674 Amendments of Therese COMODINI CACHIA
Amendment 3 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the Gigabit Society targets to attain network speeds of 100Mbps for all European consumers and from 1Gbps to 100Gbps in the future for the main socio-economic drivers such as schools, major transport hubs, financial institutions and digitally intensive businesses;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Believes that 5G is more than an evolution of mobile broadband and that it will be a key enabler of the future digital world, the next generation of ubiquitous ultra-high broadband infrastructure that will support the transformation of processes in all economic sectors (healthcare, energy, utilities, manufacturing, transportation, automotive, VR, online gaming and so forth), and of the growing consumer market demand in every citizen's life;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Emphasises the particular importance of improved connectivity in remote areas and isolated regions enabling advances in healthcare, education, media, resource management, transportation, agriculture, and many other areas;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the Commission to promote the deployment of 5G networks and to support 5G-based innovation also in remote areas;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers that Europe should ensure the continuous education of skilled people with regards to new systems and new application domains by establishing and making available 5G skills development curricula in partnership with the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Digital;
Amendment 22 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Believes that 5G will enable new high-quality services, connect new industries and ultimately improve the customer experience for increasingly sophisticated and demanding digital users;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Believes that efforts should be focused on the development of such new skills in system and solution designs through major investment in education, with also the support of the European Social Fund, that together can wipe out the digital divide and avoid digital exclusion;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recommends that the Commission establishes an annual progress review, including reporting on recommendations, on the 5G Action Plan and informs the European Parliament of the results;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) are the EU Cohesion Policy’'s main financial instruments; underlines that the aim of these funds is to address a funding gap that is hampering the ability of businesses and SMEs to grow and innovate, and to support strategic investments in key areas such as infrastructure, education, research and innovation; notes that it also fosters the importance of equal access to education and training in delivering genuine convergence and reducing disparities and socioeconomic inequalities among European regions;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that two million companies will be directly supported by the ESI Funds, to boost their competitiveness and increase their research and innovation capacity; welcomes that almost 15 million households will have access to high-speed broadband thanks to European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) support, while almost 20 million people in rural areas will have new or improved ICT services or infrastructure with the support of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD);
Amendment 19 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that the overall level of the MFF 2014-2020 is lower compared with the MFF 2007-2013; stresses that in a period of austerity policies and extreme fiscal adjustments, pressure on Member States’ budgets increases; highlights the fact that such pressure has led toNotes with concern a decrease in the budget between MFF 2014-2020 and MFF 2007-2013; notes that a decrease in public financing for education and hasmay contribute to generated high and persistent unemployment, especially among young people;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that the ESIF targets areas which foster an environment for job creation such as the areas of education, training, cultural and creative industries, by supplementing national budgets and compensating for decreasing investment levels;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls for more investment in the area of education and social inclusion, vocational training and life-long learning to improve both the relevance of education and training systems and the transition from education to work and life-long learning; stresses the need for concentrated funding to prevent early school leaving and for equal access to quality education;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes thate importance of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) thas failed to date tot can address the persisting problem of high levels of youth unemployment, which in several Member States remains at over 40 %; calls for an evaluation of the YEI following a fully fledged assessment of its performance; asks the Commission to take all necessary actions to ensure its continuation and its revision in order to promote the creation of new high-asks the Commission to promote infrastructures that create new quality jobs and decent social protection for young people within the framework of the European Structural and Investment Fund;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that there appear to be increased difficulties in filling vacancies due to skills mismatch in the labour market, stresses that the problems of mismatched skills, limited geographic mobility and precarious practices of work need to be addressed through ESIF and calls for a closer cooperation between higher education institutions, training bodies and SMEs in the field of access to ESIF;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States comply with the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities when implementing projects supported by the ESIF;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Positively notes that the objectives of the European Structural and Investment Fund legislative package for 2014-2020 includes the aim to foster a shift from institutional to community living for persons with disabilities and calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States respect the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities when implementing the ESIF in this regard;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Underlines the importance of the Smart Specialisation Strategies that are helping the shift from a classic ICT sector approach to a comprehensive one, empowering regions to identify ICT investment priorities relevant for their territory; calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States and regions develop the necessary infrastructures and strategies before making any digital investments using ESIF, in order to optimise their impact;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Recalls, that EUR 2.2 billion from the European Social Fund (ESF) will be accessible to support human capital development in ICT focusing on ICT skills, support for business creation and e- justice, and that this should be supported by funds that improve simplification of procedures and processes as well as transparency;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3 f. Emphasises the need to maintain the traditional trades, including the craft tradition and associated skills, and to establish strategies to foster growth for traditional trade entrepreneurship in order to maintain the cultural identity of the traditional trade sectors; draws attention to the importance of supporting work linked to professional training and the mobility of young craftsmen and women;
Amendment 57 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the current migration crisis poses many challenges for the educational and training systems of the host Member States; calls on the EU institutions to provide, via ESIF and other Union programmes, adequate funding to host countries in order to substantially supportfor projects that facilitate the integration of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers into education and training systems;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the need to enhance coordination and to enable and optimise synergies between ESIF and other Union programmes in order to achieve greater impact and efficiency. and to boost growth and jobs in the EU;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
Citation 18
– having regard to the case-law of the Court of Justice and General Court of the European Union and the Commission’s decisions on sports matters, betting and gambling;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas compliance with basic labour rights is essential for professional athletes;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the integrity of sport is of paramount importance; in order to promote its credibility and its attractiveness;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas sport has a specific nature which is based on voluntary structures and is a prerequisite of its educational and societal functions;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas good governance in sport refers to an appropriate regulation of sport through principles of effective, transparent, ethical and democratic management, processes and structures with the participation of stakeholders;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
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;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
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;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
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;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas sports tribunals have a central role to play in guaranteeing the universality of the rules of the game and ensuring due respect for good governance principles since they constitute the most appropriate means of settling disputes in sport insofar as they respect fundamental procedural and EU legal rights;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas sport is confronted with match-fixing scandals involving corruption and money laundering, and which have coincided with the rise of online and offline betting;
Amendment 68 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the fight against doping is a matter of public interest and public health;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas athletes, who are oftenin particular minors, face increasing economic pressures and are treated as commodities; and have to be protected against any form of violence and discrimination;
Amendment 107 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the further education and training of athletes is crucial to prepare them for atheir career outsideafter sports;
Amendment 112 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Sa. whereas investment in and promotion of the training and education of young talented athletes at local level is crucial for the long-term development and societal role of sport;
Amendment 114 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas volunteering is a fundamental condition for accessible, low-costs are the backbone of organised sport, providing for the development and accessibility of sports activities and events, especially at grassroots level;
Amendment 161 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to develop the pledge board and explore the possibility to create a code of conduct in the areas of good governance in sport;
Amendment 165 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges Member States to make public funding for sport subject to compliance with established and publicly available minimum governance standards;
Amendment 171 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the initiatives taken by sports organisations to improve governance standards in sport and to enhance dialogue and cooperation with governments;
Amendment 174 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on sports organisations to put forward by 2018, and subsequently implement, legally binding minimum good governance standards and concrete proposals to enhance their governance;
Amendment 175 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on sports organisations to put forward by 2018, and subsequently implement, concrete proposals to enhance their governance and to publish the outcomes;
Amendment 184 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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;
Amendment 189 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission and the Member States who have not done souncil 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;
Amendment 193 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
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;
Amendment 202 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
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;
Amendment 214 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
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;
Amendment 217 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work closely with WADA and Council of Europe in defining a policy to protect whistleblowers;
Amendment 219 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the new Council of Europe Convention on spectator violence and calls on the Member States to sign and ratify it without delayan Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events and calls on the Member States to sign and ratify it without delay, as well as the Commission to explore the possibility to sign and ratify it;
Amendment 223 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to explore ways of information sharing in the context of violence in sport through the existing networks;
Amendment 272 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Considers that strengthened rules promoting the local training of players are required in order to increase the pool of new talents across Europe;
Amendment 281 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes initiatives which encourage gender equality in decision- making roles in sport, as well as initiatives which aim at fighting against gender based stereotypes and any kind of harassment in sport;
Amendment 302 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recognises the importance of grassroots sport in preventing and fighting radicalisation; in this regard welcomes two pilot projects adopted by the European Parliament "Sport as a tool for integration and social inclusion of the refugees" and "Monitoring and coaching through sports of youngsters at risk of radicalisation";
Amendment 312 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Supports the training of dual careers specialists and advisors with exchange of good practices and establishing professional networks;
Amendment 318 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Supports the mobility of coaches and other services providers (such as physiotherapists and dual careers advisers) and exchange of good practices with a focus on the recognition of qualifications and technical innovations;
Amendment 320 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on sport organisations together with the Member States to promote minimum standards for coaches that include criminal record checks, training in safeguarding and protection of minors and vulnerable adults as well as doping and match fixing;
Amendment 322 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Calls on sport organisations and Member States to cooperate on supporting the employability and mobility of coaches seeking to work across the EU through a commitment to quality assurance of their competences and the standards of qualifications and training;
Amendment 324 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29c. Calls on the international, national federations and other providers of education to ensure that issues related to integrity in sport are included in the curriculum of sport coaching qualifications;
Amendment 326 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines that participation in sport in schools and universities, as well as by older people, is vitalschools and universities should play a vital role in providing sport opportunities and to maintain healthy lifestyles;
Amendment 332 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Takes into account that the EU population is ageing, therefore specific attention should be paid to the positive impact that physical activity can have on the health and wellbeing of the elderly;
Amendment 364 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Welcomes transnational sporting events staged in various European countries insofar as they contribute to the promotion of key shared values of the EU such as pluralism, tolerance, justice, equality and solidarity;
Amendment 370 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Welcomes the Commission's study on the specificity of sport; calls on the Commission and sports organisations to consider further steps on development of sport specificity;
Amendment 376 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission to allocate more funds to sport under ERASMUS+, with a focus on grassroots sport and education, to enhance its visibility and to improve the mainstreaming of sport into other funding programmes such as the ESIF or Health Programme;
Amendment 380 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Supports measures promoting the mobility of volunteers in sport as well as recognition of their work;
Amendment 393 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Welcomes the contribution made by national lotteries to grassrothe betting sector, botsh sporttate operated or private and calls on Member States to make licensed betting operators subject to a mandatory fair financial return to the grassrootsrestructure the financing model of grassroots sports in order to ensure its sustainability;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the digital environment offers new opportunities for the creators to produce and distribute their worksion and production of cultural and creative works, and for their distribution, exploitation and accessibility to a wider public at a lower cost, independently of physical and geographical constraints and at times at a lower cost;
Amendment 19 #
2016/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
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;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
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;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
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;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses therefore that business models are challenged by continuous digital innovation and thatat 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;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
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;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
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, forto improvinge fair remuneration of creators thereby rewarding creativity and innovation while promoting transparency in the copyright value chain in the digital environment, andto safeguarding national cultural and linguistic specificities and stimulatinge economic activity;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
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;
Amendment 191 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to propose, in view of the ongoing review of the EU Enforcement framework, effective enforcement measures for the digital environment;
Amendment 235 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines that digital and online platforms offer great opportunities for the CCS to develop new business models, attract new audiences and expand their markets both within the European Union and in the third countries;
Amendment 248 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls for the European External Action Service to harness the potential of cultural diplomacy by promoting and improving the competitive strength of European CCS;
Amendment 262 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines the need to include media literacy in school curricula and institutions of cultural education, and supports competitions and initiatives at national, regional or local level, aimed at empowering citizens to develop critical thinking and understanding by stimulating their creativity and capacity of expression;
Amendment 268 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. In this regard highlights the importance of education inclined towards combining the development of key entrepreneurial skills with critical understanding of the cultural and creative industries;
Amendment 307 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that digitisation and media convergence create new opportunities for access, distribution and promotion of European works and emphasises the importance of guaranteeing funding for the digitisation, preservation and online availability of European cultural heritage;
Amendment 385 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to take the required actions by introducing mixed methods of funding, such as public and private partnerships;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
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, which 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;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
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;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
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;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
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;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Amendment 38 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
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;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
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;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
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;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
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 to increase digital inclusion and literacy, thus eradicating the existing digital dividehe eradication of the existing digital divide and asks to develop actions and policies to increase digital inclusion and literacy;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it crucial that the EU should strategically launch e-democracy tools able to provide decentralproposes 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;
Amendment 79 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
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;
Amendment 82 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
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;
Amendment 84 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
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;
Amendment 85 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
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;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
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;
Amendment 233 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
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.
Amendment 889 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 5 #
2016/0060(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64 a (new)
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.
Amendment 6 #
2016/0060(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
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;
Amendment 6 #
2016/0059(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64 a (new)
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.
