Activities of Jessica STEGRUD
Plenary speeches (48)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2020 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate)
Conflict of interest and corruption affecting the protection of EU's financial interests in Member States (debate)
Compatibility between the current EU - Mercosur Free Trade Agreement and the Commission's proposal for a European Green Deal (topical debate)
An EU strategy to put an end to female genital mutilation around the world (debate)
Gender pay gap (debate)
The European Green Deal (RC-B9-0040/2020, B9-0040/2020, B9-0041/2020, B9-0042/2020, B9-0043/2020, B9-0044/2020, B9-0045/2020, B9-0046/2020)
Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission (debate)
An EU strategy to put an end to female genital mutilation around the world (B9-0090/2020, B9-0092/2020)
Gender Equality Strategy (debate)
European coordinated response to the COVID-19 outbreak (debate)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 June 2020 - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (debate)
Multiannual Financial Framework (including Own Resources), Rule of Law Conditionality Mechanism and the Recovery Fund for Europe (continuation of debate)
Sustainable Europe Investment Plan - How to finance the Green Deal (debate)
The gender perspective in the COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis period - The EU Strategy for Gender Equality - Closing the digital gender gap: women’s participation in the digital economy (continuation of debate)
Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive (debate)
Establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (debate)
A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (continuation of debate)
InvestEU programme (debate)
2019 Discharge (debate)
Digital taxation: OECD negotiations, tax residency of digital companies and a possible European Digital Tax (debate)
Digital Europe programme (debate)
Sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health (debate)
European Climate Law (continuation of debate)
Presentation of the Fit for 55 package after the publication of the IPCC report (debate)
European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty (debate)
A European strategy for critical raw materials (debate)
Digital Markets Act (debate)
Digital Services Act (continuation of debate)
A European strategy for offshore renewable energy (debate)
Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market (debate)
Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (debate)
Implementation of citizenship education actions (A9-0060/2022 - Domènec Ruiz Devesa)
Reaching women's economic independence through entrepreneurship and self-employment (short presentation)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (A9-0083/2022 - Domènec Ruiz Devesa)
Discharge 2020 (debate)
Minimum level of taxation for multinational groups (A9-0140/2022 - Aurore Lalucq)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Social Climate Fund - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation - Notification under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 1))
Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Social Climate Fund - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation - Notification under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 1))
CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (A9-0150/2022 - Jan Huitema)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (A9-0162/2022 - Peter Liese)
National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal (debate)
Digital Services Act (A9-0356/2021 - Christel Schaldemose)
Adoption by Croatia of the euro on 1 January 2023 (A9-0187/2022 - Siegfried Mureşan)
Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act (B9-0338/2022)
Shadow reports (3)
REPORT on the implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims
REPORT on reaching women’s economic independence through entrepreneurship and self-employment
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the 2030 Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade”
Shadow opinions (7)
OPINION on the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2019
OPINION on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 as regards creation of a Solvency Support Instrument
OPINION on the impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the resilience of critical entities
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2018/841 as regards the scope, simplifying the compliance rules, setting out the targets of the Member States for 2030 and committing to the collective achievement of climate neutrality by 2035 in the land use, forestry and agriculture sector, and (EU) 2018/1999 as regards improvement in monitoring, reporting, tracking of progress and review
Institutional motions (2)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on an EU strategy to put an end to female genital mutilation around the world
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the revision of the guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure
Oral questions (1)
An EU Commissioner for Animal Welfare
Written explanations (1)
Written questions (32)
Clarification regarding public right of access to Commission data on CAP subsidies
Turkey and refugees
Clarification regarding Green Deal transition costs
Double standards in EU relations with third countries: labelling of foodstuffs from the West Bank and the Golan Heights
Citizens from Member States joining Islamist groups in Syria and Iraq
Islamist security threat
Border controls reduce crime and hamstring international criminal organisations
The European Climate Law
European Green Deal
The unaddressed problem of carbon leakage caused by the EU ETS
Swedish energy supplies threatened by new EU regulations
Charities colluding with human traffickers to smuggle migrants into Europe
Transparency and funding of the Conference on the Future of Europe
EU funding of barriers, fences or other physical border protection structures such as walls
Clarification regarding a Commission statement that border walls cannot prevent asylum seekers from accessing EU territory
EU forest policy takeover by way of environmental regulation
Follow‑up regarding transparency and funding of the Conference on the Future of Europe
Rules on land-use change and their implications for national sovereignty
EU funds and corruption in Bulgaria
Expansion of telecommunications networks
Urgent need for deterrence campaigns to combat illegal migration and people smuggling
Illegal funding to the Hamas terrorist organisation in the European Union
Carbon storage products and the Biocidal Products Regulation
What potential does sustainable aviation fuel have?
Energy shortages in the EU
LULUCF in Sweden and Finland
EU development aid to non-cooperative tax jurisdictions
Forced deportations of Ukrainian citizens
First and secondgeneration biofuels and their development up to 2030
Flexible mechanisms for the transfer of emission reductions between countries
EU climate spending presented in an overly positive light according to auditors
Netflix solution for dealing with staff at the EU Border and Coast Guard Agency refusing to work
Individual motions (1)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the urgent launch of wide-reaching Australia-style communication campaigns targeting diaspora communities, transit countries and countries of origin to deter illegal migration and people smuggling
Amendments (804)
Amendment 84 #
2022/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises that the crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially severe for enterprises, mostly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in tourism, hospitality and culture; furthermore recognises the notion of European solidarity underpinning the establishment of the RRFeed for a decentralised approach to crisis management, rather than a centralised procedure based on increased redistribution of resources within the union;
Amendment 97 #
2022/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the successful roll- out of the RRF will help to make EU economies and societies more sustainable, inclusive, resilient and better prepared for the green and digital transitions. Highlights however, that the EU should always seek to favour all member states equally, rather than selectively. Demands that moving forward, the EU's policy should be oriented around the principle of Pareto optimality, and thus regulate with a primum non nocere approach;
Amendment 109 #
2022/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the general escape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact will continue to be applied in 2022 and is expected to be deactivated as of 2023urges the Commission to deactivate the clause as soon as possible. Recalls that member states must adhere to the debt and deficit budget limitations stipulated in the Stability and Growth Pact in order for the EU to have a viable economic future. However sees with concern that these limitations may conveniently be undermined in the future by raising the debt level via the Recovery and Resilience Facility;
Amendment 148 #
2022/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines that tax policies must remain a national competence, while so called "own resources" should be kept at a minimum and should not be allowed to increase;
Amendment 192 #
2022/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls that the efficiency of market economies is in part dependent on the individual diligence of capital owners. Regrets therefore that access to cheap loans via the Recovery and Resilience Facility seem positive for the so called weaker countries, but that the aggregate result is suboptimal given the opportunity cost to the union as a whole inherent to this approach;
Amendment 206 #
2022/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on women; emphasises the importance of increasing women’s participation in the economy, including inclusive participation in the digital economy and transformation, and ensuring more inclusive growth as part of the solution to the post-pandemic recovery, which will help to increase jobs, economic prosperity and competitiveness across the EUpeople, regardless of gender;
Amendment 227 #
2022/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is concerned that the Commission identified macroeconomic vulnerabilities related to imbalances and excessive imbalances in 12 Member States; is worried that the nature and source of Member States’ imbalances remain largely the same as before the pandemic and that the pandemic could also be exacerbating imbalances and economic divergences; calls on the Member States to take advantage of the unprecedented opportunity provided by the RRF to significantly reduce existing macroeconomic imbalances, in particular by including ambitious reform measures in the national plans of all Member States; stresses that sound execution is essential to make full use of this opportunity, Nevertheless, continues to emphasise that there should be no liability in the EU for the debts of other Member States;
Amendment 235 #
2022/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines, in this context, that money-for-free does usually not pave the way for long-term financial stability on a national level; there is rather a risk for constant budget deficits and a permanent dependency on financial support from outside;
Amendment 7 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas women are more likely than men to work in the informal economy and whereas their importance for the rural economy is not acknowledgedvital;
Amendment 33 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas only 30 % of farms across the EU are managed by women; whereas SMEs are predominant in rural regions;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. StressNotes the importance of ensuring gender mainstreaming in rural development policy; calls for the exchange of best practices between Member States, in particular as regards the professional status of assisting spouses and partners in agriculture;
Amendment 87 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls forNotes the needs of women in rural areas to be addressed through appropriate – and where necessary peripatetic – healthcare, childcare and care for the elderly, thereby promoting women’s social security rights, including maternity leave or pension rights, and women’s access to available EU funds. However, stresses that these policies are a national competence;
Amendment 108 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission andEncourages the Member States to promote digital and hybrid education, reskilling and upskilling of women in rural areas and to further develop access to specific education programmes and quality jobs in order to enhance their potential;
Amendment 116 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls onEncourages the Member States to create a ubiquitous and seamless broadband infrastructure, as well as creative housing and work opportunities, and quality jobs that facilitate the reconciliation of work and family life.
Amendment 15 #
2021/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. calls on the Commission to abide by existing Swedish legislation that prohibits the recording of personal data revealing (a) racial or ethnic origin, (b) political opinions, (c) religious or philosophical beliefs, or (d) trade union membership, it also being prohibited to process health- or sex-life-related personal data;
Amendment 20 #
2021/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas intersectionality is a form of left-wing identity politics and cultural Marxism;
Amendment 24 #
2021/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas intersectionality determines one's level of oppression by the number of oppressed groups a person falls into, and/or where that group falls on the oppression hierarchy;
Amendment 27 #
2021/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas one of the most ridiculous examples of intersectionality is "Queers for Palestine";
Amendment 29 #
2021/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas intersectionality has influenced the U.S. education system to such an extent that race-based disciplinary policy has been introduced in some school districts;
Amendment 2 #
2021/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to ECA Special report No 13/2016 which found that Moldova received the highest amount of EU aid per inhabitant of all of the EU’s eastern neighbours,
Amendment 42 #
2021/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to increase its engagement with its Moldovan counterparts and to maximise its political, and technical and financial support to the Republic of Moldova during this crucial time in order to give further impetus to progress and to ensure adequate absorption capacity for EU assistance;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the decisivTakes note of the actions by the EU and its Member States as ‘Team Europe’ in mitigating the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through vaccine donations and financial support; stresses that the Economic Recovery Plan for the Republic of Moldova, worth up to EUR 600 million, is a key element in the Republic of Moldova’s recovery, which presents a unique opportunity to restructure the economy and to prepare it for future challengesgreat deal for Moldova;
Amendment 85 #
2021/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomeRegrets the Commission’s decision to provide the Republic of Moldova with EUR 60 million through a new budget support programme in order to deal with a gas supply crisis artificially created by Gazprom and to mitigate the impact of the rising prices on the most vulnerable Moldovans; notes that the crisis further underscores the importance of the diversification of energy supplies and routes, and of building long-term resilience through a transition to more sustainable energy sources and investing in key infrastructure; welcomes any proposal to return EUR 60 million to net paying Member States;
Amendment 179 #
2021/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (‘the Istanbul Convention’) by the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova on 14 October 2021; calls for its effective implementation to be ensured in order to improve the situation of women and to undertake further efforts to progress towards achieving gender equality, in particular on improving women’s access to the labour market and tackling the gender pay gap;
Amendment 188 #
2021/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the ESAs and ENISA to step up their efforts in monitoring and mitigating the risks concerning third country ICT third parties, if these third parties have or are suspected of having ties to foreign governments or foreign militaries;
Amendment 194 #
2021/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Considers that the Banking Union or reforms of the EMU governance structure should respect the will of Member States that have not introduced the euro currency to retain their respective currencies and retain supervisory powers as well as decision making power over national bank resolution schemes;
Amendment 196 #
2021/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls on the Commission to prioritise the principle of proportionality in EU banking regulation;
Amendment 197 #
2021/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
Stresses that Member States that have retained their national currencies shall also retain supervisory powers;
Amendment 198 #
2021/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 b (new)
Subheading 2 b (new)
Notes that some national supervisory agencies from non-euro area countries are characterised by higher standards of transparency and capital requirements than the institutions of the Banking Union and the ECB;
Amendment 199 #
2021/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 c (new)
Subheading 2 c (new)
Emphasizes that the Banking Union is a step towards an eventual socialisation of national bank resolution and deposit guarantee schemes;
Amendment 355 #
2021/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls that the SSM and the SRM operate at EU level, while deposit guarantee schemes (DGSs) are operated and financed at national level; recognises that a European deposit insurance scheme (EDIS) would improve protection for depositors in the EU;
Amendment 374 #
2021/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that the main obstacles for EDIS are concerns about risks in some banking systems; stresses that and the lack of political support for EU-level socialisation of resolution schemes; stresses that offering permanent opt-outs in combination with the implementation of credible and effective risk reduction measures could enable an agreement on EDIS;
Amendment 380 #
2021/2184(INI)
24. Considers that the main obstacles for EDIS are concerns about risks in some banking systems and a general bail-out fatigue; stresses that opt-outs and the implementation of credible and effective risk reduction measures could enable an agreement on EDIS;
Amendment 394 #
2021/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Points out that any EDIS should take into account clear rules for the participation or non-participation of non- euro area Member States;
Amendment 398 #
2021/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the ECB, all ESCB member banks, the EBA and the SRB.
Amendment 13 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19
Citation 19
Amendment 57 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas although work in highly female-dominated sectors is essential and of high socioeconomic value, it is undervalued and lower paid than work in male-dominated sectors; whereas there is an urgent need to reassess the adequacy of wages in female-dominated sectors related to their social and economic value and to advance on minimum wages, minimum income and pay transparency in EU regulations;
Amendment 65 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there is an increased risk of poverty and social exclusion among some groups of women such as single mothers, women above the age of 65, women with disabilities, women with low levels of education and women from migrant backgrounds who increasingly suffer under honour culture and honour related violence;
Amendment 83 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas poverty also makes women more vulnerable to gender-based violence; whereas this includes disproportionate vulnerability to trafficking and sexual exploitation, honour related violence and female genital mutilation;
Amendment 112 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the current EU andsome national taxation policies reinforce existing gender gaps; whereas thessome schemes reproduce traditional gender roles and disincentivise women from entering, remaining and in particular returning to the labour market;
Amendment 116 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
Amendment 140 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that women’s poverty needs to be analysed from an intersectional approach, including migrant and ethnic origin, age, race and sexual or gender orientation; calls for the EIGE’s Gender Equality Index to be incorporated into the social scoreboard; calls on the EIGE to provide data disaggregated intersec; calls on the Member States to take into consideration ally and by gender, and calls on the Member States to use this data data on women´s poverty in order to better address country-specific challenges;
Amendment 146 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 159 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the pivotal role of women working in the social, care and retail sectors that keep our societies functioning, as shown by the COVID-19 crisis; calls for typically female-dominated work to be reassessed and revaluated and for cross- sector gender-neutral job evaluation tools to be developed and applied in order to better assess and moreand emphasises the importance of fairly remunerate female-dominated workion;
Amendment 172 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that in order to tackle the multidimensionality of women’s poverty, it is necessary to overcome the segregation of unpaid domestic care work mainly performed by women and to introduce flexitime in order to allow women and men to better reconcile their professional life with their private life (time use policy). Stresses however that labour market policy lies within the competence of each Member State;
Amendment 207 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to mainstream gender into thehave a holistic approach in its EU’s climate change policies in order to ensure that the Fit for 55 package policies and the social climate fund are designed and implemented with a clear gender dimension andthat benefit women as equally as men;
Amendment 210 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the EU and the Member States to protect women living in energy poverty by providing a timely and coordinated response to address the long- term impact of the energy crisis; highlights that access to affordable utilities must be guaranteed to low-income households, and in particular older women and single mothers;
Amendment 213 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 228 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the EU and its Member States to integrate a gender perspective into policies and practices that addresscombat homelessness, to develop a specific strategy to combat women’s homelessness and to ensure that services work appropriately and effectively to meet the needs of homeless women;
Amendment 242 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the CommissionMember States to design a special programmes to fight against women’s digital poverty in order to equip women with the necessary skills to operate safely in the digital environment;
Amendment 248 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to ensure that all new gender-fair fiscal policy, including taxation, tackles and eliminates socioeconomic and gender inequalities in all their dimensions; stresses however that tax policies lies within the competence of each Member State.
Amendment 260 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to take the gender dimension into account when reforming pension systems and adapting the retirement age and to consider the differences between the work patterns of women and men and the higher risk of discrimination of women in the labour market, in particular older women; stresses however that pension systems lies within the competence of each Member State.
Amendment 273 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 282 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 21 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas female entrepreneurs and self-employed are an under-utilised source of economic growth and job creation; whereas supporting this group can strengthen EU competitiveness; highlights the fact that it is ultimately all entrepreneurial activity that creates jobs and incomes and thus added value for business and society and should be promoted by member states;
Amendment 33 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women only constitute 34.4 % of the self-employed in the EU and 30 % of its start-up entrepreneurs; confirming that the largest gender gaps within entrepreneurial activity are found in high-income countries in Europe & North America1a, despite of a higher degree of freedom and equality among genders; _________________ 1a https://gemconsortium.org/report/gem- 202021-womens-entrepreneurship-report- thriving-through-crisis
Amendment 37 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas women face more difficulties in pursuing entrepreneurship than men; whereas barriers include a lack of specific training, a lower level of self- confidence, less access to social and business networks and difficulties in reconciling work and family life; therefore encourages women not to internalise the narrative that female entrepreneurs are not taken seriously due to their gender, but instead to take respect and equality in the work environment for granted;
Amendment 62 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas equality enables freedom, when it perceives people in their individuality, not only as representatives of a collective.
Amendment 75 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas in 2020, there were more people who knew someone who stopped a business than knew someone who started one1b, which reminds of the importance to nurture a fertile ground for every kind of entrepreneurship, and to stay connected with other economies, to remain alert to new opportunities, and to safeguard the jobs of the future; _________________ 1b https://www.gemconsortium.org/reports/la test-global-report
Amendment 97 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes Commission initiatives such as Women TechEU and the European Innovation Council Women Leadership Programme and the creation of various European networks for female entrepreneurs; urges however the Commission to promote suchany initiatives more actively by which focusinges on the EU growth potential and to support the achievements of women entrepreneurwhich contributes to the creation of a motivating culture of entrepreneurial thinking and equal opportunities;
Amendment 118 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls the Commission to make up- to-date and comparable statistics available for the purpose of analysing the economic significance of entrepreneurs and self- employed, and the various categories within entrepreneurship and self-employed with respect to industry and gender to identify the share of women entrepreneurs and self-employed; highlights however the importance of equality before the law and that a gender distribution of 50:50 is not necessary, since individuals are unequal. Every individual who wants to pursue entrepreneurial activity should be encouraged to take this step, since the running of a business, creates jobs and incomes and thus added value for business and the entire society;
Amendment 121 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls, in particular, for greater women-focused promotion of STEM subjects, digital education and financial literacy in order to combat prevailing stereotypes and ensure that more women enter these sectors and contribute to their development; highlights the importance of promoting education and careers in finance to women to support the development of a reliable network of female investors; investors; Emphasises at the same time the need to trust in women’s ability to assert themselves in the free market, rather than declaring them helpless and thereby cementing stereotypes in the name of positive state discrimination;
Amendment 157 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and Member States to systematically track and monitor gender-disaggregated data across the whole Union to ensure high-quality data on EU and national funding programmes; highlights that this could serve as a basis for more informed policy decisions in the future;. Stresses at the same time to foster and promote the principle of individual freedom in our societies, in which every individual has the right to determine his or her behaviour or purpose in life. The state should neither forbid nor force its citizens into a profession. Free people develop according to their inclinations and talents and are indispensable for long-term progress in society.
Amendment 169 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises the need to remove administrative barriers to starting a business in order to make becoming an entrepreneur or self-employed more attractive to women; calls on Member States to consider developing standardised administrative packages for entrepreneurs to follow in the early stages of starting a business; believes that this will ease the administrative burden in interactions with local authorities such as tax authorities, municipalities, etc.; highlights that it is freedom, not regulation, which is the engine of innovation and progress;
Amendment 183 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the importance of work- life balance for women entrepreneurs and self-employed; calls on Member States to support social frameworks, such as flexible childcare, that are essential to encouraging more women to take part in entrepreneurship; welcomes actions already taken by Member States on this matter; recognises national differences in social policy and respect for subsidiarity and reminds of the fact that it is in the self-interest of member states to promote family-friendly working models;
Amendment 5 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 17 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. underlines in this context the potential of modern nuclear power as a platform for the development of an emission-free transport sector;
Amendment 28 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses, however, that battery and hydrogen solutions do not provide any decrease in emissions of carbon dioxide as long as the energy source is fossil or partly fossil;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that women tend to use new mobility services like car sharing less often, as their daily travel patterns are very different to and more complex than men’s1 ; stresses that smart and sustainable mobility solutions should be designed fairly to improve mobility and accessibility for all; emphasises the importance of the EU to respect the freedom of choice; __________________ 1Kawgan-Kagan, I., Popp, M., ‘Sustainability and Gender: a mixed- method analysis of urban women’s mode choice with particular consideration of e- carsharing’, Transportation Research Procedia, Vol 31, 2018, pp. 146-159.
Amendment 46 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission, the Member States, local authorities and the relevant stakeholders to provide a transport system that is tailored to women’s needs and their favoured modes of transportEmphasises the importance to provide a transport system for all by improving accessibility, safety (particularly during the pandemic) and comfort, and prioritising adequate investment accordingly;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take initiativesEmphasises the importance to make public spaces in European cities safe and free of harassment by sharing best practices and improving national legislation, management, policies, infrastructure and security technology;
Amendment 73 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to issue recommendations torespect the principle of subsidiarity inc arease such as women’s participation in mobility- related consultation, planning and decision- making processes and to encourage companies to improve equal opportunities for women, with a particular focus on innovation in transport, the shift towards sustainable mobility, attracting and retaining talent, and improving working conditionsable innovation in transport for the benefit of all.
Amendment 77 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the increasing number of women involved in politics, but stresses that we are far from reaching gender parity; emphasises however that each individual Member of the European Parliament does not simply represent a part of the people, but is a representative of the entire people and must therefore always work for the common good of all;
Amendment 100 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists on the need to introduce binding quotas in the upcoming revision of the EU electoral lawEmphasises that the European Parliament is based on fundamental democratic principles, such as the equality of all citizens, regardless of their socio-cultural characteristics or their gender. Supports that the parliament debates diversity in the upcoming revision of the EU electoral law. Emphasises however that representative democracy does not have the aim to represent the population 1:1 via quotas, since Members of the European Parliament should repesent everyone - regardless of their gender;
Amendment 33 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
Amendment 66 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gender-based violence is violence directed against women because they are women and it affects women disproportionately; whereas LGBTI persons are also victims of gender- based violence because of their gender, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics; whereas gender-based violence is rooted in gender stereotypes, patriarchal structures and power asymmetries such as child marriage, female genital mutilation, honour killings, trafficking in human beings and sexual violence;
Amendment 114 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Union action aiming to eradicate violence against women and girls and other forms of gender-based violence demands that the CommissionMember States pursue several parallel avenues;
Amendment 216 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists on actions to prevent gender- based violence by addressing the underlying causes, including counteracting sexism, gender stereotypes and patriarchal values, honour killings, sexual exploitation and trafficking in human beings; underlines the need for gender equality to have a central place in education and the need for awareness- raising campaigns;
Amendment 236 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the need for targeted policiMember States to address the situation of survivorsall women who experience intersectional forms of discrimination, such as women refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, indigenous women, racialised women, women from religious and ethnic minorities, lesbian, bisexual and trans women, elderly women and women with disabilities;
Amendment 326 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that gender-based violence is a serious crime and a widespread violation of fundamental rights in the Union which needs to be addressed with greater efficiency and determination on a common basis; stresses that gender-based violence is the result of a patriarchal society that has a cross-border dimension; points, in particular, at the growing anti- gender and anti-women movements, as a result of, among other things, child marriage, female genital mutilation, honour killings, trafficking in human beings and sexual violence, which are well organised and have a cross-border nature;
Amendment 372 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 385 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 5
Annex I – Recital 5
(5) Gender-based violence is violence directed against women because they are women and it affects women disproportionately. LGBTI persons are also victims of gender-based violence because of their gender, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics. Gender- based violence is rooted in gender stereotypes, patriarchal structures and power asymmetries such as child marriage, female genital mutilation, honour killings, trafficking in human beings and sexual violence.
Amendment 12 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
Amendment 76 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas women in the EU are more severely affected by poverty or social exclusion than men, being systematically placed at a disadvantage by structural and cultural factors, such as family honour, child marriage, female genital mutilation, trafficking in human beings and sexual violence;
Amendment 120 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that respect for the right to work is an essential precondition if women are effectively to enjoy equal rights, economic independence and career fulfilment and therefore in. However, emphasistes that precarious employment should be eradicated through mandatory compliance with the principle that every permanent job must entail an effective employment relationship with recognition and enhancement of rights at the workplacemployment and labour market policies lies within the exclusive competence of each Member State;
Amendment 146 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EU and itsEncourages the Member States to further underpin maternity and paternity entitlements, for example by increasing periods of full leave with no loss of pay, taking into account the World Health Organization recommendation that children be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of their lives; calls for the right to a reduction in working hours following maternity leave to be guaranteed in practice, enabling mothers to breastfeed their children until they are at least two years old, accompanied by investment in a public network of freeEmphasises the importance of investment in childcare and education services;
Amendment 162 #
2021/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for measures to achieve work, employee and pay enhancement, effectively combat joblessness and promote full employment; calls forHowever, notes that the creation and promotion of employment with rights, the defence of collective bargaining, the revitalisation of public sector employment and an end to job insecurity; calls in addition for a reduction in working hours without loss of pay, collective bargaining, public sector employment and working hours falls under labour market policies which is, and ought to remain, a national competence;
Amendment 10 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas over the last decades numerous peoples lives have been saved thanks to research; whereas this research can only be conducted in a innovation- friendly ecosystem, which has investor certainty and IP-right protection at the core;
Amendment 17 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas IP-rights are property rights; whereas property rights are fundamental rights and protected by Article 1 of protocol no 1. to the European Convention on Human Rights and article 17 of the EU Charter on fundamental rights;
Amendment 23 #
2021/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the transition to a net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) economy requires a clean energy transition that ensures sustainability, security of supply and affordability of energy, issues that must be resolved at Member State level, since energy policy is a national competence;
Amendment 32 #
2021/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the dramatic fall in renewable offshore energy prices has made it one of the cheapest sources of energy and does consequently a critical element in the green transition, paving the way for a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, and has also made it one of the most important pillars of the EU’s climate ambinot need any subsidies or other politically motivated market interventions;
Amendment 73 #
2021/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that a net-zero emissions economy requires renewablenon-fossil energy to be deployed on an unprecedented scale; emphasises that if no further actions are taken to accelerate the deployment of offshore renewable energy (ORE), the EU will not be able to live up to its climate commitments;
Amendment 87 #
2021/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the energy production targets for ORE in all of EU’s sea basins, as outlined in Commission communication COM(2020)0741, are at least 60 GW by 2030 and 340 GW by 2050; highlights that the competitiveness of offshore wind energy as an energy source will continue to increase and prices will continue to fall further in step with continuous development and deployment, suggesting that this sector can survive without government interference;
Amendment 114 #
2021/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the urgency ofneed to improvinge and expanding existing infrastructure to enable the increased flow of electricity from offshore sites to inland-based consumers, investments that the ORE sector can finance without interference from EU institutions;
Amendment 154 #
2021/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that electricity from offshore renewables can contribute to the greening of district heating, decreasing and eventually eliminating its GHG emissions; highlights the potential to incorporate ORE in district heating through clean electricity and heat pumpsis neither a cost efficient nor practical technology for the greening of district heating;
Amendment 259 #
2021/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Stresses furthermore that electricity generated by ORE is mostly irregular and weather dependent, therefore its uptake by the electricity grid must be handled in the respective regional context and the quantities of ORE must accordingly be adapted to local constraints;
Amendment 261 #
2021/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 19 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Highlights furthermore, that a deficit of CRM may severely undermine the possibilities to accomplish decided targets regarding renewable energy. As a result, these targets may need to be revised if the strategy for CRM fails.
Amendment 36 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. underlining the fact that the EU is heading for an alarming dependency of CRM from outside the union as the demand for these materials is expected to increase dramatically.
Amendment 49 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. respecting that environmental issues and other local regulations regarding mining activities to a high extent must be handled in a local context respecting local stakeholders as well as the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that waste collection and product design are ‘low hanging fruit’ strategies to indecrease CRM supplydemand; notes that CRM substitution, while having its limits in product efficiency, is an inherent goal of industry because of high prices and dependency;
Amendment 66 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 142 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Amendment 58 #
2021/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises the potential of the digital economy regarding creation of value, qualified work opportunities, education and benefits for consumers, highlights therefore that these activities should be enabled rather than hampered; Considers it as highly problematic that the EU is in search of new taxable sources, in order to be able to pay for its massive increase of expenditures and debts;
Amendment 59 #
2021/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 188 #
2021/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses that taxation is a national competence and that individual member states must not be pressured to adapt their taxes to any other Member State or regulations by the European Union;
Amendment 189 #
2021/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Acknowledges the international dimension of digital services and their taxation and that the member states may benefit from coordinating their efforts to prevent fraud and tax evasion through the European Union;
Amendment 190 #
2021/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 213 #
2021/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 241 #
2021/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Stresses that any tax revenues by the EU must proportionally be channelled to the national budgets and not to the EU budget;
Amendment 242 #
2021/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 14 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises the importance of a global approach instead of only focusing on reduction within the EU, since a much greater effect, could be achieved through the transfer of climate protection technologies to emerging economies, with a substantially higher cost-benefit-ratio. Modernisation and replacement of wasteful plants, infrastructure and technologies in emerging countries, would reduce methane emissions globally and by a much greater margin.
