1028 Amendments of Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA
Amendment 13 #
2023/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas competition policy could contribute to bolstering the resilience of the internal market, as well as achieving the goals of the European Green Deal and the Digital Compasis essential to the proper functioning of the internal market, as well as to the competitiveness of the EU economy, especially in the field of green and digital technologies;
Amendment 15 #
2023/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas public aid rules in the EU are of crucial importance for competition policy, for the proper functioning of the Single Market and for the development of the EU economy;
Amendment 25 #
2023/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to safeguard the integrity of the single market; recalls that the response to the US Inflation Reduction Act must not be solely based on use of State aidthe relaxation of State aid rules, which only favours a few EU Member States, but also on a renewed competition framework, providing speed and flexibility for companies investing and competing fairly in Europe;
Amendment 45 #
2023/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that additional public and private investment will be needed to face new challenges; underlines that a European Sovereignty Fund financed by additional fresh money willcan help to address the fragmentation of the internal market, support the EU’s industrial strategy, reduce our critical dependencies and ensure our open strategic autonomy;
Amendment 68 #
2023/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to modernise the public the procurement rules to help foster green and digital industry; calls on the Commissionby simplifying and rationalising them in order to tmake into account the sustainability and sovereignty criteria for publthe application process easier for small and medium-sized enterprises, which procurementlay a critical ruoles in order to foster the production of goods ‘made in Europe’the EU economy;
Amendment 110 #
2023/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to speed up antitrust procedures and introduce a time limit for antitrust cases in order to ensure the effectiveness of EU rules; underlines that Spotify filed a complaint against Apple in 2019 and that, in spite of the Commission having issued a statement of objections, no concrete actions have been taken thus far to address Apple’s restrictions, preventing app developers from freely communicating with their own users;
Amendment 116 #
2023/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 123 #
2023/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Insists on effective remedies which require greater coordination between enforcers and further dialogue with third parties; recalls that undertakings designated as gatekeepers have been subject to previous antitrust rulings, which have not led to effective behavioural changes; regrets the reluctance of the Commission to address market dominance through structural separation;
Amendment 143 #
2023/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the market investigation into Apple’s iMessage in order to assess its role as a gateway; highlights the inclusion by default of iMessage on all iOS devices for more than 144 million users; stresses the importance of smartphones as an essential personal and professional tool; highlights that today’s market is dominated by two operating systems, with their own non-interoperable messaging services, which limits the possibility for users and businesses to freely move from one ecosystem to the other;
Amendment 161 #
2023/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 52 #
2023/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 52 #
2023/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 59 #
2023/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the EU cohesion policy beyond 2027 should follow a more differentiated and targeted approach, moving from the use of income-related criteria to determine the level of support to other criteria that also takes into account regions’ characteristics and future growth potential, such as the youth unemployment rate, job dependency on transition sectors and research and development investment or the existing skills gap;
Amendment 59 #
2023/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the EU cohesion policy beyond 2027 should follow a more differentiated and targeted approach, moving from the use of income-related criteria to determine the level of support to other criteria that also takes into account regions’ characteristics and future growth potential, such as the youth unemployment rate, job dependency on transition sectors and research and development investment or the existing skills gap;
Amendment 70 #
2023/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends the creation of a new ‘Just Transition Fund 2.0’ in the upcoming programming period after 2027, which should be endowed with more financial means, have a wider scope, and focus on the appropriate NUTS level and be fully integrated in the Common Provisions Regulation16; _________________ 16 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159).;
Amendment 70 #
2023/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends the creation of a new ‘Just Transition Fund 2.0’ in the upcoming programming period after 2027, which should be endowed with more financial means, have a wider scope, and focus on the appropriate NUTS level and be fully integrated in the Common Provisions Regulation16; _________________ 16 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159).;
Amendment 75 #
2023/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 75 #
2023/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 98 #
2023/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
A just transition for the automotive regregions particularly vulnerable to the effects of the energy transitions
Amendment 98 #
2023/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
A just transition for the automotive regregions particularly vulnerable to the effects of the energy transitions
Amendment 105 #
2023/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to put forward the necessary proposal to ensure the continuity of the Just Transition Mechanism and that it is endowed with sufficient funds to inclucontinue to provide support for regions that are dependent on the automotive and parts-supply industry, in particular in the relevant Just Transition Fund mainstreamed within the cohesion policyparticularly vulnerable to the effects of the energy transition, so that synergies and spillover effects can be promoted with various European funds and programmes to address the regional transformation process;
Amendment 105 #
2023/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to put forward the necessary proposal to ensure the continuity of the Just Transition Mechanism and that it is endowed with sufficient funds to inclucontinue to provide support for regions that are dependent on the automotive and parts-supply industry, in particular in the relevant Just Transition Fund mainstreamed within the cohesion policyparticularly vulnerable to the effects of the energy transition, so that synergies and spillover effects can be promoted with various European funds and programmes to address the regional transformation process;
Amendment 116 #
2023/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the just transition plans for automotive-dependent regregions particularly vulnerable to the effects of the energy transitions should follow a place-based approach and should be managed by the competent authorities on the basis of the principles of partnership and multilevel governance; emphasises, further, the need to prioritise investments in re-skilling programmes and sustainable economic diversification strategies across the whole value chain to ensure a smooth and inclusive transition for workers and local economies;
Amendment 116 #
2023/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the just transition plans for automotive-dependent regregions particularly vulnerable to the effects of the energy transitions should follow a place-based approach and should be managed by the competent authorities on the basis of the principles of partnership and multilevel governance; emphasises, further, the need to prioritise investments in re-skilling programmes and sustainable economic diversification strategies across the whole value chain to ensure a smooth and inclusive transition for workers and local economies;
Amendment 121 #
2023/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 121 #
2023/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 5 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU economicy’s recovery andfrom the climate crisis increase the need to mobilise more resources and re-evaluate current taxation policies in the Member States; COVID crisis and the crisis caused by the Russian aggression in Ukraine increase the need to evaluate current taxation policies in the Member States, especially with regard to their impact on the development and competitiveness of the European economy;
Amendment 20 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas rising corporate profits account for almost half of the increase in inflation in the EU over the past two years, as companies increased prices by more than the spiking costs of imported energythe easing of monetary policy during the COVID pandemic, turbulence in the energy market and ‘greenflation’ caused by a chaotic and disorderly energy transition account for the increase in inflation in the EU over the past two years;
Amendment 25 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas one of the distinctive features of an era in which the economy is being digitalised is the growing trend of cross- border teleworkers, including digital nomads, has created difficulties for the taxation of labour incomewhich is making it difficult to tax labour income and posing a major challenge for tax systems;
Amendment 30 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas over the years, the tax incidence has shifted from wealth to income, from capital income to labour income and consumption, from multinational enterprises (MNEs) to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and from the financial sector to the real economthe revolutionary economic and social changes that are currently in progress are reflected in the economy, the labour market, lifestyles and the structure of social life, and therefore there is a need to overhaul the tax system to make it more efficient and fairer, and to tailor it to suit the new economic reality;
Amendment 37 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU Member States rely disproportionately on labour income taxes, social contributions and indirect taxes, such as the value added tax (VAT);
Amendment 42 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas women facelarge families, immigrant communities, people living in less- developed regions of the EU, people with a lower level of education and above all women, including single mothers, are more exposed to implicit tax biases, as they typically rely more on labour income than capital income and spend a higher proportion of their income on consumption; whereas in the EU, secondary earners are predominantly women, earning on average about one third of the household’s joint income;
Amendment 53 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 59 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 71 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that tax systems and fiscal capacities in the Member States are facing severe shocks, an ageing population and challenges related to the green transition, the digital transformation of their labour markets and the existing tax gap9, all of which emphasise the need for large public investments in order to achieve a sustainable economic recovery, mobilise private capital and attract entrepreneurshipdeep-seated tax reforms and improved tax efficiency to ensure adequate revenues for budgets as well as a sustainable economic recovery, fostering the competitiveness and productivity of the economy and minimising the shadow economy; _________________ 9 European Commission, ‘Tax policies in the European Union – 2020 survey’, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2020.
Amendment 81 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concern that the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the subsequent energy-price shock and inflation, as well as the costs of the green transition, are highly regressive, with the poorest households being hit the hardest; observes that effective tax rates rose significantly for families with children, particularly at lower income levels10; notes with concern that gender inequality worsened during the pandemic; _________________ 10 OECD, ‘Double blow for workers as inflation drives real wages down and labour taxes up’, 25 April 2023.
Amendment 83 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Observes that COVID-19 financial aid in the form of tax deductions and tax credits had a limited impact on those in the greatest need, such as the unemployed, students, pensioners, unreported workers and part-time workers, and has only marginally helped the SME sector, whose very existence was threatened by prolonged lockdowns, resulting in a long- term and persistent weakening of this sector of the economy;
Amendment 92 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Observes with concern that high inflation has been partially driven by companies increasing their profit margins, with, for example, Maersk’s annual pre-tax income soaring from USD 967 million in 2019 to USD 30.2 billion in 2022caused by the easing of monetary policy during the COVID pandemic, turbulence in the energy market and ‘greenflation’ caused by a chaotic and disorderly energy transition;
Amendment 99 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the fact that that MNEs that realise excess profits in times of crisis and wealwere less affected by the COVID pandemic in that they individuals who realise significant capital gains through speculation are often undertaxedgained a privileged position vis-à-vis smaller companies are often relatively undertaxed, especially by comparison with SMEs;
Amendment 101 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 113 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RegDeplorets that, in the overall tax mix, environmental taxation remains underutilised in the EU; regrets that fossil fuel subsidies remain high; observes that, overall, the tax systems in the Member States are not responding to the climate and biodiversite ever higher environmental taxes in the EU and the other disproportionately high costs of the green transition, which are hampering the post-pandemic recovery and making the European economy less competitive, driving up energy cprisces and are contributing insufficiently to reaching the EU’s climate goalplacing a disproportionate burden on the most vulnerable groups;
Amendment 124 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that, in light of the many crises faced by the Member States, the EU should seize the opportunity to carry out a full-scale and holistic analysis of its tax systems; points out, at the same time, that tax policy is a matter for the Member States and that EU action, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, should consist of coordinating and supporting the policies of the Member States, not bailing them out or formulating tax priorities;
Amendment 131 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to launch a comprehensive evaluation followed by an action plan on important areas for reform in order to strengthen the Member States’ tax systems by making them future and crisis proof, including through the simplification of their national tax systems; calls for the Commission to come forward with a tax proposal under Article 116 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to solve specific tax distortions in the Member States;
Amendment 138 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to assess the effectiveness of the temporary VAT reductions applied in Member States and to take measures if deemed necessarypropose solutions that give Member States greater autonomy and flexibility in setting VAT rates, which are an important tool for Member States’ economic and social policies;
Amendment 146 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights that environmental taxes and well-designed incentives have the potential to both cover the need for additional revenues and support a carbon- free economy; calls on the Member States to finally agree on the proposed revision of the Energy Taxation Directive11; _________________ 11 Commission proposal of 14 July 2021 for a Council directive restructuring the Union framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (COM(2021)0563).economic development and competitiveness;
Amendment 152 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 171 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. WelcomNotes the adopted solidarity contribution in the EU; regretbelieves, however, its limited scope and short time span; calls on the Commission to consider a permanent excess profit tax on all sectors, in light of the growing evidence that inflation is partly profit driven; believes that such taxes would curb the oligopolistic power of certain companies and boost competitiveness, while fighting inflation and raising revenuthat it should only apply to a limited extent and for a short period of time;
Amendment 182 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 188 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 193 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 199 #
2023/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Amendment 50 #
2023/0322(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 59 #
2023/0322(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) This Directive lays down rules to ensure a commonharmonised application of the arm’s length principle across the Union with the aim of increasing tax certainty and reducing occurrences of double taxation as well as double non taxation.
Amendment 79 #
2023/0322(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to lower the compliance burden for taxpayers that operate cross- border within the Union a common approach towards the documentation on transfer pricing should further be introduced. One standard template, rules on content and linguistic arrangements, timeframes and which taxpayers should be in scope would bring simplicity and potential cost savings taking into account chapter V ‘Documentation’ of the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines and the Code of conduct on transfer pricing documentation for associated enterprises in the European Union33. _________________ 33 Resolution of the Council and of the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 27 June 2006 on a code of conduct on transfer pricing documentation for associated enterprises in the European Union (EU TPD), 2006/C 176/01, https://eur- lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.C_. 2006.176.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AC %3A2006%3A176%3AFULL
Amendment 87 #
2023/0322(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to create more certainty for taxpayers and mitigate the risk of double taxation, the possibility to establish further common transfer pricing binding rules by way of implementing acts is provided in this Directive. Those implementing acts should provide taxpayers with a clear view of what tax authorities in the Union would consider to be acceptable to be used for specified transactions and provide so- called ‘safe harbours’ that bring down the compliance burden and the number of disputes. In view of the potential impact of such measures on national executive and enforcement power regarding direct taxation, the exercising of taxing rights allocated under bilateral or multilateral tax conventions that prevent double taxation or double non-taxation and in view of potential impact on Member States’ tax bases, implementing powers to adopt decisions under this Directive should be conferred on the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commissionfor the Commission to issue detailed guidelines on transfer pricing is provided in this Directive. Those guidelines should bring down the compliance burden and the number of disputes.
Amendment 98 #
2023/0322(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 100 #
2023/0322(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Since the objective of this Directive cannot sufficiently be achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the cross-border nature of the transfer pricing rules and the need to reduce compliance costs in the internal market as a whole, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance withIn accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve the objective of eliminating the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out sk of double taxation and increasing tax certainty by reducing that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objectivee number of international transfer pricing tax disputes.
Amendment 104 #
2023/0322(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘arm’s length principle’ means the international standard as defined in the OSCE Guidelines that prescribes that associated enterprises must transact with each other as if they were independent third parties. In other words, the transactions between two associated enterprises should reflect the outcome that would have been achieved if the parties were not related i.e. if the parties were independent of each other and the outcome (price or margins) was determined by (open) market forces.
Amendment 156 #
2023/0322(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Amendment 164 #
2023/0322(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Council may lay down further rulmmission may issue guidelines, consistent with the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines, on how the arm’s length principle and the other provisions laid down in Chapter II of this Directive are to be applied in specific transactions to ensure more tax certainty and mitigate the risk of double taxation. Those specific transactions or dealings are the following:
Amendment 177 #
2023/0322(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Amendment 196 #
2023/0322(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18
Article 18
Amendment 200 #
2023/0322(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Amendment 208 #
2023/0322(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 78 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The existence of 27 different corporate income tax systems in the Union gives rise to complexity in tax compliance and leads to unfair competition for businesses. That has become more evident as globalisation and digitalisation of the economy have significantly altered the perception of land borders and business models. As governments have tried to adapt to that new reality, a fragmented response among Member States has led to further distortions in the internal market. The various legal frameworks inevitably lead to different tax administration practices across the Member States as well. This often entails long procedures characterised by unpredictability and inconsistency along with high compliance costs.
Amendment 87 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Albeit different in their design, the fundamental features of corporate income tax systems are similar as they lay down rules aiming towards the same objective, i.e., to arrive at a taxable base for businesses. In this vein, it would be important for businesses which operate on the internal market that Member States introduce a common legal framework to harmonise the fundamental features of corporate income tax systems with a view to simplifying tax rules and ensuring a fair competition.
Amendment 134 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 154 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
d) simplifying transfer pricing risk assessments for transactions with associated enterprises outside the group;eleted
Amendment 156 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Amendment 338 #
Amendment 340 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 51
Article 51
Amendment 342 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 52
Article 52
Amendment 344 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 53
Article 53
Amendment 7 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for an increase in the planned expenditure under cohesion policy, which in the 2024 draft budget has decreased by more than 50% compared to 2023; points out that the payments proposed by the Commission fall well short of the forecasts provided by the Member States (the Commission is only taking into account around 50% of the Member States' forecasts); notes that in order to avoid a cumulation of payments in 2025-2027, the level of payments for economic, social and territorial cohesion and rural development needs to be increased;
Amendment 35 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the budget plays an important role in the completion of the Banking Union and the Capital Markets Union; Rrecalls that the Union lags behind other jurisdictions regarding companies’ and especially SMEs’ access to financing;
Amendment 40 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the budget to provide support to Ukraine for as long as Russia’s war of aggression continues, and to contribute to its reconstruction, including through the European Union Solidarity Fund and the Emergency Aid Reserve; expects an increase in spending on humanitarian aid and NDICI programmes (at least restored to 2023 levels), as well as on support related to Ukrainian refugees in the Member States and border protection under the AMIF and BMVI programmes;
Amendment 35 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure clarity about the permitting status of Strategic Projects and to limit the effectiveness of potential abusive litigation, while not undermining effective judicial review, Member States should ensure that any dispute concerning the permit granting process for Strategic Projects is resolved in a timely manner. To that end, national competent authorities should ensure that applicants and project promoters have access to simple dispute settlement procedure and that Strategic Projects are granted urgent treatment in all judicial and dispute resolution procedures relating to the projects. In addition, this Regulation should contribute to the exchange of best practices for resolving disputes.
Amendment 102 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where a raw material is no longer considered a strategic raw material as a result of the update referred to in paragraph 3, it should continue, by way of derogation, to be considered a critical raw material for three years after the publication of that update.
Amendment 103 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The status of critical and strategic raw materials as referred to in this Regulation should be taken into account in all EU legislation where these materials have a direct or indirect impact, both in the general provisions and in specific provisions for particular products and substances.
Amendment 105 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Where a raw material is no longer considered a critical raw material as a result of the update referred to in paragraph 4, it should continue, by way of derogation, to be considered a critical raw material for three years after the publication of that update.
Amendment 188 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. After consultation with private sector stakeholders and social partners, Member States shall identify key market operators along the critical raw materials value chain established in their territory and shall:
Amendment 193 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall set up and operate a system to aggregate the demand of interested undertakings consuming strategic raw materials established in the Union and Member State authorities responsibleupport Member States and interested undertakings established in the Union in setting up and operating a system to aggregate demand for strategic stockraw materials and seek offers from suppliers to match that aggregated demand. This shall cover both unprocessed and processed strategic raw materials.
Amendment 194 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) set minimum amounts of demanded material to participate in the system, taking into account the different capacities and needs of SME-sector market actors, the expected number of interested participants and the need to ensure a manageable amount of participantsmanage them efficiently within the system.
Amendment 201 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) increase the technological maturity of recycling technologies for critical raw materials and to promote materials efficiency and the substitution of critical raw materials in applications, ensuring the same efficiency as well as technical and economic excellence, at least by including support actions to that effect under national research & innovation programmes;
Amendment 212 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4 – point a – point i
Article 30 – paragraph 4 – point a – point i
(i) all relevant stakeholders, such as industry including downstream industry, SMEs, regional and local authorities and, where relevant, representatives of the craft industry, social partners, regional and local communities, traders, retailers, importers, environmental protection groups and consumer organisations;
Amendment 214 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 7
Article 30 – paragraph 7
Amendment 225 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) whether a third country's regulatory framework ensures the monitoring, prevention and minimisation of environmental impacts, the use of socially responsible practices including respect of human and labour rights and meaningful engagement with regional and local communities, the use of transparent business practices and the prevention of adverse impacts on the proper functioning of public administration and the rule of law;
Amendment 236 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In its activities, the Board shall seek cooperation and regular consultation with representatives of industry, private sector stakeholders, social partners and relevant local and regional authorities.
Amendment 238 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. The Board shall be composed of Member States and the Commission. It shall be chaired by, representatives of the raw materials industry and the Commission.
Amendment 246 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Where appropriate, the Board may invite representatives of industry and private sector stakeholders, social partners, local and regional authorities, experts, other third parties or representatives of third countries to attend meetings of the standing or temporary sub- groups referred to in paragraph 6 as observers or to provide written contributions.
Amendment 257 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point j
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) Natural Graphite - battery grade
Amendment 266 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(o a) Coking coal
Amendment 271 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point v
Annex II – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point v
(v) Natural Graphite
Amendment 31 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas this initiative also aims to ensure the sustained recovery of the textile industry following the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 34 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas this strategy is part of the EU's horizontal plan to move towards a climate-neutral, circular economy;
Amendment 35 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
B c. whereas European textile consumption has the fourth highest environmental and climate change impact, after food, housing and mobility;
Amendment 36 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
B d. whereas the textile industry is the third most significant sector in terms of the percentage of water and land used and the fifth in terms of primary raw material consumption and greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 37 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
B e. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has affected both men and women in a significant manner, and in particular those working in low-paid jobs, precarious forms of employment and feminised sectors, including, for example, the textile industry;
Amendment 39 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that in addition to its significant negative environmental and climate impacts, the textile industry also has a detrimental social impact; stresses that a disproportionate number of women and marginalised groups carry out precarious work, often involuntarily and hold low-paid jobs, often involuntarily; points out, in this context, the need to protect the social and labour rights of those employed in the textile industry, as well as the need for sufficient improvements in working conditions and standards in this economic sector;
Amendment 56 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Member States to ratify the relevant International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions and implement its recommendations, especially those intended to reduce the scale of precarious work and protect workers from the harmful effects of chemicals, as well as from violence andall forms of violence, including harassment, in the workplace;
Amendment 58 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to carry out extensive information and awareness-raising campaigns to draw attention to the negative impact of the textile sector on the environment and climate change, as well as to the need to improve employment conditions and labour standards in the sector;
Amendment 64 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the relevant public institutions and employers in the textile sector to facilitate the training and upskilling of low-wage textile sector workers, inwith a particular focus on women and other marginalised groups, including during working hours;
Amendment 66 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that the textile industry needs to be thoroughly restructured in order to establish a circular economy and to reduce its negative impact on the climate and the environment; points out, however, having regard in particular to the post-COVID-19 pandemic situation and the ongoing humanitarian and economic crisis, that in order to achieve the objectives set out in the Strategy, very high levels of investment and a significant amount of time will be needed for operators in this sector to adapt;
Amendment 44 #
2022/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is concerned that the EU is one of the most exposed advanced economies to downward risks, given its geographical proximity to Ukralong-standineg and heavyarmful reliance on gas importenergy commodities from Russia; notes that the impact of high energy prices and inflation leads to the erosion of household purchasing power; highlights that a reduction in aggregate demand, combined with less favourable financing conditions, could lead to a sharp decline in investment and therefore in economic growth;
Amendment 63 #
2022/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that 22.4% of the EU population is at risk of poverty or social exclusion, of whom 24.9% are children, 23.3% are women, and 18.2% are over 65, and that the risk of poverty among people with disabilities rises to 34.6%; is alarmed that the youth unemployment rate in the EU is above 15%, stresses that it is these population groups that are hardest hit by the current energy crisis and onerous environmental standards, and calls on the Commission to support Member States in their fight against poverty and to plan environmental policy carefully in order to avoid further impoverishing EU citizens;
Amendment 140 #
2022/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Is concerned by the global shortages of many goods, associated in part with the disruption caused by COVID-19, as well as with Russia's criminal aggression against Ukraine; calls on the Commission to identify shortages in strategic production sites and to come up with strategies aimed at strengthening the EU's self-sufficiency in critical sectors and diversifying sources;
Amendment 141 #
2022/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Stresses that research and innovation are crucial to future economic policy; calls on the Commission to increase investment in research, development and innovation;
Amendment 153 #
2022/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commission to enhance European industrial and production capacity in order to reduce dependencies; stresses the importance of developing technological sovereignty and creating European value and jobs in strategic industrial areas; underlines the importance of EU strategic autonomy and of the resilience of its supply chain;
Amendment 23 #
2022/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Member States are free to decide on their own economic policies, in particular their own tax policies within the boundaries of, as guaranteed by the EU Treaties; whereas, although tax policy largely remains a responsibility of the Member States, the single market requires coordination in setting tax policy in order to further single market integrationit is necessary for the integration of the Single Market that those policies are coordinated among the Member States and at EU level;
Amendment 35 #
2022/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, owing to crises unforeseen by European decision-makers, such as the COVID-19 pandemic or the Russian aggression in Ukraine and to the high cost of the European Green Deal, European companies are battling strong headwinds as a result of the current adverse economic and social situations;
Amendment 70 #
2022/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas tax policy fragmentation, complexity and inadequate digitalisation creates various obstacles for citizens and companies in the single market, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); whereas these obstacles discourage cross-border economic activity and can distort the single market; whereas overcoming these obstacles requires multilateral cooperation between Member States and the urgent implementation by Member States of digital solutions that simplify and reduce the cost of tax compliance for businesses;
Amendment 107 #
2022/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that EU Member States cooperating on corporate taxation is not a goal in itself, but rather a tool to complete, improve and further develop the single market; points out that such cooperation requires mutual trust and good faith on the part of all Member States; recalls that the harmful and unfair tax practices implemented by some Member States have contributed to a deficit in mutual trust and a search for top-down solutions;
Amendment 115 #
2022/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the European Council conclusions of 23 March 2023 calling for the general regulatory environment to be simplified and for the administrative burden to be reduced, and the Commission communication of 16 March 2023 underlining that the EU tax framework is key in supporting growth and private investment, in particular by removing tax barriers to cross-border investment; stresses the need to adopt solutions at EU level that are well-designed, compatible with existing systems in the Member States and do not impose additional burdens on businesses, in particular SMEs;
Amendment 121 #
2022/2146(INI)
3. Underlines that it is paramount to fight aggressive profit shifting, and that this requires a firm, consistent and solidarity-based approach from all EU Member States, in particular towards large corporations, while promoting fiscal fairness, transparency and certainty, and while keeping taxes at levels that support sustainable economic growth, the EU's fiscal attractiveness and the competitiveness of the European economy;
Amendment 130 #
2022/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note of the numerous tax directives since 2011 that have led to fairer, simpler and more effective corporate taxation in the EU, and to a high number of tax compliance obligations on companies within the EU21; stresses the need to introduce only such solutions at EU level that do not impose additional costs and administrative burdens on businesses, in particular SMEs; _________________ 21 See notably the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directives (ATAD I and ATAD II), the amendments of the Directive on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (DAC 1 to DAC 7), the revision of the Parent Subsidiary Directive, the EU Dispute Settlement Directive, the Public Country-by-Country Reporting Directive, or the Pillar Two Directive.
Amendment 138 #
2022/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the fact that the Member States have implemented and applied tax directives in a divergent manner, undermining the proper functioning of the single market and leading to misalignment in tax bases, more red tape and higher compliance costs; calls in this regard on the Commission to make consistent, fair and clear recommendations on the application of the directives to individual Member States, as well as on their effective enforcement;
Amendment 149 #
2022/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the estimated tax compliance costs for large multinational enterprises (MNEs) amount to about 2 % of taxes paid, while for SMEs the estimate is about 30 % of taxes paid; recalls that European companies, in particular SMEs, are the main enhancers of economic growth and job creation; calls in this regard for any new legislation at EU level to prioritise the interests of SMEs, with a view to lowering the costs that they bear and reducing their obligations under tax legislation;
Amendment 161 #
2022/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to present an overall evaluation of actions taken on corporate taxation since 2011 and to immediately ease the burden on businesses by invoking a regulatory moratorium and delaying those tax acts that would unnecessarily increase costs for businesses already under strain; calls on the Commission to carry out competitiveness checks for new legislative tax proposals, as requested by the European Council for all new proposals on 22 March 2023; calls on the Commission also to take into account, in new legislative proposals on taxation, the need to ensure that they are compatible with solutions already introduced in individual Member States which contribute to reducing the burden on businesses; calls for the adoption of realistic timetables for the implementation of tax legislation in the future;
Amendment 168 #
2022/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the proposal of the Conference on the Future of Europe of 9 May 2022 for a competitiveness check to analyse the impact, among other things, of new tax legislation on companies and their business environments; awaits impatiently the implementation of the announcement by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of 19 October 2022 introducing a standard competitiveness check in EU regulation; points out that maintaining the competitiveness of the EU economy should now be a top priority when developing new tax legislation;
Amendment 174 #
2022/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes note of the renewed debate on tax incentives following the US Inflation Reduction Act; calls on the Commission to allow for experimentation with tax credits; insists, nevertheless, that all decisions should be taken in a coordinated manner to preserve the functioning of the single market; draws attention to the risk that the internal market will undergo fragmentation due to excessive state aid targeted at specific sectors of the economy and the disparities in Member States' ability to use state aid, which poses a challenge for competition policy;
Amendment 183 #
2022/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States, in the light of high inflation rates, to use the additional revenues based on higher energy prices directly to relieve the burden on companies, especially SMErelieve the burden on companies, especially SMEs, for instance through temporary tax breaks to compensate for the increase in energy costs;
Amendment 198 #
2022/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes note of the two-pillar solution reached at the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on the allocation of taxing rights and the application of a minimum effective tax rate of 15 % on the global profits of MNEs; points out that tax avoidance by multinationals is one of the biggest problems facing Member States' tax policies, adversely affecting their revenues, the fairness of the tax system and the competitiveness of the European economy;
Amendment 204 #
2022/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Observes that, in addition to coping with a volatile business environment and an increasing number of EU tax directives, companies are focusing their financial and human resources on applying the Pillar Two rules; calls on the Commission to give companies breathing space andCalls on the Commission, when planning its legislative work and the implementation of the BEFIT rules, to ensure that a realistic timetable is in place to allow businesses enough time to prepare for the possible new BEFITnew rules;
Amendment 226 #
2022/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to guidecoordinate cooperation between all the Member States towards a simplified tax system to reduce the administrative burden for companies, especially SMEs; acknowledges that simplifying refund procedures, deductions and litigation are other solutions to reduce the administrative burden, especially for SMEs; calls on the Commission to respect and take into account in its planned legislative initiatives the solutions (including digital solutions) already implemented and in operation in the individual Member States to reduce administrative burdens on businesses;
Amendment 236 #
2022/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that simplifying the complexity of the legal framework for corporate tax systems helps to attract foreign direct investment and reduces the risk of companies relocating to non-EU countries; draws attention to the need for the EU to remain fiscally competitive and to meet the challenges posed by innovative solutions being adopted outside the EU, most notably in the US;
Amendment 269 #
2022/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Takes note of the Commission proposal of 11 May 2022 addressing the debt-equity bias; deplores the Council decision of 6 December 2022 to suspend the examination of the proposal; calls on the Council to relaunch negotiations on this proposal;
Amendment 286 #
2022/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Highlights that tax incentives applied in a fiscally responsible manner for private research and development (e.g. via tax credits, enhanced allowances or adjusted depreciation schedules) can help to lift an economy’s overall spending towards research and development, which often comes with positive externalities; recalls that corporate spending on research and development was equal to 1.5 % of EU GDP in 2020, compared to 2.6 % in the US and Japan, according to the European Investment Bank’s 2022/2023 investment report; calls on the Commission to present an assessment of tax incentives for private research and development; underlines the crucial importance of research for the development of technologies relevant to the new economy and the green transition;
Amendment 5 #
2022/2142(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that taxation is one of the few areas that remain subject to unanimity voting in Council; stresses that it has become increasingly evident over recent years that stronger coordination and greater responsibility and solidarity in the field of taxation is needed at EU and global levels in the light of economic developments and the new challenges created by digitalisation and globalisation; regrets, in this regard, Hungary’s misuse of its veto right to block the Council negotiations on the Commission proposal of 22 December 2021 for a Council directive on ensuring a global minimum level of taxation for multinational groups in the Union (COM(2021)0823);
Amendment 20 #
2022/2142(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the factcognises that the current situation often leads to delays and a lack of progress in the harmonisation and coordination of tax rules across the Union, even though such harmonisation and coordination would benefit everyonecoordination would in some cases benefit everyone; calls, therefore, on the Commission to propose solutions that have a chance of broad support in the Council, and on the Council to act in a spirit of responsibility and solidarity; notes that some legislative proposals, such as the debt-equity bias reduction allowance (DEBRA) or the Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT), willcould be key to supporting the competitiveness of European companies;
Amendment 27 #
2022/2142(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recallognises that Article 48(7) of the Treaty on European Union provides for two general passerelle clauses that allow the decision-making procedures to be changed in order to adopt measures in Council through qualified majority voting (QMV) in areas that are currently subject to unanimity; regrets the fact that these passerelle clauses have never been usedstresses the dangers and risks for Member States that may result from removing their freedom of decision in tax matters, which are highly important for economic and social policy-making; recalls that activating the passerelle clauses would in any case require unanimity in the European Council and Parliament’s consent;
Amendment 39 #
2022/2142(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. RDoes not recommends using the two general passerelle clauses for selected Treaty articles concerning the EU’s competences in tax matters; stresses the risks to host and founding Member States of the EU from the central EU institutions’ agenda of increasing centralisation and weakening the areapowers of taxnation; recalls thatal governments; notes, in this context, the Commission communication of 15 January 2019 entitled ‘Towards a more efficient and democratic decision making in EU tax policy’ (COM(2019)0008) and the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe bot, whose legitimacy is highly problematic, which recommended moving from unanimity voting to QMV on tax matters.; calls for respect for the Treaty competences of the Member States and for the principle of unanimity in tax matters;
Amendment 18 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the average percentage of women working in the transport sector across the EU stands at around 22 %, with these values varying considerably among transport sub-sectors (land, air, sea) and Member States;
Amendment 33 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas women are more vulnerable than men to harassment and sexual violence in transport, which might be one of the reasons behind women’s limited representation in transport;
Amendment 36 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas there is still not enough aggregated data on the gender dimension in transport, and further in-depth research is required on the psychological and social factors that influence women’s career choices and determine their specific needs and preferences when it comes to using modes of transport;
Amendment 68 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, statistically, men are more likely to travel at peak times, while women are more likely to travel outside peak times;
Amendment 69 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas, statistically, women are more likely to choose to travel by public transport or walk than men, who are more likely to travel by car;
Amendment 123 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the working environment in the transport sector does not take into consideration women-specific needs, which has wider implications for women’s safetytransport sector should take account of the specific needs of women so as to guarantee their health and safety, both at work and in the use of transport;
Amendment 139 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas it is important to promote and preserve efficient and affordable mobility in rural areas; whereas connectivity within rural areas is not adequately developed and, as a result of numerous geographical and economic barriers, requires large amounts of funding for modernisation;
Amendment 145 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas it is harder for women living in rural areas experience barriers in receiving support when they are victims of gender- based violento access transport and health services;
Amendment 193 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that there is still not enough aggregated data on the gender dimension in transport;
Amendment 194 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to conduct in-depth research on the psychological and social factors that influence women’s career choices, specific needs and preferences when it comes to using transport;
Amendment 261 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes the challenges faced by women in rural areas with relatively underdeveloped public transport, who are often faced with roles as carers, who are proportionally more likely than men to be carers, taking into account in particular the specific situation in rural areas, where public transport is usually still underdeveloped; stresses that policies aiming to promote sustainable transport must not exclude vulnerable groups, people with disabilities, women or those living in rural areas;
Amendment 8 #
2022/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Pandora Papers revealed how high-net-worth individuals, including politically exposed persons, criminals, public officials and celebritiecriminals, public officials, celebrities and – something particularly shocking and scandalous – politically exposed persons, are assisted by intermediaries, such as banks, accountants and law firms, in designing complex corporate structures registered in secrecy jurisdictions or tax havens in close cooperation with offshore professional service providers in order to shield income and assets from taxation and possibly launder money;
Amendment 24 #
2022/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the role of international investigative journalism and whistleblowers in exposing tax avoidance and evasion, corruption, organised crime and money laundering; deems it necessary to further protect the confidentiality of the sources of investigative journalism, including whistleblowers; draws attention to the many cases that have recently come to light in which spyware has been used to conduct surveillance on journalists in the EU and points out that these are extremely worrying and indicative of the hypocrisy of the political elites who pursue transparency in public life;
Amendment 37 #
2022/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the fact that only 10 Member States have passed legislation to transpose the Whistleblowers Directive7, 15 are still in the process of doing so, and two have taken no or minimal action; points out that the implementation and application of existing rules are crucial to harmonious cooperation within the EU; _________________ 7 Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law, OJ L 305, 26.11.2019, p. 17.
Amendment 44 #
2022/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of safeguarding high standards of integrity, honesty and responsibility among public officials in the EU, as well as fostering, within that environment, an ethos of service and personal honesty; calls on the Member States to ensure that they have measures and systems in place requiring public officials to declare any outside activities, employment, investments, assets and substantial gifts or benefits which may give rise to a conflict of interest with respect to their functions as public officials; highlights the importance of having systems in place to report and verify this information and independently assess conflicts of interest when they arise;
Amendment 56 #
2022/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the so-called big four major accountancy firms – PwC, EY, Deloitte and KPMG – account for 87 % of the global tax advisory market share8; emphasises the threats that such a de facto oligopoly poses to the advisory market itself and when it comes to the potential influence that these firms’ lobbyists can wield over tax regulations; _________________ 8 ‘Global tax advisory revenues top $20bn’, Accountancy Daily, 28 January 2019.
