992 Amendments of Georgios EPITIDEIOS
Amendment 43 #
2018/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) stresses that the free movement of persons is a fundamental pillar of EU policy and the internal market, and that its four freedoms are indivisible; expresses regret at the one-sided ‘flanking measures’ of Switzerland that have been in force since 2002; and invites Switzerland and the EU to come to a mutually acceptable agreement on the issue;
Amendment 50 #
2018/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) underlines the fact that Switzerland should continue making a significant financial contribution in an effort to reduce economic and social disparities in the EU; recalls that Switzerland draws significant benefits from participating in the Single Market; stresses that future Swiss contribution to EU cohesion is essential and should be stepped up considerably;
Amendment 68 #
2018/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) acknowledges the Swiss contribution and cooperation in the context of mass migration flows to the Schengen area and in the implementation of the European Agenda on Migration; regrets the decision of Switzerland not to sign up to the Global Migration Compact;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Α
Recital Α
A. whereas the challenging security environment surrounding the EU necessitates the provisions of instruments which enhance the EU’s ability to help preserve peace, prevent conflicts and strengthen international security;
Amendment 28 #
2018/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas internal and external security are increasingly intertwined; whereas the EU has always prided itself on its soft power and will keep doing so; whereas an evolving reality, however, requires the EU not to remain an exclusively ‘civilian power’, but to extend its hard power, since soft and hard power go hand in handincrease its influence; whereas development in third countries is not possible without security and peace; whereas the military plays a key role in this, especially in countries where civilian authorities are unable to fulfil their tasks in the light of the security situation; whereas the European Peace Facility (EPF or the Facility) will lead to a stronger engagement of the EU towards partner countries and will increase the effectiveness of EU external action;
Amendment 54 #
2018/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital ΙΕ
Recital ΙΕ
Amendment 65 #
2018/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point α
Paragraph 1 – point α
Amendment 80 #
2018/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 2
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 2
- to add a new recital (10a) as follows: ‘(10a) Military advice and assistance tasks referred to in Article 43(1) TEU maywill not need to take the form of strengthening the military and defence capacities of third states, regional and international organisations with the deployment of operational military units to preserve peace, to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts and to address threats to international security.’;
Amendment 32 #
2018/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Point d
Point d
(d) promote the emergence of a tolerant and democratic society under a credible government by supporting gradual liberalisation and socio-economic progress to the benefit of the people;
Amendment 89 #
2018/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Point j
Point j
(j) acknowledge Uzbekistan’s new foreign policy, which has led to improvements in cooperation with neighbours and international partners, in particular on the promotion of stability and security in the region, border and water management, border demarcation and energy; supportwelcome the positive engagement of Uzbekistan in the peace process in Afghanistan;
Amendment 140 #
2018/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Point y
Point y
(y) include terms on the potential suspension of cooperation in the event of the breach of essential elements by either party, including consultation of Parliament in such cases;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2176(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the efforts to modernise and improve the EU Framework Rules setting minimum standards and mechanisms for imposing sanctions in the event of non-compliance for all the Delegations in terms of local agents’ conditions of employment and related social security schemes; strongly urges the EEAS to ensure identified reform measures enter into force in 2018 and to improve the involvement of its local staff and their expertise;
Amendment 6 #
2018/2166(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the factNotes that the overall level of error established by the Court of Auditors tallies very closely with the overall error rate for the CAP given in the DG AGRIʼs 2017 annual activity report for 2017, demonstrating the effectiveness of the remedial action plans that Member States have implemented in previous years;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2166(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concersatisfaction that the Commission has made little use of conditionality to support reforms in the priority sectors in Turkey where progress in democracy and rule of law were unsatisfactory; stresses the importance of redirecting funds to civil society and making more use of the direct management mode; asks the Commission to implement all recommendations made by the ECA on the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, notably improving monitoring and reporting on cash-assistance projects and improving with the Turkish authorities the operating environment for (I)NGOs.
Amendment 36 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Γ
Recital Γ
C. whereas the EU, as a key contributor to international organisations, an aid donor and the world's largest trading partner, should take a leading role in peacebuilding and conflict prevention;
Amendment 60 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ι
Recital Ι
J. whereas violent conflict and war have a disproportionate impact on women and children; whereas the active participation of women is crucial for conflict prevention and peacebuilding;
Amendment 65 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital ΙΑ
Recital ΙΑ
Amendment 105 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 131 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 134 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls the growing need for conflict prevention in addressing the root causes of conflict and in achieving the SDGs, with a particular focus on democracy and human rights, the rule of law, judicial reform and support for civil society and gender programmes;
Amendment 138 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the fact that all EU interventions in violent and conflict- affected areas need to be conflict and gender sensitive; calls for immediate action to embed these aspects in all relevant policies, strategies, actions and operations, entailing a greater focus on the avoidance of doing harm, whileshould aim to maximisinge the EU's contribution to achieving conflict prevention objectives;
Amendment 162 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 176 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for mandatory consultations, where deemed necessary, including with civil society organisations, especially those specialised in women's rights and minority human rights, when establishing and implementing EU programmes and policies on peace, security and mediation;
Amendment 185 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that growing challenges demand higher appropriations for conflict prevention and the provision of dedicated staff capacity; recalls that the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda includes gender budgeting and adequate earmarked funding;
Amendment 8 #
2018/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas arms exports and transfers have an undeniable impact on human rights - when sold to regimes that violate these rights - and human security, on socio- economic development and on democracy; whereas arms exports also contribute to circumstances that force people to flee from their countries when governments use them against their own people; whereas these are strong reasons for establishing a strict, transparent, effective and commonly accepted and defined arms control system;
Amendment 41 #
2018/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concern that the eight criteria are applied and interpreted with varying degrees of rigour in the Member States; calls, therefore, for a standard,the competent body to intervene to give a standard, systematic and uniformly strict interpretation and for full implementation of the Common Position with all its obligations;
Amendment 69 #
2018/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned about the export of arms to Turkey, which uses them against the Kurdish population in the SE provinces of the country and, at the same time, threatens to use them against two EU Member States, Greece and Cyprus; is concerned that the proliferation of weapon systems in wartime and in situations ofwith significant political tension, may disproportionately affect civilians; is alarmed at the global arms race and at military approaches to solving political conflict and turmoil; underlines that conflicts should be solved by diplomatic means as a priority;
Amendment 81 #
2018/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists, in the light of the Common Position review process, that support should be voiced for powerful, clear and unambiguous wording in the Common Position in order to avoid differing interpretations and applications of the criteria; urges that the Common Position’s review examine how the Common Position is implemented at national level, including an assessment of the different ways in which the Common Position is implemented in states’ laws and regulations and the particular characteristics of these states, the methods used to assess licence applications and the government agencies and ministries that are involved; stresses, in this connection, that projects funded with the newly launched EDIDP and the future Defence Fund, must come under national and EU control and reporting mechanisms/regimes and be subject to full parliamentary scrutiny;
Amendment 122 #
2018/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Suggests that additional information be collected from Member States and published both at national level and in the COARM annual report; suggests that an overview setting out a trend comparison with previous years, together with aggregated figures, be added to the COARM annual report;
Amendment 141 #
2018/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that the EU should meet its increased responsibility for peace and security in Europe and in the world by means of further arms limitation and disarmament initiatives and that, as a responsible global player, it should lead the way, i.e. that it should play an active role in the areas of non-proliferation of arms, global disarmamentthe worldwide disarmament of illegal organisations and states that violate human rights and arms transfer controls;
Amendment 22 #
2018/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Δ
Recital Δ
D. whereas effective military mobility can onlynot be achieved without the full involvement and commitagreement of allthe Member States, in a manner consistent with relevant EU-level initiative always to allocate their country's military and civilian infrastructure in conjunction with operational requirements;
Amendment 39 #
2018/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital ΣΤ
Recital ΣΤ
F. whereas a substantial number of obstacles, physical, legal and regulatory, often make these movements difficult by imposing significant delays, thus threatening to undermine their purpose, especially in crisis situations; the availability of these infrastructures should be in keeping with the type and magnitude of the real threat rather than political considerations;
Amendment 106 #
2018/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the complex nature of the challenge, involving, among other aspects, questions of infrastructure construction, common standards, transport regulations, customs, taxes, and movement permissions, as well as all levels of government from municipal administrations to international organisations; calls in this regard for enabling frameworks to bring together both military and civilian actors, wherever and whenever necessary, at all levels to discuss the relevant issues and thus ensure added value and effective coordination and implementation;
Amendment 122 #
2018/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regretcognises that the Action Plan fundamentnaturally describes a bottom-up approach, with only a limited strategic vision of what concrete defence goals the EU is aiming to achieve through the various activities described in the Action Plan; deplorespoints out in this regard that the continuing absence of an EU wWhite bookPaper on defence, which could have provided this overarching sense of purpose, is to be expected as there is no declared military threat to the EU that would have created the need for a White Paper on defence; believes nonetheless that the current approach has considerable merit and will serve the interests of all EU Member States, including in their role as NATO allies;
Amendment 162 #
2018/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the new joint declaration on EU-NATO cooperation and the Brussels Declaration on Transatlantic Security and Solidarity and the emphasis that both place on military mobility issues; welcomes also NATO’s new initiatives, particularly the Enablement Plan for SACEUR’s Area of Responsibility; notes, however, that parts of the Enablement Plan appear to overlap with similar EU initiatives; this is understandable, given that NATO is a purely defensive organisation, while the EU is not;
Amendment 26 #
2018/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Β
Recital Β
B. whereas FoRB implies the right of the individual to choose what to believe, the right to change one’s religion and convictions without any constraints, and the right to practise and manifest the religion of one’s choice, whether individually or in community and whether in private or in public; whereas the manifestation of religion or belief can be expressed in worship, teaching, practice and observance, provided that the expression of religious beliefs does not involve the commission of criminal offences and is not used for proselytism; whereas FoRB entails the right of believers’ communities to preserve their ethos and to act in accordance with it, and the entitlement for their religious organisations to have recognised legal personality; whereas protecting individuals adhering to any religion or none and effectively addressing violations of FoRB, such as discrimination or legal restrictions based on religion or belief, are primordial conditions to ensure that individuals may enjoy FoRB on an equal basis;
Amendment 62 #
2018/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Affirms that the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, commonly referred as freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), as a fundamental human right and a founding value of the EU, has to be duly protected, promoted and safeguarded by all actors; underscores the duty of states to guarantee FoRB in order to preserve peaceful, democratic and pluralistic societies that are respectful of diversity and beliefs, but not to allow the imposition of a religion on their nationals by emotional pressure but also by force;
Amendment 68 #
2018/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses its deep concern at the fact that recent years have seen a dramatic rise in violations of FoRB worldwide, including persecution based on religion or belief; stresses that these violations are frequently at the root of or increasingly exacerbate wars or other forms of armed conflict, resulting in violations of humanitarian law, including mass murders or genocide; stresses that violations of FoRB undermine democracy, impede development, and negatively affect the enjoyment of other fundamental freedoms and rights; emphasises that this obligates the international community, the EU and its Member States to reaffirm their determination and strengthen their actions in promoting FoRB; at the same time, is deeply concerned about the attempts made by the followers of some religions to impose the rites and customs of their own religion in the areas in which they reside;
Amendment 142 #
2018/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 21 #
2018/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
— having regard to the opinions of the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission, in particular those of 10-11 March 2017 on the amendments to the Constitution to be submitted to a national referendum, on the measures provided for in the recent Emergency Decree-Laws with respect to freedom of the media and on the duties, competences and functioning of the criminal peace judgeships, those of 6-7 October 2017 on the provisions of Decree- Law No 674 concerning the exercise of local democracy, those of 9-10 December 2016 on Emergency Decree-Laws Nos 667-676 adopted following the failed coup of 15 July 2016, and those of 14-15 October 2016 on the suspension of the second paragraph of Article 83 of the Constitution, focusing on parliamentary inviolability,
Amendment 36 #
2018/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesExpresses its satisfaction at the decision of 19 July 2018 to lift the state of emergency, which was introduced after the 2016 coup attempt and extended 7 times; notes that the prolonged state of emergency has led to an erosion of the rule of law and deterioration of human rights in Turkey; regrets that the adoption of new legislative proposals preserves many of the abusive powers granted to the President and the executive under the state of emergency and thereby dampens any positive effect of its termination;
Amendment 168 #
2018/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, taking all of the above into account and in accordance with the Negotiating Framework, to formally suspend the accession negotiations with Turkey; remains, however, committed to democratic dialogue with Turkey; asks the Commission to use, during the formal suspension of negotiations, all funds available under IPA II and the future IPA III to support, through a dedicated envelope directly managed by the EU, Turkey’s civil society, and to increase opportunities for people-to-people contacts, academic dialogue, access for Turkish students to European universities and media platforms for journalists;
Amendment 214 #
2018/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that a door should be left open for the modernisation and upgrading of the 1995 Customs Union between the EU and Turkey, to include relevant areas such as agriculture, services and public procurement, which currently are not covered; recalls that two thirds of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Turkey comes from EU Member States and that Turkey is an important growth market for the EU; believes that the upgrade would provide a valuable opportunity for democratic conditionality, positive leverage and the possibility of a roadmap where upgrading the Customs Union would go hand in hand with concrete commitments by Turkey on democratic reforms; believes further that the upgrading of the Customs Union would provide an important opportunity for policy dialogue on climate change as well as on labour rights in Turkey; calls on the Commission to start preparatory work for the upgrading of the Customs Union as soon as the Turkish Government indicatproves its readiness for serious reforms;
Amendment 236 #
2018/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that visa liberalisation is of great importance for Turkish citizens, particularly for students, academics, business representatives and people with family ties in EU Member States; eEncourages the Turkish Government to fully comply with the 72 criteria identified in the visa liberalisation roadmap; stresses that the revision of Turkey’s anti-terrorism legislation is a key condition for ensuring fundamental rights and freedoms, and that visa liberalisation will be possible once all the criteria have been met;
Amendment 255 #
2018/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls the importantnegative role played by Turkey in crespondating to the migration crisis resulting from the war in Syria; takes the view that Turkey’s population has shown great hospitality by offering shelter to more than 3 million Syrian refugees; callby channelling illegal migrants to EU countries with the settlement of Muslims oin the EU and its Member States to keep their promise regarding a large-scale resettlement, and to ensure adequate financial resources for the long- term support of Syrian refugees in Turkeyas an indirect objective;
Amendment 303 #
2018/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the efforts by the UN to resume negotiations on the reunification of Cyprus; supports a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement in line with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the EU acquis; reiterates its call on Turkey to commit and contribute to a comprehensive settlement, to beginto withdrawing its troops from Cyprus, to transfer the sealed-off area of Famagusta to the UN,which it has illegally partitioned since 1974, to transfer all the occupied territories to the Republic of Cyprus and to refrain from actions altering the demographic balance on the island; praise, which also constitute a war crime; applauds the important work of the Committee on Missing Persons; recognises the right of the Republic of Cyprus to enter into bilateral agreements concerning its exclusive economic zone; urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes, and to refrain from any threat or action which might have negative effects on good neighbourly relations;
Amendment 102 #
2018/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for more effective measures to combat all forms of discrimination, in particular by adopting country-wide human rights and anti-discrimination strategies; regrets that there was no progress in addressing the ‘two schools under one roof’ issue; urges that decisive action be taken at all levels in order to find systemic solutions that will ensure inclusive and non-discriminatory education for all children; calls for more effective implementation of the legal provisions regarding equality between men and women; urges that progress be made towards ensuring that the rights of persons with disabilities are respected, in particular by swiftly addressing the relevant UN recommendations; acknowledges the steps taken towards the legal protection of specific social groups (LGBTI persons etc.), but stresses that more needs to be done in order to prosecute violence and hate crimes against them, as well as to promote their social inclusion; is concerned that lack of coordination between different levels of authority and lack of funding continue to hamper effective protection of minorities and vulnerable groups, in particular Roma people;
Amendment 168 #
2018/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes with concern the increasing number of migrants arriving in BiH lately with potentially dangerous terrorists among them infiltrating the country, and the lack of coordination between different government levels in responding to this situation; considers that the issue of migration should not be politicised, despite the necessity for security measures to avoid potentially delinquent behaviour by certain migrants; welcomes the EU humanitarian aid to address the increasing needs of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in the country; believes that cooperation with neighbouring countries and the EU is essential in addressing this common challenge;
Amendment 20 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Γ
Recital Γ
C. whereas all political parties and state institutions have a duty to contribute to a more inclusive and open political atmosphere, enablingremove the obstacles to further progress in the EU accession process;
Amendment 161 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the initial steps taken in enhancing the prevention of discrimination and urges the authorities to effectively address hate crime and hate speech against minorities, including the Roma and the LGBTI community; deplores persistent deficiencies in the work of the Commission for Protection from Discrimination;
Amendment 190 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes the modest improvements in the media environment and conditionconditions under which the media are able to operate and the measures taken to guarantee the necessary prerequisites for independent reporting; calls for initiatives to create a climate that is favourable to investigative journalism; welcomes the termination of state-sponsored advertising in the media as an important measure to foster a level playing field in the sector and calls for further safeguards against politicisation of the media; stresses the need to strengthen the independence and capacity of the media regulator and the public service broadcaster; calls for measures to increase the protection of the labour and social rights of journalists;
Amendment 22 #
2018/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) to step up cooperation in crisis management, conflict prevention, the fight against terrorism and organised crime, the prevention of radicalisation andand containment of cross- border crime, and integrated border management;
Amendment 56 #
2018/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) to urge Kyrgyzstan to reverse any negative authoritarian trends such as the political instrumentalisation of the administration of justice, unfair judicial punishments, unfair and non-transparent trials, the impunity of law enforcement agents and the alleged ill-treatment and torture of those held in custody, as well as discrimination against minorities and the limitations placed on the freedom of assembly and expression;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
— having regard to the reports by national, European and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and, in particular, the Principles of State Responsibility to Protect Higher Education from Attack,
Amendment 50 #
2018/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Point ζ
Point ζ
g. to require evaluation and monitoring procedures covering results attained, obstacles encountered, margins of error, indication of key challenges, input to policy formulation, and assessment of the coordination of EUSR activities with other EU actors, as well as to assess performance and consider the renewal and review of mandates;
Amendment 61 #
2018/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Point ι
Point ι
j. to appoint as EUSRs persons with extensive diplomatic or political expertise and an appropriate profile, ensuring in particular that they have not only the political clout needed to establish links and mutual trust with high-level interlocutors but also the necessary degree of probity to preclude any whiff of graft; to profit in this regard from the existing pool of persons with political and diplomatic experience across the EU; to aim at achieving geographic and gender balance;
Amendment 37 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b
Paragraph b
(b) to consider developing a binding legal framework both at EU and international level for tackling hybrid warfare, including cyber and information warfare, the need for which was demonstrated in particular by the hostile actions of Russiaby the high level of activity of third countries in thes above areas;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph c
Paragraph c
(c) to support the actions of the growing number of state institutions, and think tanks, NGOs dealing with propaganda and disinfo rmation, and ensure that EU strategic communication becomes a matter of high priority on the European agenda; calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to become more closely involved in this area;
Amendment 56 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph d
Paragraph d
(d) to remindseek to persuade with tangible evidence the Member States that continue to denyharbour reservations about the existence of strategic propaganda tohat they should recognise it and take proactive measures in order to counteract and debunk it;
Amendment 90 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f
Paragraph f
(f) to focus on the continuously growing sophistication of the tools used to spread fake news, including the new ways of spreading propaganda by using multiple low-level websites, portals and TV stations to disseminate the main narratives; is concerned about Russia’s activitthe activities of Russia and other countries in this context;
Amendment 99 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph g
Paragraph g
(g) to pay special attention to social media which, in spite of their efforts to the contrary, are considered the most common tool for spreading disinformation and hostile propaganda;
Amendment 112 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h
Paragraph h
(h) to regulate, together with the Member States, the actions of social media companies and ensure their full transparency and accountability, in particular making it possible to uncover the identity and location not only of the authors, but also the sponsors of the submitted political content; the above actions should neither aim to target and persecute political opponents nor be a pretext for so doing;
Amendment 120 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph i
Paragraph i
(i) to urge social media companies to cooperate closely with state authorities in all investigations into the alleged use of their platforms for hostile purposes, and to perform transparent audits of entities which have been found to spread disinformation and propaganda; particular attention should be paid to avoiding violations of the personal data of individuals who have no real involvement in the above activities;
Amendment 203 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s
Paragraph s
s) to focus on the accession countries and partners in the EU neighbourhood, which are often on the front line in terms of exposure to Russiananti-EU propaganda;
Amendment 228 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v
Paragraph v
(v) to link existing national and local specialised centres, think tanks, NGOs and other actors and institutions dealing with strategic propaganda into an EU-wide network that would help coordinate their actions and gather their findings in one place; to assign adequate resources to this undertaking; stresses that this network should be open to like-minded partners of the EU;
Amendment 255 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph y
Paragraph y
y) to invite Member States to ensure that electoral laws take into account possible threats stemming from cyber attacks and hostile propaganda, and stresses that these laws should be adequately amended to enable them to effectively counteract such threats, but without creating the conditions for unlawful interference and the modification of election results;
Amendment 284 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Commission to support, where needed, the construction of economically viable slaughter facilities with certified safety standards within Member States so that animals are slaughtered as close as possible to their place of rearing;
Amendment 406 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Is appalled at reports of extremely long and distressing waiting periods for animals at borders; calls on Member States having borders with third countries to open dedicated express lanes and methods for expediting control procedures at customs for animals being transported, in order to reduce waiting periods;
Amendment 15 #
2018/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the acknowledgement of the need to enhance transparency and accountability by the, as well as the conditional participation of civil society in monitoring the effective implementation of human rights commitments set out in international conventions; calls on the Commission to consider establishing joint oversight commissions or domestic advisory groups with the participation of local civil society and trade union representatives; the other commissions will have an advisory role;
Amendment 24 #
2018/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the full potential of the GSP+ scheme to improve the situation with regard to workers’ rights, promotion of gender equality and abolition of child labour and forced labour can only be fulfilled if monitoring of effective implementation of obligations under the 27 conventions is improved, if sound recommendations are submitted by the commissions and if the incentive of trade preferences is accompanied by other support measures;
Amendment 32 #
2018/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to address shrinking spacemonitor and verify the scope of action for civil society, and respond to threats to independent trade unions and obstacles to EU funding to NGOs in scorecards and GSP+ dialogues, as these issues are directly related to legal obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and relevant provisions of the International Labour Organisation core conventions;
Amendment 61 #
2018/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports more engagement with least developed countries under the Everything But Arms scheme with regard to preventing and addressing cases of serious and systematic violation of human rights; notes that the threat of withdrawal of trade preferences may in itself not be a sufficient measure to promote real compliance with international human rights principles but that it is a 'necessary evil' when it comes to making clear the position of the EU regarding such violations and preventing them from occurring; this policy will not deny the rights of of the states concerned to lawful defence and self-protection.
Amendment 52 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the specific characteristics of agricultural activities make it essential to have collective organisations and cooperation between the EU and Member States to enable the objectives of the CAP to be attained and that such organisations must be considered compatible with Article 101 TFEU;
Amendment 75 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the entry of products onto the European market from third countries which do not meet the same social, health and environmental standards faces European producers with unfair competition; calls, therefore, for the systematic application of the principles of reciprocity and, compliance as regardsnd the preference of agricultural products produced within the EU in trade negotiations;
Amendment 23 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that the complex nature of these challenges, with different threats affecting different Member States to varying degrees, provides room for agreement on how to deal with the challenges collectively, in a spirit of solidarity;, while recognising the right of the State directly involved to act (after giving due notice) in its own interest.
Amendment 56 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that appropriate investment in security and defence is a matter of urgency for those Member States facing direct specific threats and the EU and that defence cooperation should become the norm, as outlined in the EU Global Strategy (EUGS); welcomes the progress achieved so far in the implementation of the security and defence provisions of the EU Global Strategy; believes that these achievements open the perspective for important structural changes in the future;
Amendment 84 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the vital and central role played by human rights defenders and NGOvarious bodies in promoting and supporting the application of the fundamental rights enshrined in the core international human rights treaties; underlines, in this respect, the importance of the EU’s capacity to maintain support, through the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), for human rights defenders and NGOs in situations where theyse rights are most at risk, while devoting special attention to the ProtectDefenders.eu mechanism;
Amendment 88 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the EU’s active participation in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which has seen it sponsor and co-sponsor resolutions, issue statements, intervene in interactive dialogues and debates, and call for special sessions on the situation regarding human rights; recognises the EU’s commitments to addressing country situations in the UNHRC; stresses not only the importance of the EU’s engagecommitment into dialogue and cooperation on human rights at a multilateral level, but also its ability to oblige even those countries that are currently violating them to protect them; fully supports the UNHRC’s activities and engagement when defending human rights worldwide;
Amendment 96 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Praises the work done by the EU’s Special Representative for Human Rights (EUSR), Stavros Lambrinidis, in increasing the effectiveness, cohesion and visibility of human rights in EU foreign policy and recalls its request for his mandate to be made permanent; welcomes the recent approach on the EU’s Good Human Rights Stories initiative, which focuses on the best practices employed by various countries;
Amendment 107 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges that the EU Human Rights Dialogues (HRDs) constitute a valuable mixed diplomacy tool for the promotion of human rights and democracy in bilateral relations with third countries; notes, however, the enduring obstacles to the achievement of concrete results via HRDs, such as the prevalence of double standards, a lack of a unified stance and divergent interests among the Member State; calls on the Commission to seek ways to make human rights dialogues more effective and meaningful and to react swiftly when they are not constructive, by utilising political dialogue or public diplomacy, in order to keep human rights concerns high on the political agenda; calls therefore on the Commission to maintain a firm stance on the issue of the protection of human rights, not to be swayed by political considerations and, above all, to avoid forging and maintaining trade relations with countries which violate these rights; encourages the Commission to use clear benchmarks for the purposes of evaluating the success of each dialogue; advises the EU institutions, moreover, to provide adequate training on human rights for EU delegation officials and staff;
Amendment 142 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Denounces the fact that media freedom had never been so threatened as it was in 2017; reiterates the importance of freedom of expression, both online and offline, as it fosters a culture of pluralism; strongly condemns the actions of many States that maintain this unacceptable situation with threats, intimidation and attacks against journalists, independent media, bloggers and whistle-blowers, as well as hate speech, defamation laws and incitements to violence, as they constitute a threat to the rule of law and the values embodied by human rights defenders; believes that the free expression of legitimate and peaceful grievances must be allowed;
Amendment 180 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reaffirms that freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief, and the rights to apostasy and to espouse atheistic views, must be enhanced unconditionally through interreligious and intercultural dialogue; condemns the persecution of and attacks against ethnic and religious groups in 2017; deplores the attempts by state actors to limit freedom of religion and belief and freedom of expression by adopting and implementing without the necessary scrutiny blasphemy laws, among other means; requests that further action be taken to protect religious minorities, non- believers and atheists, including the victims of blasphemy laws, and calls for the EU and its Member States to increase their engagement in political discussions to repeal such laws; supports the EU’s efforts to implement the Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief;
Amendment 191 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Strongly condemns all heinous crimes and human rights violations committed by state and non-state actors; urges the EU and its Member States to fight crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, and to ensure that their perpetrators are brought to justice; calls for the EU to provide support for organisations that collect, keep and protect evidence – digital or otherwise – of the crimes committed by any parties to these conflicts, in order to facilitate their prosecution at an international level; in order to maintain the credibility of the aforementioned, but also to further the above purposes, it is necessary to avoid creating and displaying false or disputed evidence in this connection; supports the key role played by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in cases where the states concerned are unable or unwilling to exercise their jurisdiction; calls on all the signatories of the Rome Statute to coordinate and cooperate with the ICC; reiterates its call for the VP/HR to appoint an EUSR on International Humanitarian Law and International Justice with a mandate to promote, mainstream and represent the EU’s commitment to the fight against impunity;
Amendment 216 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that corruption undermines the rule of law, democracy and the competitiveness of economies, and puts human rights at risk; calls for improvements to anti-corruption mechanisms and practices, such as the imposition of sanctions on those individuals and countries that continue to commit serious corruption offences, despite the EU's constant appeals not to do so; calls on the EEAS and the Commission to devise joint programming on human rights and the fight against corruption, in particular initiatives for improving transparency, fighting impunity and strengthening anti- corruption agencies;
Amendment 223 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the support the EU provides for electoral processes and democracy around the world – its electoral missions and subsequent follow-up, its electoral assistance and, in particular, the active role played by Parliament in this regard – is of the utmost importance; stresses the importance of electoral observation in the context of peaceful democratic transitions, of strengthening the rule of law, of political pluralism and increasing the participation of women inof the balanced composition of the missions that monitor the electoral processes, and of transparency and respect for human rights;
Amendment 261 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes with appreciation the adoption of the revised EU Guidelines for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child; underlines the fact that children are often exposed deliberately to specific abuses of their rights, such as child marriage, genital mutilation and child labour, especially in humanitarian crises and armed conflicts, and therefore requirey must therefore be given enhanced protection; stresses the need to step up the EU’s engagement when it comes to addressing the protection of children, including unaccompanied minors, and to devote particular attention to education and, their psycho-social support and their smooth and controlled integration in societies;
Amendment 289 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the EU and its Member States to establish full transparency as regards the funds allocated to third countries for cooperation on migration and to ensure that such cooperation should not benefit, either directly or indirectly, security, police and justice systems involved in human rights violations; warns against the instrumentalisation of EU foreign policy as ‘migration management’ and emphasises that all attempts to work with third countries on migration must go hand in hand with improving human rights conditions within these countries; calls onfor the Commission to continue to treat the protection and promotion of the rights ofEuropean Parliament to have oversight over migration agreements so that migrants cand refugees as a priority in its policies; insists on the need to develop and better implement protection frameworks for fairly be distributed in all EU countries and the rights of legal migrants; calls for the European Parliament to have oversight of migration agreementn be protected and in order to prevent their case being politically exploited by EU Member States;
Amendment 305 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Denounces and explicitly rejects trafficking in human beings; underlines the fact that trafficking in human beings is a modern kind of slavery, and a serious crime which constitutes one of the worst forms of human rights violations; emphasises, in this respect, the importance of a consistent approach to the internal and external dimensions of the EU’s policies for combating trafficking in human beings; calls for the EU and the Member States to increase cooperation with third countries in order to investigate all stages of trafficking in human beings and for strict penalties to be introduced for traffickers;
Amendment 336 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Strongly condemns all forms of discrimination, including that carried out on the grounds of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or any other status; is alarmed by the many manifestations of racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance and a lack of political representation for the most vulnerable groups, such as ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, people with disabilities, the LGBTI community, women and children; calls for the EU to enhance its efforts to eradicate, without distinction, all forms of discrimination and to promote awareness, a culture of tolerance and inclusion, and special protection for the most vulnerable groups by means of human rights and political dialogues,, age or political or political choice; calls for the EU to enhance its efforts to eradicate, without distinction, all forms of discrimination and to promote the work of EU delegations and public diplomacy; calls on all countries to ensure that their respective institutions provide effective legal protection within their jurisdictions;
Amendment 358 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Condemns the arbitrary detention for any reason, torture, persecution and killings of LGBTI people; acknowledges that sexual identity and gender identity can increase the risk of discrimination; notes that in a number of countries around the world, LGBTI people still face persecution and violence on the basis of their sexual orientpersons who are the subject of the abovementioned discrimination; notes that 72 countries still criminalise same-sex relationships and urges these states to immediately change their legislation; welcomes the EU’s efforts to improve the rights of and legal protection for these people and calls on the Commission to carry out annual reporting on the implementation of Council conclusions to this end;
Amendment 375 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Recognises that terrorism and radicalisation pose acuteconstitutes a very serious threats to democracy and human rights and regrets the fact that the attacks perpetrated in 2017 often targeted the very individuals or groups who embody these values; supports the EU’s efforts to combat terrorism and radicalisation, including EU-wide initiatives and networks such as the Radicalisation Awareness Network, but reiterates that all efforts must comply with international human rights laws; calls on the Commission to develop a better exchange and coordination of information via its channels and agencies in order to swiftly prevent, identify and bring to justice terrorist threats;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the EU’s aspirational global political and economic leadership has been undermined as a result of the financial crisis, rising Euroscepticism, the proliferation of crises on our doorstep and rising scepticism of European public opinion on the projection of force abroad, which has given rise to a tendency to respond to events rather than to shape them;
Amendment 50 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas Western democracies have become more protectionist and inward- looking, and are swinging to the extremes at a time when multilateral cooperation is the only way to respond tohas failed to prove that it can effectively face global challenges effectively; whereas this power vacuum is being filled by other powers such as China or Russia;
Amendment 70 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the time has come for the European Union to take its destiny into its own hands; takes the view that the EU should embrace its role as a fully-fledged, sovereign political power in international relations that helps to resolve conflicts worldwide and shapes global governance;
Amendment 85 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that no single EU Member State can respond effectively to today’s global challenges on its own; believes that, by equally pulling their weight together within the EU, the Member States can exert an influence on the world stage that they would not otherwise possess; is convinced that 28 Member States together, representing 500 million citizens, have more leverage in international negotiations and in setting international regulations and standards; believes, moreover, that under the protection of the EU, globalisation can represent an opportunity for EU citizens and not a threat;
Amendment 175 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the EEAS to invest in collective leadership and develop ‘issue- based coalitions’ with like-minded countries, to support a rules-based international order, multilateralism and free trade, and to pursue cooperative solutions to global challenges; calls on the EEAS to engage with emerging powers in the provision of global public goods such as peace and security, including by working together on crisis management operations around the world, climate change mitigation, and fight against its consequences on financial stability, and clean air and water;
Amendment 236 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that investing in the stability and prosperity of the Western Balkans means investing in the security and future of our Union; reiterates the European perspective for the countries in the Western Balkans; highlights that the enlargement process is merit-based and must depend on nothing other than the concrete results achieved by each individual country and mostly on necessary past or future arrangements to prevent their accession from transferring either domestic problems or problems with neighbouring countries to the Union; reiterates the importance, throughout this process, of the rule of law, reconciliation and good neighbourly relations, security and migration, socio-economic development, transport and energy connectivity and the digital agenda;
Amendment 267 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that the Mediterranean is one of the most unequal borders in the world; reiterates the urgent need to stimulate the economic development of the Southern Mediterranean basin and Sub- Saharan Africa in order to create local economic opportunities in the countries of origin of migrants, allowing them to stay in their countries of origin; welcomes, in this regard, Commission President Juncker’s proposal to build a new Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Jobs between Europe and Africa, and his initiative to develop the various European- African trade agreements into one continent-to- continent free trade agreement, as an economic partnership between equals;
Amendment 304 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the steps taken to increase the EU’s military autonomy, namely the establishment of a European single command centre in Brussels for European military training missions, and removing obstacles to the deployment of EU Battlegroups, as part of the EU-NATO cooperation; believes that the establishment of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) on defence projects and the coordinated review of national defence budgets will help the Member States to spend their defence budgets more effectively;
Amendment 314 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the capacity to dispatch forces to globalpolitical engagement in preventing future or ending current conflicts is an essential pre-condition for becoming a credible political power; calls on the EEAS and the Member States to develop sufficient military capabilities to defend their values and interests around the world, if necessary, always in cooperation with NATO;
Amendment 338 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 11 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Union’s major critics point to the existence of a gap between the Union’s proposed policy and action and its realisation at national and local levels, and whereas the withdrawal of the UK will have important impacts on the future financing of the Union;
Amendment 42 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the competitiveness of European agriculture results from the synergy of organic production and geographical indications, which benefit both producers and consumers; calls for one pillar of the new CAP to be dedicated to the priorities which create jobs and assure the highest quality and protection of Union agricultural products and foodstuffs;
Amendment 62 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of a well reformed CAP, with full respect for the needs of the rural populations of the Member States, to respond to the maximum number of the challenges that will face the Union in the future; stresses the importance of the future CAP in fostering innovation and research and development, including the agricultural aspects of the future Horizon Europe programme; stresses the need to prioritise domestic products of the Union Member States by more thorough scrutiny and restraint in the conclusion of preferential agreements with third countries with crops associated with Member States;
Amendment 85 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recognises the need to pay due attention to the control and disposal of products from third countries in order to exclude the possibility of creating unfair competition between the above products and those of indigenous European producers.
