Marco SCURRIA

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Constituencies

Italy Fratelli d'Italia - Centrodestra Nazionale 2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Italy Il Popolo della Libertà 2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31

Groups

PPE Member of the Bureau Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 2009/07/24 - 9999/12/31

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Committees

Role	Committee	Start	End
Member of	Committee on Culture and Education	2012/01/19	9999/12/31
Substitute of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2012/01/19	9999/12/31

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Role	Committee	Start	End
Member of	Committee on Culture and Education	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Substitute of	Committee on Regional Development	2009/07/16	2012/01/18

Delegations

Role	Delegation	Start	End
Member of	Delegation for relations with Iran	2009/09/16	9999/12/31
Substitute 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 Mashreq countries	2009/09/16	9999/12/31

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Rapporteur

Responsible	2013/2064(INI)	Volunteering and voluntary activity in Europe
Responsible	2012/0199(COD)	Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033
Responsible	2011/2293(INI)	Recognising and promoting cross-border voluntary activities in the EU
Shadow	2011/0427(COD)	European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR)
Responsible	2009/0072(CNS)	European Year of Volunteering 2011

Born

1967/05/18 Roma

Secondary school-leaving certificate in classical subjects from the 'Maria Adelaide' high school in Rome (1985). Degree in political science from 'La Sapienza' University of Rome (1991).
Member of the national council of the Permanent Forum of the Third Sector (2004-2006); member of the board of Italia Previdenza - Società Italiana di Servizi per la Previdenza Integrativa Spa (company offering supplementary pension services) (since 2004).
Vice-Chair of the Rome federation of the AN party (Alleanza Nazionale) (2006-2008); member of the national assembly of the AN (2006-2008).
Manager of the bureau secretariat of the 18th Standing Council Committee of the Lazio Region (2005-2006). Member of the panel of experts on drug addiction of the Prime Minister's office (since 2005); advisor to the Minister for Youth, Giorgia Meloni, on social activities, voluntary work and civil protection (since 2009).
National chair of the Modavi non-profit association; involved in social affairs, has worked on and supervised solidarity projects in Italy and overseas (2001-2009).

