Frieda BREPOELS

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Role	Committee	Start	End
Member of	Committee on Foreign Affairs	2012/01/19	2013/01/30
Substitute of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety	2012/01/19	2013/01/30
Substitute of	Subcommittee on Human Rights	2012/01/19	2013/01/30
Member of	Committee on Foreign Affairs	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Substitute of	Subcommittee on Human Rights	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Substitute of	Committee on Transport and Tourism	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Member of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Member of	Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners	2006/01/19	2007/02/14
Member of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Substitute of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Member of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety	2004/07/21	2007/01/14
Substitute of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2004/07/22	2007/01/14
Member of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety	2004/07/21	2007/01/14
Substitute of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2004/07/22	2007/01/14
Member of	Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners	2006/01/19	2007/02/14
Member of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Substitute of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Member of	Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2007/01/31	2009/07/13

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Role	Delegation	Start	End
Member of	Delegation for relations with Japan	2009/09/16	2013/01/30
Member of	Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean	2009/09/16	2013/01/30
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries	2009/09/16	2013/01/30
Member of	Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council	2007/03/15	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with South Africa	2007/03/15	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community	2007/03/14	2007/03/20
Member of	Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees	2004/09/15	2007/03/14
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community	2004/09/15	2007/03/13
Member of	Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees	2004/09/15	2007/03/14
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community	2004/09/15	2007/03/13
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community	2007/03/14	2007/03/20
Member of	Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council	2007/03/15	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with South Africa	2007/03/15	2009/07/13

Rapporteur

Shadow	2011/0421(COD)	Serious cross-border threats to health
Shadow	2010/2233(INI)	Relations of the European Union with the Gulf Cooperation Council
Shadow	2010/2206(INI)	Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe
Shadow	2010/0310(NLE)	EU/Iraq agreement: Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
Responsible	2008/0238(COD)	Organ transplantation: standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation
Opinion	2008/0160(COD)	Trade in seal products
Responsible	2006/0037(CNS)	EC/Norway agreement: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction EMCDDA, revision of the amount of the financial contribution
Responsible	2005/0804(CNS)	Police cooperation: cross-border assistance with regard to meetings attended by large numbers of people from more than one Member State. Initiative Netherlands
Responsible	2005/0166(COD)	European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction EMCDDA (recast Regulation (EEC) No 302/93)
Responsible	2004/0175(COD)	Public access to information: legal framework for an infrastructure for spatial information in Europe (INSPIRE) specially for monitoring environmental policy
Responsible	2003/0311(COD)	European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction EMCDDA. Recast version

Born

1955/05/07 Mopertingen

Architect (1978). Self-employed architect (1978-1993).
Member of the VU party council and executive (1988-2001). Vice-Chair of the N-VA (2001-2007); secretary-general of the N-VA (2008-2011); member of the administrative committee (2001-); member of the party executive (2001-); member of the party council (2001-); member of the Limburg provincial executive and council (2001-).
Member of the Bilzen Municipal Council (1982-1991); Deputy Mayor of Bilzen (1982-1988); Member of Hasselt Municipal Council (2006-2011). Member of the Limburg Provincial Council (1985-1987). Member for Limburg (1991-1999).
Flemish Council (dual mandate with the Federal Parliament) (1987-1991).
Member of the Federal Parliament (1987-1991 and 1999-2003); group chair, House of Representatives (2000-2003).
Member of the European Parliament (2004-). Vice-Chair of the ALE Group (2009-).
Member of the governing board of VLEVA (Flanders-Europe Liaison Agency) (2006-).
Member of the PNND Global Council (2009-).

Amendments

Amendments	Dossier
2	2009/2133(INI) Institutional aspects of creating a European service for external action 2009/10/16 AFET 2 amendments... Amendment 20 # Heidi HAUTALA, Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Nicole KIIL-NIELSEN, Frieda BREPOELS Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – point b a (new) (ba) the EEAS must guarantee full application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in all aspects of the Union's external action in accordance with the spirit and purpose of the Lisbon Treaty; expects, at the same time, that the EEAS will ensure that the respect for, and the promotion of, human rights are at the core of the different areas of the Union’s external policy as enshrined in Articles 2, 3 and 21 of the Treaty on European Union in the version thereof resulting from the Lisbon Treaty; underlines the responsibility of the EEAS to guarantee the consistency between its external action and its other policies in accordance with the Article 21(3); Amendment 32 # Frieda BREPOELS Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. While the European Union delegations will be an integral part of the EEAS, and while they should take their instructions from and be subject to the supervision of the High Representative and should administratively belong to the Commission, requests the next High Representative to commit him/herself to informing Parliament's Committees on Foreign Affairs and Development about his/her appointments to senior posts in the EEAS and to agreeing to the committee conducting hearings with the nominees, if the committee so decides; also requests that the next High Representative commit him/herself to renegotiating the current interinstitutional agreement with the European Parliament, in particular on access to sensitive information and other issues relevant for smooth interinstitutional cooperation; source: PE-429.630
31	2010/2206(INI) Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe 2011/03/31 TRAN 31 amendments... Amendment 7 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas tourism also contributes to human enrichment, exchange, welfare, wellbeing, culture and social cohesion; whereas, therefore, the focus should be on a qualitative approach, Amendment 21 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the policy strategy presented by the Commission, which sets out 21 specific actions to reinvigorate the sector; considers this document and its implementation plan provides a ~~solid~~ basis from which to develop an EU policy on competitive, modern, good quality and sustainable tourism accessible to all; calls on the Commission to focus the Action Plan primarily on priorities which entail innovative added value, pursuant to Article 195 of the Treaty; considers that an assessment of the results of previous communications with a view to this is also essential; Amendment 29 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Deplores the lack of coherence within the Commission with regard to tourism policy; considers it essential that the Commission should arrange for a coordinating and integrating approach among the Directorates-General concerned; Amendment 30 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need for close cooperation between international, EU, national, regional and local authorities on the one hand and between the institutions as a whole and stakeholders in the sector on the other; recalls that in regard to tourism many European regions have direct powers and play, therefore, a central role in implementing projects and specific actions; hopes to see the regions playing a direct and effective part in future Community proposals on tourism, and interregional coordination in promoting the latter; Amendment 38 # Frieda BREPOELS, Carlo FIDANZA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Considers that tourism should be regarded as part and parcel of the EU’s industrial policy and asserts once more that reinvigorating tourism provides an important stimulus for employment in the various Member States; stresses in this connection the importance of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which both contribute innovation from below and stability in the sector and guarantee the quality, diversity and authenticity of the regions where they are rooted; encourages the Commission to promote this approach more in European tourism services; Amendment 50 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Regards the current proliferation of labels as confusing and even misleading; calls on the Commission to assess the efficiency of the existing labels; considers that reliability, transparency, monitoring and even penalties should be the prime concerns here; takes the view that the criteria for the labels should be so formulated as to be feasible and realistic but at the same time