Activities of Traian BĂSESCU
Plenary speeches (54)
Situation in Moldova (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Situation in Kashmir (debate)
Importance of European remembrance for the future of Europe (debate)
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance (debate)
The Turkish military operation in northeast Syria and its consequences (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Situation in the hotspots on the Greek islands, in particular the case of Moria (debate)
Eastern neighbourhood developments (debate)
Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Romanian revolution of December 1989 (debate)
Violent crackdown on recent protests in Iran (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Situation in Iran and Iraq following recent escalations (debate)
Annual report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy - Annual report on the implementation of the common security and defence policy (debate)
Institutions and bodies in the Economic and Monetary Union: Preventing post-public employment conflicts of interest (debate)
Urgent humanitarian situation on Greek Islands, especially of children - ensuring protection, relocation and family reunification (debate)
EU strategy for mobility and transport: measures needed until 2030 and beyond (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Commission Work Programme 2020 (debate)
Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
The current security situation in Syria (debate)
Preparation of the Extraordinary European Council Meeting of 20 February 2020 on the Multiannual Financial Framework (debate)
Humanitarian situation of refugees at EU external borders (debate)
Farm to Fork Strategy - the key role of farmers and rural areas (debate)
Migration situation at the Greek-Turkish border and the EU's common response to it (debate)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 June 2020 - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (debate)
The resumption of hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan in relation to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict (debate)
State of the Energy Union (debate)
Recent developments in the Eastern Partnership (debate)
EU global strategy on COVID-19 vaccinations (debate)
Inauguration of the new President of the United States and the current political situation (debate)
Mitigating the consequences of earthquakes in Croatia (debate)
Visit of the VPC/HR to Russia in the light of the recent crackdown on protestors and the opposition (debate)
EU Association Agreement with Ukraine (continuation of debate)
The state of play of the EU’s COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy (debate)
Digital Green Certificate - Union citizens - Digital Green Certificate - third country nationals - The accessibility and affordability of Covid-testing (debate)
Russia, the case of Alexei Navalny, military build-up on Ukraine's border and Russian attack in the Czech Republic (debate)
The Commission’s 2020 rule of law report (debate)
Presentation of the Fit for 55 package after the publication of the IPCC report (debate)
Situation in Afghanistan (debate)
Direction of EU-Russia political relations (debate)
The future of EU-US relations (debate)
European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty (debate)
Climate, Energy and Environmental State aid guidelines (“CEEAG”) (debate)
Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine (debate)
Situation in Kazakhstan
EU-Russia relations, European security and Russia’s military threat against Ukraine (debate)
State of play of the EU-Moldova cooperation (debate)
Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)
Countering the anti-European and anti-Ukrainian propaganda of Putin’s European cronies (topical debate)
Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit (debate)
Return of Romanian national treasure illegally appropriated by Russia (debate)
Institutional motions (77)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the 80th anniversary of the start of the Second World War and the importance of European remembrance for the future of Europe
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the importance of European remembrance for the future of Europe
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Romanian revolution of December 1989
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID-19 crisis
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the arrest of Alexei Navalny
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the arrest of Aleksei Navalny
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia, the case of Alexei Navalny, the military build-up on Ukraine’s border and the Russian attack in the Czech Republic
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia, the case of Alexei Navalny, the military build-up on Ukraine’s border and Russian attacks in the Czech Republic
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the systematic repression in Belarus and its consequences for European security following abductions from an EU civilian plane intercepted by the Belarusian authorities
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the systematic repression in Belarus and its consequences for European security following the abductions from an EU civilian plane intercepted by Belarusian authorities
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Belarus after one year of protests and their violent repression
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Belarus after one year of protests and their violent repression
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia: the case of human rights organisation Memorial
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia: the case of human rights organisation Memorial
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Kazakhstan
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Kazakhstan
on the Russian aggression against Ukraine
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022, including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022, including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on reports of continued organ harvesting in China
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on continuous crackdown of political opposition in Cambodia
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the State of play on the EU-Moldova cooperation
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Osman Kavala in Turkey
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the reports of continued organ harvesting in China
the State of play on the EU-Moldova cooperation
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the continuous crackdown of political opposition in Cambodia
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Osman Kavala in Turkey
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the prosecution of opposition and detention of trade union leaders in Belarus
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the prosecution of the opposition and the detention of trade union leaders in Belarus
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on violations of media freedom and safety of journalists in Georgia
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the instrumentalisation of justice as a repressive tool in Nicaragua
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, including the Xinjiang police files
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, including the Xinjiang police files
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on violations of media freedom and the safety of journalists in Georgia
on the instrumentalisation of justice as a repressive tool in Nicaragua
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the arrest of Cardinal Zen and the trustees of the 612 relief fund in Hong Kong
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of indigenous and environmental defenders in Brazil, including the killing of Dom Philips and Bruno Pereira
on the arrest of Cardinal Zen and the trustees of the 612 relief fund in Hong Kong
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on violations of human rights in Uganda and Tanzania linked to the investments in fossil fuels projects
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on human rights violations in the context of forced deportation of Ukrainian civilians to and forced adoption of Ukrainian children in Russia
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on violations of human rights in Uganda and Tanzania linked to investments in fossil fuels projects
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on human rights violations in the context of the forced deportation of Ukrainian civilians to and the forced adoption of Ukrainian children in Russia
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Media freedom crackdown in Myanmar, notably the cases of Htet Htet Khine, Sithu Aung Myint and Nyein Nyein Aye
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the recent humanitarian and human rights situation in Tigray, Ethiopia, notably that of children
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of human rights in Haiti in particular related to gang violence
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on one year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine
on one year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on one year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the challenges facing the Republic of Moldova
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the challenges facing the Republic of Moldova
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the sustainable reconstruction and integration of Ukraine into the Euro-Atlantic community
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the sustainable reconstruction and integration of Ukraine into the Euro-Atlantic community
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on taking stock of Moldova’s path to the EU
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on taking stock of Moldova’s path to the EU
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on 30 years of Copenhagen criteria - giving further impetus to EU enlargement policy
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on 30 years of Copenhagen criteria - giving further impetus to EU enlargement policy
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need for unwavering support for Ukraine, after two years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need for unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after two years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the return of Romanian national treasure illegally appropriated by Russia
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the return of Romanian national treasure illegally appropriated by Russia
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the attempts to reintroduce a foreign agent law in Georgia and its restrictions on civil society
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on attempts to reintroduce a foreign agent law in Georgia and its restrictions on civil society
Oral questions (4)
Water crisis in Bulgaria
Waiver of patent protection to speed up vaccine production in the EU
Timetable and vote for the accession of Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia to the Schengen Area
Medicine shortages and strategic healthcare autonomy in the EU
Written questions (41)
Instruments to promote support for direct pro-European measures in the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine
Cooperation and Verification Mechanism
Unaccompanied juvenile asylum-seekers
EU-Morocco readmission agreement
Enlargement process
Problems regarding the transposition of CVM recommendations into Romanian law
Reassessment of 2019 CVM Report on Romania
Abuse of office
Conflicts of interest
COVID-19 and state aid
Closer EU-NATO cooperation
Transport decarbonisation: From the motorway to the Rhine-Danube waterway
Textile recycling
Reducing food waste
Failings of CETA and presence of hormone-treated meat on the European market
Digital rights in the post-COVID world
EU space strategy
Moves to disband the Section for the Investigation of Offences in the Judiciary in Romania
Supporting European primary care systems
Managing excessive amounts of plastic waste following the introduction of new EU rules on shipments of plastic waste
Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Delegated Act on Climate Adaptation and Mitigation – risk of sustainable investment distortions in the EU aluminium value chain
Clarifications regarding discrimination between European citizens seeking employment in the UK
EU Strategy for the Danube and protecting the Danube Delta
SARS-CoV-2 treatment
Providing equal possibilities for the sequencing of coronavirus genomes in the Member States
Furan and methylfurans in food
Sodium nitrite
Take-up of EU funding by Romania
Cooperation and Verification Mechanism
Safety of the energy switch to hydrogen
Energy mix and long-term climate objectives
Preparing to address the risks arising from CBRN material
Respect for passenger rights as a condition for granting State aid in the aviation sector
EU strategy on combating trafficking in human beings 2021-2025
Enhancing Member States’ capacities to manage returns of illegal immigrants
Assessment of the Nord Stream 2 investment arbitration case against the EU based on the Energy Charter Treaty
Support for remembrance projects and the Platform of European Memory and Conscience
Commission action against adulterated honey
Policies to support families
The ratification of ILO Convention 189 by the EU Member States
Ensuring safety and health at work for domestic workers
Individual motions (1)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on banning the production of tea bags containing plastic
Amendments (516)
Amendment 8 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Subject to an assessment by the Commission carried out in the context of the regular monitoring of the impact of this Regulation and launched either following a duly substantiated request from a Member State or on the Commission’s own initiative, it is necessary to provide for the possibility to take any necessary measures for imports of any products falling under the scope of this Regulation which are adversely affecting the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products. There is a particularly precarious situation in the markets for cereals, oilseeds, poultry, eggs, and sugar and honey and that may harm Union agricultural producers if imports from Ukraine were to increase. It is appropriate to introduce an automatic safeguard for cereals, oilseeds, eggs, poultry, and sugar and honey products that is activated if quantities imported pursuant to this Regulation exceed the arithmetic mean of quantities in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Amendment 8 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Subject to an assessment by the Commission carried out in the context of the regular monitoring of the impact of this Regulation and launched either following a duly substantiated request from a Member State or on the Commission’s own initiative, it is necessary to provide for the possibility to take any necessary measures for imports of any products falling under the scope of this Regulation which are adversely affecting the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products. There is a particularly precarious situation in the markets for cereals, oilseeds, poultry, eggs, and sugar and honey and that may harm Union agricultural producers if imports from Ukraine were to increase. It is appropriate to introduce an automatic safeguard for cereals, oilseeds, eggs, poultry, and sugar and honey products that is activated if quantities imported pursuant to this Regulation exceed the arithmetic mean of quantities in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Amendment 18 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1
1. If a product covered by Article 1(1) or any other product originating in Ukraine is imported under conditions which adversely affect the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products, the Commission may impose any measure which is necessary by means of an implementing act. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 5(3).
Amendment 18 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1
1. If a product covered by Article 1(1) or any other product originating in Ukraine is imported under conditions which adversely affect the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products, the Commission may impose any measure which is necessary by means of an implementing act. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 5(3).
Amendment 24 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Subject to an assessment by the Commission carried out in the context of the regular monitoring of the impact of this Regulation and launched either following a duly substantiated request from a Member State or on the Commission’s own initiative, it is necessary to provide for the possibility to take any necessary measures for imports of any products falling under the scope of this Regulation which are adversely affecting the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products. There is a particularly precarious situation in the markets for cereals, oilseeds, poultry, eggs, and sugar and honey that may harm Union agricultural producers if imports from Ukraine were to increase. It is appropriate to introduce an automatic safeguard for cereals, oilseeds, eggs, poultry, and sugar and honey products that is activated if quantities imported pursuant to this Regulation exceed the arithmetic mean of quantities in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Amendment 26 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
7. If, during the period 6 June to 31 December 2024, cumulative import volumes of either common wheat, wheat flours, and pellets; barley, barley flour and pellets; oats; maize, maize flour and pellets; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry or sugar since 1 January 2024 reach the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021, 2022 and 2023, the Commission shall, within 210 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards established by Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/478:
Amendment 26 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
7. If, during the period 6 June to 31 December 2024, cumulative import volumes of either common wheat, wheat flours, and pellets; barley, barley flour and pellets; oats; maize, maize flour and pellets; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry or sugar since 1 January 2024 reach the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021, 2022 and 2023, the Commission shall, within 210 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards established by Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/478:
Amendment 31 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) reintroduce for that product the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b, until 31 December 2024 or in the case of sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; introduce a new tariff-rate quota based on the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021, 2022 and 2023, until 31 December 2024; and
Amendment 31 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) reintroduce for that product the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b, until 31 December 2024 or in the case of sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; introduce a new tariff-rate quota based on the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021, 2022 and 2023, until 31 December 2024; and
Amendment 33 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) introduce from 1 January 2025 either a tariff-rate quota equal to five twelfths of that arithmetic mean or the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b, whichever is highlower.
Amendment 33 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) introduce from 1 January 2025 either a tariff-rate quota equal to five twelfths of that arithmetic mean or the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b, whichever is highlower.
Amendment 39 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
If, during the period 1 January to 5 June 2025, cumulative import volumes of either common wheat, flours, and pellets; barley, flour and pellets; oats; maize, flour and pellets; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry or sugar for the period since 1 January 2025 reach five twelfths of the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded 2021, 2022 and 2023, the Commission shall, within 210 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards, reintroduce for that product the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b or in the case of sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; introduce a new tariff-rate quota based on the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Amendment 39 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
If, during the period 1 January to 5 June 2025, cumulative import volumes of either common wheat, flours, and pellets; barley, flour and pellets; oats; maize, flour and pellets; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry or sugar for the period since 1 January 2025 reach five twelfths of the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded 2021, 2022 and 2023, the Commission shall, within 210 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards, reintroduce for that product the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b or in the case of sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; introduce a new tariff-rate quota based on the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Amendment 45 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of this paragraph, the terms eggs, poultry and sugar refer to all products covered by the tariff-rate quotas in the Appendix to Annex I-A of the Association Agreement for, respectivelcommon wheat, flours, and pellet ; barley, flour and pellets; oats; maize, flour and pellets; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry and sugar refer to all products covered by the tariff-rate quotas in the Appendix to Annex I-A of the Association Agreement for, respectively, common wheat, wheat flours, and pellets; barley, barley flour and pellets; oats ; maize, maize flour and pellets; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey, eggs and albumins, poultry meat and poultry meat preparations, and sugars, and the arithmetic mean shall be calculated by dividing the sum of import volumes in 2021, 2022 and 2023 by twohree.
Amendment 45 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of this paragraph, the terms eggs, poultry and sugar refer to all products covered by the tariff-rate quotas in the Appendix to Annex I-A of the Association Agreement for, respectivelcommon wheat, flours, and pellet ; barley, flour and pellets; oats; maize, flour and pellets; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry and sugar refer to all products covered by the tariff-rate quotas in the Appendix to Annex I-A of the Association Agreement for, respectively, common wheat, wheat flours, and pellets; barley, barley flour and pellets; oats ; maize, maize flour and pellets; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey, eggs and albumins, poultry meat and poultry meat preparations, and sugars, and the arithmetic mean shall be calculated by dividing the sum of import volumes in 2021, 2022 and 2023 by twohree.
Amendment 46 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
If a product covered by Article 1(1) or any other product originating in Ukraine is imported under conditions which adversely affect the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products, the Commission may impose any measure which is necessary by means of an implementing act. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 5(3).
Amendment 48 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. If a product covered by Article 1(1) originating in Ukraine is imported in the EU or transit by the EU, the destination for all consignments of that product should be determined prior to entry into the EU by Ukrainian authorities. Furthermore, Ukrainian authorities should provide to the European Commission the necessary documentation certifying that those consignments reached their destination.
Amendment 48 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. If a product covered by Article 1(1) originating in Ukraine is imported in the EU or transit by the EU, the destination for all consignments of that product should be determined prior to entry into the EU by Ukrainian authorities. Furthermore, Ukrainian authorities should provide to the European Commission the necessary documentation certifying that those consignments reached their destination.
Amendment 60 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
If, during the period 6 June to 31 December 2024, cumulative import volumes of either eggs, poultry orcommon wheat, wheat flours, and pellets ; barley, barley flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, maize flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry, sugar since 1 January 2024 reach the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2022 and1, 2022, 2023, the Commission shall, within 210 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards established by Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/478:
Amendment 77 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) reintroduce for that product the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b, until 31 December 2024 or in the case of sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; introduce a new tariff-rate quota based on the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021, 2022 and 2023, until 31 December 2024; and
Amendment 83 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) introduce from 1 January 2025 either a tariff-rate quota equal to five twelfths of that arithmetic mean or the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b, whichever is highlower.
Amendment 89 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
If, during the period 1 January to 5 June 2025, cumulative import volumes of either eggs, poultry orcommon wheat, flours, and pellets ; barley, flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry, sugar for the period since 1 January 2025 reach five twelfths of the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded 2021, 2022 and 2023, the Commission shall, within 210 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards, reintroduce for that product the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1) or in the case of sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; introduce a new tariff-rate quota based on the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021, 2022 and 2023, point b.
Amendment 104 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of this paragraph, the terms eggs, poultry andcommon wheat, flours, and pellets ; barley, flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry, sugar, refer to all products covered by the tariff-rate quotas in the Appendix to Annex I-A of the Association Agreement for, respectively, common wheat, wheat flours, and pellets ; barley, barley flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, maize flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey, eggs and albumins, poultry meat and poultry meat preparations, and sugars, and the arithmetic mean shall be calculated by dividing the sum of import volumes in 2021, 2022 and 2023 by twohree.
Amendment 123 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. If a product covered by Article 1(1) originating in Ukraine is imported in the EU or transit by the EU, the destination for all consignments of that product should be determined prior to entry into the EU by Ukrainian authorities. Furthermore, Ukrainian authorities should provide to the European Commission the necessary documentation certifying that those consignments reached their destination.
