Activities of Claire GIBAULT
Plenary speeches (13)
Equal treatment between men and women engaged in a self-employed capacity - Pregnant workers (debate)
Strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet (debate)
Equal treatment and access for men and women in the performing arts (A6-0003/2009, Claire Gibault) (vote)
Coordination of certain of the Member States' provisions on television broadcasting (debate)
The social status of artists (vote)
A new framework strategy for multilingualism (debate)
Culture programme (2007-2013) (debate)
Combating the trafficking of women and children
Culture 2007
Television without frontiers
Film heritage and related industrial activities
Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women Platform for Action (Beijing + 10)
Dutch boat belonging to the 'Women on Waves' association
Reports (2)
REPORT on equality of treatment and access for men and women in the performing arts PDF (120 KB) DOC (61 KB)
REPORT on the social status of artists PDF (155 KB) DOC (87 KB)
Opinions (7)
OPINION on an active dialogue with citizens on Europe
OPINION on Parliament’s new role and new responsibilities under the Treaty of Lisbon
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (under Article 128 of the EC Treaty)
OPINION Proposal for a Council decision implementing Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 as regards the adoption of a Multiannual Framework for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2007-2012
OPINION on the cultural industries in Europe
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all - A framework strategy
OPINION on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision establishing the Culture 2007 programme (2007-2013)
Written declarations (3)
Amendments (98)
Amendment 1 #
2008/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 7 June on the social status of artists1,
Amendment 2 #
2008/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. Whereas the European Union, true to its motto ‘Unity in Diversity’, should acknowledge its common history, and can do so most of all through the history of European art and the plastic arts in general, because of theirits intrinsic universal nature,
Amendment 12 #
2008/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that artistic education should be a compulsory element in syllabuses at all school levels, starting from an early age and continuing throughout the duration of educationin order to promote democratisation of access to culture;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that one of the aims of artistic and cultural education is to contribute to civic education and that one of its roles is to enhance our capacity to think and to contribute to personal development in intellectual, emotional and physical terms;
Amendment 22 #
2008/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 3 a (new)
- achieving a balance between theoretical study and practical initiation, so as to ensure artistic education is not abstract,
Amendment 25 #
2008/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
- define the role of artistic education as an importantessential pedagogical tool in enhancing the value of culture in a globalised, multicultural world,
Amendment 26 #
2008/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
- establish joint strategies for the promotion of artistic education policies and policies for training teachers specialising in this subject, adapting the teaching in line with the talents and professional callings of the students,
Amendment 36 #
2008/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Insists that the teaching of art history must also involve encounters with artists and visits to places of culture, so as to arouse curiosity and provoke reflexion on the part of students;
Amendment 21 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the crucial role of the EU institutions in ensuring respect for the principle of linguistic parity, in relations between Member States and in the European institutions themselves, as also in EU citizens’ relations with national administrations and international institutions and bodies;
Amendment 61 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that for these reasons it is vital to ensure quality in this context, in order to preserve linguistic diversity in Europe, which is a really ‘rewarding challenge’;
Amendment 68 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need to give sufficient importance topromote language learning at pre- school level;
Amendment 76 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Encourages and supports the introduction of mother-tongue minority official, local and foreign languages within school programmes and/or in the context of extracurricular activities open to the Community;
Amendment 83 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 3 #
2008/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Deplores all mistreatment of children, including within the family, and points out that, all around the world, children are the first to suffer from many forms of abuse; stresses that the need to take incisive action to combat this evil is now more urgent than ever;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises the need to step up action to combat child labour in countries where children are forced to work for economic reasons and in order to survive; points out that the difficult, intolerable and dangerous conditions in which this situation places children not only make them more vulnerable vis-à-vis adults but also exacerbate the most harmful effect of this situation, which remains the fact that they are prevented from going to school;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out, nonetheless, that it may be in the interests of a child having problems at home to be separated from his or her family temporarily as a protective measure, particularly where the parents have psychosocial or psychiatric problems or there is evidence of domestic violence, mistreatment or sexual abuse;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2a. Stresses that the overriding interest of the child must take precedence over all other considerations and that, accordingly, the best possible solutions must be sought for abandoned children or orphans and consideration must be given to whether such children, who are in great emotional and psychological distress, should be offered an adoptive family outside their country of origin where no solution can be found within that country;
Amendment 11 #