to provide incentives for a more sustainable product; calls on the Commission to devise a more uniform system of quality standards; Amendment 52 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the ‘European heritage label’ initiative as a tool giving prominence to some of the important sites in the history of European integration; stresses the need for coordination between this initiative and the UNESCO heritage sites and other historic routes; considers coordination with other comparable initiatives, such as the Europa Nostra Award, to be necessary in order to avoid overlapping that has no added value; Amendment 66 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 ~~9. Calls on the Commission to consider alternative ways of simplifying the issue of tourist visas, such as ‘group tourism visas’ for group organisers;~~deleted Amendment 74 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission to draw conclusions from recent emergencies, such as the volcanic eruption, and to draw up specific scenarios for EU crisis management, so that coordination and uniform action in all Member States with regard to information and the measures to be taken become the rule; Amendment 75 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Urges the Commission to draw up a Charter of tourists’ rights and responsibilities comprising principles with regard to accessibility, provision of information, transparent pricing, compensation, etc.; calls on Member States to set up an independent arbitration system so that consumers can also genuinely secure respect for these rights; Amendment 76 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses the need to foster technological development in SMEs so that they may more effectively market their products and promote destinations; urges the Commission to create an ‘ICT and Tourism’ platform, launching a specific pilot project by the end of 2011 to boost the participation of micro-enterprises and SMEs in the digital supply chain, following on from the experience of other sectors such as textiles, transport and logistics and the automobile industryand Member States to improve the accessibility and user- friendliness of existing ICT approaches; Amendment 82 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to assess, in close collaboration with operators in the sector, innovative ways of promoting ad hoc European package holidays during the major international events that Europe will be hosting in the next few years (for example, the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the centenary commemoration of the ‘Great War’, the 2015 Milan Universal Exhibition, etc.) with a view to promoting ‘destination Europe’ with all its rich diversity; Amendment 96 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to define a ‘European quality tourism label’, identifying common quality criteria; considers that this should come about by coordinating the best experience already gained in different Member States and by industry associations, in order to create an umbrella label complementary to national labels and recognised on an opt- in basis;deleted Amendment 99 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Believes that the number of labels should be restricted, to prevent possible confusion amongst consumers and excessive burdens on enterprises and to make them more easily recognisable; calls therefore on the Commission to assess at a future date whether the ‘European quality label’ and the ‘Eco-label for tourist accommodation service’ could be gradually merged under the heading of one label;deleted Amendment 110 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Stresses the importance of paying due attention to the question of safety in accommodation, particularly in regard to fire safety regulations; considers therefore that incentives should be given for voluntary adherence to the MBS (Management, Building and System) method promoted by HOTREC, without prejudice to national regulations in force in line with the 1986 Council recommendations; stresses also the importance of always bearing in mind the needs of the disabled and people with reduced mobility;Does not affect the English version. Amendment 120 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the Member States, to exploit and promote vocational and university training schemes already existing in the tourism sector and to network and further encourage them, maintaining close contact with the world of research and business; calls on the Commission in this context to make the topic of innovation in tourism a larger element in the 8th Framework Programme of Research and Technological Development; Amendment 128 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Asks for improved mutual recognition of professional qualifications in the tourist industry so as to allow both those already working in the sector, and those planning to do so, to find the best job opportunities; urges the Commission to monitor more precisely the implementation of the Services Directive in the Member States with regard to tourism; Amendment 139 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Urges the Commission to promote the use of more sustainable means of transport, particularly the combination of public transport, rail, cycling and walking, and to pay particular attention to connections with islands, rural areas and mountainous areas and, more generally, with less accessible destinations; regards the Protocol on Tourism annexed to the Alpine Convention, which has been ratified by the EU, as an excellent example of sustainable tourism, particularly in mountain areas; Amendment 147 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses the need to promote electronic ticket sales systems for the various means of transport, stimulating in this way the system’s intermodality; supports the Commission and Member States in promoting the inclusion in electronic information and reservation systems of information about the energy consumption and CO2 emissions of the various modes of transport; Amendment 157 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Underlines that tourism policy must consistently incorporate sustainable development: the social, economic and environmental needs of the present generations must be met without losing sight of the interests of future generations; Amendment 158 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new) 26b. Stresses that climate change should be central to measures relating to tourism, as this sector is simultaneously a cause and a victim of climate change, for example in mountain areas and on islands and coasts; urges therefore that support be lent to a stronger mitigation policy for the benefit of tourism; Amendment 163 # Carlo FIDANZA, Spyros DANELLIS, Frieda BREPOELS, Giommaria UGGIAS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Welcomes the Commission’s readiness to diversify the types of tourism available; stresses, in particular, the importance of the collaboration already underway with the Council to promote cultural, historical, religious and environmental tourism by means of themed routes which not only exploit our continent’s historical and cultural roots, but also contribute to the development of an alternative style of tourism, one that is sustainable and accessible to all; considers that the use of sustainable means of transport, including cycling and sailing, should be encouraged in connection with several routes; Amendment 171 # Carlo FIDANZA, Spyros DANELLIS, Frieda BREPOELS, Giommaria UGGIAS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Takes the view that in order to differentiate European tourism from that of other countries or continents, it is crucial to link the traditional tourism sector with what the territory has to offer in terms of products and services and tangible and intangible assets; Amendment 186 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Highlights the way in which ~~nature~~ ecotourism contributes to the sector’s sustainable development; considers concentrating on national parks and protected areas in order to make them more accessible for tourists, including through the development of transnational circuits that respect the environmental heritage and local biodiversity, to be important; Amendment 190 # Carlo FIDANZA, Spyros DANELLIS, Frieda BREPOELS, Giommaria UGGIAS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31a. Points out that the development of new inland waterways can contribute to the sustainable development of cultural tourism, nature tourism and recreational tourism; Amendment 193 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Calls on the Commission to promote a cross-cutting Community initiative involving various sectors, and the agri-food sector in particular, on the environmental impact of tourism, with particular reference to European biodiversity, the waste cycle and to energy and water saving, in order to distribute information and useful materials and raise public awareness; Amendment 199 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Encourages the Commission, particularly in the new Member States, to support innovative initiatives of tourism SMEs and preserve and improve the wealth of biodiversity by promoting ecotourism; Amendment 224 # Frieda BREPOELS, Carlo FIDANZA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Encourages the Commission to foster a progressive reduction in the seasonal nature of tourism by continuing to build on the results, so far positive, of the preparatory action ‘Calypso’; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to press ahead with an exchange programme allowing specific categories of people, starting with the most disadvantaged, to take holidays, particularly during the low season and even travelling across national borders; calls, in