Amendment 153 #
2023/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stands united with Ukraine and resolutely condemns Russia’s illegal war of aggression; deplores the global consequences of Russia’s illegal war of aggression, which is undermining European and global security and stability and hitting countries and vulnerable societies around the world through increased energy prices and food shortages, and which also grossly violates international law and the principles of the UN Charter and undermines European and global security and stability;
Amendment 182 #
2023/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the setting up of the Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) and its role in enhancing the military effectiveness of Ukraine’s armed forces so they can defend their territorial integrity within Ukraine’s internationally recognised borders and allow the country to effectively exercise its sovereignty and protection of civilians;
Amendment 185 #
2023/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Commends the flexibility and adaptability of the European Union Advisory Mission in Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine) in implementing its revised mandate of support for the investigation and prosecution of international crimes committed in the context of Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine, in difficult conditions; calls on the EU to ensure it can operate with the adequate financial, logistical and human means to meet Ukraine’s needs;
Amendment 196 #
2023/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the EU’s concrete support to Ukraine through the ‘three ammunition tracks’; urges faster delivery of ammunition from Member States’ existing stocks through the EPF; calls for the joint procurement of ammunition for Ukraine to be sped up and stresses the need to ramp up the third track and ensure the effective implementation of the Act in Support of Ammunition Production; further stresses that concrete steps should be taken towards Ukraine’s integration in EU defence policies and programmes during the EU membership process, building on the existing agreement with the European Defence Agency (EDA) and as a beneficiary of the European defence industry reinforcement through common procurement act (EDIRPA); calls on the European External Action Service to come forward with a plan for a sustainable and long-term package of security commitments for Ukraine that is complementary to ensuring the increasing security requirements of the European Union;
Amendment 204 #
2023/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the outcome of the NATO Vilnius Summit that clearly confirms Ukraine’s future is in the alliance; welcomes the Summit’s support package for Ukraine and the establishment of the NATO-Ukraine Council that will prepare Ukraine for NATO membership;
Amendment 291 #
2023/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the importance of adequate, flexible and sustainable funding for all security and defence programs and initiatives, including the CFSP budget and the EPF; calls for a substantive increase of funding for the CFSP budget, including a dedicated CFSP budget line establishing a civilian support facility to provide partner countries with equipment and services to enhance their civilian capabilities; calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the resources allocated to security and defence both in the mid-term review of the current multiannual financial framework and in the next multiannual financial framework; further calls on Member States to amend the EPF financing process to ensure adequate and sustainable support for partners, allies and CSDP operations;
Amendment 364 #
2023/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that the security of the Union also entails securing EU candidate and potential candidate countries and its near neighbourhood against all interference, including economic interference, by non-democratic third countries with diverging interests to the Union, or by their representatives (companies, organisations or individuals), and calls for the use of all forms of dialogue and existing instruments, including financial ones, with partner countries to achieve that objective; calls, likewise, for the strengthening of partners’ involvement in Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) projects in the field of security and defence;
Amendment 387 #
2023/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the deployment of the EU CSDP Partnership Mission in the Republic of Moldova, the first ever CSDP civilian mission dedicated to strengthening the resilience of Moldova’s security sector in crisis management and countering hybrid threats (EUPM Moldova); Uunderlines the importance of this innovative CSDP Mission and calls on the Member States to provide the expertise and capabilities necessary for the mission to support Moldova in the face of Russia’s use of hybrid warfare;
Amendment 432 #
2023/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Emphasises that the EU must further develop its own capabilities in all domains to protect the sovereignty of all Member States while enhancing its security and defence cooperation with partners across the globe, and in particular with EU candidate and accession countries and the Eastern Neighbourhood partner states;
Amendment 93 #
2023/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Ukraine Facility should be underpinned by a coherent and prioritised plan for reconstruction (the ‘Ukraine Plan’), prepared by the Government of Ukraine in close cooperation with the European Commission, providing a structured and predictable framework for the recovery, reconstruction and modernisation of Ukraine, clearly articulated with Union accession requirements.
Amendment 123 #
2023/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) Ukraine needs to make a clear commitment to becoming a European democracy and to protection and respect for the rights of minorities, including the right to maintain one's customs and culture of origin and to be educated in one's mother tongue at all levels of studies.
Amendment 153 #
2023/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) The support under the Facility should be made available under the precondition that Ukraine continues to respect effective democratic mechanisms and institutions, including a multi-party parliamentary system, and the rule of law, and to guarantee respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, including the right of minorities to be taught in their mother tongue throughout their schooling and education.
Amendment 9 #
2022/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
— having regard to UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) of 10 June 1999, to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion of 22 July 2010 on the accordance with international law of the unilateral declaration of independence in respect of Kosovo,* and to UN General Assembly Resolution 64/298 of 9 September 2010, which acknowledged the content of the ICJ opinion and welcomed the EU’s readiness to facilitate dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo, *This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
Amendment 12 #
2022/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
— having regard to the first agreement on principles governing the normalisation of relations between the governments of Serbia and Kosovo of 19 April 2013, to the agreements of 25 August 2015, and to the ongoing EU- facilitated dialogue for the normalisation of relations,
Amendment 14 #
2022/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
— having regard to the agreement on free movement between the governments of Serbia and Kosovo of 27 August 2022, and to the agreement on licence plates of 23 November 2022,
Amendment 49 #
2022/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Serbia is the biggest beneficiary of the EU’s pre-accession assistance in the Western Balkans, while the EU is the principal donor of financial assistance to Serbia;
Amendment 53 #
2022/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the EU is Serbia’s biggest trading partner;
Amendment 291 #
2022/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the significant representation of national minorities in the new parliamenttakes note of the presence of representatives of national minorities in parliament, while pointing out that not all minorities are represented and that there are still no reserved parliamentary seats for national minorities;
Amendment 300 #
2022/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on Serbia to ensure respect for the rights of national minorities, including access to education, information and religious services in minority languages, as well as adequate representation in the public administration, in line with relevant European standards;
Amendment 442 #
2022/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Recalls the substantial EU assistance provided to the countryat the EU is the largest provider of financial assistance to Serbia, in particular through the Instrument for Pre- Accession Assistance; urges the Serbian authorities to strengthen strategic communication and improve the visibility of EU funding; calls on the European Commission to continue to monitor closely the use of EU financial assistance by the Serbian authorities and other beneficiaries;
Amendment 2 #
2022/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
— having regard to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Kosovo*, of the other part1, which entered into force on 1 April 2016, *This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence. _________________ 1 OJ L 71, 16.3.2016, p. 3.
Amendment 15 #
2022/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
— having regard to the first agreement on principles governing the normalisation of relations between the governments of Serbia and Kosovo of 19 April 2013, to the agreements of 25 August 2015, and to the ongoing EU- facilitated dialogue for the normalisation of relations,
Amendment 17 #
2022/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
— having regard to the agreement on free movement between the governments of Serbia and Kosovo of 27 August 2022, and to the agreement on licence plates of 23 November 2022,
Amendment 69 #
2022/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 120 #
2022/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates its concern about Kosovo’s judiciary, which continues to be inefficient and vulnerable to undue interference; encourages the Kosovar authoritieso to improve the implementation of existing instruments to safeguard the independence of the justice system; welcomes the government’Kosovo's commitment to following the Venice Commission’s opinion on the concept paper on the vetting of judges and prosecutors, in close cooperation with the EU;
Amendment 127 #
2022/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the positive steps taken towards reforming Kosovo’sthe public administration and encourages the governmentKosovo to intensify its efforts to create a professional, depoliticised and citizen- oriented civil service;
Amendment 158 #
2022/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages the governmentKosovo to enhance its cooperation with civil society on decision- making; stresses the importance of increasing accountability and transparency in relation to public funding for civil society organisations;
Amendment 164 #
2022/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Deplores the many cases of femicide and gender-based and sexual violence; calls on the governmentKosovo to step up its efforts to combat domestic and gender- based violence and improve the protective and preventive measures in place;
Amendment 171 #
2022/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the government’s approval of a draft law amending and supplementing the Criminal Code, which introduces tougher penalties for domestic violence, sexual harassment and rape;
Amendment 204 #
2022/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Regrets the fact that the initiatives to involve the Serb community in Kosovo’s political, social and economic structures remain very limited; calls on the Government of Kosovo and the representatives of Kosovothe Serbs to commit to genuine dialogue in order to increase mutual trust;
Amendment 269 #
2022/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the governmentKosovo to improve the conditions for social dialogue and collective bargaining, and emphasises the importance of constructive and inclusive social dialogue in strengthening economic resilience and promoting social justice;
Amendment 272 #
2022/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Urges the governmentKosovo to ensure better access to healthcare services and to speed up its work on the introduction of a universal health coverage scheme;
Amendment 286 #
2022/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses the importance of taking action to address the climate and environment emergency by reducing fossil fuel dependency; urges the governmentKosovo to implement the climate change strategy and the associated action plan;
Amendment 292 #
2022/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Welcomes the Commission’s energy support package to help the Western Balkans overcome the energy crisis; calls on the Kosovar authoritieso to make the best use of this assistance in order to build a resilient and environmentally friendly energy system;
Amendment 9 #
2022/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
— having regard to the European Council conclusions of 30 May 2022 on Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia,
Amendment 11 #
2022/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
— having regard to the applications for EU membership submitted by Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, and the related favourable Commission opinions and Council conclusions of the European Council of 23-24 June 2022,
Amendment 83 #
2022/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas on 23 June 2022 the European Council granted candidate status to Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova and a clear European perspective to Georgia;
Amendment 168 #
2022/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) strengthen Member States’ commitment to enlargement by delivering on the EU’s obligations towards the Western Balkan countries, on the basis of merit;
Amendment 184 #
2022/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) avoid using unresolved bilateral disputes to block candidate countries’ accession processes, with an eye to resolving these as quickly as possible before accession;
Amendment 221 #
2022/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) accelerate the integration, on the basis of merit, of countries that demonstrate strategic orientation and unwavering commitment to EU-related reforms, democratic consolidation and foreign policy alignmentalignment of their foreign policies with the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), including when it comes to adopting and imposing sanctions;
Amendment 282 #
2022/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) recognise the threat created by Russia’s war of aggression by immediately granting EU candidate status to Ukraine and continuing to providstrengthen the political and technical support to Moldova andgranted to Georgia with a view to enabling them to reach this important milestoneit to become a candidate country as soon as possible, as a clear political signal of support to the people of theseat countries, and a means to accelerate internal reform processes;
Amendment 296 #
2022/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(qa) recognise the threat created by Russia’s war of aggression and immediately launch accession negotiations with Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova as soon as all the conditions set out in the Commission’s opinions on membership applications are fully met;
Amendment 315 #
2022/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) prioritise the European alignment process of accession countries, making this conditional upon alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy and EU trade policy, and continue accession negotiations with Serbia only if theat country aligns with and applies the EU sanctions against Russia;
Amendment 332 #
2022/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) formally suspend accession negotiations with Turkey, in accordance with the negotiating framework, until the country reengages more effectively with the EU and demonstrates clear and significant progress in EU-related reforms, while continuing partnership in essential areas of joint interest;
Amendment 357 #
2022/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
(va) include, among the conditions for granting EU candidate status, respect for and upholding of the rights of minorities to retain their culture and traditions, including by ensuring access to mother tongue education at all academic levels, and access to justice in their mother tongue; apply this condition retroactively to all candidate countries;
Amendment 367 #
2022/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point w a (new)
(wa) supplement the budget for the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III) to cover the financing requirements arising from the granting of candidate status to Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova and the accession perspective for Georgia; revise the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI – Global Europe) accordingly;
Amendment 432 #
2022/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af
Paragraph 1 – point af
(af) step up citizen participation and the involvement of civil society in the enlargement process and invest in the youth and intraregional mobility, including be offering broad access to Erasmus+ and other mobility programmes for young academics, specialists and researchers from candidate countries;
Amendment 442 #
2022/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ag
Paragraph 1 – point ag
(ag) advance energy efficiency, connectivity and the transition to renewable energies, increasing the diversification and security of energy supply by connecting candidate countries to the European energy transmission network and to the gas and crude oil distribution networks;
Amendment 5 #
2022/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
— having regard to the European Council conclusions of 22 October 2021, and 24-25 March, 30-31 May and 23-24 June 2022,
Amendment 127 #
2022/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need for solidarity among Member States, especially with those whose geographical position leaves them directly exposed to imminent threats and challenges such as the Baltic States, Finland, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary;
Amendment 237 #
2022/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 272 #
2022/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes it essential to recognise and capitalise upon the strategic position of the Black Sea in the context of the Russian war in Ukraine and to increase investment in European military projects in the region, including when it comes to modernising and strengthening its military industry and infrastructure;
Amendment 399 #
2022/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Amendment 427 #
2022/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Emphasises the importance of developing coherent, complementary and interoperable defence capabilities to increase the security of the Euro-Atlantic area in line with the principle of the single set of forces; calls for the EU and NATO to maintain global technological leadership in military capabilities; stresses the need to ensure coherence between EU and NATO capability development planning processes; calls on the Member States to increase their military budgets to at least 2 % of GDP, in line with North Atlantic Alliance requirements;
Amendment 430 #
2022/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Against the backdrop of heightening Russian aggression in Ukraine, calls for the strengthening of EU-NATO cooperation on the Alliance's eastern flank and for an increase in European military personnel in the Black Sea area;
Amendment 456 #
2022/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines that the EU’s security is closely interlinked with the security of our immediate neighbours; calls for deepening military-security cooperation with some EaP countries including byUkraine, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova, including in a NATO context, for strengthening of the security dimension of the EaP and for the enhancing of security and defence policy dialogues, particularly with Ukraine, Georgia and the Republic of Moldovathe new candidate countries and potential candidate countries of the east;
Amendment 9 #
2022/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 19 October 2021 entitled ‘2021 Communication on EU Enlargement Policy’ (COM(2021)0644),
Amendment 12 #
2022/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
— having regard to the European Council conclusions of 23-24 June 2022 on Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia, as well as the Western Balkans,
Amendment 14 #
2022/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 c (new)
Citation 4 c (new)
— having regard to the recommendations of the Conference on the Future of Europe, which concluded on 9 May, and the resolution of 9 June 2022 on the call for a Convention for the revision of the Treaties (2022/2705(RSP)),
Amendment 66 #
2022/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is convinced that ensuring the security, prosperity and leadership of the European Union at global level is closely linked to consolidating the expansion process, accelerating the accession of candidate and potential candidate countries and consolidating the EU neighbourhood policy;
Amendment 231 #
2022/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the importance of stepping up the EU’s efforts, in cooperation with NATO, the United States and other international partners, to address hybrid threats, cyberattacks, disinformation and propaganda campaigns;
Amendment 257 #
2022/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the importance of continued diplomatic efforts to maintain the strongest possible unity within the international community in condemning Russia and defending the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states, international law and the rules- based international order, with the United Nations at its core;
Amendment 266 #
2022/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recalls that it is important to consolidate the close cooperation and coordination with NATO in order to implement the EU Common Security and Defence Policy, and in the context of the war started by Russia in Ukraine;
Amendment 361 #
2022/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Acknowledges that the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is having a negative impact on the Eastern Partnership countries first and foremost; calls for the EU institutions and the Member States to engage inurgently launch a thorough reflection on a reform of the Eastern Partnership policy, in order to consolidate the European Union’s political and financial support and presence in the region, including the dimension of cooperation with civil society; underlines the importance of re- establishing security, stability and prosperity within the region and, implicitly, within the European Union;
Amendment 382 #
2022/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that the war in Ukraine has prompted the EU to prioritise its enlargement policy; welcomes the granting of candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova, and calls for it to be granted to Georgia, provided that the priorities specified in the Commission’s opinion have been addressed; encourages the Council and the Commission to launch the accession negotiations with the new candidate states as soon as the specific conditions requested by the Commission have been met, and underscores that enlargement has proven to be an effective foreign policy tool, when the process advances at an appropriate pace;
Amendment 402 #
2022/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Reiterates its strong support for the European future of the Western Balkans; calls on the Member States to renew their commitment to enlargement by delivering on the EU’s commitments towards the Western Balkan countries, in particular by lifting visa requirements for Kosovo citizens; welcomes the start of accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia; welcomes the European Council’s readinessmmission’s recommendation to grant candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and urges the Council to follow that recommendation as soon as possible; urges the country’s political actors to show commitment and make significant steps towards EU membership by advancing on the 14 key priorities and implementing the substantial set of reforms;
Amendment 423 #
2022/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Council and the Commission to accelerate the expansion process, whose future must be reflected in the forthcoming debates and decisions on the amendment of the Treaties;
Amendment 425 #
2022/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls for closer collaboration with the candidate and potential candidate states to facilitate their alignment to EU decisions on common foreign and security policy, including on applying the EU’s political, trade and other sanctions;
Amendment 426 #
2022/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Calls for closer collaboration between the European Union and the candidate and potential candidate states in the field of security and defence, and support for their participation in common programmes and actions, including within NATO;
Amendment 469 #
2022/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and calls on the Russian leadership to end it immediately and withdraw unconditionally from Ukraine and any other country whose territory, or parts thereof, it has unlawfully occupied, as well as from Transnistria, which belongs to the Republic of Moldova, and from Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which belong to Georgia; urges the international community to hold Russia accountable for the countless war crimes and human rights violations its armed forces have perpetrated in Ukraine and elsewhere, and reaffirms that Russia will have to pay compensation for all of the damage and destruction it has caused in Ukraine;
Amendment 248 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In line with the waste hierarchy set out in Article 4(21) of Directive 2008/98/EC, with the requirement set in paragraph 2 of Article 4 of the same Directive, which foresees that specific waste streams may depart from the hierarchy where this is and in line with life-cycle thinking to deliver the best overall environmental outcome, the measures provided for under this Regulation aim at reducing the amount of packaging placed on the market in terms of its volume and weight, and preventing the generation of packaging waste, especially through packaging minimisation, avoiding packaging where it is not needed, and increased re-use of packagingand recycling of packaging while delivering the best environmental outcome. In addition, the measures aim at increasing the use of recycled content in packaging, especially in plastic packaging where the uptake of recycled content is very low, as well as higher recycling rates for all packaging and high quality of the resulting secondary raw materials while reducing other forms of recovery and final disposal.
Amendment 444 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
Amendment 461 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
Recital 67
(67) In order to reduce the increasing proportion of packaging that is single use and the growing amounts of packaging waste generated, it is necessary to establish quantitative re-use and refill targets on packaging in sectors, which have been assessed as having the greatest potential for packaging waste reduction, namely food and beverages for take-away, large-white goods and transport packaging. This was appraised based on factors such as existing systems for re-use, necessity of using packaging and the possibility of fulfilling the functional requirements in terms of containment, tidiness, health, hygiene and safety. Differences of the products and their production and distribution systems, were also taken into account. The setting of the targets is expected to support the innovation and increase the proportion of re-use and refill solutions. The use ofIn accordance with Article 4(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC, restriction shall not apply for single -use packaging for food and beverages filled and consumed within the premises in the HORECA sector should not be alloweddelivering a better overall environmental outcome justified by life- cycle thinking, as well as a better overall economic and health impact.
Amendment 468 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
Recital 68
(68) To increase their effectiveness and ensure the equal treatment of economic operators, the re-use and refill targets should be placed on the economic operators. In cases of targets for beverages, they should be additionally placed also on the manufacturers, as these actors are able to control the packaging formats used for the products they offer. The targets should be calculated as a percentage of sales in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or through refill or, in case of transport packaging, as a percentage of uses. The targets should be material neutral. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of targets for re-use and refill, the power to adopt an implementing act in accordance with Article 291 of the Treaty on the methodology for their calculation, should be delegated to the Commission.
Amendment 633 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new)
(18a) ‘plastic packaging’ means a packaging that is wholly or predominantly (i.e. more than 50%) made of plastic.
Amendment 643 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘composite packaging’ means a unit of packaging made of two or more different materials, excluding materials used for labels, closures and sealing, which cannot be separated manually and therefore form a single integraloatings, linings, paints, inks, adhesives, closures and sealing which are considered as part of the weight of the main packaging material, which cannot be separated manually and therefore form a single integral unit, unless a given material constitutes an insignificant part of the packaging unit and in no case more than 15% of the total mass of the packaging unit;
Amendment 1114 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. From 1 January 2030, the plastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of packaging or biowaste content:
Amendment 1125 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1139 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 35 % for plastic packaging other than those referred to in points (a), (b) and (c).
Amendment 1174 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. From 1 January 2040, the plastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of packaging or biobosed content:
Amendment 1176 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1211 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. packaging for non-medical products which shall be manufactured to ISO standard 15378 to ensure the safety and quality of the product for consumer health.
