Activities of Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9

— having regard to the report on Meetings and Inspection of Documents – Joint Complaints 488/2018/KR and 514/2018/KR on the European Commission's Appointment of a new Secretary-General and to the recommendation of the European Ombudsman in joint cases 488/2018/KR and 514/2018/KR on the Commission’s appointment of a new Secretary-General,

2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO

2018/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Deeply deplores that, as stated by the Ombudsman, when appointing its Secretary-General the Commission “failed to comply with either the letter or the spirit of the relevant rules”;

2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO

2018/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission and the Council ~~to swiftly proceed to an agreement~~, in accordance with the principle of fair cooperation, to establish a political dialogue on Parliament’s proposal for a regulation on the right of inquiry, in order to entrust Parliament with effective powers allowing it to exercise this basic parliamentary instrument for hcontroldling the executive ~~to account~~which is absolutely indispensable in parliamentary systems all over the world;

2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO

2018/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls once again on the Commission to review its administrative procedures for the appointment of its Secretary-General, Directors-General and Directors, with the objective of fully ensuring that the best candidates are selected within a framework of maximum transparency and equal opportunities; ~~suggests that in the context of a further parliamentarisation of the institutional structure of the Union, parliamentary hearings of senior officials of the Union executive should be envisaged;~~

2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO

2018/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26 a. Points out that this new procedure, consistent with the rules, for filling this post should be conducted when the new President of the Commission and the new Commissioners are appointed in 2019;

2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO

2018/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26 b. Suggests that in the context of a further parliamentarisation of the institutional structure of the Union, parliamentary hearings of senior officials of the Union executive should be envisaged;

2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO

2018/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Believes that the single institutional framework of the Union should be preserved in order to achieve the Union's common objectives and to guarantee the principle of equality of all citizens; insists that the Community or Union method should be respected;

2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO

2018/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes that the lack of clear operational guidelines for creating and administrating enhanced cooperation as for example the applicable law for common institutions or withdrawal procedures from an existing cooperation might have rendered the conclusion of enhanced cooperation less likely;

2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO

2018/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Suggests that the requirements for establishing enhanced cooperation should be made less restrictive, inter alia by lowering the minimum number of participating Members States;

2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO

2018/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for the stronger involvement of national parliaments, and regional Parliaments where applicable, alongside the European Parliament in enhanced cooperation and proposes the establishment of an interparliamentary forum similar to the Interparliamentary conference under Article 13 of the TSCG and the Interparliamentary conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP);

2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO

2018/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Stresses the need for Member States participating in enhanced cooperation to include those regions that have legislative powers in matters that affect them, so that the internal division of powers is respected and the social legitimacy of such enhanced cooperation is reinforced;

2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO

2018/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Recommends that Parliament should play a stronger role in enhanced cooperation by suggesting to the European Commission new cooperation via Article 225, monitoring proposals or existing cooperation and should be involved in every stage of the procedure, rather than just being expected to provide its consent; believes that Parliament should also receive regular reports and be able to comment on the implementation of enhanced cooperation;

2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO

2018/2112(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Considers it necessary to make the role of both the Commission and Council secretariats more proactive in the context of enhanced cooperation, and therefore proposes that they actively search, in cooperation with the Committee of the Regions and especially its EGTC Platform for areas where enhanced cooperation could be useful for the advancement of the European project or for areas adjacent to existing forms of enhanced cooperation in order to avoid overlaps or contradictions;

2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO

2018/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30 a. Calls the European Commission to propose a regulation based on Article 175 al. 3 or 352 of the treaty in order to simplify, unify the legal framework applicable to the enhanced cooperation (as for example guiding principles on the applicable law for common institutions or a Member’s withdrawal) and therefore facilitate the conclusion of such cooperation;

2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that competition policy is in itself a means of safeguarding European democracy, in that it prevents the overconcentration of economic and financial power in the hands of a few, which would undermine the ability of Europe’s political authorities to act independently of major industrial and banking groups;

2018/11/05
Committee: ECON

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Takes the view that current and savings accounts should not incur commissions for users unless they are linked to specific services;

2018/11/05
Committee: ECON

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Welcomes the Commission's proposal on laying down rules on the taxation of the digital economy; stresses that the global nature of the digital economy, reflects the importance of finding international solutions and common tax rules to the taxation of the digital economy; calls on the Commission to continue its efforts within international fora, namely with the OECD, to find such an agreement;

2018/11/05
Committee: ECON

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points to the discrepancies between the rules on state aid in the area of liquidation aid and the resolution regime under the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD); points out that in two recent cases, in spite of the Single Resolution Board’s (SRB) conclusions that resolution could not be justified on the grounds of public interest, the Commission approved state aid on the basis that it would mitigate economic disturbance at a regional level, thereby demonstrating two distinct interpretations of public interestout that rules for precautionary recapitalization need to be clarified; urges the Commission, therefore, to reconsider ~~its interpretation of~~review the relevant state aid rules ~~in a manner consistent with the BRRD and to revise its 2013 Banking Communication accordingly, including the area of liquidation aid~~and BRRD provisions to ensure consistency;

2018/11/05
Committee: ECON

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Expresses its concern that growing concentration in the financial sector may reduce the degree of competition in the sector, and is also concerned at the lack of a genuine internal banking market and continuing fragmentation into national markets;

2018/11/05
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 (new)

– having regard to its Resolution of 6 February 2018 on the European Central Bank Annual Report for 2016;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

– having regard to the ECB Economic Bulletin, Issue 5/2018;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)

– having regard to Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 974/98 of 3 May 1998 on the introduction of the euro;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 c (new)

– having regard to Article 128(1) of the TFEU, on the legal tender character of the euro;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 d (new)

– having regard to the report of the High -Level Group on Own resources (Monti Report) of December 2016;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 e (new)

– having regard to the Feedback on the input provided by the European Parliament as part of its Resolution on the ECB Annual Report for 2016;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 f (new)

– having regard to the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on sovereign bond- backed securities of 24 May 2018;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 g (new)

– having regard to the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a European Investment Stabilisation Function of 31 May 2018;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 h (new)

– having regard to its Resolution of 3 May on virtual currencies;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas the Euro is the currency of the EU; whereas the euro remains unchallenged as the second most important currency in the international monetary system; whereas the euro is the only physical money for euro area citizens which allows instant settlements and is guaranteed by the central banks, as legal issuers;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)

-Aa. whereas the ECB is responsible for managing the policies of the single currency, one of the most tangible and historic achievements of European integration; whereas the euro is irreversible;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)

-Ab. whereas popular support for the euro was high in 2017 with close to three- quarters of respondents supporting the euro in the euro area (73%), which is the highest score reached since autumn 2004, with 64% thinking the euro is a good thing for their country, and with 74% thinking the euro is a good thing for the EU;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas despite some convergence, growth and unemployment rates remain geographically uneven to a significant degree, causing dangerous fragility for the economy and endangering sound and balanced development;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas according to Eurostat data in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, annual headline inflation grew from just 0.2% in 2016 to 1.5% in 2017, recovering from past lows and moving closer to the ECB's medium term inflation aim of close to but below 2%, but still falling short of the said objective; whereas the increase of headline inflation is mainly driven by higher energy prices, while underlying inflation recorded only a marginal increase to 1.0% from 0.9% in 2016, lacking signs of a sustained upward trend in 2017;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas wage growth remains an important precondition for a sustained increase in underlying inflation1a; _________________ 1a See "The role of wages in the pick-up of inflation", ECB Economic Bulletin, Issue 5/2018: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/economic- bulletin/focus/2018/html/ecb.ebbox201804 _04.en.html

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas in 2017 the number and value of euro banknotes in circulation grew by around 5.9% and 4.0% respectively while the number and value of euro coins grew by 4.2% and 4.0% respectively;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)

Kb. whereas the ECB deems it appropriate to invite the European Commission, in view of its coordination role for euro coins matters, to consider the joint issuance by all 19 euro area countries of a commemorative coin bearing the image of Charlemagne;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Welcome the fact that popular support for the euro has increased 8 percentage points in 2017 vis-a-vis 2016, with almost two-third of respondents (64%) thinking that the single currency is a good thing for their countries;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that the statute of independence of the ECB, as laid down in the treaties, is crucial for fulfilling its mandate of price stability and protecting the institution as a whole from political interference; stresses, however, the need for more accountability and transparency, proportionate to its level of independence;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that the monetary policies undertaken in the 2012-2017 period have effectively preserved the single currency and the stability of the Economic and Monetary Union, including by maintaining financial stability, the proper functioning of the payment systems, easing financing conditions and boosting economic growth;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Recalls that, in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of its Statute and Article 127 of the TFEU and the further details set out in Article 282 of the TFEU, the ECB must, without prejudice to the primary objective of price stability, support "the general economic policies of the Union", with a view to contributing to the achievement of the objectives of the Union as laid down in Article 3 of the TEU;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes however that inflation dynamics in 2017, with headline inflation increasing to 1.5% reflecting higher contributions from energy prices, and underlying inflation, excluding energy and food, recording only 1% increase, had yet to show convincing signs of a sustained upward adjustment to a medium-term level below, but close to 2%, consistent with the ECB's definition of price stability1a; _________________ 1a See ECB 2017 Annual Report, pages 4,8 and 16

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Agrees with the ECB that a balanced mix of sound and growth- friendly national fiscal policies, implemented within the framework of the SGP, including its build-in flexibility, as well as socially balanced and ambitious productivity-enhanced reforms, are required at Member State level in order to ensure durable and sustainable economic growth;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Stresses that in order to ensure the full effectiveness of monetary policy, current account imbalances must be corrected with appropriate fiscal and economic policies, and productivity- enhancing reforms;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Notes that, so far the impact of the ECB's monetary policy measures on bank's profitability, appears contained. Overall, lower net interest margins, related to the flat yield curve and the downward stickiness of deposit rates, are being counteracted by improvements in the economic outlook that are having positive impact on credit quality (and therefore on bank's provisioning costs) and on lending volumes. At the same time, while cyclical challenges are gradually abating, bank profitability still remains fairly subdue. This reflects structural factors, including low cost-efficiency, weak revenue generation and diversification, and high stocks of NPLs in some jurisdictions;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Considers that the Banking Union needs to be completed with the establishment of a credible European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS) and the common backstop to the Single Resolution Fund (SRF);

