Andrea COZZOLINO
Constituencies
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Italy
Partito Democratico
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Groups
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S&D
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Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on Employment and Social Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Committee on International Trade | 2013/03/13 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Regional Development | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with Afghanistan | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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Rapporteur
| Responsible | 2011/2311(INI) | Urban re-development as contribution to economic growth in the framework of the EU cohesion policy |
| Opinion | 2011/2052(INI) | European Platform against poverty and social exclusion |
| Opinion | 2011/0275(COD) | European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): support to the Investment for growth and jobs goal |
| Opinion | 2011/0274(COD) | Cohesion Fund 2014-2020 |
| Responsible | 2009/2167(INI) | Protection of the Communities' financial interests. Fight against fraud - Annual Report 2008 |
Born
1962/08/03 Napoli- Secondary school-leaving certificate in science subjects (1980).
- Provincial secretary and member of the national leadership of the Democratic Party of the Left / Democrats of the Left (PDS/DS) (1994-1999).
- Member of Campania regional council; vice-chairman of the committee on regional affairs, and official responsible for consultation processes (2000-2005); regional councillor responsible for production activities and agriculture (2005-2009).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 4 |
2009/0173(COD) Reduction of CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles: emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles
2010/05/19
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. From 202
source: PE-441.217
2010/12/05
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1 –
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – indent 2 –
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 The European Commission shall make a proposal to the European Parliament and Council on those measures, designed to amend
source: PE-441.272
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| 1 |
2009/2069(DEC) 2008 discharge: EU general budget, European Parliament
2010/03/03
CONT
1 amendments...
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 85 85. Invites the
source: PE-439.268
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2009/2167(INI) Protection of the Communities' financial interests. Fight against fraud - Annual Report 2008
2010/01/03
CONT
8 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the fact that the financial impact of irregularities, as estimated by the Commission, was 27% lower than in 2007; notes, with regard to the legality and regularity of underlying transactions, that the error rate quoted for the cohesion policy area in the Court of Auditors' 2008 Statement of Assurance (DAS) remains above 5%; deplores the fact that Italy, Poland, the United Kingdom and Spain reported the largest amount of irregularities;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the fact that the Commission's communication on tolerable risk (COM(2008)0866) provided a basis for a debate on this issue, and calls on the Commission to keep it abreast of developments in this area; endorses the proposal that different tolerable error thresholds be set for each sector, taking their respective characteristics and rules into account; agrees to a tolerable error threshold of 5% for the Structural Funds, recommending however that a higher tolerance level be accepted for innovative projects on account of their experimental nature; urges the Commission to take due account of the other steps that need to be taken to improve the management of EU funds (e.g.: making control systems more effective and gearing them to spending quality; simplifying the relevant legislation);
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution New subtitle (before paragraph 20a) Increased transparency and the fight against fraud, corruption and financial crime
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Notes that the public procurement sector is the one most open to risks of mismanagement, fraud and corruption and that such unlawful activities distort the market, increase the prices and fees paid by consumers for goods and services and spread mistrust within the European Union; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to consider the current rules on public procurement carefully and make proposals for their improvement; acknowledges too that progress has been made towards greater transparency concerning the beneficiaries of EU funds and calls on the Commission to develop a system whereby lists of beneficiaries are published on the same website, irrespective of the managing authority concerned, giving clear, comparable information from all the Member States in at least one of the EU’s working languages; asks the Commission moreover to intervene to ensure that all Member States furnish reliable, uniform information on beneficiaries of EU funds which must be included in the Early Warning System and the Central Exclusion Database;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 e (new) 20e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to commit themselves to guaranteeing the resources necessary to prevent spending from EU funds being corrupt, to speed up the confiscation of criminal assets implicated in the perpetration of fraud, tax evasion, money laundering and related crimes, and to apply clear and transparent rules in respect of politically exposed persons, in accordance with the Third Money Laundering Directive (Directive 2005/60/EC); calls on the Commission to produce indicators as swiftly as possible that quantify efforts to fight corruption, paying particular attention to public procurement, in accordance with the provisions of the Stockholm Programme; calls for greater cooperation between the Asset Recovery Offices so that the confiscation of assets becomes efficient; calls on the Commission to take steps immediately to promote good governance in tax matters, in accordance with Parliament’s resolution of 10 February 2010 on the subject, and particularly as regards the problem of tax havens;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b 20b. Stresses the fact that under EU legislation Member States are required to report all irregularities no later than two months after the end of the quarter in which the irregularity was the subject of an administrative or judicial preliminary investigation and/or in which new information on a previously reported irregularity was made known; calls, therefore, on the Member States to make every effort to reduce the time gap between when an irregularity is noticed and when it is reported, including streamlining national administrative procedures;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Deplores the fact that the estimated amount affected by irregularities reported by the EU-10 grew by 8%, while that for the EU-2 increased by 152%, and the amounts recovered were 15.6% down on 2007; calls in particular on Bulgaria and Romania to build up their administrative capacity to manage EU funding, remove existing or potential conflicts of interest in fund management, improve the supervision and transparency of public procurement procedures at central, regional and local levels and swiftly introduce and notify to the Commission the necessary precautionary, corrective and/or disciplinary measures;
