Helga TRÜPEL
Constituencies
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Germany
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Germany
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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Germany
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Groups
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Verts/ALE
Member
Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Vice-Chair of | Committee on Culture and Education | 2012/01/23 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Committee on Budgets | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Israel | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the United States | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
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Strasbourg
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Rapporteur
| Shadow | 2012/2300(INI) | Connected TV |
| Shadow | 2012/2132(INI) | Implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive |
| Opinion | 2012/0180(COD) | Collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses in the internal market |
| Shadow | 2011/2313(INI) | Online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union |
| Responsible | 2011/2131(BUD) | Amending budget 5/2011: establishment plans of the European Data Protection Supervisor and the European External Action Service |
| Shadow | 2011/0436(APP) | Programme "Europe for Citizens" 2014-2020 |
| Opinion | 2011/0428(COD) | Programme for the Environment and Climate Action, LIFE 2014-2020 |
| Shadow | 2011/0370(COD) | Creative Europe Programme 2014-2020 |
| Shadow | 2010/2306(INI) | European cinema in the digital era |
| Responsible | 2010/2290(BUD) | 2011 general budget: all sections, second version |
| Shadow | 2010/2015(INI) | Journalism and new media - creating a public sphere in Europe |
| Responsible | 2010/2005(BUD) | 2011 budget, other sections: Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year and the budget |
| Responsible | 2010/2003(BUD) | 2011 budget, other sections: guidelines |
| Responsible | 2010/2001(BUD) | 2011 budget: all sections, first version |
| Responsible | 2009/2158(INI) | Europeana - next steps |
| Opinion | 2009/2068(DEC) | 2008 discharge: EU general budget, section III, Commission |
| Opinion | 2009/2002(BUD) | 2010 budget: section III, Commission |
| Opinion | 2009/0172(NLE) | Nuclear safety: financial assistance to decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria, 'Kozloduy Programme' |
| Opinion | 2009/0038(CNS) | EC/Guinea agreement: Fisheries Partnership Agreement |
| Opinion | 2008/2237(INI) | Small Business Act |
| Opinion | 2008/2186(DEC) | 2007 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission |
| Opinion | 2008/2131(INI) | Building a Global Climate Change Alliance between the European Union and poor developing countries most vulnerable to climate change |
| Opinion | 2008/2026(BUD) | 2009 budget: Section III, Commission |
| Opinion | 2008/2025(BUD) | 2009 budget: first reflections on the 2009 PDB mandate for the conciliation |
| Opinion | 2008/0093(CNS) | EC/Mauritania fisheries agreement: protocol for the period 1 August 2008 to 31 July 2012 |
| Opinion | 2007/2271(INI) | Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper |
| Opinion | 2007/2037(DEC) | 2006 discharge: EC general budget, Section III, Commission |
| Opinion | 2007/2019(BUD) | 2008 budget: section III, Commission |
| Opinion | 2007/0232(CNS) | Fisheries agreement EC/Seychelles: protocol for the period from 18 January 2005 to 17 January 2011, amendments |
| Opinion | 2007/0226(CNS) | EC/Côte d'Ivoire agreement: Fisheries Partnership Agreement |
| Opinion | 2007/0222(NLE) | Fisheries partnership agreements concluded between the European Community and third countries: authorisation of the Commission to approve modifications to protocols |
| Opinion | 2007/0209(CNS) | EC/Guinea-Bissau agreement: Fisheries Partnership Agreement |
| Opinion | 2007/0170(CNS) | EC/Mozambique agreement: Fisheries partnership agreement |
| Opinion | 2007/0145(COD) | Education and mobility: Erasmus Mundus 2009-2013 action programme for the enhancement of quality in higher education and the promotion of intercultural understanding through cooperation with third countries |