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Considers that the EMU must be complemented by a fiscal and a political union, in particular with the establishment of a Euro area budget;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Agrees with~~Takes note of the ECB’s ~~decis~~intention to end the APP in December 2018, subject to incoming data confirming its medium- term inflation outlook~~, and considers that this instrument should only be used on a temporary basis, as it creates new risks for financial stability and reduces incentives to consolidate public finances~~;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes that with holdings of EUR 1.9 trillion at the end of 2017, the public sector purchase programme (PSPP) accounted for the largest part of the APP; ~~emphasises the importance of following the issuer limit of 33 % in public sector purchases;~~

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Reiterates its concern about~~Takes note of the increase in TARGET2 balances ~~and call~~; stresses, however, that according to ECB analysis, changes oin the ~~ECB to clarify the underlying factors and the potential risks relat~~TARGET balances largely reflect the liquidity flows arising in the context of the APP and are not a symptom of renewed stress in financial markets; asks the ECB to continue careful monitoring tof the imTARGET balances ~~that this could cause~~;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Recalls that the ECB as an EU Institution is bound by the Paris Agreement;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Welcomes the amendment of Article 22 of the ESCB and the ECB Statute, in order to provide a clear legal basis for enabling the Eurosystem to carry out its role as central bank of issue for central clearing counterparties (CCPs), thus giving the ECB the competence to regulate the activity of the clearing systems, including CCPs, with the objective of effectively countering the risks posed by those systems to the smooth operation of payment systems and the implementation of the single monetary policy;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Considers that deeper and better connected European capital markets, as a result of moving towards and EU CMU, as well as a completed banking union, will contribute to the depth and liquidity of euro area financial markets, while fostering the international standing of the euro1a; _________________ 1a See "The international role of the euro", June 2018 : https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/ire/html/ec b.ire201806.en.html

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Takes note of the Commission proposal on establishing a European safe asset for the euro area´s Banking Union, starting with the issuance of European Sovereign Bonds-backed Securities (ESBBS);

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Takes note that the ECB agrees that it is important to study the relevance and implications of issuing central bank digital currency (or digital base money, DBM) to the general public; encourages the ECB to conduct and publish such study and put forward, if appropriate, a carefully designed proposal with a view to improving public access to payment systems; stresses that progress in the field of virtual currencies must not lead to restrictions on retail cash payments or to the abolition of cash;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Agrees with the ECB on the importance of physical money as legal tender, given that the euro is the sole legal tender within the euro area, and reminds all euro area Member States that the acceptance of euro coins and banknotes should be the rule in retail transactions, without prejudice to the right of the said Member States to introduce upper limits to cash payments with a view to fighting money laundering, tax fraud, and the financing of terrorism and organised crime;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)

18c. Asks the Commission, in view of its coordination role for euro coin matters, to consider the joint issuance by all 19 euro area countries of a commemorative coin bearing the image of Charlemagne;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Notes that the High-Level Group on Own Resources identified the ECB profits as one of the possible new own resources for the EU budget; welcomes the Commission proposal regarding using the ECB profits to provide anti-cyclical interest-free loans to Euro area Member States as part of the European Investment Stabilisation Function;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2101(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Welcomes the improved, detailed, section-by-section, and substantial Feedback provided by the ECB to Parliament's input on the 2016 ECB Annual Report; encourages the ECB to continue this commitment to accountability;

2018/09/18
Committee: ECON

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)

- having regard to the 2018 State of the European Union address of 12 September 2018 by Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker,

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the European Union is an example of supranational integration w~~ithout equal and~~hich has brought lasting peace, prosperity and welfare to its peoples ever since the groundbreaking Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the Union has achieved fundamental transformations, such as the free movement of goods, services, capital and people, the single currency, the Erasmus programme, regional, agricultural and cohesion policies, and Horizon 2020, among many others, that contribute to the well-being of European citizens;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Pervenche BERÈS, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the 2014-2017 period has seen more socially balanced and effective monetary and macroeconomic policies that have contributed to the economic ans social recovery, such as the non-standard policies of the ECB, the flexibility of the Stability and Growth Pact, and the Investment Plan for Europe;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas although Europe has managed to overcome the most critical moments of the economic crisis, important and urgent reforms still lie ahead in the area of economic governance in general and in the euro area in particular, as well as in terms of recovery and development of the social standards of our welfare state;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Pervenche BERÈS, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas in view of the multiple current and future challenges facing the Union in a ~~hostile~~ global world, in particular those concerning migration, demographic decline, terrorism, security, climate change, completing the EMU, globalisation, ~~climate change,~~ international trade, foreign affairs and defence, the development of the social pillar, and the fight against anti-EU populism, the objective enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe ~~should~~must continue to inspire the actions taken by the Union~~; whereas these clear challenges can only be addressed if tackled together~~ in order to complete the process of European political integration, so these challenges can be effectively tackled;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas theEuropean Parliament is very concerned about the rise of populist, xenophobic and anti-European movements all over Europe; whereas the Union and its Member States must strengthen their efforts to defend and promote the democratic values, founding principles and objectives of European integration;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Richard CORBETT, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the referendum in the UK of June 2016 leading to the UK’s ~~announcement~~notification on 29 March 2017 of its intention to leave the European Union has intensified the debate on the future of the Union; whereas this is reflected, besides in Parliament’s own resolutions on the future of Europe of 16 February 2017, in the Bratislava Declaration and Roadmap, the Commission White Paper on the Future of Europe, the Rome Declaration, the Leaders’ Agenda adopted by the European Council in October 2017, and various contributions by individual Member States or groups of them;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Richard CORBETT, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. Whereas the negotiation on the envisaged departure of the UK from the EU have revealed the high level of interdependence of the member states, the degree to which we all rely on joint instruments and policies and the costs of any departure;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas according to the Eurobarometer the EU is at its highest level of popularity since 1983; whereas the latest Eurobarometer survey, conducted between 17 and 28 March 2018, shows that a majority of Europeans have a positive image of the EU (40 %) and that this proportion continues to exceed that of those who have a neutral image of the EU (37 %); whereas just above a fifth of Europeans have a negative image of the EU (21 %);

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. whereas the task of implementing greater and better integration requires working in three different and related levels: a) defending past achievements and the acquis; b) exploiting to the full extent the current provisions of the Treaty Lisbon; c) reforming the Treaties in order to improve the institutional decision- making and the balance of competencies;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

J a. whereas the promotion of an European dimension of culture and education are vital for the reinforcement of European citizenship, taking into account that the Union suffers from a knowledge deficit which causes that the Unions achievements tend to be taken for granted by the younger generations;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines that the Union must tackle the challenges of its future with greater and better political integration, with full respect for fundamental and democratic values, and by working together; agrees with the heads of state and government who addressed Parliament in plenary during the debates on the future of Europe that citizens want a Europe that protects their rights and their social model on the basis of shared sovereignty, and that the problems we face in Europe can only be solved together, thus full political integration is required;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates its belief that differentiated integration must remain open to all Member States and continue to act as a~~n example~~ method of deeper European integration, ~~not as a way to facilitate à la carte solutions~~although this must not be confused with "à la carte" method; insists on the need to avoid any perception of the creation of first-class and second-class membership within the European Union in the current debate on the evolution of differentiated integration;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Suggests to render the requirements for establishing enhanced and structured cooperation less restrictive, inter alia by lowering the minimum number of participating Member States and recalls that differentiated integration should not be a way to reduce the political integration;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the crisis has produced an imbalance between the main institutions of the Union, and that the ~~Council, and in particular the~~ European Council, is exercising its own political initiative to the detriment of the Commission’s right of initiative by reinforcing the intergovernmental method;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Richard CORBETT, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Reiterates that the unanimity, which the Treaties require in some fundamental matters, is an almost insurmountable obstacle in important moments and decisions, and advocates therefore, with regard to decision-making procedures, the principle of qualified majority voting (QMV) in Council and for legislation the use of the ordinary legislative procedure; recalls that under the current Treaties this can be achieved by using the various passerelle clauses or, in the case of enhanced cooperation, by using Article 333 TFEU;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Richard CORBETT, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes ~~in particular the fact that the Commission and some Member States are also contemplating using QMV~~the fact that, in that same address given on 13 September 2018, the President of the Commission alluded to the need to use QMV in the Council for the common foreign and security policy, given the importance of speeding up decision-making and making it more effective, and the need for the Union to speak with one voice;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes in particular the fact that the Commission and some Member States are also contemplating using QMV for the common foreign and security policy, given the importance of speeding up decision- making and making it more effective, and the need for the Union to speak ~~with one voice~~clearly;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Richard CORBETT, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Re~~iterates its suggestion to transform~~calls that the Council i~~nto a true~~s a legislative chamber and toreiterates that this should be made more visible to the public by improveing the transparency of its decision-making process; points in this context to the special report by the Ombudsman on the transparency of the Council’s legislative process and the initiative of a majority of national parliaments calling for more transparency from the Council and informal bodies such as the Eurogroup, in line with similar requests made by Parliament in this respect;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Pervenche BERÈS, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Reminds that the number of European Commissioners should be reduced in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon (art. 17 TUE);

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Recalls the need to provide the European Parliament with a legislative initiative power, taking into account that is the only institution directly elected by citizens, and without prejudice to the basic legislative prerogative of the Commission;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8 c. Insists that Parliament’s right of inquiry should be reinforced and that it should be granted specific, genuine and clearly delimited powers which are more in line with its political stature and competences;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Takes note of the report of the Task Force on Subsidiarity, Proportionality and ‘Doing Less More Efficiently’ of 10 July 2018, presenting recommendations on a new way of working; recalls, in this respect, that the effective application of the principle of subsidiarity is one of the ways of combating euroscepticism and underlines the fundamental role of local and regional authorities in the application of Union law;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Pervenche BERÈS, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the joint proclamation endorsing the European Pillar of Social Rights; points out that the competences and tools required to deliver on the pillar are mainly in the hands of local, regional and national authorities, as well as social partners and civil society, while progress in its implementation should receive particular attention within the economic policy coordination of the European Semester; recalls in this context that social dialogue has proven to be an indispensable instrument to improve EU policy- and law- making and that the more it offers a high level of social protection to its citizens, the less the question of its legitimacy will arise;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Pervenche BERÈS, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Points out that horizontal social clause enshrined in article 9 TFEU requires the Union to give careful consideration to the impact of EU legislation on social standards and employment and with a due consultation of social stakeholders,