source: PE-439.320
2010/09/02
BUDG
5 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Calls on the Commission to begin early discussions and consultations with interested stakeholders, including civil society, on all aspects related to the creation of the European Prosecutor´s Office for combating crimes affecting the financial interests of the Union, as provided for in Article 86 of the TFEU, and to step up the adoption of all necessary measures for establishing this office;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 d (new) 20d. Calls on the Council to complete the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreements with Liechtenstein in the shortest possible time and urges the Council Presidency to give the Commission a mandate to negotiate anti- fraud agreements with Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Switzerland;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Considers that OLAF's work can be made still more effective by ensuring careful and detailed planning of investigations, promoting the use of SMART objectives and RACER indicators for the investigations themselves, improving cooperation and data exchange between OLAF and national judicial authorities from the start of the investigative process and
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Calls on OLAF to present, in its future annual report, a detailed analysis of the strategies and measures put in place by each Member State in the fight against fraud and for preventing and identifying irregularities in the expenditure of European funds, including where they are caused by corruption; considers that specific attention should be paid to the implementation of agricultural and structural funds; takes the view that the report, with 27 country profiles, should analyse the approach followed by national judicial and investigating bodies and the quantity and quality of controls performed, as well as statistics and reasons in the cases where national authorities did not file indictments following reports by OLAF; considers, therefore, that the report should provide a knowledge basis for better defining OLAF’s strategy and improving cooperation with the Member States and the efficiency of both OLAF and national investigative authorities;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 c (new) 26c. Calls on the Commission to restart the procedure for the adoption of the Directive on criminal-law protection of the Communities’ financial interests (2001/0115(COD)), blocked by the Council since 2002, and of the Regulation on mutual administrative assistance for the protection of the Communities’ financial interests (2004/0172 (COD)), blocked by the Council since 2005;
source: PE-438.420
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2010/0395(COD) Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union
2011/06/17
BUDG
2 amendments...
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 56 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall respect the principles of sound financial management, transparency and non-discrimination and ensure the full and correct implementation of the budget, providing efficient co- financing if required and guaranteeing the visibility of Union action when they manage Union funds. To this end, Member States shall fulfil the control and audit obligations and assume the resulting responsibilities laid down in this Regulation. Complementary provisions may be laid down in sector-specific rules.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 56 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) be committed to cooperate with Member States and accredited bodies for the full implementation of the budget preventing irregularities, making a balanced use of adequate alerting procedures and of the suspension of fundings, basing this decision on a concrete risk evaluation or justified concrete elements.
source: PE-467.051
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2010/2002(BUD) 2011 budget: draft mandate for the draft budget conciliation procedure before the first reading
2010/12/05
BUDG
4 amendments...
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Doubts that the adjustments made, notably through the allocation of delayed payments as a ratio of expected payments in future years, are fully appropriate to address all additional payment needs stemming notably from the following: - recent legislative changes, which introduce a derogation to "n+2" rule for the year 2009 and notably aim at facilitating the management of EU funding and accelerating investments; - 2011 will be the first full year when all Management and Control Systems will be approved, which is a precondition for interim payments, which means that the implementation of programmes will reach cruising speed, projects being already selected for more than 93 billion or 27% of the total financial volume for the period, as per end of March 2010; - the closure of the 2000-2006 programmes is expected to continue in 2011, thereby requiring final payments to be made but also freeing up some resources to further speed up implementation of 2007-2013 programmes;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a new 25a. Notes that the approval of major projects is proceeding slowly and calls for more information on the reasons for the delay and possible steps to speed up the process; stresses the impact that the approval of major projects will have on the level of payments;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Takes note, in this respect, of the Commission's communication on an Action Plan to implement the Stockholm Programme, and welcomes, in the field of immigration and support for the integration of immigrants, the proposed increase in CA for the External Borders Fund (254 million, +22 %) and the European Return Fund (114 million, + 29 %); this requires the Commission to equally reinforce all financial instruments aimed at strengthening the political, economic and development partnership with countries of origin and transit, including best practices in the use of labour remittances for development projects;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 a new 50a. Stresses the need to increase the Community budget for funding measures designed to address migration phenomena, with a view to improving the management of legal migration, slowing down illegal migration and optimising the impact of migration on development;
source: PE-441.198
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2010/2004(BUD) 2011 budget, section III, Commission: guidelines
2010/02/26
BUDG
4 amendments...
