689 Amendments of Eleni STAVROU
Amendment 2 #
2024/0003(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the MFF revision reduces the maximum annual amount of the EGF from EUR 186 million to EUR 30 million (in 2018 prices), as laid down in Article 8 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 as amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/765; whereas all institutions need to ensure that, despite these cuts, workers made redundant can count on EU solidarity via support of the EGFthe Commission should monitor EGF implementation and take any necessary measures to ensure that all justified requests for EGF support can be met;
Amendment 7 #
2023/2152(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas Article 8 TFEU states that in all its activities the Union shall aim to eliminate inequalities, establishing the principle of gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 8 #
2023/2152(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas EIGE's staff are actively engaging in the exchange of best practices and the activities of the EU Agencies Network (EUAN) and its subnetworks, such as: Performance Development Network, Procurement Officers Network, Legal Network, ICT Advisory Committee etc, in order to develop its synergies such as human resources, building management, IT services and security, cooperation and exchange of good practices with other Union agencies with a view to improving efficiency;
Amendment 9 #
2023/2152(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas EIGE has taken pro- active steps to apply ongoing measures for improving gender balance among its staff;
Amendment 12 #
2023/2152(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 16 #
2023/2152(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 32 #
2023/2152(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas, according to its statement of revenue and expenditure, the final budget of the European Institute for Gender Equality (“EIGE”) for the financial year 2022 was EUR 8.432.920, representing a reduction of 3 % compared to 2021; whereas the entire budget of the Institute derives from the Union budget;
Amendment 35 #
2023/2152(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 40 #
2023/2152(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that EIGE was established in order to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality in the Union, through providing quality research and comparable data;
Amendment 42 #
2023/2152(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Welcomes the ongoing cooperation between the EIGE and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM); stresses the valuable contribution that the EIGE makes to ensuring the European Parliament objectives, values and priorities;
Amendment 44 #
2023/2152(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Recommends the adequate allocation of resources, for the recrtuitment of staff and support to EIGE in order to cope with a sharp rise of requests for technical assistance on gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 50 #
2023/2152(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes EIGE’s continuous high level of budget execution, despite the persistent understaffing of the agency, with commitment appropriations of up to 98,4 % in 2022(compared to 98,92 % in 2021), and a payment appropriations rate of 81,10 % (72,16 % in 2021);
Amendment 51 #
2023/2152(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Acknowledges the herculean effort and contribution of EIGE to the Parliamentary work of the European Parliament and its Members; as well as the increase in the workload and requests submitted to EIGE despite the persistent understaffing of the Agency;
Amendment 53 #
2023/2152(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges an inthe decrease in the EIGE’s carry-over operating expenditure to xxx42,28 % in 2023 (54.,79 % in 2022);
Amendment 60 #
2023/2152(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the European Court of Auditors confirmed EIGE’s annual accounts present fairly, in all material respects, its financial position onas at 31 December 2022 and the results of its operations, its cash flows and the changes in net assets for the year thesubsequently came to an ended;
Amendment 63 #
2023/2152(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion on the basis of the data currently available that discharge shall notcan be granted to the Director of the EIGE in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2022.
Amendment 14 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 19 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. whereas the Parliament has repeatedly asked the Commission to promote and implement the use of gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting and gender impact assessments in all relevant Union policy areas;
Amendment 20 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses that a gender equality perspective should be integrated and ensured into all relevant policy areas, particularly in light of the multiple gendered impacts of various ongoing climate, energy and social crises; reiterates therefore its call for the implementation of gender budgeting throughout the budgetary process;
Amendment 21 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Highlights that a gender equality perspective should be integrated and ensured in the backlashes against gender equality and women’s rights, especially sexual and reproductive health and rights, in several Member States and worldwide; reiterates therefore its call for the implementation of gender budgeting throughout the budgetary process; stresses the importance of gender budgeting in all recovery and alleviation measures to make use of EU programmes for mitigating the gendered impacts of various crises;
Amendment 22 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 31 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 35 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the fact that gender equality and mainstreaming is one of the horizontal principles for Union funds in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2027 and in the Recovery and Resilience Facility;
Amendment 37 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Welcomes the Commission's work on a new classification to measure the gender impact of Union spending; calls on the Commission to ensure that this classification focuses on an accurate and comprehensive representation of the impact of programmes on gender equality;
Amendment 40 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 45 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to deliver on the positive commitment made by President von der Leyen to promote gender equality in all policymaking and stresses that more needs to be done;
Amendment 48 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Stresses the importance of using European Structural and Investment Funds such as the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) to promote gender equality, women’s employment, women's empowerement, entrepreneurship, leadership and management roles, as well as long-term care facilities;
Amendment 49 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Stresses the importance of strengthening the specifically dedicated Daphne initiative by increasing its resources, in particular measures that aim to combat all levels and all forms of gender-based violence against women and girls and domestic violence in line with Article7(6) of Regulation (EU) 2021/692 and to properly support victims;
Amendment 50 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 55 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Is of the opinion, on the basis of the data currently available, that discharge can be granted on the General budget of the EU in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2022;
Amendment 21 #
2023/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),
Amendment 23 #
2023/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
Citation 12 b (new)
– having regard to the UN Security Council resolutions concerning Cyprus and the UN Security Council Press Statement on Cyprus of 21 August 2023,
Amendment 438 #
2023/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Regrets Türkiye’s overall destabilising role in many areas of concern for the EU and in its neighbourhoods, which threatens regional peace, security and stability; strongly condemns Türkiye’s illegal activities, such as the continued violation of the UN Security Council resolutions 550(1984) and 789(1992), which call on Türkiye to transfer the area of Varosha to its lawful inhabitants under the temporary administration of the UN, as well as the launch of illegal construction work by the Turkish occupying forces within the buffer zone near the bi-communal village of Pyla/Pile in Cyprus and the assaults against UN peacekeepers and damage to UN vehicles on 18 August 2023; denounces Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s call for the international community to recognize the so-called ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’, thus, abandoning relevant UN Security Council resolutions of a bi- communal, bi-zonal federation with a single international legal personality, single sovereignty, single citizenship and political equality which is also in accordance with the EU acquis; underlines the need for solidarity among Member States, especially with those whose geographical position leaves them directly exposed to various imminent threats and challenges by Türkiye, such as Greece and the Republic of Cyprus; calls on the Member States to fully comply with the Common Position 2008/944/CFSP in relation to Türkiye, including the strict application of criterion 4 on regional stability;
Amendment 442 #
2023/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Stresses that, given the growing geopolitical tensions at sea, the EU must ensure that its external maritime borders are monitored effectively to prevent illegal activities; regrets that following the restrictive measures framework established by the EU on 11 November 2019 in response to Türkiye’s illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, as renewed by Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2186 of 8 November 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894 concerning restrictive measures in view of Türkiye’s unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, Türkiye continues its provocative and aggressive rhetoric against the Republic of Cyprus, publicly declaring its intention to continue exploration and drilling activities in the maritime zones of the Republic of Cyprus; deplores the fact that Türkiye continues its non-compliance with the UN Security Council resolution on the arms embargo on Libya with regard to operation IRINI violating international law including UNCLOS; reiterates its condemnation of the signature of the memoranda of understanding between Türkiye and Libya on comprehensive security and military cooperation and on the delimitation of maritime zones, which are interconnected and are clear violations of international law, the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the sovereign rights of EU Member States; reiterates the EU’s readiness to use all instruments and options at its disposal, including those under Article 29 TEU and Article 215 TFEU, in order to defend its interests and those of its Member States;
Amendment 489 #
2023/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the European External Action Service and VP/HR Mr Josep Borrell to reconsider the decision and provide necessary technical assistance to Armenia through the European Peace Facility (EPF) instrument, which will strengthen the resilience of Armenia in the context of ensuring security, independence and sovereignty and which will lead for more comprehensive and enhanced cooperation between the sides in the field of defense; demands the Council to impose targeted and individual sanctions against the perpetrators of the aggression, including but not limited to the political and military entourage of president Aliyev; demands the Commission to impose a price cap on the Azerbaijani oil and gas, if Azerbaijan does not immediately allow the entry of UN agencies and EU to Nagorno-Karabakh to monitor the deteriorating humanitarian situation; demands the expansion of the number of the EUMA observers and their installment to the Armenia-Turkiye border as well; demands the extension of the mandate of the EUMA for 5 more years; demands Azerbaijan to have EU Monitoring Mission on their side of the border as well; demands the suspension of the Political and Security Dialogue with Azerbaijan; demands to suspend the action of Visa facilitation agreement with Azerbaijan, and to impose visa regime for the holders of diplomatic passports; demands to suspend all ongoing negotiations with Azerbaijan; demands to suspend the participation of Azerbaijan in the Eastern Partnership; requests the Cabinet of the President of the European Parliament and the Conference of Presidents/Bureau to ban the entry of the Azerbaijani officials and members of Parliament to the premises of the European Parliament, taking into account the flagrant violations of basic human rights, liberties and fundamental freedoms, the international law and international humanitarian law, continued flagrant disregard to the calls and statements of the European Parliament; requests the EEAS to provide in the confidential mode the EUMA reports on the situation on the ground with the Committee of the Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Subcommittee on the Security and Defence (SEDE) of the European Parliament;
Amendment 7 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 a (new)
Citation 32 a (new)
– having regard to the report on ensuring European transportation works for women (A9-0239/2023),
Amendment 17 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas economic speculation has contributed to the increase of energy costs;
Amendment 56 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas women living in rural areas, inland areas and areas at high risk of depopulation are more susceptible to fall into energy poverty;
Amendment 57 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas rural areas are particularly exposed to the problem of energy poverty, due to the relatively lower incomes of households located in rural areas compared to those in urban areas as well as the specific energy needs of farmers’ households; whereas this problem is exacerbated for women due to the gender pay gap;
Amendment 60 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas increasing women’s access to sustainable energy and opportunities is a pre-requisite for poverty alleviation and women’s economic empowerment worldwide;
Amendment 61 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Recital F d (new)
Fd. whereas women disproportionately bear the burden of energy poverty, as they face significant health and safety risks from household air pollution, and from a lack of lighting;
Amendment 62 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)
Recital F e (new)
Fe. whereas according to a WHO study, women have a higher relative risk than men of developing adverse health outcomes due to exposure to smoke from solid fuels, including COPD and lung cancer (WHO, 2014);
Amendment 65 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the existing gender gaps in access to finance, information, technology, goods and services, and markets translate into additional investment risks that could put off potential business angels and access to corporate funding; whereas addressing these gender-differentiated risks will unleash the potential of women entrepreneurs in sustainable energy and contribute towards the achievement of multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
Amendment 66 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas women founders of enterprises are more likely to hire female workers, thus fostering a positive cycle of gender equality;
Amendment 69 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas according to the UN, women can be powerful agents of change in the clean energy transition, and this goes hand in hand with a market- oriented, business friendly economic approach;
Amendment 70 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas creating an enabling environment for women’s entrepreneurship and sustainable energy will require collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders from within the private sector;
Amendment 71 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
Jc. whereas achieving the transition to clean energy will require an integrated approach that links women entrepreneurs to a range of stakeholders to successfully scale up their sustainable energy ventures;
Amendment 78 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the cost-of-energy, as well as the cost of living crisis is having a negative impact on women's economic and social inclusion, health and fundamental rights;
Amendment 79 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas solar energy can offer a solution not only to the current energy crisis, but can also have a positive impact on gender equality and equity worldwide;
Amendment 81 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas the energy crises also makes it harder for women without an income or with a low income to escape domestic violence and abuse from a partner to whom they are financially-tied, which is in part due to increasing energy bills;
Amendment 82 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas women in the energy sector tend to work more in firms where wages are lower, more so than in the non- energy sector;
Amendment 84 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas energy poverty is a significant problem in many parts of Europe, as households struggle to pay rising energy costs; whereas single mothers and other single women are more likely to have difficulties paying their energy bills than single men;
Amendment 85 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas just 20% of senior management roles are held by women in the energy sector; whereas fewer women are hired into senior roles in energy than in most other industries;
Amendment 87 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K d (new)
Recital K d (new)
Kd. whereas women currently play an insufficient role at a management level of energy companies and that their full inclusion would serve to promote innovation and implement new ways of management;
Amendment 89 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K e (new)
Recital K e (new)
Ke. whereas according to the World Economic Forum the energy sector is battling a regrettable lack of female STEAM graduates, which reduces the pool of potential applicants;
Amendment 90 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K f (new)
Recital K f (new)
Kf. whereas the energy transition can gain from women’s human capital;
Amendment 92 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Amendment 98 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to deliver on the positive commitment made by President von der Leyen to promote gender equality in all policymaking; calls for a European Green Deal and just and socially fair transition that works for all by developing a gender- transformative intersectional strategy to address energy poverty, and by increasing public investment in social, affordable and energy-efficient housing;
Amendment 104 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the steadfast committment of President von der Leyen and her actions for gender equality;
Amendment 106 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Commends President von der Leyen for her actions in the wake of Russia´s illegal invasion of Ukraine, especially concerning her approach for a new market model for electricity, as well as striving towards energy independence from Russia, enabling a more secure future for women and girls within the EU;
Amendment 116 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the Member States and the EU to urgently guarantee affordable utilities and food for low-income households and, in particular, for those facing intersectional discrimination; stresses that no one should have to freeze in the height of winter or overheat in the scorching summer months and calls for the Member States and the EU to ban energy disconnections;
Amendment 118 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the Member States and the EU to urgently guarantee affordable utilities and food for low-income households and, in particular, for those facing intersectional discrimination; stresses that no one should have to freeze in the height of winter or overheat in the scorching summer months and calls for the Member States and the EU to ban unfair and unjustified energy disconnections;
Amendment 122 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on energy companies to execute energy disconnections based on proportionality, taking into account the needs, challenges and other difficulties of women, single mothers, disabled women, older women, girls, as well as women living in rural and inland areas during a cost of living crisis, which is inherent to the energy crisis;
Amendment 124 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the Member States and the EU to urgently ensure affordable utilities for women driven SMEs, in particular, for those facing intersectional discrimination; stresses that women entrepreneurs should not pay the price of the green transition and international conflicts;
Amendment 128 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for the Member States and the EU to promote regional enterprises and enterprises strongly linked with the surrounding territory in which women often find seasonal employment; Underlines that these women should not assume an unfair burden of economic speculation nor of the green transition;
Amendment 129 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Recognises that female driven enterprises and local enterprises with a strong percentage of women workers are often a vital part of the production of goods essential in the context of the Mediterranean diet and therefore the health of EU citizens and should therefore be safeguarded;
Amendment 130 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Recognises how rapidly falling renewable energy technology costs and new business models mean that decentralized energy solutions hold great promise to accelerate sustainable energy access for women in all their diversity;
Amendment 134 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to increase public investment in policies that, directly or indirectly, aim to counteract the negative effects of the cost of living crisis on women in all their diversity, to protect victims of gender-based violence and guarantee access to high-quality public services for care, education, health, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, and housing, and to protect victims of gender-based violence;
Amendment 135 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to close the existing gender gaps in access to finance, information, technology, goods and services, and markets and ensure that women have equal access to business angels and adequate corporate funding;
Amendment 138 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on Member states to ensure that no artificial speculative bubble is created at the consistent detriment to the welfare of women;
Amendment 144 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to assess and propose, where appropriate, new legislative acts to counmitigater the financialisation of housing markets and to stop speculators from making housing unaffordable;
Amendment 148 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to assess and propose, where appropriate, new legislative acts to stop speculators from making access to energy unaffordable for women;
Amendment 153 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that access to electricity plays a fundamental role in poverty reduction and in ensuring full and equal participation in society; calls for the EU and the Member States to recognise the right to energy;
Amendment 158 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the need to ensure that all Europeans especially those in vulnerable situations such as women in all their diversity have access to affordable energy as a means of guaranteeing the European way of life;
Amendment 159 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that electricity powered instruments and platforms have become indispensable in the overall process of providing formal education and training for women and girls in all subjects;
Amendment 161 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Points out that the selection process for access to high education as well as to a wide variety of work positions is often partially or entirely carried out online or relying on electricity powered platforms; regrets the negative impact this has especially on young women;
Amendment 163 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Notes that the gender aspect of energy poverty may give rise to a disparity in access to technology and may hinder the digital literacy of women and girls, in all their diversity;
Amendment 164 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on the Commission to ensure that women living in rural areas, inland areas and areas at high risk of depopulation are not disproportionately affected by energy poverty;
Amendment 165 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy to develop a gender action plan that ensures that all EU energy legislation, including the right to energy sharing as mentioned in Directive (EU) 2018/2001, integrates the gender dimension and develops specific measures and targeted funds to combat the feminisationgender perspective of energy poverty;
Amendment 185 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights the immediate need to recognise the potential of women entrepreneurs in sustainable energy and the requirement to contribute towards the achievement of multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
Amendment 189 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on private and public energy companies to ensure that the work place does not discriminate on a gender basis or any other grounds as set out in article 21 of the charter of fundamental rights;
Amendment 190 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Regrets that according to the UN, the potential of women as entrepreneurs is under-utilized within the energy sector;
Amendment 191 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Commends local/national governments or private companies that are putting great efforts into addressing the social, economic dimensions of energy poverty and would urge them to continue this work by incorporating a gender perspective wherever possible and ensuring that the language/communication used is gender inclusive and offered in braille to those who need it;
Amendment 192 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Highlights how women entrepreneurs have enormous potential to lower customer acquisition and energy servicing costs and drive decentralised, pro-growth solutions;
Amendment 193 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Underlines that energy companies which choose to embrace tolerance represent more attractive working environments for all its employees and potential employees, as it represents both greater visibility and localisation of the energy sector and its wider implications for tolerance, respect for the dignity of the individual and gender equality;
Amendment 194 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Calls on the Commission to promote women sustainable energy entrepreneurs;
Amendment 195 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Highlights women’s productive use of sustainable energy, particularly in agriculture and micro-enterprises, and recognises how their role will become ever greater with an increased take-up of STEAM related subjects;
Amendment 196 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Calls on Members States to improve access to finance for women entrepreneurs, particularly by strengthening traditional and innovative financial intermediation services (e.g. direct and directed lending, credit enhancement mechanisms, capacity development for commercial banks, integrated web-based platforms and business venture capitalists);
Amendment 197 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 f (new)
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Calls on the Member States to partner with a range of financial institutions and ICT-based financial service providers which work with energy companies to promote financial innovation and deepen financial markets;
Amendment 198 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 g (new)
Paragraph 11 g (new)
11g. Stresses the persisting need to support and promote appropriate training and awareness-raising courses for women to ensure the creation of a cohort of individuals capable of acting in an environmentally sustainable manner; Calls on the Commission to encourage the exchange of good practices and turbocharge the creation of positive cooperation in the field of the green industry;
Amendment 199 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 h (new)
Paragraph 11 h (new)
11h. Calls on the Commission to encourage the participation of women, in all their diversity, in the STEAM sector; to this end, notes the need to create adequate training courses in STEAM subjects and to encourage the participation of women and girls in order to create a productive, positive and concrete link between acquiring knowledge and developing skills essential to foster innovation and progress in the fields of circular economy and sustainable business models and the regeneration of areas in need of rejuvenation;
Amendment 200 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 i (new)
Paragraph 11 i (new)
11i. Underlines the importance of fostering constant gender sensitive research and innovation in the renewable electricity industry;
Amendment 208 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes one of the Commission’s key objectives within its EU solar energy strategy, which seeks to make EU solar energy systems more competitive and resilient; notes that this is of utmost importance to women who are disproportionately affected by the energy crisis;
Amendment 209 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Member States to identify any barriers which prevent women from working with solar, wind power, geothermal and hydroelectric energy;
Amendment 210 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Welcomes the initiatives of private companies who are helping women become solar, wind power, geothermal and hydroelectric energy entrepreneurs, which has endless benefits for the women involved, and the wider community at large;
Amendment 211 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Recognises how solar, wind power, geothermal and hydroelectric energy is giving more women access to energy, particularly in rural areas;
Amendment 212 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Recognises how with solar, wind, geothermal and hydroelectric powered light operating in hours of darkness, women’s perceived safety in the street increases, with greater visibility and illumination of potential aggressors;
Amendment 213 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13f. Calls on private companies within the energy sector to ensure that solar, wind power, geothermal and hydroelectric energy technology, and its female innovators, are empowered to support the energy transition;
Amendment 214 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 g (new)
Paragraph 13 g (new)
13g. Calls on the respective education authorities within Member States to encourage girls and give them confidence that the energy sector represents an exciting, prosperous career, and that they have the skills to develop and be productive in the energy sector as employees, leaders, innovators and pioneers;
Amendment 215 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 h (new)
Paragraph 13 h (new)
13h. Recognises that the ultimate objectives of inclusion, equality and achieving gender balance remain unmet; in this regard, calls on the Commission to provide appropriate tools for the vocational training of women and their successful integration into the labour market, with particular regard to female entrepreneurship; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to develop effective awareness-raising campaigns on issues such as gender inequality and discrimination;
Amendment 216 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 i (new)
Paragraph 13 i (new)
13i. Calls on Member States to promote gender-inclusive energy planning and policies by increasing women’s participation in policy formulation, including fiscal planning, developing targeted policy measures and linking energy policy-making with other sectors, such as the STEAM aspects of education;
Amendment 217 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 j (new)
Paragraph 13 j (new)
13j. Welcomes the fact that UNEP and UN Women have joined forces, as the leading environmental and gender equality agencies in the United Nations system, to develop a Global Programme to promote Women’s Entrepreneurship for sustainable energy; Calls on the Commission and relevant EU agencies to take note of this programme and promote similar sustainable entrepreneurial energy objectives within the EU;
Amendment 218 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 k (new)
Paragraph 13 k (new)
13k. Calls on the EIGE to collect data that will provide solid evidence to evaluate the impact of different entrepreneurial market transformation strategies for women in all their diversity within the energy sector;
Amendment 59 #
2023/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes with concern efforts to upgrade the secessionist entity in occupied Cyprus at the Organization of Turkic States and calls on the Central Asian states concerned to effectively uphold the respect of the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states and to not ratify the amended Statute of the Organization of Turkic States, which would put into effect the decision to grant observer status to the secessionist entity in occupied Cyprus;
Amendment 5 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation – b (new)
Citation – b (new)
– having regard to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights,
Amendment 9 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation – a (new)
Citation – a (new)
– having regard to the proposal from the Commission for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020,
Amendment 16 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation – a (new)
Citation – a (new)
– having regard to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct,
Amendment 20 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the SDGs cannot be achieved without ensuring a minimum amount of energy for everyone as energy is an enabling element of development; whereas SDG 7 stipulates the aim to achieve sustainable access to affordable and clean energy by 203012 ; _________________ 12 UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, ‘The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2023: Special Edition – July 2023’, New York, USA, 2023.
Amendment 38 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas energy poverty, defined as the lack of sustainable, clean and safe energy sources, is a gender issue, with women and girls spending, on average, up to 18 hours a day collecting cooking fuels14 ; whereas engaging women as active agents in renewable energy solutions will improve sustainability and positive gender outcomes; whereas the EU’s Gender Action Plan III makes obligatory the mainstreaming of gender perspective in all policies and actions; whereas the EU has made a commitment that at least 85% of all new external actions will contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment by 2025; _________________ 14 UN Development Programme, ‘Energy and Gender Equality’.
