830 Amendments of Agnès EVREN
Amendment 8 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Citation 11 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 on the governance of the energy union and climate action;
Amendment 9 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Citation 11 b (new)
— having regard to the Commission proposal of 15 December 2021 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;
Amendment 13 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to the UN Water Conference and the 2023 United Nations World Water Development Report on Partnerships and cooperation for water of 22 March 2023;
Amendment 41 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Citation 33 a (new)
— having regard to the European Council conclusions of 23 March 2023 (EUCO 4/23);
Amendment 64 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas proactive planning significantly improves the chance of delivering a more efficient and less costly future carbon-free energy system;
Amendment 71 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published in its Sixth Assessment Report the finding that deep reductions in anthropogenic methane emissions are needed by 2030 to stay below 1,5° C;
Amendment 84 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas the climate, pollution and biodiversity crises are interlinked, exacerbate each other and should be urgently tackled together, in the broader context of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
Amendment 98 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the European Council recognises the need for enhanced EU and global action on water and underlines the importance of a strategic EU approach to water security; whereas the UN world water development report 2023 recognises as good practice the water-oriented living labs to cooperate towards a Water-Smart Society, further efforts and visibility are required on water-related challenges and solutions both in terms of quality and quantity to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 102 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital H
H. whereas the Glasgow Climate Pact and the Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan recognises the important role of non- Party stakeholders in contributing to progress towards the goals of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 111 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report made clear that carbon capture and storage is a critical decarbonisation strategy in most mitigation pathways;
Amendment 129 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that climate risks will be magnified by any delay in providing effective measures to mitigate and adapt to climate change, therefore resulting in increasing loss and damages;
Amendment 137 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the first GST is a key process for enhancing the collective ambition of climate action and support; Calls on Parties to undertake the GST seriously by moving from pledges to planning and committing to truly pursue the change needed to secure a zero- carbon, climate-resilient and equitable future; Emphasises that climate risks will be magnified by any delay in providing effective measures to mitigate and adapt to climate change, therefore resulting in increasing loss and damages;
Amendment 144 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the intention to present a global target for renewable energy at COP28 and believes that such target should be based on accurate and forward- looking analysis;
Amendment 153 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that cities are responsible for over 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions and consume about 80% of the world's energy; recognises the leadership of local and regional authorities in accelerating and broadening action and invites all Parties to include subnational climate commitments, actions and achievements in their NDCs and national adaptation plans;
Amendment 167 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges all Parties to recognise the value of water and its role in climate change adaptation and mitigation; deliver global water actions to ensure secured, resilient, and sustainable water management in order to enhance solutions to tackle water risks such as desertification, droughts, floods, and water pollution;
Amendment 176 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls that in the EU, natural disasters affected nearly 50 million people between 1980 and 2020 and caused an average of EUR 12 billion in economic losses each year1a; recognises the unequal distribution of these losses, harming cities and regions that already face challenges such as low economic growth or high youth unemployment; __________________ 1a Overview of natural and man-made disaster risks the European Union may face: 2020 edition.
Amendment 181 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls for locally-led adaptation approaches that enable affected communities to act as the primary agents of change; points out that climate change disproportionately affects the most vulnerable;
Amendment 183 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls for locally-led adaptation approaches that enable affected communities to act as the primary agents of change; points out that climate change disproportionately affects the most vulnerable, including women, the elderly, people with disabilities and indigenous groups;
Amendment 194 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that local and regional authorities have an essential role in diagnosing, assessing and shaping responses based on the needs, risks and threats of their population and territories; highlights that decentralised delivery of loss and damage finance through local governments can guarantee that finance is available at local level when shocks occur, and that investments are geared to respond to local conditions and channelled more effectively towards citizens' priorities;
Amendment 224 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the UNFCCC decision- making process to be protected from interests that run counter to the goals of the Paris Agreement, particularly ones regarding the fossil fuel industry;
Amendment 256 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for Union-wide post-2030 intermediate climate targets to be set, in accordance with the Article 4(3) of the European Climate Law, and for the corresponding legislative proposals to contribute to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 264 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for increased coordination to respond to misinformation and disinformation campaigns aiming to discredit climate action and for adequate resources to raise awareness, build capacity and engage local communities with climate action;
Amendment 266 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Amendment 272 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Calls on the Commission, when preparing a proposal on the Union 2040 climate target, to take into account all considerations required in accordance with Article 4(5) of the European Climate Law in a balanced manner, which includes both the report on the ‘Scientific advice for the determination of an EU- wide 2040 climate target and a greenhouse gas budget for 2030–2050’ of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, as well as the social, economic and environmental impacts, the need to ensure a just and socially fair transition for all, the cost-effectiveness and economic efficiency, and the competiveness of the Union’s economy, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises and sectors most exposed to carbon leakage;
Amendment 277 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Notes that according to the Scientific advice for the determination of an EU-wide 2040 climate target and a greenhouse gas budget for 2030–2050 of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, an emission reduction target directly derived from the feasibility risks and challenges would lie between 88% and 92%; notes, however, that the report acknowledges that the socio-economic dimension of feasibility has not been taken into account in this assessment not included in this assessment;
Amendment 282 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Notes that according to the Scientific advice for the determination of an EU-wide 2040 climate target and a greenhouse gas budget for 2030–2050 of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, any target above 90% is only possible on the condition that the existing challenges of deploying and scaling-up renewable energy can be overcome, in particular for hydrogen and solar photovoltaic technologies; stresses that this will require significantly lowering the administrative burden for developing net-zero manufacturing projects, including by streamlining administrative requirements in all areas, and facilitating permitting, which underlines the importance of a swift and ambitious conclusion of the Net-Zero Industry Act which should facilitate and streamline and not add to existing administrative burden;
Amendment 284 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Highlights that according to the Scientific advice for the determination of an EU-wide 2040 climate target and a greenhouse gas budget for 2030–2050 of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, no 2040 scenarios can be achieved without a rapid scale-up of the use of hydrogen and bioenergy, especially in the use of primary biomass;
Amendment 287 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 11 g (new)
11g. Highlights that both according to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Scientific advice for the determination of an EU-wide 2040 climate target and a greenhouse gas budget for 2030–2050 of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, all policy scenario’s aligned with the Paris Agreement require both land- based and technological carbon removals at scale;
Amendment 292 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the importance of facilitating access to climate finance to local and regional authorities and supporting capacity building and targeted training on the use of such funds in order to provide tailored solutions to the unique challenges faced in their respective territories;
Amendment 295 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Highlights that significant financial resources are needed to implement the goals of the Paris Agreement in developing countries and that the Glasgow Climate Pact urges developed country Parties to urgently and significantly scale up their provision of climate finance; reiterates that in its conclusions on the Preparations for the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 27), the Council renewed the commitment made by the Union and its Member States to continue scaling up their international climate finance towards the developed countries' goal of mobilising at least USD 100 billion per year as soon as possible and through to 2025 from a wide variety of sources, and insists this goal should be met in 2023; stresses that when determining the use of revenues generated from the auctioning of the EU ETS allowances, Member States shall take into account the need to continue scaling up international climate finance in vulnerable third countries in accordance with the recently adopted agreement on the EU ETS revision;
Amendment 311 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 15
15. Considers it essential to advance the Bridgetown Agenda and to make the international financial system fit for the 21st century; calls for major international financial institutions to swiftly adopt and develop green finance, with a view to ensure streamlined access to funding without unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles;
Amendment 327 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates the need to urgently end fossil fuel subsidies and other environmentally harmful subsidies in the EU and worldwide; is concerned by the fact that some EU Member States have no concrete plans on how and by when they will phase out these subsidies; recognizes that this lack of commitment might endanger EU credibility internationally. Incentivises all Member States to improve their national reporting of fossil fuel subsidies and plan towards their phase out in their upcoming National Energy and Climate Plan revision;
Amendment 343 #
Amendment 351 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises the importance of protecting, conserving and restoring biodiversity, ecosystems, soils, freshwater bodies and oceans to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 361 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Highlights the need to address water risks, and ensure the multiple ecosystem services provided by water bodies through water planning and investment in water-related innovation areas including energy and water efficiency, in line with the Water-Smart Society principles;
Amendment 412 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Recalls the contribution of research, innovation, digital technologies to achieving the goals set out in the Paris Agreement and the objectives of the European Green deal towards climate neutrality; Recognizes the importance of partnerships to foster the cross-sectoral collaboration within Europe and with its partners;
Amendment 420 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls for a global CCS pledge to deliver a global agenda so that technologies, necessary for reducing emissions are scaled up. Encourages an ambitions and operational pledge which includes a commitment to creating policies and regulations which foster an environment to scale CCS globally;
Amendment 171 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) whereas the European institutions have encouraged the Member States and the competent authorities to invest in biomethane through their financial instruments, it is vital that this public money is amortised over several years, as public policies are built over time.
Amendment 331 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3 b
Article 3 b
1a. Under this article, the deadline for deploying biomethane-fuelled urban buses may be extended on condition that significant investments have already been committed or made to convert the infrastructures and purchase rolling stock over a substantial period of time, or the work to adapt infrastructures to biomethane has been financed in recent years by the European institutions, the biomethane is guaranteed by a certificate of origin and comes from a virtuous waste treatment chain, and the technology can be adapted to the forthcoming Euro 7 standard.
Amendment 340 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3 b
Article 3 b
2a. Member States may decide to exclude from the obligation under this Article a limited share of the urban buses registered in each reporting period, where these buses use pre-existing biomethane infrastructures intended primarily for coaches. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 17, to determine the maximum share of vehicles that a Member State can exclude.
Amendment 2 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to the report on engaging with citizens: the right to petition, the right to refer to the European Ombudsman and the European Citizens’ Initiative,
Amendment 8 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the top three concerns in the inquiries closed by the Ombudsman in 2021 were transparency and accountability (access to information and documents) (29 %), culture of service (26 %) and proper use of discretionary powers (including in infringement procedures) (18 %); whereas other concerns include respect for procedural rights, respect for fundamental rights, good management of personnel issues, sound financial management, public participation in EU decision-making, ethical issues, and whistleblowing in relation to the EU administration;
Amendment 15 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the CJEU has ruled several times that openness in the legislative process is precisely what contributes to conferring greater legitimacy on the institutions in the eyes of EU citizens and increasing their confidence in them by allowing divergences between various points of view to be openly debated; whereas the CJEU has stipulated that it is in fact a lack of information and debate which is capable of giving rise to doubts in the minds of citizens, not only as regards the lawfulness of an isolated act, but also as regards the legitimacy of the decision- making process as a whole3; whereas, however, transparency can sometimes affect political negotiations and may lead to an increase in informal meetings, with a counter-productive effect on the objective being pursued; _________________ 3 Judgments of the Court of Justice of 1 July 2008, Sweden and Turco v Council, C-39/05 P and C-52/05 P, ECLI:EU:C:2008:374, paragraph 59, and of 22 March 2018, Emilio De Capitani v European Parliament, T-540/15, ECLI:EU:T:2018:167, paragraph 78.
Amendment 16 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas improving citizens’ participation and ensuring transparency at EU level are key to bridging the perceived gap between the EU and citizens and representative organisations, with a view to overcoming citizens’ low trust and confidence levels in EU institutions and to achieve a real multilevel democracy; whereas the Ombudsman plays a key role in bridging this gap;
Amendment 20 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the CJEU, when referring to giving the public the widest possible right of access to EU documents, has stated that openness in that respect contributes to strengthening democracy by allowing citizens to scrutinise all the information which has formed the basis of a legislative act; whereas the CJEU has argued that the possibility for citizens to find out the considerations underpinning legislative action is a precondition for the effective exercise of their democratic rights5; _________________ 5 Judgments of the Court of Justice in cases C-39/05 P and C-52/05 P, ECLI:EU:C:2008:374, paragraph 46; and T-540/15, EU:T:2018:167, paragraph 80; of 17 October 2013, Council v Access Info Europe, C-280/11 P, ECLI:EU:C:2013:671, paragraph 33; and of 15 September 2016, Herbert Smith Freehills v Council, T-710/14, ECLI EU:T:2016:494, paragraph 35.
Amendment 22 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Appreciates the excellent relations between Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly and the Committee on Petitions in 2021; appreciates the strong collaboration between the two bodies as an important tool in increasing the democratic accountability of the EU institutions; recalls that relations with the European Ombudsman are one of the responsibilities that the European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure confer on the Committee on Petitions; appreciates the common interest reflected in several resolutions based on the Ombudsman’s inquiries, particularly in relation to the transparency and accountability of the EU administration in the context of COVID-19;
Amendment 25 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that the European Ombudsman is empowered to make recommendations, proposals for solutions and suggestions for improvement with a view to resolving a problem relating to various cases of maladministration; notes that where a complaint falls outside the Ombudsman’s mandate, the Ombudsman may advise the complainant to refer it to another authority or to the Committee on Petitions; notes that in 2021 the European Ombudsman received 1 437 complaints that fell outside her mandate;
Amendment 30 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly believes that citizens’ access to all documents of the European institutions is the basis of a participatory democracy; welcomes the Ombudsman’s efforts to improve public participation in and the legitimacy of the EU decision- making process; points out that the right to refer a matter to the Ombudsman increases citizens’ engagement with and trust in the EU institutions, as it promotes transparency and the good administration of the EU institutions and bodies;
Amendment 40 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that one of the ways to improve citizens’ perception of the EU is by making it more understandable and transparent to them; calls on the Commission to take the necessary steps to guarantee fullthe best possible transparency; deeply regrets that despite the several calls by the Parliament and by the Ombudsman, the Council’s current work is still marred by a lack of transparency;
Amendment 57 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates its call for the EU institutions to ensure that informal trilogues are made more transparent, by holding the meetings in public; reiterates its call also to publish documentation including calendars, agendas, minutes, documents examined, amendments, decisions taken, information on Member State delegations and their positions and minutes, in a standardised and easily accessible online environment, by default and without prejudice to the exemptions listed in Article 4(1) of the Transparency Regulation;
Amendment 66 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that, following an inquiry into Frontex’s complaints mechanism, in which the Ombudsman drew attention to the agency’s delays in fulfilling its new obligations under the mechanism itself and those of the Fundamental Rights Officer, the Ombudsman has opened an own-initiative inquiry into how Frontex complies with its fundamental rights obligations and ensures accountability in relation to its enhanced responsibility; highlights that this inquiry seeks to clarify matters related to the accountability of Frontex’s joint operations, to activities related to returns of migrants and to migration support in screening at EU external borders; notes that Frontex presented, in June 2022, an action plan for the implementation of the four recommendations issued by the Ombudsman on 17 January 2022;
Amendment 75 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the importance of the adoption of an updated statute for the Ombudsman’s Office in June 2021; recalls that the new statute codifies many of the Office’s working practices over recent years; welcomes the fact that the revised statute provides a strengthened legal framework for the Office and introduces new safeguards that further guarantee its independence; strongly believes that the Office of the Ombudsman must be awarded an increased budget to provide it with the necessary resources to effectively handle the overall workload and ensure it is able to continue to work competently at the service of European citizereiterates that Article 17 of the Statute governing the performance of the Ombudsman’s duties stipulates that the seat of the Ombudsman shall be that of the European Parliament, as determined in point (a) of the sole article of Protocol No 6 on the location of the seats of the institutions;
Amendment 79 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Encourages the Ombudsman to continue her work in favour of citizens with disabilities and to ensure that they can fully enjoy their rights of referral to the European Ombudsman;
Amendment 83 #
2022/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Encourages the Ombudsman to continue her collaboration with national ombudsmen through the ENO; believes it necessary to step up interactions and exchanges of best practices with and between national and regional ombudsmen and the European Ombudsman to ensure that citizens are better informed about their rights and have better guidance when making complaints; calls on this network to consider the role that national and regional ombudsmen could play in increasing the involvement of EU citizens in the EU decision-making process;
Amendment 3 #
2022/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
— having regard to Eurostat’s flash estimateannouncement on the inflation in the euro area for August 2022,
Amendment 13 #
2022/2037(INI)
— having regard to the monetary dialogues with the President of the ECB, Christine Lagarde, of 7 February, 20 June, 26 September 2022,
Amendment 14 #
2022/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
Citation 12 b (new)
— having regard to the ECB Governing Council approval of the Transmission Protection Instrument (TPI) on 21 July 2022,
Amendment 15 #
2022/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 c (new)
Citation 12 c (new)
— having regard to the ECB Governing Council monetary policy decisions to raise ECB interest rates on 21 July and 8 September 2022,
Amendment 16 #
2022/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 d (new)
Citation 12 d (new)
— having regard to the ECB’s report on the progress made during the investigation phase of a digital euro published on 29 September 2022,
Amendment 21 #
2022/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas according to the ECB projections of September 2022, economic growth will decline from 3.1 % in 2022 to 0.9 % in 2023, before recovering to 2.31.9 % in 2024 in the baseline scenario; whereas the outlook for euro area activity is surrounded by a high degree of uncertainty, related to the development of the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis, with a number of independent forecasts predicting a recession;
Amendment 30 #
2022/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas according to the ECB projections of September 2022, headlinaverage inflation is expected to fall from 8.1 % in 2022 to 2.3 % in 2024;
Amendment 31 #
2022/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas, according to Eurostat, the unemployment rate in July 2022 stood at 6% in the EU and 6.6% in the euro area, spread in an uneven way across the EU and within Member States and with unemployment rates among young people remaining much higher (14% in the EU and 14,2% in the euro area); whereas the high youth unemployment rate remains a serious issue to be tackled in the EU;
Amendment 35 #
2022/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas inflation is expected to remain above the ECB’s 2% target in2024 due do the lagged effects of high energy prices on the non-energy components of inflation, the depreciation of the euro against the US Dollar, a strong labour market and some inflation compensation effects on wages;
Amendment 44 #
2022/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) constitute the backbone of the EU economy and enhance economic and social cohesion; whereas SMEs have been severely hit by the economic crisis caused by the COVID- 19 pandemic; whereas SMEs therefore need further support;
Amendment 66 #
2022/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the statutory independence of the ECB, as laid down in the Treaties, is a prerequisite for it to fulfil its mandate of maintaining price stability;
Amendment 192 #
2022/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the ECB to monitor the single currency’s external value and its interaction with other developed economies;
Amendment 225 #
2022/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the pivotal role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the EU’s economy and economic and social convergence and employment; points out the need to encourage public and private investments in the EU, and therefore calls on the ECB to continue its efforts to facilitate access to finance for SMEs;
Amendment 291 #
2022/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Is concerned about the implications of higher interest rates for green investments; calls on the ECB to assess the possibility of applying differentiated ratesthe most efficient rates possible to support green investments and disincentivise brown investments;
Amendment 306 #
2022/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Welcomes the substantial and detailed feedback provided by the ECB to Parliament’s resolution on the 2020 ECB Annual Report; calls on the ECB to continue this commitment to accountability and to keep publishing its written feedback on Parliament’s resolutions on the ECB Annual Reports each year;
Amendment 310 #
2022/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27 b. Acknowledges the ongoing efforts by the ECB and President Lagarde to improve communication and transparency with Parliament; agrees with President Lagarde, furthermore, that the ECB has to enhance its communication to citizens on the impact of its policies;
Amendment 319 #
2022/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls on the ECB to explore ways to strengthen the international role of the euro; notes that making the euro more attractive as a reserve currency will further enhance its international use and increase the EU’s ability to frame its policy stance independently, a key element in safeguarding European economic sovereignty;
Amendment 320 #
2022/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30 b. Welcomes the fact that, in 2021, the number of counterfeit euro banknotes decreased to its lowest level since 2003 (12 parts per million);calls on the ECB to enhance the fight against counterfeiting and its cooperation with Europol, Interpol and the European Commission in pursuit of this goal; invites the ECB, without prejudice to the Member States’ prerogatives, to create a system to better monitor large transactions with a view to combating money laundering, tax evasion and the financing of terrorism and organised crime;
Amendment 325 #
2022/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the ECB’s progress on the digital euro project, as well as the dialogue with Parliament in this regard; looks forward to the Governing Council reaching a decision on launching the digital euro; recalls that cash payments are a very important means of payment for EU citizens and should not be endangered by a digital euro;
Amendment 2 #
2022/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the report on engaging with citizens: the right to petition, the right to refer to the European Ombudsman and the European Citizens’ Initiative (2020/2275(INI)),
Amendment 14 #
2022/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, however, the overall number of petitions remains modest in relation to the total population of the EU, revealing that efforts still need to be stepped up to increase citizens’ awareness about their right to petition and further encourage the use of this instrument; whereas, in exercising the right to petition, citizens expect that the EU institutions will provide added value in finding a solution to their problems;
Amendment 32 #
2022/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the Committee on Petitions carefully examines and deals with each petition submitted to Parliament; whereas each petitioner has the right to receive a reply informing him or her about the decision on admissibility and follow-up actions taken by the committee within a reasonable period of time, in his or her own language or in the language used in the petition; whereas any petitioner is entitled to request that his or her petition be reopened on the basis of any relevant fresh developments;
Amendment 43 #
2022/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas ensuring citizens’ participation is a key element for bringing the EU closer to its citizens; whereas the Committee on Petitions adopted the report on engaging with citizens: the right to petition, the right to refer to the European Ombudsman and the European Citizens’ Initiative (2020/2275(INI)) concluding that the Conference, focusing on ways of raising citizens' awareness onf the Future of Europe should result in the improvement of ir rights, communication campaigns to draw attention to existing channels for participation, closer cooperation with other instruments of participatory democracyitutions and parliamentary committees and civic engagement on the part of young people; whereas the Committee on Petitions considers the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) an important instrument of participatory democracy, which enables citizens to become actively involved in shaping the Union’s policies and legislation;
Amendment 56 #
2022/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the importance of a continuous public debate on the Union’s field of activity in order to ensure that citizens are correctly informed about the scope of the Union’s competences and the different levels of decision-making; calls, in this regard, for broader awareness raising campaigns, through the active involvement of communications services at European and national level, to help increase citizens’ knowledge about their right to petition, as well as the scope of the Union’s responsibilities, with a view to reducing the number of inadmissible petitions and better responding to citizens’ concerns;
Amendment 58 #
2022/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that petitions constitute a unique opportunity for Parliament and the other EU institutions to directly connect with EU citizens and maintain a regular dialogue with them, particularly in cases where they are affected by the misapplication or breach of EU law; stresses the need for enhanced cooperation between the EUnion institutions, bodies and agencies and national, regional and local authorities on inquiries regarding the implementation of and compliance with EU law; believes that such cooperation is crucial to address and resolve citizens’ concerns over the application of EU law and contributes to strengthening the democratic legitimacy and accountability of the Union; calls, therefore, for the more active participation of Member States’ representatives in committee meetings and for swifter responses to requests for clarification or information sent by the Committee on Petitions to national authorities;
Amendment 72 #
2022/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to assess whetherencourage national authorities areto takinge the necessary measures, where they have not already done so, to respond to citizens’ concerns as expressed in their petitions where cases of systemic failure in compliance with EU law occur;
Amendment 78 #
2022/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that cooperation with other committees in Parliament is essential for the accurate and comprehensive treatment of petitions; notes that in 2021, 82 petitions were sent to other committees for opinion and 548 for information; welcomes the fact that 46 opinions and 176 acknowledgements of taking petitions into consideration in their work were received from other committees; notes that the public hearings organised jointly with other parliamentary committees facilitate a thorough examination of petitions; recalls that petitioners are informed of the decisions to request opinions from other committees for the treatment of their petitions; calls on parliamentary committees to step up their efforts to actively contribute to the examination of petitions – by proving their expertise – and thus enable Parliament to respond more swiftly and comprehensively to citizens’ concerns;
Amendment 79 #
2022/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the petitions network is a useful tool for facilitating the follow- up of petitions in parliamentary and legislative work; takes the view that this network should enhance dialogue and cooperation with the Commission and other EU institutions; trusts that regular meetings of the petitions network are crucial in order to ensure more visibility for the Committee on Petition’s activities and strengthen cooperation with the other parliamentary committees through the exchange of information and sharing of best practices among the network’s members;
Amendment 99 #
2022/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that increased attention should be given tothe Union must guarantee citizens the right to participate actively in the democratic functioning of the European Union in any of its official languages in order to avoid any form of discrimination and to promote multilingualism in the EU; encourages in this sense the EU institutions to make use of as many official languages as possible;
Amendment 111 #
2022/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that the Petitions Web Portal is an essential tool for ensuring a smooth, efficient and transparent petitions process; welcomes, in this regard, the improvements to data protection and security features which have made the portal more user-friendly and secure for citizens; stresses that efforts must be continued to make the portal more accessible, including to persons with disabilities; supports the creation of a single digital portal where citizens can access and find out about all the procedures for tabling petitions;
Amendment 113 #
2022/2024(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes that although the number of people supporting one or more petitions is clearly on the rise, many petitioners are expressing concern at the complexity of the procedures to be completed on Parliament’s petitions web portal in order to manifest support for a petition;
Amendment 61 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 72 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Whereas the European Parliament resolution of 14 December 2022 on the implementation of the new European agenda for culture and the EU strategy for international cultural relations (2022/2047(INI)) noted that the EU must ensure that Europe’s cultural heritage is safeguarded and insists that upholding the required level of protection for human health and the environment does not conflict with the preservation of European heritage, avoiding the closure of many craft enterprises and any negative impact on the restoration, maintenance and conservation of the vast heritage of the EU. European institutions should consult and involve the heritage sector in all discussions related to regulatory or legislative changes with a direct impact on their activities. Products such as essential oils and natural complexes made from plants and landscapes, which are part of a cultural heritage, must be preserved.
Amendment 138 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008
Article 2 – paragraph 7a
Article 2 – paragraph 7a
Amendment 151 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The evaluation has also shown that the wastewater treatment sector offers the opportunity to significantly reduce its own energy consumption and to produce renewable energy, for example by better use of the available surfaces in urban wastewater treatment plants for solar energy production or by producing biogas from sludge. The evaluation also illustrated that, without clear legal obligations, only partial progress can be expected in this sector. In this context, Member States should be required to ensure that the total annual energy used by all urban wastewater treatment plants on their national territory treating a load of 10 000 p.e. and above does not exceed the production of energy from renewable sources as defined in Article 2(1) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council44, by those urban wastewater treatment plants. That objective should be progressively met with interim targets by 31 December 2040. Reaching this energy neutrality target will contribute to reduce the avoidable greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the sector by 46 %, while supporting the achievement of the 2050 climate neutrality objectives and related national and Union objectives, [such as the objectives set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council45. Encouraging EU-based biogas or solar energy production while enhancing energy efficiency measures in line with the Energy Efficiency First principle46, which means taking utmost account of cost-efficient energy efficiency measures in shaping energy policy and making relevant investment decisions, will also help reduce the Union energy dependence, one of the objectives expressed in the Commission "Repower EU" Plan47. It is also in line with Directive (EU) 2018/844 of the European Parliament and of the Council48and with Directive (EU) 2018/2001 in which urban wastewater treatment sites are qualified as ‘go-to' areas for renewables, meaning a location designated as particularly suitable for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources. In order to reach the objective of energy neutrality via optimal measures for each urban wastewater treatment plant and for the collection system, Member States should ensure that energy audits are carried out in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council49every four years. Those audits should include an identification of the potential for cost- effective use or production of renewable energy following the criteria set out in Annex VI to Directive 2012/27/EU. _________________ 44 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82). 45 Regulation (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). 46 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/1749 of 28 September 2021 on Energy Efficiency First: from principles to practice — Guidelines and examples for its implementation in decision-making in the energy sector and beyond 47 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: REPowerEU Plan (COM/2022/230 final). 48 Directive (EU) 2018/844 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 210). 49 Directive 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).
Amendment 956 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. By 2030, Member States shall systematically promote the reuse of treated wastewater from all urban wastewater treatment plants. Where treated wastewater is reused for agricultural irrigation, it shall comply with the requirements established under Regulation (EU) 2020/741 carry out a comprehensive assessment of the availability of water in their territory and identify the water-stressed areas. By 2035, following this assessment, all urban wastewater treatment plants with a p.e. of more than 10 000 in areas defined as water-stressed will have to achieve a 10% rate of reuse of treated wastewater and the use of drinking water outside administrative buildings should be prohibited. Polymer preparation, washing and watering should all use refined water that is suitable for the specific use.
Amendment 199 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is necessary to lay down rules at Union level on the restoration of ecosystems to ensure the recovery to biodiverse and resilient nature across the Union territory: land and sea. European legislation must ensure that these rules do not ignore specific territorial or regional features, and that such restoration takes them into account. Restoring ecosystems also contributes to the Union climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation objectives.
Amendment 245 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It is appropriate to set an overarching objective for ecosystem restoration to foster economic and societal transformation, the creation of high-quality jobs and sustainable growth. Biodiverse ecosystems such as wetland, peatland, freshwater, forest as well as agricultural, sparsely vegetated, marine, coastal and urban ecosystems deliver, if in good condition, a range of essential ecosystem services, and the benefits of restoring degraded ecosystems to good condition in all land and sea areas far outweigh the costs of restoration. Those services contribute to a broad range of socio- economic benefits, depending on the economic, social, cultural, regional and local characteristics.
Amendment 251 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Securing biodiverse ecosystems and tackling climate change are intrinsically linked. Nature and nature-based solutions, including natural carbon stocks and sinks, are fundamental for fighting the climate crisis. At the same time, the climate crisis is already a driver of terrestrial and marine ecosystem change, and the Union must prepare for the increasing intensity, frequency and pervasiveness of its effects. The restoration of ecosystems thus also involves adapting them in line with climate change, so that they can tolerate these new climate conditions and be beneficial for humans, fauna and flora. The Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)55 on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C pointed out that some impacts may be long-lasting or irreversible. The Sixth IPCC Assessment Report56 states that restoring ecosystems will be fundamental in helping to combat climate change and also in reducing risks to food security. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in its 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services57 considered climate change a key driver of change in nature, and it expected its impacts to increase over the coming decades, in some cases surpassing the impact of other drivers of ecosystem change such as changed land and sea use. _________________ 55 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C 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.)] https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/ 56 Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability | Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (ipcc.ch). https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/ 57 IPBES (2019): Global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Brondizio, J. Settele, S. Díaz, and H. T. Ngo (editors). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. 1148 pages. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3831673.
Amendment 366 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 requires greater efforts to restore freshwater ecosystems and the natural functions of rivers. The restoration of freshwater ecosystems should include efforts to restore the natural longitudinal and lateral connectivity of rivers where required, as well as their riparian areas and floodplains, including through the removal of barriersadjustment or removal of structures that have been specifically demonstrated by a local impact study to be harmful for ecosystems, with a view to supporting the achievement of favourable conservation status for rivers, lakes and alluvial habitats and species living in those habitats protected by Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC, and the achievement of one of the key objectives of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, namely, the restoration of at least 25 000 km of free-flowing rivers. Wfree-flowing rivers where relevant and without prejudice to Directive 2000/60/EC, in particular Article 1(a), (b) and (e) thereof, aimed at the long-term protection of available water resources and at guaranteeing good quantitative groundwater status. If theny removing barriere structures, Member States should primarily address obsolete barrierstructures, which are those that are no longer needed fort used to generate renewable energy generation,, or for inland navigation, water supply or other uses, such as irrigation, flood protection or reserves for fire-fighting.
Amendment 575 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 2
Article premier – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation establishes a framework within which Member States shall put in place, without delay, effective and area-based restoration measures which together shall cover, by 2030, at least 230 % of the Union’s land and sea areas and, by 2050, all ecosystems in need of restoration.
Amendment 1225 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Restoration of the naturlateral and longitudinal connectivity of rivers and natural functions of the related floodplains
Amendment 1228 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall make an inventory of structures that form barriers to longitudinal and/or lateral connectivity of surface waters and identify the barriers that need to bestructures that need to be adjusted or, for those that have been specifically demonstrated by a local impact study to be harmful to ecosystems, removed to contribute to the achievement of the restoration targets set out in Article 4 of this Regulation and of the objective of restoring at least 25 000 km of rivers into free-flowing rivers in the Union by 2030, where relevant, without prejudice to Directive 2000/60/EC, in particular Articles 1(a), (b) and (e) and Articles 4(3), 4(5) and 4(7) thereof, and Regulation 1315/2013, in particular Article 15 thereof.
Amendment 1240 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall remove theadjust or remove the structures that form barriers to longitudinal and/or lateral connectivity of surface waters identified under paragraph 1 of this Article where such structures have been specifically demonstrated by a local impact study to be harmful to ecosystems, in accordance with the plan for their removal referred to in Article 12(2), point (f). When removing barrierstructures, Member States shall primarily address obsolete barrierstructures, which are those that are no longer needed for renewable energy generation, inland navigation, water supply or other uset used to generate renewable energy, or for inland navigation, water supply or other uses, such as irrigation, flood protection or reserves for fire-fighting, without prejudice to Directive 2000/60/EC, in particular Article 1(a), (b) and (e) thereof, aimed at the long-term protection of available water resources and at guaranteeing good quantitative groundwater status. Within this framework and prior to any destruction of a structure on the river, Member States shall ensure that destruction of such a kind will not jeopardise the good condition of freshwater ecosystems, wetlands margins, input to the alluvial sheet where present, or cause the seasonal drying up of a river. Member States must take into account the possible beneficial effects of man-made structures on the river that contribute to maintaining the water and aquatic life, particularly during summer droughts.
Amendment 1264 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall complement the adjustment or removal of the barrierstructures referred to in paragraph 2 by the measures necessary to improve the natural functions of the related floodplains.
Amendment 1283 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall reverse the decline of pollinator populations by 2030 and achieve thereafter an increasing trend of pollinator populations, measured every three years after 2030, until satisfactory levels are achieved, as set out in accordance with Article 11(3). To that end, they shall involve professional and non- professional bee-keepers in defining bee regeneration targets so that each year such targets are set in accordance with observations made by such bee-keepers, who are best acquainted with the needs of the hives and the threats they face.
