208 Amendments of Bairbre de BRÚN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses the need to promote, facilitate, develop and implement public awareness campaigns, education and training programmes on climate change and disaster risk reduction, targeting women and men, and boys and girls alike;

2011/12/20
Committee: ENVI

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas increased costs for leased land and land prices also strongly influence the viability of farming and young entrants in farming and should be included in reflections on possible cuts in input costs; whereas this situation should be improved, especially for young farmers and if needed through better regulation; whereas any proposal should respect all established leasing systems in individual member states and should not seek to undermine them;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission to conduct a study into the impact land lease and increased costs for land purchase and lease are having on farming sectors in the EU Member States and to determine whether monitoring of access to land and new legislation in this field is necessary in order to avoid further disconnection between land prices, land lease and agricultural use value; stresses that any proposals surrounding the issue of land and leasing must fully respect the differing nature of established and non-detrimental leasing agreements in the member states;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas industry must have clarity about Europe's low carbon strategy supported by regulatory certainty, ambitious targets and well designed funding mechanisms in order to make long-term investments;

2011/12/12
Committee: ENVI

2011/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)

Cf. whereas demand for low carbon technologies both within the EU and internationally must come to be regarded as an opportunity for new EU green industries

2011/12/12
Committee: ENVI

2011/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recognises the benefits to Member States of developing a low carbon economy; therefore endorses the Commission's Roadmap to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050, together with its trajectory, the specific milestones for domestic emission reductions of 40%, 60% and 80% for 2030, 2040 and 2050 respectively, and the ranges for sector- specific milestones, as the basis for proposing legislative and other initiatives on economic and climate policy, while stressing the need for binding targets rather than milestones;

2011/12/12
Committee: ENVI

2011/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)

9d. Stresses the need to update the Energy Efficiency Action Plan with binding targets including a full range of genuine, quantified measures across the whole energy supply chain;

2011/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2011/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission to encourage sustainable biomass production; insists that meeting the EU's target for the use of biofuels must noteither result in the release of disproportionate quantities of greenhouse gases nor in reducing cultivated soils or endangering food supply throughout the world;

2011/12/19
Committee: ENVI

2011/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Welcomes the progress exceeding expectations that has been made by vehicle manufacturers in reducing CO2 emissions from passenger cars since 2007, and stresses the importance of accelerating further fuel efficiency improvements; affirms that in preparing its forthcoming review the Commission should ~~be proposing ways of ensuring that average CO2 emissions by new cars meet the agreed 2020 target of not more than 95g/km by 2020, and do not exceed 70g/km by~~include ways to go further on the agreed 2020 average target of CO2 emissions by new cars meet anticipating the 70g/km objective in 2020 instead of 2025;

2011/12/12
Committee: ENVI

2011/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 n (new)

17n. Considers that a cultural shift towards more sustainable modes of transport is needed, asks therefore the Commission and Member states to encourage new investments both to facilitate the modal shift to more environmentally friendly modes of transport and to decrease the need of transport inter alia by applying IT and through spatial planning;

2011/12/12
Committee: ENVI

2011/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 o (new)

17o. Calls for consistency with the Roadmap priorities of the envisaged new transport infrastructure investments as the € 1.5 trillion over the next two decades between 2010-2030 asked by the European Commission risk not to be channelled to adequate low carbon priorities; urges therefore the need for greening the EU budget for infrastructure especially when related to the structural and cohesion funds;

2011/12/12
Committee: ENVI

2011/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 r (new)

17r. Stresses that the internalisation into transport prices of the external costs of transport, graduated by level of pollution, is a key challenge to stimulate energy savings and energy efficiency whose increased performances will lead to an environmentally friendly choice of transport mode;

2011/12/12
Committee: ENVI

2011/2095(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Bairbre de BRÚN, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 k (new)

19k. Supports the need for the gradual elimination of Environmental Harmful Subsidies from the EU budget by an appropriate phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies in all the Member States within the framework of the Roadmap in order to accelerate the transition to a real green economy;

2011/12/12
Committee: ENVI

2011/2072(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that special attention should be given to the Arctic zone due to its fragility and importance in mitigating climate change;

2011/05/23
Committee: ENVI

2011/2072(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Bairbre de BRÚN, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the Commission and the Members States to strengthen inspection methods and effective mutual cooperation and to establish an EU ‘Control the controllers’ system based on minimum binding EU safety rules;

