Marian HARKIN
Constituencies
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Ireland
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2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Ireland
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2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Groups
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ALDE
Member of the Bureau
Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
2009/07/20 - 9999/12/31
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Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on Employment and Social Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Petitions | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with the United States | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with Canada | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the United States | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with Canada | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the United States | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
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Rapporteur
| Shadow | 2011/2320(INI) | Employment and social aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2012 |
| Opinion | 2011/2293(INI) | Recognising and promoting cross-border voluntary activities in the EU |
| Shadow | 2011/0440(COD) | European statistics on demography |
| Shadow | 2011/0270(COD) | EU Programme for Social Change and Innovation 2014-2020 |
| Responsible | 2011/0269(COD) | European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) 2014-2020 |
| Shadow | 2011/0152(COD) | Health and safety at work: exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields), minimum health and safety requirements |
| Opinion | 2010/2088(INI) | GDP and beyond - Measuring progress in a changing world |
| Opinion | 2009/0072(CNS) | European Year of Volunteering 2011 |
| Opinion | 2008/2047(INI) | Equality between women and men - 2008 |
| Responsible | 2007/2149(INI) | The role of volunteering in contributing to economic and social cohesion |
| Opinion | 2007/2090(INI) | Road map for renewable energy in Europe |
| Opinion | 2006/2018(BUD) | 2007 budget: section III, Commission |
| Opinion | 2004/0161(CNS) | Rural development: support by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development EAFRD |
| Responsible | 2004/0026(CNS) | European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (amend. Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75) |
Born
1953/11/26 Sligo- B.Sc. (1977); Higher Diploma in Education (1978). Teacher (1977-2002).
- Member of the Irish Parliament (2002-2007).
- Member of the National Statistics Board (1992-1998).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2008/0195(COD) Organisation of working time: persons performing mobile road transport activities (amend. Directive 2002/15/EC)
2010/09/02
EMPL
8 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 4 a (new) (4a) The Commission and Member States should exchange best practices in order to identify and eliminate false self employment;
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 10 (10) The Community legislation is only efficient and effective if it is properly implemented by all Member States, applied equally to all actors concerned and controlled on a regular basis and in an efficient manner and if appropriate action is taken when infringements occur.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 (11) Monitoring compliance is a complex task with multiple actors and therefore it requires cooperation between Member States and the Commission, as well as between Member States themselves. The contribution of the social partners with regard to monitoring and compliance and enforcement should be considered.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 12 (12) It is therefore appropriate to modernise Directive 2002/15/EC in order to remedy shortcomings in the implementation, application and enforcement of the rules by clarifying its scope, reinforcing administrative cooperation among Member States and promoting the exchange of information and
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 1 – subpoint a Directive 2002/15/EC Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The Directive shall apply to mobile workers,
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint a a (new) Directive 2002/15/EC Article 3 – point a – paragraph 2 (aa) ‘user undertaking’ means any natural or legal person for whom and under the supervision and direction of whom a driver is employed by;
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 6 Directive 2002/15/EC Article 11 a – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall organise a system of appropriate and regular monitoring and controls including multi-agency cooperation in order to guarantee the correct and consistent implementation of the rules contained in this Directive. They shall ensure that the national bodies responsible for enforcement of the Directive have an adequate number of qualified inspectors and shall take whatever measures are appropriate.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 6 Directive 2002/15/EC Article 11 a – paragraph 4 – point a (a) to reinforce administrative cooperation between their competent authorities, through the adoption of effective systems of exchange of information, the improvement of access to information and the promotion of exchange of information and
source: PE-431.178
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2009/0096(COD) Employment and Social Inclusion: European Microfinance Facility (Progress Microfinance Facility)
2009/09/10
EMPL
6 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 3 (3) The ongoing Community and national efforts need to be strengthened to increase the supply and accessibility of micro- credits to a sufficient scale and within a reasonable time-frame so as to address the high demand of those who need it most in this period of crisis i.e. unemployed or vulnerable people, including the young who want to start or develop a micro enterprise including self-
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 4 (4) The Commission Communication "A Shared Commitment for Employment"11 underlined the need to offer a new chance to the unemployed and open the road to entrepreneurship for some of Europe’s most disadvantaged groups, i
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 - point c (c) micro-enterprises in the social economy which employ persons who have lost their job or which employ
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. The Facility shall be open to public and private bodies including democratically controlled cooperative financial institutions established in the Member States which provide microfinance to persons and micro-enterprises in the Member States.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 4 4. The international financial institutions referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall conclude written agreements with the public and private providers of microfinance including democratically controlled cooperative financial institutions referred to in Article 4 (2) laying down their obligations to use the resources made available from the Facility in accordance with the objectives set out in Article 2 and to provide information for the establishment of the annual reports referred to in Article 8 (1).
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a decision Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall receive annual implementation reports from the international financial institutions referred to in Article 5(2) setting out the supported activities in terms of financial implementation, distribution and accessibility of funding with regard to sectors and type of beneficiaries, applications submitted, contracts concluded, actions funded, results and, where possible, impact.
source: PE-429.667
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2009/0142(COD) European Banking Authority EBA: establishment (amend. Decision No 716/2009/EC)
2010/03/26
ECON
3 amendments...
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) There is a need to introduce an effective instrument to establish harmonised technical standards in financial services to ensure, also through a single rulebook, a level playing field and an adequate protection of depositors, investors and consumers across Europe. As a body with highly specialised expertise, it is efficient and appropriate to entrust the Authority, in areas defined by Community law, with the elaboration of draft technical standards, which do not involve policy choices. When drafting the technical standards the authority shall adhere to the principle of proportionality by taking into consideration the different structures and risk profiles of financial institutions. In particular, the authorities shall seek to ensure that an unnecessary burden is not placed on democratically controlled cooperatives, which play an important role in respect of combating social exclusion at the level of local communities. The Commission should endorse those draft technical standards in accordance with Community law in order to give them binding legal effect. The draft technical standards have to be adopted by the Commission. They would be subject to amendment if, for example, the draft technical standards were incompatible with Community Law, would not respect the principle of proportionality or would run counter to the fundamental principles of the internal market for financial services as reflected in the acquis of Community financial services legislation. To ensure a smooth and expedited adoption process for those standards, the Commission should be subject to a time limit for its decision on the endorsement.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. The Authority shall act within the scope of Directive 2006/48/EC, Directive 2006/49/EC, Directive 2002/87/EC, Directive 2005/60/EC, Directive 2002/65/EC and Directive 94/19/EC, including all directives, regulations, and decisions based on these acts, and of any further Community act which confers tasks on the Authority. The Authority shall only act within the scope of these acts to the extent that they are applicable to credit and financial institutions.
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Before submitting them to the Commission, the Authority shall, where appropriate, conduct open public consultations on technical standards and analyse the potential related costs and benefits. The Authority shall take into consideration the different effects of the standards on democratically controlled cooperatives, within the meaning of Article 2.5 (a to e) of Directive 2008/48/EC on Consumer Credit Agreements, which play an important role in respect of combating social exclusion at the level of local communities. Technical standards shall reflect the principle of proportionality.
source: PE-439.457
2010/04/15
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 521 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) contribute to developing high quality and uniform supervisory standards, including reporting standards and taking into account the principle of proportionality;
source: PE-440.017
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2009/2068(DEC) 2008 discharge: EU general budget, section III, Commission
2010/05/02
EMPL
2 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that the level of errors does not necessarily refer to fraud and calls therefore for a clear distinction to be made between fraud and error rates in the future;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes that such simplification procedures are key to reducing administrative burdens at national, regional and local levels; stresses the importance of ensuring that such procedures do not lead to a greater rate of error in the future;
source: PE-438.463
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2009/2111(DEC) 2008 discharge: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions EUROFOUND
2010/05/02
EMPL
1 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Regrets that the ECA has once again discovered weaknesses in the procurement procedures; notes the shortcomings to which attention was drawn in the previous year; calls for a stronger commitment
source: PE-438.460
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2009/2120(DEC) 2008 discharge: European Training Foundation ETF
2010/05/02
EMPL
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Is concerned about the findings of the ECA as regards the lack of transparency in recruitment procedures; considers this a serious matter and requests a full and complete explanation of this situation; draws attention t
source: PE-438.459
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2009/2139(INI) Annual report on the activity of the Petitions Committee 2009
2010/10/05
PETI
2 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that tracking down infringement proceedings by following the Commission
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 source: PE-441.258
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2009/2155(INI) Simplification of the CAP
2010/02/26
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas a new CAP should allow farmers to concentrate on the core objective of providing safe, quality and traceable food while also supporting them to deliver non market public goods,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas a new CAP should be sustainably competitive,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the distribution of the single farm payment should ensure fairness,
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the need for the CAP to be simpler
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Believes that the
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Believes that, in order to simplify the rules for the single payment scheme, the provision of the same detailed information on an annual basis should be abolished if there is no material change in the information;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 source: PE-439.113
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2009/2156(INI) Agriculture in areas with natural handicaps: a special health check
2010/09/02
AGRI
14 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) - having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission, delivered on 17 December 2009,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the proposed eight biophysical criteria might not prove to be sufficient and the proposed threshold value of 66% of the area
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the importance of an appropriate compensatory payment for less-favoured areas
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that support for areas with natural handicaps is aimed in particular at ensuring that 'extensive farming activity' is maintained, and consequently at countering the risk of abandonment of the land and
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that, in contrast to agri- environmental measures, compensatory payments for less-favoured areas must not be subject to additional specific conditions regarding the method of land management which would go beyond cross-compliance requirements; recalls that the LFA scheme must in principle offer compensation to farmers who are also land managers operating with significant natural handicaps which the market does not compensate for as such;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that the eight biophysical criteria proposed by the Commission m
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. In particular, the inclusion of a geographical criterion referred to as 'isolation' would address the specific natural handicap stemming from distance from the market, remoteness and limited access to services;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. To acknowledge the limitations of wet unworkable soils, the inclusion of a 'field capacity days' criterion would allow the interaction between soil types and climate to be taken into account (for instance to adequately reflect maritime climate difficulties);
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Asks the Commission, therefore, to pursue its research efforts and analysis with a view to including potential additional criteria in the new LFA scheme in order to further adapt its proposals to practical difficulties farmers are facing and build a robust set of criteria which will remain suitable in the long term;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses, in particular, that in order to address the interactions between many influencing factors in a practical manner, the cumulative use of the adopted criteria might prove necessary; it could enable those disadvantaged areas which accumulate two or more small to medium- scale natural handicaps to be classified as LFAs even when individual criteria would not trigger that classification;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Emphasises that a final opinion on the basic territorial unit chosen, the criteria and threshold values proposed by the Commission can only be given when the detailed maps drawn up by the Member States are available; stresses that in the absence of such simulation results, the 66% proposed threshold as well as the thresholds defining the criteria themselves must be viewed with considerable caution and can only be objectively and appropriately adjusted once the national maps are made available; recalls that the national mapping exercise results should be made available to the European Parliament as soon as possible;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers a degree of fine-tuning of the criteria for support for areas with natural handicaps to be necessary in order to be able to respond appropriately to particular geographical situations
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Urges the Commission, in consultation with all relevant stakeholders, to develop a common framework for farm-level eligibility criteria; points out that Member States and regional authorities should be free to choose, on the basis of that framework, which criteria are best suited to fulfil their priorities and needs;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Taking into account the fact that the new criteria might exclude certain areas that are currently eligible, points out that an adequate phasing-out period should be defined, in order to allow a smooth transition for farmers to adapt to the new support regime;
source: PE-438.477
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2009/2201(INI) Corporate and social responsibility in international trade agreements
2010/03/29
EMPL
7 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas corporate and social responsibility (CSR) is a concept whereby companies voluntarily incorporate social and environmental concerns into their business strategy
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas CSR can help
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital D a (new) D a. Whereas CSR should not replace the State in the provision of basic public services,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital D b (new) D b. Whereas CSR can play a key role in improving standards of living in disadvantaged communities,
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers CSR to be an effective tool for improving competitiveness, skills and training opportunities, occupational safety and the working environment;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Notes that the CSR agenda must be adapted to the specific needs of the region and of each specific country in order to contribute to improving sustainable economic and social development;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the promotion of CSR internationally, and calls on the Commission to integrate CSR better in its trade policies and to draw up more
source: PE-439.985
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2009/2219(INI) Human rights, social and environmental standards in international trade agreements
2010/02/26
EMPL
3 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Insists that, whilst working effectively with the ILO and other treaty bodies, the Commission should continue to meet its responsibility to evaluate the impact of trade negotiations on social, environmental and human rights and to consult trade unions and environmental and social NGOs in a transparent manner throughout the process of negotiating and implementing trade agreements, guaranteeing them a clear right to raise
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the use of Sustainability Impact Assessments, but deplores failures to act fully on their findings, as in west Africa; in the case of Colombia and the wider Latin American regions; emphasises the EU's leverage to pursue concrete improvements in respect for human rights, labour stand
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recognises that current and future trade agreements are being negotiated in the context of an economic depression; that off-shoring accounts for a high proportion of job losses; and that EU trade policy should seek to prevent a
source: PE-439.178
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2009/2220(INI) Atypical contracts, secured professional paths, flexicurity and new forms of social dialogue
2010/03/31
EMPL
10 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the need for flexible employment has been underlined on several occasions,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. Whereas it is estimated that one in six workers has care responsibilities for an older or dependent relative or friend,
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to continue the efforts made by the Mission for Flexicurity to assist Member States in promoting flexicurity principles, and points out that mutual learning and exchanges of good practice, as well as the open method of coordination, are essential tools for coordinating Member States" different policy approaches; however, notes that in order to successfully implement the agreed Action Plans Member States must be effectively incentivised to take ownership of the OMC;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recommends that the priorities for labour law reform, where it is needed, should focus on: extension of the protection of workers in atypical forms of employment; clarification of the situation of dependent employment including preventative action with regard to health and safety of atypical workers; action against undeclared work; and the facilitation of transitions between various situations of employment and unemployment;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes some Member States introduction of provisions to allow employees with care responsibilities to reconcile their responsibilities with more flexible working arrangements; Calls on the Commission and Member States to actively support carers in the workplace through flexible working conditions including leave entitlement, flexi-time, part-time and home working arrangements which would allow more carers to remain in or return to paid employment throughout all Member States;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that the increase in the proportion of non-standard or atypical contracts has a strong gender and intergenerational dimension, as women, older and also younger workers are disproportionately represented in non-standard employment; calls upon the Member States and the Commission to
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Encourages the Member States to develop early and active intervention policies giving workers who re-enter the labour market an entitlement to individual support during the period strictly necessary for them to become more employable through training, up-skilling and requalification; unemployed people should re-enter the labour market quickly even if their contracts are atypical, the most important consideration being to keep people in the labour market;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls upon the Member States to implement policies that enable people to balance flexible work, care and family life better, by ensuring that
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31a. Notes that collective bargaining is the most common way of determining pay in Europe - two out of three workers are covered by a collective wage agreement wither at company or higher level;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Is convinced that successful social dialogue in the workplace is strongly determined by the facilities that the employee representations have in regard to quality information provision, regular training and sufficient time;
source: PE-439.982
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2009/2222(INI) Future for social services of general interest
2011/03/28
EMPL
11 amendments...
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Endorses the recommendation in the Monti report that broadband internet and banking services be new universal services
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Believes that the delivery of quality SSGI requires Member State governments to ensure
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines the fact that Member States and local authorities must be free to decide how SSGI are funded and delivered, whether directly or otherwise, using all available instruments so as to fully ensure th
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Believes that local authorities must be involved in an ongoing bottom-up process of
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Proposes the establishment of a high- level multi-stakeholder taskforce – initially with a two-year mandate – that is open, flexible and transparent, to pursue implementation of the policy initiatives identified in this report and in the 3rd Forum recommendations, the Commission's second Biennial Report and the SPC reports, as well as any other relevant proposals;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Considers that, as part of its mandate, the proposed taskforce would also consider innovations such as
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Considers that the VQF principles
source: PE-460.966
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2009/2236(INI) Future of the CAP after 2013
2010/04/29
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas since the background to the reform is one of economic crisis and serious financial difficulties facing Member States, taxpayers, farmers and consumers, we must set out a coherent and credible way forward for the CAP post-2013;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas the EU must continue to ensure
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas according to the latest Eurobarometer, while most Europeans do not know what the CAP is, 90% of EU citizens surveyed consider agriculture and rural areas to be important for Europe's future, 83% of EU citizens surveyed are in favour of financial support to farmers and, on average, they believe that agricultural policy should continue to be decided upon at European level,
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recalls that the CAP is, together with the trade policy, one of the most integrated of all EU policies and
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes that the global energy crisis and increasing energy prices will drive agricultural production costs up, leading to rising food prices and growing market price volatility for both farmers and consumers, which will have a detrimental effect on the stability of food supply and will seriously constrain the ability to maintain and increase current production levels; considers, however, that energy self-sufficiency for the agri-sector could increase its sustainability;
source: PE-441.049
2010/04/30
AGRI
9 amendments...
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Points out, most importantly, that in the future European agricultural policy must remain a common policy and that only a
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Believes, in line with the latest research available, that without a common agricultural policy
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Believes that agriculture is well placed to make a major contribution to delivering the new EU 2020 Strategy priorities of tackling climate change and creating new jobs in rural areas through green growth whilst at the same time continuing to provide basic food security for European consumers by producing safe and high- quality food products;
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Insists that the maintenance of farming activity across the whole of Europe is fundamental to maintain diverse and local food production and prevent the threat of land abandonment across EU territory; considers that the specific challenge of subsistence farming must be addressed in a wider policy context;
Amendment 470 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Notes that the market fails to reward farmers for protecting the environment; therefore believes that the CAP must become greener by incentivising farmers to
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Believes that farmers are well placed to contribute to green growth and respond to the energy crisis through the development of green energy in such forms as biomass, biowaste, biogas, second-generation biofuels and small-scale wind, solar and hydro energy, which will also help create new green job opportunities; considers that all materials, with the exception of raw materials for food and feed, may be used in this context.
Amendment 580 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new) 48 a. Believes that the single farm payment is a key element in maintaining as many family farms as possible for both social and economic reasons.
Amendment 598 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 a (new) 51 a. While recognising the need to incentivise the next generation of young farmers with direct payments, every Member State should have flexibility in deciding on the distributing of the single farm payment and to whom it should be paid.
Amendment 751 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 62. Insists that, to complement market measures, there is an urgent need to strengthen the primary producers' position in the food chain through a range of actions to address transparency, contractual relationships and commercial practices; takes the view that possible adjustments to competition rules should also be investigated to allow the primary producer organisations to
source: PE-441.147
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2009/2237(INI) Fair revenues for farmers: a better functioning food supply chain in Europe
2010/05/20
AGRI
12 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas it is necessary to draw a clear distinction between concerns about unfair trading practices which are related to the imbalances in bargaining power of contracting parties and concerns about anti-competitive behaviour,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Gb. whereas the asymmetry in bargaining power between contracting parties can lead to unfair trading practices as larger and more powerful actors seek to impose contractual arrangements to their advantage and whereas such practices can occur at every link in the chain,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recognises the need for a stable and secure food supply chain in which all actors enjoy security and the potential to make a fair profit;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to further develop the food price monitoring tool to ensure among other things e.g. the coverage of a greater number of food products and chains and clear visibility of the link between consumer, producer and agricultural commodity prices;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on national and European competition authorities to take action against abusive
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to submit a report to Parliament by the end of 2010 providing data on buyer power abuse in the EU, anticompetitive behaviour and unfair contractual practices throughout the food chain and to propos
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission and Member states to promote fair contracting
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Commission to give special attention to the EU's food security requirements in light of the commodity price spike of 2008;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Commission to improve the oversight and the overall transparency of agricultural commodity derivatives markets and also to enhance the transparency for over the counter activity in the context of the upcoming review of MiFID and other relevant legislation;
source: PE-441.277
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2010/0074(COD) Citizens' initiative
2010/11/17
PETI
3 amendments...
