José Manuel FERNANDES
Constituencies
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Portugal
Partido Social Democrata
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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PPE
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Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on Budgets | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with India | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2010/03/05 | 9999/12/31 |
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Rapporteur
| Responsible | 2013/2085(BUD) | Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund: flooding in Slovenia, Croatia and Austria in 2012 |
| Responsible | 2012/2237(BUD) | Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund: earthquakes in Italy in 2012 |
| Responsible | 2012/2230(BUD) | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in printing machinery manufacturing in Germany |
| Responsible | 2012/2051(BUD) | Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund: flooding in Italy in 2011 |
| Responsible | 2011/2020(BUD) | 2012 budget: all sections |
| Responsible | 2011/2018(BUD) | 2012 budget: estimates of revenue and expenditure - section I, Parliament |
| Responsible | 2011/2017(BUD) | 2012 budget: priorities - other sections |
| Opinion | 2011/0340(COD) | Consumer programme 2014-2020 |
| Opinion | 2010/2274(INI) | Universal service and '112' emergency number |
| Opinion | 2010/2139(INI) | Report 2010 on the implementation of the Cohesion Policy programmes for 2007-2013 |
| Responsible | 2009/2153(INI) | Report on the Commission Green Paper on the management of bio-waste in the European Union |
Born
1967/07/26 Vila Verde- Graduate in systems engineering and computer science, University of the Minho; currently in the third year of a law degree at the University of the Minho.
- Founder of Moure Youth Association and Chair of its executive committee (1990-1992); Chair of its General Assembly (1992-1994).
- Founder and Vice-Chair of the Moure Social and Parish Centre (1994-1997); Chair of the Young Social Democrats (JSD) in Vila Verde (1992-1993), subsequently elected Chair of the bureau of the plenary assembly; Chair of the Braga District Political Committee of the JSD in the 1994-1996 term, and member of the District Political Committee of the Braga PSD during the same period.
- Chair of Vila Verde municipal council (December 1997 to July 2009).
- President of the Cávado Regional Development Agency and Chair of the Association of Cávado Valley Municipalities; President of the executive council of the Cávado Valley Intermunicipal Community (Cávado CIM) (from 17 November 2008 to July 2009); member of the general council of the Northern Region Coordination Commission and the general council of the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities until July 2009.
- PSD councillor from December 1993 to December 1997; Chair of the Policy Committee of the Vila Verde Section of the PSD (1997-2002); head of the PSD list for the Braga constituency, elected as a deputy in the 1999 elections; PSD leader of the bureau of the Braga District Assembly (2000-2002); Chair of the PSD Braga District Policy Committee (2002-2004); elected as a member of the PSD National Policy Committee at the 26th Congress in Barcelos in 2004; PSD Chair of the bureau of the Braga District Assembly (2005-);
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2007/0286(COD) Industrial emissions. Integrated pollution prevention and control (repeal. Directives 78/176/EEC, 82/883/EEC, 92/112/EEC, 1999/13/EC, 2000/76/EC and 2008/1/EC). Recast
2010/03/30
ENVI
4 amendments...
Amendment 126 #
Council position Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1a (new) For BAT reference documents adopted before the entry into force of the Directive, emission limit values shall also take into account the technical characteristics of the installation concerned, its geographical location and the local environmental conditions.
Amendment 136 #
Council position Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 4.
source: PE-439.994
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2008/0028(COD) Provision of food information to consumers (amend. Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006; repeal. Directives 90/496/EEC and 2000/13/EC)
2009/12/22
ENVI
3 amendments...
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 41 (41) Member States should retain the right, depending on local practical conditions and circumstances, to decide when and how to lay down rules in respect of the provision of information concerning
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) ba) the food is not prepacked. In this case Member States should ensure that the particular listed in Article 9(1)(c) shall be provided upon request. Member States may adopt rules concerning the manner in which those particulars are to be made available.
