Activities of Izabela-Helena KLOC
Plenary speeches (48)
Preparation for the Climate Action Summit and the Sustainable Development Goals Summit in New York (debate)
Climate and ecological emergency (topical debate)
Sustainable investment plan, just transition fund and Roadmap on Social Europe (debate)
Distortion of European history and remembrance of the Second World War (topical debate)
Revision of the guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure - Objection pursuant to Rule 111: Union list of projects of common interest (debate)
The EU priorities for the 64th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate)
European coordinated response to the COVID-19 outbreak (debate)
EU coordinated action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences (continuation of debate)
European Climate Law (debate)
State of the Energy Union (debate)
Presentation of the programme of activities of the Portuguese Presidency (continuation of debate)
Safety of the nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (Belarus) (continuation of debate)
Cohesion policy and regional environment strategies in the fight against climate change (short presentation)
Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme 2021-2027 (debate)
Blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
Programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) 2021-2027 (debate)
Recent cyberattacks on EU institutions and on sensitive national public and private institutions – The EU’s cybersecurity strategy for the Digital Decade (debate)
Autism and inclusive employment (debate)
Common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund, the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy 2021-2027 – European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund 2021-2027 – Specific provisions for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and external financing instruments 2021-2027 (debate)
Connecting Europe Facility - Streamlining measures for the realisation of the TEN-T - Railway safety and signalling: Assessing the state of play of the ERTMS deployment (debate)
A new ERA for Research and Innovation (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)
Human rights situation in Myanmar, including the situation of religious and ethnic groups
The first anniversary of the de facto abortion ban in Poland (debate)
Outcome of the COP26 in Glasgow (debate)
State of the Energy Union (debate)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 16-17 December 2021 - The EU's response to the global resurgence of Covid-19 and the new emerging Covid variants (debate)
Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market (debate)
The impact of the war against Ukraine on women (debate)
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))
The Three Seas Initiative: challenges and opportunities (topical debate)
EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe (debate)
Implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy (debate)
UN Climate Change Conference 2022 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27) (debate)
A truly interconnected Energy Single Market to keep bills down and companies competitive (topical debate)
Access to strategic critical raw materials (debate)
Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation (debate)
Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector (debate)
Delivering on the Green Deal: risk of compromising the EU path to the green transition and its international commitments (debate)
Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (debate)
Threat to rule of law as a consequence of the governmental agreement in Spain (debate)
Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (debate)
Outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28) (debate)
Presentation of the programme of activities of the Belgian Presidency (debate)
EU2040 climate target (debate)
Multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 - Establishing the Ukraine Facility - Establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) (joint debate - multiannual financial framework revision)
Inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (debate)
Shadow reports (7)
REPORT on cohesion policy and regional environment strategies in the fight against climate change
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) No 283/2014
REPORT on a European strategy for critical raw materials
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) and amending Directive 2003/87/EC, Regulations (EU) 2021/1058, (EU) 2021/1056, (EU) 2021/1057, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) 2021/1060, (EU) 2021/523, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697 and (EU) 2021/241
Opinions (2)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the public sector loan facility under the Just Transition Mechanism
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION towards a WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism
Institutional motions (16)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Nigeria, notably the recent terrorist attacks
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Burundi, notably freedom of expression
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the revision of the guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on abortion in Poland
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the MFF, Rule of Law Conditionality and Own Resources package
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092, the rule-of-law conditionality mechanism
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law situation in the European Union and the application of the Conditionality Regulation 2020/2092
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on breaches of EU law and of the rights of LGBTIQ citizens in Hungary as a result of the legal changes adopted by the Hungarian Parliament
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on media freedom and further deterioration of the rule of law in Poland
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the climate, energy and environmental State aid guidelines (CEEAG)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the first anniversary of the de facto abortion ban in Poland
on the Rule of Law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Ongoing hearing under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturn of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine
Oral questions (3)
Functioning of the internal market
Alleged conflicts of interest and influence-trafficking by judges of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Commission
Poor sanitary conditions, low levels of security and lack of parking places in rest areas for truck drivers
Written explanations (173)
Allocation of slots at Community airports: common rules
Article 10 of the rules on the allocation of slots at EU airports contains a clear ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ rule for airlines, whereby they are required to use at least 80% of their allocated slots within a given scheduling period. As a result of the Covid-19 epidemic, with European and global air traffic being brought down to an absolute minimum, the airline industry has taken a severe economic hit. With European airports predicting a loss of 67 million passengers in the first quarter of 2020 only, carriers continue to operate to meet this 80% threshold, thus exacerbating financial losses as well as contributing to unnecessary pollution.The proposed resolution would allow airline carriers to be exempt from the minimum threshold until 30 June 2020. The nature of the pandemic makes it difficult to predict with any degree of certainty when European air traffic will be restored. We are therefore in favour of the proposal, which eases some of the financial burden for the airlines at this critical time of economic uncertainty.
Specific measures to mobilise investments in the health care systems of the Member States and in other sectors of their economies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak (Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative)
As economic activity decelerates sharply across Member States and Covid-19 continues to hamper its growth, businesses continue to experience severe liquidity constraints. This crucial issue for businesses and SMEs has led to this proposed resolution for an intervention initiative that aims to mobilise the liquidity resources available across the various funds of the Union (ERDF, ESF, CF). Sizeable and fast interventions are needed in health care systems in particular to allow them to operate under considerable stress.The essence of the proposed changes is to extend the scope of the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to tackle serious public health threats. I support a faster mobilisation of EUSF resources, as proposed, as part of the EU response package to the crisis. I am in favour of the ‘Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative’ which is directed at promoting investments by mobilising available cash reserves to fight the crisis immediately and overcome the unprecedented challenges related to the COVID-19 outbreak, that have especially damaged business, SMEs and entire economies across Member States.
Financial assistance to Member States and countries negotiating their accession to the Union that are seriously affected by a major public health emergency
The objective of the present regulation is to extend the scope of the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to include major public health emergencies and to define specific operations eligible for financing. Currently, EUSF interventions are strictly limited to natural disasters causing material damage (floods, storms, earthquakes, etc.). An extension of the current scope would allow comprehensive action by the European Union in response to a serious threat to public health. The EU must use this opportunity to show solidarity with Member States in dealing with the emergency situation, as part of a joint coordinated response.I support the proposal but emphasise that EUSF financial resources (both commitments and payments) should be recognised outside the limits of the multiannual financial framework. In my view however, in the face of the continuous expansion of the pandemic, the increase in the funds from 50 to 100 million (with maximum support for one Member State of 30 million) remains insufficient. I stress that unlike natural disasters occurring in a specific (geographically limited) area, the COVID-19 pandemic affects all Member States at the same time. Given this situation, EUSF resources may not be sufficient and a comprehensive package of measures and additional funding will need to be considered.
Regulation amending the Multiannual financial framework 2014-2020
The draft provides for the abolition in the regulation on the MFF for 2014-2020 of restrictions on the use of the global margin for commitments. Based on existing regulations, the scope of use of the GMC instrument was limited to economic growth and employment, migration and security. The change to this limitation is intended to allow the use of the total margin for commitments for the COVID-19 pandemic.The project is part of a wider package of EC proposals to reactivate the Emergency Support Instrument (ESI) to fund it with EUR 2.7 billion in commitments, as well as to fund EUR 300 million to facilitate the larger-scale stockpiling and coordination of distribution of necessary resources in Europe (rescUE).In view of the specific needs of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, I support the EC’s proposed use of the total margin for commitments for actions other than previously provided for. In a spirit of solidarity between EU Member States, I support the use of total margin for commitments to support Member States in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic (through ESI and rescEU).
Draft amending budget No 1/2020: Assistance to Greece in response to increased migration pressure - Immediate measures in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak - Support to post-earthquake reconstruction in Albania - Other adjustments
I support the proposed draft amending budget No 1/2020 with regard to the mobilisation of funds from the 2020 Flexibility Instrument to be used for activities in connection with migration (crisis at the Greek-Turkish border), refugee crises and security situations. In addition, financial commitments for immediate action in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and for increased funding for the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the European Centre for Disease Prevention are to be included in the draft amended budget. The proposed DAB will also include a financial emergency package for Albania following the recent earthquake. All in all, I favour the outline proposition, and have voted in favour of DAB 1/2020 as it constitutes as an important and necessary solidarity measure towards the emergencies in Greece and Albania as well as in contributing to the measures dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the latter of which has not yet received a concrete and solidified financial response package.DAB 1 further indicated that the increase in commitments should entail an appropriate increase in payments. I consider it insufficient to propose less than 15% of payments (EUR 77.4 million with commitments of EUR 567.4 million).
Draft amending budget No 2/2020: Providing emergency support to Member States and further reinforcement of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism/rescEU to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak
DAB 2/2020, in line with the government’s position adopted on 10 April 2020, further indicates that there will be an allocation commitment to the sum of EUR 3 billion to be mobilised and EUR 1.55 billion in payment allocations.The proposal includes a package of measures all aimed at providing emergency support to Member States along with other adjustments concerning union response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Thus, I am in favour of the proposed DAB 2 and support further planned financial packages that help address the most critical economic issues in our country and showing solidarity to those Member States worst affected.In view of the urgent need for these actions, if the appropriate payment allocations are not ensured, COVID-19 expenditure may be incurred at the expense of other pre-planned actions.With regard to both DABs (1 and 2), the increases in budget payments should be regarded as an obligation not only for the Commission, but also for the budgetary authority to adopt this proposal, with a matter of urgency, just as the work on the resolutions DAB2 and DAB1 is now being carried out.
Introduction of specific measures for addressing the COVID-19 crisis
Mobilising available cash reserves in the European Structural and Investment Funds for the immediate fight against the crisis was a vital and inevitable measure. Nevertheless, the Commission has identified the need for additional action in other more vulnerable areas.The proposed changes aim to react quickly to the needs of the most deprived, who are recipients of food aid under the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD).I have therefore supported the proposal to amend the programme to allow for a faster transfer of funds to the most urgent actions. Whilst supporting the provisional financing of the FEAD, I propose that the facility introduce these instruments without needing to make changes to the Operational Programme, allowing for faster implementation.The proposed measures also include the possibility of providing food aid and basic material assistance with a lower risk of contamination, providing 100 % of the co-financing (instead of 85 %) to be applied during the period of the pandemic, and specific eligibility rules that Member States can use in the event that operations are suspended or cancelled, among other measures, to which I express my support.
Specific measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in the fishery and aquaculture sector
The purpose of this proposal, as justified, is to mitigate the negative socio-economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the fisheries sector. I agree with the need to immediately introduce amendments to the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) enabling Member States, at least in part, to use the available allocation for actions contributing to the mitigation of the effects on the European fisheries sector.The fisheries sector, which contributes to food security, has been heavily affected by a drop in its demand. The closure of shops, markets, and other distributive commerce has resulted in a significant fall in prices and sales volumes. Given the uncertainty surrounding the end of the pandemic, the fisheries sector remains severely under threat as fisheries and aquaculture operators are mostly micro-enterprises and therefore often do not have the financial reserves and capabilities to overcome current costs. I therefore support the compensation for the temporary cessation of fishing activities through increased EMFF financing.
Medical devices (C9-0098/2020)
Regulation (EU) 2017/745 ensures the quality and safety standards for medical devices and significantly strengthens key elements of the regulatory approach. However, the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated public health crisis pose an unprecedented challenge to Member States and a major burden on public health institutions and citizens. This would therefore require significant additional resources and greater availability of key medical devices, which could not have been foreseen at the time of adoption of the Regulation.In order to ensure a high level of public health protection and patient safety, certain provisions of (EU) 2017/745 should be postponed by one year. This is because notified bodies are not able to complete the certification of medical devices in accordance with the provisions at this moment in time. Considering the current situation, it is also not possible to hold discussions and meetings with potential subcontractors of notified bodies, e.g. laboratory tests. The pandemic makes it almost impossible to designate units in accordance with 2017/745 and significantly impedes the certification of medical devices.Given the above considerations, it seems only reasonable to support the proposed extension, prioritising the provision of essential medical devices without obstacles in the current state of emergency.
EU-Montenegro status agreement on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Montenegro (A9-0018/2020 - Bettina Vollath)
The purpose of the proposal is to approve the Status Agreement between the EU and Montenegro concerning the activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency on the territory of Montenegro, as provided for in the Regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard. Negotiations on the Status Agreement took place before the review of the agency’s mandate and the adoption of a new regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard.Under this agreement which I have supported, the teams of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency can, according to the operational plan, be quickly deployed to Montenegro, react to the current shift of migration flows towards the coastal route, and help manage external borders and combat migrant smuggling.
EU-Serbia status agreement on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Serbia (A9-0019/2020 - Bettina Vollath)
The purpose of the proposal is to approve the Status Agreement between the European Union and Serbia concerning the activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Serbia, as provided for in the Regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard Agency. Negotiations on the Status Agreement took place before the review of the agency’s mandate and the adoption of a new regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard.Under this agreement, which I have voted in favour of, the teams of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency can, in accordance with the operational plan, be deployed quickly in Serbia, respond to the current shift of migration flows towards the coastal route, and help manage external borders and combat migrant smuggling.
Temporary measures concerning the general meetings of European companies (SE) and of European Cooperative Societies (SCE)
I voted in favour. The proposal is to provide for a temporary emergency solution in 2020 that diverts from Art. 54 section 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 and from Art. 54 section 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1435/2003 which obliged a general meeting of shareholders to take place within a specified time period (i.e. within six months from the end of the financial year).The exceptional circumstances that have arisen as a cause of the pandemic without doubt calls for an element of flexibility in the basis of this original regulation. The basis of the application is art. 352 TFEU (corresponding to the legal basis of both regulations, which were then adopted on the basis of Article 308 TEC, ‘flexibility clause’).
Macro-financial assistance to enlargement and neighbourhood partners in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis
. ‒ I agree with the Commission in saying that the assistance proposed is primarily about maintaining the stability of the entire region, which is particularly important during the crisis, and that solidarity should not be restricted to the borders of the EU. Modern crises cause repercussions across interconnected economies, and for this reason, the programme intends to aid businesses and the local population of 10 neighbouring countries, relieving a financial burden in the period entering the recovery and aftermath of the financial crisis.These measures are to be granted to the countries listed below in the form of favourable loans for 12 months: EUR 180 million for Albania, 250 million for Bosnia and Herzegovina, 150 million for Georgia, 200 million for Jordan, 100 million for Kosovo, 100 million for Moldova, 60 million for Montenegro, 160 million for Northern Macedonia, 600 million for Tunisia and EUR 1.2 billion for Ukraine.
Temporary measures concerning the operation of air services
. ‒ As the pandemic continues to exert unprecedented economic repercussions on the aviation industry across Europe, the threat of a serious liquidity crisis in this sector could lead to bankruptcies in just a few months’ time.The aviation sector makes an essential contribution to the European economy as a whole and to employment, e.g. in 2016, it supported 9.4 million jobs in the EU and contributed more than EUR 624 billion to the EU’s GDP, as well as the important contribution it makes to SMEs and the tourism industry. Given this, the impact of the pandemic may have wider consequences for the EU economy, as well as on connectivity, trade etc. Declining demand, closed borders and temporary restrictions on air connections have caused the number of flights within the entire European network to drop by more than 90% at the beginning of last month.The purpose of this regulation is to temporarily amend several provisions of the aviation legislation in force to mitigate the consequences of the pandemic. Having voted in favour, I am aware of the sector’s contribution to the performance of the EU economy and that it is essential that the EU does everything possible to protect and support it.
Port infrastructure charges
. ‒ The outbreak of COVID-19 is having a serious impact on maritime transport and on the financial sustainability of operators. The proposed suspension or deferral of the payment of port infrastructure charges would therefore help ship operators in such exceptional circumstances.I voted in favour of a new transitional provision. It will provide Member States with the option to allow managing bodies of a port or competent authorities to decide whether to waive, suspend, freeze or put on hold the payment for a certain time period, or alternatively reduce or defer the payment of the port infrastructure charges.As the duration of the impact on maritime transport of the outbreak of COVID-19 is uncertain and in order to allow for sufficient flexibility for the sector, we are in favour of the new transitional provision that will apply to port infrastructure charges due for the period between 1 March 2020 and 31 December 2020.
4th railway package: extension of the transposition periods
. ‒ The proposal is part of the emergency measures adopted by the Commission in response to the extraordinary situation caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. In light of the outbreak, 17 Member States have requested a delay to transposition, claiming they will be unable to complete the necessary legislation before 16 June 2020.Given the circumstances, I believe it is entirely understandable that final transposition may be impossible before 16 June 2020. The pandemic struck right in the final stage of adoption of the national transposition measures. Member States should still be able to complete the process in an additional period of three months, therefore we consider the proposed short delay of three months to be reasonable.
Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (A9-0117/2020 - Kati Piri, Christophe Hansen)
Despite a few disagreements, I have voted in favour of the document strengthening the mandate for negotiations on the future EU-UK relations from the perspective of the EP, including numerous recommendations to the Chief Negotiator of the EU. I follow the core principles of the resolution: avoiding any distortion of the market in terms of competition policy and state aid; no economic or social dumping; a level-playing field is essential (but at the same time, we cannot expect the UK simply to do everything the EU says); and free movement, which is a concern of Polish citizens.
Conference on the Future of Europe (B9-0170/2020, B9-0179/2020)
I voted against the resolution. I am of an opinion that there is a need for profound reflection on the future of Europe. However, the proposed text does not take into account present crisis. Our focus needs to be on economic and social recovery. Public consultations need to be postponed.Besides that there is serious concern that any future conference may be manipulated as a new tool to advance the agenda of a single ideological viewpoint that asserts that all the failings of the European Union are the result of having too few powers rather than too many. I support calls for an alternative initiative, therefore, by Member States agreeing in the Council to establish a ‘Conference on the Future of the European Union’.
Eastern Partnership in the run-up to the June 2020 Summit (A9-0112/2020 - Petras Auštrevičius)
In this comprehensive text, the Parliament looks at different aspects of the EaP, including differing ambitions of our partner countries (some stated future EU Membership as their goal, while others just speak about enhanced cooperation), main expectations in the field of reforms, praising achievements (mainly of the three associated partners) and supporting their territorial integrity and acknowledging problems faced mainly due to Russian interference in the region.The recommendations also ask for further EU involvement, including by enhancing its advisory role, deepening cooperation in numerous fields including connectivity and transport, supporting electoral reforms, fighting against corruption and many other areas. I voted in favour.
Western Balkans, following the 2020 summit (A9-0091/2020 - Tonino Picula)
I strongly support the enlargement policy and supports the Western Balkan countries in the process of integration with the EU. I appreciate that the Polish government is also providing help, where possible to the countries, in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.I am pleased that the European Council took the repeatedly postponed decision in March to open negotiations for accession with Albania and North Macedonia. I believe it is of high priority for candidate countries to join the EU declarations and decisions. The EC's plan for the Western Balkans in the autumn should be an ambitious investment and economic agenda, with concrete proposals to support the economic and social integration of the Western Balkan countries into the EU.Connectivity in the field of energy, transport and digital economy are crucial for the economic development of the Western Balkans, therefore this topic should be a priority.
Tourism and transport in 2020 and beyond (RC-B9-0166/2020, B9-0166/2020, B9-0175/2020, B9-0177/2020, B9-0178/2020, B9-0180/2020, B9-0182/2020, B9-0184/2020)
On 13 May 2020, the Commission presented guidelines and recommendations to help Member States phase out travel restrictions and allow transport and tourism to gradually reopen, after months of lockdown, while taking the necessary precautions to protect public health.I recognise and support the Commission’s proposed comprehensive package on tourism and transport as important and necessary. Going forward, especially when considering the opening of EU borders, it remains crucial to assess the current epidemic situation, including trends in the number of new infections.I therefore welcome the Commission’s safety protocols for hotels and restaurants, as well as the possibility of issuing vouchers, as an important element in supporting the domestic tourism sector.
The PRC national security law for Hong Kong and the need for the EU to defend Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy (RC-B9-0169/2020, B9-0169/2020, B9-0171/2020, B9-0173/2020, B9-0174/2020, B9-0176/2020, B9-0181/2020, B9-0193/2020)
Under the principle of ‘one country, two systems’, except in military defence and foreign affairs, Hong Kong maintains its independent executive, legislative and judiciary powers. The basic principles prescribing the systems to be practised in the Hong Kong SAR are laid down in the 1990 Basic Law. Hong Kong formally maintains a separate political and economic system from China, although Chinese influence is on the increase. This increase in influence regularly sparks protests. Last year, protests over an extradition law turned violent and evolved into a broader anti-China and pro-democracy movement.In May 2020, China surprised Hong Kong when it announced it would impose a national security law on the city, a proposal that was passed by China’s National People’s Congress on 28 May. One part that has people worried is the suggestion that China could set up its own institutions in Hong Kong responsible for security. Under the Basic Law (art 23), Hong Kong had to enact is own national security law. However, its unpopularity means it has never been done - the government tried in 2003 but had to back down after protests. Given the recent post-COVID geopolitical actions of China, I voted in favour of the resolution.
Situation in the Schengen area following the Covid-19 outbreak (B9-0165/2020)
I abstained. The resolution 0165/2020 does not fully reflect my position regarding controls and restrictions upon entry into Poland.Restrictions on travel to Poland were introduced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration on 13 March 2020, suspending border traffic at specific border crossing points. Since 16 May, there has been no obligatory quarantine after crossing the border of Poland, for professional, business or gainful purposes in Poland or in a country of the EU and the EEA, as well as to study in Poland, including students. Since 13 June, Poland has abolished entry controls and restrictions.I believe that closing internal borders has been necessary in order to contain the virus and in order to be consistent with national actions when restricting movement and preventing social contact within countries. That said, the EU should now focus on the future and make all the necessary efforts in order to restart Schengen for mutual economic and social benefits, keeping all its functionalities.
European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID-19 crisis (B9-0172/2020)
The main objective of the resolution is to draw attention to the dramatic situation of, among others, employees from Eastern Europe in agriculture and the meat processing industry, where the rules regarding hygiene, social distance, safe accommodation in the context of COVID-19 are not followed and employees’ rights are violated (working overtime, etc.).The joint text covers all issues important issues, such as providing employees with access to COVID-19 tests, activities of temporary agencies recruiting employees, combating the negative image of seasonal workers and taking into account the national situation in the context of COVID-19 in relation to the free movement of employees (although other groups insisted that freedom should be unlimited).I voted in favour.
The rights of persons with intellectual disabilities in the COVID-19 crisis (B9-0204/2020)
This resolution draws attention to the particular situation of persons with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. It points out that people with intellectual disabilities have been put in more vulnerable situations as a result of the pandemic, because of the barriers to preventive information and hygiene, help and support, and the lack of physical contact with support persons.This resolution stresses that in some Member States persons with intellectual disabilities have been denied medical treatment or have been locked down in institutions facing social isolation with no possibility for visits. Any kind of discrimination against people with disabilities is unacceptable, especially in terms of healthcare and communication, and I am in favour of this resolution which sets out to protect this particular group of people.
Ειδικοί κανόνες για την απόσπαση οδηγών στον τομέα των οδικών μεταφορών και απαιτήσεις επιβολής (A9-0114/2020 - Kateřina Konečná) (A9-0114/2020 - Kateřina Konečná)
The previous agreement on the Mobility Package requirements was reached on 12 December 2019. The agreed text had 17 Member States voting in favour and 9 voting against. The specific rules for truck drivers within this vote included daily and weekly driving times, minimum breaks and rest periods, and required positioning of tachographs.One of the more problematic requirements was that of returning the vehicle to the Member State of establishment at least once every 8 weeks. This raises serious questions about the fairness of the completion within the single market, not to mention the fact that it creates superfluous levels of pollution that are avoidable.I voted against the proposed requirements as they go against the national interests of Poland and its transport industry.
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A9-0124/2020 -José Gusmão)
The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides that Member States are to regard their economic policies and promoting employment as a matter of common concern and shall coordinate their action within the Council.The guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, as proposed in the current Commission proposal, have been amended to align the text integrating the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy (ASGS), and in particular the environmental sustainability part, reflecting the Stronger Social Europe for Just Transitions narrative and integrating the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).The revised employment guidelines, which I have supported, include boosting the demand for labour, enhancing labour supply and improving access to employment, skills and competences, enhancing the functioning of labour markets and the effectiveness of social dialogue and promoting equal opportunities for all, fostering social inclusion and fighting poverty.
Transitional provisions in order to address the impact of COVID-19 crisis (amendment of Regulation (EU) 2016/1628) (C9-0161/2020)
Regulation 2016/1628 sets new emission limits for non-road mobile machinery. This covers a wide range of machinery, including gardening and handheld equipment, construction, agricultural and farming machinery, railcars, etc.The EC claims that the COVID-19 outbreak has caused significant interruptions in the supply of parts and components, leaving manufacturers with stocks of engines and unfinished products. The consequence of this disruption is that many engine and machinery manufacturers will not meet the deadlines set without sustaining serious economic damage.In light of this, the amending proposal advises postponing, by twelve months, the dates for producing and placing on the market of NRMM and tractors fitted with transition engines. I voted in favour of the amending regulation as I deem the 12-month extension period to be necessary given the seasonality of the NRMM.
Conduct of clinical trials with and supply of medicinal products for human use containing or consisting of genetically modified organisms intended to treat or prevent coronavirus disease (C9-0185/2020)
The proposal aims at facilitating the development and use of GMO-medicinal products against COVID-19. It permits clinical trials with GMO medicinal products for COVID-19 purposes.Clinical trials are conducted in a controlled environment in hospitals, requiring a small number of patients and a limited volume of medicinal products. These characteristics minimise environmental exposure. The proposal requires clinical trials sponsors to act appropriately to minimise any foreseeable negative environmental impacts.In the case of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of these measures may be necessary to urgently protect healthcare professionals or vulnerable populations if, for instance, there is a second wave during the time that is needed for the finalisation of the marketing authorisation.I am in favour of the proposal, which supports research and development contingencies for medicinal products and vaccines during the current pandemic.
The Establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (A9-0170/2020 - Michal Šimečka)
W sprawozdaniu proponuje się ustanowienie unijnego mechanizmu na rzecz demokracji, praworządności i praw podstawowych – na podstawie wniosku Parlamentu z 2016 r. i sprawozdania Komisji na temat praworządności z 2020 r. – który będzie regulowany porozumieniem międzyinstytucjonalnym między Parlamentem, Radą i Komisją i obejmie roczny cykl monitorowania wartości Unii. Ponadto niewykonanie zaleceń musi być powiązane z konkretnymi środkami unijnymi, w tym z postępowaniem na mocy art. 7 TUE, postępowaniem w sprawie uchybienia zobowiązaniom państwa członkowskiego i uwarunkowaniami budżetowymi.Głosowałam zdecydowanie przeciwko ustanowieniu mechanizmu, który stawiałby instytucje UE w roli policjanta wymierzającego państwom członkowskim kary za niedostosowanie do arbitralnie określanych kryteriów i pseudowartości. Proponowany mechanizm ma być instrumentem politycznej, finansowej i ideologicznej presji na rządy państw członkowskich.
European Climate Law (A9-0162/2020 - Jytte Guteland)
Wniosek Komisji w sprawie Europejskiego prawa o klimacie przedstawiony 4 marca 2020 r. jest podstawą Europejskiego Zielonego Ładu Komisji. Wniosek ten wprowadza, po raz pierwszy w ramach przepisów, zbiorowy długoterminowy cel UE w zakresie klimatu, jakim jest osiągnięcie neutralności klimatycznej do 2050 r. Ponadto przewiduje on aktualizację celu w zakresie redukcji emisji do 2030 r. z obecnych 40% do nowego wyższego pułapu wynoszącego 50–55%. Wniosek nakłada również na państwa członkowskie obowiązek opracowania i wdrożenia strategii i planów przystosowawczych.Upoważnia on również Komisję, w drodze aktu delegowanego, do opracowania i przyjęcia trajektorii na poziomie Unii, prowadzącej do osiągnięcia celu neutralności klimatycznej. Jakby tego było mało, stanowisko parlamentarnej Komisji Ochrony Środowiska wymaga od wszystkich państw członkowskich osiągnięcia neutralności klimatycznej do 2050 r. Obowiązek ten jest sprzeczny z konkluzjami Rady z grudnia 2019 r., zgodnie z którymi neutralność klimatyczna ma zostać osiągnięta przez UE jako całość. Stanowisko nie uwzględnia radykalnie różnych sytuacji wyjściowych państw członkowskich (zwłaszcza państw Europy Środkowej i Wschodniej, które są w dużym stopniu uzależnione od paliw kopalnych) ani malejącego potencjału redukcji emisji (jak ma to miejsce w przypadku niektórych krajów śródziemnomorskich). Głosowałam za odrzuceniem sprawozdania, które razi brakiem prawidłowej oceny skutków proponowanych regulacji i jest dla Polski skrajnie niekorzystne.
The European Forest Strategy - The Way Forward (A9-0154/2020 - Petri Sarvamaa)
Inicjatywa skupia się na obszarach leśnych i ich roli w łagodzeniu zmian klimatycznych. Lasy w sposób naturalny wchłaniają dwutlenek węgla, przez co przyczyniają się do redukcji emisji dwutlenku węgla.Głównymi celami nowej polityki leśnej będą efektywniejsze zalesianie, ochrona lasów w obszarze Unii Europejskiej. Wynikiem tego będzie zwiększenie absorbcji CO2, promowanie bioekonomii i zmniejszenie rozprzestrzeniania się pożarów, co wspomoże ochronę różnorodności biologicznej. Strategia będzie obejmowała promowanie usług leśnych na tle ekologii i ekonomii.Poparłam tę inicjatywę z umiarkowaną nadzieją na sensowną jej realizację w praktyce.
The rule of law and fundamental rights in Bulgaria (B9-0309/2020)
Bułgaria, podobnie jak Polska i Węgry, jest poddana tym samym rezolucjom dotyczącym zasad praworządności. Biorąc pod uwagę konserwatywną politykę, zwłaszcza w sferze praw rodzinnych, i brak chęci do poddania się zasadom ustalonym przez konwencję stambulską, uznaje się, że Bułgaria potrzebuje reform prawnych i sądowniczych.Głosowałam przeciwko rezolucji, która jest kolejnym przejawem tendencji wkraczania instytucji unijnych w obszary należące do wyłącznej kompetencji państw członkowskich.
Discharge 2018: General budget of the EU - European Council and Council (A9-0189/2020 - Tomáš Zdechovský)
Zgodnie ze stanowiskiem ECR zagłosowałam za projektem, który odmawia udzielenia absolutorium Radzie. Rada nadal nie podaje szczegółowych informacji na temat swojej polityki w zakresie nieruchomości i związanych z nią wydatków. Parlament odmówił udzielenia Sekretarzowi Generalnemu Rady absolutorium za lata budżetowe 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 i w kwietniu odroczył decyzję o udzieleniu absolutorium za rok budżetowy 2018.
Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market (A9-0181/2020 - Alex Agius Saliba)
Rezolucja zawiera konkretne zalecenia dotyczące wniosków Komisji i obejmuje wszystkie usługi online, w tym media społecznościowe. Temat regulacji usług cyfrowych jest tematem trudnym i złożonym, tym niemniej warto podejmować próby zwalczania obecnych w internecie nielegalnych treści. Mechanizm zalecany w odniesieniu do mechanizmu zgłaszania i usuwania nielegalnych treści zakłada łatwe zgłaszanie, w tym anonimowe powiadomienia, nałożenie na pośredników internetowych obowiązku udzielania odpowiedzi podmiotowi zgłaszającemu oraz umożliwia zgłoszenie sprzeciwu, aby zapobiec usunięciu treści zgodnych z prawem. Moderowanie treści, któremu powinny towarzyszyć solidne zabezpieczenia, powinno być dostępne do celów niezależnego nadzoru i audytu.W sprawozdaniu zaproponowano hybrydowy system nadzoru bazujący na koordynacji i współpracy w UE, a także możliwość podejmowania inicjatyw i wszczynania dochodzeń w kwestiach transgranicznych. Dochodzenia te i egzekwowanie przepisów powinny pozostać w gestii organów krajowych. Głosowałam za poparciem rezolucji.
Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the VPC/HR on relations with Belarus (A9-0167/2020 - Petras Auštrevičius)
Po stałym i gwałtownym wzroście protestów od końca ubiegłego roku, sprzeciwiających się ponownemu wyborowi urzędującego prezydenta Łukaszenki, a także po debacie na temat prawidłowości procedur wyborczych Parlament przyjął bardzo krytyczne stanowisko w sprawie postępowania obecnego reżimu.Głosowałam za poparciem zaleceń. Krytyczne stanowisko Parlamentu dotyczące białoruskiego rządu jest w pełni uzasadnione.
Recommendation to the VPC/HR and to the Council in preparation of the 10th Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT) review process, nuclear arms control and nuclear disarmament options (A9-0020/2020 - Sven Mikser)
W sprawozdaniu przedstawiono obawy związane z naruszeniem międzynarodowych traktatów o broni przez takie państwa jak Rosja, Iran i Korea Północna, jak również obawy związane z faktem, że Chiny nie są stroną międzynarodowych traktatów w tej dziedzinie.Międzynarodowe traktaty w sprawie kontroli zbrojeń są istotnym elementem zbiorowej obrony i odstraszania euroatlantyckiego, a zatem należy ich przestrzegać oraz należy pociągnąć do odpowiedzialności nieuczciwe reżimy, które naruszają te traktaty. Głosowałam za.
The future of European education in the context of Covid-19 (B9-0338/2020)
Niektóre sformułowania rezolucji dotyczące przeciwdziałania nierównościom społecznym oraz traktowania mniejszości należy uznać za zdecydowanie zbędne w kontekście aktualnych pilnych problemów edukacji, podobnie zresztą jak występujące w tekście odnośniki do Europejskiego Zielonego Ładu i zielonej transformacji.Zdecydowałam się jednak poprzeć tekst i wysłać mocny sygnał, że edukacja europejska wymaga poprawy i elastyczności.
Gender Equality in EU’s foreign and security policy (A9-0145/2020 - Ernest Urtasun)
Zgodnie ze stanowiskiem całej grupy ECR nie zgadzam się z treścią tego sprawozdania i jego ideologicznymi założeniami. Opowiadamy się raczej za prawami indywidualnymi i merytokracją niż „prawami grupowymi” stymulowanymi polityką dotyczącą tożsamości. Fundamentem powinna być wolność jednostki. Uważam za istotne to, by wszystkie osoby miały takie same szanse i właściwa osoba znajdowała się we właściwym miejscu.Uważam również, że polityka zagraniczna i bezpieczeństwa jest i powinna być wyłączną kompetencją państw członkowskich, a nie Unii Europejskiej, dlatego głosowałam przeciwko przyjęciu tego sprawozdania.
Addressing product safety in the single market (A9-0207/2020 - Marion Walsmann)
Sprawozdanie komisji IMCO odnosi się do kilku obszarów kluczowych dla zapewnienia bezpiecznych produktów europejskim konsumentom i jednocześnie zaleca konkretne inicjatywy: między innymi usunięcie luk prawnych wynikających z rozwoju nowych technologii, takich jak sztuczna inteligencja, Internet rzeczy lub drukowanie przestrzenne (3D), przy jednoczesnym promowaniu podejścia opartego na ocenie ryzyka i otwartości na potencjalne korzyści, jakie technologie te przynoszą rynkowi wewnętrznemu, wspieranie skutecznego nadzoru rynku, zwłaszcza w odniesieniu do towarów importowanych spoza UE i niespełniających wymogów bezpieczeństwa obowązujących na wspólnym rynku, a jednocześnie zakłócających konkurencję.Poparłam sprawozdanie, uznając, że znaleziono w nim równowagę między potrzebą poprawienia niedociągnięć regulacyjnych a zachowaniem środowiska sprzyjającego innowacjom dla europejskich przedsiębiorców.
Strengthening media freedom: the protection of journalists in Europe, hate speech, disinformation and the role of platforms (A9-0205/2020 - Magdalena Adamowicz)
W sprawozdaniu przedstawiono zagrożenia dla wolności mediów i zagrożenia związane z rozpowszechnianiem fałszywych informacji za pomocą mediów społecznościowych. Proponuje się monitorowanie mediów na szczeblu europejskim i stworzenie stałego europejskiego funduszu na rzecz niezależnych mediów. Sprawozdanie budzi poważne wątpliwości co do bezstronności, zdolności obiektywnej oceny oraz rzeczywistych politycznych intencji autorów. W związku z powyższym wstrzymałam się od głosu.
A New Industrial Strategy for Europe (A9-0197/2020 - Carlo Calenda)
Sprawozdanie jest reakcją Parlamentu na komunikat Komisji „Nowa Strategia Przemysłowa dla Europy”. Tekst dokumentu można uznać za wyważony pomimo tego, że oryginalna propozycja sprawozdawcy, bardzo pozytywnie przyjęta przez EKR, została rozwodniona i wzbogacona o wiele „zielonych” fragmentów. Praktycznie wszystkie poprawki EKR zostały przyjęte i tekst zawiera szereg ważnych postulatów. Przede wszystkim dotyczy to głównego przesłania tekstu – o podziale polityki przemysłowej w sytuacji postpandemicznej na dwie fazy: pierwsza polega na konsolidacji zatrudnienia i produkcji i ich adaptacji do nowych realiów; druga polega na rekonstrukcji i transformacji przemysłu.Inne ważne punkty to uznanie gazu naturalnego za paliwo przejściowe oraz twierdzenia dotyczące konieczności ochrony przemysłu europejskiego przed nieuczciwą konkurencją ze strony państw trzecich. Najbardziej trudne do przyjęcia było dla mnie stwierdzenie o „szybkim” wycofaniu się z paliw kopalnianych oraz dostosowanie ich do celów klimatycznych uzgodnionych w prawie klimatycznym, dlatego też wstrzymałam się od głosu.
Improving development effectiveness and efficiency of aid (A9-0212/2020 - Tomas Tobé)
Celem sprawozdania jest zwrócenie uwagi na to, że UE jako największy na świecie darczyńca, a także najsilniejszy międzynarodowy podmiot promujący demokrację i prawa człowieka, powinna odgrywać wiodącą rolę w zapewnianiu pomocy rozwojowej oraz że wszystkie podmioty działające na rzecz rozwoju UE powinny strategicznie wykorzystywać istniejące narzędzia skuteczności i wydajności pomocy.Niestety niektóre zapisy podważają zasadność uzależniania przekazywania pomocy od jej wykorzystania na cele związane między innymi z kontrolą migracji. Sprawozdanie zawiera także pewne ideologiczne odniesienia do równości płci i praw kobiet. Stawia problematykę płci w centrum zalecanych środków mających na celu poprawę skuteczności rozwoju. Podkreśla poparcie dla włączenia do Instrumentu Sąsiedztwa, Rozwoju i Współpracy Międzynarodowej co najmniej 85% projektów finansowanych przez ODA (Oficjalną Pomoc Rozwojową), w których równość płci oraz prawa kobiet i dziewcząt są głównym celem.Ze względu na niebezpieczeństwa związane z ideologicznie nacechowaną interpretacją praw kobiet nie poparłam sprawozdania, wstrzymując się od głosu.
Stocktaking of European elections (A9-0211/2020 - Pascal Durand)
W warstwie deklaratywnej sprawozdanie ma na celu wzmocnić europejską demokrację. Zawiera rekomendacje dotyczące ewolucji procesu wyboru przewodniczącego Komisji Europejskiej, ograniczające rolę rządów państw członkowskich w tym procesie oraz proponuje tworzenie ponadnarodowych list kandydatów w wyborach do Parlamentu Europejskiego.Ze względu na pewne zagrożenia związane z osłabieniem suwerenności narodowej zagłosowałam przeciwko przyjęciu sprawozdania.
Situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union - Annual Report for the years 2018-2019 (A9-0226/2020 - Clare Daly)
W sprawozdaniu wezwano wszystkie państwa członkowskie do zagwarantowania kompleksowej edukacji seksualnej, łatwego dostępu kobiet i dziewcząt do nowoczesnych metod antykoncepcji oraz bezpiecznej i legalnej aborcji. Zdecydowanie stwierdzono, że odmowa świadczenia usług w zakresie zdrowia seksualnego i reprodukcyjnego oraz związanych z tym praw jest formą przemocy wobec kobiet i dziewcząt. Stwierdzono, że nastąpiło poważne pogorszenie sytuacji w zakresie praw osób LGBTI prowadzące nawet do powstania „stref wolnych od LGBTI” (fake news).Sprawozdanie zawiera stwierdzenia rażąco nieprawdziwe oraz stanowi próbę wywierania motywowanej ideologicznie presji na państwa członkowskie w sprawach, które nie należą do kompetencji UE. Zagłosowałam przeciwko przyjęciu tej treści sprawozdania.
