Activities of Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that preventing the generation of plastic waste upfront and ~~boost~~substantially improving our plastics recycling performance are both key; calls on all stakeholders to consider the recent Chinese import ban on plastic waste as an opportunity to invest in state-of-the-art recycling capacity in the EU;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Is convinced that the plastics strategy should also serve as a lever for stimulating new, smart and circular business, production and consumption models covering the entire value chain; calls on the Commission to foster clear linkages between the Union’s waste, packaging, chemicals and product policies to this end;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses the need to establish reliable adequate and effective systems for the prevention, selective collection, sorting and recycling of plastic waste;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that joint actions by all stakeholders are necessary in order to succeed and achieve an outcome that is advantageous for ~~both~~ the economy, health and the environment; emphasises that converting general concern about plastic waste into public responsibility and behavioural change remains an equally important challenge;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the competent authorities in the Member States to ensure that the entire product and waste acquis is fully implemented;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the need to take into consideration the impact of plastics on carbon emissions, calls the Commission to update its "monitoring framework for the circular economy" to integrate indicators specifically for plastics, and in particular to monitor the decoupling of plastic generation from fossil feedstocks;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Considers that implementation of the European plastics strategy within a circular economy requires a concerted effort and cooperation by all stakeholders along the entire plastics value chain;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on Member States to ban landfilling of plastic waste by 2030 and to manage it according to the provisions laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Believes that civil society should be able to hold industry accountable for ~~its commitment~~carrying out its obligations; asks the Commission to take this into account in the upcoming ‘New Deal for Consumers’;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to come forward swiftly with quality standards in order to build trust and incentivise the market for secondary plastics; urges the Commission to develop ~~various grades of~~ recycling which ~~are aligned~~is compatible with the functionality of different products, while safeguarding public health and food safety;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Tibor SZANYI, Carlos ZORRINHO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Rory PALMER, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to come forward swiftly with quality standards in order to build trust and incentivise the market for secondary plastics; urges the Commission to develop various grades of recycling which are aligned with the functionality of different products, while safeguarding public health ~~and~~, food safety and the environment;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Tibor SZANYI, Pavel POC, Carlos ZORRINHO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Rory PALMER, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Highlights th~~e importance of lifecycle assessments in order to demonstrate a reduced environmental impact for all bio-plastics~~at fostering a sustainable bio-economy can contribute to decreasing Europe´s dependency on imported raw materials. Bio-based recyclable packaging and compostable biodegradable packaging could represent an opportunity to promote renewable sources for the production of packaging, where shown to be beneficial from life- cycle perspective;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Highlights the ~~importance of lifecycle assessments in order to demonstrate a reduced environmental impact for all bio-plastic~~potential role for bio-plastics compared to alternative plastic products, based on robust lifecycle assessments;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Miriam DALLI, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Emphasises that biodegradable plastics can help support the transition to a circular economy, but are not a universal remedy against marine litter; calls, therefore, on the Commission to develop a ~~list of useful products and applications composed of biodegradable plastics, together with clear criteria~~set of criteria for packaging when, in line with EU harmonized standards, biodegradable plastic would be preferable and provide an indicative list of useful products and applications. The indicative list should be the starting point for further R&D investments and market development of products and applications;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

2018/2035(INI)

Simona BONAFÈ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Jo LEINEN, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Eric ANDRIEU, Renata BRIANO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Calls for a complete ban on oxo- degradable plastic, as this type of plastic does not ~~safely~~ biodegrade and therefore fails to deliver a proven environmental benefit;

2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI

(iii) Support Member States with knowledge transfer useful for the national reform processes for more effective, accessible, non-discriminatory, inclusive and resilient health systems and better health promotion and disease prevention addressing, in particular, the challenges identified in the European Semester

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

Michael DETJEN, Guillaume BALAS, Alex MAYER, Agnes JONGERIUS, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Evelyn REGNER

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Such channels must guarantee the anonymity of the reporting person as well as their personal information.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

Karin KADENBACH, Rory PALMER, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Piernicola PEDICINI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Susanne MELIOR, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Lynn BOYLAN, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Jytte GUTELAND, Pavel POC

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas the use of medical devices can prevent Surgical Site Infections and therefore prevent and control the development of AMR1a; _________________ 1aWHO Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection (2016), available at: http://www.who.int/gpsc/ssi-guidelines/en/

2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI

2017/2254(INI)

Karin KADENBACH, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Piernicola PEDICINI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Susanne MELIOR, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Lynn BOYLAN, Rory PALMER, Jytte GUTELAND, Pavel POC

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas drug-resistant TB is the leading cause of death from AMR;

2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas ECDC/EFSA/EMA are currently working on a joint mandate to provide outcome indicators for consumption of antimicrobials and AMR in food-producing animals and in humans;

2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI

2017/2254(INI)

Karin KADENBACH, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Piernicola PEDICINI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Susanne MELIOR, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Rory PALMER, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Pavel POC, Jytte GUTELAND, Miriam DALLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Believes that in order to take sufficient steps to tackle AMR, the One Health principle must play a central role, reflecting the fact that the health of people and animals and the environment are interconnected and that diseases are transmitted from people to animals and vice versa; stresses, therefore, that diseases have to be tackled in both people and animals, while also taking into special consideration the environment, which can be another source of resistant microorganisms;

2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to align surveillance, monitoring and reporting of AMR patterns and pathogens; calls on the Commission to draft, in consultation with EMA, EFSA, ECDC and other key stakeholders, an EU priority pathogen list (PPL) for both humans and animals, thereby clearly setting future R&D priorities;

2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to align surveillance, monitoring and reporting of AMR patterns and pathogens; calls on the Commission to encourage and support Member States to put in place and monitor national targets for the surveillance and reduction of AMR/HAIs;

2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission to expand the role and funding of the ECDC, EFSA and EMA in the fight against AMR; believes that close collaboration between these EU agencies is paramount;

2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that infection prevention, biosecurity measures, active screening programs, and control practices are critical in the control of all infectious microorganisms as they reduce the need for antimicrobials and consequently opportunities for microorganisms to develop and spread resistance;

2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI

Karin KADENBACH, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Nicola CAPUTO, Piernicola PEDICINI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Susanne MELIOR, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Rory PALMER, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Pavel POC

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14 c. Calls on the Commission to review and revise Best Available Techniques Reference (BREF) documents under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) relevant to emissions from the manufacturing plants of antibiotics;

2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI

2017/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)

14 d. Calls on the Commission to include pharmaceuticals in the watch lists for monitoring surface and groundwater under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) along with AMR in relevant microorganisms;

2018/03/07
Committee: ENVI

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Michael DETJEN, Ivari PADAR, Elena GENTILE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that it is essential to invest in universal, quality education and training to foster social inclusion, equal opportunities and a culture of mutual respect and fundamental values; calls therefore on Member States and the Commission to strengthen education and training programmes at all levels in order to improve access to quality learning for all students, regardless their social, cultural, geographical or economical background, to avoid labour market and societal segmentation, to fight inequalities and to enable processes of upward social mobility and convergence throughout Europe;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Michael DETJEN, Ivari PADAR, Elena GENTILE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Recalls that the first principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights states that everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education, training and life-long learning in order to maintain and acquire skills that enable them to participate fully in society and manage successfully transitions in the labour market; therefore stresses the importance to ensure that social investment, especially in education and training for all, is prioritised in the new programming period of the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2020-2026;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Michael DETJEN, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Brando BENIFEI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Rory PALMER, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that despite strong demand in the labour market for high-level skills, and the response of the education system in the form of the massive development of HEI (Higher Education Institutes), approximately 20 % of Europeans, including university graduates, lack basic skills such as reading, writing or numeracy1 ; recalls, moreover, that a similar number of Europeans have a low level of basic skills and that 44 % lack basic digital skills2 , which creates serious barriers to their civic and active participation in the society and to the technologically advanced labour market ~~and everyday life~~; __________________ 1 http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/school /math_en 2 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta- political/files/digital-skills-factsheet- tallinn_en.pdf

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Michael DETJEN, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Brando BENIFEI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Rory PALMER, Ivari PADAR, Elena GENTILE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on Member States to increase cooperation between education and training providers, both formal and non-formal and the world of work, including a close dialogue with social partners, in both the development of curricula and the creation of apprenticeships and internships with a real educational value;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Michael DETJEN, Ivari PADAR, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the renewed EU agenda for higher education among HEIs, regional and local authorities, employers, with a view to addressing HEIs and students needs and challenges, creating links with local and regional actors, reaching out to the local communities, fostering local and regional development and innovation, building inclusive and connected higher education systems, strengthening collaboration with the world of work and addressing the regional skills needs;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Michael DETJEN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that skills mismatch and shortages ~~are responsible for both unemployment and unfilled job vacancies3 ; considers that these worrying phenomena~~ should be tackled by modernising education systems, making education systems cooperate more closely with labour market actors and focusing ~~more on training in soft and transversal skills to accommodate future skills needs~~not only on the development of employability skills, but also on social and civic competencies in addition to transversal and soft skills, social and intercultural skills, critical and creative thinking, digital skills, problem solving and entrepreneurship; __________________ 3 http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/events- and-projects/projects/assisting-eu- countries-skills-matching

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Michael DETJEN, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Brando BENIFEI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Rory PALMER, Ivari PADAR, Elena GENTILE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls1a the importance of improving or introducing procedures for the recognition of informal and non- formal education, drawing on the best practices of Member States which have already introduced tools of that kind; notes, in this regard, the importance of policy response aimed at groups furthest from the labour market; __________________ 1a See text adopted. P8_TA(2017)0360

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Michael DETJEN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue their efforts to enable the recognition and validation of non-formal ~~and informal~~ learning – gained from free online courses such as MOOCs – which ~~often~~could broaden access to education for underprivileged groups and therefore increase their opportunities for a better job and life, while simultaneously ensuring that education remains of high quality and content driven;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Michael DETJEN, Ivari PADAR, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Member States to internationalise education systems and expand student mobility programmes to better prepare students for the EU labour market, in which a lack of skills in foreign languages and cultures is the first barrier to mobility; stresses that mobility programmes have contributed to European integration and have a positive impact on employment;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Michael DETJEN, Ivari PADAR, Elena GENTILE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Highlights that, in the context of societal and labour market evolution, th~~inking in~~ e education systerms ~~of ‘jobs/positions’ is obsolete and is of the opinion that ‘task/~~should equip people with the right set of skills’, c~~ategories should be used instead, in both the education process and the recognition of education and qualifications~~ompetencies and knowledge to become active European citizens and to be successful in the labour market; stresses that developing and strengthening skills is a continuous process, which follows through all levels of education into the labour market;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Michael DETJEN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. ~~In the context of~~Acknowledges the growing demand for high-level competences and skills~~, regrets that, over time, the massive development of higher education is resulting in the decreasing quality and inflation of diplom~~; consider that the mass character of HE cannot affect the quality of education as, w~~ith a simultaneous growing shortage of vocational skills and qualification~~ell as the level of acquired competences and skills for the graduates;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Michael DETJEN, Ivari PADAR, Elena GENTILE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Highlights that the high number of NEETs could be reduced by preventing early school leaving~~Acknowledges that in the EU, 6.3 million young people (11.5% of those aged 15-24) were neither in employment, education or training (NEET) in 2016; highlights that the high number of NEETs could be reduced by preventing early school leaving; believes that completion of secondary education should be free and obligatory and calls on the Member States to increase their efforts to give people who have dropped out from primary or secondary school a chance of reenrolment and completion of their studies;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Michael DETJEN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Insists that graduate tracking information, gathering accurate and relevant data not only at national but also at EU level, is essential ~~for quality assurance and appropriate educational content~~in order to develop quality education, including vocational training programmes, employment strategies and to reform the education systems to become more flexible and inclusive;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Michael DETJEN, Ivari PADAR, Elena GENTILE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make vocational and educational training more visible, to ensure that it is accessible to all, gender balanced and non-discriminatory, to guarantee sufficient financing and enhance its quality and attractiveness, and to promote VET, dual education, work- based learning and reality-based learning at every level and form of education, including ~~universities,~~higher education in order to ensure stronger ties between the education and labour markets and to provide flexible paths between different types of educations; calls for the p~~olicy~~romotion of apprenticeships and entrepreneurship policies for young people ~~to be developed,~~ to make their entry into the labour market smoother; highlights the importance of quality education and vocational training in raising the status of work-based vocations;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Michael DETJEN, Ivari PADAR, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Stresses the need to improve career guidance and promote apprenticeship and training possibilities through awareness raising initiatives for students, their parents, adult learners, education and training providers, employers and public employment services;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Michael DETJEN, Ivari PADAR, Elena GENTILE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Underlines the need to offer proper learning and training content and decent working conditions for traineeships and apprenticeships to ensure their crucial role in the transition from education to professional life; stresses that traineeships and apprenticeships should never be used as a replacement for jobs or considered as a cheap or even unpaid labour force;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Michael DETJEN, Ivari PADAR, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Considers that in order to ensure the delivery of quality placements, the existence of an apprenticeship or a traineeship contract is fundamental to delineate roles and responsibilities of all parties specifying the length, the learning objectives and tasks corresponding to clearly identified skills to be developed, the employment status, adequate compensation/remuneration including for overtime, social protection and security schemes under the applicable national law, applicable collective agreements, or both;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Michael DETJEN, Ivari PADAR, Elena GENTILE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12

12. Recalls the importance of life-long learning in opening up new possibilities for active inclusion and enhanced social participation and in developing ~~adult~~ skills and qualifications ~~to ensure people’s active participation in the labour market through upskilling and reskilling~~especially for the low skilled, the unemployed, people with special needs, older generations and migrants through upskilling and reskilling; encourages the Commission to support the Member States in developing training and educational programmes facilitating active inclusion of adults returning to the labour market.

