Activities of Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ
Plenary speeches (602)
Reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags (debate)
Common visa restrictions for Russian officials involved in the Sergei Magnitsky case (A7-0215/2014 - Kristiina Ojuland)
69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (A7-0250/2014 - Alexander Graf Lambsdorff)
Application and enforcement of international trade rules (A7-0308/2013 - Niccolò Rinaldi)
Clinical trials on medicinal products for human use (A7-0208/2013 - Glenis Willmott)
Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations (A7-0252/2014 - Romana Jordan)
Mid-term review of the Stockholm Programme (A7-0153/2014 - Luigi Berlinguer, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Carlo Casini)
Interchange fees for card-based payment transactions (A7-0167/2014 - Pablo Zalba Bidegain)
Reduction or elimination of customs duties on goods originating in Ukraine (A7-0238/2014 - Paweł Zalewski)
Electronic identification of bovine animals (A7-0199/2012 - Sophie Auconie)
European single market for electronic communications - Measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks - Electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market (debate)
Invasion of Ukraine by Russia (RCB7-0263/2014, B7-0263/2014, B7-0264/2014, B7-0265/2014, B7-0266/2014, B7-0267/2014, B7-0268/2014)
Implementation of the Treaty of Lisbon with respect to the European Parliament (A7-0120/2014 - Paulo Rangel)
Policy coherence for development (A7-0161/2014 - Charles Goerens)
EU priorities for the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council (RCB7-0234/2014, B7-0234/2014, B7-0235/2014, B7-0236/2014, B7-0237/2014, B7-0238/2014)
Invasion of Ukraine by Russia (debate)
Pakistan's regional role and political relations with the EU (A7-0117/2014 - Boris Zala)
Anti-missile shield for Europe (A7-0109/2014 - Sampo Terho)
Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data (A7-0402/2013 - Jan Philipp Albrecht)
EU-Azerbaijan Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (A7-0155/2014 - Mariya Gabriel)
Humanitarian engagement of armed non-State actors in child protection (A7-0160/2014 - Judith Sargentini)
Provision of food information to consumers as regards the definition of 'engineered nanomaterials' (B7-0185/2014)
Processing of personal data for the purposes of crime prevention (A7-0403/2013 - Dimitrios Droutsas)
Package travel and assisted travel arrangements (A7-0124/2014 - Hans-Peter Mayer)
Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (A7-0277/2013 - Andrea Zanoni)
Priorities for EU relations with the Eastern partnership countries (A7-0157/2014 - Paweł Robert Kowal)
European Public Prosecutor's Office (A7-0141/2014 - Salvatore Iacolino)
2013 progress report on Turkey (B7-0241/2014)
Common European sales law (A7-0301/2013 - Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Luigi Berlinguer)
Visa requirements for third-countries nationals (A7-0104/2014 - Tanja Fajon)
Situation in Ukraine (RCB7-0219/2014, B7-0219/2014, B7-0220/2014, B7-0221/2014, B7-0222/2014, B7-0223/2014, B7-0224/2014)
Situation in Iraq (RCB7-0188/2014, B7-0188/2014, B7-0189/2014, B7-0190/2014, B7-0191/2014, B7-0192/2014, B7-0193/2014)
European Arrest Warrant (A7-0039/2014 - Sarah Ludford)
Situation in Venezuela (RCB7-0207/2014, B7-0207/2014, B7-0212/2014, B7-0215/2014, B7-0216/2014, B7-0217/2014, B7-0218/2014)
Cohesion Policy (A7-0081/2014 - Vilja Savisaar-Toomast)
European Union Agency for Railways (A7-0016/2014 - Roberts Zīle)
Third programme for the Union's action if the field of health (2014-2020) (A7-0224/2012 - Françoise Grossetête)
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
European Investigation Order - European Arrest Warrant (debate)
2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new passenger cars (A7-0151/2013 - Thomas Ulmer)
Community trade mark (A7-0031/2014 - Cecilia Wikström)
Freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime (A7-0178/2013 - Monica Luisa Macovei)
Laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (A7-0032/2014 - Cecilia Wikström)
European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training (Europol) (A7-0096/2014 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra)
European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (A7-0158/2013 - Michèle Striffler)
Biocidal products (A7-0354/2013 - Matthias Groote)
Plant breeding (A7-0044/2014 - Marit Paulsen)
Promoting free movement by simplifying the acceptance of certain public documents (A7-0017/2014 - Bernhard Rapkay)
Copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses (A7-0281/2013 - Marielle Gallo)
Investment projects in energy infrastructure (A7-0323/2013 - Adina-Ioana Vălean)
EU regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality - better lawmaking (A7-0056/2014 - Sajjad Karim)
EU justice scoreboard (A7-0442/2013 - Tadeusz Zwiefka)
Local and regional consequences of the development of smart grids (A7-0019/2014 - Elisabeth Schroedter)
Small agricultural holdings (A7-0029/2014 - Czesław Adam Siekierski)
Respect for the fundamental right of free movement in the EU (RCB7-0016/2014, B7-0016/2014, B7-0023/2014, B7-0024/2014, B7-0025/2014, B7-0026/2014, B7-0027/2014)
2013 progress report on Serbia (B7-0006/2014)
European integration process of Kosovo (B7-0004/2014)
2012 progress report on Iceland and post-election perspectives (B7-0005/2014)
Situation in South Sudan (RCB7-0018/2014, B7-0018/2014, B7-0019/2014, B7-0020/2014, B7-0021/2014, B7-0022/2014, B7-0032/2014)
Renewal of the EU-Russia agreement on cooperation in science and technology (A7-0473/2013 - Amalia Sartori)
Future of EU-ASEAN relations (A7-0441/2013 - Reinhard Bütikofer)
Access of goods and services to public procurement markets (A7-0454/2013 - Daniel Caspary)
Combating wildlife crime (B7-0013/2014)
Review of the Lithuanian Presidency (debate)
Review of the Lithuanian Presidency (debate)
CO2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles (A7-0168/2013 - Holger Krahmer)
Consumer programme 2014-2020 (A7-0214/2012 - Robert Rochefort)
Carbon capture and storage technology (A7-0430/2013 - Chris Davies)
eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020 (A7-0443/2013 - Pilar Ayuso)
Food crisis, fraud in the food chain and the control thereof (A7-0434/2013 - Esther de Lange)
Social protection for all, including self-employed workers (A7-0459/2013 - Vilija Blinkevičiūtė)
Plastic waste in the environment (A7-0453/2013 - Vittorio Prodi)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Eco-innovation - jobs and growth through environmental policy (A7-0333/2013 - Karin Kadenbach)
Relations between the European Parliament and the institutions representing the national governments (A7-0336/2013 - Alain Lamassoure)
ILO Convention concerning decent work for domestic workers (A7-0394/2013 - Inês Cristina Zuber)
Common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for external action (A7-0447/2013 - Elmar Brok)
Instrument for stability (A7-0451/2013 - Reinhard Bütikofer)
European neighbourhood instrument (A7-0449/2013 - Eduard Kukan)
Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (A7-0445/2013 - Libor Rouček)
Partnership instrument for cooperation with third countries (A7-0446/2013 - Antonio López-Istúriz White)
Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide (A7-0448/2013 - Alexander Graf Lambsdorff)
Establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation (A7-0450/2013 - Thijs Berman)
Human rights in the world 2012 and EU policy on the matter (A7-0418/2013 - Eduard Kukan)
Women with disabilities (A7-0329/2013 - Angelika Werthmann)
Justice Programme 2014-2020 (A7-0396/2013 - Luigi Berlinguer, Philip Claeys)
Rights and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020 (A7-0397/2013 - Kinga Göncz)
Autonomous trade preferences for Moldova (A7-0422/2013 - Iuliu Winkler)
Negotiations for an EU-Canada strategic partnership agreement (A7-0407/2013 - Elisabeth Jeggle)
Cloud computing (A7-0353/2013 - Pilar del Castillo Vera)
Common Fisheries Policy (A7-0409/2013 - Ulrike Rodust)
North-East Atlantic: deep-sea stocks and fishing in international waters (A7-0395/2013 - Kriton Arsenis)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (A7-0046/2013 - Matthias Groote)
Outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (debate)
Horizon 2020 - framework programme for research and innovation (2014-2020) (A7-0427/2012 - Teresa Riera Madurell)
Programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) (A7-0294/2012 - Jutta Haug)
State of play of the Doha development agenda (B7-0492/2013, B7-0493/2013, B7-0494/2013)
Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (A7-0360/2013 - Maria Eleni Koppa)
European defence technological and industrial base (A7-0358/2013 - Michael Gahler)
European satellite navigation systems (A7-0321/2013 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
EU-Russia agreement on drug precursors (A7-0342/2013 - Franck Proust)
Common provisions on European funds (A7-0274/2013 - Lambert van Nistelrooij, Constanze Angela Krehl)
European Social Fund (A7-0250/2012 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier)
Cohesion Fund (A7-0270/2013 - Victor Boştinaru)
Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges (A7-0340/2013 - Evelyn Regner, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou)
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (A7-0361/2013 - Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos)
Direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP (A7-0362/2013 - Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos)
Location of the seats of the European Union's institutions (A7-0350/2013 - Ashley Fox, Gerald Häfner)
Multiannual financial framework 2014-2020 (A7-0389/2013 - Jean-Luc Dehaene, Ivailo Kalfin)
Interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (A7-0337/2013 - Rafał Trzaskowski)
Erasmus for all programme (A7-0405/2012 - Doris Pack)
Creative Europe programme (A7-0011/2013 - Silvia Costa)
Europe for Citizens programme (A7-0424/2012 - Hannu Takkula)
Connecting Europe Facility (A7-0021/2013 - Adina-Ioana Vălean, Dominique Riquet, Inés Ayala Sender)
Trans-European transport network (A7-0012/2013 - Georgios Koumoutsakos, Ismail Ertug)
Protection and use of transboundary watercourses and international lakes (A7-0356/2013 - Matthias Groote)
Supplementary research programme for the ITER project (2014-2018) (A7-0211/2013 - Vladimír Remek)
European Atomic Energy Community research and training programme (A7-0407/2012 - Peter Skinner)
Nuclear safety cooperation instrument (A7-0327/2012 - Holger Krahmer)
Nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia (A7-0119/2013 - Giles Chichester)
Application and enforcement of international trade rules (A7-0308/2013 - Niccolò Rinaldi)
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (A7-0282/2013 - Alain Cadec)
Organised crime, corruption, and money laundering (A7-0307/2013 - Salvatore Iacolino)
European Neighbourhood Policy, working towards a stronger partnership: EP's position on the 2012 progress reports (B7-0484/2013)
Dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation (A7-0303/2013 - Thomas Ulmer)
Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the common foreign and security policy in 2012 (A7-0330/2013 - Elmar Brok)
Electronic communications (A7-0313/2013 - Catherine Trautmann)
Primjena i provedba međunarodnih trgovinskih pravila (A7-0308/2013 - Niccolò Rinaldi) HR
Europski fond za pomorstvo i ribarstvo (A7-0282/2013 - Alain Cadec) HR
Organizirani kriminal, korupcija i pranje novca (A7-0307/2013 - Salvatore Iacolino) HR
Europska politika susjedstva: prema jačanju partnerstva: stajalište Europskog parlamenta o izvješćima za 2012. (B7-0484/2013) HR
Opasnosti koje potječu od izloženosti ionizirajućem zračenju (A7-0303/2013 - Thomas Ulmer) HR
Godišnje izvješće Vijeća Europskom parlamentu o zajedničkoj vanjskoj i sigurnosnoj politici u 2012. (A7-0330/2013 - Elmar Brok) HR
Elektroničke komunikacije (A7-0313/2013 - Catherine Trautmann) HR
Trade between the Community and third countries in drug precursors (A7-0167/2013 - Franck Proust)
e-justice Action Plan 2014-2018 (B7-0465/2013)
General Union environment action programme to 2020 (debate)
In vitro diagnostic medical devices (A7-0327/2013 - Peter Liese)
Ship recycling (A7-0132/2013 - Carl Schlyter)
Local authorities and civil society (A7-0296/2013 - Corina Creţu)
EU pre-accession funds: judicial systems and the fight against corruption (A7-0318/2013 - Monica Luisa Macovei)
Patient safety (A7-0320/2013 - Oreste Rossi)
Misleading advertisement practices (A7-0311/2013 - Cornelis de Jong)
Portable batteries and accumulators containing cadmium (A7-0131/2013 - Vladko Todorov Panayotov)
Strengthening cross-border law-enforcement cooperation in the EU (B7-0433/2013)
Caste-based discrimination (B7-0434/2013)
Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (A7-0277/2013 - Andrea Zanoni)
Recreational craft and personal watercraft (A7-0213/2012 - Malcolm Harbour)
Recognition of professional qualifications and administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (A7-0038/2013 - Bernadette Vergnaud)
EU-Armenia agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (A7-0290/2013 - Edit Bauer)
EU-China negotiations for a bilateral investment agreement (B7-0436/2013, B7-0439/2013)
EU-Taiwan trade relations (B7-0435/2013)
EU and Member State measures to tackle the flow of refugees as a result of the conflict in Syria (B7-0442/2013)
Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (continuation of debate)
Corruption in the public and private sectors: the impact on human rights in third countries (A7-0250/2013 - Ana Gomes)
Private international law and employment (A7-0291/2013 - Evelyn Regner)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (A7-0276/2013 - Linda McAvan)
EU-Mauritania fishing opportunities and financial contribution protocol (A7-0184/2013 - Gabriel Mato Adrover)
Gendercide: the missing women? (A7-0245/2013 - Antigoni Papadopoulou)
Convention on preventing and combating violence against women (Istanbul convention) (debate)
Discriminatory customs procedures against Lithuanian trucks at the Russian border (debate)
Access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization in the Union (A7-0263/2013 - Sandrine Bélier)
Equal pay for male and female workers (B7-0387/2013)
EU cybersecurity strategy: an open, safe and secure cyberspace (B7-0386/2013)
Situation in Syria (RCB7-0413/2013, B7-0413/2013, B7-0423/2013, B7-0424/2013, B7-0425/2013, B7-0426/2013, B7-0427/2013, B7-0428/2013)
Situation in Egypt (RCB7-0411/2013, B7-0411/2013, B7-0412/2013, B7-0414/2013, B7-0415/2013, B7-0417/2013, B7-0420/2013)
EU policy towards Belarus (A7-0261/2013 - Justas Vincas Paleckis)
EU internal security strategy (B7-0377/2013)
European cultural and creative sectors as sources of economic growth and jobs (A7-0248/2013 - Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid)
Fuel quality directive and renewable energy directive (A7-0279/2013 - Corinne Lepage)
Implementation of the EU youth strategy 2010-2012 (A7-0238/2013 - Georgios Papanikolaou)
Internal market for services (A7-0273/2013 - Anna Maria Corazza Bildt)
Matrimonial property regimes (A7-0253/2013 - Alexandra Thein)
Amendment of Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 for the conservation of fishery through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound (A7-0259/2013 - Marek Józef Gróbarczyk)
Making the internal energy market work (A7-0262/2013 - Jerzy Buzek)
Making the internal energy market work (A7-0262/2013 - Jerzy Buzek)
Implementation and impact of the energy efficiency measures under the cohesion policy (A7-0271/2013 - Mojca Kleva Kekuš)
More efficient and cost-effective interpretation in the European Parliament (A7-0233/2013 - Esther de Lange)
Online gambling in the internal market (A7-0218/2013 - Ashley Fox)
Making the internal energy market work - Micro-generation (debate)
Programme of activities of the Lithuanian Presidency (debate)
Review of the Irish Presidency, including the MFF agreement (B7-0332/2013, RCB7-0334/2013, B7-0334/2013, B7-0335/2013, B7-0339/2013, B7-0340/2013)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (A7-0046/2013 - Matthias Groote)
Serious cross-border threats to health (A7-0337/2012 - Gilles Pargneaux)
Situation of fundamental rights: standards and practices in Hungary (A7-0229/2013 - Rui Tavares)
Recent floods in Europe (RCB7-0319/2013, B7-0319/2013, B7-0320/2013, B7-0321/2013, B7-0322/2013, B7-0323/2013, B7-0324/2013)
External aviation policy (A7-0172/2013 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
Registration documents for vehicles (A7-0199/2013 - Vilja Savisaar-Toomast)
Inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles (A7-0207/2013 - Olga Sehnalová)
Roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers (A7-0210/2013 - Werner Kuhn)
Priority substances in the field of water policy (A7-0397/2012 - Richard Seeber)
Blue growth - enhancing sustainable growth in the marine, maritime transport and tourism sectors (A7-0209/2013 - Spyros Danellis)
A bioeconomy for Europe (A7-0201/2013 - Paolo Bartolozzi)
Freedom of press and media in the world (A7-0176/2013 - Marietje Schaake)
Situation in Turkey (RCB7-0305/2013, B7-0305/2013, B7-0306/2013, B7-0307/2013, B7-0308/2013, B7-0309/2013, B7-0310/2013, B7-0311/2013)
2013 review of the organisation and functioning of the EEAS (A7-0147/2013 - Elmar Brok, Roberto Gualtieri)
Promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief (A7-0203/2013 - Laima Liucija Andrikienė)
A broader Transatlantic partnership (A7-0173/2013 - Francisco José Millán Mon)
Millennium development goals (A7-0165/2013 - Filip Kaczmarek)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (A7-0183/2013 - Emer Costello)
Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints (A7-0432/2012 - Monica Luisa Macovei)
Amendment of Schengen border code and Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement (A7-0206/2013 - Georgios Papanikolaou)
Draft decision of the European Council establishing the composition of the European Parliament (A7-0213/2013 - Rafał Trzaskowski, Roberto Gualtieri)
Social investment for growth and cohesion (B7-0255/2013)
Annual report on competition policy (A7-0143/2013 - Antolín Sánchez Presedo)
Food intended for infants and young children and food for special medical purposes (debate)
A new agenda for European consumer policy (A7-0163/2013 - Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón)
Legal aid in cross-border civil and commercial disputes (A7-0161/2013 - Tadeusz Zwiefka)
Health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (A7-0009/2013 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier)
Social housing in the European Union (A7-0155/2013 - Karima Delli)
Educational and occupational mobility of women (A7-0164/2013 - Licia Ronzulli)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Non-commercial movement of pet animals (A7-0371/2012 - Horst Schnellhardt)
Situation of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries (B7-0199/2013, B7-0200/2013, B7-0222/2013, B7-0226/2013, B7-0227/2013, B7-0228/2013, RCB7-0199/2013)
Asset recovery to Arab Spring countries in transition (RCB7-0188/2013, B7-0188/2013, B7-0189/2013, B7-0191/2013, B7-0192/2013, B7-0193/2013, B7-0194/2013)
2012 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (B7-0161/2013)
2012 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (B7-0186/2013)
EU trade and investment agreement negotiations with the US (B7-0187/2013, B7-0195/2013)
A macro-regional strategy for the Alps (B7-0190/2013, B7-0190/2013, B7-0196/2013, B7-0197/2013, B7-0229/2013)
Fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax havens (A7-0162/2013 - Mojca Kleva Kekuš)
Mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters (A7-0126/2013 - Antonio López-Istúriz White, Antonyia Parvanova)
Pyrotechnic articles (A7-0375/2012 - Zuzana Roithová)
Implementation of the audiovisual media services directive (A7-0055/2013 - Piotr Borys)
Takeover bids (A7-0089/2013 - Klaus-Heiner Lehne)
Regional strategies for industrial areas in the European Union (A7-0145/2013 - Jens Geier)
Offshore oil and gas prospection, exploration and production activities (A7-0121/2013 - Ivo Belet)
Renewable energy in the European internal energy market (A7-0135/2013 - Herbert Reul)
Women's rights in the Balkan accession countries (A7-0136/2013 - Marije Cornelissen)
EU Charter: standard settings for media freedom across the EU (A7-0117/2013 - Renate Weber)
Adequate, safe and sustainable pensions (A7-0137/2013 - Ria Oomen-Ruijten)
Amendment of the EC-Ukraine Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (A7-0059/2013 - Claude Moraes)
EU-Moldova Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (A7-0128/2013 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
European statistics on demography (A7-0050/2013 - Csaba Sógor)
Ship recycling (A7-0132/2013 - Carl Schlyter)
2012 comprehensive monitoring report on Croatia (B7-0160/2013)
2012 progress report on Turkey (B7-0162/2013)
Financial assistance for Member States whose currency is not the euro (A7-0129/2013 - Danuta Maria Hübner)
Common system of value added tax as regards the treatment of vouchers (A7-0058/2013 - Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz)
2012 progress report on Serbia (debate)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (A7-0046/2013 - Matthias Groote)
Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading (A7-0060/2013 - Peter Liese)
Groundhandling services at European Union airports (A7-0364/2012 - Artur Zasada)
Equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services (A7-0044/2013 - Zita Gurmai)
Trade and investment-driven growth for developing countries (A7-0053/2013 - Tokia Saïfi)
Situation of women in North Africa (A7-0047/2013 - Silvia Costa)
Motion for a resolution - European Council conclusions of 7-8 February concerning the Multiannual Financial Framework
Composition of the European Parliament with a view to the 2014 elections (A7-0041/2013 - Rafał Trzaskowski, Roberto Gualtieri)
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - 2011/0280(COD) (B7-0079/2013)
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - 2011/0280(COD) (B7-0079/2013)
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - 2011/0282(COD) (B7-0081/2013)
Energy roadmap 2050 (A7-0035/2013 - Niki Tzavela)
Risk and safety assessments of nuclear power plants in the European Union ("stress tests") (B7-0086/2013)
Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination (A7-0040/2013 - Nadja Hirsch)
Nuclear threats and human rights in North Korea (B7-0132/2013, B7-0134/2013, B7-0135/2013, B7-0136/2013, B7-0137/2013, B7-0138/2013)
EU-China relations (A7-0434/2012 - Bastiaan Belder)
Trans-European energy infrastructure guidelines (A7-0036/2013 - António Fernando Correia de Campos)
European Ombudsman special report (Vienna airport) (A7-0022/2013 - Margrete Auken)
Online consumer dispute resolution (A7-0236/2012 - Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein)
Alternative consumer dispute resolution (A7-0280/2012 - Louis Grech)
Radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption (A7-0033/2013 - Michèle Rivasi)
European social entrepreneurship funds (A7-0194/2012 - Sophie Auconie)
Impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and women's rights (A7-0048/2013 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier)
Eliminating gender stereotypes in the EU (A7-0401/2012 - Kartika Tamara Liotard)
Improving the delivery of benefits from EU environment measures (A7-0028/2013 - Oreste Rossi)
Protection of public health from endocrine disrupters (debate)
Risk and safety assessments of nuclear power plants in the European Union ("stress tests") (debate)
Accounting rules and action plans on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities related to land use - Mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change (debate)
Preparations for CITES COP 16 (B7-0047/2013)
22nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (B7-0055/2013, B7-0055/2013, B7-0058/2013, B7-0059/2013, B7-0060/2013, B7-0061/2013, B7-0062/2013)
Judicial training - court coordinators (B7-0053/2013)
Transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use (A7-0015/2013 - Antonyia Parvanova)
Common fisheries policy (A7-0008/2013 - Ulrike Rodust)
External Borders Fund (A7-0433/2012 - Nils Torvalds)
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (B7-0049/2013)
Improving access to finance for SMEs (A7-0001/2013 - Philippe De Backer)
Sound level of motor vehicles (debate)
Iraq (B7-0006/2013)
EU-Iraq partnership and cooperation agreement (A7-0411/2012 - Mario Mauro)
Recommendations of the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference regarding the establishment of a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction (B7-0534/2012, B7-0534/2012, B7-0535/2012, B7-0538/2012, B7-0539/2012, B7-0011/2013, B7-0012/2013)
Regulation on mandatory marking of origin for certain products imported from third countries (B7-0013/2013, B7-0013/2013, B7-0014/2013, B7-0015/2013, B7-0016/2013)
Conclusion of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (A7-0429/2012 - Matthias Groote)
Role of EU cohesion policy in implementing the new European energy policy (A7-0437/2012 - Lena Kolarska-Bobińska)
Role of territorial development in cohesion policy (A7-0421/2012 - Derek Vaughan)
Development aspects of intellectual property rights on genetic resources (A7-0423/2012 - Catherine Grèze)
Youth guarantee (debate)