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Pervenche BERÈS, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Suggests that the coordination of economic policies as provided for in Article 5 TFEU should become a ‘shared competence’ between the Union and the Member States;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Pervenche BERÈS, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Recalls that all Member States excepting those with a derogation in the Treaty shall adopt the euro and should take all the necessary steps to meet the legal and economic requirements for its adoption in a timely fashion; Calls for the establishment of a maximum of a 10-year transition period for joining the EMU for new Member States;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Richard CORBETT, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the Commission communication on a European Minister of Economy and Finance; points out that merging the positions of Commission Vice-President for Economic Affairs and Chair of the Eurogroup could improve parliamentary accountability a~~t European level~~nd the democratic control of economic governance at European level, as well as avoid a duplication of roles that is confusing for the public; recalls in this respect its wish to progressively see the coordination of economic policies, as presented in Article 5 TFEU, become a shared competence;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Pervenche BERÈS, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Calls for the completion of the Banking Union with the implementation of the European Deposit Insurance Scheme;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Pervenche BERÈS, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14 b. Supports the transformation of the European Stability Mechanism into a European Stability Fund, accountable to the European Parliament;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Pervenche BERÈS, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14 c. Reminds the need to issue European bonds in order to generate additional own resources and provide the Eurozone with a European Safe Asset;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Pervenche BERÈS, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)

14 d. Calls for the development of a European Unemployment Insurance linked to the Euro Area fiscal capacity;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Pervenche BERÈS, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)

14 e. Calls on the Commission to activate article 116 TFEU in order to circumvent the hijacking of the Council by certain Member States in the field of tax harmonization and calls for the fight against tax fraud and avoidance to become an objective of the Union;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Richard CORBETT, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the Commission proposal on own resources introducing new real own resources, as requested by Parliament; express concern at the Commission proposal for the multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027 because it suffers from the lack of financial engagement to face the current as well as the new challenges ahead for the EU, and regrets the positions taken by some Member States that refuse to provide more resources to the EU, despite unanimous recognition of the need to face new challenges and responsibilities, and therefore the need for more financial resources; points out that spending at EU level can save money at national level by avoiding duplication and through economies of scale;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Stresses that Europe is, and should continue to be, a positive force in the world, by upholding its values, multilateralism and International law; recalls that the Union and its Member States are the largest contributor to international development aid;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16 b. Considers that the Union should continue to advance international trade while defending social, labour and environmental standards; warns against tradewars that only produce losers and increase political and security tensions;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. DStrongly deplores the absence of agreement among the Member States on the priorities and implementation of an EU-level comprehensive immigration policy, which would make it possible to organise and regulate migratory flows, control our external borders more effectively, cooperate with countries of origin and transit, and guarantee respect for the fundamental rights of migrants and asylum seekers, among other objectives; underlines that the obvious contradictions in interests exposed by Member States need to be overcome in order not to jeopardise the European integration project which suffers directly from an instrumentalisation of the migration issue by the Eurosceptic parties;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Points out that the Union must commit itself fully to the green transition and sustainable development, both of which are key, strategic components of a European recovery, and in particular make them the guiding principles underpinning an investment strategy in the service of a new economic model designed to help it meet the threefold challenge - environmental, economic and social - it faces;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Richard CORBETT, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Emphasises that a series of scandals and revelations have severely shaken citizens' confidence in our financial and tax system; points out that, if the Union's credibility is to be restored, it is vital to guarantee tax and social justice by quickly implementing and strengthening the legal tools required to ensure that opacity gives way to transparency, to combat tax evasion and money laundering and make taxation fairer;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Underlines its determination to continue with the Spitzenkandidaten process for the election of the next Commission President, and welcomes the support of the Commission and certain Member States in this respect; underlines that it will reject any candidate in the investiture procedure of the Commission President who was not appointed as a Spitzenkandidat in the run-up to European Parliament elections and who does not have a sufficient parliamentary majority; considers it essential to strengthen the ~~social~~ legitimacy of the European elections and the supranational role of the European Parliament as an exponent of European citizenship and European ~~sovereignt~~democracy;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Recalls that, as stated by the Ombudsman, when appointing its Secretary-General the Commission 'failed to comply with either the letter or the spirit of the relevant rules'; points out that a new procedure, consistent with the rules, for filling this post should be conducted when the new President of the Commission and the new Commissioners are appointed;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

~~20.~~ Regrets the frequent and ~~20.~~ widespread temptation to attribute unpopular decisions to Brussels and to free national authorities of their responsibilities and politics, given that this unjust and opportunistic attitude damages Europe, promotes anti-European nationalism and discredits the EU institutions; considers that the Member States’ failure to comply with agreements adopted at European Summits and Councils seriously undermines the credibility of the European institutions, and their implementation should therefore be more effectively guaranteed;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Pervenche BERÈS, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Underlines the need for a stronger assessment of the social and environmental consequences of EU policies, by keeping in mind also the cost of non-legislation at European level (so- called “cost of non Europe”);

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Underlines the need to strengthen the European public sphere as a supranational area of European democracy; stresses that the major challenges Europe is facing must be addressed and discussed from a European perspective and not just from a national perspective; points out that, for this reason, European democracy needs ~~a European identity, a genuinely~~to protect all the fundamental values and principles of our democratic system while promoting the development of an European ide~~mos~~ntity, more European institutional education and a deliberative, more participatory and less national ~~social~~ framework;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Richard CORBETT, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the approach taken to the current negotiations on the United Kingdom’s orderly withdrawal from the European Union, and underlines the remarkable unity displayed by the EU institutions and Member States; notes that experience in the negotiations to date has shown the enormous complexities of such decisions; recalls that there is still time for the UK to reconsider its intension to leave;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines once more that neither national sovereignty nor subsidiarity can justify or legitimise the systematic refusal on the part of a Member State to comply with the fundamental values of the European Union which inspired the introductory articles of the European Treaties and EU laws, which every Member State has willingly endorsed and committed to respect; underlines furthermore that upholding these values is fundamental for the cohesion of the European project, the rights of all Europeans and the mutual trust needed among the Member States; recalls its recommendation to establish a European mechanism for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights which based on a codecision procedure between the Parliament and the Council would sanction clear infringements of these principles;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Reiterates that t~~he process of reflection on the future of Europe and on a review of the Lisbon Treaty should eventually lead to~~aking into account the present state of the integration project, the EU must exhaust every possible avenue to ensure the full implementation of the Lisbon Treaty. Points out that a subsequent revision of the Treaties should be based on a Convention being convened –- guaranteeing inclusiveness through its composition of representatives and providing a platform for reflection and engagement with stakeholders and citizens – with a view to discussing and drawing conclusions from the various contributions to the reflection process on the future of Europe by the institutions and other bodies of the Union and the proposals put forward by heads of state or government, national parliaments and civil society and in citizen consultations;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Reiterates that the process of reflection on the future of Europe and on a review of the Lisbon Treaty should eventually lead to a Convention being convened – guaranteeing inclusiveness through its composition of representatives and providing a platform for reflection and engagement with stakeholders and citizens – with a view to discussing and drawing conclusions from the various contributions to the reflection process on the future of Europe by the institutions and other bodies of the Union and the proposals put forward by heads of state or government, national parliaments and civil society and in citizen consultations;(Does not affect the English version.)

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24 a. Recalls the pending Union’s accession to the European Convention of Human Rights;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24 b. Affirms the importance to proceed towards a simplification of the constitutional amendment and ratification procedure, insists in this regard on the added value of a potential EU-wide referendum for the improvement of legitimacy and democracy of the Union;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)

24 c. Suggests the reform of article 7 of the TEU in order to abolish the unanimity requirement for the imposition of sanctions;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2094(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Calls for the absorption of the Euratom Treaty´s provisions in the Constitutional Treaty;

2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO

2018/2080(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex - article 12 – paragraph 2

2. The officials and servants of the Ombudsman's secretariat shall be subject to the rules and regulations applicable to officials and other servants of the European Union. Their number shall be adopted each year as part of the budgetary procedure and be adequate for the proper performance of the Ombudsman's duties and workload.

2018/12/19
Committee: AFCO

2018/2080(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex - article 15 – paragraph 1 - point a

(a) procedural rights of the complainant and the institution, body, office or agency concerned; and on ensuring the protection of persons reporting cases of breaches of Union law or whistleblowing within the institutions, body, office or agency of the Union, in accordance with Article 22a of the Staff Regulations.

2018/12/19
Committee: AFCO

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Considers that from the constitutional point of view, a reinforcement of the Union institutions is necessary and that the transnational challenges that must be managed, such as climate change and immigration, among others, require a 2019 budget that is higher in real terms than that of 2018;

2018/06/22
Committee: AFCO

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers that additional budgetary appropriations should be devoted to strengthening the level of knowledge about the European Union, especially, but not only, by dedicating resources to the financing of the development of a common demonstration curriculum on education for European citizenship;

2018/06/22
Committee: AFCO

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Considers that the 2019 budget should provide additional financing for programs fostering and integrating immigrants and refugees, particularly in the border States of the Union, also with the aim of guaranteeing their full insertion in the community of law that is the European Union;

2018/06/22
Committee: AFCO

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls for the 2019 budget to focus on the priorities outlined in the European Semester, in the resolutions of the European Parliament and in the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations, and on addressing the main concerns of EU citizens that are within EU full or partial responsibility as outlined e.g. in the Eurobarometer 2018; underlines that the most pressing issues lie especially in the area of security and defence, while economic development, growth and youth unemployment are among other crucial areas to be addressed, along with slowing down climate change, reducing inequalities, and the financing of migration, asylum and refugee policies;

2018/07/23
Committee: ECON

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that the Union Budget is fundamentally an investment budget;

2018/07/23
Committee: ECON

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Considers that the EU budget should continue to support economic recovery in the European Union and provide sufficient resources to meet transnational challenges such as climate change and immigration; consequently, calls for the 2019 budget to be bigger than that of 2018 in real terms;

2018/07/23
Committee: ECON

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Considers that the 2019 budget should allocate more resources to the welcoming and support of refugees and migrants, particularly for Member States on the southern and eastern border of the EU and for those that are meeting their commitments in this regard;

2018/07/23
Committee: ECON

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)

– whereas the euro is the currency of the European Union;

2018/07/16
Committee: ECON

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)

– whereas the largest share of the EU´s GDP and population are in the Euro area;