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 1 1. "Citizens" initiative" means an initiative, submitted to the Commission in accordance with the present Regulation, inviting the Commission, within the framework of its powers, to submit any appropriate proposal on matters where citizens consider that a legal act of the Union is required for the purpose of implementing the Treaties, which has received the support of at least one million eligible signatories coming from at least one
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. The signatories of a citizens' initiative shall come from at least one
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. In one
source: PE-452.817
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2010/0115(NLE) Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States. Part II of the Europe 2020 Integrated Guidelines
2010/06/16
EMPL
10 amendments...
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 5 (5) The Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs helped forge consensus around the broad direction of the EU's economic and employment policies. Under the strategy, both broad economic policy guidelines and employment guidelines were adopted by the Council in 20055 and revised in 20086. The 24 guidelines laid the foundations for the national reform programmes, outlining the key macro-economic, micro-economic and labour market reform priorities for the EU as a whole. However, experience shows that the guidelines did not set clear enough priorities
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 7 (7) The Commission proposed to set up a new strategy for the next decade, the Europe 2020 Strategy8
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 9 (9) Within the Europe 2020 strategy, Member States should implement reforms aimed at "smart growth", i.e. growth driven by knowledge and innovation. Reforms should aim at improving the quality of education, ensuring access for all, and strengthening research and business performance in order to promote innovation and knowledge transfer throughout the EU
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 11 (11) Member States" reform programmes should also aim at "inclusive growth". Inclusive growth means building a cohesive society in which people are empowered to anticipate and manage change, thus to actively participate in society and economy. Member States" reforms should therefore ensure access and opportunities for all throughout the lifecycle, thus reducing poverty and social exclusion, through removing barriers to labour market participation especially for women, older workers, young people, carers, disabled and legal migrants. They should also make sure that the benefits of economic growth reach all citizens and all regions. Ensuring effective functioning of the labour markets through investing in successful transitions, appropriate skills development, rising job quality and fighting segmentation, structural unemployment - in particular youth unemployment and inactivity while ensuring adequate, sustainable social protection and active inclusion to reduce poverty should therefore be at the heart of Member States" reform programmes.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 1 Member States should integrate the flexicurity principles endorsed by the European Council into their labour market policies and apply them in a balanced way, making full use of European Social Fund support with a view to increasing labour market participation and combating segmentation and inactivity, gender inequality, whilst reducing structural unemployment - in particular youth unemployment. Measures to enhance flexibility and security should be both balanced and mutually reinforcing. Member States should
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 2 Member States should step up social dialogue and tackle labour market segmentation with measures addressing temporary and precarious employment, underemployment and undeclared work. Professional mobility should be facilitated and rewarded. The quality of jobs and employment conditions should be addressed by fighting low-wages and reducing the number of working poor by ensuring adequate social security also for those on fixed contracts and the self- employed. Employment services should be strengthened and open to all, including young people and those threatened by unemployment with personalised services targeting those furthest away from the labour market.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 3 In order to increase competitiveness and raise participation levels, particularly for the low-skilled, and in line with economic policy guideline 2, Member States should review tax and benefit systems and the capacity of public services to provide the necessary support. Member States should increase labour force participation through policies to promote active ageing, gender equality and equal pay and labour market integration of young people, disabled, carers, legal migrants and other vulnerable groups. Work-life balance policies with the provision of affordable care and innovation in work organisation should be geared to raising employment rates, particularly among youth, older workers and women, in particular to retain highly-skilled women in scientific and technical fields. Member States should also remove barriers to labour market entry for newcomers, support self-employment and job creation in areas including green employment and care and promote social innovation.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 1 Member States should promote productivity and employability through an adequate supply of knowledge and skills to match current and future demand in the labour market. Quality initial education and attractive vocational training must be complemented with effective incentives for lifelong learning, second-chance opportunities, ensuring every adult the chance to move one step up in their qualification, and by targeted migration and integration policies. Member States should develop systems for recognising acquired competencies, remove barriers to occupational and geographical mobility of workers, promote the acquisition of transversal competences and creativity, and focus their efforts particularly on supporting those with low skills and increasing the employability of older and younger workers, while at the same time enhance the training, skills and experience of highly skilled workers, including researchers.
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 2 In cooperation with social partners and business, Member States should improve access to training, strengthen education and career guidance combined with systematic information on new job openings and opportunities, promotion of entrepreneurship and SME development and enhanced anticipation of skill needs. Investment in human resource development, up-skilling and participation in lifelong learning schemes should be promoted through joint financial contributions from governments, individuals and employers. To support young people and in particular those not in employment, education or training, Member States in cooperation with the social partners, should enact schemes to help recent graduates find initial employment or further education and training opportunities, including apprenticeships, and intervene rapidly when young people become unemployed. Regular monitoring of the performance of up-skilling and anticipation policies should help identify areas for improvement and increase the responsiveness of education and training systems to labour market needs. EU funds should be fully mobilised by Member States to support these objectives.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – Guideline 10 – paragraph 1 Member States" efforts to reduce poverty should be aimed at promoting full participation in society and economy and extending employment opportunities, making full use of the European Social Fund. Efforts should also concentrate on ensuring equal opportunities, including through access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services and public services (including online services, in line with guideline 4) and in particular health care. Member States should put in place effective anti-discrimination measures. Equally, to fight social exclusion, empower people and promote labour market participation, social protection systems, lifelong learning and active inclusion policies should be enhanced to create opportunities taking into account the various needs and responsibilities at different stages of people's lives and shield them from the risk of exclusion. Social security and pension systems must be modernised to ensure that they can be fully deployed to ensure adequate income support and access to healthcare thus providing social cohesion whilst at the same time remaining financially sustainable. Benefit systems should focus on ensuring income security during transitions and reducing poverty, in particular among groups most at risk from social exclusion, such as one-
source: PE-442.935
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2010/0242(COD) European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (2012)
2011/02/15
EMPL
7 amendments...
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 4 (4) Successive European Councils have recognised the need to tackle the effect of ageing populations on European social models. A key response to this rapid change in the age structure consists in promoting active ageing and thus ensuring that the baby boom cohorts, who are, on the whole, healthier and better educated than any such cohort before them, have good opportunities for employment and active participation in
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 5 (5) The growing proportion of older people in Europe makes it more important than ever to promote healthy ageing and to sensitise the awareness of European citizens to problems connected with an ageing population. Healthy ageing can help raise labour market participation of older people, enable them to be active in society for longer and to participate in socially beneficial activities such as volunteering, improve their individual quality of life and curb the strains on health, pension and social care systems and to live a decent life in old age.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 6 (6) The Commission presented its views on the demographic challenges the EU faces and on opportunities for tackling them in its communications on ‘The demographic future of Europe from challenge to opportunity’ of 12 October 2006 and on ‘Dealing with the impact of an ageing population in the European Union’ of 21 April 2009. One of these challenges is the growing number of older people in need of care; most of this care is being provided by unpaid carers. This important resource is under pressure.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 9 (9) The Council adopted on 20 November 2009 Conclusions on ‘Healthy and dignified ageing’, inviting the Commission, inter alia, ‘to develop awareness-raising activities to promote active ageing, including a possible European Year on Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity in 2012’. These conclusions also stress the importance of taking account of issues related to informal care and carers, which is highly important in the context of intergenerational solidarity.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 15 a (new) (15a) The Commission proposes to launch an Active and Healthy Ageing Innovation Partnership (AHAIP) under the Europe 2020 flagship initiative ‘Innovation Union’ which will address individuals as patients and consumers by developing innovative solutions, clinical tests, medicines and treatments to combat and address major chronic and rare diseases. The AHAIP will focus on social and health care systems by developing innovative policies and business models for more integrated care systems for older people (including home-based and self- care ones). The AHAIP will also target EU-related markets, contributing to enabling older people to lead independent and active lives by promoting the development and deployment of innovative products, devices and services, including ICT-based, specifically suitable for older people. As the objectives and planned activities of the AHAIP and the European Year are closely linked, synergies between the two initiatives will need to be ensured.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 15 b (new) (15b) Synergies between the European Year of Volunteering 2011 and the European Year for Active Ageing 2012 should be promoted.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 The year 2012 shall be designated as the European Year for Active Ageing: Promoting intergenerational solidarity (hereafter referred to as ‘the European Year’).
source: PE-458.631
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2010/2027(INI) Demographic challenge and solidarity between generations
2010/06/15
EMPL
4 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) – having regard to the Commission Demography Report 2008: Meeting Social Needs in an Ageing Society (SEC (2008) 2911),
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that as a result of demographic change there is a significant number of older potential volunteers which is a huge untapped resource in our communities; Calls on the Commission to promote opportunities for older volunteers and to develop a Seniors Action Programme for the increasing number of very experienced senior citizens who are willing to volunteer that might run in parallel with and complement the Youth in Action Programme and furthermore to promote specific programmes for intergenerational volunteering and for mentoring;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Notes that as a result of changing demographics, it is estimated that by 2030 the ratio between active and inactive people will be 2:1, calls on the Commission and Member States to support the future role of family carers by developing policy initiatives that will enable women and men to achieve a balance between professional and caring responsibilities;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Calls on Member States to address the issues faced by family carers - including the right to choose freely whether they want to be a carer, the possibility to combine caring with paid employment and access to social security schemes and old age pensions in order to avoid impoverishment as a direct result of caring;
source: PE-442.919
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2010/2053(INI) Implementation of the Services Directive 2006/123/EC
2010/09/24
EMPL
6 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas services have become the largest sector in the European Union and over the past decade rising demand has led to net job creation in the services sector in most of the Euro area,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas a more dynamic and labour intensive service sector could help sustain growth,
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that complete, coherent and timely transposition of the Services Directive is necessary in order to achieve its full objectives;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that there are still issues to be clarified regarding the scope of application of the directive; considers that a
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Invites the Employment Committee referred to in Article 150 TFEU to issue regular and timely reports on the effects of the directive's implementation on employment, from both a quantitative and a qualitative point of view.
source: PE-448.887
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2010/2054(INI) Role of women in agriculture and rural areas
2010/11/17
AGRI
11 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas regions that
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Points out that efforts are needed to create living conditions in rural areas which
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Insists on the fact that the wide range of rural businesses, including service- orientated businesses (e.g. farm tourism, direct marketing, care of the elderly and childcare), underpins service provision in rural areas and should be supported in a sustainable way
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls, in this regard, for further efforts to be undertaken to equip all rural areas with the most up-to-date IT infrastructure
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls for rural development strategies to place special emphasis on the role of women in helping to achieve the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, in particular initiatives focusing on innovation, research and development;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Is convinced that, given the circumstances of the rural world, training and counselling provision for women that has a specific rural focus must be maintained and developed
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Considers it desirable to work towards the creation of a European rural women’s network (or a network of women’s associations) and draws attention to the successes achieved through CAP second-pillar measures;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for social systems to make adequate provision for women in rural areas, taking account of their specific circumstances with regard to paid employment and pension entitlements;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Points out the need
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for women
source: PE-452.683
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2010/2072(INI) Funding and functioning of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
2010/09/06
EMPL
9 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital B (new) (A) whereas the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) does not impose any active labour market measures on a Member State that have to be implemented in the framework of an application for the fund but to put in place a coordinated package of personalised services designed to reintegrate workers into the labour market in accordance with Article 3 of the EGF regulation[1] which preserves fully the flexibility of the Member States to adapt the measures targeting the redundant workers to the local and individual needs of each application, ([1] Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2009 on establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund as amended by regulation (EC) No 546/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009.)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Reminds Member States of the importance of taking immediate labour market intervention measures in parallel with their application to the EGF;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Welcomes the Council conclusions for New Skills for New Jobs and underlines that the EGF provides the Member States with additional funding for the training of redundant workers for future oriented jobs and increased mobility;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Member States benefitting from the EGF to be very effective and to adopt a personalised approach to assistance for redundant workers, particularly in cases of large-scale redundancies, so as to improve workers' opportunities on a labour market that is undergoing profound restructuring; to this end, recommends that the Member States step up their exchanges of good practice, especially making use of Progress;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Member States to use the EGF to implement European objectives, to promote new skills for new jobs, to promote entrepreneurship and to promote lifelong learning, so as to allow workers to develop their individual careers and to contribute to improving the competitiveness of the EU in the context of globalisation;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Reminds undertakings of their social responsibility to do all they can to ensure that workers can, right from the start of their period of unemployment, authenticate their experience acquired, so as to ensure that their retraining is as specific and as rapid as possible and that they obtain new, stable jobs with a promising future;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Asks the Commission to provide the Member States with a set of guidelines for the design and the implementation of the applications for EGF funding seeking a fast application procedure and a broad consensus of the stakeholders for the strategy to apply and the measures to be put in place for an effective reintegration of the workers into the labour market;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Asks the Commission to provide assistance also to the Member States, the social partners and the workers associations during the process of implementation of the measures;
source: PE-442.967
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2010/2084(INI) European initiative on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
2010/11/11
ENVI
2 amendments...
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas dementia is not only a devastating disorder for the patients themselves, but also a very heavy burden placed on the shoulders of the patients‘ relatives and carers, given the emotional, physical and financial difficulties faced by the relatives and friends of those affected by all types of dementia,
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Invites the Member States to develop a Strategic Research Agenda establishing medium- to long-term research needs and objectives in the area of neurodegenerative diseases,
source: PE-452.652
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2010/2088(INI) GDP and beyond - Measuring progress in a changing world
2010/10/13
EMPL
12 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Citation -1 (new) - having regard to existing statistical instruments covering some dimensions of social progress, well-being and sustainable development in Europe such as the EU-SILC, the Labour Force Survey (LFS), Eurobarometers, the European Values Survey and the European Social Survey (ESS),
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Citation - 1 a (new) - having regard to the European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS), coordinated by Eurofound, which provides a comprehensive portrait of quality of life and living conditions in European Countries (covering all EU Member States and Candidate Countries) with over 120 indicators providing comparative data across countries1, _____________________ 1 EQLS covers the following core domains of quality of life concept: economic resources, deprivation; health and access to health care; employment and job quality; work-life balance; family relations and support; social inclusion/exclusion (community life and social participation); education and training; quality of housing and local environment; social capital and quality of society; quality of public services; subjective well-being (including happiness, life satisfaction, optimism about future)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Citation - 1 b (new) - having regard to the Stiglitz Report (Report by the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress1) which provides an overview of the seven dimensions to be taken into account when developing new indicators, _______________________ 1 http://www.stiglitz-sen- fitoussi.fr/documents/rapport_anglais.pdf
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas GDP, while an important indicator of economic growth, is
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas coherent policy making needs a data framework that includes more inclusive indicators
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that there is an increasing gap between what official statistics say about economic performance and how people perceive their own living conditions and quality of life, and that this leads to a lack of trust in government and the democratic process
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls for both qualitative and quantitative metrics to be issued in a timely manner in order to enhance policy making and to enable monitoring of trends over time;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls for a new partnership between all relevant actors (Eurostat, National Statistical Offices, research organisations, national governments, EU agencies etc.) to develop indicators of well-being and sustainable development that provide policy-makers with an additional set of measures for the multidimensional phenomena of well-being and quality of life;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Underlines the need to measure quality of life in societies and notes that such measurement will require metrics from at least the following categories: health, education, employment, connectedness, political engagement, material wellbeing
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Suggests that the EQLS indicators, which cover the core domains of quality of life are built upon in further development of both qualitative and quantitative metrics;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls for the adoption
source: PE-450.738
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2010/2099(INI) Improving the economic governance and stability framework of the Union, in particular in the euro area
2010/09/15
EMPL
2 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. In all budgetary assessments, structural reforms undertaken by Member States should be taken into account, in particular pension
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
source: PE-448.776
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2010/2100(INI) EU policy framework to assist developing countries in addressing food security challenges
2010/10/15
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Believes that the European Union should assist partner countries in establishing and operating social mechanisms in support of vulnerable population groups especially women;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Believes that the European Union should actively pursue projects that help mitigate the effects of, and adapt to, a changing climate;
source: PE-450.640
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2010/2153(INI) Evaluation of the management of H1N1 influenza in 2009-2010 in the EU
2010/12/20
ENVI
5 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the national and international health authorities, including the WHO, were aware as early as May 2009 that the H1N1 influenza
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the criteria for defining a ‘pandemic’, adopted by the WHO in 2009 and based solely on the
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. That the ECDC be requested to assemble an expert and independent group of scientists and health care professionals are tasked with providing advice on non-pharmaceutical approaches that might be employed by Member States and the public to reduce the risk of infection or transmission and the severity of symptoms associated with infection;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Expresses its approval of the introduction of a procedure enabling the Member States to make group purchases of anti-viral vaccines and medicinal products on a voluntary basis where the positive benefit-risk profile of their preventive/therapeutic effect is
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Requests the development and release of an independent and comprehensive public health strategy including non-pharmaceutical approaches for the prevention and management of infectious diseases, including those caused by influenza viruses, in order to assist European citizens, health care professionals and health authorities in Member States;
source: PE-454.473
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2010/2205(INI) External dimension of social policy, promoting labour and social standards and the European Corporate Social Responsibility
2011/02/21
EMPL
7 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas globalisation facilitates
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Asks the Commission and the Member States to
source: PE-458.761
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2010/2206(INI) Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe
2011/03/02
AGRI
6 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3a (new) 3a. Believes that future rural and regional development programmes should effectively support the tourism sector. Special attention should be given to the promotion of knowledge transfer and cross-border exchanges of best practice, building upon the work of existing European networks such as NECSTouR;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4a (new) 4a. Underlines that tourism activities must always respect the landscape and the environment. The objective – as stated in the European Landscape Convention – should be a balanced and harmonious relationship between social needs, economic activity and the environment;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6a (new) 6a. Considers that there is a need to improve farmers’ marketing capacity and their access to local markets, thus enabling the catering sector to buy the local produce that they need more easily;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6a (new) 6a. Emphasises that, since food gives an understanding of local cultures and traditions, food tourism could contribute to a feeling of affinity within Europe;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Recognises the importance of the ‘ICT and tourism’ platform proposed by the Commission, but believes that greater efforts are needed to equip rural areas with the latest IT infrastructure (e.g. broadband Internet connection services) and provide training in how to use it, as well as further development, for instance in the framework of the CIP programme, of multilingual IT resources which could facilitate international tourism;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Proposes, in view of the success of the ‘European capitals of culture’ and the ‘European heritage label’ initiatives, that a similar initiative be developed to devise a European label for rural areas of tourist interest; calls for that label to be
source: PE-456.913
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2010/2211(INI) Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe
2011/02/03
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Recalls that the JEREMIE initiative has been very successful with more than six billion euro made available for SMEs, and suggests that a similar financial mechanism, which could be called JERICHO (=Joint European Rural Investment CHOice), is developed for the rural development programmes in the next programming period;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls for improved policy coherence and better use of existing cohesion and research policy instruments in order to increase investments in agriculture and animal welfare related R&D of relevance for the rural community;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Recommends that, as a matter of principle for the future, the level of EU co-financing should reflect the European added value of the different investments made under the rural development programmes;
source: PE-460.624
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2010/2239(INI) Towards adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems
2011/10/01
EMPL
25 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the financial and economic crisis has greatly added to the underlying demographic challenge facing the EU,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the provision of adequate, sustainable and safe pensions is inextricably linked with higher levels of employment, greater productivity and economic growth,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas risk mitigation and shock absorption need to be taken into account in the design of pension funds,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas it is estimated that the annual pensions gap in the EU27 is €1.9 trillion, or 19% of 2010 EU GDP (the pensions gap is the difference between the pension provision currently in place and the pension provision that people retiring between 2011 and 2051 will need to maintain a comparable standard of living in retirement),
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new) Dc. whereas this pensions gap can be bridged by means of a number of different measures, which need to be clearly identified and developed at Member State level,
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that Member States face enormous challenges in ensuring that pensions meet citizens' expectations and provide a standard of living in old age which is above the poverty threshold of the Member States;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Believes that pension funds should build on the advantages of collective insurance;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers that long-term investment in pension systems requires a
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that pensions and pension systems are a primary responsibility of the Member States, but recognises that the Member States' economies are all interdependent; therefore calls on Member States to use soft law tools, such as the Open Method of Coordination, to guarantee the adequacy, safety and sustainability of their pension systems;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Regrets that the Green Paper does not devote
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Recognises the need to address adequacy gaps which arise because of periods of unemployment, sickness, caring duties, short-term contracts and atypical work;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that, within the diversity of pension systems, the general systems (first pillar) combined with
