George Sabin CUTAŞ
Constituencies
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Romania
Partidul Social Democrat + Partidul Conservator
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Groups
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S&D
Member
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 Economic and Monetary Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Committee on International Trade | 2012/11/21 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Iran | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the Cariforum — EU Parliamentary Committee | 2010/09/07 | 9999/12/31 |
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Strasbourg
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Rapporteur
| Opinion | 2013/0048(COD) | Market surveillance of products |
| Shadow | 2012/0359(COD) | Exercise of the Union's rights for the application and enforcement of international trade rules |
| Shadow | 2012/0344(NLE) | State aid rules: aid categories or measures exempted from notification requirements |
| Shadow | 2012/0342(NLE) | State aid rules: handling of complaints and gathering of information |
| Shadow | 2011/2306(INI) | Trade aspects of the Eastern partnership |
| Shadow | 2011/0332(NLE) | EU/Russia Agreement: introduction or increase by the Russian Federation of export duties on raw materials |
| Shadow | 2011/0322(NLE) | EU/Russia Agreement: administration of tariff-rate quotas applying to exports of wood; Protocol on technical modalities |
| Shadow | 2011/0315(COD) | Imports of steel products from Russia: administering restrictions |
| Shadow | 2011/0169(COD) | Imports of high-quality beef: autonomous tariff quota |
| Responsible | 2010/2248(INI) | EIB annual report for 2009 |
| Opinion | 2010/2239(INI) | Towards adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems |
| Shadow | 2010/2103(INI) | International trade policy in the context of climate change imperatives |
| Responsible | 2010/0323(NLE) | EC/Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement: bilateral trade in textiles. Protocol |
| Responsible | 2010/0181(NLE) | EU/Morocco Agreement: dispute settlement mechanism |
| Shadow | 2010/0162(COD) | Moldova: macro-financial assistance |
| Opinion | 2010/0101(COD) | EIB loans: EU guarantee to the EIB against losses under loans and guarantees for projects outside the EU (repeal. Decision No 633/2009/EC) |
| Responsible | 2010/0015(NLE) | International exhibitions, 1928 Paris Convention: accession of Member States to the Convention |
Born
1968/02/23 Bacău- Faculty of Aircraft Design, Polytechnic Institute, Bucharest - Institutul Politehnic Bucureşti - engineer (1987-1992); Business management course organised by AOTS-Sony, Sony Corporation, Amsterdam (1994); authorised customs expert, licensed by the Romanian Directorate-General for Customs (1999); Canadian MBA programme, Postgraduate School of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest (1998-1999); National Defence College - security and good governance (2008); Doctoral student, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies (2003-present).
- Adviser to the Chairman, Grivco S.A (1995-1999); Adviser on development issues, 'Antena 1' (1997-1999); Member of management board, AIBB-Grivco S.A. (1997-2004); Executive director, 'Antena 1' (2004); Director-general, CCA Intact (2003-2004).
- Member of the Political Executive, Conservative Party (2004-present).
- Senator (2004-2008); Vice-President, Romanian Senate (2005-2006); Deputy leader, Conservative Party parliamentary group (2006-2007); Vice-President, Committee on the Economy, Industry and Services (2007-2008); Leader, Conservative Party parliamentary group (2007-2008).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2009/0108(COD) Energy policy: measures to safeguard security of gas supply (repeal. Directive 2004/67/EC)
2010/08/01
ECON
6 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 a (new) (31a) The institutions of the European Union should give particular priority to the Nabucco gas pipeline project.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (1) "protected customers" means all household customers already connected to a gas distribution network
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. Security of gas supply is a task of the natural gas undertakings, Competent Authorities of the Member States, the industrial gas customers, and the Commission within their respective areas of responsibility.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission may declare a
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 a (new) Article 14a Nabucco gas pipeline project The European Union institutions shall give particular priority to the Nabucco gas pipeline project as regards its political profile and financing.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 b (new) Article 15b Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund The European Union Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund as well as financial institutions such as the European Investment Bank shall provide funds towards investment into the EU gas infrastructure, gas storage and supplier diversification, research into the diversification of gas sources and routes, and research into alternative energy mixes for the European Union.
source: PE-430.951
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2009/2175(INI) New developments in public procurement
2010/03/02
INTA
8 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Point 1 1. Points out that the Internal Market and international markets are increasingly interlinked; considers, in this context, that a coherent policy must be followed by legislators in the EU Internal Market and by EU negotiators in the field of international trade
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Point 2 2. Believes that a plurilateral agreement such as the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) is
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Point 4 4.
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Point 5 5.
