375 Amendments of Lars ADAKTUSSON
Amendment 38 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out, however, the slow pace in implementing fundamental reforms, caused by a lack of cross-party consensus; notes that this has adversely affected the ability of the assembly and the government to deliver sustained and sustainable reforms;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines, similarly, the need for continuous public administration reform; calls for depoliticising and restructuring the state administration with a focus on decreasing the number of ministries, deputy-ministries, and independent agencies; calls for successful implementation of the principle of ‘equal work for equal pay’;
Amendment 59 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses its profound concerns about Kosovo’s under-financed judiciary and its shortage of adequately trained legal and non-legal staff, widespread corruption, elements of state capture, undue political influence and issues of a lack of respect for fair trials and due process, including in the cases of extradition; underlines the need to further strengthen witness protection and improve related programmes;
Amendment 65 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that a representative judiciary and a uniform implementation of Kosovar law are prerequisites for addressing an inconsistent, slow and inefficient delivery of justice; welcomes the integration of Kosovo Serb judges, prosecutors and administrative staff into the Kosovo judiciary in line with the 2015 Justice Agreement between Serbia and Kosovo; urges Kosovo to ensure successful and substantial judicial functional review and to guarantee a vetting process for all judges, prosecutors, high-rank police officers, and crime investigative officers;
Amendment 70 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the initial progress made in strengthening the track record on the investigation and prosecution of high-level corruption and cases of organised crime; calls forexpects decisive and sustained efforts under the obligations of the EU accession process;
Amendment 76 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the establishment of an improved legal framework so as to enable a comprehensive approach to investigations and prosecutions, which should be consolidsubstantiated by the freezing, confiscation and recovery of assets, and final convictions in cases of high-level corruption, organised and financial crime, money laundering and terrorist financing; calls for safeguards ensuring independence in law enforcement and prosecution and preventive counter-corruption measures across various sectors;
Amendment 84 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for constructive and genuine judicial and police cooperation between the Kosovar and Serbian authorities; believes that Kosovar membership of Interpol and Europol would further improve the effectiveness of measures targeting transnational crime;
Amendment 86 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. ConsiderDeems it essential to implement, in a timely and comprehensive manner, the recommendations of the Kosovar Ombudsman, Auditor General, Anti- Corruption Agency and the Public Procurement Regulatory Commission; stresses the need to remedy deficiencies in the public procurement system and to improve interinstitutional cooperation and the exchange of information; strongly recommends the stepping up of monitoring, evaluation and audit capabilities and the adoption and implementation of an anti-fraud strategy to protect Kosovo and the EU’s financial interests;
Amendment 99 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes thatUnderlines the need to couple visa liberalisation must be coupled with sustained accomplishments in fighting organised crime and corruption, along with clearoncrete efforts to tacklmanage irregular migration flows and to bring down the number of unfounded asylum claims;
Amendment 106 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Commends Kosovo’s efforts in stemming the outflow of foreign fighters, composed almost exclusively by Islamic jihadists, and tackling terrorist threats; calls for active regional cooperation in countering potential terrorist activities and disrupting financial flows destined for terrorist financing; urges Kosovo to address online radicalisation and external extremist influences; underlines the importance of terrorism prevention, and of the prosecution of suspected fighters, as well as of the rehabilitation, education and social reintegration of returned fighters and their families; stresses the need to prevent the radicalisation of prisoners;
Amendment 111 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Unequivocally condemns the killing of Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanović; considers his murder to be a major blow to the constructive and moderate voices in the Kosovo Serbian community; stresses, as a matter of urgency, the need for genuine cooperation between Kosovar and Serbian investigators and for international support, so that both the perpetrators of the killing and those who ordered it are swiftly brought to justice without any further delay;
Amendment 117 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. RegretsIs deeply concerned about the reluctance to handle war crimes cases; urges the Kosovar authorities to demonstrate their firm and sustained commitment to the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor Office in the Hague; expresses its deep concern about attempts by members of the Kosovo Assembly to abrogate the Law on the Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office in December 2017; deeply regrets the fact that these attempts resulted in a failure to adopt joint recommendations following the postponement of the fourth meeting of the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC) to 17-18 January 2018; urges any initiative for abrogation to be permanently taken off the Kosovo Assembly’s agenda;
Amendment 134 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the enforcement of the human rights framework to be highly prioritised, and backed by relevant and sufficient coordination and funding, especially in the field of gender equality, child and labour protection, social exclusion and discrimination against persons with disabilities and minorities, including LGBTI people; underlines the need to reinforce the Agency for Gender Equality and the National Coordinator for the Protection from Domestic Violence and to strengthen prevention and enforcement of justice against related offences;
Amendment 153 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Reiterates that the draft law on freedom of religion needs to be swiftly adopted;
Amendment 167 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges ofStresses the need to ensure the editorial freedom, financial sustainability and independence of the Kosovar public broadcaster, and to guarantee transparency of private media ownership; calls for improvements to multilingual broadcasting and to the quality of information offered to all Kosovar communities;
Amendment 180 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for efficient and sustained efforts to comprehensively normalise relations between Serbia and Kosovo; considers that a full normalisation of relations with Serbia, under a legally binding agreement and its implementing arrangements, will not be possible without a comprehensive and mutual application of the existing agreements;
Amendment 189 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that the conduct of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue must be open and transparent and that those responsible for it should regularly report on itsconsult the Kosovo Assembly on developments tof the Kosovo Assemblyis dialogue;
Amendment 192 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Regrets the fact that many of the agreements signed hitherto have not been implemented or have been delayed, such as those on energy and on the association of Serb majority municipalities; calls on both parties to implement all the agreements in full and in good faith; urges the European External Action Service (EEAS) to produce an annual report on the state of implementation of the agreements so as to address all their shortcomings challenges facing their implementation;
Amendment 195 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Is deeply concerned about continuous attempts by the Kosovar authorities to transform the Kosovo Security Force into an “Armed Forces of Kosovo”; reminds the Kosovo leadership that even if such a transformation would be made through constitutional amendments, it would harm Kosovar- Serbian relations and most probably pose a serious threat to regional stability, security and peace;
Amendment 197 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Expresses its deep concern at the rising number of inter-ethnic incidents; strongly condemns all acts of intimidation and violence; urgeexpects the Kosovar authorities to immediately distance themselves from such acts and calls for the perpetrators to be identified and brought to justice by Kosovar authorities;
Amendment 231 #
2018/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Stresses that the envisaged hydro power plants should meet the EU environmental standards; welcomurges, in this regard, the decision of the Minister for Environment to assess and suspend permits issued for hydropower projecthydropower projects based on adequate environmental evaluations;
Amendment 25 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In the light of innovation and to take account of the implementation of new technologies improving the fuel efficiency of heavy-duty vehicles, the VECTO simulation tool as well as Regulation (EU) 2017/2400 will be continuously and timely updated. to reflect the introduction of fuel saving technologies, including truck platooning, as well as the improvements to trailers, semi-trailers and rigid bodies. The updates should consider discrepancies between VECTO results and real-world road CO2 emissions.
Amendment 66 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) In 2022, the Commission should assess the effectiveness of the CO2 emission standards laid down in this Regulation and in particular the level of the reductions to be achieved by 2030, the modalities that should be available for achieving that target and beyond, as well as the setting of CO2 reduction targets to other types of heavy-duty vehicles such as smaller lorries, buses, coaches and trailers. That assessment should also include, strictly for the purpose of this Regulation, considerations of heavy-duty vehicles and vehicle combinations beyond standard weights and dimensions applicable to national transport, for example Modular Concepts. In case of the latter, when these trucks are used for high capacity transport, they shall be clearly identifiable by technical criteria and the European Commission should acknowledge the CO2 benefit of this heavier transport.
Amendment 94 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) ‘low-emission heavy-duty vehicle’ means a heavy-duty vehicle, which is not a zero emission heavy-duty vehicle, with specific CO2 emissions of less than 350 g CO2/km as determined pursuant to point 2.1 of Annex I;35% below the reference value of each vehicle sub-group derived from a 2019 baseline.
Amendment 104 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a zero-emission heavy-duty vehicle shall be counted as 3, 4 or 5 vehicles if it has a range respectively above 100 km, 200km, a system for on-road charging such as a pantograph, or at least 400 km range. All other zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles shall be counted as 2 vehicles;
Amendment 111 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a low-emission heavy-duty vehicle shall be counted as up to 2 vehicles according to a function of its specific CO2 emissions and the threshold emission level of 350 g CO2/km% below the reference value of each vehicle sub-group derived from a 2019 baseline.
Amendment 119 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
For the purpose of determining a manufacturer’s compliance with its specific emission targets in the period 2025 to 2029from calendar year 2025 and onwards, account shall be taken of its emission credits or emission debts, which correspond to the number of new heavy- duty vehicles, excluding vocational vehicles, of the manufacturer in a calendar year, multiplied by the difference between:
Amendment 120 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the CO2 reduction trajectory referred to in paragraph 2specific emission target of a manufacturer and the average specific emissions of a manufacturer, if the difference is positive (’emission credits’);
Amendment 123 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Emission credits shall be acquirmay be carried -over the period 2019 to 2029. However, the credits acquired over the period 2019 to 2024 shall be taken into account for the purpose of determining the manufacturer’s compliance wfrom one calendar year to another for a period of maximum five years. The manufacturer may use emission crediths the 2025 specific emission target onlyo compensate for any emission debits during this period.
Amendment 124 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Emission debts shall be acquired over the period 2025 to 2029, but tmay be carried-over from one calendar year to another for a period of maximum three years. The total debt shall not exceed 5% of the manufacturer’s specific emission target in 2025 multiplied by the number of heavy-duty vehicles of the manufacturer in that year (‘emission debt limit’).
Amendment 126 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 129 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) Where, in any of the calendar years from 2025 to 2028, the sum of the emission debts reduced by the sum of the emission credits exceeds the emission debt limit referred to in Article 7(1);
Amendment 130 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) In any of the calendar years from 2029, where the sum of the emission debts reduced by the sum of the emission credits exceeds zero;if the manufacturer has any uncleared emission debts older than 3 years.
Amendment 131 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) In the calendar years from 2030 onwards, where the manufacturer's average specific emissions exceed its specific emission targetThe excess emissions in a given calendar year shall be calculated in accordance with Point 6 of Annex I.
Amendment 135 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Type approval authorities shall, without delay, report to the Commission deviations found in the CO2 emissions of heavy-duty vehicles in service as compared to those values that are indicated in certificates of conformity or in the customer file as a result of verifications performed in accordance with the procedure referred to in [Article 5(4)(l)] of Regulation (EC) No 595/2009.
Amendment 138 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. TIf deviations are proven to be caused by systematic irregularities in the type approval certification according to Regulation 2017/2400 the Commission shallmay take those deviations into account for the purpose of calculating the average specific emissions of a manufacturer.
Amendment 144 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. For that purpose, the Commission shall ensure the availability, from manufacturers or national authorities, as the case may be, of robust non-personal data on real-world CO2 emissions and energy consumption of heavy-duty vehicles, based on a standardisation of existing data collection systems.
Amendment 148 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Update of the simulation tool ("VECTO"). The Commission shall update, on a yearly basis, the VECTO simulation tool, as set out in Regulation (EU) 2017/2400, to reflect the introduction of fuel saving technologies, including truck platooning, as well as the improvements to trailers, semi-trailers and rigid bodies. The updates should consider discrepancies between VECTO results and real-world road CO2 emissions.
Amendment 81 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) A European Labour Authority (the ‘Authority’) should be established in order to help strengthen fairness and trust in the Single Market. To that effect, the Authority should support the Member States and the Commission in strengthening access to information for individuals and employers about their rights and obligations in cross- border labour mobility situations as well as access to relevant services, support compliance and cooperation between the Member States to ensure the effective application of the Union law in these areas, and mediate and facilitate a solution in case of cross-border disputes or labour market disruptions.
Amendment 164 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 183 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 301 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 315 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 363 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 485 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Amendment 500 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e
Amendment 578 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
Article 10
Arrangements for concerted and joint 1. inspection ('the joint inspection agreement') between the participating Member States and the Authority shall set out the conditions for carrying out such an exercise. The joint inspection agreement may include provisions which enable joint inspections, once agreed and planned, to take place at short notice. The Authority shall establish a model agreement. 2. and their follow-up shall be carried out in accordance with the national law of the Member States concerned. 3. logistical and technical support, which may include translation and interpretation services, to Member States carrying out concerted or joint inspections. 4. participate in a concerted or joint inspection with the prior agreement of the Member State on whose territory they will be providing their assistance to the inspection. 5. concerted or joint inspection shall report back to the Authority on the outcomes within their respective Member States and on the overall operational running of the concerted or joint inspection. 6. joint inspections shall be included in quarterly reports to be submitted to the Management Board. A yearly report on the inspections supported by the Authority shall be included in the Authority's annual activity report. 7. the course of concerted or joint inspections, or in the course of any of its activities, becomes aware of suspected irregularities in the application of Union law, including beyond the scope of its competences, it shall report those suspected irregularities to the Commission and authorities in the Member State concerned, where appropriate.ticle 10 deleted inspections An agreement for setting up a joint Concerted and joint inspections The Authority shall provide Staff of the Authority may National authorities carrying out a Information on concerted and In the event that the Authority, in
Amendment 583 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Amendment 594 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Amendment 606 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Amendment 614 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Amendment 627 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 635 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Amendment 642 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7
Article 10 – paragraph 7
Amendment 703 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Amendment 713 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Amendment 727 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Amendment 734 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Amendment 741 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Amendment 750 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6
Article 13 – paragraph 6
Amendment 188 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) in order to provide for a maximum incentive for the delivery of waste as defined in Annex V to the MARPOL Convention, including the waste that has been collected in nets during fishing operations, the indirect fee to be charged shall cover all the costs of port reception facilities for this waste, in order to ensure a right of delivery without any additional direct charges; The indirect fee shall cover quantities normally delivered with respect to the category, type and size of the ship;
Amendment 207 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) The indirect fee shall not cover the waste from exhaust gas cleaning systems or hazardous waste, the costs of which shall be covered on the basis of the types and quantities of waste delivered.