this connection, for accessibility in the sense of physical accessibility, adequate services and reliable information to be further planned for and incorporated into the full range of tourism products; considers that inspiration can be drawn from numerous existing good practices which stress easy accessibility and empowerment; Amendment 246 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 a (new) 41a. Urges the Commission to set up a readily accessible inter-DG database making it possible, inter alia, to obtain a complete overview of tourism projects cofinanced by the European Union; Amendment 252 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Requests that the Commission table by September 2011 a legislative proposal revising the Package Travel Directive 90/314/EEC, in order to ensure consumers and firms in the sector have a clear legal framework for standard situations and, in particular, for exceptional situations caused by natural phenomena; stresses that the whole concept of package travel is long since outdated and urges the Commission, during its revision, to make the same legislation applicable to all parties offering tourism services; stresses that the quality of a service provided to a consumer and fair competition should be prime factors in this context; Amendment 262 # Carlo FIDANZA, Spyros DANELLIS, Frieda BREPOELS, Giommaria UGGIAS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new) 48a. Encourages the Commission, in the context of the implementation plan, to set as soon as possible specific timings to achieve all the actions and targets; asks Member States to cooperate by assessing the implementation of each strategy; source: PE-458.571
9	2010/2233(INI) Relations of the European Union with the Gulf Cooperation Council 2010/02/12 AFET 9 amendments... Amendment 14 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas all six member states are hereditary monarchies with limited political representation, particularly for women, and in the majority of cases no elected parliament, Amendment 16 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas foreigners, particularly female domestic workers, constitute almost 40% of the total population in the GCC states and account for some 80% in the United Arab Emirates, Amendment 37 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the GCC countries to withdraw their reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and to ratify the Optional Protocol, to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; stresses equally the importance of ratifying and implementing the UN Migrant Workers Convention and ILO Conventions 97 and 143; Amendment 40 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Encourages the governments and the existing parliamentary assemblies to take immediate steps to ratify without limiting reservations the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, as well as to cooperate with the thematic mechanisms of the UN Commission on Human Rights and invite them to visit the country, in particular the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers; Amendment 44 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Urges the authorities to take steps to ensure that all human rights standards are widely publicized and are used in educational establishments as well as in training for law enforcement officials, lawyers and members of the judiciary; Amendment 45 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Calls on the EU and its Member States to create synergies with the Governments of the GCC in support of an ILO Convention for Domestic Workers' Rights; Amendment 50 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the EU to focus its cooperation programs with the countries of the GCC more on civil society organizations and support the empowerment of women and youth; Amendment 57 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. In this context, urges the EU member States to refrain from increasing the security risks in the region, notably through weapons sales and cooperation in the military field; Amendment 62 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Hails the significant degree of cooperation between the EU and its Mediterranean partners on energy matters, ~~now extended to embrace~~where the primary common focus should be on energy conservation and renewable energies; considers that synergies must be encouraged here between the three geographic zones on account of their converging interests, technological expertise, sources of funding and abundant resources (sun and wind); welcomes the establishment of the EU-GCC clean energy network – clean energy having become a prime focus of interest for the GCC states; source: PE-452.877
3	2010/2291(ACI) European Parliament/European Commission Agreement: transparency register for organisations and self-employed individuals engaged in EU policy-making and policy implementation 2011/01/04 AFCO 3 amendments... Amendment 33 # Alyn SMITH, Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a decision Paragraph 7 7. A~~pproves conclusion of the agreement below and decides to annex it to its Rules of Procedure~~dopts its position hereinafter set out; Amendment 37 # Alyn SMITH, Frieda BREPOELS Draft Agreement Article 13 13. Local, regional and municipal authorities are not concerned by the register. ~~However their representation offices or legal bodies, offices and networks created to represent them towards the European institutions, as well as their associations, are expected to register.~~ Amendment 38 # Alyn SMITH, Frieda BREPOELS Draft Agreement on a "Transparency Register" Annex 1 – point VI - first subsection ~~subsection Local & regional Authorities (subnational level) Legal entities, representation offices, associations or networks set up to represent local & regional authorities (subnational level)~~deleted source: PE-462.714
11	2011/0294(COD) Trans-European transport network: guidelines 2012/10/07 ENVI 11 amendments... Amendment 22 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Policy on trans-European transport networks must contribute to the EU 2050 climate objectives in line with the ‘Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050’ and must help to reduce external costs. To this end, the objectives concerned must be taken as a basis for specifically defining the criteria for the implementation of projects and the allocation of funds. Amendment 27 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) are economically efficient, contribute to the objectives of low-carbon and clean transport in accordance with the EU 2050 climate objectives and the ‘Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050’, fuel security and environmental protection, are safe and secure and have high quality standards, both for passenger and freight transport; Amendment 28 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) the removal of bottlenecks and the bridging of missing links, both within the transport infrastructures, including LNG bunkering terminals for ships, and at connecting points between these, within Member States' territories and at border crossing points between them; Amendment 29 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) the development of all transport modes in a manner consistent both with the EU climate objectives and with ensuring sustainable and economically efficient transport in the long term; Amendment 32 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. These objectives shall be taken as a basis for specifically defining the criteria for the implementation of projects and the allocation of funds. Amendment 33 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – introductory part Member States and, as appropriate, regional and local authorities, infrastructure managers, transport operators and other public and private entities shall plan, develop and operate the trans-European transport network in a resource efficient and sustainable way, through: Amendment 47 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – introductory part The comprehensive network shall keep up with state-of-the-art technological developments and deployments, including retrofitting of existing engines in order to achieve substantial reductions of emissions into the air. They shall in particular aim to: Amendment 48 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – point e a (new) (ea) promote measures to reduce noise at source; Amendment 53 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The competent authorities in the Member States and other promoters of projects shall ensure that the legislation concerned – including that concerning public participation – is applied across borders. The Commission shall encourage efficient dialogue and cooperation between the competent authorities in the Member States, albeit naturally without increasing administrative burden. Amendment 57 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a regulation Article 52 – paragraph 2 2. The corridor platform shall be composed of the representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States concerned and, as appropriate, other public and private entities. In any case, the relevant infrastructure managers as defined in Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure shall participate in the corridor platform. Amendment 58 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a regulation Article 52 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. The corridor platform shall make use of instruments designed to ‘green’ transport along the corridor, by applying quantitative and qualitative indicators based on state-of-the-art research and international best practice, for the planning, implementation and monitoring of infrastructure development and transport. source: PE-492.864
