Raimon OBIOLS
Constituencies
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Spain
Partido Socialista Obrero Español
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Spain
Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Spain
Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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Spain
Partido Socialista Obrero Español
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
Groups
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S&D
Member
Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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PSE
Member
Socialist Group in the European Parliament
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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PSE
Vice-Chair
Group of the Party of European Socialists
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
EP staff
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- Chair of Conference of Delegation Chairs 2004/09/22 - 2009/07/13
- Vice-President of European Parliament 2004/03/09 - 2004/07/19
- Vice-President of Parliament's Bureau 2004/03/09 - 2004/07/19
- Member of Conference of Delegation Chairs 2002/02/07 - 2004/03/30
- Member of Conference of Delegation Chairs 1999/07/22 - 2002/01/14
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Subcommittee on Human Rights | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Committee on Foreign Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Culture and Education | 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 Mashreq countries | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly | 2007/05/23 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
| Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America | 2004/09/21 | 2007/03/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America | 2004/09/15 | 2004/09/20 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico | 2004/03/31 | 2004/07/19 |
| Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico | 2002/02/07 | 2004/03/30 |
| Chair of | Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union | 1999/07/22 | 2002/01/14 |
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Rapporteur
| Shadow | 2012/2062(INI) | Review of the EU's human rights strategy |
| Responsible | 2008/2336(INI) | Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2008 and the European Union's policy on the matter |
| Responsible | 2007/2088(INI) | Strengthening the European neighbourhood policy |
| Responsible | 2003/0266(NLE) | EC/Central America agreement: political dialogue and cooperation agreement |
| Responsible | 2002/0077(AVC) | EC/Algeria agreement: Euro-Mediterranean association agreement |
Born
1940/08/05 Barcelona- Graduate in Geology.
- First Secretary of the PSC (1983-1996). President of the PSC (1996-2000). Executive member of PSOE since 1979; Secretary for International Relations from 1994-2000. Vice-Chairman of the PSE Group (1999-2000). Chair of the Socialist International Mediterranean Committee (1993-2001).
- Member of the Catalan Regional Parliament (1984-1999). Member of the Congress of Deputies (1977-1984).
- Member of the European Parliament (since 1999). Vice-Chairman of the PSE Group (1999-2004). Chairman of the Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (1999-2002). Chairman of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (2002-2004). Vice-President of the European Parliament (2004).
- Grand Cross of the Order of Quetzal of the Government of Guatemala.
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2009/0104(CNS) Visas: third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement (amend. Regulation (EC) No 539/2001)
2009/01/10
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 3 a (new) (3a) With the aim of furthering the implementation of the Thessaloniki agenda, the Commission should start a visa liberalisation dialogue with Kosovo and establish a roadmap for visa liberalisation similar to those established with other Western Balkan countries. This should be without prejudice to the status of Kosovo and with due respect for UNSC resolution 1244/99.
source: PE-428.324
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2009/2002(BUD) 2010 budget: section III, Commission
2009/08/25
AFET
2 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Reaffirms its commitment to gender equality policies and mainstreaming and recalls that the promotion of both should be a key element of the external action of the EU;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Considers that education and vocational training must be pillars of the new sustainable economic and social model promoted abroad by the EU;
source: PE-427.201
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2009/2057(INI) Report on the 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 2008, presented to the European Parliament in application of Part II, Section G, paragraph 43 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006
2010/01/15
AFET
6 amendments...
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Takes the view that the Treaty of Lisbon provides the instruments needed for the EU to play an important role in shaping the new international order by strengthening relations with its neighbours and strategic partners, consolidating its leadership in multilateral forums, assuming its responsibilities in conflict areas and making a firm commitment to promoting peace, upholding human rights and eradicating poverty;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses the need to establish greater clarity on the criteria for the appointment and evaluation of EU Special Representatives (EUSRs), bearing in mind also the need for sufficient representation of both genders; considers that relevant EUSRs should gradually take over and carry out the functions of country-
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Expresses its support for the Union continuing to contribute actively and effectively to the resolution of global issues, not least through a strengthening of the United Nations system and according special importance to consolidating the Human Rights Council and abolishing the death penalty;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the Council to make a special effort to support the development of the Common Security and Defence Policy, and reinforce the EU’s role as an international reference point in the field of crisis management, by boosting the EU’s civil and military capacities, with a special focus on enhancing the work of the European Defence Agency;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Stresses the importance of gender equality, human rights and good governance objectives being fully integrated in the planning and conduct of all CSDP missions and operations, including fact-finding missions, as gender awareness and sensitivity contribute to operational effectiveness and situational awareness; in this context, welcomes the appointment of a gender adviser to nearly all CSDP missions; regrets that there are no women among the 11 EUSRs; calls on the Council and the Commission to systematically include gender equality and women
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Expresses its support for a new phase of deeper cooperation between the EU and Canada;
source: PE-431.075
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2009/2199(INI) EU policies in favour of human rights defenders
2010/03/18
AFET
6 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15a (new) – having regard to the programmes for protecting and sheltering threatened human rights defenders which are being implemented in some EU Member States,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G.
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that the annual meetings between human rights defenders and diplomats requested in the EU guidelines can clearly contribute to the setting-up of such process; calls for efforts to ensure participation in such meetings by the various profiles of human rights defenders active in the country and participation by defenders from the regions;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Emphasises the need for a gender perspective in the implementation of the guidelines, with targeted actions in favour of women human rights defenders and other particularly vulnerable groups, such as defenders working to promote economic, social and cultural rights and those working with minorities’ rights, children, indigenous peoples and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Underlines the importance of independent civil society being fully involved in the preparations of all human rights dialogues, either through civil society seminars or other means; considers that the link between the civil society seminars and the formal dialogue needs to be strengthened, through publication
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises the need to accompany these emergency visas with possibilities of temporary protection and shelter in Europe for human rights defenders; welcomes the Shelter Cities initiative promoted by the Czech Presidency or the Protection and Shelter Programme implemented by the Spanish Government since 2008, and requests it to be further advanced; calls for further support to other existing initiatives in this regard;
source: PE-439.882
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2009/2215(INI) Union for the Mediterranean
2010/03/22
INTA
3 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Point 2 2. Underlines the importance of relations between the European Union and the Mediterranean region, not just in terms of trade
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Point 3 3. Urges the Commission to strengthen its role
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Point 6 6. Hopes for an improvement in the economic and legal environment in the region,
source: PE-439.924
2010/03/31
AFET
23 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 - having regard to the recommendations adopted by the
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas, in a multipolar world, only large regional blocs will be in a position to play a leading role and to cope with social, cultural, economic, environmental
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas, in a multipolar and increasingly interdependent world, only large regional blocs will be in a position to play a leading role and to cope with social, cultural, economic, environmental and political changes,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the European Union must adopt a strategic view of its relations with its southern neighbours with the objective of the social development of the region and move beyond cooperation driven
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. having regard to the significant disparities between European Union Member States and Mediterranean third countries and the worrying structural problems of a socio-economic and institutional nature, which call for strong responses in the shared interest of all the states participating in the UfM; whereas the potential for economic growth of the Mediterranean third countries encourages this view,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the UfM’s two major innovations, namely its institutional set-up (co-presidency, joint permanent committee and secretariat) and operational focus (integration projects), must function effectively and transparently, improving the standard of living of citizens, who are the main beneficiaries of this project,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. having regard to the adoption of the statute of the secretariat and the appointment of Secretary General Ahmad Masa'deh on 3 March 2010,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. having regard to the major issue of agriculture in Mediterranean countries, by dint of its socio-economic influence, its effects on the environment and its implications in terms of territorial balance,
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J b (new) Jb. whereas 60% of the world population with little water is concentrated in the southern part of the Mediterranean region and in the Middle East and whereas, by 2025, 63 million people could, according to UNDP reports on the Arab world and the Blue Plan, be affected by water shortages,
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. having regard to the importance of migration flows and the various challenges they create on both sides of the Mediterranean in human, social, cultural and economic terms,
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the governments of the UfM member countries to establish an ongoing and open political dialogue characterised by mutual respect and understanding, and reaffirms its desire to see the promotion of democracy and respect for human rights and individual and collective freedoms made the central focus of that dialogue; asks for more active involvement of all the members of the UfM in restarting a peace process in the Middle East that will provide a fair solution to the rights of the Palestinian people to a viable State, and the rights of the Israeli people to live in security. Europe needs to be extremely determined in this respect;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Is of the opinion that political tensions and regional conflicts in the Mediterranean basin must not hinder tangible progress towards multilateral cooperation in specific sectors, and that it is through the implementation of major integration projects that the UfM will help to develop a climate of trust conducive to pursuing common security goals in a spirit of solidarity and peace, with a view to consolidating a single shore of peace, development, justice, equality, freedom, plurality, democracy and respect;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Is of the opinion that political tensions and regional conflicts in the Mediterranean basin must not hinder tangible progress towards multilateral cooperation in specific sectors, and that it is through the implementation of major integration projects that the UfM will help to develop a climate of trust conducive to pursuing common security goals in a spirit of solidarity and peace; recalls the urgency of achieving a two-State solution to the conflict in the Middle East – an independent, democratic and viable Palestinian State, and the State of Israel, living side by side in peace and security;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 - point 5 - allowing ‘variable-geometry’ cooperation arrangements open to countries and multilateral institutions wishing to work together on projects of common interest;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 - point 6 - ensuring smooth cooperation between the secretariat and the European Commission, and clearly defining their respective remits; calls on the Commission to play an active role in the UfM and asks for greater clarity regarding its participation in this new institutional structure;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Considers that migration policies are one of the priorities of the Euro- Mediterranean partnership and calls on the UfM member countries to encourage, in addition to the regulation of flows and combating illegal immigration, the drafting of active policies to promote employment and freedom of movement which respects human rights;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises the strategic importance of issues such as agriculture, food security, water and rural development in Mediterranean countries, and calls for cooperation in the farming sector to be made a political priority; encourages the UfM member countries to work on harmonising their positions in the context of WTO negotiations and to move towards greater convergence among Euro- Mediterranean agricultural policies; hopes that the ministerial meetings on water (Barcelona, April), the environment (Dubrovnik, April) and agriculture (Cairo, June) can stimulate cooperation in these areas;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Welcomes support for the quick implementation of the Mediterranean Solar Plant, which aims at the creation of a Euro-Mediterranean regional renewable electricity market; underlines also its significance for the economic development of the Southern Mediterranean countries by becoming a source of new income, providing electricity to enhance their own development, reinforcing the grid infrastructures and allowing for a new industrial sector of solar components manufacturing to be created;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Is keen to see new projects in the cultural field put on the UfM’s agenda in the very near future; suggests that priority be given to setting up a Euro- Mediterranean junior Erasmus programme called ‘Averroës’, as a way of stepping up exchanges between secondary school pupils in UfM member countries; encourages the creation of a Euro- Mediterranean higher education area and notes that this will not be possible without promoting mobility for students and teachers from both shores;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Urges the members of the UfM to promote positive measures in the field of equal opportunities and combating discrimination against women in all areas, with the aim of preventing violence against women and trafficking in human beings, and ensuring respect for and the promotion of the role of women in society;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. States that the EMPA should be the parliamentary institution of the UfM; proposes that the name of the EMPA should be changed to Parliamentary Assembly – Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM) to make visible its inclusion in the UfM’s structure and projects;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Recalls its remit within the EU’s budgetary procedure, and emphasises the need for the EMPA to take on more significant responsibilities by being involved in consultation and democratic supervision in respect of budget implementation; calls for regular hearings of the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretaries General by the various relevant EMPA committees, so that projects and activities can be monitored on a regular basis; takes the view, however, that this higher level of responsibility must go hand in hand with improvements in the operation and working methods of the EMPA, including granting the necessary human and financial resources; welcomes the decisions taken to this end at the 6th plenary session of the EMPA held in Amman on 13 and 14 March 2010;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for civil society, the social partners and the numerous professional and socio-professional networks developed as part of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership to be consulted regularly and involved in the UfM’s activities and projects; encourages the establishment of a Mediterranean business leaders’ forum and a Euro-Mediterranean economic and social council; welcomes the Forum for intercultural dialogue organised by the Anna Lindh Foundation in Barcelona in March 2010 in which more than 1 000 civil society organisations took part from 43 countries;
source: PE-439.937
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2009/2217(INI) New strategy for Afghanistan
2010/07/10
AFET
16 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 – having regard to the
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas security and living conditions have deteriorated,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that any long-term solution to the Afghan crisis will involve the elimination of poverty, the protection of citizens’ rights and the strengthening of the rule of law, an end to opium production, and the integration of Afghanistan into the international community;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that, despite some progress in the field of gender equality and fundamental rights over the last 9 years, women in Afghanistan continue to be subject to threats, intimidation and violence, and to suffer from discriminatory laws;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned about the deterioration in women’s fundamental social, political and civil rights in Afghanistan, as well as by the recent changes to the electoral code which weaken the quotas for seats in parliament for women;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Strongly believes that women’s rights are part of the security solution – it is impossible to achieve stability in Afghanistan without women enjoying their full rights in political, social and economic life; calls on the Afghan authorities to include women in every stage of the peace talks and reconciliation/reintegration efforts; points out that progress in the peace talks may not, under any circumstances, involve any loss of the rights acquired by women in recent years; calls on the Kabul government to improve the protection of women’s rights by amending existing legislation, such as the criminal code, to avoid discriminatory practices;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes that, despite improvements since the fall of the Taliban regime, the situation has worsened in recent years regarding the freedom of expression and of the press; notes that armed groups and the Taliban attack and threaten journalists to prevent them reporting on areas under their control; calls for action to be taken in this field to allow journalists to exercise their profession with certain safety guarantees;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Notes irregularities in the country’s judicial processes that do not comply with international standards of justice; deplores the execution in 2008 of 16 people sentenced to death; calls on the EU to seek the approval of a moratorium on the death penalty, as set out in United Nations Resolution 62/149 of 2007, with a view to its subsequent abolition;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the EU to set up a centralised database on
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Believes, consequently, that the pre
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Recognises that the only possible solution is a political one, and that negotiations with the Taliban and the other political players in the country – which should take place against the backdrop of a ceasefire –
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Firmly believes that the EU’s three main prerequisites for the peace process must be an Afghan commitment to banishing Al Qaeda and its promotion of international terrorism from the country, the elimination of poppy cultivation, and the will to establish respect for fundamental human rights;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Calls on the EU to support the peace process unreservedly,
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Urges the EU to
source: PE-445.614
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2009/2219(INI) Human rights, social and environmental standards in international trade agreements
2010/05/19
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls for
source: PE-441.077
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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
3 amendments...
