Spyros DANELLIS
Constituencies
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Greece
Panhellenic Socialist Movement
2009/10/08 - 9999/12/31
Groups
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S&D
Member
Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
2009/10/08 - 9999/12/31
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Substitute of | Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Transport and Tourism | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Substitute of | Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2009/10/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee | 2012/03/27 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council | 2009/10/21 | 2012/03/28 |
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Rapporteur
| Shadow | 2013/0074(COD) | Maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management |
| Responsible | 2012/2297(INI) | Blue growth - Enhancing sustainable growth in the EU's marine, maritime transport and tourism sectors |
| Opinion | 2012/2259(INI) | Current challenges and opportunities for renewable energy on the European internal energy market |
| Shadow | 2012/2005(INI) | Implementation of the Single European Sky legislation |
| Opinion | 2011/2113(INI) | Trade for change: EU trade and investment strategy for the Southern Mediterranean following the Arab spring revolutions |
| Shadow | 2011/0416(COD) | Agricultural holdings: network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation; Commission delegated and implementing powers |
| Shadow | 2010/2206(INI) | Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe |
| Shadow | 2010/0370(COD) | Specific measures for agriculture in the smaller Aegean islands |
Born
1955/01/28 Irakleio, Kritis- Degree in architecture from the University of Florence (Italy) (1979).
- Member of the 'Socialist March' Central Committee (1976-1978); Founder member and member of the 'Greek Left' (EAP) Central Committee (1987-1988); Founder member of the 'United Coalition of the Left'(1989); Member of the 'Coalition of the Left and Progress' Central Committee (1992-2000); Member of the Greek parliamentary opposition in the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) (1996-2000).
- Executive member of Iraklion Prefectural Architects' Association (1986-1988); Vice-Chair of the TEE (Technical and Professional Training Establishments) Eastern Crete section (1988-1991); Iraklion municipal councillor (1990-1994); Vice-Chair of the Port of Hersonissos District and First Chair of the Ninth Territorial District Council of the Prefecture of Iraklion (1994-1996); Vice-Chair of Working Party on Modernisation in Society(OPEK)(2002-2003); Vice-Chair of the Iraklion TEAK (Union of Municipalities and Communities) (2003-2006); Mayor of Hersonissos (Crete) (2003-2009).
- Member of the Greek Parliament (Coalition of the Left and Progress Member for Iraklion) (1996-2000).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 5 |
2008/0062(COD) Road safety: cross-border enforcement of sanctions
2011/04/20
TRAN
5 amendments...
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 5 (5) The road safety related traffic offences covered by this Directive are not subject to homogeneous treatment in the Member States. Some Member States qualify such offences under national law as ‘administrative’ offences while others qualify them as ‘criminal’ offences. This Directive should apply regardless of how those offences are qualified under national law. The scope of this Directive may be extended in future revisions, as appropriate, to include among other offences those relating to driving and rest times and offences affecting the safety of cyclists and pedestrians, such as illegal parking.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 a (new) (11a) The full extent of the enforcement capability offered by this Directive as regards the offence of speeding will only be reached when a vehicle’s country of registration is readily discernable in images of licence plates obtained by speed cameras. This could be facilitated by updating the technical provisions on licence plates in Council Regulation (EC) No 2411/98 of 3 November 1998 on the recognition in intra-Community traffic of the distinguishing sign of the Member State in which motor vehicles and their trailers are registered, and adopting them as mandatory for all vehicles.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 13 (13) It should be possible for third countries to participate in the exchange of VRD provided that they have concluded an agreement with the Union to this effect. Such an agreement would have to include necessary provisions on data protection, covering the principles on protection set out in Directive 95/46/EC.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 1 The provisions on data protection set out in the Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters9 and Directive 95/46/EC shall apply to personal data processed under this Directive. The competent authorities of the other Member States shall not store the information sent by the Member State of the offence. That information shall be sent solely for the purposes of this Directive, and, upon conclusion of proceedings, all data must be verifiably deleted.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 2 All relevant provisions on data protection set out in the Prüm Decisions regarding criminal offences and in Directive 95/46/EC regarding administrative offences, shall also apply to personal data processed under this Directive.
source: PE-462.836
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2008/0237(COD) Rights of passengers in bus and coach transport; cooperation between national authorities
2010/09/05
TRAN
7 amendments...
Amendment 44 #
Council position – amending act Recital 6 (6) Passengers
Amendment 46 #
Council position – amending act Recital 8 (8) Passengers should, in addition to compensation in accordance with applicable national law in the event of death or personal injury or loss of or damage to luggage due to accidents arising out of the use of the bus or coach, be entitled to assistance with regard to their immediate practical and financial needs following an accident. Such assistance
Amendment 47 #
Council position – amending act Recital 8 a (new) (8a) In the event of death or injury, the carrier should have drawn up a crisis plan which provides for a financial sum for each passenger, which can be paid in advance as soon as possible after the accident, to cover immediate financial needs, proportional to the damage suffered. The remaining amount of the expenses incurred in covering those needs should be paid immediately once the transport undertaking is proved to be culpable.
Amendment 49 #
Council position – amending act Recital 11 (11) In deciding on the design of new terminals, and as part of major refurbishments, terminal managing bodies should, w
Amendment 55 #
Council position – amending act Recital 16 (16) Inconvenience experienced by passengers due to cancellation or long delay of their journey should be reduced. To this end, passengers departing from terminals should be adequately looked after and informed. Passengers should also be able to cancel their journey and have their tickets reimbursed or to continue their journey or to obtain re-routing under satisfactory conditions. Where carriers do not provide passengers with the necessary assistance, passengers should be entitled to financial compensation proportional to the inconvenience they have suffered. The above provisions should not apply in the event of force majeure, such as severe weather conditions endangering passengers' safety.
Amendment 78 #
Council position – amending act Article 8 Immediate practical and financial needs of passengers 1. In the event of an accident arising out of the use of the bus or coach, the carrier shall provide
Amendment 99 #
Council position – amending act Article 24 - paragraph 1 (1) Carriers and terminal managing bodies shall, within their respective areas of competence, ensure that passengers are provided with appropriate and comprehensible information regarding their rights under this Regulation at the latest on departure. The information shall be provided
source: PE-441.262
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2009/0063(COD) Air transport: aviation security charges
2010/04/02
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 3 3. It is vital for airport users to obtain from the airport managing body
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point d (d) ‘security charge’ means a levy which is specifically designed to recover all or part of the cost of security measures intended to protect civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference. This cost of aviation security may include the costs incurred for ensuring the application of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 or for fulfilling the related regulatory and supervisory costs by the appropriate authority.
source: PE-438.433
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2009/0170(COD) Civil aviation safety: investigation and prevention of accidents and incidents (repeal. Directive 94/56/EC)
2010/10/05
TRAN
12 amendments...
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) The European Aviation Safety Agency carries out on behalf of the Member States the functions and tasks of the State of Design, Manufacture and Registry when related to design approval, as specified in the Chicago Convention and its Annexes, and therefore, without prejudice to the provisions of Annex 13 of the Convention, should be represented during a safety investigation to contribute to its efficiency and to ensure safety of aircraft design,
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) Given its increasing safety responsibilities, the European Aviation Safety Agency should also participate in the exchange of data in the framework of the occurrence reporting systems
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 b (new) (10b) Τhe investigating authorities play a core role in the inquiry process. Their work is of the utmost importance in determining the causes of an accident or incident. It is therefore essential that they should be able to conduct their investigations promptly, free of any form of pressure and entirely independently of regulatory or judicial authorities, while disposing of the necessary funding and manpower to carry out their investigations efficiently and effectively.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 c (new) (10c) All parties involved in the accident should be given the opportunity of participating in the inquiry but must not become involved in investigations regarding the causes of the accident or incident; this should remain the exclusive task of the investigating authority, so as to avoid undermining its independence.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The civil aviation safety system is based on feedback and lessons learned from accidents and incidents which require strict application of confidentiality and data protection to ensure the future availability of valuable sources of information
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17a) While certain information must remain confidential, for the sake of the families of the victims and the proper administration of justice, it is important to ensure that judicial authorities have access to certain facts and data of relevance to their investigation. This must be done in accordance with the relevant instructions issued to protect the continued confidentiality of the information once the judicial authorities have completed their work.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) (21a) The nature of the measures taken in response to an accident and the consequences thereof are of decisive importance. The Member States and the airlines must be able to deal with a major air disaster from not only the technical organisational and financial point of view, but also with regard to the victims and their families. The investigating authorities must exercise particular care in their contacts with victims and their families, forestalling as far as possible any other alternative sources of information. Finally, it is necessary to recognise the role of associations representing the families of air disaster victims.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 This Regulation, and in particular the creation of a Network of accident investigation authorities, aims to improve aviation safety by ensuring a high level of efficiency, diligence, and quality of European civil aviation safety investigations, through the exchange of ideas and knowledge between members of the Network, the sole objective of which is the prevention of future accidents and incidents without apportioning blame or liability. This regulation seeks also to establish rules concerning the availability of lists of all persons on board aircraft involved in accidents and to improve the assistance given to air accident victims and their families.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission and EASA shall be invited and may be represented at all the meetings of the Network and its expert working groups, unless the chairperson or coordinator of the Network decides, on the basis of the criteria specified in the rules of procedure, that such participation would create a conflict of interest with the tasks of the safety investigation authorities. This decision must be duly substantiated.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 3 3. The head of the safety investigation authority is authorised to inform victims and their families or their associations or, make public any information on the factual observations and the proceedings of the safety investigation and possibly preliminary conclusions and/or recommendations, provided that it does not compromise the objectives of the investigation and fully complies with provisions regarding the protection of personal data.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 1. The Member States shall ensure that a
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The emergency plan should include in particular provisions concerning assistance for victims of aviation accidents and their families as well as a plan for the rapid activation of airport emergency services in the event of an accident at take-off or landing in a Member State.