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Point 5 c (new) 5c. In the context of the European Union's commitments in the field of international public procurement, points out, further, the importance of strengthening anti-corruption mechanisms in the field of public procurement and draws attention to the need to focus efforts on ensuring transparency and fairness in the use of public funds;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Point 5 d (new) 5d. Points out that selective public procurement policies are permissible under international law, including under the GATT/WTO agreement;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Point 5 e (new) 5e. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the possibility of using green public procurement as an instrument for promoting sustainable development;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Point 5 f (new) 5f. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the possibility of incorporating into public procurement agreements with international partners provisions requiring compliance with the fundamental human rights obligations laid down in conventions and international agreements;
source: PE-438.392
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2009/2216(INI) EU strategy for the South Caucasus
2010/02/25
INTA
5 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Highlights the geopolitical situation of Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan in relation to the European Union, Russia, Iran and Turkey, and considers it therefore of the utmost importance that cooperation with the South Caucasus be given the highest priority, not least in matters relating to
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers that trade is one
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the conclusion of the feasibility studies for Georgia and Armenia in May 2008, showing that deep and comprehensive free trade agreements (DCFTAs) would bring significant economic benefits to these countries and the EU, thereby allowing the Commission to enter into a preparatory phase for future negotiations on DCFTAs; calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to help Azerbaijan
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Believes that the conclusion of FTAs with Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan could not only lead to economic growth, but could also increase foreign investment, create new jobs and eradicate poverty;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the efforts of several regional cooperation organisations, in particular the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), aimed at greater integration of the South Caucasus region; calls for greater EU engagement and involvement towards integration in the region, given that the Community now has exclusive competence on trade policy
source: PE-439.180
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2009/2224(INI) Internet of Things
2010/03/23
INTA
6 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Point 2 Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Point 3 3.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Point 4 4.Invites the Commission to take into account the financial and infrastructural limitations of SMEs when formulating technical and ICT management and standards such as the ones proposed in its communication; reiterates that SMEs form the backbone of European productivity and employment and that their interests should be protected horizontally across the various pieces of legislation the EU produces; the economic experience is that SMEs lead the
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Point 5 (new) 5. Calls on the Commission to continue funding projects under the 7th Framework Programme and the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme in order to increase European Union competitiveness on the international market in the field of the Internet of Things;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Point 6 (new) 6. Underlines the importance of creating a safe and transparent system of governance for the Internet of Things;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Point 7 (new) source: PE-439.932
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2010/0101(COD) EIB loans: EU guarantee to the EIB against losses under loans and guarantees for projects outside the EU (repeal. Decision No 633/2009/EC)
2010/05/10
ECON
5 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 30 (30) The reporting and transmission of information by the EIB to the Commission should be strengthened in order to allow the Commission to enhance its annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on the EIB financing operations carried out under this decision. The report should in particular assess the compliance of EIB financing operations with this decision, taking into account the operational guidelines, and include sections on added value in line with EU policies and sections on cooperation with the Commission, other IFIs and bilateral donors, including co-financing, as well as evaluations of the accessibility, transparency and effectiveness of the loans. Where necessary, the report should include references to significant changes in circumstances that would justify further amendments to the mandate before the end of the period.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 31 (31) EIB financing operations should continue to be managed in accordance with the EIB's own rules and procedures, including appropriate control measures and measures taken to avoid tax evasion, as well as with the relevant rules and procedures concerning the Court of Auditors and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). The EIB should not undertake any financing operations through jurisdictions classified as "tax havens" according to OECD standards,
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. The EU guarantee shall cover only EIB financing operations carried out in eligible countries that have concluded a framework agreement with the EIB establishing the legal conditions under which such operations are to be carried out. The EIB shall not undertake any financing operations through jurisdictions classified as "tax havens" according to OECD standards.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a decision Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and the Council on EIB financing operations carried out under this decision. The report shall include an assessment of EIB financing operations at project, sector, country and regional level
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a decision Article 10 – paragraph 2 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the EIB shall provide the Commission with yearly reports on EIB financing operations carried out under this decision at project, sector, country and regional level, on the accessibility, transparency and effectiveness of the loans, and on the fulfilment of the external policy and strategic objectives of the EU, including cooperation with the Commission, other international financial institutions and bilateral institutions. The Memoranda of Understanding between the EIB and other IFIs or bilateral institutions relating to carrying out financial operations under this Decision shall be made public.
source: PE-450.584
2010/08/10
INTA
3 amendments...
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 11 (11) In order to enhance the coherence of the mandate, strengthen the focus of the EIB external financing activity on supporting EU policies, and for the maximum benefit of beneficiaries, this decision should set out horizontal high- level objectives in the mandate for EIB financing operations across all eligible countries, building on the comparative strengths of the EIB in areas where it has a well-proven track record. In all regions covered by this decision, the EIB should thus finance projects in the areas of climate change mitigation and adaptation, social and economic infrastructure (notably in transport, energy including renewable energy, energy security, environmental infrastructure including water and sanitation, as well as information and communication technology (ICT)), and local private sector development, in particular in support of small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs). It should be recalled that improving access for SMEs to capital can play an essential role in stimulating economic development and the fight against unemployment. Within these areas, regional integration among partner countries, including economic integration between pre-accession countries, neighbouring countries and the EU, should be an underlying objective for EIB financing operations. The EIB can support EU presence in partner countries through foreign direct investment that contributes to promoting technology and knowledge transfer, either for investments within the aforementioned areas, or at its own risk.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 15 a (new) (15a) The EIB shall support the achievement of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals in all regions where it is active.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 - paragraph 3 3. The EIB shall
source: PE-450.645
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2010/0220(NLE) State aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines
2010/11/10
REGI
12 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Title on State aid to facilitate the
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) The
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3a) Considering the scarcity of autochthonous energy sources in the EU, the Union's policies for promoting renewable fuels and fossil fuels with low carbon content in order to generate electricity justify the support to coal mines. The categories of aid permitted by Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 should not be maintained indefinitely. In any event, all public aid aimed at reducing the effects of pollution caused by coal, should be maintained. Those mines that, after a ten-year period, are able to achieve competitiveness and require a financial boost from the public sector to enable them to make technological investments for environmental purposes, will also be exempt from the elimination of aid.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) Without prejudice to the general State aid rules, Member States should be able to take measures to alleviate the social and regional consequences of the possible closure of those mines, that is to say the orderly winding down of activities in the context of an irrevocable closure plan and/or the financing of exceptional costs, inherited liabilities in particular.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new) (8a) A minimum level of coal production, together with other measures, especially those aiming at the promotion of renewable energy sources, will contribute to the maintenance of a quota of primary energy sources, which will allow energy security in the Union to be reinforced significantly. In addition, a quota of autochthonous sources of primary energy will help to promote environmental goals in relation with sustainable development. In this framework of boosting autochthonous energy sources in Europe in order to counterbalance the continent's huge dependence on energy sources from outside its borders, consideration should be given to complementing autochthonous energy sources, which in many Member States are represented solely by coal, with non-fossil ones.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) In accomplishing its task, the
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 2. Aid shall cover
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the operation of the production units concerned must form part of a closure plan the deadline of which does not extend beyond 31
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the production units concerned must be closed definitively in accordance with the closure plan, in the event that they have not become competitive and provided that their continued operation is not necessary to meet Union's energy needs;
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) the overall amount of closure aid granted by a Member State for any particular undertaking must follow a downward trend
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. If the production units to which aid is granted pursuant to paragraph 1 are not closed at the date fixed in the closure plan as authorised by the Commission, they have not become competitive and their continued operation is not necessary in the light of the energy autonomy conditions of that State, the Member State concerned shall recover all aid granted in respect of the whole period covered by the closure plan.
