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2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Pervenche BERÈS, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Hugues BAYET, Dietmar KÖSTER, Arndt KOHN, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Recalls that the payment of taxes is both an essential corporate contribution to society and a tool for good governance and is therefore a requirement for responsible business practices; stresses the need to include harmful tax practices in the scope of mandatory reporting on corporate social responsibility (CSR);

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Hugues BAYET, Pervenche BERÈS, Elly SCHLEIN, Dietmar KÖSTER, Arndt KOHN, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Urges furthermore the Member States taking part in the enhanced cooperation procedure to agree as quickly as possible on the adoption of a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT);

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Evelyn REGNER, Peter SIMON, Mady DELVAUX, Hugues BAYET, Elly SCHLEIN, Dietmar KÖSTER, Arndt KOHN, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recalls that taxes must be paid in the jurisdictions where the actual substantive and genuine economic activity and value creation takes place or, in case of indirect taxation, where consumption takes place; highlights that this can only be achieved by adopting the common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB); advocates for the inclusion of fair allocation of taxing rights on the agenda of current international tax negotiations, notably at OECD and UN levels;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Arndt KOHN, Paul TANG, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Hugues BAYET, Elly SCHLEIN, Dietmar KÖSTER, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Stresses that between 1985 and 2018, the global average statutory corporate tax rate has fallen from 49% to 24%1a ; notes that nominal corporate tax rates have decreased by 46% since 2000 at EU level –from an average of 32% in 2000 to 21,9% in 20181b; is concerned about a growing race to the bottom on nominal corporate tax rates at both international and EU levels; regrets that international tax reform such as G20/OECD led BEPS project did not touch upon this unfair tax competition; calls for a second set of international tax reforms aiming at tackling tax competition among countries and ensuring a fair allocation of taxing rights; underlines it is necessary to give a greater role to the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters in the next reform of international tax rules; _________________ 1a Tørsløv, Wier and Zucman ‘Themissing profits of nations’, National Bureau of Economic Research, Working Paper 24701, 2018. 1b Taxation trend in the EU, Table 3:Top statutory corporate income tax rates (including surcharges), 1995- 2018,European Commission 2018

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Arndt KOHN, Paul TANG, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Hugues BAYET, Dietmar KÖSTER, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16 c. Affirms that a fair and effective solution to tax dumping and aggressive tax competition would reside in the setting of a minimum corporate tax rate; calls for the adoption of a coordinated level of minimum effective taxation at European level through a combination of anti-abuse measures and limitation to tax deductions; asks the European Commission to consider proposing a legislative package aiming at ensuring a minimum effective level of taxation;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Arndt KOHN, Paul TANG, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyn REGNER, Hugues BAYET, Dietmar KÖSTER, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)

16 d. Takes note that traditional sectors pay in average an effective corporate tax rate of 23% while the digital sector pays about 9,5%1a; asks the European Commission to carry out and release an in depth study on effective level of corporate taxation within the EU and develop a proposal fora coordinated level of minimum taxation within the EU; _________________ 1a COM(2018) 146 final COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEANPARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Time to establish a modern, fair and efficient taxation standard for the digital economy

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Arndt KOHN, Paul TANG, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Hugues BAYET, Elly SCHLEIN, Dietmar KÖSTER, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the provisions on Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) included in ATAD I to ensure that profits made by related companies parked in low or no-tax countries are effectively taxed; acknowledges that they prevent the absence or diversity of national CFC rules within the Union from distorting the functioning of the internal market beyond situations of wholly artificial arrangements as called for repeatedly by Parliament; deplores the coexistence of two approaches to implement CFC rules in ATAD I and calls on Member States to implement only the simpler and most efficient CFC rules as in ATAD I Article 7(2)(a); asks the European Commission to make a legislative proposal reinforcing CFC rules, including a criteria on an actual corporate tax paid on profits lower than 18%;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Arndt KOHN, Paul TANG, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Hugues BAYET, Elly SCHLEIN, Dietmar KÖSTER, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Welcomes the general anti-abuse rule for the purposes of calculating corporate tax liability included in ATAD I, allowing Member States to ignore arrangements that are not genuine and having regard to all relevant facts and circumstances aimed at obtaining a tax advantage; reiterates its repeated call for the adoption of a general and common anti- abuse rule, namely in existing legislation and in particular in the parent-subsidiary directive, the merger directive and the interest and royalties directive; calls on Member States to consider a general anti- abuse rule including a minimum effective tax rate of 18%;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Arndt KOHN, Paul TANG, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Hugues BAYET, Elly SCHLEIN, Dietmar KÖSTER, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32 a. Calls on the Council, assisted by the European Commission, to define a comprehensive and exhaustive list of potential harmful tax practices within the EU, to be updated every year; demands that criteria aiming at identifying harmful tax practices include, notably, schemes allowing for a large deduction of corporate income tax without benefiting the real local economy;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Evelyn REGNER, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Mady DELVAUX, Hugues BAYET, Dietmar KÖSTER, Arndt KOHN, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Welcomes the re-launch of the CCCTB project ~~in a two-step approach,~~ with the Commission’s adoption of interconnected proposals on CCTB and CCCTB; ~~calls on the Council to swiftly adopt them,~~stresses that once implemented fully, the CCCTB will make it possible to attribute income to where the value is created and will eliminate loopholes between national tax systems, in particular transfer pricing; calls on the Council to swiftly adopt and implement the two proposals side by side taking into consideration Parliament’s opinion that already includes the concept of virtual permanent establishment that would close the remaining loopholes allowing tax avoidance to take place and level the playing field in light of digitalisation;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Paul TANG, Evelyn REGNER, Hugues BAYET, Peter SIMON, Dietmar KÖSTER, Arndt KOHN, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33 a. Recalls that to end the practice of profit shifting and to introduce the principle that tax is paid where profit is generated, the CCTB and CCCTB should be introduced simultaneously in all Member States; calls on the Commission to issue a new proposal based on Article 116 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, whereby the European Parliament and the Council act in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure to issue the necessary legislation, should the Council fail to adopt a unanimous decision on the proposal to establish a CCCTB;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Arndt KOHN, Paul TANG, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Hugues BAYET, Dietmar KÖSTER, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 b (new)

36b. Calls on Member States to ensure that the ‘Digital Services Tax’ remains a temporary measure by including a ‘sunset clause’ to the proposal for a Council Directive on the common system of a digital services tax on revenues resulting from the provision of certain digital services and by speeding up the discussion on a Significant Digital Presence1a ; _________________ 1a Proposal for a Council Directive laying down rules relating to the corporate taxation of a significant digital presence COM(2018) 147 final

