[ParlTrack]

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that European citizens already face direct impacts of climate change; underlines that according to the European Environment Agency, average annual losses caused by weather and climate-related extremes in the Union amounted to around €12.8 billion between 2010 and 2016, and that, if no further action is taken, climate damages in the EU could amount to at least €190 billion by 2080, equivalent to a net welfare loss of 1.8% of its current GDP; further notes that by the end of the century weather-related disasters could affect about two-thirds of the European population annually compared with 5% of the population between 1981-2010 whilst flooding alone could cost EU countries up to EUR 1 trillion per year in damages;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 7

7. Points that the EU GDP is expected to increase more under zero emissions scenarios than in scenarios with lower emission reductions, however this may be spread unevenly across the EU; considers that the price of non-action would be by far the costliest scenario and would not only result in massive GDP loss in Europe, but also further increase economic inequalities between Member States and regions as some are expected to be harder hit than others by the consequences of inaction;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the inclusion of two pathways aiming at reaching net zero GHG emissions by 2050, and the Commission’s support for these; considers this mid- century objective as the only one compatible with the Union's commitments under the Paris Agreement;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jeppe KOFOD, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 9

9. Notes however that those pathways rely to a large extent on carbon removal technologies, including through carbon capture and storage and direct air capture, that yet have to prove their feasibility; considers that the EU net-zero strategy should not overly rely on such technologies, which should complement direct emissions reductions; believes that further aemissions reductions by 2030 isare needed if the Union is to avoid relying on carbon removal technologies that would entail significant risks for ecosystems, biodiversity and food security as confirmed by the IPCC 1.5 report;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Recalls that by being the first major economy to go for climate neutrality, Europe’s businesses will be able to gain first-mover advantage on international markets to become the global leader in sustainable and resource- efficient production; emphasises that delayed or insufficient action to achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 at the latest will result in ecologically, economically and socially unjustifiable costs and effectively hamper the future competitiveness of Europe’s industrial sector; insists that carbon leakage must be and can be avoided by intelligent policy frameworks;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 11

11. Believes that Europe's climate transition must be ecologically, economically and socially sustainable; emphasises that tailor-made and sufficiently funded strategies will need to be designed in close collaboration with local and regional public authorities, trade unions, educational institutions, civil society organisations and the private sector, to ensure that social fairness and equal opportunities are offered to all European citizens in this transition while avoiding disproportionate effects on people with low income;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Miriam DALLI, Jytte GUTELAND, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Seb DANCE, Jo LEINEN, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Susanne MELIOR, Biljana BORZAN, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Tibor SZANYI, Nessa CHILDERS, Elena GENTILE, Paul BRANNEN, Nicola CAPUTO

Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Believes that young people have increasingly strong social and environmental awareness, which has the power to transform our societies towards a climate resilient future, and that youth education represents one of the most effective tools to combat climate change; stresses the need to actively involve younger generations in building international, intercultural and intergenerational relationships, which underpin cultural change that will support the global efforts for a more sustainable future;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Considers that social aspects should be fully streamlined throughout all EU climate policy and climate funding;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 11 b (new)

11 b. Recalls that approximately 50 to 125 million European citizens are currently suffering from energy poverty1a; reiterates its strong conviction that Europe must act swiftly and vigorously to eliminate energy poverty in European households; __________________ 1a http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2015/563472/IPOL_STU(201 5)563472_EN.pdf

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 11 c (new)

11 c. Emphasises that inclusion and participation of Europe’s citizens is vital for Europe to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 at the latest; encourages all levels of national, regional and local government to put in place concrete measures stimulating and facilitating the participation of citizens in the transition to the decarbonised society;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 12

~~12. Insists that carbon leakage must be and can be avoided by intelligent policy frameworks;~~deleted

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Pavel POC

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses that reaching net-zero GHG emissions in 2050 at the latest in the most cost- efficient manner, requires raising ~~and aligning~~ the 2030 ambition level to at least 55% so as to better align it with net- zero 2050 scenarios; believes it is of upmost importance that the Union sends a clear message, at the latest during the UN Climate Summit in New York in September 2019, that it stands ready to review its contribution to the Paris Agreement;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 18

18. Emphasises that emissions will have to be reduced close to zero in all Member States and sectors of the economy which should all contribute in the joint efforts to reduce emissions; therefore calls on the Commission to develop pathways to climate neutrality for all sectors; stresses the importance of the polluter pays principle in this regard;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Miriam DALLI, Jytte GUTELAND, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Seb DANCE, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jo LEINEN, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Tibor SZANYI, Nessa CHILDERS, Elena GENTILE, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Biljana BORZAN, Susanne MELIOR, Carlos ZORRINHO, Paul BRANNEN, Nicola CAPUTO

Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Emphasises that the successful transition towards a net-zero emission economy requires an integrated approach and the right enabling environment to better stimulate and support zero- and low emission mobility; calls for additional measures to be put in place to enable access to zero- and low-emission vehicles to consumers in all Member States; stresses the need for more public and private investments in the roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure, its integration into the energy systems, as well as the sustainable sourcing, production, supply, re-use and recycling of batteries in Europe, and reiterates the need for coherent action at EU, national, regional and local levels to achieve this;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Highlights the central role of renewable energy sources in the transition towards a net-zero GHG economy, as energy is currently responsible for 75% of Europe’s GHG emissions;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Miriam DALLI, Jytte GUTELAND, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Seb DANCE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Jo LEINEN, Biljana BORZAN, Susanne MELIOR, Tibor SZANYI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nessa CHILDERS, Elena GENTILE, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Paul BRANNEN, Nicola CAPUTO

Paragraph 19

19. Considers that technology developments and new, innovative solutions, energy efficiency and sustainable renewable energy in the transport and power sectors will be key; underlines in this respect the importance of technology- specific strategies, such as ~~for~~electric mobility, hydrogen or methane;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Emphasises that the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle entails large GHG emissions reductions possibilities and must be fully taken into account throughout the full energy chain, including energy generation, transmission, distribution and end-use;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 21

21. Stresses the need to implement the Energy Union and ensure further integration of the European Energy market in order to most effectively decarbonise the power sector and to facilitate investments where most renewable energy production can be effectuated, whilst reducing energy poverty and empowering consumers;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Recalls that GHG emissions from international shipping are projected to increase by as much as 250% by 2050; reiterates that emissions from international shipping and aviation activities must be significantly reduced in order to be consistent with the Union’s economy-wide greenhouse gas emission reduction commitment and to reach net- zero GHG emissions by 2050 at the latest;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 22 b (new)

22 b. Notes that approximately 60% of the current global methane is emitted by sources such as agriculture, landfills and wastewater, and the production and pipeline transport of fossil fuels; recalls that methane is a potent GHG with a 100- year warming potential 28 times larger than CO21a and that methane emission reductions can play an important role in reducing ground-level ozone concentrations and their negative impacts on air quality and human health; welcomes the Commission’s intention to reduce methane emissions in concerned sectors, which could deliver further reductions of ozone concentrations in the EU, and to promote methane reductions internationally; __________________ 1a Van Dingenen, R., Crippa, M., Maenhout, G., Guizzardi, D., Dentener, F., Global trends of methane emissions and their impacts on ozone concentrations, EUR 29394 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2018, ISBN 978-92- 79-96550-0, doi:10.2760/820175, JRC113210

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Notes that the buildings sector currently accounts for 40% of Europe's energy consumption and 36% of the CO2 emissions1a; stresses that more efficient energy consumption in buildings constitutes a substantial potential for further reducing Europe’s GHG emissions; __________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/ener gy-efficiency/buildings

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 23 b (new)

23 b. Notes that increased energy efficiency in the heating and cooling sector can have positive impacts in terms of reducing GHG emissions as well as reducing prices and thereby energy poverty in European households;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 24

24. Supports active and sustainable forest management at national level, together with concrete means to incentivise the potential of the EU bioeconomy, given the large potential of forests to contribute to strengthening Europe's climate efforts (through sequestration, storage and substitution effects) and achieving the target of zero emissions by 2050 at the latest; recognising the need to halt the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystems services in the EU by 2020;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN

Draft motion for a resolution
Subheading 6

Financing and research

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 26

26. Calls for rapid implementation of the EU ETS Innovation Fund and for the start of the first call for proposals in 2019 in order to boost investments in the demonstration of low-carbon industrial breakthrough technologies; calls for the inclusion in the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework of adequate financial means ~~for supporting investments in the demonstration of low- carbon industrial breakthrough technologi~~aligned with the objectives under the Paris Agreement and to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 at the latest;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 27

27. Considers that in order for the Union to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 at the latest, substantial private investments need to be mobilised; believes that this requires long- term planning and regulatory stability and predictability for investors and that future EU-regulations need to take this into consideration, especially for the period up to, and post 2030; stresses therefore that the implementation of the Sustainable Finance Action Plan adopted in March 2018 should be prioritised;.

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 29

29. Stresses the importance of creating a just transition fund, especially for the regions most affected ~~regions,~~by decarbonisation, combined with a general horizontal streamlining of social aspects into existing climate funding;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Simona BONAFÈ, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 29 a (new)

29 a. Underlines that climate mainstreaming must be fully integrated in research and innovation content and applied at all stages of the research cycle as one of the principles of EU funding;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2974(RSP)

Jytte GUTELAND, Karin KADENBACH, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Jeppe KOFOD, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miriam DALLI

Paragraph 32

32. Stresses the importance of green public procurement, of ecodesign, and reducing the carbon footprint of products while at the same time aligning them with the circular economy strategy; considers that options to levy products’ carbon content in Europe might be further explored;

2019/02/04
Committee: ENVI

2018/2792(RSP)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Underlines that it is crucial to incentivise the market of electric vehicles and to issue Member States with guiding recommendations to encourage them to implement fiscal incentives for zero- and low-emission vehicles; stresses that the availability and accessibility of charging infrastructure, including in private and public buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (Directive 2010/31/EU, EPBD), as well as the competitiveness of electric vehicles are essential for increasing consumer acceptance; highlights the importance of ensuring that electricity generated for electric vehicles comes from sustainable energy sources; calls in this connection for a long-term European initiative on next generation batteries;

2018/10/17
Committee: ENVI

2018/2792(RSP)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Paragraph 12 b (new)

12 b. Recalls that for cutting air pollution it is crucial to incentivise low- and zero- emissions trucks and to stimulate the market and the use of them;

2018/10/17
Committee: ENVI

2018/2792(RSP)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Observes, moreover, that, as daily journeys are on average made over very short distances, it is essential to create infrastructure for soft mobility (walking, cycling, etc.) in order to give people an alternative to road transport;

2018/10/17
Committee: ENVI

2018/2792(RSP)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Paragraph 13 b (new)

13 b. Supports the increased use of digital technologies in the implementation of the ‘polluter pays’ principle, such as eTolling and eTicketing based on environmental performances of vehicles; stresses that a harmonised framework for toll systems should consider both GHG and pollutant emissions in relation to the environmental performance in order to send clear and balanced signals for the development of new vehicles; stresses, however, that these rules must be clear and transparent for road users; underlines the beneficial environmental and safety effects of connected mobility and automated transport solutions in urban areas, such as optimised traffic flows and the reduction of traffic resulting from cars looking for parking spaces, and calls on the Commission and Member States to support cities in adopting the necessary technology;

2018/10/17
Committee: ENVI

2018/2764(RSP)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Recital E

E. whereas green infrastructure helps to reduce the amount of atmospheric CO2 through direct carbon sequestration, reductions in water and wastewater pumping and treatment, the associated energy demands, ~~and~~ reductions in building energy use and in building emissions, by controlling the extreme temperatures and through the dissemination of zero- and low-emission vehicles;

2018/11/26
Committee: ENVI

2018/2764(RSP)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas improving the energy efficiency of buildings is paramount for reducing CO2 emissions, improving energy security and the health of EU citizens given that, in the EU, heating in the winter and air conditioning in the summer account for at least 50% of the continent’s entire energy consumption and that public and private buildings are accountable for 36% of CO2 emissions;

2018/11/26
Committee: ENVI

2018/2764(RSP)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas most buildings in Europe today clearly waste energy due to their poor quality, while 11% of the EU population does not have the necessary means to heat their homes sufficiently in winter;

2018/11/26
Committee: ENVI

2018/2764(RSP)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Recital E c (new)

Ec. whereas it is necessary and important to construct buildings that are energy efficient and to plan and design smart homes and buildings, capable of self-producing energy and storing the excess for different uses, such as the recharging of electric cars;

2018/11/26
Committee: ENVI

2018/2764(RSP)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Recital E d (new)

Ed. whereas consumers must be able to receive clear and comprehensive information on the technical and economic benefits of the new heating and cooling systems on the market and the advantages in terms of energy savings that building renovations could have in reducing energy bills, enabling consumers to identify the economic and environmental benefits these new systems can have;

2018/11/26
Committee: ENVI

2018/2764(RSP)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Recital E e (new)

Ee. whereas to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in urban areas it is vital for green infrastructure to include a sustainable mobility system, not only for pedestrians and cyclists, but also with regard to transport, especially public transport, so that the EU can, firstly, meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement, and secondly, those under the 2016 European Strategy for Low- Emission Mobility, whose objectives include reducing greenhouse gas emissions in road transport by at least 60% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels and setting CO2 emission standards also for heavy-duty vehicles;

2018/11/26
Committee: ENVI

2018/2764(RSP)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Recital E f (new)

Ef. Stresses the need to develop an efficient public transport network that uses vehicles, especially urban buses, with low or zero emission levels to encourage citizens to make greater use of these mobility systems by further developing intermodality;

2018/11/26
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Ulrike RODUST

Draft opinion
Recital A

~~A. whereas lost and discarded fishing gear constitutes the bulk of marine plastic litter;~~deleted

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Ulrike RODUST

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the release of enormous quantities of plastic into the sea not only has an adverse impact on marine resources but also affects fishing activity, inter alia by increasing the costs involved in cleaning nets and disposing of litter collected;

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas lost and abandoned fishing gear makes only a limited contribution to this problem, with the phenomenon of the ‘ghost fishing’;

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas enormous quantities of plastic enter the sea, where, having been discarded ~~plastic~~, it releases into the water toxic compounds that are ingested and that can poison and kill fish, turtles, marine mammals and seabirds;

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Simona BONAFÈ

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas waste has disastrous consequences for marine ecosystems, plastics making up over 80% of marine pollution, with between 150 000 and 500 000 tonnes of plastic waste entering the seas and oceans of the EU every year and between 75 000 and 300 000 tonnes of micro-plastics being released into the EU environment;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the revised Port Reception Facilities Directive should reduce significantly the cost and burden disincentive for fishers to bring gear and plastic litter back to the port;

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) funding is being considered for projects in the Adriatic Sea, such as new governance tools and good practices to mitigate and, if possible, eliminate the abandonment of fishing gear, as well as giving fishing fleets a new role as Sea Sentinels;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Ulrike RODUST

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~implement a port reception scheme for end-of-life nets and~~support plans for the collection of litter at sea with the involvement of fishing vessels and to implement a port reception scheme for end-of-life nets; calls furthermore on the Commission and Member States to use the recommendations ofin the Best Practice Framework for the Management of Fishing Gear, liaising closely with the fishing sector to fight ghost fishing; ~~invites the Commission to assess the viability of using biodegradable fishing nets;~~

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the Commission's Communication entitled "European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy" (COM(2018)0028) in support of the implementation of Marine Strategy Framework Directive, which aims to achieve good environmental status of European marine waters;

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Ulrike RODUST, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the EU and Member States to improve the coordination of international efforts to reduce the forms of marine pollution and to step up global measures against plastic, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDG 14);

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miriam DALLI, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Guillaume BALAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO, Carlos ZORRINHO

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the current political momentum should be used to shift to a circular plastics economy, that in line with the waste hierarchy, gives priority to the prevention of plastic waste generation;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Guillaume BALAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the EU is committed to achieving the objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miriam DALLI, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Guillaume BALAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas the release of enormous quantities of plastic into the sea has not only an adverse impact on marine resources but also affects economic activities, inter alia by increasing the costs involved in cleaning nets and disposing of litter collected;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Ulrike RODUST

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Considers to assess the need to establish an Extended Producer Responsibility for producers of plastics incorporated in fishing and aquaculture gear materials;

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Ulrike RODUST

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that Member States must do more to ~~encourage the fishing industry to apply for EMFF gr~~formulate strategies and plants ~~allowing them to make the changes necessary to their fishing gear to minimise their impact on marine ecosystems and wildlife~~to reduce the loss of fishing gear at sea, including by means of EMFF grants.