| Opinion | 2007/0034(CNS) | EC/Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe fisheries agreement: partnership agreement |
| Opinion | 2007/0006(CNS) | EC/Madagascar fisheries agreement: partnership agreement |
| Opinion | 2006/2070(DEC) | 2005 discharge: EC general budget, section III, Commission |
| Opinion | 2006/2018(BUD) | 2007 budget: section III, Commission |
| Opinion | 2006/0262(CNS) | EC/Denmark/Greenland fisheries agreement: fisheries partnership agreement 2006-2012 |
| Opinion | 2006/0247(CNS) | Fisheries: additional costs, remoteness of the Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Guyana, Réunion, compensation scheme for 2007-2013 |
| Opinion | 2006/0156(CNS) | EC/Gabon fisheries agreement: partnership agreement for the period from 3rd December 2005 to 2nd December 2011 |
| Opinion | 2006/0122(CNS) | Fisheries EC/Cape Verde: Partnership Agreement for a sustainable fisheries policy and a responsible exploitation of fisheries resources |
| Opinion | 2005/2146(INI) | The period of reflection: the structure, subjects and context for an assessment of the debate on the European Union |
| Opinion | 2005/2090(DEC) | 2004 discharge: EC general budget, section III, Commission and ECSC in liquidation |
| Opinion | 2005/2001(BUD) | 2006 budget: Section III, Commission |
| Opinion | 2005/0262(CNS) | EC/Angola fisheries agreement: denunciation of the agreement (derog. Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999) |
| Opinion | 2005/0249(CNS) | Fisheries agreement EEC/Sao Tome and Príncipe: period from 1st June 2005 to 31st May 2006 |
| Responsible | 2005/0221(COD) | Lifelong learning: key competences and access for all citizens |
| Opinion | 2005/0206(CNS) | EC/Micronesia fisheries agreement: partnership agreement |
| Opinion | 2005/0173(CNS) | EC/Seychelles fisheries agreement: protocol for the period from 18 January 2005 to 17 January 2011 |
| Opinion | 2005/0168(CNS) | EC/Solomon Islands Fisheries Partnership Agreement |
| Opinion | 2005/0092(CNS) | EC/Comoros agreement: tuna fishing, protocol for the period from 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2010 |
| Opinion | 2005/0045(CNS) | Common Fisheries Policy CFP: Community financial measures for the implementation of the Fisheries Policy and of the Law of the Sea 2007-2013 |
| Opinion | 2004/2040(DEC) | 2003 discharge and follow-up of the 2002 discharge: EC general budget, section III Commission |
| Opinion | 2004/2001(BUD) | 2005 budget: section III, Commission |
| Opinion | 2004/0211(CNS) | EC/Ivory Coast fisheries agreement: protocol for the period from 1st July 2004 to 30 June 2007 |
| Opinion | 2004/0185(CNS) | EC/Comoros fisheries agreement: extension of the protocol for the period from 28 February 2004 to 31st December 2004 |
| Opinion | 2004/0153(COD) | Life long learning: integrated action programme comprising Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci and Grundtvig programmes and the Jean Monnet programme |
Born
1958/07/21 Moers- PhD (1988).
- Member of the Greens Bremen Regional Executive (1986). Committee member, Cultural Policy Society (1993-2004). Founded Agentur Art (2001).
- Vice-President, Bremen Regional Assembly (2003-2004). Senator for Culture and Integration, City of Bremen (1991-1995).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2009/2002(BUD) 2010 budget: section III, Commission
2009/02/10
BUDG
4 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Is committed to do its utmost to secure adequate financing for all activities and policies under heading 1 a which delivers solutions to European citizens namely providing greater energy security, increasing support for ecological research and innovation, promoting small and medium sized enterprises and fostering sustainable growth and job creation;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Calls on the Commission to make full use of the financial envelope for implementation of Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 of the European Parliament and Council of 15 November 2006 establishing the Instrument for Stability1; 1 OJ L 327, 24.11.2006, p. 1.