Abortion rights in Poland (B9-0373/2020)
Głosowałam przeciwko rezolucji, ponieważ:1. Kwestia prawnej ochrony życia nienarodzonych dzieci należy do kompetencji państw członkowskich i nie może być przedmiotem nieuprawnionych nacisków i presji ideologicznej ze strony instytucji UE.2. Organem właściwym do stwierdzania zgodności polskich aktów prawa z Konstytucją RP jest polski Trybunał Konstytucyjny, a nie Parlament Europejski.3. W polskim porządku prawnym nie istnieje „prawo do aborcji”.4. Tekst rezolucji jest przejawem nietolerancji wobec państw członkowskich, które chcą kształtować swoje ustawodawstwo niezależnie od jakichkolwiek skrajnych ideologii.
Establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (A9-0214/2020 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Siegfried Mureşan, Dragoș Pîslaru)
W grudniu 2020 r. PE i Rada osiągnęły porozumienie w kwestii rozporządzenia w sprawie ustanowienia Instrumentu na rzecz Odbudowy i Zwiększania Odporności (RRF), kluczowego elementu Next Generation EU (NGEU). Instrument zapewni pożyczki i dotacje w wysokości 672,5 miliardów euro na wsparcie reform i inwestycji w państwach członkowskich. Ogólnym celem projektu rozporządzenia jest złagodzenie gospodarczych i społecznych skutków pandemii koronawirusa.Większość problematycznych kwestii i dodatkowych warunków zaproponowanych początkowo przez negocjatorów Parlamentu została w ostatecznym porozumieniu zarzucona. Końcowy tekst nie uwzględnia ważnych kompetencji dla PE w zakresie zarządzania całym instrumentem. Inne, równie drażliwe politycznie propozycje, takie jak praworządność lub przepisy dotyczące równości płci, zostały znacznie złagodzone, dlatego też zdecydowałam się poprzeć projekt.
Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive (A9-0011/2021 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos)
Poparłam sprawozdanie, gdyż jestem za gruntownym wdrożeniem dyrektywy UE w sprawie zwalczania handlu ludźmi. Handel ludźmi jest straszliwym przestępstwem, pozbawia osoby podstawowej godności ludzkiej. Należy zwalczać wszelkie formy tego procederu, w tym handel do celów wykorzystywania seksualnego, wyzysku w pracy, pobierania narządów lub w innych celach. Walka ta odbywa się również na szczeblu europejskim, ponieważ znaczna część handlu ludźmi ma charakter transgraniczny.Sprawozdanie zawiera szereg wniosków i słuszne zalecenia dotyczące koordynacji na szczeblu UE.
Reducing inequalities with a special focus on in-work poverty (A9-0006/2021 - Özlem Demirel)
W rezolucji przedstawiono lewicową wizję „paneuropejskiej polityki” społecznej z większym poziomem ingerencji ze strony Unii. Wezwano do stworzenia nowych, prawnie wiążących instrumentów w celu zwiększenia harmonizacji krajowego prawa pracy i innych polityk społecznych. Nie mogłam poprzeć tak nakreślonej ponadnarodowej wizji polityki społecznej i gospodarczej.Nie uznano w niej roli krajowych sądów pracy i krajowych agencji inspekcji pracy w radzeniu sobie z naruszeniami prawa pracy ani roli polityki spójności w zwalczaniu nierówności wśród pracowników w całej UE. W sprawozdaniu są też pewne pozytywy, takie jak podkreślenie potrzeby ochrony praw osób niepełnosprawnych w miejscu pracy oraz praw pracowników sezonowych, dlatego wstrzymałam się od głosu.
EU Association Agreement with Ukraine (A9-0219/2020 - Michael Gahler)
Sprawozdanie w sprawie wdrażania układu o stowarzyszeniu UE z Ukrainą to bardzo obszerny tekst przygotowany przez stałego sprawozdawcę Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych PE ds. Ukrainy. Zawiera ono szczegółowe podsumowanie postępów poczynionych przez Ukrainę w kilku dziedzinach wdrażania układu, a także zalecenia PE w takich obszarach jak wspólne wartości i zasady ogólne; reformy i ramy instytucjonalne; współpraca w dziedzinie WPZiB; sprawiedliwość, wolność i bezpieczeństwo; prawa człowieka i podstawowe wolności; współpraca handlowa i gospodarcza; energia, środowisko naturalne i zmiany klimatu; kontakty międzyludzkie i postanowienia instytucjonalne.Tekst zawiera bardzo mocne sformułowania dotyczące rosyjskiej polityki na wschodzie Ukrainy, a także nielegalnej aneksji Krymu i trudnej sytuacji Tatarów krymskich. Głosowałam za jego przyjęciem.
European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience (B9-0108/2021)
Rezolucja jest reakcją na komunikat Komisji w sprawie europejskiego programu na rzecz umiejętności służącego zrównoważonej konkurencyjności, sprawiedliwości społecznej i odporności. Program określa cele ilościowe do 2025 r. i obejmuje 12 projektów ukierunkowanych na umiejętności potrzebne do zatrudnienia. W rezolucji wzywa się do współpracy, wymiany najlepszych praktyk oraz zbierania aktualnych danych. Głosowałam za jej przyjęciem.
Safety of the nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (Belarus) (B9-0109/2021)
Białoruska Elektrownia Jądrowa znajduje się zaledwie 4 km od granicy z Litwą i około 50 km od Wilna. W 2011 roku Białoruś podpisała kontrakt z rosyjskim Rosatomem na budowę obiektu opartego na dwóch reaktorach WWER-1200, pierwotnie opracowanych w ZSRR, a obecnie w Rosji. Przyłączenie do sieci pierwszego bloku nastąpiło w listopadzie 2020 roku, a rozpoczęcie komercyjnej eksploatacji planowane jest na wiosnę 2021 roku.Państwa członkowskie UE są coraz bardziej zaniepokojone projektem. Największe obawy dotyczą bezpieczeństwa elektrowni. W trakcie jej budowy doszło do wielu wypadków. Ponadto nie ulega wątpliwości, że projekt ma służyć jako instrument uzależniania krajów Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej od rosyjskiej energii elektrycznej i podważania europejskich regionalnych projektów energetycznych na Bałtyku. Głosowałam za przyjęciem rezolucji. To jest nasz głos protestu przeciwko elektrowni jądrowej w Ostrowcu.
Challenges ahead for women’s rights: more than 25 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (B9-0114/2021)
Deklaracja pekińska i pekińska platforma działania przyjęte podczas IV Światowej Konferencji ONZ w sprawie Kobiet (1995 r.) miały być programem służącym wzmocnieniu pozycji kobiet. Celem było zniesienie przeszkód na drodze do czynnego uczestnictwa kobiet we wszystkich sferach życia publicznego za sprawą zapewnienia kobietom pełnego i równego udziału w procesie podejmowania decyzji gospodarczych, społecznych, kulturowych i politycznych. Obecnie jednak platforma działania jest ogólnie znana jako jeden z kluczowych etapów promowania na całym świecie dostępu do tzw. zdrowia i praw reprodukcyjnych i seksualnych, w tym dostępu do „bezpiecznej i legalnej aborcji” (termin ten został opracowany w Pekinie). Głosowałam przeciwko rezolucji.
Programme for the Union's action in the field of health for the period 2021-2027 (“EU4Health Programme”) (A9-0196/2020 - Cristian-Silviu Buşoi)
Program UE dla zdrowia ma dysponować budżetem w wysokości 5,1 mld euro. Będzie wspierać krajowe polityki państw członkowskich i promować koordynację między nimi w celu poprawy zdrowia. Będzie dotyczył również długofalowych kwestii zdrowia publicznego, takich jak profilaktyka i leczenie chorób zakaźnych i niezakaźnych, w szczególności nowotworów, pomoc w rozwiązywaniu problemów zdrowia psychicznego i zmniejszenie nierówności w zakresie zdrowia. Głosowałam za jego przyjęciem.
A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (A9-0019/2021 - Yannick Jadot)
Komisja Europejska przyjęła komunikat w sprawie Europejskiego Zielonego Ładu w grudniu 2019 r. Jedną z kluczowych polityk i zawartych tam środków jest propozycja mechanizmu dostosowania granic emisji dwutlenku węgla (CBAM). Ten nowy mechanizm nakładałby cenę emisji dwutlenku węgla na import niektórych towarów spoza UE, aby zmniejszyć ryzyko „ucieczki emisji”, czyli przenoszenia produkcji poza obszar UE. Niestety w ramach CBAM następuje stopniowe wycofywanie bezpłatnych uprawnień do emisji, co jest dla polskiego przemysłu zdecydowanie niekorzystne. Dlatego wstrzymałam się od głosu.
Corporate due diligence and corporate accountability (A9-0018/2021 - Lara Wolters)
W omawianym projekcie inicjatywy ustawodawczej wezwano Komisję Europejską do przedstawienia dyrektywy zawierającej wiążące unijne przepisy dotyczące due diligence . Dyrektywa ta zobowiązywałaby przedsiębiorstwa do identyfikowania i naprawiania pewnych aspektów ich łańcucha wartości (wszystkich operacji, bezpośrednich lub pośrednich stosunków handlowych), które mogłyby naruszać lub naruszają prawa człowieka (w tym prawa socjalne, prawa związkowe i pracownicze), środowiska (w tym przyczynianie się do zmiany klimatu) i dobrego zarządzania. Dyrektywa ta powinna mieć zastosowanie do wszystkich przedsiębiorstw działających na rynku wewnętrznym UE, w tym spoza UE.Cel regulacji jest uzasadniony, natomiast tak sformułowane przepisy byłyby zdecydowanie nadmiernym obciążeniem dla europejskich przedsiębiorstw, ponieważ powodowałyby większą biurokrację i negatywnie wpływałyby na konkurencyjność. Dlatego też wstrzymałam się od głosu.
Equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the UNCRPD (A9-0014/2021 - Katrin Langensiepen)
Pewne fragmenty sprawozdania stanowią cenny wkład w walkę o bardziej skuteczne włączenie osób niepełnosprawnych do rynku pracy. Jednocześnie wiele elementów tekstu należy uznać za nacechowane ideologicznie i problematyczne, jak chociażby postulat wprowadzenia kwot różnorodności. W tekście opowiedziano się za wycofaniem zakładów pracy chronionej, ale nie uwzględniono uwarunkowań poszczególnych państw członkowskich. Ze względu na powyższe zastrzeżenia wstrzymałam się od głosu.
Declaration of the EU as an LGBTIQ Freedom Zone (B9-0166/2021, B9-0167/2021)
Tekst rezolucji opiera się na nieprawdziwych informacjach, takich jak: rzekome utworzenie w Polsce tzw. stref wolnych od ideologii LGBT, wycofanie funduszy z niektórych gmin w Polsce, nasilenie się dyskryminacji wobec osób LGBT w całej UE, a w Polsce w szczególności, ściganie działaczy LGBT. W rezolucji wskazuje się na konieczność rozszerzenia zakresu procedury art. 7 TUE przeciwko Polsce, konieczność wprowadzenia przepisów dotyczących par osób tej samej płci, osób transpłciowych, ochrony azylowej dla osób LGBTIQ. Jestem przeciwna dyskryminacji jakichkolwiek osób, jednak tekst rezolucji jest nieobiektywny, narusza zasady kompetencyjne UE, a przede wszystkim zawiera bezpodstawnie sformułowane oskarżenia przeciwko Polsce. Głosowałam przeciwko tej rezolucji.
Children's Rights (B9-0164/2021)
Nowa strategia UE w sprawie praw dziecka, którą KE zamierza opublikować, zapewni ramy dla działań UE w celu lepszego promowania i ochrony praw dziecka. Strategia obejmie 4 filary: prawa dzieci w najtrudniejszej sytuacji, prawa dzieci w erze cyfrowej, zapobieganie przemocy i walka z nią oraz promowanie wymiaru sprawiedliwości przyjaznego dziecku.Rezolucja ma szeroki zakres i obejmuje wiele zagadnień. Niestety w treści rezolucji PE znajduje się kilka propozycji, które podważają podstawową zasadę poszanowania znaczenia tradycji i wartości kulturowych dla ochrony i harmonijnego rozwoju dziecka, w szczególności fragment o edukacji seksualnej i rodzinach LGBTQI + w kontekście bezpaństwowców. Wstrzymałam się od głosu.
Cohesion Policy and regional environment strategies in the fight against climate change (A9-0034/2021 - Tonino Picula)
Celem sprawozdania w sprawie polityki spójności i regionalnych strategii środowiskowych w walce ze zmianami klimatycznymi jest zarysowanie roli tej polityki na najbliższe lata. Polityka spójności jest największym i najważniejszym narzędziem inwestycyjnym w Europie i potencjalnie mogłaby odgrywać kluczową rolę w transformacji energetycznej.Niestety w sprawozdaniu wezwano do natychmiastowego i całkowitego wycofania z użycia paliw kopalnych, w tym gazu ziemnego. Ponadto inwestycje w technologię i infrastrukturę gazu ziemnego są kwalifikowalne tylko do końca 2025 r. W związku z powyższym głosowałam przeciwko.
Application of Regulation (EC) 2020/2092, the Rule of Law conditionality mechanism (B9-0206/2021, B9-0207/2021, B9-0208/2021)
W związku z przyjęciem konkluzji Rady Europejskiej z 10 i 11 grudnia 2020 r. dotyczących WRF i Next Generation EU oraz pewnych aspektów praworządności Parlament Europejski i Rada sfinalizowały rozporządzenie 2020/2092 w sprawie ogólnego systemu warunkowości służącego ochronie budżetu Unii. Rozporządzenie to zostało zatwierdzone przez Parlament w dniu 16 grudnia 2020 r.Rada Europejska w konkluzjach uzgodniła, że Komisja przygotuje wytyczne dotyczące stosowania rozporządzenia i nie zaproponuje na podstawie rozporządzenia żadnych środków, dopóki takie wytyczne nie zostaną przygotowane. Ponadto wytyczne zostałyby przygotowane dopiero po rozpatrzeniu przez Trybunał Sprawiedliwości skargi o stwierdzenie nieważności rozporządzenia i wydaniu wyroku. Porozumienie to zostało potwierdzone przez Komisję w oświadczeniu załączonym do protokołu Rady z zatwierdzenia rozporządzenia. Następnie rządy Węgier i Polski złożyły do TSUE skargę o stwierdzenie nieważności rozporządzenia.Głosowałam przeciwko, gdyż treść rezolucji budzi wątpliwości co do intencji poszanowania porozumienia osiągniętego w Radzie Europejskiej.
Own resource based on non-recycled plastic packaging waste and certain aspects of the GNI-based own resource (A9-0048/2021 - José Manuel Fernandes, Valérie Hayer)
Implementation of the Ambient Air Quality Directives (A9-0037/2021 - Javi López)
Popieram praktyczne próby poprawy jakości powietrza w UE, zwłaszcza na obszarach miejskich. W wielu miejscach w UE jakość powietrza spełnia wysokie normy, co wpływa na zdrowie ludzkie, jakość życia i środowisko. Jednocześnie stężenie zanieczyszczeń na niektórych obszarach znacznie przekracza poziomy przewidziane w prawie UE, a tym bardziej w normach WHO. Mimo to nie uważam, by rozwiązaniem problemu było dalsze dostosowanie norm UE do norm WHO.W 2008 r. normy jakości powietrza opierały się na wówczas zalecanych normach WHO. Trzynaście lat później nadal nie możemy im sprostać. O tym, że normy WHO są nierealistyczne, świadczy ponad 30 postępowań w sprawie uchybienia zobowiązaniom państwa członkowskiego przeciwko 20 państwom. Głosowałam przeciwko.
New EU-Africa Strategy (A9-0017/2021 - Chrysoula Zacharopoulou)
Proces opracowywania nowej strategii UE–Afryka rozpoczął się od wspólnego komunikatu Komisji Europejskiej i Europejskiej Służby Działań Zewnętrznych opublikowanego 9 marca 2020 r. Nawiązujące do tego komunikatu sprawozdanie Komisji Rozwoju podkreśla, że Afryka to kontynent wyzwań, ale przede wszystkim możliwości. Europa, jej historyczny sojusznik, musi teraz odnowić swoje podejście i retorykę, aby uwzględnić główne problemy, z którymi musi się uporać kontynent liczący 1,3 miliarda mieszkańców.Uważam, że sprawozdanie i większość jego wniosków są trafne i stanowią właściwą odpowiedź na obecne wyzwania, jednak wstrzymałam się od głosu ze względu na pewne ideologiczne odniesienia do równości płci oraz zdrowia i praw seksualnych i reprodukcyjnych, które to sprawozdanie umieszcza w centrum strategii, a także ze względu na niektóre zapisy dotyczące migracji i potrzeby wzmocnienia działań na rzecz walki ze zmianą klimatu.
EU Strategy for Sustainable Tourism (A9-0033/2021 - Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar)
Według sprawozdania kryteria UE dotyczące bezpiecznej i czystej turystyki, włączając w to wspólny certyfikat szczepień, powinny być częścią nowej strategii UE dla zrównoważonej turystyki. Prosi też kraje członkowskie, by bez zwłoki doprowadziły do pełnego wdrożenia wspólnych kryteriów bezpiecznej podróży, wraz z unijnym protokołem bezpieczeństwa zdrowotnego w zakresie testowania przed podróżą i wdrażania wymogu kwarantanny dopiero jako ostatecznego rozwiązania. Sprawozdanie sugeruje, że potrzebny jest wspólny certyfikat szczepień i że mógłby stać się alternatywą dla testów PCR i wymogów kwarantanny bądź wspólnego uznawania procedur szczepienia.Przewiduje się utworzenie unijnej karty lokalizacji pasażera oraz wypracowanie – co zostało podkreślone – dobrowolnego, interoperacyjnego, zachowującego anonimowość użytkownika rozwiązania w postaci aplikacji do śledzenia, namierzania. Ze względu na kontrowersje związane z uzależnianiem praw obywateli od przyjęcia szczepionki wstrzymałam się od głosu.
EU/Honduras Voluntary Partnership Agreement (A9-0053/2021 - Karin Karlsbro)
Nie poparłam rezolucji, ponieważ do pozytywnego celu, jakim jest współpraca gospodarcza, dodano szereg postulatów o charakterze ideologicznym. Fragmenty dotyczące równości płci nie dotyczą, moim zdaniem, przedmiotu umowy, czyli wdrażania prawa leśnego i handlu produktami drzewnymi między Hondurasem a Unią Europejską.
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (A9-0120/2020 - Marisa Matias)
Celem Europejskiego Instytutu Innowacji i Technologii (EIT) jest wspieranie zrównoważonego wzrostu gospodarczego i konkurencyjności dzięki wzmocnieniu zdolności innowacyjnych państw członkowskich i Unii Europejskiej. EIT działa głównie za pośrednictwem wspólnot wiedzy i innowacji (WWiI), które są działającymi na szeroką skalę partnerstwami europejskimi utworzonymi w ramach trójkąta wiedzy i wzmacniającymi integrację edukacji, biznesu oraz badań naukowych, przy czym silny nacisk kładzie się na talenty w dziedzinie przedsiębiorczości i umiejętności w zakresie innowacji. Od czasu utworzenia EIT w 2008 r. instytut stopniowo zwiększył liczbę WWiI do ośmiu, aby stawić czoła wyzwaniom społecznym. Każda WWiI jest zorganizowana wokół kilku centrów kolokacji, które mają pełnić rolę ośrodków geograficznych służących praktycznej integracji trójkąta wiedzy.W strategicznym planie innowacji (SPI) określono strategię i priorytety EIT na lata 2021–2027, a także zapewniono niezbędne dostosowanie EIT do unijnego programu ramowego w zakresie badań naukowych i innowacji „Horyzont Europa”. Poparłam sprawozdanie. Mam nadzieję, że w strukturze EIT znajdzie się miejsce dla przyszłego Europejskiego Centrum Technologii Bezemisyjnych.
Digital Green Certificate - Union citizens (C9-0104/2021 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)
Po głębokim namyśle poparłam proponowaną regulację. Popieram rozwiązania, których celem jest wzajemne uznawanie szczepień oraz wyników badań przez wszystkie państwa członkowskie Unii Europejskiej. Certyfikat szczepień nie jest „paszportem”. To system wzajemnego uznawania dokumentacji. Ma on zagwarantować, że Polacy we wszystkich unijnych krajach będą mogli cieszyć się takimi samymi prawami jak obywatele innych państw. Bez uznawania polskiej dokumentacji z zakresu szczepień i testów mogłoby dojść do dyskryminacji polskich obywateli.Obecnie w Polsce nie ma szczególnych ograniczeń dla osób niezaszczepionych. Nie można jednak wykluczyć, że inne państwa zdecydują się na wprowadzenie takich rozwiązań. Nie chcemy pozwolić, aby z tego powodu nasi obywatele znaleźli się w gorszej sytuacji.Polska aktywnie uczestniczy w procesie tworzenia transgranicznego systemu uznawania certyfikatów szczepień w ramach sieci e-Zdrowia Komisji Europejskiej we współpracy z WHO. Sam system uznawania dokumentacji nie ma charakteru dyskryminującego, ponieważ to same państwa, autonomicznie decydują o obowiązujących obostrzeniach. W tym kontekście popieram regulacje, które powinny ułatwiać przemieszczanie się i dostępność usług, a nie utrudniać czy wprowadzać przesłanki dyskryminacyjne.
Russia, the case of Alexei Navalny, military build-up on Ukraine's border and Russian attack in the Czech Republic (B9-0235/2021, RC-B9-0236/2021, B9-0236/2021, B9-0237/2021, B9-0250/2021, B9-0251/2021, B9-0252/2021)
Poprzez szereg wrogich działań w kraju i za granicą polityka rosyjska staje się zdecydowanie autokratyczna i coraz bardziej wroga wobec euroatlantyckich interesów w sferze bezpieczeństwa. Rezolucja skupia się na czterech nieprzyjaznych działaniach ze strony putinowskiej Rosji: „uciszeniu” przywódcy opozycji Aleksieja Nawalnego, wojnie przeciwko Ukrainie, sabotażu w składzie amunicji Vrbetice w Czechach oraz dalszej budowie Nord Stream II.Opozycjonista i zdeklarowany krytyk Kremla Aleksiej Nawalny został zatrzymany po powrocie do Moskwy z rekonwalescencji, którą – najprawdopodobniej w wyniku próby otrucia – odbywał w Berlinie. Zamach ten miał miejsce 20 sierpnia 2020 roku i powszechnie przyjmuje się, że dokonały go rosyjskie służby bezpieczeństwa. Nawalny przebywa obecnie w więzieniu.Poparłam rezolucję w proponowanym kształcie.
5th anniversary of the Peace Agreement in Colombia (RC-B9-0227/2021, B9-0227/2021, B9-0228/2021, B9-0229/2021, B9-0230/2021, B9-0231/2021, B9-0232/2021)
Marksistowskie Rewolucyjne Siły Zbrojne Kolumbii (FARC) systematycznie łamią zawarte porozumienie pokojowe. Nie uznają swojej odpowiedzialności za poważne przestępstwa i naruszenia praw człowieka (w tym egzekucje pozasądowe, porwania, przestępstwa seksualne, przymusowe aborcje, użycie niekonwencjonalnej broni i broni zakazanej przez międzynarodowe prawo humanitarne). Nie wywiązali się w pełni ze zobowiązania oddania nielegalnie posiadanych dóbr, nagromadzonych przez dziesięciolecia. Z 236 milionów euro do 31 grudnia 2020 roku oddano tylko około 12 milionów euro. FARC nie wykonało również swojego zobowiązania do demobilizacji: faktycznie zdemobilizowanych zostało jedynie 85 % z ponad 13 tys. podlegających demobilizacji członków FARC.Projekt rezolucji przedstawiony przez EKR skupiał się m.in. na niedociągnięciach Specjalnej Jurysdykcji dla Pokoju (JEP). Niestety projekt rezolucji przedstawiony przez EKR został odrzucony, nie przyjęto również naszych poprawek proponowanych do innych projektów, dlatego głosowałam przeciwko ostatecznej wersji rezolucji.
Just Transition Fund (A9-0135/2020 - Manolis Kefalogiannis)
Fundusz na rzecz Sprawiedliwej Transformacji to nowy instrument z łącznym budżetem 17,5 mld euro, z czego 7,5 mld euro pochodzi z wieloletnich ram finansowych (WRF), a 10 mld euro z nowej generacji UE. FST jest kluczowym elementem Europejskiego Zielonego Ładu i pierwszym filarem mechanizmu sprawiedliwej transformacji (JTM). Ma na celu złagodzenie kosztów społecznych i ekonomicznych wynikających z przejścia na gospodarkę neutralną dla klimatu, poprzez szeroki wachlarz działań nakierowanych głównie na dywersyfikację działalności gospodarczej i pomoc ludziom w adaptacji na zmieniającym się rynku pracy. Polityczne porozumienie Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady w sprawie wniosku Komisji dotyczącego Funduszu na rzecz Sprawiedliwej Transformacji osiągnięto w grudniu 2020 r.Pomimo obecności elementów, które są nadal zbyt „zielone”, rozmowy trójstronne poprawiły tekst w porównaniu z tekstem początkowym. Głosowałam za jego przyjęciem.
Research Fund for Coal and Steel (A9-0102/2021 - Cristian-Silviu Buşoi)
Dostrzegam ogromny potencjał Funduszu w okresie transformacji energetycznej. Instrument ten jest powiązany z programem „Horyzont Europa” i Funduszem na rzecz Sprawiedliwej Transformacji. Zieloni bezskutecznie próbowali w trakcie negocjacji wyłączyć badania nad węglem z zakresu FBWiS. Poprawki zgłoszone przez EKR zostały w większości zaakceptowane. Głosowałam za.
The impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries (A9-0115/2021 - Mónica Silvana González)
Uważam, że walka ze zmianami klimatycznymi nie jest sposobem na rozwiązanie problemu ubóstwa i nierówności w krajach rozwijających się. Zwiększone finansowanie działań na rzecz klimatu nie powinno być priorytetem, biorąc pod uwagę inne potrzeby krajów rozwijających się, na przykład w dziedzinie zdrowia, edukacji i bezpieczeństwa żywnościowego, które powinny być głównym przedmiotem polityki humanitarnej i rozwojowej UE. Głosowałam przeciwko.
A European Strategy for Hydrogen (A9-0116/2021 - Jens Geier)
Sprawozdanie jest odpowiedzią na komunikat „Europejska strategia w zakresie wodoru” opublikowany przez Komisję w lipcu 2020 r. Komunikat przyjęłam ogólnie pozytywnie z kilkoma zastrzeżeniami. Jednak sprawozdanie ITRE nie zasługuje na aprobatę. Tekst znacznie odbiega od ścieżki obranej przez Komisję w komunikacie i proponuje rozwiązania, które nie odpowiadają faktycznemu tempu rozwoju technologicznego ani realiom rynkowym.Wbrew zasadzie neutralności technologicznej tekst wyraźnie opowiada się za wsparciem produkcji wodoru w drodze elektrolizy. Podstawowym stanowiskiem EKR było niewykluczanie a priori żadnej technologii na podstawie wskaźników innych niż potencjał redukcji emisji w końcowym zastosowaniu. Jednakże sprawozdawca odrzucił to założenie, a także wskazanie potrzeby badania i rozwoju różnych opcji produkcji wodoru bez emisji dwutlenku węgla, takich jak np. pirolizy. Chociaż w tekście przewidziano przejściowe wykorzystanie wodoru niskoemisyjnego, ta technologia, a także rozwój wychwytywania i składowania dwutlenku węgla (CSS), nie zostały odpowiednio uwzględnione w sprawozdaniu.Chociaż w dużej mierze udało się usunąć najbardziej nieodpowiednie fragmenty (np. rok 2030 jako datę wycofania produkcji wodoru niskoemisyjnego), obecny tekst nadal był dla mnie nie do przyjęcia. Głosowałam przeciw.
Human rights protection and the EU external migration policy (A9-0060/2021 - Tineke Strik)
Uważam, że polityka migracyjna UE powinna skupiać się na bezpiecznych granicach i zawracaniu osób ubiegających się bez uzasadnienia o azyl do ich krajów pochodzenia. Zasadniczym problemem pozostaje potrzeba dalszego wzmocnienia kontroli na zewnętrznych granicach UE. Głosowałam przeciwko tekstowi, który odzwierciedla tendencję do skupiania się bardziej na ochronie praw nielegalnych imigrantów niż na ochronie praw obywateli UE narażonych na negatywne skutki masowej i niekontrolowanej imigracji.
Reversing demographic trends in EU regions using cohesion policy instruments (A9-0061/2021 - Daniel Buda)
Sprawozdanie koncentruje się w szczególności na lokalnym i regionalnym wymiarze spadku liczby ludności na niektórych obszarach. Ogólnie rzecz biorąc, obszary wiejskie, poprzemysłowe i oddalone borykają się z szeregiem specyficznych sytuacji: przeżywają znaczny spadek liczby ludności, odnotowują niższy niż średni krajowy lub unijny poziom dochodów, mają trudności z integracją terytorialną z innymi regionami przez co są bardziej narażeni na ryzyko wyludnienia; zwraca uwagę, że regiony wiejskie stanowią obecnie 28% ludności Europy, ale przewiduje się, że w przyszłości ich liczba znacznie spadnie.W sprawozdaniu podkreślono, że władze lokalne i regionalne odgrywają kluczową rolę w opracowywaniu strategii terytorialnych, biorąc pod uwagę potrzeby rozwojowe i potencjał danych obszarów, w tym trendy gospodarcze, społeczne i demograficzne; przypomina, że lokalne strategie rozwoju kierowane przez społeczność stanowią przydatne narzędzie, które można wykorzystać do zwiększenia dostępności i tworzenia miejsc pracy. Podkreśla potrzebę dalszego upraszczania polityki spójności, ale jednocześnie zwraca uwagę na potrzebę zarządzania zasobami finansowymi i maksymalizacji synergii między różnymi funduszami UE.Sprawozdanie oparte jest na faktach. Jest również dobrze uzasadnione i zredagowane w wyważony i zorganizowany sposób. Głosowałam za jego przyjęciem.
Chinese countersanctions on EU entities and MEPs and MPs (RC-B9-0269/2021, B9-0269/2021, B9-0270/2021, B9-0271/2021, B9-0273/2021, B9-0274/2021, B9-0275/2021)
Kontrsankcje ze strony Chin były następstwem decyzji Rady, wydanej wcześniej tego dnia, o nałożeniu sankcji na cztery osoby z Chin i jeden podmiot (Prezydium Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego Korpusu Produkcyjno-Budowlanego Sinciang) za ich udział w rażących naruszeniach praw człowieka w północno-zachodniej prowincji Sinciang w Chinach. Od 2017 roku chiński rząd zatrzymał szacunkowo 1,8 miliona Ujgurów i Kazachów i umieszczał ich w dużych pozasądowych obozach reedukacji politycznej. Świadectwa wskazują, że zatrzymani poddawani są torturom, mają okropne warunki bytowe oraz zajęcia z indoktrynacji politycznej i wspierania lojalności wobec Komunistycznej Partii Chin. Chiński rząd poświęcił ogromne środki na kontrolę społeczną w Sinciang i wdrożył masową kampanię sterylizacji kobiet, aby zmienić demografię w regionie. Ostatnie doniesienia ujawniają, że w systemie masowych obozów internowania w całym regionie i poza nim istnieje powszechna praca przymusowa.Stanowczo potępiam kontrsankcje ze strony Chin i przede wszystkim potępiam nieludzkie traktowanie mieszkańców prowincji Sinciang. Poparłam rezolucję.
Liability of companies for environmental damage (A9-0112/2021 - Antonius Manders)
Nie mogłam wyrazić zgody na poparcie zmian związanych z prawem i odpowiedzialnością karną (obligatoryjne i surowsze sankcje karne; wprowadzenie przestępstwa ekobójstwa; obligatoryjne odszkodowanie z tytułu odpowiedzialności za środowisko; poszerzenie zakresu mandatu Prokuratury Europejskiej), które muszą pozostać domeną państw członkowskich. Również propozycje wprowadzenia obowiązku ubezpieczenia, odpowiedzialności jednostek macierzystych i łańcuchowych należy traktować jako zbyt dużą ingerencję w prawo krajowe ze strony UE. Członkowie grupy EKR zgłosili uwagi, które nie zostały uwzględnione w ostatecznym tekście.Głosowałam przeciw.
The gender dimension in Cohesion Policy (A9-0154/2021 - Monika Vana)
Równość płci (społeczno-kulturowej) to nie to samo, co równość mężczyzn i kobiet zgodnie z zapisami w fundamentalnych traktatach Unii Europejskiej. Raport składa się z wielu współczesnych, typowych lewicowych postulatów związanych z płcią, takich jak strategia „gender mainstreaming” i wszystko, co jest z tym związane: budżetowanie gender, równoważenie gender, miasta uwzględniające gender, wskaźniki i dane uwzględniające problematykę gender itp. Ponadto podczas ostatniego etapu prac nad projektem dodano wiele odniesień do dezinformującego sformułowania o tzw. strefach wolnych od LGBT. Głosowałam przeciwko.
The EU's Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade (B9-0305/2021)
Rezolucja jest odpowiedzią na komunikat w sprawie strategii cyberbezpieczeństwa UE na cyfrową dekadę przedstawiony przez Komisję Europejską w grudniu zeszłego roku. Ostateczny tekst porusza wiele ważnych aspektów związanych z cyberbezpieczeństwem i przypomina o jego znaczeniu ze względu na rosnącą liczbę cyberataków. Tekst podkreśla konieczność promowania rozwoju bezpiecznych i niezawodnych sieci i systemów informatycznych, infrastruktury i łączności w całej Unii. W związku z tym podejmowane są wysiłki na rzecz tego, aby wszystkie produkty połączone z internetem w Unii były od samego początku bezpieczne, odporne na incydenty cybernetyczne i szybko naprawiane po wykryciu luk w zabezpieczeniach. Przypomina również, jak ważne jest zwiększenie zaufania i zmniejszenie barier w dzieleniu się informacjami o cyberzagrożeniach i cyberatakach na wszystkich poziomach. Ponadto uzgodniony tekst wzywa państwa członkowskie i Komisję do dalszego zacieśniania współpracy w zakresie cyberobrony i rozwijania badań nad najnowocześniejszymi zdolnościami w zakresie cyberobrony. Ogólnie projekt rezolucji jest wyważonym kompromisem, odzwierciedlającym istniejące wyzwania. Głosowałam za.
Rule of Law situation in the European Union and the application of the conditionality regulation 2020/2092 (B9-0317/2021, B9-0319/2021, B9-0320/2021)
Projekt rezolucji to kolejna odsłona trwającego od lat politycznego show. Lewicowa i postępowa większość parlamentarna przygotowała kolejną rezolucję. W tej rezolucji wzywa się Komisję do zastosowania mechanizmu warunkowości praworządności, oczywiście wobec Polski i Węgier. Jedynym powodem zastosowania tego mechanizmu jest sam fakt, że procedura na mocy art. 7 TUE jest w toku. Procedura ta nie jest zakończona, a sam fakt jej wszczęcia nie potwierdza zarzutów w niej podniesionych.Od początku sprzeciwiałam się mechanizmowi warunkowości. Oczywiście ważna jest ochrona budżetu przed nieprawidłowościami i tego nie kwestionuję. Mamy jednak do czynienia ze standardowym sposobem podejścia lewicowego, czyli dobra przyczyna jest wykorzystywana jako narzędzie pozatraktatowego, bezprawnego działania. W tym przypadku niezdefiniowane pojęcie „praworządności” miałoby być cudownym remedium na problemy budżetowe. W rzeczywistości jest to tylko kolejny sposób na zaprowadzenie porządku w rządach, które wyłamują się z mainstreamowych narracji. Dowodem na to jest również wskazanie w rezolucji, że warunkowość musi być wykorzystana do przeciwdziałania atakom na migrantów, prawa kobiet i LGBTIQ. Jest to wyraźnie niezgodne z prawem, ponieważ elementy te nie powinny być uznawane za część praworządności, a poza tym nie mają żadnego związku z budżetem. Głosowałam przeciwko rezolucji.
Human rights and political situation in Cuba (B9-0341/2021, B9-0342/2021, B9-0343/2021, B9-0345/2021, B9-0346/2021)
Poparłam rezolucję. Uważam, że nie można przestać mówić o dramatycznej sytuacji zniewolonego od dziesięcioleci narodu kubańskiego. Uważam, że należy przeciwstawiać się skłonności, widocznej zwłaszcza wśród wysokich przedstawicieli UE, do traktowania Kuby jako kraju czyniącego postępy na drodze demokratyzacji. Fakty temu przeczą.
Systematic repression in Belarus and its consequences for European security following abductions from an EU civilian plane intercepted by Belarusian authorities (B9-0328/2021, B9-0330/2021, B9-0332/2021, B9-0339/2021, B9-0340/2021, B9-0344/2021)
23 maja 2021 r. władze białoruskie użyły samolotu MiG-29 do zmuszenia ryanaira FR4978 do lądowania w Mińsku, twierdząc, że na pokładzie znajduje się bomba. Po wylądowaniu samolotu białoruskie władze aresztowały Ramana Pratasewicza, współzałożyciela i byłego redaktora naczelnego opozycyjnego kanału Nexta oraz jego towarzyszkę Sofię Sapiegę. Prawdopodobnie cała operacja była wspólnym przedsięwzięciem służb białoruskich i rosyjskich, gdyż w Mińsku samolot opuściło także czterech obywateli rosyjskich.Rezolucja skupia się również na innych tematach, m.in. powszechnym represjonowaniu opozycji przez reżim Łukaszenki, a także represjom wymierzonym w mniejszości narodowe, zwłaszcza największą z nich – polską. Głosowałam za przyjęciem rezolucji.
European Citizens' Initiative "End the cage age" (B9-0296/2021, B9-0302/2021)
Projekt rezolucji został zaproponowany przez ruch obywatelski „End the Cage Age” po publicznym wysłuchaniu. Rezolucja wzywa KE do „zaproponowania rewizji dyrektywy Rady 98/58/WE w sprawie ochrony zwierząt hodowlanych w celu stopniowego wycofywania stosowania klatek w hodowli zwierząt w UE, oceniając możliwą datę wycofania do 2027 roku”. Głosowałam za przyjęciem rezolucji, uznając, że polityka zmierzająca do zapewnienia dobrostanu zwierząt hodowlanych jest co do zasady słuszna.
Promoting gender equality in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and careers (A9-0163/2021 - Susana Solís Pérez)
Warto zachęcać kobiety do powszechniejszego podejmowania studiów na wydziałach STEM oraz rozwijania kariery zawodowej w tych dziedzinach, a także by im to ułatwiać. Są to bowiem miejsca pracy wysokiej jakości i o coraz większym znaczeniu, a droga do nich powinna stać otworem zarówno przed kobietami, jak i mężczyznami, jednakowo. Obecnie w tych zawodach pracuje znacznie mniej kobiet niż mężczyzn, co częściowo wynika z odmiennych wyborów, lecz częściowo również ze stereotypów, zgodnie z którymi kobiety czują się mniej komfortowo w tych dziedzinach niż mężczyźni. Uważam, że należy przeciwdziałać tym stereotypom, kierując uwagę na kobiety, które odniosły sukces w dziedzinach STEM, choć nie można zakładać, że równouprawnienie nastąpi dopiero wtedy, gdy liczba kobiet zrówna się z liczbą mężczyzn. W związku z tym, choć zgadzam się z wieloma fragmentami raportu, nie mogłam głosować za jego przyjęciem ze względu na pewne problematyczne kwestie, takie jak dyskryminacja krzyżowa, propozycje dotyczące dyrektywy antydyskryminacyjnej lub dyrektywy w sprawie kobiet w zarządach, a nawet odniesienia do praw i zdrowia reprodukcyjnego i seksualnego. Z tych względów wstrzymałam się od głosu.