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miriam DALLI, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Guillaume BALAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that preventing the generation of plastic waste upfront and boosting our plastics recycling performance are both key to protecting human health and the environment, and supporting a sustainable economic growth; calls on all stakeholders to consider the recent Chinese import ban on plastic waste as an opportunity tofor investing in ~~state-of-the-art recycling capacity in the EU~~plastic waste prevention, for developing Eco-design requirements for all plastic and plastic containing products, and for investing in state-of-the-art in the EU for collection and sorting and recycling;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Simona BONAFÈ, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Urges the Member States to make further efforts for the timely implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive in order to achieve good environmental status for marine waters, with a particular commitment to avoiding harm to the coastal and marine environment from all plastic pollution as plastic bag and the use of microplastics in the products;

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Simona BONAFÈ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses the need for Member States to make greater efforts to develop strategies and plans to reduce the abandonment of fishing gear at sea, for example through EMFF grants, Structural Fund and the ETC support and the necessary degree of active regional involvement;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Guillaume BALAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the competent authorities in the Member States to ensure that the entire product and waste acquis is fully implemented;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Guillaume BALAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the need to take into consideration the impact of plastics on carbon emissions, calls the Commission to update its "monitoring framework for the circular economy" to integrate indicators specifically for plastics, and in particular to monitor the decoupling of plastic generation from fossil feedstocks;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Guillaume BALAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO, Tiemo WÖLKEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on Member States to ban landfilling of plastic waste by 2030 and to manage it according to the provisions laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Guillaume BALAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Believes that civil society should be able to hold industry accountable for ~~its commitment~~carrying out its obligations; asks the Commission to take this into account in the upcoming ‘New Deal for Consumers’;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Guillaume BALAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Calls on~~Urges the Commission to ~~come forward with an~~fulfil its obligation to update of the essential requirements in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive by end of 2020, addressing in particular prevention, design for ~~circularity and over-~~reuse, promoting high quality recycling and the reduction of excessive packaging; in this regard, calls on the Commission to provide clear guidelines on what should be considered "reusable" and "recyclable" plastic packaging;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Biljana BORZAN, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Guillaume BALAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Calls on~~Reminds the Commission t~~o make ‘circularity first’~~hat prevention is an overarching principle, also for non-packaging plastic items~~, by developing product standards and revising the eco-design legislative framework~~ and calls on the Commission to further implement this by creating adequate economic and legislative incentives, in particular by broadening the scope of the eco-design legislation to cover all main plastic product groups, including non-energy related product groups, and to gradually include relevant resource efficiency features in the mandatory requirements for product design and to adopt eco- labelling provisions;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Guillaume BALAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to come forward swiftly with quality standards in order to build trust and incentivise the market for secondary plastics; urges the Commission to develop ~~various grades of~~ recycling which ~~are aligned~~is compatible with the functionality of different products, while safeguarding public health and food safety;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Guillaume BALAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO, Miriam DALLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Believes that mandatory rules on the use of minimum recycled content for ~~specific products may be needed in order to~~new plastic products, in accordance with product specific legislation concerning health, safety and environment, is a requirement in order to promote recycling, reduce the use of fossil-based virgin plastic, curb the excessive quantity of CO2 emitted in their production and thus drive the uptake of secondary raw materials;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Guillaume BALAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that corporate and public procurement has the power to boost innovation in business models and select products that ensure resource efficiency; calls on the Commission to set up an EU learning network on circular procurement in order to harvest the lessons learnt from pilot projects~~; believes that voluntary~~, create a standard template and assessment system for tenders that can be reused in a practical way, together with systematic reporting on rate of circular procurement undertaken by public authorities and large corporate groups; believes that these actions could pave the way for binding rules on public circular procurement and their mandatory integration in sustainability reports;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Guillaume BALAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO, Miriam DALLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Highlights that local and regional authorities could contribute to the improvement of plastic recycling through their public procurement policies; believes that they should set eco-design criteria for the purchase of products and services by demanding products made of fully recyclable plastics and products, up to a certain percentage, made of recycled content;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Guillaume BALAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that the presence of a substance of concern should not be a blanket justification for precluding the recycling of waste streams for specific, well-defined and safe applications, since this could stifle innovation and discourage recycling potential in favour of incineration;deleted

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO, Guillaume BALAS, Miriam DALLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Highlights that a transformation in consumer behaviour is pivotal in order to reduce plastic waste generation and littering; calls on the Commission and Member States to finance awareness campaigns, including in schools, to inform the public of the benefits of plastic waste prevention and the need to address littering;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miriam DALLI, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Guillaume BALAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses that there are various pathways to achieving high collection and recycling rates and a reduction in litter, including deposit-re~~fund~~turn schemes or extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes; ~~underlines that the choice of a certain scheme remains within the remit of the competent authority in the Member State, which can take local specificities~~stresses the need that the fees paid by the producer for the fulfilment of its EPR obligations are modulated by taking into account ~~and ens~~resource ~~that any existing well-performing and cost-efficient systems are not jeopardised~~efficiency criteria,; calls on the Commission to consider options for a more unified approach in the EU to deposit schemes;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Guillaume BALAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO, Tiemo WÖLKEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Stresses that effective extended producer responsibility schemes can have a positive environmental impact by reducing the generation of plastic waste and increasing its separate collection and recycling; welcomes the fact that Directive94/62/EC stipulates that Member States shall establish mandatory EPR schemes for all packaging by end of 2024 and calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of extending this obligation to other plastic products in accordance with Article 8 and 8a of Directive 2008/98/EC;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. ~~Underlines that fiscal policy remains a Member State competence and opposes the introduction of an EU-wide plastics tax as a potential own resource stream for the EU~~Takes note of the Commission's proposal "on the system of Own Resources of the European Union" that introduces a national contribution calculated on the amount of non-recycled plastic packaging waste. Underlines that this proposal can create an incentive for Member States to reach the plastic packaging waste recycling targets laid down in the Directive 94/62/EC; however, this approach is not completely coherent with the principles defined in the waste hierarchy where priority shall be given to the prevention of waste generation;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Strongly supports the Commission in ~~coming forward with clear harmonised~~promoting existing harmonized standards and coming forward with additional standards, where appropriate, with regard to rules on both bio-based content and biodegradability, as a feedstock with specific independent property, in order to tackle existing misconceptions and misunderstandings about bio-plastics and/or biodegradable plastics which can derive from fossil or bio-based feedstock;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Highlights th~~e importance of lifecycle assessments in order to demonstrate a reduced environmental impact for all bio-plastics~~at fostering a sustainable bio-economy can contribute to decreasing Europe´s dependency on imported raw materials. Bio-based recyclable packaging and compostable biodegradable packaging could represent an opportunity to promote renewable sources for the production of packaging, where shown to be beneficial from life- cycle perspective;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miriam DALLI, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Emphasises that biodegradable plastics can help support the transition to a circular economy, but are not a universal remedy against marine litter; calls, therefore, on the Commission to develop a ~~list of useful products and applications composed of biodegradable plastics, together with clear criteria~~set of criteria for packaging when, in line with EU harmonized standards, biodegradable plastic would be preferable and provide an indicative list of useful products and applications. The indicative list should be the starting point for further R&D investments and market development of products and applications;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Calls for a complete ban on oxo- degradable plastic, as this type of plastic does not ~~safely~~ biodegrade and therefore fails to deliver a proven environmental benefit;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Underlines that several Member States, such as the UK, France and Italy, have already put in place national legislative measures for banning micro- plastics which are intentionally added to cosmetics; welcomes the scientific assessment that the ECHA is carrying out to examine the impacts of micro-plastics that are intentionally added to products in the context of the REACH restrictions, and to subsequently conclude whether European restrictions would be appropriate for addressing the negative effects linked to their presence on human health and the environment;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Renata BRIANO, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

~~32. Takes note of the good practice of Operation Clean Sweep and the Port of Antwerp’s ‘zero pellet loss’ initiative; believes there is scope to replicate this initiative at EU and global level;~~deleted

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement that an additional EUR 100 million will be invested to drive investment towards circular solutions under Horizon 2020 such as design options, the diversification of feedstock and innovative recycling technologies; supports the development of a Strategic Research Innovation Agenda on plastics to guide future funding decisions;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)

34a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to make resources available to support further research and investment through the next Multiannual Financial Framework and the Research Framework Programme, reiterates the need to support stakeholder cooperation along the entire value chain through public private partnership to develop innovative solutions building on the circular economy model;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miriam DALLI, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO, Tiemo WÖLKEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)

36a. Calls on the EU to actively support the on-going discussions at the United nations and in other international foras, including the G7 and G20, with the aim to strengthen existing tools and develop a new "Global pact for the Environment" which shall include a binding mechanism to halt plastic pollution; stresses that EU should lead by example and ensure they aim for the same level of ambition at the international level as is already aimed for within the European Union;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2008(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas results of analyses conducted in several Member States have proven that there are significant differences in the composition and quality of certain specific food products marketed under the same brand and with the same packaging, and that are advertised in the same way across the EU; whereas those differences are ~~often~~ due to the use of cheaper and of lower quality ingredients, ~~often with a~~which may be of lower nutritional value;

2018/04/23
Committee: ENVI

2018/2008(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas products of the same brand may have different characteristics deriving from legitimate factors such as consumers' preferences in the destination regions, the place of production, specific local requirements, or differences in sourcing of raw materials due to their geographical or seasonal availability;

2018/04/23
Committee: ENVI

2018/2008(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas ~~proven~~excessive consumption of foods with proven nutritional differences in ingredients could in the long term affect consumers’ health, for example where the level of fat and/or sugar is higher than ~~expected~~required for a balanced diet and when consumers are particularly vulnerable;

2018/04/23
Committee: ENVI

2018/2008(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Regrets that the Commission Notice on the dual quality of foodstuffs lacks ambition, and proposes steps that will have little or no impact on the market~~Welcomes the Commission proposal regarding the amendments to Directives in the package on 'better enforcement and modernisation of EU consumer protection rules'; stresses that it is important to develop clear and efficient guidance and support for consumer authorities, and that corrective action is urgently needed;

2018/04/23
Committee: ENVI

2018/2008(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that products marketed in the single market in a specific type of packaging should ~~have~~be of the same ~~composition~~quality standard in every Member State, and that consumers should be duly informed of any variation in composition compared to the original recipe; notes that products of the same brand may, however, have different characteristics deriving from legitimate factors such as consumers' preferences in the destination regions, the place of production, specific local requirements, or differences in sourcing of raw materials due to their geographical or seasonal availability; calls on the Commission to guarantee that the quality of products is the same across the Union;

2018/04/23
Committee: ENVI

2018/2008(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that national authorities are unable to tackle this issue individually, and calls therefore for a solution to be found at EU level; recalls that Directive 2005/29/EC on unfair commercial practices (UCPD)3 is the main tool for protecting consumers from misleading and unfair practices~~; calls on the Commission to amend Annex I to the UCPD by adding the practice of dual quality to the blacklist. _________________ 3~~ and considers that, for that purpose, the Commission ought to develop a coherent and harmonized strategy to better enforce the existing legislative framework, which already sets out the provisions needed to ensure that consumers are informed about food products, and are not misled by unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices when making a purchasing decision; _________________ 3 OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22. OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22.

2018/04/23
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ of 29 November 2017 sets out the challenges, objectives and orientations for the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020. These objectives include, inter alia, the need for the CAP to be more result-driven, to boost modernisation and sustainability, including the economic, social, environmental and climate sustainability of the agricultural, forestry and rural areas, and to help reducing the Union legislation- related administrative burden for beneficiaries. The new policy should also represent a simplification for beneficiaries, and should ensure that they receive a fair income.

2018/12/20
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) Synergies between the EAFRD and Horizon Europe should encourage that the EAFRD makes the best use of research and innovation results, in particular those stemming from projects funded by Horizon Europe and the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) for ‘agricultural productivity and sustainability’, leading to innovations that have a direct positive impact in the farming sector and rural areas.

2018/12/20
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) In view of further improving the performance of the CAP, income support should be targeted to genuine farmers. In order to ensure a common approach at Union level for such a targeting of support, a framework definition for ‘genuine farmer’ displaying the essential elements should be set out. On the basis of this framework, Member States should define in their CAP Strategic Plans which farmers are not considered genuine farmers based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and inclusion in registers. It should also not result in precluding support to pluri-active farmers, who are actively farming and contributing to the sustainability of the agricultural sector, but who are also engaged in non-agricultural activities outside their farm, as their multiple activities often strengthen the socio- economic fabric of rural areas.

2018/12/20
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43

(43) Young farmers and ~~new entrants~~ still face significant barriers regarding access to land, high prices and access to credit. Their businesses are more threatened by price volatility (for both inputs and produce) and their needs in terms of training in entrepreneurial and risk management skills are high. It is therefore essential to continue the support for the setting up of new ~~businesses and new~~ farms. Member States should provide for a strategic approach and identify a clear and coherent set of interventions for generational renewal under the specific objective dedicated to this issue. To this aim, Member States ~~may~~should set in their CAP Strategic Plans preferential conditions for specific financial instruments for young farmers ~~and new entrants~~, and should include in their CAP Strategic Plan the ring-fencing of at least an amount corresponding to 24% of the annual direct payments' envelope. An increase of the maximum amount of aid for the installation of young farmers and rural business start-ups, up to EUR 100.000, which can be accessed also through or in combination with specific financial instrument form of support, should be established.