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Considers that since its launch in 2004 the European Neighbourhood Policy, as a single policy framework as well as a performance-driven differentiation and tailor-made assistance, has brought tangible benefits both for ENP partners and the EU; underlines that the Strategic Review of the ENP should lead to enhanced, continuous and substantial political dialogue with partner countries to support prosperity, stability and security in the Mediterranean;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Calls for an accelerated political transition in Egypt involving all democratic political and social forces and the civil society with the aim of paving the way for the revision of the constitution and the electoral law, free and fair elections, and stabilising genuine democracy in the country;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 b (new) 34b. Strongly supports the legitimate democratic aspirations expressed by people in several countries in the EU's southern neighbourhood; calls on the EU to be attentive to potential further popular demonstrations in the Mediterranean countries and to offer unequivocal and prompt support to new democratic claims; underlines that the Strategic Review of the ENP must fully take into consideration and reflect the new developments in the region and set up a political dialogue with EU's southern neighbours; emphasises again that the strengthening of democracy, the rule of law, good governance, the fight against corruptions and the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms are essential elements of this dialogue;
source: PE-452.878
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2010/2202(INI) Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2009 and the European Union's policy on the matter
2010/10/18
AFET
21 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 - having regard to the ACP-UE
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas efforts to combat terrorism in the world have raised the need to reconcile freedom, development, social cohesion and security with respect for human rights,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Takes the view that a consistent EU foreign policy must give absolute priority to promoting democracy, given that democratic society
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Insists on the necessity to enhance transparency and access to documents between EU institutions in order to develop more effective interinstitutional cooperation and coherence;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8a (new) 8a (new). Considers that the Union will only be able to wield influence regarding the defence, protection and expansion of human rights worldwide if it sets an example in its own internal policies as a matter of credibility;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Underlines the importance of the EU Annual Report on Human Rights in analysing and evaluating the EU’s human rights policy, notably with a view to raising the visibility of human rights issues in general; calls for public information campaigns aimed at raising the EU’s profile in this field; also underlines the right of the European Parliament to scrutiny action carried out in the human rights field, by Commission and Council;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Council and Commission to make greater efforts to disseminate the EU annual report on human rights and democracy and to ensure that it reaches as wide a readership as possible; also calls for public information campaigns aimed at raising the EU’s profile in this field; recognises that in the current edition an improvement has been made in terms of clearer presentation, although the longer reporting period makes it difficult to use;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Welcomes the special sessions of the HRC on the human rights situation in the east of the DRC, on the impact of the global economic and financial crises on the universal realisation and effective enjoyment of human rights, on the situation of human rights in Sri Lanka, and on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and East Jerusalem;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37a (new) 37a (new). Regrets the continuation of death penalty executions on the U.S, and specially the execution of Teresa Lewis, a 41 year old woman, in the American state of Virginia; it has been the first woman to be put to death in the US for five years and in Virginia since 1912;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46a (subheading) Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 58. Notes th
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 66a (subheading) Freedom of
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 67. Welcomes the Council conclusions on freedom of
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68 68. Remains deeply concerned that discrimination based on religion or belief still exists in all regions of the world, and that persons belonging to particular religious communities, including religious minorities, continue to be denied their human rights in many countries;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recalls the decision of US President Barack Obama to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in January 2009; expresses its regret that this decision has not yet been able to be fully implemented;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 76 76. Expresses its
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 77a (new) 77a (new). Calls on the European Institutions to ensure transparency and coherence between them in terms of objectives, values and attitudes in this field;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 86.
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96a (new) 96a (new). Calls for increased vigilance with regard to the criteria for selection of the countries in which electoral assistance/election observation is to take place, and for compliance with the methodology and rules set up at international level, particularly concerning the independency and effectiveness of the mission;
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 98 98. Calls on the Council and the Commission to make a thorough use of Parliament’s resolutions and other communications, responding in a substantive manner to the concerns and wishes expressed, particularly with respect to urgency resolutions;
source: PE-450.657
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2010/2233(INI) Relations of the European Union with the Gulf Cooperation Council
2010/02/12
AFET
4 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6a(new) - having regard to its report of 10 May 2010 on the Union for the Mediterranean,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, given the scale of investment by GCC countries and the common challenges in the EU’s southern neighbourhood, cooperative synergies between Europe, the Mediterranean and the Gulf are called for,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Ha (new) Ha. whereas it is necessary to take a clear stand and maintain a lasting commitment on the part of the EU in the Gulf regfion, ensuring it greater visibility and a strategic presence in the area,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1a (new) 1a. Believes that the EU needs to develop a strategy for the region aimed at strengthening its ties with the GCC, supporting the regional integration proccss, and encouraging bilateral relations with the GCC states;
source: PE-452.877
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2011/0269(COD) European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) 2014-2020
2012/07/20
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 The cost of investments in physical assets for self-employment and business start-up or for changing or adjusting activity may not
source: PE-492.901
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2011/0276(COD) Structural instruments: common provisions for ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, EAFRD and EMFF; general provisions applicable to ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund
2012/04/06
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 670 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 3 3. Where ex ante conditionalities are not fulfilled at the date of transmission of the Partnership Contract, Member States shall set out in the Partnership Contract a summary of the actions to be taken at national or regional level and the timetable for their implementation, to ensure their fulfilment not later than t
source: PE-491.052
2012/05/06
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 1282 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3 3.
source: PE-491.056
2012/06/06
REGI
4 amendments...
Amendment 1622 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 5 5. The maximum co-financing rate under
Amendment 1656 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 113 – paragraph 1 1. The Member State shall designate, for each operational programme, a national, regional or local public authority or body as managing authority. The same public authority or body may be designated as a managing authority for more than one operational programme. In those States with sufficient administrative organisation, when a representative proportion of the funds involved in an operational programme is managed by a regional authority, this authority shall be designated as managing authority.
Amendment 1662 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 113 – paragraph 2 2. The Member State shall designate, for each operational programme, a national, regional or local public authority or body as a certifying authority, without prejudice to
Amendment 1663 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 113 – paragraph 4 4. The Member State shall designate, for each operational programme, a national, regional or local public authority or body, functionally independent from the managing authority and the certifying authority, as audit authority. The same audit authority may be designated for more than one operational programme. In those States with sufficient administrative organisation, when a representative proportion of the funds involved in an operational programme is managed by a regional authority, this authority shall be designated as audit authority.
source: PE-491.057
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2011/0280(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020
2012/07/19
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new) (ka) 'arable or cultivable land' means all agricultural areas included in the subcategories described in point II of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1166/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008.
Amendment 654 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, associated and related enterprises shall be considered to be a single enterprise.
Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new) (ca) the definitions of affiliated undertaking and related undertaking, for the purposes of paragraph 3a of this article.
Amendment 923 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 1. Member States may decide, before 1 August 2013, to apply the basic payment scheme at regional level. In that case they shall define the regions in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria such as their agronomic and economic characteristics and their regional agricultural potential, and/or their institutional or administrative structure.
Amendment 924 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Without prejudice to the contents of the previous paragraph and in order to meet its objective and non-discriminatory criteria, a single flat rate shall not be applied in those Member States with highly diversified production.
source: PE-492.791
2012/07/23
AGRI
6 amendments...
Amendment 1266 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1.
Amendment 1309 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 1384 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 1404 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 3 Amendment 1411 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The Commission shall approve the Member States’ and regions’ proposals referred to in the previous paragraph using the procedure set out in Article 56
Amendment 1546 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least three different crops; crop should be understood to mean ‘cultivable plant species’. None of those three crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 70 % of the arable land.
source: PE-494.483
2012/07/24
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 1722 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 1836 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 1 1. In order to finance the payment referred to in this Chapter, Member States shall use
Amendment 2060 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 2 2. Coupled support may only be granted to sectors or to regions of a Member State where specific types of farming or specific agricultural sectors undergo certain difficulties and are particularly important for economic and/or social and/or environmental reasons. In accordance with the provisions of Article 22(7) and the previous paragraph, and with a view to meeting the objective and non-discriminatory criteria enshrined in Article 20, special aid, in the form of the coupled support referred to in this chapter, will be provided to small-scale cattle, sheep or goat farms in Member States or regions.
Amendment 2068 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Coupled support may be regionalised within a Member State regardless of whether it chooses to apply the basic payment on a region-by-region basis.
Amendment 2172 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. the necessity for fair, proportionate support for producers who until 2013 will receive payments based on production levels in base periods (head of livestock), yield or production quotas.
Amendment 2191 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 2203 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Farmers – except those in the Member States which have chosen under the provisions of the preceding paragraph not to implement the ‘small farmers scheme’ – holding payment entitlements allocated in 2014 pursuant to Article 21 and fulfilling the minimum requirements provided for in Article 10(1) may choose to participate in a simplified scheme under the conditions laid down in this Title.
source: PE-494.487
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2011/0281(COD) Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) 2014-2020
2012/07/19
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 646 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – title 1 – chapter 1 – title Public intervention
source: PE-492.801
2012/07/20
AGRI
27 amendments...
Amendment 803 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new) The Commission shall, however, be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 with a view to applying this measure to any other sector listed in Article 1 of this Regulation if the circumstances referred to in Article 17(1) apply.
Amendment 812 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall be
Amendment 844 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 a (new) Article 17a Private Supply Management 1. The Commission shall establish, by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 160, a Private Supply Management system. 2. The relevant associations of producer organisations that are representative of the market, within the meaning of Article 110, in one of the sectors listed in Article 1(2) and recognised under Article 107 may activate the system by arranging the orderly withdrawal or coordinated processing of the product at times of clear market imbalances in a marketing year with the goal of restoring the normal functioning of the market. 3. The Commission shall be responsible for activating the system and ensuring that it is in line with the goals of the CAP and does not distort the market. 4. The Commission shall lay down, by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 160, rules governing the operation of the Private Supply Management system, in particular: a) general rules governing its activation and the way it operates; b) requirements to be met by recognised associations of producer organisations for the system to operate; c) requirements governing the definition of a relevant market made by Member States; d) general rules governing the funding of the Private Supply Management system.
Amendment 847 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 b (new) Article 17b Food aid The Commission shall establish mechanisms to ensure that products covered under the Private Supply Management system are used as food aid by distributing them free of charge to charitable organisations and foundations active both within and outside the European Union.
Amendment 848 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 c (new) Article 17c Strategic Cereal Reserves The Commission shall establish, by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 160, a Strategic Reserve system in the cereals sector which shall store cereals when the average price on the representative markets falls below a specific threshold to be set by the Commission and shall release these stocks when the average price exceeds the threshold.
Amendment 849 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 d (new) Article 17d Sale at a loss Prohibiting sale at a loss 1. With regard to trade in, or processing of, products listed in Annex I TFEU, with the exception of the fishery and aquaculture products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No … [COM(2011)416] on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, such products may not be placed on the market or sold at a loss. 2. For the purposes of the previous paragraph, trade or processing carried out by farmers, both direct sales to consumers and the rest of the food chain – including deliveries to cooperatives and producer organisations of which they are members – shall not be considered to be trade or processing. 3. For the purposes of the previous paragraph, sale at a loss shall be considered to take place when a product is offered for sale at a price lower than its purchase price, as per the invoice, after pro rata deduction of any applicable discounts, and after the addition of fixed costs and effective variable costs such as storage, preparation, packaging, processing and marketing, including those incurred by the retailer himself, and any indirect taxes levied on the transaction. 4. The costs to be deducted from the price referred to in the previous paragraph shall not include salaries or bonuses of any kind that entail payment for services rendered. 5. In no event may joint offers or gifts be used to circumvent the application of the provisions of this article. 6. Sale at a loss shall be considered to be an unfair commercial practice on the part of businesses. The Member States shall determine penalties and injunctions and adopt precautionary measures to address breaches of the provisions of this article.
Amendment 993 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – title 1 – chapter 2 – section 3 – title Aid
Amendment 995 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Producer organisations
Amendment 996 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a a) financial contributions of members
Amendment 999 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The Commission shall establish the conditions under which the producer organisations referred to in Article 106 of this Regulation may, where appropriate, set up operational funds and set out arrangements for financing them. It shall lay down specific rules to ensure that the amount of Community financial aid received by the association of producer organisations and by their partner producer organisations does not exceed the ceiling set in Article 32(2).
Amendment 1000 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 2 Amendment 1003 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part 1. Operational programmes
Amendment 1008 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b) improvement of product quality, for both fresh and processed products;
Amendment 1010 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c c) boosting products’ commercial value, including by means of processing, where appropriate;
Amendment 1016 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e e) environmental measures and methods of production, handling or processing respecting the environment, including organic farming;
Amendment 1019 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new) The operational programmes may be presented and managed, wholly or in part, directly or by delegation, by the associations of producer organisations, under conditions to be established by the Commission.
Amendment 1022 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part 1. Crisis prevention and management referred to in point (f) of paragraph 1 shall be related to avoiding and dealing with market crises
Amendment 1027 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b b) green harvesting or non-harvesting
Amendment 1029 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c c) promotion and communication, whether preventive or during a period of crisis;
Amendment 1033 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d d) training measures, or measures for the estimation, forecasting and monitoring of marketing years;
Amendment 1036 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e e) harvest insurance, or any other kind of insurance under conditions to be set by the Commission;
Amendment 1041 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f f) support for the administrative costs of setting up mutual funds. Contributions to mutual funds shall also be eligible, under conditions to be set by the Commission.