source: PE-450.663
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2010/2087(INI) EU Strategy for the Black Sea
2010/12/10
INTA
3 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers that the Black Sea Synergy (BSS) initiative, presented in 2007, did provide new impetus to regional cooperation in the Black Sea region, but deplores the fact that the administrative and fiscal resources allocated for its implementation have been insufficient; considers that EU regional initiatives should not be duplicated and that the strategy for the Black Sea should not be overshadowed by similar regional initiatives; the European Union Strategy for the Black Sea should be a priority of the Union, on the same level with the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region; recommends that all partners in the Black Sea region should be included in a future Black Sea Strategy;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the project-based approach under the BSS, notably the Environment Partnership, and considers that the planned partnerships on transport and energy are crucial for sustainable development in the region; considers that green development and energy efficiency, which can drive market incentives and long-term investment, should be further prioritised; takes the view that the Black Sea Ring Highway and the Motorways of the Sea would considerably increase the opportunities for trade and development in the region; underlines, however, the need for thorough environmental impact assessments and improved marine safety; considers that investments should be directed towards the development of the major EU ports of the Black Sea region, with particular attention given to the ports of Constanta and Bourgas, the largest EU ports on the Black Sea;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that the increased number of WTO member states in the region, where all but two states are now members, positively contributes to the establishment of a predictable and stable trade regime; recommends that the Black Sea countries continue the adjustment of national legislation to WTO rules and multilateral trade principles, including EU trade
source: PE-450.634
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2010/2088(INI) GDP and beyond - Measuring progress in a changing world
2010/10/28
ECON
6 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 e (new) 4e. Considers that Eurostat should play a major role in the debate on the complementary indicators to the GDP;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 h (new) 4h. Regrets the fact that the existing complementary indicators that measure aspects of sustainability and of welfare, such as the degree of democracy, the happiness, the health, the freedom of expression or the quality of the environment, have proven to be subsidiary to the GDP, which remains the most used indicator;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 j (new) 4j. Believes that an approach based not only on economic growth, but also on economic and social sustainability can help better identify the reasons behind the current problems to which the EU is confronted: unemployment, social and economic disparities, poverty and resource depletion;
source: PE-450.680
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2010/2103(INI) International trade policy in the context of climate change imperatives
2010/07/10
INTA
9 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the agreement reached at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen in December 2009 is inadequate and disappointing; whereas the European Union did not manage to
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the Cancun Summit should be a key step towards an operational, comprehensive and legally binding agreement in helping to keep global warming well below 2°C, and
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Takes the view that the outstanding efforts made by the European Union in combating climate change cannot ensure the success of an agreement for the period after 2012, unless other States closely follow its example. Steps must be taken to ensure that the decision to switch to a 30% reduction will also encourage the other parties to adopt more ambitious commitments;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Urges that legally binding instruments should be adopted at Cancun so as to avoid a situation in which the conclusion of a comprehensive climate change agreement is constantly deferred;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recalls that the common commercial policy is an instrument in the service of the European Union’s overall objectives, that, pursuant to Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the EU’s common commercial policy must be conducted ‘in the context of the principles and objectives of the Union’s external action’, and that, pursuant to Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union, it must contribute, in particular, ‘to the sustainable development of the Earth, solidarity and mutual respect among peoples, free and fair trade, eradication of poverty and the protection of human rights, in particular the rights of the child, as well as to the strict observance and the development of international law, including respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter’;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Points out the need to establish a World Environmental Organisation;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Regrets that the current trading system produces a global division of labour and production which is based on a very high input of transport, which does not bear its own environmental costs - of homogeneous products, which could just as easily be produced locally; supports therefore the introduction at European level of food miles;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Takes the view that environmental criteria must be introduced in the reform of the GSP;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Recognise that trade is an important tool for the transfer of technologies to developing countries; emphasises the need to reduce barriers to "green trade" by, for instance, removing tariffs on "green goods" at WTO level;
source: PE-450.644
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2010/2239(INI) Towards adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems
2010/10/12
ECON
10 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that both the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines and the Stability and Growth Pact refer to age-related public expenditures; re
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Having in mind that a sustainable and well functioning pension system is extremely important to the stability of public finances, calls on the Commission to
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that sustainable public finances require including the total of public and private debt in the assessment; recalls that pension savings are not only savings earmarked as pension;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Believes that the EU should promote a higher protection of workers in times of financial crisis through pension benefit guarantee schemes;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Considers that
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Believes that the EU should develop a legislative framework for investment practice and for the prudent management of defined contributions schemes;
Amendment 174 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Believes that, in order to increase transparency and accountability, pension funds should include social partners and representatives of their beneficiaries on their management board;
Amendment 184 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Considers that there is a need to strengthen the EU legislation related to employer's insolvency, in order to offer equal protection of savings for each worker, regardless of the nature of their employer’s pension provisioning system;
Amendment 197 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Calls on the Commission to monitor Member States' regulations in order to track abusive or discriminatory tax rules on cross-border pension capital transfers and make proposals to lift obstacles to mobility if appropriate;
Amendment 198 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 22 b (new) 22b. Asks for a reflection at the EU level on the fairness of tax incentives for private schemes, particularly as regards tax relief during the accumulation phase, bearing in mind that the poorest people cannot afford private schemes to complement the public pension provision;
source: PE-454.512
2011/10/01
EMPL
14 amendments...