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Swiss quotas on the number of residence permits granted to nationals of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary (debate)
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Europe 2020 - new European Strategy for Jobs and Growth (debate)
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REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste to reduce the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags PDF (284 KB) DOC (381 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on accounting rules and action plans on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities related to land use, land use change and forestry PDF (479 KB) DOC (667 KB)
REPORT on demographic change and its consequences for the future cohesion policy of the EU PDF (230 KB) DOC (132 KB)
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OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
AVIS sur la proposition de règlement du Parlement européen et du Conseil établissant les règles relatives aux paiements directs en faveur des agriculteurs au titre des régimes de soutien relevant de la politique agricole commune FR
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European statistics on demography
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE)
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on Strengthening Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Security in the European Union – an EU CBRN Action Plan
Written declarations (3)
Amendments (404)
Amendment 41 #
2013/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EaP countries have deeply rooted European aspirations and are still undergoing their difficult transition following decades of impeded growth and disempowered societies under the USSR;
Amendment 63 #
2013/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas recent developments demonstrated, that the EU EaP policy is considered wrongly by some geopolitical players as a zero sum game and therefore their negative role should be taken into account;
Amendment 114 #
2013/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of investing in youth and future leaders, by making full use of the scholarship opportunities under the ‘'Erasmus for All’' programme to foster student exchanges between EaP countries and the EU Member States, by continuing financial support for the European Humanities University in exile, and establishing an Eastern Partnership University and the Black Sea European College, which would provide postgraduate education and seek to form future leaders from EaP countries and the EU Member States;
Amendment 145 #
2013/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for a more individualised approach to partner countries, also by taking better into account their specific geopolitical vulnerabilities, implementing the principle of differentiation, evaluating the progress of each partner country based on the basis of clear benchmarks and on its own merits, but with overall coordination;
Amendment 151 #
2013/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to look further into possibilities of easing trade barriers, where appropriate, even prior to signing and implementing DCFTAs, in order the societies and businesses of the respective EaP countries would feel more immediate economic benefits of closer co- operation with the EU;
Amendment 182 #
2013/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges that association agreements, including DCFTAs, be signed and implemented, where applicable, with the partner countries as soon as possible, in order to promote good governance and the rule of law, human rights, particularly the right to a fair trial, and the fight against corruption, and to support the building and modernisation of partners’' economies and business-friendly legislation;
Amendment 235 #
2013/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Highlights the importance of promoting and supporting joint efforts in research and innovation, including exchange programmes for students, in virtual multilingual projects, in dialogue between cultures, through joint film productions and joint resources for literary translations, in joint research on the legacy of Nazism and Communism, and of totalitarian regimes and on common history in Europe, among others also through the "Europe for citizens" programme and by promoting co-operation with the Platform of European Memory and Conscience;
Amendment 726 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that some Member States, being energy islands, are still totally isolated from the European gas and electricity networks and continue to paremain dependent on a single supplier, continue to pay significantly higher prices for energy, which adversely affects their competitiveness and places a substantial burden on consumers, especially the vulnerable ones; points out that without substantial infrastructure investment, the commitment of the European Council that no Member State should remain isolated from the EU networks by 2015 cannot hardly be fulfilled for those Member States will be broken; favours in this regard the swift coimplementation of the internal energy market;PCI list adopted in October in 2013 ; notes that infrastructure must be complemented by full implementation of the Third Energy Package.
Amendment 770 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Believes that an open and transparent internal market, where all EU and third country companies respect the acquis communautaire in the field of energy, can help strengthen the negotiating position of EU energy suppliers vis-à-vis external competitorsensure a level playing-field for EU energy suppliers vis-à-vis third country energy producers and strengthen their negotiating position;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 3 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
Amendment 4 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to the Council conclusions of 8 June 2011 on the memory of the crimes committed by totalitarian regimes in Europe,
Amendment 5 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 c (new)
Citation 4 c (new)
– having regard to its many previous resolutions on democracy and respect for fundamental rights and freedoms, including that of 13 January 1983 on the situation in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, of 27 January 2005 resolution on remembrance of the Holocaust, anti- semitism and racism, of 12 May 2005 on the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe on 8 May 1945, of 28 September 2005 on the 25th Anniversary of Solidarity and its message for Europe, of 26 October 2006 on the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising and its historical meaning for Europe, of 23 October 2008 on the commemoration of the Holodomor, and that of 15 January 2009 on Srebrenica,
Amendment 7 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the Conclusions of the General Affairs and External Relations Council of 15 June 2009 on ‘European Conscience and Totalitarianism’,
Amendment 10 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard to the statement of the Stockholm Programme adopted by the European Council on 10/11 December 2009,
Amendment 13 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 c (new)
Citation 11 c (new)
– having regard to the Declaration by European Youth on the Occasion of the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes, adopted on 23 August 2013 in Vilnius,
Amendment 60 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas for many European countries the end of the Second World War did not lead to full freedom; whereas Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia and part of Romania were forcefully incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940; whereas many eastern and central European countries were held captive by Soviet imposed communist dictatorships; whereas democracy was stifled in parts of Southern Europe until the late 1970s; whereas for many years after the war Europe was divided, and its central and eastern parts not fully liberated until after 1989, when the opportunity presented itself for genuine integration across the entire continent;
Amendment 143 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the presentation and teaching of history should be based not on political interpretation but on solid research work; whereas the full opening up of historical archives, including those of the former internal security services, secret police and intelligence agencies, will make it possible to carry out diligent research and to verify ‘historical lies’;
Amendment 154 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the creation of athe Platform of European Memory and Conscience is an essential step on the road to genuine reconciliation among European nations, and whereas EU financial support is essential for this project to achieve its mission;
Amendment 163 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas activities related to the awareness and education and research of the crimes committed by totalitarian communist regimes are only in place in the Member States which experienced such crimes, while in other Member States there is insufficient awareness of these crimes;
Amendment 164 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas efforts for building common European memory on the XX century's history of Europe adds to strengthening unity, solidarity and common understanding within the EU; whereas promoting true historic memory across Europe must not separate but unite;
Amendment 168 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas legislation on the denial of the Holocaust exists in 10 Member States, only four Member States have national legislation on the denial of crimes committed by totalitarian regimes which explicitly includes crimes committed by totalitarian communist regimes;
Amendment 169 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas the European youth should be at the centre of those efforts, as deepening of young Europeans' knowledge about our totalitarian past essentially means educating about human rights and democracy, preventing xenophobia, racism and intolerance, rehabilitation and rebirth of totalitarianism, and adds to building active European citizenship;
Amendment 170 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas all Member States have commemoration days of the Holocaust, while 9 Member States commemorate European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Stalinism and Nazism, as called upon by the declaration of the European Parliament adopted on 23 September 2008;
Amendment 171 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K d (new)
Recital K d (new)
Kd. whereas the dominant historical experience of Western Europe was Nazism, and whereas Central and Eastern European countries have experienced both Communism and Nazism; whereas understanding has to be promoted in relation to the double legacy of dictatorship borne by these countries;
Amendment 172 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K e (new)
Recital K e (new)
Ke. whereas Europe will not be united unless it is able to form a common consciousness, recognises Nazism, Stalinism and fascist and Communist regimes as a common legacy and brings about an honest and thorough debate on their crimes in the past century;
Amendment 173 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K f (new)
Recital K f (new)
Kf. whereas there can be no reconciliation without truth and remembrance;
Amendment 214 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the sovereign role and position of the Member States in designing their own teaching programmes; maintains, that the Union should still play a meaningful role as facilitator by encouraging discussion, setting standards, sharing of experiences and supporting scientific research and other Member States' initiatives; calls, at the same time, for selective memory to be avoided when these programmes are drawn up and condemns an instrumental approach to history and its political interpretation;
Amendment 254 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that historical truth and memory, nurtured among other things by educational activities and cultural events, will reinforce genuine reconciliation between nations and authentic European integration based on truth and therefore recommends that greater efforts should be made to teach the history of Eastern Europe in Western Europe and vice versa;
Amendment 276 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the proposal for aof the Platform of European Memory and Conscience, the aim of which is to establish an international judicial body to deal with the most serious crimes of the Communist dictatorships;
Amendment 285 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on Member States to support ambitious history teaching programmes which do not gloss over the most difficult episodes; recognises that while Member States have complete autonomy as regards the content of their teaching syllabuses, they have to be based on common European values;
Amendment 335 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the European Union should support cooperation between institutes and organisations which foster historical memory, and in this context calls on the Commission to ensure financial support for professional historical research to form the basis for future educational and cultural projects; calls for historical archives, particularly archives of repressive forces of the totalitarian dictatorships, to be fully opened up to research historians;
Amendment 351 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for efforts to make education on totalitarianism in Europe more comprehensive, including education, research and remembrance on crimes committed by the totalitarian Communist regimes, which could not have been adequately addressed during the post-war decades;
Amendment 352 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Condemns the trivialization of totalitarianism through the public use of its symbols by the media, advertising and others;
Amendment 353 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Stresses that archives are essential for research and in turn research for the promotion of education and knowledge, therefore calls for a Statute of European Heritage for historical archives, including those of the former internal security services, secret police and intelligence agencies, which would provide a safeguard for the common history of the European Union;
Amendment 354 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines the need to reflect remembrance of the crimes committed under the totalitarian regimes in Europe, in order to more effectively combat the racism, xenophobia and political extremism that we are witnessing across the EU today; in this context, looks forward to the substantial conclusions of the European conference 'Combating hate crime in the EU', organized by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU;
Amendment 355 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Supports the work of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) examining the role of historical sites and museums in Holocaust education and human rights education in the EU, invites the FRA to include also other totalitarian regimes in Europe in its research and encourages the Member States to draw inspiration from the identified practices in their broader efforts to preserve the memory of crimes committed by totalitarian regimes in pre- war and post-war Europe;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas plasticthe daily use of plastic leads to plastic waste accumulating in large quantities, and whereas such waste can persist in the environment for hundreds of years, provoking toxic reactions and releasing endocrine disrupters, carcinogenic elements and persistent organic pollutants into ecosystems;
Amendment 161 #
2013/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes it is essential to raise public awareness of to the damage done to the environment by plastic waste and of the possibility of recycling it, and to encourage the public to reject one-way plastic packaging where possible, using instead either less environmentally damaging one-way packaging or reusable packaging;
Amendment 24 #
2013/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas fraud could be said to have occurred if a manufacturer places on two separate markets an ostensibly identical product manufactured using different- quality ingredients;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that recent food fraud cases have exposed different types of food fraud, such as replacing key ingredients with cheaper alternatives, using lower-quality ingredients in products ostensibly identical to others, wrongly labelling the animal species used in a meat product, incorrectly labelling weight, selling ordinary foods as organic, unfairly using origin or animal welfare quality logos, labelling aquaculture fish as wild-caught, counterfeiting and marketing food past its ‘use-by’ date;
Amendment 121 #
2013/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that the retail sector has a special responsibility to guarantee the integrity of food products and to demand from its suppliers a safe and secure supply chain; deplores the pressure on primary producers from retail and other food business operators to produce ever more cheaply, often at the expense of the quality of the foodstuffs or their ingredients;
Amendment 114 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Fully accepts that any accidental release of CO2 from a storage site and any other adverse environmental impacts 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 67 #
2013/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that the EU should follow the example of the United States in enacting the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 and adopt similar legislation at EU level, as an emblematic and operational framework establishing the link between corruption and breaches of human rights; calls therefore on the Council to adopt a decision establishing a common EU list of officials responsible for the death of Sergei Magnitsky, for the subsequent judicial cover-up and for the ongoing and sustained harassment of his family; adds that this Council Decision should impose targeted sanctions on those officials, such as an EU- wide visa ban and freezing order on any financial assets that they or their immediate family may hold inside the European Union; calls on the Commission to draw up an action plan, with a view to creating a mechanism for listing and imposing similar targeted sanctions against officials of third countries (including police officers, prosecutors and judges) involved in grave human rights violations and judicial ‘'manipulations’' against whistleblowers, journalists reporting on corruption and human rights activists in third countries; stresses that criteria of inclusion on the list should be built up on the basis of well- documented, converging and independent sources and convincing evidence, allowing for mechanisms of redress for those targeted;
Amendment 73 #
2013/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the Commission should impose the highest levels of integrity in the procurement processes for implementation of EU-funded projects, promoting namely greater accessibility to calls for tender for local organisations; stresses that a human rights approach to procurement benefits from the participation of a broader range of actors, namely those affected by the bidding process (such as associations of land-owners as well as disadvantaged groups); questions the purpose and usefulness of some projects and their quality; encourages authorities to empower disadvantaged groups to compete in procurement processes themselves and broaden the criteria against which companies are assessed in procurement processes; recalls that monitoring results of projects in cooperation with civil society and holding local authorities accountable is essential to determine whether EU funds are used appropriately; urges the Commission not to grant projects to contractors whose beneficial owners are not known, or who have a corporate structure that enables them to easily engage in transfer-pricing;
Amendment 77 #
2013/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Suggests that the Commission opens up a 'trust-line' for reporting on cases of possible abuse and non-transparent conduct and produce policy guidelines on the treatment of information provided by whistleblowers regarding misuse of EU funds in third countries, allowing for a proper follow-up, feedback and protection against retaliation, paying particular attention to the situation of women in many developing countries as they are particularly prone to be the targets of corruption and to cooperate in exposing it, but also to be more vulnerable and stigmatised for cooperating;
Amendment 27 #
2013/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to restore and improve financial capacity at sub-national level to secure public investment for programmes and projects aimed at boosting sustainable growth and securing jobs, especially at regional and local level;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas a great deal of energy still comes from hydrocarbons which, during combustion, release greenhouse gases;
Amendment 244 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recognises that, without prejudice either to the Member States’ right to choose their energy mix – which may include nuclear energy subject to the observance of optimal safety standards – or to the need for better EU-wide coordination, the EU as a whole must make full use of the potential of all energy sources that are at the disposal of EU Member States;
Amendment 257 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that an open and transparent internal market, where all EU and third country companies respect the acquis communautaire in the field of energy, can help strengthen the negotiating position of EU energy suppliers vis-à-vis external competitors, which is particularly important for the potential of further coordinating external energy purchasing at the EU level; notes that the reciprocity principle must be used to guide relations with EU and third-country energy suppliers;
Amendment 292 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Member States to transpose fully and by the established deadlines all relevant EU legislation in the field of energy policy, particularly the third energy package, and to implement it accordingly;
Amendment 308 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Commission and the Member States to coordinate infrastructure projects in a better way, thereby ensuring full EU- wide system connectivity and cost- effectiveness; encourages, to that end, the Commission and the Member States to ensure rapid assessment, selection and implementation of projects of common European interest, especially with regard to electricity and gas trans-border interconnectors, liquefied natural gas and storage infrastructure, which are vital for a well-integrated and well-functioning energy market that, as of 2015, will no longer contain ‘energy islands’;
Amendment 334 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the Commission’s determination to enforce anti-trust and state-aid rules and to see that third- country participants in the energy market observe such rules, thus ensuring that a level- playing field is established with equal conditions of access for all market players;
Amendment 353 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission to examine the adequacy and flexibility of national generation capacities in the short and long term, and to report on the impact of the applied national measures related to capacity assessment and development planning on the internal energy market, taking into account the cross-border aspects of this complementary market design policy and making recommendations as to how the EU could support and intensify efforts in this area;
Amendment 370 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to use its foreign policy instruments to promote the rules and standards of the internal energy market and the necessary observance of optimal nuclear safety standards in relation to third countries and, especially, within the EU’s neighbourhood; urges the Commission to resolve, in bilateral dialogues with relevant third countries, the issue of clear rules of congestion management on cross-border gas connections; calls on the Commission to ensure, in its relations with external partners, that EU companies are able to compete on equal footing globally;
Amendment 72 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Education programmes aimed at consumers in general, as well as at children in particular, should play a particular role in the reduction of the use of plastic bags. These education programmes should be implemented both by Member States and by producers and retailers at the point of sale of goods and products;
Amendment 95 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 3 – point 2a
Article 3 – point 2a
'lightweight plastic carrier bags' shall mean bags made of plastic materials as defined in Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011* withhich usually have a wall thickness below 50 microns and which are supplied to consumers at the point of sale of goods or products.