Amendment 1241 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. By 1 January 2030, the financial contributions paid by producers to comply with their extended producer responsibility obligations as laid down in Article 40 shall be modulated based on the percentage of either recycled or biobased content used in the plastic packaging.
Amendment 1268 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2026, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of plastic packaging, and the format for the technical documentation referred to in Annex VII. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).
Amendment 1279 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8
Article 7 – paragraph 8
8. As of 1 January 2029, the calculation and verification of the percentage of recycled content contained in plastic packaging under paragraph 1 shall comply with the rules laid down in the implementing act referred to in paragraph 7.
Amendment 1419 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Packaging not necessary to comply with any of the performance criteria set out in Annex IV and packaging with characteristics that are only aimed to increase the perceived volume of the product, including double walls, false bottoms, and unnecessary layers, shall not be placed on the market, unless the packaging design is subject to geographical indications of origin protected under Union legislation.
Amendment 1693 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
Article 22
Amendment 1802 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1832 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1867 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1888 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1914 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1950 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
Amendment 1966 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point b
Amendment 1991 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
Amendment 2020 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – point b
Amendment 2108 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15
Article 26 – paragraph 15
15. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in paragraphs 2 to 6 if, during a calendar year, they have a sales area of not more than 100 m2, including also all storage and dispatch areas and if it is not technically feasible to use reusable packaging or to obtain access to the infrastructure necessary for the functioning of a re-use system.
Amendment 2114 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
Amendment 2122 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 b (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in this article if, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC, they can show that alternative packaging formats deliver a better overall environmental outcome justified by life-cycle thinking, as well as a better overall economic and human health impact.
Amendment 2143 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – point c
Amendment 2302 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2029, Member States shall ensure that systems are set up to provide for the return and the separate collection of 90% of all packaging waste from the end users for each packaging format listed in Table 1 of Annex II, in a given year, in order to ensure that it is treated in accordance with Articles 4 and 13 of Directive 2008/98/EC, and to facilitate its preparation for re-use and high quality recycling.
Amendment 2349 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2029, Member States shall ensure that systems are set up to provide for the return and the separate collection of 90% of all packaging waste from the end users for each packaging format listed in Table 1 of Annex II, in a given year, in order to ensure that it is treated in accordance with Articles 4 and 13 of Directive 2008/98/EC, and to facilitate its preparation for re-use and high quality recycling.
Amendment 233 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) In order to facilitate the green transition and mitigate the financial efforts that Member States must make to implement the provisions of this Directive, more funds should be freed up and distributed among Member States in line with the level of investment needed to develop and adapt urban wastewater treatment infrastructure, particularly in rural areas, to meet the requirements laid down in this Directive within the time limits set herein.
Amendment 247 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) activities carried out by an institution, with minimum consumption levels established by the Member States, unless the institution carries out an activity harmful to human health and the environment;
Amendment 260 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) 'agglomeration' means an area where the pollution load of urban wastewater is sufficiently concentrated (1(50 p.e. per hectare or above) for urban wastewater to be collected and conducted to an urban wastewater treatment plant or to a final discharge point;
Amendment 372 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By 31 December 2030, Member States shall ensure that all agglomerations with a p.e. of between 1 000 and 2 000, and where risks have been identified pursuant to Article 18(1), comply with the following requirements:
Amendment 389 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that individual systems are designed, operated and maintained in a manner that ensures at least the samn appropriate level of treatment as the secondary and tertiary treatments referred to in Articles 6 and 7.
Amendment 547 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) 82,5 % for total phosphorus and 870 % for total nitrogen by 31 December 203540;
Amendment 554 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) 90 % for total phosphorus and 875 % for total nitrogen by 31 December 20405.
Amendment 576 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By 31 December 20305, Member States shall ensure that 50 % of discharges from urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 100 000 p.e. and above are subject quaternary treatment in accordance with paragraph 5.
Amendment 589 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
By 31 December 203540, Member States shall ensure that all urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 100 000 p.e. and above are subject to quaternary treatment in accordance with paragraph 5.
Amendment 624 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
By 31 December 203540, Member States shall ensure that for 50 % of the agglomerations of between 10 000 p.e and 100 000 p.e., urban wastewater entering collecting systems is subject to quaternary treatment in accordance with paragraph 5 before discharge into areas included in a list referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 634 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
By 31 December 20405, Member States shall ensure that urban wastewater entering collecting systems is subject to quaternary treatment in accordance with paragraph 5 before discharge into areas included in a list referred to in paragraph 2 with regard to all agglomerations of between 10 000 p.e and 100 000 p.e.
Amendment 713 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the quantity of the product they place on the EU market is below 2 tonnes per year;
Amendment 849 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) by 31 December 202530 for urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 100 000 p.e. and above and the collecting systems connected to them;
Amendment 855 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by 31 December 20305 for urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of between 10 000 p.e. and 100 000 p.e. and the collecting systems connected to them.
Amendment 887 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 50 % of the total annual energy used by such plants by 31 December 20340;
Amendment 901 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) 75 % of the total annual energy used by such plants by 31 December 20345;
Amendment 913 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 100 % of the total annual energy used by such plants by 31 December 20450.
Amendment 994 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
When a public health emergency due to SARS-CoV-2 is declared by the competent authority responsible for public health in the Member State, the presence of SARS- CoV-2 and its variants shall be monitored in urban wastewaters from at least 70 % of the national population shall be monitored, and at least one sample shall be taken per week for agglomerations of 100 000 p.e. and more. This monitoring shall continue until this competent authority declares that the public health emergency due to SARS- CoV-2 has ended.
Amendment 1272 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By 31 December 20305 and by 31 December 20405, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive based in particular on the following elements:
Amendment 37 #
2022/0219(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to the Joint Declaration on EU-NATO Cooperation, signed in Warsaw on 8 July 2016 by the Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission, and the Secretary-General of NATO,
Amendment 38 #
2022/0219(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
— having regard to the Joint Declaration on EU-NATO Cooperation, signed in Brussels on 10 July 2018 by the Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission, and the Secretary-General of NATO,
Amendment 59 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) A dedicated short-term instrument, designed in a spirit of solidarity, was indicated as a tool to incentivise Member States, on a voluntary basis, to pursue common procurement to fill the most urgent and critical gaps, especially those created by the response to the current Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, in a collaborative way.
Amendment 93 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) To that end a Short Term Instrument for increasing the collaboration of the Member States in the defence procurement phase (the ‘Instrument’) should be established. It will incentivise Member States to pursue collaborative actions and in particular, when they procure in order to fill these gaps, to do so jointly, increasing the level of interoperability, including with NATO, and strengthening and reforming their defence industrial capabilities.
Amendment 103 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) This Instrument will build on and take into account the work of the Defence Joint Procurement Task Force established by the Commission and the High Representative/Head of Agency, in line with the Joint Communication ‘Defence Investment Gaps Analysis and Way Forward”’, to coordinate very short-term defence procurement needs and engage with Member States and EU defence manufacturers to support common procurement to replenish stocks, notably in light of the support provided to with high- technology, easily deployable defence capabilities, giving priority to states in the vicinity of Ukraine, which have considerably reduced their stocks in the context of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
Amendment 111 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The Instrument is coherent with existing collaborative EU defence-related initiatives such as in the European Defence Fund as well as the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), and generates synergies with other EU programmes. The Instrument is fully coherent with the ambition of the Strategic Compass. and the goals and priorities of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), which remains the foundation of the collective defence of its allies and is essential for Euro-Atlantic security.
Amendment 124 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) As the instrument aims to enhance the competitiveness and efficiency of the Union’s defence industry, to benefit from the instrument, common procurement contracts will need to be placed with legal entities which are established in the Union or in countries associated countrieswith it and are not subject to control by non-associatedother third countries or by non-associated third- country entities. In that context, control should be understood to be the ability to exercise a decisive influence on a legal entity directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediate legal entities. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources of the contractors and subcontractors involved in the common procurement which are used for the purposes of the common procurement shall be located on the territory of an EU Member State or of an associated third country associated with the EU or a NATO member state.
Amendment 130 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In certain circumstances, it should be possible to derogate from the principle that contractors and subcontractors involved in a common procurement supported by the Instrument are not subject to control by non-associated third countries or non-associated third- country entities. In that context, a legal entity established in the Union or, in an associated third country associated with the EU or in NATO member states and controlled by a non-associated third country or a non- associated third country entity may participate as contractor and subcontractor involved in the common procurement if strict conditions relating to the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States, as established in the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), including in terms of strengthening the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base, are fulfilled.
Amendment 131 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 150 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21 a) The war of aggression started by Russia against Ukraine has highlighted the need to strengthen and increase the effectiveness of the stance of deterrence and defence of the EU’s and NATO’s eastern frontier and the strategic importance of the Black Sea region for Euro-Atlantic security. The tool should strengthen the deterrence capacity of states on the EU’s and NATO’s eastern frontier by creating procurement programmes that fulfil the aims of this Regulation.
Amendment 152 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Member States should appoint a procurement agent to conduct a common procurement on their behalf. The procurement agent should be a contracting authority established in a Member State or an associated third country, including Union bodies or international organisations, such as the Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'ARmement (OCCAR) or the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA).
Amendment 164 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘control by a non-associated third country or by a non-associated third -country entity’ means the ability to exercise a decisive influence on a legal entity directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate legal entities;
Amendment 165 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘non-associated third-country entity’ means a legal entity that is established in a non-associated third country or, where it is established in the Union or, in an country associated countrywith the EU or in a NATO member state, that has its executive management structures in a non-associated third country;
Amendment 170 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘third country’ means a country that is not a member of the Union or associated with it or that is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
Amendment 188 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to foster cooperation in defence procurement process between participating Member States contributing to solidarity, interoperability, including with NATO, prevention of crowding- out effects, avoiding fragmentation, bridging gaps between defence industries at EU level and increasing the effectiveness of public spending.
Amendment 212 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The maximum amount that can be allocated to a joint public procurement project is 10% of the amount mentioned in paragraph (1).
Amendment 242 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) actions for common procurement of lethal autonomous weapons without the possibility for meaningful human control over selection and engagement decisions when carrying out strikes against humans or nuclear weapons.
Amendment 247 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Contractors and subcontractors involved in the common procurement shall be established and have their executive management structures in the Union, in a country associated with it or in NATO member states. They shall not be subject to control by a non- associated third country or by a non- associated third- country entity.
Amendment 251 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 4, a legal entity established in the Union or in an associated third countryEU or NATO member states or in a third country associated with the EU and controlled by a non-associated third country or a non-associated third country entity may participate as contractor and subcontractor involved in the common procurement only if it provides guarantees approved by the Member State or associated third country in which the contractor is established.
Amendment 255 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Amendment 259 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) access by a non-associated third country or by a non-associated third- country entity to sensitive information is prevented and the employees or other persons involved in the common procurement have national security clearance issued by a Member State.
Amendment 262 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8
Article 8 – paragraph 8
8. The infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources of the contractors and subcontractors involved in the common procurement which are used for the purposes of the common procurement shall be located on the territory of an EU or NATO Member State or of an associated third country associated with the EU. Where no competitive substitutes are readily available in the Union or in an associated third country, contractors and subcontractors involved in the common procurement may use their assets, infrastructure, facilities and resources located or held outside the territory of theEU or NATO Member States or of the associated third countriesird countries associated with the EU provided that such use does not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States and is consistent with the objectives set out in Article 3.
Amendment 265 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 9
Article 8 – paragraph 9
Amendment 189 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Personal health data is to be processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner in respect of the data subject and in a manner that ensures proper security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures.
Amendment 215 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) At the same time, it should be considered that immediate access to certain types of personal electronic health data may be harmful for the safety of natural persons, unethical or inappropriate. For example, it could be unethical to inform a patient through an electronic channel about a diagnosis with an incurable disease that is likely to lead to their swift passing instead of providing this information in a consultation with the patient first. Therefore, a possibility for limited exceptions in the implementation of this right should be ensured. Such an exception may be imposed by the Member States where this exception constitutes a necessary and proportionate measure in a democratic society, in line with the requirements of Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Such restrictions should be implemented by delaying the display of the concerned personal electronic health data to the natural person for a limited period. Where health data is only available on paper, if the effort to make data available electronically is disproportionate, there should be no obligation that such health data is converted into electronic format by Member States. Any digital transformation in the healthcare sector shouldmust aim to be inclusive and benefit also natural persons with limited ability to access and use digital services. Natural persons shouldmust be able to provide an authorisation to the natural persons of their choice, such as to their relatives or other close natural persons, enabling them to access or control access to their personal electronic health data or to use digital health services on their behalf. Such authorisations may also be useful for convenience reasons in other situations. Proxy services should be established by Member States to implement these authorisations, and they should be linked to personal health data access services, such as patient portals on patient-facing mobile applications. The proxy services should also enable guardians to act on behalf of their dependent children; in such situations, authorisations could be automatic. In order to take into account cases in which the display of some personal electronic health data of minors to their guardians could be contrary to the interests or will of the minor, Member States should be able to provide for such limitations and safeguards in national law, as well as the necessary technical implementation. Personal health data access services, such as patient portals or mobile applications, should make use of such authorisations and thus enable authorised natural persons to access personal electronic health data falling within the remit of the authorisation, in order for them to produce the desired effect.
Amendment 226 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Natural persons shouldmust be able to exercise control over the transmission of personal electronic health data to other healthcare providers. Healthcare providers and other organisations providing EHRs should facilitate the exercise of this right. Stakeholders such as healthcare providers, digital health service providers, manufacturers of EHR systems or medical devices should not limit or block the exercise of the right of portability because of the use of proprietary standards or other measures taken to limit the portability. For these reasons, the framework laid down by this Regulation builds on the right to data portability established in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 by ensuring that natural persons as data subjects can transmit their electronic health data, including inferred data, irrespective of the legal basis for processing the electronic health data. This right should apply to electronic health data processed by public or private controllers, irrespective of the legal basis for processing the data under in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2016/679. This right should apply to all electronic health data.
Amendment 334 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 a (new)
Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) The collection and processing of electronic health data for secondary use will only be done with the consent of the patient or their representative. Similarly, under this Regulation, patients will have the possibility to alter or restrict access to all or to parts of their personal data for all or certain types of secondary uses.
Amendment 399 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) Given the sensitivity of electronic health data, it is necessary to reduce risks on the privacy of natural persons by applying the data minimisation principle as set out in Article 5 (1), point (c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Therefore, the use of anonymised electronic health data which is devoid of any personal data should be made available when possible and if the data user asks it. If the data user needs to use personal electronic health data, it shouldmust clearly indicate in its request the justification for the use of this type of data for the planned data processing activity. The personal electronic health data shouldmust only be made available in pseudonymised format and the encryption key can only be held by the health data access body. Data users shouldmust not attempt to re-identify natural persons from the dataset provided under this Regulation, subject to administrative or possible criminal penalties, where the national laws foresee this. However, this should not prevent, in cases where the results of a project carried out based on a data permit has a health benefit or impact to a concerned natural person (for instance, discovering treatments or risk factors to develop a certain disease), the data users would inform the health data access body, which in turn would inform the concerned natural person(s). Moreover, the applicant can request the health data access bodies to provide the answer to a data request, including in statistical form. In this case, the data users would not process health data and the health data access body would remain sole controller for the data necessary to provide the answer to the data request.
Amendment 440 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) The use of funds should also contribute to attaining the objectives of the EHDS. Public procurers, national competent authorities in the Member States, including digital health authorities and health data access bodies, as well as the Commission should make references to applicable technical specifications, standards and profiles on interoperability, security and data quality, as well as other requirements developed under this Regulation when defining the conditions for public procurement, calls for proposals and allocation of Union funds, including structural and cohesion funds. The Union funds should be distributed among Member States on the basis of the levels of digitalisation of their health systems and the financial effort they have to make to implement the provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 520 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) ‘anonymous electronic health data’ means health-related electronic data which do not refer to an identified or identifiable natural person or personal data processed in such a way that the data subject is not, or is no longer, identifiable;
Amendment 521 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
Amendment 522 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c c (new)
(cc) 'genetic data' means personal data relating to the inherited or acquired genetic characteristics of a natural person which give unique information about the physiology or the health of that natural person and which result, in particular, from an analysis of a biological sample from the natural person in question;
Amendment 527 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) ‘secondary use of electronic health data’ means the processing of electronic health data for purposes set out in Chapter IV of this Regulation. The data used may include personal electronic health data initially collected in the context of primary use, but also electronic health data collected for the purpose of the secondary use;
Amendment 533 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) ‘pseudonymisation’ means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person;
Amendment 586 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point z
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point z
(z) ‘health data user’ means a natural or legal person who has lawful access to personal or non-personal electronic health data for secondary use;
Amendment 625 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Natural persons shall have the right to receive an electronic or paper copy, in the European electronic health record exchange format referred to in Article 6, of at least their electronic health data in the priority categories referred to in Article 5.
Amendment 1088 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Such notification shall be made, without prejudice to incident notification requirements under Directive (EU) 2016/1148, immediately after the manufacturer has established a causal link between the EHR system and the serious incident or the reasonable likelihood of such a link, and, in any event, not later than 157 days after the manufacturer becomes aware of the serious incident involving the EHR system.
Amendment 1136 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Data holdThis Chapters shall makeapply to the following categories of electronic data available for secondary use, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter:
Amendment 1140 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) electronic health data from EHRs;
Amendment 1148 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) data on factors impacting on health, including social, environmental behavioural determinants of health;
Amendment 1195 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point l
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) data from research cohorts, questionnaires and surveys related to health;
Amendment 1261 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5
Article 33 – paragraph 5
5. Where tThe consent of the natural person is required by national law, health data access bodies shall rely on the obligations laid down in this Chapter to provide access to electronic health data. s or their representatives must be sought for the processing of all or part of the electronic health data for secondary use. They shall also have the right to refuse, or alter their decision on, the processing of health data for secondary use, without this in any way affecting the quality of the healthcare received.
Amendment 1394 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) developing products or services that may harm individuals and societies at large, including, but not limited to illicit drugs, alcoholic beverages, or tobacco products, or goods or services which are designed or modified in such a way that they contravene public order or morality.
Amendment 1567 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3
Article 38 – paragraph 3
3. Where a health data access body is informed by a data user of a finding that may impact on the health of a natural person, the health data access body mayshall inform the natural person and his or her treating health professional about that finding. , if that person has given their prior consent for this, along with his or her treating health professional, that this finding exists, and shall give that natural person the opportunity to authorise or prohibit the exchange of information on that finding and on future findings.
Amendment 1905 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ensure compliance and monitor the security measures referred to in this Article to mitigatnimise potential security threats.
Amendment 1984 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1
Article 59 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall support sharing of best practices and expertise, aimed to build the capacity of Member States to strengthen digital health systems for primary and secondary use of electronic health data. To support capacity building, the Commission shall, in close cooperation with the Member States, draw up benchmarking guidelines for the primary and secondary use of electronic health data.