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Takes the view that
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a new 29a. Points out that amendments have recently been adopted to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund, and to Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund; wonders what impact the Commission estimates these amendments will have on the level of payments in the coming years - considering also the effect of the late launch of the 2007-2013 programming period - and to what extent it will take this into account in its draft budget;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a new 30a. Points out also that the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 and currently under discussion in Parliament could, if adopted, have repercussions for the budget; wonders how the Commission intends to factor the potential amendments into the equation and what the effect on the budget would be of a prospective derogation from the rule on automatic decommitment with retrospective effect;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 b new 30b. Notes that in recent years the level of payments has remained somewhat low and expresses its concern at the widening gap between commitment appropriations and payment appropriations (RAL) under this heading; also considers it a priority to make optimum use of ESF resources in 2011 in order to boost the competitiveness of European enterprises and overcome the economic and financial crisis; points out that this will require the availability of sufficient payment appropriations;
source: PE-439.297
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2010/2088(INI) GDP and beyond - Measuring progress in a changing world
2010/07/10
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Takes the view, nevertheless, that the Commission should have proposed a comprehensive review of the existing development indicators, in particular those relating to the fair distribution of wealth, the competitiveness of firms and access to the labour market, healthcare, education and amenities; calls, therefore, for a new communication on indicators relating to the European model for development;
source: PE-450.612
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2010/2158(INI) European Urban Agenda and its Future in Cohesion Policy
2011/04/18
REGI
8 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the EU can be characterised by its polycentric development and variety of different sized urban areas and cities that have heterogenic competences and resources; expresses the view that it would be
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas, in accordance with the Europe 2020 Strategy, the main aim of urban policy should be to contribute to social cohesion and sustainable development, in particular by improving the infrastructure and services available to citizens and urban communities,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas mainstreaming has clearly expanded the available funding for cities
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the economic crisis of the last few years has heightened disparities and social exclusion in vast peripheral metropolitan areas; whereas, in the face of the crisis, local authorities must be in a position to implement practical measures to combat poverty and support social cohesion and employment,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the European Urban Agenda comprises on the one hand the urban dimension of EU policies, in particular cohesion policy, and on the other hand the intergovernmental strand of European level efforts to coordinate urban policies of Member States
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses that the urban approach provides an effective and rapid means of tackling issues relating to the quality of the environment and sustainability, active employment policies, the fight against poverty, and social cohesion;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Recommends that in the next programming period one of the following options shall be used in implementation of urban dimension on national level: independent operational programmes managed by particular urban areas
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission to draw up a common definition of ‘urban areas’, taking account of local conditions in the Member States and considering the possibility of delegating to the Member States responsibility for adopting a national classification of such areas;
source: PE-462.880
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| 1 |
2010/2211(INI) Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe
2011/05/04
SURE
1 amendments...
Amendment 758 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 a (new) 72a. Stresses the need to find a better balance between growth and budget consolidation policies in order to avoid that the respect of Stability and Growth Pact requirements impedes Member States and local authorities from co- financing the Structural Funds programmes;
source: PE-462.731
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| 1 |
2011/0092(CNS) Taxation des produits énergétiques et de l'électricité: restructuration du cadre communautaire
2011/09/30
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 5 a (new) (5a) General taxation of energy consumption should be used in part for a future new system of own resources for the European Union budget. This would reduce Member State contributions, easing the fiscal burden on labour. In addition, it is appropriate to establish a link between the new own resource for the Union budget and energy infrastructure financing.
source: PE-473.717
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2011/0268(COD) European Social Fund (ESF) 2014-2020
2012/07/06
EMPL
6 amendments...
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 3 3. The ESF shall benefit people, in
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vi (vi)
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii (ii) Capacity building for stakeholders delivering employment, education, lifelong learning and social policies and sectoral and territorial pacts to mobilise for reform at national, regional and local level.
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – title Transnational and inter-regional cooperation
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall support transnational and/or inter-regional cooperation with the aim of promoting mutual learning and thereby increasing the effectiveness of policies supported by the ESF. Transnational cooperation and inter- regional cooperation shall involve partners from at least two Member States.
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The ESF may provide support for expenditure incurred for operations which take place outside the programme area,
source: PE-489.537
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2011/0274(COD) Cohesion Fund 2014-2020
2012/05/23
TRAN
5 amendments...
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) When devising, framing, and implementing projects, provision should be made for accessibility for persons with disabilities, as referred to in Article 9 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – point d – point ii Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – point d – point iii (iii) developing comprehensive, high- quality accessible and interoperable railway systems;
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. A mid-term funding review shall be carried out by the middle of 2017 in order to measure the progress made in terms of achieving objectives, determine whether resources have been used efficiently, and gauge their European added value. Particular attention should be brought to bear in order to assess the implementation of the changes made under this Regulation. In the light of the findings of the mid-term review, this Regulation may be amended where appropriate.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1b, No later than two years after the expiry of the programme, the Commission shall carry out an ex post evaluation of its impact and European added value and shall send the evaluation report to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions.
source: PE-489.576
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2011/0275(COD) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): support to the Investment for growth and jobs goal
2012/05/23
TRAN
6 amendments...
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) As was stated in the European Parliament resolution of 8 June 2011 entitled ‘Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe’, tourism is one of the new competences to have been conferred on the Union, and the European strategy for tourism should seek to make the sector more competitive and should be supported by the necessary funding for the next period.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 In more developed regions, the ERDF shall not support investments in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the areas of environment
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a (a) promoting entrepreneurship, in particular by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firms, eco-tourism and social tourism projects, and sustainable tourism and mobility;
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new) (ba) developing SME activities in emerging fields linked to European and regional challenges, for example devising and promoting services related to new forms of environment-friendly tourism and eco-tourism;
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c (c) improving, upgrading, and developing safe, environment-friendly low-noise and low-carbon transport systems and promoting sustainable and accessible urban mobility;
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d (d) developing and supporting comprehensive, high
source: PE-489.577
2012/07/06
REGI
15 amendments...