Amendment 55 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 59 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to call on UN Member States to maintain their financial efforts while increasing effectiveness and efficiency;
Amendment 80 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) to redouble efforts to reform the UNSC in particular, notably through a limitation of the use of the right to veto and a change in the composition of its membership to better reflect today’s world, inter alia through a permanent seat for the European Union;
Amendment 111 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) to stress that global and regional threats and common global concerns require a response and responsibilities taken and appropriate treatment by the whole international community, including all UNSC permanent members and integrally involving other major emerging economies and developing countries; with the aim of preserving world peace;
Amendment 161 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) to recall that sexual violence such as rape is used as a tactic of war and constitutes a war crime; to ensure safe medical assistance for cases of war rape; to call for strengthened protection of women and girls in conflict situations, especially as regards sexual violence coupled with the imposition of exemplary punishment on the perpetrators of this crime;
Amendment 197 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) to work towards more effective action against the diversion of, and illicit trade in, weapons and ammunition, including small arms and light weapons, in particular by developing a weapons tracking and registration system; to request that UN members actively take steps towards global disarmament;
Amendment 268 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w
Paragraph 1 – point w
(w) to push for ambitious and balanced provisions allowing for more effective international cooperation and more equitable and predictableprovisions addressing: (a) radically the issue of illegal migration at source; and (b) global burden- sharing in dealing with migration flows and forced displacement;
Amendment 319 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a b
Paragraph 1 – point a b
Amendment 233 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Ι. whereas while the focus on research and development for both product and process innovation is to be welcomed, more must be done to translate the results of research into farming practice, facilitated by EU-wide agricultural extension services, in order to contribute to development and be accepted by the States;
Amendment 368 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the intention to simplify and modernise the CAP, but emphasises that the integrity of the single market and a truly common policy must be the overriding priorities of reform; a key factor in the CAP is the protection of EU countries’ agricultural and livestock products from unfair competition created by the unrestricted introduction of corresponding products from third countries;
Amendment 537 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it necessary to maintain the current two-pillared architecture, particularly Pillar I, which is dedicated to income support for farmers; considers it necessary, at the same time, to compensate for the provision of public goods on the basis of uniform criteria, while allowobliging Member States to take specific approaches to reflect local conditions;
Amendment 614 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for small farms; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressiveshould be proportionate to the requirements of their efficient operation and their survival needs, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States;
Amendment 662 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Implementation of the above system shall be the responsibility of the Member States;
Amendment 697 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. The above method should take into account the peculiarities of the agricultural sector of each State so that it is flexible and not dogmatic;
Amendment 950 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new and comprehensive legal framework which allows the integration of the various types of environmental actions at present, such as cross compliance, greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards, as well as agri-environment measures (AEMs) for rural development, so that farmers can deliver effectively and with less bureaucracy on environmental care, biodiversity and climate action, while ensuring that Member States have adequate control and taking into accounthat they (the Member States) shape the guidelines regarding local conditions;
Amendment 1317 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that Parliament and the Council should, via the co-decision procedure, set the general objectives, measures and financial allocations, and determwithout limitineg the level of flexibility needed to enable the Member States to cope with their specificities and needs in line with the single market;
Amendment 27 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses concern at the consequences that any failure of the ongoing negotiations on the United Kingdom leaving the European Union could have for the 2019 budget and calls on the Commission to ensure that an impact assessment report is rapidly drawn up;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Β
Recital Β
B. whereas Chile and the EU are close partners in tackling regional and global challenges, such as climate change, international security, and sustainable development and global governance;
Amendment 24 #
2018/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
c) to include a joint commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights, fundamental freedoms, gender equality, and the rights of minorities such as the LGBTI community, ethnic minorities and indigenous people;
Amendment 36 #
2018/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ε
Paragraph 1 – point ε
e) to strengthen dialogue and cooperation on regional and global challenges, such as organised crime, drugs dealing and trafficking, migration, terrorism and climate change;
Amendment 46 #
2018/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
i) to provide for a close cooperation in the area of security and defence, particularly regarding conflict prevention, crisis management, maritime security, disarmament and nuclear non- proliferation; to enable an enhanced participation of Chile in EU common security and defence policy (CSDP) missions and operations;
Amendment 115 #
2018/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) to continue to resolutely condemn human rights violations and the violations of international humanitarian law and to intensify efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the population in need; to increase the effectiveness of humanitarian financial assistance and to enhance support for and cooperation with humanitarian organisations on the ground; calls for the AU, UN and EU to continue working together and to take strong measures for an immediate end of these human rights violations;
Amendment 128 #
2018/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point (j)
Paragraph 1 – point (j)
(j) to address the issue of migration in Libya, bearing in mind the need to find long-term, effective and viable solutions, which should include addressing the root causes of migration in Africa and establishing legal channels ofpreventing migration to Europe; to promote in the international community the need to take appropriate measures to resolve the multifaceted development and security challenges of Libya and the Sahelo-Saharan region, including effective means to counter the trafficking of human beings and smuggling of migrants;
Amendment 1 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Α
Recital Α
A. whereas consumers make an associative link between brand, product and quality and expect products of the same brand to be identical in quality whether they are sold in their own country or in another Member State; whereas the creation of this associative link is the goal of the common (global or European) brand.
Amendment 8 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on a balanced and progressive trade policy to harness the consequences of globalisation1; underlines the importance of this communication for a European agriculture sector that is suffering from unbalanced competition on both the EU and foreign markets; _________________ 1 COM(2017)0492.
Amendment 94 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls its two resolutions of 26 October 2017 on the negotiating mandates for trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand2 which produce products that compete with those of the EU countries; _________________ 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0419 and P8_TA(2017)0420 respectively.
Amendment 97 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas different state actors – Russia, China and North Korea, among others – have been involved in malicious cyber activities in pursuit of political, economic or security objectives that include attacks on critical infrastructure, cyber-espionage, disinformation campaigns and limiting access to the internet (such as Wannacry, NonPetya); whereas such activities could constitute wrongful acts under international law and could lead to a joint EU response, such as using the EU cyber diplomacy toolbox;
Amendment 236 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges the EU and NATO to organise regular training sessions and strategic level exercises with the participation of the top political leadership of both organisations; welcomes, in this regard, the Estonian exercise EU CYBRID 2017 where, for the first time, the Secretary General of NATO participated in an EU exercise;
Amendment 262 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Confirms its full commitment to an open, free, stable and secure cyberspace, which will allow States to promote their interests, but will respects the core values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and where international disputes are settled by peaceful means; calls on the Member States to promote further implementation of the common and comprehensive EU approach to cyber diplomacy; strongly supports the development of voluntary, non-binding norms of responsible state behaviour in cyberspace;
Amendment 318 #
2018/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 13 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that there are still major competitiveness issues for European producers owing to the wide divergences compared with Moroccan producers in terms of labour costs, working conditions and environmental standards; stresses the need to make European products more competitive, putting an end to preferential agreements with third countries in the near future; recognizes the need to protect European arable and livestock farm products against unfair competition from third countries;
Amendment 38 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Given that the Fund aims particularly at enhancing cooperation between legal entities and Member States across Europe, an action should be eligible for funding only if it is undertaken by a cooperation of at least three legal entities based in at least three different Member States and/or associated countries. At least three of these legal eligible entities established in at least two different Member States and/or associated countries should not be effectively controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity or should not control each other. In order to boost the cooperation between Member States the Fund may support joint pre-commercial procurement .
Amendment 39 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) As the Fund aims at enhancing the competitiveness, efficiency and autonomy of the Union's defence industry, only entities established in the Union or associated countries and not subject to control by non-associated third countries or non-associated third country entities should in principle be eligible for support. Additionally, iIn order to ensure the protection of essential security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the recipients and their subcontractors in actions supported by the Fund should not be located on the territory of non-associated third countries.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 50 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Given the specificities of the defence industry where demand comes almost exclusively from Member States and associated countries, which also control all acquisition of defence-related products and technologies, including exports, the functioning of the defence sector is unique and does not follow the conventional rules and business models that govern more traditional markets. Industry therefore cannot undertake substantial self-funded defence Research and Development (R&D) projects and Member States and associated countries normally fully fund all R&D cost. By way of derogation from this rule, Member States facing external threats from third parties or third countries will, on a case-by-case basis, receive funding amounts that will not cause them budgetary problems. To achieve the objectives of the Fund, notably to incentivise cooperation between companies from different Member States and associated countries, and taking into account the specifics of the defence sector, up to totality of the eligible costs should be covered for actions that take place ahead of the development of prototypes phase.
Amendment 52 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The prototype phase is a crucial phase where Member States or associated countries usually decide on their consolidated investment and start the acquisition process of their future defence products or technologies. This is the reason why, at this specific stage, Member States and associated countries agree on the necessary commitments including cost- sharing and ownership of the project. To ensure the credibility of their commitment, the financial assistance of the Union under the Fund should normally not exceed 20 % of the eligible costs.
Amendment 62 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The promotion of innovation and technological development in the Union defence industry should take place in a manner coherent with the security and defence interests of the Union. Accordingly, the action's contribution to those interests and to the defence research and capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States should serve as an award criterion. Within the Union, common defence research and capability shortfalls are identified in the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) framework notably through Overarching Strategic Research Agenda and the Capability Development Plan. Other Union processes such as the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence and the Permanent Structured Cooperation will support the implementation of relevant priorities through identifying and taking forward opportunities for enhanced cooperation with a view to fulfilling the EU level of ambition on security and defence. Where appropriate, account may also be taken of regional and international priorities, including those in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation context, may also be taken into accountand elsewhere if they are in line with Union priorities and do not prevent any Member State or an associated country from participating, while also taking into account thatfrom participating, taking care also to avoid unnecessary duplication should be avoided.
Amendment 76 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
Amendment 82 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) As the Fund supports only the research and development phases of defence products and technologies, in principle the Union should not have ownership or intellectual property rights (IPRs) over the products or technologies resulting from the funded actions unless the Union assistance is provided through procurement. However, for research actions, interested Member States and associated countries should habe given the possibilopportunity to use the results of funded actions and participate in follow- up cooperative development , which meands thereforeat derogations to that principle should be allowed.
Amendment 118 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5
Article 5
Associated countries The Fund shall be open to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members which are members of the European Economic Area (EEA), in accordance with the conditions laid down in the EEA agreement.rticle 5 deleted
Amendment 141 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Applicants and their subcontractors shall be eligible for funding provided that they are established in the Union or in an associated country, have their executive management structures in the Union or in an associated country and are not controlled by a non-associated third country or by a non-associated third country entity.
Amendment 146 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, an applicant established in the Union or in an associated country and controlled by a non- associated third country or a non- associated third country entity may be eligible for funding if this is necessary for achieving the objectives of the action and provided that its participation will not put at risk the security interests of the Union and its Member States. In order to ensure protection of the security interests of the Union and its Member States, the call for proposals shall require the applicant to provide information demonstrating notably that:
Amendment 149 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. All infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used in actions financed under the Fund shall be located on the territory of the Union or associated countries. Furthermore, when performing an eligible action, beneficiaries and their subcontractors shall only cooperate only with legal entities established in the Union or in an associated country and not controlled by non-associated third countries or non- associated third country entities.
Amendment 152 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7
Article 10 – paragraph 7
7. Applications which require the verifications under paragraph 2 or paragraph 4 may only be submitted with the agreement of the Member State or associated country in which the applicant is established.
Amendment 201 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For grants awarded to actions referred to Article 11(3)(e) and other actions where Member States and/or associated countries finance the major part of the budget, the Commission may use:
Amendment 202 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a single lump sum referred to in Article [182] of the Financial Regulation and based on the provisional budget of the action already endorsed by the national authorities of the co-financing Member States and associated countries.
Amendment 207 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. If justified the grant agreement may require that the results of actions receiving support from the Fund shall not be subject to any control or restriction, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate legal entities, including in terms of technology transfer by a non- associated third country or by a non- associated third country entitthird country.
Amendment 210 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. The national authorities of Member States and associated countries shall enjoy access rights to the special report ofregarding a project that has received Union funding. Such access rights shall be granted on a royalty-free basis and transferred by the Commission to the Member States and associated countries after ensuring that appropriate confidentiality obligations are in place.
Amendment 212 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 6
Article 22 – paragraph 6
6. The national authorities of Member States and associated countries shall use the special report solely for purposes related to the use by or for their armed forces, or security or intelligence forces, including within the framework of their cooperative programmes. Such usage shall include, but not be limited to, the study, evaluation, assessment, research, design, development, manufacture, improvement, modification, maintenance, repair, refurbishment, and product acceptance and certification, operation, training, disposal and other design services and product deployment, as well as the assessment and drafting of technical requirements for procurement.
Amendment 214 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Where applicable, the consortium shall demonstrate that the remaining costs of an eligible action which are not covered by the Union support will be covered by other means of financing such as Member States' and/or associated countries’ contributions or co-financing from legal entities.
Amendment 215 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. When it relates to actions referred to in point d) of Article 11 paragraph 3, the action shall be based on harmonised capability requirements jointly agreed by the relevant Member States and/or associated countries.
Amendment 216 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) at least two Member States and/or associated countries intend to procure the final product or use the technology in a coordinated way, including joint procurement;
Amendment 219 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Amendment 221 #
2018/0254(COD)
3. With regard to results generated by recipients, the Commission shall be notified of any transfer of ownership or grant of a licence to non-associated third countries. Such transfer of ownership or granting of a licence shall not contravene the defence and security interests of the Union and its Member States or the objectives this Regulation as set out in Article 3, otherwise it will necessitate reimbursement of the funding provided under the Fund.
Amendment 222 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Article 25 – paragraph 4
4. By derogation from paragraph 1, where the Union assistance is provided in the form of public procurement, the Union shall own the results and Member States and/or associated countries shall have the right, free of charge, to a non-exclusive licence for the use of the results upon their written request.
Amendment 223 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
In case a project manager is appointed by Member States and associated countries, the Commission shall execute the payment to the recipients after informing the project manager.
Amendment 244 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point α
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point α
(a) each Member State or associated country shall ensure that its national security regulations offer a degree of protection of European Union classified information equivalent to that provided by the rules on security as set out in Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444 of 13 March 2015 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information21 and by the security rules of the Council set out in the Annexes to Decision 2013/488/EU22 ; _________________ 21 2221 OJ L 72, 17.3.2015, p. 53–88. OJ L 72, 17.3.2015, p. 53–88. 22 OJ L 274, 15.10.2013, p. 1–50. OJ L 274, 15.10.2013, p. 1–50.
Amendment 245 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Member States and associated countries shall without delay inform the Commission of the national security regulations referred to in point (a);
Amendment 246 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) natural persons resident in and legal persons established in non-associated third countries may deal with EU classified information regarding the Fund only where they are subject, in those countries, to security regulations ensuring a degree of protection at least equivalent to that provided by the Commission's rules on security set out in Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444 and by the security rules of the Council set out in the Annexes to Decision 2013/488/EU. The equivalence of the security regulations applied in a third country or international organisation shall be defined in a security of information agreement, including industrial security matters if relevant, concluded between the Union and that third country or international organisation in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 218 TFEU and taking into account Article 13 of Decision 2013/488/EU;
Amendment 24 #
2018/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) To ensure a uniform and high- quality external border control and to facilitate legitimate travel across the external borders, the instrument should contribute to the development of more rigorous European integrated border management that includes all the measures involving policy, law, systematic cooperation, burden- sharing, assessment of the situation and changing circumstances regarding crossing points for irregular migrants, personnel, equipment and technology taken at different levels by the competent authorities of the Member States and by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, acting in cooperation with other actors such as third countries and other EU bodies, in particular the European Agency for the operational management of large- scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA), Europol and international organisations.
Amendment 19 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In its conclusions of 19 October 2017, the European Council reaffirmed the need to pursue a comprehensive, pragmatic and resolute approach to migration managementprevention and mitigation that aims to restore control of external borders and reduce irregular arrivals and the number of deaths at sea, and should be based on a flexible and coordinated use of all available Union and Member State instruments. The European Council further called to ensure significantly enhanced returns through actions at both EU and Member States level, such as effective readmission agreements and arrangements.
Amendment 21 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to support efforts to ensure a comprehensive approach to managementprevention and mitigation of migration grounded on mutual trust, solidarity and responsibility sharing among Member States and Union institutions, with the objective of ensuring a common sustainable Union policy on asylum and immigration, Member States should be supported by adequate financial resources in the form of the Asylum and Migration Fund (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Fund’).
Amendment 40 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Considering the high levels of migration flows to the Union, and especially to the Mediterranean countries in the last years and the importance of ensuring the cohesion of our societies, it is crucial to support Member States’ policies for early integration of legally staying third-country nationals, including in the priority areas identified in the Action Plan on Integration of third-country nationals adopted by the Commission in 2016.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 46 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 90 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Union should provide support to the transition towards accession for the benefit of the beneficiaries listed in Annex I, based on the experience of its Member States. This cooperation should focus in particular on the sharing of experience acquired by the Member States in the reform process. The Union should suspend support if close monitoring reveals that the State in question is unable or unwilling to implement the necessary changes.
Amendment 205 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The enlargement policy framework defined by the European CouncilParliament and the Council, the agreements that establish a legally binding relationship with the beneficiaries listed in Annex I, as well as relevant resolutions of the European Parliament, communications of the Commission or joint Communications of the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, shall constitute the overall policy framework for the implementation of this regulation. The Commission shall ensure coherence between the assistance and the enlargement policy framework.
Amendment 41 #
2018/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. When support expenditure is not included in the action plans or measures referred to in Article 6, the Commission shall adopt, where applicable, support measures, in addition, have the option of adopting support measures where applicable and where considered necessary. Union financing under support measures may cover:
Amendment 96 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 82
Recital 82
(82) Since the objectives of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States due to the cross-border nature of the issues involved, but can rather, by reason of the greater potential of Union action, be better achieved at Union level,Due to the cross-border nature of the issues involved, Union action has greater potential, to achieve the objectives of this Regulation and the Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission, after cooperation with the Member States, as regards adoption of work programmes. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council25. __________________ 25 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13)
Amendment 55 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Reflecting the important contribution that research and innovation should make to address challenges in food, agriculture, rural development and the bioeconomy, and to seize the corresponding research and innovation opportunities and the methods of implementation in the agricultural sector, in close synergy with Common Agricultural Policy, relevant actions under the Specific Programme will be supported with EUR 10 billion for the cluster 'Food and Natural Resources' for the period 2021-2027.
Amendment 74 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For each mission, a mission board may be established. It shall be composed of around 15 high level individuals, who will have knowledge of the subject matter to be considered by the mission, including relevant end-users' representatives. The mission board shall advise upon the following:
Amendment 76 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The President shall be appointed by the Commission following a transparent recruitment process involving an independent dedicated search committee, for a term of office limited to four years, renewable once. The recruitment process and the candidate selected shall have the approval of the Scientific Council, and of Member States.
Amendment 77 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Scientific Council shall be composed of scientists, engineers and scholars of the highest repute and appropriate expertise, of both women and men in different age groups, ensuring a diversity of research areas and acting in their personal capacity, independent of extraneous interests. One important element is the obligation for proportionate participation by all Member States.
Amendment 78 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall depart from the positions established by the Scientific Council in accordance with points (a), (c), (d), and (e) of the first subparagraph only when it considers that the provisions of this Decision have not been respected, and shall provide a full explanation for its decision. In that case, the Commission shall adopt measures to maintain continuity in the implementation of the specific programme and the achievements of its objectives, setting out the points of departure from the Scientific Council positions and duly motivating them.
Amendment 58 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 6
Article 33 – paragraph 6
6. The amounts recovered shall constitute revenue assigned to the Mechanism within the meaning of Article 21(4) of the Financial Regulation. Once all grants whose risk is covered directly or indirectly by the Mechanism are completed, any sums outstanding shall be recoverturned byto the Commission and entered inbeneficiaries to the budgeextent of the Unir contribution, subject to decisions of the legislative authority.
Amendment 118 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 sets out certain definitions concerning sectors falling within the scope of that Regulation. Definitions concerning the sugar sector set out in Section B of Part II of that Annex should be deleted because they are no longer applicable. In order to update definitions concerning other sectors referred to in that Annex, in light of new scientific knowledge or market developments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the amendment of those definitions. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and also with the bodies of States affected by the amendments. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council. Consequently, the individual empowerment delegated to the Commission in point 4 of section A of Part II of that Annex to amend the definition of inulin syrup should be deleted.
Amendment 157 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) It should be possible to cancel the protection of a designation of origin or geographical indication in circumstances where they are no longer in use or where the applicant referred to in Article 95 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 no longer wishes to maintain that protection or when it was granted on the basis of untrue information.
Amendment 179 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Articles 192 and 193 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 should be deleted as such measures are no longer necessary in view of the end of the production regulation in the sugar sector. In order to ensure that the Union market is adequately supplied by means of imports from third countries, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to suspendthe European Parliament should formalise the suspension of import duties for cane and beet molasses.
Amendment 178 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) To ensure harmonious cooperation between the Commission and the Member States regarding the financing of CAP expenditure and, more particularly, to allow the Commission to monitor the financial management by the Member States and to clear the accounts of the accredited paying agencies, it is necessary for the Member States to retain specific information and to communicate it to the Commission.
Amendment 1059 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 83
Recital 83
(83) In order to ensure legal certainty, protect the rights of farmers and guarantee a smooth, coherent and efficient functioning of types of interventions in the form of direct payments, the power to adopt certain acts should, after adoption in the EP plenary, be delegated to the Commission in respect of rules making the granting of payments conditional upon the use of certified seeds of certain hemp varieties and the procedure for the determination of hemp varieties and the verification of their tetrahydrocannabinol content; rules for good agricultural and environmental condition and certain related elements in respect of the eligibility requirements; and on the content of the declaration and the requirements for the activation of payment entitlements; further rules on eco-schemes; measures to avoid that beneficiaries of coupled income support suffering from structural market imbalances in a sector, including the decision that such support may continue to be paid until 2027 on the basis of the production units for which it was granted in a past reference period; rules and conditions for the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop- specific payment for cotton and rules on the conditions for the granting of that payment.
Amendment 50 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Promoting the circular economy requires a mentality shift in the way of designing, producing, consuming and disposing of materials and products, including plastics, as well as imposing and enforcing severe fines in case of non- compliance. The Programme should contribute to the transition to a circular economy model through financial support targeting a variety of actors (businesses, public authorities and consumers), in particular by applying, developing, and replicating best technology, practices and solutions tailored to specific local, regional or national contexts, including through integrated approaches for the implementation of waste management and prevention plans. Through supporting the implementation of the plastics strategy, action can be taken to address the problem of marine litter in particular.
Amendment 51 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The cross-border cooperation component should also involve cooperation between one or more Member States and one or more countries or other territories outside the Union. Covering internal and external cross-border cooperation under this Regulation should result in a major simplification and streamlining of applicable provisions for the programme authorities in the Member States and for the partner authorities and beneficiaries outside the Union compared to the programming period 2014-2020.
Amendment 55 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation component should aim to strengthen cooperation by means of actions conducive to integrated territorial development linked to the Union's cohesion policy priorities, and should also include maritime cross-border cooperation where geographical configuration allows. Transnational cooperation should cover larger territories on the mainland of the Union, whereas maritime cooperation should cover territories around sea-basins and integrate cross-border cooperation on maritime borders during the programming period 2014-2020. Maximum flexibility should be given to continue implementing previous maritime cross-border cooperation within a larger maritime cooperation framework, in particular by defining the territory covered, the specific objectives for such cooperation, the requirements for a project partnership and the setting-up of sub-programmes and specific steering committees.
Amendment 58 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) It is necessary to continue supporting or, as appropriate, to establish cooperation in all its dimensions with the Union's neighbouring third countries, as such cooperation is an important regional development policy tool and should benefit the regions of the Member States which border third countries. To that effect, the ERDF and the external financing instruments of the Union, IPA27, NDICI28 and OCTP29, should support programmes under cross-border cooperation, transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation, outermost regions’ cooperation and interregional cooperation, while constantly bearing in mind the interests of the neighbouring Member States. The support from the ERDF and from the external financing instruments of the Union should be based on reciprocity and proportionality. However, for IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC, the ERDF support should be complemented by at least equivalent amounts under IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC, subject to a maximum amount set out in the respective legal act, that is to say, up to 3 % of the financial envelope under IPA III and up to 4 % of the financial envelope of the Neighbourhood geographic programme under Article 4(2)(a) of the NDICI. _________________ 27 Regulation (EU) XXX establishing the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (OJ L xx, p. y). 28 Regulation (EU) XXX establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (OJ L xx, p. y). 29 Council Decision (EU) XXX on the association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European IUnion including relations between the European Union on the one hand and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other (OJ L xx, p. y).
Amendment 116 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The review may be carried out in writing, either at the request of the Commission or on the basis of a reasoned initiative of at least one-third of the EU Member States.
Amendment 76 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely the protection of environment and human health, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 58 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) To this effect, it is necessary to establish general objectives and principles of risk communication, taking into account the respective roles of risk assessors and managers at both Union and national level.
Amendment 67 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Authorisations procedures are based on the principle that it is for the applicant to prove that the subject matter of an authorisation procedure complies with Union safety requirements given the scientific knowledge in its possession. This principle is based on the premise that public health is better protected when the burden of proof is on the applicant since it has to prove that a particular subject matter is safe prior to its placing on the market, instead of the public authorities having to prove that a subject matter is unsafe in order to be able to ban it from the market. Moreover, public money should not be used to commission costly studies that will in the end help the industry to place a product on the market. According to this principle and in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements, in support of applications for an authorisation under Union sectoral food law applicants are required to submit relevant studies, including tests, to demonstrate the safety and in some cases the efficacy of a subject matter. At this point it should be stressed that the Authority is required to establish strict criteria for the assessment of products imported from third countries where health checks on the safety of product ingredients are not always reliable.
Amendment 6 #
2018/0058(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Given that Ukraine is a country covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy, it should be considered to be eligible to receive macro-financial assistance from the Union, provided that it takes up the funds to meet the targets for which they are available.
Amendment 7 #
2018/0058(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Union’s macro-financial assistance should be an exceptional financial instrument of untied and undesignated balance-of-payments support, which aims at addressing the beneficiary’s immediate external financing needs, and should underpin the implementation of a policy programme containing strong immediate adjustment and structural reform measures designed to improve the beneficiary's balance-of-payments position in the short term.
Amendment 12 #
2018/0058(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission should ensurestablish that the Union’s macro-financial assistance is legally and substantially in line with the key principles, objectives and measures taken within the different areas of external action and other relevant Union policies.
Amendment 14 #
2018/0058(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The Union’s macro-financial assistance should support the Union’s external policy towards Ukraine. Commission services and the European External Action Service should work closely together throughout the macro- financial assistance operation in order to coordinate, and to ensure the consistency of, Union external policy.
Amendment 95 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the importance for the EU of an agreement with Australia which would reduce tariff barriers for some processed agricultural products, relax overly strict health checks, without the safety conditions stipulated by the EU being breached, and protect geographical indications effectively; whereas clear provisions safeguarding GIs should be a prerequisite for any agreement; reminds the Commission, however, that it would be unacceptable to sacrifice the interests of European agriculture and its sensitive sectors in order to secure an agreement.
Amendment 9 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its satisfaction with the overall degree of progress shown by the Member States in implementing Directive 2009/128/EC; urges the Commission to promote the harmonisation of risk indicators at EU level and to obligeask the Member States to provide more comprehensive information in their National Action Plans, which must be coherent and include measurable and achievable goals and targets, and to collect more reliable data on the health impacts of exposure to pesticides;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2284(INI)
2. Notes that many Member States have changed their initial targets, focusing more on reducing the risks that pesticide use entails, rather than on actual reductions in the quantities used, something which needs to be rectified soon; regrets the fact that in many Member States there is no real commitment to integrated pest management (IPM) and thus developing a more environmentally-sustainable agriculture with lower costs for farmers;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that pesticides are important tools for the agricultural sector, not least for reducing losses caused by pests, and therefore help stabilise farmers’ incomes so that they can produce safely and at affordable prices; highlights the fact that EFSA’s latest report on pesticide residues in food showed that 97.2 % of samples throughout Europe were within the legal limits of EU legislation, which bears witness to a very rigorous and safe food production system; in any case, however, excessive use of pesticides should be avoided.