Amendment 15 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights, in this context, that methane has various roles to play as a fossil fuel, a biofuel and is also a natural product resulting from natural decomposition of biological material and is also decomposed in the atmosphere. While anthropogenic emissions of methane can certainly be reduced, methane has also a natural cycle which is not affected by political decisions.
Amendment 20 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Underlines furthermore, that even if methane is a potent greenhouse gas, its half-life in the atmosphere is merely about 10 years. Short term measures considering cuts in methane emissions will therefore have a limited importance for the green house effect in a long term perspective.
Amendment 50 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the major role of natural gas in meeting today’s global energy demand and stresses that the part it plays in the energy transition will be influenced by the extent to which methane emissions are further reduced; highlights that gas is relatively cheap and produces only about half as much carbon dioxide compared to coal combustion and is therefore of continuous importance as a transitional energy source with a gigantic potential to improve the overall global climate situation;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. A transition from fossil coal to fossil methane implies a more flexible energy system and lower emissions of carbon dioxide and reduced pollution.
Amendment 59 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. As a net importer of methane gas, the European Union should encourage diversity of supply, in order not to be exceedingly dependent of a certain supplier.
Amendment 69 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the preparation of legislation for the energy sector with binding rules on monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) and leak detection and repair, and the consideration of rules on routine venting and flaring; urges however, to prevent over-information as well as unnecessary reporting, in order to limit bureaucracy and administration costs to a minimum;
Amendment 100 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that research, development and innovation and the implementation of fit-for-purpose technologies and practices to improve MRV and mitigate methane emissions are at the backbone of effective action; supports the mobilisation of funding from Horizon Europe, including for establishing an international methane emissions observatory; highlights the fact that climate change can realistically only be reduced through better technological solutions as well as incentives for entrepreneurial ingenuity;
Amendment 105 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights the importance of seeking to reduce methane emissions by deploying market economy instruments rather than measures of interventionism. Without substantial economic growth in the EU, the continent will not be able to create the innovation that the EU and the world need in order to tackle climate change;
Amendment 68 #
2021/0296(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 46 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Digital skills, basic and advanced, are essential to reinforce the collective resilience of the Union’s society. Digitally empowered and capable citizens will be able to take advantage of the opportunities of the Digital Decade. Moreover, digital training and education should support a workforce in which people can acquire specialised digital skills to get quality jobs and rewarding careers in much greater numbers than today, with convergence between women and men. The efficiency of digital trainings provided by the employers in the form of learning-by- doing should also be empowered. The non-formal learning in the workplace should deliver digital skills tailored to the market needs, therefore such learning should be equivalently recognised, promoted and measured. In addition, an essential enabler for taking advantage of the benefits of digitisation, for further technological developments and for Europe’s digital leadership is a sustainable digital infrastructure for connectivity, microelectronics and the ability to process vast data. Excellent and secure connectivity for everybody and everywhere in Europe including in rural and remote areas40 is needed. Societal needs for upload and download bandwidth are constantly growing. By 2030, networks with gigabit speeds should become available at accessible conditions for all those who need or wish such capacity. Moreover, microprocessors which are already today at the start of most of the key, strategic value chains are expected to be in even higher demand in the future, in particular the most innovative ones. Climate neutral highly secure edge node guaranteeing access to data services with low latency wherever businesses are located and quantum capacity are also expected to be critical enablers. _________________ 40 Long-term Vision for the EU’s Rural Areas. COM(2021) 345 final.
Amendment 54 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Digitalization should not be the goal in itself, but rather the tool for the results to deliver for citizens. Digitalisation should provide less bureaucracy and quicker, less financially demanding and more efficient public administration. If used in a good way, digitalisation has the potential to enhance the quality of education, health or public administration, but if implemented in a wrong way, it can harm public budgets.
Amendment 55 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) Public administrations have a responsibility towards citizens to exercise care in their use of public spending in all areas, including digitalisation. Maximising the effectiveness and efficiency of expenditure in digitalisation secures the greatest value from spending decisions and helps to avoid waste, errors, fraud and corruption. It is therefore necessary to monitor and enhance the principles of good financial governance, plan, publish and monitor national and European spending on digitalisation.
Amendment 56 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 c (new)
Recital 8 c (new)
(8c) Public digital services will provide added value to citizens, mainly by providing easy to use, useful, simple and ‘trustworthy’ services. It means that greater ease of use can improve performance, allowing the user to produce more with the same effort. Usefulness refers to enhancing job performance of a person due to the use of a particular technology. The simplicity indicator refers to the process of user interaction with the services, considering the usability of the services. The delivery process should not demand redundant steps or too much bureaucracy. The “trustworthy” indicator refers to the security of the system used to provide the service and also to the trust in the institution that provides the service.
Amendment 57 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 d (new)
Recital 8 d (new)
(8d) As collecting information is in principle more expensive and burdensome than sharing already collected information, Member States should aim to and incorporate the “once-only” principle, which in the context of the public sector means that citizens and businesses supply diverse data only once to a public administration.
Amendment 59 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Democratic life and public services will also crucially depend on digital technologies and therefore they should be fully accessible for everyone, as a best–in- class digital environment providing for easy-to-use, efficient and personalised services and tools with high security and privacy standards. The high security should be reported through a common set of key performance indicators and the comparable set of detailed transparent information on how Member States are approaching the concerns of security should be published.
Amendment 60 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Public digital services should fulfil the core principles in accordance with the OECD recommendations for digital government. The “digital by design” principle should ensure that when the government proposes digital technologies, it should rethink and re-engineer public processes, simplify procedures, and create new channels of communication and engagement with stakeholders. Data- driven public sector establishes data as a strategic asset and promotes access, sharing and re-use mechanisms for improved decision making and service design and delivery. The “government as a platform” principle should ensure that a wide range of platforms, standards and tools to foster integration and coherence in the public sector focuses on users’ needs in public services. The public government data and policy-making processes (including algorithms) should be opened by default, within the limits of existing legislation and balancing the public interest. Pro-activeness ensures that a government anticipates people’s needs and responds to them rapidly, avoiding the need for cumbersome data and service delivery processes.
Amendment 65 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A harmonious, inclusive and steady progress towards the digital transformation and towards the achievement of the digital targets in the Union, requires a comprehensive, robust, reliable, flexible and transparent form of governance, based on close cooperation and coordination between the Union institutions, bodies and agencies, and the Member States. An appropriate mechanism should ensure coordination of convergence, transfer of best practices and the consistency and effectiveness of policies and measures at Union and national level. Therefore, it is necessary to lay down provisions on a monitoring and cooperation mechanism implementing the Digital Compass Communication.
Amendment 67 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Digital Economy and Society Index (‘DESI’)41 should become a part of the report on the state of the Digital Decade and should be used to monitor the progress towards the digital targets and not only the output, but especially the results and impact of the programme. This monitoring should include an analysis of the indicators measuring progress at Member States’ level, national policies and initiatives aimed at reaching the objectives of this Decision and the targets as well as horizontal and thematic analyses tracking the digital transformation of European economies and a ranking of Member States progress therein. In particular, DESI’s dimensions and indicators should be aligned with digital targets set out in this Decision. For each digital target, key performance indicators (‘KPIs) should be set out in implementing acts to be adopted by the Commission. The KPIs should be updated when necessary for continued effective monitoring and to take account of technological developments. The data collection mechanism within Member States should be reinforced to present a thorough state of play on the progress towards the digital targets, as well as information on the relevant policies, programmes, and initiatives at national level. Based on the reviews and where needed, the Commission should prepare, in consultation with the Member States, a roadmap to set out future data collection needs. . In defining the DESI, the Commission should rely largely on official statistics collected in different Union surveys on the information society42 . The Commission should use specific studies to collect data for those relevant indicators that are not measured in the Union surveys. _________________ 41 DESI is an annual set of analyses and measurement indicators, which since 2014 have been used to monitor Europe’s overall progress and to benchmark individual Member States’ progress in digital, feeding into the European Semester process and the country specific recommendations. 42 Regulation (EC) No 1006/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 concerning Community statistics on the information society (OJ L 286, 31.10.2009, p. 31–35).
Amendment 84 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) set a clear direction for the digital transformation of the Union and for delivery of the digital targets in accordance with measurable indicators;
Amendment 87 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) structure and stimulate cooperation between the Union institutions and Member States and, if feasible, third countries;
Amendment 88 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure the consistency, transparency, efficiency, comparability and completeness of the monitoring and reporting by the Union.
Amendment 91 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promote a human-centered, inclusive, transparent, trustworthy, secure and open digital environment where digital technologies and services respect and enhance Union principles and values;
Amendment 93 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) ensure effective public digital services, which are easy to use, useful, simple and trustworthy;
Amendment 94 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) monitor to what extent digital technologies and services increase value for consumers and businesses;
Amendment 95 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
(ac) achieve increased performance, availability and use of public digital services compared to the best practice and situation in Member States in 2021, as analysed per service;
Amendment 96 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a d (new)
(ad) ensure that citizens share data with public administration only once, fully ensuring the “once-only” principle in each Member State. Public services should reuse and share data and documents that people have already provided, in a transparent and secure way, thereby delivering more efficient and reliable public administration procedures throughout the Union;
Amendment 97 #
2021/0293(COD)
(af) ensure that healthcare digitalization and online access to citizens’ medical records increase life expectancy at birth and reduce preventable and treatable mortality;
Amendment 98 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a g (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a g (new)
(ag) increase the efficiency of health sector by use of telehealth, mobile health, telemedicine and connected care;
Amendment 99 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a h (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a h (new)
(ah) minimize the citizens’ and entrepreneurs’ time spent dealing with public authorities;
Amendment 100 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a i (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a i (new)
(ai) promote online service portals that expand transactional services, save substantial time, reduce costs, and improve the quality of services for citizens and businesses;
Amendment 101 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a j (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a j (new)
(aj) promote six dimensions of a fully digital government: (i) digital by design, (ii) data-driven public sector, (iii) government as a platform, (iv) open by default, (v) user-driven, and (vi) proactiveness;
Amendment 103 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reinforce Member States’ collective resilience and bridge the digital divide notably by promoting basic and specialised digital skills for all and fostering the development of high-performing digital education and, training systems and other skills acquired through non-formal learning, including in-company experiential learning by doing;
Amendment 105 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) ensure that national digital education programmes meet the internal market needs and demands;
Amendment 106 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) promote research and innovation, especially in data-intensive fields;
Amendment 109 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Digital skills, basic and advanced, are essential to reinforce the collective resilience of the Union’s society. Digitally empowered and capable citizens will be able to take advantage of the opportunities of the Digital Decade. Moreover, digital training and education should support a workforce in which people can acquire specialised digital skills to get quality jobs and rewarding careers in much greater numbers than today, with convergence between women and men. The efficiency of digital trainings provided by employers in the form of learning-by-doing should also be enhanced. The non-formal learning in the workplace should deliver digital skills tailored to the market needs, therefore such learning should be equivalently recognised, promoted and measured. In addition, an essential enabler for taking advantage of the benefits of digitisation, for further technological developments and for Europe’s digital leadership is a sustainable digital infrastructure for connectivity, microelectronics and the ability to process vast data. Excellent and secure connectivity for everybody and everywhere in Europe including in rural and remote areas40 is needed. Societal needs for upload and download bandwidth are constantly growing. By 2030, networks with gigabit speeds should become available at accessible conditions for all those who need or wish such capacity. Moreover, microprocessors which are already today at the start of most of the key, strategic value chains are expected to be in even higher demand in the future, in particular the most innovative ones. Climate neutral highly secure edge node guaranteeing access to data services with low latency wherever businesses are located and quantum capacity are also expected to be critical enablers. _________________ 40 Long-term Vision for the EU’s Rural Areas. COM(2021) 345 final.
Amendment 113 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promote the deployment and the use of digital capabilities giving access to digital technologies and data on easy and fair terms in order to achieve a high level of digital openness, intensity and innovation in Union’s enterprises, in particular small and medium ones;
Amendment 119 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ensure that democratic life, public services and health and care services are accessible online for everyone in order to provide better value to citizens, in particular disadvantaged groups including persons with disabilities, offering inclusive, efficient and personalised services and tools with high security and privacy standards; ensure that the high level of security is comparable between Member States;
Amendment 123 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
Amendment 124 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8 b) Public administrations have a responsibility towards citizens to exercise care in their use of public spending in all areas,including digitalisation. Maximising the effectiveness and efficiency ofexpenditure in digitalisation secures the greatest value from spending decisions and helps to avoid waste, errors, fraud and corruption. It is therefore necessary to monitor and enhance the principles of good financial governance, plan, publish and monitor national and Union spending on digitalisation.
Amendment 125 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 c (new)
Recital 8 c (new)
(8 c) Public digital services would provide added value to citizens, mainly by providing easy to use, useful , simple and trustworthy services. This means that greater ease of use could improve performance, allowing the user to produce more with the same effort. Usefulness refers to enhancing job performance of a person due to the use of a particular technology. The simplicity indicator refers to the process of user interaction with the services, considering the usability of the services, the delivery process should not demand redundant steps or too much bureaucracy. Trustworthy indicator refers to the security of the system used to provide the service and also to the trust in the institution that provides the service.
Amendment 126 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 d (new)
Recital 8 d (new)
(8 d) Whenever feasible and without the prejudice to the national level of digitalisation, the Member States should promote the once-only principle and so be encouraged to consider that citizens and businesses supply the same information only once to a public administration. In such cases, public administration offices should take action if permitted to internally re-use this data, in due respect of data protection rules, so that no additional burden falls on citizens and businesses.
Amendment 128 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Democratic life and public services will also crucially depend on digital technologies and therefore they should be fully accessible for everyone, as a best–in- class digital environment providing for easy-to-use, efficient and personalised services and tools with high security and privacy standards. The high security should be reported through a common set of key performance indicators, the comparable set of detailed transparent information on how Member States are approaching the concerns of security should be published.
Amendment 132 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
Amendment 133 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) facilitate convergent conditions for investments in digital transformation throughout the Union, including by strengthening the synergies between the use of Union and national funds, synergies between private and public funds, and developing predictable regulatory approaches;
Amendment 136 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) ensure that all policies and programmes contribute to economic growth, productivity growth and reduce barriers to trade and investments;
Amendment 137 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) ensure that digital infrastructures, technologies and data remain open to democratic third countries respecting Union values;
Amendment 137 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A harmonious, inclusive and steady progress towards the digital transformation and towards the achievement of the digital targets in the Union, requires a comprehensive, robust, reliable, flexible and transparent form of governance, based on close cooperation and coordination between the Union institutions, bodies and agencies, and the Member States. An appropriate mechanism should ensure coordination of convergence, transfer of best practices and the consistency and effectiveness of policies and measures at Union and national level. Therefore, it is necessary to lay down provisions on a monitoring and cooperation mechanism implementing the Digital Compass Communication.
Amendment 138 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h c (new)
(hc) ensure that democratic decision- making is more participatory, reducing barriers to knowledge, innovation, data and communication;
Amendment 139 #
2021/0293(COD)
(hd) ensure that an open digital environment secures transparent access to public data, contracts, documents, databases, including free access to the registry for public data about companies, financial statements and beneficial ownership information;
Amendment 140 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h e (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h e (new)
(he) ensure that public funds are used for digital transformation efficiently and only where no viable private funding options exist;
Amendment 140 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) The Commission should monitor the progress of delivering the results of the digitalization to the citizens. The digitization should not be the goal in itself, therefore the result and impact oriented measurable KPIs have the utmost importance in monitoring the results and delivered value of digitalisation.
Amendment 141 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h f (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h f (new)
(hf) ensure organisational structures for creating an environment to encourage digital transformation;
Amendment 141 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12 b) In its evaluations, the Commission should compare also the progress of the Member States to that of third countries taking into account well established indices such as OECD digital government Index, World Bank GovTech Maturity Index and United Nations E-Government Survey.
Amendment 142 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h g (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h g (new)
(hg) secure interconnectivity between traditional and new digital data to advance digital transformation;
Amendment 142 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Digital Economy and Society Index (‘DESI’)41 should become a part of the report on the state of the Digital Decade and should be used to monitor the progress towards the digital targets, not only the output, but especially result and impact of the programme. This monitoring should include an analysis of the indicators measuring progress at Member States’ level, national policies and initiatives aimed at reaching the objectives of this Decision and the targets as well as horizontal and thematic analyses tracking the digital transformation of European economies and a ranking of Member States progress therein. In particular, DESI’s dimensions and indicators should be aligned with digital targets set out in this Decision. For each digital target, key performance indicators (‘KPIs) should be set out in implementing acts to be adopted by the Commission. The KPIs for digital objective to increase the efficiency of health sector should include, inter alia, indicators to monitor the impact on preventable and treatable mortality rate, life expectancy and the costs of patient care. Digital education KPIs should measure, inter alia, the impact on the underachievement in reading, maths and science. The KPIs should be updated when necessary for continued effective monitoring and to take account of technological developments. The data collection mechanism within Member States should be reinforced to present a thorough state of play on the progress towards the digital targets, as well as information on the relevant policies, programmes, and initiatives at national level. Based on the reviews and where needed, the Commission should prepare, in consultation with the Member States, a roadmap to set out future data collection needs. . In defining the DESI, the Commission should rely largely on official statistics collected in different Union surveys on the information society42 . The Commission should use specific studies to collect data for those relevant indicators that are not measured in the Union surveys., _________________ 41 DESI is an annual set of analyses and measurement indicators, which since 2014 have been used to monitor Europe’s overall progress and to benchmark individual Member States’ progress in digital, feeding into the European Semester process and the country specific recommendations. 42 Regulation (EC) No 1006/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 concerning Community statistics on the information society (OJ L 286, 31.10.2009, p. 31–35).
Amendment 143 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h h (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h h (new)
(hh) promote the usage of frontier and disruptive digital technologies to improve core government operations and online service delivery.
Amendment 144 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘peer review’ means a review mechanism whereby Member States may comment on specific aspects of the policies, measures and actions proposed by a given Member States, and in particular on their efficiency and suitability to contribute to achieving a specific target of the digital targets set out in Article 4, in the context of the annual cooperation established in Article 8 and which can serve to exchange best practices;
Amendment 145 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5a) ‘ international indeces ’ are the following sets of ranking (a) OECD digital government Index (b) World Bank GovTech Maturity Index (c) United Nations E-Government Survey (d) The Open Data Barometer;
Amendment 146 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
(5b) ‘key public services’ are public services related to the following areas: Business start-ups, Career, Studying, Family, Regular business operations, Moving, Transport, Starting a small claims procedure.
Amendment 148 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) at least 20 million employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists are employed, with convergence betweenensuring equal opportunity for women and men;
Amendment 161 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Amendment 162 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Amendment 174 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) 100% online accessible provision of key public services for Union citizens and businesses; , including data under the scope of Directive (EU) 2019/102418a and, if available according to national law, other public data, documents, databases, including database of beneficiary owners, contract, information about companies’ financial statements; _________________ 18a Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re- use of public sector information (OJ L 172, 26.6.2019, p. 56).
Amendment 177 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) 10% increase in the adoption of telehealth, telemedicine, mobile health and connected care;
Amendment 178 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
(bb) the “once-only” principle implemented 100% in public services across all life situations;
Amendment 179 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b c (new)
(bc) 86 years life expectancy at birth for females and 80 years for males in each Member State;
Amendment 180 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b d (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b d (new)
(bd) standardised preventable and treatable mortality rate below 200 in the Union;
Amendment 183 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) less than 15% underachievement in reading, maths and science;
Amendment 184 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) openness of digital services of maximum value of 1 in the PRO-SERV, the restrictiveness indicator for the national regulation of professional services in the EU;
Amendment 185 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
(4b) the average of three best scores of the Member States in 2020, in the international indices by 2030.
Amendment 185 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) set a clear direction for the digital transformation of the Union and for delivery of the digital targets in accordance with measurable indicators;
Amendment 186 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) By 31 June 2023, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act laying down a list of specific digital public services within areas of key public services, which will be measured in relation to Article 4(4)(a). By 31 June 2023, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act on the dates, format and quality of data provided by the Member States in relation to this Decision.
Amendment 186 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) structure and stimulate cooperation between the Union institutions and Member States, and, if feasible, third countries;
Amendment 187 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
(2) The Commission shall review the digital targets set out in paragraph 1 by 31 December 2025. By 31 June 2026. T, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council regarding the outcome of the review and shall submit a legislative proposal to revise the digital targets in paragraph 1 and the list of international indices where it considers this to be necessary to address technical, economic and societal developments for a successful digital transformation of the Union. In the report, the Commission shall also include the trends, best practices and comparisons in respective areas with other developed third countries and regions, as well as information about the national and Union’s finances spent on achieving the digital targets in each Member State and the efficiency of public spending in digitalisation.
Amendment 187 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure the consistency, transparency, efficiency, comparability and completeness of the monitoring and reporting by the Union.
Amendment 188 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall monitor the progress of the Union against the objectives and digital targets set out in Articles 2 and 4. To this end, the Commission shall rely upon (a) Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), and for the purpose of this decision, in accordance with Article 25 (2), shall set out in an implementing act, adopted by 31 June 2023, the key performance indicators (‘KPIs’) for each digital target. . , including indicators measuring the impact and created value for consumer and businesses and indicators on human capital, use of Internet services by citizens, integration of digital technology by enterprises, and (b) International indices set out in Article 4(1)(4b), (c) MGI’s Industry Digitisation Index.
Amendment 190 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Before publishing the implementing act set out in paragraph 1, the Commission shall consult the relevant stakeholders, including organisations in the Union and international organisations, such as the OECD Digital Government Indicators Taskforce.
Amendment 191 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
(1b) The Commission shall also publish the calculation and the comparison of data between different releases of the DESI.
Amendment 192 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
(2) Member States shall provide to the Commission in a timely manner the necessary statistics and data required for the effective monitoring of the digital transition and of the degree of achievement of the digital targets set out in Article 4 in line with the delegated act adopted according to Article 4(1a). This shall include relevant information on the availability and accessibility of spectrum. Where the relevant statistics from Member States are not yet available, the Commission may use an alternative data collection methodology, such as studies or direct collection of data from the Member States, in consultation with the Member States. The use of that alternative data collection methodology shall not affect the tasks of Eurostat as laid down in Commission Decision 2012/504/EU47 . _________________ 47 Commission Decision 2012/504/EU of 17 September 2012 on Eurostat (OJ L 251, 18.9.2012, p. 49).
Amendment 193 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) ensure effective public digital services, which are easy to use, useful, simple and ‘trustworthy’;
Amendment 194 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
(3) TBy 31 June 2023, the Commission, in close cooperation with Member States, shall define Union-level projected trajectories for the attainment of each of the digital targets, which would serve as basis for the monitoring and the national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps. Where necessary, in light of technical, economic or societal developments, the Commission shall update one or more of these projected trajectories. The Commission shall define projected trajectories for each DESI indicator for the Union as well as for each individual Member State.
Amendment 194 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(a b) monitor to what extend digital technologies and services increase value for consumers and businesses;
Amendment 195 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall submit annually to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the “State of the Digital Decade”. This report shall be the comprehensive report of the Commission on the progress on digital transformation of the Union and it shall include the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) and KPIs for each digital target according to Article 5(1) of this Decision. The first report shall be submitted no later than 18 months after the entry into force of this Decision.
Amendment 195 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
(a c) achieve increased performance, availability and use of public digital services compare to the best practice and situation in Member States in 2021 analysed per service;
Amendment 196 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a d (new)
(a d) Contribute to the productivity growth and development in cross-border trade with digital services in order to reduce barriers to trade and investments;
Amendment 197 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a e (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a e (new)
Amendment 198 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a f (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a f (new)
(a f) increase the efficiency of health sector, decrease preventable and treatable mortality rate and increase life expectancy, by use of telehealth, mobile health, telemedicine and connected care;
Amendment 199 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a g (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a g (new)
(a g) minimize the citizens’ and entrepreneurs’ time spent dealing with public authorities;
Amendment 200 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a h (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a h (new)
Amendment 201 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a i (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a i (new)
(a i) promote six dimensions of a fully digital government: (i) digital by design, (ii) data-driven public sector, (iii) government as a platform, (iv) open by default, (v) user-driven, and (vi) proactiveness;
Amendment 202 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
(6) The Commission shall provide an analysis of best practices, trends within and outside the Union, guidance and support to Member States in the preparation of their national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps, including on how to establish at national level, where possible, appropriate projected trajectories which can effectively contribute to the achievement of Union-level projected trajectories.
Amendment 203 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
(6a) The Commission shall make publicly available all the documents prepared under Article 7 without undue delay.
Amendment 205 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reinforce Member States’ collective resilience and bridge the digital divide notably by promoting basic and specialised digital skills for all and fostering the development of high-performing digital education and, training systems and other skills acquired through non-formal learning, including in-company experiential learning by doing;
Amendment 209 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
(5) In case a Member State continuously deviates from the national projected trajectory for several years, or alternatively does not intend to adopt corrective action based on a previous Commission recommendation, the Commission mayshall initiate a targeted dialogue with the Member State in question and inform the European Parliament and Council thereof.
Amendment 210 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall closely cooperate with the Union’s and international private and public stakeholders, including social partners, to collect information and develop recommended policies, measures and actions for the purposes of the implementation of this Decision.
Amendment 210 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) ensure that national digital education programmes meet the internal market needs and demand;
Amendment 211 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) promote research and innovation, especially in data-intensive fields;
Amendment 216 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) reinforcing the Union’s technology excellence and industrial competitiveness in critical technologies, digital products, services and infrastructures that are essential for economic recovery, growth, and prosperity, for citizens’ security and safety;
Amendment 218 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promote the deployment and the use of digital capabilities giving access to digital technologies and data on easy and fair terms in order to achieve a high level of digital openness, intensity and innovation in Union’s enterprises, in particular small and medium ones;
Amendment 222 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) Any Multi-Country project shall publish its specific objectives, including measurable indicators, upon its establishment.
Amendment 223 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) A Multi-Country Project may involve the participation of third- countries, which respect democracy and European values. The participation shall secure increased efficiency or value of the Project for participants from Member States.
Amendment 224 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
(5) The Commission may adopt a recommendation to set up a Multi-Country Project and measurable indicators according to paragraph 2a or to invite a Member State or a third country to participate in a Multi-Country Project meeting the requirements of paragraphs (1) to (3a) , taking into account the progress implementing the national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps and the adherence to the Commission’s recommended actions. The Commission and Member States may also undertake to set up, or join, a Multi- Country Project as a joint commitment.
Amendment 226 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ensure that democratic life, public services and health and care services are accessible online for everyone in order to provide better value to them, in particular disadvantaged groups including persons with disabilities, offering inclusive, efficient and personalised services and tools with high security and privacy standards; ensure that high security is comparable between Member States;
Amendment 230 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4a) An EDIC shall perform exclusively activities directly related to a Multi-Country Project.
Amendment 231 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
(5) The decision setting up the EDIC shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission shall publish and update a register of EDICs in a timely manner.
Amendment 232 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
(3) Member States that do not provide a financial or non-financial contribution may, upon their request, join EDIC as observers without voting rights. An observer shall be allowed to participate in any activity, meeting and decision making of the EDIC.
Amendment 234 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
(2) The Commission shall participate in the deliberations of the assembly of members without voting rights. However, where a centrally-managed Union programme financially contributes to a Multi-Country Project, the Commission shall have a veto right on the decisions of the assembly. Decisions of the assembly including results of votes and a particular vote decision of each member shall be publicly available within 15 days of its adoption.
Amendment 236 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) rules on the ownership of infrastructure, intellectual property, profit and other assets, as applicable.
Amendment 237 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) Any research data and results of research and developments of Multi- Country Project with financial participation of centrally managed Union programme shall be published, following the principle of ‘open by default’. In that context, concerns relating to intellectual property rights, personal data protection and confidentiality and security, shall be taken into account in accordance with the principle of ‘as open as possible, as closed as necessary’.
Amendment 238 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
(1) An EDIC shall produce an annual activity report, containing a technical description of its activities, description on how and to what extent it helps to achieve the targets according to Article 4 and Article 12(2a), and a financial report. It shall be approved by the assembly of members and transmitted to the Commission. This report shall be made publicly availablee Commission shall publish the report within 30 days after its adoption.
Amendment 239 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
(1) Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall provide the Commission with the information necessary to carry out its tasks under this Decision, in particular regarding information necessary for the implementation of Articles 7, 8 and 9 in line with the delegated act adopted according to Article 4(1a). The information requested by the Commission shall be proportionate to the performance of those tasks. Where the information provided refers to information previously provided by undertakings at the request of a Member State, such undertakings shall be informed thereof not later than 10 days prior to providing information to the Commission.