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 bis (new) (5a) In its resolution of 8 June 2011, the European Parliament pointed out that youth and culture policies are essential and among the priorities recognised for the added value they bring and their ability to reach out to citizens. It also called on the EU and the Member States to acknowledge the increasing importance of cultural and creative industries to the European economy, and their spill-over effects on other economic sectors. It also strongly emphasised that the full potential of these policies can only be realised if they are provided with adequate levels of funding in the context of cohesion policy.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 b (new) (5b) In its resolution of 8 June 2011, the European Parliament recalled that tourism is a new EU competence under the Lisbon Treaty, which should, therefore, also be reflected in the next MFF. It stressed the important contribution of tourism to the European economy and the need for a European strategy for tourism aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of the sector to be supported by adequate funding under the ERDF.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 quater (new) (5c) As noted by the European Court of Auditors in Special Report No 6/2011 entitled ‘Were ERDF co-financed tourism projects effective?’, tourism interventions achieved their objectives in terms of performance, growth and employment, by creating tourism capacity and by creating or maintaining jobs
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point i bis (new) (i a) investment to promote tourism including maritime tourist activity and to protect artistic and cultural heritage
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i (i) at least 80 % of the total ERDF resources
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i (i) at least 50 % of the total ERDF resources
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b bis (new) (b) a) support appropriate synergies and linkages with the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme;
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 bis (new) Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new) (b a) development of SMEs in emerging areas linked to European and regional challenges such as creative and cultural industries, new forms of tourism including cultural tourism, and innovative services reflecting new societal demands or products and services linked to ageing population, care and health, eco- innovations, the low carbon economy and resource efficiency, including coordination with public procurement to speed up the market take-up of innovative solutions to address these challenges.
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c (c) supporting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in public infrastructures and in the public and private housing sector;
Amendment 521 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c – point i (new) i) promoting sustainable tourism through efficient use of natural and cultural resources;
Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point e (e) action to improve the urban environment, including regeneration of deprived urban and outlying areas and brownfield sites and reduction of air pollution;
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 10 (10) investing in education, skills
source: PE-491.053
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2011/0276(COD) Structural instruments: common provisions for ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, EAFRD and EMFF; general provisions applicable to ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund
2012/04/06
REGI
26 amendments...
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14)
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) A performance framework should be defined for each programme with a view to monitoring progress towards the objectives and targets set for each programme over the course of the programming period. The Commission should undertake a performance review in cooperation with the Member States in 2017 and 2019.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 43 (43) In accordance with the principles of shared management, Member States and regional and local authorities should have the primary responsibility, through their management and control systems, for the implementation and control of the operations in programmes. In order to strengthen the effectiveness of the control over the selection and implementation of operations and the functioning of the management and control system, the functions of the managing authority should be specified.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 58 Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 58 Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 87 (87) The frequency of audits on operations should be proportionate to the extent of the Union's support from the Funds. In particular,
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. For the Partnership Contract and each programme respectively,
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a)
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) 1a) preserving and promoting the cultural and creative heritage of the Union;
Amendment 486 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 6 6) preserving and protecting the environment, cultural and creative heritage and promoting resource efficiency;
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 10 (10) investing in education, skills
Amendment 540 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 12 – paragraph 1 The Comm
Amendment 544 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 12 – paragraph 2 Where there are major changes in the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the Commission
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall prepare a Partnership Contract
Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 558 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 2 2. The Partnership Contract shall be drawn up by Member States in cooperation with the partners, as referred to in Article
Amendment 599 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii (ii) the arrangements to ensure an integrated approach to the use of the
Amendment 645 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 15 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall adopt a decision, by means of implementing acts, approving the Partnership Contract no later than six months after its submission by the Member State, provided that any observations made by the Commission have been satisfactorily taken into account. As part of its decision to adopt the Partnership Contract, the Commission shall take account of the effective involvement of the autonomous regional territories called to enter into the Partnership Contract, in accordance with the institutional system of each Member State. The Partnership Contract shall not enter into force before 1 January 2014.
Amendment 646 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 15 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. Where a Member State proposes an amendment to the Partnership Contract, the Commission shall carry out an assessment in accordance with paragraph 1 and, where appropriate, shall adopt a decision, by means of implementing acts, approving the amendment within three months of its submission by the Member State.
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 16 – paragraph 1 Member States shall concentrate support, in accordance with the Fund-specific rules, on actions bringing the greatest added value in relation to the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, addressing the challenges identified in the country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty, and taking into account national and regional needs. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, the managing authorities shall independently select the thematic objectives and investment priorities on which to concentrate the Union's support.
Amendment 679 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the fulfilment of the ex ante conditionalities in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Contract and programmes. It may decide, when adopting a programme, to suspend all or part of interim payments to the programme pending the satisfactory completion of actions to fulfil an ex ante
Amendment 695 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 18 Amendment 749 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 23 – paragraph 3 3. Programmes shall be submitted by the Member States
Amendment 755 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1a (new) The possibility of multi-fund operational programmes (ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, EAFRD, EMFF) shall be encouraged. For this purpose the European Commission adopts any measure for the setting up and implementation of these programmes with due respect to the proportionality principle.
source: PE-489.656
2012/05/06
REGI
7 amendments...