2008/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Condemns all forms of violence towards children: physical, psychological and sexual violence, sex-selective birth controlpresence during armed conflicts, slavery, trafficking or sale of children or of their organs, child pornography, child prostitution and paedophilia, as well as extreme poverty, famine and armed conflictnd violence linked to extreme poverty, which deprive them of essential health care, harm their physical and psychological development and expose them to malnutrition and famine; condemns gender-based eugenic discrimination, which is increasingly common in some countries;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that it is absolutely essential to require that all children, everywhere in the world, be given an identity at birth;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital 1
Recital 1
Amendment 5 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Lisbon Strategy aims to ensure that 60% of women able to work are in employment; whereas efforts relating to the demographic challenge seek to promote higher birth rates to meet future requirements; whereas these two public policies target the same pivotal population group of women aged between 18 and 49, who are viewed both as potential workers and as mothers carrying life and bringing children into the world as well as, but also as children who may need to take taking care of the elderly; whereas the different policies now need to be built not just around the professional performance of workers but also around their role in society as human beingsnd their place in the family unit,
Amendment 22 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 24 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the various alternatives involved in the choice between formal employment and informal non market work do not have the same economic consequences, and the manifold but latent discrimination against women and men who would opt for informal non market work thus takes the form of having to chose between two alternatives which are not recognised as being equivalent in economic termforms that intrafamilial solidarity takes and the obstacles of all kinds encountered in this area hinder the implementation of a genuine policy, which should build links between professional helpers, voluntary workers and families,
Amendment 32 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there is a ‘sandwich generation’ of 40- to 60 -year -olds in the European population who often combine the role of parents with that of children responsible for elderly and dependent family whilst being actively involved in the labour market,
Amendment 34 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 38 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the monetisation of non- market informal work carried out by women/mothers and men/fathers is more than a question of justice, and economic science now attaches increasing importance to the creation of national wealth by the household economy,
Amendment 44 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 49 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 53 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 56 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
Amendment 62 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas persons who devote their time and skills to looking after children to bringing up children or caring for the elderly should receive social recognition and this could be done by giving such persons individual rights, particularly regarding social security and pensions,
Amendment 64 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the educational role played by women/mothers or men/fatherparents towards future generations and by children towards elderly and dependent persons is essential for the advancement of the common good and should be recognised as such by cross- cutting policies, including policies for women and men who make a free choice to devote all or part of their time to this activity,
Amendment 70 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas solidarity between generations must, above all, become a social link for the benefit of all, all generations having something to offer each other,
Amendment 74 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)
Recital O b (new)
Ob. calling on the Commission and the Member States to take account of the extraordinary potential represented by young retirees, from both a social and an economic point of view, and encouraging them to promote all policies relating to intergenerational solidarity that are slanted towards voluntary work, by including older people in the structure of associations and NGOs,
Amendment 75 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O c (new)
Recital O c (new)
Oc. stressing that solidarity with our elders must become stronger, but emphasising that it must also be met with reciprocal solidarity towards children and young people; whereas, while older people can pass on wisdom, knowledge and experience, the younger generations offer energy, dynamism, joie de vivre and hope,
Amendment 77 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O d (new)
Recital O d (new)
Amendment 87 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
Ta. calling on the Commission to encourage the launching of an open coordination method with a view to identifying innovative actions and practices that favour solidarity between generations in Europe in all areas that relate to the day-to-day lives of families,
Amendment 88 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 102 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to take measures to recognise invisible and informal work in the field of inter- generational solidarity carried out by women/mothers and men/fathers at a legal,at a social and economic level (particularly as regards social security, professional status, earnings and equal opportunities for men and women);
Amendment 104 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 106 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 112 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 116 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 123 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Encourages the Member States to provide in their national policies for the introduction of maternity leave of one year, allowing mothers who so wish to foster the fundamental bonding relationship with their children;
Amendment 125 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 127 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Amendment 130 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to ensure that all persons who have temporarily interrupted their careers to look afterbring up children or care for elderly or dependent persons can (re)enter the labour market and retain the right to return to their former position and level of career advancement;
Amendment 133 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Amendment 2 #