Amendment 82 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the work already delivered by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), but points to the problematic interference from the prosecutor general; underlines the importance of the independence of the special anti-corruption prosecutor and all officials engaged in this field;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 99 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Remains deeply concerned at the growing number of illegally detained Ukrainian citizens from the temporarily occupied territories who have been arrested, sentenced and imprisoned by the Russian authorities;
Amendment 159 #
2017/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Georgian authorities to take further steps to uphold fundamental freedoms, notably for vulnerable groups, by fighting hate speechcrimes and discrimination, including on the labour market through an amended Labour Code, against LGBTQI people, disabled people and minorities;
Amendment 108 #
2017/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates its calls, based on the findings and recommendations of the first and second Kroll reports, for a swift prosecutionthe bringing to justice of all those responsible for the USD 1 billion bank fraud unveiled in 2014, as well as the recovery of stolen assets;
Amendment 130 #
2017/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Moldovan authorities to respect international principles and uphold best practices that guarantee an enabling environment forthat does not hamper the activities of civil society; expects, in particular, that no future legislation will curb funding for Moldovan NGOs, provided that the funds are used in a fully transparent manner;
Amendment 155 #
2017/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the authorities to significantly step up efforts to uphold human rights and fundamental freedoms, notably for vulnerable groups, by fighting hate speech and discrimination against LGBTQI people, persons with disabilities and minorities such as the Romasuch as persons with disabilities and minorities, by fighting hate crimes and discrimination against those peopulationle;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Α
Recital Α
Α. whereas Western values and unity are under stress in an era of geopolitical turbulence; whereas the West’s two major organisations that have Europe at the centre of their activities, the EU and NATO, are making progress on enhancing their cooperation in facing complex threats, both conventional and hybrid, generated by state and non-state actors, coming from the South and the East; whereas neither organisation has the full range of tools to address them all on its own;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, in general, the Eastern European EU Members also see Russia as a geopolitical actor and the Western members see it mainly as a commercial partner, polarizingwhich means that EU’s commercial interests in the West and theneed to be reconciled with its security oneinterests in the East;
Amendment 94 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Η
Recital Η
Η. whereas both the EU and NATO use the same transport infrastructure in Europe, and whereas military mobilitythe ability to move military personnel, materiel and resources to all regions of the EU was recently identified as a top priority area of cooperation between the two organisations;
Amendment 142 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is convinced that for its Members NATO must remain the cornerstone of collective defence and deterrence in Europe and that a stronger EU of security and defence fully capable of honouring the provisions of Article 42(7) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) contributes to a stronger NATO; underlines that EU-NATO cooperation must also take into account the security and defence policy of those six EU Member States which are not NATO members;
Amendment 170 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the tangible results in the implementation of the Joint Declaration, in particular regarding countering hybrid threats, strategic communications and maritime cooperation, and encourages further progress; welcomes the change in the culture of engagement and the smooth functioning of staff-to-staff cooperation in the implementation of each action; welcomes the engagement also of Members of both the EU and NATO; considers it important to ensure proper resources for implementation and further improvement of cooperation; the cost of finding the above resources should not be borne by those Member States that are also members of NATO and pay the required amount of their contribution for common defence;
Amendment 187 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that EU-NATO cooperation should be strengthened on the Eastern flank for the security of both organisations and that Russian penetration in Eastern flank countries should be countered; underlines that the current infrastructure in Europe, which is mainly West-East oriented, should be complemented by the development of a new North-South dimension, responding to the requirements for movements of military mobilunitys;
Amendment 215 #
2017/2276(INI)
13. Welcomes the launch of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and stresses that it does not represent a competitor for NATO and should be a driver for further EU-NATO cooperation in capabilities development and for a stronger EU pillar in NATO; care must be taken to avoid a duplication of powers and defensive capabilities;
Amendment 235 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes cumbersome procedures in sharing classified information between the two organisations; considers that both organisations share the same strategic challenges and, implicitly, will be dealing with the consequences togetherconsequently, they need to be addressed jointly; believes that – by building mutual trust – cooperation in the exchange of classified information and intelligence analysis could be improved; is of the opinion that fostering a ‘need-to- share’ approach to intelligence exchange would also benefit missions and operations of both organisations; is of the view that the Parallel and Coordinated Intelligence Assessment could be used in fighting hybrid threats more effectively together;
Amendment 271 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates that the EU initiatives aimed at strengthening European security and defence should also help ensure that those EU Member States which are NATO Allies meet their NATO commitments; stresses that EU Member States should be capable to launch autonomous military missions also where NATO is not willing to act or where EU action is more appropriate;
Amendment 310 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates its view that the ‘Berlin Plus’ arrangements should be adapted to the current strategic context and enable NATO to make use of EU instruments, including civilian tools where appropria, only in the event that Article 5 of the NATO Treaty is implemented;
Amendment 322 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers that the next EU-NATO Joint Declaration, to be adopted at the upcoming NATO summit in July 2018, should initiate the process of reviewing the ‘Berlin Plus’ arrangements; considers in this context that capabilities developed under PESCO should be available for NATO operations and that PESCO projects should be opened to non-EU members of NATO, such as Norway and, in view of Brexit, the UK; stresses that the review of ‘Berlin Plus’ should provide the framework of cooperation not only for crisis management but also for ensuring security together on the continent;
Amendment 339 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Emphasises the need to strengthen EU-NATO cooperation on missions and operations, both at strategic and tactical level, in the event that NATO implements Article 5 of the Treaty;
Amendment 341 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Considers that the EU and NATO should do more together to bolster the resilience, defence and security of the neighbours and partners of both organisations; strongly supports the fact that assistance to partner countries for building their capacities and fostering resilience, including on concerns counterterrorism, strategic communication, cyber defence, ammunition storage and security sector reform, and is a common objective, particularly in three pilot countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova and Tunisia);
Amendment 129 #
2017/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the EU Member States to urgently and decisively step upstep up and accelerate collaboration and unity on their China policies, with a view to speaking with one voice, and strongly suggests taking advantage of Europe’s much greater collective bargaining power with China, and that Europe defends its free democracies so as to better face up to China’s systematic efforts to influence its politicians and civil society, in order to shape an opinion more conducive to China’s strategic interests; is concerned that China is also attempting to influence educational and academic institutions and their curricula; proposes that the EU and the Member States foster high-quality European think tanks on China in order to ensure the availability of independent expert advice for strategic orientations and decision-making;
Amendment 202 #
2017/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is seriously worried about the continuing violation of human rights by the Chinese government and about the findings of the FCCC’s 2017 report that the Chinese Ggovernment has intensified its attempts to deny or restrict the access of foreign journalists to large parts of the country while increasing the use of the visa renewal process to pressure unwanted correspondents and news organisations; urges the EU and its Member States to demand from the Chinese authorities reciprocity in press freedom and warns against the pressure foreign correspondents are experiencing at home as Chinese diplomats reach out to media headquarters to criticise the work of reporters in the field;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2272(INI)
A. whereas the effects of climate change are having increasingly severe impacts on different aspects of human life as well as on the global order and geopolitical stability; whereas climate diplomacy can be understood as a form of targeted foreign policy to promote climate action through reaching out to other actors, cooperating on specific climate-related issues, building strategic partnerships and strengthening relations with state and non- state actors, thereby contributing to mitigating the effects of climate change;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the effects of climate change have a tangible impact on several aspects of human life, on peace and security and that t, given that control of water resources and fertile areas are potential causes of future conflicts and crises. These effects are increasingly being felt in the lives of EU citizens, as well as increasingly challenging the international community; underlines the increasing urgency of climate action and that addressing climate change requires a joint effort at international level, as it constitutes a collective responsibility towards the entire planet, for the current and future generations;
Amendment 77 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the US President’s announcement of the country’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, despite the dangers it poses and the problems it creates, gives the EU the opportunity and reinforces its obligation to assume a leading role in climate action and to step up its climate diplomacy efforts to form a strong alliance of countries and actors that will address the above problems and continue to support and contribute to the objectives of limiting global warming to well below 2°C while pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C;
Amendment 117 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of the EU speaking with a single and unified voice in all international forums and calls on the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commission to coordinate a joint EU effort to ensure its commitment to the implementation of the Paris Agreement; insists on the need to develop a comprehensive strategy for EU climate diplomacy and to integrate climate into all fields of EU external action, including trade, development cooperation, humanitarian aid and security and defence;
Amendment 129 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Expresses its will to initiate a process to contribute to this effort through regular reports on the EU’s climate diplomacy activities and its achievements, as well as its shortcomings, and the submission of proposals for the implementation of its results;
Amendment 135 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Commits itself to making better use of its international role and its membership of international parliamentary networks, to stepping up its climate activities within its work in its delegations as well as through delegation visits, especially of ENVI and AFET Committees, and during European and international interparliamentary meetings as well as in dialogue platforms with national parliaments and subnational actors/non-state actors and civil society;
Amendment 140 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an allocation of human and financial resources in the EEAS and the Commission, which better reflects the strong commitment to and incso that the problems that will arise can be addreassed engagement in climate diplomacyand that the approach taken goes beyond wishful thinking; urges the EEAS to include climate diplomacy on EU delegations’ agendas when meeting their counterparts from third countries and international or regional organisations and to orchestrate and assign strategic importance to climate diplomacy efforts in every EU delegation with the representations of the Member States in third countries; calls, therefore, for the inclusion of a higher percentage of climate experts when creating mixed posts in the EU delegations;
Amendment 173 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to integrate the climate change dimension into international trade and investment agreements and to streamline financial instruments and programmes to ensure solidarity towards those States that are expected to face problems, coherence and increase the effectiveness of EU climate action; recommends the development and systematic inclusion of a fundamental climate change clause in international agreements with partners who have signed the Paris Agreement, supporting thereby the European and international decarbonisation process;
Amendment 210 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recommends that the EU deepen its strategic cooperation with emerging economies which have a major impact orole in global warming, but which are also decisive in terms of global climate action; calls on the EU to create dedicated panels to debate climate and sustainability policies during high-level ministerial meetings; calls on the EU to build up partnerships for carbon markets beyond Europe;
Amendment 225 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States to engage in strategic dialogues on decarbonised energy cooperation and zero-carbon economic development models with fossil fuel exporting countries in the EU’s wider neighbourhood in order to reduce environmental pollution and enhance peace as well as human security and well- being in Europe and globally;
Amendment 255 #
2017/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the EU and its Member States to strengthen their ties with civil society and to form alliances and build up synergies with the scientific community, non-governmental organisations, non- traditional actors and the private sector, to develop export strategies for climate technologies and to encourage technology transfer to and capacity-building in third countries;
Amendment 65 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the partnership goes far beyond stricto sensu foreign policy and trade issues and also includes other topics such as security, economic and financial issues, climate change and its consequences, environmental protection, energy, culture as well as science and technology; stresses that these issues are closely interlinked and should be considered under the same overarching framework;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the high potential and the strategic interest of this partnership for both the US and the EU in aiming to achieve mutual prosperity and security and to strengthen a rules-based global order; calls for the fostering of our dialogue and engagement on all aspects of this partnership; highlights that our decisions and actions have an impact on the global economy and security architecture, and the interests of both partners and the peoples of the States concerned;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the EU and the US are each other’s most important partners and that unilateral moves serve only to weakenis the most important partner for the US and vice versa. In this context, any unilateral action jeopardises the transatlantic partnership, which has to be a partnership of equalmust remain at the level of the relationship between two equal partners;
Amendment 115 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the VP/HR, the Council, the Commission and the EU Member States to enhance their coordination of EU policy vis-à-vis the US administration, so as to send out a convincing message that on all issues the EU is a coherent and effective international player;
Amendment 125 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists that a structured dialogue on foreign policy at transatlantic level, involving also the EP and the US Congress, is key to the transatlantic architecture and calls for an expansion of the scope of foreign policy scope of, including in the EU-US dialogue;
Amendment 126 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls its suggestion to create a Transatlantic Political Council (TPC) for systematic consultation and coordination onon bilateral foreign and security policy issues, led by the VP/HR and the US Secretary of State and underpinned by regular contacts of political directors;
Amendment 138 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that both in the EU and the US, our societies are strong because they are built on common principles and values and are underpinned by a plurality of actors, including among others our governments, parliaments, various political institutions, civil society organisations, media and religious groups; highlights that we should foster links across the Atlantic to promote the merits of our transatlantic partnership, including by allocating appropriate funding, at different levels and not only focusing on the East and West Coasts;
Amendment 149 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Insists that the EU and the US should continue playing key constructive roles by jointly addressing regional conflicts and global challenges; recalls the importance of multilateralism in tackling global issues and insists that these should be addressed in the relevant international forums; is therefore concerned that recent decisions of the US – disengagement from key international agreements, disenrollment from international forums and the fomenting of trade tensions – may diverge from these common values and put straiundermine the cohesion onf the bilateral relationship;
Amendment 160 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes note that other major world powers, such as Russia and China, have robust political and economic strategies, many of which may go against our values, and it is therefore essential to foster the EU-US partnership, to continue to promote which must be taken into account in order to strengthen the promotion of our common values, including compliance with international law, and to set up a joint sanctions policy;
Amendment 190 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of cooperation, coordination and synergy effects in the field of security and defence and insists that burden sharing should not be solely focused on the target of spending 2 % of GDP on defence; states that NATO is still crucial for the collective defence of Europas it is the only body responsible for Europe's overall defence;
Amendment 208 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the EU to strengthen and speed up the European Defence Union with a view to creating more synergies in defence spending; insists that more defence cooperation at EU level strengthens the European contribution within the NATO alliance and reinforces our transatlantic bond; supports, therefore, the recent efforts to step up the European defence architecture, including the European Defence Fund and the newly established Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO);
Amendment 264 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Commends the strategic focus and invites the US to be involved in further joint efforts in the Western Balkans;
Amendment 279 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the EU and the US to play a more active and effective role in the resolution of the conflict on Ukraine’s territory and to support all efforts for a lasting peaceful solution which respects the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukrainethe parties involved;
Amendment 300 #
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 Iranianmonitor closely activities related to ballistic missiles and regional stability 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 330 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for enhanced cooperation between the EU and the US on thea genuine and peaceful resolution of regional conflicts and the proxy war in Syria as the lack of a common strategy could undermine the peaceful resolution of conflicts and invites all parties involved to refrain from actions that might aggravate the situation; reaffirms the primacy of the UN-led Geneva process in the resolution of the Syrian conflict, in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2254, negotiated by the parties to the conflict and with the support of key international and regional actors; calls for the full implementation and respect of the UN Security Council Resolutions which are being violated by the countries of the Astana negotiations;
Amendment 368 #
2017/2271(INI)
33. Insists that migration issues should be addressed through cooperation, partnership and protection of human rights, but also by managsubstantially controlling migration routes and pursuing a global approach at UN level;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 41 #
2017/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to follow through on the conditionality of the EU’s financial assistance by systematically linking EU support – including through the European Neighbourhood instrument, macro-financial assistance and other instruments – to the effective implementation of reforms, progress in which should be the subject of thorough monitoring and a prerequisite for financial assistance;
Amendment 94 #
2017/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Regrets, however, that the Agreement cannot include the removal of tariff barriers as a result of Armenia’s membership of the Eurasian Economic Union; welcomes, nevertheless,Notes the high utilisation rate of the EU Generalised System of Preferences (GSP+) by Armenia, but notes with some concern that these GSP+ exports are heavily concentrated in only a few types of goods;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take an ambitious approach to ensuring that the targets set out in their respective Action Plans are fully and effectively achieved, and to strictly monitor the results that have been achieved in order to arrive at reliable conclusions;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for legislative solutions that will assist farmers in reducing the use of antibiotics in livestock farming, with the aim of prudent and responsible use of antimicrobials, so as to protect the health of animals and humans; insists that such legislative solutions must address prophylactic and metaphylactic use;
Amendment 77 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that disease prevention must be the first step for legislation tackling AMR in agriculture, both to ensure a high standard of animal welfare and reduce the need to resort to antibiotics; believes that antibiotics should never be used as compensation for poor hygiene or inadequate animal husbandry but only in combination with other methods of protecting animal health;
Amendment 128 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in food-producing animals has been banned in the EU since 2006; calls on the Commission to enforce this ban as a conditionality to all food imports from third countries through Free Trade Agreements; calls on the Commission to provide for a legal framework imposing penalties for non- compliance with the ban on the use of antibiotics as growth promoters.
Amendment 37 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Commends Australia for its support and for aligning its sanctions regime with the European Union following Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and military interventions in Eastern UkraineWelcomes the alignment of Australian policy with that of the European Union regarding their relations with Russia;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the engagement by the EU and Australia envisaged in the FA on intensifying their dialogue and cooperation on migration and asylum; underlines that the high level of global mobility requires a holistic and multilateral approach based on international cooperation and on shared responsibilities; welcomes the fact that both partners proactively contribute to the on-going negotiations of both the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees; welcomes the general legal approach to irregular migration adopted by Australia.
Amendment 61 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that Australia, the EU and its Member States are important actors in development cooperation and humanitarian assistance, not only in the Pacific region but also in all parts of the world where this is needed; highlights that both sides focus their cooperation in areas such as economic growth, good governance and environmental resilience;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) which respects, as a priority, vulnerable sectors of European agriculture, such as dairy and sheep and goat meat, can be of mutual benefit, offering opportunities for European producers and advancing the EU’s position as a key player on the global market;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of recognition of the geographical indications (GIs) system as a key and undeviating component of European interests;
Amendment 99 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the Commission must engage in a fully transparent, timely and comprehensive manner with all agricultural stakeholders on all aspects of the negotiations and requests that the Committee on Agriculture and the competent services of the Member States be kept informed of developments in relation to agriculture.
Amendment 6 #
2017/2145(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. ReiteratExpresses its concern regarding the gender imbalances in the EEAS staff at management level; takes note of the slight increase of women in management and emphasizes that further efforts should be made in order to raise the current rate (23,99%); welcomes in this context the establishment, by the EEAS Secretary- General, of a task force on gender;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2145(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, both in 2015 and 2016, the European Court of Auditors found weaknesses in procurement procedures organised by EU Delegations for contracts worth less than EUR 60 000; welcomes the proposed changes to be initiated from 2018 on the training and contract templates and looks forwarddraws attention to improved efficiency in this regard.
Amendment 12 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that a small number of beneficiaries receive the largest payments and that 4 % of direct payments are divided amongst more than half of the current beneficiaries who receive less than EUR 1250 per year; considers it necessary to redistribute aid in accordance with fairer assessment criteria so as to iron out major financial disparities;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Δ
Recital Δ
D. whereas, given that the EU considers cooperation to be a value in itself and strongly believes that it leads to win- win situations for all parties concerned, there is a commitment on the side of the EU to continue to work with all Eastern Partnership countries regardless of their strategic choices, provided that they do not run counter to the interests of the EU as a whole or the individual Member States;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Θ
Recital Θ
I. whereas the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the EU’s eastern partners remains under threat from unresolved regional conflicts, including some that are sustained by the Russian Federation in contradiction with its international commitments to uphold the international legal order;
Amendment 85 #
2017/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point θ
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point θ
(i) to commit to working jointly on increased mobility between the EU and partner countries; to support Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine in implementing the visa liberalisation agreement and to ensure that suspension mechanisms are not triggered in the future, notably though close cooperation in the areas of police and customs to safeguard against security threats, criminality and overstays; to open visa dialogues with Armenia, to encourage progress by Azerbaijan in the implementation of Visa Facilitation and Readmission Agreements (VFA/RA) with a view to opening a visa dialogue in the future, and to finalise negotiations on VFA/RA with Belarus for the benefit of its citizens, should these countriessupport Armenia and Belarus also, with a view to ensuring that they make significant progress in the area of fundamental values and meet the precise conditions defined in visa liberalisation roadmaps;
Amendment 133 #
2017/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point ιζ
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point ιζ
Amendment 208 #
2017/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point κστ
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point κστ
(z) to ensure that strict conditionality is always attached to current and further levels of cooperation and support for the partners, and that it is also observed; to underline that EU financial support to its partners will be conditional on concrete reform steps and that the EU’s incentive- based approach will continue to benefit those partners most engaged in ambitious reforms; to emphasise in particular that no comprehensive agreement will be ratified with a country that grossly violates EU values, notably through the non- implementation of ECHR decisions; to also highlight that clear benchmarks need to be met before any new dialogue on visa-free regimes is launched and concluded; to reiterate that backsliding on prior achievements will systematically lead to the suspension of agreements, including in the area of visa- free regimes and EU funding;
Amendment 93 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the zonal evaluation of PPP applications, which allows applicants to propose one zonal Rapporteur Member State (zRMS) to carry out the assessment, should lead to the concerned Member States (cMS) taking a decision in cooperation with each other within the maximum time limit of 120 days after the zRMS has issued the registration report;
Amendment 105 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to encourage work sharingsuch cooperation between Member States by fostering the availability and use of harmonised methodology and models to conduct evaluations, while reducing the existence of additional nationalupdating national measures in line with present- day requirements;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the contribution that the authorisation of low-risk PPPs makes to a sustainable EU farming sector, and draws attention to the importance of contributing to a better functioning agricultural ecosystem and a sustainable farming sector, while pointing out that the lack of availability of PPPs could jeopardise the diversification of agriculture and cause harmful organisms to become resistant to PPPs. In any case, however, PPPs should be used in a manner that will not disrupt the balance of the natural process.
Amendment 34 #
2017/2123(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that terrorist and criminal organisations are proliferating and instability is spreading in the South, as fragile and disintegrating states throw up large ungoverned spaces; stresses that in the East Russia’s war against Ukraine and illegal annexation of Crimeathe war between Russia and Ukraine is continueing; is deeply concerned that hybrid tactics, including cyberterrorism and information warfare, are destabilising the Eastern Partnership countries and the western Balkans, as well as targeting Western democracies and increasing tensions within them; is concerned that the security environment surrounding the EU will remain highly volatile for years to come;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2123(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes strongly that whenever necessary, the European Union needs to take its destiny into its own hands; stresses that the framing of a common defence policy, which will operate in parallel with Member States' national security systems and is referred to in Article 42 TEU, has the objective of establishing common defence and endowing the Union with strategic autonomy and freedom of action in promoting peace, security and progress in Europe and in the world;
Amendment 103 #
2017/2123(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to propose a specific programme for defence research, with a dedicated budget and own rules, under the next MFF; underlines that Member States should make additional resources available to that programme, as requested in Parliament’s resolution of 5 July 2017; renews its previous calls on the Commission to provide for Union participation in defence research and development programmes undertaken by Member States, or jointly with industry where appropriate, as referred to in Articles 185 and 187 TFEU;
Amendment 191 #
2017/2123(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the establishment of the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) process; considers that CARD should aim at bringing the armed forces into line with each other, always respecting the specificities of the defence needs of each Member State, ensuring the Union’s strategic autonomy, and allowing Member States to invest more and better in defence together; welcomes the proposal to launch a trial run in 2017;
Amendment 204 #
2017/2123(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that CARD should be based on the EU White Book and the CDP and should address the full spectrum of CSDP-related capabilities, in particular those of the Member States participating in PESCO, but without this creating discrimination against the other States, and therefore two-speed military capabilities; considers that CARD should deliver a set of concrete proposals to fill gaps and identify where Union action would be appropriate, to be taken into account in the EU budget planning for the following year; underlines the need for the Commission and the EDA to work together in designing the annual work programmes under the capability and research windows of the proposed European Defence Fund;
Amendment 210 #
2017/2123(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that the Commission should take up the results of CARD and initiate an interinstitutional agreement which establishes the scope and funding of the subsequent Union actions; considers that, drawing on the interinstitutional agreement, the Council and Commission should take the necessary decisions in their respective remits to authorise those actions; calls for interparliamentary cooperation on defence to review CARD, and for the subsequent development of defence capabilities on a regular and rational basis;
Amendment 218 #
2017/2123(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Thanks the more than six thousand women and men who have given excellent and loyal service in the Union’s civilian and military missions on three continents; greatly values these missions as Europe’s common contribution to peace and stability in the world and to the security of our citizens; welcomes the increase in Member States’ defence spending in support of our service members; takes the view that this trend needs to be sustained, strengthened and coordinated at European level, provided that defence spending to confront an ill- defined enemy does not result in a reduction in social spending;
Amendment 231 #
2017/2123(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the recent establishment of a nucleus for a permanent EU operational headquarters (MPCC - Military Planning and Conduct Capability), as demanded by Parliament in its resolution of 12 September 2013; calls on the Member States to staff it with adequate personnel in order to make it work; the basic prerequisite is the clear and precise definition of the type of operation it will carry out;
Amendment 253 #
2017/2123(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Member States to apply full burden-sharing to military CSDP missions by enlarging common funding, which should enable and encourage more Member States to contribute their capabilities and forces; underlines the importance of reviewing the Athena mechanism in this regard and of substantially broadening the common cost financing through a review of the use of the surplus of EU financial reserves;
Amendment 273 #
2017/2123(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that the EU needs to increase its efforts to act as a regional security provider, and to become a strong European pillar of NATO through the European Defence Union; is of the opinion that the security and protection of Europe will increasingly depend on both organisations; calls for improving cooperation, inter alia concerning the exchange of information and intelligence; a basic prerequisite for this is to clearly state that defence missions will be carried out by NATO and that the EU will not participate in military defence operations; otherwise, the powers of the two bodies will overlap and the necessary coordination will not be achieved;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas today’s worldwide abuses of human rights and fundamental freedoms necessitate determined efforts on the part of the whole international communityto condemn such actions and secure justice for their victims;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief must be enhanced unconditionally through interreligious and intercultural dialogue and consolidated at international level through sincere cooperation and commitment on the part of all states;
Amendment 128 #
2017/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates the fact that freedom of expression online and offline is a vital component of any democratic society, as it nourishes a culture of pluralism that empowers civil society and citizens to hold their governments and decision-makers to account, and supports respect for the rule of law; stresses, therefore, that the EU should intensify its efforts to promote and consolidate freedom of expression through its external policies and instruments; reiterates its request for the EU and its Member States to enhance their monitoring of all types of restrictions on freedom of expression and the media in third countries and, to rapidly and systematically condemn such limitations and to reverse the consequences thereof; emphasises the importance of ensuring the effective implementation of the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Expression Online and Offline and of regularly monitoring their impact; welcomes the new European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) launched in 2016, with its specific focus on training EU delegations and media actors in third countries on how to apply the Guidelines;
Amendment 135 #
2017/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is deeply concerned that civil society is increasingly under attack worldwide; recalls that independent civil society plays an essential role in the defence and advancement of human rights and in the functioning of democratic societies; calls for the EU and its Member States to constantly monitor and raise cases of violations of freedom of assembly and association, including the various forms of bans and limitations on civil society organisations (CSOs) and their activities; calls, in addition, for the EU and its Member States to use all available means, such as human rights dialogues, political dialogues and public diplomacy, to systematically raise individual cases of persecution of human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society activists at risk, particularly those in prison; urges them, finally, to seek to impose measures to redress such injustices;
Amendment 214 #
2017/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates its support for the introduction of human rights clauses in international agreements between the EU and third countries; calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of such clauses effectively and systematically and to provide Parliament with regular reports on partner countries’ respect for human rights; takes a positive view of the GSP+ preference system as a means to stimulate the effective implementation of 27 core international conventions on human rights and labour standards; expects the Commission to report back to Parliament and to the Council on the status of its ratification; reiterates the importance of the proper implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and of imposing penalties for non- compliance;
Amendment 266 #
2017/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Expresses profound concern at and solidarity with the large number of refugees and migrants who suffer grave human rights violations as the victims of conflicts, persecution, governance failures and illegal migration, trafficking and smuggling networks; stresses the urgent need to tackle the root causes of migration flows and therefore to address the external dimension of the refugee crisis, including by finding sustainable solutions to conflicts in our neighbourhood by developing cooperation and partnerships with the third countries concerned; underlines the need for a comprehensive human-rights-based approach to migration and calls for the EU to collaborate further with the UN, regional organisations, and governments and NGO; stresses the need for cooperation with the NGOs, which must neither replace nor obstruct the national authorities in the fulfilment of their tasks;
Amendment 293 #
2017/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers that the EU should continue its efforts to enhancsure respect for the rights of LGBTI people, in line with the EU Guidelines on the topic; recommends that the Guidelines be implementede implementation of the Guidelines, including through the training of EU staff in third countries; regrets that 72 countries still criminalise homosexuality, 13 of which have the death penalty, and believes that practices and acts of violencebelieves that homosexuality should not be criminalised and that acts of violence, including the death penalty, against individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation should not go unpunishare to be condemned and eschewed;
Amendment 297 #
2017/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls that corruption is a threat to the equal enjoyment of human rights and undermines democratic processes such asand the rule of law and the fair administration of justice; takes the view that the EU should emphasise in all platforms for dialogue with third countries the importance of integrity, accountability and the proper management of public affairs, finances and property, as stipulated in the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC); recommends that the EU use its expertise to support third countries more consistently and systematically in their efforts to tackle corruption, by setting up and consolidating independent and effective anti-corruption institutions;
Amendment 308 #
2017/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that the EU should continue to actively support democratic and effective human rights institutions and civil society in their efforts to promote democratisation; welcomes, in this context, the European Endowment for Democracy’s consistent efforts to promote democracy and respect for fundamental rights and freedoms in the eastern and southern neighbourhoods of the EU;
Amendment 309 #
2017/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Recalls that the experience gained and lessons learned from transitions to democracy within the framework of enlargement and neighbourhood policy could contribute positively to the identification of best practices that could be used to support and consolidate other democratisation processes worldwide;
Amendment 331 #
2017/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Reiterates its view that a solid consensus and enhanced coordination between Member States and the EU institutions is required in order to advance the human rights and democracy agenda coherently and consistently; stresses firmly that Member States should take greater ownership of the implementation of the Action Plan and the EU Strategic Framework and use them as a blueprint for promoting human rights and democracy bilaterally and multilaterally; notes that, for obvious reasons, special attention should be given to avoiding situations which leave even the slightest suspicion of human rights infringements within the EU Member States;
Amendment 340 #
2017/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Recalls the EU’'s commitment to placing human rights and democracy at the centre of its relations with third countries; stresses, therefore, that the advancement of human rights and democratic principles needs to be supported through all EU policies with an external dimension, such as enlargement and neighbourhood policy, the CSDP, and development, trade, justice and home affairs policies; stresses that the measure must be implemented to the letter and neither amended nor circumvented for reasons of political or economic expediency;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that Member States must change their mentality from a national to a European perspective, as the most effective solution to protect Europe from increased threats is common EU action; is concerned about the EU’s security architecture, which remains fragile in the face of continued and fresh challenges every day and in which a ‘hybrid peace’ has become an unsatisfactory reality; urges the Member States to take action and fulfil the wishes of those European citizens who have repeatedly stressed that EU foreign and security policy is the most important and most necessary of all EU policiesIs concerned about the EU’s security architecture, which remains fragile in the face of continued and fresh challenges every day and in which a ‘hybrid peace’ has become an unsatisfactory reality;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
– cooperation within coalitions and with institutions delivering security, albeit under clearly defined and carefully determined conditions;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the view that, in an international environment that is increasingly conflict-ridden and unstable, only a joint soft power with credible hard powereffect can confront major security challenges, notably the refugee crisis, terrorism, conflicts in the Eastern and Southern neighbourhoods, proxy wars and hybrid warfare, and challenging assertive behaviour by Russia and China; takes the view that it is necessary to tackle the root causes of instability and of forced and irregular migration, namely poverty, the lack of economic opportunities, armed conflicts, bad governance and climate change;
Amendment 105 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need to intensify the fight against Islamist terrorism in the Southern neighbourhood and among the neighbours of our neighbours; urges the need for concerted diplomatic efforts on the part of the EU, the US and other international allies, to convince players in the region, such as Turkey, the Gulf states and Iran, Iran and any other states harbouring or condoning Islamist terrorists, of the need for a common strategy to address this global challenge; believes that these diplomatic efforts should be accompanied by the wide range of other tools and instruments at the EU’s disposal;
Amendment 149 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges that further efforts should be made to make legal migration and mobility possible, including at bilateral level, by fostering well- managed mobility between and within continents, as well as encouraging policies that promote regular channels for migration;
Amendment 156 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly believes that a new approach to the EU’s relations with its Eastern neighbours is needed; believes that supporting those countries that wish to have closer ties to the EU must be a top priority for EU foreign policy; welcomes the prolongation of sanctions against Russia and continues to see full implementation of the Minsk agreements as the basis for a sustainable political solution to the conflict in Eastern Ukraine; reiterates its commitment to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders; stresses that Russia’s decision of 21 March 2014 to incorporate Crimea into the Russian Federation remains illegal, and deplores the subsequent decision of the Russian authorities to give all inhabitants of Crimea Russian passports;
Amendment 178 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises the importance of selective engagement and, where possible, dialogue with Russia so as to ensure accountability and to maintain the possibility of future cooperation on resolving global crises where there is a clear EU interest;
Amendment 331 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that Europethe Member States, to the extent possible under current circumstances in the EU, should increase defence cooperation with European security priorities in mind, including territorial integrity, the link between external and internal security, and risk control in the periphery of Europe; welcomes in this context the Implementation Plan on Security and Defence; considers that the European Defence Agency (EDA) capabilities and permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) should be used to their full potential;
Amendment 348 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for the EU to continue to deepen the transatlantic partnership, while focusing on creating own capabilities to better address regional and international conflicts that have an impact on the EU, while avoiding military involvement in such conflicts; believes that the EU and US should focus on adapting transatlantic structures to today’s challenges, such as defending human rights, combating international terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and countering third- party countries’ efforts to destabilise the EU and NATO;
Amendment 365 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for increased interinstitutional intelligence sharing and coordination between the EU and NATO, and insists that the EU and NATO must continue to cooperate as closely as possible in a complementary manner; acknowledges that information sharing and coordinated action between the EU and NATO will produce results in areas such as response to hybrid threats, situational awareness, resilience building, strategic communications, cybersecurity and capacity building vis-à- vis the EU’s partners; believes that further coordination and closer cooperation with other existing multilateral entities such as, as well as NATO and Eurocorps, is needed in order to increase the EU’s security;
Amendment 192 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports maintaining or, where possible, increasing coupled aid for sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;
Amendment 297 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is worried about the letter that the United States and six other large agriculture exporters (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, Thailand and Uruguay) sent to the representatives of the UK and the EU at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on 26 September concerning internal discussions on the possible redistribution of import tariff quotas between the United Kingdom and the other Member States; stresses how important it is that the UK maintains its current share of tariff quotas after its exit from the EU; understands how dependent the UK sheep meat sector is on the EU market, but considers that this situation presents both challenges and opportunities and in any case the subject of EU protection is the individual markets of active Member States;
Amendment 401 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to develop effective laboratory analysis procedures (e.g. nuclear magnetic resonance testing) which can be used to detect the increasingly sophisticated adulterations in order to detect instances of honey adulteration and to impose harsher penalties on offenders;
Amendment 422 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to ban immediately the distribution of resin- filtered honey as soon as possible, since such honey contains nothing whatsoever of biological value;
Amendment 428 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Reminds the Commission that consumers have the right to know the place of origin of all foodstuffs; however, the ‘'blend of EC honeys’, ‘blend of non-EC honeys’ and especially ‘blend of EC and non-EC honeys’ labelling completely conceals the origin of the honey from the consumer and consequently fails to fulfil the provisions of EU law;
Amendment 468 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Commission to allocate a specific sum from the EU’s promotional budget to advertising EU honey in the internal market and increase its prominence in events/workshops organised in the course of compulsory state education;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to remind the Azerbaijani authorities about the European Parliament’s position as expressed in its resolution of 15 November 2017 on the Eastern Partnership, which unambiguously states that no comprehensive agreement will be ratified with a country that does not respect EU values, in particular with regard to the non-implementation of decisions by the European Court of Human Rights and the harassment, intimidation and persecution of human rights defenders, NGOs and journalists; to ensure that significant steps are taken as regards the release of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience in Azerbaijan before any new EU-Azerbaijan agreement; to ensure a dedicated suspension mechanism related to human rights and fundamental freedoms is included in the new agreement;
Amendment 167 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) to include provisions related to the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms aimed at ending political prosecutions and abductions, the targeting of political dissidents, independent journalists, and human rights defenders, NGO representatives and members of some minority groups including the LGBTQ community; to set up a reinforced forum for a human rights dialogue between the EU and Azerbaijan to encourage and support in particular the implementation of comprehensive reforms of the judiciary, all in line with EU standards;
Amendment 185 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) to ensure a review of legislation and a halting of measures that seek to curtail civil society’s legitimate activities notably as regards their registration requirements, foreign funding and grants registration, undue criminal investigations, raids of their offices, freezing of their accounts and persecution of their leaders;
Amendment 223 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
Amendment 241 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) to make the necessary reforms and put in place robust measures that would ensure rapid progress towards improving the business and investment climate in Azerbaijan notably as regards taxation, the management of public finances and of public procurement, in order to allow for more transparency, better governance and accountability, equal access and fair competition;
Amendment 264 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point AC
Paragraph 1 – point AC
(AC) to seek to ensure that the agreement has a robust parliamentary dimension, strengthening the current provisions and mechanisms of cooperation to enable increased input into and scrutiny of its implementation, notably through the establishment of an upgraded interparliamentary structure;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the common agricultural policy (CAP) is a fundamental forin helping to ensure food security, the preservation of rural populations and sustainable development; regrets that the CAP, which once accounted for 75 % of the EU budget is now only 38 % as laid down in the current multiannual financial framework (MFF), while food requirements have increased, as has the need to develop environmentally friendly farming practices and to mitigate the effects of climate change; urges the Commission to increase, or at least to maintain at its current level, the CAP budget post-2020;
Amendment 19 #
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 as well as the refugee and migratory challenges caused by these issues; notes that the above funding will not entail any reduction in resources currently allocated to applicants in the Member States;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the importance of enhanced flexibility that allows for the sufficiently justified mobilisation of additional resources to respond to unforeseen situations; stresses, however, that increased flexibility should not be achieved at the expense of long-term policy objectives; calls for a considerable strengthening of the flexibility mechanisms (‘special instruments’) under the MFF;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to continue defending farmers and to fund information campaigns on the CAP budget since the amount of aid publicised can be misleading, given that the public is unaware of the fact that the bulk of the CAP is financed at EU level and replaces national spendingnovative agricultural initiatives and thorough training for young farmers and stresses that these activities must be made known to the citizens of the Member States; stresses that the CAP delivers good quality products at affordable prices to Europeans;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Commends New Zealand’s long- standing commitment in the international coalition against terrorism; recalls that New Zealand can play a significant role in the fight against international terrorism in the Asia-Pacific region; is pleased that the country is already providing support to governments and NGOs in Southeast Asian countries against violent extremism and radicalisation;
Amendment 123 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. WelcomesStresses the importance of the process of normalising relations that has been achieved between Cuba and the United States of America with the restoration of diplomatic ties in 2015;
Amendment 127 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 168 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that the PDCA will help speed up procedures for the development and stabilisation of democratic institutions in Cuba.