Amendment 243 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) facilitate convergent conditions for investments in digital transformation throughout the Union, including by strengthening the synergies between the use of Union and national funds, synergies between private and public funds, and developing predictable regulatory approaches;
Amendment 253 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) ensure that all policies and programmes contribute to economic growth, productivity growth and reduce barriers to trade and investments;
Amendment 254 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(h b) ensure that digital infrastructures, technologies and data remain open to the democratic third countries respecting Union values;
Amendment 255 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h c (new)
(h c) ensure that democratic decision- making is more participatory, reducing barriers to knowledge, innovation, data and communication;
Amendment 256 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h d (new)
(h d) ensure that open digital environment secures transparent access to public data, contracts, documents, databases including free access to the registry for public data about companies, financial statements and beneficial ownership information;
Amendment 257 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h e (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h e (new)
(h e) ensure that public funds are used for digital transformation efficiently and only where no viable private funding options exist;
Amendment 258 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h f (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h f (new)
(h f) ensure organisational structures for creating an environment to encourage digital transformation;
Amendment 259 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h g (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h g (new)
(h g) secure interconnectivity between traditional and new digital data to advance digital transformation;
Amendment 260 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h h (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h h (new)
(h h) promote the usage of frontier and disruptive digital technologies to improve core government operations and online service delivery.
Amendment 262 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5 a) (6) 'international indexes' mean the following sets of ranking: (a) OECD digital government Index (b) World Bank GovTech Maturity Index (c) United Nations E-Government Survey;
Amendment 263 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
(5 b) 'key public services' means services related to the following areas: business start-up, career, studying, family, regular business operations, moving, transport, starting a small claims procedure.
Amendment 264 #
Amendment 265 #
Amendment 266 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
(1) The Union institutions and Member States shall cooperate to achieve the following digital targetstargets based on the digitalisation contribution in the Union by 2030:
Amendment 274 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) at least 20 million employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists are employed, with convergenceensuring equal opportunity between women and men;
Amendment 284 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Amendment 290 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Amendment 309 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
(4) digitalisation oftargets in public services:
Amendment 311 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) 100% online accessible provision of key public services for Union citizens and businesses; , including data within the scope of Directive (EU) 2019/10241a and if available according to national law, other public data, documents, databases, including database of beneficiary owners, contract, information about companies financial statements; _________________ 1a Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re- use of public sector information (OJ L 172, 26.6.2019, p. 56).
Amendment 320 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
(b a) 10% increase adoption of telehealth, telemedicine, mobile health and connected care;
Amendment 321 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
(b b) 100% Only-Once Principle implemented in public services across all life situations;
Amendment 322 #
2021/0293(COD)
(b c) 86 years life expectancy at birth for females and 80 years for males in each Member State;
Amendment 323 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b d (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b d (new)
(b d) standardised preventable and treatable mortality rate below 200 in the Union;
Amendment 330 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a (new)
(c a) less than 15% underachievement in reading, maths and science;
Amendment 331 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4 a) openness of digital services of maximum value of 1 in the PRO-SERV, the restrictiveness indicator for the national regulation of professional services in the EU;
Amendment 333 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
(4 b) the average of three best scores of the Member States in 2020, in the international indices by 2030.
Amendment 334 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
(2) The Commission shall review the digital targets set out in paragraph 1 by 31 December 2025. By 31 June 2026. T, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council regarding the outcome of the review and shall submit a legislative proposal to revise the digital targets in paragraph 1 and the list of international indices where it considers this to be necessary to address technical, economic and societal developments for a successful digital transformation of the Union.
Amendment 336 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2 a) By 31 June 2023, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down a list of specific digital public services within areas of key public services which will be measured in relation to Article 4 (4) a). By 31 June 2023, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act specifying the dates, format and quality of data provided by the Member States pursuant to this Decision.
Amendment 337 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall monitor the progress of the Union against the objectives and digital targets set out in Articles 2 and 4, including the progress achieved in the areas targeted by general objectives. To this end, the Commission shall rely upon (a) Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), and for the purpose of this decision, in accordance with Article 25 (2), shall set out in an implementing act theadopted by 31 June 2023, the results and impact oriented key performance indicators (‘KPIs’) for each digital target. . and digital benchmark targets, including indicators measuring the impact and created value for consumer and businesses and indicators on human capital, use of Internet services by citizens, integration of digital technology by enterprises; (b) international indices set out in Article 4 (1)6.
Amendment 340 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1 a) Before publishing the implementing act set out in Paragraph 1, the Commission shall consult the relevant stakeholders, including organisations in the Union and international organisations, such as the OECD Digital Government Indicators Taskforce.
Amendment 341 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
(1 b) The Commission shall also publish the calculation and in the comparison of data between different releases of the DESI.
Amendment 343 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
(2) Member States shall provide to the Commission in a timely manner the necessary statistics and data required for the effective monitoring of the digital transition and of the degree of achievement of the digital targets set out in Article 4 and the objectives set out in Article 2 and the progress achieved in the areas targeted by general objectives. This shall include relevant information on the availability and accessibility of spectrum. Where the relevant statistics from Member States are not yet available, the Commission may use an alternative data collection methodology, such as studies or direct collection of data from the Member States, in consultation with the Member States. The use of that alternative data collection methodology shall not affect the tasks of Eurostat as laid down in Commission Decision 2012/504/EU47 . _________________ 47 Commission Decision 2012/504/EU of 17 September 2012 on Eurostat (OJ L 251, 18.9.2012, p. 49).
Amendment 345 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
(3) TBy 31 June 2023, the Commission, in close cooperation with Member States, shall define Union-level projected trajectories for the attainment of each of the digital targets, which would serve as basis for the monitoring and the national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps. Where necessary, in light of technical, economic or societal developments, the Commission shall update one or more of these projected trajectories. The Commission shall define projected trajectories for each DESI indicator for the Union as well as for each Member State.
Amendment 348 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall submit annually to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the “State of the Digital Decade”. This report shall be the comprehensive report of the Commission on the progress on digital transformation of the Union and it shall include the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) and KPIs for each digital target and each digital benchmark according to Article 5(1). The first report shall be submitted not later than 16 months after entry into force of this Decision.
Amendment 350 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
(2) In the report on the “State of the Digital Decade”, the Commission shall provide an assessment of the progress of the Union’s digital transition against the digital targets set out in Article 4 as well as the state of compliance with the general objectives referred to in Article 2, including the progress achieved in the areas targeted by general and the principles enshrined in the [insert title of solemn Declaration]. The Commission shall provide assessment of trends, best practices and comparisons in respective areas with other developed third countries, information about national and Union’s finances spent on achieving the digital targets and the efficiency of public spending in digitalisation, including whether viable private funding options exist. The assessment of the progress made shall be based, in particular, on the analysis and key performance indicators in the DESI as compared to Union-level and, where applicable, national projected trajectories, and, where applicable, on the establishment of and progress regarding Multi-Country Projects.
Amendment 358 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
(1) By [sixtwelve months after the entry into force of this Decision- specific date to be inserted by OP], Member States shall submit to the Commission their national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps which shall be consistent with, and contribute to achieving at Union level, the objectives and digital targets set out in this Decision. Member States and the Commission shall take into account relevant sectoral initiatives and ensure consistency with them.
Amendment 364 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
(6) The Commission shall provide analysis of best practices, trends within and outside the Union, guidance and support to Member States in the preparation of their national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps, including on how to establish at national level, where possible, appropriate projected trajectories which can effectively contribute to the achievement of Union-level projected trajectories.
Amendment 366 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
(6 a) The Commission shall make publicly available all the documents prepared under Article 7 without undue delay.
Amendment 378 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
(5) In case a Member State continuously deviates from the national projected trajectory for several years, or alternatively does not intend to adopt corrective action based on a previous Commission recommendation, the Commission mayshall initiate a targeted dialogue with the Member State in question and inform the European Parliament and Council thereof.
Amendment 381 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall closely cooperate with Union and international private and public stakeholders, including social partners, to collect information and develop recommended policies, measures and actions for the purposes of the implementation of this Decision.
Amendment 391 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) reinforcing the Union’s technology excellence and industrial competitiveness in critical technologies, digital products, services and infrastructures that are essential for economic growth, recovery and prosperity, for citizens’ security and safety;
Amendment 402 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2 a) Any Multi-Country project shall publish its specific objectives including measurable indicators upon its establishment.
Amendment 403 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3 a) A Multi-Country Project may involve the participation of third- countries, which respect the democracy and European values. The participation shall secure increased efficiency or value of the Project for participants from Member States.
Amendment 404 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
(5) The Commission may adopt a recommendation to set up a Multi-Country Project and measurable indicators according to paragraph 2a or to invite a Member State or a third country to participate in a Multi-Country Project meeting the requirements of paragraphs (1) to (3a) , taking into account the progress implementing the national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps and the adherence to the Commission’s recommended actions. The Commission and Member States may also undertake to set up, or join, a Multi- Country Project as a joint commitment.
Amendment 411 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4 a) An EDIC shall perform exclusively activities directly related to a Multi-Country Project.
Amendment 412 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
(5) The decision setting up the EDIC shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission shall publish and update a register of EDICs in a timely manner.
Amendment 413 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
(3) Member States that do not provide a financial or non-financial contribution may, upon their request, join EDIC as observers without voting rights. An observer shall be allowed to participate at any activity, meeting and decision making of the EDICs.
Amendment 418 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
(2) The Commission shall participate in the deliberations of the assembly of members without voting rights. However, where a centrally-managed Union programme financially contributes to a Multi-Country Project, the Commission shall have a veto right on the decisions of the assembly. Decisions of the assembly, including results of vote and a particular vote decision of each member, shall be made publicly available within 15 days of their adoption.
Amendment 420 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) rules on the ownership of infrastructure, intellectual property and other assets and profit, as applicable.
Amendment 421 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2 a) Any research data and results of research and developments of Multi- Country Project with financial participation of centrally-managed Union programme shall be published, following the principle of ‘open by default’. In that context, concerns relating to intellectual property rights, personal data protection and confidentiality and security, shall be taken into account in accordance with the principle of ‘as open as possible, as closed as necessary’.
Amendment 422 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
(1) An EDIC shall produce an annual activity report, containing a technical description of its activities, description on how and to what extent it helps to achieve the targets laid down in Article 4 and Article 12(2a) and a financial report. It shall be approved by the assembly of members and transmitted to the Commission. This report shall be made publicly availablee Commission shall publish the report within 30 days after its adoption.
Amendment 423 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
(1) Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall provide the Commission with the information necessary to carry out its tasks under this Decision, in particular regarding information necessary for the implementation of Articles 7, 8 and 9 in line with the delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 (1a). The information requested by the Commission shall be proportionate to the performance of those tasks. Where the information provided refers to information previously provided by undertakings at the request of a Member State, such undertakings shall be informed thereof no later than 10 days prior to providing information to the Commission.
Amendment 186 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council46 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council47 already set CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles as well as for certain heavy-duty vehicles. Those instruments should accelerate the uptake in particular of zerolow-emission vehicles and thereby create demand for recharging and refuelling infrastructure. _________________ 46Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 (OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 13). 47Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and amending Regulations (EC) No 595/2009 and (EU) 2018/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/53/EC (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 202).
Amendment 187 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) If certain parts of the transport sector are included in EU ETS, those sectors do not need to be targeted by further regulations.
Amendment 195 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Therefore all modes of transport should be addressed in one instrument which should take into account a variety of alternative fuels. The use of zerolow-emission powertrain technologies is at different stages of maturity in the different modes of transport. In particular, in the road sector, a rapid uptake of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles is taking place. Hydrogen fuel-cell road vehicles are available to markets, as well. In addition, smaller hydrogen and battery electric vessels and hydrogen fuel-cell trains are currently being deployed in different projects and in first commercial operations, with full commercial roll out expected in the next years. In contrast, the aviation and waterborne sectors continue to be dependent on liquid and gaseous fuels, as zero- and low-emission powertrain solutions are expected to enter the market only around 2030 and in particular for the aviation sector even later, with full commercialisation taking its time. The use of fossil gaseous or liquid fuels is only possible if it is clearly embedded into a clear decarbonisation pathway that is in line with the long-term objective of climate neutrality in the Union, requiring increasing blending with or replacement by renewable fuels such as bio-methane, advanced biofuels or renewable and low- carbon synthetic gaseous and liquid fuels.
Amendment 198 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Biofuels from agricultural feedstock have a net impact on greenhouse gas emissions ranging from limited to negative, in the sense that net emissions may if fact increase. In many cases, their production also constitutes a threat to biodiversity, directly or indirectly. The use of biofuels from agricultural feedstock should therefore not be acknowledged as a measure to reduce net emissions of greenhouse gases.
Amendment 210 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The deployment of publicly accessible recharging infrastructure for light-duty electric vehicles has been uneven across the Union. Continued uneven distribution would jeopardize the uptake of such vehicles, limiting connectivity across the Union. Continuing divergence in policy ambitions and approaches at national level will not create the long-term certainty needed for substantive market investment. Mandatory minimumRecommended targets for Member States at national level should therefore provide policy orientations and complement National Policy Frameworks. That approach should combine national fleet based targets with distance-based targets for the trans-European network for transport (TEN-T). National fleet based targets should ensure that vehicle uptake in each Member State is matched with the deployment of sufficient publicly accessible recharging infrastructure. Distance-based targets for the TEN-T network should ensure full coverage of electric recharging points along the Union’s main road networks and thereby ensure easy and seamless travel throughout the Union.
Amendment 212 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) The development of battery technology as an alternative to fossil fuels for the transport sector is in many ways positive, but should still be regarded with some caution. E-mobility increases the demand for electricity, which in most Member States affects the consumption of gas and/or coal for generation of electricity. Furthermore, a very rapid increase in the demand for batteries gives rise to new challenges considering the supply of for instance lithium and cobalt.
Amendment 216 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9 b) It should be acknowledged, that a massive increase of e-mobility as a tool for decreasing carbon dioxide emissions, must be accompanied by an increase in non-intermittent, fossil free electricity production. In many regions, nuclear power would be the main option.
Amendment 240 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26 a) It should be pointed out that hydrogen is an energy carrier and it's impact on emissions of carbon dioxide emissions is directly dependent on the share of non fossil energy sources in the electricity mix. A massive deployment of hydrogen vehicles will not result in any significant decrease in greenhouse gas emissions until this problem has been solved.
Amendment 272 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In order to promote alternative fuels and develop the relevant infrastructure, the national policy frameworks should consist of detailed strategies to promote alternative fuels in sectors that are difficult to decarbonise such as aviation, maritime transport, inland waterway transport as well as rail transport on network segments that cannot be electrified. In particular, Member States should develop clear strategies for the decarbonisation of inland waterway transport along the TEN- T network in close cooperation with those Member States concerned. Long term decarbonisation strategies should also be developed for TEN-T ports and TEN-T airports, in particular with a focus on the deployment of infrastructure for low and zero emission vessels and aircraft as well as for railway lines that are not going to be electrified. On the basis of those strategies the Commission should review this Regulation with a view to setting more mandatory targets for those sectorMember States should be free to decide how to reach their national reduction targets. In many cases, measures in the transport sector are less cost efficient than in other sectors, but ultimately it is up to the Member States decide on their priorities.
Amendment 276 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) Pursuant to Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council58 , minimum national shares of public procurement are reserved for clean and zero-low- emission buses, where a clealow-emission bus uses alternative fuels as defined in Article 2, point (3) of this Regulation. With ever more public transport authorities and operators switching to clean and zero- low-emission buses in order to reach those targets, Member States shouldhave the option to include the targeted promotion and development of the necessary bus infrastructure as a keyn element in their National Policy Frameworks. Member States shouldmay establish and maintain appropriate instruments to promote the deployment of charging and refuelling infrastructure also for captive fleets, in particular for clean and zerolow-emission buses at local level. _________________ 58Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles (OJ L 120, 15.5.2009, p. 5).
Amendment 102 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council9 sets a binding Union target to reach a share of at least 32 % of energy from renewable sources in the Union's gross final consumption of energy by 2030. Under the Climate Target Plan, tThe share of renewablelow-carbon energy in gross final energy consumption would need to increase to 40% by 2030 in order to achieve the Union’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction target10 . Therefore, the target set out in Article 3 of that Directive needs to be increasadapted. __________________ 9 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82–209 10 Point 3 of the Communication from the Commission COM(2020) 562 final of 17.9.2020, Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition Investing in a climate- neutral future for the benefit of our people (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
Amendment 107 #
Amendment 136 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
Amendment 383 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
Article 3
1. Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewablelow- carbon sources in the Union’s gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 40%.;
Amendment 438 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
Article 3
(b) From 31 December 20265, and without prejudice to the obligations in the first sub-paragraph, Member States shall grant no support to the production of electricity from forest biomass in electricity-only-installations, unless such electricity meets at least one of the following conditions:.
Amendment 442 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
Article 3
Amendment 449 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
Article 3
Amendment 849 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
Article 30 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
For installations producing electricity heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input between 5 and 120 MW, Member States shall establish simplified national verification schemes to ensure the fulfillment of the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions criteria set out in paragraphs (2) to (7) and (10) of Article 29.;
Amendment 77 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) As long as a significant number of the Union’'s international partners have policy approaches that do not result in the same level of climate ambition, there is a risk of carbon leakage. Carbon leakage occurs if, for reasons of costs related to climate policies, businesses in certain industry sectors or subsectors were to transfer production to other countries or imports from those countries would replace equivalent but less GHG emissions intensive products. That could lead to an increase in their total emissions globally,. thus jeopardising the reduction of GHG emissions that is urgently needed if the world is to keep the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre- industrial levels. Is however concerned that CBAM will promote the substitution of EU sales in third markets by non-EU output, thereby not only damaging EUs economy, but also fostering another form of "carbon leakage", since European producers emit substantially less carbon per unit of production than producers elsewhere do, which in particular applies lo commodities;
Amendment 86 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) Problems related to carbon leakage should primarily be prevented by not imposing unrealistic demands on the European industry. If European competitiveness is preserved, protectionist measures would not be necessary. A long- term strategy should be based on research and industrial development;
Amendment 88 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8 b) Is highly concerned that the introduction of CBAM will lead to Europe increasingly producing for itself, thereby damaging its own economy without a positive effect on the net-effect on global carbon emissions;
Amendment 89 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 c (new)
Recital 8 c (new)
(8 c) To protect a heavily regulated industry by protectionism may prove difficult and not a cost efficient way to reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases, considering that protectionist measures from the EU are likely to trigger countermeasures from its trading partners. This would hamper the global economic development, indirectly reducing the resources available for environmental improvements. Furthermore this would damage export oriented Member States;
Amendment 90 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 d (new)
Recital 8 d (new)
(8 d) Rejects new measures that directly or indirectly transfer resources from European consumers and companies to the EU budget; any revenue generated from import taxes or adjustment fees should be retained by Member States;
Amendment 91 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 e (new)
Recital 8 e (new)
(8 e) Highlights that CBAM not only increases the possibility of international trade conflicts, but also that it further promotes more subsidies in third countries in order to achieve a reduction in emissions, thereby damaging global trade rules substantially;
Amendment 92 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 f (new)
Recital 8 f (new)
(8 f) Highlights that it is of utmost importance that the CBAM rules do not have any detrimental effects on SMEs;
Amendment 93 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The initiative for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (‘CBAM’) is a part of the ‘Fit for 55 Package’. That mechanism is to serve as an essential element of the EU toolbox to meet the objective of a climate-neutral Union by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement by addressing risks of carbon leakage resulting from the increased Union climate ambition. Underlines that CBAM will be more costly for the EU economies, which are more integrated with the rest of the world. Is concerned about the combination of EU ETS (including the gradual deletion of free allowances) and CBAM, which is likely to make EU businesses lose competitiveness and decrease global sales due to replacement by production elsewhere in the world. Is particularly worried that global production of CBAM goods might move to countries with lower carbon costs and higher carbon intensity in the production;
Amendment 96 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) As long as a significant number of the Union’s international partners have policy approaches that do not result in the same level of climate ambition, there is a risk of carbon leakage. Carbon leakage occurs if, for reasons of costs related to climate policies, businesses in certain industry sectors or subsectors were to transfer production to other countries or imports from those countries would replace equivalent but less GHG emissions intensive products. That could lead to an increase in their total emissions globally, thus jeopardising the reduction of GHG emissions that is urgently needed if the world is to keep the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre- industrial levels. There are concerns, however, that CBAM would promote the substitution of EU sales in third markets by non-EU output, thereby not only damaging Union's economy, but also fostering another form of “carbon leakage”, since European producers emit substantially less carbon per unit of production than producers elsewhere do, which in particular applies to commodities.
Amendment 99 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) It is desirable that, for instance, China take measures to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases and it would be legitimate for the EU to bring forward such demands. In this context, Chinese violations of human rights, tightly linked to its export industries, should be brought up.
Amendment 100 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Considers it a prerequisite for the introduction of CBAM that the mechanism will have both a positive effect on global carbon emissions and EU competitiveness. Further rejects the proposal to introduce CBAM, if the proposal is not compatible with WTO law.
Amendment 102 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) Problems related to carbon leakage should primarily be prevented by not imposing unrealistic demands on the European industry. If European competitiveness is preserved, protectionist measures would not be necessary. A long- term strategy should be based on research and industrial development.
Amendment 104 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The initiative for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (‘CBAM’) is a part of the ‘Fit for 55 Package’. That mechanism is to serve as an essential element of the EU toolbox to meet the objective of a climate-neutral Union by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement by addressing risks of carbon leakage resulting from the increased Union climate ambition. However, CBAM might be more costly for EU economies, which are more integrated with the rest of the world. In addition, there are concerns about the combination of ETS, including the gradual deletion of free allowances, and CBAM, which is likely to make EU businesses lose competitiveness and decrease global sales due to replacement by production elsewhere in the world. As a consequence, global production of CBAM goods might move to countries with lower carbon costs and where carbon intensity in production is higher.
Amendment 109 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) There is a significant concern that the introduction of CBAM will lead to a Europe that increasingly produces for itself, thereby damaging its own economy without there being a positive impact on the net-effect for global carbon emissions.
Amendment 110 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) To protect a heavily regulated industry by protectionism may prove difficult and not a cost efficient way to reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases, considering that protectionist measures from the EU are likely to trigger countermeasures from its trading partners. This would hamper the global economic development, indirectly reducing the resources available for environmental improvements. Furthermore this would damage export oriented member states.
Amendment 111 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 c (new)
Recital 9 c (new)
(9c) It is necessary to ensure that new measures do not directly or indirectly transfer resources from European consumers and companies to the Union budget. Consequently, any revenue generated from import taxes or adjustment fees should be retained by Member States.
Amendment 136 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) While the objective of the CBAM is to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, this Regulation would also encourage the use of more GHG emissions-efficient technologies by producers from thirdCBAM is unlikely to provide a profound incentive for other countries to introduce their own systems of carbon pricing, once they realise that the global economy is gradually shifting away from the Union towards emerging and middle- income countries, so and that less emissions per unit of output are generatedsuch a system would damage their total export and domestic consumption.
Amendment 137 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) While the objective ofEmphasises that it is doubtful theat CBAM is to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, this Regulation would also encourage the use of more GHG emissions-efficient twill provide a profound incentive to other countries to introduce their own systems of carbon pricing, once they realize that the global echonologies by producers from thirdmy is gradually shifting away from the EU towards emerging and middle-income countries, so and that less emissions per unit of output are generated.it would damage their total export and domestic consumption;
Amendment 144 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) As long as a significant number of the Union’s international partners have policy approaches that do not result in the same level of climate ambition, there is a risk of carbon leakage. Carbon leakage occurs if, for reasons of costs related to climate policies, businesses in certain industry sectors or subsectors were to transfer production to other countries or imports from those countries would replace equivalent but less GHG emissions intensive products. That could lead to an increase in their total emissions globally, thus jeopardising the reduction of GHG emissions that is urgently needed if the world is to keep the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre- industrial levels. There are concerns, however, that CBAM would promote the substitution of EU sales in third markets by non-EU output, thereby not only damaging Union's economy, but also fostering another form of “carbon leakage”, since European producers emit substantially less carbon per unit of production than producers elsewhere do, which in particular applies to commodities.
Amendment 145 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As an instrument to prevent carbon leakage and reduce GHG emissions the CBAM should ensure that imported products are subject to a regulatory system that applies carbon costs equivalent to the ones that otherwise would have been borne under the EU ETS. The CBAM is a climate measure which should prevent the risk of carbon leakage and support the Union’s increased ambition on climate mitigation, while ensuring WTO compatibility. Regrets that there is no consensus about the question if a CBAM-like system would be compatible with WTO rules or not. However highlights that the absence of a fully functional WTO dispute settlement mechanism, will increase the incentive for third countries to respond to CBAM directly without going to the WTO first, thereby increasing harmful and unexpected trade retaliation dynamics; Calls therefore for a realistic and profound assessment of trade implications, before continuing the political process of CBAM;
Amendment 150 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As an instrument to prevent carbon leakage and reduce GHG emissions the CBAM should ensure that imported products are subject to a regulatory system that applies carbon costs equivalent to the ones that otherwise would have been borne under the EU ETS. The CBAM is a climate measure which should prevent the risk of carbon leakage and support the Union’s increased ambition on climate mitigation, while ensuring WTO compatibility. Nevertheless, it is difficult to find a consensus whether a CBAM-like system would be compatible with WTO rules or not. However, the absence of a fully functional WTO dispute settlement mechanism might increase the incentive for third countries to respond to CBAM directly without going to the WTO first, thereby increasing harmful and unexpected trade retaliation dynamics. So it would be necessary to have a realistic and profound assessment of trade implications before continuing the political process of CBAM.
Amendment 152 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The initiative for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (‘CBAM’) is a part of the ‘Fit for 55 Package’. That mechanism is to serve as an essential element of the EU toolbox to meet the objective of a climate-neutral Union by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement by addressing risks of carbon leakage resulting from the increased Union climate ambition. However, CBAM might be more costly for EU economies, which are more integrated with the rest of the world. In addition, there are concerns about the combination of ETS, including the gradual deletion of free allowances, and CBAM, which is likely to make EU businesses lose competitiveness and decrease global sales due to replacement by production elsewhere in the world. As a consequence, global production of CBAM goods might move to countries with lower carbon costs and where carbon intensity in production is higher.
Amendment 153 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) Considers it a prerequisite for the introduction of CBAM that the mechanism will have both a positive effect on global carbon emissions and EU competitiveness. Further rejects the proposal to introduce CBAM, if the proposal is not compatible with WTO law;
Amendment 154 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13 b) Recalls that trade retaliation can have the aim to hit the EU where it would hurt the most; highlights that the EU, due to its climate ambitions, will increasingly be dependent of raw materials such as rare earth, lithium, cobalt, graphite; is worried about the danger that CBAM might lead to expensive restrictions to these much needed commodities and thus increase the EU's geopolitical vulnerability;
Amendment 155 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Trade retaliation can have the aim to hit the Union where it would hurt the most. The Union, due to its climate ambitions, will increasingly be dependent on raw materials such as rare earth, lithium, cobalt, graphite. There is a risk that CBAM might lead to expensive restrictions on these much needed commodities and to increasing the Union's geopolitical vulnerability.
Amendment 155 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 c (new)
Recital 13 c (new)
(13 c) Whereas the WTO Appellate Body has ruled that the question of whether there is an import measure or an internal regulation turns on what triggers the obligation to pay; notes that if an obligation to pay accrues at the moment of and "by virtue of the event of importation," it is considered an import measure;
Amendment 156 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) CBAM not only increases the possibility of international trade conflicts, but promotes indirectly market distorting subsidies in third countries, thereby further damaging global trade rules substantially.
Amendment 156 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 d (new)
Recital 13 d (new)
(13 d) It is desirable that, for instance, China takes measures to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases and it would be legitimate for the EU to bring forward such demands. In this context, Chinese violations of human rights, tightly linked to its export industries, should be brought up.
Amendment 157 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 c (new)
Recital 13 c (new)
Amendment 164 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) There is a significant concern that the introduction of CBAM will lead to a Europe that increasingly produces for itself, thereby damaging its own economy without there being a positive impact on the net-effect for global carbon emissions.
Amendment 244 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) While the objective of the CBAM is to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, this Regulation would also encourage the use of more GHG emissions-efficient technologies by producers from thirdCBAM is unlikely to provide a profound incentive for other countries to introduce their own systems of carbon pricing, once they realise that the global economy is gradually shifting away from the Union towards emerging and middle- income countries, so and that less emissions per unit of output are generatedsuch a system would damage their total export and domestic consumption.
Amendment 276 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) Trade retaliation can have the aim to hit the Union where it would hurt the most. The Union, due to its climate ambitions, will increasingly be dependent on raw materials such as rare earth, lithium, cobalt, graphite. There is a risk that CBAM might lead to expensive restrictions on these much needed commodities and to increasing the Union's geopolitical vulnerability.
Amendment 279 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 c (new)
Recital 13 c (new)
(13c) CBAM not only increases the possibility of international trade conflicts, but promotes indirectly market distorting subsidies in third countries, thereby further damaging global trade rules substantially.