Amendments

Amendments	Dossier
4	2009/2159(INI) EU Strategy for Youth – Investing and Empowering 2010/01/03 CULT 4 amendments... Amendment 138 # Marco SCURRIA, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Underlines the importance of further combating drugs, drug addiction, alcohol- related harm and other forms of addiction, including gambling, especially by means of prevention and rehabilitation; Amendment 145 # Marco SCURRIA, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Stresses the importance of promoting youth education campaigns to combat doping and support clean sport; Amendment 146 # Marco SCURRIA, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24b. Deeply regrets the fact that the cooperation framework makes no reference to consumer policies; takes the view that some health problems may be related to the production and marketing of unhealthy food; Amendment 188 # Marco SCURRIA, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Stresses also the need to develop more outreach programmes for marginalised groups, such as legal immigrants, people with special needs, young people who need to be reintegrated into society after a period of imprisonment, homeless people and others; source: PE-438.492
12	2009/2225(INI) Defining a new Digital Agenda for Europe: from i2010 to digital.eu 2010/02/02 CULT 11 amendments... Amendment 2 # Doris PACK, Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes the ~~consistent~~ achievements of the i2010 strategy, but calls for more ambitious aims and citizen-orientated priorities under the next strategy, while respecting European cultural diversity; Amendment 8 # Doris PACK, Marco SCURRIA, Jean-Marie CAVADA Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recognises the urgent need for a clear definition of the Digital Agenda, as an important aspect of the European cultural dimension and content; calls in this respect on the Commission to implement the Unesco Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in all policy initiatives relating to the Digital Agenda; Amendment 19 # Doris PACK, Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the importance of teaching ~~secondary~~ school students how to use online resources~~, in particular governmental ones, in order to make them familiar with ICT and to increase their interest in the political environment~~; Amendment 26 # Doris PACK, Marco SCURRIA, Jean-Marie CAVADA Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the importance of implementing policies and measures promoting ‘Digital literacy’ in order to reduce barriers to social integration and personal development in a lifelong- learning perspective; Amendment 40 # Doris PACK, Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recommends that an EU-level information campaign be initiated in order to achieve a higher level of awareness, notably by the development and dissemination of digital cultural content; Amendment 43 # Doris PACK, Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls for new investment in research in order to better implement existing digital instruments, to guarantee the access of all citizens to cultural products; Amendment 44 # Doris PACK, Marco SCURRIA, Jean-Marie CAVADA Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Emphasises that Europeana is the right instrument to enable citizens to access and improve their knowledge of the European cultural heritage; Amendment 45 # Doris PACK, Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 5 ~~5. Calls for the creation of an annual European ICT Prize, as a symbolic award for the best ICT project submitted by EU citizens, in order to increase the visibility of ICT and its development;~~deleted Amendment 47 # Doris PACK, Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the creation of a European Portal, where Union citizens would have access to European films as well as other European cultural events such as concerts and plays, through the use of Video-On- Demand (VOD);deleted Amendment 57 # Doris PACK, Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to organise a hearing with stakeholders to find solutions for VOD as the lack of regulation in this area might affect the ability of citizens to access European cultural products;deleted Amendment 61 # Doris PACK, Marco SCURRIA, Jean-Marie CAVADA Draft opinion Paragraph 8 ~~8. Emphasises the need to improve the use of Europeana, not as a competitor to Google Books, but as a complementary programme;~~deleted source: PE-438.396 2010/02/25 ITRE 1 amendments... Amendment 261 # Amalia SARTORI, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Emphasises the need to develop the free circulation of content and knowledge and to achieve, by 2015, a simple, consumer-friendly legal framework for accessing digital content in Europe, which would give certainty to consumers and ensure robust solutions that are balanced and attractive for users and rights-holders; urges the EU to accelerate the debate on copyright ~~and to establish an EU copyright title under Article 118 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU by 2013~~, to take concrete actions to enforce intellectual property rights and to implement the fight against piracy in the digital internal market, by developing a legal and sustainable offer of digital content; source: PE-439.254
4	2010/0044(COD) European Heritage Label 2010/04/10 CULT 4 amendments... Amendment 63 # Marco SCURRIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Proposal for a decision Article 2 For the purposes of this Decision, ‘sites’ shall mean monuments, natural or urban sites, cultural landscapes, places of remembrance, cultural goods and objects, cultural routes and intangible heritage attached to a place, including contemporary heritage. Amendment 93 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Article 7 – point 1 – indent 2 and/or the place and role of a site in European history and European integration, and its links with key European events or personalities, as well as with cultural, artistic, political, social, scientific, technological, environmental or industrial movements; Amendment 115 # Marco SCURRIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Proposal for a decision Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. In the event that the panel of experts decides that neither of the two sites proposed by a Member State are eligible, the possibility will be assessed of awarding the label to one of the second sites proposed by the other Member States. However, no more than twenty-seven sites may be proposed for the European label each year. Amendment 128 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The attribution of the European label shall not entail any obligation of an urban planning, judicial, landscaping, mobility or architectural nature. The sole law applicable shall be the local law. source: PE-448.952
6	2010/0064(COD) Combating sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography 2010/07/20 CULT 6 amendments... Amendment 169 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Member States shall take the measures necessary to create information services, such as special telephone helplines and Internet sites, to provide advice and assistance to children. Amendment 177 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a directive Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recruitment, training and raising the awareness of those working with children 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to promote the protection of children’s rights among those working with children in the sectors of education, health, and social, judicial and police protection, as well as in areas relating to sport, culture and leisure. 2. Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that the persons referred to in paragraph 1 have never been convicted of sexual exploitation or abuse of children. Amendment 178 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a directive Article 20 – paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Education for children and teachers Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that, during primary and secondary education, children and their teachers are given information on the risks relating to the sexual exploitation and abuse of children, and on existing protection instruments. This information, which should be given in the presence of the parents, should form part of general information on sexuality, with particularly reference to the risks relating to the use of new information and communications technologies. Amendment 179 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a directive Article 20 – paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. The participation of children, the private sector, the media and civil society 1. Member States shall encourage the participation of children in implementing polices, programmes or other initiatives designed to combat the sexual exploitation and abuse of children. 2. Member States shall encourage the private sector, particularly the fields of information technology, communications, tourism, banking and finance, and civil society, to take part in the drawing up and implementation of policies to prevent and combat the sexual exploitation and abuse of children, by means of rules on self- regulation and exchange of information with the competent authorities. 3. Member States shall encourage the media to provide appropriate information on all aspects of the sexual exploitation and abuse of children, with due regard for the independence of the media and the freedom of the press. 4. Member States shall provide the necessary finance through the establishment of special funds for the implementation of projects and programmes to prevent, and protect children from, sexual exploitation and abuse. Amendment 184 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a directive Article 21 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to obtain the blocking of access by Internet users in their territory to Internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography, where it is not possible to secure their immediate removal. The blocking of access shall be subject to adequate safeguards, in particular to ensure that the blocking is limited to what is necessary, that users are informed of the reason for the blocking and that content providers, as far as possible, are informed of the possibility of challenging it. Amendment 187 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a directive Article 21 – paragraph 2 2. Without prejudice to the above, Member States shall take the necessary measures to obtain the removal of internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography. The removal of such content shall be undertaken in accordance with national procedures and with adequate safeguards to ensure that it is confined to what is strictly necessary. source: PE-442.977
1	2010/0074(COD) Citizens' initiative 2010/04/10 CULT 1 amendments... Amendment 91 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Signatories shall be considered as coming from the Member State wh~~ich issued the identification document indicated in their statement of support~~ose nationality they possess. source: PE-449.033
2	2010/0242(COD) European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (2012) 2010/10/12 CULT 2 amendments... Amendment 28 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Article 2 – introductory part The overall purpose of the European Year shall be to encourage and support the efforts of Member States, their regional and local authorities, social partners and civil society to promote active ageing and to do more to mobilise the potential of the rapidly growing population in their late 50s and above, thereby preserving solidarity between generations. Active ageing means creating better opportunities and working conditions to enable older workers to play their part in the labour market and in passing on expertise in traditional trades, combating social exclusion by fostering active participation in society, and encouraging healthy ageing. On this basis, the objectives shall be: Amendment 31 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Article 2 – point 1 (1) to raise general awareness of the value of active ageing in order to highlight the useful contribution older persons make to society and the economy, to promote active ageing and to do more to mobilise the potential of older persons, in particular by fostering the passing on of expertise in traditional trades; source: PE-454.461
6	2010/0252(COD) Radio spectrum policy: first programme 2011/04/02 CULT 6 amendments... Amendment 41 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Recital 13 (13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. ~~Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights.~~ Amendment 44 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Recital 25 a (new) (25a) This Decision is without prejudice to the protection afforded to market players by Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services1; --------------- 1 OJ L 337, 18.12.2009, p. 37. Amendment 65 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Where Member States wish to adopt one of the measures under paragraph 2, they must do so in accordance with the conditions stipulated in Article 6 of the Authorisation Directive and in accordance with the procedures under Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services1; ------------------- 1 OJ L 337, 18.12.2009, p. 37. Amendment 67 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In ~~Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band~~exceptional cases, duly justified for technical reasons, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for ~~new application~~electronic communications services. Amendment 69 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 4 4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas~~, in particular through coverage obligations~~; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. Amendment 72 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 6 6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the continued availability of ~~additional~~ spectrum ~~bands~~ for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access ~~at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings~~. source: PE-458.498
14	2010/2015(INI) Journalism and new media - creating a public sphere in Europe 2010/05/05 CULT 14 amendments... Amendment 1 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas access to information for citizens and communication between policy-makers and voters are central elements of our representative democratic societies, a~~s democratic governance relies on opportunities for citizens to engage in debat~~nd are a fundamental prerequisite for the exercise of the public's right to full and informed democratic participation in national and European public life, Amendment 2 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the public have a right to be informed about Europe and its specific projects, to express their views on Europe and to be listened to; whereas for communicators the challenge lies specifically in facilitating that dialogue, Amendment 37 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the lack of online news and information on the EU and its institutions is not the problem, which in fact resides in the availability of a wide range of information without any real order of priority, which can lead to situations in which too much information kills information; notes that all the institutions have launched their own news platforms, which fail, however, to captivate the public, in many cases owing to the use of overly technical language that is not immediately accessible to everyone; Amendment 46 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Maintains that communication should be based on genuine dialogue between the general public and policy-makers and calm political debate between members of the public; wishes to see a more interactive dialogue based less on institutional communication, which is often uninviting, using a form of language that is too detached from the public's everyday life; Amendment 48 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Believes that, in order to be effective, communication must make it clear that political decisions taken at EU level are of direct relevance to the daily lives of EU citizens, who see Europe as still being too distant and having too little influence in solving their real problems; Amendment 61 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses the important role played by political parties in shaping public opinion on European issues; points out that they play a leading role in fostering debate and contributing to the European public sphere; takes the view that they should give European issues a more prominent position in their programmes; Amendment 62 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Believes that civil society organisations have an important role to play in the European debate; takes the view that that role should be enhanced by means of targeted cooperation projects in the public communication sphere; Amendment 79 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Highlights the importance of hiring media professionals from outside the EU institutions ~~as press officers at the Commission’s representations and Parliament’s information offices in the Member States,~~ who would have the task of playing an active and visible role in national debates on European issues; Amendment 82 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. STakes the view that Parliament's information offices in the Member States should play a more influential role in involving both the national and the local and regional media; suggests increasing the budget lines for Parliament’s information offices, with the specific aim of ensuring better communication; Amendment 93 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Invites the Member States to consider including the EU as a subject in all secondary education curricula and encourages them to exchange best practice in this area at EU level; believes the full involvement of schools to be of essential importance to EU communication policy, in order to reach out to and engage young people; Amendment 120 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Suggests setting up a taskforce of independent journalists who are free of editorial control, hired from outside the EU institutions and based in Brussels, with the task of producing daily EU news coverage to be published on different platforms and channels in accordance with journalistic news criteria; suggests appointing an independent chief editor for this taskforce;deleted Amendment 130 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. ~~Suggests developing EuroparlTV,~~Believes that an assessment should be made of the value for money provided by EuroparlTV, which should be made more effective by further integrating it into Parliament’s internet strategy and stepping up the distribution of its content to TV channels and online media; Amendment 150 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls on the Commission to monitor, via Eurostat, the amount of European news provided by public service broadcasters; Amendment 164 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) (after subheading 'EU/local') 23a. Stresses the importance of ensuring that the EU institutions work alongside each other in improving communication activities; takes the view that the EU institutions should help to decentralise EU communication policy in order to give it a local dimension and should encourage the Member States to provide the public with more information on EU- related matters; source: PE-441.043
5	2010/2028(INI) Public service broadcasting in the digital era: the future of the dual system 2010/08/07 CULT 5 amendments... Amendment 53 # Ivo BELET, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas ~~some Member States still fail to respect~~the respect of the European standards on freedom of expression, media pluralism, and the independence, remit and funding of public service media in all the Member States, should be a priority for the European Union, Amendment 97 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. ~~Rec~~Calls the ~~body of Council of Europ~~importance of the recommendations and declarations by the Council of Europe, which have been agreed upon by all the EU Member States and which lay down European standards with regard to the freedom of expression and media pluralism and the independence, organisation, remit and funding of public service media, in particularly in the information society; Amendment 108 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to give a mandate to the European Audiovisual Observatory to monitor ~~the way in which~~if Member States adhere to these standards~~, and insists that Member States should be held accountable for failing to fulfil these commitments~~; Amendment 118 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Invites the Member States to support the idea of a European Network of National Controlling Authorities to provide a platform for the exchange of experience and best practices related to their respective national broadcasting system; Amendment 128 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that transparency of ownership of private broadcasters ~~is not~~has to be guaranteed in all Member States~~, and calls on the Commission to monitor and support progress to this end~~; source: PE-442.961