Amendment 66 #
2017/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Encourages Kazakhstan to take pro-active and concrete steps on political and democratic reforms, including a clearer separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches, and introducing further checks and balances within the constitutional system, in line with the country’s international commitments under various UN, OSCE and Council of Europe instruments;
Amendment 80 #
2017/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the reversal of the negative trends in terms of freedom of the media, freedom of expression, and freedom of association and assembly, and freedom of religion; recommends Kazakhstan to applymend its laws in accordance with the standards of the Council of Europe in its laws; urges the country to implement fullytake into account the recommendations made by the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the outcome report on his mission to Kazakhstan in January 2015;
Amendment 92 #
2017/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes the existence of civil society dialogue platforms; reiterates its concern about the legislation on NGOs, which should be controlled, but in such a way as not to undermininge their independence and ability to operate; recalls the importance of a vibrant civil society for the sustainable future of Kazakhstan;
Amendment 102 #
2017/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the annual EU-Kazakhstan Human Rights Dialogues as well as all other forums to exchange views on human rights in the country and to inform the EU at regular intervals of the progress made in this area;
Amendment 116 #
2017/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Voices understanding for the country’s multi-vector foreign policy, including building good neighbourly relations with Russia and China and other partners which should not be at odds with serving the interests of the country or those of the EU;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that states have the legitimate right to acquire military technology for the purposes of self-defence; recalls that one of the motivations behind the establishment of the Common Position was to prevent European weaponry from being used against Member States’ armed forces; reiterates that the Common Position is a legally binding framework that setsis able to set only minimum requirements which Member States have to apply in the field of arms export controls, and that it includes the obligation to assess a request for an export licence against all eight criteria listed in it;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses, however, that military technology is being exported to non- eligible destinations and end users, unfortunately, without the EU being able to prevent this development; is alarmed at arms races and at the fact that military approaches to solve political conflict and turmoil are increasingly prioritised over diplomatic and other non- violent approaches, such as conflict prevention;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Member States and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to significantly improve the consistency of the implementation of the Common Position in order to enhance the security of civilians who are suffering because of conflict and human rights abuses in third countries, as well as the security of the Union and its citizens; and to significantly reduce or eliminate the likelihood that similar situations will recur in the future;
Amendment 80 #
2017/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that according to the Annual Reports, criterion 3 was invoked 99 times for denials in 2014 and 139 times in 2015; stresses the need, within the context of criterion 3, to assess recent arms transfers by Member States to non-state actors of other countries, including the provision of technical assistance and training, in light of the 2002 Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP on the European Union’s contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons (SALW); recalls that the Joint Action states that no SALW should be transferred by Member States to non-state actors;
Amendment 96 #
2017/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point β
Paragraph 13 – point β
(b) maintaining a list of entities and individuals convicted of violating arms export-related legislation, of cases of identified diversion, and of persons who are known or suspected to be involved in illegal arms trading or in activities that pose a threat to international security; in order to prevent their participation in similar activities in future;
Amendment 135 #
2017/2029(INI)
18. Urges all the Member States to improve the quality and comprehensiveness of arms exports reporting; stresses that high-quality data on actual deliveries is essential for understanding how the eight criteria are applied; calls on the Member States and the EEAS to explore how to use data generated by customs authorities, including by creating specific customs codes for military goods;
Amendment 155 #
2017/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes regular consultations with civil society as central to meaningful transparency; calls on COARM, all the Member States and the EEAS to enhance dialogue with civil society; encourages civil society and academia to exercise independent scrutiny of the arms trade, and calls on the Member States and the EEAS to support such activities, including by financial means; stresses, however, the need for civil society controls to be free of political considerations that are not related to the protection of human rights and may hamper the process of arms exports;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital ΣΤ a (new)
Recital ΣΤ a (new)
Fa. whereas in the low and middle ranks of public services the purpose of corruption is to obtain money,
Amendment 73 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital ΣΤ b (new)
Recital ΣΤ b (new)
Fb. whereas corruption in the state sector presupposes connivance, tolerance and concealment by senior ranks,
Amendment 181 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to channel further funds to assist with enacting and implementing protection programmes targeting civil society organisations’ members, including anti- corruption associations and human rights movements, journalists, bloggers and whistle-blowers that expose and denounce corruption cases and human rights violations, provided that rigorous controls have previously been carried out to establish transparency regarding the correct use of these funds; insists that any future update of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders or any guidance note on their implementation should make explicit references to the protection of these people; welcomes the Commission’s recently launched consultation process on whistle-blower protection;
Amendment 195 #
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 in serious human rights violations against other individuals, provided that such involvement has been proved with irrefutable evidence;
Amendment 216 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the need to step up national and international communication and awareness-raising campaigns targeting citizens in order to combat corruption at international level; stresses that education is key in building strong individuals in our society based on respect for the rule of law;
Amendment 220 #
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 NGOs could play in contributing to this process;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU has also experienced important shifts in the past years, namely the economic crisis, an increase in inequality, the challenges linked to Brexit, the refugeemigration crisis, and the significant rise in citizen discontent with political institutions;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the EU is today the main source of development assistance in the LAC region, and whereas European cooperation is strong as a result of financial and triangular cooperation;
Amendment 151 #
2017/2027(INI)
11. Urges the effective inclusion of women in all spheres of political and social life, with a view to enhancing their political participation, strenuously combatting every form of violence, femicides, guaranteeing the physical and psychological security, and employment equality, of women, and ensuring their fundamental rights, including sexual and reproductive rights;
Amendment 181 #
2017/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates that policies and practices on migration in the EU-LAC area must guarantee respect for human rights, with special attention given to women and minors, i.a. by re-evaluating the emphasis on the securitisation of borders and the criminalisation of migrants; calls for measures to facilitate and improve mobility between the regions, while ensuring the mutual consistency of labour rights and enhancing the coordination of social security systems;
Amendment 239 #
2017/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates its support to the peace process in Colombia and undertakes to support the Colombian Government in its implementation, ensuring involvement of the whole of Colombian society, notably victims and civil society organisations, and guaranteeing the safety and protection of human rights activists and community leaders; urges the EU and its Member States to uphold their political and financial support, including the EU Trust Fund for Colombia, and supports the role of VP/HR’s Special Envoy for Colombia;
Amendment 106 #
2017/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. SupportsIs concerned about EU-ASEAN cooperation on a host of non-conventional security issues;
Amendment 131 #
2017/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 31 #
2017/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ζ
Recital Ζ
G. whereas India is a vibrant democracy and attempts are being made to create an open society with a free press and an active civil society; whereas the EU and India have regularly exchanged best practices regarding human rights and democratic practices;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights that the partnership between the EU and India has not yet reached its full potential; considers that stronger political engagement is needed on both sides to make the relationship more dynamic and valuable for the challenges the two partners face at regional and international level; underlines that an assessment of the functioning of the strategic partnership could generate ideas about possible ways to advance it with cooperation in areas of common interest;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomNotes the endorsement of the EU- India Agenda for Action-2020, which is a roadmap for intensifying the Strategic Partnership over the next five years; takes positive note of the areas of cooperation re- launched in 2016, such as the fight against terrorism and migration; underlines the importance of effectively implementing the Agenda with clear steps and deadlines;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the importance of interparliamentary structured dialogue for the functioning of the Strategic Partnership; requests that an India-Europe Friendship Groupdelegation, acting as a counterpart for the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with the Republic of India, be formed in the Lok Sabha as soon as possible;
Amendment 99 #
2017/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 106 #
2017/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises the significant added value of the cooperation between the EU and India in supporting democratic processes in Asia, in countries such as Myanmar, Sri Lanka or the Maldives; underlines, moreoverunderlines, the importance of the EU and India coordinating their humanitarian aid and development policies in the Asian region, in order to positively contribute to the political, economic and social processes in the countries concerned;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recommends further cooperation on universal disarmament, non- proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and nuclear security, objectives that both the EU and India are committed to;
Amendment 139 #
2017/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Takes positive note of the support expressed at the 13th EU-India Summit by both sides for full implementation of the Minsk Agreement by all parties regarding the conflict in Eastern Ukraine; recalls that the EU has strongly condemned Russia’s aggressive actions and has a non- recognition policy of the illegal annexncorporation of Crimea and Sevastopol; hopes that, through dialogue, the EU and India could further align their positions and coordinate their efforts to achieve security in the region;
Amendment 141 #
2017/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Encourages the EU and India to further exchange views, both during summits and during their regular foreign affairs and security consultations, on the situation in the Middle East and on areas of possible cooperation which could improve the stabilisation of the region, including through measures at international level; draws attention, in particular, to the importance of cooperation for ensuring a lasting political solution in Syria under the existing UN-agreed framework and for supporting post-agreement reconstruction, once a credible political transition is underway;
Amendment 151 #
2017/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the significant mutual benefits the EU and India could draw from intensifying their cooperation in areas such as maritime security, cyber security and data protection, as well as migration and mobility; r. Recommends, in the area of maritime security, developing a common understanding of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, and identifying the most appropriate joint measures for cooperating within its framework;
Amendment 159 #
2017/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the reaffirmed commitment to increased exchanges on the human rights dimension of the EU-India Strategic Partnership, as citizens of both sides can benefit from enhanced cooperation on human rights issues; underlines, in this context, the importance of Human Rights Dialogues; notes that no exchange has taken place since 2013, and urges that a dialogue be held as soon as possible;
Amendment 178 #
2017/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines that freedom of expression and association are an integral part of a democratic society; draws attention, in this context, to the limitations to the freedom of association and expression under the current Indian law on foreign participation in the funding of NGOs;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the role of the EU Delegations increased with the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty and that they now play a central role in implementing GAP II; notes that they are the first point of contact for coordination of EU efforts with international partners in the country in question, and highlights the requirement that they ensure the implementation of policies, including the mainstreaming, protection and promotion of gender equality; welcomes the appointment of gender focal points (GFP) in the Delegations but expresses concern about their workload and time constraints, since the tasks linked to the GFP are additional to their core or other responsibilities; calls on the VP/HR and the EEAS to develop clear operational guidelines on the role of the focal points in Delegations so that they act as true human rights advisors and carry out their work effectively;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks all institutions and political actors involved in the development of EU external action to prioritise compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, its Protocols and the relevant international treaties in order to guarantee special protection and care for children; asks that the empowerment and human rights of girls be promoted, in the knowledge that empowerment requires the active participation of girls in decision- making processes; underlines that these points should be considered essential elements in the implementation of GAP II;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the empowerment of girls and women has been at the centre of EU external action through the Global Strategy for Common Foreign and Security Policy; welcomes the designation within the EEAS of a Principal Adviser on Gender and on the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a dedicated budget line on gender equality to be established in order to address the level of political participation and representation of women in the EU’s neighbouring countries in a more prominent way; sStresses that programmes should also set measurable targets to regularly track progress on gender equality in the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood and hold partner governments to account;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the 2030 Agenda and its sustainability goals; stresses that, although the EU farming industry is already making a valuable contribution to sustainability, through the Common Agricultural Policy and stringent environmental requirements, it still needs to adapt better to the many challenges facing it;
Amendment 102 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that, by using agricultural waste, the bioeconomy can help to reduce the environmental impact of farming, in the form of emissions of greenhouse gases and pollutants into the air, soil and bodies of water, and can also contribute to the more efficient use of resources;
Amendment 13 #
2017/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Union’s macro-financial assistance should aim to support the restoration of a sustainable external financing situation for Georgia thereby supporting its economic and social development. On the basis of the amounts allocated so far, Georgia has to demonstrate that its economic and social development will not be unduly delayed, but will be realised in the immediate future.
Amendment 15 #
2017/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The determination of the amount of the Union’s macro-financial assistance is based on a complete quantitative assessment of Georgia’s residual external financing needs, and takes into account its capacity to finance itself with its own resources, in particular the international reserves at its disposal. The Union’s macro-financial assistance should complement the programmes and resources provided by the IMF and the World Bank. The determination of the amount of the assistance also takes into account expected financial contributions from bilateral and multilateral donors and the need to ensure fair burden sharing between the Union and other donors, as well as the pre-existing deployment of the Union’s other external financing instruments in Georgia and the added value of the overall Union involvement. The latter point is of great importance, since Union funding deprives the Member States of the amounts allocated.
Amendment 19 #
2017/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Commission should ensure that the Union’s macro-financial assistance is legally and substantially in line with the key principles, objectives and measures taken within the different areas of external action and other relevant Union policies. There should also be transparency on how financial assistance is used and evidence of the progress achieved.
Amendment 29 #
2017/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure that the Union’s financial interests linked to the Union’s macro-financial assistance are protected efficiently, Georgia should take appropriate measures relating to the prevention of, and fight against, fraud, corruption and any other irregularities linked to the assistance. In addition, provision should be made for the Commission to carry out checkregular annual checks as well as extra checks at shorter intervals at the instigation of the Committee of Representatives of the Member States and for the Court of Auditors to carry out audits.
Amendment 38 #
2017/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The Union shall make macro- financial assistance of a maximum amount of EUR 45 million available to Georgia (“the Union’s macro-financial assistance”), with a view to supporting Georgia’s economic stabilisation and a substantive reform agenda. Of that maximum amount, up to EUR 35 million shall be provided in the form of loans and up to EUR 10 million in the form of grants. The release of the Union’s macro-financial assistance is subject to the approval of the Union budget for the relevant year by the European Parliament and the Council. The assistance shall contribute to covering Georgia’s balance of payments needs as identified in the IMF programme and shall be paid provided Georgia meets certain political and economic commitments.
Amendment 39 #
2017/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. In order to finance the loan component of the Union’s macro-financial assistance, the Commission shall be empowered on behalf of the Union to borrow the necessary funds on the capital markets or from financial institutions, to guarantee them and to on-lend them to Georgia. The loans shall have a maximum average maturity of 15 years.
Amendment 47 #
2017/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. A pre-condition for granting the Union’s macro-financial assistance shall be that Georgia respects effective democratic mechanisms – including a multi-party parliamentary system – and the rule of law, and guarantees respect for human rights. Also the sound management of the grant and loan amounts.
Amendment 56 #
2017/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Where the conditions in paragraph 3 are not met, the Commission shall temporarily suspend or cancel the disbursement of the Union’s macro- financial assistance. In such cases, it shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the reasons for that suspension or cancellation.
Amendment 57 #
2017/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The Union’s macro-financial assistance shall be disbursed to the National Bank of Georgia. Subject to the provisions to be agreed in the Memorandum of Understanding, including a confirmation of residual budgetary financing needs, the Union funds mayThe Union funds shall in any case be transferred to the Georgian Ministry of Finance as the final beneficiary.
Amendment 61 #
2017/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) expressly authorising the Commission, including the European Anti- Fraud Office, or its representatives to carry out checks, at regular intervals from the outset, including on-the-spot checks and inspections;
Amendment 35 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To guide Member States and the Commission in the application of the Regulation, it is appropriate to provide a list of factors that may be taken into consideration when screening foreign direct investment on the grounds of security or public order. This list will also improve transparency of the screening process for investors considering making or having made foreign direct investments in the Union. This list of factors that may affect security or public order should remain non-exhaustivebe clear. It should, however, be possible to amend the list, either through the addition of new factors or the removal of existing ones.
Amendment 41 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In determining whether a foreign direct investment may affect security or public order, Member States and the Commission should be able to consider all relevant factors, including the effects on critical infrastructure, technologies, including key enabling technologies, and inputs which are essential for security or the maintenance of public order, and the disruption, loss or destruction of which would have a significant impact in a Member State or in the Union. In that regard, Member States and the Commission should also be able to take into account whether a foreign investor is controlled directly or indirectly (e.g. through significant funding, including subsidies) by the government of a third country. In any case, however, the factors to be taken into account should not be motivated by political expediency.
Amendment 57 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Furthermore, the Commission should have the possibility to screen foreign direct investments likely to affect projects and programmes of Union interest on grounds of security or public order. This would give the Commission a tool to protect projects and programmes which serve the Union as whole and represent an important contribution to its economic growth, jobs and competitiveness. This should include in particular projects and programmes involving a substantial EU funding or established by Union legislation regarding critical infrastructure, critical technologies or critical inputs. For greater clarity, an indicative list of projects or programmes of Union interest in relation to which foreign direct investment can be subject to a screening by the Commission should be listed in an Annex.
Amendment 65 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to facilitate the cooperation with other Member States and the screening of foreign direct investment by the Commission, Member States should, on request, notify their screening mechanisms and any amendment thereto to the Commission, and should report on the application of their screening mechanisms on a regular basis. For the same reason, Member States that do not have a screening mechanism should also report on the foreign direct investments that took place in their territory, on the basis of the information available to them.
Amendment 71 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 106 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Projects or programmes of Union interest shall include in particular those projects and programmes which involve a substantial amount or a significant share of EU funding, or which are covered by Union legislation regarding critical infrastructure, critical technologies or critical inputs. An indicative list of projects or programmes of Union interest is included in Annex 1.
Amendment 135 #
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 controlled by the government of any third country, including through significant funding, or is simply seeking to serve, on occasion, the interests of the third country in question.
Amendment 185 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. The Member States where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed shall take utmost account of the Commission's opinion and provide an explanation to the Commission in case its opinion is not followeddecide on the basis of national interest while respecting EU principles.
Amendment 202 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall evaluate and present to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of this Regulation no later than 3 years after its entry into force. Member States shall be involved in this exercise and shall provide the Commission with necessary information for the preparation of that report. They shall also make suitably justified proposals to the Commission for any amendments to this Regulation.
Amendment 41 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) should be established. The Programme should aim at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry inter alia cyber defence by supporting the cooperation between undertakings in the development phase of defence products and technologies. The development phase, which follows the research and technology phase, entails significant risks and costs that hamper the further exploitation of the results of research and adversely impact the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry. Particularly at this stage when State economies are under heavy pressure, the citizens of the Member States are questioning the expediency and scope of this initiative. By supporting the development phase, the Programme would contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research and it would help to cover the gap between research and production as well as to promote all forms of innovation. The Programme should complement activities carried out in accordance with Article 182 TFEU and it does not cover the production of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 54 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) To better exploit economies of scale in the defence industry, the Programme should support the cooperation between undertakings in the development of defence products and technologies. At the same time, an agreement in principle should also be sought for the allocation of the means for industrial production.
Amendment 65 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In view of the specificities of the sector, in practice no collaborative project between undertakings will be launched if the Member States have not first agreed to support such projects, taking into account their needs, the scope thereof and their ability to participate in them. After having defined common defence capability priorities at Union-level and also taking into account where appropriate collaborative initiatives on a regional basis, Member States identify and consolidate military requirements and define the technical specifications of the project. They may also appoint a project manager in charge of leading the work related to the development of a collaborative project.
Amendment 76 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As the objective of the Programme is to support the competitiveness of the Union defence industry by de-risking the development phase of cooperative projects, actions related to the development of a defence product or technology, namely definition of common technical specifications, design, prototyping, testing, qualification, certification as well feasibility studies and other supporting measures, should be eligible to benefit from it. This will also apply to the upgrade of existing defence products and technologies. An important factor is also the definition of the criteria for selecting the countries to which the defence products will be made available. Countries in which democratic rights and human rights are being violated will be ruled out.
Amendment 96 #
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. It is also important to decide on how to promote the products in third countries. Namely, whether this is to be done through transnational co-operation or also through private intermediaries.
Amendment 115 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The promotion of innovation and technological development in the Union defence industry should take place in a manner coherent with the security interests of the Union. Accordingly, the action's contribution to those interests and to the defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States should serve as an award criterion. These should be free of political considerations and extend as far as possible without exceeding customers' real requirements in order to reduce the production costs of the products in order to make them competitive.Within the Union, common defence capability priorities are identified notably through the Capability Development Plan. Other Union processes such as the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and the Permanent Structured Cooperation will support the implementation of relevant priorities through enhanced cooperation. Where appropriate regional or international cooperative initiatives, such as in the NATO context, and serving the Union security and defence interest, may also be taken into account.
Amendment 130 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The financial assistance of the Union under the Programme should not exceed 20% of the total eligible cost of the action when it relates to prototyping which is often the most costly action in the development phase. The totality of the eligible costs should however be covered for other actions in the development phase. A criterion for determining the contribution of each Member State will be its financial capacity. It is not appropriate that the cost of participation should be cut at the expense of social spending.
Amendment 229 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. When it relates to actions defined under point (b) to (f) of the first paragraph, the action must be based on common technical specifications. The above actions shall be carried out in a fully transparent manner.
Amendment 288 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point γ
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point γ
(c) contribution to the economic interests and the security and defence interests of the Union by enhancing defence technologies which contribute to implement defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Union; and,
Amendment 363 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall take appropriate measures to ensure that, when actions financed under this Regulation are implemented, the financial interests of the Union are protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and, if irregularities are detected, by the recovery or, where appropriate, the restitution of the amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, by effective, proportionate and dissuasive administrative and financial penalties. and provision shall be made to eliminate unfair competition between Member States.
Amendment 10 #
2017/0007(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Moldova's economy has been affected significantly by the political instability experienced in the period between the elections of November 2014 and January 2016, as well as by a banking fraud scandal, weak economic activity in the region, and import bans imposed by Russia. That situation contributed to producing a recession, a growing trade deficit and a significant decline of the foreign exchange reserves over the last year.
Amendment 19 #
2017/0007(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The Union's macro-financial assistance should support the Union's external policy towards Moldova. Commission services and the European External Action Service should work closely together throughout the macro- financial assistance operation in order to coordinate, and to ensure the consistency of, Union external policy.
Amendment 47 #
2017/0007(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. A pre-condition for granting the Union's macro-financial assistance shallould be that Moldova respects effective democratic mechanisms – including a multi-party parliamentary system – and the rule of law, and guarantees respect for human rights. It must also ensure that the conditions are met for good relations with neighbouring countries so as to rule out any Union involvement in undesirable political conflicts on a wider scale.
Amendment 54 #
2017/0007(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The conditions referred to in paragraph 1 shall aim, in particular, at enhancing the efficiency, transparency and accountability of the public finance management systems in Moldova, including for the use of the Union's macro- financial assistance. Progress in mutual market opening, the development of rules- based and fair trade, possible damage to those providing similar products in the Member States and other priorities in the context of the Union's external policy shall also be duly taken into account when designing the policy measures. Progress in attaining those objectives shall be regularly monitored by the Commission.
Amendment 62 #
2017/0007(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Before the implementation of the Union's macro-financial assistance, the Commission shall assess, by means of an operational assessment, the soundness of Moldova's financial arrangements, the administrative procedures, and the internal and external control mechanisms which are relevant to the assistance. The principles of transparency and accessibility to Member States shall apply to the findings.
Amendment 14 #
2016/2324(INI)
2. Considers that the EU should use its foreign policy instruments, including human rights and development instruments, to deal with the structural roots of the shrinking space problem and to design a multifaceted approach, since regimes are now using not only draconian NGO laws but also a wi that will meet the requirements and resolve the problems facing society within these countries; great care will be needed range of directegarding the functioning and ifundirect tactics to limit the operation or financing of civil society organisations (CSOs), such as arbitrary registration and reporting requirements, distorted criminal charges, raids andng thereof, especially with regard to NGOs and civil society organisations (CSOs), so as to ensure transparency, given that many of them are involved in unlawful activities; it is therefore necessary for the above organisations to submit activity reports and justification of costs incurred; in cases where certain Member States are bringing distorted criminal charges against NGOs and CSOs, subjecting them to raids, audits, and counterterrorism measures, the EU should protect them by taking measures to prevent such arbitrary action by the Member States in question;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2324(INI)
3. Calls on the Commission, the European External Action Service (EEAS), the Member States and the EU Special Representative for Human Rights to be more vocal, consistent and timely in expressing objections to restrictive CSO laws and to exert effective and tailored pressure on the host governments in question and raise this issue systematically in political and human rights dialogues; considers that and display the necessary determination in the face of any governments infringing the rights of CSOs; EU actors could exert more positive conditionality by allocating additional funds to those governments allowing a wider space for civil society;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2324(INI)
5. Requests the establishment of a ‘Shrinking Space Early Warning’ mechanism, with the involvement of the relevant EU institutions, capable of issuing an alert when a given government is preparing serious new restrictions againstinstitutional changes affecting civil society so that the EU is able to examine them objectively and respond in a timelier, coordinated and tangible, open and impartial manner;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2324(INI)
6. Calls on the Commission to increase the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) funds relevant to the shrinking space, since the annual sums per country are at an extremely low level; calls on the Commission to identify new forms of activism to be funded by the EIDHR and to put in place a more flexible and simplified procedure for accessing EIDHR funding, including more significant exceptions for those CSOs in particular danger and support for unregistered groups; considers that greater emphasis should be put on local groups and actors, since human rights issues are often experienced in a more real and acute way at local level;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 78 #
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 underminesis detracting from the coherence and effectiveness of SAA implementation policies; underlines that the path towards EU integration requires a strategic long-term vision and sustained commitment into democratic principles, genuine respect for human rights and the adoption and implementation of the necessary reforms;
Amendment 106 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the proposal by the Commission to grant conditional 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;
Amendment 133 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. NotesIs concerned 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 foron Kosovo to provide the necessary guarantees to justify their dismantlement; encourages all stakeholders to find an acceptable and mutually agreeable long-term solution for the status of the Trepca mining complex;
Amendment 147 #
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; 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 and to ensure effective compensation to the victims of war rape, as well as the detection, arrest and trial of those responsible;
Amendment 161 #
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 and economic expediency, political interference, lack of accountability 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 Dehari and ensure that justice is served;
Amendment 167 #
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, thereby warranting this concession;
Amendment 177 #
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; 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, so as to justify the accession of Kosovo to the EU and accelerate the process;
Amendment 193 #
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 and confiscation and sequestration of criminal assets remains low; 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; points out, however, that its national authorities must display the necessary will and determination;
Amendment 204 #
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 also 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 communitypersons expressing their diversity in matters of sexual preference;
Amendment 211 #
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; 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 Pristina;
Amendment 248 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Regrets the slow pace of Kosovo’s efforts to build an adequate and efficient administrative capacity, which is preventing the country from fully implementing the laws adopted and using EU funds effectively; regrets the political interference and politicisation of staff in public administration at all levels, which are hampering attempts to achieve a European outlook in that country;
Amendment 276 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Warmly welcomes the Council of Europe’s decision to grant Kosovo observer status in its Parliamentary Assembly as of January 2017 in respect of Kosovo-related sessions; supports Kosovo’s efforts to integrate into the international community; calls, in this connection, for the participation of Kosovo in all the relevant regional and international organisations and urges Serbia to stop interfering in this process; to this end, calls on the Kosovo Government to refrain from any action that is tantamount to provocation or could be construed as such by Serbia;
Amendment 76 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the progress on the implementation of the 2015-2018 Reform Agenda, as well as the country’s determination to pursue further institutional and socio-economic reforms; stresses that harmonised implementation of the Reform Agenda is needed to achieve real change across the country and to improve the lives of all BiH citizens; calls for the reform momentum to be maintained in order to transform BiH into a fully effective, inclusive and functional state; regrets that common reform efforts often continue to be hampered by ethnic and political divisions; considers it essential to maintain consensus on EU integration and to advance in a concerted manner on the rule of law, including the fight against corruption and organised crime, the reform of the judiciary and public administration, as well as protection of national minorities and their involvement in government processes in line with their numbers;
Amendment 97 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the local elections of 2 October 2016 have been broadly conducted in an orderly manner; rRegrets that the citizens of Mostar have again been deprived of their democratic rights to elect their local representatives owing to continued disagreements between political leaders; condemns the unacceptable incident in Stolac and calls on all sides to resolve the situation by respecting the rule of law;
Amendment 104 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. RegretsDeplores the fact that the declared political commitment to combat corruption did not translate into tangible results; acknowledges progress in adopting anti- corruption action plans and setting up corruption prevention bodies at various levels of governance; notes with concern that fragmentation and weak inter-agency cooperation hamper the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures; calls for greater professional specialisation within the police and the judiciary by means of appropriate coordination channels; stresses the need to establish a track record of effective scrutiny of political party and electoral campaign financing;
Amendment 194 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Deems it essential to enhance public participation in decision-making and public awareness of the benefits to the country of EU accession and to better engage citizens in the EU accession process; notes that civil society is fragmented, institutionally and financially weak; calls for better cooperation mechanisms between government and civil society organisations, including the developing of a strategic framework for cooperation;
Amendment 199 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the need for a substantial improvement in the strategic, legal, institutional and policy frameworks on the observance of human rights; calls for the adoption of a countrywide strategy on human rights and non-discrimination; is concerned about continued discrimination against persons with disabilities in the fields of employment, education and access to health care; calls for developing a comprehensive and integrated approach to the social inclusion of Roma; welcomes the fact that some governments and parliaments have begun discussing LGBTI rights and drawing up specific measures for their protection; welcomes changes to the BiH anti-discrimination law extending the listed grounds for discrimination to age, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity;
Amendment 258 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes measures to modernise labour legislation, to improve the business environment and to address weaknesses in the financial sector within the framework of the Reform Agenda; welcomes the 3- year Extended Fund Facility programme agreed with the IMF, which is expected to further improve the business climate, to reduce the size of government and to safeguard the financial sector; continues to regret the absence of a unified single economic area, which hampers the business environment and foreign direct investments; calls, as a matter of urgency, for the competent authorities to outline coordinated measures with a view to strengthening the rule of law, simplifying contract enforcement procedures and, combating corruption in the economy and facilitating transactions for foreign investors;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2312(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Α
Recital Α
A. whereas Albania has made steady progress, on a number of points, in its EU accession process; whereas further implementation of, inter alia, the judicial reform package, electoral reform and the so-called decriminalisation law is important in strengthening citizens’ trust in their public institutions and political representatives;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2312(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Fully supportsSupports in principle Albania’s accession to the EU, andbut calls for the accession negotiations to be opened as soon as there is credible progress above all in the implementation of judicial reform, in order to keep the reform momentum; expects Albania to consolidate the progress achieved and to maintain the pace of progress on implementation of all key priorities;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2312(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Ad-Hoc Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reform to finalise its review of the electoral code while addressing all previous OSCE/ODIHR recommendations; calls on the competent authorities to ensure implementation in due time before the upcoming parliamentary elections of June 2017; recalls that all political parties are responsible for ensuring that democratic elections are conducted in compliance with international standards; calls on Albania’s political parties to respect the law, in spirit and in letter, on the exclusion of criminal offenders from public office when drawing up their candidate lists; deplores the pattern of violence and rigging that has characterised each and every election to date, in particular as regards the participation of candidates from minority communities. stresses that all citizens belonging to any minority are entitled to freely exercise their right to vote without restrictions and calls on the EU to guarantee that right;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2312(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes improvedithin the framework of the transparency and inclusivity of parliamentary activities, but calls for parliamentary capacities to be enhanced in order to monitor the implementation of reforms and their compliance with EU standards and to make better use of the various oversight mechanisms and institutions in order to hold the government to account; calls for the parliamentary code of ethics to be approved and for the rules of procedure to reflect the law on the role of parliament in the EU integration process; offers to explore ways for closer cooperation with the Parliament of Albania within the framework of the European Parliament support programme for parliaments of the enlargement countries in order to enhance its capacity to produce quality legislation in line with the EU acquis and to exercise its oversight role in the implementation of reforms;
Amendment 143 #
2016/2312(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the competent authorities to continue improving the climate of inclusion and tolerance for all minorities in the country, including by enhancing the role of the State Committee on Minorities so as to ensure respect for their human rights; as regards Roma and Egyptians, calls for continued efforts in improving their access to employment, education, health, social housing and legal aid; is concerned that, despite improvements, the inclusion of Roma children in the education system remains the lowest in the region;
Amendment 167 #
2016/2312(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Commends religious tolerance and good cooperation among religious communities; encourages the competent authorities and religious communities to cooperate in preserving and fostering religious harmony by avoiding extreme actions that offend religious sentiment, such as the demolition of places of worship; considers it essential to prevent Islamic radicalisation, including through disengagement and reintegration of returning foreign fighters, to counter violent extremism in cooperation with CSOs and religious communities, and to intensify regional and international cooperation in this area;
Amendment 189 #
2016/2312(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the process of property registration, restitution and compensation to be completed, measures that will help prevent private property from devolving to the State on the pretext either of ambiguity in the existing legislation, or the absence of a law safeguarding it, and for the 2012-2020 strategy on property rights to be implemented effectively;
Amendment 218 #
2016/2312(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Commends Albania on its continued full alignment with relevant EU declarations and Council conclusions, thereby demonstrating its clear commitment to European integration and solidarity; commends both Albania and Serbia on their continued commitment to improving bilateral relations and strengthening regional cooperation at political and societal level, for example through the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) headquartered in Tirana; encourages both countries to continue their good cooperation in order to promote reconciliation in the region; furthermore, calls on Albania to control extreme political groups that voice expansionist designs on neighbouring countries and undermine the country's efforts to establish good neighbourly conditions with them;
Amendment 113 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on Serbia to make an effort to align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including its policy on Russia; welcomes Serbia’s important contribution to and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 137 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that, while some progress has been made in the area relating to the judiciary, in particular by taking steps to harmonise jurisprudence and further promoting a merit-based recruitment system, judicial independence is not assured in practice; stresses that the quality and efficiency of the judiciary and access to justice remain undermined by an uneven distribution of the workload, a burdensome case backlog and the lack of a free legal aid system;
Amendment 177 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the constitution needs to be revised so as to fully reflectin the spirit of the recommendations of the Venice Commission, notably with regard to the parliament’s role in judicial appointments, the control of political parties over the mandate of Members of Parliament, the independence of key institutions and the protection of fundamental rights;
Amendment 194 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates the importance of independent regulatory bodies, including the Ombudsman, in ensuring oversight and accountability of the executivecooperation with the executive so as to facilitate preparations for accession; calls on the authorities to provide the Ombudsman with full political and administrative support for his work;
Amendment 202 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is in place; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, persons with HIV/AIDS and LGBTI personsthose giving free expression to their diversity in different areas of their personal life;
Amendment 247 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that Vojvodina’s cultural diversity also contributes to Serbia’s identity; underlines that Vojvodina has maintained a high degree of protection for minorities and that the inter-ethnic situation has remained good; stresses that the autonomy of Vojvodina should not be weakened, but only in so far as it poses no threat to the unity of the Serbian State, and that the law on Vojvodina’s resources should be adopted without further delay, as prescribed by the constitution;
Amendment 295 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Commends both Serbia and Albania for their continued commitment to improving bilateral relations and strengthening regional cooperation on the political and societal level, for example through the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), headquartered in Tirana; encourages both countries to continue their good cooperation in order to promote reconciliation in the region, while calling on Albania to rein in extremist political movements with overtly expansionist designs on Serbia;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas reforms and accession preparations are being hampered by political polarisation; whereas backsliding in somemany important areas can be observed;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Γ
Recital Γ
C. whereas some of the key issues in the reform process include reform of the judiciary, public administration and media, youth unemployment and a review of the OFA, as well as the issue concerning the name of the country;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ε
Recital Ε
E. whereas accession negotiations should be opened upon the fulfilment of required conditions and once a jointly acceptable solution has been found to the question of the name; whereas the country has been considered for many years as one of the most advanced countries in terms of alignment with the acquis;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital ΣΤ
Recital ΣΤ
F. whereas bilateral disputes should be duly addressed in compliance with EU and UN standards and should not represent an obstacle to the opening of accession negotiations; whereas the exception to this should be resolution of the the dispute concerning country's name in agreement with Greece, which is international and not bilateral in nature;
Amendment 71 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the respect for fundamental freedoms shown at the elections of 11 December 2016; urges all political parties to accept its results in the interest of domestic stability and underlines their responsibility to ensure that there is no backsliding into political crisis; calls for a swift formation of a new government in order to make use of the mandate to carry on with necessary reforms; considers cross-party cooperation essential for addressing pressing domestic and EU-related challengeurges all political parties to to examine every possibility and available option for the creation of a government in the interest of domestic stability and underlines their responsibility to ensure that there is no continuation of the political crisis;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the electoral process has improved, including the legal framework, voters’ lists and the media environment; hopes that the allegedwith concern that the conduct of the elections is rife with irregularities and shortcomings, including voter intimidation, vote buying, and abuse of public resources, will alsohich must be be addressed effectively by the competent authorities in view of the local elections in May 2017; stresses the need for a de- politicisation of the electoral administration in order to increase the public’s trust in future elections;
Amendment 99 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expects the new government, in cooperation with other parties, to accelerate EU-related reforms; reiterates its support for the opening of accession negotiations, conditional on the progress of the implementation of the Przhino Agreement and the Urgent Reform Priorities; continues to be convinced that negotiations can generate much-needed reforms and positively influence the resolution of bilateral dispute and resolution of the name issue that has remained outstanding for many years;
Amendment 115 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges once again that the political will be shown to fully implement the Urgent Reform Priorities and the Przhino Agreement and resolve the name issue that has been outstanding for many years; calls on the Commission to assess, at its earliest convenience but before the end of 2017, the country’s progress on implementation and to report back to Parliament; while recalling that long overdue reforms need to be launched and implemented, supports the continuation of the High Level Accession Dialogue (HLAD) for systematically assisting the country in this endeavour; draws attention to the potential negative consequences of further delays in the country’s accession process;
Amendment 125 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges all parties to demonstrate the political will to overcome the divisive political environment and re-engage in dialogue; emphasises again the key role of parliament in the democratic development of the country and as the forum for political dialogue and representation; calls for its oversight functions to be strengthened under the national constitution; urges the smooth operation without interference of the parliamentary committees on the interception of communications and on security and counterintelligence, their unhindered access to the necessary data and testimonies in order to provide credible parliamentary control over relevant services;
Amendment 132 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes some progress in reforming public administration including the steps to implement the new legal framework on human resources management; remains concerned about the politicisation of public administration and that civil servants are subject to political pressure; urges the new government to enhance professionalism, neutrality and independence at all levels; stresses the need to complete the 2017- 2022 public administration reform strategy, including by making sufficient budget allocations for its implementation, and to strengthen relevant administrative capacity so as to implement fully the principles of the rule of law;
Amendment 141 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the backsliding in the reform of the judiciary; deplores recurrent political interference in its work including in the appointment and promotion of judges and prosecutors, as well as the cases of selective justice that infringe the necessary independence of the judiciary; urges once again that the political will be demonstrated to progress in judicial reform including by improving transparency in the appointment and promotion procedures and by reducing the length of court proceedings; calls on the authorities to ensure the professionalism of the Judicial Council so as to enable judges effectively to fulfil their their task;
Amendment 165 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the fact that the legislative framework and strategies for fighting organised crime are in place; encourages further improvement of cooperation between law enforcement agencies and the strengthening of the powers and resources of the courts; considers it important to further develop the law enforcement capacity to investigate financial crimes and confiscate assets where infringements punishable by this penalty are committed;
Amendment 170 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Appreciatoves the continued efforts to fight Islamic radicalisation; welcomes the adoption of the 2013-2019 strategy to fight terrorism, which also defines the concepts of violent extremism, radicalisation, prevention and reintegration; calls for more cooperation between security agencies and civil society organisations (CSOs) and local communities; further calls for continued monitoring of returning foreign fighters by security services;
Amendment 176 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Remains concerned about radical and unjustified public attacks on CSOs and foreign representatives by politicians and the media; is concerned about limited government commitment and insufficient cooperation with CSOs at all levels; urges the competent authorities to include CSOs in policymaking in a regular and structured manner;to combating this
Amendment 187 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the adoption of the national strategy for equality and non- discrimination 2016-2020; is concerned about impartiality and the independence of the Commission for Protection from Discrimination; reiterates its condemnation of hate speech against discriminated groups; is concerned that intolerance against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people persists; reiterates its call for the Anti- Discrimination Law to be aligned with the acquis as regards discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation such as those who express divergent sexual preferences; underlines again the need to combat discrimination against the Roma, and to facilitate their integration and their access to the education system and the labour market; is concerned about the inhumane physical conditions in prisons, despite a significant increase in the prison budget;
Amendment 198 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned about the lack of implementation of the Law on Equal Opportunities and the limited effectiveness of institutional mechanisms to advance gender equality; urges the competent authorities to make sufficient budget allocations for its implementation and to improve support services to victims of domestic violence. deplores the lack of progress regarding measures to prevent and combat cases of domestic violence. stresses the need for staffing to ensure that the relevant services provide adequate logistical and psychological victim support;
Amendment 205 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates that the interethnic situation remains fragile; urges all political parties and CSOs to actively promote an inclusive and tolerant multi-ethnic and multi-religious society and to strengthen coexistence and dialogue; reminds the government and party leaders of their commitment to fully implement the OFA and to complete its review, including policy recommendations;
Amendment 218 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Is concerned overat the lack of freedom of expression andin the media, the use of hate speech, political interference and pressure, including through government advertising; calls on the government to ensure that intimidation or violence against journalists is investigated and that those responsible be brought to justice; underlines the need for the sustainability and autonomy of the public service broadcast;
Amendment 233 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Remains concerned that the political situation represents a serious risk to the Macedonian economy; continues to be concerned about weak contract enforcement, the size of the informal economy, venality at every hierarchical level and the difficulty in obtaining access to finance; stresses that the sizeable shadow economy is an important obstacle to business; calls on competent authorities to also address judicial efficiency;
Amendment 252 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is concerned about the significant shortcomings in the field of the environment, in particular in the area of air and water pollution, principally with regard to the River Axios, causing groundwater pollution in neighbouring countries also; calls for a comprehensive policy and strategy on climate action to be developed that is in line with the EU 2030 framework;
Amendment 263 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the authorities to strengthen the administrative and financing capacities in order to procure and implement EU funds properly, effectively and in a timely manner; notes with concern that the Commission has yet again reduced the IPA financial assistance by approximately EUR 27 million;
Amendment 270 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. CommendUrges the country for constructive cooperationto collaborate a constructively with neighbouring countries in addressing the migration crisis and normalising migratory flows; recommends further actions to ensure capacities to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling;
Amendment 288 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes Macedonia’s continued constructive roleunderlines the importance of a stable and constructive role for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in regional and international cooperation; commends the increasednotes the alignment with EU foreign policy (73 %); reiterates the importance of finalising the negotiations on a bilateral treaty with Bulgaria; reiterates the importance of resolving the name issue in the interest of good neighbourly relations with Greece;
Amendment 295 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes Macedonia’sthe continued constructive role of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in regional and international cooperation; commends the increased alignment with EU foreign policy (73 %); reiterates the importance of finalising the negotiations on a bilateral treaty with Bulgaria;
Amendment 310 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes theStresses the need for tangible results from the confidence-building measures with Greece, which have not yet been forthcoming; strongly reiterates its invitation to the Vice-President/High Representative (VP/HR) and the Commission to develop new initiatives to overcome the remaining differences and to work, in cooperation with the two countries and the UN Special Representative, on a mutually acceptable solution on the name issue and to report back to Parliament thereon; notes that the continuation of accession negotiations will depend on progress achieved in this respect and on a mutually satisfactory solution regarding the name of the country.