Amendment 815 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) a description of the strategy and its objectives,
Amendment 1143 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 67 – paragraph 2 2. Payments shall take the form of pre- financing, interim payments and payment of the
Amendment 1156 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 74 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The payment deadline for an interim payment claim may be interrupted by the authorising officer by delegation within the meaning of the Financial Regulation for a maximum period of
Amendment 1174 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 77 – paragraph 2 – point b b) the
Amendment 1331 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 86 – paragraph 1 – point 3 bis (new) 3a) Public or equivalent structural expenditure supported by the public administration by way of co-financing of investments activated as part of CSF funding will be deducted from the calculation of structural deficit in the definition of the specific medium-term objectives for the country within the framework of EU Regulation 1466/97, and will equally be deducted in the assessment of compliance with the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact, within the framework of EU Regulation 1467/97.
Amendment 1340 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1 1. An operational programme shall consist of priority axes. A priority axis
Amendment 1425 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 88 – paragraph 2 2. The ERDF and the ESF may finance, in a complementary manner and subject to a limit of
source: PE-491.054
2012/06/06
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 1450 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 91 – paragraph 2 2. Major projects submitted to the Commission for approval shall be contained in the list of major projects in an operational programme.
Amendment 1693 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 120 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall reimburse as interim payments 9
source: PE-491.057
2012/08/06
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 1954 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 2.1 – Paragraph 2.1.1 2.1.1 With a view to achieving optimal results for sustainable growth and development on the ground, it is important to coordinate all Union policies and their instruments which play a role in achieving economic, social and territorial cohesion and a better balanced territorial development in the EU. This must also be reflected in better coordination between the Union budget and the Member States' national and sub-national budgets in strengthening the integration and effectiveness of policies and the control over public finance balances, and in financing common political priorities as well as in improved vertical cooperation between the EU and national and regional entities.
source: PE-491.163
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2011/0283(COD) Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund: provisions relating to risk sharing instruments for Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability
2012/02/03
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 13 a (new) (13a) To prevent the risk of other Member States finding themselves in circumstances which dictate they have to apply to access financial stabilisation mechanisms, a derogation should be granted to the Stability and Growth Pact which allows national cofinancing of projects considered to be of particular relevance to economic recovery and job creation.
source: PE-483.747
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2011/0397(COD) Groundhandling services at Union airports
2012/06/26
EMPL
9 amendments...
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17)
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) Member States should
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – title Safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfer of staff
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. This Article applies
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. Where, following the selection procedure laid down in Articles 7 to 10, a supplier of groundhandling services mentioned in paragraph 1 loses its authorisation to provide these services or where a service provider ceases to provide groundhandling services to an airport user or where a self-handling airport user decides to cease self-handling, Member States
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – paragraph 1 1. Suppliers of groundhandling services and self-handling airport users shall ensure that all their employees involved in the provision of groundhandling services, including managing staff and supervisors, regularly attend specific and recurrent training to enable them to perform the tasks assigned to them and to prevent accidents and injuries. The competent authorities in the Member States shall monitor compliance with education and training standards. Recurrent training at the expense of the concerned groundhandling service provider or self-handling airport users may be required. No new service providers shall be approved until the required standards are met at the respective airport.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point n (n) transfer of staff and its impact on the protection of employees, particularly the number of staff transferred where a change of groundhandling service provider occurred, the number of staff who accepted voluntary redundancy where a change of groundhandling service providers occurred; the development of wages in the case of transferred workers; the number of cases brought before employment tribunals in connection with transfers; the number of staff who accepted voluntary redundancy and are dependent on payments from national social security systems;
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point o (o) employment and working conditions in the groundhandling sector, particularly trends in wages and salaries in comparison with trends in prices charged for groundhandling and in comparison with changes in the productivity of groundhandling services at the airport as a whole and those supplied by individual groundhandling service providers.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 1 source: PE-492.654
2012/10/10
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17)
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new) (c a) decent employment and working conditions, including upholding workers' rights in the context of a transfer of staff in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation;
source: PE-496.364
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2011/2019(BUD) 2012 budget: mandate for the trilogue
2011/04/18
CONT
5 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph A a (new) Aa. whereas the 2012 budget should specifically reflect the priorities identified in the Europe 2020 strategy and, through the European Semester, national budgets will also have to contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth,
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Asks the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the simplification of programme structures and management systems will not undermine the effectiveness of control systems;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls, moreover, on the Commission and the Member States to do their utmost to ensure that, in 2012, the necessary acceleration in the implementation of programmes is not to the detriment of the quality of the expenditure and the consistency of the measures funded with the relevant objectives;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Invites the Commission, therefore, to publish in the synthesis report an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of individual Member States’ management and control systems and anti-fraud strategies;
source: PE-462.895
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2011/2035(INI) EC 5th Cohesion Report and Strategy for the post-2013 Cohesion Policy
2011/04/20
REGI
9 amendments...