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Hugues BAYET, Elly SCHLEIN, Dietmar KÖSTER, Arndt KOHN, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

45. SRecalls that public CBCR is one of the key measures to find greater transparency on tax information of companies for all citizens; stresses that the proposal for public CBCR was submitted to the co-legislators just after the Panama papers scandal on 12 April 2016, and that Parliament adopted its position on it on 4 July 2017; recalls that this public nature is essential for civil society, investigative journalists, investors and other stakeholders, in particular, to whom the information is useful to assess potential risks and liabilities; recalls that the latter called for an enlargement of the scope of reporting and protection of commercially sensitive information; deplores the lack of progress and cooperation from the Council since 2016; urges for progress to be made in the Council so that it enters into negotiations with Parliament;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Arndt KOHN, Paul TANG, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Hugues BAYET, Elly SCHLEIN, Dietmar KÖSTER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74

74. WNotes that the Commission has recently proposed additional control tools and an enhanced role for Eurofisc as well as mechanisms for closer cooperation between customs and tax administrations and greater involvement of the European Public Prosecutor's Office; welcomes the adoption of the Protection of Financial Interests (PIF) Directive53 which clarifies the issues of cross-border cooperation and mutual legal assistance between Member States, Eurojust, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Commission in tackling VAT fraud; _________________ 53 Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests by means of criminal law, OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 29, in particular Articles 3 and 15 thereof.

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Arndt KOHN, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyn REGNER, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Mady DELVAUX, Hugues BAYET, Elly SCHLEIN, Dietmar KÖSTER, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 102

102. Calls on the Commission to table a legislative proposal to ensure the automatic exchange of information between the relevant authorities, ~~including tax and customs authorities,~~ on beneficial ownership and relevant transactions for taxation purposes taking place in free ports, customs warehouses or SEZs;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Arndt KOHN, Paul TANG, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Hugues BAYET, Elly SCHLEIN, Dietmar KÖSTER, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 112 c (new)

112 c. Stresses the urgent need to create a more efficient system for communication and information exchange among judicial authorities within the EU, replacing the traditional instruments of mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, which provide lengthy and burdensome procedures harming investigations of money laundering and other serious crimes; reiterates its call on the Commission to assess the need for legislative action in this field;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Arndt KOHN, Paul TANG, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Hugues BAYET, Dietmar KÖSTER, Elly SCHLEIN, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 112 d (new)

112 d. Calls on the Commission to assess and report to Parliament about the role and particular risks presented by legal arrangements such as Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) and Non Charitable Purpose Trusts (NCPTs) in money laundering, particularly in the UK, and Crown Dependencies and Overseas territories;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Paul TANG, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Hugues BAYET, Pervenche BERÈS, Dietmar KÖSTER, Arndt KOHN, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 122

122. Calls for an assessment of long- term objectives leading to an enhanced AML/CFT framework as mentioned in the ‘Reflection Paper on possible elements of a Roadmap for seamless cooperation between Anti Money Laundering and Prudential Supervisors in the European Union’, such as the establishment at EU level of a mechanism to better coordinate the activities of AML/CFT supervisors of financial sector entities, notably in situations where AML/CFT concerns are likely to have cross-border effects~~, and a possible centralisation of AML supervision via an existing or new Union body empowered to enforce harmonised rul~~; calls therefore for a European Anti-money Laundering Authority with adequate supervision, investigation and enforcement powers of both financial and non-financial obliged entities aund ~~practices~~er the AMLD;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Pervenche BERÈS, Arndt KOHN, Paul TANG, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyn REGNER, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Hugues BAYET, Elly SCHLEIN, Dietmar KÖSTER, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 125 a (new)

125 a. Notes the concerns expressed by the EBA with regards to the implementation of the Directive 2013/36/EU on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms1a; welcomes the suggestions made by the EBA to tackle the deficiencies caused by the current Union legal framework; _________________ 1a https://www.eba.europa.eu/documents/101 80/2101654/Letter+to+Tiina+Astola+on+t he+request+to+investigate+a+possible+B UL+under+Article+17+of+Regulation+% 28EU%29%20No+10932010+- +24092018.pdf

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Pervenche BERÈS, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Hugues BAYET, Dietmar KÖSTER, Arndt KOHN, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 129 a (new)

129 a. Notes the Commission’s assessment of the framework for FIUs’ cooperation with third countries and obstacles and opportunities to enhance cooperation between FIUs in the Union including the possibility of establishing an EU level coordination and support mechanism; recalls that according to the AMLD5 this assessment should be ready by 1 June 2019; asks the Commission to consider this opportunity to make a legislative proposal for a EU Financial Intelligence Unit, creating a hub for joint investigative work and coordination, with its own remit of autonomy and investigatory competences on cross border financial criminality, and an early warning mechanism;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Arndt KOHN, Paul TANG, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Hugues BAYET, Dietmar KÖSTER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 129 b (new)

129 b. Calls on the Commission to draw up a report assessing the necessity of uniformisation or harmonisation of the organisational status conferred to FIUs in Member States, to ensure better cooperation and exchange of information, without interfering with their independence;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Arndt KOHN, Paul TANG, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Hugues BAYET, Elly SCHLEIN, Dietmar KÖSTER, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 133 a (new)

133 a. Calls on Member States to ensure that registers of beneficial owners contain verification mechanisms to ensure the accuracy of the data; calls on the Commission to make assessment of verification mechanisms and reliability of the data in its reviews;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Arndt KOHN, Paul TANG, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Hugues BAYET, Elly SCHLEIN, Dietmar KÖSTER, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136

136. Underscores the problem of money laundering through investment in real estate in European cities through foreign shell companies; recalls that the Commission should assess the necessity and proportionality of harmonising the information in the land and real estate registers and assess the need for the interconnection of those registers; takes the view that Member States should have in place publicly accessible information on ultimate beneficial ownership of land and real estate; calls on the Commission, if appropriate, to accompany the report with a legislative proposal;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Dietmar KÖSTER, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Arndt KOHN, Paul TANG, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyn REGNER, Elly SCHLEIN, Hugues BAYET, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 172 a (new)

172 a. Calls on Member States to mandate the Commission to propose a European tax treaty template, containing a clause on significant digital presence, an anti-abuse rule and an anti-tax dumping clause including a minimum level of effective taxation set at 18% of profits;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Dietmar KÖSTER, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Arndt KOHN, Paul TANG, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Hugues BAYET, Elly SCHLEIN, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 197