2011/05/23
Committee: ENVI

2011/2072(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Bairbre de BRÚN, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that oil and gas operators must be required, in the licensing procedure~~, to demonstrate they~~ and throughout the operational period, to have sufficient insurance or other financial guarantees in place to secure restoration and compensation in relation to environmental damage caused – whether through industry mutual schemes, such as OPOL, or through mandatory insurances;

2011/05/23
Committee: ENVI

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Having regard to the UNEP's Green Economy Report, points out the economic and social benefits of investing in the green economy, such as a higher growth in GDP and GDP per capita, a resource- efficient economy, the creation of new and innovative jobs, the gains in natural and human capital and the alleviation of poverty;

2011/06/21
Committee: ENVI

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that recent Commission estimates suggest that the EU is on course to achieve only half of the 20 % objective and that current plans by Member States risk falling far short of the overall 20 % energy efficiency target set in the Europe 2020 strategy, which would lead to lost opportunities for growth across many sectors and regions and loss of employment-creation possibilities; believes that the 20% energy efficiency target in the EU 2020 strategy should be mandatory;

2011/06/21
Committee: ENVI

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to include in every Annual Growth Survey a progress report on the indicators of environmental economic accounting and the coherence with the Europe 2020 targets concerning climate change and energy.

2011/06/21
Committee: ENVI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas there should not be any differentiation in the treatment of farmers according to size of holding and legal form for the purpose of direct payments, although the possibility of introducing a basic allowance for small farmers should not be excludedvery large payments to individuals are difficult to justify and therefore direct payments should be subject to an upper limit,

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Observes that, for historical reasons, farms in the European Union have a very diverse structure as regards size, employment arrangements and legal form; is aware that direct payments~~ Is of the view that very large decoupled payments to individuals cannot be justified, especially as these are largely for the purposes of income support and large ~~moving away from a historical basis to area-based~~farms enjoy considerable economies of scale; that such payments aund ~~that the provision of public goods is independent of farm size; rejects, therefore, measures which discriminate against particular types of farm~~ermine public support for the CAP; and therefore, calls for payments to individuals to be capped at €100,000;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considers that direct payments should be made only to active farmers; realises that, under the system of decoupled direct payments, each farmer who uses farmland for production or who tends it in order to maintain GAEC should receive direct payments; calls on the Commission therefore to devise a definition of ‘active farmer’ which the Member States can administer without additional administrative effort, while it should be ensured that traditional farming activities (full-time and various degrees of part-time) are classified as active farming; stresses that the definition of 'active farmer' must not result in an overall reduction of land entered into Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 schemes, nor a distortion of land markets by disrupting traditional landlord and tenant relationships;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Considers that resource protection should be directly linked to the granting of direct payments in order to attain these environmental objectives to the maximum without the need to introduce new, bureaucratic environmental conditions into the first pillar; considers that a flat- rate income payment, as envisaged in a top-up model in the first pillar, must cover costs and income lossesAsks the Commission to provide details of what greening actions it envisages to further attain environmental objectives and how these could be delivered in practice;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Considers therefore that any environmental advantages can be attained more effectively and directly by means of second-pillar measures adopted by the Member States, which should ideally build on existing agrienvironmental measures or should supplement measures which take into account climatic and geographical differences in the Member States; observes that resource protection programmes should be pursued everywhere by means of a priority catalogue of area-based measures in the second pillar which are subject to basic requirements, particularly in the fields of climate, environment and innovation (Annex I), and are 100% EU-financed; regards the greening of direct payments in the first pillar as lying in the fact that any recipient of direct payments in the EU must implement at least two priority area- based resource protection programmes in order to be eligible for the complete farm payment; believes that the administration involved in these measures can be minimised by managing them in accordance with the system of the existing agrienvironmental programmes, thus avoiding duplication of monitoring and additional application and administration proceduresStresses that any further greening of the CAP should ensure that the greening requirements can be clearly and unambiguously defined and that additional bureaucratic requirements on farmers and national administrations are kept to a minimum;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas in 2008, the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) acknowledged the link between disaster risk reduction and climate change in the Bali Action Plan,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas in 2010, the UNFCCC Cancun Adaptation Framework formally recognised disaster risk reduction as an essential element of climate change adaptation and encouraged governments to consider linking adaptation measures to Hyogo Framework for Action,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas ~~political coordination~~clarity must be ensured at EU level in view of the respective institutional roles without hindering or slowing down disaster response operations, and whereas this should be built on existing mechanisms without creating new structures; whereas operational and political coordination of the European disaster response must maintain their own autonomy,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas a culture of disaster prevention and preparedness should be mainstreamed in development policies, plans and programme, in order to address some underlying causes of disaster,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas an integrated all-hazards approach linking disaster prevention (including mitigation and risk reduction), preparedness, response and recovery, within the broad context of sustainable development, is the most effective strategy to deal with disasters,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Agrees that the European disaster response should build both on a European Emergency Response Capacity through the strengthening of the European Civil Protection Mechanism based on pre- identified and therefore predictable Member States' emergency assets and on a European Emergency Response Centre as the cornerstones of such a strategy as outlined in the Communication of 26 October 2010; underlines that these developments should follow an all-hazard approach, bringing together all relevant players, in particular civil society, including non-governmental organisations and volunteers, for joined- up action, and should exploit synergies among the various existing tools and instruments;

