58 Amendments of Clemente MASTELLA
Amendment 81 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on Member States, in agreement with the Commission, to establish a tax incentive scheme to promote youth employment and support under-35 undertakings, by means of incentives for undertakings, particularly SMEs, to recruit young people on permanent contracts; to this end, proposes that, as suggested by the Commission in the employment package, the Member States could use the instrument of employment subsidies and reduction of the tax wedge, particularly to meet the cost to employers of social security and health insurance contributions;
Amendment 82 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on Member States, in agreement with the Commission, to establish measures and concessions for apprenticeship contracts and bonuses for business start-ups by young people aged under 35; considers, in particular, that Member States should provide greater and better support services for start-ups, organise awareness-raising campaigns concerning the opportunities and prospects involved in self-employment, arrange more cooperation between employment services, and provide support for businesses, including with the aid of (micro-) financing;
Amendment 230 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on Member States, in agreement with the Commission, to establish a tax incentive scheme to promote youth employment and support under-35 undertakings, by means of incentives for undertakings, particularly SMEs, to recruit young people on permanent contracts; to that end, proposes that, as suggested by the Commission in the employment package, the Member States could use the instrument of employment subsidies and reduction of the tax wedge, particularly to meet the cost to employers of social security and health insurance contributions;
Amendment 277 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on Member States, in agreement with the Commission, to establish measures and concessions for apprenticeship contracts and bonuses for business start-ups by young people aged under 35; in particular, Member States should provide greater and better support services for start-ups, organise awareness- raising campaigns concerning the opportunities and prospects involved in self-employment, arrange more cooperation between employment services, and provide support for businesses, including with the aid of (micro-) financing;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2031(REG)
Rule 6 – paragraph 1
1. In the exercise of its powers in respect of privileges and immunities, Parliament shall seek primarilyacts to uphold its integrity as a democratic legislative assembly and to secure the independence of its Members in the performance of their duties.
Amendment 17 #
2013/2031(REG)
Rule 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Parliamentary immunity is not a Member’s personal privilege, but a guarantee of the independence of Parliament as a whole and its Members.
Amendment 18 #
2013/2031(REG)
Rule 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Parliament assesses whether the legal action requiring the waiver is motivated by a will to impede the functioning of Parliament or to attack the Member because of his or her membership of Parliament.
Amendment 19 #
2013/2031(REG)
Rule 6 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. The request for waiver of immunity is evaluated in accordance with the provisions of Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union and with the principles referred to in this Rule.
Amendment 20 #
2013/2031(REG)
Rule 6 a (new)
Rule 6a – Defence of immunity 1. In cases where the privileges or immunities of a Member or former Member are alleged to have been breached by the authorities of a Member State, a request may be made for the defence of those privileges or immunities. 2. A request for the defence of the privileges and immunities of a Member shall not be admissible if a request for the waiver or defence of that Member’s immunity has already been received in respect of the same facts, whether or not a decision has been taken at that time. 3. No further consideration shall be given to a request for the defence of the privileges and immunities of a Member if a request for the waiver of that Member’s immunity is received in respect of the same legal proceedings. 4. In cases where a decision has been taken not to defend the immunity of a Member, the Member may make a request to reconsider the decision only in the light of new facts. No request for defence shall be entertained where the matter to which the request relates is already before the Court of Justice.
Amendment 24 #
2013/2031(REG)
Rule 7 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. The competent committee shall consider whether the opinion expressed by the Member with respect to issues of general interest has a link with the performance of his duties as a representative of the European people.
Amendment 489 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that measures to target generational renewal in the agricultural sector are needed given that only 6% of European farmers are younger than 35, and at the same time 4.5 million will retire in the next 10 years; Recognizes that young farmers have obstacles to start up such as high investment costs, access to land and credit. The measures for young farmers contained in pillar II have proved to be insufficient in stopping rapid ageing in the agricultural sector. Thus, it is necessary to call for the possibilities of increasing the amount of direct payments for young farmers within pillar I in order to attract young people to the farming sector and support them in the first years of business, when they are the most vulnerable;
Amendment 1074 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Is aware of the importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, modernisation and structural improvement achievements, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also benefit farmers; calls therefore for second- pillar measures to be better suited to their objectives, so that the effectiveness of growth, employment and climate measures and measures for the benefit of rural areas can be increased; considers that, in this context, particular attention should be devoted to assisting young farmers; in face of the rapid ageing farming population in Europe, attractive measures for young farmers are urgent; as a supply to pillar I it is necessary to strengthen and improve existing supportive measures for young farmers in pillar II, in particular support for innovation and modernizing investments on the farm; encourages educational and training programmes to be developed for young farmers.