2008/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to distinguish the specific mobility of artists from that of workers in the Union in general, in terms of the nature of the performing arts and the irregularity and unpredictability resulting from a particular employment regime;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that flexibility and mobility are two elements that are inseparable from the exercise of artistic professions;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that artists both inside and outside the EU frequently find their mobility impaired by problems in obtaining short-stay visas, and that this limits their access to employment;
Amendment 16 #
2008/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to make greater efforts to put joint pressure on certain arts institutions on their territory to recognise and resolve their problems in incorporating the Erasmus programme, as well as to aid them in reforming or improving their status by aligning themselves on the eligibility rules concerned;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that women are not over- represented where undeclared work is concerned, but when compared with men they nevertheless account for a larger proportion of jobs in a number of areas of the labour market that are characterised by low skills, poor job security, low wages and low or non-existent social protection, which often places them in a particularly vulnerable position;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out the generally weaker position of women on the labour market, which is often due to their family obligations, as a result of which access to the official labour market is hampered, and underpaid and undeclared work more readily accepted; points also tonotes that in some cases extremely straitened financial circumstances force women to take on undeclared work in addition to a low-paid job; considers that this highlights the resulting serious consequences for the career advancement of women, but also for the proper functioning of the labour market and the capacity for financing social security schemes;
Amendment 20 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. Whereas the pay gap has a serious impact on the status of women in economic and social lifestatus of women throughout their working life and beyond, and as consequence; whereas as a result of contributing to the society by means other than employment, such as by looking after children and elderly relatives, many women are at greater risk of poverty, and are less independent economically,
Amendment 25 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas iParliament has repeatedly called on the Commission to take initiatives in order to help to tackle the pay gap, to eliminate the risk of poverty among pensioners and to secure for them a decent standard of living, including athe revision of existing legislation,
Amendment 32 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas equality in male and female pensions, including as regards the retirement age, has been set as a goal;
Amendment 16 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) It is important to underline the need to put in place measures to ensure that women have equitable access to public health schemes and care that is specific to them, particularly gynaecological and reproductive healthcare.
Amendment 25 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 − paragraph 1 − point c a (new)
Article 5 − paragraph 1 − point c a (new)
(ca) insurance companies, mutual societies and healthcare funds put an end to any form of discrimination, including covert discrimination, based on risk factors associated with genetic or hereditary disorders and cease to calculate sickness insurance costs and insurance premiums as a function of the sex and type of work submitted for indexation, and the mechanisms applicable to the calculation of costs and premiums end any discrimination, particularly against women;
Amendment 21 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas any consideration of media pluralism must take into account both pluralism of ownership (external pluralism) and pluralism of content (internal pluralism)is not limited to examination of content but is equally concerned with the number of leaders of multimedia groups,
Amendment 26 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the unrestricted concentration of ownership in the hands of a single person or entity might jeopardise pluralism and cultural diversity and whereas in certain markets it is approaching a limit whereby pluralism will no longer be automatically guaranteed by free market competition,
Amendment 33 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 38 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 51 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas working conditions and the quality of work of media professionals must be improved and whereas, in the absence of social guarantees, a growing number of journalists are employed under precarious conditions,
Amendment 56 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas media consumers should have access to a wide choice of content from high-quality journalism to light entertainment,
Amendment 60 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas media creators strive to produce the highest quality content possible under given conditions,but the conditions are not uniformly satisfactory for achieving this in all member states,
Amendment 65 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
Amendment 71 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas commercmedial publicatrofessionals are increasingly utilising private-user- generated content, especially with regard to audiovisual content for a nominal fee, raising ques, sometimes for a modest payment, raising problems of ethics, protections of privacy and unfair competition among media professionals,
Amendment 77 #
2007/2253(INI)
Amendment 89 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
Amendment 91 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Amendment 105 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
Amendment 111 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
Amendment 116 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas new media channelsthe technological formats that have emerged over the last decade and whereas a rising share of advertising revenues going to internet outlets is a source of concern for print media outletre taking up an increasingly dominant position, particularly on the internet, causing a considerable drop in revenues for printed newspapers,
Amendment 132 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