197. Believes that the mandate of the CoC Group needs to be updated, since it addresses matters beyond the assessment of harmful EU tax practices, which is more than simply providing technical input to the decisions made by the Council; calls, based on the nature of the work undertaken by the Group which is also of a political nature, for such tasks to be brought back under a framework which enables democratic control or supervision, starting by applying transparency; invites Member States to update the mandate of the CoC Group to include a minimum level of effective taxation set at 18% of profits as well as an increased and improved work on harmful tax practices and on the EU listing process;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Dietmar KÖSTER, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Arndt KOHN, Paul TANG, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyn REGNER, Mady DELVAUX, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Hugues BAYET, Elly SCHLEIN, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 199 a (new)

199 a. Reiterates its call for the creation of an EU Tax Policy Coherence and Coordination Centre (EUTPCCC) within the structure of the Commission1a,which would ensure effective and expeditious cooperation between Member States’ and facilitate early warning in cases like the Cum Ex scandal; urges Member States to support this call and for the Commission to present a legislative proposal for such a mechanism; _________________ 1a European Parliament resolution of 6 July 2016 on tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect (2016/2038(INI))

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2121(INI)

Peter SIMON, Dietmar KÖSTER, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Arndt KOHN, Paul TANG, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Mady DELVAUX, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Hugues BAYET, Elly SCHLEIN, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 207

207. Takes the view that the work of the TAXE, TAX2, PANA and TAX3 committees should be continued, in the forthcoming parliamentary term, in a permanent structure within Parliament ~~such as a subcommittee to the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)~~, including Members from a diverse range of committees; considers that the Commissioner for Taxation, the Chair of the CoC Group and the Finance minister holding the rotating EU presidency should appear at least twice a year before the heretofore mentioned permanent structure;

2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3

2018/2033(INI)

Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that in order to increase the ownership and legitimacy of the European Semester process at both European and national level, its democratic governance should be strengthened, in particular by involving through a Code of Conduct the different levels of governance in charge of the implementation of the CSRs at Member State level;

2018/07/16
Committee: ECON

2018/2033(INI)

Hugues BAYET, Pervenche BERÈS, Costas MAVRIDES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls the Commission’s commitment to integrate the implementation of the SDGs within the European Semester as part of the EU's new long-term and overarching strategy succeeding the Europe 2020 Strategy ; regrets the fact that this dimension is missing from the 2018 country-specific recommendations;

2018/07/16
Committee: ECON

2018/2033(INI)

Hugues BAYET, Pervenche BERÈS, Costas MAVRIDES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Emphasises that, in line with the principle of subsidiarity, structural reforms at Member State level should be eligible to EU support only if they are of European added value in terms of socio- economic impact, pertain to shared competences of the EU and the Member States, are consistent with the UNSDGs and the Paris Agreement goals and do not exacerbate the cohesion gap between and within Member States;

2018/07/16
Committee: ECON

2018/2007(INI)

Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the environmental challenge, the economic challenge and the social challenge are closely bound up with one another; whereas the environmental transition must act as an incentive to enhance solidarity and cohesion;

2018/03/02
Committee: ECON

2018/2007(INI)

Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the EU authorities to reintroduce market regulation instruments; emphasises the need to enhance health-, climate- and economic- risk management tools;

2018/03/02
Committee: ECON

2018/2007(INI)

Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls for a major long-term investment plan, entitled 'EUR 1000 billion for the climate and employment', to be drawn up at EU level to complement the EFSI, fund massive investment in measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energies, energy saving, the insulation of buildings, green mobility, the training of workers and measures to combat inequality;

2018/03/02
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET, Pervenche BERÈS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) The Fiscalis 2020 programme should enable their capacity to combat tax fraud, corruption, tax evasion and aggressive tax planning to be strengthened, including by means of technical assistance for human resources training and the development of administrative structures, this assistance should be provided in a transparent manner;

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET, Pervenche BERÈS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) In providing a framework for actions which supports the single market, fosters Union competitiveness and protects the financial and economic interests of the Union and its Member States, the Programme should contribute to preventing and fighting tax fraud, tax evasion ~~and~~, tax avoidance and double non-taxation; preventing and reducing unnecessary administrative burden for citizens and businesses in cross-border transactions; achieving the full potential of the single market and fostering Union competitiveness; and supporting a joint Union approach in international fora.

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)

(5a) The European Parliament has laid down its priorities. The current lack of current financial resources hinders achievement of the objectives set by the European Parliament for the post-2020 multiannual financial framework [2017/2052(INI)]. More effective cooperation in tax matters could enable the more effective collection of the necessary resources for the implementation of the future multiannual financial framework.

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET, Pervenche BERÈS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7a) With a view to facilitating the exchange of information and enabling the public to exercise the right of scrutiny, thus causing companies to be more socially responsible, while promoting a more informed debate on possible flaws in tax legislation, the European Union should adopt and apply country-by- country reporting that requires multinationals to declare, for each country, their number of full-time equivalent staff, net turnover, pre-tax income and the amount of income tax they pay.

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) Considering the importance of globalisation, the Programme should continue to provide the possibility of involving external experts within the meaning of Article 238 of the Financial Regulation. Those external experts should mainly be representatives of governmental authorities, including from non-associated third countries, as well as representatives of international organisations, economic operators, taxpayers and civil society. The panel of experts shall be transparent and any possible conflict of interest shall be prohibited.

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET, Pervenche BERÈS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)

(9a) In view of the recent adoption of directives on the exchange of information between tax administrations (Council Directive 2014/107/EU; Council Directive 2015/2376/EU; Council Directive 2016/881/EU; Council Directive 2016/2258/EU; Council Directive 2018/822/EU) and the directives still under discussion on a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB), the programme will aim to train staff at tax administrations to ensure the effective implementation of these directives.

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Information Technology (IT) capacity building actions are set to attract ~~the greatest p~~a considerable sharte of the budget under the Programme. Therefore, specific provisions should describe, respectively, the common and national components of the European electronic systems. Moreover, the scope of actions and the responsibilities of the Commission and the Member States should be clearly defined.

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET, Pervenche BERÈS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)

(12a) The potential levying of a CO2 tax by means of fiscal or market-based instruments, as proposed by the high-level group on own resources in its report on the future financing of the EU, should be taken into account.