source: PE-441.211
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2009/2095(INI) Strategic goals and recommendations for the EU’s maritime transport policy until 2018
2010/03/03
TRAN
4 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Recognises that the interest of EU citizens in seafaring professions could be strengthened by the introduction of rules improving working conditions on board ships, and calls on Member States to move towards ratification and enforcement of the ILO 2006 Maritime Labour Convention (MLC);
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines th
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission and Member States also to work on, and analyse the possible effects of, alternative instruments such as the introduction of a levy on bunker fuel,
source: PE-438.180
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2009/2105(INI) Agricultural product quality policy: what strategy to follow?
2009/11/18
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Supports the introduction of additional optional reserved terms, especially in terms of the provision of a clear definition and usage of the terms "mountain
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Considers that no additional criteria should be added to the
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Considers that, where appropriate, certification requirements should be extended to various undertakings in the supply chain (e.g. import and distribution), as is already the case for organic products;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for the mandatory provision of information through labelling (and all other means available) with regard to the "place of
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls for the compulsory PDO and PGI registration of the producer's name where the product is marketed under the private trade name of a retailer;
source: PE-430.687
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2009/2154(INI) Penalties for serious infringements against the social rules in road transport
2010/07/04
TRAN
7 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the penalty systems in the Member States of the European Union have evolved historically, and therefore show wide disparities, with fines in extreme cases that can be as much as ten times higher in one country than in another;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Points out that these differences can be explained
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Takes the view that to achieve further approximation of the types of penalties and of the levels of fines, minimum and maximum penalties for each infringement against the social rules in road transport should be laid down; stresses that in streamlining penalties, the need to accommodate the economic disparities among Member States must be balanced by an effective deterrent against serious infringements;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Believes that a European Road Transport Agency could promote such harmonised approaches to checks and take pre
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Considers that an easily understandable brochure, distributed electronically and in printed form, in all official languages of the European Union would be useful for undertakings and for lorry drivers; stresses that this brochure should give the drivers and undertakings concerned more information about the relevant social rules and the penalties applicable to infringements in the various Member States; considers that such information should also be made available to undertakings and drivers from third countries;
source: PE-440.037
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2009/2156(INI) Agriculture in areas with natural handicaps: a special health check
2010/09/02
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses, however, that in order to apply these criteria and establish realistic threshold values in practice, it is essential that the necessary biophysical data are available to the Member States with a sufficient degree of accuracy in relation to the natural environment; supports, therefore, the test of practical application of the proposed criteria introduced by the Commission; calls for the detailed maps that are to be submitted by the Member States to be used if necessary to adapt the criteria and the proposed threshold value of 66% (to the reality in terms of the natural environment); expresses reservations about the proposed 66% threshold and takes the view that it should be adjusted downwards with the preferred threshold being 50%;
source: PE-438.477
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2009/2157(INI) EU agriculture and climate change
2010/05/02
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas agriculture, pastureland and forestry are the main economic sectors able to capture the CO2 produced by human activities, to accumulate and store carbon in the soil by acting as sinks, and to fix carbon in plants through photosynthesis; whereas these sectors consequently have considerable potential to make a positive contribution to global warming mitigation efforts,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas climate change has already had adverse effects on EU agriculture (including declining water resources, brackishness, frequent drought, soil erosion and more frequent
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the agricultural sector is capable both of adapting and of mitigating climate change with the help of farmers’ know-how, a strong CAP and research and innovation developments,
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Takes the view that organic farming, extensive grazing and integrated pest management practices are among the ecologically effective systems needing further development; emphasises, however, the need to find ways to facilitate a transition to more sustainable agriculture in the case of the other systems used on most farmland;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that, as well as being more environmentally friendly, such farming practices have a positive impact in terms of improved biodiversity and soil quality, water retention and efforts to combat erosion and pollution and that mitigating the effects of farming activity on climate change is another of the ‘public goods’ provided by agriculture;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – indent 1 • optimising water resource management (more efficient irrigation systems, economical use of water on the land, use of recycled water for irrigation, hillside reservoirs, etc.);
Amendment 225 #
17a Calls therefore on the Commission , in reforming the Common Agricultural Policy, to bear in mind that southern EU Member States are disproportionately affected as a result not only of the direct impact of climate change but also of its indirect impact on the scope for diversification, given that the latter is a decisive factor for developing the necessary adaptability, limiting the degree of vulnerability and narrowing regional differences;
source: PE-438.281
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2009/2202(INI) Evaluation and assessment of the animal welfare action plan 2006-2010
2010/02/15
AGRI
14 amendments...
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the vast majority of the measures contained in the current
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Is particularly concerned
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 already called for the existing action plan to be followed by a new one, and
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to submit
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Considers that this general animal welfare legislation, like Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety4 , should establish a common basic level of animal welfare in the European Union, which is the precondition for free and equitable competition within the internal market;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 – introductory part 15. Considers furthermore that, when deemed necessary, further measures
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 – indent 2 Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Considers furthermore that, having regard to Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, such a centre should, inter alia, be assigned the tasks of assessing and stating views on future legislative and policy proposals and their impact on animal welfare and animal health, defining and assessing animal welfare standards on the basis of the latest available knowledge, providing training and information about animal welfare and animal health, and coordinating an EU system for testing new techniques, as well as assessing the socioeconomic impact and implications of the above-mentioned activities;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the Commission, in this context, to ass
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Stresses that the European Union budget must include sufficient appropriations to enable the Commission to
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls for an assessment and further development of the Animal Welfare Quality Project, particularly as regards incentives for farmers and producers to use the new indicators, as much work remains to be done to prepare the new indicators – based on new scientific evidence – for practical application;
source: PE-438.478
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2009/2236(INI) Future of the CAP after 2013
2010/04/29
AGRI
17 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) - having regard to the Commission White Paper ‘Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action’ (COM(2009)147), as well as to the staff working documents entitled ‘Adapting to climate change: the challenge for European agriculture and rural areas’ (SEC(2009)0417) and ‘The role of European agriculture in climate change mitigation’ (SEC(2009)1093),
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) - having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A7-0060/2010) on EU agriculture and climate change,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas agriculture is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, which will be most severely - albeit not exclusively- felt in regions that are already under pressure and at risk of marginalization,
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R a (new) Ra. whereas the Treaty of Lisbon comprises a "social clause", according to which the social issues (promotion of high level employment, adequate social protection, fight against social exclusion etc) must be taken into account, when defining and implementing all policies, including the CAP,
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Points out that
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that rural development is now an integral part of the CAP architecture with its focus on rural communities, improving the environment, modernising and restructuring agriculture and improving product marketing and competitiveness, as well as on the new challenges addressed by the Health Check, namely global warming, renewable energies, water management and biodiversity;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the recognition of the multi- functional role of farmers in delivering public goods such as preserving our environment, high-quality food production, good animal husbandry, shaping and improving the diversity and quality of valued landscapes in the EU, and the move to more sustainable farming practices
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Points out that food security remains the central challenge for
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes that climatic changes are likely to increase both the volatility of markets and the economic disparities between rural areas;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Acknowledges that although climate change is a global process, its local impacts are diverse and that the net impact of climate change on farm activities and on the socio-economic life will vary widely across the EU and within individual Member States, leaving as most vulnerable regions in Europe, Southern Europe, the Mediterranean Basin, Outermost regions and the Arctic; believes, therefore, that the threat of land abandonment, depopulation, and marginalization of such regions constitutes one of the challenges faced by the post 2013 CAP;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Recognises th
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Brings therefore to the attention the fact that differences in the capacity of Member States to deal with the economic crisis might result in increasing inequalities among rural regions in the EU;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls for specific consideration of the fact that the economic crisis hinders severely the ability of Member States to take full advantage of the opportunities offered to agriculture and rural development by co-financed measures;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Believes that, especially under the circumstances of a market oriented CAP that exposes increasingly farmers to market based processes of price formation, all efforts should be made and actions should be taken, in order to secure that a) the agri-food chain operate in a transparent way and that all power imbalances be eliminated and b) overall oversight of and transparency in the operation of all commodities markets (agriculture, energy, metals/minerals), which affect the cost of production, be enhanced and improved;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is of the opinion that a strong European Common Agricultural Policy
source: PE-441.049
2010/04/30
AGRI
9 amendments...