European Climate Law (Jytte Guteland - A9-0162/2020)
Wniosek Komisji w sprawie Europejskiego prawa o klimacie, przedstawiony 4 marca 2020 r., uznawany jest za podstawę przepisów Zielonego Ładu. W mandacie negocjacyjnym Parlamentu, przyjętym na pierwszej sesji plenarnej w październiku 2020 r., wezwano do ustanowienia ogólnounijnego celu redukcji emisji o 60% do 2030 r. oraz osiągnięcia najpóźniej do 2050 r. zerowych emisji netto w UE i w każdym państwie członkowskim. Komisja musiałaby również sporządzić budżet emisyjny UE i rozważyć wprowadzenie docelowego poziomu na 2040 r. W mandacie znalazł się ponadto wniosek o utworzenie do czerwca 2022 r. nowego organu doradczego – europejskiego zespołu ds. zmian klimatu. Zdecydowanie sprzeciwiałam się tym zmianom, zwłaszcza celowi na 2030 r. przewidującemu redukcję o 60% i żądaniu wyznaczenia krajowych celów zerowej emisji netto.Na szczęście w wyniku międzyinstytucjonalnych negocjacji z Radą, zakończonych w kwietniu 2021 r., wprowadzono pewne zasadnicze zmiany w podejściu zaproponowanym przez Komisję i Parlament. W szczególności cel polegający na osiągnięciu neutralności klimatycznej odnosi się wyłącznie do szczebla UE. Jest to bardzo pozytywny element porozumienia, który ma zasadnicze znaczenie dla Polski. W porozumieniu zawarto jednak cel redukcji emisji netto o 55% do 2030 r., dlatego wstrzymałam się od głosu.
Commission’s 2020 Rule of law report (A9-0199/2021 - Domènec Ruiz Devesa)
Sprawozdanie jest świadectwem stosowania przez Komisję Europejską podwójnych standardów w stosunku do różnych państw członkowskich. Pomija się w nim istotne zagrożenia dla wolności obywatelskich i praworządności występujące w wielu krajach tzw. „starej Unii”, natomiast w sposób tendencyjny przedstawia się sytuację w kilku krajach Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej, m.in. w Polsce. Głosowałam przeciwko akceptacji tego sprawozdania.
Sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health (A9-0169/2021 - Predrag Fred Matić)
Sprawozdanie jest jednym z jaskrawych przejawów ingerencji Parlamentu Europejskiego w dziedziny prawa, których regulacja leży wyłącznie w kompetencji państw członkowskich. Taką dziedziną niezmiennie pozostaje ochrona zdrowia. Od początku prac nad tym projektem w Komisji Praw Kobiet i Równouprawnienia było jasne, że prawdziwą intencją sprawozdania jest wywarcie presji na państwa członkowskie w celu zagwarantowania swobodnego dostępu do aborcji i uznania jej za prawo człowieka przy jednoczesnym zniesieniu prawa pracowników służby zdrowia do stosowania klauzuli sumienia. To smutne, że w obecnej kadencji Parlamentu tekst tak bardzo sprzeczny z podstawowymi wartościami naszej cywilizacji: szacunkiem do ludzkiego życia i wolności sumienia zyskuje poparcie większości posłów. Głosowałam przeciwko!
25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) (Nairobi Summit) (B9-0365/2021, B9-0366/2021)
Szczyt w Nairobi, który odbył się w dniach 12–14 listopada, upamiętniał 25. rocznicę Międzynarodowej Konferencji na temat Ludności i Rozwoju (ICPD25) w Kairze. W konferencji tej wzięło udział ponad 170 krajów w myśl wspólnego celu zakończenia realizacji programu działania ICPD. Na szczycie ponownie zobowiązano się do osiągnięcia odpowiednich celów zrównoważonego rozwoju do 2030 r. poprzez położenie kresu wszelkim przypadkom zgonów okołoporodowych matek, niezrealizowanym potrzebom w zakresie planowania rodziny oraz przemocy ze względu na płeć i szkodliwym praktykom wobec kobiet i dziewcząt.Po szczycie przyjęto rezolucję. Zawiera ona ogromną liczbę elementów, które uważam za nieakceptowalne: aborcja (pojawia się w tekście 22 razy), zdrowie seksualne i reprodukcyjne i prawa w tym zakresie, amerykańska „zasada globalnego knebla”, prawa osób LGBTIQ itd. W rezolucji potępiono również niektóre państwa, w tym dwa państwa członkowskie UE – Polskę i Węgry – za „dążenie do podważenia ostatecznego porozumienia i swoich odpowiednich zobowiązań dotyczących zdrowia seksualnego i reprodukcyjnego kobiet i ich praw w tym zakresie”. Pomimo niektórych pozytywnych fragmentów (jak potępienie okaleczania żeńskich narządów płciowych) nie mogłam poprzeć rezolucji w proponowanym kształcie. Głosowałam przeciw.
2019-2020 Reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina (A9-0185/2021 - Paulo Rangel)
Śląsk jako największy region górniczy w Europie powinien najwięcej skorzystać z instrumentów mechanizmu sprawiedliwej transformacji, w tym również z pożyczek dla sektora publicznego. Narzucone nam cele związane z polityką klimatyczną muszą być zrekompensowane odpowiednimi funduszami przeznaczonymi na łagodzenie poważnych skutków zmian społecznych i gospodarczych. Głosowałam za przyjęciem sprawozdania.
Financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2020 (A9-0200/2021 - Pedro Silva Pereira)
W sprawozdaniu poparto przekształcenie EBI w unijny bank klimatyczny, czemu towarzyszy apel, by rozszerzyć emisję obligacji ekologicznych, wspierać nowy system oceny ryzyka związanego z klimatem w celu monitorowania inwestycji, a także stosować „w stosownych przypadkach” rozporządzenie w sprawie systematyki. W tekście z zadowoleniem przyjęto plan działania EBI dotyczący banku klimatycznego na lata 2021–2025 oraz dążenie UE do osiągnięcia neutralności klimatycznej najpóźniej do 2050 r. Wyrażono też zadowolenie, że EBI zamierza zwiększyć finansowanie działań w dziedzinie klimatu z 30% do co najmniej 50% do 2025 r.Ponadto w sprawozdaniu wezwano udziałowców EBI (tj. państwa członkowskie), by zgodzili się podwyższyć kapitał, co pozwoli wypełnić lukę inwestycyjną w dziedzinie klimatu. Sprawozdanie nie gwarantuje, że zielone inwestycje wspierane przez EBI zostaną usprawnione i poddane krytycznej ocenie, aby zapewnić jak największą efektywność zasobów publicznych, ani też tego nie wymaga. Wstrzymałam się od głosu.
The impact on the fishing sector of offshore windfarms and other renewable energy systems (A9-0184/2021 - Peter van Dalen)
W sprawozdaniu podkreślono potrzebę uniknięcia ewentualnego negatywnego długoterminowego oddziaływania morskich turbin wiatrowych na niektóre ekosystemy, zasoby rybne i różnorodność biologiczną, a w konsekwencji na całe rybołówstwo. Wskazano na potrzebę podejścia do ich rozwoju w oparciu o cykl życia, począwszy od budowy po eksploatację i likwidację, stąd też znaczenie rygorystycznych i szczegółowych badań mających na celu ocenę wpływu istniejących morskich turbin wiatrowych. W sprawozdaniu wezwano Komisję do przeprowadzenia oceny skutków w celu zbadania spodziewanego wpływu gospodarczego, społecznego i środowiskowego budowy morskich instalacji wiatrowych na obszarach, na których mogą one kolidować zarówno z rybołówstwem, jak i z trwałością morskiej fauny i flory. Podkreślono, że zainteresowane strony powinny mieć prawo do uczestnictwa i do zabierania głosu przy planowaniu przestrzennym obszarów morskich. Wezwano państwa członkowskie do wyznaczenia konkretnych historycznych i tradycyjnych łowisk lokalnych rybaków jako obszarów, które mają pozostać wolne od morskich odnawialnych źródeł energii.Moim zdaniem energia z morskich źródeł odnawialnych nie jest niezbędna, lecz jest jednym z możliwych rozwiązań, które państwa członkowskie mogą wybrać lub nie. Przy określaniu swojego koszyka energetycznego państwa członkowskie powinny uwzględniać wpływ pozyskiwania energii z morskich źródeł odnawialnych na ekosystem morski i rybołówstwo.Wstrzymałam się od głosu.
The creation of guidelines for the application of the general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget (A9-0226/2021 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Petri Sarvamaa)
Sprawozdanie jest bardzo nieprecyzyjne, dopuszcza różne interpretacje kilku kluczowych kwestii i nie zawiera bardzo istotnych poprawek zgłoszonych przez posłów EKR, takich jak wezwania do skoncentrowania ram zarządzania gospodarczego na dyscyplinie fiskalnej, konkurencyjności i reformach strukturalnych. Ponadto tekst zawiera kilka odniesień do Europejskiego Zielonego Ładu, porozumienia paryskiego, Europejskiego filaru praw socjalnych i celów zrównoważonego rozwoju ONZ. Głosowałam przeciwko.
Annual Report on the functioning of the Schengen area (A9-0183/2021 - Tanja Fajon)
W sprawozdaniu wezwano do zniesienia wszystkich kontroli granicznych, co w rzeczywistości narusza suwerenność państw członkowskich. Nie wspomina się natomiast o uzasadnionych obawach niektórych państw członkowskich dotyczących migracji, zagrożeń dla bezpieczeństwa, w tym terroryzmu, i dążenia do ograniczenia rozprzestrzeniania się COVID-19 w świetle obecnej pandemii.Głosowałam przeciw.
General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (A9-0203/2021 - Grace O'Sullivan)
Nie mogłam w żaden sposób poprzeć sprawozdania, w którym wymaga się od Komisji i państw członkowskich, by do 2026 r. zaprzestały dotowania paliw kopalnych. W sprawozdaniu zawarto również działania i cele potencjalnie problematyczne dla suwerenności państw członkowskich. Ogólnie projekt sprawozdania jest bardziej nakazowy niż wniosek Komisji i wykracza poza jego postulaty. Głosowałam przeciwko.
Breaches of EU law and of the rights of LGBTIQ citizens in Hungary as a result of the adopted legal changes in the Hungarian Parliament (B9-0412/2021, B9-0413/2021)
Rezolucja jest bardzo krytyczna wobec nowego prawa na Węgrzech. Insynuuje, że ustawa przypomina tzw. „ustawę propagandową LGBT” z 2013 r., która spowodowała poważne szkody dla społeczności LGBTIQ w Rosji, a zatem stanowi wyraźne naruszenie wartości, zasad i prawa UE. Rezolucja zawiera bezpośrednią krytykę węgierskiej konstytucji, a to dlatego, że węgierska ustawa zasadnicza stanowi, że „matka jest kobietą, a ojciec mężczyzną” oraz że „Węgry chronią prawo dzieci do tożsamości zgodnej z ich płcią wrodzoną, a także ich prawo do edukacji zgodnie z tożsamością konstytucyjną naszego kraju i systemem wartości opartym na kulturze chrześcijańskiej”. Zdaniem autorów projektu zmiana konstytucji w ten sposób prowadzi do bezpośredniego ograniczenia ochrony wartości określonych w art. 2 TUE.Wzywa się Komisję do wszczęcia postępowania w sprawie uchybienia zobowiązaniom państwa członkowskiego, a także do natychmiastowego zastosowania rozporządzenia o warunkowości państwa prawa. Zachęca się państwa członkowskie do zapewnienia dostępu do kompleksowej edukacji w zakresie seksualności i związków.Jestem przeciwna tego rodzaju presji i ingerencji w suwerenne decyzje państwa członkowskiego w dziedzinie edukacji. Unia Europejska jest prawnie zobowiązana do szanowania tożsamości narodowej państw członkowskich, dlatego też prawem państw członkowskich jest decydowanie o takich kwestiach jak edukacja i ochrona dzieci oraz prawo rodzinne zgodnie z tożsamością konstytucyjną i narodową oraz tradycjami kulturowymi. Głosowałam przeciwko temu projektowi rezolucji.
LGBTIQ rights in the EU (B9-0431/2021)
Przedmiotem rezolucji jest przeciwdziałanie rzekomej dyskryminacji i trudności w przemieszczaniu się osób LGBTIQ oraz tzw. tęczowych rodzin na terenie Unii Europejskiej. Dokument podkreśla, że Unia Europejska potrzebuje wspólnego podejścia do uznawania małżeństw i związków partnerskich osób tej samej płci, w szczególności wzywa państwa członkowskie do wprowadzenia odpowiedniego prawodawstwa w celu zapewnienia pełnego poszanowania prawa do życia prywatnego i rodzinnego bez dyskryminacji oraz swobodnego przepływu wszystkich rodzin, w tym środków ułatwiających uznawanie rodziców transseksualnych w zakresie ich płci prawnej.Zawarte w rezolucji postulaty opierają się na fałszywych informacjach i są niezgodne z unijnymi kompetencjami wynikającymi z Traktatów. Rezolucja jest kolejnym już przejawem dążenia do narzucenia państwom członkowskim rozwiązań prawnych zgodnych z programem liberalno-lewicowej większości w PE.Uważam, że tekst rezolucji jest skandalicznym pogwałceniem zasady lojalnej współpracy między instytucjami UE a państwami członkowskimi. Głosowałam oczywiście przeciwko jej przyjęciu.
A new EU-China strategy (A9-0252/2021 - Hilde Vautmans)
Plans and actions to accelerate a transition to innovation without the use of animals in research, regulatory testing and education (RC-B9-0425/2021, B9-0425/2021, B9-0426/2021, B9-0427/2021, B9-0428/2021, B9-0429/2021, B9-0432/2021)
Identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU (A9-0249/2021 - Malin Björk, Diana Riba i Giner)
Zgodnie z propozycją rezolucja PE ma wezwać Komisję Europejską do zmiany Traktatu o funkcjonowaniu UE poprzez dodanie nowego przestępstwa do listy „przestępstw europejskich”, a mianowicie niezdefiniowanej „przemocy ze względu na płeć”. Rezolucja jest aktem o charakterze ideologicznym, którego autorzy, instrumentalnie atakując mechanizmy prawne, próbują wprowadzić do prawa pierwotnego UE ideologiczną koncepcję przemocy ze względu na płeć. Definicja proponowanej kategorii przestępstwa jest skrajnie niezgodna z ogólnie przyjętymi standardami tworzenia prawa karnego.Regulacja ta będzie ingerować w suwerenne kompetencje państw członkowskich w zakresie kształtowania materialnego prawa rodzinnego. Głosowałam przeciwko jej przyjęciu.
Situation in Afghanistan (RC-B9-0455/2021, B9-0433/2021, B9-0453/2021, B9-0455/2021, B9-0458/2021, B9-0459/2021, B9-0460/2021, B9-0462/2021)
W kwietniu 2021 r. Stany Zjednoczone ogłosiły jednostronne wycofanie się z Afganistanu do września 2021 r. Na początku sierpnia małe i duże afgańskie miasta padały jak domino, wpadając w ręce talibów. 15 sierpnia talibowie przejęli kontrolę nad większością Kabulu, z wyjątkiem lotniska, które zalały tłumy ludzi desperacko próbujących uciec z kraju. 26 sierpnia w zamachu bombowym przeprowadzonym na lotnisku przez regionalny oddział Państwa Islamskiego, IS-K, zginęło około 170 osób.Do 31 sierpnia Stany Zjednoczone całkowicie wycofały się z Afganistanu, a wkrótce potem pojawiły się doniesienia o przemocy wobec protestujących, kobiet i dziennikarzy. 6 września talibowie ogłosili powstanie swojego, całkowicie męskiego rządu tymczasowego, składającego się z 33 mułłów, z których wielu podlega sankcjom USA i ONZ. Poparłam rezolucję, która zwraca uwagę na dramatyczną sytuację tysięcy mieszkańców kraju oraz udział Pakistanu w przejęciu władzy w Afganistanie przez talibów.
Media freedom and further deterioration of the Rule of law in Poland (B9-0461/2021, B9-0463/2021)
European Union Agency for Asylum (A8-0392/2016 - Elena Yoncheva)
Unia Europejska zamierza utworzyć agencję azylową, by usprawnić system azylowy. Agencja Unii Europejskiej ds. Azylu (EUAA) ma powstać z przekształcenia Europejskiego Urzędu Wsparcia w dziedzinie Azylu (EASO) z siedzibą na Malcie, który został powołany w 2011 r., by koordynować współpracę między krajami UE w kwestiach azylowych.Głosowałam przeciwko projektowi ze względu na propozycje ograniczające suwerenność i niezależność państw członkowskich w dziedzinie polityki imigracyjnej.
The first anniversary of the de facto abortion ban in Poland (B9-0543/2021, B9-0544/2021)
Głosowałam przeciwko rezolucji, która już w tytule mija się z prawdą. Orzeczenie Trybunału Konstytucyjnego w sprawie dopuszczalności aborcji eugenicznej w żaden sposób nie ogranicza aborcji w przypadku zagrożenia życia ciężarnej matki. Tym bardziej wiązanie tego orzeczenia z tragiczną śmiercią pacjentki szpitala w Pszczynie jest nadużyciem i manipulacją. Uważam, że Parlament Europejski powinien w swoich rezolucjach zachować podstawowy szacunek dla suwerenności państw i wyłącznych kompetencji państw członkowskich w kwestiach dotyczących ochrony zdrowia. Parlament nie może narzucać polskiemu społeczeństwu jednostronnej proaborcyjnej wizji praw kobiet. Propagowana w rezolucji wizja praw kobiet nie uwzględnia w żaden sposób życia i godności kobiet przed urodzeniem.
Rail: prolongation of temporary levying of charges - COVID-19 (C9-0001/2022)
Pandemia COVID-19 doprowadziła do gwałtownego spadku ruchu kolejowego ze względu na znaczny spadek popytu. Miało to istotny wpływ na przedsiębiorstwa kolejowe. Okoliczności te wykraczają poza możliwości kontroli ze strony przedsiębiorstw kolejowych, które wciąż borykają się ze znacznymi problemami z płynnością, poważnymi stratami, a w niektórych przypadkach są zagrożone niewypłacalnością.W rozporządzeniu 2020/1429 w sprawie czasu trwania okresu odniesienia do celów stosowania środków tymczasowych dotyczących pobierania opłat za użytkowanie infrastruktury kolejowej ustanowiono przepisy tymczasowe, na mocy których państwa członkowskie mogą upoważnić zarządców infrastruktury do zmniejszenia, uchylenia lub odroczenia płatności za dostęp do infrastruktury kolejowej. Głosowałam za przedłużeniem okresu obowiązywania rozporządzenia.
Macro-financial assistance to Ukraine(C9-0028/2022)
Pomoc makrofinansowa dla Ukrainy jest wyjątkowym instrumentem wsparcia państwa ukraińskiego w nadzwyczajnie trudnej sytuacji finansowej i geopolitycznej. Przyjęcie propozycji umożliwi pilną pomoc w formie preferencyjnych pożyczek do 1,2 mld euro gwarantowanych przez UE. Głosowałam za zatwierdzeniem tej propozycji.
Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer (A9-0001/2022 - Véronique Trillet-Lenoir)
We wrześniu 2020 r. Parlament powołał Komisję Specjalną ds. Walki z Rakiem (BECA). Co roku diagnozuje się około 2,7 mln nowych przypadków, a blisko 1,3 mln osób umiera z powodu nowotworu. To sprawozdanie z własnej inicjatywy jest ukoronowaniem prac komisji BECA i zamyka jej piętnastomiesięczny mandat; zawiera szereg zaleceń dla państw członkowskich i instytucji UE, mających zwiększyć odporność Europy w walce z nowotworami.Pomimo pewnych poważnych wątpliwości co do ostatecznych sformułowań dotyczących nowatorskich wyrobów tytoniowych i kontroli handlu alkoholem wiele zaleceń zawartych w sprawozdaniu jest uzasadnionych. Głosowałam za jego przyjęciem.
Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2021 (A9-0354/2021 - David McAllister)
Sprawozdanie zawiera elementy zasługujące na poparcie, w tym dotyczące Rosji, Ukrainy, Chin, Tajwanu, Białorusi, Iranu, Stanów Zjednoczonych, NATO, unijnej ustawy Magnickiego, przeciwdziałania ingerencji zagranicznej, zapewnienia wolności żeglugi oraz wolności religii i przekonań.Tym niemniej zawiera ono również kilka niemożliwych do zaakceptowania punktów i newralgicznych elementów. Obejmują one postulat o głosowanie większością kwalifikowaną w sprawach zagranicznych, uwzględnianie aspektu płci, umiędzynarodowienie Zielonego Ładu, strategiczną autonomię UE, ustanowienie unii bezpieczeństwa i obrony, Europejskiej Rady Bezpieczeństwa i stałych wielonarodowych jednostek wojskowych oraz utworzenie Europejskiej Akademii Dyplomatycznej.Wstrzymałam się od głosu.
Human rights and democracy in the world – annual report 2021 (A9-0353/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos)
Najnowsze sprawozdanie dotyczące praw człowieka na świecie jest napisane w taki sposób, aby przedstawiać bardzo ogólne idee i zasady, unikając przy tym wspominania o jakichkolwiek krajach czy konkretnych naruszeniach praw człowieka.Z pozytywnych stron, poza wymienieniem wielu ogólnych zasad, wzywa również do bliższej współpracy ze Stanami Zjednoczonymi, pozytywnie ocenia pracę Europejskiego Funduszu na rzecz Demokracji, zdecydowanie popiera Międzynarodowy Trybunał Karny.Istnieją jednak kwestie problematyczne, takie jak ogólnounijny system wydawania wiz krótkoterminowych dla obrońców praw człowieka, konwencja stambulska. Raport poświęca też zbyt dużo uwagi kwestii klimatu i praw człowieka, w tym rozszerzenia kompetencji MTK o tzw. ekobójstwo. W części poświęconej mniejszościom religijnym nie wspomina się o chrześcijanach. Wstrzymałam się od głosu.
A statute for European cross-border associations and non-profit organisations (A9-0007/2022 - Sergey Lagodinsky)
Chociaż wierzę w duże znaczenie stowarzyszeń, także działających na szczeblu europejskim, nie mogłam poprzeć ustanowienia kolejnych nowych organów UE, które moim zdaniem mogłyby jeszcze bardziej ograniczyć wolność tej części społeczeństwa obywatelskiego, która nie jest zgodna z dominującym w UE podejściem ideologicznym.We wniosku dotyczącym rozporządzenia przewidziano powołanie organu, który będzie wydawać opinie i zalecenia dla Komisji dotyczące funduszy strukturalnych i operacyjnych. Głosowałam przeciwko.
The EU priorities for the 66th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (B9-0099/2022)
Tegorocznym celem jest osiągnięcie równości płci oraz wzmocnienie pozycji wszystkich kobiet i dziewcząt w kontekście polityki i programów dotyczących zmiany klimatu, środowiska i zmniejszania ryzyka katastrof, a także wzmocnienie pozycji ekonomicznej kobiet w zmieniającym się świecie pracy.Rezolucja koncentruje się m.in. na związku między zmianami klimatycznymi a płcią. Ze względu na ideologiczny charakter wielu fragmentów dokumentu wstrzymałam się od głosu.
Russian aggression against Ukraine (B9-0123/2022)
Parlament Europejski w swojej rezolucji w sprawie rosyjskiej agresji na Ukrainę prezentuje bardzo stanowcze i zdecydowane stanowisko. W najmocniejszych słowach potępia niczym niesprowokowaną inwazję dokonaną przez Federację Rosyjską na terytorium Ukrainy.W tych wyjątkowo trudnych okolicznościach powinniśmy wykazać pełną solidarność z naszym wschodnim sąsiadem oraz wezwać społeczność międzynarodową do dalszych działań zmierzających do izolacji Rosji, nałożenia na Federację Rosyjską i Białoruś najostrzejszych możliwych sankcji oraz wsparcia bohaterskich żołnierzy sił zbrojnych Ukrainy – również w formie amunicji, broni oraz sprzętu bojowego, a także pomocy humanitarnej.Zdecydowanie potępiam zbrodnie wojenne popełniane przez rosyjskie wojska oraz ataki na infrastrukturę i ludność cywilną. Ponadto uważam, że Unia Europejska powinna jak najszybciej zagwarantować Ukrainie status państwa kandydującego.Z powyższych względów w pełni poparłam treść przyjętej dziś rezolucji.
Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women (A9-0056/2022 - Samira Rafaela, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen)
Teoretycznie celem tego wniosku ustawodawczego była ochrona równości wynagrodzeń kobiet i mężczyzn. Wątpliwe jest, czy dyrektywa była konieczna, skoro TSUE uznał horyzontalny skutek art. 157 TFUE. Niepokoją również liczne braki w przeprowadzonej przez Komisję ocenie skutków, na podstawie której przygotowano wniosek. Ponadto nadal nie jest jasne, czy tak zwana „przejrzystość wynagrodzeń” jest proporcjonalnym sposobem zapewnienia sprawiedliwych wynagrodzeń, czy raczej źródłem niepotrzebnych konfliktów w miejscu pracy i licznych sporów sądowych.Porównania wynagrodzeń nie dokonuje się z płcią o wyższych zarobkach, niezależnie od tego, która z nich jest wyżej opłacana, ale zawsze z mężczyznami, uznając, że z definicji zarabiają oni więcej niż kobiety. Jest to równoznaczne ze zwalczaniem domniemanej dyskryminacji poprzez tworzenie w jej miejsce nowej.Zakres wniosku został rozszerzony na MŚP, choć nie planowano przeprowadzenia oceny skutków dla przedsiębiorstw zatrudniających mniej niż 250 pracowników. Oprócz obciążenia administracyjnego i kosztów spowoduje to konflikt z ochroną prywatności i danych w małych zakładach pracy, gdzie bardzo łatwo jest ustalić zarobki innych współpracowników.Dlatego głosowałam przeciwko tego rodzaju rozwiązaniom.
Use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road (A9-0041/2022 - Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar)
W 2017 r. Komisja zaproponowała ułatwienie przewoźnikom dostępu do najmowanych pojazdów, argumentując, że pomogłoby im to w radzeniu sobie z tymczasowym szczytowym popytem, a jednocześnie przyniosłoby korzyści środowisku, ponieważ najmowane pojazdy są zazwyczaj nowsze i bardziej ekologiczne.W dyrektywie 2006/1/WE skodyfikowano wcześniejsze przepisy i przewidziano minimalny poziom otwarcia rynku, jeżeli chodzi o użytkowanie pojazdów najmowanych bez kierowców w celu przewozu drogowego towarów. Państwa członkowskie muszą dbać o to, by do celów transportu towarów drogą krajowe przedsiębiorstwa mogły użytkować najmowane pojazdy na takich samych zasadach jak pojazdy własne, pod warunkiem że najmowane pojazdy zostaną zarejestrowane lub wprowadzone do obrotu zgodnie z prawem krajowym. Głosowałam za.
Trans-European energy infrastructure (A9-0269/2021 - Zdzisław Krasnodębski)
Rozporządzenie w sprawie transeuropejskich sieci energetycznych (TEN-E) określa priorytetowe korytarze i obszary tematyczne transeuropejskiej infrastruktury energetycznej oraz zawiera wytyczne dotyczące wyboru projektów będących przedmiotem wspólnego zainteresowania (tzw. projekty PCI). Rozporządzenie w sprawie TEN-E stanowi, że projekty z listy PCI mogą korzystać ze wsparcia finansowego z instrumentu „Łącząc Europę” (CEF), przyspieszonego wydawania zezwoleń, szczególnego traktowania regulacyjnego zapewniającego dostęp do mechanizmów i zachęt do transgranicznej alokacji kosztów oraz kwalifikowalności do uzyskania finansowania unijnego.Jedną z drażliwych kwestii w negocjacjach była możliwość odstępstw od propozycji Komisji Europejskiej, która wyłączyła z zakresu rozporządzenia projekty dotyczące gazu ziemnego. Ostateczny tekst przewiduje jednak derogację obejmującą projekty gazowe na Malcie i Cyprze. Głosowałam za.
Global approach to research and innovation: Europe’s strategy for international cooperation in a changing world (B9-0174/2022)
Projekt rozporządzenia przyjęty przez komisję ITRE jest odpowiedzią na opublikowany 18 maja 2021 r. komunikat w sprawie globalnego podejścia do badań naukowych i innowacji. Celem jest potwierdzenie zaangażowania UE w odgrywanie wiodącej roli we wspieraniu międzynarodowego wymiaru badań i innowacji oraz we wprowadzaniu innowacyjnych rozwiązań w zakresie kluczowych globalnych wyzwań gospodarczych, społecznych i środowiskowych. W uzgodnionym tekście kompromisowym skoncentrowano się na kilku kluczowych obszarach, podkreślając, że globalna współpraca w dziedzinie badań naukowych i innowacji ma kluczowe znaczenie dla konkurencyjności Europy, a jednocześnie zaznaczając, że nie może ona prowadzić do bezwarunkowej otwartości ze strony Unii. Podkreśla się w nim także niezbędne wsparcie dla małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw (MŚP), przedsiębiorstw rozpoczynających działalność i przedsiębiorstw działających na dużą skalę poprzez ich udział w inicjatywach z państwami trzecimi w celu uwolnienia ich potencjału na całym świecie. Inny ważny aspekt projektu rezolucji dotyczy skupienia się na wolności akademickiej w Unii i na świecie, w kontekście czego wzywa się Komisję do przedstawienia wniosku w sprawie prawnej ochrony wolności akademickiej w Unii, która powinna znaleźć odpowiednie odzwierciedlenie w układach o stowarzyszeniu. Głosowałam za przyjęciem dokumentu.
Implementation of citizenship education actions (A9-0060/2022 - Domènec Ruiz Devesa)
Uważam, że edukacja obywatelska jest ważna. Taka edukacja istnieje już we wszystkich państwach członkowskich i jeśli mamy analizować jej wdrażanie, to analizy powinny opierać się na wymianie najlepszych praktyk. Niestety, sprawozdanie idzie bardzo daleko w swoich zapisach, a nawet wzywa do tego, aby radzić sobie z tzw. „luką wdrożeniową”. Tymczasem to w gestii państw członkowskich leży decyzja co do tego, w jakim wieku wprowadzić tę edukację, co uwzględnić i jak szkolić nauczycieli, którzy prowadzą zajęcia w tej kwestii. Mogłyby powstać wspólne ramy dotyczące głównych procesów i instytucji Unii Europejskiej, ale omawiane sprawozdanie idzie znacznie dalej. Otwarcie promuje się w nim federalizm, tożsamość europejską i samoświadomość. Głosowałam przeciwko.
Increased pre-financing from REACT-EU (C9-0127/2022)
Instrument ma ułatwić przyjmowanie uchodźców uciekających z Ukrainy w wyniku rosyjskiej agresji, Chodzi o dodatkowe 3,5 mld euro, które państwa członkowskie otrzymają w zależności od liczby uchodźców przybywających z Ukrainy.Akt wprowadza zmiany mające na celu zwiększenie prefinansowania. Polska ze względu na liczbę przyjętych uchodźców jest jednym z krajów najbardziej zainteresowanych otrzymaniem tej koniecznej formy pomocy. Głosowałam za wnioskiem.
Gas storage (C9-0126/2022 - Cristian-Silviu Buşoi) (vote)
Komisja Europejska przedstawiła propozycje zobowiązujące kraje UE do zapełnienia ich magazynów gazu w co najmniej 80% zimą przyszłego roku i w 90% w kolejnych latach, a także wprowadzi nowy system certyfikacji, aby zapobiec manipulacjom przy magazynowaniu gazu przez zagranicznych operatorów. Poparłam wniosek. Niestety nie rozwiązuje on zasadniczego problemu, jakim jest uzależnienie niektórych państw członkowskich od gazu importowanego z Rosji.
Transitional rules for the packaging and labelling of veterinary medicinal products (C9-0054/2022)
Odpowiedni nadzór nad dostępnością leczniczych produktów weterynaryjnych upoważnia podmioty stosujące weterynaryjne preparaty farmaceutyczne do uzyskiwania klarownych i pełnych informacji na temat stosowanych przez nich produktów.Wniosek poddany pod głosowanie ma przeciwdziałać deficytowi weterynaryjnych produktów leczniczych. Inicjatywa przewiduje przepisy przejściowe, dające uprawnionym do wprowadzania do obrotu weterynaryjnych produktów leczniczych wymogi dotyczące oznakowania opakowań i opakowań. Wniosek przyczyni się do tego, by weterynaryjne produkty lecznicze miały wymagany poziom jakości, co dotyczy również magazynowania i transportu.Głosowałam za jego przyjęciem.
Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary (B9-0262/2022, B9-0263/2022, B9-0264/2022)
Uważam, że autorom rezolucji chodzi głównie o napiętnowanie konserwatywnych i przeciwnych federalizacji Unii Europejskiej rządów Polski i Węgier. Rozmowy między przedstawicielami polskiego rządu i Komisji Europejskiej toczą się w atmosferze rzeczowej i merytorycznej analizy prawa, natomiast dyskusje na temat procedury art. 7 ust. 1 TUE na forum Parlamentu Europejskiego służą głównie do atakowania Polski przez zacietrzewionych, tendencyjnie nastawionych ignorantów. Głosowałam przeciwko.
The impact of the war against Ukraine on women (B9-0219/2022)
Rezolucja zwraca uwagę tylko na niektóre, tendencyjnie wyselekcjonowane problemy związane z trwającą na Ukrainie wojną. Jednym z głównych jej postulatów jest zapewnienie uciekającym przed wojną Ukrainkom swobodnego dostępu do aborcji. Jest to niewątpliwie przejaw ideologicznego zaślepienia autorów rezolucji. Realne potrzeby ogromnej większości kobiet, które uciekły przed wojną, wymagają wsparcia finansowego dla krajów przyjmujących największą ich liczbę, w tym dla Polski. Mamy do czynienia z nową i nadzwyczajną sytuacją, tymczasem Komisja Europejska zwleka z decyzją o przyznaniu nadzwyczajnej pomocy finansowej, adekwatnej do realiów toczącej się wojny. Ze względu na powyższe wstrzymałam się od głosu.
Impact of Russian illegal war of aggression against Ukraine on the EU transport and tourism sectors (B9-0223/2022)
Głosowałam za przyjęciem sprawozdania. Sprawozdanie zwraca uwagę na konieczność wprowadzania nadzwyczajnych ułatwień w transporcie między UE a Ukrainą, takich jak znoszenie opłat i uproszczenie kontroli granicznych. Podkreśla również solidarność z pracownikami tego sektora, którzy odczuli boleśnie skutki wojny.
New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe (A9-0225/2022 - Ulrike Müller)
Komisja Europejska chce objąć ścisłą ochroną blisko jednej trzeciej powierzchni leśnej. Na tych terenach pozyskiwanie drewna i ludzka aktywność w ogóle zostaną ograniczone do minimum. Tymczasem chcąc realnie chronić lasy nie można pozbawić się możliwości interwencji w sytuacjach zagrożenia takich jak susze czy nadmierne działanie szkodników. Polityka przyjęta przez KE prowadzi do skutków przeciwnych niż zamierzone.Ponadto szacuje się, że ograniczenie pozyskiwania drewna spowodowałoby spadek produkcji surowca drzewnego w UE o ponad 40%. Oznacza to perspektywę upadku wielu rodzinnych przedsiębiorstw i likwidację dziesiątków tysięcy miejsc pracy. Oznacza to również bardzo poważne komplikacje dla całego przemysłu meblarskiego. Głosowałam przeciwko.
Adequate minimum wages in the European Union (A9-0325/2021 - Dennis Radtke, Agnes Jongerius)
Kwestia adekwatnego wynagrodzenia minimalnego w UE jest dla krajów Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej problematyczna. Różnice w poziomie wynagrodzeń między najbogatszymi państwami Unii a państwami naszego regionu stanowią naszą istotną przewagę konkurencyjną. Zrównanie płacy minimalnej na poziomie unijnym mogłoby skutkować wzrostem bezrobocia w naszej części kontynentu i zniweczyć nasze szanse na kontynuowania dynamicznego rozwoju gospodarczego. Zmniejszanie różnicy wynagrodzeń jest celem, do którego należy dążyć, jednak nie poprzez odgórne dekrety. Chcemy, by doganianie bogatej części Europy odbywało się na drodze solidnego rozwoju gospodarczego krajów takich jak Polska. Wstrzymałam się od głosu.
Renewable Energy Directive (A9-0208/2022 - Markus Pieper)
Sprawozdanie narzuca cel polityki klimatycznej w postaci udziału odnawialnych źródeł energii w miksie energetycznym UE na poziomie 45% do roku 2030. Jest to cel bardziej radykalny niż przyjęty przez państwa członkowskie w czerwcu. Oznacza ponad dwukrotne zwiększenie udziału OZE w unijnym miksie (aktualnie 22%). Uważam, że odnawialne źródła energii nie zapewnią bezpieczeństwa energetycznego, a zwiększony ich udział przy jednoczesnej dyskryminacji węgla i energii atomowej powodować będzie jeszcze bardziej niestabilną sytuację na rynku energii. Głosowałam przeciwko.
The new European Bauhaus (A9-0213/2022 - Christian Ehler, Marcos Ros Sempere)
Autorzy sprawozdania nalegają na konkretne kryteria wyboru projektów i inicjatyw nowego europejskiego Bauhausu (NEB), które będą finansowane z unijnych pieniędzy. Aby spełnić zaproponowane kryteria, projekty i inicjatywy musiałyby być zgodne z kluczowymi politykami UE, np. Zielonym Ładem, jak również uwzględniać płeć.Nowy europejski Bauhaus to interdyscyplinarna inicjatywa, zapoczątkowana przez przewodniczącą Komisji Ursulę von der Leyen w 2020 roku, która ma na celu połączenie Europejskiego Zielonego Ładu ze sposobem życia ludzi w Europie. Jest to w mojej ocenie instrument pozwalający na arbitralne ingerencje w procesy społeczne i rynkowe. Głosowałam przeciwko.
Macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (C9-0303/2022)
Pomoc makrofinansowa UE dla Ukrainy jest jak najbardziej zgodna z polską racją stanu, z dążeniem do obrony terytorialnej integralności i niepodległości naszego sąsiada prowadzącego bohaterską wojnę obronną. Wsparcie ze strony Unii jest skromne w stosunku do potrzeb, jednak stanowi mimo wszystko cenną pomoc w obliczu ogromnych potrzeb Ukrainy. Głosowałam za.
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2020 and 2021 (A9-0224/2022 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)
Sprawozdawcą jest poseł López Aguilar. Ten sam, który wprowadzał w swojej ojczystej Hiszpanii rewolucję obyczajową na poziomie legislacyjnym, a obecnie próbuje robić to samo na poziomie wspólnotowym. W zasadzie samo nazwisko sprawozdawcy, zwolennika narzucania państwom członkowskim, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem Polski, dyktatu Unii Europejskiej w sprawach nieobjętych traktatami wystarczyłoby do głosowania przeciwko, ale treść sprawozdania również nie pozostawia złudzeń. Pojęcie praw podstawowych to dla posła sprawozdawcy i jego sojuszników tylko parawan, za którym skrywa się postulaty rewolucji kulturowej i obyczajowej, na którą w Polsce nie ma przyzwolenia. Sprawozdanie zawiera potępienie Polski i Węgier, co stanowi już swoisty perwersyjny rytuał lewicowej większości w Parlamencie. Głosowałam przeciwko.
Slot utilisation rules at Union airports: temporary relief (C9-0225/2022 - Dominique Riquet) (vote)
Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine (RC-B9-0430/2022/REV, B9-0430/2022, B9-0432/2022, B9-0433/2022, B9-0438/2022, B9-0446/2022) (vote)
Rezolucja potępiła ostatnie pseudoreferenda w okupowanych przez Rosję częściach wschodniej Ukrainy, które były pretekstem dla Władimira Putina do aneksji czterech ukraińskich regionów. Jako Parlament wzywamy do ostrzejszych sankcji przeciwko Rosji i zwiększenia wsparcia wojskowego dla Ukrainy oraz wzywamy państwa członkowskie i partnerów międzynarodowych do przygotowania szybkiej i zdecydowanej odpowiedzi, gdyby Rosja przeprowadziła uderzenie jądrowe na Ukrainę.Oczywiście poparłam tę rezolucję.
An EU approach for Space Traffic management - an EU contribution addressing a global challenge (B9-0423/2022)
Wdrożenie podejścia Unii Europejskiej do zarządzania ruchem kosmicznym jest konieczne, by chronić nasz potencjał kosmiczny i dostęp do przestrzeni kosmicznej dla przyszłych pokoleń.Przestrzeń kosmiczną uznaje się bowiem za dziedzinę strategiczną samą w sobie, ale także za katalizator dla kluczowych dla Unii Europejskiej sektorów gospodarki. Obecnie szacuje się, że 10% PNB Unii Europejskiej opiera się na wykorzystaniu usług kosmicznych. Przestrzeń kosmiczna jest zatem obszarem ogromnych możliwości, ale jest to również obszar coraz bardziej zatłoczony. Głosowałam za przyjęciem sprawozdania.