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Doubts whether specific operational programmes for functional geographical entities such as
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Takes the view that GDP must be retained as the key criterion in the definition of areas eligible for maximum support (those with GDP/PE below 75% of the EU average) and, where appropriate, cohesion countries (GDP/PE below 90% of the EU average);
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 – subparagraph 1 (new) points out that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is a complementary means of achieving the objectives of the European Social Fund, as it seeks to enable workers made redundant as a result of globalisation and the crisis to find work;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Calls
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Calls for
Amendment 494 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 Amendment 504 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 – subparagraph 1 (new) is opposed to structural funding being made subject to any kind of macroeconomic conditions connected with the Stability and Growth Pact since this would conflict with the very aims of cohesion policy; in the interests of enhancing programming credibility and achieving tangible results, insists on the introduction of appropriate sets of conditions, verified ex-ante and based on a place-based approach to policies, that cover all the institutional, administrative, regulatory, planning and project-related requirements needed to ensure an effective implementation of the programmes;
Amendment 513 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Envisages that the Commission will, in future, have a greater responsibility for the improvement of national administrative procedures; takes the view, therefore, that it will be incumbent on the Commission to implement accreditation procedures for national or federal-state administrative and auditing bodies;
source: PE-462.896
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2011/2048(INI) Modernisation of public procurement
2011/06/27
CONT
2 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to promote the removing of lowest price as the primary determining award criterion and to support the adoption of sustainable public procurement contracts with respect for social, environmental and fair trade criteria by obliging the Member States to include relevant requirements in that respect in contract documents;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to ensure transparent selection procedures in Public Procurements, removing the obstacles to participation of SMEs to public tenders, especially with regard to admission requirements and financial standing assessment, and granting to local authorities the possibility to request information and documents at any moment for fraud prevention purposes;
source: PE-467.294
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2011/2052(INI) European Platform against poverty and social exclusion
2011/06/21
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Takes note of the 3.3 % increase in the draft budget 2012 for the European Platform against Poverty flagship initiative as compared to last year; asks the Commission to
source: PE-467.216
2011/06/28
EMPL
3 amendments...
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to identify more precisely the budget lines relevant to the Platform, particularly as regards the ESF and its contribution to this flagship initiative through the funding of political priorities such as preventing school drop- out and addressing poverty among children, women, older people and migrant workers;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 f (new) 8f. Recommends pressing ahead with, and providing increased budgetary funding for, the European programmes which can help combat the various aspects of social exclusion, poverty and social and economic inequality, including health inequality (the research Framework Programme, the Progress programme, etc);
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Considers that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, under which specific and customised assistance can be provided for workers made redundant as a result of the current crisis or globalisation, should be allowed to continue operating beyond 2013 and that it should be fully funded by the European budget as regards both commitments and payments;
source: PE-467.322
2011/09/09
EMPL
1 amendments...
Amendment E #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to identify more precisely the budget lines relevant to the Platform and the level of appropriations allocated to them, particularly as regards the ESF and its contribution to this flagship initiative through the funding of political priorities such as preventing school drop-out and addressing poverty among children, women, older people and migrant workers; calls on the Commission to set out its proposals on combating poverty and social exclusion in the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework in order to ensure adequate funding of the initiatives launched to combat poverty and social exclusion; calls on the Commission to identify the financial support needed for agreed thematic priorities and to urge Member States to support financially the participation of civil society at national level in National Reform Programmes, the Flagship Platform and National Strategies for social protection and social inclusion; recommends pressing ahead with, and providing increased budgetary funding for, the European programmes which can help combat the various aspects of social exclusion, poverty and social and economic inequality, including health inequality (the research Framework Programme, the Progress programme, etc.);
source: PE-472.086
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2011/2195(INI) Role of Cohesion Policy in the outermost regions of the European Union in the context of EU 2020
2012/02/02
BUDG
8 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1a bis (new) 1a. Recalls that Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union emphasises the need to consider the specific nature of the outermost regions for which development is restricted by their remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate, economic dependence on a few products; recalls that these specific measures relate in particular to conditions of access to Structural Funds;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2a bis (new) 2a. Deplores the fact that the budget restrictions proposed by the European Commission for the next Multiannual Financial Framework do not take into account the particular constraints of the outermost regions and the need to maintain financial support for these regions; particularly regrets that additional financial allocation has been reduced from EUR 35 to EUR 20 per resident and per year; also regrets that the Commission's proposal relating to the specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions does not take into consideration the Commission’s position as expressed in ‘Agriculture and Rural Development’ of the European Parliament on 26 September 2011;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 bis (new) 2 bis. Emphasises the need, in accordance with the conclusions of the fifth report on economic, social and territorial cohesion, to increase the flexibility of Cohesion Policy instruments, in such a way so as to allow investments capable of ensuring a level of growth and development in line with EU 2020 Strategy objectives, even when there are particular geographic and demographic conditions;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 ter (new) 2 ter. Emphasises the need to facilitate synergy between Cohesion Policy Funds and the framework programme for research and development in order to increase the development of the outermost resgions and curb the under-utilisation of research funds;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses, however, that
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a bis (new) 1 bis Draws attention to the need for the proposal for the future Multiannual Financial Framework to consider the change of some European territories to the status of 'outermost regions' from 2014 - 2020; Calls for the European Commission to adapt its budgetary projections accordingly.