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 1. Where foods are offered for sale to the final consumer or to mass caterers without prepackaging, or where foods are packed on the sales premises at the consumer's request or prepacked for direct sale, the Member States may adopt detailed rules concerning the manner in which the particulars specified in Article
source: PE-431.051
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2008/0241(COD) Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Recast
2010/11/03
ENVI
3 amendments...
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. Without prejudice to Article 5(1), Member States shall ensure that
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 2a (new) 2a. Member States should report on a yearly basis to the Commission: - volume of WEEE generated in the Member State during the preceding year according to the common methodology established in point 3; - volume of WEEE collected in the Member State during the preceding year; - volume of WEEE placed on the market during the preceding year, and the volumes of WEEE moved in and out of the Member State; - an estimate of the volume of WEEE being improperly treated, landfilled or illegally exported during the preceding year.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 4 4. By 31 December 2012 at the latest the European Parliament and the Council shall re-examine the collection rate and target date referred to in paragraph 1 also in view of setting a possible separate collection target
source: PE-439.856
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2009/2152(INI) Report on the Commission White Paper: 'Adapting to climate change: towards a European framework for action'
2010/02/22
ENVI
3 amendments...
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Recalls that water is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and that this can lead to a reduction in the quantity and quality of water supplies, particularly drinking water;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses that a large amount of water in the EU could be saved through more efficient water management and calls in this connection for the introduction of targets to limit private consumption in the EU;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Invites the Commission to draw up a ‘multi-risk charter for the European coastline’.
source: PE-439.124
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2010/2003(BUD) 2011 budget, other sections: guidelines
2010/02/25
BUDG
7 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the difficult situation with respect to the Heading 5 expenditure ceiling for 2011 and is aware of the fact that the Institutions may encounter problems in reconciling the financing of all needs and the wish to maintain budgetary discipline and self-restraint in order to comply with the multiannual financial framework; notes that a number of administrative areas are financed outside heading 5; requests that all administrative expenditure be included in that heading;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Emphasises that legislative excellence is Parliament's priority, and highlights the need to provide the Members, committees and political groups with the necessary means to achieve it;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Considers that the current 20% of heading 5 basis is now more restrictive compared to the previous situation, as it will have to cover expenditure not foreseen in the self-imposed declaration of 1988; recalls that, since 2006, Parliament has included expenditure such as the Members' Statute (generating savings for Member States), the Assistants' Statute, expenditure relating to its new role following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty and also an expanded buildings policy to accommodate its overall needs, including enlargements; considers that, on the basis of the original MFF references negotiated in 2006 and in force since 2007, its expenditure should remain within the traditional 20% limit, as an indicative reference;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Points out that action needs to be taken with a view to securing budgetary sustainability in future years; reaffirms the importance of drawing up a zero- based budget policy that will ensure further rigour and transparency;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 d (new) 9d. Emphasises the need to know the fixed costs of Parliament as already approved in Parliament's resolutions of 26 February 2010 on the estimates of revenue and expenditure for Amending Budget 1/2010 and of 22 October 2009 on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, in order to ensure rigorous and transparent budget planning; calls for the Bureau to submit annual estimates of these fixed costs for the years corresponding to the MFF; requests that a cost-benefit analysis be carried out for the variable expenditure;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Recalls that wider cost implications should always be assessed in relation to new measures introduced such as, for example, when deciding on staff and assistants schemes in both 2010 and 2011; underlines especially that if additional assistants were to be recruited in Brussels, this would have an impact on the situation regarding office space, which is already stretched; considers that the March presentation of the medium-term buildings strategy for its three places of work is crucial; insists on the need for long-term planning of its buildings policy, with a view to ensuring budget sustainability;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
source: PE-439.234
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2010/2004(BUD) 2011 budget, section III, Commission: guidelines
2010/02/26
BUDG
9 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Recalls that the EU was able to react collectively to the financial and economic crisis by adopting an ambitious European Economic Recovery Plan (EERP), but notes that the overall economic situation in the EU is still