Amendment 40 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas in the sub-Saharan region only 47% of schools have electricity; whereas access to electricity supports quality education by allowing the use of electronic teaching aids in classrooms, whereas education is recognised as one of the most essential components of poverty reduction;
Amendment 43 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas energy poverty is another factor that can lead to migration; whereas better access to affordable and clean energy will unlock sustainable economic growth and will improve human health and well-being, will raise human security and will help build resilience against poverty-driven migration;
Amendment 45 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas traditional cooking fuels (solid biomass, kerosene and coal) are the main contributors to carbon emissions and represent a threat to people’s health; whereas EU funding for clean cooking fuels is marginal; whereas even when clean cooking strategies exist, there is weak implementation and little finance so that even modest gains are hard to obtain;
Amendment 51 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas developing countries have an abundance of renewable energy sources, but often lack an enabling policy and regulatory framework for sustainable energy development and use; whereas, countries such as Namibia and Angola are involved in ambitious projects related to renewable energy; whereas some developing countries have made notable progress in the field of energy access, such as Senegal, Rwanda and Kenya, thus, with political will and EU support it is possible to achieve breakthroughs; whereas different contexts in each country need to be taken into account;
Amendment 56 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the usage of natural resources for energy generation has elevated millions of people out of poverty while many countries have chosen the path of phasing out fossil fuels and replacing them by renewable natural resources;
Amendment 57 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the EU has a long tradition of energy cooperation in Africa and, together with its Member States, provided the vast majority of Official Development Assistance financing for SDG 7 projects in Africa amounting to EUR 13.8 billion between 2014 and 2020; whereas an estimated 53 % of the disbursements were in the form of loans;
Amendment 72 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the Africa-EU Energy Partnership was renewed in February 2022 with explicit objectives to promote renewable energy generation; whereas an investment package of approximately EUR 150 billion was announced to support the continents’ common ambitions of the 2030 Agenda and the African Union Agenda 2063, including harnessing all African energy resources to ensure modern, efficient, reliable, cost- effective, renewable and environmentally friendly energy to all African households, businesses, industries and institutions;
Amendment 77 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the ‘Just energy transition partnership of EU with South Africa’ is an example of the EU’s willingness to contribute in positioning itself as a global leader in the just energy transition, thus contributing to the external dimension of the EU energy and climate strategy and promoting the ambition of the European Green Deal globally;
Amendment 83 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas green hydrogen has the potential to accelerate the path to decarbonisation, provided that it is part of a broader strategy to reduce the overall consumption of ener and to contribute to green industrialisation of partner countries, provided that it is part of a broader energy transition strategy;
Amendment 86 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas critical raw materials play a pivotal role in ensuring the accessibility and affordability of clean energy technologies for all, but the EU should establish a coherent framework to ensure their continuous, secure, and responsible supply, while upholding human rights and supporting local development, in accordance with the principles outlined in the Critical Raw Materials Act;
Amendment 88 #
2023/2073(INI)
K. whereas decentralised mini-grid and off-grid renewable energy offer good solutions for remote communities, but need to be accompanied by public support to create a viable and responsible business model;
Amendment 90 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the expansion of renewables based on solar and wind power also raises challenges as theyenergy independence; whereas such projects need to take into account the local populations; whereas such projects require large areas of land, thus, possibly interfering with existing land use and local needs, in particular regarding access to water;
Amendment 93 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the transition to renewables is projected to create more employment in the renewables sector; whereas new renewable technologies have the potential to generate economic opportunities, which in turn have the ability to support the achievement of the right to livelihood and decent work;
Amendment 113 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that energy security entails a gender-specific inequality; stresses that energy poverty disproportionately affects women and girls; highlights their daily involvement in collecting firewood and charcoal far from their homes; calls for the EU to step up its support in mainstreaming gender in the energy transition; calls for inclusion of women as active agents in the energy transition process, including any women’s organisations and enterprises;
Amendment 119 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is worried about the health and environmental consequences of household fuelwood emissions, which are obtained unsustainably, such as respiratory diseases and cancer, forest degradation and biodiversity loss; highlights that women and girls are disproportionately affected by household air pollution; stresses that any new projects for clean cooking should incorporate the gender perspective and should take into account the different gender impacts;
Amendment 126 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the EU to incorporate access to clean cooking as a priority within its energy partnerships with developing countries; acknowledges that clean cooking is challenging to tackle due to many factors (i.e. fragmentation of the market, affordability of artisanal cooking solutions, high cost of more efficient or modern solutions, users’ habits); fully supports the efforts of the EU in this respect; urges the EU to support financially, advocate for and encourage national action in partner countries; calls for awareness raising of the health risks of household air pollution from traditional cooking practices as well as of the benefits of alternatives; points out the opportunities of Global Gateway initiatives such as the 'Modern Cooking Facility for Africa (MCFA)' and the 'Strengthening the Entrepreneurial Environment for Clean Cooking' initiatives and stresses that for the success of any such initiatives, women should be put at the centre as agents of change;
Amendment 134 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the EU and its Member States to ensure policy coherence for sustainable development across the EU external energy agenda; stresses the need for the EU to support developing countries, where required, in reinforcing their legal frameworks, good governance capacity and transparency in any energy transition projects to ensure that they add value in those developing countries while also being consistent with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) as laid down in Article 208 TFEU;
Amendment 137 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates its commitment towards energy justice; calls for the EU to support developing countries in implementing rights-based renewable energy regimes; believes that the principle of free, prior and informed consent for affected communities is a pre-condition for a successful green and just energy transitionEU should ensure meaningful consultation with directly affected communities as well as enabling them to take an active participation in decision-making processes for a successful green and just energy transition; highlights the importance of promoting local skills, encouraging technology innovation and transferring technological and technical cooperation in such energy transition projects;
Amendment 142 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – introductory part
Paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. Highlights thpossible risks of land- use conflicts – forced resettlement and expropriation for large-scale renewable energy installations; urges the EU to support governments of developing countries to:
Amendment 145 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a
Paragraph 9 – point a
a) set appropriate and feasible risk mitigation measures, such as, conduct mapping of traditional land use, including for temporal grazing, indigenous cultural heritage and high- value biodiversity systems, prior to the development of renewable energy projects, and ensure their continuous monitoring;
Amendment 149 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b
Paragraph 9 – point b
b) seek free, prior and informed consent from the local communities, while guaranteeing their right to say no, and their rights to justice, redress and compensation or remunerationensure meaningful consultation with directly affected communities as well as enabling them to take an active participation in decision-making processes;
Amendment 150 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c
Paragraph 9 – point c
c) define environmental and social criteria and ensure compliance through mechanisms for oversight and grievanensure compliance with responsible business practices;
Amendment 155 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes, with concern, that some large- scale green energy projects (such as wind and solar power) are being set up in dryland areas, for example, without adequate consultation with the customary land users (such as pastoralists); recalls that traditional communal rights have a weak legal status, thereby increasing the risk of land grabbing;
Amendment 157 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the need to make sure that the European Union develops partnerships that provide policy, regulatory and administrative support to developing countries based on best EU practices; highlights the importance of respecting the rights and interests of local communities; stresses the need to make sure that green investments contribute to socioeconomic development and a greater participation of developing countries in the new net-zero energy geopolitical landscape;
Amendment 160 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is worried about the impact that water-intensive energy conversion practices, such as hydropower plants, can have on agricultural communities;
Amendment 171 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes, with concern, that Africa hosts an increasing number of fossil fuel projects, which risks preventing it from making a timely leap to renewable energy; recalls that a major portion of current oil, gas and coal production in Africa is destined for export, while the continent continues to be plagued by energy poverty; recognises that natural gas has been endorsed as a transition fuel that can contribute to the decarbonisation of the EU economy and in this respect, stresses the importance of win-win partnerships with mutual benefits for exporting countries and their populations;
Amendment 176 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Denounces the double standards whereWelcomes the increased pledges made by private and public financial institutions in developed countries are increasingly making pledges to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, while financing the development and expansion of fossil fuel; urges such financial institutions to reiterate more funding towards renewable energies rather than financing the development and expansion of fossil fuels, except if such funding aids in energy independence and energy transition projects;
Amendment 188 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Amendment 189 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Emphasises that an enhanced collaboration between the EU's and partner countries' businesses and SMEs, combining the expertise of different like- minded partners, will create a pathway to sound entrepreneurship in the green hydrogen sector; stresses that partnership agreements should not only concentrate on the energy transition but also enable partner countries to achieve the entirety of SDGs and ensure that pursuing an export-oriented hydrogen economy does not negatively impact other aspects of the partner country’s development; highlights that such projects, if done properly, can support capacity building, skills development, knowledge-transfer and innovation required for local value chain development; recognises the partnerships for raw materials, as well as, the partnerships created due to the Africa- Europe Green Energy initiative and encourages further cooperation between Africa and EU at political, regional, bilateral and technical level; takes into account that the Memoranda for Understanding with partner countries are a critical milestone in encouraging sustainable green transition and showing EU global leadership while ensuring a comprehensive approach to supporting local economies through industrialisation, training and technological advancement; following such Memoranda for Understanding, urges the EU to deliver through operational roadmaps with concrete joint actions;
Amendment 190 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Warns against the risk of a new ‘green hydrogen curse’ that would foster developing countries’ reliance on exports and could crowd out investments in the development of local energy markets; is concerned about the lack of requiredhighlights the need to address global infrastructure, for the long-distance transport costs,production, storage, transport, distribution and consumption of hydrogen; is concerned about the limited investments and financial capacities and the risks linked to weak institutions and corruption; highlights the potential of the Global Gateway initiative in regards to this; calls for the EU to support the development of a green hydrogen value chain only when it can guarantee that it equally benefits exporting countries and their populatios as win-win partnerships with mutual benefits for importing and exporting countries and their populations, that allow to re-skill and train populations, provide quality and future- oriented jobs and support green industrialization, allowing developing countries to decarbonize hard-to-abate industrial activities and provide access to cleaner mobility and energy, retaining greater value in new clean value chains and making sustainable use of the established critical raw materials supply chains;
Amendment 195 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. AGreen hydrogen produced from renewable power and water is considered as one of the pivotal solutions to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 worldwide; acknowledges that the expansion of green hydrogen may also hasve negative social and environmental impacts in the Global South, in particular as it relies on mining and the use of raw materials and rare earths; stresses the needimportance to develop a global resourcegood governance systemtandards that prioritises sustainability, efficiency and circularity, with a view to reducing global demand for virgin materialhile also recognising the challenges in achieving these; reminds that the clean transition cannot occur without an ample, sustainable and secure supply of critical raw materials; stresses that the EU should ensure the sustainability of the extracted, processed and recycled critical raw materials that are fundamental for hydrogen and the other Net-Zero technologies;
Amendment 199 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes, with concern, the risk of conflicting use of water associated with mining and the development of large-scale renewable energy plants, such as green hydrogen; reaffirms that access to water is a fundamental human right;
Amendment 207 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists that green hydrogen strategies must follow strong social and sustainability standards; calls for the EU to establish appropriate monitoring framework and should be competitive on global markets; calls for the EU to establish measurable targets in its partnership agreements that allow for assessing their broader impact on SDG performance; calls for mandatory environmental impact studies to be conducted, and be wary especially for biodiversity hotspots to be exclud, which might be used as sites for green hydrogen facilities;
Amendment 209 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the Commission to set up an inclusive governance framework for partnership agreements that includes civil society organisations to ensure that the ‘no harm’ principle is respected, where appropriate, vis-à-vis local communities and that global human rights standards are met;
Amendment 212 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that EU financing for renewable energy should be in line with the principles of equity and climate justiceshould be in line with EU sustainability standards; urges for long-term, reliable and sustainable public and private investment for renewable energy projects that are all aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 215 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the European Commission to use the next COP28 to boost international climate finance for clean energy and green infrastructure by achieving the 100bn climate finance goal and establishing new ambitious goals for 2025 onwards, to swiftly implement its pledge to invest 4bn in renewable energy and hydrogen projects through the Global Gateway, and develop innovative solutions, in cooperation with International Financial Institutions and Multilateral Development Banks, to de- risk investments; stresses the importance of innovative blended finance that should focus on de-risking near-commercial deployment and can ensure that the funded projects meet environmental imperatives;
Amendment 218 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the EU and its Member States to increase the amount of official development assistance it devotes to the energy sector, particularly in Africa, prioritising grants over loans and reorientstep up their development cooperation efforts in the energy sector, particularly in Africa, subject to ceilings agreed within the framework of the NDICI-Global Europe and making use of all spending modalities such as grants, loans and technical assistance, while scaling up funding through leveraging EU’s budget and other private investment possibilities as well as encouraging financing towards countries with lower rates of access to electricity to support their clean energy transitions and to develop programmes for facilitating the transfer of knowledge and green technologies; stresses that Europe can offer innovative solutions to speed up the green transition and increase the global share of renewables;
Amendment 224 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Urges the EU to support developing countries in gradually phasing out fossil fuel subsidies and to focus on efficient, modern and affordable cooking technologies; urges the mobilisation of investments and creating enabling environments to drive growth of a robust clean cooking industry;
Amendment 225 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point a
Paragraph 26 – point a
a) direct more investments into the distribution segment, in particular rural electrification, and to prioritise decentralised, small-scale and off-grid renewable energy systems, when such solutions are more adequate than grid extension for enabling access of rural populations to electricity, taking into account the challenges faced by this sector;
Amendment 227 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point b
Paragraph 26 – point b
b) ensure that human rights impact assessments are carried out and that all required governance, human rights, social and environmental safeguards and remedies are duly implemented and monitored, including the human rights and land tenure guidelines;
Amendment 230 #
2023/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point c
Paragraph 26 – point c
c) implement and strictly apply the rights-based approach providing effective complaint and redress mechanisms, notably in projects under the Global Gateway initiativeensure compliance with responsible business practices;
Amendment 5 #
2023/2068(INI)
A. whereas gender-based hate speech and hate crimes disproportionately affect women1 ; whereas young women and women in the public sphere are targeted by hate speech in particular, such as women politicians or women in the media, are targeted by hate speech in particular and physical safety threats which can escalate into hate crime offline; whereas women facing intersectional discrimination experience exacerbated hate speech and hate crimes; _________________ 1 Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy, ‘Combating Sexist Hate Speech’, 2016.
Amendment 10 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas hate speech and hate crime breach European Union’s common values, and are not compatible with the Treaties and the Charter of fundamental rights;
Amendment 14 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas multiple factors, such as patriarchal societal structurstructural gender inequalities, unequal power relations and gender stereotyping, fuel hate speech and hate crimes against women;
Amendment 19 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas 52% of young women and girls have experienced online crime, including threats and sexual harassment1a _________________ 1a See survey conducted by the World Wide Web Foundation & World Association of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts using UNICEF’s U report platform, February 2020. http://webfoundation.org/docs/2020/03/W F_WAGGGS-Survey-1-pager-1.pdf
Amendment 22 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. Whereas evidence suggests that young women and women are generally more impacted than men, by threatening behaviour experienced online, and they are more likely to respond by self- censoring1a _________________ 1a EPRS study Social media platforms and challenges for democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights
Amendment 23 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. Whereas women in the public sphere are often the target of sexist and misogynous hate online, at the individual and institutional level.
Amendment 24 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. Whereas online hate speech has increased dramatically following the Covid-19 pandemic and is considered as a direct threat to women’s political participation, as having a chilling effect on women’s ambition and opportunities.
Amendment 25 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. Whereas young women and women are more likely to experience certain forms of hate including sexist verbal violence, feel intimidated by it and thus reduce their online activities
Amendment 26 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. Whereas the cases of young women and women victims of hate speech are of particular concern, such as the recent case in Ireland, which resulted in the establishment of the so-called “Coco law”.1a _________________ 1a https://www.gov.ie/en/policy- information/35bec-intimate-image-abuse/
Amendment 27 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B g (new)
Recital B g (new)
Bg. Whereas the phenomenon of hate speech, specifically against young women and women on the grounds of sex, gender or other grounds has been rapidly amplified online, across EU Member States frontiers, with the use of the social media platforms, spreading disinformation and threatening human rights, privacy and dignity of the individuals; whereas often these disinformation campaigns try to discredit the professional achievements of women by spreading fake stories about their personal lives;
Amendment 28 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B h (new)
Recital B h (new)
Bh. Whereas persons belonging to specific groups, such as those of young women and women with disabilities, are at a higher risk of being victims of those crimes, including hate speech and hate crimes;
Amendment 34 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas anti-gender movements are internationally connected and spread rhetoric against anyone who does not fall under the norms of the hetir fixed gendero normative, patriarchal societys and stereotypes in all domains;
Amendment 53 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to include an explicit definition of gender-based hate speech and hate crimes when legislation is proposed following the inclusion of hate speech and hate crimes in the list of ‘euro crimes’ in the Treaty ;
Amendment 55 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the work of the EU high level group on combating hate speech and hate crime and in particular its key guiding principles on cooperation between law enforcement authorities and civil society organisations and acknowledges the importance of such an approach;1a _________________ 1a https://commission.europa.eu/system/files/ 2023- 03/KGP%20on%20cooperation%20LEAs %20CSOs_final.pdf [SE1]do we need a link between this two? [SP2]https://commission.europa.eu/syste m/files/2023- 03/KGP%20on%20cooperation%20LEAs %20CSOs_final.pdf
Amendment 57 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that in the EU budget, Citizens Equality Rights and Value (CERV) includes specific funding for calls to promote equality and to fight against racism, xenophobia and discrimination, including hate crime and hate speech;
Amendment 58 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Observes that EU Member States (MSs) have diverging rules, and apply different standards to counter hate speech and hate crimes, however a common EU action is needed in order to ensure the promotion of EU values.
Amendment 59 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Amendment 60 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Notes that in order to complete and reinforce the establishment of hate speech and hate crime in the list of EU crimes, Member States should additionally prepare and implement effective strategies to explore and address the root causes of hate speech, with concrete measures to promote awareness raising or education and training.1a _________________ 1a Council of Europe recommendation 2022
Amendment 65 #
2023/2068(INI)
3. Welcomes the Commission proposal for a directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, and the inclusion of minimum rules for the definition of the offence of hatred online and cyber-violence; calls on the Commission to ensure that this directive serves as a model and a minimum standard when it comes to legislation tackling online hate speech and hate crimes;
Amendment 68 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the proposals for legislation on combating violence against women and domestic violence, as well as the child sexual abuse online legislation, include provisions related to some important aspects of hate speech and hate crimes online and offline.
Amendment 70 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses the link between online and offline hate speech and hate crime, following the rapid development of the digital world and social media platforms, targeting in the main young women and women. Notes that presumed anonymity online is increasing people’s engagement with hate speech and hate crime.
Amendment 80 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls the Member States to tackle the problem of underreporting and the issues victims are facing in order to accede to criminal procedures and protection, in a gender sensitive way;
Amendment 5 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
Amendment 9 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
Amendment 12 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26
Citation 26
Amendment 16 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas according to the Commission’s autumn 2023 forecast, GDP growth in 2023 is expected to beslow down to 0.6 % in both the EU and the euro area and expected to increase to 1.3 % and 1.2 % in 2024 respectively;
Amendment 17 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the outlook remains surrounded by high uncertainty and risks, primarily related to the evolution of Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East following the brutal terrorist attacks on Israel by Hamas;
Amendment 19 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas in 2023 and 2024, the aggregate fiscal stance is expected to turn contractionary, by 0.5% of GDP in both years, primarily due to the near complete phase out of crisis-related energy measures;
Amendment 20 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 24 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas inflation will amount tois projected to reach 6.5 % in the EU and 5.6 % in the euro area in 2023 and is expprojected to fall to 3.5 % and 3.2 % in 2024 respectively, according to the Commission’s autumn 2023 forecast; whereas this level is higher than the two percent inflation target the European Central Bank is aiming for;
Amendment 31 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the debt-to-GDP ratio is expected to decrease to 83.1 % in the EU (90.4 % in the euro area); whereas the debt-to-GDP ratio is expected to marginally decline in the EU to around 82.7 % in 2024 and 82.5 % in 2025; whereas the euro area debt-to GDP ratio is expected to decrease to around 89.7% in 2024;
Amendment 35 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the European Semester plays an essential role in coordinating economic and budgetary policies in the Member States, thereby safeguarding the macroeconomic stability of the Economic and Monetary Union; whereas the European Semester must not be overburdened with competing objectives, but should keep a narrow focus on competitiveness and sound fiscal policies;
Amendment 44 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas disruptive geopolitical events have demonstrated the need for the European Union to further strengthen its open strategic autonomy and remain competitive in global market, while ensuring that no one is left behind;
Amendment 51 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas EU fundingexceptional one-off public intervention has proven to be an essential tool to provide macroeconomic stabilisation at EU level and increase its internal and external resilience in times of crisis while supporting Member States in financing necessary investments in EU priorities to tackle current and future challenges;
Amendment 54 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas after a sizeable crisis- related expansion in 2020 to 2022, the fiscal stance in the euro area is expected to be restrictive in 2023 and 2024, which is consistent with the need to reduce public deficit and debt and to avoid fuelling inflationary pressures, while remaining agile in view of the high uncertainty;
Amendment 58 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses concern about the weak growth and productivity in the EU; notes the continuous impact of energy prices and inflation on the purchasing power of households and on the ability to perform of EU companies; in this respect, expresses that protracted non-targeted fiscal support to households and firms is not the right tool as it increases inflationary pressures and contributes to prolonged tight monetary policy, but rather targeted measures should be applied;
Amendment 64 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that many Member States are suffering from structural challenges hindering their growth potential; highlights that tackling structural challenges is crucial for a sustainable recovery and continued growth, and that implementing reforms to address structural vulnerabilities is key not only to improving the ability to withstand and cope with existing challenges but also to accomplishing the twin transitions in a sustainable and fair manner;
Amendment 68 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the efforts of the European Central Bank (ECB) to bring the inflation rate down in the euro area; considers rises in interest rates to only partially address the reasons for the hikes in inflation and that adequate and coordinated fiscal, structural and regulatory policies and reforms complementing the ECB’s monetary policy actions are needed; stresses that the primary objective of the ECB is to maintain price stability, which is a necessary condition in order to defend the wellbeing and purchasing power of our citizens, our production structure and the international competitiveness of our companies; considers rises in interest rates to only partially address the reasons for the hikes in inflation and reiterates that monetary policy actions need to be accompanied by complementary fiscal policies, structural and regulatory reforms supporting the ECB’s monetary policy actions are needed; in this regard, highlights that fiscal policy coordination is key to helping monetary policy bring inflation back to its medium-term target in a timely manner; supports the Commission's recommendation to Member States, in the period 2024-2025, to adopt coordinated and prudent fiscal policies to keep debt at prudent levels or put debt ratios on a plausibly downward path;
Amendment 76 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Is worried about large inflation differentials within the euro area, particularly because it could translate into competiveness divergences;
Amendment 78 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Agrees with the Commission that the current macroeconomic environment is characterised by persisting uncertainty, high inflation and compromised competitiveness of the euro area and calls for an ambitious policy agenda; in this regard, echoes the Commission's recommendation to Member States to achieve an overall restrictive fiscal stance in the euro area while remaining agile in view of the high uncertainty;
Amendment 79 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Acknowledges that the contractionary fiscal stance expected in 2023 and 2024 is consistent with contributing to restoring fiscal buffers over time and thus, to improving the sustainability of public debt in some Member States; highlights that the contraction does not come at the expense of investment, which is to be increased across the euro area;
Amendment 80 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Notes the importance of sound fiscal policies and of Member States building sufficient fiscal buffers in good times in order to increase the resilience of the Union and increase the Union's capacity to react to future crises;
Amendment 84 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that a lack of public and privaterivate and prudent public investments, in particular strategic investments, in certain Member States is hindering the potential of sustainable growth; highlights that these investments are crucial for the EU’s ability to cope with existing challenges and increase the EU’s resilience and long-term competitiveness during upcoming challenges;
Amendment 90 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 92 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on Member States to reduce deficits and aggregate public debt levels to bring them in line with the treaty reference values thereby reducing the burden on future generations;
Amendment 93 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Invites Member States to conduct spending reviews as a regular part of the (multi)annual budgetary process, which would help improve the efficiency and quality of public expenditures;
Amendment 95 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Agrees that deep and integrated EU capital markets are key for EU global competitiveness, as a means to source private investment in the EU economy; reiterates that promoting private investment and innovation are key to enhancing productivity and strengthening the euro area competitiveness;
Amendment 97 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Agrees that removing barriers to investment, including through reforms that streamline and digitalise planning, permitting and other administrative procedures would help boost private investment; reiterates that industrial policy can also contribute by supporting investment, safeguarding competitiveness, and avoiding risks linked to excessive reliance on a limited number of third countries for key technologies, raw materials and industrial inputs;
Amendment 100 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Amendment 101 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3 g. Acknowledges the decision to deactivate the general escape clause under the Stability and Growth Pact; reiterates that fiscal policy needs to support monetary policy in reducing inflation and safeguarding fiscal sustainability, while providing sufficient space for additional investments and supporting long-term growth;
Amendment 102 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 105 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the European Semester is the cycle is a well-established framework for EU Member States to coordinatinge the budgetary, economic, social and employment policies across the Union in accordance with the Treaties, including the European Pillar of Social Rightir fiscal, budgetary and economic structural policies, thereby safeguarding its macroeconomic stability and its social cohesion;
Amendment 113 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 120 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Shares the view that the 2024 CSRs need to be focused on a limited set of challenges; underlines that CSRs must equally serve to enhance competitiveness, promote the green and digital transitions and ensure social fairness; stresses that CSRs need to take account of social vulnerabilitietransition of the European economy and encourage fiscal prudence; takes into account that the differences regarding the national forecasts for GDP growth, inflation, unemployment, general government balance, gross public debt and current account balance demonstrate the need for flexible approaches which need to be based on the specific reality of each Member State; reiterates that country specific recommendations are the most important instrument to guarantee such an approach and calls on the Commission to link the CSRs more closely to the respective country reports; highlights that Member States must be committed to comply with such recommendations;
Amendment 131 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Suggests that the implementation of the CSRs shall become a relevant factor when the Commission is to draft the report under Article 126(3) TFEU;
Amendment 133 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 142 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
European Semester and Recovery Resilience Facility
Amendment 148 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports streamlining EU cohesion policy programmes with investment needs identified under the RRF and in CSRs; recalls that cohesion policy serves a broader set of objectives than the RRF; calls for a comparable incorporation of stakeholder participation in the drafting and implementation of national RRPs as it is for cohesion policy programmes and may complement the measures agreed under the RRF;
Amendment 153 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes the role played by the RRF in addressing global challenges stemming from the green transition and the digital transformation of the economy; calls on Member States to make the most of this opportunity and to use it to transform their economies and make them more competitive; recalls the importance of verifying the effective implementation of the RRF and that the funds actually reach the real economy and SMEs;
Amendment 154 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Underlines the importance of private and prudent public investment in the framework of the economic recovery; recalls that the RRF does not replace the specific role of national public investment; reiterates the need to ensure quality, transparency and accountability in public investment and national strategies coherent with the objectives of the twin transition, that must be complementary to the RRF and other European investment instruments;
Amendment 155 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Recalls the requirement for Member States to address all or a significant subset of country-specific recommendations as part of their National Recovery and Resilience Plans;
Amendment 160 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. CNotes the position adopted by the Parliament ahead of the interinstitutional negotiations and the proposal put forward by the Commission; considers it necessary to reform the EU fiscal rules; and welcomes the proposals put forward by the Commissionwaits the position of the Council;
Amendment 167 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 181 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 188 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 195 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 205 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 216 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 226 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 235 #
2023/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 11 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the rule of law conditionality mechanism applies to the entire EU Budget and allows measures to be taken in cases of breaches of the rule of law principles that affect or seriously risk affecting the sound financial management of the EU budget or the EU’s financial interests;
Amendment 12 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the respect for the values on which the Union is founded and for the fundamental rights, as well as compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union are pre-requisites for accessing EU funding;
Amendment 20 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that in order to ensure a high level of protection in view of the EU's financial interests, a solid cooperation between authorities conducting administrative investigations and those conducting criminal investigations at both EU and Member State levels is essential;
Amendment 22 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Suggests that both the EU and national authorities should enhance cooperation and greater utilization of digital tools to combatting fraud;
Amendment 32 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 3 May 2023 on the fight against corruption (JOIN(2023)0012), acknowledging the seriousness of corruption, as it undermines the efficiency of public spending, the effectiveness of the single market and the sustainability of economic growth; points out that the fight against corruption is one of the commitments of the Union, on a par with transparency and integrity; welcomes therefore the new proposal for a Directive on combating corruption1a; _________________ 1a Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating corruption (COM(2023)234).