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)

(15a) The Commission will convene a biannual seminar including two representatives of beneficiary Member States to discuss issues and suggest potential improvements related to the themes of the programme, including the exchange of information between tax administrations. The participants in the seminar shall be, respectively a representative of decision-making body of tax administrations, a representative of trade unions of staff at tax administrations, and a representative of the European Parliament and the Council.

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET, Pervenche BERÈS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. The Programme has the general objective to support tax authorities and taxation to enhance the functioning of the single market, foster Union competitiveness ~~and~~, protect the financial and economic interests of the Union and its Member States, improve the implementation of European directives on taxation and the exchange of information between tax administrations and improve tax collection.

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET

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

2a. The programme should facilitate the implementation of a European financial intelligence unit (FIU) to coordinate, assist and support Member States' FIUs.

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET, Pervenche BERÈS

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

2b. The programme should help administrations to install secure software to facilitate the implementation of the various administrative cooperation directives (Council Directive 2014/107/EU – 'DAC 2'; Council Directive 2015/2376/EU – 'DAC 3'; Council Directive 2016/881/EU –'DAC 4'; Council Directive 2016/2258/EU – 'DAC 5'; Council Directive2018/822/EU – 'DAC 6') Tax administrations should also receive funding to ensure their staff are well trained in this regard.

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET

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

2c. The Commission will convene a biannual seminar with two representatives of beneficiary Member States to discuss issues and suggest potential improvements related to the themes of the programme, including the exchange of information between tax administrations. The participants in the seminar shall be, respectively a representative of decision- making body of tax administrations, a representative of trade unions of staff at tax administrations, and a representative of the European Parliament and the Council. Where appropriate, and in full transparency, independent experts may be invited.

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET

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

(a a) developing countries, in accordance with the principles of policy coherence for development (PCD), and the conditions laid down in the agreements between the Union and these countries;

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) project-based structured collaboration, particularly checks or joint audits;

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) IT capacity building actions, in particular the development and operation of European electronic systems or actions to establish joint registers;

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3

3. The external experts shall be selected by the Commission based on their skills, experience and knowledge relevant to the specific action, avoiding any potential conflict of interest. The selection procedure must remain transparent and prevent any possible conflicts of interest.

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. Evaluations shall be carried out in a timely manner to feed into the decision- making process. Evaluations and annual reports shall be published by the Commission on a dedicated webpage.

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0233(COD)

Hugues BAYET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. At the halfway point of the programme, the Commission shall publish a status report for each project. There reports will include the objectives of the programme as well as the achievements and goals still to be achieved. These reports will serve as a basis for the development of future programmes.

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

2018/0228(COD)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Inés AYALA SENDER, Gabriele PREUSS, Hugues BAYET, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Any tender submitted for the award of a public procurement and/or a supply contract, benefitting from the programme, shall be considered admissible where the proportion of the products originating in third countries, as determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, does not exceed 50 % of the total value of the products constituting the tender. In accordance with directive Article 85 of Directive 2014/25/EU, this paragraph shall only apply to tenders covering products originating in third countries with which the Union has not concluded, whether multilaterally or bilaterally, an agreement ensuring comparable and effective access for Union undertakings to the markets of those third countries. It shall be without prejudice to the obligations of the Union or its Member States in respect of third countries.

2018/09/21
Committee: ITRE TRAN

2017/2191(INI)

Pervenche BERÈS, Eric ANDRIEU, Marc TARABELLA, Hugues BAYET, Alfred SANT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)

32b. Urges the Commission to oppose without delay the acquisition of Monsanto by Bayer; recalls that this acquisition would result in the creation of the world's largest integrated pesticides and seeds company, with leading portfolios in non- selective herbicides, seeds and traits, and digital agriculture; underlines that this very dangerous monopoly would strongly threaten EU agriculture and citizens;

2017/11/28
Committee: ECON

2017/2173(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)

-1. Points to the central role played by the European System of Financial Supervision and the three European Supervisory Authorities for ensuring better oversight over the financial system in response to the financial crisis and its economic, social and human consequences;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2173(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 a (new)

-1a. Underscores, in this context, the importance of the European Securities and Markets Authority for ensuring - by means of appropriate common supervision of the Single Market - financial stability, the necessary transparency and greater security for the financial market;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2173(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 b (new)

-1b. Stresses that, in carrying out its assignments, the Authority must pay detailed attention at all times to protecting consumers in the Union;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2173(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Stresses that, while making sure that all~~Insists that the Authority carry out effectively, and on time, all the assignments are ~~carried out~~ sulting f~~ull and within deadline, the Authority should carefully adhere to the tasks and the mandate assigned to it by the European Parliament and the Council~~rom the the regulatory framework laid down by Parliament and the Council, with a view to making the financial markets more secure and protecting European consumers more effectively;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2173(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Notes~~Regards it as essential that~~, as~~ the Authority~~’s workload~~ should have sufficient resources to carry out its ~~increasingly shifting from legislative tasks to enforcing and applying the Union law, the Authority’s budget and manpower should be reallocated internally~~assignments to the full, including dealing with any additional workload necessitated by those assignments and requiring an increase in resources; points out in addition that any increase in its workload may also be met by internally reallocating budget resources or manpower, provided that that does not impair full exercice by the Authority of its mandate;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2173(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that it is essential for the Authority, in view of the nature of its assignments, to exhibit transparency not only towards Parliament and the Council, but also towards all European citizens;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2173(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that the minutes of meetings of the Board of Supervisors and of the Stakeholder Groups, which are publicly available, should be published more swiftly.; states that those minutes ought also to be clearer as regards how discussions relate to each other, what stances members have taken and how they have voted; points out that access to documents and information relating to internal meetings should be facilitated too;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2173(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Insists, in the light of the Authority's assignments and the positions recently adopted by Parliament in this connection, that the Authority set up a secure channel for whistle-blowers as quickly as possible.