Amendment 1044 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 1046 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 Producer organisations may take out loans on commercial terms for financing crisis prevention and management measures. In that case, the repayment of the capital and interest on those loans may form part of the operational programme and so may be eligible for Union financial assistance under Article 32. Any specific action under crisis prevention and management shall be financed
Amendment 1066 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 4 – introductory part 4. The 50 % limit provided for in paragraph 1 shall be increased to 100 % in the case of market withdrawals of fruit and vegetables which shall not exceed
Amendment 1067 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new) In respect of fruit and vegetables withdrawn from the market for distribution free of charge to the charitable organisations and foundations referred to in this article, Union financial assistance will cover payment for these products, transport costs arising from such free distribution, as well as the cost of either packing or processing of such fruit and vegetables carried out for the purposes of ease of distribution.
Amendment 1071 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 a (new) Article 34a Approval of operational programmes 1. Draft operational programmes shall be submitted to the competent national authorities, who shall approve or reject them or request their modification in line with the provisions of this subsection. 2. Producer organisations shall inform the Member State of the estimated amount of the operational fund for each year and shall submit appropriate reasons therefor based on operational programme estimates, expenditure for the current year and possibly expenditure for previous years and, if necessary, on estimated production quantities for the next year. 3. The Member State shall notify the producer organisation or association of producer organisations of the estimated amount of Union financial assistance in line with the limits set out in Article 103(d). 4. Union financial assistance payments shall be made on the basis of expenditure incurred for the schemes covered by the operational programme. Advances may be made in respect of the same schemes subject to the provision of a guarantee or security. 5. The producer organisation shall notify the Member State of the final amount of expenditure for the previous year, accompanied by the 24 necessary supporting documents, so that it may receive the balance of the Union financial assistance. 6. Operational programmes and their financing by producers and producer organisations on the one hand and by Union funds on the other shall have a minimum duration of three and a maximum duration of five years.
source: PE-494.488
2012/07/23
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 1221 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 54 a (new) Article 54a Public stocks Public stocks for food security purposes may be from any of the sectors listed under Article 1(2.)
Amendment 1222 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 54 b (new) Article 54c General principles on public stocks Public stocks and the EU food security programme shall be based on the following conditions: (a) The volume and accumulation of such stocks shall correspond to predetermined targets related solely to food security. (b) The process of stock accumulation and disposal shall be transparent. (c) Purchases shall be made at current market prices. (d) Products from food security stocks shall be made at no less than the current market price for the product and quality in question.
Amendment 1223 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 54 c (new) Article 54c Delegated powers In view of the need to guarantee the accumulation and holding of stocks of products which form an integral part of the EU's food security programme, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160.
Amendment 1241 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 58 – paragraph 1 a (new) Without prejudice to any specific provisions which may be adopted by the Commission, Member States shall check whether those products conform to those standards and shall apply penalties as appropriate.
Amendment 1330 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 68 a (new) Article 68a Compulsory indication 1. Indication of the country of origin or place of provenance on the labelling of or documentation accompanying the food product shall be compulsory. 2. Where the country of origin or the place of provenance of a food is given and where it is not the same as that of its primary ingredient: (a) the country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient in question shall be given; (b) or the country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient shall be indicated as being different to that of the food.
source: PE-494.486
2012/07/24
AGRI
18 amendments...
Amendment 1499 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 102 b (new) Article 103b Prohibition on planting new vines 1. In general, the planting of vines of wine grape varieties classifiable according to Article 24(1) of Council Regulation (EC) 479/2008 of 29 April 2008 shall be prohibited. 2. The grafting-on of the wine grape varieties referred to in the aforegoing paragraph 1, to varieties other than wine grape varieties referred to in the article cited shall also be prohibited. 3. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2, plantings and grafting-on as referred to in those paragraphs shall be permitted if covered by: a) a new planting right granted pursuant to Article 103c; b) a replanting right granted pursuant to Article 103d; c) a planting right granted from a reserve as provided for in Articles 103e and 103f. 4. The planting rights referred to in paragraph 3 shall be granted in hectares. 5. Articles 103c to 103f shall apply at least until 31 December 2020. 6. Member States may decide to extend in their territory the date fixed in the previous paragraph. In such case the rules governing the planting rights regime laid down in this Article shall apply accordingly in the given Member State.
Amendment 1501 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 c (new) Article 103c New planting rights 1. Without prejudice to the previous Article, Member States may grant new planting rights to producers in respect of areas: a) intended for new plantings carried out under measures for land consolidation or measures concerning compulsory purchases in the public interest adopted under national law; b) intended for experimental purposes; c) intended for graft nurseries; or d) whose wine or vine products are intended solely for consumption by the wine-grower’s household. 2. New planting rights granted shall be: a) exercised by the producer to whom they are granted; b) used before the end of the second wine year after the one in which they were granted; c) used for the purposes for which they were granted.
Amendment 1503 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 d (new) Article 103d Replanting rights 1. Member States shall grant replanting rights to producers who have grubbed up a legally recognised and registered area planted with vines. However, grubbed-up areas for which a grubbing-up premium has been granted shall not generate replanting rights. 2. Member States may grant replanting rights to producers who undertake to grub up an area planted with vines. In such cases, the grubbing-up of the pledged area shall be carried out at the latest at the end of the third year after which new vines for which the replanting rights had been granted have been planted. 3. Replanting rights granted shall correspond to the equivalent of the grubbed-up area in terms of pure crop. 4. The replanting rights shall be exercised on the holding in respect of which they were granted. Member States may further stipulate that such replanting rights may be exercised only on the area where the grubbing-up was carried out. 5. By way of derogation from paragraph 4, Member States may decide that replanting rights may be transferred, in whole or in part, to another holding in the same Member State in the following cases: a) part of the holding concerned is transferred to that other holding; b) areas on that other holding are intended for: i) the production of wines with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication, or ii) the cultivation of graft nurseries. Member States shall ensure that the application of the derogation provided for in the first subparagraph does not lead to an overall increase in production potential on their territory, in particular when transfers are made from non- irrigated to irrigated areas. 6. Paragraphs 1 to 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to rights similar to replanting rights acquired under prior Community or national legislation. 7. Replanting rights granted under Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 shall be used within the periods provided for therein.
Amendment 1505 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 e (new) Article 103e National and regional reserves of planting rights 1. In order to improve management of the production potential, Member States shall create a national reserve or regional reserves of planting rights. 2. Member States which have established national or regional reserves of planting rights under Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 may maintain those reserves as long as they apply the planting right regime in accordance with this Subsection. 3. The following planting rights shall be allocated to national or regional reserves if they are not used within the prescribed period: a) new planting rights; b) replanting rights; c) planting rights granted from the reserve. 4. Producers may transfer replanting rights to national or regional reserves. The conditions of such transfer, where necessary in return for a payment from national funds, shall be determined by the Member States taking into account the legitimate interests of the parties. 5. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide not to implement a reserve system provided that they can prove that an effective alternative system for managing planting rights exists throughout their territory. The alternative system may, where necessary, derogate from the relevant provisions of this Subsection.
Amendment 1507 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 f (new) Amendment 1509 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 g (new) Article 103g De minimis This Subsection shall not apply in Member States where the Community planting rights regime did not apply by 31 December 2007.
Amendment 1510 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 h (new) Article 103h Stricter national rules Member States may adopt stricter national rules in respect of the award of new planting rights or replanting rights. They may also require that the respective applications and the relevant information to be supplied therein be supplemented by additional information necessary for monitoring the development of production potential.
Amendment 1512 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 j (new) Article 103j Implementing measures The measures necessary for the implementation of this Subsection shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 162 of this Regulation. Those measures may include any of the following: a) provisions to avoid excessive administrative charges when applying said provisions; b) the co-existence of vines pursuant to Article 103f(2); c) the application of the reduction coefficient referred to in Article 103f(5).
Amendment 1520 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 l (new) Article 103l National quotas 1. The national quotas for the production of milk and other milk products marketed during seven consecutive periods of twelve months commencing on 1 April 2014 (hereinafter referred to as ‘twelve-month periods’) are fixed in Annex XX. 2. The quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be divided between producers in accordance with Article 101b, distinguishing between deliveries and direct sales. Any overrun of the national quotas shall be determined nationally in each Member State, in accordance with this Section and making a distinction between deliveries and direct sales. 3. The national quotas set out in Annex XX shall be fixed without prejudice to possible review in the light of the general market situation and particular conditions existing in certain Member States.
Amendment 1523 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 m (new) Article 103m Individual quotas 1. The producers' individual quota or quotas at 1 April 2014 shall be equal to their individual reference quantity or quantities at 31 March 2014 without prejudice to transfers, sales and conversions of quota that take effect on 1 April 2014. 2. Producers may have either one or two individual quotas, one for deliveries and the other for direct sales. A producer's quantities may be converted from one quota to the other only by the competent authority of the Member State, at the duly justified request of the producer. 3. Where a producer has two quotas, his contribution to any surplus levy due shall be calculated separately for each. 4. Individual quotas shall be modified, where appropriate, for each of the twelve- month periods concerned, so that, for each Member State, the sum of the individual quotas for the deliveries and that for the direct sales does not exceed the corresponding part of the national quota adjusted in accordance with Article 101d, taking account of any reductions made for allocation to the national reserve as provided for in Article 101f.
Amendment 1526 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 n (new) Article 103n Allocation of quotas from the national reserve Member States shall adopt rules allowing for allocation to producers of all or part of the quotas from the national reserve provided for in Article 101f on the basis of objective criteria to be notified to the Commission.
Amendment 1529 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 o (new) Article 103o Management of quotas 1. The Commission shall adjust for each Member State and for each period, before the end of that period, the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of national quotas, in the light of the conversions requested by producers between individual quotas for deliveries and for direct sales. 2. Member States shall forward to the Commission each year, by dates to be fixed by the Commission, the information necessary to: a) make the adjustment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article; b) calculate the surplus levy to be paid by each Member State.
Amendment 1532 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 p (new) Article 103p Fat content 1. Each producer shall be assigned a reference fat content, to be applied to the individual quota for deliveries allocated to that producer. 2. For the quotas allocated to producers on 31 March 2014 in accordance with Article 101b(1), the reference fat content referred to in paragraph 1 shall be the same as the reference fat content applied to that quota at that date. 3. The reference fat content shall be altered during the conversion referred to in Article 101b(2) and where quotas are acquired, transferred or temporarily transferred in accordance with rules to be established by the Commission. 4. For new producers having an individual quota for deliveries allocated entirely from the national reserve, the fat content shall be fixed in accordance with rules to be established by the Commission. 5. The individual reference fat content referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adjusted, where appropriate, upon the entry into force of this Regulation and thereafter, at the beginning of each twelve-month period as necessary, so that, for each Member State, the weighted average of the individual representative fat contents does not exceed by more than 0.1 gram per kg the reference fat content set in Annex [X].
Amendment 1535 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 q (new) Article 103q National reserve 1. Each Member State shall set up a national reserve as part of the national quotas fixed in Annex ..., in particular with a view to making the allocations provided for in Article 101c. The national reserve shall be replenished, as appropriate, by withdrawing some quantities as provided for in Article 101g, retaining part of transfers as provided for in Article 101k, or by making an across- the-board reduction in all individual quotas. The quotas in question shall retain their original purpose, i.e. deliveries or direct sales. 2. Any additional quotas allocated to a Member State shall automatically be placed in the national reserve and divided into deliveries and direct sales according to foreseeable needs. 3. The quotas placed in the national reserve shall not have a reference fat content.
Amendment 1538 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 r (new) Article 103r Cases of inactivity 1. When a natural or legal person holding individual quotas stops producing and marketing milk during a twelve-month period, the corresponding quantities shall revert to the national reserve no later than 1 April of the following calendar year, unless that person becomes a producer once again before that date. Where that person becomes once again a producer not later than the end of the second twelve-month period following withdrawal, all or part of the individual quota which had been withdrawn shall revert to that person no later than 1 April following the date of application. 2. Where producers do not market a quantity equal to at least 85 % of their individual quota during at least one twelve-month period, Member States may decide whether and on what conditions all or part of the unused quota shall revert to the national reserve. Member States may determine on what conditions a quota shall be re-allocated to the producer concerned should he resume marketing. 3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply in cases of force majeure and in duly justified cases temporarily affecting the production capacity of the producers concerned and recognised by the competent authority.
Amendment 1541 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 s (new) Article 103s Temporary transfers 1. By the end of each twelve-month period, Member States shall authorise, for the period concerned, any temporary transfers of part of individual quotas which the producers who are entitled thereto do not intend to use. Member States may regulate transfer operations according to the categories of producers or milk production structures concerned, may limit them to the level of the purchaser or within regions, authorise complete transfers in the cases referred to in Article 101g(3) and determine to what extent the transferor can repeat transfer operations. 2. Any Member State may decide not to implement paragraph 1 on the basis of one or both of the following criteria: a) the need to facilitate structural changes and adjustments; b) overriding administrative needs.
Amendment 1544 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 t (new) Article 103t Transfers of quotas together with land 1. Individual quotas shall be transferred with the holding to the producers taking it over when it is sold, leased, transferred by actual or anticipated inheritance or any other means involving comparable legal effects for the producers, in accordance with detailed rules to be determined by the Member States, taking account of the areas used for dairy production or other objective criteria and, where applicable, of any agreement between the parties. The part of the quota which, where applicable, has not been transferred with the holding shall be added to the national reserve. 2. Where quotas have been or are transferred in accordance with paragraph 1 by means of rural leases or by other means involving comparable legal effects, Member States may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and with the aim of ensuring that quotas are attributed solely to producers, that the quota shall not be transferred with the holding. 3. Where land is transferred to the public authorities and/or for use in the public interest, or where the transfer is carried out for non-agricultural purposes, Member States shall ensure that the necessary measures are taken to protect the legitimate interests of the parties, and in particular that producers giving up such land are in a position to continue milk production if they so wish. 4. Where there is no agreement between the parties, in the case of tenancies due to expire without any possibility of renewal on similar terms, or in situations involving comparable legal effects, the individual quotas in question shall be transferred in whole or in part to the producer taking them over, in accordance with provisions adopted by the Member States, taking account of the legitimate interests of the parties.
Amendment 1548 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 u (new) source: PE-494.484
2012/07/25
AGRI
32 amendments...