17	2010/2156(INI) Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries 2011/11/02 CULT 17 amendments... Amendment 10 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas cultural and creative industries are characterised by a dual ~~(economic and cultural) natur~~nature, being economic in that they contribute to economic development through employment, economic growth and wealth creation, but also cultural, thanks to activities integrating individuals socially and culturally into society as well as by being involved in promoting values and cultural identities and developing a European cultural heritage, Amendment 14 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas as this dual nature differentiates them from other industries, implementation of policies and specific measures must be taken into account, Amendment 21 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas, in the European Union, cultural and creative industries play a major role in promoting cultural and linguistic diversity, pluralism and social and territorial cohesion, democratising access to culture and promoting intercultural dialogue, but also in democratising access to culture and promoting intercultural dialogue throughout the Union, Amendment 42 # Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas artists do not have at present a legal status at EU level that takes into account the specific nature of their work and their career, in regard to mobility, working conditions and social protection in particular, Amendment 56 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the need to analyse cultural and creative industries and the impact of their activities on the European economy, describing them each in turn, in order to highlight their characteristics, better understand their goals and problems and implement more effective measures; Amendment 63 # Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the need to consider working conditions and the economic, social, legal and taxation aspects of these sectors; invites the Commission, therefore, to analyse the impact the cultural and creative industries have on the EU economy, and to publish a performance evaluation guide on employment and business wealth creation in each of the sector’s branches; Amendment 64 # Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the need to develop a strong sense of cultural and creative entrepreneurship at local, regional, national and European level; Amendment 65 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Asks the Commission to consider the possibility of establishing specific actions and suitable tools to support and develop European cultural and creative industries, in particular SMEs, with the aim of improving the creation, production, promotion and distribution of cultural goods and services; Amendment 80 # Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the need to create optimum conditions for employing university- educated and professional young people from this sector and to train them in the specific economic, taxation, financial and technological aspects of the cultural and creative world and in communication and marketing, intellectual property rights and intergenerational knowledge transfer; Amendment 102 # Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Underlines that, in order to guarantee better distribution of European works and repertoires, initiatives must be introduced aimed at improving and promoting translation, dubbing, subtitling ~~and~~, surtitling and digitisation of European cultural works and at drawing up specific measures in these areas as part of the new generation of MEDIA and Culture programmes for the period 2014-2020; Amendment 107 # Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Proposes the creation of new pilot projects under the Erasmus and Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programmes to allow for greater collaboration between universities and enterprises in the cultural and creative sector; Amendment 108 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8a. Reaffirms the aim of preserving the specific nature of some trades and the transfer of know-how, especially in the cultural, creative and crafts sector, and of guaranteeing mechanisms for knowledge transfer; proposes encouraging the establishment at local, regional and territorial level of knowledge transfer workshops, particularly for the traditional creative sector; Amendment 137 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Encourages the Member States to promote the distribution and circulation of works across the European Union; Amendment 138 # Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Reaffirms that the status of European artist must be created so that artists are able to enjoy satisfactory working conditions and appropriate measures in regard to tax systems, their right to work, social security rights and copyright in order to better mobility across the European Union; Amendment 156 # Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on all the actors concerned to consider introducing new, innovative financial instruments which are adapted to the specific needs of these industries, such as bank guarantee measures, repayable advances and venture-capital funds; Stresses the importance of professionals in the banking sector being trained to advise on financing cultural and creative projects so that there is better access to credit from financial institutions; Amendment 169 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Encourages local, territorial and regional bodies to make the financial institutions more aware of the special features of the cultural and creative industries so they are motivated to invest in these industries and in particular in the SMEs; Amendment 170 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Calls on the Commission to set up a multilingual portal establishing a European network connecting professionals in the cultural and creative sector so they may exchange experience and best practices, cooperate on common transnational and cross-border projects, and acquaint themselves with the statutory rules in force, copyright issues, social rights and potential funding; source: PE-454.693
1	2010/2206(INI) Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe 2010/09/11 CULT 1 amendments... Amendment 36 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the importance of the role that sport plays in promoting tourism and calls for the introduction of specific policies to promote and support sports tourism; source: PE-452.684
3	2010/2211(INI) Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe 2011/03/23 CULT 2 amendments... Amendment 36 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Recalls that the Europe for Citizens programme supports European civic participation through transnational cooperation projects (such as town- twinning partnerships) and thereby contributes to the development of active European citizenship; stresses that voluntary work is fundamental to active citizenship and democracy, giving concrete expression to European values such as solidarity and non-discrimination, thereby contributing to the harmonious development of European society; reiterates the importance of renewed commitment to voluntary work as part of the Europe for Citizens programme; Amendment 50 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 14 14. Notes that EU education, youth, media and culture programmes are successful in that they enjoy high implementation rates and generate clear European added value, strengthening the sense of European identity and belonging, and believes that there are good arguments for increasing the resources devoted to them; underlines the importance of linking the allocation of resources more closely to take-up; source: PE-460.772 2011/04/27 SURE 1 amendments... Amendment 958 # Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Markus PIEPER, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Mathieu GROSCH, Sophie AUCONIE, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Joachim ZELLER, Marco SCURRIA, Hermann WINKLER, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID, Iosif MATULA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 98 98. Proposes, therefore, the following structure for the next MFF: 1. Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (Europe 2020) 1a. Knowledge for growth and employment Including research and innovation, education and lifelong learning, internal market and social policies. 1b. Sustainable development Including agriculture, fisheries, environment, climate change, energy, and transport policies. 1c. Cohesion for growth and employment Including cohesion policy (economic, social and territorial)1b. Cohesion for growth, employment and sustainable development Investment in cohesion (economic, social and territorial), social policies, environment, climate change, transport and energy policies. 1c. Food security and management of natural resources Including agriculture and fisheries. 1d. Food security and management of natural resources Including agriculture and fisheries policies. 2. Citizenship Including culture, youth, communication and freedom, security and justice policies. 3. Global Europe Including external action, neighbourhood and development policies. 4. Financial Governance Including a link to the European Stability Mechanism. 5. Administration source: PE-462.732
1	2010/2234(INI) European cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy 2010/09/12 CULT 1 amendments... Amendment 19 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that the link between education and training, particularly the pathway from vocational to higher education, demands changes from learning institutions to cope with the difficulties linked to the differences in teaching and learning styles, and that more suitable teacher training isand closer cooperation between training bodies and firms are therefore necessary; source: PE-454.460
2	2010/2276(INI) EU strategy on Roma inclusion 2010/12/16 CULT 2 amendments... Amendment 13 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes that a better future for the Roma people can be ensured through education, and that investing in the education of Roma children and youth is therefore essential; emphasises that schooling is a right, but also a duty, and expresses its support for activities aimed at enhancing the participation of Roma students in schools, including via the active involvement of their families; Amendment 62 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Believes promoting voluntary and sporting activities involving Roma and non-Roma to be important in creating greater social inclusion. source: PE-454.462
3	2010/2304(INI) European broadband: investing in digitally driven growth 2011/08/02 CULT 3 amendments... Amendment 5 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Considers that it is essential to address the barriers that are keeping part of the population offline and to engage as many stakeholders as possible to provide: 1- training and public access to broadband services 2- economic assistance for the acquisition of broadband services and equipment 3- incentives for the development of technology and content aimed at specific user's needs; Amendment 22 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Recalls that achieving 100% broadband access and enabling 100% adoption, will be an utterly wasted effort, if the priorities do not also include a robust strategy for ensuring cyber security and online safety. As broadband services play an increasingly instrumental role in virtually all facets of our cultural, economic, social and governmental institutions, a secure and safe environment is an imperative; Amendment 26 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the importance of recognising and embracing all existing broadband platforms, users and services as part of the broadband ecosystem. This will help ensuring 100% broadband access and delivering the many societal benefits envisioned. This will promote 100% broadband adoption; source: PE-454.581
12	2010/2307(INI) Youth on the move: a framework for improving Europe's education and training systems 2011/03/17 CULT 12 amendments... Amendment 27 # Marco SCURRIA, Katarína NEVEĎALOVÁ Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas youth organisations are major providers of non-formal education complementary to formal education, which is essential to equip young people with skills and competences in order to become active citizens and ease their access to the labour market; through this, youth organizations help to achieve the aims of the Europe 2020 strategy, Amendment 28 # Marco SCURRIA, Katarína NEVEĎALOVÁ Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas it is pivotal to involve young people and the youth organisations that represent them, in the decision-making process so as to provide them with a sense of ownership and ensure they are actively contributing their views to a youth strategy, Amendment 48 # Marco SCURRIA, Katarína NEVEĎALOVÁ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Recommends that the European institutions set up a Structured Dialogue in the field of Education within the Education and Training 2020 framework to fully involve education stakeholders in the implementation of education measures of Youth on the move in cooperation with the structured Dialogue on Youth; Amendment 55 # Marco SCURRIA, Katarína NEVEĎALOVÁ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to continue investing in the mobility and youth programmes such as Lifelong Learning (Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Comenius, Grundtvig), Marie Curie, Erasmus Mundus and Youth in Action; and to present a proposal for the next generation of mobility and youth programmes that will meet the aim of having all young Europeans mobile by 2020; Amendment 69 # Marco SCURRIA, Katarína NEVEĎALOVÁ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recommends that the European institutions strengthen the structured dialogue with youth organisations and other stakeholders to debate priorities and actions for young people and to follow up on Youth on the Move; Amendment 70 # Marco SCURRIA, Katarína NEVEĎALOVÁ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Encourages Member States to target a total investment of 2% of GDP in higher education, that is recommended by the Commission in the Annual Growth and Employment Survey as the minimum required for knowledge intensive economies; Amendment 123 # Marco SCURRIA, Katarína NEVEĎALOVÁ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Is convinced that the youth in action programme is crucial for youth participation in Europe and that this programme should be strengthened and continued; Amendment 133 # Marco SCURRIA, Katarína NEVEĎALOVÁ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Invites the European Commission to present a Green Paper on participation of young people as the concrete proposal on how to further the involvement of young people in decision-making processes; Amendment 144 # Marco SCURRIA, Katarína NEVEĎALOVÁ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Points out the need to find a balance between higher education systems on one hand and the needs of the economy and society in general on the other through adequate curricula ~~for future skills and jobs~~that assure competencies and skills for the future society and economy; Amendment 161 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Urges the Commission to establish a database of innovative projects facilitating an exchange of good practices between projects already tried and tested by Member States or universities, in order to help connect graduates and enterprises and ensure graduates’ immediate access to the world of work; Amendment 175 # Marco SCURRIA, Katarína NEVEĎALOVÁ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Calls on the Commission to use the future Structured Dialogue on Education to develop the higher education priorities within the Europe 2020-strategy further; and that the European institutions strengthen the dialogue with higher education stakeholders to debate priorities and actions for European higher education; Amendment 218 # Marco SCURRIA, Katarína NEVEĎALOVÁ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Strongly supports the EU target for 40% of young people to complete tertiary (i.e. higher and vocational) education, and calls on the Commission to transform CEDEFOP into an EU agency on Education that provides support to member states and education stakeholders to improve the quality of all types of education in Europe; source: PE-460.798
1	2011/0135(COD) Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs): tasks related to the protection of intellectual property rights 2011/10/17 CULT 1 amendments... Amendment 71 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) raising citizens’ awareness of the impact of infringements of intellectual property rights by promoting information campaigns in all Member States; source: PE-472.123
1	2011/0136(COD) Orphan works: permitted uses 2011/10/14 CULT 1 amendments... Amendment 118 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a directive Recital 22 (22) When a Member State authorises, under the conditions established in this Directive, the use of orphan works by publicly accessible libraries, educational establishments, museums, archives, film heritage institutions or public service broadcasting organisations for purposes beyond their public interest mission, rightholders who come forward to claim their works should be remunerated. Such remuneration should take account of the type of work and the use concerned. Member States may provide that revenues collected from such use of orphan works for the purpose of remuneration but which are unclaimed after the expiry of the period fixed in accordance with this Directive should contribute to ~~financing rights information sources that will~~the establishing of a guarantee fund protecting any rightholders whose rights have not been recognised owing to a facil~~itate diligent search, by low-cost and automated means, in resp~~ure to identify the rightholder, and to supporting online cross-border projects o~~f categories of works that fall actually or potentially within the scope of application of this Directive~~n access to orphan works that help to promote and safeguard the EU’s cultural and linguistic diversity. source: PE-472.126
2	2011/0177(APP) Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 2012/07/19 CULT 2 amendments... Amendment 24 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Recommendation iii (iii) Stresses that the Youth in Action programme reinforces the renewed EU Youth Strategy (2010-2018) and contributes both to combating youth unemployment and promoting social inclusion through non-formal and informal learning and through actions geared to the voluntary sector; Amendment 34 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Recommendation x (x) Points out the alarming level of youth unemployment and notes with concern that youth policy is not sufficiently visible in the Commission proposal; stresses the need to create a separate chapter and a specific budget heading; source: PE-494.514
1	2011/0217(COD) European Year of Citizens (2013) 2012/02/02 CULT 1 amendments... Amendment 57 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – exchange of information, sharing of experience and good practices of national, regional, and local administrations, associations, NGOs and other organisations; source: PE-476.013
4	2011/0276(COD) Structural instruments: common provisions for ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, EAFRD and EMFF; general provisions applicable to ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund 2012/05/14 CULT 4 amendments... Amendment 17 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) For the Partnership Contract and each programme respectively, a Member State should organise a partnership with the representatives of competent regional, local, urban and other public authorities, economic and social partners, and bodies representing civil society, including ~~environmental partners~~those that perform their activities in the fields of the environment, culture, education, youth and sport, non- governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting equality and non-discrimination. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts providing for a code of conduct in order to ensure that partners are involved in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Partnership Contracts and programmes in a consistent manner. Amendment 20 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Recital 72 (72) With a view to strengthening accessibility and transparency of information about funding opportunities and project beneficiaries, in each Member State a single website or website portal providing information on all the operational programmes, including the lists of operations supported under each operational programme, should be made available, with the aim of rendering access to funds less complex. Amendment 25 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c c) bodies representing civil society, including ~~environmental partners~~those that perform their activities in the fields of the environment, culture, education, youth and sport, non- governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting equality and non-discrimination. Amendment 29 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 6 6) protecting the environment and promoting ~~resource efficiency~~efficient use of resources, including those linked to the historical, cultural, artistic and archeological heritage; source: PE-487.799
2	2011/0299(COD) Trans-European telecommunications networks: guidelines 2012/05/07 CULT 2 amendments... Amendment 31 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The deployment of ultra-fast broadband will particularly benefit small and medium enterprises (SMEs) which often cannot benefit from web-based services such as 'cloud computing' due to inadequate connectivity and speed of existing broadband connections. This will unlock the potential for substantial productivity gains for SMEs. With that aim in view, priority should be given, in particular in the context of the current crisis, to industrial areas which have not yet been connected to the broadband network as a result of geographical or environmental problems. Amendment 83 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Annex – section 2 – paragraph 14 In addition, high speed connections to public internet access points, notably in public facilities, such as schools, hospitals, local government offices ~~and~~, libraries and museums, shall also be supported. source: PE-489.645
3	2011/0302(COD) Connecting Europe Facility 2012/10/17 TRAN, ITRE 3 amendments... Amendment 597 # Carlo FIDANZA, Antonio CANCIAN, David-Maria SASSOLI, Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I – point 1 – introductory part Helsinki – Tallinn – Riga – Kaunas – VWars~~avi~~zawa – Katowice Gdynia – Katowice Katowice – Ostrava – Brno – VWienna Katowice – Žilina – Bratislava – VWienna Vienna – Graz – Klagenfurt – Villach – Udine – Venezia – Bologna – Ravenna – Ancona Amendment 611 # Carlo FIDANZA, David-Maria SASSOLI, Antonio CANCIAN, Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 8 a (new) Ravenna - Ancona Rail upgrading Amendment 619 # Carlo FIDANZA, David-Maria SASSOLI, Antonio CANCIAN, Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 9 a (new) Ancona Ports port interconnections, (further) development of multimodal platforms source: PE-497.891