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Michael DETJEN, Elena GENTILE, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its efforts through the ESF and the European Semester to support comprehensive public policies in the Member States, focused on providing smoother transitions from education and (long-term) unemployment to work and specifically for the full implementation of the measures at national level outlined in the Council Recommendation on the labour market integration of the long- term unemployed;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Flavio ZANONATO, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Michael DETJEN, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Underlines that refugees and migrants bring along new skills and knowledge which can have a positive cultural, social and economic impact in the host countries; stresses that retraining and other measures of vocational education and training for refugees and migrants should be further encouraged and formally and non-formally acquired skills evaluated and recognised according to a homogeneous assessment system;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that the transition to a circular economy can create new high- quality jobs, increase the competitiveness of SMEs, create opportunities for social integration, strengthen the development of clean technologies and reduce Europe’s dependence on imported raw materials and energy;

2018/03/08
Committee: ENVI

2017/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Considers that economic, social and environmental challenges can be addressed through better funding and suitable regional development instruments, as well as by supporting the circular economy;

2018/03/08
Committee: ENVI

2017/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the proposal to revise Drinking Water Directive 98/83/EC, which will facilitate the transition to a circular economy by reducing plastic waste from bottled water, involving major energy savings and efficient management of drinking water resources;

2018/03/08
Committee: ENVI

2017/2211(INI)

Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Stresses the need to implement the Commission's commitment to a monitoring framework for the circular economy with a view to increasing and evaluating progress achieved in the transition to a circular economy at EU and Member State level, while reducing the administrative burden;

2018/03/08
Committee: ENVI

2017/2156(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Is concerned by the Court’s observation that the situation regarding the Foundation’s premises is unsatisfactory and puts activities at risk of disruption; notes the urgent need for the host country to find a solution to this matter; calls on the Foundation to update Parliament on the progress of the ongoing tendering procedure;

2017/12/06
Committee: EMPL

2017/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Points out that the Agency monitors budget consumption through a robust monitoring process;

2017/12/13
Committee: ENVI

2017/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Notes that setting up a fully transparent reporting system is costly and complicated, owing to the complexity of the system and the significant number of transactions processed every year;

2017/12/13
Committee: ENVI

2017/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Notes that the Agency has been facing a significant risk of instability, owing to the unsuccessful process of reallocating key staff in the area of IT and administration;

2017/12/13
Committee: ENVI

2017/2151(DEC)

Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses the need to identify the financial allocations for Natura 2000 with a view to quantifying and measuring the impact of investments on the achievement of the specific objectives;

2017/12/13
Committee: ENVI

2017/2148(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Acknowledges that the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (the ‘Foundation’) remained an essential contributor to policy development and that the use of its expertise in key Union policy documents remained significant;

2017/12/06
Committee: EMPL

2017/2148(DEC)

Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Georgi PIRINSKI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges the work of the Foundation during the four-year work programme 2013-2016 “From crisis to recovery: Better informed policies for a competitive and fair Europe”; welcomes the Foundations's high-quality analysis and policy input as regards living and working conditions, industrial relations and employment and labour market developments, in particular the Overview report of the sixth European Working Conditions Survey; considers it to be important to maintain strong cooperation between the Foundation and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs in order to continue to engage in constructive and evidence-based discussions;

2017/12/06
Committee: EMPL

2017/2148(DEC)

Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Commends the exemplary high budget implementation rate (100 %); notes, however, that the level of appropriations carried over to 2017 increased for Title III (43 %) compared to the previous year (31 %), mainly in relation to projects going beyond the end of the year;

2017/12/06
Committee: EMPL

2017/2148(DEC)

Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Welcomes the Foundation’s remedial actions undertaken in relation to salary corrections following Court’s reports ; notes that an audit of the salaries function was undertaken in Q2 2017 in order to provide additional assurance that the appropriate processes and controls are in place and operating well;

2017/12/06
Committee: EMPL

2017/2148(DEC)

Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Expresses concern about the negative budgetary impact of the increasing Irish country coefficient which risks to undermine more and more the financial capability of the Foundation to deliver on its mandate; expects action to be taken by the Institutions of the Union to offset the effect;

2017/12/06
Committee: EMPL

2017/2136(DEC)

Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Regrets that there is no specific reporting framework managed by the Commission in relation to identifying and measuring the undesired implications of EU policies that make a negative contribution to climate change, and in relation to quantifying the share of this expenditure in the total Union budget;

2017/12/13
Committee: ENVI

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes with concern the high estimated level of error in the policy area of ‘Economic, social and territorial cohesion’ at 4,8 %, which iremains above the error level for the EU budget as a whole (3,1 %); notes, however, that this represents a small decrease from the previous year (5,2 %); notes that the estimated error level in the area of ‘Competitiveness for growth and jobs’ is 4,1 %;

2017/12/06
Committee: EMPL

2017/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Believes that stronger measures are needed to make aquaculture a more efficient, economically viable, socially responsible and environmentally friendly sector, fulfilling a greater share of the European demand for fish and reducing Europe's dependence on imports.

2018/01/31
Committee: ENVI

2017/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Stresses that freshwater aquaculture is still an insufficiently explored opportunity for improving food security and developing rural areas.

2018/01/31
Committee: ENVI

2017/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Stresses that freshwater aquaculture plays an important social role, by providing rural employment in the poorest areas, as well as playing an environmental role in maintaining valuable wetlands and providing a wide range of ecosystem services, which go far beyond its economic value.

2018/01/31
Committee: ENVI

2017/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on Member States to develop and apply maps of protected species and habitats to aquaculture prior to determining aquaculture zones in order to implement an ecosystem based approach to spatial planning.

2018/01/31
Committee: ENVI

2017/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that investments are necessary in order to usensure the ~~enormous potential~~sustainability of the aquaculture sector, the protection of the environment and the delivery of public goods, and calls therefore for an increase in funding for research, innovation and quality- orientated, sustainable production projects.

2018/01/31
Committee: ENVI

2017/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to invest in innovative, future oriented, environmentally responsible aquaculture production methods, including Integrated Multi- Trophic Aquaculture Systems (IMTA), Aquaponics, and Recirculation Aquaculture Systems (RAS), that reduce the impact of aquaculture farms on habitats, wild animal population and water quality, thus contributing to an ecosystem based approach.

2018/01/31
Committee: ENVI

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that the availability of statistics concerning knowledge of protein crop cultivation and trade, together with consumer preferences in this regard, as well as farmers’ initiatives for the cultivation of protein crops and their impact on the environment, health and nutrition, is essential for the launching, development, implementation and monitoring of a European protein crop promotion strategy;

2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the benefits that large- scale protein crop cultivation would have on the climate;

2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses the need to interest farmers in protein crop cultivation;

2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that honeybees arepresent a crucial part of biodiversity and that they help to maintain the ecological balance and constitute an irreplaceable universal heritage on which animal pollination largely depends;

2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights the importance of pollination for food security in Europe and in the world, given the impact of bees and pollinators (domestic and wild) on farming, agricultural production, biodiversity and environmental sustainability;

2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Draws attention to the varying sizes of the honeybee population in different agricultural areas: the population is growing in some honey- producing countries, while other countries are facing a decline;

2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Draws attention to the lack of sufficient information and precise figures on the situation with regard to pollinators at world level, and on the numbers and diversity of pollinators;

2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Regrets the absence of regional or international programmes to monitor the current status and trends with regard to pollinators;

2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that many of the predicted consequences of climate change, such as temperature increase, a change in precipitation patterns and extreme or less predictable weather events, will have an impact on pollinator populations;

2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Deplores the fact that the widespread use of chemical pesticides, particularly on melliferous plant species, threatens the survival of bees, since it affects their physiology (rate of development) and behaviour (leading them to reject food, disrupting their navigation, etc.), as well as their learning processes (difficulty in recognising the nest, flowers, etc.);

2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the need to apply the precautionary principle in order to protect pollinators in general, both domestic and wild;

2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that pollination represents a key service for ecosystems, and ‘controlled pollination’ helps to restore harmony between beekeepers and farmers and can substantially increase crop yields;

2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI

2017/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Takes the view that European farming policies, and primarily the common agricultural policy (CAP), must incorporate the most recent scientific evidence on the benefits and threats to populations of bees and wild pollinators;

2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI

2017/2115(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls for public and private funding for research and development on improved practices in the field of organic farming to be stepped up;

2017/10/04
Committee: ENVI

2017/2084(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that citizens - as consumers, producer and providers - represent ~~one of~~ the main channels for society’s uptake of low-carbon innovative solutions, which have a substantial impact on levels of green energy consumption; calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to focus more efforts on facilitating and enhancing citizens’ access to such solutions;

2017/07/14
Committee: ENVI

2017/2084(INI)

Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Biljana BORZAN, Jo LEINEN, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Simona BONAFÈ, Carlos ZORRINHO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that regulatory quality and public sector integrity are two dimensions of public governance that are critically important for investment in clean energy innovation and infrastructure; supports a more intensive implementation of different financial instruments for up- taking of clean-energy innovative solutions, both by public and private organizations;

2017/07/14
Committee: ENVI

2017/2084(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that regulatory quality and public sector integrity are two dimensions of public governance that are critically important for investment in clean energy innovation and infrastructure; takes notice of the gaps in the private financing of innovative technologies and invites to make better use of public resources in order to improve inward private investment;

2017/07/14
Committee: ENVI

2017/2084(INI)

Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Biljana BORZAN, Jo LEINEN, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Simona BONAFÈ, Carlos ZORRINHO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the importance of ensuring that, in the future, a European low- carbon transition ~~is not~~will be geared ~~solely~~ to the interests of ~~large corporations but is~~all, focuseding primarily on the need for provision of public services; encourages public procurement of innovative low-carbon solutions;

2017/07/14
Committee: ENVI

2017/2084(INI)

Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Tibor SZANYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Biljana BORZAN, Jo LEINEN, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Simona BONAFÈ, Carlos ZORRINHO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Recommends increasing the efforts for investing in research and innovation, in technological and health related education of pupils and students and in the cooperation inside the knowledge triangle – education, science and business, including on renewable energy sources and energy efficiency and their impact on the environment and on the citizens' health;

2017/07/14
Committee: ENVI

2017/2084(INI)

Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Tibor SZANYI, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Simona BONAFÈ, Carlos ZORRINHO

4. Stresses that the burden of environmental degradation, air pollution and health costs ~~stemm~~resulting from extracting and burning fossil fuels ~~is not carried by the industry but paid for by society~~must be a matter for all stakeholders; considers that fossil fuel subsidies present a major obstacle to clean energy innovation and at least a partial redirection of these will have an enormous impact on financing and the uptake of low-carbon innovation which is in line with the Union’s long-term climate and energy goals; calls on the Commission and the Member States to jointly develop a roadmap for the phasing out of fossil fuel subsidies by 2020 with strict timelines and country-specific and measurable outcomes;

2017/07/14
Committee: ENVI

2017/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls the European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility adopted in July 2016, which highlights the potential of cooperative, connected and automated vehicles to create a mobility ecosystem and hence reduce energy consumption and emissions from road transport, which still account for the bulk of transport emissions;

2017/12/04
Committee: ENVI

2017/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that cooperation at local and regional level on the development and implementation of C-ITS across the EU is crucialand that involving the citizen in this is key;

2017/12/04
Committee: ENVI

2017/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses that the deployment of C- ITS systems should focus on the user;

2017/12/04
Committee: ENVI

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Is convinced that tangible progress on these key EU policies requires a thorough reform, based on the principles of subsidiarity, solidarity, transparency, sustainability and comprehensibility, with a view to a more effective EU budget based on genuine own resources, with a direct and transparent link to investments in projects with clear European added value for citizens and companies;

2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses the need for own resources to be designed to support EU policies in key areas of EU competence: consolidating the single market, environmental protection and climate policy, energy union, and reducing fiscal heterogeneity in the single market;

2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Believes that a reform of the EU own resources system should be based on a combination of new resources stemming from production, consumption and environmental policies, as recommended by the High-Level Group on Own Resources;

2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that DG Environment accounts for the second largest volume of fines imposed for non-compliance with EU legislation, amounting to EUR 284 million for the period 2014-2017; calls for revenue stemming directly from EU legislation and its enforcement to be invested in ~~common EU projects with tangible added valu~~projects that generate the highest European added value, including projects designed to combat climate change;

2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for an analysis to be made of the possibility of using direct taxation of imported goods produced in third countries with high emissions to finance EU environmental protection projects that create the highest European added value;

2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to structure the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) in a manner that clearly reflects the EU’s priorities for the coming years, particularly with respect to the resources needed for the transition to sustainability and to sustain the EU’s leading role in tackling climate change and its internal and external biodiversity commitments and goals;

2017/12/05
Committee: ENVI

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that the transition to a sustainable economy is the only way to ensure a healthy living environment and the long-term wellbeing of Union citizens and the European economy; considers that the EU should be the global frontrunner in the transition to a low-carbon circular economy and a sustainable production- consumption system;

2017/12/05
Committee: ENVI

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission for a new financial mechanism for biodiversity conservation in to be included in the next MFF;

2017/12/05
Committee: ENVI

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future financial instrument for agriculture, rural and regional development contain dedicated envelopes for biodiversity and management of the Nature 2000 network;

2017/12/05
Committee: ENVI

2017/2052(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Stresses the need that the various funds should be more coherent and work better together to respond to national, regional and local challenges, such as combating biodiversity loss or to fight energy poverty;

2017/12/05
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that macro regional strategies are being consistently integrated into policy planning at EU level, but more sporadically at national and regional level;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nicola CAPUTO, Nessa CHILDERS, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls on the Commission and participating countries and their regions to further integrate macro-regional strategies into EU sectorial policies, and to develop synergies between them, thereby facilitating the implementation of sectorial policies in an integrated way across territories;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Encourages the expansion of conservation areas to protect the environment and halt biodiversity loss, particularly through the enhancement of the Natura 2000 and Emerald networks, as well as the LIFE programme;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls for the timely adoption of maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management strategies by the EU Member States, as well as coastal candidate and potential candidate countries;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Calls for the enhancement of a marine NATURA 2000 network, and a coherent and representative network of Marine Protected Areas under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive by 2020;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Points out that the Adriatic Sea, due to its semi-enclosed nature, is especially vulnerable to pollution and has unusual hydrographic features; its depth and the length of its coastline vary considerably between the north and south of the region;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that third countries involved in projects in the macro-region comply with the relevant Union acquis, in order to guarantee the sustainable exploitation of the Union's resources; in particular the Marine Strategy Framework, the Water Framework, Urban Waste Water, Nitrates, Waste, Birds and Habitats Directives as well the Green Infrastructure Strategy; recommends that agreements and conventions be used to involve countries outside the EU in European Union environmental projects;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Points out that the rich biodiversity of the Adriatic-Ionian (Region), marine sub-region is a major draw for tourism, recreational and fishing activities, and contributes to the cultural heritage of the macro-region; therefore, considers the lack of habitat maps unfortunate; calls on the participant countries to undertake mapping actions within the framework of the EUSAIR;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. Emphasises that an ecosystem- based approach to the coordination of activities is needed within the framework of Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) and Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), in order to ensure the sustainable use of resources, as both frameworks are important stimulants for trans-boundary collaboration and stakeholder cooperation across different coastal and maritime sector activities, and have the potential to bring together ecosystem services and Blue Growth opportunities in a sustainable way;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5e. Calls for the establishment of a coordinated monitoring system and database on marine litter and marine pollution, including the identification of sources and types of litter and pollution, as well as a geographic information system (GIS) database on the location and sources of marine litter;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)