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that youth is tremendously important both now and for the future of the EU, and that it should be given particular attention in the course of defining our mid-and long-term priorities; points out that youth, in all its related aspects, represents a key resource for EU and should be seen as a cross-policy theme; investing in youth is investing in the future; this investment should be done as early as possible and in a coordinated manner across policy areas;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that youth policy must be defined broadly, encompassing the ability of individuals to change positions and status several times throughout their lives, switching without restriction among settings such as apprenticeships, academic or professional environments and vocational training; one of the objectives should be the transition from the education system to the labour market;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution paragraph 11a new 11a. Special attention should be devoted to new skills, such as e-skills and entrepreneurship aspects;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a new 13 a. Recalls the importance of innovation and the digital agenda for economic development and job creation in Europe;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Takes the view that the lifelong learning programme, by focusing on education and vocational training, supports the efforts to be made with regard to youth; stresses that this programme should cover the activities planned at the beginning of the programming period and integrate possible new developments, allowing, inter alia, for a clear link to be established between education and the labour market, both of which are crucial for economic development and recovery; stresses the request, already approved by the Parliament, to move forward with a specific mobility programme to promote youth first jobs called "Erasmus First Job";
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a new 26 a. Underlines the priorities of Research, Innovation and Digital Agenda, that are crucial elements for a sustainable development in Europe; recalls the importance of programmes contributing to this objective, such as the European Institute of Innovation and Technology;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Recalls the Joint Declaration adopted in conciliation last November, calling for a simplification of implementing procedures and urging the Member States to make use of the possibility of revising their operational programmes in order better to address the effects of the economic crisis; requests the Commission to consider, in duly justified cases, the increase in advances paid to projects, the simplification of delivery mechanisms, and the increase, if necessary, of the Community co-financing rate of projects in conformity with the rules and ceilings set out in the General Regulation on Structural Funds 2007-2013, and without calling into question the annual financial envelope assigned to each Member State;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50.
source: PE-439.297
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2010/2005(BUD) 2011 budget, other sections: Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year and the budget
2010/04/20
BUDG
2 amendments...
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Notes that the budget item for Members' travel costs is actually higher than the one for salaries; underlines the need for responsible use of allowances, notably travel allowances, and points out that without changing the current rules and by using, where possible, other means of transport than business class air travel from and to Parliament's places of work, Parliament's carbon footprint can be reduced and costs saved at the same time
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Warmly welcomes the inclusion of an initial analysis identifying fixed and variable costs in the budget proposal; recognises the methodological difficulties involved but is convinced that these concepts should be examined further; in this regard, recalls that it is awaiting a reply from the competent bodies as to how the concept of a zero-based budget policy, utilising this distinction between fixed and variable costs, could be applied in the context of the Parliament's budget procedure; requests deeper examination regarding fixed costs, distinguishing permanent fixed costs, fixed costs for fixed terms and areas where savings could be generated; requests deeper examination regarding variable costs, making a clear link between costs and objectives, policies and actions, and identifying and sorting priorities by importance;
source: PE-440.144
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2010/2014(BUD) Amending budget 1/2010: other sections, European Parliament, estimates of revenue and expenditure
2010/01/26
BUDG
3 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Decides to make such an adjustment, without touching the elements contained in the Bureau's proposal, by reducing the buildings reserve from EUR 15 million to EUR 11 million; notes that this will take the overall level of the budget to EUR 1 616 791 200 representing 19,99% of heading 5; insists on the need for long- term planning of its building policy;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Highlights that actions aiming to secure budgetary sustainability in future years should be undertaken; reaffirms the importance of the elaboration of a zero- based budget policy that will ensure further rigour and transparency; appeals for clear information, as soon as possible, on the overall amount of fixed expenditure within the EP budget, as referred to in European Parliament resolution of 22 October 2009 on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 20101; 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA-PROV(2009)0052.
source: PE-438.285
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2010/2072(INI) Funding and functioning of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
2010/06/25
BUDG
3 amendments...