1	2011/0344(COD) Rights and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020 2012/10/07 LIBE 1 amendments... Amendment 164 # Marco SCURRIA, Salvatore IACOLINO Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Access to the Programme shall be open to all non-governmental organisations established and registered in the EU and to all public and/or private bodies and entities legally established in: source: PE-492.614
4	2011/0367(COD) Asylum and Migration Fund; Instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management: general provisions 2012/04/10 LIBE 4 amendments... Amendment 45 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) To ensure an adequate framework for providing rapidly and by means of simplified procedures emergency assistance, this Regulation should allow support for actions the expenditure of which was incurred before the application for such assistance was made, in accordance with the provision in the Financial Regulation which allows such flexibility in duly substantiated exceptional cases. Amendment 135 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) needed toand/or functional in carrying out the activities covered by the project concerned; Amendment 141 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new) (ga) expenditure for campaigns to inform and raise awareness about the programme’s purpose. These shall, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, be organised at a local level and have an incisive impact there. Amendment 159 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 4. Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives, duly empowered to carry out on-the-spot audits, shall have access to all records, documents and metadata, irrespective of the medium in which they are stored, relating to project expenditure or to its management and control systems. Member States shall provide copies of such records, documents and metadata to the Commission upon request. source: PE-494.863
5	2011/0369(COD) Justice Programme 2014-2020 2012/09/07 LIBE, JURI 5 amendments... Amendment 52 # Marco SCURRIA, Salvatore IACOLINO Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Whereas the Drug prevention and information programme was based on a public health legal basis and therefore covered health considerations, notably the reduction of health harms associated with drug use, the Justice programme should approach anti-drugs policy via the angle of crime prevention through projects to provide education in living within the law, with a view to combating the involvement of very young people in particular in illegal activities. Illicit drug trafficking and other illegal activities related to drugs should be the main focus of drug-related funding under the new programme. Amendment 78 # Marco SCURRIA, Salvatore IACOLINO Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point b b) ‘members of the judiciary and judicial staff' means judges, prosecutors, advocates, solicitors, notaries, court officers, civil and commercial mediators, bailiffs, court interpreters and other professionals associated with the judiciary. Amendment 87 # Marco SCURRIA, Salvatore IACOLINO Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – subparagraph 2 The indicator to measure the achievement of this objective shall be~~, inter alia, the number of cases of trans-border cooperation~~ the quantitative and qualitative nature of the data gathered at national and European level on illegal trafficking and illegal activities relating to drugs, including the number of persons or organisations convicted of trafficking and drug-related activities. Amendment 107 # Marco SCURRIA, Salvatore IACOLINO Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording 1. Access to the Programme shall be open to all non-governmental organisations established and registered in the Union and all public and/or private bodies and entities legally established in: Amendment 113 # Salvatore IACOLINO, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall ensure overall consistency, complementarity and synergies with other Union instruments, inter alia, with the Rights and Citizenship Programme, the Instrument for financial support for police cooperation, crime prevention and the fight against cross- border, serious and organised crime, the Health for Growth Programme, the Erasmus for all Programme, the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme and the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance, including with the activities of the agencies involved in the programme. source: PE-492.688
20	2011/0370(COD) Creative Europe Programme 2014-2020 2012/10/26 CULT 20 amendments... Amendment 213 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) One of the general objectives of the Framework Programme established by this Regulation is to safeguard and enhance Europe’s cultural heritage, the right to which has also been recognised as being inherent in the right to participate in cultural life enshrined in the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Cultural Heritage for Society, which entered into force on 1 June 2011. This Convention highlights the role of cultural heritage in the building of a peaceful and democratic society and in the sustainable development process, the promotion of cultural diversity, the development of a common European identity and keeping its memory alive. Amendment 223 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) The European cultural and creative sectors are inherently fragmented along national and linguistic lines. On the one hand, fragmentation results in a culturally diverse and highly independent cultural landscape, providing a voice for the different cultural traditions forming the diversity of our European heritage. On the other hand, fragmentation leads to limited and sub-optimal transnational circulation of cultural and creative works and operators within and outside the Union, to geographical imbalances and - subsequently - to a limited choice for the ~~consumer~~audience. Amendment 226 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 a (new) (10a) In order to confront these challenges, the sector needs to improve its audience development skills, which can bring cultural, social and economic benefits: cultural, in the sense of helping European works reach larger audiences and fostering meaningful engagement; social, by helping to reach young people and the disadvantaged; and economic, by helping to create new revenue streams. Amendment 239 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) One of the greatest challenges of the cultural and creative sectors, especially small operators including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises, is their difficulty accessing the funds they need to finance their activities, grow, maintain their competitiveness or internationalise. While this is a common challenge for SMEs in general, the situation is significantly more difficult in the cultural and creative sectors due to the intangible nature of many of their assets, the prototype profile of their activities and their intrinsic need to take risks and experiment in order to innovate, the lack of investment-readiness of the operators in the sectors as well as the insufficient investor-readiness of financial institutions. Amendment 263 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) With regard to the implementation of the Programme, the specific nature of the cultural and creative sectors should be taken into account, inter alia by consulting those sectors through the appropriate channels, and particular care should be taken to ensure that administrative and financial procedures are simplified. Amendment 279 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 1 1. 'cultural and creative sectors' means all sectors whose activities are based on cultural values and/or artistic and creative expressions, whether these activities are market or non-market oriented and whatever the type of structure that carries them out. These activities include the creation, the production, the dissemination and the preservation of goods and services which embody cultural, artistic or creative expressions, as well as related functions such as education, management or regulation. The cultural and creative sectors include in particular architecture, archives and libraries, artistic crafts, audiovisual (including film, television, video games and multimedia), parlour and board games, cultural heritage, design, festivals, music, performing arts, publishing, radio and visual arts; Amendment 295 # Jean-Marie CAVADA, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) the transnational character of its ~~activities~~cultural and creative activities, in particular in the audiovisual sector, and their impact, which will complement national, international and other Union programmes; Amendment 305 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) transnational cooperation stimulating more comprehensive, rapid and effective responses to global challenges and innovation and creating long-term systemic effects on the sectors; Amendment 327 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point b (b) to promote the transnational circulation of ~~cultural~~ Europeand creative works and ~~operators and reach new audiences in Europe and beyond~~the mobility of operators in the above- mentioned sectors, in particular artists and creative professionals (especially women and young people), as well as to reach new audiences and improve access to cultural and creative works in the Union and beyond, in particular for children, young persons, disabled persons and under-represented groups; Amendment 334 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point b a (new) (ba) to improve access to culture for citizens, with particular reference to people belonging to minorities, disadvantaged groups and young people; Amendment 337 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point c (c) to strengthen the financial capacity of the cultural and creative sectors, and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises ~~and organisa~~, organisations and local public institutions; Amendment 349 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point d (d) to support transnational policy cooperation in order to foster policy development, innovation, audience building and new ~~business~~entrepreneurial models. Amendment 355 # Jean-Marie CAVADA, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – point a (a) an Cross-sectoral Strand ~~addressed to all cultural and creative sectors~~; Amendment 369 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording 1. The Commission shall establish a Facility targeting the cultural and creative sectors and operated within the context of a Union debt instrument for small and medium-sized enterprises and organisations. This facility shall have the following priorities: Amendment 413 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – point e (e) conferences, training, seminars and policy dialogue ~~including in the field of cultural and media literacy~~on cultural, media and digital literacy as well as film education, in cooperation with, inter alia, media organisations such as broadcasting organisations, universities, and other cultural institutions; Amendment 465 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) supporting actions providing operators with skills and know-how encouraging the adaption to digital technologies, including the testing of new approaches to audience- building and ~~business~~entrepreneurial models; Amendment 489 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) supporting the circulation of European ~~literature~~cultural and creative works and products, such as literature, with a view to ensuring its widest possible accessibility; Amendment 582 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – point i a (new) (ia) activities designed to promote film and media literacy, in particular in cooperation with cultural institutions, broadcasting and other media organisations and universities; Amendment 652 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 In order to implement the programme, the Commission shall adopt annual work programmes by way of implementing acts in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 18 ~~(2)~~(1a) and with the principles laid down in this Regulation. The annual work programmes shall set out the objectives pursued, the expected results, the method of implementation and the total amount of the financing plan. They shall also contain a description of the actions to be financed, an indication of the amount allocated to each action and an indicative implementation timetable. For grants they shall include the priorities, the essential evaluation criteria and the maximum rate of co-financing. Amendment 666 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission or its representatives and the Court of Auditors shall have the power of audit, on the basis of documents and on-the-spot, over all grant beneficiaries, contractors and subcontractors who have received Union funds. The European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) may be authorised to carry out on- the-spot checks and inspections on economic operators concerned directly or indirectly by such funding obtained under the Programme in question, in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 with a view to establishing that there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the European Union in connection with a grant agreement or decision or a contract concerning Union funding. source: PE-498.014
31	2011/0371(COD) 'Erasmus for all' - Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport 2014-2020 2012/11/10 CULT 31 amendments... Amendment 248 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The programme should include a strong international dimension particularly as regards ~~higher education~~vocational education and training, higher education and adult learning, not only to enhance the quality of European higher education and training in pursuit of the broader ET2020 objectives and the attractiveness of the Union as a study destination, but also to promote understanding between people and contribution to the sustainable development of higher education and training in the third countries. Amendment 258 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) To support mobility, equity and study excellence, the Union should establish a European loan guarantee facility to enable students, regardless of their social background, to take their Masters degree in another participating country. Particular attention should be paid to improving the education opportunities of disadvantaged students. This facility should be available to financial institutions which agree to offer loans for Masters' studies in other participating countries on favourable terms for the students. Amendment 278 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) The programme should pay particular attention to the territorial dimension of education and training policies and, especially, to rising inequalities in educational attainment at national and local level. Amendment 298 # Marco SCURRIA, Silvia COSTA Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) It is necessary to ensure the European added value of all actions carried out within in the framework of the Programme, and complementarity to activities of Member States in compliance with Article 167(4) of the Treaty on the fFunctioning of the European Union and other activities, in particular in the fields of culture~~, research, industrial and cohesion policy, enlargement policy and external relations~~ and the media, employment, health, research and innovation, enterprise, justice, consumers, development, volunteering, industrial and cohesion policy, enlargement policy and external relations, as well as in accordance with the Union's macro-regional strategies, such as the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region and the European Union Strategy for the Mediterranean area. Amendment 325 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 4 4. ‘"Cooperation for innovation and good practices’" means transnational cooperation projects involving public and private organisations, active in the fields of education, training and/or youth and may include other organisations. responsible for or involved in education and training; Amendment 337 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 17 17. "“youth activity"” means an out-of- school activity (such as youth exchange, volunteering) carried out by a young person, either individually or in group, characterized by a non-formal learning approach and implementable under the European Skills Passport scheme; Amendment 373 # Marco SCURRIA, Silvia COSTA Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 - point a (new) (a) achievement of the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and, as provided for in the Youth on the Move strategy, the headline education target of reducing early school-leaving and increasing the number of students in the 30-34 age bracket; Amendment 378 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new) (ac) achievement of the overall objectives of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010– 2018), including in particular: Amendment 379 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new) - point i (new) (i) offering more, equal education and training opportunities to all young people, so as to give them better job prospects; Amendment 389 # Marco SCURRIA, Silvia COSTA Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point a – introductory part (a) To improve the level of key competences and hard and soft skills regarding in particular their relevance for the labour market and society, as well as the participation of young people in democratic life in Europe, notably through increased learning mobility opportunities for young people, learners, staff and youth workers, and through strengthened cooperation between education youth and the world of labour market; Amendment 391 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point a – indent 1 – subindent 1 – % of participants who ~~have increased their key competences and/or their skills relevant for their employability~~, thanks to the competences and skills acquired, have found a job within three years of completing their studies; Amendment 402 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point c – introductory part (c) To promote the emergence of a European lifelong learning area, trigger policy reforms at national and local level, support the modernisation of education and training systems, including non-formal learning, and support European cooperation in the youth field, notably through enhanced policy cooperation, better use of recognition and transparency tools and the dissemination of good practices; Amendment 422 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – title (new) Article 5a Sectors and brand names Amendment 423 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – introductory wording (new) In the field of education and training, the programme shall be divided into the following sectors associated with specific brand names: Amendment 424 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – – point a (new) (a) "Erasmus Mundus" for international cooperation in higher education; Amendment 452 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 5 b (new) - title (new) Article 5b Specific objectives in the field of education and training Amendment 453 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 5 b (new) - introductory wording (new) In addition to the objectives of the programme set out in Articles 4 and 5, the programme shall pursue the following specific objectives in the field of education and training: Amendment 454 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – introductory wording (new) 1. in the field of Erasmus Mundus (international cooperation in higher education), the programme shall aim to: Amendment 455 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – point a (new) (a) strengthen excellence and quality both within the European Higher Education Area and in its attractiveness in a global context; Amendment 456 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – point a a (new) (aa) promote the quality of joint degree programmes among higher education institutions of participating countries, as well as among higher education institutions of participating countries and those of third countries; Amendment 457 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – point a b (new) (ab) improve and increase student and staff mobility to and from third countries; Amendment 458 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – point a c (new) (ac) increase transparency and recognition of joint higher education qualifications awarded in the European Higher Education Area. Amendment 494 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) – introductory wording (new) 1a. In the field of Erasmus (higher education), learning mobility of individuals between the participating countries shall support: Amendment 495 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) – point a (new) (a) mobility of higher education students in the form of studying at a partner institution, assistantships or traineeships abroad. This may include also other mobility related activities such as Intensive Programmes ("Summer Schools") or voluntary dissemination of information in schools by individual learners ("Europe Meets School"). Degree mobility at Masters level shall be supported through the student loan guarantee facility referred to in Article 14(3); Amendment 496 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) - point a b (new) (ab) mobility of students and staff to and from third countries, including mobility organised on the basis of joint, double or multiple degrees of high quality or joint calls (Erasmus Mundus). Amendment 524 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational strategic partnerships between ~~organisations~~public and private authorities and organisations responsible for or involved in education, training and/or youth activities or other relevant sectors developing and implementing joint initiatives and promoting exchanges of experience and know-how; Amendment 527 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part (b) transnational partnerships between enterprises ~~and~~, education institutions and public authorities, including local governments, in the form of: Amendment 552 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) – introductory wording (new) 2a. In the field of Erasmus (higher education), the actions described in paragraph 1 shall include inter alia: Amendment 553 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) – point a (new) (a) Erasmus intensive programmes ("Erasmus summer schools") in the context of the partnerships described in points (a), (b) and (ba) of paragraph 1, not least as a means of helping students to find jobs and businesses to find suitable employees. Amendment 561 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. This action shall also support policy dialogue with third countries and international organizations, involving European and third country stakeholders. Amendment 570 # Romana JORDAN, Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU, Seán KELLY, Gianni PITTELLA, Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii a (new) (iia) the Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI University). source: PE-496.579