Amendment 59 #
2022/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the fact that, as exposed by the Pandora Papers9, PwC, along with other western firms, had a central role in assisting Russian oligarchs with their investments in the West through their networks of offshore shell companies10; regrets the absence of visible investigations into the intermediary sector in the EU following the Pandora Papers and the EU’s sanctions on Russian oligarchs; callpoints onut the authorities in the Member States to investigate any wrongdoing by these firmsat, in view of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and its hybrid actions against EU countries, investigations into the assets and investments of Russian oligarchs should be a top priority as they are strategically important for the EU’s security; _________________ 10 ‘How Western Firms Quietly Enabled Russian Oligarchs’, The New York Times, 9 March 2022. 9 ‘The oligarch’s accountants: How PwC helped a Russia steel baron grow his offshore empire’, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Pandora Papers, 11 April 2022.
Amendment 64 #
2022/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that global professional services firms possess a capacity as ‘career hubs’, where 68 % of transfer pricing professionals in multinational corporations had worked in a global professional services firm before11; is aware of examples of tax authority officials going on to work in such firms or multinational corporations immediately after; calls on the Member States to regulate the phenomenon of revolving doors, including cooling-off periods, with regard to officials in tax administrations; emphasises the extreme hypocrisy of the political elites in this area and the pressing need for the public to be made aware of this phenomenon in order for it to be stigmatised to a sufficient extent and effectively purged from public life; _________________ 11 Christensen, R.C., ‘Transnational Infrastructural Power of Professional Service Firms’, SocArXiv, 9 September 2022.
Amendment 69 #
2022/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognise and address the risks of conflicts of interest stemming from the provision of legal advice, tax advice and auditing services when advising both corporate clients and public authorities; reiterates its call on the Commission to propose measurespoints out that one way of doing this could be to clearly separate accountancy firms from financial or tax service providers as well as all advisory services;
Amendment 81 #
2022/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to extend reporting requirements under the sixth Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC6)12 to cross-border arrangements for the management of assets of clients who are natural persons; emphasises that because taxation remains a matter for the Member States, honest and fair cooperation among national tax authorities is crucial to ensuring that the tax system within the EU is watertight; _________________ 12 Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018 amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation in relation to reportable cross-border arrangements, OJ L 139, 5.6.2018, p. 1.
Amendment 86 #
2022/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the fact that, as the Pandora Papers have exposed, schemes to shield the assets of high-net-worth individuals from state authorities through corporate offshore services have become highly sophisticated and ever more common; draws attention to the impact of new technologies (e.g. crypto-assets), which create new challenges in the area of tax avoidance and money laundering, for which new, appropriate and precise regulations may be needed;
Amendment 92 #
2022/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Observes, in parallel, a growing trend for countries, and EU Member States in particular, to adopt legal frameworks designed to attract high-net-worth individuals, foreign pensioners and highly skilled workers to invest or live in their territory, notably granting them generous tax benefits and exemptions which do not apply to nationals, in addition to offering golden visas and selling citizenship opportunities; points out that the privileges granted in this way often relate to Russian oligarchs whose proven or alleged links to the Russian authorities pose a serious danger to individual countries and the EU as a whole;
Amendment 102 #
2022/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is concerned that there is considerable scope for harmful competition in this field and widening social and economic inequalities, as tax-induced mobility is high among income- and wealth-rich taxpayers13; draws attention, in this context, to the growing phenomenon of so-called 'digital nomads' and urges that efforts towards the harmonisation and simplification of tax systems in the EU serve to create a level playing field for this group as well as for on-location-based workers; _________________ 13 European Parliament Directorate- General for Internal Policies, Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies, Harmful Practices and Competition in the Area of Personal Income and Wealth Taxation, January 2022.
Amendment 108 #
2022/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls forSuggests that the Council consider expanding the scope of the Code of Conduct Group on Business Taxation to be expanded, in particular to include preferential personal income or capital tax regimes, or personal income and wealth tax regimes that could lead to significant distortions in the single market; considers that this could enable the scope of the Code of Conduct Group to capture regimes aimed at attracting high net worth and high levels of income not created in the Member State proposing the tax regime;
Amendment 114 #
2022/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 127 #
2022/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the adoption of the first final rule on beneficial ownership reporting under the US Corporate Transparency Act; regrets the lack of political will in the US to share information regarding the financial accounts of non-US citizens; reiterates its call on the US to join the OECD Common Reporting Standard as soon as possible;
Amendment 143 #
2022/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the Commission proposal for a Council directive laying down rules to prevent the misuse of shell entities for tax purposes and amending Directive 2011/16/EU14; calls on the Council to swiftly adopt the proposal once Parliament has submitted its opinion; _________________ 14 COM(2021)0565.
Amendment 163 #
2022/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is deeply disappointed byAcknowledges the failure of finance ministers to adopt the much-needed reform of the Code of Conduct for Business Taxation on 7 December 2021, after several unsuccessful attempts; condemns Hungary and Estonia, in particular, for blockdraws attention to the need to find solutions in this area that can gain unanimous support ing the reformCouncil;
Amendment 169 #
2022/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 8 #
2022/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the activities of the European Central Bank focus on the following priority areas: climate and environment (including sustainable energy and natural resources, and sustainable cities and regions), cohesion, innovation, digital and human capital, and small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 27 #
2022/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that there is a need to prepare for the future and to plan for Ukraine’s longer-term reconstruction; believes that alignment with EU policy priorities should become the key driver of the EIB’s future investment strategy in Ukrainethe reconstruction of Ukraine's economy and infrastructure should become one of the EU's most important strategic objectives, the implementation of which will be crucial to the dynamic development of the European economy;
Amendment 35 #
2022/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the EIB is a highly leveraged institution; stresses that the EIB’s ‘triple A’ rating is an important asset that the EIB must preserve while performing its operations; stresses, in this context, the need to remain cautious, to properly assess the risks of the investments being made, and to be guided by economic rather than political or ideological considerations;
Amendment 42 #
2022/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Invites the shareholders of the EIB to reflect on the optimal equity structure; calls on the shareholders of the EIB and to consider a capital increase;
Amendment 51 #
2022/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Praises the EIB’s engagement in Ukraine, which amounted to EUR 1.7 billion of disbursed funds in 2022; stresses the importance of continuing to support Ukraine and that the EIB should play an important role in the reconstruction of Ukraine's economy and infrastructure in the future;
Amendment 60 #
2022/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the EIB’s increasing efforts to support food security, energy security and connectivity in the context of the ongoing war; underlines the fact that the war has created a severe humanitarian crisis and has had a fundamental impact on the economic and security situation in the EU and its neighbourhood, and that the changes in supply chains and trade and economic relations caused by the war should be taken into account in future investment planning; stresses in particular the need to build Europe's energy independence so that it is resilient to the Russian threat;
Amendment 65 #
2022/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of Europe’s economy; recalls that the EU’s 23 million SMEs account for 99 % of all businesses and provide around three quarters of all jobs; recalls that these companies have been hardest hit by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the energy crisis and the consequences of Russia's war in Ukraine pose further challenges for them;
Amendment 70 #
2022/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the fact that support to SMEs and mid-caps must be increased further from current levels, particularly in the context of high energy prices and rising raw material costs; stresses that SMEs often have limited administrative resources and so benefit from having financing channels that are easy to access; calls on the EIB to develop a long-term strategy to support the SME sector in the EU;
Amendment 81 #
2022/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that the EIB Group Climate Bank Roadmap 2021-2025 outlines the EIB’s goals for climate finance that supports the Green Deal and will help make the EU carbon-neutral by 2050; calls for the EIB, when making climate-related investments, to be particularly vigilant in assessing their effectiveness and their real impact on achieving the objectives of the Green Deal; warns against rash investments in inefficient and economically unviable solutions;
Amendment 87 #
2022/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Encourages the EIB to use its operations to facilitate the implementation of the goals of the Green Deal and EU energy independence, particularly because the affordability and security of food and energy carriers has deteriorated worldwide in the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine;
Amendment 121 #
2022/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls the EU’s overarching commitment to defending and promoting EU values and the rule of law in its operations outside the EU; stresses, in this context, the need to combat and oppose corruption, money laundering and flagrant human rights violations;
Amendment 74 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that according to the 8th Cohesion Report one of the most positive conclusions is the fact of notable progress of the convergence process between the eastern and western parts of the EU; brings attention, however, that from the perspective of a Member State, disparities in socio-economic development between individual regions and within the regions themselves continue to deepen; in this context, believes that cohesion policy is one of the key tools to counter the further widening of these differences;
Amendment 87 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises the current complex macro-economic circumstances and is of the opinion that programming many instruments simultaneously is necessary and will be a particular challenge for Member States and its competent authorities, along with regional and local actors - amongst others, REACT-EU instrument relating to the 2014-2020 programming period, the National Recovery Plan and programming documents for the 2021-2027 perspective; in this context, effective and timely implementation of all of them is extremely important, taking into account the administrative burden, as well as finding appropriate demarcation mechanisms and complementarity between the intervention provided for in these instruments;
Amendment 130 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Proposes a possibility of transfer between the European Social Fund+ and the Cohesion Fund, up to a maximum of 20%;
Amendment 133 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 200 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the potential that exists at local level could be better mobilised by strengthening and facilitating community- led local development (CLLD); takes the view that CLLD should be mandatory for Member States;
Amendment 270 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the European Commission to take decisions without delay, both by high authorities at political level and by officials at technical level, in order to avoid any potential delay in mobilizing and implementing cohesion policy funds;
Amendment 1 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the fact that therecent pandemic has demonstrated the need to accelerate the green and digital transiand current yet another global crisis has clearly demonstrated that the continuous irrational process of forcing to raise up ambitions for the green transition is harmful for EU citizens and its industry; calls for a further diversifications of EU industry towards a morenergy supply sources, encompassing not only zero- but also low-carbon technologies (renewables, nuclear and CCUS) in order achieve a more crisis and climate resilient economic and industrial model; stresses alsoin this sense that the EU’s projected main dependence on hydrocarbons limits its capacity for political action; calls for the diversification of energy supply sourcesand inconsiderate pursue for climate neutrality limits its capacity for appropriate political action;
Amendment 13 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Emphasizes that amount of renewable energy produced in Europe is not sufficient alone for the EU's industry; furthermore, in this context, there is a strong demand to explore and utilize all low-carbon technologies, including non- renewable dispatchable technologies, like nuclear power, thus strengthening EU nuclear industry or carbon capture utilization and storage technologies which contribute to decarbonization of industry, as well as engage in ‘Energy Diplomacy’ with other countries to ensure for instance supply of synthetic fuels;
Amendment 31 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for consideration to be given to a better sharing of added value in order to make work pay., giving particular attention to the critical sectors, like energy, transport, industry, health and administration amongst others - which in fact maintain stability and safety of entire Europe and each Member States' economies and societies;
Amendment 32 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for consideration to be given to a better sharing of added value in order to make work pay.on the Commission and Members States to considerate greater recognition and further redistribution of added value in order to make work really pay for citizens across European Union;
Amendment 34 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 99 #
2022/0413(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The Tax Identification Number (‘TIN’) is essentiauseful for Member States to match information received with data present in national databases. It increases Member States’ capability of identifying the relevant taxpayers and correctly assessing the related taxes. Therefore, it is important that Member States may require that the TIN is indicated – provided that the scope of this indicator in the tax law of the country concerned does not go beyond tax matters – in the context of exchanges related to financial accounts, advance cross-border rulings and advance pricing agreements, country-by-country reports, reportable cross-border arrangements, and information on sellers on digital platforms.
Amendment 106 #
2022/0413(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
Amendment 142 #
2022/0413(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a – point ii
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
For taxable periods starting on or after 1 January 2026, Member States shall include the TIN of residents issued by the Member State of residence in the communication of the information referred to in the first subparagraph, on condition that the TIN in the tax law system concerned does not contain information which goes beyond tax purposes.
Amendment 158 #
2022/0413(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 8ad – paragraph 2
Article 8ad – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority of a Member State where the reporting referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article takes place shall, by means of automatic exchange, and within the time limit laid down in paragraph 5 of this Article, communicate the information specified in paragraph 3 of this Article to competent authorities of all other Member Stateso the competent authorities of all other Member States the information concerning their residents specified in paragraph 3 of this Article in accordance with the practical arrangements adopted pursuant to Article 21.
Amendment 181 #
2022/0413(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 16 – paragraph 7
Article 16 – paragraph 7
Amendment 184 #
2022/0413(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 21 – paragraph 5a
Article 21 – paragraph 5a
Amendment 187 #
2022/0413(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 21 – paragraph 8
Article 21 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission, acting on behalf of Member States, shall develop and provide Member States with a tool allowing an electronic and automated verification of the correctness of the TIN provided by a reporting entity or a taxpayer for the purpose of automatic exchange of information. Such verification shall not be possible where the identifier in question – in accordance with the applicable tax law of the country concerned – contains information which goes beyond tax purposes;
Amendment 190 #
2022/0413(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that a reporting entity is allowed to obtain confirmation by electronic means of the validity of the TIN information of any taxpayer subject to the exchange of information under Articles 8 to 8ad. The confirmation of TIN information can only be requested for the purpose of validation of the correctness of data referred to in Article 8(1), Article 8(3a), Article 8a (6), Article 8aa(3), Article 8ab(14), Article 8ac(2) and Article 8ad(3), point (c) and solely in the case where the TIN in the tax law system concerned does not contain information which goes beyond tax purposes.
Amendment 231 #
2022/0413(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall monitor and assess in relation to their jurisdiction, the effectiveness of administrative cooperation in accordance with this Directive in combatting tax evasion and tax avoidance and shall communicate the results of their assessment to the Commission once a year.’ The Commission shall develop a set of criteria to be taken into account in such assessments and applied using a form for this reporting.
Amendment 78 #
2022/0409(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EU) No 904/2010
Article 47la – paragraph 3
Article 47la – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall provide that, upon request, a taxable person submits the requested records by electronic means to the Member State in which that taxable person is identified for VAT purposes. Member States shall only accept that the records may be submittede submission of records using a standard , mandatory form.
Amendment 91 #
2022/0409(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 904/2010
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 4 of the Article, the information referred to in Article 24g(2), point (a), shall be entered into the central VIES no later than onetwo working days after the collection of the information submitted by the taxable person to the competent authorities.
Amendment 93 #
2022/0409(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 904/2010
Article 24h – paragraph 6
Article 24h – paragraph 6
6. The information referred to in Article 24g(2) shall be available in central VIES for 5at least 10 years from the end of the year in which the information was transmitted to it.
Amendment 103 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) To facilitate the automation of the reporting process for both taxable persons and tax administrations, the transactions to be reported to tax administrations should be documented electronically. The use of electronic invoicing should become the default system for issuing invoices. Nevertheless, Member States should be allowed to authorise other means for domestic supplies. The issuance of electronic invoices by the supplier and its transmission to the customer should not be conditional on a prior authorisation or verification by the tax administration.
Amendment 106 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
Amendment 107 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) For the VAT reporting system to be implemented in an efficient manner, it is necessary that the information reaches the tax administration without delay. Therefore, the deadline for the issuance of an invoice for cross-border transactions should be set at 27 working days after the chargeable event has taken place.
Amendment 117 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Placing an unnecessary administrative burden on taxable persons operating in different Member States should be avoided. Therefore, suchOne way to reduce unnecessary burdens is for taxable persons shouldto be able to provide the required information to their tax administrations using the European standard laid down in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/187065, which fulfils the request laid down in Article 3(1) of Directive 2014/55/EU to create an European standard for the semantic data model of the core elements of an electronic invoice. Member States should be allowed to provide for additional other methods to report the data that could be easier for certain taxable persons to comply with. _________________ 65 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the reference of the European standard on electronic invoicing and the list of its syntaxes pursuant to Directive 2014/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 266, 17.10.2017, p. 19).
Amendment 119 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 123 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Several Member States have put in place divergent reporting requirements for transactions within their territories, leading to significant administrative burdens for taxable persons which operate in different Member States, as they need to adapt their accounting systems to comply with those requirements. In order to avoid the costs derived from such divergence, the systems implemented in Member States to report supplies of goods and services for consideration between taxable persons within their territory should comply with the same features of the system implemented for intra-Community transactions. Member States should provide for the electronic means for the transmission of the information and, as is the case for intra-Community transactions, it should be possible for the taxable person to submit the data in accordance with the European standard laid down in Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1870, even thoughunless the relevant Member State could provide for additionalother, equally effective means to transmit the data. The data should be allowed to be sent by the taxable person directly or by a third party on that person’s behalf.
Amendment 126 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Member States should not be obliged to implement a digital reporting requirement for supplies of goods and services for consideration between taxable persons within their territory. However, if they are to implement such a requirement in the future, they should align it with the digital reporting requirements for intra- Community transactions. Member States which already have a reporting system for these transactions in place should adapt such systems to ensure that the data are reported in accordance with the digital reporting requirements for intra- Community transactions.
Amendment 130 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Member States should be able to continue to implement other measures to ensure the correct collection of VAT and to prevent evasion. However, they should not be able to impose additional reporting obligations on the transactions that are covered by the digital reporting requirements.
Amendment 135 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) It is therefore necessary to lay down rules to address the distortions of competition in the short-term accommodation rental and passenger transport sectors by changing the role thatincluding electronic platforms play in the VAT collection of VAT (becoming the ‘deemed supplier’). Under this model, platforms should be required to charge VAT where VAT is due but the underlying supplier does not charge it because they are, for example, a natural person or a taxable person using the special scheme for small enterprisessystem. Under this model, platforms can be subject to reporting obligations, and required to educate users about their tax obligations, or to collect (and pay) tax on sales made through the platform.
Amendment 138 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Member States interpret the place of supply of the facilitation service provided by the platforms to non-taxable persons differently. Therefore it is necessary to clarify this rule.
Amendment 140 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Some Member States rely upon Article 135(2) of Directive 2006/112/EC to apply a VAT exemption to short-term accommodation rental, while others do not. In order to ensure equal treatment and consistency, whilst continuing to address the distortion of competition in the accommodation sector, it should be clarified that this exemption does not apply to short-term accommodation rentals. The criteria used to identify short- term accommodation rentals, which shall be regarded as having a similar function to the hotel sector, are only to be applied for the purposes of this Directive and are without prejudice to the definitions used in other Union legislation. This Directive therefore does not create an EU definition of short-term accommodation rentals.
Amendment 144 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) VAT is normally charged and accounted for by the supplier of the goods or services. However, in certain circumstances Member States may provide that, under the reverse charge mechanism, the recipient of the supply, rather than the supplier, is obliged to account for the VAT due. To further support the objective of a single VAT registration in the Union, rules should be laid down for the mandatory application by Member States of the reverse charge mechanism in situations where a supplier is not established for VAT purposes in the Member State in which VAT is due. A supplier, making supplies of goods or services to a person who is identified for VAT in the Member State where the supply is taxable, should be entitled to apply the reverse charge. For control purposes, such supplies should be reported in the recapitulative statement.
Amendment 155 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – title
Article 1 – title
1 Amendments to Directive 2006/112/EC with effect from 1 January 20246.
Amendment 161 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 218 – paragraph 2
Article 218 – paragraph 2
Member States may impose the obligation to issue electronic invoices. Member States imposing this obligation shall allow for the issuance of electronic invoices which comply with the European standard on electronic invoicing and the list of its syntaxes pursuant to Directive 2014/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council*. The issuance of electronic invoices by taxable persons and their transmission shall not be subject to a prior mandatory authorisation or verification by the tax authorities, without prejudice to the special measures authorised under Article 395 and already implemented at the time this Directive enters into force.
Amendment 165 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – title
Article 2 – title
2 Amendments to Directive 2006/112/EC with effect from 1 January 20257.
Amendment 170 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Amendment 175 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 46a
Article 46a
Amendment 176 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 135 – paragraph 3
Article 135 – paragraph 3
Amendment 184 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 194 – paragraph 1
Article 194 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Articles 195 and 196, where the taxable supply of goods or services is carried out by a taxable person who is not established in the Member State in which the VAT is due, Member States shallmay allow that the taxable person liable for payment of VAT is the person to whom the goods or services are supplied if that person is already identified in that Member State.
Amendment 196 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
3 Amendments to Directive 2006/112/EC with effect from 1 January 20268.
Amendment 199 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
4 Amendments to Directive 2006/112/EC with effect from 1 January 202830.
Amendment 201 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 218
Article 218
For the purposes of this Directive, invoices shall be issued in a structured electronic format. However, Member States may accept documents on paper or other formats as invoices for transactions not subject to the reporting obligations laid down in Title XI Chapter 6. Member States shall allow for the issuance of electronic invoices which comply with the European standard on electronic invoicing and the list of its syntaxes pursuant to Directive 2014/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. The issuance of electronic invoices by taxable persons and their transmission shall not be subject to a prior mandatory authorisation or verification by the tax authorities.;
Amendment 205 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 222 – paragraph 1
Article 222 – paragraph 1
For supplies of goods carried out in accordance with the conditions specified in Article 138 or for supplies of goods or services for which VAT is payable by the customer pursuant to Articles 194 and 196, an invoice shall be issued no later than 27 working days following the chargeable event.;
Amendment 221 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 263 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 263 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The data referred to in Article 262(1) shall be transmitted for each individual transaction carried out by the taxable person no later than 27 working days after issuing the invoice, or after the date the invoice had to be issued where the taxable person does not comply with the obligation to issue an invoice. The data shall be transmitted by the taxable person or by a third party on that taxable person’s behalf. Member States shall provide for the electronic means for submitting such data.
Amendment 227 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 271b – paragraph 1
Article 271b – paragraph 1
Where a Member State requires to send the data pursuant to Article 271a, the taxable person, or a third party on behalf of the taxable person, shall transmit that data on a transaction-by-transaction basis by no later than 27 working days after the invoice is issued, or after the date the invoice had to be issued where the taxable person does not comply with the obligation to issue an invoice. Member States shall allow for the transmission of data from electronic invoices which comply with the European standard on electronic invoicing and the list of its syntaxes pursuant to Directive 2014/55/EU.
Amendment 234 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 December 20235, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 1 of this Directive. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Amendment 237 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply those provisions from 1 January 20246.
Amendment 240 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 December 20246, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 2 of this Directive.
Amendment 242 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply those provisions from 1 January 20257.
Amendment 243 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 December 20257, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 3 of this Directive.
Amendment 245 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply those provisions from 1 January 20268.
Amendment 247 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 December 20279, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 4 of this Directive.
Amendment 249 #
2022/0407(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply these provisions from 1 January 202830.
Amendment 40 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The REPowerEU chapter should include new reforms and investments contributing to the REPowerEU aims. Furthermore, that chapter should contain an outline of other measures, financed from sources other than the Recovery and Resilience Facility, contributing to the energy-related objectives outlined in recital (3). The outline should cover measures whose implementation should take place between 1 February 2022 to 31 December 202630, the period during which the objectives set by this Regulation are to be achieved. As regards natural gas infrastructure, the investments and reforms of the REPowerEU chapters to diversify supply away from Russia should build on the needs currently identified through the assessment conducted and agreed by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG), established in the spirit of solidarity as regards security of supply and take into account the reinforced preparedness measures taken to adapt to new geopolitical threats. Finally, the REPowerEU chapters should provide an explanation and a quantification of the effects of the combination of the reforms and investments financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the other measures financed by other sources than the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Amendment 46 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Investments in infrastructure and technologies alone are not sufficient to ensure a reduction of dependency from fossil fuels. Resources should be dedicated to the reskilling and upskilling of people, to further equip the workforce with green skills. This is in line with the objective of the European Social Fund Plus, which aims at supporting Member States in achieving a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work. In light of this, resources voluntary transferred from the European Social Fund Plus should help support measures for the reskilling and upskilling of the workforce. The Commission will assess whether the measures included in the REPowerEU chapters significantly contribute to supporting a requalification of the workforce towards green skills.
Amendment 57 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The application of the ‘do no significant harm’ principle is essential to ensure that the investments and reforms undertaken as part of the recovery from the pandemic are implemented in a sustainable manner. It should continue to apply to the reforms and investments supported by the Facility, with one targetedthe exemption to safeguard the EU’ immediate energy security concerns. Considering the objective of diversifying energy supplies away from Russian suppliers, the reforms and investments set outall measures listed in those REPowerEU chapters which aim to improve energy infrastructure and facilities to meet immediate security of supply needs for oil and gas should not be required to comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ and should thereforeecover and Resilience Facility regulation, aiming to contribute to the RePowerEU specific objectives, should be exempted from such assessment.
Amendment 58 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The REPowerEU chapter should include new reforms and investments contributing to the REPowerEU aims. Furthermore, that chapter should contain an outline of other measures, financed from sources other than the Recovery and Resilience Facility, contributing to the energy-related objectives outlined in recital (3). The outline should cover measures whose implementation should take place between 1 February 2022 to 31 December 202630, the period during which the objectives set by this Regulation are to be achieved. As regards natural gas infrastructure, the investments and reforms of the REPowerEU chapters to diversify supply away from Russia should build on the needs currently identified through the assessment conducted and agreed by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG), established in the spirit of solidarity as regards security of supply and take into account the reinforced preparedness measures taken to adapt to new geopolitical threats. Finally, the REPowerEU chapters should provide an explanation and a quantification of the effects of the combination of the reforms and investments financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the other measures financed by other sources than the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Amendment 63 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Investments in infrastructure and technologies alone are not sufficient to ensure a reduction of dependency from fossil fuels. Resources should be dedicated to the reskilling and upskilling of people, to further equip the workforce with green skills. This is in line with the objective of the European Social Fund Plus, which aims at supporting Member States in achieving a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work. In light of this, resources voluntary transferred from the European Social Fund Plus should help support measures for the reskilling and upskilling of the workforce. The Commission will assess whether the measures included in the REPowerEU chapters significantly contribute to supporting a requalification of the workforce towards green skills.
Amendment 70 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council6 should be amended to provide for the possibility to transfer up to 7.5% of resources of shared management programmes governed by that Regulation to the Facility for the achievement of the REPowerEU objectives, in addition to the existing transfer possibility of up to 5%. Such a possibility is justified by the need to cover REPowerEU objectives, providing Member States with additional flexibility to address those urgent needs. Furthermore, the Facility allows for a fast disbursement of funds, making it particularly well suited for financing of urgent energy-related measures. Such transfers should be done on a voluntary basis and justified by a higher financial need linked to additional reforms and investments included in the REPowerEU chapter. _________________ 6 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159).
Amendment 80 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Disbursements under REPowerEU shall be made following the rules of the Recovery and Resilience Facility until the end of 202630. Payments in relation to the resources voluntary transferred from shared management funds shall be subject to the availability of funds approved in the annual EU budget.
Amendment 82 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The application of the ‘do no significant harm’ principle is essential to ensure that the investments and reforms undertaken as part of the recovery from the pandemic are implemented in a sustainable manner. It should continue to apply to the reforms and investments supported by the Facility, with one targetedthe exemption to safeguard the EU’ immediate energy security concerns. Considering the objective of diversifying energy supplies away from Russian suppliers, the reforms and investments set out in those REPowerEU chapters which aim to improve energy infrastructure and facilities to meet immediateall measures, aiming to contribute to the RePowerEU specurity of supply needs for oil and gas should not be required to comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ and should thereforeific objectives, should be exempted from such assessment. Or.
Amendment 86 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) A request for a dedicated funding for REPowerEU measures, including allocation from the Market Stability Reserve, voluntary transfers from the funds governed by Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 and allocated from European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, submitted in a plan, should be justified by a higher financial need linked to additional reforms and investments included in the REPowerEU chapter.
Amendment 103 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21a – paragraph 1
Article 21a – paragraph 1
(1) EUR 240 000 000 000 in current prices shall be available, in line with Article 10e(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC, for implementation under this Regulation to increase the resilience of the Union energy system through a decrease of dependence on fossil fuels and diversification of energy supplies at Union level. That amount shall be made available in the form of external assigned revenue within the meaning of Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 105 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 21a – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1 a) The share of the resources referred to in paragraph 1 available for each Member State shall reflect the level of dependency of particular Member States on import of Russian energy comparing to the EU average. The allocation key shall adequately take into account the necessity for investments in the modernisation and repurposing of the infrastructure needed to ensure the diversification of energy supply. The new revenues should be directed to support Member States that dispose of lesser financial possibilities to cover these investments
Amendment 106 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21a – paragraph 2
Article 21a – paragraph 2
Amendment 107 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council6 should be amended to provide for the possibility to transfer up to 7.5% of resources of shared management programmes governed by that Regulation to the Facility for the achievement of the REPowerEU objectives, in addition to the existing transfer possibility of up to 5%. Such a possibility is justified by the need to cover REPowerEU objectives, providing Member States with additional flexibility to address those urgent needs. Furthermore, the Facility allows for a fast disbursement of funds, making it particularly well suited for financing of urgent energy-related measures. Such transfers should be done on a voluntary basis and justified by a higher financial need linked to additional reforms and investments included in the REPowerEU chapter. __________________ 6 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159). Or.
Amendment 112 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Disbursements under REPowerEU shall be made following the rules of the Recovery and Resilience Facility until the end of 202630. Payments in relation to the resources voluntary transferred from shared management funds shall be subject to the availability of funds approved in the annual EU budget.
Amendment 113 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21b – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 21b – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Resources may be transferred on the voluntary basis, under Article 26a of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 to support measures referred to in Article 21c(1) of this Regulation, provided that the Member State has already requested transfers from a given Fund up to the ceiling of 5% in accordance with the first and second sub- paragraphs of Article 26(1).
Amendment 114 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) A request for a dedicated funding for REPowerEU measures, including allocation from the Market Stability Reserve, voluntary transfers from the funds governed by Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 and allocated from European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, submitted in a plan, should be justified by a higher financial need linked to additional reforms and investments included in the REPowerEU chapter.
Amendment 124 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) addressing internal and cross- border energy distribution and transmission bottlenecks and energy storage, including pumped-storage power plants and supporting zero emission transport and its infrastructure, including railways,
Amendment 130 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 21c – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) an outline of other measures contributing to the REPowerEU objectives with a corresponding calendar, to be implemented from 1 February 2022 until 31 December 202630 without financial support under the Facility;
Amendment 134 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 4
Article 21c – paragraph 4
(4) By way of derogation from Articles 5(2), 17(4), 18(4) point (d) and 19(3) points (d), the principle of “do no significant harm” within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 shall not apply to the reforms and investments expected to contribute to the REPowerEU objectives under paragraph 1, point (a) of this Article.
Amendment 183 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21a – paragraph 1
Article 21a – paragraph 1
1) EUR 240 000 000 000 in current prices shall be available, in line with Article 10e(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC, for implementation under this Regulation to increase the resilience of the Union energy system through a decrease of dependence on fossil fuels and diversification of energy supplies at Union level. That amount shall be made available in the form of external assigned revenue within the meaning of Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 185 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 21a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 186 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21a – paragraph 2
Article 21a – paragraph 2
Amendment 205 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21b – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 21b – paragraph 1 – point a
a) Resources may be transferred on the voluntary basis, under Article 26a of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 to support measures referred to in Article 21c(1) of this Regulation, provided that the Member State has already requested transfers from a given Fund up to the ceiling of 5% in accordance with the first and second sub- paragraphs of Article 26(1).
Amendment 233 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point c
c) addressing internal and cross- border energy distribution and transmission bottlenecks and energy storage, including pumped-storage power plants and supporting zero emission transport and its infrastructure, including railways,
Amendment 246 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 21c – paragraph 2 – point b
b) an outline of other measures contributing to the REPowerEU objectives with a corresponding calendar, to be implemented from 1 February 2022 until 31 December 202630 without financial support under the Facility;
Amendment 269 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 4
Article 21c – paragraph 4
4) By way of derogation from Articles 5(2), 17(4), 18(4) point (d) and 19(3) points (d), the principle of “do no significant harm” within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 shall not apply to the reforms and investments expected to contribute to the REPowerEU objectives under paragraph 1, point (a) of this Article.
Amendment 292 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Amendment 243 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The measures under this Directive have been designed to address the specific needs of women and girls, given that they are disproportionately affected by the forms of violence covered under this Directive, namely violence against women and domestic violence. This Directive, however, acknowledges that other persons may also fall victim to these forms of violence and should benefit from the measures provided for therein. Therefore, the term ‘victim’ should refer to all persons, regardless of their sex or gender.
Amendment 264 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Violence against women is a persisting manifestation of structural discrimination against women, resulting from historically unequal power relations between women and men. It is a form of gendersexual-based violence, which is inflicted primarily on women and girls, by men. It is rooted in the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for women and men, generally referred to under the term ‘gender’.
Amendment 297 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Violence against women and domestic violence can be exacerbated where it intersects with discrimination based on sex and other grounds of discrimination prohibited by Union law, namely nationality, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation. Member States should therefore pay due regard to victims affected by such intersectional discrimination, through providing specific measures where intersecting forms of discrimination are present. In particular, lesbian, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LBTIQ) women, women with disabilities and women with a minority racial or ethnic background are at a heightened risk of experiencing gendersexual- based violence.
Amendment 393 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The increase in internet and social media usage has led to a sharp rise in public incitement to violence and hatred, including based on sex or gender, over the past years. The easy, fast and broad sharing of hate speech through the digital word is reinforced by the online disinhibition effect, as the presumed anonymity on the internet and sense of impunity reduce people’s inhibition to engage in such speech. Women are often the target of sexist and misogynous hate online, which can escalate into hate crime offline. This needs to be intercepted at an early stage. The language used in this type of incitement does not always directly refer to the sex or gender of the targeted person(s), but the biased motivation can be inferred from the overall content or context of the incitement.
Amendment 616 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) Member States should take measures to prevent the cultivation of harmful gendersexual stereotypes to eradicate the idea of the inferiority of women or stereotyped roles of women and men. This could also include measures aimed at ensuring that culture, custom, religion, tradition or honour is not perceived as a justification for, or a more lenient treatment of, offences of violence against women or domestic violence. Considering that from a very young age onwards, children are exposed to gendersexual roles that shape their self-perception and influence their academic and professional choices as well as expectations of their roles as women and men throughout their life, it is crucial to address gendersexual stereotypes as of early-childhood education and care.
Amendment 635 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) In order to counteract underreporting, Member States should also liaise with law enforcement authorities in the development of trainings in particular regarding harmful gendersexual stereotypes, but also in the prevention of offences, given their typical close contact with groups at risk of violence and victims.
Amendment 701 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) “violence against women” means gender-based violence, that is directed against a woman or a girl because she is a woman or a girl or that affects women or girls disproportionately, including all acts of such violence that result in, or are likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life;
Amendment 712 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) “domestic violence” means all acts of violence which constitutes a criminal offence in national law that result in, or are likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering, that occur within the family or domestic unit, irrespective of biological or legal family ties, or between former or current spouses or partners, whether or not the offender shares or has shared a residence with the victim;
Amendment 728 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) “victim” means any person, regardless of sex or gender, unless specified otherwise, who has suffered harm, which was directly caused by acts of violence covered under this Directive, and if applicable under national law, also including child witnesses of such indirect case of violence;
Amendment 826 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) making intimate images, or videos or other material depicting sexual activities, of another person without that person’s consent accessible to a multitude of end-users by means of information and communication technologies;
Amendment 835 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) producing or manipulating and subsequently making accessible to a multitude of end- users, by means of information and communication technologies, images, videos or other material, making it appear as though another person is engaged in sexual activities, without that person’s consent;
Amendment 885 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the intentional conduct of inciting to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to sex or gender, by disseminating to the public material containing such incitement by means of information and communication technologies is punishable as a criminal offence.
Amendment 898 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 908 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 917 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Amendment 921 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Amendment 964 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Amendment 970 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Amendment 975 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Amendment 978 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1170 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) how to treat victims in a trauma-, gendersexual- and child-sensitive manner;
Amendment 1180 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) how to avoid gendersexual stereotypes;
Amendment 1200 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1277 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that a victim of violence has full access to assistance measures, including in particular psychological support, a defense lawyer and an interpreter in the mother tongue at every stage of the process from the moment of reporting a case of violence;
Amendment 1484 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 5
Article 36 – paragraph 5
5. Preventive measures shall in particular aim at challenging harmful gendersexual stereotypes, promoting equality between women and men, encouraging all, including men and boys, to act as positive role models to support corresponding behaviour changes across society as a whole in line with the objectives of this directive.
Amendment 1512 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that professionals likely to come into contact with victims, including law enforcement authorities, court staff, judges and prosecutors, lawyers, providers of victim support and restorative justice services, healthcare professionals, social services, educational and other relevant staff, receive both general and specialist training and targeted information to a level appropriate to their contacts with victims, to enable them to identify, prevent and address instances of violence against women or domestic violence and to treat victims in a trauma-, gendersexual- and child- sensitive manner.