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Insists that EU agriculture must remain competitive against fierce competition from trade partners who are well- subsidised
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Insists that the maintenance of farming activity across the whole of Europe is fundamental to maintain diverse and local food production and prevent the threat of land abandonment across EU territory; believes, therefore, that disadvantaged regions and regions most affected by climate change must be given the opportunity to overcome the additional hindrances caused by climate change and to take the measures needed to adapt;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Insists that the maintenance of farming activity across the whole of Europe is fundamental to
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Calls for measures based on public-law rules to be taken to strengthen producers' and producer organisations' bargaining power vis-à-vis downstream industries in order to better adapt supply to demand, create and more evenly distribute added value and improve the functioning of the food supply-chain with greater transparency of food prices and action to address unfair commercial practices; considers it important, in this connection, to strengthen inter-branch organisations;
Amendment 557 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 – point 1 1) Believes that in order to reduce the disparities in the distribution of direct support funds between Member States, the hectare basis alone will not be sufficient
Amendment 589 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Believes that direct support should move to an area basis in all Member States
Amendment 626 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 a (new) 54 a. Believes that several challenges currently faced by the EU, such as climate change, water management, biodiversity or other environmental problems are global or cross-border in nature, thus requiring common action and coherent support in providing european solutions, including the undertaking of green infrastructure;
Amendment 654 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Believes that there should be a basic EU-funded direct area payment to all EU farmers in order to provide basic food security for European consumers, allow farmers to produce high-quality food competitively in relation to
Amendment 688 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 58. Calls for
source: PE-441.147
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2010/0353(COD) Agricultural products and foodstuffs: quality schemes
2011/11/05
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1 a (new) In order to prevent the marketing in the Union or the export to third countries of products not labelled in conformity with the Regulation on the protection of PDO and PGI, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, define the actions to be implemented by the Member States in this respect.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 a (new) Article 29a Island products The Commission is invited to examine and submit proposals in the immediate future for the optional quality terms for ‘island products'.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 b (new) Article 29b Logo for local products The Commission is invited to submit proposals for the creation of a new distinctive Union logo and the establishment of a specific identity for small distribution networks in order to encourage local products in the EU, the activities of small producers and communication between consumers and producers on the one hand, as well as securing environmental benefits on the other.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 43 – paragraph 2 2. Operators preparing
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b) no product is placed on the market under the traditional speciality guaranteed, the protected designation of origin or the protected geographical indication for at least
source: PE-464.731
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2010/0370(COD) Specific measures for agriculture in the smaller Aegean islands
2011/07/13
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) In order to ensure that
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Farmers in the smaller Aegean islands should be encouraged to supply quality products
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) Since 2007, requirements in essential products have increased in the smaller Aegean islands as a result of the increasing livestock population, abandonment of the primary sector because of exorbitant production costs and tourist and demographic pressure. The proportion of the budget which Greece may use for the specific supply arrangements for the smaller Aegean islands should therefore be increased. The increase should not, however, be at the expense of the budget for strengthening local agricultural production but should be accompanied by an increase in the amounts set aside to support such production.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) (21a) The Commission must table to the European Parliament and Council by 31 December 2016 at the latest a general report on the impact of measures taken to implement this regulation accompanied, where appropriate, by suitable recommendations. The Commission must accordingly examine these recommendations to ensure that they include an integrated sustainable development programme taking account of the cultural heritage and environmental importance of the smaller Aegean islands and the issues and problems specifically arising from their particular geographical position and environment, as well as the increase in illegal migration.
source: PE-469.817
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2010/2100(INI) EU policy framework to assist developing countries in addressing food security challenges
2010/10/15
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recalls the importance of an approach to food security governance which entails a global framework that refocuses on food policy beyond food aid, inter-donor and donor recipient cooperation with enhanced local partnership, as well as the crucial role of recipient country policies in committing to provide basic public goods such as internal peace and investment in rural infrastructure;
source: PE-450.640
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2010/2110(INI) EU-Agriculture and International Trade
2010/12/11
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas the 4th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control will be held in November 2010; whereas a public consultation has been launched on the possible revision of the Tobacco Products Directive (Directive 2001/37/EC1); whereas several WTO Members have raised the issue of the conformity with the TBT Agreement of the Canadian Bill C-32, which essentially leads to the ban of all traditional blended tobacco products, except the ones using solely Virginia tobacco, the single variety produced in Canada and used in the manufacturing of Canadian tobacco products,
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Stresses that, while tobacco products must be governed by a strict regulatory framework, the regulation of ingredients in tobacco products at the EU and at the international level must follow a proportionate, risk-based approach on the basis of scientific evidence; warns against any non-science based ban on all ingredients, leading essentially to the ban of European traditional blended tobacco products, which would have severe socioeconomic repercussions for EU tobacco growers (of oriental and burley varieties), without a benefit for public health;
source: PE-450.917
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2010/2154(INI) Aviation security with a special focus on security scanners
2011/03/22
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Takes the view that exposure to doses of ionising radiation above the recommended annual limits cannot be acceptable; believes, therefore, that X-ray transmission imaging should not be used in systematic security screening
source: PE-460.986
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2010/2158(INI) European Urban Agenda and its Future in Cohesion Policy
2010/11/11
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Strongly supports the use and promotion of integrated urban mobility plans (urban travel plans)
source: PE-452.758
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2010/2206(INI) Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe
2011/03/31
TRAN
44 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) - having regard to the text of the opinion of the Committee of the Regions entitled 'Europe, the World's No. 1 Tourist Destination: a new political framework for tourism in Europe' (CoR 342/2010 fin),
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 16 February 2011 on practical aspects regarding the revision of EU instruments to support SME finance in the next programming period,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the European Union is the world’s No 1 tourist destination in terms of international arrivals and this lead position must be reinforced by tackling the challenges created by, firstly, greater global competition and a market demand that is continually changing and secondly, the need to ensure increased and more lasting sustainability,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas tourism in Europe faces many challenges: the global economic crisis, the competitiveness of other destinations outside the EU and the diversity of tourist attractions on offer, the effects of climate change and seasonal fluctuations in tourist activity, demographic developments in Europe, the growing impact of information and communications technologies and many unforeseen events affecting the industry from time to time,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas Europe's diversity, multifacetedness and multiculturalism offer maximum growth for any form of thematic tourism, and the development and promotion of forms of diversified tourism may be the only effective response to the distortions, the problems and the deterioration to which the model of unregulated and undifferentiated mass tourism is leading,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, under the Lisbon Treaty (Article 195), tourism has become a specific competence of the EU allowing the latter to support and complement actions within the Member States by encouraging the creation of an atmosphere that is conducive to developing tourism enterprises and fostering cooperation between Member States,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that the basis for a EU tourism strategy lies firstly in a packet of specific measures solely concerning the tourism sector, and secondly, in a connection to other complementary sectors in order to achieve a system which genuinely promotes tourism; considers, moreover, that a precise assessment is needed of how measures in other sectors impact tourism;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for the Commission, in implementing the Europe 2020 strategy, to draw up a multiannual tourism plan calling on the Member States and the regions to establish a programming instrument for the same period;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Considers that tourism should be regarded as part and parcel of the EU’s industrial policy and asserts once more that reinvigorating tourism
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to collect and publish good tourism practices each year;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Commission to promote a specific innovation incubator for businesses in the tourism sector;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Agrees with the Commission’s proposal that a ‘European label’ be developed in conjunction with the Member States and with national tourism agencies, under which, while respecting
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Agrees with the Commission’s proposal that a ‘European label’ be developed in conjunction with the Member States and with national tourism agencies, under which, while respecting territorial diversity, the concept of Europe as a whole should be promoted worldwide as a tourist destination; considers that this label should act as a 'branding umbrella' and for this reason clear specifications and criteria for granting it are needed ;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the ‘European heritage label’ initiative as a tool giving prominence to some of the important sites in the history of European integration; stresses the need for coordination between this initiative and the UNESCO heritage sites in order to avoid overlapping