Amendment 355 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – table A
Annex 1 – table A
Amendment 361 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – table B
Annex 1 – table B
Start of transitional Final rate Start of transitional Final rate period (01.01.2023) after period (01.01.2023) after completion completion of of transitional transitional period period (01.01.2033) (01.01. 2033) before indexation Natural 0,63 0,93 gas Low 0,15 0,415 carbon fuels
Amendment 367 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – table C
Annex 1 – table C
Start of transitional Final rate Start of transitional Final rate period (01.01.2023) after period (01.01.2023) after completion completion of of transitional transitional period period (01.01.2033) (01.01.2035) before indexation Coal and 0,915 0,9 coke Natural 0,615 0,9 gas Low 0,15 0,415 carbon fuels
Amendment 371 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Final rate after completion of transitional period (01.01. 2033) before indexation
Amendment 27 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Green Deal combines a comprehensive set of mutually reinforcing measures and initiatives aimed at achieving climate neutrality in the EU by 2050, and sets out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition affects women and men differently and has a particular impact on some disadvantaged groups, such as older people, persons with disabilities and persons with a minority racial or ethnic background. It must therefore be ensured that the transition is just and inclusive, leaving no one behind.
Amendment 28 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 29 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Union committed to reduce to reduce the Union’s economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % by 2030 below 1990 levels in the updated nationally determined contribution submitted to the UNFCCC Secretariat on 17 December 202039 . Technological progress however takes time and the ETS gives in general the market more room to decide which technologies should be used to achieve these goals and where it is most efficient to save CO2. The EU however undermines the market-based approach by its comprehensive “Fit for 55 package”, which to a large extent consists of centrally planned-economy, which in the long run does not serves climate protection, the preservation of prosperity, or the cohesion of the EU. _________________ 39 https://www4.unfccc.int/sites/ndcstaging/P ublishedDocuments/European%20Union% 20First/EU_NDC_Submission_December %202020.pdf
Amendment 31 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In this context, the European Union should take the development in the rest of the world into consideration. If the European Union - unilaterally and to a high cost - decreases its emissions while the corresponding amounts of fossil fuels are consumed in other regions, resulting in zero net effect on a global level, the strategy should be revised. In this case, resources spent on unilateral emission cuts should rather be diverted to research and development.
Amendment 33 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) However, the development of EU ETS should take the comprehensive development of the European economy and society into consideration. Any change of EU ETS must be thoroughly assessed before implementation and the matter must not be reduced to a one- dimensional analysis of CO2 emissions.
Amendment 34 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) The transport sector should not be the target of double regulation. The EU ETS is a very powerful regulatory tool which, if monitored in an appropriate way, caps the emissions in the sectors covered by it. If certain parts of the transport sector are included in EU ETS, they should not be the subject of further, far-reaching regulations, such as the banning of certain engines.
Amendment 39 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In its Communication ‘Pathway to a Healthy Planet for All’44 , the Commission calls for steering the EU towards zerominimising pollution by 2050, by reducing pollution across air, freshwaters, seas and soils to levels which are no longer expected to be harmful for health and natural ecosystems. Measures under Directive 2010/75/EU, as the main instrument regulating air, water and soil pollutant emissions, will often also enable emissions greenhouse gases to be reduced. In line with Article 8 of Directive 2003/87/EC, Member States should ensure coordination between the permit requirements of Directive 2003/87/EC and those of Directive 2010/75/EU. _________________ 44Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic And Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Pathway to a Healthy Planet for All, EU Action Plan: 'Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil' (COM/2021/400 final).
Amendment 58 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) While inclusion of the maritime sector in EU ETS may be a reasonable step to take, it must not lead to increased transportation costs in a way that would be comparable to trade restrictions.
Amendment 68 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Achieving the Union’s emissions reduction target for 2030 will require a reduction in the emissions of the sectors covered by the EU ETS of 61 % compared to 2005, a target that may need to be revised over time. The Union-wide quantity of allowances of the EU ETS needs to be reduced to create the necessary long-term carbon price signal and drive for this degree of decarbonisation. To this end, the linear reduction factor should be increascarefully balanced, also taking into account the inclusion of emissions from maritime transport. The latter should be derived from the emissions from maritime transport activities reported in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/757 for 2018 and 2019 in the Union, adjusted, from year 2021, by the linear reduction factor.
Amendment 70 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
Amendment 98 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to better reflect technological progress and adjust the corresponding benchmark values to the relevant period of allocation while ensuring emission reduction incentives and properly rewarding innovation, the maximum adjustment of the benchmark values should be increased from 1,6 % to 2,5 % per yearevaluated. For the period from 2026 to 2030, the benchmark values should thus be adjusted within a range of 4 % to 50 % compared to the value applicable in the period from 2013 to 2020.
Amendment 109 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The scope of the Innovation Fund referred to in Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC should be extended to support innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes that concern the consumption of fuels in the sectors of buildings and road transport. In addition, the Innovation Fund should serve to support investments to decarbonise the maritime transport sector, including investments in sustainable alternative fuels, such as hydrogen and ammonia that are produced from renewables, as well as zero-emission propulsion technologies like wind technologies. Considering that revenues generated from penalties raised in Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]52 are allocated to the Innovation Fund as external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation, the Commission should ensure that due consideration is given to support for innovative projects aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of renewable and low carbon fuels in the maritime sector, as specified in Article 21(1) of Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]. To ensure sufficient funding is available for innovation within this extended scope, the Innovation Fund should be supplemented with 50 million allowances, stemming partly from the allowances that could otherwise be auctioned, and partly from the allowances that could otherwise be allocated for free, in accordance with the current proportion of funding provided from each source to the Innovation Fund. _________________ 52[add ref to the FuelEU Maritime Regulation].
Amendment 114 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
Amendment 119 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
Amendment 142 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) The total quantity of allowances for the new emissions trading should follow a linear trajectory to reach the 2030 emissions reduction target, taking into account the cost-efficient contribution of buildings and road transport of 43 % emission reductions by 2030 compared to 2005. The total quantity of allowances should be established for the first time in 2026, to follow a trajectory starting in 2024 from the value of the 2024 emissions limits (1 109 304 000 CO2t), calculated in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council59 on the basis of the reference emissions for these sectors for the period from 2016 to 2018. Accordingly, the linear reduction factor should be set at 5,15 %. From 2028, the total quantity of allowances should be set on the basis of the average reportedbe carefully assessed and be in harmony with economic realities, in order to ensure a balanced, long-term reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for. If the years 2024, 2025 and 2026, and should decrease by the same absolute annual reduction as set from 2024, which corresponds to a 5,43 % linear reduction factor compared to the comparable 2025 value of the above defined trajectory. If those emissions are significantly higher than this trajectory value and if this divergence is not due to small-scale differences in emission measurement methodologies, the linear reduction factor should be adjusted to reach the required emissions reduction in 2030. _________________ 59Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26)total amount of allowances was reduced too quickly, the whole EU ETS system would be put under pressure, with unforeseeable consequences.
Amendment 150 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 52
Recital 52
Amendment 175 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 67
Recital 67
(67) It is necessary to amend Regulation (EU) 2015/757 to take into account the inclusion of the maritime transport sector in the EU ETS. Regulation (EU) 2015/757 should be amended to oblige companies to report aggregated emissions data at company level and to submit for approval their verified monitoring plans and aggregated emissions data at company level to the responsible administering authority. In addition, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend the methods for monitoring CO2 emissions and the rules on monitoring, as well as any other relevant information set out in Regulation (EU) 2015/757, to ensure the effective functioning of the EU ETS at administrative level and to supplement Regulation (EU) 2015/757 with the rules for the approval of monitoring plans and changes thereof by administering authorities, with the rules for the monitoring, reporting and submission of the aggregated emissions data at company level and with the rules for the verification of the aggregated emissions data at company level and for the issuance of a verification report in respect of the aggregated emissions data at company level. The data monitored, reported and verified under Regulation (EU) 2015/757 might also be used for the purpose of compliance with other Union law requiring the monitoring, reporting and verification of the same ship information.
Amendment 234 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – first sentence
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – first sentence
Amendment 15 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) It needs to be highlighted that it is of utmost importance to keep social policies as a national competence, minimising EU interference.
Amendment 21 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Those amendments have differing economic and social impacts on the different sectors of the economy, on the citizens, and the Member States. In particular, the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and the Council31 should provide an additional economic incentive to invest into the reduction of fossil fuel consumption and thereby accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Combined with other measures, this should, in the medium to long term, reducis likely to increase the costs for buildings and road transport, and provide new opportuniticreate obstacles for job creation and investment. _________________ 31Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 27 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) The contradiction between climate targets, that - according to the Commission's repeated claims - don't have significant negative consequences, and the need to implement a fund to mitigate the harmful effects of these targets needs to be underlined.
Amendment 28 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9 b) The inherent problem with climate policies that go beyond what is feasible and simultaneously cause economic problems for many Member States, to an extent where new policies are required to mitigate these problems needs to be underlined.
Amendment 36 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) This, in turn, highlights the fundamental problem with the attempts to direct investment away from the fossil fuel sector. Instead, the phasing out of fossil fuels must be gradual in order to protect vulnerable groups.
Amendment 49 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 69 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) Launching a Social Climate Plan in order to protect vulnerable groups underlines the conclusion that far- reaching climate policies are indeed negative for these groups. In the first place, the climate policies should be adjusted in order to protect these groups.
Amendment 70 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 b (new)
Recital 14 b (new)
(14 b) The current phenomenon of "green inflation" affects people differently. For this reason, the EU should not conduct policies that drive inflation in the first place.
Amendment 98 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
Amendment 114 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
Amendment 119 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 121 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20 a) The concept of mandatory introduction of sustainable aviation fuels should be rejected. Aviation fuel will require an energy carrier of some kind, either electricity, hydrogen or some kind of crop-based feedstock. In either case, it would be more cost efficient to use these resources for other categories of transportation.
Amendment 122 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 b (new)
Recital 20 b (new)
(20 b) Aviation is already covered by the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), a powerful regulatory tool, which steers emission reductions to the sectors where they are most cost efficient. Further regulations concerning emissions from aviation are therefore not needed.
Amendment 135 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
Amendment 139 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 22 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council30 , the Union has enshrined the target of economy-wide climate neutrality by 2050 in legislation. That Regulation also establishes a binding Union commitment to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions (emissions after deduction of removals) by at least 55 % below 1990 levels by 2030. All sectors of the economy are expected to contribute to achieving that target, including the land use, land use change and forestry sector. The contribution of net removals to the 2030 Union climate target is limited to 225 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. In the context of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, the Commission reaffirmed in a corresponding statement its intention to propose a revision of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council31 , in line with the ambition to increase net carbon removals to levels above 300 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in the land use, land use change and forestry sector by 2030is underlying ambition should, however, not threaten national sovereignty regarding forestry. Furthermore, measures should in the first place target sectors, where the efforts are most cost-efficient, decisions which should be taken by individual member states. The contribution of net removals to the 2030 Union climate target may be expected to reach 225 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, which is not a binding target. __________________ 30Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).’. 31Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 24 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Forest management is highly dependent on geographical factors and furthermore interlinked with industrial structures, which naturally differ between Member States. It is therefore imperative that national sovereignty is preserved in all matters that are linked to forestry.
Amendment 26 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
Amendment 27 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to contribute to the increased ambition to reduce greenhouse gas net emissions from at least 40 % to at least 55 % below 1990 levels, non-binding annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be set out for each Member State in the land use, land use change and forestry sector in the period from 2026 to 2030 (in analogy to the annual emission allocations set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 ), resulting in a target, potentially resulting in a net uptake of 310225 millions of tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals for the Union as a whole in 2030. The methodology used to establish the national targets for 2030 should take into account the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2016, 2017 and 2018, reported by each Member State, and reflect the current mitigation performance of the land use, land use change and forestry sector, and each Member State’s share of the managed land area in the Union, taking into account the capacity of that Member State to improve its performance in the sector via land management practices or changes in land use that benefbe abolished and replaced by targets individually decided by the Member States. Thus, the LULUCF targets will be integrated with the climate and biodiversity. __________________ 32Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26)national ESR targets for maximum flexibility on Member State level.
Amendment 33 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The binding aAnnual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be determined forby each Member State by a linear trajectory. The trajectory should start in 2022, on the average of greenhouse gas emissions repor, considering that a large LULUCF uptake in the past is no guarantee for a high capacity in the future. A long period of high LULUCF uptake may instead by that Member State during 2021, 2022 and 2023 and end in 2030 on the target set out for that Member Stateindicate that a saturation level is coming closer, considering that aging forests have reduced net growth, finally reaching zero, when natural growth and natural decomposition are equal. For Member States that improve their methodology of calculating the emissions and removals, a concept of technical correction should be introduced. A technical correction should be added to the target of that Member State corresponding to the effect of the change in methodology on the targets and the efforts of the Member State to achieve them, in order to respect environmental integrity.
Amendment 39 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Communication of 17 September 2020 on Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition33 outlined an option to combine agriculture non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions with land use, land use change and forestry net removals, thus creating a newly regulated land sector. Such combination can promote synergies between land-based mitigation actions and enable more integrated policymaking and policy implementation at national and Union level. To this end, the obligation for Member States to submit integrated mitigation plans for the land sector should be reinforced. In this context, it should be considered that exaggerated uptake targets for an integrated LULUCF/agricultural sector may create incentives to reduce agriculture and plant forests on former agricultural land, thus reducing agricultural production. This, in turn, may increase imports of agricultural products and increase emissions of greenhouse gases in a global perspective. __________________ 33 COM(2020) 562 final.
Amendment 41 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The land sector has the potential to become rapidly climate-neutral by 2035 in a cost-effective manner, and subsequently generate more greenhouse gas removals than emissions. A collective commitment aiming to achieve climate-neutrality in the land sector in 2035 at EU level can provide the needed planning certainty to drive land-based mitigation action in the short term, considering that it can take many years for such action to deliver the desired mitigation outcomes. Moreover, the land sector is projected to become the largest sector in the EU greenhouse gas flux profile in 2050. It is therefore particularly important to anchor that sector to a trajectory that can effectively deliver net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. By mid-2024, the Member States should submit their updated integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . The plans should include relevant measures by which each Member State best contributes to the collective target of climate neutrality in the land sector at EU level in 2035. On the basis of these plans, the Commission should propose national targets, ensuring that the Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions and removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector and the emissions from the agriculture non-CO2 sectors are at least balanced by 2035. Contrary to the EU level target of climate neutrality for the land sector by 2035, such national targets will be binding and enforceable on each Member State. __________________ 34Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p.1)reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 2035 in a cost-effective manner.
Amendment 51 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The accounting rules set out in Articles 6, 7, 8 and 10 of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 were designed to determine the extent to which mitigation performance in the land use, land use change and forestry sector could contribute to the 2030 EU target for reduction of greenhouse gas net emissions of 40 %, which did not include the land use, land use change and forestry sector. In order to simplify the regulatory framework for that sector, the current accounting rules should not apply after 2025, and the compliance with national targets of the Member States should be verified on the basis of reported greenhouse gas emissions and removals. This ensures methodological consistency with Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council35 , Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council36 , and the determination of the new target for reduction of greenhouse gas net emissions of at least 55 %, which also includes the land use, land use change and forestry sector). __________________ 35Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councils of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading with the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32) as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/410 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2018 amending Directive 2003/87/EC to enhance cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments, and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 (OJ L 76, 19.3.2018, p. 3). 36Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26).
Amendment 64 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to sustain a solid raw material base and simultaneously enhance greenhouse gas removals, individual farmers or forest managers need a direct incentive to storproduce more carbonwood material on their land and their forests. New business models based on carbon farming incentives and on the certification of carbon removals need to be increasingly deployconsidered in the period until 2030. Such incentives and business models will enhance climate mitigation in the bio- economy, including through the use of durable harvested wood products, in full respect of ecological principles fostering biodiversity and the circular economy. Hence, new categories of carbon storage products should be introduced in addition to the harvested wood products. The emerging business models, farming and land management practices to enhance removals contribute to a balanced territorial development and economic growth in rural areas. They also create opportunities for new jobs and provide incentives for relevant training, reskilling and upskilling.
Amendment 66 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The construction sector has the potential to use forestry products in large quantities and store carbon in the form of lignocellulose for many decades. Thus, measures should be taken to encourage wood as a construction material and also to ensure that resulting uptake is accounted for. Such long-term sequestration of carbon from the atmosphere, provided that harvested forests are replanted, should thus be acknowledged as a territorial uptake of carbon dioxide in the total emission's balance of the Member State in question.
Amendment 70 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) Furthermore, the mechanisms to substitute fossil raw materials with biomaterials, such as wood, should be strengthened. The forestry sector has an excellent potential to supply renewable products that can replace fossil-based materials. This potential, however, will be reduced if the forestry sector becomes overregulated.
Amendment 78 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Considering the specificities of the land use, land use change and forestry sector in each Member State, as well as the fact that Member States need to increase their performance to achieve their national binding targets, a range of flexibilities should remain at the disposal of the Member States, including trading surpluses and the extension of forest-specific flexibilities, while respecting the environmental integrity of the targets.
Amendment 83 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 88 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 131 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 140 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the annual targets based on the linear trajectory for net greenhouse gas removals for each Member State, for each year in the period from 2026 to 2029 in terms of tonnes CO2 equivalent. These national trajectories shall be based on the average greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, reported by each Member State. The value of the 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent net removals as a sum of the targets for Member States set out in Annex IIa may be subject to a technical correction due to a change of methodology by Member States. The method for determinatMember States shall autonomously decide their LULUCF targets and integrate them with their national efforts to reduce net emissions of the technical correction to be added to the targets of the Member States, shall be set out in these implementing acts. For the purpose of those implementing acts, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the most recent national inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999greenhouse gases. Member States are thus free to trade net emissions and uptakes between its various sectors on a territorial basis.
Amendment 155 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 240 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 242 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1
Annex II – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Annex II a
Annex II a
Amendment 52 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The Member States should be encouraged to focus their efforts on sectors, where emission cuts are most cost efficient.
Amendment 53 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) A target aiming at "zero emissions" is counterproductive. Since it is not possible to achieve "zero emissions" in a majority of the Member States, the over-arching objective of this Regulation should be to reduce emissions from the transport sector within the limits of technical feasibility.
Amendment 72 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The strengthened CO2 emission reduction requirements should incentivise an increasing share of zerolow-emission vehicles being deployed on the Union market whilst providing benefits to consumers and citizens in terms of air quality and energy savings, as well as ensuring that innovation in the automotive value chain can be maintained. Within the global context, also the EU automotive chain must be a leading actor in the on- going transition towards zerolow-emission mobility. The strengthened CO2 emission reduction standards are technology neutral in reaching the fleet-wide targets that they set. Different technologies are and remain available to reach the zerolow-emission fleet wide target. ZeroLow-emission vehicles currently include battery electric vehicles, fuel-cell and other hydrogen powered vehicles, and technological innovations are continuing. Zero and low-emission vehicles, which also include wprovided that a margin increase in energy demand is not met by an increased consumption of fossil fuels, considering that batteries and fuel cells are just energy carriers. Well performing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, can continue to play a role in the transition pathway.
Amendment 79 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The term "zero-emission vehicle" is misleading, since the electricity production in many Member States is heavily dependent on fossil sources. The supply of alternative energy for transport will as a rule give rise to emissions, directly or indirectly.
Amendment 84 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) Alternative technologies for transportation, such as e-mobility and fuel cells, may indeed reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, volatile carbon compounds, particles etc. but should still be regarded with some caution. Batteries and fuel cells are energy carriers and supplying them with power will increase the demand of electricity, which may become scarce if the demand rises too quickly. Furthermore, the production and batteries and fuels require the use of rare metals, which may also be in short supply. This does not suggest that the transition to alternative transportation technologies be stopped, but rather adapted to a more realistic time-schedule.
Amendment 85 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 c (new)
Recital 9 c (new)
(9c) As long as coal- or gas-fired powerplants are still connected to the energy grid, electric cars will also run on fossil energy sources, not least since a lot of fossil energy is used in battery production, which affects the CO2 balance in a negative way. Currently a large share of batteries on the market are manufactured with a high proportion of coal power in China. Therefore electric cars cannot be regarded as being carbon neutral when considering the complete life cycle.
Amendment 86 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 d (new)
Recital 9 d (new)
(9d) Regrets that the EU Commission tends to prefer an industrial policy based on dirigisme, in contrast to trusting market instruments.
Amendment 94 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Against that background, new strengthened CO2 emission reduction targets should be set for both new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for the period 2030 onwards. Those targets should be set at a level that will deliver a strong signal to accelerate the uptake of zerolow-emission vehicles on the Union market and to stimulate innovation in zerolow-emission technologies in a cost- efficient way.
Amendment 116 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The updated New Industrial Strategy26 foresees the co-creation of green and digital transition pathways in partnership with industry, public authorities, social partners and other stakeholders. In this context, a transition pathway should be developed for the mobility ecosystem to accompany the transition of the automotive value chain. The pathway should take particular heed of SMEs in the automotive supply chain, of the consultation of social partners including by Member States, and also build on the European Skills Agenda with initiatives like the Pact for Skills to mobilise the private sector and other stakeholders to up-skill and re-skill Europe’s workforce in view of the green and digital transitions. The appropriate actions and incentives at European and national level to boost the affordability of zero low-emission vehicles should also be addressed in the pathway. The progress made on this comprehensive transition pathway for the mobility ecosystem should be monitored every two years as part of a progress report to be submitted by the Commission, looking inter alia at the progress in the deployment of zerolow- emission vehicles, their price developments, deployment of alternative fuels development and infrastructure roll- out as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, the potential of innovative technologies to reach climate neutral mobility, international competitiveness, investments in the automotive value chain, up-skilling and re- skilling of workers and reconversion of activities. The progress report will also build on the two-year progress reports that Member States submit under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation. The Commission should consult social partners in the preparation of the progress report, including the results in the social dialogue. Innovations in the automotive supply chain are continuing. Innovative technologies such as the production of electro-fuels with air capture, if further developed, could offer prospects for affordable climate neutral mobility. The Commission should therefore keep track of progress in the state of innovation in the sector as part of its progress report. __________________ 26 Commission Communication - Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery, COM(2021) 350 final of 5 May 2021
Amendment 136 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Manufacturers should be provided with sufficient flexibility in adapting their fleets over time in order to manage the transition towards zerolow-emission vehicles in a cost-efficient manner, and it is therefore appropriate to maintain the approach of decreasing target levels in five-year steps.
Amendment 147 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 211 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – point a
Amendment 217 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – point b
Amendment 218 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The label “green” suggests that an activity is either environmentally responsible - or not. This implies an oversimplification of a variety of complex issues.
Amendment 219 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) Sustainability is a complex issue, not suitable for a binary definition. In addition to emissions of greenhouse gases, issues such as raw material consumption, biodiversity and many other factors should be taken into consideration. Furthermore, environmental challenges differ significantly between countries.
Amendment 220 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 c (new)
Recital 1 c (new)
(1c) The political process should not attempt to divide economic activities into “green” and “non-green” activities, since investment will be needed also in critical - potentially non-green - sectors, for modernisation, development, innovation and reduction of harmful emissions.
Amendment 221 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 d (new)
Recital 1 d (new)
(1d) The market, consisting of investors, companies, consumers and consumer organisations, should indeed be encouraged to pursue a voluntary dialogue about the ethics of business. Legislators, however, should in the first place focus on defining what is legal and illegal.
Amendment 222 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 e (new)
Recital 1 e (new)
(1e) When politicians are to define what is “green”, they will immediately be pressurised by interest groups, which would influence the political process. It is therefore highly questionable whether the regulator should make this distinction at all.
Amendment 223 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 f (new)
Recital 1 f (new)
(1f) Considering that some investments will be labelled as sustainable, this taxonomy should not encourage investors to divert capital to the construction of intermittent power sources that undermine the stability of electricity supply.
Amendment 224 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 g (new)
Recital 1 g (new)
(1g) Considering that some investments will be labelled as sustainable, this taxonomy should not encourage investors to contribute to rampant consumption of rare raw materials such as cobalt, which makes the market more dependent on authoritarian regimes.
Amendment 225 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 h (new)
Recital 1 h (new)
(1h) Considering that some investments will be labelled as sustainable, it is important to include nuclear power in this green taxonomy.
Amendment 226 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 i (new)
Recital 1 i (new)
(1i) Considering that some investments will be labelled as sustainable, principles such as the "do no significant harm- principle", as referred to in Regulation (EU)2019/2088, should not be included.
Amendment 313 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 316 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
Amendment 319 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
Amendment 320 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
Amendment 42 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) At the same time, undertakings might receive subsidies from third countries, that provide public funds which are then used, for instance, to finance economic activities in the internal market in any sector of the economy, such as participation in public procurement tenders, or acquisitions of undertakings, including those with strategic assets such as critical infrastructure and innovative technologies. Such subsidies, including monetary financing of an economy to artificially lower the production costs, are currently not subject to Union State aid rules.
Amendment 52 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) It iscould therefore necessarybe useful to complement existing Union instruments with a new tool to effectively deal with distortions in the internal market caused by foreign subsidies and ensure a level playing field. In particular, the new tool complements Union State aid rules which deal with distortions in the internal market caused by Member State subsidies.
Amendment 53 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Rules and procedures to investigate foreign subsidies that actually or potentially distort the internal market should be laid down and, where relevant, those distortions should be redressed. Foreign subsidies benefitting a certain economic activity of an undertaking could distort the internal market if the undertaking benefitting from the foreign subsidy engages in anthat subsidized economic activity in the Union. This Regulation should therefore establish rules for all undertakings engaging in an economic activity in the Union. Given the significance of the economic activities pursued by SMEs, and their contribution to the fulfilment of the Union’s key policy goals, special attention is given to the impact of this Regulation on them.
Amendment 55 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To ensure a level playing field throughout the internal market and consistency in the application of this Regulation, the Commission should be the sole authority competent to apply this Regulation. The Commission should have the power to examine any foreign subsidy to the extent it is in the scope of this Regulation in any sector of the economy on its own initiative relying on information from all available sources. To ensure effective control, in the specific case of large concentrations (mergers and acquisitions) and public procurement procedures above certain thresholds, the Commission should have the power to review foreign subsidies based on a prior notification by the undertaking to the Commission.
Amendment 63 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) There should be a financial contribution provided, directly or indirectly, by the public authorities of a third country. The financial contribution may be granted through public or private entities. Whether a public entity provides a financial contribution should be determined on a case-by-case basis with due regard to elements such as the characteristics of the relevant entity and the legal and economic environment prevailing in the country in which the entity operates including the government’s role in the economy. Financial contributions may also be granted through a private entity if its actions can be attributed to the third country. Corporate bonds bought by a foreign central bank should also be considered as financial contributions.
Amendment 65 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Such a financial contribution should confer a benefit to an undertaking engaging in an economic activity in the internal market. A financial contribution that benefits an entity engaging in non- economic activities does not constitute a foreign subsidy. The existence of a benefit should be determined on the basis of comparative benchmarks, such as the investment practice of private investors, rates for financing obtainable on the market, a comparable tax treatment, tailored lending conditions, or the adequate remuneration for a given good or service.. If no directly comparable benchmarks are available, existing benchmarks could be adjusted or alternative benchmarks could be established based on generally accepted assessment methods.
Amendment 118 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
(2) This Regulation addresses foreign subsidies granted tobenefitting a certain economic activity of an undertaking engaging in anthat subsidized economic activity in the internal market. An undertaking acquiring control or merging with an undertaking established in the Union or an undertaking participating in a public procurement procedure is considered to be engaging in an economic activity in the internal market.
Amendment 126 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) the transfer of funds or liabilities, such as capital injections, grants, loans, loan guarantees, tailored lending conditions, fiscal incentives, setting off of operating losses, compensation for financial burdens imposed by public authorities, debt forgiveness, debt to equity swaps or rescheduling, corporate bond buying programmes;
Amendment 129 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
(ii) foreign public entities, whose actions can be attributed to the third country, taking into account elements such as the characteristics of the entity, the legal and economic environment prevailing in the State in which the entity operates including the government’s role in the economy, such as central banks or public investment banks; or
Amendment 34 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) Sustainability issues, which arguably includes gender-related aspects, should be regulated by the law - and thus divided into legal and illegal activities. Beyond this division, which is regulated by legislative institutions on supranational and national levels, the market may introduce its own rules of conduct. Such rules of conduct should, however, not be decided politically but rather be negotiated by companies, consumers’ organisations etc.
Amendment 35 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1 b) Corporations, big and small, are controlled by their owners, a concept which demonstrably has generated wealth in the overwhelming majority of countries where it has been applied. Thus, the owners are and should be responsible for composing the managing board, which consequently is not a political issue. Whether so called quotas, considering attributes such as race, self-perceived gender or sexual preferences, should be applied to the composition of corporate boards should be decided by the owners, but by politicians.
Amendment 36 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 c (new)
Recital 1 c (new)
(1 c) Highlights the principle that equality policies should aim at achieving equality of opportunity rather than equality of results.
Amendment 37 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 d (new)
Recital 1 d (new)
(1 d) A gender distribution of 50:50 should not be an overarching priority in any context; policies should rather pave the way for entrepreneurship and progress in general, for the benefit of all.