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Believes that better sharing of information between Member States on the costs and effectiveness of forms of tax relief on private pensions would be very useful;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that national budgets are under severe pressure and that many Member States are reviewing the efficiency of expenditure; calls on Member States to consider introducing compensation so that all taxpayers
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that, in view of demographic trends and the need to ensure that pensions can be paid for, it is necessary for more people to participate in the labour market and to do so for longer; observes
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes that there are major disparities in the statutory retirement age and in the actual age at which older people cease to be employed; calls on Member States and the
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Considers that, if the 2020 Strategy is successful, this will mean that more people are in work and that economic growth will benefit from this, thus enhancing both the sustainability and the adequacy of pension systems;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Considers that the EU should introduce reporting mechanisms through the Social Open Method of Coordination to monitor progress in ensuring both the sustainability and adequacy of pensions in the medium and long term;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Considers that the second pillar must be available to all employees by right, without any discrimination on grounds of age, sex, sector and/or employment contract;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on the Member States to support the development of a social
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Is concerned about the inadequate information provided to the public by public authorities and bodies administering pensions concerning the necessity, possibilities, accumulated entitlements, likely results and actual state of affairs with regard to old-age pensions; calls on the Commission and Member States to launch campaigns to enable and encourage members of the public to take measures to ensure adequate pension provision for themselves, supports the development of an EU-wide tracking system to enable citizens to access information about their accrued rights from anywhere in the EU, based on existing Member State initiatives and experiences;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to develop EU common rules to ensure that Member States provide citizens with regular, reliable updates about their future individual pension rights and general, standardised information on the potential risk of suffering a reduction in accrued rights and the administrative costs, payout options, internal and cross-border portability restrictions, default options, etc. of the various schemes and products available to them;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Considers that, when pension provision is reformed, or when there is a changeover from a promised pension to a promised pension arrangement, or from a final salary to a mean salary system, the public must be promptly and fully informed of the consequences, stresses that providing information to individuals is not enough and that they should be protected against insolvency risks regardless of the scheme they are involved in;
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to renew and strengthen the Social Open Method of Coordination, in order to develop a better understanding of what an adequate income in old age means and to devise common indicators to monitor the social realities faced by retired people and inform national debates on adequacy; when coordinating national policies on pensions, it will be essential to pay due attention to the impact of the reforms on vulnerable groups (women, informal carers, the long- term unemployed, young and older workers, disabled people and migrants with short careers in the EU);
source: PE-454.538
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2010/2272(INI) Mobility and inclusion of people with disabilities and the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020
2011/04/28
EMPL
15 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) - having regard to Council Recommendation 98/376/EC of 4 June 1998 on a parking card for people with disabilities,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 – having regard to the Co
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas the European Union formally ratified the United Nation's (UN) Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities and it t has also been signed by all 27 EU Member States and ratified by 16 of these,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas disabled people have the right to
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas disabled persons suffer from discrimination
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) H a. whereas disability is an evolving concept that results from the interaction between persons with impairments and attitudinal and environmental barriers that hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the financial expenditure and economic investment in people with disabilities is a long-term return investment for the well-being of all and an inclusive society resting on sustainable foundations;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses the need for a new efficient approach to disability starting from the creation of a European Disability Committee as a more effective mechanism to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the EDS;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the respect of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Calls on the Commission to take appropriate measures to promote the development of and access to universally designed goods and services as enshrined in Article 29 of the UN CRPD;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls upon the Commission
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Acknowledges that free movement is a fundamental right within the European Union; stresses that it positively influences the quality of life and participation in society and the labour market of people with disabilities;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Reaffirms th
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29 a. Calls on the Commission, in the light of their targets on poverty reduction, to disaggregate poverty figures in order to calculate the numbers of persons with a disability who are experiencing poverty so that comparable targets for poverty reduction of persons with a disability can be achieved within the framework of the EU 2020 strategy;
source: PE-462.706
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2010/2273(INI) Promoting workers' mobility within the European Union
2011/03/24
EMPL
8 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B (B) whereas current
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E (E) whereas, despite EU legal acts and programmes aimed at promoting free movement of workers, there are barriers to the full implementation of this fundamental freedom (e.g. social, linguistic, cultural legal and administrative barriers, poor return policies that do not meet the needs of migrant workers, lack of recognition of mobility experience, difficulties concerning the employment of spouses or partners, and a delayed process for the recognition of diplomas and professional qualifications),
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) (Ea) considers that current procedures for recognition of professional qualifications represent a big obstacle to workers´ mobility in the European Union,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) (1) Calls on the Commission to strengthen the current legal framework on recognition of professional qualifications set out in the directive 2005/36/EC
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Considers that both EU and Member State legislation should be
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that an efficient implementation of the free movement of workers calls for coordinated action by the European and national authorities to facilitate and simplify administrative procedures on issues indirectly linked to this right, such as the transfer of vehicle registrations and medical records, provision of a comprehensive database on healthcare workers, avoidance of double taxation, clear rules on the reimbursement of medical expenses, etc.;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to publicise the positive effects derived from labour mobility for the host and home countries and the EU, from a socio-economic and geographical cohesion point of view
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Considers that information to EU workers about the benefits, rights and obligations deriving from labour mobility should be further improved; calls on the Commission to coordinate its action with national authorities and
source: PE-460.965
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2011/0229(COD) Food safety: electronic identification of bovine animals and beef labelling
2012/02/04
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new) (8a) However, it must be recognised from experience gained with implementation of mandatory electronic identification in small ruminants that the current technology available to farmers is not able to achieve 100% accuracy. Farmers therefore should not be penalised for unintentional non-compliance with cross- compliance requirements when these result from failures of the technology in tag readability which are beyond farmers' direct control.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 7 Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 Article 7 — paragraph 5 — point b (b) enters up-to-date information directly into the computerised database within
source: PE-486.169
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2011/0268(COD) European Social Fund (ESF) 2014-2020
2012/07/06
EMPL
17 amendments...
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all relevant territorial and socio- economic actors, in particular the competent regional, local, urban and other local authorities, umbrella associations representing the local and regional level, the social partners and non- governmental organisations in the strategic governance of ESF, from shaping priorities for operational programmes, including programmes whose management is entrusted to an intermediate body, to implementing and evaluating ESF results. It is therefore necessary that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and non- governmental organisations in the implementation of the ESF.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 3 3. The ESF shall benefit people, including disadvantaged groups such as the long- term unemployed, people with disabilities, migrants, ethnic minorities, marginalised communities, and
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 3 3. The ESF shall benefit people, including disadvantaged groups such as the long- term unemployed, people with disabilities, migrants, asylum seekers, ethnic minorities, marginalised communities and people facing social exclusion. The ESF shall also provide support to enterprises, systems and structures with a view to facilitating their adaptation to new challenges and promoting good governance and the implementation of reforms, in particular in the fields of employment, education and social policies.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii (iii) Enhancing access to lifelong learning, upgrading the skills and competences of the workforce and increasing the labour market relevance of education and training systems, as well as formulas for the transition between education, professional training and the access to employment;
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new) (iii a) Improving skills and competences through sports activities;
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv (iv) Enhancing access to affordable, sustainable and high-quality services, including health care, community-based services and social services of general interest;
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall ensure that the strategy and actions set out in the Operational Programmes are consistent and focused on achieving the headline targets of the Europe 2020 strategy on employment, education and poverty reduction, including addressing the related challenges identified in the National Reform Programmes and the relevant Council Recommendations made under Article 148(4) of the Treaty
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. At least 20 % of the total ESF resources in each Member State shall be allocated to the thematic objective ‘promoting social inclusion and combating poverty’ set out in Article 9(9) of Regulation (EU) No […]. The investment priority "Active Inclusion" shall be included in all OPs. Prior to the drafting of partnership contracts and OPs, the Commission will provide guidelines on how the ESF should deliver on the poverty reduction target through integrated and socially inclusive approaches.
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. The involvement of the competent regional, local, urban and other local authorities, umbrella associations representing the local and regional level, social partners and other stakeholders, in particular non-
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. To encourage adequate participation of and access by non-governmental organisations
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 The Member States and the Commission shall promote equal opportunities for all,
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall support transnational cooperation with the aim of promoting mutual learning and thereby increasing the effectiveness of policies supported by the ESF. Transnational cooperation shall involve partners, which can include local and urban authorities, from at least two Member States.
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 2. Member States in cooperation with regional, local, urban and other authorities may select themes for transnational co-operation from a list proposed by the Commission and endorsed by the ESF Committee.
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 2. Member States may select themes for transnational co-operation from a list proposed by the Commission and endorsed by the ESF Committee and propose others considered of interest.
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. By way of derogation from Article 1
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. The ESF
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new) People at risk of poverty (median income)
source: PE-489.537
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2011/0269(COD) European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) 2014-2020
2012/07/16
EMPL
2 amendments...
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) (21a) The European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC), based in EU Agency Eurofound in Dublin, assists the European Commission and the Member State concerned with qualitative and quantitative analyses in order to help in the evaluation of an application for EGF funds.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 b (new) (21b) The European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC), based in EU Agency Eurofound in Dublin, is well placed to conduct impact evaluations of active labour market policy measures. Evaluations of the added value of EGF in each restructuring case would require some early involvement and additional financial resources for Eurofound to perform this new task, if requested by the European Commission.
source: PE-492.873
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2011/0270(COD) EU Programme for Social Change and Innovation 2014-2020
2012/04/26
EMPL
24 amendments...
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) In line with the Commission Communication ‘A budget for Europe 2020’4 , which recommends rationalising and simplifying the Union's funding instruments and sharpening their focus both on Union added value and on impacts and results, this Regulation establishes a European Union Programme for Social
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In line with the Europe 2020 Strategy, the Programme should pursue a coherent approach to promoting sustainable employment and combating social exclusion and poverty. Its implementation should be rationalised and simplified, notably through a set of common provisions including, inter alia, general objectives, typology of actions, monitoring and evaluation arrangements. The Programme should also focus on large projects with clear EU added value in order to reach critical mass and reduce administrative burden for both the beneficiaries and the Commission. In addition, greater use should be made of simplified cost options (lump-sum and flat- rate financing)
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) Civil society organisations and social partners active at various levels can play an important role in meeting the objectives of the Programme, by participating in the policy-making process and contributing to social innovation.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) Lack of access to credit is one of the main obstacles to business creation, especially among people furthest from the labour market. Union and national efforts in this area need to be stepped up in order to increase the supply of microfinance and meet demand from those who need it most, and in particular unemployed and financially vulnerable people who wish to start up or develop a micro-enterprise, including on a self-employed basis, but do not have access to credit. As a first step, in 2010 the European Parliament and the Council set up the Facility.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) In order to capitalise on the experience of international financial institutions, and in particular the European Investment Bank Group, action involving microfinance and social entrepreneurship should be implemented by the Commission indirectly by entrusting budget implementations tasks to financial institutions in accordance with the financial regulation. Using Union resources concentrates leverage from international financial institutions and other investors, creates synergies between Member State and Community action, unifies approaches and thus improves access to finance for micro-
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17a) In line with the Europe 2020 strategy, the Programme should tackle the problem of youth unemployment. Despite some positive signs of recovery in 2009, the employment growth was too weak to produce a steady reduction in the high unemployment rate. The average unemployment spells have lengthened, and youth unemployment figures have risen in many Member States, reaching more than 40% in some of them. Although the situation in European countries differs considerably, the average youth unemployment rate in the EU is more than twice as high as the adult unemployment rate. Moreover there are large regional disparities. Especially in rural areas, youth unemployment is raising. Young people aged under 25 years should therefore be given a future and the perspective to play a key role in developing society and economy in Europe, which is of particular importance in this time of crisis.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 b (new) (17b) Tackling youth unemployment and the precariousness of young workers would not only reduce societal costs but also promote social inclusion. Therefore, the Programme should put a special focus on youth employment, by introducing a Youth Initiative axis, which aims at improving the transition from education to decent employment as well as working conditions of young people and reduce early school leaving.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) Pursuant to Article 9 of the Treaty, the Programme should ensure that the requirements linked to the promotion of a high-level of sustainable employment, a guarantee of adequate social protection and the fight against social exclusion are taken into account in defining and implementing the Union's policies and activities.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. This Regulation establishes a European Union Programme for Social
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) The Progress axis, which shall support the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Union employment
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) The Youth Initiative axis, which shall improve the employment and educational situation of young people, in particular those who are not in education, employment or training (NEET).
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) Promote workers' geographical mobility and boost employment opportunities by developing European Union labour markets that are open and accessible to all;
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) Ensure a good transition from education to decent employment, prevent early-school leaving and promote quality of traineeships and apprenticeships.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. In addition to the financial appropriations mentioned in paragraph 1, funding shall be provided for the Youth Initiative axis set out in Article 3 (1) (ca). Over the Programme period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 financial appropriations dedicated to this axis shall amount to [EUR XXX] million.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 With a view to regular monitoring of the Programme and making any adjustments needed to its policy and funding priorities, the Commission shall draw up an initial monitoring report after 1 year and thereafter biennial monitoring reports and send them to the European Parliament and the Council. Such reports shall cover the Programme's results and the extent to which gender equality and anti- discrimination considerations, including accessibility issues, have been addressed through its activities.
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b (b)
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) Develop services for the recruitment and placing of workers in sustainable employment through the clearance of job vacancies and applications at European level; this shall cover all phases of placement, ranging from pre-recruitment preparation to post-
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point b (b)
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) Social partner organisations and
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 2. The information provided in these annual implementation reports shall feed into the
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation Chapter III a (new) Chapter III a (new) Youth Initiative Axis
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 a (new) Article 26 a Thematic sections and financing 1. The Youth Initiative axis for people aged under 25 years shall support actions in one or more of the thematic sections listed in points (a), (b) and (c). Over the entire period of the Programme, the breakdown of the allocation referred to in Article 5(2a) between the different sections shall respect the following lower limits: a) Preventing early-school leaving especially through reintegration into training: 30%; b) Developing skills that are relevant to the labour market in order to bring together more closely worlds of employment, education and training: 20%; c) Supporting a first work experience and on-the-job training in order to offer the opportunity to young people to acquire both the relevant skills and work experience: 20%; d) quality of traineeships and apprenticeships: 20%.
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 b (new) Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 c (new) Article 26 c Participation 1. Participation in the Youth Initiative axis shall be open to the following countries: (a) The Member States; (b) The EFTA and EEA member countries, in accordance with the EEA Agreement; (c) The candidate countries and potential candidates, in accordance with the general principles and the general terms and conditions laid down in the framework agreements concluded with them on their participation in Union programmes. 2. The Youth Initiative axis shall be open to all public and/or private bodies, actors and institutions, and in particular: (a) National, regional and local authorities; (b) Public employment services; (c) The social partners; (d) Youth organisations and other non- governmental organisations at all political levels; (e) Higher education institutions and research institutes; (f) Experts in evaluation and in impact assessment; 3. For the purpose of the implementation of the Youth Initiative axis, the Commission shall establish cooperation with the EU Agencies referred to in Article 16(2a). The Commission may also establish cooperation with international organisations referred to in Article 16(3) and with third countries not participating in the Programme as provided for in Article 16(4).
source: PE-487.817
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2011/0276(COD) Structural instruments: common provisions for ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, EAFRD and EMFF; general provisions applicable to ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund
2012/04/06
REGI
8 amendments...
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) (11a) The European Union and its Member States are party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, while the remaining Member States are in the process of ratifying it. It is important in the implementation of the relevant projects that the obligations stemming from this Convention with regard inter alia to education, employment, and accessibility are considered by all projects supported by the CSF Funds.
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 2 2. In accordance with the multi-level governance approach, the partners shall be involved by Member States in the preparation of Partnership Contracts and progress reports and in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes. The partners shall participate in the monitoring committees for programmes.The partners shall be ensured equal access to the funding provided for these purposes.
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2 The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the pr
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) In particular, accessibility for disabled persons shall be one of the criteria observed in defining operations co- financed by the Funds and taken into account during the programming and implementation, as well as monitoring and evaluation of the Funds.
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2 b (new) Provisions stemming from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities shall be considered during the programming and implementation, as well as monitoring and evaluation of the Funds.
Amendment 501 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 9 (9) promoting social inclusion and combating poverty and fighting against discrimination;
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 11 (11) enhancing institutional and partners' capacity and an efficient public administration.
Amendment 617 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) an integrated approach to address the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities,
source: PE-489.656
2012/05/06
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 1389 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) the contribution to the integrated approach set out in the Partnership Contract to address the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty or target groups at highest risk of discrimination or exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities, and persons with disabilities, and the indicative financial allocation;
Amendment 1432 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 89 – paragraph 2 Operational programmes with support from the Cohesion Fund shall be drawn up at national level. Operational programmes focusing on vulnerable groups, such as youth, women, migrants, long-term unemployed, the elderly, people with disabilities and ethnic minorities, must be eligible to operate across the territory irrespective of the geographical limitations of reference.
source: PE-491.056
2012/05/30
EMPL
8 amendments...
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) (11 a) The European Union and most Member States are party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities while the remaining Member States are in the process of ratifying it. It is important in the implementation of the relevant projects that the obligations stemming from this Convention with regard inter alia to education, employment, and accessibility are considered by all projects supported by the CSF Funds.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 2 2. In accordance with the multi-level governance approach, the partners shall be involved by Member States in the preparation of Partnership Contracts and progress reports and in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes. The partners shall participate in the monitoring committees for programmes. The partners shall be ensured equal access to the funding provided for these purposes.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new) (10a) investing in accessibility for persons with reduced mobility, including the elderly and persons with disabilities
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) an integrated approach to address the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point l (l) the adequacy of planned measures to promote equal opportunities between men and women and to prevent discrimination, including measures to remove barriers to accessibility for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 101 – paragraph 3 – point i (i) progress in the implementation of measures to address the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities including
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 1 – column 2 The existence of a mechanism which ensures effective implementation and application of Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation1 and Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin1, and other international anti- discrimination commitments such as the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (Article 5)
Amendment 533 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 3 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 3 a (new) - the involvement of disability representative organisations in the design and implementation of these arrangements;
source: PE-489.560
2012/06/06
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 1539 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 101 – paragraph 3 – point i (i) progress in the implementation of measures to address the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities and persons with disabilities including, where appropriate, the financial resources used;
source: PE-491.057
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2011/0280(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020
2012/07/18
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) Due to the successive integration of various sectors into the single payment scheme and the ensuing period of adjustment granted to farmers, it has become increasingly difficult to justify the presence of significant individual differences in the level of support per hectare resulting from use of historical references. Therefore direct income support should be more equitably distributed between Member States, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure a more equal distribution of direct support, while taking account of the differences that still exist in wage levels and input costs, the levels of direct support per hectare should be progressively adjusted.
source: PE-491.238
2012/07/19
AGRI
10 amendments...
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 43 (43) With a view to strengthening their rural development policy, Member States should be given the possibility to transfer funds from their direct payments ceiling to their support assigned for rural development. A
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 43 (43) With a view to strengthening their rural development policy, Member States should be given the possibility to transfer funds from their direct payments ceiling to their support assigned for rural development. A
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘permanent grassland’ means land used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown) and that has not been included in the crop rotation of the holding for
Amendment 615 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) they were not engaged in an agricultural production activity in any of the years 2009, 2010 or 2011.
Amendment 732 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 – by
Amendment 745 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – by
Amendment 750 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 Amendment 759 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 – by 100 % for the tranche of more than EUR
Amendment 819 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. Before 1 August 2013, Member States may decide to make available as additional support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR], up to 10 % of their annual national ceilings for calendar years 2014 to 2019 subject to co-financing by the Member State at the rate applying to the rural development programme in that Member State, as set out in Annex II to this Regulation. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for granting direct payments.