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Takes the view that the
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the contributions granted with reference to, among other things: the assessment of skills upgrading of workers; the beneficiaries' re-
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes the significant disparities in the EGF funding per worker between different Member States; urges the Commission to examine this phenomenon and to recommend possible solutions on how a more equivalent support to all beneficiaries could be achieved; calls, at the same time, on the Commission to improve the knowledge on this Fund among all Member States, so that they can make use of this possibility should the need arise;
source: PE-443.137
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2010/2106(INI) Commission Green Paper "On forest protection and information in the EU: preparing forests for climate change"
2011/02/15
ENVI
7 amendments...
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Believes that productive forests should not only be focused on production wood but also on soil regeneration, food productivity and the fight against desertification;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Considers that recent research on climate and meteorology must be taken fully into account in European forest protection regulations;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 c (new) 27c. In order to guarantee greater efficiency in forest management, recommends that the Commission and Member States develop research and define different criteria in relation to the needs and specific solutions applicable to the bioclimatic-zones;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 d (new) 27d. In order to achieve the objectives of the EU 20/20 Strategy, request that each Member State or region develop a forest strategy which includes: reforestation of the river banks, the capture of rainwater, agriculture activities and the research results for the selection of the best plant or trees of traditional varieties and species adapted to droughts;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 e (new) 27e. Calls for the revision of the definition of "forest", recognising that much of the native Mediterranean forests are composed of low-rise trees and so-called "bush", composed of shrubs and species of low height; notes that these trees are essential for soil conservation, CO2 sequestration and for the micro-climate balance;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 f (new) 27f. Considers that the identification of species with high yield potential for energy production could be technically cumbersome as they compete against regular crops based on subsidies from the EU; thus considers that genetic improvement or productivity cannot be properly assessed as it will depend on political decisions rather than market demands;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 g (new) 27g. Calls for EU policy on forests to take into account the two hydrological regimes of Europe divided by the "Continental Divide", where climate processes and their varieties differ; notes that this diversity is recognised by the latest scientific achievements; considers that the differences in these biogeographical areas must be taken into account with indicators for forest monitoring;
source: PE-458.623
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2010/2139(INI) Report 2010 on the implementation of the Cohesion Policy programmes for 2007-2013
2010/10/12
ENVI
1 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for more effective implementation of programmes in the environmental sector, especially in cross-cutting areas which provide European added value, such as action to combat climate change, investment in cleaner and low-carbon technology, the promotion of energy efficiency and renewable energies
source: PE-454.503
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2010/2211(INI) Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe
2010/12/20
ENVI
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls that the next financial perspectives should achieve the EU 2020 Strategy objectives, especially the 20/20/20 climate and energy objectives, including a rise to 30% of the target for emission reductions, and meet the "Resource Efficient Europe" flagship initiative goals;
source: PE-454.678
2011/05/04
SURE
4 amendments...
Amendment 650 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 63. Stresses that the EAV of cohesion policy is uncontested, as this policy constitutes a well-established mechanism of delivering growth and jobs and has been one of the Union’s most significant, visible, and successful policies for decades; points out, however, that a modern cohesion policy must undertake a number of structural reforms, respond to the new challenges facing the Union, and promote synergies with other policies and instruments on the ground; is convinced that the EU cohesion policy should continue to cover the whole EU territory in the next programming period;
Amendment 659 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 64. Stresses the predominant role of cohesion policy for the accomplishment of the Europe 2020 objectives and takes the view that a sound autonomous cohesion policy is a prerequisite for the successful implementation of this strategy; stresses that, due to its horizontal character, cohesion policy contributes significantly to all three priorities of the Europe 2020 strategy, namely smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; recalls, however, that the EU cohesion policy has its own traditional mission and objectives to fulfil that go beyond the Europe 2020 strategy; stresses that those should be preserved in the next programming period, especially given the enduring need for economic, social and territorial convergence in the Union;
Amendment 676 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 65 65. Stresses that a successful and strengthened cohesion policy needs adequate funding, which should not be less than in the current financial programming period; reiterates, in this context, its strong request to ensure that, in the next MFF, the unspent or decommitted resources of cohesion funds remain in the cohesion budget and not be returned to the Member States; recalls its position that GDP must remain the main criterion for determining the eligibility for regional policy assistance;
Amendment 747 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 e (new) 70e. Calls on the Commission, in view of the next programming period, to establish a more comprehensive system of gradual transitional assistance, especially for regions that will no longer be eligible under the Convergence Objective, in order to provide them with a clearer status and more security in their development;
source: PE-462.731
2011/08/04
SURE
1 amendments...
