Activities of Pedro GUERREIRO
Plenary speeches (689)
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Venezuela: the case of Manuel Rosales
Support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - Economic Recovery Programme: energy projects - Amendment of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 (debate)
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Preparation of the European Council (18-19 June 2009) (debate)
Order of business
Non-proliferation and the future of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (debate)
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Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (debate)
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Green Paper on territorial cohesion and debate on the future reform of the cohesion policy - Regional policy best practice and obstacles to use of Structural Funds - Urban dimension of cohesion policy - Complementarities and coordination of cohesion policy with rural development measures - Implementation of the Structural Funds Regulation 2007-2013: results of negotiations on national cohesion strategies and operational programmes - A European initiative for the development of micro-credit in support of growth and employment (debate)
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The ABB-ABM method as a management tool for allocating budgetary resources - Mid-term Review of the 2007-2013 Financial Framework (debate)
Preparation of the European Council (19-20 March 2008) - European Economic Recovery Plan - Guidelines for the Member States’ employment policies - Cohesion Policy: investing in the real economy (debate)
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Question Time (Commission)
2010 budget - Section III, Commission: 'Guidelines for Budget 2010' - Guidelines for the 2010 budget procedure - Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX (debate)
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Role of the European Union in the Middle East (debate)
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Annual Report (2007) on the main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP - European Security Strategy and ESDP - The role of NATO in the security architecture of the EU (debate)
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Resettlement of Guantánamo prisoners - Alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (debate)
Production and employment in the textile and clothing sector in various EU Member States (debate)
Mediterranean diet (debate)
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Situation in the Middle East/Gaza Strip (debate)
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CFP and the ecosystem approach to fisheries management (short presentation)
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Nicaragua
Draft general budget 2009 as modified by the Council (all sections) (debate)
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Impact of counterfeiting on international trade - Consumer protection aspects of counterfeiting (debate)
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Outcome of the European Council on 11-12 December 2008 - French Presidency’s term of office (debate)
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Preparation of the European Council (11-12 December 2008) (debate)
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Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment - Single application procedure for residence and work
Demographic tendencies - Economic and social impacts (debate)
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European Union Solidarity Fund: obstacles for its reform (debate)
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Venezuela
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Draft general budget 2009 (Section III) - Draft general budget 2009 (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX) (debate)
European Council meeting (15-16 October 2008) (debate)
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Temporary workers (debate)
Management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions (debate)
Management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions (debate)
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Migration to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) - Migration to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (debate)
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Trade in services (debate)
European ports policy (debate)
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Presentation of the programme of the French Presidency (debate)
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European Union fishing fleet affected by the economic crisis (debate)
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Results of the European Council meeting of 19 and 20 June 2008 in Brussels - Slovenian Presidency's term of office (debate)
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Measures to combat the rise in oil prices (debate)
The crisis in the fisheries sector caused by rising fuel oil prices (debate)
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Community system against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (debate)
Protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems (debate)
Follow-up of the Paris Declaration of 2005 on Aid Effectiveness (debate)
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An Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union (debate)
An Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union (debate)
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Outermost regions (debate)
Outermost regions (debate)
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Management of deep-sea fish stocks (debate)
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Implementation of the posting of workers directive following the judgments of the Court of Justice (debate)
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Commission: budgetary framework and priorities for 2009 (debate)
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Rights-based management tools in fisheries (debate)
Results of the European Council (Brussels, 13-14 March 2008) (debate)
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4th report on economic and social cohesion - Territorial Agenda and the Leipzig Charter (debate)
4th report on economic and social cohesion - Territorial Agenda and the Leipzig Charter (debate)
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East Timor
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Kosovo (debate)
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Accomplishment of the internal market in Community postal services (debate)
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Presentation of the programme of the Slovenian Presidency (debate)
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Towards an EU strategy on the rights of the child (debate)
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Airport charges (debate)
Textiles (debate)
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Common organisation of the markets in fisheries and aquaculture (vote)
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Second EU/Africa Summit (Lisbon, 8 and 9 December 2007) (debate)
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A renewed EU tourism policy: towards a stronger partnership for European tourism (debate)
Referendum in Venezuela (debate)
Situations of fragility
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EU-Africa relations (debate)
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2008 draft general budget: Section III – 2008 draft general budget: Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX (debate)
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Preparation of the informal summit of heads of state and government (Lisbon, 18/19 October 2007)
A Maritime Policy for the EU
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Immigration - Legal migration - Policy priorities in the fight against illegal immigration of third-country nationals (debate)
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Fight against terrorism (debate)
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Sustainability in EU fisheries through maximum sustainable yield (debate)
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Reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (debate)
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Convening of the Intergovernmental Conference: opinion of the European Parliament (debate)