Amendment 823 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. Before 1 August 2013, Member States may decide to make available as additional support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified under Regulation (EU) No [
source: PE-492.791
2012/07/23
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 1296 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) to have t
Amendment 1298 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) to have t
Amendment 1338 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) to have ecological focus area on their a
Amendment 1341 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) to have ecological focus area on their a
Amendment 1435 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new) Farmers with more than 70% of the eligible agricultural area covered by grassland or farmers whose holding is certified under national or regional environmental certification schemes shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this chapter.
Amendment 1475 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 5 5. The payment referred to in paragraph 1 shall take the form of an annual payment per eligible hectare declared according to Article 26(1),
Amendment 1477 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 5 5. The payment referred to in paragraph 1 shall take the form of an annual payment per eligible hectare declared according to Article 26(1),
Amendment 1531 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than
source: PE-494.483
2012/07/24
AGRI
9 amendments...
Amendment 1609 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 1717 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 1. When the arable land of the farmer covers more than 15 hectares, Farmers shall ensure that at least
Amendment 1839 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 1 1. In order to finance the payment referred to in this Chapter, Member States shall use
Amendment 1850 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 2 Amendment 1933 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall grant an annual payment to young farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 and who meet objective criteria determined by the Member State.
Amendment 1967 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 1968 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 2090 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 1 1. In order to finance the voluntary coupled support, Member States may decide, by 1 August of the year preceding the first year of implementation of such support, to use up to 15 % of their annual national ceiling set out in Annex II.
Amendment 2106 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide to use up to
source: PE-494.487
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2011/0281(COD) Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) 2014-2020
2012/07/19
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) This Regulation should provide for the possibility of disposal of products bought in public intervention. Such measures should be taken in a way that avoids market disturbances
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) In order to ensure that private storage has the desired effect on the market, the power to adopt certain acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of measures for reducing the amount of aid to be paid where the quantity stored is lower than the contracted quantity;
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) The existing scheme for food distribution to the most deprived in the Union
Amendment 733 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 Products may be disposed of by making them available for the scheme for food distribution to the most deprived in the Union set out in Regulation (EU) No […]
source: PE-492.801
2012/07/20
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 777 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160, where necessary in order to provide for market transparency to lay down the conditions under which it may decide to grant private storage aid for the products listed in Article 16, taking into account average recorded Union market prices and the reference prices for the products concerned or the need to respond in a timely way to a particularly difficult market situation or economic developments in the sector in one or more Member States.
Amendment 822 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, decide to grant private storage aid for butter, produced from cream, obtained directly and exclusively from cow's milk. The use of this tool is necessary throughout the entire private storage period.
Amendment 877 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) the conditions according to which it may be decided that products covered by private storage contracts may be re- marketed
source: PE-494.488
2012/07/25
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 1822 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 111 source: PE-494.588
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2011/0282(COD) European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD): support for rural development 2014-2020
2012/07/20
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) To ensure the sustainable development of rural areas, it is necessary to focus on a limited number of core priorities relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas, the competitiveness of all types of agriculture and farm viability, safety measures and increased awareness of farm safety; food chain organisation and risk management in agriculture, restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems dependant on agriculture and forestry, resource efficiency and the shift towards a low carbon economy in the agricultural, food and forestry sectors, and promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and the economic development of rural areas. In doing so account must be taken of the diversity of situations that affect rural areas with different characteristics or different categories of potential beneficiaries and the cross-cutting objectives of innovation, environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation action should relate to both limiting emissions in agriculture and forestry from key activities such as livestock production, fertilizer use and to preserving the carbon sinks and enhancing carbon sequestration with regard to land use, land use change and the forestry sector. The Union priority for rural development relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas should apply horizontally in relation to the other Union priorities for rural development.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farm advisory services help farmers, forest holders and SMEs in rural areas to improve the sustainable management and overall performance of their holding or business. Therefore both the setting up of such services and the use of advice by farmers, forest holders and SMEs should be encouraged. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice offered, provision should be made for the minimum qualifications and regular training of advisors. Farm advisory services, as provided for in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No HR/2012 of […]14 should help farmers assess the performance of their agricultural holding and identify the necessary improvements as regards the statutory management requirements, good agricultural and environmental conditions, agricultural practices beneficial to the climate and the environment set out in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No DP/2012 of […]15 , requirements or actions related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal disease notification and innovation at least as laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No HR/2012. Where relevant, advice should also cover occupational safety standards. Advice may also cover issues linked to the economic, agricultural and environmental performance of the holding or enterprise. Farm management and farm relief services should help farmers improve and facilitate management of their holding. Furthermore, in the context of the growing number of farm fatalities and accidents, farm advisory services should offer advice and guidance on improving farm safety measures and the safety of those working and living on farms.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) The LEADER approach for local development has, over a number of years, proven its utility in promoting the development of rural areas by fully taking into account the multi-sectoral needs for endogenous rural development through its bottom-up approach. LEADER should therefore be continued in the future and its application should remain compulsory for all rural development programmes. The added value of the LEADER approach is not limited to the projects undertaken and physical outputs, but also the bottom-up approach of an independent local action group can produce significant added value such as 'capacity-building' and 'empowering the local community' which is not achieved where decision-making is dominated by local authorities. 1 __________________ 1 as identified by the Special Report No. 5 2010 of the European Court of Auditors on the implementation of the LEADER approach for Rural Development
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 40 (40) Support to LEADER local development from the EAFRD should cover all aspects of the preparation and implementation of local development strategies and operation of local action groups in which decision-making is community-led and in partnership with other relevant actors, as well as cooperation among territories and groups which carry out bottom-up and community-led local development. In order to enable partners in rural areas not yet applying LEADER to test and prepare for the design and operation of a local development strategy a ‘LEADER start-up kit’ should also be financed. In order to ensure the efficient and effective use of EAFRD budgetary resources and the implementation of the LEADER approach, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the detailed definition of eligible animation costs for local action groups and for the purpose of adopting rules to ensure that Member States fully implement the community-led approach.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point t (t) ‘short supply chain’: a supply chain involving a limited number of economic operators in direct selling, local markets and community supported agriculture, committed to co-operation, local economic development, and close geographical and social relations between producers and consumers;
source: PE-489.640
2012/07/24
AGRI
12 amendments...
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new) (c a) strengthening farm safety awareness and training;
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a (a) facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a (a) facilitating diversification, creation of new small enterprises
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a a (new) (a a) enhancing availability and accessibility of training courses, workshops and coaching on the relevant vocational training and skills in rural communities;
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b (b) fostering local development, and, in particular, community-led local development in rural areas;
Amendment 571 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1 – point v (v) appropriate action is envisaged to simplify the implementation and running of the programme;
Amendment 599 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 Amendment 634 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the submission and approval of proposals for amendments to rural development programmes, within a definite timescale, including their entry into force and frequency of submission at a maximum of two per year during the programming period.
Amendment 733 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point e (e) where relevant, advice and information on improving farm safety measures and the safety of those working and living on farms and occupational safety standards based on Union legislation. .
Amendment 804 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new) Information on and application to the scheme will be easily accessible and the process conducted in a timely and transparent manner without unnecessary administrative criteria and restrictions;
Amendment 945 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c (c)
Amendment 956 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (c a) retirement payments for farmers who permanently transfer their holding to another farmer.
source: PE-492.797
2012/07/25
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 1063 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) investments by public bodies or local development organisations in recreational infrastructure, tourist information and sign- posting of touristic sites;
Amendment 1119 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 1. Support under Article 22(1)(a) shall be granted to private land-owners and tenants, municipalities and their associations and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of agriculture income foregone and maintenance, including early and late cleanings, for a maximum period of t
Amendment 1163 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 3 3. Support shall be limited to the 100% maximum support rate laid down in Annex I.
Amendment 1315 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 1325 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 6 6. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary they may also cover transaction costs to a value of up to
Amendment 1359 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new) Member States shall endeavour to provide farmers undertaking commitments under this measure with the knowledge and information required to implement them.
Amendment 1453 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Areas other than those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be eligible for payments under Article 32 if they are affected by specific constraints indicating natural handicap and where land management should be continued in order to conserve or improve the environment, maintain the countryside and preserve the tourist potential of the area or in order to protect the coastline.
Amendment 1673 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) capacity building, training and networking with a view to preparing and implementing a community-led local development strategy.
source: PE-494.479
2012/07/26
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 1948 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a (a) 80% for the measures referred to in Articles 15, 28, 29 and 36, for the LEADER local development referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] and for operations under Article 20(1)(a)(i). It may be increased to 90% for the programmes of less developed regions, the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93;
Amendment 2081 #
Proposal for a regulation ANNEX I – Article 24(3) source: PE-494.481
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2011/0288(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): financing, management and monitoring 2014-2020
2012/07/20
AGRI
18 amendments...
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) The Union budget should finance CAP expenditure, including that on rural development, through both Funds either directly or in the context of shared management with the Member States. The types of measures that can be financed using those Funds should be specified. Retrospective changes to the terms of any measure should be avoided.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) Union aid should be paid to beneficiaries in good time so that they may use it efficiently. A failure by the Member States to comply with the payment deadlines laid down in Union legislation could create serious difficulties for the beneficiaries and could jeopardise the Union's yearly budgeting. Therefore, expenditure made without respecting deadlines for payments should be excluded from Union financing. In order to respect the principle of proportionality, the Commission should be able to provide for exceptions to this general rule. This principle, laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 should be maintained and apply to both the EAGF and the EAFRD. If Member States pay late, they should add interests on the principal amount at their own cost to compensate the beneficiaries. Such a provision could create an incentive to Member States to better respect payment deadlines, and could give more assurance to beneficiaries to be paid in time, or at least to be compensated in case of late payment. The implementation of the qualifying projects under the EAFRD and efficiency in funding would be facilitated by establishing maximum coherence in interpreting regulations governing qualification for funds.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 54 Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 55 Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 57 (57) The cross compliance system implies certain administrative constraints for both beneficiaries and national administrations since record keeping must be ensured, checks must be carried out and penalties have to be applied where necessary. Those penalties should be proportionate, effective and dissuasive. Such penalties should be without prejudice to other penalties laid down under other provisions of Union or national law. For the sake of consistency, it is appropriate to merge the relevant Union provisions into one single legal instrument. For farmers participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP], the efforts to be made under the cross compliance system may be considered as exceeding the benefit of keeping those farmers under that system. For reasons of simplification, those farmers should therefore be exempted from cross compliance and in particular from its control system and from the risk of cross compliance penalties. However, that exemption should be without prejudice to the obligation to respect the applicable provisions of the sectoral legislation and to the possibility to be checked and to be imposed penalties under that legislation. Minor unintentional infringements associated with cross compliance inspections should not incur a penalty and instead a warning should be issued and compliance monitored at a future inspection.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) the sustainable development of the economical activity of
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) the sustainable development of the economical activity of
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new) (ba) the minimum requirements or actions in the field of climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal and plant disease notification, and innovation, as laid down in Annex I to this Regulation.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new) (ba) the minimum requirements or actions in the field of climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal and plant disease notification, and innovation, as laid down in Annex I to this Regulation.
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 56 – paragraph 1 1. For any undue payment following the occurrence of irregularity or negligence, Member States shall request recovery from the beneficiary within
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 56 – paragraph 1 1. For any undue payment following the occurrence of irregularity or negligence, Member States shall request recovery from the beneficiary within
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 If recovery has not taken place within four years of the date of the recovery request, or within eight years where recovery is taken in the national courts, 50% of the financial consequences of non-recovery shall be borne by the Member State concerned and 50% by the Union budget, without prejudice to the requirement that the Member State concerned must pursue recovery procedures in compliance with Article 60.
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 If recovery has not taken place within four years of the date of the recovery request, or within eight years where recovery is taken in the national courts, 50% of the financial consequences of non-recovery shall be borne by the Member State concerned and 50% by the Union budget, without prejudice to the requirement that the Member State concerned must pursue recovery procedures in compliance with Article 60.
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new) However, if for reasons not attributable to the Member State concerned, recovery could not take place within the time limits specified in the first subparagraph, and the amount to be recovered exceeds €1 million, the Commission may, at the request of the Member State, extend the time limits by a maximum of 50% of the initial time limits.
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new) However, if for reasons not attributable to the Member State concerned, recovery could not take place within the time limits specified in the first subparagraph, and the amount to be recovered exceeds €1 million, the Commission may, at the request of the Member State, extend the time limits by a maximum of 50% of the initial time limits.
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 89 Amendment 610 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 96 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall
source: PE-492.777
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2011/0308(COD) Company law: annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings
2012/09/05
JURI
3 amendments...
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 – paragraph 3 3. ‘Government’ means any national, regional or local authority of a Member State or of a third country. It includes a department, agency or undertaking controlled by that authority as laid down in Article 23 (1) to (6) of this Directive. This will guarantee EU citizens the same level of accountability that would be available to their counterparts globally.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 – paragraph 4 4. ‘Project’
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a directive Article 38 – paragraph 5 source: PE-489.397
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2011/0344(COD) Rights and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020
2012/12/07
EMPL
9 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Title Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing for the period 2014 to 2020 the Equality, Rights and Citizenship Programme
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) Citizens should be able to exercise fully the rights deriving from the citizenship of the Union and from international Conventions that the EU has acceded to. They should be able to exercise their right to move and reside freely in the Union, their right to vote for and stand as a candidate in European Parliament and municipal elections, their right to consular protection and their right to petition the European Parliament. They should feel at ease about living, travelling and working in another Member State, trusting that their rights are protected, no matter where in the Union they happen to be, and that access for persons with disabilities on an equal basis with others is ensured.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5)
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) The Communication from the Commission on Europe 20207 sets out a strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Supporting and promoting the rights of persons within the Union,
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 a (new) (13 a) Many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) active at various levels can make an important contribution at European level through European representative networks of rights-holders which assist in developing policy orientations relating to the general objectives of the Programme.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) to promote equality between women and men, including through combating violence against women, children and other vulnerable persons, and ensuring that a gender equality perspective is taken into account in defining and implementing of all the policies and activities of the Union;
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) to enhance the respect of the rights of the child and in particular fight against domestic violence;
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. The indicators to measure the achievement of the objectives set out in paragraph 1 shall be, inter alia, the
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) promoting transnational cooperation and building up of mutual knowledge and mutual trust among all involved stakeholders, networks and non- governmental organisations;
source: PE-492.771
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2011/0401(COD) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020
2012/12/06
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Part II – point 1 – point 1.4.2 – paragraph 1 Powered by the expansion of the knowledge of living systems, biotechnology is set to deliver a stream of new applications and to strengthen the Union's industrial base and its innovation capacity. Examples of the rising importance of biotechnology are in industrial applications including bio- chemicals
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Part II – point 1 – point 1.4.3 – point b – introductory part (b) Biotechnology-based
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Part II – point 1 – point 1.4.3 – point b Developing
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 The specific objective is to secure sufficient supplies of safe and high quality food and other bio-based products, by developing productive and resource- efficient primary production systems, fostering related ecosystem services, along side competitive and low carbon supply chains. This will accelerate the transition to a sustainable competitive European bio- economy.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2 Over the coming decades, Europe will be challenged by increased competition for limited and finite natural resources (in particular water, land, and fossil carbon sources), by the effects of climate change, in particular on primary production systems (agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture) and by the need to provide a sustainable, safe and secure food supply for the European and an increasing global population. A 70 % increase of the world food supply is estimated to be required to feed the 9 billion global population by 2050. Agriculture accounts for about 10 % of Union greenhouse gases emissions, and while declining in Europe, mainly due to improved production efficiency and reduced numbers in livestock in some areas, global emissions from agriculture are projected to increase up to 20 % by 2030. Furthermore, Europe will need to ensure sufficient supplies of raw materials, energy and industrial products, under conditions of decreasing fossil carbon resources (oil and liquid gas production expected to decrease by about 60 % by 2050), while maintaining its competitiveness. Bio-waste (estimated at up to 138 million tonnes per year in the Union, of which up to 40 % is land-filled) represents a huge problem and cost, despite its high potential added value. For example, an estimated 30 % of all food produced in developed countries is discarded. Major changes
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – introductory part (a) Sustainable and competitive agriculture and forestry
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a The aim is to supply sufficient food, feed, biomass and other raw-materials, while safeguarding natural resources and enhancing ecosystems services, including coping with and mitigating climate change. The activities shall focus on more sustainable and productive agriculture and forestry systems which are both resource- efficient (including nutrient and energy efficiency and low-carbon targets) and resilient, while at the same time developing
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.3 – point d The aim is the promotion of low carbon, resource efficient
source: PE-491.145
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2011/0402(CNS) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020: specific programme implementing Horizon 2020
2012/11/06
AGRI
9 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b) securing sufficient supplies of safe and high quality food and other bio-based products, by developing productive and resource-efficient primary production systems (including nutrient, energy, carbon, water and soil use efficiency) and by making agricultural bio-waste an asset used at its full potential, reducing food waste along the whole food supply-chain from primary production to final consumption point, fostering related ecosystem services, along side competitive and low carbon supply chains;
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – Part II – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.2 – title 1.4.2. Biotechnology-based
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – Part II – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.2 The objective is twofold: on the one hand, enabling the European industry (e.g. chemical, health, mining, energy, pulp and paper, textile, starch, crop production and food processing) to develop new products and processes meeting agricultural, industrial and societal demands; and competitive and enhanced biotechnology- based alternatives to replace established ones; on the other hand, harnessing the potential of biotechnology for detecting, monitoring, preventing and removing pollution. It includes R&I on enzymatic and metabolic pathways, bio-
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – title 2.1. Sustainable and competitive agriculture and forestry
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 Appropriate knowledge, knowledge transfers, tools, services and innovations are necessary to support more productive, resource-efficient and resilient agriculture and forestry systems that supply sufficient food, feed, biomass and other raw- materials and deliver ecosystems services while at the same time supporting the development of thriving rural livelihoods and rural innovative SMEs. Research and innovation will provide options for integrating agronomic, climatic and environmental goals into more sustainable production, thus: increasing productivity and resource efficiency of agriculture; reducing soil erosion and agricultural greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions; reducing leaching of nutrients from cultivated lands into terrestrial and aquatic environments; decreasing dependence from international plant derived protein imports to Europe; increasing the level of biodiversity in primary production systems.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.1 – title 2.1.1. Increasing production efficiency and coping with and mitigating climate change, while ensuring sustainability and resilience
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.1 – paragraph 1 Activities will enhance productivity as well as the adaptive capacity of plants, animals and production systems to cope with rapidly changing environmental/climatic conditions and increasingly scarce natural resources. The resulting innovations and their transfer to all economic actors involved will help to move towards a low energy, low emission and low waste economy, along the entire food and feed supply chain. In addition to contributing to food security, new opportunities will be created for the use of biomass, bio-waste and agricultural and forestry residues and by-products from agriculture and forestry for a wide range of non-food applications (in particular energy and chemistry).
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I– Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.1 – paragraph 2 Multi-disciplinary approaches and inter- sector synergies will be sought to improve the performance of plants, animals, micro- organisms, while ensuring efficient resource use (water, soil, nutrients, energy) and the ecological integrity of rural areas. Emphasis will be placed on integrated and diverse production systems and innovative agronomic practices, including the use of precision technologies and ecological intensification approaches to benefit
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.2 Agriculture and forestry are unique systems delivering commercial products but also wider societal public goods (including cultural and recreational value) and important ecological services such as functional and in-situ biodiversity, pollination, water regulation, landscape, erosion reduction and carbon sequestration / GHG mitigation. Research activities will support the provisions of these public goods and services, through the delivery of management solutions, decision-support tools
source: PE-491.144
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2011/0404(COD) Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) 2014-2020
2012/06/18
AFET
4 amendments...