V. whereas cases where freedom of expression conflicts with respect for religious and other beliefsonflicts concerning journalists’ freedom of expression have recently acquired more prominence,
Amendment 150 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 158 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the efforts to create a charter for media freedom and strive for its Europe-wide acceptanceEncourages the creation of a charter for media freedom to guarantee freedom of expression and pluralism;
Amendment 162 #
2007/2253(INI)
Amendment 183 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 188 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the dynamics and diversity brought into the media landscape by the new media and encourages responsible use of new channelstechnology such as mobile TV;
Amendment 193 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 199 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 205 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 216 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 15 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) A television broadcast is a linearLegal “must-carry” obligations may be applied in the case of radio and audiovisual media services as dend to specified complementary services supplied by a specifined in themedia service provider. Audiovisual Mmedia Sservices Directiveare defined in Article 1(a) of Directive 89/551/EEC of 3 October 1989 of the European Parliament and of the Council of [….] 2007, which is provided by a media service provider for simultaneous viewing of programmes on the basis of a programme schedule; a media service provider may provide a number of audio or audio visual programme schedules (channels). Legal “must-carry” obligations may be applied, but only to specified broadcast channels supplied by a specified mn the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media sService providers Directive). Member States should provide a clear justification for the “must carry” obligations in their national law so as to ensure that such obligations are transparent, proportionate and properly defined. In that regard, “must carry” rules should be designed in a way which provides sufficient incentives for efficient investment in infrastructure. “Must carry” rules should be periodically reviewed in order to keep them up-to-date with technological and market evolution in order to ensure that they continue to be proportionate to the objectives to be achieved. Given the rapid change in technology and market conditions such a full review would need to be carried out at least every three years and would require a public consultatiComplementary services include, among of all stakeholders. One or more broadcast channels may be complemented bythers, services to improve accessibility for users with disabilities, such as a videotext service, subtitling service, an audio description or sign language.
Amendment 21 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 19
Article 1 – point 19
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States may impose reasonable “must carry” obligations, for the transmission of specified radio and television broadcast channels and accessibilitaudiovisual media services and complementary services, on undertakings under their jurisdiction providing electronic communications networks used for the distribution of radio or television broadcastaudiovisual media services to the public where a significant number of end-users of such networks use them as their principal means to receive radio and television broadcastor audiovisual media services. Such obligations shall only be imposed where they are necessary to meet general interest objectives as clearly and specifically defined by each Member State in its national law and shall be proportionate and transparent.
Amendment 24 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 19
Article 1 – point 19
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall hereafter review “must-carry” obligations at least every three yearregular intervals.
Amendment 33 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Spectrum users should also be able to freely choose the services they wish to offer over the spectrum subject to transitional measures to cope with previously acquired rights. It should be possible for exceptions to the principle of service neutrality which requireOn the other hand, spectrum use may also be explicitly assigned to the provision of a specific service or through a specific technology, to meet clearly defined general interest objectives such as safety of life, the need to promote social, regional and territorial cohesion, or the avoidance of inefficient use of spectrum to be permitted where necessary and proportionate. Those objectives should include cultural and media policy objectives such as the promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity and media pluralism as defined in national legislation in conformity with Community law. Except where necessary to protect safety of life, exceptions should not result in exclusive use for certain services, but rather grant priority so that other services or technologies may coexist in the same band insofar as possible. In order that the holder of the authorisation may choose freely the most efficient means to carry the content of services provided over radio frequencies, the content should not be regulated in the authorisation to use radio frequencies..
Amendment 55 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Spectrum users should also be able to freely choose the services they wish to offer over the spectrum subject to transitional measures to cope with previously acquired rights. It should be possible for exceptions to the principle of service neutrality which requireHowever, spectrum use may also be expressly assigned for the provision of a specific service to meet clearly defined general interest objectives such as safety of life, the need to promote social, regional and territorial cohesion, or the avoidance of inefficient use of spectrum to be permitted where necessary and proportionate. Those objectives should include the promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity and media pluralism as defined in national legislation in conformity with Community law. Except where necessary to protect safety of life, exceptions should not result in exclusive use for certain services, but rather grant priority so that other services or technologies may coexist in the same band insofar as possible. In order that the holder of the authorisation may choose freely the most efficient means to carry the content of services provided over radio frequencies, the content should not be regulated in the authorisation to use radio frequencies.