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the ‘European heritage label’ initiative as a tool giving prominence to some of the important sites in the history of European integration; stresses the need for coordination between this initiative and the UNESCO heritage sites in order to avoid overlapping that has no added value; calls on the Commission to point out to Member States that sites which will receive the 'European heritage label' must always remain open and accessible, even with provision being made for skeleton staff;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers it advisable, while respecting the EU's rights and duty to control entry across its own borders, for the European institutions' and the Member States' consciousness of these markets to be heightened so that visa procedures are coordinated and simplified, with consideration given to establishing common consular desks across the EU to ensure that visa procedures are implemented on time and bureaucratic costs reduced; to this end, further to the creation of the European External Action Service (EEAS), calls on the Commission to consider the possibility to deploy the EU delegation offices in the world in order to issue touristic visas in collaboration with the National embassies of the Member States;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses the need to foster technological development in SMEs so that they may more effectively market their products and promote destinations; urges the Commission to create an ‘ICT and Tourism’ platform, launching a specific pilot project by the end of 2011 to boost the participation of micro-enterprises and SMEs in the digital supply chain, following on from the experience of other sectors such as textiles, transport and logistics and the automobile industry; calls on the Member States, moreover, to develop high-speed internet throughout their territory in order to enable advanced services to be developed and operators to become interoperable;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses the need to foster technological development in micro- enterprises and SMEs so that they may more effectively market their products and promote destinations; urges the Commission to create an ‘ICT and Tourism’ platform, launching a specific pilot project by the end of 2011 to boost the participation of micro-enterprises and SMEs in the digital supply chain, following on from the experience of other sectors such as textiles, transport and logistics and the automobile industry;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to assess, in close collaboration with
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers that the potential of the European Travel Commission
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers that the potential of the European Travel Commission’s (ETC) web portal www.visiteurope.com should be developed to maximise its availability and full accessibility (information in all EU official languages and the principal non- EU languages, use of formats accessible by people with sensory disabilities through all modern technological applications) and make it a genuine European tourism platform, with easy access to national, regional and local tourism portals in the individual Member States;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Commission to consider introducing two new principles for tourism: 'interregionality' and 'complementarity', in order to promote joint planning and cooperation between tourist services within a single geographical area, i.e. either between neighbouring regions belonging to different Member States or at a specific thematic level between regions linked by common elements;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Asks the Commission to promote a specific initiative to harmonise gradually the accommodation (hotels, guesthouses, rented rooms, etc.), classification systems through the identification of common minimum criteria, bearing in mind the positive results of earlier experiments by industry associations and working in close collaboration with standardisation bodies;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the Member States, to exploit and promote vocational and university training schemes already existing in the tourism sector and to network and further encourage them, maintaining close contact with the world of research and business; calls for Member States to be encouraged to develop tourism training at university level; in the same vein, calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of designating a European day of responsible and sustainable tourism, by organising in all Member States information meetings to promote forms of viable tourism and responsible behaviour by tourists;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Asks for improved mutual recognition of professional qualifications in the tourist industry so as to allow both those already working in the sector, and those planning to do so, to find the best job opportunities, thereby helping to tackle the problems of the seasonal nature of work in this sector, on the one hand, and undeclared work on the other;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Draws attention to the problem with infrastructures whose funding at local level is undertaken on the basis of the permanent population; given that this criterion fails to cater properly for tourist destinations where the permanent population is a fraction of the overall users of these infrastructures at peak periods, calls on the Commission carefully to consider boosting funding for infrastructure projects especially for tourist regions;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Urges the Commission to promote the use of more sustainable means of transport and to
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Welcomes the Commission’s readiness to diversify the types of tourism available; stresses, in particular, the importance of the collaboration already underway with the Council to promote cultural, historical, religious and environmental tourism by means of themed routes which not only exploit our continent’s historical and cultural roots, but also contribute to the development of an alternative style of tourism, one that is sustainable and accessible to all; considers that the use of sustainable means of transport, including cycling and sailing, should be encouraged in connection with several routes;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Welcomes the Commission’s readiness to diversify the types of tourism available; stresses, in particular, the importance of the collaboration already underway with the Council to promote cultural, historical, religious
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Takes the view that in order to differentiate European tourism from that of other countries or continents, it is crucial to link the traditional tourism sector with what the territory has to offer in terms of products and services and tangible and intangible assets;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Considers that the Commission and the Council of Europe should continue to support the development of routes that highlight the European identity through circuits linking symbolic sites in Europe, such as cathedrals, castles, universities, archaeological sites and industrial settlements;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take all appropriate measures to safeguard European heritage;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Highlights the way in which nature tourism contributes to the sector’s sustainable development; considers concentrating on nat
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31a. Points out that the development of new inland waterways can contribute to the sustainable development of cultural tourism, nature tourism and recreational tourism;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support, under an integrated maritime policy, the development of port infrastructure, an essential factor in
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Takes note of the continuing growth in health tourism and in spa tourism in particular; calls on the Commission, in view of the fact that there are a variety of Community rules covering spa-tourism issues, to consider the possibility of tabling a single legislative proposal on spa tourism in order to give the sector a controlled organic structure encouraging its competitiveness; stresses the importance of
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38a. Recommends the progressive opening of the Calypso program to EU citizens who meet all programs’ requirements but live in third countries, stimulating awareness within the countries of residence of European destinations and building bridges with the second and third generations;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38a. Calls on the Commission to draw up an organic plan to overcome issues relating to the seasonal nature of tourism and to allow economically prosperous areas and less well-known and/or accessible areas to converge;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40a. Calls on the Commission to promote also so-called VFR tourism (Visiting Friends and Relatives) as an important way of enhancing integration in European culture;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Asks that a specific tourism programme, targeting
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Highlights the opportunity this presents for VAT on tourism to be progressively harmonised across the Member States , apart from clearly circumscribed exceptions, as a necessary condition for transparent competition between tourist companies within the EU and with non-EU countries; welcomes in this respect the discussion that started with the publication of the Green Paper on the future of VAT;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new) 47a. Calls on the Commission to submit an integrated tourism strategy by the end of 2012;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new) 48a. Encourages the Commission, in the context of the implementation plan, to set as soon as possible specific timings to achieve all the actions and targets; asks Member States to cooperate by assessing the implementation of each strategy;
source: PE-458.571
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2010/2208(INI) Transport applications of the Global Navigation Satellite Systems - short and medium term EU policy
2011/09/02
TRAN
4 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) - having regard to the communication of 16 October 2010 from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative: Innovation Union (COM(2010)546),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the commercial transport applications of
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Regrets that
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission to come forward with a comprehensive funding strategy which in addition to adequate EU and Member State contributions could include, inter alia, co-ordinated tax incentives, simplified grant application procedures, and arrangements that could channel venture capital to SMEs and facilitate the development and marketing of EGNOS and Galileo applications, in co-operation with the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund;
source: PE-458.490
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2011/0092(CNS) Taxation of energy products and electricity: restructuring the Community framework
2011/10/21
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 19 a (new) (19a) It is necessary to ensure a reduction of emissions in global shipping and to maintain the competitive position of Union companies. It is therefore inadvisable to tax bunker fuel at the Union level, as such taxation would lead to significant carbon leakage. However, taxing bunker fuel at the global level remains a simple mitigation mechanism that would be effective in carbon reduction, without high compliance costs. Therefore Member States should increase efforts in IMO fora towards a bold and effective global bunker levy.
source: PE-474.081
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2011/0177(APP) Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
2012/12/07
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 (new) 10. Welcomes, in this regard, the Commission proposal establishing a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME) (2014-2020); stresses in particular that strong support should be given for the specific allocations of EUR 131 million for the competitiveness of enterprises in the tourism sector;
source: PE-492.576
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2011/0190(COD) Prevention of pollution from ships: sulphur content of marine fuels
2011/11/30
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive- amending act Recital 11 a (new) (11α) Modal backshift is a major problem for areas highly dependent on marine transport. The Commission must make full use of available resources, such as Marco Polo and transport TENs, so as to provide assistance specifically designed to minimise the risk of modal backshift.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 8 a (new) Directive 1999/32/EC Article 4e a (new) (8a) The following article is inserted: "Article 4ea Fuel oil availability Notwithstanding the provision set out in Articles 3 and 4. 1. If a ship is found by a Member State not to be in compliance with the standards for compliant fuel oils set out in this Directive, the competent authority of the Member State is entitled to require the ship to: (a) present a record of the actions taken to attempt to ensure compliance; and (b) provide evidence that it attempted to purchase compliant fuel oil in accordance with its voyage plan and, if it was not made available where planned, that attempts were made to locate alternative sources for such fuel oil and that despite best efforts to obtain compliant fuel oil, no such fuel oil was made available for purchase. 2. The ship shall not be required to deviate from its intended voyage or to delay unduly the voyage in order to ensure compliance. 3. If a ship provides the information set out in paragraph 1 of this article, Member States shall take into account all relevant circumstances and the evidence presented in order to determine the appropriate action to take, including not taking control measures. 4. A ship shall notify its Administration and the competent authority of the relevant port of destination when it cannot purchase compliant fuel oil. 5. Member States shall notify the Commission when a ship has presented evidence of the non-availability of compliant fuel oil."