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) (21a) The actions should be consistent with United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) that entered into forced for the Union on 22nd January 2011, Council Decision No 2010/48 and the European Disability Strategy. The IPA should reflect the Union's commitment and ambitions of the external relations chapter of the Union's Disability Strategy, where it promotes the rights of people with disabilities in the Union's enlargement programmes.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii (ii). promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, enhanced respect for minority rights, promotion of gender equality, social inclusion and the rights of persons with disabilities, non- discrimination and freedom of the press, and promotion of good neighbourly relations;
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v (v) development of physical capital, the improvement of connections with Union and regional networks, including accessible environment to increase physical mobility of people with reduced mobility.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. The implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities, including the principles of non discrimination, accessibility for persons with reduced mobility, de-institutionalization and participation of representative NGOs, shall be ensured under all policy areas. The building of the capacities of vulnerable groups enabling them to participate in and access the instrument shall also be ensured.
source: PE-490.977
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2011/0405(COD) European Neighbourhood Instrument 2014-2020
2012/06/15
AFET
6 amendments...
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Union seeks to promote, develop and consolidate the values of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, principles of equality and non discrimination, participation of civil society and nongovernmental organizations and the rule of law on which it is founded through dialogue and cooperation with third countries.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) Gender equality
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) achieving progressive integration into the Union internal market and enhanced sector and cross-sectoral co-operation including through legislative approximation and regulatory convergence towards Union and other relevant international
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. Union support provided under this Regulation to each partner country shall be differentiated in form and amounts according to the partner country's commitment to reforms and its progress in implementing these reforms. Such differentiation shall reflect the level of ambition of the country's partnership with the Union, its progress in building deep and sustainable democracy, its progress in implementing agreed reform objectives, the country's needs and capacities, its progress in participation of civil society and non governmental organisations and the potential impact of Union support.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. Union support under this Regulation shall, in principle, be established in partnership with the beneficiaries. The partnership shall involve as appropriate, national, regional and local authorities, other stakeholders, civil society, non governmental organizations (including vulnerable groups such as disabled people) social partners and other non-state actors in preparing, implementing and monitoring Union support.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 7 – indent 3 a (new) - not compliance with international legally binding instruments concluded by the Union such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
source: PE-491.118
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2011/0412(COD) Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide 2014-2020
2012/06/15
AFET
7 amendments...
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 a (new) (19a) The actions should be consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) that entered into forced for the EU on 22nd January 2010, the Council decision (2010/48), the EU ACP Joint Parliamentary Assembly Resolution on the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Developing Countries, and with and the European Disability Strategy.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) enhancing the respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, as proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international and regional human rights instruments, including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and strengthening their protection, promotion and monitoring, mainly through support to relevant civil society organisations, human rights defenders and victims of repression and abuse;
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i (i) promoting freedom of association and assembly, unhindered movement of persons, freedom of opinion and expression, including artistic and cultural expression, free press and independent pluralistic media, both traditional and ICT based, internet freedom and measures to combat administrative obstacles as well as physical barriers hindering accessibility to the exercise of these freedoms, including the fight against censorship;
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vi a (new) (via) promoting the equal participation of people with disabilities in social, economic and political life, and supporting equality of opportunity non discrimination, and the participation and political representation;
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i (i) the abolition of the death penalty, prevention of torture, ill-treatment and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, including forced institutionalization of disabled people, and rehabilitation of victims of torture;
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point viii (viii) the rights of persons with disabilities, as proclaimed in the Convention on the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol;
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii (ii) fostering cooperation by civil society with international and regional intergovernmental organisations, and supporting civil society activities, including capacity building of NGOs representing vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities and women, aimed at promoting and monitoring the implementation of international and regional instruments concerning human rights, justice, the rule of law and democracy;
source: PE-491.263
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2011/0415(COD) Instruments for external action: common rules and procedures for the implementation, 2014-2020
2012/06/15
AFET
7 amendments...
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 a (new) (10a) The common set of rules and procedures should be consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), which entered into forced for the Union on 22 January 2010 pursuant to Council decision 2010/48 of 26 November 2009 concerning the conclusion, by the Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities1, and the European Disability Strategy2. ______________ 1 OJ L 23, 27.1.2010, p. 35. 2 COM(2010)0636.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Appropriate screening on the implementation of the UNCRPD, including accessibility, non discrimination and support of disabled people's organizations, shall be undertaken at project level. The involvement of interested stakeholders shall be ensured.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Support measures shall ensure that accessibility criteria for disabled people are observed.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) Global grants can ensure small size projects for vulnerable groups.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 – point e a (new) (ea) Ensure participation of civil society, including organizations of people with disabilities as stated in Article 4.3 of UNCRPD. Capacity building shall be promoted to ensure full participation.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 8 8. Tenderers, applicants and candidates who have been awarded contracts shall respect applicable environmental legislation including multilateral environmental agreements
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new) Reporting on the Human rights actions and specifically in civil society and implementation of the UNCRPD.
source: PE-491.141
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2011/0435(COD) Recognition of professional qualifications: European Professional Card supported by the Internal Market Information System (IMI)
2012/10/07
EMPL
26 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 4 (4) Directive 2005/36/EC only applies to professionals who want to pursue the same profession in another Member State. There are cases where the activities concerned are part of a profession with a larger scope of activities in the host Member State. If the differences between the fields of activity are so large that in reality a full programme of education and training is required from the professional to compensate for shortcomings and if the professional so requests, a host Member State should under these particular circumstances grant partial access. However, in case of overriding reasons of general interest,
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 22 (22) Whilst the Directive already provides for detailed obligations for Member States to exchange information, such obligations should be reinforced. Member States should not only react to request for information but also alert other Member States in a proactive manner. Such alert system should be similar to that of Directive 2006/123/EC. A specific alert mechanism is however necessary for health professionals
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 24 (24) In order to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of Directive 2005/36/EC, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of updating of Annex I, setting the criteria for the calculation of fees related to the European Professional Card, establishing the details of the documentation necessary for the European Professional Card, the adaptations of the list of activities set out in Annex IV, the adaptations of points 5.1.1 to 5.1.4, 5.2.2, 5.3.2, 5.3.3, 5.4.2, 5.5.2, 5.6.2 and 5.7.1 of Annex V, clarifying the knowledge and skills for medical doctors, nurses responsible for general care, dental practitioners, veterinary surgeons, midwives, pharmacists and architects, adapting the minimum periods of training for specialist medical trainings and specialist dental training, the inclusion in point 5.1.3 of Annex V of new medical specialities, the amendments to the list set out in points 5.2.1, 5.3.1, 5.4.1, 5.5.1 and 5.6.1 of Annex V, inclusion in point 5.3.3 of Annex V of new dental specialities, specifying the conditions of application of common training frameworks, and specifying the conditions of application of common training tests. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 30 a (new) (30 a) This Directive is without prejudice to measures necessary to ensure a high level of health and consumer protection.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point ii Directive 2005/36/EC Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point l (l) “lifelong learning”: all general education, vocational education and training, non-formal education and informal learning undertaken throughout life, resulting in an improvement in competencies (knowledge, skills
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4a – paragraph 7 7. Any fees which applicants may incur in relation to administrative procedures to issue a European Professional Card shall be reasonable, proportionate and commensurate with the costs incurred by the home and host Member States and shall not act as a disincentive to apply for a European Professional Card not representing any additional cost for the individual professional. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58a concerning the setting of criteria for the calculation and distribution of fees.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4c – paragraph 1 1. The competent authority of the home Member State shall verify the application, create and validate a European Professional Card within two weeks from the date it receives a complete application. It shall inform the applicant and the Member State in which the applicant envisages to provide services, of the validation of the European Professional Card. The transmission of the validation information to the host Member States concerned shall constitute the declaration provided for in Article 7. The host Member State may not require a further declaration under Article 7 for the following two years, unless overriding concerns are expressed.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4d – paragraph 2 2. In the cases referred to in Article 16, 21 and 49a, a host Member State shall decide on validation of a European Professional Card under paragraph 1 within one month as from the date of receipt of the European Professional Card transmitted by the home Member State. In case of justified doubts, the host Member State may request additional information from the home Member State. That request shall
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4f – paragraph 2 2. Partial access
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 22 For the purposes of point (b) of the first paragraph, as from [insert date - the day after the date set out in first subparagraph of paragraph 1 of Article 3] and every five years thereafter, the competent authorities in Member States shall submit publicly available reports to the Commission and to the other Member States on their continuing education and training procedures related to doctors of medicine, medical specialists, nurses responsible for general care, dental practitioners, specialised dental practitioners, veterinary surgeons, midwives and pharmacists. Member States must have a system in place to ensure health professionals regularly update their competencies through Continuing Professional Development.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point b Directive 2005/36/EC Article 31 – paragraph 2 The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58a concerning amendments to the list set out in point 5.2.1 of Annex V with a view to adapting it to the educational, scientific and technical progress, and the development and evolution of the nursing profession".
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point c Directive 2005/36/EC Article 31 – paragraph 3 The training of nurses responsible for general care shall comprise at least three years of study, which may also be expressed with the equivalent ECTS credits, consisting of at least 4 600 hours of theoretical and clinical training, the duration of the theoretical training representing at least one third and the duration of the clinical training at least one half of the minimum duration of the training. Member States may grant partial exemptions to persons who have received part of their training on courses which are of at least an equivalent level.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24 – point a Directive 2005/36/EC Article 34 – paragraph 2 Basic dental training shall comprise a total of at least five years
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 49a – paragraph 2 – point d (d) the knowledge, skills and competences for such common training framework shall refer to the levels of
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 49a – paragraph 2 – point d (d) the knowledge, skills and competences for such common training framework shall refer to the levels of the
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 49a – paragraph 2 – point e (e) the profession concerned is neither covered by another common training framework nor regulated already under Chapter III of Title III
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 A Member State shall ensure that any
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 In case of professions with public health and patient safety implications, Member States may confer to the competent authorities the right to
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 Any language
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 55a With a view to grant access to a regulated profession, the home Member State shall
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 56a – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The competent authorities of a Member State shall inform the competent authorities of all other Member States and the Commission about the identity of a professional who has been
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 56a – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (c a) nurses recognised under the scope of Article 10;
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 56a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 The information referred to in the first subparagraph shall be sent at the latest within three days from the date
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 57a – paragraph 4 4. All procedures shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Directive 2006/123/EC relating to the points of single contact. Any time limits for Member States to be complied with procedures or formalities set out in this Directive shall commence at the point when a
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 57a–paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. The functioning of points of single contact shall be without prejudice to the allocation of functions and powers among the authorities within national systems.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 46 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 58 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee on the recognition of professional qualifications, ensuring appropriate representation and consultation at both European and national expert level. That Committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
source: PE-492.774
2012/10/17
IMCO
3 amendments...
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 3 (3) In order to promote the free movement of professionals, while ensuring a more efficient and transparent recognition of qualifications it is necessary to provide for a European Professional Card. In particular that card is necessary to facilitate temporary mobility and recognition under the automatic recognition system, as well as to promote a simplified recognition process under the general system. The card should be issued upon request from a professional and after submission of necessary documents and completion of related review and verification procedures by the competent authorities. The functioning of the card should be supported by the Internal Market Information System (IMI) established by Regulation (EU) No […] on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System23 . This mechanism should help enhance synergies and trust among competent authorities, while at the same time eliminating duplication of administrative work for the authorities and creating more transparency and certainty for professionals. The process for the application and issuing of the card should be clearly structured and incorporate safeguards and the corresponding rights of appeal for the applicant. The card and the related workflow within IMI should ensure the integrity, authenticity and confidentiality of the data stored and avoid unlawful and unauthorised access to information contained therein. The recognition of professional qualifications under the professional card should respect the principle that the responsibility to recognise a professional qualification lies exclusively with the host Member State.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 22 (22) Whilst the Directive already provides for detailed obligations for Member States to exchange information, such obligations should be reinforced. Member States should not only react to request for information but also alert other Member States in a proactive manner. Such alert system should be similar to that of Directive 2006/123/EC. A specific alert mechanism is however necessary for health professionals
Amendment 501 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24 – point a Directive 2005/36/EC Article 34 – paragraph 2 Basic dental training shall comprise a total of at least five years
source: PE-496.438
2012/10/23
IMCO
7 amendments...
Amendment 574 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 49 a – paragraph 2 – point d (d) the knowledge, skills and competences for such common training framework shall refer to the levels of the
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 53 – paragraph 2 A Member State shall ensure that any
Amendment 610 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 In case of professions with patient safety implications, Member States may confer to the competent authorities the right to carry out language checking
Amendment 620 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 Any language
Amendment 641 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 55 a With a view to grant access to a regulated profession, the home Member State shall
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44 a (new) Directive 2005/36/EC Recital 44 (44a) This Directive is without prejudice to measures necessary to ensure a high level of health and consumer protection.
Amendment 690 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 57 a – paragraph 4 4. All procedures shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Directive 2006/123/EC relating to the points of single contact. Any time limits for Member States to be complied with procedures or formalities set out in this Directive shall commence at the point when a
source: PE-498.003
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2011/0438(COD) Public procurement
2012/06/20
EMPL
22 amendments...
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) arbitration and conciliation services, including dispute adjudication services;
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b)
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 2 Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1 – point a Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point d Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 However, in the case of public service and public works contracts as well as public supply contracts covering in addition services or siting and installation operations, legal persons may be required to indicate, in the tender or the request to participate,
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a directive Article 18 – paragraph 1 1. Unless otherwise provided in this Directive or in the national law concerning access to information, and without prejudice to the obligations relating to the advertising of awarded contracts and to the information to candidates and tenderers set out in Articles 48 and 53 of this Directive, the contracting authority shall behave with utmost good faith and shall not disclose information forwarded to it by economic operators which they have designated as confidential, including, but not limited to, technical or trade secrets and the confidential aspects of tenders.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a directive Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 The minimum time limit for the receipt of tenders shall be
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a directive Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 The minimum time limit for receipt of requests to participate shall be 3
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a directive Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Only those economic operators
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a directive Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The minimum time limit for the receipt of tenders shall be
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a directive Article 26 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. Where contracting authorities have published a prior information notice which is not used as a means of calling for competition, the minimum time limit for the receipt of tenders as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 2 of this Article may
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a directive Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) it was sent for publication between
source: PE-491.021
2012/12/07
IMCO
22 amendments...
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) arbitration and conciliation services, including dispute adjudication services;
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b) at least 90 % of the activities in their entirety of that legal person are carried out for the controlling contracting authority or for other legal persons controlled by that contracting authority;
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 2 Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 3 Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 However, in the case of public service and public works contracts as well as public supply contracts covering in addition services or siting and installation operations, legal persons may be required to indicate, in the tender or the request to participate,
Amendment 609 #
Proposal for a directive Article 18 – paragraph 1 1. Unless otherwise provided in this Directive or in the national law concerning access to information, and without prejudice to the obligations relating to the advertising of awarded contracts and to the information to candidates and tenderers set out in Articles 48 and 53 of this Directive, the contracting authority shall behave with utmost good faith and shall not disclose information forwarded to it by economic operators which they have designated as confidential, including, but not limited to, technical or trade secrets and the confidential aspects of tenders.
Amendment 666 #
Proposal for a directive Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point c (c) with regard to knowledge-based services or supplies, where the technical specifications cannot be established with sufficient precision with reference to any of the standards, European technical approvals, Common technical specifications or technical references within the meaning of points 2 to 5 of Annex VIII;
Amendment 689 #
Proposal for a directive Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 The minimum time limit for the receipt of tenders shall be
Amendment 701 #
Proposal for a directive Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 The minimum time limit for receipt of requests to participate shall be 3
Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a directive Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. Only those economic operators
Amendment 707 #
Proposal for a directive Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The minimum time limit for the receipt of tenders shall be
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a directive Article 26 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. Where contracting authorities have published a prior information notice which is not used as a means of calling for competition, the minimum time limit for the receipt of tenders as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 2 of this Article may
Amendment 710 #
Proposal for a directive Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) it was sent for publication between
Amendment 721 #
Proposal for a directive Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 In the contract notice or in the invitation to confirm interest contracting authorities shall describe the procurement and the minimum requirements to be met and specify the award criteria so as to enable economic operators to identify the nature and scope of the procurement and decide whether to request to participate in the negotiations. In the
Amendment 730 #
Proposal for a directive Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 3. Contracting authorities shall negotiate with t
Amendment 765 #
Proposal for a directive Article 28 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 Contracting authorities shall behave with utmost good faith and shall not reveal to the other participants solutions proposed or other confidential information communicated by a candidate participating in the dialogue without its agreement. Such agreement shall not take the form of a general waiver but shall be given with reference to the intended communication of specific solutions or other specific confidential information.
Amendment 773 #
Proposal for a directive Article 28 – paragraph 8 8. The contracting authorities
Amendment 780 #
Proposal for a directive Article 29 – paragraph 2 2. The partnership shall be structured in successive stages following the sequence of steps in the research and innovation process, possibly up to the manufacturing of the supply or the provision of the services. It shall provide for intermediate targets to be attained by the partner and provide for payment of the remuneration in appropriate instalments. Based on those targets, the contracting authority may decide after each stage to terminate the partnership and launch a new procurement procedure for the remaining phases
Amendment 782 #
Proposal for a directive Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 1580 #
Proposal for a directive Annex 14 – part 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii (ii) a list of the principal deliveries effected or the main services provided over at the most the past three years, with the sums, dates and recipients, whether public or private, involved. Where necessary in order to ensure an adequate level of competition, contracting authorities may indicate that evidence of relevant supplies or services delivered or performed more than
source: PE-492.857
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2011/2019(BUD) 2012 budget: mandate for the trilogue
2011/05/05
EMPL
5 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for adequate funding for the flagship initiatives ‘New Skills for New Jobs’, ‘Youth on the Move’ and ‘European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion’;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Is of the opinion that those objectives require national budgets and the Union budget to be
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on Member States to ensure greater synergies between the European Social Fund and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses that targeted use of the microfinance facility can assist unemployed persons or those on low income to start up, stabilise or expand a small business and encourages Member States to offer complementary assistance to such ventures in order to help ensure their sustainability;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Takes the view that the EU budget must provide support for partner countries in the Mediterranean region in reforming their labour markets and vocational training systems in order to make possible a real labour market integration and facilitate the recognition of professional qualifications.
source: PE-464.783
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2011/2020(BUD) 2012 budget: all sections
2011/08/24
EMPL
2 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the increase in commitment appropriations for the ‘Youth on the Move’ and ‘European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion’ flagship initiatives; points out that the crisis is
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
source: PE-470.046
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2011/2052(INI) European Platform against poverty and social exclusion
2011/06/28
EMPL
11 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) – having regard to the Directive 2000/78/EC, of 27 November 2000, establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation,
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas women are more vulnerable to poverty owing to various factors such as the persistent gender pay gap, the time taken out of the workforce to care, the resulting pension disparities, and labour market discrimination,
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas unemployment among young people, which is already higher than for other age groups, and low skilled workers has exploded in the EU since the crisis,
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) Pa. whereas family carers provide the greatest proportion of care in the EU,
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls for efforts to promote policies of transition between working life and retirement, for example by removing mandatory retirement age, but also between working life and family life, for example by examining the feasibility of a proposal on carers’ leave which will enable workers to take time off to deliver care.
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls for strong support to ensure the quality and accessibility of social services, especially in health, long-term care, education, transport, energy, water and communication.
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Advocates a proactive housing policy in order to ensure universal access to decent, affordable housing with guaranteed access to services essential to health and safety, along with a proactive energy policy that steps up the use of renewable energies and boosts energy efficiency;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for Roma and immigrants to be involved in all EU or Member State policies relating to their social inclusion;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that austerity policies agreed with Member States do not conflict with or put into question the attainment of the EU 2020 targets of lifting 20 million people out of poverty;
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls on Member States to provide adequate support, training and respite services to family carers so that elderly people and those who need care can remain in their own homes and communities for as long as they wish to;
source: PE-467.322
2011/09/09
EMPL
5 amendments...