Amendment 7 #
2016/0059(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
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;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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;
Amendment 58 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
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;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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;
Amendment 69 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
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.);
Amendment 73 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
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;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
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;
Amendment 83 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
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;
Amendment 89 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
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;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
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;
Amendment 116 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
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;
Amendment 127 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
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;
Amendment 130 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
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;
Amendment 135 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
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;
Amendment 150 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
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;
Amendment 159 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
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;
Amendment 173 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
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;
Amendment 195 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
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;
Amendment 197 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
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;
Amendment 201 #
2015/2351(INI)
22a. Stresses the value of youth organisations as providers of citizenship learning and education of democratic values, skills and competences, and recognises their contribution to improving youth participation in democratic processes;
Amendment 203 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the vital importance of sports and social activities for encouraging youth participation and social cohesion as tools that can have a huge impact on local communities and can help address many of the societal challenges facing youth;
Amendment 216 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on Member States to promote democratic participation of youth students and assist youth in education through their associating in student organisations to participate in their education and to contribute to it;
Amendment 217 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Emphasizes that better understanding of EU values, the functioning of the EU and European diversity are crucial in order to promote the participation in democracy and to foster active citizenship among young people;
Amendment 223 #
2015/2351(INI)
25. Calls on the Commission to take advantage of the dynamism of social media in education, training and youth participation in order to increase employability and enhance entrepreneurship, innovation and culture;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises that THB as an organized crime occurs both across border as well as within internal borders thereby necessitating strong internal laws against THB as well as cooperation between countries;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on governments to tackle corruption, which fuelscontributes to trafficking in human beings and to exercise due diligence in identifying and eradicating public sector involvement or complicity in THB, including by ensuring that those working within the public sector who are more likely to come in touch with cases of THB to be trained on recognising such cases and to have internal guidelines to assist them in dealing with suspicious cases;
Amendment 83 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recognises the importance that the EU attaches to assisting third countries in addressing poverty, oppression, lack of respect of human rights, conflict and instability and calls on a strengthening of the EU work in this regard in its cooperation with third countries so as to address the root causes which push persons into the control of traffickers;
Amendment 84 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the EU and Member States to engage third countries in cooperation in prevention strategies aimed at reducing the vulnerability of potential victims, discourage the demand for the services of the trafficked persons, increase public education and eradicate corruption of public officials;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that recruitment-related abuses appear to affect and flourish in all countries and regions worldwide andirrespective of the countries in which they occur are closely linked with trafficking in human beings;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2340(INI)
12. Calls on governments to put in place legal measures to guaranteethe EU and its Member States to engage national and international companies in the struggle against human trafficking by promoting joint action against human trafficking, establish policies that respect transparency and traceability of supply chain products and for companies to disclose their efforts to eradicate human trafficking from their supply chains; calls on Member States to carry out due diligence on the operations of EU companies in third countries and to hold them accountable for trafficking in human beings along their entire supply chain, including for affiliated companies and sub-contractors;
Amendment 119 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls for strengthening national guardianship systems for children in Europe, as part of the EU's anti- trafficking strategy which recognises the vital role guardians play in protecting children from harm;
Amendment 120 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Considers that early identification and protection of children victims of trafficking and unaccompanied children at risk of trafficking in the context of the current asylum and migration processes is imperative since the identification of victims of child trafficking is crucial to prosecuting traffickers and providing child victims with age appropriate protection and assistance;
Amendment 128 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the inclusion of forced begging as well as illegal adoption or forced marriage in so far as they fulfil the constitutive elements of trafficking in human beings, as a form of trafficking in human beings by the Directive 2011/36/EU; calls on the Member States to harmonise national legislation and on third- country governments to enact and enforce legal provisions;
Amendment 132 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that persons with disability or who suffer disability during the passage of trafficking need additional protection from exploitation and calls upon the EU and Member States to ensure that assistance provided to such identified victims appropriately addresses their specific needs;
Amendment 156 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recalls Member States that Directive 2011/36/EU is without prejudice to the principle of non-refoulement in accordance with the 1951 Convention related to the Status of Refugees;
Amendment 158 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Encourages Member States to guarantee to asylum seekers victims of trafficking the same rights as those afforded to other victims of trafficking;
Amendment 166 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls upon the EU and Member States to work towards more effective international protection and assistance for people living in humanitarian crisis and emphasizes that protection must be granted to all those entitled to it in accordance with international and regional conventions;
Amendment 169 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Regrets thatcognizes the effort of the EU in creating formalized cross-border labour migration chas to date not received sufficient attention; nnels and calls for more coherent and reinforced effort in this regard ;underscores the potential of formalised labour migration as a means of preventing trafficking in human beings and to save lives;
Amendment 182 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Encourages the EU and Member States, in cooperation with NGOs and relevant international organisations and EU agencies, to train all officials who by their function can possibly come across victims of THB on THB awareness raising, as a key step to properly identify victims and consequently be able to provide them the assistance needed;
Amendment 195 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Urges the EU to refrain from addressing THB primarily as a security issue and from disproportionately focusing on the fight against smuggling; urges the EU and its Member States to pay attention to the identification of refugees and migrants as victims of THB or asvictims of human trafficking amongst refugees and migrants or amongst victims of violations and abuse as part of smuggling;
Amendment 212 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Recognises and supports the work of the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator established to improve coordination and coherence between the EU institutions, agencies, Member States as well as third countries and international actors and urges the Coordinator to further develop concrete joint action and measures between the EU, MS, third countries and international actors so as to establish a more coherent and efficient cooperation in establishing systems that identify, protect and assist victims of trafficking, step up the prevention of THB, seek increased prosecution of traffickers and establish a network capable of responding to emerging concerns;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 20 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the factors behind migration are becoming more diverse; whereas the differences both between migrants and refugees and between countries of departure, transit and origin are changing and gradually becoming less markeddiverse; forced displacement from state fragility, demographic, economic and environmental trends, conflicts and religious persecutions are amongst the main root causes of migration;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates there are over 10 million stateless people, to which should be added 1.5 million Palestinians;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 38 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas a holistic approach to migration should address the global challenges of development, human rights and climate change with special regards to the improvement of humanitarian conditions in the countries of origin to allow the local population to live in safer areas;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Stability addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa formally launched at the Valletta summit on 11-12 November 2015; stresses the impact of EU cooperation instruments in the field of immigration, asylum and human rights protection;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Encourages that migration, asylum and mobility as thematic priorities of EU external cooperation funding instruments are extended to developing countries in adopting long-term policies for managing migratory flows which respect the human rights of migrants and their families and enhance their social protection;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls for the improvement of humanitarian conditions in the countries of origin and transit to allow the local population and refugees to live in safer areas;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls to mind that ‘everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own’31 and to return to his country ; emphasises that social status or nationality should in no way impinge upon a person’s right to freedom of movement; castigates states that penalise unauthorisedquestions the imposition of limitations on departure from their territory and illegal migration,of one's own state and of return to one's own state and denounces the effects of statelessness on access to rights; _________________ 31 Article 13(2) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
Amendment 84 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. DenouncesIs concerned about the arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of migrants and refugees, and recalls to mind that detention, in particular of children and their families, is to be confined to cases of absolute necessity;
Amendment 92 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the fact that a number of states do not have laws protecting migrants even in asylum cases and recalls to mindCalls upon states to recognise their obligation under international law vis-à- vis asylum and migration and to enact such national laws as are necessary to the effective implementation of those obligations; recalls that mass expulsions and ‘refoulement’ are prohibited;
Amendment 98 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that, according to the statement of January 2016 by the UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Member States need to improve the protection of human rights of migrants and ensure that undocumented migrants and their children have the right to basic health care and education, whilst promoting their right to protection against arbitrary detention, as well as their right not to be sent to countries where they risk ill-treatment and torture;
Amendment 101 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the EU to continue with concerted diplomatic efforts together with the US and other international partners to actively collaborate with third countries to address the urgent need for a common strategy towards the current global migration challenge;
Amendment 102 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Highlights the impact of ISIS and its evolution on the mass influx of legitimate asylum seekers and irregular migrants; acknowledges a crucial role for security and counter-terrorism policies in tackling root causes of migration;
Amendment 103 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Stresses the need to continue and reinforce the EU's support to countries in the EU's neighbourhood, which are hosting large numbers of refugees, namely Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Tunisia;
Amendment 104 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Calls for a clear distinction between legitimate asylum seekers and irregular migrants in EU internal and external policies to achieve fair and swift procedures that either lead to effective integration or return in cases of unfounded applications; in this regard, it highlights the importance of 'safe third countries';
Amendment 105 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Stresses that agreements with third countries are to focus support in addressing the social, economic and political crisis that lead to migration, thereby encouraging a reduction in migratory flows towards the EU borders;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2316(INI)
5. DeploresStresses that in the recourse to lists of safe countries which causes a threat to hang over the examinait is important that safe countries need to fulfil the criteria established by the Copenhagen European Council of 21-22 June 1993 relating to stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of mindividual applications for internationorities and on the basis of their laws, enforcement practices and general political conditions, so that it can be safely concluded that neither political protersecution nor inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment exists;
Amendment 159 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates that economic, social and cultural rights, and in particular the rights to health and education, are fundamental rights which migrants should be able to enjoy in the same way as nationals of the country concerned; is concerned over breaches in labour law with reference to migrants; acknowledges that education, working opportunities and family reunification represent important elements of the integration process;
Amendment 174 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 190 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates that the children of migrants and refugees are entitled to special protection based on the best interests of the child, and is concerned about difficulties in registering their birth; notes that prevention of children's migration needs to be based on increasing protection capacities in non-EU countries in order to create a safe environment for children to grow up in their countries of origin; stresses the importance of integrating the issue of unaccompanied minors into development cooperation to prevent risks of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect of children; emphasizes the importance of financing protection programmes in non-EU countries, including education facilities and medical care and expresses concern regarding the difficulties encountered for the registration of children born in countries along the migration routes;
Amendment 201 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 211 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that migration and development are linked and that fighting poverty, inequality and corruption is a key factor in preventing forced migration; notes that land and resource grabbing has important impact on humanitarian crises and notes that social, political and humanitarian crises drive people to migrate ; notes that development cooperation in the field of poverty reduction, education, health, labour policy, human rights and democratisation and post-conflict reconstruction is a key instrument to prevent migration;
Amendment 229 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reminds states to ratify all human rights treaties and conventions, and particularly as international human rights standards applicable to migrants may be found in a variety of legal instruments including both general treaties establishing fundamental human rights, and more special texts addressing specific issues relevant to migration such as the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families ;
Amendment 238 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the European Union to establishWelcomes the existing guidelines, impact studies, and development and migration policy monitoring mechanisms in order to, and underlines the importance of mainstreaming respect for human rights better into its external policyin all policies that relate to migration in the EU's external relation with special regards to foreign affairs, development and humanitarian aid;
Amendment 249 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 256 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers it necessary to reflect on the strengthening of border policy and security and on how to improve the future role of Frontex and EASO; calls for solidarity and commitment to be shown by making sufficient contributions to these agencies' budgets and operations;
Amendment 257 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses the importance of a continuous consultation process that involves civil society so as to enhance the effectiveness of measures taken by the EU in its relation with third countries and to address the root causes of migration and the migratory flows; Stresses that transparency in the EU's relations with third countries is enhanced through consultation with civil society; stresses the need for readmission agreements concluded with third countries to contain safeguard clauses that ensure that migrants returning to their country do not face violations of their human rights or persecution; recognises the importance of periodic evaluations of readmission agreements and of excluding readmission agreements with countries that fail to abide with international standards of human rights;
Amendment 260 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of consulting civil society in all the EU’s external policies relating to migration and calls for migrants to be involved in thifrom political dialogue through the association agreements with special regard to full participation, transparency and proper information dissemination on migration related policies and processes;
Amendment 274 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 294 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for swift processing in collaboration with third countries of transit and origin and of return for those who do not qualify for asylum and protection in the EU;
Amendment 298 #
2015/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Welcomes operations against smugglers and traffickers and supports the reinforcement of the management of the Union's external borders; underlines the necessity for rapid action and long- term comprehensive and concrete roadmap that involves the cooperation of third countries for addressing organised criminal networks of migrant smugglers;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that independence, integration and access to an inclusive education and training system, cultural life, leisure and sport are rights guaranteed by Articles 19, 24 and 30 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and are protected under EU law, in particular in the context of fighting discrimination on the grounds of disability (Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU) and the principle of integration of persons with disabilities (Article 26 of the Charter); asks the Commission and the Member States therefore to reinforce measures aimed at ensuring that people with disabilities have effective and equal access to key areas such as inclusive, quality education, culture and sport and include disability- specific indicators in the Europe 2020 strategy when pursuing the education target;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that people with disabilities are often excluded or do not have adequateffective access to education and training services where tailored education projects are needed; asks the Member States to strengthen training programmes for teachers and other school staff in order to increase the support they can provide to students withcesses assist persons with disabilities to reach their full social, economic and educative potential; asks the Member States to strengthen training programmes and continuous professional development opportunities for educators in order to support their work with learners with disabilities, increase the support they can provide to students with disabilities with special regard to the different types of impairments and for them to be actors in combatting prejudice against persons with disabilities in schools, especially persons with psychosocial disabilities and intellectual disabilities;
Amendment 33 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that necessary measures must be taken to ensure that education institutes are empowered to implement measures of reasonable accommodation to make education more physically accessible, as well as implement measures so that inclusive education becomes such which facilitates the process of the learner to attain his or her full potential; recommends that European Schools implement a non-rejection policy on the grounds of disability and ensure inclusive, quality education for all students with disabilities;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for the implementation of effective measures that address violence and bullying within the educational system as research shows that most measures at the level of Member States fail to recognise and address the particular risk of children with disabilities. Notes that schools play a crucial role in promoting social inclusion, and stresses the need of a proper mechanisms that enables inclusion in mainstream schools and which could also ensure that educators teachers are properly prepared and trained to recognise and react to violence against children with disabilities;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls for education systems to refrain from creating environments that label learners, such as banding and streaming, as this negatively affects students with disabilities especially those with learning difficulties;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Recalls that children with disabilities and their families must be supported through measures of early intervention, adequate social assistance and appropriate community-based services;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Calls on the Commission to adopt effective measures to prevent violence against children with disabilities, targeting families, communities, professionals and institutions. Notes with concern that society's lack of awareness, general discriminatory views based on prejudice, lack of interaction between people with and without disabilities can all contribute to violence again children with disabilities;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Calls on the Commission to mainstream a women and girls with disabilities perspective in its forthcoming gender equality strategy, policies and programmes so as a gender perspective in its disability strategies to promote gender equality and empowerment of women with disabilities, to ensure disability inclusive education and development and to strengthen the meaningful participation of women with disabilities in the disability dialogue;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. UStresses that people with disabilities need to have access to information and communication in accessible formats and technologies appropriate to different kinds of disabilities, including sign languages, Braille, augmentative and alternative communication and other accessible means, modes, formats of communication of their choice, including easy-to-read formats, subtitling; hence calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to enforce the implementation of its legislation on access to information and communication; urges the Council to adopt without further delay the Decision on the conclusion of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that sport is an extremely valuable tool in the context of social inclusion and integration as these activities provide opportunities for interaction and the attainment of social skills; stresses the need to ensure effective access for persons with disabilities to sport and for their participation in sports events. Notes that right to have full access to cultural, recreational and sport activities are fundamental rights and are key element to a barrier-free Europe, thereby calls on the Commission to improve the accessibility of sports, leisure, cultural and recreational organisations, activities, events, venues, goods and services including audiovisual ones;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the importance of digital systems for people with disabilities as a tool to facilitate their participation in all aspects of society, including through assistive technologies; calls on the legislator at national and EU level to include accessibility provisions when implementing digital single market legislation and to take the necessary measures to fight cybercrime and cyberbullying, urges that the use of assisting ambient technologies for the inclusion of people with disabilities in education are to be investigated and that their impact on people with disabilities and also on the possible use for other learners shall be examined;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that persons with disabilities should not be left out or lag behind in accessing the digital and technological developments that are ever more increasing the ways we access and impart information, creating online interactive mediums and facilitate access to culture, and calls on the Commission to ensure that in its digital single market legislation and measures related thereto it considers specific measures that may be required to facilitate access to the opportunities of digital and technological developments for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to involve civil society organisations, in particular organisations of persons with disabilities in the preparation of country by country reports and country specific recommendations, to achieve the goal of "nothing about us without us";
Amendment 68 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to launch a campaign to raise awareness about the CRPD; asks each EU institution and agency to organise a specific training module on the CRPD for its staff, in cooperation with organisations for people with disabilities and urges that materials related to capacity-building, training and awareness raising shall be made available in accessible formats.