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First railway package (debate)
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European Council meeting of 21-22 June 2007 Activity report of the German Presidency (continuation of debate)
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Middle East (debate)
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Structural policies and EU cohesion (debate)
Housing and regional policy – Structural policies and EU cohesion – Future regional policy and innovation (debate)
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Transatlantic relations (debate)
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Future enlargements and cohesion (debate)
Prospects for the EU's Common Foreign Policy in 2007, including the deployment of anti-missile defence systems in Europe by the United States (debate)
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Follow-up to the Berlin declaration (debate)
Regional policy (islands and natural and economic constraints) (debate)
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Transportation and illegal detention of prisoners (debate)
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Illegal fishing (debate)
Commission Question Time
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New PNR agreement SWIFT (debate)
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Development of the Community's railways Certification of train drivers operating locomotives and trains on the railway system in the Community International rail passengers' rights and obligations (continuation of debate)
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Preparation for the European Council (14-15 December 2006) (continuation of debate)
Banana sector (debate)
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Services in the internal market (debate)
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Results of the informal summit of heads of state and government (Lahti, 20 October 2006) (debate)
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Draft general budget for 2007 (Section III) – Draft general budget for 2007 (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII)
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Informal summit in Lahti and EU-Russia relations following the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya (debate)
Footwear from China and Vietnam (debate)
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Freedom, security and justice – Immigration (debate)
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Improving the economic situation in the fishing industry (debate)
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Situation in the Middle East (debate)
Eco-labelling schemes for fisheries products (debate)
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Situation in Palestine (debate)
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ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund (general provisions) – Establishment of a Cohesion Fund – European Social Fund – European Regional Development Fund – European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (debate)
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East Timor
Inshore fishing (debate)
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Debate on the future of Europe with the participation of the Belgian Prime Minister, Member of the European Council (debate)
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Natural disasters: agricultural aspects – Natural disasters: regional development aspects – Natural disasters: environmental aspects – EU Solidarity fund (debate)
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IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management – Conclusion of the IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (debate)
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EC-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement (debate)
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State of progress of negotiations on the Financial Perspective. (debate)
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Commission Question Time
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State of the European footwear sector one year after liberalisation (debate)
More environmentally friendly fishing methods (debate)
Relocation in the context of regional development (debate)
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Services (continuation of the debate)
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Market access to port services
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WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong
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Preparation for the European Council (Brussels, 15-16 December 2005), including the Development strategy
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Common fisheries policy and the Law of the Sea
Draft general budget 2006, as modified by the Council (all sections) - Mobilisation of the flexibility instrument - Draft amending budget No 8/2005
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Direct state aid as a tool of regional development
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Preparation for the WTO conference
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Human rights in Western Sahara
Draft general budget for 2006 (Section III) - Draft general budget for 2006 (Other sections)
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Regional development
Community railways
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Liberty and security
Basic guidelines for sustainable European tourism
Textiles and clothing after 2005
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Natural disasters (fires and floods)
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Preparations for the European Council, including the future of the Union after the referenda on the European constitution (Brussels, 16-17 June 2005)
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Policy challenges and budgetary means
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Implementation of WTO rules by China
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The future of Europe sixty years after the Second World War
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Renewal of fish stocks
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Drought in Portugal
Humanitarian assistance to refugees from Western Sahara
Meeting of the European Council (Brussels, 22 and 23 March 2005)
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Regional policy
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Economy/Public finances
Reports (6)
REPORT on the CFP and the ecosystem approach to fisheries management PDF (145 KB) DOC (78 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions PDF (159 KB) DOC (203 KB)
REPORT on the common organisation of the market in the fisheries and aquaculture products sector PDF (126 KB) DOC (67 KB)
REPORT on improving the economic situation in the fishing industry PDF (194 KB) DOC (104 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation denouncing the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People’s Republic of Angola on fisheries off Angola and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 PDF (183 KB) DOC (130 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the amendments to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Agreement on cooperation in the sea fisheries sector between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for the period 1 August 2001 to 31 July 2006 PDF (165 KB) DOC (111 KB)
Opinions (6)
OPINION on a strategy for the outermost regions: achievements and future prospects
OPINION on an integrated maritime policy for the European Union
OPINION on the Fourth Cohesion Report
OPINION on the proposal for a Council regulation introducing a scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, and the French departments of Guiana and Réunion from 2007 to 2013
OPINION on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations (EEC) No 404/93, (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 247/2006 as regards the banana sector
OPINION on textiles and clothing after 2005
Written declarations (1)
Amendments (144)
Amendment 15 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas cohesion policy and its associated financial resources should be used to promote economic, social and territorial development and should not therefore be subordinated to competition and deregulation under the ‘Lisbon Strategy’;
Amendment 19 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas competitiveness should not be a substitute for convergence in the Member States and regions which are lagging behind in their socioeconomic development;
Amendment 20 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas, despite progress made in terms of convergence in the EU, absolute disparities remain high, as do differences in the levels of prosperity of the various Member States, some of which have been in a state of ongoing divergence for several years;
Amendment 43 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that the primary and principal objective of structural policy should be to reduce disparities between the levels of development of the various regions, promote real convergence and stimulate growth and employment, and that structural policy should be an instrument of redistribution and compensation for the increased costs of the single market, Economic and Monetary Union and the liberalisation of international trade for the least developed countries and regions of the European Union;
Amendment 44 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines that cohesion policy should not be regarded simply as an instrument for achieving the objectives of other sectoral policies, given that it is a Community policy with high added value which has its own raison d’être: cohesion;
Amendment 68 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new) (before title "Analysis of the concept of Territorial Cohesion")
Paragraph 10 a (new) (before title "Analysis of the concept of Territorial Cohesion")
10a. Considers that the current Community financial resources for cohesion policy are insufficient to respond to the requirements of real convergence, regional disparities, high levels of unemployment, income inequalities and poverty in the European Union; therefore reiterates the need for an increase in the Community budget, with the central and primary objective being to promote economic and social cohesion at EU level;
Amendment 69 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new) (before title "Analysis of the concept of Territorial Cohesion")
Paragraph 10 b (new) (before title "Analysis of the concept of Territorial Cohesion")
10b. Considers that the existence of a strong and well-financed European regional policy is a sine qua non for tackling successive enlargements and for achieving social, economic and territorial cohesion in an enlarged EU;
Amendment 70 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new) (after title "Analysis of the concept of Territorial Cohesion")
Paragraph 10 c (new) (after title "Analysis of the concept of Territorial Cohesion")
10c. Emphasises that the territorial dimension should not counteract or dilute the primary objective of regional policy which is to promote economic and social cohesion, in other words to reduce disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the lagging behind of the least-favoured regions; underlines that new Community financial resources should be provided for the new objectives and priorities;
Amendment 71 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new) (after title "Analysis of the concept of Territorial Cohesion")
Paragraph 10 d (new) (after title "Analysis of the concept of Territorial Cohesion")
10d. Underlines that territorial cohesion should not dilute or diminish the central objectives of cohesion policy, particularly at economic and social level, and that it should instead help to reinforce these objectives, by promoting the convergence of Member States and regions which are lagging behind in their development;
Amendment 72 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new) (after title "Analysis of the concept of Territorial Cohesion")
Paragraph 10 e (new) (after title "Analysis of the concept of Territorial Cohesion")
10e. Underlines that land management and planning are responsibilities of the Member States;
Amendment 113 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Recommends that EU cohesion policy, in its various dimensions, should be adapted, by adopting specific measures, to the outermost regions, as established in Article 299(2) of the EC Treaty; asks the Commission to propose permanent, flexible and adequately financed policies and measures capable of meeting the needs of each outermost region and helping to tackle the permanent development challenges faced by these regions;
Amendment 180 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Draws attention to the situation of regions which, despite being among the poorest in the EU-15, are now excluded from the group of poorest regions in the EU-27, solely for statistical reasons; recommends that attention is paid to the specific situation of these regions which suffered cuts in payments in the current financial framework; considers that this framework should be revised so that the regions affected by this ‘statistical effect’ can receive the same level of support that they would have received if the eligibility criterion had been based on the EU-15;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Israel is the most important aviation market in the Middle East with a strong growth potential, also considering its strategic position as a bridge between Europe and the Middle Eahaving regard to the criminal war which the Israeli Government has launched against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army's slaughter of thousands of Palestinians, among them hundreds of children and women, the bombing and total destruction of public and civil infrastructure, and the Israeli army's shelling of hospitals, schools and UN buildings, which UN officials have described as war crimes and crimes against humanity; having regard also to the Israeli Government's inhuman, longst and towards regions which are further awaying blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has caused a vast humanitarian disaster in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel,
Amendment 2 #
2008/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesCalls on the Council and the cCommencement ofission immediately to halt and suspend the negotiations with Israel on a comprehensive air transport agreement;
Amendment 25 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1a (new)
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Stresses that the key challenges for sustainable tourism also require: a less seasonal demand pattern; prosperous local communities with a better quality of life; minimisation of the impact of resource consumption and waste production; and the conservation and promotion of the natural and cultural heritage;
Amendment 26 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1b (new)
Paragraph 1b (new)
1b. Stresses the need to safeguard workers' rights in the sector, promoting quality jobs and the acquisition of skills; this entails, inter alia, suitable training, more use of long-term contracts, equitable and decent wages and better working conditions;
Amendment 27 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1c (new)
Paragraph 1c (new)
1c. Calls on the Member States to promote planning models aimed at countering the urgent situation produced by mass- tourism-based projects which have had major negative effects on the coastline in terms of the preservation of nature and of the historical and cultural heritage while failing to integrate or involve the local communities;
Amendment 28 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1d (new)
Paragraph 1d (new)
1d. Believes that the tourist industry should be a factor contributing to territorial cohesion, economic development and employment at regional level, and stresses the need for a transversal approach to the sector in terms of Community policies and funds, notably via the creation of a specific Community programme, complementing the Member States' actions, to promote the sector and encourage synergies between the various social and economic players involved;
Amendment 38 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3a (new)
Paragraph 3a (new)
3a. Stresses the need to continue pursuing a model of tourism which will reduce the seasonal element by means of supply structures that can offer an alternative cycle to the traditional supply in coastal zone, familiarising enterprises there with the notion of regular year-long service, with positive consequences for job stability and enabling local communities to profit more fully from tourism, thus contributing to sustainable economic development and to those communities' quality of life;
Amendment 40 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3b (new)
Paragraph 3b (new)
3b. Stresses the need to minimise the adverse effects of tourist activity, and advocates compensatory measures for the local communities, notably as regards pollution, environmental deterioration and increased living costs, as well as measures to safeguard local identities and cultures;
Amendment 75 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10a (new)
Paragraph 10a (new)
10a. Recalls that certain tourist-oriented coastal regions have been penalised by the so-called 'statistical effect' in the current financial framework for 2007-2013, and therefore calls for compensatory measures at European level for those regions;
Amendment 100 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16a (new)
Paragraph 16a (new)
16a. Stresses the need to apply the Structural Funds with a view to improving links between coastal and inland areas in the context of reinforcing territorial cohesion, making use of the potential knock-on effect of coastal tourism on the inland areas and generating interterritorial complementarities;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that, despite the progress achieved in convergence in the EU, absolute inequalities remain high, and there are still enormous variations between Member States in terms of levels of prosperity, including cases of constant divergence over several years now;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that structural policy must have as its primary objectives the reduction of disparities in development level between regions, the promotion of real convergence, and the stimulation of growth and employment, and that it must be an instrument of redistribution and compensation for the increased costs arising from the single market, economic and monetary union and the liberalisation of international trade for the Union's less- favoured Member States and regions;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Is concerned at the fact that in some regions Community funding has not been sufficient to offset the adverse effects of the single market, economic and monetary union and the liberalisation of international trade; calls on the Commission, therefore, to undertake an in-depth analysis of the effects of the Stability and Growth Pact, the introduction of the euro and the liberalisation of the internal and international markets on cohesion policy and convergence in the EU;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that the existing Community financial resources for cohesion policy are insufficient to meet the needs of real convergence, regional inequalities, high levels of unemployment, income inequalities and poverty in the EU; reiterates, therefore, the need for an increase in the Community budget with the central and primary objective of promoting economic and social cohesion in the Union;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Believes that a solid and properly financed European regional policy is an essential condition for assimilating the successive enlargements and achieving social, economic and territorial cohesion in an enlarged Union;
Amendment 17 #
2008/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Amendment 25 #
2008/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that cohesion policy and the associated financial resources must be targeted on the promotion of economic, social and territorial development, and must therefore not be subordinated to the competition and deregulation criteria of the Lisbon strategy; considers that competitiveness must not be allowed to replace convergence as a goal in those Member States and regions where social and economic development is still lagging behind;
Amendment 26 #
2008/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that cohesion policy must not be seen as merely an instrument for achieving the objectives of other sectoral policies, since it is a Community policy in its own right offering substantial value added;
Amendment 33 #
2008/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises that the territorial dimension must not be counterposed to or be allowed to dilute the main objective of regional policy, which is the promotion of economic and social cohesion, i.e. the reduction of inequalities of development between the regions and of the lack of progress of the least-favoured regions;
Amendment 39 #
2008/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recommends that the Union's cohesion policy, in its various facets, be adapted by means of specific measures to the most remote regions pursuant to Article 299(2) of the EC Treaty; calls on the Commission to propose policies and measures, of a permanent and flexible nature and suitably funded, that can be adjusted to the needs of each of the outlying regions and help them tackle the inbuilt constraints on development from which they suffer;
Amendment 40 #
2008/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Draws attention to the situation of those regions which, despite being among the least-favoured in the EU-15, are now excluded from the least-favoured group in the EU-27 purely for statistical reasons; recommends that attention be paid to these regions' predicament, recalling that they have suffered budget cuts under the present financial framework; believes that this framework must be revised so as to restore to the regions affected by the 'statistical effect' the same levels of support as they would have under the EU- 15 eligibility criteria;
Amendment 41 #
2008/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Stresses that public aid granted under the Structural Funds must be conditional on the existence of long-term contracts with enterprises with provisions on duration and employment so as to ensure that relocation is not encouraged;
Amendment 42 #
2008/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Believes it is necessary to increase the Community cofinancing rates for the 'convergence' regions, and especially for the least-favoured regions of the Cohesion Fund Member States and for regions characterised by permanent geographical or natural disadvantages, such as the most remote regions;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, despite the improvements observed, there is still a need for fresh investment in order to improve working conditions for those operating in the fisheries sector, as well as infrastructures and port equipment for fisheries, and to renew and modernise the fleets of the outermost regions,
Amendment 2 #
2008/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the fleets consist for the most part of ageing vessels (in some of the outermost regions more than 30% are of this type), while the elimination of Community aid for fleet renewal will make it difficult to remedy a situation in which they are lagging behind the fleets from the European mainland,
Amendment 3 #
2008/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. having regard to the outermost regions' dependent situation, in social and economic terms, with regard to the fish stocks in their Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and to the biological vulnerability of their fishing zones,
Amendment 4 #
2008/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses how important the fishing industry is in the socio-economic situation, in employment and in promoting economic and social cohesion in the outermost regions (ORs), whose economies suffer from permanent structural constraints and limited possibilities for economic diversification;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B-A. Believes it is imperative to recognise the specific characteristics of the outermost regions, moving forward with policies and measures, not dependent on transitional criteria or circumstantial or artificial wealth trends, which can contribute to offering solutions for the permanent constraints to which they are subject;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. having regard to the structure of the economies of the outermost regions, marked by close links with agriculture and fisheries, which, together with services (particularly tourism), arepresents a very important source economic activities which account for a very large number of jobs in these regions,
Amendment 7 #
2008/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it necessary to adopt new, more effective measures, not based on transitional criteria or circumstantial wealth trends, to promote the ORs' capacity to cope with the conditions and permanent structural handicaps facing them, particularly in the fishing industry;
Amendment 11 #
2008/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
- Considering the area corresponding to the EEZs of ORs as an 'exclusive access zone' in order to guarantee the sustainability of marine ecosystems and, fishing activity and the local communities concerned;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 a (new)
- Undertaking a scientific assessment of the potential of the marine resources in those waters, and, in line with the precautionary principle as defined under the CFP, reserving the EEZs adjoining the outermost regions for the local fleets;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 b (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 b (new)
- Evaluating, on the basis of the principle of relative stability, the socio-economic impact of an increased fishing effort and the use of certain tackle by vessels with greater fishing capacity in the EEZs adjoining the outermost regions in terms of the sustainability of the local communities concerned;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 2
Paragraph 4 – indent 2
- ProvidEnsuring Community support for the renewal and modernisation of the ORs' fishing fleets, and especially the traditional fleet, since this is a sine qua non for improving the conditions of conservation of fish and safety standards for fisheries workers in those regions;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
- ProvidReinforcing Community support for scientific fisheries research, in such a way as to promote the protection and recovery of fish stocks and the biodiversity of the outermost regions, while paying special attention to the specific characteristics of those regions in the context of the programmes under the Seventh Framework Programme in the field of research, demonstration and technological development activities;
Amendment 18 #
2008/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
- Creating a Community programme to support small-scale inshore and artisanal fishing, taking account of its specific characteristics and its social and economic importance in the regions concerned;
Amendment 20 #
2008/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 7
Paragraph 4 – indent 7
- Supporting improvements to working conditions (including conditions ensuring hygiene, safety and comfort) and the economic situation for fishermen, together with more appropriate professional training, with a view to renewing the industry's age profile;
Amendment 21 #
2008/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 8
Paragraph 4 – indent 8
- Boosting support for the processing, marketing and promotion of fish products from the ORsrs; this will necessitate continuing with a range of Community aids, as in the case of POSEI and taking account of the permanent additional costs of a structural nature which the sector has to meet;
Amendment 23 #
2008/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 9
Paragraph 4 – indent 9
- Modernising and creating port infrastructure and facilities to support fishing, recalling that these are now insufficient to meet the needs of the fisheries sector in certain outermost regions;
Amendment 24 #
2008/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 9 a (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 9 a (new)
- Support for the sustainable development of aquaculture, in the context of the specific needs of each of the regions concerned;
Amendment 25 #
2008/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12-A.. Believes it is essential to ensure full access for the inhabitants of these regions to the means of information and communication offered by the new technologies, including broadband technologies and, in particular, Internet broadband access;
Amendment 25 #
2008/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 10
Paragraph 4 – indent 10
- Support for the installation and modernisation of specific means of prevention, rescue, monitoring, checks and control.s (taking account of their extensive EEZs), combating illegal fisheries, reinforcing maritime safety and preserving the marine environment;
Amendment 26 #
2008/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 10 a (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 10 a (new)
- Creation of a Regional Advisory Council for the Outermost Regions, with a view to the active participation of fisheries workers and the articulation of the industry's problems vis-à-vis the common fisheries policy, taking account of the specific characteristics of fisheries in the outermost regions and the social and economic circumstances of their fisheries sectors;
Amendment 29 #
2008/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15-A. Believes that the EU's strategy for the outermost regions must be based on measures of a permanent nature which are properly financed and can be adapted to the different needs of each of those regions, thus helping them tackle the permanent structural constraints they have to deal with;
Amendment 30 #
2008/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Amendment 31 #
2008/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15-C.. Believes there is an urgent need to adopt measures aimed at combating endemic unemployment, poverty and unequal income distribution in the outermost regions, which have some of the worst rates in the EU;
Amendment 32 #
2008/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d
Paragraph 15 d
15-D. Stresses the importance of public services for economic and social cohesion in the outermost regions, in such areas as air and sea transport, energy and communications ;
Amendment 37 #
2008/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17-A. Stresses the heightened importance of agriculture for the outermost regions and its contribution to the goal of economic and social cohesion, thanks to the income and employment it creates and the upstream and downstream economic activities it generates; favours new measures to guarantee producers' incomes, employment and the economic situation of agriculture; advocates keeping farm aids linked as far as possible to production, applying a system of advances, and continuing to support producers' organisations, especially for the marketing of their products;
Amendment 39 #
2008/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17-B. Believes that it is not correct to propose, as the Commission does, a general increase in milk quotas at Union level; favours, rather, a localised increase based on the productive capacities and needs of particular Member States and regions, especially the outermost regions; advocates establishing a 'premium' to support the organised collection of milk from the producers in those regions;
Amendment 43 #
2008/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Amendment 1 #
2008/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, in order to 'take more into account the welfare of coastal communities' and improve the 'social welfare of workers' in the fishing industry, it is impossible to overlook the serious socio-economic situation facing it, mainly due to the failure to adopt adequate measures aimed atto help make its activity profitable and thus guaranteeing a proper standard of living for people working in the industry;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the key objective of the 'integrated European maritime policy' (IEMP) in the field of fisheries should be to promote the modernisation and sustainable, balanced and fair development of the industry throughout the European Union, safeguarding its socio-economic viability and the sustainability of resources and guaranteeing food sovereignty and food security, the supply of fish to the public, job preservation and improved living conditions for fishermen;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphatically supports the Commission's intention to exploit the potential of short sea shipping between EU Member States and to integrate this rapidly into the single marketenhanced cooperation between Member States avoiding any new proposal liberalising the provision of port services;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that 'creating more and better' seafaring jobs, particularly in the fishing industry, also depends on a guarantee of a fair and adequate income and, proper working conditions (including health and safety) and access to training for people working in the industry;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Proposes studying the current mechanisms by which first-sale prices are set and the way in which they might help to guarantee a balanced remuneration for people working in the industry, without increasing consumer prices;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 11 #
2008/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. CHighlighting the need to define adequate financial resources for the IEMP, calls on the Commission to define what it means by a 'sound financial basis' for the IEMP and, starting from the principle that new priorities will require new financial resources, rejects the notion that it should be financed from the EFF;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reiterates the need to boost support for scientific fisheries research in the various Member States, particularly under the seventh framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for Community support for the implementation of effective measures to ensure adequate means of evacuation, assistance and rescue for crews;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls for support for the installation and modernisation of Member States' own means of surveillance, monitoring and control of their EEZs;
Amendment 16 #
2008/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that the integrated European maritime policy is based on a framework requiring Member States to act in cooperation and that drawing up and adopting specific national maritime policies to cover its various aspects is a matter for the Member States, as the Commission has, moreover, pointed out;
Amendment 27 #
2008/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the target set by the European Council of March 2007 of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and reaffirms its call for maritime policy to make a substantial contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions; this should include incorporating shipping into emissions trading and enhancing research efforts with regard to exploiting the seas as a source of renewable energy; considers that if Europe leads the way in combating climate change this can strengthen and develop Europe’s leading role in environmental technology and research;
Amendment 48 #
2008/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers it necessary to meet the demands being made by seafarers for better shipboard working and living conditions, reversing the current trend towards unremitting job cuts and longer working hours; calls in particular for steps to be taken to ensure compliance with the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’, to rule out discrimination based on seafarers’ places of origin or recruitment, to shorten daily working hours, proceeding from the principle of a 7-hour day and a 5-day, 35-hour week, and to raise crew manning levels for every category of vessel, so as to enable seafarers to carry on their occupation in the proper way; also calls for training for seafarers in all specialist fields to be organised publicly and provided free of charge;
Amendment 57 #
2008/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to say what it means by a ‘sound financial basis’ for the integrated European maritime policy and, proceeding from the principle that new priorities must have new financial resources to match, maintains that the policy should not be financed from the EFF;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the debate on port services at European Union level is of great importance, as is well demonstrated by the European Parliament’s rejection of two relevant proposals for directives1 in 2003 and 2006;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 10 #
2008/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. CommendRejects the Commission on the’s approach it took when drawing up the communication, particularly the extensive process of consultationn its communication because it indirectly seeks to promote the deregulation of port services at EU and Member State level;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points to the crucialstrategic importance of the ports sector tofor the European Union from the economic, commercial, social, environmental and strategic points of view; economic and social development, the defence and sovereignty of each Member State and considers, therefore, that the ports should constitute public property; expresses its categorical opposition to any form of concession for any port operation to private individuals as absolutely incompatible with the public interest;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3a (new)
Paragraph 3a (new)
3a. Rejects any fresh attempt to liberalise port services at European Union level, for example by applying internal market competition rules (in particular as regards ‘public financing’, ‘port concessions’, ‘technical-nautical services’ and ‘cargo handling services’) to what is a strategic public service in various Member States;
Amendment 66 #
2008/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23a (new)
Paragraph 23a (new)
23a. Urges that initiatives be taken to combat precarious conditions and the risks of accidents in the sector and to guarantee and ensure respect for the rights of port workers, particularly as regards employment with rights, fair pay and decent working conditions, social protection, collective agreements, trade union rights and professional training;
Amendment 3 #
2008/0800(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Commission Communication on "New skills for new jobs: Anticipating and matching labour market and skills needs"1 and the 'Common Principles of Flexicurity' adopted by the European Council on 14 December 2007 emphasise the objectives of fostering the continuous adaptability and employability of workers through better learnlow level of take-up for the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (of an annual allocation of EUR 500 m, only EUR 65 214 850 were executed in 2007 and 14 624 972 in 2008) points to the need to review certaing opportunities at all levels and through skills development strategies responsive to the needs of the economyf its aspects so as to ensure that its objectives are met.
Amendment 5 #
2008/0800(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3-A) The latest economic forecasts point to a substantial rise in unemployment in the EU, which could have severe social consequences in a number of the Union's regions, especially those with more vulnerable economic structures.
Amendment 7 #
2008/0800(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 1
Article 1 - point 1
Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 1 − paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 − paragraph 1 a (new)
"1-A. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, tThe EGF shall also provide support to workers made redundant as a result of the global financial and economic crisies, provided applications comply with the criteria set out in Article 2(a), (b) or (c). This derogation shall apply to all applications submitted before 31 December 2010"."
Amendment 8 #
2008/0800(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 2 − paragraph 2 − introductory part
Article 2 − paragraph 2 − introductory part
A financial contribution from the A financial contribution from the EGF shall be provided where EGF shall be provided where major structural changes in world major structural changes in world trade patterns lead to a serious trade patterns lead to a serious economic disruption, notably a economic disruption, notably a substantial increase of imports substantial increase of imports into the European Union, or a into the European Union, or a rapid decline of the EU market rapid decline of the EU market share in a given sector or a share in a given sector or a delocalisation to third countries, delocalisation to third countries or which results in: between Member States, which results in:
Amendment 10 #
2008/0800(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 2 − paragraph 2 − point b
Article 2 − paragraph 2 − point b
Amendment 14 #
2008/0800(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 4
Article 1 - point 4
Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 8 - paragraph 1
Article 8 - paragraph 1
1. At the initiative of the Commission, subject to a ceiling of 0.315% of the maximum amount for the EGF that year, the EGF may be used to finance preparation, monitoring, information, creation of a knowledge base relevant to the implementation of the EGF, administrative and technical support, audit, control and evaluation activities necessary to implement this Regulation.