Amendment A #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment LL #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas women are in general more vulnerable to poverty than men owing to various factors such as gender discrimination at work, which results in the persistent gender pay gap,
Amendment MM #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas unemployment among young people, which is already higher than for other age groups, has exploded in the EU since the crisis and now runs at over 20% reaching a critical level in all Member States, which puts young people at risk of falling into poverty from a very early age; whereas this alarming situation calls for urgent political, economic and social responses and will, in combination with demographic changes, aggravate skills shortages; having regard to the vital role that vocational training can play in helping young people and low skilled workers to join the labour market; whereas, however, getting a job does not always mean escaping poverty, and whereas young people are especially susceptible to falling into the category of working poor,
Amendment T #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment U #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for Roma people, and the organisations that represent and work with them, to be actively involved in the elaboration and implementation of the national Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020, so as to contribute to achieving the EU poverty target; calls on the European Union and the Member States to establish the European strategy to promote Roma inclusion as soon as possible, and calls on the Member States to propose, by the end of this year, measures to promote the inclusion of Roma in accordance with the European framework for coordinating national Roma inclusion strategies presented by the Commission in April 2011; stresses that, as with the fight against poverty and social exclusion, the inclusion and integration of the Roma will require greater effort to achieve, by 2020, their full inclusion and an end to the numerous forms of discrimination to which they are subject; 16a. calls for other marginalised communities such as immigrants to be involved in all EU or Member State policies relating to their social inclusion;
source: PE-472.086
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2011/2067(INI) Agenda for new skills and jobs
2011/09/06
EMPL
9 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas austerity measures being pursued in a number of Member States have coincided with, and are partly responsible for, very significant increases in unemployment,
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that the combination of demographic change, decreasing workforce and changes in production chains calls for better employment, education and work organisation strategies in order to maximise the competitiveness of the European economy, minimise the loss of human capital, better utilise the asset that older workers present and create new job possibilities for workers of all ages;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that national flexicurity arrangements must be strengthened and adapted to the new socio-economic contexts of each individual Member State, in accordance with its specific needs, in order to ensure a flexible and active labour market, social inclusion, efficient training and secure social security systems; warns against one-size-
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Regrets that for many workers the reconciliation of work and family life remains a difficult task; calls on the Member States to give all parents, especially single-parent families, opportunities for integration not only into working life but also into lifelong learning processes, furthermore calls on Member States to put in place policies and programmes to support family carers;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Encourages Member States to implement a dual system of education/training in order to introduce young people to the labour market from the earliest stage and promote a quality framework for internships and apprenticeships leading as much as possible to stable employment; furthermore, calls on relevant stakeholders to ensure that traineeships and apprenticeships lead to the provision of new jobs;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers it necessary to improve mutual recognition of competences, diplomas and skills at EU level, also to improve the recognition of non-formal skills and learning methods e.g. those acquired at work and through volunteering activities with the same recognition being extended to workers from third countries;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to stimulate creation of small and medium-sized enterprises, to provide them with a regulatory friendly environment
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the Commission, Member States, social partners and other stakeholders to ensure efficient use of EU funds, such as ESF, ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, and facilities such as the Microfinance Facility, for job creation and for supporting the social economy;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Emphasises the importance of increasing the number of older workers in the workforce and of mainstreaming intergenerational solidarity and cooperation within the employment context and the implementation of initiatives promoting longer working lives such as job shares, skills and career re- appraisal, employee volunteering and phased retirement including among those who are freelancers;
source: PE-467.007
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2011/2071(INI) European semester for economic policy coordination
2011/06/21
EMPL
2 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph C C. whereas there is a need to ensure a strengthened interaction between employment, social and economic policies in the context of the European Semester, and whereas this has to be done in a manner fostering democratic accountability, ownership and legitimacy and an essential part of this is the full involvement of the European Parliament,
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission and Council to ensure that sustainable and inclusive growth linked to employment and job creation are at the heart of all policy proposals;
source: PE-467.222
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2011/2082(INI) Future of VAT
2011/05/07
ECON
2 amendments...
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Underlines that non-profit-making organisations play a vital and very beneficial role for democracy, growth and prosperity in Europe; calls on the Commission to propose a mechanism allowing Member States wishing to strengthen civil society to generally exempt from VAT all or most of the activities and transactions carried out by these organisations; stresses that at least the smaller non-profit-making organisations should be covered by such a mechanism;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Calls on the Commission to look carefully into the issue of further reducing VAT red tape for non-profit- making organisations; underlines that there should be a higher degree of flexibility in the VAT system for Member States wishing to take ambitious measures in order to ease the VAT administration burden for these organisations;
source: PE-467.220
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2011/2087(INI) European dimension in sport
2011/09/09
CULT
20 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas sport is a competence of the EU under the Treaty of Lisbon aiming to promote fairness and openness in sporting competitions, cooperation between the bodies responsible for sport, protecting the physical and moral integrity of sports people, enhancing the health, social, cultural and economic benefits of sport and requires appropriate financial and policy support,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas EU Sports Policy must be developed to address and support the aims and objectives of both professional and amateur sports,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas the support and promotion of sport for people with intellectual or physical disabilities should be a priority in the EU considering its important role in delivering social inclusion, public health and volunteerism across borders,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas traditional and grassroots sporting organisations play a key role in strengthening culture, promoting social inclusion and enhancing communities,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J b (new) Jb. whereas a key motivating factor behind citizen involvement in sport and physical activity is to improve personal health and well-being,
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 a (new) - 1a.Urges the European Commission to propose a dedicated and ambitious budget for sports policy under the future MFF given the public health, social, cultural and economic benefits of sport;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the importance of encouraging participation in sports activities in schools
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls for the underrepresentation of women within the decision-making and governance bodies of sports organisations to be addressed;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Urges Member States to establish clear guidelines to integrate sport and physical activity into all levels of education across the Member States;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Urges Member States to develop educational programmes structured to facilitate the combination of learning and training for professional athletes;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Proposes that a training and qualifications framework for coaches and coach education be established and incorporated in the European Qualifications Framework and Life Long Learning Programmes in order to advance a knowledge based society and the development of excellence in coaching at both the amateur and professional level;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Underlines the importance of sport and physical activity at all ages for public health and calls on Member States to facilitate and promote engagement in sport and physical activity and its health benefits;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 f (new) 6f. Maintains that the potential of sport and sporting events for tourism development needs to be identified and capitalised upon for the benefit of the sporting organisations and local areas;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Reaffirms its attachment to the European model of sport, within which federations play a central role and
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underlines that training for players at local level is needed for the sustainable development of European sport and grassroots sporting organisations are essential for the dissemination of the benefits of sport at local level;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 1 – to organise a ‘European Day of Sports’ every year which promotes the social and cultural role of amateur and professional sports and the benefits of sport in terms of public health;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 3 – to draw up a European map of local, traditional sports which play a significant cultural role within the EU and support its dissemination;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 4 – to set up a mobility programme for young athletes and coaches, to enable them to learn new training methods, establish best practice and develop their European awareness and to encourage intercultural dialogue;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 4 a (new) - to work with Member States and sporting organisations to protect the fundamental integrity of grassroots sport;
source: PE-470.057
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2011/2108(INI) Honeybee health and the challenges for the beekeeping sector
2011/08/31
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) - having regard to the "Federation Strategy" for the future of the beekeeping sector drawn up by Apimondia, the International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations 1, __________________ 1 http://www.apimondia.com/en/the- federation/strategy
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. recommends that a greater linkage be made to the Apimondia Secretariat in Rome which can supply relevant stakeholders, particularly scientists, with expertise and experience in putting forward possible solutions to the decreasing numbers of honeybees throughout the EU.
source: PE-469.980
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2011/2114(INI) Farm input supply chain: structure and implications
2011/10/18
AGRI
12 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. Whereas higher food prices do not automatically translate into higher farm incomes, mainly due to the speed at which farm input costs increase and the growing divergence between producer and consumer prices;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas crop rotation
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas farm saved seeds, when allowed by EU Regulation /EC) No 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights, can offer significant economic and environmental benefits, including cost reductions for farmers and less commodity dependence, thereby responding to specific agronomic conditions in farms; whereas improved infrastructure in this field can significantly reduce animal feed and seed production costs in the long term;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Asks for greater scrutiny and better analysis to be given at EU and global level to the economic fundamentals which explain rising food prices, predominantly interactions between supply and demand fluctuations, as well as increasing interactions between the price movements of energy, inputs, and food commodities;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Asks the Commission to refine its analysis on the reasons behind extreme market fluctuations and seek greater clarity on the interactions between speculation and agricultural markets, as well as energy markets and food commodities prices; stresses that this should be part of the efforts to better regulate, increase transparency and the quality of information on financial markets at global and EU level, including in the upcoming review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) and the Market Abuse Directive (MAD);
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers that primary producers cannot fully benefit from increased output prices as they are being 'squeezed' between, on the one side, low farm-gate prices due to the strong positions of processors and retailers, and high input prices due to increased concentration of input companies on the other side;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on national and European competition authorities to address robustly the abuses of dominant position of agribusiness traders and input companies,
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the new
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers that efficient measures for on-farm and local energy saving and management should be made available throughout the EU
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Repeats its call to include crop rotation and crop diversity in an EU-wide list of ‘greening’ measures to be rewarded within the CAP where local conditions allow, and without interfering with farmers' production choices or limiting their productive capacity, given the positive effect the former have on climate change mitigation, soil and water quality and farmers
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Insists that, as part of the reform of the CAP, an EU-wide list of 'greening' measures should primarily reward increased resource efficiency, nutrient management including precision farming techniques for a competitive and less input intensive and fossil-fuel dependent EU agriculture;
source: PE-473.999
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2011/2116(INI) Statute for a European cooperative society with regard to the involvement of employees
2011/10/19
EMPL
6 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas cooperative enterprises promote the interests of their members and users as well as solutions to societal challenges, and
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas cooperatives are an important pillar of the European economy and a key driver for social innovation, and thus in particular preserve infrastructure and local services specifically in rural areas and conurbations, and whereas Europe has 160 000 cooperatives, owned by more than a quarter of all Europeans, which provide work for around 5.4 million employees;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Points out that, when revising the Directive, it should be taken into account that cooperatives, particularly in rural areas, can contribute to providing employment prospects in the shape of secure jobs and allow employees to plan their life flexibly at their place of origin;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that, owing to its complexity, the Statute does not meet the needs of cooperatives and that it should be simplified and made intelligible to all in order to make it more user-
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses that the option of merging national cooperatives from different Member States should be created;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Points out that the cooperative as a form of organisation can be seen as a successful and contemporary approach to the social economy;
source: PE-473.786
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2011/2147(INI) Mid-term review of the European strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work
2011/09/20
EMPL
4 amendments...
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas 168 000 European citizens die every year from work-related accidents or diseases, and whereas it is not yet possible to put an accurate figure on the accidents linked to the use of new technologies and new forms of work,
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Regrets the unequal application across the EU of the Framework Agreement on Work-related Stress and calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on work-related stress, bearing in mind that job insecurity has a real impact on the stress factor;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Regrets the lack of information on risks among employees, employers, social partners and even health services; points out the positive role in this regard of employees’ participation and representation and the importance of training workers with a view to planning the necessary measures and improving safety levels at the workplace;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive protecting the jobs of people who legitimately draw attention to
source: PE-472.198
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2011/2181(INI) Corporate governance framework for European companies
2011/10/13
EMPL
2 amendments...
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Supports a differentiated and proportionate regime for small and medium sized listed companies;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for greater diversity including gender diversity in company boards;
source: PE-473.895
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2011/2293(INI) Recognising and promoting cross-border voluntary activities in the EU
2012/01/02
EMPL
3 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that volunteering contributes to fighting poverty while helping to achieve economic and social cohesion and to promote solidarity between generations by encouraging the cooperation among young and senior citizens and having a positive impact on their active participation in the social activities;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that volunteering should not be an alternative nor a substitute for paid work and, should not, in any case, constitute a reason for superseding the obligations of the social state;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission to propose a mechanism allowing Member States wishing to strengthen civil society to generally exempt from VAT all or most of the activities and transactions carried out by voluntary non-profit making organisations; stresses that at least the smaller non-profit-making organisations should be covered by such a mechanism;
source: PE-480.694
2012/03/14
CULT
13 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the economic crisis and political and economic factors have an impact on sustainable funding and fundraising for voluntary activities;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas many volunteer led projects and organisations do not have the resources to access and secure funding under existing EU programmes due to excessive red tape and bureaucracy;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Encourages the Member States to recognise the benefits of participating in cross-border volunteer activities to provide citizens with new skills, contributing to their employability, mobility and strengthening the development of social inclusion and to support cooperation between organisers of voluntary activities in EU countries to promote the mobility of young volunteers across Europe, with the aim of fostering mutual intercultural enrichment;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Highlights the need to ensure that high- quality volunteering is developed, both nationally and at cross-border level, through a structured framework of comprehensive information and appropriate training for volunteers which includes current best practice;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Asks the Commission and the national, regional and local authorities and the various civil society organisations to improve information networks in order to make everyone aware of volunteering opportunities, to tackle barriers to participation, to enhance access to volunteering best practice and the promotion of cooperation across borders;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Therefore proposes that a centralised EU portal be created
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to give a high profile to volunteering in sport, particularly at the grassroots level, to acknowledge the important role played by volunteer led sporting organisations in strengthening culture, promoting social inclusion and enhancing communities, and to reduce the barriers to sports volunteering across the EU;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on the Commission to address in the ‘European Skills Passport’ the need for a cohesive and transferable approach to proper screening and vetting of volunteers who work with children and/or vulnerable members of society;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Urges the Member States to develop mechanisms for validating non-formal and formal learning outcomes, which will improve the value and transferability of the skills acquired outside formal education and lead to a formalised recognition of the cross-skilling and competences acquired through volunteering;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Proposes that a training and qualifications framework for volunteer coaches and coach education be established and incorporated in the European Qualifications Framework in order to advance the mobility of volunteer coaches and to enhance the transferability of skills and competences developed through volunteering;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that information on available funding and the relevant programmes is freely available to volunteer led projects and the application procedures are not made inaccessible due to excessive red tape;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Recommends that the Commission maintain the useful contact points set up both with ‘EYV 2011 Alliance’, which includes many civil society volunteering and networking organisations, and with the national coordinating bodies, strategic partners and spokesmen of the national governments in this sector, given the large variety of bodies responsible for volunteering in the EU and encourages these contact points to engage with the proposed centralised EU Portal, as a pan European platform, to facilitate further coordination and increased cross border activity;
source: PE-480.847
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2011/2312(INI) Optimising the role of territorial development in cohesion policy
2012/03/05
EMPL
8 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Points out that territorial cooperation and macro-regional strategies could be useful instruments for identifying and combating regional disparities, such as access to education and employment, and for promoting convergence between European regions;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that there are considerable employment and social disparities both between and within regions; believes that programmes have to be tailored to regional and sub-regional needs and concentrate on a small number of priorities responding to the specific challenges they face and considers that the ESF has to continue supporting the development of local approaches in the field of employment and social inclusion;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Stresses that responding effectively to many problems in the area of social exclusion and poverty requires an adjusted and differentiated approach that has to take into account the specific needs of a given territory, such as metropolitan areas or rural areas;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Believes that mobility of workers and young graduates could be a possible solution for regional and local labour market shortages and encourages Member States and regions to use it more effectively in order to encourage territorial development and cohesion;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4 c. Considers it essential to coordinate the actions supported by the ESF at different policy levels in order to enable an efficient territorial approach; in particular, considers it necessary to link the educational services and facilities at the local level to the labour market needs;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Believes that operational programmes and projects must be designed and implemented at the appropriate level and attention must be paid to the role of cities, functional geographic territories, and areas facing specific geographical or demographic problems;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Considers that institutional capacity at different levels of intervention is a significant element ensuring the success of applying the territorial approach;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Supports the proposal of the creation of Intermediate regions which will help to ensure a proportionate and targeted response to the situation in regions where GNI is increasing and also regions where GNI is decreasing;
source: PE-488.029
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2011/2320(INI) Employment and social aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2012
2011/12/21
EMPL
9 amendments...
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the European Council to ensure coherence between the different priorities in its policy guidance, so that guidance on fiscal consolidation does not hamper efforts to tackle unemployment and mitigate the social consequences of the crisis;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is deeply concerned about the fact that the current national targets are not even in theory sufficient to achieve the EU2020 headline targets for employment, education and poverty reduction; urges the European Council to ensure that all Member States, and Member States which currently have a Memorandum of Understanding with the EU, IMF and ECB in particular, step up their national targets and that these are accompanied by concrete and realistic roadmaps for implementation and assessed using clear and consistent indicators drawing on the agreed Joint Assessment Framework, so that the EU is put on a clear and feasible track to reach all EU2020 objectives and that progress can be transparently measured;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the European Council to give the necessary budgetary leeway and encouragement for investments in sustainable job creation and that such flexibility is also available in Member States which currently have a Memorandum of Understanding with the EU, IMF and ECB; calls on Member States with a current account surplus to contribute to the reduction of macroeconomic imbalances by increasing internal demand in order to prevent a recessionary spiral detrimental to job growth across the EU;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the European Council to endorse the policy guidance to shift the tax burden away from labour, making hiring employees more attractive in order to improve the situation of vulnerable groups, young unemployed people, low-skilled workers, people with low incomes and second earners; calls on the European Council in line with the subsidiarity principle to endorse the guidance on increasing revenue through fair, effective and efficient taxation and better tax coordination to combat tax evasion;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Regrets that policy guidance aimed at making work more attractive does not address the quality of jobs and that too little attention is devoted to putting in place the necessary preconditions for increasing labour participation, notably of women; calls on the European Council to include guidance on decent work and efforts to support the reconciliation of work, family and private life, by means of affordable care and childcare provision, family- related leave and flexible working arrangements;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Emphasises that Article 9 TFEU needs to be
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Calls on Member States to promote business start-ups and support existing SMEs in their job creation activities;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Considers that the EU2020 headline target for the employment rate can only be achieved if the labour market participation of women is increased significantly; believes that guidance to Member States should aim at putting in place the necessary conditions for higher employment rates among women, such as affordable care and child care, adequate maternity, paternity and parental leave schemes and flexibility in working hours and place of work;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Member States to invest in education, training, the promotion of entrepreneurial skills, lifelong learning and informal and non-formal learning, and warns of the long-term social and economic costs of cuts in education budgets;
source: PE-478.538
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2012/0011(COD) Personal data protection: processing and free movement of data (General Data Protection Regulation)
2012/12/20
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) Children deserve specific protection of their personal data, as they may be less aware of risks, consequences, safeguards and their rights in relation to the processing of personal data. Such protection is particularly important in the context of social networks, where children should be aware of the identities of those with whom they are communicating. To determine when an individual is a child, this Regulation should take over the definition laid down by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
source: PE-502.053
2012/12/21
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Where an information society service makes social networking facilities available to children it shall take explicit measures to protect their welfare, including by ensuring, in so far as possible, that they are aware of the identities of those with whom they are communicating.
source: PE-502.055
2013/03/04
LIBE
2 amendments...
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) Children deserve specific protection of their personal data, as they may be less aware of risks, consequences, safeguards and their rights in relation to the processing of personal data. Such protection is particularly important in the context of social networks, where children should be aware of the identities of those with whom they are communicating. To determine when an individual is a child, this Regulation should take over the definition laid down by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Amendment 1016 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Where an information society service makes social networking facilities available to children it shall take explicit measures to protect their welfare, including by ensuring, in so far as possible, that they are aware of the identities of those with whom they are communicating.
source: PE-504.340
2013/03/08
LIBE
2 amendments...
Amendment 2986 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 81 – paragraph 2 2. Processing of personal data concerning health which is necessary for historical, statistical or scientific research purposes, s
Amendment 3060 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) Member States law may provide for exceptions to the requirement of consent for research, as referred to in paragraph 1a, with regard to research that serves an exceptionally high public interests, if that research cannot possibly be carried out otherwise. The data in question shall be anonymised, or if that is not possible for the research purposes, pseudonymised under the highest technical standards, and all necessary measures shall be taken to prevent re-identification of the data subjects. Such processing shall be subject to prior authorisation of the competent supervisory authority, in accordance with Article 34(1).
source: PE-506.173
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2012/0061(COD) Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services: enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC
2013/01/17
EMPL
2 amendments...