Amendment 1635 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 44 – paragraph 4
Article 44 – paragraph 4
4. In order to ensure administrative data comparability across the Union, Member States shall collect administrative data on the basis of common disaggregations developed in cooperation with and according to the methodology developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality in accordance with paragraph 5. They shall transmit this data to the European Institute for Gender Equality on a yearly basis. The transmitted data shall not contain personal data.
Amendment 1639 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 44 – paragraph 5
Article 44 – paragraph 5
5. The European Institute for Gender Equality shall support Member States in the data gathering referred to in paragraph 2, point (b), including by recommending establishinged common standards on counting units, counting rules, common disaggregations, reporting formats, and on the classification of criminal offences.
Amendment 1640 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 44 – paragraph 5
Article 44 – paragraph 5
5. The European Institute for Gender Equality shall support Member States in the data gathering referred to in paragraph 2, point (b), including by establishing common standards on counting units, counting rules, common disaggregations, reporting formats, and on the classification of criminal offences.
Amendment 15 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that opportunities to participate in the NEB must be fully inclusive and accessible to all EU citizens and all regions and territories, including peripheral urban areas and less populated, rural and mountain areas and islands; emphasises that local and regional authorities and stakeholders and above all residents must be the drivers of NEB projects, offering all parties concerned the possibility of sharing visions and challenges;
Amendment 46 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the NEB encompasses many dimensions and policy areas, which may make it difficult for regional and local authorities to fully understand how to make the most of its opportunities; underlines the crucial role of local and regional authorities in implementing the NEB; calls on the Commission, therefore, to provide specific and targeted information and guidelines on projects, funding, technological and capacity-building opportunities as well as clear definitions of award criteria;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that appropriate and accessible public funding is crucial for encouraging and implementing NEB ideas and projects at a local level; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide local and regional authorities with relevant and user-friendly information and guidelines on all financial possibilities and to support the sharing of best practices.
Amendment 63 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the need for a long- term vision integrated within cohesion policy, and with other EU policies, in order to create a structured initiative able to create prospects for development and jobs; considers strengthening the public- private partnership, particularly with small and medium-sized enterprises, to be vital, therefore;
Amendment 8 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the fact that the long-term vision was not presented before the conclusion of the negotiations for the regulations on the cohesion policy and common agricultural policy, however, that the proposals for action included in the above-mentioned plan in favour of rural areas seem to have been delayed, since they appear at a moment when the EU budget for 2021–2027 has already been adopted, and most of the Member States have already programmed spending from the Instrument towards Reconstruction and Building Resilience; in this context, we should also note that financial needs connected with the above-mentioned action plan in favour of rural areas will largely not be considered until the budget for 2021- 20278–2034; recalls that synergies between these funds and other relevant EU and national funds are crucial;
Amendment 19 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. RSince rural areas have a per capita GDP significantly below the European average, recalls that EU cohesion policy, which seeks to promote the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union, is vitally important to rural areas, acknowledges the important role of agriculture and involves all levels of governance;
Amendment 32 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a strong rural dimension in future cohesion policy regulations, which should include dedicated funding to that end; suggests that 30 % ofMember States should have the flexibility to decide in this context on the transfer of resources from the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund should be earmarked forfor the needs of rural areas, in addition to other beneficial investments for rural areas, particularly those encompassing more than one region;
Amendment 37 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. bearing in mind that family farms are a characteristic feature of European agriculture, since around 90% of the 22 million employees employed in agriculture are family members;
Amendment 48 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the fact that the main objective of the long-term vision should be to fight depopulation, rural brain drain, ageing and rural abandonment, including through investment in educational, social, medical and road infrastructure, ands well as the provision of administrative and public services, economic diversification, job creation and developing existing jobs, and innovative mobility solutions;
Amendment 57 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Underlines that family farms are a characteristic feature of European agriculture, since around 90% of the 22 million employees employed in agriculture are family members; is therefore of the opinion that special attention should be paid to families and women in rural areas when designing structural social support and regional development programmes;
Amendment 67 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. we should note that women in rural areas are usually very active, they carry out various tasks required for farms to function, even if proportionally the number of women working in agriculture in the EU is a lot lower than their percentage share in the total professionally active population (35.1% compared with 45.9%); in this context, we should also point out that only one third of those managing farms are women;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. this means that women in rural areas play an important role in duties related to the home and continually support family farms, very often without receiving any remuneration within the family farm; the role of supporting spouses is increasingly not reflected in the statistics since they are not registered employees officially engaged in business activity;
Amendment 74 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the opportunities that the green transition and green economy can provide in increasing rural resilience to natural disasters, climate change and economic crises; notes, however, that the process is time-consuming and complex, and that the level of challenge varies disproportionately according to the individual situation of each Member State; points out in this context that, particularly in times of ongoing global crisis, any hasty and irrational steps towards climate neutrality carry a significant risk of hunger, energy and economic poverty and of deepening social and regional disparities;
Amendment 78 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. we believe that special attention should be paid to families and women in rural areas when designing structural social support and regional development programmes;
Amendment 87 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. BEmphasises the many shortcomings in infrastructure that exist and believes that connections between rural and urban areas must be addressed in a complementary manner in order to implement rural strategies and action plans accordingly; underlines the importance of partnerships across rural areas and remote areas in particular; emphasises the importance of fighting the digital divide between urban and rural areas, especially as regards high-speed broadband connectivity and the promotion of digital skills, thereby promoting access to a vast range of services;
Amendment 108 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Notes that there is a need for ongoing public awareness raising of the social and financial effects of a lack of protection for social rights, as well as greater support in terms of training and qualifications and better infrastructure and better quality services in rural areas; believes that this type of measure will promote social cohesion and gender equality, supporting the position of women, as well as their economic viability, and the balanced development of rural areas in Europe;
Amendment 111 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to create a pan-European campaign to promote the rights and particular needs of families and women in rural areas; is convinced that this will contribute towards raising social awareness and increasing the likelihood of optimal targeted spending within the implementation of projects in rural areas;
Amendment 117 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 125 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. the Commission and Member States are called upon to create a pan- European campaign to promote the rights and particular needs of families and women in rural areas; we are convinced that this will contribute towards raising social awareness and increasing the likelihood of optimal targeted spending within the implementation of projects in rural areas;
Amendment 129 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. it should be stressed that the proportion of actions included in the above-mentioned plan in favour of rural areas seems to be late since they appeared at a time when the EU budget for 2021– 2027 had already been adopted, and most of the Member States had already programmed spending from the Instrument towards Reconstruction and Building Resilience; in this context we should also note that financial needs connected with the above-mentioned action plan in favour of rural areas will largely not be considered until the budget for 2028–2034;
Amendment 55 #
2021/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the fact that even if the economic effects of the RRF cannot be fully disentangled from other developments, it seems fair to conclude that, so far, for the Member States whose NRRPs have been adopted, the RRF has had positive effects on gross domestic product (GDP) and that its effective implementation will be key for the EU’s economic growth; recognises that the RRF has helped to cushion EU economies and citizens from the most acute impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and is positively contributing to the EU’s recovery and resilience;
Amendment 59 #
2021/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Emphasizes that inflation can lead to a significant negative change with respect to the expected outcome of the RRF and more importantly to the expected results of the milestones and targets and estimated costs of the Member States’ NRRPs.
Amendment 60 #
2021/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Emphasizes that inflationary circumstances should be recognised by the Commission as justified and reasoned course of action for a Member State to amend its NRRP including the potential of downgrading the milestones and targets if it chooses so due to the inflationary circumstances.
Amendment 107 #
2021/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that in the 26 NRRPs that have been submitted so far, Member States have requested a total of EUR 337.5 billion in grants out of the EUR 338 billion available; notes furthermore that not all Member States, in their current NRRPs, have requested the full amount of grants available to them; notes that not all Member States have chosen to submit requests up to its maximum financial contribution, as referred to in Article 11 of the RRF Regulation, therefore have not acquired a maximum amount of the pre- finance payment, based on the financial contribution.
Amendment 121 #
2021/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission to reassess the potential amount of RRF loan support that would not be requested by the Member States due to limited interest for the loan component, thereby calls on the Commission to exercise more flexible framework for the provision of support of the Facility to Member States particulary in respect to the fallout of the Russian aggression on Ukraine, namely related to social, children, housing infrastructure, etc. aspects.
Amendment 125 #
2021/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Urges the Commission to reassess the potential amount of RRF loan support that would not be requested by the Member States due to limited interest for the loan component, in order to supplement the REPowerEU program in necessary ways to help make the EU independent from Russian fossil fuels in light of Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Amendment 133 #
2021/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Tasks the Commission with analysing the reasons why the Member States have not requested loans to the full extent of their allocation; and requests to come up with recommendations how this issue could be improved, provided Member States chose to update or amend their NRRPs
Amendment 151 #
2021/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Looks forward to more granular and disaggregated data allowing for a better understanding of the additionality impacts of the RRF; urges the Member States to provide detailed information to the Commission in order to ensure effective reporting of the impact of the RRF;
Amendment 158 #
2021/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Observes that 20 Member States have received pre-financing of up to 13 % of of their total allocafinancial contribution, that one Member State has not requested pre- financing and that five have so far requested first payments from the RRF;
Amendment 172 #
2021/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the fact that 22 NRRPs have been approved and observes that as of early February 2022, one Member State had not yet put forward its NRRP; further notes that four NRRPs are pending assessment by the Commission; calls on the Commission to make the final assessment of the above mentioned plans as soon as possible; reminds the Commission that according to Article 19 of the RRF Regulation, the assessment needs to be done in close cooperation with the Member State within two months of the official submission of the NRRPs;
Amendment 177 #
2021/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Points out that the delay of assessment of the NRRPs by the Commission considerably hinders the main objectives of the RRF set out to help to cushion EU economies and citizens from the most acute impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and to positively contribute to the recovery and resilience of every Member State; notes that these delays further contribute to suspiciousness of politically driven reasons.
Amendment 186 #
2021/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 196 #
2021/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission to monitor very carefully the risks to EU financial interests in the implementation of the RRF and any breach or potential breach of the principles of the rule of law;
Amendment 236 #
2021/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that approved NRRPs envisage expenditure on healthcare-related measures of EUR 37 billion, which corresponds to 8 % of total NRRP expenditure; expects these healthcare- related measures to contribute to increasing the resilience of healthcare systems and their preparedness for future crises; notes that Commission’s assessment criteria related to healthcare systems should be revised in order to cover individual country specific challenges more accurately.
Amendment 16 #
2021/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas new technological solutions, such as blockchain, can be used by tax administrations to better serve the needs of tax payers; whileereas such technologies can also be abused and serve as a vehicle for illicit activities, with the criminal intent to avoid paying taxesbe particularly useful for exchanging information between jurisdictions and for various types of record-keeping, but whereas such technologies, like any new technology, can also be abused;
Amendment 41 #
2021/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Union has already taken important steps towards a clear definition of crypto-assets and this definition must facilitate the fair and simple taxation of these assets; and whereas definitions of such crypto-assets must be highly aligned with international standards, namely with the Financial Action Task Force and standards developed at OECD level; and whereas such a definition developed at EU level should, however, only serve as a guidance for Member States;
Amendment 43 #
2021/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas tax policy is a national competence, but strong cooperation between Member States is essential to respond to the challenges posed to the integrity of the single market, namely by the increasing the use of crypto-assets; whereas a framework of 27 significantly different approaches to crypto-assets taxation could lead to significant obstacles for the fulfilment of the objectives of the European digital single market;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Amendment 99 #
2021/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges that the definition of the tax base for crypto-assets is one of the core issues for tax policy; notes that there is currently no internationally-agreed standard definition of crypto-assets and types of assets to be included; understands the need for such a definition as a main priority in the European legislative frameworkstresses that such a definition should be developed in cooperation with the OECD in order to guarantee a leading position for the Union at international level;
Amendment 107 #
2021/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that each country tends to use their own terminology when designing their national regulatory solutions to crypto-assets, which could cause legal uncertainty for citizens and companies, at the same time emerge as a threat to the integrity of the European single marketis an expression of the exclusive competence of the Member States in the area of capital taxes;
Amendment 110 #
2021/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the rapid growth of crypto-assets4 refers to the key question of the type of taxation to be applied, when and where a taxable event happens, and its valuation; _________________ 4 The economic size of the cryptocurrencies market was valued at EUR 2.2 trillion in May 2021, with a peak of EUR 2.5 trillion in October 2021 (Joint Research Centre of the Commission, 2021).
Amendment 113 #
2021/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that the taxation of crypto-assets in cross-border situations is linked to several dimensions of tax policy and that such dimensions are distributed between national and European competences, but the benefit of a European approach is concentrated in instruments linked to administrative cooperation and corporate taxexchange of information;
Amendment 120 #
2021/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to consider the dimension of crypto-assets in their national tax reforms, and to consider implementing more effective systems that ensure less compliance costs and administrative burden, but that guarantee, at the same time, the fair, transparent, non- burdensome and effective taxation of crypto-assets; underlines the role of tax incentives, reliefs and exemptions in promoting technological innovation and development, particularly of the blockchain technology sector;
Amendment 7 #
2021/2179(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that it is essential to ensure a strong link between the social economy and the process of social and professional reintegration of vulnerable people in the labour market; in this context, the creation of new jobs in social enterprises, especially for the most disadvantaged in the labour market, should be supported and enabled; is also of the opinion that social reintegration should not be limited to employment- related labour market measures, but should also cover activities that go beyond the sphere of labour market activation;
Amendment 14 #
2021/2179(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that it is extremely important to develop the social economy in the area of social services; considers that action in this area should be carried out in two in parallel ways: by developing the capacity of social economy entities to provide such services and by building the market through the creation of tools which enable and encourage local and regional authorities to cooperate with those entities; in this context, the inclusion of social clauses in public contracts carried out by such entities is also of particular importance;
Amendment 15 #
2021/2179(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Considers it necessary to ensure a separate system of dedicated support for the social economy which takes into account the specific characteristics of the sector, as the standard practice is to include the social economy only in systems geared towards traditional business models, which consequently leads to marginalisation of this area and ultimately proves to be ineffective;
Amendment 16 #
2021/2179(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses the importance of ensuring a range of financial support, including both repayable and non- repayable instruments; points out that such flexibility with regard to the available instruments meets the entities' specific needs, which may vary significantly, and thus enables them to develop more effectively;
Amendment 17 #
2021/2179(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Points out that as well as creating new social economy entities it is also necessary to ensure the conditions for the further development and professionalisation of existing entities; in this context, it is important to strive for the economisation of entities – i.e. to create tools to encourage economic activity by entities that are active predominantly in the social sphere; believes that this approach will make these entities more sustainable and increase their chances of operating smoothly once they are no longer drawing on the public funding programme;
Amendment 9 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU’s ambition is to pursue effective digital policies that empower all people and businesses to achieve a sustainable and prosperous digital future;
Amendment 17 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas a modern economy entails the introduction of new business models by businesses in accordance with trends that represent the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which will respond to the modern challenges of the digital and green transformations;
Amendment 32 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the level of broadband coverage in Europe shows that there is still a need for significant investment, especially in rural areas;
Amendment 33 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas the experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic have shown how important the development of digital infrastructure is for the functioning of economies and societies in times of such threats to health services, education and public administration;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
E c. whereas the main obstacle to the implementation and development of digital infrastructure and technology projects in rural areas is their geographical specificities, which are fundamentally different from those in urban areas and which significantly increase the costs of setting up or further developing existing networks;
Amendment 53 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Council and the Commission to set more ambitious goals for the digital development of all EU regions and calls for a European digital action plan for all regions with mid-term targets and measures set for 2025specific recommendations for the EU and the Member States in order to achieve concrete results by 2030;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the future rural observatory gathers comprehensive and up-to-date data on the digital divide in order to helpsupport Member States in identifying the needs of their regions;
Amendment 78 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to use cohesion policy resources to roll out and develop the concept of smart villages post- 2020, which will contribute to the digitalisation ofdigitalisation, the development of economic potential, the growth of innovation and social inclusion in rural areas;
Amendment 87 #
2021/2101(INI)
8. Urges the Member States to use the financial resources available through both the ERDF-CF and the NextGenerationEU recovery instrument to the fullest extent possible to give regions that are lagging behind the targeted support that they need to overcome the digital divide, particularly in rural areas and between generations;
Amendment 92 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need for a socially and economically fair and inclusive digitalisation process that leaves no one behind; underlines that support under the ERDF-CF should contribute to an inclusivthe development of digital potential and innovation in the SME sector and digital capacities and competences in the population, and should support inclusion in the digital society;
Amendment 102 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes with concern that the expanded use of digital solutions and TICTM as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the pre-existing inequalities caused by digital divides across population groups; stresses, however, that digitalisation has the potential to benefit not only socially but also economically vulnerable groups;
Amendment 109 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Asks the Commission and the Member States to develop a global strategy, that adequately integrates a gender perspective across all levels in order to tackle social inequalities associated with digitalisation, with a view to enhancing its positive effects;
Amendment 114 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for a follow-up to the eGovernment action plan that will ensure the efficient digital transformation of public administrations and services in all Member States and establish measures to increase digital skills for public sector workers; stresses that the further digital development of public sector services and administration will have a very positive impact on cutting red tape and increasing citizens' quality of life;
Amendment 119 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the rise of e-health solutions; warns that some people, such as the elderly or socially disadvantaged, who may be less able to use or afford the necessary technologies, may be left behind; points out, in this context, that the importance of promoting and reinforcing further action on education and the development of digital skills should be emphasised, especially in rural areas;
Amendment 128 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the crucial role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in creating decent jobs, sustainable growth and rural development and believes that public investments through cohesion policy and other instruments will contribute to better social, economic and territorial cohesion in all EU regions; highlights that different types of SMEs require differentindividualised types of support and incentives at the EU, national, regional and local levels, depending on their economic circumstances and level of technology adoption;
Amendment 136 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes with concern that both start- ups and established SMEs struggle with a lack of skilled employees and highlights that the skills shortage is particularly acute for skills relating to digitalisation and new technologies, as 35 % of the labour force have low or no digital skills; believes that initiatives should be launched to support the SMEs facing specific challenges in train, as well as to develop competences and skills ing their workforces and that are vital for the modern economy, and in terms of attracting and retaining digital talent;
Amendment 148 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes a critical digital skills divide between adultspeople residing in rural areas and those living in cities, as well as between particular generations; notes, furthermore, the disproportionate prevalence of TICTM among city-based, well-educated, service sector employees with strong digital skills;
Amendment 149 #
2021/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that the promotion and development of e-skills plays an essential role in fosteringbuilding greater labour market capacity, promotes social inclusion and supports technological diversification, especially in rural areas and less- developed regions;
Amendment 16 #
2021/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, under Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Member States are responsible for defining their health policy and for organising and delivering health services and medical care; whereas in this context the European Union may support the Member States, but with the utmost respect for their responsibilities in this area;
Amendment 22 #
2021/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the standards ofpolicy on healthcare provision in the EU are not harmonised, as significant differences exist between regions, whereby less- developed regions, which are not able to devote anything close to the amount of resources on healthcare per capita as their more developed counterparts, may face problems in this respectis not harmonised;
Amendment 28 #
2021/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU instruments aimed at compensating for some of these problems are mostly limited to ‘soft’ law, which adequately reflects the applicable principles of complementarity and subsidiarity, and respect for Member States’ competence in this area, and is therefore compatible with the Treaties;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that certain less- developed regions are a long way fromdo not uniformly matching the standards of healthcare provision in comparison with the services available in more developed parts of the EU, and that convergence in this sense is unlikely to be achieved without help; stresses that further convergence and cooperation in this sense are necessary between the Member States and at EU level, particularly through its cohesion policy;
Amendment 76 #
2021/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends that, when defining healthcare policies at regional and national level, there should be a willingness to overcome siloailored and adaptive approaches between health, social and economic policies should be sought, with the goal of improving dialogue, synergies and planned investments from the structural funds and other relevant EU programmes, which are able to cater for citizens’ unmet health and social needs in cross-border areas;
Amendment 88 #
2021/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that, while evaluating funded structural projects and benchmarks in the context of health, it is necessary to review the subsequent health outcomes of individual projects, to enable their results to be tracked and ongoing analyses of their effectiveness and results to be trackconducted, in order to gauge the extent to which a given project has been successfuldraw the correct conclusions to improve the programming and implementation of these projects in future;
Amendment 116 #
2021/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for bolddue consideration and subsequent adoption of cohesion policy measures, in accordance with the legal provisions in force in the EU, in order to attempt to mitigate the lack of healthcare workers in rural areas, and aimed at motivating them to commence or resume practice there;
Amendment 9 #
2021/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the countries of Southernand Central and Eastern Europe are particularly exposed to the risk of tax revenuelosses due to tax fraud, esspecialy CEE countries in particular have suffered ahuge loss of tax revenue during the transformation period in the 90’s;
Amendment 75 #
2021/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the fact that base erosion and profit shifting are still ongoing and are facilitated by the tax regimes of certain Member States; the fight against this practice should be one of the main tasks of the eu for the incoming years; moreover recalls that the Commission, in the context of the European Semester and the assessment of the National Recovery and Resilience Plans, found that more reforms are needed in order to address aggressive tax planning in six Member States, where the absence or limited application of withholding taxes on outbound payments are likely to be misused for aggressive tax planning;
Amendment 80 #
2021/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to set up a harmonised withholding tax framework that ensures that all dividend, interest and, capital gains, royalties payments, professional services payment and relevant contract payments flowing out the EU are taxed at a minimum effective tax rate in accordance with the principles of II Pillar;
Amendment 103 #
2021/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the lack of an effective minimum tax rate on dividend payments to shareholders has triggered a race to the bottom in this field; calls for the adoption of an effective minimum tax rate for dividend payments to share holders in the EU, thereby reducing harmful tax competition in this realm however, such an European rate should be competitive in relation to the world economies;
Amendment 108 #
2021/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. As negotiations to establish a common minimum rate can take years, also calling for harmonisation of the rules on deductions and exemptions from withholding tax, which are actually responsible for tax erosion within the European Union;
Amendment 116 #
2021/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the inquiry and final report by the European Securities and Markets Authority in to cum-ex, cum-cum and withholding tax reclaim schemes, as requested by Parliament; calls on the Commission to propose measures to link tax reclaims to the underlying distribution of dividends, or to entrust a single entity in every member country with responsibility for collecting the withholding tax and issuing the relevant certificate;
Amendment 142 #
2021/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes the Commission’s intention to put forward a proposal by the end of 2022 establishing a European withholding tax framework for dividend, interest or royalty payments, accompanied by a mechanism for the exchange of information and cooperation among tax administrations of Member States;
Amendment 155 #
2021/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that digitalising these procedures and improving cooperation between national tax administrations could reduce the administrative burden and uncertainty in cross-border investments and tax erosion;
Amendment 99 #
2021/0241(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Most crypto-asset transactions are pseudonymous and transparent, and therefore, present a lower risk of money laundering and terrorist financing due to the inherently transparent and immutable nature of blockchain technology which makes it easier to trace crypto-asset transactions;
Amendment 112 #
2021/0241(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order not to impair the efficiency of payment systems and crypto-asset transfer services , and in order to balance the risk of driving transactions underground as a result of overly strict identification requirements against the potential terrorist threat posed by small transfers of funds or crypto-assets , the obligation to check whether information on the payer or the payee , or, for transfers of crypto-assets, the originator and the beneficiary, is accurate should, in the case of transfers of funds where verification has not yet taken place, be imposed only in respect of individual transfers of funds or crypto-assets that exceed EUR 15000, unless the transfer appears to be linked to other transfers of funds or transfers of crypto-assets which together would exceed EUR 15000, the funds or crypto-assets have been received or paid out in cash or in anonymous electronic money, or where there are reasonable grounds for suspecting money laundering or terrorist financing.
Amendment 140 #
2021/0241(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45 a (new)
Recital 45 a (new)
(45a) Crypto-asset service providers should be exempted from the requirement to ensure that transfers of crypto-assets are accompanied by detailed information on both the originator and beneficiary of the transfers if they can demonstrate that they have implemented technical measures which pursue the same objectives of the Regulation and provide an equivalent level of prevention against money laundering and terrorist financing. For a technical measure to be considered as achieving an equivalent level of prevention against money laundering and terrorist financing, competent authorities should consider the extent to which they are capable of identifying and tracing illicit activities and identifying suspicious accounts.
Amendment 141 #
2021/0241(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down rules on the information on payers and payees, accompanying transfers of funds, in any currency, and the information on originators and beneficiaries, accompanying transfers of crypto-assets, for the purposes of preventing, detecting and investigating money laundering and, terrorist financing and avoidance of EU sanction, where at least one of the payment or crypto-asset service providers involved in the transfer of funds or crypto- assets is established in the Union.
Amendment 191 #
2021/0241(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for transfers of funds exceeding EUR 15000, whether those transfers are carried out in a single transaction or in several transactions which appear to be linked, the information on the payer or the payee in accordance with Article 4;
Amendment 195 #
2021/0241(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) for transfers of funds not exceeding EUR 15000 that do not appear to be linked to other transfers of funds which, together with the transfer in question, exceed EUR 15000, at least:
Amendment 200 #
2021/0241(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By way of derogation from Article 4(1), and, where applicable, without prejudice to the information required in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 260/2012, where the payment service provider of the payee is established outside the Union, transfers of funds not exceeding EUR 15000 that do not appear to be linked to other transfers of funds which, together with the transfer in question, exceed EUR 15000, shall be accompanied by at least:
Amendment 234 #
2021/0241(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 and paragraph 2, the crypto- asset service provider shall be exempted from the requirement to provide the information listed in this Article for transfers of crypto-assets if it can demonstrate that it has implemented technical measures having an equivalent object or effect as requirement in this Article, allowing the provider to achieve the objectives of this Regulation and effectively prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.
Amendment 260 #
2021/0241(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By way of derogation from Article 14(1), transfers of crypto-assets not exceeding EUR 15 000 that do not appear to be linked to other transfers of crypto-assets which, together with the transfer in question, exceed EUR 15 000, shall be accompanied by at least the following information:
Amendment 270 #
2021/0241(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of transfers of crypto- assets exceeding EUR 15 000, whether those transfers are carried out in a single transaction or in several transactions which appear to be linked, before making the crypto-assets available to the beneficiary, the crypto-asset service provider of the beneficiary shall verify the accuracy of the information on the beneficiary referred to in paragraph 1 on the basis of documents, data or information obtained from a reliable and independent source, without prejudice to the requirements laid down in Articles 83 and 84 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366.
Amendment 277 #
2021/0241(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. In the case of transfers of crypto- assets not exceeding EUR 15 000 that do not appear to be linked to other transfers of crypto-asset which, together with the transfer in question, exceed EUR 15 000, the crypto-asset service provider of the beneficiary shall only verify the accuracy of the information on the beneficiary in the following cases:
Amendment 204 #
2021/0240(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Therefore, a European Authority for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism, the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (‘the Authority’) should be established. The creation of this new Authority is crucial to ensure efficient and adequate supervision of obliged entities having high inherent Money Laundering/Terrorist Financing (ML/TF) risk, strengthening common supervisory approaches for non-selected obliged entities and facilitating joint analyses and cooperation between Financial Investigation Units (FIUs). The Authority should not in any way undermine the activities of national supervisory authorities or FIUs, or enter into hierarchical relationships with them.
Amendment 207 #
2021/0240(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The Authority should not challenge the decisions of national supervisory authorities, and in particular it should not investigate cases which have already been dealt with by the national authorities if no new facts have been brought to light in the cases concerned.
Amendment 208 #
2021/0240(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) The national supervisory authorities’ responsibilities vis-à-vis the Authority (including the range of documents and information to be made available) should be precisely defined in order to avoid discretion in this regard and arbitrary top-down orders on the part of the Authority.
Amendment 232 #
2021/0240(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The Authority should only have access to operational information that the Member States’ FIUs agree to make available in the context of joint analyses. The FIUs nevertheless remain the sole owners of the information they make available to the Authority.
Amendment 258 #
2021/0240(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In addition to supervisory powers and in order to ensure compliance, in cases of material breaches of directly applicable requirements, the Authority, in cooperation with the national supervisory authorities, should be able to impose administrative pecuniary sanctions on the selected obliged entities. Such sanctions, the level of which must in every case be established in consultation with the national supervisory authorities, should be proportionate and dissuasive, should have both punitive and deterrent effect, and should comply with the principle of ne bis in idem. The maximum amounts of pecuniary sanctions should be in line with those established by [please insert reference – 6th Anti-Money Laundering Directive] and available to all supervisory authorities across the Union. The basic amounts of these sanctions should be determined within the limits established by the AML/CFT framework, taking into account the nature of the requirements that have been breached. In order for the Authority to take aggravating or mitigating factors adequately into account, adjustments to the relevant basic amount should be possible. With the objective to achieve a timely change of the damaging business practice, the Executive Board of the Authority should be empowered to impose periodic penalty payments to compel the relevant legal or natural person to cease the relevant conduct. With the aim to heighten awareness of all obliged entities, by encouraging them to adopt business practices in line with the AML/CFT framework, the sanctions and penalties should be disclosed. The Court of Justice should have jurisdiction to review the legality of decisions adopted by the Authority, the Council and the Commission, in accordance with Article 263 TFEU, as well as for determining their non-contractual liability.
Amendment 260 #
2021/0240(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) For non-selected obliged entities, the AML/CFT supervision is to remain primarily at national level, with national competent authorities retaining full responsibility and accountability for direct supervision. The Authority should be granted adequate indirect supervisory powers to ensure that supervisory actions at national level are consistent and of a high quality across the Union. Therefore, it should carry out assessments of the state of supervisory convergence and publish reports with its findings. It should be empowered to issue guidelines and recommendations, addressed to both obliged entities as well as supervisory authorities, with a view to ensuring harmonised and high -level supervisory practices across the Union.
Amendment 429 #
2021/0240(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) to requestsubmit requests to FIUs to make available data and analyses from FIUs that are relevant to the assessment of threats, vulnerabilities and risks facing the internal market in relation to money laundering and terrorist financing;
Amendment 679 #
2021/0240(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The pecuniary sanctions imposed by the Authority in its supervision of obliged institutions shall be established in consultation with the national supervisory authorities.
Amendment 700 #
2021/0240(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Executive Board shall by decision, after consulting the national supervisory authorities, impose a periodic penalty payment in order to compel:
Amendment 717 #
2021/0240(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The Authority shall not investigate cases which have already been dealt with by the national authorities if no new facts have been brought to light in the cases concerned;
Amendment 843 #
2021/0240(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3
Article 33 – paragraph 3
3. Upon explicit consent of the FIUs participating in the joint analysis, the staff of the Authority supporting the joint analysis shall be granted access to all the data pertaining to the subject-matter of the joint analysis and shall be able to process those datathat the FIU is willing to make available on the basis of that consent. FIUs shall remain the sole owners of the operational information they exchange with other institutions.
Amendment 890 #
2021/0240(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 43 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 10 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Union budget for 2022 should play a key role in the economic recovery of the Union, paying specialclose attention to those sectors, heavily feminised, sectors that have been essential during the pandemic or have been severely affected by the subsequent economic crisis;
Amendment 18 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 34 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, in the framework of the assessment of the national recovery plans, to provide specific recommendations stressing the need for investments to facilitate women’s fullmake it possible to strike a work-life balance while enabling women to participatione fully in the labour market;
Amendment 45 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to increaseensure that the budget of the EIGE in orders sufficient to promote gender equality across the Union, particularly in the light of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on women;
Amendment 52 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its request to assign an independent budget line to the objective in the CERV Programme dedicated to promote gender equality; reaffirms its request to increase resources for the Daphne strand;
Amendment 61 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of using European Structural and Investment Funds to promote gender equality between women and men, women’s employment and access to the labour market, childcare and long-term care facilities, and solutions that make it possible to strike a balance between work and family life;
Amendment 71 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the budget to improve education and training, and to encourage women’s participation and interest in the digital economy and STEM sectors and careers through Union programmes, including the Youth Employment Initiative.
Amendment 211 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The provisions of art. 3 shall not apply to existing sections of the TEN-T core network which at the date specified in art. 3 are under upgrade/construction process, and in accordance with Regulation 1315/2013 has a status of section “to be upgraded”. Member states shall ensure a minimum coverage of publicly accessible recharging points, for all newly constructed, upgraded and retrofitted sections of the TEN-T core network in accordance with the provisions of art. 3 or within 24 months after the completion of works [if date of completion is beyond date given by art. 3].
Amendment 83 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(12)(a) thereof,
Amendment 112 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 119 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The CBAM seeks to 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 progressivelyis supposed to be complementary to the current mechanisms. It should be phased in, while the potential withdrawal of free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM are phased out. 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 Unshould be considered no earlier than upon completion of the pilot phase of the CBAM and after carrying out a thorough analysis of the real impact of the new mechanism on the stability of the internal market and the competitiveness of Union production.
Amendment 144 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The problem of carbon leakage should, however, be considered in the wider context of the overall impact of the Union’s growing ambitions in terms of environmental protection, expressed in strategies for the Green Deal component, among other things, on the competitiveness of the Union economy as a whole. Therefore, a two-pronged approach is needed: the combat against carbon leakage through CBAM should be combined with the creation of additional favourable conditions for investment and production within the Union, including by way of financial incentives for innovation, the removal of administrative barriers and the reduction of compliance costs, especially for SMEs.
Amendment 152 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As an instrument to prevent carbon leakage and reduce GHG emissions the CBAM should ensure that imported products are subject to a regulatory system that applies carbon costs equivalent to the ones that otherwise would have been borne under the EU ETS. The CBAM is a climate measure which should prevent the risk of carbon leakage and support the Union’s increased ambition on climate mitigation, while ensuring WTO compatibility. It also seeks to maintain the export competitiveness of EU industry.
Amendment 200 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) The CBAM should be based on a declarative system where an authorised declarant, who may represent more than one importer, declarant submits annually a declaration of the embedded emissions in the goods imported to the customs territory of the Union and surrenders a number of CBAM certificates corresponding to those declared emissions.
Amendment 211 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) To facilitate and ensure a proper functioning of the CBAM, the Commission should provide support to the competent authorities responsible for the application of this Regulation in carrying out their obligations as well as ensure that Member States’ administrations are reimbursed for additional costs incurred as a result of implementing this Regulation.
Amendment 212 #
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 aassess as accurately as possible the real effect of the CBAM mechanism on climate and environmental protections, towards the objective of a climate neutral Union by 2050he competitiveness and profitability of the Union economy, especially in relation to SMEs, as well as the structure and volume of imports into the EU. The Commission should, as part of that evaluation, initiate collection of information necessary to 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 . _________________ 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 251 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. The mechanism willshould 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, if it proves effective at preventing the risk of carbon leakage both during imports into the EU customs area, and during exports from this area; until the test period shows such efficacy, the mechanism will not affect the issue of free allowances under the EU ETS, which will remain at the same level during this period.
Amendment 263 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 11
Article 2 – paragraph 11
Amendment 276 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Any declarant shall, prior to importing goods as referred to in Article 2, apply to the cCompetent authoritymission at the place where it is established, for an authorisation to import those goods into the customs territory of the Union.
Amendment 278 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) information necessary to demonstrate the declarant’s financial and operational capacity to fulfil its obligations under this Regulation and, if decided by the cCompetent authoritymission on the basis of a risk assessment, supporting documents confirming that information, such as the profit and loss account and the balance sheet for up to the three last financial years for which the accounts were closed;
Amendment 282 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. The authorised declarant shall inform the cCompetent authoritymission without delay of any changes of the information provided under paragraph 3, arising after the decision was taken, which may influence the decision taken pursuant to Article 17 or content of the authorisation in accordance with Article 17.
Amendment 284 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts, concerning the standard format of the application and the delays and procedure to be followed by the competent authority when processing applications for authorisation in accordance with paragraph 1 and the rules for identification by the competent authority of the declarants for the importation of electricity. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 29(2).
Amendment 288 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 May of each year, each authorised declarant shall submit a declaration (‘CBAM declaration’), for the calendar year preceding the declaration, to the cCompetent authoritymission.
Amendment 303 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The authorised declarant shall keep records of the documentation, certified by an independent person ‘verifier’, as referred to in the regulations issued pursuant to Article 15 of Directive 2003/87/EC, required to demonstrate that the declared embedded emissions were subject to a carbon price in the country of origin of the goods and keep evidence of the proof of the actual payment for that carbon price which should not have been subject to an export rebate or any other form of compensation on exportation.
Amendment 304 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts 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 309 #
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 those installations in a central database referred to in Article 14(4).
Amendment 314 #
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 review and verify, 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 342 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – title
Article 14 – title
14 NationalCentral EU registriesy and central database
Amendment 344 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authority of each Member State shall establish a national registry of declarants authorised in that Member StateA central EU registry of authorised declarants will be established in the form of a standardised electronic database containing the data regarding the CBAM certificates of those declarants, and to provide for confidentiality in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 13.