Amendment 74 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that the importance of UN CRPD fundamentally lies in bringing about a change in cultural attitudes towards recognising that obstacles in the social and economic environments disable people rather than seeing the disability in the person.
Amendment 52 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19
Citation 19
Amendment 57 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
Citation 20
Amendment 73 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23
Citation 23
Amendment 74 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
– having regard to Article 11 TEU on the inclusion of civil society and citizens in decision-making in the EU
Amendment 75 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 b (new)
Citation 25 b (new)
– having regard to the Council of Europe's 'Code of Good Practice for Civil Participation in the Decision-Making Process'
Amendment 193 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the Union has at its disposal a multitude of instruments and processes for ensuring full and proper application of Treaty principles and values but in practice they appear limited in scope, inadequate and ineffective, or they are unlikely to be used; while their uneven application is perceived by many as politically motivated, arbitrary and unfairly targeting certain countries; whereas the existing instruments should be applied and enforced in order to be adequate and effective;
Amendment 222 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
Ta. whereas civil society plays an important role in building and strengthening democracy, monitoring, and restraining the power of the state and promoting good governance, transparency, effectiveness, openness, responsiveness and accountability;
Amendment 234 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas recent developments have shown it is urgent to revisit is necessary to apply , enforce and integrate existing mechanisms and develop an effective mechanism to ensure Treaty principles and values are upheld throughout the Union;
Amendment 266 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Requests the Commission to submit, by the end ofSeptember 20167, on the basis of Article 295 TFEU, a proposal for the conclusion of an EU Pact for Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (DRF) in the form of an interinstitutional agreement laying down arrangements facilitating the cooperation of institutions of the Union and its Member States in the framework of Article 7 TEU, integrating, aligning and complementing existing mechanisms, following the detailed recommendations set out in the Annex hereto;
Amendment 301 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recommends that the European Ombudsman develops the DRF recommendations to the institutions of the Union in consultation with NGOs and other civil society organisations;
Amendment 303 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 312 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reiterates that the Member States are obliged to cooperate with each other and the institutions based on principles of mutual trust and sincere cooperation.
Amendment 320 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to partner with civil society to develop and implement an awareness raising campaign, providing information about citizens' rights to judicial redress and litigation routes in cases relating to DRF violations by national governments or institutions of the Union;
Amendment 331 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 343 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recommends that the Commission engages in a meaningful dialogue with civil society and ensure that its contribution and role is built into any pact or mechanism on Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights.
Amendment 345 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that the existing tools and mechanisms for enforcement of rights should be properly applied and strengthened if possible breaches appear.
Amendment 346 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Recommends that any inter- parliamentary debate on DRF should include civil society and considers that civic participation and strength of civil society should be taken into consideration as indicator for Democracy;
Amendment 383 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 9 – indent 5 a (new)
- Reviewing article7 in order to make sanctions against any Member State relevant and applicable
Amendment 426 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Citation 18
Annex – Citation 18
Amendment 429 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Citation 19
Annex – Citation 19
Amendment 450 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recital 7
Annex – Recital 7
Amendment 459 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 2
Annex – Article 2
The core elements of the Union Pact on DRF shall consist of the DRF Scoreboard, the DRF Semester, including aa European Report with country-specific recommendations and incorporating, where possible, the reporting of the FRA, the Council of Europe, and other relevant authorities in the field. An annual inter- parliamentary debate, on the basis of that Scoreboard,European Report; and arrangements for remedying possible risks and breaches and for the activation of the preventative or corrective arms of Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and a DRF policy cycle within the institutions of the Union;
Amendment 463 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3
Annex – Article 3
The DRF Semester shall be expanded toUnion Pact on DRF shall incorporate the Commission's Rule of Law Framework and the Council's Rule of Law Dialogue into a single Union instrument;
Amendment 465 #
Amendment 469 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 4
Annex – Article 4
An annual scoreboardEuropean Report on the state of DRF in the Member States shall be elaborated by an independent panel of experts and adopted by the Commission; and adopted with a two-thirds majority by an independent panel of experts and presented to the Commission for transmission to the European Parliament, the Council and national parliaments. The Commission may include its own assessment and recommendations in that transmission;
Amendment 473 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 5
Annex – Article 5
Amendment 477 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 6 – introductory part
Annex – Article 6 – introductory part
The DRF ScoreboardEuropean Report shall be drawn up using a variety of sources, including:
Amendment 493 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 7
Annex – Article 7
Amendment 497 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 8 – introductory part
Annex – Article 8 – introductory part
The Scoreboard shall be based on a set of indicators in three categories,European Report shall be presented in a harmonised format and accompanied by country-specific reports. and shall be elaborated with specific focus on:
Amendment 499 #
Amendment 510 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 8 – point 8.2 – introductory part
Annex – Article 8 – point 8.2 – introductory part
Amendment 518 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 8 – point 8.3 – introductory part
Annex – Article 8 – point 8.3 – introductory part
Amendment 527 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.1
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.1
The DRF expert panel shall be composed of the following members: – by each Member State; – the federation of All European Academies (ALLEA); – European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI); – Venice Commission and the Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner; – CEPEJ; – United Nations (UN) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).one member designated by the parliament of each Member State. Members of the expert panel shall be individuals qualified for assuming the office of member of the constitutional Court, where applicable, or member of the respective supreme national courts. one independent expert designated ten academic experts designated by ten experts designated by the two experts each designated by the ten former judges designated by two experts each designated by the
Amendment 536 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.2
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.2
Amendment 545 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.3
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.3
9.3 In order to facilitate the development of the draft DRF Scoreboard and draftEuropean Report and country recommendations, the Commission shall provide a secretariat to the DRF expert panel, enabling it to function efficiently, in particular by gathering data and information sources to be reviewed and assessed, and by providing administrative support during the drafting process.
Amendment 550 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 10 – introductory part
Annex – Article 10 – introductory part
Amendment 551 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 10 – point 10.1
Annex – Article 10 – point 10.1
Amendment 553 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 11 – introductory part
Annex – Article 11 – introductory part
Amendment 558 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 11 – indent 1
Annex – Article 11 – indent 1
– The draft DRF ScoreboardEuropean Report, including draft country-specific recommendations, shall be developed annually by the DRF expert panel;
Amendment 563 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 11 – indent 2
Annex – Article 11 – indent 2
– The DRF expert panel shall assess the data and information available and allocate green, yellow and red scores to each of the DRF indicators for each of the Member States or institutions of the Union under scrutiny;
Amendment 566 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 11 – indent 3
Annex – Article 11 – indent 3
– The draft DRF ScoreboardEuropean Report and draft country-specific recommendations shall be made publically available;
Amendment 573 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 11 – indent 4
Annex – Article 11 – indent 4
– The Commission shall formally adopt the DRF ScoreboardEuropean Report and country- specific reports, including recommendations, and refer them to the Member States, the European Parliament and the Council as a basis for the DRF Semesteran interparliamentary debate.
Amendment 575 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 11 – indent 4 a (new)
Annex – Article 11 – indent 4 a (new)
– If the country-specific report on a Member State includes the statement by the expert panel that there is a clear risk of a serious breach of the values referred to in Article 2 TEU and that there are sufficient grounds for the invocation of Article 7(1) TEU, the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament shall each discuss the matter and take a reasoned decision, which shall be made public. The Commission shall start a dialogue with that Member State, taking into account the country specific report.
Amendment 577 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 11 – indent 5 b (new)
Annex – Article 11 – indent 5 b (new)
– If the country-specific report on a Member State includes the statement by the expert panel that there is a serious and persistent breach of the values referred to in Article 2 TEU and that there are sufficient grounds for the invocation of Article 7(2) TEU. The Commission, the Council and the European Parliament shall each discuss the matter and take a reasoned decision, which shall be made public.
Amendment 579 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – introductory part
Annex – Article 12 – introductory part
Amendment 584 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – indent 1
Annex – Article 12 – indent 1
– the European Parliament shall holdorganise an inter-parliamentary debate on the basis of the DRF ScoreboardEuropean Report, and adopt a resolution;
Amendment 588 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – indent 2
Annex – Article 12 – indent 2
– the Council shall hold an annual debate, building upon its Rule of Law Dialogue, on the basis of the DRF ScoreboardEuropean Report and adopt Council conclusions, inviting national parliaments to provide a response to the DRF ScoreboardEuropean Report, proposals or reforms;
Amendment 594 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – indent 3
Annex – Article 12 – indent 3
– on the basis of the DRF ScoreboardEuropean Report, the recommendations of the European Parliament and the Council conclusions, the Commission may decide to launch a "systemic infringement" action under Article 2 TEU and Article 258 TFEU, bundling several infringement cases together;
Amendment 601 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – indent 4
Annex – Article 12 – indent 4
– on the basis of the DRF ScoreboardEuropean Report, the recommendations of the European Parliament and the Council conclusions, the Commission may decide to submit a proposal for an evaluation of the implementation by Member States of Union policies in the area of freedom, security and justice under Article 70 TFEU.
Amendment 606 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.1
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.1
Amendment 610 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.2
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.2
Amendment 614 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – Point 12.2.1
Annex – Article 12 – Point 12.2.1
Amendment 621 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.3
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.3
Amendment 626 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.3.1
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.3.1
Amendment 630 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 13
Annex – Article 13
Amendment 632 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 14 – introductory part
Annex – Article 14 – introductory part
A systematic fundamental rightsn impact assessment on fundamental rights shall be included as an element of the impact assessment shall be carried out for all legislative proposals by the Commission, in accordance with Article 20 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Regulation;
Amendment 641 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 15
Annex – Article 15
An interinstitutional impact assessment working group ('Working Group')shall be set up with a view to improving interinstitutional cooperation on impact assessments, and creating a fundamental rights and rule of law compliance culture. The panel shall consult with national experts at an early stage so as to better foresee the implementation challenges in Member States, as well as to help overcome different interpretations and understandings by the different institutions of the Union as regards the impact of fundamental rights and rule of law on legal acts of the Union. The Working Group shall build upon the "Guidelines on methodological steps to be taken to check fundamental rights compatibility at the Council preparatory bodies", 5377/15, Tool #24 from the Better Regulation Toolbox and Rule 38 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament to ensure DRF compliance and promotion.