2018/07/16
Committee: ECON

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 c (new)

– considers that after the May 2019 election to the European Parliament, all MEPs elected in Member States that have not yet adopted the euro shall voluntarily refrain from voting on Euro area affairs;

2018/07/16
Committee: ECON

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 d (new)

– welcomes the monetary policies adopted by the European Central Bank in support of the single currency, price and financial stability, and economic recovery since August 2012;

2018/07/16
Committee: ECON

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 e (new)

– considers that the main goal of the economic policies of the Euro area should be achieving full employment as a guarantee of decent living standards, while reducing income divergences among Member States;

2018/07/16
Committee: ECON

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 f (new)

– General issues

2018/07/16
Committee: ECON

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 g (new)

– welcomes the Commission’s proposals on the Euro area fiscal capacity, the European Monetary Fund and the Euro Area finance minister;

2018/07/16
Committee: ECON

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 h (new)

– considers that the Euro area fiscal capacity shall include, in addition to loans, a grant component;

2018/07/16
Committee: ECON

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1

The data that may be collected from the users for the purposes of applying this Directive shall be limited to data indicating the Member State in which the users are located, without allowing for identification of the user. Without prejudice of paragraph 1, any processing of personal data under this Directive shall comply with the provisions laid down on Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

2018/10/17
Committee: ECON

2018/0005(CNS)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Member States to make available the necessary information and statistical data to facilitate the national management of resources and capabilities related to border control; calls on the Member States, in particular those directly affected, to prepare and sufficiently test necessary contingency plans ~~to mitigate situations of disproportionate migratory pressure~~needed to properly manage large migration flows, as well as to increase their registration and accommodation capacity in case of such events; calls on the Member States to improve their capabilities to detect document fraud and clandestine entries;

2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE

2017/2256(INI)

25. Calls on the Member States to ensure swift return procedures once a return decision has been issued; calls on the Member States to take specific steps to ensure adequate infrastructure, accommodation and living conditions for arriving asylum seekers, especially taking into consideration the needs of unaccompanied minors and families with minors; calls on the Member States to bring their detention facilities into line with the requirements so as to meet capacity demand, and abide to international best practices and Human Rights norms and conventions, and, above all, to increase the use of alternative measures to detention;

2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE

2017/2256(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Calls for proposals to improve and expand the freedom of movement of workers, the freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide services within the EU, including the elimination of the current restrictions, for migrants legally residing in a Member State, in order to improve the rights and living conditions of this large group of people, and to ensure the consistency and integrity of the internal market;

2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE

2017/2233(ACI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the Commission President will be elected by the European Parliament on a proposal by the European Council, taking into account the outcome of the elections to the European Parliament and after appropriate consultations have been held, and that therefore, as was the case in 2014, European political parties shall come up with lead candidates (‘Spitzenkandidaten’), preferably of a transnational list in order to give the European citizens the choice whom to elect as Commission President in the European Parliament elections;

2018/01/10
Committee: AFCO

2017/2233(ACI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the Spitzenkandidaten process is a further step in strengthening the EU’s parliamentary dimension, and therefore warns that the European Parliament will reject any candidate in the investiture procedure of the Commission President who was not appointed as a Spitzenkandidat in the run-up to the elections of the European Parliament and will avoid submitting a candidate who does not have a sufficient parliamentary majority;

2018/01/10
Committee: AFCO

2017/2233(ACI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that all major European political parties embraced the Spitzenkandidaten process ~~in the run-up to the 2014 European elections~~or indicate their candidate to the presidency of the Commission in the run-up to the 2014 European elections and also public debates were held among the candidates to chair the Commission, which is itself a sign of its success, and stresses that the 2019 European elections will be the occasion to cement the use of that process;

2018/01/10
Committee: AFCO

2017/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Takes note of the Commission publication ofn the ~~2018~~ Annual Growth Survey (AGS) ~~package and the proposed~~2018; considers it necessary to introduce a policy mix of investment, socially balanced structural reform and fiscal ~~consolidation, presented as a way to~~stability, thereby further promoteing higher growth levels and to strengthening European recovery and ~~upward~~ convergence, with the inclusion of quality job creation;

2018/01/17
Committee: ECON

2017/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Considers it a matter of urgency to correct both deficit and surplus current account imbalances;

2018/01/17
Committee: ECON

2017/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls the importance of public investment for boosting and leveraging ~~investment~~growth in the EU; considers that the policy mix proposed in the AGS 2018 should be further developed to remedy the current decrease in public investment in the EU; highlights that this decrease also affects local and regional authorities, threatening their ability to deliver quality public services;

2018/01/17
Committee: ECON

2017/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that the European Semester and the Country-Specific Recommendations should achieve the objectives set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights; takes the view that more attention should be paid to social indicators and well-being objectives in the context of the European Semester and the Annual Growth Survey;

2018/01/17
Committee: ECON

2017/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Insists on the need to develop within the European semester a comprehensive strategy to support investment that enhances environmental sustainability and progress in the bioindustrial sector; calls on the Commission, in this respect, to demonstrate how its statement that ‘the SDGs are now fully integrated in the Semester’ (Commission communication of 22 May 2017, COM(2017)0500) is reflected in Annual Growth Survey 2018 and will be reflected in the subsequent Semester process;

2018/01/17
Committee: ECON

2017/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines that a fiscal capacity – on top of existing capacities, and ~~not~~ withrou~~gh redeployments that would undermine~~t prejudice to the vital role currently played by structural funds and cohesion policy – represents a necessary tool for increasing incentives for convergence and to counter asymmetric or symmetric economic shocks;

2018/01/17
Committee: ECON

2017/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

– whereas competition policy is in itself a means of safeguarding European democracy, in that it prevents the over- concentration of economic and financial power in the hands of a few, which would undermine the ability of Europe’s political authorities to act independently of major industrial and banking groups;

2017/11/28
Committee: ECON

2017/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Takes the view that current and savings accounts should not incur commissions for users unless they are linked to specific services;

2017/11/28
Committee: ECON

2017/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Points out that the harmonisation of the common consolidated corporate tax base(CCCTB) is vital in order to eliminate distortions of competition and reduce the appeal of concluding opaque tax agreements between certain multinationals and Member States;

2017/11/28
Committee: ECON

2017/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Considers that sales tax on digital companies could improve competition conditions and contribute to a level play field within the single market;

2017/11/28
Committee: ECON

2017/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Urges the Council to swiftly adopt the Commission proposal on the harmonisation of the consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) after taking into account the Parliament´s opinion;

2017/11/28
Committee: ECON

2017/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)

14d. Welcomes the fact that the Commission regards the opaque tax rulings awarded by some Member States to certain multinationals as illegal state aid, on the grounds that they distort competition in the internal market, and encourages the Commission to continue its efforts in this direction;

2017/11/28
Committee: ECON

2017/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Takes the view that the adoption of the euro by those Member States that have not yet joined the single currency would strengthen competition conditions within the internal market;

2017/11/28
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Acknowledges the EIB’s contribution to restoring investment activity in the EU after the economic and financial crisesis and the policies of excessive fiscal adjustment, that had a negative impact on investment; stresses that the EIB’s activities during the current period of recovery and credit availability in some countries and sectors must be carefully directed towards products and projects, thereby ensuring additionality, while addressing underlying investment gaps in both public and private sectors;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes that, according to the 28 September 2017 EIB Economics Departments brief, the cumulative investments approved by the EIB Group in 2015 and 2016 will add 2.3 % to the EU GDP by 2020 and will add 2.25 million jobs, which shows the substantial macroeconomic impact of the EIB;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

1b. Encourages the EIB further expand its macroeconomic analysis capability, including research regarding the macroeconomic impact of its activities, as well as its general analytical work and sectoral studies, and the range of empirical papers and publications, thereby becoming as well a "knowledge bank";

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Calls on the EIB to continue improving the assessment of projects, by using richer, more precise and refined impact indicators;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. In order to keep bioeconomy investments in Europe, demonstration and flagship investment project proposals that have been positively evaluated by the Bio- Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) but could not be funded under the BBI JU program because of a lack of available budget, shall be eligible for ‘fast-track’ simplified procedure for EIB funding that would be limited to a financial assessment;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need to ~~minimise the risk of crowding out the private sector by~~ focusing on long-term financing otherwise unavailable on time to EIB clients on the markets, or by greater risk-taking, namely by supporting the financing of projects that would not get financed otherwise; further points out that additionality of EIB financing also consists in providing technical advice and capacity-building in order to help projects to become investment-ready and quick mobilization of resources, often faster than the private sector;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers that EIB loans should increase in nominal and real terms every year, at least as far as the investment gap caused by the financial and economic crisis and the policies of fiscal adjustment is not filled;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Notes that the EIB maintained solid a financial stance, according to the forecast for 2016, with a net annual surplus of EUR 2,8 billion; calls for a share of this profit to be used for financing EU aid programmes;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Notes that the Parliament resolution of 22 November 2016 on the Green Paper on Retail Financial Services, in its paragraph 47, calls on ‘the Commission to put forward a proposal on the creation of an “EU savings account” in order to unlock long-term financing and support ecological transition in Europe'; suggests therefore that the EIB undertakes an study on the viability of creating the said EU savings account, in order to channel individual savings to the EIB for the financing of the circular economy and the ecological transition, bio-based industries and sustainable development;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Considers that the EIB should continue to prioritise investments in the fight against climate, the circular economy, and bio-economy, and in particular in the recycling industry, renewable energy, sustainable and last generation biofuels that do not crowd out food supply, non-fossil fuel-based alternative transport methods, bio-based industries and biomass, green building, biotechnologies, bioplastics and organic farming;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2e. Encourages the EIB to, in particular, increase financing to the bio- economy sector, including bio-based industries, biotechnology and the efficient management of natural resources, particularly in crisis-affected Member States and Regions, in partnership with Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU), the €3.7 billion Public-Private Partnership on Bio-based Industries between the European Commission and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC);

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)

2f. Notes with concern that many biotechnological starts ups that exploit EU-financed science move to the United States for lack of private finance and venture capital in Europe; calls on the EIB to offer suitable financing alternatives to the said start-ups;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that ~~instead of playing a partly anti-cyclical role,~~ the key priorityies for the EIB should be to focus on ~~areas where markets fail;~~bridging investments gaps, develop technical capacity, address market failures, and on providing financing support for the EU´s economic and social cohesion objectives.