Amendment 1551 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 v (new) Article 103v Retention of quotas 1. In the case of transfers as referred to in Articles 101i and 101j, Member States may, on the basis of objective criteria, retain part of the individual quotas for their national reserve. 2. Where quotas have been or are transferred in accordance with Articles 101i and 101j with or without the corresponding land by means of rural leases or by other means involving comparable legal effects, Member States may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and with the aim of ensuring that quotas are attributed solely to producers, whether and under which conditions all or part of the transferred quota shall revert to the national reserve.
Amendment 1554 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 w (new) Article 103w Aid for the acquisition of quotas No financial assistance linked directly to the acquisition of quotas may be granted by any public authority for the sale, transfer or allocation of quotas under this Section.
Amendment 1557 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 x (new) Article 103x Surplus levy 1. A surplus levy shall be payable on milk and other milk products marketed in excess of the established national quota. The levy shall be set, per 100 kilograms of milk, at EUR 27.83. 2. Member States shall be liable to the Community for the surplus levy resulting from overruns of the national quota, determined nationally and separately for deliveries and direct sales, and between 16 October and 30 November following the twelve-month period concerned, shall pay it, within the limit of 99 % of the amount due, to the EAGF. 3. If the surplus levy provided for in paragraph 1 has not been paid before the due date, the Commission shall, after consultation of the Committee on the Agricultural Funds, deduct a sum equivalent to the unpaid surplus levy from the monthly payments within the meaning of Article ... of Regulation (EC) No ... on the financing of the common agricultural policy. Before taking its decision, the Commission shall warn the Member State concerned, which shall make its position known within one week. Article ... of Council Regulation (EC) No ... on budgetary discipline shall not apply. 4. The Commission shall determine the arrangements for the implementation of this Article.
Amendment 1560 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 y (new) Article 103y Contribution of producers to the surplus levy due The surplus levy shall be entirely allocated, in accordance with Articles 101o and 101r, among the producers who have contributed to each of the overruns of the national quotas referred to in Article 101a, paragraph 2. Without prejudice to Articles 101o, paragraph 3, and 101r, paragraph 1, producers shall be liable vis-à-vis the Member State for payment of their contribution to the surplus levy due, calculated in accordance with Articles 101d, 101e and 101o, for the mere fact of having overrun their available quotas.
Amendment 1563 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 z (new) Article 103z Surplus levy on deliveries 1. In order to draw up the definitive surplus levy statement, the quantities delivered by each producer shall be increased or reduced by applying coefficients to be fixed by the Commission and with respect to the conditions determined by the latter, when there is a difference between the real fat content and the reference fat content. At national level, the surplus levy shall be calculated on the basis of the sum of the deliveries, adjusted in accordance with the first subparagraph. 2. Each producer's contribution to payment of the surplus levy shall be established by decision of the Member State, after any unused part of the national quota allocated to deliveries has or has not been re-allocated, in proportion to the individual quotas of each producer or according to objective criteria to be set by the Member States: (a) either at national level on the basis of the amount by which each producer's quota has been exceeded, (b) or firstly at the level of the purchaser and thereafter at national level where appropriate.
Amendment 1566 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 aa (new) Article 103aa Role of purchasers 1. Purchasers shall be responsible for collecting from producers contributions due from the latter by virtue of the surplus levy and shall pay to the competent body of the Member State, before the date and following the procedure to be laid down by the Commission, the amount of these contributions deducted from the price of the milk paid to the producers responsible for the overrun or, failing this, collected by any other appropriate means. 2. Where a purchaser fully or partially replaces one or more other purchasers, the individual quotas available to the producers shall be taken into account for the remainder of the twelve-month period in progress, after deduction of quantities already delivered and account being taken of their fat content. This paragraph shall also apply where a producer transfers from one purchaser to another. 3. Where, during the reference period, quantities delivered by a producer exceed that producer's available quota, the relevant Member State may decide that the purchaser shall deduct part of the price of the milk in any delivery by the producer concerned in excess of the quota, by way of an advance on the producer's contribution, in accordance with detailed rules laid down by the Member State. The Member State may make specific arrangements to enable purchasers to deduct this advance where producers deliver to several purchasers.
Amendment 1569 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 ab (new) Article 103ab Approval Purchaser status shall be subject to prior approval by the Member State in accordance with criteria to be laid by the Commission. Conditions to be fulfilled and information to be provided by producers in the case of direct sales shall be established by the Commission.
Amendment 1572 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 ac (new) Article 103ac Surplus levy on direct sales 1. In the case of direct sales, each producer's contribution to payment of the surplus levy shall be established by decision of the Member State, after any unused part of the national quota allocated to direct sales has or has not been re-allocated, at the appropriate territorial level or at national level. 2. Member States shall establish the basis of calculation of the producer's contribution to the surplus levy due on the total quantity of milk sold, transferred or used to manufacture the milk products sold or transferred by applying criteria fixed by the Commission. 3. No correction linked to fat content shall be taken into account for the purpose of drawing up the definitive surplus levy statement. 4. The Commission shall determine how and when the surplus levy must be paid to the Member State's competent body.
Amendment 1575 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 ad (new) Article 103ad Amounts paid in excess or unpaid 1. Where, in the case of deliveries or direct sales, the surplus levy is found to be payable and the contribution collected from producers is greater than that levy, the Member State may: a) use partially or totally the excess to finance the measures referred to in paragraph 1, point (a) of Article 101j, and/or b) redistribute it partially or totally to producers who: — fall within priority categories established by the Member State on the basis of objective criteria and within the period to be laid down by the Commission, or — are affected by an exceptional situation resulting from a national rule unconnected with the quota system for milk and other milk products set-up by this Chapter. 2. Where it is established that no surplus levy is payable, any advances collected by purchasers or the Member State shall be reimbursed no later than the end of the following twelve-month period. 3. Where a purchaser does not meet the obligation to collect the producers' contribution to the surplus levy in accordance with Article 101p, the Member State may collect unpaid amounts directly from the producer, without prejudice to any penalties it may impose upon the defaulting purchaser. 4. Where a producer or a purchaser fails to comply with the time limit for payment, interest on arrears to be fixed by the Commission shall be paid to the Member State.
Amendment 1610 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part (c) pursue
Amendment 1617 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii (iii)
Amendment 1623 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv Amendment 1625 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point v Amendment 1636 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi Amendment 1638 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii Amendment 1662 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) have the necessary technical means to carry out their activities.
Amendment 1675 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 106 a (new) Article 106a Producer associations Member States shall recognise, on request, producer associations, which: (a) are constituted by producers in any of the sectors listed in Article 1(2); (b) are formed on the initiative of the producers; (c) pursue a specific aim, which may include at least one of the following objectives: (i) optimising production costs and stabilising producer prices; (ii) carrying out research into sustainable production methods and market developments; (iii) promoting and providing technical assistance for the use of environmentally sound cultivation practices and production techniques; (iv) managing by-products and waste in particular to protect the quality of water, soil and landscape and preserving or encouraging biodiversity; and (v) contributing to a sustainable use of natural resources and to climate change mitigation; (d) do not hold a dominant position on a given market unless this is necessary in pursuance of the objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty.
Amendment 1692 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 107 – paragraph 2 a (new) Associations of producer organisations shall have the right to apply private supply management pursuant to Article 17a.
Amendment 1694 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 107 – paragraph 2 b (new) Associations of producer organisations may carry out any of the activities or functions of producer organisations. They may manage their own operational programmes and, where necessary, their own operational funds. These may be full or partial operational programmes and shall be governed by implementing rules to be determined by the Commission.
Amendment 1836 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 112 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Taking into account the need to encourage action by the organisations referred to in Articles 106 to 108 to facilitate the adjustment of supply to market requirements, with the exception of action relating to withdrawal from the market, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160, concerning
Amendment 1850 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 113 a (new) Amendment 1852 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 113 b (new) Amendment 1901 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 122 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 Taking into account the need to ensure the efficiency of the system, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to provide that the checks carried out by the customs authorities referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall, in addition to, or as an alternative to, the check of the customs value against the unit value, include a check of the customs value against another value. In no circumstances may this power result in a deductive method that minimises or prevents the application of the additional duty.
Amendment 1903 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 122 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules for the calculation of the other value referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, and to ensure the traceability of each product consignment imported. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2)
Amendment 2019 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 144 – paragraph 3 a (new) (3a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the previous paragraphs, the Commission shall coordinate action by the various national competition authorities in order to ensure that the rules of competition law are applied and interpreted in the most uniform way possible in sectors covered by this Regulation. It may therefore publish best practice guidelines to assist the sector in question and the various authorities.
Amendment 2051 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Taking into account the need to react efficiently and effectively against threats of market disturbance caused by significant price rises or falls on internal or external markets or any other factors affecting the market, including those caused by an increase in production costs, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to take the necessary measures for the sector concerned, respecting any obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty.
Amendment 2138 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 159 – paragraph 1 a (new) The Commission shall define the conditions under which it shall be established that there is a ‘severe market crisis’ and which shall lead to the adoption of exceptional measures in addition to the usual public and private market management measures and the automatic availability of funds from the crisis reserve.
Amendment 2145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 159 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) (ca) Section 3 of Chapter II of Title I of Part II.
Amendment 2162 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b Amendment 2164 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c source: PE-492.804
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2011/0282(COD) European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD): support for rural development 2014-2020
2012/07/24
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 750 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Support under this measure shall cover
Amendment 765 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a) quality schemes for agricultural products, cotton or foodstuffs established by Union legislation, including those in the process of being recognised;
Amendment 772 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii ii) the scheme is open to all producers and processors;
Amendment 773 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 786 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Support shall be granted: a) as an annual incentive payment, the level of which shall be
Amendment 803 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 3 3. Support shall be limited to the maximum amounts laid down in Annex I.
Amendment 883 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 2 2. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be granted to agricultural holdings. In the case of investments to support farm restructuring, only farms not exceeding a certain size, to be defined by the Member States in the programme based on the SWOT analysis carried out in relation to the Union priority for rural development “enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and enhancing farm viability”, shall be eligible. Support under paragraph 1(b) shall only be payable to SMEs and to producer organisations and agricultural cooperatives, irrespective of their size. Similarly, the selection criteria defined under Article 49 shall promote projects developed by producer organisations and cooperatives.
Amendment 1026 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 a (new) source: PE-492.949
2012/07/25
AGRI
12 amendments...
Amendment 1198 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Eligible operations shall be consistent with the forest protection plan established by the Member States. For holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States in the programme, support shall be conditional on the submission of a forest management plan detailing the preventive objectives. This requirement shall be waived for farms that are part of landowner associations and are covered by a prevention plan drawn up by the competent authorities.
Amendment 1224 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. This measure can thus be used to finance the establishment of forest planning instruments such as planning projects and technical plans that shall include investment initiatives funded by this measure.
Amendment 1253 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Support under this measure shall be granted in order to facilitate the setting up and merging of producer groups in the agriculture and forestry sectors for the purpose of:
Amendment 1275 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Support shall be granted to producer groups which are officially recognised by the Member States' competent authority on the basis of a business plan.
Amendment 1347 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 1. Support under this measure shall be granted, per hectare of UAA and/or LU, to farmers or groups of farmers who undertake, on a voluntary basis to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/200735.
Amendment 1569 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 1583 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 37 – paragraph 2 Amendment 1591 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 37 – paragraph 4 Amendment 1632 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 1 1. Support under Article 37(1)(c) may only be granted where the drop of income exceeds 30% of the average annual income of the individual farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. Income for the purposes of Article 37(1)(c) shall refer to the sum of revenues the farmer receives from the market, including any form of public support, deducting input costs. Payment
Amendment 1680 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 44 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 In cases where co-operation projects are not selected by the local action groups, Member States shall establish a system
Amendment 1719 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 46 – paragraph 3 3. In the case of irrigation, only investments that lead to a reduction of previous water use by at least 25% shall be considered as eligible expenditure. By way of derogation, in the Member States that adhered to the Union from 2004 onwards and in Member States in the Mediterranean Basin investments in new irrigation installations can be considered eligible expenditure
source: PE-494.479
2012/07/26
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 1919 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new) (ba) the average annual level of compensation which would have been required for each EU Member State over the 1998 to 2007 period had the income stabilisation tool been used, based on the evolution of the gross farm income indicator.
Amendment 1924 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 64 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. In Member States in which rural development programming is carried out through a series of regional programmes, EAFRD resources will be allocated by the State in question to each programme according to objective, non-discriminatory criteria which should include reference to the criterion established under point 4(c) of this article.
Amendment 1949 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a (a) 80% for the measures referred to in Articles 15, 28, 36 and
Amendment 2001 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 67 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notwithstanding Article 59 3(a) of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012], the contribution from the EAFRD may be made in a form other than a non- repayable direct assistance. Provisions for implementation will be decided in accordance with the procedure.
Amendment 2067 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Article 17(3) Amendment 2068 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Article 17(3) Amendment 2085 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Article 28 (4) source: PE-494.481
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2011/0294(COD) Trans-European transport network: guidelines
2012/11/10
TRAN
6 amendments...