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for ~~political coordination~~clarity in view of the respective institutional roles of the European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European External Action Service (EEAS) responsible for political aspects of Common Foreign and Security Policy, without hindering or slowing down relief operations; calls therefore on the Commission and the EEAS to develop working arrangements with regard to the coordination of issues pertaining to the EU disaster response, while adhering to internationally agreed humanitarian principles;

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for a comprehensive communications strategy, involving all EU institutions and Member States, that will improve the overall visibility of the European actions, while ensuring that disaster relief is never subordinate to trading or political and strategic concerns;

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls for any communications strategy to ensure a clear distinction between humanitarian assistance and any military activities, especially in regions outside the EU;

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Emphasises that information is another vital component in building capacity on disaster reduction at all levels and that the changing risk landscape requires a continuous updating of knowledge, data and related analytical tools; therefore calls for greater availability and systematic dissemination of information and expertise, including studies of lessons learnt;

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2010/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Member States to take the measures needed to reduce the number of unsuccessful emergency call attempts, shorten call set-up and response times, reduce the number of hoax/false calls and improve the provision of information as regards caller location; calls on Member States to exchange best practices regarding the blocking of calls from SIM- less mobile phones;

2011/04/20
Committee: ENVI

2010/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls on Member States to examine the possibility of contacting the emergency number 112 through means alternative to voice, such as text messaging, email or fax;

2011/04/20
Committee: ENVI

2010/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with Member States, to establish performance indicators and guidelines pertaining to the quality of the 112 service as experienced by citizens, taking into account the need for accessibility, for interoperability between emergency services, for multilingualism and for timely and qualitative interventions of emergency services;

2011/04/20
Committee: ENVI

2010/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Calls on the Commission to evaluate, by independent bodies and by the end of 2012 at the latest, the actual state of implementation of the 112 throughout the EU as experienced by citizens;

2011/04/20
Committee: ENVI

2010/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. Calls on the Commission to support sharing of experiences and the exchange of best practices between EU emergency services by setting-up of a network of experts, focusing on regular exchanges of information during meetings and discussion platforms, visits of emergency call centres and joint training programmes involving National Regulatory Agencies, emergency services and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs);

2011/04/20
Committee: ENVI

2010/2274(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Giommaria UGGIAS, Martin CALLANAN, Bairbre de BRÚN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6 d. Calls on the Commission to provide for the support of the deployment of 112 in EU candidate and neighbouring countries;

2011/04/20
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

– having regard to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Aichi biodiversity targets, particularly the commitment to protect 17% of terrestrial and inland water areas through effective conservation measures, integrated into the wider landscapes,

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Giommaria UGGIAS, Martin CALLANAN, Bairbre de BRÚN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

– having regard to the conclusions of the UNEP COP10 Conference on Biological Diversity in Nagoya in October 2010,

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12

– having regard to the Renewable Energy Directive (Directive 2009/28 EC); the ETS Directive (Directive 2009/29 EC), the Effort Sharing Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, the Commission Report on sustainability requirements for the use of solid and gaseous biomass source in electricity, heating and cooling (COM (2010)0011/SEC (2010)0065) and the results of the Public Consultation on the preparation of a report for a sustainability scheme for energy uses of biomass,