Amendment 44 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas true integration of the Roma is possible only by means of mutual recognition of the rights and obligations of the communities concerned,
Amendment 82 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Observes that the Strategy must help to reconcile the right to support, assistance and integration of Roma communities with the duties of civic and social responsibility in relation to other communities;
Amendment 234 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the importance of appropriate use of the funds allocated to the individual Member States in the priority sectors provided for by the Strategy;
Amendment 235 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Highlights the need for the objectives of the Strategy to be subjected to checking and measurement with regard to the degree of attainment so as to introduce award criteria in favour of compliant Member States and penalties for non- compliance;
Amendment 285 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on Member States to responsibly endorse the objectives of the Strategy in order to raise the level of integration of Roma communities;
Amendment 286 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on Member States to implement the Strategy, with particular attention for the integration of the Roma, respect for women and children, education, health assistance and adequate housing;
Amendment 305 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recognises the crucial role of regional and local authorities in bringing about genuine integration of Roma communities;
Amendment 314 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to perform regular checks on the consistency of the use of funding in relation to the expected result, including for the purposes for which funding is allocated under the Strategy;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is convinced of the importance of bilateral agreements between the European Union and third countries to step up cooperation in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice and optimise the management of migratory movements;
Amendment 64 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - point c
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - point c
(c) the interest of consumers to receive adequate and transparent product information, includingwhich specifies the place of farming to be determined on a case by case approach at the appropriate geographical level;
Amendment 67 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - point e a (new)
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - point e a (new)
(ea) the possible risk of consumers being misled due to their established expectations and perceptions, and the availability and feasibility of informational means to exclude such risks;
Amendment 69 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - point e b (new)
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - point e b (new)
(eb) the need to preserve of the natural and essential characteristics of products and not cause a substantial change in the composition of the product concerned;
Amendment 70 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - point e c (new)
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - point e c (new)
(ec) fair distribution of added value throughout the agri-food industry;
Amendment 71 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1a (new)
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1a (new)
The place of farming, as referred to in point (c) of the first subparagraph, means the place of cultivation or rearing, namely the country of provenance of the agricultural product, whether unprocessed or for use in preparing or producing a foodstuff.
Amendment 75 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 f - paragraph 3
Article 112 f - paragraph 3
Amendment 80 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112g
Article 112g
In order to take into account the specificity of each sector, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt a tolerance for each standard beyond which the entire batch of products will be considered as not respecting the standard may be adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure by means of delegated acts.
Amendment 94 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 l
Article 112 l
In order to take account of the specificities in trade between the Union and certain third countries and of the special character of some agricultural products, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, and to ensure that consumers are not misled due to their established expectations and perceptions, measures may be taken under the ordinary legislative procedure to define the conditions under which imported products are considered as providing an equivalent level of compliance with the Union requirements concerning marketing standards and which allow for measures derogating from Article 112d and determine the rules relating to the application of the marketing standards to products exported from the Union.
Amendment 108 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 6
Article 1 - point 6
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 196a - paragraph 1
Article 196a - paragraph 1
1. The powers to adopt the delegated acts referred to in this Regulation shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of timeuntil the end of the parliamentary term that is in progress when this Regulation enters into force. When drafting the delegated acts, the Commission shall consult bodies including agricultural advisory committees made up of representatives of the production sector. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 67 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The measures herein are intended to foster agricultural and processing activities and farming systems associated with high quality products thus contributing to the achievement of rural development policy, with a special focus on areas in which the farming sector is of greater economic importance and, in particular, disadvantaged areas.
Amendment 99 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The current PGIs, all of the steps for the production of which take place in a given territory, as indicated in the specification, and which meet all of the conditions laid down in the definition of DOPs, may be the subject of requests for re-registration as DOPs, on the basis of a simplified procedure laid down in an implementing act adopted by the Commission.
Amendment 103 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. With a view to ensuring that consumers are properly informed, in respect of protected geographical indication products the place of provenance of the agricultural product shall be specified, at least in cases where the place of provenance is not the same as the place in which processing took place.
Amendment 120 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Designations of origin and geographical indications pertaining to products of third countries that are protected in the Union under an international agreement to which the Union is a contracting partyChapter IV of Title V of this Regulation may be entered in the register. Unless specifically identified in the said agreement as protected designations of origin under this Regulation, such names shall be entered in the register as protected geographical indications.
Amendment 131 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. In the case of products originating in third countries marketed under a name entered in the register in accordance with Chapter IV of Title V of this Regulation, the indications referred to in paragraph 3 or the Union symbols associated with them may appear on the labelling.
Amendment 137 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any misuse, imitation or evocation, even if the true origin of the product or service is indicated or if the protected name is translated or accompanied by an expression such as ‘style’, ‘type’, ‘method’, ‘as produced in’, ‘imitation’ or similar, in so far as those products or services are comparable to the products registered under that name or in so far as the misuse, imitation or evocation of the name exploits the reputation of the protected name, including when the product is used as an ingredient;
Amendment 182 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 a (new)
Article 29 a (new)
Article 29a Mountain product The term 'mountain product' is established. This term may only be used to describe agricultural and agri-food products listed in Annex I to the Treaty of which the raw materials come from mountain areas. In addition, for the term to be applied to processed products, such processing must also take place in mountain areas.