Amendment 645 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 16 – introductory part
Annex – Article 16 – introductory part
The annual reports of the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament relating to enforcement and compliance with the rule of law and fundamental rights by the institutions of the Union shall be included in the annual DRF policy cycle of the DRF scoreboardEuropean Report:
Amendment 2 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
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,
Amendment 10 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 5 December 2014 on the promotion and protection of children's rights,
Amendment 41 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
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;
Amendment 162 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
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;
Amendment 272 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Reiterates its full support for the EU’s strong engagement in promoting the advancement of human rights and democratic principles through cooperation with the structures of the United Nations and its specialised agencies, the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, in line with Articles 21 and 220 TEU; welcomes therefore the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 348 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
68. Recalls that the 2014 Sakharov Prize was awarded to Dr Denis Mukwege for his strong engagement with victims of sexual violence and continuous promotion of women’s rights; strongly condemns all forms of abuse and violence against women and girls, including female genital mutilation, child marriage and other forms of harmful traditional practices;
Amendment 355 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 c (new)
Paragraph 69 c (new)
69c. Strongly condemns the continued use of rape against women and girls as a weapon of war; stresses that more needs to be done to ensure respect of international law and access to health and psychological care for women and girls abused in conflicts; calls on the EU, the Member States, international organisations, and civil society to increase cooperation to raise awareness and combat impunity;
Amendment 366 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
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;
Amendment 374 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
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.
Amendment 376 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 b (new)
Paragraph 73 b (new)
73 b. Underlines that children are particularly vulnerable in the current refugee and migrant crisis and especially when unaccompanied and that conflicts and instability have uprooted millions of children across several countries around Europe; calls on the Member States to take into account the best interest of the child in all procedures and ensure protection for children and particularly access to safe water, food, health care and education;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that stimulating growth, innovation, consumer choice and competitiveness is of the utmost importance and believes that the digital single market is key to achieving this objective by removing barriers to trade, streamlining processes for online businesses and supporting creators, investors and consumers; calls in this regard for competitiveness tests on all new proposalall new proposals to be subject to competitiveness tests and to detailed impact assessments examining their effects on growth, SMEs and employment as well as their potential costs and benefits;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the communication of the Commission" Towards a Connected Digital Single Market Act" and the included commitment to modernise the copyright framework to adapt them to the digital age while at the same time ensuring the right balance between a fair remuneration of the author, the public interest of dissemination of knowledge and preserving cultural diversity;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the potential of the Digital Single Market to stimulate social and generational inclusion which requires a regulatory framework that makes private investment in creative infrastructure commercially attractive as this will ultimately be beneficial to creators and end-users;
Amendment 33 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -2 a (new)
Paragraph -2 a (new)
-2a. Calls on distributors to publish all available information concerning the technological measures necessary to ensure interoperability of their content;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for targeted, evidence-based reforms to enhance cross-border access to legally available online content but stresses the importance of not mandating pan- European licences; calls instead for reforms to enable the enhanced portability of legally acquired content to be prioritised, and for the introduction of commercial models for flexible licensing, benefiting consumers without undermining either the principle of territoriality for exclusive rights or that of freedom of contract, both of which play a fundamental role in the financing of audiovisual works;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that any reform of the copyright framework should take as a basis a high level of protection, 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;
Amendment 73 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that any initiative to modernise copyright is preceded by a wide-ranging study of its likely impact on the production, financing and distribution of audiovisual works, and also on cultural diversity;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Asks the Commission to ensure in this respect fair remuneration for creators and rightholders and to guarantee that persistence and perseverance is exercised throughout the creative supply chain;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that internet service providers should bear greater responsibility for illegal content made available on the internet and shouldconsideration should be given as to how internet service providers and online intermediaries, along with other actors in the supply chain, such as payment providers, could play a significant role ingreater role in facilitating action against illegal content and tackling copyright abuses on a commercial scale;
Amendment 127 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to consider solutions aimed at remedying the displacement of the value of creative works from content to services; stresses the need to adjust the definition of the status of intermediary to match the current digital environment;
Amendment 130 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recalls that under Article 5 of Directive 2000/31/EC, providers of online services are obliged to clearly indicate their identity, and that compliance with this requirement is vital to ensuring consumer confidence in e-commerce;
Amendment 168 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomesRegrets that the Commission’s aim to withdraew theits proposal onfor a Common European Sales Law and the intention to propose rules for digital content; notes the proposal to introduce the ‘home option’ in order to bring down barriers to cross- border trade; insists on the need for comprehensive evidence and consultation with stakeholders before this approach is pursued, in particular as regards the impact it would have on the current protection provided to consumers under national law, especially in terms of remedies for failure to comply with the terms of contracts for online sales.without consulting the European Parliament, recalls that Parliament adopted its first reading position with vast majority on 26.02.2014, Welcomes however the Commission’s intention to propose rules for digital content; reiterates Parliaments repeated request that any new proposal should be based on EP’s first reading position;
Amendment 185 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that digital developments also provide for a meaningful change in public administration, establishing much more effective, simplified and user-friendly e- administration. In this regard it is very important for the citizens and the business to have interconnected commercial registers;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas poor knowledge about the EU, its concrete added-value and its values may contribute to the perception of a democratic deficit and lead to widespread Euroscepticism in Member States;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas increased awareness about the benefits of European policies, such as free movement of people and services within the Union and EU mobility programmes can help to create a sense of belonging to the EU, community spirit and acceptance of multicultural and multinational societies;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the increasing importance of a European dimension in education across the different disciplines, while stressing the need for a broad understanding of the concept which takes into account its complex, dynamic and multi-layered nature, with learning about the EU at school being a crucial component;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises the need of understanding and promoting attachment to the fundamental values of the European Union; points out that knowing and understanding the common history and values of the EU and its Member States is a key for mutual understanding, peaceful living together, tolerance and solidarity and also to understand the core principles of the European Union;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the EU should be more visible in teaching materials, given its impact on the everyday life of its citizens; considers that content explicitly related to the EU can add substantial value to school curricula and to the personal development of students, for instance in the awareness of the European cultural and opinion diversity and in the understanding of the world around us; emphasises the need to use active and participative teaching methods tailored to learners’ levels, needs and interests;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that an EU dimension in education should enable learners not only to acquire knowledge, but also to engage in a critical reflection on the EU, including EU decision-making processes and how these influence their Member State and their democratic participation; encourages to this end the use of European Youth Parliament role-play games, to help children and students understand the European processes and raise their awareness of European issues;
Amendment 90 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the need to ensure, enhance and broaden initial and ongoing professional development opportunities for teachers and educators in order to enable them to incorporate an EU dimension into their teaching, in particular with regard to citizenship education, for instance through the organisation of European-level seminars where teachers and national education civil servants from the Member States could exchange on good practices on teaching the European dimension both in general and in their specific discipline;
Amendment 101 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for an urgent renewal and strengthening of EU citizenship and political education across thboth the Member States and the future Member States, with the aim of equipping learners with relevant knowledge, skills and competences, and empowering them to exercise their democratic rights and responsibilities, to value diversity, and to be active and responsible citizens;
Amendment 102 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for an urgent renewal and strengthening of EU citizenship and political education across the Member States, with the aim of equipping learners appropriate to their age with relevant knowledge, skills and competences, and empowering them to think critically and form a well-informed and balanced opinion, exercise their democratic rights and responsibilities, to value diversity, and to be active and responsible citizens;
Amendment 120 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the role of non-formal and informal learning, including youth work and adult learning, in developing social and civic competences and shaping responsible and active European citizens; underlines the need to recognise such competences within formal learning and to create closer links between formal, non-formal and informal learning and in this context stresses the use of the methodology of intercultural dialogue;
Amendment 123 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Call to make full use of the opportunities offered by digital technologies to further develop cross- border teaching, through digital courses and video conferences, in order to facilitate the discovery for students of other points of view and approaches regarding their disciplines;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Stresses the importance and the potential of a European approach on the teaching of history, while bearing in mind the competence of Member States on the matter, as some historic events were determinant in the emergence of the European ideal and values;
Amendment 125 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls the Commission to prepare guidelines, with concrete examples, on the way to teach the benefits of the European Union for its citizens in an understandable manner for children;
Amendment 137 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls the wide range of actions possible through the Erasmus+ programme, as well as its popularity and recognition by the general public, in particular for the mobility of students as part of their studies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise awareness around the parts of the Erasmus+ programme which are less well-known, such as the European Voluntary Service;
Amendment 159 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the Commission to continue its support for efforts to develop and promote an EU dimension in education as well as the mobility of educational actors, and to actively disseminate information – including information on relevant funding opportunities and available studies and reports – to key stakeholders;
Amendment 213 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States to increase investment in education and to provide the necessary support and training for schools and teachers to carry out and continuously develop an EU dimension in education; to this end, teachers should be encouraged to spend part of their initial formation in another Member States in order to discover other perspectives and teaching methods of their discipline;
Amendment 3 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Product Liability Directive 85/374/EEC ;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas there is a need to create a generally accepted definition of robot and AI that is flexible and is not hindering innovation;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas according to the robotics sector researchers and innovators it might be too early to create a liability framework for robots and AI, adding that at this stage it could hinder innovation;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in the short to medium term robotics and AI promise to bring benefits of efficiency and savings, not only in production and commerce, but also in areas such as transport, medical care, education and farming, while making it possible to avoid exposing humans to dangerous conditions, such as those faced when cleaning up toxically polluted sites; whereas in the longer term there is potential for virtually unbounded prosperity;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
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;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
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 influence;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
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;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
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.
Amendment 80 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
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;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
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 altercontribute to it significantly; whereas, in such a context, the legal responsibility arising from a robot’s harmful action becomes a crucial issue;
Amendment 101 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
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, makesquestions 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 statusrobots which have caused harm could have been foreseen and avoided;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
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 damagecharacteristics at law;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
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;
Amendment 118 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph U a (new)
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;
Amendment 123 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
V. whereas in the scenario where a robot can take autonomous decisions, the traditional rules willmay not suffice to activate a robot'slegal 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;
Amendment 127 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital X
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;
Amendment 128 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y
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).
Amendment 257 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
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 tooperate 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 overconsequently 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;
Amendment 259 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
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;
Amendment 275 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
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;
Amendment 288 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
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;
Amendment 297 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
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;
Amendment 302 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
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;
Amendment 307 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
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, followingtaking 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;
Amendment 318 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 326 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
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;
Amendment 334 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 – introductory part
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:
Amendment 340 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 – point b
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;
Amendment 345 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 – point c
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 being subject to such limits;
Amendment 353 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 – point f
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;
Amendment 376 #
2015/2103(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex (after subheading ‘Disclosure of use of robots and artificial intelligence by undertakings’)
Annex (after subheading ‘Disclosure of use of robots and artificial intelligence by undertakings’)
Amendment 4 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
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 toEuropean 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 andimportant for the Union to address matters of direct concern to them;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the protection of vulnerable adults exercising their freedom of movement is a cross-border issue and therefore concernaffects 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 difficultichallenges which European citizens encounter in the exercise of their rightsfreedom of movement;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
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;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
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;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
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 inadequasufficiency 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;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
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;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
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 compromisingcontinues 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;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
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;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
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;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas mechanisms could be introduced to facilitate the recognition, registration and use of mandates in anticipation of incapacity throughout the European Unionbetween 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 ensurfacilitate that such mandates are effective in allly recognized and enforced in these Member States;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
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 issuedmay, 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;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital W
Recital W
Amendment 52 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y
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;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
Recital AA
AA. whereas the time which has elapsed since Parliament adopted its resolution of 18 December 2008 shouldis 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;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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 disabilityby virtue of an impairment or insufficiency of their personal faculties are not in a position to protect their interests;
Amendment 69 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Member States to promote self-determination for adults by introducing legislation on mandates in anticipation of incapacity, drawing ontake note of the principles set out in Recommendation CM/Rec(2009)11 of the Ministerial Committee of the Council of Europe;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
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 formalitiobstacles which would, in an unreasonable way,y prevent disadvantaged adults from being the subject of a mandate in anticipation of incapacity, irrespective of their financial situation;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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 within 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;
Amendment 84 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. DeplorNotes 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 haves 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;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls onInvites 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;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 90 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 92 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part A – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 94 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part A – paragraph 6
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 rightfacility to obtain within a reasonable period a certificate specifying his or her status and the powers which have been conferred on him or her.
Amendment 96 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part A – paragraph 7
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.
Amendment 98 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part A – paragraph 8
Annex – Part A – paragraph 8
Amendment 99 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part A – paragraph 9
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 questioncompetent authority of the implementing Member State.
Amendment 101 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part A – paragraph 10
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.