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 10 (10) Adequate and effective implementation and enforcement are key elements in protecting the rights of posted workers, whereas poor enforcement undermines the effectiveness of the Union rules applicable in this area. Close cooperation between
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 32 (32) Member States should take appropriate measures in the event of failure to comply with the obligations laid down in this Directive, including administrative and judicial procedures, and should provide for effective, dissuasive and proportionate penalties for any breaches of the obligations under this Directive. Failure of Member States to fully comply with this Directive should result in the launch of infringement proceedings by the Commission.
source: PE-500.574
2013/01/21
EMPL
2 amendments...
Amendment 710 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part 1.
Amendment 832 #
Proposal for a directive Article 21 – paragraph 1 No later than
source: PE-504.094
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2012/0184(COD) Periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers. 'Roadworthiness package'
2013/03/28
TRAN
5 amendments...
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 7 Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 8 Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – Vehicles of category M1
source: PE-507.994
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2012/0266(COD) Medical devices
2013/04/26
EMPL
10 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) This Regulation includes requirements regarding the design, safety and performance characteristics of medical devices intended to prevent occupational injuries as laid down in Council Directive 2010/32/EU of 10 May 2010 implementing the Framework Agreement on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector concluded by HOSPEEM and EPSU1. It must be recognised that these requirements would only apply in health settings specifically recognised in the Framework Agreement between HOSPEEM and EPSU and this Regulation should enable separate discussions to take place in other settings such as dental clinics which were not embraced by that Framework Agreement. ________________ 1 OJ L 134, 1.6.2010, p. 66.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 53 (53) Healthcare professionals and patients should be empowered to report suspected serious incidents, which affect the safety of patients, care givers, healthcare professionals or others, at national level using harmonised formats. The national competent authorities should inform manufacturers and share the information with their peers when they confirm that a serious incident has occurred in order to minimise recurrence of those incidents.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 45 (45) ‘corrective action’ means action
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 46 (46) ‘field safety corrective action’ means corrective action taken by the manufacturer
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 47 (47) ‘field safety notice’ means
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 44 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Throughout this process, the views of all relevant stakeholders including patients, caregivers or healthcare professionals' organisations, shall be taken into account.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 94 – paragraph 4 4. By way of derogation from Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC, conformity assessment bodies which comply with this Regulation may be designated and notified before its date of application. Notified bodies which are designated and notified in accordance with this Regulation may apply the conformity assessment procedures laid down in this Regulation and issue certificates in accordance with this Regulation before its date of application provided that the relevant delegated and implementing acts have entered into force.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – part II – point 11 – point 11.2 a (new) 11.2a. Devices which can transfer potentially fatal blood-borne infections to healthcare staff, patients or other persons, by unintended cuts and pricks such as needle stick injuries, shall incorporate appropriate safety-engineered protection mechanisms in accordance with Directive 2010/32/EU. However the specificities relating to the dental profession must be respected.
source: PE-510.536
2013/05/14
ENVI
11 amendments...
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 5 – indent 2 – paragraph 2 Any device intended to be partially introduced into the human body by clinical intervention and intended to remain in place after the procedure for at least 30 days shall also be considered an implantable device; 'implantable device' means any device, including those that are partially or wholly absorbed, which is intended
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – title I
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 1. The manufacturer of an implantable device shall provide together with the device
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part This
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 7 – point a (a) determining the devices, categories or groups of devices whose identification shall be based on the UDI system as set out in paragraphs 1 to 6, and the timelines for implementing this. Following a risk-based approach, implementation of the UDI system shall be
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 7 – point b (b) specifying the data to be included in the production identifier
Amendment 537 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 88(3). Before adopting implementing acts, the Commission shall consult with relevant stakeholders and take into account their suggestions.
Amendment 539 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 – paragraph 4 – point b (b) amending or supplementing the classification criteria set out in Annex VII. Before adopting delegated acts, the Commission shall consult with relevant stakeholders and take into account their suggestions.
Amendment 706 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 78 – paragraph 6 6. Where appropriate, organisations representing the interests of the medical device industry, healthcare professionals, laboratories, patients and consumers at Union level shall be invited to MDCG meetings in the capacity of observers. The MDCG may invite, on a case-by-
Amendment 782 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – part II – point 11 – point 11.7 11.7. Devices shall be designed and manufactured in such a way as to facilitate the safe disposal of the device and the substances with which the device has been exposed to and/or of any waste substances by the user, patient or other person and, where possible and appropriate, replace with the use of devices and methods with improved safety features and characteristics to reduce as far as possible the exposure of patients, users and other persons to potentially harmful substances, such as chemical or nuclear material.
Amendment 852 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 7 – part III – point 6 – point 6.7 – paragraph 1 All devices incorporating or consisting of nanomaterial
source: PE-510.765
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2012/0295(COD) Fund for European aid to the most deprived (2014-2020)
2013/03/01
AGRI
12 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2 a) Article 2 of the Treaty of the European Union underlines that the Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 b (new) (2 b) Article 6 of the Treaty of the European Union underlines that the Union recognises the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (hereinafter the ‘Fund’) should strengthen social cohesion by contributing to the reduction of poverty in the Union by supporting, primarily through the provision of food supplies, national schemes that provide non-financial assistance to the most deprived persons to alleviate food deprivation, homelessness and material deprivation of children.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4 a) The Fund cannot replace public policies undertaken by Member State governments to limit the need for emergency food aid and to develop sustainable targets and policies for the full eradication of hunger, poverty and social exclusion.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 a (new) (16 a) All citizens in the European Union should be treated equally and yet levels of deprivation differ across Member States. The Commission should produce a report showing what percentage the European funds make up of national budgets for aid programmes for most deprived persons.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 b (new) (16 b) Much of the work undertaken by associations working with the provision of food to Europe's most deprived is undertaken by volunteers. Therefore, the process for applying to be a beneficiary of the Fund must not be prohibitively complicated.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 a (new) (18 a) Member States and partner organisations should work actively with large and small scale companies throughout the food supply chain, in line with their corporate and social responsibility programmes, as well as economical incentives, to reduce food waste and to ensure this produce is made available to associations working with Europe's most deprived.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) The Fund shall be used to complement national strategies, not to replace or reduce national, long-term, sustainable poverty eradication and social inclusion programmes, which remain the responsibility of Member States.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. The Fund may support accompanying measures, primarily complementing the provision of food
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 12 a (new) (12 a) The Fund shall be used to complement national strategies, not to replace Member States' authorities' responsibilities, for eradicating poverty and social exclusion, notably through the provision of long-term, sustainable programmes aiming at social reintegration rather than alleviating immediate food deprivation and material needs.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 12 b (new) (12 b) Member States, and the bodies designated by them, shall build partnerships with companies throughout the food chain to create programmes allowing food companies to reduce waste and fulfil corporate and social responsability programmes, and for associations working with Europe's most deprived to gain access to food resources.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new) This platform shall include encouraging an exchange between those working on immediate material deprivation alleviation and organisations working for longer- term, sustainable social reintegration, and looking at how links could be developed between these different objectives.
source: PE-506.108
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2012/0299(COD) Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges
2013/05/17
EMPL
12 amendments...
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 2 a (new) (2a) In order to achieve gender equality in the workplace there must be a gender balanced model of decision making at all levels within the company while also ensuring the elimination of the gender pay gap which contributes significantly to the feminisation of poverty.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 6 a (new) (6a) In their internal staffing policies all EU institutions and agencies should comply with the principle of gender equality, in particular by ensuring gender balanced decision making at all levels within the bodies concerned.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 (7) The efficient use of human capital is the most important determinant of an economy's competitiveness and is key to addressing the EU's ever increasing demographic challenges, to competing successfully in a globalised economy and to ensuring a comparative advantage vis-à- vis third countries. The pool of highly trained and qualified women is constantly growing as evidenced by the fact that 60 per cent of university graduates are female. A continued failure to draw on this pool in appointments to economic decision-making positions would amount to a failure to fully exploit skilled human capital.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 a (new) (7a) In order to ensure the promotion of gender equality, Member States should put in place provisions whereby men and women can combine work and family life, in particular, flexible arrangements and supports for those with care responsibilities.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 8 (8) At company level, it is widely acknowledged that the presence of women on boards improves corporate governance, because team performance is enhanced and the quality of decision
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 9 (9) Existing evidence also shows that labour market equality can improve economic growth substantially. Enhancing female presence in the boardrooms of listed companies in the Union not only affects the women appointed to boards, but also contributes to attracting female talent to the company and ensuring a greater presence of women at all levels of management and in the workforce. Therefore, a higher share of women on company boards
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 14 (14) While this Directive does not aim to harmonise national laws on the selection procedures and qualification criteria for board positions in detail, the introduction of certain minimum standards as regards the requirement for listed companies without balanced gender representation to take appointment decisions for non- executive directors on the basis of an objective comparative assessment of the qualifications of candidates in terms of suitability, competence and professional performance
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 15 (15) The Europe 2020 Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth ascertained that increased female labour force participation is a precondition for boosting growth and for tackling demographic challenges in Europe. The Strategy set a headline target of reaching an employment rate of 75 per cent for women and men aged 20-64 by 2020, which can only be reached if there is a clear commitment to gender equality and a reinforced effort to tackle all barriers to women's participation in the labour market. The current economic crisis has magnified Europe's ever-growing need to rely on knowledge, competence and innovation and to make full use of the pool of available talent. Enhancing female participation in economic decision-making, on company boards
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 18 (18) This Directive should not apply to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as defined by Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, even if they are listed companies, however Member states should put in place policies to support and incentivise SMEs to significantly improve the gender balance at all levels of management and on company boards.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 20 (20) All board systems distinguish between executive directors, who are involved in the daily management of the company, and non-executive directors who are not involved in the daily management, but do perform a supervisory function. The quantitative objectives provided for in this Directive should apply only to the non- executive directors in order to strike the right balance between the need to increase the gender diversity of boards and the need to minimise interference with the day-to- day management of a company, however Member States should encourage and incentivise companies to extend the provisions of this Directive to executive directors and to all levels of management within the company. As the non-executive directors perform supervisory tasks, it is also easier to recruit qualified candidates from outside the company and to a large extent also from outside the specific sector in which a company operates – a consideration which is of importance for areas of the economy where members of a particular sex are especially under- represented in the workforce.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 23 (23) Member States exercise a dominant influence over listed companies which are public undertakings within the meaning of Article 2(b) of Commission Directive 2006/111/EC of 16 November 2006 on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and public undertakings, as well as on financial transparency within certain undertakings. Due to that dominant influence, they have the instruments at their disposal to bring about the necessary change more rapidly. Therefore, in such companies the objective of least 40 per cent of non-executive directors of the under-represented sex should be set at an earlier date and Member States should encourage and incentivise these companies to extend the provisions of this Directive to executive directors and to all levels of management within the company.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 1 Member States
source: PE-510.793
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2012/0366(COD) Tobacco and related products: manufacture, presentation and sale. Approximation of Member States legislation
2013/05/14
ENVI
5 amendments...
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 (28) ‘roll-your-own tobacco’ means tobacco which can be used for making cigarettes by consumers
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States shall not prohibit the use of additives which are essential for the manufacture of
Amendment 676 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) in conjunction with the bar codes, tax stamps, track and trace and other essential markings, cover 75 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
Amendment 707 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g source: PE-510.713
2013/05/21
ENVI
3 amendments...
Amendment 724 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 2 Amendment 742 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c Amendment 879 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 1 1.
source: PE-510.717
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2012/2003(INI) Social Investment Pact - as a response to the crisis
2012/05/15
EMPL
14 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - having regard to the Commision Communication of 18 April 2012 on Towards a job-rich recovery (COM(2012)173),
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) - having regard to the Commission Regulation Proposal of 6 October 2011 on a European Union Programme for Social Change and Innovation COM(2011)609,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 a (new) - having regard to the Commission Communication of 20 December 2011 on the Youth Opportunities Initiative COM(2011)933,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the current economic
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas education outcomes in the European Union are still inadequate to meet labour market needs and fall short of the growing skill-intensity of available jobs, as well as of skills needed for future job rich sectors;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that social investments, being the provision and use of finance to generate social as well as economic returns, aim at addressing emerging social risks and needs, and focus on public policies and human capital investment strategies that prepare individuals, families and societies to adopt to various transformations and to manage their transition towards more flexible labour markets where new skills will be needed for future job rich sectors;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Facilitating and focusing on social entrepreneurship and access to microfinance for vulnerable groups and those furthest away from the labour market are key in the context of social investment, in that they allow the creation of new sustainable jobs, often persisting changes in the economic cycles;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the crisis
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point b b)
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point e e)
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Encourages Member States to invest in supporting young persons, and in improving their access to the labour market, by providing training and youth internship programmes, by promoting entrepreneurship and a youth guarantee, by creating incentives for employers to engage graduates, by securing a better transition from education to work and by promoting European and regional mobility and by stressing the importance of vocational and educational training;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to guarantee a comprehensive implementation of flexicurity principles, and to address labour market segmentation, by providing both adequate social protection coverage for people in periods of transition, or on temporary or part-time employment contracts, and access to training, career development and full-time work possibilities;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Encourages Member States to invest in services – such as childcare, all-day school and elderly care places – that help promote gender equality, foster better work–life balance and facilitate for all parents to establish themselves on the formal labour market;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
source: PE-489.506
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2012/2016(BUD) 2013 budget: mandate for trilogue
2012/04/27
EMPL
2 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the 2013 budget should support the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and calls for adequate funding of the flagship initiatives ‘Youth on the Move’, ‘New Skills for New Jobs’, ‘European Platform Against Poverty’ and ‘An Innovation Union’; calls for particular emphasis to be put on job creation through the establishment and consolidation of new businesses and to highlight the significant role they play in achieving the employment target of 75% for 2020;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for a sustained effort to be made through the budget to provide for appropriate training and reskilling, with the support of the social partners for sectors with labour shortages, and for improved utilisation of the ESF and enhancement of the EGF; calls on the Member States to make full use of the EGF and in particular increase their efforts to improve awareness of this instrument;
source: PE-487.994
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2012/2031(INI) Protection of animals during transport
2012/05/06
AGRI
6 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the transport of meat and other animal products
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas animal slaughter and meat processing at the closest possible proximity to the breeding location
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes that
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the improvement in the quality of animal transport
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the fact that in its report the Commission used the scientific research presented by
source: PE-486.028
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2012/2039(INI) Statute for a European mutual society
2012/10/16
EMPL
4 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Points out that certain Mutual Societies have a very strong voluntary component and that this volunteer ethos must be preserved and facilitated.
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 14. Regards as regrettable the gap in EU legislation, as mutual societies are not specifically mentioned in the treaties and respect for their business models is not covered by any secondary legislation, which refers only to public and private enterprises, which undermines the status of mutual societies, their development and the establishment of a cross-border group and therefore believes that Mutual Societies should be included in Article 54 TFEU in order to ensure that the diversity of enterprises is fully anchored in the Treaties;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to take into account the specific characteristics of mutual societies so as to ensure a level playing field, with a view to avoiding additional discrimination and ensuring that any new legislation is proportionate as well as guaranteeing a fair and competitive market.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Annexe - Paragraph 17 a (new) - Recommendation 6 (new) 17a. Calls on the EU Commission to introduce into the proposed regulation the main characteristics of Mutual societies’ person-based societies, operating essentially according to the principle of self-governance, where the members or their representatives take part directly in defining the mutual society's policy or have the right to influence that policy. Mutual societies do not aim to make profit for distribution to external shareholders and are based on individual affiliation and open enrolment. They are non- discriminatory as far as risk selection is concerned, democratically oriented by their members and financed through solidarity, with a view to improving social conditions of local communities and of wider society in the spirit of mutuality.
source: PE-497.912
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2012/2042(INI)
2012/05/06
EMPL
5 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recognises that administrative burdens and financial risks often result in stress and other negative health impacts for employees and owners of SMEs and micro enterprises; emphasises the need for employment and social regulation to contribute to the well-being of entrepreneurs and their employees without creating additional barriers to their success;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Notes that developing e-government and one stop shops will reduce administrative procedures and create new business opportunities; notes that greater access to procurement markets can assist SMEs in unlocking their potential for job creation; notes that such e-government could be used to provide access to all relevant information on compliance with employment legislation and tax regimes, as well as information on accessing different levels of European, national and regional funding and support schemes for SMEs and micro-enterprises;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes that lack of appropriate infrastructure in rural areas, e.g. broadband internet access, presents a serious barrier to employment and growth, particularly for SMEs, micro- enterprises, the self employed and "self- starters", which could otherwise benefit from location outside cities and high rent areas;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Notes that costs associated with compliance have a disproportionate effect on SMEs, especially on micro-enterprises; and that these costs can present a major obstacle to expansion of these businesses and their capacity to employ and retain staff; encourages Member States to take this into account when reviewing their national tax and social security regimes;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Notes and strongly supports the focus on micro-enterprises in a strengthened SME test (see COM(2011)0803) through which all available possibilities such as exclusion from the scope, individual provisions, extended transition periods or lighter regimes are systematically assessed
source: PE-491.123
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2012/2058(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: technical assistance by the Commission
2012/05/16
BUDG
7 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Agrees with the measures proposed by the Commission to be financed as technical assistance in accordance with Article 8(1) and (4) as well as with Article 9 (2) of the EGF Regulation;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that the Commission will start to prepare the final evaluation of the EGF; regrets, however, that the results will arrive too late to feed into the discussion on the new regulation for the EGF in 2014-2020, especially regarding the effectiveness of the use of the crisis derogation criterion, since the concerned EGF cases were not analysed in the EGF mid-term evaluation report;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Regrets that the Commission does not envisage any particular awareness raising activities for 2012 in the situation where the utility of the EGF and its existence in the next financing period are questioned by Member States, including the frequent users of the Fund; recalls that the current proposal for the technical assistance will leave around EUR 630 000 unused for 2012;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Interrogates the Commission on the impact and efficiency of the information tools funded by technical assistance in previous years; asks for reliable data on the use of those tools;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Notes that the Commission will continue to work on the standardised procedures for simplified applications, faster processing of the applications and better reporting; asks the Commission to present the progress made following the use of technical assistance in 2011; recalls the need to shorten the application procedures;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Recalls the importance of networking and exchange of information on the EGF; supports, therefore, the funding of the Expert Group of Contact Persons of the EGF; underlines further the importance to liaise all those involved in EGF applications, including the social partners, to create as much synergies as possible;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 e (new) 3e. Encourages the Member States to profit from the exchange of best practices and to learn particularly from those Member States that have already put in place national information networks on the EGF involving the social partners and stakeholders at local level with a view to having a good structure for assistance in place once mass redundancies might occur;
source: PE-489.529
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2012/2061(INI) Information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring
2012/02/08
EMPL
29 amendments...
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 1, Recital 10 (10) Such an Union framework should apply to major companies and groups of companies, those which employ on the territory of the Union
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 4, paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 4, paragraph 3 3. To that end, companies
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 5, title Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, introductory part 2.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, point a Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, point b Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 5, paragraph 2 b, subpoint 6 – training p
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, point b subpoint 8 – specific training measures to
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 5, paragraph 3 Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 5, paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The training needs of individual employees should be reviewed on a regular basis and appropriate training solutions identified, where necessary.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 6, paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. After having considered the information provided the employees' representatives may, within a reasonable time, offer an opinion on the measures envisaged which can be taken into account by the company when finalising its decisions.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 6, paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. The local economic actors, in particular companies and their employees in a situation of dependence in relation to the restructuring company should also be informed from the beginning about the proposed restructuring.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 7, paragraph 3 Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 8, paragraph 2 2. In particular, good practice suggests that companies sh
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 9 Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 10, paragraph 1 1. When a restructuring operation
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 10, paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 11, paragraph 3 3. In regions affected by structural change, public authorities sh
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point a a) creat
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point b b) promot
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point c c) promot
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point d d) implementing training actions benefiting small and medium-sized companies and their employees and support dialogue and co-operation between these and large companies;
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point e e) favouring regional employment and economic and social re-conversion.