Amendment 347 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The database referred to in paragraph 1 shall contain accounts with information about each authorised declarant, in particular:
Amendment 348 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the number, the price of sale, the date of purchase, the date of surrender, or the date of re-purchase, or that of the cancellation by the cCompetent authoritymission, of CBAM certificates for each authorised declarant.
Amendment 364 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – title
Article 16 – title
Accounts in the nationalcentral EU registriesy
Amendment 366 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The cCompetent authoritymission shall assign to each authorised declarant a unique CBAM account number. The Commission shall determine the fee for opening and managing a CBAM account in the registry, as envisaged in the EU ETS.
Amendment 369 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. The cCompetent authoritymission shall set up the account as soon as the authorisation referred to in Article 17(1) is granted and notify the authorised declarant thereof.
Amendment 371 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. If the authorised declarant has ceased its economic activity or its authorisation was revoked, the cCompetent authoritymission shall close the account of that declarant.
Amendment 374 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The cCompetent authoritymission shall authorise a declarant who submits an application for authorisation in accordance with Article 5(1), if the following conditions are fulfilled:
Amendment 378 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the declarant has not been involved in a serious infringement or repeated infringements of customs legislation, circumvention of antidumping or antisubsidy duties, taxation rules and market abuse rules and has no record of serious criminal offences relating to its economic activity during the five years preceding the application;
Amendment 380 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Where the cCompetent authoritymission 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 384 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. If the cCompetent authoritymission refuses to authorise a declarant, the declarant requesting the authorisation may, prior to an appeal, object to the relevant authority un object to the Commission. After reconsider 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, the Commission shall open the account or uphold the refusal in a reasoned decision.
Amendment 387 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. A decision of the cCompetent authoritymission authorising a declarant shall contain the following information
Amendment 390 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The cCompetent authoritymission 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 393 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
The cCompetent authoritymission 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 396 #
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 cCompetent authoritymission 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 399 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 8
Article 17 – paragraph 8
8. The cCompetent authoritymission 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 402 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9
Article 17 – paragraph 9
9. The cCompetent authoritymission 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.
Amendment 408 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The cCompetent authoritymission 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 411 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Where a CBAM declaration in accordance with Article 6 has not been submitted, the cCompetent authority of the Member State of establishment of the authorised declarantmission shall assess the CBAM obligations of that declarant on the basis of the information at its disposal and calculate the total number of CBAM certificates due at the latest by the 31 December of the fourth year following that when the CBAM declaration should have been submitted.
Amendment 413 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Where the cCompetent authoritymission has established that the declared number of CBAM certificates to be surrendered is incorrect, or that no CBAM declaration has been submitted pursuant to paragraph 2, it shall adjust the number of CBAM certificates due by the authorised declarant. The cCompetent authoritymission shall notify the authorised declarant of the adjustment and request that the authorised declarant shall surrender the additional CBAM certificates and pay the correction fee within one month.
Amendment 416 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. Where CBAM certificates have been surrendered in excess of the number due, the cCompetent authoritymission shall, without delay, reimburse the authorised declarant the value of CBAM certificates surrendered in excess, calculated at the average price paid for CBAM certificates by the authorised declarant during the year of import.
Amendment 420 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The cCompetent authority of each Member State shall sell CBAM certificates to declarants authorised in that Member Statemission shall sell CBAM certificates to authorised declarants at the price calculated in accordance with Article 21.
Amendment 422 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The cCompetent authoritymission shall ensure that each CBAM certificate is assigned a unique unit identification code upon its creation and shall register the unique unit identification number, the price and date of sale of the certificate in the nationalcentral EU registry in the account of the authorised declarant purchasing it.
Amendment 427 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall calculate the price of CBAM certificates as the average price of the closing prices of EU ETS allowancesEU ETS settlement price on the common auction platform in accordance with the procedures laid down in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/201054 for each calendar week. _________________ 54 Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 of 12 November 2010 on the timing, administration and other aspects of auctioning of greenhouse gas emission allowances pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC (OJ L 302, 18.11.2010, p. 1).
Amendment 430 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 May of each year, the authorised declarant shall surrender a number of CBAM certificates to the cCompetent authoritymission that corresponds to the embedded emissions declared in accordance with Article 6(2)(c) and verified in accordance with Article 8 for the calendar year preceding the surrender.
Amendment 433 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Where the cCompetent authoritymission finds that the number of CBAM certificates in the account of an authorised declarant is not in compliance with the obligations pursuant to paragraph 2, second sentence, that authority shall notify the adjustment and request that the authorised declarant surrenders the additional CBAM certificates within one month.
Amendment 435 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The cCompetent authority of each Member Statemission shall, on request by a declarantn authorised in that Member Statedeclarant, re-purchase the excess of CBAM certificates remaining on the account of the declarant in the nationalcentral EU registry after the certificates have been surrendered in accordance with Article 22. The request to re-purchase shall be submitted by 30 June of each year when CBAM certificates were surrendered.
Amendment 438 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
By 30 June of each year, the cCompetent authority of each Member Statemission shall cancel any CBAM certificates that were purchased during the year before the previous calendar year and that remained in the accounts in the national registry of the declarants authorised in that Member Stateauthorised declarants.
Amendment 442 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The customs authorities shall not allow the importation of goods unless the declarant is authorised by a competent authoritythe Commission at the latest at the release for free circulation of the goods.
Amendment 444 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The customs authorities shall periodically communicate information on the goods declared for importation, which shall include the EORI number and the CBAM account number of the declarant, the 8-digit CN code of the goods, the quantity, the country of origin, the date of declaration and the customs procedure, to the cCompetent authority of the Member State where the declarant has been authorisedmission.
Amendment 446 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Article 25 – paragraph 4
4. The customs authorities may communicate in accordance with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, confidential information acquired by the customs authorities in the course of performing their duty or provided on a confidential basis, to the cCompetent authority of the Member State where the declarant has been authorisedmission. The cCompetent authorities of the Member Statesmission shall treat and exchange this information in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 515/97.
Amendment 449 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The penalty referred to in paragraph 1 will be applied accordingly to an authorised declarant who, by the deadline stipulated in Article 19(3), has not submitted the CBAM certificates in the number indicated by the Commission pursuant to this provision.
Amendment 450 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. A declarant who submits false information in its CBAM declaration may be excluded from the register. The relevant national authority may withdraw the certificate from a verifier who has certified the accuracy of false information in a CBAM declaration.
Amendment 451 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. Payment of the penalty shall in no case release the authorised declarant from the obligation to surrender the outstanding number of CBAM certificates in a given year to the cCompetent authority of the Member State where the declarant has been authorisedmission.
Amendment 455 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. If the competent authority determines that an authorised declarant has failed to comply with the obligation to surrender CBAM certificates as specified in paragraph 1 or 1a, 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 463 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall take action on its own initiative or at the request of the Member State, based on relevant and objective data, in accordance with this Article, to address practices of circumvention of this Regulation.
Amendment 475 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The use by exporting countries of their cleanest industrial plants to export to the EU while using their more polluting plants for production on the domestic or international market shall be understood as a circumvention practice.
Amendment 482 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4
Article 27 – paragraph 4
4. The notification referred to in paragraph 3 shall state the reasons on which it is based and, if possible, shall include relevant data and statistics regarding the goods and products referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 505 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall collect the information necessary with a view to monitoring the impact of the CBAM mechanism on climate and environmental protection, on the competitiveness of the Union economy, especially with regard to SMEs, on the viability of production facilities in the sectors covered by the Regulation, on the structure and volume of Union imports and on the costs incurred by the end customers. Based on the results of monitoring this data, the Commission shall study the feasibility and suitability of extending the scope of this Regulation to indirect emissions and goods other than those listed in Annex I, and develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on environmental footprint methods.
Amendment 518 #
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 ofa thorough in-depth assessment of the impact on competitiveness of EU industry, including SMEs, and the possibilities to further extend the scope of embedded emissions to 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. The report should also analyse whether the obligations set out in this regulation have led to changes in the prices of individual products in the Union.
Amendment 231 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 248 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Without prejudice to Article 5(2), when a transitional period is applicable as provided for in Table C of Annex I, the increase in the minimum levels of taxation shall be fixed at one tenth per year until 1 January 2033. For low-carbon fuels, the minimum level of taxation set for the first year of the transitional period shall apply until 1 January 20335.
Amendment 302 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Without prejudice to other Union provisions, Member States mayshall apply under fiscal control exemptions or reductions in the level of taxation to:
Amendment 318 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) energy products and electricity produced from combined heat and power generation, provided that cogeneration by the combined generators is high-efficiency cogeneration as defined in Article 2, point (34), of Directive 2012/27/EU. ;
Amendment 328 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a Where electricity and heat meet the criteria for high-efficiency cogeneration [on the date of entry into force of this Directive], a Member State shall apply to it, under fiscal control exemptions or reductions in the level of taxation, irrespective of any further changes to the provisions of other legislation defining high-efficiency cogeneration.
Amendment 62 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Those amendments have differing economic and social impacts on the different sectors of the economy, on the citizens, and the Member States. In particular, the inclusion ofproposal to include greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and the Council31should, although intended to provide an additional economic incentive to invest into the reduction of fossil fuel consumption and thereby accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Combined with other measures, this should, in the medium to long term, reduce the costs for buildings and road transport, and provide new opportunities for job creation and investment, will place an additional burden on those Member States whose energy mix is based, for historical and geological reasons, on fossil fuels. _________________ 31 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 81 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Those amendments have differing economic and social impacts on the different sectors of the economy, on the citizens, and the Member States. In particular, the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and the Council31should, although intended to provide an additional economic incentive to invest into the reduction of fossil fuel consumption and thereby accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Combined with other measures, this should, in the medium to long term, reduce the costs for buildings and road transport, and provide new opportunities for job creation and investment, will place an additional burden on Member States whose energy mix is based, for historical and geological reasons, on fossil fuels. _________________ 31 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 83 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Therefore, a part of the revenues generated by the inclusion of building and road transport into the scope ofEU ETS under Directive 2003/87/EC should be used to address the social impacts arising from that inclusioncosts generated by Union climate policy, for the transition to be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind.
Amendment 96 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Therefore, a part of the revenues generated by the inclusion of building and road transport into the scope ofEU ETS under Directive 2003/87/EC should be used to address the social impacts arising from that inclusioncosts generated by Union climate policy, for the transition to be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind.
Amendment 104 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) A Social Climate Fund (‘the Fund’) should therefore be established to provide funds to the Member States to support their policies to address the social impacts of the emissions trading for buildings and road transportarising from the high costs of European climate policy on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users. This should be achieved notably through temporary income support and measures and investments intended to reduce reliance on fossil fuels through increased energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low-emission mobility and transport to the benefit of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users.
Amendment 113 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) A Social Climate Fund (‘the Fund’) should therefore be established to provide funds to the Member States to support their policies to address the social impacts of the emissions trading for buildings and road transportarising from the high costs of European climate policy on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users. This should be achieved notably through temporary income support and measures and investments intended to reduce reliance on fossil fuels through increased energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low-emission mobility and transport to the benefit of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users.
Amendment 127 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Ensuring that the measures and investments are particularly targeted towards energy poor or vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users is key for a just transition towards climate neutrality. Support measures to promote reductions in greenhouse gas emissions should help Member States to address the social impacts arising from the emissions trading for the sectors of buildings and road transporthigh costs of Union climate policy.
Amendment 131 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Pending the impact of those investments on reducing costs and emissions, well targeted direct income support for the most vulnerable would help the just transition. Such support should be understood to be a temporary measure accompanying the decarbonisation of the housing and transport sectors. It would not be permanent as it does not address the root causes of energy and transport poverty. Such support should only concern direct impacts of the inclusion of building and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC, not electricity or heating costs related to the inclusion of power and heat production in the scope of that Directive. Eligibility for such direct income support should be limited in time.
Amendment 133 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Ensuring that the measures and investments are particularly targeted towards energy poor or vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users is key for a just transition towards climate neutrality. Support measures to promote reductions in greenhouse gas emissions should help Member States to address the social impacts arising from the emissions trading for the sectors of buildings and road transporthigh costs of Union climate policy.
Amendment 138 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Pending the impact of those investments on reducing costs and emissions, well targeted direct income support for the most vulnerable would help the just transition. Such support should be understood to be a temporary measure accompanying the decarbonisation of the housing and transport sectors. It would not be permanent as it does not address the root causes of energy and transport poverty. Such support should only concern direct impacts of the inclusion of building and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC, not electricity or heating costs related to the inclusion of power and heat production in the scope of that Directive. Eligibility for such direct income support should be limited in time.
Amendment 138 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Taking into account the importance of tackling climate change in line with Paris Agreement commitments, and the commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the actions under this Regulation should contribute to the achievement of the target that 30% of all expenditure under the 2021- 2027 multiannual financial framework should be spent on mainstreaming climate objectives and should contribute to the ambition of providing 10% of annual spending to biodiversity objectives in 2026 and 2027, while considering the existing overlaps between climate and biodiversity goals. For this purpose, the methodology set out in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council33 should be used to tag the expenditures of the Fund. The Fund should support activities that fully respect the climate and environmental standards and priorities of the Union and comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council34. Only such measures and investments should be included in the Plans. Direct income support measures should as a rule be considered as having an insignificant foreseeable impact on environmental objectives, and as such be considered compliant with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’. The Commission intends to issue technical guidance to the Member States well ahead of the preparation of the Plans. The guidance will explain how the measures and investments must comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852. The ComReplacing coal- fired boilers with less carbon-intensive gas boilers or hybrid heat pumps, which is the most cost-effective method of reducing emissions intends to present in 2021 a proposal for a Council Recommendation on how to address the social aspects of the green transition the poorest households in certain Member States, should also be considered to comply with the above principle. _________________ 33 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159). 34 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 145 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Taking into account the importance of tackling climate change in line with Paris Agreement commitments, and the commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the actions under this Regulation should contribute to the achievement of the target that 30% of all expenditure under the 2021- 2027 multiannual financial framework should be spent on mainstreaming climate objectives and should contribute to the ambition of providing 10% of annual spending to biodiversity objectives in 2026 and 2027, while considering the existing overlaps between climate and biodiversity goals. For this purpose, the methodology set out in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council33 should be used to tag the expenditures of the Fund. The Fund should support activities that fully respect the climate and environmental standards and priorities of the Union and comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council34. Only such measures and investments should be included in the Plans. Direct income support measures should as a rule be considered as having an insignificant foreseeable impact on environmental objectives, and as such be considered compliant with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’. The Commission intends to issue technical guidance to the Member States well ahead of the preparation of the Plans. The guidance will explain how the measures and investments must comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852. The ComReplacing coal- fired boilers with less carbon- intensive gas boilers or hybrid heat pumps, which is the most cost-effective method of reducing emissions intends to present in 2021 a proposal for a Council Recommendation on how to address the social aspects of the green transition the poorest households in certain Member States, should also be considered to comply with the above principle. _________________ 33 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159). 34 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 145 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Women are particularly affected by carbon pricing as they represent 85% of single parent families. Single parent families and large families have a particularly high risk of child poverty. Gender equality and equal opportunities for all, and the mainstreaming of those objectives, as well as questions of accessibility for persons with disabilities should be taken into account and promoted throughout the preparation and implementation of Plans to ensure no one is left behind.
Amendment 148 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Women are particularly affected by carbon pricing as they represent 85% of single parent families. Single parent families and large families have a particularly high risk of child poverty. Gender equality and equal opportunities for all, and the mainstreaming of those objectives, as well as questions of accessibility for persons with disabilities should be taken into account and promoted throughout the preparation and implementation of Plans to ensure no one is left behind.
Amendment 152 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Union should support Member States with financial means to implement their Plans through the Social Climate Fund. Payments from the Social Climate Fund should be made conditional onlead to the achievement of the milestones and targets included in the Plans. This would allow efficiently taking into account national circumstances and priorities while simplifying financing and facilitating its integration with other national spending programmes while guaranteeing the impact and the integrity of EU spending.
Amendment 153 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The financial envelope of the Fund should, in principle, be commensurate to amounts corresponding to 25% of the expected revenues from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC in the period 2026-2032. Pursuant to Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/205341, Member States should make those revenues available to the Union budget as own resources. Member States are to finance 50% of the total costs of their Plan themselves. For this purpose, as well as for investment and measures to accelerate and alleviate the required transition for citizens negatively affected, Member States should inter alia use their expected revenues from emissions trading for buildings and road transport under Directive 2003/87/EC for that purpose. _________________ 41 Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom (OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1) be set at the level of x% of the total quantity of allowances auctioned in accordance with the rules and modalities for auctions taking place on the Common Auction Platform set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010.
Amendment 158 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Union should support Member States with financial means to implement their Plans through the Social Climate Fund. Payments from the Social Climate Fund should be made conditional on lead to the achievement of the milestones and targets included in the Plans. This would allow efficiently taking into account national circumstances and priorities while simplifying financing and facilitating its integration with other national spending programmes while guaranteeing the impact and the integrity of EU spending.
Amendment 162 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The financial envelope of the Fund should, in principle, be commensurate to amounts corresponding to 25% of the expected revenues from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC in the period 2026-2032. Pursuant to Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/205341, Member States should make those revenues available to the Union budget as own resources. Member States are to finance 50% of the total costs of their Plan themselves. For this purpose, as well as for investment and measures to accelerate and alleviate the required transition for citizens negatively affected, Member States should inter alia use their expected revenues from emissions trading for buildings and road transport under Directive 2003/87/EC for that purpose. _________________ 41 Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom (OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1) be set at the level of x% of the total quantity of allowances auctioned in accordance with the rules and modalities for auctions taking place on the Common Auction Platform set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010.
Amendment 167 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) In order for support under the Plan to be effectively implemented from the first year of operation of the Social Climate Fund, it should be possible for part of the Member States' financial contribution to be paid in the form of an advance on future payments for Member States under the Fund.
Amendment 174 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) In order for support under the Plan to be effectively implemented from the first year of operation of the Social Climate Fund, it should be possible for part of the Member States' financial contribution to be retained in those States as an advance on future payments for Member States under the Fund.
Amendment 176 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
The measures and investments supported by the Fund shall benefit households, micro-enterprises and transport users, which are vulnerable and particularly affected by the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EChigh costs of European climate policy, especially households in energy poverty and citizens without public transport alternative to individual cars (in remote and rural areas).
Amendment 184 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
The measures and investments supported by the Fund shall benefit households, micro-enterprises and transport users, which are vulnerable and particularly affected by the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/ECcosts of European climate policy, especially households in energy poverty and citizens without public transport alternative to individual cars (in remote and rural areas).
Amendment 188 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
The general objective of the Fund is to contribute to the transition towards climate neutrality by addressing the social impacts of the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/ECgreen transition. The specific objective of the Fund is to support vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users through temporary direct income support and through measures and investments intended to increase energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration and storage of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low-emission mobility and transport.
Amendment 194 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
The general objective of the Fund is to contribute to the transition towards climate neutrality by addressing the social impacts of the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/ECgreen transition. The specific objective of the Fund is to support vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users through temporary direct income support and through measures and investments intended to increase energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration and storage of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low-emission mobility and transport.
Amendment 202 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘building renovation’ means all kinds of energy-related building renovation, including the insulation of the building envelope, that is to say walls, roof, floor, the replacement of windows, the replacement of heating, cooling and cooking appliances, and the installation of on-site production and storage of energy from renewable sources;
Amendment 202 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘building renovation’ means all kinds of energy-related building renovation, including the insulation of the building envelope, that is to say walls, roof, floor, the replacement of windows, the replacement of heating, cooling and cooking appliances, and the installation of on-site production of energy from renewable sources as well as its storage;
Amendment 216 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘vulnerable households’ means households in energy poverty or households, including lower middle- income ones, that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of buildings into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC and lack the means to renovate the building they occupyhouseholds;
Amendment 217 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘vulnerable households’ means households in energy poverty or households, including lower middle- income ones, that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of buildings into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC and lack the means to renovate the building they occupyhouseholds;
Amendment 223 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Amendment 223 #
2021/0206(COD)
(12) ‘vulnerable micro-enterprises’ means micro-enterprises that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of buildings into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EChigh costs of Union climate policy and lack the means to renovate the building they occupy;
Amendment 225 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘vulnerable transport users’ means transport users, including from lower middle-income households, that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC and lack the means to purchase zero- and low- emission vehicles or to switch to alternative sustainable modes of transport, including public transport, particularly in rural and remote areas.
Amendment 226 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Amendment 239 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall submit to the Commission a Social Climate Plan (‘the Plan’) together with the update to the integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the procedure and timeline laid down in that Article. The Plan shall contain a coherent set of measures and investments to address the impact of carbon pricingUnion climate policy on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users in order to ensure affordable heating, cooling and mobility while accompanying and accelerating necessary measures to meet the climate targets of the Union.
Amendment 245 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Plan may include national measures providing temporary direct income support to vulnerable households and households that are vulnerable transport users to reduce the negative impact of the increase in the price of fossil fuels resulting from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/ECUnion climate policy on them.
Amendment 245 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall submit to the Commission a Social Climate Plan (‘the Plan’) together with the update to the integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the procedure and timeline laid down in that Article. The Plan shall contain a coherent set of measures and investments to address the impact of carbon pricingUnion climate policy on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users in order to ensure affordable heating, cooling and mobility while accompanying and accelerating necessary measures to meet the climate targets of the Union.
Amendment 247 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Plan may include national measures providing temporary direct income support to vulnerable households and households that are vulnerable transport users to reduce the negative impact of the increase in the price of fossil fuels resulting from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/ECUnion climate policy on them.
Amendment 250 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) finance measures and investments to increase energy efficiency of buildings, to implement energy efficiency improvement measures, to carry out building renovation, and to decarbonise heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energythe production and storage of energy from renewable energy sources;
Amendment 254 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) finance measures and investments to increase energy efficiency of buildings, to implement energy efficiency improvement measures, to carry out building renovation, and to decarbonise heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energythe production and storage of energy from renewable energy sources;
Amendment 283 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) an explanation of how the Plan ensures that no investment or measure, included in the Plan does significant harm to environmental objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852; the Commission shall provide technical guidance to the Member States targeted to the scope of the Fund to that effect; no explanation is required for the measures referred to in Article 3(2);
Amendment 288 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) an explanation of how the Plan ensures that no investment or measure, included in the Plan does significant harm to environmental objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852; the Commission shall provide technical guidance to the Member States targeted to the scope of the Fund to that effect; no explanation is required for the measures referred to in Article 3(2);
Amendment 325 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may include the costs of measures providing temporary direct income support to vulnerable households and vulnerable households that are transport users to absorb the increase in road transport and heating fuel prices. Such support shall decrease over time and be limited to the direct impact of the emission trading for buildings and road transport. Eligibility for such direct income support shall cease within the time limits identified under Article 4(1) point (d).
Amendment 326 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may include the costs of measures providing temporary direct income support to vulnerable households and vulnerable households that are transport users to absorb the increase in road transport and heating fuel prices. Such support shall decrease over time and be limited to the direct impact of the emission trading for buildings and road transport. Eligibility for such direct income support shall cease within the time limits identified under Article 4(1) point (d).
Amendment 348 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) actions related to natural gas- based boilers and heating systems (and related to distribution infrastructure) with a particular focus on support for vulnerable households and vulnerable micro-enterprises;
Amendment 354 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 355 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) actions related to natural gas- based boilers and heating systems (and related to distribution infrastructure) with a particular focus on support for vulnerable households and vulnerable micro-enterprises.
Amendment 357 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 360 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Fund for the period 2025-2027 shall be EUR 23 700 000 000 in current pricesshould correspond to x% of the total quantity of allowances auctioned in accordance with the rules and modalities for auctions taking place on the Common Auction Platform set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010.
Amendment 365 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Fund for the period 2025-2027 shall be EUR 23 700 000 000 in current prices.should correspond to the x% of the total quantity of allowances, and auctioned in accordance with the rules and modalities for auctions taking place on the Common Auction Platform set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010;
Amendment 369 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 369 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 378 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. At the request of a Member State, submitted together with its Social Climate Plans, the Commission shall make a pre- financing payment amounting to x% of the financial contribution. The Commission shall make the corresponding payment within two months after it has adopted the legal commitment referred to in Article 18.
Amendment 382 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. At the request of a Member State, submitted together with its Social Climate Plans, the Commission shall make a pre- financing payment amounting to X% of the financial contribution. The Commission shall make the corresponding payment within two months after it has adopted the legal commitment referred to in Article 18.
Amendment 382 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may include in their Plan, as part of the estimated total costs, the payments for additional technical support pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2021/240 and the amount of the cash contribution for the purpose of the Member State compartment pursuant to the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) 2021/523. Those costs shall not exceed 4 % of the financial total allocation for the Plan, and the relevant measures, as set out in the Plan, shall comply with this Regulation. In addition, where necessary the Member State may propose the allocation of additional technical assistance measures to strengthen the capacity and effectiveness of public authorities and bodies, beneficiaries and relevant partners necessary for the effective management and use of the funds.
Amendment 383 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may include in their Plan, as part of the estimated total costs, the payments for additional technical support pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2021/240 and the amount of the cash contribution for the purpose of the Member State compartment pursuant to the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) 2021/523. Those costs shall not exceed 4 % of the financial total allocation for the Plan, and the relevant measures, as set out in the Plan, shall comply with this Regulation. In addition, where necessary the Member State may propose additional technical assistance measures to strengthen the capacity and effectiveness of public authorities and bodies, beneficiaries and relevant partners necessary for the effective management and use of the funds.
Amendment 403 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) whether the Plan represents a response to the social impact on and challenges faced by vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users in the Member State concerned from establishing the emission trading system for buildings and road transport established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/ECthe EU’s ambitious climate policy, especially households in energy poverty, duly taking into account the challenges identified in the assessments of the Commission of the update of the concerned Member State’s integrated national energy and climate plan and of its progress pursuant to Article 9(3), and Articles 13 and 29 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as well as in the Commission recommendations to Member States issued pursuant to Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in view of the long-term objective of climate neutrality in the Union by 2050. This shall take into account the specific challenges and the financial allocation of the Member State concerned;
Amendment 405 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) whether the Plan represents a response to the social impact on and challenges faced by vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users in the Member State concerned from establishing the emission trading system for buildings and road transport established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/ECthe EU’s ambitious climate policy, especially households in energy poverty, duly taking into account the challenges identified in the assessments of the Commission of the update of the concerned Member State’s integrated national energy and climate plan and of its progress pursuant to Article 9(3), and Articles 13 and 29 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as well as in the Commission recommendations to Member States issued pursuant to Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in view of the long-term objective of climate neutrality in the Union by 2050. This shall take into account the specific challenges and the financial allocation of the Member State concerned;
Amendment 412 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) whether the Plan contains measures and investments that contribute to the green transition, including to addressing the challenges resulting therefrom and in particular to the achievement of the 2030 climate and energy objectives of the Union and the 2030 milestones of the Mobility Strategy.relating to the social impacts of the green transition;
Amendment 413 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) whether the Plan contains measures and investments that contribute to the green transition, including to addressing the challenges resulting therefrom and in particular to the achievement of the 2030 climate and energy objectives of the Union and the 2030 milestones of the Mobility Strategy.relating to the social impacts of the green transition;
Amendment 436 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Amendment 448 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Amendment 229 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Environmentally sustainable bonds are one of the main instruments for financing investments related to low- carbon technologies, energy and resource efficiency as well as sustainable transport infrastructure and research infrastructure. Financial or non-financial undertakings or sovereigns can issue such bonds. Various existing initiatives for environmentally sustainable bonds do not ensure common definitions of environmentally sustainable economic activities. This prevents investors from easily identifying bonds the proceeds of which are aligned with, or are contributing to environmental objectives as laid down in the Paris Agreement. There is therefore a need to synchronise green bond standards and link the European Green Bond standard to existing global standards such as the Climate Bonds Standard and the Green Bond Principles.
Amendment 249 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Existing global standards such as the Climate Bonds Standard and the Green Bond Principles, as well as possible future global standards, should be taken into account. The acquisition by law of EuGB status should be guaranteed for all issuances carried out on the basis of global standards that have not matured by the time the EuGB designation enters into force. As regards any future global standards, transparent criteria should be laid down for recognition of EuGB compliance of any issuance based on those standards.
Amendment 253 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, and in order to provide investors with clear, quantitative, detailed and common definitions, the requirements set out in Article 3 of that Regulation should be used to determine whether an economic activity qualifies as environmentally sustainable. PAt least 90% of the proceeds of bonds that use the designation ‘European green bond’ or ‘EuGB’ should exclusively be used to fund economic activities that either are environmentally sustainable and are thus aligned with the environmental objectives set out in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, or contribute to the transformation of activities to become environmentally sustainable. Those bonds can however be used both to finance such environmentally sustainable activities directly through the financing of assets and expenditures that relate to economic activities that meet the requirements set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, or indirectly through financial assets that finance economic activities that meet those requirements. It is therefore necessary to specify the categories of expenditures and assets that can be financed with the proceeds of bonds that use the designation ‘European green bond’ or ‘EuGB’.
Amendment 262 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The proceeds of European green bonds should be used to finance economic activities that have a lasting positive impact on the environment. Such lasting positive impact can be attained in several ways. Since fixed assets are long-term assets, a first way is to use the proceeds of such European green bonds to finance fixed tangible or fixed intangible assets that are not financial assets, provided that at least 90% of those fixed assets relate to economic activities that meet the requirements for environmentally sustainable economic activities set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (‘taxonomy requirements’). Since financial assets can be used to finance economic activities with a lasting positive impact on the environment, a second way is to use those proceeds to finance financial assets, provided that the proceeds from those financial assets are allocated to economic activities that meet the taxonomy requirements. Since the assets of households can also have a long- term positive impact on the environment, those financial assets should also include the assets of households. Since capital expenditure and selected operating expenditure can be used to acquire, upgrade, or maintain fixed assets, a third way is to use the proceeds of such bonds to finance capital and operating expenditures that relate to economic activities that meet the taxonomy requirements or that will meet those requirements within a reasonably short period from the issuance of the bond concerned, which can be extended however where duly justified by the specific features of the economic activities and investments concerned. For the reasons outlined above, the capital and operating expenditures should also include the expenditures of households.
Amendment 265 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Article 10(2) of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 distinguishes environmentally sustainable activities from transitional economic activities for which there are no low-carbon alternatives. With regard to the EuGB, the two types of activity should be considered equivalent and equally eligible for funding from bond proceeds.
Amendment 269 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) It should be recognised that the EuGB can also finance expenditure relating to energy generation from gas or nuclear power plants, which are important for a smooth transition to a low-carbon economy.
Amendment 271 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Sovereigns are frequent issuers of environmentally sustainable bonds and should therefore also be allowed to issue ‘European green bonds’, provided that the proceeds of such bonds are used to finance either assets or expenditure that meet the taxonomy, or assets or expenditure that willare to meet those requirements within a reasonably short period from the issuance of the bond concerned, which can be extended however where duly justified by the specific features of the economic activities and investments concerned. By way of exception, sovereigns should be able to use the proceeds of such bonds to fund environmentally sustainable assets or expenditure meeting the requirements of other classifications that are coherent with the taxonomy.
Amendment 281 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 requires Member States and the Union to apply the criteria set out in Article 3 of that Regulation to determine whether an economic activity qualifies as environmentally sustainable for the purposes of any measure setting out requirements for financial market participants or issuers in respect of financial products or corporate bonds that are made available as environmentally sustainable. It is therefore logical that the technical screening criteria referred to in Article 3, point (d), of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 should determine which fixed assets, expenditures and financial assets canshould primarily be financed by the proceeds of European green bonds. In view of the expected technological progress in the field of environmental sustainability, the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Articles 10(3), 11(3), 12(2), 13(2), 14(2) or 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 are likely to be reviewed and amended over time. Regardless of such changes, in order to provide legal certainty to issuers and investors and prevent amendments to the technical screening criteria from having a negative impact on the price of European green bonds that have already been issued, issuers should be able to apply the technical screening criteria applicable at the moment the European green bond was issued when allocating the proceeds of such bonds to eligible fixed assets or expenditures, until maturity of the bond. To ensure legal certainty for European green bonds whose proceeds are allocated to financial assets, it is necessary to clarify that the underlying economic activities funded by those financial assets should comply with the technical screening criteria applicable at the moment the financial assets were created. WhereAny amendment to the relevant delegated acts are amended, the issuer shouldshall not affect the issuer’s obligations; in particular, it shall not require the allocateion of proceeds by applying the amended delegated acts within five yearto be adapted to the new requirements.
Amendment 283 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 298 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Issuers of European green bonds should abide by their commitments to investors and allocate the proceeds of their bonds within a reasonably short time after issuance. At the same time, issuers should not be penalised for allocating bond proceeds to economic activities that do not yet meet the taxonomy requirements, but will do so within the five year period (or extended ten year period). In that case, issuers should draft a taxonomy- alignment plan setting out when those activities will meet the taxonomy requirements, whereby any change in the TSC after the bonds have been issued shall not require correction of the plan. Issuers should in any case allocate all proceeds of their European green bonds before the maturity of each bond.
Amendment 302 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Unlike issuers that are financial or non-financial undertakings, issuers that are sovereigns can use the proceeds of European green bonds to indirectly finance economic activities that are aligned, or seeking alignment, with the taxonomy requirements through the use of programmes of tax expenditures or programmes of transfers, including subsidies. In such cases, sovereigns ensure that economic activities funded by such programmes comply with the terms and conditions of those programmes. For that reason, when providing pre- and post- issuance reviews of European green bonds issued by sovereigns and the proceeds of which are allocated to tax expenditures or subsidies in accordance with terms and conditions that are aligned with taxonomy requirements, external reviewers should not be required to assess the taxonomy- alignment of each economic activity funded by such programmes. Where that is the case, it should be sufficient for external reviewers to assess the alignment ofwhether the terms and conditions of the funding programmes concerned are sufficiently aligned with the taxonomy requirements.
Amendment 355 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 370 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 384 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Articles 10(3), 11(3), 12(2), 13(2), 14(2) or 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 are amended following the issuance of the bond, the issuer shall not be required to amend the allocateion of bond proceeds to the uses referred to in the first subparagraph by applying the amended delegated acts within five years after their entry into applicatibut shall continue to be bound by the provisions resulting from the delegated acts in force at the time of issuance of the bond.
Amendment 393 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Where the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Articles 10(3), 11(3), 12(2), 13(2), 14(2) or 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 are amended following the creation of the debt referred to in the first subparagraph, the issuer shall not be required to amend the allocateion of bond proceeds to the debt referred to in the first subparagraph by applying the amended delegated acts within five years after their entry into applicationbut shall be bound in this respect by the delegated acts applicable at the point in time when the debt was created.
Amendment 401 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a Link to global green bond standards 1. Green bonds which were issued in accordance with existing global standards – i.e. Climate Bonds Standard and Green Bond Principles – and did not mature before this Regulation entered into force shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of the European Green Bond. 2. Future issuances in line with global standards may be considered to comply with the requirements of European Green Bonds and equivalent, provided that the Commission considers the international standard to be sufficient in terms of: (a) requirements concerning the allocation of bond proceeds to environmentally sustainable activities; (b) transparency, information requirements and control procedures; (c) supervision of the application of the standard.
Amendment 433 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Issuers of European green bonds shall, after the full allocation of the proceeds of such bonds and at least once during the lifetime of the bond, draw up a European green bond impact report on the environmental impact of the use of the bond proceeds by using the template laid down in Annex III.
Amendment 438 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) where the European green bonds are offered to the public or are listed on a market in only one Member State, in a language accepted by the competent authority, as referred to in Article 36 of this Regulation,the official language of that Member State;
Amendment 439 #
2021/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) where the European green bonds are offered to the public or are listed on a market in two or more Member States, either in a language accepted by the competent authority, as referred to in Article 37 of this Regulation, of each Member State, or in a language customary inin the official languages of each Member State, or in English or in the official language of the sphertate of international financethe issuer, at the choice of the issuer.
Amendment 50 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The ultimate beneficiaries of better sustainability reporting by undertakings are individual citizens and savers. Savers who want to invest sustainably will have the opportunity to do so, while all citizens should benefit from a stable, sustainable and inclusive economic system. To realise these benefits, the sustainability information disclosed in undertaking’s annual reports first has to reach two primary groups (‘users’). The first group of users consists of investors, including asset managers, who want to better understand the risks and opportunities that sustainability issues pose to their investments and the social and environmental impacts of those investments on people and the environment, which also affect their image. The second group of users consists of organisations, including non- governmental organisations and social partners, that wish to better hold undertakings to account for their impacts on people and the environmentsocial and environmental impacts, including on equality between women and men, and enhanced social inclusion. Other stakeholders may also make use of sustainability information disclosed in annual reports. The business partners of undertakings, including customers, may rely on this information to understand, and where necessary report on, the sustainability risks and impacts through their own value chains. Policy makers, social and economic partners and environmental agencies may use such information, in particular on an aggregate basis, to monitor environmental and social trends, to contribute to environmental accounts, and to inform public policy, including as regards tackling discrimination. Few individual citizens and consumers directly consult undertaking’s reports, but they may use such information indirectly such as when considering the advice or opinions of financial advisers or non-governmental organisations. Many investors and asset managers purchase sustainability information from third party data providers, who collect information from various sources, including public corporate reports.