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that ~~instead of playing a partly anti-cyclical role,~~ the key priority for the EIB should be to focus on areas where markets fail;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the EIB to help Member States to identify fundable projects whenever they call for financial assistance;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Reminds that more than 90% of EU SMEs are microenterprises providing almost 30% of employment in the private sector; microenterprises are more vulnerable to economic shocks than larger firms and may remain underserved in credit provision; believes that in the domain of access to finance, the EIB could emphasise bridging possible funding gaps for microenterprises through financial instruments and products such as microfinance facilities and guarantees;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that the EIB can play a positive role in reducing the negative public investment gap~~, but that its activities should not come into conflict with fiscal rules, as fiscal stability is a key precondition for stable and sustainable economic growth~~;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that the EIB ~~can~~played and continues to play a positive role in reducing the negative public ~~investment gap, but th~~and private i~~ts activities should not come into conflict with fiscal rules, as fiscal stability is a key precondition for stable and sustainable economic growth~~nvestment gap;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the EIB, taking into account the insufficient project generation capacity in the public and private sectors and the lower borrowing capacity in some Member States, and with a view to reducing the investment shortfall in the EU, to consider an approach whereby contributions made on a one-off basis to EIB-funded projects by Member States, whether by a Member State as such or by national promotional banks classified in the general government sector or acting on behalf of a Member State, would qualify as one-off measures within the meaning of Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/971 a and Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/971 b; _________________ 1a Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 of 7 July 1997 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies 1b Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 of 7 July 1997 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Considers that the EIB should move towards the development bank model by establishing, among other plans, programme strategies agreed with the Member States and within the framework of the national reform programmes and country-specific recommendations;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Points out that it is important to fund projects that intensively use labour to maximise the impact in terms of job creation; Calls on the EIB to provide detailed information on the direct and indirect jobs created by every project funded;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the EIB to draw up a strategy for remedying the fact that SMEs, when they are based in a country in which the economic and banking context is unfavourable, have difficulties in gaining access to project financing;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls the high degree of urgency of clarifying the impact of Brexit on the EIB in order for the ~~bank~~institution to continue to be able to perform its role, and the need to deliver a study on the matter; calls for Member States to make sure that the departure of the United Kingdom does not result in a loss of capital for the EIB; suggest Member States to, on the contrary, seize this opportunity to increase the EIB capital;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to monitor carefully the cost and efficiency associated with the high number of financially small mandates given to the EIB; takes the view that the administrative cost associated with such a number of mandates can undermine the EIB’s price competitiveness and thus render it less effective in performing its role;deleted

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Reminds that the EIB should play a fundamental role in the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy through the Horizon 2020 instrument;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the need for the EIB to prioritise external operations so that its activities especially focus on areas of high importance for the EU; highlights the great potential for EIB operations to improve the economic situation in Ukraine, which is facing great economic stress and instability due to the ongoing armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine, with the direct and indirect participation of Russian military and security servicesregions of key geopolitical relevance, such as in Eastern Europe, in particular in Ukraine, the Middle East and North Africa, Sub- Saharan Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Welcomes the Council conclusions of October 10th 2017 on climate finance1a; highlights the importance of scaling up the availability of capital for green and sustainable investments; believes the EIB should make it a top priority; _________________ 1ahttp://www.consilium.europa.eu/press- releases-pdf/2017/10/47244665508_en.pdf

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls for an increase in financial assistance for projects that have a positive impact on refugees and other migrants, and that are located in Member States that receive the largest flows of refugees and migrants;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Believes the EIB should support the timely implementation of the Paris Agreement along with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Welcomes the will of the EIB to adopt the highest standards in order to prevent tax fraud, tax evasion, tax avoidance, aggressive tax planning, money laundering and financing of terrorism1a; believes nevertheless that there is still room for improvement; calls in this regard the EIB to end cooperation with intermediaries, jurisdictions and countries that do not comply with OECD and EU standards; _________________ 1a http://www.eib.org/about/compliance/tax- good-governance/index.htm & http://www.eib.org/infocentre/publications /all/eib-group-anti-money-laundering- policy-and-combating-finance-of- terrorism-framework.htm

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)

7d. Recalls that the EU list of non- cooperative jurisdictions in taxation matters will be release by the end of 2017; believes that as soon as a country appears on this list, the EIB should freeze its cooperation with it;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)

7e. Highlights the EU list of high risk third countries in the field of money laundering; believes that as soon as a country appears on this list, the EIB should freeze its cooperation with it;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)

7f. Calls on the EIB to take into account the local context when investing in third countries; recalls that investing in third countries cannot be based only on a profit maximisation approach but also aim at generating long-term private sector-led sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty through job creations and improved access to productive resources; believes that the choice of financial intermediaries should be stricter in this regard;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 g (new)

7g. Is concerned by the lack of information that the EIB discloses on the beneficial ownership and the final money recipients, especially when the financing relies on private equity funds; underlines the issues it raises in terms of transparency and accountability for a publicly-backed institution; urges therefore the EIB to reinforce its due diligence procedure when working with financial intermediaries;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 h (new)

7h. Notes that out of 120 cases reported to the Fraud Investigations Division of the Inspectorate General (IG/IN) in 2016, 53% were referred by EIB Group staff; welcomes the fact that the fraud reporting mechanism on the EIB’s website is now available in 30 languages1a; believes that the EIB should follow carefully the ongoing work on the protection of whistle-blowers at EU level and consequently further improve its reporting possibilities; _________________ 1a http://www.eib.org/attachments/general/re ports/ig_fraud_investigations_activity_rep ort_2016_en.pdf

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Acknowledges that access to finance is still a core barrier for the growth of the cultural creative industries (CCIs); stresses the urgent need for funding initiatives to strengthen such industries; emphasises the potential from the EIB and the EFSI to support the creative sector, mainly through the financing of SMEs; Calls on the EIB to address the lack of EFSI funding to CCIs by investigating possible interactions with Creative Europe;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Suggests that the EIB facilitates the direct purchase of EIB bonds by EU citizens and residents, through the opening of an online sale system in its website, and/or through its commercialization by Member States NCBs, postal services and other suitable providers;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Notes that, even though most EU citizens are unaware, EIB bonds are the only example of Union debt issuances;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Asks the EIB to promote gender equality and corporate social responsibility through its financing offers; believes that any company requiring an EU financing should first demonstrate that it has clear measures in place in this regard;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls for more comprehensive, frequent and proper parliamentary accountability of EIB, following the model of the ECB´s monetary dialogues;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Believes the communication of the EIB group, in cooperation with its relevant national partners, should be improved in order to raise the SMEs awareness of their financing possibilities and to better inform the citizens of the local and concrete projects financed by the EU;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2071(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Richard CORBETT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Deplores the conditions of the reappointment of the President of the EIB in July 2017 without any clear mandate nor any proper democratic debate; believes that the European Parliament should be involved in this process;

2017/10/16
Committee: ECON

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission’s continuous efforts to ensure that EU citizenship rights are upheld; is convinced that EU citizens will only be able to exercise their rights fully if the Member States and the EU institutions make a firm commitment to protecting them;

2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 2 February 2016 on ‘learning EU at school’,

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 2 March 2017 on the implementation of the Europe for Citizens Programme,

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 6 October 2016 on the 2014 Annual report on monitoring the application of Union law,

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to respect for the rule of law, enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union,

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)

- having regard to Article 3(2) of the Treaty on European Union enshrining the right of freedom of movement of persons,

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)

- having regard to Article 165 of the Treaty on European Union,

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Richard CORBETT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Warns against possible legal uncertainty over the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and those of UK citizens living in the EU arising as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU; believes that an agreement on the core rights should be ~~safeguard~~reached promptly, and contained in the UK withdrawal agreement and the agreement on the future relationship between the EU and the UK; stresses that any agreement should be based on the principle of reciprocity;

2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO

2017/2069(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that, given the increasing impact of the online universe and social media on the lives of citizens, the European institutions should continue to develop new mechanisms and public policies designed to protect the fundamental rights of individuals in the digital environment, focusing on their freedom of expression, their right to privacy and protection of their good name, personal data and personal image, particularly in the case of minors.

2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas access to EU citizenship is gained through nationality of a Member State, which is regulated by national laws; whereas at the same time, rights and duties emerge from this institution which are laid down by EU law and do not depend on the Member States; whereas for the above reason it is equally true that these rights and obligations cannot be limited in an unjustified manner by the Member States, including by their sub-state authorities;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas EU citizens trust in the Member States, including their sub-state authorities, to apply both Community law and their national laws, which is a precondition for the effective exercise of rights deriving from the EU citizenship which they hold;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas any unilateral change in the borders of a Member State constitutes, at the very least, a violation of Articles 2, 3.2 and 4.2 of the Treaty on European Union, as well as jeopardising enjoyment of all the rights deriving from EU citizenship;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Richard CORBETT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that the security of EU citizens and the fight against terrorism should be a top priority for the EU; welcomes the steps taken by the EU to reinforce the Security Union; calls for the speedy implementation of the interoperability of EU information systems for security, migration and border management, which should all comply with EU data protection principles; emphasises that the coordination of internal and external EU action in the field of security is essential for the efficient protection of EU citizens.

2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Warns that, in carrying out its essential task of ensuring greater public safety in the face of the terrorist threat, the Commission must make every effort to strike the right balance between security and freedom and to safeguard fundamental rights, given that failure to do so would be to neglect the core values of the European Union and strike at its very heart, thereby helping international terrorism to achieve one of its aims;

2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO

2017/2069(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Is concerned at the danger of linking terrorism to a particular religion or community; stresses, therefore, the need to strengthen peaceful coexistence, respect, tolerance and solidarity between individuals, groups and communities within in our societies and actively seek to eradicate hostile and xenophobic messages and behaviour targeting certain groups or communities;

2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to carry out activities aiming at raising awareness about citizenship rights among EU citizens.