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 a (new) Youth policy 46a. Stresses that youth should represent a strong priority for the Union and that the youth dimension should be visible and reinforced in EU policies and programmes; believes that youth should be perceived as an EU cross-cutting theme, developing synergies between different policy areas relating to youth, education and mobility, facilitating and encouraging European mobility, education and skills development, empowerment, employment, as well as social inclusion of young people; welcomes the ‘Youth on the Move’ flagship initiative as a cornerstone of the Europe 2020 Strategy; underlines in particular that the low cost per beneficiary, therefore high efficiency of youth-related programmes, combined with their European citizenship dimension prove they deserve a much stronger investment;
source: PE-462.730
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2010/2274(INI) Universal service and '112' emergency number
2011/04/20
ENVI
2 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes considerable disparities
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Encourages the Member States to introduce a facility that would enable the Member State to warn its citizens in cases where serious natural disasters or emergencies occur;
source: PE-464.678
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2011/0177(APP) Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
2012/05/10
BUDG
7 amendments...
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Strongly supports the Commission’s proposal to mainstream measures to combat climate change, leading to at least 20% of climate-related expenditure1, across the whole EU budget; believes that the EU budget will be able to mobilise investment for a sustainable and prosperous low-carbon economy, provide adequate support for achieving the EU 2020 targets for climate, energy, resource- efficiency and biodiversity
Amendment 71 #
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 sustainable 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;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Underlines the importance of research and innovation in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable, world- leading, knowledge-based economy which uses its natural resources efficiently and responsibly; calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to agree on a specific roadmap for achieving the 3 % GDP target of investment in research; points to the massive economic commitment that this target would entail, in terms of additional expenditure totalling EUR 130 billion, annually and funded from all sources; stresses, consequently, the need to enhance, stimulate and secure the financing of research and innovation in the Union via a significant increase in expenditure, and notably in EU research and innovation funding;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Considers that EU cohesion policy is a strategic tool for investment, sustainable 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; reaffirms its position that cohesion policy funding should be maintained at least at the level of the 2007-2013 period;
Amendment 100 #
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; 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, to managing the environment and preserving biodiversity, and to enhancing the effectiveness and competitiveness of the farming industry;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Emphasises that strengthening the well targeted and effective Union programme for environment and climate is indispensable and that integrated spending for climate and environment should be actively supported within relevant Union funds;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Supports the introduction of (ex-ante and ex
source: PE-496.663
2012/07/18
ENVI
15 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 d (new) -1d. Serve to meet the 20-20-20 climate and energy targets and raise the emission reduction target to 30%;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 e (new) -1e. Given that the EP advocates the Community method and is seeking to secure the maximum added value from EU resources, encompass all funds and measures, especially those related to the environment, civil protection, climate action, and food security;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 f (new) -1f. To enable the EU to achieve its overall biodiversity goals, provide co- financing for the management of the Natura 2000 network;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 g (new) -1g. Be in line with the Commission proposal to transfer food security funding to Heading 3 of the budget;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Provide the necessary means to Environment and Climate action, better using the appropriate instruments, strengthening energy safety, building a resource-efficient and climate resilient economy and enhancing Union competitiveness with more and greener jobs strengthen energy security and bring health benefits through cleaner air;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Emphasises the need to strengthen integration of EU environmental, public health and climate legislation and objectives into sectoral policies (including the CAP, cohesion policy, consumer policy, the CFP and development policy); suggests, therefore, mainstreaming EU finances to ensure compliance with EU environmental and public health legislation and the active contribution of spending