Activities of Eleonora FORENZA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3

– ~~Stability and Peace~~Peace-building, Conflict Prevention and Stability EUR 1 000 million,

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1

The association agreements, partnership and cooperation agreements, multilateral agreements, and other agreements that establish a legally binding relationship with partner countries, as well as, European Council conclusions and Council conclusions, summit declarations or conclusions of high-level meetings with partner countries, relevant European Parliament resolutions, 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. This includes, inter alia, the EU Global Strategy, the EU Integrated Approach to External Conflicts and Crises, the European Consensus on Development, the EU Gender Action Plan, the Comprehensive approach to the EU implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on women, peace and security, the Beijing Platform for Action and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the outcomes of their review conferences.

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6

6. Programmes and actions under this Regulation shall mainstream conflict prevention and peace-building, climate change, environmental protection and gender equality and women’s empowerment and conflict sensitivity and shall address interlinkages between Sustainable Development Goals, to promote integrated actions that can create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. These programmes and actions shall be based on an analysis of risks and vulnerabilities, integrate a resilience approach and be conflict sensitive. They shall be guided by the principle of leaving no one behind.

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title

Capacity building of ~~military~~peace actors in support of development and s~~ecuri~~afety for development

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. In order to contribute to sustainable development, which requires the achievement of stable, peaceful, gender- equal and inclusive societies, Union assistance under this Regulation may be used in the context of a wider s~~ecuri~~afety sector reform or to build the capacity of ~~military~~peace builder actors in partner countries, under the exceptional circumstances set out in paragraph 4, to deliver development activities and s~~ecuri~~afety for development activities.

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall adopt annual or multiannual action plans or measures. The measures may take the form of individual measures, special measures, support measures or exceptional assistance measures. Action plans and measures shall specify for each action the objectives pursued, the expected results and main activities, the methods of implementation, the budget and any associated support expenditures. They should also outline how each action contribute to human development, social inclusion, gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights and empowerment, as well as climate change and environment as indicated in Article 3.3, including indicative allocations. Their potential adverse effects on these targets should also be considered and plans should be adjusted accordingly.

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) grants, where appropriate without the need for co-financing, to finance actions in the most difficult conditions where the publication of a call for proposals would be inappropriate including situations where there is a serious lack of fundamental freedoms, where human s~~ecuri~~afety is most at risk or where human and women's rights organisations and defenders operate under the most difficult conditions. Such grants shall not exceed EUR 1 000 000 and shall have a duration of up to 18 months, which may be extended by a further 12 months in the event of objective and unforeseen obstacles to their implementation;

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2

2. Without prejudice to the limitations inherent to the nature and objectives of the action, participation in procurement, grant and prize award procedures for actions financed under the Human Rights and Democracy ~~and~~, Civil Society Organizations, Peace-building, Stability and Peace programmes as well as rapid response actions, shall be open without limitations.

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

The purpose of the EFSD+ as an integrated financial package supplying financial capacity drawing on the methods of implementation set up in Article 23(1)(a), (e), (f) and (g), shall be to support investments and increase access to financing, in order to foster sustainable and inclusive economic and social development and promote the socio-economic resilience in partner countries ~~with a~~. To achieve this goal particular focus should be put on the, eradication of poverty, sustainable and inclusive gpro~~wth~~gress, the creation of decent jobs, and economic opportunities, in particular for women and girls, skills and entrepreneurship, socioeconomic sectors, with a focus on social enterprises and cooperatives in view of their potential to reduce poverty and inequalities, supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as addressing climate change through mitigation and adaptation, to specific socioeconomic root causes of ~~irregular~~unsafe migration and forced displacement, in accordance with the relevant indicative programming documents. Special attention shall be given to countries identified as experiencing fragility or conflict, Least Developed Countries and heavily indebted poor countries. The EFSD+ Guarantee should not be used to replace government responsibility for providing essential public services, which remains a government responsibility.

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 8

8. The Commission shall ~~report on financial instruments, budgetary g~~provide an annual report to the European Parliament and Council on financing and investment operations covered by EFSD+ Guarantees, ~~financial assistance in accordance with Article 241 and 250 of the Financial Regulation. To this purpose, the eligible counterpa~~and the functioning of the EFSD+, its management and its effective contribution to its objectives. Such reports shall ~~provide annually the information necessary to allow the Commission to comply with the reporting obligation~~be made public, widely disseminated and be accompanied by an opinion of the Court of Auditors. It shall include at least the following elements.

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 7

7. An annual estimate of the overall spending related to climate action and biodiversity, conflict prevention and peace-building, and gender equality shall be made on the basis of the indicative programming documents adopted. The funding allocated under this Regulation shall be subject to an annual tracking system based on the methodology of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (‘Rio markers’), without excluding the use of more precise methodologies where these are available, integrated into the existing methodology for performance management of Union programmes, to quantify the expenditure related to climate action and biodiversity at the level of the action plans and measures referred to in Article 19 and recorded within evaluations and the annual report.

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 1 – introductory part

1. Good governance, democracy, rule of law and human rights and gender equality

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 1 – point d

(d) Supporting gender equality, and a thriving civil society ~~and its role in reform processes and democra~~, strengthening its role in political trans~~forma~~itions, and promoting an enabling space for civil society and citizens' engagement in political decision- making;

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – introductory part

6. S~~ecuri~~afety, stability and peace

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point c

(c) Supporting s~~ecuri~~afety sector reform that gradually provides individuals and the state with more effective and accountable s~~ecuri~~afety for sustainable development;

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point d

(d) Supporting capacity-building of ~~military~~peace actors in support of development and s~~ecuri~~afety for development (CBSD);

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point e

(e) Supporting regional and international initiatives contributing to s~~ecuri~~afety, stability and peace;

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point f

(f) PContext-specific programmes and actions aiming at preventing and countering radicalisation leading to violent extremism and terrorism. These programmes should be gender sensitive and people centred, anticipate and respond to existing and new local grievances leading to radicalisation, and avoid or respond to any negative impacts;

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point j

(j) Enhancing maritime s~~ecuri~~afety to allow for safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed oceans;

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – introductory part

3. AREAS OF INTERVENTION FOR ~~STABILITY AND PEACE~~PEACE BUILDING, CONFLICT PREVENTION AND STABILITY

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) threats to law and order, and to the ~~security and~~ safety of individuals including terrorism, violent extremism, organised crime, cyber- crime, hybrid threats, illicit trafficking, trade and transit;

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) threats to public spaces, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, to public health or to environmental stability, maritime s~~ecuri~~afety threats, threats deriving from climate change impacts;

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – part A – point 3 – point a

(a) ~~Leading and supporting global efforts, partnerships and alliances to~~Supporting local, national, regional initiatives and leading global efforts, partnerships and alliances for the rights of women as set out in the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Optional Protocol thereto, as well as measures to combat and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls; this includes physical, psychological, sexual, economic and other types of violence and discrimination, including exclusion that women suffer in the different areas of their private and public lives; address the root causes of gender inequalities as a means of supporting conflict prevention and peace building; promoting the empowerment of women, including in their roles as development actors and peace-builders;

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) support for the rehabilitation and reintegration of the victims of armed conflict, including measures to address the specific needs of women, girls, LGBTIQ people and Asylum seekers;

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 1

Rapid response actions to support the objectives set out in point c) of Article 4 (4) shall support Union foreign policy across political, economic and s~~ecuri~~afety issues. They shall enable the Union to act where there is an urgent or imperative foreign policy interest, or a window of opportunity to achieve its objectives, requiring a rapid reaction and which are difficult to address by other means.

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Eleonora FORENZA

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) support for the Union's bilateral, regional and inter-regional cooperation strategies, promoting policy dialogue and developing collective approaches and responses to challenges of global concern including migration and s~~ecuri~~afety issues, and exploiting windows of opportunity in this regard;

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) Close monitoring of sensitive products, if any, should facilitate a timely decision concerning the possible initiation of an investigation and subsequent application of measures. Therefore the Commission should regularly monitor imports of sensitive products, if any, from the date of provisional application or entry into force of the Agreements, if there is no provisional application. Monitoring should be extended to other sectors upon a duly justified request made by the relevant industry, trade union or civil society organisation.

2018/09/11
Committee: INTA

2018/0101(COD)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Eleonora FORENZA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) Safeguard measures should be applied only to the extent, and for such time, as may be necessary to prevent serious injury and to facilitate adjustment, and should take into account the effects of the extraordinary imports on the performance on the Sustainable Development Goals.' achievement. The maximum duration of safeguard measures should be determined and specific provisions regarding extension and review of such measures should be laid down.

2018/09/11
Committee: INTA

2018/0101(COD)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Eleonora FORENZA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry, or as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the environment, including that of the producing country, due to the increase of imports to the Union; and,

2018/09/11
Committee: INTA

2018/0101(COD)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Eleonora FORENZA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry, or the working conditions in that industry; paying special attention when it affects the SME's on that sector; and,

2018/09/11
Committee: INTA

2018/0101(COD)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Eleonora FORENZA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2

2. Upon a duly justified request by the concerned Union industry ~~concerned~~, trade union or civil society organisation, the Commission may extend the scope of the monitoring to other sectors, if any, than those mentioned in the Annex.

2018/09/11
Committee: INTA

2018/0101(COD)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Eleonora FORENZA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1

1. An investigation shall be initiated by the Commission upon request by a Member State, by any legal person or any association not having legal personality acting on behalf of the Union industry, by a concerned trade union or civil society organisation, or on the Commission's own initiative, where there is sufficient prima facie evidence, as determined on the basis of factors referred to in Article 6(5).

2018/09/11
Committee: INTA

2018/0101(COD)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Eleonora FORENZA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5

5. The Commission shall evaluate all relevant factors of an objective and quantifiable nature affecting the situation of the Union industry, in particular, the rate and amount of the increase in imports of the product concerned in absolute and relative terms, the share of the domestic market taken by increased imports and changes in the level of sales, production, productivity, capacity utilisation, profits and losses, ~~and~~ employment, wages, and working conditions. This list is not exhaustive and other relevant factors may also be taken into consideration by the Commission for its determination of the existence of serious injury or threat of serious injury, such as stocks, prices, return of capital employed, cash flow, and other factors which are causing or may have caused serious injury, or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry, workers or consumers.