Amendment 1763 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11
Article 11 – paragraph 11
11. Member States shall ensure that the preparation of the restoration plan is open, inclusive and effective and that the public isand all the stakeholders affected by the restoration measures are given early and effective opportunities to participate in its elaboration. Consultations shall comply with the requirements set out in Articles 4 to 10 of Directive 2001/42/EC.
Amendment 1813 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the inventory of barrierstructures and the barrierstructures identified for adjustment or removal in accordance with Article 7(1), the plan for their adjustment or removal in accordance with Article 7(2) and an estimate of the length of free- flowing rivers to be achieved b, and any othe removal of those barriers by 2030 and by 2050, and any other measures to re- establishr measures to re- establish the longitudinal and lateral connectivity of rivers and the natural functions of floodplains in accordance with Article 7(3);
Amendment 26 #
2022/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Certain consumer financial services are governed by specific Union acts, which continue to apply to those financial services. In order to ensure legal certainty, it should be clarified that where another Union act governing specific financial services with the exception of the relevant provisions of this directive contains rules on pre-contractual information or on the exercise of the right of withdrawal, only the respective provisions of those other Union acts should apply to those specific consumer financial services unless provided otherwise in those acts. For instance, when Article 186 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council19 applies, the rules concerning the 'cancellation period' laid down in Directive 2009/138/EC apply and not the rules on the right of withdrawal laid down in this Directive and when Article 14(6) of Directive 2014/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council20 applies, the rules on the right of withdrawal under this Directive should not apply. Likewise, certain Union acts governing specific financial services21 contain extensive and developed rules designed to ensure that consumers are able to understand the essential characteristics of the proposed contract Furthermore, certain Union acts governing specific financial services, such as Directive 2014/17/EU on credit agreements for consumers relating to residential immovable property22 , already lay down rules on adequate explanations to be provided by the traders to the consumers with respect to the proposed contract. In order to ensure legal certainty, the rules on adequate explanations set out in this Directive should not apply to financial services falling under Union acts governing specific financial services that contain rules on the information to be provided to the consumer prior to the conclusion of the contract. The sectoral provisions prevail over the rules of this Directive. __________________ 19 Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II) (OJ L 335, 17.12.2009, p. 1). 20 Directive 2014/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on credit agreements for consumers relating to residential immovable property and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 (OJ L 60, 28.2.2014, p. 34). 21 Such as, Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on a pan- European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 1), Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 349), Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 January 2016 on insurance distribution (OJ L 26, 2.2.2016, p. 19), Directive 2014/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on the comparability of fees related to payment accounts, payment account switching and access to payment accounts with basic features (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 214) 22 Directive 2014/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on credit agreements for consumers relating to residential immovable property and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 (OJ L 60, 28.2.2014, p. 34)
Amendment 29 #
2022/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The use of means of distance communications should not lead to an unwarranted restriction on the information provided to the consumer. In the interests of transparency, requirements should be laid down with regard to when the information should be provided to the consumer prior to the conclusion of the distance contract and how that information should reach the consumer. In order to be able to make their decisions in full knowledge of the facts, consumers should receive the information at least one daywithin a reasonable time prior to the conclusion of the distance contract. Only in exceptional cases can the information be provided less than a day before the conclusion of the distance contract for financial service. In case the contract is concluded less than one day before, the trader, within the established timeframe, should be obliged to remind the consumer about the possibility to withdraw from the distance contract for financial service.
Amendment 32 #
2022/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The information requirements should be adapted to take into account the technical constraints of certain media, such as the restrictions on the number of characters on certain mobile telephone screens. In the case of mobile telephone screens, where the trader has customised the content and presentation of the online interface for such devices, the following information must be provided most prominently and in an upfront manner: information concerning the identity of the trader, the main characteristics of the consumer financial service, the total price to be paid by the consumer to the trader for the consumer financial service including all taxes paid via the trader or, when an exact price cannot be indicated, the basis for the calculation of the price enabling the consumer to verify it, and the existence or absence of the right of withdrawal, including the conditions, time limit and procedures for exercising that right. The rest of the information could be provided via additional pages. However, all the information should be provided on a durable mediumpaper or electronically in accordance with the consumer's choice before the conclusion of the distance contract.
Amendment 36 #
2022/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) For distance contracts concluded by electronic means, the trader should provide the consumer with the possibility to use a withdrawal button. The use of the withdrawal button should ensure that the user can withdraw from the contract quickly and intelligibly. However, precautions should be taken to avoid misuse of the withdrawal button in the case where a consumer only subscribes to a distance contract in order to benefit from the advantages offered by the contract until the period set for exercising the right of withdrawal. In order for ensure the effective use of the withdrawal button, the trader should ensure that it is visible and, when the consumer uses the button, the trader should adequately document its use.
Amendment 55 #
2022/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 16a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. BWithin a reasonable time before the consumer is bound by a distance contract, or any corresponding offer, the trader shall provide the consumer with the following information, in a clear and comprehensible manner:
Amendment 57 #
2022/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 16a – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 16a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the geographical address at which the trader is established as well as the trader’s telephone number and email address; in addition, where the trader provides other means of online communication which guarantee that the consumer can keep any written correspondence, including the date and time of such correspondence, with the trader on a durable mediumpaper or electronically in accordance with the consumer's choice, the information shall also include details of those other means; all those means of communication provided by the trader shall enable the consumer to contact the trader quickly and communicate with him efficiently; where applicable, the trader shall also provide the geographical address and identity of the trader on whose behalf he is acting;
Amendment 83 #
2022/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 16a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 16a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In the case of telephone communications or another technic of remote communication, the identity of the trader and the commercial purpose of the callommunication initiated by the trader shall be made explicitly clear at the beginning of any conversation with the consumer.
Amendment 90 #
2022/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 16a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 16a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The trader shall provide the information referred to in paragraph 1 at least one daywithin a reasonable time before the consumer is bound by any distance contract.
Amendment 93 #
2022/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 16a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 16a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
When the information referred to in paragraph 1 is provided less withain one daya reasonable time before the consumer is bound by the distance contract, Member States shall require that the trader sends a reminder, oin a durable mediumpaper or electronically, to the consumer of the possibility to withdraw from the distance contract and of the procedure to follow for withdrawing, in accordance with Article 16b. That reminder shall be provided to the consumer, at the latest, one day after the conclusion of the distance contract.
Amendment 95 #
2022/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 16a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 16a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made available to the consumer on a durable mediumpaper or electronically in accordance with his choice and laid out in a way that is easy to read, using characters of readable size.
Amendment 114 #
2022/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 16b – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 16b – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that, for distance contracts concluded by electronic means, the trader provides a possibility to use a withdrawal button in order to facilitate the consumer’s exercise of the right of withdrawal. Such button shall be clearly labelled with the words ‘Withdraw from Contract’ or a corresponding unambiguous formulation. The use of the withdrawal button should ensure that the user can withdraw from the contract quickly and intelligibly.
Amendment 122 #
2022/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 16b – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 16b – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
The trader shall ensure that the activation of the withdrawal button does not result from an abusive practice over the same period and results in an instant confirmation notice to the consumer that the right of withdrawal has been exercised, which shall include the date and time of the exercise of the right of withdrawal. Confirmation of the exercise of the right of withdrawal shall be provided by the trader to the consumer on a durable mediumpaper or electronically, according to his choice.
Amendment 150 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Rearing of pigs, and poultry cand cattle cause significant cause pollutant emissions into the soil, air and water. In order to reduce such pollutant emissions, including ammonia, methane, nitrates and greenhouse gas emissions and thereby improve air, water and soil quality, it is necessary to lower the thre that can be harmful to the environment. Member States should address that risk in the context of their national strategic plan under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which will enter into force on 1 January 2023. Furthermore, Member States should above which pigs and poultry installations aimplement measures via the CAP to reduce GHG emissions from agriculture, included within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU and to include also cattle farming within that scope. Relevant BAT requirements take into consideration the nature, size, density and complexity of these installations, including the specificities of pasture based cattle rearing systems, where animals are only seasonally reared in indoor installations, and the range of environmental impacts they may have. The proportionality requirements in BATs aim to incening methane, and reduce ammonia emissions, such as those from livestock and fertilisers. In addition to the targets set under the CAP, Directive (EU) 2016/2284 (‘NEC’) set targets to reduce emissions, including ammonia from agriculture. Therefore, in order to avoid creating any additional administrative burden or unnecessary overlaps in the current legislativise farmers to implement the necessary transition towards increasingly environmentally friendly agricultural practicesramework, the current thresholds for pigs and poultry should remain unchanged.
Amendment 227 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In light of the high number of rearing installationpig and poultry farms that should be included within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU, and the relative simplicity of the processes and emissions patterns of such installationfarms, it is appropriate to set out specific simplified administrative procedures for issuing permits and for the operation of the relevant activities which are adapted to the sector, without prejudice to requirements related to public information and participation, monitoring and compliance.
Amendment 239 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to ensure that Directive 2010/75/EU continues meeting its objectives to prevent or reduce emissions of pollutants and achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to supplement that Directive in order to establish operating rules containing requirements for activities relating to rearing of poultry, pigs and cattle, and to amend Annexes I and Ia to that Directive by adding an agro-industrial activity to ensure that it meets its objectives to prevent or reduce pollutants emissions and achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment and pigs. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry 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 on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201677 . 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. __________________ 77 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making; OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14.
Amendment 321 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a
13a. ‘environmental performance levels associated with the best available techniques’ means the range of environmental performance levels, except emission levels, obtained under normal operating conditions using a BAT or a combination of BATs; The Commission shall set out guidelines for defining the parameters on which the calculation of environmental performance must be based.
Amendment 339 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b
Amendment 340 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 c
Amendment 509 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(7) In Article 9, the following paragraph 2a (new) is inserted: ‘2a. For activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC, Member States may choose not to impose requirements relating to energy efficiency in respect of combustion units or other units emitting carbon dioxide on-site for installations located in the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU.’
Amendment 865 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the investment cycle related to the sustainability transition of the operator’s group.
Amendment 892 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 6
The Commission shall adopt an implementing act, to establish a standardised methodology for assessing the disproportionality between the costs of implementation of the BAT conclusions and the potential environmental benefits referred to in the first subparagraph, and taking into account the investment cycle related to the sustainability transition of the operator’s group. This implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 75(2).
Amendment 1235 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Directive 2010/75/EU
Chapter VIa – title
Chapter VIa – title
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR INTENSIVE REARING OF POULTRY, PIGS AND CATTLE’ AND PIGS
Amendment 1241 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70a – paragraph 1
Article 70a – paragraph 1
This Chapter shall apply to the activities set out in Annex Ia which reach the capacity thresholds set out in that Annexintensive rearing of poultry and pigs: (a) with more than 40 000 places for poultry; (b) with more than 2 000 places for production pigs (over 30 kg); or (c) with more than 750 places for sows.
Amendment 1405 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The operating rules shall take into account inter alia the nature, type, size and density of these installations and the specificities of pasture based cattle rearing systems, where animals are only seasonally reared in indoor installations.
Amendment 1574 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia
Annex Ia
Amendment 1648 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex I a
Annex I a
Amendment 339 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The placing on the market of products and equipment, including parts thereof, listed in Annex IV, with an exemption for military equipment, shall be prohibited from the date specified in that Annex, differentiating, where applicable, according to the type or global warming potential of the gas contained.
Amendment 354 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The prohibition set out in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, shall not apply to equipment for which it has been established in ecodesign requirements adopted under Directive 2009/125/EC that due to higher energy efficiency during its operation, itsits lifecycle CO2 equivalent emissions and, where applicable, the lifecycle CO2 equivalent emissions of its supporting structure would be lower than those of equivalent equipment and their supporting structure which meets relevant ecodesign requirements. Furthermore, this prohibition shall not apply to equipment for which it has been established, taking into account the lifecycle assessment, that all alternative solutions emit more greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 367 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) for a specific product or a piece of equipment, or for a specific category of products or equipment, suitable alternatives are not available, or cannot be used for technical or safety reasons; or
Amendment 369 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the suitable alternative is not sufficiently available on the market or, with a minimum of two suppliers providing that alternative, the production capacity is not sufficient.
Amendment 555 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point b a (new)
Annex IV – point 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the placing on the market prohibitions provided for in point 23 shall not apply to replacement parts required to maintain, repair or extend equipment already installed.
Amendment 558 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 2
Annex IV – point 2
2. The evidence referred to in point 23, shall include documentation establishing that following an open call for tender no suitable alternative on technical grounds (pilot equipment tested under real conditions for at least 3 years), given the demonstrated specificities of the application, was available that could meet the conditions set out in point 23or there were not two suppliers providing the suitable alternative. The documentation shall be kept by the operator for at least five years and shall be made available to the competent authority of the Member State and to the Commission, upon request.
Amendment 105 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Existing international standards on responsible business conduct specify that companies should protect human rights and set out how they should address the protection of the environment across their operations and value chains. The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights79 recognise the responsibility of companies to exercise human rights due diligence by identifying, preventing and mitigating the adverse impacts of their operations on human rights and by accounting for how they address those impacts. Those Guiding Principles state that businesses should avoid infringing human rights and should address adverse human rights impacts that they have caused, contributed to or are linked with in their own operations, subsidiaries and through their direct and indirectestablished business relationships. __________________ 79 United Nations’ “Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy’ Framework”, 2011, available at https://www.ohchr.org/documents/publicati ons/guidingprinciplesbusinesshr_en.pdf.
Amendment 132 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The value chain should cover activities related to the production of a good or provision of services by a company, including the development of the product or the service and the use and disposal of the product as well as the related activities of established business relationships of the company. It should encompass upstream established direct and indirect business relationships that design, extract, manufacture, transport, store and supply raw material, products, parts of products, or provide services to the company that are necessary to carry out the company’s activities, and also downstream relationships, including established direct and indirect business relationships, that use or receive products, parts of products or services from the company up to the end of life of the product, including inter alia the distribution of the product to retailers, the transport and storage of the product, dismantling of the product, its recycling, composting or landfilling.
Amendment 310 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘adverse environmental impact’ means an adverse impact on the environment resulting from the violation of one of the prohibitions and obligations pursuant to the international environmental conventions listed in the Annex, Part II, taking into account the national provisions implementing one of these prohibitions and obligations;
Amendment 318 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘adverse human rights impact’ means an adverse impact on protected persons resulting from the violation of one of the rights or prohibitions listed in the Annex, Part I Section 1, as enshrined in the international conventions listed in the Annex, Part I Section 2, taking into account the national provisions implementing one of these prohibitions and obligations;
Amendment 332 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘established business relationship’ means a direct business relationship, whether direct or indirect, which is, or which is expected to be, lasting, in view of its intensity or duration and which does not represent a negligible or merely ancillary part of the value chain;
Amendment 341 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ‘value chain’ means activities related to the production of goods or the provision of services by a company, including the development of the product or the service and the use and disposal of the product as well as the related activities of upstream and downstream established business relationships of the company. As regards companies within the meaning of point (a)(iv), ‘value chain’ with respect to the provision of these specific services shall only include the activities of the clients receiving such loan, credit, and other financial services and of other companies belonging to the same group whose activities are linked to the contract in question. The value chain of such regulated financial undertakings does not cover SMEs receiving loan, credit, financing, insurance or reinsurance of such entities;
Amendment 493 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where adverse impacts are caused by compliance with national laws contrary to the international conventions listed in the Annex, companies should, where possible, seek ways of complying with those conventions which do not place them in violation of national law.
Amendment 633 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that companies referred to in Article 2(1), point (a), and Article 2(2), point (a), shall adopt a plan to ensure that the business model and strategy of the company are compatible with the transition to a sustainable economy and with the limiting of global warming to 1.5 °C in line with the Paris Agreementthe long-term temperature goal referred to in Article 1, subparagraph 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2021/1119 (European Climate Law). This plan shall, in particular, identify, on the basis of information reasonably available to the company, the extent to which climate change is a risk for, or an impact of, the company’s operations.
Amendment 688 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. WThen pecuniary sanctions are imposed, sanctions must be proportionate to they shall be basederiousness onf the company’s turnoverinfringement and the damage caused.
Amendment 799 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part II – point 1
Annex I – Part II – point 1
1. Violation of the obligation to take the necessary measures related tocomply with the measures adopted by the States Parties related to the implementation of the provisions on the use of biological resources in order to avoid or minimize adverse impacts on biological diversity, in line with Article 10 (b) of the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity and [taking into account possible amendments following the post 2020 UN Convention on Biological Diversity], including the obligations of the Cartagena Protocol on the development, handling, transport, use, transfer and release of living modified organisms and of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity of 12 October 2014;
Amendment 50 #
2021/2229(INL)
Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution
resolution 1. The number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2024-2029 parliamentary term is set as follows: Belgium 213 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 15 Germany 96 Estonia 78 Ireland 145 Greece 21 Spain 61 France 7981 Croatia 12 Italy 76 Cyprus 6 Latvia 9 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 31 Austria 20 Poland 523 Portugal 21 Romania 33 Slovenia 9 Slovakia 15 Finland 15 Sweden 21
Amendment 1 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Articles 20, 24 and 228 TFEU and Article 43 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union empower the European Ombudsman to receive complaints concerning instances of maladministration in the activities of the Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies, with the exception of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) acting in its judicial role;
Amendment 12 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the top three concerns in the inquiries closed by the Ombudsman in 2020 were transparency, accountability (access to information and documents) (25 %), culture of service (24 %) and proper use of discretionary powers, including in infringement procedures (17 %); whereas other concerns include ethical issues in the EU administration, respect for fundamental rights, sound financial management, whistleblowing, respect for procedural rights, recruitment and good management of EU personnel issues;
Amendment 13 #
2021/2167(INI)
E. whereas the Ombudsman plays a key role in ensuring the full transparency, in the EU institutions and bodies and the democratic accountability and integrity of the EU decision-making processes;
Amendment 21 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the EU has planned a period of unprecedented levels of spending and investment under NextGenerationEU, which will also create significant links with the private sector, therefore making it even more crucial for the EU institutions to have a decision-making process founded on full transparency and on the most stringent ethical rules in order to prevent conflicts of interest and corruption cases;
Amendment 28 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the Ombudsman found instances of maladministration in the decision by the European Banking Authority (EBA) to approve the job move of its then Executive Director as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), a lobby organisation for the financial industry, failing to mitigate the risks of conflicts of interest, as well as continuing to give him access to confidential information; whereas the EBA took the requisite measures, enabling the Ombudsman to close the inquiry;
Amendment 31 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas the Commission’s strategy in dealing with petitions refers to its 2016 Communication entitled ‘EU law: Better results through better application’, whose rules establish no administrative procedure or practice concerning petitions; whereas the Commission’s approach, resulting in its systematic refusal to take action on individual petition issues and on petitions concerning areas under Article 6 TFEU can amount to maladministration;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that the European Ombudsman can make recommendations, proposals for solutions and suggestions for improvement with a view to solving a problem in cases of maladministration; notes that where a complaint falls outside the Ombudsman's mandate, the Ombudsman may advise the complainant to refer it to another authority or to the Committee on Petitions; notes that in 2020 the Ombudsman received more than 1 400 complaints which did not fall within her mandate, mainly because they did not concern activities related to the EU administration;
Amendment 40 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the Ombudsman's work has led to positive changes in the EU institutions and bodies;
Amendment 53 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Ombudsman to adopt strengthened oversight of the implementation of the rules and procedures concerning the allocation and use of EU funds under NextGenerationEU to protect Union citizens’ rights against possible conflicts of interest and corruption cases, as well as violations of the rule of law, contributing to ensuring the integrity, full transparency and democratic accountability of the EU institutions;
Amendment 70 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that in March 2020, the Ombudsman closed her inquiry into how the Commission ensures that scientific experts who advise it have no conflicts of interest; stresses that the Ombudsman found these systems to be adequate; Calls on the Commission to improve its assessment processes of the independence of the scientific experts who advise it, including by fully implementing the Ombudsman’s suggestions following her inquiry on this matter, ensuring that the experts concerned do not have any conflict of interest;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 92 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the continuation of the Award for Good Administration, which aims to recognise actions by the EU public service that have a positive impact on the lives of European citizens; takes the view that the award should be better publicised to show European citizens that the EU institutions are taking practical action;
Amendment 93 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Supports the Ombudsman’s activities aimed at guaranteeing the full and consistent implementation of the UNCRPD by the EU administration, including the list of best practices set out to promote a consistent approach across the EU administration in accommodating the special needs of staff members with disabilities in the context of the COVID-19 emergency; recalls, in this regard, that the Ombudsman chaired the EU Framework for the UNCRPD in 2020;
Amendment 104 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Congratulates the Ombudsman on the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the post, underlining that, since 1995, the Office has handled over 57 000 complaints and conducted more than 7 300 inquiries, which has greatly contributed to improving the ethical and accountability standards of the EU institutions across a wide range of areas; endorses the Ombudsman’s strategy ‘Towards 2024’ aimed at increasing the impact, visibility and relevance of the Ombudsman’s Office, setting out its objectives and priorities, which include raising citizen awareness of the Ombudsman's work, for the current term;
Amendment 110 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the adoption of the new Statute of the Ombudsman, whose provisions reinforceprovide clarity on the Ombudsman’s role, and adding further competences on areas related to whistleblowing, harassment and conflicts of interest in the institutions, bodies and agencies of the EU; considers it of the utmost importance to allocate an increased budget to the Ombudsman, in order to provide her with the necessary resources to effectively handle her overall workload;
Amendment 112 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the EU public administration to make every effort to ensure that citizens are able to communicate effectively with it in the 24 official languages of the EU; Welcomes the recommendations to the EU administration published by the Ombudsman on the use of official EU languages when communicating with the public; stresses that these recommendations are vital to the preservation of rich linguistic diversity in Europe; notes that the websites of the EU institutions should better demonstrate the equality of all 24 official EU languages;
Amendment 113 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Acknowledges the important contribution made by the European Network of Ombudsmen to the exchange of best practices and in providing information on the responsibilities and competences of its members and the proper implementation of European law; calls on this network to consider the role that national and regional ombudsmen could play in getting EU citizens more involved in the EU decision-making process;
Amendment 114 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Welcomes the Ombudsman's efforts to improve public participation in the EU decision-making process;
Amendment 115 #
2021/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
Paragraph 23 d (new)
Amendment 1 #
2021/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to the ECB occasional papers No 263 to 280 of September 2021 on the monetary policy strategy review,
Amendment 10 #
2021/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to the ECB staff macroeconomic projections for the euro area published on 9 September 2021,
Amendment 13 #
2021/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
— having regard to the monetary dialogues with the President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, of 18 March, 21 June and 27 September 2021,
Amendment 28 #
2021/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, according to Eurostat, the unemployment rate in July 2021 stood at 6.9 % in the EU and 7.6 % in the euro area, spread in an uneven way across the EU and with unemployment rates among young people and women remaining much higher; whereas a high youth unemployment rate remains a serious issue to be tackled in the EU;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, according to the EurosystemCB staff macroeconomic projections of JuneSeptember 2021, annual inflation for the euro area in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) will be 1.92.2 % in 2021, 1.57 % in 2022 and 1.45 % in 2023 on average; whereas inflation projections show substantial variance across the euro area;
Amendment 37 #
2021/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas ECB’s September projections for global real GDP (excluding the euro area) are for a rebound of 6.3% in 2021, before decelerating to 4.5% in 2022 and 3.7% in 2023;
Amendment 42 #
2021/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas SMEs, which remain the backbone of the EU’s economy and societies, have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis and need further support;
Amendment 69 #
2021/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that the statutory independence of the ECB, as laid down in the Treaties, is a prerequisite for it to fulfil its mandate of maintaining price stability;
Amendment 77 #
2021/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the ECB Monetary Policy Strategy Review adopted unanimously and announced on 8 July 2021, which sets out how to achieve the primary objective of maintaining price stability and contribute to the achievement of the Union’s objectives without prejudice to the objective of price stability; welcomes President Lagarde’s commitment during the Monetary Dialogue held on 27 September 2021 to assess the appropriateness of the monetary policy strategy periodically, with the next assessment expected in 2025;
Amendment 207 #
2021/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes, respecting the independence of the ECB, the impact of climate change on inflation dynamics and transmission risks in monetary policy; Recalls that, as an EU institution, the ECB is bound by the Paris Agreement and that this should be reflected in its policies;
Amendment 278 #
2021/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines the pivotal role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the EU economy, economic and social convergence and employment; stresses that SMEs have been severely hit by the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to a serious deterioration in their economic turnover and their access to finance; callspoints out the need to encourage public and private investments in the EU, and calls therefore on the ECB to step up its efforts on financing and access to credit for SMEs;
Amendment 302 #
2021/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the ECB’s decision to launch a 24-month investigation phase of a digital euro project; calls on the ECB to effectively address the expectations and concerns raised during the public consultation on a digital euro; stresses that a digital euro must not endanger cash as a means of payment for EU citizens;
Amendment 320 #
2021/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the ECB to step up its monitoring of the development of crypto- currencieassets and the related risks in terms of cybersecurity and money laundering to prevent negative effects on the stability, integrity and safety of the financial sector;
Amendment 323 #
2021/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls on the ECB to explore ways of strengthening the international role of the euro, as its increased use as a reserve currency would increase the EU’s ability to frame its policy stance independently and is a key element in safeguarding European economic sovereignty;
Amendment 330 #
2021/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the substantial and detailed feedback provided by the ECB to Parliament’s resolution on the 2019 ECB Annual Report; calls on the ECB to continue publishing its written feedback on Parliament’s resolution each year;
Amendment 344 #
2021/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Welcomes the ECB and President Lagarde ongoing efforts to improve communication with Parliament; agrees with President Lagarde, furthermore, that the ECB has to modernize its communication to citizens on the impact of its policies; welcomes in that regard President Lagarde’s announcement during the Monetary Dialogue held on 27 September 2021 to make outreach events a structural feature of its interaction with the public;
Amendment 8 #
2021/2019(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, however, the overall number of petitions remains modest in relation to the total population of the EU, revealing that efforts still need to be stepped up to increase citizens’ awareness about their right to petition and about this tool; whereas, in exercising the right to petition, citizens expect that the EU institutions will provide added value in finding a solution to their problems;
Amendment 14 #
2021/2019(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the Committee on Petitions carefully examines and deals with each petition submitted to Parliament; whereas each petitioner has the right to receive a reply informing him or her about the decision on admissibility and follow-up actions taken by the committee within a reasonable period of time, in his or her own language or in the language used in the petition; whereas any petitioner may request that their petition be reopened on the basis of any relevant developments;
Amendment 20 #
2021/2019(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the main subjects of concern raised in petitions submitted in 2020 relate to fundamental rights (in particular the impact of COVID-19 emergency measures on the rule of law and democracy, as well on the freedom of movement, the right to work, the right to information and the right to education), health (notably questions on the public health crisis resulting from the pandemic, ranging from the protection of citizens’ health, including treatments and protective equipment, to the management of the health crisis in the Member States and the acquisition and distribution of vaccines), the environment (mostly mining activities and their impact on the environment, nuclear safety, air pollution and the deterioration of natural ecosystems), justice (notably issues related to access to justice or alleged procedural irregularities or concerns over the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary in the Member States, along with cross-border cases of child abduction and custody rights), employment (in particular job market accessibility and precarious employment), education (in particular questions related to discriminatory access to education or contested national reform of the law on education), and the internal market (in particular questions relating to national travel restrictions in the context of the pandemic and their impact on the freedom of movement of persons within and outside the EU), and the implementation of the agreement on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, in addition to many other areas of activity;
Amendment 22 #
2021/2019(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas, in 2020, many petitions concerning COVID-19 were placed on the agenda by means of the urgency procedure;
Amendment 30 #
2021/2019(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the importance of a continuous public debate on the Union’s fields of activity in order to ensure that citizens are correctly informed about the scope of the Union’s competences and the different levels of decision-making; calls, in this regard, for broader awareness raising campaigns, through the active involvement of the press and communications services, at both European and national level, to help increase citizens’ knowledge about their right to petition, as well as the scope and limits of the Union’s responsibilities, with a view to reducing the number of inadmissible petitions;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2019(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that petitions constitute a unique opportunity for Parliament and the other EU institutions to directly connect with EU citizens and maintain a regular dialogue with them, particularly in cases where they are affected by the misincorrect application or breach of EU law; stresses the need for enhanced cooperation between the EUnion institutions, bodies and agencies and national, regional and local authorities on inquiries regarding the implementation of and compliance with EU law; believes that such cooperation is crucial to address and resolve citizens’ concerns over the application of EU law and contributes to strengthening the democratic legitimacy and accountability of the Union; calls, therefore, for the more active participation of Member States’ representatives in committee meetings and for swifter responses to the requests for clarification or information sent by the Committee on Petitions to the national authorities;
Amendment 50 #
2021/2019(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to assess whetherencourage national authorities areto takinge the necessary measures, where they have not already done so, to respond to citizens’ concerns as expressed in their petitions where cases of systemic failure in compliance with EU law occur;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2019(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that cooperation with other committees in Parliament is essential for the accurate and comprehensive treatment of petitions; notes that in 2020, 56 petitions were sent to other committees for opinion and 385 for information; welcomes the fact that 40 opinions and 60 acknowledgements of taking petitions into consideration in their work were received from other committees; notes that the public hearings organised jointly with other parliamentary committees facilitate a thorough examination of petitions; recalls that petitioners are informed of the decisions to request opinions from other committees for the treatment of their petitions; calls on parliamentary committees to step up their efforts to actively contribute to the examination of petitions – by proving their expertise – and thus enable Parliament to respond more swiftly and comprehensively to citizens’ concerns; regrets that the PETI Network could not meet in 2020;
Amendment 59 #
2021/2019(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the petitions network is a useful tool for facilitating the follow- up of petitions in parliamentary and legislative work; that this network should enhance dialogue and cooperation with the Commission and other EU institutions; trusts that regular meetings of the petitions network are crucial in order to strengthen cooperation between parliamentary committees through the exchange of information and sharing of best practices among the network’s members;
Amendment 61 #
2021/2019(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out that in its recommendations for the negotiations on a new deal with the United Kingdom, the members of the Committee on Petitions stressed that any EU citizen residing in the United Kingdom had the right to petition the European Parliament pursuant to Article 227 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to participate in a European Citizens’ Initiative, and to apply to the European Ombudsman after the expected end of the transition period (31 December 2020), and called on the European Ombudsman to keep up her efforts, initiated during negotiations on the withdrawal agreement, to ensure the transparency of negotiations under the future EU-UK partnership;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2019(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Draws attention to the large number of petitions on COVID-19 that the Committee on Petitions examined and replied to in 2020, mostly by using its urgency procedure; stresses that most of these petitions called for the protection of citizens’ health against the spread of the virus, including questions on treatments, protective equipment and on the acquisition and distribution of vaccines, as well as for the assessment of the management of the health crisis in the Member States; recalls, also, that many petitioners raised concerns over the impact of national emergency measures, including lockdowns, on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, calling into question travel and work restrictions, obstacles to the freedom of movement within the Schengen area, as well as the management of cancelled flights and trips during the pandemicand the initial lack of coordination among Member States on internal border controls which pose obstacles to the freedom of movement within the Schengen area and a particular problem for many cross-border workers, students and binational couples, as well as the management of cancelled flights and trips during the pandemic; takes the view that, particularly in times of a major crisis, the rapid and effective handling of petitions is a prerequisite for citizens’ trust in the EU institutions;
Amendment 70 #
2021/2019(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is seriously concerned about the public health and socio-economic damages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; welcomes the excellent work done by the Committee on Petitions which, by voicing citizens’ concerns over the public health and socio-economic crises related to the COVID-19 pandemic, contributed to ensuring Parliament’s responsiveness to citizens’the needs and expectations of citizens, especially those particularly affected by the health crisis, as regards the Union’s capacity to address such a global challenge; draws attention, in this regard, to the important follow-up actions taken by the Committee on Petitions to respond to the issues raised in COVID-19- related petitions, which lead to the adoption in plenary of the resolutions on the Schengen system and measures taken during the COVID-19 crisis9 , on the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families in the COVID-19 crisis10 and on tackling homelessness rates in the EU11; _________________ 10 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0183. 11 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0314. 9 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0315.
Amendment 72 #
2021/2019(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Draws attention to the hearing of 29 October 2020 on ‘Union citizenship: Empowerment, Inclusion, Participation’, which the Committee on Petitions held jointly with the Committee on Legal Affairs, the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs; considers that this event represented a significant contribution by Parliament to the Commission’s 2020 EU Citizenship report and to the Committee on Petitions’ ongoing work on citizen involvement;
Amendment 74 #
2021/2019(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes note that, along with fundamental rights, health was the main area of concern for petitioners in 2020, while recognising that health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic were at the centre of the Committee on Petitions’ work; draws attention to the resolution on additional funding for biomedical research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, the motion for which was adopted by the committee on 30 April 2020, adopted in plenary on 18 June 202013; recalls that Parliament’s resolution has been highly welcomed by the scientific and patients’ communities as it calls for awareness of this type of disease to be raised among Member States through the organisation of training courses tailored to public authorities, healthcare providers and public officials generally; reiterates, in this regard, its call for coordinated and enhanced research efforts and for additional funding, including under the Horizon Europe programme, to support progress in research in order to address the human and socio-economic consequences of the growing number of individuals living and working with long-term disabling and chronic conditions; _________________ 13 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0140.