2	2011/0387(COD) European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT): strategic innovation agenda 2014-2020 2012/02/07 CULT 2 amendments... Amendment 66 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Annex – factsheet 2 – part 4 – paragraph 1 – bullet point 7 a (new) It promotes international development cooperation on improving food production and raising the level and quality of the food and nutrition sector. Amendment 67 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Annex – factsheet 4 – part 3 – paragraph 2 Similarly, it would also liaise with the CIP (Competitiveness and Innovation Programme) eco-innovation market replication projects, where material recycling is one of the priority areas. Such experience will continue with Horizon 2020, namely in the context of ~~the~~societal challenges in the form of climate action, resource efficiency, and the sustainable supply of raw materials ~~societal challenges~~, encouraging the use of materials for cultural heritage that will better stand up to the effects of time. source: PE-492.713
8	2011/0401(COD) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020 2012/08/06 CULT 8 amendments... Amendment 46 # Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The implementation of Horizon 2020 should respond to the evolving opportunities and needs from science and technology, industry, policies and society and in the cultural sector. As such, the agendas should be set in close liaison with stakeholders from all sectors concerned, and sufficient flexibility should be allowed for new developments. External advice should be sought on a continuous basis during Horizon 2020, also making use of relevant structures such as European Technology Platforms, Joint Programming Initiatives and the European Innovation Partnerships. Amendment 73 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) research activity aiming at human cloning ~~for reproductive purposes;~~, Amendment 74 # Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) research activity intended to modify the genetic heritage of human beings ~~which could make such changes heritable~~; Amendment 77 # Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new) (ea) partner-based research and the establishment of networks to ensure better-quality planning; Amendment 107 # Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – part I – point 3 – point 3.3 – point b – paragraph 2 Key activities shall be to encourage experienced researchers to broaden or deepen their skills by means of mobility by opening attractive career opportunities in universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs and other socio- economic groups all over Europe and beyond, while taking account of the role of young people in the science sector. Opportunities to restart a research career after a break shall also be supported. Amendment 114 # Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.3 – point b Advancing scientific knowledge of the potential impact of nanotechnologies and nanosystems on health or on the environment, and providing tools for risk assessment and management along the entire life cycle, and to enable people with disabilities to be more fully integrated into society. Amendment 130 # Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – part III – point 6.3 – point 6.3.3 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) fight crime ~~and~~, terrorism and illegal immigration; Amendment 131 # Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – part IV – point 3 – paragraph 2 The JRC's key competence areas will be energy, transport, environment and climate change, agriculture and food security, health and consumer protection, the protection of the historical, artistic and cultural heritage, information and communication technologies, reference materials, and safety and security (including nuclear in the Euratom programme). source: PE-488.038
4	2011/0402(CNS) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020: specific programme implementing Horizon 2020 2012/08/06 CULT 4 amendments... Amendment 23 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) protecting the historical, artistic and cultural heritage. Amendment 30 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – point 2 – paragraph 6 – point f a (new) (fa) Support for action by the Union for the Mediterranean geared to fostering dialogue and cooperation with countries in the Mediterranean area, in particular on migration, in strict compliance with internal security and border management provisions. Amendment 49 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – part III – point 1 – point 1.13 Empowering individuals to improve and manage their health throughout life will result in cost savings to healthcare systems by enabling the management of chronic disease outside institutions and improve health outcomes. This requires research into behavioural and social models, social attitudes and aspirations in relation to personalised health technologies, geared in particular to disease prevention, mobile and/or portable tools, new diagnostics and personalised services which promote a healthy lifestyle, wellbeing, self-care, improved citizen/healthcare professional interaction, personalised programmes for disease and disability management, as well as support for knowledge infrastructures. Amendment 65 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – part III – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.3 Cyber security is a prerequisite for people, business and public services in order to benefit from the opportunities offered by the Internet. It requires providing security for systems, networks, access devices, and software and services, including cloud computing, while taking into account the interoperability of multiple technologies. Research will prevent, detect and manage in real-time cyber-attacks across multiple domains and jurisdictions, and to protect critical ICT infrastructures. The digital society is in full development with constantly changing uses and abuses of the Internet (requiring, among other things, specific technological research into means of putting an end to child pornography on the Internet), new ways of social interaction, new mobile and location-based services and the emergence of the Internet of Things. This requires a new type of research which should be triggered by the emerging applications, usage and societal trends. Nimble research initiatives will be undertaken including pro-active R&D to react quickly to new contemporary developments in trust and security. source: PE-488.040
1	2011/0405(COD) European Neighbourhood Instrument 2014-2020 2012/05/21 CULT 1 amendments... Amendment 31 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) sustainable and inclusive development in all aspects, poverty reduction, including through private-sector development; promotion of internal economic, social and territorial cohesion , rural development, climate action and disaster resilience, in addition to protection of the historical, artistic, archaeological, cultural and environmental heritage; source: PE-486.082
14	2011/0427(COD) European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) 2012/09/27 LIBE 14 amendments... Amendment 58 # Marco SCURRIA, Roberta ANGELILLI, Simon BUSUTTIL Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 a (new) (1a) The aims of this regulation take on increasing importance in view of the frequency of attempts to illegally cross the EU's external borders and given that the criminal networks involved in the facilitation of illegal migration are often also involved in trafficking in human beings, drugs and nuclear material and in supporting terrorist groups. Amendment 59 # Marco SCURRIA, Roberta ANGELILLI Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 b (new) (1b) EUROSUR will enable the Member States' border control authorities and Frontex to share information more effectively and to use existing interception equipment in a more targeted, timely and cost-efficient manner. It should therefore be regarded as a practical tool for the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy at a time when the EU is the key target of international organised crime. Amendment 65 # Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Marco SCURRIA, Monika HOHLMEIER, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, notably human dignity, prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, right to liberty and security, right to the protection of personal data, of access to documents, non-refoulement, non- discrimination and rights of the child. This Regulation should be applied by Member States in accordance with these rights and principles. Amendment 92 # Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Marco SCURRIA, Monika HOHLMEIER, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 3 3. Member States and the Agency shall comply with fundamental rights, including data protection requirements, when applying this Regulation. They shall give priority to the special needs of children, in particular unaccompanied minors, victims of trafficking, persons in need of urgent medical assistance, persons in need of international protection, persons in distress at sea and other persons in a particularly vulnerable situation. Amendment 98 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – point b (b) ‘reaction capability’ means the ability to perform actions aimed at countering illegal cross-border movements and prevent or minimise the loss of migrants at sea, including the means and timelines to react adequately to unusual circumstances; Amendment 102 # Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Marco SCURRIA, Monika HOHLMEIER, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – point d (d) ‘cross-border crime’ means any serious or organised crime committed at the external borders of Member States or at their proximity, such as trafficking in human beings, smuggling of drugs and other illicit activities that have a cross- border dimension; Amendment 108 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – point f a (new) (f a) 'interception' means all measures taken by a Member State in order to prevent, interrupt or stop illegal actions like the movement of persons crossing external borders without the required documentation, drug smugglings, criminal trafficking and to prevent or minimise deaths of immigrants at sea. Amendment 116 # Marco SCURRIA, Roberta ANGELILLI Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) contribute to an effective and efficient management of the resources and personnel at its disposal; Amendment 140 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The national situational picture ~~shall~~may be composed of information collected from the following sources: Amendment 211 # Marco SCURRIA, Roberta ANGELILLI, Simon BUSUTTIL Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The Agency ~~may~~shall provide a national coordination centre upon request with information on the external borders of the requesting Member State and on the pre- frontier area which is derived from: Amendment 220 # Marco SCURRIA, Simon BUSUTTIL, Roberta ANGELILLI Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. The Agency ~~may~~shall provide the information referred to in paragraph 1 by combining and analysing data collected from the following systems, sensors and platforms: Amendment 222 # Marco SCURRIA, Roberta ANGELILLI Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. The Agency may not refuse a request for information which could be vital to support the reaction capability of the Member State concerned. Amendment 226 # Marco SCURRIA, Roberta ANGELILLI, Simon BUSUTTIL Proposal for a regulation Article 12 bis (new) Article 12a Processing of personal data 1. EUROSUR shall provide for the exchange of personal data with a view to contributing to the security of the external borders of EU Member States. 2. The processing of personal data shall respect the principles of necessity and proportionality. 3. Processing of personal data by the Agency and the national coordination centres shall be limited to personal data obtained during operations for monitoring, detection, identification, tracking, prevention and interception of illegal border crossings regarding persons who are suspected on reasonable grounds of involvement in cross-border criminal activities, in illegal migration activities or in human trafficking activities as defined in Article 1 (1) (a) and (b) of Council Directive 2002/90/EC, or persons who are victims of such activities and whose data may lead to the perpetrators of such illegal activities. 4. The personal data shall be deleted as soon as the purpose for which they have been collected has been achieved. The term of storage shall in any event not exceed three months after the date of the collection of those data. 5. The personal data processed by the Agency and the national coordination centres for the aim referred to in this article shall, within the framework of the cooperation referred to in Article 17, be forwarded to Europol. Amendment 255 # Marco SCURRIA, Simon BUSUTTIL, Roberta ANGELILLI Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 1 1. The e~~xchange of information and cooperation~~fficient functioning of EUROSUR shall depend on its ability to cooperate and collaborate with neighbouring third countries oin ~~preventing irregular migration and cross-border crime may take place on the basis of~~the exchange of information. The European Union and/or one or several Member States shall draw up bilateral or multilateral agreements ~~between~~with one or several Member States and one or several neighbouring third countries concerned. The national coordination centres of the Member States shall be the contact point for the exchange of information between the network referred to in Article 7 and the regional networks with neighbouring third countrof the third countries concerned in order to prevent irregular migration and cross-border criminal activities. source: PE-496.412
1	2011/0430(COD) Reuse of public sector information 2012/11/06 CULT 1 amendments... Amendment 41 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a directive Recital 10 (10) The scope of application of the Directive is extended to libraries (including university libraries), museums and archives, encouraging the use of virtualisation of historical sites in order to simplify access to this type of information. The Directive does not apply to other cultural institutions, such as operas, ballets or theatres, including the archives that are part of these institutions. source: PE-491.114
7	2011/0435(COD) Recognition of professional qualifications: European Professional Card supported by the Internal Market Information System (IMI) 2012/10/07 EMPL 1 amendments... Amendment 65 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4a – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Member States may establish criteria to identify professions whose members should be issued with the European Professional Card as a matter of priority. Initially, the following criteria shall be regarded as the most significant: a) the profession should be regulated in more than five Member States; b) the profession should offer high mobility potential within the European Union; c) a high degree of interest should have been expressed by members of the profession or by professional associations. The Commission shall support those Member States which wish to make the introduction of the European Professional Card compulsory. This process may be preceded by an impact assessment. source: PE-492.774 2012/10/17 IMCO 4 amendments... Amendment 255 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Lara COMI, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4 b – paragraph 3 3. The competent authority of the home Member State shall acknowledge receipt of the application and inform the applicant ~~of any missing document without delay from submission~~, without delay from submission of the application, of any missing documents, which should be produced within a reasonable period of thime a~~pplication~~nd in accordance with all specified requirements. It shall create a file of the application containing all supporting documents within the Internal Market Information System (IMI) established by Regulation (EU) No […] of the European Parliament and of the Council(*). In case of subsequent applications by the same applicant, the competent authorities of the home or the host Member State may not request the re- submission of documents which are already contained in the IMI file and which are still valid. Amendment 309 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Lara COMI, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4 d – paragraph 5 5. Where the host Member State fails to take a decision within the time limits set out in the paragraphs 2 and 3 or to request additional information within ~~one month~~a reasonable period from the date of receipt of the European Professional Card by the home Member State, the European Professional Card shall be deemed to be validated by the host Member State for a maximum period of two months and to constitute recognition of the professional qualification to the regulated profession concerned in the host Member State. Amendment 382 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Lara COMI, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a Directive 2005/36/EC Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b b) the service provider is accompanying the service recipient, provided that the service recipient'’s habitual residence is in the service provider'’s Member State of establishment and the profession does not appear on the list referred to in Article 7(4), except in the case of services provided by tourist guides. Amendment 403 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Lara COMI, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c Directive 2005/36/EC Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 Where there is a substantial difference between the professional qualifications of the service provider and the training required in the host Member State, to the extent that that difference is such as to be harmful to public health or safety, to adversely affect consumers’ rights or to be incompatible with overriding requirements in the public interest, and that it cannot be compensated by professional experience or lifelong learning of the service provider, the host Member State shall give the service provider the opportunity to show, in particular by means of an aptitude test, that he has acquired the lacking knowledge or competence. In any case, it must be possible to provide the service within one month of a decision being taken in accordance with the third subparagraph. source: PE-498.001 2012/10/23 IMCO 2 amendments... Amendment 600 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Lara COMI, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38 Directive 2005/36/CE Article 53 – paragraph 2 A Member State shall ensure that any c~~ontrols of the knowledge~~hecking of a language ~~are~~knowledge is carried out by a competent authority after the decisions referred to in Articles 4d, 7(4) and 51(3) have been taken and if there is a serious and concrete doubt about the professional'’s sufficient language knowledge in respect of the professional activities this person intends to pursue. Amendment 617 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Lara COMI, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38 Directive 2005/36/CE Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 Any controls and language c~~ontrol~~hecking shall be limited to the knowledge of one of the official languages of the Member State according to the choice of the person concerned~~, it~~ and shall be proportionate to the activity to be pursued and free of charge for the professional. The person concerned shall be allowed to appeal such controls before national courts. source: PE-498.003