2018/09/11
Committee: INTA

2018/0101(COD)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Eleonora FORENZA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry; or to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the environment, including that of the producing country, due to the increase in imports to the Union; and,

2018/09/11
Committee: INTA

2018/0101(COD)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Eleonora FORENZA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry, or the working conditions in that industry; paying special attention when it affects the SME's in that sector; and,

2018/09/11
Committee: INTA

2018/0095M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Emmanuel MAUREL, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the EU’s new approach to investment protection and its enforcement mechanism (ICS), which ~~has replaced~~is in essential the same as the highly controversial investor- to-state dispute settlement (ISDS); notes that several studies have shown that ICS would bring no changes to the extremely far-reaching rights that are afforded to foreign investors in current investment treaties.

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0095M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Emmanuel MAUREL, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the agreement will ensure a high level of investment protection while safeguarding the Parties’ right to regulate and pursue legitimate public policy objectives, such as public health and environmental protection;deleted

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0095M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Emmanuel MAUREL, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Notes that there are no safeguards foreseen that would prevent this ICS system from creating regulatory chill effect by threatening a government with an ICS case to prevent unwanted legislation from being developed or passed.

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0095M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Emmanuel MAUREL, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Acknowledges the right of both parties to introduce legislation on all governmental levels and to pursue public policy objectives.

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0095M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Emmanuel MAUREL, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the transparency rules applying to proceedings before ~~the tribunals, which will help to instil public trust in the system~~any and all tribunals;

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0095M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Emmanuel MAUREL, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Stresse~~Regrets that third parties such as labour and environmental organisations can only contribute to ICS proceedings through amicus curiae briefs; urges the EU and Singapore to make it possible for these organizations to join the proceedings as parties affected.

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0095M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Emmanuel MAUREL, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the agreement represents an nominal improvement on the investment protection provisions in CETA, as it incorporates provisions on obligations for former judges, a code of conduct to prevent conflicts of interests and a fully functioning Appellate Tribunal at the time of its conclusion;

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0095M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Emmanuel MAUREL, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Recalls that the Investment Court System as introduced in CETA is currently pending before the European Court of Justice for an Opinion on its compatibility with the EU treaties and that therefore a signal from the EP on the ICS is at this moment highly counterproductive.

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0095M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Emmanuel MAUREL, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of Singapore’s commitment to the multilateral investment court, a public international court which should be empowered to hear disputes on investments between investors and states that will have accepted its jurisdiction over their bilateral investment treaties, and whose ultimate goal is to overcome the current, unbalanced and fragmented investment protection regime; considers the agreement a crucial stepping . Regrets the fact that there is no respect for domestic courts to hear disputes first. Furthermore, this multilateral investment court is contrary to customary international law and international human rights law, which requires the exhaustion~~e towards that end;~~ of local remedies.

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0095M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Emmanuel MAUREL, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the Council’s decision to make public the negotiating directive of 20 March 2018 on the multilateral investment court and calls on the Council to make public all previous and future trade and investment agreement negotiating directives immediately after they are adopted in order to increase transparency and public scrutiny;

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0095M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Emmanuel MAUREL, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Highlights that the agreement will replace the existing bilateral investment treaties between 13 EU Member States and Singapore, which are based on outdated investment protection provisions and include the controversial ISDS; considers that this constitutes an important step in reforming global rules on investment dispute settlement and, it is hoped, will progressively lead to the removal of ISDS from bilateral investment treaties;

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0095M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Emmanuel MAUREL, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

~~13. Encourages the Commission to continue its work on making ICS more accessible to SMEs;~~deleted

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0095M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Emmanuel MAUREL, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission and Singapore to agree stronger sanctions in the event that a member of the tribunals does not comply with the code of conduct, and to ensure that they are in place ~~as soon as~~before this agreement enters into force;

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0095M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Emmanuel MAUREL, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Considers that the approval of this agreement will give the EU more leverage to negotiate similar agreements with the other ASEAN countries with a view to establishing similar rules on investment protection throughout the region;deleted

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0095(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Helmut SCHOLZ, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Eleonora FORENZA, Emmanuel MAUREL, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1

1. GDeclines to gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;

2018/11/12
Committee: INTA

2018/0095(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Helmut SCHOLZ, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Eleonora FORENZA, Emmanuel MAUREL, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement~~Suspends the consent procedure until the European Court of Justice has delivered its opinion regarding the compatibility of Investment Court System with European Union Treaties, Opinion 1/17;

2018/11/12
Committee: INTA

2018/0093M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

~~F. whereas Singapore ranks among the easiest countries in the world to do business with and is one of the least corrupt worldwide;~~deleted

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0093M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas more than 10 000 European companies have their ~~regional~~'letterbox' offices in Singapore;

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0093M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Helmut SCHOLZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the signing in Brussels, on 19 October 2018, of the FTA;

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0093M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Helmut SCHOLZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that negotiations were originally concluded in 2012 and ~~regrets the long~~takes note of the delay in bringing forward the agreement for ratification due to a request for an Opinion from the Court of Justice;

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0093M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the economic and strategic importance of this agreement, as Singapore is a hub for the entire ASEAN region and as this will avoid EU exporters being at a competitive disadvantage in respect of businesses from the other CPTPP and RCEP countries;deleted

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0093M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Helmut SCHOLZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Is concerned that the Prudential Carve-Out paragraph (article 8.50) is less strong than the one used in CETA, since it does not refer to measures that can be taken to safeguard the security and integrity of an individual financial institution, and asks the Commission for an explanation thereof;

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0093M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Helmut SCHOLZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Is concerned that the phrasing “not […] more burdensome than necessary” in reference to measures that can be taken under the Prudential Carve- Out is highly contestable and poses a serious threat to governments’ right to regulate in order to safeguard the integrity and stability of a Member State’s financial system;

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0093M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Helmut SCHOLZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Is concerned that the Prudential Carve-Out paragraph is not strong enough to enable the EU and governments to refuse the supply of new financial services provided Singapore – being a big supplier of financial services and a tax haven – in order to protect the integrity and stability of the financial system;

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0093M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Helmut SCHOLZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5 d. Remarks that the phrasing “each Party shall make its best endeavours” to implement and apply financial regulation and guidelines such as the Basle Committee’s “Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision” is of a noncommittal character,whereas the implementation of these kind of rules and guidelines should always be a prerequisite for concluding any agreement with a Party in order to safeguard the EU’s and Member States’ financial stability;

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0093M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5 e. Is concerned that the Specific Exceptions paragraph (8.55)explicitly refers to exceptions that can be made regarding the domain of services forming part of a public retirement plan or statutory system of social security, especially since a motivation of allowing these exceptions is lacking;

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0093M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Helmut SCHOLZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Regrets that despite all the efforts to battle tax avoidance and tax dodging, Singapore still remains a tax heaven and that Singapore is ranked 5 in Tax justice Network's Financial Secrecy Index because of its secrecy.

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0093M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Helmut SCHOLZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Notes that intermediation by banks in the setting-up of offshore structures has significantly decreased since 2007, when it was revealed that banks were promoting evasion of the provisions of the European Savings Directive of 2005 on a large scale; notes that reputational and regulatory risks in the aftermath of the financial crisis have also added to the decline in the offshore entities intermediated by banks since 2008; acknowledges, however, that at the global level statistical data do not show a general decline in the funds channelled through tax havens, at least up to 2014, but, rather, a reorganisation of jurisdictions and instruments used; notes that in parallel to the progressive rise in withholding tax levied by Luxembourg, Austria and Belgium (until 2009), from15 % in 2005 to 20 % in 2008 and 35 % in 2011, offshore money was increasingly allocated to letterbox companies in jurisdictions such as the Bahamas, Singapore and Hong Kong; notes, however, that the intermediation business has been taken over by other professions, namely lawyers, as demonstrated in the Panama Papers.

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0093M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Welcom~~Notes the fact that only around 190 EU geographical indications will be protected as of the entry into force of the agreement, with the possibility of adding more at a later stage, in view of the fact that Singapore is the fifth largest market in Asia for EU food and drink exports;

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0093M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Underlines that the agreement safeguards the EU’s right to keep and to apply its own standards to all goods and services sold in the EU and upholds the EU’s precautionary principle;

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0093M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Helmut SCHOLZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Emphasises that ~~this is a progressive trade agreement and that~~ both Parties committed in the trade and sustainable development (TSD) chapter to ensure a high level of environmental and labour protection;

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0093M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Helmut SCHOLZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Urges both parties to introduce a sanctions based mechanism for the Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter.

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0093M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Helmut SCHOLZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls that the Parties committed to make sustained efforts towards ratifying and effectively implementing the fundamental ILO conventions before entering into force of this FTA; welcomes the information provided so far by the Government of Singapore in relation to its compliance with three outstanding ILO conventions, namely those on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise, on Discrimination and on Forced Labour, and expects Singapore to further engage with the ILO with a view to progressing towards full alignment with their content and ultimately pursuing their ratification;

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0093M(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC, Helmut SCHOLZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission to trigger the general review clause of the agreement as soon as possible in order to strengthen the enforceability of labour and environmental provisions including through a sanctions-based mechanism ~~as a last resort~~;

2018/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0093(NLE)

Anne-Marie MINEUR, Helmut SCHOLZ, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Eleonora FORENZA, Emmanuel MAUREL, Matt CARTHY, Patrick LE HYARIC

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1

1. GDeclines to gives its consent to the agreement;

2018/11/09
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Eleonora FORENZA, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Helmut SCHOLZ

Citation 16

— having regard to special paragraph in the ILO Committee on Application of Standards of the ILO Conference of 2016, the ILO High Level Tripartite Mission Report and the 2017 observations of the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations concerning Conventions 87 and 98 - all which demonstrate convincingly the failure of the government to respect the right to freedom of association and to bargain collectively;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Citation 16 a (new)

- having regard for the complaint filed in 2017 with the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association concerning the government's crackdown on garment workers in Ashulia in December 2016 and the complaint filed with the UN special mandates concerning the crackdown in Ashulia;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Eleonora FORENZA, Anne-Marie MINEUR

Recital A

A. whereas Bangladesh has undergone remarkable development in recent years, the country’s GDP is predicted to grow annually at an average of 6.6 % between 2013 and 2018, while between 2010 and 2013, total trade grew on average 19% per year, whereas in the Human Development Index (HDI) Bangladesh has consistently moved up the ranks since the 1980s;deleted

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Helmut SCHOLZ, Eleonora FORENZA