Amendment 79 #
2021/2019(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that in 2020, the Committee on Petitions paid specific attention to the discussion of petitions on the difficulties faced by people with intellectual disabilities and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially regarding access to health services, personal assistance and contact with families and carers; draws attention in this regard to the resolution tabled by the Committee on Petitions on the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families in the COVID-19 crisis, adopted in plenary on 8 July 2020; welcomes the outcome of the Committee on Petitions’ annual workshop on the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities – ‘The new Disability Strategy’ – which took place at the committee meeting of 28 October 2020;
Amendment 88 #
2021/2019(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that the Petitions Web Portal is an essential tool for ensuring a smooth, efficient and transparent petitions process; welcomes, in this regard, the improvements on data protection and on the security features which have made the portal more user-friendly and secure for citizens; stresses that efforts must be continued to make the portal more accessible to persons with disabilities, including by enabling the tabling of petitions in national sign languages; supports the creation of a single digital portal where citizens could access and find out about all the petitions procedures available through the European Ombudsman and the European Parliament;
Amendment 91 #
2021/2019(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that although the number of people supporting one or more petitions is very much on the rise, many petitioners are still saying that the steps to follow to show support for a petition on Parliament’s Petitions Web Portal are complicated; takes the view that simplifying the process would allow citizens to better exercise their right to petition;
Amendment 6 #
2021/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that Erasmus+ should support stakeholders’ and programme participants’ internationalisation plans that remove physical, psychological, social, socioeconomic, linguistic and other types of barriers to learning mobility and that offer qualitative support, including mentoring, for participants from underrepresented groups and/or with specific needs before, during and after a period abroad; stresses that the role of former Erasmus+ participants in promoting the programme among their peers should be developed; believes that support for the activities of alumni networks could prove a useful means of reaching a wider public;
Amendment 11 #
2021/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that some petitions submitted to the European Parliament raise the issue of the administrative obstacles Erasmus+ students face on their arrival in host countries4 a; supports initiatives at European level aimed at facilitating student mobility, such as the Erasmus + mobile application, ‘paperless Erasmus’ or the European Student Card, which make managing administrative steps more flexible and enable each student to benefit from the same services; _________________ 4 a See reference in petition 1106/2018
Amendment 12 #
2021/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that Erasmus+ should encourage stakeholders to share their expertise at an institutional level, learn from each other, build administrative capacity and foscreater inclusion and diversitynovative educational tools that foster diversity and the integration of people with specific needs; welcomes, in this sense, specific efforts to support cooperation between different stakeholders and to develop and implement inclusive policies that seek to integrate children and young people from migrant backgrounds into education; considers, however, that these efforts should be expanded in the field of higher education; people who have fewer opportunities, for economic, social, cultural, health and disability and geographical remoteness reasons, into education; considers, however, that these efforts should be expanded in the field of higher education; stresses the driving role of teachers and institutions in raising awareness of the programme and informing and supporting future learners;
Amendment 19 #
2021/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the risk of stigmatisation in the participants’ country of residence may discourage them from self-identifying as disadvantaged, which may hamper their mobility, the collection of reliable data by authorities and the monitoring of their participation in Erasmus+4 ; calls for EU-wide recognition of disability status and encourages host institutions to guarantee the same reasonable accommodations as home institutions; considers that the specific needs of people with disabilities must be taken into account in order to facilitate their participation in the programme, by providing them with suitable accommodation and with specialised attention before their departure as well as during their mobility period; _________________ 4 Bunescu, L., Davies, H., Gaebel, M., ERASMUS+ International Credit Mobility – a study of the mobility of disadvantaged students from Partner Countries, Support and Promotion for Higher Education Reform Experts (SPHERE), January 2020.
Amendment 31 #
2021/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to launch and support Erasmus+ projects to attract participants with disabilities and learners from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups to their countr; calls on the Member States to further enhance the individual mobility projects and experiences of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 35 #
2021/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the lack of familiarity with the Erasmus+ programme, information barriers, obstacles to the application process, accommodation problems faced by learners, support services abroad and the challenges relating to the portability of grants faced by persons with disabilities and other participants from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, including ethnic groups;
Amendment 40 #
2021/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. welcomes the establishment of the ‘Erasmus Days’, which make it possible to communicate better with a broader public, to connect people who are leaving for the same destination, to share experiences informally and thus to enhance the benefits of mobility; believes that, in order to make the programme more inclusive, it is necessary to provide appropriate and accessible information material, and to use the means of communication available, such as social networks or local level events, in partnership with local structures and specialised organisations;
Amendment 42 #
2021/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission to continue its work on making the Erasmus+ programme inclusive, on its geographical deployment and on targeted financial support;
Amendment 44 #
2021/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s approach tonew Erasmus+ framework of inclusion measures for the period 2021-2027 proposed by the Commission, which defines the target objectives promoting diversity and inclusion in the current Erasmus+ programme.
Amendment 880 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 53 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 53 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 134 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 134 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Regarding SFTs, securities financing transactions exposures risk weights shall be capped at 50 % and 20% where the exposures residual maturities are respectively one year or less and 3 months or less;
Amendment 899 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 61 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 61 – point c
Règlement (UE) nº 575/2013
Article 147 – paragraph 3 a
Article 147 – paragraph 3 a
3a. Exposures to regional governments, local authorities or public sector entities shall all be assigned to the exposure class referred to in paragraph 2, point (a1), irrespective of the treatment such exposures would receive undexcept for exposures treated as exposures to central governments as per Aarticles 115 orand 116.;
Amendment 1037 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 130 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 130 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 274 paragraph 2
Article 274 paragraph 2
(- a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. Institutions shall calculate the exposure value of a netting set under the standardised approach for counterparty credit risk as follows: Exposure value = α · (RC + PFE) where: RC=the replacement cost calculated in accordance with Article 275; and PFE=the potential future exposure calculated in accordance with Article 278; α=1,4. for netting sets with non-financial counterparties as defined in point(9) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, or with non-financial counterparties established in a third country; α = 1.4 for all other nettings sets. " Or. en (REGULATION (EU) 2019/876)
Amendment 1210 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 465 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 465 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. By way of derogation from Article 92(3), point (a), EU parent institutions, EU parent financial holding companies or an EU parent mixed financial holding companies, stand-alone institutions in the EU or stand-alone subsidiary institutions in Member States may, until 31 December 2029, apply the following formula when calculating TREA: TREA=min {max {U-TREA; x∙S-TREA}; 125% . U-TREAU-TREA +10%*REA under the IRBapproaches}
Amendment 1238 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 465 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 465 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. By way of derogation from Article 92(5)(a), point (i), parent institutions, parent financial holding companies or parent mixed financial holding companies, stand-alone institutions in the EU or stand- alone subsidiary institutions in Member States may, until 31 December2032, assign a risk weight of 65 % to exposures to corporates for which no credit assessment by a nominated ECAI is available provided that that entity estimates the PD of those exposures, calculated in accordance with Part Three, Title II, Chapter 3, is no higher than 0,5 %.
Amendment 1266 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 465 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 465 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
On the basis of that report and taking due account of the related internationally agreed standards developed by the BCBS, and once over 75% of EU Corporate, including SMEs, are subject to credit assessments by ECAIs, the Commission shall, where appropriate, submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a legislative proposal by 31 December 2031.
Amendment 1278 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
4. By way of derogation from Article 92(5)(a), point (iv), parent institutions, parent financial holding companies or parent mixed financial holding companies, stand-alone institutions in the EU or stand- alone subsidiary institutions in Member States shall, until 31 December 2029, replace alpha by 1 in the calculation of the exposure value for the contracts listed in Annex II in accordance with the approaches set out in Part Three, Title II, Chapter 6, Sections 3 and 4, where the same exposure values are calculated in accordance with the approach set out in Part Three, Title II, Chapter 3, Section 6 for the purposes of the total un-floored risk exposure amount.
Amendment 1282 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 465 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 465 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission may, having taken into account the EBA report referred to in Article 514, and upon international developments, adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 462 to permanently modifyreplace alpha by 1 as well in the vcalue of alpha, where appropriateculation of exposure value set in Article 274.2.
Amendment 1308 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Règlement (UE) No 575/2013
Article 465 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 465 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) until 31 December 2032, a risk weight of 10 % to the part of the exposures secured by mortgages on residential property up to 55 % of the property value remaining after any senior or pari passu ranking liens not held by the institution have been deducted,
Amendment 1309 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Règlement (UE) No 575/2013
Article 465 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 465 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) until 31 December 2029, a risk weight of 45% to any remaining part of the exposures secured by mortgages on residential property up to 80 % of the property value remaining after any senior or pari passu ranking liens not held by the institution have been deducted, provided that the adjustment to own funds requirements for credit risk referred to in Article 501 is not applied.
Amendment 1328 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Regulation (UE) No 575/2013
Article 465 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c – introductory part
Article 465 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c – introductory part
(c) for the qualifying exposures the institution has both the following claims , in the event of the default or non-payment of the obligor, a right on the residential immovable property securing the event of the default or non-payment of the obligor:xposure (or the right to request or take a mortgage on the residential property in accordance with Article 108 (4) g) and another right over the obligor’s assets or revenues either contractually or by national applicable law;
Amendment 1330 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Regulation (UE) nº 575/2013
Article 465 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c – point i
Article 465 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c – point i
Amendment 1332 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Regulation (UE) No 575/2013
Article 465 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c – point ii
Article 465 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c – point ii
Amendment 1381 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 196
Règlement (UE) No 575/2013
Article 465 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 6
Article 465 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 6
On the basis of that report and taking due account of the related internationally agreed standards developed by the BCBS, the Commission shall, where appropriate, submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a legislative proposal by 31 December 20314 if the EBA demonstrates the inappropriateness of the coefficients of 10 % and 45 % for the countries in which Member States have exercised the discretion in the first subparagraph on the basis of clear evidence from observed losses incurred.;
Amendment 1406 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 199
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 199
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 495a – paragraph 3
Article 495a – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from Article 133, institutions may continue to assign the same risk weight that was applicable as of [OP please insert the date = one day before the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation]assign a risk weight of 100% to equity exposures to entities of which they have been a shareholder at [adoption date] for six consecutive years and over which they exercise at least significant influence or control in the meaning of Directive 2013/34/EU, or the accounting standards to which an institution is subject under Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002, or a similar relationship between any natural or legal person and an undertaking.
Amendment 1414 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 199
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 199
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 495b – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 495b – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 530 % during the period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 20278;
Amendment 1417 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 199
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 199
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 495b – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 495b – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 870 % during the period from 1 January 20289 to 31 December 202830;
Amendment 1418 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 199
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 199
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 495b – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 495b – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) 1080 % during the period from 1 January 2029 to 31 December 2029from 1 January 2031.
Amendment 1421 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 199
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 199
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 495b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 495b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. EBA shall prepare a report on the appropriate calibration of riskfinal LGD input floors, including the haircut parameters, applicable to specialised lending exposures under the IRB Approach, and in particular on own estimates of LGD and LGD input floorin order not to penalize high quality transactions. EBA shall in particular include in its report data on averageetailed data on numbers of defaults and realised losses observed in the Union for different samples of institutions with different business and risk profiles, and also an assessment of the impact of the applicable regulation and guidelines, on the financing of underlying economic activities financed by SLEs.
Amendment 1424 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 199
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 199
EBA shall submit the report , by one year after the entry into force of this Regulation, its findings to the European Parliament, to the Council, and to the Commission, by 31 December 2025ssue guidelines, in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) N° 1093/2010, related to internal modelling of PD and LGD of specialised lending, taking into account their specificities, with notably discount rate assumption.
Amendment 737 #
2021/0295(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 64 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 64 – point b
Directive 2009/138/EC
Article 214 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point ii
Article 214 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point ii
Amendment 259 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 38
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 38
(38) ‘publicly accessible’ alternative fuels infrastructure means an alternative fuels infrastructure which is located at a site or premise that is open to the general public, irrespective of whether the alternative fuels infrastructure is located on public or on private property, whetherithout access limitations or conditions apply in terms of access to the site or premise and irrespective of the applicable use conditions of the alternative fuels infrastructurespecific to a group of users;
Amendment 279 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
— publicly accessible recharging stations for light-duty vehicles are deployed commensurate to the uptake of light-duty electric vehicles, for both passenger and goods transport;
Amendment 288 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
— in their territory, publicly accessible recharging stations dedicated to light-duty vehicles are deployed that provide space and sufficient power output for those vehicles in urban areas, in suburban areas and across the TEN-T core and comprehensive network.
Amendment 649 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that airport managing bodies and groundhandling service providers of all TEN-T core and comprehensive network airports ensure the provision of electricity supply to stationary aircraft by:
Amendment 655 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. As of 1 January 2030 at the latest, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the electricity supplied pursuant to paragraph 1 comes from the electricity grid or is generated on site as renewable energyvia zero-emission energies including, in particular, hydrogen technologies.
Amendment 664 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) an assessment of the current state and future development of the market as regards alternative fuels in the transport sector, including, in particular, the situation as regards public transport networks, and of the development of alternative fuels infrastructure, considering intermodal access of alternative fuels infrastructure and, where relevant, cross- border continuity and public transport networks;
Amendment 770 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iva) accessibility for light commercial vehicles, particularly with regard to height, length and width restrictions,
Amendment 777 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii a (new)
(iiia) price of parking and any time limit imposed,
Amendment 783 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii b (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii b (new)
(iiib) payment methods accepted.
Amendment 103 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Electric vehicle users entering into contractual agreements with electromobility service providers and electricity market participants should have the right to receive information and explanations on how the terms of the agreement will affect the use of their vehicle and the state of health of its battery. Electromobility service providers and electricity market participants should explain clearly to electric vehicle users how they will be remunerated for the flexibility, balancing and storage services provided to the electricity system and market by the use of their electric vehicle. Electric vehicle users also need to have their consumer rights secured when entering into such agreements, in particular regarding the protection of their personal data such as location and driving habits, in connection to the use of their vehicle. Electric vehicle users’ preference regarding the type of electricity purchased for use in their electric vehicle, as well as other preferences, can also be part of such agreements. For the above reasons, it is important that electric vehicle users can use their subscription with their mobility service operator at multiple recharging points. This will also allow the electric vehicle user’s service provider of choice to optimally integrate the electric vehicle in the electricity system, through predictable planning and incentives based on the electric vehicle user preferences This is also in line with the principles of a consumer-centric and prosumer-based energy system, and the right of supplier choice of electric vehicle users as final customers as per the provisions of Directive (EU) 2019/944.
Amendment 123 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Electromobility will play an essential role in decarbonising the transport sector. To foster the further development of electromobility, in all transport modes, Member States should establish a credit mechanism enabling operators of all charging points accessible to the public to contributto contribute, where this is technically possible, by supplying renewable electricity, towards the fulfilment of the obligation set up by Member States on fuel suppliers. While supporting electricity in transport through such a mechanism, it is important that Member States continue setting a high level of ambition for the decarbonisation of their liquid fuel mix in transport.
Amendment 145 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) To ensure higher environmental effectiveness of the Union sustainability and greenhouse emissions saving criteria for solid biomass fuels in installations producing heating, electricity and cooling, the minimum threshold for the applicability of such criteria should be lowered from the current 20 MW to 510 MW.
Amendment 158 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to reduce the administrative burden for producers of renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels and for Member States, where voluntary or national schemes have been recognised by the Commission through an implementing act as giving evidence or providing accurate data regarding the compliance with sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria as well as other requirements set in this Directive, Member States should accept the results of the certification issued by such schemes within the scope of the Commission’s recognition. In order to reduce the burden on small installations, Member States should establish a simplified verification mechanism for installations of between 510 and 120MW or accept voluntary certifications based on simplified protocols.
Amendment 173 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a (new)
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 24
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 24
(-a) point (24) is replaced by the following: ‘(24) ‘biomass’ means the liquid and solid biodegradable fraction of products, by- products, waste and residues from biological origin from agriculture, including vegetal and animal substances, from forestry and related industries, including fisheries and aquaculture, as well as the biodegradable fraction of waste, including industrial and municipal waste of biological origin;’; Or. fr (Directive (EU) 2018/2001)
Amendment 189 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 36
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 36
‘(36) ‘renewable fuels of non-biological origin’ means liquid and gaseous fuels the energy content of which is derived from renewable or low-carbon sources other than biomass;’;
Amendment 230 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 26 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 26 a (new)
‘(26a) ‘primary woody biomass’ means all roundwood felled or otherwise harvested and removed. It comprises all wood obtained from removals, i.e. quantities removed from forests, including wood recovered due to natural mortality and from felling and logging. It includes all wood removed with or without bark, including wood removed in its round form, or split, roughly squared or in other form, e.g. branches, roots, stumps and burls (where these are harvested) and wood that is roughly shaped or pointed or processed into chips, bricks or pellets;’;
Amendment 237 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point cDirective (EU) 2018/2001
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point cDirective (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 40 a (new)
‘(40a) ‘zero-emission and zero- deforestation biofuels’ means biofuels that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 100% and are not produced from raw materials produced through deforestation;’;
Amendment 267 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Member States shall take measures to ensure that energy from biomass is produced in a way that minimises undue distortive effects on the biomass raw material market and harmful impacts on biodiversity and the environment. To that end, they shall take into accountapply the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the cascading principle referred to in the third subparagraph.
Amendment 286 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) the use of saw logs, veneer logs, stumps and rootprimary woody biomass to produce energy.
Amendment 651 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point i a (new)
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point i a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(ia) in the first subparagraph, the following text is inserted: ‘Energy from solid biomass fuels shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of this subparagraph only if they are derived from primary woody biomass’;
Amendment 671 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
— a) in the case of solid biomass fuels, in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input equal to or exceeding 510 MW,
Amendment 674 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a a(new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a a(new)
- (aa) in the case of bioliquids, in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input equal to or exceeding 10 MW,
Amendment 750 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point e Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point e Directive (EU) 2018/2001
(iv) that harvesting is carried out considering maintenance of soil quality and biodiversity with the aim of minimising negative impacts, in a way thatfor example by avoidsing harvesting of stumps and roots, degradation of primary forests or their conversion into plantation forests, and harvesting on or avoiding damaging vulnerable soils; by minimisesing large clear-cuts andor ensuresing locally appropriate thresholds for deadwood extraction andor requirements to use logging systems that minimise negative impacts on soil quality, including soil compaction, and on biodiversity features and habitats:’;
Amendment 828 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point a
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point a
‘Where renewable fuels and, recycled carbon fuels and low-carbon electricity fuels are to be counted towards the targets referred to in Articles 3(1), 15a(1), 22a(1), 23(1), 24(4) and 25(1), Member States shall require economic operators to show that the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Articles 29(2) to (7) and (10) and 29a(1) and (2) for renewable fuels and recycled- carbon fuels have been fulfilled. For that purpose they shall require economic operators to use a mass balance system which:’;
Amendment 835 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point b
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point b
The obligations laid down in this paragraph shall apply regardless of whether renewable fuels and, recycled carbon fuels and low-carbon electricity fuels are produced within the Union or are imported. Information about the geographic origin and feedstock type of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels per fuel supplier shall be made available to consumers on the websites of operators, suppliers or the relevant competent authorities and shall be updated on an annual basis.’;
Amendment 837 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point c
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point c
‘The Commission may decide that voluntary national or international schemes setting standards for the production of renewable fuels and, recycled carbon fuels, and low-carbon electricity fuels provide accurate data on greenhouse gas emission savings for the purposes of Articles 29(10) and 29a (1) and (2), demonstrate compliance with Articles 27(3) and 31a(5), or demonstrate that consignments of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels comply with the sustainability criteria laid down in Article 29(2) to (7). When demonstrating that the criteria laid down in Article 29(6) and (7) are met, the operators may provide the required evidence directly at sourcing area level. The Commission may recognise areas for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species recognised by international agreements or included in lists drawn up by intergovernmental organisations or the International Union for the Conservation of Nature for the purposes of Article 29(3), first subparagraph, point (c)(ii).’;
Amendment 848 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
Article 30 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
For installations producing electricity heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input between 510 and 120 MW, Member States shall establish simplified national verification schemes to ensure the fulfillment of the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions criteria set out in paragraphs (2) to (7) and (10) of Article 29.’;
Amendment 857 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point f
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point f
‘At the request of a Member State, which may be based on the request of an economic operator, the Commission shall, on the basis of all available evidence, examine whether the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Article 29(2) to (7) and (10) and Article 29a(1) and (2) in relation to a source of renewable fuels and, recycled carbon fuels and low-carbon electricity fuels have been met.
Amendment 858 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point f
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point f
(a) take into account the renewable fuels and, recycled carbon fuels and low- carbon electricity fuels from that source for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 29(1); or
Amendment 859 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point f
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point f
(b) by way of derogation from paragraph 9 of this Article, require suppliers of the source of renewable fuels and, recycled carbon fuels and low-carbon electricity fuels to provide further evidence of compliance with those sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria and those greenhouse gas emissions savings thresholds.’;
Amendment 897 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 98/70/CE
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
‘Member States shall require suppliers to ensureNotwithstanding the requirements of Annex II, Member States may permit the placing on the market of diesel fuels with a fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) content of up to 7%greater than that laid down in Annex II.’
Amendment 898 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)Directive 98/70/CE
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)Directive 98/70/CE
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – a (new)
(aa) In paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is added: ‘Member States shall require suppliers to ensure the placing on the market of diesel with a fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) content of up to 7% until 2027. From 2027 and provided that they notify the Commission accordingly, Member States may require that this diesel fuel be placed on the market for a longer period. The notification to the Commission shall detail the reasons for that choice, based on developments in the compatibility of the motor vehicle fleet.;’
Amendment 914 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annexe V – Point 19 – paragraph 2
Annexe V – Point 19 – paragraph 2
Amendment 925 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annexe VI – part C – point 18 – subparagraph 3
Annexe VI – part C – point 18 – subparagraph 3
Wastes and residues including all wastes and residues included in Annex IX shall be considered to have zero life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions up to the process of collection of those materials irrespectively of whether they are processed to interim products before being transformed into the final product. Residues that are not included in Annex IX and fit for use in the food or feed market shall be considered to have the same amount of emissions from the extraction, harvesting or cultivation of raw materials, eec as their closest substitute in the food and feed market that is included in the table in part D of Annex V.
Amendment 937 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex IX – Part A – point r
Annex IX – Part A – point r
(aa) In part A, the following feedstocks are added: ‘(r) intermediate crops whose use does not create a demand for additional land.’
Amendment 939 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a b (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annexe IX – Partie A – point o
Annexe IX – Partie A – point o
(ab) In part A, point (o) is replaced by the following: ‘(o) Biomass fraction of wastes and residues from forestry and forest-based industries, namely,i.e. bark, branches, pre- commercial thinnings, leaves, needles, tree tops, saw dust, cutter shavings, black liquor, brown liquor, fibre sludge, and lignin and tall oil; ;’ Or. fr (Directive (EU) 2018/2001)
Amendment 90 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the impacts of global temperature increases of 1.5°C above pre- industrial levels and related global GHG emission pathways36 provides a strong scientific basis for tackling climate change and illustrates the need to step up climate action. That report confirms that in order to reduce the likelihood of extreme weather events, GHG emissions need to be urgently reduced, and that climate change needs to be limited to a global temperature increase of 1.5°C. Only through multilateral efforts will it be possible to achieve the objectives set in the Paris Agreement. _________________ 36 IPCC, 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)].
Amendment 94 #
2021/0214(COD)
(7a) The Union has a responsibility to continue to play a leading role in global climate action, in cooperation with all of the world’s other economies.
Amendment 105 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The initiative for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (‘CBAM’) is a part of the ‘Fit for 55 Package’. That mechanism is to serve as an essential element of the EU toolbox to meet the objective of a climate-neutral Union by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement by addressing risks of carbon leakage resulting from the increased Union climate ambition, while preserving the economic and industrial competitiveness of the Union and ensuring a level playing field within the single market, as laid down by Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 116 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Existing mechanisms to address the risk of carbon leakage in sectors or sub- sectors at risk of carbon leakage are the transitional free allocation of EU ETS allowances and financial measures to compensate for indirect emission costs incurred from GHG emission costs passed on in electricity prices respectively laid down in Articles 10a(6) and 10b of Directive 2003/87/EC. However, free allocation under the EU ETS weakens the price signal that the system provides for the installations receiving it compared to full auctioning and thus affects the incentives for investment into further abatement of emissionsThese measures have contributed to reducing the risk of carbon leakage but additional efforts are required to decarbonise the sectors concerned.
Amendment 122 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The CBAM seeks to strengthen carbon leakage protection in view of higher EU climate ambitions by 2030 and thereafter progressively replace these existing mechanisms by addressing the risk of carbon leakage in a different way, namely by ensuring equivalent carbon pricing for imports and domestic products. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAM, the CBAM should be progressively phased in while free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM are phased out and by ensuring that EU products exported in the global market are not replaced by more carbon intensive products, which would undermine the objective of reducing global emissions. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAM, the free allowances should only be phased out once the CBAM regulation has proved its effectiveness in terms of protecting against the risk of carbon leakage. The combined and transitional application of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge and of the CBAM should in no case result in more favourable treatment for Union goods compared to goods imported into the customs territory of the Union.
Amendment 138 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) While the objective of the CBAM is to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, this Regulation would also encourage the use of more GHG emissions-efficient technologies by producers from third countries, so that less emissions per unit of output are generated. It will therefore be relevant to export more sustainable products manufactured in the EU and avoid substitutes at a global level with higher carbon footprints.
Amendment 140 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the impacts of global temperature increases of 1.5°C above pre- industrial levels and related global GHG emission pathways36 provides a strong scientific basis for tackling climate change and illustrates the need to step up climate action. That report confirms that in order to reduce the likelihood of extreme weather events, GHG emissions need to be urgently reduced, and that climate change needs to be limited to a global temperature increase of 1.5°C. Only through multilateral efforts will it be possible to achieve the objectives set in the Paris Agreement. __________________ 36 IPCGIEC, 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 [V. 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 andet T. Waterfield (eds)].
Amendment 142 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Preventing the risk of carbon leakage goes hand in hand with preserving EU economic and industrial competitiveness. The EU must work to ensure that European industry can rely on a level playing field internationally, enabling it to be competitive on the single market and to export to international markets. It is therefore essential for the CBAM to also seek to reduce the possibility of European low-carbon exports being replaced by carbon- intensive items on third country markets or by goods that are not subject to equivalent climate policy and carbon costs, which undermines the goal of lowering global emissions.
Amendment 143 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The European Union has a responsibility to continue to play a leading role in global climate action, in cooperation with all of the world’s other economies.
Amendment 146 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) This Regulation does not apply to goods exported from the EU and therefore does not address carbon leakage associated with exports. Consequently, the Commission should carry out an analysis of the mechanism’s impact on export markets and, if the assessment of the effectiveness of the CBAM in tackling carbon leakage on the EU market is positive, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and Council accompanied by a legislative proposal to address the carbon leakage risk on export markets.
Amendment 154 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The initiative for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (‘CBAM’) is a part of the ‘Fit for 55 Package’. That mechanism is to serve as an essential element of the EU toolbox to meet the objective of a climate-neutral Union by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement by addressing risks of carbon leakage resulting from the increased Union climate ambition, while preserving the economic and industrial competitiveness of the Union and ensuring a level playing field within the single market, as laid down by Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 163 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to exclude from the CBAM third countries or territories fully integrated into, or linked, to the EU ETS in the event of future agreements, and where the carbon cost burden is equivalent to that under the EU ETS, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending the list of countries in Annex II. Conversely, those third countries or territories should be excluded from the list in Annex II and be subject to CBAM whereby they do not effectively charge the ETS price on goods exported to the Union.
Amendment 172 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The CBAM system has some specific features compared with the EU ETS, including on the calculation of the price of CBAM certificates, on the possibilities to trade certificates and on their validity over time. These are due to the need to preserve the effectiveness of the CBAM as a measure preventing carbon leakage over time and to ensure that the management of the system idoes not excessively burdensomeimpose additional excessive administrative burdens on EU companies, particularly SMEs and micro-enterprises, in terms of obligations imposed on the operators and of resources for the administration, while at the same time preserving an equivalent level of flexibility available to operators under the EU ETS.
Amendment 177 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to preserve its effectiveness as a carbon leakage measure, the CBAM needs to reflect closely the EU ETS price. While on the EU ETS market the price of allowances is determined through auctions, the price of CBAM certificates should reasonably reflect the price of such auctions through averages calculated on a weekly basis. Such weekly average prices reflect closely the price fluctuations of the EU ETS and allow a reasonable margin for importers to take advantage of the price changes of the EU ETS while at the same ensuring that the system remains manageable for the administrative authorities. The system should be carefully supervised by the European central CBAM authority and the national competent authorities to prevent, identify and punish all types of fraud.
Amendment 182 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) In order to encourage cooperation between Member States’ national authorities and to ensure consistent application, it is necessary to establish a European central CBAM authority responsible for implementing and supervising the application of this Regulation.
Amendment 182 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Existing mechanisms to address the risk of carbon leakage in sectors or sub- sectors at risk of carbon leakage are the transitional free allocation of EU ETS allowances and financial measures to compensate for indirect emission costs incurred from GHG emission costs passed on in electricity prices respectively laid down in Articles 10a(6) and 10b of Directive 2003/87/EC. However, free allocation under the EU ETS weakens the price signal that the system provides for the installations receiving it compared to full auctioning and thus affects the incentives for investment into further abatement of emissionsThese measures have contributed to reducing the risk of carbon leakage but additional efforts are required to decarbonise the sectors concerned.
Amendment 183 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In terms of sanctions, Member Statthe competent authorities should apply penalties to infringements of this Regulation and ensure that they are implemented. The amount of those penalties should be identical to penalties currently applied within the Union in case of infringement of EU ETS according to Article 16(3) and (4) of Directive 2003/87/EC. However, in the event of circumvention practices or repeated infringements of the provisions of the present Regulation, stronger penalties should apply to avoid undermining the effectiveness of the CBAM.
Amendment 190 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Whilst the ultimate objective of the CBAM is a broad product coverage, it would be prudent to start with a selected number of sectors with relatively homogeneous products where there is a risk of carbon leakage. Union sectors deemed at risk of carbon leakage are listed in Commission Delegated Decision 2019/70842. In parallel to the entry into force of the CBAM, the Commission should launch an impact analysis to determine to which further sectors and/or products, in addition to those listed in Annex I, the scope of this Regulation should be extended, at the end of the transitional period. _________________ 42 Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/708 of 15 February 2019 supplementing Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the determination of sectors and subsectors deemed at risk of carbon leakage for the period 2021 to 2030 (OJ L 120, 8.5.2019, p. 2).
Amendment 195 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 200 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The CBAM seeks to replacestrengthen carbon leakage protection in view of higher EU climate ambitions by 2030 and replace progressively these existing mechanisms by addressing the risk of carbon leakage in a different way, namely by ensuring equivalent carbon pricing for imports and domestic products and by ensuring that EU products exported in the global market are not replaced by more carbon intensive products, which would undermine the objective of reducing global emissions. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAM, the CBAM should be progressively phased in while free allowancfree allowances should only be phased out once the CBAM regulation has proved its effectiveness in sectors covered by the CBAM are phased outterms of protecting against the risk of carbon leakage. The combined and transitional application of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge and of the CBAM should in no case result in more favourable treatment for Union goods compared to goods imported into the customs territory of the Union.
Amendment 218 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) The Commission should evaluate the application of this Regulation before the end of the transitional period and report to the European Parliament and the Council. The report of the Commission should in particular focus on possibilities to enhance climate actions towards the objective of a climate neutral Union by 2050. The Commission should, as part of that evaluation, initiate collection of information necessary to prevent distortion of competition in the EU and in global markets and possibly extend the scope to indirect emissions, as well as to other goods and services at risk of carbon leakage, and to develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on the environmental footprint methods47 to ensure equal CO2 costs for imported products and EU products. _________________ 47 Commission Recommendation 2013/179/EU of 9 April 2013 on the use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations (OJ L 124, 4.5.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 222 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) In light of the above, a dialogue with third countries should continue and there should be space for cooperation and solutions that could inform the specific choices that will be made on the details of the design of the measure during the implementation, in particular during the transitional period. In this connection, the Commission should work to create an international working group, with, in particular, the WTO and the OECD, to determine the guiding principles on methods of calculating embedded emissions and international rules on carbon pricing mechanisms.
Amendment 224 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) The Commission should strive to engage in an even handed manner and in line with the international obligations of the EU, with the third countries whose trade to the EU is affected by this Regulation, to explore possibilities for dialogue and cooperation with regard to the implementation of specific elements of the Mechanism set out this Regulation and related implementing acts. It should also explore possibilities for concluding agreements to take into account their carbon pricing mechanism. In order for the CBAM to be fully integrated into EU climate policies, the EU must not penalise third countries that have climate policies equivalent to those of the EU.
Amendment 231 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) As the CBAM aims to encourage cleaner production processes, the EU stands ready to work with low and middle- income countries towards the de- carbonisation of their manufacturing industries. Moreover, the Union should support less developed countries with the necessary technical assistance in order to facilitate their adaptation to the new obligations established by this regulation. The Commission should pay particular attention to developing countries and less developed countries and provide them, where applicable, with the necessary strategic documents and technical assistance in order to facilitate their adaptation to the new obligations established by this regulation, and help them to strengthen their environmental technologies and standards, in order to avoid the risk of circumventing the CBAM.
Amendment 236 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 a (new)
Recital 55 a (new)
(55a) The revenues generated by CBAM will go to the EU budget. These revenues should help to support a fair transition by European industry to a carbon-neutral economy, in the sectors concerned, and to promote research and innovation.
Amendment 240 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58 a (new)
Recital 58 a (new)
(58a) Given that this Regulation will generate additional compliance costs for affected sectors, compensatory actions need to be taken in order to prevent the total level of regulatory burdens from increasing. Before this Regulation enters into force, the Commission should present proposals to offset the regulatory burdens brought in by this Regulation.