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23b. Calls on the Commission to present a plan to restore, over the period 2010 to 2013, the financial means reallocated from the Instrument for Stability to the Food Facility, in order to ensure that the European Union has the full financial means available, under heading 4 of the budget, to fulfil its role on the international stage as expected by the citizens of Europe;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 c (new) 23c. Reminds the Commission of the commitments made by the Community in the Instrument for Stability, namely the promotion of stable conditions for human and economic development and the promotion of human rights, democracy and fundamental freedoms as the prime objectives of European Union external action; in this respect, calls on the Commission to present a plan for the mobilisation of financial resources for any external emergency assistance facilities or mechanisms that are created outside the Instrument for Stability in a way that would avoid drawing on the funds foreseen for the Instrument for Stability;
source: PE-428.297
2009/11/27
BUDG
11 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Deplores the fact that the Council was not willing to increase financing so as to further support the EU's needs in facing the current crisis, under existing programmes under "Competitiveness for growth and employment" in sub-heading 1a; considers that this heading should be examined in depth and
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers that the level of payments does not contribute to diminishing the disparity between the level of commitments and payments; points out its concern with regard to the consequences it could have on the development of the overall unpaid commitments (reste à liquider - RAL), which according to the Court of Auditors' report for 2008 stands at EUR 155 billion, and the need to reverse this development for future budgets;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that the financing of the second phase of the European Economic Recovery Plan was a priority for Parliament; recalls that it amended the Draft Budget of the Council in this spirit, giving impetus to economic growth, competitiveness, cohesion and job protection,; calls on the Commission to ensure that all projects to be financed under the recovery plan will be fully compatible with EU environmental legislation;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Takes note that the financing of the European Council was agreed for the financial year 2010; recalls that a new section must be presented for its financing in the 2011 budget; as provided for in Article 316 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for full use of the appropriations available to activities and policies under sub-heading 1a which foster sustainable growth and job creation, including new green jobs, and deliver solutions to European citizens namely by providing greater energy security, increasing support for research and innovation, particularly on clean and renewable energy technologies, promoting small and medium-sized enterprises and reinforcing life-long learning; recalls the importance of optimising the implementation of framework programmes and calls on the Commission to take into account the Parliament's position as adopted in the discharge procedure for Commission 2007 (P6_TA(2009)0289) Nos. 113 through 123 on those implementation problems;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Regrets and is surprised by the budgetary cuts introduced by the Council in a period when structural and cohesion funds could be stimulating sustainable economic growth and recovery; recalls that it had proposed systematic increases to payments on the main lines (ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund) to boost implementation of structural policy in the Member States, which could have enhanced the effects of the recovery plan, for the benefit of all European citizens;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the joint declaration calling for the simplification and a more targeted use of structural and cohesion funds to facilitate overcoming the effects of the economic crisis; recalls the possibility of adaptation and revision of the operational programmes with this aim, while also putting greater emphasis on using these funds more wisely in support of European and national policies against climate change;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Welcomes the agreement with the Council on additional support for the milk- producing sector, currently in crisis, to reach the amount of EUR 300 million as requested by Parliament; considers Council's endorsement as application of the "spirit of the Lisbon Treaty" as this will place Parliament on an equal footing on agriculture expenditure; re
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses the importance of further funding being made available via the EU budget to manage legal immigration and integration of third country nationals while in parallel tackling illegal immigration in full respect of human fundamental rights
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30.