Amendment 219 #
2017/2280(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Reiterates that reform of the current instrument architecture is required in order to regulate conflicts of interest, provide more flexibility, efficiency, coherence and responsiveness, and would also increase cost-effectiveness, accountability, transparency and public oversight;
Amendment 274 #
2017/2280(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Underlines the importance of the more-for-more and conditionality principles; considers that stronger conditionality mechanisms should be set up under which direct budget support to state authorities and, government bodies and non- state actors can be suspended in cases where such institutionbeneficiaries do not comply with the objectives of the dispersed funding, or violate the rule of law and human rights;
Amendment 147 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that it is important that NATO should continue to serve as the main overarching structure for stability, security and peace in Europe, and stresses that, in the field of defence, the EU should not develop structures in parallel to those of NATO; at the same time, welcomes the enhanced cooperation on military research and PESCO, which, to the greatest possible extent, should be open to other NATO countries;
Amendment 74 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the diverging views on addressing global issues and regional conflicts that have appeared since the election of President Trump; seeks clarity as to whether the transatlantic relationbelieves that despite recent differences, the EU’s partnership, which was defined over decades, still has the same relevance todayith the U.S. is today as relevant as ever; stresses that the values- based overarching framework of our partnership is essential to securing the architecture of the global economy and security;
Amendment 307 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls that the EU is determined to preserve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran as a key pillar of the international non-proliferation architecture, with relevance also for the North Korean question, and as a crucial element for the security and stability of the region; reiterates the need to address more critically Iranian destabilising activities related to ballistic missiles and regional stability, including support for terror groups like Hezbollah, that are separate from the JCPOA, in the relevant formats and forums; stresses that transatlantic cooperation in addressing this issue is key; criticises strongly President Trump's decision to leave the JCPOA unilaterally and to put extraterritorial measures on EU companies which are active in Iran;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the EU to launch a visa liberalization dialogue with Armenia taking into account that conditions for well-managed and secure mobility, including the effective implementation of visa facilitation and readmission agreements by Armenia, are in place;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 49 #
2017/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the Agreement is also in keeping with the spirit and principles expressed in the European Parliament recommendation of 15 November 2017 as regards, including making the ratification of a new agreement with Armenia or Azerbaijan conditional upon meaningful commitments to and substantial progress towards solving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; urges both sides to increase the pace and output of their negotiations following the 2018 elections in both countries in order to make history by ending a conflict such as maintaining the ceasefire and supporting the implementation of the Basic Principles proposed by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs which include territorial integrity, self-determination and the non-use of force; urges all sides to increase the pace and output of their negotiations following the 2018 elections in both countries, in good faith with the view of implementing these principles, in order to make history by ending a conflict which cannot be solved using military force and which has claimed too many lives, especially those of civilians, and which has prevented the establishment of peace and hampered socio-economic development in the region for almost three decades;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that innovative transport technologies and mobility solutions will be needed to enhance road safety and limit air pollution and congestion, and that a European regulatory framework which stimulates innovation is needed; calls, in this context, for more interlinked research and development funding regarding connected and automated cars, electrification, alternative fuels, vehicle design and manufacturing, network and traffic management, as well as smart mobility services and infrastructure;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that research at EU level, notably through Horizon 2020, will be key to delivering results, as demonstrated by projectPublic–private partnerships such as the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking and the European Green Vehicles Initiative, and calls for further financial support for the development of batteries and battery cell production and recycling for future low- and zero-emission vehicles, as well as a specific Public– private partnership for Connected and Automated Driving, as the advancement of these technologies will play a key role in the future of mobility;
Amendment 126 #
2017/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to promote efficient and green logistics and the reduction ofto better cope with the foreseen increase in freight volumesdemand through better use of capacity in empty or partially loaded trucksoptimisation of the loading capacity of trucks as well as with the better utilisation of existing solutions and innovations (such as further use of EMS, support to truck platooning uptake, innovative trailer designs, etc.);
Amendment 2 #
2017/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 27 October 2016 on the situation in Northern Iraq/Mosul,
Amendment 68 #
2017/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas a great number of EU- based investors and companies are involved in hundreds of land acquisition operations in Africa, Asia and Latin America, which in sometimes leads cases has led to violations of the rights of indigenous and local communities; whereas in many cases, given the multiple foreign ramifications of those actors, it can prove difficult to trace their roots directly to the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 94 #
2017/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on all states, including the EU and its Member States, to adopt or sign up to strategies for the reconstruction of conflict areas in order to promote and safeguard the rights of indigenous people;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2203(INI)
– having regard to the G7 Taormina Statement of 26 May 2017 on the fight against terrorism and violent extremism,
Amendment 61 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas a number of international non-profit organisations, charities and other foundations, some of them located in Gulf countries, act as a cover for abusive practices; whereas surveillance of these networks, which are often extensivethe transfer of funds and material to terrorist organisations; whereas surveillance of these organisations, their funders, and their activities , is therefore vital; whereas their support for the expansion of extremist Salafism in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe cannot be tolerated;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas leaked intelligence even suggests that institutions and individuals in the Arabian Gulf are providing financial and logistical support to ISIS/Da’esh and other radical groups, and whereas without this funding many of these terrorist groups would not be self-sufficient;
Amendment 111 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) takes the view that a preventive strategy based on the exchange of basic information among intelligence agencies is vital in combating the financing of terrorism; calls on Europe’s intelligence agencies to improve coordination by setting up a European counter-terrorism intelligence platform with an in-depth focus on the exchange of basic information; that platform will create a joint database for data on physical and legal persons and suspicious transactions; emphasises that the information concerned must include, inter alia, a directory of banks, financial institutions and commercial entities both within and outside Europe, as well as third countries which have shortcomings when it comes tofor identifying the source of financing and the dispersal of funds, among intelligence agencies is vital in combating the financing of terrorism; reiterates that those responsible for committing, organising or supportingthe financing, planning, preparation or perpetration of terrorist acts must be held to account for their actions;
Amendment 125 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 134 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) maintains, as reiterated by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which has developed a strategy on combatting terrorist financing, that it is extremely important that information- sharing should be improved, and sped up, among financial intelligence units, and law enforcement and intelligence agencies within jurisdictions, among different jurisdictions, as well as in the private sector, especially the banking sector;
Amendment 137 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) calls on the High Representative to support the efforts of FATF and to prioritise countering terrorist financing, in particular identifying and working with Member States of the UN with strategic anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing deficiencies;
Amendment 150 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) calls on the Member States to step up the monitoring of suspicious financial activities and suspicious organizations engaged in these kinds of activities, making it easier for law enforcement agencies to access suspiciousect transactions, taking account of the proportionality principle and the right to privacy; calls on the Member States to provide more training for and increase the specialisation of investigators in order to achieve that;
Amendment 179 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) notes the successful cooperation with the USA, and the usefulness of the information obtained, in the context of the EU-US agreement to share information from the US Terrorism Financing Tracking Program (TFTP); calls on the Commission to propose the establishment of a specifically European system in this area, to complement the current framework and address current shortcominggaps, particularly as regards SEPA payments, ensuring that a balance is struck between security and individual freedoms; points out that EU data protection legislation would apply to this intra-European system;
Amendment 190 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) calls on the High Representative and on the Member States, in cooperation with the EU Counterterrorism coordinator, to draw up a list of individuals and entities operating under opaque regimes and with high rates of suspicious financial transactions;
Amendment 197 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) calls on the High Representative to support the call of the UN Security Council on Member Sates of the UN to move vigorously and decisively to cut the flow of funds and other financial assets and economic resources to individuals and entities on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al- Qaida Sanctions List;
Amendment 209 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) calls on the EU Member States to establish a monitoring and clearing system to ensure that mosques, cultural associations and similar entities provide details of how the funds they receive are distributed, both within and outside the EU, and calls for all the transactions made by those sending funds to be recorded in a centralised database, set up with all the appropriate guarantees; calls for the introduction of mandatory ex ante monitoring of the source of money and its destination where charities are concerned, so as to prevent money being distributed maliciously or negligently for terrorist purposes;
Amendment 214 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – point l – introductory part
(l) calls on the Member States to regulate hawalaprovide greater oversight of the hawala system of transferring money, and to regulate the activities of hawaladars (those who carry out the transactions), making it mandatory to declare to the authorities every transaction made using the hawala system, and emphasising that the aim is not to crack down on traditional informal money transfers, but on trafficking involving organised crime, terrorism or industrial/commercial profits deriving from dirty money; in this respect, calls for:
Amendment 221 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l – point i
Paragraph 1 – point l – point i
(i) all intermediaries and/or individuals, known as hawaladars, involved in said activity (controllers or brokers, coordinators, collectors and transmitters) to be required to register with the relevant national authority;
Amendment 223 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point l – point ii
(ii) all transactions to be declared and documented in a way that facilitates transfer of information when requested;
Amendment 238 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) welcomes the proposal for a regulation on the import of cultural goods; calls on the Commission to bring in a traceability certificate for artworks and antiques entering the EU market and originating in territories or places controlled by jihadistany illegal armed non-state actors and other terrorists and groups that currently feature on the EU’s list of proscribed organisations; calls on the Member States to establish police units that are specialised in dealing with the trafficking of cultural goods, and to ensure coordination of those units across the Member States; calls on the Member States to make it mandatory for companies involved in art dealing to declare all suspicious transactions, imposing penalties – including criminaleffective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties, where necessary – for the financing of terrorism through negligence on the owners of companies dealing in art and antiques who become involved in the trafficking of such goods;
Amendment 249 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) calls on the Commission to look into the possibility of reforming the relevant regulations and directives with the aim ofenforce the regulations on financial transfers to ensuringe that financial institutions are required to ask for informationthe purpose of funding is part onf the reason why suspicious large-scale transactions are being made, with a view to monitoring the payment of ransoms to terrorist orgporting requirement, in order to determine the object and intent of large scale tranisactions;
Amendment 278 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on Europe’s intelligence agencies to improve coordination by setting up a European counter-terrorism intelligence platform with an in-depth focus on the exchange of basic information; that platform will create a joint database for data on physical and legal persons and suspicious transactions; emphasises that the information concerned must include, inter alia, a directory of banks, financial institutions and commercial entities both within and outside Europe, as well as third countries which have shortcomings when it comes to combating the financing of terrorism; reiterates that those responsible for committing, organising or supporting terrorist acts must be held to account for their actions;
Amendment 280 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to consider the cutting funding sources of terrorist networks a key priority as it constitutes an effective tool hampering the effectiveness of those networks;
Amendment 157 #
2017/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point r
(r) to call for an immediate end to military hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan which unnecessarily claim the lives of civilians and soldiers whilst hampering socioeconomic development; to reaffirm support to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of both countries as well as to the OSCE Minsk Group co-Chairs’ efforts to solve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and to their 2009 Basic Principles; to call on Armenia and Azerbaijan to re-launch negotiations in good faith with a view to implementing these principles to solve the conflict; to call on the governments of Azerbaijan and Armenia to commit to genuine confidence-building and to dialogue between Armenian and Azerbaijani civil societies; to make the ratification of new agreements between the EU and each of the parties conditional on meaningful commitments to solving the conflict through maintaining the ceasefire and supporting the implementation of the 2009 Basic Principles;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Takes the view that the EU must act to ensure the continued existence of ethnic-religious minorities in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and Syria; reiterates that crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide have been committed by Islamic State and that, as a result, there should be targeted European aid to enable the affected ethnic-religious groups to return to the region and reconstruct their villages and towns;
Amendment 138 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Condemns Iran’s ballistic missile tests and the regime’s threat to withdraw from the 2015 agreement; stresses the security risk posed by Iran’s ballistic missile programme, and believes the EU must take measures to ensure that the programme is halted; stresses the importance of facing up to Iran’s threat to Israel, both in its verbal statements and in the form of a military build-up at the Israeli border; regards Iran’s official anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial as a decisive obstacle to closer relations between the EU and Iran;
Amendment 143 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Stresses that the EU can contribute to the peace process in the Middle East by requiring its partners, in various ways, to take decisive action against violence, terrorism, hate propaganda and incitement; accordingly, takes the view that the EU should withdraw financial support where there is reason to believe that EU funds are being used to support violence, terrorism, hate propaganda and incitement;
Amendment 103 #
2017/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Draws attention to the importance of privacy and data protection of C-ITS data, which should be used for C-ITS purposes only and not be retained or used for other endsin full compliance with the GDPR; stresses that smart cars should comply fully with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and C-ITS service providers must offer clear terms and conditions to drivers, enabling them to give their freely informed consent to any processing of their personal data, subject to the provisions and limits of the GDPR;
Amendment 110 #
2017/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points to the importance of high standards of security in preventing hacking and cyber-attacks, particularly in the light of the critical nature of security of C-ITS communications; notes that cybersecurity is an essential challenge to be tackled as the transport system becomes more digitised and connected; urges the need to avoid any critical vulnerability or foreseeable risk if a vehicle is hacked or subjected to a cyber-attack by means of the development of a common security and certificate policy for C-ITS deployment;
Amendment 162 #
2017/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recommends that the Commission rapidly establish an adequate legal framework to achieve EU-wide interoperability on time; calls on the Commission to publishcontinue monitoring the need for a legislative proposal on access to in-vehicle data and resources no later than September 2018in due course; recommends that this proposal should guaranteefirst and foremost guarantee the security and safety of the vehicle and its passengers, as well as establish a level playing field for non- monetised access to in-vehicle data for all third-parties in order to protect consumer rights, promote innovation and ensure fair competition on this market, taking into account the conclusions of the Commission’s study on access to in- vehicle data and resources;
Amendment 166 #
2017/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Underlines the importance of future legislative proposals under the strategy being proportional and serving objectives that provide clear added value; in this respect, also stresses that common standards must be weighed against the risk of over-regulation and hindrance of innovation;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to remind the Azerbaijani authorities about the European Parliament position expressed in the same resolution according to which the ratification of new agreements between the EU and each of the parties to the Nagorno Karabakh conflictAzerbaijan must be made conditional on meaningful commitments to and substantial progress towards solving the conflict, such as maintaining the ceasefire and supporting as well as the implementation of the OSCE 2009 Basic Principles and the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group Co- Chairs;
Amendment 103 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) to ensure that high priority is given to dialogue between Azerbaijan and Armenia and to an enhanced EU participation in peacefully solvingreaffirm full support for the efforts of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group regarding the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno -Karabakh conflict in line with the OSCE 2009 Basic Principles and notably with the support of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, promoting all initiatives conducive to peace-building such as high-level talks, genuine confidence-building measures and exchanges between Armenian and Azerbaijani civil society, based on the norms and principles of international law, in particular those concerning the non-use of force or threat of force, territorial integrity and the equal rights and self- determination of peoples; we ensure that all sides of the conflict adhere to the ceasefire regime with full respect to the 1994-1995 ceasefire agreements, to implement confidence-building measures and exchanges between Armenian and Azerbaijani civil society, and to reduce tensions on the Line of Contact, including OSCE investigative mechanism and other measures agreed during the Summits in Vienna, St. Petersburg and Geneva;
Amendment 127 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k q (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k q (new)
(kq) to underline the importance of refraining from resorting to hate speech, war threats and inflammatory xenophobic rhetoric by Azerbaijani authorities, including at the highest level;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that increased funding is needed for an effective European response to modern challenges and to tackle Europe’s new priorities, which are reflected in the EU Global Strategy and the renewed European Neighbourhood policy, including development aid, human rights violations, bad governance, security threats and armed conflicts, and natural disasters and, climate change and post-crisis reconstruction as well as the refugee and migratory challenges caused by these issues;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Maintains that EU external financing instruments are essential for effective EU external action in particular in the European Neighbourhood (European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI)) and, pre- accession countries (Instrument for Pre- accession Assistance II), and regions that have been victims of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide (Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP)); points out that the ENI should take account of the increased emphasis on stabilisation, peace processes, post-crisis reconstruction and resilience;
Amendment 149 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the future MFF should provide maximum predictability and flexibility in order to allow the full utilisation of the resources committed within it, which should therefore guarantee that any surplus resulting from under-implementation of the EU budget and de-commitments resulting from non- implementation are made available again in the EU budget.