Recital C

C. whereas the ready-made industry (RMG) is currently employing 4.2 million people in as many as 5000 factories and indirectly supports the livelihoods of as many as 40 million people – about a quarter of Bangladesh’s population; ~~whereas the RMG industry has importantly contributed to poverty reduction and to empowerment of women; whereas women, mostly from rural areas, represent 80% of the RMG sector in Bangladesh;~~

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Recital D

D. whereas the EU’s ~~generous~~ unilateral trade preference under the so- called “Everything, but arms” initiative for least-developed countries (LDCs) enshrined in the EU GSP regulation granting tariff-free access for Bangladesh textiles under flexible rules of origins have ~~significantly~~ contributed to ~~this success story~~Bangladesh's sizable exports, including of garments;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Recital E

E. whereas these ~~generous~~ trade preferences are enshrined in the EU’s principle to promote fair and free trade, and, therefore, provide for the EU to suspend GSP benefits in most serious cases of human rights violations on the basis of chapter V article 19 point 1 a) of the GSP regulation, which stipulates that preferential treatments may be withdrawn temporarily for [among others]: serious and systematic violation of principles laid down in the conventions listed in Part A of Annex VIII, including the eight ILO fundamental conventions;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA

Recital H

H. whereas the current minimum wage of 5 300 BDT (US $ 67) per month has not been increased since 2013 and continues to provide an income below the extreme poverty line set by the World Bank; whereas the minimum wage board has not been convened;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Recital I

I. whereas since 21st December 2016, following strikes and demonstrations by Bangladeshi garment workers seeking higher wages, the Bangladeshi authorities have arrested or detained at least 1435 unions leaders and ~~worker rights advocates~~advocates, shut union and NGO offices and put them under police surveillance, and suspended or dismissed 1600 workers for protesting the low wages in the garment industry;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Recital K

K. whereas a number of promising initiatives led by a collaboration between labour and the private sector such as the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety (the Accord) have contributed positively to improving supply chain standards and workforce safety over the last 20 years in terms of increasing workers’ rights in the garment supply chain;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Recital L

L. whereas the conclusions of successive reviews of the Compact in 2014, 2015 and 2016 ~~are reporting tangible improvements achieved by the Bangladeshi authorities, and are~~ recogniz~~ing~~e the contribution of the Compact in improving health and safety in factories ~~and working conditions~~ in the RMG industry; whereas progress relating to worker’s rights has been more challenging and no substantial progress has been witnessed for the last months in this area;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Recital L a (new)

L a. Whereas the ILO has indicated that Bangladesh has made no tangible progress in amending the Bangladesh Labour Act of 2006 and adopted Implementing Rules which create obstacles to the exercise of freedom of association; whereas workers in the garment sector continue to face serious obstacles in registering trade unions; whereas workers have been dismissed for trade union activity without recourse and without sanction of any kind for the employer; whereas workers have been repeatedly subjected to acts of violence, including murder, for exercising trade union activities; and whereas workers in Export Processing Zones have been denied the right to join trade unions;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that despite the ~~impressive track record on growth and develop~~growth experimented in recent years, Bangladesh needs to urgently do sizable efforts ~~over the long run~~ in order to achieve sustainable and more inclusive economic growth; underlines that structural reforms leading to increase of productivity, further diversification of exports , social justice, workers' rights, environmental protectionand fight against corruption would be essential in this sense;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) ~~to enhance its level of engagement~~ to improve safety and working conditions and protect workers’ rights in garment sector as a matter of highest priority, to ~~enhance~~ implementat~~ion of~~ legislation on building and factory safety; to continue to raise government funding for labour inspectorate, to continue to recruit and to train more factory inspectors, to provide for conditions to lower the turnover of labour inspectors, to set-up an annual work plan for follow-up inspections of factories subject to remediation and to enlarge building and factory inspections to other sectors;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. urges the Government of Bangladesh to instate immediately the minimum wage board and institute a shorter frequency of wage review;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the international brands/retailers and Bangladeshi private sector to ~~stay engaged in order to promote over the long run~~respect the labor laws and to promote responsible business practices ~~and~~including decent working conditions for Bangladeshi garment workers and facilitate transparent ~~and coordinated mechanisms between relevant initiative~~information on which factories are producing the goods; encourages the continuation of the work of the global retailers and brands to adopt a unified code of conduct for factory audit in Bangladesh;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Eleonora FORENZA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. calls for the Commission to extend corporate social responsibility through binding legislation on due diligence obligations to ensure that EU companies fulfil their obligation to respect both human rights and the highest social and environmental standards;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Calls on the EU to initiate an investigation under the GSP mechanism as a way to ensure meaningful progress on workers’ rights, safety and working conditions, building and factory safety and labour inspections; calls on the EU to commence similar procedures regarding the amendment of 2013 Labour Act to address freedom of association and collective bargaining, promotion of social dialogue, non-arbitrary registration of trade unions, and effective investigation and prosecution of alleged anti-union discrimination, as well as the safeguard of labour legislative frameworks and their full compliance with international standards such as ILO conventions 87 and 89;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Eleonora FORENZA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Paragraph 9

9. Supports the Commission's examination of a possible EU-wide initiative on the garment sector~~-voluntary initiatives and strict codes of c~~; reminds the European Parliament's call on the Commission to go beyond the presentation of a Staff Working Document and to propose binding legislation on du~~ct shall be its key principles~~e diligence obligations for supply chains in the garment sector; stresses furthermore that coordination, sharing information and exchange of best practices may contribute to increasing efficiency of private and public value chain initiatives and achieve positive results on sustainable development;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA

Paragraph 9

9. Supports the Commission's examination of a possible EU-wide initiative on the garment sector-voluntary initiatives and strict codes of conduct shall be its key principles; stresses furthermore that coordination, sharing information and exchange of best practices may contribute to increasing efficiency of private and public value chain initiatives ~~and achie~~but have proven to be insufficient to deliver positive enough results on sustainable development;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Eleonora FORENZA, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Helmut SCHOLZ

Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. supports the efforts of the UN open ended working group with the aim of elaborating a binding UN Treaty on business and human rights; calls upon the Commission and Member States to actively engage in this negotiations;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2636(RSP)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Eleonora FORENZA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the high-quality garment sector is essential for Bangladeshi economic and social development, that its expansion has allowed many workers, especially women, to move from informal economy to formal economy; wais deeply concerns against initiatives that could lead to disengagement of EU and other businesses from Bangladesh which would be damaging not only for their reputation but most importantly for future development perspectives of the countrybout the conditions of garment workers in Bangladesh; shares the concern of the International Trade Union Confederation; Notes with concern how existing voluntary initiatives for garment sector´s global supply chain sustainability have fallen short to effectively address human rights and labour rights related issues in the garment sector; Calls, therefore, on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on binding due diligence obligations for supply chains in the garment sector;

2017/05/08
Committee: INTA

2017/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas 95% of the world’s births to adolescents occur in developing countries, and nine in 10 of these births occur within marriage or a union; whereas about 19% of young women in developing countries become pregnant before age 18. Girls under 15 account for 2 million of the 7.3 million births that occur to adolescent girls under 18 every year in developing countries; whereas a pregnancy can have immediate and lasting consequences for a girl’s health, education and income-earning potential; whereas about 70,000 adolescents in developing countries die annually of causes related to pregnancy and childbirth1a; __________________ 1a‘Motherhood in Childhood. Facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy’, report by UNFPA, 2013.

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas education reduces the likelihood of child marriage and delays childbearing, leading to healthier eventual birth outcomes; whereas education prepares girls for jobs and livelihoods, raises their self-esteem and their status in their households and communities, and gives them more say in decisions that affect their lives1a; __________________ 1a‘Motherhood in Childhood. Facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy’, report by UNFPA, 2013.

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Strongly condemns the reinstatement and expansion of the Mexico City Policy (so-called Global Gag Rule) by the United States in January 2017 and its impact on women’s and girls’ global health care and rights, especially in the case of child marriages; reiterates its call on the EU and its Member States to proactively support women’s and girls’ rights worldwide and to significantly increase both national and EU development funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights, in particular for access to birth control and safe and legal abortion, with a view to reducing the financing gap left by the United States in this area;

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Emphasises that universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) contributes to the achievement of all the health-related sustainable development goals such as prenatal care and measures to avoid high- risk births, reduce infant and child mortality; points out that access to family planning, maternal health services and safe and legal abortion services are important elements to save women´s and girls’ lives; is concerned that no EU delegations in the Middle East and North Africa and the Europe and Central Asia regions chose any SRHR-related indicator despite the important needs regarding SRHR in these regions; calls on EU delegations in these regions to re-evaluate these worrying figures to determine whether they may be linked to misreporting or if there is a need to complement current programmes with targeted actions on SRHR;

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the need of a budgetary allocations for child marriage prevention programmes that aim to create an environment where girls can achieve their full potential, including by means of education, social and economic programmes for out-of-school girls, child protection schemes, girls’ and women’s shelters, legal counselling, and psychological support;

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2275(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA, Martina MICHELS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Welcomes the launching of the joint EU-UN global gender initiative so- called Spotlight Initiative to address sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices such as early forced marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM) or human trafficking; notes, however, that the Spotlight Initiative addresses mainly elements of the agenda which is already a shared concern globally; underlines therefore the need to advance gender equality in a more comprehensive way, through an adequate mix of programmes and modalities; calls on the Commission to use the midterm review of its international cooperation programmes for increasing funding of the Gender Resource Package in order to streamline gender into bilateral cooperation and through thematic programmes;

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regards to Article 2 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas it is essential that education, as a fundamental human right and a public good, receives adequate public funding and whereas continuous and increased public financial support for education, knowledge and research is crucial to acknowledge the vital importance of free, equal and public education which is accessible to everyone and acts as powerful force for individual and collective empowerment;

2018/02/28
Committee: FEMM

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

- having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights, Protocol 1, Article 2,

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas education is a powerful instrument to overcome deeply-rooted gender-based stereotypes and discrimination, while on the contrary it often reproduces or exacerbates existing discrimination; whereas also gender inequality in education hinders personal empowerment and affects many socio- cultural fields;

2018/02/28
Committee: FEMM

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas ~~women constitute only 20 % of science professionals and account for just 27~~, despite the fact that women account for three fifths (57.6 %) of ~~engineering graduates1 ; __________________ 1 European Commission: The Education and Training Monitor 2017, available at~~ all graduates in higher education, the gender employment gap was still 11.6 p.p. in 20151a; __________________ 1ahttps://ec.europa.eu/e~~ducation/sites/educa tion/files/monitor2017_en.pdf~~urostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Gender_statistics