through the EU budget to its environmental policy objectives and, as suggested by the Commission’s budget review, include an obligation to identify in a transparent manner where sectoral programmes have promoted climate objectives specified in the Europe 2020 Strategy; underlines the importance of future research and innovation programmes in delivering the EU’s objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stress the importance of strengthening the LIFE+ programme, especially where climate is concerned;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Incorporate – and put a figure on – the projected international climate financing for developing countries, which, as agreed at the UNFCCC negotiations, is to total $100 000 million a year by 2020;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcome the Commission proposal to renew the Civil Protection Financial Instrument (CPI) to provide financial support for activities addressing the different aspects of the disaster management cycle, namely a more coherent and better integrated response in case of emergencies, improved preparedness to deal with disasters and innovative actions to reduce the risk of disaster. The CPI will also be used for the creation of the European Emergency Response Capacity, with the participation of all Member States civil protection assets, so as to generate enhanced cost-effectiveness through coordinated availability of civil protection assets.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Support the renewal of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument (CPI) so as to enable financial support to be granted for activities entailed in the different aspects of the disaster management cycle. The amount allocated to this instrument will need to be managed flexibly in order to allow scope for increases whenever the circumstances demand;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Considers that the creation of the European Emergency Response Capacity will primarily build on existing Member State capacities, thereby avoiding additional costs. At the EU level, the establishment of the European Emergency Response Centre with strengthened planning and coordination functions will bring a gain for the whole EU by generating savings at Member State level which should outweigh the costs to the EU budget, although of course the benefits of fast and effective disaster response in terms of human lives saved cannot be measured in purely financial terms.
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 d (new) 7d. Recalls the overall objectives of EU cooperation in the field of civil protection are to ensure better protection of people, the environment, property and cultural heritage in the event of major natural, technological and man-made disasters. EU cooperation in the field of civil protection aims at: a) Facilitating a rapid and efficient response to disasters; b) Ensuring sufficient preparedness of civil protection actors to emergencies; and c) Developing measures for the prevention of disasters.
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 source: PE-494.509
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2011/0461(COD) Union Civil Protection Mechanism 2014-2020
2012/10/22
BUDG
3 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Recalls that in its resolution of 8 June 2011 on Investing in the future: a Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe1, the European Parliament identified civil protection (Article 196 TFEU) as one of the fields where the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon has provided the Union with significant new prerogatives and recalls in this context Article 311 TFEU which requires the Union to provide itself with the means necessary to attain its objectives and carry out its policies; _______________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0266.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 7 a (new) 7a. The amount allocated to the Mechanism should enable financial support to be granted for activities entailed in all different aspects of the disaster management cycle. It will need to be managed flexibly in order to allow scope for increases whenever the circumstances demand.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 14 a (new) 14a. The establishment of both the Emergency Response Centre with strengthened planning and coordination functions, as well as the European Emergency Response Capacity, aims at generating savings at Member State level which should outweigh the costs to the Union budget, although the benefits of fast and effective disaster response in terms of human lives saved cannot be measured in purely financial terms.
source: PE-498.028
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2011/2019(BUD) 2012 budget: mandate for the trilogue
2011/05/24
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 66 66. Observes that the Commission, the Council, the Court of Auditors, the Ombudsman and the Data Protection Supervisor have followed suit; underlines that the European Parliament has succeeded to reduce its own estimates by around 50 mio EUR compared to the first proposal of preliminary draft estimates; stresses that it will scrutinise in depth the other institutions’ estimates, inter alia against the additional needs and activities related to the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty;
source: PE-465.029
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2011/2020(BUD) 2012 budget: all sections
2011/06/10
BUDG
26 amendments...