Amendment 1993 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – title
Article 61 – title
Third country transfer of anon-personal electronicymous data
Amendment 2001 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1
Article 61 – paragraph 1
(1) Non-personalAnonymous electronic data made available by health data access bodies, that are based on a natural person’s electronic health data falling within one of the categories of Article 33 [(a), (e), (f), (i), (j), (k), (m)] shall be deemed highly sensitive within the meaning of Article 5(13) of Regulation […] [Data Governance Act COM/2020/767 final], provided that their transfer to third countries presents a risk of re-identification through means going beyond those likely reasonably to be used, in view of the limited number of natural persons involved in that data, the fact that they are geographically scattered or the technological developments expected in the near future.
Amendment 2009 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – title
Article 62 – title
International access and transfer of anon- personalymous electronic health data
Amendment 2010 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1
Article 62 – paragraph 1
(1) The digital health authorities, health data access bodies, the authorised participants in the cross-border infrastructures provided for in Articles 12 and 52 and data users shall take all reasonable technical, legal and organisational measures, including contractual arrangements, in order to prevent international transfer or governmental access to anon-personalymous electronic health data held in the Union where such transfer or access would create a conflict with Union law or the national law of the relevant Member State, without prejudice to paragraph 2 or 3 of this Article.
Amendment 2012 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 2
Article 62 – paragraph 2
(2) Any judgment of a third-country court or tribunal and any decision of a third-country administrative authority requiring a digital health authority, health data access body or data users to transfer or give access to anon-personalymous electronic health data within the scope of this Regulation held in the Union shall be recognised or enforceable in any manner only if based on an international agreement, such as a mutual legal assistance treaty, in force between the requesting third country and the Union or any such agreement between the requesting third country and a Member State.
Amendment 2013 #
2022/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
(3) In the absence of an international agreement as referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, where a digital health authority, a health data access body, data users is the addressee of a decision or judgment of a third-country court or tribunal or a decision of a third-country administrative authority to transfer or give access to anon-personalymous data within the scope of this Regulation held in the Union and compliance with such a decision would risk putting the addressee in conflict with Union law or with the national law of the relevant Member State, transfer to or access to such data by that third-country authority shall take place only where:
Amendment 131 #
2022/0000(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) work together with the United States, NATO and other like-minded partners around the globe in order to defend the rules-based order, thus promoting and defending peace, democratic principles and respect for human rights;
Amendment 148 #
2022/0000(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) increase the EU’s strategic sovereignty in specific areas that are fundamental to its security and continued pre-eminence on the international stage, for example by achieving full security of energy supply, energy diversification and energy independence, prioritising the reducminimization of energy dependencies, ensuring supply chains are diversified and that there is reciprocity in trade exchanges, and ensuring the Union has food and, agricultural sovereignty, and medicines and medical supplies sovereignty; complete EU’s and Member States’ independence from Russian gas, oil and coal imports must be reached by the end of this year;
Amendment 245 #
2022/0000(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) enhance air and missile defence capacities, especially for vulnerable regions in the European Union, such as the Member States on the eastern and south- eastern borders;
Amendment 255 #
2022/0000(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) work on a substantial third EU- NATO joint declaration in view of the Madrid NATO Summit in June and ensure that the objectives and priorities of the Strategic Compass are duly taken into account when the NATO strategic concept is drafted;
Amendment 270 #
2022/0000(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) engage within the EU, then and with NATO, on a reflection on the nature of possible security guarantees that can be provided to Ukraine;
Amendment 90 #
2021/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 58 #
2021/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Advocates reforms and closer relations between the EU and the three associate countries by offering them, on the basis of merit, stepwise participation in EU cooperation frameworks/structures such as the internal market and in the EU’s various programmes;
Amendment 88 #
2021/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Advocates reducing to a minimum the Republic of Moldova’s dependence on Russian gas and expediting projects to connect the Republic of Moldova to European transport networks, including in the field of energy;
Amendment 113 #
2021/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Advocates the strengthening of EU-Republic of Moldova cooperation and technical assistance in the field of countering hybrid attacks and of cybersecurity, including by involving in this the new European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre;
Amendment 125 #
2021/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates its support for a comprehensive and peaceful settlement of the Transnistria conflict based on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova with a special status for Transnistria;
Amendment 257 #
2021/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Advocates strengthening EU-Republic of Moldova contacts and exchanges through joint projects developed at a civil society level, including by providing support for young students and professionals for participating in EU education and training programmes such as Erasmus+;
Amendment 230 #
2021/2231(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the new memorandum of understanding between the EU and Azerbaijan regarding the strategic energy partnership signed by President Aliyev and Commission President von der Leyen in Baku on 18 July 2022;
Amendment 249 #
2021/2231(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the potential of the Economic and Investment Plan for the Eastern Partnership to help Azerbaijan build a dynamic and resilient economy, as well as the progress made by Azerbaijan in implementing flagship initiatives;
Amendment 88 #
2021/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Strongly condemns the clarge-scale military attack by Azerbaijan in September 2022 against multiple targets in the sovereign territory of Armenia and itsshes that erupted on 12 September 2022 and their consequences for the peace process; reiterates that the territorial integrity of Armenia and Azerbaijan must be fully respected and underlines the EU’s readiness to be more actively involved in settling the region’s protracted conflicts;
Amendment 104 #
2021/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges Armenia and Azerbaijan to fully implement the tripartite ceasefire agreement of 9 November 2020; calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to avoid using inflammatory rhetoric and to urgently implement measures to prepare their respective populations for peaceful coexistence; calls on the Azerbaijani authorities to avoid using inflammatory rhetoric which threatens to undermine the peace process;
Amendment 151 #
2021/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 186 #
2021/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) underline the importance of condemning and eliminating all forms of hate speech and violent content on both sides, whatever the context;
Amendment 226 #
2021/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) call on the Palestinian Authority to condemn and sever all links with extremist organisations and terrorist groups active in the region;
Amendment 295 #
2021/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) enhance funding, including humanitarian aid and development assistance, for the green transition, good governance and anti-corruption efforts, including public financial management reform; expand aid to Palestinian civil society, including to human rights defenders under attack; monitor more effectively the use of European funding by the Palestinian Authority and all beneficiaries;
Amendment 337 #
2021/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) ensure continued and additional financial support to Palestinian refugees through UNRWA to meet the increasing needs on the ground; ensure that EU funding is never again used to promote hateful and violent content in schools;
Amendment 3 #
2021/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/887 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres,
Amendment 79 #
2021/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas it firmly supports the international Crimea Platform launched in August 2021 in Kyiv, considering it an important tool for keeping the issue of the illegal annexation of the Crimean peninsula high on the international agenda;
Amendment 339 #
2021/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on Member States in the Black Sea area, against the backdrop of the increasingly aggressive and growing military presence of the Russian Federation in the region, to step up military cooperation with the partners on the east of the Black Sea (Ukraine and Georgia), both bilaterally and within NATO;
Amendment 359 #
2021/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Centre to work closely with the EU's Eastern partners to improve cybersecurity in the region;
Amendment 424 #
2021/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 31 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Consolidating EU energy autonomy
Amendment 425 #
2021/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Stresses that the current EU energy crisis is a threat to European stability and security and that, by minimising energy dependence on the Russian Federation, for example by abandoning Nord Stream 2 and favouring other energy routes and sources (Southern Gas Corridor from the Caspian, US liquefied gas), a decisive step can be taken towards increasing European strategic autonomy and limiting Russian influence over the Union and its Member States;
Amendment 567 #
2021/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Welcomes the establishment of an EU-US sStrategic dialogue on security and defence; stresses the operational dimension of the partnership and the importance of ensuring that the Union maintains its strategic autonomy, in particular as regards the United States’ International Traffic in Arms Reg and supports the establishment of a Transatlantic Political Council (TPC) for systematic foreign and security policy consultations (ITAR); welcomes, in this regard, the involvement of third countries in the EDA on the basis of administrative agreements, provided that it is accompani and coordination led by the VP/HR and the US Secretary of State and supported by lregally bindingular counterparts and safeguards to protect the defence and security interests of the Union and its Member Stateacts between political directors;
Amendment 578 #
2021/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Stresses the operational dimension of the partnership and the importance of ensuring that the Union maintains its strategic autonomy, in particular as regards the United States’ International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR); welcomes, in this regard, the involvement of third countries in the EDA on the basis of administrative agreements, provided that it is accompanied by legally binding counterparts and safeguards to protect the defence and security interests of the Union and its Member States;
Amendment 592 #
2021/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Calls for a stronger NATO supported by a stronger European Union, and wishes to see very tangible development in the EU-NATO partnership; calls, in this context, for NATO’s new strategic concept to be coherent with the EU’s Strategic Compass, bearing in mind their complementary nature and potential for mutual enhancement;
Amendment 643 #
2021/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Calls for cooperation with candidate and potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans, within NATO for example, in the field of military and defence training and capacity building, given the growing destabilisation being caused by third countries such as the Russian Federation and China, which do not have democratic values and EU interests in the region at heart;
Amendment 646 #
2021/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Calls for cooperation on military and defence training and capacity building with third countries weakened by conflicts or regional threats, in particular with partner countries in the Eastern Neighbourhood;
Amendment 648 #
2021/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Supports the deepening of military and security cooperation with Eastern Partnership countries, in the framework of NATO for example; notes that closer cooperation is becoming essential to maintain stability at Union borders, given the show of force and influence in these areas by the Russian Federation, both in the past (more or less frozen conflicts in Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine) and more recently (energy crisis, Zapad 2021 joint military manoeuvres with Belarus, military deployment along the border with Ukraine, cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, interference in electoral processes, etc.);
Amendment 104 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the EU to promote alliances of democracies worldwide; insists on the need to pool resources and exchange best practices between democracies, including as regards countering malign interference and disinformation by authoritarian states and organisations; believes that, for this to be successful, the EU should promote on the global stage a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to counter hybrid threats, through close cooperation with NATO for example;
Amendment 284 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that EU sovereignty in the field of security and defence means the development, coordination and deployment of strategic capabilities, an efficient division of labour between the Member States and the EU’s ability to decide and act autonomously, in line with its own interests, principles and values; stresses that this approach reinforces cooperation with partners, in particular within the framework of NATO, which continues to provide the principal guarantee framework for the collective security of its allies; welcomes in this regard the Commission President’s announcement that the EU and NATO will present a joint declaration on cooperation by the end of 2021; welcomes the discussion on an ‘initial entry force’ as presented by the VP/HR;
Amendment 294 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Reminds Member States that, in order to strengthen collective security and defence, it is necessary to step up investment in the military to at least 2% of GDP, as requested by NATO;
Amendment 360 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Urges the Council and the Commission, in view of the situation in Belarus and the Russian show of force in the region, to send a strong message of support to our partners at the forthcoming EU-Eastern Partnership summit in December; calls on EU leaders to ensure that the five long-term goals and the ten new targets for 2025, with funding provided under the Economic and Investment Plan proposed in June, will make a real contribution to social and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, strengthen economic ties and establish trade routes between the EU and partner countries;
Amendment 391 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 431 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Stresses that illegal migration along Mediterranean routes and the conclusion of readmission agreements must be included on the agenda of all meetings and in official accords concluded by the EU with third countries of origin and transit, making Union funding conditional on the conclusion of readmission agreements;
Amendment 448 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Amendment 57 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to take decisive steps to ensure that high-speed rail services replace short- haul air services; calls on the Commission to draw up a long-term plan for phasing out airports with limited or non- functioning operations, through the development and financing of high-speed rail infrastructure in the Member States, and, to this end, calls for the creation of a social fund to mitigate the adverse effects on employment of the potential airport closures and transformative mobility measures implemented by governments in order to meet their climate and sustainability objectives;
Amendment 105 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that a sustainable mobility strategy must encompass all methods of transport, increasing the modal share of the most sustainable means of transport, as well as the different levels of travel – local, regional, national and international – and should be inextricably linked to suitable spatial planning and land use; underlines the particular challenges of mobility in urban areas and advocates a public transport pricing policy that incentivises greater use thereof; calls for increased support, through EU funding, for sustainable urban mobility, by making available to Member States the funds needed to increase urban mobility through the development of new cycle paths, sustainable urban planning, and electric recharging stations and charging points, hence providing citizens with all the appropriate means to encourage them to opt for sustainable transport;
Amendment 151 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the decarbonisation of societies can be facilitated by shortening production- consumption circuits, reducing the impact of long distribution chains and promoting local production; bearing in mind the need to enhance the inter-modality, interconnection and expansion of infrastructure in transport hubs throughout the EU, including at inland ports, stresses that inland waterway transport brings major environmental and energy efficiency benefits, and calls for the potential of the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal to be exploited sustainably, particularly by harmonising the conditions applicable to navigation;
Amendment 50 #
2021/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas President Biden’s first overseas visit is to Europe, during which he will take part in the NATO Summit in Brussels on 14 June and meet with senior European officials; whereas this confirms the US’s deep commitment to the future of common security and defence within the North Atlantic Alliance and to strengthening its relationships with the European Union;
Amendment 145 #
2021/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the importance of visa reciprocity between the EU and the US and encourages both sides to find a mutually acceptable solution that would enable a visa-free regime for all EU citizens, so as to end the current discrimination affecting Bulgarian, Croatian, Cypriot and Romanian citizens, who are still required to obtain a visa to enter the US;
Amendment 158 #
2021/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that the announced return of the US to multilateralism provides an opportunity to re-engage with the US in repairing and rebuilding the transatlantic relationship and strengthening together the global rules-based order in the spirit of our shared democratic values;
Amendment 167 #
2021/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. UWelcomes the return of the US to the Paris Agreement and urges the stepping up of joint EU- US efforts on climate change, green technology, carbon adjustment, sustainable finance and biodiversity;
Amendment 241 #
2021/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls for closer EU-US military cooperation within NATO, and encourages the Council and the Commission to make the most of Joe Biden’s presence at the NATO Summit of 14 June by consolidating dialogue between the two blocs on enhanced cooperation on defence and security;
Amendment 274 #
2021/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers it necessary to foster cooperation not only on traditional security threats, but also on new ones such as hostile foreign technological dominance, hybrid threats, external interference in democratic processes, disinformation and cybersecurity;
Amendment 341 #
2021/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that the EU should engage more with the US in the Western Balkans and eastern Europe in order to build resilient, prosperous, democratic multi- ethnic societies there, capable of resisting the disruptive influence of both local and external authoritarian forces, such as the Russian Federation;
Amendment 382 #
2021/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for close cooperation to jointly address the range of threats emanating from the Russian Federation, such as the continued destabilisation of Ukraine and Georgia, the illegal occupation of territories and fuelling of conflicts in Eastern Partnership countries, interferences in democratic processes in the EU and the US, hybrid threats and disinformation campaigns, while at the same pursuing selective cooperation in the areas of shared transatlantic interest, notably in the area of arms control;
Amendment 393 #
2021/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls for US support regarding the EU’s Eastern Partnership countries, particularly Ukraine, and for a stronger US military presence in the Black Sea in the light of Russian military movements at the Ukrainian border, within illegally occupied Crimea and in parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov; stresses that the situation at the Ukrainian border represents a threat to Ukraine’s sovereignty, and to the stability and security of the European Union;
Amendment 60 #
2021/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
fa) extend access to EU education and training programmes (Erasmus+, Erasmus Mundus, Jean Monnet, etc.) and enhance the visibility of these programmes in India;
Amendment 123 #
2021/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
na) strengthen cooperation with the US with a view to Involving India in the dialogue of pro-democracy countries that support multilateralism and a rules-based world order;
Amendment 103 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the European Raw Materials Alliance to prioritise CRM extraction from existing mines and waste dumps over new mining; requests that the Commission assess whether current due diligence and environment rules are sufficient to guarantee minimal environmental impact of potential new mining projects in the EU, while at the same time ensuring that the environmental impact is assessed in relation to the socio-economic impact on mining regions and communities, guaranteeing the transparent and inclusive participation of those communities in the decisions and actions taken throughout the lifecycle of the mining projects;
Amendment 161 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that mining should be forbidden in nature conservation areas and that ecological restoration programmes for historical contaminated mining sites need to be realistic and gradual, focusing on the assessment of post-closure land use and the immediate implementation of socio-economic recovery programmes for mine closure areas in order to achieve short and long-term ecological and socioeconomic stability for those regions; calls on the Commission to evaluate legislative options to ensure that local communities are fully involved in the permit procedures for new industrial and new mining projects and that there are sufficient funds to ensure reskilling of the labour force, job creation and social stability in mine closure areas.
Amendment 112 #
2021/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes the increase in organised cyber-criminal activities; welcomes the efforts of the Western Balkan countries to expand their capacity to fight cybercrime and the increase in prosecutions for cybercrime; calls for the EU to promote greaterclose cooperation with the Western Balkan countries on tackling online threats, including via the newly-established European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre;
Amendment 231 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) Union legislation, which irrespective of its legal basis contributes to the pursuit of the objectives of Union policy of protecting the environment as set out in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;Primary and secondary European Union legislation, in so far as the breached rules constitute legislative acts
Amendment 236 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) a law, an administrative regulation of a Member State or a decision taken by a competent authority of a Member State, of a Member State that gives effect to the Union legislation referred to in point (a).
Amendment 242 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1
The conduct shall be deemed unlawful even if carried out under an authorisation by a competent authority in a Member State when the authorisation was obtained fraudulently or by corruption, extortion or coercion;illegally
Amendment 415 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that inciting, and aiding and abetting the commission of any of the criminal offences referred to in Article 3(1) areis punishable as a criminal offence according to national standards.
Amendment 429 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that offences referred to in Article 3 are punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least ten years if they cause or are likely to cause death or serious injury to any person.
Amendment 525 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the offence involvedwas committed by the use of false or forged documents;
Amendment 529 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the offender committed similar previous infringements of the same nature, of environmental law;
Amendment 546 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the offender reshas taken the reparative measures necessary to restore nature to its previous condition;
Amendment 579 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
These periods may include extensions of the limitation period arising from interruption or suspension. Sentencing shall follow national standards regarding the suspension of sentences.
Amendment 581 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) tThe damage occurred on its territory; or had a major impact on it.
Amendment 624 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that effective investigative tools, such as those which are used in organised crime or other serious crime cases, are also available for investigating or prosecuting offences referred to in Articles 3 and 4.
Amendment 403 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. The FuelEU certificate of compliance shall be valid for the period of 1824 months after the end of the reporting period.
Amendment 47 #
2021/0164(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 and advance the green transition of the European Union. It should continue to apply to the reforms and investments supported by the Facility, with one targeted and timely 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 immediate security of supply needs for oil and gas and are completed by 31 December 2025 should not be required to comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ and should therefore be exempted from such assessment. To ensure that such an exemption does not jeopardise the integrity of the European Union’s 2030 and 2050 climate targets, the Commission should also include an assessment of the climate and environmental impacts of this time-limited derogation and measures how to compensate them in its annual reports. In addition, this derogation should only be applicable to 25% of the total estimated cost of the REPowerEU chapter of each plan.