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 12, paragraph 1 1. Without prejudice to the obligations of companies resulting from national laws or practices, public authorities sh
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 13 Member States shall designate the public authorities, at national, regional or local level that are responsible for the purposes of th
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 14, Title Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 16, Title Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 16, paragraph 1 1. Member States shall
source: PE-494.614
2012/07/26
EMPL
4 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Heading 1 with recommendations to the Commission on a Code of Practice on the Information and consultation of workers
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the crisis which began in 2008 has served to speed up the rate of change sharply; whereas
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas good information and consultation in relation to restructuring
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Requests the Commission to submit to the Parliament within three months of the date of adoption of this resolution on the basis of Article 225 of the Treaty, a
source: PE-494.585
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2012/2089(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the footwear industry in Spain
2012/05/23
BUDG
10 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 2 b) of the EGF Regulation are met and that, therefore, Spain is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes that the Spanish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 28 December 2011 and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 4 May 2012; welcomes the fact that the evaluation process and submission of additional information by the Member State were speedy and accurate;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Notes that the footwear sector represented 26% of the total employment in the region of Valenciana and therefore was an important contributor to local economy, which is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises in traditional sectors like textile, shoes and ceramics;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Notes that the region of Valenciana has been hit in the past by four mass dismissals and welcomes the fact that the region decided to use the EGF support to address those redundancies: EGF/2009/014 ES/Valencia - Ceramic industry, EGF/2010/005 ES/Valencia - Stone marble, EGF/2010/009 ES/Valencia - Textile sector, EGF/2011/006 ES/Valenciana - Construction sector; welcomes the fact that the region builds on the experience with the EGF and quickly assists workers in several sectors;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Notes the information given by the Spanish authorities that in their assessment based on the experience with previous applications, only 350 of the workers targeted for the EGF support will choose to participate in the measures; calls on the Spanish authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. Welcomes the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Spanish authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 g (new) 1g. Notes that the educational background of the dismissed workers is rather poor and recalls the importance of improving the employability of such workers by means of adapted training and recognition of skills and competences gained through out the professional career; expects the training on offer in the coordinated package to be adapted to the level and needs of the dismissed workers;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 h (new) 1h. Notes that the training measures target high-added value jobs in the footwear sector, which according to the Spanish authorities are unlikely to relocate, as well as jobs in sectors, which offer prospects for growth in the short or medium-term;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 i (new) 1i. Welcomes the fact that the social partners were consulted on the contents of the coordinated package, allocation of roles and distribution and scheduling of tasks;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 j (new) 1j. Highlights the fact that lessons should be learned from the preparation and implementation of this and other applications addressing mass dismissals in a high number of SMEs in one sector, in particular, in terms of the eligibility of self-employed and owners of the SMEs for EGF support in the future regulation and the arrangements used by the regions and the Member States to come up quickly with sectoral applications covering a large number of enterprises;
source: PE-489.583
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2012/2097(INI) Corporate Social Responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery
2012/11/30
EMPL
2 amendments...
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Recognises that the Laeken Declaration in 2001 points out that the EU institutions need to be brought closer to the Unions citizens;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new) 26b. Supports the development of the 'Solidarité proposal' for an inter- institutional human resources programme in the EU Institutions to facilitate the involvement of the Institutions' staff and trainees in community engagement through benevolent humanitarian and positive social activities, both as part of staff training and volunteering in their own time.
source: PE-501.896
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2012/2110(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the shipbuilding industry in Denmark
2012/06/29
BUDG
11 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 2 (a) of the Regulation No. 1927/2006 are met and that, therefore, Denmark is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that the Danish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 28 October 2011 and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 6 June 2012; urges the Commission to speed up the evaluation process, in particular in case of applications targeting sectors where EGF was already deployed on several occasions;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the Danish authorities have indicated that, in their assessment, only 550 of 981 workers dismissed would choose to participate in the measures while others would either decide to retire or would find new employment themselves; calls on the Danish authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes the fact that the municipalities of Odense and Kerteminde, which are heavily affected by the dismissals in the Odense Steel Shipyard, were closely involved in the application, which is a part of a strategy for new growth opportunities in the region formulated by a consortium of local, regional and national stakeholders following the announcement of the closure of the shipyard in 2009;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that the Danish authorities propose a relatively expensive coordinated package of personalised services (EUR 11 737 of EGF support per worker); welcomes, however, the fact that the package consists of measures that are additional and innovative compared to those offered regularly by the employment agencies and which are adapted to assist highly skilled workers in a difficult employment market;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes the fact that the vocational training courses target new areas of strong growth or where strong public commitments are to be implemented in coming years, namely Energy Technology, Construction and Landscaping, Robotics and Welfare Technology;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the fact that the coordinated package of personalised services offers also incentives and courses to start a new business which are foreseen for ten workers (including one start up loan of EUR 26 000), especially in the region where entrepreneurship is weak;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes, however, the proposed subsistence allowance of EUR 103 per worker per day of active involvement and that the amount foreseen for those allowances represent more than one-third of the total cost of the package; recalls that that EGF support should primarily be allocated to job search and training programmes rather than contributing directly to financial allowances which are the responsibility of Member States by virtue of the national law;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Welcomes the fact that the EGF support in this case is coordinated by a newly set-up EGF Secretariat under the Odense Municipality and that a dedicated website was established and two conferences are planned to promote the outcome of the two EGF applications;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses that the Danish authorities recognise the advantages of the EGF and its unique capacity to assist dismissed workers immediately with specific tailored measures; notes that in the Danish authorities' view those measures could have been deployed either in the framework of the European Social Fund or of the European Regional Development Fund;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Deplores the fact that, despite several successful Danish mobilisations of the EGF under both the trade-related and the crisis related criteria, Denmark is among the countries undermining the future of the EGF after 2013, blocking the extension of the crisis derogation and decreasing the financial allocation to the Commission for technical assistance for the EGF for 2012.
source: PE-492.679
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2012/2121(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in construction of buildings in Spain
2012/06/29
BUDG
10 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in point b) of Article 2 of the Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 are met and that, therefore, Spain is entitled to a financial contribution under that regulation;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that the Spanish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 28 December 2011 and that its assessment was made available by the European Commission on 18 June 2012; welcomes the relatively speedy evaluation process;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the employment situation in the region is difficult as the unemployment rates doubled in the period 2008-2011 and that the region is suffering from depopulation; welcomes the fact that EGF is seen as an efficient tool to support local labour markets and that the region already applied for the EGF support (EGF/2008/004 ES Castilla y León & Aragón automotive and EGF/2010/016 ES Aragón retail);
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that the Spanish authorities inform that in their assessment based on the experience with previous EGF applications, only 320 of the workers targeted for the EGF support will choose to participate in the measures; calls on the Spanish authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes the fact that in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Spanish authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures on 28 December 2011 well ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes the fact that the regional authorities engage in dialogue with the social partners in order to improve the match between the demand and supply in the labour market and that the coordinated package of personalised services has been discussed and developed with the social partners;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes in particular the training course which was designed to match the identified needs of local enterprises, which will in turn undertake to employ some of the workers participating in this action;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Regrets that the measures supporting entrepreneurship are foreseen only for 20 workers; hopes that the Spanish authorities will promote entrepreneurship and be able to adapt the coordinated package of services in case of increased interest in this kind of measures;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes that the coordinated package foresees several participation incentives to encourage participation in the measures: job search allowance of EUR 300 (lump sum), outplacement allowance of EUR 200 and EUR 400 for self-employed per month for a maximum of three months; recalls that the EGF support should be primarily allocated to training and job search as well as training programs instead of contributing directly to unemployment benefits which are the responsibility of national institutions;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Notes that the case at hand reflects the social and economic landscape of the specific region which could in the future be addressed by extending the scope of the EGF to self-employed workers (as proposed by the Commission in the proposal for the EGF 2014-2020);
source: PE-492.767
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2012/2144(INI) Internal Market for services: state of play and next steps
2012/12/12
EMPL
1 amendments...
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes the need to improve the rules on portability of pension schemes, in particular occupational pension schemes.
source: PE-502.030
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2012/2154(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in construction of buildings in the Netherlands
2012/09/24
BUDG
8 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes this call for the EGF financial contribution by the Dutch Government even though this Member State has opposed the extension of the crisis derogation for the current EGF and jeopardises the future oft the EGF after 2013;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the Dutch authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 15 December 2011 and that its assessment was made available by the European Commission on 16 July 2012; regrets the lengthy evaluation process;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Understands that the construction sector is an important employer in the Gelderland region and the redundancies will have an impact on local communities given that already 4100 jobs were lost in the sector in 2010 and that youth unemployment has risen by 10% in 2011;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes however that according to Eurostat the national unemployment rate in the Netherlands in July stood at 5,3 % and is the second lowest in the EU;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes the involvement of the social partners in the design and in the implementation of the coordinated package which makes a part of a social plan agreed by the social partners;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes more extensive explanations of the modules included in the coordinated package compared to the previous Dutch applications; notes however, the very high cost of training amounting to EUR 18 000 per worker (foreseen for 75 workers) and the outplacement assistance - EUR 8 500 per worker (foreseen for 150 workers) and requests more information concerning those two measures and operators carrying them out;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Welcomes the fact that the EGF contribution is planned to support solely active labour measures (training and counselling) and will not be used for subsistence allowances;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Welcomes the fact that in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Dutch authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures on 1 January 2012 well ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package;
source: PE-496.459
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2012/2155(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the pharmaceutical sector in Sweden
2012/09/24
BUDG
9 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes this call for the EGF financial contribution by the Swedish Government even though this Member State is opposed to the EGF after 2013;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the Swedish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 23 December 2011
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Regrets the decision of AstraZeneca to increase R&D investments in countries like China or Russia, reflecting a strategy that is detrimental to highly skilled jobs in the Union and contrary to Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Swedish authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures on 26 October 2011 well ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for trade reciprocity in trade between the Union and third countries as an essential condition for EU companies to gain access to new non-European markets;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes that the workers dismissed from Astra Zeneca are highly skilled and educated and therefore require specific approach; regrets that the Swedish authorities do not inform about the areas in which the training measures and occupational guidance have been planned and if and how these have been adapted to the local labour markets affected by the dismissal;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes that the R&D activities carried out in Lund site have been transferred by AstraZeneca to Mölndal site; inquires if any of the Lund workers were offered the possibility to be employed in the enlarged site of Mölndal instead of being dismissed;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes that the coordinated package foresees several participation incentives to encourage participation in the measures: job search allowance of EUR 7 170 (calculated for an average of 6 months of participation) mobility allowance of EUR 500; recalls that the EGF support should be primarily allocated to training and job search as well as training programs instead of contributing directly to unemployment benefits which are the responsibility of national institutions;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Welcomes the fact that Swedish authorities plan to organise an awareness raising campaign about activities supported by the EGF;
source: PE-496.457
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2012/2157(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in ICT services in Ireland
2012/09/24
BUDG
8 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Regrets the decision of a Talk Talk to form alliances with three key non-EU providers where a significant bulk of work is being transferred, reflecting a strategy that is detrimental to EU industrial jobs and to the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls for reciprocity in trade between the EU and third countries as a an essential condition for EU companies to gain access to new non European markets;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that the dismissals took place in the South East region which has seen it employment rates decreased from 62,7 to 58,1% over the period 2007-2011 and suffers from the unemployment rate higher then the state average;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Regrets that TalkTalk decided to close the Waterford site was abruptly and left the workers only 30 day notice not allowing for proper discussion on the redundancy plan and nor the involvement of the social partners; regrets that no social partners were involved in the planning and design of the EGF application as no trade unions existed at Talk Talk level; notes however that the concerned workers were consulted directly;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the fact that the Irish authorities decided to start the implementation of the coordinated package already on 7 September well in advance of the decision of the budgetary authority on granting the support;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes that the coordinated package foresees several participation incentives to encourage participation in the measures: training, education and enterprise allowance of EUR 3 612,14 per worker which is available "in lieu of social welfare payments", EGF training grant of EUR 2 600,84 and EGF course expenses contribution of EUR 2 500; notes that despite evidently high cost and risk of launching own business, the support foreseen for business start-up and self- employment of EUR 2 600 is lower then the allowances available to participants on training;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Regrets that the regulation allows EGF support to substitute social welfare payments required under the national legislation; emphasizes that the fund should be primarily allocated to training and job search as well as occupational orientation programs and promotion of entrepreneurship, acting complementarily to national institutions and not substituting employment benefit or any other social welfare payments which are the responsibility of national institutions under national laws;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Notes that the Irish authorities complain about time constraints for EGF implementation which prevents from providing training courses exceeding the 24-month implementation period; welcomes the fact that an accelerated bachelor course has been designed for the targeted workers that addresses identified skills shortages and which can be concluded within the EGF implementation period;
source: PE-496.458
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2012/2160(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the shipbuilding industry in Spain
2012/09/21
BUDG
8 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the Spanish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 28 December 2011
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the employment situation in the region is difficult as the unemployment rates reached 18,% for women and 16,32% for men in the end of 2011; welcomes the fact that EGF is seen as an efficient tool to support local labour markets and that the region has already applied for the EGF support (EGF/2010/003 ES Galicia / Textile sector);
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that the Spanish authorities inform that in their assessment based on the experience with previous EGF applications, only 450 of the workers targeted for the EGF support will choose to participate in the measures; calls on the Spanish authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes the fact that the regional authorities engaged in dialogue with the social partners in order to plan and implement the coordinated package of personalised services;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes that the coordinated package foresees several participation incentives to encourage participation in the measures: job search allowance (EUR 400) (lump sum) outplacement incentive (EUR 200), mobility allowance (EUR 180), on-the-job training allowance (EUR 300); recalls that the EGF support should be primarily allocated to training and job search as well as training programs instead of contributing directly to unemployment benefits which are the responsibility of national institutions;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Regrets that the information on the training measures does not describe in which sectors the workers are likely to find employment and if the package has been adapted to the future economic prospects in the region;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Regrets that the measures supporting entrepreneurship do not contain any financial support to set up own business while several financial incentives are offered for workers following trainings.
source: PE-496.456
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2012/2164(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in aluminium production in the Netherlands
2012/09/21
BUDG
8 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes this call for the EGF financial contribution by the Dutch Government even though this Member State has opposed the extension of the crisis derogation for the current EGF and jeopardises the future of the EGF after 2013;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the Dutch authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 28 December 2011
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that the application clearly states that 'cuts in public expenditure had a direct negative impact on investments in infrastructure and housing programmes', thus nurturing the vicious circle between austerity and the accelerated destruction of industrial jobs in the Union;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the fact that in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Dutch authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures on 2 January 2013 well ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that the redundancies will have a noticeable impact on local communities and the number of open positions compared to the number of unemployed; regrets that the application does not provide any statistical data about the labour market concerned;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the involvement of the social partners in the design of the coordinated package via the Mobility Center Zalco, a collective initiative of the parties involved in the Zeeland labour market;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Regrets that the information on the training measures does not describe in which sectors the workers are likely to find employment and if the package has been adapted to the future economic prospects in the region;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Welcomes the fact that the EGF contribution is planned to support solely active labour measures (training and counselling) and will not be used for allowances;
source: PE-496.460
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2012/2165(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the automotive industry in France
2012/09/21
BUDG
7 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Regrets the period of 27 months of assessment between the submission of the application on 5 May 2010 and the adoption of the proposal for a decision of the Budgetary Authority on 21 August 2012; notes that this is so far the longest period of assessment of an application for EGF mobilisation since its creation in 2007;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the coordinated package of personalised services supported by the EGF is part of the voluntary redundancy plan launched to help 5 100 workers to leave PSA and which comprises also measures required by French national law in case of mass redundancies, like early retirement schemes;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that the EGF will only support measures additional to those required by virtue of national law falling within three strands of the redundancy plan: "professional or personal project", "redeployment leave" and "setting up or taking over a business"; requests more information on the features of the measures included in the coordinated package of personalised service making them additional compared to the measures obligatory under national legislation or collective agreements;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a Notes that the coordinated package includes allowances provided under the category "redeployment leave" amounting to an average of 5 105,18 EUR per worker offered to 1 080 workers; recalls that the EGF support should be primarily allocated to training and job search as well as training programs instead of contributing directly to unemployment benefits which are the responsibility of national institutions;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a Requests more information on the types of training provided, especially for employees older than 55 years, who represent more than 41,55% of targeted workers and highlights the importance of (re)training for active labour market measures in line with the future needs of the labour market so as to promote sustainable employment;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a Notes that the measures will not replace measures within the responsibility of the company under national law or collective agreements and that the measures target individual workers and will not be used for restructuring of PSA;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Recalls that the Commission in its Communication "Responding to the crisis in the European automotive industry" (COM(2009)0104) has presented an integrated approach to address structural problems by making the sector more competitive and more in tune with the needs of the future, to which EGF measures can positively contribute, albeit on a small scale;
source: PE-496.455
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2012/2184(DEC) 2011 discharge: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND)
2013/01/30
EMPL
1 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes the commitment of the Foundation to continue and even increase efforts to reduce the amount of planned carry forward through closer budget monitoring.
source: PE-504.219
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2012/2188(DEC) 2011 discharge: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
2013/01/30
EMPL
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes the commitment of the Agency to carry out a comprehensive physical check of all its assets by the end of 2012.
source: PE-504.222
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2012/2192(DEC) 2011 discharge: European Training Foundation (ETF)
2013/01/30
EMPL
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) source: PE-504.223
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2012/2228(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the wind turbine manufacturing industry in Denmark
2012/09/10
BUDG
11 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes this call for the EGF financial contribution by the Danish Government even though this Member State has opposed the extension of the crisis derogation for the current EGF and jeopardises the future of the EGF after 2013;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the fact that
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Is of the opinion that the EU wind energy market is set to grow further generating demand for Europe's wind turbine manufacturers and associated industries through the on-going promotion of energy from renewable sources at EU level; points in this respect to the mandatory national targets for the use of renewable energy by 2020; therefore, expresses concern about this particular relocation and points out the risk of importation of wind turbines produced in Asia to the European market;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that this is the third EGF application addressing the layoffs in the wind turbine industry, all of them from Denmark (EGF/2010/017 DK/Midtjylland Machinery and EGF/2010/022 DK/LM Glasfiber);
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the fact that the
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes that the dismissals in the municipality of Ringkøbing-Skjern are the direct result of the strategic decision taken by Vestas group in November 2011 to reorganise its structure and increase proximity to its customers in the regional markets, especially in China; notes that this reorganisation will result in 2 335 layoffs world-wide and is estimated to bring EUR 150 million reduction in fixed costs to the group;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes that the EGF has already supported 325 of 825 Vestas group workers made redundant in the first round of dismissals taking place in 2009; inquires about the results of the coordinated package in terms of the reintegration rate of the dismissed workers on the labour market and if any lessons were learnt for the new deployment of the EGF in the region;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Welcomes the fact that the package contains considerable financial incentives for setting-up own businesses which will strictly be linked to participation in entrepreneurship courses and monitoring exercise at the end of the EGF project;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Notes, however, that more than half of the EGF support will possibly be spent on financial allowances - 720 workers are said to receive subsistence allowance (including student grants) which is estimated at EUR 10 400 per worker;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Recalls that that the EGF support should primarily be allocated to job search and training programs instead of contributing directly to financial allowances; considers that, if included in the package, the EGF support should be of complementary nature and never replace allowances under the responsibility of Member States or companies by virtue of national law or collective agreements;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Deplores the fact that despite eight successful Danish mobilisations of the EGF under both the trade-related and the crisis related criteria, Denmark is among the Member States undermining the future of the EGF after 2013 and blocking the extension of the crisis derogation;
source: PE-497.800
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