Amendment 241 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert levelthe level of the relevant experts and industrial sectors, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201651. 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. _________________ 51 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making (OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 242 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) While the objective of the CBAM is to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, this Regulation would also encourage the use of more GHG emissions-efficient technologies by producers from third countries, so that less emissions per unit of output are generated. It will therefore be relevant to export more sustainable products manufactured in the EU and avoid substitutes at a global level with higher carbon footprints.
Amendment 245 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1
Article premier – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a carbon border adjustment mechanism (the ‘CBAM’) for addressing greenhouse gas emissions embedded in the goods referred to in Annex I, upon their importation into the customs territory of the Union, in order to prevent the risk of carbon leakage and to encourage the reduction of GHG emissions globally.
Amendment 248 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Preventing the risk of carbon leakage goes hand in hand with preserving EU economic and industrial competitiveness. The EU must work to ensure that European industry can rely on a level playing field internationally, enabling it to be competitive on the single market and to export to international markets. It is therefore essential for the CBAM to also seek to reduce the possibility of European low-carbon exports being replaced by carbon- intensive items on third country markets or by goods that are not subject to equivalent climate policy and carbon costs, which undermines the goal of lowering global emissions.
Amendment 254 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 3
Article premier – paragraph 3
3. The mechanism will progressively become an alternative to the mechanisms established under Directive 2003/87/EC to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, notably the allocation of allowances free of charge in accordance with Article 10a of that Directive. The free allowances in the sectors covered by the CBAM should only be phased out once the CBAM regulation has proved its effectiveness in terms of protecting against the risk of carbon leakage, for both imports and exports.
Amendment 257 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) This Regulation does not apply to goods exported from the EU and therefore does not address carbon leakage associated with exports. Consequently, the Commission should carry out an analysis of the mechanism’s impact on export markets and, if the assessment of the effectiveness of the CBAM in tackling carbon leakage on the EU market is positive, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and Council accompanied by a legislative proposal to address the carbon leakage risk on export markets.
Amendment 261 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) the third country or territory has concluded an agreement with the Union, setting out an obligation to apply the Union law in the field of electricity, including the legislation on the development of renewable energy sources, as well as other rules in the field of energy, environment, climate and competition;
Amendment 265 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 12
Article 2 – paragraph 12
12. The Union, may conclude agreements with third countries with a view to take account of carbon pricing mechanisms in these countries in the application of Article 9. However, these agreements may not lead to improper preferential treatment of imports from third countries with regard to the CBAM certificates to be surrendered.
Amendment 270 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘competent national authority’ means the authority, designated by each Member State in accordance with Article 11 of this Regulation;
Amendment 271 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
(11a) ‘European central CBAM authority’ means the authority responsible for implementing and supervising the application of this Regulation in accordance with Article 11 of this Regulation;
Amendment 292 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to exclude from the CBAM third countries or territories fully integrated into, or linked, to the EU ETS in the event of future agreements, and where the carbon cost burden is equivalent to that under the EU ETS, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending the list of countries in Annex II. Conversely, those third countries or territories should be excluded from the list in Annex II and be subject to CBAM whereby they do not effectively charge the ETS price on goods exported to the Union.
Amendment 295 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementdelegated acts, ing actscordance with Article 28, concerning detailed rules regarding the elements of the calculation methods set out in Annex III, including determining system boundaries of production processes, emission factors, installation-specific values of actual emissions and default values and their respective application to individual goods as well as laying down methods to ensure the reliability of data on the basis of which the default values shall be determined, including the level of detail and the verification of the data. Where necessary, those acts shall provide that the default values can be adapted to particular areas, regions or countries to take into account specific objective factors such as geography, natural resources, market conditions, prevailing energy sources, or industrial processes. The implementing acts shall build upon existing legislation for the verification of emissions and activity data for installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC, in particular Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/2067.
Amendment 300 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts concerning the principles of verification referred to in paragraph 1 as regards the possibility to waive the obligation for the verifier to visit the installation where relevant goods are produced and the obligation to set thresholds for deciding whether misstatements or non-conformities are material and concerning the supporting documentation needed for the verification report. Such implementing acts should be equivalent to the provisions set in Regulation 2018/2067.
Amendment 305 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementdelegated acts, ing actscordance with Article 28, establishing the methodology for calculating the reduction in the number of CBAM certificates to be surrendered, regarding the conversion of the carbon price paid in foreign currency into euro at yearly average exchange rate in accordance with paragraph 1, and regarding the qualifications of the independent person certifying the information as well as elements of proof of the carbon price paid and the absence of export rebates or other forms of compensation on exportation being applied as referred to in paragraph 2. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 29(2).
Amendment 306 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, upon request by a register the information on operators of an installations located in a third country, register the information on that operator and on itsies and on their installations in a central database referred to in Article 14(4).
Amendment 313 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. The records referred to in paragraph 5, point (c), shall be sufficiently detailed to enable the verification in accordance with paragraph 5, point (b), and to enable any competent authority to verify and to review, in accordance with Article 19(1), the CBAM declaration made by an authorised declarant to whom the relevant information was disclosed in accordance with paragraph 8.
Amendment 323 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The European central CBAM authority shall be responsible for supervising the proper application of the obligations laid down by this Regulation. It shall report to the Commission. An implementing regulation shall be issued setting out its composition and mandate. Each Member State shall designate the national competent authority toresponsible for cooperating with the European central CBAM authority and carrying out the obligations under this Regulation and shall inform the CommissionEuropean central CBAM authority thereof.
Amendment 325 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The CBAM system has some specific features compared with the EU ETS, including on the calculation of the price of CBAM certificates, on the possibilities to trade certificates and on their validity over time. These are due to the need to preserve the effectiveness of the CBAM as a measure preventing carbon leakage over time and to ensure that the management of the system idoes not excessively burdensomeimpose additional excessive administrative burdens on EU companies, particularly SMEs and micro-enterprises, in terms of obligations imposed on the operators and of resources for the administration, while at the same time preserving an equivalent level of flexibility available to operators under the EU ETS.
Amendment 326 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to preserve its effectiveness as a carbon leakage measure, the CBAM needs to reflect closely the EU ETS price. While on the EU ETS market the price of allowances is determined through auctions, the price of CBAM certificates should reasonably reflect the price of such auctions through averages calculated on a weekly basis. Such weekly average prices reflect closely the price fluctuations of the EU ETS and allow a reasonable margin for importers to take advantage of the price changes of the EU ETS while at the same ensuring that the system remains manageable for the administrative authorities. The system should be carefully supervised by the European central CBAM authority and the national competent authorities to prevent, identify and punish all types of fraud.
Amendment 329 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall require that national competent authorities exchange any information that is essential or relevant to the exercise of their functions and duties through a network established under the responsibility of the European central CBAM authority.
Amendment 337 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall assist the competentEuropean central CBAM authority and the competent national authorities in carrying out their obligations under this Regulation and coordinate their activities. In this connection, the Commission shall produce a guide and instructional documentation to assist the national competent authorities. Where applicable, the Commission shall update those documents.
Amendment 340 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
All information acquired by the central or national competent authorityies in the course of performing itstheir dutyies which is by its nature confidential or which is provided on a confidential basis shall be covered by an obligation of professional secrecy. Such information shall not be disclosed by the competent authority without the express permission of the person or authority that provided it. It may be shared with customs authorities, the Commission and the European Public Prosecutors Office and shall be treated in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 515/97.
Amendment 342 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) In order to encourage cooperation between Member States’ national authorities and to ensure consistent application, it is necessary to establish a European central CBAM authority responsible for implementing and supervising the application of this Regulation.
Amendment 346 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In terms of sanctions, Member Statthe competent authorities should apply penalties to infringements of this Regulation and ensure that they are implemented. The amount of those penalties should be identical to penalties currently applied within the Union in case of infringement of EU ETS according to Article 16(3) and (4) of Directive 2003/87/EC. However, in the event of circumvention practices or repeated infringements of the provisions of the present Regulation, stronger penalties should apply to avoid undermining the effectiveness of the CBAM.
Amendment 357 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The CommissionEuropean central CBAM authority shall establish a central database accessible to the public containing the names, addresses and contact details of the operators and the location of installations in third countries in accordance with Article 10(2). An operator may choose not to have its name, address and contact details accessible to the public but reasons must be duly given for this and the national competent authorities shall have this information.
Amendment 357 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Whilst the ultimate objective of the CBAM is a broad product coverage, it would be prudent to start with a selected number of sectors with relatively homogeneous products where there is a risk of carbon leakage. Union sectors deemed at risk of carbon leakage are listed in Commission Delegated Decision 2019/708. In parallel to the entry into force of the CBAM, the Commission should launch an impact analysis to determine to which further sectors and/or products, in addition to those listed in Annex I, the scope of this Regulation should be extended, at the end of the transitional period. __________________ Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/708 of 15 February 2019 supplementing Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the determination of sectors and subsectors deemed at risk of carbon leakage for the period 2021 to 2030 (OJ L 120, 8.5.2019, p. 2).
Amendment 360 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The CommissionEuropean central CBAM authority shall act as central administrator to maintain an independent transaction log recording the purchase of CBAM certificates, their holding, surrender, re- purchase and cancellation and ensure coordination of national registries.
Amendment 361 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The central administrator shall carry out risk-based controls on transactions recorded in national registries through an independent transaction log to ensure that there are no irregularities in the calculation, purchase, holding, surrender, re-purchase and cancellation of CBAM certificates.
Amendment 362 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The goods under this Regulation should be selected after a careful analysis of their relevance in terms of cumulated GHG emissions and risk of carbon leakage in the corresponding EU ETS sectors while limiting complexity and administrative burden. In particular, the actual selection should take into account basic materials and basic products covered by the EU ETS with the objective of ensuring that imports of energy intensive products into the Union are on equal footing with EU products in terms of EU ETS carbon pricing, and to mitigate risks of carbon leakage. Other relevant criteria to narrow the selection should be: firstly, relevance of sectors in terms of emissions, namely whether the sector is one of the largest aggregate emitters of GHG emissions; secondly, sector’s exposure to significant risk of carbon leakage, as defined pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC; thirdly, the need to balance broad coverage in terms of GHG emissions while limiting complexity and administrative effort. Special attention should also be paid to the risk of market distortion between the different sectors covered by the CBAM and to the risk of an excessive administrative burden for European enterprises, particularly SMEs and micro-enterprises.
Amendment 368 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The national competent authority shall assign to each authorised declarant a unique CBAM account number registered by the European central CBAM authority.
Amendment 376 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The national competent authority shall authorise a declarant who submits an application for authorisation in accordance with Article 5(1), if the following conditions are fulfilled:
Amendment 379 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the declarant has not been involved in a serious or repeated infringement of this Regulation which has led to the revocation of its authorisation by the national competent authority of another Member State;
Amendment 383 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Where the national competent authority finds that the conditions listed in paragraph 1 are not fulfilled, or where the applicant has failed to provide the information listed in Article 5(3), the authorisation of the declarant shall be refused.
Amendment 386 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. If the national competent authority refuses to authorise a declarant, the declarant requesting the authorisation may, prior to an appeal, object to the relevant authority under national law, who shall either instruct the national administrator to open the account or uphold the refusal in a reasoned decision, subject to requirements of national law that pursue a legitimate objective compatible with this Regulation and are proportionate.
Amendment 389 #
2021/0214(COD)
4. A decision of the national competent authority authorising a declarant shall contain the following information
Amendment 392 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The national competent authority shall require the provision of a guarantee in order to authorise a declarant in accordance with paragraph 1, if the declarant was not established throughout the two financial years that precede the year when the application in accordance with Article 5(1) was submitted.
Amendment 395 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
The national competent authority shall fix the amount of such guarantee at the maximum amount, as estimated by the competent authority, of the value of the CBAM certificates that the authorised declarant have to surrender, in accordance with Article 22.
Amendment 398 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 7
Article 17 – paragraph 7
7. The guarantee shall be provided as a bank guarantee, payable at first demand, by a financial institution operating in the Union or by another form of guarantee which provides equivalent assurance. Where the national competent authority establishes that the guarantee provided does not ensure, or is no longer certain or sufficient to ensure the amount of CBAM obligations, it shall require the authorised declarant either to provide an additional guarantee or to replace the initial guarantee with a new guarantee, according to its choice.
Amendment 401 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 8
Article 17 – paragraph 8
8. The national competent authority shall release the guarantee immediately after 31 May of the second year in which the authorised declarant has surrendered CBAM certificates in accordance with Article 22.
Amendment 404 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9
Article 17 – paragraph 9
9. The national competent authority shall revoke the authorisation for a declarant who no longer meets the conditions laid down in paragraph 1, or who fails to cooperate with that authority. The national competent authority shall immediately inform the European central CBAM authority of this fact.
Amendment 409 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The European central CBAM authority and the national competent authorityies may review the CBAM declaration within the period ending with the fourth year after the year in which the declaration should have been submitted. The review may consist in verifying the information provided in the CBAM declaration on the basis of the information communicated by the customs authorities in accordance with Article 25(2) and any other relevant evidence, and on the basis of any audit deemed necessary, including at the premises of the authorised declarant.
Amendment 418 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Amendment 454 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. If the national competent authority determines that an authorised declarant has failed to comply with the obligation to surrender CBAM certificates as specified in paragraph 1, or that a person has introduced goods into the customs territory of the Union as specified in paragraph 2, the competent authority shall impose the penalty and notify the authorised declarant or, in the situation under paragraph 2, the person:
Amendment 459 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In the event of repeated failure by an authorised declarant to meet the obligations of this Regulation, the national competent authorities in the Member States concerned shall withdraw the declarant’s import authorisation and shall inform the European central CBAM authority of this fact.
Amendment 460 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may apply administrative or criminalThe national competent authorities may apply sanctions for failure to comply with the CBAM legislation in accordance with their national rules in addition to penalties referred to in paragraph 2. Such sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Amendment 462 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The European central CBAM authority shall provide the national competent authorities with guidelines aimed at fostering an effective, proportionate and dissuasive harmonised system of sanctions.
Amendment 466 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Practices of circumvention include situations where a change in the pattern of trade in relation to goods included in the scope of this Regulation has insufficient due cause or economic justification other than avoiding obligations as laid down in this Regulation and consist in replacing those goods with slightly modified products, which are not included in the list of goods in Annex I but belong to a sector included in the scope of this Regulation.include, but are not limited to:
Amendment 469 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) situations that consist in replacing those goods with slightly modified products, which are not included in the list of goods in Annex I but belong to a sector included in the scope of this Regulation;
Amendment 469 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) The Commission should evaluate the application of this Regulation before the end of the transitional period and report to the European Parliament and the Council. The report of the Commission should in particular focus on possibilities to enhance climate actions towards the objective of a climate neutral Union by 2050. The Commission should, as part of that evaluation, initiate collection of information necessary to prevent any distortion of competition in the EU and in global markets and possibly extend the scope to indirect emissions, as well as to other goods and services at risk of carbon leakage, and to develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on the environmental footprint methods47 to ensure equal CO2 costs for imported products and EU products. __________________ 47Commission Recommendation 2013/179/EU of 9 April 2013 on the use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations (OJ L 124, 4.5.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 470 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point b (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point b (new)
(b) situations that consist in replacing those goods with goods with a lower carbon content than that of the products normally produced in the exporting country, with the sole aim of export to the European Union;
Amendment 471 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point c (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point c (new)
(c) situations that consist in sending those goods to a country or region referred to in Article 2(3) of this Regulation or to any other intermediate country or region prior to their importation to the EU market, with the aim of avoiding or reducing the obligations of this Regulation.
Amendment 474 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where the Commission identifies cases of circumvention as described in paragraph 2 of this article, it shall notify the national competent authorities with the aim of adopting, where appropriate, the penalties provided for in Article 26 of this Regulation.
Amendment 478 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. A Member State or any party affected or benefitted by the situations described in paragraph 2 mayshall notify the Commission if it is confronted, over a two- month period compared with the same period in the preceding year, with a significant decrease in the volume of imported goods included in the scope of this Regulation and an increase of volume of imports of slightly modified products, which are not included in the list of goods in Annex Ione of the situations described in paragraph 2. The Commission shall continually monitor any significant change of pattern of trade of goods and slightly modified products at Union level.
Amendment 493 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) In light of the above, a dialogue with third countries should continue and there should be space for cooperation and solutions that could inform the specific choices that will be made on the details of the design of the measure during the implementation, in particular during the transitional period. In this connection, the Commission should work to create an international working group, with, in particular, the WTO and the OECD, to determine the guiding principles on methods of calculating embedded emissions and international rules on carbon pricing mechanisms.
Amendment 496 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 2(10), 2(11), 7(6), 9(4), 18(3) and 27(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time.
Amendment 498 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 2(10), 2(11), 7(6), 9(4), 18(3) and 27(5) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council.
Amendment 498 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) The Commission should strive to engage in an even handed manner and in line with the international obligations of the EU, with the third countries whose trade to the EU is affected by this Regulation, to explore possibilities for dialogue and cooperation with regard to the implementation of specific elements of the Mechanism set out this Regulation and related implementing acts. It should also explore possibilities for concluding agreements to take into account their carbon pricing mechanism. In order for the CBAM to be fully integrated into EU climate policies, the EU must not penalise third countries that have climate policies equivalent to those of the EU.
Amendment 500 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 7
Article 28 – paragraph 7
7. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 2(10), 2(11), 7(6), 9(4), Article 18(3) and Article 27(5) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or byto the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 509 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Before the end of the transitional period, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation. The report shall contain, in particular, the assessment of the possibilities to further extend the scope of embedded emissions to indirect emissions and an impact analysis to determine to which sectors and/or products, in addition to other goods at risk of carbon leakage than those already covered by this Regulation, as well as an assessment of the governance systemose listed in Annex I, the scope of this Regulation should be extended, as well as an assessment of the governance system. This impact analysis must also determine the extent to which the scope of embedded emissions must be extended to indirect emissions. It shall also contain the assessment of the possibility to further extend the scope to embedded emissions of transportation services as well as to goods further down the value chain and services that may be subject to the risk of carbon leakage in the future. Where appropriate, the report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 512 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) As the CBAM aims to encourage cleaner production processes, the EU stands ready to work with low and middle- income countries towards the de- carbonisation of their manufacturing industries. Moreover, the Union should support less developed countries with the necessary technical assistance in order to facilitate their adaptation to the new obligations established by this regulationThe Commission should pay particular attention to developing countries and less developed countries and provide them, where applicable, with the necessary strategic documents and technical assistance in order to facilitate their adaptation to the new obligations established by this regulation, and help them to strengthen their environmental technologies and standards, in order to avoid the risk of circumventing the CBAM.
Amendment 518 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 a (new)
Recital 55 a (new)
(55a) The revenues generated by CBAM will go to the EU budget. These revenues should help to support a fair transition by European industry to a carbon-neutral economy, in the sectors concerned, and to promote research and innovation.
Amendment 523 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission, in cooperation with the competent authorities, shall regularly submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the implementation of this Regulation. The report by the Commission shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 524 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58 a (new)
Recital 58 a (new)
(58a) Given that this Regulation will generate additional compliance costs for affected sectors, compensatory actions need to be taken in order to prevent the total level of regulatory burdens from increasing. Before this Regulation enters into force, the Commission should present proposals to offset the regulatory burdens brought in by this Regulation.
Amendment 525 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert levelthe level of the relevant experts and industrial sectors, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201651 . 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. __________________ 51Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making (OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 537 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1
Article premier – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a carbon border adjustment mechanism (the ‘CBAM’) for addressing greenhouse gas emissions embedded in the goods referred to in Annex I, upon their importation into the customs territory of the Union, in order to prevent the risk of carbon leakage in the Union and to encourage the reduction of GHG emissions globally.
Amendment 546 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 6
Article 35 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementingdelegated acts concerning the information to be reported, the procedures for communicating the information referred to in paragraph 3 and the conversion of the carbon price paid in foreign currency into euro at yearly average exchange rate. The Commission is also empowered to adopt implementingdelegated acts to further define the necessary elements of the calculation method set out in Annex III, including determining system boundaries of production processes, emission factors, installation-specific values of actual emissions and their respective application to individual goods as well as laying down methods to ensure the reliability of data, including the level of detail and the verification of this data. The Commission is further empowered to adopt implementingdelegated acts to develop a calculation method for indirect emissions embedded in imported goods.
Amendment 556 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 3
Article premier – paragraph 3
3. The mechanism will progressively become an alternative to the mechanisms established under Directive 2003/87/EC to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, notably the allocation of allowances free of charge in accordance with Article 10a of that Directive. The free allowances in the sectors covered by the CBAM should only be phased out once the CBAM Regulation has proved its effectiveness in terms of protecting against the risk of carbon leakage, for both imports and exports.
Amendment 602 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) the third country or territory has concluded an agreement with the Union, setting out an obligation to apply the Union law in the field of electricity, including the legislation on the development of renewable energy sources, as well as other rules in the field of energy, environment, climate and competition;
Amendment 631 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 12
Article 2 – paragraph 12
12. The Union, may conclude agreements with third countries with a view to take account of carbon pricing mechanisms in these countries in the application of Article 9. However, these agreements may not lead to improper preferential treatment of imports from third countries with regard to the CBAM certificates to be surrendered.
Amendment 645 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘national competent national authority’ means the authority, designated by each Member State in accordance with Article 11 of this Regulation;
Amendment 647 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
(11a) ‘European central CBAM authority’ means the authority responsible for implementing and supervising the application of this Regulation in accordance with Article 11 of this Regulation;
Amendment 718 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementdelegated acts, ing actscordance with Article 28, concerning detailed rules regarding the elements of the calculation methods set out in Annex III, including determining system boundaries of production processes, emission factors, installation-specific values of actual emissions and default values and their respective application to individual goods as well as laying down methods to ensure the reliability of data on the basis of which the default values shall be determined, including the level of detail and the verification of the data. Where necessary, those acts shall provide that the default values can be adapted to particular areas, regions or countries to take into account specific objective factors such as geography, natural resources, market conditions, prevailing energy sources, or industrial processes. The implementing acts shall build upon existing legislation for the verification of emissions and activity data for installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC, in particular Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/2067.
Amendment 738 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts concerning the principles of verification referred to in paragraph 1 as regards the possibility to waive the obligation for the verifier to visit the installation where relevant goods are produced and the obligation to set thresholds for deciding whether misstatements or non-conformities are material and concerning the supporting documentation needed for the verification report. Such implementing acts should be equivalent to the provisions set out in Regulation 2018/2067.
Amendment 763 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementdelegated acts, ing actscordance with Article 28, establishing the methodology for calculating the reduction in the number of CBAM certificates to be surrendered, regarding the conversion of the carbon price paid in foreign currency into euro at yearly average exchange rate in accordance with paragraph 1, and regarding the qualifications of the independent person certifying the information as well as elements of proof of the carbon price paid and the absence of export rebates or other forms of compensation on exportation being applied as referred to in paragraph 2. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 29(2).
Amendment 770 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, upon request by a register the information on operators of an installations located in a third country, register the information on that operator and on itsies and on their installations in a central database referred to in Article 14(4).
Amendment 778 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. The records referred to in paragraph 5, point (c), shall be sufficiently detailed to enable the verification in accordance with paragraph 5, point (b), and to enable any competent authority to verify and to review, in accordance with Article 19(1), the CBAM declaration made by an authorised declarant to whom the relevant information was disclosed in accordance with paragraph 8.
Amendment 802 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The European central CBAM authority shall be responsible for supervising the proper application of the obligations laid down by this Regulation. It shall report to the Commission. An implementing regulation shall be issued setting out its composition and mandate. Each Member State shall designate the national competent authority toresponsible for cooperating with the European central CBAM authority and carrying out the obligations under this Regulation and shall inform the CommissionEuropean central CBAM authority thereof.
Amendment 812 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall require that national competent authorities exchange any information that is essential or relevant to the exercise of their functions and duties through a network established under the responsibility of the European central CBAM authority.
Amendment 820 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall assist the competentEuropean central CBAM authority and the competent national authorities in carrying out their obligations under this Regulation and coordinate their activities. In this connection, the Commission shall produce a guide and instructional documentation to assist the national competent authorities. Where applicable, the Commission shall update those documents.
Amendment 823 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
All information acquired by the central or national competent authorityies in the course of performing itstheir dutyies which is by its nature confidential or which is provided on a confidential basis shall be covered by an obligation of professional secrecy. Such information shall not be disclosed by the competent authority without the express permission of the person or authority that provided it. It may be shared with customs authorities, the Commission and the European Public Prosecutors Office and shall be treated in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 515/97.
Amendment 841 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The CommissionEuropean central CBAM authority shall establish a central database accessible to the public containing the names, addresses and contact details of the operators and the location of installations in third countries in accordance with Article 10(2). An operator may choose not to have its name, address and contact details accessible to the public but reasons must be duly given for this and the national competent authorities shall have this information.
Amendment 848 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The CommissionEuropean central CBAM authority shall act as central administrator to maintain an independent transaction log recording the purchase of CBAM certificates, their holding, surrender, re- purchase and cancellation and ensure coordination of national registries.
Amendment 850 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The central administrator shall carry out risk-based controls on transactions recorded in national registries through an independent transaction log to ensure that there are no irregularities in the calculation, purchase, holding, surrender, re-purchase and cancellation of CBAM certificates.
Amendment 858 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The national competent authority shall assign to each authorised declarant a unique CBAM account number registered by the European central CBAM authority.
Amendment 862 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The national competent authority shall authorise a declarant who submits an application for authorisation in accordance with Article 5(1), if the following conditions are fulfilled:
Amendment 870 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the declarant has not been involved in a serious or repeated infringement of this Regulation which has led to the revocation of its authorisation by the national competent authority of another Member State;
Amendment 880 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Where the competent national authority finds that the conditions listed in paragraph 1 are not fulfilled, or where the applicant has failed to provide the information listed in Article 5(3), the authorisation of the declarant shall be refused.
Amendment 883 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. If the competent national authority refuses to authorise a declarant, the declarant requesting the authorisation may, prior to an appeal, object to the relevant authority under national law, who shall either instruct the national administrator to open the account or uphold the refusal in a reasoned decision, subject to requirements of national law that pursue a legitimate objective compatible with this Regulation and are proportionate.
Amendment 885 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. A decision of the competent national authority authorising a declarant shall contain the following information:
Amendment 889 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
The competent national authority shall require the provision of a guarantee in order to authorise a declarant in accordance with paragraph 1, if the declarant was not established throughout the two financial years that precede the year when the application in accordance with Article 5(1) was submitted.
Amendment 891 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
The competent national authority shall fix the amount of such guarantee at the maximum amount, as estimated by the competent authority, of the value of the CBAM certificates that the authorised declarant have to surrender, in accordance with Article 22.
Amendment 893 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 7
Article 17 – paragraph 7
7. The guarantee shall be provided as a bank guarantee, payable at first demand, by a financial institution operating in the Union or by another form of guarantee which provides equivalent assurance. Where the competent national authority establishes that the guarantee provided does not ensure, or is no longer certain or sufficient to ensure the amount of CBAM obligations, it shall require the authorised declarant either to provide an additional guarantee or to replace the initial guarantee with a new guarantee, according to its choice.
Amendment 895 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 8
Article 17 – paragraph 8
8. The competent national authority shall release the guarantee immediately after 31 May of the second year in which the authorised declarant has surrendered CBAM certificates in accordance with Article 22.
Amendment 898 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9
Article 17 – paragraph 9
9. The competent national authority shall revoke the authorisation for a declarant who no longer meets the conditions laid down in paragraph 1, or who fails to cooperate with that authority. The national competent authority shall immediately inform the European central CBAM authority of this fact.
Amendment 915 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The competentEuropean central CBAM authority and the national authorityies may review the CBAM declaration within the period ending with the fourth year after the year in which the declaration should have been submitted. The review may consist in verifying the information provided in the CBAM declaration on the basis of the information communicated by the customs authorities in accordance with Article 25(2) and any other relevant evidence, and on the basis of any audit deemed necessary, including at the premises of the authorised declarant.
Amendment 931 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Amendment 974 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. If the competent national authority determines that an authorised declarant has failed to comply with the obligation to surrender CBAM certificates as specified in paragraph 1, or that a person has introduced goods into the customs territory of the Union as specified in paragraph 2, the competent authority shall impose the penalty and notify the authorised declarant or, in the situation under paragraph 2, the person:
Amendment 979 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In the event of repeated failure by an authorised declarant to meet the obligations of this Regulation, the national competent authorities in the Member States concerned shall withdraw the declarant’s import authorisation and shall inform the European central CBAM authority of this fact.
Amendment 981 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may apply administrative or criminalThe national competent authorities may apply sanctions for failure to comply with the CBAM legislation in accordance with their national rules in addition to penalties referred to in paragraph 2. Such sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Amendment 985 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The European central CBAM authority shall provide the national competent authorities with guidelines aimed at fostering an effective, proportionate and dissuasive harmonised system of sanctions.
Amendment 991 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Practices of circumvention include situations where a change in the pattern of trade in relation to goods included in the scope of this Regulation has insufficient due cause or economic justification other than avoiding obligations as laid down in this Regulation and consist in replacing those goods with slightly modified products, which are not included in the list of goods in Annex I but belong to a sector included in the scope of this Regulation.include, but are not limited to:
Amendment 1002 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) situations that consist in replacing those goods with slightly modified products, which are not included in the list of goods in Annex I but belong to a sector included in the scope of this Regulation;
Amendment 1006 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point b (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point b (new)
(b) situations that consist in replacing these goods with goods with a lower carbon content than that of the products normally produced in the exporting country, with the sole aim of export to the European Union;
Amendment 1008 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point c (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point c (new)
(c) situations that consist in sending these goods to a country or region referred to in Article 2(3) of this Regulation or to any other intermediate country or region prior to their importation to the EU market, with the aim of avoiding or reducing the obligations of this Regulation.
Amendment 1018 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where the Commission identifies cases of circumvention as described in paragraph 2 of this Article, it shall notify the national competent authorities with the aim of adopting, where appropriate, the penalties provided for in Article 26 of this Regulation.
Amendment 1032 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. A Member State or any party affected or benefitted by the situations described in paragraph 2 may notify the Commission if it is confronted, over a two- month period compared with the same period in the preceding year with a significant decrease in the volume of imported goods included in the scope of this Regulation and an increase of volume of imports of slightly modified products, which are not included in the list of goods in Annex Ione of the situations described in paragraph 2. The Commission shall continually monitor any significant change of pattern of trade of goods and slightly modified products at Union level.
Amendment 1090 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 2(10), 2(11), 7(6), 9(4), 18(3) and 27(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time.
Amendment 1096 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 2(10), 2(11), 7(6), 9(4) 18(3) and 27(5) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council.
Amendment 1101 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 7
Article 28 – paragraph 7
7. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 2(10), 2(112), 4(7), 6(9), 7(6) and 9(4), 18(3) and 27(5) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 1130 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Before the end of the transitional period, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation. The report shall contain, in particular, the assessment of the possibilities to fur an impact analysis to determine to which sectors and/or products, in addition to those listed in Annex I, the scope of this Regulation should be extended, as well as an assessment of the governance system. This impact analysis should also ascertain ther extendt to which the scope of embedded emissions toshould be extended to cover indirect emissions and to other goods at risk of carbon leakage than those already covered by this Regulation, as well as an assessment of the governance system. It shall also contain the assessment of the possibility to further extend the scope to embedded emissions of transportation services as well as to goods further down the value chain and services that may be subject to the risk of carbon leakage in the future. Where appropriate, the report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 1162 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission, in cooperation with the competent authorities, shall regularly submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the implementation of this Regulation. The report by the Commission shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 1230 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 6
Article 35 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementingdelegated acts concerning the information to be reported, the procedures for communicating the information referred to in paragraph 3 and the conversion of the carbon price paid in foreign currency into euro at yearly average exchange rate. The Commission is also empowered to adopt implementingdelegated acts to further define the necessary elements of the calculation method set out in Annex III, including determining system boundaries of production processes, emission factors, installation-specific values of actual emissions and their respective application to individual goods as well as laying down methods to ensure the reliability of data, including the level of detail and the verification of this data. The Commission is further empowered to adopt implementing acts to develop a calculation method for indirect emissions embedded in imported goods.
Amendment 150 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The EU ETS should incentivise production from installations that partly or fully reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, the description of some categories of activities in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC should be amended to ensure an equal treatment of installations in the sectors concerned. In addition, free allocation for the production of a product should be independent of the nature of the production process. It is therefore necessary to modify the definition of the products and of the processes and emissions covered for some benchmarks to ensure a level playing field for new and existing technologies. It is also necessary to decouple the update of the benchmark values for refineries and for hydrogen to reflect the increasing importance of production of hydrogen outside the refineries sector.
Amendment 184 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The Effort Sharing Regulation currently covers the municipal waste sector. The inclusion of the municipal waste sectors that contribute the most to GHG emissions (landfill and energy recovery of waste from incineration) within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC necessitates a careful assessment to avoid any disturbance to the integrated management of municipal waste. This fulfils a public interest mandate for the benefit of the environment and human health. In particular, the inclusion should avoid potential negative externalities (large-scale transfers of non-recyclable municipal waste from incineration and from landfill to other illegal processing methods) and should ensure the profitability and effectiveness of integrated national systems for managing municipal waste. Therefore, by 31 December 2025, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council assessing the potential consequences of the inclusion of landfill and energy recovery of waste from municipal waste incineration in the EU ETS. If necessary, this should be accompanied by a legislative proposal to include the landfill and energy recovery of waste from municipal waste incineration within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 298 #
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, isaims to complement and progressively offer an alternative to free allocation to address the risk of carbon leakage, while supporting the European Union’s competitiveness. 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 and allow the CBAM to be fully effective. Free allowances must therefore be phased out once the CBAM has fully demonstrated its effectiveness. The reduction of free allocation should be implemented, once the CBAM has fully demonstrated its effectiveness, 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 allocation. _________________ 51 [please insert full OJ reference]
Amendment 350 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The scope of the Innovation Fund referred to in Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC should be extended to support innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes that concern the consumption of fuels in the sectors of buildings and road transport. In addition, the Innovation Fund should serve to support investments to decarbonise the maritime transport sector, including investments in sustainable alternative fuels, such as hydrogen and ammonia that are produced from renewable and low-carbon sources, as well as zero-emission propulsion technologies like wind technologies. The Innovation Fund should be used to support nuclear energy-related activities. Considering that revenues generated from penalties raised in Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]52 are allocated to the Innovation Fund as external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation, the Commission should ensure that due consideration is given to support for innovative projects aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of renewable and low carbon fuels in the maritime sector, as specified in Article 21(1) of Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]. To ensure sufficient funding is available for innovation within this extended scope, the Innovation Fund should be supplemented with 50 million allowances, stemming partly from the allowances that could otherwise be auctioned, and partly from the allowances that could otherwise be allocated for free, in accordance with the current proportion of funding provided from each source to the Innovation Fund. 52[add ref to the FuelEU Maritime Regulation].