source: PE-476.142
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2011/0273(COD) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): support to the European territorial cooperation goal
2012/03/05
TRAN
3 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) Cross-border cooperation should aim to tackle common challenges identified jointly in the border regions (such as poor accessibility, inappropriate business environment, lack of networks among local and regional administrations, research and innovation and take-up of information and communication technologies, environmental pollution, risk prevention, negative attitudes towards neighbouring country citizens) and exploit the untapped potentials in the border area (development of cross-border research and innovation facilities and clusters, cross-border labour market integration, cooperation among universities or health centres, and development of specific projects in the tourism sector), while enhancing the cooperation process for the purpose of the overall harmonious development of the Union. In the case of any cross-border programme between Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland in support of peace and reconciliation, the ERDF shall also contribute to promoting social and economic stability in the regions concerned, notably by actions to promote cohesion between communities.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – point a – point iv a (new) iv a) carrying out and promoting actions in the tourism sector intended to develop the areas concerned;
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – point b b) under transnational cooperation: development and implementation of macro-regional and sea-basin strategies (within the thematic objective of enhancing institutional capacity
source: PE-487.938
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2011/0280(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020
2012/07/18
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) In order to take into account specific new elements and to guarantee the protection of the rights of beneficiaries, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of laying down further definitions regarding the access to support under this Regulation, establishing the framework within which Member States shall define the minimum activities to be carried out on areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation as well as the criteria to be met by farmers in order to be deemed to have respected the obligation of maintaining the agricultural area
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) One of the objectives of the new CAP is the enhancement of environmental performance through a mandatory ‘greening’ component of direct payments which will support agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment applicable throughout the Union. For that purpose, Member States should use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual payment, on top of the basic payment, for compulsory practices to be followed by farmers addressing, as a priority, both climate and environment policy goals. Those practises should take the form of simple, generalised, non-contractual and annual actions that go beyond cross- compliance and are linked to agriculture such as crop diversification, maintenance of permanent
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) In order to ensure that the land under permanent
source: PE-491.238
2012/07/19
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) ‘agricultural area’ means any area taken up by arable land, permanent
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘permanent crops’ means non-rotational crops other than permanent
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘permanent
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) they do not bear the economic risk of the agricultural activity carried out on land declared for the benefit of the direct payment.
source: PE-492.791
2012/07/23
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 1327 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) to maintain existing permanent
Amendment 1462 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Farmers shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter, when they maintain the existing traditional low-intensity systems for olive groves, vineyards, and orchards, in which the trees are standards or semi-standards, in low density, not irrigated, which make limited use of inputs and in which spontaneous (not sown) under-storey is allowed to develop between autumn and spring.
source: PE-494.483
2012/07/24
AGRI
6 amendments...
Amendment 1619 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Farmers shall maintain as permanent
Amendment 1638 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 The reference areas under permanent
Amendment 1654 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 2. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas under permanent
Amendment 1676 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent
Amendment 2018 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 source: PE-494.487
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2011/0282(COD) European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD): support for rural development 2014-2020
2012/07/20
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) Member States should be able to include in their rural development programmes thematic sub-programmes to address specific needs in areas of particular importance to them. Thematic sub- programmes should concern among others young farmers, small farms, High Nature Value Farming systems, organic farming, mountain areas and the creation of short supply chains. Thematic sub-programmes should also be used to provide for the possibility to address restructuring of agricultural sectors which have a strong impact on the development of rural areas. As a means to increase the efficient intervention of such thematic sub- programmes Member States should be allowed to provide for higher support rates for certain operations covered by them.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farm advisory services help farmers, forest holders and SMEs in rural areas to improve the sustainable management and overall performance of their holding or business. Therefore both the setting up of such services and the use of advice by farmers, forest holders and SMEs should be encouraged. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice offered, provision should be made for the minimum qualifications and regular training of advisors. Farm advisory services, as provided for in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No HR/2012 of […]14 should help farmers assess the performance of their agricultural holding and identify the necessary improvements as regards the statutory management requirements, good agricultural and environmental conditions, agricultural practices beneficial to the climate and the environment set out in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No DP/2012 of […]15 , requirements or actions related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal disease notification and innovation at least as laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No HR/2012. Farm advisory services should also provide information on effective management of risk and on the risk options available to farmers. Where relevant, advice should also cover occupational safety standards. Advice may also cover issues linked to the economic, agricultural and environmental performance of the holding or enterprise. Farm management and farm relief services should help farmers improve and facilitate management of their holding.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) Forestry is an integral part of rural development and support for sustainable and climate friendly land use should encompass forest area development and sustainable management of forests. During the 2007-2013 programming period a variety of measures covered different types of support for forestry investments and management. In the interest of simplification but also of allowing beneficiaries to design and realise integrated projects with increased added value, a single measure should cover all types of support for forestry investments and management. This measure should cover the extension and improvement of forest resources through afforestation of land and creation of agro-forestry systems combining extensive agriculture with forestry systems, restoration of forests damaged by fire or other natural disasters and relevant prevention measures, investments in new forestry technologies and in the processing and marketing of forest products aimed at improving the economic and environmental performance of forest holders and forest workers and non remunerative investments which improve ecosystem and climate resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems. Support should avoid distorting competition and be market neutral. As a result limitations should be imposed relating to the size and legal status of beneficiaries for the production of wood. These limitations should not apply to support for non-wood forest products or forest investments for environmental reasons. Preventive actions against fires should be in areas classified by Member States as medium or high fire risk. All preventive actions should be part of a forest protection plan. The occurrence of a natural disaster in the case of action for the restoration of damaged forest potential should be subject to the formal recognition by a scientific public organisation. The forestry measure should be adopted in the light of undertakings given by the Union and the Member States at international level, and be based on Member States‘ national or sub-national forest plans or equivalent instruments which should take into account the commitments made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. It should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forestry Strategy16 . In order to ensure that afforestation of agricultural land is in line with the aims of environmental policy the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the definition of certain minimum environmental requirements.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new) (j a) "High Nature Value Farming" (HNVF) means farming systems that host farming activities and farmland that, because of their characteristics, can be expected to support high levels of biodiversity or species and habitats of conservation concern. These systems are characterized by low intensity farming and high proportions of natural or semi- natural vegetation. It may also be characterized by a high diversity of land cover.
source: PE-489.640
2012/07/24
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) High Nature Value Farming systems;
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new) (b b) Organic farming;
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. The support rates laid down in Annex I may be increased by 10 percentage points for operations supported in the framework of thematic sub-programmes concerning small farms, High Nature Value farming, organic farming, and short supply chains. In the case of young farmers and mountain areas, the maximum support rates may be increased in accordance with Annex I. However, the maximum combined support rate shall not exceed 90%.
Amendment 712 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Advice to farmers shall be linked to at least one Union priority for rural development and shall cover a
Amendment 721 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 731 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new) (d a) the sustainable development and economic activity of organic farming as a minimum referred to under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007;
Amendment 732 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new) (d b) effective management of risk and risk management options available to farmers;
source: PE-492.797
2012/07/25
AGRI
11 amendments...
Amendment 1103 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Limitations on ownership of forests provided for in Articles 23
Amendment 1126 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 1. Support under Article 22(1)(a) shall be granted to private land-owners and tenants, municipalities and their associations, and other land managers and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of maintenance, including early and late cleanings, for a maximum period of ten years.
Amendment 1141 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the definition of the minimum environmental requirements referred to in paragraph 2, taking into account the diversity of European forests.
Amendment 1144 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 1 1. Support under Article 22(1)(b) shall be granted to private landowners, tenants, municipalities and their associations, and other land managers and shall cover the costs of establishment or conversion to an agro-forestry system and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of maintenance for a maximum period of
Amendment 1154 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 2. ‘Agro-forestry systems’ shall mean land use systems
Amendment 1162 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 3 3. Support for new plantations in agricultural lands and for the establishment and maintenance of agro- forestry practices, including sylvopastoral systems, shall be limited to the maximum support rate laid down in Annex I.