2018/02/28
Committee: FEMM

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

- having regard of Council Recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning (2012/C 398/01),

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)

- having regards to Article 10 of the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)

- having regards to Strategic Objective B of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995),

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 c (new)

- having regards to Articles 28 and 29 of the Convention on the Rights of the Convention on the Rights of the Child,

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 d (new)

- having regards to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in September 2015 and entered into force on 1 January 2016, and in particular to its Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 5,

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas everyone has the right to free and accessible education, which enables all persons to participate effectively in a free society, promote understanding, tolerance and friendship and whereas education in all its forms and at all levels shall exhibit the following interrelated and essential features: a) availability b) accessibility c)acceptability and d) adaptability;1a _________________ 1a Art. 13 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Regrets that gender prejudices and stereotypes throughout the education cycle are still present in Member states’ educational programs; in this regards expresses deeply concern for largely unnoticed issues and bias that constitutes an impediment on the road to gender equality in education, such as persisting stereotypes in learning materials and, too often, differing teachers’ expectations in behaviour from girls and boys;

2018/02/28
Committee: FEMM

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Affirms the need that education systems at all levels keep a gender perspective that takes into account the needs of people suffering multiple forms of discrimination, including girls, women, people with disabilities, people identifying themselves as LGBTI, migrants and people from marginalised communities;

2018/02/28
Committee: FEMM

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the common values that hold together our societies, such as freedom, social justice, equality and non- discrimination, democracy, human rights, the rule of law, tolerance and solidarity, are crucial; whereas European education systems represent an immense richness of cultural, social, linguistic diversity while at the same time Member States share similar challenges, such as ensuring equal access to education for all;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Recalls the importance of pedagogical training without gender stereotypes for teaching staff in higher education institutions and of considering pedagogical competencies at least equally important to research competencies in the recruitment process; Highlights the role of research based education and pedagogical research as a means of stimulating a student-centred approach to learning and teaching, active learning, enhancing skills development, and improving teaching methodology;

2018/02/28
Committee: FEMM

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas it is essential that education, as a fundamental human right and a public good, ~~is focused not only on the labour market, but also on human, societal and cultural needs~~receives adequate public funding and whereas continuous and increased public financial support for education, knowledge and research is crucial to acknowledge the vital importance of free, equal and public education which is accessible to everyone and acts as powerful force for individual and collective empowerment;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Invites the Member States and educational institutions to ensure gender balanced representation ~~of women and men~~ on the boards of schools, universities and research institutes, as well as on any task forces working on implementing reforms to educational systems, that should always have a gender sensitive approach;

2018/02/28
Committee: FEMM

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas the latest Education and Training Monitor 20173a of the European Commission, recognizes that social- economic inequality is a fast growing trend affecting all Member States and data on early school leaving and training remains very high across the EU, whereas educational system should ensure all students, including those from disadvantaged groups, enjoy the same chances of accessing and completing higher education; _________________ 3a http://ec.europa.eu/education/sites/educati on/files/monitor2017_en.pdf

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

C b. whereas education is a powerful instrument to overcome deeply-rooted gender-based stereotypes and discrimination, while on the contrary it often reproduce or exacerbate existing discrimination; whereas also gender inequality in education hinders personal empowerment and affects many socio- cultural fields;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

C c. whereas methodological and digital technology innovations are a potential instrument for expanding access to contents and knowledge, but they shall not substitute the personal contact and exchange among students and between students and teachers nor become the priority of educational systems;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)

C d. whereas ensuring access to quality early childhood education and care services for every children is key to enjoy a positive start in life and in educational paths;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that in the framework of modernisation of higher education in the EU ~~closer cooperation between businesses and higher education institutions should be developed to better prepare female and male students for entrepreneurial careers~~appropriate measures should be developed in order to support educational programs to include civic participation, human rights, gender equality, promotion of intercultural awareness and understanding to better prepare students for citizenship.

2018/02/28
Committee: FEMM

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

~~Knowledge as a key economic resource and a source of citizens’ well-being~~Quality and inclusive education

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Declare~~Affirms that universal quality education is a ~~cruc~~n essential component of personal, ~~professional and societal development in a knowledge-based society~~social and professional development;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the ~~attainment of the~~respect of European Union’s eco~~nomic and societal objectives depend on quality education;~~mmon values as well as the realization of a more inclusive and equitable society and a truly sustainable growth is crucially linked to quality education as a vector of democratic values, social cohesion and integration4a; _________________ 4aArt 2 TFEU and The Paris declaration adopted on 17 march 2015.

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
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3. Underlines that quality education and training systems ~~form the basis of~~are key institutions promoting active citizenship and common values, and as such they help shaping an open, inclusive, prosperous, democratic and tolerant society~~, while promoting active citizenship and common values~~;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Emphasises that quality and inclusive education is vital to equipping young women and men with knowledge, critical thinking, skills, media literacy and democratic attitudes that will help them to confront and shape the world;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Stresses the role of schools in helping learners to develop ethical and civic values and become active, responsible, open-minded members of society; underlines that ensuring equal access to quality inclusive education constitutes the fundamental basis to strengthen social cohesion, by combatting poverty, social exclusion and gender stereotypes, as well as contributing to prevent the marginalisation of people with disadvantaged and vulnerable socio- economic backgrounds;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Regrets that gender prejudices and stereotypes throughout the education cycle are still present in Member States; in this regards expresses concern for bias that constitutes an impediment on the road to gender equality in education, such as persisting stereotypes in learning materials and, too often, differing teachers’ expectations of girls and boys;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3 d. Encourages closer synergies between education and cultural sector, by supporting an active role of culture and the arts in formal, informal and non- formal educational contexts; recalls in this respect the need to give sufficient support to the professional training of artists, managers, teachers, facilitators, social workers and other professionals engaged in these contexts;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3 e. Reminds that schools and education institutions play a key role in creating and nourishing a positive attitude towards learning, including through the whole life;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3 f. Notes that quality education could foster research and innovation in Europe, relevant for and benefitting society; to this end encourages Member States and the European Commission to allocate the adequate financial resources and calls therefore them to exclude education related expenditure from the calculation of public deficit within the Growth and Stability Pact until it is repealed;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that an all-encompassing approach to education policy, with strong p~~olitical~~ublic support, is ~~centr~~vital to the educational reform process and ~~requir~~to guarantee equal access t~~he cooperation of all relevant stakeholder~~o education for all; in order to achieve these objectives, it is key to involve society as a whole and all relevant actors: students, youth groups, education providers as well as families;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Affirms the need that education systems at all levels keep a gender perspective that takes into account the needs of people suffering multiple forms of discrimination, including people with disabilities, people identifying themselves as LGBTI and people from marginalised communities;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Highlights the potential of new ~~technologies to improve the quality of education by meeting learners’ needs, increasing flexibility in learning and teaching, and creating new forms of cooperation~~information and communication technologies as instruments to meet individual learners’ needs, including when it comes to special educational needs, increasing flexibility in learning and teaching, and fostering interactive forms of cooperation; notes that effective learning and teaching through modern technologies requires a competent level of digital skills, access to high-quality learning resources and training in order to make best use of such instruments for pedagogical purposes and for meeting learning objectives;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Considers that education related to digitalization should include civic competencies and critical thinking, while developing a proactive approach towards new technologies; stresses the importance to raise awareness on critically assessing sources and their reliability and the importance of media literacy projects in this respect;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that increased efforts are needed to shift the educational paradigm to be more learner- and understanding- centred, thus strengthening the personalisation of the educational process and increasing retention rates; advocates for schools to remain the place where potentialities are developed, where each individual can find space and time for personal and social growth;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Recognises that in the increasingly globalised and digitalised world, innovative and relevant methods of learning, teaching and assessment are necessary; advocates for tailor-made assessment tools and techniques, as they can better reflect the complexity of results in specific social context; recalls the importance of involving teachers, students and school staff in assessing if and how learning objectives have been met;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Highlights that educational systems should promote and further develop interdisciplinary approaches and team work aimed at equipping pupils and students with knowledge and skills, as well as with ~~professional,~~ transversal, social and civic competences which are meaningful also in their professional life; recalls that delivering quality teaching and learning is a continuous process encompassing dialogue, sense of sharing and questioning;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Acknowledges ~~with interest~~ the proposal to create a European Education Area ~~based on enhanced~~, which should foster cooperation, mutual recognition and ~~increased mobility and growth~~mobility;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that quality and accessible ECEC creates a foundation for more equitable and effective education systems as well as ensures the individuals’ personal development, lifelong learning and well- being; calls in this respect on ECEC that supports young girls and boys to develop to their full potential while also challenging standardized gender socialisation processes;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Stresses the importance to guarantee every child can access ECEC; notes with concern that in several countries the demand for ECEC places is higher than supply, especially for younger children 4a; encourages Member States to take necessary measures to ensure material and financial conditions are met to ensure every child can access to early childhood education without discrimination; _________________ 4a EuropeanCommission/EACEA/Eurydice, 2015. Early Childhood Education and Care Systems inEurope.National Information Sheets – 2014/15 http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/euryd ice

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. CUnderlines that early childhood is a fundamental phase of development of a person’s life, as cognitive, social and emotional skills are learned; considers that preschools should promote children’s development more holistically with a view to facilitating the transition to compulsory schooling;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Sees schools as centres ofto foster critical and creative thinking and the foundation for democratic formation and active citizenship; schools focus on helping young people to critically read, understand and use available information as well as develop their learning autonomy; recognizes the importance that schools promote self-development by developing cognitive and non-cognitive skills and competences, capacity to deal with different opinions, anti- discrimination and intercultural skills as tools to address contemporary challenges;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Points out that all school students and their specific needs should be at the centre of effective school functioning, which requires setting up joint objectives and a clear agenda for their implementation as well as close collaboration of the entire school community and stakeholders, where appropriate; encourages educational initiatives and extra-curricular activities outside the school to support the fulfilment of students' individual needs and interests while also building bridges with local communities where the schools are based;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Underlines that ~~mastering basic skills is fundamental for pupils to ensure their further learning and personal development~~is fundamental to ensure students' personal development; to this end teachers should be provided with all possible public means to perform adequately their role and responsibilities;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Notes that modern curricula should be competence driven, should enhance personal skills and should focus on formative assessment and on the pupils’ well-being; every student should have the possibility to completely use her/his own intellectual potential;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Stresses the need to make schools more open in order to enable recognition of non-formal and informal learning, smoother transitions between different education paths such as technical and academic;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Takes note of~~Emphasizes the positive impact of ~~school~~cultural diversity and multilingualism in schools on pupils’ linguistic and cognitive development, as well as on the promotion of intercultureal awareness~~, understanding and diversity~~ and respect;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Underlines that school remains the fundamental learning environment, whilst striving to gradually adapt to the emerging digital technologies;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16 b. Advocates for an increased focus on inter-disciplinary study programmes and encourages the promotion, in tandem, of TEAM disciplines and human and social sciences; highlights the need to remove all material and immaterial obstacles preventing equitable access to curricula, completion of studies and access to relevant professions for women and underrepresented groups;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16 c. Recognises the pivotal role played by academics and students in disseminating knowledge, empirical findings and facts to the wider public; encourages, in this respect independent and especially economically and politically independent research, relevant for and benefiting society;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)