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Giommaria UGGIAS, Martin CALLANAN, Bairbre de BRÚN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)

– having regard to Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market,

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Martin CALLANAN, Bairbre de BRÚN

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas solid and comparable information on the state of EU forests and the consequences of climate change and production patterns in forests is an important precondition for policy and planning, including on forests' contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation,

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas forest fragmentation increases the susceptibility of forests to climate threats,

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Giommaria UGGIAS, Martin CALLANAN, Bairbre de BRÚN

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

Gb. whereas the White Paper on Adaptation includes forests as one of the key areas of action stressing that the EU forestry strategy should be updated on climate-related aspects,

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Giommaria UGGIAS, Martin CALLANAN, Bairbre de BRÚN

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)

Gc. whereas the enhancement of forest protective functions should form part of the EU and Member States strategies for civil protection, especially in the face of climate-related extreme phenomena such as fires and floods,

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Giommaria UGGIAS, Bairbre de BRÚN

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas the ''EU policy options for the protection of European forests'' study financed by the Commission has identified and studied four policy options, covering continuation of the current approach, the open method of coordination, increased monitoring and the introduction of a forest framework directive,

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Green Paper on Forest Protection and Information; considers that EU Strategy on forests should be strengthened with a view to improving the sustainable management and conservation of forests, in accordance with the subsidiarity principle;

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

João FERREIRA, Bairbre de BRÚN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines the role forest biodiversity plays when adapting to climate change and the need to improve the knowledge on forest biodiversity indicators, including particularly on the forest genetic capacity, for better adaptation;

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7a (new)

7a. Draws attention to the threats affecting numerous forest ecosystems, including dispersal of invasive exotic species, diseases (e.g. pine nematode) and forest fires; considers that suitable financial resources need to be channelled, via Community programmes and support measures, into the evaluation of ecological and plant health conditions in forests and rehabilitation measures, includinf reforestation;

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Giommaria UGGIAS, Martin CALLANAN, Bairbre de BRÚN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that SFM reconciles production and protection aspects of forests, ensuring the continuity of their economic, social and environmental functions according to national ~~and~~, regional ~~priorities~~and local priorities, while keeping to the highest standards of SFM;

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls for a strengthening of the link between NFPs and the FAP through structured reporting to the Standing Forestry Committee;

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Giommaria UGGIAS, Martin CALLANAN, Bairbre de BRÚN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Stresses that Rural Development Plans (RDP) or Operational Programmes (OP) should not be considered as equivalent to National Forest Programmes;

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

João FERREIRA, Bairbre de BRÚN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13b (new)

13b. Draws attention to the urgent need to implement the recommendations on the prevention of natural or human-made disasters recently adopted by Parliament, especially those concerning support for afforestation/reforestation schemes giving preference to local species and mixed forests, in the interests of biodiversity and improved resistance to fires, storms and diseases;

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Giommaria UGGIAS, Bairbre de BRÚN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Urges the Commission to present a legislative proposal for Forest Information taking into account climate threats and the need for harmonised and comparable data on forest cover, biodiversity, threats and land use, taking into account increased reporting needs in the context of the UNFCCC, CBD, and environmental accounts;

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bairbre de BRÚN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Asks the Member States to set up joint long-term research programmes to improve understanding of impacts and vulnerability and to support adaptation measures within the forest sector; calls on the Commission to promote the inclusion of projects relating to the knowledge of forest ecosystems and their capacity for adapting to the consequences of climate change within the multiannual framework for research and technological development;

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Reaffirms Parliament's view regarding the need for increased levels of funding to EU forest protection measures;

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Giommaria UGGIAS, Bairbre de BRÚN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for the application of forest definitions ~~which~~based on an ecological forest classification such as the one proposed by the EEA in 2007, so as to be able to differentiate between carbon-rich old forests, intensively managed monocultures and other forest types according to biomes;

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2106(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Giommaria UGGIAS, Martin CALLANAN, Bairbre de BRÚN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to work internationally to establish a new UN definition of forests which clarifies natural forest definitions on a biome basis and distinguishes between native forests and those dominated by tree monocultures and non- native species;

2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI

2010/2103(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Jo LEINEN, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Corinne LEPAGE, Bairbre de BRÚN, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Nessa CHILDERS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Expresses its regret that WTO members have yet to find a way to integrate this treaty into the system of UN institutions and rules governing environmental protection including climate change, as well as social justice and the respect of all human rights; insists that obligations and objectives under MEAs, such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and other UN institutions (FAO, ILO, IMO) must take precedence over the narrow interpretation of trade rules;