5f. Calls for the drafting and implementation of a joint contingency plan for oil spills and other large-scale pollution events, building on the work of the sub-regional contingency plan developed by the Joint Commission for the protection of the Adriatic Sea and coastal areas, and the Barcelona Convention protocols;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)

5g. Calls on the countries involved to give priority to capacity-building directed at the EUSAIR key implementers, as well as at programme authorities responsible for EUSAIR relevant operational programmes;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Notes with appreciation the implementation of projects such as DANUBEPARKS 2.0, STURGEON 2020, SEERISK, CC-WARE and the Danube Air Nexus cluster in reaching the EUSDR environmental goals;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Welcomes the setting up of the Interreg Danube Transnational Programme as a tool for providing support to its governance, and highlights its direct contribution to the Strategy's implementation as being one of the most visible results of the EUSDR;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Welcomes the setting up of the Danube Strategy Point as a new body for facilitating the implementation of the EUSDR, and encourages the involvement of all concerned parties and potentially interested actors;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Notes with concern that, compared to the first years of its activity, the EUSDR now seems to have been given a lower priority slot in the political narrative at national level in those countries involved; emphasises the need to maintain the political momentum since the commitment by countries directly affects the availability of human resources in the national and regional administrations, and this is crucial for the smooth functioning of the strategy, and for working towards a consolidation of the progress made and results achieved so far;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Calls on the participant countries to ensure an adequate participation of national representatives in EUSDR Steering Group meetings on priority areas, and to consider reducing the number and scope of current priority areas if sufficient resources are not allocated within well-defined timeframes;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)

6f. Highlight the issue of numerous sunken ships in the Danube that present a navigational and ecological danger, especially where water levels are low; points out that sunken wrecks contain appreciable amounts of fuel and other substances that pollute water constantly, while the rusting metal of the ships generates pollution on a continuous basis with serious repercussions; calls for the mobilisation of EU funds for tackling this problem and greater co-operation in the framework of the EUSDR;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the stakeholders of the Alpine macro-region to use European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) and other Union funding to promote environment-related investments that have climate change mitigation and adaptation among their objectives;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Underlines that environmental policy is of a cross-cutting nature and that the favoured options in Alpine strategy fields must reconcile environmental sustainability and economic development; whereas climate change mitigation and biodiversity preservation policies include the need to reinforce the resilience of ecosystems with enough habitat connectivity to allow species migration;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Is concerned that climate change can give rise to hydrogeological instability and threaten biodiversity in the Alpine Region; underlines that rising temperatures are a serious threat to the survival of species' populations living at high altitudes, and that the melting of glaciers is a further cause for concern, as it has a major impact on groundwater reserves;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Considers it essential to pursue climate change policies encompassing production and consumption patterns that are in line with the circular economy principles and shorter cycles in the food supply chain, and to place the emphasis on the rational use and reuse of local materials and natural resources, including wastewater and agricultural waste, and on the sharing of services encouraged by green public procurement, and fostering close links between producers and consumers at local level;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)

7d. Notes that the first steps in the implementation of the EUSALP strategy have shown that its integration into the existing programmes has proven difficult, as they are governed by structures, frameworks and timeframes which are often incompatible with the needs of a macro-regional strategy;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)

7e. Calls on the participant countries to reinforce their commitment, continuity, stability, empowerment and support to the EUSALP Action Group members who will represent them, and to make sure that all Action Groups are adequately represented;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Points out that the environmental state of the Baltic Sea has remained the main focus of the EUSBSR since its launch in 2009;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Notes that achieving a good environmental status by 2020 is one of the key objectives of policy actions in the Baltic Sea Region;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Calls on all stakeholders to organise more frequent and regular political discussions on the EUSBSR at national level within the Parliament or Government, and also within the Council at the relevant Ministerial meetings;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2040(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8d. Notes that the EUSBSR is a stable cooperation framework with more than 100 flagship initiatives and new networks; nevertheless, urges stakeholders to maintain its momentum and to improve policy coordination and content by building on project results;

2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI

2017/2030(INI)

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Pavel POC

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the continuing failure to implement legislation and integrate specialised knowledge into policy-making in areas such as air quality, environmental noise and exposure to chemicals poses severe health threats and reduces quality and length of life for EU citizens;

2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI

2017/2030(INI)

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Pavel POC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Welcomes existing initiatives which contribute to reducing knowledge gaps, including: the ‘Driving Force - Pressure - State - Exposure - Effects - Action’ (DPSEEA) model for understanding the drivers which disrupt ecosystem services; the ‘health belief’ model (HBM) for estimating exposure of human populations to contaminants and the possible health effects thereof; and the ‘Information Platform for Chemical Monitoring’ (IPCheM);

2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI

2017/2030(INI)

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Pavel POC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Is concerned that specialised knowledge is not always fully used in policy-making or transferred to the parties responsible for implementation; highlights the examples of bioenergy, endocrine disrupters ~~and food production~~, food production and consumption, urban planning and design, air and noise pollution, and urban food waste as areas where evidence of risks to human health and the environment has been sidelined;

2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI

2017/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines that the combination of complex, systemic risks to health with uncertainties and gaps in the current knowledge base requires a strict adherence to the precautionary principle;

2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI

2017/2030(INI)

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Recognises that full implementation of the European Strategy for Low Emission Mobility would improve coherence between climate, transport and energy policies and facilitate a transition to a low emission, energy efficient transport system, delivering priority objectives of the EAP;

2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI

2017/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Requests that the relevant EU institutions and agencies prioritise research and close knowledge gaps in the following areas: environmental thresholds (tipping points), the circular economy paradigm, the interplay between socio-economic and environmental factors, production and consumption patterns, the costs / benefits of action or inaction, the combined effects of chemicals, and nanomaterials, hazard identification methods, PBT substances, the impacts of microplastics, ultra fine particles, pharmaceuticals in the environment, the interaction between systemic risks and other health determinants, the impact of single stressors on health over the long term, soil and land use and invasive alien species;

2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI

2017/2030(INI)

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Pavel POC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Asks the European Environment Agency and the Commission to increase the quantity and quality of indicators used to monitor progress; calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in the production and collection of new data to create new indicators and improve existing ones.

2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI

2017/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to fully apply the precautionary principle when sufficient data is not available; highlights the cases of chemical and nanomaterials as relevant examples;

2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI

2017/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Proposes the following actions to improve air quality in urban areas: low emission zones; promotion of car-sharing and ride-sharing facilities and services; phasing-out of preferential tax treatment for highly polluting vehicles; ‘mobility budgets’ for employees as an alternative to company cars; parking policies which reduce traffic volumes in congested areas; improved infrastructure to encourage cycling and increase multi-modal connections and to improve cycling safety; pedestrian zones;

2017/12/08
Committee: ENVI

2017/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU and its Member States have adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a view to ensuring a life of dignity for all within the limits of the planet;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

2017/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the 17 SDGs and the 169 underlying targets touch on all aspects of the Union’s policy;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

2017/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to mainstreaming SDGs in~~to all EU~~ a consistent manner into all EU sectoral policies and initiatives, guided by the three pillars of sustainable development, social, environmental and economic, and into key cross-cutting projects;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

2017/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Underlines the role that the EU Urban Agenda will play in implementing the global ‘New Urban Agenda’; welcomes initiatives such as the Green Leaf Award and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, and further emphasises the crucial importance of cities ~~and region~~, regions and local authorities for delivering on the SDGs;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

2017/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Implores the Commission to continue stepping up action on ~~serious~~efficient measures to tackle poor air quality; recognises that the SDGs regarding health and sustainable living cannot be achieved without such action;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

2017/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Calls on the Commission to take clear and efficient measures to ensure that the SDGs are achieved, including measures supported by EU financial programmes;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that equal economic independence and the guarantee of the principle of equal pay for equal work and work of equal value are necessary steps for women’s economic empowerment and the consolidation of their fundamental rights; considers that women's economic empowerment is crucial, not least in order to reduce poverty and promote development;

2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to promote the well-being of women, by tackling the pay and pension gaps and combating ~~atypical~~precarious and insecure forms of work and employment~~, such as temporary contracts or involuntary part-time work~~;

2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Member States to enforce laws and workplace policies that prohibit discrimination in the ~~recruitment, retention~~selection, hiring, retention, vocational training and promotion of women in employment in both the public and private sectors;

2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Member States to implement and enforce public social care policies as well as to provide quality childcare facilities and promote the equal sharing of unpaid domestic work and ~~co- responsibility in care~~household and care responsibilities between men and women.

2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL

2017/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that regions and cities have already shown their commitment to combating climate change as major contributors to the LPAA and NAZCA initiatives; welcomes initiatives such as the EU Covenant of Mayors and the Under 2 Degrees Memorandum of Understanding and encourages more EU cities to join and commit to ambitious climate action;

2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI

2017/2006(INI)

Gilles PARGNEAUX, Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Simona BONAFÈ, Guillaume BALAS, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Miriam DALLI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jo LEINEN, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Seb DANCE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that the Article 7(2) of the Paris Agreement recognises that "adaptation is a global challenge face by all with local, subnational, national, regional and international dimensions (...)";

2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI

2017/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is concerned that extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, floods and droughts, are expected to affect many parts of Europe more frequently, making people and ecosystems more vulnerable ~~as long as no adaptation measures are taken~~; stresses the need to step up investments in green infrastructure that can help cities to cool or provide protection or relief during extreme weather events. Cities and regions are interlinked and depend on other cities and regions to provide them with essential services such as food, water and energy and the infrastructure to deliver them. Effective adaptation planning and development requires solid information about future climate risks facing a city and about how this translates into physical and economic vulnerabilities; reminds that we still have cities without city-specific climate risk information to inform planning and development decision-making process at local levels. This requires a joint and comprehensive approach combining dialogue and partnerships which crosses sectors and governmental levels;

2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI

2017/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Calls for the creation of a system of Locally Determined Contributions, to be implemented in direct connection and complementarity with the National Determined Contributions (NDCs)~~Highlights that meeting the Paris Agreement objectives will need more than action at government level;

2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI

2017/2006(INI)

Gilles PARGNEAUX, Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Simona BONAFÈ, Guillaume BALAS, Seb DANCE, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Jo LEINEN, Tiemo WÖLKEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recalls that at least 20% of the EU budget for 2014-2020 (approximately 212 billion EUR) should be spent on climate- related action. The European Court of Auditors considers, in its special report 31/2016, that there is a serious of falling short of meeting the 20% target without more effort to tackle climate change. The Court recognises that the implementation of the target has led to more, and better- focused, climate action funding in some of the European Structural and Investment Funds namely the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund. In other areas, however, such as in the European Social Fund, agriculture, and rural development and fisheries, it is largely business as usual (i.e. there has been no significant shift of these funds towards climate action);

2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI

2017/2006(INI)

Joachim SCHUSTER, Brando BENIFEI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Jutta STEINRUCK, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Javi LÓPEZ, Georgi PIRINSKI, Siôn SIMON, Elena GENTILE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the need to st~~imulate energy transition and local investment in climate mitigation and adaptation measures, by streamlining~~reamline regulations, reduc~~ing~~e bureaucracy, enabl~~ing~~e innovative solutions, and encourag~~ing~~e partnerships with local communities and civil society, with a view to promoting climate action;

2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI

2017/2006(INI)

Gilles PARGNEAUX, Biljana BORZAN, Nicola CAPUTO, Nessa CHILDERS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Simona BONAFÈ, Guillaume BALAS, Seb DANCE, Tibor SZANYI, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Miriam DALLI, Jo LEINEN, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s decision to draft a special report on cities and climate in 2023~~, and c~~. This commitment will drive increased research on the importance of cities in combatting climate change. Calls on the Commission to take an active part in its drawing-up and to champion a multi- level territorial vision of climate action.

2017/09/18
Committee: ENVI

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the rates of self- employment (2006: 3.7%, 2016: 5,6%) and the proportion of workers taking up second jobs (2002: 3.6%, 2016: 4,2%) are on the rise in the EU;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Joachim SCHUSTER, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Brando BENIFEI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Jutta STEINRUCK, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Javi LÓPEZ, Georgi PIRINSKI, Siôn SIMON, Elena GENTILE

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas European labour markets are rapidly evolving towards 'atypical' or 'non-standard' forms of employment, such as temporary work, part-time work, casual work, seasonal work, on-demand work or work on online platforms, which show many features of employment but do not bring the benefits normally associated with employment;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Joachim SCHUSTER, Brando BENIFEI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Jutta STEINRUCK, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Javi LÓPEZ, Georgi PIRINSKI, Siôn SIMON, Elena GENTILE

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas non-standard forms of employment often involve economic insecurity and bad working conditions, notably in terms of lower and less certain incomes, lack of possibilities to defend one's rights, lack of social and health insurance, lack of career prospects, and difficulties in reconciling on-demand work with private and family life;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls fon the Commission and the Member States to gather more reliable data on jobs and working conditions in the platform economy ~~and for the adjustment of related policies to create a level playing field between the platform and traditional economie~~; calls on the Commission, the Member States and social partners to provide adequate information to workers on working conditions and workers' rights throughout the supply-chain of online platforms;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Joachim SCHUSTER, Brando BENIFEI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Jutta STEINRUCK, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Javi LÓPEZ, Georgi PIRINSKI, Elena GENTILE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for EU standards on transparency and disclosure obligations for platform operators in order to monitor tax payments, social security contributions and practices regarding the rating of work on platforms and to ensure that all relevant information is available to national authorities; criticizes the information asymmetries paramount on many online platforms whereby platforms and clients have access to much more information on workers than vice versa;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Believes that the effects of digitalisation on health and safety at work need to be assessed and existing health and safety provisions adapted accordingly;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that ~~constant accessibility~~work-related mental health problems such as burnout or depressions caused by constant accessibility, the erosion of traditional working time arrangements and social isolation represents a serious health and safety risk in the platform economy; advocates therefore full compliance with the prescribed rest times and stresses the need to respect working time arrangements in order to maintain the boundaries of working time as defined by the labour laws of the individual Member States; advocates the establishment of a ‘'right to log off’. ' for worker outside the agreed working hours;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/0123(COD)

Siôn SIMON, Ole CHRISTENSEN, Evelyn REGNER, Rory PALMER, Guillaume BALAS, Alex MAYER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Michael DETJEN, Elena GENTILE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b

Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 6

(b) the following paragraph 6 is added: ‘ 6. Article 3(1)(b) and (d) and Articles 4, 6, 8, 9, 14, 19 and 21 shall not apply to undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or combinations of vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes. Member States may, however: (a) require those undertakings to apply some or all of the provisions referred to in the first subparagraph; (b) first subparagraph for all or some categories of road transport operations.;deleted lower the limit referred to in the

2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL

Siôn SIMON, Ole CHRISTENSEN, Evelyn REGNER, Rory PALMER, Guillaume BALAS, Alex MAYER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Michael DETJEN, Elena GENTILE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)

(da) The following point (f) is added: (f) have a clear link between the transport operations carried out using the vehicles referred to in point (b) and the Member State of establishment.