Amendment 422 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) The Communication of the Commission on Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition57 , underlined the particular challenge to reduce the emissions in the sectors of road transport and buildings. Therefore, the Commission announced that a further expansion of emissions trading could include emissions from road transport and buildings. Emissions trading for these two new sectors would be established through separate but adjacent emissions trading. This would avoid any disturbance of the well-functioning emissions trading in the sectors of stationary installations and aviation. The new system is accompanied by complementary policies and measures safeguarding against undue price impacts, shaping expectations of market participants and aiming for a carbon price signal for the whole economy. Previous experience has shown that the development of the new market requires setting up an efficient monitoring, reporting and verification system. In view of ensuring synergies and coherence with the existing Union infrastructure for the EU ETS covering the emissions from stationary installations and aviation, iBecause of the consequences that this new system would have on households, the middle-income bracket and small enterprises, the European Parliament is aoppropriate to set up emissions trading for the road transport and buildings sectors via an amendment to Directive 2003/87/ЕC. osed to this expansion. _________________ 57 COM(2020)562 final.
Amendment 434 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 44
Recital 44
Amendment 947 #
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 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a
In the case of installations covered by the obligation to conduct an energy audit under Article 8(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and ofwhose greenhouse gas emission levels are above the average of the 10 % most efficient installations in a sector or subsector in the Union in the years 2021 and 2022 for the relevant product benchmarks, the Camouncil(*) [Article reference to be updated with the revised Directive], free allocation shall only be granted fully if the recommendations of the audit report are implemented, to the extt of free allocation shall be reduced by 25 %. The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall be adjusted accordingly. An additional free allocation of 10 % of the applicable benchmark value shall be givent that the pay-back time for tho installations whose grelevant investments does not exceed five years and that the costs of those investments are proportionate. Otherwise, the amount of free allocation shall be reduced by 25 %. The amount of freeenhouse gas emission levels are below the average of the 10 % most efficient installations in a sector or subsector in the Union in the years 2021 and 2022 for the relevant product benchmarks. These additional allocations shall not be reduced if an operator demonstrates that it has implementistributed in proportion to the amount obtained other measures which lead to greenhouse gas emission reductions equivalent torough the 25 % reduction in those frecommended by the audit report. The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall be adjusted accordingly. e allocation referred to in this paragraph. The total number of free allocations should therefore not be increased through the application of this provision.
Amendment 965 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2b
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2b
No free allocation shall be given to installations in sectors or subsectors to the extent they are covered by other measures to address the risk of carbon leakage as established by Regulation (EU) …./.. [reference to CBAM](**) once CBAM has fully demonstrated its effectiveness in equalising CO2 costs between imported products and those produced in Europe. The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall be adjusted accordingly.
Amendment 994 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point ii a (new)
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point ii a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 1114 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point iii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point iii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
By way of derogation regarding the benchmark values for aromatics, hydrogen and syngas, thoese benchmark values shall be adjusted by the same percentage as the refineries benchmarks in order to preserve a level playing field for producers of those products.;
Amendment 1126 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point d a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraphs 5a and 5b
Article 10a – paragraphs 5a and 5b
‘5a. By way of derogation from paragraph 5, an additional amount of up to [X %; X > 3 %] of the total quantity of allowances shall, to the extent necessary, be used to increase the maximum amount available under paragraph 5. 5b. Where less than [X %; X > 3 %] of the total quantity of allowances is needed to increase the maximum amount available under paragraph 5: —a maximum of 50[to be amended as a result] million allowances shall be used to increase the amount of allowances available to support innovation in accordance with Article 10a(8); and a maximum of 0,5 %[% to be amended as a result] of the total quantity of allowances shall be used to increase the amount of allowances available to modernise the energy systems of certain Member States in accordance with Article 10d.’; Or. fr (Directive 2003/87/EC)
Amendment 1169 #
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 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
365 million allowances from the quantity which could otherwise be allocated for free pursuant to this Article, and 85 million allowances from the quantity which could otherwise be auctioned pursuant to Article 10, as well as the allowances resulting from the reduction of free allocation referred to in Article 10a(1a), shall be made available to a Fund with the objective of supporting innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes, and contribute to zero pollution objectives (the ‘Innovation Fund’). The Innovation Fund should support nuclear energy-related activities. Allowances that are not issued to aircraft operators due to the closure of aircraft operators and which are not necessary to cover any shortfall in surrenders by those operators, shall also be used for innovation support as referred to in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 1194 #
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 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – 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”, including “BECCS” and “DACCS”) 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 sector 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 1261 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10d – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the generation and use of electricity from renewable and low-carbon sources;
Amendment 1268 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10d – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) heating and cooling from renewable and low-carbon sources;
Amendment 1362 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1405 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(20a) In Article 30, the following paragraph 4a is inserted: No later than 31 December 2025, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council in which it examines the potential effects of including in the EU ETS measures whereby municipal waste is sent to landfill and then incinerated for energy recovery. The report should pay special attention to the waste hierarchy, the capacity to reach the targets set by EU waste policies, the total cost of national systems for municipal waste management, the life- cycle GES emissions from landfilling and energy recovery from incinerated waste, and any measures that might overlap, such as double taxation at European and national level. If necessary, it should be accompanied by a legislative proposal to include landfilling and energy recovery from waste generated by incineration of municipal waste within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 1646 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex 1 – point 1
Annex 1 – point 1
1. Installations or parts of installations used for research, development and testing of new products and processes, and installations where emissions from the combustion ofexclusively using biomass that complies with the criteria set out pursuant to Article 14 contribute to more than 95% of the total greenhouse gas emissions are not covered by this Directive.
Amendment 1659 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point c – point v
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point c – point v
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I – table – row 24 – column 1
Annex I – table – row 24 – column 1
Production of hydrogen (H2) and synthesis gas with a production capacity exceeding 2510 tonnes per day
Amendment 1687 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 3 – point a – point i
Annex I – point 3 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex IV – Part A – Calculation – subparagraph 4
Annex IV – Part A – Calculation – subparagraph 4
“The emission factor for biomass, including biomass fuels, bioliquids and biofuels, non-biobased renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels that complies with the sustainability criteria and greenhouse gas emission saving criteria for the use of biomass established by Directive (EU) 2018/2001, with any necessary adjustments for application under this Directive, as set out in the implementing acts referred to in Article 14, shall be zero.”;
Amendment 1700 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 3 – point c
Annex I – point 3 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex IV – Part C – Calculation – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Annex IV – Part C – Calculation – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The emission factor for biomass, including biofuels, bioliquids, renewable fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels, including biofuels, bioliquids and biofuels that comply with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria established by Directive (EU) 2018/2001, as set out in the implementing acts referred to in Article 14, shall be zero.
Amendment 81 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
Amendment 146 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) The aviation sector, particularly airports, connect the Union with the rest of the world. However, aircraft operators established in a Member State and major European connecting airports – or hubs – are exposed to strong international competition, particularly in the Union’s neighbourhood. This competition from outside Europe, which has been compounded by the cumulative effects of the EU climate package on Union players, calls for corrective measures to be taken to keep the European aviation sector competitive, to maintain the Union’s connectivity, and to combat carbon leakage and unfair competition, to the benefit of the climate and the European economy. The gradual end to free allocation of emission allowances on flights inside Europe will significantly increase the cost of travelling via Europe and undermine the competitiveness of EU-based companies and connecting airports, to the sole benefit of less environmentally friendly non-EU players, leading to significant carbon leakage as a result of a crowding-out effect. Emission allowances for flights inside Europe to and from a connecting airport in the Union shall continue to be allocated free of charge with a view to tackling carbon leakage, preserving EU connectivity and ensuring fair and equitable competition.
Amendment 152 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Special consideration should be given to promotingthe accessibility ofor the outermost regions of the Union. Therefore, a derogation from the EU ETS should be pro and to providing the best possible territorial continuity with them. From the entry into force of the revidsed forDirective 2003/87/EC, an exemption shall apply to emissions from flights betweento and from an aerodrome located in an outermost region of a Member State, as defined in Articles 349 and 355 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and an aerodrome located in the same Member State.
Amendment 217 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 d – paragraph 1 d a (new)
Article 3 d – paragraph 1 d a (new)
1da. Upon entry into force of the revised Directive 2003/87/EC, emission allowances for flights to and from aerodromes in an outermost region shall continue to be allocated free of charge with a view to preserving the connectivity, territorial continuity and territorial services of the Union’s outermost regions.
Amendment 218 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1– paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1– paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 d – paragraph 1 d b (new)
Article 3 d – paragraph 1 d b (new)
Amendment 227 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 d – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 d – paragraph 3 a (new)
(da) the following paragraph is inserted: (3a) The additional revenue generated by auctioning allowances to aircraft operators shall be used, as soon as the revised Directive 2003/87/EC enters into force, to bring about a rapid and efficient transition for the aviation sector. All or part of the additional revenue shall be allocated to the EU Innovation Fund, as part of which an aviation programme must be set up with the aim of stimulating research and development, scaling up production and the use of sustainable aviation fuels and synthetic fuels, and fostering technological disruption in the aviation sector.
Amendment 248 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
Article 6 – title
Obligations of Union airportstakeholders to provide the infrastructure to Union airports
Amendment 249 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Union airports and ground-handling service providers shall take necessary measures to facilitate the access of aircraft operators to aviation fuels containing shares of sustainable aviation fuels in accordance with Annex I and, shall provide the infrastructure necessary for the delivery, storage and uplifting of such fuels.
Amendment 253 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Where aircraft operators report difficulties to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (‘the Agency’) in accessing aviation fuels containing sustainable aviation fuels at a given Union airport for lack of adequate airport infrastructure, the Agency may request the Union airport toat stakeholders involved in supplying this airport with fuel provide the information necessary to prove compliance with paragraph 1. The Union airport concerned shall provide the information without undue delay.
Amendment 257 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
The Agency shall assess the information received and inform the Commission if such information allows to conclude that the Union airport doesstakeholders are not fulfil itsling their obligations. Union airportsStakeholders involved in fuel supply shall take the necessary measures to identify and address the lack of adequate airport infrastructure in 5 years after the entry into force of the Regulation or after the year when they exceed one of the thresholds in Article 3(a).
Amendment 5 #
2021/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 lays down specific hygiene rules on the hygiene of foodstuffs, including, pursuant to point (i) of point (c) of Article 6 thereof, ‘products of animal origin from outside the Community’;
Amendment 15 #
2021/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 853/2004
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 1 a Regulation (EC) 853/2004 is amended as follows: In Article 1(3), point (d) is replaced by the following: “(d) the direct supply, by the producer, of small quantities of meat from poultry and lagomorphs slaughtered on the farm to the final consumer or to local retail establishments directly supplying such meat to the final consumer;”.
Amendment 2 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union concerning the right to petition the European Parliament, to apply to the European Ombudsman, and to address the institutions and advisory bodies of the Union in any of the languages of the Treaties and to obtain a reply in the same language,
Amendment 3 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2020/1042 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2020 laying down temporary measures concerning the time limits for the collection, the verification and the examination stages provided for in Regulation (EU) 2019/788 on the European citizens’ initiative in view of the COVID-19 outbreak,
Amendment 6 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the right to petition the European Parliament is one of the fundamental rights of EU citizens enshrined in Article 44 of the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 9 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the number of petitions submitted to the European Parliament peaked in 2013 and is now on the declinefalling; whereas a great many European citizens remain unaware of the right to petition;
Amendment 10 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 11 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the European Parliament's Committee on Petitions examines and processes each petition and is the only committee that maintains a daily dialogue with citizens;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas Regulation (EU) 2019/788 on the European Citizens' Initiative, which entered into force on 1 January 2020, has made the ECI more accessible and easier to implement for organisers, in particular by means of the translation of initiatives into all official EU languages;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the Committee received 107 requests to launch a European Citizens' Initiative, of which 83 were deemed eligible and qualified for registration, and of which 6 were successful;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas Articles 20, 24 and 228 TFEU and Article 43 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union empower the European Ombudsman to receive complaints concerning instances of maladministration in the activities of the Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies, with the exception of the Court of Justice of the European Union acting in its judicial role;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas these participatory mechanisms need to be strengthened in order to enable citizens to have an effective influence on the European Union's decision-making process;
Amendment 34 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the right to petition is the oldest instrument involving the direct participation of citizens at EU level and that it is the easiest and most direct way for citizens to contact the EU institutions and express their views on the legislation adopted and the policy choices made at EU level; notes that, in this context, the Committee on Petitions has a wide range of instruments at its disposal with which to respond to citizens' concerns and to induce the European Parliament, the other European institutions and national authorities to take action, such as the drafting of reports and resolutions, public hearings, thematic workshops and fact- finding missions;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that it is important to diversify the means of communication and to raise citizens' awareness, in close cooperation with national and local associations, by means of information campaigns and an ongoing public debate on the Union's policy areas; believes that interactive online forums should be developed where citizens can obtain information, exchange views and express themselves freely, particularly with a view to targeting young people;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out, with that in mind, that an overly narrow or inconsistent interpretation of Article 51 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union alienates citizens from the EU; asks the Commission to come forward with measures that will ensure a coherent and extensive application of the provisions of Article 51 andmay jeopardise citizens' trust in the EU; calls on the Conference on the Future of Europe to address this issue;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Observes that many petitions on COVID-19 have been dealt with by the Committee on Petitions, chiefly under the urgent procedure; congratulates the Committee on Petitions on its rapid and effective handling of petitions in times of major crisis, which is a prerequisite for citizens’ trust in the EU institutions;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Council and the Member States to show more interest in participatingcontinue to express their interest in discussions on petitions and to provide responses to questions raised by petitioners at EU level, in particular by sending the petitions to the relevant and competent authorities, ensuring adequate follow-up and participating in parliamentary debates;
Amendment 63 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on civil society as a whole to tap the full potential of the right to petition when it comes to effecting policy and legislative changes at EU level; calls on civil society organisations to make better use of petitions as instruments of direct democracyEncourages civil society to make better use of the right of petition;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Takes the view that the petitions network is a necessary tool in facilitating the follow-up of petitions as part of parliamentary and legislative business, as well as in promoting the exchange of information and best practices among its members, at both technical and political level; believes that this network should enhance dialogue and cooperation with the Commission and other EU institutions;
Amendment 73 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for a Eurobarometer survey to be carried out to gauge how much EU citizens know about the right to petition the European Parliament, with the aim of collecting data to use as a basis for a strong awareness-raising campaign; takes the view that regular EU-wide surveys, based on cross-border polls, help raise the European institutions' awareness of citizens' concerns;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the Petitions Web Portal to be improved to make it more user- friendly, easier to navigate and accessible to all citizens, especially to persons with disabilities; calls for the possibility of co- signing theis of the opinion that a simplified process for citizens to support a petitions submitted via the Petitions Web Portal to be streamlined and acceleratedonline portal would enable better use to be made of their right to petition;
Amendment 81 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for more information to be made public and availableObserves that petitioners do not have real-time access to information on the status onf the Pir petitions Web Portal, including, for example, the progress of the petition and inquiries launched with other ins; calls, therefore, for more information to be made public and available on the Petitutions Web Portal; in this regard, calls for more synergy between the portal and Parliament’s internal database;
Amendment 86 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recalls that the European Ombudsman is empowered to make recommendations, proposals for solutions and suggestions for improvement with a view to solving a problem relating to various cases of maladministration; observes that where a complaint falls outside the Ombudsman's mandate, the Ombudsman may advise the complainant to refer it to another authority or to the Committee on Petitions; notes that in 2020 the Ombudsman received more than 1 400 complaints which did not fall within her mandate, mainly because they did not concern activities related to administration at EU level;
Amendment 87 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 89 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recalls that relations with the European Ombudsman are one of the responsibilities conferred by the European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure on the Committee on Petitions;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the recent changes made to the Statute of the European Ombudsman, which bring the exercise of the Ombudsman's functions into line with the Lisbon Treaty and will further enhance the right of EU citizens and residents to complain about maladministration, in particular in the areas of whistle-blower protection, harassment and conflicts of interest at the EU's institutions, bodies or agencies; recalls that the Ombudsman's new Statute also clarifies the conditions under which the Ombudsman may conduct own-initiative enquiries, reiterating that the Ombudsman may cooperate with the authorities of the Member States and with EU institutions, bodies and agencies;
Amendment 94 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that EU citizens have the right to access the EU institutions' documents; Congratulates the Ombudsman on the work she has done on the accessibility of documents held by EU institutions, in particular the application of the fast-track procedure to deal with such requests; calls on the Ombudsman to continue her efforts in this direction, because timely access to documents in the EU's 24 official languages is essential to ensure proper engagement of citizens and civil society in the decision- making process;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 101 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Ombudsman to further strengthen the European Network of Ombudsmen in order to promote the right to refer matters to an Ombudsman at both national and European level and in order to remain connected with and keep abreast of the national realities of citizens; believes it necessary to step up interactions and exchanges of best practices between national and regional ombudsmen with the European Ombudsman to ensure that citizens are better informed about their rights and have better guidance when making complaints;
Amendment 109 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to inform the public about the EU’s competences to make sure that ECIs concern subjects and issues that fall within the EU’s remit; emphasises that the recent ECIs have called for the EU to take more action, more quickly, iconcern the fight against climate change, consumer rights and health;
Amendment 111 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Applauds the Commission on having held information seminars and having established a European Citizens' Initiative Week in 2020, which brought together representatives of institutions, members of civil society and organisers of past and current initiatives, with the aim of reflecting on how to improve this instrument; considers, however, that the European Citizens' Initiative remains little known; calls on the Commission, therefore, to increase the media visibility of this participatory tool, in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2019/788;
Amendment 119 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Highlights the need to establish a proper follow-up mechanism for unsuccessful ECIs in order to take citizens’ input seriously, including redirecting citizens to the Committee on Petitions, as the lack of impact could lead to disengagement; underlines the role that the Committee on Petitions must play throughout hearing processes; calls on the Commission to collaborate in a timely manner with Parliament after an ECI is deemed successful, to enable Parliament to make full use of the three-month period for the organisation of hearings by the relevant committees;
Amendment 125 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Emphasises the role of these three participatory instruments, which is to facilitate and encourage the engagement of citizens and residents of the EU; calls for the establishment and promotion of a large- scale, one-stop interinstitutional website to provide information on all the instruments that enable the public to participate directly in and influence decision-making at EU level; takes the view that such a one-stop platform would not only provide citizens with greater visibility of their rights, but also promote complementarity between these different instruments;
Amendment 126 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Stresses that regular information gathering on topics of interest to citizens and recurring issues which are raised in petitions, the European Ombudsman's enquiries and ECIs, would help to find solutions more quickly, while ensuring the coherence of the EU's policies for its citizens;
Amendment 132 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Stresses the importance of providing citizens with assistance, both at European and local level, through the Europe Direct information centres and Houses of Europe, in submitting petitions and ECIs and complaints to the European Ombudsman;
Amendment 133 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls on the Member States to make it mandatory forUnderlines the crucial educational role that academic stakeholders must play in dispensing European civic education; invites the Member States to teach pupils in schools to be taughtand universities about the EU’s three participatory instruments; asks the Commission to strengthen the Erasmus+ programme's targets on young people's active participation in democratic life, particularly by means of learning activities to develop civic skills and an understanding of European policies; points out that civic engagement among young people is vital for the future of all democracies;
Amendment 139 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Recalls that the EU’s multilingual communication policy and the publication of information and documents in all the official languages of the EU is a crucial element in communicating with and engaging citizens from all Member States; highlights its importance in all communication channels, including social media, in order to better connect with citizens; welcomes the guidelines published by the Ombudsman instructing the institutions on how to develop their language policy in the most citizen-friendly manner;
Amendment 144 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. With a view to improving public participation, emphasises the need for citizens to have clear guidance to help them choose the most appropriate participatory tool; takes the view that there is a need to understand and overcome the obstacles peoplecitizens, particularly Europeans with disabilities, encounter when they are drawing up petitions to Parliament, complaints to the Ombudsman and initiatives for the Commission;
Amendment 153 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to inform the public about the EU’s competences to make sure that ECIs concern subjects and issues that fall within the EU’s remit; emphasises that the recent ECIs have called for the EU to take more action, more quickly, iconcern the fight against climate change, consumer rights and health;
Amendment 155 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Applauds the Commission on having held information seminars and having established a European Citizens' Initiative Week in 2020, which brought together representatives of institutions, members of civil society and organisers of past and current initiatives, with the aim of reflecting on how to improve this instrument; considers, however, that the European Citizens' Initiative remains little known; calls on the Commission, therefore, to increase the media visibility of this participatory tool, in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2019/788;
Amendment 163 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Highlights the need to establish a proper follow-up mechanism for unsuccessful ECIs in order to take citizens’ input seriously, including redirecting citizens to the Committee on Petitions, as the lack of impact could lead to disengagement; underlines the role that the Committee on Petitions must play throughout hearing processes; calls on the Commission to collaborate in a timely manner with Parliament after an ECI is deemed successful, to enable Parliament to make full use of the three-month period for the organisation of hearings by the relevant committees;
Amendment 169 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Stresses that regular information gathering on topics of interest to citizens and recurring issues which are raised in petitions, the European Ombudsman's enquiries and ECIs, would help to find solutions more quickly, while ensuring the coherence of the EU's policies for its citizens;
Amendment 170 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Emphasises the role of these three participatory instruments, which is to facilitate and encourage the engagement of citizens and residents of the EU; calls for the establishment and promotion of a large- scale, one-stop interinstitutional website to provide information on all the instruments that enable the public to participate directly in and influence decision-making at EU level; takes the view that such a one-stop platform would not only provide citizens with greater visibility of their rights, but also promote complementarity between these different instruments;
Amendment 176 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. Stresses the importance of providing citizens with assistance, both at European and local level, through the Europe Direct information centres and Houses of Europe, in submitting petitions and ECIs and complaints to the European Ombudsman;
Amendment 177 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls on the Member States to make it mandatory forUnderlines the crucial educational role that academic stakeholders must play in dispensing European civic education; invites the Member States to teach pupils in schools to be taughtand universities about the EU’s three participatory instruments; asks the Commission to strengthen the Erasmus+ programme's targets on young people's active participation in democratic life, particularly by means of learning activities to develop civic skills and an understanding of European policies; points out that civic engagement among young people is vital for the future of all democracies;
Amendment 183 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Recalls that the EU’s multilingual communication policy and the publication of information and documents in all the official languages of the EU is a crucial element in communicating with and engaging citizens from all Member States; highlights its importance in all communication channels, including social media, in order to better connect with citizens; welcomes the guidelines published by the Ombudsman instructing the institutions on how to develop their language policy in the most citizen-friendly manner;
Amendment 188 #
2020/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. With a view to improving public participation, emphasises the need for citizens to have clear guidance to help them choose the most appropriate participatory tool; takes the view that there is a need to understand and overcome the obstacles peoplecitizens, particularly Europeans with disabilities, encounter when they are drawing up petitions to Parliament, complaints to the Ombudsman and initiatives for the Commission;
Amendment 143 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the new EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and its level of ambition; recognises, however, the need for a realistic and balanced approach in the implementation of the Strategy in which all three dimensions (Society, Environment and Economy) of sustainability are acknowledged;
Amendment 165 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the conclusions of the IPBES report of 2019, according to which nature is declining at a rate unprecedented in human history and around 1 million species are threatened with extinction; strongly regrets that the Union has neither fully met the 2020 biodiversity strategy objectives nor the global Aichi Biodiversity Targets; considers that better monitoring of the implementation of targets, be they European or global, will be needed in the future;
Amendment 181 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need for a well- balanced Biodiversity Strategy taking into account both environmental, economic and health aspects;
Amendment 189 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Notes the significant achievements of sustainable forest management since the 1990s in increasing the land-area covered by forests in Europe by 9 % and simultaneously strengthening carbon storage in the European forests by 50 %, while maintaining the populations of common bird species1a; highlights the importance of long-term sustainable management and use of peatlands and forests, as well as protection; considers sustainable forest management as an effective way to maintain and enhance biodiversity, the vitality of forests and the adaptation to changing conditions, as well as to prevent damages, such as pests, non- native species and diseases, also in the protected areas; _________________ 1a State of Europe's Forests 2020
Amendment 221 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recommends that a thorough scientific investigation be carried out at EU level to assess the effectiveness and enforcement of EU legislation in the fight against wildlife trafficking and the measures taken against it; calls for a broad international approach and cooperation on pandemic prevention and for enhanced law enforcement on all aspects of the illegal wildlife trade;
Amendment 226 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to carry out holistic and cumulative impact assessments of the implementation of the strategy’s measures and targets on the social and economic sustainability of agriculture and forestry in and outside of the EU, and on food security and prices;
Amendment 270 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that for the successful conservation of protected areas, including strictly protected areas, decision-making at the site level together with the Member States should be promoted, taking into account regional characteristics within the EU and the international obligations resulting from the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to be agreed at the upcoming 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity;
Amendment 280 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that the European Union already has the largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world; calls for an in-depth evaluation of the effectiveness of current protected terrestrial areas to be carried out before extending the boundaries of those areas;
Amendment 310 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Notes that urban areas accounted for 22.5%of the EU’s total land area in 2014, of which cities represented 4%1a and suburbs and towns 13%, together covering one sixth of the land area, and are expected to grow; calls for a proportional share of at least one sixth of protected areas to be realised in urban areas, as this is not only crucial to contribute to the overall protection targets, but also for improving air quality, providing opportunities for recreation, and increasing overall well-being; _________________ 1aOECD: https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSet Code=BUILT_UP and Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Territorial_typologie s_manual_-_degree_of_urbanisation
Amendment 322 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on the Commission to set targets for using renaturation in urban areas as an opportunity;
Amendment 480 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to set specific ambitious targets on urban biodiversity, nature-based solutions and green infrastructure, and measures to combat land take, and to develop a Trans- European Network for Green Infrastructure (TEN-G) linked to the Trans- European Nature Network (TEN-N); highlights the need to systematically incorporate solutions based on nature and biodiversity protection into urban planning and architecture; supports the Commission’s creation of an European Platform for Urban Greening;
Amendment 518 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its support for the 2030 targets of bringing at least 25 % of agricultural land under organic farm management, which should become the norm in the long term, and ensuring that at least 10 % of agricultural land consists of high-diversity landscape features, which should be implemented at farm level, targets which should both be incorporated into EU legislation; considers it imperative that farmers receive support, particularly financial support, and training in the transition towards agroecological practicessustainable practices; believes that farmers must receive appropriate market prices for products produced sustainably;
Amendment 720 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Expresses its concern that the majority of the ranges of terrestrial species will decrease significantly in a 1.5 to 2 °C scenario; highlights, therefore, the need to prioritise nature-based solutions in meeting climate mitigation goals and in adaptation strategies and to increase the protection of natural carbon sinks in the EU in order to increase the co-benefits between biodiversity protection and the fight against climate change;
Amendment 768 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. WelcomNotes the Commission’s targets of reducing the use of more hazardous and chemical pesticides by 50 %, the use of fertilisers by at least 20 % and nutrient losses by at least 50 % by 2030, which should be made bindingreducing nutrient losses by up to 50 % which will result in the reduction in the use of fertilisers by up to 20% by 2030; stresses that those reduction targets need to be accompanied by an increase in research and development of alternative plant protection products and fertilisers as well as application methods and technologies if the EU truly wants to become the front runner in terms of sustainable and environmentally friendly agriculture; calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment and the Member States to offer farmers a tool box of alternatives for plant protection and fertilisation in order to ensure the security of supply with high-quality and biodiversity-friendly produced food; calls on the co-legislators to take these targets duly into consideration in the upcoming legislative initiatives; considers that the derogation envisaged in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be clarified and must only be applied for health and environmental reasons;
Amendment 793 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 18 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission to establish a plan for the compensation of the loss of income of farmers, which may result due to the biodiversity targets set and the interlinked decline in production;
Amendment 815 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Underlines that European farmers play a crucial role in the protection of nature and make important contributions to biodiversity;
Amendment 821 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Stresses that the Biodiversity Strategy should fully take into account the upcoming agreement on the CAP Strategic Plans and avoid additional legal burdens and uncertainty for farmers after the agreement of the new CAP;
Amendment 825 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 g (new)
Paragraph 18 g (new)
18g. Stresses the decrease of biodiversity due to light pollution; calls on the Commission to set up a strategy against light pollution;
Amendment 827 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 i (new)
Paragraph 18 i (new)
18 i. Calls on the Commission to include public lawn and public green spaces in cities and urban areas similar to the proposed strictly protected areas targets, to help to increase biodiversity and the protection of pollinators in these areas;
Amendment 876 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Points out that the trade in wildlife has tragic consequences for our biodiversity and our health, such as an increase in invasive species and the potential risks of transmitting zoonotic infections; calls on the Commission to scale up its action to combat the illegal trade in wildlife; calls on the European Commission to study the need for standard regulations governing the trade in wildlife within the Union and to consider drawing up a positive list of authorised species;
Amendment 1016 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission to reinforce biodiversity within Union youth programmes such as the European Voluntary Service, and to launch a Green Erasmus programme focused on restoration and conservation; reiterates its calls for a specific mission and funding dedicated to biodiversity within future research programmes; stresses that European protected areas must also have an educational vocation and dimension aimed at improving biodiversity preservation by raising public awareness;
Amendment 1057 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls the position expressed in its resolution of 16 January 2020 on COP156 on biodiversity and the need for a post- 2020 binding agreement similar to the Paris Agreement to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030; reiterates its request that this agreement include objectives with detailed timetables, performance indicators and evaluation mechanisms; _________________ 6 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0015.
