Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI
Constituencies
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Poland
Platforma Obywatelska
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Poland
Platforma Obywatelska
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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Poland
Platforma Obywatelska
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Groups
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PPE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2012/07/11 - 9999/12/31
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PPE
Member of the Bureau
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2009/07/14 - 2012/07/10
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PPE-DE
Member of the Bureau
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/08/31 - 2009/07/13
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/07/20 - 2004/08/30
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/07/20 - 2004/08/30
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/08/31 - 2009/07/13
EP staff
- Member of Conference of Delegation Chairs 2009/09/29 - 9999/12/31
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- Member of Conference of Committee Chairs 2007/01/31 - 2009/07/13
- Member of Conference of Delegation Chairs 2007/01/31 - 2009/07/13
- Vice-President of European Parliament 2004/07/20 - 2007/01/15
- Vice-President of Parliament's Bureau 2004/07/20 - 2007/01/15
- Vice-President of Parliament's Bureau 2004/07/20 - 2007/01/15
- Vice-President of European Parliament 2004/07/20 - 2007/01/15
- Member of Conference of Delegation Chairmen 2007/01/31 - 2009/07/13
- Member of Conference of Committee Chairmen 2007/01/31 - 2009/07/13
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on Foreign Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Budgets | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Chair of | Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/29 | 9999/12/31 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/30 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/16 | 2009/09/29 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/16 | 2009/09/28 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with Afghanistan | 2007/03/28 | 2008/05/18 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with Afghanistan | 2007/03/28 | 2008/05/18 |
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Rapporteur
| Opinion | 2012/2103(INI) | Energy roadmap 2050, a future with energy |
| Responsible | 2011/2111(INI) | EU foreign policy towards the BRICs and other emerging powers: objectives and strategies |
| Opinion | 2010/0171(COD) | EC Staff Regulations of officials and other servants: European External Action Service personnel policy; new terminology (amend.) |
| Opinion | 2009/0108(COD) | Energy policy: measures to safeguard security of gas supply (repeal. Directive 2004/67/EC) |
| Responsible | 2008/2241(INI) | Annual Report 2007 on the main aspects and basic choices of the Common Foreign and Security Policy CFSP |
| Opinion | 2008/2063(INI) | Parliament's new role and responsibilities implementing the Treaty of Lisbon |
| Responsible | 2008/0095(COD) | European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument: general provisions |
| Responsible | 2008/0057(AVC) | EC/Albania agreement: Stabilisation and Association Agreement; accession of Bulgaria and Romania |
| Responsible | 2007/2219(INI) | 2006 annual report on the CFSP |
| Responsible | 2007/2000(INI) | Towards a common European foreign policy on energy |
| Responsible | 2007/0239(CNS) | Partnerships in the framework of the stabilisation and association process (amend. Regulation (EC) No 533/2004) |
| Responsible | 2007/0231(NLE) | EC/Jordan agreement: Euro-Mediterranean association agreement following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania |
| Responsible | 2007/0218(AVC) | EC/Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia FYROM stabilisation and association agreement: signing and conclusion of the Protocol following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania |
| Responsible | 2007/0215(AVC) | EC/Croatia agreement: Stabilisation and Association Agreement; accession of Bulgaria and Romania |
| Responsible | 2007/0180(AVC) | EC/Egypt agreement: Euro-Mediterranean association agreement, protocol following the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania |
| Responsible | 2007/0165(AVC) | EC/Israel agreement: protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean agreement, following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania |
| Responsible | 2007/0137(AVC) | EC/Morocco agreement: Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement; accession of Bulgaria and Romania |
| Responsible | 2007/0050(CNS) | EC/Tajikistan agreement: partnership and cooperation agreement, Protocol after the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania |
| Responsible | 2007/0048(CNS) | EC/Russia agreement: partnership and cooperation agreement, protocol after the accession of Bulgaria and Romania |
| Responsible | 2007/0047(CNS) | EC/Kyrgyzstan agreement: partnership and cooperation agreement, Protocol after the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania |
| Responsible | 2007/0046(CNS) | EC/Georgia agreement: partnership and cooperation agreement, protocol after the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania |
| Responsible | 2007/0044(CNS) | EC/Uzbekistan agreement: partnership and cooperation agreement, Protocol after the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania |
| Responsible | 2007/0041(CNS) | EC/Armenia agreement: partnership and cooperation agreement, protocol after the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania |
| Responsible | 2007/0040(CNS) | EC/Azerbaijan agreement: partnership and cooperation agreement, protocol after the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania |
| Responsible | 2007/0039(CNS) | EC/Kazakhstan agreement: partnership and cooperation agreement, protocol after the accession of Bulgaria and Romania |
| Responsible | 2007/0004(CNS) | EC/Ukraine Partnership and Cooperation Agreement: conclusion of Protocol to take account of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania |
| Responsible | 2007/0003(CNS) | EC/Moldova agreement: partnership and cooperation agreement, protocol after the 2007 enlargement |
| Responsible | 2006/0254(AVC) | EC/Algeria agreement: protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean association Agreement following the 2004 enlargement |
Born
1948/09/19 Łódż- Master's in economics, University of Łódź (1971). Postgraduate studies at the Centre européen universitaire, Nancy, France (1972-1973). Doctorate in economics, University of Łódź (1980).
- Researcher at the University of Łódź (UŁ) (1972-2005). Head of the European Research Centre at UŁ (1988-1991). Jean Monnet Fellow, European University Institute, Florence (1989-1990). Director of the European Union Institute at Collegium Civitas (1998-2009). Vice-Rector of the College of Europe, Bruges and Natolin (1997-1999). Montague Burton lecturer at the University of Edinburgh (1998).
- Deputy press officer for the Solidarność trade union, Łódź region. Policy Board secretary, Centre for Socio-Professional Studies at the Solidarność Regional Executive (1980-1981). Civic Platform (PO) international secretary (since 2003). PO Vice-Chairman (since 2006).
- Vice-Chairman of the European People's Party (since 2006).
- Government plenipotentiary for European Integration and External Assistance. Negotiator on Poland's Association Agreement with the European Community. Head of the Poland-EU Association Committee (1991-1996). Chief adviser to the Prime Minister on European integration, Office of the Prime Minister. Member of the Committee on European Integration (1999-2000). Secretary of the Committee on European Integration. Head of the Office of the Committee on European Integration (2000-2001).
- Member of the European Parliament (EP). Member of the Bureau of the European People's Party - European Democrats (EPP-ED). Leader of the Polish delegation in the EPP-ED. Substitute member of the EP Committee on Budgets. Member of the Delegation for Relations with Russia (2004-2009). Chairman of the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs (2007-2009). Vice-President of the European Parliament (2004-2009).
- Member of the Board of the Trans-European Policy Studies Association. Member of the Praesidium of Friends of Europe. Vice-Rector of the College of Europe, Bruges and Natolin (1997-1999). Chairman of the Euro-Atlantic Association (since 1999).
- Chairman of the Board of the College of Europe Foundation (since 2001). Chairman of the Council of the Natolin European Centre Foundation (since 1993). Chairman of the Council of the European Institute Foundation in Łódź (since 1993).
- Polonia Restituta. Légion d'honneur (France). Order of Merit (Ukraine). Robert Schuman Award. Nominated for the 'European of the Year' award by the European Voice newspaper.
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2009/0108(COD) Energy policy: measures to safeguard security of gas supply (repeal. Directive 2004/67/EC)
2009/12/17
AFET
2 amendments...
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 a (new) Article 3a Long-term security of supply measures The Commission shall prepare the basis for an Early Warning Mechanism in the gas sector to be established by bilateral agreements between the EU and third countries. This mechanism shall provide for an early evaluation of potential risks related to the supply and demand of natural gas as well as the prevention of, and rapid reaction to, an emergency situation or to any threat of such a situation.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new) source: PE-430.972
2010/01/19
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 a (new) (12a) EU investment in indigenous production and infrastructure should be backed by efforts of the Member States and the Commission to promote within the EU neighbourhood, in cooperation with third countries, the extension of the principles and norms of the internal market as stipulated in the Energy Charter Treaty. The Commission should consider extending the European Energy Community, comprising the EU and the countries of South-Eastern Europe, to other third countries, as appropriate, and creating new regional energy markets modelled thereon, such as a Euro- Mediterranean energy community, to ensure security of supply.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) Since gas supplies from third countries are central to the security of gas supply of the
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 This Regulation establishes measures aimed at safeguarding the security of gas supply
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. The Commission shall implement the measures provided for in this Regulation. The measures shall include the biennial risk assessment, the continuous monitoring of security of gas supply as well as the establishment of Preventive and Emergency Action Plans at Union level.
source: PE-438.187
2010/01/20
ITRE
6 amendments...