2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/0123(COD)

Siôn SIMON, Ole CHRISTENSEN, Evelyn REGNER, Rory PALMER, Guillaume BALAS, Alex MAYER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Michael DETJEN, Elena GENTILE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point iii (new)

Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 6 – point b – point xii a (new)

(xiia) cabotage

2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/0123(COD)

Siôn SIMON, Ole CHRISTENSEN, Evelyn REGNER, Rory PALMER, Guillaume BALAS, Alex MAYER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Michael DETJEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a

In order to satisfy the requirement laid down in Article 3(1)(c), an undertaking shall, on a permanent basis, be able to meet its financial obligations in the course of the annual accounting year. The undertaking shall demonstrate, on the basis of annual accounts certified by an auditor or a duly accredited person, that, every year, it has at its disposal equity capital totalling at least EUR 9 000 when only one vehicle is used and EUR 5 000 for each additional vehicle used. Undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or combinations of vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes shall demonstrate, on the basis of annual accounts certified by an auditor or a duly accredited person, that, every year, they have at their disposal equity capital totalling at least EUR 1 800 when only one vehicle is used and EUR 900 for each additional vehicle used. In addition, undertakings shall demonstrate that they have at their disposal an amount proportionate to one month's wage per mobile worker at the level of the country where they habitually carry out their activity;

2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/0123(COD)

Siôn SIMON, Ole CHRISTENSEN, Evelyn REGNER, Rory PALMER, Guillaume BALAS, Alex MAYER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Michael DETJEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 5

(6a) Article 8 Paragraph 5 is amended as follows: "Member States may promote periodic training on the subjects listed in Annex I at 10three-year intervals to ensure that t~~ransport managers are aware of developments in the sector.~~ he person or persons referred to in article 8 paragraph 1 are sufficiently aware of developments in the sector. Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=celex%3A32009R1071)

2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL

Ole CHRISTENSEN, Siôn SIMON, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Guillaume BALAS, Michael DETJEN, Evelyn REGNER, Maria ARENA, Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Rory PALMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)

(6a) in Article 10, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. A transport undertaking shall not give drivers it employs or who are put at its disposal any payment, even in the form of a bonus or wage supplement, related to fast delivery, distances travelled and/or the amount of goods carried ~~if that payment is of such a kind as to endanger road safety and/or encourages infringement of this Regulation.~~.”;

2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/0122(COD)

Ole CHRISTENSEN, Siôn SIMON, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Guillaume BALAS, Michael DETJEN, Evelyn REGNER, Maria ARENA, Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Rory PALMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)

Regulation (EU) No 165/2014
Article 3 – paragraph 4

~~4. 15 year~~(-1) in Article 3, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: "4. Six months after newly registered vehicles are required to have a tachograph as provided in Articles 8, 9 and 10, vehicles operating in a Member State other than their Member State of registration shall be fitted with such a tachograph.”;

2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/0122(COD)

Ole CHRISTENSEN, Siôn SIMON, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Guillaume BALAS, Michael DETJEN, Evelyn REGNER, Maria ARENA, Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Georgi PIRINSKI, Rory PALMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 165/2014
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point i

(2a) in Article 36(1), point (i) is replaced by the following: "(i) the record sheets for the current day and those used by the driver in the previous 2856 days,”;

2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/0122(COD)

Ole CHRISTENSEN, Siôn SIMON, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Guillaume BALAS, Michael DETJEN, Evelyn REGNER, Maria ARENA, Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Rory PALMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)

(2b) In Article 36(1), point iii is replaced by the following: "(iii) any manual records and printouts made during the current day and the previous 2856 days as required under this Regulation and Regulation (EC) No 561/2006.”;

2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/0122(COD)

Ole CHRISTENSEN, Siôn SIMON, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Guillaume BALAS, Michael DETJEN, Evelyn REGNER, Maria ARENA, Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Georgi PIRINSKI, Rory PALMER

Evelyn REGNER, Ole CHRISTENSEN, Siôn SIMON, Guillaume BALAS, Rory PALMER, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Michael DETJEN, Maria ARENA, Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5 – point b (new)

(b) the electronic consignment notes of the current day and the past 56 days;

2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) number of young disadvantaged participants in traineeship placements (in- country and cross-border);

2017/09/14
Committee: ENVI

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c

2017/09/14
Committee: ENVI

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

(d) number of young disadvantaged participants in solidarity projects;

2017/09/14
Committee: ENVI

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

(d) number of ~~participants in~~ solidarity projects;

2017/09/14
Committee: ENVI

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2

2. The national agencies referred to in Article 20 shall develop a consistent policy and a suitable strategy with regard to effective outreach as well as dissemination and exploitation of results of activities supported under the actions they manage, shall assist the Commission in the general task of disseminating information concerning the European Solidarity Corps, including information in respect of actions managed at national and Union level, and their results, and shall inform relevant target groups about the initiatives undertaken in their country.

2017/09/14
Committee: ENVI

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1

(1) Directive 2004/37/EC aims to protect workers against risks to their health and safety from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at the workplace and lays down minimum requirements to that effect including ~~limit value~~binding occupational exposure limit values for the protection of workers from chemical risks, on the basis of the latest available information, including scientific and technical data.

2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) The limit values set out in this Directive should be revised when necessary in accordance with the available information, including new scientific and technical data.

2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) The Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (~~‘the Committee’~~SCOEL)55 assists the Commission, in particular, in evaluating the latest available scientific and technical data and in proposing occupational exposure limit values for the protection of workers from chemical risks, to be set at Union level pursuant to Council Directive 98/24/EC56 and Directive 2004/37/EC. Other sources of scientific information, adequately robust and in the public domain were also considered, respectively those from the Agency for Committee on Safety and Health at Work (IARC) and from the national scientific committees. __________________ 55 Commission Decision 2014/113/EU of 3 March 2014 on setting up a Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits for Chemical Agents and repealing Decision 95/320/EC (OJ L 62, 4.3.2014, p. 18). 56 Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (OJ L 131, 05.05.1998, p. 11).

2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4

(4) In accordance with the recommendations of the ~~Committee~~SCOEL, where available, skin notations and/or limit values for the inhalation route of exposure are established in relation to a reference period of eight-hours time-weighted average (long-term exposure limit values) and, for certain carcinogens or mutagens, to shorter reference periods, in general fifteen minutes time-weighted average (short-term exposure limit values), to take account of the effects arising from short-term exposure.

2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5

(5) There is sufficient evidence of the carcinogenicity of oils that have been used before in internal combustion engines to lubricate and cool the moving parts within the engine. These used engine oils are process-generated and therefore they are not subject to classification in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council57 . ~~The Committee~~SCOEL identified the possibility of significant uptake through the skin for these oils, assessed that occupational exposure occurs through the dermal route and strongly recommended the establishment of a skin notation. It is therefore appropriate to include work involving exposure to oils that have been used before in internal combustion engines to lubricate and cool the moving parts within the engine in Annex I to Directive 2004/37/EC and to set out a skin notation in Part B of Annex III to Directive 2004/37/EC indicating the possibility of significant dermal uptake. __________________ 57 Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1).

2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6

(6) Certain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) mixtures containing benzo[a]pyrene meet the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1A or 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and therefore are carcinogens as defined in Directive 2004/37/EC. ~~The Committee~~SCOEL identified the possibility of significant uptake through the skin for these mixtures. It is therefore appropriate to set out a skin notation in Part B of Annex III to that Directive ~~2004/37/EC~~ indicating the possibility of significant dermal uptake.

2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7

(7) Trichloroethylene meets the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and therefore is a carcinogen as defined in Directive 2004/37/EC. It is possible, on the basis of available information, including scientific and technical data, to set limit values for trichloroethylene in relation to a reference period of eight hours (long-term limit value) and to a shorter reference period (15 minutes). ~~The Committee~~SCOEL identified for this carcinogen the possibility of significant uptake through the skin. It is therefore appropriate to establish long- and short- term exposure limit values for trichloroethylene in Part A of Annex III and to set out a skin notation in Part B of Annex III to that Directive ~~2004/37/EC~~ indicating the possibility of significant dermal uptake. In light of evolving scientific evidence, the limit values for this substance will be kept under particularly close review.

2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8

(8) 4,4'-Methylenedianiline (MDA) meets the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and therefore is a carcinogen as defined in Directive 2004/37/EC. It is possible, on the basis of available information, including scientific and technical data, to set a limit value for 4,4'-Methylenedianiline. ~~The Committee~~SCOEL identified for this carcinogen the possibility of significant uptake through the skin. It is therefore appropriate to establish a limit value in Part A of Annex III for 4,4'- Methylenedianiline and to set out a skin notation in Part B of Annex III to that Directive ~~2004/37/EC~~ indicating the possibility of significant dermal uptake.

2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9

(9) Epichlorohydrine (1-chloro-2,3- epoxypropane) meets the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and therefore is a carcinogen as defined in Directive 2004/37/EC. ~~The Committee~~SCOEL concluded that that is not possible to derive a health- based exposure limit value for this non- threshold carcinogen and has recommended avoiding occupational exposure. ~~The Committee~~SCOEL identified for epichlorohydrine the possibility of significant uptake through the skin. The Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work ('ACSH') has agreed on a practical limit value, on the basis of the available information, including scientific and technical data. It is therefore appropriate to establish a limit value for epichlorohydrine in Part A of Annex III and to set out a skin notation in Part B of Annex III to that Directive ~~2004/37/EC~~ indicating the possibility of significant dermal uptake.

2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10

(10) Ethylene dibromide (1,2- dibromoethane, EDB) meets the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and therefore is a carcinogen as defined in Directive 2004/37/EC. ~~The Committee~~SCOEL concluded that that is not possible to derive a health- based exposure limit value for this non- threshold carcinogen and has recommended avoiding occupational exposure. ~~The Committee~~SCOEL identified for ethylene dibromide the possibility of significant uptake through the skin. ~~The Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work ('~~ACSH') has agreed on a practical limit value, on the basis of the available information, including scientific and technical data. It is therefore appropriate to establish a limit value for ethylene dibromide in Part A of Annex III and to set out a skin notation in Part B of Annex III to that Directive ~~2004/37/EC~~ indicating the possibility of significant dermal uptake.

2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11

(11) Ethylene dichloride (1,2- dichloroethane, EDC) meets the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and therefore is a carcinogen as defined in Directive 2004/37/EC. It is possible, on the basis of the available information, including scientific and technical data, to set a limit value for ethylene dichloride. ~~The Committee~~SCOEL identified for ethylene dichloride the possibility of significant uptake through the skin. It is therefore appropriate to establish a limit value for ethylene dichloride in Part A of Annex III and to set out a skin notation in Part B of Annex III to that Directive ~~2004/37/EC~~ indicating the possibility of significant dermal uptake.

2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13

(13) The Commission consulted ~~the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work~~ACSH, set up by Council Decision of 22 July 2003. It also carried out a two-stage consultation of the European social partners in accordance with Article 154 of the TFEU.

2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16

(16) Since the objectives of this Directive, which are to improve living and working conditions and to protect the health of workers from the specific risks arising from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5(3) of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in Article 5(4) of the TEU, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.