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59. Notes that the administrative and operating expenditure budget from all institutions represents XX% of the global EU budget, of which heading V having a margin of EUR XXX million;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61. Points out that
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 a (new) 61a. Points out that the overall level of its 2012 Budget is EUR xxx.xxxx; this represents a net reduction of EUR xxx.xxxx compared to the Estimates and EUR xxx.xxx to the initial budget proposals before conciliation with the Bureau;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 a (new) 62a. Points out that the budget for 2012 is a budget of consolidation, in which the Parliament did a maximum effort to do savings without putting in danger the quality of work and the legislative excellence; this budget 2012 and the following budget 2013 are the reference for the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework.
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 63. Points out that
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 65 Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 66 66. Maintains its position that, in any event, a policy of identifying savings wherever possible and the continued pursuit of reorganisation and redeployment of existing resources are crucial elements of its budgetary policy, especially in this time of economic crisis; considers therefore that such savings for 2012 Budget should be made in the wider context of structural cha
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 66 a (new) 66a. Welcomes the good co-operation of the Committee on Budgets with the Bureau based on mutual confidence; considers that the agreement made in the conciliation on 22th September 2011 and in the context of the estimates (its resolution of 6 April 2011 adopted in plenary by 479 votes in favour) should not be put in question and none of the elements of that agreement should be reopened if no new circumstances have occurred since then;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 67. Notes that the general expenditure allowances
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 a (new) 67a. Respecting the competences of the Bureau, requests the Bureau not to index Members’ allowances to inflation;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 b (new) 67b. asks the Bureau to create conditions for making savings of 5% in all kind of travel expenditure including delegations of committees and interparliamentary delegations in full respect of the Statute for Members and its implementing measures; requests that 15% of the travel appropriation be placed in reserve pending a report by the Secretary General of the EP to be delivered to the Bureau and the Committee on Budgets by 31st March; calls forsuch a report to examine the feasibility of measures to ensure the utmost efficiency of Members’ travel with a view to making recommendations for potential budgetary savings by considering all proposals and resolutions which the Parliament has already adopted on this question;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68 Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 70. Decides to approve the internalisation of the security service, as suggested in the Amending Letter, and, in consequences to create 2
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 75. Points out that the cuts made by the Council would place the Court in a position of not being able to p
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 76 76. Notes that the Court is making significant efforts to redeploy staff from support services to audit activities to meet the increasing demands upon the institution, as well as finding substantial economies in its administrative expenditure; notes that the Council has cut appropriations for salaries on the basis of low implementation in 2010; is expecting the implementation for 2011 to perform better and has therefore decided to partially re-establish the DB;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 77 77.
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 80. Has taken a different view of the Council and accepted the creation of two additional permanent posts (1 AD 9 and 1 AD 6) in the EDPS' establishment plan because of the new tasks for this institution conferred to it by Article 16 TFEU as it is the task of the EDPS to monitor and ensure that these rights are respected (all EU institutions and bodies are bound by the fundamental rights to privacy and protection of personal data);
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 82 82. Notes
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 83. Notes the Council’s position to reduce the increase in the EEAS’ draft budget for 2012 to +2
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 84.
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 85 source: PE-473.841
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2012/0366(COD) Tobacco and related products: manufacture, presentation and sale. Approximation of Member States legislation
2013/05/14
ENVI
5 amendments...
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 6 a (new) (6a) Tobacco production in disadvantaged areas, especially the outermost regions, which is often associated with specific environmental, geographical and cultural conditions and craft-based, environmentally-friendly methods, should receive special attention from the EU, which should allow the Member State the possibility of applying specific measures to maintain production in these regions.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 40 A (new) (40a) Any Member State which considers it necessary to maintain and/or introduce national and/or regional measures to maintain traditional tobacco plantations, for justified reasons of socioeconomic dependence and land use, should be authorised to do so.