Amendment 6 #
2016/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Euro- Atlantic integrationconcordance is Montenegro’s key foreign policy priority, subject, however, to the preservation of its national sovereignty;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Commends the competent authorities for holdingNotes that the parliamentary elections onf 16 October 2016 were held in an orderly manner in which fundamental freedoms were generally respected; welcomes the revised legal framework under which the elections took place, but notes the persistence of some administrative deficiencies, including on the part of the State Election Commission (SEC), as well as concerns about the accuracy of the electoral register and politicisation; expectbelieves that the alleged procedural irregularities, including alleged abuses of state funds and abuse of office, and any other reported shortcomings, willmust be investigated fully and addressed effectively by the competent authorities; notes with regret that part of the opposition has not recognised the results of the elections; recognises the attempts by external actors to discredit the electoral process and the difficulties this has caused;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the attempts by Russia to influenceRussian objections regarding developments in Montenegro; is concerned about the seriousses developments and the incidents that occurred on 16 October 2016, and calls on the Vice-President of the European Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR), and on the Commission, to follow closely ongoing investigations by the competent authorities; considers it important that relevant services of the Member States share information pertaining to these incidents among themselves and with the VP/HR and the Commission;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes some progress in improving the situation of minorities; welcomes the adoption of a 2016-2020 strategy and action plan for the social inclusion of Roma and Egyptians; calls for an appropriate budget to be allocated so that the action plan may be implemented properly; encourages the competent authorities to continue to strengthen efforts to safeguard the rights of LGBTI people, notwithstanding sexually diverse individuals withe difficulties in finding acceptance of sexual diversity within, without transgressing the social mores and principles of Montenegrin society; remains concerned that most public buildings, including medical centres and university faculties, are still not accessible to people with disabilities;
Amendment 131 #
2016/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Remains concerned about continued gender-basedviolence against women and domestic violence, the lack of prosecutions and the inefficient support to, and protection of, victims; calls for measures to establish adequate protection services, enhance relevant inter- institutional coordination, make effective use of the new unified database of cases of domestic violence, and implement the 2016-2020 strategy on combating domestic violence; stresses the importance of encouraging women’s representation in politics, as well as their access to the labour market; notes the continued implementation of the 2013- 2017 action plan on gender equality;
Amendment 157 #
2016/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. While noting favourable economic developments, urges the new government to launch further structural reforms with a view to improving the business and investment climate, including measures aimed at reducing the informal sector, and to pursue efforts to diminish progressively state involvement in the economy; where the above measures are successful, calls for the rationalisation of public spending, as well as for intensified efforts to strengthen the rule of law and contract enforcement;
Amendment 170 #
2016/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the new law on the environment, as well as the national strategy for the transposition and implementation of the EU acquis on the environment and, efforts to deal with the consequences of climate change and its 2016-2020 action plan; stresses the need to reinforce implementation efforts, in particular in water, nature protection and waste management, as well as related administrative capacities at all levels; is concerned about the significant delay in establishing protection over the potential Natura 2000 site of Ulcinj Salina; calls for further efforts to preserve the biodiversity of the Salina and the sustainable development of the coastline; calls on Montenegro to introduce legislation implementing the Third Energy Package;
Amendment 183 #
2016/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes Montenegro’s proactive participation and constructive role in regional and international cooperation; commends Montenegro for continuing fully to align its foreign policy with the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Polictaking into account the requirements of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, having first upheld its national sovereignty; encourages it to continue to address, in a constructive and neighbourly spirit, outstanding bilateral issues with its neighbours, including the unresolved border demarcation issues with Serbia and Croatia;
Amendment 203 #
2016/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the fact that Montenegro’s NATO Accession Protocol was signed in May 2016 and is currently being ratified by NATO members; encourages NATO members within the EU to prioritisesupport the ratification process and to recognise that NATO membership for Montenegro is an important symbolic and strategic part of the country’s Euro- Atlantic integration process;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that 2016 was a difficult year for Turkey’s population as a result of the continuing war in Syria, the high numbers of refugees, a string of heinous terror attacks, and a violent coup attemptcoup in which 248 people were killed; reiterates its strong condemnation of the coup attempt of 15 July and expresses its solidarity with the people of Turkey; recognises the right and the responsibility of the Turkish government to take action in bringing the perpetrators to justice; stresses furthermore that 2016 was also a difficult year for the Kurdish population of Turkey due to the continual violations of the basic freedoms and rights of the Kurdish minority by the government of Turkey;
Amendment 62 #
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, the mass liquidation of media outlets, the arrests of journalists, academics, judges, human rights defenders, elected officials and ordinary citizens, the torture inflicted on those arrested, the wretched conditions under which they are being held 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 80 #
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, since the internal processes transforming Turkey are moving towards the creation of an illiberal, personality-based regime; 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 and to clarify the extent to which the Turkish Government wishes to honour its commitments;
Amendment 112 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to suspendbreak off the accession talks with Turkey if the constitutional package is implemented unchanged;
Amendment 142 #
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 allegedseek to neutralise the government's political rivals, i.e. putative members/ supporters of the Gülen movement, and dissidents in general, and the suspension of 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 immediately; underlines that the reintroduction of the death penalty wouldill violate Turkey’s international commitments and lead to an immediate end to the EU accession talks;
Amendment 149 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Turkish Government to offer to all persons subject to restrictive measures appropriate and effective remedies and fair judicial review in line with the rule of law; calls on Turkey to revise the ‘Commission of Inquiry for State of Emergency Practices’ in such a way that it becomes a robust, independent and fully mandated commission capable of giving individual treatment to all cases, of processing effectively the enormous number of applications it will receive and of ensuring that the judicial review is not unduly delayed;
Amendment 160 #
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; 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 and to allow media and independent websites to function freely;
Amendment 177 #
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, whereich have seen curfews imposed and the illegal persecution of the population and the violation of their human rights, as a result of which 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; 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;
Amendment 187 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned that judges and prosecutors continue to come under strong political pressure and that many have been dismissed or arrested; calls on Turkey to restore and implement all legal guarantees to ensure full respect for the independence of the judiciary, including by amending the law on the High Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) in order to reduce the executive’s influence within that Council; is particularly concerned that ‘criminal judges of peace’ appear to have been transformed into an instrument of harassmentfor all kinds of harassment and manipulation to stifle opposition, as well as controlling the information available to the general public;
Amendment 196 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on Turkey to protect the rights of the remaining Greeks of Istanbul, the Princes' Islands and the surrounding areas and of Imbros and Tenedos, as provided for in the Treaty of Lausanne, who are few in number on account of their systematic persecution, and calls on Turkey also to protect the rights of the most vulnerable groups and of persons belonging to minorities; regrets that the LGBTI marches in Ankara and Istanbul were banned for the second consecutive year; is seriously concerned about gender-based violence, discrimination, 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 Roma;
Amendment 221 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the deepenprogress regarding of EU- Turkey relations in key areas of joint interest, such as counter-terrorism, migration, energy, the economy and trade; believes EU-Turkey cooperation in these areas to be an investment in the stability and prosperity of both Turkey and the EU; at the same time, deplores the Turkey’s policy of using the migration problem to blackmail the EU and calls on it to rethink its approach in this regard;
Amendment 239 #
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; notes that progress in this direction can only be achieved if Turkey is willing to recognise the Republic of Cyprus and remove existing restrictions barring Cyprus- flagged vessels from its ports and denying Cypriot aircraft landing rights at its airports; 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; 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;
Amendment 264 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that, while visa liberalisation is important for the Turkish peopulale, if it is not subject to careful scrutiny and to the necessary conditions and will enhance people-to-people contacts;limitations, it will be disastrous for the peoples of the EU; therefore encourages the Turkish Government to comply with the final outstanding criteria, including revision of its anti-terrorism legislation;
Amendment 283 #
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-pehalt immediately any form of funding for Turkey; calls on the Commission to use those funds to combat unemployment in Europle exchange programmes, such as Erasmus+and support the Erasmus+ programme for students;
Amendment 297 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Condemns in the strongest terms all terrorist attacks carried out in Turkey, and stands firmly by Turkey’s population in our joint fight against terrorism; condemns equally strongly terrorist practices of Turkey against the Kurdish population of the country; supports the right of the Kurdish minority to its own homeland; welcomes the close bilateral relations between EU Member States and Turkey in the field of anti-terrorism cooperation, including on ‘foreign fighters’; reiterates its condemnation of the return to violence by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been on the EU’s list of terrorist organisations since 2002; invites the Member States to enforce legislation banning the use of signs and symbols of organisations which are on that list;
Amendment 310 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Commends the engagement by the Turkish Government and the hospitality shown by the population in hosting around 3 million refugees; notes the EU-Turkey statement on migration, and urges the Member States to initiate the voluntary resettlement scheme for the most vulnerable refugees in Turkey; calls on the Commission to ensure long-term investment in both refugees and their host communities in Turkey; encourages the Turkish Government to grant work permits to all Syrian refugees; calls on Ankara to keep up its patrolling efforts in the Aegean and to implement fully the bilateral readmission agreements signed with Bulgaria and Greece; urges Turkey at the same time to end the continuous infringements of Greek airspace and territorial waters by its naval and coast guard vessels, which are occurring on almost daily basis;
Amendment 358 #
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; praistresses the leaders of the Greek and Turkish 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, in line with the relevant UN Security Council resolutionat the basic condition for a solution to the Cyprus problem is the immediate withdrawal of Turkish forces from Cyprus, given that the problem was created by illegal invasion of Turkey; notes that the President of the Republic of Cyprus cannot be equated in political terms with the representative of the illegal occupying forces; points out that any form of federation does not solve the problem but merely perpetuates it; condemns the heinous acts of Turkish troops in Cyprus and in particular the mass killings of civilians, the execution of prisoners, the rape of women, the profanation of graves and the systematic destruction of churches and on the basis of respect for the principles on which the Union is foundedcultural heritage; condemns Turkey's failure to provide information concerning the fate of missing persons transferred to that country in 1974; 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 calls on Turkey to allow access to all relevant sites and to assist the CMP by providing information from its military archives;
Amendment 27 #
2016/2302(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that in many situations lack of access to credit poses an obstacle to investment and reduces interest in this activity, in particular for young farmers, either because of the high costs or because of the guarantees that the financial system requires;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to swiftly submit a legislative proposal with the aim of setting up comprehensive labelling measures in order to guarantee enhanced consumer information on the content and origin of products sold on the EU market throughout their supply chain and to ensure that products whose production involves under-age labour are not admitted to the European market;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Maintains that the abolition of market management tools in the milk sector, the loss of business opportunities resulting from the Russian embargo, growing price volatility, and the prevailing crisis are undermining the sustainability of milk production not only in the Azores, one of the main driving forces within the region’s socio-economic fabric, but also in other regions of the southern EU Member States; points, therefore, to the need to take measures, backed by the necessary resources, in order to help milk production to continue in the Azores and to offset the effects of deregulation and the difficulty of selling production;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Warns of the potential impact of free trade agreements on traditional OR products (including milk, meat, sugar, and bananas) and urges the Commission to honour the commitment arising from the POSEI Regulation to gauging the impact of trade negotiations on matters affecting ORrs and to involving the ORrs in negotiating processes with a reinforced voting system, and informing them about, negotiating these processes; reiterates the importance of the support schemes for the banana and sugar sectors and maintains that special sugars must be excluded from trade negotiations;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Β
Recital Β
B. whereas culture has an intrinsic value, serves as a powerful bridge between people of different ethnic, religious and social backgrounds, reinforces intercultural and interreligious dialogue and mutual understanding, and should therefore be part ofand is strong provided that it constitutes a constant within EU foreign policy;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU and its Member States have common cultural roots and heritage and are untherefore, despited therefore in their diversityir ethnological differences, have common elements within their political and social values;
Amendment 68 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas cooperation, training, mobility of artists and cultural professionals and of their works, including through European and international networks, and artist residencies are a key factor for the dissemination of European culture and arts and needit would be a good idea for them to be promoted and enhanced;
Amendment 89 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the joint communication aims at fostering cultural cooperation between the EU and its partner countries and at promoting a global ordernew policy based on peacekeeping, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, conflict prevention with respect for the rule of law, freedom of expression, mutual understanding, human rights, cultural diversity and fundamental values;
Amendment 100 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises that the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality should be respected in the field of culture too;
Amendment 185 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 209 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the setting-up of an emergency response mechanism to the destruction of cultural heritage, building on the experience of the UN’s Blue Helmets for Culture task force initiative, in close and structured cooperation with UNESCO and with the technological support of Copernicus – the European Earth Observation Programme; in addition, calls for the enactment of international legislation providing for the prosecution of bodies and isolated individuals who intentionally destroy monuments of local or global cultural heritage, as well as providing for consequences for countries which, while in a position to prevent the above-mentioned destruction, choose not to do so.
Amendment 230 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recognises young people, as future decision-makers, to be one of the main target groups for the EU’s cultural policy in the EU and partner countries, and acknowledges that music, film, literature, social media and digital trends in general are the best channels to reach them;
Amendment 250 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Acknowledges that development strategies and programmes focus heavily on material and sociocultural deprivation; calls for better outreach to vulnerable communities, including in rural and remote areas, with a view to fostering social cohesion, while ensuring, however, that this does cause problems of a financial or other nature for other subsidised bodies or for necessary activities;
Amendment 262 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for a paradigm shift in media coveragemeaningful shift in coverage by the media of the EU’s cultural policy, with the launch of an EU cultural portal, the European Houses of Culture and festivals, including through engagement with local media24; __________________ 24 In cooperation with EURONEWS and EURANET, among others.
Amendment 286 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines that Europe, whose foundations are based on peace, cooperation between states, solidarity between states, rule of law, freedom of expression, mutual understanding and respect for fundamental rights, should build on experience and lessons learnt when it comes to external policy, which should be reflected iin order to strengthen the development of relations with third countries through culture and cultural heritage;
Amendment 295 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls for targeted cultural and educational policies that can support key EU foreign and security policy objectives and contribute to, among other things, reinforcing democracy, the rule of law and the protection of human rights;
Amendment 301 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls for strengthening international cultural relations in the discussions on ‘migration’ and refugee policies; urges that the EU, whose strength is in being united in diversity, adopt a balanced approach that fully respects cultural differences, and in which diasporas will play a crucial role, at the same time respecting the culture and values of the countries which take them in; stresses that culture should be a bridge for mutual understanding with a view to living together in greater harmony;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas security and defence do not depend only on financial resources, but also on knowledge; whereas public authorities, aside from the armed forces of each country, do not always possess both in abundance;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Δ
Recital Δ
D. whereas, over the last few decades, private security companies (PSCs), a term which for the purposes of this resolution will also include Private Military Companies, have been increasinglymay be employed by national militaries and civilian agencies, both for the domestic provision of services and support for overseas deployment; provided that Member States exercise full control and accept responsibility for any illegal actions and war crimes they might commit;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ζ
Recital Ζ
G. whereas the outsourcing of military activities, formerly an integral part of the activities of armed forces, is taking place, among other things, to provide services in a more cost-efficient manner, but also to compensate for a shortfall in capabilities in shrinking armed forces in the context of an increasing number of multilateral missions abroad; whereas PSCs can also , provide, often at short notice, capabilities that are entirelymay be lacking in the national armed forces, often at short notice certain countries; whereas PSCs could also be used for reasons of political convenience to avoid limitations on the use of troops;
Amendment 60 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Η
Recital Η
H. whereas PSCs have been involved in incidents resulting in loss of life; whereas this has had repercussions on the success of efforts ofby the international community in the countries in question and has revealed considerable gaps in accountability structures;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Θ
Recital Θ
I. whereas, for states to benefit from thein a controlled manner from certain advantages offered by PSCs, and to ensure that they can be held accountable, a legal framework should be put in place to facilitate their use; whereas PSCs are part of an industry, which is highly transnational in nature and as such requires a global approach to regulation; whereas the use of PSCs may undermine the military and hence upset the political balance in all countries of the world with unforeseeable consequences and incalculable implications;
Amendment 87 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital ΙΕ
Recital ΙΕ
O. whereas, in Europe’s current security environment, it is vital to prioritisepossible to seek the establishment of clear rules for cooperation and assistance between law enforcement and, private security companies and the national armed forces;
Amendment 91 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital ΙΣΤ
Recital ΙΣΤ
P. whereas maritime safety at the Horn of Africa was provided not only by military, but also by private actors deployed in accordance with a specific legal and operational strategy under the full control of the commanding officer responsible for its implementation;
Amendment 101 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that private security companies play an important role inmay, under certain circumstances, contribute greatly to aiding the state’s military and civilian agencies by closing manpower and capability gaps created by budget cuts and increasing demand for the use of forces abroad; emphasises the availability of surge capacity at short notice as an additional benefit of the private provision of security services;
Amendment 114 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, compared to national troops, private security companies, particularly those based in host countries, can provide considerable cost savings as well as valuable local knowledge;
Amendment 132 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the EU makes use of Private Security Companies abroad to guard its delegations and staff and to support its civilian and military CSDP missions; stresses that their services fill capacity gaps that the EU would otherwise have difficulties in tackling, mainly when and where use of national troops is not feasible; demands that the Commission and the Council produce an overview of where, when and for what reason Private Security Companies have been employed in support of EU missions;
Amendment 163 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission, the Council and the Member States to invest in research for more and better technologies such as facial recognition and crowd-control tools as part of automated controls at airports, metro stations and other places where crowds gather, together and to cooperate, as far as they judge possible and desirable, with private security companies;
Amendment 174 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Council and the Commission that a single European Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) solution should be used to support all Member States; this would deliver unprecedentaccurate and verified security intelligence to help improve security responsiveness; recommends developing a commercial satellite imagery- based ISR solution for the European Union;
Amendment 178 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recommends that the European Commission draw up a Green Paper with the objective of involving all stakeholders from the public and private security sectors in a broad consultation and discussion of processes to identify opportunities for direct collaboration more efficiently and to establish a basic set of rules of minimum engagement and good practices; recommends the creation of sector-specific EU quality standards;
Amendment 207 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes, however, that the evaluation of the performance of PSCs is hampered by the lack of consistent reporting about their use by both EU institutions and Member States’ governments; encourages Member States and EU institutions to carry out effective monitoring of the PSCs used by them so as to be in a position to provide this information more consistently to allow for a proper assessment of the use of PSCs by their respective budgetary authorities;
Amendment 220 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges, therefore, that the EU and its Member States use their status in the Montreux Document Forum to insist upon regular reviews of the state of implementation of the Montreux Document’s recommendations for good practice by its participants; urges the Member States that have not yet done so to examine carefully the procedure for joining the Montreux document as soon as possible;
Amendment 234 #
2016/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that one of the most effective ways of influencmonitoring PSCs is through public sector procurement decisions; emphasises, therefore, the importance of making the award of contracts to PSCs conditional on the adoption of best practices, such as the ICoC, which some Member States have already implemented; notes, however, that the ICoC compliance mechanism needs to be strengthened and its full independence assured to make it a credible incentive for compliance;
Amendment 251 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 343 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates its call on the Commission to establish the EU Arctic Information Centre, with sufficient funds, in order to ensure efficient access to Arctic information and knowledge;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that farmers’ livelihoods depend on getting their produce to the market and the level of tax on farm incomes and that loss of produce at farm level equates to loss of investment, jobs (since, for every job in the primary sector, between five and eight jobs at least are secured and safeguarded in the secondary and tertiary sectors) and income;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the potential for optimisation of use of former foodstuffs and by- products from the food chain in feed production and its importance for primary production, but stresses the need for increased traceability, so as to secure indications of provenance in connection with processing, production and sale of the final product to consumers;
Amendment 94 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the difficulty in quantifying and preventing food wastage at the primary production stage, and calls on the Commission to identify and disseminate to Member States best practice in relation to gathering data on food loss and food waste on farms without placing an additional administrative burden on farmers;
Amendment 109 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that farmer-led initiatives can offer viable economic solutions and provide value for products which might otherwise go to waste, and; highlights the potential of farmer-led social innovation projects such as gleaning and donation of excess foodstuffs to food banks with VAT exemption;
Amendment 122 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that some wastage at farm level is also due to the role played by retailers in relation to retailer standards regarding product specifications, cancelled orders owing to chan, which is complicated and imprecise, affected as it is by seasonal factors, , weather conditions, the production time lag , marketing campaigns, product launches and increasingly complicated sales channels (such as online sales and stores); observes that this is compounded by inadequate storages in consumer demand, and over-production as a result of requirements to meet seasonal demandsfrastructure in underdeveloped distribution networks, lack of investment in the private sector and the uncoordinated and unsystematic approach adopted by the State.
Amendment 90 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that the certification schemes do not guarantee genuinely sustainable palm oil, notably certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) certification, which is not effective in ensuring relevant standards andor establishing implementing mechanisms to ensure compliance therewith;
Amendment 125 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a regulatory framework of strong and enforceable measures to guarantee that all actors throughout the supply chain, including EU financial institutions and the investments and loans they provide, are not involved in deforestation; Calls on the Commission to define clearly the penalties for non- compliance;
Amendment 145 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the phasing-out of pallm oil biodiesel and land-based biolfuels, such as palm oil biodiesel, that drive deforestation and that drive deforestation; calls for the same action to be taken regarding biofuels that compete against land-based food production for land orthose that do not significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 19 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas agriculture is an important factor in meeting the food needs of every State and contributes to the development of the country because it creates jobs;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that farmers and farm workers are, by virtue of their profession, exposed to a range of external factors, such as price and market fluctuations or even unpredictable weather, that make employment prospects precarious and insecure; considers that the Commission and the Member States must encourage the use of income- stabilisation and risk- management tools; these efforts shall be supported by the Commission;
Amendment 74 #
2016/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is concerned about the millions of cases of statelessness all around the world and expresses its solidarity with stateless people;
Amendment 85 #
2016/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Whilst acknowledging national sovereignty over matters such as citizenship, urges countries with stateless populations to take concrete steps towards resolving this issue, in line with the principles enshrined in international conventions, always on the basis of the provisions of national legislation, provided that these are not at odds with the principles of international law;
Amendment 127 #
2016/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 10
Paragraph 4 – indent 10
Amendment 138 #
2016/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU and its Member States to play a greater role in the fight against statelessness around the world by adopting a comprehensive policy regarding statelessness as a part of its external action on human rights issues; the objective should be that the States of origin of stateless persons should grant citizenship and not withdraw it from those who leave these States as refugees;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas social and economic circumstances and living conditions have changed substantially in recent decades, owing to the world economic crisis which has impacted the social strata, and differ quite considerably between the Member States as well as within them; whereas the concept of multifunctionality has opened up new opportunities for women; whereas women are very often the promoters of the development of additional activities on or outside the farm beyond the scope of agricultural production;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas women living in rural areas are not a homogeneous group, given that their situation, occupations, contributions to society and ultimately their needs and interests may differ; whereas, in addition, women in rural areas are not restricted to the traditional role of housewife but are also actively involved in agricultural activities;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Δ
Recital Δ
D. whereas family farming is the most common operational farming model in the EU, and thus of great importance; whereas many rural women are also rural entrepreneurs in their own right;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas keeping the population in rural areas, with particular attention to areas with natural constraints, is essential to society, as the conservation of the environment and the landscape depend on it; whereas the involvement of women in agricultural work also often has consequences for their health;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ζ
Recital Ζ
G. whereas it is necessary to maintain a sustainable and vibrant farming sector, with a direct link between agricultural production and consumption and putting an end definitively to the unaccountability of intermediaries, as the fundamental economic basis of rural areas, which contributes to rural development, food production, biodiversity and the creation of jobs;
Amendment 180 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States to encourage the participation of female spouses or other family members in the joint management of farms; and, in order to support the above efforts, urges States to establish crèches and kindergartens in rural areas; loans should also be granted to women entrepreneurs on favourable repayment terms;
Amendment 255 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to facilitate access to land for women, inter alia by providing tax benefits to women engaged in agricultural work;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the use of additional financial instruments, though they must be designed with a sufficient degree of compatibility to ensure that they do not result in an increasedrecycling of funding between the two pillars with a view to reducing the error rate;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the higher allocation by the Member States of funds for environmental measures and for physical investments aimed at boosting competitiveness; expects that those measures will have a long-lasting impact and high economic leverage;
Amendment 76 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Member States to avoid gold-plating or adding unnecessary guidelines and procedures which could interfere with efficient implementation of the EAFRD; asks the Commission to continue the simplification of the CAP and, where feasible and necessary, to adapt the basic legislation to this effect; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that sufficient resources are dedicated to successful fulfilment of remaining ex-ante conditionalities;
Amendment 142 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 193 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that land consolidation, with differing types of procedure in the framework of an integrated land management system, is an indispensable instrument fore necessity of State intervention in terms of providing guidance and support to active farmers so that they manage agricultural land in a way that will help to improvinge agricultural structure and settlinge land use disputes;
Amendment 282 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 344 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Endorses the Commission’s finding that land is a finite resource which is already under much pressure as a result of climate change, soil erosion and over- exploitation, and calls for farmland to be given special protection with a view to compliance with the four fundamental European freedoms, so that the Member States can regulate the sale and letting of agricultural land in the light of social and environmental criteria; stresses that, in any case, the will of the owners of agricultural land not to cede to the State the right to manage their estates shall be protected, particularly in the case of active farmers;
Amendment 900 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 15 – paragraph 1
Rule 15 – paragraph 1
The President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors shall be elected by secret ballot, in accordance with Rule 182. Nominations shall be with consent. They may only be made by a political group or by at least 40 Members. However, if the number of nominations does not exceed the number of seats to be filled, the candidates may be elected by acclamation. Members shall be permitted to serve a maximum of two terms in the office of President pursuant to Rule 19(1), regardless of whether they are served consecutively or not.
Amendment 166 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to make data from TRACES available to the public with far less dimmediatelay than at presentand without delay;
Amendment 240 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that all measures should be harmonised at EU level by introducing specific EU legislation for the minimum protection of farm rabbits, including a clear system of production labelling allowgiving consumers in the EU tohe possibility of makeing an informed choice about the rabbit meat they buy, ensuring that it complies with all health protection standards ;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2060(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for representation of women at all levels of government, if necessary with the use of quotas, and for women’s systematic inclusion in transitional institutions; supports electoral systems that require voters to select both male and female candidates; stresses the importance of women’s equal, full and active participation in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, and supports empowerment projects aimed at training women to negotiate women-related issues;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2060(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for access to education for children of both sexes, including secondary and university education, paying particular attention to their education of girls;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2060(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the development of a social economy for women and the use of microcredits as a tool for economic independence;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2060(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Eastern Partnership States to ratify the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, and calls on the authorities to put in place more effective national strategies to combat violence against women;
Amendment 96 #
2016/2060(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges that gender inequality issues be systematically included in political and human rights dialogues with Eastern Partnership States.
Amendment 18 #
2016/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that energy is a basic human good and that an important goal of the Energy Union is to ensure equal and cheap access for all and to combat energy poverty; believes that through energy cooperation the EU can positively contribute to promoting and strengthening democracy, the rule of law and human rights in partner countries; calls in this context for better links between energy and climate policies;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that exploitation of large underwater gas reserves located within the Cyprus and Greece EEZ will ensure the energy independence of European countries for many decades;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for greater institutional convergence and synergy, and in particular for better integration of external energy security priorities in policies pursued by the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR)better integration of external energy security priorities and better coordination between the VP/HR and the responsible Commissioners welcomes in this context; notes the EU Energy Diplomacy Action Plan and invites the VP/HR to regularly inform Parliament about the implementation thereof.
Amendment 62 #
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 within their territory, through no fault of their own; supports the United Nations working group on an international framework for sovereign debt restructuring;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the universality of the human rights enshrined in international law, including international law on migrants and refugees, must be respected, along with the Geneva Convention; urges countries to ratify the United Nations Convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families;
Amendment 79 #
2016/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the decision by the United Nations to create a legal instrument to ensure that businesses respect human rights, in order to put an end to labour exploitation, neo-slavery, illicit capital flows and the financing of armed conflicts; Notes that a similar initiative is necessary with regard to human trafficking;
Amendment 95 #
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 bases.
Amendment 23 #
2016/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in recent years the security situation in and around Europe has significantly worsened and has created arduous challenges that no single country or organisation is able to face alone; whereas solidarity and resilience requires the EU to stand and to act together, and to do so in concert with our allies; whereas the fight against terrorism is a priority for the EU and should be engaged within as well as outside the EU’s borders;
Amendment 65 #
2016/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 133 #
2016/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the Member States which are willing to make more binding commitments to one another should establish permanent structured cooperation within the Union framework; eEncourages thoseEU Member States to establish multinational forces within the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and make these forces available to the common security and defence policy; maintains that these forces should be different from those available to NATO. Considers also that nature of the missions to be undertaken by theses forces should be determined; believes that the Council should normally entrust the implementation of a peace-keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security task to those multinational forces; is convinced that the EU battle group system should be further developed to that end; underlines that PESCO is open to all Member States;
Amendment 197 #
2016/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the joint declaration by the presidents of the European Council and the Commission, and the Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of 8 July 2016; emphasises the need for stronger cooperation between the EU and NATO in the area of security and defence; is convinced that EU-NATO cooperation should involve building resilience together in the east and the south as well as defence investment; considers that cooperation on capabilities offers the prospect of improving compatibility and synergy between both frameworks; is convinced that this would also strengthen NATO’s role in security and defence policy, and in collective defence;
Amendment 215 #
2016/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to make the necessary arrangements for the implementation of the Article 42(7) TEU, in order to allow the Member States to effectively manage other Member States’ aid and assistance contributions, or to have them effectively managed within the Union framework; calls on the Member States to aim for the 2 % GDP target to be spent on defence, and to spend 20 % of their defence budgets on major equipment, including related research and development;
Amendment 267 #
2016/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
Amendment 299 #
2016/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 10
Paragraph 16 – indent 10
Amendment 4 #
2016/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that modernisation of the Customs Union will no further strengthen the already strong economic ties between Turkey and the European Union (EU) and will keep Turkey economically anchored to the EU; believes that strengthening trade relations between EU and Turkey although could bring concrete benefits to citizens in Turkey and possibly the EU Mmember Sstates, and also contribute to both sides engaging in a positive reform agenda while mitigating political tensions with Ankara on the deteriorating situation of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms in the countryit will undermine the sovereignty and dignity of a member state, Cyprus which Turkey insistently denies to recognize.
Amendment 18 #
2016/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the upgrade of the EU-Turkey trade relations could forms an essential part of the efforts made by the EU and Turkey to deepen their relations in key areas of joint interest identified at the EU-Turkey Summit of 29 November 2015 and in the EU-Turkey statement of 18 March 2016; states that this is even more important now that the accession talks are stalled despite the significant short- and long-term strategic interests for both the EU as Turkey, such as trade, me Republic of Turkey occupies illegally 37% of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus as a result of the military invasion of Cyprus in 1974. Additionally the refusal of Turkey to allow Cypriot-flagged ships to access Turkish ports violates all commercial principles in shipping which are laid down in Council Regulation EEC No. 4055/86 (Freedom to provide services), such as the freedom of navigration, the fight against terrorism, energy and stability in the neighbourhood;freedom of transit, freedom of access to ports and harbours, as well as equality of treatment. The whole issue relates also to EEC- Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4058/86 of 22 December 1986 concerning coordinated action to safeguard free access to cargoes in ocean trades.
Amendment 30 #
2016/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the growing geopolitical and economic challenges facing Turkey as a result of instability in its neighbourhood, terrorism and the aftermath of the coup attempt of 15 July 2016; stresses that while the chaos and instability in the Middle East, the Russian annexin coordination with the fact that Turkish Air Force violated Greek airspace 2,244 times in 2014 alone and the fact thati on of Crimea and intervention in Ukrainethe 29th of January 2017 a missile boat of the Turkish Navy carrying the four Turkish Chiefs of Staff along with two Special Forces carrying boats violated the Greek territorial waters, are adversely affecting Turkey’s foreign trade within its neighbourhood,. Therefore an upgraded Customs Union canalone could not help Turkey to overcome the challenges it faces, and contribute to transforming Turkey into a pillar of stability and an engine of growth for its citizens, if the necessary reforms are made by the government;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 54 #
2016/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to call off the Customs Union between Turkey and the EU and include political benchmarks in tha future upgraded Customs Union between Turkey and the EU on human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Amendment 120 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that strategic propaganda against the EU comes in many different forms and uses various tools, often tailored to match Member States’ profiles, with the goal of provoking doubt, paralysing the decision-making process, discrediting the EU institutions in the eyes and minds of its citizens and eroding western values and transatlantic ties;
Amendment 181 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises that Russia has been aggressively employing a wide range of tools and instruments, such as special foundations (Russkiy Mir,) multilingual TV stations (Russia Today, RIA Novosti), news agencies (Sputnik), social and religious groups (including the Orthodox church), social media and internet trolls to challenge Western values, divide Europe, gather domestic support and create the perception of failing states in the EU’s eastern neighbourhood;
Amendment 208 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is seriously concerned by the rapidly growing Russian activity in Europe seeking to increase Russian influence and hegemony; stresses that a large part of Russian strategic communication is aimed at describing countries in central and eastern Europe as belonging to its traditional sphere of influence, thereby undermining their sovereignty; notes that falsifying history is one of its main strategies;
Amendment 246 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is aware of the range of strategies employed by Da’esh both regionally and globally to promote its political, religious and social narratives; calls on the EU and its Member States to develop a counter- narrative to Da’esh, including through the empowerment and increased visibility of mainstream Muslim scholars who have the credibility to delegitimise Da’esh’s propaganda by pointing to the contradictions between the teachings of the Qur'an and what Da'esh is doing in its name;
Amendment 273 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on Member States to shield their young people ideologically by teaching them history and the religious and cultural principles on which western civilisation and national and social cohesion have been based for so many centuries;
Amendment 297 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises the possible impact of hostile propaganda on decision-making processes in the EU; cCalls therefore for the EU Strategic Communication Task Force to be reinforced by turning it into a fully- fledged unit within the EEAS, responsible for the east and for the south, with proper staffing and adequate budgetary resources;
Amendment 8 #
2016/0408(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Alerts should not be kept in SIS longer than the time required to fulfil the purposes for which they were issued. In order reduce the administrative burden on the authorities involved in processing data on individuals for different purposes, it is appropriate to align the maximum retention period of refusal of entry and stay alerts with the possible maximum length of entry bans issued in accordance with procedures respecting Directive 2008/115/EC. Therefore, the retention period for alerts on persons should be a maximum of five years. As a general principle, alerts on persons should be automatically deleted from SIS after a period of five years. Decisions to keep alerts on persons should be based on a comprehensive individual assessment. Member States should review alerts on persons within the defined period and keep statistics about the number of alerts on persons for which the retention period has been extendand archived once the purposes for which they were issued are fulfilled.