2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2016/2903(RSP)

Recital D

D. whereas biological low-risk pesticides ~~may~~ constitute a viable alternative to conventional plant protection products, both for conventional and for organic farmers, and contribute to a more sustainable agriculture; whereas some biological pesticides possess new modes of action, which is beneficial with a view to evolving resistance to conventional pesticides and limits the impact on non- target organisms; whereas biological low- risk pesticides should be the preferred option for non-professional users and home gardening;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that farmers need to have a bigger toolbox at hand to protect their crops and to decide which measure will most sustainably protect their crops; therefore encourages ~~wider use of various alternatives to synthetic chemical pesticide~~efficient use of plant protection methods, including the use of biological pesticides, as a component of integrated pest management and maintenance of land in good agricultural and environmental condition;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that in order to promote the development and use of new biological low-risk pesticides, the evaluation of efficacy in comparison with existing chemical pesticides should be designed in a way not to hinder their development and market entry;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that in order to assess the effectiveness of low-risk pesticides and their sustainable use, Member States should be encouraged to use economic instruments, without this prejudicing the applicability of state aid rules;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the need to engage in a wider public debate about making biological low-risk alternatives to conventional pesticides available to farmers and growers~~, and the necessity to educate and propagate knowledge on the need to ensur~~; stresses the need to educate and inform the general public, through awareness campaigns, on the effects of the sus~~tainability of crop protection~~e of biological pesticides on human health and the environment;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to give priority to the evaluation, authorisation ~~and~~, registration and monitoring of the use of biological low- risk plant protection products;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Invites the Member States to include the use of low-risk biological pesticides in their national action plans on the protection of the environment and of human health;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission to create the opportunity to develop an integrated system that includes an appropriate database of low-risk biological pesticides with that information being made available to all interested parties: the competent authorities, researchers, farmers, users, the general public, etc.;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2272(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the achievement of a circular economy model requires changes in mentality and perspective, changes not only to the design and sale of goods and services, but also to consumer behaviour;

2017/03/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2271(INI)

Marju LAURISTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER, Flavio ZANONATO, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Elena GENTILE, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas an average of 9% of jobs are at high risk of being automated, while for another 25% of jobs half of the tasks will change significantly due to automation

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Marju LAURISTIN, Jutta STEINRUCK, Joachim SCHUSTER, Flavio ZANONATO, Siôn SIMON, Elena GENTILE, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the digitisation of industry represents a major challenge in terms of the organisation of work and therefore requires targeted responses from the Commission and the Member States regarding employment, social and education policies, as well as the provision of up-to-date infrastructure;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Marju LAURISTIN, Flavio ZANONATO, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Emilian PAVEL, Elena GENTILE, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes the strong regional differences as regards the digitisation of industry, which have consequences on jobs and growth; calls, therefore, for efforts in developing digital infrastructure to be stepped up, particularly in regions lagging behind, and for universal access to the open internet to be promoted; stresses the importance of networking and cooperation of the already established national digitisation initiatives such as Industrie 4.0, and calls for increased efforts to support regions and sectors currently lacking such initiatives

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Marju LAURISTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER, Flavio ZANONATO, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Emilian PAVEL, Elena GENTILE, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in cooperation with social partners, to regularly assess the impact of digitisation on the quality, number and types of jobs and to adjust related policies accordingly; points out that due to the digitisation of industry, the differential between the creation and loss of different types of jobs may have consequences on the financial sustainability of social security schemes, pension systems and unemployment insurance systems of the Member States; recalls that not all future jobs are equally affected by the digitisation of industry and that the importance of human interaction should not be underestimated;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Marju LAURISTIN, Jutta STEINRUCK, Siôn SIMON, Emilian PAVEL, Flavio ZANONATO, Elena GENTILE, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses that digitisation also offers opportunities to reshore manufacturing; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop reshoring strategies to promote growth and jobs in the Union;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Marju LAURISTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER, Flavio ZANONATO, Siôn SIMON, Elena GENTILE, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Recalls the risk of digitisation aggravating unequal distribution of wealth in view of a deepening digital divide which could split society, Member States and regions into those who are able to profit from increased digital productivity and those who are not; calls on the Commission and Member States, therefore, to investigate possible ways of reducing inequalities rising through automation;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Marju LAURISTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Flavio ZANONATO, Siôn SIMON, Elena GENTILE, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recognises the opportunities related to the digitisation of industry; stresses, however, that new forms of work must comply with labour and social legislation and guarantee the protection of workers’ and consumer rights; recognises the positive effects digitisation of industry has as it increases flexible working arrangements that can create a better work-life balance, diversify choices through mobile telework, and allow people from rural and secluded areas to join the labour market provided that they are equipped with the necessary infrastructure; emphasises, however, that the digitisation driven trend towards increased flexibility may increase the danger of unstable and precarious employment;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Marju LAURISTIN, Emilian PAVEL, Flavio ZANONATO, Elena GENTILE, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Expects that digitisation will improve accessibility of social services and other public services for all, including the elderly and people with disabilities;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Marju LAURISTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER, Flavio ZANONATO, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Elena GENTILE, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes the growth of the platform economy; calls, therefore, for an EU framework on platform work;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Marju LAURISTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER, Flavio ZANONATO, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Emilian PAVEL, Elena GENTILE, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that digitisation of industry and the consequent increase in new forms of work will not be detrimental to social contributions and that all contributions will be paid for all forms of work; notes that digital solutions can facilitate the collection of taxes and social security contributions;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Marju LAURISTIN, Flavio ZANONATO, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Elena GENTILE, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Recalls that the European Court of Justice has defined the concept of 'worker' on the basis of an employment relationship characterised by certain criteria, such as subordination, remuneration and the nature of the work; stresses the need for a clear definition of a 'platform worker' in order to ensure compliance with labour and social laws;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Marju LAURISTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER, Flavio ZANONATO, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Elena GENTILE, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5 d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to involve the social partners regularly when adapting the regulatory framework for the digital economy; calls on the social partners to conclude collective agreements for the platform economy;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Marju LAURISTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER, Flavio ZANONATO, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Emilian PAVEL, Elena GENTILE, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Member States to ensure universal access to training in ~~digital skills~~21st century skills, in particular digital skills, usage of big data, critical thinking, problem solving and teamwork, in order to allow equal participation of all citizens in the digital single market, be it as employees, entrepreneurs or customers; stresses that it is the industry's task to offer suitable training for acquainting their employees properly with new technologies; calls on the Member States to develop skills strategies for the digital age involving social partners as well as education and training institutions, to adapt their educational systems to digitisation and to promote teaching and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in educational institutions from an early age; stresses that adapting curricula in primary schools can have particular importance in increasing interest in STEM subjects whereby particular efforts must be made to overcome the severe gender gap in the ICT sector; emphasises the importance of lifelong learning for all workers in the digital era; points to the importance of upgrading occupational training programmes for the digital era; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that workers losing their jobs due to digitisation have rapidly access to retraining in digital skills if they so wish;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Marju LAURISTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER, Flavio ZANONATO, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Emilian PAVEL, Elena GENTILE, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Notes that the skills mismatch in the digital economy is not only about lacking skills, but also the result of poor working conditions making some of the best-skilled workers choose to work elsewhere, and of poor management of human resources failing to fully tap into the skills and knowledge of the digital generation;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Marju LAURISTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER, Flavio ZANONATO, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Elena GENTILE, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the need to identify potential occupational health and safety risks stemming from the digitisation of industry and to take appropriate measures.; points to the psychological and neurological effects of digitisation on employees as constant accessibility presents a risk of work-related mental health problems such as burnout; advocates, therefore, a 'right to log off' for workers outside the agreed working hours; calls on the Commission and its agencies, in particular EU-OSHA, to examine the effects of digitisation, robotics and artificial intelligence on mental strain and to make policy recommendations where necessary; calls for employees to be given the opportunity to play an active part in shaping their work environment and for social partners and unions to be involved at all levels;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Marju LAURISTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER, Flavio ZANONATO, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Emilian PAVEL, Elena GENTILE, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Notes that the increasing use of new technologies and means of electronic communication at the workplace raises many questions concerning workers' privacy and the new possibilities of monitoring and surveillance; believes that the use, processing and storage of employee-related data needs strict rules in line with the Regulation 2016/679 to prevent an infringement of workers' fundamental rights and ensure a right to data access for the worker;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Marju LAURISTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER, Flavio ZANONATO, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Elena GENTILE, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Believes that with the increasing digitisation of workplaces, it is essential to amend the rules of liability concerning the consequences associated with the actions or inaction of automated systems and robots, keeping also in mind work injuries caused by robots; is concerned by the lack of general framework and legal provisions in this context and calls for a legal framework that reflects the complexity of digitising European industry and its social implications.

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

– having regard to Eurofound report (2015) Access to social benefits: reducing non-take-up,

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)

– having regard to Eurofound report on "Income inequalities and employment patterns in Europe before and after the great Recession",

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 c (new)

– having regard to the draft final report by Policy Department A on "minimum income policies in EU Member States" March 2017,

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Alex MAYER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Elena GENTILE, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas ~~120~~, according to the European Commission 1a , 119 million people in the European Union – some 25% of the total population – are at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas ~~this fact is accompanied by persistently high unemployment rates;~~ even though numbers are declining, there are still 1,7 million people above the 2008 level; whereas the EU is far from reaching the EU2020 target on poverty and social exclusion since the level remain above the Europe 2020 target by around 21,6 million people; whereas available data suggest that certain groups, such as children, women, unemployed, single-parent households, or persons with disabilities, are especially vulnerable to poverty, deprivation and social exclusion; __________________ 1a COM 2017 90 (final) 2017 European Semester: Assessment of progress on structural reforms, prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances, and results of in-depth reviews under Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Brando BENIFEI, Elena GENTILE, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Jutta STEINRUCK

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas according to the European Commission high unemployment, poverty and inequality remain key concerns in some countries, and socioeconomic convergence across the EU has yet to resume fully 2a; whereas broad income inequalities are not only detrimental for social cohesion, but they also hamper sustainable economic growth, as stated by Commissioner Thyssen 1a ; whereas the impact of the crisis has been generally more acute among lower-income individuals, pushing income inequalities upwards within European societies; whereas income inequality increased in 22 EU Member States because the higher income quintiles decreased less or increased more than the lower income quintiles; __________________ 2aEuropean Commission high unemployment, poverty and inequality remain key concerns in some countries, and socioeconomic convergence across the EU has yet to resume fully 1ahttp://europa.eu/rapid/press- release_SPEECH-16-1744_en.htm

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas there are many differences between Member States in the treatment of minimum income policies, since the right to a dignified life is not considered as a universal and subjective right in all EU Member States, whereas there exist high levels of non-take-up or the lack of coordination between income support, active labour market policies and social services; whereas in only a few cases minimum income schemes are able to lift people out of poverty;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas ensuring adequate minimum income support as a tool to fight poverty is not only good in terms of social cohesion, but also economically sound as it will help boost internal demand;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Jutta STEINRUCK

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas ~~a transitional job scheme is one of the most~~social employment programmes are effective forms of minimum income, as ithey combines income support with a proper job; whereas people who keep themselves busy working in a public ~~transitional job sche~~social employment programme will also find it easier to find new jobs in the private sector; whereas these programmes need to provide a decent wage, include a personalized itinerary for the person, based on their qualifications and skills and should never become a precarious job trap;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Title (new) before paragraph 1

Title before paragraph 1 Minimum income Schemes: definition, amount and admissibility criteria

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Takes the view that it is necessary to introduc~~ing~~e minimum income schemes in all EU Member States - consisting of ~~specific measures supporting people whose income is insufficient with a funding supply and facilitat~~a subsistence income oriented to job search or education and training programmes adapted to the personal and family situation of the beneficiary as the most effective measure supporting households with insufficient income. This minimum income should be the last social protection network and consist in an adequate economic benefit in addition to a guaranteed access to quality services - ~~is one of~~as the most effective ways to combat poverty, guarantee an adequate standard of living and foster social integration;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Is of the opinion that adequate minimum income schemes should be set at a level equivalent to at least 60% of the median income in the Member State. Minimum income schemes should establish larger amounts depending on the poverty level of the beneficiary household and the number of dependents in the household, especially if they are children or people with high dependence. Recalls in this regard that the European Commission and Eurostat have defined poverty indicators and calls for those to be standardized at EU level;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Elena GENTILE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses the importance of defining appropriate admission criteria to benefit from an adequate minimum income scheme; these criteria must include: not being a beneficiary of an unemployment benefit or the fact that this is insufficient to avoid being below the poverty and social exclusion threshold, that the annual economic capacity of the household is less than 80% of the interprofessional minimum wage. These criteria should put a special focus on children and dependents in charge;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. The right to minimum income must subsist as long as the conditions giving access to it remain, taking into account the personal and family situation of the beneficiary. To this end, supervision should be carried out by social services;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Public employment services should carry out specific programmes oriented to the reintegration of the minimum income beneficiaries into the labour market that should lead to a quality job, considering them as priority objectives and taking into account their qualifications and skills. The repeated and unjustified denial of reintegration from a beneficiary of a minimum income program may lead to temporary or permanent loss of the benefit;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)

1f. Reiterates its call on the European Commission 1a to draw up a European minimum income framework that establishes common principles, definitions and methods so as to guarantee that every person undergoing a situation in need is covered by an adequate income. As a consequence of this European framework, Member States should to take specific action to determine a minimum income threshold, based on relevant indicators, in order to safeguard social and economic cohesion and reduce the risk of poverty throughout the European Union; __________________ 1a http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getD oc.do?pubRef=- //EP//TEXT+REPORT+A8-2016- 0309+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language= en

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Title (new) before paragraph 2

Title before paragraph 2 General considerations on minimum income policies

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that it is vital for everyone to have a sufficient minimum income to be able to meet their basic requirements; recalls that the recommendation on Active inclusion recognises the need for an integrated strategy in the implementation of the three social inclusion strands (adequate income support, inclusive labour markets and access to quality services) and the need to ensure the effectiveness of inclusion policies through a comprehensive policy design and coordination;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Highlights the importance of the automatic stabilisation dimension of welfare systems to absorb social shock waves caused by external effects such as recessions; calls therefore on the Member States, in view of ILO Recommendation No 202, which defines social protection floors, to ensure and increase investment in social protection systems in order to guarantee their performance in tackling and preventing poverty and inequalities while ensuring their sustainability;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Highlights that people should be put in the condition to participate fully in society and in the economy and that this right should be fully recognised and made visible in the Union policy making by ensuring high quality universal social protection systems which include within them effective and adequate minimum income Schemes;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Alex MAYER, Elena GENTILE, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Considers that, social protection, including pensions and services such as healthcare, child care and long-term care, remain essential for balanced and inclusive growth, to contribute to a longer working-life, to create employment and to reduce inequalities; calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to boost policies which guarantee sufficiency, adequacy, efficiency as well as quality of social protection systems throughout all the life cycle of a person, guaranteeing a decent life, fighting inequalities and boosting inclusion with the aim to eradicate poverty, especially for those excluded from the labour market and the most vulnerable groups;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Welcomes the Commission statement that the European Semester now has a stronger focus on employment and social performance but believes more efforts are necessary to reach this goal and to assure global coherence, especially through the promotion of social investment; calls on the Commission to regularly monitor and assess the progress made by Member States in the Country Specific Recommendations in delivering accessible, affordable and quality services, as well as implementing adequate and efficient minimum income schemes;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls on the European Commission to specifically monitor the use of the 20% of the total allocation of the ESF on poverty and social exclusion, as well as to present good practices in the use of the ESF for innovative approaches to fight poverty and social exclusion, in particular on integrated active inclusion linking minimum income schemes with inclusive labour markets and access to quality services;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment on minimum income schemes in the EU, while examining other innovative measures, taking into account the economic and social circumstances of each Member State and to assess whether these schemes allow households to meet their basic personal needs;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that minimum income schemes should ensure payment of an income that is above the poverty line, prevent situations of severe material deprivation or, where applicable, lift households and all households members out of those situations;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls for ~~real~~significant and verified progress to be made on the adequacy of minimum income schemes, so as to be able to lift every child, adult and older person out of poverty and guarantee their right to a life of dignity;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Highlights that according to recent studies there is evidence of non-take up of minimum income schemes in more than half of the EU Member states (it differs within countries from 20% to as much as 75%) with the most vulnerable groups like the homeless, migrants or those experiencing social isolation bearing the worst consequences; calls on the Commission and the Member States to urgently address this issue in all the policies they implement regarding minimum income schemes improving the access to information, reducing the complexity of the access to the programmes and addressing the social and administrative barriers, putting a special focus on those groups most affected by the non-take up such as the homeless population;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment of minimum income schemes in the Union and to consider further steps, taking into account the economic and social circumstances of each Member State as well as assessing whether the schemes enable households and all household members to meet their basic personal needs;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Title (new) before paragraph 17