Amendment 2 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
— having regard to its previous resolutions on Cuba, in particular the ones of 17 November 2004 on Cuba, of 2 February 2006 on the EU's policy towards the Cuban Government, of 21 June 2007 on Cuba and of 11 March 2010 on prisoners of conscience in Cuba,
Amendment 4 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regards to the findings of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances on Cuba issued on 17 March 2017,
Amendment 6 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
- having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights treaties and instruments,
Amendment 12 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas pursuant to Article 21 of the Treaty of the European Union, the external action of the Union should be guided by the principles of democracy, rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and the respect for the principles of the UN Charter and the international law;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas human rights feature in both the political dialogue and cooperation chapters; whereas in particular the protection of the universality and indivisibility of human rights, including civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights is one of the main objectives of the European Union, both internally and in its relations with third countries; whereas in this sense the full compliance with human rights and the defence of democracy and the rule of law, must be an essential condition of the EU- Cuba Agreement;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the human rights dialogue between the EU and Cuba, led by the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, began in 2015; whereas no tangible results have been achieved and the situation of human rights remains extremely worrying, despite the setup of the Human rights dialogue;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas on three occasions the European Parliament have awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Cuban activists, Oswaldo Payá in 2002, the Ladies in White in 2005 and Guillermo Fariñas in 2010;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas Cuba has been highly criticised for being elected as an UNHRC Member for 2016 - 2019 term due to the violations of all applicable Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas according to Freedom House Organisation, Cuba is one of the "least free" countries in the world;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2036(INI)
K. whereas issues discussed at the second meeting of the human rights dialogue held in Cuba in June 2016 with the participation of line ministries and agencies included freedom of association and human rights issues in a multilateral context, such as the death penalty; whereas the next meeting of the human rights dialogue is due to be held in Brussels during the first half of 2017; whereas the political dialogue between the EU and the Cuban Government, must include the direct 'intensive dialogue with civil society and the peaceful opposition' without any restriction, and must follow the EU's criteria on democracy, universal human rights and fundamental freedoms' such as freedom of expression, assembly and political association, as well as its 'worldwide policy of support to human rights defenders';
Amendment 41 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the PDCA includes a so- called ‘human rights clause’, which is a standard fundamessential element of EU international agreements that allows the PDCA to be suspended in case of violation of the provisions on human rights;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas on 20 March 2017 Eduardo Cardet Concepcion, national coordinator of the Christian Liberation Movement (MCL) was sentenced for three years imprisonment as a result of criticism of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro; whereas for decades the Cuban authorities have harassed and intimidated members of the Christian Liberation Movement in an attempt to silence and dissenting ideas; whereas such proceedings are in breach of freedom of speech and expression;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas independent journalists, peaceful dissidents and human rights defenders, mostly members of the democratic opposition, are still persecuted, arbitrarily detained or being held in jail in Cuba for exercising the basic rights of expression, assembly and political association;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas a humane treatment must to be ensured for the political prisoners and prisoners of conscience in Cuba; whereas on 24 February 2017, political prisoner Hamel Santiago Maz Hernández, a member of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), died in the great prison of Havana, known as Combinado del Este; whereas since 3 June 2016 he was in jail accused of disrespect to any government official, without being subjected to any trial; whereas on 9 March 2017, 10 Members of UNPACU were detained, including their leader Jose Daniel Ferrer;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas throughout March 2017 the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation verified at least 432 arbitrary detentions of peaceful dissidents in Cuba; whereas 11 cases of physical assaults and 8 cases of harassment by secret political police and para-police agents, of which peaceful opponents were also victims, were also documented;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2036(INI)
Qa. whereas the Cuban economic system is in need of trade liberalization, economic and financial investments, technological innovation and overall market freedoms that would allow the island to modernize its economy;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q b (new)
Recital Q b (new)
Qb. whereas this economic and trade liberalization should enable the country to overcome the limitations to the population in the provision of goods and services and bring inevitably a progressive move towards free social spaces, coexistence, technology and communication, that the Cuban population appreciate and demand;
Amendment 65 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas Cuba is a signatory to 11 of the 18 United Nations human rights conventions and has ratified eight of them; whereas Cuba has not ratified the International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Convenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Cuban authorities to immediately release all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, arbitrarily detained solely for exercising their freedom of expression and assembly and strongly condemns such detentions; urges the authorities to stop harassing, persecuting and intimidating independent journalists, peaceful dissidents and human rights defenders and to hold those responsible accountable; considers the civil society to be a vital part of democratic regimes;
Amendment 98 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 99 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Cuban government to align its human rights policy with the international standards defined in the Charters, declarations and international instruments to which Cuba is a signatory; insists that the persecution and imprisonment of dissidents for their ideals and their peaceful political activity is in breach of the provisions set up in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
Amendment 101 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Demands that the Cuban authorities permit members of the political opposition, human rights activists and all citizens to travel abroad and return freely to Cuba; calls for free and full access for the Cuban population to information in all forms;
Amendment 102 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Denounces imposed charges against Eduardo Cardet Concepcion, national coordinator of the Christian Liberation Movement (MCL), for exercising his right of freedom of speech; condemns violent detentions of 10 Members of Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), including its leader Jose Daniel Ferrer; calls on the Cuban authorities for their immediate and unconditional release; urges to stop the harassment and intimidation of members of MCL as well as UNPACU;
Amendment 105 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Affirms the European Parliament’s aspiration to see relations between the EU and Cuba develop to the greatest possible extent, with full respect for the independence and autonomy of the partieStresses that the future of Cuba must be based on the sole will of its citizens; recalls that political reconciliation and mutual understanding must include all Cubans who are willing to peacefully work for freedom, democracy and adherence to human rights;
Amendment 120 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Supports the findings of the UN Committee on enforced disappearances in Cuba of 17 March 2017 urging Cuba to take the necessary measures to guarantee the full independence of its judicial system as well as to set up an independent National Institution of Human Rights in lines with the Paris Principles;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the fact that the human rights dialogue between the EU and Cuba was launched before the conclusion of the PDCA negotiations; reiterates that the objectives of the European Union's policy towards Cuba has to continue to be the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, encouragement of a process of transition to a pluralist democracy and a lasting economic recovery aimed at improving the living standards of the Cuban population;
Amendment 140 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the HR/VP Federica Mogherini to recognise the existence of a political opposition to the Cuban Government and to allocate all available tools to restore democratic and inclusive political dialogue in Cuba;
Amendment 147 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the relevance of the inclusion of the political dialogue chapter and the establishment of an institutionalised EU-Cuba Human Rights dialogue; urges the EU to promote and provide guarantees for the work of the human rights defenders and the active participation of civil society actors in this process, including all peaceful dissidents;
Amendment 153 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that the PDCA includes a provision for suspension of the agreement in case of violation of the provisions on human rights; calls to ensure the establishment of a transparent and binding road map which should be aimed at safeguarding and monitoring all human ,environmental and labour rights provisions mentioned in this resolution; in this sense calls on the EU to closely follow and report back to the European Parliament about the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba within the provision of suspension of the agreement;
Amendment 160 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Takes note of some liberalisation measures that the Cuban authorities have adopted in the recent months, while emphasizing that the development of strong foreign investment to improve the physical and technological infrastructure of the country and build a competitive Cuban production system will require many other economic and financial measures with regulations that give legal certainty and economic stability to the country;
Amendment 172 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Confirms its decision to send an official long- pending delegation of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament to Cuba, and urges the Cuban authorities to allow the entry of such a delegation without any further delays in the view of the upcoming PDCA; calls on the Cuban authorities to ensure unimpeded access to all venues and meetings with the requested interlocutors;
Amendment 84 #
2017/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes the multi-ethnic, and multi- religious, character of Kazakhstan and stresses the need for a protection of minorities and their rights, in particular with regard to the use of languages, religious practices, non-discrimination and equal opportunities;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas corruption appears to be a complex phenomenon which can be defined as the abuse of entrusted power for individual or collective, direct or indirect personal gain, and which poses a serious threat to social and economic stability and security by undermining the institutions and values of democracy, ethics and justice;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in many countries corruption not only constitutes a significant systemic obstacle to the realisation of all human rights, but may also cause many human rights violations; whereas corruption is one of the most neglected human rights violations of our times as it fuels injustice, inequality and deprivationmay also cause many human rights violations, resulting in injustice, inequality and deprivation, notably as regards financial and economic resources and the realisation of democracy and the rule of law;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 53 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the economic consequences of corruption are extremely negative, especially in terms of its impact on economic opportunities, loss of investment, increasing poverty and inequality among the population, the quality of public services, access to infrastructures, economic opportunities and loss of investment;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas practices such as electoral fraud, illicit funding of political parties or the perceived disproportionate influence of money in politics erode confidence and create socialpublic dissatisfaction inwith elected representatives and governments, undermine democratic legitimacy, public trust in politics and may significantly weaken civil and political rights;
Amendment 92 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas international anti- corruption efforts have an evolving institutional and legal framework but a significant implementation gap exists due to lack of political will or of robust enforcement mechanisms; whereas a human rights approach to anti-corruption efforts would provide a paradigm shift and could contribute to closing this implementation gap by using existing national, regional and international mechanisms to monitor compliance with human rights obligations;
Amendment 102 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the absence of free media both online and offline creates favourable conditions for opaque practicescorruption and misbehaviour to flourish; whereas media play an important role in increasing public awareness of corruption and human rights violations;
Amendment 108 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas many civil society organisations, including anti-corruption associations and human rights associations, journalists, bloggers and whistle-blowers expose corruption, fraud, mismanagement and human rights violations despite serious personal risks; whereas lack of protection against reprisals, libel and defamation laws and lack of independent and credible investigation can all deter people from speaking out against corruption; whereas the EU has a duty to protect themcivil society organisations, including anti-corruption associations and human rights associations, journalists, bloggers and whistle-blowers, in particular by offering public support and making the most effective use of its instruments such as the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR);
Amendment 126 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for collective action to be taken at national and international level to prevent and combat corruption, given that corruption spreads across borders and that cooperation between countries and between regions needs to be encouragedas well as enhanced cooperation between countries and regions;
Amendment 139 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned about the lack of implementation and enforcement of the existing national and international anti- corruption instruments; calls on the signatory countries to apply them in full in order to better protect their citizens;
Amendment 156 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to mainstream the principle of local and democratic ownership of projects financed under EU assistance programmes; highlights the need to establish and operationalise conditionality and incentives ofat EU external financial instruments should be based on anti-corruption norms, conditionality and commitments made by partner countries in order to enhance the absorption of the EU financial support;
Amendment 164 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EU to introducclude an anti- corruption clause alongsiunder human rights clauses in agreements with third countries that would allow for monitoring, consultations and, as a last resort, the imposition of sanctions or the suspension of such agreements in the event of serious and/or systemic corruption that causes or is directly linked to serious human rights violations;
Amendment 170 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to pay particular attention to the continuous and structured monitoring and evaluation of the effective implementation of the UNCAC by countries with whom the EU has or is planning to have any agreement;
Amendment 188 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recommends that the EEAS and EU delegations include a specific benchmark on the link between corruption and human rightscorruption in the Human Rights and Democracy Country Strategy Papers whenever appropriate;
Amendment 196 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages EU Member States to consider adopting legislation providing for the possibility of the freezing of assets and visa restrictions targeting individuals who have been involved incommitted serious human rights violations against other individuals;
Amendment 215 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the need to step up national and international corruption- related communication and awareness- raising campaigns targeting citizens; stresses that education is key in building strong individuals in our society based on respect for the rule of law;
Amendment 219 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the need to strengthen links between anti-corruption agencies and NHRIs based on the mandate of NHRIs to address corruption as thea potential source of direct and indirect human rights violations;
Amendment 223 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recommends that examination of the issue of corruption as a cause of human rights violations, as well as a result of human rights abuses and a weak rule of law, be integrated into the universal periodic review; stresses the role that anti- corruption NGOsthe civil society could play in contributing to this process;
Amendment 232 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages all EUN Member States to fully implement the UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights and to include specific commitments on anti-corruption measures in their national action plan on human rights or to enact specific anti-bribery legislation;
Amendment 254 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines the specific need to uphold the highest possible ethical standards and transparency standards in the functioning of international organisations and regional assemblies in charge of protecting and promoting democracy, human rights and the rule of law;
Amendment 255 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Large sporting events and links with human rights violations and corruption
Amendment 258 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Remains concerned about serious human rights violations, including labour rights and high- level corruption linked to some major international sporting events and thsome related large-scale infrastructure projects; encourages cooperation between sporting governing bodies and, international anti- corruption agencies and NGOs in order tocivil society, establishing transparent and verifiable commitments on human rights by organisers of large sporting events; stresses that these criteria should be part of the award criteria to host such events;
Amendment 276 #
Amendment 278 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 288 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Highlights the crucial importance of anti-corruption agenda during the process of EU accession negotiations;
Amendment 289 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26 b. Stresses the fact that one of the most effective ways to prevent corruption is to reduce the sphere of state interventions, bureaucratic intermediation and put forward simpler regulations;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the EU’s work on measures to promote equality in the Eastern and Southern neighbourhood must also be marked by a high level of respect for the differing approaches of the countries concerned in areas such as family policy and issues of human dignity, in the same way as approaches to such matters also vary between EU Member States.