Amendment 103 #
2015/2085(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part B – paragraph 1
Annex – Part B – paragraph 1
1. Calls onInvites 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.
Amendment 16 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underscores that the Union communication policy must urgently be improved in order to better enter into dialogue with citizens, and in this regard highlights the positive role of pan- European networks made up of local and national media such as EuranetPlus; calls on the Commission to reinstate sustainable financing for these networks;
Amendment 20 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
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;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas dealing with humanitarian crisis needs to strike a balance between "efficiency gains" and "preserving values";
Amendment 28 #
2015/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
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 makefully reflect the gender perspective a central element in the future design of the humanitarian system that emerges from this consultation process;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
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;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
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;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
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 proactivecoherent 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;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
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.
Amendment 1 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 a (new)
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.
Amendment 6 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
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;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
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;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
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;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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;
Amendment 51 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
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;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
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;
Amendment 58 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Reiterates the importance of respect for HEIs autonomy and importance of diverse private and public funding sources for HEIs;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
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;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
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;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
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;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
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;
Amendment 80 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance of guaranteeing the mutual recognition and compatibility of academic degrees for strengthening the system of quality assurance at European level and in all countries that joined the EHEA, in line with the revised version of standards and guidelines for quality assurance;
Amendment 83 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
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;
Amendment 84 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
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;
Amendment 85 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
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);
Amendment 86 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the mobility of students, teachers, researchers and staff is one of the main priorities of the Bologna Process; 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;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
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;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States, and on the EU as 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;
Amendment 100 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
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;
Amendment 104 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
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;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for more flexible learning paths that promote joint degree programmes and interdisciplinary studies, and that support innovation, creativity, vocational education and training (VET), dual education, and entrepreneurship in higher education, and calls for the potential offered by new technologies and, digitalisation and ICTs to be explored in order to enrich teaching, improve learning experiences and support personalised learning;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on HEIs, public administrations, social partners and enterprises to lead an on-going dialogue facilitating and enhancing employability; 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;
Amendment 120 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the Member States, the Union and the HEIsall HEIs that joined the EHEA are responsible for providing quality education that responds to social challenges;
Amendment 125 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
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;
Amendment 136 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
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;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
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;
Amendment 152 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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;
Amendment 192 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point iv
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;
Amendment 201 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
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’;
Amendment 225 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
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;
Amendment 199 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
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.
Amendment 609 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 624 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point b
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;
Amendment 634 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
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.
Amendment 806 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 818 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3
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.
Amendment 827 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 832 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 1151 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
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.
Amendment 101 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
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.
Amendment 130 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
Amendment 137 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 b (new)
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.
Amendment 148 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
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.
Amendment 152 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
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 andbut 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 itsthat 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,
Amendment 209 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Amendment 240 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
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.
Amendment 242 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 b (new)
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.
Amendment 18 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
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.
Amendment 48 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5a (new)
Article 5a (new)
Amendment 2 #
2015/0026(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
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.
Amendment 24 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
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 as 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;
Amendment 32 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
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;
Amendment 42 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
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;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to submit afor 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 andin order to enable it to fully unfold its potential.;
Amendment 4 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to Articles 4, 26, 34, 114 and 11867 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter ‘TFEU’),
Amendment 5 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 5 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to Articles 4, 26, 34, 114, 118 and 11867 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 6 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 6 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to TRIPS Agreement of 1994,
Amendment 7 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
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,
Amendment 11 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Articles 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 22 and 52 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 12 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Articles 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 22 and 52 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 15 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
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;
Amendment 15 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
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,
Amendment 16 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
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;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, and expressly to the Three Steps Test,
Amendment 18 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
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;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
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,
Amendment 20 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS),
Amendment 25 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
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;
Amendment 27 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
Amendment 28 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
Amendment 29 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses that any reform on copyright needs to find the best balance between an efficient protection that provides for a proper remuneration for creators and the objective of the public interest for access to cultural goods and knowledge, and which enables users to access services but at the same time can generate sufficient benefits to promote Europe's cultural content and to generate more content;
Amendment 31 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Acknowledges the high interest of all stakeholders, including consumers, rightholders and other stakeholders in the copyright reform, as indicated by the responses to the public consultation conducted by the Commission;
Amendment 32 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Acknowledges the high interest of all stakeholders, including consumers, rightholders and other stakeholders in the copyright reform, as indicated by the responses to the public consultation conducted by the Commission;
Amendment 33 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Supports the initiatives aimed at enhancing the portability, within the Union, of online services of legally acquired and legally made available content, whilst fully respecting copyrights and the interests of right-holders;
Amendment 34 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Supports the initiatives aimed at enhancing the portability, within the Union, of online services of legally acquired and legally made available content, whilst fully respecting copyrights and the interests of right-holders;
Amendment 36 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that several studies have demonstrated that the cultural and creative sectors, often copyright intensive, already account for up to 4.5% of GDP and up to 8.5 million jobs in the Union and are not only essential for cultural diversity but also significantly contribute to social and economic development, competitiveness, growth and jobs;
Amendment 36 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Green Paper of 13 July 2011 on the online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union: opportunities and challenges towards a digital single market (COM(2011 427 final),
Amendment 37 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the Green Paper of the Commission on the online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union: opportunities and challenges towards a digital single market (COM(2011)427)),
Amendment 39 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 40 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 40 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
Citation 17 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 11 September 2012 on the online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union (2011/2313(INI)),
Amendment 45 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that under certain circumstances embedding and linking should notcan be considered as acts of communication to thea new public and thus should not be subject to Article 3 of the directiveemphasizes the importance to protect the internet from any abuse and illegal sites providing links to infringing content;
Amendment 53 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the need to update the concept of ‘reproduction of works’at further analysis is necessary to identify measures not enable the current legal framework to the demand for online content by taking into account the possibilities offered by digital technologies in terms of communication to the publicwhile ensuring adequate protect to rightholders;
Amendment 55 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European legal framework for copyright and related rights is central to the promotion of creativity and innovation, cultural diversity, economic growth and to access to knowledge and information;
Amendment 56 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 60 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges for the establishment of mandatory limitations and exceptions to copyright, at leastStresses that different national circumstances indicate a need for flexible legal framework of optional exceptions and the Commission in examining whether certain exceptions and limitations to copyright need to be reviewed, is urged to ensure respect for the principle of subsidiarity and proceed instances where there is evidence of clear cross- border impact, with regard to the most important exceptions, such as those in the field of education, research and libraries, to allow for the more widespread dissemination of cultural content across the EUnion;
Amendment 65 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society was aimed at adapting legislation on copyright and related rights to reflect technological developments, while providing for a high level of protection of intellectual property to foster investment in creativity and innovation and creative developments, and to safeguard employment and encourage job creation;
Amendment 68 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the room for manoeuvre left to Member States in accordance with the subsidiarity principle has enabled them to adapt exceptions and limitations to their social and economic circumstances;
Amendment 70 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that when Member States provide for exceptions and limitations they should ensure that rightholders receive fair compensation and that the exceptions or limitations do not conflict with a normal exploitation of the work or subject-matter and do not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the rightholder;
Amendment 76 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that exceptions and limitations are properly implemented; calls on Member States, at the same time, to provide all possible information concerning best practices and the obstacles encountered in the implementation of those exceptions and limitations, in order to promote equal access to cultural diversity across borders within the internal market and to improve legal certainty;
Amendment 81 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Notes the need to carry out an in-depth study of exceptions for research and education purposes before contemplating any changes to the relevant Community rules;
Amendment 82 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recognises the importance of libraries for accessing knowledge and encourages the efforts made by the stakeholders to find market-based, contractual and license-based voluntary solutions to allow libraries to make use of the digital environment while respecting the rightholders' interests; notes that the technology allows e-lending of digital content in a way that permit an effective control, calls the Commission to take this into account;
Amendment 85 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Acknowledges the importance of libraries for access to knowledge; encourages stakeholders to find appropriate solutions to enable libraries to fulfil their potential in the digital environment whilst respecting rightholders’ interests;
Amendment 87 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recalls that the Marrakech Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities requires to have a mandatory exception to copyrights for the non-commercial uses to the benefit of persons with a disability, which are directly related to the disability, to the extent required by the specific disability;
Amendment 93 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights protects the freedom of expression, the freedom of the arts and scientific research, the right to education and, the freedom to conduct a business, the right to property and the protection of intellectual property;
Amendment 95 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the fact that a general exception should be introduced to offer a broader interpretation of the current exceptions based on the analogue modelNotes that technological changes have led to renewed interest in exceptions and limitations, especially their role in the digital environment and considers that the rights enjoyed by the creators of work in the digital world should be identical to those enjoyed in the analogue world, subject to the exceptions and limitations set out. Stresses that further analysis is necessary of these exceptions and limitations designed in an analogue environment can serve the public in the digital age, while taking into account the freedom of expression and information, freedom of the arts and sciences and cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, as referred to in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 98 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the fact that exceptions and limitations should be applied whilst taking account of the specific individual features of digital and analogue environments and should neither conflict with the normal exploitation of the work nor unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the author or rightholder; they are established for very specific reasons and should be strictly interpreted by the Member States;
Amendment 99 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 100 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 101 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 105 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that further analysis is necessary on the viability of measures to the fair compensation of rightholders in respect of reproductions made by natural persons for private use, while seeks more transparency and better optimalisation for the existing measures as digital levies to safeguard rightholder and consumer rights;
Amendment 108 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Suggests a review of the liability of service providers to guarantee the dissemination of culture across the EU and in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights.and intermediaries in order to clarify their legal status and liability with regards to copyrights, to guarantee that due diligence is exercised throughout the creative process and supply chain, and to ensure a fair remuneration for creators and rightholders within the Union.;
Amendment 109 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Suggests a review of the liability of service providers to guarantee the dissemination of culture across the EU and in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights.and intermediaries in order to clarify their legal status and liability with regards to copyrights, to guarantee that due diligence is exercised throughout the creative process and supply chain, and to ensure a fair remuneration for creators and rightholders within the Union.;
Amendment 110 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 111 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 112 #
2014/2256(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Suggests a review of the liability and status of service providers to guarantee the legal dissemination of culture across the EU and in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Unnd fair remuneration for creation andin the European Convention on Human RightsU;
Amendment 118 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas measures that contribute to the further development of cultural interchange and improve legal certainty in the sector need to be considered;
Amendment 124 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the Directive 2011/77/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 and the Directive 2006/116/EC of 12 December 2006 on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights harmonised the terms of protection of copyright and neighbouring rights by establishing a complete harmonisation of the period of protection for each type of work and each related right in the Member States;
Amendment 146 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative of conducting a consultation on copyright, which attracted great interest from civil society with more than 9 500 replies, 58.7 % of which came from end usersall those concerned11; __________________ 11 Commission, DG MARKT, Report on the responses to the Public Consultation on the Review of the EU Copyright Rules, July 2014, p. 5.
Amendment 147 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative of conducting a consultation on copyright, which attracted great interest from civil society with more than 9 500 replies, 58.7 % of which came from end users11 all relevant stakeholders; __________________ 11 Commission, DG MARKT, Report on the responses to the Public Consultation on the Review of the EU Copyright Rules, July 2014, p. 5.