Amendment 878 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 16/33 add the following multimodal platforms to the comprehensive network: – Pontevedra – Zalia – Torrelavega – Júndiz – Monzón – El Vallés – El Prat – El Gorguel – Ciudad Real – Albacete – San Roque – Mérida – Ponferrada/El Bierzo – Castellón – Alicante – Benavente – Zamora – Miranda de Ebro – Burgos – Palencia – Área Central – Aranda de Duero – Soria – Arévalo – Ávila – Segovia
Amendment 881 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 16/33 add the following rail freight transport sections to the comprehensive network: – Almorchón – Córdoba – Ávila – Salamanca – Santander – Oviedo – El Ferrol – León – Zamora – Salamanca – Plasencia – Lleida – Manresa – Barcelona – Los Rosales – Zafra – Madrid – Burgos – Torralba – Soria – Castejón
Amendment 888 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 17/33 add the following airports to the comprehensive network: – Murcia/Corvera – Lleida – Huesca/Pirineos – Logroño – Albacete – Córdoba
Amendment 892 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 17/33 add the following rail passenger transport sections to the comprehensive network: – Almendricos – Águilas – Barcelona – Massanet – Barcelona – Puigcerdá – Játiva – Alcoy – Lleida – Manresa – Barcelona – Los Rosales – Zafra – Madrid – Burgos – Villalba – Segovia
Amendment 893 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 17/33 add the following high-quality road sections to the core network: – Santander – Aguilar de Campoo – Palencia/Burgos – Vitoria – Alsasua – Pamplona – Jaca – Huesca – Lleida – Tarragona – Atalaya del Cañavate – Albacete – Murcia – Benavente – Verín – Ourense – Vigo – Gijón – Oviedo – León – Benavente – Zamora – Salamanca – Cáceres – Zafra – Sevilla -Oviedo-La espina– Ponferrada
Amendment 894 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 17/33 add the following high-quality road sections to the comprehensive network: – Valladolid – Aranda de Duero – Soria – Ourense – Santiago – Ourense – Guntín – Ponferrada – Ourense – Monforte – Chantada – Astorga – León – Burgos – Burgos – Logroño – Pamplona – Ávila – Salamanca – León – Valladolid – Segovia – Valladolid – Ávila – Maqueda – Toledo – Ocaña – Tarancón – Cuenca – Teruel – Alfajarín – Fraga -Catalayud – Daroca – Alcolea del Pinar – Monreal del Campo – Badajoz – Zafra – Córdoba – Baena – Granada – Huelva – Jabugo – Zafra – Estepa – Lucena – Baena – Jaén – Úbeda – Blanca – Avarán – La Font de la Figuera – Alicante – Alcoy – Játiva – Elche – Cartagena – Vera – Figueras – Puigcerdá – Ávila – Villacastín – San Rafael – Segovia
source: PE-496.673
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2011/0303(NLE) EU/Central America Association Agreement
2012/12/09
AFET
12 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision Citation 4 a (new) - having regard to its recommendation of 15 March 2007¹ to the Council on the negotiating mandate for an Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the countries of Central America, of the other part, _________________ ¹ OJ_C301E, p. 153, 13.12.2007.
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a decision Recital A A. whereas one of the key objectives of the Biregional Strategic Partnership between the EU and Latin America is regional and social integration underpinned by the conclusion of subregional and bilateral association agreements,
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a decision Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas respect for democracy, the state of law and the human, civil and political rights of the people of both regions are fundamental elements of the Agreement,
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a decision Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas the Association Agreement implies a political and economic association between the EU and the region as formed by its different countries, taking into account the asymmetries and inequalities which exist between the two regions and among the various Central American countries,
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a decision Recital C c (new) Cc. whereas the aim of the Agreement should be to promote sustainable development, social cohesion and regional integration,
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a decision Paragraph 1 - point c (c) Points out that negotiations were successfully concluded in May 2010 and that, after a phase of legal review, the text of the agreement was initialled on 22 March 2011 and signed in Tegucigalpa on 28 June 2012;
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a decision Paragraph 1 - point i (i) Points out that Article 1 of the agreement refers to respect for democratic principles, fundamental human rights and the principle of the rule of law as ‘essential elements’ of the agreement, so that failure to observe them by any of the parties would result in the adoption of measures which could eventually lead to the suspension of the agreement; considers, nonetheless, that specific mechanisms should be created to guarantee respect for and compliance with the human rights clause of the Agreement;
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a decision Paragraph 1 - point i a (new) (ia) Proposes that the Commission carry out an annual report for the European Parliament, to monitor the Agreement and compliance and respect for democratic principles and human rights;
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a decision Paragraph 1 - point m (m)
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a decision Paragraph 1 - point o (o) Points out that commitments have been made to cooperate in modernising the state and public authorities, improving systems for tax collection and transparency, combating corruption and impunity, strengthening the legal system and encouraging the involvement of civil society in public life;
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a decision Paragraph 1 - point t (t) Points out that the Association Agreement with Central America makes a meaningful contribution to regional, social and political integration efforts and to achieving the ultimate objective of the Biregional Strategic Partnership between the EU and Latin America
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a decision Paragraph 1 - point t c (new) (tb) Urges the Association Council to carry out an impact assessment five years after the implementation of the Agreement; considers that the Agreement should be reviewed on the basis of the findings and the impact noted during that time;
source: PE-492.929
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2011/0380(COD) European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) 2014-2020
2013/01/17
PECH
90 amendments...
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) It is paramount to better integrate environmental concerns into the CFP which should deliver on the objectives and targets of the Union's environmental policy and the Europe 2020 Strategy. The CFP is aimed at an exploitation of living marine biological resources that restores and maintains fish stocks at levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield, not later than 2015
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) In line with the goal of simplification and decentralisation, all activities of the EMFF which fall under shared management, including control and data collection, should take the form of one single operational programme per Member State, in accordance with its national structure. The programming exercise shall cover the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020. Each Member State should prepare a single operational programme incorporating all of the operational programmes from the different regions. Each programme should identify a strategy for meeting targets in relation to the Union priorities for the EMFF and a selection of measures. Programming should comply with Union priorities, while being adapted to national contexts and complement the other Union policies, in particular rural development policy and cohesion policy.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) Recognising the importance of the role that spouses of self-employed fishermen play in
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 34 (34) Conscious of the
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 35 (35) Conscious of the potential that diversification offers for
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) The
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 39 (39) The objective of the Common Fisheries Policy is to ensure a sustainable exploitation of fish stocks in a way that is compatible with the economic and social development of the fisheries and aquaculture sector. Overcapacity has been identified as a major driver for overfishing. It is therefore paramount to adapt the Union fishing fleet to the resources available.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 40 Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 43 (43) In line with the reduction of discard
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 45 (45) It is vital for the Union that a sustainable balance be achieved between fresh water resources and their exploitation; therefore having due regard to environmental impact while ensuring that these sectors retain economic viability, appropriate provisions should support inland fishing.
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 48 New forms of income combined with aquaculture activities have already shown their added value for business development. Therefore the EMFF should support these complementary activities outside aquaculture such as angling- tourism, aquaculture tourism for promoting the aquaculture sector and its products, educational or environmental activities.
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 50 (50) Conscious of the need to identify the most suitable areas for developing aquaculture taking into account access to waters and space, the EMFF should support national and sub-national authorities in making their strategic choices
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 52 (52) In order to promote environmentally sustainable aquaculture, the EMFF should support aquaculture activities which are highly respectful of the environment, the conversion of aquaculture enterprises to eco-management, the use of audit schemes as well as the conversion to
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 61 (61) In order to ensure the viability of fisheries and aquaculture in a highly competitive market, it is necessary to lay down provisions granting support for the implementation of the [Regulation (EU) No on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products]1 as well as for marketing and processing activities carried by operators to maximise the value of fisheries and aquaculture products. Particular attention should be paid to the promotion of operations which integrate producing, processing and marketing activities of the supply chain.
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 62 (62) Priority should be given to producer organisations and
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 63 (63) Recognising the growing competition
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 69 (69)
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 73 (73) Provisions should be laid down for support to collect, manage and use of fisheries data as specified in the multiannual Union programme, in particular to support national and sub- national programmes and the management and use of data for scientific analysis and CFP implementation. The support granted to Member States on the basis of the Regulation (EC) No. 861/2006 for the expenditure incurred relating to the collection, management and use of fisheries data should be continued under the EMFF pursuing the logic of a single fund.
Amendment 439 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 88 (88) Conscious of the importance of ensuring conservation of marine biological and protecting fish stocks in particular from illegal fishing
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 89 (89) Member States should adopt adequate measures to guarantee the proper functioning of management and control systems. To that end, a managing authority, a paying agency and a certification body should be designated for each sub-national operational programme and their responsibilities should be specified. These responsibilities should relate primarily to the sound financial implementation, organisation of evaluation, certification of expenditure, audit and compliance with Union law. Provision should be made for regular meetings between the Commission and the national authorities concerned in order to monitor the assistance. With respect to management and control it is necessary, in particular, to establish the modalities by which Member States give the assurance that the systems are in place and function satisfactorily.
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 93 (93) The rules and procedures governing commitments and payments should be simplified so that a regular cash flow is ensured. A pre-financing of
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the sustainable development of fisheries areas and inland fishing,
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 10 (10) 'inland fishing' means fishing carried out for commercial purposes
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 18 (18) 'small scale coastal fishing' means fishing carried out by fishing vessels
Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 19 (19) 'vessels operating exclusively in inland waters' means vessels engaged in commercial fishing in inland waters and not included in the Union fishing fleet register.
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 19 a (new) (19a) ‘aquaculture sector’ means aquaculture enterprises, aquaculture farmers’ and fishermen’s organisations and natural persons involved in aquaculture activities.
Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b (b) enhancement of the competitiveness and viability of fisheries, in particular of
Amendment 725 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) operators that have committed a serious infringement under Article 42 of the Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 or Article 90(1) of the Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, with a sanction based on a final administrative decision;
Amendment 729 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 737 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point c Amendment 750 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall require that operators submitting an application under the EMFF provide to the managing authority a signed statement confirming that they respect the criteria listed in paragraph 1
Amendment 766 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) construction of new fishing vessels,
Amendment 780 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 791 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d Amendment 801 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f Amendment 859 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii (iii) the share of
Amendment 871 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall draw up a single operational programme integrating the various subnational programmes to implement the Union priorities to be co- financed by the EMFF.
Amendment 995 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 2 2
Amendment 1016 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 2 2. The feasibility studies and advice referred to respectively in paragraph 1(a) and (b) shall be provided by recognised scientific or technical bodies with the required advisory competences as recognised
Amendment 1073 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. In order to facilitate diversification and job creation
Amendment 1088 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) business start-ups
Amendment 1097 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) retrofitting of
Amendment 1122 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 3 3. Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to
Amendment 1130 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 4 Amendment 1138 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 5 Amendment 1176 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 3 Amendment 1199 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 A
Amendment 1245 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 a (new) Amendment 1248 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 b (new) Article 34 (b) Temporary cessation of fishing activities The EFF may contribute to the financing of support measures for the temporary cessation of fishing activities to owners of fishing vessels and fishermen, in the context of the fishing effort adjustment plan included in the Management Plans detailed in Article 9 of the CFP.
Amendment 1270 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. In order to reduce the impact of fishing on the marine environment, foster the elimination of discards and facilitate the transition to exploitation of living marine biological resources that restores and maintains populations of harvested species a
Amendment 1293 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 2 Amendment 1392 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 2 2. Support shall not contribute to the replacement or modernisation of main or ancillary engines. Support shall
Amendment 1414 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 1 1. In order to improve the quality of the fish caught the EMFF may support investments on board, in the processing and marketing process, for this purpose.
Amendment 1427 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 2 2. In order to improve the use of unwanted catches the EMFF may support investments on board, in the processing and marketing process, to make the best use of unwanted catches of commercial stocks and valorise underused components of fish caught
Amendment 1431 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 3 Amendment 1439 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 4 4. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall
Amendment 1456 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 – paragraph 2 2. In order to facilitate the use of unwanted catches the EMFF may support investments in fishing ports and landing sites which enable to make the best use of unwanted catches of commercial stocks and which valorise under-used components of the fish caught
Amendment 1466 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 – paragraph 4 Amendment 1480 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. In order to reduce the impact of
Amendment 1493 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point a a) References made in Articles 33, 36 and 39 to fishing vessels shall be understood as references to vessels operating exclusively in
Amendment 1495 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point b b) References made in Article 36 to the marine environment shall be understood as references to the environment in which
Amendment 1497 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 3 3. In order to sustain diversification by
Amendment 1500 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 4 4. For the purposes of paragraph 3, references made in Article 32 to fishing vessels shall be understood as references to vessels operating exclusively in
Amendment 1504 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 5 5. In order to protect and develop aquatic fauna and flora, the EMFF may support the participation of
Amendment 1513 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 6 6. Member States shall ensure that vessels receiving support under this Article continue to operate exclusively in
Amendment 1518 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 44 – paragraph 1 1. Support under this Chapter shall be
Amendment 1553 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 45 – paragraph 2 2. Operations under this Article must be carried out in collaboration with a scientific or technical body as recognised
Amendment 1607 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point a a) adding value to aquaculture products, in particular by allowing the aquaculture
Amendment 1614 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point b b) diversification of the income of the aquaculture
Amendment 1618 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) diversification of the income of the aquaculture
Amendment 1623 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 2 2. Support under paragraph 1(c) shall be granted
Amendment 1640 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 3 Amendment 1649 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 4 Amendment 1756 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 55 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. Support may only be granted where the suspension of harvesting due to contamination of molluscs is the result of the proliferation of toxin-producing plankton or the presence of plankton containing biotoxins, or to the proliferation of coliforms (E. coli) and when:
Amendment 1759 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 55 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) it lasts for
Amendment 1765 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 55 – paragraph 3 Amendment 1801 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 57 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 The occurrence of an adverse climatic event or the outbreak of disease in aquaculture shall be formally recognised as such by the competent subnational authority or the Member State concerned.
Amendment 1804 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 57 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The competent subnational authority or the Member States may, where appropriate, establish in advance criteria on the basis of which such formal recognition shall be deemed to be granted.
Amendment 1955 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii (iii)
Amendment 1963 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii (ii) certification and promotion including of s
Amendment 1967 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii (iii) direct marketing of fishery products by
Amendment 1976 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) b a) the marketing of new products, the application of new technologies and the development of innovative marketing methods;
Amendment 2014 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) for the processing of
Amendment 2019 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) da) contributing to the improvement of working conditions;
Amendment 2026 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new) db) for improving and monitoring hygiene and public health standards and product quality;
Amendment 2032 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new) dc) for the production of new products, the application of new technologies and the development of innovative production methods.
Amendment 2106 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 79 – paragraph 2 – point b b) national and sub-national multi-annual sampling programmes;
Amendment 2116 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 79 – paragraph 2 – point e (e) the participation of Member States' representatives and sub-national governments in regional coordination meetings as referred to in Article 37(4) of the [Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy], meetings of regional fisheries management organisations of which the EU is a contracting partner or an observer or meetings of international bodies in charge of providing scientific advice.
Amendment 2244 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 96 – paragraph 1 1. In addition to the general rules of Article 72 of [Regulation (EU) No [...] laying down Common Provisions], and following the Commission decision approving the operational programme, an initial pre-
source: PE-496.422
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2011/0412(COD) Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide 2014-2020
2012/06/15
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6 amendments...