Amendment 35 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights the importance of an impact assessment which evaluate the economic and social impact of fraud on the EU's financial interests and its citizens; calls on an analysis on how the resources allocated for fraud prevention compare to the potential losses prevented;
Amendment 36 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Maintains that the lack of efficient transposition of national legislation in many Member States and the lack of harmonisation of national legislations offers opportunities to organised crime for a number of illegal cross-border activities in areas affecting the Union’s financial interests; reiterates, therefore, its previous calls for the revision of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA on the fight against organised crime11 and for the introduction of a new common definition of organised crime, taking into account, in particular, the use of corruption, violence, threat or intimidation to obtain the control of economic activities or procurement; _________________ 11 OJ L 300, 11.11.2008, p. 42.
Amendment 37 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Observes that the EU Strategy to tackle Organised Crime 2021-202512 aims to set out the tools and measures to disrupt the business models and structures of criminal organisations across borders, both online and offline; calls on the Member States to contribute on the Commission’s efforts and to establish regional cooperation networks for sharing information on cases and strategies to combat fraud perpetrated by organised criminals; recalls, in this regard, the importance of the proposed new Directive on Asset Recovery and Confiscation13 whose effective implementation would provide authorities with better tools to deprive organised crime groups of the financial means to carry out further criminal activities; recalls furthermore that in the fight against cross-border organised crime exchange of best practices and development of common and coordinated strategies are pivotal; _________________ 12 Commission communication of 14 April 2021 on the EU Strategy to tackle Organised Crime 2021-2025 (COM(2021)0170). 13 Proposal of 25 May 2022 for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on asset recovery and confiscation (COM(2022)0245).
Amendment 41 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has included a specific section on anti-corruption in its report on the rule of law in order to provide an in-depth comparative analysis of the approaches, procedures and tools used by the Member States in their fight against corruption and to help to assess which areas are most at risk; calls on the Member States to take into account the findings of the report on the rule of law when developing their anti-corruption policies;
Amendment 42 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Reiterates the importance of fully addressing Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs) relating to corruption;
Amendment 43 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the importance of focusing and helping EU countries where structural challenges exist regarding their anti-corruption capacity;
Amendment 46 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Observes that, via IMS, in the period 2018-2022, 375 cases related to conflicts of interest were reported, which is oftencan also be detected in environments similar to those where corrupt practices occur; underlines that the large majority of reported cases of conflicts of interest are linked to the implementation of cohesion policies (86 % compared to 9 % for agriculture and 5 % for pre-accession), involving almost EUR 117 million overall for this period; underlines that the reported conflicts of interest mainly point to relations between recipients of the funds and their contractors and sub-contractors, while only 7 % of cases refer to conflicts of interest during the stage of awarding and/or evaluating projects, thereby involving members of evaluation committees;
Amendment 50 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Reiterates its call to make the annual PIF report more holistic, in order to provide a comprehensive overview of the synergies between all relevant actors, identify best practices and address shortcomings; welcomes, in this regards, the inclusion in PIF Report 2022 of findings from EPPO and OLAF annual reports; calls to further improve this holistic approach, aiming at providing a clearer, more complete and more concrete picture of the overall state of play of the protection of the Union's financial interests, encompassing the entirety of the anti-fraud action, both at national and EU level;
Amendment 51 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls for the provisions on conflicts of interests to be applied in a way that ensures legal certainty, to be based on a clear and proportionate assessment of the risks and allow a practical application by the competent authorities; calls for the Commission guidelines to provide clarity to applicants and decision- making bodies, to avoid unnecessary administrative burden and to respect the principle of proportionality;
Amendment 53 #
2023/2045(INI)
22a. Welcomes OLAF’s role in detecting and investigating fraud against the traditional own resources of the EU; takes note of a slight decrease in the number of open investigations in the field of own resources in 2022 and calls on the Commission to ensure that OLAF is provided with adequate resources to fully and effectively exercise its mandate;
Amendment 55 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Underlines that effective cooperation between OLAF and EPPO is a prerequisite for the sound management and the protection of the financial interests of the EU Budget, both on the expenditure and revenue side; considers in this respect that such strengthened cooperation can lead, on the revenue side, to an increase in the collection of revenue to the EU Budget, thus decreasing the GNI-based contribution of Member States; and on the expenditure side, to ensure that taxpayers’ money is adequately spent;
Amendment 56 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Stresses the importance that OLAF and EPPO should maintain operational independence;
Amendment 57 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Welcomes the statement of the President of the Commission Ursula Von der Leyen that the EU needs to safeguard that money are spent according to their purpose and in line with the rule of law principles; and ensure that funds are protected;
Amendment 61 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Remarks that even if in 2022 the fraudulent irregularities reported under support to agriculture increased in comparison with 2021, the detection rates for rural development were noticeably higher than for support to agriculture; notes that within support to agriculture, the highest level of fraud was reported by the Member States for market measures and that; several complex cases related to the promotion of agricultural products were also investigated by OLAF;
Amendment 63 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Notes, with concern of the findings of the ECA 2022 Annual Report that despite improvements, audit authorities continue to address the risk of fraud insufficiently, and that Member State Authorities do not report suspected fraud cases in the IMS as required; calls on these issues to be urgently addressed by the Commission;
Amendment 65 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Reiterates once more its call on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal on mutual administrative assistance in those areas of EU funds spending that do not provide for this practice so far, in order to ensure a cross- cutting approach to the protection of the Union's financial interests;
Amendment 68 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Recalls nevertheless, that delays can be observed in the implementation of the RRF and calls on the Commission to remain vigilant, in particular towards the end of the RRF lifecycle, in order to ensure that Member States protect the financial interests of the EU and that EU taxpayers’ money is adequately spent;
Amendment 69 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Observes that the Commission assessed these control systems prior to the approval of the plans, and subsequently, in 2022, carried out 16 system audits targeting the protection of the EU’s financial interests14 , covering the coordination and implementing bodies, such as ministries and agencies; expresses appreciationregrets, that in several Member States the control systems were not fully functional when the national recovery and resilience plans started to be implemented; underlines, that such issues pose risks to the regularity of RRF payments and the protection of the EU’s financial interests; notes that the Commission is planning to audit all Member States at least once by the end of 2023, and welcomes the selection of the audit targets on the basis of a risk assessment; _________________ 14 In Spain, Slovakia, Estonia, Denmark, Greece, Czechia, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Ireland, Latvia and Poland.
Amendment 72 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Recalls the findings of the Court of Auditors in the 2022 Annual Report, that control milestones in the national recovery and resilience plans vary in their requirements and granularity; questions why certain Member States were required to merely design their control system, while others were required to have an operational system;
Amendment 73 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 b (new)
Paragraph 39 b (new)
39b. Calls on the Commission to urgently revise its ex-post audit procedures, in order to ensure adequate verifications on whether the audited targets previously assessed as fulfilled, were not reversed after the respective payment;
Amendment 74 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 c (new)
Paragraph 39 c (new)
39c. Further calls on the Commission to continuously monitor the fulfilment of milestones and targets relating to the protection of the financial interests of the EU and to apply all necessary measures in case of lack of compliance or reversal of previously fulfilled milestones, including proportionate reduction to reduce proportionately of the support under the RRF and recovering of any amount due to the Union budget, or to ask for early repayment of the loan, in cases of fraud, corruption, and conflicts of interests affecting the financial interests of the Union, or a serious breach of an obligation resulting from the financing agreements, that have not been corrected by the Member State;
Amendment 75 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 d (new)
Paragraph 39 d (new)
39d. Further recalls that, due to the specific design of the RRF, Member States together with the Commission should ensure that the financial interests of the Union are effectively protected, in line with their respective responsibilities; is concerned about the findings of the Court of Auditors on the limited verified information at EU level, on whether and how Member States’ systems adequately cover the significant risks and the fact that RRF-funded investment projects, do not comply with EU and national rules; recalls that this leads to an accountability gap at EU level and urges the Commission and Member States to put in place additional safeguards to address this issue;
Amendment 77 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Reiterates that the effective prevention, detection and investigation of illegal activities threatening the implementation of the NGEU, in particular the risks of infiltration of organised criminal groups, depend on the effective collection and sharing of data, including the rapid handling of access requests from investigative services within a Member State, as well as from other countries or at EU level, by OLAF and the EPPO to whom access is to be granted;
Amendment 79 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Regrets the interpretation of the Commission of the concept of “final recipient” under the RRF; recalls that, according to the modified RRF Regulation, Member States should publish the list of the largest 100 final recipients receiving the highest amount of funding for the implementation of measures under the RRF; regrets that the Commission does not request Member States to provide the information on the final beneficiary or recipient of RRF funding and chose to require Member States to provide information only about “second level recipients”; is of the opinion that such interpretation is not in line with the agreement of the co- legislators;
Amendment 83 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Recalls the 'NextGenerationEU - Law Enforcement Forum (NGEU-LEF)', a joint initiative co-led by Europol and Italy, bringing together Europol, the EPPO, OLAF, Eurojust, the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training, and national authorities, by providing a forum for intelligence sharing and coordination of operations to tackle the infiltration of organised crime in the legal economy, and to protect the NextGenerationEU stimulus package, with a specific focus on corruption, tax evasion, embezzlement and money laundering; welcomes that the initiative 'NGEU-LEF' won the European Ombudsman Award for Good Administration 2023 in the category 'most popular with the public';
Amendment 85 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Highlights that enhanced transparency plays a vital role in exposing fraudulent schemes and discouraging fraudulent actions; calls on new transparency initiatives and policies introduced to promote accountability;
Amendment 87 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Highlights the necessity to enhance the level of interoperability of data systems and the harmonisation of reporting, monitoring and auditing in the EU; reiterates, to this end, its call on the Commission to harmonise definitions in order to obtain comparable data across the EU;
Amendment 91 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Reiterates its support for the single integrated IT system for data-mining and risk-scoring envisaged by the Financial Regulation recast, which should ensure better protection of the Union’s financial interests, along and in complementing the IT tools developed at national level by the Member States;
Amendment 96 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 a (new)
Paragraph 63 a (new)
63a. Calls for EDES to be extended to all types of management modes and its use to be mandatory; believes that such a reinforcement would strengthen the capacity of the EU and Member States to protect the financial interests of the Union and ultimately taxpayers’ money; urges Member States, in the interest of safeguarding the financial interests of the EU Budget, to accept this extension without any delay;
Amendment 98 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Welcomes and supports the assessment of ECA in its 2022 Annual Report calling for advancing the deployment of IT system for data-mining and risk-scoring from 2028 to 2025; recalls the position of the Parliament calling for deploying the system as from 2026;
Amendment 100 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Calls on the importance to incorporate visual aids such as charts and graphs to make statistical information more accessible and easier to comprehend;
Amendment 101 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 b (new)
Paragraph 48 b (new)
48b. Calls on the implementation of advanced data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning in identifying irregularities;
Amendment 102 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Welcomes the actions launched by the Commission in 2022 to enhance the level of protection of the EU’s financial interests; but calls for further vigilance and complementary actions in this field;
Amendment 107 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Remarks that, in 2022, only 22 Member States already participated in the EPPO, with the same five countries as in 2021 abstaining; insists that Member States which havedo not yet participated, must do so without delay;
Amendment 109 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Calls on the Commission to engage in a constructive dialogue with the EPPO, with a view to strengthening the Office’s capacity to tackle the constantly increasing challenges in the anti-fraud landscape, including, where appropriate, by addressing the shortcomings identified in the EPPO Regulation;
Amendment 112 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 a (new)
Paragraph 62 a (new)
62a. Stresses the added value that EU bodies bring to the protection of the financial interests of the Union and the fight against fraud, especially when it comes to cross-border crime, as shown by the operational results from EPPO and OLAF also in 2022; reiterates its call to ensure all relevant EU actors involved in the fight against fraud adequate resources and, in this regards, reminds the Commission and the Council that every euro spent on investigation and anti-fraud actions returns to the EU budget;
Amendment 115 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 a (new)
Paragraph 63 a (new)
63a. Highlights the significant differences between Member States that can still be seen in detection, reporting and follow-up of suspected fraud; encourages therefore the Member States to take a proactive approach to protecting the Union's financial interests, to enhance exchange of information between their national authorities and with EU bodies and agencies, also in order to identify and address emerging risks and fraud trends in a timely manner;
Amendment 128 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
74. Is concerned by the findings of the Third Rule of Law Report15 on the critical situation in Poland, in particular as regards the serious shortcomings in the judiciary16 and the media sector; recalls that Poland’s non-compliance with the rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union has resulted in the payment of EUR 360 million in fines since 2021 and strongly encourages the Commission to keep withholding paymentrelease funds from the RRF untilonly once all the conditimilestones for a full integration ofrelated to the rule of law have been fully satisfifulfilled; _________________ 15 Commission communication of 13 July 2022 entitled ‘2022 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2022)0500). 16 On the independence of the National Council for the Judiciary, concerns regarding the functioning of the prosecution service persist, with the offices of Minister of Justice and Prosecutor- General occupied by the same person; Polish courts have also pointed to concerns that the practice of seconding prosecutors can be considered as a form of demotion and discrimination, and that disciplinary proceedings could be used to curtail judicial independence, as Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court was still issuing rulings.
Amendment 133 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77 a (new)
Paragraph 77 a (new)
77a. Underlines that in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the EU Budget is foreseen to contribute significantly to the proposals for longer-term structural solutions to Ukraine’s funding needs; stresses in this context the need to protect the rule of law and the financial interests of the Union and to prevent, detect and correct fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest and irregularities in the use of Union funds in Ukraine, which should be based on the principles of transparency and accountability; considers that any related financing instruments should contain stringent provisions and safeguards in order to attain those objectives;
Amendment 135 #
2023/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 a (new)
Paragraph 78 a (new)
78a. Calls on international collaboration with international organizations and neighbouring countries in preventing cross-border fraud; reiterates the importance on the exchange of best practices in this context;
Amendment 107 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In order to achieve the objective of a simplified tax framework and of this Directive adequately complementing the Directive (EU) 20XX/XX/EU on laying down rules on a debt-equity bias reduction allowance and on limiting the deductibility of interest for corporate income tax purposes, the rules laid down in this Directive should align with the ones provided in Directive (EU) 20XX/XX/EU on laying down rules on a debt-equity bias reduction allowance and on limiting the deductibility of interest for corporate income tax purposes, where applicable.
Amendment 119 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) To achieve the key objective of creating a simplified corporate tax framework, the preliminary tax results for each group member should be aggregated into one single common tax base, in order to subsequently allocate this base to eligible group members. The tax adjustments to the financial statements would produce preliminary tax results for each group member. These results would then be aggregated, which would allow for cross-border loss relief between BEFIT group members, and subsequently, the aggregated tax base would be allocated to group members based on a transition allocation rule; this would pave the way towards a permanent mechanism. That permanent mechanism could beOne year before the end of the transitional period, the Commission shall present a thorough comprehensive review and an impact assessment, especially regarding the interaction of this Directive with Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022, and suggest, if deemed necessary, a new legislative proposal that could establish a permanent mechanism based on a formulary apportionment and that would render the need for intra-BEFIT group transactions to be consistent with the arm’s length principle redundant. It would have the advantage of using more recent country-by-country reporting (‘CbCR’) data and the information gathered during the transition period. This will also allow for a more thorough assessment of the impact that the implementation of the two- pillar approach is expected to have on national tax bases and the BEFIT group tax bases. In this way, it would still become possible to materialise the key objective of tax neutrality in the internal market, which would reduce instances of double and over- taxation and enhance tax certainty with the aim of reducing the number of tax disputes.
Amendment 145 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) To optimise the benefits of having a common legal framework for computing the corporate tax base in the internal market, the application of the rules should be optional for groups, including SME groups, who earn annual combined revenues of less than EUR 750 000 000 as long as they prepare consolidated financial statements and have a taxable presence in the Union. By keeping the application of the rules open to groups of a smaller size, more groups with cross-border structures and activities may benefit from the simplification that the common framework offers. The mandatory nature will be for MNE Groups, who earn an annual combined revenues of EUR 750 000 000 or more as defined in the scope of Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022 and meet the 75% ownership threshold introduced in this Directive.
Amendment 161 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they belong to a domestic group or to a multinational enterprise group (‘MNE group) which prepares consolidated financial statements and had annual combined revenues of EUR 750 000 000 or more in at least two of the last four fiscal years as defined in the scope of Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022;
Amendment 165 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, this Directive shall not apply to companies or permanent establishments with an ultimate parent entity outside the Union where the combined revenues of the group in the Union either do not exceed 5% of the total revenues for the group based on its consolidated financial statements or the amount of EUR 50 million in at least two of the last four fiscal years. This shall be without prejudice to the right of opting in under paragraph 7. The Commission in its review and report in accordance with Article 77 shall particularly take into account bilateral pre-accession tax treaties and assess their interaction with this derogation.
Amendment 168 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. Where two or more groups merge to form a single group, the threshold of EUR 750 000 000 referred to in paragraph 1 shall be deemed to be met for any fiscal year prior to the merger if the sum of the combined revenues of the merging groups for that fiscal year, as included in each of their consolidated financial statements, is EUR 750 000 000 or more. The companies and permanent establishments members of that newly formed group shall become subject to this Directive if that threshold as defined in the scope of Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022 was met in at least two of the last four fiscal years.
Amendment 171 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. Where a company that is not a member of a group (the ‘target’) is acquired by another company or a group (the ‘acquiring entity’) and either the target or the acquiring entity did not have consolidated financial statements in any of the four fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year of the acquisition, the threshold of annual combined revenues of EUR 750 000 000 referred to in paragraph 1 and as defined in the scope of Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022 shall be deemed to be met for that year if the sum of the revenues included in the financial statements or consolidated financial statements of the target and the acquiring entity for that fiscal year is EUR 750 000 000 or more. The acquiring entity shall become subject to this Directive if that threshold was met in at least two of the four fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in which this Directive started to apply to the acquiring entity.
Amendment 174 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Where there is a demerger of a group into two or more groups (the ‘demerged groups’), the threshold of EUR 750 000 000 referred to in paragraph 1 and as defined in the scope of Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022, shall be deemed to be met by each of the demerged groups where:
Amendment 181 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 7
Article 2 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that companies which are resident for tax purposes in a Member State and fulfil the conditions laid down in paragraph 1, point (b), including their permanent establishments located in other Member States, as well as permanent establishments, located in Member States, of third-country entities which fulfil the conditions of paragraph 1, point (c), may choose to be covered by this Directive if they belong to an MNE group or domestic group which prepares consolidated financial statements but does not fulfil the conditions laid down in paragraph 1, point (a) regarding the threshold of EUR 750 000 000 as defined in the scope of Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022.
Amendment 186 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
(15) ‘economic owner’ has the meaning attributed to it in previous proposals and specifically, means the person who receives substantially all the benefits and bears all the risks attached to a fixed asset, regardless of whether that person is the legal owner. A taxpayer who has the right to possess, use and dispose of a fixed asset and bears the risk of its loss or destruction shall in any event be considered the economic owner;
Amendment 193 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Where it is not reasonably practicable to determine the financial accounting net income or loss of a constituent entity based on the acceptable financial accounting standard or authorised financial accounting standard used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements of the ultimate parent entity, the financial accounting net income or loss of the constituent entity for the fiscal year may be determined using another acceptable financial accounting standard or an authorised financial accounting standard in accordance with the provisions outlined in Article 15 paragraph 2 of Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022, where applicable;
Amendment 196 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
With the exception of financial assets held for trading, as referred to in Article 11(1), and investments made for the benefit of life insurance policyholders bearing the investment risk in the context of a unit- linked/index-linked life insurance policy, as referred to in Article 14, the financial accounting net income or loss of a BEFIT group member shall be adjusted to exclude 95100% of the amount of dividends or other distributions received or accrued during the fiscal year, provided that at the date of distribution, the ownership interest is held by the BEFIT group member for more than one year and this interest carries right to more than 10% of the profits, capital, reserves or voting rights.
Amendment 199 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
With the exception of financial assets held for trading, as referred to in Article 11(1), and investments made for the benefit of life insurance policyholders bearing the investment risk in the context of a unit- linked/index-linked life insurance policy, as referred to in Article 14, the financial accounting net income or loss of a BEFIT group member shall be adjusted to exclude 95100% of the amount of gain or loss arising from the disposition of an ownership interest, provided that at the date of disposition, the ownership interest is held by the BEFIT group member for more than one year and this interest carries a right to more than 10% of the profits, capital, reserves or voting rights.
Amendment 204 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – a (new)
A qualifying loss of a permanent establishment shall be treated as an expense of the main entity for the computation of its qualifying income or loss to the extent that the loss of the permanent establishment is treated as an expense in the computation of domestic taxable income of such main entity and is not set off against an item of the domestic taxable income that is subject to tax under the laws of both the jurisdiction of the main entity and the jurisdiction of the permanent establishment.
Amendment 210 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. For the purposes of this Article, 'exceeding borrowing costs' shall maintain the same treatment as per Directive (EU) 20XX/XX/EU on laying down rules on a debt-equity bias reduction allowance and on limiting the deductibility of interest for corporate income tax purposes.