4	2011/0300(COD) Trans-European energy infrastructure: guidelines 2012/03/28 ENVI 4 amendments... Amendment 84 # Frieda BREPOELS, Philippe DE BACKER, Bart STAES, Ivo BELET Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new) (b a) collaborative scheme: the comprehensive decision may encompass multiple individual legally binding decisions issued by the Competent Authority and other authorities concerned. The competent authority shall, in consultation with the other authorities concerned establish, on a case-by-case basis, a reasonable time limit within which the individual decisions can be issued, as well as the resulting total permitting time limit. The competent authority shall monitor the compliance of the time limits by the authorities concerned. If the decision by the authority involved is expected not to be delivered within the time limit, that authority shall inform the competent authority forthwith and include a justification for the delay. Amendment 116 # Frieda BREPOELS, Philippe DE BACKER, Bart STAES, Ivo BELET Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 (1) For electricity projects falling under the categories set out in point 1 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2009/72/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 and project promoters concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex I, as well as the Commission, the Agency and the ENTSO for Electricity. Amendment 117 # Frieda BREPOELS, Philippe DE BACKER, Bart STAES, Ivo BELET Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 2 For gas projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 7 of Directive 2009/73/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 and project promoters concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex 1, as well as the Commission, the Agency and the ENTSO for Gas. Amendment 118 # Frieda BREPOELS, Philippe DE BACKER, Bart STAES, Ivo BELET Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 3 For oil and carbon dioxide transport projects falling under the categories referred to in Annex II(3) and (4), each Group shall be composed of the representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States, project promoters concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex 1 and the Commission. source: PE-486.154
13	2011/0421(COD) Serious cross-border threats to health 2012/09/17 ENVI 13 amendments... Amendment 42 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a decision Recital 13 (13) In order to ensure that the assessment of risks to public health at the Union level from serious cross-border threats to health is consistent as well as comprehensive from a public health perspective, the available scientific expertise should be mobilised in a coordinated manner, through appropriate channels or structures depending on the type of threat concerned. This risk assessment should be based on robust scientific evidence and independent expertise and provided by the Agencies of the Union in accordance with their missions, or otherwise by expert groups set up by the Commission. When experts are consulted, they should make a declaration of commitment and a declaration of their interests. The Commission should verify these declarations. Amendment 49 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a decision Recital 22 a (new) (22a) As there are various Member States where responsibility for public health is not an exclusively national matter, but is substantially decentralised, it is crucial to guarantee that national authorities involve the relevant decision-making authorities in the implementation of this decision in the Member States. Amendment 87 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a decision Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) where the assessment needed is totally or partially outside the mandates of the above-mentioned Agencies, on an ad hoc independent opinion. The experts concerned shall undertake to act in the public interest and in a spirit of independence. For this purpose, they shall make a declaration of commitment and a declaration of interests indicating either the absence of any interests which might be considered prejudicial to their independence or any direct or indirect interests which might be prejudicial to their independence. These declarations shall be made annually in writing and shall be verified by the European Commission. Amendment 99 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a decision Article 13 – title Recognition of emergency situations ~~or of pandemic influenza situations~~ Amendment 100 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a decision Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) situations of emergency at Union level; or Amendment 101 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a decision Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b ~~(b) pre-pandemic situations with respect to human influenza at Union level.~~deleted Amendment 102 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a decision Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency related to the severity of a serious cross-border threat to health or to the rapidity of its spread among Member States, the Commission may formally recognise situations of emergency at Union level ~~or pre-pandemic situations with respect to human influenza at Union level~~ through immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the urgency procedure referred to in Article 20(3). Amendment 103 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a decision Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point d ~~(d) with a view to the formal recognition of a pre-pandemic situation with respect to human influenza at the Union level, the threat concerned is human influenza.~~deleted Amendment 104 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a decision Article 14 – paragraph 2 2. The recognition of a pre-pandemic situation with respect to human influenza at the Union level pursuant to point (b) of Article 13(1) shall have the sole legal effect of triggering the applicability of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 507/2006 and of Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008.deleted Amendment 107 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a decision Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the ~~competent~~relevant decision-making authorities responsible ~~at national level~~within the Member State for collecting information relating to epidemiological surveillance as referred to in Article 6; Amendment 109 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a decision Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the ~~competent~~relevant decision-making authority or authorities responsible ~~at national level~~within the Member State for notifying alerts and determining the measures required to protect public health, for the purposes of Articles 8, 9, and 10; Amendment 110 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a decision Article 19 – paragraph 1 1. A ‘Health Security Committee’, composed of representatives of the relevant decision-making authorities in the Member States at a high level, is hereby established. Amendment 115 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a decision Article 19 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. The representatives concerned shall undertake to act in the public interest and in a spirit of independence. For this purpose, they shall make a declaration of commitment and a declaration of interests indicating either the absence of any interests which might be considered prejudicial to their independence or any direct or indirect interests which might be prejudicial to their independence. These declarations shall be made annually in writing and shall be verified by the Commission. source: PE-496.383
4	2011/0435(COD) Recognition of professional qualifications: European Professional Card supported by the Internal Market Information System (IMI) 2012/09/10 ENVI 4 amendments... Amendment 72 # Frieda BREPOELS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a directive Recital 19 (19) Directive 2005/36/EC already provides for ~~clear~~ obligations for professionals to have the necessary language skills. The review of that obligation has shown a need to define these language requirements more precisely and to clarify the role of competent authorities and employers notably in the interest of patients' safety. ~~Language controls should however be reasonable and necessary for the jobs in question and should not constitute grounds for excluding professionals from the labour market in the host Member Stat~~In the case of occupations which have implications for patients, for example patient safety and treatment and the provision of services and information to patients, it is essential to test language knowledge before authorising a person to practise. Knowledge of the official language(s) of the language area where the professional wishes to work is a conditio sine qua non here. Level C1 of the European Framework of Reference for Languages should be taken as a minimum standard for this purpose. Amendment 113 # Frieda BREPOELS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 18 – point a Directive 2005/36/EC Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. Basic medical training shall comprise a total of at least ~~five~~six years of study, (which may ~~also~~, in addition, be expressed ~~with~~by means of the equivalent ECTS credits), and shall consist of at least 5500 hours of actual theoretical training at a university and practical training provided by, a university or under the supervision of, a university at a non-university hospital. At least 5500 hours of actual training shall not include any components such as private study, examinations or writing