2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the right to free movement and its exercise is central to EU citizenship and complements the other freedoms of the EU internal market; whereas young Europeans in particular consider free movement, which ranks first among EU citizens in terms of recognition and popularity, as the EU’s most positive achievement, after ensuring peace;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes with regret that the Commission’s 2017 EU Citizenship Report makes no reference to the right to petition, to the right to refer to the European Ombudsman ~~or to~~, the right to access documents or the right to access registers;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recommends that the Commission introduces an entry register at all of its headquarters, including at the representation offices in the Member States, to enable citizens to address any EU institution in writing or face-to-face with the proper guarantees;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Recommends that the Commission introduce, in cooperation with universal postal service providers, a messaging system with certification of content, date and sender, so that citizens can address the European institutions remotely in writing with the proper guarantees;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)

9e. Urges the Commission to launch an Education for European Citizenship strategy incorporating a proposed guideline curriculum, in the form of a recommendation to the Council and which Member State education systems could adopt, on the basis of Article 165 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Recognises that knowledge and the full exercise of the rights linked to Union citizenship, including participation in European Parliament elections, requires not only information but also training campaigns;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Encourages the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme to finance more innovative projects with the potential to have a systemic impact, leaving behind the paradigm based on financing seminars and exchanges of best practice that are simply drops in the ocean, however much of a transnational component they may have;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)

11d. Proposes, with the aim of strengthening Union citizenship and the exercise of that citizenship, that the Commission should encourage local authorities to designate councillors responsible for European affairs, since this is the level that is closest to citizens;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)

11e. Takes the view that Union citizenship requires action by the Commission to strengthen the European cultural dimension; suggests creating the ‘Get to Know Europe’ programme in parallel with and as a complement to ‘Europe for Citizens’;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)

14d. Stresses the need to further develop, as an integral part of the Union´s citizenship, a European common conscience oriented towards the future, pluralistic, transcultural and open to migration flows and influences from the rest of the world;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 g (new)

15g. Urges the Commission and Council to guarantee that refugees and migrants can enjoy all the rights linked to Union citizenship, and in particular the right to free movement and free movement of labour, as well as access to health, education, the labour market and culture;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2054(INL)

Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that the new distribution proposed would allow for a reduction in the size of Parliament to 699 members plus the President, thereby leaving ~~sufficient room for manoeuvre~~51 seats to accommodate potential future enlargements of the EU and members elected in a joint constituency;

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Annex – recital 3

(3) F~~rom the European elections after the adop~~ollowing the creation of the legal basis for transnational lists~~, a number of representatives in the European Parliament should be elected in a joint constituency comprising the entire territory of the Union;~~ trough the adoption of the European Electoral law, the number of representatives elected in a joint constituency comprising the entire territory of the Union should be defined according to the number of Member States of the European Union.

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. The number of representatives elected in the joint constituency shall be defined on the basis of the number of Member States of the European Union.

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that preference should be given to genuine European own resources, such as a tax based on the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) and a contribution based on a definitive VAT system, thereby delivering a fairer system for European citizens with respect to the EU budget; considers it necessary to reduce considerably the proportion of management costs included in taxes and tariffs paid to national customs agencies;

2017/12/11
Committee: ECON

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that preference should be given to genuine European own resources, such as a tax based on the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) and a contribution based on a definitive VAT system, especially with regard to revenue from cross-border transactions, thereby delivering a fairer system for European citizens with respect to the EU budget;

2017/12/11
Committee: ECON

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Advocates the establishment of a budgetary capacity for the Eurozone that would perform functions of macroeconomic stabilisation and bring about economic and social convergence; considers, moreover, that this capacity should be financed through own resources specific to the euro area, such as a tax on financial transactions, a bank levy and a share of the ECB’s profits; points out that, ECB profits may be transferred through the ordinary legislative procedure under Article 33.1(a) of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank;

2017/12/11
Committee: ECON

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that the EU should be able to issue zero-risk debt assets in order to offset the volatility in own resources’ revenues; points out that such a move would be fully compatible with the wording of Article 310 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which means that no reform is necessary;

2017/12/11
Committee: ECON

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Supports the proposal to create the post, ~~within the Commission~~to be filled by a Commission vice- president, of European Finance Minister, who would be tasked with chairing the Eurogroup, managing the budgetary capacity and ensuring full democratic accountability of the EU’s economic governance;

2017/12/11
Committee: ECON

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the alignment of the future MFFs with the duration of Parliament’s legislative term and the Commission’s mandate, thereby reducing the length of the MFF from seven to five years; for some programmes while others, notably those related to programmes requiring longer- term programming and/or policies foreseeing complex procedures for the establishment of implementation systems, such as cohesion policy or rural development, should be agreed for a period of 5+5 years with compulsory mid- term revision

2017/09/15
Committee: AFCO

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points to the MFF’s importance as a fundamentally investment-focused multiannual budget;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFCO

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Warns against the possibility that 5. the upcoming Brexit negotiations might shroud the outcome of negotiations on the next MFF; recalls the difficulty of assessing the impact of Brexit on both the interinstitutional process and funding under the forthcoming MFF, and considers ~~it unlikely that the long-term EU budgets can be increased in this context~~that the United Kingdom’s exit from the Union should not lead to a reduction in the forthcoming MFF, given the numerous challenges that the Union of 27 continues to face;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFCO

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Warns against the possibility that the upcoming Brexit negotiations might shroud the outcome of negotiations on the next MFF; recalls the difficulty of assessing the impact of Brexit on both the interinstitutional process and funding under the forthcoming MFF, and considers it unlikely that the long-term EU budgets can be increased in this contexton the other side suggests that Brexit presents an opportunity to reconsider the current system of rebates and corrections, which are contrary to the letter and spirit of the Treaties;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFCO

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recalls that the new priorities and initiatives of the EU should be financed with fresh money without jeopardizing the existing programmes and policies, in this context calls for a depth reform of the financing system of the Union – a genuine system of own resources – to make the EU Budget more stable, more sustainable, and more predictable, while improving transparency for the citizens. Considers that the unity of the budget, and more budgetary flexibility have to be addressed;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFCO

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Takes the view that there is a growing demand on the part of European citizens for the Union to respond to significant cross-border challenges that cannot be tackled effectively by Member States, such as migration, climate change and energy, among others; warns States that the Union cannot properly tackle these challenges unless its budgetary resources are increased accordingly;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFCO

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for increased complementarity between national budgets and the EU budget, ~~and for European funding to focus on areas that deliver genuine European added value and in which such well-targeted spending at European level can produce savings at national level.~~

2017/09/15
Committee: AFCO

2017/2052(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Elly SCHLEIN, Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Soraya POST, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Points to the need to increase the proportion of genuinely own resources in the MFF as a whole, such as the financial transactions tax, a fraction of the future Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base, European Central Bank profits and other possible sources mentioned in the report of the High-Level Group on Own Resources coordinated by Mario Monti, which will reduce the Council’s tendency to regard negotiations on the MFF as a zero-sum game;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFCO

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Union to assume its role in twohree emerging policy areas with internal and external dimensions, which have appeared in the course of the current MFF: ~~on the one hand, by develop~~– by developing and funding a comprehensive asylum, migration and integration policy and addressing the root causes of migration and displacement in third countries and on the other hand, by providing security to European citizens and promoting stability abroad, notably by pooling research efforts and capabilities in the area of defence; on the other hand, promoting stability and safeguarding human rights abroad notably by building capacity in conflict prevention and mediation; – by promoting stability and safeguarding human rights abroad notably by building capacity in conflict prevention and mediation, and development of the adequate infrastructures and logistic capacities which guarantee the needed mobility – by pooling research efforts and capabilities in the area of defence, stresses that actions taken in this areas should not come at the expense of EU’s development policies, preventing diversion of ODA from its main objective of poverty eradication

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Highlights that the future framework is expected to integrate two new types of financial support featuring prominently on the Union’s economic agenda, namely the continuation of the investment support schemes, such as the European Fund for Strategic Investment, which should be continued and not financed to the expense of other EU programmes and the development of a fiscal capacity for the euro area and of financial stabilisation functions, including possibly through the proposed European Monetary Fund;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Is convinced that, unless the Council agrees to significantly increase the level of its national contributions to the EU budget, the introduction of new genuine EU own resources remains the only option for adequately financing the next MFF;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Points out, in this context, that the full implementation of political decisions and initiatives taken by the European Council is possible only if the necessary funding is ensured, and underlines that any other approach undermines the sincerity of the Union budget and the citizen´s trust;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Claude MORAES, Péter NIEDERMÜLLER, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Luigi MORGANO, Soraya POST, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Jens GEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71

71. Stresses that SMEs and micro- enterprises, including social economy enterprises, are key drivers of economic growth, innovation and employment and recognises their important role in ensuring the recovery and boosting of a sustainable EU economy; recalls that there are more than 20 million SMEs in the EU and that they account for 99 % of all businesses; considers that improving access to finance for SMEs should continue to remain an important policy objective for the next MFF and calls, therefore, for a doubling of the COSME programme’s financial envelope in order for it to correspond to the actual needs of the EU economy and the significant demand for participation;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85

85. Expresses support for programmes in the areas of democracy, rule of law, fundamental rights, culture, education, media, youth, sports ~~and~~, citizenship and civil society that have clearly demonstrated their European added value and enjoy lasting popularity among beneficiaries and without which it is not possible to develop a common European conscience; advocates, therefore, continuous investment in the Education and Training 2020 framework through the Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes in order to pursue reaching out people of all ages, and especially young people, to young people and providing them with valuable competences and life skills through lifelong learning, learner-centred and non-formal and informal education, as well as informal learning opportunities; calls in particular for at least tripling of the Erasmus+ envelope in the next MFF with the aim of reaching many more young people ~~and learners across Europe,~~primarily those coming from a disadvantaged socio-economic background, and learners across Europe, beyond university students, with a particular attention to people with disabilities, enabling them to participate in the programme without their own resources and achieving the full potential of the programme; recommends, moreover, the continuation of the European Solidarity Corps and reiterates its support for strengthening the external dimension of the Erasmus+ and Creative Europe programmes; recommends setting up an internal European Democracy Fund for the strengthened support of civil society and NGOs working in the fields of democracy and human rights;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Josef WEIDENHOLZER, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 92

92. Stresses that the level and mechanisms of funding in the field of internal security, including cybersecurity, should be stepped up from the outset and for the entire duration of the next MFF in order to avoid systematic recourse to the flexibility provisions of the MFF every year; calls for sufficient resources to be provided to law enforcement agencies (Europol, Eurojust and Cepol) and for the European Agency for the operational management of large- scale IT systems (eu- LISA) to be endowed with the means to implement and manage its new responsibilities; underlines the role of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights in understanding and responding to the phenomena of radicalisation, marginalisation, hate speech and hate crime and fighting xenophobia, religious integrism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2043(BUD)

Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Javi LÓPEZ, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Marc TARABELLA, Pilar AYUSO, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Gabriel MATO, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Hannu TAKKULA, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Heinz K. BECKER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Inés AYALA SENDER, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Elena VALENCIANO, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Silvia COSTA, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Ernest URTASUN, Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS, Javier NART, Jordi SOLÉ, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Milan ZVER, Julie GIRLING

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls for maintaining the EU support to sports policy, the sports chapter of the Erasmus+ programme and the financing of Special Events, such as the Special Olympics in 2017;

2017/05/04
Committee: CULT

2017/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

- having regard to is resolution of 30 November 2017 on the EU Citizenship Report 2017: Strengthening Citizen's Rights in a Union of Democratic Change;

2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO

2017/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas in its Resolution of 30 November 2017, it called the Commission, with the aim of strengthening Union citizenship and the exercise of that citizenship, for encouraging local authorities to designate councillors responsible for European affairs, since is the level that is closest to the citizens;

2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO

2017/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that cities should be regarded more broadly than mere structures of public management under democratic control, and that urban centres and municipalities should be seen as potential fora for public debate, the transfer of knowledge and for shaping political space in the EU;

2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO

2017/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Believes that cities’ representation should not be limited to their official representatives participating in the management and consulting structures, and that cities, towns and villages – and not only capitals of the countries and regions – should become centres of debate on the future of the Union and its policies;

2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO

2017/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Considers that in order to become centres of debate on the future of the Union and its policies, municipalities must appoint a councillor in charge of European affairs, and that a network of local councillors on that area should be established;

2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO

2017/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Insists that such an objective will only be feasible if the debates are held in urban areas other than national or regional capitals, which may constitute an easily accessible forum for citizens living nearby, as well as in towns and villages;

2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO

2017/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Proposes that thise citizens consultation process should be arranged by Parliament and the Committee of the Regions, in cooperation with those European city councils recognised as fora for European debate, and that such fora should, in close cooperation with the Member States, be established primarily in cities whose range of impact affects at least one million residents, so as to ensure the broadest possible participation;

2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO

2017/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Asks Member States to reinforce the European dimension by, inter alia, establishing a specific EU citizenship education curricula, asks the Commission to prepare a model EU citizenship education curricula for primary and secondary school;

2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO

2017/2037(INI)

Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Mercedes BRESSO, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Jo LEINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Suggests the establishment of a pilot programme of 54 European debate fora – two for each Member State – to be held in non-capital cities, with a view of attaining a permanent system of municipal debate and consultation on EU affairs;

2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO

2017/2024(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part A – point 2

2. The objective of the revision is, in compliance with the Treaties, to enable Union citizens both to register and to submit a citizens’ initiative successfully and in a cost-effective manner, and to provide for their ~~petitio~~concerns to receive appropriate follow-up from the Commission, in order to encourage as many Union citizens as possible to become involved in taking the European integration process forward.

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2024(INL)

Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point –1 (new)

(-1) Recital 3 is amended as follows: [...] similar possibilities [...] instead of [...] similar conditions [...] And the following is added: [...], in particular for people with disabilities.

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2024(INL)

Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Jo LEINEN, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Mercedes BRESSO

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point –1 a (new)

(-1a) In recital 7, the following sentence is deleted: “That should be set as the age at which citizens are entitled to vote in elections to the European Parliament.” And amended as follows: “That should be set as the minimum age of 16 years.”

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2024(INL)

Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Jo LEINEN, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Mercedes BRESSO

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1

~~In Article 3,~~Article 3 is amended as follows: In paragraph 4, the following phrase is deleted: [...] “at which citizens are entitled to vote in elections to the European Parliament.” The same paragraph is amended as follows: [...] of the minimum age of 16 years [...] instead of [...] of the age to be entitled to [...] And the following paragraphs are added:

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2024(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)

"5. Following the example set by similar legal systems, the Citizen´s Initiative shall respect the principle of material unity to safeguard the wishes of citizens participating;

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2024(INL)

Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)

6. Initiatives cannot be presented on recently adopted legislation and during a period of two years;";

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2024(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 5 – point b – paragraph 2 a (new)

In article 10, the following paragraph is added: "3. Once the initiative has been successfully registered, the Commission will keep updated the organisers about its plans and the evolution of the legislative procedure.";

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2024(INL)

Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)

In article 11, the following paragraph is added: "An additional administrative channel will be available for those initiatives that have been rejected because they fall outside the Commission´s remit but which could be dealt by using other policy instruments, given their public interest, such as recommendations to the Member States or opinions, with the aim of avoiding the failure of worthwhile citizen´s initiatives and thereby strengthening citizen´s democratic involvement.";

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2024(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 9 – paragraph 2

Member States and Union Institutions, and in particular the European Commission , shall carry out information campaigns in order to raise public awareness of the existence of the ECI, thereby maximising its added-value and promoting the active participation of citizens in the political life of the Union.” Registered ECIs may, on reasoned request, receive financial support from the Commission out of EU funds for technical and organisational purposes.

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Points to the need to rebuild~~Encourages trust in the EU’s institutions and those of the Member States, trust being the basis for good cooperation and effective application of EU law;

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that the unchecked expansion of the EU’s acquis is detrimental to its proper application; stresses therefore the importance of upholding the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; wWelcomes the practice by the Commission of taking due account of the principles of better law-making when ~~selecting priorities for~~ monitoring the application of EU law in the Member States;

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of transparency in the drafting and application of law by the EU institutions, the Member States and regional authorities; points out, that in the interest of both facilitating the implementation of EU law by the Member States and making it accessible to EU citizens, EU legislation needs to be clear, understandable, consistent and precise, while also taking into consideration the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU~~, which insists on the need for foreseeability and predictability in EU norms~~1 ; _________________ 1 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 10 September 2009, Plantanol GmbH & Co. KG v Hauptzollamt Darmstadt, C-201/08 ECLI:EU:C:2009:539, paragraph 46.

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises the principle of transparency as enshrined in the EU Treaties as well as the right of EU citizens to justice and good administration, as stipulated in Articles 41 and 47 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, given that those articles require citizens to have adequate access to drafts of the legal acts that concern them; ~~insist~~recalls that those rights and principles should also be of paramount importance to the Member States when proposing draft acts implementing EU law;

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls, in this respect, for the commitment of all EU institutions engaged in the legislative process to enhance the drafting quality of legislative texts, in line with the commitment undertaken in the Better Law-Making Agenda; considers that the 1998 Inter-institutional Agreement on common guidelines for the quality of drafting of Community legislation should be ~~substantially~~ adapted in order to deliver on that objective;

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that the inclusion of national parliaments in the law-making process will foster effective application of EU law; highlights, for that reason, the necessity to ensure genuine application of the yellow-card procedure as specified in Protocol (No 2) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Encourages the Commission to provide citizens with an integrated platform to help centralise complaints and irregularities in the implementation of EU legislation;

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Insist~~Recalls that national parliaments have an essential role to play in ~~both pre- legislative scrutiny of draft legal acts and~~ post- legislative scrutiny of their correct implementation of legal acts by the Member States; ~~highlights its continued determination to support them in such efforts;~~

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Supports the Commission initiative to provide enhanced guidance and assistance to Member States using concrete tools in order to achieve better implementation record of EU law;

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Believes that the Commission’s efforts should go beyond simple guidelines with no binding legal force; insists on the need for both efficiency and legal certainty in the pre-infringement phase; calls therefore on the Commission to propose a regulation governing the rules of the pre-infringement and infringement procedures under Article 298(2) TFEU, with clear deadlines for different steps of the procedure and clear roles for all parties, including the Commission and the Member State’s authorities and complainants;deleted

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Welcomes a sustained dialogue between the Commission and the Member States with a view to strengthening the enforcement of EU law by means of a structured and systematic approach;

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Insist~~Recalls that the effectiveness of European integration is also conditional on the extent to which the EU’s policies are incorporated into legislation and applied by the Member States; recalls in that respect Article 197 TFEU which states ‘effective implementation of Union law by the Member States, which is essential for the proper functioning of the Union, shall be regarded as a matter of common interest’.

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that subsidiarity is a fundamental principle of federations as well as an indeterminate legal concept which, consequently, should be subject to political interpretation;

2017/12/18
Committee: AFCO

2017/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Understands that the principle of subsidiarity cannot be used to interpret restrictively the competencies assigned to the Union by virtue of the Treaties;

2017/12/18
Committee: AFCO

2017/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Considers that any reflection on subsidiarity and the control thereof should take place in the context of the growing calls by citizens for the Union to tackle the great global challenges such as, inter alia, intercontinental financial flows, security, migration and climate change;

2017/12/18
Committee: AFCO

2017/0334(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 a (new)

Having regard to Article 119(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the Union,

2018/06/08
Committee: ECON

2017/0334(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

(1 a) The euro is the currency of the European Union, as indicated in Article 119(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

2018/06/08
Committee: ECON

2017/0334(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)

(1 b) All Member States except Denmark and the United Kingdom are set to adopt the euro upon meeting the converge criteria.

2018/06/08
Committee: ECON

2017/0334(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) It is also necessary to indicate that actions and activities of the Programme may support reforms that ~~may~~can help Member States that ~~wish to~~must adopt the euro to prepare for participation in the euro area.

2018/06/08
Committee: ECON

2017/0334(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) In order to provide support with the least possible delay, the Commission should be able to use part of the financial envelope also to cover the cost of activities supporting the Programme, such as expenses related to quality control ~~and~~, monitoring, and evaluation of projects on the ground.

2018/06/08
Committee: ECON

2017/0334(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) To strengthen the visibility of the ESRB as a body that is separate from its individual members, the Chair of the ESRB should be able to delegate tasks related to the external representation of the ESRB, with the exception of participation in hearings and discussions held in camera at the European Parliament and in a committee of inquiry set up in accordance with Article 226 TFEU and Decision 95/167/EC and in compliance with the principle of sincere cooperation, to the head of the ESRB Secretariat.