Amendment 53 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) There has been a very significant increase in demand for corporate sustainability information in recent years, especially on the part of the investment community. That increase in demand is driven by the changing nature of risks to undertakings and growing investor awareness of the financial implications of these risks, including to their image. That is especially the case for climate-related financial risks. Awareness of the risks to undertakings and to investments resulting from other environmental issues and from social issues, including health, gender equality and social exclusion issues, is also growing. The increase in demand for sustainability information is also driven by the growth in investment products that explicitly seek to meet certain sustainability standards or achieve certain sustainability objectives. Part of that increase is the logical consequence of previously adopted Union legislation, notably Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Regulation (EU) 2020/852. Some of the increase would have happened in any case, due to fast-changing citizen awareness, consumer preferences and market practices. The COVID-19 pandemic will further accelerate the increase in users’ information needs, in particular as it has exposed the vulnerabilities of workers, including women and people with disabilities, and of undertaking’s value chains. Information on environmental impacts is also relevant in the context of mitigating future pandemics with human disturbance of ecosystems increasingly linked to the occurrence and spread of diseases.
Amendment 71 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Sustainability reporting standards should specify the information that undertakings should disclose on social factors, including employee factors, equality between women and men and human rights. Such information should cover the impacts of undertakings on people, including on human health. The information that undertakings disclose about human rights should include information about forced labour in their value chains where relevant. Reporting standards that address social factors should specify the information that undertakings should disclose with regard to the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights that are relevant to businesses, including equal opportunities for all and working conditions. The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan adopted in March 2021 calls for stronger requirements on undertakings to report on social issues. The reporting standards should also specify the information that undertakings should disclose with regard to the human rights, fundamental freedoms, democratic principles and standards established in the International Bill of Human Rights and other core UN human rights conventions, the International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organisation, and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 73 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) Users need information about governance factors, including information on the role of an undertaking’s administrative, management and supervisory bodies, including with regard to sustainability matters, the composition of such bodies, and an undertaking’s internal control and risk management systems, including in relation to the reporting process. Users also need information about undertakings’ corporate culture and approach to business ethics, including anti-corruption and anti-bribery, and about their political engagements, including lobbying activities. In this context, it is also important to disclose information on activities relating to equal treatment and equal opportunities, as well as on combating harassment and sexual violence. Information about the management of the undertaking and the quality of relationships with business partners, including payment practices relating to the date or period for payment, the rate of interest for late payment or the compensation for recovery costs referred to in Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council62 on late payment in commercial transactions, helps users to understand an undertaking’s risks as well as its impacts on sustainability matters. Every year, thousands of businesses, especially SMEs, suffer administrative and financial burdens because they are paid late, or not at all. Ultimately, late payments lead to insolvency and bankruptcy, with destructive effects on entire value chains. Increasing information about payment practices should empower other undertakings to identify prompt and reliable payers, detect unfair payment practices, access information about the businesses they trade with, and negotiate fairer payment terms. _________________ 62 Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on combating late payment in commercial transactions (OJ L 48, 23.2.2011, p. 1).
Amendment 89 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 19a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 19a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) the due diligence process implemented with regard to sustainability matters, including as regards equality between women and men;
Amendment 113 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 19a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b – point ii
Article 19a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b – point ii
(ii) working conditions, including secure and adaptable employment, wages, social dialogue, collective bargaining and the involvement of workers, work-life balance, and a healthy, flexible working time, parental leave for mothers and fathers, and a safe and well- adapted work environment, including tackling psychological harassment and sexual violence;
Amendment 129 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) a description of the diversity and social inclusion policy applied in relation to the undertaking's administrative, management and supervisory bodies with regard to gender equality, support for marginalised social groups and other aspects such as, age, or educational and professional backgrounds, the objectives of that diversity policy, how it has been implemented and the results in the reporting period. If no such policy is applied, the statement shall contain an explanation as to why this is the case.;
Amendment 131 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 29a – paragraph 1
Article 29a – paragraph 1
1. Parent undertakings of a large group shall include in the consolidated management report information necessary to understand the group's impacts on social, economic and environmental sustainability matters, and information necessary to understand how sustainability matters affect the group's development, performance and position.
Amendment 136 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 29a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 29a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) the due diligence process implemented with regard to sustainability matters, including as regards equality between women and men;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that any tax measures, temporary or not, should foster and not hamper the competitiveness of European businesses; stresses that the reporting requirements should therefore not generate higher administrative costs for economic actors, notably for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); notes that to effectively address lost tax revenues, better quality and possible higher quantities of data may be needed, but only data effectively used, and collected from taxpayers only once with utmost security, should be collectedwhich should, however, be obtained once and only if they are necessary, while ensuring their effective use and an appropriate level of security; notes that data should aim to simplify various obligations of taxpayers, while artificial intelligence (AI) and various softwares should be used to maximise the effectiveness of the use of data;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that better estimates of overall tax losses in the Union and a detailed investigation of their systemic causes are essential for efficient proposals on ways to effectively reduce tax losses;
Amendment 82 #
2020/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the Union decision- making process is not promoting change, as tax policy is a national prerogative and subject to unanimity; regrets thatax policy is a national prerogative and subject to unanimity, and that this guiding principle should be maintained, even though the current situation sometimes leads to an uneven or inconsistent application of tax regulations; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensurereach a consensus on ensuring more harmonised and consistent tax rules and their implementation, to protect the functioning of the single market and to assure the principle of “taxing where profit is generated”;
Amendment 91 #
2020/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes note of the existing limits on decision making in the Council and calls for exploring all legal options as provided in the Treaties on taxation especially in orderthe principle of unanimity in tax matters laid down in the Treaties to be complied with when seeking solutions to ensure functionality of the single market and preserve Union competitiveness in the global market;
Amendment 100 #
2020/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Observes that the current EU VAT system remains too complex and vulnerable to fraud, while generating high compliance costs for economic operators8, and that it is an unfair system given the privileged position of certain Member States in terms of freedom to set VAT rates; notes that the different measures to tackle tax fraud are adopted in the Member States; recalls that the modernisation of the VAT system and the shift towards a more coherent VAT system across the Union should be addressed urgently9; calls for a system that is fair and equal for all and ensures transparency and consistency, while allowing Member States flexibility in setting VAT rates, which is particularly important in the period of economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. _________________ 8As per the EPRS’ EAVA (September 2021), the VAT gap, including cross- border VAT evasion and fraud, could be estimated at around €120 billion in 2020, page 42. 9As per the EPRS' EAVA (September 2021), the estimated added value of the extended cooperation between the Member States plus the full implementation of the OSS could bring a reduction of est. €29 billion of the VAT gap, and a reduction of est. €10 billion in compliance costs for businesses, page 39.
Amendment 149 #
2020/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the two-pillar agreement reached at the G7/G20 levels on the allocation of taxing rights and the application of a minimum effective tax rate of at least 15% on the global profits of MNEs; notes the need for effective implementation; calls on the Commission to make the necessary legislative proposals to implement the agreement into Union law as quickly as possible after the finalisation of the technical work on the OECD approach;
Amendment 182 #
2020/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Part A – Recommendation A2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – Part A – Recommendation A2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The European Parliament calls on the European Commission to introduce measures to further reduce costs and complexity of taxation of SMEs and SEs by 20234.
Amendment 184 #
2020/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Part B – Recommendation B1
Annex I – Part B – Recommendation B1
Amendment 191 #
2020/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Part C – Recommendation C1 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Annex I – Part C – Recommendation C1 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 193 #
2020/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Part C – Recommendation C1 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Annex I – Part C – Recommendation C1 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
- Explore the possibility of a gradual introduction of obligatory e-invoicing across the Union by 2023, focused on significant reduction of costs of compliance, especially for SMEs. Issuing invoices should be administered only via state- operated/certified “system(s)” with full data protection ensured.
Amendment 5 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that more than half of EU expenditure in 2019 may be considered as high-risk, including reimbursement-based payments for investments in the areas of cohesion and rural development; notes that the increase in the estimated rate of material error from 4,5 % in 2018 to 4,9 % in 2019 can result in auditors giving an adverse opinion on EU expenditurthe estimated error rate for the section 'Cohesion' drops from 5% (for 2018) to 4.4%, which is in line with the downward trend of the error rate in this area (in 2015 and 2016 it was 5.2% and 4.8% respectively); recalls that for the 2000-2006 programming period, this section of the EU budget recorded a double digit error rate;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Is of the opinion that the level of error estimated by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) for 2019 expenditure in this area should be assessed in the context of the multiannual nature of the programmes, in which case further corrections are exercised at a later stage which would lead to a significant reduction of the risk at the programme closure;
Amendment 8 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Addresses the European Court of Auditors with a request to produce a report with an estimated error rate after the closure of the 2007-2013 Cohesion Policy programmes;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 18 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the main reasons for this error rate are project ineligibility, infringement of internal market rules, and ineligible expenditure; recalls that these areas have high inherent risk of error and that checks by managing authorities and audit institutions are not always effective;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes efforts to simplify requirements to be made of project managers and management authorities in the Member States under the 2021-2027 programming period of the Common Provisions Regulation; however, as also noted by the European Court of Auditors, a number of provisions lack clarity as to their implementation and many procedures risk being complex depending on the rules of the different Member States. To this end, the Commission is invited, in a structured dialogue with Member States, to analyse administrative practices and procedures at Member State level in order to eliminate inefficiencies and to disseminate examples of effective administrative practices and procedures to all competent authorities of the Member States;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Shares the Court's conclusions stating that the change in the rules for the implementation of ESI Funds (Cohesion Policy and Agriculture / Fisheries), due to the crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic, should further accelerate the implementation process;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes with concern that, at the end of the sixth year of implementation, absorption rates for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund (CF) are 6,6% lower than at the same stage in the previous programming period; and draws attention to the risk that, as the eligibility period draws to an end and given the circumstances of the COVID-19 crisis, Member States may prioritise spending over performance and regularity.
Amendment 42 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes with concern that, at the end of the sixth year of implementation, absorption rates for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund (CF) are 6,6% lower than at the same stage in the previous programming period; and draws attention to the risk that, as the eligibility period draws to an end and given the circumstances of the COVID-19 crisis, Member States may prioritise spending over performance and regularity.; stresses, however, that the absorption rate of ESI Funds in 2019 was higher than in any other year of MFF 2014-2020 period;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 50 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the Commission to identify the regions have a low funding take-up rates and to help them to improve it through the identification of the rules that can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Cohesion Funds;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Urges the Commission to propose clear and easily applicable definitions and criteria for monitoring the funds available to fight the consequences of the COVID- 19 crisis;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Invites the Commission to interrupt or suspend payments in case of fraud, but where serious deficiencies in management and control systems have been identified, to use the block as last resort, when all other options have been exhausted, because suspending payments could have serious consequences for the regions severely hit already by the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 4 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF), established by Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 in order to provide financial assistance to Member States and accession countries undergoing major disasters or major public health emergencies, represents true European added value and the materialisation of a will, that has sometimes been insufficient or lacking, to provide mutual assistance and solidarity at Union level;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. noting the usefulness of the EUSF, highlighted by the Commission’s evaluation, in particular as regards reducing the burden on local authorities facing significant damage as a result of natural disasters or health emergencies;
Amendment 50 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its deep concern that extreme weather events and natural disasters will only increase and intensify alongside climate change;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Draws attention to events such as COVID-19, which is severely affecting all of Europe, forest fires across the continent, including in unusual places such as the Arctic, and the series of violent earthquakes in Europe, particularly in Italy in 2016-2017, causing hundreds of deaths and some EUR 22 billion in damage, and in Croatia in March 2020; points out, moreover, that storms, extreme rainfall and flooding have caused considerable damage in many cities and valleys, and that increasingly violent hurricanes have caused devastation in the outermost regions, such as Hurricane Irma in 2017 in Saint-Martin, and Hurricane Lorenzo in 2019 in the Azores, which were particularly destructive; also recalls that it is necessary not to underestimate the problem of infectious plant diseases, such as xylella fastidiosa, which cause considerable damage to the environment and regional economies;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that it is vital that aid and funds be sent every more rapidly and easily to affected regions, and that links with the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) and the ERDF climate-change adaptation component are essential in order to create a comprehensive package;
Amendment 97 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen their research and education in order to put in place a system to ensure better preparedness to prevent and manage disasters and to minimize the impact of such crises;
Amendment 98 #
2020/2087(INI)
12b. Calls for increased coordination and cooperation between the research and development institutions of Member States, especially those facing similar risks; calls for enhanced early warning systems in Member States and the creation and strengthening of links between the various early warning systems;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Suggests that Member States identify investments, projects and tools in their National Recovery and Resilience Plans in order to prevent and limit damage from natural and health disasters;
Amendment 122 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that the establishment of a SEAR may have the advantage of some flexibility, but notes that, in its current form, the EUSF allocation remains uncertain, since it depends on the amounts mobilised by the EAR; undertakes, accordingly, closely to monitor the management of the SEAR in order to see whether the funding amount and allocation key provided for in this new financial instrument meet the needs of the EUSF, in view of the extension of its scope and the scale and proliferation of emergencies resulting, in particular, from climate changenatural disasters, climate change and the health emergency;
Amendment 133 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes with regret that it takes on average one year for the entire grant to reach the beneficiary and that the Fund cannot therefore, under the current conditions, claim to act as an instrument for rapid intervention; calls on the Commission to expedite payment procedures and to explore ways tof simplifying and make flexible, as much as possible, the administrative procedures required to access aid, in order to relieve disaster- stricken regions or countries from unnecessary administrative burdens;
Amendment 138 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Believes that, in the future, the EUSF budget will have to be increased in order to make it a real tool for EU solidarity; to this end, believes that the EUSF is not only used for damage repair but also for resilience in relation to climate change, natural disasters and public health emergencies in order to exit stronger from the disaster situation;
Amendment 142 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission to strengthen synergies between the EUSF and cohesion funds, as well as with the UCPM, with a view to effective and structured risk management in the short, medium and long term, not only through the construction of sustainable, energy- and resource-efficient infrastructure, but also through the deployment of preventive measures; also calls on the Commission to demonstrate flexibility with programming and amending of nationals operational programmes when they comes to dealing with natural disasters;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to a joint statement on Belarus of EPP, S&D, Renew Europe, Greens/EFA and ECR groups in the European Parliament of 17 August 2020,
Amendment 29 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas despite the fundamental restrictions on basic freedoms and human rights that remain in Belarus, the EU policy of critical engagement with Belarus has produced some results in the form of signed agreements and increased cooperation; whereas future relations between the EU and Belarus will be defined in the Partnership Priorities to be agreed by both sideEU and new legitimate, democratically elected authorities in Belarus;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the people of Belarus share common European heritage and culture, while directly neighbouring three EU Member States; whereas situation in Belarus may have direct impact on the EU;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the OSCE ODIHR International Election Observation Mission noted an overallnone of either the parliamentary or presidential elections held in Belarus from 1994 to date have been free and fair, but despite these harsh undemocratic conditions the people of Belarus clearly voted for a change, after more than two decades of oppression; whereas recent presidential elections were neither free nor fair and even more than the previous ones were marred with disregard for the fundamental freedoms of assembly, association and expression during the 2019 parliamentary elections, whichand took place after a limited amount of campaigning and within an extremely restrictive environment that did not provide for a meaningful or competitive political contest overall;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the 2020 presidential elections have thus far followed the same pattern as the parliamentary electionssimilar pattern as previous elections; whereas after publication of falsified results, Belarusian people immediately organised peaceful protests, which were suppressed by brutal force, which resulted in thousands of protestors being arrested, tortured, wounded, and some even killed; whereas the United Nations human rights investigators alarmed on 01/09 that they had received reports of hundreds of cases of torture, beatings and mistreatment of anti-government protesters by police in Belarus and urged the authorities to stop any such abuse;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas human rights and democracy in Belarus have been deliberately and brutally restricted by the Belarusian authorities over the past decades, while representatives of the opposition, civil society and media in the country have been regularly arrested or otherwise persecuted;
Amendment 94 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the Belarusian regime seeks to intimidate and to disperse the Coordination Council of Belarus by targeting its members and launching a criminal case against them;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas Belsat TV channel, which is officially registered in Poland, so far has not been registered in Belarus, while its activities are under constant pressure and attacks, including brutal detentions of its journalists and fines imposed to its contributors amounting to USD 101,791 as of 18 June 2020;
Amendment 109 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas 26 years in power or Lukashenka had been marked by policies of undermining sovereignty and independence of the country and weakening of Belarusian identity, heritage and culture;
Amendment 162 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) acknowledge territorial integrity of Belarus and support the sovereignty of Belarus against pressure from the Russian Federation for deeper integration and remind Belarus that the European Union is open to further development of relations with the country both bilaterally and within the Eastern Partnership framework if Belarus meets conditions linked to democracy, the rule of law, international law, human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 165 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Amendment 221 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) pay close attention to the presidential election campaign and insist that a lack of progress in conducting elections according to international standards and further crackdowns against the opposition will have direct adverse effects on relations wicall for holding new and transparent Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Belarus that would meet the democratic standards and call on the EU, OSCE, CoE to engage in dialogue with the Belarusian civil society with a view to launch a new electoral process, under the supervision of a new Electoral Commission, a body that can be trusted by all the parties including international observers, under the the EUight international scrutiny;
Amendment 226 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) deny recognition of the results of the elections held in Belarus on 9 August 2020 and Alexander Lukashenko as a legitimate leader President of Belarus; accordingly, call on him to respect the decision of the people of Belarus and peacefully step down;
Amendment 231 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) applaud the Belarusian people for their courage and determination and to strongly support their desire for democratic change and freedom and basing their country’s future on principles of democracy, rule of law and human rights, so as to ensure freedom, independence, sovereignty and prosperity of the Republic of Belarus;
Amendment 233 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
Amendment 236 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e d (new)
(ed) deplore persecution of the members of the opposition Coordination Council and call the authorities to enter into the dialogue with the protestors in order to end the violence and repressions and prepare a new elections;
Amendment 248 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) condemn efforts of the Belarusian regime to deny entrance to the country for Belarusians critical towards it, as well as independent journalists, human rights workers, as well as representatives of international community, including Members of the European Parliament;
Amendment 254 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Amendment 264 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) uphold the decision of EU’s foreign affairs ministers and the European Council to blacklist those responsible for violence and fake presidential elections and impose individual sanctions against Belarusian officials who are liable for or have contributed to the falsification of the results of the presidential elections in Belarus and are responsible or have contributed to violations of civil and human rights; this list should be constantly updated and extended according to the level of crimes committed by Lukashenko regime;
Amendment 270 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
(gc) note that China's president was the first to congratulate Lukashenka after the elections; to express concerns over increasing Chinese investments in strategic infrastructure and warn about the effect of dependency it might create for Belarus;
Amendment 289 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) condemn the ongoing intimidation and persecution of opposition figures, including presidential hopefuls, civil society activists and independent journalists; strongly condemn the suppression of internet and media, road blockades, and intimidation of journalists in order to stop the flow of information about the situation in the country as well as denial of access to Belarus for international media, members of parliament or government of democratic community;
Amendment 300 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
(ib) welcome numerous acts of solidarity with the people of Belarus, including fundraising, charity and humanitarian assistance; in this regard condemn stopping of humanitarian aid transport organised by "NSZZ Solidarnosc";
Amendment 304 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) approve the European universal human rights sanctions (European Magnitsky Act) as a regime providing, at the EU level, for restrictive measures, including entry bans and freezing of funds, against individuals liable for violations of human rights and freedoms and responsible for other crimes;
Amendment 325 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Amendment 362 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point o b (new)
(ob) work together with the European Commission in order to develop a comprehensive programme for Belarus after the new presidential elections are held, which would allow Belarus to transition towards a free market economy and an open democratic state;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Underlines that the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the fundamentals of the European economy, both in terms of public finances and the private sector’s capacity to provide employment opportunities and invest resources in assets or innovations; it has also caused delays both in manufacturing and in obligatory adaptations stemming from legislation; moreover, it has shown the EU dependence in certain strategic value chains;
Amendment 9 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. RecognisesExpects, therefore that the Industrial Strategy, prepared prior to the outbreak and published at an early stage of the pandemic in Europe, will require substantial revision, to reflect the change in fundamentals and the new mission of the Von Der Leyen Commission: to return economies across the EU to growth and to strengthen all economies, both north and south and east and west, to the benefit of citizens and businesses;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that, based upon the comprehensive evidence base, the Commission’s new Industrial Strategy should prioritise the economic recovery and citizens' welfare and opportunities, so as to underline the common commitment to rebuilding the Single Market and delivering benefits for all Member States and their citizens; calls on the Commission to broaden the application of the ‘proportionality test’, so as to ensure all efforts, at all levels, support the development of a strong Single Market;
Amendment 39 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that EU industrial competitiveness relies on a fully functioning Single Market in Services; recalls the ongoing ‘servitisation’ process of industry; underlines that the Commission must consider how to address barriers to cross- border services as part of any revised set of priorities, given its well- documented potential for boosting competitiveness and growth across the EU;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of sustainability, which is central to plans to develop European industry; recalls in this regard the European Council conclusions of 12 December 2019, highlighting the need to establish a framework for actions that benefits all Member States and encompasses adequate instruments, incentives, support and investments to ensure a cost-effective, just, as well as socially balanced and fair transition; believes that this framework should take into account different national circumstances in terms of starting points;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that the public and private sector will encounter significant financial constraints in the coming years, impacting their ability to support a programme of investment and infrastructure development, particularly with regard to the Green Deal objectives; expresses concern about an unequal pace of development, particularly in less developed parts of the EU, where achieving transformation demands far more significant actions; strongly calls on the Commission in its revised Industrial Strategy to adopt a model with flexibility and support, in order that no one is left behind;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the significant role public procurement plays in shaping the trajectory of European industry; stresses that a common European market for public procurement offers significant opportunities for companies located both within and outside the EU; underlines therefore the need to recognise the reciprocity principle, in particular when European companies are denied equal opportunities in third countries;
Amendment 97 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that the automotive sector is touched by many of the transformations expected in the future economy and, additionally, has been deeply affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; considers that the revised Industrial Strategy should foresee particular actions for this sector, including appropriate financial support, stimulating demand for vehicles as part of removing older models from roads across the EU, not only in some Member States and removing any obstacles to innovations on the market, by unblocking type approval and registrations of the latest-technology vehicles and investing in future-oriented infrastructures like recharging and re- fuelling stations.
Amendment 104 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses the importance of measures and information channels to help small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups to effectively digitise and advance into ‘industry 4.0‘; calls on the Commission and the Member States to offer support to start-ups and SMEs via additional financial commitments to the Single Market Programme and Digital Innovation Hubs to develop, deploy and protect their products and thus enable them to fully realise their potential for growth and jobs in Europe; stresses the importance of coordination with other important global players in emerging technologies, so as to create a globally compatible approach that would allow for free expansion of European companies, including SMES, on global markets, not only those in Europe;
Amendment 116 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Considers IPCEI projects to have a key role in strengthening different dimensions of the Internal Market, in view of their significant scale and use of financing; supports the use of cohesion policy funds to enhance the delivery of current and future projects, considering the opportunities they offer to support the advancement of European SMEs.
Amendment 17 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 19 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas for many Member States the transitional use of energy sources based on natural gas could be essential in achieving a fair energy transition that does not harm society and leaves no-one behind;
Amendment 57 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 70 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas a multilayered European governance model built on an active and constructive partnership between the various levels of governance and stakeholders is key tocould prove essential in achieving the climate neutrality transition;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal on the European Climate Law, which enshrines the 2050 climate neutrality target for the Union into Union legislation, including the intermediate targets for 2030 and 2040;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the crucial role for Cohesion Policy in fighting climate change and achieving climate neutrality in the EU by 2050 at the latest and the intermediate target by 2030, as well as the role of local and regional authorities in mitigating and adapting to climate change, in particular through a far-reaching reform of investment policies, with a view to increasing the operational capacity of the Member States and their public administration entities;
Amendment 152 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to monitor the progress of national governments and local and regional authorities in addressing climate change; sStresses the need to enhance the effectiveness and complementarity of ESI Funds in the area of tackling climate change;
Amendment 202 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 3 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Paris Agreement establishes that gender-responsive climate action must be integrated into all aspects of the implementation of the agreement perspective must be integrated into actions taken by Parties related to climate change adaptation and capacity-building;
Amendment 34 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that gender equality is a catalyst for sustainable development and a prerequisite for the management of climate challenges; calls for the EU and its Member States to include gender analysis and budgeting in development cooperation polices and all instruments supporting climate change adaptation and resilience in developing countries;
Amendment 64 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to design a concrete action plan to deliver on the commitments of the renewed Gender Action Plan agreed at the 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) and to appoint a permanent EU gender and climate change focal point, with sufficient budget resources, to implement and monitor gender-responsible climate action in the EU and globally.;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas cohesion policy is as an important policy tool to support gender equality between men and women;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas promoting gender equality between men and women is important to reduce regional economic and social disparities and for ensuring the long-term sustainable development of regions;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas gender-disaggregated data and the adoption of appropriate selection procedures are considered useful for promoting gender equality between men and women;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas policy coherence is lacking in the area of gender equality between men and women, and whereas a unified system facilitating an identical understanding and implementation of gender mainstreaming in the EU institutions does not yet exist;
Amendment 60 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU Recovery Fund focuses on economic stimuli for sectors with a deeply affected by the crisis, whigch share of male employment, whichrepresented by women and men alike, and therefore could potentially risks increasing gender inequalities between men and women in employment;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Role of cohesion policy in promoting gender equality between men and women to the benefit of socio- economic growth and sustainable development
Amendment 75 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of cohesion policy in promoting gender equality between men and women and the EU Gender Equality Strategy; recalls that all policy goals need appropriate resources dedicated to their implementation;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Strongly believes that gender equality is still mainly addressed in a general manner and limited to the policy domains of the European Social Fund (ESF), as well as in the contextConsiders that equality between men and women is still mainly addressed in a general manner in the context of analysis and programming phase, while more attention is neededcould be given in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation phases;
Amendment 80 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. BStrongly believes that EU rules should be written in a clear and explicit way, and be bindingaiming also to enhance equality between men and women aspect where it is considered appropriate in relation to gender equality; between woman and man;
Amendment 86 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for a strong political commitment on the importance of gender equality between men and women for the entire population and for economic growth and territorial development;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 93 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the importance of a coordinated governance framework on gender equality between men and women, national guidelines and technical support, and stronger scrutiny at EU level after the adoption of operational programmes for this purpose;
Amendment 97 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out the insufficientConsiders necessary further development of training and capacity- building of Managing Authorities and implementing partners as regards the gender dimension of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds), as well as insufficient gender-oriented monitoringneed for a coordinated monitoring strategies, unified methodology and evaluation systems;
Amendment 102 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the lack of a binding gender equality strategy at national and regional level and a lack of awareness as regards the benefits of pursuing gender equality forn awareness as regards the benefits of pursuing equality between men and women for the sake of socio-economic growth and sustainable development at national and regional level;
Amendment 111 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that programme stakeholders and monitoring committees still lack expertise on the implementation of a gender perspective in concrete projects, especially in European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) interventions; considers there to be a lack of guidelines, training programmes and concrete examples of a good practice to address this issue;
Amendment 117 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that, where appropriate and without prejudice to other remaining policy goals, all programmes implemented under cohesion policy should ensure gender equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, as well as equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation;
Amendment 130 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises the burden placed on women as principal caregivers in formal and informal settings, as well as its social value, especially during the COVID-19 crisis; therefore points out the crucial role of cohesion policy in securing investments in care services, to improve working conditions in this sector and to support a transition towards a better care economy;
Amendment 137 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that cohesion policy needs to support equal access to training for women and men alike, in order to bridge the digital gender gap and to support the just, green and digital transitions;
Amendment 142 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the crucial role of cohesion policy in investing in high-quality public services, both for combating gender inequalities between men and women, and for building social resilience and coping with economic, social and health crises;
Amendment 145 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 148 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for a strong political commitment to gender equality at EU and nationalbetween men and women at EU level in order to enhance the attention given by national and local stakeholders to gender equality aspect, both from a human rights perspective and as a crucial factor for socio-economic development, and to promote further commitment in this area;
Amendment 156 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for compulsoryonsiders it would be possible to indicate non-binding requirements on genderfor the equality objectives to be introduced in all post-2020 operational programmes, with specific and interdisciplinary measures to be translated into all operationbetween men and women objectives in the various post-2020 operational programs;
Amendment 165 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly supports the ex ante requirement of developing a national gender equality strategy to underpin cohesion policy interventions;
Amendment 168 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of partnerships with gender equality bodies and strongly supports their involvement in all programme phases; believes that all bodies created in the area of cohesion policy should be gender balancedof these organisations in all programme phases, in order to guarantee a better alignment between the implemented actions and the needs of both women and men by consolidating institutional framework and strengthening the gender equality coordination;
Amendment 173 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that a gender impact assessment, where appropriate in the context of policy area, should be a mandatory part of Member States’ evaluations on how the funds are spent and whether compliance with gender equality targets is respected;
Amendment 181 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 188 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on all institutions to provide guidance documents and training sessions, so as to disseminate concrete examples of good practices on gender mainstreaming; stresses, moreover, that at the project selection stage the criteria for gender mainstreaming should be strengthened through higher scoring and requirements for more practical actions; recommends making use of the existing tools developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) such as its toolkit for gender budgeting in the ESI Funds;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas cohesion policy is an appropriate instrument for preventing differences in the treatment of women and men, particularly in areas facing problems associated with demographic change;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and the extraordinary measures taken in response by the European Union, the Member States and the regional and local authorities, as well as the direct and indirect effects of these measures, will have a short-term and long-term impact on demographic trends that is difficult to estimate with any accuracy;
Amendment 49 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas preliminary studies suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened existing inequalities between men and women, in part because of the increased burden of unpaid care in households, which in turn also leads to an increased likelihood of job losses or resignations necessitated by the circumstances; whereas this phenomenon has a disproportionate impact on women, which should be taken into account when considering demographic change as an aspect of cohesion policy;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas innovation and investment in human capital, which also occur as part of the corresponding process of socialisation within the family as well as through education, are the main drivers of socio-economic and employment growth for Member States and their regions over the medium to long term;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that in general rural, and post- industrial and remotereas and towns that are remote from major metropolitan areas are facing a number of specific situations: a considerable decline in population numbers, lower than national or EU average levels of income and difficulties of territorial integration with other regions, making them more exposed to the risk of depopulation; points out that rural regions currently account for 28 % of Europe’s population but this is predicted to fall significantly in the future;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Draws attention to some of the drivers of demographic change, forcing inhabitants from the abovementioned areas to leave and discouraging others from moving there: poor infrastructure, including a lack of fast broadband internet and missing transport networks, fewer job opportunities, particularly in occupations requiring higher education, and also in general for women owing to the widespread masculinisation of the labour market in peripheral areas, lack of public services and difficult access to health services, fewer education opportunities, making it more difficult to adapt to technological change, and a lack of cultural venues and leisure activities;
Amendment 108 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is of the view that urban areas are also exposed to depopulation, with one in five cities in Europe facing population losses since 1990, whereby depopulation is not adequately reflected in the records kept by statistical offices and agencies because the figures for people leaving areas are delayed by many years; emphasises in this regard that this phenomenon means that the actual scale of depopulation in rural areas and in small and medium-sized towns and cities is underestimated; notes also that this problem affects the majority of non- metropolitan towns and cities, in particular small towns and cities; notes, however, that urban shrinkage is not always a continuous linear process and can be episodic or temporary, depending on the territorial context;
Amendment 114 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines a pattern of ‘inner peripheralisation’, in the sense that central, eastern and southern European regions report a substantially negative net population migration rate, while northern and western European regions report a substantially positive rate, receiving constantly large numbers of economic migrants;
Amendment 118 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Acknowledges that the metropolitan areas around major cities register a positive migration rate, with characteristic rural-to-urban population movements, as a consequence ofnd therefore experience an influx of young people with enormous growth potential without previously having had to incur the costs of their care, upbringing and primary and/or secondary education, which results in an increasingly urbanised concentration in employment growth patterns;
Amendment 121 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes also that regions presenting a high share of people with high levels of education and providing more employment opportunities for people with high levels of education are less exposed to the depopulation process;
Amendment 142 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that local and regional authorities, with the support of the central and EU authorities, should play a decisive role in developing territorial strategies, taking into consideration the development needs and the potential of the areas concerned, including the economic, social and demographic trends; points out that community-led local development strategies are a useful tool that can be used to create jobs and increase accessibility to services at local level;
Amendment 155 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls the need for strategies aimed at reversing labour migration; calls on local and, regional, central and EU authorities to tackle the brain drain in ‘sending’ regions through prevention, mitigation and appropriate responses; underlines in this context that there are already several initiatives in various Member States, such as incentives for workers with highly specialised skills, aimed at turning the brain drain into a brain gain for the regions in question;
Amendment 161 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the COVID-19 health crisis has affected all Member States and regions to different extents, and is likely to lead to new trends as regards demographic flows; recalls in this context that the additional resources provided through REACT-EU in order to ensure a sound and robust recovery of the EU’s economy from the crisis could significantly help to keep people in employment, including through support for small and medium-size enterprises and for short-time work schemes and the self-employed and create new jobs for educated individuals in areas at risk of depopulation, including through support for small and medium-size enterprises and the self-employed, and through the introduction of flexible working arrangements, including remote or short- time work;
Amendment 174 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the Recovery and Resilience Facility will provide large-scale financial support to make Member States’ economies more resilient and better prepared for the future, and insists that Member States should propose and implement measures for addressing adverse demographic change; highlights the importance of the instruments f, for example by putting in place more widespread telework a trransition to sustainability such as the Just Transition Fund and its implementation mechanism, which aim to support the communities affected by the energy transition and avoid thegements that allow remote working, thereby making it possible for young educated people to stay in areas which they might previously have left and which are at particular risk of depopulation;
Amendment 201 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member State to include differentiated demographic challenges in their national development policies and long- term strategies for sustainable development correlated with the European Semester, thus ensuring proper financing for demographic issues;
Amendment 209 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the regions at risk of depopulation to focus investments on the creation of jobs, in particular for young people, including those who have completed higher education, as well as on ways of encouraging young families to settle in those regions and on universal accessibility to quality services and infrastructure and job creation; insists on investment in education, reskilling of workers, creating entrepreneurial conditions and supporting SMEs;
Amendment 244 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recommends developing the so- called ‘oasis strategies’ focusing on the most successful, vibrant and growing sectors, by exploiting the local potential for development of the region; calls on the local and regional authorities to focus on attracting young, trained and talented workers and retaining any such workers who are currently employed, encouraging entrepreneurship, using local, national and EU incentives; underlines the role of the ‘silver economy’ as a policy shift for rural areas, turning the issue of population ageing into an opportunity for the development of rural areas;
Amendment 272 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Recommends, where appropriate, the reform of education and training systems in the Member States, inter alia by developing educational pathways to occupations that are compatible with remote working, combined with policies to prevent a permanent brain drain from the ‘sending’ regions; insists on using local at regional advantages, as well as the development of economic and social facilities, not only to prevent the brain drain, but also to reverse this phenomenon;
Amendment 4 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 12 December 2018 on the single market package (2018/2903(RSP),
Amendment 7 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 10 March 2020, entitled “An SME Strategy for a sustainable and digital Europe” (COM/2020/103),
Amendment 9 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the commitments made by the Commission in its “Political Guidelines for the next European Commission 2019-2024" and before the European Parliament on 10 September 2019,
Amendment 36 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas recent efforts to introduce national regulations within the scope of the announced Digital Services Act could undermine the achievements made regarding the Digital Single Market and introduce barriers to the detriment of cross-border commerce;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the social and economic challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic are showing the resilience of the e-commerce sector and its potential as a driver for relaunching the European economy; whereas, at the same time, the pandemic has also exposed serious shortcomiCOVID-19 outbreak caused major supply and demand shocks, adversely affected European businesses and has brought new social and economic challenges of the current regulatory framework which call for action at Union level to address the difficulties identified and to prevent them from happenthat deeply affect our citizens; whereas the e-commerce sector showed resilience and offers potential as a driver for relaunching in the futureEuropean economy;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas legal certainty and business-friendly legislation is essential to seed and grow innovative businesses in the Union, and to further close the gap to the global digital leaders;
Amendment 95 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. ConsiderStresses that the main principles of the E-Commerce Directive, such as the internal market clause, freedom of establishment and the prohibition on imposing a general monitoring obligation should be maintained; underlines that the principle of “what is illegal offline is also illegal online”, as well as the principles of; considers that the consumer protection and user safety, should also become guiding principles of the future regulatory framework;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights that there are distinctions and differences between digital services providers and the services they provide; stresses that what might make sense for some digital services providers in terms of content moderation may not be appropriate, nor technically feasible, for other types of services; therefore, calls on the Commission consider sector or purpose specific requirements approach;
Amendment 110 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 123 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that a level playing field in the internal market between the platform economy and the "traditional" offline economy, based on the same rights and obligations for all interested parties - consumers and businesses - is needed; considers that social protection and social rights of workers, especially of platform or collaborative economy workers should be properly addressed in a specific instrument, accompanying the future regulatory framework;
Amendment 162 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that information society services providers, and in particular online platforms and social networking sites - because of their wide-reaching ability to reach and influence broader audiences, behaviour, opinions, and practices - bear significant social responsibility in terms of protecting users and society at large and preventing their services from being exploited abusively.; warns in that regard against applying pressure that would push online platforms and social networking sites into taking unnecessarily broad measures which have a chilling effect on content sharing and may undermine fundamental rights;
Amendment 172 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that confusing the role a private platform should play with those more properly within the remit of public bodies charged with enforcing or setting the law is unacceptable and creates risks for both citizens and businesses, neither of which are qualified to take such decisions;
Amendment 177 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that recent scandals regarding data harvesting and selling, Cambridge Analytica, fake news, political advertising and manipulation and a host of other online harms (from hate speech to the broadcast of terrorism) have shown the need to revisit the existing rules and reinforce fundamental rights; considers that any reflection should consider how to reinforce fundamental rights, especially freedom of expression; recalls in this respect certain established self-regulatory and co-regulatory schemes such as the Code of Practice on disinformation, which have played a positive role in addressing those issues and could serve as a basis for future legislation;
Amendment 189 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the Digital Services Act should achievebe based on the pright balance betweennciples of the internal market freedoms and the fundamental rights and principles set out in the Charterrecognition of Ffundamental Rrights of the European Union;
Amendment 197 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has shown how vulnerable EU consumers are toexposed the challenges EU consumers may face when shopping online, e.g. misleading trading practices by dishonest traders selling fake or illegal products online that are not compliant with Union safety rules or imposing unjustified and abusive price increases or other unfair conditions on consumers; recalls however, the number of proactive measures introduced by some online platforms that are addressing these issues;
Amendment 206 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that this problem is aggravated by the fact that often the identity of these companies cannot be established; and recalls that recent legislation adopted under the « New Deal for Consumers » imposes transparency obligations on marketplaces, making it clear with whom a consumer is contracting;
Amendment 212 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers thatSupports the current transparency and information requirements set out in the E-Commerce Directive on information society services providers and their business customers, and the minimum information requirements on commercial communications, should be substantially strengthened; requests proper enforcement of the existing framework before new obligations are put forward; proposes the continued review of the existing requirements based on the dialogue with stakeholders and social partners in search of potential added value in case of either strengthening or softening the current rulebook;
Amendment 246 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to introduce enforceable obligations on internet service providers aimed at increasing transparency and informationwith respect to privacy rules; considers that these obligations should be enforced by appropriortionate, effective and dissuasive penalties;.