Amendment 215 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The financial accounting net income or loss of a BEFIT group member shall be adjusted to exclude the followingin accordance with Article 16(e) of Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022:
Amendment 216 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 217 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 224 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) all buildings as well as any other type of immovable property and structure in use for the business, including industrial buildings and structures: 280 years;
Amendment 229 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) all other fixed tangible assets: their useful life as assessed in accordance with the acceptable accounting standard in the Union referred to in Article 7 to its entirety, without providing any additional time limitations;
Amendment 232 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) fixed intangible assets, including acquired goodwill: the period for which the asset enjoys legal protection or for which the right has been granted and, where that period cannot be determined, 53 years.
Amendment 234 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Amendment 239 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. Acquisition costs, construction costs or improvement costs, together with the date of entry into use after acquisition, construction or improvement, shall be recorded in a fixed asset register for each fixed asset separccordance to the legislation of each Member Stately.
Amendment 240 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Amendment 241 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Amendment 242 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 243 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 244 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 245 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 246 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point e
Amendment 247 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point f
Amendment 248 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point g
Amendment 249 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point h
Amendment 250 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point i
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point i
Amendment 255 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Where a company or a permanent establishment enters a BEFIT group, any unrelieved losses incurred before the entry date, in accordance with the corporate tax law of the Member State of its tax residence or location respectively, shall be deducted from its share of the BEFIT tax base as determined in accordance with Chapter III, to the extent that they are deductible under the corporate tax law of the Member State in which the BEFIT group member is resident for tax purposes or situated in the form of a permanent establishment.
Amendment 275 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For each fiscal year between 1 July 202830 and 30 June 2035 at the latest (the ‘transition period’), the BEFIT tax base shall be allocated to the BEFIT group members in accordance with the baseline allocation percentage.
Amendment 289 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) the total taxable result of the BEFIT group shall be the addition of the average of the taxable results, as referred to in point (a) of all BEFIT group members in the three previous fiscal years, excluding the taxable results of BEFIT group members whose average taxable result for the three previous fiscal years is negative.
Amendment 314 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 – paragraph 8
Article 45 – paragraph 8
8. If a group becomes subject to the rules of this Directive later than 1 July 202830, the baseline allocation shall be computed in accordance with paragraph 2. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the BEFIT tax base shall be allocated to the BEFIT group members over the remaining part of the transition period referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 317 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 – paragraph 9
Article 45 – paragraph 9
9. TA year before the last year of the transitional period the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the transition rule as part of which it shall prepare a study on the interaction with Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022 and on a study on the possible composition and weight of selected formula factors and submit a report to the Council by the end of the third fiscal year during the transition period referred to in paragraph 1. If the Commission deems it appropriate, taking into account the conclusions of this report, it may adopt a legislative proposal during the transition period, to amend this Directive by introducing a method for the allocation of the BEFIT tax base using formulary apportionment and based on factors.
Amendment 347 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 57 – paragraph 2
Article 57 – paragraph 2
2. The BEFIT information return shall be submitted to the filing authority no later than fourten months after the end of the fiscal year.
Amendment 377 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 77 – paragraph 2
Article 77 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission and the European Parliament relevant information for the evaluation of the Directive in accordance with paragraph 3, including aggregated data on BEFIT group members which are resident for tax purposes in their jurisdiction and permanent establishments thereof operating in their jurisdiction, in order to properly assess the impact of the transition allocation rule and of Directive (EU) 2022/2523 and present an assessment of the additional costs that were incurred by companies falling under both Directives as well as assessing the situation regarding Pillar One of the Statement on a Two-Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy agreed by the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS on 8 October 2021.
Amendment 380 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 77 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 77 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall include in its report an evaluation of the scope as laid down in Article 2 paragraph 1 point (a) of this Directive in view of international tax agreements and the transformation into EU Directives;
Amendment 381 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 77 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 77 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission in its review and report shall particularly take into account bilateral pre-accession tax treaties and assess their interaction with this Directive as well as specifically with the derogation introduced in Article 2 paragraph 2 of this Directive. In regards to this, the report shall, where appropriate, be accompanied by a proposal to amend this Directive.
Amendment 383 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 78 – paragraph 1
Article 78 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 January 202830. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 384 #
2023/0321(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 78 – paragraph 2
Article 78 – paragraph 2
2. They shall apply those provisions from 1 July 202830.
Amendment 3 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 9 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is under greater strain due to an increased workload and requests for research; whereas EIGE has repeatedly called for eight contract agents with the established general cost to the budget of exactly EUR 327 500;
Amendment 11 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that simple and enforceable fiscal rules that promote countercyclical policies and ensure debt sustainabilityound and responsible fiscal policies by all Member States are key for the long-term economic prosperity of Member States and the Union;
Amendment 14 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas fertility treatments are under increasing attack across the Union; whereas the regrettable defunding of IVF treatments in some Member States represents discrimination against individuals;
Amendment 16 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas increasing the staff of EIGE would prevent EIGE from having to downscale its critical activities and refuse several requests coming from the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies for technical assistance on gender mainstreaming due to insufficient human resources;
Amendment 17 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the 2024 budget to include targeted spending in areas that are key for the Union’s strategic autonomy such as energy, defence, education and the labour markemplement the constitutional obligations laid out in article 3 TEU on the work for the sustainable development of Europe based on a balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress, and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment;
Amendment 19 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas there needs to be greater emphasis on strategic investment and sustainable growth in the Union and within Member States in order to improve economic cohesion and create jobs, in particular for young women and girls in all their diversity;
Amendment 21 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas it is important to focus on enhancing women’s potential in all sectors of the economy, including the digitalised economy, information and communication technologies (ICT) and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM);
Amendment 23 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas EIGE's workload due to the growth in tasks and scope of certain activities has become unsustainable, as has been assessed by EIGE since 2021;
Amendment 24 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital A j (new)
Recital A j (new)
Aj. whereas the non-compliance with the rule of law in Poland has had an adverse impact on women, girls and LGBTI individuals;
Amendment 24 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the budgetax incentives applied in a fiscally responsible manner for private research and development (e.g. via tax credits, enhanced allowances or adjusted depreciation schedules) should contribute to increasing the spending in research and development (R&D) as a key driver for innovation and economic growth by leveraging both private and national public investment;
Amendment 26 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 28 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for adequate resources to ensure that the Union isEuropean companies get into a better position to be more competitive internationally, isand are able to attract investments and create employment, and to increase productivity in the context of growing international competition;
Amendment 36 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 38 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the budget to provide support to Ukraine for as long as Russia’s war of aggression continues, and toHighlights that through the newly- proposed Ukraine Facility a determined, coordinated and solidarity-based European response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine will continue; acknowledges that such instrument will contribute to itsthe reconstruction, including through the European Union Solidarity Fund and the Emergency Aid Reservrecovery and modernisation of Ukraine as well as limit the spread of the crisis by identifying and supporting Ukraine’s financing needs to mitigate its economic and social consequences and, therefore, will maintain European citizens’ support for the actions taken against Russia and for other actions needed in supporting the Ukrainians in their defence;
Amendment 44 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for adequate additional financial and human resources for the European Supervisory Agencies (ESAs), specifically the European Banking Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority, in order to execute strictly those tasks assigned to them by the European Parliament and the Council, which have increased through the ESAs review and sectoral legislation; highlights that the speedy developments in the fields of sustainable finance, financial technology, anti-money laundering, cyber resilience and other areas entail increased competences and responsibilities for the ESAs and thus, calls for these to be matched with adequate staff and funding;
Amendment 45 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 52 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses the adequate additional funding for the Fiscalis programme to ensure the support necessary for the national tax authorities in a time when the European Union is imposing progressively more administrative burden on them; highlights that the Fiscalis programme is a crucial cooperation programme for Member States and their national tax authorities to pursue common goals regarding the fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and aggressive tax planning;
Amendment 53 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises the need to ensure that funding is made available for actions aimed at combating violence against women, including Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and trafficking in the framework of the effective implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence and sexual abuse against women, girls and other forms of domestic violence;
Amendment 56 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines the need for budgetary allocations to support women’s entrepreneurship and women’s economic independence and promote a progressive approach to ensure and encourage access for women to loans, equity finance, venture capitalists, business angels and investors through Union programmes and funds, such as the European Social Fund Plus;
Amendment 58 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls for adequate funding for the Anti-Money-Laundering Authority (AMLA) to be able to perform its tasks competently; underlines the increasing need to strengthen the efficient functioning of the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) measures and the necessary contribution of AMLA as the focal point of an integrated system composed of the Authority itself and the national authorities with an AML/CFT supervisory mandate, aimed at ensuring obliged entities' compliance with AML/CFT- related obligations;
Amendment 60 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Reiterates calls for the need to accelerate progress in gender equality, including through the promotion of budgets and funds that advance gender equality, as well as for greater investment in gender statistics;
Amendment 61 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Calls on the Commission not to release a single euro to Poland until the Polish authorities comply with the rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union;
Amendment 62 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Calls for greater awareness about the positive impact of fertility treatments in achieving gender equality for women in all their diversity;
Amendment 62 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Stresses that all organisations receiving Union funding must behave in a politically neutral and unbiased way; notes that this also applies to organisations that are supposed to provide independent financial expertise as well as for organisations providing research in the area of taxation;
Amendment 63 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Calls on the Commission to allocate the sum of EUR 327 500 as a minimum to EIGE to ensure that EIGE can employ the eight contract agents that it needs to fulfil its mandate and ensure that the current staff have an adequate work-life balance; underlines that EIGE has a strategy set in place and has a concrete plan as to the roles and tasks that those contract agents would fulfil and perform;
Amendment 64 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Amendment 65 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Calls on the Commission to ensure that there are enough budgetary allocations to ensure that official communication of the Union and Member States is gender inclusive and, where possible, also in braille;
Amendment 69 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 74 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 85 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 95 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 157 #
2023/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point j – point iii
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point j – point iii
(iii) instruments valid only in a single Member State, which are provided at the request of an undertaking or a public sector entity and regulated by a national or regional public authority for specific social or tax purposes to acquire specific goods or services from suppliers having a commercial agreement with the issuer which cannot be converted into cash;
Amendment 5 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
Amendment 8 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to the negotiating framework for Turkey of 3 October 2005, and the fact that, as with all accession countries, Turkey’s accession to the EU depends on full compliance with the Copenhagen criteria, and to the need to normalise its relations with all EU Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus,
Amendment 10 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
Amendment 14 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894 of 11 November 2019 concerning restrictive measures in view of Turkey’s illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, as most recently renewed by Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2186 of 8 November 2022
Amendment 30 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
Amendment 38 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
– having regard to its previous resolutions on Türkiye, in particular those of 7 June 2022 on the 2021 Commission Report on Turkey1 and of 19 May 2021 on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Turkey2 and of 26 November 2020 on escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Turkey, _________________ 1 OJ C 493, 27.12.2022, p. 2. 2 OJ C 15, 12.1.2022, p. 81.
Amendment 43 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
Amendment 64 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Türkiye remains a candidate for EU accession, a NATO ally and a key trade and economic partner, as well as a key partner on migration;
Amendment 86 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Russian war of aggression continues to cause unprecedented geopolitical shifts in Europe; whereas Türkiye’s key location allows it to play an instrumental, strategicmportant role in the events;
Amendment 94 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, in the aftermath of tensions between the EU and Turkey, particularly in relation to the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, the European Council expressed readiness to engage with Turkey in a phased, proportionate and reversible manner in a number of areas of common interest provided that the de-escalation is sustained and that Turkey engages constructively, and subject to the established conditionalities set out in previous European Council conclusions;
Amendment 123 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reminds Türkiye that, as a candidate country, it is required to align itself with the EU acquis in all aspects, including values, interests, standards and policies, to respect and uphold the Copenhagen criteria, to align with EU policies and objectives, and to pursue and maintain good neighbourly relations with the EU and all its Member States without discrimination;
Amendment 124 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Regrets that, during the reporting period, limited or no progress at all has been registered in most fields. There was serious backsliding in key areas such as democracy, rule of law, fundamental rights and the independence of the press and the judiciary. In the field of good neighbourly relations, Türkiye’s aggression against Greece reached unprecedented levels up until the devastating earthquakes of February 2023;
Amendment 136 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets Türkiye’s continued denial of access to vessels under the flag of one Member State, namely the Republic of Cyprus, to the Straits of Bosporus and the Dardanelles, as well as the additional unilateral measures taken on the flow of ships which complicated the transport of Ukrainian grain to ports outside Türkiye;
Amendment 143 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. AcknowledgesTakes note of the partial measures taken in recent months by the Turkish authorities to prevent the re-exportation to Russia of goods covered by EU sanctions, but urges them to go further in order to ensure that Türkiye stops being a hub for entities and individuals that wish to; underlines the paramount importance of preventing the circumvention of EU sanctions and urges Turkey to ensure the full respect of those sanctions, in particular taking into account the free circulation of products, including dual use goods, within the EU-Turkey Customs Union; highlights, its expectation that Turkey will avoid becoming a safe haven for Russian capital and investments, thus clearly circumvent suching EU sanctions;
Amendment 151 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Türkiye to fully align itself with the sanctions and restrictive measures taken by the EU against the Russian and Belarusian authorities and individuals responsible for the illegal aggression against Ukraine and avoid becoming a safe haven for Russian capital and investments. Deplores the fact that circumvention of EU sanctions by Türkiye undermines the collective efforts of the EU and of its allies to limit Russia’s ability to continue its illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine;
Amendment 158 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. DFurther deplores, against the backdrop of the war, the delaying of the ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession, which only plays into Russia’s hands; invites the Turkish authorities to deliver on their promise of a more constructive partnership in NATO and to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership in the Grand National Assembly as early as possible;
Amendment 173 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that, in terms of human rights and the rule of law, the desolate picture painted in its resolution of 7 June 2022 on the 2021 Commission Report on Turkey remains valid, and reiterates the content of that resolution; fully endorses the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of 12 October 2022, and the related report by its Monitoring Committee, on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Türkiye; calls on Turkey to fully implement all judgements of the European Court of Human Rights in line with Article 46 of the ECHR, as well as the payment of just satisfaction awarded by the ECtHR, an unconditional obligation deriving from Turkey’s membership of the Council of Europe;
Amendment 236 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Takes note of the efforts made by Turkey to continue hosting a large refugee population; welcomes, in this regard, the continued provision of EU funding for refugees and host communities in Turkey, and expresses its commitment to sustaining this support in the future; calls on the Commission to ensure the utmost transparency and accuracy in the allocation of funds under the successor to the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, ensuring that the funds are primarily given directly to the refugees and host communities and managed by organisations that guarantee accountability and transparency; supports an objective assessment of the cooperation between the EU and Turkey on refugees and migration matters and underlines the importance of both sides complying with their respective commitments under the EU-Turkey Joint Statement of 2016 and the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement vis-à vis all Member States, including the resumption of the readmission of returnees from the Greek islands, or the activation of the Voluntary Humanitarian Admissions Scheme; firmly objects to any instrumentalisation of migrants by the Turkish Government; notes that a continuing increase in asylum applications was registered in Cyprus over the past years and recalls Turkey’s obligation to take any necessary measures to prevent the creation of new sea or land routes for illegal migration from Turkey to the EU;
Amendment 244 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes, after a confrontational period, Türkiye’s recent steps towards normalising relations with several countries, such as Armenia, Egypt, Israel and the Gulf states, but remains concerned by the fact that Türkiye’s foreign policy still clashes in many aspects with EU interests and, far from growing closer to the EU, it has further diverged in the last year, reaching a record low of alignment with just 7 % of common foreign and security policy decisions; encourages Turkey to pave the way for genuine reconciliation between the Turkish and Armenian peoples, including settling the dispute of the Armenian Genocide, and to fully respect its obligations to protect Armenian and other cultural heritage; encourages Turkey, once again, to recognise the Armenian Genocide;
Amendment 249 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. WelcomesTakes note that, after a confrontational period, Türkiye’s recent steps towards normalising relations with several countries, such as Armenia, Egypt, Israel and the Gulf states, but remains concerned by the fact that Türkiye’s foreign policy still clashes in many aspects with EU interests and, far from growing closer to the EU, it has further diverged in the last year, reaching a record low of alignment with just 7 % of common foreign and security policy decisions;
Amendment 266 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the overall de-escalation of tensions observed in the eastern Mediterranean in recent times, particularly in the wake of the February earthquakes, and expresses its hope that a possible new era in Türkiye’s foreign policy might yield positive results in the bilateral relations between Türkiye and all EU Member States; reiterates its long-standing support for a solution to the Cyprus problem on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation and reaffirms its positions on the matter expressed in its resolution of 7 June 2022; mains fully aware that any positive dynamics can be easily reversed at any moment while the underlying issues remain unresolved; continues to urge Turkey to engage in a bona fide peaceful settlement of disputes and to refrain from any unilateral action or threats; continues, in particular, to call Turkey to show genuine collective engagement to negotiating the delimitation of exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and the continental shelf in good faith and in line with international rules and principles; condemns, in this regard, the harassment by Turkish warships of research vessels performing surveys within the EEZ delimitated by the Republic of Cyprus; expresses its total solidarity with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus; reaffirms the right of the Republic of Cyprus to enter into bilateral agreements on its EEZ and to explore and exploit its natural resources in full compliance with international law; reiterates its call on the Turkish Government to sign and ratify the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which is part of the EU acquis; supports the invitation extended to Turkey by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus to negotiate in good faith the maritime delimitation between their respective coast lines, or to have recourse to the International Court of Justice, and calls on Turkey to accept Cyprus’s invitation;
Amendment 270 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the overall de-escalation of tensions observedpositive momentum that appears to be developing recently in the eEastern Mediterranean in recent times, particularly in the wake offollowing the February earthquakes, and expresses its hopes that a possible new erAnkara will demonstrate a sin Türkiye’s foreign policy might yield positive results in the bilateral relations between Türkiycere commitment to good neighbourly relations, abandoning its aggressive and aill EU Member States; reiterates its long-standing support for a solution to the Cyprus problemegal practices and claims and engage in dialogue with Greece, in good faith and on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation and reaffirms its positions on the matter expressed in its resolution of 7 June 2022;international law, in order to resolve the only outstanding difference between the two countries, which is the delimitation of their respective EEZ and continental shelf.
Amendment 288 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Reiterates its call on the Turkish Government to halt its plans for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, which is located in a region prone to severe earthquakes, therefore posing a major threat not only to Turkey, but also to the Mediterranean region; asks the Turkish Government to involve the governments of its neighbouring countries in relation to any further developments in the Akkuyu venture; to facilitate an experts’ mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency for inspection of the facility after the devastating earthquakes; to align its legislation with relevant EU acquis on nuclear safety and proceed with cross- border cooperation with neighboring states; to accede to the UN Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Trans-boundary Context and the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters.
Amendment 291 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Reiterates its long-standing support for a solution to the Cyprus problem on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation, with political equality, a single sovereignty, a single international personality and a single citizenship, in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, and reaffirms its positions on the matter expressed in its resolution of 7 June 2022;
Amendment 295 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Amendment 301 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Regrets that Türkiye’s position regarding the resolution of the Cyprus issue remains unchanged and that the Turkish support for a two state solution is not in line with the relevant UNSC resolutions. Further regrets that Türkiye pursues illegal activities in the maritime zones of Cyprus, has failed to implement in a non discriminatory manner the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement and continues the policy of “faits accomplis”, especially in the fenced area of Varosha.
Amendment 303 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Deplores Türkiye’s ongoing campaign for the international upgrading of the illegal secessionist entity of the occupied part of Cyprus, mainly in international organizations such as the Organization of Turkic States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, but also on a bilateral level, in blatant violation of the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions 541/1983 and 550/1984 and in spite of strong condemnation by the EU and others.
Amendment 308 #
Amendment 309 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Notes that no significant progress was registered with regard to the protection of the rights of non-Muslim minorities and expects Turkish authorities to respect and protect the property and educational rights of minorities, and recognize the legal personality and the public use of the ecclesiastical title of the Ecumenical Patriarchate; Furthermore, urges Turkey to allow the re-opening of the Halki Seminary, respect the historical and cultural character of monuments, especially those classified as UNESCO World Heritage, apply the relevant to the religious communities and minorities recommendations of the Venice Commission and implement all relevant rulings of the European Court of Human Rights and resolutions of the CoE, including on the Greek Orthodox population of the islands Gökçeada (Imvros) and Bozcaada (Tenedos);
Amendment 314 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Reminds Türkiye that Hagia Sophia is a symbol of the ecumenical Christian Orthodox tradition and the Byzantine spirit, a monument globally renowned for its unparalleled historic cultural and architectural significance, inscribed since 1985 in the World Heritage List of UNESCO;
Amendment 315 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13f. Underlines that the decisions to turn Hagia Sophia and the Church of Holy Saviour of Chora into mosques, in July 2020 and August 2020 respectively, constitute serious challenges to the inter- faith and inter-cultural dialogue in the region, while degrading the Christian heritage in the country;
Amendment 317 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 g (new)
Paragraph 13 g (new)
13g. Reminds that the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, by its decision adopted during its 44th Session in July 2021, has expressed great concern about the potential impact of status change on the Οutstanding Universal Value of Hagia Sophia and the Chora Museum and has called on Türkiye to engage in international cooperation and dialogue before any further major changes are implemented at the property;
Amendment 318 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 h (new)
Paragraph 13 h (new)
13h. Regrets that no steps have been taken to open the Halki (Heybeliada) Greek Orthodox Seminary, which remains closed since 1971;
Amendment 319 #
2022/2205(INI)
13i. Calls on Türkiye to fully implement the recommendations of the Council of Europe on protecting minority property rights and education rights, especially by taking steps to revise the relevant legislation on the issue of property rights of non-Muslim minorities and legislation covering all issues of property rights;
Amendment 320 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 j (new)
Paragraph 13 j (new)
13j. Reminds that past discriminatory policies implemented by Türkiye brought the Greek Minority to the verge of extinction;
Amendment 321 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 k (new)
Paragraph 13 k (new)
Amendment 322 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 l (new)
Paragraph 13 l (new)
13l. Notes that minorities continued to face difficulties in many areas, such as the lack of legal status for religious institutions, the absence of protection for languages, the lack of schooling support, and clergy training, the decrease of the number of media programs in minority languages, as well as obstacles in enjoying property rights for foundations; further notes that the lack of legal personality for minority communities’ churches, synagogues, patriarchates, monasteries, and chief rabbinates is an impediment to their freedom of association and religion and to enjoying their property rights;
Amendment 323 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 m (new)
Paragraph 13 m (new)
13m. Deplores that no steps were taken to revise school textbooks, in order to remove discriminatory references, including against non-Muslim minorities;
Amendment 324 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 n (new)
Paragraph 13 n (new)
13n. Calls on Türkiye to fully respect language, religion, culture, cultural heritage and fundamental rights of minorities in accordance with European standards, to put in place mechanisms that will support the participation of minorities in decision-making processes and ensure that they are duly represented in the public administration; further calls on Türkiye to continue the reform process and introduce legislation, which makes it possible for all non-Muslim religious communities to acquire legal personality as underlined by the Venice Commission in 2010;
Amendment 325 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)
Subheading 1 b (new)
Wider EU-Turkey relations and Turkish foreign policy
Amendment 326 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 o (new)
Paragraph 13 o (new)
13o. Calls on Türkiye to unequivocally commit to good neighbourly relations, international agreements and the peaceful settlement of disputes having recourse, if necessary, to the International Court of Justice and to avoid threats and actions that damage good neighbourly relations. Calls also on Türkiye to respect the sovereignty of all EU Member States as well as their sovereign rights to explore and exploit natural resources in accordance with international law, including the Law of the Sea, and in particular, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS);
Amendment 327 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 p (new)
Paragraph 13 p (new)
13p. Expresses its concern that Türkiye even contested the sovereignty of Greece, over specific Greek islands of the Eastern Aegean Sea, on the unfounded basis of an alleged obligation for their demilitarization;
Amendment 328 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 q (new)
Paragraph 13 q (new)
13q. Expresses deep concern that Türkiye continues to uphold a formal threat of war against Greece (casus belli), should the latter exercise its lawful right to extend its territorial waters up to 12 nautical miles in the Aegean Sea, in accordance with Article 3 of UNCLOS, which also reflects customary international law; emphasizes that such a threat is in stark violation of the UN Charter, which explicitly prohibits the threat or use of force and undermines regional peace and stability;
Amendment 329 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 r (new)
Paragraph 13 r (new)
Amendment 330 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 s (new)
Paragraph 13 s (new)
13s. Strongly condemns the instrumentalisation of migrants by Türkiye for its own political purposes and expresses concern regarding efforts by Türkiye to place under its control yet another migration route in the Central Mediterranean;
Amendment 331 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 t (new)
Paragraph 13 t (new)
13t. Requests Türkiye to honour and comply with its commitments under the EU-Turkey Joint Statement of 2016 and the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement vis-à-vis all Member States, including the resumption of the readmission of returnees from Greece and to refrain from instrumentalizing migrants for political purposes; further requests Türkiye to uphold its obligation to take necessary measures to dismantle smuggling networks operating on its territory and to prevent the creation of new sea or land routes for illegal migration from Türkiye to the EU;
Amendment 332 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 u (new)
Paragraph 13 u (new)
13u. Condemns Türkiye’s refusal to implement Articles 4 and 6 of the EU- Turkey Readmission Agreement for the readmission of third-country nationals, in disrespect of its obligations vis-à-vis the EU. Deplores that Türkiye links the implementation of these articles to visa liberalization, when full implementation of the readmission Agreement is one of the prerequisites for visa liberalization and recalls that the visa liberalization process, the upgrading of the Customs Union and the accession process have their own benchmarks and requirements, according to the EU institutional and legal framework;
Amendment 333 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 v (new)
Paragraph 13 v (new)
13v. Regrets that Türkiye’s positions and policy vis-a-vis Libya have remained vastly unchanged and condemns the signature of the two memoranda of understanding between Türkiye and Libya on comprehensive security and military cooperation and on the delimitation of maritime zones; condemns furthermore, the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the delimitation of maritime jurisdiction areas between Türkiye and the National Accord Government of Libya (November 2019), which ignores Greece’s sovereign rights in the area concerned, infringes upon the sovereign rights of third States, does not comply with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and cannot produce any legal consequences for third States;
Amendment 334 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 w (new)
Paragraph 13 w (new)
13w. Notes with concern that Türkiye signed, in October 2022, a new MoU on hydrocarbons with the Libyan Government of National Unity, which could have serious consequences for regional stability, to the extent that it would entail a direct or indirect implementation of the 2019 MoU, in areas where Greece and other third countries have sovereign rights in accordance with the international Law of the Sea;
Amendment 347 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its firm conviction that Türkiye is a country of strategic relevance in political, economic and foreign policy terms, a key partneactor for the stability of the wider region and a vital ally, including within NATO, and reaffirms that the EU is committed to pursuing the best possible relations with Türkiye based on dialogue, respect and mutual trust;
Amendment 348 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its firm conviction that Türkiye is a country of strategic relevance in political, economic and foreign policy terms, a keyn important partner for the stabilecurity of the wider region and a vitalsignificant ally, including within NATO, and reaffirms that the EU is committed to pursuing the best possible relations with Türkiye based on dialogue, respect and mutual trust;
Amendment 359 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers, in view of all the above, that in the absence of a drastic change of course by the Turkish Government, Türkiye’s EU accession process has lost its purpose and will not endure much longer in the current circumstances; recommends, in that case, starting a reflection process to find an alternative and realisticaffirms nevertheless its support for keeping the accession process and its value-based approach as the main framework for EU-Türkiye Turkey relations in substitution for the accession process; calls on the Commission, therefore, to explore possible formats for a mutually appealing framework through a comprehensive and inclusive process, as it is still the most powerful tool to exercise normative pressure on and constructive dialogue with the Government of Turkey and the best framework to sustain the democratic and pro-European aspirations of Turkish society and promote convergence with the EU;
Amendment 362 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers, in view of all the above, that and, in the absence of a drastic change of course by the Turkish Government, Türkiye’s EU accession process has lost its purpose and will not endure much longer in the current circumstances; recommends, in that case, starting a reflection process to find an alternative and realistic framework for EU-Türkiye relations in substitution for the accession process; calls on the Commission, therefore, to explore possible formats for a mutually appealing framework through a comprehensive and inclusive procesfrom Türkiye, that a strategic discussion should be initiated within the European Council regarding the future of EU - Türkiye relations;
Amendment 367 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Reaffirms that the EU's policy towards Türkiye is based on a dual approach, which favours open channels of communication and cooperation with Ankara (positive agenda/High Level Dialogues) in areas of common interest, in a gradual, proportionate and reversible manner and provided that Türkiye sustains de-escalation, as well as appropriate negative measures in case Türkiye persists in its provocative, revisionist and illegal actions.