Amendment 55 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Cross-border and multi-country projects, particularly those in the field of energy, have an important contribution to the achievement of the REPowerEU objectives. Therefore, at least 50% of the financial allocation of the REPowerEU chapter of each national plan should be allocated to measures for cross-border or multi-country projects.
Amendment 57 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) Energy efficiency and renewable energies are the only solution to green our energy use. Therefore, it is imperative that all Member States take this chance and divert their investments under this Regulation in the achievement of their medium and long-term climate and energy targets. Therefore, Member States should only be able to receive revenues for their REPowerEU chapters under the condition that they have implemented the increased targets for EED and RED as proposed by the Commission under Directive (EU) 2022/222 (RePowerEU).
Amendment 67 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) While extending the current intake rate of allowances to the Market Stability Reserve is needed to prevent in long term a significant increase of the surplus of allowances in the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, the current economical and geopolitical situation requires the Union to mobilise available resources to rapidly diversify Union’s energy supply and reduce dependence on fossil fuels before 2030. In this context, Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council4 and Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council5 should be amended to extend the doubling of the 24% intake rate of the Market Stability Reserve until 2030, while allowing for an temporary and exceptional release and monetisation of a portionnumber of allowances from the Market Stability Reserve and directing revenues towards reforms and investments contributing to REPowerEU objectives, in the Recovery and Resilience Facility framework, without impacting the achievement of the Union’s 2030 climate target. Therefore, the same number of allowances should be placed back in the Market Stability Reserve following the end of this temporary and exceptional release and monetisation of allowances and by 2030 at the latest. __________________ 4 Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and amending Directive 2003/87/EC, OJ L 264/1 5 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC
Amendment 139 #
2021/0164(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 b
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) boosting energy efficiency in buildings, decarbonising industry, increasing production and uptake of sustainable biomethane and renewable or fossil-free hydrogen and increasing the share of renewable energy, including through measures to speed up permitting processes for plants producing renewable energy,
Amendment 146 #
2021/0164(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 a (new)
Article 21c – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) The reforms and investments in accordance with Article 21c(1a) shall be limited to a maximum of 25% of the total estimated cost of the REPowerEU chapter of each plan.
Amendment 147 #
2021/0164(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 b (new)
Article 21c – paragraph 1 b (new)
(1b) At least 50% of the total financial allocation of the REPowerEU chapters shall be used to finance exclusively cross- border or multicountry investments and reforms contributing to the objectives outlined in Article 21c (1).
Amendment 159 #
2021/0164(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 contributeing to the REPowerEU objectives under paragraph 1, point (a) of this Article. This derogation shall only apply to reforms and investments to be completed by 31 December 2025. In accordance with Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the Commission shall also present in its reports to the European Parliament and the Council the environmental and climate-related impact of the time-limited application of this derogation and present which measures are taken by the European Union and the Member States to compensate for any resulting negative impact on the environment and the path to reach the EU's emissions reduction target as set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119.
Amendment 181 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10e – paragraph 1
Article 10e – paragraph 1
(1) For the period until 31 December 2026[12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], the allowances released pursuant to Article 1(6) of Decision (EU) 2015/1814 shall be auctioned until the amount of revenue obtained from such auctioning has reached EUR 20 billion. This revenue shall be made available to the Recovery and Resilience Facility established by Regulation (EU) 2021/241 for the purpose of contributing to the REPowerEU objectives as set out in Article 21c(1) of that Regulation and shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of that Regulation.
Amendment 195 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Article 1 – paragraph 6
Article 1 – paragraph 6
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, for a period until 31 December 2026[12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], a number of allowances shall be released from the reserve and auctioned in accordance with Article 10e of Directive 2003/87/EC, until the amount of revenue obtained from such auctioning has reached EUR 20 billion. Over a period of 48 months beginning on 1 January 2027, the same number of allowances as is released from the reserve in accordance with this subparagraph shall be deducted from the volume of allowances to be auctioned by the Member States under Article 10(2) of that Directive and shall be placed in the reserve.
Amendment 198 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall apply from the date by which the Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive (EU) 2022/222 amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Amendment 490 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the farm to fork strategy as an important step in ensuring a sustainable, fair and resilient food system, which is central to achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet,; encourages the Commission to translate the strategy into concrete legislative and non-legislative action as soon as possible; encourages the Commission to undertake an in-depth impact assessment for all adjacent legislative proposals, allowing for different policy options to be considered;
Amendment 604 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policy aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilience to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultural sector while ensuring consistency and coherence between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long- term plans based on realistic and transparent SMART objectives (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time oriented); suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, distribution and retail;
Amendment 732 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics; emphasises the importance of pursuing these targets through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecological practices; insists that each Member State should establish robust quantitative reduction targets, accompanied by well- defined support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets; reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives and calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union-wide targets and to clarify the baselines for these targets; underlines that the targets should be set only after a thorough impact assessment of different scenarios, based on real and relevant data, and that where difficulties to achieve targets and maintain competitiveness and production capabilities are encountered, alternative solutions should be found, to achieve the envisioned reduction;
Amendment 1360 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep concern about the emergence of zoonotic diseases that are transferred from animals to humans (anthropozoonoses), such as Q fever, avian influenza and the new strain of influenza A (H1N1), which is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, environmental degradation and our current food production systems; , the invasion of wild animals’ habitats, the illegal trafficking of wild animals, and our current food production systems; underlines that the surveillance, monitoring and reporting of zoonotic diseases are not harmonised in the EU, which contributes to substantial under- reporting and calls for the harmonisation of specific targets and the collection of zoonotic data at the EU level which will allow for the assessment of trends and sources of zoonotic agents, antimicrobial resistance and food-borne outbreaks in the EU;
Amendment 1436 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for primary producers to be supportefinancially, technically and legally supported to achieve greater sustainability in the production of foodstuffs and in making the transition to greater sustainability through the encouragement of cooperation and collective actions as well as through competition rules and the enhancement of possibilities for cooperation within the common market organisations for agricultural, fishery and aquaculture products, and thus for farmers’ and fishers’ position in the supply chain to be strengthened in order to enable them to capture a fair share of the added value of sustainable production;
Amendment 1487 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to follow up on Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices22 and the EU code of conduct on responsible business and marketing practices by producing a monitoring framework for the food and retail sectors and providing for legal action if progress in integrating economic, environmental and social sustainability into corporate strategies is insufficient, and in so doing promoting and rewarding the efforts of sustainable agricultural producers while increasing the availability and affordability of healthy, sustainable food options and reducing the overall environmental footprint of the food system; stresses the importance of halting and addressing consolidation and concentration in the grocery retail sector in order to ensure fair prices for farmers; urges Member States to better implement the UTP Directive and take strong action against UTP at a national level; _________________ 22 OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 59.
Amendment 1530 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the review of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, with a view to enhancing its contribution to sustainable production and consumption, notably by focusing on educational messages about the importance of healthy nutrition and promoting greater consumption of fruit and vegetables with the aim of reducing obesity rates; underlines the importance of assessing new promotion activities against the climate and environmental objectives of the CAP, the European Green Deal and the farm to fork strategy, in particular with regard to the sustainability of production and consumption processes;
Amendment 1647 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health; regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatly delayed and stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed to restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt; calls for a mandatory EU-wide front-of-pack nutrition labelling system based on independent science, as well as an in-depth impact assessment, taking into account the superior interest of consumers, whilst ensuring fair competition on the internal market and the protection of small producers and farmers, and of all EU traditional quality products that characterise our diverse culinary and cultural heritage;
Amendment 1770 #
2020/2260(INI)
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint notwithstanding the fact that physical activity and an active lifestyle is of paramount importance alongside a balanced and healthy diet; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one;
Amendment 1832 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reaffirms its belief that policy measures that are dependent solely on consumer choice unduly shift the responsibility to purchase sustainable products to consumers; notes that third- party certification and labelling alone are not effective in ensuring sustainable production and consumption; underlines the importance of education as the main trigger for healthier eating habits;
Amendment 1963 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a revision of public procurement legislation, including minimum mandatory criteria in schools and other public institutions to encourage organic and local food production and to promote more healthy diets by creating a food environment that enables consumers to make the healthy choice; calls for the debunking of “green myths” by which organic agriculture does not employ pesticides, notes with concern that many organic pesticides such as copper sulphate are toxic, and could prove more dangerous than the synthetic pesticides used in ordinary farming; insists that setting targets to promote organic farming in Europe will not lead to an increase of food safety if such measures are not coupled with measures that aim at reducing toxicity and promoting the use of safe pesticides;
Amendment 2015 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates its call to take the measures required to achieve a Union food waste reduction target of 30 % by 2025 and 50 % by 2030 compared to the 2014 baseline; underlines that binding targets are needed to achieve this; calls on the Commission to make food waste reduction a priority, which is essential to formulate a statutory definition of food waste, as well as to define the obligations of all actors along the supply chain and set targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from food waste; calls on Member States to collect data at a national level allowing to set realistic and achievable targets;
Amendment 2221 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in setting global standards for food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to uphold the competitiveness of EU producers on the international market and ensure that all food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU regulations and standards and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take the environmental impacts of requested import tolerances into account;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the intensified EU- NATO cooperation that has been in place since the signature of the 2016 Joint Declaration, and underscores that the security of EU Member States and their citizens would strongly benefit from a trueconsolidated strategic EU-NATO partnership;
Amendment 91 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms its previous commitment to the EU’s ambitions in the field of security and defence, and reiterates the EU’s ambition to be a global actor for peace and security; underlines the fact that NATO remains indispensable for the security and collective defence of its members and the transatlantic community as a whole and is the essential forum for consultations and security decisions between allies;
Amendment 110 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that NATO iand allied countries are valued partners also tofor EU Member States which are not members of the alliance; recalls that NATO cooperation with non-NATO EU Member States is an integral part of EU- NATO cooperation, and encourages the fullest possible involvement of the non- NATO EU Member States in the alliance’s initiatives and the involvement of third countries in EU initiatives;
Amendment 160 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the ongoing and future work being carried out in parallel on both the EU’s Strategic Compass and the expected update of NATO’s Strategic Concept represents a unique opportunity to identify additional synergies in order to furtherstep up EU-NATO cooperation; underlines that both processes must come to cohesive conclusions; expresses its vision that the EU Strategic Compass could lay the foundations for an EU contribution to the update of NATO’s Strategic Concept; believes that these processes should separately highlight the added value of each organisation and the way in which this can enhance cooperation to consolidate defence systems, help define a better division of tasks and, by means of a constant dialogue and close coordination, map out whether the EU or NATO should take the lead in a given fieldand ensure that such initiatives are complementary and do not duplicate each other;
Amendment 168 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the upcoming NATO Summit is an important opportunity to advance EU-NATO cooperation; underlines that the EU is a partner of NATO and that EU-NATO cooperation is mutually reinforcing and based on the agreed guiding principles of transparency, reciprocity, inclusiveness, the decision- making autonomy of both organisations and the principle of the single set of forces; reiterates thatstresses that the development of coherent, complementary and interoperable defence capabilities is essential to increase the security of the Euro-Atlantic area; a European military capability to act is essential to contribute to the fulfilment of NATO’s core tasks, as well as to enhance deterrence when it comes to hostile actions directed at the EU and the alliance;
Amendment 177 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. HStresses that both the EU and NATO should strengthen and coordinate more effectively their planning efforts in the field of resilience; highlights the EU’s competences in the key field of resilience, among other things in the area of protecting critical infrastructure, such as in the transport, energy and IT sectors; welcomes Romania's intention to create a Euro-Atlantic Resilience Centre to provide an integrated platform for efforts by EU and NATO member countries in this area;
Amendment 243 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses its utmost concern regarding the continuous revisionist policies pursued by Russia under President Putin; underscores the need for both NATO and the EU to remain vigilant and to adequately respond to acts of aggression and provocation by Russia, such as, in particular, its illegitimate and illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the recent amassing of over 40 000 soldiers along the border with Ukraine; regrets President Putin’s evident rejection of dialogue, and considers Russia’s continued aggressive actions as a threat to Euro- Atlantic security and stability;
Amendment 280 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Expresses serious concern that adversaries and competitors of the transatlantic partnership are not only using military but also political and economic tools to undermine our societies and democracies; points to the significant security and economic challenges posed by hybrid threats, cyber attacks, interference in elections and disinformation campaigns, which in some cases constitute an attack against the very nature of our democracies;
Amendment 335 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is convinced that the Member States must increase their efforts to improve the EU’s ability to act with a more capable, deployable, interoperable and sustainable set of military capabilities and forces, which would give the EU the capacity to contribute more equitably to transatlantic security, enable it to achieve strategic autonomy, and further pave the way to progressively frame a European Defence Union (EDU) in line with Article 42 of the TEU; stresses that strategic autonomy strengthens transatlantic security, and by no means aims to duplicate measures and resources or to decouple from or weaken NATO; underlines at the same time that strategic autonomy not only entails defence capability development but also the institutional capacity enabling the EU to act, where possible with partners, and independently if necessary; believes that these increased European military efforts will allow the EU to take greater responsibility for European security, and tostep up its ability to respond to security threats and risks and better promote common EU-NATO interests and values, in particular in the European neighbourhood;
Amendment 361 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that as a long-term objective, the European allies in NATO, supported where possible by non-NATO European partners, as appropriate, should aim to account for half of the forces and capabilities derived under the NDPP in order to ensure adequate long-term burden- sharing inside the alliance; underlines that the transatlantic partnership can only be successful if all Member States fulfil their commitments and engage in mutual support; underlines the importance of achieving NATO’'s 2 % goal, set at the 2014 NATO Summit in Wales and welcomes the efforts made in 2020 by eight EU Member States and NATO to allocate or continue to allocate 2% or more of GDP to defence;
Amendment 429 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Stresses that in the interests of deepening EU-NATO cooperation in the field of military mobility, Member States must pinpoint all the deficiencies and iron out the differences in that field, such as those relating to infrastructure, terminology, legal issues and objectives; highlights the need to harmonise the conditions and rules on the transiting of Member States by NATO troops and to eliminate the customs barriers and regulatory procedures that might delay them at border inspection posts in the event of their intervening on the territory of an allied state;
Amendment 438 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Acknowledges that in view of the institutional limitations, EU-NATO cooperation to a large extent takes place on an informal and technical staff-to-staff level, limiting at times the active involvement of all Member States; believes that this situation is unsustainable and therefore strongly urges all stakeholders to work together in good faith to seek a solution which would render cooperation more formal and predictable on all levels, with a view to building a genuine solid organisation-to-organisation relationship;
Amendment 447 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on EU Member States and allied countries alike to harness every means to support the strengthening of military-security cooperation with candidate and potential candidate EU countries and with eastern and southern neighbourhood partners, as without this the security and stability of the region cannot be assured;
Amendment 463 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Recalls the importance of effective, transparent and clear communication, both in the EU and externally, and calls for closer cooperation between the respective staff of NATO and the EU on strategic communication, especially with regard to countering disinformation; stresses that a deepening of the strategic dialogue could significantly improve cooperation between the two organisations; believes that the development of a permanent communication mechanism, at both political and operational level, will increase the coordination and secure exchange of information between the EU and NATO;
Amendment 187 #
2020/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the Regulation establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre with a network of national coordination centres; stresses the importance of the Centre in implementing relevant cybersecurity projects and initiatives that will help create the new capacities essential to underpin Union resilience and step up coordination between the civilian and defence cybersecurity sectors when it comes to defining their tasks and responsibilities;
Amendment 246 #
2020/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Supports and encourages the enhancement of EU cybersecurity cooperation with candidate and potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans and with its eastern and southern neighbourhood partners as part of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP); the development of security partnerships with the EU neighbourhood can facilitate the pooling of funding, knowledge, information and cyber capabilities in the region;
Amendment 39 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas since 2016 the EU has multiplied the number of informal agreements and arrangements on return and readmission with third countries, including Joint Migration Declarations, Memoranda of Understanding, Joint Ways Forward, Standard Operating Procedures and Good Practices; whereas, similarly to formal readmission agreements, such informal arrangements affirm states’ commitments to readmitting their nationals (or others) and establish procedures to carry out returns in practice; whereas since 2016, the EU has concluded at least 11 informal agreements but only one new readmission agreement; whereas negotiations for the signing of readmission agreements with Nigeria, China, Tunisia and Morocco are in progress; whereas the draft readmission agreement between the European Union and Morocco dates back more than two decades, during which time the Commission has failed to resolve the issue of readmission with Morocco, while informal agreements between the EU and third countries do not provide a predictable policy or any stable and coherent statutory framework provisions regarding illegal migration;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the EU to ensure that readmission agreements and agreements for cooperation on border management are only concluded with third countries that explicitly commit to respecting human rights and the rights enshrined in the UN Refugee Convention, and to ensure that such cooperation does not lead to violations of those rights and offers operational means to nullify these agreements, seek remedy and ensure accountability should such violations occur; calls on the European Commission to formulate a plan and take all necessary measures to initiate or finalise negotiations and accordingly sign readmission agreements as soon as possible with migrants' countries of origin and transit, so as to ensure that they comply with international standards regarding the rights of migrants; calls on the Council to mandate the Commission to commence negotiations for the signing of readmission agreements with Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq; calls on the Council to mandate the Commission to negotiate European Union cooperation agreements with transit countries, with a view to combating organised crime networks engaged in the trafficking of illegal migrants;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to ensure ex ante risk assessments, performed by independent agencies, on the impact of any formal, informal or financial EU cooperation with third countries on the rights of migrants and refugees; calls on the Commission to set implementation guidelines for EU agencies and Member States before entering into cooperation with third countries; calls in this respect for particular vigilance in relation to countries which are experiencing ongoing or frozen conflicts and face increased risks of human rights violations; calls on the Commission to formulate an action plan to bring illegal migration under control and streamline readmission procedures by tightening application deadlines and clarifying the circumstances requiring the accelerated readmission procedure;
Amendment 108 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to establish an independent, transparent and effective monitoring mechanism, which entails periodic reports on the implementation of formal, informal and financial agreements that can potentially impact the rights of migrants and refugees in third countries, such as migration partnerships, readmission agreements, and international cooperation on migration management and governance, including direct targeting of challenges connected to migration and forced displacement; stresses that such a monitoring mechanism has to be transparent, participatory for civil society and field workers, and publicly available; insists on the need to ensure means for civil society and other interested stakeholders to be able to contribute to the work of the mechanism; calls on the Commission to establish a general framework for the effective monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of all present and future EU readmission agreements and the inclusion therein of special monitoring provisions and penalty clauses for non-compliance, including financial penalties regarding EU funding; points out that EU funding should also be reduced for third countries of origin and transit that refuse or unduly postpone the conclusion of readmission agreements with the EU;
Amendment 160 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes with concern the increasing recourse since 2016 to enhanced conditionality between development cooperation and migration management, including return and readmission; stresses, however,stresses that according to Article 208 TFEU the primary objective of Union development cooperation policy shall be the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty; calls, therefore, on the Commission to ensure that policies on development cooperation do not contravene the principles enshrined in Article 208 TFEU; stresses that the use of development cooperation as an incentive for migration management undermines meaningful action on the needs of people in developing countries, the rights of refugees and migrants, and their potential impact on regional migration patterns and contribution to local economies, and thus also undermines a wide range of rights stemming from the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 193 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of allocating a substantial share of future EU funding in the field of migration to civil society groups in third countries for providing assistance and for the protection and monitoring of the rights of migrants, and of ensuring that a significant part of EU funding is earmarked for the improvement of human rights, international protection, and the future perspective of refugees in their country of origin;