Amendment 103 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph -1a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph -1a (new)
(1a) In Article 4, the following new paragraph -1a is inserted: '-1a. Member State shall ensure that packaging is manufactured in such a way that it does not contain substances in concentrations above 0,01% that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction or that are endocrine disrupters, and shall ensure that it does not contain „oxo-fragmentable" plastic materials, as described in the relevant Union legislation. Those measures shall be achieved by...*. ____________ * OJ: please insert the date - two years after the entry into force of this Directive.'
Amendment 111 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 1
1a Member States within two years of entry into force of this Directive shall take measures to aiming at achieveing a reduction in the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags on their territory within two years of entry into force of this Directivof at least 50% during 5 years following the adoption of national measures in the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags on their territory compared to the average consumption in the Union in 2010. By derogation from the first paragraph, Member States shall take measures aiming at achieving on their territory a reduction in the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags necessary for hygiene purposes intended to contain unpackaged foodstuffs or food and beverages that are intended to be consumed immediately after or very shortly after purchase.
Amendment 124 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
These measures may include education programmes for consumers in general and for children in particular, the use of national reduction targets, economic instruments as well as marketing restrictions in derogation from Article 18 of this Directive. Such marketing restrictions, however, shall not include total ban of use of lightweight plastic carrier bags.
Amendment 130 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1b (new)
(2a) In Article 4, the following paragraph 1b is inserted: '1b. Lightweight plastic carrier bags that are biodegradable and that are recoverable by means of organic recycling shall be exempted from the measures of this Directive provided that all of the following conditions are met: (a) they are not provided free of charge, (b) they are used in areas where they are accepted by the competent authorities responsible for waste management as part of bio-waste collection and recycling schemes, (c) they are clearly labelled with information for the consumers on their further use for separate collection of bio- waste, (d) they are compliant with EN 13432 standard, (e) they are capable of undergoing biological decomposition such that all of the material decomposes into carbon dioxide, biomass and water under natural conditions in less than two years.'
Amendment 151 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a 1. The Commission shall review effectiveness of this Directive five years after its entry into force. 2. The review shall include the assessment on setting reduction targets for lightweight plastic carrier bags, which are supplied to consumers at the point of sale of goods or products for wrapping loose, unpackaged foods raw meat, fish, dairy products, fruits, vegetables or confectionery.
Amendment 259 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7
Article 13 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission, together with the Member States, shall develop guidelines and training programmes to facilitate the identification and detection of invasive alien species of Union concern through cooperation between all authorities involved in the verifications referred to in paragraph 2. The training programmes for custom authorities shall include information on filling the Single Administrative Document on which the customs declaration is made.
Amendment 295 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) the cost of implementing the Regulation.
Amendment 297 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Within 5 years from [date of adoption], the Commission shall assess the effectiveness of the current Regulation including the list referred to in Article 4(1), the action plans referred to in Article 11(3), the surveillance system, border checks, eradication obligation and management obligations, as well as the expenditure incurred by the Member States in implementing the Regulation, and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council which may be accompanied by proposals for its amendment including changes to the list in Article 4(1).
Amendment 327 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Keepers of a commercial stock of specimens of invasive alien species acquired before their inclusion on the list referred to in Article 4(1)of invasive alien species considered to be of Union concern shall be allowed up to two years after inclusion of the species in that list to keep and transport in order to sell or hand over live specimens or reproducible parts of those species to the research or ex-situ conservation institutions referred to in Article 8, provided that the specimens are kept and transported in contained holding and all appropriate measures are put in place to ensure that reproduction or escape are not possible, or to slaughter them to exhaust their stock.
Amendment 23 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) New psychoactive substances and mixtures should be able to move freely in the Union when intended for commercial and industrial use, as well as for scientific research and development. This Regulation should establish rules for introducing restrictions to this free movement. In addition, however, illicit distribution of these substances and mixtures should be prevented.
Amendment 33 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
New psychoactive substances and mixtures shall move freely in the Union for commercial and industrial use only, as well as for scientific research and development purposes.
Amendment 53 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules on sanctions applicable to infringements of the Decisions referred to in Article 9(1), Article 12(1) and Article 13(1), and to illicit distribution of new psychoactive substances or mixtures, and shall take all necessary measures to ensure that they are implemented. The sanctions provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall notify those rules on sanctions and any subsequent amendment affecting those provisions to the Commission without delay.
Amendment 90 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Given the needs of producers and the requirements for flexibility and proportionality, this Regulation should not apply to reproductive material intended solely for testing, scientific and breeding purposes, to gene banks, organisations and networks devoted to the exchange and conservation of genetic resources (including on-farm conservation), or to reproductive material exchanged in kind between persons nother than professional operators systematically aiming to make a profit.
Amendment 119 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) exchanged in kind between persons other than professional operatorsnot systematically aiming to make a profit.
Amendment 23 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The high and rapidly increasing demand for maritime space for different purposes, such as renewable energy installations, maritime shipping and fishing activities, ecosystem and biodiversity conservation and tourism and aquaculture installations, as well as the multiple pressures on coastal resources require an integrated planning and management approach.
Amendment 5 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the implementation of any strategy should only take account of environmental protection requirements and ensure sustainable use of the marine environment and its resources;
Amendment 54 #
2012/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the most effective form of prevention lies in the promotion of good governance, inclusiveness, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, gender equality, the primacy of law, and democratic values and practices;
Amendment 59 #
2012/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a more consequent implementation of R2P’s prevention component (R2prevent), including mediation measures and preventive diplomacy at an early stage, would reduce conflicts and help avoid their escalation; whereas informal, or ‘track II’, diplomacy is an important tool in preventive diplomacy which brings the human dimension to bear on conciliation;
Amendment 112 #
2012/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) to involve and train representatives of civil society and NGOs, who could play a role in informal, or ‘track II’, diplomacy with a view to promoting exchanges of good practice in this field;
Amendment 80 #
2012/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Takes the view that it will not be possible to guarantee sustainable energy supply throughout the Union for as long as its entire territory is not served by smart networks and accordingly urges the Commission to contribute more actively the installation thereof as soon as possible, ensuring above all that no Member State remains unlinked to the EU joint networks.
Amendment 49 #
2012/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Believes that there should be a stronger focus on industry’s commitment to the environment, and in particular on using resources more efficiently and promoting innovation and job creation in the environmental protection field;
Amendment 98 #
2012/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that it should be possible for decision-making bodies to deal withmake use of experts in the relevant fields and/or set up groups to examine substances having similar chemical structures on a group basis if the manufacturer or importer cannotwere unable to demonstrate that the chemical iwas safe in spite of its structural similarity, with a view to providing the public as quickly as possible with protection from exposure to endocrine disruptors and restricting the number of experiments on animals;
Amendment 109 #
2012/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take greater account of the fact that consumers need to have reliable information – presented in an appropriate form and in language that they can understand – about the dangers of endocrine disruptors, their effects, and possible ways of protecting themselves;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, despite the ban on the use of asbestos, it is still found in many ships, trains and especially in buildings, including many public and private buildings;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the removal of ACMs from buildings, especially in less economically developed Member States and rural areas, places a financial burden on building owners, and it should therefore continue to receive active support at national and EU level;
Amendment 81 #
2012/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the EU to start action plans for asbestos removal at European, national and regional levels, which are to include: legislation; education and information; training for public employees; national and international training; awareness-raising activities related to the removal of asbestos and products containing asbestos from buildings, public amenities and sites of former asbestos factories; programmes to fund asbestos removal; cleaning premises, building landfills and installations for the destruction of asbestos and asbestos- containing debris; monitoring of the implementation of regulations, exposure assessments of at-risk personnel, and health protection;
Amendment 109 #
2012/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the encouragement of appropriate antimicrobial use, for the purpose of raising medical awareness, depends on a change of attitude and practice among patients, farmers and practitioners in the spheres of veterinary and human medicine; considers that more effective and continuous educational and training measures should be taken at both national and European level; by also including such measures in health promotion programmes for pupils;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, hostile takeover moves by non- transparent foreign entities in the EU energy market represent a threat which requires the strict application of EU competition rules in order to ensure a properly functioning internal market and prevent future gas-supply disruption and crises, and prevent the non-transparent influence of foreign entities in the EU energy sector;
Amendment 25 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, efforts to ensure security of supply exclusively at national level and to negotiate the prices of imported natural resources have proved to be insufficient and do not guarantee the long-term interests of all EU Member States or the lowest possible price;
Amendment 29 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, the EU has set itself the objective of eliminating the isolation of the remaining Member States from European gas and electricity infrastructure networks by the end of 2015, whereas, maintaining the current heterogeneous supply pattern and import dependency among the Member States (Wwestern Member States: importing a lot but depending little on Russia, Eastern Member States: importing relatively little but depending a lot on Russia) would be dangerous, only a fully integrated European energy market whose functioning is based on solidarity can sufficiently address the challenges of security of energy supply
Amendment 53 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the strength resulting from the integration of the internal energy market and infrastructure should be fully exploited by combining the means, expertise and capabilities of Member States and of the EU; calls, therefore, for increased transparency and more EU involvement in negotiations of agreements between Member States and third countries as these agreements could also impact on the functioning of the EU internal energy market;
Amendment 60 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that improved coordination between Member States themselves and between Member States and the Commission should enable Member States to fully benefit fully from the political and economic weight of the Union, particularly when negotiating more favourable prices for natural resources; welcomes, in this context, the Commission proposal for a decision setting-up an information exchange mechanism with regard ton intergovernmental agreements between Member States and third countries in the field of energy;
Amendment 65 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that implementation of a consistent and coherent EU external energy policy requires regular coordination between the Member States and the Commission; calls on the Member States and the Commission to hold regular exchanges with the Member States, notably through the proposed Strategic Group for International Energy Cooperation, on priorities and activities of the EU and Member States' external energy strategy at both political and expert level, notably by exploiting existing formats;
Amendment 79 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the opinion that, where an infrastructure project of strategic importance affects the security of energy supply for the EU as a whole, the Council should consider granting the Commission a negotiating mandate to conduct the negotiations, such a mandate should also be considered in case of other intergovernmental agreements considered to have a significant impact on the EU's general energy policy objectives and the price of imported natural resources;
Amendment 80 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 86 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that the EU's increasing dependency on imported fossil fuels may have significant effects on the independence of its decision-making in other policy areas, only interconnection, interdependence and solidarity amongbetween Member States and the implementation of the provisions of the Third Energy Package can counterbalance this unfavourable phenomenon;
Amendment 96 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that actions for the diversification of suppliers, routes and sources of energy supply to the EU should be accelerated, especially those aimed at creating new transport corridors (Eastern Corridor, Southern Corridor and the Mediterranean Basin), and by creating real competition of gas supply sources by increasing the EU's share of LNG and by reaching new, remote suppliers (Australia, Canada, United States, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, etc.), improving the interconnection of energy grids and completing the implementation of the Baltic Energy Network Interconnection Plan (BEMIP) and the Euro- Mediterranean electricity and gas infrastructure rings, while also modernising and upgrading the existing fleet of electricity and gas power plants as well as infrastructure (grids and pipelines);
Amendment 125 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the need to expand the links by building new interconnectors between the European energy network and neighbouring countries (West Balkan, Eastern neighbours and the Caspian countries) as well as by creating a wider regulatory area while avoiding the construction next to EU borders of cheap, but CO2 -intensive power plants to be built next to EU borders; which do not comply with the highest standards of nuclear safety;
Amendment 132 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises that in the EU-Russia energy dialogue, where the EU shouldmust speak with one voice, t. The specific and dependent situation of the Central and Eastern European Member States should be taken into account as their energy dependence can only be resolved, particularly the Baltic countries which are isolated from the EU’s energy market infrastructure, and dependence on external suppliers, urgently need to be addressed by the end of 2015, by connecting EU-wide the entire energy infrastructure and by fully implementing the internal energy market rules;
Amendment 181 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Emphasises the importance of cooperation within the framework of the Eastern Partnership Energy Security Platform, promoting the introduction of European standards in energy policy and regulation, supporting the development of infrastructure and interconnections, energy efficiency and the use of renewables. Welcomes the Eastern European Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership (E5P) initiative, and expects this initiative to promptly involve other Eastern Partnership countries in addition to Ukraine;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2017(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the Accession Treaties of Bulgaria, Slovakia and Lithuania included provisions regardingAcknowledges mutual commitments taken by the EU and Bulgaria, Slovakia and Lithuania with regard to decommissioning of, respectively, four units of Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant; Unit 1 and 2 of Bohunice V1 Nuclear Power Plant and Units 1 and 2 of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. Recalls that the closure of those eight nuclear reactors, due to their low safety standards; was a precondition for the accession of Bulgaria, Slovakia and Lithuania to the EU and is enshrined in the Accession Treaties of Bulgaria, Slovakia and Lithuania;
Amendment 38 #
2012/2017(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Questions the fact that of this amount 60 % went to decommissioning and 40 %in some Member States over 40 per cent of the committed amount went to mitigation measures;
Amendment 54 #
2012/2017(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is concernedTakes note that the existing respective decommissioning plan focuses only on the first phase of decommissioning, which almost exclusively covers ns cover the entire decommissioning process; nevertheless, considers that there might be a need for their update; is concerned that, in some cases, planning documents used by the plant operators were still based on provisional data on- radioactive materialwaste although admits that actual data was not available until the reactor units were in operation;
Amendment 100 #
2012/2017(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Endorses the fact that the overall responsibility for nuclear safety, decommissioning and its financing lies with the Member State in which the nuclear power plant is situated;
Amendment 116 #
2012/2017(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Reiterates and stresses that the final responsibility for the safe closure of nmutual commitments taken by the EU and Bulgaria, Slovakia and Lithuania with regard to decommissioning of, respectively, four units of Kozloduy Nuclear pPower pPlants lies with the Member State in which the p, Unit 1 and Unit 2 of Bohunice V1 Nuclear Power pPlant is situated; failure to comply with this obligation puts Union citizens at riskand Units 1 and 2 of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant;
Amendment 121 #
2012/2017(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Insists that decommissioning must be organised in a way that it is irreversiblesafe, efficient and irreversible way that it is irreversible; so that decommissioning end-state is reached according to the timetables set in the respective decommissioning plans;
Amendment 131 #
2012/2017(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Notes with concern delays in building and completing interim facilities to store used fuel; and urges to solve disputes with the contractors in a timely manner unless such facilities are available, nuclear fuel rods cannot be removed; underlines the fact that different expertise is required when moving from operating a nuclear power plant to decommissioning;
Amendment 140 #
2012/2017(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Is of the firm opinion that the Union’s financial assistance must expire at the end of next programming period, i.e. in 2017 and 2020 respectively; the three Member States concerned must therefore set- up the appropriate mechanisms to ensure additional fundingthe necessary co-financing in the 2014-2020 multiannual financial perspective in addition to Union financial assistance for the given period;
Amendment 151 #
2012/2017(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Calls on Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia to establish decommissioning plans, including detailed financial envelopes, explaining provisions on how the closure of the nuclear power plants will be financed;
Amendment 164 #
2012/2017(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
55. Asks the Commission to assess the added-value of the cooperation with the EBRD and its capacities to act as an administrator of funds, given that the Union supplies 96 % of the funding;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Member States have committed to a clear deadline for the completion of the internal energy market by 2014 and to doing away with the EU’s ‘energy islands’ by 2015;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas a European Energy Community must be based on a strong common energy market, the necessary energy links and unbundling of activities, the coordination of energy purchasing outside of the EU and common European funding of new low- emission energy technologies;
Amendment 112 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that vulnerable consumers must be protected and that, to that end, effective mechanisms must be put in place, while distortions of the energy market and the formation of monopolies are avoided;
Amendment 162 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that modernising the existing infrastructure, and building new, intelligent and flexible generation, transmission, distribution and storage infrastructure, is essential for a well-integrated and well- connected energy market, where supply at affordable prices is secured, where the potential for cogeneration and efficiency, and for exploiting renewable and unconventional energy sources, is fully exploited, and where no Member State remains isolated from the European gas and electricity networks; considers that projects of this kind must be supported by EU funds; notes that unless electricity systems in the Baltic States are brought into line with mainland European networks, the EU energy market will not be completed;
Amendment 67 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) When taking legislative action, however, it is also necessary to take into account the results of recent studies showing the loss of around EUR 12 billion in tax revenue in the EU as a result of illicit trade in tobacco products, and that legal trade in cigarettes is declining while illicit trade currently accounts for around 10% of the EU-wide tobacco market, and 30% in some Member States, and is steadily increasing. The introduction of further restrictions could well lead to a further increase in these figures.