source: PE-480.780
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2011/2311(INI) Urban re-development as contribution to economic growth in the framework of the EU cohesion policy
2012/01/10
REGI
11 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls for a new EU regulatory phase connected to a plan to safeguard and regenerate urban areas, which – while respecting the principle of subsidiarity – may supply the legal basis required, define common and shared medium to long-term goals and optimise the use of cohesion policy funds;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Points out that part of the own resources in the Union’s budget could be allocated to this through the use of new financial instruments and by extending the project bonds’ pilot phase to this field;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that new forms of urban regeneration are required for this, focusing on the need for communities to have public spaces, parks, leisure, culture and sport;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Emphasises that urban regeneration plans ought to include construction of infrastructure and affordable social housing for both underprivileged sections of society and the middle classes;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Stresses the need for a strategy to preserve and make secure urban and housing heritage in areas classified as being at high risk of earthquakes or flooding;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Considers that the approach to passive preservation of historical old towns needs to be rectified, bringing in redevelopment plans that can trigger revitalisation or development dynamics, to stop these areas being neglected and shops and small businesses closing as a result;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes the proposal
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls for recovery and redevelopment plans for disused land and run-down areas, in order to tackle the gradual loss of the rural-urban fringe due to the trend for changing this into building land;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for a mobility and parking management model integrated with town planning,
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Stresses that the increase in green spaces and urban parks forms an element of extremely high value for natural, historic and cultural heritage, and contributes to regulating negative microclimate effects, a better energy budget and financial savings, increases sustainability and the quality of the urban environment and allows social and recreational needs to be met;
source: PE-496.575
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2012/0288(COD) Fuels and energy from renewable sources: transition to biofuels to deliver greenhouse gas savings
2013/04/25
REGI
3 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 5 (5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 a (new) (11a) Land-use change for the production of biofuels should not lead to the displacement of local or indigenous communities.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint b Directive 2009/28/EC Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 "For the purpose of compliance with the target referred to in the first subparagraph, the maximum joint contribution from biofuels and bioliquids produced
source: PE-510.584
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2012/2099(INI) Role of EU cohesion policy and their actors in implementing the new European energy policy
2012/11/30
REGI
10 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the cohesion policy investments in the area of energy could contribute to the realisation of both policies by promoting growth in underdeveloped regions and local job creation, and
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises, in view of the crisis' negative effect of increasing local and regional disparities in Europe, the need for strong EU support for cohesion
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses, however, that the cohesion policy programmes should not be seen as a replacement for the proper funding of European energy policy proposals; stresses that cohesion policy can support
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the regions of Europe should be able to focus on those energy sources which are best suited to the local conditions and resources and that the EU should start measuring European energy objectives on an EU-wide scale;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Points out, with regard to large-scale energy projects, the possible capacity deficiencies of various regional and local authorities, which might seriously hamper implementation; believes, therefore,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses, while supporting new financial instruments for energy projects, that this should be in addition to direct grants and co-financing of energy projects and not a replacement for them; draws the attention of the Member States and the Commission to the fact that individuals, small and medium-sized towns and rural communities should be
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Believes that, while the Common Strategic Framework provides for general earmarking, ring-fencing and other thematic targets, these measures should be applied in a flexible manner within partnership agreements to allow Member States to pursue individual national paths towards the 2020 goals and cohesion policy objectives;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Singles out the need to apply the broadest possible
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that, while Member States are changing their energy mixes in accordance with the EU's climate goals, many regions are dependent on fossil fuels; believes, therefore, that not only low-carbon, but all low-emission and renewable sources of energy
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Supports the use of cohesion and energy policy funds for cross-border projects with third partner countries; stresses that
source: PE-501.895
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2012/2144(INI) Internal Market for services: state of play and next steps
2012/12/12
EMPL
1 amendments...
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Maintains that safeguards should be introduced for workers in the process of changing employers; considers it important to ensure that a previous employer’s workforce can be transferred automatically to the new employer without any reduction in entitlements or pay;
source: PE-502.030
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2012/2292(INI) Cross-border collective bargaining and transnational social dialogue
2013/05/08
EMPL
5 amendments...