Amendment 1061 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Recalls that reducing the Union’s global footprint must be one of the major focal points of the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy; stresses, in this regard, the impact of importing certain products into the European Union on deforestation and biodiversity loss in third countries, and calls on the Commission to examine the need for action to limit the placement on the European market of products associated with deforestation; emphasises the need to better develop eco-labelling and anti-deforestation certification;
Amendment 1068 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Supports global negotiations that promote a global level playing field for the sustainable EU bioeconomy and help avoiding leakage effects to regions with less stringent environmental regulation, thus promoting employment in the EU, as well as competitiveness, resilience and strategic autonomy of European industries;
Amendment 1077 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Supports the Commission’s ambition to assess the impact of trade agreements on biodiversity, with follow-up action to strengthen the biodiversity provisions of existing and new agreements; calls on the Commission to include binding and enforceable sustainable development and biodiversity protection chapters in all future trade agreements;
Amendment 1120 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting at least 267 species; calls on the Union to lead negotiations for an international agreement for plastic-free oceans by 2030; deplores the fact that, according to the European strategy for plastics in a circular economy of 16 January 2018, the 150 million tonnes of accumulated plastic in the oceans could double by 2030, putting more than 600 species at risk and weakening the resistance of marine ecosystems to climate change; calls on the Union to lead negotiations for an international agreement for plastic-free oceans by 2030; stresses the particular case of microplastics, which are particularly dangerous to marine biodiversity, and calls on the Commission to further tackle the problem of microplastics and to develop synergies between its biodiversity strategy and the new action plan for the circular economy;
Amendment 352 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the Farm to Fork strategy needs to be well-balanced and taking into account environmental, economic and health aspects;
Amendment 777 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the reduction targets of the use of chemical pesticides and fertilisers need to be accompanied by an increase in research and development of alternative plant protection products and fertilisers, as well as application methods and technologies, if the EU truly wants to become the front runner in terms of sustainable and environmentally friendly agriculture; calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment and the Member states to offer farmers a tool box of alternatives for plant protection and fertilization in order to ensure the security of supply with high-quality and biodiversity-friendly produced food; calls on the co-legislators to take these targets duly into consideration in the upcoming legislative initiatives;
Amendment 807 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers it imperative that active farmers receive more support or are provided with knowledge and training, technology and innovation as well as legal certainty in the transition towards more agroecological practices, and appropriate remuneration of their ecologically- friendly produced products on market;
Amendment 1323 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls, in this regard, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure equal product and production standards and effective controls of the agricultural products imported from third countries with a view to ensuring a level playing field for European food production and a high level of protection and underlines that the supply with high- quality foodstuff from EU farmers must be an overall target;
Amendment 1329 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission for a strategy on supporting local value chains as a key element for reaching the proposed targets; stresses that small- scaled agriculture and SMEs require additional support for realising the proposed targets;
Amendment 1335 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that robust and reliable legal frameworks for the fisheries and aquaculture sector should provide the basis for better protection measures and animal health with subsequent increases in fish populations and more clarity regarding the use of space and licenses in aquaculture, allowing for greater predictability for investments; stresses that good traceability mechanisms and high sustainability standards for all products sold on EU markets are essential to ensure transparency for consumers, the sector and the different administrations, and to achieve the targets of the Green Deal and the SDGs; stresses the importance of a clear labelling of origin with a focus on milk, milk and meat as ingredient also in processed food, as this is clearly requested by the consumer;
Amendment 1384 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep concern about the emergence of zoonotic diseases that are transferred from animals to humans (anthropozoonoses), such as Q fever, avian influenza and the new strain of influenza A (H1N1), which is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, and environmental degradation, and our current food production systemsencourages the Commission to globally promote high levels of biosecurity;
Amendment 1658 #
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 sciencestresses that an EU-wide front-of-pack nutrition labelling system must be based on independent science and must take account of all available food data; points out that such a system must in no way discriminate against those products that cannot be reduced to a nutrient profile, where they represent a tradition and know-how compatible with a balanced diet; points out, further, that a healthy diet does not depend solely on the nutrient profile of certain foods, but also on eating in moderation and having a varied diet;
Amendment 1702 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Amendment 1712 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Welcomes the intention to examine whether labelling can be used to help consumers make more sustainable choices that will add value to our European products; calls for the harmonisation of any such labelling that is developed, so that all European consumers within the single market are fully informed;
Amendment 1717 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Amendment 1772 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint as well as a clear label of origin; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one; stresses the importance that is necessary to ensure a fair income for farmers;
Amendment 1835 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reaffirms its belief that policy measures that are dependent solely on consumer choice unduly shift the responsibility to purchase sustainable products to consumers; notes that third- party certification and labelling alone are not effective in ensuring sustainable production andthe consumer choices play an essential role and their choices have to be taken into account during the transition to a more sustainable and healthy European food system; notes that state and the EU quality labels, e.g. the EU organic label, are an important opportunity to raise awareness of sustainable consumption;
Amendment 1842 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the importance of fighting food fraud and counterfeiting in the food sector, and imposing effective penalties;
Amendment 1959 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Stresses the need to protect consumers and the European tradition of animal protein production from the development of artificial or cellular meat; calls on the Commission to study the carbon footprint of these new products and their impact on human health;
Amendment 2062 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the proposed revision of EU rules on date marking; stresses that any change to date marking rules should be science based and should improve the use of date marking by actors in the food chain and its understanding by consumers, in particular ‘best before’ labelling, while at the same time not undermining food safety or quality; stresses that European harmonisation and any changes extending these dates on certain products would help to combat food waste;
Amendment 2138 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Highlights in this regard the importance of agricultural internships supported by Erasmus+;
Amendment 2270 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Underlines that all international trade agreements have to fulfil the requirements which are set by this strategy;
Amendment 2 #
2020/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to Articles 15, 24, third paragraph, and 228 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 3 #
2020/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to Article 10(3) of the Treaty on European Union,
Amendment 9 #
2020/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European Ombudsman’s main priority is to ensure that citizens’ rights are fully upheld, in accordance with the Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and that the right to good administration reflects the highest standards expected of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union, with the exception of the activities carried out by the Court of Justice of the European Union acting in its judicial role;
Amendment 13 #
2020/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas Article 10(3) of the Treaty on European Union provides that ‘every citizen shall have the right to participate in the democratic life of the Union’ and that ‘decisions shall be taken as openly and as closely as possible to the citizen’;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovNotes the annual report for 2019 presented by the European Ombudsman;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that the seat of the Ombudsman is that of the European Parliament; encourages the Ombudsman, therefore, to prioritise the use of the premises available in Strasbourg;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the good cooperation between the Ombudsman and her team and the Committee on Petitions, which makes it possible to improve the quality of European administration and the accessibility and quality of its services for European citizens;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that while the Ombudsman’s decisions are not binding, her involvement has a major impact on the adherence by the EU institutions and bodies to the principle of good administration; in this regard, points out that in 2017, in 81% of cases, the institutions concerned followed the Ombudsman’s recommendations and that for eight out of 14 institutions, the rate of compliance with recommendations was 100%;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that, in keeping with the European Ombudsman’s recommendations, the Commission and the Council have maintained a high level of transparency of the legislative process throughout the negotiations on EU-UK relations, publishing more than 100 negotiating documents and making the Chief Negotiator’s timetable available to citizens, and urges them to do the same when drawing up the future free trade agreement; calls more broadly on the Commission to fulfil its obligations regarding sustainability impact assessments of all EU trade agreements;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the consolidation of the Award for Good Administration, which aims to reward initiatives and projects by the EU administration that have a positive impact on the lives of European citizens; congratulates the Commission, which received the award in recognition of its strategy to reduce plastic pollution; considers that greater media coverage of this award would show European citizens that the European institutions are working to provide tangible solutions;
Amendment 101 #
2020/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that in 2019, 2 201 new complaints were dealt with by the Ombudsman and 1 373 requests for information were answered by the Ombudsman’s services; notes that 458 inquiries were opened, of which two on the Ombudsman’s own initiative;
Amendment 111 #
2020/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Applauds the European Ombudsman’s commitment to the right of citizens to be involved in the EU democratic process, as demonstrated by her participation in the annual conference of the European Network of Ombudsmen in April 2019 on the need to strengthen citizens’ participation in the democratic process; endorses her decision to reply to all those seeking assistance in the language of their complaint, and; calls on the EU public administration to make every effort to ensure that citizens are able to communicate effectively with her in the 24 official languages of the EU; welcomes the European Ombudsman’s draft guidelines on the use of languages on the websites of the EU institutions;
Amendment 116 #
2020/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Welcomes the redesign of the Ombudsman’s website, making it a more accessible and functional instrument for European citizens; encourages the Ombudsman to further develop the translation of her publications into the different languages of the EU;
Amendment 120 #
2020/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Acknowledges the important contribution made by the European Network of National and Regional Ombudsmen to the exchange of best practices and information on the remit and competences of its members and the proper implementation of European law; suggests that this network could be more closely involved in overseeing the proper use of EU funds; suggests that it could also offer support to national or regional ombudsmen who come under strong pressure from their governments, particularly in connection with violations of fundamental rights, including LGBTI rights; calls on this network to consider the role that national and regional ombudsmen should play in increasing the involvement of European citizens in the EU decision-making process;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas a more stable, competitive and convergent Economic and Monetary Union requires a solid Banking Union and a more developed and safe Capital Markets Union; whereas the completion of the Banking Union would be a vital contributor to the international perception of the euro and its increased role in global markets;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the completion of the Banking Union beyond its two pillars, the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) and the Singlexisting pillars remains a priority; whereas targeted reforms in the Rresolution Mechanism (SRM), is pendingand deposit insurance area to complete the Banking Union should further enhance the robustness of banks and safeguard overall financial stability;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the urge for technological transformation has accelerated, increasing the efficiency of banks and their ambition for innovation, while exposing them at the same time to the new risks and challenges of the digital finance world, cybersecurity, reputational risks, data privacy, AML risks and consumer protection;
Amendment 60 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas stronger EU prudential and anti-money laundering (AML) supervision is necessary;
Amendment 67 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the withdrawal of the UK from the EU has resulted in the relocation of banking services to the EU; whereas the SSM played a crucial steering and monitoring role through its systematic “preparedness” guidance and coordination with significant banks on their operating models; whereas the full assessment of effectiveness of banking sector’s preparedness to the new reality will be tested in the mid and long term perspective;
Amendment 69 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the crisis management and deposit insurance (CMDI) framework (CMDI) should be proportional, moreensure consistent and efficient hand more coherent, and shouldling of all banks, regardless of size or business model, as well as, contribute to preserving financial stability, minimising the use of taxpayers’ money and ensuring a level playing field across the EU;
Amendment 103 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Finds that the RRF may provide impetus for the completion of the Banking Union; highlights the crucial role of the banking sector in providing access to credit and channelling available funding into the real economy, in particular into sustainable and socially responsible investments;
Amendment 129 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. NotWelcomes the ‘CRR quick fix’ with targeted changes to the Capital Requirements Regulation31 extending transitional arrangements in order to support banks’ lending capacity32 ; _________________ 31Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 1). 32Regulation (EU) 2020/873 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2020 amending Regulations (EU) No 575/2013 and (EU) 2019/876 as regards certain adjustments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (OJ L 204, 26.6.2020, p. 4). to households and businesses mitigating the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuring that the regulatory framework interacts smoothly with other measures addressing the crisis;
Amendment 159 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. NotWelcomes the accelerated pace of digitalisation in the banking sector, while pointing to the insufficient level ofallowing banks to better serve clients remotely and with new products and providing opportunities for increased cost-efficiency; underlines that digitalisation requires considerable resources for investments in this areaIT systems, R&D and new operating models, which may expose banks to weak profitability in the short term, particularly for banks with lower capital levels and riskier exposures; considers that bank consolidation of small and medium-sized banks could facilitate their IT investment;
Amendment 164 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Underlines the importance to secure technological neutrality in regulatory and supervisory approaches; highlights the need to address challenges posed by the use of new innovative technologies related to banking supervision and the oversight of payment systems; strongly supports the European Commission’s new Digital Finance Strategy, which will facilitate the scaling of innovative technology cross-border whilst ensuring high standards of consumer protection and financial sector resilience;
Amendment 168 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the ECB’s repwortk on the digital euro and, its report as well as the outcome of its public consultation and expects further analysis of the implications of digital currency for the banking sector, in terms of financial intermediation, lending capacity and profitability; takes note of the objective for the digital euro to function alongside cash, as a means of secure and competitive digital payment; supports the ECB’s efforts in ensuring a high level of privacy protection, confidentiality of payments data, cyber resilience, and security;
Amendment 183 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes the postponement of the implementation of the Basel III reforms and awaits the Commission’s upcoming proposal on the implementation of the finalised standards, taking into account the specificities of the EU banking sector; stresses that the Basel III reform should not hamper the ability of European banks to finance the recovery and the digital and environmental transition in Europe; stresses that, in order to safeguard its economic sovereignty and strategic autonomy, the EU needs strong and competitive European banks to offer wholesale banking services to businesses of all sizes;
Amendment 248 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the benefits of banking consolidation in addressing the overcapacities and fragmentation of the banking sector; , both within the EU and cross border, in addressing low profitability, overcapacities and fragmentation of the banking sector; acknowledges the encouraging trend in the banking sector towards engagement in consolidation and points in this context to the ECB Guide on the supervisory approach to consolidation, supporting well-designed and well-executed business combinations;
Amendment 250 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the benefits of banking consolidation, including between countries, in addressing the overcapacities and fragmentation of the banking sector;
Amendment 274 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that the EU-wide stress test launched on 29 January 2021 aims to test capital trajectories of banks in a situation of worsening asset quality; regrets, however, that the sample of 51 banks selected for the exercise is too small; calls on the European Banking Authority to broaden the scope of future stress test exercises;
Amendment 283 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes the EBA’s role in leading, coordinating and monitoring the EU financial sector’s fight against money laundering and terrorist financing; welcomes EBA's support on individual functioning of AML supervisory powers implementation across Member countries and calls for further actions to ensure AML/CFT supervision is risk based, proportionate and effective; points to the differences in approaches taken to AML/CFT supervision by national authorities and in the application of the EU regulation, which may result in regulatory arbitrage; takes note of EBA's second mandate to build a database on AML, expected to be developed in 2021, and enhance cooperation and exchange of information across European authorities; stresses the important role AML colleges for cross border groups, comprising of all AML authorities of the jurisdictions where the group operates, play in assessing how the group is performing under AML;
Amendment 295 #
2020/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. NTakes note of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU; acknowledges the progress that many significant banks have achieved on their post-Brexit target operating models as agreed with the SSM, and supports the SSM’s efforts to monitor progress towards these models in the areas of assets, staff and booking practices; reiterates that in the context of relocation of business in the EU, empty shell institutions are not acceptable in the euro area; considers that existing regulatory loopholes in the EU legal framework should be addressed in order to strengthen supervision and recalls that the SSM will assume direct responsibility for the prudential supervision of systemically relevant investment firms once the revised Investment Firms regulation comes into force in June 2021; notes the UK’s withdrawal from the EU; takes note of the progress that many significant banks have achieved on their post-Brexit target operating models as agreed with the SSM, and supports the SSM’s efforts to monitor progress towards these models in the areas of assets, staff and booking practices;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with great concern that, according to the Commission’s Spring 2020 economic forecast, the EU is expected to suffering the deepest recession in its history in 2020;; Euro area GDP is expected to contract by 7,7% (7,4% in the EU) in 2020 with the rebound of 6,3% (6,1% in the EU) in 2021; 1a _________________ 1a Spring forecast 2020, page 168, Table 1. https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/ec onomy-finance/ip125_en.pdf
Amendment 66 #
2020/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned at the remarkably negative impact of the COVID-19 crisispandemic on the globalEU’s economy, trade, incomeparticularly on SMEs, Single Market and its competitiveness, multilateralism, inequalities and poverty;
Amendment 125 #
2020/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes theNotes the temporary activation of the general escape clause ofunder the Stability and Growth Pact, and expects that it will remain activated at least until the end of 2021no longer then it is strictly necessary in order to support the efforts of the Member States to recover from the pandemic crisis and strengthen their competitiveness, economic and social resilience;
Amendment 184 #
2020/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. PropoWishes to sese a combination of expenditure rules for public non- inverapid EU’s recovery from the COVID-19 crisis by stmrent expenditure and a golden rule for public investment which is central to both; wishes to see a rapid recovery from the COVID-19 crisis andgthening the Single Market, competitiveness, cohesion, a transition to a cleaner, socially sustainable and more digital society;
Amendment 219 #
2020/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission urgently to start work on the creation of dedicated coordination mechanism in the EU to ensure that Europe is able to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050;
Amendment 251 #
2020/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that publictax revenues are essential to finance the post-pandemic recovery restoring EU’s competiveness and the just transition to a sustainable economy; recalls thate importance to fight tax fraud, tax evasion and, tax avoidance at EU level amount to up to EUR 160-190 billion each year, constituting missing revenues for the treasuriend money laundering both at national and EU levels;
Amendment 268 #
2020/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls the urgent need to strengthen the Banking Union and complete and reinforce the EMU architecture with a view to protecting citizens and reducing pressure on public finances during external shocks so as to overcome social and economic imbalances, by creating a fiscal capacity for public investment, a macroeconomic stabilisation and cohesion function for the euro area, and a European unemployment benefit reinsurance scheme;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the main subjects of concern raised in petitions submitted in 2019 pertained to environmental matters (in particular, issues concerning pollution, protection and preservation and waste management), fundamental rights (notably the rights of the child, voting rights and EU citizens’ rights, in particular in the context of Brexit), constitutional affairs (in particular questions related to the European elections and to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU), health (in particular issues relating to healthcare and to the impact of hazards and toxic substances), transport (notably air and rail passengers’ rights, cross- national connections and seasonal time changes), and the internal market (in particular questions relating to consumers’ rights and freedom of movement of persons), employment (in particular access to the job market and precarious contracts), and culture and education (in particular access to education for children with disabilities and harassment at school), in addition to many other areas of activity;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. ERegrets that petitioners are still not sufficiently informed about the grounds for declaring a petition inadmissible; emphasizes the importance of a continuous public debate on the Union’s fields of activity aimed at informing citizens about the scope of the Union’s competences and the different levels of decision-making, in order to reduce the number of inadmissible petitions; considers it essential to find a way of better promoting the right to petition and make citizens aware of this right;
Amendment 61 #
2020/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that petitions provide a valuable contribution to the Commission’s role as guardian of the Treaties; reiterates that good cooperation between the Committee on Petitions and the European Commission is crucial; welcomes the commitment made by the Commission Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, Maroš Šefčovič, during his hearing as commissioner- designate, to further improve the Commission’s handling of petitions and to ensure the submission of accurate answers within the three-month deadline; reiterates its call on the Commission for regular updates on developments in infringement proceedings and for access to relevant Commission documents on infringements and EU pilot procedures which relate to open petitions;
Amendment 75 #
2020/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers it essential to improve cooperation with national parliaments and their relevant committees and with Member State governments, in particular to ensure that petitions are handled by the relevant authorities;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines that many petitions have led to legislative or political action, whether in the form of reports or proposals for resolutions, or of preliminary rulings or infringement procedures;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Underlines that, although the number of people supporting one or more petitions on Parliament’s Petitions web portal has increased by comparison with 2018, a number of petitioners are still reporting technical problems with supporting several petitions;
Amendment 102 #
2020/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. WRecalls that relations with the European Ombudsman are one of the responsibilities conferred by Parliament’s Rules of Procedure on the Committee on Petitions; welcomes Parliament’s fruitful cooperation with the European Ombudsman, as well as its involvement in the European Network of Ombudsmen; underlines the excellent relations between the European Ombudsman and the Committee on Petitions; welcomes the key role played by the Committee on Petitions in ensuring that the public hearings of the candidates in the framework of the election procedure for the European Ombudsman in 2019 were conducted in a transparent and efficient manner;
Amendment 105 #
2020/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls that the Petitions Web Portal is an essential tool for ensuring a smooth, efficient and transparent petition process; welcomes, in this regard, its alignment with the ‘look and feel’ of the European Parliament’s website (Europarl), which has made the portal; recalls that since the end of 2017, documents such as agendas, minutes and communications from the Committee on Petitions have been automatically uploaded to the portal; this has provided citizens with a portal which is more responsive, transparent and accessible for citizens; stresses that efforts must be continued to make the portal more accessible to persons with disabilities;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the main aim of the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) should be to support the EU’s green objectives and achieve the climate objectives set out in the Paris Agreement by fighting carbon leakage;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that the CBAM is the appropriate instrument to contribute effectively to a global reduction in greenhouse gases;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Proposes that the CBAM be implemented as an extension of the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS), which would require importers to purchase allowances for the volume of carbon emissions incorporated in their products; notes that the mechanism should ensure a single carbon price, both for domestic producers and importers; believes that any CBAM must not place an undue burden on European enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 52 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges that the proposed CBAM apply to all imports in order to avoid distortion in the internal market and that it guarantee the competitiveness of the European economy;
Amendment 91 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the inclusion of CBAM revenues into the EU budget; considers that these should be allocated to research and innovation as a priority;
Amendment 102 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the above proposal is compatible with World Trade Organization rules, since it does not discriminate between producers and the EU's international obligations, since it treats imports and national production in the same way, is based on objective criteria and has a clear environmental objective.
Amendment 15 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the euro is currently supported as common currency by a majority of citizens in all 19 euro area Member States1a; _________________ 1aAccording to EC Flash Eurobarometer 481 of November 2019 the support for the euro has increased: two thirds of respondents think that having the euro is a good thing for their country, a proportion higher than in 2018 in 13 countries (and lower in four countries).
Amendment 16 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the euro is the official currency of the euro area, currently comprised of 19 out of 27 EU member states; whereas Bulgaria, Croatia and Denmark have anchored their currencies to the euro through the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II); whereas the euro is also the official currency1b, or “de facto” currency 1c of certain non-EU territories; _________________ 1bThe euro is used as official currency, on the basis of a formal arrangement with the European Union, by the Principality of Monaco, the Republic of San Marino, the Vatican City State the Principality of Andorra, as well as by Saint-Piette-et- Miquelon and the Island of Saint- Barthelemy which are both non-EU French overseas territories 1cThe euro became a de facto domestic currency in Kosovo and Montenegro, replacing the use of German mark, which was previously used as the de facto currency in these areas.
Amendment 18 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas despite the euro area’s economic size and influence in global trade, the use of the euro lags behind the US dollar by a wide margin, yet it is still ahead of all other competing currencies; as a medium of exchange2a, store of value2b, and unit of account2c for invoicing goods at global level, but ranks almost equally compared to the dollar in terms of proportion of international payments; whereas the euro remains the second most important currency in the international monetary system, ahead of all other competing currencies; _________________ 2aAccording to the June 2020 ECB report on “the international role of the euro” the share of the euro in the stock of international debt securities amounted to 22% at the end of 2019, after declining since themid-2000s, while that of the US dollar kept on increasing, being about 64%; 2bAccording the latest IMF COFER data release (30 September 2020), in 2020 the worldwide reserves in euro amounted to 20.27%, compared to 61.26% held in US dollars and 2.05% held in renminbi; 2c The use of the euro as an invoicing currency corresponds to 30% of global trade transactions in goods, but its use is still limited when transactions do not involve the euro area, unlike the US dollar;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2037(INI)
Ea. whereas a broad combination of factors determines the role of international currency; on the one hand the size of the euro area economy and free movement of capital fulfil basic prerequisites allowing to strengthen international role of euro, while on the other hand financial and capital markets remain fragmented and heavily bank based, fiscal architecture of the euro area is incomplete and a reliable supply of high quality assets to be used by global investors is inadequate;
Amendment 39 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the pandemic situation has accelerated the digital transformation of finance, to underpin a strong international role of the Euro it is important that Europe develops digital finance and payments, with strong European players in the lead;
Amendment 56 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the crisis has generated a unique opportunity to move towards developing a digital euro, which will make the European currency better fit for the digital world, enabling the euro to expand in the area of digital payments, becoming easier to use, less costly and more efficient;
Amendment 87 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that, while not all the effects of the internationalisation of the euro can be easily quantified, strengthening the international role of the euro can generate benefits both in the short and long term; notes, however, that it also brings risks and responsibilities that must be taken into consideration in the process of complementing market forces with policy measures; underlines, in particular, that the international currency status of the euro can enhance monetary policy autonomy and reinforce its global transmission, make the euro more of an attractive investment, and provide exorbitant privilegeincrease the use of the euro as a reserve of value , lower external financing costs as well as provide a smooth adjustment of macroeconomic imbalances and lower exchange rate pass- through.;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that a stronger euro will provide additional choice to market operators globally; gradually create deeper, more liquid and integrated European financial markets, which would provide for more reliable access to finance for European business and governments; improving in turn the overall resilience of the international financial system and economy, making them less vulnerable to exchange rate shocks; stresses that for those benefits to materialize a well-orchestrated policy efforts at European and national levels are needed, including contribution from ECB, SRB, ESAs, EIB.
Amendment 118 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that a stronger role of the Euro in the digital age must be underpinned by innovative digital finance solutions and effective digital payments in euro, with strong European players in the lead, and calls to promote this through implementing comprehensive strategies on digital finance and retail payments; Considers that in view of the digital transformation, the EU should put in place a framework with high standards of cybersecurity, including on the protection of privacy and on data protection, and ethically designed artificial intelligence;
Amendment 123 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Takes note that crypto-assets are becoming an innovative source of funding, with the potential to be an effective tool to fill funding gaps for SME and start-ups; stresses the need to have a clear and consistent guidance at EU level on the applicability of existing regulatory and prudential processes, which will promote more innovation and improve the use of the euro; welcomes in that regard the proposal of the European Commission for an EU Regulation aiming to foster the use of crypto assets in euro by improving legal certainty in the regulatory treatment of crypto-assets, preserve consumer protection and ensure financial stability;
Amendment 154 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the quick and substantial ECB monetary policy response to the COVID-19 crisis in the context of emergency and acknowledges the positive impact of such response on the economic situation of the euro area as well as on the attractiveness of the euro, by stabilising financial markets, supporting liquidity and funding conditions in the euro area economy and globally, as well as, in shoring up market confidence;
Amendment 158 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the irreversible nature of the single currency; emphasises that the euro is not only a monetary project but also a political one;
Amendment 162 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes note of the role geopolitics plays in global currency competition in the global role of a currency; highlights the fact that the internationalisation of the euro will provide more space for the EU to influence global geopolitical decisions; which in turn will reinforce the global attractiveness of the euro; while the role of geopolitics in the global world of today should be part of the reflection on strengthening the international role of euro, in particular when currency internationalisation might produce positive security effects, the European Union should take into account its capabilities in the area of foreign and defence policy;
Amendment 196 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the global prominence of a currency is directly linked to the role that the issuing country has in global trade; stresses that the EU, as one of the world’s largest trading blocs, would benefit from a strengthened international role of its currency; underlines that stimulating the choice of the euro in trade will reduce exchange risk and other currency-related costs, especially for European SMEs; observes, however, that despite their position as large buyers and producers, European companies sometimes opt to trade in key strategic markets in US dollars or face difficulties for trading in euros due to market structures and path- dependencies; takes note of conducted studies that show that share of euro in invoicing by companies depends on many factors including the size of the company and the country it is located in, the homogeneity of goods and the existing supply chains; calls, therefore, on the Commission to foster the use of the euro in pricing and invoicing in trade transactions, and to make use of the high potential offered by financial instruments denominated in euros, by actively engaging with private stakeholders and trade partners and by promoting the use euro in EU trade agreements; points, in this context, to the potential offered by supply chains;
Amendment 204 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Holds that the European Commission could further promote the use of the euro in trade pricing and invoicing, and promote euro-denominated investments, by maintaining an open dialogue with private and public stakeholders, national authorities and institutional investors, providing comprehensive knowledge and understanding for its initiatives and various efforts aimed at reinforcing the attractiveness and resilience of the euro area and the euro;
Amendment 206 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Finds merit in maximizing the impact of European economic diplomacy by engaging in regular exchanges with G20 partners, as well as neighbourhood and enlargement countries, to identify concrete policy actions of mutual interest;
Amendment 222 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes note of the ECB report on the digital euro, and of the value a digital currency can add in strengthening the international role of the euro; supportsencourages the ECB to continue its work on the digital euro and looks forward to the ECB’'s efforts in ensuring a high level of cyber resilience; next step in this process , based on its conclusions to be issued in 2021; underlines the importance of ensuring a high level of cyber resilience and security and supports the ECB’s efforts in this direction;
Amendment 227 #
2020/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to put forward a comprehensive strategy to strengthen Europe’s economic and financial autonomy; building on the efforts to strengthen the international role of the euro;
Amendment 23 #
2020/2034(INL)
– having regard to the consultative document by the Financial Stability Board 'Addressing the regulatory, supervisory and oversight challenges raised by “global stablecoin” arrangements' of 14 April 2020,
Amendment 31 #
2020/2034(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the term ‘crypto-assets’ is used to refer to a wide variety of digital assets, including but not limited to virtual currencies and tokens, which have a range of uses and purposes and can be issued and traded in a number of ways;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2034(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas experts of the European Central Bank (ECB) noted in their publication of 20193, that even though crypto-assets are highly speculative, they do not represent an immediate threat to financial stability; whereas the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its 2018 global financial stability report, and the Financial Stability Board (FSB), in its July 2018 report, reached the same conclusions, although in the FSB’s opinion the situation should still be monitored, given how quickly changes occur on these markets; _________________ 3 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/economic- bulletin/articles/2019/html/ecb.ebart20190 5_03~c83aeaa44c.en.html#toc4
Amendment 61 #
2020/2034(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas crypto-assets may increase the risks of money laundering, fraudulent practices, tax evasion and external attacks ;
Amendment 74 #
2020/2034(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the application of new technologies in the financial sector may create new risks that need to be regulated and monitored in order to safeguard financial stability, the integrity of the internal market and consumer protection;
Amendment 129 #
2020/2034(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance forStresses that, given the cross- jurisdictional nature of digital finance, close international cooperation is essential; calls, therefore, on the Commission to closely align its work with international fora and regulatory bodies in developing international standards given the cross-jurisdictional nature of digital finance;
Amendment 135 #
2020/2034(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to deploy a concerted, proportionate, cross-sectorial and holistic approach to its work on FinTech;
Amendment 141 #
2020/2034(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to act as first mover in order to create a favourable environment for European FinTech hubs and firms to scale up and boost the EU's position vis-à-vis its international competitors;
Amendment 170 #
2020/2034(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that Union level measures should not stifle opportunities for businesses, and particularly SMEs, to grow and develop within the Union;
Amendment 197 #
2020/2034(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that not all crypto-assets can be regulated in the same way, solely on the basis of the fact that they are digital; considers, therefore, that developing a pan- European taxonomy for crypto-assets is desirable as a step towards fostering a common understanding, facilitating collaboration across jurisdictions and providing greater regulatory certainty for market participants engaged in cross border activity; recommends taking into account the importance of international cooperation and global initiatives as regards frameworks for crypto-assets, bearing in mind in particular their borderless nature; cautions, however, that developing an open-ended taxonomy template may be more appropriate for this evolving market segment;
Amendment 210 #
2020/2034(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes, therefore, that that, given that crypto- assets take many forms and are constantly evolving, any further categorisation should be balanced, adaptable and flexible in order to give space for innovation in the sector while ensuring that risks can be identified at an early stage;
Amendment 357 #
2020/2034(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1
Annex I – part B – point 1
1. To put forward a legislative proposal for Crypto-Assets, which provides legal certainty for the treatment of Crypto- Assets while ensuring consumer and investor protection. Sa level playing field and tackling the most serious risks in order to protect consumers and investors; such a framework should consider an open taxonomy and aim to legislate according to the principle of the same rules applying according to the same activity and risks;
Amendment 364 #
2020/2034(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 3
Annex I – part B – point 3
3. To propose a framework for digital onboarding. Such a framework should comply with relevant Union legislation such as Anti-Money Laundering provisions and anti-terrorist financing, and aim to ensure a common understanding of digital financial identities across the single market.
Amendment 365 #
2020/2034(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 3 a (new)
Annex I – part B – point 3 a (new)
3a. To assess the potential impact of vulnerabilities caused by financial institutions' growing use of new technologies and the rapid evolution of the crypto-asset market;
Amendment 124 #
2020/0374(COD)
(9) A fragmentation of the internal market can only be effectively averted if Member States are prevented from applying national rules which are specific to the types of undertakings and services covered by this Regulation. At the same time, sNothing in this Regulation precludes the Member States from imposing the same or stricter obligations on undertakings in pursuit of legitimate public interests, in accordance with Union law. Legitimate public interests include, among others, consumer protection, the fight against unfair competition, and the protection of freedom and pluralism. In particular, there is nothing in this Regulation to preclude the Member States from pursuing these legitimate public interests by imposing obligations on undertakings with gatekeeper status in accordance with this Regulation. Since this Regulation aims at complementing the enforcement of competition law, it should be specified that this Regulation is without prejudice to Articles 101 and 102 TFEU, to the corresponding national competition rules and to other national competition rules regarding unilateral behaviour that are based on an individualised assessment of market positions and behaviour, including its likely effects and the precise scope of the prohibited behaviour, and which provide for the possibility of undertakings to make efficiency and objective justification arguments for the behaviour in question. However, the application of the latter rules should not affect the obligations imposed on gatekeepers under this Regulation and their uniform and effective application in the internal market.
Amendment 140 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Where the gatekeeper has a number of core platform services, separate authentication, for example separate user accounts set up for each core platform service, should be possible. It must not be mandatory to combine or link accounts belonging to business or end users.
Amendment 141 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Gatekeepers may also provide ancillary services aimed at end users, alongside their basic services, and do so in a manner that is indistinguishable for the average user. These ancillary services may compete against the professional users of the platform's basic service and be a significant factor in any market imbalance, leading, ultimately, to an unfair increase in the power of the gatekeeper, including with respect to its commercial partners, such as suppliers of goods and services, who depend on this ancillary service. To prevent gatekeepers from unfairly benefiting from the leverage provided by the ancillary services, these services should also be subject to the obligations applicable to core platform services.
Amendment 243 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) In particularCore platform services provided by gatekeepers, which provide access to software application stores, serve as an important gateway for business users that seek to reach end users. In view of the imbalance in bargaining power between those gatekeepers and business users of their software application stores, those gatekeepers should not be allowed to impose general conditions, including pricing conditions, that would be unfair or lead to unjustified differentiation. Pricing or other general access conditions should be considered unfair if they lead to an imbalance of rights and obligations imposed on business users or confer an advantage on the gatekeeper which is disproportionate to the service provided by the gatekeeper to business users or lead to a disadvantage for business users in providing the same or similar services as the gatekeeper. The following benchmarks can serve as a yardstick to determine the fairness of general access conditions: prices charged or conditions imposed for the same or similar services by another providers of software application storcore platform services; prices charged or conditions imposed by the provider of the software application store for different related or similar services or to different types of end users; prices charged or conditions imposed by the provider of the software application storecore platform services for the same service in different geographic regions; prices charged or conditions imposed by the provider of the software application store for the same service the gatekeeper offers to itself. This obligation should not establish an access right and it should be without prejudice to their ability of providers of software application stores to take the required responsibility in the fight against illegal and unwanted content as set out in Regulation [Digital Services Act].
Amendment 292 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 5
Article premier – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall not impose on gatekeepers further obligations by way of laws, regulations or administrative action for the purpose of ensuring contestable and fair markets. This is without prejudice to rules pursuing other legitimate public interests, in compliance with Union law. In particular, nothing in this Regulation precludes Member States from imposing obligations, which are compatible with Union lawpursue a legitimate public interest, on undertakings, including providers of core platform services where these obligations are unrelated to the relevant undertakings having a status of gatekeeper within the meaning of this Regulation in order to protect consumers or to fight against acts of unfair competition.
Amendment 319 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point h a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) web browsers;
Amendment 323 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point h b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point h b (new)
(hb) voice assistants;
Amendment 351 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)
(23a) 'Web browsers': software applications enabling users of client PCs, mobile devices and other devices to access and interact with web content hosted on servers connected to networks such as the Internet.
Amendment 355 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b (new)
(23b) 'Voice assistants': a software application that is capable of oral dialogue with a user in natural language and which mediates between end users and professional users providing voice- based apps.
Amendment 435 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) refrain from combining personal data sourced from these core platform services with personal data from any other services offered by the gatekeeper or with personal data from third-party services, and from signing in end users to other services of the gatekeeper in order to combine personal data, unless the end user has been presented with the specific choice and provided consent in the sense of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. except when disclosing data to third parties commissioned by one or more professional users to perform independent audience measurement with a view to ensuring market share transparency and safeguarding the general and/or public interests;
Amendment 450 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) refrain from directly or indirectly preventing or restricting business and end users from raising issues with any relevant public authority relating to any practice of gatekeepers, including by means of the reporting mechanism for professional and end users pursuant to Article 18a;
Amendment 479 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) refrain from communicating, or using for its own purposes, sensitive information obtained in the context of an advertising service, or from using it for any purpose other than the performance of the service agreement concluded, unless the gatekeeper and its client have agreed otherwise.