Amendment 1214 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 1 1. Support under Article 22(1)(d) shall be granted to
Amendment 1233 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 1 1. Support under Article 22(1)(e) shall be granted to private forest owners, municipalities and their associations, forest workers and their associations, and to SMEs for investments enhancing forestry potential or relating to processing and marketing adding value to forest products. In the territories of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary islands, the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 and the French overseas departments support may also be granted to enterprises that are not SMEs.
Amendment 1370 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 2. Support shall be granted to farmers and to private forest owners and associations of forest owners respectively
Amendment 1473 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Support under this measure shall be granted per hectare of forest to forest holders, municipalities and their associations who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more forest-environment commitments. Bodies managing state owned forests may also benefit from support
Amendment 1484 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 4 4. Support may be provided to public and private entities, municipalities and their associations for the conservation and promotion of forest genetic resources for operations not covered under paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.
source: PE-494.479
2012/07/26
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 2116 #
Proposal for a regulation ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new) Conservation of High Nature Value farm systems: Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management, and farm relief services Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs Agri-environment-climate Organic farming Natura 2000 and Water framework directive payments Enhancement of biodiversity in rural areas Co-operation Investment in physical assets
Amendment 2119 #
Proposal for a regulation ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new) Organic farming: Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management, and farm relief services Agri-environment-climate Animal Welfare Natura 2000 and Water framework directive payments Farm and business development Co-operation Investment in physical assets EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability
source: PE-494.602
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2011/0288(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): financing, management and monitoring 2014-2020
2012/07/20
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) In order to help beneficiaries to become more aware of the relationship between agricultural practices
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The farm advisory system should cover at least the requirements and standards forming the scope of cross compliance. That system should also cover the requirements to be respected in relation to the agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment for direct payments, as well as the maintenance of the agricultural area under Regulation (EU) No DP/xxx of the European Parliament and of the Council of xxx establishing rules for direct payment to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy14.
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall establish a system of advising beneficiaries on land, farm, and farm risk management (hereinafter referred to as the ‘farm advisory system’) operated by one or more designated bodies that should be accredited on the basis of minimum qualifications laid down by the Commission by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 111. The designated bodies may be public or private.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) (ca) the agri-environment-climate measures laid down in Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxxx [RD];
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new) (cb) the environmental performance and the sustainable development of the economic activity of organic farming as a minimum referred to in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007;
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new) (da) the options available to farmers for effective management of economic and environmental risks.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) the environmental performance and the sustainable development of the economical activity, of holdings other than those referred to in paragraph (2)(d);
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. In order to guarantee the proper functioning of the farm advisory system, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 111 concerning provisions aiming at rendering that system fully operational. Those provisions may relate, amongst others, to the accessibility criteria for farmers, as well as to minimum qualification criteria for Farm Advisory System designated bodies.
source: PE-492.777
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2011/0294(COD) Trans-European transport network: guidelines
2012/04/10
TRAN
9 amendments...
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) Intelligent transport systems are necessary to provide the basis for optimising of traffic and transport operations and improving related services. They should be interoperable and must be deployed widely across transport modes, Member States, and regions, in order to maximise benefits for the internal market, sustainable growth and cohesion.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The guidelines should provide for the development of the comprehensive network in urban nodes, in accordance with Union aims regarding Sustainable Urban Mobility, as those nodes are the starting point or the final destination (‘last mile’) for passengers and freight moving on the trans-European transport network and are points of transfer within or between different transport modes.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) ‘European added value’ means, in relation to a project, the economic, social and environmental value resulting from Union intervention which is additional to the value that would otherwise have been created by Member State action alone;
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r a (new) (r a) 'isolated network' means the rail network of a Member State, or a part thereof, with a track gauge which is different to that of the European standard nominal track gauge (1435mm), for which certain major infrastructure investments cannot be justified in economic cost-benefit terms by virtue of the specificities of that network arising from its geographic detachment or peripheral location;
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r b (new) (r b) 'climate impact assessment' means an ex-ante evaluation of the absolute and relative greenhouse gas impacts of new, extended or upgraded transport infrastructure on the basis of a harmonised methodology, publicly accessible by citizens in accordance with the Aarhus Convention, comprising: 1. changes in greenhouse gas emissions from traffic; 2. changes in greenhouse gas emissions from infrastructure operation, maintenance and management; 3. greenhouse gas emissions from infrastructure construction, development and end-of-life processes; 4. indirect effects on other sectors;
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) promote the most advanced technological and operational concepts broadly across transport modes and Member States;
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point i (i) for both passenger and freight traffic, seamless connections between transport infrastructure for long-distance traffic on the one hand, and regional and local traffic on the other, including soft mobility options such as cycling and walking;
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point j (j) a transport infrastructure that reflects the specific situations in different parts of the Union and provides for a balanced coverage of European regions, including outermost
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 –point c – subpoint 1 (1) nominal track gauge for new railway lines: 1 435 mm, except for isolated railway networks;
source: PE-494.841
2012/08/10
TRAN
4 amendments...
Amendment 546 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) optimise existing infrastructure by increasing efficiency and sustainability, in particular by facilitating the distribution and uptake of alternative fuels;
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 37 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. ITS shall be deployed as broadly as possible across the Union, as far as possible with the aim of enabling a set of interoperable basic capabilities in all Member States.
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part (a) for railway transport infrastructure, except for isolated railway networks:
Amendment 751 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 54 a (new) Article 54 a Methodologies for socio-economic cost- benefit analysis, European added value and climate impact assessment Based on the definitions in Article 3, the Commission shall develop detailed methodologies for: - a socio-economic cost-benefit analysis; - the assessment of the European added value; - climate impact assessments. Those methodologies shall be used for the assessment of projects of common interest as set out in Article 7. The Commission shall give particular attention to minimising the administrative burden that the expanded assessment process may present, in particular to smaller projects with low estimated total budgets. Those methodologies shall be adopted by delegated acts by no later than 31 January 2014 in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 56.
source: PE-494.842
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2011/0391(COD) Allocation of slots at EU airports: common rules. Recast
2012/09/17
TRAN
10 amendments...
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The slot allocation system established in 1993 does not ensure the optimum allocation and use of slots and thus of airport capacity. In the context of growing airport congestion and the limited development of major new airport infrastructure, the slots are a rare resource. Access to such resources is of crucial importance for the provision of air transport services and for the maintenance of effective competition. To this end, the allocation and use of slots could be made more effective by introducing market mechanisms, by ensuring that the unused slots are made available to interested operators as soon as possible and in a transparent manner, and by reinforcing the underlying principles of the system with regard to the allocation, management and use of the slots. At the same time,
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 At a coordinated
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 8 8. The coordinator shall also take into account additional guidelines established by the air transport industry Union -wide or world-wide as well as local guidelines proposed by the coordination committee and approved by the Member State or any other competent body responsible for the airport in question
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) this decision shall not affect the non- discriminatory and transparent character of the slot allocation process and the system of airport charges, and neither shall it create additional net revenues for the airport managing body;
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) this decision shall not discourage air carriers from developing services or entering the market
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 For the transfers or exchanges referred to in paragraph 1(b) and (c), the air carriers shall give the coordinator the details of any monetary or any other kind of compensation. The details regarding compensation for the transfers or exchanges are confidential and the coordinator shall only divulge such details to the Member State where the airport is situated or the Commission, upon their request. The transfers or exchanges may not be subject to restrictive conditions intended to limit the possibility for the air carrier wishing to obtain the slots to enter into competition with the air carrier which transfers or exchanges the slots, or with other members of a group of air carriers that it is part of.
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new) In order to ensure that slot exchanges or transfers do not have anti-competitive effects or covenants, Coordinators shall where necessary provide relevant data and information to competition authorities.
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the operation of this Regulation at the latest
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The Commission will monitor the secondary markets for slots based on the data received from co-ordinators and will report on relevant trends, including those relating to regional and intra-EU connectivity, in its Annual Analysis of Air Transport Markets.
source: PE-496.307
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2011/0397(COD) Groundhandling services at Union airports
2012/10/10
TRAN
5 amendments...
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) In a labour-intensive sector such as groundhandling, continuous staff development and training have a strong impact on service quality and airport safety. Minimum training requirements should therefore be set to ensure the quality of operations in terms of reliability, resilience, safety and security, and to create a level playing field among operators. .
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 2 2. At airports whose annual traffic has been not less than 5 million passenger movements or 100 000 tonnes of freight for at least the previous three years, the managing body of the airport or, where appropriate, the public authority or any other body which controls the airport shall set minimum quality standards for the performance of groundhandling services. The body setting quality standards shall consult the Airport Users Committee for this purpose.