2018/12/20
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h – point ii

(~~ii) in the context of State aid schemes, the body which receives the aid;~~Does not affect the English version.)

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) 'genuine farmers' shall be defined in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers. The definition must take into account the amendments to the definition of ‘active farmer’ introduced in Regulation (EU) 2017/2393 (Omnibus) in such a way that Member States must use at least one of the eligibility criteria to identify genuine farmers. In addition, Member States shall be obliged to use the criterion to define ‘genuine farmers’.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

(ea) Short supply chain: a supply chain to the consumer from farms that are committed to promoting cooperation, local economic development and close social and territorial relationships.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) to strengthen the socio-economic fabric of rural areas, and to contribute to job creation and employment in general.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

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

(g) attract young farmers and facilitate ~~business development in rural areas~~the creation of new farms by young people;

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

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

(h) promote employment and stimulate job creation, growth, social inclusion and local development in rural areas, including bio-economy and sustainable forestry;

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

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

(i) improve the response of EU agriculture to societal demands on food and health, including mandatory indication of origin on product labels, and encompassing safe, nutritious and sustainable food, food waste, as well as animal welfare.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

Member States shall ensure that interventions are set out on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria, are compatible with the internal market and do not distort competition. Member States may decide to establish certain elements of the strategic plan at regional level for certain elements of regional development, to ensure the coherence of the overall strategy. Regional bodies can only be entrusted with the management and implementation of rural development interventions.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Farmers meeting the requirements of Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards organic farming shall be deemed ipso facto to be compliant with the system of cross-compliance as referred to in this Article.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that all agricultural areas including land which is no longer used for production purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. Member States shall define, at national or regional level, minimum standards for beneficiaries for good agricultural and environmental condition of land in line with the main objective of the standards as referred to in Annex III, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including soil and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, crop type, crop rotation, farming practices, and farm structures.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall establish a system for providing the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients referred to in Annex III, with the minimum content and functionalities defined therein, to beneficiaries, who shall use the Tool.deleted

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

~~The Commission may support the Member States with the design of that Tool and with data storage and processing services requirements.~~deleted

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing this Regulation with rules for good agricultural and environmental condition, including establishing the elements of the system of the ratio of permanent grassland, the year of reference and the rate of conversion under GAEC 1 as referred to in Annex III~~, the format and additional minimum elements and functionalities of the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients~~.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2. The farm advisory services shall cover economic, environmental and social dimensions and deliver up to date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation. They shall be integrated within the interrelated services of farm advisory bodies, researchers, farmer organisations and other relevant stakeholders that form the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS).

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The main priority of the advisory services shall be to facilitate innovation for farmers, to help them address the specific issues they face in implementing the rules of the CAP; such services shall be aimed exclusively at assisting farmers in conducting their activities. To this end, it is helpful to develop the bottom-up approach, where development and innovation requirements are defined directly by farmers and not imposed ‘from above’.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)

(fa) continuing to improve competitiveness, sectoral integration, short supply chains and local markets and market orientation, along with the promotion of entrepreneurship;

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. support for the setting up of new farms by young farmers and assistance during the 5 years following the launch of their businesses.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. In the case of leases, the rights to assistance shall be transferred to the eligible hectares.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall ensure redistribution of support from bigger to smaller or medium-sized farms by providing for a redistributive income support in the form of an annual decoupled payment per eligible hectare, the amount of which shall be determined based on criteria aimed at facilitating rational development of agricultural production, as well as better use of production factors, to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support referred to in Article 17.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall identify the criteria for calculating the amount to grant for the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability within the framework of the CAP Strategic Plans. Member States shall establish an amount per hectare or different amounts for ~~different~~ ranges of hectares, a~~s well as the maximum number~~ccording to the greater or lesser force of the~~ctares per farmer for which~~ previously identified criteria, for farmers to whom the redistributive income support shall be paid.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2

2. As part of their obligations to contribute to the specific objective 'attract young farmers and facilitate ~~business development in rural area~~the setting up of new farms by young farmers' set out in point (g) of Article 6(1) and to dedicate at least 24% of their allocations for direct payments to this objective in accordance with Article 86(4), Member States may provide a complementary income support for young farmers who ~~have newly set~~are entitled to a payment under the basic income support as referred to in Article 17 and who are setting up for the first time ~~and~~or who ~~are entitled to a payment under the basic income support as referred to in Article 17.~~ have set up during the 5 years prior to the submission of the payment request for young farmers. By way of derogation from the above, young farmers who have received, during the final year of application of Regulation (EU) 1307/2013, the support indicated in Article 50 of the said Regulation, may receive the support stipulated in this article for the maximum period referred to in paragraph 3 of this article.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2

2. Member States may only grant support under this type of interventions for tangible and/or intangible investments carried out by genuine farmers as defined in Article 4(1)(d), which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6. Support to the forestry sector shall be based on a forest management plan or equivalent instrument.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall limit the support to the maximum rate of 75% of the eligible costs. Member States must set a priority for investments made by young farmers as defined in Article 4(1)(e) of this Regulation.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)

(ca) Member States may set priority criteria for granting support within the framework of this type of intervention that apply to sectoral contracts and short supply chains and local markets.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

By way of derogation from the provisions of subparagraph 3 of this paragraph, Member States shall limit support to the maximum rate of 90% of eligible costs for investment made by young farmers as defined in Article 4(1)(e) of this Regulation.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall grant support in the form of lump sums. Support shall be limited to the maximum amount of EUR 100 000 to be allocated to farm investment and may be combined with financial instruments.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5

5. Member States shall ensure that support is granted only for covering losses of at least 20% of the average annual production, revenue or income of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. Support shall be in line with the production, revenue or income that can be achieved.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. The LEADER initiative, referred to as community-led local development as set out in paragraph 1, shall provide for the active and primary involvement of farms and/or forestry holdings.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2

2. Under this type of interventions Member States may cover costs of any relevant action, primarily among young farmers, to promote innovation, access to training and advice and exchange and dissemination of knowledge and information which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 a (new)

Article 74a Specific financial instruments 1. The Managing Authorities shall establish a fund for granting financial instruments, providing support in the form of guarantees for loans requested by young farmers as defined in Article 4(1)(e) of this Regulation. 2. The Member State may grant up to 50% of the allocation of interventions to be directed to young farmers to the above- mentioned fund. 3. The Member State may apply the financial instrument referred to in this Article in conjunction with the support referred to in Article 69 of this Regulation.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 2

Where elements of the CAP Strategic Plan are established at regional level, the Member State shall ensure that such rural development elements are coherencet and ~~the~~ consistencyt with the elements of the CAP Strategic Plan established at national level.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

The description of each intervention specified in the strategy or of certain interventions within the framework of rural development managed at regional level referred to in point (d) of Article 95(1) shall include:

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) the identification of all national and regional governance bodies referred to in Chapter II of Title II of the Regulation (EU) [HzR];

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0216(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 1

1. Member States and the Regions may submit to the Commission requests to amend their CAP Strategic Plans and any interventions in the field of rural development managed at regional level.

2018/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2018/0209(COD)

Nicola CAPUTO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Simona BONAFÈ, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) The Union's long-term objective for air policy is to achieve levels of air quality that do not cause significant negative impacts on and risks to human health. Public awareness about air pollution is high and citizens expect authorities to act. Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council26 stresses the role Union funding can play in achieving clean air objectives. Therefore, the Programme should support projects, including strategic integrated projects, which have the potential to leverage public and private funds, to be showcases of good practice and catalysts for the implementation of air quality plans and legislation at local, regional, multi- regional, national and trans-national level. These efforts to improve air quality should be consistent with the greenhouse gas lowering requirements and the long term need to decarbonise the European economy, gradually replacing fossil-based energy infrastructures with infrastructures based on renewable energy sources, where technically possible. _________________ 26 Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC (OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 1).

2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI

2018/0209(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nicola CAPUTO

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

(1) 'strategic nature projects' means projects on a regional, multi-regional, national or trans-national scale that support the achievement of Union nature and biodiversity objectives by implementing coherent programmes of action in the Member States to mainstream these objectives and priorities into other policies and financing instruments, including through coordinated implementation of the priority action frameworks established pursuant to Directive 92/43/EEC;

2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI

2018/0209(COD)

Nicola CAPUTO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Susanne MELIOR, Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jo LEINEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part

(a) EUR ~~3 500~~5 322 000 000 for the field Environment, of which

2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI

2018/0209(COD)

Nicola CAPUTO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Susanne MELIOR, Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jo LEINEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 1

(1) EUR ~~2 150 00~~3 261 420 000 for the sub- programme Nature and Biodiversity and

2018/10/23
Committee: ENVI

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1

By 31 December 2022, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the effectiveness of this Regulation,. That report shall also include an assessment of inter alia: (a) the CO2 reduction target to be determined for 2030 pursuant to Article 1 ~~and~~, that in any case shall be only revised upwards. (b) the setting of CO2 reduction targets to other types of heavy-duty vehicles, including ~~trailers. That report shall also include an assessment of~~vehicles of categories M2 and M3, vehicles of the category N that do not meet the characteristics set out in point a) to d) of Article 1 and do not fall within the scope or Regulation (EU) No 510/2011, as well as to vehicles of the categories O3 and O4. (c) The effectiveness of the binding 2030 minimum share of zero emission buses referred to in article 1 a (new). (d) the effectiveness of the modalities addressing~~, in particular,~~ zero- and low-emission vehicles, ~~notably buses taking into account the targets set out in Directive 2009/33/EC30 , and the CO2 credit system~~considering their deployment in the Union market as well as the roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure, and taking into account the targets set out in Directive 2009/33/EC30. (e) the effectiveness of the 5% benchmark determined for 2026 pursuant to Article 5 paragraph 3a, that in any case shall be only revised upwards. (f) the effectiveness of the modalities related to the CO2 emission credit and debt system pursuant to article 7, including assessing the need of differentiating between vehicle subgroups and the appropriateness of prolonging the application of those modalities in 2030 and beyond, a~~nd, where appropriate, be accompanied by a proposal for amending this R~~s well as the possibility of replacing them with similar flexibilities. (g) the real-world representativeness of the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption values determined in accordance with regulation (EU) 2017/2400. (h) the robustness of the reference CO2 emissions. The report shall be accompanied by 31 December 2024: – by a legislative proposal setting CO2 engine standards for vocational vehicles; – and, if appropriate, by a study on how to move from a tail-pipe approach standard to a well to wheel standard on CO2 regulations. _________________ 30 Clean Vehicle Directive 2009/33/EC as amended by Directive …/…/EU

2018/09/10
Committee: ENVI

2018/0143(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – title

13 AUniversal access to water intended for human consumption

2018/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2017/0332(COD)

Rory PALMER, Guillaume BALAS, Soraya POST, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Nessa CHILDERS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Nicola CAPUTO, Paul BRANNEN, Seb DANCE, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Clare MOODY, Derek VAUGHAN, Julie WARD, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Karin KADENBACH, Theresa GRIFFIN, Monika BEŇOVÁ

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph –1 (new)

-1. The right to safe and clean drinking water is recognised as a basic right which is essential for the full enjoyment of life and the realisation of all human rights as set out in UN General Assembly Conventions No 64/292 and No 68/157;

2018/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2017/0332(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i

(i) launching campaigns to inform citizens about the quality of such water and providing adequate legal framework for these campaigns to be carried out without infringement of national competition legislations;

2018/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2017/0332(COD)

Rory PALMER, Biljana BORZAN, Guillaume BALAS, Nessa CHILDERS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Nicola CAPUTO, Paul BRANNEN, Seb DANCE, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Theresa GRIFFIN, Monika BEŇOVÁ

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i

(i) launching campaigns to inform citizens about the quality of ~~such~~tap water;

2018/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2017/0332(COD)

Rory PALMER, Biljana BORZAN, Guillaume BALAS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Nessa CHILDERS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Nicola CAPUTO, Paul BRANNEN, Seb DANCE, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Miriam DALLI, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Theresa GRIFFIN, Monika BEŇOVÁ

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii

(ii) encouraging the free provision of such water in administrations and public buildings, and discouraging the use of plastic bottles;

2018/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2017/0332(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – table – row 30

PFOA + PFOS 0,09 μg/l PFOS 0,03 μg/l PFASs - Total 0,530 μg/l 'PFASs Total' means the sum of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (chemical formula: CnF2n+1−R).

2018/07/02
Committee: ENVI

2017/0332(COD)

Rory PALMER, Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Nicola CAPUTO, Paul BRANNEN, Seb DANCE, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Theresa GRIFFIN, Monika BEŇOVÁ

Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b

(b) information on management and governance of the water supplier, including the composition of the board and, where applicable, information relating to the annual turnover and shareholder dividends of the company;

2018/07/02
Committee: ENVI

2017/0332(COD)

Rory PALMER, Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Nicola CAPUTO, Paul BRANNEN, Seb DANCE, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Theresa GRIFFIN, Monika BEŇOVÁ

Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d

(d) where costs are recovered through a tariff system, information on the cost structure of the tariff charged to consumers per cubic meter of water, including fixed and variable costs, presenting at least costs related to energy use per cubic meter of delivered water, measures taken by water suppliers for the purposes of the hazard assessment pursuant to Article 8(4), treatment and distribution of water intended for human consumption, waste water collection and treatment, and costs related to measures for the purposes of Article 13, where such measures have been taken by water suppliers, information relating to the measures taken to reduce leakage rates as stipulated under Article 4.3;

2018/07/02
Committee: ENVI

2017/0328(COD)

Patrizia TOIA, Simona BONAFÈ, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Elena GENTILE, Caterina CHINNICI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) However, that decision must take into account the need to find a suitable headquarters by March 2019, and no suitable premises are yet available. Furthermore, the building chosen must be immediately fit for purpose to avoid inconvenience, additional costs and repercussions regarding citizens' right to health;

2018/01/31
Committee: ENVI

2017/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 71a

The seat of the Agency shall ~~have its seat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.~~ be located in a city of a European Union Member State on the basis of absolute assurance that: - it meets, without any exception or limitation, as from January 2019, all requirements, conditions and criteria necessary to ensure that the Agency can function effectively; - it ensures the full and immediate operational continuity of the Agency’s activities, which are highly important to society and of great scientific value. The Agency's remit shall relate to what is recognised as a fundamental right of European citizens to health protection. Its headquarters shall be selected under the ordinary legislative procedure pursuant to Articles 114 and 168(4)(b) TFEU.