Sustainable maritime fuels (FuelEU Maritime Initiative) (A9-0233/2022 - Jörgen Warborn)
Narzucanie przewoźnikom morskim rodzaju paliwa jest kolejnym przejawem naiwnego, europocentrycznego myślenia o światowej gospodarce i wpływie Europy na globalny klimat. Komplikujemy działalność armatorów, zwiększamy koszty transportu, a co za tym idzie – cenę ogromnej ilości produktów transportowanych drogą morską, a skutek tych działań dla globalnych procesów klimatycznych będzie zerowy. Głosowałam przeciwko.
Non-recognition of Russian travel documents issued in occupied foreign regions (C9-0302/2022 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)
Nielegalna próba aneksji terytoriów Ukrainy przez Federację Rosyjską nie może mieć konsekwencji prawnych, takich jak uznawanie dokumentów podróży wystawianych przez samozwańcze władze na okupowanych terytoriach. W Parlamencie Europejskim panuje rzadko spotykana zgodność w tej dość oczywistej kwestii. Fikcja tworzona dla celów propagandy reżimu Putina nie ma żadnego związku z prawem międzynarodowym i nie może być uznana przez Unię Europejską. Głosowałam za.
Growing hate crimes against LGBTIQ people across Europe in light of the recent homophobic murder in Slovakia (B9-0476/2022, B9-0477/2022)
UN Climate Change Conference 2022 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27) (B9-0461/2022)
Jak mówiłam w trakcie debaty nad sprawozdaniem, obecna sytuacja związana z wojną w Europie to nie jest odpowiedni moment na zwiększanie tak zwanych ambicji klimatycznych. Ambicje klimatyczne definiowane przez opanowanych zieloną ideologią polityków są w dużej mierze powodem aktualnego kryzysu energetycznego, który – jak warto pamiętać – rozpoczął się przed rosyjską inwazją na Ukrainę. Najważniejsze teraz jest zapewnienie obywatelom bezpieczeństwa energetycznego i przeciwdziałanie wysokim cenom energii w perspektywie najbliższych miesięcy i lat. Nie można w tej sytuacji odrzucać ani energii atomowej ani paliw kopalnych z węglem włącznie. Głosowałam przeciwko.
Cultural solidarity with Ukraine and a joint emergency response mechanism for cultural recovery in Europe (B9-0473/2022)
Rezolucja wyraża aprobatę dla szybkiego uruchomienia instrumentów finansowych przez Komisję, podmioty rządowe, organizacje pozarządowe i społeczeństwo obywatelskie w celu wsparcia artystów i osób zawodowo zajmujących się kulturą, którzy uciekają przed wojną, organizacji kulturalnych w krajach przyjmujących ukraińskich uchodźców, a także ochrony dziedzictwa kulturowego, w szczególności inicjatywy szybkiego reagowania, takie jak Fundusz Kultury Solidarności dla Ukrainy. Ponadto wyraża solidarność z wykonawcami, artystami, twórcami, autorami, wydawcami, ich firmami oraz wszystkimi innymi twórcami i pracownikami kultury, w tym twórcami amatorami. Stwierdza, że sztuka i kultura będą miały do odegrania fundamentalną rolę w uzdrowieniu i odbudowie Ukrainy. Wyraża szczególne uznanie dla działań ukraińskich artystów i twórców, którzy poprzez sztukę działali w oporze wobec rosyjskiej inwazji. Głosowałam za.
Recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism (RC-B9-0482/2022, B9-0482/2022, B9-0483/2022, B9-0485/2022, B9-0486/2022, B9-0487/2022)
Wspólnie z ogromną większością posłów uznaliśmy Rosję za państwo sponsorujące terroryzm. Jej uderzenia wojskowe na ukraińskie cele cywilne mają taki właśnie charakter. Celowe i planowe bombardowanie celów, takich jak infrastruktura energetyczna, szpitale, szkoły i schrony narusza prawo międzynarodowe. Rosja jako państwo bandyckie powinna być izolowana i traktowana odpowiednio do zbrodni, które popełnia.Głosowałam za rezolucją.
'Macro-Financial Assistance+' instrument for providing support to Ukraine for 2023 (C9-0373/2022)
Parlament poparł zdecydowaną większością głosów utworzenie instrumentu pomocy makrofinansowej (MFA+) i przyznanie Ukrainie 18 mld euro w postaci pożyczek na cały rok 2023. Instrument ten ustanawia ramy dla strukturalnej pomocy finansowej. Rosyjska inwazja i ciągłe bombardowanie Ukrainy zdewastowały kraj. Znaczna część infrastruktury Ukrainy została zniszczona przez Rosję, która próbuje osłabić naszych sąsiadów w obliczu zbliżającej się zimy. Rosja z premedytacją celuje w krytyczną infrastrukturę, próbując pozbawić Ukraińców podstawowych dóbr, takich jak woda, prąd i ogrzewanie.Głosowałam za przyjęciem tego ważnego dokumentu.
Assessment of Hungary's compliance with the rule of law conditions under the Conditionality Regulation and state of play of the Hungarian RRP (B9-0511/2022)
Rezolucja wzywa Komisję Europejską i państwa członkowskie do dalszego blokowania funduszy UE dla Węgier. Tak wygląda polityczna presja wywierana przez lewicową większość parlamentarną na demokratycznie wybrane rządy konserwatywne. Fundusze europejskie, zamiast stanowić narzędzie rozwoju państw członkowskich, stają się narzędziem politycznych szantaży i pozbawiania państw suwerenności. Komisja Europejska, zamiast stać na straży traktatów, nadużywa władzy i próbuje wpływać na polityczne wybory obywateli UE.Głosowałam przeciwko.
Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation) (A9-0163/2022 - Jessica Polfjärd)
Rozporządzenie określa wiążące roczne redukcje emisji gazów cieplarnianych w transporcie drogowym, ogrzewaniu budynków, rolnictwie, małych instalacjach przemysłowych i gospodarce odpadami. Dotyczy każdego państwa członkowskiego i reguluje około 60% wszystkich emisji w Unii Europejskiej.Wniosek zwiększa cel redukcji emisji gazów cieplarnianych na poziomie Unii w 2030 roku. Nowy cel wynosi 40% (poprzednio 30%) w porównaniu z poziomem z roku 2005. Po raz pierwszy wszystkie państwa członkowskie muszą ograniczyć emisje gazów cieplarnianych. Ich cele krajowe mają mieścić się w przedziale od 10 do 50%. Państwa członkowskie będą musiały również co roku dokładać starań, by nie przekroczyć swojego rocznego przydziału emisji gazów cieplarnianych.Biorąc pod uwagę wojnę na Ukrainie, ogólnoświatowy kryzys energetyczny i stojące przed Unią Europejską wyzwania geopolityczne, uważam, że Komisja Europejska wybrała bardzo zły moment na zwiększanie tempa kosztownych dla gospodarki zmian związanych z redukcją emisji gazów cieplarnianych. Głosowałam przeciwko.
Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) (A9-0161/2022 - Ville Niinistö)
Dokument zawiera zapisy dotyczące unijnego celu na 2030 rok w zakresie pochłaniania netto gazów cieplarnianych w sektorze gruntów, zmiany użytkowania gruntów i leśnictwa. Ma on wynosić 310 mln ton CO2. Jest to o około 15 proc. więcej niż obecnie. Wszystkie państwa członkowskie muszą przyjąć wiążące na poziomie krajowym cele na 2030 rok w zakresie pochłaniania i emisji z tego sektora. Państwa Unii będą musiały pilnować, by emisje w sektorze użytkowania gruntów, zmiany użytkowania gruntów i leśnictwa nie przekroczyły ilości, która została pochłonięta. Za nieprzestrzeganie przepisów grożą kary. W ten oto sposób Komisja Europejska ingeruje w gospodarkę leśną państw członkowskich, narzucając również w tej dziedzinie swoją ideologicznie umotywowaną i często szkodliwą dla gospodarki politykę. Głosowałam przeciwko.
Revision of the Market Stability Reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (A9-0045/2022 - Cyrus Engerer)
Wielokrotnie zwracałam uwagę na forum Parlamentu, że system ETS powinien być zreformowany, by nie był obszarem spekulacji i kolejnym czynnikiem powodującym wzrost cen energii w Europie. Ceny uprawnień do emisji powinny być ograniczone konkretnym limitem. Komisja Europejska nie reaguje na te wezwania. Wprowadza zmiany idące w przeciwnym kierunku, mające wręcz zapobiegać spadkowi cen emisji. Zmiany w mechanizmie rezerwy stabilności rynkowej (MSR) mają pozwolić na takie działanie systemu ETS, które chroni przed spadkiem cen CO2 w przypadku wstrząsów zewnętrznych, takich jak pandemia. Głosowałam przeciwko.
Energy performance of buildings (recast) (A9-0033/2023 - Ciarán Cuffe)
Poparłam poprawkę zmieniającą definicję budynków bezemisyjnych i włączającą w nią budynki objęte systemami ciepłownictwa. Było to szczególnie ważne dla Polski. Tym niemniej całość dokumentu oceniam negatywnie, gdyż powoduje ogromne koszty dla wielu właścicieli budynków. Konieczne będzie przeprowadzenie modernizacji budynków z najniższych klas energetycznych najpóźniej do 2030 r. Jest to kolejna kosztowna rewolucja, którą zawdzięczamy pakietowi Fit for 55. Głosowałam przeciwko sprawozdaniu.
Policy Coherence for Development (A9-0019/2023 - Janina Ochojska)
Instrumenty polityki na rzecz rozwoju są potrzebne, jednak w praktyce służą również jako narzędzie politycznego szantażu wobec niektórych państw członkowskich, co widać szczególnie wyraźnie na przykładzie działania Komisji Europejskiej wobec Polski. O tym oczywiście nie ma ani słowa w sprawozdaniu. Wstrzymałam się od głosu.
Adequate minimum income ensuring active inclusion (B9-0099/2023, B9-0116/2023)
Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women (A9-0056/2022 - Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Samira Rafaela)
Głosowałam przeciwko dyrektywie, która moim zdaniem jest zbyt daleko idącą interwencją w prawo pracy państw członkowskich i z punktu widzenia Polski przyniesie więcej problemów niż korzyści.Sprawozdanie zawiera szereg postulatów niemożliwych do pogodzenia z obowiązującym w Polsce porządkiem prawnym. Przepisy posługują się pojęciem „trzeciej płci”. Wbrew tytułowi legislatorom nie chodzi tylko o wyrównanie płac między kobietami i mężczyznami wykonującymi tę samą pracę. Pracodawcy w ramach swoich obowiązków sprawozdawczych w zakresie wynagrodzeń powinni uwzględniać pracowników, którzy nie identyfikują się jako kobiety lub mężczyźni, i powinni wymieniać ich w kategorii odrębnej od pracowników płci żeńskiej i męskiej. Przy obliczaniu różnicy w wynagrodzeniach kobiet i mężczyzn wynagrodzenie tych pracowników należy porównać ze średnim poziomem wynagrodzenia pracowników płci męskiej.Zastosowano również typowo lewicowe podejście intersekcjonalne, stwierdzając, że stopień dyskryminacji płacowej jest jeszcze większy w przypadku kobiet, które podlegają krzyżującym się formom dyskryminacji, opartym między innymi na pochodzeniu rasowym, etnicznym lub społecznym, statusie migracyjnym, religii lub przekonaniach, orientacji seksualnej lub niepełnosprawności.Przepisy przewidują, że w kwestiach związanych z wynagrodzeniem ciężar dowodu zostanie przeniesiony z pracownika na pracodawcę.
Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (A9-0162/2022 - Peter Liese)
Jest to jeden z kluczowych elementów pakietu Fit for 55. Rewizja dyrektywy EU ETS wprowadza rozszerzenie systemu EU ETS na nowe sektory: transportu oraz budownictwa. Od 2027 roku emisje z tych sektorów będą objęte obowiązkiem umarzania uprawnień w systemie ETS. Według wyliczeń ekspertów rozszerzenie systemu pociągnie za sobą wzrosty cen paliwa oraz ogrzewania domów na węgiel i gaz. Szacunki mówią, że od 2027 r. cena litra benzyny wzrośnie o 10 eurocentów, a cena litra diesla o 12 eurocentów.Wdrożenie pakietu Fit for 55 będzie bardzo kosztowne szczególnie dla Polski. Z analizy przygotowanej przez krajowe centrum zarządzania emisjami wynika, że po implementacji celów redukcji emisji deklarowanych w Europejskim Zielonym Ładzie średnie tempo wzrostu PKB w Polsce zmniejszy się w latach 2021- 2040 o ok. 1%, natomiast w latach 2041-2050 już o ok. 6%.Polska należy do grupy państw najbardziej wrażliwych na skutki polityki klimatycznej. Obserwowane średnie zmniejszenie PKB w całej UE jest w zależności od analizowanego okresu na kilkukrotnie niższym poziomie niż w Polsce. Głosowałam przeciwko.
Carbon border adjustment mechanism (A9-0160/2022 - Mohammed Chahim)
Podstawowym celem mechanizmu (CBAM) miało być powstrzymanie tak zwanej „ucieczki emisji” czyli przeprowadzki firm z Unii Europejskiej do krajów trzecich z powodu restrykcyjnych wymagań środowiskowych związanych głównie z ceną emisji CO2. Niestety, prace legislacyjne w Parlamencie Europejskim jak zwykle zamieniły ten mechanizm w broń „klimatyczną”. CBAM zamiast regulatorem gospodarki stał się kolejnym narzędziem służącym do karania przemysłu za produkcję.Jako sprawozdawca opinii ITRE nt. tego mechanizmu podkreślałam potrzebę utrzymania przez dłuższy czas bezpłatnych uprawnień do emisji w ramach ETS. CBAM jest instrumentem nowym i niesprawdzonym. Wiadomo, że jego szybkie wdrożenie spowoduje wiele problemów dla europejskiego przemysłu. Skrajne żądania szybkiego wycofania bezpłatnych uprawnień do emisji w ostatecznym tekście Parlamentu zostały złagodzone w rozmowach trójstronnych. Mimo tego tekst ten nadal jest bardzo nierealistyczny. Europejski przemysł stanie się ponownie królikiem doświadczalnym w wielkim zielonym eksperymencie. Obawiam się wyższych kosztów dla przedsiębiorstw w sektorach objętych tym mechanizmem. Koszty te ostatecznie będą przeniesione na konsumentów.Zagłosowałam przeciwko.
EU/Euratom/Ukraine Association Agreement: temporary trade liberalisation supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products (A9-0165/2023 - Sandra Kalniete)
W 2014 roku, po pierwszej rosyjskiej inwazji na Ukrainę, podpisano umowę stowarzyszeniową między UE a Ukrainą w efekcie której nastąpiła liberalizacja handlu z tym krajem obejmująca zniesienie ceł na niektóre produkty rolne. W 2022 roku na mocy rozporządzenia o autonomicznych środkach handlowych ta znaczna liberalizacja została rozszerzona na pozostałe produkty rolne i przemysłowe. Jednakże w rozporządzeniu zawarto klauzulę zabezpieczającą, na podstawie której wprowadzone zostały ograniczenia w imporcie niektórych produktów rolnych, tj. kukurydzy, rzepaku, pszenicy i nasion słonecznika do 5 krajów członkowskich, w tym Polski. Polska jest obecnie największym eksporterem na rynek ukraiński ze wszystkich państw UE. Brak zgody na liberalizację handlu oznaczałby pozbawienie Polski ogromnego wpływu do budżetu. Głosowałam za przyjęciem sprawozdania.
Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector (A9-0162/2023 - Pascal Canfin, Jutta Paulus)
Zagłosowałam za przyjęciem raportu połączonych Komisji ENVI oraz ITRE dotyczącego rozporządzenia w sprawie redukcji emisji metanu z sektora energetycznego. Raport w części dotyczącej kopalni węgla uważam za mój osobisty sukces.W wyniku negocjacji, w których uczestniczyłam jako kontrsprawozdawca z ramienia Grupy ECR, tekst został znacząco złagodzony w punktach kluczowych dla polskiego górnictwa. Dla zrozumienia znaczenia stanowiska, które udało się osiągnąć, należy pamiętać, że pierwotna propozycja Komisji Europejskiej zakładała bardzo restrykcyjne i skrajnie niekorzystne zapisy stawiające pod znakiem zapytania dalsze funkcjonowanie sektora górniczego w Polsce. W toku negocjacji udało nam się osiągnąć cenny kompromis. Próg dopuszczalnego wypuszczania metanu do atmosfery z szybów wentylacyjnych został podniesiony z 0.5 tony metanu na 1 kilotonę wydobytego węgla do 5 ton. Ponadto współczynnik ten będzie liczony na poziomie operatora, a nie na poziomie każdej kopalni lub każdego szybu wentylacyjnego, co pozwoli na uśrednienie emisji. Utrzymana została derogacja dla węgla koksowego znajdującego się na liście surowców krytycznych. Oznacza to, że kopalnie węgla koksowego nie będą podlegać restrykcjom związanym z redukcją emisji metanu. Ewentualne obowiązki związane z ograniczeniem emisji metanu zostaną przedstawione dopiero w akcie delegowanym Komisji za trzy lata. Kary za brak zgodności z zapisami rozporządzenia, które w propozycji Komisji miały być dotkliwe i odstraszające, zostały zamienione na opłaty za emisje.
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence – EU accession: institutions and public administration of the Union (A9-0169/2023 - Łukasz Kohut, Arba Kokalari)
Głosowanie dotyczyło wyrażenia zgody przez Parlament Europejski na przystąpienie UE do konwencji stambulskiej.Jestem sceptyczna wobec przystąpienia UE do Konwencji i dlatego głosowałam przeciw. Moje zastrzeżenia budzi między innymi fakt występowania UE jako strony w coraz większej ilości umów międzynarodowych, a przede wszystkim sama treść Konwencji, w której powiela się wiele szkodliwych stereotypów dotyczących płci. Prowadzi to do propagowania uprzedzeń i nieufności wobec relacji między mężczyzną a kobietą, a jest to przecież relacja kluczowa dla instytucji rodziny.Uważam, że Państwa Członkowskie mają wystarczające instrumenty prawne, aby skutecznie walczyć z przemocą wobec kobiet i przemocą domową. Niezależnie od procedury przystąpienia UE do Konwencji Polska od lat podejmuje odpowiednie kroki w celu przeciwdziałania tym szkodliwym zjawiskom.
Electronic evidence regulation: European production and preservation orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters (A9-0256/2020 - Birgit Sippel)
Głosowałam przeciw. Celem pakietu jest ułatwienie transgranicznych dochodzeń w sprawach karnych. Wprowadza on mechanizm współpracy organów z różnych państw członkowskich w celu uzyskania dowodów przechowywanych w formie elektronicznej, na przykład za pośrednictwem poczty elektronicznej. Jest to ważny aspekt prawa, stąd zasadne było poszukiwanie równowagi między potrzebą organów ścigania i organów sądowych do posiadania szybkich procedur dostępu do danych, przy jednoczesnym zapewnieniu ochrony praw podstawowych. Nie zdecydowałam się jednak poprzeć pakietu ze względu na wprowadzenie do niego politycznej procedury dot. wartości UE z art. 7 TUE. Wartości UE, do których ma zastosowanie procedura z art. 7 TUE, są sformułowane ogólnie i nie mają definicji traktatowych. Samo oskarżenie o ryzyko naruszenia niekoniecznie przekłada się na kwestie prawne i nie powinno odnosić się w jakikolwiek sposób do współpracy sądowej. Włączenie mechanizmu politycznego do obszaru czynności dowodowych spowoduje stworzenie podwójnych standardów postępowania.
Competition policy - annual report 2022 (A9-0183/2023 - René Repasi)
Zagłosowałam przeciwko przyjęciu rocznego sprawozdania Komisji ECON dotyczącego polityki konkurencji. Sprawozdanie wyraża stanowisko Parlamentu na temat stanu polityki konkurencyjności w UE, zwłaszcza w kontekście ostatnich zmian w przepisach dotyczących pomocy publicznej wprowadzonych w okresie już po pandemii COVID-19, a będących konsekwencją wojny na Ukrainie i amerykańskiej ustawy o obniżeniu inflacji. Sprawozdanie - mimo iż zawiera kilka słusznych i prorynkowych uwag (np. wyraża zaniepokojenia pogłębiającą się fragmentacją rynku wewnętrznego, a także odrzuca tezę, że złagodzenie unijnej polityki konkurencji sprzyjałoby ożywieniu gospodarczemu) - równocześnie głosi poglądy z tymi deklaracjami sprzeczne. Jego główne mankamenty to: bezrefleksyjny apel o wciąż nowe środki na nowe inicjatywy, podkreślanie wartości proponowanego Europejskiego Funduszu Suwerenności (w sytuacji kiedy nie posiadamy jeszcze dogłębnej oceny funkcjonowania poprzedniego funduszu, RRF) oraz postulat dalszego łagodzenia zasad pomocy państwa w obszarze zielonych technologii - co może prowadzić do dalszej fragmentacji rynku wewnętrznego oraz wyższego deficytu publicznego. Ponadto sprawozdanie wzywa do przejścia na zwykłą procedurę ustawodawczą w obszarze polityki konkurencji oraz „wita z zadowoleniem” wyrok TSUE w sprawie Sped-Pro (sprawa T-791/19), w którym de facto przyznaje się Komisji prawo do osądzania stopnia praworządności w poszczególnych państwach członkowskich.
EU Day for the victims of the global climate crisis (B9-0296/2023)
Zagłosowałam przeciwko projektowi rezolucji ustanawiającej europejski dzień upamiętniający ofiary katastrofy klimatycznej. Dzień ofiar globalnego kryzysu klimatycznego ma być obchodzony 15 lipca każdego roku. Rezolucja forsowana przez FransaTimmermansa jest nadmiernie alarmistyczna a jednocześnie oskarżycielska wobec gospodarek uprzemysłowionych. Nie bierze pod uwagę faktu, iż konsekwencje zmian klimatu współdziałają z innymi, o wiele bardziej istotnymi czynnikami społecznymi, gospodarczymi i politycznymi. Podawanie zmian klimatycznych jako jedynej przyczyny wysiedleń z danego obszaru bądź nawet śmierci konkretnych osób uważam za manipulację i nadużycie. Czynniki takie jak ubóstwo, korupcja, nierówności i konflikty polityczne leżą u podstaw większości tragicznych zjawisk, które w rezolucji przedstawia się jako konsekwencje zmian klimatu.
Industrial Emissions Directive (A9-0216/2023 - Radan Kanev)
Dyrektywa, zwana dyrektywą IED, ma na celu kontrolę emisji z największych instalacji przemysłowych.W swoim wniosku Komisja Europejska zaproponowała rozszerzenie zakresu dyrektywy oraz objęcie jej zapisami w sprawie dodatkowych ferm trzody chlewnej oraz drobiu, a także włączenie po raz pierwszy w zakres dyrektywy hodowli bydła.Objęcie dyrektywą hodowli bydła oraz mniejszych ferm drobiu i trzody chlewnej wiązałoby się z dodatkowymi obowiązkami dla rolników związanymi z redukcją emisji oraz zanieczyszczeń z ich działalności. Mogłoby to zagrozić ciągłości produkcji żywności oraz znacząco podnieść koszty finansowe i administracyjne dla rolników. Udało się przegłosować poprawki zakładające wyłączenie hodowli bydła z zakresu dyrektywy oraz utrzymanie w jej zakresie jedynie największych ferm trzody i drobiu. Przyjęto również poprawki umożliwiające państwom członkowskim nienakładanie dodatkowych obowiązków związanych z efektywnością energetyczną na jednostki podlegające pod system EU ETS oraz zmieniono obowiązkowe plany transformacji klimatycznej na poziomie każdej instalacji na dobrowolne plany klimatyczne na poziomie całego przedsiębiorstwa. Mimo wszystko jest to dyrektywa, która po wdrożeniu może okazać się kolejnym obciążeniem dla wielu polskich przedsiębiorstw. Wstrzymałam się od głosu.
Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (A9-0234/2022 - Petar Vitanov)
Projekt zakłada budowę stacji ładowania dużych mocy dla pojazdów osobowych i ciężarowych wzdłuż głównych dróg krajowych i autostrad (sieć TEN-T).Do 2025 r. dla pojazdów osobowych mają powstać huby ładowania o mocy 400 kW w odległości maks. 60 km, natomiast dla pojazdów ciężarowych należy pokryć 15% sieci TEN-T hubami ładowania o mocy 1,4 MW rozmieszczonymi max. co 120 km. Docelowo do 2030 r. huby ładowania mają być rozmieszczone maksymalnie co 60 km, a oferowana na nich moc ładowania ma wynieść 4,2 MW na lokalizację (MOP). Pojedyncze punkty ładowania mają mieć moc 150 kW dla pojazdów lekkich i 350 kW dla pojazdów ciężarowych. Ze względu na nierealistyczne i bardzo kosztowne podejście prezentowane we wszystkich elementach pakietu „Fit for 55”, do którego należy również to rozporządzenie, głosowałam przeciwko jego przyjęciu.
The electoral law, the investigative committee and the rule of law in Poland (B9-0318/2023, B9-0319/2023)
Głosowałam przeciwko rezolucji, która wskazuje na rzekome zagrożenia dla demokracji i nadchodzących wyborów z powodu domniemanej dyskryminacji w liczeniu głosów i rozpatrywania sporów wyborczych przez Izbę Sądu Najwyższego.Wezwano OBWE do zorganizowania pełnej misji obserwacji wyborów. Wzywa się również Komisję do kontynuowania postępowania przeciwko Polsce w sprawie komisji śledczej do spraw badania wpływów rosyjskich, w szczególności do przyspieszenia postępowania i stosowania środków tymczasowych. Rada jest krytykowana za brak stwierdzenia naruszenia praworządności w procedurze z art. 7 TUE.W celu wyjaśnienia rzeczywistej sytuacji w Polsce złożona została rezolucja alternatywna, w której opisane zostały faktyczne elementy reformy prawa wyborczego, mające na celu zwiększenie frekwencji, oraz rzeczywiste warunki funkcjonowania komisji śledczej i planowane nowelizacje, w tym zapewnienie pełnej kontroli sądu nad decyzjami komisji.
Implementation of ‘passerelle’ clauses in the EU Treaties (A9-0208/2023 - Giuliano Pisapia)
Głosowałam przeciwko sprawozdaniu wzywającemu do uruchomienia tzw. klauzul pomostowych przewidzianych w Traktatach UE. Klauzule te modyfikują zasady podejmowania decyzji poprzez umożliwienie przejścia, bez formalnej zmiany Traktatów, od jednomyślności do głosowania większością kwalifikowaną lub przejście od specjalnej do zwykłej procedury prawodawczej.Uważam, że wymóg jednomyślności w Radzie stanowi podstawową gwarancję suwerenności państw członkowskich. Uruchomienie klauzul pomostowych byłoby poważnym zaburzeniem kompetencji UE i doprowadziłoby do dalszej centralizacji procesów decyzyjnych w UE.
Nature restoration (A9-0220/2023 - César Luena)
Głosowałam przeciwko przyjęciu tego rozporządzenia przede wszystkim ze względu na skutki proponowanych przepisów dla sektora rolno-spożywczego.W Polsce wprowadzenie w życie rozporządzenia w obecnym kształcie mogłoby doprowadzić do likwidacji lub do konieczności przeprofilowania działalności tysięcy gospodarstw rolnych, a w konsekwencji do utraty źródła utrzymania wielu rolników i osłabienia konkurencyjności polskiego rolnictwa na wspólnym rynku. Ponadto projekt oddaje zbyt wiele kompetencji Komisji Europejskiej w kwestiach, które powinny pozostać zależne od rządów państw członkowskich.
Recommendations for reform of the European Parliament’s rules on transparency, integrity, accountability and anti-corruption (A9-0215/2023 - Vladimír Bilčík, Nathalie Loiseau)
Podobnie jak wszyscy posłowie z grupy EKR głosowałam za przyjęciem dokumentu będącego odpowiedzią na aferę Qatargate. Dokument zawiera szereg zaleceń mających na celu zmniejszenie możliwości odziaływania państw trzecich za pośrednictwem ambasad, grup lobbingowym oraz organizacji pozarządowych na prace Parlamentu Europejskiego.Zaleca się w nim też ostrzejsze przepisy dotyczące składania sprawozdań z kontaktów eurodeputowanych oraz pracowników PE z takimi organizacjami, tworzenia i funkcjonowania nieformalnych grup przyjaźni z państwami trzecimi oraz pracy byłych europosłów w charakterze lobbystów oraz ich dostępu do Parlamentu Europejskiego.
European environmental economic accounts: new modules (A9-0296/2023 - Pascal Canfin)
Głosowałam przeciwko. Problematyczne są propozycje dotyczące dwóch nowych rachunków. W odniesieniu do rachunków leśnych: obecne podejście Eurostatu do gromadzenia danych dotyczących rachunków leśnych opiera się na dobrowolnych corocznych krajowych inwentaryzacjach lasów, uzupełnianych rocznymi źródłami danych. Włączenie rachunków leśnych jako modułu obowiązkowego jest rozszerzeniem kompetencji traktatowych UE, ponieważ gospodarka leśna wchodzi w zakres wyłącznych kompetencji państw cłonkowskich. Ponadto proponowane cele sprawozdawcze i wskaźniki mogą być problematyczne z technicznego punktu widzenia ze względu na dostępność danych.Istnieją obawy związane z propozycją „rachunków dla ekosystemów”. Metodologia prowadzenia tych rachunków nie jest wystarczająco jasna. Poza tym niektóre wskaźniki powielają się z rachunkiem leśnym, w tym gęstość martwego drewna i pokrywy drzewnej, a także sekwestracja i magazynowanie węgla w glebie i biomasie nadziemnej. Niepokojące jest również rozszerzenie wyceny pieniężnej usług ekosystemowych, które zaproponowano w aktach delegowanych.
Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) (A9-0298/2023 - Alexandr Vondra)
Podjęłam decyzję o poparciu sprawozdania jako rozsądnego kompromisu, zapewniającego równowagę między celami środowiskowymi a żywotnymi interesami producentów. W szczególności przywrócenie parametrów testowych Euro 6 usuwa uciążliwe obciążenia regulacyjne zawarte we wniosku Komisji, pozwalając utrzymać przystępność cenową pojazdów.
System of own resources of the European Union (A9-0295/2023 - José Manuel Fernandes, Valérie Hayer)
Głosowałam przeciwko. Nie popieram niektórych propozycji przedstawionych przez Komisję w pierwszym zestawie nowych zasobów własnych, w szczególności zasobów własnych opartych na opłatach pobieranych w ramach systemu ETS.Nie popieram również wysiłków Parlamentu Europejskiego na rzecz intensywnego poszukiwania nowych źródeł dochodów, w sytuacji gdy rola legislacyjna PE w przyjmowaniu ewentualnych nowych zasobów własnych jest bardzo ograniczona.
Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia (RC-B9-0453/2023, B9-0453/2023, B9-0454/2023, B9-0455/2023, B9-0456/2023, B9-0457/2023)
Głosowałam za przyjęciem sprawozdania. Od samego początku konfliktu popierałam wprowadzenie jak najsurowszych sankcji wobec moskiewskiego agresora.Rosja znalazła sposoby na obejście wielu sankcji i istnieją dowody na to, że niektóre europejskie firmy w dalszym ciągu dostarczają do Rosji towary zabronione, korzystając z pośredników w krajach trzecich. Sprawozdanie ma być mocnym sygnałem zachęcającym Radę do zaostrzenia sankcji i przyjęcia nowego zestawu środków.
Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties (A9-0337/2023 - Guy Verhofstadt, Sven Simon, Gabriele Bischoff, Daniel Freund, Helmut Scholz)
Sprawozdanie w sprawie zmiany traktatów jest zgodne z wizją Unii Europejskiej, w której decydującą rolę w najważniejszych dziedzinach życia społecznego i gospodarczego odgrywają unijne instytucje a nie rządy państw członkowskich. Jest to wizja integracji europejskiej radykalnie sprzeczna z wizją, która towarzyszyła powstaniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej. Dotychczas była to integracja oparta na lojalnej współpracy suwerennych państw. W sprawozdaniu postuluje się odejście od zasady podejmowania najważniejszych decyzji w drodze konsensusu. Postulowane w nim zniesienie prawa weta jest w gruncie rzeczy pozbawieniem państw członkowskich suwerenności. Uważam, że integracja oparta na dominującej roli instytucji unijnych może w przyszłości prowadzić do bardzo poważnych kryzysów politycznych. Głosowałam przeciwko.
Instant payments in euro (A9-0230/2023 - Michiel Hoogeveen)
Płatności natychmiastowe umożliwiają przesyłanie pieniędzy w ciągu dziesięciu sekund o dowolnej porze dnia, także poza godzinami pracy, nie tylko w obrębie tego samego kraju, ale także do innego państwa członkowskiego UE. Rozporządzenie w sprawie płatności natychmiastowych (IPR) ma na celu zwiększenie wykorzystania płatności natychmiastowych w euro oraz ułatwienie dostępu do takich usług konsumentom i przedsiębiorstwom w całej UE.Głosowałam za przyjęciem sprawozdania.
The EU priorities for the 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (B9-0091/2024)
W rezolucji wzywa się do pełnego wdrożenia uwzględniania aspektu płci we wszystkich obszarach polityki i działaniach UE oraz do pełnego zaangażowania się w dyplomację i politykę „feministyczną i zorientowaną na płeć” we wszystkich działaniach i umowach zewnętrznych. Najbardziej kontrowersyjne fragmenty to bardzo wyraźne wezwania do powszechnego dostępu do bezpiecznej i legalnej aborcji.Głosowałam przeciwko.
Implementation report on the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025 (A9-0030/2024 - José Gusmão)
Jestem przeciwna dyskryminacji jakiejkolwiek osoby lub grupy osób, a UE powinna być przestrzenią wolności i bezpieczeństwa dla wszystkich. Tekst jest jednak pełen ideologicznych wezwań do działań, które ingerują w kompetencje państw członkowskich, w tym w dziedzinie prawa rodzinnego.Głosowałam przeciwko.
Energy performance of buildings (recast) (A9-0033/2023 - Ciarán Cuffe)
Podobnie jak wiele innych aktów legislacyjnych związanych z Zielonym Ładem również ta dyrektywa jest dla mnie nie do zaakceptowania. Wiąże się z ogromnymi kosztami dla milionów obywateli.Zgodnie z dyrektywą wszystkie nowopowstałe budynki będą musiały być zeroemisyjne od stycznia 2030 roku, natomiast do 2050 roku wszystkie istniejące już budynki będą musiały mieć status zeroemisyjnych. W myśl definicji zawartej w dyrektywie budynki zeroemisyjne nie mogą na przykład wytwarzać na miejscu emisji dwutlenku węgla. Wprowadza się również zakaz dotacji finansowych na instalację kotłów na paliwa kopalne, czyli również gazowe, który będzie obowiązywał od stycznia 2025 roku. Państwa członkowskie będą też musiały opublikować harmonogram z perspektywą wycofania wszystkich kotłów na paliwa kopalne do 2040 roku.Głosowałam przeciwko.
Artificial Intelligence Act (A9-0188/2023 - Brando Benifei, Dragoş Tudorache)
Tekst postuluje wprowadzenie zestawu narzędzi służących zwiększeniu bezpieczeństwa, poszanowaniu podstawowych praw oraz zwiększeniu ogólnego zaufania zwykłych obywateli do technologii AI. Chociaż oczywiste jest, że akt w sprawie sztucznej inteligencji nie będzie łatwy do wdrożenia, może to być lepsza opcja niż fragmentaryczne przepisy krajowe. Należy podkreślić, że większość technologii AI działa najlepiej na dużą skalę i jako takie wymagają podejścia na poziomie UE. Głosowałam za przyjęciem sprawozdania.
Amending the Directive on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes (A9-0060/2024 - Laura Ballarín Cereza)
Obowiązująca dyrektywa (2013/11/UE) w sprawie alternatywnych metod rozstrzygania sporów (ADR) sprawia, że unijni konsumenci mogą przekazać swój spór umowny z unijnym przedsiębiorcą dotyczący produktu lub usługi podmiotowi zajmującemu się alternatywnymi metodami rozstrzygania sporów (ADR), czyli uznanemu organowi, którego rolą jest rozwiązywania sporów w drodze procedur ADR, tj. bez wstępowania na drogę sądową. Dyrektywa ta określa wiążące wymagania jakościowe dla podmiotów ADR i zobowiązuje przedsiębiorców do informowania konsumentów o ADR. Aby dostosować ramy ADR do rynków cyfrowych, Komisja zaproponowała zmiany mające na celu rozszerzenie zakresu przedmiotowego i geograficznego na sprawy pozaumowne i przedumowne, dzięki czemu dyrektywa będzie miała zastosowanie do wszystkich naruszeń prawa UE mających wymiar ochrony konsumentów. Głosowałam za.
A single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State (recast) (A9-0140/2023 - Javier Moreno Sánchez)
Procedura obejmuje pewne problematyczne kwestie, które mogą stanowić dodatkowe obciążenie administracyjne dla państw członkowskich lub prowadzić do osłabienia stabilności zatrudnienia obywateli państw trzecich. Na przykład okres trzech miesięcy, w którym zezwolenie nie może zostać cofnięte ze względu na bezrobocie posiadacza, jest zbyt długi. Może to prowadzić do powstania dużej grupy obywateli państw trzecich, którzy są fikcyjnie bezrobotni i pracują poza oficjalnym systemem podatkowym. Istnieje również ryzyko braku motywacji dla posiadacza jednego zezwolenia na pobyt i pracę do poszukiwania pracy, ponieważ obywatel państwa trzeciego będzie mógł legalnie przebywać na terytorium UE mimo braku zatrudnienia. Głosowałam przeciwko.
Written questions (24)
Climate goals after the COVID-19 pandemic
Attacks on freedom of religion in Algeria
Situation of persons with Down's syndrome
EU funding for controversial NGOs
Setting interim targets for the reduction of CO2 emissions under the European Green Deal on the basis of delegated acts
Migration from Algeria and crackdown on religious minorities
Possible power cuts in France this winter
The Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy and grids
Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Delegated Act on Climate Adaptation and Mitigation – risk of sustainable investment distortions in the EU aluminium value chain
European Democracy Action Plan
EU zero emissions policy
The shortage of semiconductors
The inclusion of abortion in the post-Cotonou partnership agreement
The future of the EU steel value chain
Promoting state secularity
Mutual recognition of parenthood
Change in the Commission’s position on Russia’s ultimatum on gas payments in roubles
Financial aid from the Commission for Member States hosting refugees
Reform of the ETS system
The role of Russian-funded environmental organisations in shaping the EU’s climate policy – follow-up question
Coking coal and the list of critical raw materials
Vocational education and training in the context of the green transition
Availability of ventilation air methane (VAM) abatement technologies
Delegated act with restrictions on coking coal mines
Amendments (564)
Amendment 101 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) There is a need to support critical technologies in the following fields: deep and digital technologies, clean technologies, and biotechnologies (including the respective critical raw materials value chains), in particular projects, companies and sectors with a critical role for EU’s competitiveness and resilience and its value chains. By way of example, deep technologies and digital technologies should include microelectronics, high-performance computing, quantum technologies (i.e., computing, communication and sensing technologies), cloud computing, edge computing, and artificial intelligence, cybersecurity technologies, robotics, 5G and advanced connectivity and virtual realities, including actions related to deep and digital technologies for the development of defence and aerospace applications. Clean technologies should include, among others, renewable energy; electricity and heat storage; heat pumps; electricity grid; renewable fuels of non- biological origin; sustainable alternative fuels; electrolysers and fuel cells; carbon capture, utilisation and storage; energy efficiency; hydrogen and its related infrastructure; smart energy solutions; technologies vital to sustainability such as water purification and desalination; advanced materials such as nanomaterials, composites and future clean construction materials, and technologies for the sustainable extraction and processing of critical raw materials. It should also include nuclear energy fully recognising the strategic importance of the European nuclear supply chain for energy security and transition targets. Biotechnology should be considered to include technologies such as biomolecules and its applications, pharmaceuticals and medical technologies vital for health security, crop biotechnology, and industrial biotechnology, such as for waste disposal, and biomanufacturing. The Commission may issue guidance to further specify the scope of the technologies in these three fields considered to be critical in accordance with this Regulation, in order to promote a common interpretation of the projects, companies and sectors to be supported under the respective programmes in light of the common strategic objective. Moreover, technologies in any of these three fields which are subjects of an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) approved by the Commission pursuant to Article 107(3), point (b) TFEU should be deemed to be critical, and individual projects within the scope of such an IPCEI should be eligible for funding, in accordance with the respective programme rules, to the extent that the identified funding gap and the eligible costs have not yet been completely covered.