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 7 α (new) 7α. Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 to 7 of this article, the airport management body shall focus on the question of safety in evaluating compliance by groundhandling services with minimum quality standards and shall take suitable action in accordance with standard procedures if it considers that the safety of the airport is being compromised.
Amendment 527 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point j j) safety accidents and incidents involving groundhandling services
Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point m m) training features
source: PE-496.364
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2011/2019(BUD) 2012 budget: mandate for the trilogue
2011/05/24
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Stresses that part of the spending under Heading 2 is instrumental in realising the Europe 2020 goals; emphasises that the priority goals of this strategy – growth and employment – are also accomplished through the rural development programmes; regards climate action and food security as two of the main challenges for the CAP; and calls
source: PE-465.029
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2011/2051(INI) CAP towards 2020: meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future
2011/03/21
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Heading I (new) before paragraph 1 I. Challenges facing and objectives of the new CAP
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the communication from the Commission concerning a reform of agricultural policy;
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 481 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 502 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers
Amendment 558 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 575 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the Commission to submit
source: PE-458.827
2011/03/22
AGRI
39 amendments...
Amendment 599 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Considers that direct payments should be
Amendment 613 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Considers it important that the CAP, like all other EU policies, be involved in the 2020 Strategy, and that it seems logical under such circumstances that the redistribution of direct aid take account of factors such as employment, the environment and combating climate change;
Amendment 625 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading before paragraph 20 III. Resource protection and environmental policy component
Amendment 634 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Considers that better resource protection is an element in sustainable farming, which should involve separate support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC)
Amendment 659 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Considers that resource protection should be directly linked to the granting of targeted direct payments
Amendment 666 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 692 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) Amendment 706 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 721 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 735 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 752 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 768 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Considers that direct payments are no longer justified without c
Amendment 789 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. C
Amendment 801 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Considers that
Amendment 805 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls for
Amendment 821 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Considers that the
Amendment 852 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Emphasises that the CAP should incorporate a certain number of flexible and effective market instruments which act as a safety net, fixed at appropriate levels and available in the event of serious market disruption; points out that some of these instruments exist already, but can be adapted, whilst others can be created as needed; considers that, in view of the widely differing conditions in the individual sectors, differentiated sectoral solutions are preferable to across-the- board approaches;
Amendment 858 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Considers that, in view of the
Amendment 868 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 895 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 Amendment 915 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 Amendment 925 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 Amendment 951 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 Amendment 970 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Calls on the Commission to examine the extent to which the role of producer groups or sectoral associations
Amendment 987 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Takes the view, therefore, that the Commission should devise
Amendment 1007 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 Amendment 1084 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new) 48a. Takes the view that rural development policy must be complementary to, and consistent with, first pillar support, in order to promote strong and sustainable diversified European agriculture across the EU; considers that this rural development policy must contribute to structural developments and innovation in agriculture throughout the EU, in order to respond to the challenges in the fields of food security, the environment, climate change and employment;
Amendment 1102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 b (new) 48b. Points out that this rural development policy under the CAP is also an important link factor between urban and rural areas and that it must, as a component of the CAP, be consistent with the policy of territorial cohesion.
Amendment 1109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Advocates therefore introducing targeted measures,
Amendment 1121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 a (new) 49a. Emphasises that rural development policy must enable all the potentials of rural areas to be harnessed, by means of quality agricultural production focusing on direct sales, product promotion, supplying of local markets, diversification of biomass outlets (energy, green chemistry, bio-based materials, etc.), and able to create very place-specific jobs and multiple-service supply (ecotourism, educational farms, agri-tourism, etc.); considers also that this rural policy must serve to increase competitiveness, particularly in the convergence regions, by means of investment in the fields of the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products; believes, lastly, that this rural development policy must contribute to the management of natural resources (watercourses, soil, etc.) and help in the management and restoration of ecosystems, with this simultaneously providing a response to climate change;
Amendment 1132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 b (new) 49b. Insists that the measures under axis 1 of the rural development policy must better address the issues connected with the establishment of young farmers following the retirement of older farmers, with this concerning measures in connection with the establishing and modernisation of agricultural holdings; this approach should also consist of facilitating access to the farming profession for young people who are not from a farming background, and include the concept of gradual establishment, necessitating a review of aid eligibility conditions; believes, lastly, that implementation of this establishment support system should be mandatory in all the Member States;
Amendment 1133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 c (new) 49c. Proposes that agri-environmental measures should include arrangements for a 5 to 7 year ‘conversion’ agreement enabling farmers who themselves decide to move towards more sustainable production models and to innovate, to receive financial support to cover their taking on the financial risk resulting from the agronomic difficulties that could often arise in the years immediately following their change of farming practices; this aim of this incentive mechanism would be to help farmers better comply with the conditions for the granting of level two under the first pillar direct payments system;
Amendment 1137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 d (new) 49d. Suggests that support for consultancy, orchestration and training be incorporated into Axis 1 of the rural development policy to enable the dissemination of knowledge on innovative changes in farming practices towards more sustainable production systems, and to help innovative farmers pass on their experience;
Amendment 1143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Advocates in this connection that the compensatory allowance for disadvantaged areas be retained in the second pillar; c
Amendment 1173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Stresses at the same time, however, that rural structures differ widely in the Member States and therefore require different measures; calls therefore for flexibility to allow the Member States to adopt voluntary measures, the cofinancing rate for which should be based on the rates current at the time; points out that the cofinancing rate should continue to take account of the specific needs and circumstances of convergence regions in the post-2013 period;
Amendment 1181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 Amendment 1203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 Amendment 1252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 source: PE-460.935
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2011/2082(INI) Future of VAT
2011/08/23
TRAN
4 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to align future amendments of Annex III (reduced rate) of the VAT directive with EU transport policy objectives; this could entail, inter alia, a reduced rate for crash helmets in the context of the EU's effort to reduce fatalities among motorcyclists;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Notes with regret that only a small number of Member States currently make use of the reduced VAT rate on bicycles, despite the fact that cycling reduces congestion and emissions, and contributes to public health;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Highlights the opportunity this presents for a reduced VAT rate on tourism to be progressively harmonised across the Member States as a necessary condition for transparent competition between tourist companies within the EU and with non-EU countries;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) source: PE-469.988
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2011/2094(INI) Annual report on EU Competition Policy
2011/09/21
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 12. Encourages the Commission to
source: PE-472.207
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2011/2096(INI) Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system
2011/09/21
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – indent 4 –
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the completion of the European internal transport market should be aimed for, without neglecting its economic, territorial, employment and social aspects, and calls on the Commission to ensure that proposals on liberalising the airport, rail, road, and other markets do not lead to social dumping or private monopolies;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Highlights the fact that direct improvements to, and the standardisation of, loading units and the dimensions of transport vehicles would optimise multi- modal transport; at the same time, standard loading units used in global transport should be taken into account;
source: PE-472.267
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2011/2113(INI) Trade for change: EU trade and investment strategy for the Southern Mediterranean following the Arab spring revolutions
2012/02/02
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Welcomes, therefore, the Commission's intention to support rural development through the programme "European Neighbourhood Facility for Agriculture and Rural Development" that would integrate investment support and develop administrative capacities by building on EU best practice in developing rural areas, so as to facilitate the modernisation of the agricultural production in alignment with EU quality and food safety standards;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Welcomes also the Commission's commitment stated in its Joint Communication of 25/05/2011 (COM(2011)303) to finance pilot programmes for agricultural, rural, and regional development, drawing on the EU's extensive experience in these fields and making the best possible use of a close cooperation with the FAO, the World Bank and possibly the EIB;
source: PE-480.779
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2011/2114(INI) Farm input supply chain: structure and implications
2011/10/18
AGRI
20 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas upward pressure on input prices is expected to rise further as a result of resource scarcity and growing demand for food in emerging economies;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas increased costs for leased land and land prices also strongly influence the viability of farming
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the market concentration of farm input suppliers is very high, with six companies controlling nearly 75 % of the agrochemicals market and three companies controlling over 45 % of the seeds market; whereas this concentration contributes to maintaining high seed prices and has a substantial negative impact on traditional crop diversity;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas certified and patented seeds and royalties for use of these seeds
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas,
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas long-term investments in better input and resource management (energy, soil and nutrients, water) are needed to respond to the new economic and environmental challenges, including within the context of the Europe 2020 Strategy; whereas
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas production of leguminous protein crops in the EU as well as improved grass-fed production systems would reduce the EU's protein deficit and its dependence on non-grain feed imports and would have major economic benefits for some farmers;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas farm saved seeds can offer significant economic and environmental benefits, including less dependence on purchased inputs and cost reductions for some farmers
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission to include in its work programme a revision of legislation to improve the transparency of
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses in particular the need for a European Food Prices Monitoring Tool which would deliver better transparency on input price development and allow farmgate prices to be better linked to production costs;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on national and European competition authorities to address robustly the abuse of dominant position of agribusiness traders and input companies, if and whenever it takes place, and to consider proposals for anti-trust legislation;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to consider setting up a European bank for seeds in order to store and preserve the genetic variety of plants, combat biodiversity loss, and link crop diversity to the cultural heritage of the member states;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to analyse energy costs in the various existing farm systems and the associated input providers, processing industry and distribution systems, taking into account energy efficiency and use of sustainable energy sources to respond to the new challenges
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Repeats its call to include crop rotation and crop diversity in an EU-wide list of ‘greening’ measures to be rewarded within the CAP, given the positive effect the former have on climate change mitigation, soil and water quality
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Repeats its calls for the Commission to swiftly submit to Parliament and the Council a report on the possibilities and options for increasing domestic protein crop production in the EU
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Stresses again the need to
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support efforts to maintain the use of farm saved seed in EU farming in view of its significant economic, cultural and environmental benefits and contribution to agro- biodiversity;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on the Commission to promote innovation in and coexistence of both the commercial seed system and in farmers' seed systems so as to ensure that there is adequate balance between the need for innovation on one hand and the preservation and enhancement of crop diversity as well as the improvement of livelihood of small scale farmers on the other;
source: PE-473.999
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2011/2150(INI) Functioning and application of established rights of people travelling by air
2012/01/16
TRAN
6 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the evolution of passenger screening methods is leading to wider use of methods such as security scanners and behavioural profiling, new questions are raised regarding passenger protection that concern privacy, non-discrimination and public health.