2018/01/31
Committee: ENVI

2017/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 71a

The Agency shall have its seat in ~~Amsterdam, the Netherlands~~Milan, Italy.

2018/01/31
Committee: ENVI

2017/0293(COD)

Ismail ERTUG, Nicola CAPUTO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jo LEINEN, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)

(17a) Setting up a European Clean Mobility Fund could help to cover the necessary investment for a comprehensive alternative fuels infrastructure. It could be co-financed, with the European Union contributing 10 % and another 90 % coming from industry, notably manufacturers, suppliers, energy and fuel producers and other interested parties as well as the excess emissions premiums. Companies or consortia contributing to the fund should be granted preferential access to grants and loans provided by the CEF, EIB and EC IPE. Financial resources from the fund should be awarded according to the criteria of feasibility, European added value, the achievement of deployment goals and cohesion policy. INEA, which already oversees the CEF, could become the responsible agency.

2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI

2017/0293(COD)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Simona BONAFÈ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. During the monitoring and reporting phase, Member States may factor in the quantity of advanced renewable energy sold at filling stations and the greenhouse gas emissions savings arising from this (under the Renewable Energy Directive), notifying those values to the Commission. Those amounts may be deducted from the CO2 emissions and form part of the information required under paragraph 4 of this Article.

2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI

2017/0293(COD)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Simona BONAFÈ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. These values may be used for the calculation of a Carbon Correction Factor (CCF), using the following formula: CCF = national share of advanced renewable energy used /10.

2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI

2017/0293(COD)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Simona BONAFÈ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. The corrected CO2 for a given vehicle type calculation can therefore be calculated using the Carbon Correction Factor and the following formula: vehicle type = (CO2 Type-approval) * (1-CCF).

2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI

2017/0293(COD)

Ismail ERTUG, Nicola CAPUTO, Theresa GRIFFIN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Lucy ANDERSON, Jo LEINEN, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4

4. The amounts of the excess emissions premium shall be ~~considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union~~earmarked for funding alternative fuels infrastructure according to Directive 2014/94/EU.

2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI

2017/0111(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part B – table – row 57 a (new)

Source Appendix 1 to Annex No Monitoring parameters Description I to Regulation […/…] 57a Fuel (diesel/petrol/LPG/CNG/…) 2.1.3 Simulation parameters (for each mission profile/load/ fuel combination )

2017/11/27
Committee: ENVI

2017/0111(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part B – table – row 67

Source Appendix 1 No Monitoring parameters to Annex I to Description Regulation […/…] 67 CO2 emissions (expressed in 2.3.13-2.3.16 CO2 emissions and g/km g/t-km, g/p-km, g/m2-km, fuel consumption ~~CO2 emissions (expressed in 67~~g/m3-km) ~~2.3.13-2.3.16~~ (for each mission ~~g/km, g/t-km, g/p-km, g/m³-km)~~ profile/load/fuel combination)

2017/11/27
Committee: ENVI

2017/0043(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI

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

2a. The multiannual plan takes into account socio-economic aspects in line with Article 2(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

2017/06/27
Committee: ENVI

2017/0043(COD)

Nicola CAPUTO, Renata BRIANO, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)

Article 4a Management measures In order to achieve the targets referred to in Article 4, the following management measures shall be introduced as from 1 January 2018 for all fleet segments having anchovy and sardine as their target species: a) the number of fishing days shall not exceed 180 in any one year and 20 in any one month; b) for all fishing vessels whose overall length exceeds 12 metres, spatio-temporal closures of at least: i) 30% of the territorial waters of Croatia and Slovenia for at least six months; ii) 50% of the territorial waters of Italy for at least four months. By way of derogation from letter (b), in the area of the Gulf of Trieste off the western coast of Istria to the Lim Channel, those spatio-temporal closures shall apply to fishing vessels whose overall length exceeds 15 metres. c) temporal closure of at least 15 consecutive fishing days to be implemented in the following spawning periods of the target species: i) for anchovy: between 1 May and 30 September, ii) for sardine: between 1 November and 31 March; d) reduction to a maximum of 144 fishing days for species for which scientific data shows the level of spawning stock biomass to be below the biomass limit reference point for the spawning stock.

2017/06/27
Committee: ENVI

2017/0043(COD)

Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO

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

1a. Three years after the application of the management measures referred to in Article 4a, scientific research shall verify the effectiveness of the measures taken, particularly on the stocks to which this Regulation applies and on the fisheries exploiting those stocks.

2017/06/27
Committee: ENVI

2017/0043(COD)

Nicola CAPUTO, Renata BRIANO, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE, Simona BONAFÈ, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)

(21a) In order to enable the industry to cope with the fishing effort reduction measures and the consequent reduction in income for businesses and for seafarers, there should be arrangements for priority access to appropriate support from the European Fund for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (EMFF) in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

2018/03/05
Committee: PECH

2017/0043(COD)

Nicola CAPUTO, Renata BRIANO, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE, Simona BONAFÈ, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI, Carlos COELHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

The determining authority shall provide a minor with~~e opportunity of~~ a personal interview, including where an application is made on his or her own behalf in accordance with Article 31(6) and Article 32(1), unless this is manifestly not in the best interests of the child. In that case, the determining authority shall give reasons for the decision not to provide a minor with ~~the opportunity of~~ a personal interview.

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI

Any such personal interview shall be conducted ~~by a person who~~in language they understand, in a child-sensitive and context- appropriate manner. The person conducting the personal interview shall hasve the necessary knowledge of the rights and special needs of minors and it shall ~~be conducted in a child-sensitive and context-appropriate manner.~~not wear military or law enforcement uniform

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI, Carlos COELHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

The responsible authorities shall, as soon as possible and not later than five ~~working~~ days from the moment ~~when~~ an unaccompanied minor ~~mak~~arrives ain ~~application~~the Member State, appoint a person or an organisation as a guardian.

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

The guardian shall perform his or her duties in accordance with the principle of the best interests of the child, shall have the necessary ~~expertise, and shall not have a verified record of child-related crimes or offences~~qualifications and expertise and receive regular and appropriate training, and shall not have a verified criminal record, with particular regard to any of child-related crimes or offences. After his or her appointment, the guardian's criminal record shall be regularly reviewed by the competent authorities to identify potential incompatibilities with his or her role.

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI, Carlos COELHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1

The responsible authorities shall ~~not~~ place a guardian in charge of a ~~disproportiona~~n adequate and limited number of unaccompanied minors at the same time, which would render him or her to ensure he or she is unable to perform his or her tasks effectively."

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Carlos COELHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2

Member States shall appoint entities or persons responsible for the performance of guardians' tasks and for supervising and monitoring at regular intervals that guardians perform their tasks in a satisfactory manner. Those entities or persons shall review complaints lodged by unaccompanied minors against their guardian. Unaccompanied minors shall be informed, in a child-friendly manner and in a language that they understand, about who these entities or persons are and which are the grievance mechanisms in place to report complaints against their guardians in confidence and safety.

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI, Carlos COELHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1

1. Medical examinations may be used, as a measure of last resort, to determine the age of unaccompanied minors within the framework of the examination of an application where, following statements by the applicant or other relevant indications including a psychosocial assessment, there are grounds for serious doubts as to whether or not the applicant is under the age of 18 and other approaches, such as attempts to gather documentary evidence, and other age assessment procedures that Member States may have decided to undertake have failed to determine the age of the applicant. Where the result of the medical examination is not conclusive, or includes an age-range below 18 years, Member States shall assume that the applicant is a minor.

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI, Carlos COELHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3

3. Any medical examination shall be performed with full respect for the individual’'s dignity, shall be the least invasive examination and shall be carried out by independent, trained and qualified medical professionals who are familiar with the applicant's ethnic and cultural background and in cooperation with a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in child rights, psychology and development, thereby allowing for the most reliable result possible.

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Carlos COELHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4

4. Where medical examinations are used to determine the age of unaccompanied minors, the determining authority shall ensure that unaccompanied minors are informed, prior to the examination of their application for international protection, and in a language that they understand ~~or are reasonably meant to understand~~and a child-friendly and age appropriate manner, of the possibility that their age be determined by medical examination. This shall include information on the method of examination and possible consequences which the result of the medical examination may have for the examination of the application, as well as on the possibility and consequences of a refusal on the part of the unaccompanied minor, or of his or her guardian, to undergo the medical examination.

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI, Carlos COELHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 8

8. Where the adult responsible for the accompanied minor does not make an application for himself or herself, the accompanied minor shall be clearly informed of the possibility and procedure for lodging an application in his or her own name at the time of the making of his or her application. and given an effective opportunity to do so within the ten working days provided for in Article 28(1) if he or she has the legal capacity to act in procedures according to the national law of the Member State concerned. Where the minor does not have the legal capacity to act in procedures according to the national law of the Member State concerned, the determining authority shall act on behalf of the minor, with due regard to his or her views

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI, Carlos COELHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 9

9. Where the adult responsible for the accompanied minor does not lodge an application on behalf of the minor within the ten working days provided for in Article 28(1), the minor shall be informed of the possibility and the procedure to lodge his or her application in his or her own name and given an effective opportunity to do so within a further ten working-day period starting from the ~~expiry of the first ten working- day perio~~moment the minor is informed if he or she has the legal capacity to act in procedures according to the national law of the Member State concerned. Where the minor does not lodge his or her application in his or her own name within these further ten working days, the application shall be rejected as abandoned in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 39. Where the minor does not have the legal capacity to act in procedures according to the national law of the Member State concerned, the determining authority shall act on behalf of the minor, with due regard to his or her views.

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2

2. In the case of an unaccompanied minor, the ten working-day period for the lodging the application provided for in Article 28(1) shall only start to run from the moment a guardian of the unaccompanied minor is appointed and has met with him or her. Where his or her guardian does not lodge an application on behalf of the unaccompanied minor within those ten working days, the determining authority shall lodge an application on behalf of the unaccompanied minor ~~if, on the basis of an individual assessment of his or her personal situation, it is of the opinion that the minor may need international protection~~.

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Carlos COELHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) all relevant, accurate and up-to-date information relating to the situation prevailing in the country of origin of the applicant at the time of taking a decision on the application, including laws and regulations of the country of origin and the manner in which they are applied, as well as any other relevant information obtained from the European Union Agency for Asylum, from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and relevant international human rights and child- focused organisations, or from other sources;

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI, Carlos COELHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. The implicit withdrawal procedure shall not apply to minors.

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 5

5. The accelerated examination procedure may be applied to unaccompanied minors only where: (a) the applicant comes from a third country considered to be a safe country of origin in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 47; (b) the applicant may for serious reasons be considered to be a danger to the national security or public order of the Member State, or the applicant has been forcibly expelled for serious reasons of public security or public order under national law.deleted

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. The accelerated examination procedure shall not apply to minors

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. The border procedure shall not apply to minors.

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 5

5. The border procedure may be applied to unaccompanied minors, in accordance with Articles 8 to 11 of Directive (EU) No XXX/XXX (Reception Conditions Directive) only where: (a) the applicant comes from a third country considered to be a safe country of origin in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 47; (b) the applicant may for serious reasons be considered to be a danger to the national security or public order of the Member State, or the applicant has been forcibly expelled for serious reasons of public security or public order under national law; (c) there are reasonable grounds to consider that a third country is a safe third country for the applicant in accordance with the conditions of Article 45; (d) the applicant has misled the authorities by presenting false information or documents or by withholding relevant information or documents with respect to his or her identity or nationality that could have had a negative impact on the decision. Point (d) shall only be applied where there are serious grounds for considering that the applicant is attempting to conceal relevant elements which would likely lead to a decision refusing to grant international protection and provided that the applicant has been given an effective opportunity to provide substantiated justifications for his actions.deleted

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI, Carlos COELHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 4

4. As regards unaccompanied minors, the concept of first country of asylum ~~may only be applie~~shall not apply, unless it is in his or her best interests and where the authorities of Member States have first received from the authorities of the third country in question the assurance that the unaccompanied minor will be taken in charge by those authorities and that he or she shall immediately benefit from one of the forms of protection referred to in paragraph 1.

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Carlos COELHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 5

5. As regards unaccompanied minors, the concept of safe third country may only be applied taking into consideration his or her best interests and where the authorities of the Member States have ~~first~~ received from the authorities of the third country in question ~~confirmation~~assurance that the unaccompanied minor ~~shall be taken in charge by those authorities~~will not face serious harm, discrimination or persecution and that he or she shall immediately have access to ~~one of~~ the forms of protection referred to in paragraph 1~~(e)~~.

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0224(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Lara COMI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Carlos COELHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2

2. The assessment of whether a third country may be designated as a safe country of origin in accordance with this Regulation shall be based on a range of sources of information, including in particular information from Member States, the European Union Agency for Asylum, the European External Action Service, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Council of Europe as well as other relevant organisations, including child-focused organisations, and shall take into account the common analysis of the country of origin information referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX (EU Asylum Agency).

2017/06/26
Committee: LIBE

2016/0222(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Luigi MORGANO, Bodil VALERO, Brando BENIFEI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Member States shall apply this Directive to all unaccompanied minors from third countries from the moment of their arrival to the moment of their qualification as a refugee or grant of subsidiary protection under Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Qualification Regulation], or the grant of some other form of humanitarian protection, or their transfer to a third country, in accordance with their best interests, under national law.

2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE

2016/0222(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Luigi MORGANO, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Brando BENIFEI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Minors shall not be detained ~~only as a measure of last resort and after it having been established that other less coercive alternative measure~~; Member States shall instead accommodate minors can~~not be applied effectively. Such detention shall be for the shortest period of time and all efforts shall be made to release the detained minors and place them in accommodation suitable for minors~~d families with minors in non- custodial, community-based placements while their immigration status is processed.

2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE

2016/0222(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Luigi MORGANO, Brando BENIFEI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

~~Unaccompanied minors shall be detained only in exceptional circumstances. All efforts shall be made to release the detained unaccompanied minor as soon as possible.~~deleted

2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE

2016/0222(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Luigi MORGANO, Brando BENIFEI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

~~Unaccompanied minors shall never be detained in prison accommodation.~~deleted

2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE

2016/0222(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Luigi MORGANO, Brando BENIFEI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4

~~Where unaccompanied minors are detained, Member States shall ensure that they are accommodated separately from adults.~~deleted

2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE

2016/0222(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Luigi MORGANO, Brando BENIFEI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4

~~4. Detained families shall be provided with separate accommodation guaranteeing adequate privacy.~~deleted

2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE

2016/0222(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Luigi MORGANO, Bodil VALERO, Brando BENIFEI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall grant to minor children of applicants and to applicants who are minors access to the education system under ~~similar~~the same conditions as their own nationals for ~~so long as an expulsion measure against them or their parents is not actually enforced. Such education may be provided in accommodation centres~~the entire duration of their presence in the territory of the Member State. Such education may be provided in accommodation centres, as a temporary measure until access to national education systems is ensured.