Amendment 1352 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 14 a (new)
Annex 1 – point 14 a (new)
(14 a) Smoking in presence of children can cause sudden infant death
Amendment 1354 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 14 b (new)
Annex 1 – point 14 b (new)
(14 b) Smoking during pregnancy causes premature birth
Amendment 1355 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 14 c (new)
Annex 1 – point 14 c (new)
(14 c) Children that are forced to smoke passive are more vulnerable to asthma and meningitis
Amendment 104 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) In the EU as a whole no adequate provision has yet been made for involving the public effectively and fairly in the process of resolving environmental problems, in particular through the EIA procedure.
Amendment 114 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) to improve environmental integration and, policy coherence and public involvement in resolving environmental problems;
Amendment 140 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 11
Annex 1 – point 11
11. This transformation requires the full integration of environment issues into other policies, such as energy, transport, agriculture, fisheries, economy and industry, research and innovation, employment and social policy so as to create a coherent, joined-up approach. Action within the EU should also be complemented by enhanced global action and cooperation with neighbouring countries to tackle common challenges. What is more, society as a whole must be involved as far as possible in the process of resolving these problems.
Amendment 145 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 15
Annex 1 – point 15
15. In many cases, action to achieve these objectives will be required primarily at national, regional or local level, in line with the principle of subsidiarity, with the proviso that the public must be given a proper say in discussions on environmental issues. In others, additional measures at EU level will be needed. Since environment policy is a sphere of shared competence in the EU, one of the purposes of this programme is to create common ownership of shared goals and objectives and ensure a level playing field for businesses and public authorities. Clear goals and objectives also provide policy makers and other stakeholders, including regions and cities, businesses and social partners, and individual citizens, with a sense of direction and a predictable framework for action.
Amendment 271 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 38
Annex 1 – point 38
38. Turning waste into a resource, as called for in the Resource Efficiency Roadmap, requires the full implementation of EU waste legislation across the EU, based on strict application of the waste hierarchy and covering different types of waste. Additional efforts are needed to: reduce per capita waste generation in absolute terms, limit energy recovery (in particular through waste incineration) to non- recyclable materials, phase out landfilling, ensure high quality recycling, and develop markets for secondary raw materials. Hazardous waste will need to be managed so as to minimise significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, as agreed at the Rio+20 Summit. To achieve this, market-based instruments that privilege prevention, recycling and re-use should be applied much more systematically across the EU. Barriers facing recycling activities in the EU internal market should be removed and existing prevention, re-use, recycling, recovery and landfill diversion targets reviewed so as to move towards a ‘circular’ economy, with a cascading use of resources and residual waste close to zero.
Amendment 293 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 1 - point d
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 1 - point d
(d) Waste is safely managed as a resource, waste generated per capita is in absolute decline, energy recovery is limited to non- recyclable materials and landfilling of recyclable and compostable materials is effectively eradicated on a gradual basis, in line with each Member State’s actual capacity to achieve this objective.
Amendment 329 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 44
Annex 1 – point 44
44. Access to water of satisfactory quality remains problematicand the arrangements for sewage collection and treatment remain inadequate in a number of rural areas in the EU, while ensuring the good quality of Europe’s bathing waters benefits both human health and the EU’s tourism industry. Adverse consequences of floods for human health and economic activity are being experienced more frequently, partly due to changes to the hydrological cycle and land use.
Amendment 373 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 60 a (new)
Annex 1 – point 60 a (new)
60a. Fifth, the arrangements for public involvement in environmental decision- making will be strengthened, first and foremost by ensuring that the environmental impact assessment system does not allow impact assessment procedures to be circumvented and is objective and independent;
Amendment 378 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 63 – subparagraph 1 - point d
Annex 1 – point 63 – subparagraph 1 - point d
(d) Citizens’ trust and confidence in EU environment law is enhanced and they are more closely involved in action taken to address environmental problems.
Amendment 385 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 63 – subparagraph 2 - point d a (new)
Annex 1 – point 63 – subparagraph 2 - point d a (new)
(da) Reviewing the environmental impact assessment system, with a view to ensuring that it is objective and independent, and standardising practices in the Member States in order to avoid situations in which environmental impact assessment procedures can be circumvented as a result of gaps or ambiguities in the law.
Amendment 75 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Authorisation should only be granted for public and private projects liable to have significant effects on the environment after an assessment has been conducted of the significant effects that such projects are liable to have on the environment. That assessment should be conducted on the basis of the relevant information provided by the developer and should, where necessary, be supplemented by the authorities and members of the public liable to be affected by the project. The assessment should be conducted by independent, accredited and technically competent experts, to whose payment the developer should also contribute.
Amendment 177 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 3 – point b
Article 3 – point b
(b) land, subsoil, soil, water, air and climate change;
Amendment 331 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The detailed arrangements for the use and selection of accredited and technically competent experts (for example qualifications required, assignment of evaluation, licensing, and disqualification), and remuneration arrangements) shall be determined by the Member States.
Amendment 410 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In taking the decision referred to in this Article, the competent authority may also call on accredited and technically competent independent experts. The arrangements for paying these experts shall be determined by the Member States and shall ensure that the developer also contributes towards paying for the services of these experts. The competent authority may not call on the same accredited and technically competent experts who helped the developer compile the environmental impact report.
Amendment 435 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 10
Article 1 – point 10
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point f
Amendment 459 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point -1 (new)
Annex – point -1 (new)
(-1) Point 14 of the Annex is replaced by the following: "14. Extraction of petroleum and natural gas for commercial purposes where the amount extracted exceeds 500 tonnes/day in the case of petroleum and 500 000 m3/day in the case of gas, or regardless of the amount extracted where hydraulic fracturing technology is used.";
Amendment 497 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 2
Annex – point 2
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the use of natural resources, in particular land, soil, subsoil, water, and biodiversity, including hydromorphological changes;
Amendment 505 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 2
Annex – point 2
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point f
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the natural and man-made disaster risks and risk of accidents, with particular regard to hydromorphological changes, substances, or technologies or living organisms used, to specific surface and subsurface conditions or alternative use, to local geological characteristics, and to the probability of accidents or disasters and the vulnerability of the project to these risks;
Amendment 114 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks it is likely that greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land use change are significant, and could negate some or all of the greenhouse gas savings of individual biofuels. This is because almost the entire biofuel production in 2020 is expected to come from crops grown on land that could be used to satisfy food and feed markets. In order to reduce such emissions, it is appropriate to distinguish between crop groups such as oil crops, cereals, sugars and other starch containing crops accordingly. Furthermore, in developing the cultivation of biofuel crops, unused and less fertile land should be prioritised.
Amendment 422 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph is inserted: ‘5a. For the cultivation of raw materials used to manufacture biofuels and bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1(a), (b) and (c), priority must be assigned to fallowing.’
Amendment 375 #
2012/0267(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 6 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.5 – introductory part
Annex 6 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.5 – introductory part
3.2.5. The personnel responsible for carrying out product related review (e.g. design dossier review, technical documentation review or type examination including aspects such as clinical evaluation, sterilisation, software validation) shall have the following proven qualificationan appropriate qualification certified by a competent authority of a Member State. Appropriate qualifications are, for example::
Amendment 377 #
2012/0267(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 6 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.6 – introductory part
Annex 6 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.6 – introductory part
3.2.6. The personnel responsible for carrying out audits of the manufacturer's quality management system shall have the following proven qualificationan appropriate qualification certified by a competent authority of a Member State. Appropriate qualifications are, for exampl::
Amendment 825 #
2012/0266(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 6 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.5 – introductory part
Annex 6 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.5 – introductory part
3.2.5. The personnel responsible for carrying out product related review (e.g. design dossier review, technical documentation review or type examination including aspects such as clinical evaluation, biological safety, sterilisation, software validation) shall have the following proven qualificationrequired specialist qualifications stipulated by the Member States. The required specialist qualifications include, for example:
Amendment 832 #
2012/0266(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 6 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.6 – introductory part
Annex 6 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.6 – introductory part
3.2.6. The personnel responsible for carrying out audits of the manufacturer's quality management system shall have the following proven qualificationrequired specialist qualifications stipulated by the Member States. The required specialist qualifications include, for example:
Amendment 78 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) This Decision lays down the obligations of Member States in implementing these accounting rules and action plans. It does not lay down any accounting or reporting obligations for private parties including farmers and foresters.
Amendment 85 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The accounting rules applicable to the Union LULUCF sector should not generate an additional administrative burden, therefore the reports submitted in accordance with those rules should not be required to include information that is not required pursuant to the decisions of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol;
Amendment 86 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The LULUCF accounting rules should reflect efforts made in the agriculture and forestry sectors to enhance the contribution of changes made to the use of land resources to the reduction of emissions. This Decision should provide for accounting rules applicable on a mandatory basis to the forestry activities of afforestation, reforestation, deforestation and forest management, and. It should also provide for accounting rules applicable on a voluntary basis to the agricultural activities of grazing land management and cropland management. It should also provide for accounting rules applicable on a voluntary basis to and revegetation and wetland drainage and rewetting activities.
Amendment 98 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) To ensure the environmental integrity of the accounting rules applicable to the Union LULUCF sector, these rules should be based on the accounting principles laid down in Decision -/CMP.7, and Decision 16/CMP.1 of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol. , taking into account the differences between Member States and their specificities.
Amendment 101 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The accounting rules should accurately represent human-induced changes in emissions and removals. In that regard, this Decision should provide for the use of specific methodologies in respect of different LULUCF activities. Emissions and removals related to afforestation, reforestation and deforestation are the direct result of human intervention and should therefore be accounted for in their entirety. However, given that not all emissions and removals from forest management are anthropogenic, the relevant accounting rules should provide for the use of reference levels to exclude the effects of natural and country-specific characteristics. Reference levels constitute estimates of the annual net emissions or removals resulting from forest management within the territory of a Member State for the years included in an accounting period, and should be set transparently in accordance with Decision - /CMP.7. They should be updated to reflect improvements to methodologies or data available in the Member Stsynchronised with the UNFCCC decisions and they should be updated only if the reference levels adopted by the bodies of the UNFCCC or the Kyoto are updatesd. The accounting rules should provide for an upper limit applicable to net greenhouse gas emissions and removals for forest management that may be entered into accounts, given underlying uncertainties in the projections on which the reference levels are based.
Amendment 110 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Since inter-annual fluctuations in greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from agricultural activities are much smaller than those related to forestry activities, Member States should have the option of accounting for greenhouse gas emissions and removals from cropland and grazing land management activities relative to its base year in accordance with their reviewed initial report on base year emission data as submitted to the UNFCCC pursuant to Decision 13/CMP.1 of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (‘Decision 13/CMP.1’).
Amendment 116 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Member State LULUCF Action Plans should set out measures to limit or reduce emissions and to maintain or increase removals from the LULUCF sector. Member States should be allowed to include the Action Plans within their current programmes for the LULUCF sector, in order to avoid red tape. Each LULUCF Action Plan should contain certain information as specified in this Decision. Moreover, to promote best practice, an indicative list of measures that may also be included in those plans should be set out in Annex to this Decision. The Commission should periodically evaluate the content and implementation of Member States‘ LULUCF Action Plans and, where appropriate, provide recommendations to enhance Member State action.
Amendment 123 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to update the definitions laid down in Article 2 in the light of changes to definitions adopted by the bodies of the UNFCCC or the Kyoto Protocol or other multilateral agreement relevant to climate change concluded by the Union, to amend Annex I to add accounting periods and ensure consistency between those accounting periods and the relevant periods applicable to Union emission reduction commitments in other sectors, to amend Annex II with updated reference levels in accordance with the proposed reference levels submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 6 subject to corrections made in accordance with this Decision and in the light of changes to reference levels adopted by the bodies of the UNFCCC or the Kyoto Protocol, to revise the information specified in Annex III in accordance with scientific progress and to revise the conditions relating to the accounting rules for natural disturbances laid down in Article 9(2) in the light of scientific progress or to reflect revisions to acts adopted by the UNFCCC or Kyoto Protocol bodies. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 127 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to update the definitions laid down in Article 2 in the light of changes to definitions adopted by the bodies of the UNFCCC or the Kyoto Protocol or other multilateral agreement relevant to climate change concluded by the Union, to amend Annex I to add accounting periods and ensure consistency between those accounting periods and the relevant periods applicable to Union emission reduction commitments in other sectors, to amend Annex II with updated reference levels in accordance with the proposed reference levels submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 6 subject to corrections made in accordance with this Decision, to revise the information specified in Annex III in accordance with scientific progress and to revise the conditions relating to the accounting rules for natural disturbances laid down in Article 9(2) in the light of scientific progress or to reflect revisions to acts adopted by the UNFCCC or Kyoto Protocol bodies. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council. Delegated acts, however, should be adopted only when appropriate, safeguarding the European Parliament's right to object to the measures adopted by the Commission.
Amendment 130 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Since the objectives of the proposed action cannot, by their very nature, be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone and can therefore by reason of scale and effects of the action be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. LULUCF- issues, such as forest policy, are under Member States' competence. The Union should not intervene in relation to national forest policies and should respect the competence of Member States in this field. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives,
Amendment 132 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1
Article 1
This Decision sets out accounting rules applicable to emissions and removals resulting from land use, land use change and forestry activities. It also provides for Member State LULUCF Action Plans to limit or reduce emissions and to maintain or increase removals, and for the evaluation of those plans by the Commission.
Amendment 136 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1
Article 1
This Decision sets out accounting rules for Member States applicable to emissions and removals resulting from land use, land use change and forestry activities. This Decision does not lay down accounting or reporting obligations for private parties. It also provides for Member State LULUCF Action Plans to limit or reduce emissions and to maintain or increase removals, and for the evaluation of those plans by the Commission.
Amendment 145 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point q
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point q
(q) ‘'forest’' is an area of land of at least 0.5 hectare, withdefined by the minimum values for area size, tree crown cover or an equivalent stocking level of at least 10 per cent of the area, covered with trees with the pote, and tree height, these values not exceeding values defined in Decision 16/CMP.1. Each Member State has to notify its values to the Commission not later than untial to reach a minimum height of at least 5 methe beginning of the accounting period specified in Annex I. Forest includes areas at maturitywith trees at their place of growth, including groups of growing young natural trees, or a plantation that has yet to reach athe minimum values for tree crown cover or equivalent stocking level of at least 10 per cent of the area or tree height of at least 5 metresr minimum tree height mentioned above, including any area that normally forms part of the forest area but on which there are temporarily no trees as a result of human intervention, such as harvesting, or as a result of natural causes, but which area can be expected to revert to forest;
Amendment 155 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 to amend the definitions in paragraph 1 of this Article for the purpose of updating those definitions in the light ofaccordance with changes to definitions adopted by the bodies of the UNFCCC or the Kyoto Protocol, or other multilateral agreement relevant to climate change concluded by the Union.