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 3. The Preventive Action Plan shall take into account economic effectiveness, effects on the functioning of the internal energy market
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The natural gas undertakings, the relevant organisations representing the interests of household and industrial customers and the regulatory authority
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new) (8a) Describe the mechanisms used to activate the mediation with the third countries concerned;
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point 3 (3) Emergency level (Emergency): when an exceptionally high demand occurs or when there is a disruption of the supply through or from the largest infrastructure or source
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Commission shall establish a system of continuous monitoring and reporting of security of gas supply including the following measures: (a) preparation of annual reports concerning observance of the rules governing the internal market in the energy sector, notably as regards transparency and compliance with EU competition law by third-country companies, especially main suppliers, together with all of their subsidiaries; (b) assessment of the impact of vertically integrated energy companies from third countries on the internal market and implementation of the principle of reciprocity; (c) application of appropriate measures designed to prevent uncontrolled investment by state-owned foreign companies in the EU's energy sector, in particular the gas and electricity transmission networks; (d) monitoring of contracts for natural gas concluded between Member States and third countries as regards their conformity with the EU internal market rules. The Commission shall enforce the abolition of any clauses having the effect of a destination clause in so far as they are prohibited by EU law.
source: PE-438.231
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2010/0816(NLE) European External Action Service EEAS: organisation and functioning
2010/01/07
AFET
5 amendments...
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a decision – amending act Article 3 – paragraph 4 4. The EEAS shall extend appropriate support and cooperation to the other institutions and bodies of the Union, in particular to the European Parliament. The EEAS may also benefit from the support and cooperation of these institutions and bodies, including agencies as appropriate. In addition, the EEAS shall cooperate with the European Office for the Fight against Fraud (OLAF) in accordance with Regulation (EC) N° 1073/1999. It shall in particular swiftly adopt the decision required by this Regulation on terms and conditions for internal investigations. As provided in this Regulation, Member States, in accordance with national provisions, and institutions shall give the necessary support to enable the OLAF’s agents to fulfil their task.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a decision – amending act Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. The decision to open or close a delegation shall be adopted by the High Representative,
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a decision – amending act Article 6 – paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a decision Article 7 – paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. In order to ensure the budgetary transparency in the area of external action of the Union, the Commission will transmit to the budgetary authority, together with the Draft EU Budget, a working document presenting, in a comprehensive way, all expenditure related to the external action of the Union. This document will in particular contain: - the establishment plans of the Union's Delegations displayed by grade and by category including contract and local agents, - a line-by-line presentation of the expenditure related to the external action of the Union per country and per mission.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a decision Article 8 – paragraph 4 4. With regard to the European Development Fund and the Development Cooperation Instrument, any proposals, including those for changes in the basic regulations and the programming documents in paragraph 3 above, shall be prepared jointly by the relevant services in the EEAS and in the Commission
source: PE-443.165
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2010/2002(BUD) 2011 budget: draft mandate for the draft budget conciliation procedure before the first reading
2010/12/05
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 a new 46a. Calls on the European Commission that in order to fulfil the objectives and secure effective implementation of the Eastern Partnership, extra financial assistance should be provided for the new ENPI Multi-Annual Indicative Programmes and National Indicative Programs for the period 2011-2013 covering Eastern Partnership countries.
source: PE-441.198
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2010/2124(INI) Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) in 2009, presented to the European Parliament in application of Part II, Section G, paragraph 43 of the Inter-institutional Agreement of 17 May 2006
2011/07/03
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Calls on the VP/HR to intensify talks with Russia to assure the unconditional fulfilment of all the provisions of the agreement of 2008 between Russia, the European Union and Georgia; takes the view Russia that should, in particular, guarantee full unlimited access of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) to Abkhazia and South Ossetia; underlines the necessity to provide stability in aforementioned Georgian regions;
source: PE-452.878
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2011/0177(APP) Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
2012/05/10
BUDG
22 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas it is necessary for the EU to have both a budget and a budgetary procedure which fully reflect the transparent and democratic essence of the parliamentary decision-making and control process, on a basis of general respect for the principles of unity and universality, which require that all revenue and expenditure be entered in full with no adjustment against each other, and that there be a public debate and vote on both revenue and expenditure;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Is fully aware that the negotiations on the MFF 2014-2020 are taking place in a very difficult economic context, in which Member States are engaging in considerable efforts to make fiscal adjustments to their national budgets, with a view to the stability of the banking sector and the single currency; insists that the Union should not be seen as adding an extra fiscal burden on taxpayers; is, however, convinced that the EU budget is a part of the solution to enable Europe, by promoting investment for growth and job creation, to emerge from the current crisis by helping Member States tackle, collectively and in concerted fashion, the present structural challenges, in particular loss of competitiveness, rising unemployment and poverty;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the European Council itself adopted, in June 2012, a ‘Growth and Jobs Compact’, which acknowledges the leverage effect of the EU budget in terms of strengthening growth and employment and places major emphasis on its contribution to helping the entire Union overcome the current economic and financial crisis;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that the EU budget is an investment budget and that 94 % of its total returns are invested in the Member States themselves or for external priorities of the Union; emphasises that, for the regions and Member States, public investment would be minimised or impossible without the contribution of the EU budget; which represents significant and sometimes even dominant share of public investment, believes that any decrease of the EU budget would inevitably hamper the growth and competitive strength of the entire Union economy;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Recalls that delivering on the Europe 2020 strategy’s seven flagship initiatives will require a huge amount of future- oriented investment, estimated at no less than EUR 1 800 billion up to 2020 ; sees the significant investment role of the Cohesion Policy in this respect; stresses that one of the main objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, namely, to promote jobs and high-quality employment for all Europeans, will only be achieved if the necessary investment in education, in favour of a knowledge society, and in research and innovation, SMEs
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Strongly supports the Commission’s proposal to mainstream measures to combat climate change across the whole EU budget; believes that the EU budget will be able to mobilise investment for a sustainable and prosperous low-
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers that the Commission proposal, which represents a freeze of the MFF 2014- 2020
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Reaffirms, in this context, its position in favour of a significant increase - notably through the Connecting Europe Facility - in the funding available for the Union programmes in the fields of competiveness, SMEs and infrastructures, which are at the heart of the Europe 2020 strategy; strongly believes that further cuts with respect to the Commission proposal will seriously jeopardise the EU’s credibility and its political commitment in favour of growth and jobs; Urges however for the amount transferred from the Cohesion Fund to the Connecting Europe Facility to be spent at least during the first years respecting the national allocations under Cohesion Policy;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Considers that EU cohesion policy is a strategic tool for investment, growth and competitiveness, with an undisputed EU added value; insists that, in order to effectively reduce macroeconomic imbalances within the EU and contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion, it should be able to rely on a stable, solid and sustainable financial framework;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Recalls its position that, given the wide array of tasks, challenges and objectives that the CAP is called on to respond to, the amounts allocated to the CAP in the budget year 2013 should be at least maintained during the next financial programming period; supports an idea of converging direct payments between and within the Member States; stresses, in this context, the important role played by the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significant contribution to investment and job creation in rural areas and to enhancing the effectiveness and competitiveness of the farming industry;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Reiterates its position that the new responsibilities conferred on the EU by the Treaties will require appropriate additional funding compared to MFF 2007-2013, so as to allow the Union to fulfil its role as a global actor and ensure its ambitions in promoting democracy, peace, solidarity, stability and poverty reduction in neighbourhood and partner countries, whilst upholding the undertakings it has already given, notably the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015; underlines the complementary nature of EU assistance to that provided by the Member States, and its catalyst effect in terms of intervening in regions where bilateral assistance is not delivered; is particularly supportive of joint programming between Member States and EU actions;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Is of the
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Believes that in the present context of public budgetary constraints, the leverage of other sources of funding is absolutely necessary in order to realise the long-term investments that are needed to achieve the goals of the EU 2020 strategy; strongly believes that Union added value is to be found notably in long-term investments that are beyond the reach of individual Member States and that the MFF provides the necessary stable and predictable framework for the investments; highlights, in this respect, the conclusions and recommendations of its resolution on innovative financial instruments in the context of the next Multiannual Financial Framework1; ____________ 1 P7_TA-PROV(2012)XXXX
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Takes the view that the next MFF, a 7- year period set until 2020,
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Stresses the need for a
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53.