16 d. Recalls the importance of pedagogical training for teaching staff in higher education institutions and of considering pedagogical competencies at least equally important to research competencies in the recruitment process; highlights the role of research based education and pedagogical research as a means of stimulating a student-centred approach to learning and teaching, active learning, enhancing skills development, and improving teaching methodology;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)

16 e. Underlines that learners should be encouraged to use self-assessment techniques to measure their learning progress; advocates for education institutions to ensuring good intelligence of the feedback tools by using a mix of several instruments, such as student questionnaires, focus groups, suggestions boxes;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Emphasises, within the context of creating a European Educational Area, the importance of supporting, and building on, the potential of all European ~~universiti~~higher education institutions and of students; stresses that students are part of the academic community as well as society and must be engaged in the learning process; believes that a high quality higher education is characterized by removing all obstacles to access, facilitating progress and completion of school cycles;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Acknowledges the necessity to strengthen the knowledge triangle and to improve links between research and teaching by allocating adequate resources to such programmes and by ensuring students involved in research programmes are granted the financial means to lead their research;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Is of the opinion that an all- encompassing approach to internationalisation, including increased mobility for staff and students, and an international dimension to the curriculum, and to teaching, research, cooperation and additional activities, should be an important part of EuropeanBelieves that rankings and classifications of institutions are controversial as they pressure higher education institutions to perform in a reputation-race chasing criteria instead of focusing on their broader mission; further notes, in this respect, that rankings of higher education institutions are often blocking the ability of lower ranked institutions to attract students and stakeholders, thereby compromising the possibility to further improvements; recalls that such rankings should not be used as a tool for commodification of higher education ~~institutions~~;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Advocates that higher education must engage with society at large in order to promote innovative growth and social welfare; cooperation between external stakeholders and higher education institutions is desirable, as they can contribute with knowledge and participate to the discussion about design, delivery and recognition of higher education programmes, however it must be approached with care as the decision- making power must always rest with students and pedagogical experts;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20 b. Considers that the involvement of teaching and non-teaching staff is vital to ensure further improvements in school policy; emphasises the teacher’s key role in providing an inclusive learning environment that requires embracing a range of methods and approaches to meet diverse needs, thus enabling all pupils to be involved in the design, realization and assessment of their learning outcomes; acknowledges the crucial function of teachers as guides and mentors supporting students in learning how to evaluate information, adopt a supporting role in the face of challenges, and prepare learners for life;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20 c. Is of the opinion that a comprehensive school policy must guarantee effective support for teachers in order to ensure the attainment of educational goals, an enabling school environment, functioning and collaborative governance;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)

20 d. Acknowledges the important role of educators in all forms of education in supporting current and future generations; encourages, in this regard, an enhanced collaboration among educators in formal, non-formal and informal learning;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Eleonora FORENZA, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Considers that teachers and their skills, commitment and effectiveness are the ba~~sis of education system~~ckbone of education systems; notes that governments should provide the necessary resources to fulfil this role in the best possible conditions when it comes to remuneration, contracts, social rights and professional opportunities; highlights that teaching staff should be provided with support systems, which include mentoring programmes, peer-to-peer learning and sharing best practices;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses the need to attract motivated candidates with sound academic backgrounds and ~~a predisposition to teaching to the teaching profession; calls for enhanced selection procedures and for improvements in teacher status, training, working conditions, remuneration~~pedagogical competencies to the teaching profession and insists, in this respect, that better working conditions should be guaranteed; calls for enhanced selection procedures and for specific measures and initiatives to improve teacher status, training, career prospects and support;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines the importance of reshaping and investing in teacher education, encouraging teachers’ continuing professional development, ~~and~~including, for example by providing them with opportunities to participate in international teacher exchanges; advocates for further investing in lifelong learning programmes for teachers, equipping them with the necessary pedagogical competencies, including on key challenges faced by European societies (such as migration, acculturation and social psychology) as well as enabling them to utilise diversity as a rich source for learning;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Considers that the European Education Area should focus on achieving the common goal~~s and must be formed in alignment with existing policies and~~ of ensuring access to quality education for all; it must be formed in alignment and critical assessment of existing policies, building on their successes, challenges and evaluation at country level, so to ensure coherence, consistency and achievable results; recommends to critically consider most recent educational trends and figures in the EU, while giving also new impetus to their development and respecting the principles of subsidiarity and institutional and educational autonomy;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. CHighlights that education systems requires adequate public funding for all study programmes, regardless of their relevance for the labour market or the short term needs of the economies; calls on the Member States to increase funding for realizing such initiatives aiming at improving the quality of education;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Supports and encourages the implementation of actions concerning the development of media literacy and critical thinking through education and training; Recalls existing commitment in this field, outlined in the Council conclusions of 30 May 2016; calls, in this context, on the Commission to coordinate policy developments at the EU level in the area of media literacy with a view to disseminating most recent developments and best practices;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25 b. Encourages Member States to take the appropriate measures in order to tackle early school leaving and support schools to include in their programs citizenship education, democratic values and human rights as part of the civic competence, while also promoting intercultural skills; reiterates the importance of such programmes in times when Europe faces striking inequalities and lack of solidarity;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)

25 c. Encourages Member States to design and support initiatives aimed at fighting gender inequality, challenging stereotypes and parents’ gender-typed expectations while involving them in learning activities;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for enhanced cooperation among Member States in modernising education~~, as encouraged and facilitated by the Commission, with a view to promoting best practices and mutual~~; urges Member states to start implementation of principles of European Pillar of Social rights that embody the way to reducing inequalities in Europe through education, training and lifelong learning;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. ~~Enc~~Notes that digitalization and development of new learning resouragces the Member States and the Commission to support efforts by educational institutions to make greater use of state-of-the-art technology in learning, teaching and assessment, while bearing in mind the need to ensure quality assurancemust benefit lifelong learning, education quality, accessibility and the development of digital and future skills; expects the Digital Education Action Plan to provide guidance to the Member States and educational institutions in the increased and more effective use of state-of-the-art technology in learning, teaching and assessment and development-appropriate and which meets quality assurance standards; believes that any digital education plan should establish and regularly assess the connection between digital means of education and the qualification frameworks based on the learning outcomes;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Recommends that Member States and educational institutions promote innovative methods and interaction between teachers and students to support the achievement of intended learning outcomes, where students are active participants in their own learning process; highlights the importance of developing value based and learner- centred and individualiszed learning methods, which can, if used in the right way, lead to a significantly higher quality of European education systems;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28 a. Encourages the Commission to support the Member States in developing training and educational programmes facilitating adult learning, the active inclusion of adults in the education system; emphasises the value of adult learning as a unique opportunity for equipping adults with literacy and basic skills, for continuing training and professional development, and for active citizenship, including through community or popular education; recalls that adult learning and education should provide a variety of learning pathways and flexible learning opportunities, including second chance programmes for people who have never been to school, early school leavers and drop outs;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Calls for increased incorporation of inquiring, active, project- and problem- based learning into educational programmes at all levels, with a view to promoting cooperation and team work; recommends that education systems work to strengthen transversal skills, such as analysing, problem solving and critical and reflective thinking, while ensuring young men and women are truly engaged partners in all educational processes;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Calls on the Member States to ensure gfre~~ate~~e and fair access to high-quality ECEC, which should meet the key criteria of availability, accessibility, acceptability and adaptability;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. ~~Calls on the Commission to consider establishing a common European framework for ECEC;~~ Supports setting a European benchmark for the quality of ECEC to be designed in cooperation with teachers and professionals of the sector, and according to national or regional quality indicators; calls on the Commission to consider establishing a common European framework for ECEC, building on country principles proposed in the Quality Framework5a; recommends that such framework follows a holistic approach that is child-centred, paying attention simultaneously to all aspects of a child’s development, well-being and learning needs including those which relate to social, emotional, physical, linguistic and cognitive development; _________________ 5a http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture /repository/education/policy/strategic- framework/archive/documents/ecec- quality-framework_en.pdf

2018/03/02
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2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Recommends that cooperation between ECEC staff and pre-primary school teachers be increased to improve the ~~quality of~~connection between educational levels, prepare pre-schoolers for the transition to primary school and focus on children’s development; highlights the importance of relationships between ECEC providers and children’s parents and tutors, between school staff and children, and among children themselves;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32 a. Recommends that Member States increase funding for ECEC so to avoid gaps between places and population needs; encourages the Member States to increase economic support and initiatives (such as tax reductions, subsidies, free quota) for parents and guardians from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds to ensure access to quality ECEC is not a privilege for the few;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)

32 b. Reiterates the need to create rights-based and gender-sensitive learning environments for students to learn about and stand up for human rights, including women’s and children’s rights, fundamental values and civic participation, rights and responsibilities of citizens, democracy and the rule of law, being confident in their identity, knowing their voice is heard and feeling valued by their communities;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. ~~Recommends the implementation~~Takes notes of positive results of athe ‘wWhole sSchool aApproach’ to increase social inclusion, accessibility, democratic governance and quality in education, as well as to address early school leaving, while also aiming to put learning outcomes, learners’ needs, well-being and involvement in school life at the core of all activity; advocates for the promotion and support of democratic school students’ structures;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Stresses the need to strengthen opportunities and structures for school internal and external collaboration, including interdisciplinary cooperation, team teaching, school clusters and interactions with ~~external stakeholders~~actors involved in the design and implementation of learning paths ; notes the importance of international exchange and school partnership through programmes such as Erasmus+ and e- Twinning;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Encourages ~~more~~balance between STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) ~~initia~~and humanitives at school level, including through enhanced cooperation with higher education and scientific research institutions;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Martina MICHELS, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

37. Encourages the Member States and the Commission to develop strategies to support existing initiatives ~~by school~~initiated by students and teachers to create a more inclusive learning environment;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)