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Gender equality and women's rights and the rights of the child are fundamental human rights and a question of social justice and their promotion is a strong component of this Regulation.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v (v) promoting political pluralism and democratic political representation, and encouraging political participation by citizens, in particular marginalised groups and politically disenfranchised groups, women, youth, children, in democratic reform processes at local, regional and national level;
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vi b (new) (vib) promoting and protecting the rights of a child, and supporting non- discrimination of children regardless of their ethnic, economic or social status, and promoting of strengthening of the legal environment for children including support to establishment of children's complaint mechanisms;
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii (iii) the fight against racism and xenophobia and discrimination based on any ground, including sex, race, colour, caste, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v (v) the rights of indigenous peoples, the rights of persons affected by caste discrimination, and the rights of persons belonging to religious, cultural, linguistic minorities and ethnic groups;
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v a (new) (va) the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) persons, including measures to end criminalisation of LGBTI identities, to combat discrimination and homophobic and transphobic violence, and to promote freedom of assembly, association and expression for LGBTI people;
source: PE-491.263
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2011/0436(APP) Programme "Europe for Citizens" 2014-2020
2012/10/29
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2 amendments...
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 6 – Debates/studies and interventions on defining moments in European history, in particular to keep the memory alive of the crimes committed under Nazism, Fascism and Stalinism, and all the dictatorships that have afflicted Europe;
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – part 1 – section 1 – paragraph 2 It will support activities that invite to reflection on common values in the broadest sense, taking into account diversity. Funds may be available for initiatives reflecting on causes of totalitarian and authoritarian regimes in Europe
source: PE-496.350
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2011/2032(INI) EU external policies in favour of democratisation
2011/11/05
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3 amendments...
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises the crucial role played by third countries’ parliaments in exercising democratic supervision over budgets; takes the view that budget support can also be a valid way of promoting democracy and strengthening the rule of law in developing countries, as it helps to bolster public administration and audit systems, as well as encouraging national parliaments and civil society to scrutinise and monitor government action; calls for all EU budget support to be coupled with technical and political consolidation of parliaments’ supervisory powers; maintains that the Union should actively inform third countries’ parliaments of the scope of EU cooperation;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Welcomes the creation of a Human Rights and Democracy Directorate within the European External Action Service, and calls on the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative to ensure that the EU’s external representations have a contact person for human rights and democracy;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses the importance of choosing priority countries for election observation missions on the basis of a mission's real potential impact on the Union's relations with the country in question; calls on the EEAS to adopt a highly selective approach to choosing such countries, and points out that the Election Observation Coordination Group, which is consulted about the Union's annual programme of election observation missions, has laid down detailed criteria in this area; calls for increased vigilance over compliance with the methodology and rules set up at international level, particularly concerning the independence and effectiveness of the mission;
source: PE-464.795
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2011/2081(INI) Freedom of press and media in the world
2013/04/11
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2 amendments...
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls for a shift from ad hoc funding of projects to a more sustainable approach, also involving private donors and interlocutors; recognises the need for a
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Considers that press and media programmes should also focus on improving the (state and legal) structures and supporting local media companies and businesses, in order to improve their transparency, independence, sustainability and openness;
source: PE-508.230
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2011/2109(INI) EU support for the ICC: facing challenges and overcoming difficulties
2011/09/29
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10 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 – having regard to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide that entered into force on 12 January 1951,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 – having regard to the Stockholm Programme 2010-2014 entitled ‘An Open and Secure Europe Serving and Protecting Citizens’ (December 2009)10, and the Action Plan for its implementation of April 2010,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the ICC is currently conducting investigations in s
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas the first Review Conference on the Rome Statute held in Kampala in 2010, which was attended not just by the States Parties but also by international, parliamentary and civil society organisations, reaffirmed its commitment to justice and accountability,
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Takes note of the Cooperation and Assistance Agreement between the EU and the ICC; calls on the EU Member States to apply the principle of universal jurisdiction in tackling impunity and crimes against humanity, and highlights its importance for the effectiveness and success of the international criminal justice system;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the African States Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC to ensure an increase, rather than a decrease, in African Union (AU) support for the task of holding the world’s worst offenders to account; expresses support for the Court’s request to open a liaison office with the African Union in Addis Ababa;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Recognises the role of the EU in promoting the universality of the Rome Statute and of the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC) and welcomes the recent accessions to/ratifications of the Rome Statute by Tunisia, Granada, Moldova, Philippines, St Lucia and the Seychelles, which brought the total number of States Parties to 116;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recommends that the EU, and particularly the EEAS, promote the universality of the Rome Statute and the fight against impunity, as well as respect for, cooperation with and assistance of the Court, including within the framework of the Cotonou Agreement and of dialogues between the EU and regional organisations, particularly the AU, the Arab League and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN); emphasises also the importance of promoting the ratification and application of the Rome Statute for the Court in its bilateral dialogues on human rights with third countries;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Welcomes the EU’s financial and logistical support for the ICC thus far and recommends that current forms of support (including the visiting professionals and internship programmes)11 are continued and expanded further, especially in the following fields: outreach activities aimed at helping victims and affected communities; legal representation; witness relocation; the participation and protection of victims/witnesses, with special consideration for the needs of women and juvenile/child victims; the provision of support enabling the Court to cover urgent operational needs stemming from new investigations; expresses its concern that the lack of resources might be an impediment to the full functioning of the Court;
source: PE-472.043
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2011/2157(INI) Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy
2011/11/10
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32 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 a (new) – having regard to its Written Declaration No 15/2011 of 27 September 2011 on the establishment of Euro-Mediterranean Erasmus and Leonardo da Vinci programmes,
Amendment 11 #
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
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new) – having regard to the conclusions of the inaugural meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) held in Barcelona on 21 January 2010,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the ENP should take account of the new regional context and the demonstrations calling for freedom, democracy and reforms in several countries in the EU’s Southern Neighbourhood, as they illustrated the strong desire among the people for genuine change and better living conditions in the region,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas, in this new context, relations with these countries should be given fresh impetus, based on cooperation focusing on democracy and prosperity on both shores of the Mediterranean, and not only security and migration control,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the EU needs to define more precisely its strategic goals and priorities in its partnership with its eastern and southern neighbours, and should attach due importance to the relevant items on its political agenda and in its budgetary planning,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the EU should provide itself with flexible and properly funded instruments in order to match its ambitions and events in the regions,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. having regard to the European Parliament’s support for the establishment of Euro-Mediterranean Erasmus and Leonardo da Vinci programmes through Written Declaration 15/2011 of 27 September 2011,
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Strongly welcomes the Joint Communications 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 A partnership for democracy and shared prosperity with the Southern Mediterranean 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 and a tailor- made approach towards the partner countries;
Amendment 57 #
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 and a tailor- made approach towards the partner countries together with the advancing of multilateral and sub-regional cooperation;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the EEAS and the Commission to strengthen the role of civil society organisations, in particular human rights and women’s organisations, in policy monitoring; notes that civil society organisations are the EU’s faithful and powerful allies in promoting democratic values, good governance and human rights in partner countries; calls for the increased involvement of regional and local authorities and of professional organisations and the social partners in EU cooperation with its southern neighbours; calls on the Council and the Commission to further strengthen and make more effective use of the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights in this regard;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that human rights situations should be continuously monitored and that an annual assessment of the situation
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses again that economic and social development and a higher standard of living are essential for consolidating political reforms and achieving social stability in the partner countries concerned;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that immediate measures, such as cofinancing of already identified flagship or pilot projects or other concrete economic projects of strategic importance, which can be implemented on the ground rapidly, with unquestionable tangible results, should be promptly undertaken to alleviate the situation of the countries currently facing significant socioeconomic crises, with special regard to partner countries where democratic transition aggravates economic difficulties;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Strongly supports the promotion of sub-regional cooperation and stresses the importance of developing partner-to- partner bilateral and multilateral economic cooperation, which would bring tangible benefits for citizens and improve the political climate in the region; places particular emphasis on the importance of encouraging the development of ‘South- South’ trade and economic integration among the countries on the southern shore of the Mediterranean;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the EU to lend strong support to the process of political and economic reform in the Southern Neighbourhood, by using all existing instruments in order to support as effectively as possible the process of democratic transition, with a focus on respect for fundamental freedoms, good governance, the independence of the judiciary and the fight against corruption, thus responding to the needs and expectations of the peoples of our southern neighbours;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Emphasises that the Union must afford special importance to decentralised cooperation at local level, by means of small-scale projects providing immediate and tangible improvements to the quality of life of citizens in neighbouring countries, thereby helping consolidate the progress made towards democracy across the entire territory of these countries;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Reaffirms that
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Wishes objective, binding criteria for granting ‘advanced status’ to be defined; stresses the need to clarify the rights and duties arising from this bilateral commitment, both for partner countries and for the EU;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Underlines the importance of paying particular attention to the younger generation; stresses that the EU should increase cooperation in the field of education, immediately broadening and increasing scholarship programmes and mobility of students, graduates, teachers and academics by promoting university and high-school exchanges and public- private partnerships in the field of research and enterprises; stresses the strong need for a structured information policy towards the citizens of the ENP partners concerning the possibility of participation in EU programmes;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on the Commission to take over Parliament’s proposal, produced in the wake of the Arab Spring, to establish a Euro-Mediterranean Erasmus programme, an initiative which – assuming that it were successful – would be suitable to extend to the neighbourhood as a whole; at this stage deplores the inadequacy of the Commission proposals, which, notwithstanding the Commission’s statements on 27 September 2011, in reality provide only for a very modest increase in the number of Erasmus Mundus scholarships;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Calls on the Commission to take over Parliament’s proposal, produced in the wake of the Arab Spring, to establish a Euro-Mediterranean Leonardo da Vinci programme aimed at encouraging the mobility of young people wishing to acquire vocational training abroad, the object being to help combat the youth unemployment endemic to the southern Mediterranean;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 c (new) 20c. Hopes that partner countries will become more actively involved in the work of the European Training Foundation and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Believes that the EU should advance its work on visa facilitation
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 d (new) 21d. Reiterates its firmly held view that the European Neighbourhood Policy will not be wholly effective unless synergy is created between its bilateral and multilateral dimensions; considers it essential, therefore, to strengthen the multilateral component of the ENP, to which a more substantial proportion of funding should be allocated under the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Is convinced that the UfM should be relaunched to take account of the new developments in the region; takes the view that the UfM should promote sound economic, social and democratic development and create a strong and common basis for a close relationship between the EU and its southern neighbours;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Stresses that the contractual relations with all ENP countries contain arrangements for a regular forum to address human rights issues, in the form of subcommittees on human rights; calls on the EEAS to make full use of these arrangements and involve existing subcommittees in any negotiations,
Amendment 310 #
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 for both regions, with an approach that is
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Welcomes the work carried out by the European Investment Bank
source: PE-472.271
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2011/2179(INI) Evolution of EU macro-regional strategies: present practice and future prospects, especially in the Mediterranean
2012/10/02
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9 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the concept of a macro- regional strategy, which, on the basis of the experience gained in existing macro- regions (Baltic Sea and Danube regions), can encourage Member States, regions, local authorities and third countries to
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Emphasises that a Mediterranean macro-region could give the Union for the Mediterranean’s specific projects real added value, so that they complement each other, particularly in the form of financial contributions, where appropriate;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Believes that it is necessary, in order to implement a Mediterranean macro- regional strategy, to build on the experience and work of existing regional institutions and to seek possible synergies with them, particularly, in addition to the UFM, the European Investment Bank and ARLEM;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that appropriate resources should be devoted to the development of a
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Emphasises the need to involve, right from when the strategy is laid down, the non-EU Member States and regions to be integrated into a Mediterranean macro- region, using the Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument for this purpose;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that major areas of intervention for
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 source: PE-480.898
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2011/2185(INI) Annual report on human rights in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter including implications for the EU's strategic human rights policy
2012/02/22
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9 amendments...
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises the crucial role played by civil society in the protection and promotion of democracy and human rights; calls for the designation of contact persons with civil society and human rights defenders in EU Delegations to be completed; stresses that EU contacts with civil society should be built on a genuine partnership, including systematic and regular dialogue on an equal footing;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Reiterates its conviction that all EU external actions must combine a development dimension which focuses on socio-economic progress
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Expects a comprehensive social and environmental chapter in all future Free Trade Agreements and, in the context of negotiations currently underway, regrets the objections to this principle expressed by some of the partners, such as India and Canada; calls for the chapter on sustainable development in agreements to be strengthened through the inclusion of a complaints procedure open to the social partners and civil society, the establishment of an independent body to settle pertinent disputes and the possibility of recourse to a dispute settlement mechanism with provision for fines and the suspension of trade benefits in the event of an aggravated breach of the environmental and labour standards concerned, equivalent to mechanisms for market access provisions; the democracy and human rights clause in GSP+ agreements must also be strengthened;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Underlines the fact that Parliament’s prerogatives must be respected in the programming of the EIDHR and
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 69. Notes that the Internet has become one of the most important vehicles through which individuals exercise their right to freedom of opinion and expression, and that it has played a crucial role in promoting human rights, democratic participation, accountability, transparency and economic development; welcomes the potential shown by the Internet and social networking in the Arab Spring developments, calls for increased monitoring of the use of the Internet and new technologies in autocratic regimes that seek to limit them;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 80. Recognises the need for human rights concerns to be mainstreamed through the work of all parliamentary committees and delegations dealing with external relations, applying the recommendations made in reports prepared by ad hoc Working Groups of the European Parliament; recommends that Members of the European Parliament systematically meet with human rights defenders during official missions to third countries to provide the latter with greater visibility; welcomes the decision to augment the resources available to the Subcommittee on Human Rights in the light of the changes arising from the Treaty of Lisbon;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 84. Acknowledges, in the wake of the Arab Spring, the focus on ‘bottom up’ tailor- made approaches and the need to move respect for human rights to the centre of EU foreign policy; considers that the EU must learn from past mistakes epitomised by the fact that right up to the outbreak of civil war in Libya, negotiations were underway on a framework agreement with Libya, about which the European Parliament was not adequately informed, despite evidence of the murder of 1 200 prisoners over a decade before and a litany of torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions;
source: PE-480.864
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2011/2245(INI) Modalities for the possible establishment of a European Endowment for Democracy (EDD). European Parliament recommendation to the Council
2011/12/20
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9 amendments...