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the autonomy of the social partners, as a result of which they enter into negotiations and
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the representative European trade union federations to negotiate and conclude only European transnational company agreements; observes that, if a European trade union federation has not agreed any internal procedure for issuing a negotiating mandate, agreements may only be concluded by representative national trade unions; considers that European works councils should be fully involved in the negotiations; recommends that the Commission review the criteria on trade union representation (COM/2002/0704);
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Recommends furthermore, as a second stage, introducing a European extrajudicial dispute resolution agency, to devise and then implement a tenable solution with the participation of the contracting parties, in which context the dispute resolution agency should be convened at the request of the European social partners voluntarily and from case to case in order to settle conflicts extrajudicially; considers that particular attention should be awarded to the establishing of the head office (jurisdiction criterion), which should preferably be neutral, rather than the company’s registered office, in order to avoid the agreement being judicially subject to the rules of a single Member State;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Recommends, in the medium term, in view of the increasing transnationalisation of industrial relations, establishing over the next few years an independent three-tier system of European labour courts, including through the creation of a labour division of the European Court of Justice;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Draws attention to Complaint No 85/2012, which is pending before the European Committee of Social Rights, in the Laval case, and calls for the right to implementation of cross-border collective measures to be granted. A legitimate right to collective self-protection should therefore be enshrined and applied in the event of violations of European cross-border agreements, as requested in the Andersson report (2008/2085(INI) of 30 September 2008 (A6-0370/2008)];
source: PE-510.723
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2012/2293(INI) Social housing in the European Union
2013/02/28
EMPL
5 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 43 a (new) – having regard to the Commission Guidelines of 15 May 2012 on best practice to limit, mitigate or compensate soil sealing (SWD(2012)0101),
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 43 b (new) – having regard to the Commission Social Investment Package of 20 February 2013,
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Urges the Member States to support the activities of housing cooperatives, which are a valuable tool for the affordable purchase of a first home; cooperatives are also an effective tool for promoting urban regeneration initiatives, creating synergies with local communities and curbing the flight from towns and cities;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Points out that part of the own resources in the Union’s budget could be allocated to this through the use of new financial instruments and by extending the project bonds’ pilot phase to this field;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Stresses the need to develop settlement plans that take account of, and curb, unsustainable forms of land occupation and soil sealing, in line with the Commission guidelines which seek to achieve the objective of zero net land take by 2050;
source: PE-506.094
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2013/0000(INI)
2013/05/03
REGI
12 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) - having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee INT/653 of 26 March 2013 on the internal market and state aid for the regions,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) - having regard the Communication of the Commission of 1998 to the Member States on the links between regional and competition policy – reinforcing concentration and mutual consistency (COM(98)0673),
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) K a. whereas the absence of any reference to Member States’ financial capacity may further unlevel the playing field across the EU;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Recalls that achieving consistency between regional policy and competition policy has been largely recommended by the Commission inviting all EU institutions and Member States to share such responsibility when designing the various instruments in order to converge on the common goal of UE economic, social and territorial cohesion for a strong single market;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes the view that the geographical zoning of the new Guidelines on Regional State Aid 2014-2020 (RSAG) should not be reduced, and that decreasing the aid intensity should be reconsidered, taking into account the political, economic and social situation in the Member States; points out that, in
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Stresses that as part of the wider modernisation process, regional State aid should be updated in line with the dynamics and pace of the post-crisis economy, which bring a need for greater flexibility when determining regional disadvantages; considers that, to that end, the selection of disadvantaged areas under Article 107(3)(c) TFEU exemption should not be conditioned by a mere mathematical subtraction of Article 107(3)(a) TFEU population from the total EU assisted population covered, but Member States should be allowed to use a broad set of parameters for determining the actual regional disadvantages; reminds the Commission that in full line with the objectives of the Treaty, particular attention shall be paid not only to the disadvantages deriving from low population density, but also from the economic complexity of mountain and insular regions, from closeness to borders as well as from natural disasters;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Points out to the restrictive impact of new rules on investment and growth of regions as they move from the less developed to the more developed category; is aware that certain regions eligible for State aid under the current system will not meet the zoning criteria of the RSAG in the future period; believes that these regions as well as regions severely hit by the crisis for which the public funding under Cohesion Policy and regional State Aid might be the only source of investment, should have a special safety regime, similar to that for transition regions under the Cohesion Policy, allowing them to cope with their new situation;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Highlights the role of State aid in economies which have been particularly hard hit by the crisis and for which the public funding under the Cohesion Policy might be the only source of investment; points out that the adverse economic situation is not yet reflected by the data for the 2008-2010 period, to be used by the Commission as a basis of State aid eligibility; welcomes the Commission’s intention to perform a mid-term review of the regional maps in 2016; at the same time invites the Commission to take into consideration the possibility to notify specific interventions under the regional derogations also outside the regional aid map to allow Member States to tackle the backlashes of the crisis which may arise throughout the programming period 2014-2020, as well as the long term repercussions on the real economy of the natural disasters, which may remain invisible to the statistic database used for the ex ante mapping the assisted areas;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Highlights that “isolation” (i.e. low population density) is the only geographical disadvantage which is relevant for the derogation under Article 107(3)(c) TFEU; believes that geographical disadvantages such as insularity, closeness to the border and natural disasters should also be made relevant;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Reiterates its call on the Commission to provide promptly for clear guidance for assessing what is State aid under the definition of Article 107 (1) TFEU and what is not, as well as for detailed criteria for distinguishing between important and less important State aid cases as announced in the SAM road map;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is of the opinion that excluding large enterprises companies from State aid rules in areas covered by Article 107(3)(c) TFEU is not justified given their contribution to employment, the supply- chains that they create with SMEs, their common involvement in research and development, and the role they play in the economic crisis; takes the view that the presence of large undertakings is often key to the success of SMEs that benefit from clusters led by large companies and from their sub-contracting activities; reminds that the Commission itself recognised the knock-on effects and access to world markets brought by the investment of large companies; underlines that such a decision may lead to job losses and reduced economic activity in the regions and to the relocation of companies to other regions either within and outside the EU;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Stresses that regional State aid must be fine-tuned to ensure it does not encourage businesses to move or relocate, in "subsidy races" caused by high differentials in aid in neighbouring and bordering regions which fragment the single market; highlights that such negative externalities may affect regions sharing a land or maritime border as well as proximity areas;
source: PE-510.599
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