Amendment 70 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 10
Article 1 - point 10
Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive)
Article 9a - paragraph 2
Article 9a - paragraph 2
2. Where the right holder mentioned in paragraph 1 is a provider of radio or television broadcast content services, and the right to use radio frequencies has been granted for the fulfilment of a specific general interest objective, an application for reassessment can only be made in respect of the part of the radio frequencies which is necessary for the fulfilment of such objective. The part of the radio frequencies which becomes unnecessary for the fulfilment of that objective as a result of application of Article 9(3) and (4) shall be subject to a new assignment procedure in conformity with Article 7(2) of the Authorisation DirectiveThis article shall not apply to restrictions introduced by Member States with a view to promoting cultural and media policy objectives, such cultural and linguistic diversity and media pluralism.
Amendment 76 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 10
Article 1 – point 10
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 2
Article 9 a – paragraph 2
2. Where the right holder mentioned in paragraph 1 is a provider of radio or television broadcast content services, and the right to use radio frequencies has been granted for the fulfilment of a specific general interest objective, an applThis article shall not apply to restrication for reassessment can only be made in respect of the part of the radio frequencies which is necessary for the fulfilment of such objective. The part of the radio frequencies which becomes unnecessary for the fulfilment of that objective as a result of application of Article 9(3) and (4) shall be subject to a new assignment procedure in conformity with Article 7(2) of the Authorisation Directives imposed by Member States with a view to promoting cultural and media policy objectives such as cultural and linguistic diversity and media pluralism.
Amendment 67 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Enhancing the quality of European higher education, promoting understanding between peoples as well as contributing to the sustainable development of third countries in the field of higher education avoiding brain-drain whilst favouring vulnerable groupsgher education in third countries while avoiding brain-drain are the core objectives of a higher education cooperation programme aimed at third countries. The most effective means to achieve these aims in a programme of excellence are highly integrated study programmes at postgraduate level, collaborative partnerships with third countries, scholarships for the most talented students and projects to enhance the worldwide attractiveness of European higher education. While respecting these criteria of excellence, it is important to pay particular attention to socio-economically deprived students so that they can benefit from specific aids giving them access to the programme.
Amendment 71 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) There is a need to widen access for those from disadvantaged groups and to address actively the special learning needs of people with disabilities in the implementation of all parts of the programmeor learning difficulties and of the socio- economically disadvantaged, including through the use of higher grants to reflect the additional costs of disabled participants.
Amendment 81 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) enhanced support for the mobility, between the Community and third countriespecially from third countries to the Community, of individuals selected on grounds of academic excellence in the field of higher education, while respecting the principles, of people in the field of higher educationgender equality and fair geographical distribution and attending to the special needs of people with disabilities or learning difficulties and of the socio-economically disadvantaged;
Amendment 86 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – point b
Article 5 – point b
(b) students inregistered in or following a university-level course in an institution of higher education, at all levels;
Amendment 100 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 1 – Section A – paragraph 2 – point i
Annex – Action 1 – Section A – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) shall establish transparent joint conditions for admissions which pay due regard, inter alia, to gender issues and equity issues and facilitate access for people with disabilities or learning difficulties and for the socio-economically disadvantaged;
Amendment 123 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex – Action 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) organise exchanges of students, selected on the basis of academic excellence, at all levels of higher education (from bachelor to post- doctoral), as well as of academics and higher education staff for mobility periods of variable length, including the possibility of placement periods. Mobility must take European nationals to third countries andprincipally take third-country nationals to European countries. The scheme will also allow the hosting of third-country nationals who are not linked to the third-country institutions involved in the partnerships, as well as include specific provisions for vulnerable groups, as appropriate to the political and socio-economic context of the respective region/countrybeneficiaries of these exchanges will be encouraged to return home once the exchange is over. To enable mutual enrichment, mobility should also take European citizens to third countries, albeit in smaller numbers;
Amendment 127 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Annex – Action 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) establish transparent conditions for the award of mobility grants which pay due regard, inter alia, to gender issues and equity issues and facilitate access for the socio-economically disadvantaged and for people with disabilities or learning difficulties, notably dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia;