353 Amendments of Hans-Peter MARTIN
Amendment 30 #
2014/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets the factNotes that, in a survey in May 2013, more than half the Lithuanians polled voiced misgivings at the introduction of the euro; is confident, however, that, once the information campaigns on the introduction of the euro get under way, public support will increase during 2014; welcomes the factnotes that the Lithuanian Government is clearly in favour of introducing the euro.
Amendment 308 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Regrets the lack of transparency in the MoU negotiations; notes the necessity to evaluate whether formal documents were clearly communicated in due time to the national parliaments and the European Parliament; calls on all the parties, when such negotiations are conducted in the future, to forward official documents of this kind to the national parliaments and the European Parliament in good time; further notes the possible negative impact of such practices on citizens’ rights and the political situation within the countries concerned;
Amendment 547 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that far too little attention has been given to alleviating the negative impact of adjustment strategies in the programme countries; notes that, because of the adverse effects of the austerity programmes, innumerable borrowers have been hit very hard by the financial crisis, but only a minute fraction of lenders have been affected in the same way;
Amendment 591 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that the Troika’s mandate has been perceived as being unclear and lacking transparency; notes in addition that, as far as the Troika is concerned, the European Parliament has been bypassed; 1 By way of a legislative footprint see ‘Austeritätspolitik und Menschenrechte’, a legal opinion for the Vienna Chamber of Labour by Professor Dr Andreas Fischer-Lescano, LL.M. (EUI), Zentrum für europäische Rechtspolitik (ZERP), Faculty of Law, University of Bremen, 24 November 2013.
Amendment 605 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Points out that due to its ad hoc nature there was no appropriate legal basis whatsoever for setting up the Troika on the basis of Union primary law; stresses, moreover that, the Troika’s intervention in the national economic and social systems of the Member States concerned, for instance by cutting minimum wages, is not permitted in Union law2; 2 By way of a legislative footprint see ‘Austeritätspolitik und Menschenrechte’, a legal opinion for the Vienna Chamber of Labour by Professor Dr Andreas Fischer-Lescano, LL.M. (EUI), Zentrum für europäische Rechtspolitik (ZERP), Faculty of Law, University of Bremen, 24 November 2013.
Amendment 685 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Points out that the Troika is not sufficiently accountable at European level, as none of its three component bodies is subject to the necessary democratic control by the European Parliament;
Amendment 776 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Stresses that the ESM should evolve towards Community-method management as provided for in the ESM Treaty and demands that the ESM be made accountable toin future be under the obligation of full democratic accountability to, and scrutinised by, the European Parliament including with respect to decisions to grant financial assistance, in order to exert democratic accountability over the ESM;
Amendment 838 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Notes that several international financial consulting firms have played a central role in the bailout in the countries being supervised by the Troika and that the countries concerned have spent a total of EUR 80 million to secure those firms’ services; calls on the Commission, therefore, to lay down a framework for the future selection of financial consultants entailing at least the obligation of transparency;
Amendment 840 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Is concerned, in particular, to improve the full accountability of the Commission to the European Parliament when it acts in its future capacity as a member of the Troika; requests thatsupervisory body; calls for it to be ensured that when recommendations are drawn up in future for the countries concerned, the Commission will play a central role in that work; requests that when the future oversight procedure is to be put in place, the Commission representative(s) in the Troika should be heard in the European Parliament before taking up their duties and should be subject to regular reporting to the European Parliament;
Amendment 856 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Calls for the European Parliament to be allowed to carry out checks, both beforehand and retrospectively, on all persons implementing the future oversight procedure;
Amendment 857 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43b. Calls in addition for an arrangement to be established whereby, if a further crisis were to occur in one of the Member States, the European Parliament could decide to set up a future supervisory body and would exercise regular scrutiny over it thereafter;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2239(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Authority to indicate the average cost of in-house translations per page for 2012, as well as the change since the previous year;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2239(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that in the opinion delivered by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on the discharge for 2011 the Authority was asked to refrain from encumbering Member States with additional bureaucracy or creating new bureaucratic tasks for itself and to prevent any spread of bureaucracy; calls on the Authority, therefore, to ascertain, and to inform Parliament, whether those requests have been acted upon;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2238(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Authority to indicate the average cost of in-house translations per page for 2012, as well as the change since the previous year;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2238(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that in the opinion delivered by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on the discharge for 2011 the Authority was asked to refrain from encumbering Member States with additional bureaucracy or creating new bureaucratic tasks for itself and to prevent any spread of bureaucracy; calls on the Authority, therefore, to ascertain, and to inform Parliament, whether those requests have been acted upon;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2237(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that in the opinion delivered by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on the discharge for 2011 the Authority was asked to ensure that office rentals and expenditure did not exceed normal local market prices and also to seek to reduce costs year on year as market conditions improved; calls on the Authority, therefore, to ascertain, and to inform Parliament, whether those requests have been acted upon;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2237(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Authority to state the average cost per page of in-house translation for the year 2012, specifying the change compared with the preceding year;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2237(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that in the opinion delivered by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on the discharge for 2011 the Authority was asked to refrain from encumbering Member States with additional bureaucracy or creating new bureaucratic tasks for itself and to prevent any spread of bureaucracy; calls on the Authority, therefore, to ascertain, and to inform Parliament, whether those requests have been acted upon;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the cohesion policy for the 2014-2020 period is an important and effective instrument for creating smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and supporting, through a wide range of measures, entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as one of the main job creators in the EU;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. States that it is of the utmost importance for the EU’s social cohesion to tackle the high unemployment rates, in particular among young people, in the EU by boosting regional competitiveness and employment; calls, therefore, for the European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds to focus on creating lasting jobs by providing a hospitable environment for small enterprises, businesses and start-ups;
Amendment 22 #
2013/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the ESI Funds have an important role to play in supporting concrete projects aimed at enhancing the entrepreneurial skills of young people, and underlines the need for all Member States and regions to make full use of this opportunity in order to tackle youth unemployment; points out, further, that existing projects supported from ESI Funds should be assessed to establish whether or not they are successful, and money used inefficiently should be transferred to projects that will help to tackle youth unemployment;
Amendment 66 #
2013/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that a flexible natural catastrophe insurance market allows companies to adapt products to different conditions, and believes that a non- mandatory framework is the best way to develop products matching with natural risks in a given geographical area; stresses at the same time that consumers need clear information to make decisions about the need and value of insurance cover and that insurance companies should be duty- bound to provide unbidden clear and comprehensible information for clients and prospective clients setting out the costs and benefits of individual contracts;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas growth in emerging markets is stagnating, while it remains robust in the US and positive in Japan;
Amendment 137 #
2013/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Invites the Commission to assess intra- EU imbalances in particular, without generating additional red tape and unnecessary costs in doing so; points out that, so as not to undermine overall EU competitiveness with regard to the current account balance, the Commission needs to look at the current account surplus of a Member State relative to the rest of the euro area;
Amendment 46 #
2013/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers human rights to be at the centre of EU relations with all third countries, including its strategic partners; stresses that EU human rights policy needs to be consistent in complying with the Treaty obligations and avoiding double standards in external policies; stresses that observance of human rights must be insisted on also by states which are politically and economically close to the EU;
Amendment 159 #
2013/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Stresses the momentous importance of the enlargement process as a means of supporting democratisation and enhancing human rights protection; stresses also the fact, in this connection, that, rather than granting EU accession solely because it is expected that that could improve the human rights situation in the candidate country concerned, observance of human rights is a basic condition for EU accession;
Amendment 225 #
2013/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Emphasises that a key element of the EU approach to transitional justice should be support for institutional reform of the judiciary to enhance the functioning of the rule of law in line with international standards; stresses the need for former criminals whose crimes were committed some time ago to be prosecuted through national or international courts; emphasises the importance of public dialogue to confront the past and for proper victim consultation and compensation programmes, including reparations; considers that vetting the background of personnel working in the transitional institutions is a credibility test for transitional justice;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the economic and financial crisis is continuing to grip Europe; Givennotes that simultaneous austerity measures across many Member States are leading to contraction, and theat EU budgetfunding needs to be boosted for the EU to be able to provide stronger counter-cyclical stabilization.redeployed and implemented more efficiently and effectively for the EU to be able to support economic growth and the creation of new jobs;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that savefficiency gaings and efficiency gain all areas of the EU budget should be striven for and savings in the EU budget should be concentrated on budget lines which contribute little to accomplishing the EU 2020 objectives, including future investments; the fight against poverty and sustainable development;
Amendment 100 #
2013/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to submit as a matter of urgency the legislative proposal on new financial incentives supporting Member States in the implementation of structural reforms, including a Competitiveness and Convergence Instrument (CCI) based on the Community method as a first step towards a European fiscal capacity;
Amendment 111 #
2013/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to include in the scope of a CCI financial support to structural reforms in areas that block economic dynamism and efficiency such as the reforms of the national justice systems, technically supported by the EU Justice Scoreboard; stresses that the subsidiarity principle must be complied with here;
Amendment 136 #
2013/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to develop a genuine European industrial policy and a coherent European external trade policy, based on reciprocity and shared minimum standards, in particular in social and environmental matters; believes that it is only by intelligently managing its interface with ‘globalisation’ that Europe can guarantee growth, jobs, consumer protection, compliance with international and European law and human rights standards and, for several Member States, the recommended progressive reallocation of resources away from non-tradable sectors into tradable sectors;
Amendment 154 #
2013/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 172 #
2013/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that the financing of the real economy, and of SMEs in particular, has not been restored on the EU’s periphery; points out that major differences in access to credit further stimulate the growing internal divergence trends in the EU and euro area in particular and destroy the internal market through unfair competition conditions; points out also that negative economic prospects only partially justify such restrictive credit constraints; calls for closer monitoring of the banking sector practices in financing the real economy, in particular economically viable SMEs; calls for more analysis and supervision of the shadow banking system and its impact on the real economy; calls for the Commission to prioritise work on alternative sources of financing for SMEs, in particular through the structural funds, the European Investment Bank, the European Investment Fund and public development banks;
Amendment 214 #
2013/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the urgent application of the 2-pack, with, as an immediate consequence, the reshaping of the ad hoc system of ‘troikas’ into a legally sound structure under European law, respecting minimum levels of democratic accountabilityguaranteeing democratic accountability; stresses that, in the medium term, a purely European system would be preferable and that the Commission should draw up proposals as to how the International Monetary Fund could be replaced in the ‘troika’;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Notes that, as indicated before the financial crisis, remuneration policies that encourage excessively risky behaviour can undermine the sound and efficient management of credit institutions and, investment funds and other undertakings in the financial sector;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the national focal points should play an active role in sharing information between public authorities, citizens and businesses, and should work together in order to warn each other of new misleading practices and assist SMEs in the settlement of crossborder disputes by directing defrauded companies to the most appropriate legal mechanism; stresses that these national focal points should also be able to take legal action themselves against misleading practices and fraudulently operating companies;
Amendment 46 #
2013/2122(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Draws attention, in particular, to the role played by fraudulent debt collection agencies which do not hesitate to put pressure on businesses to pay invoices which they know or could have known to be fraudulent; calls on the Commission and the Member States to propose means of better controlling such agencies, both before and after their formal establishment; calls on the Commission to look into the need for new regulations governing debt collection agencies;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses concern at the conflicts of interest involved and the misleading use to which some traders are putting customer review tools and price comparison websites; welcomes the Commission’s decision to consider how the information provided on such platforms might be made clearer to consumers;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has set up a data bank on national legislation and case law concerning unfair commercial practices and recognises the data bank to be a useful means of adding to the information available to consumers; stresses that the data bank should be easy to access and should make available machine-readable data;
Amendment 80 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the private copying levy should apply to allonly to material, media and services whose value resides in theithat are used exclusively or almost exclusively for private recording and storage capacity;
Amendment 116 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes the view that consumers must be informed of the amount of the levy paid by them; and the use to which it is put;urges the Commission and Member States accordingly, in consultation with manufacturers, importers, retailers and consumer associations, to ensure that this information is indicated on packaging and, as far as possible, on invoices and receipts issued to consumers;
Amendment 126 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to earmark at least 235% of revenue from private copying levies to promote the creative and performance arts and young artists;
Amendment 152 #
2013/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Observes that, despite permanent access to online works, downloading, storage and private copying for offline use is continuing, that opportunities for the legal downloading and storage of music and audiovisual material will be welcomed by consumers and that measures to encourage such legal alternatives is the most effective way of preventing infringements of the law; takes the view that a private copying levy system cannot therefore be replaced by a licencing system;
Amendment 59 #
2013/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Highlights the fact that the focus on a results-led approach was mentioned by many Member States as a target for preparing the next round of funding; welcomes the examples given by some Member States of ways of taking a more efficient approach to defining expected results in advance in order to allow funding to be directed towards proposals to achieve these objectives; recommends that the other Member States follow such examples in future funding rounds;
Amendment 22 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underscores the fact that the regions have very different strengths and weaknesses; calls therefore on the regions not to copy each other'’s priorities, but, rather, to build up their own competitive advantages and to pursue cooperation with neighbouring regions;
Amendment 53 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the regions to make use of all funding, cooperation and investment opportunities, as well as upstream and downstream actions12 in order to promote an innovation-friendly environment for entrepreneurs and SMEs, in particular, and to make greater involvement in Horizon 2020 possible in order to close the innovation gap between regions; __________________ 12 Annex I, point 4.3.2., Legislative procedure 2011/0276(COD), based on proposal for a regulation COM(2011)0615.
Amendment 21 #
2013/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises and fully supports the good offices of the EU Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan and other EU partners; calls on all EU institutions and Member States to develop and/or maintain a constructive dialogue with the Republic of the Sudanboth countries and also to contribute to developing a positive outlook for the future of the people of Sudan and South Sudan;
Amendment 91 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges that significant financial savings can be made by prioritising CCS clusters of industrial installations served by shared pipelines; suggests that plant operators cannot be expected to take into account the future requirements of other installations, so trunk pipelines that may eventually carry CO2 from numerous sources should often be developed through public-private sector partnerships; emphasises that Member States have a direct role to play in ensuring the provision of CCS transport and determining the availability of storage infrastructure;
Amendment 102 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 115 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Fully accepts that any accidental release of CO2 from a storage site must be prevented, but believes that Member States must share the liability once they have authorised a storage site and approved the conditions for its use; insists that the details of such liability should be a matter for negotiation between potential operators and the competent authority;
Amendment 136 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to propose that it be a condition of construction that adequate preparation for CCSthe implementation of CCS, or of other measures to reduce CO2 emissions significantly, is made for all new fossil fuel power plants and high-emission industrial installations above an agreed size, except in the case of electricity demand peak shavers or when a Member State has complied with a legislative requirement to publish a roadmap indicating how it will meet its 2050 CO2 reduction goals without the use of CCS;
Amendment 174 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses its concern about the numerous instances of ill-treatment by police forcesand the forces of law and order, particularly in relation to the disproportionate use of force against peaceful participants and journalists in connection with demonstrations;
Amendment 196 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Expresses its concern about the revelations concerning the flagrant breach of the right to private life and protection of personal data committed in the secret programmes of mass surveillance of European citizens, without case-by-case judicial authorisation and without appropriate parliamentary control, established by European and non-European States and urges them to end such infringements without delay;
Amendment 222 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Expresses its concern about the numerous breaches of the right of asylum and of the obligation to extend protection in the event of removal, expulsion and « extradition of any migrant; stresses the obligation to comply with international human rights conventions, particularly the Geneva Convention and the principle of non-refoulement, and the obligation to come to the assistance of people at sea who are risking their lives to reach the European Union, and to arrange for reception conditions and procedures which respect their dignity and fundamental rights; welcomes the adoption of the ‘asylum’ package; deplores, however, the fact that minors can still be placed in detention and calls for them to be systematically excluded from expedited procedures; calls for the establishment of common minimum standards for the reception of unaccompanied minors and other individuals particularly in need of protection;
Amendment 303 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States to ensure equality between women and men and to combat all forms of violence against womensexual or gender- based violence;
Amendment 24 #
2013/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the EU unitary patent as a step forward to complete the single market and calls on the Member States to participate in it; stresses that some of the practices of the European Patent Office, such as the tendency to award patents in the digital environment that lead to more effective patenting of computer programs, may possibly be in breach of the European Patent Convention and that the practices of the European Patent Office must be reviewed;
Amendment 66 #
2013/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that resources for the Commission’s Directorate General for Competition should be made adequate to its increased workload and range of tasks and that to this end resources should be redeployed from other directorates- general which are less busy;
Amendment 89 #
2013/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission to monitor closely those markets in the banking sector where concentration is high or growing, in particular as a result of restructuring in response to the crisis; recalls that oligopolistic markets are particularly prone to anticompetitive practices; fears that this concentration may ultimately harm consumers; stresses that excessive concentration poses a risk for both the financial industry and the real economy;
Amendment 147 #
2013/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Asks the Commission to ensure that energy regulations and directives are transposed and applied correctly in all Member States; calls on the Commission to btake pcarticularly vigilant when prices reach above the EU-average, as high prices distort competition and harm consumere to ensure that in all regulations and directives the option is left open to the Member States to exclude from their national market electricity produced from specific sources recognised to be harmful or dangerous, such as nuclear power stations;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the figures given for the EYV 2011 communication campaign in the annexes to the Commission report, and deplores the fact that poor results were achieved because of a lack of financial resources;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in January 2013 23 % of active young people were jobless, with the rates ranging from 15 % or less in Austria, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands to over 55 % in Greece and Spain, indicating marked geographical differences both between and within Member States;
Amendment 29 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in 2011 the economic loss due to the disengagement of young people from the labour market was estimated at EUR 153 billion, corresponding to 1.2 % of EU GDP4; whereas this represents a serious, long-term social and economic burden for the European Union as a whole;
Amendment 37 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas young people are particularly disadvantaged during economic crises, more so than most groups; whereas for many young people current unemployment can be expected towill turn into long-term unemployment, which bringsgreatly increasing the risks of social exclusion; whereas this has alarming consequences for young individuals, lowering their self-esteem, leaving their ambitions unrealised, and delaying their assumption of an independent adult life including starting a family, and consequently also for society, negatively impacting on the social, economic and demographic situation in Europe in the long term;
Amendment 51 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas in the context of the Lisbon Strategy 2000-2010Europe 2020 Strategy the EU has undertaken to raise education levels, reduce school drop- out rates to less than 10 % by 2020, and increase the rate of completion of tertiary or equivalent education to at least 40among people in the 30-34 age group to at least 40 % and increase the employment rate in the 20-64 age group to 75 %;
Amendment 211 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the establishment of the Erasmus for All Programme and the creation of a separate chapter for youth as well as a separate budget allocation, together with increased support for those who are active in youth work but not in an institutionalised fashion; is of the opinion that acquiring more and different skills, also by studying or working abroad, will promote young people’s participation in society and, improve their prospects on the labour market and generally improve European workers’ mobility;
Amendment 240 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for an ambitious holistic policy approach which looks at education, training, employment and, self-employment and labour mobility initiatives, for all young people at all the various levels, in an integrated way;
Amendment 254 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to ensure a high-quality European frameworks programme for traineeships, backed up by financial support and mandatory monitoring, as well as a common binding quality standard for traineeships and work placements; stresses that active promotion and awareness-raising in respect of such programmes is needed among entrepreneurs;
Amendment 311 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to develop personalised career counselling and guidance, starting already during secondary school, with the aim of enabling young people to make well-informed choices about their higher education both at home and in other EU Member States, while introducing mechanisms that can monitor the opportunities offered and assess the success rate of those young people’s subsequent transition to work;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fragmentation of the European postal sector into national networks with poor interoperability and the lack of integration of road, rail and water transport; calls on the Commission to introduce common labelling and traceability standards;
Amendment 44 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas banks should not be sovereign over public interest;
Amendment 54 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas research by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) suggests that once bank assets markedly exceed a country’s GDP, – as is the case in over 80% of EU 27 states – its financial sector has a negative impact on economic growth, aswith the result that human and financial resources are drained from other areas of economic activity6;
Amendment 93 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas banks should never be so big anymore that their failure causes systemic risks for the entire economy and therefore requiring the government and tax payers to rescue them, thus bringing the too-big- to-fail problem to an end;
Amendment 94 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas banks must no longer reach such a size – even in one single Member State – that they constitute a systemic risk in a nation state with taxpayers having to bear the cost of losses;
Amendment 97 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the EU banking sector remains highly concentrated: the total assets of the banking sector in the EU amount to EUR 43 trillion, which represents 349% of EU-27 GDP. 14 European banking groups are global systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs), and 15 European banks ownalone own EUR 20 000 billion in assets, which corresponds to 43 % of the market (in terms of asset size) and. They thus represent 150 % of EU-27 GDP, with individual Member States citing even higher ratios of up to 800% of GDP; whereas the ratio of bank size to GDP has tripled since 2000;
Amendment 131 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that while current proposals for reforms of EU banking sector rules (including the Capital Requirements Directive and Regulation, the Recovery and Resolution Directive, the Single Supervisory Mechanism, the Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive and shadow banking initiatives) are vital, but that a more fundamental reform of the banking structure is also essential, and complementary to the other proposals;
Amendment 153 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that the Commission’s impact assessment include a thorough assessment of the cost to both public finances and financial stability of the failure of an EU- based bank during the current crisis, together with information on the nature of the EU’s current universal banking model, including the size and balance sheets of the retail and investment activities of all universal banks operating in the EU, broken down by individual bank and country;(does not affect the English version)
Amendment 160 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reminds the Commission of the warning issued by the European Banking Authority and the European Central Bank (ECB) that financial innovation can undermine the objectives of structural reforms, and insists that structural reforms be subject to periodic review7reviews at least every two years;
Amendment 197 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that an effective banking system must deliver a change in banking culture in order to reduce complexity, enhance competition, limit interconnectedness between risky and commercial activities, improve corporate governance, create a responsible and moderate remuneration system, allow effective bank resolution and recovery, reinforce bank capital and deliver credit to the real economy;
Amendment 236 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. urges the Commission to include into their proposal a cap on bank leverage, a cap on size as well as an implementation of a rigorous bail-in regime that will see all creditors bear the risk of absorbing banks' losses;
Amendment 249 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to come forward with a proposal for such mandatory separation through the establishment of a thorough, transparent and credible ‘ring fence’ around bank activities that are vital for the real economy, such as those relating to credit functions, payment systems and deposits; takes the view that in the event of a bank failure, the ring fence must ensure that the retail entity continues business unaffected by operational problems, financial losses, funding shortages or reputational damage resulting from the resolution or insolvency of the investment entity, the 'ring fence' must be part of a technicality that protects EU tax payers from bailing out both retail and investment entities;
Amendment 261 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to come forward with a proposal for such mandatory separation through the establishment of a thorough, transparent and credible ‘ring fence’ around bank activities that are vital for the real economy, such as those relating to credit functions, payment systems and deposits; takes the view that in the event of a bank failure, the ring fence must ensure that the retail entity continues business unaffected by operational problems, financial losses, financial losses to customers and consumers, funding shortages or reputational damage resulting from the resolution or insolvency of the investment entity;
Amendment 307 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point a
Paragraph 12 – point a
(a) separate legal entities, with separate sources of funding for the bank's retail and investment entities, as well as separate management and accounting departments;
Amendment 363 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission to ensure that the retail entity has sufficient capital and liquid assets to enable it, in the event of the bank's failure, to maintain depositors' access to a minimum of 100,000 Euro of their private funds, to protect the essential services of the ring-fenced arm from the risk of disorderly failure and to prioritise paying out depositors in a timely fashwithin 90 days after the bank's resolution;
Amendment 369 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission to ensure that the retail entity has sufficient capital and liquid assets to enable it, in the event of the bank’s failure, to maintain depositors’ access to funds, to protect the essential services of the ring-fenced arm from the risk of disorderly failure and to prioritise paying out depositors in a timely fashionwithin 90 days;
Amendment 384 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Commission to ensure that adequate differentiation exists in terms of capital, leverage and liquidity requirements between the investment and retail entities, with an emphasis on higher capital requirements and higher capital buffers for the investment entity;
Amendment 397 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to implement the proposals set out in the HLEG's report in the area of corporate governance of separated banks, including a) governance and control mechanisms, b) risk management, c) incentive schemes, d) risk disclosure and, e) sanctions and additionally a reimbursement scheme for depositors;
Amendment 429 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Urges the Commission to ensure that remuneration systems prioritise the use of instruments such as bonds subject to bail- in, and shares, rather than cash, commissions or value-based items;
Amendment 445 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Urges the Commission to make provision for national supervisors, in cooperation with the EU authorities, to have the power to implement full and legal separation of banks;
Amendment 454 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that effective competition is necessary in order to ensure a well- functioning and efficient banking sector which serves consumers and funds the real economy by reducing the cost of banking services and that this requires the dominance of excessively large institutions to be reduced;
Amendment 471 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Urges the Member States to ensure that their national supervisors have the clear objective of promoting effective competition in their banking sectors as well as having the legal basis for implementing a separation of the banking system;
Amendment 473 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Urges the Member States to ensure that their national supervisors, in cooperation with EU authorities, have the clear objective of promoting effective competition in their banking sectors;
Amendment 484 #
2013/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Commission to bring forward the necessary structural reforms outlined in this report, which, whil and at the same time maintaining the integrity of the internal market, respect the diversity of national banking systems and ensure Member States’ ability to reinforce them where appropriate;
Amendment 21 #
2013/2017(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for solid and accelerated commitment and payment appropriations for the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived and Socially Excluded in order to fight extreme poverty;
Amendment 53 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 81 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that support for industry which increasingly limits its impact on the environment will only be effective if measures to protect against carbon leakage are maintained;
Amendment 14 #
2013/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The resolution plan shall provide for the resolution actions which the Commission and the Board may take where an entity referred to in Article 2 or a group meet the conditions for resolution. The resolution plan shall take into consideration a range of scenarios including that the event of failure may be idiosyncratic or may occur at a time of broader financial instability or of system wide events. The resolution plan shall not assume any extraordinary public financial support besides the use of the Fund established in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 17 #
2013/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. When drafting resolution plans in accordance with Article 7, the Board, after consultation with the competent authority, including the ECB, and the resolution authorities of non-participating Member States in which significant branches are located insofar as is relevant to the significant branch, shall conduct an assessment of the extent to which institutions and groups are resolvable without the assumption of extraordinary public financial support besides the use of the Fund established in accordance with Article 64.
Amendment 18 #
2013/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Article 8 – paragraph 7
7. Within fourtwo months from the date of receipt of the report, the entity or the parent undertaking may submit observations and propose to the Board alternative measures to remedy the impediments identified in the report. The Board shall communicate any measure proposed by the entity or parent undertaking to the competent authorities and to the resolution authorities of non-participating Member States in which significant branches are located.
Amendment 19 #
2013/0253(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The minimum requirement shall be calculated as the amount of own funds and eligible liabilities expressed as a percentage of the total liabilities and own funds, excluding liabilities arising from derivatives, of the institutions and parent undertakings referred to in Article 2.
Amendment 69 #
2013/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – part A – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – subi. 1
Annex 1 – part A – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – subi. 1
Amendment 71 #
2013/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – part B – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – part B – paragraph 1
High-visibility events on a European scale that aim to raise awareness of the objectives of the European Year, possibly organised in cooperation with the Member States holding the Council Presidency in 2015, may receive a Union grant of up to 840% of the final costs of the activities.
Amendment 73 #
2013/0185(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
(4) Member States shall ensure that the limitation period for bringing an action for damages is at least five years, and for complex financial products at least ten years.
Amendment 164 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – point c
Article 9 – point c
(c) on operators and the activities and operations under their control, on their premises and processes, on the storage, transport, processing, packaging and the use of goods and the keeping of animals.
Amendment 169 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authorities shall perform official controls using appropriate control methods and techniques that shall, as appropriate, include, for example and not exclusively, screening, targeted screening, verification, inspections, audits, sampling, analysis, diagnosis and tests.
Amendment 175 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) interviews with operators and with their staff, their internal, external and former staff and, where necessary, other informed persons such as residents and delivery staff, for example;
Amendment 177 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) their premises, machines and vehicles;
Amendment 9 #
2013/0139(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that before entering into a contract for a payment account with a consumer, payment service providers provide the consumer with an understandable fee information document containing the list of the most representative services referred to in paragraph 5 of Article 3, and the corresponding fees for each service, in so far as those services are offered by payment service providers.
Amendment 11 #
2013/0139(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 12 #
2013/0139(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. The fee information document and the glossary shall be made available free of charge and at all times by payment service providers on a durable medium at premises accessible to consumers, at least in their branches and offices, and shall be made available in electronic form on their websites.
Amendment 13 #
2013/0139(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Amendment 14 #
2013/0139(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 15 #
2013/0139(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 16 #
2013/0139(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that consumers have access to at least one website, independent of individual payment service providers, which comparinges fees charged by payment service providers for services offered on payment accounts at national level in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3.
Amendment 17 #
2013/0139(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 24 #
2013/0139(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 25 #
2013/0139(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Amendment 26 #
2013/0139(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 32 #
2013/0139(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The information shall be providedmade available free of charge on a durable medium at all branches of theand at all times by payment service providers, accessible to consumers and be available in electronic formt least in their branches and offices, and shall be made available on their websites at all times.
Amendment 34 #
2013/0139(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that consumers legally resident in the Union have the right - and the possibility of doing so - to open and use a payment account with basic features with the payment service provider or providers identified pursuant to paragraph 1. Such a right shall apply irrespective of the consumer’s place of residence. Member States shall ensure that the exercise of the right is not made excessively difficult or burdensome for the consumer. Before opening the payment account with basic features, payment service providers shall verify whether the consumer holds or does not hold a payment account in their territory.
Amendment 146 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall designate a structure, a body or bodies for the promotion, analysis, monitoring and support of equal treatment of all workers or members of their families without discrimination on grounds of nationality and make the necessary arrangements for functioning of such bodies. These bodies may form part of agencies at a national level with similar objectives but covering a wider range of discrimination grounds. In that case, the Member State shall ensure allocation of sufficient resources to the existing body for the performance of additional tasks in order to ensure that the performance of already existing tasks of these bodies will not suffer. Member States shall ensure that the body serves only the interests of workers and that there is no conflict of interest with economic or other objectives.
Amendment 70 #
2013/0091(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3
Article 37 – paragraph 3
3. If data concerning persons referred to in Article 36(1) and (2) are stored for a period exceeding five years, the European Data Protection Supervisor shall be informed accordingly. After examining the situation, the European Data Protection Supervisor may recommend that the data be erased and inform any data providers about the recommendation too.
Amendment 71 #
2013/0091(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 4
Article 37 – paragraph 4
4. Where a Member State, an Union body, a third country or an international organisation has indicated any restriction as regards the earlier erasure or destruction of the personal data at the moment of transfer in accordance with Article 25(2), Europol shall erase the personal data in accordance with those restrictions. If continued storage of the data is deemed necessary for Europol to perform its tasks, based on information that is more extensive than that possessed by the data provider, Europol shall request the authorisation of the data provider to continue storing the data and present a justification for such a request. The data provider may lodge an objection to this and insist that the data be erased.
Amendment 72 #
2013/0091(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 5
Article 37 – paragraph 5
5. Where a Member State, a Union body, a third country or an international organisation erases from its national data files data provided to Europol, it shall inform Europol accordingly. Europol shall erase the data unless the continued storage of the data is deemed necessary for Europol to achieve its objectives, based on information that is more extensive than that possessed by the data provider. Europol shall inform the data provider of the continued storage of such data and present a justification of such continued storage. The data provider may lodge an objection to this and insist that the data be erased.
Amendment 73 #
2013/0091(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. ensure that access to specific data records is given only to persons who are involved in investigations relating to those data records and who need to have access thereto in order to carry out their tasks.
Amendment 35 #
2013/0064(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. SST services shall be provided to Member States, the Council, the Commission, the EEAS, public and private spacecraft operators, and public authorities concerned with civil protection. They may also be provided to States which do not belong to the Union, provided that Parliament consents to an agreement to this effect. The SST services shall be provided in compliance with the provisions on the use and exchange of SST data and information set out in Article 9.
Amendment 36 #
2013/0064(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Participating Member States, the EUSC, and the Commission, as well as organisations which they contract to provide SST services, shall not be held liable for any damage resulting from the lack or interruption of the provision of SST services, a delay in the provision thereof or the inaccuracy of the information provided through the SST services.
Amendment 34 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Safety standards and rules commonly applicable to similar products.
Amendment 35 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Manufacturers and importers shall ensure that products bear an indication of the country of origin of the product or, where the size or nature of the product does not allow it, that indication is to be provided on the packaging or in a document accompanying the product. Where significant parts of the production process take place in different countries, all these countries of origin shall be listed in order of their share in the value chain.
Amendment 44 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 54 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Importers shall ensure that the product is accompanied by instructions and safety information in a languages which can be easily understood by consumers, as determined by the Member State in which the product is made available, except where the product can be used safely and as intended by the manufacturer without such instructions and safety information.
Amendment 234 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1) Each Member State shall designate a national competent authority on the security of network and information systems (the "competent authority"), which is not part of a secret service and not fully or partially identical with a secret service in terms of staffing or infrastructure.
Amendment 252 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c
c) publish on a regular basis non- confidential information on on-going early warnings and coordinated response on a common website, in machine-readable form also;
Amendment 266 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1) The exchange of sensitive and confidential information within the cooperation network shall take place through a secure infrastructure. Member States shall ensure that shared sensitive or secret information from other States or the Commission will not be shared with third States or improper purposes, for example covert operations or financial decision making.
Amendment 145 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Member States shall prohibit their credit and financial institutions from keeping anonymous accounts or anonymous passbooks. Member States shall in all cases require that the owners and beneficiaries of existing anonymous accounts or anonymous passbooks be made the subject of customer due diligence measures as soon as possibleby 1 January 2015 at the latest and in any event before such accounts or passbooks are used in any way.
Amendment 217 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1
1. Obliged entities and their directors and employees shall not disclose to the customer concerned or, except where a court decision forbids this, but not under any circumstances to other third persons the fact that information has been transmitted in accordance with Articles 32 and 33 or that a money laundering or terrorist financing investigation is being or may be carried out.
Amendment 218 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 3
Article 38 – paragraph 3
Amendment 219 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 220 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 221 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 5
Article 38 – paragraph 5
Amendment 222 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 6
Article 38 – paragraph 6
Amendment 89 #
2013/0024(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
This information need not be verified for accuracy, unless there is a suspicion of money laundering or terrorist financing or there is evidence of a connection to other transfers of funds that exceed EUR 1 000 when combined with the money transfer in question.
Amendment 97 #
2013/0024(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. For transfers amounting to EUR 1 000 or less, where the payment service provider of the payer is established outside the Union, the payment service provider of the payee need not verify the information pertaining to the payee, unless there is a suspicion of money laundering or terrorist financing or there is evidence of a connection to other transfers of funds that exceed EUR 1 000 when combined with the money transfer in question.
Amendment 103 #
2013/0024(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Where a payment service provider regularly fails to supply the required information on the payer, the payment service provider of the payee shall take steps, which may initially include the issuing of warnings and setting of deadlines, before either rejecting any future transfers of funds from that payment service provider or deciding whether or not to restricting or terminateing its business relationship with that payment service provider.
Amendment 109 #
2013/0024(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
If the intermediary payment service provider becomes aware, when receiving transfers of funds, that information on the payer and the payee required under Articles 4(1) and (2), 5(1) and 6 is missing or incomplete, it shall either reject the transfer or ask for complete information on the payer and the payee and review the information subsequently provided before carrying out the transfer of funds.
Amendment 111 #
2013/0024(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Where a payment service provider regularly fails to supply the required information on the payer, the intermediary payment service provider shall take steps, which may initially include the issuing of warnings and setting of deadlines, before either rejecting any future transfers of funds from that payment service provider or deciding whether or not to restricting or terminateing its business relationship with that payment service provider.
Amendment 119 #
2013/0024(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) in case of a legal person, administrative pecuniary sanctions of up to 120 % of the total annual turnover of that legal person in the preceding business year; where the legal person is a subsidiary of a parent undertaking, the relevant total annual turnover shall be the total annual turnover resulting from the consolidated account of the ultimate parent undertaking in the preceding business year;
Amendment 122 #
2013/0024(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Amendment 125 #
2013/0024(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the financial strength of the responsible natural or legal person, as indicated by the total turnover of the responsible legal person or the annual income and assets of the responsible natural person;,
Amendment 126 #
2013/0024(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall establish effective mechanisms to encourage reporting of breaches of the provisions of this Regulation to competent authorities and sanction the failure to report known breaches.
Amendment 8 #
2012/2209(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes that the Authority has no mandate to encumber Member States with additional bureaucracy; calls on the Authority to ensure that it does not create new bureaucratic tasks for itself and that there is no growth in bureaucracy;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2208(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for an immediate improvement in the professionalism of the Authority’s work, and calls for IT targets to be met as a matter of course in future;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2208(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that the Authority has no mandate to encumber Member States with additional bureaucracy; calls on the Authority to ensure that it does not create new bureaucratic tasks for itself and that there is no growth in bureaucracy;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2207(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that the two rented offices, with a total area of 1 089 m2, incurred expenditure of EUR 1 016 512.64 and calls on the Authority to ensure that office rentals and expenditure do not exceed normal local market prices and also to seek to reduce costs year on year as market conditions improve;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2207(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that the Authority has no mandate to encumber Member States with additional bureaucracy; calls on the Authority to ensure that it does not create new bureaucratic tasks for itself and that there is no growth in bureaucracy;
Amendment 334 #
2012/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BF
Recital BF
Amendment 343 #
2012/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BG
Recital BG
Amendment 106 #
2012/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Member States to reduce the administrative burden at the start-up and during the lifetime of the SME; underlines that it is important to reduce the number of days required to start up a new business; asks the Commission to study the best practices to be implemented in all Member States; calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of introducing a unique SME identification number, stored in a single European database for SMEs, including all financial data, allowing SMEs to apply more easily for EU and national programmes and funding; points out that if such an SME identification number is to be introduced, attention must be paid to the risk of industrial espionage and to data protection principles;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the regions of Europe should be able to focus on those energy sources which are best suited to the local conditions and that the EU should start measuring European energy objectives on an EU-wide scale; stresses that all regions should seek to give priority to renewable energy sources;
Amendment 76 #
2012/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 114 #
2012/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that any EU energy policy requires the development of local and regional smart distribution and transmission networks for electricity and gas, together with gas storage facilities; believes that the energy thematic concentration should support grid creation and renovation;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the EU as well as Member States, within the framework of existing programmes, to provide concrete information on, and education and training in CSR, in order for enterprises to take full advantage of CSR and be able to implement it in their organisational culture;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the EU as well as Member States, within the framework of existing programmes, to provide concrete information on, and education and training in CSR, in order for enterprises to take full advantage of CSR and be able to implement it in their organisational culture;
Amendment 41 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 46 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Such disparities are liable to constitute a barrier to trade and to impede the operation of the internal market in tobacco products, and should therefore be eliminated. Also, consumers in some Member States may be better informed about the health risks of tobacco products than in others. Without further harmonising action at Union level, the existing disparities are likely to increase in the coming years.
Amendment 57 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, tThis is the case, inter alia, with certain textsforms of wording or features, such as ‘low- tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, 'natural', 'organic', ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, 'slim', names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual cigarettes can mislead consumers by creating the false impression that they are less harmful. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that their own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressed as a matter of urgency.
Amendment 59 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Tobacco products for smoking, other than cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco products, which are mainly consumed by older consumers, should be granted an exemption from certain labelling requirements as long as there is no substantial change of circumstances in terms of sales volumes or consumption patterns in relation to young people. The labelling of these other tobacco products should follow specific rules. The visibility of the health warnings on smokeless tobacco products needs to be ensured. Warnings should therefore be placed on the two main surfaces of smokeless tobacco product packaging.
Amendment 61 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Member States apply different rules on minimum number of cigarettes per packet. Those rules should be aligned in order to ensure easy cost comparisons for the consumer and the free circulation of the concerned products.
Amendment 62 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Considerable volumes of illicit products, which do not comply with the requirements laid down in Directive 2001/37/EC, are placed on the market and indications are that these volumes might increase. Such products undermine the free circulation of compliant products and the protection provided for by tobacco control legislations. In addition, the FCTC obliges the Union to fight against illicit products, as part of a comprehensive tobacco control policy. Provision should thus be made for unit packets of tobacco products to be marked in a unique and secure way and their movements to be recorded so that these products can be tracked and traced in the Union and their compliance with this Directive can be monitored and better enforced. In addition, provision should be made for the introduction of security features that will facilitate the verification of whether or not products are authentic, thus protecting consumers from harmful counterfeit goods.
Amendment 68 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) All tobacco products have the potential to cause mortality, morbidity and disability and their consumption should be contained. It is therefore important to monitor developments as regards novel tobacco products. A notification obligation for novel tobacco products should be put on manufacturers and importers, without prejudice to the power of the Member States to ban or to authorise them. The Commission should monitor the development and submit a report 53 years after the transposition deadline of this Directive, in order to assess whether amendments to this Directive are necessary.
Amendment 75 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Labelling provisions should be introduced for nicotine containing products below the threshold set out in this Directive, explicitly drawing the attention of consumers to potential health risks.
Amendment 82 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) The Commission should monitor the developments and submit a report 53 years after the date of transposition of this Directive, in order to assess whether amendments to this Directive are necessary.
Amendment 373 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 10
Article 14 – paragraph 10
Amendment 468 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
No later than fivthree years from the date specified in Article 25 paragraph 1, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions a report on the application of this Directive.
Amendment 32 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall report annually on one year after the publication of this Directive and then every two years on the outcome of the monitoring carried out according to paragraph 4 including the measurement data and, where appropriate, the list of the websites referred to in Article 1(3).
Amendment 55 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The current lack of transparency of the selection procedures and qualification criteria for board positions in most Member States represents a significant barrier to more gender diversity among board members and negatively affects both the board candidates' careers and freedom of movement on the labour market, as well as their investor decisions. Such lack of transparency prevents potential candidates for board positions from applying to boards where their qualifications would be most required and from challenging gender-biased appointment decisions, thus restricting their freedom of movement within the internal market. On the other hand, investors have different investment strategies that require information linked also to the expertise and competence of the board members. More transparency in the qualification criteria and the selection procedure for board members enables investors to better assess the company's business strategy and to take informed decisions.
Amendment 63 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) While this Directive does not aim to harmonise national laws on the selection procedures and qualification criteria for board positions in detail, the introduction of certain common minimum standards as regards the requirement for listed companies without balanced gender representation to take appointment decisions for non- executive directors on the basis of an objective comparative assessment of the qualifications of candidates in terms of suitability, competence and professional performance is necessary in order to attain gender balance among non-executives directors. Only an EU-level measure can effectively help to ensure a competitive level-playing field throughout the Union and avoid practical complications in business life.
Amendment 65 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The Europe 2020 Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth ascertained that increased female labour force participation is a precondition for boosting growth and for tackling demographic challenges in Europe. The Strategy set a headline target of reaching an employment rate of 75 per cent for women and men aged 20-64 by 2020, which can only be reached if there is a clear commitment to gender equality and a reinforced effort to tackle all barriers to women's participation in the labour market, such barriers including differing rules and the resulting lack of worker mobility in the Union. The current economic crisis has magnified Europe's ever-growing need to rely on knowledge, competence and innovation and to make full use of the pool of available talent. Enhancing female participation in economic decision-making, on company boards in particular, is expected to have a positive spill-over effect on female employment in the companies concerned and throughout the whole economy.
Amendment 66 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 97 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Member States should require listed companies to provide information on the gender composition of their boards as well as information on how they managed to meet the objectives laid down in this Directive, on a yearly basis to the competent national authorities in order to enable them to assess the progress of each listed company towards gender balance among directors. Such information should be published throughout the EU and, where the company in question has not met the objective, it should include a description of the measures that it has taken so far and intends to take in the future in order to meet the objective.
Amendment 163 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall review the application of this Directive and report to the European Parliament and the Council by 31 December 2021 at the latest and every two years thereafter. The Commission shall evaluate in particular whether the objectives of this Directive and its intended impact in terms of increasing competitiveness, meeting demographic challenges in the EU and achieving a comparative advantage over third countries have been achieved.
Amendment 42 #
2012/0146(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare sets up a network of national authorities responsible for eHealth. To enhance safety and the continuity of cross-border healthcare, the network is required to produce guidelines on cross-border access to electronic health data and services, including by supporting ‘common identification and authentication measures to facilitate transferability of data in cross- border healthcare’. Mutual recognition and acceptance of electronic identification and authentication is key to make cross -border healthcare for European citizens a reality. When people travel for treatment, their medical data needs to be accessible in the country of treatment. This requires a solid, safe and trusted electronic identification framework that should be such as to rule out infringement of current consumer and data protection standards.
Amendment 44 #
2012/0146(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Commission’s Digital Agenda for Europe, which it submitted as part of the Europe 2020 Strategy, identified the fragmentation of the digital market, the lack of interoperability and the rise in cybercrime as major obstacles to the virtuous cycle of the digital economy. In its Citizenship Report 2010 the Commission further highlighted the need to solve the main problems which prevent European citizens from enjoying the benefits of a digital single market and cross-border digital services.
Amendment 47 #
2012/0146(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Supervisory bodies should cooperate and exchange information with data protection authorities to ensure proper implementation of data and consumer protection legislation by service providers. The exchange of information should in particular cover security incidents and personal data breaches.
Amendment 48 #
2012/0146(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) All Member States should follow common essential supervision requirements to ensure a comparable security and data protection level of qualified trust services. To easnsure the consistent application of these requirements across the Union, Member States should adopt comparable procedures and should exchange information on their supervision activities and best practices in the field.
Amendment 49 #
2012/0146(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Because of the pace of technological change, this Regulation should adopt an approach which is open to innovations but which at all times focuses primarily on consumers and their interests.
Amendment 32 #
2012/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The NSIs should furthermore be consulted at an early stage on the design of new administrative records that could provide data for statistical purposes and on planned changes to, or cessation of, existing administrative sources, as long as such consultations do not delay the administrative procedures unduly. Consultations can be informal if this speeds up the process. They should also receive relevant metadata from the owners of administrative data and coordinate standardisation activities concerning administrative records that are relevant for statistical data production.
Amendment 52 #
2012/0082(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) All Member States have a vehicle registration system for motor vehicles which constitutes the administrative authorisation for their entry into service in road traffic, during which the vehicle is identified and the registration number is assigned to it. However, many of the national rules on vehicle registration are conflicting, complex and burdensome. As a result, vehicle registration problems create barriers within the internal market – particularly to the movement of labour – and lead to problems for the free movement, within the Union, of motor vehicles registered in another Member State.
Amendment 53 #
2012/0082(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The registration of motor vehicles registered in another Member State is hampered by burdensome registration formalities in the Member States, in particular by the obligation to submit these vehicles to complementary tests in order to assess their general condition prior to registration or in order to identify them. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce these formalities in order to ensure the free movement of motor vehicles and to reduce the administrative burden for citizens, businesses and registration authorities. Especially for citizens or businesses acquiring a motor vehicle registered in another Member State, it is appropriate to provide for a simplified and consumer- friendly registration procedure that includes the recognition of documents and roadworthiness tests issued in another Member State and that would organise the administrative cooperation between the competent authorities on the exchange of missing data.
Amendment 83 #
2012/0082(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Any decision taken by a vehicle registration authority refusing to register a vehicle registered in another Member State shall be duly substantiated. The person concerned may within a period of onthree months from receipt of the negative decision request the competent vehicle registration authority to review the decision. That request shall include reasons for such review. Within onthree months from receipt of that request, the competent vehicle registration authority shall confirm or reverse its decision.
Amendment 98 #
2012/0082(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) unauthorised interrogation or, transmission or publication of information;
Amendment 6 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Upon request of contracting authorities/entities the Commission shall assess whether to approve, for contracts with an estimated value equal or above EUR 53.000.000 exclusive of value-added tax (VAT) the exclusion from procedures for the award of contracts tenders comprising goods or services originating outside the Union, if the value of the non- covered goods or services exceeds 50 % of the total value of the goods or services constituting the tender, under the following conditions.
Amendment 348 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The competent authority may limit the withdrawal to a particular service, activity, or financial instrument. Where an authorisation has been withdrawn on the grounds of unlawful conduct, false statements or infringements of the Regulation, the competent authority may, at its own discretion, reject future applications for authorisation from the same legal person, citing the earlier withdrawal.
Amendment 353 #
2012/0029(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. The name of each CSD operating in compliance with this Regulation and to which authorisation or recognition has been granted under Articles 14, 17 and 23 shall be entered in a list specifying the services and classes of financial instruments for which the CSD has been authorised. The list shall include branches operated by the CSD in other Member States and CSD links. ESMA shall publish the list on its dedicated website and keep it up to date, recording all changes within five working days.
Amendment 7 #
2011/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that Parliament and Member States should be fully informed of the timeline and of the content of envisaged delegated measures; takes the view that the intention to endorse or reject a draft RTS or delegated act should be sent in writing to the Chairmembers of Parliament’s competent committee and to the rapporteur, giving reasons; holds that in the case of delegated acts the Commission must likewise inform Parliament and the Member States when it does not intend to follow ESA advice, specifying where and why it has chosen not to do so, and including cost-benefit and legal analysis to support its decision; considers that there should be full transparency vis-à-vis all stakeholders on progress; observes that the Commission’s interpretation of the Framework Agreement sometimes makes it difficult and cumbersome for Parliament experts to attend expert group meetings dealing with delegated acts and means that Parliament is not placed on an equal footing with Member States and the Council;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that in the recently adopted Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) and Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) the time period for scrutinising RTS may be extended by a further month given their volume and complexity, and considers that this should become a general rule; considers that deadlines for objections by Parliament to delegated acts adopted by the Commission need to be sufficiently long to allow for the full exercise of Parliament’s rights of scrutiny, taking into account the plenary calendar; takes the view that the standard deadline of two months, extendable by two months, as provided for the in the Common Understanding is not sufficiently long for complex matters and extensive delegated acts, which call for a longer scrutiny period to be set; recalls that the co- legislator has full discretion regarding the period of scrutiny to be set in the basic act; stresses, in this regard, that where the Common Understanding provides guidelines in relation to deadlines, it is in no way binding and therefore does not limit the legislator in this respect; points out that the legislator has set a period of scrutiny of three months, extendable by three months, for all delegated acts in the area of financial services, and considers that this practice should be extended to other areas of a complex nature;
Amendment 72 #
2011/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Invites the Member States to put in place structural growth-oriented reforms in line with the EU 2020 Strategy, having regard to social protection and social inclusion; recalls improvements in the labour market policies in particular, reducing labour taxation and optimising training schemes; invites the national governments to put in place innovation policies in order to improve productivity; invites the Member States to create a more efficient business environment with easier credit access to help industries recover competitiveness and to facilitate the setting-up of new businesses; lastly, invites reform of the public administration sector to eliminate the red tape and cut costs;
Amendment 71 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to place a greater duty of accountability on privately run companies that receive or have received public monies;
Amendment 103 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that certain MS have established simplified procedures for claiming tax refunds under their double taxation agreements, and that some MS have developed internet sites for non- residents or foreign taxpayers with information and forms in various languages, and calls for the deadlines for applying for tax refunds to be extended;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that existing codes should be strengthened and that more effective monitoring of codes and better quality of explanations are required; stresses that shareholders must remain central to the governance of companies and their role must be enhanced, not diminished; believes that shareholders should inform regulators when a company provides an unacceptable explanation for departing from a code of practice; takes the view that a sanction mechanism should be considered for such companies if codes are not complied with, and that this sanction framework should distinguish between breaches of current voluntary codes and breaches of binding codes;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that there is a lack of long-term focus within the market and urges the Commission to review all relevant legislation to assess whether any requirements have inadvertently added to short-termism; in particular calls on the Commission to abandon the requirement for quarterly reporting in the Transparency Directive, which adds little to shareholder knowledge and simply creates short-term trading opportunities.
Amendment 175 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Creation and operations of transnational partnerships and networks of private individuals and non-profit organisations
Amendment 178 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Amendment 199 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 8
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 8
– Initiatives to raise awarenessmake the structure onf the EU institutions and their functioningand the functioning of its institutions comprehensible to a larger number of citizens
Amendment 635 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) In addition to the regular monitoring the Commission shall establish an external evaluation report no later than end-2017 in order to assess the effectiveness in achieving the objectives and the efficiency of the Programme and its European added value in view of a decision on the renewal, modification or suspension of the Programme. The evaluation shall address the scope for simplification, possible alternative uses for the funding, its internal and external coherence, the continued relevance of all objectives, as well as the contribution of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. It shall take into account evaluation results on the long-term impact of Decision No 1855/2006/EC, Decision No 1718/2006/EC and Decision No 1041/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 665 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Amendment 39 #
2011/0341B(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
External experts may be invited to take part in selected activities organised under the programme wherever this is useful for the achievement of the objectives referred to in Article 5. These experts shall be selected by the Commission, on the basis of their skills, experience and knowledge relevant to the specific activities, taking into account potential conflicts of interest.
Amendment 7 #
2011/0330(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) A list of penalties should help to ensure that information is exchanged between authorities with the requisite promptness with the aim of preventing evasion of excise duty in the Member States.
Amendment 8 #
2011/0330(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Feedback is an appropriate means to ensure continual improvement of the quality of the information exchanged and to simplify bureaucratic procedures. A framework for the provision of feedback should therefore be put in place.
Amendment 13 #
2011/0330(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) It is necessary to monitor and evaluate the functioning of this Regulation. Provision should thus be made for collection of statistics and other information by Member States and for the preparation of regular reports by the Commission. The collection of data by the Member States and the Commission reports should be submitted annually and made available both to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 15 #
2011/0330(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
(1) Each Member State shall designate the competent authority in whose name this Regulation is to be applied. It shall inform the Commission about that designation and about any subsequent change thereof without delin five working days.
Amendment 16 #
2011/0330(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State shall designate a central excise liaison office to which principal responsibility shall be delegated for contacts with other Member States in the field of administrative cooperation. It shall inform the Commission and the competent authorities of the other Member States thereof within five working days after the designation.
Amendment 17 #
2011/0330(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
(1) The central excise liaison office shall have principal responsibility for exchanges of information on movements of excise goods and iservices. In particular, it shall have principal responsibility for ensuring:
Amendment 18 #
2011/0330(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
(1) At the request of the requesting authority, the requested authority shall communicate the information necessary to assure the correct application of excise legislation, including any information relating to a specific case or specific cases, especially concerning movements of excise goods and services within the Union.
Amendment 23 #
2011/0330(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Penalties (1) The Commission shall ensure that the exchange of information between the authorities proceeds as smoothly as possible. (2) If the authorities of the Member States fail to respect the time limits referred to in Article 11, penalties shall apply which shall be drawn from a list of penalties which the Commission shall draw up and submit to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 28 #
2011/0330(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
(1) The competent authority of each Member State shall keep the information concerning movements of excise goods within the Union and the records contained in the national registers defined in Article 19 for at least maximum of three years from the end of the calendar year in which the movement began, in order that such information can be used for the procedures provided for in this Regulation. Information collected through the computerised system shall be kept in that system in a way that makes it possible to retrieve and to further process that information within the system in response to a request for information referred to in Article 8.
Amendment 40 #
2011/0330(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) The rules on the administration of data protection laid down in Article 28 shall also apply to information from third countries.
Amendment 60 #
2011/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) An integrated and, efficient and transparent financial market requires market integrity. The smooth functioning of securities markets and public confidence in markets are prerequisites for economic growth and wealth. Market abuse harms the integrity of financial markets and public confidence in securities and derivatives.
Amendment 61 #
2011/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) There is a need to establish a uniform framework in order to preserve market integrity and, to avoid potential regulatory arbitrage and to implement accountability in the event of attempted manipulation, as well as to provide more legal certainty and less regulatory complexity for market participants. This directly applicable legal act aims at contributing in a determining manner to the smooth functioning of the internal market and should, consequently, be based on the provisions of Article 114 TFEU, as interpreted in accordance with the consistent case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Amendment 89 #
2011/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Spot markets and related derivative markets are highly interconnected and global, and market abuse may take place across markets as well as across borders, which can lead to significant systemic risks. This is true for both insider dealing and market manipulation. In particular, inside information from a spot market can benefit a person trading on a financial market. Therefore, the general definition of inside information in relation to financial markets and commodity derivatives should also apply to all information which is relevant to the related commodity. Moreover, manipulative strategies can also extend across spot and derivatives markets. Trading in financial instruments, including commodity derivatives, can be used to manipulate related spot commodity contracts and spot commodity contracts can be used to manipulate related financial instruments. The prohibition of market manipulation should capture these interlinkages. However, it is not appropriate or practicable to extend the scope of the Regulation to behaviour that does not involve financial instruments, for example, to trading in spot commodity contracts that only affects the spot market. In the specific case of wholesale energy products, the competent authorities should take into account the specific characteristics of the definitions of [Regulation (EU) No…of the European Parliament and the Council on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency] when they apply the definitions of the inside information, insider dealing and market manipulation of this Regulation to financial instruments related to wholesale energy products.
Amendment 96 #
2011/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure uniform market conditions between trading venues and facilities subject to this Regulation, operators of regulated markets, MTFs and OTFs should be required to adopt proportionate structural and transparent provisions aimed at preventing and detecting market manipulation practices.
Amendment 23 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Given that the taxation of energy in the European Union is so wide-ranging and important an issue, it is essential that the targets set in Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions1 should serve as the basis for a restructuring of the Community framework provisions on the taxation of energy products and electricity, since only in this way can proper account be taken of climate and environmental policy objectives. With a view to bequeathing a liveable environment to future generations, in the context of the planned restructuring of energy taxation the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions should take precedence over individual Member States' energy and industrial policy objectives. _____________ 1 OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136
Amendment 38 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Each of those components should be calculated on the basis of objective criteria, allowing for equal treatment of different energy sources. For the purposes of CO2- related taxation, reference should be made to CO2-emissions caused by the use of each energy product concerned, using. In that connection, use should be made of the reference CO2 emission factors set out in Commission Decision 2007/589/EC of 18 July 2007 establishing guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Due account should also be taken not only of CO2 emissions from the day-to-day operation of power stations to produce electricity, but also of the emissions generated by the mining of the fuels needed to fire power stations and by the reprocessing of those fuels. For the purposes of general energy consumption taxation, reference should be made to the energy content of the various energy products and of electricity as referred to in Directive 2006/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on energy end-use efficiency and energy services and repealing Council Directive 93/76/EEC. In this context, account should be taken of the environmental advantages of biomass or products made of biomass. These products should be taxed on the basis of the CO2 emission factors specified in Decision 2007/589/EC for biomass or products made of biomass and of their energy content as specified in Annex III to Directive 2009/28/EC. Biofuels and bioliquids defined in Article 2(h) and (i) of Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources are by far the most important category concerned. Since the environmental advantages of these products vary, depending on whether they comply with the sustainability criteria laid down in Article 17 of that Directive, the specific reference values for biomass and products made of biomass should only apply where these criteria are met.
Amendment 99 #
2010/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Basel Committee and the Commission to adopt capital requirements trimming both balance- sheet assets and the number of SPVs to such an extent as to make it henceforth impossible for a financial institution to become to be ‘too big to fail’; advocates therefore the adoption, as a matter of principle, of progressively more stringent prudential standards in proportion to the size of a bank, thereby making it unprofitable to operate a financial institution above a certain size or an excessive number of SPVs;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that an integrated European solution to this problem which is binding, user-friendly and clear and comprehensible for the public should be devised; insists, however, that any such European solution must be economically efficient and help to reduce red tape;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that any European solution must guarantee members of the public and companies adequate protection of personal and commercial data in order to prevent the misuse of such data and to guarantee legal safety in the case of sensitive data;
Amendment 10 #
2010/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 101 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) The improved economic governance framework should rely on several inter- linked policies for sustainable growth and jobs, which need to be coherent with each other, namely a Union strategy for growth and jobs, an effective framework for preventing and correcting excessive budgetary positions (the Stability and Growth Pact), a robust framework for preventing and correcting macro- economic imbalances, enhanced financial market regulation and supervision (including macro-prudential supervision by the European Systemic Risk Board), particularly of banking while excluding a shadow banking system, and a permanent crisis resolution mechanism.
Amendment 115 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Experience gained during the first decade of functioning of economic and monetary union shows an urgent need for improved economic governance in the Union, which should be built on a stronger national ownership of commonly agreed rules and policies and on a more robust surveillance framework at the Union level of national economic policies.
Amendment 118 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 c (new)
Recital 5 c (new)
(5c) The European semester for economic policy coordination should play a vital role in implementing the requirement under Article 121(1) TFEU that Member States regard their economic policies as a matter of common concern and that they coordinate them in that respect. Transparency, accountability and independent oversight are an integral part of enhanced economic governance. The Council and the Commission should make public and set out the reasons for their positions and decisions at the appropriate stages of the economic policy coordination procedures.
Amendment 119 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 d (new)
Recital 5 d (new)
(5d) Article 3 of the Protocol (No 12) on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaties provides that Member States ensure that national procedures in the budgetary area enable them, regularly and in the long term, to meet their obligations in this area deriving from the Treaties. Member States whose currency is the euro should therefore anchor the objectives of the Union fiscal framework in national law, and should ensure that adequate budgetary procedures are in place for meeting those objectives.
Amendment 176 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In the event of a significant deviation from prudent fiscal-policy a warning should be addressed to the Member State concerned and in case the significant deviation persists or is particularly serious, a recommendation should be addressed to the Member State concerned to take the necessary corrective measures. The European Parliament may invite the Member State concerned to explain its policies in this respect before its competent committee. In that case, Parliament may invite the Member State concerned to explain its policies in this respect before its competent committee.
Amendment 182 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The Council and the Commission should make their positions and decisions public at the appropriate stages of the economic policy coordination procedures in cooperation with the European Parliament, in order to ensure effective peer pressure and the European Parliament should invite the Member State concerned to explain its decisions and policies before its competent committee.
Amendment 203 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 2 –a (new)
Article 2 –a (new)
1a. The following article is inserted: “Article 2a A Member State with a derogation may apply the rules applicable to participating Member States laid down in this Regulation. It shall immediately inform the Commission of any such measures. Such a notification shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Member State concerned shall be considered to be a participating Member State for the purposes of this Directive from the day after such publication."
Amendment 360 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
2. The Council shall carry out the examination ofmmission shall examine the stability programme within at most three months of the submission of the programme. The Council, on a recommendation from the Commission and aAfter consulting the Economic and Financial Committee, the Commission shall, if necessary, deliver an opinion on the programme. WhereIf the Council, in accordance with Article 121 of the Treaty,mmission considers that the objectives and the content of the programme should be strengthened with particular reference to prudent fiscal- policy -making, the Councilmmission shall, in its opinion, invite the Member State concerned to adjust its programme.' The Council may reject such a Commission opinion by a qualified majority. The Commission opinion shall be made public immediately.
Amendment 377 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – first subparagraph
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – first subparagraph
In the event of a significant deviation from prudent fiscal-policy making referred to in the fourth subparagraph of Article 59(1) of this Regulation, and in order to prevent the occurrence of an excessive deficit, the Commission, in accordance with Article 121(4) of the Treaty may address a warning to the Member State concerned. Such a warning shall be made public and the European Parliament shall immediately invite the Member State concerned to explain its policies before its competent committee. In the event of such a significant deviation, the Commission may require additional reporting from the Member State concerned. The Council shall, within one month of any significant deviation as referred to in the first subparagraph, adopt a recommendation for policy measures setting a deadline of no more than five months for addressing the deviation, on the basis of a Commission recommendation, based on Article 121(4) TFEU. In the event of a particularly significant deviation or in a particularly serious situation, the deadline shall be no more than three months. The Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall make the recommendation public. The Commission shall monitor the measures contained in the recommendation on the basis of surveillance visits in accordance with Article 6a and prepare a report to the Council. That report shall be made public immediately. If the Member State concerned fails to take appropriate action within the deadline specified in a Council recommendation under the second subparagraph, the Council shall immediately adopt a final recommendation setting out the non- compliance of the Member State, on the basis of a further Commission recommendation in accordance with Article 121(4) TFEU. At the same time, the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall address a formal report to the European Council. The process from the first Council recommendation referred to in the second subparagraph to the final Council recommendation and report to the European Council referred to in the fourth subparagraph shall be no longer than six months.
Amendment 401 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. In the event that the significant deviation from prudent fiscal -policy making persists or is particularly serious, the Council, on a recommendation from the Commission, shall address a recommendation to the Member State concerned to take the necessary adjustment measures. The Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall make the recommendation public.' may reject such a Commission recommendation by a qualified majority. The Council shall make the recommendation public and the European Parliament may invite the Member State concerned to explain its policies before its competent committee.
Amendment 427 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 – subpoint b a (new)
Article 1 – point 6 – subpoint b a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 524 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – first subparagraph
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – first subparagraph
In the event of a significant deviation from prudent fiscal-policy making referred to in the fourth subparagraph of Article 95(1) of this Regulation, and in order to prevent the occurrence of an excessive deficit, the Commission, in accordance with Article 121(4) of the Treaty may address a warning to the Member State concerned. Such a warning shall be made public and the European Parliament shall immediately invite the Member State concerned to explain its policies before its competent committee. In the event of such a significant deviation, the Commission may require additional reporting from the Member State concerned. The Council shall, within one month of any significant deviation as referred to in the first subparagraph, adopt a recommendation for policy measures setting a deadline of no more than five months for addressing the deviation, on the basis of a Commission recommendation, based on Article 121(4) TFEU. In the event of a particularly significant deviation or in a particularly serious situation, the deadline shall be no more than three months. The Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall make the recommendation public. The Commission shall monitor the measures contained in the recommendation on the basis of surveillance visits in accordance with Article 6a and prepare a report to the Council. That report shall be made public immediately. If the Member State concerned fails to take appropriate action within the deadline specified in a Council recommendation under the second subparagraph, the Council shall immediately adopt a final recommendation setting out the non- compliance of the Member State, on the basis of a further Commission recommendation in accordance with Article 121(4) TFEU. At the same time, the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall address a formal report to the European Council. The process from the Council recommendation referred to in the second subparagraph to the final Council recommendation and report to the European Council referred to in the fourth subparagraph shall be no longer than six months.
Amendment 554 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9 e (new)
Article 1 – point 9 e (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article –11 (new)
Article –11 (new)
9e. The following article is inserted: 'Article -11 1. The Commission shall ensure a permanent dialogue with authorities of the Member States in accordance with the objectives of this Regulation. To that end, the Commission shall carry out, in all Member States, visits for the purpose of regular dialogue and, where appropriate, surveillance. 2. When organising dialogue or surveillance visits, the Commission shall, if appropriate, transmit its provisional findings to the Member States concerned for comments. 3. The Commission shall, in the context of dialogue visits, review the actual economic situation in the Member State and shall identify any risks or difficulties in complying with the objectives of this Regulation. 4. The Commission shall, in the context of surveillance visits, monitor the processes and verify that measures have been taken in accordance with decisions of the Council or the Commission in accordance with the objectives of this Regulation. Surveillance visits shall be undertaken only in exceptional cases and only where there are discernible risks or difficulties in achieving those objectives. The Commission may invite representatives of the European Central Bank or other relevant institutions to take part in surveillance visits. 5. The Commission shall inform the Economic and Financial Committee of the reasons for surveillance visits. 6. Member States shall take all necessary measures to facilitate dialogue and surveillance visits. Member States shall provide, at the request of the Commission, the assistance of all the relevant national authorities for the preparation for and conduct of dialogue and surveillance visits.’
Amendment 557 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9 g (new)
Article 1 – point 9 g (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1466/97
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
9g. The following article is inserted: Article 12a Review 1. By ...* and every two years thereafter the Commission shall publish a report on the application of this Regulation. 2. The report and any accompanying proposals shall be forwarded to the European Parliament and the Council. 3. If the report identifies obstacles to the proper functioning of the provisions in the Treaties governing economic and monetary union it shall make the necessary recommendations to the European Council.’ _____ * ... years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 223 #
2010/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In the event that a Member State manipulates financial data, falsifies statistics or, through negligence or even with deliberate intent, provides misleading information, the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, may adopt a decision requiring the Member State to pay a fine. Such a fine shall be a one-off payment of 0.5% of the GDP of the Member State concerned in the preceding year. The decision shall be deemed adopted by the Council unless it decides, by qualified majority, to reject the proposal within ten days of the Commission adopting it. The Council may amend the proposal in accordance with Article 293(1) of the Treaty.
Amendment 87 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Recital 12 a (new)
12a. Member States whose currency is the euro should ensure that they have an independent fiscal institute in place which, inter alia, monitors compliance with their national fiscal rules, including any activation of an escape clause.
Amendment 185 #
2010/0277(NLE)
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14a Two years after the transposition date referred to in Article 14 the Commission shall publish a general report assessing the implementation of provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. The report shall evaluate, inter alia, the effectiveness of: (a) the requirement for cash-based fiscal data to all sub-sectors of government; (b) the accuracy of macroeconomic forecasts following ex-post evaluation; (c) the design and effectiveness of numerical fiscal rules; (d) the design and effectiveness of fiscal institutes; (e) the general level of transparency of government finances.
Amendment 57 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Guideline 9 – paragraph 2
Guideline 9 – paragraph 2
The EU headline targets, on the basis of which Member States will set their national targets, isare to reduce the drop out rate to 10%, whilst increasing the share of the population aged 30-34 having completed tertiary or equivalent education to at least 40% in 2020. In line with the recognised OECD calculations, each Member State should give over at least 6% of its GDP to private and public expenditure on educational establishments in all areas of education.
Amendment 14 #
2010/0073(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 a (new)
Recital -1 a (new)
(-1a) The funding made available must be used by the Commission (Eurostat) in an economically responsible, transparent and bureaucratically efficient manner. The results of the environmental economic accounts should be made available to the public in a readily accessible and understandable form.
Amendment 15 #
2010/0073(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 b (new)
Recital -1 b (new)
(-1b) The additional human and financial resources which the Commission (Eurostat) will need in order to fulfil its expanded remit could be released, in the form of an ‘enlargement dividend’, by the transfer of superfluous staff from the Commission’s DG Enlargement.
Amendment 28 #
2010/0073(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. During the transitional periods, and for those Member States which need the transitional period to forward their data to Eurostat, the Commission (Eurostat) may assess the values of the modules listed in Article 3 of this Regulation.
Amendment 30 #
2010/0073(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – section 1 – paragraph 1
Annex 3 – section 1 – paragraph 1
EW-MFA covers all solid, gaseous, and liquid materials and technosphere materials, except for flows of air and water, measured in mass units per year. Like the system of national accounts, economy-wide material flow accounts serve two major purposes. The detailed material flows provide a rich empirical database for numerous analytical studies. They are also used to compile different economy-wide material flow indicators for national economies.
Amendment 8 #
2010/0035(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The warning issued as far back as 2004 by Eurostat, and the Commission’s initiatives on this subject, which it set out in a communication of 22 December 2004 entitled ‘Towards a European governance strategy for fiscal statistics1’, unfortunately did not lead in the Council to reforms of the governance framework for financial statistics, which were overdue even then, whereas, if timely action had been taken, the errors in reporting the relevant data on public deficit could have been identified much sooner and the resulting crisis could at least have been contained. It is therefore of critical importance that Eurostat should receive an appropriate competence framework, adequate staffing and as much independence as possible. __________ 1 COM(2004)0832.
Amendment 9 #
2010/0035(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) A European Parliament committee of inquiry should ascertain how the collection and evaluation of financial statistics from Member States was conducted in the past, name the responsible parties and draw the relevant conclusions. The work of this committee of inquiry should be supported by experts from a 'commission of historians'.
Amendment 15 #
2010/0035(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The comparability of economic data requires a uniform methodology. The Commission should therefore promote the harmonisation of statistical data collection.
Amendment 17 #
2010/0035(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) In order for Eurostat to be able to responsibly fulfil its extended supervisory duties, it requires an increase in staffing levels in the relevant departments from the present number of just 15 to 45 qualified employees. This additional outlay for staff and costs should be covered by budget and staff transfers within the Commission.
Amendment 26 #
2010/0035(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 479/2009
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The methodological visits may be unannounced and are designed to monitor the processes and verify the accounts which justify the reported actual data and to draw detailed conclusions as to the quality of reported data, as defined in Article 8(1).
Amendment 29 #
2010/0035(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 479/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall, at the request of the Commission (Eurostat), provide the assistance of experts in national accounting, including for the preparation and undertaking of the methodological visits, which may also be unannounced. In the exercise of their duties, these experts shall provide an independent expertise. A list of those experts in national accounting shall be constituted on the basis of proposals sent to the Commission (Eurostat) by the national authorities responsible for the excessive deficit reporting.
Amendment 30 #
2010/0035(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 479/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. In the framework of the methodological visits, which may also be unannounced, the Commission (Eurostat) shall have the right to access the accounts of all government entities at central, state, local and social security and state pension fund levels, including the provision of underlying detailed accounting information, such as transactions and balance sheets, relevant statistical surveys and questionnaires and further related information, such as analytical documents and the accounting data of other public bodies.
Amendment 32 #
2010/0035(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 479/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall take all necessary measures to facilitate the methodological visits, which may also be unannounced. Those visits may be carried out in national authorities involved in the excessive deficit procedure reporting, as well as in all services directly or indirectly involved in the production of government accounts and debt. Member States shall ensure that those national authorities and services, and where necessary, their national authorities who have a functional responsibility for the control of the public accounts, provide the Commission officials or other experts referred to in paragraph 1 with the assistance necessary to carry out their duties, including making documents available to justify the reported actual deficit and debt data and the underlying government accounts. Confidential records of the national statistical system should only be provided to the Commission (Eurostat).
Amendment 7 #
2009/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the establishment of the euro area, while welcome, means that the option of flexible national exchange rate policies is no longer available,
Amendment 25 #
2009/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned by the economic consequences of a fast loss of value of the US dollar for the economyand of China's problematic exchange rate policy for the economic development of the European Union;
Amendment 39 #
2009/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Warns against focusing essentially on wage moderation as a way to achieve price stability; recalls that increased global competition has already contributed to a downward pressure on wages, while higher commodity prices have harmand energy costs have reduced the purchasing power of EU consumers;
Amendment 111 #
2009/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Is extremely concerned at developments in the deficit situation in Greece; calls for lessons to be learnt from this situation in future enlargements of the euro area and accordingly for more stringent tests to be required;
Amendment 6 #
2009/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas globalisation has led to increasing difficulties in combating fiscal fraud at international level and the 27 EU Member States with their major differences are particularly affected by this; whereas those factors militate strongly in favour of improving international cooperation within the EU and at international level in order for it to be effective;,
Amendment 16 #
2009/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the OECD currently values private capital accumulated in tax havens at almost USD 1 000 000 000 000 (one billion), which is five times more than two decades ago; whereas more than one million companies, particularly from the United States and the EU Member States, have their registered offices in countries where such tax havens are located;,
Amendment 23 #
2009/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that good tax governance, understood as transparency and exchange of information at all levels, is a key elementone of the most fundamental areas in the reconstruction of the global economy after the 2008 financial collapse; and the resulting serious world economic crisis,
Amendment 30 #
2009/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the marketing in the Community of alternative funds domiciled in a third country must be conditional on the respect by that third country of good tax governance standards, including the effective implementation, on the basis of legally binding rules, of the principle of exchange of information and on effective monitoring by the third country, at all times, of compliance with those standards;
Amendment 34 #
2009/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Asks the Commission to report quicklyby February 2010 at the latest on the recommendation made by the Council on 14 May 2008 to include a good tax governance clause in relevant agreements to be concluded with third countries by the Community and its Member States;
Amendment 35 #
2009/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls, as regards the work on harmful tax competition under the Code of Conduct for Business Taxation, the urgent need to ensure that Member States implementenforce the Code in their relations with third countries in way consistent with their efforts to promote transparency and exchange of information in tax;
Amendment 62 #
2009/2173(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes with concern that, according to media reports, from the beginning of 2008 to 11 November 2009 the EU institutions authorised aid payments totalling EUR 3.631 billion to the EU Member States, and calls on the Commission to draw up during the course of 2010 a comprehensive report on state aid as a potential inflation risk, and to carry out an appropriate risk assessment on the matter;
Amendment 69 #
2009/2173(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes with concern that the recovery of illegal State aid is a lengthy and cumbersome process, and that a small number of Member States is responsible for nearly all pending cases; encouragescalls on the Commission to tighten up procedures further and to keep up the pressure on Member States, in particular on repeat offenders, and to report promptly and regularly on its action to the European Parliament;
Amendment 100 #
2009/2173(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Amendment 40 #
2009/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that France alone has provided 47% of Europeana's total number of digitised objects to date, and that it is therefore necessary to be considerably more active in encouraging the Member States to make available contributions from their national libraries and cultural institutions, so that all Europeans have full access to their own cultural heritage;
Amendment 77 #
2009/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. UnderlinStresses that a substantial part of the financing should come from public contributions, and proposes to take into account the process of digitisation under the aegishat Europeana's digitisation process be interpreted as part of the Lisbon strategy, and to include part of the costs of digitisationhat a separate budget line be established in the next Multiannual Financial Framework through the Community programmes;
Amendment 81 #
2009/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that only € 6.2 million has been earmarked to date for Europeana for 2009 to 2011 under the eContentplus programme;
Amendment 82 #
2009/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls for the next Multiannual Financial Framework to provide for several times more funding than that available to Europeana hitherto;
Amendment 83 #
2009/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Stresses that only a separate budget line can create the conditions to ensure that the funding available is spent transparently, cost-efficiently and in accordance with the objectives set;
Amendment 86 #
2009/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Proposes to organise a funding and advertising campaign entitled "Join Europeana" on funding efforts in order to heighten awareness of the issue and its urgency, and recommends that part of the resources earmarked for Europeana should be devoted to promoting this library among the broadest possible public;
Amendment 87 #
2009/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Proposes that "Join Europeana" be advertised creatively; carried out under public-private partnerships and sponsoring, this should be targeted primarily at young people, for instance at international sports events by means of advertising on shirts and hoardings which could be provided by the owners of the rights free of charge, or in the context of art exhibitions and cultural competitions;
Amendment 94 #
2009/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for Europeana to reach a stock of at least 15 million different digitised objects by 2015;
Amendment 8 #
2009/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that developing countries, which are particularly dependent on development cooperation funding and are highly export-oriented, have been hit hardest by the crisis up to now, since financial flows from north to south are increasingly drying up and the internal markets of many developing countries are too weak to offset the decline in exports;
Amendment 2 #
2009/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the financial and economic crisis has seen the worst global economic decline since the 1930s, whose repercussions will continue to have a major impact on countries' economic and social fabric for years to come,
Amendment 4 #
2009/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the average government debt ratio in the euro area increased from 66,2 % of GDP at the end of 2007 to 69,6 % at the end of 2008, and that ratio is expected to increase further in the coming yearswhereas a further massive increase in that ratio is expected in the coming years, a development which will have adverse repercussions for the EU Stability Pact,
Amendment 14 #
2009/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Asserts that 2008 was the year in which, in response to the disastrous economic and financial crisis and its far-reaching repercussions, the ECB had to take some of the toughest decisions it has faced since its inception;
Amendment 18 #
2009/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses serious concern that very many commercial banks did not pass on interest rate cuts to their customers when the ECB's interest rates reached their lowest levels, a stance at odds with the intentions of current monetary policy;
Amendment 22 #
2009/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes thatCriticises the fact that, in the face of the deepest worldwide recession since the 1930s, the ECB's interest rate cuts were less radical than those taken by other central banks, including the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England in the UK, and compared with what manyost economic observers expected at the time;
Amendment 23 #
2009/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Expresses disappointment that the extra liquidity injected by the ECB did not sufficiently ease the disastrous credit crunch faced by industry, particularly small and medium sized businesses, the cornerstones of the Member States' economies, and was instead used by too many banks to improve their margins and cover losses, with the result that in late 2009 countries such as Germany are still facing the threat of credit crunches;
Amendment 32 #
2009/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Agrees with the ECB that the increasing complexity of financial instruments has led to heightened systemic risk; adds that this has led to an increasing lacke main reason for this is that this increasing complexity has not been matched by greater transparency and more stringent supervision of financial instruments and that this has led to a major crisis of public confidence in financial institutions;
Amendment 36 #
2009/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Concurs with the ECB about the need to learn lessons from the crisis; in particular that management of risk and liquidity in the financial system, and the transparency of financial markets and institutions must be improved if a similar crisis is not to be repeatedsubstantially improved, since otherwise there is a real danger of a similar or even more serious crisis occurring in the very near future;
Amendment 45 #
2009/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. States that Member States should continue with their current fiscal stimulus measures to protect jobs, encourage investment and stimulate growth; takes the view, further, that implementing these vital measures must not serve to distract Member States' attention from the significant issue of their budget deficits;
Amendment 2 #
2009/2068(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission, in the interests of transparency and cost control, to separate the organisational and staff costs of national agencies from funds to be paid in grants;
Amendment 24 #
2009/0139(CNS)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 2006/112/EC
Annex VIA – point 2 a (new)
Annex VIA – point 2 a (new)
(2a) computers, notebooks, printers and scanners;
Amendment 39 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Amendment 43 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The Competent Authority shall ensure that conditions for supplies to protected customers are established without prejudice to the proper functioning of the internal gas market and at a price respecting the market value of the commodconsistent with the interests of society as a whole and that gas is supplied at a price which it has determined, but which must take account of the undertakings' legitimate interest in making a profity.
Amendment 29 #
2009/0072(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In fast-changing societies, and taking into account the disappearance of established social and family safety nets, which is connected with that process of change, there is a need to ensure the effectiveness of volunteer-supporting infrastructure to allow more people to engage in voluntary activities. It is therefore important to support peer- learning and the exchange of good practices at Community, national, regional and local level.
Amendment 35 #
2009/0072(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) There exists a large variety and long tradition of voluntary activities throughout Europe which should be preservotected and developed further.
Amendment 43 #
2009/0072(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Despite this, the potential of volunteering is still not fully realised. Furthermore, at European level until now the work which those who volunteer in their free time perform has not been formally acknowledged. A European Year of Volunteering will therefore provide the opportunity to demonstrate in a European context that volunteering increases civic participation. It can help foster a sense of belonging and commitment of citizens to their society at all levels — local, regional, national and European.
Amendment 64 #
2009/0072(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – bullet point 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – bullet point 4 a (new)
• design and creation of a European online database of the actors and organisations active in this field, with a view to better networking and communication between them.
Amendment 75 #
2009/0072(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The budget for implementing this Decision for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 is EUR 615 000 000.
Amendment 146 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) In September 2009, shortly before the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, leading EU policy makers emphatically called for rules to govern every product, every trading venue and every financial institution.
Amendment 183 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
Amendment 339 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Amendment 418 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 431 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Amendment 602 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) lay down the principles of remuneration practices that work against the desire for short-term gain and safeguard the long-term interests of the AIFMs and investors;
Amendment 670 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14
Article 14
Amendment 680 #
2009/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 - paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 - paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 3 #
2009/0035(COD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs calls on the Committee on Legal Affairs, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal and to ask for a general revision of the 4th and 7th Company Law Directives in 2010, accompanied by an all-inclusive impact assessmentcall on the Commission to submit an all-inclusive proposal including a detailed impact assessment as part of its revision of the 4th and 7th Company Law Directives scheduled for 2010.
Amendment 8 #
2009/0035(COD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
In this revision, the Commission should pay special attention to analysing the negative effects, in particular as regards the administration of micro-entities, and adopt measures that will encourage the Member States to offer simplified reporting and accounting for micro- entities. In addition, the Commission's goal must be a simple, cost-effective and transparent European accounting framework in order to counteract possible disputes between Member States.
Amendment 2 #
2009/0007(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Each Member State shall develop appropriate control systems for its central liaison office, or for the liaison offices as liaison departments, in the interest of transparent and cost-efficient organisation, and shall to that end draw up a publicly accessible report in the context of an annual monitoring exercise.
Amendment 6 #
2009/0007(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5
Article 5
The central liaison offices shall exchange information concerning refunds of taxes, other than value added tax, by the national tax authorities, if those refunds relate to persons established in another Member State and concern amounts exceeding EUR 103 000.
Amendment 8 #
2009/0007(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The entire amount of the claim that is recovered by the requested authority shall be remitted to the applicant Member State. within fourteen days.
Amendment 23 #
2009/0004(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a Control systems Each Member State shall develop appropriate control systems for its single taxation liaison office, so as to make for transparent and cost-effective organisation, and shall draw up a publicly available report on them for the purposes of annual monitoring.
Amendment 37 #
2009/0004(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) the requesting authority has exhausted the usualall available sources of information which it could have used in the circumstances to obtain the information requested, without running the risk of jeopardising the achievement of the desired end.
Amendment 43 #
2008/2000(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 43 #
2007/2214(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 41 #
2007/2063(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 3 #
2007/2062(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. calling on the Director of the agency to propose, by 1 June 2008 at the latest, practical measures to achieve savings, above all in the area of administrative costs; to explain in detail why administrative costs are unacceptably high; to explain in detail why staff expenditure per post increased by 43.4% between the financial year 2006 and the 2008 preliminary draft budget; to explain in detail why the cost of staff privileges – budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183 – makes up more than 11% of the agency's final budget and is thus much higher than for other agencies; and to explain in detail how the anomalies in tender procedures identified by the European Court of Auditors have been remedied, General pointsOr. de
Amendment 44 #
2007/2062(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 5 #
2007/2061(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. calling on the Director of the agency to propose, by 1 June 2008 at the latest, practical measures to achieve savings, above all in the area of administrative costs; to explain in detail why administrative costs are unacceptably high; to explain in detail why staff expenditure per post increased by more than 24% between the financial year 2006 and the 2008 preliminary draft budget; and to explain in detail why staff privileges – budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183 – make up more than 14% of the agency's final budget and are thus much higher than for other agencies,
Amendment 47 #
2007/2061(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 3 #
2007/2060(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. calling on the Director of the agency to propose, by 1 June 2008 at the latest, practical measures to achieve savings, above all in the area of administrative costs; to explain in detail why administrative costs are unacceptably high; to explain in detail why staff expenditure per post increased by 16% between the financial year 2006 and the 2008 preliminary draft budget; and to explain in detail why the cost of staff privileges – budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183 – makes up more than 4% of the agency's final budget and is thus much higher than for other agencies, General pointsOr. de
Amendment 44 #
2007/2060(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 3 #
2007/2059(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. calling on the Director of the agency to propose, by 1 June 2008 at the latest, practical measures to achieve savings, above all in the area of administrative costs; to explain in detail why administrative costs are unacceptably high; to explain in detail why the subsidy from the Community budget has continued to increase enormously over the period between 2003 and 2008; to explain in detail why staff expenditure per post increased by 47% between the financial year 2006 and the 2008 preliminary draft budget; to explain in detail why the cost of staff privileges – budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183 – makes up more than 7% of the agency’s final budget and is thus much higher than for other agencies; and to explain in detail to what extent the irregularities in procurement procedures criticised by the European Court of Auditors have been dealt with,
Amendment 44 #
2007/2059(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 3 #
2007/2058(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. calling on the Director of the agency to propose, by 1 June 2008 at the latest, practical measures to achieve savings, above all in the area of administrative costs; to explain in detail why administrative costs are unacceptably high; to explain in detail why staff expenditure per post increased by 44% between the financial year 2006 and the 2008 preliminary draft budget; to explain in detail why the subsidy from the Community budget has continued to increase enormously over the period between 2003 and 2008; to explain in detail why the cost of staff privileges – budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1202 and 1203 – makes up more than 7% of the agency’s final budget and is thus much higher than for other agencies; and to explain in detail what improvements have been made to the arrangements for administering claims, General pointsOr. de
Amendment 44 #
2007/2058(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 3 #
2007/2057(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. calling on the Director of the agency to propose, by 1 June 2008 at the latest, practical measures to achieve savings, above all in the area of administrative costs; to explain in detail why administrative costs are unacceptably high; to explain in detail why staff expenditure per post increased by 31% between the financial year 2006 and the 2008 preliminary draft budget; to explain in detail why the subsidy from the Community budget has increased enormously since 2003 and is continuing to increase enormously into 2008 and to explain in detail why staff privileges – budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183 – make up nearly 6% of the agency's final budget and are thus much higher than for other agencies, and to explain in detail to what extent the inventory system weaknesses criticised by the European Court of Justice have been rectified, General pointsOr. de
Amendment 44 #
2007/2057(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 3 #
2007/2056(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital W
Recital W
W. calling on the Director of the Foundation to propose, by 1 June 2008 at the latest, practical measures to achieve savings, above all in the area of administrative costs; to explain in detail why administrative costs are unacceptably high; to explain in detail why staff expenditure per post increased by 29% between the financial year 2006 and the 2008 preliminary draft budget; to explain in detail why the subsidy from the Community budget has increased enormously since 2000; and to explain in detail why staff privileges – budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183 – make up nearly 6% of the Foundation final budget and are thus much higher than for other agencies, General pointsOr. de
Amendment 44 #
2007/2056(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 41 #
2007/2055(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 41 #
2007/2054(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 3 #
2007/2053(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. calling on the Director of the Centre to propose, by 1 June 2008 at the latest, practical measures to achieve savings, above all in the area of administrative costs; to explain in detail why administrative costs are unacceptably high; to explain in detail why staff expenditure per post increased by 24% between the financial year 2006 and the 2008 preliminary draft budget; and to explain in detail why staff privileges – budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183 – make up more than 5% of the Centre's final budget and are thus much higher than for other agencies, General pointsOr. de
Amendment 44 #
2007/2053(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 3 #
2007/2052(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital W
Recital W
W. calling on the Director of the agency to propose, by 1 June 2008 at the latest, practical measures to achieve savings, above all in the area of administrative costs; to explain in detail why administrative costs are unacceptably high; to explain in detail why staff expenditure per post increased by 18% between the financial year 2006 and the 2008 preliminary draft budget; to explain in detail why the subsidy from the Community budget has continued to increase enormously over the period between 2000 and 2008; and to explain in detail why the cost of staff privileges – budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183 – makes up more than 4% of the agency's final budget and is thus much higher than for other agencies, General pointsOr. de
Amendment 44 #
2007/2052(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 3 #
2007/2051(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. calling on the Director of the agency to propose, by 1 June 2008 at the latest, practical measures to achieve savings, above all in the area of administrative costs; to explain in detail why administrative costs are unacceptably high; to explain in detail why staff expenditure per post increased by 15% between the financial year 2006 and the 2008 preliminary draft budget; to explain in detail why the subsidy from the Community budget has continued to increase enormously over the period between 2000 and 2008; to explain in detail why the cost of staff privileges – budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183 – makes up almost 5% of the agency’s final budget and is thus much higher than for other agencies, General pointsOr. de
Amendment 44 #
2007/2051(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 3 #
2007/2050(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
V. calling on the Director of the agency to propose, by 1 June 2008 at the latest, practical measures to achieve savings, above all in the area of administrative costs; to explain in detail why administrative costs are unacceptably high; to explain in detail why staff expenditure per post increased by more than11% between the financial year 2006 and the 2008 preliminary draft budget; to explain in detail why the subsidy from the Community budget has continued to increase enormously over the period between 2000 and 2008; and to explain in detail why the cost of staff privileges – budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183 – makes up more than 13% of the agency's final budget and is thus much higher than for other agencies, General pointsOr. de
Amendment 44 #
2007/2050(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 3 #
2007/2049(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. calling on the Director of the agency to propose, by 1 June 2008 at the latest, practical measures to achieve savings, above all in the area of administrative costs; to explain in detail why administrative costs are unacceptably high; to explain in detail why staff expenditure per post increased by 44% between the financial year 2006 and the 2008 preliminary draft budget; to explain in detail why the subsidy from the Community has increased enormously since 2001 and is continuing to increase enormously into 2008; and to explain in detail why staff privileges – budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183 – make up more than 6% of the agency's final budget and are thus much higher than for other agencies, General pointsOr. de
Amendment 44 #
2007/2049(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 41 #
2007/2048(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 3 #
2007/2047(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital W
Recital W
W. calling on the Director of the agency to propose, by 1 June 2008 at the latest, practical measures to achieve savings, above all in the area of administrative costs; to explain in detail why administrative costs are unacceptably high; to explain in detail why the subsidy from the Community budget has continued to increase enormously over the period between 2000 and 2008; to explain in detail why staff expenditure per post increased by 9% between the financial year 2006 and the 2008 preliminary draft budget; and to explain in detail why the cost of staff privileges – budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183 – makes up almost 10% of the agency's final budget and is thus much higher than for other agencies, General pointsOr. de
Amendment 44 #
2007/2047(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 10 #
2007/2046(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital W
Recital W
W. calling on the Director of the agency to propose, by 1 June 2008 at the latest, practical measures to achieve savings, above all in the area of administrative costs; to explain in detail why administrative costs are unacceptably high; to explain in detail why the subsidy from the Community budget continued to increase enormously over the period between 2000 and 2008; to explain in detail why staff expenditure per post increased by more than 26% between the financial year 2006 and the 2008 preliminary draft budget; to explain in detail why the subsidy from the Community budget has continued to increase enormously over the period between 2000 and 2008; and to explain in detail why the cost of staff privileges – budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183 – makes up more than 8% of the agency's final budget and is thus much higher than for other agencies,
Amendment 52 #
2007/2046(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to submit as quickly as possible a proposal to abolish or drastically cut back privileges, in particular under budget Items 1101, 1102, 1141, 1182 and 1183;
Amendment 28 #
2007/2038(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61 a. Insists that the internal auditor's report be forwarded not only to the anti- fraud authority OLAF, but also to the public prosecutor's office in the 27 Member States of the European Union;
Amendment 29 #
2007/2038(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61 a. Insists that the internal auditor's report be examined by OLAF and the national public prosecutor's offices, with the focus on the extent to which the facts presented point to suspected fraud, serious fraud, tax evasion, social security evasion or breaches of employment law provisions for which responsibility lies with Members of the European Parliament, and to institute appropriate proceedings;
Amendment 30 #
2007/2038(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61 a. Insists that the internal auditor's report to be immediately made available to all Members of Parliament and to the public;
Amendment 31 #
2007/2038(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61 a. Notes that a Member of the European Parliament has already circulated an initial summary of the report on his website;
Amendment 7 #
2007/0238(CNS)
Draft Directive – amending act
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In the context of their accession, Bulgaria and Romania were authorised to grant a tax exemption to small enterprises and to continue applying a VAT exemption to the international transport of passengers. For the purposes of clarity and consistency, these exemptions should be incorporated into the Directive itself, and their legality and necessity reviewed at least every two years.
Amendment 10 #
2007/0238(CNS)
Draft Directive – amending act
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Whilst immovable property and related expenditure account for the most significant cases where clarification and strengthening of the rule is appropriate, given the value and economic lifetime of such property and the fact that mixed use of this type of property is a common practice, it is nevertheless appropriate, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, to authorise Member States to apply the same rule to movable goods with a durable nature and forming part of the business assets. Economically significant repairs should likewise be covered by this provision.
Amendment 14 #
2007/0238(CNS)
Draft Directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 168 a – paragraph 2
Article 168 a – paragraph 2
2. Member States mayThe Commission shall determine whether Member States can be authorised also to apply paragraph 1 in relation to VAT on expenditure related to other goods forming part of the business assets as they specifyto movable goods permanently forming part of the business assets. Any legislative proposal for that purpose shall be accompanied by a detailed impact assessment encompassing both the advantages and the disadvantages.