Amendment 273 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) In Member States where there is a high level of organisation, both among employees and employers, and where the social partners in their capacity as representatives for workers and employers have the primary responsibility to regulate working conditions on the labour market, the social partners should have full authority regarding the possibility to conclude collective agreements. Such concluded collective agreements that regulate working conditions and give workers an overall protection can deviate from the minimum rights provided by this directive as long as the purpose of the directive is respected.
Amendment 323 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive lays down minimum rights that apply to every worker in the Union, who have an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in each Member State.
Amendment 377 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 389 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 399 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 518 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The information referred to in Article 3(2 a, b, c, d, e, f, j, k and l) shall be provided individually to the worker in the form of aone or more documents at the latest on the first day of the employment relationship. That document maywithin one calendar week from the first working day. The other information referred to in Article 3(2) shall be provided aind transmitted electronically as long as it is easily accessible byividually to the worker in the wforker and can be stored and printedm of a document within one month from the first working day.
Amendment 549 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the information on the laws, regulations and administrative or statutory provisions or collective agreements which have been declared universally applicable governing the legal framework applicable which are to be communicated by employers is made generally available free of charge in a clear, transparent, comprehensive and easily accessible way at a distance and by electronic means, including through existing online portals for Union citizens and businesses.
Amendment 565 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The written document referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to changes that merely reflect a change in the laws, regulations and administrative or statutory provisions or collective agreements cited in the documents referred to in Article 4(1), and, where relevant, in Article 6.
Amendment 616 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may provide for longer probationary periods in cases where this is justified by the nature of the employment or is in the interest of the worker. In cases where the worker has been absent from work during the probationary period, Member States may provide that the probationary period can be extended correspondingly, in relation to the duration of the absence.
Amendment 693 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may lay down modalities for the application of this Article, in accordance with national law, collective agreements and/or practice.
Amendment 709 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that a workers who has completed his or her probationary period, if any, with at least six months' seniorityrvice with the same employer may request a form of employment with more predictable and secure working conditions where available. Member States may limit the frequency of such requests.
Amendment 762 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Member States may allow social partners to conclude collective agreements, in conformity with the national law or practice, which, while respecting the overall protection of workers, establish arrangements concerning the working conditions of workers which differ from those referred to in Articles 7 to 11. Member states with a high level of organisation and coverage for the collective agreements, and where the social partners have the primary responsibility to regulate working conditions, may determine that collective agreements concluded at the appropriate level by recognised social partners in accordance with national law, balancing the interests of workers and employers, shall be considered as respecting the overall protection of workers, as long as the purpose of this directive and European Union law is respected.
Amendment 21 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The fact that non-direct investments do not fully fall within the scope of common commercial policy has been clarified by Opinion 2/15 the Court of Justice of the European Union of 16 May 2015.
Amendment 30 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) A broadnecessary range of investments which establish or maintain lasting and direct links between investors from third countries and undertakings carrying out an economic activity in a Member State should be covered.
Amendment 82 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. 'foreign direct investment' means investments of any kind by a foreign investor aiming to establish or to maintain lasting and direct links between the foreign investor and the entrepreneur to whom or the undertaking to which the capital is made available in order to carry on an economic activity in the territory or the Exclusive Economic Zone of a Member State, including investments which enable effective participation in the management or control of a company carrying out an economic activity;
Amendment 88 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may maintain, amend or adopt mechanisms to screen foreign direct investments on the grounds of security or public order,. Screening may be undertaken if necessary to protect security or to maintain public order and shall be done under the conditions and in accordance with the terms set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 98 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may screen foreign direct investments that it can justify are likely to affect projects or programmes of Union interest on the grounds of security or public order.
Amendment 116 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– critical infrastructure, including energy, transport, communications, media, data storage, space or financial infrastructure, as well as sensitive facilities;
Amendment 137 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
In determining whether a foreign direct investment is likely to affect security or public order, Member States and the Commission may take into account whether the foreign investor is directly or indirectly controlled by the government of a third country, including through significant funding.
Amendment 145 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Foreign investors and undertakings concerned shall have the possibility to seek judicial redress against screening decisions of the national authorities, unless such action is considered contrary to the essential security interests of the Member State.
Amendment 150 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall not be obliged to provide any information the disclosure of which they consider contrary to their essential security interests.
Amendment 92 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As the Programme aims at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry, only entities established in the Union and effectively controlled by Member States or their nationals should be eligible for support. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the beneficiaries and subcontractors in actions funded under the Programme, shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States. Other aspects which are likely to influence decision-making on strategic economic issues, such as composition of the board and executive management, shareholder rights, financial ties and commercial cooperation between the undertaking and any shareholders in third countries, should also be examined.
Amendment 244 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Amendment 374 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 8, Paragraph 2
Article 8, Paragraph 2
2. Once the goods carried in the course of an incoming international carriage from another Member State or from a third country to a host Member State have been delivered, hauliers referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allowed to carry out, with the same vehicle or, in the case of a coupled combination, the motor vehicle of that same vehicle, cabotage operations in the host Member State or in contiguous Member States. The last unloading in the course of a cabotage operation shall take place within 5 days from the last unloading in the host Member State in the course of the incoming international carriage.; A road haulier who has carried out cabotage operations in accordance with the first subparagraph shall not be allowed, for a period of [10] days from the last unloading in the course of the last cabotage operation, to undertake new cabotage operations with the same vehicle or, in the case of a coupled combination, the motor vehicle of that same vehicle, in the same host Member State or its contiguous Member States.
Amendment 408 #
2017/0123(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
National road haulage services carried out in the host Member State by a non-resident haulier shall only be deemed to comply with this Regulation if the haulier can produce clear evidence of the preceding international carriage as well as of each consecutive operation the vehicle or motor vehicle for a period of [15] days preceding that international carriage.;
Amendment 91 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Technological development allows for a differentiated usage of the vehicle without requiring the full attention of the driver for driving.
Amendment 196 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
(a) In Article 4, the following point ra is added: ‘autonomous driving system’ is the system responsible for driving the vehicle according to the task to be performed defined according to UNECE legislation.
Amendment 219 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(3a) (5a) In Article 6, the following new paragraph 5a is added: A driver may record the period during which an autonomous driving system is activated as ‘other work’, provided that the driver is not involved in the active manoeuvre of the vehicles
Amendment 458 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – indent 1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – indent 1 (new)
Regulation (EU) No 165/2014
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
- In Article 8 (1), the following fourth indent is added: "-every time the autonomous driving system activates or deactivates"
Amendment 101 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Time-based user charges do by nature not accurately reflect infrastructure costs actually induced and, for similar reasons, are not effective when it comes to incentivising cleaner and more efficient operations, or reducing congestion. They should therefore be gradually replaced by distance-based charges, which are fairer, more efficient and more effectiveDue to geographical differences, such as sparsely populated areas, long distances and large road networks, and low traffic intensity, Member States should continuously be able to introduce or maintain time-based user charges.
Amendment 131 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The variation of infrastructure charges according to Euro emission class has contributed to the use of cleaner vehicles. However, with the renewal of vehicle fleets, the variation of charges on this basis on the inter-urban network is expected to become obsolete by the end of 2020 and should therefore be phased out by that time. From the same point in time, external-cost charging should be applied more systematically, as a targeted means to recover external cost in respect of situations in which it matters most.
Amendment 144 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to promote the use of the cleanest and most efficient vehicles, Member States should apply significantly reduced road tolls and user charges to those vehicles. While automated and connected technology allows heavy-duty vehicles to further reduce CO2 emissions’ when platooning, those vehicles should also be entitled to additional reduction of road tolls and user charges.
Amendment 203 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 1999/62/EC
Title
Title
Directive 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 1999 on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of road infrastructures;
Amendment 228 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
(15) ‘vehicle’ means a motor vehicle, with four wheels or more, or articulated vehicle combination intended or used for the carriage by road of passengers or goods;
Amendment 232 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Amendment 233 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
(17) ‘heavy goods vehicle’ means a vehicle intended for the carriage of goods aAnd having a maximum permissible mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes;
Amendment 234 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Amendment 235 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Amendment 239 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Amendment 242 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Amendment 243 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Amendment 252 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24
(24) ‘transport operator’ means any undertaking transporting goods or passengers by road;
Amendment 253 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
(25) ‘vehicle of the ‘EURO 0’, ‘EURO I’, ‘EURO II’, ‘EURO III’, ‘EURO IV’, ‘EURO V’, ‘EURO VI’ category’ means a heavy dutygoods vehicle that complies with the emission limits set out in Annex 0;
Amendment 277 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Amendment 287 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Amendment 298 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 9
Article 7 – paragraph 9
Amendment 327 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 c – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 c – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The external-cost charge related to traffic- based air pollution shall not apply to heavy dutygoods vehicles which comply with the most stringent of EURO emission standards.
Amendment 370 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 g – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 g – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 387 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 g – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 g – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Within one year from the entry into force of the delegated act, Member States shallmay vary the infrastructure charge taking into account the reference CO2 emission values and the relevant vehicle categorisation. Charges shall be varied in such a way that no infrastructure charge is more than 100% above the same charge for equivalent vehicles having the lowest, but not zero, CO2 emissions. Zero-emission vehicles shall benefit from infrastructure charges reduced by 75% compared to the highest rate.
Amendment 397 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 g a – paragraph 1
Article 7 g a – paragraph 1
1. For light duty vehicles, until 31 December 2021, Member States may vary tolls and user charges according to the environmental performance of the vehicle.
Amendment 404 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 g a – paragraph 2
Article 7 g a – paragraph 2
2. From 1 January 2022 Member States shallmay vary tolls and, in the case of user charges, at least annual charges, according to the CO2 and pollutant emissions of vehicles in accordance with the rules set out in Annex VII.
Amendment 469 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point b – point i – indent 1
Annex I – point 1 – point b – point i – indent 1
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex III – Section 2 – point 2.1 – indent 6
Annex III – Section 2 – point 2.1 – indent 6
— Costs shall be apportioned to heavy dutygoods vehicles on an objective and transparent basis taking account of the proportion of heavy dutygoods vehicle traffic to be carried on the network and the associated costs. The vehicle kilometres travelled by heavy dutygoods vehicles may for this purpose be adjusted by objectively justified ‘equivalence factors’ such as those set out in point 4 (*).
Amendment 478 #
2017/0114(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point d
Annex I – point 1 – point d
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex III b – Table 2 – footnotes 1 and 2
Annex III b – Table 2 – footnotes 1 and 2
Amendment 36 #
2017/0111(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Data on CO2 emissions and fuel consumption will be available for certain new heavy-duty vehicles that are registered in [2019]. Starting from that date, the competent authorities of the Member States should therefore be required to provide data on new registrations and manufacturers should be required to provide the technical data relating to those vehicles for which the requested data are available.
Amendment 37 #
2017/0111(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Technical data essential for determining the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption performance of a vehicle, as well as those determining its specification, should be publicly available to increase the transparency of the vehicle specifications and the related performance, and to foster competition among manufacturers. Only dData that are sensitive on the grounds of personal data protection and fair competition should not be published. However, it is clearly in the public interest that technical data essential for determining the performance of vehicles is available. Such data should therefore not be exempt from public access.
Amendment 57 #
2017/0111(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall keep a central register for the data reported in accordance with Articles 4 and 5. The register shall be publicly available with the exception of data entries 1, 4, 5, 23, 24, 25, 32, 33, 39 and 40 specified in Part B of Annex I.
Amendment 78 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to urgently introduce and improve CO2 standards for all road transport as a matter of urgency; points out that cost- effective vehicle standards probably represent the most effectivone of the measures needed for improving energy efficiency in the EU in the period up to 2030. Efficiency gains should be achieved on a level playing field basis for all transport modes in the period up to 2030 and addressing all CO2 reduction potentials besides new vehicle technology, including better transport and fuel infrastructure and better use of existing vehicles (e.g. ecodriving, optimised logistics, ITS applications);
Amendment 160 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that autonomous vehicles can be an important asset in improving the efficiency of transport; insists, however, that autonomous vehicles should be electric, shared, and include smart measures to mitigate increasing use;
Amendment 320 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for new standards for CO2 emissions ofrom cars and vans to be set for 2025 and 2030 on the basis of a linear trajectory and at a level corresponding to an annual improvement of at least 6-8 %, corresponding to 70 g New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) in 2025 and 50g NEDC in 2030;30. The proposal should be calculated as a percentage reduction from 2021 WLTP values. The proposal should also include 2025 mid-term review that takes into consideration the market uptake of electrically chargeable vehicles and deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure.