Title before paragraph 17 Social Employment Programmes

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Notes with particular interest the ~~proposals concerning transitional job sche~~social employment programmes, which consist of the option, for those who want to and are able to work, to have a transitional job, at a pre-established minimum wage, in the general government sector or in a non- profit institution or non- governmental organisation (NGO);

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Takes the view that ~~a transitional job scheme is one of the most~~social employment programmes are an effective tools for improving workers’ employability in a labour market that is structurally imbalanced and to facilitate their transition from the state of being unemployed (especially long-term) to that of a private- sector employee; notes, moreover, that such ~~sche~~programmes serve to promote non- inflationary economic growth as well as to combat unemployment and social exclusion; recalls that these programmes should include a personalized itinerary based on the person qualifications and skills and that they should never become a precarious employment trap;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Stresses that these social employment programs can only be participated by public entities, non-profit private entities (such as NGOs or third sector organizations) social economy enterprises or small or very small enterprises and that they should provide workers with decent wages;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Alex MAYER, Elena GENTILE, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Brando BENIFEI, Jutta STEINRUCK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that quality job creation should be a priority for the European Union as a first step towards reducing poverty and social exclusion;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)

- having regard to the Eurofound report 'Income inequalities and employment patterns in Europe before and after the Great Recession',

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 b (new)

- having regard to the Eurofound overview report 'Sixth European Working Conditions Survey',

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 c (new)

- having regard to the Eurofound report 'Social mobility in the EU',

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 d (new)

- having regard to the Eurofound report 'New forms of employment',

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 e (new)

- having regard to Eurofound's topical update 'The Posted Workers' remuneration gaps:Challenging the equal treatment principle', which provides a detailed overview of governments and social partners positions across Europe as regards the principle of equal remuneration for equal work,

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 f (new)

- having regard to the Eurofound report 'Developments in working life in Europe:EurWORK annual review 2016', and specific chapter on Eurwork Annual review 'Pay inequalities at the workplace and beyond – Evidence and debates around Europe',

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 g (new)

- having regard to the Eurofound report 'Occupational change and wage inequality:European Jobs Monitor 2017',

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 h (new)

- having regard to the Eurofound report 'Women, men and working conditions in Europe',

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)

- having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and more specifically to its sustainable development goal 10 "Reduce inequalities within and among countries",

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas Eurofound publication (2017) on social mobility in the EU provides evidence that the social background continues to determine life chances in many of the EU countries with only a few countries (Finland, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands) having high levels of social mobility;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

E b. whereas multiple inequalities in access to work and within work create a risk for individual's health and well- being, and financial opportunities;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)

E c. whereas social protection unequal coverage is analysed in Eurofound's New Forms of Employment Report1e; some focus is placed on the most problematic of these forms from a social protection perspective, namely casual work; examples are provided of legislation that specifically excludes casual workers, and others which act to include them, typically by compensating from income thresholds; voucher work and strategic employee sharing are examples of non-standard work that aim to address the inadequacy of social protection in occasional or part- time work; _________________ 1e https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/def ault/files/ef_publication/field_ef_docume nt/ef1461en.pdf

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)

E d. whereas wage inequality derived from changes in occupational patterns is analysed in Eurofound's European Jobs Monitor 20171g, concluding that changes in increasing wage inequality between 2005 and 2014 were mostly an outcome of changes in the distribution of wages within occupations, linked to processes of labour market deregulation and destandardisation of employment contracts, with job polarisation and occupational upgrading, linked to technological changes and skills bias, playing a less relevant role; _________________ 1g https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/def ault/files/ef_publication/field_ef_docume nt/ef1710en.pdf

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas ~~increased inequality is associated with poorer health and educational outcomes;~~societies with larger income inequalities have higher rates of poor health and violence, lower maths and literacy scores, higher obesity scores and imprisonment rates and also higher homicide rates; whereas mental illness and the quality of social relations is linked to income inequality as a social stressor irrespective of average living standards1f; _________________ 1fWilkinson, R., Pickett, K. (2017) Lancet Psychiatry. Published online 25.05.2017

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. whereas according to recent studies although income inequality between countries have been reduced in recent decades, the global effect of its evolution is characterized by an increase in real income gains of people around the middle of the income distribution in Asian emerging economies, who are poorer than the lower middle-class in western countries, and by the gains of the richest top 1% of developed countries in contrast with the stagnation in real income gains of those people of developed countries ranging between 40% to 60% of the income distribution1a; _________________ 1aMilanovic, Branko (2016) Global Inequality.A new approach for the age of globalization

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

H b. whereas the global evolution of inequalities is consistent with a steady increase in inequality in developed countries since the 1980s, in which, according to OECD1b, inequality has grown, regardless of the economic cycle, with specific exceptions, raising the Gini coefficient by three points from 0.29 to 0.32 between 1980 and 2013, which is a 10% increase in the last decades; _________________ 1bOECD (2015) In It Together.Why Less Inequality Benefits All.OECD Publishing, Paris

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)

H c. whereas on average the EU and the Eurozone as a whole have more equal societies with Gini coefficient scoring 0.31 in 2013 compared to developed countries such as the United States (0.39) or Japan (0.34);whereas during the first decade of the new century and until the beginning of the crisis in 2008 the EU had begun a process of convergence in terms of inequality characterized by increasing inequality in countries with lower levels such as France, Germany or the Nordic countries, while reducing in countries with higher levels of inequality, such as Italy, Spain or Greece;whereas this trend has stagnated and even reversed in most cases since 20071c; _________________ 1c European Commission (2015) Analytical Web Note 6/2015 ‘High and rising inequalities; what can be done about it (at EU level)?’

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)

H d. whereas inequalities increased between mid-1980s and late 2000s, in terms of Gini coefficients, in various European countries in the OECD:Italy, United Kingdom, but also in Continental countries (Germany, Netherlands, Luxembourg) and Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark)1d; _________________ 1dOECD (2011) ‘Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising’

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H e (new)

H e. whereas the proportion of people at risk of monetary poverty is closely linked to income inequality and monetary poverty has increased steadily since 2005, most sharply in Hungary, Sweden and Spain;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H f (new)

H f. whereas meritocracy and equality of opportunities are core values of the European social market economy;whereas wealth is far worse distributed than income and disposable household income;whereas the role played by inheritances and gifts are key in the asset position of households and in wealth inequality in the euro area1h; _________________ 1hWestermeier, C., Tiefensee, A., Grabka, M. (2016) Inheritances in Europe:High Earners Reap the Most Benefits.DIW Berlin

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Affirms that growing inequalities threaten the future of the European project, erode its legitimacy and damage trust in the EU as an engine of social progress;2a; _________________ 2aAntonucci, L., Horvath, L., Krouwel, A. and Y.Kutyski (2017) “The malaise of the squeezed middle: Challenging the narrative of the left behind Brexiter” Competition & Change, Special Issue:Brexit:a year later, Vol. 21 (3), pp. pp. 211–229.

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Reminds the Commission and the Member States that the European Union must fulfil its commitments under the Treaties in terms of promoting the wellbeing of its peoples, full employment and social progress, social justice and protection, equality between women and men, equality between citizens from different socio-economic backgrounds, solidarity between generations, and protection of the rights of the child20 ; _________________ 20 Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and Preamble of the TFEU.

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Asks the Commission and the Member States to evaluate the performance and outcomes of economic policy coordination, taking into account the evolution of social progress and social justice in the EU; warns that the European Semester has not ~~been successful in the achievement of these aims and in reducing inequalities~~prioritised the achievement of these aims and the reduction of inequalities; Urges the Commission to initiate a process of policy coordination to monitor, prevent and correct negative trends that could increase inequalities and weaken social progress or negatively affect social justice, putting in place preventive and corrective measures when necessary;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Considers that the social scoreboard of the Joint Employment Report must play a more prominent role in the European Semester as an "early warning system" for excessive social imbalances at the same footing than the macroeconomic ones, and should be extended by an additional inequality indicator more focused on how income inequalities between and within countries contribute to explain EU-wide inequality levels;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Commission to extend the scope of the European Semester and the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP), from 2018 onward, by adding new binding indicators to ~~estimate individual imbalances in inequalities as a way to link economic coordination with employment and social performance~~its Scoreboard with specific country-by-country thresholds, to estimate country-specific imbalances measured in terms of income and wealth distribution, which must entail individual in-depth review (IDR) reports if imbalances are detected, as a way to link economic coordination with employment and social performance, detecting and addressing labor and social deficits affecting potential economic growth;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Warns of the lack of a strong Social Agenda in Europe; Reiterates its call for the establishment of an authentic European Pillar of Social Rights and the building of a deeper and fairer social dimension of the EMU; Urges the Commission to go much further than the strict description of scenarios in the 'reflection paper on the Social Dimension of Europe' and the mere enumeration of labor and social principles in its Recommendation on the 'European Pillar of Social Rights'; calls on the Commission to put forward a concrete 'Roadmap completing the Social Dimension of the EMU' with no delay, with the necessary legislative, institutional and financial means being devoted to guaranteeing true social progress;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to broaden the scope of the Europe 2020 Strategy to include the fight against inequality ~~among its goals~~, in addition to its focus on tackling poverty, among its goals and ensure progress towards its achievement, which should be aligned with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ~~Goals~~;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Asks the Commission to embed the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy targets deeper in the European Semester procedure, adjusting Country Specific Recommendations to the deviations observed country-by-country in the Eurostat scoreboard on Europe 2020 headline indicators;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Reiterates its call for a European Social Protocol to ensure that fundamental social rights take precedence over economic freedoms;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Expresses its concern about the increasing number of atypical work contracts and forms of non-standard employment, such as involuntary part- time and temporary work, on-demand work and the use of temporary agency workers to replace workers on strike or the use of fixed-term contracts for permanent tasks, linked with precarious working conditions, undeclared work, lower wages, exploitation and poorer social security contributions, and rising inequality in particular amongst young workers;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Considers that the deterioration of the quality of jobs all over Europe is unsustainable and action is needed to improve living wages, job security, access to education and lifelong learning and occupational health and safety;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13 b. Considers crucial to establish limits on non-standard forms of work and to ban zero-hour contracts and unpaid internship and traineeships, the use of temporary agency workers to replace workers on strike or the use of fixed-term contracts for permanent tasks;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13 c. Calls on the Commission to support further research in relation to monitoring and improving quality job creation, based on Eurofound's research and to delegate to Eurofound the implementation of the Pilot Project on Monitoring Job Quality to ensure Europe's competitiveness;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a Framework Directive on decent working conditions for all forms of employment, ensuring for every worker a core set of enforceable rights, eliminating discrimination based on contractual status, equalizing non-standard arrangements to the conditions of workers in standard employment, ensuring a minimum number of working hours and facilitating decent working times and the right to negotiate schedules; Calls on the Commission to ensure that employees in non-standard forms of employment are able to make their rights enforceable, have access to unionisation and share collective bargaining coverage to the same extent as any other employee;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Considers that the New Skills Agenda must provide a Skills Guarantee scheme ensuring affordable access for all workers to lifelong learning and adaptation to digitalisation and permanent technological changes;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for a common approach across Member States regarding the introduction of a Minimum Income Scheme, in order to support people with insufficient income, e~~ase access to fundamental~~nsure equal access to high quality, affordable and integrated social, health, education and leisure services, combat poverty and foster social integration;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Calls on the Commission to improve workers' occupational health and safety, including the proper enforcement of the Working Time Directive;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Highlights that collective bargaining coverage has declined in the majority of the European countries hit harder by the crisis due to recent labour market reforms and government-induced decentralization, which has entailed the removal of national general collective agreements, prioritizing company over sectorial agreements, the introduction of opt-out clauses for employers and permitted the recognition of non-union bargaining representatives;is concerned that reforms have increased precarious working conditions and decreased wages2c; _________________ 2cILO (2015) Issue Brief 'Trends in collective bargaining coverage:stability, erosion or decline?'