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Underlines that even passengers who are aware of their rights may be deterred from seeking redress by laborious complaints procedures; considers that there is a need for EBs to have the resources required to maintain a visible presence in the Union’s larger airports, to offer basic information and mediation services;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to ensure effective implementation and enforcement of the existing legislation on price transparency and unfair commercial practices, and to require that the advertised price is a fair reflection of the final price; Or. l>en
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on the Commission to examine the passenger protection issues related to new screening methods, such as security scanners, hand searches and passenger profiling; considers that existing passenger rights provisions and enforcement bodies could play a role in redressing the problems that may arise.
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
source: PE-480.549
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2011/2179(INI) Evolution of EU macro-regional strategies: present practice and future prospects, especially in the Mediterranean
2012/04/06
REGI
11 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas, notwithstanding the fact that Article 174 of the TFEU commits the European Union to promoting uniform development by reducing the gap of the least favoured regions, including insular regions, the European institutions have not yet adopted an ad hoc strategy that takes into account the specific needs of the islands;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J b (new) Jb. whereas the full accessibility of Mediterranean insular regions can only be ensured through the allocation of additional resources in the field of maritime and aviation transport;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J c (new) Jc. whereas the economic and social development of the European Union is achieved through a better integration of the insular territories within the European Single Market and to that end, the Commission should adopt an integrated approach on the insularity issue;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J d (new) Jd. whereas the Commission's action towards insularity has been so far lacking despite the fact that the Treaties recognize the long-standing structural disadvantage faced by island populations in terms of cost to be incurred in the fields of energy and transport;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Urges the Commission to take concrete actions aimed at implementing Article 174 of the TFEU and overcoming the handicap of insularity through the promotion of a strategy which guarantees uniform European economic and social development;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 c (new) 18c. Believes that the Mediterranean insular territories should be eligible for additional funding, with particular reference to the transport sector, in order to ensure full accessibility and territorial continuity of these territories with the European continent and their effective integration with the Single Market;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 d (new) 18 d. Deems a better integration of islands with the European Single Market a key factor in promoting their social cohesion and economic growth within the European Union; to that aim, urges the Commission to adopt ad hoc measures that contribute to making insular territories equally competitive with the mainland territories;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 e (new) 18 e. Hopes that the Commission may overcome its punitive attitude towards the insular territories whereas it considers state aids those which constitute legitimate compensation with respect to the discriminated condition of insularity;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 f (new) 18 f. Calls on the Commission to formulate a comprehensive proposal aimed at overcoming the structural handicaps of islands territories;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 g (new) 18 g. Considers necessary an increase in the threshold of de minimis aid for islands with special reference to the agriculture, transport and fishery sectors, in order to reduce the gap between different levels of development among European regions;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 k (new) 18 k. Calls on the Commission to adopt an Action Plan for the Mediterranean macroregion strategy by the end of 2013, incorporating specific projects with broad involvement of all relevant stakeholders and regional partners and using all available financial instruments;
source: PE-491.017
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2012/2005(INI) Implementation of the Single European Sky legislation
2012/08/06
TRAN
10 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that maintaining
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Recalls that national performance targets register the commitment of Member States to achieving the objectives of the SES and therefore considers it of utmost importance that the Commission demands the revision of any national plan that does not contribute adequately to the fulfilment of EU-wide targets;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Regrets that despite its considerable social and environmental benefits, the SES project is not sufficiently known or understood by the public and invites the Commission, Member States and stakeholders to increase their efforts at public communication;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Acknowledges the critical role of the human factor in delivering SES, especially with regards to safety, and asks for a continued emphasis on open reporting procedures and on the training of ATC staff;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Stresses that the creation of FABs must not be understood as a stand-alone requirement, but as a means towards fulfilling the objectives of defragmenting Europe's airspace and improving performance;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Emphasises that in order to adequately fulfil their role in the Single European Sky, National Supervisory Authorities must be functionally separate from ANSPs and must exercise their powers impartially, independently and transparently;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Understands that, without the SESAR technology, the full benefits of implement
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Acknowledges that the business case for investment in SESAR technologies is stronger in larger and more congested hubs than in smaller regional airports or airports serving seasonal routes; maintains however that the performance of the overall network would be improved by a wider spread of SESAR capabilities, aided by public funding;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Supports the public private partnership (PPP) approach as
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Asks that
source: PE-491.198
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2012/2067(INI) Passenger rights in all transport modes
2012/04/06
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7 amendments...
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the Commission's decision to continue its information campaign on passenger rights until 2014; recommends that national consumer protection authorities and agencies be involved in the campaign, since they can do a great deal to educate passengers about their rights (for instance by producing literature for travel agencies or web content); maintains meanwhile that key information including passenger rights and eventually operator performance reviews should be accessible from the same source, to facilitate passenger enquiries;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission to enable the current l
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to produce a standard EU-wide complaint form, to be translated into all EU languages and used for all modes, which should be
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Commends the increased use of mobile applications for core services, especially in air transport, such as ticket purchases and check-in and urges industry to speed up the development of similar tools for complaint handling and missing baggage management;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Points to the need, as far as all modes are concerned, for a clearer definition of the
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Urges the Commission to continue its efforts to develop a European multimodal travel planner, and calls on
source: PE-492.578
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2012/2297(INI) Blue growth - Enhancing sustainable growth in the EU's marine, maritime transport and tourism sectors
2013/05/02
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8 amendments...
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Reiterates its support for macro- regional and sea basin strategies and stresses the need to develop such strategies in all European maritime basins, with the aim of boosting blue growth through more efficient and better coordinated implementation of relevant EU projects and objectives;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Stresses that all maritime activities, including those that take place within the framework of the IMP, should be conducted in accordance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS); underscores the need for a common EU approach to the exploration, exploitation, conservation and management of the sea’s natural resources, which ensures the efficient and secure delimitation of exclusive economic zones (EEZ) between EU Member States and third countries in accordance with international law;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Research and innovation Notes the EU's world-class research capacity in maritime fields and its importance for substantiated policy- making and innovation-driven business, but also the difficulty experienced by business in commercialising research output;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Underlines that the Horizon 2020 programme, with simpler procedures and better support for innovation, could provide significant aid for marine and maritime research with a view to enhancing market uptake, building on the experience of 'Ocean of Tomorrow' projects;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 c (new) 16c. Calls on the Commission to update its European Strategy for Marine and Maritime Research by 2014, proposing concrete measures to improve synergies and knowledge dissemination between EU researchers;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the implementation of the ‘LeaderSHIP 2020’ strategy, by
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that the cruise industry is an important economic resource for European ports and neighbouring local communities; encourages the planning of attractive tourist programmes designed to enhance the visitor’s experience by highlighting the maritime, cultural and historical importance of port destinations;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Underscores the importance of yachting and sailing for maritime tourism; calls upon the Commission to examine, in the context of its forthcoming communication on maritime tourism, the social and economic impact of this sector, the scope for a harmonisation and simplification at EU level of the rules governing the issuing of operating licences, safety requirements and yacht maintenance and repair work and the mutual recognition of professional qualifications in this sector;
source: PE-510.615
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