Amendment 338 #
2016/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 11 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
— having regard to the joint statements of the EP-Kosovo interparliamentary meetings of 28-29 May 2008, 6-7 April 2009, 22-23 June 2010, 20 May 2011, 14-15 March 2012, 30-31 October 2013 and 29-30 April 2015, and to the declarations and recommendations adopted at the first and second meetings of the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee of 16-17 May 2016 and 23-24 November 2016 respectively, and to the first meeting of the Stabilisation and Association Council held on the 25 November 2016,
Amendment 21 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU has repeatedly reiterated its willingness to assist in the economic and political development of Kosovo through a clear European perspective, in line with the European perspective of the region and Kosovo has shown an aspiration in its path towards European integration;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the entry into force of the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) on 1 April 2016 as the first contractual relationship and an essential step for the integration of Kosovo into the EU - which would also further Kosovo's trade and investment integration; welcomes the launch of the European Reform Agenda on 11 November 2016 as a platform to facilitate implementation of the SAA and calls on Kosovo to show clear political will and determination to implement the agreed roadmap including the setting up of the coordination mechanism for the SAA, and to seize the positive momentum created by the SAA;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses concern at the persistent extreme polarisation of the political landscape; calls on all the parties to create the conditions for a fruitful, solution and result-oriented dialogue with a view to defusing tension and calls on the opposition especially for cooperation and reaching a sustainable compromise aimed at facilitating the progress of the country on its European path;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the leaders of the Kosovo- Serbian community to take full ownership of their place and role in the institutions of the country, acting independently from Belgrade and constructively for the benefit of all the people of Kosovo, while urging Kosovo to continue to support the access of Kosovo Serbs to Kosovo institutions;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Condemns in the strongest terms the violent disruption of activities by the opposition which occurred in the first half of the year and welcomes the return of the opposition to participate in Assembly proceedings on most issues;
Amendment 82 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concern that the post of Minister of European Integration still remains vacant and that this undermines the coherence and effectiveness of SAA implementation policies; underlines that the path towards EU integration requires a strategic long- term vision and sustained commitment in the adoption and implementation of the necessary reforms;
Amendment 102 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the proposal by the Commission to grant visa liberalisation, which would be a very positive step for Kosovo on the path to European integration; is concerned by the stalemate in the Assembly with regard to the ratification of the demarcation agreement with Montenegro, and stresses that visa liberalisation can only be granted once Kosovo has fulfilled all criteria, including with regard to building up a track record of high-level convictions for corruption and organised crime, which has been greatly aided by the IT tracking mechanism for high profile cases that Kosovo has for high-level crimes, which should also be extended to other criminal cases;
Amendment 117 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the progress made in implementing the various agreements signed since August 2016 in the normalisation process with Serbia, after months of little to no progress; calls on both Kosovo and Serbia to show more engagement and sustained political will as regards the normalisation of relations and recalls that this is a condition for accession to the EU; takes note of some progress on other technical issues such as cadastre, university diplomas and licence plates and on the implementation of the agreement on the Mitrovica Bridge; welcomes the allocation of an independent international telephone code to Kosovo; reiterates its call on the European External Action Service to carry out an evaluation of the performance of the sides in fulfilling their obligations; notes with concern that a wall has been constructed in North Mitrovica without prior consent of all parties and to the detriment of the joint reconciliation of the city;
Amendment 132 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the Association of Serbian Municipalities has not yet been set up and that the Statute still has to be drafted, and urges Kosovo to establish the association in line with the agreement reached under the EU-facilitated dialogue and with the ruling of the Kosovo Constitutional Court; expresses concern at the continued presence of Serbia’s parallel structures and calls for their dismantlement; encourages all stakeholders to find an acceptable and mutually agreeable long-term solution for the status of the Trepca mining complex; notes that the establishment of the Association is the responsibility of the government of Kosovo;
Amendment 143 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the establishment of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor Office in The Hague as an essential step for ensuring justice and reconciliation, and invites Kosovo to fully cooperate with the Court; underlines that witness protection is a crucial issue for the Court to be successful and thus calls on authorities to allow citizens to benefit from this system without the fear of retribution; calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure proper funding of the Special Court; calls on Kosovo to address the issue of missing persons - including the effective guarantee of property rights, barring the usurpation of properties and guaranteeing the return and reintegration of displaced persons, and to ensure effective compensation to the victims of war rape;
Amendment 158 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that, while some progress has been achieved in adopting legislation for the proper functioning of the judiciary, the administration of justice remains slow and inefficient and is hampered by the remaining shortcomings of criminal legislation, political interference, lack of accountability, issues of overlap and limited financial and human resources, including in the Special Prosecution Office; encourages Kosovo to address these issues as a matter of priority; urges the competent authorities to conduct a proper investigation into the death in prison of Mr Astrit Dehacknowledges the efforts of the Kosovo government to investigate the potential murder of Mr Astrit Dehari, and notes that further investigation should take place, should this be deemed necessariy;
Amendment 168 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the signing of the framework agreement for Kosovo’s participation in EU programmes and encourages the swift entry into force of the agreement following the European Parliament's approval;
Amendment 175 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Expresses serious concerns at the lack of progress with regard to the protection of freedom of expression and media freedom, and at the increased political interference and pressure and intimidation exerted on the media; notes that due to a generally non-sustainable media in Kosovo, a sustainable solution for the RTK broadcaster needs to be found, as it is currently being publicly funded; urges the Kosovo authorities to fully recognise and protect freedom of expression in line with EU standards and to end impunity for attacks against journalists;
Amendment 187 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates its concern about the very slow progress in the fight against corruption and organised crime and calls for renewed efforts and a clear political will to tackle these issues; regrets that corruption and organised crime go unpunished in certain areas of Kosovo, notably in the north; is concerned that the track record of investigations, prosecutions, final convictions remains low and confiscation and sequestration of criminal assets remains lowis rarely utilized despite it being an essential tool in fighting corruption, thus recommends the prompt freezing of assets and an increase in the number of final confiscation; expresses concern that political party and campaign financing is not properly covered by regulatory oversight and is hampered by the lack of political will needed to enforce the legal framework; expresses the view that conflict of interest law needs to be brought in line with European standards and effective removal of public officials indicted or convicted of serious or corruption-related crimes needs to be enacted; calls for direct and effective cooperation between Kosovo and Serbia, as well as between all the countries in the region, in the fight against organised crime; stresses that Kosovo’s membership of Interpol and cooperation with Europol would facilitate these efforts;
Amendment 205 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on Kosovo to further efforts to stop gender-based violence and to ensure women’s full enjoyments of rights; calls on Kosovo institutions to allocate adequate funding to the implementation of the national strategy on domestic violence, which includes international mechanisms such as the Istanbul Convention; welcomes the high-level political support for the rights of LGBTI persons; welcomes the holding of the second pride parade, but reiterates that fear remains widespread in the LGBTI communityand notes that cases of verbal and physical assault against the LGBTI community should be properly investigated;
Amendment 207 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. While commending the establishment of the Inter-Ministerial Coordination Group for Human Rights in May 2016, highlights that strong political will is needed in order for the Group to deliver its mandate; at the same time expresses concern that legislation regarding minorities are not being properly implemented, and not enough resources are dedicated to ensure protection of minorities;
Amendment 209 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Reiterates the fact that the draft law on freedom of religion needs to be adopted and should include the Venice Commission's recommendations on the matter; expresses concern at the local resistance to the implementation of the ruling on the return of its property to the Kosovo Serbian Orthodox church, and calls on actors to implement the ruling; condemns the fact that explosive materials were placed at the mosque in Drenas/Glogovac, and reiterates the fact that all citizens of Kosovo need to respect the rights of religious groups;
Amendment 212 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Kosovo authorities to address gender mainstreaming as a priority and to ensure that governing bodies and authorities lead by example; is concerned about the structural challenges hampering the implementation of the law on gender equality, and remains concerned about the under-representation of women in decision-making positions and women are also at a disadvantage with regards to property inheritance due to the very low number of women who are able to inherit as a result of tradition, thus putting them at a financial disadvantage of not being able to use their property as collateral when attempting to obtain credit; is concerned that no progress has been made on combating domestic and gender-based violence; urges the authorities to encourage publicly and put in place protection mechanisms and shelter measures for women who break the silence and denounce domestic violence, and welcomes in this respect the NGO ‘Be a Man’ founded by men in Pristinaencourages the work of NGOs on this issue;
Amendment 234 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the increased efforts to counter violentIslamic extremism and radicalisation and recognises the important work carried out by Kosovo in this area; notes that many foreign fighters have returned to Kosovo and calls on the authorities to establish effective policies for prevention, de-radicalisation and - where appropriate - reintegration;
Amendment 235 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the improvement of the economic situation and the increase in tax revenues which are making more resources available for the government to carry out its policies; expresses, however, its concerns about the sustainability of Kosovo’s budget with regard, in particular, to the amount of the benefits allocated to war veterans, and calls, in this connection, for the reform of the relevant law as agreed with the International Monetary Fund; calls on the need to urgently increase the level of employment, and increase local industry - while at the same time focusing on the competitiveness of locally manufactured products to be able to reach the standards for EU export - and to decrease the dependence on remittances which have increased recently; expresses concern of the ad-hoc financing decisions taken, which hampers stability necessary for businesses; reiterates the need to facilitate the registration of new businesses which are currently plagued by unaccountable administration, underdeveloped infrastructure, weak rule of law and corruption; highlights the need to focus on improving the quality of education and matching educational competences with job needs, which is essential in tackling the very high rate for youth unemployment; urges Kosovo to follow-up on the recommendations from the EU's 'Small Business Act' assessment and the introduction of regulatory impact assessments to reduce the administrative burden on SMEs;
Amendment 281 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Strongly condemns the act of sending a Serbian nationalist train from Belgrade to Northern Kosovo; interprets this as an act of provocation and a step back in Serbia-Kosovo relations;
Amendment 284 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Urges the Kosovo authorities to adopt a credible long-term energy strategy based on energy efficiency, the diversification of energy sources and the development of renewables; calls on the government to respect the agreement to close downhighlights the need to further work towards reliable electricity grids, which would also support business creation and local industry; calls on the government to respect the agreement to decommissioning of the Kosovo A power plant and refurbishing Kosovo AB power plant and make use of the EUR 60 million allocated for this purpose by the EU within the framework of IPA funds; calls for a hydropower strategy for the Western Balkans as a wholeguidance for the Western Balkans as a whole as the planning of investments in infrastructure needs to ensure that nature protection obligations are respected; highlights the fact that while a national strategy for air quality and a law on ambient air was adopted, it needs to be enforced as the alarmingly high CO2 emission - especially in the wintertime - causes great health risks and thus urges authorities to take immediate action; is concerned that the waste management problem remains one of the more visible problems in Kosovo, with current legislation not addressing the challenges;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates its concern about the continued fragmentation into four different legal systems; stresses the need to strengwiftly address any outstanding shortcomings of then judicial independence, including from politry and emphasizes the need for its de-politicization, including in prosecution of war crimes, as well as strengthening judicial pressure,independence and to fighting corruption in the judiciary; urges the rapid adoption of the action plan for the implementation of the 2014-2018 justice sector reform; welcomes the adoption of the law on free legal aid at state level and the introduction by the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of guidelines on prevention of conflict of interest, the drafting of integrity plans and disciplinary measures; notes the important role of the Structured Dialogue on Justice in addressing the shortcomings in the BiH judiciary;
Amendment 230 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Deplores the fact that BiH is still in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights for not implementing the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the Sejdić-Finci, Zornić and Pilav cases; strongly calls for progress to be made in this regard in order to advance the country’'s EU perspective and establish a functional democratic society in which equal rights of all constituent peoples and citizens of BiH is guaranteed;
Amendment 245 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Remains concerned by the continued fragmentation, inefficiency and complexity of the education system; calls for countrywide common core curricula and better coordination between the different levels of education governance, in a way to still ensure the right of children to education in their own language; continues to be concerned about the persistently high school-drop-out rates of Roma pupils; regrets the slow progress in addressing and resolving the issue of ‘two schools under one roof’ and other forms of segregation and discrimination in schoolsarding the system' two schools under one roof' calls on the authorities to promote the principles of tolerance and dialogue as well as the right of all constituent peoples to education in their own language;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
Amendment 10 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
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Amendment 59 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines, however, that measures taken under the state of emergency had large-scale, disproportionate and long- lasting negative effects on a large number of civilians and as well as on the protection of fundamental freedoms in the country; condemns the collective dismissal of civil servants, increasing abduction cases of dissidents both in Turkey and abroad, the mass liquidation of media outlets, the arrests of journalists, academics, judges, human rights defenders, elected officials and ordinary citizens, and the confiscation of propertyall of their properties and assets and passports on the basis of emergency decree laws without individualised decisions, and without the possibility of timely judicial review;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines, however, that measures taken under the state of emergency had large-scale, disproportionate and long- lasting negative effects on the protection of fundamental freedoms in the country; condemns the collective dismissal of civil servants, police officers, the mass liquidation of media outlets, the arrests of journalists, academics, judges, human rights defenders, elected officials and ordinary citizens, and the confiscation of property and passports on the basis of emergency decree laws without individualised decisions, and without the possibility of timely judicial review;
Amendment 77 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the strategic importance of good EU-Turkey relations for both sides; recognises that both Turkey and the EU have gone through their own internal transformation processes since the accession negotiations were opened in 2004; regrets that the accession instruments have not been used to the fullest extent and that, over the years, Turkey’s full integration into the EU has lost public support on both sides; remains committed to cooperating and maintaining an open dialogue with the Turkish Government, in order to address common challenges; recommends that the Council urgently invite the Turkish Government to a summit to discuss the obvious crisis in EU-Turkey relations that we are faced with;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note of the outcome of the referendum that took place on 16 April 2017, held under the state of emergency and in circumstances that prevented a fair campaign; supports an independent evaluation of all claims regarding irregularities; notshares the remarkconcerns of the Venice Commission on the constitutional reform, and underlines that the proposed constitutional amendments do not respect the fundamental principles of the separation of powers and sufficient checks and balances, and are not in line with the Copenhagen criteria; notes the decision of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to reopen the monitoring process for Turkey;