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2172(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Points to the central role played by the European System of Financial Supervision and the three European Supervisory Authorities for ensuring better oversight over the financial system in response to the financial crisis and its economic, social and human consequences;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2172(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1a. Underscores, in this context, the importance of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority for ensuring - by means of appropriate common supervision of the Single Market - financial stability, the necessary transparency and greater security for the financial market;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2172(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)

-1b. Stresses that, in carrying out its assignments, the Authority must pay detailed attention at all times to protecting consumers in the Union;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2172(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Stresses that, while making sure that all~~Insists that the Authority carry out effectively, and on time, all the assignments are ~~carried out~~ sulting f~~ull and within deadline, the Authority should carefully adhere to the tasks and the mandate assigned to it by the European Parliament and the Council~~rom the regulatory framework laid down by Parliament and the Council, with a view to making the financial markets more secure and protecting European consumers more effectively;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2172(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Takes note of the Authority’s efforts to reallocate internally the Authority’s budget and manpower, as the Authority’s workload is increasingly shifting from legislative tasks to supervisory convergence and enforcementRegards it as essential that the Authority should have sufficient resources to carry out its assignments to the full, including dealing with any additional workload necessitated by those assignments and requiring an increase in resources; takes note of the efforts made by the Authority to reallocate its budget and manpower internally in response to changes in its workload;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2172(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that it is essential for the Authority, in view of the nature of its assignments, to exhibit transparency not only towards Parliament and the Council, but also towards all European citizens;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2172(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that the minutes of meetings of the Board of Supervisors and of the Stakeholder Groups, which are publicly available, should be published more swiftly. ; states that those minutes ought also to be clearer as regards how discussions relate to each other, what stances members have taken and how they have voted; points out that access to documents and information relating to internal meetings should be facilitated too;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2172(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Insists, in the light of the Authority's assignments and the positions recently adopted by Parliament in this connection, that the Authority set up a secure channel for whistle-blowers as quickly as possible.

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2171(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)

-1. Points to the central role played by the European System of Financial Supervision and the three European Supervisory Authorities for ensuring better oversight over the financial system in response to the financial crisis and its economic, social and human consequences;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2171(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 a (new)

-1a. Underscores, in this context, the importance of the European Banking Authority for ensuring - by means of appropriate common supervision of the Single Market - financial stability, the necessary transparency and greater security for the financial market;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2171(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 b (new)

-1b. Stresses that, in carrying out its assignments, the Authority must pay detailed attention at all times to protecting consumers in the Union;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2171(DEC)

Pervenche BERÈS, Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the fact that, in the interests of business continuity, the city hosting the new headquarters of the Authority has been selected within a reasonable period of time; points out that Parliament will play its part to the full in putting that decision into practice;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2171(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Stresses that, while making sure that all~~Insists that the Authority carry out effectively, and on time, all the assignments are ~~carried out~~ sulting f~~ull and within deadline, the Authority should carefully adhere to the tasks and the mandate assigned to it by the European Parliament and the Council~~rom the the regulatory framework laid down by Parliament and the Council, with a view to making the financial markets more secure and protecting European consumers more effectively;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2171(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Notes~~Regards it as essential that~~, as~~ the Authority~~’s workload~~ should have sufficient resources to carry out its ~~increasingly shifting from legislative tasks to enforcing and applying the Union law, the Authority’s budget and manpower should be reallocated internally~~assignments to the full, including dealing with any additional workload necessitated by those assignments and requiring an increase in resources; points out in addition that any increase in its workload may also be met by internally reallocating budget resources or manpower, provided that that does not impair full exercice by the Authority of its mandate;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2171(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that it is essential for the Authority, in view of the nature of its assignments, to exhibit transparency not only towards Parliament and the Council, but also towards all European citizens;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2171(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that the minutes of meetings of the Board of Supervisors and of the Stakeholder Groups, which are publicly available, should be published more swiftly.; states that those minutes ought also to be clearer as regards how discussions relate to each other, what stances members have taken and how they have voted; points out that access to documents and information relating to internal meetings should be facilitated too;

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2171(DEC)

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Insists, in the light of the Authority's assignments and the positions recently adopted by Parliament in this connection, that the Authority set up a secure channel for whistle-blowers as quickly as possible.

2018/01/22
Committee: ECON

2017/2085(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Lucy ANDERSON, Ismail ERTUG, Isabella DE MONTE, Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)

- having regard to the package Europe on the Move, released by the Commission on 31st May 2017, which includes a set of 8 legislative initiatives with a special focus on road transport,

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2085(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Lucy ANDERSON, Ismail ERTUG, Isabella DE MONTE, Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas there is a clear link between road safety and working conditions of road drivers;

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2085(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Lucy ANDERSON, Ismail ERTUG, Isabella DE MONTE, Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Stresses that Member States should conduct efficient checks on road traffic, as among the main causes of accidents, at present as in the past, are inappropriate and excessive speed, distraction and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, excessive fatigue, and therefore calls on:

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2085(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Lucy ANDERSON, Ismail ERTUG, Isabella DE MONTE, Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(b a) calls on the Commission to strengthen controls of the correct enforcement of compulsory working time and resting period of road drivers;

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2085(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Lucy ANDERSON, Ismail ERTUG, Isabella DE MONTE, Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b b (new)

(b b) to facilitate those controls, asks the Commission to expand the smart tachograph obligation to light utility vehicles;

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2085(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Lucy ANDERSON, Ismail ERTUG, Isabella DE MONTE, Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on Member States to significantly improve their road infrastructure ~~significantly~~ by means of regular and effective maintenance and innovative measures;

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2085(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Lucy ANDERSON, Ismail ERTUG, Isabella DE MONTE, Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the Commissions to set up a mechanism to ensure the European road infrastructure are in an adequate condition, and to set up maintenance standards, included in terms of correct road and traffic signs;

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2085(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Lucy ANDERSON, Ismail ERTUG, Isabella DE MONTE, Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Notes that the more vehicles are on the road, the more accidents might occur;calls therefore on the Member States and the Commission to promote collective and shared mobility, especially in urban areas, in order to reduce the circulating fleet, and to increase the proportion of bicycles and of professionally driven vehicles;

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2085(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Lucy ANDERSON, Isabella DE MONTE, Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Calls on the Commission to test those safety devices when performing vehicles market surveillance;

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2053(INI)

Hugues BAYET, Paul TANG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers that a genuine own resource based on CCCTB meets the principles of fairness and democracy, since it restores our capacity to levy tax on multinational undertakings which are among the biggest beneficiaries of the internal market

2017/12/11
Committee: ECON

2017/2053(INI)

Hugues BAYET, Paul TANG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. A severe lack in investments has been one of the root causes of the Union’s economic troubles, yet the Union’s budget is still insufficiently geared towards future-oriented investments. Creating additional Union budget-related resources is possible according to the existing flexibilities of the Treaty. The CCCTB should therefore aim at having a part of the EU fiscal revenues financed from the common consolidated corporate tax base.