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 58. Reaffirms its basic position, as stated in its resolution of 13 June 2012, that it is not prepared to give its consent to the next MFF regulation without political agreement on reform of the own resources system, in line with the Commission’s proposals of 29 June 2011; believes that such a reform should aim at reducing the share of Member States’ GNI-based contributions to the EU budget
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 – point 3 3) those Member States willing to introduce a financial transaction tax must now proceed with a formal request to the Commission for a proposal on enhanced cooperation in this field; the Commission will then have to react immediately with the publication of such a proposal together with a set of revised proposals on the own resources package, in order to ensure that revenues from this tax are wholly or partly allocated to the EU Budget as a
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 – point 6 Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 62. Expresses its readiness to enter into substantial discussions with the Council on both the MFF regulation and the IIA, and asks the Council to intensify contacts at all levels with a view to the 22-23 November European Council; stresses the need to reach the final agreement on MFF as soon as possible, as any delay would adversely affect the possibility of the effective use of EU budget expenditures in view of current challenges ahead of European economies, stemming from the financial crisis;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 a (new) 64 a. Opposes any attempt to include policy related provisions under the ordinary legislative procedure into the MFF negotiations;
source: PE-496.663
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2011/0302(COD) Connecting Europe Facility
2012/09/20
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transport: EUR 31 694 000 000, out of which EUR 10 000 000 000 shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent
source: PE-496.462
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2011/0405(COD) European Neighbourhood Instrument 2014-2020
2012/06/15
AFET
3 amendments...
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 a (new) (20a) ENP is a unique platform and opportunity for strengthening cooperation in the area of higher education, youth and student exchange between the Union and its neighbours and building networks enhancing the capacity of NGOs in the field of youth in Europe and the European Neighbourhood Policy countries, which should all of them be continued in the new Instrument under this Regulation.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) creating conditions for well managed mobility of people and promotion of people-to-people contacts, in particular in the domain of education;
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 As referred to in Article 13, paragraph 2 of the ‘Erasmus for All’ Regulation, in order to promote the international dimension of higher education and youth exchange, an indicative amount of EUR 1 812 100 000 from the different external instruments (Development Cooperation Instrument, European Neighbourhood Instrument, Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance, Partnership Instrument and the European Development Fund), will be allocated to actions of learning mobility to or from non EU countries and to cooperation and policy dialogue with authorities/institutions/organisations from these countries. The provisions of the ‘Erasmus for All’ Regulation will apply to the use of those funds.
source: PE-491.118
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2011/0411(COD) Partnership instrument for cooperation with third countries 2014-2020
2012/06/18
AFET
4 amendments...
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) It is in the Union's interest to deepen its relations with partners who are playing an increasingly important role in
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Promotion of diversified cooperation and partnership initiatives within a single instrument should, furthermore, allow economies of scale, synergy effects, greater effectiveness, more streamlined decision- making and management and a high degree of visibility for the Union's external action. In particular, the latter should be reinforced by a strong engagement of the EEAS and most notably of the Union's delegations in projects conducted within the scope of this Instrument.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) promoting strategic interests of the Union in targeted countries through implementing the international dimension of the ‘Europe 2020’ strategy by supporting Union's bilateral, regional and inter-regional cooperation partnership strategies, by promoting policy dialogues and by developing collective approaches and responses to challenges of global concern such as energy security, climate change and environment. This objective shall be measured by the uptake of the ‘Europe 2020’ policies and objectives by key partner countries;
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 As referred to in Article 13, paragraph 2 of the ‘Erasmus for All’ Regulation, in order to promote the international dimension of higher education and youth exchange, an indicative amount of EUR 1 812 100 000 from the different external instruments (Development Cooperation Instrument, European Neighbourhood Instrument, Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance, Partnership Instrument and the European Development Fund), will be allocated to actions of learning mobility to or from non EU countries and to cooperation and policy dialogue with authorities/institutions/civil society organisations from these countries. The provisions of the ‘Erasmus for All’ Regulation will apply to the use of those funds.
source: PE-491.142
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2011/0412(COD) Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide 2014-2020
2012/05/23
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 a (new) (16a) The new challenges in the Union's Neighbourhood and beyond call for a more flexible, efficient and targeted approach to the financing of the Union's external policies in the field of promoting democracy and human rights, in line with the principles guiding the present review of the Union's external instruments. To that end, the establishment of the European Endowment for Democracy will allow the Union to provide context- specific, timely and bottom-up assistance for democracy support. Its funding and programming should be complementary to the other external instruments of the Union, including the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights and Instrument for Stability , maximising the overall coverage, coherence and sustainability of the Union's policies in favour of democratisation.
source: PE-489.589
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2011/2019(BUD) 2012 budget: mandate for the trilogue
2011/05/13
AFET
3 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Is convinced that with the creation of High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy post and the EEAS, the system of permanent analysis and monitoring mechanisms of the democratic parliamentary control on national and European level of the foreign policy should be put in place under the auspices of the European Parliament; such a mechanism would be instrumental to allow to meet the challenges of the democratic legitimacy of the European Union in the area of EU Foreign Policy;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the need to provide adequate support for the neighbouring South Mediterranean countries and the Eastern Partnership, to help them make the transition to democracy and build democratic institutions, including support for civil society; underlines that the increased support for the Southern Neighbourhood should be matched by a similar approach applied to the Eastern Neighbourhood within the overall budget;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Emphasises the need to provide more flexibility and ensure better-targeted assistance, particularly aimed at civil society, respect of human rights and aspiration towards democracy, including local level, so as to promote a bottom-up approach; calls
source: PE-464.944
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2011/2020(BUD) 2012 budget: all sections
2011/08/09
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses again, in this context, the need to provide adequate support for the neighbouring South Mediterranean countries, to help the transition to democracy and to build democratic institutions; stresses that this support to the Southern dimension of the ENP should not be at the expense of the Union's commitment to an adequate support to the eastern dimension of the ENP/ENPI;
source: PE-472.080
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2011/2111(INI) EU foreign policy towards the BRICs and other emerging powers: objectives and strategies
2011/10/11
AFET
26 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the BRICS and other emerging economies could gather strong relevance in foreign policy terms on the global scene, if their economic growth is further consolidated;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas seven emerging countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, Indonesia, Mexico and Turkey) are projected to have larger economies than, collectively, the G- 7 countries (USA, Japan, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France and Italy) in 2050; whereas, in terms of gross domestic product, China is projected to become the world’s largest economy before 2020; whereas India could become the fastest growing economy in the world before 2050; whereas, in 2050, China, the USA and India could represent together 50% of the world’s economy; whereas the EU could have a broadly comparable scale to any of such countries if it acts as a single and robust political entity; whereas such comparable scale is key to maintaining political leverage and to be able to continue to promote universal values in the looming new multi-polar system of global governance; whereas this should be done in the framework of a foreign policy approach aimed at promoting partnership, cooperation and shared governance based on common values;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas, with the process of consolidation of strong economic and foreign policy powers such as the BRICS, a multi-polar system has emerged, where global leadership is increasingly shared amongst several countries and regional blocks of countries; whereas such a multi- polar system entails a progressive shift in global economic power to the BRICS and other emerging economies and may further entail
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas transnational challenges - such as climate change, global regulatory issues, access to raw materials and rare earths, terrorism, and the fight against non-State based radical movements, sustainable development, global political stability and security – will require a rule- based, inclusive approach based on partnership, common values, consensus, close consultation and cooperation with the new emerging powers, if truly shared, effective solutions to transnational challenges are to be found; whereas the EU could and should take initiative in this respect;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the large demographic dimensions of the BRICS and other emerging powers, compared to the declining demographics of the West, will give more authority to such countries in international fora, as the BRICS and other emerging powers will be able to claim more representativeness of the vast majority of the world’s population; whereas this entails the need to reform the global governance system and the governance structure of international organisations, so that they can become more representative of the new economic and political landscape and continue to maintain a central role in the global consensus building and decision making processes;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas the current economic crisis and the budgetary constraints of the EU and the USA entail the urgent need to pool resources with other emerging powers to ensure a coherent and efficient global architecture of security and stability and effective intervention in sensitive areas on the basis of common objectives and coordinated strategies and efforts;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas in some of the BRICS countries and other emerging countries the consolidation of their economic and political power of the BRICS and other emerging countries as the world's largest economies may not necessarily be associated with the transition