Amendment 154 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concern that the vast majority of end-user respondents report facing problems when trying to access online services across the Member States, particularly where technological protection measures are used to enforce territorial restrictioninterest the diversity of uses that technological development offers to consumers which may require further assessment to put forward measures for improving the flexibility of the current legal framework to respond to sustainable and actual demand on online content available across Member States;
Amendment 163 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasizes that any reform of the copyright framework needs to find the right balance between user access and fair remuneration for creators and other rightholders and 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;
Amendment 195 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the necessity for authors and performers to be provided with legal protection for their creative and artistic work; recognises the role of producers and publishers in bringing works to the market, and the need for appropriate remunerfair compensation for all categories of rightholders; calls for improvements to the contractual position of authors and performers in relation to other rightholders and intermediaries;
Amendment 213 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 214 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 242 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 243 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 256 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 271 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 297 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that technological changes have led to renewed interest in exceptions and limitations, especially their role in the digital environment should be enjoyed without any unequal treatment as compared withand considers that the rights enjoyed by the creators of work in the digital world should be identical to those enjoyed in the analogue world, subject to the exceptions and limitations set out. Recognises that further analysis of the exceptions and limitations is sought so as to consider how thoese granted in the analogue worldcan serve the public in the digital age;
Amendment 317 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Views with concern the increasing impact of differences among Member States in the implementation of exceptions, which creates legal uncertainty and has direct negative effects onNotes the importance of European cultural diversity, which provides opportunities rather than obstacles to the Single Market, and notes that the possible differences in the implementation of exceptions may be handled on a case-by- case basis and market driven solutions , to avoid legal uncertainty and to protect the functioning of the digital single market, in view of the development of cross-border activities;
Amendment 343 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to make mandatoryensure the proper implementation of all the exceptions and limitations referred to in Directive 2001/29/EC, to allowand to provide all necessary information to promote an equal access to cultural diversity across borders within the internal market and to improve legal certainty, while ensuring respect for the principle of subsidiarity, cultural diversity and evidence of clear cross-border impact;
Amendment 361 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes with interest the development of new forms of use of works on digital networks, in particular transformative uses, and stresses that these should be subject to the same level of copyright protection while keeping the best balance between an efficient protection that provides for a proper remuneration for creators and the objective of the public interest for access to cultural goods and knowledge;
Amendment 375 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. CRecalls for the adoption of an open norm introducing flexibility in the interpretation of exceptions and limitations in certain special cases that dothat the exceptions and limitations should not conflict with the normal exploitation of the work and do not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the author or rightholder, while keeping the interpretation of exceptions and limitations on the level of Member States to permit the adaptation of the copyright system to different national circumstances and social needs;
Amendment 379 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. CRecalls for the adoption of an open norm introducing flexibility in the interpretation of exceptions and limitations in certain special cases that dothat exceptions and limitations must not conflict with the normal exploitation of the work and do notor unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the author or rightholder; they are created for quite specific reasons and must be strictly applied by Member States;
Amendment 392 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the European legislator to ensure the technological neutrality and future- compatibility of exceptions and limitations by taking due account of the effects of media convergence; considers, in particular, that the exception for quotation should expressly include audio- visual quotations in its swhile serving the public interest by fostering incentives to create, finance and distribute new works and to make those works available to the public in new, innovative and compelling ways;
Amendment 394 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the European legislator to ensure the technological neutrality and future- compatibility of exceptions and limitations by taking due account of the effects of media convergence; considers, in particular, that the exception for quotation should expressly include audio- visual quotations in its scope;
Amendment 407 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. StressNotes that the ability to freely link from one resource to another is one of the fundamental building blocks of the internet; calls on the EU legislator to make it clear that reference to works by means of a hyperlink is not subject to exclusive rights, as it does not consist in a communication to a new public12 ; __________________ 12 Order of the Court of Justice of 21 October 2014 in Case C-348/13, BestWater International GmbH v Michael Mebes and Stefan Potsch (request for a preliminary ruling from Germany’s Bundesge and underlines that any further legislation must accurately reflect the existing definitions and principles set in the European case law stating that when the hyperlink allows the recipients to circumvent the restrictions on access to the protected work so that can access the protected work which was otherwise unavailable to them, then this constitutes a communication to a new public and it is subject to exclusive ricghtshof).. __________________ 12
Amendment 422 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls onInvites the EU legislator to ensurrecognise that the use of photographs, video footage or other images of works which are permanently located in public places is permitted; shall considered to be in the public domain, where that use is for a non-commercial purpose or scale.
Amendment 439 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises that the existing limitation on the exception for caricature, parody and pastiche should apply regardless of the purposemust be kept to strike a fair balance between the interests and rights of the creators and original characters and the freedom of expression of the user of a protected work who is relying ofn the parodic use; exception for parody, and to avoid uncontrolled abuse12 a ; __________________ 12 a Order of the Court of Justice of 3 September 2014 in Case C-201/13 (J. Deckmyn)
Amendment 443 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. StreInvites the Commission to assess the need to enable automated analytical techniques for text and data (e.g. ‘text and data mining’) for all purposeswhether data analysis activities could be covered by the exception for scientific research contained in Article 5.3.a) of the current Directive, which provides for an exception to the right of reproduction (Article 2) when the protected work is used, and whether it enables automated analytical techniques for text and data, provided that permission to read the work has been acquired;
Amendment 469 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for a broad exception for research and education purposes, which should cover not only educational establishments but any kind oflso educational or research activity, including non-formal educationies linked to an educational establishment or institution recognised by national authorities or legislation or within the purview of an educational programme;
Amendment 478 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the adoption of a mandatory exception allowing libraries to lend books to the public in digital formats, irrespective of the place of accesRecognizes the importance of libraries for access to knowledge and encourages the rightholders to identify appropriate market-based solutions to enable libraries to realise their potential in the digital environment while respecting the interests of all stakeholders included consumers;
Amendment 495 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the EU legislator to preclude Member States from introducing statutory licences for thInvites the Commission to analyse the necessity of measures, if any, to be implemented by Member States so as to provide compensation tof rightholders for the harm caused by acts made permissible by an exception while they should ensure that rightholders receive fair compensation and that the exceptions or limitations do not conflict with a normal exploitation of the work or subject-matter and do not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the rightholder;
Amendment 517 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for Notes that further adoption of harmonised criteria for defining the harm caused tonalysis is necessary on the viability of measures to the fair compensation of rightholders in respect of reproductions made by a natural persons for private use, and for harmonised transparency measures as regards the private copying levies put in place in some Member States13 ; __________________ 13 As stated in António Vitorino’s recommendations of 31 January 2013 resulting from the latest mediation process conducted by the Commission in respect of private copying and reprography levies.in particular in regard to more transparency and better optimalisation for the existing measures as digital levies to safeguard rightholder and consumer rights;
Amendment 547 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 548 #
2014/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 12 #
2014/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
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;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
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;
Amendment 38 #
2014/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
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;
Amendment 39 #
2014/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
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.
Amendment 4 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
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;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
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;
Amendment 11 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
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 ofcalls 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 employmentbusiness at regional and loc, local, national and supranational level;
Amendment 22 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
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 partnershipscooperation 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;
Amendment 4 #
2014/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
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,
Amendment 16 #
2014/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas this is done by governmentpublic and private actors, criminal organisations, and terrorist networks and private actors to violate human rights;
Amendment 19 #
2014/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas ICTs have been key instruments in organizing social movements and protest in various countries, especially under authoritative regimes;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas (cyber-)security and counter- terrorism measures involving ICTs, or the monitoring, of the internet oftecan 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;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
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;
Amendment 94 #
2014/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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;
Amendment 103 #
2014/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
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;
Amendment 114 #
2014/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
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 Statall parties comply with legislation and that a level playing field is preserved;
Amendment 122 #
2014/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to submit proposals to review howconsider 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;
Amendment 141 #
2014/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
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;
Amendment 67 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) refrain from introducing theintroduce an improved ISDS system in the agreement, bearing in mind that the parties to the agreement have fully developed legal systems and procedures.
Amendment 68 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point e
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;
Amendment 100 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
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;
Amendment 3 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
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;
Amendment 69 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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.;
Amendment 275 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
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.
Amendment 288 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
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.
Amendment 294 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
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;
Amendment 357 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
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;
Amendment 397 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)
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;
Amendment 398 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 b (new)
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;
Amendment 399 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 c (new)
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;
Amendment 400 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)
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;
Amendment 407 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
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;
Amendment 415 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
73. Reiterates the need to step up efforts to implement the Revised Implementation Strategy of the EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict; encourages the EU to further deepen its cooperation with the UN Special Representative for Children affected by Armed Conflicts; calls for the universal ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and notably the third Optional Protocol which will allow children to submit their complaints to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; Calls on the Commission and the High representative/Vice President of the Commission to explore ways for the EU to accede unilaterally to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 433 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
74. Stresses the urgent need to develop stronger policies at Union level to address the pressing issues related to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in a manner consistent with international human rights law and fundamental human dignity, and calls on the EU to guarantee effective common standards for reception procedures throughout the Union in order to protect the most vulnerable; invites the VP/HR, the Commissioner for Migration and, Home Affairs and Citizenship and the EEAS to promote a true spirit of cooperation and equitable burden-sharing among Member States in order to tackle the multiple challenges that persist in this regard; recalls the commitment of the Commission to developing adequate legal migration channels, and, to this end, calls for a revision of the Dublin Regulation, which places disproportionate responsibility on Member States for the Union’s external borders and hinders migrants’ ability to seek and obtain asylum;
Amendment 446 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 a (new)
Paragraph 74 a (new)
74a. Calls upon the VP/HR and Member States to further strengthen the Union external dimension responding to illegal and unlawful causes of migration predominantly to strengthen its action against trafficking in human beings and action against human smuggling;
Amendment 449 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 a (new)
Paragraph 74 a (new)
74a. Considers that migrant children are particularly vulnerable, especially when they are unaccompanied; recalls that unaccompanied children are above all children and that child protection, rather than immigration policies, must be the leading principle when dealing with them, thus respecting the core principle of the best interests of the child.
Amendment 450 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 b (new)
Paragraph 74 b (new)
74b. Encourages the VP/HR and the EEAS to continue to support the process of ratification of the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, its Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children, Protocol against the smuggling of migrants by land, sea and air and the Protocol against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition;
Amendment 451 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 c (new)
Paragraph 74 c (new)
74c. Encourages the EEAS and Member States to pay detailed attention to countries in which human trafficking or smuggling originates, countries of passage and countries of destination and to raise these concerns systematically in political dialogues with the countries concerned as well as in public statements;
Amendment 115 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that increased internationalization of family businesses provides more opportunities for economic growth and increased job creation; calls on the Commission and the Member States therefore to provide smaller family businesses to make better use of the digital infrastructure;
Amendment 120 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that small and medium family businesses are continuously challenged by a need for innovation and for attracting the right skills and talent; calls on the Commission and the Member States therefore to provide smaller family businesses with incentives to take risks for growth, incentives to implement staff training and to access external knowledge;
Amendment 138 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that small family businesses at times face challenges that arise from family member conflicts; calls on the Commission to commission studies that analyse EU family member conflict management procedures that are or could be effective for the quick and efficient resolution of such disputes and to promote exchanges of examples of good practices;
Amendment 1 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the EU Action Plan on the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and particularly emphasises and supports the application of due diligence throughout the supply chain, the ‘follow the money’ approach, the improvement of IP civil enforcement procedures for SMEs, the targeted communication campaign and the focus on commercial scale IPR infringements;
Amendment 2 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Notes that according to the Commission, the cultural and creative sectors, often IPR intensive, already account for up to 4.5% of GDP and up to 8.5 million jobs in the European Union and are not only essential for cultural diversity but also significantly contribute to social and economic development;
Amendment 3 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the key objective of the aAction pPlan should be to ensure that future measures taken toe effective enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are not based solely on data provided by the industry, in particular in the cultural and creative sectors, but on precise, unbiased data documenting IPR infringements; emphasises that the duty of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) to generate reliable data which allow an analysis of the real impact of infringements on the industry should be part of the ten-point action planwhich plays a key role in stimulating innovation, creativity, competitiveness, growth and cultural diversity;
Amendment 4 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the key objective of the action plan should be to ensure that future measures taken to enforce Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are not based solely on data provided by the industry, in particular in the cultural and creative sectors, but on precise, unbiased data documenting IPR infringements; eEmphasises that the duty of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) to generate reliable data which allow an analysis of the real impact of infringements on the industry should be part of the ten-point action plan;
Amendment 6 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that while data on the number and type of intellectual property rights in existence is relatively easy to collect and analyse, studies on the scope and scale of IP infringements and their relation to criminality have been more difficult; to this end emphasises the important role played by the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights in providing data, tools and databases to support the fight against IP infringement;
Amendment 7 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that in a time of financial crisis when funding for culture suffers from severe cuts, IPR enforcement is often a primary source of revenue for artists and creators; stresses therefore that attaining and safeguarding a fair remuneration for artists, creators and right holders should be one of the key objectives of the Action Plan;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses the importance of ensuring the application of due diligence throughout the supply chain, including the digital supply chain and all the key actors and operators in it, such as creators, artists and right holders, producers, intermediaries, internet service providers, online sales platforms, end users and public authorities;
Amendment 9 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Emphasises the importance of improving IP civil enforcement procedures for SMEs and individual creators, as they play a key role in the creative and cultural sectors and often do not have the capacity to enforce their rights given the complexity, cost and length of such procedures;
Amendment 10 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Supports the launching of targeted communication campaigns to raise awareness on the economic and potential health and safety risks associated with commercial scale IPR infringements, particularly amongst the younger generations growing up in the digital era;
Amendment 11 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Notes that, in preventing commercial scale IPR infringements, it is also important to enlarge the legal offer of diversified cultural and creative content online and to increase its accessibility; to this end calls on the Commission to take actions to support such efforts and promote investment in new competitive business models that broaden the legal offer of creative and cultural content and restore consumer trust and confidence online;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for the action plan to be implemented quickly, so that, if necessary, the measures needed to enforce IPR, in particular in the cultural and creative sector, can be revised in the near future to take account of real needs;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that in the cultural and creative sector in particular cooperation, including on the basis of self-regulation, between rights holders, authors, platform operators, intermediaries and final consumers should be encouraged with a view to detecting IPR infringements at an early stage; emphasises that the effectiveness of such self-regulation must be assessed by the Commission in the near future and that further legislative measures may be necessary;
Amendment 14 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Emphasises that in the cultural and creative sector payment service providers should be involved in the dialogue with a view to reducing the profits generated by IPR infringements in the online sphere;
Amendment 15 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the system for the notification and removal, one URL at a time, of content that infringes IPR, has practical limitations in view of the speed with which the content in question can be made available again; calls, therefore, on operators in this sector to start thinking about how to make the notification and removal system more effective in the long term;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that, in Member States where this is permitted by law, the blocking by a court ruling of internet sites which allow IPR infringements has practical limitations in the long term;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas IPR infringements including counterfeiting discourages growth, job creation, innovation and creativity;
Amendment 17 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Notes that, where IPR infringements are committed by the public, this is sometimes because it is hard or impossible to find the desired content offered legally; calls, therefore, for a wide range of user- friendly legal offers to be developed and promoted to the public;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses a more holistic approach with a focus on how to meet consumer demand by increasing the availability and the consumption of a legal, innovative and affordable legal offer, based on business models adapted to the Internet which allow to remove barriers to the creation of a truly European Digital Single Market, but keep the balance among the rights of the consumers and the protection of innovators and creators;
Amendment 21 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 22 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that in the interests of innovation, creativity and competitiveness, it is crucial that the IPR infrastructure is transparent and that full information is available to the public and to all other actors concernedo achieve a meaningful enforcement of IPR through a fully transparent, holistic, balanced and flexible system that can react rapidly to the evolving challenges that face the EU knowledge economy in the digital era;
Amendment 26 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes account of the need for a stable and harmonised framework for the enforcement of IPR and recalls that the current legal framework constitutes no impediment to the development of multi- territory licensing systems; to this end encourages the Commission to take note of the European unitary patent and the current revision of the trademark regulation as well as the high fragmentation of cultural and creative markets along cultural and linguistic lines;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses in particular that in order to achieve a meaningful enforcement of IPR, full information should include a clear indication of the type of IPR (for example patent, trademark, copyright), the status of its validity identity of the owners and where relevandt the identity of the ownersstatus of its validity;
Amendment 33 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that in order to stimulate innovation and competitiveness in knowledge-based sectors in the Union, IPR enforcement should not prevent opengoes hand in hand with the promotion of research and knowledge sharing, which are also identified as key elements in the ‘Global Europe’ and ‘Europe 2020’ strategies;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the need for preventive measures and precise detection systems that lead to the swift interruption of commercial scale IPR infringing activities;
Amendment 36 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that the monies generated by enforcing IPR represent an important source of outside funding for research projects and thus a driving force for innovation and development and cooperation between universities and firms;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of sector- based agreements and good practice guides to combat IPR infringements; calls on operators in the industry to exchange information about platforms giving access to content that infringes IPR, and to take coordinated measures to reduce the income from such content or platforms;
Amendment 38 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Insists that remedies be put in place for platforms adversely affected by any measure taken to combat commercial infringements of IPR by operators in the sector on the basis of exchange of information;
Amendment 39 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Notes that some ‘cyberlocker’ platforms pay their users on the basis of the number of registered downloads of their files, which is an incitement to disseminate content that infringes IPR; calls, therefore, on the Member States to take steps to prevent such practices;
Amendment 40 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Points out that ‘cyberlocker’ platforms are one of the main hubs for IPR infringements, from which they indirectly derive income via advertising and/or subscriptions;
Amendment 41 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that potential health and safety risks of marketed goods are a very serious issue; stresses in this context that the quality of a product is a diffeStresses that IPR infringing products not only cause the direct loss of revenue to legitimate businesses but also lead to direct and indirenct issue from the status of IPR and whether there has been an infringement, and thus should be dealt with separately.job losses, to reputational damage and to increased enforcement costs whilst often having links to organised crime and posing potential health and safety risks;
Amendment 41 #
2014/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas IPR infringements have a particular impact on SMEs, including in business-to-business services, and can lead to the loss of markets and, bankruptcy and loss of jobs;
Amendment 42 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that potential health and safety risks of marketed goods which infringe IPR are a very serious issue; stresses in this context that the quality of a product is a different issue from the status of IPR and whether there has been anthat a reduction in the degree of acceptance of IPR infringements in the medium and long term can only be achieved by providing young people with media skills training which seeks to make them aware of the legal and economic implications of IPR infringement,s and thus should be dealt with separatelydraws their attention to the risks referred to above.