2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE

2016/0222(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Luigi MORGANO, Bodil VALERO, Brando BENIFEI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Access to the education system shall not be postponed for more than ~~thre~~one months from the date on which the application for international protection was lodged by or on behalf of the minor.

2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE

2016/0222(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Luigi MORGANO, Bodil VALERO, Brando BENIFEI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Member States shall ensure that that standard of living is met in the specific situation of applicants with special reception needs, such as minors, as well as in relation to the situation of persons who are in detention.

2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE

2016/0222(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Luigi MORGANO, Bodil VALERO, Brando BENIFEI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Member States shall provide separate sanitary facilities for female applicants and safe place in reception centres for them and their children.

2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE

2016/0222(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Luigi MORGANO, Brando BENIFEI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a directive
Article 17a – paragraph 3

3. Pending the transfer under Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX [Dublin Regulation] of a minor to the Member State responsible, Member States shall provide him or her with access to suitable educational activitiesThis article shall not apply to unaccompanied minors. When the applicants concerned are parents of minors, Member States may derogate from this article taking into account the best interests of the child, as this provision restricts access to education, equal treatment and material reception conditions such as housing, food and clothing.

2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE

2016/0222(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Luigi MORGANO, Bodil VALERO, Brando BENIFEI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Member States shall ensure that minor children of applicants and applicants who are minors receive the same access to health care as their own national minors.

2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE

2016/0222(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Luigi MORGANO, Hilde VAUTMANS, Bodil VALERO, Brando BENIFEI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1

1. The best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration for Member States when implementing the provisions of this Directive that ~~involve~~may affect minors. Member States shall ensure a standard of living adequate for the minor’s physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development.

2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE

2016/0222(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Luigi MORGANO, Bodil VALERO, Brando BENIFEI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) safety and security considerations, in particular where there is a risk of the minor being a victim of violence and exploitation, including human trafficking;

2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE

2016/0222(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Luigi MORGANO, Brando BENIFEI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 6

6. Those working with minors, including with unaccompanied minors, shall not have a verified ~~record of~~criminal record, especially with regard to any child- related crimes or offenses and shall receive continuous and appropriate training concerning the rights and needs of unaccompanied minors, including concerning any applicable child safeguarding standards, and shall be bound by the confidentiality rules provided for in national law, in relation to any information they obtain in the course of their work.

2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE

2016/0222(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Luigi MORGANO, Brando BENIFEI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall as soon as possible and no later than five ~~working~~ days from the moment when an unaccompanied minor ~~makes an application for international protection~~arrives in the Member State take measures to ensure that a guardian represents and assists the unaccompanied minor to enable him or her to benefit from the rights and comply with the obligations provided for in this Directive. The guardian appointed in accordance with Article [22] of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX [Procedures Regulation] may perform those tasks. The unaccompanied minor shall be informed immediately of the appointment of the guardian. Where an organisation is appointed as guardian, it shall designate a person responsible for carrying out the duties of guardian in respect of the unaccompanied minor, in accordance with this Directive. The guardian shall be qualified and perform his or her duties in accordance with the principle of the best interests of the child, as prescribed in Article 22 (2), shall have the necessary expertise to that end and shall not have a verified ~~record of~~criminal record, especially with regard to any child- related crimes or offences. In order to ensure the minor’s well-being and social development referred to in Article 22 (2)(b), the person acting as guardian shall be changed only when necessary. Appointed guardians' criminal record shall be regularly reviewed by competent authorities to identify potential incompatibilities with their role. Organisations or individuals whose interests conflict or could potentially conflict with those of the unaccompanied minor shall not be appointed as guardians.

2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE

2016/0222(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Luigi MORGANO, Bodil VALERO, Brando BENIFEI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

Member States shall provide unaccompanied minors upon their arrival with: (a) immediate access to health care and education under the same conditions as their own national minors (b) all the necessary information about their rights, procedures and protection opportunities in a child- friendly manner and in a language they understand. To this end, the European Asylum Support Office shall assist Member States in producing reception material to inform children.

2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE

2016/0222(COD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Luigi MORGANO, Bodil VALERO, Brando BENIFEI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT

Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that authorities and other organisations implementing this Directive have received the necessary training with respect to the needs of both male and female applicants, as well as children. To that end, Member States shall integrate the European asylum curriculum developed by the European Union Agency for Asylum into the training of their personnel in accordance with Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX [Regulation on the European Union Agency for Asylum] and take into consideration the information material published by the European Asylum Support Office, such as the EASO Tool for Identification of persons with special needs.

2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE

2016/0151(COD)

Caterina CHINNICI, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Luigi MORGANO, Silvia COSTA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Brando BENIFEI, Traian UNGUREANU, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Monika HOHLMEIER, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)

(9a) The consumption of linear TV channels in Europe remains prominent in comparison to other media services, as demonstrated by the study "Linear and on-demand audiovisual media services in Europe 2015", published by the European Audiovisual Observatory in June 2016, which shows an overall good condition of linear TV in Europe, with the number of available linear TV channels in 2015 increasing on average of 46% compared to 2009;

2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE

2016/0151(COD)

Caterina CHINNICI, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Luigi MORGANO, Silvia COSTA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Brando BENIFEI, Traian UNGUREANU, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Monika HOHLMEIER, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 b (new)

(9b) There has been a slight decrease in Europe of the fruition by young people of linear TV channels, as demonstrated by the study " Measurement of Fragmented Audiovisual Audiences", published by the European Audiovisual Observatory in November 2015, which shows in 2014 an average decrease in the European Union of only 4% of young people aged 12-34, compared to 2011;

2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE

2016/0151(COD)

Caterina CHINNICI, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Luigi MORGANO, Silvia COSTA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Monika HOHLMEIER, Traian UNGUREANU, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 c (new)

(9c) A ban for television broadcasts by broadcasters under their jurisdiction for programmes which might seriously impair the physical, mental or moral development of minors and technical measures in the case of on-demand services have been adopted by all Member States, as demonstrated by the study "Analysis of the implementation of the provisions contained in the AVMSD concerning the protection of minors", published by the European Audiovisual Observatory in November 2015;

2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE

2016/0151(COD)

Luigi MORGANO, Caterina CHINNICI, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Silvia COSTA, Miriam DALLI, Roberta METSOLA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Julie WARD, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Barbara MATERA, Gérard DEPREZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to the study on "Linear and on-demand audiovisual media services in Europe 2015", published by the European Audiovisual Observatory in June 2016,

2016/10/27
Committee: CULT

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) In developing joint recommendations to amend or establish minimum conservation reference sizes ~~in multiannual plans~~, regional groups of Member States should ensure the objectives of the CFP are not jeopardised by ensuring that the protection of juveniles of marine species should be respected while ensuring that no distortion is introduced into the market and that no market for fish below minimum conservation reference sizes is created.

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

Miriam DALLI, Nessa CHILDERS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Seb DANCE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Simona BONAFÈ, Karin KADENBACH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 a (new)

Article 90 a Online Portal 1. The Commission shall establish an online portal for exchange of information on EU type-approvals between type- approval authorities, market surveillance authorities, Commission and third parties. 2. Commission, via the Forum referred to in Article 9, shall oversee the portal, in particular the maintenance of the type-approvals database, including regular updates, coordination of input information with relevant authorities and data security and confidentiality. 3. In the case of type-approvals, the database shall include the information required in Annexes I and III of this Regulation. Third parties shall have unlimited access to at least information contained in Certificates of conformity in line with Annex IX of this Regulation, as well as all at least the following information for independent third-party testing: (a) Test vehicle mass/weight (b) Test vehicle rolling resistance (c) Test temperature (d) Aerodynamic drags (e) Road load coefficients (f) CO2 emissions in gCO2/km at type approval (g) Auxiliary equipment used during testing (air conditioning, audio & media, other accessories) (h) Tyre details (model, manufacture, size & pressure) (i) Vehicle specific gear shift points (j) Driver mode in which the vehicle was 4. National authorities responsible for type-approval and market surveillance shall without delay update the database every time a new type-approval is issued or withdrawn, and every time non- conformity with this Regulation is found or any remedy action taken. 5. National authorities and Commission shall draw on existing portals, such as the EU Rapid Warning System (RAPEX) and the Information and Communication System on Market Surveillance (ICSMS) to ensure coordination, consistency and accuracy of the information provided to consumers and third parties. 6. The portal shall include a tool for consumers and other third parties to report independent third-party test results, faulty reports and any complaints about the performance of vehicles, systems, components, and separate technical units, including safety, environmental and fuel consumption performance. This tool shall be taken into account when choosing vehicles to be tested for the purposes of Article 8. 7. The portal shall be operational no later than 31 December 2019.

2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/0014(COD)

Miriam DALLI, Nessa CHILDERS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Seb DANCE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Simona BONAFÈ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)

Regulation (EC) 715/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraphs 1a and 1db(new)

(3a) in Article 5, the following subparagraphs are added to paragraph 2: 'Manufacturers seeking EU type-approval for a vehicle using a BES, AES or defeat device, as defined in this Regulation or Regulation 2016/646/EU, shall provide the type-approval authority with all information, including technical justification, that may be reasonably required by the type-approval authority to determine whether the BES or AES is a defeat device and whether a derogation to the prohibition on the use of defeat devices under Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) 715/2007 is applicable. The approval authority shall not grant EU type-approval until it has completed its assessment and has determined that the type of vehicle is not equipped with a prohibited defeat device in accordance with this Article and Regulation (EC) No 692/2008.'.

2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/0014(COD)

Miriam DALLI, Nessa CHILDERS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Simona BONAFÈ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation shall not invalidate any whole-vehicle type-approval or EU type-approval granted to vehicles or to systems, components or separate technical units before ~~[PO: please insert the date of application as mentioned in Article 98]~~1 January 2018.

2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/0014(COD)

Miriam DALLI, Nessa CHILDERS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Simona BONAFÈ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 3

3. The validity of whole-vehicle type- approvals referred to in paragraph 1 shall terminate at the latest on ~~[PO: please insert the date, which should be the date of application as mentioned in Article 98 + 5 years]~~1 January 2023 and approval authorities may only renew those whole-vehicle type-approvals in accordance with the provisions of Article 33 of this Regulation.

2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/0014(COD)

Miriam DALLI, Nessa CHILDERS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 1

1. By 31 December 20~~xx [PO: please insert the year, which should be the year of application as mentioned in Article 98 + 5 years]~~23, Member States shall inform the Commission of the application of the type- approval and market surveillance procedures laid down in this Regulation.

2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/0014(COD)

Miriam DALLI, Nessa CHILDERS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 2

It shall apply from 1 January 201X8.

2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI

2015/2348(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses the link between the TEN- T infrastructure network and the development of logistics, as well as the opportunities thisat network can offer to improve performance in the field of logistics and multimodal transport through better use and maintenance of the physical and digital infrastructure already in place;

2016/10/11
Committee: ENVI

2015/2348(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the transport sector in the EU accounts for about one-quarter of greenhouse gas emissions and that a~~n 8~~round 70% increase in freight transport activity ~~is expected by 2050;~~ (including international shipping) is projected for 2010-2050 under current trends and adopted policies;

2016/10/11
Committee: ENVI

2015/2348(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the challenge for the EU with regard to logistics will be to reduce the environmental impact of freight transport, especially road haulage, which accounts for ~~two-thirds of all~~around one-quarter of road transport greenhouse gas emissions, by reducing air and noise pollution and increasing efficiency in line with the COP 21 agreement;

2016/10/11
Committee: ENVI

2015/2348(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to make rail freight services more competitive by means of fully interoperable and interconnected rail networks and to do the same for inland waterway, sea-river ~~and~~, maritime and air transport, enabling each to operate on equal terms, and urges it to promote multimodal and intermodal transport;

2016/10/11
Committee: ENVI

2015/2348(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that, with a view to making modal transfers and goods transport logistics more efficient and more sustainable, action needs to be taken throughout transport networks to ensure seamless connections between the various means of transport used, to simplify services and ensure they are reliable and to remove legislative, technical and operational barriers;

2016/10/11
Committee: ENVI

2015/2348(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of investment in last-mile logistics and more ecological logistics hubs, especially in urban areas and ports, and of efforts to simplify administrative ~~procedure~~and customs clearance procedures in order to cut overall transport times and costs;

2016/10/11
Committee: ENVI

2015/2348(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses the importance of better integration between urban hubs and the main corridors, given that most journeys start and end in urban areas;

2016/10/11
Committee: ENVI

2015/2348(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the Commission to foster the development in town centres of innovative transport schemes involving, for example, the use of electric vehicles and renewable energy sources and the development of alternative fuels and the necessary infrastructure;

2016/10/11
Committee: ENVI

2015/2348(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Emphasises how important it is to the transport and logistics sector for the digital single market to be completed and in particular for high-availability, high- reliability and high-stability connectivity to be provided throughout the TEN-T network and along rail corridors;

2016/10/11
Committee: ENVI

2015/2348(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Draws attention also to the impact that digital mobility and intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions could have in terms of cutting emissions and improving safety on TEN-T networks;

2016/10/11
Committee: ENVI

2015/2348(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to facilitate access to and sharing of data concerning traffic flow along the corridors and use of multimodal transport ~~and to involve operators in this sector;~~ , in particular for SMEs, and to secure greater involvement of operators in this sector and public authorities, in particular local authorities and businesses, in order to improve supply chain management and make more efficient use of resources and infrastructure, including by pooling best practice;

2016/10/11
Committee: ENVI

2015/2348(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to make available more resources and make more effective use of EU funding. , in particular for projects seeking to lessen the environmental impact of the transport sector in general and goods transport in particular and for higher-risk projects, which are less attractive to private investors;

2016/10/11
Committee: ENVI

2015/2348(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to take account of the impact that the spread of just-in-time practices is having on the environment, owing to the fact that they increase vehicle traffic;

2016/10/11
Committee: ENVI

2015/2348(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Stresses the need, not least in view of the gradual move towards a circular economy, to integrate outbound and reverse logistics operations with a view to reducing overall vehicle movement volumes.