Amendment 211 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls the commitment of the EU and its Member States under the Global Compact on Refugees to share responsibility for the protection of refugees and ease the pressure on host countries; stresses in this regard that the EU and its Member States should contribute to a more structural and substantial funding of the regions hosting most refugees, and should not use financial means to shift responsibility for the protection of refugees to third countries; reiterates the importance of fully implementing the 23 objectives of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration; believes that Parliament must ensure the proper scrutiny of the implementation of both Compacts by the EU;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU has a responsibility to act as a global player and adjust its foreign policy in line with the fight against COVID-19, which is a game changer in the international environment and a catalyst of change in the global order;
Amendment 74 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 75 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemicconsiders the current crisis to be not only a test for EU foreign policy and for its ability to assume a major, active and meaningful role on the world stage, meeting and consolidating its commitments to its a game changer in the international environment and a catalyst of change in the global orderpartners, but also an opportunity to develop new partnerships, participate in the reconfiguration of international relations and redefine its position and objectives in a complex and changing international system;
Amendment 206 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges the need to find a newconsolidated and efficient method of cooperation between the EU and US, based on mutual respect and a joint agenda to defend multilateralism, the rule of law and human rights;
Amendment 214 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers it necessary to organise, as soon as possible and in so far as the epidemiological circumstances permit, an EU-US summit to take stock of transatlantic cooperation both before and during the pandemic and to decide on the terms thereof in the COVID-19 aftermath;
Amendment 309 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Expresses concern over the structural attempts of the Russian Federation to undermine EU unity by the intensification of disinformation campaigns; stresses that disinformation, especially with regard to public health issues, is one of the most serious and dangerous attacks on the EU and its partners, impacting directly on citizens’ health and security; recognises accordingly the vital importance of EU cooperation with NATO in combating disinformation;
Amendment 319 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recognises the strategic importance of the Black Sea region in maintaining peace and security for the whole of Europe and beyond; notes with concern the militarisation of the Crimean Peninsula and the attempts by the Russian Federation to destabilise the Black Sea region; stresses that destabilisation of this region has implications beyond its borders impacting on areas such as the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean; calls, in this regard, for the strengthening of EU- NATO relations to ensure the effective protection and defence of strategically significant areas;
Amendment 365 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that the multilateral rules- based world order is vital for global peace, the rule of law and democracy; believes that a geopolitical EU must play a firmer role in defending it and seek ways to de- escalate tensions between powers; notes the need to develop strategic alliances in support of multilateralism;
Amendment 379 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that only a more united EU, deploying smart diplomacy backed up by sufficient and credible military capacities in addition to NATO resources, will be able to conduct a strong foreign policy, and believes that the VP/HR should receive a stronger mandate, well defined mandate with clear objectives in speaking on behalf of the EU;
Amendment 395 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 416 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the important role of the armed forces during the COVID-19 pandemic and believes that a more in-depth joint operation and coordination of member states’ armed forces within existing frameworks - such as the European Medical Command - or within new frameworks - such as military hospital trains - could lead to greater efficiency and contribute to the EU’s preparedness to fight pandemics; considers it appropriate to allow time to discuss and define new concepts such as strategic/European sovereignty and strategic autonomy before taking any steps towards deeper cooperation, especially in policy areas such as security and defence, which fall within the remit of the Member States; stresses the importance of adopting and utilising a common language at EU level; recognises the need to review the EU’s security and defence strategies to develop strategic autonomy, to become better prepared and more resilient to the new and hybrid threats and technologies that have made the nature of warfare less conventional and challenge the traditional role of the military, as well as for a future in which Russia and China are becoming more assertive; stresses that the future Strategic Compass on security and defence should reflect these developments and take account of the broader geopolitical implications of COVID-19 and project the ambitions of a smart and strengthened EU-NATO partnership for the planning and development of military capabilities; believes that, given the new political balance and a potential worsening of the international security environment following COVID-19, the EU defence budgets must not be cut;
Amendment 435 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that the pandemic crisis response has again demonstrated the unequivocal commitment of the North Atlantic Alliance to its European partners and that the EU accordingly needs to work more closely with its strategic partners and seek to step up cooperation with NATO for the purposes of crisis management and the deployment of measures to combat pandemics/epidemics; stresses that enhanced relations between the EU and NATO must be based on complementarity, avoidance of duplication and transparency;
Amendment 454 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the expansion and modernisation of EU communication strategies so that EU action is sufficiently visible both within and beyond the EU especially in neighbouring areas; urges the European External Action Service (EEAS) to further strengthen its capacities to counter disinformation, including the creation of a dedicated far- East StratCom Task Force focused on the disinformation emanating from China, and imposing costs on countries that deliberately spread disinformation to divide and harm the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 523 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines the strategic importance of EU engagement and support in its neighbourhood, both in the East and in the South; stresses that the EU must give Western Balkan countries that are not yet part of the EU a fair chance to join the EU, and that the EU must continuestep up its efforts to invest in the region;
Amendment 579 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is of the opinion that the COVID- 19 crisis has highlighted certain weaknesses of our Union and has shown the urgent need for an effective and efficient Union equipped with internal and external mechanisms for crisis prevention and rapid and efficient countermeasures, including financial instruments for support and recovery in the aftermath; believes that the Conference on the Future of Europe will provide a good platform to move forward in constructing more efficient decision making in EU external policies; is therefore determined to start the Conference as soon as possible;
Amendment 376 #
2020/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) intensify efforts, including by increasing financial support, to ensure that young people in Belarus can benefit from better-quality education through progress in the implementation of the Bologna Process and increased opportunities to study in the EU via the Erasmus+ programme, which can help to change mind sets in Belarus, in real terms and in the long term, and naturally convey European values to the region;
Amendment 123 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas it is crucial to filladdress the capability gappriorities identified in the Capability Development Plan (CDP), and byto build on the Coordinated Annual Defence on Review (CARD);
Amendment 239 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ensure that the funding of PESCO projects by the EDF is focused on a limited set of strategic key projects, in line with the HCIG of the CDPCDP priorities, in order to maximise its impact;
Amendment 293 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) promote compliance with the 20 PESCO commitments by establishing clearer definition of compliance benchmarkindicators, and by ensuring that future project proposals must address a specific CDP priority; ensure that any reviews of project progress should be based on clear and transparent criteria; ensure that such criteria serve as benchmark for all Member States participating in PESCO projects;
Amendment 295 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) use the synergies between the PESCO project cycle and other defence capability processes such as CARD, HLG and EDF in order to enable more mature and well-documented projects to be submitted; allow projects to be submitted outside the cycle in order to enable the synchronised implementation of several European initiatives, including the EDF;
Amendment 323 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
Amendment 331 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w
Paragraph 1 – point w
(w) clarify the rules governing third- party participation in PESCO, taking into consideration the importance of EU decision-making autonomy and full reciprocity, with a case-by-case approach considered to be most beneficial for the EU; the decision-making process regarding the involvement of a third-party should be ensured at the level of each PESCO project, by the Member States involved;
Amendment 49 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the UK has submitted various draft texts to the EU which – unlike the EU’s text – are not public and cover, inter alia, a trade agreement including annexes, an air transport agreement, an aviation safety agreement and an agreement on civil nuclear energy cooperation via Euratom;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2023(INI)
(xa) the guarantee of an outcome that is proper and fair for all Member States and in the best interests of our citizens;
Amendment 133 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises the importance of full and proper implementation of all the provisions on citizens' rights, including as regards right of residence, entitlement to social benefits and health insurance cover and the right to protection for vulnerable EU citizens in the UK;
Amendment 224 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point xii
Paragraph 13 – point xii
(xii) ambitious provisions allowing for the development of digital trade, and to address unjustified barriers to trade by electronic means, and ensure an transparent, fair, open, secure and trustworthy online environment for businesses and consumers, and regulating cross-border data flows, including principles such as fair competition, prevention of the abuse of market power and ambitious rules for cross- border data transfers, in full compliance with, and without prejudice to, the EU’s current and future data protection and privacy rules;
Amendment 228 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point xii a (new)
Paragraph 13 – point xii a (new)
(xiia) a framework for continued cooperation between competition and State aid authorities, so that they can provide coordination with a view to guaranteeing a framework for undistorted competition in cross-border scenarios;
Amendment 245 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
16. Recalls its determination to prevent any kind of ‘dumping’ in the framework of the future EU-UK relationship; considers that a key outcome of the negotiations is to guarantee a level playing field through robust commitments and enforceable provisions that can be constantly adjusted to suit changes in economic circumstances, on:
Amendment 250 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – point i
Paragraph 16 – point i
(i) competition and State aid, and any other general or sector-specific regulatory measure, which should prevent undue distortion of trade and competition and include provisions on state-owned enterprises;
Amendment 285 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Movement of persons: Stresses the need to provide for a chapter on the movement of persons based on the principles of reciprocity, non- discrimination between Member States and equal treatment for all Union citizens and to ensure the coordination of social security systems; short-term visits must be exempt from visa requirements and mutually beneficial arrangements must be established for long-term stays by students, researchers and young people;
Amendment 375 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Points out that the entire Agreement with the UK as a third country, including provisions on the level playing field, specific sectoral issues and thematic areas of cooperation should include the establishment of a coherent and solid governance system as an overarching framework, covering the joint continuous supervision and management of the Agreement as well as dispute settlement and enforcement mechanisms with sanctions and interim measures where necessary with respect to the interpretation and application of all the Agreement’s provisions;
Amendment 380 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 101 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes business’ growing awareness of the problem of global deforestation, the need for corporate action and corresponding commitments; emphasises, however, that companies’ voluntary anti-deforestation commitments often only cover parts of their supply chains and were, as of yet, not sufficient to halt global deforestation, making it necessary to impose international obligations as part of partnership and association agreements which reflect the EU’s “zero deforestation” policy and to progressively develop a sustainable supply chain by using and conceptualising forests as a universal common asset and a concern of the entire humankind, not just a simple economic resource, and also by progressively reducing the imports of goods associated to deforestation;
Amendment 162 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation but asks for a more ambitious policy approach; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence, reporting, disclosure and third- party participation requirements, as well as liability and penalties in case of breaches of obligations for all companies placing for the first time on the Union market commodities with the highest forest and ecosystem risks and products derived from these commodities, and access to justice and remedy for victims of breaches of these obligations; traceability obligations should be placed on traders on the Union market, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that the same legal framework should apply to Union-based financial institutions providing money to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived products; calls on the Commission to develop this legal framework based on the principle of transparency and to take into account the possibility of creating an electronic register of all the business entities which will be penalised repeatedly for breaching the obligations arising from this legal framework; invites the European Commission to provide a review of the impact of the legal framework, one year from its adoption;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the EU has been implementing a number of arms embargoes25 ; through the promotion of the Common Position and its principles, not only in its immediate neighbourhood, but also on a global level through the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)framework, the EU could contribute to its overarching foreign policy goals of preventing conflict and promoting respect for human rights and International humanitarian law; _________________ 25 https://www.sanctionsmap.eu/#/main?chec ked=
Amendment 91 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Council’s intention to increase convergence and transparency – the main objectives of its last review of the Common Position; and the Council conclusions on the review of the Common Position that “the strengthening of a European defence technological and industrial base should be accompanied by closer cooperation and convergence in the field of export control of military technology and equipment”1a _________________ 1aConclusion 11 of the Council Conclusions on the review of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 on the control of arms exports, as adopted by the Council (“General affairs”),Council of the European Union, 12195/19, COARM 154, Brussels, 16 September 2019
Amendment 106 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes with concern the growing divergences between the arms export policies and practices of the Member States and the failure to introduce new instruments to promote convergence towards the strict application of EU rules in this area; While the European Defence Fund (EDF) as part of the EU’s industrial policy and a funding tool for joint defence R&D projects does not deal with arms transfers, yet future EDF- funded programmes will inevitably produce new and innovative military technologies and equipment that, given the strong export orientation of European defence companies, will also be exported to third countries;
Amendment 153 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that bilateral and multilateral agreements may further reduce convergence at EU levelfacilitate the move towards a further convergence of member states’ arms export policies through information sharing among member states, a shared interpretation of the common criteria, increased availability of qualitative information that could strengthen national export control practices; and the inclusion of additional grounds for the refusal of licences that would decrease the space for national interpretation; and that the failure to regulate exports uniformly between the Member States and the lack of convergence in export decisions to third countries have a negative impact on human rights and international law, generate market distortions, and hinder industrial strategic planning, economies of scale and a level playing field;
Amendment 161 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
The Europeanisationstrengthening of cooperation on arms productionat EU level on defence capability development, including through wide convergence
Amendment 164 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that more restrictive export policies that continue to push for further European convergence, shall not result in the lowering of national standards; and that EU funds such as the Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR), the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) and the European Defence Fund (EDF), initiatives such as the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and the European Peace Facility (EPF), legislation such as the intra-Community transfers and defence procurement directives of 2009, and the creation of administrative capacities such as the Commission Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS) are heralding an increasing EU collaborative approach for an increasing Europeanisation of arms production and capability development; the existence of different national approaches should be taken into consideration when efforts are made to construct a consolidated European defence industrial base that should be spread around the EU to ensure additional cohesion within the Union;
Amendment 180 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the fact that the interinstitutional agreement on the establishment of the EDF authorises the Commission to assess whether the transfer of ownership or the granting of an exclusive licence for research actions of EDF-co-funded military technology contravenes the security and defence interests of the EU and its Member States or the objectives of the fund as set out in Article 3 of the proposed regulation; notes that this new legislation establishes a specific type of control function for the Commission with regard to a specific category of exports of military technology to third countries;
Amendment 194 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Implementing the Common Position in the light of Europeanisedconsolidating the EU cooperation on arms production
Amendment 201 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that the lack of convergence of national arms export policies and decision-making is becoming increasingly untenable in the context of the prevailing Europeanisstrengthening the EU cooperation of arms production and the stated ambitions and plans to increase this further;
Amendment 210 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – introductory part
Paragraph 19 – introductory part
19. Believes that the Europeanisation ofenhancing of cooperation at EU level on arms production needs to go hand in hand with increased transparency and coherence within the Euro-Atlantic area; believes that there is still room for improvement in this area, particularly as regards the quality and uniformity of the data submitted by Member States; calls on the Working Party on Conventional Arms Exports (COARM):;
Amendment 285 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that the increasing EuropeanisU cooperation ofor arms production, the recent Council conclusions on convergence in arms exports and the establishment of the EPF should be complemented by a mechanism for EU-level monitoring and controlpromoting the quality of policy monitoring and evaluation, through developing guidelines, investing in capacity building, and ex post review and control mechanisms based on strict compliance with the eight criteria;
Amendment 244 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) prepare for and manage the impact of major events in order to limit urgently that impact on medicinal products for human use and of public health emergencies on medicinal products for human use and on medical devices;
Amendment 249 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) monitor and report on shortages of medicinal products for human use and medical devices, and adopt all adequate and necessary measures to ensure that shortages of essential medicinal products can be avoided and patients have access to safe medicinal products and treatments at accessible prices;
Amendment 259 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘public health emergency’ means a public health emergency at Union level rdecognislared by the European Commission in accordance with Article 23(1) of Regulation (EU) 2020/[…]17; _________________ 17[insert reference to the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on serious cross-border threats to health and repealing Decision No 1082/2013/EU] OJ C […], […], p. […].
Amendment 289 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘major event’ means an event which is likely to pose a serious risk to public health in relation to medicinal products in more than onone or more Member State. Such an event concerns a deadly threat or otherwise serious threat to health of biological, chemical, environmental or other origin or incident that can affect the supply or quality, safety, and efficacy of medicinal products. Such an event may lead to shortages of medicinal products in more than one Member State and necessitates urgent coordination at Union level in order to ensure a high level of human health protection.
Amendment 621 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) develop, implement and coordinate an online European platform where consumers, pharmacists, medical professionals and all other European citizens can report shortages of medicinal products or medical devices in any of the Member States;
Amendment 236 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Keeping people healthy and active longer and empowering them to take an active role in managing their health will have positive effects on health, health inequalities, quality of life, productivity, competitiveness and inclusiveness, while reducing pressures on national budgets. Furthermore, to ensure optimal efficiency of the programme, state paternalism must be accompanied by the conceptualisation of health as a mutual responsibility of both the citizens and state authorities, as health is a partnership that both imposes obligations and confers rights. In developing health education, the programme will have even greater success if it can enhance citizens’ ability to play an active role in managing their own personal health. It is crucial to strengthen medical autonomy in order to better manage self-care. All of the parties concerned have equal responsibility, including the general public, patients, medical professionals, trainers, administrators, researchers, governments, including legislative and regulatory bodies, professional associations, and certification bodies. The Commission has committed to help Member States to reach the sustainable development targets set in the ‘UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ in particular Sustainable Development Goal 3 ‘Ensure healthy lives and promote well- being for all at all ages’13. The Programme therefore should contribute to the actions taken towards reaching these goals. __________________ 13 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Next steps for a sustainable European future. European action for sustainability COM (2016) 739 final of 22.11.2016.
Amendment 448 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) protect people in the Union from serious cross-border threats to health, including by ensuring equal protection for and full access to health rights for all European Union citizens, by promoting equal opportunities for, and access to, treatment, in a non-discriminatory manner, and by reducing disparities among Member States by allocating the resources needed to achieve this goal;
Amendment 499 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) strengthen the capability of the Union for prevention, preparedness and response to serious cross-border threats to health, and the management of health crises, including through coordination, provision and deployment of emergency health care capacity, data gathering and surveillance, including by enhancing the capacity of all of the Member States’ health systems to quickly build autonomous mobile hospitals that can treat affected patients near infection hotspots;
Amendment 582 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) support the development, implementation and enforcement of Union health legislation and provide high-quality, comparable and reliable data to underpin policy making and monitoring, and promote the use of health impact assessments of relevant policies, and introduce common vaccination rules at EU level to counter the risks associated with the inherent mobility within the Union;
Amendment 172 #
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 just, fair and inclusive way 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 185 #
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 on 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 290 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission, in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’, announced its intention to assess and make proposals for increasing the Union’s greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 to ensure its consistency with the climate-neutrality objective for 2050. In that Communication, the Commission underlined that all Union policies should contribute to the climate-neutrality objective and that all sectors should play their part. By September 2020, the Commission should, based on a comprehensive impact assessment and taking into account its analysis of the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted to the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council36 , review the Union’s 2030 target for climate and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared with 1990 levels. Where it considers necessary to amend the Union’s 2030 target, it should make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation as appropriate. In addition, the Commission should, by 30 June 2021, assess how the Union legislation implementing that target would need to be amended in order to achieve emission reductions of 50 to 55 % compared to 1990. _________________ 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 455 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union and national level respectively, to enable the collective achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in paragraph 1, taking into account the importance of promoting fairness and, solidarity and a just transition among Member States.