37 a. Suggests that Member States increase efforts to make sure the results of scientific research are made publicly available, free of all restrictions on access, in order to fulfil the public responsibility of the higher education institutions, but also to maximize their positive effect on the whole community; further stresses that scientific research needs to be independent from economic and political interference;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. ~~Calls for the creation of the~~Notes the Commission’s proposal of creating a European Education Area using the potential of existing frameworks, e.g. the European Research Area, the Innovation Union, the European Higher Education Area, in order t~~hat they~~o strengthen and complement each other;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Suggests that Member States and regional authorities, in allocating European structural and investment funds, give priority to educational programmes as well as to foster cooperation between the higher education, ~~business and research communities and society as a whole~~research communities, all relevant stakeholders and society as a whole; recalls that higher education requires adequate funding, continuous staff development, and constant promotion and acceptance by the totality of the academic community, including students;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Advocates facilitating student and staff mobility through: increased support via the Erasmus+ programme; smooth recognition of credits and qualifications obtained abroad; additional economic and personal assistance; and, where appropriate, the incorporation of educational mobility as part of education programmesCalls on the Member States to foster more inclusive and accessible mobility of students, teachers, researchers and administrative staff, as it contributes both to their personal and professional development as well as to the increased quality of learning, teaching, research and administration; express concern for the limited access of mobility projects by students from less wealthy backgrounds, due also to the lack of appropriate social guarantees; calls on Member States to provide adequate public funding and make more efficient use to ensure, inter alia, that students and researchers have the necessary material conditions to study abroad and that their social and economic background does not constitute a barrier;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)

41 a. Encourages the inclusion of high quality work placements, recognised through ECTS credits, into higher education programmes and included in VET schemes;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 b (new)

41 b. Stresses the need to develop comprehensive strategies and appropriate tools for determining the quality of new modes of teaching and learning eg. e- learning, MOOCs, open access resources; recognises, in this context, the role of ENQA and other relevant European networks in contributing to the establishment of quality assurance; recalls that for digital education to fulfil its full potential, it is necessary to develop new pedagogies suitable for this medium; notes that publicly funded open education resources should be freely available to all students and the public to fulfil their full potential as a tool for advancing education;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

42. Calls on the Commission to increase its efforts to ~~improve~~strengthen teachers’ digital skills, multiply refresher trainings and to provide them with ongoing support ~~through~~, for example by developing online communities, open educational resources and courses for school professionals;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)

42 a. Supports the creation of the Academy of Teaching and Learning as a complementary opportunity for teachers to train and exchange best practices at European level; such academy could be a centre of online exchange, sharing experiences and mutual learning as well as a place for regular meetings in the form of workshops, seminars, and conferences to promote teachers’ collaboration, enhance quality of teaching, and foster teachers’ professional development; encourages the Commission to propose a project in this respect;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Eleonora FORENZA, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 b (new)

42 b. Calls for teachers and education structures at all levels to encourage students’ active participation in the governance of their learning structures; recognises the need to provide sustainable and structural support to youth associations and organisations inside and outside the educational system, in particular small-scale local initiatives and those working at grassroots level;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Curzio MALTESE, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Martina MICHELS, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. ~~Calls for support to teachers delivering multilingual courses which are an important factor in~~Highlights the role of intercultural learning as part of teacher education with a view to enhancing teachers’ capacity to overcome stereotypes related to gender, social background, nationality and special needs of their students; notes that intercultural competences are essential to work in increasingly diverse societies and to foster the internationaliszation of ~~education~~schools;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2122(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Observes that neo-liberal framework is actually damaging sustainable development and human rights, including women’s rights, which are part of human rights themselves. Calls on the Commission to provide continued support to protect human rights defenders, women’s organisations and women leaders as active actors committed to promoting, protecting and raising awareness of women’s rights;

2017/10/03
Committee: FEMM

2017/2122(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points at the positive contribution of women’s empowerment in achieving an inclusive, equitable and peaceful society and sustainable development; stresses that the focus on gender equality and women’s empowerment is explicit across all the SDGs and more efforts should be pursued to seek the full realization of women’s rights and the effective implementation of policies promoting economic and social empowerment and women’s participation in decision-making; stresses that particular attention should be given to ~~‘empowering indigenous women’~~migrant women and asylum seekers;

2017/10/03
Committee: FEMM

2017/2122(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Condemns all forms of violence against women and gender-based violence, ~~including~~specially the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war; calls on the EU and its Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention in all its parts in order to ensure coherence between EU internal and external action in this field;

2017/10/03
Committee: FEMM

2017/2122(INI)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Eleonora FORENZA, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. EStrongly condemns the Global Gag Rule and its impact on girls access to comprehensive sexuality education, sexual and reproductive health and rights services, including safe and legal abortions; calls on the EU and the Member States to counter the impact of the gag rule by significantly increasing financing for sexual and reproductive health and rights, in particular funding explicitly destined to ensure access to birth control and safe and legal abortion, using both national as well as EU development funding, in order to fill the financing gap left after the Trump administration’s moves to cease funding all overseas aid organisations that provide sexual and reproductive health and rights services; emphasises that universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights contributes to prenatal care and the ability to avoid high-risk births, reduce infant and child mortality; points out that family planning, maternal health and safe abortion services are important elements to save women’s lives.

2017/10/03
Committee: FEMM

2017/2083(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas 33 of the 49 least- developed countries are in Africa; whereas more than 218 million people live in extreme poverty in Africa;

2017/09/06
Committee: INTA

2017/2083(INI)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Eleonora FORENZA, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas lasting sustainable industrialisation and rural productivity are key for development; whereas exports from Africa are dominated by unprocessed products, and whereas a high proportion of these exports are covered by trade preference arrangements and have done nothing to boost industrialisation nor economic development in the countries concerned;

2017/09/06
Committee: INTA

2017/2083(INI)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Eleonora FORENZA, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. having regard to the ~~failure~~misleading logic of the Washington Consensus, which has not made Africa a player in global trade or eradicated poverty; but has increased inequality rates, and widespread debt unsustainability;

2017/09/06
Committee: INTA

2017/2083(INI)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Eleonora FORENZA, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the European Union to focus on supporting projects which will have an immediate impact on the creation of decent jobs, the fight against poverty, promotion of human development, protection of the environment, improving ~~the business climate~~good governance and rule of law, the management of public finances to enhance tax justice, transparency in the management of natural resources (in particular in mining and energy production), and the fight against corruption and illegal capital flows away from the continent, promotion of gender equality;

2017/09/06
Committee: INTA

2017/2083(INI)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Eleonora FORENZA, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that EU-Africa relations must be articulated on a fair and balanced framework among equal partners and based on (the) mutual respect and recognition of interests aimed at the promotion of human rights and the realisation of UN´s Sustainable Development Goals;

2017/09/06
Committee: INTA

2017/2083(INI)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Eleonora FORENZA, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Underlines the importance of fair and properly regulated trade relations which have to guarantee the democratic right to regulate to ensure human rights and peoples dignity and in fostering regional integration, contributing to sustainable growth and combating poverty; Stresses that potential benefits of trade, in order to contribute to poverty reduction, must be accompanied with distribution of positive impacts through fair and progressive tax systems;

2017/09/06
Committee: INTA

2017/2083(INI)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Eleonora FORENZA, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the EU always to take account of the different levels of development among African countries and to support measures which enhance production and processing capacity, particularly in sustainable agriculture;

2017/09/06
Committee: INTA

2017/2083(INI)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Eleonora FORENZA, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses the paramount importance of respecting, as stated on SDG 17.15, partner country´s democratic policy space to regulate and take suitable decisions for their own national context, respond to the demands of their populations, and fulfil their human rights obligations and other international commitments;

2017/09/06
Committee: INTA

2017/2083(INI)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Eleonora FORENZA, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Raise awareness of the pervasive link between free trade agreements with developing countries and illicit financial flows (IFF) and tax fraud increase; calls the future EU -Africa strategy to effectively tackle IFF by enhancing cooperation on tax matters and boosting domestic resource mobilisation on partner countries;

2017/09/06
Committee: INTA

2017/2083(INI)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Eleonora FORENZA, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Deplores the current debt distress in several African countries; stresses the risk of increasing debt distresses through the use of export credits and innovative financial instruments under the umbrella of EPAs; Calls for the EU to ensure debt sustainability in all trade deals with African countries by ensuring the fulfilment of UNCTAD principles on responsible investments and on Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing;

2017/09/06
Committee: INTA

2017/2083(INI)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Eleonora FORENZA, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Recalls that EU investment policy, especially when involving public money, must contribute to the realisation of the SDGS; recalls the need to enhance transparency and accountability of DFIs, PPPs to effectively track and monitor the money flows, debt sustainability and the added value for sustainable development of their projects;

2017/09/06
Committee: INTA

2017/2083(INI)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Helmut SCHOLZ, Eleonora FORENZA, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4e. Considers it regrettable that a regulatory framework on the way corporations comply with human rights and obligations with respect to social and environmental standards is still lacking, which allow certain States and companies to circumvent them with impunity; calls the EU to effectively promote due diligence obligations to ensure global supply chains sustainability.