Amendment 225 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The seasonal worker permit shall be a single document issued by the competent authorities of the Member States using the format as laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002. In accordance with point (a) 6.4 of the Annex to that Regulation, Member States shall enter ‘seasonal worker’ under the heading ‘type of permit’.
Amendment 240 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) upon application, issue up to three seasonal worker permits covering up to three subsequent seasons within one administrative act (‘multi-seasonal worker permit’),; where the application is lodged by a seasonal worker, the employer shall inform the competent authorities that he or she wishes to employ the worker concerned under a multi-seasonal employment contract;
Amendment 252 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Amendment 262 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14
Article 14
Member States shall require employers of seasonal workers to provide evidence that the seasonal worker will benefit from accommodation that ensures an adequate standard of living, under decent health and hygiene conditions certified by the competent authorities. If seasonal workers are required to pay rent for such accommodation, its cost shall not be excessive in relation to their remuneration. and in any case should enable the workers to live freely and with dignity.
Amendment 214 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) the offence was committed against a child in a particularly vulnerable situation, notably because of a mental or physical disability or a situation of dependence or of a temporary alteration in psychophysical perception connected with taking drugs, drinking alcohol, or any other recognised type of dependence;
Amendment 235 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12, paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12, paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 277 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the specific actions to assist and support victims, in the short and long term, in their physical and psycho-social recovery, are undertaken following an individual assessment of the special circumstances of each particular child victim, takingand shall to that end devise individual rehabilitation programmes that take due account of the child’s views, needs and concerns.
Amendment 187 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Takes the view that the attempts in some Member States to consign religion to the private sphere should be described as an infringement of the fundamental right to freedom of religion, which is expressly protected by the Charter with regard to both public and private spheres;
Amendment 188 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Is alarmed that the concept of 'hate speech' is increasingly invoked in order to place unacceptable restrictions on legitimate manifestations of religious freedom;
Amendment 66 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) With a view to ensuring substantive equality between female and male applicants, examination procedures should be gsender sensitivesitive to the specificities of the two sexes. In particular, personal interviews should be organised in a way which makes its possible for both female and male applicants to speak about their past experiences in cases involving gender sex-based persecution. The complexity of gender sex-related claims should be properly taken into account in procedures based on the safe third country concept, the safe country of origin concept or the notion of subsequent applications.
Amendment 90 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) gendersex, trauma and age awareness;
Amendment 114 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the personnel examining applications and taking decisions are instructed and have the possibility to seek advice, whenever necessary, from experts on particular issues, such as medical, cultural, child or gender, religious or sex issues.
Amendment 121 #
2009/0165(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Paragraph 3 shall not apply to cases where disclosure of particular circumstances of a person to members of his/her family can jeopardize the interests of that person, including cases involving gendersex and/or age based persecution. In such cases, a separate decision shall be issued to the person concerned.
Amendment 27 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) It is equally necessary to introduce a common concept of the persecution ground "membership of a particular social group". For the purposes of defining a particular social group, issues arising from an applicant's gender should be given due consideration. In this connection, special consideration should be given to issues such as female genital mutilation, forced abortion and forced sterilisation.
Amendment 39 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point j – indent 3
Article 2 – point j – indent 3
Amendment 62 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d – subparagraph 2
Depending on the circumstances in the country of origin, a particular social group might include a group based on a common characteristic of sexual orientation. Sexual orientation cannot be understood to include acts considered to be criminal in accordance with national law of the Member States. GenderSex related aspects should be given due consideration for the purposes of determining membership of a particular social group or identifying a characteristic of such a group.
Amendment 67 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. When implementing this Chapter, Member States shall take into account the specific situation of vulnerable persons such as minors, unaccompanied minors, disabled people, elderly people, pregnant women, single parents with minor children, victims of trafficking, persons with mental health problems and persons who have been subjected to torture, rape or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, such as genital mutilation, forced sterilisation, rape, forced abortion or other serious forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence.
Amendment 74 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) there are in any event well-founded reasons for considering that he or she has committed serious acts deemed incompatible with entry and residence in the host Member State.
Amendment 98 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide, under the same eligibility conditions as nationals of the Member State that has granted the status, adequate health care, including mental health care when needed, to beneficiaries of international protection who have special needs, such as pregnant women, disabled people, persons who have undergone torture, rape or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment such as genital mutilation, forced sterilisation, rape, forced abortion or other serious forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence or minors who have been victims of any form of abuse, neglect, exploitation, torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or who have suffered from armed conflict.
Amendment 100 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30, paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 30, paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall guarantee access to all healthcare benefits, including, where necessary, those relating to cross- border treatment.
Amendment 101 #
2009/0164(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 31, paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 31, paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Member States shall, in any event, guarantee specific healthcare, in particular psychological care, for unaccompanied minors.