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Emphasises the need for a multidimensional approach to the achievement of greater equality and social cohesion as reflected in the horizontal social clause (article 9 TFEU), focusing on the social dimension of union policies;stresses that the implementation of article 9 depends on the commitment to apply the principle of social mainstreaming to all Union policies;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22 b. States that social progress as defined in the European social progress index, is the capacity of a society to meet the basic human needs of its citizens, establish the building blocks that allow citizens and communities to enhance and sustain the quality of their lives, and create the conditions for all individuals to reach their full potential;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Member States to reform their welfare systems (education, health, pensions and transfers) ~~in order to achieve more effective redistribution and promote fairer distribution~~based on high-level social safeguards in order to achieve comprehensive protection of everyone and to make sure that no one is left behind , taking into account the new social risks and vulnerable groups that have arisen from the social and economic challenges confronting society;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the appropriate measures to ensure universal and affordable access to quality public education from early ages (0-3), which is key for combating inequalities in the long-term;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Commission to put forward a European legal framework in line with the related ILO recommendation 2012 (No. 202) to guarantee every ~~European citizen~~one living in the EU a social protection floor with universal access to healthcare, access and support for education, basic income security and access to the goods and services defined as necessary at national level;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24 a. Calls for legislation to ensure universal access to affordable housing, protecting vulnerable households against eviction and over-indebtedness, and promoting an effective second chance framework for individuals and families at the European level;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Affirms that universal access to public, solidarity-based and adequate retirement and old-age pensions must be granted to all; cConsiders that the best way to ensure sustainable, safe and adequate pensions for women and men is to increase the overall employment rate and quality jobs across all ages, improve working and employment conditions and commit the necessary supplementary public spending; Affirms that privileging private pension solutions over public or occupational ones will be neither fair nor sustainable; Calls on the Commission to support Member States in strengthening public and occupational pension systems to provide an adequate retirement income well above the poverty threshold and to allow pensioners to maintain their standard of living;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Considers that international trade has been an engine for growth in many countries, but also can be perceived as a source of inequalities; calls on the Commission and the Member State to promote fairer international trade agreements that respect European labour market regulations and ILO conventions, while protecting quality employment and workers’' rights and ensuring intra- European and national mechanisms for the compensation of workers and sectors negatively affected;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Considers that the current inequality of o~~pportunities for children and young people~~utcomes for everyone living in the EU, but especially for children and young people, is often aggravated by the non-egalitarian design of education systems and has damaging consequences for their wellbeing and ‘'wellbecoming’' as individuals, thereby contributing to the estrangement of European youth, especially those ~~on the wrong side of the~~lacking resources and opportunit~~y gap~~ies.;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Georgi PIRINSKI, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up the fight against ~~child~~ poverty, especially among children, and ensuring the coordinated implementation of the Investment in Children Initiative through ~~the~~a Child Guarantee scheme;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to facilitate a common approach towards a ~~National Child Basic Income to~~European-wide Child Basic Income (ECBI) scheme co-funded by National Governments and using a specific mechanism of the European Fiscal Capacity; Calls on the Commission for setting a European index of necessity (at PPP) as income threshold, ensureing that every child ~~receives a minimum inco~~(aged from 0-18) receives a basic income above this threshold under this ECBI programme, thereby helping to achieve the goals of the Europe 2020 Strategy on reducing poverty and the risk of social exclusion;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33 a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to promote and further develop socially just tax systems that ensure the sound financing of social safeguards;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35 a. Calls on Member States to re- establish the role of the taxation of inheritances and gifts which are not currently effective in reducing gaps in terms of inequality of opportunity resulting in economic inequality in the majority of the European countries;Additionally, as the European Economic and Social Committee states in its recent Draft Opinion on Wealth inequality in Europe, measures are needed, in areas such as financialisation of economy, further coordination and harmonisation of tax policy, measures against tax havens, tax fraud and evasion, measure to tackle undeclared work, and measures to optimise the mix of taxes and their weight as a share of Member State tax revenue between labour-based tax revenues and wealth-based ones;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2244(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that franchising is an effective and efficient way for people to set up their own business and thus create their own employment: advice, (training), engineering and know-how, visibility, communication, ~~installation, products~~products, services, technical and commercial assistance, etc. is provided by the franchiser; in the long term the franchisee will ~~often create additional~~be able to create new jobs;

2016/12/14
Committee: EMPL

2016/2244(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that being a franchiser means conducting and expanding viable business activities which have proved themselves efficient and effective in the long term;

2016/12/14
Committee: EMPL

2016/2244(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 3 a (new)

- the franchiser must provide the franchisee with technical and commercial assistance in step with the development of the latter’s business activities; - the franchiser must be permanently attentive to the provision of vocational training for the franchisee’s staff; - the franchiser must track and foster the development of the franchisee’s business activities, since the franchiser depends for its income on the franchisees being financially successful;

2016/12/14
Committee: EMPL

2016/2244(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to improve the legislative framework governing franchising;

2016/12/14
Committee: EMPL

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Takes the view that, even though the importance and value of whistleblowing in the areas of public health, the environment and food safety is now increasingly recognised in the Member States, information and promotional campaigns on whistleblowing are needed at national and European level in order to change attitudes and mentalities;

2017/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Is convinced~~Stresses that whistleblowers play a key role in reducing risks to public health, the environment and food safety, and that proper whistleblower protection will encourage the disclosure of dangers, risks and threats to public health and the environment and improve food safety;

2017/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that proper legislation in this area and a political consensus that will make it possible to implement efficient measures at both national and European level will also help to rebuild trust in scientific expertise;

2017/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores the fact that too few Member States have put protection for whistleblowers in place and insists that protection is required at EU level ~~to ensure that whistleblowers are afforded equal legal protection in all Member States~~with a view to ensuring full legal protection for whistleblowers that is equal in all Member States, as well as the proper and independent continuation of this process following a referral;

2017/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Asks for the Commission’s support in encouraging Member States to create efficient and effective whistleblower protection mechanisms;

2017/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Urges the Commission to consider carrying out further horizontal and sectoral actions at EU level, in line with the subsidiarity principle, with a view to consolidating and promoting whistleblower protection;

2017/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Urges the Commission to monitor Member States’ provisions on whistleblowers with a view to facilitating the exchange of best practice, which will help to ensure more efficient protection for whistleblowers at national level;

2017/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2016/2224(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Bart STAES, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Ivica TOLIĆ, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Ivo BELET, Carolina PUNSET, Mihai ŢURCANU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Points out that EU legislation should establish a clear procedure for handling disclosures from start to finish to ensure proper follow-through on the actions taken by whistleblowers, from report submission and processing to ensuring whistleblower protection, as well as more efficient whistleblower protection mechanisms.

2017/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Marc TARABELLA, Pavel POC, Nicola CAPUTO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Elena GENTILE, Tibor SZANYI, Jo LEINEN, Simona BONAFÈ, Karin KADENBACH, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to the European Court of Auditors' Special Report 'Combating Food Waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the resource- efficiency of the food supply chain' (2016),

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to the European Court of Auditors report "Combating Food Waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the resource-efficiency of the food supply chain" (2016)1a , _________________ 1a http://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocIt em.aspx?did=40302.

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Bart STAES, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Ivica TOLIĆ, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Carolina PUNSET, Mihai ŢURCANU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Angélique DELAHAYE, Michel DANTIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas according to the World Food Programme (WFP) 795 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy and active life; whereas poor nutrition causes nearly half (45%) or approximately 3.1 million of deaths in children under the age of five; whereas one in six children in the world are underweight and one in four is stunted; whereas it is therefore not only an economic and environmental but also a moral obligation to reduce food waste1a ; _________________ 1a https://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats.

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Bart STAES, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Ivica TOLIĆ, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Ivo BELET, Carolina PUNSET, Mihai ŢURCANU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Angélique DELAHAYE, Michel DANTIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12.3 is aimed at halving per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels by 2030 and reducing food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses; whereas the UN estimates that world population will increase from 7.3 billion people today to 9.7 billion in 20501a ; whereas reducing food waste is an essential step in reducing world hunger and a necessity to feed an ever growing world population; _________________ 1a http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/n ews/population/2015-report.html

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Bart STAES, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Ivica TOLIĆ, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carolina PUNSET, Mihai ŢURCANU, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas food is lost or wasted at all steps of the supply and consumption chain; whereas estimates from the FUSIONS project indicate that the sectors contributing the most to food waste within the EU are households and processing10 ; whereas food waste in developing countries mainly occurs due to infrastructure and technological limitations; _________________ 10 FUSIONS, Estimates of European food waste levels, March 2016.

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Marc TARABELLA, Pavel POC, Nicola CAPUTO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Elena GENTILE, Tibor SZANYI, Jo LEINEN, Simona BONAFÈ, Karin KADENBACH, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the European Court of Auditors' Special Report examined the question 'Does the EU contribute to a resource-efficient food supply chain by combating food waste effectively?'; whereas the findings of the report indicate that currently the EU does not combat food waste effectively, and that existing initiatives and policies could be used more effectively to address the problem of food waste1a ; _________________ 1aEuropean Court of Auditors’ Special Report ‘Combating Food Waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the resource-efficiency of the food supply chain’ (2016) p.44.

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Marc TARABELLA, Pavel POC, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Jo LEINEN, Karin KADENBACH, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)

Ec. whereas a WRAP study in the UK indicated that at least 60% of the household food waste is avoidable and could have been eaten if it had been managed better2a ; _________________ 2aWRAP, 2015. Household Food Waste in the UK, 2015

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Marc TARABELLA, Nessa CHILDERS, Pavel POC, Nicola CAPUTO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Elena GENTILE, Tibor SZANYI, Jo LEINEN, Karin KADENBACH, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas operators in the food supply chain often internalise the cost of food waste and include it in the final consumer price of the product1a ; _________________ 1aEuropean Court of Auditors’ Special Report ‘Combating Food Waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the resource-efficiency of the food supply chain’ (2016), p. 14.

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Marc TARABELLA, Pavel POC, Nicola CAPUTO, Susanne MELIOR, Elena GENTILE, Tibor SZANYI, Jo LEINEN, Karin KADENBACH, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas there is no common consistent definition of ‘food waste’ nor a common methodology for measuring food waste at Union level yet, which makes it difficult to compare different datasets and to measure progress in reducing food waste; whereas in the FUSIONS project, food waste was defined as ‘any food, and inedible parts of food, removed from the food supply chain to be recovered or disposed (including composted, crops ploughed in/not harvested, anaerobic digestion, bio-energy production, co- generation, incineration, disposal to sewer, landfill or discarded to sea)’11 ; whereas for the purpose of this report, 'food waste' means food intended for human consumption, either in edible or inedible status, removed from the production or supply chain to be discarded including at primary production, processing, manufacturing, transportation, storage, retail and consumer levels; _________________ 11 FUSIONS Definitional Framework for Food Waste, 3 July 2014.

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Marc TARABELLA, Pavel POC, Nicola CAPUTO, Susanne MELIOR, Jo LEINEN, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas in the Single Market many companies produce food for more than one country; whereas unsold products from such companies in some instances cannot be donated in the country of production due to labelling in foreign languages;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Marc TARABELLA, Pavel POC, Nicola CAPUTO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Susanne MELIOR, Elena GENTILE, Tibor SZANYI, Jo LEINEN, Simona BONAFÈ, Karin KADENBACH, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)

Nb. whereas local and regional authorities have a key role to play in reducing food waste in the area of their competence; whereas actions to reduce food waste should be taken at the appropriate level;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Marc TARABELLA, Pavel POC, Nicola CAPUTO, Jo LEINEN, Karin KADENBACH, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)

Na. whereas since the second semester of 2013 the European Parliament is implementing a comprehensive policy with the objective to drastically reduce food waste produced by its catering services; whereas unconsumed food from overproduction is regularly donated by the Parliament's main facilities in Brussels;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Bart STAES, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Ivica TOLIĆ, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Carolina PUNSET, Mihai ŢURCANU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Angélique DELAHAYE, Michel DANTIN

1. Stresses the urgent need to reduce the amount of food waste in the Union at every step of the supply and consumption chain; in this regard, underlines the importance of political leadership and commitment from both the Commission and Member States; reminds that the European Parliament repeatedly, in its resolutions from 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2016, asked the Commission to take action against food waste;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Member States to include food waste-related educational messages in the accompanying measures of the school fruit and milk schemes with the aim of encouraging good eating habits in young people;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Marc TARABELLA, Pavel POC, Nicola CAPUTO, Susanne MELIOR, Elena GENTILE, Tibor SZANYI, Jo LEINEN, Karin KADENBACH, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to exchange and promote successful practices of food waste reduction and resource conservation methods already used by stakeholders; encourages Member States to consult the relevant stakeholders on targeted sectorial measures to be taken in the context of preventing food waste;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Marc TARABELLA, Nessa CHILDERS, Pavel POC, Nicola CAPUTO, Susanne MELIOR, Elena GENTILE, Tibor SZANYI, Jo LEINEN, Simona BONAFÈ, Karin KADENBACH, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Points out that large quantities of perfectly edible fruits and vegetables do not reach the market due to aesthetic reasons and marketing standards; notes that there are successful initiatives that utilize such products and encourages stakeholders from the wholesale and retail sector to promote such practices; calls on the Commission to undertake research on the relation between marketing standards and food waste in this context;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Bart STAES, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Ivica TOLIĆ, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carolina PUNSET, Mihai ŢURCANU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to use European development funds to improve the food chain infrastructure to reduce food waste in developing countries;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Marc TARABELLA, Pavel POC, Nicola CAPUTO, Susanne MELIOR, Elena GENTILE, Tibor SZANYI, Jo LEINEN, Karin KADENBACH, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Commission to explore the modalities for donating food to charities from companies in the country of production, regardless of the language on the product packaging; points out that donations of said goods should be made possible when the information critical for maintaining food safety, e.g. on allergens, is made available to recipients in official languages of their Member States;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Bart STAES, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Ivica TOLIĆ, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Carolina PUNSET, Mihai ŢURCANU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Angélique DELAHAYE, Michel DANTIN

14a. Calls on restaurants, catering services and public establishments to make available to-go boxes and encourage customers to bring their leftovers home;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Marc TARABELLA, Pavel POC, Nicola CAPUTO, Susanne MELIOR, Elena GENTILE, Tibor SZANYI, Jo LEINEN, Karin KADENBACH, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses that innovative and environmentally friendly solutions in areas including the management of co- and by- products of food production, food storage, digital technologies, and packaging can offer significant potential for food waste reduction; encourages public and private stakeholders to support research in these areas and promote sustainable and effective solutions;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Marc TARABELLA, Pavel POC, Nicola CAPUTO, Susanne MELIOR, Elena GENTILE, Tibor SZANYI, Jo LEINEN, Karin KADENBACH, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Recommends that, when appropriate, local and regional products and seasonal products be used in the catering and hospitality sector to shorten the production and consumption chain as to reduce the number of processing stages and thus the waste generated during the various phases;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nessa CHILDERS, Marc TARABELLA, Pavel POC, Nicola CAPUTO, Susanne MELIOR, Elena GENTILE, Tibor SZANYI, Jo LEINEN, Karin KADENBACH, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Urges all institutions and bodies of the European Union to include the requirement of having food waste management and reduction plans in catering related tenders;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2221(INI)

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Agnes JONGERIUS, Javi LÓPEZ, Alex MAYER, Evelyn REGNER, Joachim SCHUSTER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas men are more likely to work on a full-time and permanent basis than women; whereas women are particularly affected by involuntary part- time work, bogus self-employment and undeclared work1a ; __________________ 1a www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ STUD/.../IPOL_STU(2016)587285_EN.pd f.