Amendment 117 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The scale of investments needed for the transition require a full mobilisation of funding available under existing EU programmes and funds, inclusive those granting a budgetary guarantee for financing and investment operations and implementation of financial instruments and blending operations. Such funding should be deployed in a more flexible manner, to provide timely and targeted support for critical technologies in strategic sectors. Therefore, a Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) should give a structural answer to the Union investment needs by helping to better channel the existing EU funds towards critical investments aimed at supporting the development or manufacturing of critical technologies, while preserving a level playing field in the Single Market, thereby preserving cohesion and aiming at a geographically balanced distribution of projects financed under the STEP in accordance with the respective programme mandates. It should also address the problem of market-distorting subsidy race to lure green investments within the Union that was launched with relaxation of state aid rules. The race that undermines the level playing field, compromises fairness among Member States with different fiscal capacities and contributes to fragmentation within the bloc to countries - producers of new technologies and countries that are left with a role of consumers of these technologies. The Platform, that would serve as a prototype of Sovereignty Fund, should constitute an effective solution for prioritizing European industrial champions on the global stage without undermining EU cohesiveness.
Amendment 152 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Directive 2003/87/EC54 should be amended to allow for additional financing with a financial envelope for the period 2024-2027 of EUR 5 billion. The Innovation Fund supports investments in innovative low-carbon technologies, which is a scope that is to be covered by the STEP. The increase in volume of the Innovation Fund should therefore allow to provide financing responding to the objective of supporting the development or manufacturing in the Union of critical clean technologies. In line with the objectives of ensuring cohesion and promoting the Single Market, and in order to support the green transition and the development of clean technologies throughout the Union, and to mitigate unhealthy competition to lure green investments that compromises fiscal stability and fairness among Member States, the additional financial envelope should be made available through calls for proposals open to entities from Member States whose average GDP per capita is below the EU average of the EU-27 measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2015-2017. _________________ 54 Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 235 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an amount of EUR 58 000 000 000 in current prices of the financial envelope referred to in the sixth subparagraph of Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC. That amount shall be implemented within the Innovation Fund in accordance with the rules of Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC and Commission Delegated Regulation [2019/856].
Amendment 237 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) An amount of EUR 12 500 000 000 in current prices of the financial envelope referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/697. That amount shall be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/697.
Amendment 260 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. When revising their recovery and resilience plans in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Member States shallmay, without prejudice to the provisions of that Regulation, consider as a priority action which have been awarded a Sovereignty Seal in accordance with paragraph 1.
Amendment 262 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. When deciding on investment projects to finance from their respective shares of the Modernisation Fund in accordance with Article 10d of Directive 2003/87/EC, Member States shallmay consider as a priority project for critical clean technologies which have received the Sovereignty Seal in accordance with paragraph 1. In addition, Member States may decide to grant national support to projects with a Sovereignty Seal contributing to the Platform objective referred to in Article 2(1), point (a)(ii).
Amendment 306 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – subsection a – point 8 – sixth subparagraph
Article 10 – subsection a – point 8 – sixth subparagraph
In addition to the allowances referred to in the first to fifth subparagraphs of this paragraph, the Innovation Fund shall also implement a financial envelope for the period from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2027 of EUR 58 000 000 000 in current prices for supporting investments contributing to the STEP objective referred to in Article 2, point (a)(ii) of Regulation .../...63 [STEP Regulation]. This financial envelope shall be made available to support investments only in Member States whose average GDP per capita is below the EU average of the EU-27 measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2015-2017 _________________ 63 Regulation …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council … [insert full title and OJ reference].
Amendment 317 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/1056
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f
(1a) Article 8(2), point (f) is replaced by the following: ‘investments in smart and sustainable mobility, including decarbonisation of the transport sector, its infrastructure and purchase of low-emission bus and rail- rolling stock;’
Amendment 318 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/1056
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point i
(1b) Article 8(2), point (i) is replaced by the following: ‘investments in regeneration and decontamination of brownfield sites, land restoration and including, where necessary, green infrastructure and repurposing projects, taking into account the ‘polluter pays’ principle, as well as investments in revitalisation and repurposing of mines surrounding urban areas;
Amendment 322 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/1056
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
(2a) In Article 10, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: In accordance with Article 112 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the co- financing rate, applicable to the region where the territory or territories identified in the territorial just transition plans in accordance with Article 11 of this Regulation are located, for the JTF priority or priorities shall not be higher than 85 %.
Amendment 328 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/1060
Article 112 – paragraph 3 – fifth subparagraph
Article 112 – paragraph 3 – fifth subparagraph
(3a) In Article 112(3), the fifth subparagraph is replaced by the following: 'The co-financing rate, applicable to the region where the territory or territories identified in the territorial just transition plans are located, for the priority supported by the JTF shall not be higher than 85%.'
Amendment 330 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 65 – paragraph 2
Article 65 – paragraph 2
(-1) In Article 65, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: 'Expenditure shall be eligible for a contribution from the ESI Funds if it has been incurred by a beneficiary and paid between the date of submission of the programme to the Commission or from 1 January 2014, whichever is earlier, and 31 December 2024. In addition, expenditure shall only be eligible for a contribution from the EAFRD if the relevant aid is actually paid by the paying agency between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2024.'
Amendment 357 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/523
Article 13 – paragraph 7 – second subparagraph
Article 13 – paragraph 7 – second subparagraph
(6a) In Article 13 (7), second subparagraph is replaced by the following: Contracts between the implementing partner and the final recipient or the financial intermediary or other entity referred to in point (a) of Article 16(1) under the EU guarantee referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 4(2) shall be signed at the latest two years after the approval of the relevant financing or investment operation by the implementing partner. In other cases, contracts between the implementing partner and the final recipient or the financial intermediary or other entity referred to in point (a) of Article 16(1) shall be signed by 31 December 2028.
Amendment 389 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2021/697
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
An amount of EUR 12 500 000 000 in current prices of the amount referred to in paragraph 2 shall be allocated to calls for proposals or awards of funding supporting investments contributing to the STEP objectives referred to in Article 2(1), point (a)(i) of Regulation .../...70 [STEP Regulation]. _________________ 70 Regulation …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council … [insert full title and OJ reference].
Amendment 393 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new) Regulation (EU) 2021/1755
Article 19 a (new) Regulation (EU) 2021/1755
Article 19a Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 [BAR] Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 is amended as follows: (1) Article 4a is added: ‘Transfer to the European Regional Development Fund or the European Social Fund Plus' 1. By 30 September 2024, Member States may submit to the Commission an amendment of a programme in accordance with the Art 24 of the CPR to transfer all or part of the amounts of their provisional allocation set out in the implementing act of the Commission referred to in Article 4(5) to dedicated priorities established to support STEP objectives, supported by the ERDF or the ESF +. If the transfer request is approved, the Commission shall amend the implementing act in order to reflect the adjusted amounts following the transfer. 2. Transferred resources shall be implemented in accordance with the rules of the Fund to which the resources are transferred. 3. Where a Member State chooses to transfer all of its provisional allocation to the ERDF or the ESF +, Article 10(1) shall not apply. 4. Article 10(2) shall not apply to the resources transferred to the ERDF or the ESF +.’
Amendment 159 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The benchmarks should allow a certain level of flexibility to best reflect the uniqueness of the value chain of the raw material targeted, as each material has specific properties and challenges associated with its sourcing, processing and recycling. An open and constant dialogue between industry and policymakers should be encouraged to identify benchmarks that are both technically and economically feasible, as well as in line with the EU's objectives.
Amendment 189 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) When introducing certification schemes and environmental footprint requirements, a balanced approach is necessary to allow industry to comply with these obligations while guaranteeing a level playing field between EU and non- EU companies. Any regulation applying burdens to strategic and critical raw materials should be subject to a “check” of economic viability.
Amendment 212 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure clarity about the permitting status of Strategic Projects and to limit the effectiveness of potential abusive litigation, while not undermining effective judicial review, Member States should ensure that any dispute concerning the permit granting process for Strategic Projects is resolved in a timely manner. To that end, national competent authorities should ensure that applicants and project promoters have access to simple dispute settlement procedure and that Strategic Projects are granted urgent treatment in all judicial and dispute resolution procedures relating to the projects. In addition, this regulation shall facilitate the exchange of best practices to resolve disputes, such as ad-hoc working groups under neutral arbiters to solve open issues.
Amendment 232 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Private investment by companies, financial investors and off takers is essential. Where private investment alone is not sufficient, the effective roll-out of projects along the critical raw material value chain may require public support, for example in the form of guarantees, loans or equity and quasi-equity investments. This public support may constitute State aid. Such aid must have an incentive effect and be necessary, appropriate and proportionate. The existing State aid guidelines, which have recently undergone an in-depth revision in line with twin transition objectives, provide ample possibilities to support investments along the critical raw materials value chain subject to certain conditions. The Commission and the Member States should provide greater clarity as to how State Aid rules would be used and introduce grant, loan and tax credit mechanisms to support the EU existing industrial capacities and the creation of new facilities in the EU and third countries. These should be focused on both operational and capital expenditure.
Amendment 328 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
(iiia) As part of the report referred to in paragraph 3, the Commission shall publish its methodology for calculating and reporting on these benchmarks. A mechanism shall be developed to ensure that all metals are treated equally.
Amendment 438 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall use a transparent and clearly defined methodology for the assessment of materials to be included in the strategic raw materials list, including through the use of technical factsheets, similar to the methodology applied to the critical raw materials list. Strategic and critical raw materials lists shall be accompanied by an impact assessment of existing EU legislation and the impact it has on materials on those lists.
Amendment 458 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 459 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. All critical and strategic raw materials shall be considered to meet the “essentiality” criteria under the Essential Use Concept.
Amendment 469 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Any raw material that would no longer be considered to be a critical raw material as the result of an update as referred to in paragraph 4 shall be considered to be a critical raw material for three years following the publication of any such update.
Amendment 470 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Any raw material that would no longer be considered to be a strategic raw material as the result of an update as referred to in paragraph 3 shall still be considered to be a strategic raw material for three years following the publication of any such update.
Amendment 476 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the project would make a meaningful contribution to the security of the Union's supply of strategic and critical raw materials;
Amendment 584 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The national competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure that applicants have easy access to information on and simple procedures for the settlement of disputes concerning the permit granting process and the issuance of permits for critical raw materials projects, including, where applicable, alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. The Board shall share and diswcuss best practices including those from other relevant mining regions ensuring structured and predictable formats.
Amendment 700 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall protect European critical and strategic raw materials’ production from unfair trade practices by maintaining and strengthening trade defense measures, in order to ensure a level playing field. The EU should prioritise establishing WTO- compliant incentives to ensure a level playing field globally. These could take the form of consumer incentives for sustainable European raw materials or support to manufacture more advanced facilities.
Amendment 787 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) increase the technological maturity of recycling technologies for critical raw materials and to promote materials efficiency and the substitution of critical raw materials in applications, ensuring the same performance and when technically and economically feasible, at least by including support actions to that effect under national research & innovation programmes;
Amendment 921 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. The Board shall be composed of Member States, representatives of the raw materials industry and the Commission. It shall be chaired by the Commission.
Amendment 992 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Coking coal
Amendment 1013 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point j
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point j
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Amendment 74 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Reinforcing the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) throughout the Union should therefore be at the core of those efforts. Indeed difficulties and gaps still exist and the European defence industrial base remains highlycapabilities remain fragmented, lacking sufficient collaborative action and inter- operability of products.
Amendment 79 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The current geopolitical situation in the Eastern neighbourhood of the Union has shown that, whereas the duplication of efforts should be avoided, a diversified defence market can contribute to the variety of products immediately available on the market and can therefore be beneficial to an adequate satisfaction of Member States’ urgent needs.
Amendment 80 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) FurthermoreNevertheless, efforts should be made so that the increased spending results in a much stronger European Defence Technological and Industrial Base. Indeed, without coordination andDTIB throughout the Union. Closer cooperation, together withe increased national investments, are likely to deepen the fragmentation of the European defence industrystrengthen the European defence capabilities as well as increase global competitiveness and efficiency of the defence industry across the Union.
Amendment 87 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In the light of the above challenges and the related structural changes in the EU Defence industry, it appears necessary to speed up the adjustment of the European Defence Technological and Industrial BaseDTIB, enhance its competitiveness and efficiency, and thereby contribute to strengthening and reforming Member States’ defence industrial capabilities. Addressing industrial shortfalls throughout the Union should include promptly tackling the most urgent gaps.
Amendment 91 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Common investment and defence procurement should in particular be incentivised, as such collaborative actions would ensure that the necessary changes in the EU industrial base takes place in a collaborative manner, avoiding further fragmentation of the industry.
Amendment 140 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Grants under the Instrument mayshould take the form of financing not linked to cost based on the achievement of results by reference to work packages, milestones or targets of the common procurement process, in order to create the necessary incentive effect.
Amendment 186 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to foster cooperation in defence procurement process between participating Member States in order to contributinge to solidarity, interoperability, and prevention of crowding- out effects, avoiding fragmentation and increasings well as to reduce fragmentation, when it is not beneficial for the competition and diversity of products available on the European defence market, and to increase the effectiveness of public spending.
Amendment 57 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Notes that rising climate ambitions by countries - raw material exporters and their goals to establish their own manufacturing ecosystem around the extraction and procession of CRM, in part by selling it at preferential prices to domestic-based businesses, puts an additional strain on the security of their supply in Europe which should be taken into utmost account by the policymakers in setting mid and long-term climate and energy targets;
Amendment 77 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that funding opportunities of production, processing or recycling of all critical raw materials listed in the Communication COM(2020)474 is indispensable and all critical raw material producers should encounter equal access to financing from European sources to provide investments;
Amendment 82 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 91 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to pay attention not only to CRMs but also to the potential criticalityavailability from the EU sources of other raw materials needed for the twin transition;
Amendment 111 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on CRMRaw Materials;
Amendment 138 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Asks the Commission to diversify national and European supply chains for both primary and secondary sources;
Amendment 160 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the proposal to map the potential supply of secondary CRMs from EU stocks and waste, waste and processing by- products; encourages the Commission to make this mapping exercise a priority and carry it out earlier than envisaged;
Amendment 191 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need to analyse the impact of low-carbon technologies on the environmental footprint related to greenhouse gas emissions embedded in the imports of required raw material;
Amendment 196 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights that sourcing in the EU is subject to the highest environmental and social standards worldwide, provides thousands of highly qualified jobs and is an indispensable prerequisite of the green and digital transition; calls therefore on all actors to help build public acceptance for responsible CRM sourcing projects in the EU to support domestic production;
Amendment 208 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the importance of maintaining and further developing expertise and skills in mining and processing technologies in the EU; stresses that to achieve this funding opportunities for European producers of all the CRMs should be secured;
Amendment 218 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights that improved permitting predictability and efficiency, as well as prioritising key enablers such as competitive renewable and low-carbon energy supply, will help to unlock necessary investments;
Amendment 222 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Welcomes the special focus on coal-mining regions and other regions in transition in the exploring the potential of CRM projects as one of the alternative business models and sources of regional employment, as set out in by the Action Plan; expects the Commission to provide further details on the operationalisation of this priority;
Amendment 224 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Notes in this regard that CRM do not appear separately but are mixed in ore with base metals and their processing require a considerable amount of energy; therefore competitiveness and profitability of production is conditioned by availability of stable and affordable energy sources, as well as identification and development of relevant methods and technologies;
Amendment 233 #
2021/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses, that if the Green Deal simply displaces Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions to its trading partners, it will have no impact at all on climate change; urges therefore the EU to push for enforceable multilateral agreements on containing global warming and exporting its environmental standards, including in mining, extracting and processing; considers that the EU will need to develop new trade and investment agreements, new models of financial and technical assistance and, more generally, a new approach to international diplomacy aimed at setting equal standards of sustainable investment and development and ensuring a level playing field;
Amendment 9 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU strategy to reduce methane emissions; supports a clear pathway and framework to address methane emissions in a more comprehensive fashion across Europe, by fostering synergies between sectors to strengthen the business case for capturing methane emissions; acknowledges the need for the alignment of EU reporting procedures, stresses however that this should not lead to duplication of national and EU-level reporting obligations;
Amendment 68 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the preparation of legislation for the energy sector with binding rulescost effective standards in the area onf monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) and leak detection and repair, and the consideration of rules on routine venting and flaring; notes that rules on MRV should be prepared separately for each sector while taking into account its specifics;
Amendment 73 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Emphasize the need to place cost- efficiency at the centre of the proposed actions; notes that costs associated with implementing technologies and meeting high standards must not result in growing operation costs for energy companies and being passed to end users; warns that increased costs for consumers might serve as a deterrent in choice of low-emission fuels and therefore hamper necessary coal-to-gas fuel switch in areas particularly affected by fine-particle air pollution and weaken energy-poverty alleviation measures;
Amendment 127 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to consider a target on renewable and decarbonised gases for 2030, as this wouldset of policy instruments to facilitate the development of biomethane and ensure the deployment of the most cost-efficient solutions across the Member States in line with the principle of subsidiarity.
Amendment 133 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Draws attention that IAE methane tracker is based on old and outdated assumptions and data resulting in erroneous results when applied to the EU performance and therefore currently cannot be a basis for the EU policy making; calls for a dialogue with IAE in order to eliminate wide divergence in estimated emissions at the global, regional and country levels.
Amendment 94 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) A robust verification framework can improve the credibility of reported data. In addition, the level of detail and technical complexity of methane emissions measurements requires proper verification of methane emissions data reported by operators and mine operators. While self- verification is possible, third party verification ensures greater independence and transparency. In addition, it allows for a harmonized set of competences and level of expertise that may not be available to all public entities. Verifiers should be accredited by accreditation bodies in accordance with Regulation (EC) 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council20 . Independent accredited verifiers should thus ensure that emissions reports prepared by operators and mine operators are correct and in compliance with the requirements set out in this Regulation. They verification activities should be conducted in line with rules of procedures stemming from best practices and taking due account of the nature of the operator's activities. The verifiers should review the data in the emissions reports to assess their reliability, credibility and accuracy against free and publicly available European or international standards developed by independent bodies and made applicable by the Commission. The Commission should thus be empowered to adopt delegated acts for the purpose of incorporating and setting out the applicability of such European or international standards. Verifiers are separate from competent authorities and should be independent from the operators and mine operators, who should provide them with all assistance necessary to enable or facilitate the performance of the verification activities, notably as regards access to the premises and the presentation of documentation or records. _________________ 20 Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008).
Amendment 118 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Re-injection, utilisation on-site or dispatch of the methane to a market should always be preferable to flaring - and therefore venting - of methane. Operators that vent should provide proof to the competent authorities that neither re- injection, utilisation on-site or dispatch of the methane to a market nor flaring were possible and operators that flare should provide proof to the competent authorities that re-injection, utilisation on-site or dispatch of the methane to a market was not possible, including where this operation would be unprofitable and therefore would undermine economic viability of the operator.
Amendment 198 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘verifier’ means a legal person different from the competent authorities appointed in accordance with Article 4 of this Regulation which carries out verification activities and which is accredited by a national accreditation body pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 or a natural person otherwise authorised, without prejudice to Article 5(2) of that Regulation, at the time a verification statement is issued;
Amendment 202 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8 a) ‘low-risk source’ means component with marginal methane emissions, such as: 1. elements of an installation for which the taking of a leakage measurement requires the disassembly of the equipment, a component of the installation or the interruption of the ongoing process, in particular:a) equipment builtunder heat/cold insulation, b) equipment built inside cold boxes, c) valves, safety valves connected to common discharge manifolds; 2. plant components installed at height, without service platforms for measurement; 3. equipment in installations containing substances with a vapour pressure not exceeding 0.3 kPa at 20°C+20%; 4. components installed in system with an operating overpressure of not more than 0.5 bar.
Amendment 238 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24
(24) ‘inactive well’ means an oil or gas well or well site where production, injection, disposal or workover operations for exploration or production have ceased for at least one year;, and which has not been permanently plugged and abandoned in accordance with regulatory requirements of the competent authorities
Amendment 250 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Amendment 256 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 41
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 41
(41) ‘importer’ means a natural or legal person established in the Union who, in the course of a commercial activity, places fossil energy from a third country on the Union market.
Amendment 269 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. When fixing or approving transmission or distribution tariffs or the methodologies to be used by transmission system operators, distribution system operators, LNG terminal operators or other regulated companies including where applicable underground gas storage operators, regulatory authorities shall take into account theinclude the additional costs incurred and investments made to comply with the obligations under this Regulation, insofar as they correspond to those of an efficient and structurally comparable regulated operator.
Amendment 277 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall notify the Commission of the names and contact details of the competent authorities by … [36 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. Member States shall notify the Commission without delay of any changes to the names or contact details of the competent authorities.
Amendment 280 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authorities shall take the necessary measures to ensure compliance with the requirements set out in this Regulationis Regulation in accordance with the tasks specifically attributed to them.
Amendment 289 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The competent authorities shall cooperate with each other and with the Commission and as necessary with authorities of third countries, in order to ensure compliance with this Regulation. The Commission may set up a network of competent authorities to foster cooperation, with the necessary arrangements for exchanging information and best practices and allow for consultations. The data collected shall be in aggregate form to ensure the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information of companies.
Amendment 308 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. After the first inspection referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authorities shall draw up programmes for routine inspections based on a risk assessment. The period between inspections shall be based on an appraisal of the environmental risk and shall not exceed twohree years. Where an inspection has identified a serious breach of the requirements of this Regulation, the subsequent inspection shall take place within one year.
Amendment 327 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Any natural or legal person which considers that it has suffered injury as a result of a breach of the requirements of this Regulation by operators or mine operators, may lodge a written complaint with the competent authorities.
Amendment 341 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Verifiers shall assess the conformity of the emissions reports submitted to them by operators or mine operators in accordance with this Regulation. The verification activities should be conducted in line with rules of procedures stemming from best practices and taking due account of the nature of the operator's activities. They shall assess the conformity of the reports with the requirements laid down this Regulation and review all data sources and methodologies used in order to assess their reliability, credibility and accuracy, in particular the following points:
Amendment 352 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In carrying out the verification activities referred to in paragraph 1, verifiers shall use free and publicly available European or international standards for methane emissions quantification as made applicable by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 5. Until such date where the applicability of those standards is determined by the Commission, verifiers shall use existing European or international standards for quantification and verification of greenhouse gas emissions. Where no international or European standards are available, operators shall provide information to the verifiers on the methodologies used by the operators, for the purpose of verification activities.
Amendment 386 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. By … [124 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulationpublication of the relevant implementing act referred to in paragraph 6], operators shall submit a report to the competent authorities containing the quantification of source- level methane emissions estimated using generic but source-specific emission factors for all sources, with the exception of low-risk sources.
Amendment 396 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. By … [2436 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulationpublication of the relevant implementing act referred to in paragraph 6], operators shall also submit a report to the competent authorities containing direct measurementsthe quantification of source-level methane emissions for operated assets, with the exception of low- risk sources. Reporting at such level may involve the use of source- level measurement and sampling as the basis for establishing specific emission factors used for emissions estimquantification.
Amendment 410 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
By … [3648 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulationpublication of the relevant implementing act referred to in paragraph 6] and by 30 March every year thereafter, operators shall submit a report to the competent authorities containing direct measurementquantifications of source-level methane emissions for operated assets referred to in paragraph 2, complemented by measurements of site- level methane emissionwith the exception of low-risk sources. These quantifications shall be complemented by quantifications of site- level methane emissions, starting from the year when technologies allowing for site- level methane emissions became available and respective methodologies developed and described in CEN standards, thereby allowing assessment and verification of the source- level estimates aggregated by site.
Amendment 425 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 440 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. By … [36 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulationpublication of the relevant implementing act referred to in paragraph 6], undertakings established in the Union shall submit a report to the competent authorities containing direct measurementquantifications of source- level methane emissions for non-operated assets, with the exception of low-risk sources. Reporting at such level may involve the use of source-level measurement and sampling as the basis for establishing specific emission factors used for emissions estimation.
Amendment 452 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
By … [48 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulationpublication of the relevant implementing act referred to in paragraph 6] and by 30 March every year thereafter, undertakings established in the Union shall submit a report to the competent authorities containing direct measurementquantifications of source- level methane emissions for non-operated assets as set out in paragraph 4, complemented by measurements ofwith the exception of low-risk sources. These quantifications shall be complemented by site-level methane emissions quantifications, starting from the year when technologies allowing for site- level methane emissions became available and respective methodologies developed and described in CEN standards, thereby allowing assessment and verification of the source- level estimates aggregated by site.
Amendment 457 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 478 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Amendment 498 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 8
Article 12 – paragraph 8
8. In the case of significant discrepancies between the emissions quantified using source-level methods and those resulting from site-level measurement, additional measurementcomparative analysis shall be carried out within the same reporting period.
Amendment 501 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 9
Article 12 – paragraph 9
9. Methane emissions measurements or quantifications for gas infrastructure shall be conducted according to appropriate European (CEN) or international (ISO) standards for methane emissions quantification.
Amendment 517 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By … [312 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], operators shall submit a leak detection and repair programme to the competent authorities which shall detail the contents of the surveys to be carried out in accordance with the requirements in this Article. Operators may choose not to include low- risk sources in their leak detection and repair program.
Amendment 539 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
By … [612 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], operators shall carry out a survey of all relevant components under their responsibility, with the exception of low-risk sources, in accordance with the leak detection and repair programme referred in paragraph 1.
Amendment 552 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Thereafter, leak detection and repair surveys shall be repeated every three months.six months. Operates may use continuous monitoring systems in place of or in combination with periodical surveys
Amendment 570 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. In carrying out the surveys,periodic surveys or in using continuos monitoring system operators shall use devices that allow detection of loss of methane from components of 500 parts per million or more3 kg/h.
Amendment 593 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Operators shall repair or replace all components found to be emitting 500 parts per million3 kg/h or more of methane.
Amendment 602 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The repair or replacement of the components referred to in the first subparagraph shall take place immediately after detection, or as soon as possible thereafter but no later than fivethirty days after detection, provided operators can demonstrate that safety or technical considerations do not allow immediate action and provided operators establish a repair and monitoring schedule.
Amendment 606 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
If however carrying out an immediate repair would lead to a worse environmental outcome in terms of emissions, that is to a situation where amount of methane vented during repair would exceed the amount of methane that would leak in the absence of repair, the operator shall seek approval by competent authorities to postpone the repair until the next scheduled system shutdown.
Amendment 614 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Safety and technical considerations that do not allow immediate action, as referred to in the second subparagraph, shall be limited to taking into account safety to personnel and humans in proximity, scheduled maintenance, environmental impacts, concentration of methane loss, accessibility to component, availability of replacement of the component. Environmental impact considerations may include instances whereby repair could lead to a higher level of methane emissions than in the absence of the repair.
Amendment 642 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Notwithstanding paragraph 2, operators shall survey components that were found to be emitting 500 parts per million3 kg/h or more of methane during any of the previous surveys as soon as possible after the repair carried out pursuant to paragraph 4, and no later than 15 days thereafter to ensure that the repair was successful.
Amendment 651 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Notwithstanding paragraph 2, operators shall survey components that were found to be emitting below 500 parts per million3 kg/h of methane, no later than three months after the emissions were detected, to check whether the size of loss of methane has changed.
Amendment 658 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to the reporting obligations pursuant to paragraph 7, operators shall record all identified leaks, irrespective of their size, and shall continualregularly survey them to ensure that they are repaired in accordance with paragraph 4.
Amendment 663 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Within one month after each survey or every six months if using a continuous monitoring system, operators shall submit a report with the results of the survey and a repair and monitoring schedule to the competent authorities of the Member State where the relevant assets are located. The report shall include at least the elements set out in Annex I.
Amendment 672 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 681 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Venting and flaring shall only be allowed in the following situations:
Amendment 709 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Venting and flaring under point (b) of paragraph 2 shall include the following specific situations where venting or flaring cannot be completely eliminated:
Amendment 803 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) caused by an emergency or a malfunction;, and
Amendment 813 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The notification referred to in the first subparagraph shall be made without delay after the event and at the latest within 4896 hours from the start of the event or the moment the operator became aware of it.
Amendment 817 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Operators shall submit to the competent authorities quarterlyannual reports of all venting and flaring referred to in paragraph 1 and in Article 15 in accordance with the elements set out in Annex II.
Amendment 822 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Where a facility is built, replaced or refurbished, or where new flare stacks or other combustion devices are installed, operators shall install only combustion devices with an auto-igniter or continuous pilot and a completet least 95% destruction and removal efficiency for hydrocarbons.
Amendment 827 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Operators shall ensure that all flare stacks or other combustion devices comply with the requirements of paragraph 1 by … [1236 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 828 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Operators shall conduct weekquarterly inspections of flare stacks or conduct continuous monitoring of flares in accordance with the elements set out in Annex III.
Amendment 838 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 844 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Reports containing the measurements referred to in paragraph 2information on quantification of methane emissions from inactive wells shall be submitted to the competent authorities by … [24 months of the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and by 30 March every year thereafter and cover the last available calendar year. Before submission to the competent authorities, the reports set out in this paragraph shall be assessed by a verifier and include a verification statement issued in accordance with Articles 8 and 9.
Amendment 849 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Where no emissions from inactive well were detected during five consecutive years, the obligations arising from paragraph 3 shall seize to apply to this well;
Amendment 852 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall be responsible for fulfilling the obligations laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3, except where a responsible party can be identified, in which case that party shall bear responsibility.
Amendment 859 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Member States or responsible party shall develop and implement a mitigation plan to remediate, reclaim and permanently plug inactive wells located in their territory.
Amendment 865 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. This Section applies to operating underground and surface coal mines.
Amendment 868 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 870 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Amendment 872 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. For underground coal mines, mine operators shall perform continuous ventilation air methane emissionssource level direct measurement andor quantification on all exhaust ventilation shafts used by the mine operator, using apparatus with a methane conc. Mine operators shall submit to competent authorities report on methane releases per ventrilation sensitivity threshold of at least 100 parts per millionhaft per year in kt of methane, using equipoment and methodologies resulting in a measurement accuracy in tolerance of +/- 5% of the reported amount. They shall also take monthly sample-based measurements.
Amendment 876 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. Drainage stations operators shall perform continuous measurementsource level direct measurements or quantifications of volumes of vented and flared methane, regardless of the reasons for such venting and flaring activity.
Amendment 878 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Amendment 885 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
As regards continuous measurementssource level direct measurements or quantification referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, where part of the measuring equipment is not operating for a period, readings taken during periods when the equipment was operating may be used to estimate data on a pro rata basis for the period that the equipment was not operating.
Amendment 888 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
The equipment used for continuous measurementsource level direct measurements or quantifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall operate for more than 90% of the period for which it is used to monitor an emission, excluding downtime taken for re-calibration.
Amendment 891 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Amendment 896 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
This Section applies to the methane emissions from underground coal mines referred to in Article 19(2). By the way of derogation this section does not apply to operating underground mines that are included in a closure plan and are scheduled to seize its operating activities by 2037.
Amendment 899 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Venting and flaring with a destruction and removal efficiency below 95% and venting of methane from drainage stations shall be prohibited from [1 January 20258], except in the case of an emergency, a malfunction, including where the safety of personel is endangered, or where unavoidable and strictly necessary for maintenance. In such cases, drainage station operators shall vent only if flaring is not technically feasible or risks endangering safety of operations or personnel. In such a situation, as part of the reporting obligations set out in Article 23, drainage station operators shall demonstrate to the competent authorities the necessity to opt for venting instead of flaring.
Amendment 909 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. Venting of methane through a ventilation shafts in coal mines emitting of more than 0.58 tonnes of methane/kilotonne of coal mined, other than coking coal mines, shall be prohibited from 1 January 202730.
Amendment 911 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Amendment 916 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
From [1 January 20258], drainage station operators shall notify the competent authorities of all venting and flaring events with a destruction and removal efficiency below 95%:
Amendment 922 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
This Section shall not apply to the methane used for electricity or heat production (energetic combustion of methane in engines or boilers)
Amendment 924 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. By … [124 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation] Member States shall set up and make publicly available an inventory of all closed coal mines and abandoned underground coal mines in their territory or under their jurisdiction, in accordance with the methodology and including at least the elements set out in Part 1 of Annex VII.
Amendment 932 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
From … [1836 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], measurement equipment shall be installed on all elements listed in point (v) of Part 1 of Annex VII for closed coal minesthane emissions shall be measured in all closed and abandoned underground coal mines where operations have ceased since … [5[20 years prior to the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. Measurement equipment shall be installed on all elements listed in point (v) of Part 1 of Annex VII which were found to emit above 0,5 tonnes of methane per year.
Amendment 937 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The sensitivity threshold of the measurement equipment used for the measurements referred to in paragraph 2 shall be at least 10,000 parts per millionequipment shall perform measurements or quantifications taken in accordance with appropriate scientific standards and at least on an hourly basis and of sufficient quality to allow for a representative estimation of yearly methane emissions from all elements listed in part 1(vi) of Annex VII which were found to emit methane.
Amendment 941 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
The measurement equipment must operate for more than 970% of the period for which it is used to monitor the emissions, excluding downtime taken for re- calibration.
Amendment 944 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Reports containing estimates of yearly source-level methane emissions data shall be submitted to the competent authorities by … [2436 months of the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and by 30 March every year thereafter.
Amendment 949 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Article 25 – paragraph 4
4. Mine operators or assets operators shall be responsible for the requirements referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 as regards closed mines. Member States shall be responsible for the requirements referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 as regards abandoned mines.
Amendment 950 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. If measurement or quantification from element listed in Annex VII shall not demonstrate methane concentration emissions exceeding 1 tonne of methane for three consecutive years the responsible party shall be exempted from requirements 2 and 3 in relation to this element.
Amendment 954 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
On the basis of the inventory referred to in Article 25, Member States shall develop and implement a mitigation plan to address methane emissions from abandoned coal minesclosed and abandoned underground coal mines where operations have ceased since 20 years prior to the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 964 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26 a Derogation for operating underground mines that are included in a closure plan 1. By the way of derogation Section II shall not apply to underground coal mines that are included in closure plans and are scheduled to seize their operating activities by 2037. 2. Without prejudice to their national obligations to apply mitigation measures the operators of the coal mines referred in paragraph 1 shall be responsible for fulfilling obligations arising from Section III.
Amendment 975 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Each year, importers shall provide the competent authorities of the Member State in which the import is taking place with a report specifying the information on the measures aimed at decreasing methane emissions: a) taken by upstream oil and fossil gas producers as well as fossil gas gathering and processing, transmission, and liquefied natural gas terminals operators, including at least: i. direct measurements of site-level methane emissions, conducted by an ISO 17025 service provider, in the last available calendar year period including:data per detailed, individual, emission source type and detailed information on the quantification methodologies employed to measure methane emissions; ii. leak detection and repair surveys and programmes conducted within the last two calendar years in accordance with the ISO 14064; iii. information on all venting and flaring events within the last two calendar years. b) taken by producers of coal from underground coal mines, including at least: i. source-level methane emissions data measured for ventilation air methane emissions, calculated and quantified in accordance with the methodology described in part 1 of Annex V, ii. volumes of vented and flared methane calculated in each production site during the last 2 calendar years, iii. venting and flaring mitigation plans in force in the production site. The importers shall present the required information to the competent authorities for each site from which the import to the Member States has taken place.
Amendment 976 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. The report referred to in paragraph 1a, shall be accompanied by an assessment of the compliance of measures and information indicated in the report with relevant ISO standards (at least ISO 17025, ISO 14064), conducted by an independent certification/verification body.
Amendment 1026 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall notify the rules on penalties to the Commission by [312 months from the date of entry into force of the Regulation]. In addition, Member States shall notify any subsequent amendment affecting such rules to the Commission without delay.
Amendment 1034 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – point l a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – point l a (new)
(l a) failure of importers to provide the information required in accordance with Article 27, paragraph 1(a) (new);
Amendment 1035 #
2021/0423(COD)
(l b) failure of importers to provide the information required in accordance with an independent assessment of compliance conducted by a verification body.
Amendment 1065 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 2 – point iii
Annex I – paragraph 2 – point iii
(iii) For components found to be emitting 500 parts per million3kg/h or more of methane, indication of whether repair was undertaken during the LDAR survey and if not why, taking into account the requirements as regards what elements can be taken into account for a delayed repair, as per Article 14, paragraph 4.
Amendment 1071 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 2 – point iv
Annex I – paragraph 2 – point iv
(iv) For components found to be emitting 500 parts per million3kg/h or more of methane, planned repair schedule indicating planned date of repair,
Amendment 1074 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 2 – point v
Annex I – paragraph 2 – point v
(v) For components found to be emitting less than 500 parts per million3kg/h in previous LDAR survey, but found to be emitting 500 parts per million3kg/h or more of methane during post LDAR monitoring to check whether the size of loss of methane has evolved, indication whether repair was undertaken immediately and if not, why not (as per iii), and planned repair schedule indicating planned date of repair.
Amendment 1083 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 5 – point iii
Annex I – paragraph 5 – point iii
(iii) For components found to be emitting 500 parts per million3kg/h or more of methane, results of monitoring after repair to check if repair was successful
Amendment 1089 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 5 – point iv
Annex I – paragraph 5 – point iv
(iv) For components found to be emitting less than 500 parts per million3kg/h of methane, results of post LDAR monitoring to check whether the size of loss of methane has evolved and recommendation on the basis of finding.
Amendment 1093 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
(v a) flaring efficiency and the type of flare used
Amendment 1097 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point ix
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point ix
(ix) results of weekquarterly inspections of flare stacks or of continuous monitoring of flare stacks carriesd out in accordance with Article 17
Amendment 1099 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1
Annex III – paragraph 1
Amendment 1111 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Pursuant to Article 24 and 25, for each site, the inventory of closed and abandoned coal mines must include at least the following information, where available:
Amendment 1115 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point v – introductory part
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point v – introductory part
(v) results of methane concentration measurementsource level direct measurement or quantification at the following elements:
Amendment 1127 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part 2 – paragraph 1 – point ii
Annex VII – Part 2 – paragraph 1 – point ii
(ii) measurements must be performed using an apparatus with a sensitivity threshold of at least 10.000 ppm, at the closest available distance to the measured emission source.equipment allowing for estimating yearly emissions at least of 0,5 tonnes of methane;
Amendment 3 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the draft budget for 2022 as the first general budget with full implementation of the MFF Agreement, with the highest share of climate-relevant EU expenditure to date and a significant contribution to the EU’s digital transition; considers that the budget should fully align with the updated New Industrial Strategy and adequately alleviate the effects of the economic downturn; stresses that 2022 should be a year for boosting a rapid recovery for a resilient Europe;
Amendment 25 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the need to support research and innovation in the context of the current pandemic andhallenges arising from the EU’s green and digital ambitions; Calls for making available to Horizon Europe Programme the research decommitments from 2020 in line with Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation; calls for the expenditure on health research from the Union budget to be at least equal to that in the 2021 general budget, given the evolving pandemic situation; calls for allocation of Next Generation EU funds to sectors hard hit by the crisis and to instruments that can contribute directly to the recovery of the European economy;
Amendment 34 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the lack of ambition of draft budget for 2022 in regards to SME policy; recalls the analysis showing that there are distinct differences among sectors in the level of severity of impact and the extent of rebound; underlines that without additional long-term support it will not be possible to address adequately the severe, long-term consequences of the crisis on SMEs.