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) request that the EED guarantee the principle of national ownership of democratic processes and that democracy building be done through empowerment of the bases of society to the highest organs of government;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) ensure that the EED fosters and encourages ‘deep and sustainable democracy’ in pre-transition and transition countries, with a pri
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) advise against EED involvement in fragile states in view of the inherent difficulties and specific nature of the work required;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) guarantee that the EED generates synergies with and complements the work carried out by EU Member States, their agencies and the foundations they fund, while working closely with them, creating partnerships and avoiding duplication; seek complementarity and close coordination with the Anna Lindh Foundation, in particular to promote democracy in the Mediterranean;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d (d) ensure that the EED plays a role which complements and does not curtail the activities of existing funding instruments, particularly the EIDHR;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) request that the impartiality of the EU Election Observation Missions be observed, and thus consider that the EED should not include such missions amongst its activities to promote democracy;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) consider it essential that the EED grant multi-party support to societies in transition countries, given their role as key players in democracy, so that they can help achieve national consensus;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m (m) endow Parliament with a broad political oversight role over EED activities, sin
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) review after one year of activities the impact and performance of the EED, and ensure that the results of this assessment are forwarded to the European Parliament and that extension or continuation of the mandate is considered on this basis;
source: PE-478.531
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2012/2050(INI) Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy
2012/06/26
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2 amendments...
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Points out that Turkey is both a candidate country and an important strategic partner; calls, therefore, for the existing political dialogue with Turkey on foreign policy choices and objectives of mutual interest to be reinforced;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Recalls Turkey's ambition to inspire and assist democratic transitions and socio- economic reforms in the southern neighbourhood; notes that participation of Turkish institutions and non-governmental organisations in ENP instruments would generate unique synergy effects, especially in areas such as institution-building and socio-economic and civil society development; believes that practical cooperation should be complemented with a structured dialogue between the EU and Turkey with a view to coordinating their respective neighbourhood policies; hopes that the conditions will improve for the opening of further chapters in the membership negotiations
source: PE-491.166
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2012/2062(INI) Review of the EU's human rights strategy
2012/09/28
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17 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the EU is founded on the principle of respect for human rights and, according to its treaties, has a legal obligation to place human rights at the core of all its and the Member States’ external policies, without exception, whether they relate to foreign affairs, trade or development cooperation; whereas, consequently, the EU has sought to include respect for human rights as an essential element in all agreements with third countries;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas, in addition, the EU has established, in accordance with the variable nature of its contractual relations with third countries, a wide variety of tools for
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the events of the ‘Arab Spring’ have demonstrated the need to reshape the Neighbourhood Policy in order to give higher priority to political dialogue with
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas promoting human rights and democracy is a joint responsibility shared between the European Union and its Member States; whereas progress in this area can only be made by means of coordinated, coherent action by both parties;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Stresses that the broad thrust and main elements of the new EU Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy call for a high degree of consistency and political will to obtain tangible results;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the strategic review initiative strives to respond to the main challenges identified by Parliament and other stakeholders; welcomes the comprehensive and inclusive approach adopted by the Council in this regard and, in particular, the Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy as a concrete expression of the EU’s commitment and accountability, along with the appointment of an EU Special Representative for Human Rights, which was something Parliament had called for in previous reports;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Welcomes the ambitious nature of the Strategic Framework; stresses the need, however, for better coordination and for greater clarification in respect of procedures and the division of tasks between the EU and the Member States with a view to implementing it in a more efficient and effective manner;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for more effective coordination between the EU and the Member States with a view to making policies and programmes on human rights, security and development more consistent and complementary;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Considers that the EU will only be seen as a credible defender of human rights and democracy if its policies abroad are consistent with its actions within its own borders;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Points out that the EU Strategy on Human Rights and Democracy must be given sufficient visibility to enhance its legitimacy, credibility and accountability in the eyes of the public;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the need to increase the level of cooperation and consultation between the Council’s Working Party on Fundamental Rights (FREMP) and Human Rights Working Group (COHOM); calls for this cooperation and consultation to be extended to the EU Special Representative for Human Rights; calls on both bodies to make full use of the Council of Europe’s expertise and instruments and of UN special procedures, including when preparing new initiatives with a view to articulating and promoting common values and international standards;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Suggests that the EU and the Member States should adopt as key priorities human rights, the fight against the death penalty and combating discrimination against women, areas in which the EU has achieved admirable results and in which its experience is relevant enough to share and to generate practical outcomes;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the pivotal role of the human rights country strategies, which were a long-standing request from Parliament, and the fact that they have been developed as an inclusive process encompassing EU delegations, heads of mission and the COHOM; deems it essential to organise broad consultation, especially with local civil society organisations, representatives of national parliaments, human rights defenders and other social and environmental stakeholders; considers that country- specific identification of priorities, realistic objectives and forms of political leverage is essential to more effective EU action and measurable achievements;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Recommends that, as part of the human rights country strategies, the EU agree on a list of ‘
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Encourages the High Representative to
Amendment Amendment1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 source: PE-496.432
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2012/2088(INI) EU Special Representative for Human Rights. Recommendation to the Council
2012/05/16
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9 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) in order to strengthen the transparency and accountability of the mandate of the EUSR, an exchange of views/hearing with the EUSR for HR nominated by the High Representative should take place before the European Parliament (in an in camera meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and of the Subcommittee on Human Rights)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d (d) the policy objectives of the EUSR for HR should include enhancing the coherence, effectiveness and visibility of EU action in the protection and promotion of human rights and democracy; the EUSR HR should work in close cooperation with the COHOM; the EUSR for HR should be a high-level interlocutor for its counterparts in third countries and at international organisations, also able to engage with the UN (UNGA, UNHRC, etc.) as well as relevant regional organisations; the EUSR for HR should chair high-level human rights dialogues and lead the consultations with third countries on human rights issues;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e) in order to achieve these objectives, the EUSR, while acting under the authority of the High Representative, should be granted a strong, independent and flexible mandate not defined by narrow and specific thematic responsibilities but rather allowing the EUSR to act swiftly and effectively; in line with the actions and priorities set out in the Action Plan, the EUSR for HR should also address different horizontal issues contributing to more effective and coherent action in EU external policies; the scope of the EUSR's mandate should be fully in line with the principles of universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and to the policy objectives laid down in Article 21 of TEU and should cover, inter alia, strengthening democracy and institution building, international justice, international humanitarian law, abolition of the death penalty, human rights defenders, freedom of religion or belief, freedom of expression, child protection, gender
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) the mandate should be based on the principles guiding the EU's HR policy and, in particular, on EU guidelines on the death penalty (2008); torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (2008); human rights dialogues with third countries (2009); children and armed conflict (2008); human rights defenders (2008); promotion and protection of the rights of the child (2008); violence against women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them (2008); international humanitarian law (2009), LGBT toolkit (2010) as well as the EU's annual reports on human rights in the world;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) the mandate should be based on the principles guiding the EU's HR policy and, in particular, on EU guidelines on the death penalty (2008); torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (2008); human rights dialogues with third countries (2009); children and armed conflict (2008); human rights defenders (2008); promotion and protection of the rights of the child (2008); violence against women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them (2008); international humanitarian law (2009), as well as the EU's annual reports on human rights in the world. Moreover, the mandate should include supporting the High Representative and the EU Institutions in the promotion of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, in light of their agreement in 2011 and the priority given to them in the European Commission Cummnication on Corporate Social Responsibility (COM(2011) 681 final);
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h) the EUSR for HR should be appointed for
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) the EUSR for HR should work closely together with and under the authority of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to ensure coherence and mainstreaming of human rights across all policy areas in the work of all EU institutions; the EUSR should interact closely with the EEAS HR and Democracy Directorate and all the multilateral EU Delegations (New York, Geneva, Vienna, Strasbourg as well as with all EU delegations in the World) in order to facilitate contacts on human rights issues with all EU services, EU delegations in third countries and with international organisations; the EEAS HR and Democracy Directorate should provide all necessary services and facilitate the implementation of the EUSR mandate;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j (j) while maintaining close links with the Council's Political and Security Committee, the EUSR for HR should regularly report to the European Parliament, in a joint meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee on Human Rights, on the situation of human rights in the world and the state of play of the implementation of the mandate, including Human Rights Country strategies and the results of the UNHRC and UNGA sessions and human rights dialogues with third countries;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l (l) the EUSR for HR should be provided with
source: PE-489.532
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2012/2136(INI) Impact of the financial and economic crisis on human rights
2012/12/18
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13 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 25 March 2010 on the effects of the global financial and economic crisis on developing countries and on development cooperation (P7_TA(2010)0089),
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the financial and economic crisis has become intertwined with numerous other crises, such as the food, energy
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas people who are living in poverty and are extremely vulnerable need effective and affordable access to justice in order to be able to claim their rights or challenge violations of human rights committed against them; whereas lack of access to a fair trial and judicial process further subjects them to economic and social vulnerability;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U U. whereas rising and volatile food prices caused by financial speculation in the derivatives markets are affecting millions of people struggling to meet basic needs; whereas since 2007 global progress in reducing hunger has slowed; whereas 868 million people are suffering from chronic malnutrition, with the vast majority (850 million people) living in developing countries; whereas the coping strategies adopted by vulnerable households includes cutting down on the quantity and/or quality of food eaten at critical stages of child development or during pregnancy, with long-lasting effects on physical growth and mental health;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Y Y. whereas remittances, which are diminishing in volume, are an important means of alleviating the shock of the crisis on the economies of developing countries;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls the duty of governments to respect, protect and fulfil human rights at all times, as stated in international human rights law; calls on governments to guard against all forms of discrimination and to ensure basic human rights for all; deplores the existing gap between legal recognition and political enforcement of these rights;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Urges governments to place the interests of the most vulnerable sections of the population at the centre of policy responses by using a human rights framework in the decision-making process; calls on governments to pursue all the necessary measures to ensure access to justice for all, with a particular focus on people living in poverty, who need to have a full understanding of their rights and the means to realise them; calls on the EU to tackle impunity and step up its support for the rule of law and justice reform programmes in partner countries;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Member States to fulfil their bilateral and multilateral ODA commitments of 0.7% of GNI, and to ensure efficient use of development aid in order to guarantee the best value for money and consistency between human rights and development policies;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on developing countries to devise economic policies which promote sustainable growth and development, create jobs, place vulnerable social groups at the forefront of policy responses, and base development on a sound fiscal system that rules out tax evasion, which is necessary for mobilising domestic resources in a more efficient and equitable manner;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Considers of the utmost importance the strengthening of skills development and training policies, including non-formal education, internships and on-the-job training, which provide support for a successful transition from school to the labour market;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Stresses that women must be more involved in social dialogue and decision- making processes; reiterates the fact that education for girls and women and gender empowerment are essential if
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Welcomes the discussions within the UN High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda with the participation of the European Commissioner for Development; considers that the post-2015 framework should prioritise the progressive realisation of human rights
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the European External Action Service (EEAS), the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
source: PE-502.039
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2012/2137(INI) EU-China relations
2012/07/11
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5 amendments...
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Recognises the
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that, notwithstanding a harsh policy of repression, a religious revival is taking place in China which is demonstrated by the reopening or reconstruction of countless places of worship; urges the Chinese authorities to replace their ineffective policy of controlling religion with one offering real freedom of thought, conscience and religion;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Wishes to see the
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Encourages China, the world's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, to play a more pro-active and constructive role in promoting cooperation among the global community in order to tackle climate change; welcomes the white paper issued by the Chinese authorities in November 2011 on the policies and actions adopted to combat climate change and calls for it to be implemented swiftly;
source: PE-497.775
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2012/2143(INI) UN principle of the 'Responsibility to Protect' (R2P). Recommandation to the Council
2013/03/04
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3 amendments...
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the EU has always been an active promoter of R2P at the international stage; whereas the EU must strengthen its role as a global political actor to uphold human rights and humanitarian law for reflecting this political support on its own policies;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas EU Member States have also endorsed the R2P principle; whereas only a few of them have incorporated the concept into their national documents;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e) to better cooperate and train EU and Member States' delegation and embassy staff in international human rights and humanitarian law and further professionalise and strengthen preventive diplomacy and mediation;
source: PE-506.043
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2012/2145(INI) Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter
2012/02/10
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13 amendments...
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas justice, rule of law
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the lessons learned from the Arab Spring events must continue, to provide impetus for the EU to review and improve its poli
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World, and the EU’s policy on the matter, should not only be a reflection and review of past achievements and flaws, but should also serve
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Believes that the Annual Report should be an important tool in communicating the EU’s work in this field and should help raise the visibility of the EU’s actions.
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the adoption of local human rights strategies for individual countries to implement EU policies in the most appropriate and effective way; recognises the key role played by the local EU delegations in developing and following up on the country strategies tailored for the specific circumstances, but stresses the coordinating responsibility of the EEAS in ensuring the coherent application of EU human rights policy priorities set out in the human rights strategic framework and in the EU Guidelines; stresses the importance of completing the network of focal points on human rights and democracy in EU Delegations and CSDP missions and operations; urges the VP/HR and the EEAS and the Member States to adopt as best practice the method of working on human rights issues locally through human rights working groups formed among EU delegations and embassies of EU Member States; urges also that regular contacts be maintained with civil society representatives, human rights defenders and members of national parliaments; supports the EEAS aim to provide training on human rights and democracy for all EEAS, Commission, EU delegation and CSDP mission staff;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Asks that in political dialogue with third countries, the EU and its Member States work actively to extend the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court and strengthen its network for cooperation, in order to stop specific countries placing obstacles in the way of justice being done; is pleased by recent developments in the ICC that allow it to carry out investigations in countries that are not party to the Rome Statute or have not ratified it.