Amendment 472 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By September 2020, the Commission shall review 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 on the basis of a thorough impact assessment assessing the feasibility, the economic impact and the energy security and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55% emission reductions compared to 1990. It will also have to include a cost-benefit assessment at Member State level. 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 appropriate.
Amendment 503 #
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 the Union legislation implementing the 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, including the adoption of legislative proposals, in accordance with the Treaties.
Amendment 554 #
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 outBy 30 September 2025, the Commission shall set, on the basis of the criteria set out in paragraph 3, a trajectory at Union level tofor achieveing the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050and make an appropriate legislative proposal to that effect. At the latest within six months after each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall review the trajectory.
Amendment 639 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) energy efficiency, energy affordability, reduction of energy poverty, and security of supply;
Amendment 650 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) technological neutrality and the right of Member States to determine their energy mix;
Amendment 673 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) different national circumstances of the Member States;
Amendment 1021 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 193 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) EU state aid rules must be flexible if eligible regions in transition are to attract private investment. When drafting the new guidelines, the Commission should therefore also take into account the problems of structural change in the regions concerned, in order to ensure that these regions are given sufficient flexibility to carry out their projects in a socially and economically viable manner.
Amendment 195 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) Support for productive investment in enterprises other than SMEs through the Just Transition Fund should not be limited to the areas eligible for State aid under the applicable State aid rules pursuant to Article 107(3)(a)and (c) TFEU. On the contrary, State aid rules should allow all regions receiving assistance through the JTF to effectively address the threat of job losses at an early stage. This should also be ensured by adapting the general block exemption Regulation accordingly;
Amendment 196 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 c (new)
Recital 12 c (new)
(12c) The areas most affected by the transition to a climate-neutral economy should be given the opportunity to actively address the associated structural change as early as possible. This requires adjustments to state aid law, e.g. through a new guideline of the European Commission on the basis of Article 107 (3) (b) or (c)TFEU, so that it is ensured that aid is permissible under the applicable rules regardless of the status of the assisted regions;
Amendment 242 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050. Support shall also be provided to at least all coal mining territories in the EU, where coal is still harvested and to territories where important structural changes take place after phasing out mining activities.
Amendment 448 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in accordance with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEUthe respective territories, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.
Amendment 528 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The JTF priority or priorities shallmay comprise the JTF resources consisting of all or part of the JTF allocation for the Member States and the resources transferred in accordance with Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. The total of the ERDF and ESF+ resources transferred to the JTF priority shall be at least equal to one and a half times the amount of support from the JTF to that priority but shall not exceed three times that amount. The transfer of money from the ERDF and ESF+ to the JTF has to be excluded.
Amendment 4 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to Euronest Parliamentary Assembly resolution of 9 December 2019 on the future of the Trio Plus Strategy 2030: building a future of Eastern Partnership; having regard to final statements and recommendations of Parliamentary Association Committees of 19 December 2019 with Ukraine and Moldova; having regard to European Parliament annual report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy of 18 December 2019,
Amendment 6 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
- having regard to the Joint Statement of 5 December 2019 adopted by Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine on the Future of Eastern Partnership,
Amendment 8 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 c (new)
Citation 4 c (new)
- having regard to the Joint Letter of 15 February 2020 by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine on the MFF 2021-2027,
Amendment 26 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Eastern Partnership (EaP) is based on mutual interests and understanding, shared ownership and responsibility, differentiation, mutual accountability and a shared commitment between Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and the European Union to deepen their relations and adhere to international law and core values such as democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, the rule of law, the independence and impartiality of the judiciary, and a social market economy, sustainable development and good governance;
Amendment 41 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Eastern Partnership has already proved its ability to ensure greater stability, security, prosperity and resilience in the region and certain EaP countries chose to pursue a closer political, human and economic integration with the EU by concluding ambitious Association Agreements (AAs) with Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements (DCFTAs), as well as visa-free regimes;
Amendment 50 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the achievements and the strengthened differentiation in bilateral relations between the EU and the EaP countries with which it signed an Association Agreement are welcome, now it is time to provide those countries with clearer guidance on specific reform priorities, alignment criteria and on the next steps in the EU integration process;
Amendment 54 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine in the Joint statement of 5 December 2019 on the Future of Eastern Partnership called upon the EU to engage further in joint discussions on the progress, opportunities and challenges concerning the association-related reforms with the aim of facilitating full implementation of the AAs/DCFTAs and invited the EU to consider establishing an EU+ Three Associated Partners dialogue in the areas including, but not limited to, transport, energy, justice and digital economy;
Amendment 56 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine in the Joint letter of 15 February 2020 on the MFF 2021– 2027 reiterated their strong commitment to contribute to the strategic success of the EaP, in particular through the differentiation principle and the establishment of a EU+ Three Associated Partners enhanced dialogue, and emphasised that a dedicated financial tool providing a robust assistance to support complex reform commitments in line with AAs/DCFTAs would be decisive for all actors involved in the process;
Amendment 58 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas there is a necessity to encourage the development of ever closer relations with the EU and to set out a tailor made strategy for the most advanced EaP countries to support and sustain an ambitious pace of implementation of European integration reforms and that even more advanced forms of cooperation and integration are possible, provided that comprehensive reforms are implemented in a timely and sustainable manner;
Amendment 95 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, the success of transformation in the EaP countries, in particular of the three associated partner countries, can yield a positive example, which could also have an influence on the society in neighbouring Russia;
Amendment 117 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) acknowledge and strive for a continuous transformational impact of EaP policy in order to bring about political, social, economic and legal change in the three associated partner countries (the EU Trio countries);
Amendment 118 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) acknowledge the importance and strive for a continuousEaP policy that has a real transformational impact of EaP policy in order to bring aboutgenerate political, social, economic and legal change in the three associated partner countries;
Amendment 123 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) by taking into account the request from the EU Trio countries, create within the EaP policy a closer cooperation initiative – the EU Advanced Partnership Strategy (EU Trio Plus Strategy 2030) which will establish an EU reform and investment support platform, to be implemented first in the EU Trio countries, in areas including, but not limited to, investment capacity building, transport, energy, justice and digital economy, and will pave the way for an ambitious integration agenda with the EU;
Amendment 130 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) emphasise, that the implementation of the EU Trio Plus Strategy 2030 can be extended to the remaining Eastern Partners of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus on the basis of individual assessments of EU reform commitments and of the progress made; stress, that further setbacks with regard to democracy, reforms and the rule of law and the erosion of the European orientation may entail the exclusion of the countries concerned from the EU Trio Plus Strategy 2030; ensure that Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus will have individualised, beneficial and tailor-made partnership relationships with the EU, conditional on reform commitments;
Amendment 152 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) embrace an enhanced and future- oriented vision for the next decade of the EaP with the aim of ensuring lasting and irreversible achievements and deepening EU-EaP cooperation; invite the EU institutions to lead the creation of ever closer relations with the most advanced EaP countries, to begin with the EU Trio countries, and, with the support of a coalition of like-minded EU Member States, to establish for this purpose the EU Trio Plus Process, which shall be focused on tangible projects and programmes, such as the EU Support Group, Investment Framework platform, access to EU financing, and which will take into account the best reform support practices, including from the Western Balkans and the European Economic Area;
Amendment 160 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) embrace an enhanced and future- oriented vision for the next decade of the EaP with the aim of providing first and foremost benefits for citizens, ensuring lasting and irreversible achievements and deepening EU-EaP cooperation;
Amendment 171 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) maintain the inclusive naturright balance between the inclusive nature and the differentiation principle of the EaP by acting as a driver towards improved democratic accountability, better economic governance, reinforced citizens’ rights and environmental sustainability;
Amendment 187 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) devise additional measures for deeper integration such as in selected EU agencies, investment framework platforms, intra-EU programmes and initiatives, in full compliance with existing conditionalities and pursuant to the more for more principle and which will take into account the best reform support practices;
Amendment 189 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) devise additional measures for deeper integration such as inand further sectoral cooperation, with selected EU agencies, intra- and EU programmes and initiatives designed for the Member States, in full compliance with existing conditionalities and pursuant to the more for more principle;
Amendment 205 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) provide greater financial assistance, including in the context of the external financial instruments that are currently under legislative negotiationongoing legislative negotiations on the external financial instruments for the period 2021- 2027; such assistance should be tailored to the specific needs of the individual partners and used to implement activities under the EaP programme;
Amendment 214 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ensure that the conclusions of the June 2020 Summit include a long-term strategic vision for the EaP, reinforced EU commitments and political incentives, and a pledge from the EaP countries to deliver on their ownEU-associated obligations;
Amendment 217 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) invite the EaP countries acceding to the EU Trio Plus Strategy 2030, starting with the countries that signed an Association Agreement with the EU, to use the reinforced political steering and benchmark instruments of the implementation of the EU Association Agreements, such as joint reporting and monitoring, which would bring in a credible merit-based approach, to the benefit of the EU and its influence in the EaP countries and beyond;
Amendment 218 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) acknowledge that the EaP should continue to be an attractive framework for cooperation and provide clear incentives, in line with the “more for more” principle, in order to keep partner countries engaged in the reform process and on their path to the EU;
Amendment 223 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) invite the EaP countries, especially the EU Trio countries, to the Conference on the Future of Europe, which could set out a list scenarios on the future relationship of those countries with the EU;
Amendment 228 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) acknowledge the associated partnership status of advanced EaP countries, notably the signatories of AAs with DCFTAs (the EU Trio countries), in order to accommodate the mutual need for more venues for political dialogue, further economic cooperation and legislative harmonisation;
Amendment 229 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) acknowledge the associated partnership status of advanced EaP countries, notably the signatories of AAs with DCFTAs, in order to accommodate the mutual need for more venues forenhanced political dialogue, further economic cooperation and legislative harmonisation;
Amendment 242 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) engage further in State building and in strengthening institutions, by making instruments similar to the Support Group for Ukraine (the EU Support Group) available to the associated partners first and foremost; strong, independent and efficient institutions at a central and local level are key to democratic accountability, deoligarchisation, and the fight against corruption and State capture;
Amendment 265 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) acknowledge and encourage initiatives by the governments of associated countries (the EU Trio countries) to boost their mutual cooperation; a similar approach should be applied to cooperation amongst all the Eastern European Partners on various issues;
Amendment 280 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subheading 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – subheading 1 a (new)
New EaP instruments of financial support for the EU Trio Plus Strategy 2030
Amendment 281 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(la) provide greater financial assistance, including in the context of the external financial instruments that are currently under legislative negotiation; such assistance should be tailored to the specific needs of the individual partners and used to implement activities under the EaP programme; note that this access to EU funding should be linked with reform commitments and should include a set of ambitious benchmarks of the European financial assistance for the EU Trio Plus Strategy 2030 countries;
Amendment 284 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
(lb) provide for the EU Trio Plus countries a greater access to EU funding, including via Connecting Europe Facility and the TEN programme as well as a gradual access to the Green Deal Fund of Just Transition to modernise emission- intensive industries; note that this access should be linked to differentiated benchmarks in line with the EU integration reform commitments;
Amendment 286 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l c (new)
(lc) develop public investment management strategy for the EU Trio Plus countries, which would help absorbing the TEN infrastructure investments and would increase investment support, including via the Connecting Europe Facility;
Amendment 287 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l d (new)
(ld) create for this purpose the Connectivity Agenda, which will include a list of major infrastructure projects implemented in the new Investment Framework platform and managed together with IFIs and the European Commission; propose that investments be tightly linked with reform implementation and suggest signing the Reform Contracts for Investments with the EU Trio countries and remaining Eastern Partners willing to join the EU Trio Plus Strategy 2030;
Amendment 288 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l e (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l e (new)
(le) adopt a comprehensive infrastructure-building plan with the aim of improving connectivity between the EU and its Eastern European Partners, and among the EaP countries themselves;
Amendment 330 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) extend to other associated partners the approach employed by the EU in its efforts to support the recovery of the Ukrainian economy, including by means of tailored and flexible macro-financial assistance and instruments and engagement and coordination of international financial institutions and donors, and by improving the environment for foreign direct investment (FDI); in the proposed single Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) stress the importance of differentiation within the EaP in assisting the EU Trio Plus countries in line with the principles of ‘more for more’ and ‘less for less’;
Amendment 337 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) extend to other associated partners the EU approach employed by the EU in its efforts to support the recovery of the Ukrainian economy, including by means of tailored and flexible macro- financial assistance and instruments and engagement and coordination of international financial institutions and donors, and by improving the environment for foreign direct investment (FDI);
Amendment 355 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
Amendment 380 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) strengthen intra-EaP academic cooperation by launching an EaP university focused onand targeted EaP programmes in specialised universities focused on European values and rule of law, good governance and public administration;
Amendment 392 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) ensure that all EU support programmes include a gender-equality and human rights dimensions and target the most disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of society;
Amendment 406 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) acknowledge the importance of security and stability for the future development of EaP members by boosting cooperation in security and defence and devoting particular attention to regional conflicts and new type of common challenges, such as hybrid threats, cyber- attacks and disinformation campaigns;
Amendment 483 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point y a (new)
(ya) establish an EaP European municipalities Twinning program to support Twinning Partnerships between municipalities in EaP countries and EU Member States, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, which have institutional memory of the European modernisation;
Amendment 489 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point y a (new)
(ya) encourage the substantial participation of EaP citizens in EU financed projects and their ownership, in accordance with a bottom-up approach of EU values and standards;
Amendment 500 #
2019/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z
Paragraph 1 – point z
(z) increase the visibility of the support provided by the EU in the recipient EaP countries, both at national and local levels, and boost EU citizens’ awareness about the EaP; there is also a need to step- up strategic communication efforts and those aimed at countering disinformation;
Amendment 17 #
2019/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
— having regard to the Moldovan National Action Plan on the Implementation of the EU-Moldova- Association Agreement, the National Action Plan on Human Rights 2018-2022, the National Strategy on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence 2018-2023, which mentions explicitly the ratification of the Istanbul Convention,
Amendment 42 #
2019/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas in November 2019 the Moldovan Parliament passed a motion of no-confidence in the Government constituted in June 2019, formed a minority government, and subsequently a new coalition government, prompting representatives of the European institutions to express concern at the way in which the former government was replaced and at the future reform process being adopted by the Republic of Moldova under the AA/DCFTA;
Amendment 83 #
2019/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the November 2019 Activity Program of the Moldovan Government is less ambitious than the previous government’s 2030 Global Agenda, and regrets the lack of a new NAPIAA; insists that the continuation of EU sector budgetpolitical and financial support remains conditional upon the delivery of tangible reform, in particular ofmeasures to uphold the rule of law that also encompass the judiciary;
Amendment 129 #
2019/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned by the high level of concentration and politicisation of the media and advertising sectors, leading to a low level of public confidence in the media; urges the Moldovan authorities to refrain from exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to adopt measures curtailing freedom of speech and limiting the media’s ability to report facts in an independent and unbiased way and to end the anti-EU disinformation and propaganda campaigns generally being directed at the Moldovan public;
Amendment 138 #
2019/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Amendment 179 #
2019/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates the EU’s support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Moldova, and for the efforts to reach a peaceful solution to the Transnista peaceful settlement to the Transnistrian conflict in accordance with the principles of sovereignty and territorianl issuentegrity of Moldova;
Amendment 185 #
2019/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Warns that no solution to the Transnistrian issue can be achieved by sacrificing Moldova’s freedom and sovereign right to choose its own defence and foreign policy orientation;
Amendment 195 #
2019/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Moldovan Government to complete judicial reforms so as to ensure the independence, impartiality and effectiveness of the judiciary and specialised anti-corruption institutions, including amendment of the Constitution to facilitate the effective implementation of reforms to the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM);
Amendment 244 #
2019/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Expresses its concern regarding respect for human rights in the Transnistrian region, especially against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 251 #
2019/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Urges the Moldovan authorities to ratify the Istanbul Convention which was signed by the Republic of Moldova on the 6th of February 2017 but whose ratification is lagging behind despite being mentioned as an explicit objective of the National Action Plan on Human Rights 2018-2022 and of the National Strategy on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence 2018-2023; recalls that violence against women and girls is prevalent in Moldova and two in five women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence at the hands of a partner or non- partner since the age of 15;
Amendment 158 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that, since Parliament’s last report, the situation, far from improving, has deteriorated even further; firmly insists, therefore, on the formal suspensionlaunching a dialogue with Turkey to create the conditions for, or assess the future success of, accession negotiations with Turkey, in order for both sides; believes that, in this way, both sides will be able to review in a realistic manner the appropriateness of the current framework and its ability to function, or, if necessary, to explore possible new models for future relations;
Amendment 193 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recognises Turkey’s important role in the region but stresses that this role must be exercised in accordance with the principles of international law;
Amendment 618 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 205 #
2019/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 58 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading -1 (new)
Subheading -1 (new)
The Fundamentals for a renewed governance of the CFSP
Amendment 59 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Multilateralism at stake: urgent need for a stronger and united Europe
Amendment 60 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses that since its inception, the decision-making process in the EU foreign policy including the CFSP has been traditionally built on complex arrangements of checks and balances between EU institutions and EU Member States, on deliberate power sharing between the EU policies and competences; our success in shaping policies, including the CFSP depends on a high-quality standard consultation, coordination, cooperation, better regulation and ability of change or block policy actions;
Amendment 62 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Underlines that as a supranational parliament, the EP has a limited range of instruments to exercise influence toward the EU executive and hold the executives accountable for their activities, the oversight and control functions of the EP including through issuing resolutions or pursuing cases or policy areas deserve greater attention;
Amendment 63 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Stresses the importance of the EP’s role in mobilising European public opinion not only by the cultivating strategic informal relations with the EU executive and national parliaments, but also by positive negotiations and better regulation including well-drafted resolutions that enhance the European’ trust, promote a sense of European identity and create a unique sense of European common belonging;
Amendment 64 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Calls for a renewed governance of the CFSP within the context of the new multi-polarity of the globalised world, of the multiple actors interacting in the making of laws and policies at international level; the current context entails the risk of political and regulatory fragmentation at international level that may lead to a loss of coherence, to international institutional blockage and to a weakening of the constructive leadership role of the EU in shaping the international community's response to the most pressing international political and economic challenges;