Amendment 117 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to suspend the accession talknegotiations with Turkey ifas soon as the constitutional package is implemented unchanged; encourages the Commission and the Member States to make an honest offer for future cooperation and to discuss a new sectorial partnership in areas which are of mutual interest;
Amendment 135 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that measures undertaken following the declaration of the state of emergency have targeted alleged members/supporters of the Gülen movement, dissent in general and political parties of the opposition in particular; strongly condemns the imprisonment of 13 MPs belonging to the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), including its co-chairs, and of 90 Kurdish municipal mayors; urges the Turkish Government to lift the state of emergency immediatelyis deeply concerned about the detention conditions resulting in a hunger strike of more than 110 Kurdish prisoners; urges the Turkish Government to lift the state of emergency immediately; stresses that the presumption of innocence is a fundamental principle in any constitutional state; urges the Turkish government to officially prove the alleged links to the Gülen movement and its involvement in the coup attempt; underlines that the reintroduction of the death penalty would violate Turkey’s international commitments and lead to an immediate end to the EU accession talksmembership bid;
Amendment 157 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Condemns strongly the violations of freedom of expression and the serious infringements of media freedom, including the disproportionate bannings of media sites and social media as well as the recent blocking of Wikipedia; notes with concern the closure of around 170 media outlets - including almost all Kurdish-language outlets - and the jailing of more than 150 journalists; recalls that a free and pluralistic press is an essential component of any democracy and urges the Turkish government to release all journalists immediately; notes the continuous deterioration in the press freedom index from Reporters without borders, ranking Turkey now 155 out of 180 countries;
Amendment 172 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses its serious concern at the continuously deteriorating situation in south-east Turkey, especially in the areas where curfews were imposed, where some 2 000 people were reportedly killed in the context of security operations and an estimated half a million people became displaced in the period from July 2015 to December 2016; notes that local prosecutors have consistently refused to open investigations into the reported killings; recalls that the Turkish government has a responsibility to protect all people living on its territory, irrespective of their cultural or religious origins; is convinced that only a fair political settlement of the Kurdish question can bring sustainable stability and prosperity both to the area and to Turkey as a whole; notes that a series of laws have created an atmosphere of ‘systematic impunity’ for the security forces; regrets the decision of the Turkish Parliament to waive the immunity of a large number of MPs unconstitutionally, paving the way for the arrests of opposition politicians; deplores the widespread expropriations, including properties belonging to the municipalities and also church properties, which would be a violation of the rights of religious minorities;
Amendment 194 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on Turkey to protect the rights of the most vulnerable groups and of persons belonging to minorities; regrets that the LGBTI marches in Ankara and Istanbul weris seriously concerned about violence bannsed for the second consecutive year; is seriously concerned about gender-based violence, discriminationon religious grounds, continuous discrimination, also against Christians, hate speech against minorities, hate crime and violations of the human rights of LGBTI persons; calls on Turkey to harmonise its domestic legislation with the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention, which it ratified in 2014; welcomes the government’s national strategy and action plan for Roma and encourages the authorities to address key obstacles to the social inclusion of Romacalls on the Turkish government to start implementing the strategy and to set up a monitoring and evaluation mechanism; encourages the authorities to address key obstacles to the social inclusion of Roma; expects the Turkish government to treat every Turkish citizen without any prejudice towards his or her religious belief; deplores the plans to turn the Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque;
Amendment 238 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that strengthening trade relations could bring concrete benefits to citizens in Turkey and the EU, and therefore supports the Commission’s proposal to start negotiations on the upgrading of the Customs Union; reiterates that the EU is Turkey’s main trading partner and that two thirds of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Turkey comes from EU Member States; is seriously concerned about the legal uncertainty and the lack of guarantee for property resulting in numerous expropriations of private companies for vague and unproved reasons; considers the involvement of social partners in negotiations as crucial; calls on the Commission to include political benchmarks on human rights and fundamental freedoms in the upgraded Customs Union; underlines that the Customs Union can only reach its full potential when Turkey fully implements the Additional Protocol vis-à-vis all Member States; recalls the finding from the 2016 Report on Turkey that duty relief, free zones, surveillance measures and management of tariff quotas are not fully in line with the acquis; notes the Commissions' conclusion that further trade integration with the EU would be stimulated by Turkey's elimination of impediments to the functioning of the Customs Union;
Amendment 262 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that visa liberalisation is important for the Turkish populationcitizens, particularly for business people, and will enhance people-to-people contacts; encourages the Turkish Government to comply with the final outstanding criteria, including revision of its anti-terrorism legislationfully and in a non-discriminatory manner meet the final outstanding criteria identified in the visa liberalization roadmap towards all Member States, including revision of its anti-terrorism legislation; stresses that visa free travel will only be possible when all standards have been met;
Amendment 270 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to take into account the latest developments in Turkey when conducting the mid-term review of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) funds in 2017, and to suspend all pre-accession funds if Turkey no longer sufficiently complies with the EU’s Copenhagen criteria; calls on the Commission to use those funds to support Turkish civil society and to invest more in people-to-people exchange programmes, such as Erasmus+ for studentsespecially once the accession negotiations have ended;
Amendment 288 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Stresses the importance of the fight against corruption and recalls the findings of the Commission that Corruption remains prevalent in many areas and continues to be a serious problem; is concerned that the track record of investigation, prosecution and conviction in high-level corruption cases remained poor; underlines that progress in trade relations and in the visa-free regime is only possible if Turkey effectively steps up its fight against corruption;
Amendment 327 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Condemns strongly the recent statements by President Erdogan accusing some EU leaders of ‘Nazi practices’ ands well as the abuse of some Member States and their citizens as 'Nazis' and insists on an official apology by the President; warns that the continuation of such unwarranted statements undermines Turkey’s credibility as a political partner; notes with concern the reports of alleged pressure on members of the Turkish diaspora living in the Member States, and condemns the Turkish authorities’ surveillance of citizens with dual nationality living abroad; is concerned at the revocation of a large number of passports, leaving people stateless;
Amendment 333 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Reiterates the need to strengthen good neighbourly relations; calls on Turkey, in this connection, to step up efforts to resolve outstanding bilateral issues, including unsettled legal obligations and disputes with its immediate neighbours over land and maritime borders and airspace, in accordance with the provisions of the UN Charter and with international law; calls on the Turkish Government to sign and ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS); urges the Turkish Government to end the repeated violations of Greek airspace and territorial waters, as well as the practice of Turkish military aircraft flying over Greek islands; expresses its regret that the casus belli threat declared by the Turkish Grand National Assembly against Greece has not yet been withdrawn; urges Turkey and Armenia to proceed to normalise their relations by establishing diplomatic relations without preconditions, and calls for opening the Turkish-Armenia border, which could lead to improved relations, with particular reference to cross-border cooperation and economic integration;
Amendment 348 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that a settlement of the Cyprus problem would have a positive impact on the entire region, while first and foremost benefiting both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots; praises the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities in Cyprus for having achieved major progress in the settlement talks; welcomes the exchange of preferred maps, thus far unprecedented, and the first international conference held with the guarantor powers; supports the settlement based on a bi- communal, bi-zonal federation with political equality, a single international legal personality, single sovereignty and single citizenship with political equality between the two communities and equal opportunities for all its citizens, in line with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and on the basis of respect for the, the EU acquis, and the values and principles upon which the EUnion is founded; welcomes the intensified engagement by the parties to achieve the settlement of the Cyprus problem; expects Turkey to show active support for the negotiations, and reiterates that Turkey’s commitment and contribution to a comprehensive settlement remain crucial; praises the important work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), and; expects rapid implementation of the declared intention to grant access to the Committee on Missing Persons to all relevant sites, including military areas; calls on Turkey to allow full access to all relevant sitarchives and to assist the CMP by providing information from its military archivemilitary zones in the northern part of Cyprus for exhumation and to provide all relevant information that will lead to the discovery of relocated remains; calls for special consideration for the work done by the Committee on Missing Persons;
Amendment 370 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls on Turkey to immediately withdraw its troops from Cyprus and to transfer Varosha to its lawful inhabitants in accordance with UNSC Resolution 550(1984); as an effort to pave the way for a democratic comprehensive settlement;
Amendment 381 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Deplores Turkey´s refusal to fulfil its obligation of full, non-discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement vis-a-vis all member states, including the Republic of Cyprus;
Amendment 386 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19 c. Deplores Turkey's policy of settlement and calls on Turkey to refrain from further settlement of Turkish citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus, which is contrary to the Geneva Convention and the principles of international law; urges Turkey to terminate all actions that alter the demographic balance on the island thus impeding a future solution;
Amendment 390 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19 d. Underlines the Republic of Cyprus' lawful right to enter into bilateral agreements concerning its exclusive economic zone; reiterates its calls on Turkey to respect the sovereign rights of all Member States, including those relating to the exploration and exploitation of natural resources when in line with the EU acquis and international law; calls on Turkey to refrain from any action damaging good neighbourly relations and a climate conducive to the peaceful settlement of bilateral disputes;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas several reports by UN bodies, including by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, the Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, the Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, have stated that acts committed by so-called ‘ISIS/Daesh’ may constitute atrocity crimes;
Amendment 63 #
2016/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Contracting Parties to the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948 and to other relevant international agreements, including the EU Member States, to prevent atrocity crimes within their territory or committed by their citizens as they have committed to doing; calls on all states that have not yet ratified these Conventions to do so;
Amendment 79 #
2016/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the development, at international, regional and national levels, of educational and cultural programmes promoting an understanding of the causes and consequences of atrocity crimes for humankind and raising awareness of the need to nurture peace, to promote human rights and interreligious tolerance and to prosecute and investigate any such crimes; welcomes, in this context, the organisation of the first annual EU Day Against Impunity for gGenocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes;
Amendment 162 #
2016/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reaffirms, in this context, its strong condemnation of the heinous crimes and human rights violations committed by ‘ISIS/Daesh’ in Syria and Iraq, including killings, torture, abuse, rape, sexual slaveryviolence, sexual slavery, forced abortion, extortion, forced marriage, forced religious conversions and the systematic murder of ethno-religious minorities, Christians (Chaldeans/Syriacs/Assyrians), Yazidis, and others, that amount to genocide; believes that the prosecution of the perpetrators should be a priority for the international community;
Amendment 169 #
2016/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the EU and its Member States to fight against impunity and to lend active support to international efforts to bring ‘ISIS/Daesh’ fighters to justice; calls for the development of a clear approach to the prosecution of ‘ISIS/Daesh’ fighters and their abettors, including by using the expertise of the EU network for investigation and prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes;
Amendment 177 #
2016/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Emphasises that the EU and its Member States should support the prosecution of ‘ISIS/Daesh’ by the ICC by seeking a consensus within the UN Security Council; calls on the EU Member States to investigate and prosecute nationals of theirs who have committed atrocity crimes in Iraq and Syria, or to refer them to the ICC; underlines that, alternatively, the EU should explore and support at international level all options to prosecute ‘ISIS/Daesh’ crimes, including by means of theexplore and support at international level all options to prosecute 'ISIS/Daesh' fighters, including: by seeking a consensus within the UN Security Council to table a resolution referring the situation to the ICC; or by referring the ISIS/Daesh perpetrators to the ICC; or by establishment ofing an International Criminal Tribunal for ISIS/Daesh Atrocities in Iraq and Syria;
Amendment 184 #
2016/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes thatEmphasises that the EU and its Member States should investigate and prosecute nationals of theirs who have committed, attempted to commit, or were complicit in atrocity crimes in Iraq and Syria; however, prosecuting ‘ISIS/Daesh’ membefighters and their abettors in the Member States can only be a complementary solution to international justice;
Amendment 188 #
2016/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Emphasises the need to ensure that a similar international, impartial and independent mechanism to collect evidence of atrocities committed by 'ISIS/Daesh' in Iraq is established as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 189 #
2016/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Emphasises the need for EU Member States to investigate all allegations and suspicions relating to their citizens travelling to Syria or Iraq to join ISIS/Daesh, participating or being complicit in 'ISIS/Daesh' atrocities;
Amendment 193 #
2016/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the EUʼs efforts to support the work of the Commission for International Justice and Accountability; calls for the EU to give direct support to Iraqi and Syrian civil society in gathering, preserving and protecting evidence of crimes committed by ‘ISIS/Daesh’; supports the United Kingdom and Belgian initiative at UN levelwelcomes the British and Iraqi initiative, the 'Bringing Daesh to Justice Coalition', to gather evidence of the crimes committed by ‘ISIS/Daesh’ in Syria and Iraq in order to facilitate its prosecution internationally and calls upon the EU Member States to join or support the coalition;
Amendment 260 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes with concern the increase in the stationing of Russian military forces in the region, the building and reopening of bases and the creation of an Arctic military district of Russia;
Amendment 268 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of engaging Russia in Arctic cooperation and the need to further assert EU strategic interests towards Russia by the use of selective engagement and to seek progress on issues of common concern where there is ground for global solutions to common challenges and threats; urges that this and urges that these issue bs are included in the EU strategy on the Arctic;
Amendment 19 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the EU Guidelines on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief1a, __________________ 1ahttp://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52013 IP0279
Amendment 107 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas Articles 18 and 19 of the UDHR acknowledges that everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and freedom of opinion and expression, which includes the freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers; whereas the number of cases of persecution relating solely to people peacefully exercising their right to freedom of opinion, worship and expression has risen sharply;
Amendment 256 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the importance of the mandate of the EUSR in enhancing the EU’s effectiveness in advancing human rights and democratic principles around the world; reiterates its call for this mandate to become a permanent one ; whilst acknowledging the important role of the EUSR for Human Rights, regrets that Freedom of Religion or Belief is not listed as one of the key EU priorities raised1a; __________________ 1a http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu ment/ST-10255-2016-INIT/en/pdf
Amendment 274 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates its demand that the Members of the European Parliament be given access to the HRCSs and obtain information on how the EU implements these strategies, and that these are presented in a format that enables the Members to fulfil their duty of scrutiny properly;