from low- income economies to middle-income economies and, thereby, the emergence and consolidation, in positive terms, of a large middle class and thereby a moderate and stability-orientated foreign policy; whereas the lack of a large middle class in such countries would mark the end of the substantial role in world affairs of countries characterised by affluent societies and a stable and moderate political orientation;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the BRICS and other emerging economies require a stable foreign policy setting and a stable regulatory and public policy environment, which can sustain interest and investment in their economies and societies; whereas the BRICS and other emerging economies need to invest and be supported in the consolidation of democratic, political, economic and social stability;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas the EU must play a major role in the global power transition as a promoter of partnership and inclusive governance, but it needs to act fast if it wants to maintain its leverage (or it could be strategically sidelined); whereas this will entail strategic changes both inside the EU and with regard to its foreign policy, inter alia the introduction of greater policy coherence;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the EU should play a proactive part in building a United Nations system based on partnership that can effectively contribute to global solutions, peace and security, democracy and a rule-of-law- based international order; whereas, in accordance with Article 21 of the TEU, the EU is formally committed to effective multilateralism with a strong UN at its core;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses how the current economic crisis has demonstrated the interdependence between the emerged powers and the BRICS and other emerging countries; points out that stable economic growth of the latter is clearly conditional on stable economic growth of the former; emphasises that political and economic ties between emerged and emerging economies are mutually beneficial and believes that further political understanding and coordination with the BRICS and other emerging countries, also on an individual basis, should thus be pursued by the EU as a matter of priority in a spirit of partnership and with the overall aim of achieving an inclusive new system of governance;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that in the past the BRICS have embarked on quasi-permanent coordination of their foreign polic
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that BRICS have shown regional integration capacity and hence the capacity to engage in multi-polar governance systems; believes that this demonstrates further the potential interest of the BRICS in contributing to global governance; therefore takes the view that the BRICS and other emerging countries are in the process of defining their strategic direction in foreign policy terms and thus become partners of emerged powers and supporters of a global governance system based on universal values, partnership and inclusiveness;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Believes that in light of the political and economic interests and scale, regional role and aspirations, the BRICS may attempt to act as a group in foreign policy terms, but that individual dimensions are also relevant. In this regard, besides focusing on BRICS as a block, the EU should focus also on the BRICS on a country by country basis, whilst maintaining a systemic and coordinated approach; takes the view, in this regard, that such approach will enable the EU to build up economies of scale through partnerships with individual BRICS, maximise its interests and role in the various regions and contribute to the consolidation of a multi- polar order with a political and economic balance between emerged and emerging economies on the basis of an inclusive system based on dialogue, partnership and bilateral or multilateral partnerships;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Takes the view that relations with the BRICS countries should be built upon bilateral dialogues focussing on and fostering further democratisation and the consolidation of the rule of law, good governance, regulatory convergence, coordination of common positions in international fora and intensified relations with the EU;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes that, in light of the increasing relevance of the BRICS and other emerging economies and the looming multi-polar system of governance, the G- 20 is the appropriate forum for consensus building and for a decision-making process which is inclusive, based on partnership and able to foster convergence, including regulatory convergence; takes the view that notwithstanding the increasing relevance of the G-20, the G-7 maintains a key role as a consultative, coordinating and consensus- building forum for the emerged powers with a view to dialogue with the BRICS and other emerging economies, and ahead of G-20 meetings; supports the G-20 parliamentary dimension and believes that it should be further consolidated and involved in the decision-making processes to ensure a reinforced democratic dialogue and scrutiny;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Supports the G-20 parliamentary dimension and believes that it should be further consolidated and involved in the decision-making processes to ensure a reinforced democratic dialogue and scrutiny; supports also the creation of a parallel G-20 consultative forum bringing together non-governmental organisations and leading representatives of civil society and business from G-20 States;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Considers that the emerged powers should support regional organisations which include the BRICS and other emerging countries, such as ASEAN or Mercosur, including their institutional building and capacity building processes, and ensure a high-level diplomatic presence at the meeting of such organisations;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that, given the increasing global and regional relevance of China, both the United States of America and the EU may progressively shift
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that for issues of global reach or related to global governance the EU, rather than its Member States, should be the interlocutor of emerged powers, the BRICS and other emerging countries; believes that, with a view to achieving a coherent policy stance towards the BRICS and other emerging powers, it is of fundamental importance that Member States construe their bilateral relations with maximum transparency and bearing in mind the potential impact of such relations on EU policies and stance; believes that the EU should strive to achieve more political and economic cohesion and growth in order to maintain political leverage and a key role in the looming multi-polar system and be perceived as a necessary valuable counterpart by the BRICS and the new emerging countries;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes that the EU should have capacity to adjust and reform its internal governance structures in order to ensure a decision- making process able to reflect its plurality and create consensus; stresses the importance that a coherent foreign policy approach at EU level towards the BRICS and other emerging countries be reflected in the organisation of the EEAS; takes the view that with regard to the BRICS, in addition to its organisation along geographical and thematic lines, the EEAS should establish an ad hoc coordinating
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Believes that Parliament should participate to the bilateral summits between the EU and its strategic partners;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the key, positive role of Parliament's Liaison Office in Washington DC in promoting dialogue and cooperation between Parliament and the US Congress, and believes that, building on this kind of positive experience, the staff of EU Delegations in BRICS countries should include Parliament liaison officers in order to foster a greater understanding of the national parliamentary dimension in each of those countries and promote closer cooperation and dialogue between the European Parliament and national parliaments on a bilateral basis and in order to promote more democratic accountability of the decision-making processes in international fora such as the G-8 and the G-20; believes that, in addition to its existing delegations for relations with Russia, India, China and South Africa, respectively, a delegation for relations with Brazil should also be considered;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Believes that, with a view to ensuring effective democratic scrutiny of EU policy- making towards the BRICS and other emerging countries, and in order to facilitate an enhanced interparliamentary dialogue with such countries, relevant Parliament staff should develop specialised competence and thus have appropriate analytical tools and monitoring capacity and be able to assist Members in promoting effective dialogue; further believes that a system of staff exchange between Parliament and the EEAS should be put in place to maximise synergies, interinstitutional dialogue and cooperation and promote the exchange of expertise;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the aforementioned Commission Communication on ‘A Budget for Europe 2020’, which draws up a proposal for the design of financial instruments and programmes under the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020; shares the view of the EEAS that the new partnership instrument aimed at supporting EU political and economic interests in the rest of the world and including non-ODA-
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Considers it of great importance to encourage more EU cooperation with the BRICS and other emerging economies in the system of global governance and in international organisations; believes that the EU and the US should enter a strategic dialogue with the BRICS on the reform options of international organisations; considers that a reflection should be furthered at EU level on how to maximise the role, voice and voting power of the EU in international fora and achieve a more streamlined coordination amongst EU Member States in such fora and thereby a more cohesive stance with a view to positive dialogue, partnership and cooperation with the BRICS;
source: PE-473.930
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2011/2157(INI) Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy
2011/10/26
BUDG
7 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the review of the ENP must develop a well-structured and long-term, forward-looking ENI instrument, especially in a constrained budgetary environment, in order to avoid exaggerated fluctuations of financing and any potential overlapping with existing instruments;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls, in the light of the Arab Spring as well as retreat of democracy in some of the Eastern partnership countries, for a specific self-critical evaluation of the financial instruments used in the past within the ENPI, with regard to their functioning in the fields of democracy,
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Agrees on the necessary improved interaction between ENI and other instruments such as the EIB and EBRD to maximise EU added value, avoid duplication of efforts and resources and optimise the impact of assistance; believes in this regard that a comprehensive framework for this interaction should be considered;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers that, regardless of the present focus on the South, maintaining a reasonable balance between East and South components is important, especially since Eastern neighbouring countries
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to reinvigorate the participation of neighbouring countries in the work of some EU agencies and the EU programmes opened to third countries; calls on the Commission to present a clear and comprehensive list of relevant agencies and programmes in which neighbouring countries could participate, together with an overview of the form, financial contribution and method of such differentiated participation;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 12. Calls, given the current pressing needs, especially in the Southern Neighbourhood but also in the Eastern Partnership, for a swift agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the proposal for reinforcing the Neighbourhood Instrument over the period 2012 to 2013; calls furthermore on Member States to promptly fulfil their bilateral pledges to the Southern Mediterranean and Eastern Partnership.