Amendment 495 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) refrain from using, in competition with business users, any data not publicly available, which is generated through activities by those business users, including by the end users of these business users, of its core platform services or ancillary services or provided by those business users of its core platform services or by the end users of these business users via the core platform services or ancillary services;
Amendment 500 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) allowinform end users to un-installupon first use of any pre-installed software applications on its core platform service and of the option to un-install them, without prejudice to the possibility for a gatekeeper to restrict such un-installation in relation to software applications that are essential for the functioning of the operating system or of the device and which cannot technically be offered on a standalone basis by third- parties;
Amendment 509 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) refrain from treating more favourably in rankingor differently in terms of ranking, access or terms of service, or technical features and interfaces, services and products offered by the gatekeeper itself or by any third party belonging to the same undertaking compared to similar services or products of thirdany other party and apply fair and non-discriminatory conditions to such ranking; in terms of ranking, access or terms of service, and technical features and interfaces;
Amendment 518 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Amendment 523 #
2020/0374(COD)
(e) refrain from technically restricting the ability of end users to switch between and subscribe to different software applications andcontent or services to be accessed using the operating systemcore platform service of the gatekeeper, including as regards the choice of Internet access provider for end users, or the use of a voice assistant;
Amendment 543 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) provide advertisers and publishers, or third parties authorised by the advertisers and publishers, upon their request and free of charge, with access to the performance measuring tools of the gatekeeper and the information necessary for advertisers and publishers to carry out their own independent verification of the ad inventory;
Amendment 550 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) provide effective portability of data provided or generated through the activity of a business user or end user and shall, in particular, provide tools, foree of charge, to business users and end users to facilitate the exercise of data portability, in line with Regulation EU 2016/679, including by the provision of continuous and real-time access ;
Amendment 557 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) provide business users, or third parties authorised by a business user, free of charge, with effective, high-quality, continuous and real-time access and use of aggregated or non-aggregated data, that is provided for or generated in the context of the use of the relevant core platform servicesor ancillary services offered by the gatekeeper by those business users and the end users engaging with the products or services provided by those business users; for personal data, provide access and use only where directly connected with the use effectuated by the end user in respect of the products or services offered by the relevant business user through the relevant core platform service, and when the end user opts in to such sharing with a consent in the sense of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679; ;
Amendment 563 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) apply fair and non-discriminatory general conditions of access forand treatment to business users of its core platform service, in particular to business users tof its software application store, search engine, online payment service or online social networking service, designated pursuant to Article 3 of this Regulation.;
Amendment 684 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. When the Commission intends to carry out a market investigation in view of the possible adoption of decisions pursuant to Articles 15, 16, 16a and 17, it shall adopt a decision opening a market investigation.
Amendment 717 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Amendment 719 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
The Commission may conduct a market investigation with the purpose of examining whether one or more services within the digital sector should be added to the list of core platform services or to detect types of practices that may limit the contestability of core platform services or may be unfair and which are not effectively addressed by this Regulation. It shall issue a public report at the latest within 124 months from the opening of the market investigation.
Amendment 726 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Amendment 785 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31a Cooperation with the national competition authorities and their powers 1. The Commission shall ensure that the reports forwarded pursuant to Article 16b of this Regulation are made available to the national competition authorities within the European Competition Network, defined in Article 2(1)(5) of Directive (EU) 2019/1. 2. The Commission shall circulate within the European Competition Network the decisions relating to the opening of a market investigation pursuant to Article 14 or proceedings pursuant to Article 18. The national competition authorities may provide the Commission, on a voluntary basis, with any information deemed helpful and necessary for the purpose of the market investigation carried out pursuant to Articles 15, 16, 16a and 17, and shall provide the Commission with assistance, upon request, in implementing Articles 19, 20 and 21.
Amendment 794 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. When three or more Member States request the Commission to open an investigation pursuant to Article 15 because they consider that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a provider of core platform services should be designated as a gatekeeper4, the Commission shall within four months examine whether there are reasonable grounds to open such an investigation.
Amendment 270 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The European Union needs to step up innovation in battery manufacturing and recycling, especially in view of the potential of renewable materials to replace traditional critical raw materials.
Amendment 287 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) The content of this regulation falls within the scope of the current negotiations at the UNECE, which are expected to be concluded in November 2021 and its provisions must, therefore, take this into account.
Amendment 351 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article premier – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) Equipment specifically designed for the safety of nuclear installations, as defined in Article 3 of Council Directive 2009/71/Euratom.1a __________________ 1aCouncil Directive 2009/71/Euratom of 25 June 2009 establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations (OJ L 172, 2.7.2009, p.18).
Amendment 381 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘automotive battery’ means any battery used only for automotive starter, lighting or ignition power or other functions necessary for the vehicle’s main uses;
Amendment 455 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. When there is an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment, arising from the use of a substance in the manufacture of batteries, or from a substance present in the batteries when they are placed on the market, or during their subsequent life cycle stages, including the waste phase, that needs to be addressed on a Union-wide basis, the Commission shall adopt, in accordance with the REACH Regulation, a delegated act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 73 to amend the restrictions in Annex I, pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 71.
Amendment 491 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) the battery’s carbon footprint upon return to the collection point at the recycling centre;
Amendment 724 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Portable batteries incorporated in appliances shall be readily removable and replaceable by the end-user or by qualified independent operators during the lifetime of the appliance, if the batteries have a shorter lifetime than the appliance, or at the latest at the end of the lifetime of the appliance.
Amendment 731 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A battery is readily replaceable where, after its removal from an appliance, it can be substituted by a similar battery, without affecting the functioning or the performance of that appliance. or endangering the user.
Amendment 813 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6
Article 13 – paragraph 6
6. Labels and QR code referred to in paragraphs 1 to 5 shall be printed or engraved visibly, legibly and indelibly on the battery. Where this is not possible or not warranted on account of the nature and size of the battery, labels shall be affixed to the packaging and to the documents accompanying the battery. For a second- life, or repurposed, battery, labels shall be modified in order to identify clearly where statutory liability lies in connection with potential malfunctions.
Amendment 971 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Producers of batteries shall have extended producer responsibility for batteries that they make available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State, to ensure the attainment of the waste management obligations set out in this Chapter. This responsibility shall be transferred to the new economic operator responsible for giving a second life to or repurposing batteries. This responsibility shall include the obligation to:
Amendment 1235 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 5 – paragraph 5 – indent 5
Annex II – point 5 – paragraph 5 – indent 5
– End -of -life stage, including transport from collection point to recycling centre
Amendment 90 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) According to the EEA report ‘The European environment – state and outlook 2020, Knowledge for transition to a sustainable Europe’ (‘SOER 2020’), 2020 representthere is a unique window of opportunity for the Union to show leadership on sustainability and to face the urgent sustainability challenges requiring systemic solutionin the next decade to lead the global response to sustainability challenges. As stated in SOER 2020, the changes in the global climate and ecosystems observed since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The global population has tripled since 1950, while the population living in cities has quadrupled. With the current growth model, environmental pressures are expected to increase further, causing direct and indirect harmful effects on human health and well-being. This is especially true for the sectors with the highest environmental impact – food, mobility, energy as well as infrastructure and buildings. SOER 2020 concludes, in addition, that the 2050 vision of 'living well, within the limits of our planet' requires making sustainability the guiding principle for ambitious and coherent policies and actions across society in order to achieve inclusive and sustainable growth based on the European Green Deal and the concept of sustainable competitiveness.
Amendment 102 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Commission responded to the challenges identified in the SOER 2020 by adopting the European Green Deal25 : a new growth strategy for the twin green and digital transition that (EGD)25, as the Union’s new strategy for inclusive and sustainable growth, that will be a driver of new economic opportunities while aimsing to transform the Union into a healthier, fair and prosperous society, with a competitive, climate-neutral and resource-efficient economymodern, sustainable, resource-efficient and competitive economy, and high-quality jobs, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use, which will benefit European citizens and companies. Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council26 enshrines into law the Union target to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. __________________ 25 COM(2019) 640 final. 26 COM(2020) 80 final.
Amendment 109 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The One Health principle reflects the fact that the health of people, animals and the environment are interconnected and that diseases may be transmitted from people to animals and vice versa. A One Health approach should be taken to face pandemics and health crises in both the human and veterinary sectors and, therefore, diseases should be tackled in both people and animals, while also taking into special consideration the food chain and the environment, which can be another source of resistant microorganisms. The Commission has an important role in coordinating and supporting the One Health approach to human and animal health and the environment in the Union.
Amendment 115 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The European Green Deal underpins the Next Generation EU Recovery Plan which promotes the investments in keythe green and digital transition sectors needed to build resilience, and create growth and jobs in a fair and inclusive society. The Recovery and Resilience Facility which will power the Union’s economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis together with the Union budget for 2021-2027, is also based on the priority objectives set out in the European Green Deal. Furthermore, all initiatives under Next Generation EU Recovery Plan should respect the European Green Deal’s “do no harm” oath“do no significant harm” principle.
Amendment 122 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Environment action programmes have guided the development of EU environment policy since the early 1970s. The 7th EAP willhas expired on 31 December 2020 and its Article 4 (3) requires the Commission, if appropriate, to present a proposal for an Eighth Environment Action Programme (8th EAP) in a timely manner with a view to avoiding a gap between the 7th and the 8th EAP. The European Green Deal announced the adoption of a new environment action programme to complement the EGD that will include a new monitoring mechanism to ensure that Europe remains on track to meet its environmental objectives. The Commission will also launch a dashboard to monitor progress against all of the EGD objectives.
Amendment 139 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The 8th EAP should support the environment and climate action, endorse and build on the objectives of the European Green Deal in line with the long- term objective to “live well, within the planetary boundaries” by 2050, which is already established in the 7th EAP. It should also be fully aligned with, and contribute to achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Amendment 145 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The SDGs cover the three dimensions of sustainable development (environmental, social and economic) which are integrated and indivisible. Full implementation by the Union of the UN's 2030 agenda for sustainable development and active support for implementation in other regions of the world will be essential if the Union is to provide global leadership in achieving competitive sustainability.
Amendment 149 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The 8th EAP should accelerate the transition to a regenerativn inclusive and sustainable economy that gives back to the planet more than it takes. A regenerative growth model, while improving economic opportunities and the state of the environment for future generations. An inclusive and sustainable economy based on the European Green Deal as the Union’s inclusive and sustainable growth strategy, recognises that the wellbeing and prosperity of our societies depend on a stable climate, a healthy environment and thriving ecosystems, which provide a safe operating space for our economies. As the global population and the demand for natural resources continues to grow, economic activity should develop in a sustainable way that does no harm but, on the contrary, reverses climate change and environmental degradation, protects, uses in a sustainable way and restores biodiversity, prevents and minimises pollution and results in maintaining and enriching natural capitalresources, therefore ensuring the abundance of renewable and non-renewable resources. Through continuous innovation, adaptation to new challenges and co-creation, the regenerativinclusive and sustainable economy strengthens resilience, improves economic opportunities and the state of the environment for future generations, and protects present and future generations’ wellbeing.
Amendment 162 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The Union should commit to a shift towards inclusive and sustainable growth based on the European Green Deal and the concept of sustainable competitiveness, ensuring resilience, improving economic opportunities and the state of the environment, and protecting present and future generations’ wellbeing.
Amendment 165 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) According to the OECD, annual global biodiversity finance from all sources (estimated at USD 78-91 billion) is vastly outweighed by annual government support that is potentially harmful to biodiversity (estimated at around USD 500 billion)1a. Phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies at Union and Member State level without delay was one of the objectives under the 7th EAP. Furthermore, the European Parliament has also called for the phase- out of direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies in the Union and in the Member States. In order to achieve the thematic objectives of the 8th EAP, one of its enabling conditions should be to support these objectives. __________________ 1a OECD (2020), A Comprehensive Overview of Global Biodiversity Finance.
Amendment 168 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The 8th EAP should set out thematic priority objectives in areas of climate neutrality, adaptation to climate change, protecting, use in a sustainable way, and restoring biodiversity, a circular economy, in combination with the zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment and reducing environmental pressures from production and consumption. It should furthermore identify the enabling conditions to achieve the long-term and the thematic priority objectives for all actors involved, as well as coordinating actions necessary to achieve these conditions.
Amendment 184 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Environment policy being highly decentralised, action to achieve the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should be taken at different levels of governance, i.e. at the European, the national, the regional and the local level, with a collaborative approach to multi-level governance. Implementation, enforcement and accountability are essential. The integrated approach to policy development and implementation should be strengthened with a view to maximising the synergies between economic, environmental and social objectives, while paying careful attention tocomprehensively assessing and taking into account the potential trade-offs and to the needs of vulnerable groups. Moreover, action by local and regional authorities, transparent engagement with non- governmental actors, the private sector and the broader public is important for ensuring the success of the 8th EAP and the achievement of its priority objectives. This includes making the impact assessments on which policies are based public.
Amendment 197 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Action to achieve the Union's environmental and climate objectives needs to be carried out in conjunction with, and must be fully compatible with, the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Amendment 203 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Enhanced cooperation with partner countries, good global environmental governance as well as synergies and coherence between all internal and external Union policies are key to reaching the Union’s environmental and climate objectives.
Amendment 206 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The European Commission should assess the progress in achieving the priority objectives of the 8th EAP by the Union and the Member States in the context of the just transition towards greater sustainability, wellbeing and resilience. This is in line with calls of the Council27 and the European Economic and Social Committee28 for measuring economic performance and societal progress “beyond GDP”, and moving towards using well-being as a compass for policy, which is also supported by the OECD29 . __________________ 27See e.g. https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu ment/ST-10414-2019-INIT/en/pdf 28https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our- work/opinions-information- reports/opinions/reflection-paper- towards-sustainable-europe-2030. 29See e.g. the OECD Well-being Framework, the OECD Framework for Policy Action on Inclusive Growth, the Better Life Initiative and the New Approaches to Economic Challenges Initiativean inclusive and sustainable economy based on a new growth strategy that will benefit European citizens and companies.
Amendment 212 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The assessment of progress towards the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should reflect the latest developments as regards the availability and relevance of data and indicators and should be based on a robust, transparent and comprehensive methodology. It should be coherent with and without prejudice to monitoring or governance tools covering more specific aspects of environment and climate policy, such as in particular Regulation 1999/2018 of the European Parliament and of the Council30 , the Environmental Implementation Review or monitoring tools relating to a circular economy, zero pollution in combination with the zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment, biodiversity, air, water, soil, waste, or any other environment policies. Together with other tools used in the European Semester, the Eurostat SDG Monitoring and in the Commission’s Strategic Foresight Report31 , it w, assessment of progress towards the 8th EAP's priority objectives should beform part of a larger, coherent and interconnected set of monitoring and governance tools, covering not only environmental but also social and economic factors. The European Commission should carry out an assessment of existing monitoring frameworks and indicators at Union level, with the aim of ensuring consistent and streamlined indicators where necessary. __________________ 30Regulation (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, OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1–77. 31 COM/2020/493 final.
Amendment 230 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) As the Commission’s Communication on the European Green Deal already contains a roadmap for key actions in the environmental field during the current Commission’s mandate, the 8th EAP, exceptionally, does not define actions to achieve its priority objectives until 2025. To assess progress on the 8th EAP and to inform the priorities of the incoming Commission, a mid-term evaluation should be carried out by 31 March 2024, taking into account the main findings of the European Environment Agency’s report on the state of the environment. This mid-term evaluation should be followed, if needed, by a legislative proposal amending the 8th EAP. The incoming Commission after the 2024 European Parliament elections should produce a report in which it outlines the environment and climate priorities on which it plans to take action during its mandate and how this action is to ensure the full achievement of the 8th EAP’s priority objectives, in light of progress outlined in the mid-term evaluation.
Amendment 232 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 17 b (new)
Recital 17 b (new)
(17b) Monitoring progress towards the 8th EAP priority objectives should be done in synergy with what already exists, thus in order to limit the administrative burden. The monitoring framework should be based on a limited number of indicators in order to allow for adequate political guidance and should rely on existing data, such as data of the European Environment Agency.
Amendment 234 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to take account of evolving policy objectives and the progress made, the 8th EAP should be evaluated by the Commission in 2029. The Commission should present a report to the European Parliament and to the European Council containing the findings of that evaluation, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal for the next environmental action programme. Such a legislative proposal should be presented in a timely manner, with a view to avoiding a gap between the 8th and the 9th EAP.
Amendment 238 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Pursuant to Article 191 TFEU, Union policy on the environment is to aim at a high level of protection taking into account the diversity of situations in the various regions of the Union and is to be based on the precautionary principle and on the principles that preventive action should be taken, that environmental damage should as apriority be rectified at source and that the polluter should pay.
Amendment 246 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This decisions sets out a general action programme in the field of the environment for the period up to 31 December 2030 (‘the 8th Environment Action Programme’ or ‘8th EAP’). It lays down its priority objectives, identifies enabling conditions, coordinates related actions necessary for their achievement, and sets a framework to measure whether the Union and its Member States are on track to meet those priority objectives.
Amendment 253 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The 8th EAP aims at accelerating the transition to a climate-neutral, sustainable, resource-efficient, clean and circular economy in a just and inclusive way, and endorses the environmental and climate and competitive circular economy with the zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment and high-quality jobs, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use in a just and inclusive way, and at protecting, restoring and improving the quality of the environment and at halting and reversing biodiversity loss and tackling the degradation of ecosystems. It endorses and builds on the objectives of the European Green Deal and its initiatives.
Amendment 273 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. The 8th EAP forms the basis for achieving the environmental and climate objectives defined under the United Nations 2030 Agenda and, its Sustainable Development Goals and ithe Paris Agreement. Its monitoring framework constitutes the environment and climate part ofshall contribute to the EU’s efforts to measure progress towards greater sustainability, including climate neutrality and resource efficiency, wellbeing and resilience.
Amendment 279 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The 8th EAP shasll have the long- term priority objective for 2050 thatthat by 2050 citizens live well, within the planetary boundaries in a regenerative economyn inclusive and sustainable economy based on the European Green Deal as the Union’s inclusive and sustainable growth strategy, where nothing is wasted, no net emissions of greenhouse gases are produced and economic growth is decoupled from resource use and environmental degradation. A healthy environment underpins the well-being of citizens, biodiversity thrives and natural capitalthe environment is protected, and restored and valued in ways that. It also allows for the enhancement of resilience to climate change and other environmental risks. The Union sets the pace for ensuring the prosperity of present and future generations globally.
Amendment 295 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The 8th EAP shasll have the following six thematic priority objectives :
Amendment 301 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) irreversible and gradual, predictable and swift reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural andor other sinks in the Union, in line with the Union's climate and environment objectives, to attain the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and achieve climate neutrality by 2050 as laid down in Regulation (EU) …/…32 ; __________________ 32 COM/2020/80 final.
Amendment 312 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) continuous progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability of society, the economy and the environment, to climate change;
Amendment 316 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Advancing towards a regenerative growth modeln inclusive and sustainable economy based on the European Green Deal as the Union’s inclusive and Sustainable Growth Strategy that gives back to the planet more than it takes, decoupling economic growth from resource use and environmental degradation, and accelerating the transition to a Circular Economy in combination with the zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment;
Amendment 334 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) protecting, preserving and restoring biodiversity and enhancing natural capital, notably of air, water, soil, and forest, freshwater, wetland and marine ecosystems, in line with the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy;
Amendment 353 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) promoting environmental sustainability and reducing key environmental and climate pressures related to production and consumption, in particular in the areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, mobility, international trade and the food system.
Amendment 360 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The thematic priority objectives laid down in paragraph 2 shall cover the targets and actions set out in the EGD as well as all in the strategies, initiatives and frameworks under the EGD.
Amendment 367 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensuring effective and efficien, predictable and swift implementation of Union legislation on environment and climate and striving for excellence in environmental performance at Union, national, regional and local levels including through providing appropriatesufficient administrative and compliance assurance capacity, as laid out in the regular Environmental Implementation Review, as well as stepping up action against environmental crime,;
Amendment 375 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) improving incentives, guidance and recommendations, and effective, dissuasive and proportionate sanctions to ensure effective implementation and reduce risks of non-compliance with environmental law, as well as improving cooperation and the effective enforcement of relevant administrative, civil and criminal Union law to protect the environment, with a systematic follow-up of infringement proceedings, including by ensuring that sufficient financial and human resources are allocated at both Union and Member State level for this purpose;
Amendment 381 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent -1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent -1 (new)
– fully respecting Article 191 TFEU;
Amendment 382 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
– mainstreaming the priority objectives set out in Article 2 in all relevant strategies, legislative and non- legislative initiatives, programmes, investments and projects at Union, national, regional and local levels so that theyand ensure that all strategies, legislative and non-legislative initiatives, programmes, investments and projects and their implementation do no significant harm to any of the priority objectives set out in Article 2; , in line with Regulation (EU)2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a; __________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13).
Amendment 386 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 a (new)
– reviewing, as set out in the Climate Law, the consistency of Union measures with the climate-neutrality objective set out in that Regulation, as well as the adequacy of Union measures and policies, including sectoral legislation, the Union's external action and the Union's budget, to ensure progress on adaptation;
Amendment 391 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 b (new)
– assessing, as set out in the Climate Law, the consistency of any draft measure, including but not limited to any legislative and budgetary proposal, with the Union climate objectives set out in the Climate Law.
Amendment 396 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
– paying careful attention tocomprehensively assessing and taking into account synergies and potential trade-offs between economic, environmental and social objectives for all initiatives so as to ensure that citizens’ needs for nutrition, housing and, mobility, energy, water and wellbeing are met in a sustainable way that leaves no- one behind;
Amendment 409 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
– regularly evaluating existing policies and preparing comprehensive impact assessments for new initiatives and legislation, which are based on wide consultations following procedures that are accountable, inclusive, informed and simple to implement, and which pay due regard to projecduly take into account environmental and climated impacts on environment and climateas part of a comprehensive assessment of all dimensions;
Amendment 414 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 a (new)
– taking into account the cost of inaction when evaluating existing policies and developing new initiatives, paying due regard to the costs to the environment and to health;
Amendment 422 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) effectiwithout prejudice of the velry integrating environmental and climate sustainability own nature of the European Semester of Economic governance being a cycle of economic policy coordination, further aligning the European Semester of economic governanceprocess, including in the National Reform Programmes and National Recovery and Resilience plans, with the EU’s long-term climate and environmental objectives in line with the Commission’s engagements under the European Green Deal;
Amendment 447 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) strengthening environmentally positive incentives and phasing out the most environmentally harmful subsidies at Union and national level without delay, making the best use of market-based instruments and green budgeting tools, including those required to ensure a socially fair transition, and supporting businesses and other stakeholders in developing standardised natural capital accounting practices;
Amendment 451 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) investing in biodiversity protection and restoration in line with the minimum spending targets agreed through the MFF and with the funding objectives in the EU Biodiversity Strategy, which should be tracked through a robust, transparent and comprehensive methodology;
Amendment 454 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) scaling up the measures against illegal exploitation of natural resources, associated corruption and money laundering, waste crime and illegal exports and increasing cooperation with third countries in relation to these measures;
Amendment 460 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ensuring that environmental policies and action are based on the best available scientific knowledge and strengthening the environmental knowledge base and its uptake, including by research, innovation, fostering green skills, engaging with civil society and further building up environmental and ecosystem accounting;
Amendment 490 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) harnessing the potential of digital and data technologies to support environment policy while minimising their environmental footprint, and ensuring transparency and public accessibility of this data, where relevant and necessary;
Amendment 517 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 1
– engaging with partnerthird countries on climate and environmental action, encouraging and supporting them to adopt and implement rules in these areas that are as ambitious as those of the Union, and ensuring that all products placed on the Union market fully comply with relevant Union requirements in line with the Union’s international commitments, especially regarding the fight against deforestation;
Amendment 521 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 1 a (new)
– promoting sustainable corporate governance;
Amendment 538 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 5 a (new)
– strengthening the capacity of citizens to act, through awareness raising, lifelong environmental education and civic involvement;
Amendment 542 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to achieve the enabling conditions set out in paragraph 1, the Commission shall take the following actions: (a) carry out the reviews and assessments set out paragraph 1 and propose remedying measures where necessary; (b) develop, where necessary and for the purpose of carrying out comprehensive impact assessments, adequate tools to assess the environmental impacts of new policies, initiatives and legislation where existing tools are insufficient; (c) further streamline the various monitoring frameworks in place at Union level to measure social, economic and environmental progress; (d) conduct comprehensive impact assessments on all legislative proposals under the EAP; (e) provide an up-to-date overview on its website of the objectives under the EGD and the progress towards their achievement;
Amendment 544 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. In relation to point (e) of Article 3(1), the Commission shall conduct a comprehensive impact assessment, in cooperation with Member States, evaluating all economic, social and environmental impacts and the need and availability of alternatives, of possible pathways for a phase out of those subsidies;
Amendment 552 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The relevant Union institutions and Member States shall be responsible for taking appropriate action, with a view to the delivery of the priority objectives set out in the Article 2(1) and (2). Action shall be taken with due account of the principles of conferral, subsidiarity and proportionality, in accordance with Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 559 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, supported by the European Environment Agency and the European Chemicals Agency, shall monitor, assess and report on the progress of the Union and the Member States with regard to achieving the priority objectives laid down in Article 2 on a regular basis, taking into consideration the enabling conditions laid down in Article 3.
Amendment 565 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Following a consultation process with all relevant stakeholders, the Commission shall, by 31 December 2021, present a streamlined framework (a single scoreboard) to monitor and track progress towards the achievement of the priority objectives in Article 2(1) and (2), based on the existing monitoring frameworks and processes.
Amendment 567 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The assessment referred to in paragraph 1 shall include information on: – progress made towards achieving the priority objectives set out in Article 2(1) and (2), as soon as the monitoring framework allows for this; – distance to the targets set in place to achieve the priority objectives; – related funding, based on the tracking methodology for climate and biodiversity mainstreaming agreed under the MFF; – recommendations to address potential shortfalls and challenges.
Amendment 568 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The assessment referred to in paragraph 1 aims at facilitating strategic political communication. It shall be based on a limited number of headline indicators, identified by the end of 2021 as a result of a broad stakeholder consultation, and shall reflect the latest developments as regards the availability and relevance of data and indicators, building on data available in the Member States and at the Union level, in particular those operated by the European Environment Agency and the European Statistical System, with a view to minimising administrative burden. This assessment shall be coherent and without prejudice to existing monitoring, reporting and governance frameworks and exercises covering environment, social, economic and climate policy.
Amendment 598 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 5 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. By 31 March 2024, the Commission shall carry out a mid-term review of the progress achieved towards the thematic priority objectives defined in Article 2(2), taking into account the enabling conditions laid down in Article 3 and including the targets under the EGD, based on the assessments carried under Art 4(1), as well as on the outcome of a public consultation, and shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 603 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. In light of progress set out in the mid-term evaluation referred to in paragraph-1, of any other relevant policy developments, and of the European Environment Agency’s report on the state of the environment, the incoming Commission after the 2024 European Parliament elections shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council the actions it plans to take during its mandate in order to ensure the full achievement, by 2030 and 2050 respectively, of the 8th EAP’s priority objectives, as well as a respective timeline of these actions.
Amendment 607 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
By 31 March 2029, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of the 8th EAP. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council containing the main findings of that evaluation, accompanied, if the Commission deems appropriate, by a legislative proposal for the next environmental action programme. Such a legislative proposal shall be presented in a timely manner, with a view to avoiding a gap between the 8th and the 9th EAP.
Amendment 2 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Covid-19 pandemic is a major shock to the global and Union economy. Due to the necessary containment measures, economic activity in the EU dropped significantly. The contraction in EU GDP in 2020 is expected to be around 7.5%, far deeper than during the financial crisis in 2009. The outbreak of the pandemic has shown the interconnectivity of global supply chains and exposed some vulnerabilities such as the over-reliance of strategic industries on non-diversified external supply sources. Such vulnerabilities need to be addressed, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to improve the Union’s emergency response as well as the resilience of the entire economy, while maintaining its openness to competition and trade in line with its rules. Investment activity is expected to have dropped significantly. Even before the pandemic, while a recovery in investment-to-GDP ratios in the Union could be observed, it remained below what might be expected in a strong recovery and was insufficient to compensate for years of underinvestment following the 2009 crisis. More importantly, the current investment levels and forecasts do not cover the Union’s needs for structural investment to restart and sustain long-term growth in the face of technological change and global competitiveness, including for innovation, skills, infrastructure, small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) and the need to address key societal challenges such as sustainability or population ageing. Consequently, in order to achieve the Union's policy objectives, in particular the dual objective of accelerating the climate and digital transitions, and to support a swift, inclusive and healthy economic recovery, support is necessary to address market failures and sub-optimal investment situations and to reduce the investment gap in targeted sectors.
Amendment 14 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The InvestEU Fund should contribute to improving the competitiveness and socio-economic convergence and cohesion, cohesion and long-term economic growth of the Union, including in the fields of innovation and digitisation, to the efficient use of resources in accordance with the circular economy, to the sustainability and inclusiveness of the Union's economic growth and to the social resilience and integration of the Union capital markets, including through solutions that address the fragmentation of Union capital markets and that diversify sources of financing for Union enterprises. To that end, the InvestEU Fund should support projects that are technically and economically viable by providing a framework for the use of debt, risk sharing and equity instruments backed up by a guarantee from the Union budget and by financial contributions from implementing partners as relevant. The InvestEU Fund should be demand-driven, while at the same time it should focus on providing strategic, long-term benefits in relation to key areas of Union policy which otherwise would not be funded or would be insufficiently funded, thereby contributing to meeting policy objectives of the Union. Support under the InvestEU Fund should cover a wide range of sectors and regions, but should avoid excessive sectoral or geographical concentration and should facilitate access of projects composed of partner entities in multiplewith high growth potential and in key strategic sectors in all regions across the EU.
Amendment 52 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Tourism is an important area for the Union economy and the sector, which, employing more than 22 million people. The tourism sector experienced a particularly severe contraction as a result of COVID-19 pandemic with revenue losses having reached an estimated 85 % for hotels, restaurants, tour operators, travel agencies and long distancerail, and 90 % for cruises and airlines as of May 2020. . The InvestEU Programme should contribute to strengthening its long- term competitiveness by supporting operations promotinga sustainable, innovative and digital tourismrecovery in the tourism sector.
Amendment 56 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, market allocation of resources is not fully efficient and perceived risk impairs private investment flow significantly. Under such circumstances, the key feature of the InvestEU Fund of de-risking economically viable projects to crowd in private finance is particularly valuable and should be reinforced, inter alia in order to counteract the risk of an asymmetric recovery. The InvestEU Programme should be able to provide crucial support to companies in the recovery phase, in particular SMEs, and at the same time ensure a strong focus of investors on the Union’s medium- and long-term policy priorities such as the European Green Deal, the European Green Deal Investment Plan, the Strategy on shaping Europe’s digital future and the Strong Social Europe for Just Transitions. It should significantly increase the risk- taking capacity of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and national promotional banks and institutions and other implementing partners in support of economic recovery.
Amendment 84 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) In the context of the InvestEU Fund, there is a need to provide support for project development and capacity building to develop the organisational capacities and market development activities needed to originate quality projects. Such support should also target financial intermediaries that are key to help small companies’ access financing and realise their full potential, and it should include technical assistance. Particular emphasis should be put on reducing the administrative burden, in particular for SMEs. Moreover, the aim of the advisory support is to create the conditions for the expansion of the potential number of eligible recipients in nascent market segments, in particular where the small size of individual projects considerably raises the transaction cost at the project level, such as for the social finance ecosystem, including philanthropic organisations, or for the cultural and creative sectors. The capacity- building support should be complementary and in addition to actions taken under other Union programmes that cover specific policy areas. An effort should also be made to support the capacity building of potential project promoters, in particular local organisations and authorities.
Amendment 110 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part
(e) a strategic European investment policy window which comprises strategic investment to support final recipients that are established in aone or more Member States and that operate in the Union, and whose activities are of strategic importance to the Union, in particular in view of the green and digital transitions and of enhanced resilience, while enhancing the competitiveness of the Member States' economies, including the need to rebuild the Member States' productive capacity and promote entrepreneurship and job creation, in one of the following areas:
Amendment 50 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Facility’s general objective should be the promotion of economic, social and territorial cohesiono contribute to addressing the challenges of the policy areas identified under this Regulation through the promotion of economic, social and territorial cohesion and to contribute to the objectives of Union policies, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the European Pillar of Social Rights, the Paris Agreement and to the strengthening of the Single Market. For that purpose, it should contribute to improving the resilience and adjustment capacity of the Member States, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, and supporting the green and digital transitions aimed at achieving a climate neutral Europe by 2050, therebycontributing to restoring the growth potential of the economies of the Union in the aftermath of the crisis, fostering employment creation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and to promotinge sustainable growth and the digital economy.
Amendment 131 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Recovery and Resilience Facility shall be to contribute to address the challenges of the policy areas referred in Article 3 in order to promote the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion and long- term competitiveness by improving the resilience and adjustment capacity of the Member States, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, and supporting the green and digital transitions and the strengthening of the strategic autonomy of the Union, thereby contributing to restoring the growth potential of the economies of the Union, fostering employment creation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, and promoting sustainable growth and generating European added value.
Amendment 142 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Facility shall not run counter to the strategic and economic interests of the Union. In this respect, support shall not be provided to projects that are part of the strategic investment plans of third countries.