of a thesis. Amendment 131 # Frieda BREPOELS, Anja WEISGERBER Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 38 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 In the case of professions with patient safety implications, Member States may confer to the competent authorities the right to carry out language checking covering all professionals concerned if it is expressly requested by the national health care system, or in case of self-employed professionals not affiliated to the nationals health care system, by representative national patient organisationsimplications for patients, including for patient safety, and in the case of treatment of and the provision of services and information to patients, the language knowledge required in order to practise the profession (namely knowledge of the official language(s) of the language area where the professional wishes to work, in accordance with the institutional organisation of the receiving Member State) must be systematically tested by the competent authorities for all professionals concerned. Language checking must be separate from the recognition of professional qualifications, but must be carried out prior to admission to the profession. Level C1 of the European Framework of Reference for Languages should be taken as a minimum standard for this purpose. Member States may confer the right to check language knowledge on third-party bodies as well. Amendment 135 # Frieda BREPOELS Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 38 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 Any test of language ~~control shall be limited to the~~knowledge shall test knowledge of ~~one of~~ the official languages(s) of the Member State according to the choice of the person concerned, it shall be proportionate to the activity to be pursued and free of charge for the professional. The person concerned shall be allowed to appeal such controls before national courts."language area where the professional wishes to work, taking Level C1 of the European Framework of Reference for Languages as a minimum standard. The language test shall be free of charge to the professional. source: PE-497.793
1	2011/2030(INI) 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly 2011/04/04 AFET 1 amendments... Amendment 85 # Marietje SCHAAKE, Frieda BREPOELS, Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Ana GOMES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point -l a (new) International Criminal Justice (-la) to consider it an EU priority to further strengthen the international criminal justice system, to promote accountability and to put an end to impunity, to further promote the important work of the ICC as the only permanent and independent judicial institution with jurisdiction over the most serious crimes of international concern, covering genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes; to encourage a strong and close relationship between the ICC and the UN in line with Article 2 of the Rome Statute, and to encourage the global ratification of the Rome Statute, source: PE-462.624
2	2011/2096(INI) Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system 2011/09/21 ITRE 2 amendments... Amendment 113 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 bis (new) 4 bis. Challenges the Commission’s assumption that freight transport over distances of less than 300 km will, by definition, be by road; stresses that other factors also play a decisive role when choosing other forms of transport: type of products, volume, whether transhipment facilities are available, whether there are transport experts in ports, etc.; calls on the Commission to develop a policy that supports sustainable and efficient co- modal transport and covers all transport segments (short, medium and long distances) for optimum modal distribution, irrespective of the distance; Amendment 159 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 bis (new) 5 bis. Welcomes the Commission’s plea for clarity regarding future policy frameworks and for a coherent policy at EU level; is convinced that a clear long- term vision with regard to investments in European transport infrastructure, in conformity with EU environmental legislation, is the best way to ensure efficient implementation of EU infrastructure and transport policy; the transport and infrastructure policy of the Member States should graft onto this European strategy and even strengthen it where possible; in this context, repeatedly questioning planned and agreed investments or funding schemes has a detrimental effect; source: PE-472.267
5	2011/2185(INI) Annual report on human rights in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter including implications for the EU's strategic human rights policy 2012/02/22 AFET 5 amendments... Amendment 76 # Frieda BREPOELS, Barbara LOCHBIHLER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Warmly welcomes the HR/VP's statement to Parliament on 13 December 2011 following up on Parliament's long- standing call for the creation of an EU Special Representative on Human Rights; endorses her view that this would ‘act as a catalyst and raise our profile internationally’, and urges the creation of this function forthwith; ~~calls for the post- holder to be expert in, and represent the HR/VP in relation to, international humanitarian law and international justice~~further recommends that an EU Special Representative on International Humanitarian Law and International Justice be appointed to advance EU policy and actions on the ICC effectively, and to give it the prominence and visibility it deserves, as well as to assist in ensuring the effective mainstreaming of justice and the fight against impunity in EU foreign policies, so that these issues are consistently weighed in an appropriate way in policy discussions; Amendment 93 # Frieda BREPOELS, Barbara LOCHBIHLER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that the mainstreaming of international justice must include systematically taking account of the fight against impunity and the principle of complementarity in the broader context of trade, development and rule-of-law assistance; stresses that victims must be the central concern; recommends that the Rome Statute of the ICC be added to the package of international treaties on good governance and the rule of law to be ratified by third countries admitted to the System of Generalised Preferences Plus (GSP+); recommends the consistent inclusion of ICC clauses in EU agreements with third countries; Amendment 111 # Frieda BREPOELS, Barbara LOCHBIHLER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the updating of the EU's policy on the ICC through the Council Decision of 21 March 2011 and the revision of the EU Action Plan on the ICC; encourages the EU and its Member States to adopt a set of internal guidelines outlining a code of conduct for contacts with persons wanted by the ICC; calls on all Member States (notably the Republic of Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg and Portugal) to ~~sign framework agreements with the ICC in order to facilitate cooperation and to fully integrate the Rome Statute into national legislation~~fully integrate the Rome Statute into national legislation, in particular by enacting relevant national legislation on cooperation with the Court and by concluding framework agreements with the ICC in order to facilitate cooperation, in particular to ensure the execution of arrest warrants and other Court requests; Amendment 113 # Frieda BREPOELS, Barbara LOCHBIHLER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Recognises the efforts of the European Commission to establish an 'EU Complementarity Toolkit' aimed at supporting the development of national capacities and generating political will for the investigation and prosecution of alleged international crimes, and stresses the importance of systematic consultations with EU Member States, the European Parliament and civil society organisations in order to finalise the toolkit; Amendment 117 # Frieda BREPOELS, Barbara LOCHBIHLER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Recommends that the EU systematically promote respect for, cooperation with and assistance to the ICC within the framework of the Cotonou Agreement and of dialogues between the EU and regional organisations such as the African Union and the Organisation of American States, and third countries; source: PE-480.864
1	2011/2193(INI) Voluntary and unpaid donation of tissues and cells 2012/05/14 ENVI 1 amendments... Amendment 33 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Is nonetheless concerned about the possible actual erosion of the principle of voluntary or unpaid donation, for example through the unproportional granting of fixed reimbursement of expenses without burden of proof, of recuperation time and of advantages in kind; is of the opinion that the principle of voluntary and unpaid donation in the 2004/03 guideline must be clarified and reinforced in order to discourage this erosion; source: PE-489.459