Amendment 25 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(12) thereof,
Amendment 79 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), established under Regulation (EU) […./..] of the European Parliament and of the Council51 , is an alternative to free allocation to address the risk of carbon leakage. To the extent that sectors and subsectors are covered by that measure, they should not receive free allocation. However, a transitional phasing-out of free allowances is needed to allow producers, importers and traders to adjust to the new regime. The reduction of free allocation should be implemented by applying a factor to free allocation for CBAM sectors, while the CBAM is phased in. This percentage (CBAM factor) should be equal to 100 % during the transitional period between the entry into force of [CBAM Regulation] and 2025, 90 % in 2026 and should be reduced by 10 percentage points each year to reach 0 % and thereby eliminate free allocation by the tenth year. The relevant delegated acts on free allocation should be adjusted accordingly for the sectors and subsectors covered by the CBAM. The free allocation no longer provided to the CBAM sectors based on this calculation (CBAM demand) must be auctioned and the revenues will accrue to the Innovation Fund, so as to support innovation in low carbon technologies, carbon capture and utilisation (‘CCU’), carbon capture and geological storage (‘CCS’), renewable energy and energy storage, in a way that contributes to mitigating climate change. Special attention should be given to projects in CBAM sectors. To respect the proportion of the free allocation available for the non-CBAM sectors, the final amount to deduct from the free allocation and to be auctioned should be calculated based on the proportion that the CBAM demand represents in respect of the free allocation needs of all sectors receiving free allocatcomplements free allocation and is intended to protect against the increased risk of carbon leakage stemming from the enhanced climate mitigation ambitions of the Union. _________________ 51 [please insert full OJ reference]
Amendment 179 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/CE
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive shall apply to the activities listed in Annexes I and III, and to the of greenhouse gases listed in Annex II. Where an installation that is included in the scope of the EU ETS due to the operation of combustion units with a total rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW changes its production processes to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and no longer meets that threshold, it shall remain in the scope of the EU ETS until the end of the relevant five year period referred to in Article 11(1), second subparagraph, following the change to its production process.
Amendment 210 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2003/87/CE
Article 9 – paragraph 1a
Article 9 – paragraph 1a
Amendment 222 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – third subparagraph
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – third subparagraph
In addition, 2,58 % of the total quantity of allowances between [year following the entry into force of the Directive]2021 and 2030 shall be auctioned for the Modernisation Fund. The beneficiary Member States for this amount of allowances shall be the Member States with a GDP per capita at market prices below 65 % of the Union average during the period 2016 to 2018. The funds corresponding to this quantity of allowances shall be distributed in accordance with Part B of Annex IIb.
Amendment 225 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraphs 1 b, 1 c, 1 d (new)
Article 10 – paragraphs 1 b, 1 c, 1 d (new)
(aa) In Article 10, the following paragraphs are inserted after paragraph 1a: ‘1b. Starting from 2024 Member State with a deficit of allowances in any year in the period after 2023 shall have their allowances exempted from the operation of market stability reserve in the following year up to the amount of their deficit in the previous year. 1c. For Member States with structural imbalance of allowances that persists even after the exemption from the operation of market stability reserve in the following year, the allowances in the Market Stability Reserve shall be used to cover this imbalance. This shall be done by comparing the total number of allowances for the beneficiary Member State against the emissions generated in the sectors covered by the EU ETS in the same year. For the purpose of this calculation the total number of allowances shall take into account all allowances: (a) to be auctioned by particular Member States in accordance with Article 10 together with (b) the total number of allowances received for free by installations in this Member State in accordance with Article 10a, and (c) the national allocation from the Modernisation Fund for that Member State in accordance with Article 10d. 1d. After establishing the level of deficit the national share of the Modernisation Fund shall be increased by the same amount or the Member State shall receive this amount of allowances from the Market Stability Reserve allowances that would otherwise be cancelled in that year. Should this be insufficient to fully compensate the deficit in year n then the rest of it shall be covered by using allowances already placed in the MSR to ensure a respective increase of the Modernisation Fund allocation for this Member State in year n+1.’.
Amendment 230 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances, except for the revenues established as own resources in accordance with Article 311(3) TFEU and entered in the Union budget. Member States shall use at least 50 % of their revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, with the exception of the revenues used for the compensation of indirect carbon costs referred to in Article 10a(6), for one or more of the following:
Amendment 237 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point d a (new)
(da) In Article 10, a new paragraph is added: By 2025, the Commission shall issue a legislative proposal to enhance the supervision of the European carbon market, as well as related derivative markets. In particular, the Commission shall consider the need to establish a supervisory body with competences related to market intervention and sanctioning powers.
Amendment 243 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/CE
Article 10 a – paragraph 1 – second subparagraph – new
Article 10 a – paragraph 1 – second subparagraph – new
Amendment 252 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 264 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point ii a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point ii a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
(iia) In paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is inserted after the third subparagraph: To provide additional incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency, the agreed EU ex ante benchmarks shall be reviewed before the 2026-2030 period with a view to possibly revising the definition and boundaries of the system of existing product benchmarks and district heating benchmark. By way of derogation from subparagraph 1, the ratios for district heating to be determined shall ensure the allocation of allowances in a way that provides an incentive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These indicators for the entire period referred to in Art. 11, second paragraph, takes the value specified in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447 for the heat benchmark.
Amendment 265 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 1 a – new
Article 10 a – paragraph 1 a – new
Amendment 296 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – third paragraph – point d
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – third paragraph – point d
(d) Where the annual reduction rate exceeds 2,5 % or is below 0,2 %, the benchmark values for the period from 2026 to 2030 shall be the benchmark values applicable in the period from 2013 to 2020 reduced by whichever of those two percentage rates is relevant, in respect of each year between 2008 and 2028, except in case of heat benchmark for district heating, whose maximum annual reduction rate should be defined in line with the district heating sector decarbonisation commitments until 2030 and should not exceed 1.6%.
Amendment 326 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
The Innovation Fund shall cover the sectors listed in Annex I and Annex III, including environmentally safe carbon capture and utilisation (“CCU”) that contributes substantially to mitigating climate change, as well as products substituting carbon intensive ones produced in sectors listed in Annex I, and to help stimulate the construction and operation of projects aimed at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage (“CCS”) of CO2, as well as of innovative renewable energy and energy storage technologies; in geographically balanced locations. The Innovation Fund may also support break- through innovative technologies and infrastructure to decarbonise the maritime and aviation sectors and for the production of low- and zero-carbon fuels in aviation, rail and road transport. Special attention shall be given to projects in sectors covered by the [CBAM regulation] to support innovation in low carbon technologies, CCU, CCS, renewable energy and energy storage, in a way that contributes to mitigating climate change.
Amendment 336 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/CE
Article 10 a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 6
Article 10 a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 6
Projects shall be selected on the basis of objective and transparent criteria, taking into account the need to ensure the fair geographical distribution of the projects, the level of emissions in a given Member State to define relevant emissions savings achieved by a given project and, where relevant, the extent to which projects contribute to achieving emission reductions well below the benchmarks referred to in paragraph 2. Projects shall have the potential for widespread application or to significantly lower the costs of transitioning towards a low-carbon economy in the sectors concerned. Projects involving CCU shall deliver a net reduction in emissions and ensure avoidance or permanent storage of CO2. In the case of grants provided through calls for proposals, up to 60 % of the relevant costs of projects may be supported, out of which up to 40 % need not be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions, provided that pre-determined milestones, taking into account the technology deployed, are attained. In the case of support provided through competitive bidding and in the case of technical assistance support, up to 100 % of the relevant costs of projects may be supported.
Amendment 345 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 b – paragraph 4
Article 10 b – paragraph 4
(12a) In Article 10b, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: Other sectors and subsectors are considered to be able to pass on more of the costs of allowances in product prices, and shall be allocated allowances free of charge at 30 % of the quantity determined pursuant to Article 10a. Unless otherwise decided in the review pursuant to Article 30, free allocations to other sectors and subsectors shall decrease by equal amounts after 2026 so as to reach a level of no free allocation in 2030. Allowances for district heating shall be allocated free of charge at 70% of the quantity determined pursuant to Article 10a. The free allocation for district heating shall decrease by a linear reduction factor referred to in Article 30c(2) of this Directive.
Amendment 356 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a
Directive 2003/87/CE
Article 10 d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The investments supported shall be consistent with the aims of this Directive, as well as the objectives of the Communication from the Commission of 11 December 2019 on The European Green Deal (*) and Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council (**) and the long-term objectives as expressed in the Paris Agreement. No support from the Modernisation Fund shall be provided to energy generation facilities that use fossil fuels and the long-term objectives as expressed in the Paris Agreement. No support from the Modernisation Fund shall be provided to energy generation facilities that use fossil fuels, except from district heating facilities for which the use of natural gas is allowed. The administrative and operationalisation costs of Member States shall be ensured from the Modernisation Fund.”
Amendment 403 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 29 a
Article 29 a
(19a) Article 29a is replaced by the following: "Article 29a Measures in the event of excessive price fluctuations 1. If, for more than three consecutive months, the monthly average allowance price is more than two times the average price of allowances during the two preceding years period on the European carbon market, the Commission shall convene a meeting of the Committee established by Article 9 of Decision No 280/2004/EC not later than within 7 working days. 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1: (a) the “monthly average carbon price” for any month is calculated by dividing the sum of the settlement prices of the relevant December futures contract as traded on the relevant carbon market exchange for each relevant day in the month by the number of relevant days in the month. (b) the “average price of allowances during the two preceding years period” is calculated by dividing the sum of the settlement prices of the relevant December futures contract as traded on the relevant carbon market exchange for each relevant day in the two year period ending with the last month before the first month of the period of three consecutive months by the number of relevant days in the two year period. 3. If the price evolution referred to in paragraph 1 is triggered, one of the following measures shall be implemented, taking into account the degree of price evolution: (a) by bringing forward the auctioning of a part of the quantity to be auctioned in a subsequent calendar year ; (b) by the release for auction up to 25 % of the remaining allowances in the new entrants reserve ; (c) by the release of an appropriate quantity of allowances from the Market Stability Reserve. The Committee may also consider additional interventions if the circumstances justify further or earlier action.
Amendment 406 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 29 b (new)
Article 29 b (new)
(19b) The following Article is inserted after Article 29a: Article 29b (new) 1. The access to the EU ETS market should be limited to entities that are installations, aviation and maritime operators with compliance obligations under the EU ETS. 2. Financial intermediaries purchasing allowances on account of the entities mentioned in paragraph 1 and not their own can be an exception. 3. The quantity of EU ETS allowances purchased during auctions by financial intermediaries cannot exceed what is reasonably needed to fulfil their contractual obligations towards entities mentioned in paragraph 1. 4. Article 6 paragraph 5 of the Auctioning Regulation (no 1031/2010) should be adjusted in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2.
Amendment 425 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a
4a. As from [the year following the entry into force of this Directive]2026, the calculation of the total number of allowances in circulation shall include the number of allowances issued in respect of aviation and maritime transport since the beginning of that year, and the number of allowances surrendered by aircraft operators and ship operators in respect of emissions for which allowances are the units which can be used in respect of EU ETS obligations.
Amendment 427 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Article 1 – paragraph 5
5. In any given year, if the total number of allowances in circulation is between 833 million and 1 096 million, a number of allowances equal to the difference between the total number of allowances in circulation, as set out in the most recent publication as referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article, and 833 million, shall be deducted from the volume of allowances to be auctioned by the Member States under Article 10(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC and shall be placed in the reserve over a period of 12 months beginning on 1 September of that year. If the total number of allowances in circulation is above 1 096 million allowances, the number of allowances to be deducted from the volume of allowances to be auctioned by the Member States under Article 10(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC and to be placed in the reserve over a period of 12 months beginning on 1 September of that year shall be equal to 12 % of the total number of allowances in circulation. By way of derogation from the last sentence, until 31 December 2030, the percentage shall be doubled.
Amendment 429 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Amendment 434 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Article 1 a – new
Article 1 a – new
Amendment 80 #
2021/0049(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. For the purpose of valuing the in- kind contributions referred to in paragraph 2, points (a) and (b), the costs shall be determined in accordance with the usual accounting practices of the Participating States or the national funding bodies concerned, the applicable accounting standards ofthe same manner as the eligible costs for those organisations when the Py participate ing State where the Unational funding bodies concerned pare established and the applicable International Accounting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standardst of the work programme. The costs shall be certified by an independent auditor appointed by the Participating States or the national funding bodies concerned. Should there be any uncertainty arising from the certification, the valuation method may be verified by EURAMET. In the event of remaining uncertainties, the valuation method may be audited by EURAMET.
Amendment 101 #
2021/0049(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The ex post audits of expenditure on indirect actions referred to in Article 6(1), points (a) and (b), shall be carried out by EURAMET in accordance with Article 48 of Regulation …[Horizon Europe](EU) [XXX] [].
Amendment 528 #
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 balancArticle 45 of Horizon Europe.
Amendment 556 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. There shall be a balanced representation of experts among the members of the scientific advisory body, within the scope of the activities of the joint undertaking, including with respect to gender and geographical balance. Collectively, the members of the scientific advisory body shall have the necessary competences and expertise covering the technical domain in order to make science- based recommendations to the joint undertaking, taking into account the socio- economic impact of such recommendations and the objectives of the joint undertaking.
Amendment 624 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) accelerate market deployment of the existing mature and innovative bio- based solutions in the whole range of European economic and environmental conditions;
Amendment 665 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 52 – paragraph 4
4. In addition to the meetings referred to in paragraph 2, the Governing Board shall also hold a strategic meeting at least once a year with the primary objective of identifying challenges and opportunities for sustainable bio-based industry and provide additional strategic orientation for the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking in particular on the exploiting of the full potential of actors across Europe.
Amendment 694 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the founding members listed in Annex I, upon notification of their decision to unconditionally accede to the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking by means of a letter of commitment; further possibilities for joining as a founding member will be provided;
Amendment 698 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) activities directly linked to the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking work programme not funded from any public source;
Amendment 699 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the research and innovation activities of projects with a clear link to the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, and funded under national or regional programmes within the Union less any public funding provided;
Amendment 825 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the founding members listed in Annex II, upon notification of their decision to unconditionally accede to the Joint Undertaking by means of a letter of commitment; further possibilities for joining as a founding member will be provided;
Amendment 932 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 124 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(f a) support R&D for establishing design and production capabilities in Europe for strategic application areas.
Amendment 935 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 126 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the private members consisting of the following industrial associations and their constituent entities: the AENEAS Association, registered under French law, with its registered office in Paris, France; the ARTEMIS Industry Association (ARTEMISIA) registered under Dutch law, with its registered office in Eindhoven, the Netherlands; the EPoSS e.V. Association, registered under German law, with its registered office in Berlin, Germany.
Amendment 958 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 142 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) strengthen and integrate the Union’s research and innovation capacity in the ATM sector, making it more resilient and scalable to fluctuations in traffic while enabling the seamless operation of all aircraft in all European regions with different ATM conditions airports;
Amendment 167 #
2021/0045(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The average wholesale charge that the visited network operator may levy on the roaming provider for the provision of regulated data roaming services by means of that visited network shall not exceed a safeguard limit of EUR 21,00 per gigabyte of data transmitted. That maximum wholesale charge shall decrease to EUR 1,50,70 per gigabyte of data transmitted on 1 January 20254. On 1 January 2025 the maximum average wholesale charge shall decrease to EUR 0,50 per gigabyte and shall, without prejudice to Articles 21, 22 and 23 remain at EUR 10,50 per gigabyte of data transmitted until 30 June 2032 .
Amendment 156 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 40 a (new)
Citation 40 a (new)
— having regard to Directive 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directives 98/6/EC, 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules (Text with EEA relevance),
Amendment 333 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the proposed regulations will necessitate investment in the form of large number of costly technological adaptations requiring the broad transfer of new knowledge, thus posing a particular challenge for agriculture based on small and medium-sized family farms;
Amendment 448 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. having regard to the increasing globalisation of the food market and the related increase in importance of free trade agreements between the EU and third countries;
Amendment 484 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the farm to fork strategy as an important step in ensuring a sustainable, fair and resilient food system, which is central to achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet, encourages the Commission to translate the strategy into concrete legislative and non-legislative action as soon as possi; at the same time takes a negative view of the failure to present an impact assessment of the strategy at the stage of its consultation with the Member States; points out that European farmers should be better informed about the new requirements and the scope of the adjustments that will apply to them after 2020, so as to strengthen the sense among the farming community that the legal framework is secure and stable;
Amendment 637 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to demarcate in the proposed strategy, in an appropriate manner that is compliant with the TFEU, the financing of rural areas under the common agricultural policy and the cohesion policy, taking into account the objectives of each policy, as described in Article 39 and Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, in order to limit the financing from CAP funds of investments not directly related to agriculture;
Amendment 723 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 797 #
2020/2260(INI)
3a. Notes, furthermore, that climate change poses a risk of the spread of new plant pests affecting both agricultural crops and forest areas; new phytosanitary risks may therefore make it difficult or impossible to achieve the objectives of reducing the use of plant protection products; calls at the same time for the continued strengthening of the European Union’s import regime, while respecting the provisions of the International Plant Protection Convention;
Amendment 1036 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that, as regards the objective of allocating at least 25% of EU agricultural land to organic farming by 2030, there are significant disparities in the proportion of organic land in individual Member States, which may lead to a distortion of the competitive balance in the common market; also points out that there is a lack of clarification as to whether the 25% figure should include all land which is organically farmed or only land on which organic products are produced; takes the view that this lack of information makes it difficult both to assess the impact of the strategy on the market and to target support under the common agricultural policy tools;
Amendment 1162 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of seed security and diversity, notably of promoting EU-grown plant proteins to deliver locally sourced food and feed stuffs with high nutritional value while granting farmers access to quality seeds for plant varieties adapted to the pressures of climate change, including traditional and locally-adapted varieties, while ensuring access to innovative plant breeding in order to contribute to healthy seeds and protect plants against harmful pests and diseases; raises awareness of the potential negative effects of concentration and monopolisation in the seed sector; considers that reducing the EU’s dependence on imports of plant proteins has significant sustainability benefits worldwide and calls for the promotion of EU-grown plant proteins to provide locally sourced food and feed with high nutritional value;
Amendment 1470 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to follow up on Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices22 and the EU code of conduct on responsible business and marketing practices by producing a monitoring framework for the food and retail sectors and providing for legal action if progress in integrating economic, environmental and social sustainability into corporate strategies is insufficient; these actions should help to promote and reward the efforts of sustainable agricultural producers while increasing the availability and affordability of healthy, sustainable food options and reducing the overall environmental footprint of the food system; stresses the importance of halting and addressing consolidation and concentration in the grocery retail sector in order to ensure fair prices for farmers; recalls furthermore, in relation to the problem of dual quality products in the EU common market, that under Directive 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 with regard to better enforcement and modernisation of EU consumer protection rules, misleading consumers as to the composition of a product, after individual assessment by the competent authorities, may be considered an unfair commercial practice prohibited by EU law; _________________ 22 OJ L 111, 30.3.2007, p. 59.
Amendment 1623 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Points out that farmers have a weaker bargaining position vis-à-vis processing and the large-scale trade and competition from non-EU suppliers in the supply chain; and therefore also recommends institutional and financial support for agricultural producers in setting up joint economic structures such as agricultural producer groups and organisations and cooperatives;
Amendment 1638 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health; regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatly delayed and stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed to restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt; calls for a mandatory EU-wide front-of-pack nutrition labelling system based on independent science; takes the view that reducing the prevalence of excess weight and obesity, reducing morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes, and increasing the number of healthy life years should be priority objectives; recommends, therefore, that the stimulation of sustainable food processing practices should take into account current data on food and food ingredient consumption in individual countries, their impact on health, as well as recommendations on the principles of proper nutrition;
Amendment 2096 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the importance EU funding for research and innovation as a key driver in accelerating the transition to a more sustainable, healthy and inclusive European food system while facilitating investments needed to encourage agro- ecological practices in both social and technological innovation, and the crucial role of farm advisory services in ensuring the transfer of knowledge to the farming community, drawing on the existing specialised training systems for farmers in Member States; emphasises that the costs of the transition must not lead to a reduction in farm profitability and that meeting higher environmental standards must entail an increase in economic scale; emphasises, in particular, that the new model for implementing the common agricultural policy must seek to reduce the risk of a lower uptake of funds by final beneficiaries as a result of increased conditionality requirements; is concerned that preliminary analyses indicate that the cumulative effect of implementing the Green Deal strategy could result in a significant reduction in farm profitability in the first period and could disrupt the liquidity of payments from the second pillar of the CAP;
Amendment 2139 #
2020/2260(INI)
25 a. Deforestation and forest degradation Considers, in view of the Commission’s plans to introduce in 2021 a legislative proposal and other measures to avoid or minimise the placing on the EU market of products associated with deforestation and forest degradation, that the proposed provisions need to be clarified, in particular, a clear definition is needed of ‘products associated with deforestation and forest degradation' and of the concept of ‘forest degradation’ itself; calls on the Commission to consult the relevant definitions with forestry experts in European Union countries and to incorporate these provisions into the forestry strategy currently being drawn up;
Amendment 2199 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in setting global standards for food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU regulations and standards and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take the environmental impacts of requested import tolerances into account; takes the view, therefore, that the EU’s trade policy should make the granting of preferences and strengthening of cooperation with third countries conditional on those countries undertaking and actually implementing ambitious commitments in key areas such as animal welfare, the use of pesticides and the fight against antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that more than half of EU expenditure in 2019 may be considered as high-risk, including reimbursement-based payments for investments in the areas of cohesion and rural development; notes that the increase in the estimated rate of material error from 4,5 % in 2018 to 4,9 % in 2019 can result in auditors giving an adverse opinion on EU expenditurthe estimated error rate for the section 'Cohesion' drops from 5% (for 2018) to 4.4%, which is in line with the downward trend of the error rate in this area (in 2015 and 2016 it was 5.2% and 4.8% respectively); recalls that for the 2000-2006 programming period, this section of the EU budget recorded a double digit error rate;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Is of the opinion that the level of error estimated by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) for 2019 expenditure in this area should be assessed in the context of the multiannual nature of the programmes, in which case further corrections are exercised at a later stage which would lead to a significant reduction of the risk at the programme closure;
Amendment 8 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Addresses the European Court of Auditors with a request to produce a report with an estimated error rate after the closure of the 2007-2013 Cohesion Policy programmes;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 18 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the main reasons for this error rate are project ineligibility, infringement of internal market rules, and ineligible expenditure; recalls that these areas have high inherent risk of error and that checks by managing authorities and audit institutions are not always effective;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes efforts to simplify requirements to be made of project managers and management authorities in the Member States under the 2021-2027 programming period of the Common Provisions Regulation; however, as also noted by the European Court of Auditors, a number of provisions lack clarity as to their implementation and many procedures risk being complex depending on the rules of the different Member States. To this end, the Commission is invited, in a structured dialogue with Member States, to analyse administrative practices and procedures at Member State level in order to eliminate inefficiencies and to disseminate examples of effective administrative practices and procedures to all competent authorities of the Member States;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Shares the Court's conclusions stating that the change in the rules for the implementation of ESI Funds (Cohesion Policy and Agriculture / Fisheries), due to the crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic, should further accelerate the implementation process;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes with concern that, at the end of the sixth year of implementation, absorption rates for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund (CF) are 6,6% lower than at the same stage in the previous programming period; and draws attention to the risk that, as the eligibility period draws to an end and given the circumstances of the COVID-19 crisis, Member States may prioritise spending over performance and regularity.
Amendment 42 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes with concern that, at the end of the sixth year of implementation, absorption rates for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund (CF) are 6,6% lower than at the same stage in the previous programming period; and draws attention to the risk that, as the eligibility period draws to an end and given the circumstances of the COVID-19 crisis, Member States may prioritise spending over performance and regularity.; stresses, however, that the absorption rate of ESI Funds in 2019 was higher than in any other year of MFF 2014-2020 period;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 50 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the Commission to identify the regions have a low funding take-up rates and to help them to improve it through the identification of the rules that can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Cohesion Funds;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Urges the Commission to propose clear and easily applicable definitions and criteria for monitoring the funds available to fight the consequences of the COVID- 19 crisis;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Invites the Commission to interrupt or suspend payments in case of fraud, but where serious deficiencies in management and control systems have been identified, to use the block as last resort, when all other options have been exhausted, because suspending payments could have serious consequences for the regions severely hit already by the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 4 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF), established by Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 in order to provide financial assistance to Member States and accession countries undergoing major disasters or major public health emergencies, represents true European added value and the materialisation of a will, that has sometimes been insufficient or lacking, to provide mutual assistance and solidarity at Union level;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. noting the usefulness of the EUSF, highlighted by the Commission’s evaluation, in particular as regards reducing the burden on local authorities facing significant damage as a result of natural disasters or health emergencies;
Amendment 50 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its deep concern that extreme weather events and natural disasters will only increase and intensify alongside climate change;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Draws attention to events such as COVID-19, which is severely affecting all of Europe, forest fires across the continent, including in unusual places such as the Arctic, and the series of violent earthquakes in Europe, particularly in Italy in 2016-2017, causing hundreds of deaths and some EUR 22 billion in damage, and in Croatia in March 2020; points out, moreover, that storms, extreme rainfall and flooding have caused considerable damage in many cities and valleys, and that increasingly violent hurricanes have caused devastation in the outermost regions, such as Hurricane Irma in 2017 in Saint-Martin, and Hurricane Lorenzo in 2019 in the Azores, which were particularly destructive; also recalls that it is necessary not to underestimate the problem of infectious plant diseases, such as xylella fastidiosa, which cause considerable damage to the environment and regional economies;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that it is vital that aid and funds be sent every more rapidly and easily to affected regions, and that links with the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) and the ERDF climate-change adaptation component are essential in order to create a comprehensive package;
Amendment 97 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen their research and education in order to put in place a system to ensure better preparedness to prevent and manage disasters and to minimize the impact of such crises;
Amendment 98 #
2020/2087(INI)
12b. Calls for increased coordination and cooperation between the research and development institutions of Member States, especially those facing similar risks; calls for enhanced early warning systems in Member States and the creation and strengthening of links between the various early warning systems;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Suggests that Member States identify investments, projects and tools in their National Recovery and Resilience Plans in order to prevent and limit damage from natural and health disasters;
Amendment 122 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that the establishment of a SEAR may have the advantage of some flexibility, but notes that, in its current form, the EUSF allocation remains uncertain, since it depends on the amounts mobilised by the EAR; undertakes, accordingly, closely to monitor the management of the SEAR in order to see whether the funding amount and allocation key provided for in this new financial instrument meet the needs of the EUSF, in view of the extension of its scope and the scale and proliferation of emergencies resulting, in particular, from climate changenatural disasters, climate change and the health emergency;
Amendment 133 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes with regret that it takes on average one year for the entire grant to reach the beneficiary and that the Fund cannot therefore, under the current conditions, claim to act as an instrument for rapid intervention; calls on the Commission to expedite payment procedures and to explore ways tof simplifying and make flexible, as much as possible, the administrative procedures required to access aid, in order to relieve disaster- stricken regions or countries from unnecessary administrative burdens;
Amendment 138 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Believes that, in the future, the EUSF budget will have to be increased in order to make it a real tool for EU solidarity; to this end, believes that the EUSF is not only used for damage repair but also for resilience in relation to climate change, natural disasters and public health emergencies in order to exit stronger from the disaster situation;
Amendment 142 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission to strengthen synergies between the EUSF and cohesion funds, as well as with the UCPM, with a view to effective and structured risk management in the short, medium and long term, not only through the construction of sustainable, energy- and resource-efficient infrastructure, but also through the deployment of preventive measures; also calls on the Commission to demonstrate flexibility with programming and amending of nationals operational programmes when they comes to dealing with natural disasters;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 19 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas for many Member States the transitional use of energy sources based on natural gas could be essential in achieving a fair energy transition that does not harm society and leaves no-one behind;
Amendment 57 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 70 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas a multilayered European governance model built on an active and constructive partnership between the various levels of governance and stakeholders is key tocould prove essential in achieving the climate neutrality transition;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal on the European Climate Law, which enshrines the 2050 climate neutrality target for the Union into Union legislation, including the intermediate targets for 2030 and 2040;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the crucial role for Cohesion Policy in fighting climate change and achieving climate neutrality in the EU by 2050 at the latest and the intermediate target by 2030, as well as the role of local and regional authorities in mitigating and adapting to climate change, in particular through a far-reaching reform of investment policies, with a view to increasing the operational capacity of the Member States and their public administration entities;
Amendment 152 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to monitor the progress of national governments and local and regional authorities in addressing climate change; sStresses the need to enhance the effectiveness and complementarity of ESI Funds in the area of tackling climate change;
Amendment 202 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 12 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomAcknowledges the Paris Agreement, the Green Deal and the EU collective goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050; notes the lack of international climate efforts; believes that an EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (‘the mechanism’) could incentivise international efforts to combat climate change;
Amendment 57 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Suggests a progressive mechanism that first includes sectors with the highestbased on sector’s risk of carbon leakage before being enlarged over time, with the potential for emissions abatement in third countries, and limited impact on downstream sectors before being enlarged over time, after a thorough and comprehensive analysis of the mechanism’s impact on the sectors in question and downstream sectors; stresses that this should not lead to internal market distortions;
Amendment 74 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights that introduction of CBAM should be seen as increased effort to ensure emissions reductions in addition to existing measures.
Amendment 78 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that an important objective of the carbon border adjustment mechanism should be creating incentives for third country governments and exporters to reduce their emissions, therefore the potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions should be an important factor when selecting sectors to be covered by the mechanism;
Amendment 81 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Observes that since carbon border adjustment mechanism can only secure the competitiveness of the EU industry against competing polluting imports on the domestic EU market and not on export markets, then EU should maintain all existing measures ensuring EU industry’s competitiveness on export markets;
Amendment 91 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the resources incurred by the mechanism are to be considered EU own resources; is convinced that these resources must be used for climate measures; in particular it should be channelled to the regions covered by the Just Transition Plans;
Amendment 104 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to conduct an impact assessment, which covers the impact of the mechanism on each Member State, of different mechanisms and designs to incentivise international climate action and prevent carbon leakage before presenting a legislative proposal; stresses the need to take the competitiveness of the EU industry in consideration whilst carrying out the impact assessment.
Amendment 38 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas cohesion policy is an appropriate instrument for preventing differences in the treatment of women and men, particularly in areas facing problems associated with demographic change;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and the extraordinary measures taken in response by the European Union, the Member States and the regional and local authorities, as well as the direct and indirect effects of these measures, will have a short-term and long-term impact on demographic trends that is difficult to estimate with any accuracy;
Amendment 49 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas preliminary studies suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened existing inequalities between men and women, in part because of the increased burden of unpaid care in households, which in turn also leads to an increased likelihood of job losses or resignations necessitated by the circumstances; whereas this phenomenon has a disproportionate impact on women, which should be taken into account when considering demographic change as an aspect of cohesion policy;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas innovation and investment in human capital, which also occur as part of the corresponding process of socialisation within the family as well as through education, are the main drivers of socio-economic and employment growth for Member States and their regions over the medium to long term;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that in general rural, and post- industrial and remotereas and towns that are remote from major metropolitan areas are facing a number of specific situations: a considerable decline in population numbers, lower than national or EU average levels of income and difficulties of territorial integration with other regions, making them more exposed to the risk of depopulation; points out that rural regions currently account for 28 % of Europe’s population but this is predicted to fall significantly in the future;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Draws attention to some of the drivers of demographic change, forcing inhabitants from the abovementioned areas to leave and discouraging others from moving there: poor infrastructure, including a lack of fast broadband internet and missing transport networks, fewer job opportunities, particularly in occupations requiring higher education, and also in general for women owing to the widespread masculinisation of the labour market in peripheral areas, lack of public services and difficult access to health services, fewer education opportunities, making it more difficult to adapt to technological change, and a lack of cultural venues and leisure activities;
Amendment 108 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is of the view that urban areas are also exposed to depopulation, with one in five cities in Europe facing population losses since 1990, whereby depopulation is not adequately reflected in the records kept by statistical offices and agencies because the figures for people leaving areas are delayed by many years; emphasises in this regard that this phenomenon means that the actual scale of depopulation in rural areas and in small and medium-sized towns and cities is underestimated; notes also that this problem affects the majority of non- metropolitan towns and cities, in particular small towns and cities; notes, however, that urban shrinkage is not always a continuous linear process and can be episodic or temporary, depending on the territorial context;
Amendment 114 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines a pattern of ‘inner peripheralisation’, in the sense that central, eastern and southern European regions report a substantially negative net population migration rate, while northern and western European regions report a substantially positive rate, receiving constantly large numbers of economic migrants;
Amendment 118 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Acknowledges that the metropolitan areas around major cities register a positive migration rate, with characteristic rural-to-urban population movements, as a consequence ofnd therefore experience an influx of young people with enormous growth potential without previously having had to incur the costs of their care, upbringing and primary and/or secondary education, which results in an increasingly urbanised concentration in employment growth patterns;
Amendment 121 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes also that regions presenting a high share of people with high levels of education and providing more employment opportunities for people with high levels of education are less exposed to the depopulation process;
Amendment 142 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that local and regional authorities, with the support of the central and EU authorities, should play a decisive role in developing territorial strategies, taking into consideration the development needs and the potential of the areas concerned, including the economic, social and demographic trends; points out that community-led local development strategies are a useful tool that can be used to create jobs and increase accessibility to services at local level;
Amendment 155 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls the need for strategies aimed at reversing labour migration; calls on local and, regional, central and EU authorities to tackle the brain drain in ‘sending’ regions through prevention, mitigation and appropriate responses; underlines in this context that there are already several initiatives in various Member States, such as incentives for workers with highly specialised skills, aimed at turning the brain drain into a brain gain for the regions in question;
Amendment 161 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the COVID-19 health crisis has affected all Member States and regions to different extents, and is likely to lead to new trends as regards demographic flows; recalls in this context that the additional resources provided through REACT-EU in order to ensure a sound and robust recovery of the EU’s economy from the crisis could significantly help to keep people in employment, including through support for small and medium-size enterprises and for short-time work schemes and the self-employed and create new jobs for educated individuals in areas at risk of depopulation, including through support for small and medium-size enterprises and the self-employed, and through the introduction of flexible working arrangements, including remote or short- time work;
Amendment 174 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the Recovery and Resilience Facility will provide large-scale financial support to make Member States’ economies more resilient and better prepared for the future, and insists that Member States should propose and implement measures for addressing adverse demographic change; highlights the importance of the instruments f, for example by putting in place more widespread telework a trransition to sustainability such as the Just Transition Fund and its implementation mechanism, which aim to support the communities affected by the energy transition and avoid thegements that allow remote working, thereby making it possible for young educated people to stay in areas which they might previously have left and which are at particular risk of depopulation;
Amendment 201 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member State to include differentiated demographic challenges in their national development policies and long- term strategies for sustainable development correlated with the European Semester, thus ensuring proper financing for demographic issues;
Amendment 209 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the regions at risk of depopulation to focus investments on the creation of jobs, in particular for young people, including those who have completed higher education, as well as on ways of encouraging young families to settle in those regions and on universal accessibility to quality services and infrastructure and job creation; insists on investment in education, reskilling of workers, creating entrepreneurial conditions and supporting SMEs;
Amendment 244 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recommends developing the so- called ‘oasis strategies’ focusing on the most successful, vibrant and growing sectors, by exploiting the local potential for development of the region; calls on the local and regional authorities to focus on attracting young, trained and talented workers and retaining any such workers who are currently employed, encouraging entrepreneurship, using local, national and EU incentives; underlines the role of the ‘silver economy’ as a policy shift for rural areas, turning the issue of population ageing into an opportunity for the development of rural areas;
Amendment 272 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Recommends, where appropriate, the reform of education and training systems in the Member States, inter alia by developing educational pathways to occupations that are compatible with remote working, combined with policies to prevent a permanent brain drain from the ‘sending’ regions; insists on using local at regional advantages, as well as the development of economic and social facilities, not only to prevent the brain drain, but also to reverse this phenomenon;
Amendment 69 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Following the end of the transition period, barriers to trade and to cross-border exchanges between the Union and the United Kingdom will be present. Broad and far-reaching consequences for businesses, particularly SMEs, citizens and public administrations are expected. Those consequences are unavoidable and stakeholders need to make sure that they are ready for them.
Amendment 71 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) On 24 December 2020, the Agreement on Trade and Cooperation between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, on one hand, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the other, was reached. This agreement, which prevented the hypothesis of a "Hard Brexit", regulates the framework of future relations between the EU and the United Kingdom relating, in particular, to the following areas: trade in goods and services, investment, competition, energy and sustainability, fisheries, data protection and coordination in the field of social security.
Amendment 90 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) For the purposes of contributing to economic, social and territorial cohesion, it is appropriate that Member States, when designing support measures, focus in particular on the regions, areas and local communities, including those dependent on fishing activities in the United Kingdom waters, that are likely to be most negatively impacted by the withdrawal of the United Kingdom. Member States may have to take specific measures notably to support businesses, in particular SMEs and their employees, and economic sectors adversely affected by the withdrawal. It is therefore appropriate to provide a non-exhaustive list of the type of measures that are most likely to achieve this objective.
Amendment 121 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to enable Member States to deploy the additional resources and to ensure sufficient financial means to swiftly implement measures under the Reserve, a substantial amount thereof should be disbursed in 2021period 2021-2023 as pre- financing. The distribution method should take into account the importance of trade with the United Kingdom and the importance of fisheries in the United Kingdom exclusive economic zone, based on reliable and official statistics. Given the unique nature of the event that the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union constitutes and the uncertainty that has surrounded key aspects of the relationship between the United Kingdom and the Union after the expiry of the transition period, it is difficult to anticipate the appropriate measures Member States will have to take rapidly to counter the effects of the withdrawal. It is therefore necessary to grant Member States flexibility and in particular to allow the Commission to adopt the financing decision providing the pre-financing without the obligation pursuant to Article 110(2) of the Financial Regulation to provide a description of the concrete actions to be financednecessary to grant Member States certain flexibility.
Amendment 122 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to enable Member States to deploy the additional resources and to ensure sufficient financial means to swiftly implement measures under the Reserve, a substantial amount thereof should be disbursed in 2021 as pre-financing. The distribution method should take into account the importance of trade with the United Kingdom, impact of the withdrawal on the migration flows of the EU nationals and the importance of fisheries in the United Kingdom exclusive economic zone, based on reliable and official statistics. Given the unique nature of the event that the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union constitutes and the uncertainty that has surrounded key aspects of the relationship between the United Kingdom and the Union after the expiry of the transition period, it is difficult to anticipate the appropriate measures Member States will have to take rapidly to counter the effects of the withdrawal. It is therefore necessary to grant Member States flexibility and in particular to allow the Commission to adopt the financing decision providing the pre-financing without the obligation pursuant to Article 110(2) of the Financial Regulation to provide a description of the concrete actions to be financednecessary to grant Member States certain flexibility.
Amendment 136 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) To ensure equal treatment of all Member States and consistency in the evaluation of the applications, the Commission should assess the applications in a package. It should look in particular into the eligibility and the accuracy of the expenditure declared, the direct link of the expenditure with measures taken to address the consequences of the withdrawal and the measures put in place by the Member State concerned to avoid double funding. Upon assessment of the applications for a financial contribution from the Reserve, the Commission should clear the pre- financing paid, and recover the unused amount. In order to concentrate the support on Member States most affected by the withdrawal, where the expenditure in the Member State concerned, accepted as eligible by the Commission, exceeds the amount paid as pre-financing and 0.06% of the nominal Gross National Income (GNI) for 2021 of the Member State concerned, it should be possible to allow for a further allocation from the Reserve to that Member State within the limits of the financial resources available. Given the extent of the expected economic shock, the possibility to usecases of payments to Member States under Article 11(6) of this Regulation being made at a rate of 100%, the amounts recovered from thshould be pre-financing for the reimbursement of additional expenditure by Member States should be provided forturned to the national budgets of the Member States.
Amendment 161 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘reference period’ means the reference period referred to in Article 63(5), point (a), of the Financial Regulation, which shall be from 1 July 2020 to 31 December 20224;
Amendment 168 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The Reserve shall provide support to counter the adversimmediate and negative consequences of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union in Member States, regions and sectors, in particular those that are worst affected by that withdrawal, and to mitigate the related impact on the economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 172 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The resources referred to in paragraph 2 shall be allocated as a pre- financing amount of EUR 5 370 994 000 in 2021 in accordance with Article 8 and distributed in three annual tranches in the years 2021-2023 as follows:
Amendment 173 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 178 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 183 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) - in 2021 - 40% - in 2022 - 30% - in 2023 - 30%
Amendment 184 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The amounts referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be considered pre-financing within the meaning of Article 115(2), point (b)(i), of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 194 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) measures to support the most affected economic sectors, in particular the agro-food and capital goods sectors;
Amendment 209 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) assistance and support measures for Member States to set up databases to help European citizens who have lost their jobs as a result of the UK's withdrawal back into employment;
Amendment 220 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) measures aimed at re-integration of EU-nationals that left the United Kingdom, as a result of the withdrawal;
Amendment 224 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) technical assistance for the management, monitoring, information and communication, complaint resolution, and control and auditing of the Reserve;
Amendment 230 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. When designing support measures, Member States shall take into account the varied impact of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union on different regions and local communities and focus support from the Reserve on those most affected, as appropriate.