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Agrees that the priority for use of the margin available should be given to finance any additional expenditure directly stemming from the entry into force of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, but only after a thorough examination of the current resources/needs and the scope for any further savings by all the institutions;
source: PE-430.712
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2009/2225(INI) Defining a new Digital Agenda for Europe: from i2010 to digital.eu
2010/02/02
CULT
14 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls for a strong digital agenda at EU level that offers economic and also social and cultural opportunities for all EU citizens; therefore requests the Commission to develop a comprehensive definition of the digital agenda and make it subject to further discussion with Parliament and the Council, in order to achieve common understanding among the EU institutions on key objectives and goals;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls for a comprehensive and integrated approach at EU level which not only promotes investment in new networks and platforms, but also deals with guarantees for the openness, universal accessibility and availability as well as safety of communication devices and infrastructures and contains an adequate policy on fostering media literacy skills, including raising awareness about the use of new technologies;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Recognises that Europe’s creative and cultural industries not only play an essential role in the promotion of cultural diversity, media pluralism and participatory democracy in Europe, but are also an important engine for sustainable growth in Europe, and thus can play a decisive role in EU economic recovery;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Stresses that a European digital agenda needs to promote the production and dissemination of high-quality and culturally diverse content in the EU in order to incentivise all EU citizens to adopt digital technologies such as the internet, and to maximise the cultural and social benefits EU citizens can derive from those technologies:
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Asks the Commission to develop, as part of the digital agenda, in particular a modern copyright framework that takes due account of digitisation and convergence of the media and to encourage the development of the internet, which offers many new chances for the circulation of and access to creative content but also poses risks, e.g. in the form of piracy of copyright- protected content;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. Underlines that the so-called digital dividend is a valuable spectrum source for not only economic but also social and cultural development; urges the Commission to recognise the value of enabling highly popular existing platforms, such as digital terrestrial television, to evolve, as well as facilitating the development of other new technologies;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 g (new) 1g. Underlines the importance of data protection in the digital world and urges the Commission to take account not only of data protection and privacy questions as such, but especially of the specific needs of minors and young adults with respect to these questions;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 h (new) 1h. Stresses that a comprehensive, participatory and inclusive approach under the EU’s Digital Agenda heavily depends on the non-discriminatory access to and the effective interoperability of services for all citizens;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 i (new) 1i. Urges the Commission to take due account of the Unesco Convention on Cultural Diversity when developing the digital agenda for Europe and to come up with a policy actively underpinning the objectives of the Convention;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 j (new) 1j. Stresses that pluralism, freedom of the press and respect for cultural diversity are core values and end goals of the European Union; thus calls for the European Commission to ensure the compliance of all proposed EU policies with these values and goals;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the importance of teaching s
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to organise a hearing with stakeholders to find legal solutions for VOD
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Emphasises the need to improve the use of Europeana
source: PE-438.396
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2010/0064(COD) Combating sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography
2010/07/20
CULT
2 amendments...
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that legal persons may be held liable for any of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 committed for their benefit by any person, acting either individually or as part of an organ of the legal person, and having a leading position within the legal person, based on one of the following:
source: PE-442.977
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2010/0101(COD) EIB loans: EU guarantee to the EIB against losses under loans and guarantees for projects outside the EU (repeal. Decision No 633/2009/EC)
2010/10/29
BUDG
7 amendments...