Amendment 165 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Amendment 174 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Amendment 183 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States may also draw up and maintain accounts that accurately reflect emissions and removals resulting from cropland management, and grazing land management, revegetation, and wetland drainage and rewetting.
Amendment 188 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States may also draw up and maintain accounts that accurately reflect emissions and removals resulting from cropland management, grazing land management, revegetation, and wetland drainage and rewetting.
Amendment 200 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. No later than one year before the end of each accounting period, Member States shall communicate to the Commission proposed revised reference levels for the following accounting period in accordance with the methodology in Decision -/CMP.7 used for calculating the reference levels set out in that decision.
Amendment 204 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. If there are changes to the relevant provisions of Decision -/CMP.7, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission proposed revised reference levels reflecting those changes no later than six months after the adoption of those changes.
Amendment 208 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. If improved methodologies become available allowing a Member State to calculate reference levels in a significantly more accurate manner or where there are significant improvements in the quality of data available to a Member State, the Member State concerned shall communicate to the Commission proposed revised reference levels reflecting those changes without delay.
Amendment 212 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. For the purposes of paragraphs 4, 5 and 6, Member States shall specify the amount of annual emissions resulting from natural disturbances which have been included in their proposed revised reference levels and the manner in which they estimated that amount.
Amendment 217 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Amendment 224 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Amendment 251 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. In accounts relating to cropland management and grazing land managementWhere a Member State elects to draw up and maintain accounts for cropland management and grazing land management, revegetation, and/or wetland drainage and rewetting, Member States shall reflect emissions and removals resulting from such activities, calculated as emissions and removals in each accounting period specified in Annex I, minus the value obtained by multiplying the number of years in that accounting period by a Member State's emissions and removals resulting from such activities in its base year, as submitted to the UNFCCC in that Member State's reviewed initial report on base year emission data pursuant to the Annex of Decision 13/CMP.1.
Amendment 252 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 266 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
No later than six monthsone year after the beginning of each accounting period specified in Annex I, Member States shall draw up and transmit to the Commission draft LULUCF Action Plans as a separate document or as a part of their national low-carbon development strategies or other strategic documents to limit or reduce emissions and maintain or increase removals resulting from the activities referred to in Article 3(1). Member States shall ensure that a broad range of stakeholders are consulted.
Amendment 276 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall consider includeing in their draft LULUCF Action Plans the following information relating to each of the activities referred to in Article 3(1):
Amendment 294 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall evaluate a Member State's draft LULUCF Action Plan within three months of receiving all relevanmay collect information from thaton Member State. The Commission shall publish the results of that evaluation and may issue recommendations, as appropriate, with a view to enhance Member States‘ efforts to limit or reduce emissions and maintain or increase removals actions and publish it in a report with a view to facilitating the exchange of knowledge and best practices among Member States.
Amendment 299 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 311 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall publish those reports and the results of that evaluation and may issue recommendations, as appropriate, with a view to enhance Member States‘' efforts to limit or reduce emissions and maintain or increase removals. Member States shall take due account of the Commission's findings.
Amendment 201 #
2012/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the name, address and signature of the owner and of up to two previous owners if applicable;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2312(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas it is vital for development decisions to be adopted as close as possible to the people affected by those decisions, and whereas local communities must also be involved in preparing and adopting such decisions,
Amendment 2 #
2011/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas 80 % of European citizens live in an urban context (this figure is increasing further due to the acceleration of rural-to-urban migration flows), where there is a greater concentration of the effects of the economic crisis, and where the challenges of the fight against climate change, job creation, well-being and quality of life are played out;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for incisive actions for the fight against fuel poverty, via the functional re- designation of buildings and the construction of better designed and better located dwellings that are more resource efficient, in such a way as to make the city more competitive as regards environmental problems;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas any type of fossil fuel and minerals extraction might involves potential risks for the environment; whereas, it is essential that a precautionary principle beis applied to any future development of resources in Europe in order to minimiseing such risks via continuous research, proper management, regulation and monitoring at all stages of the exploration and exploitation process;
Amendment 103 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recogniszes the relatively high water volumes involved in hydraulic fracturing;, yet points out, however, that such volumes are not as significant in comparison to the needs of other industrial activities; and the water used in fracture stimulation compares favourably to the volumes of water used to produce other forms of energy such as nuclear, coal, biomass and solar power; highlights the need for advance water provision plans based on local hydrology;
Amendment 125 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that on-site closed-loop water recycling, using steel storage tanks, whether on- or off-site, offers the most environmentally sound way of treating flow-back water byto minimisinge water volumes,demand, reduce the potential for surface spills and costs/traffic/road damage relminimise transportationg to water treatment transportationand from the well site;
Amendment 132 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that there shouldmust be a mandatory obligation to declare the chemical content of fracturing fluid; maintains that full transparency and disclosure should be required of operators;
Amendment 135 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that there should be aBelieves that many of current controversies over UFF have partly resulted from an initial refusal by the industry to disclose the chemical content of fluids used to enhance hydraulic fracturing; deems mandatory an obligation tofor declareing the chemical content of fracturing fluid; maintains thatere should be full transparency and disclosure should be required ofby operators;
Amendment 142 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Recognizes the need to ensure effective and timely legislative response at the EU level in case monitoring of the mass-scale extraction of the UFF discloses the significant negative environmental impacts;
Amendment 145 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Recognizes that constant technological improvements in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling enable to safely develop vast deposits of UFF and to limit potential environmental effects; encourages industry to continue efforts to advance technology and to use the best technological solutions in development of UFF resources.
Amendment 150 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Underlines that additional natural gas from unconventional resources can significantly lower the level of GHG emissions, and thus help achieve EU's GHG reduction goals while at the same time maintaining security and affordability of energy supplies and preserve Europe's competitiveness.
Amendment 153 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19 c. Further notes that the use of multi- horizontal well drilling pads is to minimize transport traffic and need for new road construction which would also significantly reduce noise level and lessen adverse impact on air quality.
Amendment 165 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Recognizes that in order to address all issues related to UFF a much better exchange of information among industry, regulators and the public is required;
Amendment 49 #
2011/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of the inclusion of aspects of biodiversity protection, as a legislative principle, in all areas of EU policy;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2297(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas inadequately cleaned waste- water continues to pollute the seas lapping the shores of the EU, it is therefore essential to speed up the development of sewage treatment infrastructure in the Member States;
Amendment 94 #
2011/2297(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls on the Commission to draw attention to the best practices of third countries in using collected rainwater and repeatedly using waste-water and thus combating water scarcity, particularly during the driest periods; encourages increased cooperation in these areas with the most technologically advanced third countries in terms of the use of water resources;
Amendment 104 #
2011/2297(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to seek administrative measures and financial resources facilitating connections to sewerage networks for people living in rural areas;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. Whereas certain aspects of the environmental legislation should be reviewed, in particular, by strengthening the independence of the environmental impact assesment.
Amendment 134 #
2011/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Calls on the Commission to propose a procedure ensuring the impartiality and independence of the environmental impact assesment, first of all by eliminating the direct relationship between project developers and the assessors.
Amendment 38 #
2011/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Points out that appropriate training for workers makes a significant contribution to their health and safety, and that this aspect should therefore receive greater attention in future;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
– having regard to the reports by NGOs on the media such as those by Reporters Without Borders (Press Freedom Indexes) and Freedom House (Freedom of the Press reports) and International Press Institute (Death Watch and Annual IPI World Press Freedom Review),
Amendment 16 #
2011/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the right to freedom of expression is a universal human right, which lays at the basis of democracy, and is essential to the realisation of other rights, such as development, dignity and fulfilment of every human being;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas journalists, media and freedom of speech are under threat all over the worldincreasing death toll of journalists raises grave concern and journalists are often human rights defenders;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the EU's efforts and programmes to foster and protect press and media freedom worldwide need to be optimised, building on the valuable work by civil society and journalist organisationjournalist profession comprises rights and obligations, freedoms and responsibilities, under self-regulation and according to journalist ethics and professional standards;
Amendment 69 #
2011/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers the trend of concentrated media ownership in large conglomerates to be a threat to media freedom and pluralism, especially with digitat not only freedom of media but also freedom within the media must be protected and disation occurring in parallel; stresses the importance of an open and enabling underlying media infrastructure, as also of the existence of independent regulatorsnction between publishers, proprietors and journalists must be ensured;
Amendment 87 #
2011/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises the potential impact of today's ever more digitised media and their empowering effects on individuals, phenomena which create anxiety for those inabusing their power;
Amendment 113 #
2011/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that for the EU considered as a community of values the promotion and protection of global press and media freedom are essentialRecognizes specific influence of media, especially digital and television, on young persons and children, and their right to information free of glorification of violence, exploitation of sex, consumerism and unsuitable language;
Amendment 118 #
2011/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the EU should lead the way in ensuring that the media remain independent, plural and diverse, and in defending the situation, freedom and security of journalists and bloggers; stresses that, to this end, the EU should not interfere with content but should, rather, support an enabling environmStresses vulnerability and need for protection of journalists in areas of armed conflict or crisis. Notes importance of journalists' ethical obligation to stand for fundamental rights and democratic values, with respect to human dignity and on the side of peaceful conflict-solution and reconciliation, as well as oppose dissemination of hatred and violent land limit restrictions to freedom of expression globallyguage in conflict situations;
Amendment 155 #
2011/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Considers that press and media programmes should also focus on improving the (state and legal) structures and supporting local media companies and businesses, in order to improve transparency and openness; and professionalism. The programmes should include enhancing dialogue among professionals and with the public on media ethics and standards;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is convinced that comprehensive and active cooperation with third countries (in particular those sharing a common sea border with the European Union) is also necessary in order to guarantee proper environmental protection and the proper condition of the seas in connection with oil and gas exploration, extraction and transport;
Amendment 47 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to launch a debate on regulations in the areas of liability for environmental damage and financial guarantees that would also include third countries;
Amendment 76 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission, in view of the fact that the current rules on environmental impact assessment do not guarantee the full objectivity of the procedure, to reassess the legal provisions on environmental impact assessment and lay down therein that environmental impact assessment procedures must be entrusted to experts who are financially independent from the client;
Amendment 89 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Maintains that sustainable use of raw materials helps not only to promote economic growth, but also to preserve the environment, and that it should therefore be integrated as comprehensively as possible into other EU policy areas;
Amendment 209 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to lay greater emphasis on public education, especially as regards waste sorting and proper use of secondary raw materials, bearing in mind that dissemination of the right knowledge within society directly influences European resource efficiency habits;
Amendment 9 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) IAs practice has shown, statistical data provided by the Member States is not always gathered by means of the same methodology; therefore, in order to ensure the quality, and in particular the comparability, of the data provided by the Member States, and in order for reliable overviews to be drawn up at European Union level, the data used should be based on the same concepts and refer to the same reference date or period;
Amendment 11 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) '‘validated data'’ means statistical data that fulfil a set of quality criteria for data compilation, including all the checks made in terms of the quality of the data to be published or already published.
Amendment 12 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with statistical data on the population as referred to in Article 2(c) and (d) at the reference time. Where the circumstances described in Article 2 (d)i.(i) or (d)(ii.) cannot be established, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with statistical data on population at their place of legal or registered residence at the reference time; in this case, they shall undertake proportionate efforts to compute data which are the closest possible approximation to the statistical data of the population referred to in Article 2(c) and (d).
Amendment 13 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7
The data shall be based on the data sources chosen by the Member State in accordance with national laws and practices. Scientifically based and well documented statistical estimation methods shall be used where appropriate. Methods or sources cannot be used where the use of these may directly or indirectly establish the identity of the population.
Amendment 170 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 66 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) quality, including technical merit, aesthetic and functional characteristics, accessibility, design for all users, environmental characteristics and innovative characterinnovative character and environmental impact throughout the life cycle;
Amendment 305 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 66 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) quality, including technical merit, aesthetic and functional characteristics, accessibility, design for all users, environmental characteristics and innovative characterinnovative character and environmental impact throughout the life cycle;
Amendment 28 #
2011/0436(COD)
Recital 4
(4) In order to bring Europe closer to its citizens and to enable them to participate fully in the construction of an ever closer Union, while fostering the sense of common citizenship thanks to better understanding and better mutual knowledge, a variety of actions and coordinated efforts through transnational and Union level activities are required. The European Citizens' Initiative provides a unique opportunity to enable citizens to participate directly in policy-making and in shaping the development of EU legislation3.
Amendment 30 #
2011/0436(COD)
Recital 7
(7) With regard to the themes of projects, their embedding in the local and regional context, and to the composition of stakeholders there should be important synergies with other Union programmes, namely in the areas of employment, social affairs, education, youth and culture, justice, equality between women and men and non-discrimination, as well as intergenerational solidarity and regional policy.
Amendment 32 #
2011/0436(COD)
Recital 8
(8) The new programme should cover a wide spectrum of different actions and include, among others, citizens' meetings, contacts and debates on citizenship issues, Union level events, initiatives to reflect on defining moments in European history and to analyse and commemorate them, initiatives to raise awareness about the Union institutions and their functioning, and debates on European policy issues, with a view to invigorate all aspects of public life.
Amendment 38 #
2011/0436(COD)
Recital 16
(16) Preference will be given not only to grants for projects with a high impact but also, in particular, those which are directly linked to EU policies with a view to participate in the shaping of the EU political agenda. Moreover, following the principle of sound financial management, the implementation of the programme should be further simplified by recourse to lump-sums, flat- rate financing and the application of unit- cost rates; in addition, several deadlines each year should be set for the receipt of offers, the proportion of project costs funded by EU grants and the pre-financing of projects should be increased, and longer and more flexible project implementation deadlines should be set.
Amendment 45 #
2011/0436(COD)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 6
– Debates/, studies and interventions on defining moments in European history, in particular to keep the memory alive of the crimes committed under Nazism, Stalinism and Stotalitarian Communism
Amendment 49 #
2011/0436(COD)
Article 6 Committee
The programme shall be open to all stakeholders promoting European integration, the common memory and European values and identity, irrespective of the number of members they have or the size of their budgets, in particular local authorities and organisations, European public policy research organisations (think-tanks), citizens' groups and other civil society organisations (such as survivors' associations), and educational and research institutions.
Amendment 51 #
2011/0436(COD)
Article 11 Committee
The Commission shall ensure the coherence and the complementarity between this programme and instruments in other areas of Union action, especially education, vocational training, culture, sport, fundamental rights and freedoms, social inclusion, gender equality, intergenerational solidarity, voluntary work, combating discrimination, research and innovation, the neighbourhood and enlargement policy and the Union external action.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0436(COD)
Annex – part 1 – paragraph 3
It will support activities that invite to reflection on common values in the broadest sense, taking into account diversity. Funds may be available for initiatives reflecting on causes of totalitarian regimes in Europe's modern history (especially but not exclusively Nazism, Stalinism and Stotalitarian Communism) and to commemorate their victims. The strand should also encompass activities concerning other reference points in recent European history. In particular, it will give preference to actions which encourage tolerance and reconciliation with a view to reaching the younger generation.
Amendment 58 #
2011/0436(COD)
Annex – part 1 – paragraph 9
It will include "capacity building" - the development of support measures to exchange best practices, to pool experiences between stakeholders at local and regional levels including public authorities, and to develop new skills, for example through the social media or training. The latter could include peer-to- peer exchange, training for trainers, as well as for example the development of a database on the organisations/projects funded by the programme.
Amendment 82 #
2011/0429(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The Commission shall develop guidelines, including technical specifications on the application and monitoring of the EQS in corresponding matrix for the substances 2, 5, 15, 20, 23, 28, 34 to 45, with a view to facilitating the monitoring process of these substances.
Amendment 117 #
2011/0429(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 6
Article 2 – point 6
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The watch list shall contain no more than 2510 substances or groups of substances at any given time and shall indicate the monitoring matrix for each substance. The substances shall be selected from among those for which the available information indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to or via the aquatic environment. In selecting the substances for the watch list the Commission shall take into account all available information including research projects, Member States' characterisation and monitoring programmes under Articles 5 and 8 of Directive 2000/60/EC and information on production volumes, use patterns, concentrations in the environment and effects, including that gathered in accordance with Directives 98/8/EC, 2001/82/EC and 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 136 #
2011/0429(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 6
Article 2 – point 6
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 b – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 b – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. Member States shall monitor each substance in the watch list at selected representative monitoring stations over at least a 12-month period commencing within 312 months of its inclusion in the watch list.
Amendment 148 #
2011/0429(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 6
Article 2 – point 6
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 b – paragraph 5
Article 8 b – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall report the results of the monitoring carried out under paragraph 4 to the Commission within 218 months of the inclusion of the substance in the watch list, and every 12 months thereafter while the substance is kept on the list. The report shall include information on the representativeness of the station and monitoring strategy.
Amendment 153 #
2011/0429(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 6
Article 2 – point 6
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 b – paragraph 6
Article 8 b – paragraph 6
6. The Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down technical specifications for the monitoring of the substances in the watch list and technical formats for the reporting to the Commission of the monitoring results and related information. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2)shall adopt technical formats for the reporting to the Commission of the monitoring results and related information. The Commission shall develop guidelines, including technical specifications, with a view to facilitating the monitoring of the substances in the watch list.
Amendment 34 #
2011/0428(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) VAT compensation is important as a means of ensuring that entities with relatively limited financial resources, such as NGOs and local and regional bodies, should also be able to implement LIFE projects.
Amendment 35 #
2011/0428(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In order to secure the best possible use of Union funds and to ensure European added value, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of eligibility criteria for project selection, criteria for the application of geographical balance to ‘"Integrated Projects’", and performance indicators applicable to specific thematic priorities. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council. Delegated acts, however, should be adopted only when appropriate, safeguarding the European Parliament's right to object the measures adopted by the Commission.
Amendment 66 #
2011/0428(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
VAT shall not be considered an eligible cost for projects referred to in Article 18.