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers that awareness-raising among older workers and companies, especially SMEs, about innovative staff management and work organisation methods would be favourable to older workers;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls on the Member States to support SMEs with regard to the provision of continuous training which enables employees and managers to adapt to changing situations and to maintain their employability;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on Member States to promote active employment policies in order to reduce unemployment rates among young workers and increase women's labour force participation rate;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Views with regret the fact that young people are entering the labour market late and that their final pension entitlements are affected by this; believes, therefore, that the time spent in internships needs to be incorporated into the final pension calculation;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Believes that more progressive tax systems can generate increased revenues for Member States, thus ensuring the sustainability and adequacy of pensions;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Commission to set up a study analysing the way wealth distribution is influencing life expectancy in Member States;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Considers that Member States should take into account the need to introduce financial incentives in order to encourage workers to continue working beyond the statutory retirement age: benefits acquired after reaching retirement age should be more attractive than those acquired earlier;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Calls on the Member States to introduce socially acceptable incentives for later retirement and, where desirable, develop attractive models for a flexible transition from work to retirement;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Stresses that the EU 2020 has set out to achieve a 75% employment rate among persons aged 20-64; calls on the Member States to raise employment levels and, in particular, increase employment among older women and men in order to modernise the functioning of labour markets and introduce structural reforms based on the flexicurity approach; calls on the Member States to offer comprehensive advice and support for jobseekers and rehabilitation measures for long-term reintegration into the labour market;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Observes that in countries with a strong second pillar not all categories of workers have access to funded occupational pensions; believes that funded occupational pensions should also be accessible for workers with a precarious or fixed-term contract;
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the social dialogue in order to devise and implement reforms of pension systems at European, national and sectoral levels and labour market reforms;
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 b (new) 28b. Calls on the Member States to strengthen public pensions by improving the quality of jobs, raising wage levels, enhancing the quality of social services and finding more sustainable ways of financing social protection systems;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to give representatives of workers and retirees a significant role on supervisory bodies and on bodies in charge of defining investment policies and strategies for private pension schemes, so as to promote socially responsible investment in the interests of contributors and beneficiaries;
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Calls on the Commission to promote a European framework directive on minimum pensions which could lay down that every person from a certain age onwards, irrespective of the number of years he or she has worked, is entitled to a minimum pension;
source: PE-454.538
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2010/2248(INI) EIB annual report for 2009
2011/07/02
ECON
4 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Is of the opinion that relying on the OECD's list of offshore financial centres is not sufficient and that all internationally recognised lists should apply until the EU has established its own list; however the EIB shall perform its own independent assessment and monitoring of relevant non cooperative jurisdictions, and regularly make public its results, which would complement analyses from international and EU Reference Lists;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Is of the opinion that the EIB must not participate in any operation implemented through a non-cooperative jurisdiction, as identified by the OECD, the FATF and other relevant international organisations, as well as its own independent assessment and monitoring;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 b (new) 28b. Calls on the EIB to further enhance a proactive and timely disclosure of project information, including own assessment on the environmental, social, human rights and development impacts of the project, monitoring reports and ex- post evaluation reports;
source: PE-458.499
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2010/2278(INI) Single Market for Europeans
2011/01/21
ECON
13 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. Takes note of the fact that the division of the Commission’s proposals into three parts does not offer a holistic approach on the Single Market: recalls that Europeans should be at the heart of the single market;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 b (new) -1b. Believes that the main purpose of a Single Market should be to overcome economic and competitiveness divergences, distortions and unequal treatment for European enterprises and citizens, in order to lay the foundation of a Europe of Added Value;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 c (new) -1c. Encourages Member States to eliminate mobility barriers for workers coming from new Member States, having in mind the positive effects of mobility of workers in the context of the financial and economic crisis;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 d (new) -1d. Points to the existence of overlaps between the SMA proposals and the EU 2020 flagship initiatives, creating confusion and reducing the effectiveness and consistency of the Commission's proposals;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 e (new) -1e. Considers that the re-launch and the deepening of the internal market are essential in the framework of the EU policies fighting the effects of the financial and economic crisis and the EU 2020 strategy;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to review the proposal for a simplified taxation system for SMEs active in the single market;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Deplores the absence of a horizontal social clause to be included in all single market legislation, in line with Article 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) so as to ensure that policies are citizens-centred, distortion of competition avoided, cohesion and basic social rights protected; recalls equally the importance of having thorough social impact assessment when developing single market legislation, as a precondition to guaranteeing an effective and consistent application of the horizontal social clause;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Regrets the shy approach of the Commission in terms of services of general interest, where no quality framework is put forward, contrary to the promise made by President Barroso; recalls the urgent need for legal certainty in this area and considers that proposing a tool-kit for local authorities and a benchmark exercise is totally unsatisfactory;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Regrets the fact that the SMA does not include a proposal on collective redress mechanisms, which would ensure a better consumer protection and create incentives for the industry in general to better comply with competition rules;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the proposals aimed at introducing a common consolidated corporate tax base, reviewing the VAT system and revising the Energy Tax Directive
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for a stronger approach as regards further lifting of tax obstacles and barriers in the internal market and avoiding double taxation; considers, in general, that tax coordination is the weak dimension of the single market and is the cause of many shortcomings for cross border activities; recalls the valuable recommendations of the Monti report in this field;
source: PE-456.842
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2011/0442(COD) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD): extending the geographic scope of operations to the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean
2012/03/23
ECON
8 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 2 a (new) (2a) In line with its commitments, the EBRD should contribute through its investments to the effective implementation of relevant principles and rules of international law that relate to labour, environment, as well as corporate responsibility and public access to environmental information.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 2 b (new) (2b) Bearing in mind the fragility of economies in its new countries of operation and the existence of social inequalities which stand as a root of the turmoil of the Arab Spring, the EBRD should not only focus on delivering a developed private sector, but also on contributing through its financing to the achievement of socially just and environmentally sustainable societies, in accordance with the Millennium Development Goals.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 5 (5) In carrying out its activities in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean region, the EBRD should be encouraged to continue its close engagement with the EU and to develop a close cooperation with the EIB and other European and international public financing institutions in order to make full use of their comparative advantages. The EBRD should also avoid duplicating the activities of those other public financing institutions.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Before the EBRD engages in a potential new country of operation, it is required to make a detailed technical assessment of the economic and political conditions existing in the country concerned, including possible transition gaps in that country's commitment to the principles of multi-party democracy, pluralism and market economics, as enshrined in Article 1 of the agreement establishing the EBRD (the Agreement). Moreover, the EBRD should review the activities of other international financial institutions in that country and should set its priorities in such a way as to make the best make use of its unique knowledge and skills. The representatives of the Union in the governing bodies of the EBRD should encourage the EBRD to take full account fully of the views of the Union and the wider international community in its technical assessments.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new) The representatives of the Union in the governing bodies of the EBRD shall encourage the Board of Governors of the EBRD to adopt a clear plan on the way in which it will finance its new activities falling within the scope as extended by this Decision, and provide accordingly a public statement of its priorities within this new area.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 b (new) When the Board of Governors of the EBRD has signed an agreement with a donor for the cooperation funds or special funds, it shall inform the Commission and the European Parliament accordingly.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 c (new) The Commission and the representatives of the Union in the governing bodies of the EBRD shall take all appropriate measures to encourage the EBRD to refrain from large-scale lending operations in countries where there is a lack of political accountability, where civic and human rights are infringed or where corruption persists. The Commission shall take all appropriate measures to encourage the EBRD not to undertake activities that conflict with Union policies on civic and human rights and to support projects that promote sustainable development.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 d (new) The EBRD shall disclose the evaluation of projects and beneficiaries of its projects by regularly publishing information with regards to the amounts disbursed, the recipients of these amounts, and the regions and sectors of industry to which disbursements have been made.