Amendment 616 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. For cigarette packets the general warning and the information message shall be printed on the lateral sides of the unit packets.
Amendment 664 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) cover
Amendment 705 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g source: PE-510.711
2013/05/21
ENVI
1 amendments...
Amendment 800 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 This tobacco product
source: PE-510.717
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2012/2001(BUD) 2013 budget, other sections: guidelines
2012/01/31
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Believes that, in order to make significant long-term savings, an independent evaluation of the EP budget should be considered; believes the setting up of a working group should be considered; calls on the Secretary General and the Bureau to come forward with concrete proposals on the establishment of such a group as soon as possible; also calls for the speedy implementation of any conclusions reached by the group;
source: PE-480.738
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2012/2092(BUD) 2013 general budget: all sections
2012/07/25
ENVI
3 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 2 2. Notes that climate action and environmental objectives are of a cross- cutting nature which must be translated into concrete actions to be implemented under the various programmes and policies to foster sustainable growth in Europe; notes that the EU's environmental policy contributes to the Europe 2020 objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; welcomes the recurrent commitment by all EU institutions for a more sustainable, resource-efficient and ecological European economy; is worried, however, that the present economic and fiscal constraints in some Member States lead to negligence of achieving climate action and environmental objectives;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The EU budget has an important role to play in promoting climate action in all sectors of the European economy and in catalysing the specific investments that will be needed to meet the climate targets and to ensure climate resilience. These investments relate to a wide range of technologies that improve energy efficiency, to renewable energy sources and related infrastructures, and to investments for adaptation to climate change;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that climate action is integrated into many policy areas and implemented through a range of instruments that support multiple EU objectives, for instance both biodiversity and climate change mitigation policies. A proportion of the EU budget is related to climate mainstreaming and thus contributes to Europe's transition to a low carbon and climate resilient society. In order to reach the Europe 2020 objectives, the climate-related share of the future EU budget must be significantly increased, including investments in projects that are not exclusively climate-related but which have a significant climate component;
source: PE-494.517
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2012/2187(DEC) 2011 discharge: European Environment Agency (EEA)
2012/12/20
ENVI
5 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the EEA is an invaluable information and knowledge provider on the environment, upon which the European Commission services rely heavily for the development, monitoring and assessment of its policies. The Agency’s roles have steadily grown over the past few years, making it an internationally respected organisation;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Underlines that the European Commission must exercise its supervisory role though its participation in the Management Board and Bureau of the EEA, within the limits set by regulation 401/2009 and with due respect of the legal autonomy of the Agency and the European Parliament has to be kept regularly informed;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Welcomes that the Agency staff and management activities, quality control processes, products and services, administrative and building services are brought together under the strategic area in the ‘EEA Strategy 2009-2013’;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Takes note that regarding the management of conflict of interest the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the Commission signed on 19 July 2012 a Joint Statement accompanying an agreed Common Approach, based on the conclusions reached by the Inter-institutional Working Group on decentralised agencies. This concerns members of the Management Boards, scientific committees, Boards of Appeal and executive Directors;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
source: PE-502.117
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2012/2190(DEC) 2011 discharge: European Medicines Agency (EMA)
2012/12/20
ENVI
2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points to the role of the European Medicines Agency in protecting and promoting public and animal health by assessing and supervising medicines for human or veterinary use;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
source: PE-502.119
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2012/2195(DEC) 2011 discharge: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
2012/12/20
ENVI
2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control brings coherence and complementarity to action in the field of public health by reconciling the roles and responsibilities of Member States, EU institutions, and international organisations;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
source: PE-502.118
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2012/2196(DEC) 2011 discharge: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
2012/12/20
ENVI
1 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
source: PE-502.122
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2012/2203(DEC) 2011 discharge: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
2012/12/20
ENVI
1 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
source: PE-502.120
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