Amendment 258 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that existing obligations, set out in the E-Commerce Directive and the Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directiveʼ)3 on transparency of commercial communications and digital advertising should be strengthenfrequently reviewed; points out that pressing consumer protection concerns about profiling, targeting and personalised pricing cannot be addressed by transparency obligawere recently addressed in the “New Deal for Consumers”3a legislation which awaits full transpositions and left to consumer choice aloneenforcement; __________________ 3 Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to- consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22). 3aDirective of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directives 98/6/EC, 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules
Amendment 270 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that while AI-driven services, currently governed by the E- cCommerce Directive, have enormous potential to deliver benefits to consumers and service providers, the new Digital Services Act should also address the challenges they present in terms of ensuringssess whether the existing legislation and policy in the areas of data protection, competition, consumer protection and business to business obligations do not adequately address non- discrimination, transparency and explainability of algorithms, as well as liability; points out the need to monitor algorithms and to assess associated risks, to use high quality and unbiased datasets, without compromising trade secrets, violating user privacy or data disclosure laws, as well as to help individuals acquire access to diverse content, opinions, high quality products and services;
Amendment 294 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that automated content moderation tools are incapable of effectively understanding the subtlety of context and meaning in human communication, which is necessary to determine whether assessed content may be considered to violate the law or terms of service; stresses therefore that the use of such tools should not be mandated by law;
Amendment 316 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution to all types of illegal and harmful content and cases of misinformation online; believes, however, that a more aligned approach at Union level, taking into account the different types of content,recalls the fact that misinformative and harmful content is not always illegal; requests further to establish a definition of illegal information and activities to simplify compliance; believes, that a more aligned approach at Union level will make the fight against illegal content more effective;
Amendment 341 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Considers that more legal clarity is needed to encourage platforms and information society services providers to engage in additional voluntary actions for content moderation, above what is required by law; points out that the current EU legal regime creates an incentive for platforms and information society services providers to either refrain from taking reasonable proactive moderation, or to over-remove valuable content in the course of moderating for fear of losing their safe harbour protections and facing legal consequences;
Amendment 346 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Considers that any deployment of voluntary measures for content moderation shall not be treated as information society services providers having actual knowledge about illegal activities happening on their platforms, underlines that information society services providers shall not be held liable if they have not obtained actual knowledge or awareness of such activities; stresses that the limited liability principle has been one of the key enablers of European innovation;
Amendment 353 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to address the increasing differences and fragmentations of national rules in the Member States and to propose concrete legislative measures including a well- defined notice- and-actiotakedown mechanism with boundaries, that can empower users to notify online intermediaries of the existence of potentially illegal online content or behaviour; highlights that such mechanism could be only complete if it is introduced together with a counter-notice mechanism; is of the opinion that such measures would guarantee a high level of users' and consumeprotection to all actors' protectionarticipating in the system, while promoting consumer trust in the online economy;
Amendment 436 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Notes that, today, some markets are characterised by large platforms with significant network effects which are able to act as de facto “online gatekeepers” of the digital economy; reminds that regulation may also act as a gatekeeper, as large companies can benefit from their scale and regulatory reach which enables them to adapt to new regulations which smaller companies find too complex or costly to comply with;
Amendment 445 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that by reducing barriers to market entry and by regulating large platforms, an internal market instrument imposing ex-ante regulatory remedies on these large platforms has the potential to open up markets to new entrants, including SMEs and start-ups, thereby promoting consumer choice and driving innovation beyond what can be achieved by competition law enforcement alone; believes that any regulatory intervention in this area should be supported by evidence demonstrating proven market failures and that the activities of such large platforms have resulted in significant consumer harm;
Amendment 535 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part I – paragraph 6 – indent 1 – subi. 2
Annex I – part I – paragraph 6 – indent 1 – subi. 2
- clear and detailed procedures and measures related to the removal of illegal content online, including a harmonised legally-binding European notice-and action-take- down and counter-notice mechanisms;
Amendment 537 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part I – paragraph 6 – indent 1 – subi. 3
Annex I – part I – paragraph 6 – indent 1 – subi. 3
- effective supervision, cooperation and sanctions which are proportionate, effective and dissuasive with regard to the systemic failure in question;
Amendment 542 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part I – paragraph 6 – indent 2
Annex I – part I – paragraph 6 – indent 2
- an internal market legal instrument imposing ex-ante obligations on large platforms irrespective of their country of origin with a gatekeeper role in the digital ecosystem, complemented by an effective institutional enforcement mechanism, where there are proven market failures and where it has been proven that large platforms undermine the EU competition principles.
Amendment 560 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part II – paragraph 4
Annex I – part II – paragraph 4
The Digital Services Act should maintain the possibility for Member States to notify the Commission of its intention to set a higher level of consumer protection and pursue legitimate public interest objectives, where it is necessary and proportionate to do so, in accordance with EU and national law;
Amendment 567 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part II – paragraph 6
Annex I – part II – paragraph 6
The Digital Services Act should also clarify in a coherent way how its provisions interact with recently adopted rules on geo-blocking, product safety, platforms to business relations and consumer protection, among others, and other anticipated initiatives such as AI regulation;
Amendment 573 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part III – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Annex I – part III – paragraph 1 – indent 1
- clarify if and to what extent “new digital services”, such as social media networks, collaborative economy services, search engines, wifi hotspots, online advertising, cloud services, content delivery networks, and domain name services fall within the scope of the Digital Services Act;
Amendment 582 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part III – paragraph 1 – indent 4
Annex I – part III – paragraph 1 – indent 4
- clarify of what falls within the remit of the "illegal content” definition making it clear that a violation of EU rules on consumer protection, product safety or the offer or sale of food or tobacco products and counterfeit medicines, also falls within the definition of illegal contentand “illegal activity” definitions;
Amendment 623 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part IV – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Annex I – part IV – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
The Digital Services Act should require service providers to adopt fair and transparent contract terms and general conditions in compliance with at least the followingcombining existing and new requirements:
Amendment 631 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part IV – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 4
Annex I – part IV – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 4
Amendment 636 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part IV – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 5
Annex I – part IV – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 5
- to specify clearly and unambiguously in their contract terms and general conditions the exactmain parameters of their AI systems and how they can affect the choice or behaviour of their usersdetermining ranking and the reasons and importance of those parameters as opposed to other parameters.
Amendment 647 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part IV – paragraph 1 – subheading 3 – indent 3
Annex I – part IV – paragraph 1 – subheading 3 – indent 3
- TheIf technically feasible, proportionate and proven to provide the added-value, transparency requirements shcould include the obligation to disclose who is paying for the advertising, including both direct and indirect payments or any other contributions received by service providers; those requirements should apply also to platforms, even if they are established in third countries; consumers and public authorities should be able to identify who should be held accountable in case of, for example, false or misleading advertisement;
Amendment 655 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part IV – paragraph 1 – subheading 4
Annex I – part IV – paragraph 1 – subheading 4
Amendment 659 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part IV – paragraph 1 – subheading 4
Annex I – part IV – paragraph 1 – subheading 4
Amendment 683 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part IV – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Annex I – part IV – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The compliance of the due diligence provisions should be reinforced with effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties, including the imposition of fines, which shall be proportionate to the systemic failures in question.
Amendment 718 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part V – subheading 1
Annex I – part V – subheading 1
1. A notice-and-actiotakedown mechanism
Amendment 719 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part V – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex I – part V – paragraph 2 – introductory part
The Digital Services Act should establish a harmonised and legally enforceable notice- and-actio takedown mechanism based on a set of clear processes and precise timeframes for each step of the notice- and-actiotakedown procedure. That procedure should be completed by the counter-notice mechanism. That notice-and-actiotakedown mechanism should:
Amendment 752 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part V – paragraph 2 – indent 11
Annex I – part V – paragraph 2 – indent 11
- create an obligation for the online intermediaries to verify the notified contentcontent of the notice and reply to the notice provider and the content uploader with a reasoned decision;
Amendment 753 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part V – paragraph 2 – indent 12
Annex I – part V – paragraph 2 – indent 12
- provide remedies to contest the decision via a counter-notice, including if the content that has been removed via automated solutions, if technically feasible and free from the risk of exposing the underlying technology and allowing « gaming » of the system, or unless such a counter- notice would conflict with an ongoing investigation by law enforcement authorities.
Amendment 781 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part V – paragraph 3 – indent 5
Annex I – part V – paragraph 3 – indent 5
- the description of the content moderation model applied by the hosting intermediary, as well as any algorithmic decision making which influences the content moderation process.
Amendment 804 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part V – paragraph 6 a (new)
Annex I – part V – paragraph 6 a (new)
Voluntary measures A voluntary measures clause would encourage companies to engage in additional voluntary actions for content moderation, above what is required by law. The purpose would be to remove an assumption and a risk that if a company engages in a good faith in such voluntary actions, it automatically loses the safe harbour protection. In the current legislative environment, companies undertake such measures at their own risk, as they may incur liability for failing to act in relation to illegal content that they identify, even when they conclude in good faith that the content need not be removed. The risk of liability creates a perverse incentive for companies to either refrain from taking reasonable proactive moderation, or to over-remove valuable content in the course of moderating and consequently possibly violating the freedom of speech or other fundamental rights. A voluntary measures clause would also ensure that where a platform or an information society service provider has voluntarily reviewed one or more pieces of content in respect of one or more types of unlawfulness (or for violations of its content policies, e.g., defamation), the provider is not deemed to have knowledge of the unlawfulness of other, unreviewed, pieces of content on its platform (copyright violations). Equally, the provision would ensure that where the information society service provider has voluntarily reviewed content in respect of one or more types of unlawfulness (or for violations of its content policies), the provider is not deemed to have knowledge of all of the other potential ways in which that same content might be unlawful.
Amendment 813 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part VI – paragraph 2 – indent 4
Annex I – part VI – paragraph 2 – indent 4
- ensure that online marketplaces remove, in accordance with notification made by relevant authorities any misleading information given by the supplier or by customers, including misleading guarantees and statements made by the supplier;
Amendment 823 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part VI – paragraph 2 – indent 5
Annex I – part VI – paragraph 2 – indent 5
- once products have been identified as unsafe by the Union’s rapid alert systems or by consumer protection authorities, it should be compulsory to remove products from the marketplace within 24 houra reasonable time of receiving a notification from the relevant authorities;
Amendment 844 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part VI – paragraph 2 – indent 9
Annex I – part VI – paragraph 2 – indent 9
- explore expanding the commitment made by somepositive incentives that could e-ncommerce retailers and the Commission to remove dangerous products from sale more rapidly under the voluntary commitment scheme called “Product Safety Pledge” and indicate which of those commitments could become mandatoryurage further companies to join the voluntary commitment scheme called “Product Safety Pledge”.
Amendment 858 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part VII – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part VII – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- set up an ex-ante mechanism to prevent (instead of merely remedy) unfair marketmarket failures caused by the behaviour byof “systemic platforms” in the digital world, building on the Platform to Business Regulation; such mechanism should allow regulatory authorities to impose remedies on these companies in order to address market failures, without the establishment of a breach of regulatory rules;
Amendment 863 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part VII – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part VII – paragraph 2 – indent 2
- empower regulatory authorities to issue orders prohibiting undertakings, which have been identified as “systemic platforms”, from the following practices, inter alia: discrimination in intermediary services; making the use of data for making market entry by third parties more difficult; and engaging in practices aimed at locking- in consumers; in response to detailed findings by a regulatory authority, undertakings should be given the possibility to demonstrate that the behaviour in question is justified, yet they should bear the burden of proof for this prior to any order entering into force;
Amendment 884 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part VII – paragraph 2 – indent 6
Annex I – part VII – paragraph 2 – indent 6
- impose high levels of interoperability measures requiring “systemic platforms” operating in the same markets to share appropriate tools, data, expertise, and resources deployed in order to limit the risks of users and consumers’ lock-in and the artificially binding users to one systemic platform with no possibility or incentives for switching between digital platforms operating in the same markets or internet ecosystems. As part of those measures, the Commission should explore different technologies and open standards and protocols, including the possibility of a mechanical interface (Application Programming Interface) that allows users of competing platforms to dock on to the systemic platform and exchange information with it.
Amendment 37 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that AI has great potential to promote gender equality provided that conscious and unconscious bias are eliminated; stresses the need for AI to respect the principles and values of equality and non-discrimination between women and men; stresses, further, the importance of a risk-based approach and of continuous monitoring of existing and new algorithmstheir work;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for policies targeted at increasing the participation of women in the fields related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and AI, and the adoption of a multi-level approach to address the gender gap in all levels of education, with particular emphasis on primary education, and employment in the digital sector;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for policies targeted at increasing the participation of women in the fields related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), AI and AIthe research and innovation sector, and the adoption of a multi-level approach to address the gender gap in all levels of education and employment in the digital sector;
Amendment 74 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for diverse teams of developers and engineers working alongside the main actors in the educational, cultural and audiovisual sector in order to prevent gender and, cultural or any other bias being inadvertently included in AI algorithms, systems and applications.
Amendment 23 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the budget for the year 2021 starts the new programming period 2021-2027 and that it should reflect the principles and priorities of an updated and reoriented Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and contribute effectively to the mitigation of the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, while carefully considering available resources as well as budgetary rules and principles that will ensure realistic, immediate and satisfactory implementation;
Amendment 27 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the necessity to provide a sufficient level of payment appropriations in the budget for the year 2021 in order to avoid the accumulation of unpaid claims from MFF 2014-2020 and to finance the frontloading of expenditure related to COVID-19 pandemic; notes that due to the delays in implementation of the programming period 2014-2020 most of the refunds will be done in years 2021- 2022; underlines the increased accuracy of the Member States forecasts which need to be fully taken into account in the budget for the year 2021. Therefore, a credible payments plan for the whole MFF 2021-2027 is needed, providing for a sufficient payments in its first years with possibility to carry unused payments forward to the next years with the help of special instruments placed over and above the MFF payments ceilings.
Amendment 44 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal not to claim from the Member States the reimbursement of unspent pre- financing paid at the start of the year, i.e. the provision that Member States would not need to return the funds remaining from the planned expenditures to the Commission, while acknowledging that it may create a financial gap in the 2020 budget (pre-financing constitutes the assigned revenue for the EU budget) and in consequence may result in increased need of payment appropriations in the budget for the year 2021; underlines the need for sufficient pre-financing for the cohesion programmes of MFF 2014-2020 at the level of 3 % stemming from legislative acts in force.
Amendment 69 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Following the end of the transition period, barriers to trade and to cross-border exchanges between the Union and the United Kingdom will be present. Broad and far-reaching consequences for businesses, particularly SMEs, citizens and public administrations are expected. Those consequences are unavoidable and stakeholders need to make sure that they are ready for them.
Amendment 71 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) On 24 December 2020, the Agreement on Trade and Cooperation between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, on one hand, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the other, was reached. This agreement, which prevented the hypothesis of a "Hard Brexit", regulates the framework of future relations between the EU and the United Kingdom relating, in particular, to the following areas: trade in goods and services, investment, competition, energy and sustainability, fisheries, data protection and coordination in the field of social security.
Amendment 90 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) For the purposes of contributing to economic, social and territorial cohesion, it is appropriate that Member States, when designing support measures, focus in particular on the regions, areas and local communities, including those dependent on fishing activities in the United Kingdom waters, that are likely to be most negatively impacted by the withdrawal of the United Kingdom. Member States may have to take specific measures notably to support businesses, in particular SMEs and their employees, and economic sectors adversely affected by the withdrawal. It is therefore appropriate to provide a non-exhaustive list of the type of measures that are most likely to achieve this objective.
Amendment 121 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to enable Member States to deploy the additional resources and to ensure sufficient financial means to swiftly implement measures under the Reserve, a substantial amount thereof should be disbursed in 2021period 2021-2023 as pre- financing. The distribution method should take into account the importance of trade with the United Kingdom and the importance of fisheries in the United Kingdom exclusive economic zone, based on reliable and official statistics. Given the unique nature of the event that the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union constitutes and the uncertainty that has surrounded key aspects of the relationship between the United Kingdom and the Union after the expiry of the transition period, it is difficult to anticipate the appropriate measures Member States will have to take rapidly to counter the effects of the withdrawal. It is therefore necessary to grant Member States flexibility and in particular to allow the Commission to adopt the financing decision providing the pre-financing without the obligation pursuant to Article 110(2) of the Financial Regulation to provide a description of the concrete actions to be financednecessary to grant Member States certain flexibility.
Amendment 122 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to enable Member States to deploy the additional resources and to ensure sufficient financial means to swiftly implement measures under the Reserve, a substantial amount thereof should be disbursed in 2021 as pre-financing. The distribution method should take into account the importance of trade with the United Kingdom, impact of the withdrawal on the migration flows of the EU nationals and the importance of fisheries in the United Kingdom exclusive economic zone, based on reliable and official statistics. Given the unique nature of the event that the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union constitutes and the uncertainty that has surrounded key aspects of the relationship between the United Kingdom and the Union after the expiry of the transition period, it is difficult to anticipate the appropriate measures Member States will have to take rapidly to counter the effects of the withdrawal. It is therefore necessary to grant Member States flexibility and in particular to allow the Commission to adopt the financing decision providing the pre-financing without the obligation pursuant to Article 110(2) of the Financial Regulation to provide a description of the concrete actions to be financednecessary to grant Member States certain flexibility.
Amendment 136 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) To ensure equal treatment of all Member States and consistency in the evaluation of the applications, the Commission should assess the applications in a package. It should look in particular into the eligibility and the accuracy of the expenditure declared, the direct link of the expenditure with measures taken to address the consequences of the withdrawal and the measures put in place by the Member State concerned to avoid double funding. Upon assessment of the applications for a financial contribution from the Reserve, the Commission should clear the pre- financing paid, and recover the unused amount. In order to concentrate the support on Member States most affected by the withdrawal, where the expenditure in the Member State concerned, accepted as eligible by the Commission, exceeds the amount paid as pre-financing and 0.06% of the nominal Gross National Income (GNI) for 2021 of the Member State concerned, it should be possible to allow for a further allocation from the Reserve to that Member State within the limits of the financial resources available. Given the extent of the expected economic shock, the possibility to usecases of payments to Member States under Article 11(6) of this Regulation being made at a rate of 100%, the amounts recovered from thshould be pre-financing for the reimbursement of additional expenditure by Member States should be provided forturned to the national budgets of the Member States.
Amendment 161 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘reference period’ means the reference period referred to in Article 63(5), point (a), of the Financial Regulation, which shall be from 1 July 2020 to 31 December 20224;
Amendment 168 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The Reserve shall provide support to counter the adversimmediate and negative consequences of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union in Member States, regions and sectors, in particular those that are worst affected by that withdrawal, and to mitigate the related impact on the economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 172 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The resources referred to in paragraph 2 shall be allocated as a pre- financing amount of EUR 5 370 994 000 in 2021 in accordance with Article 8 and distributed in three annual tranches in the years 2021-2023 as follows:
Amendment 173 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 178 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 183 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) - in 2021 - 40% - in 2022 - 30% - in 2023 - 30%
Amendment 184 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The amounts referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be considered pre-financing within the meaning of Article 115(2), point (b)(i), of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 194 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) measures to support the most affected economic sectors, in particular the agro-food and capital goods sectors;
Amendment 209 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) assistance and support measures for Member States to set up databases to help European citizens who have lost their jobs as a result of the UK's withdrawal back into employment;
Amendment 220 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) measures aimed at re-integration of EU-nationals that left the United Kingdom, as a result of the withdrawal;
Amendment 224 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) technical assistance for the management, monitoring, information and communication, complaint resolution, and control and auditing of the Reserve;
Amendment 230 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. When designing support measures, Member States shall take into account the varied impact of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union on different regions and local communities and focus support from the Reserve on those most affected, as appropriate.
Amendment 240 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 253 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. By derogation from Article 12 of the Financial Regulation, unused commitment and payment appropriations under this Regulation shall be automaticallymay be carried over and may be used until 31 December 20253. The appropriations carried over shall be consumed first in the following financial year. Appropriations that has not been used until 31 December 2023 shall be cancelled.
Amendment 260 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 262 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall pay the annual tranches of pre- financing within 60 days of the date of the adoption of the implementing acts referred to in paragraph 2. It shall be cleared in accordance with Article 11.
Amendment 265 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 269 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States shall submit an application to the Commission for a financial contribution from the Reserve by 30 September 2023. The Commission shall assess this application and establish whether additional amounts are due to Member States or any amounts should be recovered from the Member States in accordance with Article 11.
Amendment 290 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
11 Clearance of the pre-financing and calculation of the additional amounts due to Member States
Amendment 291 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall assess the application referred to in Article 10 and shall satisfy itself that the application is complete, accurate and truend true and does not include any expenditure which violates Article 6. When calculating the financial contribution due to the Member State from the Reserve, the Commission shall exclude from Union financing expenditure for measures which were implemented or for which disbursements have been made in breach of applicable law.
Amendment 292 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Based on the assessment, the Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, establish the following:total amount of eligible public expenditure (the ’accepted amount’).
Amendment 294 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 295 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 297 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 308 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Amendment 309 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Amendment 311 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Where the accepted amount is lower than the pre-financing for the Member State concerned, the difference shall be recovered in accordance with the Financial Regulation, and in particular its Part I, Chapter 6, Sections 3, 4 and 5. The recovered amounts shall be treated as internal assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3), point (b), of the Financial Regulation and, where the third subparagraph of paragraph 3 of this Article has been applied, shall be used to increase proportionately the contributions paid to Member States eligible for additional amounts under paragraph 3 of this Article up to a maximum of 100 %. In case payments to Member States pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article have been made at a rate of 100 %, the amounts recovered shall be returned to the genernational budgets of the UnionMember States.
Amendment 312 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Amendment 314 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Amendment 331 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. By 30 June 20264, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation to examine the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added value of the Reserve. The Commission may make use of all relevant information already available in accordance with Article 128 of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 335 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. By 30 June 20275, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the implementation of the Reserve.
Amendment 341 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. The factor linked to fish caught in the UK EEZ is used to allocate EUR 6300 million. The factor linked to trade, with particular focus on agri-food sector, is used to allocate EUR 34 400 million. BothThe factor linked to demographics is used to allocate EUR 300 million. All amounts are expressed in 2018 prices.
Amendment 359 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
b) to assess the relative importance of these trade flows for each Member State, the sum of trade flows with the UK are expressed as a percentage of the Member State’s GDPtotal trade flows and subsequently expressed as an index of the EU average (index of dependency);
Amendment 360 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
e) the shares so obtained are adjusted by dividing them with the Member State’s GNI per capita (in purchasing power parities) expressed as a percentage of the average GNI per capita of the EU (average expressed as 100%);
Amendment 367 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
4a. The factor linked to demographics is determined by applying the following: a) share of each Member States’ return migration, measured by the difference between the number of EU nationals living in the UK, according to the latest available statistics, and the number in the reference period.
Amendment 372 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f a (new)
fa) for demographics reference period shall be 2015.
Amendment 59 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The evaluation of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 has clearly shown that the framework has effectively improved the integration of Member States’ networks, stimulated energy trade and hence contributed to the competitiveness of the Union. Projects of common interest in electricity and gas have strongly contributed to security of supply. For gas, the infrastructure is now well connected and supply resilience has improved substantially since 2013. Regional cooperation in Regional Groups and through cross-border cost allocation is an important enabler for project implementation. However, in many cases the cross-border cost allocation did not result in reducing the financing gap of the project, as intended. While the majority of permitting procedures have been shortened, in some cases the process is still long. The financial assistance from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has been an important factor as grants for studies have helped projects to reduce risks in the early stages of development, while grants for works have supported projects addressing key bottlenecks that market finance could not sufficiently address.
Amendment 67 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Security of supply, as one main driver behind Regulation (EU) No 347/2013, has been significantly improved through projects of common interest. Moreover, the Commission’s climate target impact assessment27 expects the consumption of natural gas to be reduced significantly because its non-abated use is not compatible with carbon-neutrality. On the other hand, the consumption of biogas, renewable and low-carbon hydrogen and synthetic gaseous fuels will increase significantly towards 2050. Therefore, the natural gas infrastructure no longer needs support through the TEN-E policy. The planning of energy infrastructure should reflect this changing gas landscape. However, in some Member States natural gas projects represent substantial potential for reduction of CO2 emissions, including by facilitating transition from solid fossil fuels, in particular coal, lignite, peat and oil shale, to natural gas. The revision of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 should not negatively affect not yet completed natural gas infrastructure projects which were already included in the fourth or fifth Union list of projects of common interest established pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 347/2013. Those projects should therefore be able to maintain their previous status and be eligible as projects of common interest to be established under this Regulation. _________________ 27 SWD(2020) 176 final
Amendment 80 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Moreover, a new infrastructure category should be created for smart gas grids to support investments which integrate renewable and low carbon gases such as biogas, biomethane, and hydrogen, in the network and help manage a resulting more complex system, building on innovative digital technologies as well as technological, mechanical or engineering solutions for aiming to improve gas quality and grid management.
Amendment 83 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 requires a candidate project of common interest to prove a significant contribution to at least one criterion from a set of criteria in the process for the elaboration of the Union list, which may, but does not need to, include sustainability. That requirement, in line with the specific needs of the internal energy market at the time, enabled development of projects of common interest which addressed only security of supply risks even if they did not demonstrate benefits in terms of sustainability. However, given the evolution of the Union infrastructure needs and the decarbonisation goals, the Conclusions of the 2020 July European Council, according to which “Union expenditure should be consistent with Paris Agreement objectives and the "do no harm" principle of the European Green Deal, sustainability in terms of the integration of renewable energy sources into the grid or the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, as relevant, should be assessed in order to ensure that TEN-E policy is coherent with energy and climate policy objectives of the Union taking into account the various specificities of each Member State and the needs to follow different pathways towards decarbonisation, as to leave no one behind in the end. The sustainability of CO2 transport networks is addressed by their purpose to transport carbon dioxide.
Amendment 108 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
Amendment 113 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down guidelines for the timely development and interoperability of the priority corridors and areas of trans-European energy infrastructure set out in Annex I (‘energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas’) that contribute to the integration of the Union's energy markets, security of energy supply, affordability of energy carriers and that are also in line with the Union’s 2030 climate and energy targets and the climate neutrality objective by 2050.
Amendment 115 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) addresses the identification of projects of common interest necessary to implement priority corridors and areas falling under the energy infrastructure categories in electricity, smart gas grids, hydrogen, electrolysers, and carbon dioxide and natural gas projects set out in Annex II (‘energy infrastructure categories’);
Amendment 129 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘smart gas grid’ means a gas network that makes use of innovative digital solutions to, technological, engineering or mechanical solutions in the view of integrateing in a cost efficient manner a plurality of low-carbon and renewable gas sources and their blends with methane in accordance with consumers’ needs and, gas quality requirements in order to reduceand system's safety requirements enabling the reduction of the carbon footprint of the related gas consumption, enableand an increased share of renewable and low-carbon gases,, ands well as createing links with other energy carriers and sectors;
Amendment 142 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
(16 a) 'repurposing / retrofitting' means the technical upgrade or modification of existing natural gas infrastructure for use of pure hydrogen or of blending of methane with hydrogen at a pre-defined level.
Amendment 144 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 b (new)
(16 b) 'blending' means the admixture of methane with hydrogen at a pre-defined level.
Amendment 146 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 155 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 of this Regulation amending annexes to this Regulation in order to establish the Union list of projects of common interest (‘Union list’), subject to the second paragraph of Article 172 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 161 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) is located on the territory of one Member State and has a significant cross- border impact or potential to create such an impact, as set out in point (1) of Annex IV.
Amendment 165 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the project contributes significantly to the decarbonisation objectives of the Union andor those of the third country and to sustainability, including through the integration of renewable energy and low- carbon into the grid and the transmission of renewable and low-carbon generation to major consumption centres and storage sites, and;
Amendment 173 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) for the part located on Union territory, the project is in line with Directives 2009/73/EC and (EU) 2019/944 where it falls within the infrastructure categories described in points (1) and (3) of Annex II;
Amendment 179 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – point ii
ii) security of energy supplies based on a diversification of energy sources, cooperation and solidarity;
Amendment 182 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a – introductory part
(a) for electricity transmission and storage projects falling under the energy infrastructure categories set out in points (1)(a), (b), (c) and (e) of Annex II, the project ishas potential to contribute significantly to sustainability through the integration of renewable and low-carbon energy into the grid and the transmission of renewable and low-carbon generation to major consumption centres and storage sites, and at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 191 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d – introductory part
(d) for hydrogen projects falling under the energy infrastructure categories set out in point (3) of Annex II the project is to contribute significantly to sustainability, including by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, by enhancing the deployment of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen and supporting variable renewable power generation by offering flexibility and/or storage solutions. Furthermore, the project is to contribute significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 198 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e – point i
(i) sustainability, including by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing the deployment of renewable hydrogen.
Amendment 202 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – introductory part
(f) for smart gas grid projects falling under the energy infrastructure category set out in point (2) of Annex II, the project is to contribute significantly to sustainability byin the view of enabling and facilitating the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases, such as biomethane, or renewable hydrogen, into the gas distribution and transmission networks in order to reducehydrogen, or synthetic gas and their blends with methane into the gas distribution and transmission networks, as well as storage systems, enabling the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, the project is to contribute significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 206 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – point i
(i) network security and quality of supply by retrofitting, repurposing, increasing the capacity or improving the efficiency and interoperability of gas transmission and distribution or storage systems in day-to-day network operation by, among others, addressing challenges resulting from the injection of gases of different qualities through the deployment of innovative technologies andsolutions in at least one of the following areas: innovative technologies, technological, mechanical, engineering improvements or cybersecurity;
Amendment 211 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – point iii
(iii) facilitating smart energy sector integration through the creation of reverse flows or links to other energy carriers and sectors and enabling demand response.
Amendment 215 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – point iii a (new)
(iii a) enabling transport of renewable decarbonised gases from production units to transmission or distribution network;
Amendment 216 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Amendment 232 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. By 31 December of28 February, each year following the year of inclusion of a project of common interest on the Union list pursuant to Article 3, project promoters shall submit an annual report, for each project falling under the categories set out in points (1) to (4) of Annex II, to the competent authority referred to in Article 8.
Amendment 235 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. By 31 JanuaryMarch, each year, the competent authorities referred to in Article 8 shall submit to the Agency and to the respective Group the report referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article supplemented with information on the progress and, where relevant, on delays in the implementation of projects of common interest located on their respective territory with regard to the permit granting processes, and on the reasons for such delays. The contribution of the competent authorities to the report shall be clearly marked as such and drafted without modifying the text introduced by the project promoters.
Amendment 244 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Provisions set out in this Article should be without a prejudice to any national legislation which provides more favorable treatment, particularly in terms of the time limits and the requirements for a given type of investment than those set out in this Article. Competent authorities shall ensure that the most favorable treatment applies to the projects of common interest.
Amendment 255 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Where the changes to the methodologies are considered to be of incremental nature, not affecting the definition of benefits, costs and other relevant cost-benefit parameters, as defined in the latest Energy system wide cost- benefit analysis methodology approved by the Commission, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall adapt their respective methodologies taking due account of the Agency’s opinion, as set out in paragraph 2, and submit them for the AgencyCommission’s approval together with a document providing explanatory basis to justify the proposed changes.
Amendment 258 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Article 11 – paragraph 8
8. Within two weeks of the approval by the Agency or the Commission in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 6, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall publish their respective methodologies on their websites. They shall publish the corresponding input data and other relevant network, load flow and market data in a sufficiently accurate form in accordance with national law and relevant confidentiality agreements.
Amendment 259 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 9
Article 11 – paragraph 9
9. The methodologies shall be updated and improved regularly upon request from the Commission following the procedure described in paragraphs 1 to 6. The Agency, on its own initiative or upon a duly reasoned request by national regulatory authorities or stakeholders, and after formally consulting the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders and the Commission, may request such updates and improvements with due justification and timescales. The Agency shall publish the requests by national regulatory authorities or stakeholders and all relevant non-commercially sensitive documents leading to a request from the Agency for an update or improvement.
Amendment 265 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By [31 July 2022], the Agency, after having conducted an extensive consultation process involving the Commission, the Member States, and at least the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders, including the ENTSO for Electricity, the ENTSO for Gas, Union DSO entity, and relevant hydrogen sector stakeholders, shall publish the framework guidelines for the joint scenarios to be developed by ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gas. Those guidelines shall be regularly updated as found necessary.
Amendment 267 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The guidelines shall include the energy efficiency first principle and ensure that the underlying ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gas scenarios are fully in line with the latest medium and long-term European Union decarbonisation targets and the latest available Commission scenarios.
Amendment 282 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Within threewo months following receipt of the infrastructure gaps report together with the input received in the consultation process and a report on how it was taken into account, the Agency shall submit its opinion to the ENTSO for Electricity or ENTSO for Gas and the Commission.
Amendment 286 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. By [31 July 2022], Member States, with the support of the Commission, within their specific priority offshore grid corridors, set out in point (2) of Annex I, taking into account the specificities and development in each region, shall jointly define and agree to cooperate on the amount ofindicative goals for offshore renewable generation to be deployed within each sea basin by 2050, with intermediate steps in 2030 and 2040, in view of their national energy and climate plans, the offshore renewable potential of each sea basin, environmental protection, climate adaptation and other uses of the sea, as well as the Union’s decarbonisation targets. That agreement shall be made in writing as regards each sea basin linked to the territory of the Union.