8	2011/2271(INI) Annual tax report 2011/11/23 ECON 8 amendments... Amendment 21 # Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Frieda BREPOELS, Alyn SMITH, Oriol JUNQUERAS VIES, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas fiscal federalism inside Member States has been a great economic success when applied, with a relevant increase in tax self-responsibility both for the regions involved and the central government, and so the possibility to extend this policy to other regions in Europe should therefore be thoroughly studied; Amendment 34 # Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Frieda BREPOELS, Alyn SMITH, Oriol JUNQUERAS VIES, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that taxation is still a matter for national and in some cases regional sovereignty, and that the different structures of theses regions and Member States' (MS) tax systems should therefore be respected; notes that Treaty changes would be necessary in order for decision- making on tax policies to be transferred from the national to the EU level; Amendment 58 # Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Frieda BREPOELS, Alyn SMITH, Oriol JUNQUERAS VIES, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that MS with high deficits will have to increase tax revenues through higher taxes, pursue expenditure reductions, fight against tax fraud and increase public savings; Amendment 63 # Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Frieda BREPOELS, Alyn SMITH, Oriol JUNQUERAS VIES, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Believes that fiscal federalism is the best tool in order to achieve self- responsibility in the tax management at regional level and so entails a higher economic efficiency; Amendment 65 # Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Frieda BREPOELS, Alyn SMITH, Oriol JUNQUERAS VIES, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Believes that excessive deficits at the regional level are sometimes related to a lack of relation between tax revenue and tax expenditure, that at the same time impede the creation of the necessary environment to build a self-sustaining growth model; Amendment 79 # Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Frieda BREPOELS, Alyn SMITH, Oriol JUNQUERAS VIES, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to put forward proposals on corporate taxation, green and consumption taxation, avoidance of tax fraud, good governance and double taxation; Amendment 137 # Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Frieda BREPOELS, Alyn SMITH, Oriol JUNQUERAS VIES, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Acknowledges the fact that fiscal federalism gives incentives to regions to be responsible for their own resources and so can be a useful tool in order to fight against tax fraud; Amendment 139 # Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Frieda BREPOELS, Alyn SMITH, Oriol JUNQUERAS VIES, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 – introductory part 28. Calls on MS and regional authorities to source: PE-473.965
2	2012/2025(INI) Enlargement: policies, criteria and EU's strategic interests 2012/08/06 AFET 2 amendments... Amendment 37 # Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Ana MIRANDA, Frieda BREPOELS, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas the re-evaluation of the accession criteria should take into account the possibility of internal enlargement inside the EU; Amendment 234 # Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Ana MIRANDA, Frieda BREPOELS, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Calls on the Commission to prepare an accession roadmap for possible new Member States emerging from inside the EU; source: PE-487.935
14	2012/2033(INI) Alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in European countries by the CIA: follow-up of the European Parliament TDIP Committee report 2012/05/30 AFET 14 amendments... Amendment 1 # Hélène FLAUTRE, Frieda BREPOELS Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the European Union is founded on commitment to democracy, the rule of law ~~and~~, human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human rdig~~hts~~nity and international law, not only in its internal policies, but also externally; whereas the EU commitment to human rights reinforced by the entry into force of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the accession process to the ECHR must be reflected into all areas of policy in order to make the EU human rights policy effective and credible; Amendment 5 # Hélène FLAUTRE, Frieda BREPOELS Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas instruments governing the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) include the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and its two Optional Protocols, and the UN Convention Against Torture (CAT), and the Optional Protocol to the CAT, which not only mandates an absolute ban on torture but also ~~requires investigation of allegations of torture~~entails a positive obligation to investigate allegations of torture and to provide remedies and reparation; whereas the EU guidelines on torture provide the framework for the EU's efforts ‘'to prevent and eradicate torture and ill- treatment in all parts of the world’; Amendment 6 # Hélène FLAUTRE, Frieda BREPOELS Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. whereas secret detention, which constitutes enforced disappearances, may amount, if widely or systematically practiced, to a crime against humanity; whereas states of emergency and the fight against terrorism constitute an enabling environment for secret detention; Amendment 12 # Hélène FLAUTRE, Frieda BREPOELS Draft opinion Recital D a (new) D a. whereas the US government passed, in December 2011, detention provisions in the National Defence Authorisation Act that introduce indefinite detention of persons suspected of engaging in terrorist actions within the US and undermine the right to due process and a fair trial; Amendment 26 # Hélène FLAUTRE, Frieda BREPOELS Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Reiterates its condemnation of the practices of extraordinary rendition, secret prisons and torture, which are prohibited under domestic and international human rights law and which breach inter alia the rights to liberty, security, humane treatment, freedom from torture, presumption of innocence, fair trial, legal counsel and equal protection under the law; reaffirms in this respect that the use of unreliable and unenforceable diplomatic assurances to send foreigners alleged to be threats to national security to countries where they are at risk of torture or other ill-treatment contradicts states' obligations in this regard, and calls on the Council and EU Member States to ban this practice; Amendment 33 # Hélène FLAUTRE, Frieda BREPOELS Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Reiterates that full application of the human rights clause of agreements is fundamental in the relations between the European Union and its Member States and third countries and considers that there is a real momentum to revisit how European governments have cooperated with the apparatus of repression of dictatorships in the name of countering terrorism; considers in this respect that the newly revised European Neighbourhood Policy must bring strong support to security sector reform which must notably ensure a clear separation of intelligence and law enforcement functions; calls on the EEAS, the Council and the Commission to reinforce its cooperation with the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and other relevant Council of Europe mechanisms in the planning and implementation of counter- terrorism assistance projects with third countries and in all forms of counter- terrorism dialogues with third countries; Amendment 34 # Hélène FLAUTRE, Frieda BREPOELS Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Reiterates its call, required by international law and notably Article 12 of the CAT, for all states faced with credible allegations to end impunity and conduct thorough investigations and inquiries into all alleged acts of extraordinary rendition, secret prisons, torture and other serious human rights violations, so to determine responsibility and ensure accountability, including bringing individuals to justice where there is evidence of criminal liability; calls in this respect on the HR/VP and EU Member States to take all necessary measures to ensure a due follow-up to the UN Joint Study on global practices in relation to secret detention in the context of countering terrorism , in particular regarding the follow-up letter sent by the Special Mandates holders on 21 October 2011 to 59 states asking their respective governments to provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations contained in this study; Amendment 45 # Hélène FLAUTRE, Frieda BREPOELS Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Pays tribute to US civil society initiatives to set up in 2010 an independent bipartisan taskforce to examine the US Government's policy and actions related to the capture, detention and prosecution of "suspected terrorists" and US custody during the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations; Amendment 47 # Frieda BREPOELS, Barbara LOCHBIHLER Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the relevant authorities to end the habit of routinely invoking state secrecy in relation to international intelligence cooperation to block accountability and redress, and insists that only genuine national security reasons can justify secrecy, which is in any case overridden by non-derogable fundamental rights obligations such as the absolute prohibition on torture; calls in this respect to equally avoid the use of diplomatic assurances as their application has shown to undermine the relevant states' duties to actively seek to prevent any actions that could in any way facilitate torture or ill- treatment; Amendment 54 # Hélène FLAUTRE, Frieda BREPOELS Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Recalls that the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture requires the setting up of monitoring systems covering all situations of deprivation of liberty, and insists on the fact that adhering to this international instrument adds a layer of protection; strongly encourages EU partner countries to ratify the Optional Protocol and to create independent national preventive mechanisms that are in compliance with the Paris Principles, and to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance; Amendment 55 # Hélène FLAUTRE, Frieda