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 12 Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 13 (13)
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. More generally, EIB financing operations shall contribute to the general principles guiding the EU's external action, as referred to in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union, of promoting and consolidating democracy and the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, and contribute to the implementation of international environmental agreements to which the EU is a party. Compliance of the beneficiary country with the principles and objectives of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters shall be ensured by the EIB at the different relevant stages of the projects. In relation to developing countries in particular, an underlying objective for EIB financing operations shall be the reduction of poverty through fostering: sustainable economic, social and environmental development of these countries, particularly in the most disadvantaged amongst them; sustainable management of global natural resources; their smooth and gradual integration into the world economy; the campaign against poverty; as well as compliance with objectives approved by the EU in the context of the United Nations and other competent international organisations. The EIB shall promote equal access to financial services, in particular for disadvantaged groups such as minorities, farmers and women. In order to adequately meet these requirements, the Council shall guarantee an increase in EIB resources and staff within a reasonable time, and should substantially build up means to adequately meet these requirements.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Adequate criteria for what qualifies as “clean technology” need to be oriented in principle at energy efficiency and zero- emission energy provision, excluding support for fossil fuel-based CO2-emitting energy provision.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. The EIB shall carry out thorough due diligence, including local public consultation, on development-related aspects of projects covered by the EU guarantee prior to project approval, including, in an appropriate form, the loan activity of financial intermediaries. The EIB's own rules and procedures shall include the necessary provisions on assessment of environmental and social impact of projects and of aspects related to human rights, to ensure that only projects that are economically, financially, environmentally and socially sustainable are supported under this Decision. The project appraisal reports adopted within the due diligence process shall be disclosed to the public. The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament on the outcome of the due diligence.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. In addition to the ex-ante assessment of development-related aspects, the EIB should strengthen its monitoring during project implementation, inter alia, on the development impact of the project. In reaching the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the EIB shall partner only with those local financial intermediary institutions that meet clear criteria developed by the Commission. These criteria will focus on ability to deliver clear impact in line with the EU development goals, local ownership of the financial intermediaries and an added value in comparison with market financing. Support of the SMEs shall be fully transparent and the value added of the EIB shall be reported regularly.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a decision Article 8 a (new) Article 8 a Public participation and disclosure of information 1. The EIB shall, together with the project promoter, take an active part in the organisation of public consultation on development, environmental and social aspects of the project. The EIB shall identify the public affected in the project financed by the EIB. The EIB shall ensure that the local population is informed about all key issues pertaining to the EIB operations carried out in a timely manner. 2. The EIB shall make documents relating to projects for which the EIB benefits from the EU guarantee directly accessible to the public in electronic form or through a register in accordance with its rules. The information to be made available and disseminated shall be updated as appropriate and shall include: - a description/summary of the project; - projects appraisal reports (assessment on environmental, social, human rights and development impacts of the project); - covenants and conditions on environmental, development and human rights related aspects of the projects; - monitoring reports on development, environmental and social related aspects of the projects; - ex-post evaluation reports on the contribution of the projects to economic development, poverty eradication, protection of the environment and strengthening of human rights.
source: PE-452.617
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2010/0395(COD) Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union
2011/06/17
BUDG
3 amendments...
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Concerning provisions on proportionality, the notion of
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 45 (45) As regards the information which is to be submitted by the Commission in the context of discharge, the Commission should notably submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an evaluation report on the Union's finances based on the results achieved, in accordance with Article 318 of the TFEU. Adequate provisions should therefore be introduced in this Regulation for such report in relation to other existing reporting requirements. The report should include in particular elements on the achievements in the field of gender aspects of staff policy.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 34 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d (d) provide a detailed picture of all staff in place in the Union delegations at the time of presenting the draft budget, including a breakdown by geographic area, gender, individual country and mission, distinguishing establishment plan posts, contract agents, local agents and seconded national experts and appropriations requested in the draft budget for such other types of personnel with corresponding estimates of the equivalent full-time staff that may be employed within the limits of the appropriations requested.
source: PE-467.051
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2010/2002(BUD) 2011 budget: draft mandate for the draft budget conciliation procedure before the first reading
2010/12/05
BUDG
8 amendments...