2017/12/11
Committee: ECON

2017/2053(INI)

Hugues BAYET, Paul TANG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. The Commission should make the CCCTB-base down resource available to the EU budget, by way of introducing a common rate within the regulation. This should be a rate of 5% of the common consolidated corporate tax base, which should flow into the European budget as a new genuine own resource, in order to proportionally reduce Member State contributions to it.

2017/12/11
Committee: ECON

2017/2053(INI)

Hugues BAYET, Maria ARENA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Considers that the focus should be on the genuine EU own resources, such as a tax based on the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB);

2017/11/29
Committee: INTA

2017/0335(CNS)

Hugues BAYET, Pervenche BERÈS, Roberto GUALTIERI, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Simona BONAFÈ, Luigi MORGANO, Costas MAVRIDES, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Andrea COZZOLINO

Proposal for a directive
–

The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

2018/10/18
Committee: ECON

Regulation 1072/2009
Article 8 paragraph 2

2. Once the goods carried in the course of an incoming international carriage from a~~nother~~ haulier's Member State o~~r from a third country to a host Member State~~f establishment have been delivered, the haulier~~s 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, up to two 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 day~~48 hours from the last unloading in the host Member State in the course of theis incoming international carriage, subject to a transport contract. After the 48 hours, the same vehicle or, in the case of a coupled combination, the motor vehicle of that same vehicle shall be allowed to perform cabotage operation after returning to the Member State of establishment of the road transport operator.;

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

2017/0123(COD)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Ismail ERTUG, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Hugues BAYET, Lucy ANDERSON, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN

2a. Road transport undertakings shall not be allowed to carry out 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 within 7 days from the end of the 48 hours period referred to in paragraph 1

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

2017/0123(COD)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Ismail ERTUG, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Hugues BAYET, Lucy ANDERSON, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN

Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8 b c (new)

8b c. The regular weekly rest, eventually supplemented by compensations, shall not be impacted by the travel time neither from the location where the vehicle, as referred in Article 3.c) of Directive 2002/15/EC, is left to the home, or to return to this vehicle.

2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Michael DETJEN, Ismail ERTUG, Lucy ANDERSON, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Hugues BAYET, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – introductory part

4. Member States may ~~only~~ impose the following administrative requirements and control measures necessary to ensure effective monitoring of compliance with the obligations arising from this Directive and Article 9 of Directive 2014/67/EU, provided that they are justified in accordance with Union law and relatively. To this end Member States may, in particular, provide for the following measures:

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Lucy ANDERSON, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Nicola CAPUTO, Hugues BAYET, Theresa GRIFFIN

Gabriele PREUSS, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Nicola CAPUTO, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Ismail ERTUG, Isabella DE MONTE, Hugues BAYET, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

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

4 a. The decision not to initiate an investigation in accordance with paragraph 4 shall be accompanied by a statement of reasons thereof and shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission shall further justify its decision before the competent committees of the European Parliament.

2018/01/24
Committee: TRAN

9a. In Article 27(3), the following point is added: ‘(ga) liabilities to institutions or entities referred to in points (b) or (c) of Article 2 that are part of the same resolution group without being themselves resolution entity, regardless of their maturity.’.

2018/02/01
Committee: ECON

2016/0360A(COD)

Mady DELVAUX, Hugues BAYET

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56

(56) In light of the strengthened group supervision resulting from the reinforcement of the prudential regulatory framework and the establishment of the Banking Union, it is desirable that institutions take ever more advantage of the benefits of the single market, including for ensuring an efficient management of capital and liquidity resources throughout the group. Therefore the possibility to waive the application of requirements on an individual level for subsidiaries or parents should be available to cross-border groups, provided there are adequate safeguards to ensure that sufficient capital and liquidity will be at the disposal of entities subject to the waiver. Where all the safeguards are met, it will be for the competent authority to decide whether to grant such waivers. Competent authorities' decisions should be duly justified.deleted

2018/02/02
Committee: ECON

Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Lieve WIERINCK, Sander LOONES, Hugues BAYET, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Dariusz ROSATI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

(b) the parent institution on a consolidated basis or the subsidiary institution on a sub-consolidated basis monitors and has oversight at all times over the liquidity positions, and the funding positions where the NSFR set out in Title IV of Part Six is waived, of all institutions within the ~~liquidity~~group or sub- group, that are subject to the waiver ~~in accordance with this paragraph~~ and ensures a sufficient level of liquidity, and of stable funding where the NSFR set out in Title IV of Part Six is waived, for all of those institutions;

2018/02/02
Committee: ECON

2016/0360A(COD)

Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Lieve WIERINCK, Hugues BAYET, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Dariusz ROSATI, Sander LOONES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) the distribution of amounts, location and ownership of the required liquid assets to be held within the single liquidity sub-group where the LCR as defined in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/61 is waived and the distribution of amounts and location of available stable funding within the single liquidity sub- group where the NSFR set out in Title IV of Part Six of this Regulation is waived;

2018/02/02
Committee: ECON

2016/0360A(COD)

Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Lieve WIERINCK, Sander LOONES, Hugues BAYET, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Dariusz ROSATI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d

(d) the determination of minimum amounts of liquid assets to be held by institutions for which the application of ~~Part Six will be~~the LCR as defined in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/61 is waived and the determination of minimum amounts of available stable funding to be held by institutions for which the application of the NSFR set out in Title IV of Part Six of this Regulation is waived;

2018/02/02
Committee: ECON

2016/0360A(COD)

Mady DELVAUX, Hugues BAYET

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Hugues BAYET, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2

2. Subject to the flexibilities provided for in Articles 5, 6 and 7, to the adjustment pursuant to Article 10(2) and taking into account any deduction resulting from the application of Article 7 of Decision No 406/2009/EC, each Member State shall ensure that its greenhouse gas emissions in each year between 2021 and 2029 do not exceed the level defined by a linear trajectory, starting in 202017 on the average of its greenhouse gas emissions during 2016, 2017 and 2018 determined pursuant to paragraph 3 and ending in 2030 on the limit set for that Member State in Annex I to this Regulation.

2017/02/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/0010(CNS)

Emmanuel MAUREL, Elisa FERREIRA, Peter SIMON, Jeppe KOFOD, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Neena GILL, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Anneliese DODDS, Hugues BAYET

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

Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8aa – paragraph 2 a new

2a. The competent authority of a Member State to which the country-by-country report was sent pursuant to paragraph 1 shall, within 24 months after the end of the reporting fiscal year, communicate the report to any state belonging to the category of least developed countries (as defined by the United Nations), in which, on the basis of information contained in the statement by country, one or more constituent entities of multinational enterprises are resident for tax purposes, or are subject to tax with respect to the business carried out through a permanent establishment.