source: PE-486.070
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2011/2011(INI) Global Economic Governance
2011/05/24
ECON
5 amendments...
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Believes that proportionately more capital should be addressed globally to finance development and fight inequalities, in particular to complete the Millennium Development Goals;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Urges the EU and its Member States to seek solutions to further improve coordination between the G formations and the UN system;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Supports the idea put forward by the 2009 UN Expert Commission of creating a Global Economic Coordination Council, under the patronage of the United Nations, to address areas of concern in the global economic system and provide leadership in economic, social and environmental issues;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Considers that it is necessary to increase the transparency of international capital flows, in particular by seeking to bring banking secrecy to an end;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Recognizes the role of the EIB in fostering growth through long-term investment;
source: PE-465.018
2011/06/24
INTA
4 amendments...
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Warns of the dangers that could be posed by the multiplication of bilateral trade agreements in terms of discrimination and distortions in the trading environment; underlines the need for re-establishing the primacy of multilateral over bilateral trade rules;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Is of the opinion that Multilateral Development Banks should provide additional resources more effectively to target specific local needs, support long- term investments and consolidate local economies;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Believes that the WTO should be integrated into the UN System and cooperate more closely with the ILO, in order to allow developing countries to obtain more benefits from trade and to ensure decent working conditions and decent wages for all workers;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Calls on the EU to always promote fair trade, democracy, human rights, decent working conditions and sustainable development in its trade policies, consistent with the Lisbon Treaty, its internal agenda and with the completion of the Millennium Development Goals;
source: PE-467.321
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2011/2050(INI) Recommendation to the Council and Commission on the new EU-Russia agreement
2011/04/27
INTA
5 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Believes that, in order to restore the confidence of EU citizens in the security of energy supply, the EU and Russia should achieve an energy partnership in which the principles of transparency, fair competition, reciprocity and non- discrimination would prevail; welcomes, in this sense, the recent signature of an upgraded EU-Russia Early Warning Mechanism in the field of energy;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the Partnership of Modernisation as a pragmatic initiative towards a new agreement;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Believes that the EU should ensure that respect for fundamental human rights does not lag behind trade and economic aspects within the negotiations of the new agreement with Russia;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Encourages Russia to join in efforts with the EU in order to tackle the effects of climate change;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers that the new agreement should entail legally binding commitments on trade aspects but also on investment and energy matters;
source: PE-464.704
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2011/2068(INI) Resource-efficient Europe
2012/08/03
INTA
7 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Regards the efficient use and allocation of resources as a key element of the European Union's external relations and believes that fair trade in environmental goods and services
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the work carried out in the course of the World Trade Organisation's Doha Round of trade negotiations on the reduction or elimination of tariff and non- tariff barriers to trade in environmental goods and services
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Believes that the inequitable use and allocation of world resources, in terms of food, water and energy, should be addressed urgently, by building a multilateral fair trade environment where all basic human needs are secured;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Believes that the EU should help create a global system for the equitable use and allocation of world resources; encourages the European Commission to push for the inclusion of environmental standards and fair trade principles at the WTO;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Reasserts that all current bilateral and regional European trade agreements need to include an ambitious chapter on sustainability, as in the case of the most recent Free Trade Agreement
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that including tariff preferences for environmental products and services produced in a socially-responsible way in the Generalised System of Preferences could generate added value in the area of the European Union's trade with developing countries and act as a further incentive to achieve the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy.