Amendment 287 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. By [31 July 2023] the ENTSO for Electricity, with the involvement of the relevant TSOs, the national regulatory authorities and of the Commission and in line with the agreement referred to in paragraph 1, shall develop and publish integrated offshore network development plans starting from the 2050 objectives, with intermediate steps for 2030 and 2040, for each sea-basin, in line with the priority offshore grid corridors referred to in Annex I, taking into account environmental protection and other uses of the sea. Those integrated offshore network development plans shall thereafter be updated every threefour years.
Amendment 309 #
2020/0360(COD)
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of sevenfour years from [1 January 2022]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the seven-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 310 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Report must take into consideration results of cost-benefit analysis drawn up pursuant to Article 11 for Union-wide ten-Year Network Development Plans and Projects of Common Interest falling under the categories set out in points (1)(a), (b), (c), (e) and point (3) of Annex II.
Amendment 319 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – introductory part
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – introductory part
(8) Hydrogen interconnections in Western Europe (‘HI West’): hydrogen infrastructure enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backboneincluding the transitional use of blending with gas, the repurposing of gas infrastructure or any other specific solutions for disadvantaged, less connected, peripheral or isolated regions and Member States, such as islands, enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone directly or indirectly (including through third countries) connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport.
Amendment 321 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – paragraph 1
Power to gas facilities including Electrolysers: supporting the deployment of power-to-gas applications aiming to enable greenhouse gas reductions and contributing to secure, efficient and reliable system operation and smart energy system integration. Member States concerned: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain;
Amendment 323 #
2020/0360(COD)
(9) Hydrogen interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘HI East’): hydrogen infrastructure enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backboneincluding the transitional use of blending with gas, the repurposing of gas infrastructure or any other specific solutions for disadvantaged, less connected, peripheral or isolated Member States and regions, such as islands enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone, directly or indirectly (including through third countries) connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport.
Amendment 325 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 9 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Part 3 – point 9 – paragraph 1
Power to gas facilities including Electrolysers: supporting the deployment of power-to-gas applications aiming to enable greenhouse gas reductions and contributing to secure, efficient and reliable system operation and smart energy system integration. Member States concerned: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia;
Amendment 326 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 10 – introductory part
Annex I – Part 3 – point 10 – introductory part
(10) Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in hydrogen (‘BEMIP Hydrogen’): hydrogen infrastructure and the repurposing of existing natural gas infrastructure with a view of enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport.
Amendment 331 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 – introductory part
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 – introductory part
(13) Smart gas grids: Adoption of smart gas grid technologies across the Union to efficiently integrate a plurality of renewable and low-carbon gas sources into the gas network, in particular through their blends with methane, support the uptake of innovative digital, technological, mechanical or engineering solutions for network management and facilitating smart energy sector integration and demand response.
Amendment 333 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 a (new)
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 a (new)
(13 a) Natural gas infrastructure:Completion of gas infrastructure projects for the purpose of enhancing market integration, security of supply, and competition and which contribute to sustainability. Member States concerned: all.
Amendment 334 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 b (new)
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 b (new)
(13 b) Gas grid deployment: development of selected gas infrastructure projects that have already been granted the PCI status according to the previous Regulation or can prove their advanced implementation level or mature stage or can contribute, for a transitional period until 2040, to the promotion of hydrogen and renewable and low-carbon gases.
Amendment 338 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
(e) any equipment or installation falling under category referred to in point (a) having dual functionality: interconnection andallowing for transmission of offshore renewable electricity from the offshore generation sites to twoone or more countries, as well as any offshore adjacent equipment or installation essential to operate safely, securely and efficiently, including protection, monitoring and control systems, and necessary substations if they also ensure technology interoperability inter alia interface compatibility between different technologies, (‘offshore grids for renewable energy’).
Amendment 342 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) any of the following equipment or installation aiming at enabling and facilitating the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases (including biomethane or hydrogen)gas, biomethane, synthetic gas or hydrogen) and their blends with methane into the network: digital systems and components integrating ICT, control systems and sensor technologies to enable the interactive and intelligent monitoring, metering, quality control and management of gas production, transmission, distribution, storage and consumption within a gas network. Furthermore, such projects may also include equipment to enable reverse flows from the distribution to the transmission level and related necessary upgrades to the existing networkconnections from renewable and low-carbon gases production units into the transmission and distribution grid, equipment to enable reverse flows from the distribution to the transmission level as well as from pipelines of different capacities and related necessary upgrades to the network, such as upgrades of various gas infrastructure parts to repurpose the grid to be fully compatible to transport pure hydrogen or to retrofit the existing network to be fully compatible to transport blends of hydrogen and methane.
Amendment 346 #
2020/0360(COD)
(a) transmission pipelines for the transport of hydrogen, and transitional blending with natural gas, giving access to multiple network users on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis, which mainly contains high-pressure hydrogen pipelines, excluding pipelines for the local distribution of hydrogen;
Amendment 349 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) underground storage facilities connected to the high-pressure hydrogen pipelines and pipelines that transfer for a transitional period blending of hydrogen and natural gas referred to in point (a);
Amendment 350 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
(c) reception, storage and regasification or decompression facilities for liquefied hydrogen or hydrogenfor a transitional period liquefied hydrogen blended with liquefied natural gas and embedded in other chemical substances with the objective of injecting the hydrogen or its blending with natural gas into the grid;
Amendment 356 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – paragraph 1
Any of the assets listed in points (a), (b), (c), and (d) may be newly constructed assets or assets convertrepurposed from natural gas dedicated to hydrogen, or a combination of the two.
Amendment 358 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
(d a) steam methane reforming (SMR) installations, combined with CCS/CCUS and methane pyrolysis installations.
Amendment 364 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5 a) concerning natural gas: (a) transmission pipelines for the transport of natural gas and biogas that form part of a network which mainly contains high-pressure pipelines, excluding high-pressure pipelines used for upstream or local distribution of natural gas;and transmission pipelines which will physically end the isolation of a Member State from the EU gas network; (b) underground storage facilities connected to the above-mentioned high- pressure gas pipelines; (c) reception, storage and regasification or decompression facilities for liquefied naturalgas (LNG) or compressed natural gas (CNG); (d) any equipment or installation essential for the system to operate safely, securely and efficiently or to enable bi-directional capacity, including compressor stations;
Amendment 380 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – introductory part
Annex IV – point 1 – introductory part
(1) a project with significant cross- border impact or potential to create such is a project on the territory of a Member State, which fulfils the following conditions:
Amendment 381 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point a
Annex IV – point 1 – point a
(a) for electricity transmission, the project increases the grid transfer capacity, or the capacity available for commercial flows, at the border of that Member State with one or several other Member States, having the effect of increasing the cross- border grid transfer capacity at the border of that Member State with one or several other Member States, by at least 500 Megawatt compared to the situation without commissioning of the project. This criterion is not applicable only in case the project ensures the improvement of energy security of the region by providing additional balancing capacity and regulation services;
Amendment 385 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point c
Annex IV – point 1 – point c
(c) for smart electricity grids, the project is designed for equipment and installations at high-voltage and medium- voltage level. It involves transmission system operators, transmission and distribution system operators or distribution system operators from at least two Member States. Distribution system operators can be involved only with the support of the transmission system operators, of at least two Member States, that are closely associated to the project and ensure interoperability. A project covers at least 530000 users, generators, consumers or prosumers of electricity, in a consumption area of at least 30120 Gigawatthours/year, of which at least 210 % originate from variable renewable resources;
Amendment 386 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point c
Annex IV – point 1 – point c
(c) for smart electricity grids, the project is designed for equipment and installations at high-voltage and medium- voltage level. It involves transmission system operators, transmission and distribution system operators or distribution system operators from at least two Member States. Distribution system operators can be involved only with the support of the transmission system operators, of at least two Member States, that areprovided they ensure interoperability and their investments have a significant clrosely associated to the project and ensure interoperabilitys- border impactor potential to create such. . A project covers at least 50000 users, generators, consumers or prosumers of electricity, in a consumption area of at least 300 Gigawatthours/year, of which at least 20 % originate from variable renewable resources;
Amendment 387 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point f
Annex IV – point 1 – point f
(f) for electrolysers, the project provides at least 1020 MW installed capacity and the brings benefits directly or indirectly to at least twoone Member States;
Amendment 390 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point g
Annex IV – point 1 – point g
(g) for smart gas grids, a project involves transmission system operators, transmission and distribution system operators or distribution system operators from at least two Member States. Distribution system operators can be involved only with the support of the transmission system operators, of at least two Member States, that are closely associated to the project and ensure interoperability.
Amendment 392 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 2 – point a
Annex IV – point 2 – point a
(a) for projects of mutual interest in the category set out in point (1)(a) and (e) of Annex II, the project increases the grid transfer capacity, or the capacity available for commercial flows, at the border of that Member State with one or more third countries and brings significant benefits, under the specific criteria listed in in Article 4(3), to at least twoone Member States. The calculation of the benefits for the Member States shall be performed and published by the ENTSO for Electricity in the frame of Union-wide ten-year network development plan;
Amendment 398 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 5 – point a
Annex IV – point 5 – point a
(a) Sustainability measured as the contribution of a project to: greenhouse gas emission reductions in different end-use applications, such as industry or transport; flexibility and seasonal storage options for renewable electricity generation; or the integration of renewable hydrogen.
Amendment 401 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 6 – point a
Annex IV – point 6 – point a
(a) level of sustainability measured by assessing the share of renewable andor low- carbon gases integrated into the gas network, the related greenhouse gas emission savings towards total system decarbonisation, air pollution mitigation and the adequate detection of leakage.
Amendment 405 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 6 – point b
Annex IV – point 6 – point b
(b) quality and security of supply measured by assessing the ratio of reliably available gas supply and peak demand, the share of imports replaced by localdomestic renewable andor low-carbon gases, the stability of system operation, the duration and frequency of interruptions per customer, avoided curtailment of renewable electricity generation.
Amendment 407 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 6 – point c
Annex IV – point 6 – point c
(c) facilitation of smart energy sector integration measured by assessing the cost savingsand greenhouse gas emission reduction savings and efficient use of energy enabled in connected energy sectors and systems, such as the heat and power system, transport and industry.
Amendment 29 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) In accordance with Article 153 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the European Union shall support and complement the activities of the Member States in the field of working conditions. However, it should be stressed that, in accordance with paragraph 5 of this article, 'The provisions of this Article shall not apply to pay, the right of association, the right to strike or the right to impose lock- outs.' The taking of action on the setting of minimum wages therefore falls within the exclusive competence of the Member States and should be respected.
Amendment 42 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Guideline 5 of Council Decision 2020/ 1512/EU on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States37 calls on Member States to ensure an effective involvement of social partners in wage-setting, providing for fair wages that enable a decent standard of living and allowing for an adequate responsiveness of wages to productivity developments, with a view to upward convergence. The Guideline also calls on Member States to promote social dialogue and collective bargaining on wage setting. It also calls on Member States and the social partners to ensure that all workers have adequate and fair wages by benefitting from collective agreements or adequate statutory minimum wages, and taking into account their impact on competitiveness, job creation and in- work poverty. The Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 202138 states that Member States should adopt measures to ensure fair working conditions. In addition, the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 202039 recalled that in the context of growing social divides, it is important to ensure that each worker earns an adequate wage. Several Country Specific Recommendations have also been issued to some Member States in the field of minimum wages. However, individual countries may be little inclined to improve their minimum wage settings because of the perception that this could negatively affect their external cost competitivenessThe European Union may encourage Member States to improve the mechanism for setting the minimum wage and its amount, taking particular account of the different economic circumstances and respecting the Member States’ traditions in this regard. _________________ 37Council Decision 2020/1512/EU of 13 October 2020 on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States. (OJ L 344, 19.10.2020, p. 22–28). 38 Commission Communication COM(2020) 575 final. 39 Commission Communication COM(2019) 650 final.
Amendment 57 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) The establishment of an adequate minimum wage aims at the fair and solidarity-based distribution of wealth, in order to provide workers with an acceptable minimum level of financial resources for a decent existence and to protect them legally against unjustified low wages. In this context, special attention needs to be paid to the care sector, in which women play a predominant role, as well as the associated phenomenon of informal care. In this sector, wages are generally relatively low, despite the very valuable social role played by care providers, which has been clearly illustrated and proven during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the case of informal care, which is difficult to estimate due to its specific characteristics, carers are usually paid very low wages, often even below the statutory national minimum, and do not have any pension or welfare contributions paid, which means that they cannot rely on basic welfare benefits. Appropriate action should be taken at Union and Member State level to eradicate this phenomenon for the benefit of society, without compromising the labour markets of each Member State. However, there is a risk that poorly targeted measures may have the adverse effect of increasing the magnitude of the phenomenon.
Amendment 66 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) The European Commission does not sufficiently justify how the proposed measures will minimise any financial or administrative burden on the Union, national governments, regional or local authorities, economic operators and citizens. In this context, account should also be taken of the unquantifiable actual impact of the current economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The implementation of this directive concerning minimum wages should take place following a thorough analysis of its impact on the socio-economic situation in the various Member States of the European Union. At present, there is a risk that achieving the objectives of this directive may have an adverse impact on the market and the working environment.
Amendment 79 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission has consulted management and labour in a two-stage process with regard to possible action to address the challenges related to adequate minimum wages protection in the Union, in accordance with Article 154 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. There was no agreement among the social partners to enter into negotiations with regard to those matters. It is, however, important to take action at Union level to ensure that workers in the Union are protected by adequate minimum wages, taking into account the outcomes of the social partners’ consultation.
Amendment 80 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission has consulted management and labour in a two-stage process with regard to possible action to address the challenges related to adequate minimum wages protection in the Union, in accordance with Article 154 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. There was no agreement among the social partners to enter into negotiations with regard to those matters. It is, however, important to take action at Union level to ensure that workers in the Union are protected by adequate minimum wages, taking into account the outcomes ofThis illustrates the complexity of the issue and its sensitive nature for the social partners’ consultationcerned.
Amendment 89 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In full respect of Article 153(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, this Directive neither aims to harmonise the level of minimum wages across the Union nor to establish an uniform mechanism for setting minimum wages. It does not interfere with the freedom of Member States to set statutory minimum wages or promote access to minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements, according to the traditions and specificities of each country and in full respect of national competences and social partners’ contractual freedom. This Directive does not impose an obligation on the Member States where minimum wage protection is ensured exclusively via collective agreements to introduce a statutory minimum wage nor to make the collective agreements universally applicable. Also, this Directive does not establish the level of pay, which falls within the contractual freedom of the social partners at national level and within the relevant competence of Member States.
Amendment 90 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In full respect of Article 153(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, this Directive neither aims to harmonise the level of minimum wages across the Union nor to establish an uniform mechanism for setting minimum wages. It does not interfere with the freedom of Member States to set statutory minimum wages or promote access to minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements, according to the traditions and specificities of each country and in full respect of national competences and social partners’ contractual freedom. This Directive does not impose an obligation on the Member States where minimum wage protection is ensured exclusively via collective agreements to introduce a statutory minimum wage nor to make the collective agreements universally applicable. Also, this Directive does not establish the level of pay, which falls within the contractual freedom of the social partners at national level and within the relevant competence of Member States. However, it should be borne in mind that the legal establishment of objectives, criteria and mechanisms in the form of a directive will have a significant impact on Member States' competences as regards establishing a minimum wage and on the autonomy of the social partners to engage in voluntary collective bargaining.
Amendment 101 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Well-functioning collective bargaining on wage setting is an important means to ensure that workers are protected by adequate minimum wages. In the Member States with statutory minimum wages, collective bargaining supports general wage developments and therefore contributes to improving the adequacy of minimum wages. In the Member States where minimum wage protection is provided exclusively by collective bargaining, their level as well as the share of protected workers are directly determined by the functioning of the collective bargaining system and collective bargaining coverage. Strong and well- functioning collective bargaining together with a high coverage of sectorial or cross- industry collective agreements strengthecan have a positive impact on the adequacy and the coverage of minimum wages.
Amendment 103 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In a context of declining collective bargaining coverage, it is essential that the Member States promote collective bargaining to enhance workers’ access to minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements. Member States with a high collective bargaining coverage tend to have a low share of low-wage workers and high minimum wages. Member States with a small share of low wage earners have a collective bargaining coverage rate above 70%. Similarly, the majority of the Member States with high levels of minimum wages relative to the median wage have a collective bargaining coverage above 70%. While all Member States should be encouraged to promote collective bargaining, those who do not reach this level of coverage should, in consultation and/or agreement with the social partners, provide for or, where it already exists, strengthen a framework of facilitative procedures and institutional arrangements enabling the conditions for collective bargaining. Such framework should be established by law or by tripartite agreement..
Amendment 106 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Sound rules, procedures and practice for setting and updating statutory minimum wages are necessary to deliver adequate minimum wages, while safeguarding jobs and the competitiveness of firms including small and medium-sized enterprises. They include a number of elements to preserve the adequacy of statutory minimum wages, including criteria and indicators to assess adequacy, regular and timely updates, the existence of consultative bodies and the involvement of social partners. A timely and effective involvement of the latter is another element of good governance that allows for an informed and inclusive decision-making process.
Amendment 127 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Reliable monitoring and data collection are key to ensure the effective protection of minimum wages. The Commission should report everyregularly every three years to the European Parliament and to the Council its assessment of developments in the adequacy and coverage of minimum wages on the basis of annual data and information to be provided by Member States every three years. In addition, progress should be monitored in the framework of the process of economic and employment policy coordination at Union level. In that context, the Employment Committee should examine every year the situation in the Member States on the basis of the reports produced by the Commission and other multilateral surveillance tools such as benchmarkingtake into account the data provided by the Member States as well as Commission recommendations in the context of the European Semester.
Amendment 132 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The reforms and measures adopted by the Member States to promote adequate minimum wage protection of workers, while being steps in the right direction, have not been comprehensive and systematic. Moreover, individual countries may be little inclined to improve the adequacy and coverage of minimum wages because of the perception that this could negatively affect their external cost competitiveness. Since the objectives of this Directive cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can rather, by reason of their scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 191 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 206 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The national criteria referred to in paragraph 1 shallmay include at least two of the following elements:
Amendment 213 #
Amendment 214 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(d b) economic growth;
Amendment 218 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Amendment 238 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the social partners are involved in a timely and effective manner in statutory minimum wage setting and updating, including through participation in consultative bodies referred to in Article 5(5) and notably particular as concerns:
Amendment 250 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall report the following data to the Commission on an annual basis, before 1 October of eachevery three years:
Amendment 253 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Amendment 255 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
Amendment 261 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
Amendment 264 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall provide the statistics and information referred to in this paragraph disaggregated, as far as possible, by gender, age, disability, company size and sector.
Amendment 267 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 273 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess the data transmitted by the Member States in the reports referred to in paragraph 2, and shall report annuallysubmit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 275 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. On the basis of the report issued by the Commission, the Employment Committee set up in accordance with Article 150 TFEU shall carry out everyregularly, every three years, an examination of the promotion of collective bargaining on wage setting and of the adequacy of minimum wages in the Member States.
Amendment 43 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Member States have been affected by the crisis due to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in an unprecedented manner. The crisis has a negative impact, widening of social divisions and economic inequalities, has caused massive job losses across the European Union, and hampers growth in Member States, which in turn aggravates the serious liquidity shortages due to the sudden and important increase in public investments needed in their health systems and other sectors of their economies. This has created an exceptional situation which needs to be addressed with specific measures.
Amendment 61 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) An additional exceptional amount of EUR 58 272 800 000 (in current prices) for budgetary commitment from the Structural Funds under the Investment for growth and jobs goal, for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 should be made available to support Member States and regions most impacted in crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic or preparing a green, digital, social and resilient recovery of the economy, with a view to deploying resources quickly to the real economy through the existing operational programmes. Resources for 2020 stem from an increase in the resources available for economic, social and territorial cohesion in the multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020 whereas resources for 2021 and 2022 stem from the European Union Recovery Instrument. Part of the additional resources should be allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission. The Commission should set out the breakdown of the remaining additional resources for each Member State on the basis of an allocation method based on the latest available objective statistical data concerning Member States’ relative prosperity and the extent of the effect of the current crisis on their economies and societies. The allocation method should include a dedicated additional amount for the outermost regions given the specific vulnerability of their economies and societies. In order to reflect the evolving nature of the effects of the crisis, the breakdown should be revised in 2021 on the basis of the same allocation method using the latest statistical data available by 19 October 2021 to distribute the 2022 tranche of the additional resources.
Amendment 71 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to allow maximum flexibility to Member States for tailoring crisis repair actions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic or preparing a green, digital, social and resilient recovery of the economy, allocations should be established by the Commission at Member State level. Furthermore, the possibility for using any additional resources to support aid for the most deprived should also be provided for. In addition, it is necessary to establish ceilings concerning the allocation to technical assistance at the initiative of the Member States while allowing maximum flexibility to the Member States as to its allocation within operational programmes supported by the ERDF or the ESF. It should be clarified that there is no need to respect the ESF minimum share for the additional resources. However, the operational strength of the ESF should be maintained. Taking account of the expected quick spending of the additional resources, the commitments linked to those additional resources should only be decommitted at the closure of the operational programmes.
Amendment 84 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to complement the actions already available under the scope of support of the ERDF, as extended by Regulations (EU) 2020/460 and (EU) 2020/558 of the European Parliament and of the Council5, Member States should continue to be allowed to use the additional resources primarily for investments in products and services for health services, for providing support in the form of working capital or investment support to SMEs, in operations contributing to the transition towards a digital and green economy, infrastructure providing basic services to citizens, including in rural areas, or economic support measures for those regions most dependent on sectors most affected by the crisis. Technical assistance should also be supported. It is appropriate that the additional resources are focused exclusively under the new thematic objective “Fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy”, which should also constitute a single investment priority, to allow for simplified programming and implementation of the additional resources. _________________ 5 Regulation (EU) 2020/460 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 March 2020 amending Regulations (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013 and (EU) No 508/2014 as regards specific measures to mobilise investments in the healthcare systems of Member States and in other sectors of their economies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak (Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative) (OJ L99, 31.3.2020, p. 5); Regulation (EU) 2020/558 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2020 amending Regulations (EU) No 1301/2013 and (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards specific measures to provide exceptional flexibility for the use of the European Structural and Investments Funds in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, (OJ L 130, 23.4.2020, p. 1).
Amendment 94 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) For the ESF, Member States should primarily use the additional resources to support job maintenance, also in rural areas, including through short-time work schemes and support to self-employed, job creation, in particular for people in vulnerable situations, support to youth employment measures, education and training, skills development and to enhance equal access to high-quality services, including healthcare and social services of general interest, including for children, elderly and persons with disabilities. It should be clarified that in the present exceptional circumstances support to short- time work schemes for employees and the self- employed in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic can be provided even when that support is not combined with active labour market measures, unless the latter are imposed by national law. Union support to those short-time work schemes should be limited in time.
Amendment 128 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) With a view to allow the targeting of these additional resources to the geographic areas where they are most needed, as an exceptional measure and without prejudice to the general rules for allocating Structural Funds resources, the additional resources allocated to the ERDF and the ESF are not to be broken down per category of region. However, Member States are expected to take into account the different regional needs andindividual regional needs resulting from the various impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on local communities and economies, as well as development levels in order to ensure that focus is maintained on less developed regions, in accordance with the objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion set out in Article 173 TFEU. Member States should also involve local and regional authorities, as well as relevant bodies representing civil society, in accordance with the partnership principles.
Amendment 141 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
-1 In Article 65, paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following: "2. Expenditure shall be eligible for a contribution from the ESI Funds if it has been incurred by a beneficiary and paid between the date of submission of the programme to the Commission or from 1 January 2014, whichever is earlier, and 31 December 20234. In addition, expenditure shall only be eligible for a contribution from the EAFRD if the relevant aid is actually paid by the paying agency between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2023."
Amendment 142 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 65 – paragraph 4
Article 65 – paragraph 4
-1b In Article 65, paragraph 4 shall be replaced by the following: "4. In the case of costs reimbursed pursuant to points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 67(1), the actions constituting the basis for reimbursement shall be carried out between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2023.4."
Amendment 173 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92 b – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 92 b – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
7. By way of derogation from Article 81(1) and Article 134(1), the initial pre- financing to be paid following the Commission decision adopting an operational programme or approving the amendment to an operational programme for the allocation of the additional resources shall be 250% of the additional resources allocated to programmes for the year 2020 under the new thematic objective referred to in paragraph 10 of this Article.
Amendment 202 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92 b – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
Article 92 b – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
For the ESF, the additional resources shall primarily be used to support job maintenance, also in rural areas, including through short-time work schemes and support to self- employed, even when that support is not combined with active labour market measures, unless the latter are imposed by national law. The additional resources shall also support job creation, in particular for people in vulnerable situations, youth employment measures, educationlifelong education, individualised reskilling and training, skills development, in particular to support the just twin green and digital transitions, and to enhance equal access to high-quality social services of general interest, including for children, the elderly and persons with disabilities.
Amendment 248 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 102 – paragraph 6
Article 102 – paragraph 6
Amendment 249 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 136 – paragraph 2
Article 136 – paragraph 2
2b. TIn Article 136, paragraph 2 is replaced with the following: "2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, that part of commitments still open on 31 December 2023 and 31 December 2024 shall be decommitted if any of the documents required under Article 141(1) has not been submitted to the Commission by the deadline set out in Article 141(1)."
Amendment 250 #
2020/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 141 – paragraph 1
Article 141 – paragraph 1
2c. in Article 141, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: "1. In addition to the documents referred to in Article 138, for the final accounting year from 1 July 20234 to 30 June 20245, Member States shall submit a final implementation report for the operational programme or the last annual implementation report for the operational programme supported by the EMFF."
Amendment 19 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the Facility should cover a wide range of investments, on condition that they contribute to meet the development needs in the transition towards a climate neutral economy, as described in the territorial just transition plans. The investments supported may cover energy and transport infrastructure, district heating networks, green mobility, smart waste management, clean energy and energy efficiency measures including renovations and conversions of buildings, support to transition to a circular economy, land restoration and decontamination, as well as up- and re-skilling, training and social infrastructure, including social housing. Infrastructure developments may also include solutions leading to their enhanced resilience to withstand disasters. Comprehensive investment approach should be favoured in particular for territories with important transition needs. Investments in other sectors could also be supported if they are consistent with the adopted territorial just transition plans. By supporting investments that do not generate sufficient revenues, the Facility aims at providing public sector entities with additional resources necessary to address the social, economic and environmental challenges resulting from the adjustment to climate transition. In order to help identify investments with a high positive environmental impact eligible under the Facility, the EU taxonomy on environmentally sustainable economic activities may be used.
Amendment 20 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the Facility should cover a wide range of investments, on condition that they contribute to meet the development needs in the transition towards a climate neutral economy, as described in the territorial just transition plans. The investments supported may cover energy and transport infrastructure, including technological solutions based on natural gas with the possibility of a gradual shift to lower-emissions gas fuels in the future, district heating networks, green mobility, smart waste management, clean energy and energy efficiency measures including renovations and conversions of buildings, support to transition to a circular economy, land restoration and decontamination, as well as up- and re-skilling, training and social infrastructure, including social housing. Infrastructure developments may also include solutions leading to their enhanced resilience to withstand disasters. Comprehensive investment approach should be favoured in particular for territories with important transition needs. Investments in other sectors could also be supported if they are consistent with the adopted territorial just transition plans. By supporting investments that do not generate sufficient revenues, the Facility aims at providing public sector entities with additional resources necessary to address the social, economic and environmental challenges resulting from the adjustment to climate transition. In order to help identify investments with a high positive environmental impact eligible under the Facility, the EU taxonomy on environmentally sustainable economic activities may be used.
Amendment 30 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure that all Member States are granted the possibility to benefit from the grant component, a mechanism should be set up to establish earmarked national shares to be respected during a first stage, based on the distribution key proposed in the Just Transition Fund Regulation. However, in order to reconcile that objective with the need to optimise the economic impact of the Facility and its implementation, such national allocations should not be earmarked after 31 December 20245. Thereafter, the remaining resources available for the grant component should be provided without any pre-allocated national share and on a competitive basis at Union level, while ensuring predictability for investment and following a needs-based and regional convergence approach.
Amendment 45 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to set out an appropriate financial framework for the grant component of this Facility until 31 December 20245, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to set out the available national allocations expressed as shares of the overall financial envelope of the Facility for each Member State in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I of Regulation [the JTF Regulation]. The implementing powers should be conferred without comitology procedures given that the shares derive directly from the application of a pre- defined calculation methodology.
Amendment 50 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. 'beneficiary' means a public sector legal entity established in a Member State as a public law body, or as a body governed by private law entrusted with a public service mission, – including entrepreneurs acting as private partners in public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements – and with whom a grant agreement has been signed under the Facility;
Amendment 69 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. For grants awarded pursuant to calls for proposals launched no later than 31 December 20245, Union support awarded to eligible projects in a Member State shall not exceed the national shares set out in the decision to be adopted by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 4.
Amendment 72 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. For grants awarded pursuant to calls for proposals launched as from 1 January 20256, Union support awarded to eligible projects shall be provided without any pre-allocated national share and on a competitive basis at Union level until exhaustion of remaining resources. The award of such grants shall take into account the need to ensure predictability of investment and the promotion of regional convergence.
Amendment 84 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 92 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Notwithstanding the criteria set out in Article 197 of the Financial Regulation, only public sector legal entities established in a Member State as a public law body, or as a body governed by private law entrusted with a public service mission, – including entrepreneurs acting as private partners in public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements – are eligible to apply as potential beneficiaries under this Regulation.
Amendment 95 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The amount of the grant shall not exceed 15% of the amount of the loan provided by the finance partner under this Facility. For projects located in territories in NUTS level 2 regions with a GDP per capita not exceeding 75% of the average GDP of the EU-27 as referred to in Article [102(2)] of Regulation [new CPR], and for transition regions with a GDP of between 75 and 100% of the average GDP of the EU-27 and which were classified as ‘lagging regions’ in the 2014-2020 financial perspective, the amount of the grant shall not exceed 205% of the amount of the loan provided by the finance partner.
Amendment 100 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the grounds specified in Article 131(4) of the Financial Regulation and after consulting the finance partner, the amount of the grant may be reduced or the grant agreement may be terminated, if within twohree years from the date of signature of the grant agreement, the economically most significant supply, works or services contract has not been signed, in cases where the conclusion of such contract is envisaged pursuant to the grant agreement.
Amendment 34 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways20 provides a strong scientific basis for tackling climate change and illustrates the need to step up climate action. It confirms that greenhouse gas emissions need to be urgently reduced, and that cEuropean Union and its Member States are fully committed to the Paris Agreement and its long-term goals, and call for urgently enhanced global ambition in light of the latest available science including the recent reports released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate cChange needs to be limited to 1.5 °C, in particular to reduce the likelihood of extreme weather events. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ (IPBES) 2019 Global Assessment Report21 showed worldwide erosion of biodiversity, with climate change as the third most important driver of biodiversity loss.22(IPCC)20and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ (IPBES). _________________ 20IPCC, 2018: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre- industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma- Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)]. 21IPBES 2019: Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. 22European Environment Agency’s The European environment – state and outlook 2020 (Luxembourg: Publication Office of the EU, 2019).
Amendment 37 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) A fixed long-term objective is crucial to contribute to economic and societalnhancing just transformation, jobs, growth, and the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as well as to movereach in a fair, efficient and cost- effective manner towards the temperature goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1, 5°C above pre- industrial levels, as set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change following the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the ‘Paris Agreement’).
Amendment 56 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should requires a contribution from all economic sectorsll economic sectors, including aviation and maritime transport, to reduce their emissions to close to zero. The polluter pays principle should be a key factor in that regard. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well-functioning internal energy market is essential. The digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutrality objective. This will not be achieved without adequate additional funding for research and implementation.
Amendment 64 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The Commission should recommend a detailed plan with all suggested necessary legislative and non- legislative measures in order to achieve a climate neutral economy in the EU by 2050. This plan should identify the key barriers and the measures that will be implemented at EU level to support the transformation of each sector of the economy
Amendment 68 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Union has been pursuing an ambitious policy on climate action and has put in place a regulatory framework to achieve its 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target. The legislation implementing this target consists, inter alia, of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 , which establishes a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council27 , which introduced national targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council28 , which requires Member States to balance greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry. _________________ 26Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275 of 25 October 2003, p. 32). 27Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26). 28 Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 69 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Union has, through the ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ package29 been pursuing an ambitious decarbonisation agenda aiming towards climate neutrality notably by constructing a robust Energy Union, which includes 2030 goals for energy efficiency and deployment of renewable energy in Directives 2012/27/EU30 and (EU) 2018/200131 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and by reinforcing relevant legislation, including Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . _________________ 29COM(2016) 860 final of 30 November 2016. 30Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1) 31Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82). 32Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 72 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Union is a global leader in the transition towards climate neutrality, and is determined to achieve it in a cost-effective, just, socially balanced and fair manner, as well as help raise global ambition and to strengthen the global response to climate change, using all tools at its disposal, including climate diplomacy.
Amendment 81 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The European Parliament called for the necessary transition to a climate-neutral society by 2050 at the latest and for this to be made into a European success story33 and has declared a climate and environment emergency34 . The European Council, in its Conclusions of 12 December 201935 , has agreed onendorsed the objective of collectively achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, while also recognising that it is necessary to put in place an enabling framework and that the transition will require significant public and private investment. The European Council also invited the Commission to prepare a proposal for the Union’s long- term strategy as early as possible in 2020 with a view to its adoption by the Council and its submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. _________________ 33European Parliament resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956(RSP)). 34European Parliament resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency (2019/2930(RSP)). 35 Conclusions adopted by the European Council at its meeting on 12 December 2019, EUCO 29/19, CO EUR 31, CONCL 9.
Amendment 84 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union should aim to achieve a balance between reported anthropogenic economy- wide emissions and removals, through natural and technological solutions, of greenhouse gases domestically within the Union by 2050. TAll Member States should collectively contribute to the fulfilment of the Union- wide 2050 climate-neutrality objective should be pursued by all Member States collectively, based on their national circumstances and the availability of support, taking into account the GDP per capita and starting points, and the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take the necessary measures to enable its achievement. Measures, as well as instruments, at Union level will constitute an important part of the measures needed to achieve the objective.
Amendment 92 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) All Member States have a responsibility to contribute to the collective EU climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest. As a matter of justice and solidarity, the application of Union support mechanisms and funding such as the Just Transition Fund provided for in Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, should take into account Member States' different starting points to reach climate neutrality.
Amendment 96 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Union should continue its climate action and international climate leadership after 2050, in order to protect people and the planet against the threat of dangerous climate change, in pursuit of the temperature goals set out in the Paris Agreement and following the scientific recommendations of the IPCC.
Amendment 97 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
Amendment 109 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In taking the relevant measures at Union and national level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective, Member States and the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take into account the different starting points of Member States, the various national circumstances and support available, as well as, the contribution of the transition to climate neutrality to the well- being of citizens, the prosperity of society and the competitiveness of the economy; energy and food security and affordability whilst particularly taking into account the need to combat energy poverty; fairness and solidarity across and within Member States considering their economic capability, national circumstances and the need for convergence over time; the need to make the transition just and socially fair; best available scientific evidence, in particular the findings reported by the IPCC; the need to integrate climate change related risks into investment and planning decisions; cost-effectiveness and technological neutrality in achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals and increasing resilience; progression over time in environmental integrity and level of ambition in accordance with 2015 International Labour Organization's guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all.
Amendment 114 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The transition to climate neutrality requires changes across the entire policy spectrum and a collective effort of all sectors of the economy and society, as illustrated by the Commission in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’. The European Council, in its Conclusions of 12 December 2019, stated that all relevant Union legislation and policies need to be consistent with, and contribute to, the fulfilment of the climate- neutrality objective while respecting a level playing field, and invited the Commission to examine whether this requires an adjustment of the existing rules.
Amendment 119 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission, in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’, announced its intention to assess and make proposals for increasing the Union’s greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 to ensure its consistency with the climate-neutrality objective for 2050. In that Communication, the Commission underlined that all Union policies should contribute to the climate-neutrality objective and that all sectors should play their part. By September 2020, the Commission shouldintends, based on a comprehensive impact assessment and taking into account its analysis of the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted to the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council36 , to review the Union’s 2030 target for climate and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared with 1990 levels, additionally providing information on the reported Union-wide emissions and removals projected for 2030. Where it considers necessary to amend the Union’s 2030 target, it shouldintends to make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation as appropriate. In addition, the Commission shouldintends, by 30 June 2021, to assess how the Union legislation implementing that target would need to be amended in order to achieve emission reductions of 50 to 55 % compared to 1990. The Union confirms its target to reduce emissions by at least 40% compared to 1990 by 2030 and will consider raising its target only in a joint effort where all major emitters reach a comparable level of ambition. _________________ 36Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 134 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) To ensure the Union and the Member States remain on track to achieve the climate-neutrality objective and progress on adaptation, the Commission should regularly assess progress and gaps in required support. Should the collective progress made by Member States towards the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective or on adaptation be insufficient or Union measures inconsistent with the climate- neutrality objective or inadequate to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience or reduce vulnerability, the Commission should take the necessary measures in accordance with the Treaties. The Commission should also regularly assess relevant national measures, and issue recommendations where it finds that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with the climate-neutrality objective or inadequate to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change.