Amendment 54 #
2011/0409(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. When performing technical checks on vehicles, Member States shall measure the noise level on the basis of data in the EU type approval for each type of vehicle.
Amendment 55 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to maintain and increase the Union's industrial leadership, particularly as regards environmentally friendly industry, there is an urgent need to stimulate private sector research and development and innovation investment, promote research and innovation with a business driven agenda and accelerate the development of new technologies which will underpin future businesses and economic growth. Part II "Industrial leadership" should support investments in excellent research and innovation in key enabling technologies and other industrial technologies, particularly those that are environmentally friendly, facilitate access to risk finance for innovative companies and projects, and provide Union wide support for innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises.
Amendment 56 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Part III “Societal challenges” should increase the effectiveness of research and innovation in responding to key societal challenges by supporting excellent research and innovation activities. Those activities should be implemented using a challenge- based approach which brings together resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and disciplines. Social sciences and humanities research is an important element for addressing all of the challenges. The activities should cover the full range of research and innovation with an emphasis on innovation-related activities such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, and support for public procurement, pre-normative research and standard setting, and market uptake of innovations. The activities should support directly the corresponding sectoral policy competences at Union level. All challenges should contribute to the overarching objective of sustainable development and to the development of safe and innovative societies..
Amendment 57 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The specific programme should complement the actions carried out in the Member States as well as other Union actions which are necessary for the overall strategic effort for the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy, in particular with actions in the policy areas of cohesion, agriculture and rural development, education and vocational training, industry, public health, consumer protection, employment and social policy, energy, transport, environment, climate action, security, marine and fisheries, development cooperation and enlargement and neighbourhood policy. In encouraging innovation and research, encouragement should be given to synergies between these policy areas, because experience shows that in some cases societal problems can only be resolved by means of complex and integrated solutions.
Amendment 96 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. In order to respond to unforeseen situations or new developments and needs, and to take into account the provisions of paragraph 3 of this article, the Commission may, following the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020 as referred to in Article 26(1)(a) of this Regulation, within the annual budgetary procedure review the amounts set out for the priorities in paragraph 2 and the indicative breakdown by specific objectives within these priorities set out in Annex II and transfer appropriations between the priorities and specific objectives up to 105 % of the total initial allocation of each priority and up to 105 % of the initial indicative breakdown of each specific objective. This does not concern the amount set out for the direct actions of the Joint Research Centre in paragraph 2 or the contribution to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology set out in paragraph 3.
Amendment 116 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Equality of Researchers Horizon 2020 shall contribute to the attractiveness of researchers' careers across Europe. As a result it shall be implemented in a manner to promote the creation of a single market for researchers in particular by providing for appropriate mechanisms to decrease the disparities in researcher's remuneration.
Amendment 143 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Public private partnerships will be financed through open and competitive calls.
Amendment 379 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part V – point 2 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part V – point 2 – paragraph 2
The EIT will address these issues by promoting structural changes in the European innovation landscape. It will do so by fostering the integration of higher education, research and innovation of the highest standards, thereby spreading the co-location centres of the KICs throughout European regions and so creating new environments conducive to innovation, ands well as by promoting and supporting a new generation of entrepreneurial people. In doing so, the EIT will contribute fully to the objectives of Europe 2020 and notably the Innovation Union and Youth on the Move flagship initiatives.
Amendment 101 #
2011/0363(NLE)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) EUR [229 629 000] for the Ignalina Programme for the period 2014 to 201720;
Amendment 123 #
2011/0363(NLE)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 155 #
2011/0363(NLE)
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. No later than end 20157, an mid-term evaluation report shall be established by the Commission on the achievement of the objectives of all the measures, at the level of results and impacts, the efficiency of the use of resources and its Union added value, in view of a decision amending or suspending the measures. The evaluation shall additionally address the scope for simplification, its internal and external coherence, the continued relevance of all objectives. It shall take into account evaluation results on the long-term impact of the predecessor measures.
Amendment 37 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Continued effort is required in order to meet the requirements set out in Article 168 of the Treaty. Promoting good health at EU level is an integral part of the ‘Europe 2020: A European Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’. Keeping people healthy and active for longer will have positive overall health effectand empowering them to take an active role in managing their health, inter alia by improving people's health literacy, will have positive overall effects on health, including reduction of health inequalities, and a positive impact on productivity and competitiveness, while reducing pressures on national budgets. Innovation in all factors and measures having an impact on health helps take up the challenge of sustainability in the sector in the context of demographic change, and action to reduce inequalities in health is important to achieve ‘inclusive growth’. It is appropriate in this context to establish a ‘Health for Growth’ Programme, the third programme of EU action on health (2014- 2020) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Programme’).
Amendment 51 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The position of the patient should be strengthened by enhancing health literacy to achieve better and safer health outcomes. PaCitizents need to be empowered to manage their health and their healthcare more pro-actively. The transparency, prevent poor health, cooperate with healthcare more pro-actively and to make informed choices, inter alia by enhancing their health literacy. The transparency and patient-centredness of healthcare activities and systems, and the availability of reliable, independent and user-friendly information to patients should be optimised. Healthcare practices should be informed by feedback from and communication with patients. Support for Member States, patient organisations and stakeholders is essential and should be coordinated at EU level in order to effectively help patients and in particular those affected by rare diseases to benefit from cross border healthcare.
Amendment 68 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Studies show that the European Union lags well behind many countries in the world as regards patient awareness of safety and quality issues; it is essential, therefore, to focus more closely on raising awareness among patients and healthcare professionals of safety and quality issues.
Amendment 69 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) Studies show that the European Union lags well behind many countries in the world as regards health education and patient awareness of safety and quality issues; it is essential, therefore, to focus more closely on improving EU citizens’ health education and raising awareness among patients and healthcare professionals of safety and quality issues.
Amendment 75 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) According to forecasts, the number of persons suffering from neurodegenerative diseases (such as Parkinson’s disease) is likely to increase in the future. Hitherto, these diseases have not been given the attention they deserve. Research should therefore focus more closely on these diseases and ways of combating them.
Amendment 76 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) Greater attention should be paid to disease prevention, as this would serve to reduce subsequent spending on treatment.
Amendment 98 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 2 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – point 2 – paragraph 1
(2) To increase access to medical expertise and information for specific conditions also beyond national borders, and to develop shared solutions and guidelines to improve health literacy, patient empowerment, healthcare quality and patient safety in order to increase access to better and safer healthcare for EU citizens.
Amendment 107 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – point 3 – paragraph 1
(3) To identify, disseminate and promote the up-take of validated best practices for cost-effective prevention measure by addressing the key risk factors, namely smoking, abuse of alcohol and obesity, as well as HIV/AIDS, with a focus on the cross border dimension, in order to prevent diseases and promote good health, and to empower EU citizens and patients to play an active role in managing their health and healthcare, inter alia by enhancing their health literacy skills.
Amendment 111 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – point 3 – paragraph 2
This objective will be measured in particular through the increase of number of Member States involved in promoting good health and preventing diseases, using the validated best practices, as well as through the monitoring of health literacy levels across the Union, using appropriate indicators.
Amendment 133 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – indent 2.3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – indent 2.3
– 2.3. Strengthen collaboration on patient safety and quality of healthcare, by increasing the availability of information to patients,raising awareness among patients and healthcare professionals of safety and quality issues, and improving exchange of best practices and development of guidelines; support action on chronic diseases care and research including development of European guidelines;
Amendment 135 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – indent 2.3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – indent 2.3
– 2.3. Strengthen collaboration on patient safety and quality of healthcare, by increasing the availability of information to patients,mproving health education and raising awareness among patients and healthcare professionals of safety and quality issues, and improving exchange of best practices and development of guidelines; support action on chronic diseases care and research including development of European guidelines;
Amendment 141 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
(3) Promoting health literacy, good health and preventing diseases:
Amendment 146 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – indent 3.1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – indent 3.1
– 3.1. Exchange best practices on key health issues such as smoking prevention, abuse of alcohol and obesity and health promotion programmes aimed at the general public;
Amendment 152 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – indent 3.2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – indent 3.2
– 3.2. Supporting the prevention of chronic diseases including cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, by sharing knowledge and best practice and developing joint activities;
Amendment 156 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – indent 3.3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – indent 3.3 a (new)
- 3.3a. Advance health literacy in the European population through specific programmes in all areas such as health promotion, prevention and patient-centred care;
Amendment 157 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – indent 3.3 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – indent 3.3 b (new)
- 3.3b. ensure that health systems are designed to make citizens able to access, understand, appraise and apply information to make decisions in terms of disease prevention, health promotion and healthcare, and hence make better and more sustainable use of health services;
Amendment 193 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.7 a (new)
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.7 a (new)
1.7a. Actions required to facilitate the continuous monitoring of health literacy in the Union and to develop effective approaches for advancing health literacy in the work force and for the design of health literate service provision
Amendment 202 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 2 – point 2.3
Annex 1 – point 2 – point 2.3
2.3. Quality and safety: strengthen collaboration on patient safety and quality of healthcare, through, inter alia, implementing the Council Recommendation on patient safety and the prevention and control of healthcare- associated infections; exchange best practice on quality assurance systems; develop guidelines and tools to promote patient safety and quality; develop health education for EU citizens; increase the availability of information to patients on safety and quality, improve feedback and interaction between health providers and patients; support action to exchange knowledge and best practice on chronic diseases care, the response of health systems and research including development of European guidelines.
Amendment 215 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 3.1
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 3.1
3.1. Cost-effective promotion and prevention measures: this will include actions towards the setting up of pan- European networks and partnerships engaging wide range of actors in improving health literacy through communication and awareness raising actions on key health issues such as smoking prevention, abuse of alcohol, addressing obesity and low physical activity with a focus on the cross-border dimension and on Member States with no or little action on these issues.
Amendment 218 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 3.1
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 3.1
3.1. Cost-effective promotion and prevention measures: this will include actions towards the setting up of pan- European networks and partnerships engaging wide range of actors in communication and awareness raising actions on key health issues such as smoking prevention, abuse of alcohol, addressing obesity and health promotion with a focus on the cross-border dimension and on Member States with no or little action on these issues.
Amendment 225 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 3.2
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 3.2
3.2. Chronic diseases: support European cooperation and networking on preventing and improving the response to chronic diseases including cancer, by sharing knowledge, good practice and developing joint activities on prevention and enhancing health literacy. Cancer: follow- up work already undertaken; set up a European cancer information system with comparable data; support cancer screening, including voluntary accreditation mechanisms; support the development of European guidelines for prevention where major inequalities exist.
Amendment 226 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 3.2
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 3.2
3.2. Chronic diseases: support European cooperation and networking on preventing and improving the response to chronic diseases including cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, by sharing knowledge, good practice and developing joint activities on prevention. Cancer: follow-up work already undertaken; set up a European cancer information system with comparable data; support cancer screening, including voluntary accreditation mechanisms; support the development of European guidelines for prevention where major inequalities exist. Neurodegenerative diseases: improve prevention, diagnostic visualisation methods, early diagnosis methods, standardisation criteria and diagnostic measures, draw up treatment strategies and carry out clinical trials of new chemical and biological agents, vaccines and technologies.
Amendment 111 #
2011/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Within the Union, there are already examples of good standards in national regulatory practices related to offshore oil and gas activities and international organisations have also introduced such standards. However, these are inconsistently applied throughout the Union and no Member State has yet incorporated all of the best regulatory practices in their legislation for preventing major offshore accidents or limiting their consequences to persons and the environment. Best regulatory practices are to secure effective regulation on safety and environment by integrating related functions into a joint competent authority ("the competent authority") that may draw resources from one or more national agencies.
Amendment 114 #
2011/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) An offshore regime needs to apply to operations carried out on both fixed and mobile installations, and apply to the lifecycle of exploration and production activities (including transportation by pipeline) from design to decommissioning and permanent abandonment.
Amendment 134 #
2011/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43a) To ensure a high level of environmental protection, third countries, and in particular those with maritime borders with the European Union, should respect similarly strict environmental protection standards.
Amendment 158 #
2011/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
7. an offshore equipment, pipeline or some other installation above or below the water surface used for transporting oil and gas to another installation nearby, onshore processing or storage facility or for transporting and loading oil to a shuttle tanker or a gas container vessel;
Amendment 193 #
2011/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
25. 'production of oil and gas' shall mean: extraction, for commercial purposes, of oil and gas from the underground strata of the licensed area including offshore processing of oil and gas and its channelling and transportation through connected infrastructure including pipes and structures and well heads on the sea bed and/or storing gas in subsurface formations for the purposes of recovering the gas;
Amendment 409 #
2011/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, in close cooperation with the Member States, shall promote and, if necessary, orchestrate cooperation with third countries that undertake offshore oil and gas operations in the same marine regions as Member States including, where appropriate, within the framework of regional sea conventions.
Amendment 465 #
2011/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – sub-point a
Annex 1 – point 1 – sub-point a
a) the public is informed, whether by public notices or other appropriate means such as, but not solely, electronic media where available, about submission of licensing applications to Member States, and that relevant information about such proposals is made available to the public including inter alia information about the right to participate, and to whom comments or questions may be submitted;
Amendment 468 #
2011/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – sub-point d
Annex 1 – point 1 – sub-point d
d) having examined the comments and opinions expressed by the public, the Member State makes reasonable efforts to informs the public about the decisions taken and the reasons and considerations upon which those decisions are based, including information about the public participation process.
Amendment 152 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Major investments are needed to modernise and expand Europe's energy infrastructure and to interconnect networks across borders to meet the Union's energy and climate policy objectives of competitiveness, sustainability and security of supply in a cost-effective way, notably by eliminating the remaining energy islands in Europe. The estimated investment needs in energy infrastructure up to 2020 amount to EUR 1 trillion, of which ca. EUR 200 billion in electricity and gas transmission and storage infrastructures considered of European relevance. Among projects of European relevance, approximately EUR 100 billion of investments is at risk of not being delivered due to obstacles related to permit granting, regulation and financing.
Amendment 26 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Despite the existence of established standards for the participation of the public in environmental decision-making procedures, additional measures are needed to ensure highest possible standards of transparency and appropriate public participation for all relevant issues in the permit granting process for projects of common interest.
Amendment 89 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. For projects likely to have significant adverse cross-border environmental impacts in one or more neighbouring Member States, where Article 7 of Directive 85/337/EEC and the Espoo Convention are applicable, the relevant information shall be made available to the competent authority of the neighbouring Member State(s). The competent authority of the neighbouring Member State(s) shall indicate whether it wishes to participate in the relevant public consultation procedures.
Amendment 90 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Project promoters shall, in addition, publish relevant information by other appropriate information means, to which the public has open accessappropriately inform the public about the project.
Amendment 142 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – point 2 – point a
Annex VI – point 2 – point a
(a) The stakeholders affected by a project of common interest, including relevant authorities, landowners and citizens living in the vicinity of the project, the general public and their associations, organisations or groupsas well as any other public concerned as referred to in Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, shall be extensively informed and consulted at an early stage and in an open and transparent manner. Where relevant, the competent authority shall actively support the activities undertaken by the project promoter.
Amendment 388 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1
Article 56 – paragraph 1
1. For any undue payment following the occurrence of irregularity or negligence, Member States shall request recovery from the beneficiary within one year of the first indication that suchafter a control report or similar document, stating an irregularity has taken place and shall record the corresponding amounts, has been approved and, where applicable, received by the paying agency or body responsible for the recovery. The corresponding amounts shall at the same time of the recovery request be recorded in the debtors' ledger of the paying agency.
Amendment 440 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Where Union law so provides, where relevant, subject to further details laid down in implementing acts, Member States shall also impose penalties by way of reductions or exclusions of the payment or part of the payment granted or to be granted in respect of which the eligibility criteria or the commitments have been met.
Amendment 634 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 3
Article 99 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of intentionalserious non- compliance, the percentage of reduction shall in principle not be less than 2015 % and may go as far as total exclusion from one or several aid schemes and apply for one or more calendar years.
Amendment 664 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall define, by means of implementing acts, the set of indicators specific to the objectives referred to in the first subparagraph. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 112(3). The indicators shall be linked to the structure and objectives of the policy and shall allow for the assessment of the progress, effectiveness and efficiency of the policy against objectives.
Amendment 85 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Activities under this Regulation should support, and not duplicate the measures available under other Union financial instruments.
Amendment 86 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to ensure the immediate start and efficient implementation of rural development programmes, support from the EAFRD should be based on the existence of sound administrative framework conditions. Member States should therefore assess compliance with certain ex ante conditionalities. Each Member State should prepare either a national rural development programme for its entire territory or a set of regional programmes, taking into account, inter alia, their specific environmental situation. Each programme should identify a strategy for meeting targets in relation to the Union priorities for rural development and a selection of measures. Programming should comply with Union priorities for rural development, while being adapted to national contexts and complement the other Union policies, in particular the agricultural market policy, cohesion policy and the common fisheries policy. Member States which opt for a set of regional programme should be able to also prepare a national framework, without a separate budgetary allocation, in order to facilitate co-ordination among the regions in addressing nation-wide challenges.
Amendment 90 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Proper integration with the sustainable Union energy policy must be ensured, firstly through the sustainability standards for biomass production from agricultural and forestry activities, as well as increasing energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources in the agriculture.
Amendment 94 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Agri-environment-climate payments should continue to play a prominent role in supporting the sustainable development of rural areas and in responding to society's increasing demands for environmental services. They should further encourage farmers and other land managers to serve society as a whole by introducing or continuing to apply agricultural practices contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and compatible with the protection and improvement of the environment, the landscape and its features, natural resources, the soil and genetic diversity. In this context the conservation of genetic resources in agriculture and the additional needs of farming systems that are of high nature value should be given specific attention. Payments should contribute to covering additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments undertaken and should only cover commitments going beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements, in accordance with the ‘"polluter pays’" principle. In many situations the synergies resulting from commitments undertaken jointly by a group of farmers multiply the environmental and climate benefit. However, joint action brings additional transaction costs which should be compensated adequately. In order to ensure that farmers and other land managers are in a position to correctly implement the commitments they have undertaken, Member States should endeavour to provide them with the required skills and knowledge. Member States should maintain the level of efforts made during the 2007-2013 programming period and have to spend a minimum of 25% of the total contribution from the EAFRD to each rural development programme for climate change mitigation and adaptation and land management, through the agri- environment-climate, organic farming and payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints measures. The Commission should implement an impact assessment on further increase of this amount.