Amendment 9 #
2016/0408(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
Amendment 11 #
2016/0408(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Both the Member States and the Agency should maintain security plans in order to facilitate the implementation of security obligations and should cooperate with each other in order to address security issues from a common perspective. They must also have drawn up alternative plans to deal with situations not foreseen by the original plans.
Amendment 12 #
2016/0408(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The national independent supervisory authorities should monitor the lawfulness of the processing of personal data by the Member States in relation to this Regulation. The rights of data subjects for access, and rectification and erasure of their personal data stored in SIS, and subsequent remedies before national courts as well as the mutual recognition of judgments should be set out. Therefore, it is appropriate to require annual statistics from Member States.
Amendment 15 #
2016/0408(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. SIS data shall be entered, updated, deleted and searched via the various N.SIS. A partial or a full national copy shall be available for the purpose of carrying out automated searches in the territory of each of the Member States using such a copy. The partial national copy shall contain at least the data listed in Article 20(2) (a)-(v) of this Regulation It shall not be possible to search the data files of other Member States' N.SIS.
Amendment 16 #
2016/0408(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall, in relation to its N.SIS, adopt the necessary measures, including a security plan, a business continuity plan and, a disaster recovery plan and an alternative plan, in order to:
Amendment 17 #
2016/0408(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point ka (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point ka (new)
(ka) be able to react when required to deal with situations not foreseen in the planning.
Amendment 18 #
2016/0408(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Agency shall adopt the necessary measures, including of a security plan, a business continuity plan and, a disaster recovery plan and an alternative plan for Central SIS and the Communication Infrastructure in order to:
Amendment 19 #
2016/0408(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point ka
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point ka
(ka) be able to react in cases in which it is required to deal with situations not foreseen in the original planning.
Amendment 20 #
2016/0408(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The logs may only be used for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 1 and shall be deleted at the earliest one year, and at the latest three years, after their creation. The logs which include the history of alerts shall be erased after one to three years after deletion of the alerts.
Amendment 21 #
2016/0408(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. Logs mayshall be kept longer if they are required for monitoring procedures that are already underwayand archived.
Amendment 27 #
2016/0408(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point ba (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point ba (new)
(ba) a third-country national where there are serious grounds to believe that he or she had relations with terrorist organisations or is suspected of committing a terrorist act.
Amendment 28 #
2016/0408(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Where a Member State considers granting a residence permit or other authorisation offering a right to stay to a third-country national who is the subject of an alert for refusal of entry and stay entered by another Member State, it shall first consult the issuing Member State through the exchange of supplementary information and shall take account of the interests of that Member State. The issuing Member State shall provide a definite reply within seven days. Where the Member State considering granting a permit or other authorisation offering a right to stay decides to grant it, the alert for refusal of entry and stay shall be deletarchived.
Amendment 31 #
2016/0408(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. Alerts entered in SIS pursuant to this Regulation shall be kept active only for the time required to achieve the purposes for which they were entered. After this period, alerts shall be archived.
Amendment 32 #
2016/0408(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 4
Article 34 – paragraph 4
Amendment 33 #
2016/0408(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 6
Article 34 – paragraph 6
Amendment 34 #
2016/0408(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35
Article 35
Amendment 21 #
2016/0407(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Alerts on return should be deleted as soon as the Member State or competent authority that issued the return decision in accordance with provisions respecting Directive 2008/115/EC has been informed that the return has taken place. Where a return decision is accompanied by an entry ban, the latter should be entered in SIS in accordance with Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxx [border checks]. In such cases Member States should take all necessary measures to ensure that no time-gap exist between the moment in which the third- country national leaves the Schengen area and the activation of the alert on the entry ban in SIS.
Amendment 29 #
2016/0407(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Data processed in SIS or transferred through the exchange of supplementary information may provide to the enforcing Member State information that is useful for the rapid identification and re- documentation of illegally staying third- country nationals, in view of their return to a third country. It also significantly reduces the possibility of any of them returning illegally to the Member State some time in the future. In individual cases, it should be possible to share such data and information with a third country for this purpose. Sharing of any personal data should be subject to clear conditions, should be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and be conducted with the agreement of the Member State that issued the alert.
Amendment 36 #
2016/0407(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Regulation (EU) 2016/794 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement cooperation (Europol Regulation) provides that Europol supports and strengthens actions carried out by the competent authorities of Member States and their cooperation in combating terrorism and serious crime and provides analysis and threat assessments. In order to facilitate Europol in carrying out its tasks, in particular within the European Migrant Smuggling Centre, it is appropriate to allow Europol access to the alert category defined in this Regulation, following consultation with the Member State authorities.
Amendment 38 #
2016/0407(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 provides that the host Member State shall authorise the members of the European Border and Coast Guard teams or teams of staff involved in return-related tasks, deployed by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, to consult European databases, where this consultation is necessary for fulfilling operational aims specified in the operational plan on border checks, border surveillance and return, having previously informed the national authorities. The objective of the deployment of the European Border and Coast Guard teams, teams of staff involved in return-related tasks and the migration management support teams is to provide for technical and operational reinforcement to the requesting Member States, especially to those facing disproportionate migratory challenges. Fulfilling the tasks assigned to the European Border and Coast Guard teams, teams of staff involved in return- related tasks and to the migration management support teams, necessitates access to alerts on return SIS via a technical interface of European Border and Coast Guard Agency connecting to Central SIS.
Amendment 74 #
2016/0407(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Articles 6 and 8, alerts on return shall be deleted when the decision upon which the alert was based has been withdrawn or annulled by the competent authority. Alerts on return shall also be deleted when the third- country national concerned can demonstrate that they have left the territory of the Member States in compliance with a return decision issued in accordance with provisions respecting Directive 2008/115/ECrecorded and not deleted and shall be kept on file by the authorities of the Member State that issued the return decision.
Amendment 77 #
2016/0407(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 86 #
2016/0407(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Europol shall have within their mandate the right to access and search data entered in SIS for the purpose of supporting and strengthening action by the competent authorities of the Member States and their mutual cooperation in preventing and combating migrant entry and smuggling and facilitation of irregular migration in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 30 of Regulation (EU) 2018/ xxx [Border checks].
Amendment 37 #
2016/0389(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Comparable statistics from all Member States on the structure of agricultural holdings are important to determaximinse the development of the commoneffectiveness of the agricultural policy being implemented. Therefore standard classifications and common definitions should be used insofar as possible for survey characteristics.
Amendment 45 #
2016/0389(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to reduce the burden on respondents, the National Statistical Institutes (NSIs) and other national authorities should, with the agreement of the competent authority, have access to administrative data, to the extent that those data are necessary for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics.
Amendment 49 #
2016/0389(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The collection of information on nutrient and water use and agricultural production methods applied on agricultural holdings should be improved in order to provide additional and more accurate statistics for the development of agro- environmental policy and to enhance the quality of agro- environmental indicators.
Amendment 54 #
2016/0389(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The Commission is to respect the confidentiality of the data transmitted in line with Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council9. The necessary protection of confidentiality of data should be ensured, among other means, by limiting the use of the location parameters to spatial analysis of information and by appropriate aggregation when publishing statistics. For that reason a harmonized approach for the protection of confidentiality and quality aspects for data dissemination should be developed. The basic prerequisite is that those who will handle the confidential information of the procedures that will ensure the protection of confidentiality should be clearly determined and that the third parties who will be entitled to demand the above information should be specified. __________________ 9 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).
Amendment 58 #
2016/0389(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in respect of specifying the descriptions of characteristics listed in Annex III and the technical elements of the data to be provided, defining the information to be provided on an ad-hoc basis, as well as setting out the modalities and contents of the quality reports. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council14 of 16 February 2011. At this point it is necessary to emphasise the need for the Commission to cooperate with the competent authorities of the Member States. __________________ 14 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 83 #
2016/0389(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Cooperation agreements with third countries and international organisations and grant agreements and grant decisions resulting from the implementation of this Regulation shall expressly empower the Commission, the Court of Auditors and OLAF to conduct such audits, on-the-spot checks and inspections. In addition, the Commission is empowered to ensure that agreements with third countries on agricultural and animal products provide for detailed controls on the correct cultivation of agricultural products and a healthy diet and the examination of animals and the products they provide. This is necessary in order to avoid creating unfair competition to the detriment of producers in the EU Member States.
Amendment 85 #
2016/0389(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 5(6) and Article 8(3) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council upon a request by a Member State. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 101 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2019 and every tenfive years thereafter, each Member State shall notify to the Commission an integrated national energy and climate plan. The plans shall contain the elements set out in paragraph 2 and Annex I. The first plan shall cover the period from 2021 to 2030. The following plans shall cover the ten- year period immediately following the end of the period covered by the previous plan.
Amendment 78 #
2016/0357(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) ETIAS should accept applications introduced on behalf of the applicant for situations where travellers are themselves not in a position to create an application, for whatever reasonreasons unrelated to public health and safety in the countries where the applications are submitted. In such cases, the application shouldmay be carried out by a third person authorised by the traveller or legally responsible for him/her provided this person's identity is included in the application form.
Amendment 88 #
2016/0357(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) The personal data recorded in the ETIAS should be kept for no longer than is necessary for its purposes. In order for the ETIAS to function, it is necessary to keep the data related to applicants for the period of validity of the travel authorisation. In order to assess the security, irregular migration and public health risks posed by the applicants it is necessary to keep the personal data for five years from the last entry record of the applicant stored in the EES. After expiry of that period, the data should be destroyed where the applicant is not judged to pose a threat to the security of the Member State in which the application is lodged. In fact, the ETIAS should rely on accurate preliminary assessments of the security, public health and irregular migration risks, notably through the use of the screening rules. In order to constitute a reliable basis for the manual risk assessment by the Member States, and reduce to the minimum the occurrence of hits not corresponding to real risks ('false positives'), the hits resulting from screening rules based on statistics generated by ETIAS data itself need to be representative of a sufficiently broad population. This cannot be achieved exclusively on the basis of the data of the travel authorisations in their validity period. The retention period should start from the last entry record of the applicant stored in the EES, since that constitutes the last actual use of the travel authorisation. A retention period of five years corresponds to the retention period of an EES record with an entry authorisation granted on the basis of an ETIAS travel authorisation or a refusal of entry. This synchronisation of retention periods ensures that both the entry record and the related travel authorisation are kept for the same duration and is an additional element ensuring the future interoperability between ETIAS and EES. This synchronisation of data retention periods is necessary to allow the competent authorities to perform the risk analysis requested by the Schengen Borders Code. A decision to refuse, revoke or annul a travel authorisation could indicate a higher security or irregular migration risk posed by the applicant. Where such a decision has been issued, the 5 years retention period for the related data should start from its date of issuance, in order for ETIAS to be able to take accurately into account the higher risk possibly posed by the applicant concerned. After the expiry of such period, the personal data should be deleted.
Amendment 143 #
2016/0357(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1
Article 56 – paragraph 1
1. The supervisory authority or authorities designated pursuant to Article 51 of [Regulation 2016/679] shall ensure that an annual audit of the data processing operations by the ETIAS National Units is carried out in accordance with relevant international auditing standards at least every four years.
Amendment 9 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In view of the economic reform efforts undertaken by Ukraine, and in order to support the development of closer economic relations with the European Union, it is appropriate to increase the trade flows concerning the import of certain agricultural products and to grant concessions in the form of autonomous trade measures in selected industrial products in line with the acceleration of the elimination of customs duties on trade between the European Union and Ukraine. At the same time, the necessary measures will be taken to ensure that these concessions do not create unfair competition with farmers in the EU Member States.
Amendment 19 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission enabling it to temporarily suspend the preferential arrangements established by this Regulation and to introduce corrective measures in cases where the Union market is affected by this Regulation. TIn principle, efforts will be made to ensure that the need does not arise. Should it become necessary, those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council. __________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 21 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Article 2 of the Association Agreement provides that the respect for democratic principles, human rights and fundamental freedoms and respect by Ukraine for the principle of the rule of law, constitute essential elements of that Agreement. It is appropriate to introduce the possibility to temporarily suspend the preferences in case of failure to respect the fundamental principles of human rights, democracy and the rule of law by Ukraine.
Amendment 30 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence of failure to comply with the conditions set out in Article 2, it mashall notify the Ukrainian Government accordingly and request fulfilment of pledges given. In case of non-compliance, it shall immediately suspend in whole or in part the preferential arrangements provided for in this Regulation, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 5(2).
Amendment 33 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Where a product originating in Ukraine is imported on terms which cause, or threaten to cause, serious difficulties to a Community producer of like or directly competing products, Common Customs Tariff duties on such product may be reintroduced at any time by the Council acting by qualifiedsimple majority on a proposal from the Commission or a legislative initiative of Parliament.
Amendment 35 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. AIf there is evidence that the limits set out in Article 2 have been infringed, or at the request of a Member State or on the Commission’s initiative, the Commission shall take a formal decision to initiate an investigation within a reasonable period of time. Where the Commission decides to initiate an investigation, it shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union announcing the investigation. The notice shall provide a summary of the information received and state that any relevant information should be sent to the Commission. It shall specify the period, which shall not exceed four months from the date of publication of the notice, within which interested parties may make their views known in writing.
Amendment 39 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – indent 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – indent 2 a (new)
– production costs
Amendment 30 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Transmission of dual-use software and technology by means of electronic media, fax or telephone to destinations outside the Union should also be controlled. In order to limit the administrative burden for exporters and the competent authorities of the Member States, the definition of export should however be revised to exclude transmissions which do not pose a grave risk of proliferation or other misuse covered by this Regulation.
Amendment 34 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) National provisions and decisions affecting exports of dual-use items should be takenharmonised in the framework of the common commercial policy, and in particular Regulation (EU) 2015/479 of the European Parliament and of the Council16 . Appropriate exchange of information and consultations on national provisions and decisions"catch all controls" should ensure the effective and consistent application of controls throughout the Union. _________________ 16 Regulation (EU) 2015/479 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for exports (OJ L83, 27.03.2015, p. 34).
Amendment 36 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Pursuant to and within the limits of Article 36 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and pending a greater degree of harmonisation, Member States retain the right to carry out controls on transfers of certain dual-use items within the Union in order to safeguard public policy or public security. For reasons of proportionality, controls on the transfer of dual-use items within the Union should be revised in order to minimise the burden for companies and authorities. Moreover, the list of items subject to intra-Union transfer controls in Section B of Annex IV should be periodically reviewed in light of technological and commercial developments and as regards the assessment of the sensitivity of transfers .
Amendment 117 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission shall, once the initiative has been approved in the EP plenary, be empowered to adopt delegated acts in order to amend the lists of dual-use items set out in Annex I and Section B of Annex IV, as follows:
Amendment 123 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall, once the initiative has been put to the vote in the EP plenary, be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend Annex II by adding or removing items or destinations from the scope of Union general export authorisations set out in Annex II in consideration of the criteria set out in Article 14 . Where imperative grounds of urgency require a removal of particular destinations from the scope of a Union general export authorisation, the procedure provided for in Article 17 shall apply to delegated acts adopted pursuant to this paragraph.
Amendment 107 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The EIP should provide an integrated financial package to financelimited funding for investments starting in regions of Africa for countries that are signatories to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 200022 and the Neighbourhood countries, thereby creating growth and employment opportunities, maximising additionality, delivering innovative products, and crowding-in private sector funds. __________________ 22 OJ L 317, 15.12.2000 as last amended by OJ L 287, 4.11.2010
Amendment 146 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union should make available a guarantee of EUR 1 500 000 000 to establish the EFSD Guarantee. Member States and other contributors are invited to contribute further to support the EFSD Guarantee Fund in the form of cash (Member States and other contributors) or guarantees (Member States) in order to increase the liquidity cushion and thus allow the increase of the total volume of EFSD Guarantee. The Union should make available a guarantee of EUR 1 500 000 000 to establish the EFSD Guarantee. Member States, pPublic financial institutions and other contributors should be invited to provide additional funding to the EFSD Guarantee Fund under conditions that should be established in an agreement to be concluded between the Commission on behalf of the Union and all the contributors.
Amendment 22 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The international community faces an unprecedented refugeemigration crisis which requires solidarity, efficient mobilisation of financial resources and the need to confront and surmount the existing challenges in a concerted manner. All actors need to work together to apply sustained, medium and long-term policies and an efficient use of existing processes and programmes in order to support initiatives which contribute to addressingeliminating the root causes of migration.
Amendment 24 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to allow the ELM to respond to potential upcoming challenges and Union priorities, as well as to provide a strategic response addressingeliminating the root causes of migration, the maximum ceiling for the EIB financing operations under the EU guarantee should be increased to EUR 32 300 000 000 by releasing the optional additional amount of EUR 3 000 000 000. Under the general mandate, the amount of EUR 1 400 000 000 should be earmarked for projects in the public sector directed to refugees and host communities in crisis affected areas.
Amendment 26 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Under the new private sector lending mandate, the maximum amount of EUR 2 300 000 000 should be dedicated to projects addressingseeking to eradicate the root causes of migration within the maximum increased ceiling and should benefit from the Comprehensive Guarantee by the Union.
Amendment 27 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) AddressingCurbing and ultimately eradicating the root causes of migration should be added as a new objective of the mandate.
Amendment 29 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Complementarity and coordination with Union initiatives addressingto eradicate the root causes of migration should be ensured, including with Union support for the sustainable reintegration of returned migrants in the countries of origin.
Amendment 31 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The EIB should develop and implement a set of indicators in its Results Measurement framework for projects in the public sector and in the private sector directed to refugees and host communities. Therefore, an assessment of the contribution of EIB financing operations addressingeradicating the root causes of migration should be included in the Commission's annual reporting to the European Parliament and to the Council on EIB financing operations.
Amendment 33 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) Particular attention should be given to the operators in each country to whom the above amounts are allocated, as it is very likely that they will be given to corrupt politicians of the countries where the investments will be made and end up in their bank accounts instead of being used for the purpose for which they were originally allocated.
Amendment 5 #
2016/0274(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The financial management of the Guarantee Fund should be transferred from the EIB to the Commission, which has an established practice of managing similar investmentsEuropean Council, in which all the Member States are represented, thus ensuring their control of the fund. By taking over the asset management of the Guarantee Fund, the Commission should be able to streamline and consolidate its asset management activities, building on existing structures and a good track record.
Amendment 7 #
2016/0274(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/2009
Article 7
Article 7
The Commissionuncil shall ensure the financial management of the Fund. The Commissionuncil shall manage and invest the resources of the Guarantee Fund in accordance with the principle of sound financial management and shall follow appropriate prudential rules.’ (This amendment applies throughout the text)
Amendment 75 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 78 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Amendment 99 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 109 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 81 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Depending on national preferences, Member States should be able to choose adequate national policies for achieving their commitments in LULUCF, including the possibility of compensating emissions from one land category by removals from another land category. They should also be able to cumulate net removals over the period 2021-2030. Trading among Member States should continue as an additional option to help compliance. Following the practice in the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, there should also be a possibility for a Member State to use its overachievement under Regulation [] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 for a resilient Energy Union and to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change in order to ensure its compliance with its commitment under this Regulation.
Amendment 90 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Since the objectives of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of its scale and effects be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty of the European Union in cooperation with the Member States. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives,
Amendment 140 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall prevent any double counting or concealment of emissions or removals, in particular by accounting for emissions or removals resulting from more than one land accounting category under one category only.
Amendment 258 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Amendment 262 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. To the extent that total removals exceed emissions in a Member State in the period from 2021 to 2025, and after subtraction of any quantity taken into account under Article 7 of Regulation [ ] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 or transferred to another Member State pursuant to paragraph 2, that Member State may bank the remaining quantity to the period 2026- 2030.
Amendment 269 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. In order to avoid double counting, the quantity of net removals taken into account under Article 7 of Regulation [ ] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 shall be subtracted from that Member State's quantity available for transfer to another Member State or banking pursuant to paragraphs 2- 3.
Amendment 270 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. If a Member State is not in compliance with the monitoring requirements laid down in Article 7(1) da) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, the Central Administrator designated under Article 20 of Directive 2003/87/EC shall temporarily prohibit that Member State from transferring or banking pursuant to paragraphs 2- 3.
Amendment 25 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Building on the existing initiatives, a stable and reliable Union Resettlement Framework should be established for the resettlement of persons in need of international protection to be implemented in accordance with annual Union resettlement plans and targeted Union resettlement schemes which effectively deliver on Member States' concrete commitments. The national rules of Member States shall take precedence over the Resettlement Framework.
Amendment 27 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Such a framework is a necessary part of a well-managed migration policy to reduce divergences among national resettlement practices and procedures, provide for the legal and safe arrival to the territory of the Member States only of third- country nationals and stateless persons in need of international protection, help reduce the risk of a large-scale irregular inflow of third-country nationals and stateless persons to the territory of the Member States and thereby reducing the pressure of spontaneous arrivals on the Member States' asylum systems, be an expression of solidarity with countries in regions to which or within which a large number of persons in need of international protection has been displacgathered by helping to alleviate the pressure on those countries, and help achieve the Union's foreign policy objectives by increasing the Union's leverage vis-à-vis third countries, and effectively contribute to global resettlement initiatives through speaking with one voice in international fora and with third countries.
Amendment 33 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 42 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Both types of procedure consist of the following stages: identification, registration, assessment and, decision and execution of decision.
Amendment 43 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) An expedited procedure should be established with the same level of security checks as in the ordinary procedure in order to speed up the procedures of refoulement and the allocation of applicants and those who have been granted asylum according to the planned quota to all EU countries. However, in the expedited procedure, the assessment of the international protection needs of third- country nationals or stateless persons should be limited to an assessment of their eligibility for subsidiary protection without assessing their qualification for refugee status.
Amendment 45 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The resettlement procedure should be concluded as soon as possible in order to discourage persons in need of international protection to use irregular ways to enter the European Union to seek protection. Furthermore, measures should be taken to avoid concentrating large numbers of applicants within the territory of the country of entry which is likely to lead to pressure also to grant asylum to those with no claim to it. At the same time it should ensure that Member States have sufficient time for a full and adequate examination of each case. The time-limits should correspond to what is necessary to make the different types of assessment foreseen for the ordinary and expedited procedure.
Amendment 50 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Any personal data collected for the purpose of the resettlement procedure should be stored for a maximum period of five years from the date of resettlement. Given that third-country natioequal to the longest period of limitation for criminals or stateless persons who have already been resettled by onffences provided by the legislation of the Member State orin who during the last five years refused to resettle to a Member State should be excluded from resettlement to another Member State, that period should be considered a necessary period for the storage of personal details, including fingerprints and facial imagesich the application for asylum or subsidiary protection had originally been submitted, from the date of resettlement.
Amendment 52 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 60 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the Union Resettlement Framework, the Commission should be empowered to establish targeted Union resettlement schemes laying down the precise number out of the total number of persons to be resettled and participation of the Member State, consistent with the annual Union Resettlement plan which should take account of capacity of each State to absorb asylum seekers. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers34. The examination procedure should be used for establishing targeted Union resettlement schemes given that those schemes have substantial implications. The Commission should aim to establish targeted Union resettlement schemes as soon as possible after the adoption of the annual Union resettlement plan and whenever necessary during the period covered by the annual Union resettlement plan. The Commission should take into account the discussions within the High-Level Resettlement Committee. _________________ 34 OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13.
Amendment 64 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
Amendment 70 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) This Regulation does not affect the ability of the Member States to adopt or implement national resettlement schemes, which do not jeopardise the attainment of the Union’s objectives under this Regulation, for example where they contribute an additional number of resettlement places to targeted Union resettlement schemes established under this Regulation going beyond their contribution to the maximum number of persons to be resettled under the annual Union resettlement pla operating in the Union.
Amendment 104 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) (i) third-country nationals, who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group, are outside the country of nationality or the part of that country in which they formerly habitually resided, and are unable or, owing to such fear, are unwilling to avail themselves of the protection of that countrto stay in their country of nationality, or stateless persons, who, being outside of the country of former habitual residence or of the part of that country in which they formerly habitually resided, for the same reasons as mentioned above, are unable tor, owing to such fear, unwilling to return to or stay in it, or, failing that,
Amendment 107 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) third-country nationals, who are outside the country of nationality or the part of that country in which they formerly habitually resided, or stateless persons, who are outside of the country of former habitual residence or of the part of that country in which they formerly habitually resided, and in respect of whom substantial grounds have been shown for believing that they, if returned to or staying in their country of origin or former habitual residence, would face a real risk of suffering serious harm and risk their lives, and are unable, or, owing to such risk, are unwilling to avail themselves of the protection of that country;
Amendment 113 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i – indent 6
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i – indent 6
Amendment 119 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – indent 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – indent 1
– the spouse or unmarried partner in a stable relationship, where the law or practice of the Member State concerned treats unmarried couples in a way comparable to that of married couples under its law relating to third-country nationals or stateless persons;
Amendment 123 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – indent 3
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – indent 3
Amendment 125 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – indent 4
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – indent 4
Amendment 127 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – indent 5
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – indent 5
Amendment 191 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall store the data referred to in paragraphs 2 to 4 for five years from the date of resettlementa maximum period equal to the longest period of limitation for criminal offences provided by the law, as determined by the national legislation of the Member State in which an application for asylum was submitted.
Amendment 192 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 198 #
2016/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Article 11
Amendment 24 #
2016/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Supporting security sector actors, including the military under exceptional circumstances, in third countries in a conflict prevention, crisis management or stabilisation context is essential to ensure appropriate conditions for poverty eradication and development. Those actions are particularly necessary to ensure the protection of civilian populations in the areas affected by conflict, crises or fragility. Good governance and effective democratic control and civilian oversight of the security system, including the military, as well as compliance with human rights and the rule of law principles are essential attributes of a well-functioning State in any context, and should be promoted through a wider security sector reform support to third countries.
Amendment 69 #
2016/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 3a – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) where a prior feasibility check has been carried out by an approved international body and a proven need for assistance is established (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout the text.)
Amendment 71 #
2016/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3a – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) where a consensus exists between the country concerned and the international community and/or the, European Union and its Member States that the security sector, and in particular the military, are key for stability, peace and development, particularly in crises and fragile contexts and situations. This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout the text.)
Amendment 2 #
2016/0139(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
–
–
The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 9 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 14 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The definition of a family member in this Regulation should include the minor sibling or siblings of the applicant. Reuniting siblings is of particular importance for improving the chances of integration of applicants and hence reducing secondary movements. The scope of the definition of family member should also reflect the reality of current migratory trends, according to which applicants often arrive to the territory of the Member States after a prolonged period of time in transit. The definition should therefore include families formed outside the country of origin, but before their arrival on the territory of the Member State. This limited and targeted enlargement of the scope of the definition is expected to reduce the incentive for some secondary movements of asylum seekers within the EU.
Amendment 17 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 22 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 26 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In order to guarantee effective protection of the rights of the persons concerned, legal safeguards and the right to an effective remedy in respect of decisions regarding transfers to the Member State responsible should be established, in accordance, in particular, with Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. An effective remedy should also be provided in situations when no transfer decision is taken but the applicant claims that another Member State is responsible on the basis that he has a family member or, for unaccompanied minors, a relative in another Member State. In order to ensure that international law is respected, an effective remedy against such decisions should cover both the examination of the application of this Regulation and of the legal and factual situation in the Member State to which the applicant is transferred. The scope of the effective remedy should be limited to an assessment of whether applicants' fundamental rights to respect of family life, the rights of the child, or the prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment risk to be infringed upon.
Amendment 39 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) A key based on the size of the population and of the economy of the Member States should be applied as a point of reference in the operation of the corrective allocation mechanism in conjunction with a threshold, so as to enable the mechanism to function as a means of assisting Member States under disproportionate pressure. The application of the corrective allocation for the benefit of a Member State should be triggered automatically where the number of applications for international protection for which a Member State is responsible exceeds 1500 % of the figure identified in the reference key. In order to comprehensively reflect the efforts of each Member State, the number of persons effectively resettled to that Member State should be added to the number of applications for international protection for the purposes of this calculation.
Amendment 40 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) When the allocation mechanism applies, the applicants who lodged their applications in the benefitting Member State of entry should be allocated to Member States which are below their share of applications on the basis of the reference key as applied to those Member States. Appropriate rules should be provided for in cases where an applicant may for serious reasons be considered a danger to national security or public order, especially rules as regards the exchange of information between competent asylum authorities of Member States. After the transfer, the Member State of allocation should determine the Member State responsible, and should become responsible for examining the application, unless the overriding responsible criteria, related in particular to the presence of family members, determine that a different Member State should be responsiblIn the above case, the applicant should not be granted asylum and should be sent back so as not to transfer the problem to another Member State.
Amendment 48 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) A Member State of allocation may decide not to accept the allocated applicants during a twelve months- period, in which case it should enter this information in the automated system, fully justified, and notify the other Member States, the Commission and the European Union Agency for Asylum. Thereafter the applicants that would have been allocated to that Member State should be allocated to the other Member States instead. The Member State which temporarily does not take part in the corrective allocation should make a solidarity contribution of EUR 250,000 per applicant not accepted to the Member State that was determined as responsible for examining those applications. After the elapse of the above period, the Member State of allocation is obliged to accept the asylum seekers on its territory. The Commission should lay down the practical modalities for the implementation of the solidarity contribution mechanism in an implementing act. The European Union Agency for Asylum will monitor and report to the Commission on a yearly basis on the application of the financial solidarity mechanism.
Amendment 51 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) In order to assess whether the corrective allocation mechanism in this Regulation is meeting the objective of ensuring a fair sharing of responsibility between Member States and of relieving disproportionate pressure on certain Member States, the Commission should, at the request of a Member State, review the functioning of the corrective allocation mechanism and in particular verify that the threshold for the triggering and cessation of the corrective allocation effectively ensures a fair sharing of responsibility between the Member States and a swift access of applicants to procedures for granting international protection in situations when a Member State is confronted with a disproportionate number of applications for international protection for which it is responsible under this Regulation.
Amendment 53 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point ζ – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point ζ – introductory part
(g) ‘family members’ means, insofar as the family already existed before the applicant arrived on the territory of the Member States ,- which must have been established previously - the following members of the applicant’s family who are present on the territory of the Member States:
Amendment 60 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point ζ – indent 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point ζ – indent 5
– the minor sibling or siblings of the applicant;
Amendment 84 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 112 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point δ
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point δ
Amendment 117 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph νέο5 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph νέο5 – subparagraph 1
For the purpose of applying Article 10, the Member State where the unaccompanied minor lodged an application for international protectionEuropean Union organisation for asylum shall, as soon as possible, take appropriate action to identify the family members or relatives of the unaccompanied minor on the territory of Member States, whilst protecting the best interests of the child.
Amendment 118 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph νέο5 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph νέο5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 122 #
2016/0133(COD)
Amendment 123 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Where family members or relatives as referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, stay in more than one Member State, the Member State responsible shall be decided on the basis of the rules of corrective allocation and what is in the best interests of the unaccompanied minor.
Amendment 128 #
2016/0133(COD)
Where the applicant has a family member, regardless of whether the family was previously formed in the country of origin, who has been allowed to reside as a beneficiary of international protection in a Member State, that Member State shall be responsible for examining the application for international protection, provided that the persons concerned expressed their desire in writing of their own free will.
Amendment 130 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Where the applicant is in possession of a valid visa or a visa expired less than six months before lodging the first application , the Member State which issued the visa shall be responsible for examining the application for international protection, unless the visa was issued on behalf of another Member State under a representation arrangement as provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council25 . In such a case, the represented Member State shall be responsible for examining the application for international protection. _________________ 25 Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 13 July 2009, establishing a Community Code on Visas (OJ L 243, 15.9.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 131 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The fact that the residence document or visa was issued on the basis of a false or assumed identity or on submission of forged, counterfeit or invalid documents shall not prevent responsibility being allocated to the Member State which issued it. However, the Member State issuing the residence document or visa shall not be responsible if it can establish that a fraud was committed after the document or visa had been issued. In this case, the State against which the fraud was committed may return the holder of invalid documents, provided that his or her life and physical integrity will not be endangered.
Amendment 144 #
Amendment 162 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37
Article 37
Amendment 128 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
Amendment 130 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency and the Member States' asylum authorities, national immigration and asylum services and other national services shall be subject to a duty tooperate on the principle of cooperateion in good faith and anthe obligation to exchange information.
Amendment 152 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall be a centre for gathering relevant, reliable, accurate and up-to date information on countries of origin of persons applying for international protection, including child-specific information and targeted information on persons belonging to vulnerable groups. In addition, it shall gather information on individuals who have been involved in illegal activities, including terrorism, who must not be granted asylum. It shall draw up and regularly update reports and other products providing for information on countries of origin at the level of the Union including on thematic issues specific to countries of origin.
Amendment 209 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The Agency shall assess the readiness of Member States to meet challenges from possible disproportionate pressure on their asylum and reception systems. The Agency may request Member States to provide it with their contingency planning for measures to be taken to deal with such possible disproportionate pressure and shall assist Member States to prepare and review their cprovision of national contingency planning to the Agency is excluded from the possibility of the provision of information. The information required shall be acquired through cooperation between the relevant bodies of the Member State and the correspontdingency planning, where necessar department within the Agency.
Amendment 220 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Where, after the period referred to in Article 14(5), the Member State concerned hais not able to fully implemented the action plan and the shortcomings in the asylum and reception systems are so serious that they jeopardize the functioning of the CEAS, the Commission shall, based on its own assessment of the implementation of the action plan and the seriousness of the shortcomings, adopt recommendations addressed tossist that Member State outlinby taking the measures needed to remedy the serious shortcomings, and where necessary setting out the measures to be taken by the Agency to support that Member State or by channelling asylum seekers to a Member State with a higher level of compliance with the action plan.
Amendment 241 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Executive Director and the host Member State shall agree on andraft the operational plan. The operational plan shall be binding on the Agency, the host and participating Member States.
Amendment 243 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Having regard to point (e) of paragraph 2, the host Member State shall authorise experts from the asylum support teams or the asylum intervention pool to consult European databases and it may authorise them to consult its national databases in compliance with Union and national law on access and consultation of those databases, and as necessary to achieve the objectives and perform the tasks outlined in the operational plan.
Amendment 244 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. Any amendments to or adaptations of the operational plan shall require the agreement of the Executive Director andbe the sole responsibility of the host Member State. The Agency shall immediately send a copy of the amended or adapted operational plan to the participating Member States.
Amendment 245 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. The Executive Director, and the host Member Statet the recommendation of the host Member State and in cooperation with it, shall draw up an operational plan within three working days from the day on which the decision to deploy the asylum support teams is taken.
Amendment 246 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 6
Article 20 – paragraph 6
6. The Executive Director shall, after informinghaving obtained the assent of the host Member State, suspend or terminate the deployment of the asylum support teams if the conditions to carry out the operational and technical measures are no longer fulfilled or if the operational plan is not respected by the host Member State.
Amendment 253 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. For the purposes of paragraph 3, the Executive Director shall, within two working days from the date of adoption of the Commission decision, determine the actions needed to be taken for the practical execution of the measures identified in the Commission decision. In parallel, the Executive Director and the Member State concerned shall agree on the operational plan.
Amendment 261 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Where experts of an asylum support team or from the asylum intervention pool are operating in a host Member State, that Member State shall be liable in accordance with its national law for any damage caused by them during their operations, where the Member State has recommended the specific action/way of acting which caused the damage.
Amendment 262 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Where such damage is caused by gross negligence or wilful misconduct by experts of an asylum support team or by the asylum intervention pool, the host Member State may address the home Member State or the Agency to obtain any sums it has paid to the victims or persons entitled on their behalf from the home Member State or the Agency.