Amendment 240 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 253 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. By derogation from Article 12 of the Financial Regulation, unused commitment and payment appropriations under this Regulation shall be automaticallymay be carried over and may be used until 31 December 20253. The appropriations carried over shall be consumed first in the following financial year. Appropriations that has not been used until 31 December 2023 shall be cancelled.
Amendment 260 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 262 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall pay the annual tranches of pre- financing within 60 days of the date of the adoption of the implementing acts referred to in paragraph 2. It shall be cleared in accordance with Article 11.
Amendment 265 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 269 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States shall submit an application to the Commission for a financial contribution from the Reserve by 30 September 2023. The Commission shall assess this application and establish whether additional amounts are due to Member States or any amounts should be recovered from the Member States in accordance with Article 11.
Amendment 290 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
11 Clearance of the pre-financing and calculation of the additional amounts due to Member States
Amendment 291 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall assess the application referred to in Article 10 and shall satisfy itself that the application is complete, accurate and truend true and does not include any expenditure which violates Article 6. When calculating the financial contribution due to the Member State from the Reserve, the Commission shall exclude from Union financing expenditure for measures which were implemented or for which disbursements have been made in breach of applicable law.
Amendment 292 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Based on the assessment, the Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, establish the following:total amount of eligible public expenditure (the ’accepted amount’).
Amendment 294 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 295 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 297 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 308 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Amendment 309 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Amendment 311 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Where the accepted amount is lower than the pre-financing for the Member State concerned, the difference shall be recovered in accordance with the Financial Regulation, and in particular its Part I, Chapter 6, Sections 3, 4 and 5. The recovered amounts shall be treated as internal assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3), point (b), of the Financial Regulation and, where the third subparagraph of paragraph 3 of this Article has been applied, shall be used to increase proportionately the contributions paid to Member States eligible for additional amounts under paragraph 3 of this Article up to a maximum of 100 %. In case payments to Member States pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article have been made at a rate of 100 %, the amounts recovered shall be returned to the genernational budgets of the UnionMember States.
Amendment 312 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Amendment 314 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Amendment 331 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. By 30 June 20264, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation to examine the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added value of the Reserve. The Commission may make use of all relevant information already available in accordance with Article 128 of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 335 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. By 30 June 20275, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the implementation of the Reserve.
Amendment 341 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. The factor linked to fish caught in the UK EEZ is used to allocate EUR 6300 million. The factor linked to trade, with particular focus on agri-food sector, is used to allocate EUR 34 400 million. BothThe factor linked to demographics is used to allocate EUR 300 million. All amounts are expressed in 2018 prices.
Amendment 359 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
b) to assess the relative importance of these trade flows for each Member State, the sum of trade flows with the UK are expressed as a percentage of the Member State’s GDPtotal trade flows and subsequently expressed as an index of the EU average (index of dependency);
Amendment 360 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
e) the shares so obtained are adjusted by dividing them with the Member State’s GNI per capita (in purchasing power parities) expressed as a percentage of the average GNI per capita of the EU (average expressed as 100%);
Amendment 367 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
4a. The factor linked to demographics is determined by applying the following: a) share of each Member States’ return migration, measured by the difference between the number of EU nationals living in the UK, according to the latest available statistics, and the number in the reference period.
Amendment 372 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f a (new)
fa) for demographics reference period shall be 2015.
Amendment 59 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The evaluation of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 has clearly shown that the framework has effectively improved the integration of Member States’ networks, stimulated energy trade and hence contributed to the competitiveness of the Union. Projects of common interest in electricity and gas have strongly contributed to security of supply. For gas, the infrastructure is now well connected and supply resilience has improved substantially since 2013. Regional cooperation in Regional Groups and through cross-border cost allocation is an important enabler for project implementation. However, in many cases the cross-border cost allocation did not result in reducing the financing gap of the project, as intended. While the majority of permitting procedures have been shortened, in some cases the process is still long. The financial assistance from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has been an important factor as grants for studies have helped projects to reduce risks in the early stages of development, while grants for works have supported projects addressing key bottlenecks that market finance could not sufficiently address.
Amendment 67 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Security of supply, as one main driver behind Regulation (EU) No 347/2013, has been significantly improved through projects of common interest. Moreover, the Commission’s climate target impact assessment27 expects the consumption of natural gas to be reduced significantly because its non-abated use is not compatible with carbon-neutrality. On the other hand, the consumption of biogas, renewable and low-carbon hydrogen and synthetic gaseous fuels will increase significantly towards 2050. Therefore, the natural gas infrastructure no longer needs support through the TEN-E policy. The planning of energy infrastructure should reflect this changing gas landscape. However, in some Member States natural gas projects represent substantial potential for reduction of CO2 emissions, including by facilitating transition from solid fossil fuels, in particular coal, lignite, peat and oil shale, to natural gas. The revision of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 should not negatively affect not yet completed natural gas infrastructure projects which were already included in the fourth or fifth Union list of projects of common interest established pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 347/2013. Those projects should therefore be able to maintain their previous status and be eligible as projects of common interest to be established under this Regulation. _________________ 27 SWD(2020) 176 final
Amendment 80 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Moreover, a new infrastructure category should be created for smart gas grids to support investments which integrate renewable and low carbon gases such as biogas, biomethane, and hydrogen, in the network and help manage a resulting more complex system, building on innovative digital technologies as well as technological, mechanical or engineering solutions for aiming to improve gas quality and grid management.
Amendment 83 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 requires a candidate project of common interest to prove a significant contribution to at least one criterion from a set of criteria in the process for the elaboration of the Union list, which may, but does not need to, include sustainability. That requirement, in line with the specific needs of the internal energy market at the time, enabled development of projects of common interest which addressed only security of supply risks even if they did not demonstrate benefits in terms of sustainability. However, given the evolution of the Union infrastructure needs and the decarbonisation goals, the Conclusions of the 2020 July European Council, according to which “Union expenditure should be consistent with Paris Agreement objectives and the "do no harm" principle of the European Green Deal, sustainability in terms of the integration of renewable energy sources into the grid or the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, as relevant, should be assessed in order to ensure that TEN-E policy is coherent with energy and climate policy objectives of the Union taking into account the various specificities of each Member State and the needs to follow different pathways towards decarbonisation, as to leave no one behind in the end. The sustainability of CO2 transport networks is addressed by their purpose to transport carbon dioxide.
Amendment 108 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
Amendment 115 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) addresses the identification of projects of common interest necessary to implement priority corridors and areas falling under the energy infrastructure categories in electricity, smart gas grids, hydrogen, electrolysers, and carbon dioxide and natural gas projects set out in Annex II (‘energy infrastructure categories’);
Amendment 116 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The TEN-E policy is a central instrument in the development of an internal energy market and necessary to achieve the European Green Deal objectives. To achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and higher levels of greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2030, Europe will need a more integrated energy system, relying on higher levels of electrification based on renewable sources and the decarbonisation of the gas sector. The TEN-E policy can ensure that the Union energy infrastructure development supports the required energy transition to climate neutrality in line with the principles of energy efficiency first principleand technological neutrality.
Amendment 121 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) While the objectives of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 remain largely valid, the current TEN-E framework does not yet fully reflect the expected changes to the energy system that will result from the new political context and in particular the upgraded 2030 targets and the 2050 climate neutrality objective under the European Green Deal. Besides the new political context and objectives, technological development has been rapid in the past decade. That development should be taken into account in the infrastructure categories covered by this Regulation, the projects of common interest selection criteria as well as the priority corridors and thematic areas. This should be implemented having regard to technological neutrality principle and therefore not singling out apriory any specific technology on the ground other than its potential for emission reduction in the end use. At the same time the revision should not affect a Member State's right to determine the conditions for exploiting its energy resources, its choice between different energy sources and the general structure of its energy supply, as laid down in Article 194 (TFEU).
Amendment 129 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘smart gas grid’ means a gas network that makes use of innovative digital solutions to, technological, engineering or mechanical solutions in the view of integrateing in a cost efficient manner a plurality of low-carbon and renewable gas sources and their blends with methane in accordance with consumers’ needs and, gas quality requirements in order to reduceand system's safety requirements enabling the reduction of the carbon footprint of the related gas consumption, enableand an increased share of renewable and low-carbon gases,, ands well as createing links with other energy carriers and sectors;
Amendment 137 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) In this regard points out to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee for the natural gas transmission infrastructure not to be excluded from the Regulation's selection criteria for PCIs or PMIs.
Amendment 142 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
(16 a) 'repurposing / retrofitting' means the technical upgrade or modification of existing natural gas infrastructure for use of pure hydrogen or of blending of methane with hydrogen at a pre-defined level.
Amendment 144 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 b (new)
(16 b) 'blending' means the admixture of methane with hydrogen at a pre-defined level.
Amendment 146 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 155 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 of this Regulation amending annexes to this Regulation in order to establish the Union list of projects of common interest (‘Union list’), subject to the second paragraph of Article 172 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 161 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) is located on the territory of one Member State and has a significant cross- border impact or potential to create such an impact, as set out in point (1) of Annex IV.
Amendment 165 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the project contributes significantly to the decarbonisation objectives of the Union andor those of the third country and to sustainability, including through the integration of renewable energy and low- carbon into the grid and the transmission of renewable and low-carbon generation to major consumption centres and storage sites, and;
Amendment 173 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) for the part located on Union territory, the project is in line with Directives 2009/73/EC and (EU) 2019/944 where it falls within the infrastructure categories described in points (1) and (3) of Annex II;
Amendment 174 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) In this context draws attention to the call of the European Economic and Social Committee for priority to be given to radial connection projects and reiterates ENTSO-E opinion that support only for hybrid projects will have a perverse effect on the development of offshore RES equitably in all EU waters.
Amendment 179 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – point ii
ii) security of energy supplies based on a diversification of energy sources, cooperation and solidarity;
Amendment 182 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a – introductory part
(a) for electricity transmission and storage projects falling under the energy infrastructure categories set out in points (1)(a), (b), (c) and (e) of Annex II, the project ishas potential to contribute significantly to sustainability through the integration of renewable and low-carbon energy into the grid and the transmission of renewable and low-carbon generation to major consumption centres and storage sites, and at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 191 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d – introductory part
(d) for hydrogen projects falling under the energy infrastructure categories set out in point (3) of Annex II the project is to contribute significantly to sustainability, including by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, by enhancing the deployment of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen and supporting variable renewable power generation by offering flexibility and/or storage solutions. Furthermore, the project is to contribute significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 198 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e – point i
(i) sustainability, including by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing the deployment of renewable hydrogen.
Amendment 202 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – introductory part
(f) for smart gas grid projects falling under the energy infrastructure category set out in point (2) of Annex II, the project is to contribute significantly to sustainability byin the view of enabling and facilitating the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases, such as biomethane, or renewable hydrogen, into the gas distribution and transmission networks in order to reducehydrogen, or synthetic gas and their blends with methane into the gas distribution and transmission networks, as well as storage systems, enabling the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, the project is to contribute significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 206 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – point i
(i) network security and quality of supply by retrofitting, repurposing, increasing the capacity or improving the efficiency and interoperability of gas transmission and distribution or storage systems in day-to-day network operation by, among others, addressing challenges resulting from the injection of gases of different qualities through the deployment of innovative technologies andsolutions in at least one of the following areas: innovative technologies, technological, mechanical, engineering improvements or cybersecurity;
Amendment 215 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – point iii a (new)
(iii a) enabling transport of renewable decarbonised gases from production units to transmission or distribution network;
Amendment 216 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Amendment 232 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) addresses the identification of projects of common interest necessary to implement priority corridors and areas falling under the energy infrastructure categories in electricity, smart gas grids, hydrogen, methane, electrolysers, and carbon dioxide set out in Annex II (‘energy infrastructure categories’);
Amendment 232 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. By 31 December of28 February, each year following the year of inclusion of a project of common interest on the Union list pursuant to Article 3, project promoters shall submit an annual report, for each project falling under the categories set out in points (1) to (4) of Annex II, to the competent authority referred to in Article 8.
Amendment 235 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. By 31 JanuaryMarch, each year, the competent authorities referred to in Article 8 shall submit to the Agency and to the respective Group the report referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article supplemented with information on the progress and, where relevant, on delays in the implementation of projects of common interest located on their respective territory with regard to the permit granting processes, and on the reasons for such delays. The contribution of the competent authorities to the report shall be clearly marked as such and drafted without modifying the text introduced by the project promoters.
Amendment 244 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Provisions set out in this Article should be without a prejudice to any national legislation which provides more favorable treatment, particularly in terms of the time limits and the requirements for a given type of investment than those set out in this Article. Competent authorities shall ensure that the most favorable treatment applies to the projects of common interest.
Amendment 255 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Where the changes to the methodologies are considered to be of incremental nature, not affecting the definition of benefits, costs and other relevant cost-benefit parameters, as defined in the latest Energy system wide cost- benefit analysis methodology approved by the Commission, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall adapt their respective methodologies taking due account of the Agency’s opinion, as set out in paragraph 2, and submit them for the AgencyCommission’s approval together with a document providing explanatory basis to justify the proposed changes.
Amendment 258 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Article 11 – paragraph 8
8. Within two weeks of the approval by the Agency or the Commission in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 6, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall publish their respective methodologies on their websites. They shall publish the corresponding input data and other relevant network, load flow and market data in a sufficiently accurate form in accordance with national law and relevant confidentiality agreements.
Amendment 259 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 9
Article 11 – paragraph 9
9. The methodologies shall be updated and improved regularly upon request from the Commission following the procedure described in paragraphs 1 to 6. The Agency, on its own initiative or upon a duly reasoned request by national regulatory authorities or stakeholders, and after formally consulting the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders and the Commission, may request such updates and improvements with due justification and timescales. The Agency shall publish the requests by national regulatory authorities or stakeholders and all relevant non-commercially sensitive documents leading to a request from the Agency for an update or improvement.
Amendment 265 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By [31 July 2022], the Agency, after having conducted an extensive consultation process involving the Commission, the Member States, and at least the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders, including the ENTSO for Electricity, the ENTSO for Gas, Union DSO entity, and relevant hydrogen sector stakeholders, shall publish the framework guidelines for the joint scenarios to be developed by ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gas. Those guidelines shall be regularly updated as found necessary.
Amendment 267 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The guidelines shall include the energy efficiency first principle and ensure that the underlying ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gas scenarios are fully in line with the latest medium and long-term European Union decarbonisation targets and the latest available Commission scenarios.
Amendment 282 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Within threewo months following receipt of the infrastructure gaps report together with the input received in the consultation process and a report on how it was taken into account, the Agency shall submit its opinion to the ENTSO for Electricity or ENTSO for Gas and the Commission.
Amendment 286 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. By [31 July 2022], Member States, with the support of the Commission, within their specific priority offshore grid corridors, set out in point (2) of Annex I, taking into account the specificities and development in each region, shall jointly define and agree to cooperate on the amount ofindicative goals for offshore renewable generation to be deployed within each sea basin by 2050, with intermediate steps in 2030 and 2040, in view of their national energy and climate plans, the offshore renewable potential of each sea basin, environmental protection, climate adaptation and other uses of the sea, as well as the Union’s decarbonisation targets. That agreement shall be made in writing as regards each sea basin linked to the territory of the Union.
Amendment 287 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. By [31 July 2023] the ENTSO for Electricity, with the involvement of the relevant TSOs, the national regulatory authorities and of the Commission and in line with the agreement referred to in paragraph 1, shall develop and publish integrated offshore network development plans starting from the 2050 objectives, with intermediate steps for 2030 and 2040, for each sea-basin, in line with the priority offshore grid corridors referred to in Annex I, taking into account environmental protection and other uses of the sea. Those integrated offshore network development plans shall thereafter be updated every threefour years.
Amendment 309 #
2020/0360(COD)
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of sevenfour years from [1 January 2022]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the seven-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 310 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Report must take into consideration results of cost-benefit analysis drawn up pursuant to Article 11 for Union-wide ten-Year Network Development Plans and Projects of Common Interest falling under the categories set out in points (1)(a), (b), (c), (e) and point (3) of Annex II.
Amendment 319 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – introductory part
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – introductory part
(8) Hydrogen interconnections in Western Europe (‘HI West’): hydrogen infrastructure enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backboneincluding the transitional use of blending with gas, the repurposing of gas infrastructure or any other specific solutions for disadvantaged, less connected, peripheral or isolated regions and Member States, such as islands, enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone directly or indirectly (including through third countries) connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport.
Amendment 321 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – paragraph 1
Power to gas facilities including Electrolysers: supporting the deployment of power-to-gas applications aiming to enable greenhouse gas reductions and contributing to secure, efficient and reliable system operation and smart energy system integration. Member States concerned: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain;
Amendment 323 #
2020/0360(COD)
(9) Hydrogen interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘HI East’): hydrogen infrastructure enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backboneincluding the transitional use of blending with gas, the repurposing of gas infrastructure or any other specific solutions for disadvantaged, less connected, peripheral or isolated Member States and regions, such as islands enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone, directly or indirectly (including through third countries) connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport.
Amendment 325 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 9 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Part 3 – point 9 – paragraph 1
Power to gas facilities including Electrolysers: supporting the deployment of power-to-gas applications aiming to enable greenhouse gas reductions and contributing to secure, efficient and reliable system operation and smart energy system integration. Member States concerned: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia;
Amendment 326 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 10 – introductory part
Annex I – Part 3 – point 10 – introductory part
(10) Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in hydrogen (‘BEMIP Hydrogen’): hydrogen infrastructure and the repurposing of existing natural gas infrastructure with a view of enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport.
Amendment 331 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 – introductory part
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 – introductory part
(13) Smart gas grids: Adoption of smart gas grid technologies across the Union to efficiently integrate a plurality of renewable and low-carbon gas sources into the gas network, in particular through their blends with methane, support the uptake of innovative digital, technological, mechanical or engineering solutions for network management and facilitating smart energy sector integration and demand response.
Amendment 333 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 a (new)
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 a (new)
(13 a) Natural gas infrastructure:Completion of gas infrastructure projects for the purpose of enhancing market integration, security of supply, and competition and which contribute to sustainability. Member States concerned: all.
Amendment 334 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 b (new)
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 b (new)
(13 b) Gas grid deployment: development of selected gas infrastructure projects that have already been granted the PCI status according to the previous Regulation or can prove their advanced implementation level or mature stage or can contribute, for a transitional period until 2040, to the promotion of hydrogen and renewable and low-carbon gases.
Amendment 338 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
(e) any equipment or installation falling under category referred to in point (a) having dual functionality: interconnection andallowing for transmission of offshore renewable electricity from the offshore generation sites to twoone or more countries, as well as any offshore adjacent equipment or installation essential to operate safely, securely and efficiently, including protection, monitoring and control systems, and necessary substations if they also ensure technology interoperability inter alia interface compatibility between different technologies, (‘offshore grids for renewable energy’).
Amendment 342 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) any of the following equipment or installation aiming at enabling and facilitating the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases (including biomethane or hydrogen)gas, biomethane, synthetic gas or hydrogen) and their blends with methane into the network: digital systems and components integrating ICT, control systems and sensor technologies to enable the interactive and intelligent monitoring, metering, quality control and management of gas production, transmission, distribution, storage and consumption within a gas network. Furthermore, such projects may also include equipment to enable reverse flows from the distribution to the transmission level and related necessary upgrades to the existing networkconnections from renewable and low-carbon gases production units into the transmission and distribution grid, equipment to enable reverse flows from the distribution to the transmission level as well as from pipelines of different capacities and related necessary upgrades to the network, such as upgrades of various gas infrastructure parts to repurpose the grid to be fully compatible to transport pure hydrogen or to retrofit the existing network to be fully compatible to transport blends of hydrogen and methane.
Amendment 346 #
2020/0360(COD)
(a) transmission pipelines for the transport of hydrogen, and transitional blending with natural gas, giving access to multiple network users on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis, which mainly contains high-pressure hydrogen pipelines, excluding pipelines for the local distribution of hydrogen;
Amendment 349 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) underground storage facilities connected to the high-pressure hydrogen pipelines and pipelines that transfer for a transitional period blending of hydrogen and natural gas referred to in point (a);
Amendment 350 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
(c) reception, storage and regasification or decompression facilities for liquefied hydrogen or hydrogenfor a transitional period liquefied hydrogen blended with liquefied natural gas and embedded in other chemical substances with the objective of injecting the hydrogen or its blending with natural gas into the grid;
Amendment 356 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – paragraph 1
Any of the assets listed in points (a), (b), (c), and (d) may be newly constructed assets or assets convertrepurposed from natural gas dedicated to hydrogen, or a combination of the two.
Amendment 358 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
(d a) steam methane reforming (SMR) installations, combined with CCS/CCUS and methane pyrolysis installations.
Amendment 364 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5 a) concerning natural gas: (a) transmission pipelines for the transport of natural gas and biogas that form part of a network which mainly contains high-pressure pipelines, excluding high-pressure pipelines used for upstream or local distribution of natural gas;and transmission pipelines which will physically end the isolation of a Member State from the EU gas network; (b) underground storage facilities connected to the above-mentioned high- pressure gas pipelines; (c) reception, storage and regasification or decompression facilities for liquefied naturalgas (LNG) or compressed natural gas (CNG); (d) any equipment or installation essential for the system to operate safely, securely and efficiently or to enable bi-directional capacity, including compressor stations;
Amendment 380 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – introductory part
Annex IV – point 1 – introductory part
(1) a project with significant cross- border impact or potential to create such is a project on the territory of a Member State, which fulfils the following conditions:
Amendment 381 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point a
Annex IV – point 1 – point a
(a) for electricity transmission, the project increases the grid transfer capacity, or the capacity available for commercial flows, at the border of that Member State with one or several other Member States, having the effect of increasing the cross- border grid transfer capacity at the border of that Member State with one or several other Member States, by at least 500 Megawatt compared to the situation without commissioning of the project. This criterion is not applicable only in case the project ensures the improvement of energy security of the region by providing additional balancing capacity and regulation services;
Amendment 385 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point c
Annex IV – point 1 – point c
(c) for smart electricity grids, the project is designed for equipment and installations at high-voltage and medium- voltage level. It involves transmission system operators, transmission and distribution system operators or distribution system operators from at least two Member States. Distribution system operators can be involved only with the support of the transmission system operators, of at least two Member States, that are closely associated to the project and ensure interoperability. A project covers at least 530000 users, generators, consumers or prosumers of electricity, in a consumption area of at least 30120 Gigawatthours/year, of which at least 210 % originate from variable renewable resources;
Amendment 386 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point c
Annex IV – point 1 – point c
(c) for smart electricity grids, the project is designed for equipment and installations at high-voltage and medium- voltage level. It involves transmission system operators, transmission and distribution system operators or distribution system operators from at least two Member States. Distribution system operators can be involved only with the support of the transmission system operators, of at least two Member States, that areprovided they ensure interoperability and their investments have a significant clrosely associated to the project and ensure interoperabilitys- border impactor potential to create such. . A project covers at least 50000 users, generators, consumers or prosumers of electricity, in a consumption area of at least 300 Gigawatthours/year, of which at least 20 % originate from variable renewable resources;
Amendment 387 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point f
Annex IV – point 1 – point f
(f) for electrolysers, the project provides at least 1020 MW installed capacity and the brings benefits directly or indirectly to at least twoone Member States;
Amendment 390 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point g
Annex IV – point 1 – point g
(g) for smart gas grids, a project involves transmission system operators, transmission and distribution system operators or distribution system operators from at least two Member States. Distribution system operators can be involved only with the support of the transmission system operators, of at least two Member States, that are closely associated to the project and ensure interoperability.
Amendment 392 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 2 – point a
Annex IV – point 2 – point a
(a) for projects of mutual interest in the category set out in point (1)(a) and (e) of Annex II, the project increases the grid transfer capacity, or the capacity available for commercial flows, at the border of that Member State with one or more third countries and brings significant benefits, under the specific criteria listed in in Article 4(3), to at least twoone Member States. The calculation of the benefits for the Member States shall be performed and published by the ENTSO for Electricity in the frame of Union-wide ten-year network development plan;
Amendment 398 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 5 – point a
Annex IV – point 5 – point a
(a) Sustainability measured as the contribution of a project to: greenhouse gas emission reductions in different end-use applications, such as industry or transport; flexibility and seasonal storage options for renewable electricity generation; or the integration of renewable hydrogen.
Amendment 401 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 6 – point a
Annex IV – point 6 – point a
(a) level of sustainability measured by assessing the share of renewable andor low- carbon gases integrated into the gas network, the related greenhouse gas emission savings towards total system decarbonisation, air pollution mitigation and the adequate detection of leakage.
Amendment 405 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 6 – point b
Annex IV – point 6 – point b
(b) quality and security of supply measured by assessing the ratio of reliably available gas supply and peak demand, the share of imports replaced by localdomestic renewable andor low-carbon gases, the stability of system operation, the duration and frequency of interruptions per customer, avoided curtailment of renewable electricity generation.
Amendment 407 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 6 – point c
Annex IV – point 6 – point c
(c) facilitation of smart energy sector integration measured by assessing the cost savingsand greenhouse gas emission reduction savings and efficient use of energy enabled in connected energy sectors and systems, such as the heat and power system, transport and industry.
Amendment 857 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) transmission pipelines for the transport of hydrogen or admixture of methane with hydrogen, giving access to multiple network users on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis, which mainly contains high-pressure hydrogen pipelines, excluding pipelines for the local distribution of hydrogen;
Amendment 865 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) underground storage facilities connected to the high-pressure hydrogen or admixture of methane with hydrogen pipelines referred to in point (a);
Amendment 877 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – introductory part
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – introductory part
(d) any equipment or installation essential for the hydrogen or admixture of methane with hydrogen system to operate safely, securely and efficiently or to enable bi-directional capacity, including compressor stations.
Amendment 882 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – paragraph 1
Any of the assets listed in points (a), (b), (c), and (d) may be newly constructed assets or assets converted from natural gas dedicated to hydrogen or admixture of methane with hydrogen, or a combination of the two.
Amendment 913 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5 a) concerning methane (a) transmission pipelines for the transport of methane (biomethane, synthetic methane, natural gas) that allow for coal to gas switch and that form part of a network which mainly contains high- pressure pipelines, excluding high- pressure pipelines used for upstream or local distribution of methane; (b) any equipment or installation essential for the system to operate safely, securely and efficiently or to enable bi-directional capacity, including compressor stations;
Amendment 1072 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – point 5 – point b
Annex VI – point 5 – point b
(b) publish the information on the consultation on the website of the project of common interest referred to in Article 9(7), on the bulletin boards of the offices of local administrations, and, at least, in two in major local media outlets;
Amendment 1074 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – point 5 – point c
Annex VI – point 5 – point c
(c) invite in written form, such as electronic communication, relevant affected stakeholders, associations, organisations and groups to dedicated meetings, during which concerns shall be discussed;
Amendment 98 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Depending on the sector in which they operate or the type of service they provide, the entities falling within the scope of this Directive should be classified into two categories: essential and important. That categorisation should take into account the level of criticality of the sector or of the type of service, as well as the level of dependency of other sectors or types of services. Both essential and important entities should be subject to the same risk management requirements and reporting obligations. The cybersecurity risk management measures, reporting obligations and supervisory and penalty regimes between these two categories of entities should be differentiated to ensure a fair balance between requirements and obligations on one hand, and the administrative burden stemming from the supervision of compliance on the other hand.
Amendment 103 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Sector-specific legislation and instruments can contribute to ensuring high levels of cybersecurity, while taking full account of the specificities and complexities of those sectors. Where aAs a minimum baseline sector–specific Union legal act should requires essential or important entities to adopt cybersecurity risk management measures orand to notify incidents or significant cyber threats of at least an equivalent effect to the obligations laid down inin line with requirements laid down in Articles 18 (1, 2) and 20 of this Directive, thos. Where sector-specific provisions, includinglegislations foresee specific rules on supervision and enforcement, these rules should apply. The Commission may issue guidelines in relation to the implementation of the lex specialis. This Directive does not preclude the adoption of additional sector- specific Union acts addressing cybersecurity risk management measures and incident notifications. Nevertheless, while adopting the additional sector-specific Union acts the need of a comprehensive and consistent cybersecurity framework should be duly taken into account. This Directive is without prejudice to the existing implementing powers that have been conferred to the Commission in a number of sectors, including transport and energy.
Amendment 119 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Member States should ensure that the network and information systems used by their public administration entities are subject to their national cybersecurity regulation. Where appropriate, public administration entities should be subject to obligations similar to those for essential and important entities, as appropriate.
Amendment 120 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In view of the differences in national governance structures and in order to safeguard already existing sectoral arrangements or Union supervisory and regulatory bodies, Member States should be able to designate more than one national competent authority responsible for fulfilling the tasks linked to the security of the network and information systems of essential and important entities under this Directive, particularly for supervision and enforcement. Member States should be able to assign this role to an existing authority. The competent authorities should have the necessary means to perform their duties, including powers to request the information necessary to assess the level of security of networks or services. They should also have the power to request comprehensive and reliable data about actual security incidents that have had a significant impact on the operation of services. They should, where necessary, be assisted by CSIRTs. In particular, CSIRTs may be required to provide competent authorities with information about risks and security incidents affecting services and recommend ways to address them.
Amendment 148 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Addressing cybersecurity risks stemming from an entity’s supply chain and its relationship with its suppliers is particularly important given the prevalence of incidents where entities have fallen victim to cyber-attacks and where malicious actors were able to compromise the security of an entity’s network and information systems by exploiting vulnerabilities affecting third party products and services. Entities should therefore assess and take into account the overall quality of products and cybersecurity practices of their suppliers and service providers, including their secure development procedures. Entities should be in particular encouraged to incorporate the cybersecurity safeguards into the contractual arrangements with the tier-1 suppliers and service providers, including responsibility of the tier-1 suppliers for other tiers of suppliers and service providers.
Amendment 163 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48 a (new)
Recital 48 a (new)
(48a) The national regulatory authorities or other competent authorities responsible for public electronic communications networks or of publicly available electronic communications services pursuant to Directive (EU) 2018/1972 should be informed of significant incidents, cyber threats and near misses notified by providers of public electronic communications networks or publicly available electronic communications services and the measures taken in response to those risks and incidents.
Amendment 176 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 54 a (new)
Recital 54 a (new)
(54a) An incident should be typically considered significant by the competent authorities or the CSIRT if the incident has caused substantial operational disruption or financial losses for the entity concerned and the incident has affected other natural or legal persons by causing considerable material or non- material losses.
Amendment 192 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 68
Recital 68
(68) Entities should be encouraged to collectively leverage their individual knowledge and practical experience at strategic, tactical and operational levels with a view to enhance their capabilities to adequately assess, monitor, defend against, and respond to, cyber threats. It is thus necessary to enable the emergence at Union level of mechanisms for voluntary information sharing arrangements. To this end, Member States should actively support and encourage also relevant entities not covered by the scope of this Directive, such as entities focusing on cybersecurity services and research, to participate in such information-sharing mechanisms. Those mechanisms should be conducted in full compliance with the competition rules of the Union as well as the data protection Union law rules.
Amendment 194 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) The processing of personal data, to the extent strictly necessary and proportionate for the purposes of ensuring network and information security by entities, public authorities, CERTs, CSIRTs, and providers of security technologies and services should constitute a legitimate interestCERTs should constitute a legitimate interest of the data controller concerned, as referred to in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and by public authorities, namely competent authorities, Single Points Of Contact (SPOCs), CSIRTs, NIS CG, CSIRT Network, CERTs and CYCLONe should constitute a legal obligation or the public interest or the exercise of official authority of the data controller concerned, as referred to in Regulation (EU) 2016/679. That should include measures related to the prevention, detection, analysis and response to incidents, measures to raise awareness in relation to specific cyber threats, exchange of information in the context of vulnerability remediation and coordinated disclosure, as well as the voluntary exchange of information on those incidents, as well as cyber threats and vulnerabilities, indicators of compromise, tactics, techniques and procedures, cybersecurity alerts and configuration tools. Such measures may require the processing of the following types of personal data: IP addresses, telephone numbers, bank account numbers, geolocation data, payment data, uniform resources locators (URLs), domain names, and email addresses.
Amendment 204 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 79
Recital 79
Amendment 207 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 80
Recital 80
Amendment 219 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. HoweverBy way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, regardless of their size, this Directive also applies to entities of a type referred to in Annexes I and II, where:
Amendment 225 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall ensure that all entities falling under the scope of this Directive comply with this Directive as important entities. Member States may decide which important entities shall be designated as essential entities, taking into account particularly whether the entities had already been identified as the operators of essential services pursuant to Article 5 of NIS Directive (2016/1148) and prioritisation of the sectors and subsectors with higher level of criticality listed in Annex I. Member States shall by [transposition deadline] establish an initial list of essential and important entities, which should comply with this Directive and review it, on a regular basis, and, where appropriate, update it. Member States shall set a deadline for initial self-notification or identification by the competent authority and compliance with this Directive for the entities falling under the scope of this Directive not exceeding [6 months after the transposition deadline]. The entities which had been already identified as the operators of essential services pursuant to Article 5 of NIS Directive (2016/1148) shall comply with this Directive by [transposition deadline]. The entities shall submit at least the following information: the name of the entity, address and up-to-date contact details, including email addresses and telephone numbers, and relevant sector(s) and subsector(s) referred to in Annexes I and II. The entities shall without undue delay notify any changes to the details they submitted, and in any event, within two weeks from the date on which the change took effect.
Amendment 227 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The entities referred to in Article 24(1) shall submit the self-notifications in the Member State in which they have their main establishment. Apart from information referred to in the third subparagraph of paragraph 2a of this Article, they shall notify the address of its main establishment and its other legal establishments in the Union or, if not established in the Union, of its representative designated pursuant to Article 24(3) and the Member States where the entity provides services. Where an entity referred to in paragraph 1 has besides its main establishment in the Union further establishments or provides services in other Member States, the single contact point of the main establishment shall without undue delay forward the information to the single points of contact of those Member States. Where an entity fails to notify or to provide the relevant information on Member States concerned within the deadline set out by the Member State of its main establishment, any Member State where the entity provides services shall be competent to ensure that entity’s compliance with the obligations laid down in this Directive.
Amendment 228 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. By [6 months after the transposition deadline] and every 12 months thereafter, Member States shall submit to the Cooperation Group and for the purpose of the review referred to in Article 35 to the Commission the information necessary to enable to assess the consistency of Member States' approaches to the identification of essential and important services. That information shall include at least the number of all essential and important entities identified for each sector and subsector referred to in Annexes I and II, including number of small and micro enterprises in each category;
Amendment 229 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall ensure that the network and information systems used by their public administration entities are subject to their national cybersecurity regulation.
Amendment 232 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. To fulfil the tasks set out in this Directive, competent authorities and CSIRTs shall process personal data, including the data referred to in Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679, and shall process information that is confidential pursuant to Union and national rules, for the purposes and to the extent strictly necessary to fulfil these tasks.
Amendment 234 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. To fulfil the tasks set out in this Directive, SPOCs, the Cooperation Group, the CSIRT Network and CyCLONe shall process personal data and information that is confidential pursuant to Union and national rules, for the purposes and to the extent strictly necessary to fulfil these tasks.
Amendment 236 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. When processing the personal data referred to in Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679, competent authorities and CSIRTs shall conduct the risk analyses, introduce proper safeguards and procedures to exchange information.
Amendment 240 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 6
Article 2 – paragraph 6
6. Where provisions of sector–specific acts of Union law require essential or important entities either to adopt cybersecurity risk management measures orand to notify incidents or significant cyber threats, and where those requirements are at least equivalent in effect to the obligations laid down in this Directive, the relevant provisions of this Directive, including the provision on supervision and enforcement laid down in Chapter VI, shall not apply.
Amendment 241 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Sector-specific acts of Union law referred to in paragraph 6 should at minimum include: (a) cybersecurity risk management measures as laid down in Article 18 (1) and (2); and (b) requirements to notify incidents and significant cyber threats as laid down in Article 20 (1- 4)
Amendment 246 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5a) ‘near miss’ means any event which could have compromised the availability, authenticity, integrity or confidentiality of stored, transmitted or processed data or of the related services offered by, or accessible via, network and information systems, but was successfully prevented from fully transpiring;
Amendment 259 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Amendment 262 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)
(23a) ‘public electronic communications network’ means a public electronic communications network as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2018/1972;
Amendment 263 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b (new)
(23b) ‘electronic communications service’ means an electronic communications service as defined in point (4) of Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2018/1972;
Amendment 264 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 23 c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 23 c (new)
(23c) ‘number-based interpersonal communications service’ means a number-based interpersonal communications service as defined in point (6) of Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2018/1972;
Amendment 265 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 23 d (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 23 d (new)
(23d) ‘number-independent interpersonal communications service’ means a number-independent interpersonal communications service as defined in point (7) of Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2018/1972;
Amendment 266 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 25
(25) ‘essential entity’ means any entity of a type referred to in Annex I and II, designated by the Member State as an essential entity in Annex I;
Amendment 267 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 26
(26) ‘important entity’ means any entity of a type referred to as an important entity in Annex II.in Annex I and II, unless exempted from the scope of this Directive or designated by the Member State as an essential entity;
Amendment 273 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall adopt a national cybersecurity strategy, a coherent framework defining the strategic objectives and appropriate policy and regulatory measures, with a view to achieving and maintaining a high level of cybersecurity of network and information systems in that Member State. The national cybersecurity strategy shall include, in particular, the following:
Amendment 321 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Amendment 338 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. To the extent necessary to effectively carry out the tasks and obligations laid down in this Directive, including supervision and enforcement, Member States shall ensure appropriate cooperation between the competent authorities and, single points of contact, CSIRTs and law enforcement authorities, national regulatory authorities or other competent authorities responsible for public electronic communications networks or for publicly available electronic communications services pursuant to Directive (EU) 2018/1972, data protection authorities, and the authorities responsible for critical infrastructure pursuant to Directive (EU) XXXX/XXXX [Resilience of Critical Entities Directive] and the national financial authorities designated in accordance with Regulation (EU) XXXX/XXXX of the European Parliament and of the Council39 [the DORA Regulation] within that Member State. _________________ 39[insert the full title and OJ publication reference when known]
Amendment 345 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) exchanging best practices and information in relation to the implementation of this Directive, including in relation to identification of essential and important entities, cyber threats, incidents, vulnerabilities, near misses, awareness- raising initiatives, trainings, exercises and skills, building capacitycapacity building as well as standards and technical specifications;
Amendment 346 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) exchanging advice and cooperating with the Commission on draft Commission implementing or delegated acts adopted pursuant to this Directive;
Amendment 348 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point f
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point f
Amendment 349 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
(fa) carrying out coordinated security risk assessments pursuant to Article 19(1), where applicable;
Amendment 350 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point k a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point k a (new)
(ka) submitting to the Commission for the purpose of review referred to in Article 35 the reports on the experience gained at a strategic and operational level;
Amendment 354 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point l
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point l
Amendment 355 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. For the purpose of the review referred to in Article 35 and by 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive, and every two years thereafter, the CSIRTs network shall assess the progress made with the operational cooperation and produce a report. The report shall, in particular, draw conclusions on the outcomes of the peer reviews referred to in Article 16 carried out in relation to national CSIRTs, including conclusions and recommendations, pursued under this Article. That report shall also be submitted to the Cooperation Group.
Amendment 356 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. In order to support the coordinated management of large-scale cybersecurity incidents and crises at operational level and to ensure the regular exchange of information among Member States and Union institutions, bodies and agencies considering such incidents and crises, the European Cyber Crises Liaison Organisation Network (EU - CyCLONe) is hereby established.
Amendment 357 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. EU-CyCLONe shall be composed of the representatives of Member States’ crisis management authorities designated in accordance with Article 7, the and ENISA. Commission and ENISAshall participate in the EU- CyCLONe as an observer. ENISA shall provide the secretariat of the network and support the secure exchange of information.
Amendment 358 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. EU-CyCLONe, while avoiding any duplication of tasks with the CSIRT Network, shall have the following tasks:
Amendment 359 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 360 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 362 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. EU-CyCLONe shall regularly report to the Cooperation Group on cyber threats,large scale incidents and trendcrises, focusing in particular on their impact on essential and important entities.