2017/09/06
Committee: INTA

2017/2057(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Citation 15 a (new)

– having regard to the IWGA Report The Indigenous World 2016 in relation to Chile1, 1 http://www.iwgia.org/publications/search- pubs?publication_id=740

2017/06/27
Committee: INTA

2017/2057(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas, despite the efforts of the Chilean government, several obstacles and restrictions to the right of free association and in particular to the right of workers to freely belong to a trade union association as well as to the right to strike and limitation on collective bargaining are still present in the Chilean legislation from the past dictatorship; whereas the current EU-Chile AA does not consider obligations to enforce labour legislations nor commitments to implement ILO conventions;

2017/06/27
Committee: INTA

2017/2057(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital E

E. whereas the current AA lacks, among chapters, a trade and sustainable development chapter (TSDC) as well as obligations to enforce labour or environmental legislation and commitments to implement international instruments (like multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) or ILO Conventions or the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), or the promotion of good practices in either area, such as corporate social responsibility (CSR) or sustainability assurance;

2017/06/27
Committee: INTA

2017/2057(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital J

~~J. whereas the EU and Chile have been engaged in plurilateral negotiations to further liberalise trade in services (TiSA);~~deleted

2017/06/27
Committee: INTA

2017/2057(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital P

P. whereas Chile has bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with 17 EU Member States, the content of which does not reflect the latest developments and best practice in investment policy, whereas the EU and Chile are fully fledged “etat de droit” with developed and recognized judiciary systems that can ensure a full set of guarantees and remedies for all the economic actors involved and which would be replaced and cease to apply once an agreement containing an investment chapter between the Union and Chile enters into force;

2017/06/27
Committee: INTA

2017/2057(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) to consider it important and necessary to seek to modernise the EU- Chile AA, ~~in particular its trade component,~~ in the spirit of reciprocity, mutual benefit and balance, and to note the consistent support for a modernisation expressed by the EU-Chile JPC, as well as the fact that the JCC welcomed the steps taken towards an update;

2017/06/27
Committee: INTA

2017/2057(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) to ensure that a modernised AA guarantees, throughout the entire text, and enshrines, explicitly and unequivocally, the right and the ability of the parties to adopt and apply their own laws and regulations in the public interest, in order to achieve legitimate public policy objectives such as the protection and promotion of human rights, public health, social services, public education, safety, the environment, public morals, social or consumer protection, privacy and data protection, and the promotion and protection of cultural diversity;

2017/06/27
Committee: INTA

2017/2057(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) on the negotiations on trade in goods, to seek ambitious improvements to market access across tariff lines, lifting unnecessary barriers, while respecting that there are a number of sensitive agricultural, manufacturing and industrial products which should be given appropriate treatment, for example though tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) or allocated adequate transition periods; to include a usable and effective bilateral safeguard clause enabling the temporary suspension of preferences, if, as a result of the entry into force of the modernised AA, a rise in imports causes or threatens to cause injuries to sensitive sectors;

2017/06/27
Committee: INTA

2017/2057(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) on trade in services, to consider that the potential of the service sector is not fully accomplished in the current AA, and that a modernised AA should address unnecessary barriers to market access and provide national treatment via a positive list schedule excluding any 'ratchet' or 'standstill' clause which would, respectively, prevent parties from increasing the level of regulation in particular service sectors already liberalized at the moment of the signature, and prevent them from reregulating service sectors once they are liberalised; to consider that commitments should be taken building on the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and that rules should be updated as necessary to account for new developments;

2017/06/27
Committee: INTA

2017/2057(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point s

(s) to recall that corruption undermines human rights, equality and social justice, and is a major non-tariff barrier to trade impeding economic growth; to explicitly commit the parties, and to include a specific section on measures, to combat corruption in all its forms and implement international standards and multilateral anti-corruption conventions going beyond solely voluntarily commitments;

2017/06/27
Committee: INTA

2017/2057(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point t

(t) to consider that openness of strong public procurement ~~markets~~provisions in the agreement with high social standards such as decent work, compliance with social and labour rights, social inclusion (including persons with disabilities), equal opportunities, accessibility design for all, taking account of sustainability criteria, including ethical trade issues and wider voluntary compliance with corporate social responsibility (CSR), simplified procedures and transparency for bidders, including those from other countries, can also be effective tools to combat corruption and foster integrity in public administration while providing value for money to taxpayers, in terms of the quality of delivery, efficiency, effectiveness and accountability; to deliver in a modernised AA improved access to public procurement markets, including at sub-central level, and transparent procedures based on national treatment, impartiality, and fairness as well as preserving local entities’ capacity to pursue public interest;

2017/06/27
Committee: INTA

2017/2057(INI)

(ua) to ensure that the treaty provisions do not harm the possibility to revise the current model of water management and lead toward the return to the public ownership of water and the recognition to water access as a human right;

2017/06/27
Committee: INTA

2017/2057(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point w

(w) to consider that negotiations on investment may be an opportunity to make progress towards a necessary international reform of the dispute settlement regime, to seek a commitment by all parties to put an end to investor-to- state dispute settlement (ISDS) based on ad hoc private arbitration, and to replace it with a public investment court system (ICS) with an appeal mechanism, with a view to preserving the right to regulate to achieve legitimate public policy objectives, prevent frivolous litigation and guarantee all democratic procedural guaranteeAcknowledging the high level of investment protection offered by the legal systems of both parties, to consider not necessary the insertion of a specific investment chapter and in particular the inclusion of provisions such as ISDS or Investment courts that would have a detrimental impact on the protection of public interests, such as the ~~right to access to justice (with particular attention to SMEs), judicial independency, transparency and accountability, while pursuing the establishment of a multilateral investment court (MIC)~~alth and the environment, and on the fair and non- discriminatory access to justice;

2017/06/27
Committee: INTA

2017/2057(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point x

(x) to ensure that the modernised AA contains a robust and ambitious TSDC that includes binding and enforceable provisions, subject to dispute settlement mechanisms, with the possibility of imposing sanctions in case of breach with the possibility to appeal and seek redress through a complaints procedure open for social partners and civil society;; considers that the TSDC should cover, among other things, the parties’ commitment to adopt and maintain in their national laws and regulations the principles enshrined in core ILO conventions and to effectively implement up-to-date ILO instruments, especially the Governance Conventions, the Decent Work Agenda, ILO Convention n°169 on the rights of indigenous peoples, the Convention on Equal Opportunities and Equal Treatment for Men and Women Workers, the Convention on Domestic Workers, and the Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, as well as labour standards for migrant workers;

2017/06/27
Committee: INTA

2017/2057(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point y

(y) to ensure, with reference to the progress achieved by Chile in bilateral trade negotiations with Uruguay and Canada, that the parties include a specific chapter on trade and gender equality that specifically contains clear and measurable targets, beyond the adherence of the parties and their respect for international human rights, labour and social standards, foreseeing active measures aiming to enhance opportunities for women to benefit from the opportunities provided by the AA; to ensure, inter alia, that the parties commit to collect disaggregated data allowing for thorough ex ante and ex post analysis on the impact of the modernised AA on gender equality, to pursue an enhanced access to social and reproductive health services, participation of women enterprises (particularly micro-enterprises and SMEs) in public procurement....

2017/06/27
Committee: INTA

2017/2057(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point a d

(ad) to accept that the negotiations must result in strong and enforceable provisions covering the recognition and protection of all forms of intellectual property rights, including ambitious provisions on geographical indications (GIs) building upon but extending those contained in the existing AA, ensuring an enhanced enforcement and the possibility to add new GIs; to ensure that any IPR-related provisions must not undermine access to affordable essential medicines under domestic public health programmes and both parties’ capacity to exclude methods of medical treatment from patentability;

2017/06/27
Committee: INTA

2017/2057(INI)

Liadh NÍ RIADA, Miguel VIEGAS, Marisa MATIAS, Eleonora FORENZA, Curzio MALTESE, Barbara SPINELLI, Xabier BENITO ZILUAGA

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point a e a (new)

(ae a) to include representatives of indigenous populations in the negotiation as well as in the monitoring bodies of the agreement, especially in aspects and chapters affecting their territories and natural resources particularly in the case of extractive industry investments;

2017/06/27
Committee: INTA

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 c (new)

43 c. Highlights the importance of the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) which was set up to respond to major natural disasters and express European solidarity to disaster-stricken regions within Europe and takes note of the proposed increase in commitment and payment appropriations for the EUSF; calls upon the Commission to assess without delay if a further increase will be necessary bearing in mind, in particular, the earthquakes' in Italy and the fires in Portugal, which have had a dramatic and substantial impact on human life in particularly deprived regions; calls for the adaptation of the rules for mobilizing this fund, to allow a more flexible and timely mobilization, covering a wider range of disasters with significant impacts and reducing the time between the disaster and the availability of funds.

2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG

2017/2036(INI)

Eleonora FORENZA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Acknowledges that EU-Cuban relations, especially in the area of bilateral trade, take a new start with~~Welcomes the signing of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA), which represent a positive turning point in relations between the EU and Cuba that can provide new possibilities and commitments for both signatories, also in the area of bilateral trade;

2017/05/10
Committee: INTA

2017/2036(INI)

Eleonora FORENZA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls as the blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba for over 55 years is not only a violation of the human rights of an entire people and the greatest obstacle to the development of the Cuban economy, but also a violation of principles contained in the United Nations Charter and international law, mainly through its extraterritorial applications. Believes that the blockade should be lifted, as requested in Un General Assembly resolution of October 2016 and in previous several resolutions, to facilitate a modernization of the Cuban economy to the benefit of the Cuban people.

2017/05/10
Committee: INTA

2017/2036(INI)

Eleonora FORENZA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Condemns all unilateral measures directed against Cuba, which negatively affect third parties' interests, including EU's enterprises and citizens, and thereby violate commonly accepted rules of international trade.

2017/05/10
Committee: INTA

2017/2036(INI)

Eleonora FORENZA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Welcomes the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States, and calls on the US Congress to start working towards the elimination of the blockade; calls on the United States to fully respect and implement the agreement with the EU of May 1998 in London to alleviate the problems with extraterritorial legislation, and its commitment to resist future extraterritorial legislation of that kind;

2017/05/10
Committee: INTA

2017/2036(INI)

Eleonora FORENZA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Takes note of the measures that the Cuban authorities have adopted in recent months to encourage~~Welcomes the adoption by the Cuban Parliament in August 2011 of the guidelines of the economic and social policy, aimed at fostering the economic and social development of the country, including through the promotion of free enterprise and economic ~~liberalisation in general~~opening ;

2017/05/10
Committee: INTA

2017/2036(INI)

Eleonora FORENZA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Strongly calls on Cuba to ratify and comply with the regulations of the International Labour Organization (ILO), and to proscribe all forms of labour exploitation, in particular wage confiscation; is highly concerned about the current situation of workers in Cuba and the breach of WTO and ILO conventions;deleted

2017/05/10
Committee: INTA

2017/2036(INI)

Eleonora FORENZA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the ongoing human rights dialogue in the frame of the PDCA, ~~but deplores the insufficient inclusion of civil society; calls on Cuba to ensure the establishment of a transparent and binding roadmap on human, environmental and labour rights,~~ which should be aimed essentially at safeguarding human ~~rights, enhancing and improving trade unionists’~~and social rights ~~and~~, protecting the environment~~; calls for immediate tangible improvem~~, recognizing the right of Cuban citizents to ~~facilitate the European Parliament’s consent~~decide independently on their future.