Amendment 115 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
(c) facilitating the production, supply and use of renewable sources of energy, of by- products, wastes, residues and other non food raw material for purposes of the bio- economy;
Amendment 119 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. There shall be consistency between support from the EAFRD and the measures financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund, or other Union financial instruments.
Amendment 154 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Agri-environment-climate payments should continue to play a prominent role in supporting the sustainable development of rural areas and in responding to society's increasing demands for environmental services. They should further encourage farmers and other land managers to serve society as a whole by introducing or continuing to apply agricultural practices contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and compatible with the protection and improvement of the environment, the landscape and its features, natural resources, the soil and genetic diversity. In this context the conservation of genetic resources in agriculture and the additional needs of farming systems that are of high nature value should be given specific attention. Payments should contribute to covering additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments undertaken and should only cover commitments going beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements, in accordance with the ‘"polluter pays’" principle. In many situations the synergies resulting from commitments undertaken jointly by a group of farmers multiply the environmental and climate benefit. However, joint action brings additional transaction costs which should be compensated adequately. In order to ensure that farmers and other land managers are in a position to correctly implement the commitments they have undertaken, Member States should endeavour to provide them with the required skills and knowledge. Member States should maintain the level of efforts made during the 2007-2013 programming period and have to spend a minimum of 25% of the total contribution from the EAFRD to each rural development programme for climate change mitigation and adaptation and land management, through the agri- environment-climate, organic farming and"greening" requirements through the measures, related to forestry measures, Natura 2000 and Water framework directive payments, payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints measures.
Amendment 1039 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) investments in the creation, improvement or expansion of all types of small scale infrastructure, including investments in rural-tourism and renewable energy;
Amendment 1125 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(a) shall be granted to public and private land-owners and tenants, municipalities and their associations and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of maintenance, including early and late cleanings, for a maximum period of ten years.
Amendment 1170 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under Article 22(1)(c) shall be granted to private, semi public and public forest owners, other forest managers, municipalities, state forests and their associations and shall cover the costs for:
Amendment 1216 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(d) shall be granted to natural persons, private forest owners, private law and semi-public bodies, other forest managers, municipalities and their associations. In the case of state forests support may also be granted to bodies managing such forests, which are independent from the state budget.
Amendment 1234 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(e) shall be granted to private forest owners, other forest managers, municipalities and their associations and to SMEs for investments enhancing forestry potential or relating to processing and marketing adding value to forest products. In the territories of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary islands, the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 and the French overseas departments support may also be granted to enterprises that are not SMEs.
Amendment 1418 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 5
Article 32 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may grant payments under this measure between 2014 and 20179 to farmers in areas which were eligible under Article 36(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 during the 2007-2013 programming period but are no longer eligible following the new delimitation referred to in Article 3346(3). These payments shall be degressive starting in 20145 at 80% of the payment received in 2013 and ending in 20179 at 20%.
Amendment 1471 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Support under this measure shall be granted per hectare of forest to forest holders, municipalities and their associations and other forest managers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more forest-environment commitments. Bodies managing state owned forests may also benefit from support provided they are independent from the state budget.
Amendment 1551 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) financial contributions, paid directly to farmers or groups of farmers, or by way of government financial participation in insurance schemes, to premiums for crop, animal and plant insurance against economic losses caused by adverse climatic events and animal or plant diseases or pest infestation;
Amendment 1709 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) pursue a specific aim, which may include at least one of the following objectives:
Amendment 47 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Member States should be given the option of transferring the sum in question from the first to the second pillar. The maximum amount which may be transferred should be fixed by the Commission, after consulting the Member States, by early 2014 at the latest.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) One of the objectives of the new CAP is the enhancement of environmental performance through a mandatory ‘"greening’" component of direct payments which will support agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment applicable throughout the Union. For that purpose, Member States should be able to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual payment, on top of the basic payment, for compulsory practices to be followed by farmers addressing, as a priority, both climate and environment policy goals. Those practises should take the form of simple, generalised, non- contractual and annual actions that go beyond cross- compliance and are linked to agriculture such as crop diversification, maintenance of permanent grassland and ecological focus areas. The compulsory nature of those practises should also concern farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in ‘"Natura 2000’" areas covered by Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and by Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, as long as these practises are compatible with the objectives of those Directives. Farmers who fulfil the conditions laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should benefit from the ‘"greening’" component without fulfilling any further obligation, given the recognised environmental benefits of the organic farming systems. Non-respect of the ‘"greening’" component should lead to penalties on the basis of Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR]have an effect on the amount of the direct payments allocated.
Amendment 54 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) Because of the different environmental situations in the Member States, "greening" objectives are possibly better achieved at the national or regional level. Therefore, Member States should have more flexibility in applying the "greening" component of direct payments.
Amendment 58 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) The "greening" component of the direct payments must be understood as the incentive and not as a burden. Therefore, no additional administrative requirements should be imposed on farmers. Moreover, no additional requirements or restrictions should be imposed in regard to areas where the cross compliance requirements are already applicable;
Amendment 105 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If farmers do not comply with the requirements outlined in this Chapter, they may lose the amount of their payment referred to in Article 33(1) of this Regulation.
Amendment 111 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to farms with a surface area of less than 15 hectares, which, as a result of economic and historical circumstances, employ environmentally sound farming practices which foster biodiversity.
Amendment 134 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to take into account specific new elements and to guarantee the protection of the rights of beneficiaries, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of laying down further definitions regarding the access to support under this Regulation, establishing the framework within which Member States shall define the minimum activities to be carried out on areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation as well as the criteria to be met by farmers in order to be deemed to have respected the obligation of maintaining the agricultural area in the state suitable for production and the criteria to determine the predominance of, that means any area taken up by arable land, permanent grasses land other hperbaceous forage as regards permanent grasslandmanent crops, in the state suitable for production.
Amendment 141 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 7 %A certain area of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, ishall be an ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforestedas referred to in Article 25(2)(b)(ii). This area shall be at least: a) 2,5 % of the eligible hectares, or; b) 7% of the eligible hectares, excluding areas under permanent grassland, and areas such as terraces, buffer strips, or landscape features, or other areas, as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii)lready covered by the requirements of cross compliance.
Amendment 148 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. In order to finance the payment referred to in this Chapter, Member States shall usemay use up to 30 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II.
Amendment 163 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The distribution of direct income support among farmers is characterised by the allocation of disproportionate amounts of payments to a rather small number of large beneficiaries. Due to economies of size, larger beneficiaries do not require the same level of unitary support for the objective of income support to be efficiently achieved. Moreover, the potential to adapt makes it easier for larger beneficiaries to operate with lower levels of unitary support. It is therefore fair to introduce a system for large beneficiaries where the support level is gradually reduced and ultimately capped to improve the distribution of payments between farmers. Such system should however take into account salaried labour intensity to avoid disproportionate effects on large farms with high employment numbers. Those maximum levels should not apply to payments granted to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment since the beneficial objectives they pursue could be diminished as a result. In order to make capping effective, Member States should establish some criteria in order to avoid abusive operations by farmers seeking to evade its effects. The proceeds of the reduction and capping of payments to large beneficiaries should remain in the Member States where they were generated and should be used for financing projects with a significant contribution to innovation under Regulation (EU) No […] of the European Parliament and of the Council of….on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) [RDR].
Amendment 184 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Due to the successive integration of various sectors into the single payment scheme and the ensuing period of adjustment granted to farmers, it has become increasingly difficult to justify the presence of significant individual differences in the level of support per hectare resulting from use of historical references. Therefore direct income support should be more equitably distributed between Member States, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure a more equal distribution of direct support, while taking account of the differences that still exist in wage levels and input costs, the levels of direct support per hectare should be progressively adjusted. Member States with direct payments below the level of 9a current level of direct payments per hectare below 80 % of the EU average should close one third of the gap between their current level and this level. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the UnionMember States with a level of direct payments above 80% but below the EU average should close this gap by 10 %. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the Union average. However, the maximum level of direct payments per hectare in the Member States should not exceed 120% of the EU average. In addition, all payment entitlements activated in 2019 in a Member State or in a region should have a uniform unit value following a convergence towards this value that should take place during the transition period in linear steps. However, in order to avoid disruptive financial consequences for farmers, Member States having used the single payment scheme, and in particular the historical model, should be allowed to partially take historical factors into account when calculating the value of payment entitlements in the first year of application of the new scheme. The debate on the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the period starting in 2021 should also focus on the objective of complete convergence through the equal distribution of direct support across the European Union during that period.
Amendment 238 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) One of the objectives of the new CAP is the enhancement of environmental performance through a mandatory ‘"greening’" component of direct payments which will support agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment applicable throughout the Union. For that purpose, Member States should use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual payment, on top of the basic payment, for compulsory practices to be followed by farmers addressing, as a priority, both climate and environment policy goals. Those practises should take the form of simple, generalised, non-contractual and annual actions that go beyond cross- compliance and are linked to agriculture such as crop diversification, maintenance of permanent grassland, of perennial crops associated with appropriate agronomic practices and of ecological focus areas. The compulsory nature of those practises should also concern farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in ‘"Natura 2000’" areas covered by Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and by Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, as long as these practises are compatible with the objectives of those Directives. Farmers who fulfil the conditions laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should benefit from the ‘"greening’" component without fulfilling any further obligation, given the recognised environmental benefits of the organic farming systems. Non-respect of the ‘"greening’" component should lead to penalties on the basis of Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR].
Amendment 646 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 and 2a shall not apply to farmers who received less than EUR 5 1000 of direct payments for the previous year.
Amendment 657 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall establish appropriate objective and non- discriminatory criteria to ensure that no direct payments are granted to a natural or legal person whose agricultural activities form only an insignificant part of its overall economic activities, and whose income from agricultural activities form less than a certain percentage of total incomes of the beneficiary.
Amendment 908 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set, for each Member State, the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme by deducting from the annual national ceiling established in Annex II the annual amounts to be usetd in accordance with Articles 33, 35, 37 and 39. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(2).
Amendment 937 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to paragraph 2, payment entitlements shall be allocated to farmers if they apply for allocation of payment entitlements under the basic payment scheme by 15 May 2014 the date to be set in accordance with Article 78(d) of Regulation (EU) No [HZR] except in case of force majeure and exceptional circumstances.
Amendment 1415 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Farmers shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter when they fall within the following categories: - farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 29 (1) of Regulation (EC) No° 834/2007 as regards organic farming shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter. , or - beneficiaries of agri-environment- climatic payments established pursuant to Article 29 of Regulation (EU) N° [...] [RDR]. - farms situated in Natura 2000 areas; - farms where grassland and pastures are dominant; - farmers certified under national or regional environmental certification schemes; - specific national territories (e.g., karst areas, water-meadow/floodplain meadow).
Amendment 1418 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards organic farming shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chaptershall be entitled ipso facto to payment referred to in this Chapter when they fall within the following categories: - farmers which have at least 20 % of forest areas; - farmers with more than 50 % of the eligible agricultural area covered by grassland; - farmers which are 100 % certified as using sustainable farming methods, including of integrated farming.
Amendment 1450 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The first subparagraph shall apply only to the units of a holding that are used for organic production in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 or are covered by agri-environment- climate measures in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EU) N° [...] [RDR]; certified under national or regional environmental certification schemes; situated in NATURA 2000 areas; specific national territories.
Amendment 1550 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The first paragraph shall not apply to farms: - where the arable land is entirely used for grass production or other herbaceous forage, entirely left fallow, entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year or a combination of these, or; - where the arable land of the farmer covers up to 50 hectares and more than 50% of the eligible agricultural area of the holding is covered by permanent crops.
Amendment 1554 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The first paragraph shall not apply to farms: - where the arable land is entirely used for grass production or other forage, entirely left fallow, entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year or a combination of these, or; - where the arable land of the farmer covers up to 50 hectares and more than 80% of the eligible agricultural area of the holding is covered by permanent grassland, or permanent crops.
Amendment 1625 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure the maintenance of the ratio of the land under permanent grassland in relation to the total agricultural area. That obligation shall apply at national or regional level. The reference ratio shall be established as relation between the land under permanent grassland and total agricultural area declared by the farmers in 2014.
Amendment 1643 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas under permanent grassland. That limit shall not appMember States shall ensure that the ratio under this Article shall not decrease to the detriment of land under permanent grassland by more than 10 % relatively into the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstancesratio for the relevant reference year.
Amendment 1655 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. FarmerMember States shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas under permanent grassland. That limit shall not apply in the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstances.
Amendment 1667 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent grassland as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the renewal of permanent grassland, the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland in case the authorised decrease referred to in paragraph 2 is exceeded, as well as the modification of the reference areas under permanent grassland in case of transfer of land. For the purposes of paragraph 2, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules on maintenance of permanent grassland, in particular to ensure that measures are taken to maintain the ratio, including individual obligations to be respected such as obligation to reconvert areas into permanent grassland where it is established that the ratio of land under permanent grassland is decreasing.
Amendment 1715 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 74 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).
Amendment 1728 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FWhere the arable land and area covers more than 20 hectares, farmers shall ensure that at least 7 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland and permanent crops, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strip like hedges or stone walls, buffer strips, land planted with nitrogen-fixing crops, land cultivated according to environmentally friendly methods and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).
Amendment 1763 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the minimum percentage indicated in paragraph 1 is reduced to: - 5% in cases of joint undertakings of groups of farmers putting in place continuous, adjacent ecological focus areas; - 1,5% in the Member States with at least 45% of their total terrestrial area covered by forests or; - 1,5% in the Member States where utilised agricultural area constitute is less than 35% of the total terrestrial area.
Amendment 1999 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States may, by 1 August 2016of each year, review their estimated percentage with effect from 1 January 2017the subsequent year. They shall notify the Commission of the reviewed percentage by 1 August 2016of the year before the revised percentage applies.
Amendment 2042 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, other branches of animal husbandry sector (e. g., pigmeat), olive oil, silk worms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice.
Amendment 2046 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, pigmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silk worms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice.
Amendment 2112 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide to use up to 10 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II provided that:
Amendment 2118 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) up to 20% provided that they applied, until 31 December 2013, the single area payment scheme as laid down in Title V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, or financed measures under Article 111 of that Regulation, or are concerned by the derogation provided for in Article 69(5), or, in the case of Malta, in Article 69(1) of that Regulation; and/or
Amendment 2123 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) up to 10% provided that they allocated, during at least one year in the period 2010- 2013, more than 5 % of their amount available for granting the direct payments provided for in Titles III, IV and V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, with the exception of Section 6 of Chapter 1 of Title IV, for financing the measures laid down in Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the support provided for in points (i) to (iv) of paragraph 1(a) and paragraphs 1(b) and (e) of Article 68 of that Regulation, or the measures under Chapter 1, with the exception of Section 6, of Title IV of that Regulation.
Amendment 1234 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
For Member States which acceded to the Union before 2013, whose GDP per capita is below 75% of the EU 27 average, and whose average real GDP growth 2008- 2010 was lower than the EU 27 average, the cohesion policy allocation shall not be lower than in the period 2007-2013.
Amendment 48 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In addition to these priorities, in the less developed regions and Member States, and with a view to increasing economic growth and employment opportunities, the efficiency of public administration should be improved and the institutional capacity of stakeholders delivering employment, formal and non-formal education and social policies should be strengthened;
Amendment 84 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The ESF shall promote high levels of employment and job quality, support the geographical and occupational mobility of workers, facilitate their adaptation to change, encourage a high level of education and training, non-formal education, promote gender equality, equal opportunities and non- discrimination, enhance social inclusion and combat poverty, thereby contributing to the priorities of the European Union as regards strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 136 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iii a) Promoting non-formal education, to increase social participation and occupational mobility;
Amendment 160 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) Capacity building for stakeholders, including non-governmental organisations, delivering employment, formal and non-formal education and social policies and sectoral and territorial pacts to mobilise for reform at national, regional and local level.
Amendment 221 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. To encourage adequate participation of and access byaccess by other stakeholders, above all non-governmental organisations to actions supported by the ESF, notably in the fields of non-formal education, social inclusion, gender equality and equal opportunities, the managing authorities of an operational programme in a region as defined in Article 82(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No […] or in Member States eligible for Cohesion Fund support shall ensure that an appropriate amount of ESF resources is allocated to capacity-building for stakeholders, above all non-governmental organisations.
Amendment 132 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Fishing concessions should be transferable and leasable in order to decentralise management of fishing opportunities towards the fishing industry and ensuring that fishers leaving the industry will not need to rely on public financial assistance under the Common Fisheries Policy. These arrangements should not, however, be over-restrictive or hamper effective reduction of the fishing capacity.
Amendment 450 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 29 – paragraph 6
Part 4 – article 29 – paragraph 6
6. Member States may set fees for the use of individual fishing opportunities to contribute to fisheries management-related costs. The proceeds thereof may be earmarked for measures to maintain existing fishing capacity.
Amendment 109 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) in the case of fishery products caught at sea, both the name and distinctive number of one of the areas, subareas or divisions listed in the FAO Fishing Areas;
Amendment 110 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2
Article 45 – paragraph 2
2. Voluntary information shall notmay also be displayed to the detriment ofon the space available for mandatory information on the marking or labelling.
Amendment 111 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 45 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers1, __________________ 1 OL L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18.
Amendment 70 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Complying with the low fuel sulphur limits, particularly in SECAs, can result in a significant increase in the price of marine fuels, at least in the short term, and can have a negative effect for the competitiveness of short sea shipping in comparison with other transport modes as well as for the competitiveness of the industries in the countries bordering SECAs. Suitable solutions are necessary in order to reduce compliance costs for the affected industries, such as allowing for alternative, more cost-effective methods of compliance than fuel-based compliance and providing support, where necessary. The Commission will, based inter alia on reports from Member States, closely monitor the impacts of the shipping sector's compliance with the new fuel quality standards, particularly with respect to possible modal backshift from sea to land based transport. and propose compensatory measures.