Amendment 65 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1d. Deplores that in the context of insufficient coordination, of the lack of political will, of the major crises, the Syrian war, the unprecedented migratory and refugee crisis, the EU shall set up basis for a renewed CFSP in line with upcoming complexity and able to play a geopolitical leadership role at international level by defending multilateralism, international law, democracy and human rights and prosperity; outlines the despite clashing narratives about the transatlantic partnership, the core interests between EU-USA/NATO for collective security and prosperity, for upholding international law, protecting fundamental rights and jointly addressing regional conflicts and global challenges - remain perfectly aligned from a short and long- term perspective;
Amendment 66 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 e (new)
Paragraph -1 e (new)
-1e. Underlines the importance of the EU institutions to improve the decision- making in Common Foreign and Security Policy by using fully the existing Treaty provisions, by guaranteeing the necessary external action funding in the new multi- annual financial framework 2021-2027, by making use of its existing instruments more effectively, by acting in a more unified way in the decision-making process for our CFSP;
Amendment 67 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 f (new)
Paragraph -1 f (new)
-1f. Outlines that the multilateralism is the cornerstone of the EU’s foreign and security policy, the best way to ensure peace, security, human rights and prosperity; this approach delivers benefits for people in Europe and across the world;
Amendment 69 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that at a moment when competing powers are increasingly challenging the rules-based global order, we, as Europeans, must defend multilateralism, international law, democracy and human rightsthe EU institutions, including the EP as source of democratic legitimacy, have more responsibility than many others to shape the debate at the international level and must defend multilateralism, international law, democracy and human rights; it is our responsibility to shape the CFSP debate and to shift public opinion positively on the future European foreign policy;
Amendment 81 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises a three-fold approach of multilateralism based on the following principals: upholding international law and ensure that the EU’s action is based on rules and norms of international law and cooperation; extending the multilateralism to a new global reality that encourage a collective approach and consider the potential of taking advantage of the EU's normative capacity, autonomy and influence within the international organisations, preserving and extending their influence; and reforming international organisations, making multilateral organisations fit for purpose;
Amendment 97 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that it is important to boost the EU own effectiveness and enforcement powers at international level, and call for EU institutions focused on being citizen-centric, acting in the people’s interest; that communicate policy objectives, prioritise and target, that engage with average citizens, are focused on people and not on processes, deliver tangible results and do not encourage bureaucracy;
Amendment 98 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls the EU to improve the dialogue with governmental and non- governmental actors of third countries when developing policy proposals with an international dimension in order to allow EU to speak with one single voice;
Amendment 109 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the European Union needs to take on a global leadership role and unlock its political potential to think and act like a geopolitical power while defending and promoting its common values and interests in the world; reaffirms the need to secure ‘EU strategic autonomy’ seeks to promote a more capable, independent EU at a time of growing geopolitical competition; fully supports the Commission President’s decision to transform the EU’s executive branch into a ‘geopolitical commission’; a geopolitical Commission shall seek to safeguard its interests in full respect of international law and its own values; the EU shall engage all the powers based on a spirit of cooperation and openness, while reserving the right to push back when it must;
Amendment 136 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the European Union has to switch from a responsive to an anticipatory approach and team up with like-minded partners to defend the global rule-based order founded on international law; recalls that the EU’s CFSP is based on partnership and multilateralism, which help to unite the relevant regional and global powers; underlines the urgent need to explore new forms of alliances and find innovative mechanisms for cooperation;
Amendment 143 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines the urgent need to explore new forms of strategic alliances and find innovative mechanisms for cooperation by starting with the present traditional partners, then returning to the past allies, and then looking to the future strategic partners; outlines that the relations with the US are irreplaceable and that, acting together could be a formidable force for good in the world; that the EU should develop further strategic relations with all those countries that share EU values and are prepared to act in their support and that respect for common values;
Amendment 145 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Underlines the importance of identifying effective and efficient options for achieving the CFSP's objectives; in this sense, the EU needs to carefully define the underlying problem, its source and scale, and explain why the EU needs to intervene; underlines that the EU Interventions should justify a valuable change, explain the right incentives and anticipate unintended consequences;
Amendment 153 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Promotes an EU foreign policy and culture, that will unite the EU institutions and all foreign ministries behind a common and strong EU-level foreign policy; emphasisescalls on the needEU to build ad hoc coalitions to strengthen EU cohesion and democratic legitimacye not only global payer but also a global player too;
Amendment 158 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underscores that the European Union must use its existing instruments more effectively and act in a more unified and coherent way in orderU policies and instruments should be consistent with the EU’s CFSP objectives; in this sense, the EU needs to focus on how these policies and instruments improve upon current CFSP outcome, and find new ways to improve its decision-making processesand encourage innovation across and within EU action, and encourage driving policy implementation to be effectively monitored;
Amendment 167 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 168 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines that a stronger role of the EP in the CFSP/CSPD must be a key component of a robust foreign policy; calls for the need to be far more synergies for the implementation of some legal principals in the CFSP such as: the principle of “sincere cooperation”, the principle of “the unity in the international representation of the Union”, the principle "of equality of Member States" and the principle "of respect of national identities and essential state functions";
Amendment 169 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Outlines that the EP can contribute to a strong CFSP only by a better democratic legitimation of EU foreign policy in the CFSP; a better recognition of the EP procedural rights in the area of CFSP/CSPD; a renewed Parliamentary Diplomacy; a more integrated approach to EU foreign and security policy; an enhanced role for the EP in the context of external relations and of Brexit; a thoughtful CSDP that reinforces our European identity; by an increasing role for the respect of Rule of Law in the CFSP; a CFSP-related strategy or communication and preliminary consultation approach; a coherent, consistent and complementary external financing instruments;
Amendment 170 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
To ensure a better democratic legitimation of EU foreign policy in the CFSP
Amendment 180 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls that the Article 2(4) TFEU merely states that “The Union shall have competence, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty on European Union, to define and implement a common foreign and security policy […]”;
Amendment 181 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls for an effective and successful implementation of Article 36TEU in order to allow the EP to fulfil its substantive contribution to the CFSP that goes beyond the parliamentary discourse and have a real impact on the decision-making process in the Council; the EP should be consulted on the current decisions at the light of Article 36, of “the basic choices of the CFSP and defence policy” and not just on the main aspects of the CFSP or general policy lines;
Amendment 182 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Recognizes the importance of institutionalised relationships between the EP and the EEAS which provide powers for the EP to ‘fully play its role in the external action of the Union, including its functions of political control as provided for in Article 14(1) TEU, as well as in legislative and budgetary matters as laid down in the Treaties’1a _________________ 1a Council Decision 2010/427/EU establishing the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service, OJ [2010] L 201, 3.8.2010 p. 30, Art. 27(3).
Amendment 183 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 b (new)
Subheading 2 b (new)
For a more integrated approach to EU foreign and security policy
Amendment 184 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Welcomes the new strategic agenda 2019-2024 of the Council according to which “the EU can only engage with international emerging powers on an equal basis if it avoids a piecemeal approach and presents a united front, backed up by EU and Member State resources”;
Amendment 188 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 c (new)
Subheading 2 c (new)
For a better recognition of the EP procedural rights in the area of CFSP/CSPD
Amendment 189 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines Article 36 TEU that provides that : “The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy shall regularly consult the European Parliament on the main aspects and the basic choices of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy and inform it of how those policies evolve; he shall ensure that the views of the European Parliament are duly taken into consideration; special representatives maybe involved in briefing the European Parliament; the European Parliament may address questions or make recommendations to the Council or the High Representative; twice a year it shall hold a debate on progress in implementing the common foreign and security policy, including the common security and defence policy”;
Amendment 190 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Notes that according to the Council Decision 2010/427/EU on establishing the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service, the High Representative will regularly consult the EP on CFSP matters, that the latter’s views will duly be taken into consideration, and that right of access to documents for MEP’s should be regulated;
Amendment 191 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Recalls that the Article3(4) of the Council Decision 2010/427/EU that stipulates that ‘the EEAS shall extend appropriate support and cooperation […] in particular to the European Parliament’ which clearly creates conditions for the EP to increase its involvement in – and information position on – CFSP/CSDP matters;
Amendment 192 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Underlines the role of each institutions involved in the CFSP/CSPD in revisiting its working methods and evaluate the best way to fulfil its role under the Treaties;
Amendment 193 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the morea better interinstitutional collaboration that provides information to Parliament in sufficient time for it to be able to express its point of view if appropriate, and for the Commission to be able to take Parliament’s views as far as possible into account; such an effective and comprehensive sharing of information by the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) towill enable Parliament to exercise its scrutiny role in an efficient and timely manner, including in the field of the CFSP;
Amendment 197 #
Amendment 198 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 202 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Outlines the need for the EU and Member States to work together to set out an overall policy strategy for a refocused parliamentary diplomacy that includes a more integrated approach of the EU foreign and security policy and adapt the way they work;
Amendment 203 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls for a more coherent CFSP that identifies long-term objectives; reinforce its capacity to take decisions and cut through different sectoral interests; establish a stronger link between EU policy and national action; focus more on defining the essential elements of policy and controlling the way in which those policies are executed and communicated to the citizens all over the world;
Amendment 204 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 e (new)
Subheading 2 e (new)
For an enhanced role for the EP in the context of external relations and of Brexit
Amendment 205 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Recognises that the EP’s participation in the negotiations and conclusion of international agreements represents an important step that reflects the democratic control over external relations;
Amendment 206 #
2019/2136(INI)
14d. Notes that if/when Brexit takes place, Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, as the leading committee responsible for relations with third countries, should be given all the necessary information by the EU executive to enable it to scrutinise, on behalf of Parliament, the negotiation process in line with Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFUE) and to provide timely input on the future agreement(s) with the United Kingdom, which will require Parliament’s consent;
Amendment 207 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14e. Stresses the importance of future cooperation between the European Union and the United Kingdom in the area of the CFSP and the CSDP and recognises the need to find creative solutions;
Amendment 208 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 f (new)
Subheading 2 f (new)
For a thoughtful Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) that reinforces our European identity
Amendment 209 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 f (new)
Paragraph 14 f (new)
14f. Recognises the importance of the CSDP in reinforcing our European identity and our strategic autonomy in order to promote peace, security and progress in Europe and in the world; recalls that the Europeans constantly favoured a CSDP, most Member States committing to increase their defence spending or already spend 2% of their GDP on defence;
Amendment 210 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 g (new)
Paragraph 14 g (new)
14g. Recalls Article 24(1) TEU that stipulates that “The Union’s competence in matters of common foreign and security policy shall cover[…] all questions relating to the Union’s security, including the progressive framing of a common defence policy that might lead to a common defence”;
Amendment 211 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 h (new)
Paragraph 14 h (new)
14h. Recognizing that not all concepts are not defined by the treaties, but practice reveals that while the CFSP is linked to ‘Foreign Affairs’, the CSDP is linked to the “Defence Affairs”; as the CSDP is a forming part of the CFSP, the decision-making processes are similar;
Amendment 212 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 i (new)
Paragraph 14 i (new)
14i. Outlining that the EU Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) or the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC), aim to start shaping national mindsets and practices, through cooperation, that the European Defence Fund (EDF) directly fund defence research and capability development, that these frameworks raise the responsibility of the Member States and the EU institutions for a better accountability in the area of CSDP;
Amendment 213 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 j (new)
Paragraph 14 j (new)
14j. Recalls for a better collaboration between the Member States in order to achieve a clear systematic approach to understanding risk, the impact instability, and for setting up basis for a comprehensive risk assessment in the area of security and defence;
Amendment 214 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 g (new)
Subheading 2 g (new)
Strategic investment for a more integrated CSDP
Amendment 215 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 k (new)
Paragraph 14 k (new)
Amendment 216 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 l (new)
Paragraph 14 l (new)
14l. Underlines that importance of the implementation of the European Defence Fund that improves national capabilities and support development of the national defence industries and defence capabilities while creating synergies at both EU and NATO level;
Amendment 217 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 m (new)
Paragraph 14 m (new)
14m. Calls for a coherent strategy for investing in the CSDP, setting up basis for an integrated military industry at EU level that focus on building an open and competitive European defence equipment market while enforcing EU procurement rules on defence, fostering a strong and innovative space industry, that provides support for the implementation of a unprecedented support to a new renewed CFSP and thoughtful CSDP;
Amendment 218 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 n (new)
Paragraph 14 n (new)
14n. Underlines the importance of maintaining the EU's autonomous, reliable and cost-effective access to space, to explore ways in which we can make the most of our assets to deliver on climate objectives, including the use of Copernicus to monitor CO2 emissions;
Amendment 219 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 o (new)
Paragraph 14 o (new)
14o. Calls for improving the crucial link between space and defence and security by supporting the Member States involvement in the Galileo Public Regulated Service, which can be used by Member States for emergency services, peacekeeping operations and crisis management and supports a common approach for a thoughtful CSDP;
Amendment 220 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 p (new)
Paragraph 14 p (new)
14p. Calls for developing a permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) as a collaborative key project for the defence dimension of the EU that strengthen the national capabilities and engage in the spirit of a valuable transatlantic cooperation;
Amendment 221 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 h (new)
Subheading 2 h (new)
For the respect of Rule of Law in the CFSP
Amendment 222 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 q (new)
Paragraph 14 q (new)
14q. Underlines the efforts of the EU for the consistent affirmation of the maintenance and strengthening of a free and open international order based on the respect of Rule of Law;
Amendment 223 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 r (new)
Paragraph 14 r (new)
14r. Recalls Article 21(1)TEU provides that: “The Union’s action on the international scene shall be guided by the principles which have inspired its own creation, development and enlargement” and, as we have seen, mentions “democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law”;
Amendment 224 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 i (new)
Subheading 2 i (new)
For a CFSP-related strategy or communication and preliminary consultation approach
Amendment 227 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for an EU focused on better communicating its vision, mission and CFSP policy objectives with citizens from all the European Union; as it stands, the European Union requires citizens to proactively seek-out information;
Amendment 228 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Underlines that in a digital age, the EU must engage not only with NGOs, but also with average citizens who can potentially help promote and accomplish core policy objectives in their communities; the EU needs to be proactive in the way they engage with citizens and will encourage increased participation to reshape political developments and come with innovative solutions for a stronger and united Europe;
Amendment 229 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 j (new)
Subheading 2 j (new)
For coherent, consistent and complementary external financing instruments
Amendment 257 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Considers that the EU needs to be focused on the unity of its population rather on competing actions: bigger States against smaller States, Northern Europe against Southern Europe, Western Europe against Eastern Europe, it is important to call for enhancing the role of EU institutions in feeding into the political debate the views of its electors;
Amendment 272 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Increased role of the EU as a security provider
Amendment 273 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the strengthening of the EU’s capacity to act autonomously in the area of security and defence; stresses that efficientunderlines the need for the EU to improve its strategic autonomy and its ability to cooperatione with partner organisations such as the UN or NATO is more vital than evers; to enhance the European added-value by ensuring effective multilateral responses to global challenges in the spirit of multilateralism and of cooperation;
Amendment 286 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that the efficient cooperation with NATO is more vital than ever; and recognises the importance of the EU role in taking more responsibility for European security with partners, in the pursuit of EU values and interests;
Amendment 289 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Welcomes the EU efforts to bolster European security and defence to better protect the Union and its citizens and to contribute to peace and stability in the neighbourhood and beyond in accordance with the Joint declaration on EU-NATO cooperation of 10 July 2018;
Amendment 290 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Underlines the need to ensure the constant evaluation of the Permanent Structured Cooperation and the European Defence Fund and their capacity to contribute to the CFSP’ objectives, to ensure adequate resources in line with PESCO commitments, to implement EU decisions effectively and coherently, including through a more integrated European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) that guarantee that the Union remains open for cooperation;
Amendment 2 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that economic development and multilateralism are important tools to improve people’s lives; points out that one of the objectives of the IPA is to strengthen the economic, trade and investment relationship between the EU and Viet Nam in accordance with the objective of sustainable development, and to promote trade and investment in a manner that is mindful ofconsistent with the high levels of environmental and, labour protection, and human rights standards upheld by the EU, and relevant internationally recognised standards and agreements;
Amendment 9 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the enhanced political dialogue between the EU and Viet Nam and the upgraded potential to address human rights concerviolations in the framework of the institutional mechanisms established under Article 35 of the PCA and Article 13 of the FTA; believes that those articles, in conjunction with a system of periodic evaluations, provide the necessary tools to address human rights concerns related to the IPA;
Amendment 12 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that under ArticTitle 35VI of the PCA, the Parties agree to cooperate in the promotion and protection of human rights, and in the fields of gender equality, climate change, migration, health, education and training, socio-economic affairs, and a reform of public administration to ensure that the high standards and values promoted by the EU are exported abroad and reflected in upcoming reforms in Viet Nam, including with regard to the implementation of international human rights instruments to which they are parties;
Amendment 11 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges Viet Nam’s efforts to undertake an ambitious reform agenda, notably on the environmental and labour rights of the sustainable development chapter of the FTA; calls on the Vietnamese Government to take all appropriate legislative and non-legislative measures to ensure the highest attainable human rights standards- including but not limited to - environmental and labour standards, and guarantee that these are effectively upheld and implemented; welcomes the ratification of six out of eight core ILO Conventions, namely No. 29 on forced labour, Nos. 100 and 111 on non- discrimination, Nos. 138 and 182 on child labour and most recently No. 98 on the right to organise and collective bargaining; calls onurges the Vietnamese Government to quickly ratify the outstanding Conventions;
Amendment 21 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Remains concerned about human rights violations, including the application of the death penalty in Viet Nam; calls onurges Viet Nam to introduce a moratorium and move towards abolition;take immediate steps towards abolition; notes with concern the continued restriction of freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly in Viet Nam, as it has been repeatedly stressed – in the 14 December 2017 and 9 June 2016 urgency European Parliament’s resolutions –, Viet Nam’s human rights record raises grave concerns, and casts serious doubts about the country’s stated commitment to respect human rights: highlights that human rights constitute a cornerstone of the trade and sustainable development chapter of the FTA; calls for periodic evaluation of the impact of the agreement;
Amendment 27 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Urges Viet Nam to adhere to international business and human rights standards, recalling the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights that demand a strict observation of supply chain due diligence, the creation of national legislative frameworks that guarantee corporate responsibility, transparency and accountability, as well as an obligation to prevent and mitigate adverse human rights impacts; stresses the importance of monitoring and assessing the impact of this Agreement on sustainable development through their respective policies, practices, participative processes and institutions;
Amendment 36 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that Article 13 of the FTA embodies a cooperative approach based on common values and interests, taking into account the differences in the Parties’ respective levels of development; stresses the importance of implementing all the principles enriched in Article 13 of the FTA, such as freedom of association, the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour, the effective abolition of child labour; and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation; welcomes the possibility of first resolving matters that fall under Article 13 on trade and sustainable development through exchange in the Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development; recalls that a Party may request that a Panel of Experts be convened to examine such matters in the event that the Committee is unable to resolve them satisfactorily;
Amendment 46 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that the FTA creates an institutional and legally binding link to the PCA; points out that Article 1 of the PCA contains a standard human rights clause which can trigger appropriate measures, including, as a last resort, the suspension of the PCA, or parts thereof, without delay, should no efforts or visible progress be evident during periodic evaluations;