2010/09/09
Committee: ENVI

2010/2103(INI)

Bairbre de BRÚN, Bas EICKHOUT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and Member States, in connection with WTO negotiations and bilateral trade agreements, to insist that the liberalisation of trade, particularly in natural raw materials, does not jeopardise sustainable resource management and that objectives relating to climate protection and the conservation of species become an integral part of the agreements; calls on the Commission, to this end, to urge that a joint meeting of WTO trade and environment ministers be held before the UNFCCC COP in Johannesburg in 2011; recalls that UNFCCC is the forum for reaching an international agreement on tackling climate change;

2010/09/09
Committee: ENVI

2010/2103(INI)

Bas EICKHOUT, Bairbre de BRÚN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Emphasises in particular the need for consistency between climate and biodiversity objectives and conditions of trade to ensure that for example efforts to tackle deforestation are effective;

2010/09/09
Committee: ENVI

2010/2103(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Corinne LEPAGE, Bairbre de BRÚN, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Nessa CHILDERS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Welcomes the introduction of the climate change dimension in Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIA) of trade agreements; takes, however, note of the fact that in some cases, such as the Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Agreement, the SIA shows that the agreement will have adverse climate impacts which were not addressed prior to its conclusion; considers that trade agreements should not in any way undermine multilateral environmental agreements (MEA's);

2010/09/09
Committee: ENVI

2010/2103(INI)

Bairbre de BRÚN, Bas EICKHOUT, Kriton ARSENIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the conclusion of an internationally binding agreement on climate protection and strongly supports the objective of at least a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions in the EU by 2020, irrespective of international negotiations, and the long- term EU objective of reducing emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases by at least 85-95% by 2050;

2010/09/09
Committee: ENVI

2010/2103(INI)

Kriton ARSENIS, Jo LEINEN, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Corinne LEPAGE, Bairbre de BRÚN, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Nessa CHILDERS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to do everything under their power to achieve a legally binding agreement on the reduction of shipping emissions in the context of the International Maritime Organisation;

2010/09/09
Committee: ENVI

2010/2103(INI)

Bas EICKHOUT, Bairbre de BRÚN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Opposes subsidies for fossil fuels and calls for greater support for environmentally sound renewable energies and identification and development of decentralised energy sources, particularly in developing countries; in this context recalls the G20 agreement to phase out fossil fuel subsidies and calls for the Commission to make proposals for European strategy for its implementation with clear timelines and compensation mechanisms where appropriate;

2010/09/09
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas climate change is expected to result in a number of potential health impacts through increased frequency of extreme weather events such as heat waves and floods, through changing patterns of infectious disease, and via increased exposure to UV radiation; whereas not all EU countries are equally prepared to address these challenges,

2010/12/14
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas rates of morbidity are usually higher among those in lower educational, occupational and income groups and substantial inequalities are also found in the prevalence of most specific diseases, including heart diseases, mental illness, and most specific forms of disability,

2010/12/14
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas health inequalities are due to differences between population groups in a wide range of factors which affect health, including: living conditions; health-related behaviours and nutrition habits; education, occupation and income; health care, disease prevention and health promotion services; and public policies influencing the quantity, quality ~~and~~ distribution of and access to these factors,

2010/12/14
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)

Hd. whereas people living in remote and insular areas continue to have limited access to prompt and high -quality healthcare,

2010/12/14
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H e (new)

He. whereas patients leaving with chronic diseases or conditions form a specific group subject to inequalities in access to diagnosis and care, social and other support services, and are subject to vulnerabilities including financial strain, access to employment, social discrimination and stigma,

2010/12/14
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas the middle- and long-term effects of EU states' increased indebtedness will have a very serious effect in particular on public sectors jobs and publicly organised and/or publicly subsidised social- health-, and care services,

2010/12/14
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that attention must focus on the whole social gradient, with particular attention to be given to the needs of people in poverty, disadvantaged migrant and ethnic minority groups, people with disabilities, ~~elderly~~patients diagnosed with chronic diseases or conditions, older people and children living in poverty;

2010/12/14
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2e. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the consideration of functional age instead of chronological age as a means of assessing patients’ healthcare needs and access to treatment, particularly in older patients;