Amendment 392 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reaffirms its support for an upgraded customs union with a broader, mutually beneficial scope, which could encompass a wide range of areas of common interest, including digitalisation and Green Deal alignment; insists that such a modernisation would need to be based on strong conditionality related to human rights and the aforementioned principlesfundamental freedoms, respect for international law and good neighbourly relations, and that it can only be envisaged upon Turkey’s full implementation of the Additional Protocol to extend the Ankara Agreement towards all Member States without reserve and in a non-discriminatory fashion; stresses that both parties must be fully aware of this democratic conditionality from the outset of any negotiations, as Parliament will not give its consent to the final agreement if no progress is made in this field; remains ready to advance towards visa liberalisation as soon as the Turkish authorities fulfil the six outstanding benchmarks;
Amendment 241 #
2022/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes North Macedonia’s commitment to positive diplomacy and good neighbourly relations; reiterates its full support for a consistent mutualand bona fide implementation of the Treaty of Friendship with Bulgaria and the Prespa Agreement with Greece;
Amendment 145 #
2022/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes the legal steps taken to eliminate discrimination against minorities, and calls for practical steps in order to ensure their inclusion, namely the inclusion of LGBTI+, Roma and Egyptian minorities; recalls the need to combat gender-based violence, step up child protection, adopt and implement legislation on minority rights, in particular the remaining by-laws, still pending to pass, with emphasis on self-identification and the use of the mother language with the local authorities, strengthen property rights and conduct a population census; underlines the importance of removing barriers to the socioeconomic inclusion of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 197 #
2022/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Welcomes that Albania continued dialogue to ensure neighbourly relations and regional cooperation, which remain essential elements of the enlargement process, as well as of the Stabilisation and Association Process.
Amendment 9 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas women of all ages who are income recipients are more easily recognised as individuals by society and are no longer represented by their spouses, partners or families in all their diversity;
Amendment 14 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas women's leadership is central to the successful promotion of a circular economy;
Amendment 17 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
A c. Whereas the clothing sector employs in total over 1.1million workers across the EU in 130 000 companies out of which 99% are SMEs; whereas women represent 52% of the workforce in the textile sector, 79% in the clothing sector, and 58% in the leather and footwear sectors;
Amendment 23 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the textile industry is one of the most polluting industries2 ; whereas Europeans consume on average 26 kg of textiles per person per year - a significant share of these coming from third countries; whereas women and girls are frequently exposed to additional gender- specific factors and barriers that consistently render them more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and disasters; _________________ 2 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/he adlines/society/20201208STO93327/the- impact-of-textile-production-and-waste-on- the-environment-infographic
Amendment 51 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Welcomes the fact that the market of women’s vintage garments has been reinvigorated in recent years;
Amendment 74 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the proposal for an ecodesign regulation covering textiles, the review of the Textile Labelling Regulation3 and the potential introduction of a mandatory disclosure of information; underlines that any potential introduction should commence with the largest companies within the Union; calls for thea phased inclusion of social and labour standards in both the proposed ecodesign regulation and under labelling requirements; _________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC and Directives 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. OJ L 272, 18.10.2011, p. 1.
Amendment 86 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop programmes to promote women entrepreneurship in the textile and garment industries, focusing on all aspects related to such industries, including the training, reskilling and upskilling of women of all ages involved;
Amendment 89 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to protect and promote traditional expertise in the textile and garment sector, of which women are often custodians;
Amendment 91 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that EU and national policies and initiatives are backed by sufficient funding and to ensure reasonably easy access to credit for women; calls additionally on the Commission and the Member States to foster a hospitable environment for the creation, promotion and development of women-driven artisanal activities;
Amendment 92 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Urges the Member States to employ existing funds to ensure financial instruments, skills and performance output through education, training and advisory services, as well as increased participation in local action groups to better guarantee the participation of women in entrepreneurship in the textiles and garment industry;
Amendment 93 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5 e. Calls on the Commission and Member states to promote and encourage the exchange of knowledge and best practices between women entrepreneurs regarding the circularity and sustainability in the textile sector;
Amendment 94 #
2022/2171(INI)
5 f. Notes that sustainability and circularity should have a transversal character and should be mainstreamed into the various sectors of the industry; stresses that sustainability and circularity in the textile industry should imply capacity to make use of by-products coming from different sectors and industries that will be beneficial to women and girls;
Amendment 95 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5 g. Regrets that textile contact dermatitis is more common in women than in men, as the fashion created for women is notably tighter fitting and more colourful; reiterates that the risk of developing textile contact dermatitis is exacerbated by poor working conditions such as hot and humid enclosed spaces and represents a significant problem for workers within the industry; notes that the development of sustainable and circular products should take into account risks related to the health of those involved both in the production and the wearing of the final products;
Amendment 97 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 i (new)
Paragraph 5 i (new)
5 i. Urges the Commission and Member states to develop strategies to ensure the commercial viability of eco- friendly products for women and girls; highlights the need for an overarching objective to reduce the cost of high- quality, durable and sustainable clothing and footwear so as to no longer be in a situation where bad quality and polluting clothing from third countries is the most viable, affordable option for women from disadvantaged economic backgrounds;
Amendment 98 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 j (new)
Paragraph 5 j (new)
5 j. Recalls that in the textile industry nearly 75% of women are medium to highly educated; to that end, regrets that only 38% of women hold senior officials and managers positions within the textile industry;
Amendment 99 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 k (new)
Paragraph 5 k (new)
5 k. Calls for comprehensive gender disaggregated data to ascertain the involvement of women in the textile industries and any potential variations or discrepancies between Member States;
Amendment 100 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 l (new)
Paragraph 5 l (new)
Amendment 101 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 m (new)
Paragraph 5 m (new)
5 m. Calls on the Commission to effectively communicate and promote through online platforms the significance of small, sustainable female-run textile- SMEs across the EU, giving them greater visibility and encouraging greater awareness of women’s eco-friendly entrepreneurship;
Amendment 102 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 n (new)
Paragraph 5 n (new)
5 n. recalls that one of the aims of the ‘EU strategy for textiles initiative’ is to set in place a comprehensive framework to create conditions and incentives to boost the competitiveness, sustainability and resilience of the EU textile sector; urges the Commission to ensure that this aim takes into consideration the pivotal role of women within the industry;
Amendment 103 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 o (new)
Paragraph 5 o (new)
5 o. Calls on Member States to promote STEAM learning to better ensure that women play a key role in all aspects of the textile industry, including the use of high- tech machinery often required during various manufacturing procedures and thereby serving to underline the link between women, technology and textiles;
Amendment 104 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 p (new)
Paragraph 5 p (new)
5 p. Calls on Member States to promote the economic independence of women seniors and recognise this as being another pivotal challenge for the coming years;
Amendment 13 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality is a core EU value, essential for a prosperous European way of life and must be mainstreamed in all EU policies; whereas the right to equal treatment and non- discrimination is a fundamental right enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 17 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 21 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. Whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) highlights specifically that gender mainstreaming should be included in the preparation of all policies and programmes as well as relevant expenditure outgoings such as infrastructure, noting that the aim to promote gender equality and combat discrimination should also apply to the transport sector;
Amendment 25 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
A d. whereas the COVID pandemic and necessary lockdowns demonstrated to people how essential services which are local and equitably available with minimal obstacles are essential to the wellbeing and health for the whole community including women, vulnerable groups, families in all their diversity, the young generation and older people;
Amendment 26 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas research performed across the Member States has shown that gender- based violence in public spaces and on collective transport is a growing problem; according to The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), up to 55% of women within the European Union had experienced sexual harassment in public transport; whereas there is multitude of reports on sexual assaults performed by the drivers of ride hailing platforms and taxis1a; _________________ 1a https://womenmobilize.org/safe- commuting-for-all-how-cities-can-tackle- sexual-harassment-on-public- transport/#:~:text=According%20to%20T he%20European%20Union,regions%2C %20these%20numbers%20appear%20hig her
Amendment 34 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas safe commuting of women transport workers is not always guaranteed especially when they start their work early and/or finish late at night;
Amendment 37 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas ride hailing and platform transport has a responsibility to help keep people safe and it is incumbent on the providers to improve safety from a gender perspective; whereas technology can make travel safer for women and girls through the work of safety engineers, including women engineers, who have developed innovative new safety features;
Amendment 38 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas poorly-designed transport policies can exacerbate existing poverty and social exclusion; whereas there continues to be a lack of sex-disaggregated data and gender analysis on transport, hindering the application of well-targeted transport policies for individuals and families in all their diversity; whereas, at present the data available is not always comparable, standardised and cannot be efficiently used;
Amendment 45 #
2022/2140(INI)
D. whereas adopting a gender- responsive approach to urban planning is instrumental in improving the quality of life of women; additionally, it has the potential to be transformative for all users, including families in all their diversity who can access the opportunities afforded by cities, while at the same time generating wider social, economic and environmental benefits;
Amendment 55 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas transport use differs according to gender, as well as other factors, in terms of complexity, frequency, mode, duration, purpose, cost, security and safety; whereas different genders therefore have different transport needs and requirements;
Amendment 60 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas women tend to live longer and this usually means reduced mobility and thus increased difficulty while using transport services;
Amendment 62 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas safety, convenience and comfort are major factors in deterring women and girls from cycling;
Amendment 66 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas understanding transport patterns and mobility is fundamental to the development of gender-sensitive transport policies, so that female transport users canwhich should provide an enabling environment for both men and women alike to share safe, accessible, reliable, sustainable and non- discriminatory modes of transport;
Amendment 72 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas more women than men use more sustainable modes of transport, and often perform trip chaining which makes them accelerating agents for change in the green transition;
Amendment 76 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas public transport operators are beginning to recognise walking as being essential to ensuring an effective public transport system and are investing in safe, walkable surroundings around their stops and stations; whereas women tend to walk more than men; whereas walking and walkable neighbourhoods are fundamental to delivering the Sustainable Development Goal on gender equality;
Amendment 79 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
G c. whereas journey assistance cards/lanyards and other signage can be instrumental in facilitating people with disabilities’ including women and girls’ journeys and that these can help drivers or conductors to be aware of the particular disability of the passenger;
Amendment 82 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the welcome adoption of new vehicle and automation technologies should take the specific needs of women into consideration and not exclude citizens with poor IT literacy and limited access to the Internet;
Amendment 86 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas software solutions can model, simulate, analyse and optimise mobility ecosystems thus their development should take into account gender specific needs;
Amendment 88 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
H b. whereas the use of new digital technologies , including systems using AI could help law enforcement not only to react rapidly when crimes occur but also to prevent them;
Amendment 90 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas sustainable transport requires equal access to infrastructure, through measures that guarantee greater mobility for all, including older people and the disabled, and the same quality of service in urban and rural areas;
Amendment 93 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas roads are generally not designed to be people-friendly, as far too often pedestrians are an afterthought, and where pedestrian facilities exist they are often insufficient;
Amendment 97 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the design of vehicles and carriages, including safety features, often assumes a larger, stereotypically male physical form, leading to lower efficacy and ease of use as well as much higher risk of serious injury for smaller people;
Amendment 100 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas transport infrastructure with well-designed, monitored and safe surroundings at points of transit infrastructure (including hubs and other transport centres) has a positive impact on both actual safety and perceived safety11; _________________ 11 International Transport Forum, Women’s Safety and Security: A Public Transport Priority, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2018.
Amendment 102 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas women and other parents travelling alone with babies or toddlers face additional logistic challenges: during security checks at airports and other international terminals, inside aircrafts when using sanitary facilities or when disembarking the plane; whereas travelling on public transport is difficult where the access and space for children in prams and buggies is limited;
Amendment 104 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas employment, access to services and social inclusion is closely related to access to transport and mobility; whereas mobility barriers hinder women’s access to jobs and key services, such as health and education, affecting both their own and their children’s human capital accumulation;
Amendment 110 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
Amendment 111 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
L b. Whereas according to the 2017 survey by the European Transport Workers' Federation 63% of respondents had faced violence: 49% from customers, 22% from colleagues and 17% from managers/supervisors; whereas among the women who reported an incident, 80% did not believe that their complaint had negative consequences for the perpetrator, or made the workplace safer1a; _________________ 1a https://www.itf- oecd.org/sites/default/files/docs/womens- safety-security_0.pdf
Amendment 112 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas women are underrepresented in transport employment at all levels and represent on average around 16% of total employees1a; whereas underrepresentation in decision-making, planning and research reinforces the lack of gender mainstreaming in transport; and contributes to the design of products, systems and policies reflecting the needs of the majority of society, namely women, vulnerable groups, families in all their diversity, the young generation and older people; _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/ATAG/2022/729293/EPRS_ATA(2 022)729293_EN.pdf
Amendment 119 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas maritime industry is a male dominated environment where women make up only an estimated 2% of the world’s maritime workforce including crew working in hospitality on cruise ships and only 1% as sailors1a; _________________ 1a https://ocean.economist.com/innovation/a rticles/empowering-women-in-the- maritime-industry
Amendment 120 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
M b. whereas air transport women employees account for 40% of the total workforce in Europe; whereas the majority of female employees in aviation work in customer service and administration; whereas only 3% of the airline pilots worldwide are women1a; _________________ 1a Eurostat, 2017
Amendment 122 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M c (new)
Recital M c (new)
M c. whereas the share of women truck drivers is less than 3% in most European regions and below 12 % amongst bus and coach drivers1a; _________________ 1a https://www.iru.org/news- resources/newsroom/international- womens-day-spotlight-commercial-road- transport
Amendment 129 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas transport companies across nearly all transport modes face significant recruitment problems, particularly in relation to mobile staff; whereas the employment of women could be a remedy for staff shortages in the transport sector12; _________________ 12 European Commission, Directorate- General for Mobility and Transport, Good staff scheduling and rostering practices in transport – Final report, Publications Office of the EU, Luxembourg, 2021.
Amendment 132 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
O a. whereas the role of SMEs can revitalise the transport sector and promote gender equality;
Amendment 134 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)
Recital O b (new)
O b. whereas it is impossible to neatly demarcate the barriers and opportunities women face in entering the transport sector from those that influence their decision to leave or remain;
Amendment 136 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O c (new)
Recital O c (new)
O c. whereas automation and digitalisation have changed the nature of previously laborious job profiles, and has the potential to increase their attractiveness for women;
Amendment 138 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas it is important to promote and preserve efficient and affordable mobility in rural areas; whereas connectivity within rural areas is not adequately developed due to oftentimes poor transport infrastructure and sporadic connections which causes unequal access to health services; whereas women in rural areas are less likely to have a driving licence or access to a car than men, but also travel more than men to carry out care roles;
Amendment 143 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas women, girls and other vulnerable groups living in rural areas experience barriers in receiving support when they are victims of gender- based violence; whereas these difficulties include affordability and a lack of access to transport or means of contacting transport and care services in rural areas;
Amendment 153 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Takes note of the demographic change in some regions of the Union with concern; suggests that this should reinforce public policy when seeking to tackle an ageing workforce and subsequent labour shortages of which talented women could be a catalyst to fill these shortages;
Amendment 155 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Highlights that women are needed in both the physical design and delivery of transport services if gender equality is to be achieved in the sector;
Amendment 156 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that gender mainstreaming in transport has positive effects across the board, including social inclusion and employment opportunities; underlines the importance of transport gender mainstreaming in achieving the green and digital transitions; reiterates in this respect the Parliament’s call for the Commission and Members States to effect an intersectional gender mainstreaming approach in transport;
Amendment 162 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that gender stereotyping and prejudice exclude women from economic and social activities, leading to a lack of efficiency and increased waste of human resources; emphasises the need for women to be active at all levels and areas of transport; identifies the need for resources to ensure that women are represented in research and decision- making on transport matters;
Amendment 164 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the lack of standardised, sex-disaggregated transport data and gender analysis across all modes of transport; welcomes, in this regard, that ‘energy and transport’ is the thematic focus of the 2023 edition of the EIGE Gender Equality Index which will contribute to the knowledge based on the probable impacts of the transition towards low carbon society from a gender and intersectional perspective; notes it will include survey data on women’s and men’s environmentally-friendly behaviours concerning transport and potential impacts on the time spent on unpaid care;
Amendment 169 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on Member States’ respective transport companies to encourage the collection of disaggregated data that would build a better evidence base for gender sensitive planning, allowing robust baselines to be set and for trends to be identified and increase the competitive nature as transport would better reflect the needs of an ever-changing and dynamic society and economy;
Amendment 171 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to aggregate anonymised datasets on public transport usage - such as local users, where they work and study, and how they currently travel;
Amendment 173 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the launch of the Commission’s new Ambassadors for Diversity in Transport Network initiative, which will seek to promote diversity, equality and inclusion within the EU transport sector, raise awareness, develop and implement different initiatives from both perspectives: transport workers and transport users;
Amendment 181 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the differing expectations, travel patterns, needs and experiences of women as transport users; calls for relevant legislation in transport to fully integrate women’s perspectives who perform more caring duties in society so as to increase sustainability and efficiency, and to better respond to society’s needs;
Amendment 189 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Regrets that micromobility does not yet adequately work for women, as the design and implementation has typically been undertaken by men; calls on micromobility providers to take into consideration the needs of women in all their diversity to better ensure a gender perspective to sustainable cities;
Amendment 200 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Welcomes the idea of using smart traffic lights such as those implemented in the Member State of Cyprus which enables moving citizens to navigate around each other safely; underlines how the new system proposed in Cyprus will be able to identify buses, ambulances and taxis and give them priority, and that this can lead to a better functioning transportation system for women and girls, as women are greater users of buses than men;
Amendment 202 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Notes the concept of the 15-minute city, which implies having all essential amenities within a short walk, bike ride or point of public transit from one’s home would have positive benefits for women and girls’ quality of life.
Amendment 205 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. · Underlines that the measures further enhancing the modal shift to collective transport and active mobility are a part of green transition to achieve climate neutrality ; stresses nevertheless that it is utmost important to preserve all mobility options for all; points out that women should always enjoy their right to opt for mobility option of their choice as they know best their particular situation, whether this be private mobility, micro- mobility or active mobility;
Amendment 206 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Recognises the important role played by service animals such as guide dogs who ensure the safety of blind and deaf women and other vulnerable people; calls on transport management to properly design bus structures and seating allocation accordingly; calls more widely for the incorporation of vulnerable people’s needs and especially of women into the transport sector;
Amendment 208 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Highlights that in subways, trying to alight and disembark in a timely manner with small children or a stroller can be highly challenging;
Amendment 209 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9 d. Calls on collective transport companies to consider a holistic, gender inclusive design such as for example, bus straps which are, at present, difficult to reach for many women, as they are often designed by men to accommodate an on- average taller male body;
Amendment 210 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9 e. Calls on collective transport companies to ensure the use of gender- inclusive language in all communications;
Amendment 211 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to ensure that road infrastructure, notably when being upgraded, fully takes into account the continuity and accessibility of sustainable pedestrian connectionsand sustainable connections and seek synergies with these connections in order to promote active modes of transport;
Amendment 214 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that onboarding can be an arduous challenge for women including women with small babies in strollers and those with disabilities due to large gaps between the platform and transport carriages as well as stairs being present in some older versions of rolling stock, buses and coaches;
Amendment 215 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Member States to encourage all sectors of society, aiming specifically to increase take-up by women, vulnerable groups, families in all their diversity, the young generation and older people as well as those reduced mobility where possible, to use low-carbon transport options such as cycling through the provision of a well-designed, extensive and integrated network of high-quality segregated cycle lanes, as well as secure and accessible bike parking also for cargo bikes; notes that the increasing popularity of electric bicycles and other similar options, coupled with financial incentives at a local or national level, has increased the real and perceived viability of cycling as a positive transport choice; welcomes the programmes of various Member States encouraging young or atypical cyclists to commence cycling, which can in turn encourage a modal shift;
Amendment 222 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Underlines that the maintenance of the road network, including seasonal measures such as snow clearing and ploughing, should prioritise active, sustainable or public transport, as well as entries to day care centres and other necessary pavements;
Amendment 223 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Regrets that journey assistance cards/lanyards and other signage are less effective during cross border travel and that this creates an extra burden for disabled women and girls when travelling across the Union; in this respect calls on the Commission to develop a pan- European QR code to serve as a European journey assistance card, facilitating cross-border travel and helping to overcome linguistic and other logistical barriers for women in all their diversity;
Amendment 226 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10 e. Calls on Member States, local authorities and stakeholders to ensure that the busiest routes are served by specially-designed low-floor vehicles and that the transit stops are configured to improve vehicle accessibility and to provide barrier-free access to metro and railway stations to improve women’s respective transport experiences;
Amendment 228 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for an increased emphasis on safety in public transport and urban mobility planning, such as adequate, sustainable street lighting and well-lit public transit stops, to avoid situations where women have to face dark, eerie spots when commuting; calls additionally for integrated transport designs to take into account ‘the last mile’, especially at non- peak times as well as connection to and from all areas including economically disadvantaged ones, emergency facilities and monitoring where appropriate such as CCTV footage;
Amendment 234 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on public and collective transport companies to ensure electronic payments for users so that women and girls do not find themselves in an unpleasant situation without the right change and therefore deprived of the option to return home safely with public and collective transports;
Amendment 236 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Recalls that collective transport companies have a duty of care to ensure that passengers have emergency communication lines at their disposal so that victims can quickly obtain help especially when carriages are empty;
Amendment 246 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Encourages the Member States to further introduce digitalisation and new transport models which can provide better, safer, more accessible and more affordable services for women;
Amendment 248 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Calls on ride hailing apps to install a safety toolkit that would centralise key safety information and features for riders and drivers all in one place in the app; highlights also for the need to include emergency buttons, trusted contacts, anonymised address history, as well as in- app bike lane and pedestrian alerts;
Amendment 250 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Notes that it could be useful to arrange that bus drivers stop to let passengers disembark in between bus stops within an already determined route to allow women and girls to arrive closer to their destinations in the dark;
Amendment 251 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12 d. Underlines that new digital technologies, in particular AI based systems, can greatly improve safety and security in the transport system; points out in this regard that since transport hubs are among the locations most exposed to crime and frequent locations for violence and serious disturbances, people, women in particular, refrain from using collective transport; stresses, therefore, that the EU should create a strategy to increase the uptake of advanced AI based surveillance systems, in order to prevent and combat gender based violence in collective transport;
Amendment 253 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that women play a large role in shaping the mobility choices of families, and that their negative experiences using sustainable modes of transport including public transport, walking and cycling but also newer options such as electric scooters can be off- putting and therefore perpetuate inefficient travel;
Amendment 258 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Recognises that sustainable mobility must ensure the dignity of the individual and be in line with both the gender equality strategy and LGBTIQ strategy;
Amendment 259 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Notes the importance of delivering of periodic trainings to drivers, transport workers and staff working on transit hubs on gender sensitivity and on how to report and refer incidents of gender based violence and harassment; highlights in this respect the significance of including the transport contractors and stakeholders in training sessions and awareness raising;
Amendment 263 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on law enforcement authorities to increase the presence of police personnel including women police at peak times so as to serve as a deterrent for perpetrators and a symbol of reassurance for vulnerable persons;
Amendment 264 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Calls on national and local authorities to make sure that e-scooters and shared bikes are not abandoned on pavements and in unsuitable places obstructing the way for pedestrians, such as women with strollers, as well as being a general hazard potentially tripping up blind people and visually impaired persons, older and disabled women; calls on stakeholders in this respect to introduce into the applications the function of prompting users to park their scooters parallel to the kerb and with consideration for the other pavement users including women with strollers, people in wheelchairs and the partially sighted;
Amendment 265 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Notes that underpasses and footbridges may pose major safety risks and accessibility challenges for commuters including active commuters, women with strollers, older people and people with disabilities; calls on national and local authorities to bring all the respective parties together in the urban development process so as to create new (or adapt where necessary the existing) infrastructure of the underpasses and footbridges so that they are clean, safe, inclusive, well-marked, more visually appealing and accessible to all users; calls further in this respect to encourage the involvement of more women in the design and planning process so that those built in environments are designed in a more pedestrian-friendly and gender sensitive way;
Amendment 266 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14 d. Calls on the local authorities to ensure that Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans satisfy the mobility needs of people with special emphasis on women and the overarching need for a better quality of life for all citizens;
Amendment 268 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that female transport workers at all levels face barriers such as gender bias, and stereotyping, disproportionately affecting women in their roles as carers as well as a lack of or ill- suited facilities, leading to harassment and violence; ; notes, as a result, the difficulty in attracting and keeping women in transport jobs that women also have few role-models or business mentors which makes it difficult to attract and keep women in transport jobs; Calls in this respect on collective transport operators to acknowledge that women’s initial experiences, how they are welcomed and treated, and whether they are supported and promoted are critical to their willingness to remain within the sector;
Amendment 275 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Member States to combat the gender-based occupational segregation that is underpinned and reinforced by the myth that women are unable or physically unfit to perform certain duties, tasks or roles;
Amendment 277 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Welcomes the relative success and potential of some SMEs in ensuring good networks with other companies, clients and local authorities to try and target potential women employees, as well as reaching out to employment agencies in order to find talented, qualified and enthusiastic female applicants;
Amendment 285 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that the lack of women in the transport sector should also be seen as an opportunity; calls for the implementation of policies to combat the barriers to female employment and increased awareness of these obstacles; calls on the Commission, the Member States and stakeholders to take proactive measures to boost women’s employability and competitiveness in this sector;
Amendment 287 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Recalls the significance of innovative digital solutions, new business models (e.g. sharing, collaborative models), new services, new jobs (e.g. remote operators of vehicles) all of which have the capacity and potential to improve gender equality in transport and bolster economic growth;
Amendment 290 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Welcomes the establishment of a Women in Transport - EU platform for a change where European stakeholders can learn from each other and exchange best practices; calls for more initiatives prioritising women’s employability such as The WeGate platform or Aviaton 4 Girls event so that women can best fight the barriers to women’s entrance to and performance in the transport sector, and in turn become encouraged to pursue a prosperous career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and meet, as well as learn from, successful and aspiring female transport sector workers and venture capitalists within the transport sector;
Amendment 293 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes the need for campaigns and social media actions to ensure a culture of zero tolerance against harassment and unsafe working environments, as well as educational programmes at schools on safe mobility and gender roles so as to increase safety in collective transport;
Amendment 296 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on Member States to launch awareness programmes to increase understanding so that citizens can recognise when a woman, girl or other vulnerable person looks uncomfortable, feels unsafe or is at risk of violence and/or harassment;
Amendment 301 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls on collective transport companies to increase display advertisements educating people on the spectrum of abuse as well as the legislation currently in place; recalls that increased awareness will embolden women to seek help but also encourage bystanders to intervene; to this end, reiterates the need for clear, visible and functional helpdesks where people can obtain immediate assistance;
Amendment 302 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the green and digital transitions target and eliminate barriers to female employment in transport; stresses that existing funding programmes and instruments such as the Green New Deal or European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) can make a tangible difference in this regard;
Amendment 303 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19 c. Calls on the stakeholders involved in airline industry to consider adopting a holistic approach to gender equality at every level, as well as to recognise that there is a discrepancy between the amount of women in different positions within the industry;
Amendment 304 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19 d. Highlights how the inclusion of female executives in collective transport has the potential to improve decision- making processes, demonstrating the benefits and societal advantages pertaining to corporate sustainability and investment;
Amendment 306 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 f (new)
Paragraph 19 f (new)
19 f. Underlines that more needs to be done to render female students more competitive in the transport labour market; suggests that this could be achieved through the provision of specific entry points into the transport sector through targeted internships in fields such as urban planning, environmental science, public policy and administration, law, business, vehicle design and construction, logistics and commerce whereby the respective curriculums and policy platforms should place some focus on the transport sector;
Amendment 61 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas different regulatory measures in the Member States concerning prostitution have different effects on gender equality;
Amendment 64 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas Member States should ensure that when an offence is committed with the intention of earning profit or gain or that an offence actually brought profit or gain from the prostitution of another person (i.e. profiting from human trafficking) that this profit is considered to be an aggravating circumstance;
Amendment 68 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas street-based prostitution represents an environment which is devoid of humane conditions for women;
Amendment 84 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas ensuring the physical integrity of all and guaranteeing equality and respect for women’s rights must be at the heart of Member State and EU policies in relation to prostitution;
Amendment 90 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there are strong links between forced and sometimes non-forced prostitution and organised crime such as human trafficking;
Amendment 91 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. Whereas the Turkish-occupied territories of Cyprus are used by human traffickers to exploit vulnerable women with the promise of student visas and student registration, only for them to be coerced into prostitution upon arrival and put through inhumane living conditions; whereas the Turkish-occupied territories of Cyprus serve as an area of impunity for human traffickers working in forced prostitution;
Amendment 94 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Amendment 98 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas a holistic approach is needed to protect women in prostitution and put an end to the impunity of perpetrators;
Amendment 101 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Recital F d (new)
F d. whereas there is an asymmetry between national prostitution legislation within the EU (with countries where prostitution is legal and countries where it is illegal and where the demand for prostitution is criminalised);
Amendment 110 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas numerous factors cause people to enter prostitution, including poverty, social exclusion, drug-addiction and a migration background;
Amendment 113 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas we should take advantage of the opportunities offered by the free market economy, which promotes healthy competition and creates high growth and innovation, and in turn offers high- quality jobs as a viable option for those who want to leave;
Amendment 123 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas prostitution has cross- border implications and affects women’s rights and gender equality; whereas in cross-border regions the systems should be coordinated to avoid hot spots in border regions; whereas the disparity of legislation on prostitution in the EU benefits traffickers and organised crime networks; whereas all Member States have a legal obligation to discourage and end human trafficking and organised crime;
Amendment 140 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H e (new)
Recital H e (new)
H e. whereas prostitution is increasingly shifting into the virtual space, regardless of the legislation in force: whereas this relates not only to the recruitment and initiation “process”, but also to the way in which the sexual act itself takes place; whereas prostitution in the virtual space also has the same harmful effects on prostituted women as in the real world;
Amendment 147 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H h (new)
Recital H h (new)
H h. whereas LGBTI prostitutes are subjected to discrimination and criminalisation as both LGBTI people and as prostitutes; whereas there is not equal access to preventative HIV medication, such as PREP and/or PEP drugs across the Union;
Amendment 149 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H i (new)
Recital H i (new)
H i. whereas the dual identities of LGBTI prostitutes have the potential to further marginalise individuals and render them more vulnerable to increased levels of violence, human rights’ abuses, and decreased access to services and justice;
Amendment 151 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H j (new)
Recital H j (new)
H j. whereas poverty is the primary driving force behind women becoming prostitutes; whereas drug addiction is used as a means to lure and entrap victims into prostitution;
Amendment 152 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H k (new)
Recital H k (new)
H k. whereas access to health care services, including contraception is vital for prostitutes to maintain their health; recognises that in some Member States, such as Poland, access to such health care provisions has been severely restricted, causing undue stress and anxiety as well as adverse health effects for those who need it;
Amendment 161 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that approaches to regulating prostitution vary across the EU and target three key components of this system: prostituted persons, the purchase of sex (i.e. demand), and pimping; stresses that the different laws have different effects on women in prostitution, their rights, women’s rights in general, gender equality, demand, societyal attitudes and neighbouring countries; Member States, as well as the ability for women to reintegrate into society;
Amendment 172 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the lack of reliable, accurate and comparable data across countrisome Member States apropos of trafficking, violence within forced prostitution, as well the success(es) of exit programmes;
Amendment 187 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that consent can only be given freely when there is no power imbalance between the people involved; notes, at the same time, that it can be extremely difficult for people to realise that they are victims, especially when they do not know their rights, and recalls the dynamics of an abusive relationship; underlines in addition that the voice of women should always be listened to and recalls the need for informative, respectful programmes so that women in prostitution are abreast of their rights and obligations;
Amendment 199 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Sresses that greater awareness is needed to better understand the increasingly shift of prostitution into the virtual space;
Amendment 202 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that the European Parliament recognised, in its resolution of 26 February 2014 on sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality, that prostitution and sexual exploitation are violations of human dignity, contravene human rights principles such as gender equality and are therefore contrary to the principles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; recalls that it defined prostitution as a serious form of violence and exploitation in its resolution of 5 July 2022 on women’s poverty in Europe4 ; _________________ 4 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2022)0274.
Amendment 208 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Condemns the fact that women in prostitution lack legal security because of their criminalisation, meaning they face the constant threat of police and judicial persecution, are subject to additional vulnerability and stigmatisation that negatively affect their physical and mental health, consequently experience difficulties in contacting support services and lack access to fundamental rights; deplores the fact that, at the same time, abusive and other non-law abiding clients, brothel owners and human traffickers often remain unpunished; calls on the relevant authorities within Member States to increase their efforts to end the impunity for those who commit forced prostitution;
Amendment 239 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that prostitution and trafficking for sexual exploitation only exist because there is a demand for them; recognises that any service based economy works on the concept of supply and demand but that through the promotion of a strong, competitive and free market European economy fewer women will enter prostitution as a last resort to provide for their families;
Amendment 252 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the decriminalisation of pimping and of the purchase of sex increases demand, empowers the demand side and normalises sex buying; underlines that the stigmatisation of people, especially women, in prostitution nevertheless persists; notes that only if demand is reduced can the prostitution market shrink and thus the number of those exploited in it;
Amendment 265 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is concerned that the legalisation of prostitution promotes legal structures behind which traffickers can hide; therefore calls on the Member States to ensure that existing legislation and regulations are properly assessed so as to avoid any loopholes which allow criminals to act with impunity;
Amendment 283 #
2022/2139(INI)
14 a. Stresses the need to tackle forced prostitution in the EU’s occupied territories, and calls on the Commission to address this issue with immediate effect;
Amendment 288 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the different approaches to regulation in the EU have different effects and that women in prostitution have different rights and protections in different EU Member States; underlines that, on average, 70 % of the individuals in prostitution in the EU are migrant women and that trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation mostly affects women and girls coming from the east of the European Union;
Amendment 290 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Recalls that women in the LGB and Transgender communities, including prostitutes themselves must be meaningfully involved and included in the development of national prostitution policies and wider European discussions;
Amendment 304 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls on EIGE to put together an analysis of how AI could serve to protect prostitutes from vulnerable and potentially dangerous situations; highlights the need for privacy for all parties when in compliance of the law but underlines as well that when used efficiently AI can both protect peoples’ identities and create a safe, managed place in which women can operate;
Amendment 308 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Calls on Member States to promote STEM learning so that girls can play an active role in in developing technology for women’s needs;
Amendment 317 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the Member States’ obligation to protect women’s rights and physical integrity and promote gender equality, and highlights the EU’s role in doing this within the international community and in creating equal protection and equal rights across Member States; calls on all remaining Member States to ratify the Istanbul convention as soon as possible;
Amendment 320 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls on the Member States to ensure adequate provision of contraception as a means of preventing sexually transmitted infections as well as unwanted pregnancies for prostitutes; calls particularly on the government of Poland to ease the restrictions of contraception, especially emergency contraception;
Amendment 341 #
2022/2139(INI)
20 b. Urges Member States to introduce rehabilitation programmes that include safe accommodation and secure care, medical help, psychological help (trauma therapy), specialised help for women with addictions and specialised help for women with children;
Amendment 342 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20 c. Calls for adequate protections for LGBTI prostitutes who have reported facing discrimination, humiliation and denial of services from healthcare workers, either based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, or any combination of these; recalls that the denial of services based on the grounds of their sexual orientation is a breach of the European charter of fundamental rights; calls for better access to PREP and PEP medication as well as awareness about when and where they are available;
Amendment 361 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States for specific measures to assist women in prostitution with their social and professional reintegration; calls for such exit programmes to work gradually, for women to be supported on their personal paths and for people’s potential to be recognised, with and professional training and further education programmes being adapted to take account of this;
Amendment 368 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Amendment 369 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23 c. Notes that exit programmes for women seeking to leave prostitution are best able to help women and girls in a free market economy that is high growth and in turn able to provide women and girls with good quality, well-paying jobs that represents a viable alternative to prostitution;
Amendment 371 #
2022/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 e (new)
Paragraph 23 e (new)
23 e. Calls on the Commission to launch a programme that would engage prostitutes (both former and current) into a training scheme that would help them kick start their own entrepreneurial activity;
Amendment 39 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. B a. Whereas sexual harassment in European streets has a gendered dimension with a disproportionate number of women and girls falling victim to sexual harassment including, but not limited to, sexual assault and rape;
Amendment 48 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the proportion of women who have ever worked and have experienced any unwanted behaviour with a sexual connotation in the workplace varies between Member States, ranging from 11 % to 41 %7 ; whereas sexual harassment disproportionately affects women workers, including women from racialized communities; whereas colourism is a serious issue that needs addressing in the work place; _________________ 7 EU survey on gender-based violence against women and other forms of inter- personal violence (EU-GBV) – first results – 2022 edition.
Amendment 86 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas more data is required to understand the breakdown of harassment that exists, particularly keeping in mind that many LGBTI employees work in an environment marked by prejudice and hostility;
Amendment 91 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. Whereas cases of sexual harassment is a gendered phenomenon but harassment akin to bullying, denigration and belittling is undertaken by all genders;
Amendment 92 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
G b. Whereas European Parliament President Roberta Metsola stated that, “The European Parliament must be a safe and welcoming space for everyone - free from harassment. We must be the example”;
Amendment 93 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
G c. Whereas the Employment Equality Directive enshrines the right not to be discriminated against, nor be subjected to harassment, in employment contexts on the basis of sexual orientation[1]. [1] Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 16).
Amendment 94 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
G d. G d. Whereas The ‘Gender Equality Directives’ stipulate that sex- based and sexual harassment at work and in access to goods and services are contrary to the principle of equal treatment between men and women;
Amendment 102 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recognises that women, especially those who live in rural areas, often have limited transport services, meaning they can be devoid of options to return home safely; therefore calls on local authorities to ensure a safe public transport service that is able to serve womens' needs;
Amendment 104 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on Member States to ensure that urban planning takes into consideration women and girls’ needs, including safety and security; calls on Member States to ensure adequate, sustainable street lighting to avoid situations where women have to face dark, eerie spots when commuting to and from work;
Amendment 107 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the EU and the Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention, the international gold standard to prevent gender-based violence, and in so doing protect victims and punish perpetrators; Stresses the need to intercept prevalent cultural attitudes about violence and gender equality; is convinced that the EU and the Member States should learn from the crises and backlashes against gender equality by adopting and implementing concrete, efficient and ambitious rules and policies on preventing and combating violence;
Amendment 119 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that special attention must be paid to women and girls fleeing war, particularly in the case of Ukrainian women in the aftermath of Russian attack(s);
Amendment 124 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that the European institutions should behave as exemplary employers and establish zero-tolerance standards; calls on the Commission to assess, exchange and compare the existing best practices and to disseminate the results of this assessment as regards the most effective measures;
Amendment 133 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the fact that, in spite of the progress initiated by the MeToo campaign, which helped to break the silence and raise awareness of the need to implement better working conditions for all staff, cases of sexual harassment still occur in the European institutions, including Parliament as well as taking into account the new conditions of remote working and the subsequent lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic; recalls that these cases cast a shadow over the functioning of our institutions and undermine the confidence of EU citizens in them;
Amendment 138 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the EU Member States to strengthen awareness raising of equality bodies supervising discriminatory practices through adequate resources sufficient to ensure their effective functioning;
Amendment 154 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that sexual harassment cases are still under-reported because victims do not use the existing channels, demonstrating the need for further efforts with regard to the prevention of sexual harassment including information campaigns which can enable victims to recognise examples of harassment;
Amendment 168 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the duty of all of the European institutions to put in place all necessary policies to prevent and address all forms of harassment and violence, and urges them to ensure that all of the rules in place guarantee a zero-tolerance approach to any forms of misconduct and full support for all victims; calls on the European institutions to strengthen their internal rules and policies to ensure that in cases of harassment and violence, they should not only suspend the perpetrator, but also entirely remove their salary once proven guilty;
Amendment 210 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the measures implemented under the ‘Updated Roadmap for the adaptation of preventive and early support measures to deal with conflict and harassment between Members of the EP and APAs, trainees and other staff’ adopted by the Bureau on 12 March 2018, and the Gender Action Plan; calls for the improvement, on a regular basis, of awareness raising for all persons working on Parliament’s premises about the zero- harassment policy, in order to provide them with the tools to recognise all forms of harassment and to report it; calls for more data so as to ascertain the extent of which harrasment affects employees within the EP including a particular focus on the LGBTI community;
Amendment 77 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) This Regulation concerns the recognition in a Member State of the parenthood of a child as established in another Member State. It aims to protect the fundamental rights and other rights of children in matters concerning their parenthood in cross-border situations, including their right to an identity31 , to non-discrimination32 and to a private and family life33 , taking the best interests of the child as a primary consideration34 . This Regulation also aims to provide legal certainty and predictability and to reduce litigation costs and burden for families, national courts and other competent authorities in connection with proceedings for the recognition of parenthood in another Member State. To attain these aims, this Regulation should require Member States to recognise for all purposes the parenthood of a child as established in another Member State. Facilitating the regulatory framework to recognise parenthood in all EU countries is primarily in the best interest of the child so as to ensure children’s right to identity, nationality, non-discrimination and succession and maintenance rights are protected across the EU. _________________ 31 Article 8 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. 32 Article 2 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. 33 Article 9 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Articles 7 and 24 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. 34 Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 24 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 81 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Under the Treaties, the competence to adopt substantive rules on family law, such as rules on the definition of family and rules on the establishment of the parenthood of a child, lies with the Member States. However, pursuant to Article 81(3) TFEU, the Union can adopt measures concerning family law with cross-border implications, in particular rules on international jurisdiction, on applicable law and on the recognition of parenthood. Measures to recognise parenthood in all EU countries are an important part of strengthening, facilitating and encouraging free movement within the EU, including the right to return back to the Member State of origin and continue the life that was built while away.
Amendment 83 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In conformity with the Union’s competence to adopt measures on family law with cross-border implications, the 2010 ‘European Council Stockholm programme – An open and secure Europe serving and protecting citizens’40 invited the Commission to consider the problems encountered with regard to civil status documents and the access to registers of such documents and, in the light of its findings, to submit appropriate proposals and consider whether the mutual recognition of the effects of civil status documents could be appropriate, at least in certain areas. The Commission Action Plan Implementing the Stockholm Programme41 envisaged a legislative proposal for dispensing with the formalities for the legalisation of documents between Member States and a legislative proposal on the mutual recognition of the effects of certain civil status documents, including as regards birth, parenthood and adoption. Points out that findings could serve to remedy the lack of existing legal protections which have even culminated in European children, including girls, being rendered stateless and denied equal treatment. _________________ 40 OJ C 115 of 4.5.2010, p. 1. 41 COM(2010) 171 final.
Amendment 85 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) While the Union has competence to adopt measures on family law with cross- border implications such as rules on international jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition of parenthood between Member States, to date the Union has not adopted provisions in those areas as regards parenthood. The Member States’ provisions currently applicable in these areas differ. In order to increase the safety of children and to make it easier for families to live in the EU, it is of great importance that the Union adopts regulations that make parenthood legal across national borders as a prerequisite for gender equality.
Amendment 87 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As a result of the absence of Union provisions on international jurisdiction and applicable law for the establishment of parenthood in cross-border situations and on the recognition of parenthood between Member States, families may encounter difficulties in having the parenthood of their children recognised for all purposes within the Union, including when they move to another Member State or return to their Member State of origin. All families, regardless of how they came about, must have the right to be a family on equal terms in society as a means of promoting gender equality.
Amendment 89 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Children derive a number of rights from parenthood, including the right to an identity, a name, nationality (where governed by ius sanguinis), custody and access rights by their parents, maintenance rights, succession rights and the right to be legally represented by their parents. The non-recognition in a Member State of the parenthood established in another Member State can have serious adverse consequences on children’s fundamental rights and on the rights that they derive from national law. This may prompt families to start litigation to have the parenthood of their child recognised in another Member State, although those proceedings have uncertain results and involve significant time and costs for both families and the Member States’ judicial systems. Ultimately, families may be deterred from exercising their right to free movement for fear that the parenthood of their child will not be recognised in another Member State for the purposes of rights derived from national law. To allow families to fall outside the system on which society is built, is to discriminate against children and their families: their rights to security and dignity must be upheld. To deny some families the right to exist is to deny them of the dignity of the individual and is contrary to our European way of life and the promotion of gender equality.
Amendment 91 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In 2020 the Commission announced measures47 to ensure that the parenthood established in a Member State would be recognised in all other Member States. This initiative was included in the 2020 EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy48 and the 2021 EU Strategy on the rights of the child49 as a key action to support equality and the rights of children. The European Parliament welcomed the Commission’s initiative in its 2021 Resolution on LGBTIQ rights in the EU50 and in its 2022 Resolution on the protection of the rights of the child in civil, administrative and family law proceedings51 . In the European Union, both parenthood, civil union and marriage between people of all genders recognised in one EU country should be recognised throughout the EU. _________________ 47 State of the Union Address by Commission President von der Leyen at the European Parliament Plenary, 20 September 2020. 48 Union of Equality: LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025, COM(2020) 698 final. 49 EU Strategy on the rights of the child, COM(2021) 142 final. 50 European Parliament resolution of 14 September 2021 on LGBTIQ rights in the EU (2021/2679(RSP)). 51 European Parliament resolution of 5 April 2022 on the protection of the rights of the child in civil, administrative and family law proceedings (2021/2060(INI)).
Amendment 92 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Women, girls and all other childrens’ right to free movement is impinged if the whole family unit is not recognised. This Regulation should not affect the rights that a child derives from Union law, in particular the rights that a child enjoys under Union law on free movement, including Directive 2004/38/EC. For instance, Member States must already today recognise a parent-child relationship for the purposes of permitting children to exercise, with each of their two parents, the right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States without impediment, and to exercise all the rights that the child derives from Union law. This Regulation does not provide for any additional conditions or requirements for the exercise of such rights.
Amendment 95 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Article 2 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989 ('UN Convention on the Rights of the Child') requires States Parties to respect and ensure the rights of children without discrimination of any kind, and to take all appropriate measures to ensure that the child is protected against all forms of discrimination or punishment on the basis of the circumstances of the child's parents. Under Article 3 of the said Convention, in all actions by, amongst others, courts and administrative authorities, the best interests of the child must be a primary consideration. Children should never be punished or discriminated against because of what the child's family constellation looks like or how the family originated.
Amendment 97 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 4 November 1950 (‘European Convention of Human Rights’) lays down the right to respect for private and family life, while Article 1 of Protocol No. 12 to the said Convention provides that the enjoyment of any right set forth by law must be secured without discrimination on any ground, including birth. The European Court of Human Rights has interpreted Article 8 of the Convention as requiring all States within its jurisdiction to recognise the legal parent-child relationship established abroad between a child born out of surrogacy and the biological intended parent, and to provide for a mechanism for the recognition in law of the parent-child relationship with the non-biological intended parent (for example through the adoption of the child)54 . It is of great importance to the European way of life that the European Union facilitates the recognition of parentage regardless of how the child was born or what the child's family looks like, such as the gender of the parents and without any special procedure being required. _________________ 54 For example, Mennesson v. France (Application no 65192/11, Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights, 26 June 2014) and Advisory Opinion P16- 2018-001 (Request no. P16-2018-001, Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights, 10 April 2019).
Amendment 99 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Court of Justice has confirmed that the essential characteristics of Union law have given rise to a structured network of principles, rules and mutually interdependent legal relations linking the Union and its Member States, and its Member States with each other. This legal structure is based on the fundamental premiss that each Member State shares with all the other Member States, and recognises that they share with it, a set of common values on which the Union is founded, as stated in Article 2 TEU. That premiss implies and justifies the existence of mutual trust between the Member States that those values will be recognised. In accordance with the principle of mutual recognition, parenthood established in one Member State shall also be recognised in other Member States without any special procedure being required irrespective of the gender of the parents.
Amendment 101 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Pursuant to Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (‘TEU’), equality and non-discrimination are amongst the values on which the Union is founded and which are common to the Member States. Article 21 of the Charter prohibits discrimination on grounds of, amongst others, birth. Article 3 TEU and Article 24 of the Charter provide for the protection of the rights of the child, and Article 7 of the Charter provides for everyone’s right to respect for their private and family life. Children's rights must never be discriminated against because of how the child was born or what the child's family composition looks like.
Amendment 106 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) To achieve its aims, it is necessary and appropriate for this Regulation to bring together common rules on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition or, as the case may be, acceptance of court decisions and authentic instruments on parenthood, regardless of how the child came into being or what the family constellation looks like, as well as rules on the creation of a European Certificate of Parenthood in a Union legal instrument which is binding and directly applicable.
Amendment 109 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) For the purposes of this Regulation, parenthood, also referred to as filiation, may be biologic, genetic, by adoption or by operation of law. Also for the purposes of this Regulation, parenthood should mean the parent-child relationship established in law, and should cover the legal status of being the child of a particular parent or parents. This Regulation should cover the parenthood established in a Member State of both minors and adults, including a deceased child and a child not yet born, whether to a single parent, a de facto couple, a married couple or a couple in a relationship which, under the law applicable to such relationship, has comparable effects, such as a registered partnership. This Regulation should apply regardless of the nationality of the child whose parenthood is to be established, and regardless of the nationality of the parents of the child. This regulation should apply regardless of how the child came into being or what the family constellation looks like. The term ‘parent’ in this Regulation should be understood, as applicable, as referring to the legal parent, the intended parent, the person who claims to be a parent or the person in respect of whom the child claims parenthood.
Amendment 113 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The requirements for the recording of parenthood in a register should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation. It should therefore be the law of the Member State in which the register is kept that should determine under what legal conditions and how the recording must be carried out, and which authorities are in charge of checking that all requirements are met and that the documentation presented or established is sufficient or contains the necessary information. In order to avoid duplication of documents, the national registration authorities should accept the documents drawn up in another Member State by the competent authorities whose circulation is provided for by this Regulation. In particular, the European Certificate of Parenthood issued under this Regulation should constitute a valid document for the recording of parenthood in a register of a Member State. As the procedure for the issuance of the European Certificate of Parenthood and its contents and effects should be uniform in all Member States as set out in this Regulation, and the European Certificate of Parenthood should be issued in conformity with the rules on jurisdiction and applicable law laid down in this Regulation, the authorities involved in the registration should not require that the European Certificate of Parenthood be first transposed into a national document on parenthood. This should not preclude the authorities involved in the registration from confirming the conditions necessary to establish the authenticity of the European Certificate of Parenthood or from asking the person applying for registration to provide such additional information, in a way that does not add bureaucratic burden, as required under the law of the Member State in which the register is kept, provided that information is not already included in the European Certificate of Parenthood. The competent authority may indicate to the person applying for registration how the missing information can be provided. The effects of recording the parenthood in a register (for example, depending on the national law, whether registration establishes parenthood or only provides evidence of the parenthood already established) should also be excluded from the scope of this Regulation and be determined by the law of the Member State in which the register is kept. The document obtained by the parents should be available in all EU official languages to ensure and guarantee comprehension by the respective national authorities and that the language used should be gender inclusive.
Amendment 119 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) Proceedings on the establishment of parenthood under this Regulation should, as a basic principle, provide children below the age of 18 years who are subject to those proceedings and who are capable of forming their own views, in accordance with the case law of the Court of Justice, with a genuine and effective opportunity to express their views and, when assessing the best interests of the child, due weight should be given to those views. This Regulation should, however, leave the question of who will hear the child and how the child will be heard to be determined by the national law and procedure of the Member States. In addition, while remaining a right of the child, hearing the child should not constitute an absolute obligation although it should be assessed taking into account the best interests of the child. t is already an established concept that all EU countries recognise that children have the right to a personal relationship and direct contact with both parents whatever their gender may be, even if the parents live in different countries. In addition, while remaining a right of the child, hearing the child should not constitute an absolute obligation although it should be assessed taking into account the best interests of the child. Notes that the national, local or other administrative court shall decide in the best interests of the child on parent’s (irrespective of their gender) custody rights, visiting arrangements and determine the child's place of residence.
Amendment 123 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) Considerations of public interest should allow courts and other competent authorities establishing parenthood in the Member States to disregard, in exceptional circumstances, certain provisions of a foreign law where, in a given case, applying such provisions would be manifestly incompatible with the public policy (ordre public) of the Member State concerned. However, the courts or other competent authorities should not be able to apply the public policy exception in order to set aside the law of another State when doing so would be contrary to the Charter and, in particular, Article 21 thereof, which prohibits discrimination. Underlines that EU member states need to recognise a parent-child relationship for the purposes of permitting a child to exercise without impediment, with each parent, the right to move and reside freely within the territory of all the member states as guaranteed in Article 21(1) Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the application of which is key to ensuring gender equality.
Amendment 127 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) Mutual trust in the administration of justice in the Union justifies the principle that court decisions establishing parenthood in a Member State should be recognised in all Member States without the need for any recognition procedure, as it is important to avoid unnecessary administration that delays the procedure which would divert valuable time away from promoting gender equality. In particular, when presented with a court decision given in another Member State establishing parenthood that can no longer be challenged in the Member State of origin, the competent authorities of the requested Member State should recognise the court decision by operation of law without any special procedure being required and update the records on parenthood in the relevant register accordingly.
Amendment 130 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) The recognition in a Member State of court decisions on parenthood matters given in another Member State should be based on the principle of mutual trust. Therefore, the grounds for non-recognition should be kept to the minimum in the light of the underlying aim of this Regulation, which is to facilitate the recognition of parenthood and to protect effectively children’s rights and the best interests of the child in cross-border situations. All families, regardless of how they came about, must have the right to be a family irrespective of the gender composition on equal terms in society.
Amendment 131 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) Authentic instruments which have no binding legal effect in the Member State of origin but which have evidentiary effects in that Member State should have the same evidentiary effects in another Member State as they have in the Member State of origin, or the most comparable effects. When determining the evidentiary effects of such an authentic instrument in another Member State or the most comparable effects, reference should be made to the nature and the scope of the evidentiary effects of the authentic instrument in the Member State of origin. The evidentiary effects which such an authentic instrument should have in another Member State will therefore depend on the law of the Member State of origin. Notes that evidentiary effects should not be hindered by linguistic barriers and that language in all documents shall be gender inclusive.
Amendment 136 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 76
Recital 76
(76) In order for the recognition of the parenthood established in a Member State to be settled speedily, smoothly and efficiently, children or their parent(s) should be able to demonstrate easily the children’s status in another Member State. It is an important step to reduce bureaucracy and increase access to free movement in the European Union as a means of promoting gender equality. To enable them to do so, this Regulation should provide for the creation of a uniform certificate, the European Certificate of Parenthood, to be issued for use in another Member State. In order to respect the principle of subsidiarity, the European Certificate of Parenthood should not take the replace of internal documents which may exist for similar purposes in the Member States.
Amendment 137 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 77
Recital 77
(77) The authority that issues the European Certificate of Parenthood should have regard to the formalities required for the registration of parenthood in the Member State in which the register is kept. The authority should facilitate and work for minimal administrative burden for the families of all gender compositions who apply for the declaration. For that purpose, this Regulation should provide for an exchange of information on such formalities between the Member States.
Amendment 138 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 99 a (new)
Recital 99 a (new)
(99a) Underlines that the lack of parental recognition can ensure harmful ramifications for children within families in all their diversity, such as depriving them of their rightful succession, or their right to have any one of their parents act as their legal representative in matters such as medical treatments, childcare and education.
Amendment 139 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 99 b (new)
Recital 99 b (new)
(99b) Underscores how some types of families often face a burden in establishing filiation through court systems and the legal costs that such a process entails. Whereas having legal certainty on recognition will reduce serious concerns and problems that some families face when traveling or moving in the EU.
Amendment 140 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 99 c (new)
Recital 99 c (new)
(99c) The parents' gender should not be an obstacle to the child's right to guardianship. The fact that children of same-sex parents fall outside the social system creates legal uncertainty, and the children's rights must be guaranteed. LGBTI families have the same rights to move freely across international borders as any other family.
Amendment 141 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 99 d (new)
Recital 99 d (new)
(99d) The woman must always have the right to decide over her own body, also in the case of altruistic surrogacy.
Amendment 153 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall be applied by the courts and other competent authorities of the Member States in observance of the fundamental rights and principles laid down in the Charter, in particular Article 21 thereof on the right to non- discrimination, as long as the aforementioned Member State courts have not been found to infringe EU rule of law including in cases of LGBTI homophobia, or do not meet the standards for judicial independence.
Amendment 166 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) another authority which, under national law, has competence to deal with parenthood matters which is recognised and approved by European regulators.
Amendment 167 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 49 – paragraph 3 – point h
(h) any other relevant information which the applicant deems useful for the purposes of the issuance of the Certificate.
Amendment 168 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 – point h a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 3 – point h a (new)
(ha) the certificate shall be available in all EU official languages and braille as well as be gender inclusive.
Amendment 171 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 55 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The issuing authority shall in cases of name changes comply with the national law and issue new certificates with all requested legal name changes regardless of gender.
Amendment 172 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The challenge shall be lodged before a court in the Member State of the issuing authority in accordance with the law of that Member State and where applicable in cooperation with national equality bodies.
Amendment 179 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Access to equality bodies’ services and publications on an equal basis for all should be guaranteed. For that purpose, potential barriers to access to equality bodies’ services should be identified and addressed. Services should be free of charge for complainants. Member States should also make sure that the services of equality bodies are available to all potential victims throughout their territory, for example through the establishment of local offices, including mobile ones, the organisation of local campaigns or cooperation with local delegates, social partners, as well as business chambers, or civil society organisations.
Amendment 26 #
2022/0398(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Persons, entities and bodies, which are designated individually in Union restrictive measures and subject to those Union restrictive measures, may often be involved as instigators and accomplices. For instance, the practice by designated persons and entities of transferring funds, property or economic resources to a third party with a view to circumvent Union restrictive measures is increasingly widespread and risks to undermine the objectives of the Union restrictive measures. Therefore, this conduct is covered by the circumvention offence approximated by this Directive.
Amendment 31 #
2022/0398(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) To ensure the effective investigation and prosecution of violations of Union restrictive measures, Member States’ competent authorities should cooperate through and with Europol, Eurojust and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) within the limits of their respective mandates. These competent authorities should also share information among each other and with the Commission on practical issues.
Amendment 35 #
2022/0398(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The objectives of this Directive, namely to ensure common definitions of offences related to the violation of Union restrictive measures and the availability of effective, dissuasive and proportionate criminal penalties for serious offences related to the violation of Union restrictive measures cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects of this Directive, be better achieved at Union level, taking into account the inherent cross-border nature of the violation of Union restrictive measures and their potential to undermine the achievement of the Union objectives to safeguard international peace and security as well as to uphold Union common values and defend the Union financial interests. Therefore the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in accordance with Article 5 TEU. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that objective.
Amendment 40 #
2022/0398(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
(3) Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the criminal offences referred to in Article 3(2), points (h)(iii), (iv) and (v), are punishable by a maximum penalty of at least one year of imprisonment when they involve funds or economic resources of a value of at least EUR 100 000. Member States shall ensure that the threshold of EUR 100 000 or more maycan also be met through a series of linked offences referred to in Article 3(2), points (h)(iii), (iv) and (v), when committed by the same offender.
Amendment 41 #
2022/0398(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
(4) Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the criminal offences referred to in Article 3(2), points (a) to (g), (h)(i) and (ii), and point (i), are punishable by a maximum penalty of at least five years of imprisonment when they involve funds or economic resources of a value of at least EUR 100 000. Member States shall ensure that the threshold of EUR 100 000 or more maycan also be met through a series of linked offences referred to in Article 3(2), points (a) to (g), (h)(i) and (ii), and point (i), by the same offender.
Amendment 44 #
2022/0398(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
(2) Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that for legal persons held liable pursuant to Article 7 the criminal offences referred to in Article 3(2), points (h) (iii) to (v), are punishable by fines, the maximum limit of which should be not less than 1 percent of the totalconsolidated worldwide turnover of the legal person in the business year preceding the fining decision.
Amendment 45 #
2022/0398(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
(3) Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that for legal persons held liable pursuant to Article 7 the criminal offences referred to in Article 3(2), points (a) to (f), (h)(i) and (ii), and point (i), are punishable by fines, the maximum limit of which should be not less than 5 percent of the totalconsolidated worldwide turnover of the legal person in the business year preceding the fining decision.
Amendment 54 #
2022/0398(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
(1) Without prejudice to the rules on cross-border cooperation and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, Member States’ authorities, Europol, Eurojust, the European Public Prosecutor's Office, and the Commission shall, within their respective competences, cooperate with each other in the fight against the criminal offences referred to in Articles 3 and 4. To that end, the Commission, and where appropriate, Europol and Eurojust, Eurojust and EPPO in regards to Member States participating in the enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the EPPO are involved, shall provide technical and operational assistance in order to facilitate the coordination of investigations and prosecutions by the competent authorities.
Amendment 57 #
2022/0398(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
(2) Member States’ competent authorities shall also regularly share information between them and with the Commission on practical issues, in particular, patterns of circumvention, e.g. structures to conceal the beneficial ownership and control of assets, with the Commission and other competent authorities.
Amendment 80 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) Even though forced labour can be found in a large number of sectors, some sectors, such as textiles, are particularly affected. The textile, clothing, leather and footwear sector (TCLF) is one of the largest sectors in the global economy and is characterised by poor working conditions and workers’ rights violations, with the majority of workers being women and children. The TCLF supply chain has become increasingly buyer-driven, which has led to low prices, increased time pressure and poor payment terms to the workers and these conditions fuel and exacerbate the risk of labour rights abuses in TCLF producing factories as well as the conditions of forced labour.
Amendment 81 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The eradication of forced labour is a priority for the Union. Respect for human dignity and the universality and indivisibility of human rights are firmly enshrined in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union. Furthermore, in its relations with the wider world, the Union should uphold and promote its values, notably, the protection of human rights, in particular the rights of the child, as well as the strict observance and the development of international law in accordance with Article 3(5) of the Treaty on European Union. The respect, promotion and protection of human rights constitute an objective of the development cooperation, which shall be taken into account in the policies that the Union implements which are likely to affect developing countries in accordance with Article 2108 of the Treaty on European Union.the Functioning of the European Union. Through this Regulation, the Union should strengthen political dialogue with third countries, especially with developing countries, with regards to forced labour. Regarding the TCLF sector’s working conditions and the shrinking political spaces for civil society and trade unions, which aggravate the situation of forced labour, greater political dialogue is required in relation to this as well. Moreover, Article 5(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights provide that no one is to be required to perform forced or compulsory labour. The European Court of Human Rights has repeatedly interpreted Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights as requiring Member States to penalise and effectively prosecute any act maintaining a person in the situations described set out in Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights.19 _________________ 19 For instance paras. 89 and 102 in Siliadin v. France or para. 105 in Chowdury and Others v. Greece.
Amendment 108 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (’SMEs’) can have limited resources and ability to ensure that the products they place or make available on the Union market are free from forced labour. The Commission should therefore issue guidelines on due diligence in relation to forced labour, which should take into account also the size and economic resources of economic operators. In addition, tThe Commission should issue guidelines on forced-labour risk indicators and on publicly available information in order to help SMEs, as well as other economic operators, to comply with the requirements of the prohibition, taking into account the ILO forced labour indicators, including its ‘Hard to see, harder to count – Survey guidelines to estimate forced labour of adults and children’, and on publicly available information in order to help SMEs, as well as other economic operators, to comply with the requirements of the prohibition. Specifically, the Commission should develop simplified additional support tools and specialised guidelines and measures that will allow the SMEs to demonstrate their commitment in sustainability and in eradicating forced labour in accordance with ILO’s Conventions.
Amendment 109 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) The Commission should, also, issue guidelines for affected stakeholders on filing information and non-judicial complaints through the centralised notification and non-judicial grievance mechanism, as well as meaningfully engage in the procedures set out in the Regulation. The Commission should make sure that such guidelines would be able to reach all affected stakeholders, especially vulnerable people, such as, children, women, migrants and other minorities.
Amendment 118 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to increase the effectiveness of the prohibition, competent authorities should grant reasonable time to economic operators to identify, mitigate, prevent and bring to an end the risk of forced labour, taking into account the size and resources of economic operators.
Amendment 127 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) During the preliminary phase of investigation, competent authorities should focus on the economic operators involved in the steps of the valuesupply chain where there is a higher risk of forced labour with respect to the products under investigation, also taking into account their size and economic resources, the quantity of products concerned and the scale of the suspected forced labour.
Amendment 129 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Competent authorities, when requesting information during the investigation, should prioritise to the extent possible and consistent with the effective conduct of the investigation the economic operators under investigation that are involved in the steps of the value chain as close as possible to where the likely risk of forced labour occurs and take into account the size and economic resources of the economic operators, the quantity of products concerned, as well as the scale of suspected forced labour.
Amendment 134 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In setting a reasonable time to comply with the order, competent authorities should take into account the size and economic resources of the economic operators concerned.
Amendment 138 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Any person, whether it The Commission should establish a natural or legal person, or any association not having legal personality, should be allowed to submit information to the competent authorities when itcentralised notification and non-judicial grievance mechanism to receive information and non-judicial complaints by any affected stakeholders who considers that products made with forced labour are placed and made available on the Union market and to be informed of the reasoning and outcome of the assessment of their submission, when possible, together with the decision. In order to ensure that the following Regulation adequately complements the Directive 20XX/XX/EU on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence of the European Parliament and of the Council, this mechanism should align with the one which will be provided in the said Directive. The mechanism should be secure and accessible, especially in regards to vulnerable people, such as, children, women, migrants and other minorities.
Amendment 143 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32 a (new)
Recital 32 a (new)
(32 a) It is estimated that about 11.8 million women and girls were in forced labour in 2021, which represents almost 43% of the total.1a It is therefore fundamental to ensure that this Regulation is implemented in a gender- responsive manner. Human rights violations are not gender neutral and should not be treated as such. Women are often disproportionately affected by adverse business practices, which requires a specific response to their needs. Competent authorities should apply a gender lens throughout all of the steps of the Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market, collect gender-disaggregated data and encourage economic operators to provide the requested information in a gender- sensitive way. _________________ 1a The 2021 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---ed_norm/--- ipec/documents/publication/wcms_854733 .pdf.
Amendment 146 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32 b (new)
Recital 32 b (new)
Amendment 154 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) To ensure effective enforcement of the prohibition, it is necessary to establish a network aimed at structured coordination and cooperation between the competent authorities of the Member States and, where appropriate, experts from customs authorities, and the Commission as well as the European Agency for Fundamental Rights, the European Labour Authority and other Union agencies with relevant expertise in the areas covered by the Regulation. Trade unions and other workers’ representatives, civil society representatives, international organisations, women and children organisations, especially in developing countries, shall be invited to collaborate with the Network. That network should also aim at streamlining the practices of the competent authorities within the Union that facilitate the implementation of joint enforcement activities by Member States, including joint investigations. That administrative support structure should allow the pooling of resources and maintain a communication and information system between Member States and the Commission, thereby helping to strengthen the enforcement of the prohibition.
Amendment 158 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Since forced labour is a global problem and given the interlinkages of the global valuesupply chains, it is necessary to promote international cooperation against forced labour, which would also improve the efficiency of applying and enforcing the prohibition. The Commission should as appropriately cooperate with and exchange information with authorities of third countries and international organisations, especially authorities of developing countries, and international organisations, especially women and children organisations, to enhance the effective implementation of the prohibition. International cooperation with authorities of non-EU countries should take place in a structured way as part of the existing dialogue structures, for example Human Rights Dialogues with third countries, especially with developing countries, or, if necessary, specific ones that will be created on an ad hoc basis.
Amendment 185 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
(m a) ‘affected stakeholders’ has the meaning attributed to it in Article 3 of the Directive 20XX/XX/EU on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Amendment 189 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point p
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point p
(p) ‘products entering the Union market’ means products from third countries, especially from developing countries, intended to be placed on the Union market or intended for private use or consumption within the customs territory of the Union and placed under the customs procedure ‘release for free circulation’;
Amendment 196 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) submissions made by natural or legal persons or any association not having legal personalityand non-judicial complaints made by affected stakeholders pursuant to Article 10;
Amendment 197 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. In their assessment of the likelihood that economic operators violated Article 3, competent authorities shall focus on the economic operators involved in the steps of the valuesupply chain as close as possible to where the risk of forced labour is likely to occur and take into account the size and economic resources of the economic operators, the quantity of products concerned, as well as the scale of suspected forced labour.
Amendment 211 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) take into account the size and economic resources of the economic operators, the quantity of products concerned, as well as the scale of suspected forced labour.
Amendment 214 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. When deciding on the time limits referred to in this Article, competent authorities shall consider the size and economic resources of the economic operators concerned.
Amendment 215 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Once the competent authority initiates an investigation it shall assess the possible impacts of any decision to be adopted pursuant to Article 6(4) on the affected workers and partner countries but also the economic operators taking into account their size and resources. That assessment shall be carried out with the meaningful engagement of affected stakeholders, as well as in consultation with authorities of the affected or potentially affected third countries, especially of affected or potentially affected developing countries.
Amendment 233 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a reasonable time limit for the economic operators to comply with the order, which shall not be less than 30 working days and no longer than necessary to withdraw the respective products. When setting such a time limit, the competent authority shall take into account the economic operator’s size and economic resources;
Amendment 242 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – title
Article 10 – title
Submission of information and non- judicial complaints regarding violations of Article 3
Amendment 243 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 10 – paragraph -1 (new)
Amendment 245 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Submissions of information by anyd natural or legal person or any association not having legal personalityon-judicial complaints by any affected stakeholders, to competent authorities on alleged violations of Article 3 shall contain information on the economic operators or products concerned and provide the reasons substantiating the allegation. The mechanism should be secure and accessible, especially in regards to vulnerable people, such as migrant workers, women, children and other minorities.
Amendment 247 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority shall, as soon as possible, inform the person or associationaffected stakeholders referred to in paragraph 1 of the reasoning, when possible, and outcome of the assessment of their submission together with the decision.
Amendment 249 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council39shall apply to the reporting of all breaches of this Regulation and the protection of personaffected stakeholdersreporting such breaches. _________________ 39 Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law, OJ L 305, 26.11.2019, p. 17.
Amendment 250 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. adequate remediation should be foreseen in relation to the non-judicial grievance mechanism. In order to ensure that the following Regulation adequately complements the Directive 20XX/XX/EU on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence of the European Parliament and of the Council, remediation, like for the mechanism, should align with the one which will be provided in the said Directive.
Amendment 252 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall call upon external expertise to provide an indicative, non-exhaustive, verifiable, evidence-based and regularly updated database of forced labour risks in specific geographic areas or with respect to specific products including with regard to forced labour imposed by state authorities. The database shall be based on the guidelines referred to in Article 23, points (a), (b) and (c), and relevant external sources of information from, amongst others, international organisations and third, especially women and children organisations, and third country authorities, especially developing country authorities.
Amendment 266 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) guidance on due diligence in relation to forced labour, which shall take into account applicable Union legislation setting out due diligence requirements with respect to forced labour, guidelines and recommendations from international organisations, especially women and children organisations, as well as the size and economic resources of economic operators. Specifically, the Commission should develop simplified additional support tools and specialised guidelines on due diligence in relation to forced labour and measures for SMEs. With regards to adequate remediation, further guidelines can also be provided, but should ensure alignment with the remediation which will be provided in Directive 20XX/XX/EU on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence of the European Parliament and of the Council, since this Regulation adequately complements the Directive;
Amendment 270 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) information on risk indicators of forced labour, which shall be based on the indicators for forced labour set out by the ILO including in its ‘Hard to see, harder to count – Survey guidelines to estimate forced labour of adults and children’, on independent and verifiable information, including reports from international organisations, in particular the International Labour Organization, civil society, business organisations, and experience from implementing Union legislation setting out due diligence requirements with respect to forced labour;
Amendment 272 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) guidance for affected stakeholders on filing information and non-judicial complaints through the centralised notification and non-judicial grievance mechanism. The Commission should make sure that such guidelines would be able to reach all affected stakeholders, especially vulnerable people, such as, children, women, migrants and other minorities;
Amendment 273 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. The Network shall be composed of representatives from each Member States’ competent authority, representatives from the Commission and, where appropriate, experts from the customs authorities as well as the European Agency for Fundamental Rights, the European Labour Authority and other Union agencies with relevant expertise in the areas covered by the Regulation. Trade unions and other workers’ representatives, civil society representatives, international organisations, women and children organisations, especially in developing countries, shall be invited to collaborate with the Network.
Amendment 277 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) facilitate the identification of common priorities for enforcement activities, including, where appropriate, in third countries, especially in developing countries, to exchange information, expertise and best practices;
Amendment 280 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) conduct joint investigations, including, where appropriate, in third countries and especially in developing countries;
Amendment 282 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) facilitate capacity building activities and contribute to uniform risk- based approaches and administrative practices for the implementation of this Regulation in the Member States and, where appropriate, in third countries, especially in developing countries;
Amendment 283 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) to promote the cooperation and exchange of expertise and best practices between competent authorities and customs authorities and, where appropriate, with third country authorities, especially developing country authorities, as well as civil society organisations and international organisations, especially women and children organisations;
Amendment 288 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(f a) manage the notification and non- judicial grievance mechanism.
Amendment 293 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. In order to facilitate effective implementation and enforcement of this Regulation, the Commission may as appropriate cooperate, engage and exchange information with, amongst others, authorities of third countries, internationalespecially of developing countries, international organisations, women and children organisations, civil society representatives and business organisations and any other affected stakeholders. International cooperation with authorities of third countries, especially developing countries, shall take place in a structured way as part of the existing dialogue structures with third countries or, if necessary, specific ones that will be created on an ad hoc basis and through the Network foreseen in Article 24.
Amendment 298 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, cooperation with, amongst others, international organisations, women and children organisations, civil society representatives, business organisations and competent authorities of third countries, especially in developing countries, as well as any other affected stakeholder, including those collaborating with the Network may result in the Union developing accompanying measures to support the efforts of companies and partner countries efforts and locally available capacities in tackling forced labour, including specialised measures and support for the small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) that take into account their size and resources.
Amendment 114 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Member States that participate in the common procurement of defence products under the Instrument should have a right to invite Ukraine and Moldova to participate in the action. To this end, the Member States should authorise a procurement agent to enter into an agreement for procuring additional quantities of the defence product. Such an agreement would benefit the EDTIB as those countries’ participation would provide better economies of scale and scope, higher demand and interoperability at the technical level, common training, cross-servicing and maintenance, which would provide a foundation for the later inclusion of their defence industries in the EDTIB. It would also strengthen the two countries’ defence capabilities in light of Russia’s aggression and threats. The possibility to participate on the invitation of the Member States in the procurement agreement should be open only to countries that do not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States, including respect for the principle of good neighbourly relations. It should also be open to Georgia.
Amendment 149 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Russia’s brutal and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine became a turning point for European security, and in particular for Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Finland that are bordering Russia and Ukraine or have their territorial waters or Exclusive Economic Zones adjacent to those of Ukraine. Those Member States have become the target of threatening rhetoric and hostile actions by Russia, supported by Belarus. Despite facing fundamental threats to their own security, they continue to support Ukraine in providing assistance, including military assistance, thus significantly depleting their own stockpiles. The Instrument should therefore provide incentives for the participation of those Member States by granting higher Union contribution to actions where at least two such Member States participate. In addition, such a higher Union contribution should also apply for actions in which Member States decide to authorise the procurement agent to procure additional quantities of the respective defence product for Ukraine and Moldova. Given that those countries are partially occupied by Russia or its proxies, and are the targets of Russia’s military intervention, further support for Ukraine and Moldova would substantially contribute to European security, while strengthening the EDTIB and fostering cooperation in defence procurement.
Amendment 222 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 65 #
2022/0167(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Therefore, the existing legal framework should be updated, so as to facilitate and ensure effective asset recovery and confiscation efforts across the Union, as well as to enable channelling of the net proceeds resulting from the liquidation of confiscated assets into the Union budget in the forms of new own resources and, where the assets stem from the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine, in the form of external assigned revenue. To that end, the Directive should lay down minimum rules on tracing and identification, freezing, confiscation and management of property within the framework of proceedings in criminal matters. In this context, proceedings in criminal matters is an autonomous concept of Union law interpreted by the Court of Justice of the European Union, notwithstanding the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. The term covers all types of freezing and confiscation orders issued following proceedings in relation to a criminal offence. It also covers other types of orders issued without a final conviction. Proceedings in criminal matters could also encompass criminal investigations by the police and other law enforcement authorities. It is necessary to reinforce the capacity of competent authorities to deprive criminals of the proceeds from criminal activities. For this purpose, rules should be laid down to strengthen asset tracing and identification, as well as freezing capabilities, to improve management of frozen and confiscated property, to strengthen the instruments to confiscate instrumentalities and proceeds of crime and property derived from criminal activities of criminal organisations, and to improve the overall efficiency of the asset recovery system.
Amendment 71 #
2022/0167(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) The net proceeds resulting from the liquidation of confiscated assets as a result of those crimes mentioned in recitals 9 and 10 of this Directive shall be considered for a transfer by the Member States to the Union budget in the form of a new own resource, based on a preliminary detailed assessment of the Commission.
Amendment 77 #
2022/0167(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39 a (new)
Recital 39 a (new)
(39 a) The net proceeds resulting from the liquidation of confiscated assets for the Member States are highly unpredictable and volatile in nature. Due to this unpredictability, confiscation of assets may occur more often in some Member States than others. Besides possible windfall gains, investments and efforts which need to be taken to curb criminal offences and to finally confiscate assets are inseparable and unpredictable at the moment. To mutualise the risks and the benefits making the revenues of confiscated assets a new own resource follows the logic of European added value. Therefore, the net proceeds resulting from the liquidation of the confiscated assets other than those related to the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine shall be considered for a transfer by the Member States to the Union budget in the form of a new own resource, based on a preliminary detailed assessment of the Commission.
Amendment 78 #
2022/0167(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39 b (new)
Recital 39 b (new)
(39 b) The net proceeds resulting from the liquidation of confiscated assets resulting from the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine shall be transferred by the Member States to the Union budget in form of the external assigned revenue. Such revenue should be allocated to the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe (Eastern Neighbourhood) for the purpose of the reconstruction of Ukraine used to support projects to build and rebuild infrastructure in Ukraine and to provide compensation to the Ukrainian victim population. Domestic civil society organisations in Ukraine should be involved in consultations during the preparation of the above-mentioned projects which shall include concrete deliverables and spending guidelines. The European Parliament and the Commission shall monitor and scrutinise by means of regular reporting and discharge procedure the implementation of these projects to ensure that the partners responsible for implementation on the ground respect the principle of good governance and anti-corruption measures.
Amendment 81 #
2022/0167(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Asset recovery offices should also closely cooperate with EU bodies and agencies, including Europol, Eurojust and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, in accordance with their respective mandates, insofar as it is necessary to trace and identify property within the cross-border investigations supported by Europol and Eurojust or within the investigations undertaken by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office. Asset recovery offices shall closely cooperate with the central and decentralised levels of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) if appropriate with regard to the Member States that participate in the enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the EPPO. Asset recovery offices shall therefore incur the reporting obligations under the EPPO Regulation, reporting to the EPPO in the same way as they do to national competent authorities and Financial Intelligence Units. Asset recovery offices should also cooperate with EPPO, Europol and Eurojust, in accordance with their respective mandates, insofar as it is necessary to trace and identify property to prevent, detect or investigate criminal offences related to the violation of Union restrictive measures.
Amendment 95 #
2022/0167(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall decide on the use of the net proceeds resulting from the liquidation of confiscated assets except for those established as an own resource in accordance with Article 311(3) TFEU and those listed under Article 26a of this Directive, which shall constitute external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 97 #
2022/0167(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. The net proceeds resulting from the liquidation of confiscated assets set out in Article 26a of this Directive shall be assigned to the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe (Eastern Neighbourhood) for the purpose of the reconstruction of Ukraine in the form of an external assigned revenue and shall be used to support projects to build and rebuild infrastructure in Ukraine and to provide compensation to the Ukrainian victim population.
Amendment 98 #
2022/0167(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The net proceeds resulting from the liquidation of the confiscated assets related to the crimes set out in Article 26a (new) of this Directive shall be transferred by the national authorities of the Member States to the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe (Eastern Neighbourhood) for the purpose of the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Amendment 100 #
2022/0167(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(f a) the disaggregated value and characteristics of confiscated assets for the transfer to the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe (Eastern Neighbourhood) for the purpose of the reconstruction of Ukraine under the conditions provided for under Article 26a, with the details on the grounds of confiscation.
Amendment 101 #
2022/0167(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26 a Assets confiscated in the context of Russian aggression against Ukraine 1. Member States shall transfer the net proceeds resulting from the liquidation of confiscated assets resulting from the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine and listed in the centralised registries referred to in Article 26 to the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe (Eastern Neighbourhood). 2. Assets that have entered the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument- Global Europe (Eastern Neighbourhood) for the purpose of the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Amendment 47 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Information society services have become very important for communication, expression, gathering of information and many other aspects of present-day life, including for children but also for perpetrators of child sexual abuse offences. Over the last 20 years there has been a dangerous rise in child sexual abuse material (CSAM) following the growing technological development and connectivity. The cases of online CSAM and the frequency of grooming activities, targeting younger children and especially girls, is increasing drastically 1a. Such offences, which are subject to minimum rules set at Union level, are very serious criminal offences that need to be prevented and combated effectively in order to protect children’s rights and well- being, as is required under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘Charter’), and to protect society at large. Users of such services offered in the Union should be able to trust that the services concerned can be used safely, especially by children. The reporting of suspected online child sexual abuse rose alarmingly by 35% in 2021, compared with the cases in 2020. Such an increase is observed in child grooming as well, where perpetrators approach children online in order to convince them to produce sexual material of themselves and share it online, usually in live streaming. CSAM crime is not only growing in scale, but it is also becoming more severe, as ever-younger children are being exploited1b. The average age of first exposure among 18- year-old respondents was 12.7 years old, almost a full year younger than the average age of first exposure among 20- year-old respondents (13.4 years), likely linked to the rising access to the internet over the past decade. This suggests that, over the past five years, the average age at which children are first exposed to sexually explicit content and online sexual harms has continued to drop1c.Users of such services offered in the Union should be able to trust that the services concerned can be used safely, especially by children. Digital services, from social media to interactive games, can expose children to risks such as unsuitable content, bullying, grooming, or child sexual abuse, which are just some of the types of child sexual abuse online. _________________ 1a EPRS briefing, December 2022,'Combating child sexual abuse online' 1b EPRS briefing, December 2022,'Combating child sexual abuse online' 1c We protect global alliance organisation- global survey 2023 https://www.weprotect.org/economist- impact-global-survey
Amendment 51 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
Amendment 55 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
Amendment 66 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
Amendment 69 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) Prevention plays a very significant role. Member States should ensure that they address the problem of online solicitation of children by providing efficient tools and materials for their digital education. Children should be given the necessary digital skills at home and in school in order to fully benefit from all the fields of the digital world, whilst ensuring their safety in the cyber sphere. The role of the parents is crucial. Parents should firstly be able to control and adequately supervise the children's behaviour in their online devices and advise them on safe online surfing; secondly they should be able to recognise children’s behaviours that result from sexual abuse online and preventing, if the case, potentially dangerous developments. Additionally, targeted cooperation with online platforms for awareness raising age appropriate and gender-targeted campaigns, tailored to the specific needs and interests of the children, can complement and help the education and guidance of the parent and children.
Amendment 71 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 c (new)
Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) Fighting these brutal crimes, both online and in the real world, is a fundamental priority. In addition, it is essential to establish a fair balance between measures to protect child victims of sexual abuse and their fundamental rights and the protection of personal data, private and family life, freedom of expression and information. No child image should be subject to the production of illegal content and no child should be re-victimised by the sharing or repeated dissemination of child sexual abusive material which may reach extreme level in cases of so-called 'highly traded' material. The EU Centre and Coordinating Authorities should ensure the protection and support of the victims concerned when dealing with such requests from cases of highly traded child sexual abuse material.
Amendment 73 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 d (new)
Recital 4 d (new)
(4d) The regulatory measures to address the dissemination of CSAM online shall be complemented by EU wide campaigns coordinated by the EU Center and the Coordinating Authorities of the Member States. Those campaigns shall include increasing public information and awareness of the phenomenon, seeking child-friendly and age-appropriate reporting, as well as informing about victims rights. Children need to be educated in a child friendly and child sensitive way, for the risks hidden of taking pictures or recording videos and sharing intimate pictures of themselves. An age appropriate comprehensive sexual education is thus very important in order to help children develop their understanding on what constitute a healthy relationship at an early age.
Amendment 116 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Given the impact on the rights of victims depicted in such known child sexual abuse material and the typical ability of providers of hosting services to limit that impact by helping ensure that the material is no longer available on their services, those providers should assist victims who request the removal or disabling of access of the material in question. The holders of parental responsibility for the victims or the legal guardians of the victims should have equal legal standing to exercise victim's rights when the victim is not able to do so, due to age or other limitations. That assistance should remain limited to what can reasonably be asked from the provider concerned under the given circumstances, having regard to factors such as the content and scope of the request, the steps needed to locate the items of known child sexual abuse material concerned and the means available to the provider. Such assistance should be tailored to the specific vulnerabilities of the victims, such as age, or disability, in a gender sensitive way. The assistance could consist, for example, of helping to locate the items, carrying out checks and removing or disabling access to the items. Considering that carrying out the activities needed to obtain such removal or disabling of access can be painful or even traumatic as well as complex, victims should also have the right to be assisted by the EU Centre in this regard, via the Coordinating Authorities.
Amendment 132 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
Recital 67
(67) Given its central position resulting from the performance of its primary tasks under this Regulation and the information and expertise it can gather in connection thereto, the EU Centre should also contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation by serving as a hub for knowledge, expertise and research on matters related to the prevention and combating of online child sexual abuse. In this connection, the EU Centre should cooperate with relevant stakeholders from both within and outside the Union and allow Member States to benefit from the knowledge and expertise gathered, including best practices and lessons learned.The EU Center will nominate a Victims' Consultative Forum, which would provide specialised advice to the EU Center on victims-related issues.
Amendment 138 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74 a (new)
Recital 74 a (new)
(74a) The Victims' Consultative Forum should be the EU Center's advisory body and support its work. Its principle function should be to provide independent advice through expertise knowledge, deriving from victims of sexual abuse online and taking into account the views of the children that will be consulted as well, in a child-friendly and child- sensitive manner on relevant issues.
Amendment 145 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) ‘child user’ means a natural person who uses a relevant information society service and who is a natural person below the age of 178 years;
Amendment 147 #
2022/0155(COD)
- ‘victim’ means the child or person having suffered harm caused after being subject to ‘child sexual abuse material’ or ‘solicitation of children’ or ‘online sexual abuse’ or ‘child sexual abuse offences’;
Amendment 388 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 393 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
That Coordinating Authority shall transmit the request to the EU Centre through the system established in accordance with Article 39(2) and shall communicate the results received from the EU Centre to the person making the request. The transmission of the request shall be made with due regard to the protection of the identity and the privacy of the victim, together with measures for the protection of the privacy and the images of their family members, in a victim sensitive or age-appropriate and gender-sensitive way. Such protection is particularly important for child victims and includes non- disclosure of the name of the child. A child-sensitive approach, taking due account of the child's age, maturity, views, needs and concerns, shall prevail. The child and the holder of parental responsibility or other legal representative, if any, shall be informed of their rights as victims. The Coordinating Authority shall also provide information to victims, regarding access to specialist support services available.
Amendment 403 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of hosting services shall provide reasonable assistance, on request, to personvictims or the holders of parental responsibility for the victims or the legal guardians of the victims residing in the Union that seek to have one or more specific items of known child sexual abuse material depicting them removed or to have access thereto disabled by the provider acting in the best interest of the child.
Amendment 408 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 421 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 5
Article 25 – paragraph 5
5. Each Member State shall ensure that a contact point is designated or established within the Coordinating Authority’s office to handle requests for clarification, feedback and other communications in relation to all matters related to the application and enforcement of this Regulation in that Member State. Member States shall make the information on the contact point publicly available and communicate it to the EU Centre. They shall keep that information updated. The Coordinating Authority shall contribute with relevant information and material for the promotion of targeted child- sensitive awareness raising or education campaigns for children as well for adults about the risks of online child sexual abuse. Such contribution shall be based on the expertise and the feedback from the EU Centre and shall be made with a gender- sensitive perspective.
Amendment 452 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) supporting the Commission in the preparation of the guidelines referred to in Article 3(8), Article 4(5), Article 6(4) and Article 11, including by collecting and providing relevant sex disaggregated information, expertise and best practices, taking into account advice from the Technology Committee referred to in Article 66;
Amendment 461 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
(d) providing information, assistance and support to victims in accordance with Articles 20 and 21;
Amendment 470 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
(b) supporting the development and dissemination of research and expertise on those matters and on assistance to victims in a gender sensitive and age specific way, including by serving as a hub of expertise to support evidence-based policy;
Amendment 471 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b a (new)
(ba) contributing to awareness raising campaigns that are gender-targeted within the European Union and among Member States.
Amendment 472 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b b (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b b (new)
(bb) facilitating the exchange of best practices among Coordinating Authorities. All those tasks shall be performed in the best interests of the children.
Amendment 473 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b c (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b c (new)
(bc) supporting the production of age- appropriate and gender-sensitive educational material.
Amendment 484 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The EU Centre shall collect, record, analyse and make available relevant, objective, reliable and comparable information on matters related to the prevention and education or awareness raising campaigns for combating of child sexual abuse, in particular:
Amendment 491 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 5
Article 50 – paragraph 5
5. The EU Centre shall develop a communication strategy and promote dialogue with civil society organisations, public authorities and providers of hosting or interpersonal communication services to raise public awareness of online child sexual abuse and measures to prevent and combat such abuse. Communication campaigns shall be designed based on the latest information available, formulated together with specialised experts or psychologists, adapted to the children and in a way that is easy to understand for the children. Those campaigns will take into account the advice of the Victims' Consultative Forum.
Amendment 511 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) appoint the members of the Technology Committee, the Victims' Consultative Forum and of any other advisory group it may establish for serving its purposes;
Amendment 515 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3
Article 59 – paragraph 3
3. The Management Board shall hold at least two ordinary meetings a year. In addition, it shall meet on the initiative of its Chairperson, at the request of the Commission, or at the request of at least one-third of its members. The Management Board may invite the members of the Victims' Consultative Forum at least twice a year.
Amendment 527 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 a (new)
Article 66 a (new)
Article66a Establishment and tasks of the Victims’ Consultative Forum 1. The EU Centre shall establish a Victims' Consultative Forum to assist it by providing it with independent advice on victims related matters. The Consultative Forum will act upon request of the Management Board or the Executive Director of the EU Centre. 2. The Victims' Consultative Forum shall consist of a maximum of fifteen members. Members of the Victims' Consultative Forum shall be appointed by the Management Board and will be called to provide advice at least twice per year. They will include victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation, both online and offline, as well as representatives of organisations acting in the public interest against child sexual abuse and promoting victims’ rights. They shall be appointed following the publication of a call for expression of interest in the Official Journal of the European Union. 3. The Victims' Consultative Forum shall: a) provide the Management Board and the Executive Director with advice on matters related to victims on an age and gender -appropriate manner; b) contribute to the EU Centre communication strategy referred to in Article 50(5); c) provide its opinion and expertise on the technologies used to detect online child sexual abuse regarding their relevance to the conditions in which child sexual abuse is committed; d) maintain an open dialogue with the Management Board and the Executive Director on all matters related to victims, particularly on the protection of victims’ rights, taking into account specific factors such as the age, gender and disability of victims; e)gather, including through consultation and participation of children, the views and perspectives of children on specific issues of relevance; f) contribute to the EU wide raising awareness campaigns by providing related material and information.
Amendment 529 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4
Article 69 – paragraph 4
4. The EU Centre’s expenditure shall include staff remuneration, administrative and infrastructure expenses, and operating costs, including the operating costs of the Technology Committee, the Victims' Consultative Forum and of any other advisory group it may establish for serving its purposes.
Amendment 535 #
2022/0155(COD)
(c) the total number of items of child sexual abuse material when possible age and sex disaggregated that the provider removed or to which it disabled access, broken down by whether the items were removed or access thereto was disabled pursuant to a removal order or to a notice submitted by a Competent Authority, the EU Centre or a third party or at the provider’s own initiative;