2016/10/11
Committee: ENVI

2015/2340(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Silvia COSTA, Caterina CHINNICI, Luigi MORGANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the need to tackle human trafficking, the majority of whose victims are members of the most vulnerable social groups, in particular women, who are exploited for principally for sexual purposes, and children and elderly and disabled persons, who are forced into begging or exploited for the purpose of organ trafficking;

2016/02/26
Committee: ENVI

2015/2340(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Caterina CHINNICI, Luigi MORGANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Points out that poverty, sexual and ethnic discrimination, ignorance, disinformation, political and economic crises, armed conflict and natural disasters provide fertile ground for child traffickers;

2016/02/26
Committee: ENVI

2015/2340(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Silvia COSTA, Caterina CHINNICI, Luigi MORGANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that children who are trafficked are exploited for a variety of purposes, including prostitution, domestic work and work on plantations, as soldiers or adjuncts to armed groups, to carry out crimes and to beg;

2016/02/26
Committee: ENVI

2015/2340(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Caterina CHINNICI, Luigi MORGANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Points out that, according to conservative estimates published by the International Organisation for Migration, child trafficking generates profits of around EUR 7.6 billion each year;

2016/02/26
Committee: ENVI

2015/2340(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Caterina CHINNICI, Luigi MORGANO, Silvia COSTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Draws attention to the need to address the problem of the disappearance of unaccompanied migrant children following their arrival in Europe and to the fact that Europol has put the number of those currently missing at 10 000;

2016/02/26
Committee: ENVI

2015/2340(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Caterina CHINNICI, Luigi MORGANO, Silvia COSTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Points out that the children most exposed to the risk of exploitation, abuse and violence are those who do not have a birth certificate and therefore legally do not exist; stresses the need, therefore, to take steps to guarantee every child's right to a name and a nationality and to be entered in a register of births;

2016/02/26
Committee: ENVI

2015/2340(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Caterina CHINNICI, Luigi MORGANO, Silvia COSTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Calls on authorities to use the best interest of the child as their guiding principle in all action that they take;

2016/02/26
Committee: ENVI

2015/2320(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on Member States to focus on facilitating an adequate EU funding mix for SMEs – grants, loans, guarantees, equity, microfinance – in view of the ever- increasing role of financial instruments and synergies between instruments funded by the EU budget through the ERDF and through direct management programmes such as Horizon 2020, the PSCI, COSME and LIFE, Erasmus +;

2016/04/05
Committee: REGI

2015/2320(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Underlines that the integrated use of ESI Funds with Horizon 2020 and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) provides excellent options to boost research and innovation; notes that research and innovation are crucial to the sustainable success and growth of SMEs in the EU;

2016/04/05
Committee: REGI

2015/2320(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Welcomes the Commission Communication of 22 February 2016 entitled "An investment Plan for Europe: new guidelines on combining the European Structural and Investment (ESIF) and the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) "; recommends to the Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) to take full advantage of opportunities to combine the ESIF and EFSI, having in view that the two instruments are designed differently, but complementary in terms of motivation, design and legal framework, while they are mutually sustaining; at the same time, calls the local and regional authorities to make the most of the possibilities for combining EFSI and ESI funds, in supporting the SMEs;

2016/04/05
Committee: REGI

2015/2320(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines the importance of cutting bureaucratic burdens imposed on SMEs and of facilitating their access to finance, as well as the need to support programmes and training that promote the development of entrepreneurial skills;

2016/04/05
Committee: REGI

2015/2320(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Invites the Commission and the Council to provide further support, for the post 2020 period, for COSME, Horizon 2020 and Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs in the context of the MFF review/revision, given their crucial role for SMEs locally and regionally and the important effects of innovation and clustering;

2016/04/05
Committee: REGI

2015/2320(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Emphasizes the key role of SMEs in job creation and calls for a favourable regulatory environment that is conductive to the setting-up and running of such enterprises, especially those launched by young people and those situated in rural areas;

2016/04/05
Committee: REGI

2015/2320(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the EC for a higher and more active involvement of SMEs and SME organizations at all levels, in the elaboration of the post – 2020 strategy for ESI funds; from this perspective, calls on the Commission to facilitate exchanges of best practices between Member States regarding their different regulatory environments for SMEs;

2016/04/05
Committee: REGI

2015/2320(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Emphasize the important role of the social enterprises (to achieve social, cultural, and environmental outcomes) and the cooperative-enterprises (such as handcraft cooperative) through job creation and the provision of social services; calls on the Commission and Member States to give particular attention to these enterprises, by creating a more friendly environment for establishing them and their subsequent developing;

2016/04/05
Committee: REGI

2015/2320(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Notes that 20,7 million SMEs account for over 67% of private-sector employment in the EU with 30% deriving from micro-enterprises; calls on the Member States and the regions to put effective information and support system in place so as to enable micro-enterprises to better benefit from the EU funding, having in view that micro-enterprises have the need for a greater extent for accompanying measures, coaching and mentoring;

2016/04/05
Committee: REGI

2015/2320(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Calls on the Commission to promote a common framework at the EU level, concerning the networking of the micro, small and medium enterprises, in order to improve their possibility to access to the European funds;

2016/04/05
Committee: REGI

2015/2229(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Sofia RIBEIRO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Gérard DEPREZ, Jean LAMBERT, Kinga GÁL, Silvia COSTA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Julie WARD, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and to the European Parliament resolution of 27 November 2014 on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child,

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Sofia RIBEIRO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Gérard DEPREZ, Jean LAMBERT, Kinga GÁL, Silvia COSTA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Julie WARD, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having regard to the Council conclusions of 5 December 2014 on the promotion and protection of children's rights,

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Sofia RIBEIRO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Gérard DEPREZ, Jean LAMBERT, Kinga GÁL, Silvia COSTA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Julie WARD, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas in 2014 an estimated 230 million children currently living in countries and areas affected by armed conflicts are exposed to extreme violence, trauma, forcibly recruited and deliberately targeted by violent groups;

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Sofia RIBEIRO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Gérard DEPREZ, Jean LAMBERT, Kinga GÁL, Silvia COSTA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Julie WARD, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Strongly underlines the importance of systematically assessing the implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights, including the implementation of the EU Guidelines for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child, by using well-defined benchmarks; considers that, in order to ensure proper implementation of the Guidelines, further measures aimed at raising awareness of their content among EEAS and EU Delegation staff must be taken;

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Sofia RIBEIRO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Gérard DEPREZ, Jean LAMBERT, Kinga GÁL, Silvia COSTA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Julie WARD, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Deplores the fact that the proper implementation of legal frameworks for the protection of minorities remains a challenge, as stated in the Commission’s Enlargement Strategy for 2014-2015; invites the enlargement countries to step up their efforts to forge a culture of acceptance of minorities through, for example, improved inclusion of minorities in the education system with a special focus on Roma children;

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Sofia RIBEIRO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Gérard DEPREZ, Jean LAMBERT, Kinga GÁL, Silvia COSTA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Julie WARD, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54

54. Reiterates its full support for the EU’s strong engagement in promoting the advancement of human rights and democratic principles through cooperation with the structures of the United Nations and its specialised agencies, the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, in line with Articles 21 and 220 TEU; welcomes therefore the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals;

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Sofia RIBEIRO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Gérard DEPREZ, Kinga GÁL, Silvia COSTA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Julie WARD, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68

68. Recalls that the 2014 Sakharov Prize was awarded to Dr Denis Mukwege for his strong engagement with victims of sexual violence and continuous promotion of women’s rights; strongly condemns all forms of abuse and violence against women and girls, including female genital mutilation, child marriage and other forms of harmful traditional practices;

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Sofia RIBEIRO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Gérard DEPREZ, Jean LAMBERT, Kinga GÁL, Silvia COSTA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Caterina CHINNICI, Julie WARD, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 c (new)

69c. Strongly condemns the continued use of rape against women and girls as a weapon of war; stresses that more needs to be done to ensure respect of international law and access to health and psychological care for women and girls abused in conflicts; calls on the EU, the Member States, international organisations, and civil society to increase cooperation to raise awareness and combat impunity;

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Sofia RIBEIRO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Gérard DEPREZ, Jean LAMBERT, Kinga GÁL, Silvia COSTA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Julie WARD, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72

72. Welcomes the Council conclusions on the promotion and protection of the rights of the child, adopted in December 2014, and calls for the EU to continue supporting partner countries in combatting all forms of violence against children and reinforcing their capacities to protect children’s rights; welcomes the global roll-out in 2014 of the EU-UNICEF Child Rights Toolkit reaffirming the EU's commitment to mainstream children's rights in all sectors and policies;

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Sofia RIBEIRO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Gérard DEPREZ, Jean LAMBERT, Kinga GÁL, Silvia COSTA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Julie WARD, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73

73. Reiterates its request for the Commission to propose a comprehensive Child Rights Strategy and Action Plan for the next five years, supporting the EU’s efforts to promote children’s rights, namely by contributing to ensuring children’s access to water, sanitation, healthcare and education, as well as by eliminating child labour and assisting children in armed conflicts; commends the "Children No Soldiers" campaign and calls on the EU and Member States to step up their support in order to reach the target of ending the recruitment and use of children in conflicts by government armed forces by 2016.

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Sofia RIBEIRO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Gérard DEPREZ, Jean LAMBERT, Kinga GÁL, Silvia COSTA, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Julie WARD, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 b (new)

73 b. Underlines that children are particularly vulnerable in the current refugee and migrant crisis and especially when unaccompanied and that conflicts and instability have uprooted millions of children across several countries around Europe; calls on the Member States to take into account the best interest of the child in all procedures and ensure protection for children and particularly access to safe water, food, health care and education;

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recognises that the major challenge will be to ensure an adequate wholesome food supply while at the same time preserving the environment and valuable resources for future generations;

2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that the expected rise in the world’s population to 9.1 billion by 2050 will require a 60 % increase in food production and a 24 % increase in crop yields in the developed countries by that date; whereas the FAO also estimates that there will be only a 4.3 % increase in arable land by 2050; whereas one of the main challenges in the near future will be to ensure an adequate supply of food not only in terms of quantity but also of quality and safety, whilst at the same time preserving the environment, and in particular the air, water and soil, and all the resources that are valuable for future generations;

2016/01/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to tackle food waste, since each year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted or lost, and also notes that there are 800 million people suffering from chronic hunger and nearly 2 billion who are obese or overweight;

2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas according to the UN, if the sustainable development goals (SDGs) are to be achieved agricultural productivity will have to double by 2030, while simultaneously the agri-food sector will have to adapt to climate change and changing weather conditions ~~and~~, improve ecosystem and soil quality and minimise biodiversity loss; whereas four out of the eight UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are connected to agriculture;

2016/01/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Points to the need to promote food education programmes within the family and at school so as to encourage a proper diet from childhood;

2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Considers it essential to enable unsold food still fit for consumption to be donated to charities;

2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Points to the importance of a legal framework consistent with the circular economy principle, whereby clear guidelines could be drawn up for by- products, as distinct from waste, to be used for energy purposes, for example, and farming waste could be recycled without affecting land use;

2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Insists that farm management practices should minimise biodiversity loss, ensure the protection of water ~~and soil quality and minimise biodiversity l~~quality and defend the fertility and functions of the soil by halting the uncontrolled use of land for non-agricultural purposes;

2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas consumers are demanding food production with higher environmental standards ~~and nutritional value, while the agricultural sector needs to diversify and innovate to provide good~~, which provides greater nutritional value and generates healthy, quality and affordable ~~food for all~~products;

2016/01/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas owing to pressure on natural resources, climate change, the scarcity of land, the vulnerability of the environment, the growth of the world population and changing consumer behaviour, it is essential that farmers produce more with less, meaning a smaller ecological footprint per kg of product produced; whereas this can be achieved only by using sustainable agricultural practices, such as crop diversification and the conservation of natural habitats, ecosystems and local varieties and species;

2016/01/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that with appropriate economic incentives, fairer income distribution in the food supply chain and transparent market conditions including country of origin labelling, farmers would be ~~better equipped to implement greening measures and/or organic farming~~given the opportunity to tackle climate change more effectively and to ensure the resilience of ecosystems through more widespread use of greening, owing to measures such as crop diversification and the maintenance of ecological focus areas, organic farming and agroecology, thereby contributing to the conservation and promotion of biodiversity;

2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas, a more productive and resource-efficient agriculture is key to addressing the challenges of sustainability for all farms of whatever size and to making them better equipped to preserve natural resources and the environment;

2016/01/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Believes that innovation is a key factor in supporting the agri-food sector, stimulating the creation of more and better jobs, thus helping to attract young people to the farming sector whilst at the same time preserving the traditional knowledge of farmers and animal breeders and reversing the phenomenaon of land abandonment and an ageing rural population, especially in hilly and mountainous areas, thereby also limiting the risk of hydrogeological instability;

2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Considers it essential in this regard to ensure that appropriate internet connections are provided in remote areas;

2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Urges Member States to invest more in research and innovation programmes ~~and to develop new technologies, including precision farming, to help make agriculture attractive to young people;~~ , to strengthen links between research, industry and farms, especially small and medium-sized ones, by facilitating the exchange of best practice and transfer of research results also to such farms, which, despite being more numerous across the EU, are often excluded from innovation circuits, and to develop new technologies, including precision farming, treatment and cultivation techniques that can restrict and gradually eliminate the use of chemicals that are harmful to human and animal health, in addition to the appropriate use of water resources;

2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that agriculture has always developed new practices, techniques and production methods that have increased outputs and improved the adaptability of farming practices to new and changing circumstances; notes further that agriculture is a key part of our natural world which thus provides services that go beyond producing food and can be enhanced by fostering new developments; is convinced that innovation is a prerequisite for maintaining this progress; stresses, however, the need to change direction and move towards agricultural practices that are more environmentally sustainable, such as organic farming and conservation agriculture, the key aim of which is to protect the environment and valuable resources for future generations;

2016/01/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Encourages innovative solutions ~~in animal housing systems~~ that can contribute to a higher level of animal health and welfare and consequently lead to higher levels of animal health, by reducing the need for veterinary medicinal products, including antimicrobials; stresses that the application of antimicrobials should be prudent and responsible and would be improved by improving the entire production chain with more efficient and faster diagnostic tools that rely on data, better real-time monitoring, targeted precautionary measures and new ways of dispensing in order to combat antimicrobial resistance;

2016/01/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses the need to tackle food waste, and in particular systemic food waste, since each year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted or lost; Considers that, to reduce the present waste, greater cooperation is needed between farmers, producers, and distributors; Urges Member States to find innovative ways to tackle food waste, such as, for example, the distribution of unsold food to charitable organisations if it is still fit for consumption, or if not, its reuse in the nutrient cycle, through composting; points to the need to promote food education programmes within the family and at school so as to encourage a proper diet from childhood;

2016/01/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Emphasises the enormous potential of technology and innovation for the development of new products and services and job creation along the whole agri-food value chain; highlights the creation of new jobs in the agricultural sector, which is of pivotal importance for rural development, and considers that developing modern agricultural practices will make agriculture more attractive to young farmers and entrepreneurs alike and also help to combat rural depopulation; points in addition to the need to preserve traditional knowledge and the material contribution provided through the day-to-day work of farmers and stockbreeders; calls on the Commission to look into the possibilities of incentivising farmers to raise public awareness concerning the workings of the agri-food chain and new production methods;

2016/01/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Highlights that a sizeable proportion of biotic waste streams are already used as, for example, animal feed or base material for biofuels; considers, however, that these materials should generate even higher outputs by aiming for the most added value and by using new technologies such as biorefining, insect breeding, solid state fermentation, biogas extraction and the extraction of minerals from manure; notes the lack of economies of scale and clear rules for agricultural by-products and waste streams, and encourages the Commission to support their reuse by facilitating EU-wide recognition systems and special rural development programmes, to facilitate cross-border circulation and to improve synergy and coherence with other EU policies;