2010/12/14
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that the economic and financial crisis and of the austerity measures undertaken by Member States, in particular on the supply side, may lead to a reduction in the level of funding for public health and health and long-term care services as a result of budget cuts and lower tax revenues, while the demand for health and long-term care services may increase as a result of a combination of factors that contribute to the deterioration of the health status among the general population;

2010/12/14
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Council to evaluate measures to mitigate the impact of the economic crisis and of the austerity measures undertaken by Member States on the health care sector, in particular in the following areas: investing in health infrastructure, public health, health promotion and disease prevention, optimising funding for the health care sector, restructuring and reorganising the health care system;

2011/01/10
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States to promote policies aiming at ensuring healthy life conditions for all children, including actions to support pregnant women and parents; calls on the Member States to fully implement existing legislation on the protection of pregnant women at the workplace;

2011/01/10
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Member States to support a ‘local care approach’ and to ensure the provision of integrated healthcare, accessible at a local or regional level, enabling patients to be better supported in their own local and social environment;

2011/01/10
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. CRegrets the lack of ambition within the Europe 2020 strategy as regards to reducing health inequalities in the EU; calls on the Council and the Commission to give greater recognition within the Europe 2020 strategy to the fact that health and well-being are key to fighting exclusion and to include indicators stratified by socio-economic status in the monitoring of the Europe 2020 strategy;

2011/01/10
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the reduction of health inequalities, isncluding the specific needs of older people, are fully addressed in the future initiative on healthy ageing;

2011/01/10
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Underlines that equal access to care is a pillar of a welfare state model based on solidarity and equality, and that the future of the EU's economies and our welfare states to a large extent will be dependent upon how increasing care needs will be organised; highlights that care work in our societies today is an important part of both the formal and informal economy; where the majority of workers are women, many times without proper working conditions and/or security; calls on the Council and the Commission to address the care economy with an aim to improve working conditions and reinforce public service care provision and equal access to care for all;

2011/01/10
Committee: ENVI

2010/0301(COD)

Kartika Tamara LIOTARD, Sabine WILS, Bairbre de BRÚN, Marisa MATIAS, Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES, João FERREIRA

Proposal for a directive - amending act
Recital 1

(1) Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2000 on action to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants by engines intended to power agricultural or forestry tractors and amending Council Directive 74/150/EEC9 regulates exhaust emissions from engines installed in agricultural and forestry tractors in order to further safeguard human health and the environment. The current stage of emission limits applicable for type approval of the majority of compression ignition engines is referred to as Stage III A. The directive provides that those limits will be replaced by the more stringent Stage III B limits, entering into force progressively as of 1st January 2011 with regard to the placing on the market and from 1st January 2010 as regards the type approval for those engines. Stage IV, providing for limit values more stringent than stage III B, will enter into force progressively as of 1st January 2013 as regards the type approval for those engines and as of 1st January 2014 with regard to the placing on the market.

2011/02/22
Committee: ENVI

2010/0208(COD)

The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

2010/0208(COD)

Kartika Tamara LIOTARD, Sabine WILS, Bairbre de BRÚN, Marisa MATIAS, Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES, João FERREIRA

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 1

(1) Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed16 establish, in accordance with the precautionary principle, a comprehensive legal framework for the authorisation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which is fully applicable to GMOs to be used for cultivation purposes throughout the EU as seeds or other plant-propagating material (hereinafter ‘GMOs for cultivation’).

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

2010/0208(COD)

Kartika Tamara LIOTARD, Sabine WILS, Bairbre de BRÚN, Marisa MATIAS, Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES, João FERREIRA

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 2

(2) Under this set of legislation, GMOs for cultivation shall undergo an individual risk assessment before being authorised to be placed on the Union market. The aim of this authorisation procedure is to ensure a high level of protection of human life and health, animal health and welfare, the environment and consumer interests~~, whilst ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market~~ and to address citizens’ ethical and societal considerations.

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

2010/0208(COD)

Kartika Tamara LIOTARD, Sabine WILS, Bairbre de BRÚN, Marisa MATIAS, Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES, João FERREIRA

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) There is a need for the precautionary principle to be taken into account in the framework of this Regulation and when implementing it.