source: PE-473.915
2011/11/10
AFET
29 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 – having regard to its resolutions of 19 January 2006 on the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)2 , of 15 November 2007 on strengthening the ENP3 , of 6 July 2006 on the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI)4 , of 5 June 2008 on the annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP5 , of 19 February 2009 on the review of the ENPI6 , of 19 February 2009 on the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean7 , of 17 January 2008 on a Black Sea Regional Policy Approach8 , of 20 January 2011 on an EU Strategy for the Black Sea9 , of 20 May 2010 on the Union for the Mediterranean10 , of 20 May 2010 on the Need for an EU Strategy for the South Caucasus11 , of 9 September 2010 on the situation of the Jordan River, with special regard to the Lower Jordan River area12 ,of 3 February 2011 on the situation in Tunisia13 , of 17 February 2011 on the situation in Egypt14 , of 10 March 2011 on the Southern Neighbourhood, and Libya in particular, including humanitarian aspects15 and of 7 July 2011 on Syria, Yemen and Bahrain in the context of the situation in the Arab World and North Africa, of 15 September 2011 and of 20 January 2011 on the situation in Belarus and all its previous resolutions on Belarus,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the EU and Member States policy of supporting and cooperating with undemocratic regimes in Tunisia, Egypt or Libya failed and prove a lessen-learnt that the overall EU-ENP should be value- based,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the cooperation in the framework of the EURONEST Parliamentary Assembly aims at bringing positive effects by serving as a platform to exchange views, find common positions on global challenges of our times in respect to democracy, politics, economics, energy security, and social affairs, as well as strengthen ties between the countries of the region and with the EU,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas Article 49 of the TFUE stipulates that any European State which respects the values the EU is based upon, namely democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and is committed to promoting them, may apply to become a member of the Union,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Strongly welcomes the Joint Communication of the Commission and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on A new response to a changing Neighbourhood and the approach presented therein, in particular regarding the principles of mutual accountability and shared commitment to universal values of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, as well as conditionality of aid and a tailor-
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the outcomes of the EaP Summit in Warsaw in which Joint Declaration the EU and EaP countries confirmed their commitment to values and principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law, and agreed that the Eastern Partnership must be significantly strengthened and commit to stepping up its implementation with clear benefits to the societies of partner countries;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Acknowledges the European aspirations and the European choice of some partners and their commitment to build deep and sustainable democracy and stresses the necessity of setting new and distinct relationship between the EU and EaP countries, supporting their work to consolidate sustainable democracies and market-economies;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Insists that differentiation based on performance and achievements should be predicated on clearly defined criteria and assessable benchmarks for each individual partner country; underlines in this respect that the departing point for benchmarks for the Southern and Eastern part of the ENP is different and must be taking into consideration by the EC when allocating financial resources;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Although the EU does not seek to impose a model or a ready-made recipe for political reforms, underlines that the ENP is based on shared values, joint ownership, mutual accountability and the commitment to democracy, human rights, the rule of law, fight with corruption, and good governance;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recalls that the EU should engage with its neighbours conditioned to their democratic progress and respect for human rights; therefore calls on the international community to freeze its as well as International Financial Institutions` to which they belong financial assistance, to Belarusian regime until all detained and arrested opposition leaders, journalists, presidential candidates and their supporters are released and cleared of charges and rehabilitated;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Endorses the current EU official approach of sanctioning the Belarusian authorities, while striving to strengthen ties with the civil society and the people in Belarus; in this respect urges the European Union to reorient towards society and increase its assistance to Belarus in order to address the needs of the population, strengthen financial and technical support to democratic opposition, human rights defenders and civil society organisations including those non-registered, as well as to students and free media;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the EC and the Member States to focus their cooperation within the ENP on twinning EU democratic actors like trade unions, NGOs, relevant organisations of employers, farmers, women, religious dialogue, consumers, youth, journalists, teachers, local government bodies, universities, students, climate change actor sand their emerging counterparts in ENP countries;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Emphasises that in keeping with the concept of democratic ownership, parliaments, local and regional authorities, and civil society should be supported in their efforts to play their proper role in defining ENP strategies, holding governments to account, monitoring and assessing past performance and achieved results; underlines especially the importance of empowering the ENP parliamentarians’ role in decision making processes;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Calls on the EC to provide enhanced financial, technical and expertise support to the national parliaments´ administrations of the EaP countries within the Comprehensive Institution Building programme in order to strengthen their efficiency, transparency and accountability, which is crucial if the parliaments are to play their proper role in the democratic decision making processes;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the EEAS and the Commission to provide a clear and adequate methodology and detailed benchmarks to assess the democracy record of these countries and to deliver regular sufficiently detailed reports, which should be the basis for the allocation of funds under the new performance-based approach ‘more for more’; asks for these reports to be presented annually to its Committee on Foreign Affairs; insists on the need to systematically include civil-
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the work of the High-Level EU Advisory Group of the Republic of Armenia and the launch of a similar group in Moldova; encourages the VP/HR and the Commission to offer such assistance to all Eastern Partners making sure, as in the case of Armenia, that the parliamentary dimension is covered; requests the upgrade of this EU instrument and recommends the EEAS to be directly in charge of the recruitment as well as management of advisors in order to guarantee the most adequate transfer of EU knowledge to the Eastern Partnership Countries;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls on the EC to enhance the visibility of the EaP and Union for Mediterranean projects in the partner countries and make them more understandable to their citizens demonstrating the added value of cooperation with the EU;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Urges to support the development of democratically oriented political parties in those neighbourhood countries which are still striving towards democracy, as well as creation of NGOs and civil society organisations;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the EC to conclude negotiations and sign the Association Agreement including DCFTA with Ukraine by the time of the EU-Ukraine Summit in December 2011;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Stresses that the EU should foster synergies between European external and internal policies, particularly through the approximation of legislation aimed at job creation, poverty reduction, energy and environmental security and improvement of social protection as well as wealth creation;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Reaffirms its great support to the EU-funded project of ENP scholarships to the university graduates from the ENP and the EU at the College of Europe; believes that this will allow to prepare future European and neighbouring countries interlocutors fully and professionally acquainted with the substance and spirit of EU policies, law and institutions, for EU-ENP-related jobs; on the partner countries, whose citizens were granted such a scholarship, to use their knowledge and experience by engaging them in the national administration and proposing them adequate working conditions;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Notes that strengthening Youth dimension of the Eastern Partnership and Union for Mediterranean is an important investment in the future of the EU - ENP relations with great potential for years to come and in the democratisation of those Partners and harmonisation of their legislation with European standards; reiterates, that additional funding allocated to the Erasmus Mundus and Youth in Action for 2012 within the EU Budget for 2012 should foster cooperation between higher education institutions, improve exchanges of academic staff and students, and build networks enhancing the capacity of NGOs in the field of youth in Europe and European Neighbourhood Policy countries;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) 21b. Calls on the European Commission to assist Eastern Partners technically and financially in the approximation of Higher Education Diplomas and standards to the European Higher Education Area;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 c (new) 21c. Urges the EU that the objective of visa-free travel on the reciprocal basis with most on-track countries of the Eastern Partnership, namely Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia should be concluded no later than the EU agrees on the same measures with Russia under the visa facilitation agreement between the EU and Russian Federation of 1 June 2007;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28.