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a new 26a. Calls on the Commission to acknowledge the crucial role the local and regional level plays in combating climate change and to respond to this challenge by revising the list of categories of expenditure (Lisbon earmarking) in Annex IV according to Article 9(3) of Council regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provision on structural funds and by introducing categories targeted to tackle the impacts of climate change in time for being taken into account for the implementation of the 2011 budget;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a new 30a. Regrets the absence of defining clear priorities under this Heading in favour of sustainable farming systems, which preserve biodiversity, protect water resources and soil fertility, respect animal welfare and employment;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a new 31a. Requests the Commission to ensure that rural development measures under all axes will be measured against more refined performance indicators for farming systems and production methods so as to respond to the challenges related to climate change, water protection, biodiversity and renewable energies;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 b new 31b. Regrets that direct aids are not further conditioned to achievements of environmental and social objectives;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a new 32a. Regrets the continued subsidising of the tobacco production in the EU, which is contrary to the objectives of the EU health policy;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Welcomes the increase in CA for LIFE+ to EUR 333.5 million (up by 8.7%) and welcomes the sharp increase in PA (24,3%, to EUR 268.2 million) in line with improved implementation rates; but points out that the LIFE+ appropriations are very limited compared to the vast environmental challenges the EU faces;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 anew Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 a new 67a. Recalls that the Paulsen report on the evaluation and assessment of the Animal Welfare Action Plan 2006-2010, (PE 430.922 v02-00, A7-0053/2010), called for the setting up of a European coordinated network for animal welfare which should perform the tasks referred to in the Commission communication of 28 October 2009 on options for animal welfare labelling and the establishment of a European Network of Reference Centres for the protection and welfare of animals (COM (2009)0584); the network, guided by one coordination body, should become a support tool providing assistance and information to the Commission, Member States, food chain actors and citizens regarding training and education, best practices and consumer communication; it should collect and store data about the benefits of animal welfare enforcement as well as the economic costs of animal welfare measures; these data will provide input to future impact assessments and policy decisions; consequently, proposes to set up a pilot project for financial support to such a network for the year 2011;
source: PE-441.198
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2010/2004(BUD) 2011 budget, section III, Commission: guidelines
2010/02/26
BUDG
6 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Is convinced, in the context of the global economic slowdown, that the EU should concentrate its efforts on actively supporting innovative and in particular green technologies that are making an essential contribution to overcoming the economic crisis and establishing the EU as a leading sustainable and competitive economy;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a new 15a. Bearing in mind, the important role youth will have to play in recovering from the current financial and economic crisis, believes that the promotion of equal opportunities and better facilitation of the transition from education to the integration into the labour market should be emphasised and enhanced also within the European Social Fund as the EU can no longer afford that especially the youth suffers from poverty, bad education systems and high unemployment;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Recalls the constant, almost unbearable pressure on the financing of the EU’s activities as a global player, with its room for manoeuvre caught between low financial margins, the unpredictable
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a new 40 a. Points out that it remains of utmost importance that more adequate flexibility instruments are established in the field of external action and expects the Commission to incorporate the necessary proposals in the mid-term review;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Points out that, following an amending budget for 2010, 2011 will be the first fully operational year for the European External Action Service (EEAS); intends to provide the EEAS with the necessary means to fulfil its mission, especially with regard to the civil crisis management capabilities of the EEAS but recalls that, under the treaty and in full accordance with the common intention to increase the EP’s involvement in the shaping and management of the EU’s external relations, it will fully exercise its scrutiny over the budget and budgetary control of EEAS;
source: PE-439.297
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2010/2005(BUD) 2011 budget, other sections: Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year and the budget
2010/04/20
BUDG
15 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the level of the 2011 budget, as suggested by the Bureau, amounts to EUR 1 7
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. While not disagreeing with the
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Can agree with the Bureau's focus on reinforcing expertise to contribute to the objective of legislative excellence
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. In this regard, supports the idea of finding an appropriate mix of in-house and external expertise for the policy departments depending on the type of information required for the specific files under consideration but would like further explanations as to whether and how the staff increases proposed could be used in a flexible way and wishes to receive more information on past implementation rates and demand from committees for such expertise;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Endorses the need for a reinforcement of external studies
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes the proposal to boost the library by 28 posts, out of which 13 for the briefing service for members (previously contract staff); can endorse the financing and incorporation of these 13 posts into its establishment plan provided an assurance is given that they would be filled following open competitions and, also, that a corresponding saving is made in the financial envelope for contracts;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes that apart from the requests for 68 posts linked to Lisbon and 62 linked to enlargement (including 11 posts for the groups), 17 posts are requested to complete the second year of the three-year plan for DG INLO agreed in the 2010 procedure and 30 posts for other areas that could not be covered even after 20 redeployments had been identified as possible for 2011, bringing the total to 1
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Notes that the Bureau proposal now also includes 1 AD5 and 1 AST1 for the Euro Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly and 3 AD5 and 1 AST1 posts for Risk Management but no longer contains a planned additional EUR 3 million for DG ITEC;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Also notes that the Bureau has included a further
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Notes that a provision for a direct pre- financing of the initial stage of the construction of the new KAD building has been made for an amount of EUR 1
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Notes that the budget item for Members' travel costs is actually higher than the one for salaries; underlines the need for responsible use of allowances, notably travel allowances, and points out that by using, where possible, other means of transport than business class air travel from and to Parliament's places of work, Parliament's carbon footprint can be reduced and costs saved at the same time. Therefore
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38.