Amendment 43 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages the Commission when addressing whether there is a need to adapt the IPR enforcement legislation to the digital era to safeguard the fair balance between all key actors in the supply chain whilst fully respecting the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, namely the protection of personal data and respect for private life, the right to property and the right to access to justice;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls that several other issues of IPR enforcement not included in the Action Plan were identified in the consultation process on the civil enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights carried out by the Commission from 2012-2013, including the difficulties in identifying infringers and alleged infringers, the role of intermediaries in assisting the fight against IPR infringements and the attribution of damages in IPR disputes; thus recalls that the Action Plan is only a starting point in securing the enforcement of IPR;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission to consider all possible options to address the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, including the proposal of more concrete legislative actions.
Amendment 49 #
2014/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to study the feasibility of a European label indicating to the public which internet sites are considered free of commercial IPR infringements.
Amendment 18 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas heritage resources are long- term assets which have a role of creating value and contribute to skills development and create permanent jobs;
Amendment 20 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas cultural heritage plays significant role in creating and preserving European, national, regional, local and individual identity;
Amendment 79 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Encourages all stakeholders participating in the governance of cultural heritage to find the balance between the sustainable conservation and the development of economic and social potential of cultural heritage;
Amendment 145 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Draws attention to the specific characteristics of national minorities in the Member States regarding cultural heritage, therefore calls for the preservation of their cultural heritage and promotion and protection of cultural diversity;
Amendment 15 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas however a growing number of European films with a modest production and promotion budget would benefit from more flexible release strategies and earlier availability in VOD services;
Amendment 17 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas Article 13.1 of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) obliges Member States to ensure that on-demand service providers promote European works;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Gc (new)
Recital Gc (new)
Gc. whereas this provision has been implemented in a diverse manner with different levels of legal requirements and has led to providers establishing themselves in those Member States with the lowest requirements;
Amendment 22 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas it is essential to guarantee funding for the digitisation, preservation and online availability of film heritage and related materials and to establish European standards on preservation of digital films;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas media literacy, and in particular film literacy can empower citizens to develop critical thinking and understanding;
Amendment 42 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes in particular the role played by MEDIA in supporting subtitling and dubbing to increase availability of European films in original versions with subtitles which facilitate their circulation and improve knowledge and understanding of European cultures and languages;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the importance of recently adopted preparatory action on 'Crowdsourcing subtitling to increase the circulation of European works' and the future work by the Commission to implement this action;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
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;
Amendment 52 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
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;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises that cinemas are still the most important places to present and promote films and furthermore places where people meet and exchange views, and stresses that the disappearance of small and independent cinemas, in particular in small towns and less developed regions, limits access to European cultural resources, heritage and dialogue;
Amendment 58 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of MEDIA in testing innovative approaches in audience development, in particular through supporting festivals, film literacy initiatives and audience development actions;
Amendment 67 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on Member States in particular to increase public funding to support at an early stage distribution and promotion of national films abroad as well as non- national European films;
Amendment 77 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Commission’'s initiative to establish a European Film Forum, in order to facilitate a structured dialogue on the challenges currently faced by the European film industrywith all stakeholders of the European film industry on the challenges it currently faces in the digital era;
Amendment 81 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls in that respect for a broad participation and cooperation amongst all Institutions concerned, in particular with the European Parliament;
Amendment 96 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Supports innovative projects such as the Commission’'s preparatory action on the circulation of European films in the digital era, designed to test a more flexible release of films across media in several Member States and welcomes the integration of this action in the Creative Europe programme;
Amendment 98 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Urges the Member States to guarantee the appropriate level of funding for digitisation, preservation and online availability of film heritage;
Amendment 99 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on Member States to ensure the digitisation of cinematographic works and to set up compulsory deposit mechanisms for digital formats or adapt their existing mechanisms to such formats by requesting the deposit of a standard digital master for digital films;
Amendment 100 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Emphasizes the importance of audiovisual archives, especially from film heritage institutions and public service broadcasters, and the need for appropriate funding and rights clearance schemes to facilitate the fulfilling of their public interest missions, including preservation, digitisation and making available to the public;
Amendment 101 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Highlights the important role of the European digital library EUROPEANA as a digital library for the European audiovisual heritage (both film and television);
Amendment 174 #
2014/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that there shall be no entitlement to following cases are exempted from the application ofor the measures, procedures and remedies provided for in this Directive when the alleged acquisition, use or disclosure of the trade secret was carried out in any of the following cases:
Amendment 217 #
2014/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) for the purpose of protecting a legitimate interest recognised by national law and also through judicial practice.
Amendment 264 #
2014/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
The obligation referred to in the first subparagraph shall remain in force after the legal proceedings have ended. However, it shall cease to exist in any of the following circumstances:
Amendment 270 #
2014/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall also ensure that the competent judicial authorities may, on a duly reasoned application by a party, take specific measures necessary to preserve the confidentiality of any trade secret or alleged trade secret used or referred to in the course of the legal proceedings relating to the unlawful acquisition, use or disclosure of a trade secret. Member States may also allow competent judicial authorities to take such measures on their own initiative.
Amendment 293 #
2014/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the judicial authorities may, as an alternative to the measures referred to in paragraph 1, make the continuation of the alleged unlawful acquisition, use or disclosure of a trade secret subject to the lodging of guarantees intended to ensure the compensation of the trade secret holder.
Amendment 301 #
2014/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that in deciding on the granting or rejecting of the application and assessing its proportionality, the competent judicial authorities shall be required to take into account the value of the trade secret, the measures taken to protect the trade secret, thespecific characteristics of the case. This assessment shall include, where appropriate, the value of the trade secret, the measures taken to protect the trade secret or other specific features of the trade secret, as well as the intentional or unintentional conduct of the respondent in acquiring, disclosing or using of the trade secret, the impact of the unlawful use or disclosure or use of the trade secret, the legitimate interests of the parties and the impact which the granting or rejection of the measures could have on the parties, the legitimate interests of third parties, the public interest and the safeguard of fundamental rights, including freedom of expression and information. .
Amendment 311 #
2014/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 315 #
2014/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The judicial authorities shall order that those measures referred to in point (c) of paragraph 1 be carried out at the expense of the infringer, unless there are particular reasons for not doing so. These measures shall be without prejudice to any damages that may be due to the trade secret holder by reason of the unlawful acquisition, use or disclosure of the trade secret.
Amendment 319 #
2014/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shallmay provide that in appropriate cases, at the request of the person liable to be subject to the measures provided for in Article 11, the competent judicial authority may order pecuniary compensation to be paid to the injured party instead of applying those measures if all the following conditions are met:
Amendment 336 #
2014/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Amendment 338 #
2014/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. By XX XX 20XX [three years after the end of the transposition period], the European Union Trade Marks and Designs AgencyOffice for Harmonization in the Internal Market, in the context of the activities of the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights, shall prepare an initial report on the litigation trends regarding the unlawful acquisition, use or disclosure of trade secrets pursuant to the application of this Directive.
Amendment 107 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Since remuneration is one of the key instruments for companies to align their interests and those of their directors and in view of the crucial role of directors in companies, it is important that the remuneration policy of companies is determined in an appropriate manner. Without prejudice to the provisions on remuneration of Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council17 listed companies and their shareholders should have the possibility to define the remuneration policy of the directors of their company, taking into account the differences in board structures applied by companies in the different Member States, in accordance with national law. __________________ 17Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 338.
Amendment 132 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Transactions with related parties may cause prejudice to companies and their shareholders, as they may give the related party the opportunity to appropriate value belonging to the company. Thus, adequate safeguards for the protection of shareholders’ interests are of importance. For this reason Member States should ensure that related party transactions representing more than 5 % of the companies’ assets or transactiontransactions with related parties which can have a significant impact on profits or turnover should be submitted to a vote by the shareholders in a general meeting. Where the related party transaction involves a shareholder, this shareholder should be excluded from that vote. The company should not be allowed to conclude the transaction before the shareholders’ approval of the transaction. For significant transactions with related parties that represent more than 1% of their assets companies should publicly announce such transactions at the time of the conclusion of the transaction, and accompany the announcement by a report from an independent third party assessing whether the transaction is on market terms and confirming that the transaction is fair and reasonable from the perspective of the shareholders, including minority shareholders. Member States should be allowed to exclude transactions entered into between the company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Member States should also be able to allow companies to request the advance approval by shareholders for certain clearly defined types of recurrent transactions above 5 percent of the assets, and to request from shareholders an advance exemption from the obligation to produce an independent third party report for recurrent transactions above 1 percent of the assets, under certain conditions, in order to facilitate the conclusion of such transactions by companies.
Amendment 151 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 2007/36/EC
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
(l) ”Director’ means any member of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies of a company; who participates in the determination or implementation of the policy of a company and who is appointed or elected by the shareholders according to national law.
Amendment 154 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2007/36/EC
Article 3a – paragraph 1
Article 3a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that asset managers disclose upon a half-yearly basisrequest to the institutional investor with which they have entered into the arrangement referred to in Article 3g(2) how their investment strategy and implementation thereof complies with that arrangement and how the investment strategy and implementation thereof contributes to medium to long-term performance of the assets of the institutional investor.