Amendment 365 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the technical, financial and human resources available to competent authorities and cybersecurity policies, and the implementation of supervisory measures and enforcement actions in light of the outcomes of peer reviews referred to in Article 16;
Amendment 371 #
Amendment 384 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that members of the management body of essential and important entities follow specific trainings, where possible on a regular basis, to gain sufficient knowledge and skills in order to apprehend and assess cybersecurity risks and management practices and their impact on the operations ofservices provided by the entity.
Amendment 386 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that essential and important entities shall take appropriate and proportionate technical and organisational measures to manage the risks posed to the security of network and information systems which those entities use in the provision of their services and to prevent or minimise the impact of incidents on recipients of their services and on other services. Having regard to the state of the art, those measures shall ensure a level of security of network and information systems appropriate to the risk presented, and differentiate between the essential and important entities and between the sectors and subsectors with higher or lower level of criticality referred to in Annexes I and II.
Amendment 409 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In order to promote the convergent implementation of paragraph 1 and 2, Member States shall be in accordance with Article 12(4) assisted by the Cooperation Group, and shall, without imposing or discriminating in favour of the use of a particular type of technology, encourage the use of European or internationally accepted standards and specifications relevant to the security of network and information systems.
Amendment 410 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. ENISA, in collaboration with Member States and industry, shall draw up advice and guidelines regarding the technical areas to be considered in relation to paragraphs 1 and 2 as well as regarding already existing standards, including Member States' national standards, which would allow for those areas to be covered.
Amendment 411 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Amendment 416 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Amendment 420 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission, after consulting with the Cooperation Group and, ENISA and the industry, shall identify the specific critical ICT services, systems or products that may be subject to the coordinated risk assessment referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 422 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. To identify the supply chains that should be subject to a coordinated risk assessment, the following criteria shall be taken into account: (a) the extent to which essential and important entities use and rely on specific critical ICT services, systems or products; (b) the relevance of specific critical ICT services, systems or products for performing critical or sensitive functions, including the processing of personal data; (c) the availability of alternative ICT services, systems or products; (d) the resilience of the overall supply chain of ICT services, systems or products against disruptive events; (e) for emerging ICT services, systems or products, their potential future significance for the entities’ activities.
Amendment 444 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
4. Member States shall ensure that, for the purpose of the notification under paragraph 1, the entities concerned shall submit to the competent authorities orand the CSIRT:
Amendment 460 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. When processing notifications, the competent authorities and the CSIRT shall, taking into account their available capacity, prioritise the processing of notifications from essential entities over those from important entities and processing of mandatory notifications from essential and important entities over the voluntary notifications pursuant to Article 27.
Amendment 470 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Competent authorities or the CSIRTs shall provide without undue delay to the single point of contact information on significant incidents notified in accordance with paragraph 1.
Amendment 472 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 8
Article 20 – paragraph 8
8. At the request of the competent authority or the CSIRT, the single point of contact shall forward without undue delay notifications received pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 to the single points of contact of other affected Member States.
Amendment 474 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 9
Article 20 – paragraph 9
9. The single point of contact shall submit to ENISA on a monthly basis a summary report including anonymised and aggregated data on significant incidents, significant cyber threats and significant near misses notified in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 and in accordance with Article 27. In order to contribute to the provision of comparable information, ENISA may issue technical guidance on the parameters of the information included in the summary report.
Amendment 477 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 10
Article 20 – paragraph 10
10. Competent authorities shall provideor the CSIRTs shall provide without undue delay to the competent authorities designated pursuant to Directive (EU) XXXX/XXXX [Resilience of Critical Entities Directive] information on incidents and cyber threasignificant incidents, notified in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 by essential entities identified as critical entities, or as entities equivalent to critical entities, pursuant to Directive (EU) XXXX/XXXX [Resilience of Critical Entities Directive], as well as on the measures taken by competent authorities or CSIRTs in response to those incidents.
Amendment 480 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Competent authorities or the CSIRTs shall provide without undue delay to the national regulatory authorities or other competent authorities responsible for public electronic communications networks or for publicly available electronic communications services pursuant to Directive (EU) 2018/1972, information on significant incidents notified in accordance with paragraph 1 by providers of public electronic communications networks or publicly available electronic communications services referred to in point 8 of Annex I, as well as on the measures taken by competent authorities or CSIRTs in response to those incidents.
Amendment 484 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 11
Article 20 – paragraph 11
11. The Commission, after it has consulted the industry and taking utmost account of ENISA’s opinion, may adopt implementing acts further specifying the type of information, the format and the procedure of a notification submitted pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2. The Commission may also adopt implementing acts to further specify the cases in which. They shall be based on European and incident shall be considered significant as referred to in paragraph 3ternational standards to the greatest extent possible. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(2).
Amendment 486 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – title
Article 21 – title
Use of European cybersecurity certification schemes and standardisation
Amendment 490 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. In order to demonstrate compliance with certain requirements of Article 18increase the level of cybersecurity, Member States may requirecommend essential and important entities to certify certain ICT products, ICT services and ICT processes under specific European cybersecurity certification schemes adopted pursuant to Article 49 of Regulation (EU) 2019/881. The products, services and processes subject to certification may be developed by an or other international cybersecurity certification schemes. Member States shall also encourage essential orand important entity or procured from third partieies to comply with European and internationally accepted standards.
Amendment 493 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Amendment 499 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Amendment 511 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. All essential and important entities referred to in Annexes I and II, with the exception of entities referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, shall fall under the jurisdiction of the Member State where they provide their services. If the entity provides services in more than one Member State, it shall fall under the separate and concurrent jurisdiction of each of these Member States. The competent authorities of these Member States shall cooperate, provide mutual assistance to each other and where appropriate, carry out joint supervisory actions.
Amendment 513 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of this Directive, entities referred to in paragraph 1 shall be deemed to have their main establishment in the Union in the Member State where the decisions related to the cybersecurity risk management measures are taken. If such decisions are not taken in any establishment in the Union, the main establishment shall be deemed to be in the Member State where the entities have the establishment with the highest number of employeresponsible for the implementation of the main cybersecurity risk management measures in the Union.
Amendment 522 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Member States shall ensure that essential and important entities and other relevant entities not covered by the scope of this Directive may exchange relevant cybersecurity information among themselves including information relating to cyber threats, vulnerabilities, indicators of compromise, tactics, techniques and procedures, cybersecurity alerts and configuration tools, where such information sharing:
Amendment 534 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
5. In compliance with Union law, ENISA shall support the establishment of cybersecurity information-sharing arrangements referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3a by providing best practices and guidance.
Amendment 536 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that, without prejudice to Article 3, entities falling outside the scope of this Directive may submit notifications to competent authorities or the CSIRT, on a voluntary basis, of significant incidents, cyber threats or near misses. When processing notifications, Member States shall act in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 20. Member States may prioritise the processing of mandatory notifications over voluntary notifications. Voluntary reporting shall not result in the imposition of any additional obligations upon the reporting entity to which it would not have been subject had it not submitted the notificationsignificant cyber threats or significant near misses.
Amendment 538 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that Article 20 applies mutatis mutandis for the submission and processing of the voluntary notifications referred to in paragraph 1 and 1a of this Article. Voluntary reporting shall not result in the imposition of any additional obligations upon the reporting entity to which it would not have been subject had it not submitted the notification.
Amendment 539 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Member States shall ensure that Article 20 applies mutatis mutandis for the submission and processing of the voluntary notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 1a of this Article. Where applicable, the voluntarily reporting entities shall be encouraged to notify simultaneously the recipients of their services that are potentially affected of any measures or remedies that those recipients can take in response to the threat. The notification shall not make the notifying entity subject to increased liability. Voluntary reporting shall not result in the imposition of any additional obligations upon the reporting entity to which it would not have been subject had it not submitted the notification.
Amendment 547 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) requests for evidence of implementation of cybersecurity policies, such as the results of security audits carried out by a qualified auditor and the respective underlying evidence.; the cost of the audit shall be paid by the essential entity;
Amendment 550 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) issue binding instructions, including those regarding the measures required to remedy an incident or prevent one from occurring when a significant threat has been identified, time-limits for implementation and reporting obligations, or an order requiring those entities to remedy the deficiencies identified or the infringements of the obligations laid down in this Directive;
Amendment 560 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) suspend or request a certification or authorisation body to suspendconsider suspension of a certification or authorisation concerning part or all therelevant services or activities provided by an essential entity;
Amendment 572 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) investigate cases of non- compliance and the effects thereof on the security of the services;
Amendment 587 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36
Article 36
Amendment 590 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by … [1824 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive], the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. They shall apply those measures from … [one day after the date referred to in the first subparagraph].
Amendment 592 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 is deleted with effect from [date of transposition deadline of the Directive].
Amendment 597 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Article 42 – paragraph 1
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, with exception to Article 39 which enters into force on the day following the day when the transposition deadline as laid down in Article 38 expires.
Amendment 598 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – subheading 1
Annex I – subheading 1
ESSENNTITIES WITH HIGHER LEVEL OF CRITICAL ENTITIESITY:
Amendment 600 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – subheading 1
Annex II – subheading 1
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 23 #
2020/0141(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
The Research Programme shall provide support for collaborative research in the coal and steel sectors. The Research Programme shall also provide support for clean steel breakthrough and market-ready technologies leading to near zero-carbon steel making projects and research projects for managing the just transition of operating or formerly operating coal mines or coal mines in the process of closure and related infrastructure in line with the Just Transition Mechanism and in compliance with Article 4(2) of Council Decision 2003/76/EC1a. The Research Programme shall be consistent with the political, scientific, and technological objectives of the Union, and shall complement the activities carried out in the Member States and within the existing EU research programmes, in particular the fHorizon Europe – the Framework pProgramme for rResearch, technological development and demonstration activities (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Research Framework Programme’).; and Innovation (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Research Framework Programme’) The Research Programme shall explore forms of coal processing, namely coking coal.; _________________ 1aCouncil Decision 2003/76/EC of 1 February 2003 establishing the measures necessary for the implementation of the Protocol, annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (OJ L 29, 5.2.2003).
Amendment 30 #
2020/0141(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Research projects shall support the coal regions in transition facing the transition towards a climate-neutral Union economy by 2050, with the objective to suppcover the transitional period priort theo phasing out of fossil fuels in industrial processes where it is technologically and commercially viable, to develop alternative activities on former mine sites and avoid or restore environmental damage of coal mines in the process of closure, formerly operating coal mines and their surroundings. Projects shall in particular focus on:
Amendment 41 #
2020/0141(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point (c)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point (c)
(c) non-energetic uses and on the production of raw materialsand recovery of critical and other raw materials such as coking coal, and their by-products, from coal, lignite and from mining wastes and residues from formerly operating coal mines or those in the closure processfrom mines operating or in the process of closure, duly assessing that their climate, environmental and health impact is minimised and lower than alternative solutions;
Amendment 46 #
2020/0141(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Special attention shall be given during upcoming transitional period to strengthening European leadership in managing the transition of operating and formerly operating coal mines and coal- related infrastructure through technological and non-technological solutions, also supporting technology and non-technology transfer. Research activities with these objectives shall present tangible climate and environmental benefits in line with the objective of climate neutrality by 2050.;
Amendment 62 #
2020/0141(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point (c)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point (c)
(c) managing and re-using mining waste, by products of coal processing, fly ash and desulphurisation products from coal mines and power plants operating, in the process of closure and formerly operating coal mines and power plants, accompanied, where relevant, by other forms of waste;
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 20 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the Facility should cover a wide range of investments, on condition that they contribute to meet the development needs in the transition towards a climate neutral economy, as described in the territorial just transition plans. The investments supported may cover energy and transport infrastructure, including technological solutions based on natural gas with the possibility of a gradual shift to lower-emissions gas fuels in the future, district heating networks, green mobility, smart waste management, clean energy and energy efficiency measures including renovations and conversions of buildings, support to transition to a circular economy, land restoration and decontamination, as well as up- and re-skilling, training and social infrastructure, including social housing. Infrastructure developments may also include solutions leading to their enhanced resilience to withstand disasters. Comprehensive investment approach should be favoured in particular for territories with important transition needs. Investments in other sectors could also be supported if they are consistent with the adopted territorial just transition plans. By supporting investments that do not generate sufficient revenues, the Facility aims at providing public sector entities with additional resources necessary to address the social, economic and environmental challenges resulting from the adjustment to climate transition. In order to help identify investments with a high positive environmental impact eligible under the Facility, the EU taxonomy on environmentally sustainable economic activities may be used.
Amendment 50 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. 'beneficiary' means a public sector legal entity established in a Member State as a public law body, or as a body governed by private law entrusted with a public service mission, – including entrepreneurs acting as private partners in public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements – and with whom a grant agreement has been signed under the Facility;
Amendment 84 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 92 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Notwithstanding the criteria set out in Article 197 of the Financial Regulation, only public sector legal entities established in a Member State as a public law body, or as a body governed by private law entrusted with a public service mission, – including entrepreneurs acting as private partners in public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements – are eligible to apply as potential beneficiaries under this Regulation.
Amendment 95 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The amount of the grant shall not exceed 15% of the amount of the loan provided by the finance partner under this Facility. For projects located in territories in NUTS level 2 regions with a GDP per capita not exceeding 75% of the average GDP of the EU-27 as referred to in Article [102(2)] of Regulation [new CPR], and for transition regions with a GDP of between 75 and 100% of the average GDP of the EU-27 and which were classified as ‘lagging regions’ in the 2014-2020 financial perspective, the amount of the grant shall not exceed 205% of the amount of the loan provided by the finance partner.
Amendment 100 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the grounds specified in Article 131(4) of the Financial Regulation and after consulting the finance partner, the amount of the grant may be reduced or the grant agreement may be terminated, if within twohree years from the date of signature of the grant agreement, the economically most significant supply, works or services contract has not been signed, in cases where the conclusion of such contract is envisaged pursuant to the grant agreement.
Amendment 34 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways20 provides a strong scientific basis for tackling climate change and illustrates the need to step up climate action. It confirms that greenhouse gas emissions need to be urgently reduced, and that cEuropean Union and its Member States are fully committed to the Paris Agreement and its long-term goals, and call for urgently enhanced global ambition in light of the latest available science including the recent reports released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate cChange needs to be limited to 1.5 °C, in particular to reduce the likelihood of extreme weather events. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ (IPBES) 2019 Global Assessment Report21 showed worldwide erosion of biodiversity, with climate change as the third most important driver of biodiversity loss.22(IPCC)20and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ (IPBES). _________________ 20IPCC, 2018: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre- industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma- Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)]. 21IPBES 2019: Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. 22European Environment Agency’s The European environment – state and outlook 2020 (Luxembourg: Publication Office of the EU, 2019).
Amendment 37 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) A fixed long-term objective is crucial to contribute to economic and societalnhancing just transformation, jobs, growth, and the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as well as to movereach in a fair, efficient and cost- effective manner towards the temperature goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1, 5°C above pre- industrial levels, as set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change following the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the ‘Paris Agreement’).
Amendment 56 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should requires a contribution from all economic sectorsll economic sectors, including aviation and maritime transport, to reduce their emissions to close to zero. The polluter pays principle should be a key factor in that regard. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well-functioning internal energy market is essential. The digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutrality objective. This will not be achieved without adequate additional funding for research and implementation.
Amendment 64 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The Commission should recommend a detailed plan with all suggested necessary legislative and non- legislative measures in order to achieve a climate neutral economy in the EU by 2050. This plan should identify the key barriers and the measures that will be implemented at EU level to support the transformation of each sector of the economy
Amendment 68 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Union has been pursuing an ambitious policy on climate action and has put in place a regulatory framework to achieve its 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target. The legislation implementing this target consists, inter alia, of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 , which establishes a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council27 , which introduced national targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council28 , which requires Member States to balance greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry. _________________ 26Directive 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 and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275 of 25 October 2003, p. 32). 27Regulation (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). 28 Regulation (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 69 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Union has, through the ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ package29 been pursuing an ambitious decarbonisation agenda aiming towards climate neutrality notably by constructing a robust Energy Union, which includes 2030 goals for energy efficiency and deployment of renewable energy in Directives 2012/27/EU30 and (EU) 2018/200131 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and by reinforcing relevant legislation, including Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . _________________ 29COM(2016) 860 final of 30 November 2016. 30Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1) 31Directive (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). 32Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 72 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Union is a global leader in the transition towards climate neutrality, and is determined to achieve it in a cost-effective, just, socially balanced and fair manner, as well as help raise global ambition and to strengthen the global response to climate change, using all tools at its disposal, including climate diplomacy.
Amendment 81 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The European Parliament called for the necessary transition to a climate-neutral society by 2050 at the latest and for this to be made into a European success story33 and has declared a climate and environment emergency34 . The European Council, in its Conclusions of 12 December 201935 , has agreed onendorsed the objective of collectively achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, while also recognising that it is necessary to put in place an enabling framework and that the transition will require significant public and private investment. The European Council also invited the Commission to prepare a proposal for the Union’s long- term strategy as early as possible in 2020 with a view to its adoption by the Council and its submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. _________________ 33European Parliament resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956(RSP)). 34European Parliament resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency (2019/2930(RSP)). 35 Conclusions adopted by the European Council at its meeting on 12 December 2019, EUCO 29/19, CO EUR 31, CONCL 9.
Amendment 84 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union should aim to achieve a balance between reported anthropogenic economy- wide emissions and removals, through natural and technological solutions, of greenhouse gases domestically within the Union by 2050. TAll Member States should collectively contribute to the fulfilment of the Union- wide 2050 climate-neutrality objective should be pursued by all Member States collectively, based on their national circumstances and the availability of support, taking into account the GDP per capita and starting points, and the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take the necessary measures to enable its achievement. Measures, as well as instruments, at Union level will constitute an important part of the measures needed to achieve the objective.
Amendment 92 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) All Member States have a responsibility to contribute to the collective EU climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest. As a matter of justice and solidarity, the application of Union support mechanisms and funding such as the Just Transition Fund provided for in Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, should take into account Member States' different starting points to reach climate neutrality.
Amendment 96 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Union should continue its climate action and international climate leadership after 2050, in order to protect people and the planet against the threat of dangerous climate change, in pursuit of the temperature goals set out in the Paris Agreement and following the scientific recommendations of the IPCC.
Amendment 97 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
Amendment 109 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In taking the relevant measures at Union and national level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective, Member States and the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take into account the different starting points of Member States, the various national circumstances and support available, as well as, the contribution of the transition to climate neutrality to the well- being of citizens, the prosperity of society and the competitiveness of the economy; energy and food security and affordability whilst particularly taking into account the need to combat energy poverty; fairness and solidarity across and within Member States considering their economic capability, national circumstances and the need for convergence over time; the need to make the transition just and socially fair; best available scientific evidence, in particular the findings reported by the IPCC; the need to integrate climate change related risks into investment and planning decisions; cost-effectiveness and technological neutrality in achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals and increasing resilience; progression over time in environmental integrity and level of ambition in accordance with 2015 International Labour Organization's guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all.
Amendment 114 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The transition to climate neutrality requires changes across the entire policy spectrum and a collective effort of all sectors of the economy and society, as illustrated by the Commission in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’. The European Council, in its Conclusions of 12 December 2019, stated that all relevant Union legislation and policies need to be consistent with, and contribute to, the fulfilment of the climate- neutrality objective while respecting a level playing field, and invited the Commission to examine whether this requires an adjustment of the existing rules.
Amendment 119 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission, in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’, announced its intention to assess and make proposals for increasing the Union’s greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 to ensure its consistency with the climate-neutrality objective for 2050. In that Communication, the Commission underlined that all Union policies should contribute to the climate-neutrality objective and that all sectors should play their part. By September 2020, the Commission shouldintends, based on a comprehensive impact assessment and taking into account its analysis of the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted to the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council36 , to review the Union’s 2030 target for climate and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared with 1990 levels, additionally providing information on the reported Union-wide emissions and removals projected for 2030. Where it considers necessary to amend the Union’s 2030 target, it shouldintends to make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation as appropriate. In addition, the Commission shouldintends, by 30 June 2021, to assess how the Union legislation implementing that target would need to be amended in order to achieve emission reductions of 50 to 55 % compared to 1990. The Union confirms its target to reduce emissions by at least 40% compared to 1990 by 2030 and will consider raising its target only in a joint effort where all major emitters reach a comparable level of ambition. _________________ 36Regulation (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).
Amendment 134 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) To ensure the Union and the Member States remain on track to achieve the climate-neutrality objective and progress on adaptation, the Commission should regularly assess progress and gaps in required support. Should the collective progress made by Member States towards the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective or on adaptation be insufficient or Union measures inconsistent with the climate- neutrality objective or inadequate to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience or reduce vulnerability, the Commission should take the necessary measures in accordance with the Treaties. The Commission should also regularly assess relevant national measures, and issue recommendations where it finds that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with the climate-neutrality objective or inadequate to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change.
Amendment 144 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As citizens and communities, as well as regions, have a powerful role to play in driving thea just and fair transformation towards climate neutrality forward, strong public and social engagement on climate action should be facilitated. The Commission should therefore engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate-neutral and climate- resilient society, including through launching a European Climate Pact.
Amendment 150 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to maintain the credibility of the Union’s leadership in the field of climate change, as well as to provide predictability and confidence for all economic actors, including businesses, workers, investors and consumers, to ensure that the transition towards climate neutrality is irreversible, to ensure gradual reduction over time and to assist in the assessment of the consistency of measures and progress with the climate- neutrality objective, 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 to set out a trajectory for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the Union by 2050. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making37 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 37determine the emission reduction targets has to be exercised with the full participation of all key Union institutions i.e. after a thorough impact assessment, via legislative procedure, and following the strategic guidance given by the European Council. OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 169 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Reported Union-wide emissions and removals of greenhouse gases regulated in Union law shall be balanced in the Union at the latest by 2050, thus reducing emissions to net zero by that date.
Amendment 171 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. As from 1 January 2051, removals of greenhouse gases shall exceed emissions in the Union
Amendment 180 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures and provide support at Union and national level respectivelyas appropriate, to enable the collective achievement of the climate- neutrality objective set out in paragraph 1, taking into account the importance of promoting fairness and solidarity among Member States, as well as the enhancement of a just transition.
Amendment 191 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By September 2020, the Commission shallThe Commission shall prepare a thorough impact assessment in preparation for a review of the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55% emission reductions compared to 1990. Where the Commission considers that it is necessary to amend that target, it shall make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council as appropriateincluding information on the reported Union-wide emissions and removals projected for 2030, and explore options for a new 2030 target. The impact assessment shall cover the impacts on the EU, Member States and on sectoral levels.
Amendment 199 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. By 30 June 2021, the Commission shall assess how all of the Union legislation implementing therelevant for the fulfilment of Union’s 2030 target would need to be amended in order to enable the achievement of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared to 1990 and to achieve the climate-neutrality-objective set out in Article 2(1), and consider taking the necessary measures, includingreinforce protection against carbon leakage, through the introduction of a carbon border adjustment mechanism, and to mobilise adequate resources for all investments necessary to reach this target. The Commission shall in particular evaluate the adoption of legislative proposals, in accordance with the Treatiess for how emissions from all sectors can contribute to the 2030 target and the 2050 climate-neutrality objective.
Amendment 205 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall prepare a plan to mobilise adequate financing for investments needed to achieve the climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), in particular addressing the needs of Member States, regions and citizens most affected by the climate policy. This plan will also include information on the financing needed on the sectoral level as described in para. 6a.
Amendment 207 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9 to supplement this Regulation by setting out a trajectory at Union level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050. At the latest within six months after each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall review the trajectoryshall conduct a regular assessment of progress made collectively by the Member States to achieve the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050.
Amendment 215 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 217 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 283 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the collective progress made by all Member States towards the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 288 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall submit the conclusions of that assessmentse assessments and their conclusions, together with the State of the Energy Union Report prepared in the respective calendar year in accordance with Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, to the European Parliament and to the Council. , and shall make them publicly available.
Amendment 290 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the consistency of Union measures with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 298 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Where, based on the assessment referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission finds that Union measures are inconsistent with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, or that the progress towards either the climate-neutrality objective or on adaptation as referred to in Article 4 is insufficient, it shall take the necessary measures in accordance with the Treaties, at the same time as the review of the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1).
Amendment 301 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess any draft measure or legislative proposal in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) before adoption, and include this analysis in any impact assessment accompanying these measures or proposals, and make the result of that assessment public at the time of adoption.
Amendment 305 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the consistency of national measures identified, on the basis of the National Energy and Climate Plans or the Biennial Progress Reports submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as relevant for the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 311 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission finds, under due consideration of the collective progress assessed in accordance with Article 5(1), that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred toe climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 32(1) or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, it may issue recommendations to that Member State. The Commission shall make such recommendations publicly available.
Amendment 318 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reports of the European Environment Agency (EEA) and relevant UNFCCC bodies;
Amendment 320 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) European and global statistics and data, including data on performance of major emitters, as well as losses from adverse climate impacts, where available; and
Amendment 328 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a socially just, climate- neutral and climate-resilient society, including through the European Climate Pact set out in paragraph 2. The Commission shall facilitate an inclusive and accessible process at all levels, including at national, regional and local level and with social partners, citizens and civil society, for the exchange of best practice and to identify actions to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation. In addition, the Commission may also draw on the multilevel climate and energy dialogues as set up by Member States in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 332 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall establish a European Climate Pact with the purpose of engaging citizens, social partners and stakeholders in the elaboration of Union- level climate policies and fostering dialogue and the diffusion of science- based information about climate change, as well as sharing best practices for sustainable lifestyles and climate initiatives.
Amendment 336 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 342 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) achieving long-term greenhouse gas emission reductions and enhancements of removals by sinks in all sectors in accordance with the Union's climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law], in the context of necessary reductions according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to reduce the Union's greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective manner and enhance removals by sinks in pursuit of the temperature goal in the Paris Agreement so as to achieve a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases within the Union as early as possible;
Amendment 46 #
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 meet the commitments undertaken by the Union under the Paris Agreement and the rulebook settled in Katowice;
Amendment 53 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Notes that given a moderate budget proposed for cohesion policies the financial support should be additionally directed to coal and carbon-intensive regions that struggle to implement commitments in the framework of the Union climate policy and mitigate their negative socio-economic effects; calls, therefore, for adequate financing for actions facilitating a just energy transition, including through pilot projects and preparatory actions, ensuring adequate compensation measures to countries and regions that have a worse starting point in energy transition.
Amendment 19 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Therefore, in order to ensure that support can be granted to farmers and other beneficiaries from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in 2021, the Union should continue to grant such support for onetwo more years under the conditions of the existing legal framework, which covers the period 2014 to 2020. The existing legal framework is laid down in particular in Regulations (EU) No 1303/20137 , (EU) No 1305/20138 , (EU) No 1306/20139 , (EU) No 1307/201310 , (EU) No 1308/201311 , (EU) No 228/201312 and (EU) No 229/201313 of the European Parliament and of the Council. In addition, to facilitate the transition from existing support schemes to the new legal framework which covers the period starting on 1 Januarya transition period of two years should be introduced until December 31 2022, rules should be laid down to regulate how certain support granted on a multiannual basis will be integrated into the new legal framework. __________________ 7Regulation (EU) No1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320). 8Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487). 9Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549). 10Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608). 11Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671). 12Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 23). 13Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 41).
Amendment 22 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In light of the fact that the Union should continue to support rural development in 2021, Member States, that demonstrate the risk to run out of funds and not to be able to undertake new legal commitments in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, should have the possibility to extend their rural development programmes or certain of their regional rural development programmes supported by the EAFRD to 31 December 20212 and to finance those extended programmes from the corresponding budget allocation for the year 2021 and 2022. The extended programmes should aim at maintaining at least the same overall level of environment and climate ambition.
Amendment 24 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Since certain Member States may still have funds provided by the Union in previous years, Member States should also have the possibility not to extend their rural development programmes or not to extend certain of their regional rural development programmes. Those Member States should have the possibility to transfer the EAFRD budget allocation for 2021 and 2022 or the part of the EAFRD budget allocation corresponding to the regional rural development programmes that have not been extended, to the financial allocations for the years 20223 to 2025, in accordance with the Council Regulation (EU) …/…[Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027]14 . __________________ 14 Regulation MFF OJ L , , p. .
Amendment 26 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to allow the Commission to provide the necessary financial planning and the corresponding adjustments of the annual breakdowns of the Union support set out in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, Member States should inform the Commission soon after the entry into force of this Regulation whether they decide to extend their rural development programmes and, in case of regional rural development programmes, which of those programmes they decide to extend, and consequently which corresponding amount of the budget allocation for 2021 and 2022 is not to be transferred to the following years.
Amendment 27 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 lays down common rules applicable to the EAFRD and some other Funds, which operate under a common framework. That Regulation should continue to apply to programmes supported by the EAFRD for the 2014–2020 programming period as well as to those programmes supported by the EAFRD for which Member States decide to extend that period to 31 December 20212. For those Member States, the Partnership Agreement drawn up for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 should continue to be used as a strategic document by Member States and the Commission with regard to the implementation of support granted by the EAFRD for the programming year 2021.
Amendment 29 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council15 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/201416 provide that expenditure for certain long-term commitments undertaken pursuant to certain regulations that granted support for rural development before Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 should continue to be paid by the EAFRD in the 2014-2020 programming period under certain conditions. That expenditure should also continue to be eligible for the duration of their respective legal commitment under the same conditions in the programming year 2021 and 2022. For reasons of legal clarity and certainty, it also should be clarified that the legal commitments undertaken under measures that correspond to measures of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 to which the integrated administration and control system applies, should be subject to this integrated administration and control system and that payments related to these legal commitments have to be made within the period from 1 December to 30 June of the following calendar year. __________________ 15 Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down certain transitional provisions on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), amending Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards resources and their distribution in respect of the year 2014 and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards their application in the year 2014 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 865). 16Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and introducing transitional provisions (OJ L 227, 31.7.2014, p. 1).
Amendment 32 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In light of the fact that the CAP Strategic Plans to be prepared by Member States in accordance with the new legal framework are to be applicable as of 1 January 20223, transitional rules should be laid down to regulate the transition from existing support schemes to the new legal framework, in particular Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council18 [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation]. __________________ 18Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council [CAP Strategic Plan] (OJ L …, …, p. …).
Amendment 36 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) With the view to ensuring continuity as regards the aid schemes in the fruit and vegetable sector, wine sector and the apiculture sector, rules need to be laid down that allow those aid schemes to continue to be implemented until the end of their respective programming periods. For this period certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 should therefore continue to apply in relation to expenditure incurred and payments made for operations implemented pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 after 31 December 20212 and until the end of those aid schemes.
Amendment 39 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The EAFRD should be able to support Community-led local development set up in accordance with the new rules laid down by Regulation (EU) XXXX/XXXX [New CPR]. However, in order to avoid unspent funds for Community-led local development in the programming year 2021 and 2022, Member States that decide to extend their rural development programmes to 31 December 2021 and that also make use of the possibility to transfer amounts from direct payments to rural development, should be able to apply the 5% minimum allocation for Community-led local development only to the EAFRD contribution to the rural development extended to 31 December 20212 calculated before the transfer of amounts from direct payment has been done.
Amendment 42 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure continuity in the transitional period, the reserve for crises in the agricultural sector should be maintained for 2021, 2022 and the relevant amount of the reserve for 2021 and 2022 should be included.
Amendment 47 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 currently only provides for a notification obligation for Member States as regards their decisions and the estimated product related to the reduction of the part of the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer for a given calendar year exceeding EUR 150 000 for the years 2015 to 2020. With a view to ensuring a continuation of the existing system, Member States should also notify their decisions and the estimated product of reduction for calendar year 2021 and 2022.
Amendment 49 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 allows Member States to transfer funds between direct payments and rural development as regards calendar years 2014 to 2020. In order to ensure that Member States may keep their own strategy, the flexibility between pillars should be made available also for calendar year 20212 (i.e. financial year 20223).
Amendment 51 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to allow the Commission to be able to set the budgetary ceilings in accordance with Articles 22(1), 36(4), 42(2), 47(3), 49(2), 51(4) and 53(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, it is necessary that Member States notify their decisions on financial allocations by scheme for calendar year 2021 and 2022 by 1 August 2020 and 2021.
Amendment 54 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In accordance with the current legal framework, Member States notified in 2014 their decisions up to calendar year 2020, on the division of the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme between the regions and the possible annual progressive modifications for the period covered by Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013. It is necessary that Member States also notify those decisions for calendar year 2021 and 2022.
Amendment 60 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 provides for the annual progressive modifications in the value of the payment entitlements allocated from the reserve to reflect the annual steps of the national ceiling set in Annex II to that Regulation, reflecting a “multiannual” management of the reserve. Those rules should be adapted so to reflect that it is possible to amend both the value of all allocated entitlements and of the reserve to adjust to a change in the amount in that Annex II between two years. Moreover, in some Member States not having reached a flat rate by 2019, internal convergence is implemented on an annual basis. For calendar years 2020, 2021 and 2021,2 only the value of the payment entitlement of the current year needs to be determined in the year of allocation. The unit value of entitlements to be allocated from the reserve in a given year should be calculated after possible adjustment of the reserve in accordance with Article 22(5) of that Regulation. In any subsequent year, the value of the payment entitlements allocated from the reserve should be adapted in accordance with that Article 22(5).
Amendment 62 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 provides the application of the single area payment scheme (SAPS) until 31 December 2020. The CAP Strategic Plan Regulation (EU) …/… [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] allows Member States to implement a basic income support with the same modalities, i.e. without the allocation of payment entitlements based on historic references. Therefore, it is appropriate to allow the prolongation of SAPS in 2021 and 2022.
Amendment 68 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) Irrespective of the date of adoption of the proposal for a Council Regulation determining the multiannual financial frame work for the years 2021–2027 and related to it the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council [regulation on the plan Strategic CAP] and publication date in the Official Journal of The European Union, a transitional period of two years, until December 31, 2022.
Amendment 70 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For programmes supported by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), Member States that risk, due to the lack of financial resources, not to be able to undertake new legal commitments in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, may extend the period laid down in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 to 31 December 20212.
Amendment 78 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The notification referred to in the second subparagraph shall be without prejudice to the need to submit a request to amend a rural development programme for the year 2021 and 2022 as referred to in Article 11(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. Such an amendment shall aim at maintaining at least the same overall level of the EAFRD expenditure for the measures referred to in Article 59(6) of that Regulation.
Amendment 80 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For Member States that do not decide to make use of the possibility provided in paragraph 1 of this Article, Article [8] of Regulation (EU) …/…[Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027] shall apply to the allocation not used for the year 2021 and 2022 as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.
Amendment 82 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where a Member State decides to make use of the possibility provided in paragraph 1 only with regard to certain regional programmes, the allocation referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be the amount set out for that Member State for 2021 and 2022 in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 minus the budgetary allocations notified in accordance with the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 for the regional programmes that are extended.
Amendment 86 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. For programmes for which Member States decide to extend the 2014–2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, the references to time periods or deadlines in Articles 50(1), 51(1), 57(2), 65(2) and (4), and the first paragraph of Article 76 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall be extended for onetwo years.
Amendment 88 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. For Member States that decide to extend the 2014–2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, the Partnership Agreement drawn up for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall continue to be used as a strategic document by Member States and the Commission with regard to the implementation of support granted by the EAFRD for the years 2021 and 2022.
Amendment 90 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
Eligibility of certain types of expenditure in 2021 and 2022
Amendment 92 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Without prejudice to Article 65(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, to Article 2(2) of this Regulation and to Article 38 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, the expenditure referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 and in Article 16 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014 shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution from the 2021 and 2022 allocation for programmes supported by the EAFRD for which Member States decide to extend the 2014–2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, subject to the following conditions:
Amendment 94 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) such expenditure is provided for in the respective rural development programmes for 2021 and 2022;
Amendment 96 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title I – chapter II – title
Title I – chapter II – title
Amendment 97 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
For programmes supported by the EAFRD in the 2014–2020 period and for the programmes for which Member States decide to extend the 2014-2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, the EAFRD may support mono or multi-funded community-led local development in accordance with Articles 25 to 28 of Regulation (EU) [NEW CPR].
Amendment 101 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) such expenditure is provided for in the respective CAP Strategic Plan for 2022- 2027 in accordance with Regulation (EU) [CAP Plan Regulation] and complies with Regulation (EU) [HzR];
Amendment 103 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The first subparagraph shall also apply to legal commitments to beneficiaries undertaken under corresponding measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, which are receiving support under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.
Amendment 104 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Expenditure relating to legal commitments to beneficiaries incurred under the multiannual measures referred to in Articles 16, 22, 27, 28, 29, 33 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and expenditure relating to legal commitments for a time period going beyond 1 January 2024, or beyond 1 January 2025 in Member States that have decided to extend the 2014-2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, under Articles 14 to, Article 15, Article 17, Article 18, points (a) and (b) of Article 19(1), Article 20, Articles 223 to 276, 35, 38, 39 and 39a of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and under Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution in the period 2022-2027 covered by the CAP Strategic Plan, subject to the following conditions :
Amendment 106 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) such expenditure is provided for in the respective CAP Strategic Plan for 2022-2027 in accordance with Regulation (EU) [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] and complies with Regulation (EU) [HzR];
Amendment 108 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the EAFRD contribution rate of the corresponding intervention set in the CAP Strategic Plan in accordance with Regulation (EU) [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation], applies;
Amendment 110 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The work programmes to support the olive oil and table olives sector referred to in Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, drawn up for the period running from 1 April 2018 until 31 March 2021, shall be extended and shall end on 31 December 20212. The relevant producer organisations recognised under Article 152 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the relevant associations of producer organisations recognised under Article 156 of that Regulation and the relevant interbranch organisations recognised under Article 157 of that Regulation shall modify their work programmes to take account of this extension. The modified work programmes shall be notified to the Commission by 31 December 2020.
Amendment 112 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b and point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b and point b a (new)
(b) be replaced by a new operational programme approved under Regulation (EU) [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation]. or (ba) continue to operate until its end under the conditions applicable on the basis of the provisions in force on the date of its approval.
Amendment 116 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The support programmes in the wine sector referred to in Article 40 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall end on 15 October 2023. Articles 39 to 54 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall continue to apply after 31 December 20212 as regards expenditure incurred and payments made for operations implemented pursuant to that Regulation before 16 October 2023 within the aid scheme referred to in Articles 39 to 52 of that Regulation.
Amendment 118 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The national programmes in the apiculture sector referred to in Article 55 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall end on 31 July 2022. Articles 55, 56 and 57 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall continue to apply after 31 December 20212 as regards expenditure incurred and payments made for operations implemented pursuant to that Regulation before 1 August 2022 within the aid scheme referred to in Article 55 of that Regulation.
Amendment 121 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. With regard to the aid schemes referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article, Articles 7(3), 9, 21, 43, 51, 52, 54, 59, 67, 68, 70 to 75, 77, 91 to 97, 99, 100, 102(2), 110 and 111 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and the relevant provisions of delegated and implementing acts related to those Articles shall continue to apply after 31 December 20212 in relation to expenditure incurred and payments made for operations implemented pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 after that date and until the end of the aid schemes referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article.
Amendment 126 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a
For new commitments to be undertaken from 2021 Member States shall determine a shorter period of one to threefive years in their rural development programmes. If Member States provide for an annual extension of commitments after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the first subparagraph, from 2021 the extension shall not go beyond one year. As from 2021, for new commitments directly following a commitment performed in the initial period, Member States shall determine a period of one year to five years in their rural development programmes.;
Amendment 129 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a
For new commitments to be undertaken from 2021, Member States shall determine a shorter period of one to threfive years in their rural development programmes. If Member States provide for an annual extension for the maintenance of organic farming after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the first subparagraph, from 2021 the extension shall not go beyond one year. As from 2021, for new commitments concerning maintenance that directly follow the commitment performed in the initial period, Member States shall determine a period of one to five years in their rural development programmes.;
Amendment 133 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 51 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 51 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(5a) in Article 51, after paragraph 2 the following paragraph is inserted: ‘2a. In transitional period of the 2021 year, the Member States may finance tasks related to implementation of EAGF measures concerning the programming period 2021-2027 by EAFRD technical assistance of the programming period 2014-2020.’
Amendment 136 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a
Without prejudice to paragraphs 5, 6 and 7, the total amount of Union support for rural development under this Regulation for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 20212 shall be maximum EUR 11 258 707 816, in current prices, in accordance with the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027.;
Amendment 153 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new) – point a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new) – point a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
(10a) Article 37 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. Member States applying the single area payment scheme in accordance with Article 36 may decide to grant transitional national aid in the period 2015-2020.1.’
Amendment 156 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new) – point b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new) – point b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 37 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 4 – indent 6
Article 37 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 4 – indent 6