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Takes note of the Bureau's
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Underlines that a more detailed examination of individual budget items, including an analysis of implementation rates, should take place before the vote on the draft budget in the autumn; will thus examine and take the final budgetary decisions at that time;
source: PE-440.144
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2010/2015(INI) Journalism and new media - creating a public sphere in Europe
2010/05/05
CULT
12 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that the Member States should ensure the independence of public service broadcasters, and at the same time stresses that the latter have a responsibility to cover the EU in the context of their public purpose to inform and sustain citizenship and civil society;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Suggests that the European Audiovisual Observatory publishes on a regular basis surveys of coverage of EU- affairs in the electronic media, looking at content especially dedicated to European affairs as well as content including reference to European affairs;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Stresses that the respect for the freedom of the media, their editorial independence and in particular the programme autonomy of public service broadcasting is a fundamental value of the European Union and its media landscape and must be respected in order for a free, open and democratic society to flourish;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Stresses due to the specific mediating role of the media for the democratic will the need for reliable political information in the field of new media;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Suggests that the Commission should promote and fund exchanges among broadcasters and other media professionals from different Member States on best practice in covering the EU, including training Public Service Media;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Stresses that according to the ‘Amsterdam Protocol’ it is the competence of the Member States to define, organise and finance public service broadcasting;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Welcomes that many media and especially public service broadcasters significantly invested in new interactive and non-linear media offerings especially on the internet on news and current affairs including European matters, thereby reaching out especially to younger audiences;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 source: PE-441.043
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2010/2028(INI) Public service broadcasting in the digital era: the future of the dual system
2010/08/07
CULT
5 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the traditional boundaries in the media sector can no longer be upheld in the online environment since traditional media cannot survive without expanding into new platforms (SMS services, internet pages, applications for smart phones, etc.) in line of the objectives of the EU's Digital Agenda,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas public service broadcasting is a crucial asset in maintaining a public sphere in the digital era, which is characterised by a risk of audience fragmentation,
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Highlights against this background the specific mission of public service broadcasting in the digital era to bring media content to as many European citizens as possible and to maintain a public sphere with the aim of overcoming risk of audience fragmentation;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to
source: PE-442.961
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2010/2072(INI) Funding and functioning of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
2010/06/25
BUDG
9 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas an analysis of the funds mobilised under the EGF between 2007 and the end of the first half of 2009 highlights the shortcomings of the original regulation, with only EUR 80 million having being mobilised, out of a total of EUR 1.5 billion that was theoretically available, for 18 applications submitted on behalf of 24 431 workers by eight Member States for a very limited number of sectors (notably textile and car industry); whereas those shortcomings are also reflected in the huge disparity between the amounts initially allocated and those finally implemented, with EUR 24.8 million (39.4% of the appropriations mobilised) having subsequently been paid back in the case of the first 11 applications,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas, in addition to having a cyclical dimension resulting from the economic and financial crisis, the difficulties arising on the labour market in most Member States are also due to structural factors which European and national recovery plans can only partly address; whereas, therefore, the increase in the number of applications for EGF funding may be said to be a long-term trend, whereas, however, the intention of the fund is not to be a substitute for lack of innovation,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes the view that the EGF's added value as an EU social policy instrument lies in the fact that it provides a visible specific and targeted financial support for personalised programmes for the reskilling and re-