source: PE-483.864
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2011/2132(INI) Recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the negotiations on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
2011/09/26
INTA
11 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. to continue to call for
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. to recognise that the conclusion of the Association Agreement, with the DCFTA at its core, will provide a twofold remedy for reinforcing the rule of law in Ukraine: for EU investors and traders it will result in higher protection standards, and for Ukraine it will enhance European principles of rule of law and democracy,
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new) (1) Recalls that the Ukraine represents one of the most important oil and gas transit countries for the EU and that the EU can provide the foreign direct investment needed for the reform of the Ukrainian energy sector;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – point 2 (new) (2) Encourages the Ukraine to take further steps in order to reform its energy sector, by redressing the gaps between the legislative acts regulating the oil and gas sectors;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – point 3 (new) (3) Takes note of the fact that, even though the liberalization of services and investment in the energy sector would be beneficial to the EU, there are also some risks involved in taking commitments with regard to particular energy services as strong energy players controlling Ukrainian companies could use the FTA to dominate transmission networks in the EU;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – point 4 (new) (4) Recalls that sustainable development is one of the priority areas set out in the 2011-2013 National Indicative Programme; recommends therefore the inclusion of a Sustainable Development Chapter to the free trade area;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – point 5 (new) (5) Believes that the Sustainable Development Chapter should contain a provision that will express the engagement of the Ukraine to respect the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises and the ILO Tripartite Declaration on Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – point 6 (new) (6) Believes that attracting foreign investments should not undermine the protection of labour standards in the Ukraine;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – point 7 (new) (7) Calls for a transition period in tariff and subsidies reductions in order to tackle possible economic impacts and to ensure sustainable growth;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – point 8 (new) (8) Believes that entrepreneurship and SME development must be promoted through macro-economic cooperation;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – point 9 (new) (9) Is of the opinion that the cooperation between the EU and the Ukraine should also tackle the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, through the promotion and implementation of international human rights standards, the respect of minorities and the fight against inhuman and degrading treatment;
source: PE-472.335
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2011/2133(INI) Recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the negotiations of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement
2011/09/26
INTA
6 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. to support the opening of negotiations on a DCFTA as soon as possible so that Georgia can be more closely integrated with its largest trading partner, this being necessary in order to sustain Georgia
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. to take into account the substantial efforts made
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. to encourage Georgia's progress in perfecting its legislation, improving the efficiency of its institutions and ensuring high quality-control standards for its products in order to comply with the requirements set out by the European Commission;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. to recommend the allocation of the necessary financial resources in order to ensure the continuation of the legislative and institutional reforms of adapting to the DCFTA and to accelerate the process of validating the preconditions for a DCFTA set out in the EU-Georgia Action Plan
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. To ensure, through the negotiation of the Association Agreement, the implementation of fair trade, sustainable development, human rights, labour standards, and good governance in Georgia; to guarantee, in particular, that Georgian labour laws fulfil core ILO conventions, in particular conventions 87 and 98, and that child labour is eliminated.
source: PE-472.337
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2011/2156(INI) ECB annual report for 2010
2011/08/09
ECON
24 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas in 2010 the euro area recovered with GDP growth of 1.7% and is expected to
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the average general government deficit in the euro area
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Underlines that most eurozone countries were not in trouble before the financial crisis and had declining levels of public debt to GDP ratios as well as decreasing deficits;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses that before the financial crisis, private debt increased in an unsustainable way, and that risks were created through private debt bubbles; furthermore, the increase in government debt was a result of the need to save the private sector, in particular the financial sector;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Notes that the public debt to GDP ratio of the eurozone is much lower that that of the US and Japan;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Believes in the strength of the eurozone economy and in the importance of the euro as an international currency;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that the
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes that, despite unitary monetary policy, monetary conditions diverge considerably in the euro area; in countries experiencing turbulence, banks are tightening the availability of credit, with the opposite happening in other countries with a current account surplus; this asymmetry is likely to become even more pronounced if the ECB keeps increasing rates, given the prevalence of loans indexed to short-term interest rates in the former group of countries; thus believes in the necessity of a common EU fiscal governance;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Deplores the current oligopoly and lack of transparency of credit rating agencies and strongly doubts the validity of their assessments;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Is of the opinion that relying on the OECD’s list of offshore financial centres is not sufficient; asks the European Commission to present a proposal for an EU list;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Deplores the
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes the
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Restates
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Acknowledges the necessity of non- standard monetary policy measures
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Asks for more public information on flows between euro area central banks measured in the Target-2 programme
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for a more integrated macro- prudential policy framework within the monetary policy context, if necessary including differentiated macro-prudential tools in the Union to account for differences between the euro area and non- euro area countries; calls for a
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Stresses the need for a single European minister of Finance that could emerge from the European Commission, in order to coordinate a
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Stresses the importance of involving the non-eurozone member states in a future fiscal union, given that EU currencies are interdependent;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that the introduction of eurosecurities
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Reiterates its long-standing call for the minutes of the meetings of the Governing Council to be public;
source: PE-472.106
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2011/2186(INI) European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual Report 2010
2012/12/01
ECON
6 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Points out that the EIB Group1 should continue reporting annually to Parliament on its lending activities within the EU, with regard to the promotion of Union's objectives and the Europe 2020 Strategy, and outside the EU, with regard to its mandate and the overall policy coherence of the EU's external action; takes the view that the EIB and the EBRD should also focus on strengthening their coordination and cooperation in third countries, in order to enhance their respective comparative advantages and avoid overlaps in their work2;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points out that the European Union needs economic growth which can be effectively boosted by investing in research and development and fostering the construction of trans-European networks and that in this context the activity of the EIB can contribute to improving the current economic outlook;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the EIB Group to make available on its website, where appropriate and prior to project approval, relevant information on the beneficiaries of long- term loans and guarantees, social and environmental evaluations of projects, project eligibility criteria and, in particular, venture-capital loans to SMEs;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Believes that the EIB should undertake its own independent evaluation of the jurisdictions in which it is activating, in order to fight illicit capital flows and ensure that it is not participating in offshore financial centres;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Believes that, in the context of the difficulties faced by SMEs in accessing credit, the EIB should partner transparent and accountable financial intermediaries, linked to the local economy, and regularly publish information with regards to the amounts disbursed, the recipients of these amounts, and the regions and sectors of industry to which disbursements have been made;