Amendment 38 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 e (new)
Recital 1 e (new)
Amendment 39 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 f (new)
Recital 1 f (new)
(1 f) Highlights the importance of entrepreneurship for a prosperous society, regardless of whether the entrepreneur is a man or a woman. Furthermore emphasizing that bureaucracy and red tape are inhibitory for successful entrepreneurship. In conclusion, the political process should aim at removing rather than introducing bureaucratic measures.
Amendment 40 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 g (new)
Recital 1 g (new)
(1 g) Noting that many highly educated women are working within the sectors of health care and education. Allowing and promoting entrepreneurship andprivate initiatives within these sectors would thus increase the absolute number of female entrepreneurs.
Amendment 41 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 h (new)
Recital 1 h (new)
(1 h) Recent studies on female entrepreneurship challenge the widespread perception that equal and developed societies automatically imply equality of outcome. Nordic countries, such as Sweden and Denmark, have a relatively high gender gap regarding entrepreneurial activity. While such observations should be interpreted with caution, they do emphasize the difficulty to achieve equality of result between women and men in a free society, and may indicate inherent differences between men and women on group level.
Amendment 79 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) Article 20 of Directive 2013/34/EU requires undertakings with securities listed on regulated markets to include a corporate governance statement in their management report, which has to contain among other information a description of the diversity policy applied by the undertaking in relation to its administrative, management and supervisory bodies. Article 20 of Directive 2013/34/EU leaves flexibility to undertakings to decide what aspects of diversity they report on. It does not explicitly oblige undertakings to include information on any particular aspect of diversity. In order progress towards a more gender-balanced participation in economic decision-making, it is necessary to ensure that undertakings with securities listed on regulated markets always report on their gender diversity policies and the implementation thereof. However, tTo avoid unnecessary administrative burden, those undertakings should have the possibility to report some of the information required by Article 20 of Directive 2013/34/EU alongside other sustainability-related information.
Amendment 300 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 535 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that employers have pay structures in place ensuring that women and men are paid equally for the same work or work of equal value. This does not preclude employers to pay differently workers doing the same work or work of equal value on the basis of performance and competence.
Amendment 607 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 201 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) In order to guarantee scientific excellence, and in accordance with Article 13 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, freedom of scientific research should be ensured, the highest standards of scientific integrity should be promoted and none of the Joint Undertakings should rule out any technology because of political biases by default, as this would be contradictionary to the fundamentals of science;
Amendment 243 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 25
(25) The governance of joint undertakings should ensure that their decision-making processes are fit to keep pace with fast-changing socio-economic and technological environment and global challenges. Joint undertakings should benefit from the expertise, advice and support from all relevant stakeholders, in order to effectively implement their tasks and ensure synergies at Union and national level. Therefore, joint undertakings should be empowered to set up advisory bodies with a view to providing them with expert advice and carrying out any other task of an advisory nature that is necessary for the achievement of the joint undertakings' objectives. In setting up the advisory bodies, joint undertakings should ensure a balanced representation of experts within the scope of the activities of the joint undertaking, including with respect to gender balance. The advice provided by these bodies should bring in scientific perspectives as well as those of national and regional authorities and of other stakeholders of joint undertakings.
Amendment 262 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34 a) As the joint undertakings will be financed with public money the Joint Undertakings strive for the greatest transparancy possible, this shall not only include the projects conducted by the Joint Undertakings but the relevant interests of all consultants advicing the respective governing boards; all Joint Undertakings shall ensure that the outcomes of their projects shall not lead to windfall profits, especially when it comes to IP-rights.
Amendment 367 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) develop and accelerate the uptake of innovative solutions throughout the Union addressing climate, environmental, health and other global societal challenges contributing to Union strategic priorities, in particular to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and achieve climate neutrality in the Union by 2050.accelerating the economic growth of the Union and foster the innovation eco- system;
Amendment 370 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) accelerate the social, ecological and economic transitions in areas and sectors of strategic importance for Union priorities, in particular to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 in accordance with the targets set in line with the European Green Deal;
Amendment 392 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) strengthen international cooperation whilst respecting the strategic autonomy of the EU;
Amendment 526 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The executive director shall be appointed by the governing board on the basis of merit and skills, from the list of candidates proposed by the Commission, following an open and transparent selection procedure which shall respect the principle of gender balance.;
Amendment 538 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) prepare and after the consultation with the SRG submit for adoption to the governing board the work programme and the corresponding expenditure estimates for the joint undertaking, to implement the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda;
Amendment 599 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the collaboration with other European partnerships, including joint calls, and synergies between the joint undertaking’s actions and other Union programmes as well as national or regional initiatives and policies.
Amendment 650 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 47 – paragraph 1
The Union financial contribution from the Horizon Europe Programme to the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking, including EFTA appropriations, to cover administrative and operational costs shall be up to EUR 1 0600 000 000, including up to EUR 23 514 100 000 for administrative costs. The Union contribution may be increased with contributions from third countries if the latter are available.
Amendment 664 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 52 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The chairperson of the States’ Representatives Group shall attend the meetings of the Governing Board as permanent observer. He or she shall have the right to participate in deliberations but shall have no voting rights.
Amendment 728 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to contribute to the objectives set out in the 2030 Climate Target Plan51 , and the European Green Deal52 , by raising the EU's ambition on reducing greenhouse gas emissions to at least 55% below 1990 levels by 2030, and climate neutrality by 2050; _________________ 51 COM/2020/562 final. 52 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, COM/2019/640 final.
Amendment 930 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 124 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) enhance component technologies that guarantee security, trust and, when enhancing performance, energy- efficiency for critical infrastructures and sectors in Europe;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
Amendment 77 #
2020/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the Union decision- making process is not promoting change, as tax policy is a national prerogative and subject to unanimity; regrets that the current situation sometimes leads to an uneven or inconsistent application of tax regulations; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure more harmonised and consistent tax rules and their implementation, to protect the functioning of the single market and to assure the principle of “taxing where profit is generated”Recalls that tax policy is a national prerogative and subject to unanimity;
Amendment 169 #
2020/2254(INL)
17. Considers, however, that the BEFIT initiative should be supported by the political process, including with full respect for the unanimity principle, in building political support for change and that the initiative should be accompanied by a thorough impact assessment to shape future proposals, which should contribute to reaching a consensus between Member States;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas if hydrogen can-technology can be developed and commercially deployed at scale, it could be used for industrial, transport and heating applications, decarbonising sectors in which direct electrification is not possible or competitive, as well as for energy storage to balance the energy system, thereby playing a significant role in energy system integration;
Amendment 312 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that subsidies to support certain technologies are not effective and unnecessarily costly; believes that technological bias must be rejected in principle because, at this point in time, we cannot be sure how far other technologies will be able to achieve more cost-effective emissions reductions in the future; believes that public money should only be used to support basic research which would not otherwise be undertaken in the private sector; stresses that more far- reaching subsidies should be rejected as they harbour the risk that projects will only be planned in order to obtain support funds and then discontinued due to the lack of a viable business mode;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas any legislative initiative of the Commission, within the framework of the European Green Deal, should be preceded by a publicly available cost analysis as well as a long-term estimation of its effect on global CO2 emissions;
Amendment 284 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates the potential of energy communities and micro grids to develop accNotes that COVID-19 has contributed to the intensification of energy poverty in the EU and as the crisis continuess, to more sustainable energy, especially for remote areas, islands and the outermost regions; he proportion of the energy purchase costs in households’ budgets will grow sharply stresses therefore that it is important to develop a common definition of energy poverty and monitor the energy poverty rate subsequently;
Amendment 81 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that any legislative proposals related to data should be based on an in-depth impact assessment to avoid unnecessary administrative or regulatory burden that could hamper the emergence of high-tech unicorns, start-ups and SMEs in Europe in order to unleash their potential at the global scale; invites therefore the European Commission to come forward with comparative analysis of regulatory environment in third countries;
Amendment 26 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the EU has an enormously strong SME sector, which creates a backbone to the EU economy and competitiveness; recalls that this second wage of digitalisation could lead to a strong industrial development of SMEs; calls for a goal of 500emphasises the importance to support the emergence of a significant number of digital unicorns within 10 years;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that any legislative proposals related to digital area should be based on in-depth impact assessment to avoid unnecessary administrative or regulatory burden that could hamper the emergence of high-tech unicorns, start- ups and SMEs in Europe in order to unleash their potential at the global scale; invites therefore the Commission to come forward with a comparative analysis of regulatory environment in third countries;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Emphasises that future-proof connectivity and cybersecurity represent a prerequisite of Union’s success in digital transition;
Amendment 111 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that access to big data is key for the development of AI; calls for a new approach to data regulation, cloud services and computing capacities is key for the development of AI;
Amendment 133 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Warns against overregulating AI; demands that risk-based approach towards AI should be applied as a leading principle; recalls that regulation must be balanced, agile, permanently evaluated, and based on soft regulation except for high-risk areas; , particularly on self-regulation and voluntary practices such as voluntary labelling; acknowledges however that a legislative framework might be necessary for a strictly limited categories of high-risk AI;
Amendment 146 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 112 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are based on the rights of all individuals to have their bodily integrity and personal autonomy respected; define their sexual orientation and gender identity; decide whether, with whom and when to be sexually active; decide whether, when and who to marry and when, whether and by what means to have a child or children; have access to the information and support necessary to achieve all of the above9 ; Emphasises thereby the importance of greater awareness around 'honour' crimes in the EU; notes that the majority of such crimes usually go unreported and are in most cases committed against girls and women; _________________ 9 Guttmacher-Lancet Commission, Executive Summary on sexual and reproductive health and rights, The Lancet, London, 2018, https://www.guttmacher.org/guttmacher- lancet-commission/accelerate-progress- executive-summary
Amendment 196 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas some Member States still have laws prohibiting abortion except in strictly defined circumstances, forcingwhich might lead to that women to seek clandestine abortions, to travel to other countries or to carry their pregnancy to term against their will, which is a violation of human rights and a form of gender-based viol. Recalls that SRHR-legislation is not an EU competence;
Amendment 281 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that all policies relating to SRHR should be founded on reliable and objective evidence from organisations such as WHO, other UN agencies and the Council of Europe;
Amendment 379 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reaffirms that abortion must be a voluntary decision based on a woman’s request, given of her own free will, in accordance with medical standards based on WHO guidelines and calls upon therecommends Member States to ensurable access to safe and legal abortion; Reiterates the importance of the principle of subsidiarity and national legal provisions in each Member State;
Amendment 398 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Member States to regulate obstacles to legal abortion and recalls that they have a responsibility to ensure that women have access to the rights afforded to them by lawStresses that reproductive and sexual health issues fall within the exclusive competence of the Member States and cannot be regulated at EU level;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the withdrawal process has led to unpredictability and has constituted a challenge not only forof the United Kingdom was unprecedented and presented procedural challenges for both the EU and, the withdrawing Member State, but also and even more so for the citizens and entities most directly affected;
Amendment 91 #
2020/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers, in this regard, that the political and economic consequences of the decision to leave the Union are significant; believes that these were not genuinely and fully assessed by the UK prior to its decision to withdraw, resulting in a lack of preparation fordifficult precisely to estimate at the time of the decision to withdraw; believes that this uncertainty warrants ample leniency in the procedure;.
Amendment 100 #
2020/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that although the withdrawal is not conditional upon an agreement between the withdrawing Member State and the Union, the process of the withdrawal of the UK shows the importance of concluding an agreement on the withdrawal arrangements; considers that the EU institutions did their utmost and accomplished their obligation to ensure the conclusion of an agreement; commends the efforts m' unreasonable demands, especially with regards to the role of the Court of Justice of the EU, almost leade to avoid a no- deal scenario;
Amendment 157 #
2020/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates that, until a withdrawal agreementBelieves that a Member State should be considered a third country from the date of entersry into force of the withdrawal agreement or, failing that, the two- year period mentioned in Article 50(3) of the TEU has elapsed, the withdrawing State remains a Member State, and enjoys all the rights and is under all the obligations deriving from the Treaties without exception, includings after the notification referred to in paragraph 2, unless the European Council, in agreement with the Member State concerned, unanimously decides to extend theis perinciple of sincere cooperation laid down in Aod, in accordance with article 450 (3) of the TEU, as well as the obligation to hold elections to the European ParliamentTEU;
Amendment 167 #
2020/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers, in this context, that the role of the Parliament is essential in safeguarding the parliamentary and democratic dimension of a procedure with such aof major constitutional and institutional impact on the Union; considers that its role must be enhanced in any future Treaty reform, in all aspects of the process from the negotiations to the implementation of a withdrawal agreement, including for major decisions such as extensions in accordance with Article 50(3) of the TEU;
Amendment 190 #
2020/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that it is the responsibility and roleConsiders that the Conference on the Future of Europe offers an opportunity for enhanced dialogue with citizens and civil society ofn the European Union and its Member States to prevent the repetition of a withdrawal from the EU; calls on Member States to consistently provide wide-reaching information to EU citizens on the functioning of the European Union, its areas of action and its decision- making processes; considers that for this purpose the Conferenchow it should evolve; regrets that of the 27 citizens´ representatives who took the floor at the Inaugural Plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe, 15 (55.6%) were representing non-profit organisations or organisations close to government, such as pro-integrationist think tanks, national or international youth organisations, youth parliaments or similar organisations, including 2 Jean Monnet Chairs, a CEO of a government agency, a former MEP who was shortlisted in 2011 for the prize onf the Future of Europe offersbest Member of the European Parliament, and opportunity for enhanced dialogue with citizens and civil society on the European Union and how it should evolvenly 4 citizens employed in the private sector; also regrets that 4 out of 6 representatives from civil society organisations were affiliated to the same organisation, the very pro-integrationist European Movement International; fears that this undermines the credibility of the Conference to establish a real dialogue, and risks to degrade the Conference to an echo-chamber of integrationist ideas;
Amendment 198 #
2020/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls for the introduction of an Article 50 (a) TEU, which would make it possible for Member States to leave the euro area without leaving the EU as a whole;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 43 a (new)
Citation 43 a (new)
— having regard to the European Court of Auditors (ECA) Special Report entitled ‘Resolution planning in the Single Resolution Mechanism’, published on 14 January 2021,
Amendment 9 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 43 b (new)
Citation 43 b (new)
— having regard to Article 140(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 10 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 43 c (new)
Citation 43 c (new)
— having regard to the ECB´s Targeted Review of Internal Models, published April 2021,
Amendment 13 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas overall, the banking sector has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with resilience, mostly founded on the regulatory reforms enacted since the global financial crisis and further supported by extraordinary public poliincreased capital requirements, indicating that equity and solvency arelief measures and capital conservation practices key to tackle financial and economic shocks instead of ever- increasing debt financing;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas a reinforced Banking Union requires first and foremost accelerated efforts by various Member States to reduce their high levels of non- performing loans and prevent their increase in the future;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas as long as risks differ greatly between national banking systems, European Deposit Insurance Scheme would pose additional systemic risk for the Banking Union;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas climate change, environmental degradation, increased red tape in the context of climate reporting for financial institutions, which could be referred to as "green tape", and the transition to a low-carbon economy bring new risks to banks’ balance sheets;
Amendment 50 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. Expresses deep concern about the findings of the ECB´s Targeted Review of Internal Models, published in April 2021, which shows that the biggest euro area banks have repeatedly been too optimistic in their risk-modelling, confirming longstanding suspicions among regulators and analysts that larger banks have often artificially inflated the strength of their balance sheets by underestimating the riskiness of their assets, giving them a short-term advantage over more cautious competitors; is alarmed that the Review resulted in more than 5.800 deficiencies and 253 supervisory corrections of internal models by the ECB, which pushed up the banks’ risk-weighted assets by € 275 billion, a 12 per cent increase in the models examined, which reduced their average common equity tier one ratios by 0.71 percentage points;
Amendment 57 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas prudential and anti-money laundering supervision is necessary; there are still important loopholes in the EU AML framework, such as the explicit exemption of the non- profit sector from anti-money laundering reporting requirements, even though certain NGOs and other non-financial entities (NFEs) operate with larger amounts of money than numerous European banks;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas prudential and anti-money laundering supervision is necessary and equally important;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the withdrawal of the UK from the EU has resulted in the relocation of certain banking services to the EU;
Amendment 74 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas the sound public finances are necessary condition for the macro- financial stability of the Banking Union;
Amendment 75 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas depositors across the Banking Union should enjoy the sameare exposed to varying levels of credit, market and operational risk, which justifies varying levels of protection;
Amendment 79 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas the near zero interest rates greatly reduce the profitability of banks in one of their most important areas of business activity, the provision of credit for long-term investments;
Amendment 80 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
J b. whereas the stability of financial institutions in the Banking Union is still a matter of grave concern; whereas the economic downturn will lead to an increase in non-performing loans;
Amendment 81 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomeRegrets the entry of Bulgaria and Croatia into the Banking Union; especially in the light of both countries' sharp drop in the Corruption Perception Index 2020, where Bulgaria now takes last place, and increasing worries about corruption in Croatia, such as the contested government order forcing banks to retroactively convert loans from Swiss francs to euros and pay out over € 1.1 billion in reimbursement to customers it had lent money to, as well as ongoing corruption charges against the HDZ party (EPP), the Agrokor scandal involving finance minister Maric, or the Sanader case; calls on the EU not to expand the euro area with such corrupt regimes;
Amendment 85 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that the Commission assessed in the 2020 Country Specific Recommendations for Croatia that despite several Action Plans, issues of corruption and conflicts of interest remain widespread in Croatia, and that further efforts to strengthen the prevention and sanction of corruption are needed to ensure the transparent and efficient use of public funds; recalls that Article 140(1) TFEU requires the Commission and European Central Bank’s convergence reports to take account of "other factors" relevant to economic integration and convergence, such as corruption; recalls that the Commission criticized Bulgaria in its 2020 Rule of Law report for its disregard for the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary; concludes that Bulgaria and Croatia are not ready for accession to the Banking Union;
Amendment 87 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls thatwhereas the Banking Union has delivered the institutional set-up for greater market integration, through the SSM and the SRM, while a European deposit insurance scheme (EDIS) is still lackingwill further disintegrate due to moral hazard and lead to a permanent Transfer Union if mechanisms such as the backstop for the Single Resolution Fund (SRF) and a European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS) are implemented; regrets that insufficient progress in risk reduction in some member states serves as an argument for mutualisation of deposit insurance schemes, creating incentives for some member states not to reduce risk, or even engage in even more excessive risk-taking; points out that the absence of a proper impact assessment of the EDIS proposal is fundamentally at odds with the principles of sound governance;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the Banking Union has delivered the institutional set-up for greater market integration, through the SSM and the SRM, while a European deposit insurance scheme (EDIS) is still lacking;
Amendment 100 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that banks’ response to the current crisis demonstrates that the regulatory reforms in the past decade, as well as the institutional set-up, have resulted in better-capitalised and less- leveraged banks, proving that equity and not debt is the solution to solve crises and build up resilience against economic and financial shocks;
Amendment 101 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that banks’ response to the current crisis demonstrates that the regulatory reforms in the past decade, as well as the institutional set-up, have resulted in better-capitalised and less- leveraged banks; notes, however, that the high level of non-performing loans remains a serious problem in several Member States;
Amendment 110 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 113 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the vital contribution to addressing the crisis of public guarantee schemes, moratoria on loan repayments for borrowers in financial difficulty, the central banks’ liquidity programmes and the ECB’s targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO) and pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP)Deplores the ECB's role in massively inflating the money supply and expanding its balance sheet up to over 70% of euro area GDP; recalls that banks in the northern euro area hold a disproportionately high amount of deposits with the ECB, and pay disproportionately high penalty interest to the ECB; by contrast, banks in the southern euro area benefit disproportionally from the negative interest rates on TLTRO loans;
Amendment 120 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the vital contribution to addressing the crisis of public guarantee schemes, moratoria on loan repayments for borrowers in financial difficulty, the central banks’ liquidity programmes and the ECB’s targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO) and pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP); warns in this regard over the risk of overshooting the inflation target due to loose monetary policy which could affect the functioning of Banking Union;
Amendment 121 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Deplores that PEPP has had an overwhelming influence on the narrowing of yield spreads and has ensured that southern European government bonds from highly indebted Member States were viewed by investors as less risky5a, which shows that PEPP is disproportionately directed towards highly indebted euro area Member States, and that the ECB is thereby guaranteeing the liquidity of highly indebted euro countries; _________________ 5aLeibniz Centre for European Economic Research, https://www.zew.de/presse/pressearchiv/di e-stabilitaet-der-eurozone-haengt-am- tropf-der-ezb
Amendment 122 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Recalls that The Targeted Long- Term Refinancing Operations (TLTROs) further zombify the European economy and deteriorate the real income prospects, especially of young Europeans;
Amendment 123 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Calls on the ECB to end its stimulus package immediately, including phasing out TLTRO;
Amendment 126 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Is concerned that loose monetary policy contributes to the lower long-term economic growth and creates an incentive to delay the implementation of the necessary structural reforms;
Amendment 127 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. NotesExpresses concern about the the ‘quick fix’ to the Capital Requirements Regulation31 extending transitional arrangements in order to support banks’ lending capacity32 ; seriously doubts whether supporting further debt- financing is a sustainable way to recapitalize the European economy and to fostering economic growth; _________________ 31Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 1). 32 Regulation (EU) 2020/873 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2020 amending Regulations (EU) No 575/2013 and (EU) 2019/876 as regards certain adjustments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (OJ L 204, 26.6.2020, p. 4).
Amendment 167 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. WelcomesExpresses concern about the ECB’s report on the digital euro and the outcome of its public consultation and expects further analysis of the implications for the banking sector, consumer protection and consumer data protection;
Amendment 172 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Recalls that cash is anonymous and it is impossible for banks or central banks to control the direct expenditure of cash holders, which safeguards their privacy; recalls that CBDC is not anonymous, since central banks will be able to trace consumer behaviour and spending patterns of all citizens; recalls that CBDC would give central banks absolute control over the transactions of citizens, meaning that the ECB will have both the power and the technical capacity to control transactions, including disabling certain transactions; expresses deep concern over giving the ECB such far-reaching powers, which are obviously not within its mandate;
Amendment 189 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 197 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Condemns all forms of discrimination and stresses that competence and moral integrity should be the only and mandatory criteria for any job position in EU financial institutions and bodies;
Amendment 220 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that ensuring proper and timely management of deteriorated exposures will be key to preventing a build-up of non-performing loans (NPLs) in the short term; advices the Member States to make further efforts to address this issue;
Amendment 260 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is concerned that as Member States sell increasing amounts of sovereign bonds, their share in banks’ balance sheets grows, potentially aggravating the doom loop; considers thatpoints out that government bonds are not risk-free assets and should not be treated as such; questions whether the creation of Next Generation EU will provide high-quality European assets;
Amendment 272 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that the EU-wide stress test launched on 29 January 2021 aims to test capital trajectories of banks in a situation of worsening asset quality; stresses the importance to consider the impact of potentially rising interest rates on banks’ balance sheets;
Amendment 279 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes the efforts of the SSM to provide guidance and clarity to banks for self-assessing and appropriately reporting environmental and climate change-related risks; considers the SSM climate risk stress test an important step in evaluating banks’ practices and identifying concrete areas of improvement; warns, however, of danger of green asset bubbles that could be a consequence of oversubsidizing the sustainable investments;
Amendment 300 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. TrustNotes that the introduction of a backstop into the SRF earlier than originally envisaged is positive for the strengthening of the crisis management frameworkincreases risk sharing; advises that risk reduction should precede any form of legacy sharing and risk sharing;
Amendment 311 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Endorses ECA’s recommendation that in order to ensure that supervisory action is taken sufficiently early, the SRB and the Commission should approach the legislators and the ECB, in its role as supervisor, and advocate for objective and quantified thresholds for triggering early intervention measures, and reaching the decision that a bank is failing or likely to fail;
Amendment 347 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Notes the importance of depositors across the Banking Union enjoying the same level of protection of their savings; takes note of the Commission proposal to further strengthen citizens’ confidence in the protection of deposits by introducing an EDISregrets that insufficient progress in risk reduction in some Member States serves as an argument for mutualisation of deposit insurance schemes, creating incentives for some Member States not to reduce risk, or even to engage in even more excessive risk-taking; points out that the absence of a proper impact assessment of the EDIS proposal is fundamentally at odds with principles of sound governance;
Amendment 357 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Points out that risks still differ greatly between different national banking systems;
Amendment 358 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35 b. Emphasises the potential high risks of EDIS, particularly those related to moral hazard; opposes therefore the completion of the Banking Union through the creation of a fully mutualised EDIS;
Amendment 360 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 c (new)
Paragraph 35 c (new)
35 c. Stresses that risk reduction would ensure the level of protection that depositors currently enjoy, without raising the systemic risk through establishing fully mutualised EDIS;
Amendment 361 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 d (new)
Paragraph 35 d (new)
35 d. Questions whether Article 114 would be an appropriate legal basis for the establishment of EDIS;
Amendment 369 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Notes the Commission’s launch of the review of the CMDI framework, including the op; asks for more efforts to come forward with ambitious solutions to the issue of sovereign exposures and a substantial reductions of a hybrid EDISthe stock of non-performing loans;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the success of the EU’s aim to achieve climate neutrality will depend on the adequacy of the financingsubstantially reduce carbon dioxide emissions, can only be achieved effectively, if the Commission refrains from partial and imperfect subsidies of certain technologies. Is convinced that a technological-neutral approach will create fundamental sustainable innovation & development; and at the same time foster long-term growth and energy security;
Amendment 15 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the main aim of the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) should be to support the EU’s green objectives by fighting carbon leakage, without violating WTO- compatibility;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Proposes that the CBAM be implemented as an extension of the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS), which would require importers to purchase allowances for the volume of carbon emissions incorporated in their products; notes that the mechanism should ensure a single carbon price, both for domestic producers and importers; as a result, the total amount of emission allowances would increase correspondingly in order to avoid a sudden leap in prices;
Amendment 39 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 44 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that the introduction of protectionist measures often lead to retaliation with unforeseeable consequences for the competitiveness of companies within the EU. Notes that trade barriers in general lead to lower exports, lower imports and a lower rate of economic growth. Further highlights the need for a balanced and holistic approach, which continues to enable opportunities for trade and investment with the rest of the world and is aware of the fact that the EU has greatly benefited from being one of the most open economies in the world.
Amendment 63 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recommends that a design be introducevaluated that measures the carbon content of imports through their basic materials composition (as outlined in the proposal from the European Economic and Social Committee); recalls that this feasible approximation would weigh each basic material covered by the EU ETS and multiply it by its carbon intensity value – which ideally should be defined at country level; stresses, however, that importers who are more carbon efficient should be allowed to demonstrate the specific carbon intensity of their products; the suggested design would serve as a basis for negotiations with the WTO;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. RequestNotes that the implementation of the CBAM shwould lead to the progressive phasing out of the free allocation of allowances, following an appropriate transition period, since the mechanism ensures that EU producers and importers would have to deal with the same carbon costs in the EU market; notes that this phasing out should be coupled in parallel with the introduction of export rebates in order to maintain strong decarbonisation incentives, while ensuring a level playing field for EU exportsfundamentally change the concept of the EU-ETS and broaden its scope, which would motivate a thorough evaluation of the system as such; notes that a drastic and premature change of EU-ETS risks to undermine its efficiency and long-term credibility;
Amendment 84 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the inclusion of CBAM revenues intoCBAM revenues to be distributed among Member States; emphasises that it should always be Member States who decide about the size of the EU budget;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the above proposal imust be negotiated with the WTO in order to evaluate its compatibleility with World Trade Organization rules, since order to ensure that it does not discriminate between producers, is based on objective criteria and has a clear environmental objective.
Amendment 105 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Emphasises that the introduction of protectionist measures often lead to retaliation with unforeseeable consequences for companies and consumers; notes that trade barriers in general lead to lower exports, lower imports and a lower rate of economic growth; further highlights the need for a balanced and holistic approach, which continues to enable opportunities for trade and investment with the rest of the world;
Amendment 110 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Amendment 114 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Notes that protectionist measures risk to hamper the economic development in developing countries, which risks to undermine their long term capacities to protect the environment, both in local, regional and global perspectives;
Amendment 4 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Paris Agreement establishes that gender-responsive climate a perspectionve must be integrated into all aspects of the implementation of the agreementctions taken by Parties related to climate change adaptation and capacity-building;
Amendment 33 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that gender equality is a catalyst for sustainable development and a prerequisite for the management of climate challenges; calls for the EU and its Member Statesn integral part for long- term sustainable development; calls for the EU to include gender analysis and budgeting in development cooperation polices and all instruments supporting climate change adaptation and resilience in developing countries;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the new Gender Action Plan for External Relations (GAP III) to include for the first time gender equality and climate change as priority areas, to develop related indicators and to guarantee sufficient resources to deliver on this objective;
Amendment 63 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to design a concrete action plan to deliver on the commitments of the renewed Gender Action Plan agreed at the 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) and to appoint a permanent EU gender and climate change focal point, with sufficient budget resources, to implement and monitor gender-responsible climate action in the EU and globally.;
Amendment 98 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 128 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need for sustainable and sound fiscal and structural growth- enhancing policies that are based on a commitment to credible fiscal rules; calls for further reflection on the adequacy of the stability and growth pact framework despite the challenging circumstances; supports the plan outlined in Next Generation EU to use, in addition to monetary policy, a fiscal impulse, notably borrowing EUR 750 billion from capital markets bonds to finance the recovery and green transition, in addition to the issuance of EUR 100 billion in ‘social’ bonds under the European instrument for temporary support to mitigate unemployment risks in an emergency (SURE), which is intended to preserve employment; applauds the high level of interest that investors have demonstrated in European bonds;
Amendment 174 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to recognise that Member States are sovereign to choose their own currency and emphasises the importance to abolish any obligation to join the euro area from the EU-treaties.