2016/01/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Considers soil quality to be of economic and ecological importance since a depletion of the ecological state would result in less productive soil, lower nutrient availability, increases in susceptibility of plants to pests and diseases, lower water holding capacity and diminished biodiversity; calls on the Commission to support innovative practices and the sharing of best practices such as crop rotation systems or fertilising with green legumes to avoid further soil degradation; believes that the interplay between organic matter and production needs to be better understood; welcomes research into innovative practices such as the use of microbial interventions and plant-soil interactions which could lower the environmental impact and reduce the use of chemical fertilisers and of pesticides that damage human and animal health and the environment; recognises the importance of a sustainable soil use that takes account of site-specific needs;

2016/01/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for more efforts to be made to develop an integrated pest management system by supporting research into non- chemical alternatives and low-risk measures and pesticides which are more environment-friendly; calls on the Commission to come forward with an action plan and to set up an expert group in order to work towards a more sustainable pest management system; highlights the potential of a pest management that improves the interaction between plant breeding efforts, natural combat systems, and pesticide use, which should be gradually reduced; notes that biological control mechanisms relating to pests and diseases could reduce the use of pesticides and may contribute to better plant resilience;

2016/01/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2227(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the opportunities opened up by the European Innovation Partnership AGRI (EIP-AGRI) for applied research within the agricultural sector, but is worried by the fragmented way the EIP- AGRI is implemented as part of national or regional Pillar II programmes; asks the Commission to look into the possibility of changing the EIP-AGRI cofinancing mechanisms in order to ensure effective research that is better linked to the market and is driven by real entrepreneurial needs, creating cross-border research focus groups and better participation possibilities for businesses, in particular for small and medium-sized businesses, which are mostly excluded from innovation circuits, with a more active involvement by the Commission in terms of providing an explicit innovation and research agenda linked to Horizon 2020 programmes;

2016/01/21
Committee: AGRI

2015/2137(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Takes the view that when safeguard policies are implemented, changes which have taken place in recent decades should be taken into account, in a flexible manner;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Commission and Member States to continue to enforce the Nature Directives conscientiously and flexibly; calls, in that context, for additional efforts to halt the illegal ~~hunt~~killing of ~~protected~~ birds;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Takes the view that to ensure biodiversity in agriculture, a new model of production and development needs to be adopted as soon as possible – that of the circular economy, which should respect the environment, natural resources, food security, human health and animal welfare, whilst, at the same time, being capable of securing an adequate food supply, in terms of quantity and quality, for a constantly growing population;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Urges the Commission to support farmers in the transition towards more sustainable farming practices, through appropriate economic incentives, a fairer income distribution within the supply chain and transparent market conditions, which should include the inclusion of countries of origin on labels, thus putting farmers in a position to implement practices that are more climate- and eco- friendly;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Calls on the Commission to support research and innovation programmes and the development of new agricultural technologies and to promote the transfer of knowledge and exchange of good practices, especially towards small and medium-sized farms;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2137(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Nicola CAPUTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make every effort to implement the reformed Common Fisheries Policy correctly and promptly so as to achieve the goal of maximum sustainable yield, also in relations with third countries bordering European seas;

2015/11/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Brando BENIFEI, Silvia COSTA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2

– having regard to Articles 7, 8, 24, 47, 48 and 52 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,

2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Brando BENIFEI, Silvia COSTA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

– having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on final evaluation of the multi-annual EU programme on protecting children using the Internet and other communication technologies (Safer Internet),

2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Brando BENIFEI, Silvia COSTA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)

– having regard to FRA report of 27 February 2017 on child-friendly justice: Perspectives and experiences of children involved in judicial proceedings as victims, witnesses or parties in nine EU Member States,

2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Brando BENIFEI, Silvia COSTA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 c (new)

– having regard to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the protection of children in migration[1], [1] COM (2017) 211.

2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Brando BENIFEI, Silvia COSTA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas one of the main challenges for investigating child sexual abuse and prosecuting perpetrators is the lack of reporting by victims; notes that the lack of reporting is higher among boys;

2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Brando BENIFEI, Silvia COSTA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Regrets that the Commission was not able to present its implementation reports within the deadline set out in Article 28 of Directive 2011/93/EU and th~~erefore~~at the Reports presented by the Commission documented only the mere transposition into national law by Member States and did not fully assess the compliance of the Directive; therefore, calls on the Commission to present a more comprehensive report focusing on enforcement by Member States; calls on the Member States to ensure that legal transposition is translated into effective implementation so as to ensure the protection of child victims and zero tolerance for child sexual abuse;

2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Brando BENIFEI, Silvia COSTA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Believes that the term "child sexual abuse material" is more appropriate than "child pornography" for such crimes against children, since the term "pornography" presupposes consent; Stresses, however, that the new terminology shall not in any way restrict the offenses listed as "child pornography" in Art. 2 (c) and Art. 5 of Directive 2011/92/EU;

2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Lara COMI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Brando BENIFEI, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Silvia COSTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recommends that blacklists of websites containing child pornography be prepared ~~by national~~and regularly updated by relevant authorities and communicated to Internet service providers to ensure that the action adopted is necessary and proportionate to avoid for instance over- blocking; recommends also the sharing of such blacklists of websites among the Member States through enhanced cooperation with Europol and its European Cybercrime Centre, and with Interpol;

2017/05/12
Committee: CULT

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Lara COMI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Brando BENIFEI, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Julie WARD, Silvia COSTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Encourages Member States to exchange information about child sex offenders so as to prevent sex offenders from moving unnoticed from one Member State to another for work or for volunteering with children or children’s institutions; calls on Member States to step up information sharing on criminal convictions and disqualifications and to improve data collection in national registers of perpetrators;

2017/05/12
Committee: CULT

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Lara COMI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Brando BENIFEI, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Julie WARD, Silvia COSTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Member States to make it mandatory for Internet service providers (ISP) to report child sexual abuse material detected in their infrastructure to law enforcement authorities, as well as national hotlines, and calls on the ISPs to preserve evidence;

2017/05/12
Committee: CULT

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Brando BENIFEI, Silvia COSTA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on all Member States to allocate adequate financial and human resources to law enforcement authorities to combat child sexual abuse and exploitation, including specific training for police and investigators;

2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Lara COMI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Brando BENIFEI, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Julie WARD, Silvia COSTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Urges Member States which have not yet done so to put in place hotlines to which Internet users can report child sexual abuse material they find online and that are capable of assessing this reported content with a view to implementing notice and take-down procedures; takes the view that such hotlines should be allowed to search for child sexual abuse material proactively, as is the case for the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) in the UK; calls on Member States for a better cooperation between helplines and hotlines to ensure protection of children victim of sexual exploitation and abuse;

2017/05/12
Committee: CULT

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Brando BENIFEI, Silvia COSTA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that the main challenges faced by the law enforcement and judicial authorities in the investigation and prosecution of child sexual abuse offences online stem from the dependence on electronic evidence and digital investigative techniques, which are ~~made~~becoming less effective ~~by new~~due to technologi~~es such as encryption, and also by the discrepancies in data retention rules between the Member State~~cal development; Calls on the Member States to apply the provisions of the Directive in a future proof manner, investing in technological and innovative solutions to increase the possibilities to prosecute perpetrators, as well as to dismantle criminal networks online and to protect victims;

2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Lara COMI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Julie WARD, Silvia COSTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Urges Member States to introduce in their legislation mandatory background checks for persons applying or volunteering for activities or jobs relating to children, including software and online content developers, and to systematically exchange information on individuals posing a risk to children;

2017/05/12
Committee: CULT

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Brando BENIFEI, Silvia COSTA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Member States to step up their police and judicial cooperation to combat the trafficking and smuggling of migrant children, who are particularly vulnerable to abuse, trafficking and sexual exploitation, especially girls; calls for an enhanced exchange of information among authorities to trace missing children and for the interoperability of data bases; calls on the Member States to adopt an holistic approach involving all actors concerned and to increase cooperation with law enforcement authorities, social services and civil society; recognises the important role of civil society in identifying vulnerable children, given the lack of trust migrant children have shown in law enforcement authorities;

2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Brando BENIFEI, Silvia COSTA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Welcomes the best practices adopted in some Member States for the protection of children, such as the Barnahuset in Sweden; calls on the Member States to focus on ensuring the provision of legal aid, psychological support and assistance and to avoid the secondary victimisation of children;

2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Brando BENIFEI, Silvia COSTA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Acknowledg~~Welcomes that the Member States have put in place legislation and administrative measures to remove webpages containing child ~~pornography~~sexual abuse material hosted on their territory; regrets the fact that only half of the Member States have incorporated provisions into their legislation making it possible to block access to such webpages for users within their territory; calls on the Member States to fully implement Article 25~~, including blocking child sexual abuse material where possible, and~~ and give priority to the swift removal-at-source of child sexual abuse material to permanently delete it from the Internet and, when the removal is not possible, to proceed to the blocking of websites containing child sexual abuse material with the relevant safeguards in place;

2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Brando BENIFEI, Silvia COSTA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Recommends that blacklists of websites containing child ~~pornography~~sexual abuse material be updated regularly by the relevant authorities and communicated to internet service providers to avoid, for instance, over-blocking and to ensure proportionality; recommends the sharing of such blacklists of websites among the Member States, with Europol and its European Cybercrime Centre, and with Interpol; considers, in this regard, that newly developed hashing technology, such as PhotoDNA~~, sh~~ among others, could be applied;

2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Brando BENIFEI, Silvia COSTA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Urges the Member States to make it mandatory for internet service providers (ISP) to report child sexual abuse material detected in their infrastructure proactively to law enforcement authorities, as well as to national hotlines; calls on the Commission to continue its funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) so as to provide the hotlines with the adequate resources to fulfil their mandate to tackle illegal content online;

2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Brando BENIFEI, Silvia COSTA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Recognises the active and supportive role in combating child sexual abuse material on the Internet played by civil society organisations, ~~as is the case with~~such as the INHOPE Network of Hotlines, including the Internet Watch Foundation in the UK; urges the Member States which have not yet done so to set up such hotlines and takes the view that they should be allowed to search for child sexual abuse material online proactively;

2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Brando BENIFEI, Silvia COSTA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Commission to continue keeping Parliament regularly informed on the state of play in relation to compliance with the Directive by the Member States, with disaggregated and comparable data on the Member States’ performance in preventing and combating child sexual abuse and exploitation offline and online; instructs its relevant committee to hold a hearing on the state of play in relation to implementation and possibly consider adopting an additional report on the follow up given to the implementation of the Directive;

2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE

2015/2113(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Renata BRIANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission’s communication and underlines the importance of striking the right balance between its different goals: energy security and affordability, measures to support energy efficiency, an ambitious climate policy and the transition towards a more sustainable and low carbon economy, based on the development and integration of renewable energy sources, while guaranteeing the EU’s competitiveness;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2113(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Renata BRIANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that the agreement of the European Council on the ‘2030 framework for climate and energy policies’ comprises the commitment of an at least 40% domestic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels, being the basis for developing the decarbonisation dimension of the Energy Union; this decision also constitutes an ambitious contribution to the international climate negotiations with a view to achieving a binding climate agreement in 2015; points out, furthermore, that Parliament had already established, in its resolutions of 5 February 2014 and 26 November 2014, three binding targets, including: 40% for energy efficiency, 30% for renewables and a 40% reduction of greenhouse gases;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2113(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Renata BRIANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to achieve a comprehensive and ambitious agreement at the UNFCCC COP 21 meeting in Paris that contains sound guarantees for limiting the temperature increase to 2°C Celsius at a maximum; in this respect, a key role will be played by EU diplomacy as regards climate and energy; the EU, and in particular the High Representative, in close cooperation with the other Commissioners responsible, will have to use all available foreign policy instruments to establish strategic partnerships in the energy sector and to negotiate, with emerging countries and with the United States, an ambitious and binding global agreement to reduce emissions after 2020;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2113(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Renata BRIANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the key role of the Emissions Trading System (ETS) as a cost-effective tool to achieve the EU’s 2030 emission reduction target; in addition to the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), a structural post 2020 reform of the ETS should be implemented, to take into account the 2030 CO2 reduction target, and including, as long as no comparable efforts are undertaken in other major economies, tangible and more harmonised measures on carbon leakage, different from the current state-aid regulated mechanism, to safeguard EU industry, by ensuring that there will be no additional direct and indirect ETS costs at the level of best performers and by taking into account changing production levels; calls on the Commission to establish an appropriate instrument to help industries in energy- intensive sectors, which are the most exposed to the problem of carbon leakage, become more energy-efficient;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2113(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Simona BONAFÈ, Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Insists on the need for more ambitious EU initiatives for developing and stimulating incentives for the roll-out of alternative fuels infrastructure, to further incentivise the production and use of advanced biofuels and to speed up the electrification of transport; in this regard, it will be necessary to develop smart infrastructure, such as recharging points equipped with smart meters that are able to monitor and manage, in an integrated manner, the energy flows connected to electric mobility;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2113(INI)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Simona BONAFÈ, Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Reaffirms the EU’s and its Member States’ firm commitment to complete the single energy market, ensuring the strict application of the acquis and calls on the Commission to propose a mandatory 15% target of cross border interconnection infrastructure, in particular for renewable electricity, by 2025; stresses that the climate and energy goals will not be achieved unless a fully integrated European network is developed, equipped with a higher number of cross-border interconnections, greater storage potential and smart grids that can handle a secure supply using high levels of renewables;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/2113(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Elena GENTILE, Nicola CAPUTO, Jo LEINEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8

- costs for litter prevention and management both on land and seas;

2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2015/0275(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Elena GENTILE, Caterina CHINNICI, Nicola CAPUTO, Jo LEINEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)

- discourage the use of single-use items and non-reusable or non-recyclable packaging, in particular for items and packaging made of plastics, preventing the risk of micro plastic entering waste water treatment systems and being discharged into oceans;

2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/0275(COD)

Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Caterina CHINNICI, Elena GENTILE, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)

- promote and support the production and the use of products that are easy to switch from physical to digital dimension and easy to share in a collaborative platform;

2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/0275(COD)

Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Caterina CHINNICI, Elena GENTILE, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)

- encourage the setting up of systems promoting remanufacturing and reconditioning activities;

2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/0275(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Caterina CHINNICI, Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Elena GENTILE, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5

- reduce the generation of food waste ~~in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households~~through every stage of the agri-food supply chain, from primary production up to household consumption, with a special focus on waste from food products which would have the potential to be used for human food or animal feed.