2018/06/28
Committee: AFCO

2017/0232(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EU) No 1096/20106 provides that the head of the Secretariat of the ESRB is to be appointed by the ECB, in consultation with the General Board of the ESRB. To raise the profile of the head of Secretariat of the ESRB, the General Board of the ESRB should assess, in an open and transparent procedure, whether the shortlisted candidates for the position of head of Secretariat of the ESRB possess the qualities and experience necessary to manage the ESRB Secretariat. Similarly, the independence of the head of the Secretariat and commitment to acting without taking instructions from public or private organisations should be guaranteed. The General Board should inform the European Parliament and the Council about the assessment procedure. Furthermore, to prevent work being carried out twice (once by the ESRB and once by the ECB), the tasks of the head of the ESRB Secretariat should be clarified. _________________ 6 Council Regulation (EU) NO 1096/2010 of 17 November 2010 conferring specific tasks upon the European Central Bank concerning the functioning of the European Systemic Risk Board (OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 162).

2018/06/28
Committee: AFCO

2017/0232(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)

(9a) With a view to the principle of equality between men and women, more women should be employed by and involved in decision making at the institutions, therefore gender sensitivities should be taken into consideration at the ESRB’s bodies.

2018/06/28
Committee: AFCO

2017/0232(COD)

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

(ba) the following paragraph is inserted: "4a. gender equality shall be taken into account in training at the ESRB’s bodies";

2018/06/28
Committee: AFCO

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

Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 3 – point 21 – point d a (new)

(da) provide the service to a taxpayer resident for tax purposes in a Member State in the case of is a legal person established in a third country and belonging to a group of companies established in the Member State of the recipient;

2017/12/18
Committee: ECON

2017/0138(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2011/16/EU
Chapter II – Section II – Article 8 a a a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to give intermediaries the right to a waiver from filing information on a reportable cross-border arrangement or series of such arrangements where they are entitled to a legal professional privilege under the national law of that Member State. In such circumstances, the obligation to file information on such an arrangement or series of arrangements shall be the responsibility of the taxpayer and intermediaries shall inform taxpayers in writing of this responsibility due to the privilege and shall keep an acknowledgement of receipt signed by the taxpayer.

2017/12/18
Committee: ECON

2017/0138(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2011/16/EU
Article 25 a

Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and concerning Articles 8aa and 8aaa, and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The ~~penaltie~~sanctions provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. The Commission may publish an indicative table of sanctions.

2017/12/18
Committee: ECON

2017/0125(COD)

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Undertakings that hold bank accounts, directly or through subsidiaries or participated companies, in jurisdictions classified as tax havens by the OECD or the EU shall not be eligible for funding.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Undertakings that hold bank accounts, directly or through subsidiaries or participated companies, in jurisdictions classified as tax havens by the OECD or the EU shall not be eligible for funding.

2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE

2017/0102(COD)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) The State of the Union address of 14 September 201617 emphasized the need to invest in young people and announced the establishment of a European Solidarity Corps with a view to creating opportunities for young people across the Union to make a meaningful contribution to society, show solidarity and develop their skills, competences and knowledge, thus getting not only work but also and invaluable human experience, which is key as well for the emergence of an active and engaged EU citizenship. __________________ 17 The State of the Union 2016: Towards a Better Europe – A Europe that Protects, Empowers and Defends, IP/16/3042 (http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16- 3042_en.htm).

2017/11/06
Committee: CULT

2017/0102(COD)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The European Solidarity Corps would provide a ~~single~~main entry point for solidarity activities throughout the Union, to which young people can directly refer to. Consistency and complementarity of that framework should be ensured with other relevant Union policies and programmes. The European Solidarity Corps should build on the strengths and synergies of existing programmes, notably the European Voluntary Service. It should also complement the efforts made by Member States to support young people and ease their school-to-work transition under the Youth Guarantee19 by providing them with additional opportunities to make a start on the labour market in the form of traineeships or jobs in solidarity-related areas within their respective Member State or across borders. Complementarity with existing Union level networks pertinent to the activities under the European Solidarity Corps, such as the European Network of Public Employment Services, EURES and the Eurodesk network and other relevant civil society organizations including networks representing employers and trade unions, should also be ensured. Furthermore, complementarity between existing related schemes, in particular national solidarity schemes and mobility schemes for young people, and the European Solidarity Corps should be ensured, building on good practices where appropriate. __________________ 19 Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee (2013/C 120/01).

2017/11/06
Committee: CULT

2017/0102(COD)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

The objective of the European Solidarity Corps is to ~~enhance~~promote solidarity and build an inclusive society, thought the engagement of young people and organisations in accessible and high quality solidarity activities as a means to contribute to strengthening the European identity and global outlook, social cohesion and solidarity ~~in Europe~~, supporting communities and responding to new societal challenges.

2017/11/06
Committee: CULT

2017/0102(COD)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ

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

(ba) the strengthening of a common European outlook among EU citizens, through the engagement in solidarity activities;

2017/11/06
Committee: CULT

2017/0102(COD)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title

~~Participating countries~~Geographical scope

2017/11/06
Committee: CULT

2017/0102(COD)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

1. The ~~Member States shall participate in the European Solidarity Corp~~European Solidarity Corps shall operate in the European Union and in third countries.

2017/11/06
Committee: CULT

2017/0102(COD)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

The Commission will aim to provide placements to all applicants.

2017/11/06
Committee: CULT

2017/0102(COD)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2

2. When implementing this Regulation, the Commission, Member States and ~~the~~ participating third countries shall ensure that particular efforts are made to promote social inclusion, in particular for the participation of disadvantaged young people.

2017/11/06
Committee: CULT

2017/0102(COD)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1

Any public or private entity established in athe European Union or participating country as well as international organisations carrying out solidarity activities in the participating countries may apply for funding under the European Solidarity Corps. In the case of the activities referred to in point (a) of Article 7(1), a quality label shall be obtained by the participating organisation as a pre- condition for receiving funding under the European Solidarity Corps. In the case of the solidarity projects referred to in point (b) of Article 7(1), natural persons may also apply for funding on behalf of informal groups of European Solidarity Corps participants.

2017/11/06
Committee: CULT

2017/0102(COD)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States and the participating third countries, shall regularly monitor the performance of the European Solidarity Corps towards achieving its objectives.

2017/11/06
Committee: CULT

2017/0102(COD)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission, in cooperation with ~~the~~Member States and participating third countries, shall ensure the dissemination of information, publicity and follow-up with regard to all actions supported in the framework of the European Solidarity Corps.

2017/11/06
Committee: CULT

2017/0102(COD)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) the national agencies at national level in the Member States and participating third countries.

2017/11/06
Committee: CULT

2017/0102(COD)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1

In each ~~country participating~~Member States and participating third country in the European Solidarity Corps, the national authorities designated for the management of actions referred to in Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 shall also act as national authorities in the framework of the European Solidarity Corps. Paragraphs 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of Article 27 of that Regulation shall apply to the European Solidarity Corps by analogy. For countries referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 11 of this Regulation, where a national authority is not identified for that country, it shall be designated in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 6 and 8 to 15 of Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013.

2017/11/06
Committee: CULT

2017/0102(COD)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) funds for grant support in the Member State or participating third country concerned for the actions of the European Solidarity Corps the management of which is entrusted to the national agency;

2017/11/06
Committee: CULT

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to look at the best practices employed in protecting whistle-blowers around the world and, on that basis, to take a holistic approach to the task of introducing, as soon as possible, a common regulatory framework which guarantees a high level of protection across the board in both the public and private sectors; reiterates its call for proposals to be submitted by the end of 2017;

2017/07/26
Committee: AFCO

2016/2224(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Suggests article 114TFEU, on approximation of national legislations for the purposes of the internal market, as the appropriate legal basis for the introduction of a comprehensive and horizontal Directive for the harmonized minimum requirements for the protection of whistle-blowers;

2017/07/26
Committee: AFCO

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Stresses that the common regulatory framework should include a broad and clear legal definition of “whistle-blower” as well as a selection of tools for safeguarding protection against unjustified legal prosecution and retaliation, but also incentives to encourage the whistle-blower's contribution to exposing wrongdoings;

2017/07/26
Committee: AFCO

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2 e. Considers it necessary to foster an ethical culture in the public service and in workplaces so as to highlight the importance of awareness-raising amongst employees of already existing whistle- blowing legal frameworks and in cooperation with trade union organisations;

2017/07/26
Committee: AFCO

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)

2 f. Calls on the Member States to refrain from criminalising the actions of whistle-blowers in disclosing information in the public interest.

2017/07/26
Committee: AFCO

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 g (new)

2 g. Notes that this protection must be also insured for the private or public person accused of such alleged irregularities which include i.e. procedural rights against defamation and calumny;

2017/07/26
Committee: AFCO

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Recommends that the EU institutions lead by example by swiftly installing an internal whistle-blowing protection framework;

2017/07/26
Committee: AFCO

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recommends that the EU institutions lead by example by swiftly installing an internal whistle-blowing protection framework;

2017/07/19
Committee: ECON

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Underlines the importance of awareness-raising amongst employees and other individuals of already existing whistle-blowing legal frameworks;

2017/07/19
Committee: ECON

2016/2114(REG)

Rule 126 a (new)

Rule 126a Statements by the European Investment Bank 1. The President of the European Investment Bank shall present to Parliament the Bank’s annual report on its activities and on the investment policy pursued in both the previous and the current year. 2. That presentation shall be followed by a general debate. 3. The President of the European Investment Bank shall be invited to attend meetings of the committee responsible at least twice a year in order to make a statement and to answer questions. 4. If they or Parliament so request, the President, Vice-President and other members of the Management Committee of the European Investment Bank shall be invited to attend additional meetings. 5. A verbatim report of the proceedings under paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be drawn up in the official languages.

2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO

2016/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that the harmonisation of the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) is vital in order to eliminate distortions of competition and reduce the appeal of concluding opaque tax agreements between certain multinationals and Member States;

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Urges the Council to take swift action to adopt the Commission proposal on the harmonisation of the consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB);

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Welcomes the fact that the Commission regards the opaque tax rulings awarded by some Member States to certain multinationals as illegal state aid, on the grounds that they distort competition in the internal market, and encourages the Commission to continue its efforts in this direction;

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Calls on the EIB not to open or keep bank accounts in tax havens;

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)

29b. Calls on the EIB not to grant loans to companies with bank accounts or offices in tax havens;

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)

29c. Calls on the EIB not to allow companies with bank accounts or offices in tax havens to take part in tenders;

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 d (new)

29d. Calls on the EIB not to use financial intermediaries or enter into contracts with financial entities with bank accounts or offices in tax havens to take part in tenders;

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2064(INI)