2016/03/22
Committee: ECON

2016/0010(CNS)

Emmanuel MAUREL, Peter SIMON, Jeppe KOFOD, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Neena GILL, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Anneliese DODDS, Hugues BAYET

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

Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8aa – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) aggregate information relating to the amount of revenue, profit (loss) before income tax, income tax paid, income tax accrued, stated capital, accumulated earnings, number of employees, and tangible assets other than cash or cash equivalents with regard to each jurisdiction in which the MNE Group operates, public subsidies received, the value of assets and annual cost of maintaining them, and sales and purchases;

2016/03/22
Committee: ECON

2016/0010(CNS)

Emmanuel MAUREL, Elisa FERREIRA, Peter SIMON, Jeppe KOFOD, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Neena GILL, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Anneliese DODDS, Hugues BAYET

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

Directive 2011/16/UE
Article 8aa – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)

(ba) the future European tax identification number (TIN) referred to in the Commission's 2012 Action Plan to strengthen the fight against fraud and tax evasion.

2016/03/22
Committee: ECON

2016/0010(CNS)

Emmanuel MAUREL, Elisa FERREIRA, Peter SIMON, Jeppe KOFOD, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Neena GILL, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Anneliese DODDS, Hugues BAYET

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

4a. In order to enhance transparency for citizens, the Commission shall publish the country-by-country reports, based on the information contained in the centralised register of country-by-country reports. In doing so, the Commission shall comply with the provisions of Article 23a on confidentiality.

2016/03/22
Committee: ECON

2016/0010(CNS)

Emmanuel MAUREL, Elisa FERREIRA, Peter SIMON, Jeppe KOFOD, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Neena GILL, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Anneliese DODDS, Hugues BAYET

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

Directive 2011/16/UE
Article 17 – paragraph 4

(2a) Article 17(4) is deleted;

2016/03/22
Committee: ECON

2016/0010(CNS)

Emmanuel MAUREL, Elisa FERREIRA, Peter SIMON, Jeppe KOFOD, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Neena GILL, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Anneliese DODDS, Hugues BAYET

Proposal for a directive
Annex – Annex III – Section I – paragraph 4

4. "Excluded MNE Group" means, with respect to any Fiscal Year of the Group, a Group having total consolidated group revenue of less than EUR 750 000 000 or an amount in local currency approximately equivalent to EUR 750 000 000 as of January 2015 during the Fiscal Year immediately preceding the Reporting Fiscal Year as reflected in its Consolidated Financial Statements for such preceding Fiscwhich does not qualify as a large undertaking as defined in Article 3(4) of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, meaning an undertaking which on its balance sheet dates exceeds at least two of the three following thresholds: (a) balance sheet total: EUR 20 000 000; (b) net turnover: EUR 40 000 000; (c) average number of employees during the financial Yyear: 250.

2016/03/22
Committee: ECON

2016/0010(CNS)

Emmanuel MAUREL, Elisa FERREIRA, Peter SIMON, Jeppe KOFOD, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Neena GILL, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Anneliese DODDS, Hugues BAYET

Proposal for a directive
Annex – Annex III – Section II – paragraph 1 – point b – point i

~~i. the Ultimate Parent Entity of the MNE Group is not obligated to file a country- by-country report in its jurisdiction of tax residence;~~deleted

2016/03/22
Committee: ECON

2016/0010(CNS)

Emmanuel MAUREL, Elisa FERREIRA, Peter SIMON, Jeppe KOFOD, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Neena GILL, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Anneliese DODDS, Hugues BAYET

Proposal for a directive
Annex – Annex III – Section II – paragraph 2

2. By derogation from point 1, when one or more of the conditions set out in point b of point 1 apply, an entity described in point 1 shall not be required to file a country-by-country report with respect to any Reporting Fiscal Year if the MNE Group of which it is a Constituent Entity has made available a country-by-country report in accordance with Article 8aa(3) with respect to such Fiscal Year through a Surrogate Parent Entity that files that country-by-country report with the tax authority of its jurisdiction of tax residence on or before the date specified in Article 8aa(1) and that, in case the Surrogate Parent Entity is tax resident in a jurisdiction outside the Union, satisfies the following conditions: a) the jurisdiction of tax residence of the Surrogate Parent Entity requires filing of country-by-country reports conforming to the requirements of Article 8aa(3); b) the jurisdiction of tax residence of the Surrogate Parent Entity has a Qualifying Competent Authority Agreement in effect to which the Member State is a party by the time specified in Article 8aa(1) for filing the country-by-country report for the Reporting Fiscal Year; c) the jurisdiction of tax residence of the Surrogate Parent Entity has not notified the Member State of a Systemic Failure; d) the jurisdiction of tax residence of the Surrogate Parent Entity has been notified in accordance with point 3 by the Constituent Entity resident for tax purposes in its jurisdiction that it is the Surrogate Parent Entity; e) a notification has been provided to the Member State in accordance with point 4.deleted

2016/03/22
Committee: ECON

2015/2349(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Hugues BAYET, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the Commission´s Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on 'A European agenda for collaborative economy'; calls on the Commission to draw up simple and fair legislation for sharing economy, covering employment, consumer protection, competition and taxation issues;

2016/06/16
Committee: TRAN

2015/2349(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Hugues BAYET, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the legal uncertainty as to the definition of ‘service providers’ in the transport sector prevents the establishment of fair competition, and regrets, that being so, the difficulties experienced by many small businesses in accessing the market and offering new services; stresses the fact that the above hamper the access of SMEs to this sector;

2016/06/16
Committee: TRAN

2015/2349(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabella DE MONTE, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that small transport firms need to invest not only to comply with the law but also to remain competitive in relation to big companies; deplores that, on one hand, their access to credit and funding on the money markets remains limited in spite of quantitative easing measures, while, on the other hand, aid from the public purse, particularly at European level, is rarely forthcoming, owing to overly complex and long-winded administrative procedures;

2016/06/16
Committee: TRAN

2015/2349(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Hugues BAYET, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that the development of collaborative business models permits the optimisation of vehicle and infrastructure use, which while it contributes to meeting these objectives is not a sufficient solution in itself; notes that the growing exploitation of user-generated data could eventually result in the added value created in the transport chain ending in the hands of digital operators, which could have an adverse effect both on the fair distribution of profits and on participation in infrastructure investment, which takes place in the real world, all of which has a direct impact on SMEs;