2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a directive
Annex -I (new)

Directive 2008/98/EC
Annex IVa (new)

(-I) The following Annex IVa is inserted: 'Annex IVa Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy. 1. Economic instruments: 1.1 progressive increase of landfill taxes and/or fees for all categories of waste (municipal, inert, others); 1.2 introduction or increase of incineration taxes and/or fees or specific bans for incineration of recyclable waste; 1.3 progressive extension to the whole territory of Member States of 'pay-as-you- throw' systems incentivising municipal waste producers to reduce, re-use and recycle their waste; 1.4 measures to improve the cost efficiency of existing and forthcoming producer responsibility schemes 1.5 extension of the scope of the producer responsibility schemes to new waste streams; 1.6 economic incentives for local authorities to promote prevention, develop and intensify separate collection schemes; 1.7 measures to support the development of the re-use sector; 1.8 measures to supress harmful subsidies not consistent with the waste hierarchy. 2. Further measures: 2.1 technical and fiscal measures to support the development of markets for re-used products and recycled (including composted) materials as well as to improve the quality of recycled materials; 2.2 measures to increase public awareness of proper waste management and litter reduction, including ad-hoc campaigns to ensure waste reduction at source and a high level of participation in the separate collection schemes; 2.3 measures to ensure an appropriate coordination, including by digital means, between all competent public authorities involved in waste management, and the involvement of other key stakeholders; 2.4 use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in order to finance the development of the waste management infrastructure needed to meet the relevant targets; 2.5 creation of communication platforms to foster exchange of best practices between industries and also Member States; 2.6 any relevant alternative or additional measures aiming at meeting the same purpose.'

2016/07/19
Committee: ENVI

2015/0269(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Brando BENIFEI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Elena GENTILE, David Maria SASSOLI, Luigi MORGANO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)

12a. The European Firearms Pass is, on the whole, satisfactory and should be regarded as the principal document needed by hunters and marksmen in possession of a firearm while travelling to another Member State. Member States should not make recognition and acceptance of the European Firearms Pass conditional upon payment of fees or charges.

2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO

2015/0269(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Brando BENIFEI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Elena GENTILE, David Maria SASSOLI, Luigi MORGANO

Simona BONAFÈ, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Elena GENTILE, Patrizia TOIA

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point e a (new)

(ea) additional information.

2016/03/01
Committee: ENVI

2015/0148(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) It is important that the EU ETS, despite being the Union's primary tool for achieving the Union’s long-term climate and energy targets, should be complemented by equivalent additional actions taken in other legal acts and instruments dealing with greenhouse gas emissions from sectors not covered by the EU ETS, in order to honour the agreed commitment that all sectors of the economy contribute to the fulfilment of the target of reducing the overall greenhouse gas emissions of the Union by at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2030.

2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI

2015/0148(COD)

Jytte GUTELAND, Matthias GROOTE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Simona BONAFÈ, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Nicola CAPUTO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Tibor SZANYI, Gilles PARGNEAUX

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) The European Council confirmed that a well-functioning, reformed EU ETS with an instrument to stabilise the market will be the main European instrument to achieve this target, with an annual reduction factor of 2.2% from 2021 onwards, free allocation not expiring but existing measures continuing temporarily after 2020 to prevent the risk of carbon leakage due to climate policy, as long as no comparable efforts are undertaken in other major economies, without reducing the share of allowances to be auctioned. The auction share should be expressed as a percentage figure in the legislation, to enhance planning certainty as regards investment decisions, to increase transparency and to render the overall system simpler and more easily understandable. However, in order to reflect the Paris Agreement, it is essential that the Union, as part of the international community, increases its efforts and commitment with a view to limiting the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre- industrial levels as well as to pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, and therefore the annual reduction factor in the Phase IV of the EU ETS should increase to at least 2.4% by 2021.

2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12

(12) The European Council confirmed that the modalities, including transparency, of the optional free allocation to modernise the energy sector in certain Member States should be improved. Investments with a value of €10 million or more should be selected by the Member State concerned through a competitive bidding process on the basis of clear and transparent rules to ensure that free allocation is used to promote real investments modernising the energy sector in line with the Energy Union objectives. The list of projects, both selected and non-selected projects, should be made available to the public. Investments with a value of less than €10 million should also be eligible for funding from the free allocation. The Member State concerned should select such investments based on clear and transparent criteria. The results of this selection process should be subject to public consultation. The public should be duly kept informed at the stage of the selection of investment projects as well as of their implementation.

2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI

2015/0148(COD)

Jytte GUTELAND, Matthias GROOTE, Miriam DALLI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jo LEINEN, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Caterina CHINNICI, Seb DANCE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Simona BONAFÈ, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)

(12a) To increase the environmental benefits of emissions reductions in the Union without causing undesired social effects, financial support should be given to regions and sectors which depend on carbon-intensive activities, so as to enable a just and fair transition to a Union low- carbon society. The impact of the energy transition on such regions and sectors should be better assessed and taken into account, especially considering the future of those workers who will be affected by the transition to a Union low-carbon society.

2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b

'(b) 10% of the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned being ~~distributed amongst certain Member States for the purpose of solidarity and gr~~set aside for the creation of a Just Transition Fund as a complement to the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund. The revenues of these auctions shall remain at the Union level, with the goal to use them for cushioning the social impact of the climate policies required in order to enable the necessary transition to a low- carbon society in regions which combine a high share of workers in carbon- dependent sectors and a GDP per capita well below th ~~within the Community, thereby increasing the amount of allowances that those Member States auc~~e Union-average. These auctioning revenues aimed at just transition shall be used in one or several of the following ways, while fully complying with the fundamental rights of non-discrimination and gender-equality: - creating redeployments and/or mobility cells; - education/training initiatives to re- skill or upskill workers; - support in job search, including paid time-off to search for jobs; - social protection measures; - subsistence allowances; - business creation; and - monitoring and pre-emptive measures to avoid or minimise the negative impact of restructuring process on physical and mental health. The core activities to be financed by the Just Transition Fund~~er point (a) by the percentages specified in Annex IIa."; and'~~ are strongly related to the labour market and therefore social partners shall be actively involved in the fund management – on the model of the ESF committee – and the participation of local social partners shall be a key requirement for projects to receive funding.'

2016/07/14
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 g (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Chapter IV a (new)

(22g) The following Chapter is inserted: 'CHAPTER IVa MARITIME SECTOR Article 30b Scope The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the allocation and issue of allowances in respect of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from ships arriving at, within or departing from ports under the jurisdiction of a Member State in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulation (EU) 2015/757, starting from 1 January 2021. Articles 12 and 16 shall apply to the maritime activities in the same manner as to other activities. Article 30b Extra allowances for maritime sector By 2 August 2018, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23 to set the total quantity of allowances in line with other sectors and the method of allocation of allowances for the maritime sector through auctioning and the special provisions with regard to the administering Member State. 20% of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in article 30c shall be used through the fund established under article 30c ('Maritime Climate Fund') to improve energy efficiency and support investments in innovative technologies to reduce CO2 emissions in the maritime sector, including short sea shipping and ports. Article 30c Maritime Climate Fund 1. A fund to compensate for maritime emissions, improve energy efficiency and facilitate investments in innovative technologies to reduce the CO2 emissions of the maritime sector shall be established. 2. By derogation from Article 12, ship operators may pay to the fund an annual membership contribution in accordance with their total emissions reported for the preceding calendar year under Regulation (EU) 2015/757. The fund shall surrender allowances collectively on behalf of ship operators which are members of the fund. The contribution per tonne of emissions shall be set by the fund by 28 February each year, at least at the level of the market price for allowances in the preceding year. 3. The fund shall acquire allowances equal to the collective total quantity of emissions of its members during the preceding calendar year and surrender them in the registry established under Article 19 by 30 April each year for subsequent cancellation. Contributions shall be made public. 4. The fund shall also improve energy efficiency and facilitate investments in innovative technologies to reduce CO2 emissions in the maritime sector, including short sea shipping and ports, through the revenues referred to in paragraph 2 of article 30b. All investments supported by the fund shall be made public and be consistent with the aims of this Directive. 5. The Commission is empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this Directive concerning the implementation of this Article. Article 30d International cooperation In the event that an international agreement on global measures to reduce GHG emissions from maritime transport is reached, the Commission shall review this Directive and shall, if appropriate, propose amendments in order to ensure alignment with that international agreement.'

2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI

2015/0009(COD)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Simona BONAFÈ, Caterina CHINNICI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) The purpose of the EFSI should be to help resolve the difficulties in financing and implementing productive investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing. It is intended that increased access to financing should be of particular benefit to small and medium enterprises. It is also appropriate to extend the benefit of such increased access to financing to mid- cap companies, which are companies having up to 3000 employees. Overcoming Europe's current investment difficulties should contribute to strengthening the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion and energy and resource efficiency by transitioning into a sustainable, digital and circular economy.

2015/03/31
Committee: ENVI

2015/0009(COD)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Simona BONAFÈ, Caterina CHINNICI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) The EFSI should support strategic investments ~~with high economic value added contributing to achieving Union policy objectives~~or operations between a Member State and a country falling within the scope of the European Neighbourhood Policy including the Strategic Partnership, the Enlargement Policy, and the European Economic Area or the European Free Trade Association, or investments implementing the EU Macro-regional strategies and operations between a Member State and an Overseas Country or Territory, as set out in Annex II of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The investment should guarantee high economic, social and environmental value added, promoting quality jobs, sustainable innovation, skills and high quality employment, integrating and completing the single market, boosting the competitiveness of the EU. These strategic projects should benefit from positive externalities created by public investment and European Structural and Investment Funds in order to achieve Union policy objectives, including economic convergence between Member States and social cohesion.

2015/03/31
Committee: ENVI

2015/0009(COD)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Simona BONAFÈ, Caterina CHINNICI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) The EFSI should target projects delivering high societal, sustainable and economic added value. In particular, the EFSI should target projects that promote ~~job~~sustainable high quality employment creation, long- term sustainable growth and competitiveness, which will help achieve the EU's climate, energy and digital agenda goals. The EFSI should support a wide range of financial products, including equity, debt or guarantees, to best accommodate the needs of the individual project. This wide range of products should allow the EFSI to adapt to market needs whilst encouraging private investment in the projects. The EFSI should not be a substitute for private market finance but should instead catalyse private finance by addressing market failures so as to ensure the most effective and strategic use of public money. The requirement for consistency with State aid principles should contribute to such effective and strategic use.

2015/03/31
Committee: ENVI

2015/0009(COD)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Simona BONAFÈ, Caterina CHINNICI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) The EFSI should target investments that are expected to be economically ~~and technic~~, technically and environmentally viable, which may entail a degree of appropriate risk, whilst still meeting the particular requirements for EFSI financing.

2015/03/31
Committee: ENVI

2015/0009(COD)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Renata BRIANO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Paolo DE CASTRO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2

The Investment Committee shall be composed of ~~six~~eight independent experts and the Managing Director. Independent experts shall have a high level of relevant market experience in project ~~finance and be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three yea~~structuring and project financing, as well as macroeconomic expertise. The Investment Committee shall have a pluridisciplinary composition encompassing a broad range of expertise in various sectors, such as environment, research and development, transport and SMEs. It shall be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three years. When appointing the Committee, the Steering board shall take into account the gender balance of the members.

2015/03/31
Committee: ENVI

2015/0009(COD)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Simona BONAFÈ, Caterina CHINNICI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

The Union shall provide a ~~guarantee to the EIB for financing or investment operations carried out within the~~n irrevocable and unconditional guarantee for financing or investment operations carried out within the Union, or operations between a Member State and a country falling within the scope of the European Neighbourhood Policy including the Strategic Partnership, the Enlargement Policy, and the European Economic Area or the European Free Trade Association, or investments implementing the EU Macro-regional strategies and operations between a Member State and an Overseas Country or Territory, as set out in Annex II of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, covered by this Regulation ('EU guarantee'). The EU guarantee shall be granted as a guarantee on demand in respect of instruments referred to in Article 6.

2015/03/31
Committee: ENVI

2015/0009(COD)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Simona BONAFÈ, Caterina CHINNICI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

The EU guarantee shall be granted for EIB financing and investment operations, focused at fostering the transition towards a smart, sustainable and decarbonized economy and at speeding up the transition towards a digital economy, based on the smart use of new available technologies approved by the Investment Committee referred to in Article 3(5) or funding to the EIF in order to conduct EIB financing and investment operations in accordance with Article 7(2). The operations concerned shall be consistent with Union policies and support any of the following general objectives:

2015/03/31
Committee: ENVI

2015/0009(COD)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Simona BONAFÈ, Caterina CHINNICI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c

(c) expansion of renewable energy and energy and resource efficiency, with a particular focus on projects investing on fostering the circular economy;

2015/03/31
Committee: ENVI

2014/2254(INI)

Luigi MORGANO, Caterina CHINNICI, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6

– having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations conventions on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms,

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Luigi MORGANO, Caterina CHINNICI, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas human beings who are citizens or residents are placed at centre stage in the European Union and whereas the personal, civil, political, economic and social rights recognised by the Charter not only have the aim of protecting European citizens and residents against any interference, abuse or violence but are also preconditions for ensuring their full and untroubled personal development;

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Luigi MORGANO, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas Articles 2 and 3 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights recognise the right to life and the right to integrity of the person;

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Luigi MORGANO, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas Article 33 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights guarantees protection of the family in the legal, economic and social spheres;

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Luigi MORGANO, Caterina CHINNICI, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU is undergoing a period of economic and financial crisis ~~and whereas the response of the EU and the Member States has seriously compromised the wellbeing of citizens~~whose impact, in combination with an EU response excessively biased towards austerity policies rather than towards reviving sustainable growth, in some Member States has seriously damaged the quality and quantity of services and hence the wellbeing of citizens, particularly families and old people living alone, and their fundamental rights;

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Luigi MORGANO, Caterina CHINNICI, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the EU institutions to look into the impact on fundamental rights of the measures proposed or implemented to deal with the crisis and to take remedial action immediately, paying special attention to families and to elderly people living alone;

2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE

2014/2242(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Simona BONAFÈ

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas in the EU, transport is dependent on oil and oil products for more than 96 % of its energy needs;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2014/2242(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Simona BONAFÈ

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas urban mobility must be as environmentally, socially and economically sustainable as possible;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2014/2242(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Simona BONAFÈ

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas according to the European Environment Agency 90 % of the inhabitants of European cities are exposed to levels of atmospheric pollution which are above the~~alth~~ safety limits set by the World Health Organisation;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2014/2242(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas developing sustainable urban mobility calls for a participatory approach which involves the public and stakeholders at all stages of the planning process;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2014/2242(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Simona BONAFÈ

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the transport sector accounts for roughly one-third of total energy consumption and more than one-fifth of total greenhouse gas emissions;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2014/2242(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Renata BRIANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas developing sustainable mobility calls for efforts to change people’s mobility-related behaviour;

2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI

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