source: PE-478.676
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2011/2306(INI) Trade aspects of the Eastern partnership
2012/03/29
INTA
16 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) - Having regard to the EP recommendations for the negotiation of Association Agreements with Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Takes note of the creation on 18 October 2011 of a free-trade zone among the majority of members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which include the EU Eastern Partners with the exception of Georgia and, for the time being, Azerbaijan;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Notes at the same time that the EU is the main export partner of most of the Eastern Partnership countries;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Stresses that the DCFTAs should form an integrated part of a broader Association Agreement that would include provisions on a political dialogue touching upon human rights, democratic values and the rule of law;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 d (new) 17d. Calls for an ambitious approach in integrating the economies of the EU and of the Eastern Partnership countries through DCFTAs by including other aspects related to free and fair trade; recommends that all DCFTAs include a binding sustainable development chapter with provisions on environmental protection and international labour rights;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Believes that the conclusion of a DCFTA will stimulate Armenia’s economy, by, among others, boosting competition;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Calls on the Azerbaijani Government to genuinely engage in fighting corruption and social inequalities that can lead to social unrest, improve access to financing for businesses, thereby making the country’s economy more competitive and attractive for foreign investment;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36a. Recalls that the EU is Belarus´ second biggest trading partner after Russia;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 a (new) 41a. Believes that the EU should help strengthening Belarusian civil society by reorienting EU funds in this direction;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Regrets however that Georgia still
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new) 48a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure, through the negotiation of the Association Agreement, the implementation of fair trade, sustainable development, human rights, labour standards, and good governance in Georgia; to guarantee, in particular, that Georgian labour laws fulfil core ILO conventions, in particular conventions 87 and 98, and that child labour is eliminated;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 b (new) 48b. Encourages Georgia to perfect its legislation, improve the efficiency of its institutions and ensure high quality- control standards for its products in order to comply with the requirements set out by the European Commission;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Recognises with satisfaction that Moldova,
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61. Points out however that the application of the DCFTA will also bring about structural and political reforms;
source: PE-486.022
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2012/0164(APP) Economic governance: facility for financial assistance for Member States whose currency is not the euro
2013/02/20
ECON
8 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas Hungary, Romania and Latvia were the first Member States to request and benefit from a EU financial assistant at the beginning of the financial and economic crisis by means of a BoP facility; whereas the economic and financial crisis has hit seriously several non euro area Member States;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the global economic crisis has had a severe impact on all EU member states, provoking a deterioration of their public deficit, balance of payment as well as the overall debt.
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Believes that the BoP financial assistance can play an important role in helping EU member states to improve their administrative capacity to absorb EU funds more effectively;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point ix a (new) (ixa) article 6.2 of the BoP proposal on enhanced surveillance integrates a certain number of elements which reflect the substance of the Commission proposal on common provisions for monitoring and assessing draft budgetary plans and ensuring the correction of excessive deficit of the Member States in the euro area. Therefore, the BoP proposal should be updated with the aim of ensuring a level playing field so as to reflect the provisional agreement of the Parliament and the Council negotiating teams on the relevant parts of the Ferreira report, namely on standards and procedures regarding specifications for reporting requirements foreseen in article 7 of the Ferreira report;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point ix b (new) (ixb) with the purpose en ensuring a level playing field between euro area and non euro area Member States provisions regarding enhanced surveillance in article 6 of the BoP regulation should be updated so as to integrate a certain number of elements provisionally agreed in the Ferreira report such as, where relevant, provisions on economic partnerships programmes and their relationship with macroeconomic adjustment programmes, monitoring requirements on the quality of public finances including provisions regarding the impact of foreseen budgetary measures on EU2020 targets and the adaptations that an assistance programme entails on the National Reform Programmes, as well as indications on cost-benefit assessments on public investments, a description and quantification of budgetary measures, including foreseen tax policy reforms and potential spill-over effects of foreseen measures for other Member States;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point x – fifth indent a (new) - specifications regarding the obligation to involve the social partners and civil society and the observation of Article 151 and 152 TFEU and Article 28 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and to ensure that this regulation does not affect the right to negotiate, conclude and enforce collective agreements and to take collective action in accordance with national law (Article 6 and article 1.2a of the Gauzès report)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point x – fifth indent b (new) - specifications concerning reinforcement of the efficiency and the effectiveness of collection capacity and fighting tax fraud and evasion, with a view to increasing fiscal revenues (Article 6b)
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point x – fifth indent c (new) - inclusion of a clause regarding respect for the practices and the institutions for wage formation and the observance of article 151 TFEU and article 28 of the Charter for Fundamental Rights (Article 6.1)
source: PE-506.021
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2012/0242(CNS) Prudential supervision of credit institutions: conferral of specific tasks on the European Central Bank (ECB)
2012/10/30
ECON
8 amendments...
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new) (6a) "Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM)" means a European federal system of financial supervision composed by the European Central Bank and national competent authorities.
Amendment 777 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The ECB shall allow EU citizens to monitor the independence of policy- making and supervisory functions from private interests by participating in the inter-institutional Transparency Register, together with the European Parliament and Commission.
Amendment 816 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. The Executive Board of the ECB shall submit to the European Parliament a short list of candidates to the Supervisory Council composed of an equal number of men and women.
Amendment 831 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Gender balance shall be taken into consideration for the election of the Chair and the Vice-Chair.
Amendment 929 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The ECB shall create a standing ethics committee to assess possible conflicts of interest resulting from post- office employment of ECB staff members engaged in supervisory activities. The committee will be responsible for elaborating comprehensive and formal procedures for assessment. The results of such assessments shall be publicly disclosed.
Amendment 930 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Former ECB staff members who have been engaged in supervisory activities, and who intend to engage in an occupation during the two years after they have ceased to hold office, shall inform the ethics committee in good time. The committee shall make a decision by one month since receiving the information on the compatibility of the employment offer with the need to ensure the integrity and independence of staff. Former ECB staff members can engage in the occupation only after approval of the ethics committee.
Amendment 931 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Members of the supervisory board shall be prohibited from taking paid work in private sector institutions for which the ECB has supervisory responsibility during the two years after they have ceased to hold office.
source: PE-498.139
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2012/0244(COD) European Banking Authority (EBA): adjustment of procedural modalities
2012/10/30
ECON
2 amendments...