Amendment 15 #
2008/0800(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 5
Article 1 - point 5
Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 10 - paragraph 1
Article 10 - paragraph 1
'1. The Commission shall, on the basis of the assessment carried out in accordance with Article 5(5), particularly taking into account the number of workers to be supported, the proposed actions and the estimated costs, evaluate and propose as quickly as possible the amount of financial contribution, if any, that may be made within the limits of the resources available. The amount may not exceed 785% of the total of the estimated cost referred to in Article 5(2)(d).'
Amendment 16 #
2008/0800(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 5 a (new)
Article 1 - point 5 a (new)
Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 12 - paragraph 1
Article 12 - paragraph 1
Amendment 17 #
2008/0800(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 6
Article 1 - point 6
Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 13 - paragraph 2
Article 13 - paragraph 2
'2. The Member State(s) shall carry out all eligible actions included in the coordinated package of personalised services within 2430 months of the date of application pursuant to Article 5.'
Amendment 18 #
2008/0800(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 7
Article 1 - point 7
Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 20 - paragraph 1a (new)
Article 20 - paragraph 1a (new)
Amendment 32 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Given that the success of the Common Fisheries Policy involves implementing an effective system of control, the measures provided for in this Regulation seek to establish a Communitystrengthen the system for inspection, monitoring, control, surveillance and enforcement by the Member States, with a global and integrated approach so as to ensure compliance with all the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy in order to provide for the sustainable exploitation of living aquatic resources by covering all aspects of the policy.
Amendment 34 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The allocation of responsibilities between the Member States, the Commission and the Common Fisheries Control Agency should be further clarified. Control of compliance with the Common Fisheries Policy rules should be first and foremost the responsibility of the Member States. The Commission for its part should ensure that Member States implement the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy throughout the Community in a consistent manner. To this end the current system of micro- decisions should be progressively replaced by a macro-management-based approach.
Amendment 38 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) For the consistent and effective prosecution of infringements, provision should be made to enable inspection and surveillance reports drawn up by Commission inspectors, Community inspectors and officials of Member States to be used in the same way as national reports.
Amendment 39 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Cooperation and coordination between Member States, with the Commission and the Community Fisheries Control Agency should be intensified in order to promote compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, in particular through the exchange of national inspectors and the strengthening of the role and powers of Community inspectors.
Amendment 41 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
Amendment 42 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 45 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
Amendment 48 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation establishes a Community system for control, monitoring, surveillance, inspection, and enforcement (hereinafter to be referred to as "Community control system") of the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 143 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27
Article 27
Amendment 147 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28
Article 28
Amendment 165 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45
Article 45
Amendment 166 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Amendment 207 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64
Article 64
Amendment 209 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68
Article 68
Admissibility of inspection reports Inspection reports drawn up by persons authorised by national and Community authorities to carry out inspections shall constitute admissible evidence in the administrative or judicial proceedings of any Member State. In the establishment of facts they shall be treated equally to inspection reports of officials of the Member State where the administrative or judicial proceedings take place and appropriate follow-up action may be taken on the basis of those reports.rticle 68 Deleted
Amendment 212 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4
Article 70 – paragraph 4
4. Community inspectors shall have the same powers as national inspectors. While performing their tasks and exercising their powers, Community inspectors shall comply with Community law and the national law of the Member State where the inspection takes place.
Amendment 213 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1
Article 71 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the primary responsibility of the coastal Member State, a Member State may inspect fishing vessels flying its flag in all Community waters, subject to authorisation by the coastal Member State.
Amendment 214 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) where a Specific Community control action programmes has been adopted in accordance with Article 87on the basis of bilateral agreements between Member States.
Amendment 215 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3
Article 72 – paragraph 3
3. Requests for authorisations shall be denied in whole or in part only to the extent necessary for compelling reasons of national security. Denials and the reasons underlying them shall be sent without delay to the requesting Member State and the Commission or to the body designated by it.
Amendment 216 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – point b
Article 73 – point b
b) where a Specific Community control action programmes has been adopted in accordance with Article 87on the basis of bilateral agreements between Member States.
Amendment 222 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 2
Article 82 – paragraph 2
2. In addition, for all serious infringements which level cannot be linked to the value of the fishery products obtained by committing the serious infringement, Member States shall ensure that a natural person having committed or a legal person held liable for a serious infringement is punishable by an administrative fine of a minimum of at least 5.000 EUR and a maximum of at least 300.000 EUR for each serious infringement. The flag Member State shall be immediately notified of the sanction imposed.
Amendment 246 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87
Article 87
Amendment 247 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
Article 88 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
1. The Commission shall control and evaluate the application of the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy by the Member States by means of the examination of information and documents and by conducting on-the-spot visits and inspections and shall facilitate coordination and cooperation between them. For this purpose the Commission may, on its own accord and by its own means, initipropose to the Member States and carry out in coordination with them inquiries, audits and inspections. It may in particular verify:
Amendment 248 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 88 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 249 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 1
Article 89 – paragraph 1
1. Wherever it is deemed necessary by the Commission, its may ask Member States to allow their officials mayto be present during control activities carried out by national control authorities. In the framework of these missions, the Commission shall establish appropriate contacts with Member States with a view, wherever possible, to establish a mutually acceptable control programme.