Amendment 444 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Expresses its profound concern over the rise of extreme poverty and inequality across the world, which jeopardises the full enjoyment of all human rights; believes that respect for human rights and the right to development are intrinsically linked; stresses that respect for human rights, gender equality, good governance, the rule of law, peace and security are prerequisites for eradicating poverty and inequalities;
Amendment 494 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 d (new)
Paragraph 48 d (new)
48d. Stresses that certain trade benefits, in particular those granted under GSP+, are inherently and legally conditional upon the continued implementation of international human rights conventions;
Amendment 499 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49a. Calls on the EU to include respect for Freedom of Religion or Belief in Human Rights Impact Assessments that are carried out before the EU decides to conclude new trade and investment agreements;
Amendment 524 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54a. Reaffirms that Women's rights cannot be sacrificed due to specific proscription by any religion or belief;
Amendment 623 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68 a (new)
Paragraph 68 a (new)
68a. Recalls its resolution calling on the members of the UN Security Council to support a referral by the Security Council to the International Criminal Court in order to investigate violations committed in Iraq and Syria by the so- called ISIS/Daesh against Christians (Chaldeans/Syriacs/Assyrians), Yazidis and religious and ethnic minorities;
Amendment 663 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
73. Condemns, in keeping with Article 10 TFEU, all acts of violence and discrimination on the basis of ideology, religion or belief; expresses its serious concern over the continued reports of violence and discrimination against religious or belief minorities around the world; urges the EU also to continue the implementation of the EU Guidelines on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief;
Amendment 666 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 b (new)
Paragraph 73 b (new)
73b. Welcomes the appointment by the Commission of Ján Figel as Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the European Union;
Amendment 667 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 c (new)
Paragraph 73 c (new)
73c. Requests concrete action towards the effective implementation of the EU Guidelines on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief, including: ensuring systematic and consistent training of EU staff at Headquarters and in Delegations; reporting on country and local situations; engaging in close cooperation with local actors, and especially with their leaders of religious or belief groups;
Amendment 668 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 d (new)
Paragraph 73 d (new)
73d. Calls on the EEAS and the European Commission to look to the European Parliament's Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Religious Tolerance Annual Report and determine an annual strategy for the focal countries where there are grave violations to ensure suitable EU development funding and monitoring programmes as well as assistance to the respective EU Delegations. This year these countries include Burma, China, Eritrea, India, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Brunei and The Maldives;
Amendment 676 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 b (new)
Paragraph 74 b (new)
Amendment 677 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 c (new)
Paragraph 74 c (new)
74c. Is deeply concerned that in some parts of the world the position of religion or belief communities is endangered with entire religious communities disappearing or fleeing;
Amendment 681 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
75. Calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure that religious or belief minorities are respected worldwide, including in the Middle East, where Yazidis, Christians and Muslim minorities and atheists are being persecuted by ISIS and other terrorist groups;
Amendment 694 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
Paragraph 76
76. Encourages the international community and the EU to provide protection for minorities, to install safe zones, and to build a coalition, with a view to preventing abductions and preserving the diversity of ethnic, cultural and religious identities; calls for the recognition, self-administration and right to self-defence of ethnic and religious minorities living in areas where they have historically had a strong presence and lived peacefully alongside each other – particular in the Sinjar mountains (Yazidis), the Nineveh plains (Chaldean-s/Syriac- s/Assyrian peoples ) and other parts of Northern Iraq – and for instruments of reconstruction to be established in order to guarantee the safe return of displaced persons and refugees;
Amendment 766 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89 a (new)
Paragraph 89 a (new)
89a. Deplores the abuse of religion or belief for terrorist purpose;
Amendment 797 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 100
Paragraph 100
100. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the torture and ill-treatment caused by ISIS; expresses its solidarity with the families and communities of all victims affected by the violence; condemns practices by ISIS to discriminate against and to target minority groups; calls on the EU, its Member States and the international community to step up their efforts to address the urgent need to prevent further suffering in an effective way;
Amendment 1072 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 136
Rule 136
Amendment 28 #
2016/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the negapositive effects of association agreements on the economies of ACP countries; takes the view that the new partnership will need to be based on developing the countries’ productive capacities, free trade with the rest of the world, including neighbouring countries, completing the most advantageous regional integration processes, protectdeveloping traditional agriculture, and combating land grabbing, the privatisation of national natural resources and public services, and over- exploitationprotecting private property rights and combating so-called 'dead capital';
Amendment 51 #
2016/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites ACP countries to audit their debts with a view to their complete elimination, and invites them to claim reparations for the spoliation of natural resources by foreign multinationals, and for the wars that have been sparked; supports the United Nations working group on an international framework for sovereign debt restructuringmaintaining a sustainable level of indebtedness;
Amendment 91 #
2016/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the importance of putting an end to foreign interference in the internal affairs of ACP countries, and to neocolonial policies; supports the idea of dismantling all foreign military basesStrongly opposes proposals to close all foreign military bases and stresses the importance of international military cooperation for peace and stability.
Amendment 127 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph r
Paragraph r
(r) to continue to advocate for freedom of religion or belief; to urge greater efforts to protect the rights of religious minorities; in particular those who are victims of genocide, including Christians, Yazidis and other minorities in Iraq and Syria; to call for the repeal of blasphemy laws that serve as a pretext for the persecution of religious minorities and non-believers; to support the work of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief;
Amendment 1 #
2016/0298(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GDeclines to gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;
Amendment 162 #
2015/2348(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the Commission’'s first steps to introduce fuel standards for heavy commercial vehicles (HCVs) and CO2 limits; is of the opinion that increased size of HCVs would entail a deep revision of the infrastructure and operational standards of the TEN-T network and that alternatives such as reducing ‘empty returns’an integrated approach is necessary to achieve real CO2 reductions; increased size of HCV combinations, better logistics in order to reduce 'empty returns', better use of alternative fuels and powertrains, are examples of solutions that could achieve greater efficiency gains with lessittle impact on the infrastructure;
Amendment 136 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 28 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), otherwise known as the Iran Nuclear Deal, was a notable achievement for European diplomacy in particular, and that Europe isresult of international diplomacy, and that the parties are now responsible for not simply ensuring its strict and full implementation, butand also for maintaining the spirit of negotiations in a way that benefits the peoples of both Iran and the EU; recalls, at the same time, the Iranian Government's previous treatment of the observers from the IAEA and the international community, and the Iranian regime's attempt to conceal large parts of its nuclear technology programme from the outside world;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the importance of developing the parliamentary dimension of EU-Iran relations as part of the strategy for re-establishing mutual trust; reiterates its support, in this regard, for the proposal discussed between Parliament and the Majlis for an inter-parliamentary dialogue on counter-terrorism; condemns Iran's previous and on-going support for international terrorism; welcomes the renewed political dialogue between the EU and Iran, including on human rights; recognises that while there is suspicion and mistrust on both sides, there is also a long history between many Member States and Iran and that Iran has a strong ambition to have good relations with Europe, which provides the potential for a relationship based on mutual trust and respect; reiterates that the EU does not seek to interfere in internal political choices in this country or in any other, but seeks cooperation based on mutual respect for international standards and principles; believes that the full normalisation of relations can only occur by means of regular and sustained dialogue and that the immediate priority should be to broaden the scope of EU-Iran relations in areas where there is common agreement to do so; believes, however, that the ultimate aim must be one of partnership between Iran and the EU;
Amendment 84 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises that differences exist between the EU andCondemns Iran onfor the use of the death penalty; nevertheless believes cooperation on anti-narcotics programmes and on the question of juvenile executions, in line with Iran’s own commitments, could provide a common agenda for addressing this question; between 2005 and 2015, 73 minors were executed, according to Amnesty International; according to the UN, in 2016 some 160 young people are still on death row, awaiting execution; the UN also states in a report of 2016 that the number of executions increased substantially in 2015; many of the people executed had been convicted of drugs offences and belonged to one or another of the country's ethnic minorities, and in some cases they were convicted after confessions had been extracted from them by means of torture; in total, more than 600 people may have been executed – far more than the official figure of 369; most of the people executed belonged to ethnic minorities, including Kurds and Balochs; notes that, since Hassan Rouhani became President, at least 2 400 death sentences have been carried out by the regime;
Amendment 132 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EEAS to explore the possibility of establishing an institutional framework for cooperation with Iran, such as a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) or a Framework Agreement. in order to initiate negotiations about this, however, human rights, democracy and a complete halt to all forms of support for terrorist organisations are needed;
Amendment 168 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls the impact that extraterritorial US sanctions, in particular US-related sanctions on banks, have on businesses willing to invest in Iran, while noting that the sanctions are a response to Iran's support for international terrorism; insists on the need to address this and other financial matters to create the necessary conditions for businesses to prosper in Iran and contribute to Iranians feeling relief from sanctions in their everyday lives;
Amendment 258 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Expresses concern about growing militarisation in the wider region and supports efforts towards greater arms control, while recognising legitimate defence concerns, but within a context of seeking to promote full respect for sovereignty of all countries in the region itself; recalls Iran's destructive involvement in the majority of the conflicts in the region and its support for terrorist organisations such as Hamas and Hezbollah;
Amendment 287 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes EU-Iran political dialogue should call on Iran to play a constructive role in solving the political crises in Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon and Afghanistan, based on respect for international law and the sovereignty of these countries; calls, in this regard, for a model of EU diplomacy based on political rather than religious differences and on the principle of ensuring respect, safety and security for peoples in all countries in the Middle East, without exception; condemns Iran's economic, military and moral support for terrorist organisations such as Hamas and Hezbollah;
Amendment 303 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Condemns the Iranian regime's radical, official hatred of Jewry, Zionism and the State of Israel, which is a central element in the leadership's ideological convictions and policies;
Amendment 317 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. WelcomNotes Iran’'s readiness to support the current efforts to bring stability to Iraq, and calls for additional efforts to bring all the militias operating in the countryinvolvement in Iraq, and calls for all Iranian militias operating in the neighbouring country to be brought under the authority of the Iraqi army; welcomes Iran’s contribution to the fight against ISIS/Da’esh; notes the agreement between Iran and Australia to share intelligence on the fight against ISIS/Da’esh;
Amendment 333 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that regional rivalries are an underlying factor in conflicts in several countries in the region; calls for active EU diplomacy to de-escalate tensions between Tehran and Riyadh, including confidence building, track II diplomacy and de- escalation measures in the normalisation of their relations; calls on the EU to work with the US and Russia to that end and, in particular, in supporting the development of a new regional security infrastructure that takes into account Iran and Saudi Arabia’s threat perceptions and legitimate security concerns and provides security guarantees both to Iran and the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council; stresses that cooperation on maritime security in the Persian Gulf, including the signing of a charter on free navigation, could be a first confidence-building measure in developing regional trust and cooperation;
Amendment 344 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Socio-economic issues, rule of law, democracy and the lack of respect for human rights
Amendment 358 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Believes that Iran’s revolutionary legacy and its constitution as an Islamic State must nothas hitherto been an impediment for finding common ground on matters related to democracy or human rights;
Amendment 359 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Condemns the regime's treatment of religious minorities; notes that, according to the 2016 annual report of the US Commission on Religious Freedom, the preconditions for freedom of religion have continued to deteriorate in the past year; religious minorities such asBaha’is, Christians (including converts to Christianity), Sunni Muslims and Sufi Muslims are subject to systematic harassment, arrest and detention; the report also notes that, since Hassan Rouhani was elected President in 2013, the number of people from religious minorities who have been imprisoned on account of their faith has increased; the Pew Research Center identifies Iran as one of only 16 countries with very stringent public restrictions on religious worship;
Amendment 380 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Notes with concern that Iran has the highest level of death-penalty executions per capita in the world; stresses that eliminating the death penalty for drug- related offences would dramatically decrease the number of executions; welcomes, in this regard, the possibility that the newly-elected Majlis is considering legislation to exclude some drug-related offences from the list of crimes punishable with the death penalty; notes at the same time that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is extensively involved in drug smuggling and that the US Department of Finance has placed the Revolutionary Guard's commanding officer, Esmail Baghbani, on its sanctions list for his role in drug smuggling;
Amendment 405 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 421 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on Iran to live up fully to its commitments under the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the International Covenant on Political and Civil Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by ensuring the enjoyment by its citizens of individual rights without discrimination as to sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, or other status, as provided for in these instruments; points out that this includes a basic right to equality before the law, as well as the right of equal access to education, health care and professional opportunities; notes that increased pressure is being brought to bear on the people with regard to religious prescriptions and rules concerning people's private lives; notes that, in the spring of 2016, a ceremony was held under the supervision of Ayatollah Khamenei in which 7 000 new officers for the so-called morality police were examined, whose task it is to arrest, detain and beat people who are not considered to be complying with the strict dictates of Islamic law;
Amendment 440 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls for all citizens who were arrested during the election protests of 2009-2010 (also known as the Green Revolution) to be released unconditionally and for those within the regime and the security forces who have been responsible for violence, murder and mass arrests to be brought to trial;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief,
Amendment 78 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas Article 18 of UDHR recognises the freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief must be unconditionally enhanced through inter- relig; whereas this right remains widely under threat, and the number of violatiouns and inter-cultural dialogueshas sharply risen;
Amendment 292 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
60. Recalls that freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief is a fundamental human right, as recognised in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, interrelated with other human rights and fundamental freedoms encompassing the rights to believe or not to believe, the freedom to practice theistic, non-theistic or atheistic belief alike, and the right to adopt, change and abandon or return to a belief of one's choice;
Amendment 296 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 b (new)
Paragraph 60 b (new)
60b. Calls on the EEAS to create an office to act as focal contact point for religion or belief matters, which would be responsible for the promotion and protection of freedoms of religion or belief, and for facilitating dialogue between EU delegations and relevant religious and belief organisations;