Amendment 266 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) expenditure for putting right the damage caused in the host Member State either by staff of the support teams during their operations or by migrants.
Amendment 305 #
2016/0131(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 8
Article 45 – paragraph 8
8. The Executive Director may be removed from office only upon a decision of the Management Board acting on a proposal from the Commission or a Member State.
Amendment 1 #
2016/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
–
–
The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 63 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Contaminants in CE marked fertilising products, such as cadmium, can potentially pose a risk to human and animal health and the environment as they accumulate in the environment and enter the food chain. Their content should therefore be limited in such products. Furthermore, impurities in CE marked fertilising products derived from bio-waste, in particular polymers but also metal and glass, should be either prevented or limiprevented to the extent technically feasible by detection of such impurities in separately collected bio-waste before processing.
Amendment 68 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Products complying with all the requirements of this Regulation should be allowed to move freely on the internal market. Where one or more of the component materials in a CE marked fertilising product falls within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council18, but reaches a point in the manufacturing chain beyond which it no longer poses any significant risk to public or animal health (the ‘end point in the manufacturing chain’), it would represent an unnecessary administrative burden to continue subjecting the product to the provisions of that Regulation. Such fertilising products should therefore be excluded from the requirements of that Regulation. Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. __________________ 18 Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 105 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) Conformity assessment bodies frequently subcontract parts of their activities linked to the assessment of conformity or have recourse to a subsidiary. In order to safeguard the level of protection required for CE marked fertilising products to be placed on the market, it is essential that conformity assessment subcontractors and subsidiaries fulfil the same requirements as notified bodies in relation to the performance of conformity assessment tasks. Therefore, it is important that the assessment of the competence and the performance of bodies to be notified and the monitoring of bodies already notified cover also activities carried out by subcontractors and subsidiaries. This is the responsibility of the assessment body and also extends to penal aspects.
Amendment 109 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) The existing system should be supplemented by a procedure under which interested parties are informed of requirements and measures intended to be taken with regard to CE marked fertilising products presenting an unacceptable risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment. It should also allow market surveillance authorities, in cooperation with the relevant economic operators, to act at an early stage in respect of such fertilising products.
Amendment 112 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) Promising technical progress is being made in the field of recycling of waste, such as phosphorus recycling from sewage sludge, and fertilising product production from animal by-products, such as biochar. It should be possible for products containing or consisting of such materials to access the internal market without unnecessary delay when the manufacturing processes have been scientifically analysed and process requirements have been established at Union level and any health hazards have been eliminated . For that purpose, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining larger or additional categories of CE marked fertilising products or component materials eligible for use in the production of such products. For animal by-products, component material categories should be expanded or added only to the extent an end point in the manufacturing chain has been determined in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, since animal by-products for which no such end point has been determined are in any event excluded from the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 118 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to guarantee the functioning of the internal market while ensuring that CE marked fertilising products on the market fulfil the requirements providing for a high level of protection of human, animal, and plant health, safety and the environment, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can, by reason of its scale and effects, be better achieved by cooperation between the Member States at Union level, the the Union may, in order to facilitate such cooperation, adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective,
Amendment 1 #
2016/0075(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
–
–
The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 13 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to avoid any incompliance with Union law and enhance transparency, Member States should inform the Commission of their intent to enter into negotiations with regard to new intergovernmental agreements or amendments to existing intergovernmental agreements as soon as possible. The Commission should be kept informed regularly of the progress of the negotiationsis information should include a commitment by the State that the intergovernmental agreement shall follow the rules of European Union law and, generally, any amendments made to the text of the existing agreement. Member States shouldall have the possibility, should they so desire, to invite the Commission to participate in the negotiations as an observer.
Amendment 14 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) During the negotiations, at the request of the Member State in question, the Commission should have the possibility to advicse on how to avoid incompatibility with Union law. In particular, the Commission could develop, together with Member States, optional model clauses or guidelines. The Commission should have the possibility to draw attention to the Union’s energy policy objectives and the principle of solidarity between Member States and Union policy positions adopted in Council or European Council conclusions.
Amendment 17 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 24 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission should make information it receives available to all other Member States in secure electronic form. The Commission should respect requests from Member States to treat information submitted to it as confidential. Requests for confidentiality should, however, not restrict access of the Commission itself to confidential information, as the Commission needs to have comprehensive information for its own assessments. The Commission should be responsible for guaranteeing the application of the confidentiality clause. Requests for confidentiality should be without prejudice to the right of access to documents as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council11. __________________ 11 Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ L 299, 27.10.2012, p. 13).
Amendment 28 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where the Member State gives the Commission such notice of negotiations, the Member State concerned should keep the Commission regularly informed of the progress of the negotiations, if it considers that the negotiations may have an impact on the functioning of the EU internal energy market.
Amendment 29 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Where a Member State gives the Commission notice of negotiations pursuant to Article 3(1), the Commission services may, if the Member States so requests, provide it with advice on how to avoid the incompatibility of the intergovernmental agreement or of the amendment to an existing intergovernmental agreement under negotiation with Union law. That Member State may also request the assistance of the Commission in those negotiations.
Amendment 34 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall assess intergovernmental agreements notified in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2. Where, following its first assessment, the Commission has doubts as to the compatibility of those agreements with Union law, in particular with internal energy market legislation and Union competition law, the Commission shall inform the Member States concerned accordingly within ninesix months at the latest of the notification of those agreements.
Amendment 36 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Where, following its first assessment, the Commission considers that the measures implementing the non- binding instrument notified to it under paragraphs 1 and 2 could conflict with Union law, in particular with internal energy market legislation and Union competition law, the Commission mayust inform the Member State concerned accordingly.
Amendment 37 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
When providing information to the Commission in accordance with Article 3(1) to (3), Article 6(1) and Article 7(1) and (2), a Member State may indicate whether any part of the information, be it commercial or other information the disclosure of which could harm the activities of the parties involved, is to be regarded as confidential and whether, in which case the information provided canmust not be shared with other Member States.
Amendment 38 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Where a Member State has identified as confidential in accordance with paragraph 1 an existing intergovernmental agreement, an amendment to an existing intergovernmental agreement, a new intergovernmental agreement, an existing non-binding instrument, an amendment to an existing non-binding instrument or a new non-binding instrument, that Member State shallmay make available a summary of the information submitted, provided its interests are not thereby compromised.
Amendment 39 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
That summary shall contain at least the following information regarding the intergovernmental agreement, non- binding instrument or amendment in questionwhich the Member State considers to be sufficient to give a general picture without compromising its interests:
Amendment 40 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 41 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 42 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Amendment 43 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point d
d) the parties;eleted
Amendment 44 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point e
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point e
Amendment 45 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Amendment 47 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Certain customers, including households and customers providing essential social services, are particularly vulnerable and may need greater social protection. A definition of such protected customers should not conflict with the Union solidarity mechanisms.
Amendment 50 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Responsibility for security of gas supply should be shared by natural gas undertakings, and Member States, acting through their competent authorities; and the Commission, within their respective remits. Such shared responsibility requires very close cooperation between these parties. However, customers using gas for electricity generation or industrial purposes may also have an important role to play in security of gas supply, as they can respond to a crisis by taking demand-side measures such as interruptible contracts and fuel switching, which have an immediate impact on the supply/demand balance.
Amendment 58 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to make the regional cooperation feasible, Member States should establish a cooperation mechanism within each region. Such mechanism or mechanisms should be developed sufficiently in time to allow for conducting the risk assessment and drawing up meaningful plans at regional level. Member States are free to agree on a cooperation mechanism best suited for a given region. The Commission should have a facilitating role in the overall process and share best practises for arranging regional cooperation such as a rotating coordination role within the region for the preparation of the different documents or establishing dedicated bodies. In absence of an agreement on the cooperation mechanism, the Commission may propose a suitable cooperation mechanism for a given region.
Amendment 76 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) As demonstrated by the October 2014 stress test, sSolidarity is needed to ensure security of supply across the Union and to keep overall costs to a minimum. If an emergency is declared in any Member State, a two-step approach should be applied to strengthen solidarity. Firstly, all Member States which have introduced a higher supply standard should reduce it to default values to make the gas market more liquid. Secondly, if the first step fails to provide the necessary supply, further measures by neighbouring Member States, even if not in an emergency situation, should be triggered to ensure the supply to households, essential social services and district heating installations in the Member State experiencing the emergency. Member States should identify and describe the details of these solidarity measures in their emergency plans, ensuring fair and equitable compensation of the natural gas undertakings.
Amendment 96 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Security of gas supply shall be a shared responsibility of natural gas undertakings, Member States, notably through their competent authorities, and the Commission, within their respective areas of activities and competence.
Amendment 99 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Each Member State shall notify to the Commission without delay the name of the competent authority and any changes thereto. Each Member State shall make the name of the competent authority public.
Amendment 101 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall, where appropriate and with the agreement of all Member States without exception, coordinate the action of the competent authorities at regional and Union levels, as set out in this Regulation, inter alia, through the Gas Coordination Group referred to in Article 14 or the crisis management group referred to in Article 11(4), in particular in the event of a regional or Union emergency as defined in Article 11(1).
Amendment 119 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The competent authorities within each region shall agree on a cooperation mechanism to conduct the risk assessment within the deadline provided for in paragraph 5 of this Article. Competent authorities shall report to the Gas Coordination Group on the agreed cooperation mechanism for conducting the risk assessment 18 months before the deadline for the adoption of the risk assessment and the updates of the risk assessment. The Commission may have a facilitating role overall in the preparation of the risk assessment, in particular for the establishment of the cooperation mechanism. If competent authorities within a region do not agree on a cooperation mechanism, the Commission may, after consulting the Member States, propose a cooperation mechanism for that region.
Amendment 120 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 121 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. The risk assessment once agreed by all Member States in the region shall be notified to the Commission for the first timepublished no later than on 1 September 2018. The risk assessment shall be updated every four years unless circumstances warrant more frequent updates. The risk assessment shall take account of progress made in investments needed to cope with the infrastructure standard defined in Article 4 and of country-specific difficulties encountered in the implementation of new alternative solutions. It shall also build on the experience acquired through the simulation of the emergency plans contained in Article 9 (2).
Amendment 125 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The preventive action plan and the emergency plan shall be developed in accordance with the templates contained in Annex V. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 18 to amend those templates.
Amendment 129 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
The Commission shall issue an opinion to the competent authorities of the region, after consulting the Member States, with the recommendation to review the relevant preventive action plan or emergency plan if the plan is considered to contain one of the following elements:
Amendment 140 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
The adopted measure shall only enter into force when it is approved by the Commission or has been amended in accordance with the Commission decision and in consultation with the Member States.
Amendment 146 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The emergency plan shall be updated every four years after 1 March 2019, unless circumstances warrant more frequent updates or at the Commission’s request. The updated plan shall reflect the updated risk assessment and the conclusions of the tests carried out in accordance with paragraph 2. Article 7(3) to (7) shall apply to the updated plan.
Amendment 148 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. When the competent authority declares an emergency, it shall follow the pre-defined action as set out in its emergency plan and shall immediately inform the Commission, the Member States and the competent authorities in the region in particular of the action it intends to take. In duly justified exceptional circumstances, the competent authority may take action deviating from the emergency plan. The competent authority shall immediately inform the Commission and the competent authorities in the region of any such action and shall provide a justification therefore.
Amendment 151 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall verify, as soon as possible, but in any case within five days of receiving the information of the competent authority referred to in paragraph 2, whether the declaration of an emergency is justified in accordance with point (c) of paragraph 1 and whether the measures taken follow as closely as possible the actions listed in the emergency plan and are not imposing an undue burden on natural gas undertakings and are in accordance with paragraph 4. The Commission may, at the request of a competent authority, or natural gas undertakings or on its own initiative, request the competent authority to modify the measures where they are contrary to the conditions referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph. The Commission may also request the competent authority to lift the declaration of emergency where it considers, on the basis of supporting evidence, that such declaration is not or no longer justified according to point (c) of paragraph 1.
Amendment 152 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Within three days of the notification of the Commission request, the competent authority shall modify the measures and notify the Commission thereof, or shall inform the Commission of the reasons for which it does not agree with the request. In that case, the Commission may within three days amend or withdraw its request or, in order to consider the issue, convene the competent authority or, where appropriate, the competent authorities concerned, and, where the Commission deems it necessary, the Gas Coordination Group. The Commission shall set out its detailed reasoning for requesting any changes to the action. The competent authority shall take full account of the position of the Commission. Where the final decision of the competent authority diverges from the Commission position, the competent authority shall provide the reasoning underlying such decision.
Amendment 154 #
2016/0030(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. At the request of a competent authority that has declared an emergency and following the verification in accordance with Article 10(5), the Commission may declare a regional or Union emergency. At the request of at least two competent authorities that have declared an emergency and following the verification in accordance with Article 10(5), and where the reasons for these emergencies are linked, the Commission shall, after consulting the responsible authority, declare, as appropriate, a regional or Union emergency. In all cases, the Commission, using the means of communication most appropriate to the situation, shall gather the views of, and take due account of all the relevant information provided by the other competent authorities. When it assesses that the underlying basis for the regional or Union emergency no longer justifies a declaration of emergency, the Commission shall declare an end to the regional or Union emergency. In all cases, the Commission shall give its reasons and inform the Council of its decision.
Amendment 77 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses that the Neighbourhood Policy does not need to be a part of Agricultural Policy matters by offering favourable treatment to third-country agricultural and livestock products in an effort to avoid giving financial assistance to those countries; the above policy results in unfair competition and is economically damaging for Member State farmers; this is what happened with the approval to import 70 000 tonnes of olive oil from Tunisia, which affected the financial interests of farmers in the south of Europe, particularly in Greece;
Amendment 107 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that the success of the CAP and acceptance thereof also depends on further reducing bureaucracy and, limiting regulatory administrative provisions to an acceptable level and fully harmonising the tax rate on agricultural products in all Member States;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly opposes any renationalisation of agricultural policies; stresses that the common nature of the EU’s agricultural policy avoids distortion of competition within the internal market and generates savings for European taxpayers, provided that it takes account of and addresses the production needs and specificities for certain agricultural products which are grown in specific Member States; affirms that a well-functioning and well-financed second pillar is essential for the success of the CAP and for the economic well-being of the Union’s rural areas;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Α
Recital Α
A. whereas the European Union is resolved to frame a common defence policy leading to a common defence which reinforces its European identity and autonomy in orderin order to address the occasional threats to the EU and to promote peace, security and progress in Europe and in the worldthe countries of Europe;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Β
Recital Β
B. whereas the Treaty on European Union clearly defines the objectives in the area of the CSDP and the mechanisms and framework for their achievement; whereas very limited progress has been achieved in fulfilment of these objectivesthese objectives should be attained in cooperation with NATO, whose main task is the collective defence of Europe;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Γ
Recital Γ
C. whereas the development of the CSDP requires shared values and common interests, and political will from the Member States, as well as the setting- up of robust institutional cooperation structures; whereas the CSDP should be a common policy and not a mere sum of the national policies of the Member StatesCSDP should be a combination of the national policies of the Member States in the fields of defence and security, in order to define the framework of the common policy following cooperation between them;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Δ
Recital Δ
D. whereas the EU now has competence to define and implement a common security and defence policy that includes the progressive framing of a common Union defence policy; whereas the Union should use this competence to coordinate and supplement the actions of the Member States, without thereby prejudicing or supershile acknowledging their exclusive competence in defence;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ε
Recital Ε
Amendment 78 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital ΣΤ
Recital ΣΤ
F. whereas the European Council should establish the European Defence Union without delay, as advocated by Parliament, as well as the Union’s common defence; whereas the Member States should adopt the decision on commonmaintain exclusive competence in matters of defence, in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements and cooperate in shaping a common policy;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ζ
Recital Ζ
G. whereas Parliament actively supports the European Defence Union and will continue to make appropriate proposals to that end; whereas the interparliamentary conference on the CFSP and CSDP should become the forum for the implementation of effective and regular interparliamentary cooperation on the CSDP and the progressive framing of a common Union defence policy;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Η
Recital Η
H. whereas the VP/HR regularly consults Parliament on the progressive framing of a common Union defence policy which will meet the real needs of the EU and address the real threats to it, ensures that the views of Parliament are duly taken into consideration in that process, and informs Parliament on the progress made towards the European Defence Union;
Amendment 134 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the CSDP, as provided for in the Treaty on European Union (TEU), includes the progressive framing of a common Unn auxiliary - in relation to the national defence policy that will lead to a futureof each Member State - common Union defence policy when the European Council, acting unanimously, so decides; calls on the Member States to commit as a matter of priority tocommit to implement, alongside national provisions, the provisions of the Treaty on the CSDP, and to ensure tangible progress in the achievement of the objectives as defined in those provisions;
Amendment 160 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that where the TEU provides that the Council acts by a qualified majority to adopt decisions under the CSDP, in particular those under Articles 45(2) and 46(2) TEU, all expenditure to which the implementation of such decisions gives rise should be charged to the Union budget; considers that, to that end, there is a need for additional funding or co-funding from Member States;
Amendment 174 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers, therefore, that the European Defence Agency (EDA) and PESCO should be treated as Union institutions sui generis, as is the case with the European External Action Service (EEAS); considers that this requires amending the Financial Regulation in order to include EDA and PESCO in Article 2(b) thereof, with a specific section in the Union budget;
Amendment 181 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is convinced that Article 41(1) TEU does not appliesy to the administrative expenditure of EDA and PESCO;
Amendment 194 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers, therefore, that for EDA and PESCO the funding of their administrative and operating expenditures from the Union budget is the only option under the treaties, notwithstanding thatnot required since both institutions may administer funds directly provided by Member States;
Amendment 197 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 254 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the projected increase in national defence expenditure to 2 % of EU GDP; highlights that this would mean extra expenditure of nearly EUR 100 billion on defence by the end of the coming decade; because this expenditure will affect the funding of other areas of fiscal policy, considers that this boost should be used carefully to launch more strategic cooperative programmes within and through the Union, by better structuring the demand and supply sides and making both sides more efficient and more effective;
Amendment 266 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is convinced that the Union’s investment in defence should ensure that all Member States can participate in a balanced, coherent and synchronised improvement of their military capabilities; considers that this constitutes a strategic opportunity for the Union to improve its security and defence following a careful analysis of the real threats estimated to be facing the Union, a clear identification of the enemy from which the above threats originate and an accurate determination of its actual capabilities;
Amendment 271 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the continued need for the establishment of a Council format of Defence Ministers, in order to provide sustained political leadership and coordinate the implementation of the CSDP;
Amendment 306 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes the EDA’s decision to review the Capability Development Plan (CDP) in line with the EU Global Strategy, and looks forward to a future CDP which reflects EU and Member States’ priorities and needs in a more relevant way in order to address the real threats and hazards to the security of the EU;
Amendment 316 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. RegretsIs concerned that Member States have not yet developed a common European armaments and capabilities policy (EACP) within the EDA as foreseen by Article 42(3) TEU; calls on the VP/HR to inform Parliament of the results achieved by the existing working relationship between the EDA and the Commission and of both with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR);
Amendment 331 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Encourages the Member States to establish and join PESCO within the Union framework, with a view to sustaining and improving, if necessary, their military capabilities through doctrine and leadership development, personnel development and training, defence material and infrastructure development, and interoperability and certification;
Amendment 393 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Reiterates that the relationship between the CSDP and NATO offers a political opportunity for collaboration and complementarity at every levelto the extent and at the level required, bearing always in mind that collective defence is NATO's main mission; recalls that, within the current international context and in view of the deterioration of security, a comprehensive and wider partnership is needed, with the aim of developing jointnew capabilities and avoiding duplication of actions;
Amendment 408 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the VP/HR and the Secretary-General of NATO to provide a detailed analysis of the legal and political consequences of the possible triggering by the United Kingdom of Article 50 TEU for the development of the EU/NATO partnership in the interests of avoiding a deterioration in the role and importance of NATO in the implementation of collective defence;
Amendment 423 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Council and the VP/HR to elaborate a EU White Book on Security and Defence that will include a roadmap with clear phases and a calendar for progrsuccessive steps to be taken towards the establishment of a European Defence Union and a common defence policy; believes that such a White Book should be as comprehensive as possible and should integrate the different measures foreseen by the Union;
Amendment 431 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Notes the European Defence Action Plan put forward by the Commission in November 2016; calls in this regard on the Commission to further clarify the governance and financing of the possible European Defence Fund; considers that the effective implementation of that plan requires strong support and political commitment from the Member States and the EU institutions; regrets in this regard that the Commission, the EDA and the Member States have not yet delivered on all the tasks resulting from the European Council meetings on defence of 2013 and 2015;
Amendment 439 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Considers that the adoption of a EU White Book on Security and Defence should build on the Global Strategy’s Implementation Plan on Security and Defence, in order to drive the progressivsupport for a plan which at international level will help to achieve security and peace by the framing of a common Union defence policy; stresses that this document should not only reflect the current military capabilities of Member States, but also analyse the type of cooperation necessary and the means to achieve it, the kind of operatmissions that the EU mayshould conduct, and the required capabilities and funds, while also contributing to coordination and cooperation between NATO and the EU;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the increase in human mobility, if managed in a safe, orderly, regular and responsible manner, can provide significant benefits, as recognised by the 2030 Agenda, but these are often largely underestimated; whereas the ageing of the European population requires, among other measures, relying on foreign workers who have a permit to reside legally in the countries of the EU in order to guarantee an adequate balance between active and retired people; a prerequisite for this to happen is to ensure work for young people in EU countries who have the same qualifications as foreigners from third countries;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the fact that we are witnessing in today’s world an unprecedented level of human mobility, and stresses that one of the most urgent actions the international community must undertake is the strengthening of a common response to address the challenges and opportunities that this phenomenon represents; stresses that this response must be guided by the full protection of the rights and dignity of everyone forced by any circumstance to flee their homes in search of a better life;and underlines that, though their treatment is governed by separate legal frameworks, refugees and migrants have the same universal human rights and fundamental freedoms, which need to be safeguarded regardless of their status; recalls that the EU must abide by its values and principles in all common policies and promote them in its external relations; considers that it must also organise the return to their countries of origin of those entering the EU illegally;
Amendment 141 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that well-managed international migration represents an important contribution to socioeconomic development, as it has done historically, and that it is necessary to encourage this by changing the current narrative and developing a positive one, countering xenophobic, populist and nationalistic discourses and adopting policies focused on the medium and long term and not exclusively guided by immediate political pressures, while also address, while also assuaging legitimate concerns regarding border management, social protection for vulnerable groups and the integration of as many refugees and migrants as a State is able to absorb;
Amendment 166 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that the humanitarian aid systemsystem for providing humanitarian aid does not function properly and is dangerously overstretched and that it will never be sufficient to respond to forced displacement crises, in particular given the protracted nature of a majority of them; welcomes therefore the new policy framework outlined in the Commission communication on ‘Forced Displacement and Development’ of April 2016; notes the importance of promoting closer humanitarian-development links and the need to engage with different partners – governments, local authorities, civil society, including refugees themselves, and the private sector – to develop targeted evidence-based strategies to tackle this challenge;
Amendment 177 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that EU development cooperation should continue to address the root causes of forced displacement by promoting peace, democracy and security, assisting the countries of origin of refugees by reducing poverty and inequality, strengthening basic services, addressing state fragility and promoting human rights and good governance, in line with Sustainable Development Goal 16 in the new 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 197 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4α. Stresses the important role of the EU in securing an immediate end to the wars that are creating refugees and migrants;
Amendment 229 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting to Address Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants of 19 September 2016 and the hosting of the Leaders’ Summit by the USA, as migration flows are a global responsibility which demand a global response and enhanced cooperation between all stakeholders; welcomes the outcome of these summits as the expression of a political commitment of unprecedented force, initiating the path towards a truly international sharing of responsibilities for refugees and large migration movements; regrets however the lack of specific pledges or legally binding commitments in terms of aid or reform, which are needed to close the current gap between rhetoric and reality; calls on all the parties involved to ensure continued political engagement, funding and concrete acts of solidarity in support of host countries; and also for their rapid distribution among the other EU countries in line with the absorption capacity of each country and calls for the EU and its Member States to take the lead in international efforts, particularly as regards ensuring that the agreements – including the future compacts on refugees and on safe, orderly and regular migration – are swiftly put into practice, establishing follow-up mechanisms as needed; especially in Greece where, due to the large number of refugees and migrants, the State is unable to look after them and their situation is tragic;
Amendment 320 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that EU external action should be forward-looking instead of mainly reactive with changing objectives in response to new crises; recalls that the migration phenomenon stems from a complex set of causes such as a growing population, poverty, insufficient job creation, political instability and climate change; points out, however, that it also stems from a coordinated plan for creating disruption in Europe's neighbourhood;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the persistent lack of adequate national legislation to criminalise and effectively combat trafficking in human beings in many countries worldwide;
Amendment 92 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on governments to put in place legal measures to guarantee transparency and traceability of supply chain products and for companies to disclose their efforts to eradicate human trafficking from their supply chains; calls on Member States to carry out due diligence on the operations of EU companies in third countries and to hold them accountable for trafficking in human beings along their entire supply chain, including for affiliated companies and sub- contractors;
Amendment 104 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the EU and its Member States to make a particular effort to combat forced labour in EU industries abroad, and in relation to third countries, by applying and enforcing labour standards and supporting governments in adopting labour laws providing minimum protection standards for workers, including foreign workers legally resident on their territory and to make these standards a precondition for European companies operating in third countries;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges that children, who are victims of THB, be identified as such and their best interests, rights and needs be considered paramount at all times; calls for the provision of adequate support and protection and for measures to be taken to facilitate family reunification where applicable and in the best interest of the child or for adequate care arrangements to be made;·;
Amendment 147 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Deplores the inadequate attention given to victims in criminal proceedings; calls for trafficked persons not to be detained and not to be put at risk of being punished for offences committed in the context of their situation as victim of THB, provided that they were acting on the orders/instructions of their persecutors;
Amendment 154 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Encourages targeted funding by the EU for local NGOthe Member States and their national authorities to identify and support victims of THB; ·
Amendment 157 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Member States to step up the penalties for those manifestly involved in human trafficking and infringing the human rights of their victims;
Amendment 160 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for effective international cooperation to investigate transnational THB by stepping up financial and technical assistance and strengthening cross-border communication, cooperation and capacity building at government and law enforcement level, including border guards, immigration and asylum officials, criminal investigators and victim support agencies, civil society and UN agencies, including on how to identify and protect victims as well as the actions taken by third countries (e.g. Turkey) with regard the victims of trafficking (and, in most cases, the connection with trafficking in migrants) and to discuss ways of dealing with countries of origin, transit and destination which have not ratified the UN Palermo Protocol;
Amendment 173 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines the numerous challenges linked to cross-border labour migration, particularly the risk of migrants being illegalised and deprived of their most fundamental rights; calls for the establishment of cross-border labour migration mechanisms in the EU and at international level in order to increase and formalise regular labour migration; ·;
Amendment 175 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Urges the EU to strengthen its cooperation with NGOs and other relevant international organisationthe Member States and their national authorities in order to increase the exchange of best practices, the development of policies, implementation, and to increase research, including with local actors;
Amendment 189 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the EU to review its assistance programmes regarding trafficking in human beings, to make funding more targeted and to make THB an area of cooperation in its own right; urges the Commission to regularly re-evaluate its list of priority countries;·considers it necessary to ensure that the correct use of institutionalised funding is systematically and thoroughly monitored;
Amendment 192 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
Amendment 201 #
2015/2340(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 212 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the new Generalised Scheme of Preferences Regulation (GSP+), which entered into force on 1 January 201410, as a key EU trade policy instrument to promote human and labour rights, environmental protection and good governance in vulnerable developing countries; welcomes, in particular, the stringent and systematic GSP+ monitoring mechanism and calls for a focus on effective implementation at national level of the conventions listed in the convention; __________________ 10 http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries- and-regions/development/generalised- scheme-of-preferences/
Amendment 81 #
2015/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers a holistic, integrated and long- term approach to the space sector at an EU level to be necessary; believes that the space sector should be one of the priorities for the new EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, bearing in mind the need to develop EU civil space programmes that can be used for both civil and military purposes;
Amendment 126 #
2015/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 70 #
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; 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 and on the values on which the State structure of the country is based; 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; in order to achieve this goal, political expediency must be excluded together with the influence of non-signatory countries;.
Amendment 91 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises that differences exist between the EU and Iran on 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; this development will help to increase the acceptance of Iran by European public opinion and reduce the reluctance to upgrade trade relations with the EU;
Amendment 195 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that energy cooperation can play a significant role in diversifying the sources of energy supply to the EU, thereby contributing to the EU’s energy securitand limiting its dependence on one energy supplier only;
Amendment 199 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes note that currently more than half of Iranian households’ energy needs are met by natural gas; stresses the great potential of developing renewable energies in Iran, a country with on average 300 days of sunshine per year, and an estimated production capacity equivalent to 13 times Iran’s total energy consumption; in the sector in question, the EU contribution in terms of its resources, experience and technology will be very significant;
Amendment 210 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes note of the fact that Iran hosts 3 million Afghan refugees; welcomes the additional EUR 6.5 million of EU funding to support Iran in the education and health care of the Afghan population in the country; believes thatBelieves that, in accordance with the principles of international law, EU- Iran cooperation on refugee management can enhance mutual understanding, promote improved respect for international law and the lives of refugees themselves, as well as contributingcontribute to conflict resolution in order to reduce the causes of current and future refugee movements;
Amendment 224 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises that the young, educated and technologically advanced population in Iran can provide particular opportunities for advancing people-to- people contacts with the EU; calls for increased cooperation in the field of education, research and innovation via increased exchanges of students and researchers; calls for the Commission to study the possibility of visa liberalisationprivileged mobility for Iranian academics and researchers following strict controls on the conditions required for granting this privilege with the objective goal in future of liberalising the visa regime for them to study and undergo training in European universities;
Amendment 245 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes note that because of its geostrategic location, the size of its population, its oil and natural gas reserves and its influence in the region, Iran is a major playerfactor for stability in the Middle East and the Gulf region; stresses that the pursuit of Iranian interests does not and should not be in competition with other major players in the region;
Amendment 325 #
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 349 #
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 notay be an impediment for finding common ground on matters related to democracy or human rights; For this reason, Iran's cooperation with the EU on the issues in question will increase its prestige of the international community and dispel any reservations;
Amendment 399 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the fact that the adoption of the 2013 Islamic Penal Code and Iran’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child prohibits child executions and allows all juvenile offenders sentenced to death prior to 2013 to seek retrial; calls on Iran to ensure this prohibition is fully implemented and that all relevant offenders are made aware of this right; calls on Iran to declare a moratorium on the death penalty, at least for juvenile offenders and then, after having made the necessary legislative arrangements, to abolish the death penalty for minors;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the mobilisation of substantial resources for support Tunisia; underlines that without stability and good governance in the region, any prospect of reform will be put at risk;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on participants of the Deauville Partnership to fulfil pledge commitments; considers that the situation in Tunisia justifies the launch of a real ‘Marshall Plan’ with appropriate funding to supporting the consolidation of the democratic transition and fostering investment and development in all sectors of the economy, in a comprehensive way;
Amendment 73 #
2015/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 79 #
2015/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 136 #
2015/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 186 #
2015/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 192 #
2015/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 244 #
2015/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the EU and the Tunisia Mobility Partnership signed in March 2014 and calls for its rapid implementation; calls for the signature of a visa waiver for Tunisia; notes that though mobility partnerships rely on national competences, they are included in the EU proposal within the ENP and recommends that Member States show their solidarity with Tunisia by facilitating visas for entrepreneurs, students, researchers, etc.;
Amendment 257 #
2015/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Stresses the importance of the free movement of people, and supports enhancing mobility within the neighbourhood, in a secure and well managed environment, through visa facilitation and liberalisation, particularly for students, young people, artists and researchers; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to develop possibilities for circular migration schemes which would open up safe and legal routes for migrants; condemns trafficking in human beings, most of the victims of which are women, and stresses the importance of reinforcing cooperation with partner countries in order to combat it;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that in future the EU and its Members States will have to rely less on the United States and take greater responsibility for their own security and territorial defence. Calls on the EU and the Member States, therefore, to improvensure their strategic autonomy regarding defence capabilities and capacities, in order to be prepared to respond to the broad spectrum of civilian and military threats and risks, in full complementarityand constant cooperation with NATO;
Amendment 165 #
2015/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the vital importance of strengthening EU-NATO cooperation, and supports the establishment of European forces which complement NATO in territorial defence and are able to conduct intervention operations autonomously beyond the EU’s borderterritorial defence forces;·
Amendment 39 #
2015/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the EU should continue providing support and capacity-building assistance to the Philippines for thein its efforts to promotion ofe peace, reconciliation, security and judicial reform, and assistinghelp to strengthen the country in case of disaster preparedness, relief and recoveryto assist the population and make good the damage sustained;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2163(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Remains concerned about continuing imbalances in the staffing profile of the EEAS regarding gender and nationality; welcomes recent progress but notes that gender imbalances, particularly in higher grades and in management, remain considerable; reiterates its concerns about the disproportional number of high-grade posts in the EEAS;·(Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 5 #
2015/2163(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 9 #
2015/2163(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that EU Heads of Delegation continue to be overburdened with administrative tasks due to the inflexibility of the financial regulation; welcomes in this context the discussion on the possible pilot project to establish a regional administrative support centre for Europe that will alleviate some of these burdens and may form part of a broader future solution; repeats its call on the Commission and the EEAS to consider all solutions to this problem, which could also entail possible changes to the financial regulation;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 11 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its call on the Commission to take steps towards establishing a genuine Shared Services Centre (SSC), togetherin conjunction with an Integrated Resource Management System (IRMS) as a way to improve the speed of deployment and cost- efficiency of missions; proposes that the CSDP Warehousefinancial reserve available for implementing CSDP be upgraded and serve also existing CSDP missions and be managed by the future SSC.