Amendment 144 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As citizens and communities, as well as regions, have a powerful role to play in driving thea just and fair transformation towards climate neutrality forward, strong public and social engagement on climate action should be facilitated. The Commission should therefore engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate-neutral and climate- resilient society, including through launching a European Climate Pact.
Amendment 150 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to maintain the credibility of the Union’s leadership in the field of climate change, as well as to provide predictability and confidence for all economic actors, including businesses, workers, investors and consumers, to ensure that the transition towards climate neutrality is irreversible, to ensure gradual reduction over time and to assist in the assessment of the consistency of measures and progress with the climate- neutrality objective, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to set out a trajectory for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the Union by 2050. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making37 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 37determine the emission reduction targets has to be exercised with the full participation of all key Union institutions i.e. after a thorough impact assessment, via legislative procedure, and following the strategic guidance given by the European Council. OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 169 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Reported Union-wide emissions and removals of greenhouse gases regulated in Union law shall be balanced in the Union at the latest by 2050, thus reducing emissions to net zero by that date.
Amendment 171 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. As from 1 January 2051, removals of greenhouse gases shall exceed emissions in the Union
Amendment 180 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures and provide support at Union and national level respectivelyas appropriate, to enable the collective achievement of the climate- neutrality objective set out in paragraph 1, taking into account the importance of promoting fairness and solidarity among Member States, as well as the enhancement of a just transition.
Amendment 191 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By September 2020, the Commission shallThe Commission shall prepare a thorough impact assessment in preparation for a review of the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55% emission reductions compared to 1990. Where the Commission considers that it is necessary to amend that target, it shall make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council as appropriateincluding information on the reported Union-wide emissions and removals projected for 2030, and explore options for a new 2030 target. The impact assessment shall cover the impacts on the EU, Member States and on sectoral levels.
Amendment 199 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. By 30 June 2021, the Commission shall assess how all of the Union legislation implementing therelevant for the fulfilment of Union’s 2030 target would need to be amended in order to enable the achievement of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared to 1990 and to achieve the climate-neutrality-objective set out in Article 2(1), and consider taking the necessary measures, includingreinforce protection against carbon leakage, through the introduction of a carbon border adjustment mechanism, and to mobilise adequate resources for all investments necessary to reach this target. The Commission shall in particular evaluate the adoption of legislative proposals, in accordance with the Treatiess for how emissions from all sectors can contribute to the 2030 target and the 2050 climate-neutrality objective.
Amendment 205 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall prepare a plan to mobilise adequate financing for investments needed to achieve the climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), in particular addressing the needs of Member States, regions and citizens most affected by the climate policy. This plan will also include information on the financing needed on the sectoral level as described in para. 6a.
Amendment 207 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9 to supplement this Regulation by setting out a trajectory at Union level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050. At the latest within six months after each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall review the trajectoryshall conduct a regular assessment of progress made collectively by the Member States to achieve the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050.
Amendment 215 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 217 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 283 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the collective progress made by all Member States towards the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 288 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall submit the conclusions of that assessmentse assessments and their conclusions, together with the State of the Energy Union Report prepared in the respective calendar year in accordance with Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, to the European Parliament and to the Council. , and shall make them publicly available.
Amendment 290 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the consistency of Union measures with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 298 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Where, based on the assessment referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission finds that Union measures are inconsistent with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, or that the progress towards either the climate-neutrality objective or on adaptation as referred to in Article 4 is insufficient, it shall take the necessary measures in accordance with the Treaties, at the same time as the review of the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1).
Amendment 301 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess any draft measure or legislative proposal in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) before adoption, and include this analysis in any impact assessment accompanying these measures or proposals, and make the result of that assessment public at the time of adoption.
Amendment 305 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the consistency of national measures identified, on the basis of the National Energy and Climate Plans or the Biennial Progress Reports submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as relevant for the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 311 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission finds, under due consideration of the collective progress assessed in accordance with Article 5(1), that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred toe climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 32(1) or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, it may issue recommendations to that Member State. The Commission shall make such recommendations publicly available.
Amendment 318 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reports of the European Environment Agency (EEA) and relevant UNFCCC bodies;
Amendment 320 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) European and global statistics and data, including data on performance of major emitters, as well as losses from adverse climate impacts, where available; and
Amendment 328 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a socially just, climate- neutral and climate-resilient society, including through the European Climate Pact set out in paragraph 2. The Commission shall facilitate an inclusive and accessible process at all levels, including at national, regional and local level and with social partners, citizens and civil society, for the exchange of best practice and to identify actions to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation. In addition, the Commission may also draw on the multilevel climate and energy dialogues as set up by Member States in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 332 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall establish a European Climate Pact with the purpose of engaging citizens, social partners and stakeholders in the elaboration of Union- level climate policies and fostering dialogue and the diffusion of science- based information about climate change, as well as sharing best practices for sustainable lifestyles and climate initiatives.
Amendment 336 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 342 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) achieving long-term greenhouse gas emission reductions and enhancements of removals by sinks in all sectors in accordance with the Union's climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law], in the context of necessary reductions according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to reduce the Union's greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective manner and enhance removals by sinks in pursuit of the temperature goal in the Paris Agreement so as to achieve a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases within the Union as early as possible;
Amendment 7 #
2019/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that Europe’s economy is showing signs of less dynamic growth; highlights that more must be done to support Member States which are experiencing slower growth and high unemployment, particularly where young people are concerned, special schemes of subsidies could be foreseen to support and enhance employment in this regard;
Amendment 24 #
2019/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets that productivity growth in the EU remains significantly lower than that of other global players; in addition, it points out that disparities within the EU have increased, where among regions, the 10% most performing is six times more productive than the 10% least performing. Welcomes, in this regard, the establishment of National Productivity Committees in order to foster national debates on how to boost productivity and strengthen national ownership of structural reforms;
Amendment 113 #
2019/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recalls the need to ensure that greater attention should be paid, including appropriate budgetary allocations, in order to safeguard and enhance the historical and cultural heritage of the Member States;
Amendment 116 #
2019/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Considers necessary to ensure greater economic commitment in favour of preventing measures to reduce natural risks related to natural disasters and the spread of plant diseases;
Amendment 11 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the global trade in goods, including supply chains, has been disrupted not only as a result of the COVID 19 crisis, but also as a result of the trade war preceding the epidemic; whereas the intensity of trade in goods in the common market is linked to the dynamics of the global trade in goods;
Amendment 39 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that due to the COVID-19 crisis, it is of paramount importance for the protection of EU citizens that the safety of all products needed to tackle the emergency is the highest, especially for medical and protective equipment, including products from outside the EU; notes that the application of products based on AI, the internet of things or robotics offers solutions that help to combat current and future crises that undermine Europe's strategic position; calls, therefore, on the Commission and Member States to strengthen their coordinated actions both within the product safety framework, and within the Union Product Compliance Network;
Amendment 43 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Draws attention to the existing asymmetry in citizens' access to information on the processes by which advanced algorithmic and artificial intelligence systems make decisions; stresses that AI offers more opportunities than threats, as do other breakthrough technologies;
Amendment 48 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to continuously improve the part of the public administration that will be responsible for regulating and implementing future legislation on breakthrough technologies; notes the risk of a significant asymmetry arising between the development dynamics of selected products and the ability of the public administration to assess them;
Amendment 51 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out the need to adapt product safety rules to the digital world, including in terms of consumer protection and removing potential barriers to the development of breakthrough technologies; asks the Commission to address the challenges of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT) and robotics in its revision of the General Product Safety Directive (GPSD), and to identify and close gaps within existing legislation such as the Machinery Directive and Radio Equipment Directive, while avoiding duplicating legislation; considers the need to establish a dedicated expert group that would offer an innovative approach to the revision of regulations:
Amendment 61 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to redefine the term ‘product’ as part of the revision of the GPSD so that it takes into account the negligible physical character of products, in order to reflects the complexity of emerging technologies, including stand-alone software and software or updates which entail substantial modification to the product leading to a de facto new product;
Amendment 69 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Agrees AI systems should be safe in order to be trustworthy, as outlined by the High-Level Expert Group in its Ethics Guidelines for trustworthy AI; regrets, at the same time, that the Commission has decided to use the proposed recommendations selectively in its strategies; is convinced that an EU-wide approach to AI, includings crucial for the development of this technology in the EU; stresses the need for a common definition, is nee of the rules in ordedr to avoid further fragmentation of the internal market, which would undermine the trust of citizens and businesses, create legal uncertainty and, weaken the EU’s economic competitiveness and ultimately wreck the very conditions that are conducive to the founding and development of start-ups and businesses that use and carry out research into AI;
Amendment 75 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the Commission's Communication (COM(2019)168) taking into account the seven key requirements set out in the guidelines of the High Level Expert Group; feels that basing further regulatory work and the shaping of ethical habits in AI discipline on this foundation will bring benefits at European and global level, given the OECD's consideration of these requirements;
Amendment 79 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission, when planning legislation on AI, to consider the investment approach, leaving the regulatory approach only to those areas where intervention is necessary to reduce negative social impacts, promote legal certainty and ensure harmonisation of rules within the EU;
Amendment 80 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Considers that the harmonisation of safety rules for products based on breakthrough technologies represents not only a boost to entrepreneurship, but also a more effective and fairer form of consumer protection throughout the single market;
Amendment 85 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Commission to jointly develop measures, together with the relevant economic sectors and social organisations, such as risk-based assessment schemes and conformity assessment mechanisms, where they do not yet exis high risk-nature of the applications require it, to ensure the safety and security of products with embedded emerging technologies, and to provide support to SMEs to reduce the burden such measures can create; entities trying to bring their products into line with the prevailing legislation; warns that an overly prescriptive legal structure may create a disproportionate burden, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises, which may consequently drive them out of the market for breakthrough technologies; considers that particular care should be taken with regard to the introduction of a system of mandatory certification, which could further inhibit innovation;
Amendment 92 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Commission to propose European benchmarks for 'regulatory sandboxes', drawing on the rich experience of individual Member States; notes that 'regulatory sandboxes' make it possible to verify the compliance of a product with the applicable legislation in a modern way, thereby minimising the risk of harmful effects of modern technology, for example on fundamental rights; points out that creating a single environment for testing and improving technologies such as AI will help European businesses to overcome the barrier of fragmentation of the Single Market and to effectively exploit growth potential throughout the EU;
Amendment 96 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recognises the significant role that Digital Innovation Hubs can play in simultaneously acting as an intermediary between the regulator and the company, and in assisting start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises to adapt to new technology legislation while also facilitating market entry;
Amendment 109 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages economic operators to integrate safety mechanisms in emerging technologies, including self-repair mechanisms, to prevent the upload of unsafe software, raise awareness of safety problems of their products, and ensure safety throughout their lifecycle; notes, however, that many economic operators do not always exercise effective control over their products in terms of their entire lifecycle, and that numerous other involved parties are responsible for various product components;
Amendment 130 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is convinced that the cybersecurity of connected devices can compromise product safety, and that this needs to be addressed in the horizontal revision of the relevant rules in order to avoid a selective approach;
Amendment 132 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to speed up its efforts to develop a European cybersecurity certification scheme for AI, IoT and robotics products, and to create mandatory certification schemes for consumer products that can be quickly updated to adapt to current risks without hindering innovation;
Amendment 150 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages Member States to increase the resources and expertise of their market surveillance authorities, to enhance cooperation among them, including at cross-border level, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of checks, and properly staff custom authorities so as to be able to identify unsafe products, in particular from third countries, and prevent their circulation in the internal market; stresses, in this context, the particular importance of equipping the relevant authorities with modern equipment, as well as the use of innovative technologies;
Amendment 165 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges Member States to carry out relevant studies in order to determine whether there is a need to set minimum sampling rates; and asks market surveillance authorities to carry out sector- specific mystery shopping on a regular basis at least once a year, in particular for the product categories most notified on the Safety Gate (Rapex);
Amendment 211 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the Product Safety 7 7 Pledge for online marketplaces, but highlights its voluntary character; calls on the Commission and the limited participation of market operators; calls on the Commission to encourage other online marketplaces to join the initiative, and subsequently to evaluate the role marketplaces could play in improving the detection of unsafe products, and, if it is technically feasible and necessary, to propose mandatory rules on their responsibility, taking into account the special role of SMEs as part of the Digital Services Act, the revision of GPSD and any other relevant legislation; calls on the Commission, if the new regulation is deemed to be justified, to impose obligations evenly, both on marketplaces established in Europe and on operators located outside Europe but offering their goods in the common market; __________________ 7 Product Safety Pledge is a voluntary commitment made by online marketplaces with respect to the safety of non-food consumer products sold online by third party sellers from June 2018.
Amendment 223 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Encourages online marketplaces to react as quickly as possible to notifications from Rapex, and to cooperate effectively with the Member States’ competent authorities by immediately withdrawing unsafe products without delay from the moment information is obtained regarding them, and taking measures to avoid that they reappear; asks the Commission to create guidelines for online marketplaces on how to react effectively to unsafe products;
Amendment 229 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Asks online marketplaces to enhance their cooperation, consult Rapexencourage merchants selling on a particular marketplace to consult the Rapex system before placing products on their websites, exchange information on sellers that break the rules, take effective measures against them and their supply chain, and develop an easily accessible tool for consumers to report unsafe products;
Amendment 233 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission and the Member States to oblige online marketplaces to create an interface with Rapex, provided that the latter is modernised and made compatible, for example through an application programme interface, in order to ensure that products offered for sale are safe, and to introduce a link to Rapex on their websites so as to raise awareness about this platform;
Amendment 240 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Asks the Commission to evaluate the necessity of requiring online platforms to put in place effective and appropriate safeguards to tackle the appearance of advertisements for unsafe products; stresses that such an opinion should be accompanied by a thorough assessment of the impact of such provisions, including potential costs for online marketplaces;
Amendment 253 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the fact that the European standardisation programme for 2020 addresses the challenges emerging within the Digital Single Market, such as AI, IoT, protection of data, including health data, cybersecurity and automated mobility; asks the Commission to defsupport the process of shapineg standards allowing the deployment of interoperable technologies to provide for safe EU-wide emerging technologies;
Amendment 33 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, although poverty rates among women vary considerably from one Member State to another, the risk of poverty in the risk groups to which older women, single women and single mothers, homosexual, bisexual and transgender womenlong-term unemployed and inactive women, immigrant women, women from ethnic minorities and women with disabilities belong is the same;
Amendment 61 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that female poverty is a multifaceted problem directly influenced by unequal access to property, career breaks due to the raising and care of children, caring for sick and dependent persons, and segregation in education and, subsequently, in the labour marketgender pay gap and longer life expectancy of women and occupation of lower paid positions, which means that women account for the largest share of low-paid workers;
Amendment 4 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
Amendment 8 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
— having regard to its resolution of 13 February 2019 on experiencing a backlash in women’s rights and gender equality in the EU10, _________________ 10 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2019)0111. The above-mentioned EP resolution refers to SRHRs, which, according to the Beijing Platform, are regulated and defined at Member State level, as confirmed by the EU Treaties themselves.
Amendment 23 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25
Citation 25
— having regard to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, as well as the declarations adopted in the framework of the UN Summits Beijing +5, Beijing +10, Beijing +15 and Beijing +20,
Amendment 29 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 27
Citation 27
— having regard to the Commission communication of 5 March 2020 entitled ‘ A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025’ (COM(2020)0152), which must be interpreted with due regard for national competences and the specific circumstances of each Member State,
Amendment 54 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU has adopted important legislation and provided key impulses to achieving gender equality; whereas, however, these efforts have slowed down in recent years, while movements opposing gender equality policies and women’s rightsthat take a different perspective on the concept of gender equality have flourished; whereas these movements are attempting to influence national and European policies;
Amendment 124 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas access to comprehensive and age-appropriate information, and to sex and relationship education, as well as access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, are essential to achieving gender equality; whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights are the exclusive competence of the Member States;
Amendment 162 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomAcknowledges the adoption of the Commission communication entitled ‘A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025’, delivered on time within the first 100 days of the new Commission, as a strong sign for political engagement with European gender equality policies and as a decisive, clear and ambitious policy framework to counter attacks on women’s rights and gender equality; underlines the importance of the chosen dual approach, consisting of targeted measures and the consistent application of gender mainstreaming and intersectionality as cross-cutting principles, and welcomes the strong link between the areas of work and the elimination of stereotypes, gender biases and discrimination;
Amendment 200 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the Commission’s plan to continue pushing for the EU-wide ratification ofencouraging the Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention; underlines, in this context, the need for specific measures to address the existing disparities between Member States; draws attention, however, to the fact that several attempts to convince reluctant Member States have already failed; warmly welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s intention to propose measures in 2021 to achieve the objectives of the Istanbul Convention if the EU’s accession remains blocked, given that these actions will respect the principles of the EU Treaties, i.e. the principle of subsidiarity referred to in Article 5(3) TEU, the principle of proportionality referred to in Article 5(4) TEU, the principle of respect for the equality and national identity of the Member States referred to in Article 4(2) TEU; calls for preparatory actions for the launch of additional legally binding measures to eliminate violence against women; very much welcomes the planned extension of definitions of areas of particularly serious crime under Article 83(1) of the TFEU, but calls for the inclusion of all forms of gender-based violence, in order to take a proactive approach and lay the groundwork for an EU directive on this issue;
Amendment 392 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates the need for a regular exchange between Member States and the Commission on gender aspects in health, including guidelines for comprehensive sex and relationship education, and gender- sensitive responses to epidemics and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR); calls on the Commission to include SRHR; calls on the Commission to include SRHR, to be understood in a manner consistent with the reservations concerning definitions set out in the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action and the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action, in its next EU Health Strategy, and to support Member States in providing high-quality and low- threshold access to healthcare services;
Amendment 408 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Demands support for women’s rights defenders and women’s rights organisations in the EU and worldwide; calls for continuous monitoring of the state of play in relation to women’s rights and disinformation on gender equality policies in all Member States and for an alarm system to highlight regression; calls on the Commission to support studies analysing the impact of attacks and disinformation campaigns on women’s rights and gender equality, and calls on the Commission to analyse their root causes, developing fact checks and counter-narratives;
Amendment 427 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to ensuring the inclusion of a specific chapter on trade and gender equality in the modernised Association Agreement with Chile, and to promoting and supporting the inclusion of such chapters in all further EU trade and investment agreements; whereas such clauses will explicitly recall the wording of Article 8 TFEU and will speak of equal treatment between men and women in the usual sense of the word, without omitting either of the above-mentioned genders;
Amendment 21 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
Amendment 41 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality between women and men is a fundamental value and an objective of the EU; whereas gender-based violence is an extreme form of discrimination against women and one of the biggest obstacles to achieving gender equality between women and men ;
Amendment 44 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality is a fundamental value and an objective of the EU; whereas gender-based violenceviolence based on sex is an extreme form of discrimination against women and one of the biggest obstacles to achieving gender equality;
Amendment 51 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in spite of numerous instances of formal recognition and progress having been made on gender equality, between women and men, they do not enjoy the same rights in practice and social, economic and cultural inequalities persist;
Amendment 60 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas intimate partner violence refers to any act of physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence that occurs between former or current spouses or partners, whether or not the perpetrator shares or has shared a residence with the victim; whereas intimate partner violence is one of the most prevalent forms of gender-based violenceviolence based on sex, with an estimated 22 % of women having experienced physical and/or sexual violence, and 43 % having experienced psychological violence by their partner6 ; whereas women and children are disproportionately affected by this type of violence; whereas domestic violence is a serious and often hidden social problem that can cause systematic physical and psychological trauma with serious consequences for the victims, as the perpetrator is a person the victim should be able to trust; _________________ 6FRA report of 3 March 2014 entitled ‘Violence against women: an EU-wide survey’.
Amendment 73 #
2019/2166(INI)
D. whereas the lockdown and social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic have been associated with an exponential increase in the prevalence and intensity of intimate partner violence cases in many Member States, resulting from forced confinement within the home and making it difficult for women to access effective protection and support; whereas in spite of the prevalence of the phenomenon, intimate partner violence against women remains under-reported in the EU and there is a significant lack of comprehensive data in this regard;
Amendment 97 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, in order to address the issue of the eradication of gender-based violenceviolence based on sex, it is necessary to rely on consistent and comparable administrative data, based on a robust and coordinated framework of data collection; whereas the current available data collected by the Member States’ law enforcement and justice authorities fail to reflect the full extent of intimate partner violence, as most Member States neither collect gender- sex-segregated comparable data on gender- based violenceviolence based on sex nor do they recognise intimate partner violence as a specific offence;
Amendment 216 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Strongly recommends that Member States establish specialised courts and judicial offices, as well as appropriate laws, training, procedures and guidelines for all professionals dealing with the victims, including raising awareness of gender-based violenceviolence based on sex, in order to avoid discrepancies between judicial decisions and discrimination or secondary victimisation during judicial, medical and police proceedings, ensuring that children and women are duly heard and their protection is given priority; emphasises the need to strengthen dedicated judicial offices and child and female victim- friendly justice, limiting the excessive discretionary powers of practitioners and establishing checks on child custody procedures by qualified professional figures;
Amendment 248 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide quality, gender- sex- segregated and comparable EU-wide data on the prevalence, causes, consequences and management of intimate partner violence and custody rights, making full use of the capacity and expertise of the EIGE;
Amendment 265 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Expresses its concern about the fact that discriminatory gender biasbias against women often leads to a lack of trust in women, in particular concerning presumed false allegations of child abuse and of domestic violence;
Amendment 19 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Therefore, in order to ensure that support can be granted to farmers and other beneficiaries from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in 2021, the Union should continue to grant such support for onetwo more years under the conditions of the existing legal framework, which covers the period 2014 to 2020. The existing legal framework is laid down in particular in Regulations (EU) No 1303/20137 , (EU) No 1305/20138 , (EU) No 1306/20139 , (EU) No 1307/201310 , (EU) No 1308/201311 , (EU) No 228/201312 and (EU) No 229/201313 of the European Parliament and of the Council. In addition, to facilitate the transition from existing support schemes to the new legal framework which covers the period starting on 1 Januarya transition period of two years should be introduced until December 31 2022, rules should be laid down to regulate how certain support granted on a multiannual basis will be integrated into the new legal framework. __________________ 7Regulation (EU) No1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320). 8Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487). 9Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549). 10Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608). 11Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671). 12Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 23). 13Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 41).
Amendment 22 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In light of the fact that the Union should continue to support rural development in 2021, Member States, that demonstrate the risk to run out of funds and not to be able to undertake new legal commitments in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, should have the possibility to extend their rural development programmes or certain of their regional rural development programmes supported by the EAFRD to 31 December 20212 and to finance those extended programmes from the corresponding budget allocation for the year 2021 and 2022. The extended programmes should aim at maintaining at least the same overall level of environment and climate ambition.
Amendment 24 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Since certain Member States may still have funds provided by the Union in previous years, Member States should also have the possibility not to extend their rural development programmes or not to extend certain of their regional rural development programmes. Those Member States should have the possibility to transfer the EAFRD budget allocation for 2021 and 2022 or the part of the EAFRD budget allocation corresponding to the regional rural development programmes that have not been extended, to the financial allocations for the years 20223 to 2025, in accordance with the Council Regulation (EU) …/…[Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027]14 . __________________ 14 Regulation MFF OJ L , , p. .
Amendment 26 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to allow the Commission to provide the necessary financial planning and the corresponding adjustments of the annual breakdowns of the Union support set out in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, Member States should inform the Commission soon after the entry into force of this Regulation whether they decide to extend their rural development programmes and, in case of regional rural development programmes, which of those programmes they decide to extend, and consequently which corresponding amount of the budget allocation for 2021 and 2022 is not to be transferred to the following years.
Amendment 27 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 lays down common rules applicable to the EAFRD and some other Funds, which operate under a common framework. That Regulation should continue to apply to programmes supported by the EAFRD for the 2014–2020 programming period as well as to those programmes supported by the EAFRD for which Member States decide to extend that period to 31 December 20212. For those Member States, the Partnership Agreement drawn up for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 should continue to be used as a strategic document by Member States and the Commission with regard to the implementation of support granted by the EAFRD for the programming year 2021.
Amendment 29 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council15 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/201416 provide that expenditure for certain long-term commitments undertaken pursuant to certain regulations that granted support for rural development before Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 should continue to be paid by the EAFRD in the 2014-2020 programming period under certain conditions. That expenditure should also continue to be eligible for the duration of their respective legal commitment under the same conditions in the programming year 2021 and 2022. For reasons of legal clarity and certainty, it also should be clarified that the legal commitments undertaken under measures that correspond to measures of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 to which the integrated administration and control system applies, should be subject to this integrated administration and control system and that payments related to these legal commitments have to be made within the period from 1 December to 30 June of the following calendar year. __________________ 15 Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down certain transitional provisions on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), amending Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards resources and their distribution in respect of the year 2014 and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards their application in the year 2014 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 865). 16Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and introducing transitional provisions (OJ L 227, 31.7.2014, p. 1).
Amendment 32 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In light of the fact that the CAP Strategic Plans to be prepared by Member States in accordance with the new legal framework are to be applicable as of 1 January 20223, transitional rules should be laid down to regulate the transition from existing support schemes to the new legal framework, in particular Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council18 [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation]. __________________ 18Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council [CAP Strategic Plan] (OJ L …, …, p. …).
Amendment 36 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) With the view to ensuring continuity as regards the aid schemes in the fruit and vegetable sector, wine sector and the apiculture sector, rules need to be laid down that allow those aid schemes to continue to be implemented until the end of their respective programming periods. For this period certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 should therefore continue to apply in relation to expenditure incurred and payments made for operations implemented pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 after 31 December 20212 and until the end of those aid schemes.
Amendment 39 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The EAFRD should be able to support Community-led local development set up in accordance with the new rules laid down by Regulation (EU) XXXX/XXXX [New CPR]. However, in order to avoid unspent funds for Community-led local development in the programming year 2021 and 2022, Member States that decide to extend their rural development programmes to 31 December 2021 and that also make use of the possibility to transfer amounts from direct payments to rural development, should be able to apply the 5% minimum allocation for Community-led local development only to the EAFRD contribution to the rural development extended to 31 December 20212 calculated before the transfer of amounts from direct payment has been done.
Amendment 42 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure continuity in the transitional period, the reserve for crises in the agricultural sector should be maintained for 2021, 2022 and the relevant amount of the reserve for 2021 and 2022 should be included.
Amendment 44 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) As regards prefinancing arrangements from the EAFRD, it should be made clear that where Member States decide to extend the 2014–2020 period to 31 December 20212, this should not lead to any additional prefinancing granted for the programmes concerned.
Amendment 47 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 currently only provides for a notification obligation for Member States as regards their decisions and the estimated product related to the reduction of the part of the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer for a given calendar year exceeding EUR 150 000 for the years 2015 to 2020. With a view to ensuring a continuation of the existing system, Member States should also notify their decisions and the estimated product of reduction for calendar year 2021 and 2022.
Amendment 49 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 allows Member States to transfer funds between direct payments and rural development as regards calendar years 2014 to 2020. In order to ensure that Member States may keep their own strategy, the flexibility between pillars should be made available also for calendar year 20212 (i.e. financial year 20223).
Amendment 51 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to allow the Commission to be able to set the budgetary ceilings in accordance with Articles 22(1), 36(4), 42(2), 47(3), 49(2), 51(4) and 53(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, it is necessary that Member States notify their decisions on financial allocations by scheme for calendar year 2021 and 2022 by 1 August 2020 and 2021.
Amendment 54 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In accordance with the current legal framework, Member States notified in 2014 their decisions up to calendar year 2020, on the division of the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme between the regions and the possible annual progressive modifications for the period covered by Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013. It is necessary that Member States also notify those decisions for calendar year 2021 and 2022.
Amendment 60 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 provides for the annual progressive modifications in the value of the payment entitlements allocated from the reserve to reflect the annual steps of the national ceiling set in Annex II to that Regulation, reflecting a “multiannual” management of the reserve. Those rules should be adapted so to reflect that it is possible to amend both the value of all allocated entitlements and of the reserve to adjust to a change in the amount in that Annex II between two years. Moreover, in some Member States not having reached a flat rate by 2019, internal convergence is implemented on an annual basis. For calendar years 2020, 2021 and 2021,2 only the value of the payment entitlement of the current year needs to be determined in the year of allocation. The unit value of entitlements to be allocated from the reserve in a given year should be calculated after possible adjustment of the reserve in accordance with Article 22(5) of that Regulation. In any subsequent year, the value of the payment entitlements allocated from the reserve should be adapted in accordance with that Article 22(5).
Amendment 62 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 provides the application of the single area payment scheme (SAPS) until 31 December 2020. The CAP Strategic Plan Regulation (EU) …/… [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] allows Member States to implement a basic income support with the same modalities, i.e. without the allocation of payment entitlements based on historic references. Therefore, it is appropriate to allow the prolongation of SAPS in 2021 and 2022.
Amendment 68 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) Irrespective of the date of adoption of the proposal for a Council Regulation determining the multiannual financial frame work for the years 2021–2027 and related to it the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council [regulation on the plan Strategic CAP] and publication date in the Official Journal of The European Union, a transitional period of two years, until December 31, 2022.
Amendment 70 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For programmes supported by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), Member States that risk, due to the lack of financial resources, not to be able to undertake new legal commitments in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, may extend the period laid down in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 to 31 December 20212.
Amendment 73 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States that decide to make use of the possibility provided in the first subparagraph shall notify the Commission of their decision within 10 days after the entry into force of this Regulation. Where Member States have submitted a set of regional programmes in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, that notification shall also contain information on which of the regional programmes are to be extended and on the corresponding budgetary allocation within the annual breakdown for the year 2021 and 2022 as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.
Amendment 78 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The notification referred to in the second subparagraph shall be without prejudice to the need to submit a request to amend a rural development programme for the year 2021 and 2022 as referred to in Article 11(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. Such an amendment shall aim at maintaining at least the same overall level of the EAFRD expenditure for the measures referred to in Article 59(6) of that Regulation.
Amendment 80 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For Member States that do not decide to make use of the possibility provided in paragraph 1 of this Article, Article [8] of Regulation (EU) …/…[Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027] shall apply to the allocation not used for the year 2021 and 2022 as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.
Amendment 82 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where a Member State decides to make use of the possibility provided in paragraph 1 only with regard to certain regional programmes, the allocation referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be the amount set out for that Member State for 2021 and 2022 in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 minus the budgetary allocations notified in accordance with the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 for the regional programmes that are extended.
Amendment 86 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. For programmes for which Member States decide to extend the 2014–2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, the references to time periods or deadlines in Articles 50(1), 51(1), 57(2), 65(2) and (4), and the first paragraph of Article 76 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall be extended for onetwo years.
Amendment 88 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. For Member States that decide to extend the 2014–2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, the Partnership Agreement drawn up for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall continue to be used as a strategic document by Member States and the Commission with regard to the implementation of support granted by the EAFRD for the years 2021 and 2022.
Amendment 90 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
Eligibility of certain types of expenditure in 2021 and 2022
Amendment 92 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Without prejudice to Article 65(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, to Article 2(2) of this Regulation and to Article 38 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, the expenditure referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 and in Article 16 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014 shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution from the 2021 and 2022 allocation for programmes supported by the EAFRD for which Member States decide to extend the 2014–2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, subject to the following conditions:
Amendment 94 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) such expenditure is provided for in the respective rural development programmes for 2021 and 2022;
Amendment 96 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title I – chapter II – title
Title I – chapter II – title
Amendment 97 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
For programmes supported by the EAFRD in the 2014–2020 period and for the programmes for which Member States decide to extend the 2014-2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, the EAFRD may support mono or multi-funded community-led local development in accordance with Articles 25 to 28 of Regulation (EU) [NEW CPR].
Amendment 101 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) such expenditure is provided for in the respective CAP Strategic Plan for 2022- 2027 in accordance with Regulation (EU) [CAP Plan Regulation] and complies with Regulation (EU) [HzR];
Amendment 103 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The first subparagraph shall also apply to legal commitments to beneficiaries undertaken under corresponding measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, which are receiving support under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.
Amendment 104 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Expenditure relating to legal commitments to beneficiaries incurred under the multiannual measures referred to in Articles 16, 22, 27, 28, 29, 33 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and expenditure relating to legal commitments for a time period going beyond 1 January 2024, or beyond 1 January 2025 in Member States that have decided to extend the 2014-2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, under Articles 14 to, Article 15, Article 17, Article 18, points (a) and (b) of Article 19(1), Article 20, Articles 223 to 276, 35, 38, 39 and 39a of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and under Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution in the period 2022-2027 covered by the CAP Strategic Plan, subject to the following conditions :
Amendment 106 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) such expenditure is provided for in the respective CAP Strategic Plan for 2022-2027 in accordance with Regulation (EU) [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] and complies with Regulation (EU) [HzR];
Amendment 108 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the EAFRD contribution rate of the corresponding intervention set in the CAP Strategic Plan in accordance with Regulation (EU) [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation], applies;
Amendment 110 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The work programmes to support the olive oil and table olives sector referred to in Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, drawn up for the period running from 1 April 2018 until 31 March 2021, shall be extended and shall end on 31 December 20212. The relevant producer organisations recognised under Article 152 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the relevant associations of producer organisations recognised under Article 156 of that Regulation and the relevant interbranch organisations recognised under Article 157 of that Regulation shall modify their work programmes to take account of this extension. The modified work programmes shall be notified to the Commission by 31 December 2020.
Amendment 112 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b and point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b and point b a (new)
(b) be replaced by a new operational programme approved under Regulation (EU) [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation]. or (ba) continue to operate until its end under the conditions applicable on the basis of the provisions in force on the date of its approval.
Amendment 116 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The support programmes in the wine sector referred to in Article 40 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall end on 15 October 2023. Articles 39 to 54 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall continue to apply after 31 December 20212 as regards expenditure incurred and payments made for operations implemented pursuant to that Regulation before 16 October 2023 within the aid scheme referred to in Articles 39 to 52 of that Regulation.
Amendment 118 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The national programmes in the apiculture sector referred to in Article 55 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall end on 31 July 2022. Articles 55, 56 and 57 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall continue to apply after 31 December 20212 as regards expenditure incurred and payments made for operations implemented pursuant to that Regulation before 1 August 2022 within the aid scheme referred to in Article 55 of that Regulation.
Amendment 121 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. With regard to the aid schemes referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article, Articles 7(3), 9, 21, 43, 51, 52, 54, 59, 67, 68, 70 to 75, 77, 91 to 97, 99, 100, 102(2), 110 and 111 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and the relevant provisions of delegated and implementing acts related to those Articles shall continue to apply after 31 December 20212 in relation to expenditure incurred and payments made for operations implemented pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 after that date and until the end of the aid schemes referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article.
Amendment 126 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a
For new commitments to be undertaken from 2021 Member States shall determine a shorter period of one to threefive years in their rural development programmes. If Member States provide for an annual extension of commitments after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the first subparagraph, from 2021 the extension shall not go beyond one year. As from 2021, for new commitments directly following a commitment performed in the initial period, Member States shall determine a period of one year to five years in their rural development programmes.;
Amendment 129 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a
For new commitments to be undertaken from 2021, Member States shall determine a shorter period of one to threfive years in their rural development programmes. If Member States provide for an annual extension for the maintenance of organic farming after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the first subparagraph, from 2021 the extension shall not go beyond one year. As from 2021, for new commitments concerning maintenance that directly follow the commitment performed in the initial period, Member States shall determine a period of one to five years in their rural development programmes.;
Amendment 133 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 51 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 51 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(5a) in Article 51, after paragraph 2 the following paragraph is inserted: ‘2a. In transitional period of the 2021 year, the Member States may finance tasks related to implementation of EAGF measures concerning the programming period 2021-2027 by EAFRD technical assistance of the programming period 2014-2020.’
Amendment 136 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a
Without prejudice to paragraphs 5, 6 and 7, the total amount of Union support for rural development under this Regulation for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 20212 shall be maximum EUR 11 258 707 816, in current prices, in accordance with the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027.;
Amendment 153 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new) – point a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new) – point a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
(10a) Article 37 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. Member States applying the single area payment scheme in accordance with Article 36 may decide to grant transitional national aid in the period 2015-2020.1.’
Amendment 156 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new) – point b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new) – point b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 37 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 4 – indent 6
Article 37 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 4 – indent 6