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 g (new) Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new) 1 g. In Article 8(2) the following paragraph shall be added: "When exercising the powers referred to in this paragraph and undertaking the tasks referred to in paragraph 1, the Authority shall have due regard to the principles of good regulation, including to the results of the analysis of costs and benefits produced in compliance with the requirements of this Regulation."
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 41 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 "For the purposes of Article 17 and 19, the Board of Supervisors shall establish an independent panel consisting of
source: PE-498.137
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2012/0342(NLE) State aid rules: handling of complaints and gathering of information
2013/04/18
ECON
5 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Recital 3 a (new) (3a) In its Resolution of 17 January 2013 on state aid modernisation, the European Parliament has already expressed its support for the information to be gathered by the European Commission directly from market participants, if the information at its disposal is not sufficient.
Amendment 33 #
Article 1 – point 2 Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 Article 6 a – paragraph 1 1. After the initiation of the formal investigation procedure provided for in Article 6, the Commission
Amendment 35 #
Article 1 – point 2 Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 Article 6 b – paragraph 1 1. The Commission
Amendment 38 #
Article 1 – point 2 Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 Article 6 b – paragraph 2 2. The Commission
Amendment 47 #
Article 1 – point 11 Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 Article 23 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. Where the coherent application of Article 107(1) and Article 108 of the Treaty so requires, the Commission, acting on its own initiative, may submit written observations to courts of the Member States. With the permission of the court in question, it may also make oral observations. The Commission may act under this provision only in the Union´s public interest (as amicus curiae) and not in support of one of the parties.
source: PE-510.487
2013/04/22
ECON
5 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Recital 3 a (new) (3a) In its Resolution of 17 January 2013 on state aid modernisation, the European Parliament has already expressed its support for the information to be gathered by the European Commission directly from market participants, if the information at its disposal is not sufficient.
Amendment 33 #
Article 1 – point 2 Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 Article 6 a – paragraph 1 1. After the initiation of the formal investigation procedure provided for in Article 6, the Commission
Amendment 35 #
Article 1 – point 2 Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 Article 6 b – paragraph 1 1. The Commission
Amendment 38 #
Article 1 – point 2 Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 Article 6 b – paragraph 2 2. The Commission
Amendment 47 #
Article 1 – point 11 Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 Article 23 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. Where the coherent application of Article 107(1) and Article 108 of the Treaty so requires, the Commission, acting on its own initiative, may submit written observations to courts of the Member States. With the permission of the court in question, it may also make oral observations. The Commission may act under this provision only in the Union´s public interest (as amicus curiae) and not in support of one of the parties.
source: PE-510.487
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2012/0344(NLE) State aid rules: aid categories or measures exempted from notification requirements
2013/04/18
ECON
5 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) Regulation (EC) No 994/98 authorises the Commission to exempt aid for research and development, but not for innovation. Innovation, including social innovation, has since become a Union policy priority in the context of ‘Innovation Union’, one of the Europe 2020 flagship initiatives. Moreover, many aid measures for innovation are relatively small and create no significant distortions of competition, in particular if they are in line with EU2020 flagship initiatives and the new Innovation policy Horizon 2020.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) In relation to aid for transport by rail, road and inland waterways, Article 93 of the Treaty states that aid meeting the needs of coordination of transport or representing reimbursement for the discharge of certain obligations inherent in the concept of a public service shall be compatible with the Treaties. Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 994/98 Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint iva (new) (iva) social, educational and health services, not involved in commercial and profit-seeking activities;
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 point 2a (new) Regulation(EC)No 994/98 Article 3 – paragraph 4 (2a) The following sentence shall be added to Article 3(4): In order to strengthen transparency and provided that this is not confidential information, the European Commission should publish on its website an annual summary report on the application of group exemptions in member states.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 Article 9 source: PE-510.488
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2012/2078(INI) Constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the European Union
2013/02/26
ECON
9 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that Member States sharing the euro and those committed to adopting it need to further strengthen stability, efficiency and democratic accountability;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Believes that the community method should be used for all measures aiming at reinforcing the European Monetary Union; calls for the Fiscal Compact to be integrated into the EU treaties as soon as possible;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that part of the efforts made to mitigate the crisis, such as
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the on-going creation of a single supervisory mechanism covering the euro area and open to all other EU Member States; believes that the single supervisory mechanism should be made accountable to the European Parliament, given the latter's mandate as the only European directly elected democratic institution; the Chairperson should be approved by the EP and should regularly report back to the EP;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that some Member States' economic policies are constrained by the Troïka, which is not held properly accountable; is of the opinion that the Troika should be made answerable to the European Parliament, by means of regular reporting; commits to presenting systematic suggestions for the activity of the Troika;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the Commission's
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers that the work on own resources should be accelerated, through measures including the Financial Transaction Tax, as should that on labour mobility, a
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that Article 3.4 TEU states
source: PE-506.084
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2012/2234(INI) Agenda for adequate, safe and sustainable pensions
2012/12/18
ECON
8 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers that regulation of adequate, sustainable retirement income is the sole responsibility of the Member States in question and that the Commission should, where appropriate, encourage the Member States to
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recalls that public pension systems are the only ones that rely on inter and intra-generational solidarity;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Believes that public pension systems are the ones most capable to ensure the income of pensioners;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Deeply regrets that the White Paper does not address the fundamental concern of strengthening the public pensions systems;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Welcomes the recommendation of the EESC to develop standards on minimum pensions or pension income protection mechanisms in the future legislation in order to provide income above the poverty threshold;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 e (new) 6e. Is of the opinion that the financial transactions tax can represent an innovative answer for funding pensions in the long term;
source: PE-502.082
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2013/0000(INI)
2013/03/01
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Urges the Commission to compile and create a European blacklist of tax havens until 31st December 2014; calls on Member States to suspend or terminate existing Double Tax Conventions with jurisdictions that are on the blacklist, and to initiate Double Tax Conventions with jurisdictions that cease to be tax havens;
source: PE-505.996
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