Amendment 26 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that prioritising energy efficiency and renewable energy will reduce our overall energy needs and imports and that increased support for energy-related research and development is key to a just energy transition and vital for reinforcing the EU’s technological leadership; notes also the need to contain price levels for those in the lower income brackets, that is to say the majority of European consumers, so as to ensure that they have access to all form of energy;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the opening of new markets to be of the utmost importance in the context of the current farming crisis and accordingly favours the balanced negotiation of bilateral or multilateral agreements with third countries, provided that the most sensitive sectors are adequately protected, in order to avoid harming EU Member States supporting a substantial part of our economy in the farming sector; these agreements should therefore relate to products not originating in the EU or of which there is a shortage;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that trade agreements concluded with third countries should work for the benefit of the EU and its Member States; the Commission should therefore examine thoroughly the possible consequences in the financial sector of a Member State with strong agricultural production, which might, in the long term, influence the Union itself;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU’s neighbourhood have a serious impact on the mass influx of migrants; points out that this is creating major problems for countries of entry, such as Italy and Greece and making life very difficult for residents on a daily basis; believes that a genuine response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean will come only from tackling the root causes, namely poverty, instability, wars, persecution, violations of human rights and natural disasters, accompanied by strict entry controls for migrants entering EU Member States;
Amendment 74 #
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 fieldsincrease the possibilities with regard to the granting of asylum systems and border control, to provide protection for people in need, to develop frameworks for regular migration and mobility, and to put into force a humane and effective return policy for irregular migrants;
Amendment 148 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that third countries receiving EU aid for reconstruction, peace building and democracy that go on to achieve economic stability, security and prosperity must prevent the uncontrolled mass migration of their nationals to Europe;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises the tlimited legal, political, social and economic reforms introduced by the current government since 2012 as an encouraging sign of a renewed climate of openness, most notably with regard to prison reform, laws on internet, public assembly and public association; notes that the state of democracy, the rule of law and the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms remain weak in Turkmenistan and emphasises that the government must do more to defend and achieve them;
Amendment 73 #
2015/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that Turkmenistan, like other countries, is party to most major international agreements;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the ratification by Turkmenistan of a number of international treaties on human rights; stresses, however, that Turkmenistan has a long way to go to align with EU human rights requirements;
Amendment 157 #
2015/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Emphasises Turkmenistan’the EU's potential for enhancing ithe EU’s energy security; supports the Commission’s plans to use all of the EU’s foreign policy instruments to establish a strategic energy partnership with Turkmenistan, thus helping the EU wean itself off dependence on Russian gas; points to the reliability and stability of the EU and its companies as potential investment partners in the exploitation of the vast reserves of natural gas and oil that Turkmenistan possesses; underlines that future pipeline project through cooperation with its Member States, in particular Greece and Cyprus; In order achieve this cooperation, calls on the EU to ask Greece to speed up moves to determine Greece's EEZ, in whose territorial waters energy deposits have been found, and for work to start in cooperation with Greece and Cyprus connecting Turkmenistan to Europe could lead to the fulfilment of common objectives; recognises Turkmenistan’s role as exporter of energy resources in Central Asia and beyond channelling these deposits to the EU; in this way, the EU will be freed of its dependence on natural gas from Russia and other non-EU countries;
Amendment 161 #
2015/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 51 #
2015/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that while the December 2013 European Council failed to provide an adequate response to this situation, it nevertheless outlined a number of lines of action and committed to reviewing progress in June 2015; stresses that despite the limited ambition and further worsening of the security environment both internally and to the east and south of the EU, which is compromising its security, no real progress has been made in addressing the current security challenges and threats;
Amendment 79 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Firmly supports theDoes non-t recognition ofse Russia’s annexation of the Crimea; reiterates its commitment to the independence and sovereignty of Ukraine and to the non-violability of borders; fully supports the European Council’s conclusions that the EU will not recognise the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. notes with concern that the annexation of Crimea has precipitated a significant change in the strategic landscape of the Black Sea Basin and the adjacent area; warns that by occupying the entire peninsula, Russia has gained a very important launching pad facing both west (Transnistria and the Danube Mouths), the Balkans and south (the Eastern Mediterranean), where it has established a permanent naval task force, and that the illegal annexation of Crimea offers Russia a ‘southern Kaliningrad’, another outpost directly bordering on NATO, this time at sea;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 122 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 139 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 168 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 193 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. is concerned that the benefits of oil and gas exploitation and transportation in the Black Sea are increasingly dependent on the level of militarisation triggered by the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia and the subsequent build-up of its capabilities in the area;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ε
Recital Ε
Amendment 86 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Η
Recital Η
Η. whereas the EU Member States should play an important role in the European neighbourhood by aligning their efforts and supporting a single EU voice, without, however, betraying their national interests;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance and timeliness of the review of the ENP; emphasises that the revised ENP should be able to provide a quick and adequate response to the situation on the ground, while also putting forward a long-term vision for developing relations with the neighbouring countries while always respecting the national specificities of the actual neighbouring States;
Amendment 158 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the renewed policy must be more strategic, with a real political vision, and politically driven; calls for special envoys to be appointed for the East and the South, with the task of politically coordinating the revised policy;
Amendment 180 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges that short-, medium- and long- term priorities and strategic objectives be defined, bearing in mind that the ENP should aim to create different levels of cooperatione in different areas among and with the ENP countries; stresses that in defining its approach the EU should look at its priorities and those of the individual countries concerned, together with their level of development, considering the interests of society on the whole and not only those of the political elite;
Amendment 210 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 221 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the EU to improve its coordination with other donors and international financial institutions and calls for joint programming with its Member States; considers that better coordination with the Member States is necessary in order to achieve a common approach to the short- and medium-term goals of the EU’s cooperation with neighbouring countries;
Amendment 239 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the mid-term review of the external financial instruments should take into account the review of the revised policy, and that the ENI should therefore reflect the ambition of making the ENP more flexible;Stresses the need for the action plans to be drawn up with full and absolute respect for the special characteristics and particular histories of the Member States. Cooperation with neighbouring countries that maintain irredentist tendencies vis-à- vis Member States may not be continued unless these trends disappear.
Amendment 251 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to reshape the ENP in order to build strong, lasting partnerships with the ENP countries; calls for the technical aspects of the policy to be underpinned by a clear political vision, with due respect for the national characteristics of Member States;
Amendment 264 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the ENP should deploy its own methodology and tools, which correspond to the level of ambition and goals that the different ENP countries aspire to in their relations with the EU;
Amendment 280 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to focus on sectors identified together with its partners, in which progress and universal added value can be achieved, and to gradually expand cooperation based on progress and ambitionneighbouring countries;
Amendment 287 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that enlargement and neighbourhood policies are separate policies with different objectives; reiterates, however, that European countries within the ENP can apply for membership if they satisfy the criteria and conditions of admission under Article 49 TEU;
Amendment 331 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the continuous need to focus on strengthening and consolidating democracy, the rule of law, the independence of the justice system, respect for minorities and diversity; highlights that capacity-building in national institutions, including their national assemblies, together with support for civil society, pro- democracy groups and political parties, will enhance political dialogue and pluralism;
Amendment 344 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of developing a thriving and active civil society in the processes of transformation and democratisation, which includes social partners and the business community; underlines the importance of European companies and their role in the promotion and dissemination of international standards for business, taking due account of the human factor and the interests of the workforce;
Amendment 354 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 385 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the need to implement conditionality in relation to reform processes; emphasises that the EU cannot compromise its fundamental values and should avoid creating double standards; stresses that countries that are making progress in implementing reforms and following European policy should be granted more substantial support; this should be done on the basis of a unanimous decision by all the Member States;
Amendment 395 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that the EU should invite non-association partner countries to engage in sectorial cooperation in line with an ‘ENP Plus’ model, including the possibility of concluding sectorial agreements that would facilitate the integration of non- association partner countries into specific sectorial parts of the single area of the four basic freedoms of the EU; it is sufficient to ensure that the agreements do not undermine the national interests of the Member States;
Amendment 418 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 431 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines the need for an overarching political strategy to restore the European political order while ensuring full compliance with international law and commitments, as laid down in the Helsinki Final Act of 1975, based on respect for human rights, minority rights and fundamental freedoms, independence, sovereignty and the territorial integrity of states, and peaceful resolution of conflicts; notes that the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), as the biggest regional organisation responsible for security, can play an important role in this regard;
Amendment 457 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to actively promote and assist in the peaceful settlement of conflicts in the region, using different tools and instruments, on the basis of the added value they may provide – such measures include its EU Special Representatives, confidence-building programmes and CSDP missions;
Amendment 500 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 509 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Underlines the importance ofNotes the role of multilateral assemblies, such as EuroNest and PA- UfM, as fora for political dialogue and a tool for fostering ownership of the Neighbourhood Policy;·
Amendment 522 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 560 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 572 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses the importance of free movement of people, and supports enhancing visa facilitation and visa liberalisation within the neighbourhood, particularly for students, young people and researchers; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to further enhance mobility partnerships within the neighbourhood and develop possibilities for circular migration schemes, which would encourage and reward regular migrants;
Amendment 602 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Notes that high unemployment, social exclusion and poverty, combined with the low political participation of women, are some of the root causes of instability, and demands engagement beyond the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTAs);
Amendment 624 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 650 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
Amendment 23 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Β
Recital Β
Β. whereas, in reaction to and despite Russia’s aggression against Georgia and violation of its territorial integrity in 2008, the EU opted for an increased cooperation model as a way to appease Russia; whereas, in line with this, rather than taking restrictive measures, a series of generous initiatives for deeper cooperation – such as the common spaces, the Partnership for Modernisation, the negotiations on a New EU-Russia Agreement, and the Human Rights dialogue – have been launched or deepened;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 47 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 66 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ε
Recital Ε
Amendment 94 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas these restrictive targeted measures are not directed against the Russian people but aim at stimulating a change in Russian policy towards, and actions in, the common neighbourhood; whereas the sanctions could be lifted, partially or fully, as soon as Russia commits itself to implementing, fully and honestly, the provisions of the Minsk agreements and the return of Crimea to Ukraine; whereas the sanctions will be strengthened should Russia chose to do otherwise and refrain from taking any positive step to change its policy;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the EU has firmly supported Russia’s accession and participation in different international organisations and fora, such as the G8, the G20 and the WTO; whereas this strategy of including Russia in international decision-making bodies has not had the results expected but instead created tensions owing to Russia’s habit of breaching rules, e.g. itse.g. non- compliance with WTO standards and obligations (by introducing a number of discriminatory measures against individual EU Member States and other countries in its neighbourhood), its failure to implement more than a thousand judgements of the European Court of Human Rights, etc.;
Amendment 135 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the intrusions of Russian jet fighters into the airspace of EU and NATO members states jeopardise the safety of civilian flights;·
Amendment 177 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that, in the light of Russia’s direct and indirect involvement in the war in Ukraine, amounting to a deliberate violation of the core of the democratic principles and values sustained by the EU and widely shared internationally, the EU cannot envisage a return to ‘business as usual’; cCalls for a critical re-assessment by the EU of its relations with Russia, and for the drafting, as promptly as possible, of a soft- power contingency plan to counter the aggressive and divisive policies conducted by Russia against the EU and its partnerdivisive policies;
Amendment 200 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that at this point, Russia, because of its actions, can no longer becan treated as, or considered, a ‘strategic partner’; points out that strategic partnerships are only conceivable with countries that do not jeopardise the international order, which is based on democracy, state sovereignty (including the choice of internal constitutional order and foreign policy orientation), the inviolability of state borders, respect for the rule of law and the principles of international trade, and mutual trust;
Amendment 216 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 248 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that EU-Russia relations must henceforth be based on the rule of law and on preconditioned dialogue, whereby the EU would be ready to relaunch cooperation with the authorities in Moscow on the condition that Russia unambiguously and without pretence takes its share of responsibility and fully implements the Minsk Agreements; stresses that in order to ensure that such a dialogue – if renewed (for which the return of Crimea to Ukraine would be a prerequisite) – is not conducted at the expense of European values, standards and international commitments, it would be necessary to specify very clearly the EU’s expectations of Russia, along with the retaliatory measures it would take should Russia not keep to its commitments;
Amendment 272 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Commends the solidarity and the unity demonstrated by the Member States in the context of Russia’s undeclared war against Ukraine, allowing the adoption and further extension of responsive measures; calls on the Member States to consider as an absolute priority the preservation of this unity; rReiterates that unity and solidarity amongst the Member States, as well as between the EU and the Eastern Partnership countries, is essential for ensuring the effectiveness of the EU’s policies and its ability to withstand external challenges and pressures;
Amendment 329 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 349 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 382 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 426 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses its deep concern for the state of human rights and the rule of law in Russia, and strongly condemns the crackdown on independent civil society and the persistent and multiform repression of activists, political opponents and critics of the regime, which has in some cases led to their murder (Anna Politkovskaya, Natalya Estemirova, Boris Nemtsov, Sergey Magnitsky, Alexander Litvinenko, and others); demands that all assassinations of political activists, journalists and whistle blowers be investigated properly and independently; reiterates its call on the Council to deliver on its commitment to defend these principles, and to adopt restrictive measures for the officials involved in the well-documented Magnitsky case;
Amendment 47 #
2015/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Technological developments allow in principle to consult relevant databases without delaying the process of crossing the border, as the controls on documents and persons can be carried out in parallel. It is therefore possible without negative effect on persons travelling in good faith to strengthen checks at external borders to better identify those persons who intend to hide their real identity or who are subject to relevant alerts for security reasons or for arrest. Systematic checks should be carried out at all external borders. However, if systematic checks at land and sea borders were to have a disproportionate impact on the flow of traffic at the border, Member States should be allowed not to carry out systematic checks against databases but only if based on a risk analysis assessing that such a relaxation would not lead to a security risk. Such risk assessment which should be carried out by the Member States should be transmitted to the Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union established by Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2008 and be the subject of regular reporting both to the Commission and to the Agency.. __________________ 8 Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 of 26 October 2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (OJ L 349, 25.11.2004, p.1).
Amendment 60 #
2015/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely reinforcing the checks against databases at external borders in reply in particular to the increase of the terrorist threat concerns one of the safeguards of the area without internal border control and as such concerns the proper functioning of the Schengen area, it cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can rather be better achieved atshould be achieved in cooperation with the Member States and the Union level,and the Union may adopt measurguidelines, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 19 #
2015/0211(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) An EU common list of safe countries of origin should be established on the basis of the common criteria set in Directive 2013/32/EU as it will facilitate the use by all Member States, if they so wish, of the procedures linked to the application of the safe country of origin concept and, thereby, increase the overall efficiency of their asylum systems as concerns applications for international protection which are likely to be unfounded. The establishment of an EU common list will also address some of the existing divergences between Member States’ national lists of safe countries of origin, whereby applicants for international protection originating from the same third countries are not always subject to the same procedures in the Member States. While Member States should retain the right to apply or introduce legislation that allows for the national designation of third countries other than those appearing on the EU common list as safe countries of origin, the establishment of such a common list will ensure that the concept is applied by all Member States in a uniform manner in relation to applicants whose countries of origin are on this list. This will accordingly facilitate convergence in the application of procedures and thereby also deter secondary movements of applicants for international protection. In that context, the possibility to take in the future further steps of harmonisation that could lead to the elimination of the need for national lists of safe countries of origin should be considered after a period of three years following the entry into force of this Regulation, on the basis of a report to be presented by the Commission.
Amendment 24 #
2015/0211(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The provisions of Directive 2013/32/EU related to the application of the safe country of origin concept should be applicable in relation to third countries that are on the EU common list established by this Regulation. This means, in particular, that the circumstance that a third country is on the EU common list of safe countries of origin cannot establish an absolute guarantee of safety for nationals of that country and does not dispense therefore with the need to conduct an appropriate individual examination of the application for international protection. In addition, it should be recalled that, where an applicant shows that there are serious reasons to consider the country not to be safe in his or her particular circumstances, the designation of the country as safe can no longer be considered relevant for him or her. In this case, it does not follow that asylum is granted by a neighbouring safe country. The applicant is entitled to choose the intended country of asylum and establishment.
Amendment 39 #
2015/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 3– paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 3– paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the hunt contributes to the subsistence of the community and is not conducted primarily for commercial reasons;
Amendment 2 #
Amendment 3 #
2015/0005(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 46 #
2014/2231(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that in order to sustain and further develop EED effectiveness it is vital to ensure long-term, sufficient, stable and predictablesufficient funding;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2231(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 32 #
2014/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a break in the vicious circle of violence so that peace may be achieved; calls, therefore, on the EU, NATO and the US to withdraw all military troops; urges all foreign parties immediately to cease all civil-military cooperation since such an approach can imply a risk for aid organisations and civil society;·
Amendment 39 #
2014/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 47 #
2014/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 193 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls the crucial importance of promoting improved cooperation between the EU Member States and the MENA countries in combating terrorism; calls for closer cooperation with the Europol and Interpol countries, providing them with assistance in developing the necessary anti-terrorist structures and resources;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the United States is the EU’s key strategic partner; sStresses that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is the most significant recent EU-US project and will reinvigorate the transatlantic partnership as a whole, beyond its trade aspects; emphasises that its successful conclusion is of high geopolitical importance at a moment when the US is pivoting to Asia and concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership; underlines that the TTIP will have a positive impact on jobs and growth for the two economies, which have both been hit by the crisis;
Amendment 31 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the TTIP’s strategic importance in strengthening and shaping global trade and economic governance based on the values shared by the EU and the US, particularly in an increasingly multipolar world; notes that its impact would go beyond the bilateral implications by facilitating the establishment of common regulations and rules that could later be adopted at global level;
Amendment 61 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 25 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 1
Paragraph 3 – indent 1
– protecting European nations and their values and enforcing the political and legal order in Europe, thereby safeguarding peace and stability,
Amendment 33 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 2
Paragraph 3 – indent 2
– improving the EU’s contribution to territorial defence, with particular priority to its borders
Amendment 59 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 5
Paragraph 3 – indent 5
– improving the EU’s internal structures and promoting the fully democratization of commis and working methods in order to strengthen its resilience and allow it to unleash its full potential as a global player;
Amendment 87 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the external financial assistance deployed by the EU and its Member States needs to be refocused in line with the jointly agreed strategic priorities; calls for more measures to be taken by the EU in order to increase the visibility and effectiveness of EU assistance;
Amendment 106 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the need of immediate action from the EU and member states to promote the liberation pf Cyprus, the removal of Turkish settlers the closing of the British military bases in Cyprus and the restitution of the 3% who is under control by Great Britain;
Amendment 110 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 1
Paragraph 9 – indent 1
– internal and external policies pursued by the EU, including the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and policies on neighbourhood, trade, development, humanitarian aid, justice and home affairs, energy, environment, migration, etc.,policies monitoring the immigration from third countries.
Amendment 127 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the modernisation of the EU delegations network so as to reflect the needs of EU foreign policy in the 21st century, including by adapting staff numbers and expertise; asks the HR/VP to strengthen the authority of the head of delegation over all staff, irrespective of their institutional origin, and to simplify the administrative budgets of delegations towards a single funding source; points to the potential for synergies and economies of scale afforded by the strengthening of cooperation between Member State embassies and EU delegations;
Amendment 137 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the vital importance of collective defence guaranteed by NATO for its members; urges the Member States, as a matter of urgency, to step up their ability to contribute to territorial defence, commit more resources and cooperate more closely to build synergies; stresses that all the Member States must enjoy the same level of security, in line with Article 42(7) TEU; stresses that a credible EU foreign policy needs to be underpinned by adequate defencfact that EU must promote collective defence based on the interests and the capabilities inof the Mmember Sstates and an effective Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP); takes the view that the CSDP is an important component of European defence and can contribute to it in many ways, including by fostering defence cooperation, enhancing interoperability and increasing efficiency; welcomes the HR/VP’s commitment to actively engage on defence matters, including by chairing meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council in the Defence Ministers configuration;the international law in the cooperation with Nato.
Amendment 218 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a reform of the EU’s approach to migration policy; insists on the need to address the root causes of irregular migration, using all policy and assistance instruments, including development and trade policies, humanitarian aid, conflict prevention and crisis management; reiterates its call to step up humanitarian support to countries which host refugees and to strengthen Regional Protection Programmes, run in collaboration with UNHCR close to regions of origin; stresses that migration management should be a priority in EU cooperation with neighbours in the east and south; Insists on the need to terminate immigration from third countries using Frontex and capabilities of the members states. Stresses that south states must be supported with Frontex so they can control perfectly their border.
Amendment 227 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that energy is increasingly being used as a foreign policy tool and recalls that energy cooperation lies at the foundation of European integcooperation; calls for increased coherence and coordination between foreign policy and energy policy; takes the view that energy security should be part of the comprehensive approach to the EU’s external action and believes that energy policy must be in line with the Union’s other priority policies, including its security, foreign and neighbourhood, trade, and development policies, as well as its policies in defence of human rights; stressed that all countries such as Cyprus be supported by EU in their efforts to exploit their mineral resources;
Amendment 257 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines the need to consolidate the EU and to strengthen its integrdemocratization capacity, which is one of the Copenhagen criteria; reiterates the enlargement perspective for. Urges EU to solve the problems that members states, especially in the csountries of the Western Balkans, based on fulfilment of the Copenhagen criteria; supports, in this connection, thth face. Any enlargement perspective must be Ccommission’s approach, which consists in addressing fundamental reforms in the area of the rule of law, public administration and economic governance early in the enlargement procespatible with the interests of the existing member states;
Amendment 279 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 287 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 300 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Urges RussiaTurkey to honour its commitments and obligations, including those enshrined in the UN Charter, the OSCE Helsinki Final Act and the Budapest Memorandum; strongly condemns Russia´Turkey' s military intervention and hybrid war against UkraineCyprus, as well as the illegal annexoccupation of Crimeathe 37% of Cyprus ; urges RussiaTurkey to de-escalate and to withdraw its troops from UkrainianCyprus territory; calls for the immediate and full implementation of the Minsk Protocolternational law;
Amendment 310 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. SupportCondemns the sanctions adopted by the EU in reaction to the so- called Russian aggression against Ukraine and stresses that these are scalable and reversible, depending on the fulfilment of the Minsk agreement;hypocritical and that in the recent violation of Cyprus territorial waters, by Turkish navy, no actions be taken.
Amendment 319 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Emphasises the need for the EU and its Member States to speak with one voice vis- à-vis Russia; calls on the HR/VP to develop, as a matter of priority, a common EU strategy onwith Russia, aimed at securing a commitment from Russia and the EU on peace and stability in Europe; believes that a good relationship between Russia and the EU would be in the common interest and hopes that Russia will show itself open to such a development by respecting international law;.
Amendment 332 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Insists on the need to substantially revise the EU´s policy towards its southern neighbourhood, and to develop a comprehensive strategy focusing the EU’s instruments and scarce budgetary resources on support for the building of functioning and inclusive states capable of delivering security for their citizens, confronting religious extremism and enhancing the rule of law, which is a key precondition for investment and economic development; points to the unused potential of cross- border trade within the region; insists on close cooperation on managonitoring migration flows, while respecting human rights;
Amendment 341 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Takes the view that additional EU supportEU should be granted to partner governments which are committed to and make tangible progress towards democratisation, such as Tunisia, Jordan and Morocco;
Amendment 379 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Takes the view that the criminal activities and barbaric violence by terrorist jihadists engaged in and associated with the so-called Islamic State (IS) represent a major threat to the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and European Mediterranean states , and potentially to global peace and stability; supports the global coalition against IS and its efforts to combat IS militarily, and welcomes the contributions of EU Member States in this context; urges the stepping-up of resolute global regulatory pressure to deprive jihadists of oil revenues and to apply strict global sanctions against financial transactions in their favour; points to the urgent need to systematically disable jihadists from using the internet for propaganda; insist on the need to step up international cooperation focused on preventing extremists from traveling to Syria and Iraq to join the jihadist fight;
Amendment 402 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Believes that the US is the EU’s key strategic partner, and encourages closer coordination with the US on EU foreign policy, pursuing common approaches to challenges in the EU neighbourhood and at global level; underlines the strategic nature of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which has the potential to enable the transatlantic partners to set global standards and strengthen global governance; believes that Latin America is an important partner for the EU and that various modalities of triangular transatlantic cooperation should be developed; Believes that Russia is also a strategic partner and it is necessary to continue the mutual cooperation in matters related to security trade and energy.
Amendment 411 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Underlines the need for a strategy, in coordination with the US, on how to draw and Russia, China and other major powers into an agreement to share the responsibility for the peace and stability of the global political and economic order; to this end, urges the HR/VP and the Council to re- think strategic partnerships;
Amendment 66 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the preamble to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union affirms that the EU ‘places the individual at the heart of its activities’; stresses that this was not intended as an abstract concept but, on the contrary, these words implied an emphasis onconcerns real life, on and the concrete aspects of existence, and on givinggives fundamental needs a constitutional basis, founded on the inviolable dignity of each and every person;
Amendment 75 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that in addition to human suffering, the EU should also note the material and budgetary cost of non- observance of human rights where failure to respect human rights and a lack of legitimate democratic participation lead to instability, corruption, failed states, humanitarian crises or armed conflicts, phenomena which undermine the EU’s efforts in its development policy, and to which the EU or its Member States are obliged to react in the security policy domain; welcomes, in this regard, the EU’s recent efforts to include violations of human rights in its early warning matrix linked to crisis prevention; calls, however, for a stronger preventative action, and urges the VP/HR, the Commission and the Member States to develop a human rights- based crisis prevention element which should be added to the EU Comprehensive Approach to external conflicts and crises;
Amendment 112 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises the importance of the mandate given to the first ever EU Special Representative (EUSR) for Human Rights and of the work done so far; encourages the EUSR to continue to enhance the EU’s visibility and engagement with multilateral and regional human rights mechanisms (the UN, the Council of Europe, the OSCE, ASEAN, the African Union, the OIC), to promote key EU thematic priorities, including those reflected in the recently adopted EU human rights guidelines, to work for the empowerment of civil society throughout the world, and to contribute to the mainstreaming, coherence, consistency and effectiveness of EU human rights policy;
Amendment 157 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the EU to continue to work for the definition of best practices in this area in order to support and consolidate democratisation processes; encourages the development of both policy and operational tooltools and sanctions to be applied in priority countries in order to integrate human rights and democracy support measures, including conflict prevention measures and mediation, into the EU approach in a coherent, flexible and credible manner;
Amendment 173 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the dedicated Council conclusions on human rights defenders on the tenth anniversary of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders (HRDs); commends, furthermore, the Commission for its increased use of EIDHR funding to provide emergency grants to human rights defenders under imminent threatorganisations that have been proven to comply with the EU treaties and defend human rights, and encourages the Commission to further explore new ways of supporting HRDs;
Amendment 183 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates its call on the EEAS to continue protecting NGOs, organisations that have been proven to comply with the EU treaties and defend human rights defenders and civil society activists by raising the effectiveness of EU human rights dialogues and by promoting EU thematic priorities and human rights guidelines; in this context, encourages the organisation of campaigns aimed at reaching human rights defenders also in the more remote areas of third countries, in order to help implement EU policy objectives;
Amendment 274 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Reiterates its call on the Commission to report on a regular basis on the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by the EU Member States, including their national action plans; regrets the lack of progress made by the Commission in following up Parliament’s request that it propose legislation requiring EU companies to ensure that their purchases do not support perpetrators of conflicts or grave human rights violations; points out that this will emerge on the back of resolutions adopted by EU committees set up for this purpose,
Amendment 293 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Expresses its concern atCondemns the spread of monitoring and filtering technologies, which represent a growing threat to human rights and democracy activists in autocratic countries and also pose troubling questions regarding privacy rights in democratic countries, even when used with the pretext of legitimate aims such as counter- terrorism or law enforcement;
Amendment 301 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Calls on the Commission to continue support initiatives related to the development and dissemination of digital security technologies in order to empower only those organisations that have been proven to comply with the EU treaties and defend human rights defenders by providing secure collection, encryption and storage mechanisms to avoid monitoring by repressive governments;
Amendment 328 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54a. Welcomes the fact that political and ideological convictions can be expressed without hindrance; condemns the prosecutions brought on the basis of political convictions; asks that complaints concerning human rights violations by EU Member States also be looked into, especially where they concern political rights; condemns the persecution of ideas and the fact that there are political prisoners in democratic societies;
Amendment 379 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
68. Welcomes the legalisation of same-sex marriage or same-sex civil unions in an increasing number of countries, seventeen at the moment, around the world; encourages the EU institutions and the Member States to further contribute to the recognition of same-sex marriage or same-sex civil union as a political, social and human and civil rights issue;
Amendment 454 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
Amendment 1 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the strategic importance of promoting European integration, regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations through the tools and means of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR); expects new impetus to be given to the strengthening of peace and security in South East Europe;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is of the view that good and stable governancecontrol mechanisms are crucial in order to provide strategic direction, take key decisions and oversee effective implementation of EUSAIR; supports the strengthening of the involvement of all relevant stakeholders, including civil society, in implementationoversee effective implementation of EUSAIR; considers it important to ensure adequate visibility of EUSAIR on all levels; calls for close cooperation with relevant European organisations and programmes with regard to migration challenges, including the South East Europe 2020 Strategy, and for the duplication or overlapping of activities to be avoided;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it essential that EUSAIR contribute to the EU accession process of the South East Europe countries by addressing common regional challenges;addressing the common regional challenges facing the South East Europe countries;· calls for these countries to be fully and effectively involved in all steps of EUSAIR's implementation and for them to improve their connectivity among themselves and with the rest of the EU, including the Adriatic-Ionian Corridor; calls for their significant disparities and deficits in infrastructure to be tackled, in particular as regards road and rail networks, intermodal connections and traffic management systems; encourages the development of synergies and coordinated policies between the EU, the relevant Member States and the South East Europe countries;
Amendment 20 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Articles 5, 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 establish an export licensing system designed to prevenohibit the relevant goods from being used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Amendment 21 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) These measures should not go beyond what is proportionate. They should, therefore, not prevent the export of medicinal products used for legitimate therapeutic purposes: it is sufficient to carry out strict controls for this purpose.
Amendment 23 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Given the different characteristics of capital punishment, on the one hand, and torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment on the other, it is appropriate to establish a specific export licensing system with a view to preavenrting the use of certain goods for capital punishment. Such a system should take into account the fact that a number of countries have abolished capital punishment for all crimes and have made an international commitment on this issue. As there is a risk of re-export to countries that have not done so, certain conditions and requirements should be imposed when authorising exports to countries that have abolished capital punishment. It is, therefore, appropriate to grant a general export authorisation for exports to those countries that have abolished capital punishment for all crimes and confirmed it with an international commitment.
Amendment 25 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) If a country has not abolished capital punishment in this way, the competent authorities should, when examining a request for an export authorisation, check whether there is a risk that the end-user in the country of destination would use the exported goods for such punishment. AProvision should be made for appropriate conditions and requirements should be imposed to control sales or transfers to third parties by the end-user. If multiple shipments between the same exporter and end-user take place, the competent authorities should be allowed to review the status of the end-user on a periodic basis, e.g. every six months, rather than every time an authorisation is granted, without prejudice to their right to annul, suspend, modify or revoke an export authorisation in accordance with Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 where warranted.
Amendment 26 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to limit the administrative burden for exporters the competent authorities should be allowed to grant an exporter a global authorisation for all shipments of medicinal products from the exporter to a specific end-user during a fixed period of time, specifying a quantity corresponding to the end-user’s normal use of the goods, where deemed necessary. Such authorisation would, in accordance with Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 be valid for not more than twelve months with a possible extension of up to twelve months.
Amendment 28 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 30 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Where controls on exports are applied, the provision of brokering services and the supply of technical assistance in relation to any of the listed goods should be prohibited, if the broker or supplier of technical assistance is aware that the relevant goods are or may be intended for capital punishment, when the controls are applied to prevent use for such punishment, or for torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, when the controls are intended to prevent such use. An economic operator shall have grounds for suspecting that the goods are or may be intended for such non- legitimate use, inter alia, if a competent authority has informed it that the goods are or may be intended for such non- legitimate use,
Amendment 31 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to give economic operators and enforcement authorities some time to make the changes to their operational procedures that are needed to comply with and enforce these prohibitions, a short transitional period of 6 months should be defined.
Amendment 33 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to adopt the provisions necessary for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending Annexes I, II, III, IIIa, IIIb, IV and V to that Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 36 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 2 – point a
Article 2 – point a
a) ‘torture’ means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from that person or from a third person information or a confession, punishing that person for an act that either that person or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing that person or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted either by or at the instigation of, or with the consent or acquiescence of, a public official or other person acting in an official capacity. It does not, however, include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to, lawful penalties, but includes pain or suffering caused by the cumulative effects of deficiencies of the conditions of detention, such as cramped conditions of accommodation, lack of hygiene or of medical care and assistance, denial of contacts with the outside world, or an impoverished detention regime, irrespective of any specific or positive intention to inflict pain or suffering by those who are in charge of the prison or other place of detention, even if a natural person is deprived of his liberty in accordance with the law. Capital punishment is not deemed a lawful penalty under any circumstances;
Amendment 41 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point m
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point m
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 2 – point m
Article 2 – point m
m) ‘supplier of technical assistance or service’ means any natural or legal person or partnership resident or established in a Member State of the Union that supplies technical assistance or any service defined under point (f) from the Union into the territory of a third country;
Amendment 44 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. For any export of goods listed in Annex III, an authorisation shall be required, irrespective of the origin of such goods. However, no authorisation shall be required for goods which only pass through the customs territory of the Union, namely those which are not assigned a customs approved treatment or use other than the external transit procedure under Article 91 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, including storage of non-Union goods in a free zone of control type I or a free warehouse.
Amendment 46 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 7a – paragraph 1
Article 7a – paragraph 1
1. A broker shall be prohibited from providing to any person, entity or body in a third country brokering services in relation to goods listed in Annex III, irrespective of the origin of such goods, if the broker knows or has grounds for suspectinghas clear indications that any part of a shipment of such goods is or may be intended to be used for torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in a country that does not belong to the customs territory of the Union.
Amendment 49 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 7b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. An authorisation shall be required for any export of goods listed in Annex IIIa, irrespective of the origin of such goods. However, no authorisation shall be required for goods which only pass through the customs territory of the Union, namely those which are not assigned a customs approved treatment or use other than the external transit procedure under Article 91 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, including storage of non-Union goods in a free zone of control type I or a free warehouse.
Amendment 52 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 7c– paragraph 2
Article 7c– paragraph 2
The competent authority shall not grant any authorisation when there are reasonable grounds for believingclear indications that the goods listed in Annex IIIa might be used for capital punishment in a third country.
Amendment 54 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 7c – paragraph 3.2
Article 7c – paragraph 3.2
3.2. If an authorisation is requested for exporting goods listed in Annex IIIa to an end-user in a third country, the competent authority shall assess the risk of diversion taking into account the contractual arrangements that apply and the end-use statement signed by the end-user, if such a statement is provided. If no end-use statement is provided, it shall be up to the exporter to demonstrate who will be the end-user and what use will be made of the goods. If the exporter fails to provide sufficient information to assess the risk of diversion, the competent authority shall be deemed to have reasonable grounds for believing that the goods might be used for capital punishment.
Amendment 56 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 7d – paragraph 1
Article 7d – paragraph 1
1. A broker shall be prohibited from providing to any person, entity or body in a third country brokering services in relation to goods listed in Annex IIIa, irrespective of the origin of such goods, if the broker knows or has grounds for suspectinghas clear indications that any part of a shipment of such goods is or may be intended to be used for capital punishment in a country that does not belong to the customs territory of the Union.
Amendment 57 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 7d – paragraph 2
Article 7d – paragraph 2
2. A supplier of technical assistance shall be prohibited from supplying to any person, entity or body in a third country technical assistance in relation to goods listed in Annex IIIa, irrespective of the origin of such goods, if the supplier of technical assistance knows or has grounds for suspectinghas clear indications that some or all of the relevant goods are or may be intended to be used for capital punishment in a country that does not belong to the customs territory of the Union.’
Amendment 60 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The competent authorities of the Member States shall exchange information on all exporters deprived of the right to use the Union General Export Authorisation, unless they determine that a specific exporter will not attempt to export goods listed in Annex IIIa through another Member State. A secure and encrypted system for exchange of information shall be used for this purpose.
Amendment 62 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 12
Article 12
Amendment 64 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 15a
Article 15a
Amendment 65 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 15b
Article 15b
Amendment 66 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 15b – title
Article 15b – title
Amendment 72 #
2014/0005(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Annexes
Annexes
Amendment 12 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Taking into account the objectives of the Union's agricultural policy, the results of the recent scientific assessments of EFSA and the animal welfare requirement provided in Article 13 of the Treaty, it is prudent to provisionally prohibit the use of cloning in animal production for farm purposes of certain species.
Amendment 25 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 37 #
Amendment 39 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – introductory part
Member States shall provisionally prohibit:
Amendment 84 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 109 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the EU to promote good relations between Iraq and its neighbours and to promote its role as a contributor to regional peace;
Amendment 114 #
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;
Amendment 14 #
1998/0031R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point ii
(ii) The removalview of restrictions on the functioning of non-governmental organisations and the adjustment thereof to standards obtaining in the EU;
Amendment 21 #
1998/0031R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point iv
(iv) An end to enforced disappearances, acknowledgment by the country’s authorities of the existence of political prisoners, their immediate release and access to the country for international organisations and independent monitors;
Amendment 32 #
1998/0031R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point i
Paragraph 2 – point i
(i) Respect for the principles of political pluralism and democratic accountability, with freely operating political parties with equal funding, including those peacefully opposing the government;
Amendment 42 #
1998/0031R(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – introductory part
Paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Underlines the need for Parliament to closely follow and monitor developments in Turkmenistan and the implementation of all parts of the PCA, once it enters into force; calls on the VP/HR, in this context, to implement and publicly commit to the human rights monitoring mechanism for human rights and respect for minority rights, allowing Parliament to be properly informed by the European External Action Service (EEAS) about the implementation of the PCA, once it enters into force, and, in particular, of its objectives and of compliance with Article 2, so that it can respond to developments on the ground in the event of documented and proven serious breaches of human rights; highlights the possibility of a mechanism to suspend the PCA should such cases occur and welcomes, in this respect, the VP/HR’s letter to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 16 December 2015, containing the following objectives: