11 Amendments of Kinga GÁL related to 2014/0095(COD)
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Live performance artists, in particular, who often experience difficulties in organising tours in the Union. Students, researchers, culture professionals, pensioners, business people, service providers as well as tourists may also, sports persons and their staff, business people, visiting professors, lecturers, accredited journalists, business executives may wish to stay longer than 90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen area. The lack of appropriate authorisation leads to a loss of potential visitors and consequently to an economic loss.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) A new type of visa (‘touring visa’) should be established for both visa-exempt and visa-requiring third-country nationals planning to circulate in the territory of two or more Member States for more than 90 days, provided that they do not intend to stay for more than 90 days in any 180-day period in the territory of the same Member State. At the same time, the 90 days per 180 days rule should be maintained as a general dividing line between short stays and long stays, as it does not pose any problems for the vast majority of travellers.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State competent for examining and deciding on an application for a touring visa shall be the Member State whose external bordere the applicant intends to cross in order to enter the territory of the Member Statesstay for the longest period.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) proof that they have accident and sickness insurance for all risks normally covered for nationals of the Member States to be visited, including repatriation costs.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Article 5 – paragraph 8
8. Consulates may waive the requirement to present one or more supporting documents if the applicants work for or are invited by a reliable company, organisation or institution known to the consulate, in particular at managerial level, or as a researcher, student, artist, culture professional, sportsman or a staff member with specialist knowledge, experience and technical expertisertists, sports persons and their staff, business people, visiting professors, lecturers, accredited journalists, business executives and if adequate proof is submitted to the consulate in this regard. The requirement may also be waived for those applicants’ close family members, including the spouse, children under the age of 18 and parents of a child under the age of 18, in case they intend to travel together.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The examination of an application for a touring visa shall include, in particular, the assessment of whether applicants have sufficient financial means of subsistence for the whole duration of the intended stay, including their accommodation, unless it is provided by the inviting or hosting company, organisation or instituctivity of the applicants during the intended stay, including proof of financial means of subsistence and accommodation.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. If applicants hold a travel document that is not recognised by one or more, but not all, Member States, the touring visa shall be valid for the territory ofonly in those Member States which recognise the travel document, provided that the intended stay is longer than 90 days in any 180-day period in the territory of the Member States concerned.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) proof that they have accident and sickness insurance for all risks normally covered for nationals of the Member States to be visited, including repatriation costs.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. A fee of EUR 350 shall be charged for each application for an extension.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10
Article 8 – paragraph 10
10. An extension shall not exceed one year, and the overall length of an authorised stay, that is, tThe length of the initially authorised stay and its extension, shall not exceed twoone years.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
By [threewo years after the date of application of this Regulation] the Commission shall evaluate the application of this Regulation and assess the European added value of the touring visa with regard to the number of applications and the financial impact derived.