Amendment 83 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In order to encourage early adoption of emission abatement methods achieving at least the same reductions in sulphur emissions as laid down in this Directive, alternatives, such as the use of on-board exhaust gas cleaning systems and LNG technologies, should be promoted by the Union and Member States through appropriate financial incentives.
Amendment 196 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 10 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – point 10 – point b a (new)
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 7– paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7– paragraph 3 a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph 3a shall be inserted: (3a) The Commission shall carry out an impact assessment of the Directive and by the end of 2012 propose a set of compensatory measures to diminish the negative impacts on shipping industries throughout the Union.
Amendment 32 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) When designing energy efficiency improvement measures, account should be taken of efficiency gains and savings obtained through the widespread application of cost-effective technological innovations such as smart meters. To maximise the saving benefits of these innovations, final customers should be able to visualise indicators of cost and consumption and have regular individual billing based on actual consumption. Meters of this kind should only be installed, however, if the potential benefit outweighs the cost of installing them, and their installation does not result in significant additional expense for the final consumer;
Amendment 45 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37 a (new)
Recital 37 a (new)
(37a) When targets and indicators are established, account should be taken of the differences between the respective situations of the various Member States and, in particular, their climatic conditions, economic situation and predicted growth;
Amendment 187 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that enterprises not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 are subject to an energy audit carried out in an independent and cost-effective manner by qualified and/or accredited experts at the latest by 30 June 2014 and every three years from the date of the previous energy audit. Audits may be carried out by in- house experts, provided that these are qualified and accredited, that they are not directly engaged in the activity audited, and that the Member state has put in place a scheme to assure and check their quality.
Amendment 189 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that enterprises not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 are subject to an energy audit carried out in an independent and cost-effective manner by qualified or accredited experts at the latest by 30 June 2014 andtwo years after the entry into force of this Directive and at least every threfive years from the date of the previous energy audit.
Amendment 304 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
5a. Furthermore, Member States may make provisions for continuous and long- term feed-in tariffs, if appropriate on a diminishing scale, in the case of electricity produced by small scale and micro cogeneration units.
Amendment 319 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) provisions on listed buildings which are officially protected as part of a designated environment or because of their special architectural or historic merit with a view to give owners more flexibility to implement energy efficiency measures to these buildings in line with generally accepted conservation practices, i.e. thermal insulation of the outer shell (walls, roof, windows), bearing in mind a balanced weighing of cultural conservation and energy efficiency
Amendment 30 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Taxation related to CO2 emissions can be a cost-effective means for Member States to achieve the reductions of greenhouse gasses necessary according to Decision 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Union’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 as regards sources not covered by the Union scheme under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC. In view of the potential role of CO2-related taxation, the proper functioning of the internal market requires common rules on that taxation. However, in setting such tax rules, care also needs to be taken not to forfeit the simplicity of the consumption tax system or raise the administrative burden in respect of consumption taxes. Furthermore, a CO2-related tax must not substantially increase energy prices, since such a price rise would have adverse effects on the economic competitiveness of the Union and the purchasing power of consumers.
Amendment 36 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The minimum levels ofFor general energy consumption taxation should be developed, in general,minimum rates should be set, and once the basis of the current minimum levels of taxation. This also implies that the minimum level of general energy consumption taxation applicable to motor fuels should remase are attained, Member States should be permitted to decide for themselves on setting higher than for heating fuelsrates and on the methods used to do so.
Amendment 3 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that ERDF and ESF are able to contribute for addressing both challenges stemming from the demographic changes in the EU, namely the increase of the ageing people and the decrease of the young population; advocates the use of ERDF funds to support the adaptation of housing to the needs of the elderly in order to guarantee a high quality of life for an ageing society; calls on the Member States and the regions to use the available funding under ERDF and ESF to support young families;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that small towns in regions of net emigration have a particularly important role to play as service centres; calls for this anchor function to be taken into account in the future structural funds, particularly by improving the improved coordination of the EAFRD with the ERDF and the ESF; notes that rural depopulation has negative knock-on effects on urban areas and that economically and socially vibrant rural areas constitute a public good, which should be recognised in terms of an adequately resourced rural development programme; calls on the Member States, regions, and municipalities to provide a comprehensive and functioning service network for their citizens of all ages to prevent rural exodus and depopulation;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the regions and municipalities to provideStresses the importance of creating conditions to achieve a work/family/private life balance and, for example, to provide, where feasible, universally available, reliable and free, all-day childcare facilities of quality for children of all ages to prevent depopulation; , including facilities and opportunities for pre-school-learning to prevent depopulation, while recognising valuable role of extended families in taking care of the children;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to agree on a common migration strategy, since Europe is reliant upon the immigration of skilled workers for demographic reasonsstrategy on legal migration, not least since Europe is, especially in certain given sectors, reliant upon and can therefore benefit from migration of skilled workers (both between the Member States and from outside the EU, while paying particular importance to countries bordering the Union) for demographic reasons; considers that the Member States must seek to ensure that skilled workers are retained in order to contribute to the balanced development of the regions and to alleviate the effects of demographic change;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Considers that the current worsening demographic situation in at least some Member States will stimulate discussions regarding the pension systems reforms in the near future;
Amendment 110 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the regions and municipalities to provide universally available, reliable and free all-day childcare facilities for children of all ages including facilities and opportunities for pre-school-learning to prevent depopulation;
Amendment 114 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. thinks it is important to have enough affordable housing space for families, so that the compatibility of family and job can be improved, because the support of young families can help to increase the birth-rate in member states;
Amendment 124 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to agree on a common migration strategy, since Europe is reliant upon the immigration of skilled workers (both between the Member States and from outside the EU) for demographic reasons;
Amendment 125 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Emphasizes that the migration might pose certain integration problems;
Amendment 131 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Proposes that more funding should be provided for the integration of immigrants in order to dispel prejudices, and that training and communal events to encourage exchanges could be promoted;
Amendment 151 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the regions should use ESF funds to combat unemployment amongst young people in order to give them the opportunity to take up a suitable profession, this can be achieved for example by supporting training-measures and entrepreneurship of young people;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point J – indent 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point J – indent 1 (new)
- K (new). Whereas the threat to the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear safety arises not only from terrorist attacks or negligence, but also from the current areas polluted with chemical weapons from WW2 dumped in the sea-bed or the nuclear waste sites in the EU;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point J – indent 2 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point J – indent 2 (new)
- L (new). Whereas the appropriate level of the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear safety in the EU depends on the security level applied in third countries as well;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point J – indent 3 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point J – indent 3 (new)
- M (new). Whereas new threats to the security could arise from the use of new technologies in planning new terror acts, while the security standards do not adapt fast enough to technological progress;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point J – indent 4 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point J – indent 4 (new)
- N (new). Whereas the thorough review of different currently applicable standards is needed in order to set necessary and sufficient security requirements;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 1
Point 1
1. Notes the uncoordinated overinvestment in vaccines during the A/H1N1 pandemic, welcomes the Draft Council Conclusions ‘On lessons learned from the A/H1N1 pandemic - health security in the European Union’ (12665/10), which takes into consideration the development of a mechanism for the joint procurement of vaccines and antiviral medication to be applied in the Member States on a voluntary basis, and encourages Member States to develop together regional preparedness solutions, including the sharing of existing capacity and the coordination of cost-effective procurement of medical countermeasures, whilst ensuring high levels of CBRN preparedness across the EU;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 2
Point 2
Amendment 9 #
2010/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 7
Point 7
7. Regrets the insufficient attention paid to preparedness and response inAlthough the Commission Communication and the Council Conclusions on the EU CBRN Action Plan, which focus heavimainly on detection and prevention, the European Parliament regrets the insufficient attention paid to preparedness and response in these documents; calls on the Commission and the Council to give greater importance to developing the preparedness and response mechanisms required to protect public health and the environment, should a CBRN incident actually take place on EU territory;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 12 – indent 1 (new)
Point 12 – indent 1 (new)
- 13 (new). Urges the Commission to search for an agreement with third neighbouring countries, which have on their territory objects that could pose major threats to the environmental and human security in the EU and in the case of an accident, on the common minimum security standards;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 12 – indent 2 (new)
Point 12 – indent 2 (new)
- 14 (new). Points out the implementation of the common CBRN security system should not diminish the competence of the Member States in this policy area;
Amendment 24 #
2010/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 12 – indent 3 (new)
Point 12 – indent 3 (new)
- 15 (new). Calls on the Commission to foresee in its action plan a more flexible adaptation of the security measures to the technological development;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 12 – indent 4 (new)
Point 12 – indent 4 (new)
- 16 (new). Urges the Commission to thoroughly assess the existing security measures regarding their impact on the environment and health, and to ensure that new measures are introduced only based on the results of such an assessment which should be carried out periodically;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to Council Decision 2010/48/EC of 26 November 2009 concerning the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Amendment 71 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K e (new)
Recital K e (new)
Ke. whereas cases still arise in the Member States of members of various social groups (for example, people with disabilities) being faced with obstacles to equal admission to healthcare establishments, which limits their access to health services,
Amendment 132 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls the obligation of the EU under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to ensure the right of persons with disabilities to the highest attainable standard of health without discrimination on the basis of disability; insists that inclusion of disability in all relevant health measurement indicators is a key step in fulfilling this obligation;
Amendment 133 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Amendment 15 #
2010/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8a (new)
Paragraph 8a (new)
8a. Considers that the true independence of IAs should become a general principle that is applicable to all types of IA, and environmental impact assessments in particular. A guarantee that this principle applies should also be contained in Directive 85/337/EEC on environmental impact assessment;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8b (new)
Paragraph 8b (new)
8b. Is convinced that Parliament should ask the Commission to propose changes to the UN Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) that would ensure the independence of environmental impact assessments;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8c (new)
Paragraph 8c (new)
8c. Considers that the Commission should play an active role in defending the interests of the EU and its Member States in cases where third-country projects may have an impact on the European Union or on one or more of its Member States;
Amendment 19 #
2010/0303(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Recent events highlighted the risks of offshore oil and gas exploration and, production and transport activities to maritime transport and the marine environment. The use of the Agency's response capabilities should be explicitly extended to cover response to pollution originating from such activities. In addition, the Agency should assist the Commission in analysing the safety of mobile offshore gas and oil installations (including transport installations), in order to identify possible weaknesses, basing its contribution on the expertise it has developed with regard to maritime safety, maritime security, the prevention of pollution caused by ships and response to marine pollution.
Amendment 21 #
2010/0303(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Agency has established itself as the authoritative provider of maritime traffic data at EU level which are of interest and relevance in other EU activities. Through its activities, in particular regarding port state control, the monitoring of maritime traffic and shipping routes as well as assistance for tracking possible polluters, the Agency should contribute to reinforce synergies at EU level regarding certain coastguard operations. In addition, the Agency's data monitoring and collection should also gather basic information on potential threats to maritime transport and the marine environment from offshore oil and gas exploration and, production and transport.
Amendment 24 #
2010/0303(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Agency carries out inspections in order to assist the Commission in the assessment of the effective implementation of EU law. The roles of the Agency, the Commission, the Member States and the Administrative Board should be clearly defined. In particular, the Agency should assist the Commission in carrying out inspections in third countries in the Mediterranean, Black Sea and Baltic regions in whose waters oil and gas exploration and production is taking place.
Amendment 28 #
2010/0303(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Article 2 - paragraph 1
Article 2 - paragraph 1
1. In order to ensure that the objectives set out in Article 1 are met in the appropriate manner, the Agency shall perform the tasks listed in paragraph 2 of this Article in the fields of maritime safety and maritime security, the prevention of pollution caused by ships and by mobile offshore oil and gas installations (including transport installations), and response to marine pollution.
Amendment 33 #
2010/0303(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Article 3 - paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 - paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
In addition, the Agency shall carry out inspections on behalf of the Commission in third countries as required by EU legislation, in particular regarding organisations recognised by the Union in accordance with Regulation (EC) 391/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the training and certification of seafarers in accordance with Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and also in third countries in the Mediterranean, Black Sea and Baltic regions in whose waters oil and gas exploration and production are taking place.
Amendment 16 #
2010/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 22 #
2010/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9b) The HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan adopted on 15 November 2007 and the Commission communication of 10 June 2009 on the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region point out that, in order to reduce eutrophication in the Baltic, which has reached a dangerously high level, the phosphates contained in household laundry detergents must be suitably replaced by other substances, and discharges of nutrients (in particular phosphates) into the sea must be reduced, whereby such measures would also help to reduce eutrophication in other seas.
Amendment 23 #
2010/0298(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9c) Given that the phosphates contained in household laundry detergents represent only a small proportion of the phosphates responsible for eutrophication of the seas, the amount of phosphates entering the seas from other sources must also be cut more drastically in order to protect the marine environment.
Amendment 25 #
2010/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to support joined up policy-making and to promote the sustainable use of the marine and coastal resources that would ensure regeneration of the endangered resources, and sustainable economic growth, innovation and employment in maritime sectors and coastal regions, in coherence with sectoral policy priorities and actions;
Amendment 28 #
2010/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) to develop individual interrelated sea basin strategies;
Amendment 29 #
2010/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) to allow for improved conditions for the marine and coastal environment and reduce pollution, especially that caused by the phosphates and nitrates arising from everyday human activities;
Amendment 34 #
2010/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) ensure the application of equivalent and sufficient environmental standards;
Amendment 35 #
2010/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a common information sharing environment for the EU maritime domain which promotes cross-sectoral and cross- border surveillance activities and reinforces the safe and secure, secure and environmentally friendly use of marine space, taking into account the relevant developments of sectoral policies as regards surveillance and contributing, as appropriate, to their necessary evolutions;
Amendment 38 #
2010/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In order to encourage the protection and sustainable use of marine and coastal resources as specified in Article 2(d), the Programme shall aim in particular to promote the development of: (a) the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and, in particular, the definition of the boundaries of the sustainability of human activities (including the activities not directly related to the maritime environment but having a direct impact on it) that have an impact on the marine environment; (b) platforms for the exchange of information and warnings relating to maritime safety for example in connection with off-shore oil and gas production, exploration and transport by tankers or pipeline activities; participation of third countries in such platforms shall be sought as well;
Amendment 41 #
2010/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) third countries including those bordering a European sea basin, especially with regard to ensuring the application of environmental standards in those countries, which shall not be lower than those applicable in the EU;
Amendment 6 #
2009/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. because the Baltic Sea remains the most polluted sea in the European Union and large-scale energy infrastructure projects that are implemented in the Baltic Sea itself as well as in the territories around it (especially in third countries) do not help the situation,
Amendment 44 #
2009/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the renewal and deepening of relations as part of the Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region between the European Union and neighbouring countries not belonging to the Union whose territories are part of the functional spaces of a given macro-region or affect those spaces directly, particularly in the implementation of large-scale projects that could affect the state of the Baltic Sea environment;
Amendment 17 #
2009/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the management of such waste should be structured in line with the ‘waste hierarchy’: prevention and reduction, reuse, recycling, other types of recovery, in particular for energy purposes, and as the last option, landfilling (in accordance with Article 4 of the Waste Framework Directive); whereas prevention is the priority objective in the management of bio-waste; whereas prevention makes it possible, in particular, to avoid food waste and green waste, for example through the improved planning of public parks with low-maintenance plants and trees, but, if it is established under the waste hierarchy that waste prevention is impossible, a decision to treat biodegradable waste in a way that does not obtain energy but preserves nutrients (composting) or in a way that obtains energy and preserves nutrients (biogas production) is appropriate;
Amendment 31 #
2009/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas EU-level quality standards need to be defined for the treatment of bio-waste and the quality of compost; whereas regulating the quality parameters for compost will make it possible to build consumer confidence in this product; whereas compost should be graded in line with its quality,
Amendment 46 #
2009/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Sa. whereas the possibilities for using poor-quality compost so as not to harm the environment or human health should also be considered and assessed, and whereas, at EU level, properly defining the possibilities for using poor-quality compost and establishing when compost is considered a product and when it is considered waste would make it easier for Member States to orient themselves when deciding on matters relating to compost use.
Amendment 61 #
2009/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to adopt a quality-grading system covering different types of use for the various types of compost obtained through the treatment of bio-waste;
Amendment 8 #
2009/0169(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) While largely focused on environmental research, the BONUS-169 initiative cross-cuts a number of related Community research programmes on a range of human activities having accumulated impacts on the ecosystem such as fisheries, aquaculture, agriculture, infrastructure (particularly in the field of energy), transport, training and mobility of researchers as well as socioeconomic issues. The initiative is of considerable relevance to a number of Community policies and Directives including Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive), the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, the Common Fisheries Policy, the Common Agricultural Policy, Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy and international EU commitments such as the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan. As a result, many other areas of Community Policy will benefit from BONUS-169.
Amendment 14 #
2009/0169(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 32 a (new)
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) The successful implementation of the projects already carried out under the BONUS-169 programme brought to light the disastrous condition of the Baltic Sea, particularly in those places where extensive energy-infrastructure projects are planned; the state of the Baltic Sea environment should therefore continue to be monitored actively.
Amendment 15 #
2009/0169(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 32 b (new)
Recital 32 b (new)
(32b) Flawed practices revealed during the implementation of projects under the BONUS-169 programme should be discontinued, and projects submitted by the research centres of certain Member States should not be unduly favoured when the list of projects to be financed is established, as this would discriminate against other Member States in the Baltic Sea region.
Amendment 37 #
2009/0169(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I - section 3.2 - subparagraph 7
Annex I - section 3.2 - subparagraph 7
The BONUS EEIG shall establish a funding list strictly in accordance with the results of the independent evaluation and ensuring that projects are selected taking into account as even as possible a distribution between Member States in the Baltic Sea region. The ranking list established by the independent experts shall be considered binding for the allocation of BONUS-169 funds.