Amendment 270 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2007/36/EC
Article 3h – paragraph 2 – introductory words
Article 3h – paragraph 2 – introductory words
2. Member States shall ensure that asset managers disclose to the institutional investor upon a half-yearly basisrequest all of the following information:
Amendment 292 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2007/36/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1.
Article 9a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1.
1. Member States shall ensure that shareholders have the right to vote on the remuneration policy as regards directors and submit it for approval by the shareholders. Companies shall only pay remuneration to their directors in accordance with a remuneration policy that has been approved by shareholders. TheAny substantial change to the remuneration policy shall be submitted for approval by the shareholders at least every three years.
Amendment 312 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2007/36/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 9a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 328 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2007/36/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 9a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 357 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2007/36/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 5
Article 9a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 5
The policy shall explain the decision- making process leading to its determination. Where the policy is revised, it shall include an explanation of all significant changes and how it takes into account the views of shareholders on the policy and report in the previous years.
Amendment 369 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2007/36/EC
Article 9b – paragraph 1 – introductory words
Article 9b – paragraph 1 – introductory words
1. Member States shallmay ensure that the company draws up a clear and understandable remuneration report, providing a comprehensive overview of the remuneration, including all benefits in whatever form, granted to individual directors, including to newly recruited and former directors, in the last financial year. It shall, where applicable, contain all of the following elements:
Amendment 375 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2007/36/EC
Article 9b – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9b – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the relative change of the remuneration of directors over the last three financial years, and its relation to the development of the value of the company and to change in the average remuneration of full time employees of the company other than directors;
Amendment 392 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2007/36/EC
Article 9b – paragraph 3
Article 9b – paragraph 3
3. Member States shallmay ensure that shareholders have the right to vote on the remuneration report of the past financial year during the annual general meeting. Where the shareholders vote against the remuneration report the company shall explain in the next remuneration report whether or not and, if so, how, the vote of the shareholders has been taken into account.
Amendment 405 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2007/36/EC
Article 9c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that companies, in case of significant transactions with related parties that represent more than 1% of their assets, publicly announce such transactions at the time of the conclusion of the transaction, and accompany the announcement by a report from an independent third party assessing whether or not it is on market terms and confirming that the transaction is fair and reasonable from the perspective of the shareholders, including minority shareholders. The announcement shall contain information on the nature of the related party relationship, the name of the related party, the amount of the transaction and any other information necessary to assess the transaction.
Amendment 420 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2007/36/EC
Article 9c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Member States shall ensure that significant transactions with related parties representing more than 5% of the companies’ assets or transactions which can have a significant impact on profits or turnover are submitted to a vote by the shareholders in a general meeting. Where the related party transaction involves a shareholder, this shareholder shall be excluded from that vote. The company shall not conclude the transaction before the shareholders’ approval of the transaction. The company may however conclude the transaction under the condition of shareholder approval.
Amendment 438 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2007/36/EC
Article 9c – paragraph 3
Article 9c – paragraph 3
3. Transactions with the same related party that have been concluded during the previous 12 months period and have not been approved by shareholders shall be aggregated for the purposes of application of paragraph 2. If the value of these aggregated transactions exceeds 5% of the assetssignificance under national law, the transaction by which this threshold is exceeded and any subsequent transactions with the same related party shall be submitted to a shareholder vote and may only be unconditionally concluded after shareholder approval.
Amendment 446 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2007/36/EC
Article 9c – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 9c – paragraph 3a (new)
3a. Member States shall provide in national law for the definition of significant transactions.
Amendment 448 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2007/36/EC
Article 9c – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 9c – paragraph 3a (new)
3a. The requirements in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not apply to transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business or concluded on market terms or market equivalent terms.
Amendment 461 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2007/36/EC
Article 9c – paragraph 4a (new)
Article 9c – paragraph 4a (new)
4a. This Chapter is without prejudice to the provisions laid down in sectorial legislation regulating asset managers and institutional investors and credit institutions to the extent that the requirements provided by this Chapter duplicate or contradict the requirements laid down in sectorial legislation. The provisions of sectorial legislation should be considered as lex specialis in relation to this chapter.
Amendment 483 #
2014/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point a
Article 2 – point a
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point h
Amendment 32 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
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.
Amendment 33 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
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.
Amendment 35 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
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 alsohave an impact on removeing obstacles to the free movement of citizens throughout the territory of the Member States.
Amendment 47 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
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 convictedpersons 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.
Amendment 51 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
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.
Amendment 52 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
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.
Amendment 55 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
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 alsohave an impact on removeing obstacles to the free movement of citizens throughout the territory of the Member States.
Amendment 64 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) Vulnerable persons should be given a specific degree of protection, therefore, in respect of some of the rights foreseen in this Directive, additional procedural safeguards should be applicable. In relation to children the additional procedural safeguards set out in the Directive on procedural safeguards for children suspected or accused in criminal proceedings must apply.
Amendment 69 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2
Article 2
This Directive applies to natural persons suspected or accused in criminal proceedings until the final conclusion of those proceedingsjudgment finding innocence or guilt has been pronounced.
Amendment 73 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that, before a final conviction, public statements and official decisions from public authorities do notersons holding a public office, be it judicial, administrative or political, refrain from referring 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.
Amendment 76 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Member States shall ensure that appropriate measures are taken in the event of a breach of that requirement, including the liquidation of compensation and a retrial.
Amendment 80 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 82 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 86 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The presumption of innocence is violated if, without the accused’s having previously been proved 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 convictedpersons holding 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.
Amendment 91 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Any evidence obtained in breach of this Article shall not be admissible, unless the use of such evidence would not prejudice the overall fairness of the proceedings.
Amendment 100 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Any evidence obtained in breach of this Article shall not be admissible, unless the use of such evidence would not prejudice the overall fairness of the proceedings.
Amendment 115 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
This Directive shall not have the effect of modifying the obligation to uphold the fundamental rights and legal principles enshrined in Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union, including the rights of persons who are subject to criminal proceedings. Any other national, regional or international obligation incumbent on public authorities in this respect shall remain unaffected.
Amendment 119 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
Amendment 122 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) Vulnerable persons should be given a specific degree of protection, therefore, in respect of some of the rights foreseen in this Directive, additional procedural safeguards should be applicable. In relation to children the additional procedural safeguards set out in the Directive (EU) .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council [on procedural safeguards for children suspected or accused in criminal proceedings]34a should apply. ______________ 34aDirective (EU) .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council of ...[on procedural safeguards for children suspected or accused in criminal proceedings].
Amendment 131 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2
Article 2
This Directive applies to natural persons suspected or accused in criminal proceedings until the final conclusion of those proceedingsjudgment finding innocence or guilt has been pronounced.
Amendment 143 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that, before a final conviction, public statements and official decisions from public authorities do notersons holding a public office, be it judicial, administrative or political, refrain from referring 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.
Amendment 148 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Member States shall ensure that appropriate measures are taken in the event of a breach of that requirement, including the liquidation of compensation and a retrial.
Amendment 156 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 180 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Any evidence obtained in breach of this Article shall not be admissible, unless the use of such evidence would not prejudice the overall fairness of the proceedings.
Amendment 193 #
2013/0407(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Any evidence obtained in breach of this Article shall not be admissible, unless the use of such evidence would not prejudice the overall fairness of the proceedings.
Amendment 15 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Increasing the threshold up to EUR 10,000 for claims pursued against a legal person would be particularly beneficial for small and medium enterprises, which are currently discouraged from considering court action because under national ordinary or simplified procedures the costs of litigation are disproportionate to the value of the claim and/or the judicial proceedings are too lengthy. Raising the threshold would improve access to an effective and cost efficient judicial remedy for cross-border disputes involving Small and Medium Enterprises. Increased access to justice would enhance the trust in cross- border transactions and contribute to the fullest use of the opportunities offered by the internal market. In this Regulation the term of 'legal person' shall be defined so as to cover a group of persons who associate or a group of things which are appropriated to achieve a lawful purpose and are endowed with legal personality in accordance with the law of the Member State in which they are domiciled. or: In this Regulation the term of 'legal person' should be defined so as to cover a group of persons who associate or a group of things which are appropriated to achieve a lawful purpose and are endowed with legal personality in accordance with the rules of jurisdiction established in Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.
Amendment 20 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The European Small Claims Procedure is essentially a written procedure. However, oral hearings may be held exceptionally where it is not possible to render the judgment on the basis of the written evidence provided by the parties. Furthermore, in order to safeguard the procedural rights of the parties, an oral hearing should always be organised upon the request of at least one of the parties where the value of the claim pursued against a legal person exceeds EUR 5,000, or the value of the claim pursued against a natural person exceeds EUR 2,000. Finally, courts should seek to reach a settlement between the parties and therefore, where the parties declare their willingness to reach a court settlement, the court should organise an oral hearing for this purpose.
Amendment 30 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 861/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation shall apply to civil and commercial matters, whatever the nature of the court or tribunal, where the value of a claim does not exceed EUR 10pursued against a legal person does not exceed EUR 10,000 or a claim pursued against a natural person does not exceed EUR 5,000 at the time when the claim form is received by the court or tribunal with jurisdiction, excluding all interest, expenses and disbursements. It shall not extend, in particular, to revenue, customs or administrative matters or to the liability of the State for acts and omissions in the exercise of State authority (acta jure imperii).
Amendment 37 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 861/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
This Regulation shall not apply where, at the time when the claim form is received by the court or tribunal with jurisdiction, all of the following elements, where relevant, the domicile or habitual residence of each of the parties and the court or tribunal with jurisdiction are in a single Member State:.
Amendment 38 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 861/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 39 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 861/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 40 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 861/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 41 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 861/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 42 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 861/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 49 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 861/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – second subparagraph – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – second subparagraph – point a
(a) the value of the claim pursued against a legal person exceeds EUR 25,000, or
Amendment 50 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 861/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – second subparagraph – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – second subparagraph – point b
(b) both parties indicate their willingness to conclude a court settlement and request a court hearing for that purpose. “the value of the claim pursued against a natural person exceeds EUR 2,000, or
Amendment 51 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 861/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – second subparagraph – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – second subparagraph – point b a (new)
(ba) both parties indicate their willingness to conclude a court settlement and request a court hearing for that purpose
Amendment 53 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 861/2007
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. AWhere an oral hearing shall be held through videoconference, teleconference or other appropriate distance communication technology in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 where the party to be heard is domiciledis held, it shall be executed by making use of any appropriate distance communication technology, such as videoconference where such technology ins a Member State other than the Member State ofvailable to the court or tribunal with jurisdiction.
Amendment 57 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 861/2007
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. A party shall always be entitled to appear before the court or tribunal and be heard in person if that party so requestsWhere the party to be heard is domiciled or habitually resident in a Member State other than the Member State of the court or tribunal with jurisdiction, that party shall attend an oral hearing held by any distance communication method in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001.
Amendment 59 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 861/2007
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. A party shall always be entitled to appear before the court or tribunal and be heard in person if that party so requests.
Amendment 67 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 861/2007
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The documents mentioned in Article 5(26(1) and a judgment given in accordance with Article 7(2) shall be served by postal or by electronic means attested by an acknowledgment of receipt including the date of receipt. Documents shall be served electronically only on a party who expressly accepted in advance that documents may be served electronically. Service by electronic means can be attested by an automatic confirmation of deliveryby postal service or by electronic means (i) where such means are technically available and admissible under the procedural rules of the Member State in which the European Small Claims Procedure is conducted or, in the event that the two Member States are different, of the Member State in which the addressee is domiciled or habitually resident; and (ii) where the party to be served has expressly accepted in advance that documents may be served on him by electronic means or is, in accordance with the procedural rules of the Member State in which the addressee is domiciled or habitually resident, under a legal obligation to accept that specific method of service. The service shall be attested by an acknowledgement of receipt including the date of receipt.
Amendment 68 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 861/2007
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Amendment 69 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 861/2007
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Amendment 84 #
2013/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – second paragraph
Article 3 – second paragraph
It shall apply from [612 months after the entry into force of the Regulation].
Amendment 85 #
Amendment 90 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
This Directive shall not affect the possibility for Member States, in compliance with the provisions of the Treaty, to lay down provisions ensuring more extensive protection of trade secrets against their unlawful acquisition, use or disclosure than that provided by this Directive, with the exception of Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8(1) second subparagraph, 8(3), 8(4), 9(2), 10, 12 and 14(3) [which shall be implemented in their entirety]. This Directive shall not affect Union and/or national law and/or practices concerning the information and consultation of employees and the representation and collective defence of the interests of workers and employers, including co-determination.
Amendment 124 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The acquisition of a trade secret without the consent of the trade secret holder shall be considered unlawful whenever carried out intentionally or with gross negligence by, in particular in the following cases:
Amendment 130 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) unauthorised access to or copy or taking of any documents, objects, materials, substances or electronic files, lawfully under the control of the trade secret holder, containing the trade secret or from which the trade secret can be deduced where the person carrying out any of these acts knew or should, under the circumstances, have known that he was engaged in unauthorised acquisition of that trade secret;
Amendment 156 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) observation, study, disassembly or test of a product or object that has been made available to the public or that it is lawfully in the possession of the acquirer of the information who is free from any duty to limit the acquisition of the trade secret;