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

2010/0208(COD)

Kartika Tamara LIOTARD, Sabine WILS, Bairbre de BRÚN, Marisa MATIAS, Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES, João FERREIRA

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 4

(4) ~~Once~~Even if a GMO is authorised for cultivation purposes in accordance with the EU legislative framework on GMOs and complies, as regards the variety that is to be placed on the market, with the requirements of EU legislation on the marketing of seed and plant propagating material, Member States ~~are not authorised~~should have the possibility to prohibit, restrict, or impede its free circulation within their territory, except under the conditions defined by EU legislation.

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

2010/0208(COD)

Kartika Tamara LIOTARD, Sabine WILS, Bairbre de BRÚN, Marisa MATIAS, Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES, João FERREIRA

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 6

(6) In this context, it appears appropriate to grant to Member States, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, more freedom to decide whether or not they wish to cultivate GMO crops on their territory without changing the system of Union authorisations of GMOs and independently of the measures that Member States are ~~entitl~~required to take by application of Article 26a of Directive 2001/18/EC within and across borders to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products.

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

2010/0208(COD)

Kartika Tamara LIOTARD, Sabine WILS, Bairbre de BRÚN, Marisa MATIAS, Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES, João FERREIRA

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 8 a (new)

(8a) Cultivation is closely linked to the use of land and the protection of flora and fauna, for which Member States retain important competencies; taking into account that national territories are characterised by an ample diversity of ecosystems and that any impacts on ecosystems may also have health implications, Member States should be given the right to restrict or ban GM cultivation on their territory on grounds related to environmental or health impacts or other legitimate factors which are complementary to those examined during the risk assessment process conducted under Part C of Directive 2001/18/EC or which have not been addressed or have not been sufficiently dealt with as part of that assessment.

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

2010/0208(COD)

Kartika Tamara LIOTARD, Sabine WILS, Bairbre de BRÚN, Marisa MATIAS, Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES, João FERREIRA

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 9

(9) On the basis of the subsidiarity principle, the purpose of this Regulation is not to harmonize the conditions of cultivation in Member States but to grant freedom to Member States to ~~invoke o~~restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs on their ~~grounds than scientific assessment of health and environmental risks to ban cultivation of GMOs on their territory~~territory on grounds relating to environmental or health impacts or other legitimate factors which might arise from the deliberate release of GMOs, and which are complementary to those examined during the risk assessment process conducted under Part C of this Directive or which have not been addressed or have not been sufficiently dealt with as part of that assessment. In addition one of the purposes of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations which is to allow the Commission to consider the adoption of binding acts at EU level would not be served by the systematic notification of Member States’ measures under that Directive. Moreover, since measures which Member States can adopt under this Regulation cannot have as a subject the placing of the market of GMOs and thus does not modify the conditions of placing on the market of GMOs authorised under the existing legislation, the notification procedure under Directive 98/34/EC does not appear the most appropriate information channel for the Commission. Therefore, by derogation, Directive 98/34/EC should not be applicable. A simpler notification system of the national measures prior to their adoption appears to be a more proportionate tool for the Commission to be aware of these measures. Measures which Member States intend to adopt should thus be communicated together with their reasons to the Commission and to the other Member States one month prior to their adoption for information purposes.

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

2010/0208(COD)

Kartika Tamara LIOTARD, Sabine WILS, Bairbre de BRÚN, Marisa MATIAS, Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES, João FERREIRA

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 (new)

Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 a – paragraph 1

Directive 2001/18/EC shall be amended as follows: (-1) Article 26a(1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. Member States shall take appropriate measures to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products within and across national borders.’

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

2010/0208(COD)

Kartika Tamara LIOTARD, Sabine WILS, Bairbre de BRÚN, Marisa MATIAS, Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES, João FERREIRA

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1

Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) those measures are based on grounds ~~other than those related to the assessment of the adverse effect on health and environment which might~~related to environmental or health impacts which might arise from the deliberate release of GMOs, or on other legitimate factors. National measures may be based, inter alia, on the following grounds: - the prevention of the development of pesticide resistance amongst weeds and pests due to the deliberate release of GMOs; - the protection of farmers against increased dependence from companies holding patents on GM seeds and corresponding herbicides; - the prevention of changes in agri~~se from the deliberate release or the placing on the market of GMOs~~cultural practices, caused by the deliberate release of GMOs, resulting in negative impacts on the environment, health or existing farming practices that are ecologically more sustainable;

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

2010/0195(COD)