Amendment 16 #
2020/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
Amendment 73 #
2020/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence are widespread in the Union and are to be understood as an extreme form of discrimination; whereas gender-based violence is rooted in the unequal distribution of power between women and men, in sexism and gender stereotype, among other things, child marriage, female genital mutilation, sexual violence, trafficking in human beings, gender stereotypes and honour killings, which have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men;
Amendment 177 #
2020/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 282 #
2020/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that gender stereotypes are at the core of gender discrimination and are one of the main barriers to the entry of women and girls in the ICT and digital fields; stresses the need to tackle the gender gap in the ICT sector through education, awareness-raising campaigns and the promotion of the representation of women in the sector. However, emphasises the importance of the EU to respect the freedom of choice;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
- Having regard to Council Directive 2002/90/EC defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence and Council Framework Decision 2002/946/JHA on the strengthening of the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence.
Amendment 110 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of the funding of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and Internal Security Fund (ISF) programmes to continue to be used for projects tackling THB, as well as using other available instruments;
Amendment 130 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure differentiation between trafficking and smuggling, which require different responses in law; highlights that the confusion between them often leads to failings in correctly identifying victims and in ensuring that they can access protection measures and avoid secondary victimisationlegal and illegal migration and their respective relevance for trafficking- related issues;
Amendment 241 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Member States to adopt specific measures to address violence against women and gender inequalities as the root causes of trafficking; recommends that the Commission strengthen and develop the gender dimension in the monitoring of the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislationeconomic inequality and lack of economic opportunity as the root causes of trafficking;
Amendment 314 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that migration flows can increase the risk for migrants of becoming victims of trafficking within the EU20 ; points out that there has been a sharp increase in the number of women and girls trafficked through the Central Mediterranean route for sexual exploitation in the EU21 ; border control and the enforcement of existing laws against trafficking thus stand out as key measures to reduce THB; _________________ 20Second progress report, COM(2018)0777; Europol, European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), 4th Annual Report, 2020; Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU‘, 18 February 2016. 21 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 3.
Amendment 330 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to step up their efforts to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling and to effectively implement the "Facilitators Package" (Council Directive 2002/90/EC and Council Framework Decision 2002/946) to combat the human smugglers' business model, preventing children, girls, and other vulnerable groups from sexual exploitation and abuse.
Amendment 336 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Points out that in some Member States, applicants for international protection who are identified as victims of THB need to change procedures and claim a residence permit under Directive 2004/81/EC23 ; calls on the Member States to put in place a holistic and multidisciplinary approach ensuring that the anti-trafficking and the asylum procedures are interconnected and complement each other; emphasises that the concept of asylum must not be diluted by including crime victims; _________________ 23 European implementation assessment – ‘Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU : Migration and gender issues’, Directorate- General for Parliamentary Research, Ex- Post Evaluation Unit, 15 September 2020, p. 49.
Amendment 339 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States to ensure a coherent application of the provisions set out in the Dublin III Regulation, the Anti-Trafficking Directive and the Residence Permit Directive to prevent the practice employed in some Member States of transferring victims of human trafficking to the country where they were exploited when they first arrived, thereby leaving them more exposed to the risk of being re-trafficked;
Amendment 366 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that the migration policies of Member States, geared towards fighting irregular migration, can have a ‘chilling effect’ among vulnerable migrants and give perpetrators additional leverage to exploit victims with an irregular status24 ; calls on the Member States to decouple migration enforcement actions from law enforcement activities; _________________ 24Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), Insecure justice? Residence permits for victims of crime in Europe, May 2020.a permissive attitude towards illegal migration is ruthlessly exploited by traffickers all along the migration chain; not least since it creates incentives to migrate illegally and furthermore allows traffickers to fly under the radar of law enforcing authorities;
Amendment 379 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Member States to focus on identifying child victims and helping them to avail themselves of their rights; emphasises the need for guardians, including temporary guardians as an emergency measure, to be appointed immediately for child victims; emphasises that treatment of children must not be extended to adults who claim to be children, applying age tests whenever the situation calls for it;
Amendment 456 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Recalls the role of EU agencies in the early identification of victims and the fight against THB; calls for more resources forreshifting of resources in favour of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Agencies to enable their staff to be trained and capacity- building instruments to be developed in the area of detecting victims, including the appointment of gender-adequately trained agency officers, especially in the Member States faced with increased mixed migratory flows; calls on the Commission to develop guidelines to mainstream gender expertise in the activities of law enforcement authorities across the EU;
Amendment 91 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Gatekeepers have a significant impact on the internal market, providing gateways for a large number of business users, to reach end users, everywhere in the Union and on different markets. The adverse impact of unfair practices on the internal market and particularly weak contestability of core platform services, including their negative societal and economic implications, have led national legislators and sectoral regulators to act. A number of national regulatory solutions have already been adopted or proposed to address unfair practices and the contestability of digital services or at least with regard to some of them. This has created a risk of divergent regulatory solutions and thereby fragmentation of the internal market, thus raising the risk of increased compliance costs due to different sets of national regulatory requirements.
Amendment 93 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) By approximating diverging national laws, obstacles to the freedom to provide and receive services, including retail services, within the internal market should be eliminated. A targeted set of harmonised mandatory rules should therefore be established at Union level to ensure contestable and fair digital markets featuring the presence of gatekeepers within the internal market.
Amendment 94 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) A fragmentation of the internal market can only be effectively averted if Member States are prevented from applying national rules which are specific to the types of undertakings and services covered by this Regulation. At the same time, since this Regulation aims at complementing the enforcement of competition law, it should be specified that this Regulation is without prejudice to Articles 101 and 102 TFEU, to the corresponding national competition rules and to other national competition rules regarding unilateral behaviour that are based on an individualised assessment of market positions and behaviour, including its likely effects and the precise scope of the prohibited behaviour, and which provide for the possibility of undertakings to make efficiency and objective justification arguments for the behaviour in question. However, the application of the latter rules should not affect the obligations imposed on gatekeepers under this Regulation and their uniform and effective application in the internal market.
Amendment 128 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Such an assessment can only be done in light of a market investigation, while taking into account the quantitative thresholds. In its assessment the Commission should pursue the objectives of preserving and fostering the level of innovation, the quality of digital products and services, the degree to which prices are fair and competitive, and the degree to which quality or choice for business users and for end users is or remains high. Elements that are specific to the providers of core platform services concerned, such as extreme scale economies, very strong network effects, an ability to connect many business users with many end users through the multi-sidedness of these services, lock-in effects, a lack of multi- homing or vertical integration, can be taken into account. Potential negative impacts for small and medium-sized enterprises and consumers should always be taken into consideration. In addition, a very high market capitalisation, a very high ratio of equity value over profit or a very high turnover derived from end users of a single core platform service can point to the tipping of the market or leveraging potential of such providers. Together with market capitalisation, high growth rates, or decelerating growth rates read together with profitability growth, are examples of dynamic parameters that are particularly relevant to identifying such providers of core platform services that are foreseen to become entrenched. The Commission should be able to take a decision by drawing adverse inferences from facts available where the provider significantly obstructs the investigation by failing to comply with the investigative measures taken by the Commission.
Amendment 153 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Because of their position, gatekeepers might in certain cases restrict the ability of business users of their online intermediation services to offer their goods or services to end users under more favourable conditions, including price or other means, through other online intermediation services. Such restrictions have a significant deterrent effect on the business users of gatekeepers in terms of their use of alternative online intermediation services or the business owners own sales channel, limiting inter- platform contestability, which in turn limits choice of alternative online intermediation channels for end users. To ensure that business users of online intermediation services of gatekeepers can freely choose alternative online intermediation services and differentiate the conditions under which they offer their products or services to their end users, it should not be accepted that gatekeepers limit business users from choosing to differentiate commercial conditions, including price or other means. Such a restriction should apply to any similar measure with equivalent effect, such as for example increased commission rates or de-listing or de-ranking of the offers of business users.
Amendment 208 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) In particular gatekeepers which provide access to software application stores serve as an important gateway for business users that seek to reach end users. In view of the imbalance in bargaining power between those gatekeepers and business users of their software application stores, those gatekeepers should not be allowed to impose general conditions, including pricing conditions, that would be unfair or lead to unjustified differentiation. Pricing or other general access conditions should be considered unfair if they lead to an imbalance of rights and obligations imposed on business users or confer an advantage on the gatekeeper which is disproportionate to the service provided by the gatekeeper to business users or lead to a disadvantage for business users in providing the same or similar services as the gatekeeper. The following benchmarks can serve as a yardstick to determine the fairness of general access conditions: prices charged or conditions imposed for the same or similar services by other providers of software application stores; prices charged or conditions imposed by the provider of the software application store for different related or similar services or to different types of end users; prices charged or conditions imposed by the provider of the software application store for the same service in different geographic regions; prices charged or conditions imposed by the provider of the software application store for the same service the gatekeeper offers to itself. This obligation should not establish an access right and it should be without prejudice to the ability of providers of software application stores to take the required responsibility in the fight against illegal and unwanted content as set out in Regulation [Digital Services Act].
Amendment 224 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) In order to ensure the full and lasting achievement of the objectives of this Regulation, the Commission should be able to assess whether a provider of core platform services should be designated as a gatekeeper without meeting the quantitative thresholds laid down in this Regulation; whether systematic non- compliance by a gatekeeper warrants imposing additional remedies; and whether the list of obligations addressing unfair practices by gatekeepers should be reviewed and additional practices that are similarly unfair and limiting the contestability of digital markets should be identified and whether there has been a significant impact on small and medium- sized enterprises and consumers. Such assessment should be based on market investigations to be run in an appropriate timeframe, by using clear procedures and deadlines, in order to support the ex ante effect of this Regulation on contestability and fairness in the digital sector, and to provide the requisite degree of legal certainty.
Amendment 271 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Article 1 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall not impose on gatekeepers further obligations by way of laws, regulations or administrative action for the purpose of ensuring contestable and fair markets. This is without prejudice to rules pursuing other legitimate public interests, in compliance with Union law. In particular, nNothing in this Regulation precludes Member States from imposing obligations, which are compatible with Union law, on undertakings, including providers of core platform services where these obligations are unrelated to the relevant undertakings having a status of gatekeeper within the meaning of this Regulation in order to protect consumers or to fight against acts of unfair competition.
Amendment 278 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 7
Article 1 – paragraph 7
7. National authorities shall not take decisions which would run counter to a decision adopted by the Commission under this Regulation. The Commission and Member States shall work in close cooperation and coordination in their enforcement actions.
Amendment 292 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point h a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point h a (new)
(h a) digital voice assistants;
Amendment 298 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point h b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point h b (new)
(h b) web browsers;
Amendment 404 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission shall regularly, and at least every 2 years, review whether the designated gatekeepers continue to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 3(1), or whether new providers of core platform services satisfy those requirements. The regular review shall also examine whether the list of affected core platform services of the gatekeeper needs to be adjusted and how small and medium-sized enterprises and consumers have been impacted by the designation of a core platform service as a gatekeeper.
Amendment 415 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) refrain from combining personal data sourced from these core platform services with personal data from any other services offered by the gatekeeper or with personal data from third-party services, and from signing in end users to other services of the gatekeeper in order to combine personal data, unless the end user has been presented with the specific choice and provided consent in the sense of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. and further combining personal data sourced from these core platform services with personal data from sources or services where the gatekeeper is present as a third party;
Amendment 422 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) allow business users to offer the same products or services to end users through third party online intermediation services and through the business users’ own sales channels at prices or conditions that are different from those offered through the online intermediation services of the gatekeeper;
Amendment 438 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) refrain from preventing or restricting business users from raising issues with any relevant public or national court authority relating to any practice of gatekeepers;
Amendment 454 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(g a) ensure that business users have the possibility to opt-out of new, modified or updated terms and conditions requested by the core platform service provider if such modifications to the terms and conditions are not the result of an existing or new legal requirement;
Amendment 460 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(g b) refrain from using, in competition with business users, any data not publicly available, which is generated through activities by those business users, including by the end users of these business users, of its core platform services or provided by those business users of its core platform services or by the end users of these business users;
Amendment 463 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
(g c) allow end users to un-install any pre-installed software applications on its core platform service without prejudice to the possibility for a gatekeeper to restrict such un-installation in relation to software applications that are essential for the functioning of the operating system or of the device and which cannot technically be offered on a standalone basis by third-parties;
Amendment 465 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g d (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g d (new)
(g d) allow the installation and effective use of third party software applications or software application stores using, or interoperating with, operating systems of that gatekeeper and allow these software applications or software application stores to be accessed by means other than the core platform services of that gatekeeper. The gatekeeper shall not be prevented from taking proportionate measures to ensure that third party software applications or software application stores do not endanger the integrity of the hardware or operating system provided by the gatekeeper;
Amendment 470 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g e (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g e (new)
(g e) refrain from treating more favourably in ranking services and products offered by the gatekeeper itself or by any third party belonging to the same undertaking compared to similar services or products of third party and apply fair and non-discriminatory conditions to such ranking;
Amendment 472 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g f (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g f (new)
(g f) refrain from technically restricting the ability of end users to switch between and subscribe to different software applications and services to be accessed using the operating system of the gatekeeper, including as regards the choice of Internet access provider for end users;
Amendment 475 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g g (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g g (new)
(g g) allow business users and providers of ancillary services access to and interoperability with the same operating system, hardware or software features that are available or used in the provision by the gatekeeper of any ancillary services;
Amendment 476 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g h (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g h (new)
(g h) provide advertisers and publishers, upon their request and free of charge, with access to the performance measuring tools of the gatekeeper and the information necessary for advertisers and publishers to carry out their own independent verification of the ad inventory;
Amendment 477 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g i (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g i (new)
(g i) provide effective portability of data generated through the activity of a business user or end user and shall, in particular, provide tools for end users to facilitate the exercise of data portability, in line with Regulation (EU) 2016/679, including by the provision of continuous and real-time access;
Amendment 478 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g j (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g j (new)
(g j) provide business users, or third parties authorised by a business user, free of charge, with effective, high-quality, continuous and real-time access and use of aggregated or non-aggregated data, that is provided for or generated in the context of the use of the relevant core platform services by those business users and the end users engaging with the products or services provided by those business users; for personal data, provide access and use only where directly connected with the use effectuated by the end user in respect of the products or services offered by the relevant business user through the relevant core platform service, and when the end user opts in to such sharing with a consent in the sense of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
Amendment 479 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g k (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g k (new)
(g k) provide to any third party providers of online search engines, upon their request, with access on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms to ranking, query, click and view data in relation to free and paid search generated by end users on online search engines of the gatekeeper, subject to anonymisation for the query, click and view data that constitutes personal data;
Amendment 480 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g l (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g l (new)
(g l) apply fair and non-discriminatory conditions of access for business users to its software application store designated pursuant to Article 3 of this Regulation.
Amendment 481 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
For the purposes of paragraph 1b, data that is not publicly available shall include any aggregated and non-aggregated data generated by business users that can be inferred from, or collected through, the commercial activities of business users or their customers on the core platform service of the gatekeeper.
Amendment 482 #
Amendment 577 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8
Amendment 598 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) there is an imbalance of rights and obligations on business users andor the gatekeeper is obtaining an advantage from business users that is disproportionate to the service provided by the gatekeeper to business users; or
Amendment 27 #
2020/0365(COD)
(1a) In the context of ensuring the resilience of critical entities, decentralisation may be considered a preemptive measure. Encouraging the construction of extensive cross-border installations does not necessarily promote the resilience of Member States, moreover, it can result in cross-border vulnerability.
Amendment 28 #
2020/0365(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) It should likewise be taken into account that some objects are of such national strategic importance, that sharing vital information about them on international platforms would represent a security concern rather than a security measure.
Amendment 29 #
2020/0365(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 c (new)
Recital 1 c (new)
Amendment 30 #
2020/0365(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 d (new)
Recital 1 d (new)
(1d) In order to avoid overlaps, the scope of this Directive should be limited to entities that are not already covered by other Union legislation.
Amendment 32 #
2020/0365(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, national, bilateral and regional interests should be distinguished from issues that call for coordinated measures at Union level.
Amendment 53 #
2020/0365(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Member States should be free to choose which entities they want to list as "critical", thereby respecting the fact that security matters fully remain a competence of Member States.
Amendment 65 #
2020/0365(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall communicate their strategies, and any updates of their strategies, to the Commission within threesix months from their adoption.
Amendment 80 #
2020/0365(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) cover possible links to extremist groups as well as previous employments, education and any gaps in education or employment in the person’s resume during at least the preceding five years and for a maximum of ten years.,
Amendment 81 #
2020/0365(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that critical entities only notify without undue delay the competent authority of incidents that significantly disrupt or have the potential to significantly disrupt their operationtheir operations without undue delay, in order to avoid over-information and unnecessary data flow, and to guarantee the effective functioning of national authorities and private entities. Notifications shall include any available information necessary to enable the competent authority to understand the nature, cause and possible consequences of the incident, including so as to determine any cross-border impact of the incident. Such notification shall not make the critical entities subject to increased liability.
Amendment 87 #
2020/0365(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In order to ensure mutual confidence between the competent authorities and critical entities, supervision shall be conducted in a clear and transparent way.
Amendment 72 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 118 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Since 2000, nNew technologies have emerged that improve the availability, efficiency, speed, reliability, capacity and security of systems for the transmission and storage of data online, leading to an increasingly complex online ecosystem. In this regard, it should be recalled that providers of services establishing and facilitating the underlying logical architecture and proper functioning of the internet, including technical auxiliary functions, can also benefit from the exemptions from liability set out in this Regulation, to the extent that their services qualify as ‘mere conduits’, ‘caching’ or hosting services. Such services include, as the case may be, wireless local area networks, domain name system (DNS) services, top–level domain name registries, certificate authorities that issue digital certificates, or content delivery networks, that enable or improve the functions of other providers of intermediary services. Likewise, services used for communications purposes, and the technical means of their delivery, have also evolved considerably, giving rise to online services such as Voice over IP, messaging services and web-based e-mail services, where the communication is delivered via an internet access service. Those services, too, can benefit from the exemptions from liability, to the extent that they qualify as ‘mere conduit’, ‘caching’ or hosting service.
Amendment 126 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) In order to achieve the objectives of this Regulation, and in particular to improve the functioning of the internal market and ensure a safe and transparent online environment, it is necessary to establish a clear and balanced set of harmonised due diligence obligations for providers of intermediary services. Those obligations should aim in particular to guarantee different public policy objectives such as the safety and trust of the recipients of the service, including minors and vulnerable users, protect the relevant fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter, to ensure meaningful accountability of those providers and to empower recipients and other affected parties, whilst facilitating the necessary oversight by competent authorities.
Amendment 127 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) In order to facilitate smooth and efficient communications relating to matters covered by this Regulation, providers of intermediary services should be required to establish a single point of contact and to publish relevant information relating to their point of contact, including the languages to be used in such communications. The point of contact can also be used by trusted flaggers and by professional entities which are under a specific relationship with the provider of intermediary services. In contrast to the legal representative, the point of contact should serve operational purposes and should not necessarily have to have a physical location .
Amendment 129 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) In order to facilitate smooth and efficient communications relating to matters covered by this Regulation, providers of intermediary services should be required to establish a single point of contact and to publish relevant information relating to their point of contact, including the languages to be used in such communications. The point of contact can also be used by trusted flaggers and by professional entities which are under a specific relationship with the provider of intermediary services. In contrast to the legal representative, the point of contact should serve operational purposes and should not necessarily have to have a physical location .
Amendment 132 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Providers of hosting services play a particularly important role in tackling manifestly illegal content online, as they store information provided by and at the request of the recipients of the service and typically give other recipients access thereto, sometimes on a large scale. It is important that all providers of hosting services, regardless of their size, put in place user-friendly notice and action mechanisms that facilitate the notification of specific items of information that the notifying party considers to be manifestly illegal content to the provider of hosting services concerned ('notice'), pursuant to which that provider can decide whether or not it agrees with that assessment and wishes to remove or disable access to that content ('action'). Provided the requirements on notices are met, it should be possible for individuals or entities to notify multiple specific items of allegedly illegal content through a single notice. The obligation to put in place notice and action mechanisms should apply, for instance, to file storage and sharing services, web hosting services, advertising servers and paste bins, in as far as they qualify as providers of hosting services covered by this Regulation.
Amendment 132 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 145 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) Recipients of the service should be able to easily and effectively contest certain decisions of online platforms that negatively affect them. Therefore, online platforms should be required to provide for internal complaint-handling systems, which meet certain conditions aimed at ensuring that the systems are easily accessible and lead to swift and fair outcomes. In addition, provision should be made for the possibility of out-of-court and in-court dispute settlement of disputes, including those that could not be resolved in satisfactory manner through the internal complaint-handling systems, by certified bodies that have the requisite independence, means and expertise to carry out their activities in a fair, swift and cost- effective manner. The possibilities to contest decisions of online platforms thus created should complement, yet leave unaffected in all respects, the possibility to seek judicial redress in accordance with the laws of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 149 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) Action against illegal content can be taken more quickly and reliably where online platforms take the necessary measures to ensure that notices submitted by trusted flaggers through the notice and action mechanisms required by this Regulation are treated with priority, without prejudice to the requirement to process and decide upon all notices submitted under those mechanisms in a timely, diligent and objective manner. Such trusted flagger status should only be awarded to entities, and not individuals, that have demonstrated, among other things, that they have particular expertise and competence in tackling illegal content, that they represent collective interests and that they work in a diligent and objective manner and have a long history of unpartisan behaviour. Such entities can be public in nature, such as, for terrorist content, internet referral units of national law enforcement authorities or of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (‘Europol’) or they can be non-governmental organisations and semi- public bodies, such as the organisations part of the INHOPE network of hotlines for reporting child sexual abuse material and organisations committed to notifying illegal racist and xenophobic expressions online. For intellectual property rights, organisations of industry and of right- holders could be awarded trusted flagger status, where they have demonstrated that they meet the applicable conditions. The rules of this Regulation on trusted flaggers should not be understood to prevent online platforms from giving similar treatment to notices submitted by entities or individuals that have not been awarded trusted flagger status under this Regulation, from otherwise cooperating with other entities, in accordance with the applicable law, including this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council.43 _________________ 43Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and replacing and repealing Council Decisions 2009/371/JHA, 2009/934/JHA, 2009/935/JHA, 2009/936/JHA and 2009/968/JHA, OJ L 135, 24.5.2016, p. 53
Amendment 153 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
Amendment 154 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) The misuse of services of online platforms by frequently providing manifestly illegal content or by frequently submitting manifestly unfounded notices or complaints under the mechanisms and systems, respectively, established under this Regulation undermines trust and harms the rights and legitimate interests of the parties concerned. Therefore, there is a need to put in place appropriate and proportionate safeguards against such misuse. Information should be considered to be manifestly illegal content and notices or complaints should be considered manifestly unfounded where it is evident to a layperson, without any substantive analysis, that the content is illegal respectively that the notices or complaints are unfounded. Users and material should never be deleted in an automatic way due to notices and complaints. Under certain conditions, online platforms should temporarily suspend their relevant activities in respect of the person engaged in abusive behaviour. This is without prejudice to the freedom by online platforms to determine their terms and conditions and establish stricter measures in the case of manifestly illegal content related to serious crimes. For reasons of transparency, this possibility should be set out, clearly and in sufficiently detail, in the terms and conditions of the online platforms. Redress should always be open to the decisions taken in this regard by online platforms and they should be subject to oversight by the competent Digital Services Coordinator. The rules of this Regulation on misuse should not prevent online platforms from taking other measures to address the provision of illegal content by recipients of their service or other misuse of their services, in accordance with the applicable Union and national law. Those rules are without prejudice to any possibility to hold the persons engaged in misuse liable, including for damages, provided for in Union or national law.
Amendment 159 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to achieve the objective of ensuring a safe, predictable and trusted online environment, for the purpose of this Regulation the concept of “illegal content” should be defined broadly and also covers information relating to illegal content, products, services and activities, thereby following the general idea that what is illegal offline should also be illegal online, while ensuring that what is legal offline should also be legal online. In particular, that concept should be understood to refer to information, irrespective of its form, that under the applicable law is either itself illegal, such as illegal hate speech or terrorist content and unlawful discriminatory content, or that relates to activities that are illegal, such as the sharing of images depicting child sexual abuse, unlawful non- consensual sharing of private images, online stalking, the sale of non-compliant or counterfeit products, the non-authorised use of copyright protected material or activities involving infringements of consumer protection law. In this regard, it is immaterial whether the illegality of the information or activity results from Union law or from national law that is consistent with Union law and what the precise nature or subject matter is of the law in question.
Amendment 170 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) Online advertisement plays an important role in the online environment, including in relation to the provision of the services of online platforms. However, online advertisement can contribute to significant risks, ranging from advertisement that is itself illegal content, to contributing to financial incentives for the publication or amplification of illegal or otherwise harmful content and activities online, or the discriminatory display of advertising with an impact on the equal treatment and opportunities of citizens. In addition to the requirements resulting from Article 6 of Directive 2000/31/EC, online platforms should therefore be required to ensure that the recipients of the service have certain individualised information necessary for them to understand when and on whose behalf the advertisement is displayed. In addition, recipients of the service should have information on the main parameters used for determining that specific advertising is to be displayed to them, providing meaningful explanations of the logic used to that end, including when this is based on profiling. The requirements of this Regulation on the provision of information relating to advertisement is without prejudice to the application of the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in particular those regarding the right to object, automated individual decision-making, including profiling and specifically the need to obtain consent of the data subject prior to the processing of personal data for targeted advertising. Similarly, it is without prejudice to the provisions laid down in Directive 2002/58/EC in particular those regarding the storage of information in terminal equipment and the access to information stored therein.
Amendment 172 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Given the importance of very large online platforms, due to their reach, in particular as expressed in number of recipients of the service, in facilitating public debate, economic transactions and the dissemination of information, opinions and ideas and in influencing how recipients obtain and communicate information online, it is necessary to impose specific obligations on those platforms, in addition to the obligations applicable to all online platforms. Those additional obligations on very large online platforms are necessary to address those public policy concerns, there being no alternative and less restrictive measures that would effectively achieve the same result. ensure that very large online platforms fulfil the aforementioned roles to the fullest extent and do not limit the public debate, or silence dissenting opinions, there being no alternative and less restrictive measures that would effectively achieve the same result. In general, everyone shall have the right to be on a very large online platform. Only in very exceptional cases, one can be permanently denied access to a very large online platform. These exceptional cases in cases where the recipient repeatedly disseminates of manifest illegal content that violates the public order, or the public health. The decision to permanently ban a recipient should always be able to be revoked by a competent court in accordance with the law of the Member States.
Amendment 173 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Given the importance of very large online platforms, due to their reach, in particular as expressed in number of recipients of the service, in facilitating public debate, economic transactions and the dissemination of information, opinions and ideas and in influencing how recipients obtain and communicate information online, it is necessary to impose specific obligations on those platforms, especially the basic right to an account for all legal users, in addition to the obligations applicable to all online platforms. Those additional obligations on very large online platforms are necessary to address those public policy concerns, there being no alternative and less restrictive measures that would effectively achieve the same result.
Amendment 179 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56 a (new)
Recital 56 a (new)
(56 a) Very large online platforms have a special responsibility when it comes to the public debate especially around elections. Therefore, deletion of legal content must be prohibited for very large online platforms.
Amendment 180 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Three categories of systemic risks should be assessed in-depth. A first category concerns the risks associated with the misuse of their service through the dissemination of illegal content, such as the dissemination of child sexual abuse material or illegal hate speech, and the conduct of illegal activities, such as the sale of products or services prohibited by Union or national law, including counterfeit products. For example, and without prejudice to the personal responsibility of the recipient of the service of very large online platforms for possible illegality of his or her activity under the applicable law, such dissemination or activities may constitute a significant systematic risk where access to such content may be amplified through accounts with a particularly wide reach. When it comes to hate speech, it must be underlined that it is nearly impossible for online platforms to asses whether hate speech constitutes as illegal hate speech, or that it is protected by the freedom of expression. For example: an expression done in the context of the public debate, in the context of a religion, an expression made by a comedian or a politician will in almost all of the occasions be protected by the freedom of expression according to the European Court of Human Rights. It is therefore not up to online platforms to determine whether an expression constitutes as illegal hate speech, but up to judges. A second category concerns the impact of the service on the exercise of fundamental rights, as protected by the Charter of Fundamental Rights, including the freedom of expression and information, the right to private life, the right to non- discrimination and the rights of the child. Such risks may arise, for example, in relation to the design of the algorithmic systems used by the very large online platform or the misuse of their service through the submission of abusive notices or other methods for silencing speech or hampering competition. A third category of risks concerns the intentional and, oftentimes, coordinated manipulation of the platform’s service, with a foreseeable impact on health, civic discourse, electoral processes, public security and protection of minors, having regard to the need to safeguard public order, protect privacy and fight fraudulent and deceptive commercial practices. Such risks may arise, for example, through the creation of fake accounts, the use of bots, and other automated or partially automated behaviours, which may lead to the rapid and widespread dissemination of information that is illegal content or incompatible with an online platform’s terms and conditions.
Amendment 183 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) Very large online platforms should deploy the necessary means to diligently mitigate the systemic risks identified in the risk assessment. Very large online platforms should under such mitigating measures consider, for example, enhancing or otherwise adapting the design and functioning of their content moderation, algorithmic recommender systems and online interfaces, so that they discourage and limit the dissemination of illegal content, adapting their decision-making processes, or adapting their terms and conditions. They may also includnot impose corrective measures, such as discontinuing advertising revenue for specific content, or other actions, such as improving the visibility of authoritative information sources as long as the content is not deemed manifestly illegal. Very large online platforms may reinforce their internal processes or supervision of any of their activities, in particular as regards the detection of systemic risks. They may also initiate or increase cooperation with trusted flaggers, organise training sessions and exchanges with trusted flagger organisations, and cooperate with other service providers, including by initiating or joining existing codes of conduct or other self-regulatory measures. Any measures adopted should respect the due diligence requirements of this Regulation and be effective and appropriate for mitigating the specific risks identified, in the interest of safeguarding the freedom of expression, public order, protecting privacy and fighting fraudulent and deceptive commercial practices, and should be proportionate in light of the very large online platform’s economic capacity and the need to avoid unnecessary restrictions on the use of their service, taking due account of potential negative effects on the fundamental rights of the recipients of the service.
Amendment 187 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Since 2000, nNew technologies have emerged that improve the availability, efficiency, speed, reliability, capacity and security of systems for the transmission and storage of data online, leading to an increasingly complex online ecosystem. In this regard, it should be recalled that providers of services establishing and facilitating the underlying logical architecture and proper functioning of the internet, including technical auxiliary functions, can also benefit from the exemptions from liability set out in this Regulation, to the extent that their services qualify as ‘mere conduits’, ‘caching’ or hosting services. Such services include, as the case may be, wireless local area networks, domain name system (DNS) services, top–level domain name registries, certificate authorities that issue digital certificates, or content delivery networks, that enable or improve the functions of other providers of intermediary services. Likewise, services used for communications purposes, and the technical means of their delivery, have also evolved considerably, giving rise to online services such as Voice over IP, messaging services and web-based e-mail services, where the communication is delivered via an internet access service. Those services, too, can benefit from the exemptions from liability, to the extent that they qualify as ‘mere conduit’, ‘caching’ or hosting service.
Amendment 190 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) Providers of intermediary services should not be obliged to use automated tools for content moderation because such tools are incapable of effectively understanding the subtlety of context and meaning in human communication, which is necessary to determine whether assessed content violates the law or terms of service.
Amendment 192 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
Recital 68
Amendment 192 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) In order to avoid conflicting interpretations of what constitutes illegal content and to ensure the accessibility of information that is legal in the Member State in which the provider is established, orders to act against illegal content should in principle be issued by judicial authorities of the Member State in which the provider has its main establishment, or, if not established in the Union, its legal representative. The judicial authorities of other Member States should be able to issue orders the effect of which are limited to the territory of the Member State where the judicial authority issuing the order is based.
Amendment 195 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
Recital 71
(71) In case of extraordinary circumstances affecting public security or public health, the Commissionservice providers may initiate the drawing up of crisis protocols to coordinate a rapid, collective and cross- border response in the online environment. Extraordinary circumstances may entail any unforeseeable event, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, pandemics and other serious cross-border threats to public health, war and acts of terrorism, where, for example, online platforms may be misused for the rapid spread of illegal content or disinformation or where the need arises for rapid dissemination of reliable information. In light of the important role of very large online platforms in disseminating information in our societies and across borders, such platforms should be encouraged in drawing up and applying specific crisis protocols. Such crisis protocols should be activated only for a limited period of time and the measures adopted should also be limited to what is strictly necessary to address the extraordinary circumstance. Those measures should be consistent with this Regulation, and should not amount to a general obligation for the participating very large online platforms to monitor the information which they transmit or store, nor actively to seek facts or circumstances indicating illegal content.
Amendment 198 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 88
Recital 88
Amendment 198 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) In order to achieve the objectives of this Regulation, and in particular to improve the functioning of the internal market and ensure a safe and transparent online environment, it is necessary to establish a clear and balanced set of harmonised due diligence obligations for providers of intermediary services. Those obligations should aim in particular to guarantee different public policy objectives such as the safety and trust of the recipients of the service, including minors and vulnerable users, protect the relevant fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter, to ensure meaningful accountability of those providers and to empower recipients and other affected parties, whilst facilitating the necessary oversight by competent authorities.
Amendment 199 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 89
Recital 89
Amendment 200 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 90
Recital 90
Amendment 200 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) In order to facilitate smooth and efficient communications relating to matters covered by this Regulation, providers of intermediary services should be required to establish a single point of contact and to publish relevant information relating to their point of contact, including the languages to be used in such communications. The point of contact can also be used by trusted flaggers and by professional entities which are under a specific relationship with the provider of intermediary services. In contrast to the legal representative, the point of contact should serve operational purposes and should not necessarily have to have a physical location .
Amendment 201 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 91
Recital 91
Amendment 202 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 92
Recital 92
Amendment 203 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 93
Recital 93
Amendment 204 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 95
Recital 95
Amendment 206 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Whilst the freedom of contract of providers of intermediary services should in principle be respected, it is appropriate to set certain rules on the content, application and enforcement of the terms and conditions of those providers in the interests of transparency, the protection of recipients of the service and the avoidance of unfair or arbitrary outcomes. In order to safeguard the fundamental right to freedom of expression, providers should not be allowed to arbitrarily suppress legal content or act against those providing it.
Amendment 217 #
2020/0361(COD)
Amendment 217 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) Recipients of the service should be able to easily and effectively contest certain decisions of online platforms that negatively affect them. Therefore, online platforms should be required to provide for internal complaint-handling systems, which meet certain conditions aimed at ensuring that the systems are easily accessible and lead to swift and fair outcomes. In addition, provision should be made for the possibility of out-of-court and in-court dispute settlement of disputes, including those that could not be resolved in satisfactory manner through the internal complaint-handling systems, by certified bodies that have the requisite independence, means and expertise to carry out their activities in a fair, swift and cost- effective manner. The possibilities to contest decisions of online platforms thus created should complement, yet leave unaffected in all respects, the possibility to seek judicial redress in accordance with the laws of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 221 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) Action against illegal content can be taken more quickly and reliably where online platforms take the necessary measures to ensure that notices submitted by trusted flaggers through the notice and action mechanisms required by this Regulation are treated with priority, without prejudice to the requirement to process and decide upon all notices submitted under those mechanisms in a timely, diligent and objective manner and have a long history of unpartisan behaviour. Such trusted flagger status should only be awarded to entities, and not individuals, that have demonstrated, among other things, that they have particular expertise and competence in tackling illegal content, that they represent collective interests and that they work in a diligent and objective manner. Such entities can be public in nature, such as, for terrorist content, internet referral units of national law enforcement authorities or of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (‘Europol’) or they can be non-governmental organisations and semi- public bodies, such as the organisations part of the INHOPE network of hotlines for reporting child sexual abuse material and organisations committed to notifying illegal racist and xenophobic expressions online. For intellectual property rights, organisations of industry and of right- holders could be awarded trusted flagger status, where they have demonstrated that they meet the applicable conditions. The rules of this Regulation on trusted flaggers should not be understood to prevent online platforms from giving similar treatment to notices submitted by entities or individuals that have not been awarded trusted flagger status under this Regulation, from otherwise cooperating with other entities, in accordance with the applicable law, including this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council.43 _________________ 43Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and replacing and repealing Council Decisions 2009/371/JHA, 2009/934/JHA, 2009/935/JHA, 2009/936/JHA and 2009/968/JHA, OJ L 135, 24.5.2016, p. 53
Amendment 223 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) The misuse of services of online platforms by frequently providing manifestly illegal content or by frequently submitting manifestly unfounded notices or complaints under the mechanisms and systems, respectively, established under this Regulation undermines trust and harms the rights and legitimate interests of the parties concerned. Therefore, there is a need to put in place appropriate and proportionate safeguards against such misuse. Information should be considered to be manifestly illegal content and notices or complaints should be considered manifestly unfounded where it is evident to a layperson, without any substantive analysis, that the content is illegal respectively that the notices or complaints are unfounded. Users and material should never be deleted in an automatic way due to notices and complaints. Under certain conditions, online platforms should temporarily suspend their relevant activities in respect of the person engaged in abusive behaviour. This is without prejudice to the freedom by online platforms to determine their terms and conditions and establish stricter measures in the case of manifestly illegal content related to serious crimes. For reasons of transparency, this possibility should be set out, clearly and in sufficiently detail, in the terms and conditions of the online platforms. Redress should always be open to the decisions taken in this regard by online platforms and they should be subject to oversight by the competent Digital Services Coordinator. The rules of this Regulation on misuse should not prevent online platforms from taking other measures to address the provision of illegal content by recipients of their service or other misuse of their services, in accordance with the applicable Union and national law. Those rules are without prejudice to any possibility to hold the persons engaged in misuse liable, including for damages, provided for in Union or national law.
Amendment 228 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ‘proven illegal content’ means any information,, which, in itself or by its reference to an activity, including the sale of products or provision of services is not in compliance with Union law or the law of a Member State, irrespective of the precise subject matter or nature of that lawis all content a competent judicial body has deemed illegal;
Amendment 236 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) Online advertisement plays an important role in the online environment, including in relation to the provision of the services of online platforms. However, online advertisement can contribute to significant risks, ranging from advertisement that is itself illegal content, to contributing to financial incentives for the publication or amplification of illegal or otherwise harmful content and activities online, or the discriminatory display of advertising with an impact on the equal treatment and opportunities of citizens. In addition to the requirements resulting from Article 6 of Directive 2000/31/EC, online platforms should therefore be required to ensure that the recipients of the service have certain individualised information necessary for them to understand when and on whose behalf the advertisement is displayed. In addition, recipients of the service should have information on the main parameters used for determining that specific advertising is to be displayed to them, providing meaningful explanations of the logic used to that end, including when this is based on profiling. The requirements of this Regulation on the provision of information relating to advertisement is without prejudice to the application of the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in particular those regarding the right to object, automated individual decision-making, including profiling and specifically the need to obtain consent of the data subject prior to the processing of personal data for targeted advertising. Similarly, it is without prejudice to the provisions laid down in Directive 2002/58/EC in particular those regarding the storage of information in terminal equipment and the access to information stored therein.
Amendment 238 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Given the importance of very large online platforms, due to their reach, in particular as expressed in number of recipients of the service, in facilitating public debate, economic transactions and the dissemination of information, opinions and ideas and in influencing how recipients obtain and communicate information online, it is necessary to impose specific obligations on those platforms, especially the basic right to an account for all legal users, in addition to the obligations applicable to all online platforms. Those additional obligations on very large online platforms are necessary to address those public policy concerns, there being no alternative and less restrictive measures that would effectively achieve the same result. ensure that very large online platforms fulfil the aforementioned roles to the fullest extent and do not limit the public debate, or silence dissenting opinions, there being no alternative and less restrictive measures that would effectively achieve the same result. In general, everyone shall have the right to be on a very large online platform. Only in very exceptional cases, one can be permanently denied access to a very large online platform, as in cases where the recipient repeatedly disseminates manifest illegal content that violates the public order, or the public health. The decision to permanently ban a recipient should always be able to be revoked by a competent court in accordance with the law of the Member States.
Amendment 242 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point p
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point p
(p) ‘content moderation’ means the activities undertaken by providers of intermediary services aimed at detecting, identifying and addressing illegal content or information incompatible with their terms and conditionsallegedly, manifestly, or proven illegal content or content incompatible with their terms and conditions to the extent the intermediary service is allowed to moderate this content under their terms and conditions in accordance with Article 12 and 25a of this regulation, provided by recipients of the service, including measures taken that affect the availability, visibility and accessibility of that illegal content or that information, such as demotion, disabling of access to, or removal thereof, or the recipients’ ability to provide that information, such as the termination or suspension of a recipient’s account;
Amendment 248 #
2020/0361(COD)
(56a) Very large online platforms have a special responsibility when it comes to the public debate especially around elections. Therefore, deletion of legal content must be prohibited for very large online platforms.
Amendment 249 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Three categories of systemic risks should be assessed in-depth. A first category concerns the risks associated with the misuse of their service through the dissemination of illegal content, such as the dissemination of child sexual abuse material or illegal hate speech, and the conduct of illegal activities, such as the sale of products or services prohibited by Union or national law, including counterfeit products. For example, and without prejudice to the personal responsibility of the recipient of the service of very large online platforms for possible illegality of his or her activity under the applicable law, such dissemination or activities may constitute a significant systematic risk where access to such content may be amplified through accounts with a particularly wide reach. A second category concerns the impact of the service on the exercise of fundamental rights, as protected by the Charter of Fundamental Rights, including the freedom of expression and information, the right to private life, the right to non-discrimination and the rights of the child. Such risks may arise, for example, in relation to the design of the algorithmic systems used by the very large online platform or the misuse of their service through the submission of abusive notices or other methods for silencing speech or hampering competition. A third category of risks concerns the intentional and, oftentimes, coordinated manipulation of the platform’s service, with a foreseeable impact on health, civic discourse, electoral processes, public security and protection of minors, having regard to the need to safeguard public order, protect privacy and fight fraudulent and deceptive commercial practices. Such risks may arise, for example, through the creation of fake accounts, the use of bots, and other automated or partially automated behaviours, which may lead to the rapid and widespread dissemination of information that is illegal content or incompatible with an online platform’s terms and conditions.
Amendment 252 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) Very large online platforms should deploy the necessary means to diligently mitigate the systemic risks identified in the risk assessment. Very large online platforms should under such mitigating measures consider, for example, enhancing or otherwise adapting the design and functioning of their content moderation, algorithmic recommender systems and online interfaces, so that they discourage and limit the dissemination of illegal content, adapting their decision-making processes, or adapting their terms and conditions. They may also include corrective measures, such as discontinuing advertising revenue for specific content, or other actions, such as improving the visibility of authoritative information sources. Very large online platforms may reinforce their internal processes or supervision of any of their activities, in particular as regards the detection of systemic risks. They may also initiate or increase cooperation with trusted flaggers, organise training sessions and exchanges with trusted flagger organisations, and cooperate with other service providers, including by initiating or joining existing codes of conduct or other self-regulatory measures. Any measures adopted should respect the due diligence requirements of this Regulation and be effective and appropriate for mitigating the specific risks identified, in the interest of safeguarding public order, protecting privacy and fighting fraudulent and deceptive commercial practices, and should be proportionate in light of the very large online platform’s economic capacity and the need to avoid unnecessary restrictions on the use of their service, taking due account of potential negative effects on the fundamental rights of the recipients of the service.
Amendment 255 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) does not have actual knowledge of illegal activity orthe manifestly illegal content and, as regards claims for damages, is not aware of facts or circumstances from which the illegal activity ormanifestly illegal content is apparent; or
Amendment 256 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) upon obtaining such knowledge or awareness, acts expeditiously to remove or to disable access to the manifestly illegal content.; or
Amendment 257 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) upon obtaining knowledge or awareness of an order from a competent judicial body, acts expeditiously to remove or to disable access to the proven illegal content.
Amendment 265 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Providers of intermediary services shall not be deemed ineligible for the exemptions from liability referred to in Articles 3, 4 and 5 solely because they carry out voluntary own-initiative investigations or other activities aimed at detecting, identifying and removing, or disabling of access to, manifestly illegal content, or take the necessary measures to comply with the requirements of Union law, including those set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 271 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
Recital 68
Amendment 277 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
Recital 71
(71) In case of extraordinary circumstances affecting public security or public health, the Commissionservice providers may initiate the drawing up of crisis protocols to coordinate a rapid, collective and cross- border response in the online environment. Extraordinary circumstances may entail any unforeseeable event, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, pandemics and other serious cross-border threats to public health, war and acts of terrorism, where, for example, online platforms may be misused for the rapid spread of illegal content or disinformation or where the need arises for rapid dissemination of reliable information. In light of the important role of very large online platforms in disseminating information in our societies and across borders, such platforms should be encouraged in drawing up and applying specific crisis protocols. Such crisis protocols should be activated only for a limited period of time and the measures adopted should also be limited to what is strictly necessary to address the extraordinary circumstance. Those measures should be consistent with this Regulation, and should not amount to a general obligation for the participating very large online platforms to monitor the information which they transmit or store, nor actively to seek facts or circumstances indicating illegal content.
Amendment 278 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71 a (new)
Recital 71 a (new)
(71a) "Soft law" instruments such as codes of conduct and crisis protocols may pose a risk to fundamental rights because, unlike legislation, they are not subject to democratic scrutiny and their compliance with fundamental rights is not subject to judicial review. In order to enhance accountability, participation and transparency, procedural safeguards for drawing up codes of conduct and crisis protocols are needed.
Amendment 285 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 88
Recital 88
Amendment 286 #
2020/0361(COD)
Amendment 287 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 90
Recital 90
Amendment 288 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 91
Recital 91
Amendment 291 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 92
Recital 92
Amendment 292 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 93
Recital 93
Amendment 295 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 95
Recital 95
Amendment 313 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point c
Amendment 315 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point e
Amendment 320 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of hosting services shall put mechanisms in place to allow any individual or entity to notify them of the presence on their service of specific items of information that the individual or entity considers to be manifestly illegal content. Those mechanisms shall be easy to access, user- friendly, and allow for the submission of notices exclusively by electronic means.
Amendment 322 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The mechanisms referred to in paragraph 1 shall be such as to facilitate the submission of sufficiently precise and adequately substantiated notices, on the basis of which a diligent economic operator can identify twhe illegality ofther the content in question qualifies as manifestly illegal. To that end, the providers shall take the necessary measures to enable and facilitate the submission of notices containing all of the following elements:
Amendment 325 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) an explanation of the reasons why the individual or entity considers the information in question to be manifestly illegal content;
Amendment 325 #
2020/0361(COD)
(g) ‘proven illegal content’ means any information,, which, in itself or by its reference to an activity, including the sale of products or provision of services is not in compliance with Union law or the law of a Member State, irrespective of the precise subject matter or nature of that lawis all content a competent judicial body has deemed illegal;
Amendment 333 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point p
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point p
(p) ‘content moderation’ means the activities undertaken by providers of intermediary services aimed at detecting, identifying and addressing illegal content or information incompatible with their terms and conditionsallegedly, manifestly, or proven illegal content or content incompatible with their terms and conditions to the extent the intermediary service is allowed to moderate this content under their terms and conditions in accordance with Articles 12 and 25(a) of this Regulation, provided by recipients of the service, including measures taken that affect the availability, visibility and accessibility of that illegal content or that information, such as demotion, disabling of access to, or removal thereof, or the recipients’ ability to provide that information, such as the termination or suspension of a recipient’s account;
Amendment 340 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) does not have actual knowledge of illegal activity orthe manifestly illegal content and, as regards claims for damages, is not aware of facts or circumstances from which the illegal activity ormanifestly illegal content is apparent; or
Amendment 343 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) upon obtaining such knowledge or awareness, acts expeditiously to remove or to disable access to the manifestly illegal content.; or
Amendment 348 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Providers of intermediary services shall not be deemed ineligible for the exemptions from liability referred to in Articles 3, 4 and 5 solely because they carry out voluntary own-initiative investigations or other activities aimed at detecting, identifying and removing, or disabling of access to, manifestly illegal content, or take the necessary measures to comply with the requirements of Union law, including those set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 351 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Providers of intermediary services shall not be obliged to use automated tools for content moderation or for monitoring the behaviour of a large number of natural persons.
Amendment 355 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) where the decision concerns allegedly manifestly illegal content, a reference to the legal ground relied on and explanations as to why the information is considered to be manifestly illegal content on that ground;
Amendment 376 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Online platforms shall provide recipients of the service, for a period of at least six months following the decision referred to in this paragraph, the access to an effective internal complaint-handling system, which enables the complaints to be lodged electronically and free of charge, against the following decisions taken by the online platform on the ground that the information provided by the recipients is manifestly illegal content or incompatible with its terms and conditions:
Amendment 384 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Online platforms shall handle complaints submitted through their internal complaint-handling system in a timely, diligent and objective manner. Where a complaint contains sufficient grounds for the online platform to consider that the information to which the complaint relates is not manifestly illegal and is not incompatible with its terms and conditions, or contains information indicating that the complainant’s conduct does not warrant the suspension or termination of the service or the account, it shall reverse its decision referred to in paragraph 1 without undue delay.
Amendment 385 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. If a decision is reversed under paragraph 3 the online platform shall compensate the recipient with an amount of 25 EUR or 50 EUR if the online platform qualifies as a VLOP. This is without prejudice to the recipients right to seek compensation for his real damages.
Amendment 386 #
2020/0361(COD)
1. Providers of hosting services shall put mechanisms in place to allow any individual or entity to notify them of the presence on their service of specific items of information that the individual or entity considers to be manifestly illegal content. Those mechanisms shall be easy to access, user- friendly, and allow for the submission of notices exclusively by electronic means.
Amendment 389 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The mechanisms referred to in paragraph 1 shall be such as to facilitate the submission of sufficiently precise and adequately substantiated notices, on the basis of which a diligent economic operator can identify twhe illegality ofther the content in question qualifies as manifestly illegal. To that end, the providers shall take the necessary measures to enable and facilitate the submission of notices containing all of the following elements:
Amendment 392 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) an explanation of the reasons why the individual or entity considers the information in question to be manifestly illegal content;
Amendment 404 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) it has particular expertise and competence for the purposes of detecting, identifying and notifying manifestly illegal content;
Amendment 407 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) where the decision concerns allegedly manifestly illegal content, a reference to the legal ground relied on and explanations as to why the information is considered to be manifestly illegal content on that ground;
Amendment 418 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Online platforms shall provide recipients of the service, for a period of at least six months following the decision referred to in this paragraph, the access to an effective internal complaint-handling system, which enables the complaints to be lodged electronically and free of charge, against the following decisions taken by the online platform on the ground that the information provided by the recipients is manifestly illegal content or incompatible with its terms and conditions:
Amendment 424 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Online platforms shall handle complaints submitted through their internal complaint-handling system in a timely, diligent and objective manner. Where a complaint contains sufficient grounds for the online platform to consider that the information to which the complaint relates is not manifestly illegal and is not incompatible with its terms and conditions, or contains information indicating that the complainant’s conduct does not warrant the suspension or termination of the service or the account, it shall reverse its decision referred to in paragraph 1 without undue delay.
Amendment 435 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. If the recipients account is suspended and the online platform constitutes as a very large online platform, the Freedom of Expression Officer is notified about the suspension immediately.
Amendment 494 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a The right to an account 1. Very large online platforms shall have the obligation of providing the ability for every user with legal intentions to create an account. The user shall be able to verify its account. 2. Very large online platforms shall only be able to delete an account if the user uses the account for illegal activities like abuse, fraud or terrorist propaganda.
Amendment 496 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 b (new)
Article 25 b (new)
Article 25 b Content moderation 1. Only illegal content may be deleted on a very large online platform by the provider itself. 2. The user may block and delete content on the section of platform which he or she controls, for example comments on his or her posts.
Amendment 518 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a Terms and conditions of very large online platforms The terms and conditions of very large online platforms shall not provide additional conditions defining what content is allowed on their very large online platform. These boundaries are prescribed by applicable Union and national law. The terms and conditions of very large online platforms shall not have any adverse effects on the fundamental rights as enshrined in the EU Charter on fundamental rights, especially not on the fundamental right on freedom of expression, in accordance with the applicable law of the Member States and the applicable Union law.
Amendment 519 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a The right to an account 1. Very large online platforms shall have the obligation of providing the ability for every user with legal intentions to create an account. The user shall be able to verify its account. 2. Very large online platforms shall only be able to delete an account if the user uses the account for illegal activities like abuse, fraud or terrorist propaganda.
Amendment 520 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 b (new)
Article 25 b (new)
Article 25 b Equal treatment of legal content The algorithms of very large online platforms will not assess the intrinsic character of the content disseminated through their platform. Furthermore, very large online platforms are not allowed to take corrective measures on legal content, such as discontinuing advertising revenue for specific content, or other actions, such as improving the visibility of authoritative information sources.
Amendment 521 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 b (new)
Article 25 b (new)
Article 25 b Content moderation 1. Only illegal content may be deleted on a very large online platform by the provider itself. 2. The user may block and delete content on the section of platform which he or she controls, for example comments on his or her posts.
Amendment 522 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 c (new)
Article 25 c (new)
Article 25 c Shadow banning The practice of shadow banning, which means that the user still can use and post on the very large online platform but the spread is significantly reduced, shall be prohibited.
Amendment 523 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 d (new)
Article 25 d (new)
Article 25 d Algorithms and political views The very large online platform’s algorithm, which selects content to be shown, shall never favour or disadvantage particular political views.
Amendment 532 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any negative effects for the exercise of the fundamental rights to respect for private and family life, freedom of expression and information, the prohibition of discrimination and the rights of the child, as enshrined in Articles 7, 11, 21 and 24 of the Charter respectively, with particular regard to the freedom of expression;
Amendment 546 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. When conducting risk assessments, very large online platforms shall take into account, in particular, how their content moderation systems, recommender systems and systems for selecting and displaying advertisement influence any of the systemic risks referred to in paragraph 1, including the potentially rapid and wide dissemination of manifestly illegal content and of information that is incompatible with their terms and conditions.
Amendment 550 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35
Article 35
Amendment 555 #
Amendment 561 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 578 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 650 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35
Article 35
Amendment 651 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35
Article 35
Amendment 659 #
Amendment 660 #
Amendment 668 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall make publicly available, and communicate to the Commission and the Board, the name of their competent authority designated as Digital Services Coordinator and information on how it can be contacted. The Commission, as well, shall publish and update a register containing the name and contact information of the Digital Service Coordinators responsible in each Member State;
Amendment 688 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Recipients of the service shall have the right to lodge a complaint against providers of intermediary services alleging an infringement of this Regulation with the Digital Services Coordinator of the Member State where the recipient resides or is established. The Digital Services Coordinator shall assess the complaint and, where appropriate, transmit it to the Digital Services Coordinator of establishment. Where the complaint falls under the responsibility of another competent authority in its Member State, the Digital Service Coordinator receiving the complaint shall transmit it to that authority. Complaints shall, to the extent possible, be made public.
Amendment 707 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1
Article 64 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall publish the decisions it adopts pursuant to Articles 55(1), 56(1), 58, 59 and 60. Such publication shall state the names of the parties and the main content of, the content of the decision and all the documents or other forms of information on which the decision is based, including any penalties imposed.
Amendment 51 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) However, a transition to e-mobility with the purpose to reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide requires fossil-free production of electricity.
Amendment 52 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Batteries are thus an important source of energyenergy carrier and one of the key enablers for sustainable development, green mobility, clean energy and climate neutrality. It is expected that the demand for batteries will grow rapidly in the coming years, notably for electric road transport vehicles using batteries for traction, making this market an increasingly strategic one at the global level. Significant scientific and technical progress in the field of battery technology will continue. In view of the strategic importance of batteries, and to provide legal certainty to all operators involved and to avoid discrimination, barriers to trade and distortions on the market for batteries, it is necessary to set out rules on sustainability parameters, performance, safety, collection, recycling and second life of batteries as well as on information about batteries. It is necessary to create a harmonised regulatory framework for dealing with the entire life cycle of batteries that are placed on the market in the Union.
Amendment 54 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Certain substances contained in batteries, such as cobalt, lead, lithium or nickel, are acquired from scarce resources which are not easily available in the Union, and some are considered critical raw materials by the Commission. This is an area where Europe needs to enhance its strategic autonomy and increase its resilience in preparation for potential disruptions in supply due to health or other crises. Enhancing circularity and resource efficiency with increased recycling and recovery of those raw materials, will contribute to reaching that goal. Furthermore, the European Union must not impose any bureaucratic procedures or other obstacles that would complicate the opening of new extraction sites for the above mentioned metals in the Member States.
Amendment 55 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Certain substances contained in batteries, such as cobalt, lead, lithium or nickel, are acquired from scarce resources which are not easily available in the Union, and some are considered critical raw materials by the Commission. TBuying these substances on the international market is necessary, but the union can not turn a blind eye to gross violations of human rights and blatant pollution of the environment. Therefore, this is an area where Europe needs to enhance its strategic autonomy and increase its resilience in preparation for potential disruptions in supply due to health or other crises. Enhancing circularity and resource efficiency with increased recycling and recovery of those raw materials, will contribute to reaching that goal.
Amendment 56 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19 a) Notes that extraction of raw materials often takes place in insecure and politically unstable countries. Highlights, that this is especially the case with cobalt, of which around 70% of the current global production derives from Congo-Kinshasa, where working conditions are extremely poor. Emphasises therefore, that efforts within the EU to reduce CO2 emissions must not be connected with child labour, slave labour or excessive environmental pollution, nor contribute to financing armed conflicts.
Amendment 58 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to take into account the risk of supply of cobalt, lead, lithium and nickel and to assess their availability, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending the targets for the minimum share of recycled cobalt, lead, lithium or nickel present in active materials in batteries within the frames of what is technically and economically feasible.
Amendment 61 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) Distributors and importers, being close to the market place, should be involved in market surveillance tasks carried out by the national authorities, and should be prepared to participate actively, providing those authorities with all necessary information relating to the battery concerned, including the country of origin of key components, such as cobalt and lithium.
Amendment 62 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) Only few countries supply those materials and, in some cases, low standards of governance may exacerbate environmental and social problems. Both cobalt and nickel mining and refining are related to a large range of social and environmental issues, including environmental hazard potential and human health. While the social and environmental impacts for natural graphite are less severe, its mining has high shares of artisanal and small scale operations, which mostly takes place in informal settings and can lead to serious health and environmental impacts, including no regular mine closure and no rehabilitation, which results in the destruction of ecosystems and soils. For lithium, the expected increase in its use in battery manufacturing is likely to put additional pressure on extraction and refining operations, what would recommend including lithium in the scope of the supply chain due diligence obligations. The expectedA massive increase in demand for batteries in the Union should notis likely to contribute to an increase of such environmental and social risks and the targets for e-mobility should be adapted accordingly.
Amendment 88 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Certain substances contained in batteries, such as cobalt, lead, lithium or nickel, are acquired from scarce resources which are not easily available in the Union, and some are considered critical raw materials by the Commission. This is an area where Europe needs to enhance its strategic autonomy and increase its resilience in preparation for potential disruptions in supply due to health or other crises. Enhancing circularity and resource efficiency with increased recycling and recovery of those raw materials, will contribute to reaching that goal. Europe should also be prepared to harness innovations that complement the recovery and recycling of traditional critical raw materials. In particular, novel applications using renewable raw materials should be promoted.
Amendment 152 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the total carbon footprint of the battery, calculated as kg of carbon dioxide equivalinformation about the raw materials used, including share of renewable content;
Amendment 387 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex II – point 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
4.System boundary The following life cycle stages and processes shall be included in the system boundary: Draft Regulation Amendment Life Cycle Stage Raw material acquisition and pre- processing Short description of the processes included Includes mining and pre-processing, up to the manufacturing of battery cells and batteries components (active materials, separator, electrolyte, casings, active and passive battery components), and electric/electronics components. Life Cycle Stage Raw material acquisition and pre- processing Short description of the processes Includes mining or other relevant sourcing if from renewable materials and pre-processing, up to the manufacturing of battery cells and batteries components (active materials, separator, electrolyte, casings, active and passive battery components), and electric/electronics components.
Amendment 267 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
Amendment 395 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9
Article 5 – paragraph 9
Amendment 407 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 11
Article 5 – paragraph 11
Amendment 419 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
(2) Any fees shall be non- discriminatory, proportionate and objectively justified and shall not restrict competition. They shall be limited to the necessary costs incurred for the reproduction, provision and dissemination of data, costs for anonymisation of personal data, costs for the maintenance of the secure processing environment, as well as any costs in relation to supporting re-users in seeking consent of data subjects.
Amendment 715 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28
Article 28
Amendment 69 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) While minimum wage protection exists in all Member States, in some that protection stems from legislative provisions (“statutory minimum wages”) and from collective agreements while in others it is provided exclusively, through collective agreements. Reiterates the right of each Member State to decide which minimum wage protection they shall have.
Amendment 81 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission has consulted management and labour in a two-stage process with regard to possible action to address the challenges related to adequate minimum wages protection in the Union, in accordance with Article 154 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. There was no agreement among the social partners to enter into negotiations with regard to those matters. It is, however, important to take action at Union level to ensure that workers in the Union are protected by adequate minimum wages, taking into account the outcomes of the social partners’ consultation.
Amendment 86 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) This Directive establishes minimum requirements at Union level to ensure both that minimum wages are set at adequate level and that workers have access to minimum wage protection, in the form of a statutory minimum wage or in the form of wages set under collective agreements as defined for the purpose of this Directive.
Amendment 115 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) To promote adequacy of minimum wages for all groups of workers, variations and deductions from statutory minimum wages should be limited to a minimum, while ensuring that social partners are duly consulted in their definition. Some deductions to statutory minimum wages may be justified by a legitimate aim, including overstated amounts paid or deductions ordered by a judicial authority. Others, such as deductions related to the equipment necessary to perform a job or deductions of allowances in kind, such as accommodation, may be unjustified or disproportionate.
Amendment 125 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Reliable monitoring and data collection are key to ensure the effective protection of minimum wages. The Commission should report every year to the European Parliament and to the Council its assessment of developments in the adequacy and coverage of minimum wages on the basis of annual data and information to be provided by Member States. In addition, progress should be monitored in the framework of the process of economic and employment policy coordination at Union level. In that context, tThe Employment Committee should examine every year the situation in the Member States on the basis of the reports produced by the Commission and other multilateral surveillance tools such as benchmarking.
Amendment 130 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The reforms and measures adopted by the Member States to promote adequate minimum wage protection of workers, while being steps in the right direction, have not been comprehensive and systematic. Moreover, individual countries may be little inclined to improve the adequacy and coverage of minimum wages because of the perception that this could negatively affect their external cost competitiveness. Since tvery different. The objectives of this Directive cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can rather, by reason of their scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, i. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarproportionality, as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, , this Directive doesshould not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectivesaccordance with the principle of subsidiarity.
Amendment 141 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In implementing this Directive Member States should avoid imposing administrative, financial and legal constraints in a way which would hold back the creation and development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Member States are therefore invited to assess the impact of their transposition act on small and medium-sized enterprises in order to ensure that they are not disproportionately affected, giving specific attention to micro-enterprises and to the administrative burden, and to publish the results of such assessments. If found that micro, small and medium-sized enterprises are disproportionately affected, Member Statesthe Commission should consider introducing measures to support these enterprises to adjust their remuneration structures to the new requirementschanging the content of this Directive in order to make it less bureaucratic.
Amendment 143 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
Amendment 156 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) access of workers to minimum wage protection, in the form of wages set out by national, collective agreements, or in the form of a statutory minimum wage where it exists.
Amendment 157 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Directive shall be without prejudice to the full respect of the autonomy of social partners, as well as their right to negotiate and conclude collective agreements. It shall furthermore respect relevant national competences and not introduce universal obligations.
Amendment 163 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that minimum wages, as well as labour market regulations in general, fall within the exclusive competence of the Member States and cannot be regulated at EU level;
Amendment 232 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may allow different rates of statutory minimum wage for specific groups of workers. Member States shall keep these variations to a minimum, and ensure that any variation is non- discriminatory, proportionate, limited in time if relevant, and objectively and reasonably justified by a legitimate aim.
Amendment 13 #
2020/0141(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In line with the Paris Agreement, on 11 December 2019 the European Commission published its communication on ‘The European Green Deal’ committing the Commission to ‘tackle climate and environmental- related challenges’ and ‘to transform the EU into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use’29 . The European Green Deal Communication, which sets out a new growth strategy, announces the need to support clean steel breakthrough technologies leading to a zero carbon steelmaking process by 2030 and to explore whether part of the funding liquidated under the European Coal and Steel Community can be used. The European Green Deal Communication also states that ‘all EU actions and policies should pull together to help the EU achieve a successful and just transition towards a sustainable future’. In line with the ‘do no harm principle’, enshrined in the European Green Deal Communication, the research objectives of the RFCS Research Programme are being revised, so as to no longer cover activities that perpetuate the extraction, processing and unabated use of coal. _________________ 29 COM(2019)640, p. 2.
Amendment 71 #
2020/0141(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Research and technological development (RTD) shall aim to develop, demonstrate and improve market-ready low-carbon and near zero-carbon steel production processes with a view to raising product quality and increasing productivity. Substantially reducing emissions, energy consumption, the carbon footprint and other environmental impacts as well as conserving resources, shall form an integral part of the activities sought. Research projects shall address one or more of the following areas:
Amendment 74 #
2020/0141(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (a)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (a)
(a) new and improved breakthrough low-carbon and near zero-carbon iron- and steel-making processes and operations, with particular attention to carbon direct avoidance and/or smart carbon usage;
Amendment 76 #
2020/0141(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (c)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (c)
(c) steel process integration and process efficiency in low-carbon and near zero-carbon steel production;
Amendment 44 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
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The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy calls on the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal .
Amendment 74 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas traditional gender roles and stereotypes still influence the division of labour at home, in education, at the workplace and in society; whereas unpaid care work, mostly carried out by women, contributes to the gender pay and pension gap; whereas work-life balance measures, such as the Work-life Balance Directive, are important first steps, but need to be complemented by further measures in order to involve more men in unpaid work and to foster the equal earner – equal carer model;
Amendment 116 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the impact of climate change is experienced differently by women, as they are more vulnerable and face higher risks and burdens for various reasons; whereas gender equality and the inclusion of women in decision-making is a prerequisite for sustainable development and the efficient management of climate challenges; whereas all climate action must include a gender and an intersectional perspective;
Amendment 316 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission to campaign for more women in economic decision- making positions by highlighting the economic and societal advantages thereof, and sharing best practices, in order to break the deadlock on the Women on Boards directive;
Amendment 20 #
2019/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the process of deepening the Economic and Monetary Union requires a solid Banking Union as an indispensable building block to the euro area’s financial stability, as well as the creation of a mechanism of fiscal stabilisation for the euro area as a wholesound monetary policy which adheres strictly to its mandate of price stability as enshrined in article 127 (1) TFEU is an indispensable building block to the euro area’s financial stability;
Amendment 34 #
2019/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas entrusting the ECB with the supervision of systemically important financial institutions has proven to be unsuccessful, according to the EBA's risk dashboards, which clearly show that the 50% weakest banks in the euro area did not increase their solvency ratios since 2016, and that the biggest banks are substantially worse of than smaller banks;
Amendment 37 #
2019/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas in carrying out its supervisory activities, the European Central Bank has so far failed to sufficiently take into account the proportionality principle;
Amendment 49 #
2019/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the progress made regarding the implementation of the Banking Union, namely on risk reduction; stresses, however, that further progressrisk has tonly been made, particularly on risk sharingrginally reduced, despite the favorable interest rate climate;
Amendment 65 #
2019/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomDeplores the support of the [incoming] President of the European Commission and the President of the ECB for the completransformation of the Banking Union into a Transfer Union and, more globally, the Economic and Monetary Union, through the creation of a fiscal capacity designed to provide the euro area with an adequate stabilisation functionestablish a permanent transfer mechanism from member states with sound economic policies to highly indebted member states with inefficient and outdated governance structures;
Amendment 78 #
2019/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the overall increased resilience of the European banking system, as attested by the EBA’s 2018 Risk Assessment of the European Banking System; recalls however the warnings issued by the ECB in its Stability Review of November 2019 regarding lower bank profitability and asset and bond bubbles;
Amendment 83 #
2019/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that bank profitability has increased steadily since 2012, with return on equity surpassing 6 % since 2017; underlines that the low risk and low interest rate environment has resulted in lower costs for provisions and losses; recalls the need to continuously evaluate the levels of financing to the economy and particularly to SMEsUnderlines that the low risk and low interest rate environment has resulted in lower costs for provisions and losses; regrets that the biggest banks and highly indebted Member States have not made use of this favorable environment to reduce debt and increase productivity; recalls the need to continuously evaluate the levels of financing to the economy and particularly to SMEs, taking into account the "zombifications" of at least 10% of European companies due to this accommodative monetary policy, according to the BIS Annual Economic Report 2018;
Amendment 94 #
2019/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the crucial role of the banking sector in channelling funding into sustainable investments and enabling the transition to a climate-neutral economyWarns the banking sector of green asset bubbles following the mediatic and political hype around sustainable investments and the so-called climate- neutral economy; stresses that fostering such bubbles is detrimental to the financial resilience and stability of the banking sector;
Amendment 183 #
2019/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Requests increased transparency in banking supervision and resolution authorities in order to reinforce trust from capital and financial markets, companies and citizens;
Amendment 216 #
2019/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls its resolution of 8 June 2011 on credit rating agencies: future perspectives; notes thatquestions whether the creation of a European credit rating agency would contribute to increasing competition, reducing information asymmetries and increasing transparency for markets; note, since the credit rating market would still remain an oligopoly using dubious methods of assessing creditworthiness; warns that sustainability ratings based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are an importantwould create more layers of complementxity to the credit risk assessments provided by credit ratings in channelling funds towards investments in; warns that such qualitative assessments could lead to channelling funds towards investments in politically mandated activities, rather than economically viable and sustainable activities;
Amendment 20 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas according to the Eurosystem staff macroeconomic projections of September 2019, annual inflation for the euro area in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) looks set to reach 1.2 %, 1.0 % and 1.5 % in 2019, 2020 and 2021, thus still falling short of the medium-term objective of 2 %; whereas inflation projections show substantial variance across the euro area;
Amendment 24 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas at the end of 2018 the size of the Eurosystem balance sheet had reached an all-time high of EUR 4.7 trillion, thus exceeding 40% of the euro area GDP, an increase of 0.2 trillion compared with the end of 2017;
Amendment 31 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a stronger role of the euro, and its increased use as a reserve currency, wcould in the long term increase the EU’s ability to frame its policy stance independently vis-à-vis othe US and the Federal Reserver global powers and would ultimately provide protection from the risk of an uncooperative US approach by other global powers;
Amendment 32 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, in order for the Euro to achieve a stronger global role, the Eurozone must first prove itself able to withstand a recession without any of its Member States resorting to write downs (voluntary or not) of government debt;
Amendment 39 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas despite this positive trend, green bonds still account for only 1 % of the overall supply of euro-denominated bonds;
Amendment 41 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas despite this positive trend, green bonds still account for only 1 % of the overall supply of euro-denominated bonds;
Amendment 44 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas there is still uncertainty and scepticism whether the APP falls within the scope of the mandate of the ECB and constitutes de facto fiscal financing policy1a; _________________ 1aDG IPOL "Policy options and risks of an extension of the ECB’s quantitative easing programme: An analysis", PE 569.994.
Amendment 45 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas Article 123 TFEU and Article 21 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank prohibit the monetary financing of governments;
Amendment 49 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Amendment 51 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas the ECB has taken significant risks into its balance sheet through the bond purchase program;
Amendment 52 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
Recital H d (new)
Amendment 57 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the role of the ECB in safeguarding euro stability and stresses that the ECB’s independence is a requisite for fulfilling its mandate; notes that such independence requires that the ECB shall not seek or take instructions from Union institutions or bodies, from any government of a Member State or from any other body; considers that the independence of the ECB cannot in any way be reconciled with political campaigning;
Amendment 62 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that after a short economic recovery, euro area growth momentum has slowed markedly to 1.2 % of GDP in the euro area and to 1.4 % of GDP for the EU-27; underlines, therefore, the need for monetary policy to remain accommodative for the foreseeable futurebelieves that the structural contribution that monetary policy makes to sustainable growth is limited; underlines, therefore, the need for policy makers to undertake productivity- enhancing structural reforms and pursue sound fiscal policies;
Amendment 75 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that fiscal policy is a necessary component for enhancing the impact of monetary policy and reducing possible side effects; it is not the role of fiscal policy is to enhance the impact of monetary policy or to reduce its possible side effects; considers instead that fiscal policy and monetary policy need to compensate for each other: an expansive monetary policy should go hand in hand with a restrictive fiscal policy and the other way around, only in crisis situations they should strengthen each other; emphasises that the euro area is currently not in a situation which requires such policy convergence;
Amendment 88 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. UnderlinesTakes note of the findings of the ESCB expert group on low wage growth1 , which analysed the disconnect between wage growth and labour market recovery, namely that low wage growth over recent years can be explained mainly by technology and wage bargaining shocks, the latter being impacted by changes in wage bargaining structure – reducing the bargaining power of employees – and labour market regulations – mainly in countries most affected by the global economic and financial crisis and the combination of labour underutilisation, low inflation readings and subduednamely that a combination of slack in the labour market, low inflation readings and subdued productivity growth has been holding back wage growth in the euro area; emphasises that innovation and flexibility are prerequisites for competitive labour markets; considers moreover that the ECB's very accommodative monetary policy itself is an important determinant of the subdued productivity growth, as highly indebted corporations survive thanks to low interest rates, thus compressing productivity growth; _________________ 1ECB Occasional Paper Series No 232 / September 2019: Understanding low wage growth in the euro area and European countries. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/scpops/ ecb.op232~4b89088255.en.pdf
Amendment 96 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Underlines that strengthening the role of the euro requires the right structural conditions, among which:, especially in light of Brexit, focus ought to be on consolidation and reflection rather than expansion and deepening of the European Monetary Union;
Amendment 99 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
Amendment 106 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
Amendment 117 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Amendment 122 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 4
Paragraph 5 – indent 4
Amendment 134 #
2019/2129(INI)
6. Underlines that while the asset purchase programme (APP) has provided a substantialhort-term contribution to economic recovery and the formation of households’ inflation expectations, has led to a substantial improvement in financing conditions via several transmission channels, and has compressed yields across a wide range of asset classes; stresses, in particular, that the APP has directly improved credit conditions for the private non-financial sector with the asset-backed securities purchase programme (ABSPP) and the third covered bond purchase programme (CBPP3), quantitative easing cannot be considered a permanent source of growth nor should it ever be part of any long- term strategy to create growth;
Amendment 138 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Remains extremely concerned about the real shortcomings and negative side effects in the long term of a prolonged extraordinarily expansionary monetary policy which risks jeopardising a more robust and structural recovery of the euro area, among which: - The increased distortion of financial markets through impaired risk evaluation, higher leverage and the development of various asset bubbles; - The negative effects on individual savers and pensioners; -The pressure on the profitability and long-term sustainability of financial institutions that provide long-term return guarantees, such as life insurance or pension funds; - The growth of shadow banking; - Lower productivity growth; - Distributional consequences such as exacerbated wealth inequality due to increased financial asset prices in stock, bond and real exchange markets, as financial assets are primarily held by the very wealthy; - The likelihood that some Member States are using ultra-low (negative) interest rates to defer necessary structural reforms and the consolidation of their primary public deficits, particularly at central government level; - The downward pressure on the exchange rate of the euro creating a risk of competitive devaluations which has a major impact on trade conflicts;
Amendment 140 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Considers that the ECB bond- buying programmes violate at least the intent, if not the letter, of Article 123 TEFU; urges the ECB to refrain from assuming a political role and monetary financing government deficits;
Amendment 141 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Warns against the risk of excessive valuations on bond markets, which risk to be difficult to handle if interest rates start to rise again, particularly for countries involved in an excessive deficit procedure or with high levels of debt;
Amendment 146 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. NoteRegrets that on 12 September 2019 the ECB announced a broad stimulus package including an open-ended quantitative easing programme that will run at a monthly pace of EUR 20 billion per month, a cut of 10 basis points in the deposit rate, a two-tier system for reserve remuneration, and easier terms for targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO-III); points out that the ECB has few instruments left to fend off adverse macroeconomic shocks; urges the ECB to normalise monetary policy as soon as possible;
Amendment 159 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. NoteWarns that the negative effects on banks’ net interest income have been counterbalanced so far by the benefits from moreand the increase in banks' lending capacity and lower costs for provisions and losses, which rewards risky behaviour and spurs speculation, poses significant systemic threats in the banking sector and the real economy;
Amendment 164 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 177 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Recognises the existence of distributional consequences of the ECB policies; believes that wealth inequality has been exacerbated by the inflation of financial asset prices as financial assets are primarily held by the very wealthy;
Amendment 181 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. SupporRegrets the intention of the Governing Council of the ECB to continue reinvesting the principal payments from maturing securities for as long as necessary to maintain favourable liquidity conditions and an ample degree of monetary accommodation;
Amendment 188 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for vigilance against the risk of a resurgence in real estate bubbles and excessive household and private sector indebtedness in some Member States due to the accommodative interest policies of the ECB;
Amendment 190 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Emphasises that the ECB should not target nominal GDP since monetary policy measures cannot systematically improve the drivers of real growth;
Amendment 195 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Recalls that ECB measures, in line with its mandate, can have favourable effects on financing conditions and investment, but warns that credit driven expansions can lead to a costly misallocation of real resources (“malinvestments”),
Amendment 198 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Amendment 202 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that, as an EU institution, the ECB is bound by the Paris Agreement on climate change and that this should be reflected in its policies, with full respect for its mandate and its independencehas a narrowly defined mandate enshrined in Article 127 TFEU that should be reflected in its policies;
Amendment 212 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes good note ofRegrets Christine Lagarde’s declaration of 4 September, in which she welcomed the ECB’s collaboration in the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) and commitment to contribute to facing the challenges which climate change poses by implementing the NGFS’s recommendations and acting on them substantively wherever possible without, something that would risk undermining the ECB’s price stability mandate and other objectives;
Amendment 227 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the ECB to continue its preparatory efforts to ensure the stability of EU financial markets for all possible contingencies, especially those relatinged to Brexit;
Amendment 230 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 245 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 257 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the ECBall supervisory authorities to increase its monitoring of the development of crypto- currenciesassets and crypto- currencies, with a special focus on the Facebook-backed crypto-currency Libra, and the increased risks in cyber- security;
Amendment 289 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. WelcomeExpects the increase in accountability under the Presidency of Mario Draghi, and looks forward to eveoming ECB President to deliver on greater accountability, dialogue and openness in line with the incoming Presidentcommitments she made during her hearing before the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on 4 September 2019;
Amendment 294 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the nominations of Executive Board members should be prepared carefully, with full transparency and together with Parliament in line with the Treaties; calls on the Council to draw up a gender-balanced shortlist for all current and upcoming vacancies and to share it with Parliament, thus allowing it to play a more meaningful advisory role in the appointment process; regrets that to date no satisfactory progress has been made;
Amendment 310 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Urges the ECB, in order to prevent conflicts of interest, to publish declarations of financial interests for its Governing Council members; urges the ECB to ensure that the Ethics Committee is not chaired by a former President or other past members of the Governing Council of the ECB, nor by anyone liable to conflict of interest; calls the ECB Governing Council to follow the EU Staff Regulations and Code of Conduct and require a two-year professional abstention period for its outgoing members after the conclusion of their mandate;
Amendment 311 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21e. Stresses the importance of physical money as the only legal tender, and reminds all euro area countries that euro coins and banknotes and other robust stores of value must not be rejected in transactions;
Amendment 11 #
2019/2126(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses the need to minimise the risk of crowding out the private sector by focusing on long-term financing otherwise unavailable to EIB clients on the markets, or by greater risk-taking while preserving the high credit standing of the EIB, namely by supporting the financing of projects that would not be financed otherwise, in particular innovative start-ups and SMEs; supports the EIB’s approach of helping to mobilise private capital by means of loans and guarantees; points out furthermore that the added value of EIB financing also consists in providing technical advice and capacity-building in order to help projects to become investment-ready;
Amendment 14 #
2019/2126(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Emphasises that the EIB’s financing activities are no substitute for productivity-enhancing structural reforms and sustainable fiscal polies in the Member States;
Amendment 20 #
2019/2126(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomesTakes notes of the commitment by the Commission President-elect to turn sections of the EIB into a climate bank, and the commitments from the EIB President to increase the share of EIB financing for climate action and environmental sustainability to at least 50 % by 2025 and to align all EIB financing activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement by the end of 2020; calls on the Commission to present an ambitious new European Sustainable Investment Plan, including additional financial commitments, as soon as possible, and to fully support the EIB in its sustainability ambitions;
Amendment 28 #
2019/2126(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that in order for the EIB to be come the EU’s climate bank, it should stop all financial support to fossil fuel projects by the end of 2020, and align all its activities, including EIF operations, with the Paris Agreement’s goals; calls on the EIB to make decarbonisation commitments a considered a credible, reliable source of investment in the European economy, its goals must not be politicized and ition for companies to receive EIB support; calls on the EIB to apply the EU taxonomy framework, once it has been formally adopted, as a benchmark for its investments must be based primarily on the effect they have on growth and employment; Stresses that given that Europe appears climate and environmental investments; calls on the EIB to develop a credible methodology to measure, disclose and achieve ‘Paris alignment’ of its financing operationkely to enter another recession within the foreseeable future, the EIB's main focus ought to be on growth- and employment-promoting measures;
Amendment 45 #
2019/2126(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 67 #
2019/2126(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EIB group to be more transparent about its economic operations, its use of the EU budget guarantee, the additionality of EIB operations and on possible future plans for a development subsidiary at the EIB, and for the EIB group to improve its accountability on these issues; calls for a memorandum of understanding between the EIB and Parliament to improve access to EIB documents and data related to strategic orientation and financing policies in the future in order to strengthen the Bank’s accountability. Calls for funding for the EIB to be conditional on the EIB taking appropriate measures to improve transparency and accountability;
Amendment 115 #
2019/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Underlines that reforms which increase competition in product markets, promote resource efficiency and improve the business environment, as well as quality of institutions, including an effective justice system, and quality and efficiency of tax collection, are essential for achieving greater economic resilience for the euro area and Member States; emphasises in this context the importance of the single market and the need for its further deepening;
Amendment 231 #
2019/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that more than two thirds of the CSRs issued until 2018 have been implemented with at least some progress; regrets, however, that there is evidence of backtracking on elements of major reforms adopted in the past, and is concerned about Member States’ commitment to the CSRs, given that progress on the current recommendations is worse than in previous years;
Amendment 254 #
2019/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 18 #
2019/2092(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that 100 % of the budgetary surplus has been allocated to the Commission whereas Member States consider that their contribution share should be refunded to them; calls on the Commission to resolve that issueagree to refund any future budgetary surplus to Member States based on their share of contributions;
Amendment 22 #
2019/2092(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Observes that the cumulated surpluses over the period 2015 to 2018 resulting from fees paid by credit rating agencies and trade repositories in relation to registration, certification and supervision of these entities amounts to EUR 1,1m; is of the opinion that those surpluses should not be used to finance other activitibe returned to the Member States.
Amendment 19 #
2019/2091(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that 100 % of the budgetary surplus has been allocated to the Commission whereas Member States consider that 60 % thereof should be refunded to them; calls on the Commission to resolve that issue.agree to refund 60 % of any future budgetary surplus to the Member States;
Amendment 18 #
2019/2090(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that 100 % of the budgetary surplus has been allocated to the Commission whereas Member States consider that 60 % thereof should be refunded to them; calls on the Commission to resolve that issuagree to refund 60 % of any budgetary surplus in the future;
Amendment 2 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. RegretWelcomes that the budget proposed by the Commission is EUR 474,6 million below the ceiling for Heading 1a, even though r and believant programmes are oversubscribed and could easily absorb additional fundes that the allocated funds should focus on research and measures to improve the Union's economic competitiveness;
Amendment 6 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. RejectWelcomes the cuts by Council of a total of EUR 747,4 million in Heading 1a, including EUR 424,9 million for the Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation, EUR 28 million for the ICT strand of the Connecting Europe Facility and EUR 20 million for COSME, which risk undermini and believes that the allocated funds should be spent on measures focusing on streng thening Union’s efforts to creating growth and job research and competitiveness;
Amendment 11 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 13 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 26 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to continue all actions focused on preventing and combating all forms of violence against women, children and young persons in the framework of the programme that will replace the REC in the next MFF period, with an independent budget allocation for Daphne and specific attention to combat trafficking in human beings as well as honour culture and honour-related violence;
Amendment 27 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 34 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls, with regard to all agencies within its remit (ACER, BEREC, ENISA and GSA), for athe level of appropriations and staff that was requested by those agencies;
Amendment 36 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the commitment made by Parliament, the Council and the Commission in a Joint Statement annexed to Regulation (EU) 2017/1953 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 aiming to ensure overall funding for the promotion of internet connectivity in local communities of EUR 120 million over a three-year period in order for the initiative to become a true European success for the benefit of local communities and citizen; believes that, to the extent that the Union funds measures to promote internet connectivity, those measures should focus exclusively on rural communities and communities in less developed member states; _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2017/1953 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2017 amending Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) No 283/2014 as regards the promotion of internet connectivity in local communities (OJ L 286, 1.11.2017, p. 1).
Amendment 37 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for budgetTo the extent that Union funds arye allocationsed to support women’s entrepreneurship and women’s economic independence and to ensure and encourage access for women to loans and equity finance through Union programmes and funds, such as COSME, Horizon 2020 and the European Social Fund;
Amendment 41 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for additional funds to accelerate the development and deployment of cleaner technologies to help, with a special emphasis on geoengineering technologies, such as carbon removal technology, marine cloud brightening, and stratospheric aerosol injections, to help reduce global warming and meet the commitments undertaken by the Union under the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 42 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomeRegrets the continuation of funding for the Youth Employment Initiative; calls for equal participation of girls and young women in thesince these kinds of measures coveared by that initiative to be ensured and that special attention is paid to quality offers of training and employment for them, including in the digitalised economy, ICT and STEM sectorsetter carried out at Member State level;
Amendment 51 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6