6	2011/0436(APP) Programme "Europe for Citizens" 2014-2020 2012/10/29 CULT 6 amendments... Amendment 108 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) In order to bring Europe closer to its citizens and to enable them to participate fully in the construction of an ever closer Union, a variety of actions and coordinated efforts through transnational and Union level activities are required. The European Citizens' Initiative provides a ~~unique~~n opportunity to enable citizens to participate directly in shaping the development of EU legislation. Amendment 192 # Marco SCURRIA 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 and, equally, Stalinism Amendment 205 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 10 – Studies on issues related to citizenship and civic participation and volunteering Amendment 219 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 The programme shall be open to all stakeholders promoting European integration, in particular local authorities and organisations, European public policy research organisations (think-tanks), citizens' groups, NGOs and other civil society organisations (such as survivors' associations), and educational and research institutions. The Commission shall ensure that administrative procedures are streamlined, thus providing easy access to the Programme. Amendment 226 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) may carry out on-the-spot checks and inspections on economic operators concerned directly or indirectly by such funding for the Programme in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the European Union in connection with a grant agreement or grant decision or a contract concerning Union funding for the Programme. Amendment 227 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 Without prejudice to the first and second sub-paragraphs, cooperation agreements with third countries and international organisations and grant agreements and grant decisions and contracts resulting from the implementation of this Regulation shall expressly empower the Commission, the Court of Auditors and OLAF to conduct such audits, on-the-spot checks and inspections on projects coming under the Programme. source: PE-496.350
11	2011/2024(INI) Implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive 2005/36/EC 2011/09/22 IMCO 11 amendments... Amendment 16 # Lara COMI, Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA, Vito BONSIGNORE, Giovanni LA VIA, Amalia SARTORI, Alfredo ANTONIOZZI, Gabriele ALBERTINI, Erminia MAZZONI, Barbara MATERA, Mario MAURO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the recognition process under the general system and the automatic system based on professional experience is overly cumbersome and time-consuming for both competent authorities and those who pursue certain professionals; Amendment 20 # Lara COMI, Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA, Vito BONSIGNORE, Giovanni LA VIA, Amalia SARTORI, Alfredo ANTONIOZZI, Gabriele ALBERTINI, Erminia MAZZONI, Barbara MATERA, Mario MAURO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on Member States, therefore, preferably to use modern communication technologies, including databases and online registration procedures, in order to ensure that the deadlines set under the general recognition system are met and that significant improvements are made in terms of access to information and transparency of decision-making for professionals; Amendment 33 # Lara COMI, Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA, Giovanni LA VIA, Amalia SARTORI, Alfredo ANTONIOZZI, Gabriele ALBERTINI, Erminia MAZZONI, Barbara MATERA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls for further clarification of the concept of temporary and occasional provision of services; argues that competent authorities face difficulties applying the regime and, therefore, calls on the Commission to evaluate the current provisions set out in Article 7 of the directive, specifically those concerning public health and safety, and to evaluate the option of supplementing the above- mentioned provisions of Article 7(1) with a requirement to supply all information on the service provision that is relevant and necessary in order to assess its temporary and occasional nature, providing evidence that the service provider has no criminal convictions, and to present its conclusions to Parliament; Amendment 39 # Lara COMI, Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA, Vito BONSIGNORE, Giovanni LA VIA, Amalia SARTORI, Alfredo ANTONIOZZI, Gabriele ALBERTINI, Erminia MAZZONI, Barbara MATERA, Mario MAURO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission, moreover, to evaluate the option of supplementing the provisions laid down in the second paragraph of Article 5(2) of the directive with the establishment for all professions of a benchmark proportionate to the number of times a service is provided (or number of days’ work) by local professionals in the host state; Amendment 43 # Lara COMI, Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA, Vito BONSIGNORE, Giovanni LA VIA, Amalia SARTORI, Alfredo ANTONIOZZI, Gabriele ALBERTINI, Erminia MAZZONI, Barbara MATERA, Carlo FIDANZA, Mario MAURO, Salvatore IACOLINO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that compensation measures, which allow competent authorities to impose an aptitude test or an adaptation period of up to three years and play an invaluable role in ensuring consumer and patient safety, can be applied in a disproportionate manner; calls for enhanced transparency of ~~decision-making for professionals and an evaluation of the Code of Conduct to assist competent authorities~~the protocols concerning recognition procedures for professionals once the specific nature of the individual professions has been evaluated; Amendment 67 # Lara COMI, Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA, Vito BONSIGNORE, Giovanni LA VIA, Amalia SARTORI, Alfredo ANTONIOZZI, Gabriele ALBERTINI, Erminia MAZZONI, Barbara MATERA, Carlo FIDANZA, Mario MAURO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that Member States should regulate professions in a more proportionate manner, with a view to reducing the total number of regulated professions in the EU, setting aside the healthcare sector and the tourism professions, owing to their specific, distinctive and atypical features; Amendment 71 # Lara COMI, Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA, Vito BONSIGNORE, Giovanni LA VIA, Amalia SARTORI, Alfredo ANTONIOZZI, Gabriele ALBERTINI, Erminia MAZZONI, Barbara MATERA, Carlo FIDANZA, Mario MAURO, Salvatore IACOLINO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 bis (new) 8a. Underlines, however, the importance of ensuring that the intellectual professions continue to be regulated, also in order to increase consumer protection; Amendment 89 # Lara COMI, Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA, Vito BONSIGNORE, Giovanni LA VIA, Amalia SARTORI, Alfredo ANTONIOZZI, Gabriele ALBERTINI, Erminia MAZZONI, Barbara MATERA, Mario MAURO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Argues that the protection of consumer and patient safety is a vital objective in the context of the revision of the directive; draws attention to the special status of healthcare professionals and calls on the Commission to take into account also all other professions involving citizens and recipients of services; Amendment 131 # Lara COMI, Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA, Giovanni LA VIA, Amalia SARTORI, Alfredo ANTONIOZZI, Gabriele ALBERTINI, Erminia MAZZONI, Barbara MATERA, Carlo FIDANZA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers that the concept of a voluntary Professional Card, which must be linked to an electronic database such as the IMI, could be a useful tool to aid mobility for some professions, excluding those (professions) for which the application of compensatory measures is required; stresses that any card introduced must meet specific conditions and that the necessary safeguards must be established; Amendment 139 # Lara COMI, Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA, Giovanni LA VIA, Amalia SARTORI, Alfredo ANTONIOZZI, Gabriele ALBERTINI, Erminia MAZZONI, Barbara MATERA, Carlo FIDANZA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls on the Commission, prior to the introduction of any card solely at the request of the representatives of the respective professions, to provide evidence, through a thorough impact assessment, of the possible added value for the recognition process, beyond that provided by an enhanced IMI, of a voluntary card for certain professionals and competent authorities; argues that the impact assessment must address the concerns raised in the consultation and by numerous other stakeholders, assess the merits of an ‘e-card’, provide a cost-benefit analysis, specify its potential features and explain exactly how data protection and consumer safety would be ensured; Amendment 142 # Lara COMI, Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA, Vito BONSIGNORE, Giovanni LA VIA, Amalia SARTORI, Alfredo ANTONIOZZI, Gabriele ALBERTINI, Erminia MAZZONI, Barbara MATERA, Carlo FIDANZA, Mario MAURO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls on the Commission, prior to the introduction of any card, to provide evidence, through a thorough impact assessment, of the possible added value for the recognition process, beyond that provided by an enhanced IMI, of a voluntary card for certain professionals and competent authorities; argues that the impact assessment must address the concerns raised in the consultation and by numerous other stakeholders, assess the merits of an ‘e-card’, provide a cost-benefit analysis, specify its potential features and explain exactly how data protection and completeness and consumer safety would be ensured, without prejudice to respect for the country of establishment principle; source: PE-472.324
11	2011/2036(INI) European Schools' system 2011/06/16 CULT 11 amendments... Amendment 7 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the European Schools enable pupils to affirm their cultural identity and to attain a high level of knowledge of foreign languages, in at least two languages including their mother tongue, Amendment 13 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Recital D ~~D. whereas the European Schools operate in a way that is no longer suited to the present circumstances,~~deleted Amendment 19 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas in the Schools in Brussels and Luxembourg the problem of excessive numbers of students is detrimental to the quality of education and prevents the enrolment of children other than the children of EU institutions staff, whereas it is necessary to ensure that all pupils receive the same quality education regardless of mother tongue or school location or category, Amendment 37 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the economic crisis has repercussions for the financing of the European Schools, it should not affect teaching in mother tongue or see a reduction in the teaching of languages other than French, German and English, Amendment 39 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the number of students without a language section (SWALS) is continuing to grow, they should not be penalised in any way due to the fact that they do not have a language section, Amendment 42 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the SWALS are given learning support in the language of the language section in which they enrol ~~and classes in their mother tongue, which leads to significant and increasing structural costs~~, so as to be able to follow the classes, and classes in their mother tongue, a few hours a week being the very minimum to keep ties to mother tongue and culture, they are also less costly to the whole system than a language section, Amendment 49 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. RThis specific educational system enables pupils to study all subjects (particularly the sciences) in their mother tongue with qualified teachers, or as a SWALS with the necessary learning support and classes to maintain their mother tongue; regrets that the European Schools are often wrongly considered to be elitist schools, when their mission is to provide mother-tongue education for students whose parents may be required to change their place of work or return to their country of origin; Amendment 77 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 ~~7. Invites the Member States to develop syllabuses for use in all EU countries;~~deleted Amendment 113 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Encourages the creation, once the quota of students is reached, of new language sections so ~~the SWALS~~as many pupils as possible can be educated in their mother tongue and there is no discrimination with regard to students from other language sections~~, with a consequent reduction of the costs associated with the SWALS’ particular status~~; Amendment 115 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. ~~Points out that the lack of seconded staff must be compensated by local recruitment of staff whose salaries are paid by the Schools; c~~Calls on the Board of Governors to ensure that the Member States who do not contribute financially by seconding teachers pay an equivalent financial contribution to the Schools’ budget; Amendment 125 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for general use of the working languages for teaching all non-fundamental subjects, without it being detrimental to those whose mother-tongue is not one of working languages; source: PE-464.750
1	2011/2052(INI) European Platform against poverty and social exclusion 2011/06/14 CULT 1 amendments... Amendment 28 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls, in particular, for measures aimed at cultural and linguistic integration in the host country in order to overcome social exclusion; source: PE-464.995
1	2011/2069(INI) Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2010-2011) 2012/08/20 LIBE 1 amendments... Amendment 196 # Marco SCURRIA, Roberta ANGELILLI, Salvatore IACOLINO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Stresses the importance of protecting national minorities and the rights and freedoms of their members, as laid down in the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities; source: PE-492.760
3	2011/2071(INI) European semester for economic policy coordination 2011/06/16 CULT 3 amendments... Amendment 4 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that Europe must have educated citizens in order to boost economic growth and recalls that it is essential to make basic education accessible for all and foster the integration of education and work and of academia and business; Amendment 9 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the importance of continued and significant investments in teacher education, training and lifelong learning while maintaining co-ordinated, EU-wide efforts to achieve other common educational goals; points to the key role of the Leonardo da Vinci programme aimed at developing new abilities and skills; Amendment 13 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Insists that the role of education, from the early years of development to primary and higher education as well as vocational training and adult learning, including the transmission of knowledge and skills, should be further exploited within the Single Market; source: PE-467.140
40	2011/2087(INI) European dimension in sport 2011/09/09 CULT 40 amendments... Amendment 18 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID, Seán KELLY Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas sport is a key factor for health in modern society and is an essential part of a high-quality education, and it contributes to senior citizens’ personal fulfilment, Amendment 19 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID, Seán KELLY Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas promoting physical activity and sport makes for significant savings in terms of public expenditure on health, Amendment 20 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Ivo BELET, Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID, Seán KELLY Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas high-level sport is a showcase for certain core sporting values and conveys those values to society generally, encouraging participation in sport, Amendment 26 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID, Seán KELLY Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas it is essential to prepare such athletes for their career change by enabling them to receive general education or vocational training alongside their sports training, Amendment 30 # Marco SCURRIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELA Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas sporting activities require specific and appropriate facilities, equipment and apparatus and whereas schools too should have suitable facilities to promote physical education; Amendment 35 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID, Seán KELLY Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas sport plays an important part in the European economy, as it directly or indirectly employs 15 million people, i.e. 5.4% of the working population, and represents an annual added value of approximately € 407 billion, or 3.65% of Europe’s GDP, and an economically flourishing sports sector thus contributes to achieving the aims of the Europe 2020 strategy, Amendment 36 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Ivo BELET, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the violation of sports organisations’ intellectual property rights and the upsurge in digital piracy, especially the unlicensed live transmission of sports events, puts the economy of the entire sports sector at risk, Amendment 43 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the European model of sport is based on a federation for each sports discipline, and mechanisms for sports and financial solidarity, such as the principle of promotion and relegation and open competitions involving both clubs and national teams, are organised on an autonomous, democratic and territorial basis and in a pyramid structure, Amendment 44 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Emma McCLARKIN, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas 35 million amateurs assist the development of mass-participation sport, as do clubs and charitable sports associations and the dissemination of sporting ideals, Amendment 64 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Ivo BELET, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID, Seán KELLY Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas professional sport is vulnerable to financial instability, and it is the responsibility of the relevant federations to encourage clubs to adopt a culture of planning and sensible investment, Amendment 78 # Marco SCURRIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the importance of encouraging participation in sports activities in schools and universities, which must have sports facilities with suitable equipment; Amendment 84 # Marco SCURRIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls that gender discrimination should not occur in sport, and calls for application of the Olympic Charter to be extended to all sporting events, particularly European ones; Amendment 85 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Ivo BELET, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Emphasises that the composition of sports organisations’ decision-making bodies must reflect that of their AGMs as well as the gender balance among their licensed players, thus affording men and women equal access to administrative roles; Amendment 96 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Cătălin Sorin IVAN, Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on sports organisations ~~to pay attention to the~~and the Member States to promote the practice of sport among people with disabilities, notably by making available to them, free of charge, sports facilities tailored to their needs ofas disabled sportspeople; Amendment 102 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Cătălin Sorin IVAN, Marco SCURRIA, Emma McCLARKIN, Piotr BORYS, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recommends that the Commission encourage the practice of sport among senior citizens as it helps to promote social interaction and high rates of good health; Amendment 116 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need to support the fight against doping, while respecting athletes’ individual freedom, with particular attention to the youngest athletes; urges the Member States to treat trafficking in illegal performance-enhancing substances in the same way as trafficking in illegal drugs and to adopt national legislation to this end; Amendment 131 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Encourages Member States to take account of the experience of former sportspeople when they wish to become trainers, and to establish ~~specific~~ career paths designed for high-level athletes who decide to pursue a course of higher education and provide tutors for them; Amendment 136 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Ivo BELET, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Takes a positive view of the Member States’, in consultation with the European sports federations, drawing up minimum safety standards for stadiums and taking all appropriate measures to ensure that players and supporters are as safe as possible; Amendment 145 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on Member States to refuse access to stadiums to supporters who have displayed violent or discriminatory behaviour, to cooperate closely to ensure that stadium bans remain in force for international matches in Member States other than that in which they were imposed and to set up a ~~European~~ database of those who have been banned; Amendment 169 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates the importance of volunteers in sport and stresses the need to provide volunteers with proper training; is in favour of creating a legal and tax framework that is suitable for the activities of sports associations; ~~is also in favour of sponsorship in sport;~~ Amendment 181 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to explore the feasibility of a tax framework geared to the brief and fluctuating careers of the lowest-paid sportspeople; considers that sportspeople should be entitled to the same social security rights as workers; Amendment 184 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognise the property rights of the organisers of sports competitions with regard to the events they organise; Amendment 187 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Emma McCLARKIN, Piotr BORYS, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to protect intellectual property rights in respect of sports content, with due regard for the public’s right to information; Amendment 207 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that betting on sport is a form of commercial exploitation of competitions and calls