Amendment 250 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 5
Article 89 – paragraph 5
Amendment 251 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90
Article 90
Amendment 252 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91
Article 91
Amendment 254 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
The Commission may decide topropose suspending for a maximum period of eighteen months all or part of the payments of the Community financial assistance under Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 and Article 8, paragraph a, of Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 where there is evidence that:
Amendment 256 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 257 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 2
Article 95 – paragraph 2
2. Where, during the period of suspension, the Member State concerned still fails to demonstrate that it has taken remedial action to ensure compliance with and the enforcement of applicable rules in the future or that there is no serious risk that the future effective operation of the Community control and enforcement system will be impaired, the Commission may propose cancelling all or part of the Community financial assistance the payment of which was suspended pursuant to paragraph 1. Such cancellation shall only be made after the corresponding payment has been suspended for 12 months.
Amendment 258 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96
Article 96
Amendment 263 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 1
Article 97 – paragraph 1
1. When the Commission has established that a Member State has overfished its quota, allocation or share of a stock or a group of stocks available to it the Commission shall operatpropose deductions in the following year or years from the annual quota, allocation or share of the Member State which has overfished by applying a multiplying factor according to the following table:
Amendment 271 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 3
Article 97 – paragraph 3
3. If a Member State takes catches from a stock subject to a quota for which it has no quota, allocation or share of a stock or a group of stocks available to it, the Commission may propose deducting in the following year or years quotas for other stocks or groups of stocks available to that Member State in accordance with paragraph 1.
Amendment 274 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 1
Article 98 – paragraph 1
1. Where there is evidence that rules on conservation, control, inspection or enforcement under the Common Fisheries Policy are not being complied with by a Member State and that this may lead to a serious threat to the conservation of living aquatic resources or the effective operation of the Community control and enforcement system, the Commission may operatpropose deductions from the annual quotas, allocations or shares of a stock or group of stocks available to that Member State.
Amendment 276 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – introductory wording
Article 99 – introductory wording
The Commission may propose denying the transfer of quotas for stocks of a Member State to the following year in accordance with Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas if:
Amendment 279 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – introductory wording
Article 100 – introductory wording
The Commission may propose excludeing the possibility to exchange quotas according to Article 20 paragraph 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002:
Amendment 280 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101
Article 101
Article 101 This article is deleted. Emergency measures
Amendment 289 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 Regulation (EC) No 768/2005
Article 112 Regulation (EC) No 768/2005
Amendments to Council Regulation (EC)rticle 112 This article is deleted. No 768/2005
Amendment 6 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
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The Committee on Transport and Tourism urges the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, as the committee responsible, to propose that the Commission proposal be rejected
Amendment 8 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities12 establishes minimum requirements in relation to the organisation of working time in order to improve the health and safety protection of persons performing mobile road transport activities, to improve road safety and to align conditions of competition. This directive already establishes 'minimum requirements', and its transposition may not result in a lower level of protection for workers or less compliance with more favourable conditions in individual Member States resulting from general employment legislation or collective agreements;
Amendment 11 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In the light of the Commission report and the impact assessment, self-employed drivers should be excluded from the scope of Directive 2002/15/ECt is also in the general interest that the rules governing working time and driving and rest periods should apply equally to all professional drivers, including self-employed drivers, in order to ensure the safety of these professionals and road safety.
Amendment 14 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Nevertheless, iIt is desirable that Member States continue to alert self- employed drivers of the adverse effects on health and safety as well as of negative impacts on road safety caused by excessively long working hours, inadequate rest or disruptive working patterns. similarly, it is important that Member States should make efforts to combat false self-employed work and ensure that workers do not have recourse to precarious forms of contracting for permanent work;
Amendment 17 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 1
Article 1
(-1) Article 1 reads as follows: The purpose of this directive shall be to establish minimum requirements in relation to the organisation of working time in order to improve health and safety protection of professionals performing mobile road transport activities, in particular as regards break times, rest times and periods of availability - without prejudice to their wages - and to improve road safety, with the resultant alignment of conditions of competition.
Amendment 20 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
'1. The Directive shall apply to mobile workers, as defined in Article 3(d) of this Directive, employed by undertakings established in a Member State, participating in road transport activities covered by Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 or, failing that, by the AETR Agreement.'
Amendment 22 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This Directive shall also apply to mobile workers as defined in the second sentence of Article 3(d)self-employed drivers.
Amendment 23 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 3
Article 3
Amendment 25 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 3 – point b – indent 2 a (new)
Article 3 – point b – indent 2 a (new)
(a-A) The following paragraph is inserted: 'This period should be considered for wage purposes.'
Amendment 33 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 3 – point h
Article 3 – point h
(d-A) A subparagraph (h) shall read as follows: '(h) 'The night period' is a period defined in national legislation between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m.;'
Amendment 38 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The following paragraph is inserted: 1-A. 'This period shall be taken into account for the purposes of wages.'
Amendment 39 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The following paragraph is added: 1-A. 'This period shall be taken into account for wage purposes.'
Amendment 41 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 1
Article 11a – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall organise a system of appropriate and regular monitoring and controls in order to guarantee the correct and consistent transposition and implementation of the rules contained in this Directive. They shall ensure that the national bodies responsible for enforcement of the Directive have an adequate number of qualified inspectors and shall take whatever measures are appropriate. This directive already establishes 'minimum requirements', and its transposition may not result in a lower level of protection for workers or less compliance with more favourable conditions in individual Member States resulting from general employment legislation or collective agreements;
Amendment 42 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 3
Article 11a – paragraph 3
(3) Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that transport undertakings and mobile workers have access to information, assistance and advice in the field of working time rules and work organisation. The Member States shall endeavour to combat false self- employed work and to ensure that workers do not have recourse to forms of precarious contracting in the case of permanent work;