2017/05/10
Committee: INTA

2017/2036(INI)

Javier COUSO PERMUY, Sofia SAKORAFA, Takis HADJIGEORGIOU, Sabine LÖSING, João PIMENTA LOPES, Miguel VIEGAS, João FERREIRA, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)

Va. whereas, according to Cuban Government estimates, the economic losses suffered by the Cuban people as a result of the economic, trade and financial blockade which the United States has imposed on the country for more than 50 years amount to USD 125 873 million at current prices;

2017/05/11
Committee: AFET

2017/2036(INI)

Javier COUSO PERMUY, Sofia SAKORAFA, Takis HADJIGEORGIOU, Sabine LÖSING, João PIMENTA LOPES, Miguel VIEGAS, João FERREIRA, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Affirms the European Parliament’s aspiration to see relations between the EU and Cuba develop to the greatest possible extent, with full respect for the independence, equality and autonomy of the parties;

2017/05/11
Committee: AFET

2017/2036(INI)

Javier COUSO PERMUY, Sofia SAKORAFA, Takis HADJIGEORGIOU, Sabine LÖSING, João PIMENTA LOPES, Miguel VIEGAS, João FERREIRA, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Reiterates the need to respect the inalienable principle of territorial integrity, and calls on the United States to return the illegally occupied territory of Guantánamo; stresses at the same time the inalienable right of peoples to choose their economic, political and social system without interference of any kind; condemns, therefore, the terrorist acts of destabilisation organised by third countries with the intention of bringing down a government;

2017/05/11
Committee: AFET

2017/2036(INI)

Javier COUSO PERMUY, Sofia SAKORAFA, Takis HADJIGEORGIOU, Sabine LÖSING, João PIMENTA LOPES, Miguel VIEGAS, João FERREIRA, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Points out that, with a view to the development of political and economic relations between the EU and Cuba, it would be desirable for any unilateral extraterritorial measures taken by third countries that restrict our counterpart’s full economic activity to be lifted; condemns, similarly, the imposition of extraterritorial sanctions on European undertakings for trading with Cuba;

2017/05/11
Committee: AFET

2017/2036(INI)

Javier COUSO PERMUY, Sofia SAKORAFA, Takis HADJIGEORGIOU, Sabine LÖSING, João PIMENTA LOPES, Miguel VIEGAS, João FERREIRA, Eleonora FORENZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Stresses that the normalisation process cannot proceed until the economic, trade and financial blockade is lifted, as has been called for since 1992 by the UN General Assembly, which for the 25th consecutive time adopted a resolution to that effect, almost unanimously, with 191 votes out of 193 in favour;

2017/05/11
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Eleonora FORENZA, Anne-Marie MINEUR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that corruption is inextricably linked to harm to human rights, equality, social justice and the environment and urges the Commission to take into consideration this link in all the anti-corruption provisions in trade agreements; consequently calls for the inclusion in trade agreements of binding human rights clauses ensuring that private companies, including transnational corporations, respect human rights and the highest social and environmental standards;

2017/05/10
Committee: INTA

2017/2028(INI)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Eleonora FORENZA, Anne-Marie MINEUR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that trade agreements should be seen as a key mechanism for promoting anti-corruption measures and good governance; calls for such agreements to include commitments to multilateral anti-corruption conventions in all trade deals; regrets that trade agreements, when increasing inequality, can consequently provoke corruption;

2017/05/10
Committee: INTA

2017/2028(INI)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Eleonora FORENZA, Anne-Marie MINEUR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for enhanced transparency obligations for companies as a way to address corruption; underlines the importance of tackling money laundering, tax fraud and tax avoidance in trade agreements, by way of effective measures such as compulsory country-by-country reporting and disclosure of beneficial ownership of companies, trusts or holdings in order to prevent tax base erosion, loss of revenue, and strengthen state building and democratic governance;

2017/05/10
Committee: INTA

2017/2028(INI)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Eleonora FORENZA, Anne-Marie MINEUR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Insists that EU trade partners lose benefits granted by trade agreements where they fail to comply with anti- corruption commitments or with international standards in the field of anti-corruption; c~~Calls on the Commission to set clear and relevant conditions and performance indicators allowing better assessment and demonstration of results; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to respond firmly, proportionally and quickly where the beneficiary government shows insufficient commitment to comply with what has been agreed.

2017/05/10
Committee: INTA

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution on the EU’s response to HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Hepatitis C of 27 June 2017,

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas country-specific and sector-specific assessments are of great importance; whereas women comprise the majority of workers in certain segments of the garment, horticulture, mobile phone and tourism global supply chains (GSCs) but tend to be more concentrated in low- wage or low- status forms of formal and informal employment than men, leading to gender segregation in types of occupations and activities and gender gaps in wages and working conditions and gender- specific constraints in access to productive resources, infrastructure and services;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the EU position as expressed in December 2016 on TiSA (Trade in Services Agreement)endangers the situation for several categories of employees, such as services provided by teachers, midwives, nurses and para- medical personnel, of whom the majority are women; whereas trade liberalisation and privatisation in these sectors has a potential risk to worsen the situation in terms of working conditions and labour rights, as well as result in increased inequality in access and poorer quality of services;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the problems of decreased tax revenues due to cuts in tariffs needs to be addressed from a gender perspective, linking the trade and tariff revenues issue with the SDGs agenda and financing for sustainable development;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas Intellectual property rights (IPR) provisions have been used in trade agreements to protect the interests of large pharmaceutical companies and restrict the production of cheap generic medicines; whereas affordable essential medicines are particularly important for women;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas abolishing barriers to investments in the form of legal rights, social standards, consumer protection and environmental regulations may lead to a ‘harmonisation’ towards lower labour standards, as well as privatisation of public services and the welfare sector, which will have a negative impact on gender equality;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)

Ib. whereas trade in conflict minerals has proven to be directly linked to widespread human rights violations, including rape and sexual violence against women and girls, child and slave labour and mass displacements;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)

Ic. whereas privatisation and liberalisation through public procurement of health and care services risks increasing inequality in access and the unpaid care burden mostly done by women and limit their opportunities to gain or increase paid employment and, also worsen the working conditions of many women working in social sectors;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Reiterates the importance of activating the suspension clause in international trade agreements in the event of human rights infringements, including women’s human rights abuses, by the other contracting party;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for a comprehensive analysis of differences and inequalities in the framework of GVCs, with regard to: (i) gender differences in time use, mainly resulting from women’s primary responsibility for reproductive work; (ii) gender differences in access to productive inputs and resources, particularly land, credit, training, and networks; and (iii) gender differences stemming from failures and discrimination at the level of markets and institutions;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses that special attention must be given to the rising trade liberalisation of public services and its impact on women both as service providers and service users; underlines that privatisation of essential public services (schools, hospitals, social services) tends to increase user fees that deter or prevent disadvantaged people from accessing those services, particularly women, which in turn increases the unpaid care burden on women; is also concerned that privatisation of these services can jeopardises women’s empowerment in the labour market by weakening their working conditions when working for commercial providers in the social sector;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Stresses that health care services must be exempted from the trade liberalisation agenda; highlights in particular that safeguards need to be in place to ensure women's access to safe and legal abortion, access to retroviral therapy, and hormone therapy, all of which are central to women's and LGBTQI people’s self-determination;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Expresses its deep concerns against the negative impacts of trade expansion and liberalisation on labour trafficking of persons; underlines that women and girls tend to be ones who suffer the most, as labour trafficking is strongly linked to trafficking for sexual purposes;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Condemns the human rights abuses and women’s rights violations in the conflict minerals trade, calls on the EU and the international community to mobilise against mining companies and enforce binding due diligence principles at all level;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Call for policies to regulate against food speculation and limit subsidies for agro-fuels, while focusing on improving gender equality through better regulation of international companies to protect rural communities from land grabbing, and through encouraging improvements in inheritance of land and reducing gender discriminations in accessing land and financial resources;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Considers that in order to ensure that women have improved access to essential medicines and resources for food sovereignty, the EU should stop promoting Intellectual Property Rights as laid out WTO TRIPS in bi- and multilateral agreements with strengthened mechanisms of enforcement; calls on the EU to also stop with promoting the 1991 International Convention for the Protection of New Plant Varieties (UPOV);

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Insists that binding instruments a~~re needed in EU trade policy~~nd enforceable clauses in the EU trade agreements, including sanctions, are needed to ensure that decent work standards, women’s rights, human rights principles and environmental protection are at the core of all types of EU trade agreements and that EU trade policy is coherent with the Union’s overarching aims of sustainable development, poverty reduction and gender equality;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure that the objectives of sustainable development goals (SDG´s) and particular Goal 5 on Gender Equality and the Strategic engagement for equality between women and men 2016-2019 are fully reflected in EU trade policies; in this context, calls on the EU to align EU Trade policy with GAP II (adopted as part of EU development policies), which outlines relevant gender equality targets;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Calls on the EU to ensure that its trade policy guarantees states' capacity to regulate, in particular as concern human rights, labour rights, gender equality, and environmental protection;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses that trading commitments in EU agreements should never overrule human rights, women’s rights orand environmental ~~concerns~~protection (including protection against land grabbing); insists that these commitments should be included in each trade agreement and equally binding as the agreements on trade that are sanctionable when breached;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for the EU and the Member States to ensure that binding and enforceable clauses on labour rights, based on the ILO Conventions, including Conventions No 189 on Domestic Workers and No 156 on Workers with Family Responsibilities, are included in trade agreements, and that social clauses in trade agreements also apply to informal work;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Welcomes the Commission’s decision to carry out ex ante and ex post sustainability impact assessments (SIAs) for all trade agreements in accordance with the ‘Guidelines on the analysis of human rights impact assessments for trade-related policy initiatives’; calls in this context on the EU and Member States to include gender impact assessments and a gender risk evaluations in all EU trade agreement and in all analysis of global value chains; points out that these assessments will evaluate potential positive and negative effects on gender equality that will be considered with a view introducing preventive measures; stresses that EU trade authorities should consult with gender equality experts when producing these analyses;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Stresses that decreased tax revenues due to cuts in tariffs needs to be addressed from a gender perspective; Recommends that EU trade policy link the trade and tariff revenues issue with the SDGs agenda and financing for sustainable development with the aim to ensure sustained tax and state revenues;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Underlines the need for the establishment of a Trade and Gender Desk within the DG Trade, which would include monitoring whether EU trade agreements contribute to achieving central objectives in the field of gender equality, and monitoring the respect for women's human rights, and actively responding to cases of human rights violations;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for the EU and the Member States to ensure inclusive participation in trade consultations, including women’s rights organisations, trade unions ~~and civil society~~, civil society and development organisations in trade policy-making and related implementation; encourages women’s rights organisations to participate actively and to put forward initiatives and information relevant to the negotiations;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)