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

I. Towards a definition of ~~decent work~~precarious employment

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Understands standard employment to mean full-time, regular employment on the basis of open-ended contracts in a subordinate employment relationship, and non- standard or atypical forms of employment to include, i.a., marginal or involuntary part-time work, temporary agency work, fixed-term contract work, zero-hour contracts, unpaid internships ~~that are not part of an education programme,~~ and informal or undeclared work;

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Understands precarious ~~work~~employment to mean, as a minimum definition, a non- standard, atypical form of employment having any of the following characteristics:

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Agnes JONGERIUS, Javi LÓPEZ, Alex MAYER, Evelyn REGNER, Joachim SCHUSTER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 1

- little or no job security owing to the non-permanent nature of the work, as in some fixed-term contracts, involuntary and often marginal part-time contracts, contracts containing poor conditions, unwritten contracts, unclear working hours, and duties that change owing to work on demandor owing to the lack of sufficient social protection in case of dismissal;

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

II. ~~Proposals~~Adjusting policies to new forms of employment

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Agnes JONGERIUS, Javi LÓPEZ, Alex MAYER, Evelyn REGNER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point ii

ii. the Member State's trajectories for the sectorial share of renewable energy in final energy consumption from 2021 to 2030 in the heating and cooling, electricity, and transport sectors;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 4 a (new)

(4a) Share of energy efficiency measures (under Article 7a and 7b of the Energy Efficiency Directive) to be implemented as a priority in households affected by energy poverty and in social housing;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 2

(2) key national objectives for electricity and gas transmission and distribution infrastructure that are necessary for the achievement of objectives and targets under any of the five dimensions of the Energy Union Strategy;

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 4 a (new)

(4a) national objectives with regard to energy poverty and vulnerable consumers, including a timeframe for when the objectives should be met and a national action plan to achieve those objectives which could include providing benefits in social security systems to ensure the necessary energy supply to vulnerable customers or providing for support for energy efficiency improvements to address energy poverty where identified; for this purpose Member States shall : (a) define the concept of vulnerable customers and energy poverty based on the EU indicators of low income, high energy expenditure, and poor energy efficiency of houses; (b) continuously monitor the number of households in energy poverty and share those data in the European Energy Poverty Observatory (EPOV).

2017/07/04
Committee: ENVI ITRE

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 4

4. The European Qualifications Framework (EQF) ~~shall~~may be used as a supporting framework to provide information in Europass. The EQF will be referred to in information on qualifications, descriptions of national education and training systems and other relevant topics.

2017/04/26
Committee: EMPL CULT

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)

(8a) In any procurement activities, the Agency should respect environmental, labour and social high-quality standards, as well as high-level of transparency, and fair competition rules.

2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL

2016/0257(COD)

Emilian PAVEL, Evelyn REGNER, Eva KAILI, Brando BENIFEI, Elena GENTILE, Ole CHRISTENSEN, Agnes JONGERIUS, Siôn SIMON, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Jutta STEINRUCK, Silvia COSTA, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2

2. The objective of the Agency shall be to ~~assist the Commission in~~contribute to the shaping and implementing of vocational education and training ~~and~~policy, skills and qualifications policies, at the Union level. To this end the Agency shall provide evidence and services for policy making and knowledge sharing amongst and between Union and national actors, in particular governments and social partners.

2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL

2016/0257(COD)

Emilian PAVEL, Evelyn REGNER, Eva KAILI, Brando BENIFEI, Elena GENTILE, Ole CHRISTENSEN, Agnes JONGERIUS, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Silvia COSTA, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. The Agency shall participate in all public tenders organized by the European Commission in its fields of expertise with respect to rules of transparency, fair competition and social rights.

2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL

2016/0257(COD)

Ole CHRISTENSEN, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Jutta STEINRUCK, Evelyn REGNER, Brando BENIFEI, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Emilian PAVEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4

4. The term of office for members and their alternates shall be four years. That term shall be ~~extend~~renewable. Upon the expiry of their term of office or in the event of their resignation, members shall remain in office until their appointments are renewed or until they are replaced.

2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point j

(j) preparing the Agency's draft statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure and implementing its budget., as part of the Agency's programming document;

2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL

2016/0257(COD)

Emilian PAVEL, Evelyn REGNER, Eva KAILI, Brando BENIFEI, Elena GENTILE, Ole CHRISTENSEN, Agnes JONGERIUS, Javi LÓPEZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Silvia COSTA, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point j a (new)

(ja) taking decisions on the establishment and management of the Agency's internal structures and, where necessary, their modification, after submitting the decision to the Management Board, and taking into consideration the Agency's activity needs as well as having regard to sound budgetary management;

2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL

(~~b) one member representing the employers’ organisations from each Member State;~~Does not affect the English version.)

2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL

2016/0256(COD)

Javi LÓPEZ, Evelyn REGNER, Brando BENIFEI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Elena GENTILE, Ole CHRISTENSEN, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Agnes JONGERIUS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c

2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)

Article 11 a Responsibilities of the Deputy Director 1. The Deputy Director shall assist the Executive Director supporting his/her internal and external functions and complementing his/her activities in a narrow collaboration and close coordination with the Executive Director. 2. The Deputy Director shall attend the meetings of the Management Board and the Executive Board. 3. Article 19 shall apply to the Deputy Director.

2017/04/05
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point a b (new)

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Ole CHRISTENSEN, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Jutta STEINRUCK, Evelyn REGNER, Brando BENIFEI, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Emilian PAVEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point j a (new)

(ja) taking all decisions on the management of human resources and on the establishment of the Agency's internal structures and, where necessary, their amendment, taking into account the needs relating to the Agency's activities and sound budgetary management.

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Ole CHRISTENSEN, Javi LÓPEZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Jutta STEINRUCK, Evelyn REGNER, Agnes JONGERIUS, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Emilian PAVEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall ensure the accurate accounting under this Regulation through the Union Registry established pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013~~, including~~. The Commission shall, for that purpose, adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 12 to supplement this Regulation, concerning in particular annual emission allocations, flexibilities exercised under Article 4 to 7, compliance under Article 9 and changes in coverage under Article 10 of this Regulation. The Central Administrator shall conduct an automated check on each transaction under this Regulation and, where necessary, block transactions to ensure there are no irregularities. This information shall be accessible to the public.

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Miriam DALLI, Seb DANCE, Biljana BORZAN, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Gilles PARGNEAUX, Susanne MELIOR, Paul BRANNEN, Tibor SZANYI, Carlos ZORRINHO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Climate Change Committee established by Regulation (EU) No 525/2013. That Committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.Article 13 deleted Committee procedure

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

Emilian PAVEL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Victor NEGRESCU, Maria GRAPINI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN, Victor BOŞTINARU, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sorin MOISĂ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Dan NICA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4

(4) Almost twenty years after its adoption, it is ~~necessary to assess whether~~ important to ensure that the Posting of Workers Directive ~~still~~continues to strikes the right balance between the need to promote the freedom to provide services and the need to protect the rights of posted workers. The complete transposition of the Directive 2014/67/EU is essential to the protection of the rights of the posted workers.

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5

(5) The principle of equal treatment and the prohibition of any discrimination based on nationality are enshrined in EU law since the founding Treaties. The principle of equal pay has been implemented through secondary law not only between women and men, but also between employees with fix term contracts and comparable permanent workers, between part-time and full-time workers or between temporary agency workers and comparable workers of the user undertaking.deleted

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14

(14) Laws, regulations, administrative provisions or collective agreements applicable in Member States may ensure that subcontracting does not confer on undertakings the possibility to avoid rules guaranteeing certain terms and conditions of employment covering r~~emuneration~~ates of pay. Where such rules on r~~emuneration~~ates of pay exist at national level, the Member State may apply them in a non-discriminatory manner to undertakings posting workers to its territory provided that they do not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services.

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12

(12) The European Council confirmed that the modalities, including transparency, of the optional free allocation to modernise the energy sector in certain Member States should be improved. Investments with a value of €10 million or more should be selected by the Member State concerned through a competitive bidding process on the basis of clear and transparent rules to ensure that free allocation is used to promote real investments modernising the energy sector in line with the Energy Union objectives. The list of projects, both selected and non-selected projects, should be made available to the public. Investments with a value of less than €10 million should also be eligible for funding from the free allocation. The Member State concerned should select such investments based on clear and transparent criteria. The results of this selection process should be subject to public consultation. The public should be duly kept informed at the stage of the selection of investment projects as well as of their implementation.

2016/08/04
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6

1. By derogation from Article 10a(1) to (5), Member States which had in 2013 a GDP per capita in €EUR at market prices below 60% of the Union average may give a transitional free allocation to ~~installations for~~ electricity ~~production~~generators for the modernisation and diversification of the energy sector. This derogation shall be reconsidered for the period after 2030.

2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI

2015/0148(COD)

Jytte GUTELAND, Matthias GROOTE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jo LEINEN, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Seb DANCE, Carlos ZORRINHO, Pavel POC, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Nicola CAPUTO, Gilles PARGNEAUX

Pavel POC, Tibor SZANYI, Gilles PARGNEAUX, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Biljana BORZAN, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Simona BONAFÈ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Nessa CHILDERS, Jo LEINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 c (new)

- impair EU developments - in particular under the new EU Clinical Trials Regulation and at the European Medicines agency - to move towards ensuring proactive public access to safety and efficacy data of medicines;

2015/02/24
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – part 1.1 – paragraph 7

~~Experiments on animals other than clinical tri~~Member States shall ensure that all experiments on animals shall be conducted in accordance with Directive 2010/63/EU. As specified in the Directive 2010/63/EU, it is necessary to replace, reduce or refine testing on vertebrate animals. These methods shall be regularly reviewed and improved with a view to reducing testing on vertebrate animals and the number of animals involved.

2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI

2014/0256(COD)

Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Tibor SZANYI

Council position
Article 1 – point 1

Directive 98/70/EC
Article 2 – point 11

11. 'low indirect land-use change-risk biofuels' means biofuels, the feedstocks of which are not listed in Part A of Annex V, or are listed in Part A of Annex V, but were produced within schemes which offset indirect land use change emissions resulting from actions that reduce the demand for agricultural land and/or increase the efficiency of agro-forestry product chains or which reduce the displacement of production for purposes other than for making biofuels and which were produced in accordance with the sustainability criteria for biofuels laid down in Article 7b. Only the amount of feedstock which corresponds to the actual reduction in displacement achieved through the scheme may be considered. Such schemes may either operate as individual projects at a local level or as policy measures covering partly or entirely the territory of a Member State or a third country. Displacement of production for purposes other than for making biofuels can be reduced if the scheme achieves productivity increases within the area it covers beyond levels which would have prevailed in the absence of such productivity-promoting schemes;

2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI

2012/0288(COD)

Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Tibor SZANYI

Council position
Article 2 – point 1

Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point v

(v) 'low indirect land-use change-risk biofuels ~~and bioliquids~~' means biofuels ~~and bioliquids~~, the feedstocks of which are not listed in pPart A of Annex VIII, or are listed in pPart A of Annex VIII, but were produced within schemes which offset indirect land use change emissions resulting from actions that reduce the demand for agricultural land and/or increase the efficiency of agro-forestry product chains or which reduce the displacement of production for purposes other than for making biofuels and ~~bioliquids and~~ which were produced in accordance with the sustainability criteria for biofuels ~~and bioliquids~~ laid down in Article 17. Only the amount of feedstock which corresponds to the actual reduction in displacement achieved through the scheme may be considered. Such schemes may either operate as individual projects at a local level or as policy measures covering partly or entirely the territory of a Member State or a third country. Displacement of production for purposes other than for making biofuels ~~and bioliquids~~ can be reduced if the scheme achieves productivity increases within the area it covers beyond levels which would have prevailed in the absence of such productivity-promoting schemes.;

2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point b – point iv

Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d

(d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch-rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than 76 % of the final consumption of energy in transport in the Member States in 2020;

2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) Transparency ~~and better~~, together with clear and non-promotional information are essential to empower patients and healthcare professionals and to enable them to make informed decisions, to provide a sound basis for regulatory decision-making and to build confidence in the regulatory system.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 43

(43) ‘incident’ means any malfunction or deterioration in the characteristics or performance of a device made available on the market, any inadequacy in the information supplied by the manufacturer and any unexpected undesirable side- effect;, including the wrongful use of the device.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0266(COD)

Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Minodora CLIVETI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 2

2. The national competent authorities shall carry out a risk assessment with regard to reported serious incidents or field safety corrective actions, taking into account criteria such as causality, detectability and probability of recurrence of the problem, frequency of use of the device, probability of occurrence of harm and severity of harm, clinical benefit of the device, intended and potential users, and population affected. They shall also evaluate the adequacy of the field safety corrective action envisaged or undertaken by the manufacturer and the need for and kind of any other corrective action. They shall monitor the manufacturer's investigation of the incident, as well as they shall take into account patients' opinions.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point a

Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 13 – paragraph 1

By 31 December 20145, the Commission shall review the specific emissions targets, modalities and other aspects of this Regulation in order to establish the CO2 emission targets for new light commercial vehicles for the period beyond 2020. The emission targets for the period beyond 2020 shall be established in view of the new procedures for measuring CO2 emissions referred to in paragraph 3. Those new procedures shall be defined and implemented by 31 December 2014.

2013/02/28
Committee: ENVI

2012/0190(COD)

Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Minodora CLIVETI

2011/0429(COD)

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Minodora CLIVETI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 4

2008/105/EC
Article 8

The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council the outcome of the regular review of Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC provided for in Article 16(4) of that Directive. It shall accompany the report, if appropriate, with relevant proposals, in particular proposals to identify new priority substances or priority hazardous substances or to identify certain priority substances as priority hazardous substances and to set corresponding EQS for surface water, sediment or biota, as appropriate, or to remove certain priority substances from Annex X if appropriate.

2012/11/13
Committee: ENVI

Article 79 – paragraph 1

When establishing environmental monitoring programmes, or requiring such programmes to be carried out, Member States' competent authorities shall include representative non-human species~~, if necessary,~~ and also environmental media which constitute a pathway of exposure for members of the public. In order to enhance the transparency and effectiveness of measures taken, Member States' national authorities should regularly exchange data and information on environmental radioactivity monitoring, including the immediate dissemination of new data.

2013/03/12
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point (b)

Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 3

3. Member States may apply a level of general energy consumption taxation down to zero on the consumption of energy products and electricity used for agricultural, horticultural, aquacultural works and in forestry. The beneficiaries shall be subject to arrangements that must lead to increased energy efficiency broadly equivalent to those that would have been achieved if the standard Union minimum rates had been observed. Member States should inform the Commission about the measures that will be taken and should prove their expected contribution to increase energy efficiency in the concerned sectors.

2011/11/11
Committee: ENVI

2009/0076(COD)