2016/06/16
Committee: TRAN

2015/2349(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Hugues BAYET, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to do more to combat anti- competitive practices by large integrated groups in order to ensure fair access to the market, regardless of the size of enterprises;

2016/06/16
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI, Inés AYALA SENDER, Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas intensifying work on projects such as the Via Carpatia and Rail Baltica would provide an important stimulus for improving the connectivity and accessibility of the transport infrastructure in this part of the EU, even if, before creating new infrastructures, the EU should massively invest in modernizing and completing current transport infrastructures;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Hugues BAYET, István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses the need to improve connectivity and accessibility of the transport infrastructure so as to develop the tourism industry in the EU;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Hugues BAYET, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that macro-regional EU strategies, such as those already established for the Baltic, Danube and Adriatic-Ionian regions and a possible future strategy for the Carpathian region, offer an innovative governance framework for tackling transport policy challenges which cannot be solved by Member States alone so as to ensure better transport conditions and adequate consumer protection;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Hugues BAYET, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses the importance of EFSI in developing transport infrastructure projects of all types; stresses that most infrastructure projects financed by EFSI are found in Western Europe;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Hugues BAYET, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabella DE MONTE, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that enhancing the coherence of the economic development of the Member States in the western, central and eastern parts of the EU requires large investments; underlines that the coordination required at European level must take account of the specific challenges in the Member States and the differences in their economies, social security systems ~~and~~, traditions and infrastructure quality;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Invites the Member States and the Commission to ensure synergies in funding under the Connecting Europe Facility, the European Structural and Investment Funds and instruments of the EIB and EBRD when implementing transport infrastructure projects in the central and eastern EU; ~~recalls the need to~~deplores the low level of use of the ~~means of~~resources from the European Fund for Strategic Investments in ~~a timely manner to advance such projects in the short term~~cohesion countries;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Maria GRAPINI, Inés AYALA SENDER, Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Considers that the taking of strategic positions by third countries investors in the transport infrastructures sector in Eastern and Central Europe is a growing but concerning phenomenon, especially since local authorities don't always make full use of available European resources;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Hugues BAYET, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, István UJHELYI, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that, following efforts to build up east-west transport infrastructure corridors, there is a need to boost the development of north-south transport corridors within the European TEN-T network, which can contribute to the economic development of the participating countries by creating new opportunities for employment in SMEs, trade exchange, science, research and technologies as well as to enhance driving safety and reduced transport costs;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Hugues BAYET, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Believes that improvements to the transport infrastructure in the central and eastern EU are an important tool in strengthening the stability and security of the Union’s eastern border and in the Western Balkans and to standardize transport conditions in the internal market;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Hugues BAYET, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Georgi PIRINSKI, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses the importance of the Schengen system for an efficient transport system in the EU based on the free movement of goods and persons across open internal borders; Stresses the importance of including all EU countries in the Schengen area;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Hugues BAYET, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the urgent need to enhance the road infrastructure network along the eastern border of the EU, starting in Estonia, passing through Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria and ending in Greece; considers that such efforts should build on the long-standing planning done already under the Via Carpatia project; believes that the possibility of opening the Rhine-Danube corridor to the north of the EU through the Via Carpatia should be exploited; believes that Via Carpatia should receive a proper budget allocation;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Hugues BAYET, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Georgi PIRINSKI, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Reiterates that the quality of road infrastructure has a direct impact on road safety; is concerned that road fatalities remain relatively high in many central and eastern Member States; underlines that measures to improve road safety should be further promoted at Member State and EU level; Considers that appropriate funding should be provided for infrastructure rehabilitation projects in Central and Eastern European Member States;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI, Inés AYALA SENDER, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Regrets that travel times between the main cities in Eastern and Central Europe are still inordinately long, which undermines railway competitiveness;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Hugues BAYET, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to rethink the EFSI investment criteria, taking into account the need for rehabilitation of railway infrastructure in some member states;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Hugues BAYET, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Georgi PIRINSKI, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Notes that there are many sources of funding available for the railway sector from various EU programs. Believes that the uptake and effective use of these funding sources are essential due to the fact that financial constraints put severe restrictions on the amount of public money that national governments are able to invest in railways;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Hugues BAYET, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Underscores the role of the Danube River as the key transport waterway in the Danube macro-region; invites the riparian states to ensure the continuous navigability of the river and to implement their master plan for fairway rehabilitation and maintenance endorsed in 2014, this leads to the creation of more jobs and development of SME´s;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI, Inés AYALA SENDER, Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines the potential for further developing attractive shipping to ports in the Baltic, Adriatic and Black Seas in the context of the ‘Motorways of the Sea’ concept; highlights the importance of expanding capacities in the energy sector and of ensuring efficient railway connections to port hinterlands;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Maria GRAPINI, Inés AYALA SENDER, István UJHELYI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Points out that port development in the Baltic, Adriatic and Black Seas must not be impeded by other undersea infrastructure; is concerned that pursuits on projects such as the North Stream may undermine and block investment in the region; insists that any undersea pipelines must respect draught requirements at port entrances;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Hugues BAYET, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Recognises the diverse roles of regional and local airports in the development of regions in the central and eastern EU and in facilitating trade, inclusive mobility and tourism access; maintains that for any new facilities, traffic demand and potential must be duly assessed and use of EU funds strictly limited to economically viable projects; Considers it necessary that more flight connections should be established between European cities;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Hugues BAYET, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, István UJHELYI, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Calls on the Commission to examine air connectivity in Member States and within Member states and to establish measures to improve air transport services in terms of quality of services for consumers;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2344(INI)

Hugues BAYET, Maria João RODRIGUES, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Andrea COZZOLINO, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Cătălin Sorin IVAN, Alfred SANT, Roberto GUALTIERI, Udo BULLMANN, Costas MAVRIDES, Olle LUDVIGSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Takes the view that incentives for sound fiscal policymaking and for addressing structural weaknesses at national level, taking into account the aggregate euro area fiscal stance and ensuring, that all Eurozone countries contribute to macroeconomic adjustment towards real convergence, including those who have greater fiscal space to be used to the benefit of the monetary union as a whole, are core elements for the functioning of the euro area; considers that beyond a proper use of the MIP between deficit and surplus countries, a fiscal capacity should, moreover, address specific concerns for the euro area in the case of absorbing shocks;