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Welcomes the proposal for the new European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) and the increase of funding for the ENP, as requested in its previous resolutions; considers that the distribution of funds should be flexible, and adequate, symmetric and balanced for both regions, with an approach that is performance- driven and not geographically driven; notes that more flexibility and simplification should respect the right of democratic scrutiny by democratically elected Partners´ national parliaments and be accompanied by increased supervision of the spending;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Confirms its openness to welcome representatives of Belarusian Parliament in the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly as soon as parliamentary elections in Belarus are considered democratic by international community, including OSCE;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 b (new) 29b. Demands a sizeable increase in the Heading 4 ceiling of the EU budget for the European Neighbourhood Partnership Instrument (ENPI), given that over the last years despite some progress in promoting enhancement cooperation and progressive economic integration between the European Union and the partner countries, more needs to be done as new challenges and areas for cooperation emerge;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Points out that although aid can act as a leverage for ENP countries, it is not enough to guarantee sustainable and lasting development; therefore calls on ENP countries to strengthen and mobilise their domestic resources, set up transparent taxation systems, involve effectively private sector, local governments and civil society in the ENP agenda and for their greater ownership of ENP projects;
source: PE-472.271
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2012/0242(CNS) Prudential supervision of credit institutions: conferral of specific tasks on the European Central Bank (ECB)
2012/10/30
ECON
24 amendments...
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) Competence for supervision of individual banks in the Union remains mostly at national level.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29)
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 34 (34) The conferral of supervisory tasks implies a significant responsibility for the ECB to safeguard financial stability in the Union, and to use its supervisory powers in the most effective and proportionate way. The ECB should therefore be accountable for the exercise of these tasks towards the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 47 a (new) (47a) Whereas the pending financial crisis contributed immensely to the fragmentation of European financial markets, it is indispensable to enhance the common integrated financial framework. However, it should be borne in mind that the deepening of integration in the EMU cannot give rise to new, not outlined in the Treaties, convergence criteria, which can create additional barriers to entry for countries under a temporary derogation.
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 47 b (new) (47b) Whereas, efforts to secure financial stability within the EU require a diversified approach to distinctive types of risks in different markets and considering that the economies of the Member States, including those in the EMU, remain heterogeneous and that economic cycles are not synchronized, it should be borne in mind that according to the ESRB Recommendation (ESRB/2011/3) and standard no. 138 of Basel III, effective response to the problems of macroeconomic imbalances necessitates the use of discretionary instruments at local level. Moreover, the scope to customize macroprudential instruments is of the utmost significance to the Member States remaining in the EMU, due to their inability to use macroeconomic automatic stabilizers, such as interest rate or exchange rate.
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 This Regulation confers on the ECB specific tasks concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions, with a view to promoting the safety and soundness of credit institutions and the stability of the financial system within the EU and each Member State, with due regard for the unity and integrity of the internal market.
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (1)
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k (k) To carry out supervisory tasks in relation to early intervention where a credit institution does not meet or is likely to breach the applicable prudential requirements
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point l Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Subject to and in compliance with any relevant Union law rule and in particular any legislative and non-legislative act including technical standards developed by EBA and adopted by the Commission, the ECB may adopt regulations and recommendations and take decisions to implement or apply Union law, to the extent necessary to carry out the tasks conferred upon it by this Regulation, and only where those Union acts, do not deal with certain aspects necessary for the proper exercise of the ECB's tasks or do not deal with them in sufficient detail. Before adopting a regulation, the ECB shall conduct open public consultations, including EBA and the Commission, and analyse the potential related costs and benefits.
Amendment 588 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 4. National competent authorities shall follow the instructions given by the ECB for the purposes of the tasks mentioned in Article 4(1). Instructions given by the ECB shall not interfere with the exercise of voting rights by competent authorities of participating Member States within the Board of Supervisors and the Management Board of the European Banking Authority.
Amendment 615 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. Within the limits set out in this Article, the ECB shall carry out the tasks in the areas referred to in Article 4 (1) and (2) in relation to credit institutions established in a participating Member State whose currency is not the euro, where a close cooperation has been established between the ECB and the national competent authority of such Member State in accordance with this Article.
Amendment 620 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 To that end, the ECB may address guidelines or requests to the national competent authority of the
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The close cooperation between the ECB and the national competent authority of a
Amendment 639 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. The Member State that has established a close cooperation with ECB may request the ECB to terminate the close cooperation at any time. In this case, the ECB shall immediately proceed to adopt a decision terminating the close cooperation. The decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall specify the date from which it is legally valid.
Amendment 812 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 1. The
Amendment 829 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 2 2. In addition, the supervisory board shall include a Chair
Amendment 839 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 860 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 6 6. The Chair of the European Banking Authority
Amendment 864 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 7 7. The Governing Council shall adopt the rules of procedure of the supervisory board
source: PE-498.138
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2012/0244(COD) European Banking Authority (EBA): adjustment of procedural modalities
2012/10/30
ECON
25 amendments...
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) In order to provide for the single supervisory mechanism, Council Regulation (EU) No …/… [127(6) Regulation] confers specific tasks on the ECB concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions in the Member States whose currency is the euro. Other Member States may enter in a close cooperation with the ECB.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4 a) Bearing in mind that the EBA, in works of which all Member States participate with equal rights, was established with an aim to develop the single rulebook and ensure the coherence of supervisory practices within the EU and given the establishment of the single supervisory mechanism with a leading role of the ECB, the EBA needs to be equipped with adequate instruments, which will enable it to efficiently perform its entrusted tasks concerning the integrity of the single market in the area of financial services.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In view of the supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB by Council Regulation (EU) No
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5 a) The mandate of the EBA to settle disagreements, involving the ECB with regard to cases concerning prudential supervision, can be inferred from the fact that both the establishment of the EBA and the conferment of specific supervisory tasks on the ECB have been introduced through secondary law.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) In order to ensure that interests of all Member States are adequately taken into account and to allow for the proper functioning of the EBA with a view to maintain and deepen the internal market in the field of financial services, the voting modalities within the Board of Supervisors should be adapted,
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Decisions concerning breaches of Union law and settlement of disagreements should be examined by an independent panel composed of voting members of the Board of Supervisors which do not have any conflicts of interest, appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The decisions proposed by the panel to the Board of Supervisors should be considered as adopted
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The members of the independent panel set up according to Article 41(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 should
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new) (8 a) Since the Member States which entered into close cooperation with the SSM are devoid of voting rights in the Governing Council of the ECB, which results in a lack of effective influence on the decision making process within the SSM, a special procedure for settlement of disagreements between the ECB and a competent authority of a Member State which has entered into close cooperation shall be established, which will compensate for the absence of forceful instruments to sway the decision making process taken within the SSM and at the same time, will safeguard the right to protect justified interests, in particular the stability of the local financial market. To that end, the EBA should be equipped with the ultimate authority to settle disagreements between the ECB and the competent authority of a Member State that has entered into close cooperation with the SSM.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) The composition of the Management Board should be balanced and proper representation of Member States participating in the SSM, remaining in the close cooperation, and not participating in the SSM should be ensured.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 18 – paragraph 3a "3a. Where the Authority requests the
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 18 – paragraph 3a "3a. Where the Authority requests the
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new) Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 19a (new) 3 b. The following Article is inserted after Article 19: "Article 19a In a situation when the competent authority, which entered into close cooperation with the ECB in accordance with Regulation (EU) No .../... [127(6) TFEU Council Regulation] does not agree with the final supervisory decision adopted by the SSM regarding a credit institution operating in the Member State of its jurisdiction, it has the right to veto the execution of every such decision and refer it to the independent panel, mentioned in the Article 41, established by the EBA. The decision proposed by the independent panel shall be considered as adopted only if accepted by the Board of Supervisors in accordance with Article 44."
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 35 – paragraph 3 "3. Upon a duly justified request from a competent authority, the Authority
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 41 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 "For the purposes of Article 17 and 19, the Board of Supervisors shall establish an independent panel consisting of the Chairperson and
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 41 – paragraph 3 "3. The
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Regulation (EU) 1093/2010 Article 41 – paragraph 4 "4.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 42 Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 "1. Decisions of the Board of Supervisors shall be taken by a simple majority
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 "With regard to the acts specified in Articles 10 to 16 and measures and decisions adopted under the third subparagraph of Article 9(5) and Chapter VI and by way of derogation from the first subparagraph of this paragraph, the Board of Supervisors shall take decisions on the basis of a qualified majority of its members, as defined in Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union and in Article 3 of the Protocol (No 36) on transitional provisions, however the decisions to be passed shall be supported in parallel by at least simple majority of weighted votes in the group Member States with common euro currency, as well as in the group of remaining Member States."