BREPOELS Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Deplores the Macedonian Government's failure to take any investigative steps regarding the illegal detention and abduction of Khaled El- Masri and the lack of action by the Office of the Skopje Prosecutor to carry out a criminal investigation into Mr El-Masri's complaint; notes that the European Court of Human Rights has taken up the case of Mr El-Masri and that the Grand Chamber had its first hearing on 16 May 2012; considers that allegations against the Macedonian Government's conduct in the case of Mr El-Masri are inconsistent with the EU's founding principles of fundamental rights and the rule of law and must be duly raised by the Commission in the framework of the Macedonia accession process to the EU; Amendment 56 # Hélène FLAUTRE, Frieda BREPOELS Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7 c. Is particularly concerned by the procedure conducted by a US military commission regarding Mr Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri who could be sentenced to death if convicted; reiterates its long- standing opposition to the death penalty in all cases and under all circumstances and notes that Mr al-Nashiri's case has been before the European Court of Human Rights since 6 May 2011; calls on Poland and Romania to conduct effective investigations into their role in secret detentions and renditions and to use all available means to ensure that Mr al- Nashiri is not subjected to the death penalty; urges the HR/VP to raise the case of Mr al-Nashiri as a matter of priority with the US and to implement with its strategic partner the EU Guidelines on the death penalty; Amendment 61 # Frieda BREPOELS, Barbara LOCHBIHLER Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Urges the relevant authorities to ensure that a strict distinction is made between the activities of intelligence and security services on the one hand and law enforcement agencies on the other hand, so as to ensure that the general principle of "nemo iudex in sua causa" is upheld; Amendment 63 # Hélène FLAUTRE, Frieda BREPOELS Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Calls on the Conference of Delegations Chairs to ensure that parliamentary dialogues be initiated on the protection of fundamental rights while countering terrorism on the basis of and in follow-up to the findings of the UN Joint Study on global practices in relation to secret detention in the context of countering terrorism and of the UN compilation of good practices on legal and institutional frameworks and measures that ensure respect for human rights by intelligence agencies while countering terrorism, including their oversight; source: PE-489.538
1	2012/2050(INI) Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy 2012/06/26 AFET 1 amendments... Amendment 285 # Pino ARLACCHI, Ivo VAJGL, Willy MEYER, Andrés PERELLÓ RODRÍGUEZ, Nicole KIIL-NIELSEN, Mojca KLEVA KEKUŠ, Åsa WESTLUND, Helmut SCHOLZ, Francisco SOSA WAGNER, Rui TAVARES, Frieda BREPOELS, Vicente Miguel GARCÉS RAMÓN, Jill EVANS, Isabella LÖVIN, Ana MIRANDA, Vittorio PRODI, Jean LAMBERT, Ana GOMES, Niccolò RINALDI, Olle SCHMIDT, Marco SCURRIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Marita ULVSKOG, Sir WATSON, Graham Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 a (new) 53 a. Recalls the European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2010 on the situation in Western Sahara; urges Morocco and the Polisario Front to continue negotiation for a peaceful and long-lasting solution of the Western Sahara conflict and reiterates the rights of the Sahrawi people to self determination which should be decided through a democratic referendum, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions; condemns the ongoing violation of the human rights of the Sahrawi people; calls for the release of the Sahrawi political prisoners; welcomes the statements by 11 countries during the 13 th session of the Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations raising concerns on the situation in Western Sahara; source: PE-492.653
8	2012/2145(INI) Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter 2012/02/10 AFET 8 amendments... Amendment 7 # Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Citation 9 – having regard to its resolution of 17 November 2011 on EU support for the ICC: facing challenges and overcoming difficulties3 , ~~the Review Conference~~and its resolution of 19 May 2010 on the first Review Conference of the Rome Statute of the ICC held in Kampala, Uganda, 31 May–11 June 2011, ands well as the pledges ~~signed up to by the EU~~made by the EU on this occasion, Amendment 9 # Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Citation 10 – having regard to Council Decision 2011/168/CFSP of 21 March 2011 on the International Criminal Court4 , and the revised aAction pPlan to follow up on the Decision of 12 July 2011, Amendment 32 # Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas justice, rule of law., accountability for all crimes including the most serious crimes of concern to the international community, fair trials, and an independent judiciary are indispensible elements in the protection of human rights and the pillars of sustainable peace; Amendment 95 # Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 EU policy on international criminal justice ~~and~~, the fight against impunity and the International Criminal Court Amendment 102 # Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. RCelebrates the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; recognized the ICC as a mechanism of "last resort" for bringing justice to victims of crimes against humanity, genocide, war crimes as provided by the principle of complementarity as enshrined in the Rome Statute; reiterates its strong support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the fight against impunity for the most serious crimes of international concern; calls on the EU and its Member States to continue their political, diplomatic, logistical and financial backing of the ICC and other international criminal tribunals, including the ad hoc international tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon; Amendment 109 # Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the commitments made in the Council Decision 2011/168/CFSP, adopted on 21 March 2011, and the subsequent Action Plan adopted on 12 July 2011, to promote the universality and integrity of the Rome Statute, to support the independence of the Court and its effective and efficient functioning and to support the implementation of the principle of complementarity; welcomes the inclusion in the EU Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy of reference to the need to fight vigorously against impunity for serious crimes not least through a commitment to the ICC, and the understanding that it is the primary duty of states to investigate grave international crimes, promote and contribute to strengthening the capacity of national judicial systems to investigate and prosecute these crimes; expresses its deep concern over the outcome of the budget discussions at the December 2011 session of the Assembly of State Parties (10th session 12-21 December 2011), which threatened to leave the Court underfunded. Amendment 113 # Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. RCalls for the mainstreaming of the ICC in all EU foreign policy priorities, by, in particular, systematically taking into account the fight against impunity and the principle of complementarity; reiterates its recommendation that the Rome Statute be added to the package of international treaties on good governance and the rule of law to be ratified by third countries admitted to the System of Generalised Preferences Plus (GSP+); supports consistent inclusion of an ICC clause in EU agreements with third countries; calls again on the EU and its Member States to comply with all the requests by the Court to provide assistance and cooperation in a timely manner, to ensure, inter alia, the execution of pending arrest warrants; and reaffirms the need for the EU and its Member States, with the help of the EEAS, to put in place a set of internal guidelines outlining a code of conduct for contact between EU/Member State officials and persons wanted by the ICC; Amendment 141 # Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Further emphasises the need to ensure that the issue of ~~accountability~~the fight against impunity for crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide is addressed more systematically in the EU's bilateral relations with relevant countries, including by raising it in public statements, and that the EU addresses impunity more consistently at multilateral level, for instance at the UN General Assembly and Human Rights Council; source: PE-496.431