Amendment 297 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 c (new)
Paragraph 60 c (new)
60c. Welcomes the EU's commitment to promoting the right to freedom of religion or belief at international platforms including the UN, OSCE and the Council of Europe; commends the HR/VP for her determination to protect freedom of religion or belief, and for stating that it is one of three special human rights priorities; encourages the HR/VP in her chairmanship of the Foreign Affairs Council, to raise freedom of religion or belief as a special issue for the Council twice a year;
Amendment 298 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 d (new)
Paragraph 60 d (new)
60d. Is concerned about the increase in violence against religious or belief minorities around the world; calls for the special protection of refugees who have been forced to flee their place of origin as a result of discrimination on the basis of their religion or belief; asserts that all states have a duty to protect minorities against discrimination and violence;
Amendment 303 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Calls on the EU and the Member States to step up their efforts to guarantee access to and enhance respect for freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief and to promote inter- religious dialogue when engaging with third countries; fully supports the EU practice of taking the lead on thematic resolutions at the UNHRC and at the UNGA on freedom of religion and belief; encourages the EU to support the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief; requests concrete action towards the effective implementation of the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief, including by ensuring systematic and consistent training of EU staff at Headquarters and in Delegations, reporting on country and local situations, engaging in close cooperation with local actors, especially with leaders of religious or belief groups including respect for freedom of religion or belief rights in Human Rights Impact Assessments that are carried out before the EU decides to conclude new trade and investment agreements and urging countries not currently accepting requests for visits from the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief to do so;
Amendment 325 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
Paragraph 66
66. Condemns in the strongest terms all forms of discrimination, including those based on race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, language, culture, religion or belief, social origin, caste, birth, age, disability or any other status; urges the EU to intensify its efforts to eradicate all types of discrimination, racism and xenophobia through human rights and political dialogues, the work of the EU Delegations and public diplomacy; urges the EU also to continue promoting the ratification and full implementation of all UN Conventions that support this cause, such as the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination or the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
Amendment 401 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
Paragraph 80
80. Calls on the EU and its Member States to constantly monitor and raise cases of violations of freedom of assembly and association, including through various forms of bans and limitations on civil society organisations and their activities and of unlawful damages to assembly sites such as properties used for religion or civil assembly;
Amendment 65 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Advocates broader and intensified EU cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, through bilateral agreements, in order to clamp down on smuggling and trafficking networks, to ensure capacity building in the fields of asylum systems and border control, to provide protection for people in need, to develop frameworksvery swiftly to develop a sustainable system for regular migration and mobility, and to put into force a humane and effective return policy for irregular migrants; emphasises, furthermore, how important it is that the children’s perspective is the guiding principle in the establishment of a new common European migration policy;
Amendment 103 #
2015/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the EEAS to set the fight against radicalisation and recruitment as one of its main priorities; encourages the EU to further develop guidelines and principles for fighting terrorism based on the UN Security Council Resolution 2178(2014);
Amendment 107 #
2015/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Points out that a comprehensive EU prevention strategy must also make full use of its foreign policy to promote the respect for human rights, democracy, freedom of religion, good governance and to prevent and resolve conflicts in order to shrink the space for extremist propaganda;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Recognizes the need for internationally coordinated media monitoring aimed to restrict access to terrorist propaganda and improve the process for public reporting of extremist content online; calls for the setting up of websites or hotline contact points for citizens in order to support positive narrative and awareness campaigns against online and offline radicalization;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Encourages the religious leaders in the world to intensify the existing interreligious dialogues, in order to promote understanding between different religions and contribute to the fight against radicalization and extremism; calls on the religious leaders to launch a next Interfaith Summit as the one in Assisi in 2011;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Calls on imams and Muslim leaders to take the lead in the efforts against radicalisation and hateful speech by countering fundamentalism and terrorism propaganda with a theologically based narrative; calls on the EU to support research and information projects on the countering of fundamentalism and de- radicalisation by intensifying dialogue with Muslim communities to bring together our efforts;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Underlines that the EU and countries in the Western Balkans, Turkey, the Gulf countries and other Arab States should make joined efforts to fight against radicalisation and recruitment, to trace terrorist financing and to develop a new narrative against Islamist fundamentalism; stresses that counterterrorism cooperation and information sharing should be a key element in EU relations with those countries; emphasises that it is also essential to strengthen such cooperation with regional organisations such as the Arab League, the African Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council;
Amendment 119 #
2015/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Calls on the Council to set up a black list of European jihadists and jihadist terrorist suspects.
Amendment 120 #
2015/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 h (new)
Paragraph 6 h (new)
6h. Calls for the introduction, as soon as possible, of an EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) system that would allow Member States to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute foreign terrorist fighters and thus enhance internal and international security; Calls as well to improve international cooperation in that field.
Amendment 167 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the need to put in place the conditions for a resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority for a lasting settlement of the conflict based on a solution enabling both countries to live side by side in peace and security; welcomes the 2002 peace initiatives and calls on the LAS countries to put them into effect; calls on international donors to honour the commitments made by them at the Cairo Conference of October 2014; expresses its concern about the fact that terrorist groups in Gaza are rearming themselves and have returned to smuggle weapons, manufacture rockets and build tunnels;
Amendment 168 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the need to put in place the conditions for a resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority for a lasting settlement of the conflict based on a solution enabling both countries to live side by side in peace and security; welcomes the 2002 peace initiatives and calls on the LAS countries to put them into effect; calls on international donors to honour the commitments made by them at the Cairo Conference of October 2014; calls on the Palestinian Authority to continue necessary internal institutional reform which is a prerequisite to receiving financial assistance from the international community.
Amendment 13 #
2014/2077(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas direct budget support remains highly risky as money introduced into the general budget of the state/country cannot be sufficiently monitoredquires close monitoring and policy dialogue between the EU and the partner country regarding objectives, progress towards agreed results and performance indicators; whereas risks associated to budget support are subject to a systematic risk analysis and a risk mitigation strategy.
Amendment 97 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Smelters and refiners are an important point in global mineral supply chains as they are typically the last stage in which due diligence can effectively be assured by collecting, disclosing and verifying information on the mineral’s origin and chain of custody. After this stage of transformation it is often considered unfeasible to trace back the origins of minerals. AThe Union shall establish a global status list of responsible smelters and refiners could therefore provide transparency and certainty to downstream companies as regards supply chain due diligence practicesvering at least 80% of the global known smelters and refiners, in cooperation with the United Nations and the OECD, in order to provide transparency and certainty to downstream companies as regards supply chain due diligence practices as well as to ensure the continuation of the minerals and metals trade from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes Region.
Amendment 109 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The Commission should report regularly to the Council and the European Parliament on the effects of the scheme. No later than three years after entering into force and every six years thereafter, the Commission should review the functioning and the effectiveness of this Regulation, including as regards the promotion of responsible sourcing of the minerals within its scope from conflict-affected and high- risk areas. The reports may be accompanied, if necessary, by appropriate legislative proposals, which may include extended mandatory measures,
Amendment 111 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) It is essential to avoid unintended market distortions and allow the responsible importers to put in place systems that are necessary for complying with due diligence obligations. As a consequence, this Regulation stipulates a one year transitional period in order to guarantee its smooth implementation.
Amendment 112 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) The timely implementation of the accompanying measures outlined in the Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council entitled "Responsible sourcing of minerals originating in conflict-affected and high- risk areas. Towards an integrated EU approach" (JOIN (2014) 8) is of the outmost importance in order to enhance the effectiveness of the Regulation and offset any unintended negative impact.
Amendment 116 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation sets up a Union system for supply chain due diligence self- certification in order to curtail opportunities for armed groups and security forces12 to trade in tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold. It is designed to provide transparency and certainty as regards the supply practices of importers, smelters and refiners sourcing from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. The Union system shall be mandatory for responsible importers of the minerals or metals within the scope of this Regulation sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes Region. __________________ 12‘Armed groups and security forces’ as defined in Annex II of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict- Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition, OECD Publishing (OECD (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264185050- en.
Amendment 125 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation lays down the supply chain due diligence obligations of Union importers who choose or are to be self- certified as responsible importers of minerals or metals containing or consisting of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold, as set out in Annex I.
Amendment 161 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘responsible importer’ means any importer who chooses or is to self-certify according to the rules set out in this Regulation;
Amendment 193 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Any importer of minerals or metals within the scope of the Regulation may or shall self-certify as responsible importer by declaring to a Member State competent authority that it adheres to the supply chain due diligence obligations set out in this Regulation. The declaration shall contain documentation in which the importer confirms its adherence to the obligations including results of the independent third- party audits carried out.
Amendment 314 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall update the information included in the list in a timely manner. The Commission shall remove from the list the names of the smelters and refiners that are no longer recognised as responsible importers by Member States in accordance with Article 14(3), or the names of the smelters and refiners in the supply chain of the no longer recognised responsible importers, but not less than once a year.
Amendment 355 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Member StatesCommission shall lay down the rules applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 362 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. In case of inadequate remedial action by the responsible importer, the competent authority shall issue to the importer a notice of non-recognition of its responsible importer certificate as regards the minerals or metals within the scope of this Regulation and inform the Commission. In case of inadequate remedial action by the responsible importer concerning minerals and metals from the DRC and the Great Lakes Region, the competent authority shall take note of such non-action as infringement of the obligations.
Amendment 363 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a Accompanying measures If appropriate, the Commission will submit a legislative proposal within the transitional period setting up accompanying measures in order to enhance the effectiveness of this Regulation in line with the Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council entitled "Responsible sourcing of minerals originating in conflict-affected and high risk areas. Towards an integrated EU approach" (JOIN (2014)8)
Amendment 16 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. having regard to the governance challenges facing Iraq in terms of institutional and administrative capacity building and consolidating the rule of law, law enforcement and respect for human rights;, with specific focus on ethno- religious minorities,
Amendment 21 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas it is important to tackle unemployment, especially among young people, in order to prevent them from becoming radicalized and hence easy recruits for terrorist organiszations or other organized crime groups;
Amendment 32 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas more than 1.5 million Christian Iraqi citizens (Chaldeans, Syriacs, Assyrians and members of other Christian minorities) were living in Iraq in 2003, and whereas they constitute an ancient, native population group which is facing serious danger of persecution and exile; whereas hundreds of thousands of Christians havemore than a million Christians were forced to flede the violence, either leaving their country completely or being displaced within its borders; whereas Christians could disappear from Iraq within the next six to 12 months;
Amendment 43 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas Iraqi Religious Leaders, including Muslims (Shi’a and Sunni) and Christians, as well as representatives of Sabeans, Yazidis, on March 1st, 2018, adopted joint recommendations to the government of Iraq aimed at promoting coexistence and at countering religious hate speech;
Amendment 60 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EU and the Member States to maintain the humanitarian assistance they are currently providing to help and protect all Iraqis affected by the conflicts; calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure a comprehensive oversight of their provided financial assistance to ensure that the financial assistance is reaching those in need;
Amendment 74 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Expresses its concern over the high degree of fragmentation of Iraqi society; calls on the EU, in coordination with the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Iraqi authorities, to provide full support for a reconciliation strategy to ensure respect for the diversity of Iraq and to promote inclusive and representative governance, at national and local level, which will help strengthen a common Iraqi citizenship; welcomes the recommendations by Iraqi religious leaders for the government of Iraq to establish a council of senior clerics and scholars in Iraq, to send a request to the Iraqi parliament to indorse a law that criminalize extremist religious speeches that incites hatred and violence and punish those who encourage it, to review the curricula, in which other religions can be introduced positively, and to put emphasis on national identity (citizenship) and not on sectarian identity; calls on the EU to work with the Iraqi authorities to strengthen the rights of all ethno-religious components of Iraq so that they are afforded better protection of their rights;
Amendment 93 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Continues to provide ongoing support for the broad action to combat terrorism being carried out by the Global Coalition against Daesh; calls on the EU to establish a dialogue on issues relating to the fight against terrorism with a view to reforming anti-terrorist legislation and strengthening the country’s capacity to deal with the terrorist threats; calls on the EU to work with the Iraqi authorities to combat impunity for any crimes that are aimed at minority groups, whether ethnic, religious or other, in all their forms;
Amendment 98 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the EU to encourage the Iraqi authorities to adopt a national strategy to deal with crimes committed by Daesh and to accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and voluntarily accept the ICC jurisdiction from when Daesh committed mass atrocities in Iraq, to equip the ICC with the territorial jurisdiction to investigate the crimes and to prosecute Daesh fighters;
Amendment 106 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the EU to work with the Iraqi authorities to combat impunity for any crimes that are aimed at minority groups, whether ethnic, religious or other, in all their forms;
Amendment 115 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that the reconstruction and stabilisation process must be accompanied by coherent economic and social development policies which benefit all Iraqis; calls on the EU to engage fully alongside the Iraqi authorities not only to address the economic and budgetary imbalances but also to promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth capable of generating jobs, particularly for young people; calls on the EU to encourage and support Iraq in providing young people, who missed out on formal education when they became forcibly displaced by Daesh, with opportunities to assess formal educational programs that will equip them with knowledge and skills to improve their chances of getting jobs;