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 "With regard to decisions in accordance with Articles 17, 19, and 19a, the decision proposed by the panel shall be considered as adopted
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 44 –paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 "By way of derogation from the third subparagraph, from the date when
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Regulation EU No 1093/2010 Article 44 –paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 "By way of derogation from the third subparagraph, from the date when the euro is not the currency in three or less Member States, the decision proposed by the panel shall be considered as adopted, only if accepted by the Board of Supervisors at a qualified majority of five- sixths of its members. Each member shall have one vote."
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Regulation EU No 1093/2010 Article 44 –paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 a (new) "The independent panel, mentioned in Article 41, with regard to decisions in accordance with Articles 17, 19, and 19a takes the decision at a qualified majority of four-fifths of its members. From the date when the euro is not the currency in only two Member States, the independent panel takes decisions by simple majority."
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 Regulation EU No 1093/2010 Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 "The term of office of the members elected by the Board of Supervisors shall be 2 1/2 years. That term may be extended once. The composition of the Management Board shall be balanced and proportionate and shall reflect the Union as a whole. The Management Board shall include at least t
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 b (new) Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 58 – paragraph 3 8 b. Article 58(3) is replaced by the following: "3. Two members of the Board of Appeal and two alternates shall be appointed by the Management Board of the Authority from a short-list proposed by the Commission, following a public call for expressions of interest published in the Official Journal of the European Union, and after consultation of the Board of Supervisors. At least one member and his alternate should come from a Member State which currency is not the euro, nor has entered into close cooperation with the ECB in accordance with that Regulation. The other members shall be appointed in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 and Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010."
source: PE-498.137
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2012/2005(INI) Implementation of the Single European Sky legislation
2013/05/08
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Emphasises the importance of ensuring a competitive, easily managed and transparent energy market that provides all EU energy consumers with secure, sustainable, affordable and reliable energy; in the context of the 2030 framework for climate and energy policies calls on the EU to consider establishing a target for a European competitive energy price level to be achieved in a given time frame, to start with lowering European energy prices by 20% by 2020;
source: PE-510.685
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2012/2029(INI) Engaging in energy policy cooperation with partners beyond our borders: strategic approach to secure, sustainable and competitive energy supply
2012/03/30
AFET
15 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Considers that energy policy must be an integrated and prominent part of the common foreign policy and should be elaborated and implemented in synergy with other policies that have an external dimension;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 a (new) -1 a. Calls for closer coordination between the Council, the Commission and the European External Action Service so they may speak and act jointly on issues concerning a common foreign policy on energy; stresses the need to create an energy policy desk within the EEAS as well as the need to involve EU delegations in the conduct of energy diplomacy on the ground;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 f (new) -1 f. Stresses that energy security must be regarded as an essential component of the overall security of the European Union; underlines that stronger political cooperation at EU level and further integration of the internal market will reinforce the security of supply and decrease the Union's vulnerability to volatility of energy prices;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Welcomes the communication ''On security of energy supply and international cooperation''1, is of opinion however that further instruments are needed to provide the EU with the ability to protect its energy security interests in negotiating with its external partners, in particular in crisis situations; __________________ 1 On security of energy supply and international cooperation - "The EU Energy Policy: Engaging with Partners beyond Our Borders"{COM(2011) 539 final}
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Is convinced that a more effective management at global level would improve the cooperation with producer, transit and consumer countries; the EU shall therefore play a major role in international management of energy policy in view of promoting transparent and non-discriminative principles, pursuing the objective of sustainability, lowering transaction costs and setting incentives for market participants to compete on price and quality;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1 d. Calls on the Member States and the Commission for identifying trade and investment barriers in the energy field in relations with third countries and undertaking actions, where appropriate, to eliminate them bilaterally and through the World Trade Organisation;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1 e. Calls the Commission to support the so-called ''energy security clause'' to be included in trade, association, and partnership and cooperation agreements with producer and transit countries, which would lay down a code of conduct and explicitly outline measures to be taken in the event of any unilateral change in terms by one of the partners;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 f (new) 1 f. Underlines that all multilateral and bilateral agreements, especially partnership and cooperation agreements must fully comply with EU internal market rules, in particular the third energy package provisions and that it is the role of EU institutions to ensure that this principle is observed; stresses that such agreements should include a legally enforceable rule of reciprocity to protect the assets of EU investors in energy supply and transit countries;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 i (new) 1 i. Supports energy diversification projects, especially those aimed at creating new transport corridors which diversify both routes and suppliers such as Nabucco pipeline, liquified natural gas, cross-border interconnectors and other high-priority projects of European interest;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 j (new) 1 j. Supports mechanisms such as Early Warning Mechanism to be used in relations with energy suppliers and transit countries; is convinced that further promotion of the idea of common purchasing of energy raw materials by Member States is needed in the context of growing competition for resources and existing producer monopolies;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 k (new) 1 k. Calls on the Commission to set a comprehensive set of short, medium and long-term energy policy priorities towards its neighbours in view of establishing a common legal area based on acquis related principles and norms of the internal market; stresses the importance of further extending the European Energy Community and setting up legal control mechanisms to deal with deficient acquis implementation;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 l (new) 1 l. Calls for the implementation of the existing mechanisms, and the creation of new ones, within the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Black Sea Synergy in order to strengthen cooperation for a greater transparency and stability of supply and transit;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls for the
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Underlines the need for deepening the dialogue on strategic energy issues of mutual interest, fostering cooperation on energy policies and strengthening research collaboration with the United States, in particular in the field of energy- efficient technologies of production and transport; calls for the establishment of an Energy Security Partnership with the U.S. based on the current cooperation within the U.S.-EU Energy Council;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a. (new) 6 a. Calls on the Council and the Commission to set up, in cooperation with the External Action Service, by the end of 2013, a precise road map based on the communication ''On security of energy supply and international cooperation''2 leading to the formation of an effective foreign energy policy, indicating short, medium and long-term objectives, targets and steps, with specific time-frame for implementing them; __________________ 2 On security of energy supply and international cooperation - "The EU Energy Policy: Engaging with Partners beyond Our Borders" {COM(2011) 539 final}
source: PE-486.106
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2012/2103(INI) Energy roadmap 2050, a future with energy
2012/01/10
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Recalls that the Union's strategic partnerships with producer and transit countries, in particular countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), require adequate tools, predictability, stability and long-term investment; emphasises, to that end, that the Union's climate objectives must be in accord with EU infrastructure investment projects oriented at diversifying supply routes and increasing the Union's energy security, such as Nabucco.
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Calls for the EU-Russia Energy Roadmap to be based on principles of mutual respect and reciprocity, grounded in World Trade Organisation, Energy Charter Treaty and Third Energy Package rules; calls on the Commission to implement and execute in an effective manner EU competition rules vis-à-vis all energy sector undertakings operating on the territory of the Union; welcomes, in this respect, the recent investigation into anticompetitive behaviour by Gazprom, and deplores the politically motivated decree of the Russian Federation preventing its energy companies from cooperating with EU institutions;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Calls on the Commission to draw up a comprehensive set of short-, medium- and long-term energy policy priorities in relations with its neighbours with view to establish a common legal area based on the acquis-related principles and norms of the internal energy market; stresses the importance of further extending the Energy Community and setting up legal control mechanisms to deal with deficient acquis implementation;
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Reminds the Commission that the EU's energy policy must be in line with other priority policies of the Union, including its security, foreign, neighbourhood, trade, and development policies, to ensure the effectiveness of its energy policy as well as the coherence and credibility of its foreign policy;
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Underlines the importance of strengthening cooperation and dialogue with other strategic energy partners;
source: PE-496.501
2012/10/18
AFET
17 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that the EU's energy policy should not compromise the Union's competitiveness, nor should it allow for the risk of carbon leakage; calls, to that end, on the Commission to prepare initiatives in the event that global agreements on climate protection are not achieved; recalls that EU energy policy should be founded on a well-balanced approach between three pillars aimed at the implementation of measures enhancing secure, sustainable and competitive energy;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Emphasises the developments in global energy markets, including the increased role of natural gas from unconventional energy sources and new technologies, the changing supply and demand patterns as well as the emergence of new producing and transit countries, which should be taken into account in forming EU's energy policy;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses that the EU Treaty calls for solidarity between Member States, which should be part of both daily work and crisis management of internal and external energy policy; calls on the Commission to provide a clear definition of "energy solidarity" in order to ensure that it will be respected by all Member States;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to set strategic priorities in external energy policy, while pursuing an active climate policy, by engaging key partners
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Highlights, furthermore, the emerging importance of the exploration of oil and gas fields in the Mediterranean Sea and the Arctic; believes that there is an urgent need to develop an EU policy on oil and gas drilling at sea, including delineation of exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of EU Member States and relevant third countries in accordance with the UNCLOS Convention, to which all EU Member States and the EU as such are signatories;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Emphasises that the EU should maintain a high political profile during the process of granting of licensing rights for drilling and delineation of EEZs, aiming at preventing frictions with third countries; underlines that energy should be used as a motor for peace, cooperation and stability;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Notes the importance of broad cooperation in the Arctic region, particularly among countries in the Euro- Atlantic sphere; calls, therefore, on the Commission to come forward with a holistic assessment of the benefits and risks of EU involvement in the Arctic;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 g (new) 3g. Is convinced that more effective management at a global level would improve cooperation with producer, transit and consumer countries; believes that the EU should therefore play a major role in the international management of energy policy with a view to promoting transparent and non-discriminative principles, pursuing the objective of sustainability, lowering prices and transaction costs and setting incentives for market participants to compete on price and quality;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 h (new) 3h. Calls on the Commission to draw up a comprehensive set of short-, medium- and long-term energy policy priorities in relations with its neighbours with view to establishing a common legal area based on the acquis-related principles and norms of the internal energy market; stresses the importance of further extending the Energy Community, notably to countries in the Eastern Partnership, Central Asia and the Mediterranean, and of setting up legal control mechanisms to deal with deficient acquis implementation;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the Union's strategic partnerships with producer and transit countries, in particular countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), require adequate tools, predictability, stability and long-term investment fully consistent with the internal energy market legislation; emphasises, to that end, that the Union's climate objectives must be in accord with EU long-term infrastructure investment projects oriented at diversifying supply routes and increasing the Union's energy security, such as the Southern Corridor and the Nabucco pipeline;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 e (new) 4e. Is convinced that, with regard to infrastructure projects of strategic importance which affect the security of supply for the EU as a whole, the Commission should be granted by the Council the mandate to conduct negotiations and that such a mandate should also be considered in the case of other intergovernmental agreements considered to have a significant impact on the EU's long-term energy policy objectives, in particular its energy independence; welcomes in this regard the progress made in the Commission-led negotiations on the treaty between the EU, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan to build a Trans Caspian Pipeline System;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 f (new) 4f. Welcomes the creation of an information exchange mechanism for intergovernmental agreements between EU Member States and third countries on energy policy, given that this mechanism is oriented at enhancing policy transparency, coordination and efficiency in the EU as a whole; emphasises the contribution of such an information exchange mechanism to an informed formulation of internal and external EU energy policy in the medium- and long- term;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for the EU-Russia Energy Roadmap to be based on principles of mutual respect and reciprocity, grounded in
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to support the so-called "energy security clause" to be included in all trade, association and partnership and cooperation agreements with producer and transit countries, which would lay down a code of conduct and explicitly outline measures to be taken in the event of any unilateral change in terms by one of the partners;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Emphasises the need to tackle the anticipated growth of gas imports from third countries to the EU in the short- and medium-term; reiterates that for some regions and Member States this challenge is closely linked with a single third country gas and oil import dependency; acknowledges that meeting this challenge requires inter alia a strengthened role for indigenous energy resources which are vital to ensure competitiveness and security of supply, as well as actions oriented at diversifying the portfolio of energy suppliers, routes and sources;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Acknowledges that the strategic objective in this regard should be to aim at the realisation of the Southern Gas Corridor and the achievement of the supply route to the EU of roughly 10-20% of the EU gas demand by 2020 to enable each European region to have physical access to at least two different sources of gas;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for closer cooperation between the Council, the Commission and the EEAS so that they may speak and act jointly on issues concerning external energy policy; stresses the need to establish an energy policy desk within the EEAS and to involve EU delegations in the conduct of energy diplomacy on the ground; recalls that the European Parliament should remain regularly informed on the developments in this area.
source: PE-496.671
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2012/2151(INI) Towards a genuine Economic and Monetary Union
2012/08/10
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. Whereas the debt crisis has prompted the Union and Member States to set up new financial solidarity instruments in Europe: the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and other projects related to the 'banking union'; whereas the financial impact of those instruments is much greater, in terms of the amounts involved, than the Union Budget
source: PE-496.670
2012/09/26
ECON
2 amendments...
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AT AT. whereas European supervision of financial institutions within the euro area is an absolute priority to take measures to tackle the crisis, it should be, however, ensured that, for the purpose of internal financial market stability, countries whose currency is not the euro, which decide to access the single supervision mechanism, should be granted a participation formula, which guarantees symmetric relations between accepted obligations and impact on decision-making;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AT a (new) ATa. whereas the consequences of the establishment of a euro area supervisory authority on non-euro area Member States should be taken into account;
source: PE-496.545
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2012/2253(INI) 2013 review of the organisation and the functioning of the EEAS. Recommandation to the EEAS and the Council
2013/04/08
AFET
10 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 – having regard to Article 13 (3) of the Council Decision of 26 July 20101 establishing the European External Action Service (hereinafter EEAS Decision), which lays down that the High Representative shall carry out, by mid- 2013, a review of the organisation and functioning of the EEAS which will cover inter alia the implementation of Articles 6(6) and 6(8) on geographical balance, accompanied, if relevant, by legislative proposal amending the Decision,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the EEAS is a new body of hybrid nature, drawing upon community and intergovernmental sources, which has no precedent in the EU
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the target of one third of staff originating from Member States has been reached, and whereas the staff originating from the three components (the Commission, the Council Secretariat and the national diplomatic services) should be appropriately distributed at all levels and between delegations and Headquarters, in full respect of adequate geographical representativity as understood by Council Regulation of 23 February 20041;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) P a. whereas in the written statement on geographical balance in the EEAS accompanying the European Parliament's Resolution of 20 October 2010 on the regulation amending the Staff Regulations1, the High Representative committed to dedicate a section on geographical balance in the yearly reports on the occupation of posts in the EEAS; whereas no such report has been delivered to the European Parliament so far;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. to ensure that, in compliance with Article 9(3) of the EEAS Decision, the EEAS plays a leading role in the definition of the strategies of the relevant external financial assistance instruments and that, for this purpose, the EEAS has the expertise to lead in these areas
Amendment 178 #
Amendment of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of those Communities, P7_TA(2010)0369, Annex: Statement from the High Representative on gender balance in the EEAS. Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35 a. To redress the inadequate geographical representativity within the EEAS, as required by Article 6(6) and 6(8) of the EEAS Decision and the European Parliament's Resolution of 8 June 2010 on the EEAS Decision proposal1, and to introduce additional specific measures analogous to those provided for in Council Regulation of 23 February 20042, in order to correct the geographical imbalances which continue to persist without tangible progress being made, especially in terms of adequate representation at all levels of grades and positions;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. given that, as indicated in the 2012 EEAS Staffing Report, the target of one third of staff recruited from Member States has been reached, to focus now on consolidating EU staff within the EEAS and on opening up the career perspectives of EU officials in the Service, with full respect of the principle of geographical representativity; to ensure that the quotas from the three different sources are respected at both AD and AST levels and among all grades, in order to avoid that staff from national ministries are concentrated at managerial levels; also to explore, in that regard, the modalities for national diplomats working at the EEAS to apply for permanent posts within the Service;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37.
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37 a. to consider in particular, in view of the European Parliament's special role with regard to the definition of objectives and basic choices of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, its competences as a budgetary authority, its role in democratic scrutiny of foreign policy as well as its practice of parliamentary foreign relations, the possibility for the officials from the European Parliament to be able to apply for posts in the EEAS on equal footing with the Council and the Commission at the earliest convenience;
source: PE-508.192
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