on the Commission and the Member States to protect betting from unauthorised activities, in particular by recognising organisers’ ~~intellectual~~ property rights with regard to their competitions, guaranteeing a significant contribution from betting operators towards funding mass-participation sport and by protection the integrity of competitions; Amendment 211 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Cătălin Sorin IVAN, Ivo BELET, Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Reiterates its request that the Commission draw up guidelines on state aid, indicating what type of public support is legitimate with a view to achieving the social, cultural and educational goals of sport; Amendment 213 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take practical action to promote exchanges of good practice and foster closer cooperation with regard to technical aspects and sports-related research; Amendment 214 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Ivo BELET, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Seán KELLY, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 c (new) 10c. Urges the Commission and the Member States to provide the Union with a specific budget programme in the field of sport, as is now possible under Article 165 TFEU; Amendment 220 # Marco SCURRIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls in particular for the creation of a specific budget heading in the future programme of the Structural Funds for the establishment, development and adjustment of sports facilities and schools; Amendment 247 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underlines that training for players at local level is needed for the sustainable development of European sport and that it is essential to ensure that top-level sport is not promoted at the expense of the development of the youngest players; Amendment 260 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Considers that, as a regulated professional activity, the profession of sports agent should be subject to a minimum qualification from a higher education establishment, and that sports agents’ fiscal residence should be within EU territory, in the interests of transparency; Amendment 264 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Seán KELLY Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Proposes the setting up by sports federations of a European register of sports agents, in which agents would list the players that they represent, ~~and the amount they are paid~~so as to limit the risk of conflicts of interest, and the amount they are paid, which must come from the players themselves; takes the view that the payment of agents’ fees should be subject to the sportsperson actually playing for the club in question for the specified number of years; Amendment 266 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Ivo BELET, Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Welcomes the study carried out at the Commission’s request on the economic and legal impact of player transfers; also takes the view that the action taken by sports federations to make international transfers more transparent should be supported; Amendment 273 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Ivo BELET, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Welcomes the efforts of sports federations to ban the ownership of more than one sports club engaged in the same competition; takes the view that betting operators should be prohibited from holding a controlling stake in a body which organises or participates in competitions, and that bodies which organise or participate in competitions should be prohibited from holding a controlling stake in an operator offering bets on the events they organise or in which they participate; Amendment 280 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Urges Member States to make any form of attack on the integrity of competitions – in particular where such an attack is betting-related, meaning that it involves the intentional and fraudulent manipulation of the result of a competition or of one of its phases of play in order to gain an advantage not based solely on normal sporting practice or the associated uncertainty – a criminal offence; Amendment 285 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Maintains that it is essential to develop instruments designed to foster cooperation between public authorities and sports authorities in relation to cases of sports fraud, and that cooperation with Europol and Eurojust could be envisaged; Amendment 295 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Seán KELLY, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Calls on the Commission to submit, by 2012, a proposal aimed at gaining a better understanding of the specific needs of the sports sector and taking practical action to address them, with full regard to the provisions of Article 165 TFEU; Amendment 301 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Cătălin Sorin IVAN, Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to acknowledge the importance of sport as a means of promoting peace, economic growth, intercultural dialogue, public health, integration and the emancipation of women; Amendment 318 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 3 – to draw up a European ~~map~~charter of local, traditional sports and support its dissemination, for example by organising a festival of traditional sports; Amendment 333 # Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. ~~Propose~~Suggests that the European flag ~~should~~ be flown at major sports events held on EU territory, and suggests t~~hat it should be~~o sports federations that they consider the idea of having it displayed on the clothing of athletes from Member States; Amendment 335 # Marco SCURRIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Silvia COSTA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Proposes that the European flag should be flown at major sports events held on EU territory and elsewhere and suggests that it should be displayed on the clothing of athletes from Member States; source: PE-470.057
3	2011/2088(INI) Tackling early school leaving 2011/07/19 CULT 3 amendments... Amendment 45 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. States that equality of opportunities in education for individuals of all backgrounds is vital in creating a~~n equal~~ fair society based on non-discrimination and merit; Amendment 74 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Recognises the need for clear-cut policies to integrate students with sensory disabilities in ordinary schools and calls on the Member States to abandon policies for special separate education; Amendment 171 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls on employers, where possible, to ~~recognise and support the right of young people~~encourage young workers who dohave not ~~hol~~gained higher secondary education qualifications to ~~time off work to study and train~~become qualified, by introducing in-house policies enabling staff to combine study with work; source: PE-467.197
1	2011/2157(INI) Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy 2011/11/10 AFET 1 amendments... Amendment 97 # Mario MAURO, Sergio BERLATO, Potito SALATTO, Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Licia RONZULLI, Marco SCURRIA, Antonio CANCIAN, Sergio Paolo Francesco SILVESTRIS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Considers that full and effective respect for the freedom of religion (at individual, collective, public, private and institutional level) should be identified as a priority, particularly for all religious minorities present in the region, together with the need to provide specific assistance for these groups; source: PE-472.271
2	2011/2174(REG) EP Rules of Procedure: code of conduct for Members in respect of financial interests and conflicts of interest (amend.) 2011/07/11 AFCO 2 amendments... Amendment 35 # Mario MAURO, Marco SCURRIA Parliament's Rules of Procedure Annex I (new) – Article 3 (new) Article 3 Conflicts of interest 1. A conflict of interest exists where a Member has a personal interest that could improperly influence the performance of his or her duties as a Member of the European Parliament. A conflict of interest does not exist where a Member benefits only as a member of the general public or of a broad class of persons. 2. Any Member who finds that he or she has a conflict of interest shall immediately take the necessary steps to address it, in accordance with the principles and provisions of this Code of Conduct. If the Member is unable to resolve the conflict of interest, he or she shall report this to the President in writing. In cases of ambiguity, the Member may seek advice from the Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members, established under Article 7. 3. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, Members shall disclose, before speaking or voting in Plenary or in one of Parliament's bodies, or if proposed as a rapporteur, any actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to the matter under consideration, where such conflict is not evident from the information declared pursuant to Article 4. Such disclosure shall be made in writing or orally to the chair during the parliamentary proceedings in question. Amendment 50 # Mario MAURO, Marco SCURRIA Parliament's Rules of Procedure Annex I (new) – Article 5 (new) Article 5 Gifts or similar benefits 1. Members shall, acting in good faith, refrain from accepting any gifts or similar benefits in the performance of their duties, except those with an obvious value of less than EUR 150 given in accordance with courtesy usage or those given to them in accordance with courtesy usage when they are representing Parliament in an official capacity. 2. Any gifts or similar benefits given to Members, pursuant to paragraph 1, when they are representing Parliament in an official capacity shall be handed over to the President and dealt with in accordance with implementing measures to be laid down pursuant to Article 9. source: PE-475.805
2	2011/2179(INI) Evolution of EU macro-regional strategies: present practice and future prospects, especially in the Mediterranean 2012/01/31 CULT 2 amendments... Amendment 9 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Encourages the plan for an Adriatic- Ionian macro-region, an area to bring together Member States and extra- European countries in the same economic, historical and cultural reality; Amendment 21 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that athe Mediterranean macro- region would facilitate intercultural dialogue and encourage Mediterranean people to participate in EU cultural and educational programmes; source: PE-480.652
3	2011/2180(INI) Contribution of the European institutions to the consolidation and progress of the Bologna process 2011/09/12 CULT 3 amendments... Amendment 69 # Marco SCURRIA, Silvia COSTA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls for the development of an effective, bottom-up approach, fully involving all key actors such as universities, trade unions, the business sector and, first and foremost, teachers, students, and student organisations; Amendment 143 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Draws attention to the particular needs of the bachelor’s degree, its curricula and its employability, stresses in this respect the need for specific actions and for more effective cooperation between universities and the labour market with a view to developing more relevant curricula and enhancing employability; Amendment 155 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Points to the need for specific actions and for more effective cooperation between universities and the labour market with a view to developing more relevant curricula, bringing greater consistency to education, and enhancing employability by establishing similar criteria for admission to professions; source: PE-472.248
4	2011/2182(INI) EU Citizenship Report 2010: dismantling the obstacles to EU citizens’ rights 2011/11/30 CULT 4 amendments... Amendment 5 # Iva ZANICCHI, Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Takes the view that lack of information is one of the main reasons EU citizens are unable to make full use of their rights; urges the Commission, therefore, as 2013 – the European Year of Citizens – approaches, to propose a comprehensive communication strategy which pays particular attention to raising people’s awareness of the rights they enjoy as EU citizens; Amendment 22 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Urges the Commission to streamline information on mobility among EU students as part of a one-stop shop system, in order to make it easier for young people to take advantage of the opportunities and rights they have as EU citizens; urges the Commission to promote information campaigns to publicise the Europass instrument and the work of EURES; Amendment 23 # Iva ZANICCHI, Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Emphasises the importance of volunteering and of its role in building genuine EU citizenship, particularly in the field of defending citizens’ rights and in strengthening social cohesion and mutual understanding between EU citizens; Amendment 31 # Iva ZANICCHI, Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission ~~to step up its efforts to develop tools for improving~~and Member States to take all the necessary steps to ensure academic recognition of diplomas and periods of study, thereby removing obstacles to the mobility of students and job-seekers; source: PE-476.119
5	2011/2246(INI) EU Charter: standard settings for media freedom across the EU 2012/04/13 CULT 1 amendments... Amendment 4 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that free and independent media are one of the foundations of democracy and the rule of law; notes the role of free media and the free exchange of information in the democratic transformations taking place in non- democratic regimes; calls on the Commission to support independent media ~~whose activities are restricted by authoritarian regimes~~; source: PE-486.079 2012/11/28 LIBE 4 amendments... Amendment 21 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas free and independent media and free exchange of information have a decisive role in the democratic transformations taking place in non- democratic regimes, as the Arab Spring recently demonstrated, the Commission is requested to closely monitor media freedom and pluralism in accession countries and to pay sufficient attention to the role of free media in the promotion of democracy throughout the world; highlights the importance of the European Endowment for Democracy in this respect; Amendment 31 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the European Court of Human Rights has delivered a positive obligation for Member States to ensure media pluralism from Article 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which includes similar provisions as those contained in Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, that is part of the acquis communautaire; Amendment 104 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that sufficient attention must be given to the level of concentration of media-ownership in Member States; but underlines that the concept of media pluralism cannot be limited to this issue, as it also includes prohibition of censorship, protection of sources and whistleblowers, issues related to pressure from political actors and market forces, transparency, working conditions of journalists, media control authorities, cultural diversity, the development of new technologies, unrestricted access to information and communication, uncensored access to internet and the digital divide; Amendment 162 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes that in a multi-media society, where the number of commercially-driven global market players has increased, strong public service media are essential to guarantee a pluralistic media landscape and for safeguarding and promoting freedom of expression, as long as it can keep it necessary distance from governmental influence; source: PE-500.572
1	2011/2293(INI) Recognising and promoting cross-border voluntary activities in the EU 2012/03/14 CULT 1 amendments... Amendment 94 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Asks the national, regional and local authorities and the EU to give financial and other support, including through various types of tax incentive, to the organisations involved in volunteering work, including all the associations and networks, with a view to enhancing their roles, activities and achievements for the benefit of society; source: PE-480.847
1	2011/2313(INI) Online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union 2012/04/13 CULT 1 amendments... Amendment 73 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the need to make legal content more attractive and improve the availability of subtitled works as well as in all the official languages of the EU; source: PE-487.679
1	2012/0022(APP) Statute for a European Foundation (FE) 2013/03/28 CULT 1 amendments... Amendment 50 # Marco SCURRIA, Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Draft opinion Recommendation v - indent 7 a (new) – the requirement, in the event of winding up, to donate the assets to foundations or organisations with the same characteristics; source: PE-507.992
8	2012/0199(COD) Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 2013/04/22 CULT 8 amendments... Amendment 55 # Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Recital 5 (5) In addition to the original objectives of the European Capitals of Culture which were to highlight the richness and diversity of European cultures and the features they share and to promote greater mutual understanding and solidarity between European citizens, cities holding the title have also progressively added a new dimension by using the leverage effect of the title to stimulate the city's more general development. Amendment 74 # Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Recital 14 (14) The Melina Mercouri Prize has acquired a strong symbolic value which goes far beyond the actual amount of the prize which may be awarded by the Commission. However, in order to ensure that the designated cities fulfil their commitments, the conditions for payment of the prize should be made more stringent and explicit, taking account also of economic, political and social circumstances. Amendment 77 # Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) to safeguard and promote the diversity of European cultures, ~~and to~~ highlight the common features they share and encourage European identity; Amendment 97 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Every application shall be based on a cultural programme with a strong European dimension. This programme shall last for one year and shall be created specifically for the title of European Capital of Culture ~~title~~, in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 5. It ~~must~~shall however be embedded in a long -term strategy as an active legacy for cultural development in the city. Amendment 119 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point c (c) the scope and quality of activities featuring European artists, co-operation with operators or cities especially other European Capitals of Culture in different countries, and transnational partnerships; Amendment 121 # Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point d (d) the strategy to attract the interest of a broad European and international public; Amendment 124 # Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point a (a) the involvement of the local population ~~and~~, civil society and local organisations in the preparation of the application and the implementation of the European Capital of Culture; Amendment 151 # Marco SCURRIA Proposal for a decision Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. After their designation, the European Capitals of Culture of the same year shall seek to develop links between their cultural programmes. Further links may be developed also with other European Capitals of Culture. source: PE-510.506
1	2012/2030(INI) Completing the Digital Single Market 2012/06/06 CULT 1 amendments... Amendment 6 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that the completion of the digital single market is an instrument to enhance social cohesion, especially with economically or physically disadvantaged people; source: PE-488.055
2	2012/2031(INI) Protection of animals during transport 2012/05/06 AGRI 2 amendments... Amendment 160 # Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Gabriel MATO ADROVER, Pilar AYUSO, María Auxiliadora CORREA ZAMORA, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES, Giovanni LA VIA, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marco SCURRIA, Britta REIMERS, Vasilica Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Liam AYLWARD Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Insists on a reconsideration of the issue of limiting the transport time of animals destined for slaughter to eight hours, with some exceptions based on geographic conditions, and the option of longer transport of some animal species confirmed by scientific research results, proviAcknowledges Written Declaration 49/2011 of the European Parliament supporting an eight-hour limit for animals to be slaughtered, but recognises that such a demand is not scientifically based; considers that animal welfare during transport to a large extent depends on proper vehicle facilities and on the good handling of animals, as documented in the EFSA opinion of December 2010; nevertheless, asks the European Commission and the Member States to lay down guidelines for best practices to improve the correct implementation of Regulation (EC) N° 1/2005 and to reinforce control mechanisms in ordedr t~~hat the rules on~~o guarantee animal welfare; a~~re complied with~~sks Member States to introduce adequate and proportionate sanctions on the infringements to the Regulation; Amendment 271 # Giovanni LA VIA, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on Member States to strengthen controls on the entire production chain aimed at halting tolerance of practices that infringe the Regulation and worsen the conditions for the transport of animals, source: PE-486.028