Amendment 144 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Support from the Facility shall not substitute recurring national budgetary expenditure and respect the principle of additionality of Union funding.
Amendment 170 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Member States’ access to the Recovery and Resilience Facility shall be dependent on the endorsement of a national objective of achieving a climate- neutral Union by 2050.
Amendment 270 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt a decision within four months of the official submission of the recovery and resilience plan by the Member State, by means of an implementing delegated act. In the event that the Commission gives a positive assessment to a recovery and resilience plan, that decision shall set out the reforms and investment projects to be implemented by the Member State, including the milestones and targets, and the financial contribution allocated in accordance with Article 11.
Amendment 293 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Upon completion of the relevant agreed milestones and targets indicated in the recovery and resilience plan as approved in the implementingdelegated act of the Commission, the Member State concerned shall submit to the Commission a duly justified request for payment of the financial contribution and, where relevant, of the loan tranche. Such requests for payment may be submitted by the Member States to the Commission on a biannual basis. The Commission shall assess, within two months of receiving the request, whether the relevant milestones and targets set out in the decision referred to in Article 17(1) have been satisfactorily implemented. For the purpose of the assessment, the operational arrangement referred to in Article 17(6) shall also be taken into account. The Commission may be assisted by experts.
Amendment 305 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Facility’s general objective should be to ensure the Union’s economic prosperity and the promotion of economic, social and territorial cohesion, and to contribute to the objectives of Union policies, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the European Pillar of Social Rights, the Paris Agreement and the strengthening of the Single Market. For that purpose, it should contribute to improving the resilience and adjustment capacity of the Member States, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, and supporting the green and digital transitions aimed at achieving a climate neutral Europe by 2050, thereby restoring the growth potential of the economies of the Union in the aftermath of the crisis, fostering employment creation and to promoting sustainable growth.
Amendment 340 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To ensure its contribution to the objectives of the Facility, the recovery and resilience plan should comprise measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects through a coherent recovery and resilience plan. The recovery and resilience plan should be consistent with the relevant country- specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, with the national reform programmes, the national energy and climate plans, the just transition plans, and the partnership agreements and operational programmes adopted under the Union funds. The Recovery and Resilience Plan should also respect the principle of additionality of EU funding and support projects that generate real European added value. To boost actions that fall within the priorities of the European Green Deal and the Digital Agenda, the plan should also set out measures that are relevant for the green and digital transitions. The measures should enable a swift deliver of targets, objectives and contributions set out in national energy and climate plans and updates thereof. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate, biodiversity and environmental priorities of the Union.
Amendment 1085 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission shall assess the importance and coherence of the recovery and resilience plan and its contribution to the green and digital transitions and to strengthening the Union’s strategic autonomy, and for that purpose, shall take into account the following criteria:
Amendment 1131 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) whether the plan contains measures aimed at reducing dependency on third countries in strategic areas;
Amendment 1230 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt a decision within four months of the official submission of the recovery and resilience plan by the Member State, by means of an implementingdelegated act. In the event that the Commission gives a positive assessment to a recovery and resilience plan, that decision shall set out the reforms and investment projects to be implemented by the Member State, including the milestones and targets, and the financial contribution allocated in accordance with Article 11.
Amendment 1304 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 7
Article 17 – paragraph 7
7. The implementingdelegated acts referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27(2).
Amendment 1354 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Upon completion of the relevant agreed milestones and targets indicated in the recovery and resilience plan as approved in the implementingdelegated act of the Commission, the Member State concerned shall submit to the Commission a duly justified request for payment of the financial contribution and, where relevant, of the loan tranche. Such requests for payment may be submitted by the Member States to the Commission on a biannual basis. The Commission shall assess, within two months of receiving the request, whether the relevant milestones and targets set out in the decision referred to in Article 17(1) have been satisfactorily implemented. For the purpose of the assessment, the operational arrangement referred to in Article 17(6) shall also be taken into account. The Commission may be assisted by experts.
Amendment 1413 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall transmit the recovery and resilience plans as approved in the implementingdelegated act of the Commission in accordance with Article 17 to the European Parliament and the Council without undue delay. The Member State concerned may request the Commission to redact sensitive or confidential information, the disclosure of which would jeopardise public interests of the Member State.
Amendment 198 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union should aim to achieve a balance between anthropogenic economy- wide emissions and removals, through natural and technological solutions, of greenhouse gases domestically within the Union by 2050. The Union-wide 2050 climate-neutrality objective should be pursued by all Member States collectively, and teach Member State should set out to achieve climate neutrality individually with the support of the Union. The Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take the necessary measures to enable its achievement. Measures at Union level will constitute an important part of the measures needed to achieve the objective.
Amendment 209 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The Commission is exploring the development of a regulatory framework for the certification of carbon removals in accordance with its Circular Economy Action Plan and the Farm to Fork Strategy. The restoration of eco-systems and the development of a carbon removals market for land-based greenhouse gas sequestration would assist in restoring, maintaining and managing natural sinks and would promote biodiversity.
Amendment 216 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) The Commission should come forward with a definition of natural and other carbon sinks to give clarity in this Regulation.
Amendment 220 #
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 and biodiversity 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 and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
Amendment 230 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) The Commission should develop a strategy for the Union’s future climate policy for the post-2050 period once climate neutrality has been achieved.
Amendment 233 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Adaptation is a key component of the long-term global response to climate change. Therefore, Member States and the Union should enhance their adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change, as provided for in Article 7 of the Paris Agreement, as well as maximise the co- benefits with other environmental policies and legislation. It is therefore essential to promote, conserve and restore biodiversity in order to tap its full potential for climate regulation and adaptation. Member States should adopt comprehensive national adaptation strategies and plans.
Amendment 246 #
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 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; fairness and, solidarity and a level playing field 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; the ability of the various economic stakeholders to invest in the transition in an economically and socially viable manner; the potential risk of carbon leakage and preventing it as regards imports.
Amendment 280 #
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 should, based on a comprehensive, thorough and detailed 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, 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. Where it considers it necessary to amend the Union’s 2030 target, it should make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation as appropriate. In addition, the Commission should, by 30 June 2021, 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 impact assessment should enable economic stakeholders to gauge the impact that a change of objective would have on their activity sufficiently in advance and aim to establish an economically and socially viable objective that is both attainable and consistent with the trajectory for 2050. _________________ 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 292 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) To ensure that the Union and all Member States remain on track to reach the climate-neutrality objective, and to ensure predictability and confidence for all economic stakeholders, including businesses, workers, investors and consumers, the Commission should explore the options with a view to setting a Union 2040 climate target sufficiently in advance to provide visibility for economic stakeholders, and make legislative proposals to the European Parliament and the Council as appropriate.
Amendment 324 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Commission should ensure a robust and objective assessment based on the most up -to -date scientific, technical and socio-economic findings, and representative of a broad range of independent expertise, and base its assessment on relevant information including information submitted and reported by Member States, reports of the European Environment Agency, and the best available scientific evidence, including the reports of the IPCC and the IBPES. Given that the Commission has committed to exploring how the EU taxonomy can be used in the context of the European Green Deal by the public sector, this should include information on environmentally sustainable investment, by the Union and Member States, consistent with Regulation (EU) 2020/… [Taxonomy Regulation] when such information becomes available. The Commission should use European statistics and data where available and seek expert scrutiny. The European Environment Agency should assist the Commission, as appropriate and in accordance with its annual work programme.
Amendment 333 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As citizens and, communities and local stakeholders have a powerful role to play in driving the 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. Education has an absolutely vital role to play in facilitating the transition towards climate neutrality and in preserving biodiversity.
Amendment 348 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to provide predictability and confidence for all economic actors, including businesses, SMEs, workers, investors and consumers, to ensure that the transition towards climate neutrality is irreversible, to ensure gradualpredictable and phased reductions 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. _________________ 37Commission should monitor the progress by Member States in achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the Union by 2050. OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 353 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order 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 onCommission should make legislative proposals to the European Parliament and the FCounctioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commissionil as appropriate with a view to setting 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. _________________ 37 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1. 37
Amendment 429 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Union-wide emissions and removals of greenhouse gases regulated in Union law shall be balanced at the latest by 2050, thus reducing emissions to net zero by that date and beyond. Each Member State shall seek to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 through the collective actions of the Union.
Amendment 443 #
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 at Union and national level respectively, 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. The Commission should provide specific details on the accounting rules that apply for the calculation of the climate-neutrality objective in order to establish a secure framework for businesses.
Amendment 507 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. By 30 September 2025, the Commission shall, in the light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) and following a comprehensive, thorough and detailed impact assessment, explore the options with a view to setting a realistic and ambitious Union 2040 climate target that will make it possible to ensure that a fair balance can be struck between 2030 and 2050 to achieve climate neutrality by that date, and make proposals to the European Parliament and the Council as appropriate. The impact assessment shall evaluate any changes that need to be made to all Union legislation affected by the implementation of this climate objective for 2040.
Amendment 529 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Sector-specific roadmaps 1. To enable all the sectors of the economy to implement the climate objective, the Commission shall, after conducting in-depth dialogue with each sector, establish a harmonised format and a set of criteria that shall serve as a template for sector-specific climate- neutrality roadmaps. 2. Each sector may submit one such roadmap to the Commission, no later than 12 months after the publication by the Commission of the harmonised format and criteria, setting out how and by which date the sector can reduce its emissions to close to zero, and identifying obstacles and opportunities as well as the technological solutions that would need to be developed and investments that would need to be made within the sector. 3. The Commission shall provide guidance and coordinate support to the sectors as they are drawing up their roadmaps.
Amendment 550 #
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 withishall set out a trajectory at Union level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) by 2050, and, to that end, shall submit the appropriate legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council. Within no more than six months afterof each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall review the trajectory and, if need be, submit a legislative proposal to adjust the trajectory.
Amendment 605 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) competitiveness of the Union’s economy, in particular SMEs and sectors most exposed to carbon leakage;
Amendment 658 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) fairness and, solidarity and a level playing field between and within Member States;
Amendment 710 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
(j) the best available and most recent scientific evidence, including the latest reports of the IPCC and the IPBES.
Amendment 721 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
(ja) the ability of the various economic stakeholders to invest in the transition in an economically and socially viable manner;
Amendment 735 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j b (new)
(jb) the potential risk of carbon leakage and preventing it as regards imports.
Amendment 766 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall develop and implement adaptation strategies and plans that include comprehensive risk management frameworks, based on robust climate and vulnerability baselines and progress assessments. Member States shall promote nature-based solutions and eco- system based adaption, which represent important greenhouse gas sequestration potential and address biodiversity loss.
Amendment 772 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall develop and implement adaptation strategies and plans that include comprehensive risk management frameworks, based on robust climate, biodiversity and vulnerability baselines and progress assessments.
Amendment 964 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) best available scientific evidence, including the latest reports of the IPCC and the IPBES; and
Amendment 992 #
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 climate- neutral and climate-resilient society. The Commission shall facilitate an inclusive and accessible process at all levels, including at national, regional and local level and with social partners, citizens, representatives of local authorities 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 1026 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 12 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas the 2050 Vision adopted under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is “Living in harmony with nature” where “by 2050, biodiversity is valued, conserved, restored and wisely used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy planet and delivering benefits essential for all people”, and for our future generations;
Amendment 30 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern that as indicated in the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report, nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely, that will affect the life of our future generations; expresses its deep concern after the publication of the IPCC report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate, on the decline of marine mammals and fisheries as wells as on the dramatic disappearance of coral reefs;
Amendment 47 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that biodiversity and healthy ecosystems are key for achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement and strengthen EU’s resilience capacities toward climate change; recalls the importance of preserving biodiversity and using nature based solutions for climate change mitigation, especially for carbon absorption; asks therefore for more coherence between the CBD and UNFCCC; calls on the Commission to better integrate biodiversity into its climate policies and ensure that EU climate funding is also used to protect and restore natural ecosystems as a way of achieving climate mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 58 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes, in this regard, the commitments, made by Ursula von der Leyen in the political guidelines for the next European Commission 2019-2024 and in the mission letter to the Commissioner for Environment and Oceans, to present an ambitious Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 as part of the European Green Deal, and her intention for the EU to lead the world at the 2020 Conference of the Parties to the CBD, as it did at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference;
Amendment 85 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the need to increase ambition and functioning for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the definition of a new global target to reverse the global biodiversity loss curve from 2030; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively pursue the development of clear performance indicators, tracking instruments and peer review/reporting mechanisms to improve the transparency and accountability for Parties and the overall effectiveness of the next Biodiversity Strategy Plan;
Amendment 130 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of increasing investments to achieve the Paris Agreement commitments in order to reduce impacts of climate change on biodiversity; recalls that a significant part of investments made in the framework of the Paris Agreement has to be used for preserving and restoring biodiversity;
Amendment 143 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines that agricultural activities, healthy soils, and the preservation of biodiversity are closely linked; emphasises that sustainable agriculture and forestry contribute greatly to the variety of species, habitats and ecosystems, and reduces the effects of climate change, especially through carbon absorption and sequestration; notes the key role played by biodiversity for the preservation of agricultural production and food safety, notably the one played by pollinators;
Amendment 182 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for an in-depth analysis of all EU protected areas on the need for improvements and/or extension of these area: for improving the management and protection of the Natura 2000 network, good quality monitoring (ensuring sound scientific research including field work) of the conservation status of habitats and species under the EU nature conservation Directives, strengthening the legal grounds for protecting the connectivity of the network, and improve the efficiency of EU funded projects on the topic in the Member States; stresses that in the light of the recent IPCC report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate a comprehensive assessment of EU marine protected areas is needed;
Amendment 187 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for an in-depth analysis of all EU protected areas on the need for improvements and/or extension of these areas; stresses that in the light of the recent IPCC report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate a comprehensive assessment and a significant increase of EU marine protected areas is needed;
Amendment 199 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Notes that, according to the Strategy for Plastics adopted on 16 January 2018, the 150 million tonnes of plastic that have accumulated in the world's oceans could double by 2030, endangering more than 660 species and damaging our environment; calls on the Commission to deliver flagship initiatives against plastic pollution and its effect on biodiversity; underlines the specific case of microplastics, that account for more than 80% of marine litter items collected, endangering marine biodiversity; welcomes therefore Ursula von der Leyen's commitment to open a new front in our fight against plastic waste by tackling microplastics; stresses the need for a circular economy approach that puts an emphasis on research and innovation for sustainable products;
Amendment 200 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the importance of education to raise awareness on biodiversityon biodiversity as a part of a broader concept of an active and creative educational process, designed as an important tool in making sense and increasing awareness of the complex interconnections and interdependencies in the globalised world;
Amendment 212 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 31
31. Insists that public awareness and therefore access to comprehensive information are vital for consumers to make informed decisions, in particular concerning the products that lead to deforestation, ecosystem destruction and human rights violations; calls on the Commission and Member States to improve the traceability and control of products through their value chains thereby increasing transparency also for consumers;
Amendment 216 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Underlines the impact of the import of certain products in the EU on biodiversity loss and deforestation in third countries; calls for greater awareness raising in this regard; emphasises the need to better develop eco-labelling and anti-deforestation certification; calls for every commercial agreement concluded with third countries or organisations to contain legally binding clauses on biodiversity preservation, the fight against deforestation and the respect of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 23 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas around 10% of the EU’s GHG emissions are absorbed by growing forests;
Amendment 28 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas it asked the Commission already several times, for example in its resolution on the net zero strategy in March 2019, to examine CO2 pricing in sectors that are not yet covered by the EU ETS;
Amendment 62 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses concern at the UN Environment 2018 Emissions Gap Report, which finds that current unconditional nationally determined contributions (NDCs) far surpass the Paris Agreement warming limit of well below 2°C, leading instead to an estimated 3.2°C4 warming by 2100 assuming that climate action continues consistently throughout the 21st century; highlights that there is a high risk that with a warming of 3.2°C certain tipping points are passed and a massive additional warming is induced; _________________ 4UN Environment Programme, ‘Emissions Gap Report 2018’, p.21.
Amendment 72 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that, according to the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, one million species are now threatened with extinction; recalls the crucial role played by biodiversity in enabling humans to adapt and combat global warming; is concerned about the impact of reduced biodiversity on our levels of resilience;
Amendment 170 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses, therefore, the importance of continuing and strengthening research and innovation in the areas of climate change mitigation, adaptation policies, resource efficiency, low-carbon and zero- emission technologies, the sustainable use of secondary raw materials ('circular economy') and the collection of climate change data to combat this phenomenon; stresses the need to prioritise funding for sustainable energy projects, under the new Horizon Europe programme, for example, given the Union’s commitments within the Energy Union and under the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 184 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses the importance to get discussions started with those countries worldwide, which are at the moment dependent on the export of fossil fuels, on how a strategy of joint energy and climate security can be implemented in a way that gives a future perspective to those regions;
Amendment 194 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses the crucial role of cities in implementing the objectives of the Paris Agreement, while according to the UN- Habitat 2018 report 'Tracking Progress towards Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements', they are the source of more than 70% of all greenhouse gas emissions, waste and air pollution; welcomes the commitment of 102 cities at the Climate Action Summit to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050; calls on the parties to involve cities more closely in their emission reduction plans;
Amendment 196 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Recalls that research, innovation and competitiveness are among the five pillars of the EU’s Energy Union strategy; recalls therefore the fundamental role played by researchers in the fight against global warming and accordingly underlines the importance of close scientific cooperation between international partners;
Amendment 209 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Stresses the utmost importance of achieving in the Paris Agreement targets while at the same time keeping jobs and an industrial base inside Europe to give people in this sector a positive perspective and to show the world that industry and climate neutrality is no contradiction. Strongly welcomes the commitment and efforts of many industrial players in Europe to become carbon neutral and encourages those sectors or companies that are still hesitant to follow the many good examples;
Amendment 212 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Asks the Commission to establish a specific Directorate for climate neutrality in industry and publish, as soon as possible, a strategy on the topic; considers that the strategy should include financial support from the European Union for example from the Innovation Fund and Horizon Europe, flexible application of state aid rules to enable the necessary innovations and reduce red tape that hinders innovation in the area, which means that the “one in, one out” strategy should focus on these kind of regulatory obstacles for the necessary innovation and investment;
Amendment 214 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Warmly welcomes the announcement of the designated Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to extend the ETS to sectors not yet covered by the EU trading system and asks the Commission to immediately start preparatory work to introduce a CO2 pricing system, which avoids social hardship and does not increase the overall burdens of citizens;
Amendment 237 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 32
32. Notes that approximately 60 % of the world’s methane is emitted by sources such as intensive agriculture, landfills and wastewater, and the production and pipeline transport of fossil fuels; recalls that methane is a potent GHG with a 100- year global warming potential, 28 times more powerful than CO2 ; reminds the Commission of its legal obligation to analyse the implications of implementing policies and measures to reduce the short- and medium-term impact of methane emissions on EU greenhouse gas emissions, to explore as soon as possible policy options for rapidly addressing methane emissions as part of a Union strategic plan for methane, and to present legislative proposals to Parliament and the Council to that effect;
Amendment 247 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Stresses the importance of understanding the positive effects of sustainable and active managed forests in Europe to adapt to climate change and avoid damages in forests;
Amendment 249 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Underlines that sustainably managed forests are enormously important in fighting climate change via increased CO2 sequestration by growing forests, carbon storage in wood products and the substitution of fossil-based raw materials and energy while at the same time reducing the risks of forest fires, pest infestations and diseases;
Amendment 250 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 32 c (new)
32c. Calls for greater efforts at all political levels to prevent the deterioration of the state of forests in Europe and to restore their good condition where necessary; asks therefore the Commission and the Member States to support measures for reforestation on degraded soils and those unsuitable for agricultural use;
Amendment 252 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 32 d (new)
32d. In view of the fundamental role played by forests in the fight against climate change, believes that forest owners in Europe must receive adequate financial support for sustainable forest management;
Amendment 254 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 32 e (new)
32e. Underlines the important role of natural sinks in achieving greenhouse gas neutrality in the EU; calls on the Commission to develop a detailed EU strategy for the sustainable enhancement of natural sinks in line with the 2050 objective of greenhouse gas neutrality; and encourages Member States to cover this aspect thoroughly in their long-term strategies as required by Art. 15 (4) b of the Governance Regulation;
Amendment 256 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 32 f (new)
32f. Welcomes the commitment and concrete activities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in many parts of the world, for example the very ambitious commitments of many developing countries and small island states; regrets, however, the lack of ambition and the lack of debate on increasing the NDC in many major economies; recalls that the greenhouse gas emissions of the EU are 9 % of the global emissions compared to 6.7 % share of the citizens, which means that increased ambition in Europe is of crucial importance especially because of the historical responsibility and the necessity to give a good example to the rest of the world, while it will be impossible to achieve the Paris Agreement goal and avoid tipping points if increased ambition in other major economies will not follow;
Amendment 257 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 32 g (new)
32g. Asks the Commission to immediately analyse the options to increase the activities to motivate other major economies to increase their NDC and their concrete action and also consider innovative approaches;
Amendment 268 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses the need to mainstream climate ambition into all EU policies, including trade policy; calls on the Commission to ensure that all new trade and investment agreements signed by the EU are fully compatible with the Paris Agreement and asks the Commission to carry out and publish a comprehensive assessment of the consistency of the existing and forthcoming agreements with the Paris Agreement; calls on the Commission to ensure that any trade agreement contains binding provisions regarding compliance with the Paris Agreement, including provisions concerning the management and sustainable preservation of forests;
Amendment 32 #
2019/2199(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that an independent judiciary, freedom of expression and information and media pluralism are crucial components of the rule of law; points to the fundamental role played by education in the media and information, developing people's ability to analyse and the knowledge they need to understand the messages of the media; calls on the Commission to enforce these core EU values when infringed by Member States;
Amendment 42 #
2019/2199(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to further implement the principles of the Pillar of Social Rights to ensure social fundamental rights at EU and national level, such as universal access to high-quality education, the integration of persons with disabilities, just and fair working conditions, social benefits and social assistance;
Amendment 45 #
2019/2199(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Member States to take account of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCPRD) when adopting any decision on matters relating to persons with disabilities; notes that it was the first Convention on Human Rights which was signed by the European Union;
Amendment 54 #
2019/2199(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that further safeguards to ensure privacy and data protection are needed in light of the development of new technologies; calls for the traceability of personal data to be strengthened; notes that, aside from ethical implications from emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning and big data, fundamental rights need to be considered; calls for these algorithms, which are used, for example, in monitoring and profiling individuals on line, whose browsing habits are recorded by cookies and similar technologies, to be sufficiently robust, accurate and reliable to ensure compliance with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights;
Amendment 69 #
2019/2199(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Council to urgently conclude the EU ratification of the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violaence against women and domestic violence, on the basis of a broad accession, without any limitation; calls on as well the remaining Member States to ratify and implement the Convention; welcomes the work done by the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) aimed at giving effect to the provisions of the Convention expresses its concerns that several Member States have incorrectly, or only partially, implemented the convention; calls on the Commission to review the implementing legislation.;
Amendment 83 #
2019/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the decision from the Commission to introduce a new forest strategy; stresses the need for the forest strategy to fully observe the principle of subsidiarity; emphasises, in this regard, the need for a holistic and consistent forest strategy that enhances the multifunctional role of forests and the forest-based sector in the EU and that promotes the far- reaching societal, economic and environmental benefits of forests; underlines the urgent need to prevent and manage natural disturbances, particularly those exacerbated by climate change, such as drought and the development of certain diseases and parasites; highlights that the forest strategy should not be subordinate to any other sectoral strategy;
Amendment 113 #
2019/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that according to scientific research, sustainably managed forests have a higher CO2 absorption capacity than unmanaged forests; urges, therefore, that the new forest strategy should promote sustainable forest management; recognises the positive impact of sustainable forest management on European forest biodiversity; notes that forest protection and production do not act in contradiction, but can in fact be complementary to one another; underlines the need to develop and promote the use of eco-labelling and anti-deforestation certification;
Amendment 146 #
2019/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the important role forests can play in substituting fossil-based materials with bio-based products; underlines the important role of local and regional authorities in promoting the transition to the bio-economy by involving economic actors in the use of local wood resources; believes that the new forest strategy should reflect the importance of the role played by European forests and the EU’s circular bio- economy in reaching climate neutrality by 2050 and that measures to this end should be included;
Amendment 180 #
2019/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that research and technology have come a long way since the forest strategy was introduced in 2013; stresses the importance of encouraging further research in forestry and bio-based products and believes that EU funds for research should be further directed towards this; stresses that more research and funding would make a positive contribution to climate change mitigation, safeguarding forest ecosystems and boosting biodiversity, sustainable economic growth and employment, especially in rural areas;
Amendment 204 #
2019/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses its concern over the health condition and resilience of forests in many parts of Europe; stresses the importance of the assistance provided under the EU's civil protection mechanism; highlights the need to increase the monitoring and coordination capacities of national surveillance services and instruments along the lines of the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS); highlights the need to strengthen and make full use of EU mechanisms to tackle the transboundary pressures on forests from the spread of invasive alien species, pests, and diseases.
Amendment 235 #
2019/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to address the issue of urban forest development in the European Forest Strategy; welcomes in this context the fact that many urban centres in Europe have signed up to the Tree Cities of the World programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); calls on the Commission to promote cooperation and the exchange of good practices among European towns and cities on the subject of boosting urban forestry;
Amendment 245 #
2019/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission to adopt specific measures aimed at achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 5 and promote a long-term action plan for sustainable European and global forest management at the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity; notes the importance of coherence and synergy between the European Forest Strategy and the new biodiversity strategy of the European Union;
Amendment 199 #
2019/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the agreement on the exchange of information between the ECB and the AML/CFT supervisors; recalls its serious concern about regulatory and supervisory fragmentation in the AML/CFT area, which is ill-suited to supervise the increasing cross-border activity in the EUhas not made it possible to supervise national supervisory authorities and devise adequate responses to their shortcomings; calls on the Commission, as soon as possible, to start working on the overhaul of the EU AML framework and legislation to address more effectively address the risks posed by cross-border illegal activity to the integrity of the EU financial system and the security of EU citizensthe banks most at risk, where national supervision is deemed inadequate to ensure the integrity of the EU financial system and the security of EU citizens; recalls that, in order for the prevention of money laundering and the fight against terrorist financing to be effective, competent authorities and financial institutions must act in a coordinated manner; notes that exchanges of information between those bodies, particularly across borders, have been insufficient;
Amendment 5 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to Article 130 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 6 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
– having regard to Mario Draghi’s last Monetary Dialogue with the European Parliament as President of the European Central Bank, of 223 September 2019,
Amendment 7 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the report from the G7 working group on stablecoins “Investigating the impact of global stablecoins” of 18 October 2019
Amendment 14 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas according to the Commission’s SummerAutumn 2019 Economic Forecast, the latest figures of 2019 reflect a slowdown from the higher levels of GDP growth in the euro area in 2018, from 1.9 % to 1.21 % in 2019, and in the EU-27, from 2.1 % in 2018 to 1.4 % in 2019, owing to a weaker impetus from external tradethe recent escalation in trade tensions and the corresponding uncertaintiesy;
Amendment 19 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas according to the Eurosystem staff macroeconomic projections of September 2019, annual inflation for the euro area in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) looks set to reach 1.2 %, 1.0 % and 1.5 % respectively in 2019, 2020 and 2021, thus still falling short of the medium-term objective ofclose but below 2 %;
Amendment 25 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas at the end of 2018 the size of the Eurosystem balance sheet had reached an all-time high of EUR 4.7 trillion, an increase of 0.2 trillion4,25% compared with the end of 2017;
Amendment 29 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a stronger international role of the euro, and its increased use as a reserve currency, would increase the EU’s ability to frame its policy stance independently vis-à-vis the US and the Federal Reserve and would ultimately provide protection from the risk of an uncooperative US approachand is a key element in safeguarding European economic sovereignty;
Amendment 36 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the global issuance of green bonds has risen from less than EUR 1 billion in 2008 to more than EUR 120 billion in 2017 and euro-denominated net green bond issuance has increased ten- fold since 2013; whereas the gap between spreads of green bonds and those of the overall industrial sector have gradually closed;
Amendment 38 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas despite this positiveeuro denominated net green bond issuance has increased trendfold since 2013, green bonds still accounted for only 1 % of the overall supply of euro- denominated bonds;
Amendment 54 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the role of the ECB in safeguarding euro stability and stresses that the ECB’s independence is a requisiteHighlights that the statutory independence of the ECB, as laid down in the treaties, is crucial for the fulfillingment of its mandate of maintaining price stability;
Amendment 65 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that after a short economic recovery, euro area growth momentum has slowed markedlydown to 1.2 % of GDP in the euro area and to 1.4 % of GDP for the EU-27; notes that Mario Draghi underlinesd, therefore, the need for monetary policy to remainto maintain favourable liquidity conditions and an ample degree of monetary accommodativeon for the foreseeable futureas long as necessary;
Amendment 76 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that fiscal policy is a necessary component for enhancing the impact of monetary policy and reducing possible side effects; notes therefore that in countries where public debt is high, governments need to pursue prudent policies that will create the conditions for automatic stabilisers to operate freely;
Amendment 90 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the findings of the ESCB expert group on low wage growth1 , which analysed the disconnect between wage growth and labour market recovery, namely that low wage growth over recent years can be explained mainly by technology and wage bargaining shocks, the latter being impacted by changes in wage bargaining structure – reducing the bargaining power of employees – and labour market regulations – mainly in countries most affected by the global economic and financialdebt crisis and the combination of labour underutilisation, low inflation readings and subdued productivity growth; _________________ 1ECB Occasional Paper Series No 232 / September 2019: Understanding low wage growth in the euro area and European countries. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/scpops/ ecb.op232~4b89088255.en.pdf
Amendment 121 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 4
Paragraph 5 – indent 4
Amendment 137 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the asset purchase programme (APP) has provided a substantial contribution to economic recovery and the formation of households’ inflation expectations, has led to a substantialn improvement in financing conditions via several transmission channels, and has compressed yields across a wide range of asset classes; stresses, in particular, that the APP has directly improved credit conditions for the private non-financial sector with the asset- backed securities purchase programme (ABSPP) and the third covered bond purchase programme (CBPP3);
Amendment 145 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that on 12 September 2019 the ECB announced a broad stimulus package including an open-ended quantitative easing programmenet purchases under the APP that will run at a monthly pace of EUR 20 billion per month, a cut of 10 basis points in the deposit rate, a two-tier system for reserve remuneration, and easier terms for targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO-III);
Amendment 154 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes the intention of the Governing Council of the ECB to continue reinvesting the principal payments from maturing securities for as long as necessary;
Amendment 169 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that very low or negative interest rates offer opportunities to consumers, companies including SMEs, workers and borrowers, who can benefit from stronger economic momentum, lower unemployment and lower borrowing costs; is however concerned at the consequences on individual savers and the financial equilibrium of pension and insurance scheme;
Amendment 178 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 206 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that, as an EU institution, the ECB is bound by the Paris Agreement on climate change and that this should be reflected in its policies, withhile fully respect foring its mandate and its independence;
Amendment 215 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes good note ofNotes Christine Lagarde’s declaration of 4 September 2019, in which she welcomed the ECB’s collaboration in the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) and commitment to contribute to facing the challenges which climate change poses by implementing the NGFS’s recommendations and acting on them substantively wherever possible without undermining the ECB’s price stability mandate and other objectiveshelp identify and measure the financial system's exposure to climate related risks and foster a greener financial system wherever possible without undermining the ECB’s price stability mandate and other objectives; notes that the ECB is supporting the creation of a harmonised definition of green assets, i.e. a so-called taxonomy and will need, one such taxonomy is agreed, to assess whether and how it can apply it to its APP;
Amendment 220 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes the continuous efforts of the ECB to protect the environment and set strategic objectives and measures to support the achievement of EU targets;
Amendment 229 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the ECB to continue its preparatory efforts to ensure the stability of EU financial markets for all possible contingencies relating to Brexitthe withdrawal of the United Kingdom to the European Union;
Amendment 241 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is extremely worriconcerned about the risks due to the delay in setting up the banking union, and calls for the swift completion of the banking union with a fully mutualised European deposit guarantee scheme;
Amendment 261 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the ECB to increase its monitoring of the development of crypto- currencieassets, including stablecoins and the increased risks in cyber-security and money laundering;
Amendment 263 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Welcomes the continuous efforts of the ECB to further strengthen its response and recovery capabilities in the event of a cyberattack on its own organisation;
Amendment 265 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the ECB to ensure an appropriate balance between allowing regulatory financial innovation in Fintech and ensuring financial stability;
Amendment 272 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Agrees with Christine Lagarde that a review of the ECB’s monetary policy framework is timely and warranted in order to ensure that the ECB has the right tools to deliver on its price stability mandate in the future; callreflections on the conduct and operational aspects of the ECB’s monetary policy are necessary to better support the general policies oin the ECB to organise a public consultation as part of this process in order to ensure that the review is open to input and feedback from a broad range of diverse civil society stakeholdersU without prejudice to its primary objective of maintaining price stability;
Amendment 280 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on Christine Lagarde to commit to one of her priorities announced in her declaration of 4 September 2019 to reinforce the bridge with the public and to ensure that ECB’s decisions are being understood by the people whom it ultimately serves;
Amendment 291 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the increase in accountability under the Presidency of Mario Draghi, and looks forward to even greatercontinued accountability, dialogue and openness with the incoming President, and to keep this strong link;
Amendment 298 #
2019/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the nominations of Executive Board members should be prepared carefully, with full transparency and together with Parliament in line with the Treaties; calls on the Council to draw up a gender-balanced shortlist for all current and upcoming vacancies and to share it with Parliament, thus allowing it to play a more meaningful advisory role in the appointment process; regrets that to date no satisfactory progress has been made;