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Emphasises that the existence of specific human rights dialogues with third countries is an additional mechanism and should not be used to marginalise human rights at other higher levels of political dialogue such as summits; urges likewise that human rights considerations be central to relations with third countries;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 64. Welcomes the assessment by human rights organisations that the use of the death penalty in 2011 broadly confirms the global trend towards abolition; regrets, however, that there was a significant increase in executions in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia; expresses serious disappointment at the refusal of China to disclose credible information about its use of death penalty and executions that, according to Amnesty International, number in the thousands; welcomes the abolition of the death penalty in the US state of Illinois but regrets that the United States continues to execute people despite being the only G8 country to do so in 2011; recalls with concern that Belarus is the only European country to continue use the death penalty; urges the EU and its Member States consistently to bring this issue up as a matter of priority in their dialogues with these countries;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 a (new) 64a. Declares that the EU, which has in the past been successful in fighting the death penalty in specific cases, should take a more decisive stand and call on institutions and Member States to maintain and step up their commitment to this cause and their political will, in order to see the death penalty finally abolished worldwide;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 80. Supports the plans to make further advances in developing rights-based approaches to development cooperation as stated in the EU human rights strategy action plan; emphasises the urgency to do so in the case of children’s rights in order to ensure longer-term sustainable progress; restates that girls specifically are particularly vulnerable in certain countries.
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 18 Freedom of
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 81 a (new) 81a. Emphasises that freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental right, which comprises the right to believe or not believe and the freedom to practise said belief in public or in private, alone or together with others;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 83. Stresses that international human rights law recognises freedom of
source: PE-496.431
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2012/2287(INI) Role of the EU in promoting a broader transatlantic partnership
2013/04/04
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3 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas in a global, complex and increasingly multipolar world, the EU and the US
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice- President of the European Commission (HR/VP), the Council, the Commission and the EU Member States to enhance their coordination of EU policy vis-à-vis the US administration
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on both partners to study fields and frameworks through which broader transatlantic cooperation could be carried out in a pragmatic way, and to explore with other Atlantic countries the usefulness of this extended cooperation; underlines that possible fields are economic issues, global governance, democracy, human rights, development cooperation, climate change, security and energy; calls on the partners to analyse the possibility of making use, for the purpose of these triangular dialogues, of the structures created in Latin America which the EU has traditionally encouraged;
source: PE-507.952
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2012/2300(INI) Connected TV
2013/03/21
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6 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 15 June 2010 on the Internet of Things1,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas TV sets were originally developed to receive linear broadcast signals, which, in the digital environment, have hitherto met with
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the Internet has developed rapidly over the past 25 years and the smart devices which have emerged are changing habits and the way of watching television;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas connected TV based on an open-source standard would benefit all stakeholders, including set manufacturers and TV channels, as well as online portals and e-commerce providers;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Gb. whereas as connected TV becomes gradually more established, conventional TV and the Internet may come to coalesce, just as mobile telephony and the Internet melded together a few years ago;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission, in the Audiovisual Media Services Directive and, insofar as necessary, in a supplementary manner in additional EU legal acts, to lay down provisions
source: PE-504.076
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2012/2302(INI) Promoting the European cultural and creative sectors as sources of economic growth and jobs
2013/06/01
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4 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the transition to the digital era represents an opportunity for the CCS
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the CCS are performing well economically and continuing to create jobs in spite of the difficulties currently facing the economies and austerity policies of the Union;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for a territorial basis to be developed and for exchanges to be optimised so as to attract invest
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 source: PE-510.495
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2012/2318(INI) Maritime dimension of the Common Security and Defence Policy
2013/04/03
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4 amendments...
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Stresses that the Mediterranean is home to a number of regional conflicts involving maritime border disputes and therefore urges the EU to commit itself to avoiding the further escalation of conflict around the Mediterranean, which will amplify existing threats, such as the consequences of the civil war in Syria and the impact on its maritime zone and on that of neighbouring countries, the political instability, social problems, and lack of governance
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Highlights the recent
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Strongly believes that the economic and financial crisis should be seen as an opportunity to implement the ‘Pooling and Sharing’ initiative in the field of maritime capability generation in a truly European manner, which is the only way to guarantee that Europe is able and fit to meet global security challenges;
source: PE-507.979
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2012/2319(INI) EU's military structures: state of play and future prospects
2013/04/16
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1 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes with increasing urgency the EU’s insufficient capacity to respond to international crises in a timely and efficient manner, in spite of its long-standing commitment to preserving peace, safeguarding human rights, preventing conflicts and strengthening international security in accordance with the principles of the UN Charter; stresses that the EU must assume its responsibilities to act as a security provider in Europe, its neighbourhood and the world;
source: PE-508.239
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2012/2322(INI) Online gambling in the internal market
2013/03/27
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2 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that protecting minors from exposure to online gambling should remain a major policy objective; underlines the need to implement EU-wide standards for age and identity verifications to prevent underage gamblers from accessing and participating in remote gambling products;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Welcomes the introduction at EU level of an online trustmark for legal operators as an effective way of protecting consumers;
source: PE-507.969
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2013/2007(INI) Endangered European languages and linguistic diversity in the European Union
2013/04/26
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6 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 4 September 2003 with recommendations to the Commission on European regional and lesser-used languages - the languages of minorities in the EU - in the context of enlargement and cultural diversity1, 1 OJ C 76E, 25.3.2004, p. 243.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 b (new) - having regard to its resolution of 24 March 2009 on multilingualism: an asset for Europe and a shared commitment1, 1 OJ C 117E, 6.5.2010, p. 59.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the objective of safeguarding and promoting each and every facet of the European Union’s cultural and linguistic heritage has been bolstered under the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas linguistic diversity is acknowledged as a citizen’s right in Articles 21 and 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and it should be preserved in order to prevent the emergence of possible conflicts, whether active or passive, between the different linguistic communities within the Member States;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas all languages, including those which are endangered, reflect historical, social, cultural and ecological knowledge and skills that form part of the richness and diversity of the European Union;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that a language revitalisation policy is a long-term effort that must be based on a diverse, coordinated schedule of activities in various fields such as administration, the media, the arts, education (including pre- school education) and in all areas of public life; takes the view that support should be provided for the drawing-up of such schedules, for exchanges of good practice among language communities, and for the introduction of assessment procedures;
source: PE-510.542
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2013/2034(INI) 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Recommendation to the Council
2013/04/29
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3 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) to ensure true coordination between Member States that would make the EU act as a unique voice and as a global actor;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q (q) to combat intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatisation, discrimination and incitement to violence; to recognise with deep concern the rising violence against members of religious and other communities, human rights defenders, journalists, unionists and LGBT in various parts of the world;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r (r) to promote commitment to an international order based on the rule of law which is essential for the peaceful coexistence of states as well as for the building of more resilient states and sustainable peace; to strengthen respect for the rule of law and human rights as an EU foreign policy objective; to stress the need for the EU to establish as its main priority the worldwide abolition of the death penalty;
source: PE-508.288
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2013/2045(INI) Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out
2013/05/28
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10 amendments...
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the involvement of all relevant stakeholders, including training and education providers, local and regional authorities, individual employers, public and private employment services, social partners, third-sector organisations, and health and other authorities, is essential for the successful implementation of a variety of measures fostering youth employment and employability in an integrated fashion; emphasises that measures must be flexible so as to meet the continuously evolving needs on the labour market;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Encourages the Member States to boost their support for enterprises, cooperatives, local and regional authorities and third- sector organisations wishing to participate in Youth Guarantee schemes in close cooperation with public and private employment services, including through tax incentives, subsidies for fixed employment costs, and the possibility of accessing funding for on-site training, which will support enterprises in providing high-quality employment and training offers, and will represent an investment in young people's potential in an effective and targeted way;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Member States to draw up, in cooperation with local and regional authorities and economic and social actors, further specific outreach strategies targeted on NEETs, which should combine effective forms of intervention aimed at tackling early school-leaving and the reintegration of early school-leavers with strategies facilitating a smooth transition from education to work, and an increase in the employability of young people, together with the removal of the practical and logistical barriers
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the European Commission to include specific measures addressed to combat youth unemployment in all its programmes, taking into account a global and integrated vision according to the emblematic initiative "Youth on the Move" in the Europe 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Stresses the key role that the European Social Fund should have to combat youth unemployment, and calls on the Member States and Managing Authorities in all Operational Programmes to include measures aimed to achieve this goal;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Member States to ensure high-quality frameworks for traineeships, including measures of mobility to other countries in the European Union and all over the world, backed up by financial support and mandatory monitoring, as well as a common quality standard for traineeships and work placements; stresses that active promotion and awareness- raising in respect of such programmes is needed among entrepreneurs;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Emphasises that the Alliance for Apprenticeship should also support European
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Encourages the Member States to foster
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to guarantee policies with measures to facilitate the return of young people to their countries of origin preventing "brain drain" and the loss of human capital.
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses the need to introduce reforms to EURES with the aim of proactively matching jobseekers and job-changers to existing vacancies, and where necessary, to reform public employment services so as to better target their activities and approaches on young people; stresses that raising of awareness of EURES is needed so as to increase its visibility and availability, as a career advice system that supports students in becoming more aware of their aspirations and capabilities, as well as of existing job opportunities. Additionally, calls for a greater coordination between EURES and other portals and services for citizens and business (i.e.Europe Direct information points or the European Enterprise Network for SMEs), for greater efficiency and effectiveness of the services provided;
source: PE-510.867
2013/05/30
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2 amendments...
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to invest in education and training and to implement measures offering opportunities to young people who wish to develop their abilities and pursue their career in their home country; also calls for initiatives to be taken in order to help young people return to their home countries, the object being to avert a ‘brain drain’ and the loss of human capital.
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Commission to provide in all its programmes for measures aimed specifically at tackling youth unemployment, following an integrated global approach consistent with ‘Youth on the Move’, a flagship initiative of the Europe 2020 strategy.
source: PE-513.072
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2013/2052(INI) Negotiations for an EU/Malaysia partnership and cooperation agreement. Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS
2013/05/07
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2 amendments...
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) to protect and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout the negotiations for an EU-Malaysia partnership and cooperation agreement; to ensure the implementation of the human rights clause in any agreement, specially regarding freedom of expression, assembly and association, and sexual orientation and gender identity;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j (j) to call for Malaysia to protect the constitutional rights of all Malaysians to freedom of religion or belief and to promote interreligious good relations and tolerance; to condemn, in this connection, the demolition of Hindu temples in 2006 and the attacks on Christian churches in 2010, and to express regret at the recent political and judicial interventions in relation to well-established linguistic uses; to call for the Christians to be able to exercise fully their constitutional right to practise their religion according to their traditions and without interference or fear of prosecution; to call for all Malaysians to enjoy the right to decide their own religious affiliation freely and without administrative or legal hindrance;
source: PE-510.657
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2013/2073(INI) Implementation of the EU Youth Strategy 2010-2012
2013/05/30
CULT
5 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the future of Europe lies with its young people and their opportunities, formation and capabilities;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas existing tools at EU level
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the crisis in the EU may lead to increased poverty and social exclusion which specially affects younger generations; whereas the impact of the crisis on young people is leading in extreme cases to malnutrition or mental health problems;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas young people face increasing difficulties in their transition from education into work due to disconnections between the education programmes available and the labour market;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recalls the Commission proposal that in the context of the ongoing negotiations on the new Multiannual Financial Framework, funding for youth and education policies must be increased to address current and future challenges; stresses that youth task forces must better communicate and report on action undertaken and results achieved so far;
source: PE-513.037
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2013/2074(INI) Corruption in the public and private sectors: the impact on human rights in third countries
2013/06/03
AFET
7 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas corruption can be defined as the abuse of entrusted power for individual or collective private gain, and whereas acts of corruption include the crimes of bribery, embezzlement, trading in influence, abuse of functions and illicit enrichment, as defined by the UNCAC;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas corruption perpetuates unequal, unjust and discriminatory outcomes with regard to
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas acts of corruption and human rights violations typically involve the misuse of power, lack of accountability and the institutionalisation of various forms of discrimination; whereas corruption is invariably more frequent where enforcement of human rights is lacking or absent, and whereas corruption often permeates the institutions which normally provide checks and balances and ensure respect for democratic principles and human rights, such as parliaments, law enforcement authorities, the judiciary and legal systems;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas corruption, by threatening the consolidation of democracy and
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas EU aid to developing countries and European cooperation with third countries might be wasted without a system which does not include proper checks and balances in the beneficiary countries and the full independent monitoring of the integrity system which accompanies the use of funds;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas corruption and misconduct by armed forces, the defence sector, law enforcement authorities and peacekeeping forces causes serious risks to the lives, physical integrity, protection
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Points out, on the other hand, that the EU should not foster ‘advanced partnerships’ with kleptocratic regimes which do not show the political will to genuinely implement the above-mentioned principles, unless political dialogue, pressure and cooperation from the EU towards the need for reform is visible and transparent; takes the view that the EU should observe the human rights clause in its agreements with third countries and publicly condemn the enactment of laws which restrict the freedom of the media and the activities of civil society as cornerstones of accountability and that it should draw up strategies to adapt relations with those countries so as to foster reform in a visible way;
source: PE-513.086
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2013/2082(INI) European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the draft EU guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief
2013/05/13
AFET
4 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) Promoting the right to freedom of religion or belief, among other human and fundamental rights, and preventing
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j (j) As recognised by internationally accepted standards, the parents or legal guardians of a child have the liberty to ensure that their children receive a religious and moral education in conformity with their own convictions, and the child shall not be compelled to receive teaching on religion or belief against the wishes of his parents or legal guardians, the best interests of the child being the guiding principle; the Guidelines should stress this aspect of freedom of religion or belief and should also guarantee secularization in public education, and EU Delegations should take appropriate action if this principle is violated.
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m (m) The EU should encourage third countries to accept refugees persecuted on the basis, among other human and fundamental rights, of their religion or belief, and to provide them with asylum protection, especially in cases where refugees are threatened by death or violence. EU Member States should step up their efforts to accept refugees persecuted on the basis of their religion or belief.
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) Proper and ongoing monitoring and assessment of the situation in the area of freedom of religion or belief in the world has to be ensured by the European External Action Service, under the responsibility of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and a
source: PE-510.655
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