3	2012/2032(INI) Enhanced intra-EU solidarity in the field of asylum 2012/07/06 LIBE 3 amendments... Amendment 19 # Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Underlines the fact that there has been a sharp decrease in the number of asylum applications in the past decade in the EU; highlights that certain Member States face disproportionate asylum requests compared to others, and that asylum applications are unevenly spread across the EU; stresses that it is crucial to identify these inequalities by, inter alia, comparing absolute numbers and capacity indicators; and that the States most affected by assylum applications must have greater assistance from the EU both from an administrative and a financial point of view; Amendment 79 # Salvatore IACOLINO, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Stresses the importance of ~~strict oversight~~careful verification with regard to the funds’ use and management, on the basis of ~~specific indicators and~~results and measurable criteria, in order to avoid the misallocation of human and financial resources; welcomes, in this respect, the setting-up of a common evaluation and monitoring system; Amendment 123 # Salvatore IACOLINO, Simon BUSUTTIL, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission to include strong procedural safeguards and clear criteria in its proposal for a permanent EU relocation scheme, in order to guarantee potential beneficiaries’ best interests and relieve migratory pressure in the Member States particularly exposed to migration flows; Rrecommends involving the host community, civil society and local authorities from the outset in relocation initiatives; source: PE-491.135
4	2012/2045(INI) Education, training and Europe 2020 2012/05/15 CULT 4 amendments... Amendment 72 # Marco SCURRIA, Iva ZANICCHI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Highlights the need for the acquirement of language skills since it enables people to be more mobile and have greater access to the labour market with a view to greater European cohesion; Amendment 105 # Iva ZANICCHI, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Encourages Member States to consider the possibility of introducing small grants for pre-university students from poorer backgrounds to encourage them to stay in education, contributing to the elimination of social inequality and ensuring greater learning opportunities for all; Amendment 107 # Iva ZANICCHI, Marco SCURRIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Recognises the role sport plays in education and training and thus invites the Member States to increase investment in sports and promote sports activities in schools to encourage integration and contribute to the development of positive values among young Europeans; Amendment 108 # Iva ZANICCHI, Marco SCURRIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Piotr BORYS, Ivo BELET, Seán KELLY Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Stresses that training players at local level is fundamental for the sustainable development and the societal role of sport and expresses its support for sports governing bodies that encourage clubs to invest in the education and training of young local players through measures establishing a minimum number of locally trained players in a club squad and encourages to go further still; source: PE-488.015
1	2012/2050(INI) Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy 2012/06/26 AFET 1 amendments... Amendment 285 # Pino ARLACCHI, Ivo VAJGL, Willy MEYER, Andrés PERELLÓ RODRÍGUEZ, Nicole KIIL-NIELSEN, Mojca KLEVA KEKUŠ, Åsa WESTLUND, Helmut SCHOLZ, Francisco SOSA WAGNER, Rui TAVARES, Frieda BREPOELS, Vicente Miguel GARCÉS RAMÓN, Jill EVANS, Isabella LÖVIN, Ana MIRANDA, Vittorio PRODI, Jean LAMBERT, Ana GOMES, Niccolò RINALDI, Olle SCHMIDT, Marco SCURRIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELA, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Marita ULVSKOG, Sir WATSON, Graham Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 a (new) 53 a. Recalls the European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2010 on the situation in Western Sahara; urges Morocco and the Polisario Front to continue negotiation for a peaceful and long-lasting solution of the Western Sahara conflict and reiterates the rights of the Sahrawi people to self determination which should be decided through a democratic referendum, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions; condemns the ongoing violation of the human rights of the Sahrawi people; calls for the release of the Sahrawi political prisoners; welcomes the statements by 11 countries during the 13 th session of the Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations raising concerns on the situation in Western Sahara; source: PE-492.653
6	2012/2068(INI) Protecting children in the digital world 2012/10/05 CULT 6 amendments... Amendment 54 # Iva ZANICCHI, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the fact that personal information and data with regard to minors remain online can imply the illegal processing thereof, as well as their exploitation or harm to their personal dignity, thus compromising their identity and social inclusion; Amendment 74 # Iva ZANICCHI, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Invites all the Member States to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse and, as far as possible, to harmonise their efforts regarding the protection of minors in the digital world; Amendment 94 # Iva ZANICCHI, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Reiterates the importance of the digital literacy and skills of minors and their parents being considered as a priority in the Union’s social policy; Amendment 100 # Iva ZANICCHI, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the need for an educational alliance among families, school, civil society, interested parties, media and audiovisual services, in order to guarantee a balanced dynamic between the digital world and minors; Amendment 115 # Iva ZANICCHI, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recommends that the Commission propose a review of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, including the production of secure and quality online and offline services for young people, as well as recommending to the Member States to include these objectives among the obligations of the public service; Amendment 168 # Iva ZANICCHI, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. ~~Encourages~~Strongly hopes for the promotion in every digital sector of technological options which, if selected, can limit the websurfing of minors within traceable limits and with conditional access; source: PE-489.363
2	2012/2097(INI) Corporate Social Responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery 2012/11/16 CULT 2 amendments... Amendment 10 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Member States to introduce tax exemptions for firms that fund voluntary work and non-profit initiatives; Amendment 30 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses the importance of upholding human rights in relations with non-EU countries; source: PE-500.407
2	2012/2098(INI) Corporate Social Responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth 2012/11/16 CULT 2 amendments... Amendment 10 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Member States to introduce tax exemptions for firms that fund voluntary work and non-profit initiatives; Amendment 30 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses the importance of upholding human rights in relations with non-EU countries; source: PE-500.409
2	2012/2131(INI) Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination 2012/03/12 LIBE 1 amendments... Amendment 40 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. In order to ensure proper integration, migrants should have an adequate education and know the language, legal system and traditions of their host country. source: PE-500.619 2012/11/23 LIBE 1 amendments... Amendment 40 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. In order to ensure proper integration, migrants should have an adequate education and know the language, legal system and traditions of their host country. source: PE-500.619
9	2012/2144(INI) Internal Market for services: state of play and next steps 2013/05/13 IMCO 9 amendments... Amendment 16 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Lara COMI, Claudio MORGANTI, Marco SCURRIA, Carlo FIDANZA, Antonio CANCIAN, Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Giovanni LA VIA, Erminia MAZZONI Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the directive seeks to regulate an extremely broad range of services and occupational and business categories, many of which differ greatly from one Member State to another; Amendment 20 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Lara COMI, Claudio MORGANTI, Marco SCURRIA, Carlo FIDANZA, Antonio CANCIAN, Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Giovanni LA VIA, Erminia MAZZONI Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas businesses, in particular SMEs, are still having to comply with an extensive range of administrative and bureaucratic requirements which are a heavy burden for them, particularly when taken together with the difficulties they face in gaining access to credit; Amendment 42 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Lara COMI, Claudio MORGANTI, Marco SCURRIA, Carlo FIDANZA, Antonio CANCIAN, Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Giovanni LA VIA, Erminia MAZZONI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that the Services Directive does not force liberalisation but should paves the way for both business and consumers to grasp the full potential of our single market; Amendment 73 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Lara COMI, Claudio MORGANTI, Marco SCURRIA, Carlo FIDANZA, Antonio CANCIAN, Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Giovanni LA VIA, Erminia MAZZONI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that the diversity of national standards is causing fragmentation and giving rise to problems of interpretation for many occupational and business groups; encourages the development of voluntary European standards for services to improve cross-border comparability; Amendment 111 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Lara COMI, Marco SCURRIA, Carlo FIDANZA, Antonio CANCIAN, Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Giovanni LA VIA, Erminia MAZZONI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Strongly supports the Commission’s zero tolerance policy; encourages the Commission to make use of all means at its disposal to ensure full enforcement of existing rules, in dialogue with Member States and the relevant occupational and business groups; calls for fast-track infringement procedures to be applied whenever breaches of the directive are identified; Amendment 122 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Lara COMI, Claudio MORGANTI, Marco SCURRIA, Carlo FIDANZA, Antonio CANCIAN, Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Giovanni LA VIA, Erminia MAZZONI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Urges ~~stakeholders, the business community and social partners to play their part in holding governments to account for revitalis~~the Commission and the Member States, in view of the current economic crisis, to pay greater attention to the requests made by business communities, occupational groups and social partners, with a view to ensuring that those requests, wherever justifiable, are taken into account when implementing the ~~Europea~~rules on services ~~sector and creating stable job~~, with the primary aim of maintaining current employment levels and opening up new employment opportunities; Amendment 125 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Lara COMI, Claudio MORGANTI, Marco SCURRIA, Carlo FIDANZA, Antonio CANCIAN, Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Giovanni LA VIA, Erminia MAZZONI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Points to the importance of the Service Directive and to its close interaction with the Professional Qualifications Directive, and accordingly calls on the Commission and the Member States, in conjunction with European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), to ensure that uniform terminology that is clear and acceptable to all Member States and all of the many occupational categories is used, in order to help make sure that the rules are applied consistently throughout the EU; Amendment 126 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Lara COMI, Claudio MORGANTI, Marco SCURRIA, Carlo FIDANZA, Antonio CANCIAN, Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Giovanni LA VIA, Erminia MAZZONI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24b. Points out that, in regulating specific economic activities, the Services Directive emphasises the need to enable the provider not only to recoup investment costs but also to make a fair return on the capital invested; Amendment 127 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Lara COMI, Claudio MORGANTI, Marco SCURRIA, Carlo FIDANZA, Antonio CANCIAN, Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Giovanni LA VIA, Erminia MAZZONI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 c (new) 24c. Calls on the Commission to take a pragmatic look at the issue of transitional provisions, taking proper account of the specific characteristics of individual occupations and national circumstances, with a view to supporting business and maintaining employment levels; source: PE-508.256
1	2012/2145(INI) Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter 2012/02/10 AFET 1 amendments... Amendment 158 # Willy MEYER, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Ivo VAJGL, Sabine LÖSING, Pino ARLACCHI, Ana MIRANDA, Jill EVANS, Antonio MASIP HIDALGO, Marco SCURRIA, Åsa WESTLUND, Nicole KIIL-NIELSEN, Anna HEDH, Marita ULVSKOG, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Isabella LÖVIN, Francisco SOSA WAGNER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Recalls the European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2010 on the situation in Western Sahara; urges Morocco and the Polisario Front to continue negotiation for a peaceful and long-lasting solution of the Western Sahara conflict and reiterates the rights of the Sahrawi people to self determination which should be decided through a democratic referendum, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions; condemns the ongoing violation of the human rights of the Sahrawi people; calls for the release of the Sahrawi political prisoners; source: PE-496.431
5	2012/2223(INI) EU's mutual defence and solidarity clauses: political and operational dimensions 2012/03/10 LIBE 5 amendments... Amendment 1 # Marco SCURRIA, Salvatore IACOLINO Draft opinion Paragraph -A (new) -A. Whereas the progressive development and fortification of a common defence policy aiming at reinforcing the strategic autonomy of the EU is a primary purpose for the Union; Amendment 6 # Marco SCURRIA, Salvatore IACOLINO Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Calls the Commission to detail the situation which will trigger the mutual defence clause, as well as the procedure for it to be applied; points out that in case that a Member State is under external threat the response by the other Member States should be established within the Council; believes that this should not prejudice the security and defence policy of the Member States directly involved. Amendment 10 # Marco SCURRIA, Salvatore IACOLINO Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Underlines that the Solidarity Clause should be triggered under the same structures and procedures envisaged for the mutual defence clause and notes that the Council should take the decision within 5 days. Amendment 13 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to use a broad definition of disasters and attacks, also taking into account cyber terrorism, emergencies emanating from sudden migration flows generated by any kind of phenomenon or from serious incidents happening outside the Union with a direct and substantial impact on a Member State; Amendment 18 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Notes that, due to the unpredictable nature of situations and events that could represent a threat to Member States, the abovementioned list of situations which merit a response is not exhaustive. source: PE-496.574
10	2012/2263(INI) Situation of unaccompanied minors in the EU 2013/05/13 LIBE 10 amendments... Amendment 14 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas, every year, thousands of under-18-year-olds who are citizens of third countries or stateless persons arrive in the European Union alone or find themselves alone after arrival, or in other words enjoy no assistance or representation from their parents or other adults legally responsible for them; Amendment 69 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that investigations into personal and family history are very important in order to ascertain the backgrounds from which minors come and draw up tailored plans for their integration in the country of arrival or their reintegration in the country of origin; Amendment 99 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission to draw up binding strategic guidelines for use by all Member States, which should draw inspiration from their best practices, take the form of common minimum standards and detail each stage in the process, from the arrival of a minor in European territory, in order to ensure his proper protection and reception, until an appropriate solution has been found for him; in the shortest possible time Amendment 117 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers that each Member State has a responsibility to identify unaccompanied minors; calls on Member States to direct them immediately to specialist services which must, on the one hand, assess the individual circumstances and needs of each minor and, on the other hand, provide them with all the information they need on their rights and legal opportunities, in a language and form they can understand; Amendment 129 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Deplores the unsuitable and intrusive nature of the medical techniques used to ascertain age in some Member States; recommends that the Commission establish a ~~common method for ascertaining age~~harmonised health protocol for establishing age which can be applied across the EU, consisting of a multidimensional and multidisciplinary assessment performed by independent, ~~trained practitioners, and with minors always being given the benefit of the doubt~~qualified experts, that respects the rights of the child and his dignity, in a suitable time and place; considers that it should be possible to appeal against the results of this assessment; welcomes the work of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) on this subject, which should be taken as a basis for dealing with all minors; Amendment 139 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on Member States, as soon as a minor arrives within their territory and until a lasting solution has been found, to appoint a person trained in the field of children’s rights and protection and in the right to asylum who will be responsible for accompanying, assisting and representing him in all procedures; calls furthermore for this person to have specific training in the problems associated with unaccompanied minors and to act completely independently; calls on the Commission to establish common standards concerning the mandate, functions, qualifications and skills of this person; Amendment 153 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 1 – access to appropriate accommodation: accommodation in a ‘centre’ should never be in a closed centre ~~and, during the initial days, should b~~; on arrival it should be in a centre specialised in the reception of unaccompanied minors; minors should always be separated from adults; the staff at the centre should have appropriate training, with experience in the field of the right to asylum, human trafficking and international protection; it should have joint activity areas, including recreational and social areas, that meet minors’ needs, and must have suitable facilities for girls, accommodation with host families and in ‘living units’ should be encouraged when it is appropriate and accords with the minor's wishes; Amendment 172 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Recalls that all procedures must be appropriate for minors and reflect their age and level of maturity and understanding, and that the point of view of the minor should be listened to and taken into account in all procedures; Amendment 174 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Emphasises the importance of a cultural mediator being available at all stages of the process so that minors can be provided with information, consulted and have their say in decisions concerning them; Amendment 203 # Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission to propose a common reference framework outlining a series of conditions to be met before a minor can be returned, respecting the overriding interests of the child; reiterates in the strongest terms that no decision to return a minor may be taken if it endangers the minor's life and well-being, security or fundamental rights or those of his or her family, and that the individual circumstances of each minor must be taken into account; calls on Member States to establish monitoring arrangements to ensure the protection of minors after their return, in cooperation with countries of origin and transit; source: PE-510.692
1	2012/2322(INI) Online gambling in the internal market 2013/03/27 CULT 1 amendments... Amendment 27 # Marco SCURRIA Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that almost 2 % of the European population suffers from gambling addiction; is concerned that easy access to online gambling websites is likely to increase this percentage, especially among young people; considers, therefore, that efficient preventive measures should be enforced, such as the implementation of strict deposit limits, in addition to the prevention of gambling among young people in schools and in social and cultural meeting places; source: PE-507.969

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