17	2012/2258(INI) European innovation partnership on active and healthy ageing 2012/11/26 ENVI 17 amendments... Amendment 8 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to promote a new paradigm of viewing ageing as an opportunity for the future rather than a burden on society; ~~however, emphasises that this opportunity should not be limited to technical (ICT)~~is convinced that innovations, and its potential for the internal market, for EU industries and enterprises; believes it should also include a clear and unambiguous strategy to promote and formally recognise the value of older people, the value of their experience and of their contribution to societys regards both technical aspects and wider social objectives, has the potential to facilitate active and healthy ageing, and welcomes the possibilities which the European Innovation Partnership presents to this end; Amendment 21 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Encourages the Commission’s proposal to adopt the definition of active and healthy ageing, as formulated by the WHO, and supports the Commission’s proposal to increase the average number of HLY (Healthy Life Years) by two years by 2020; however, emphasises that active and healthy ageing encompasses the entire lifespan and that the particularities of the EU context should be part of the definition and more specifically the EU priorities in regard to healthy and ecologically sustainable environmental conditions, health prevention and awareness, health literacy and eHealth, food safety and adequate nutrition, gender equality, and sustainable socio-economic conditions, social security systems and social protection schemes; Amendment 27 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Supports the Commission’s proposal to increase the average number of HLY (Healthy Life Years) by two years as part of the objectives of Horizon 2020; however, emphasises that to achieve this ambitious goal a life-course perspective should be applied; stresses that appropriate mechanisms should be developed so as to fully incorporate overarching policy issues into the equation, such as social security and social protection, employment and economic policies, gender equality and discrimination;deleted Amendment 38 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Encourages the Commission’s proposal to act as a facilitator and coordinator of the EIP-AHA, engaging with stakeholders representing both the demand and supply sides; ~~however, quest~~calls on the Commissions to ~~which extent the needs and demands of under- or non- represented groups of Europeans, in particular older people, informal care providers~~ ensure that the European Innovation Partnership benefits all EU citizens; welcomes in this context the contribution which the European Innovation Partnership cand m~~igrants who are not affiliated to advocacy organisations will be represented~~ake, inter alia, to achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 flagships; Amendment 41 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Reaffirms the Commission’s proposal to increase older people’s participation in decision- and policy-making ~~and to stimul~~; stresses thate regional and local governance; however, stresses that a bottom-up participatory approach requires more in- depth baseline assessments and regular monitoring of the actual and future needs and demands of older people and their informal care providersauthorities can play an important part in this in view of their powers in the field; Amendment 51 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 f (new) 5f. Considers that the Commission’s objective of tackling uncertainty in legislation and regulation and the fragmentation of the market should be assigned priority in order to give innovation a genuine chance; in this context, considers interoperability and the exchange of data and best practices to be crucial, and cites the Interreg project CASA as an interesting example in this connection; Amendment 52 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Invites the Commission to apply a holistic approach in regard to prevention; points out the systematic correlation between socio-economic status and health outcomes throughout life; invites the Commission and the Member States to tackle structural issues and to eliminate socio-economic inequalities (which lead to health inequalities); further, questions the responsibility and pressure put on individuals to improve their health status, that is, without appropriately tackling structural i and supports the Commission’s approach to promoting health by means of integrated programmes; stresses the importance of innovation as a way of achieving fall prevention and better involvement of patients in their treatment; stressues~~, including heal~~ the i~~lliteracy; therefore, invites the Commission and the Member States to create structural conditions which tackle health inequalities~~mportance of a common framework for collecting and comparing data and evidence; Amendment 60 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Supports the Commission’s approach in regard to health promotion through integrated programs, however, stresses that these programs should be evidence- based (reflecting the actual and future needs of the ageing population); furthermore, emphasises that these programs should incorporate an appropriate approach in regard to issues that are not (entirely or directly) linked to an individual’s behaviour, such as, environmental conditions (air quality, noise reduction, waste management), health and safety at work (age- management), and consumer goods (food safety);deleted Amendment 71 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Supports the Commission’s objective to ~~fur~~promote ther development of integrated care ~~systems; however, questions to which extent these systems will be applicable to and appropriate for all EU Member States and/or regions; therefore,~~models in the Member States by means of the European Innovation Partnership, particularly for the chronically ill; invites the Commission, in this connection, to respect regional and local differences ~~in citizens’ expectations, norms~~ and val~~ues; accordingly, invites the Commission to take into account the appropriateness of the existing, preferred a~~so stresses the role of the Digital Agenda f~~uture care and cure systems~~or Europe in this context; Amendment 76 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to implement individual case management schemes and care plans; however, while acknowledging that a client/patient- centred approach is necessary, the cost for such an approach in terms of deploying trained care providers and utilizing appropriate ‘tools’, should not be solely attributed to the individual but should be considered as a societal responsibility, guaranteeing inter- and intra- generational solidarity;deleted Amendment 79 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Encourages the Commission’s ambition in regard to eHealth, making it a significant and substantial aspect of future care and cure ~~systems; however, points out that the impact of pure technological and virtual solutions on overall health outcomes will be limited if such solutions are~~models in the Member States; believes that, by means of innovative solutions, red tape can be reduced and cost-efficiency promoted so as to cre~~place human interaction, that is, as in~~ate more scope for a face-to- face approach between patients and health care professionals; stresses the importance of interoperability in this context; Amendment 83 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Acknowledges the Commission’s intention to contribute to making care and cure systems more cost-efficient; however, emphasises that the continuous increase of overall (health) care costs cannot be attributed to population ageing only; furthermore, stresses that the burden of these costs are being put on the individual, increasingly so, creating a vicious circle in which people’s health and well-being are being put at risk as they are compelled to reallocate their often limited resources or when they have to postpone, abandon or even restrain from treatment, assistance and adequate nutrition;deleted Amendment 89 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Acknowledges the Commission’s objective to deal with legal and regulatory uncertainties and market fragmentation; however, stresses that in these matters the needs of the population should be prioritised over internal market demands, and that the competences of national, regional and local governments in regard to health and social protection should be recognised, respected and complied with;deleted Amendment 101 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Supports the Commission’s aim towards the creation of age-friendly environments so as to avoid older people’s potential and (remaining) capacities being hindered by their surroundings; however, stresses that these surroundings should be understood in a broad context, not only incorporating the built environment but also the social, psychological, cultural and natural environment;deleted Amendment 113 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Welcomes the Commission’s approach in regard to funding instruments, standardisation processes, repository development, synergies and cooperation facilitation; however, emphasises that it is prerequisite to link these objectives to the actual needs and demands (ie, to ensure that policies, programs and services are evidence-based and thus backed up by representative assessment and regular monitoring, so as to facilitate and speed up the creation of an age-friendly EU); Amendment 118 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 c (new) 15c. Supports the Commission’s efforts to create age-friendly environments to ensure that the potential (and residual) capacities of older people are not obstructed by their environment; stresses that these environments must be seen in a broad context, relating not only to the built environment but also to the social, psychological, cultural and natural environment; encourages the Commission, in this context, also to propose a European Accessibility Law; Amendment 119 # Frieda BREPOELS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Supports the Commission’s approach in regard to age-friendly innovations; however, invites the Commission to ensure that these innovations are end-user- oriented and user-friendly; hence, invites the Commission to ~~develop a methodology through which the current and future needs of older people can be evaluated, since~~involve end-users more; recalls that features adapted to older people’s needs are proven to be generally to the advantage of younger generations as well; source: PE-500.616

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