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for coherence in policy; demands, therefore, that workers eligible for funding under the EGF who make use of their right to free movement as stipulated in Article 45 of the TFEU are not discriminated against in access to funding;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the contributions granted with reference to, among other things: the beneficiaries' re- integration into employment; the outreach to small and medium sized enterprises (SME); the difference between the number of potential beneficiaries and the number of workers that have received support; the disparities between Member States in terms of the funding provided per worker and the reasons for those disparities; compliance with the non-discrimination criterion with reference to the contractual position of the workers made redundant and to workers who make use of their right to free movement within the EU; the procedures for consulting the social partners that were or were not used when preparing applications and the checks carried out on their implementation; and the procedures for verifying the implementation of contributions and any repayments Member States are requested to make; calls on the Commission to reflect the findings of that evaluation in its proposal for the revision of the regulation;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that the time required to mobilise the EGF could be halved and that, to this end, applications for mobilisation of the EGF should be drawn up by Member States as soon as a collective redundancy has been announced, and not after it has taken place, so as to reduce the 10-week period Member States have in which to forward their applications once the intervention criteria have been fulfilled; considers that
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Takes the view that, over and above these improvements to the procedure, the period of validity of the derogation inserted in 2009 with a view to assisting workers who lose their jobs as a result of the economic and financial crisis should be extended until the end of the current multiannual financial framework and that the co-financing rate should be raised from 50% to 65%, given that the underlying causes on which their approval was based are very far from having been removed
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Wishes th
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that the conversion of the
source: PE-443.137
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2010/2099(INI) Improving the economic governance and stability framework of the Union, in particular in the euro area
2010/09/17
BUDG
3 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The legislative act/feasibility study to be adopted by the Commission within twelve months should aim: – To enhance the coordination and articulation between Member States budgets and the EU budget as a counter- cyclical complement for a sustainable fiscal consolidation as well as create incentives such as modulating co- financing rates or introducing a performance Union reserve to reward sound fiscal policies. An enhanced coordination and articulation between EU and Member States budgets as a counter- cyclical complement for a sustainable fiscal consolidation and therefore as a proper means for avoiding a reduction of sustainable investments while consolidating fiscal accounts could be targeted in order to reduce the dependence of fossil energy imports through substantial investment programs in the field of energy production, resource efficiency and in particular in the field of renewable energies. These programs would not only guarantee a long term return on investment but would also help to correct current account deficits as long as all highly indebted EU countries -and more broadly most EU Member States- are net importers of fossil sources of energy.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Establish a clear framework for a renewed joint effort of the EU budgetary funds and EIB financial resources, to further leverage in the next Multiannual Financial Framework the budgetary funds by means of EIB's expertise in financial engineering, commitment to EU policies and pivotal role among public and private sector financial institutions, and to enhance the counter-cyclical dimension of Cohesion funds and programs financed by the EIB.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Given that tax cooperation is a cornerstone of economic governance, establish a high-level tax policy group chaired by the Commission with a mandate to work for a strategic and pragmatic approach to tax policy issues in the Union, while paying particular attention to combating tax fraud, reinvigorate the code of conduct on business taxation while making more extensive use of state aid procedures against unfair tax competition, adopting the savings tax directive enlarged in scope and with automatic information exchange as the general rule, broaden and deepen environmental taxation, facilitate the adoption of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base while working towards minimum tax rates, and growth- enhancing tax reforms as well as introducing a financial transaction tax at the EU level.
source: PE-448.916
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2010/2156(INI) Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries
2011/11/02
CULT
6 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas Newspapers and magazines are essential components of cultural industries as well as a pluralistic and diverse European media landscape,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas Europe’s cultural and creative industries not only play an essential role in promoting cultural diversity, pluralism of the media and participative democracy in Europe, but also constitute a major engine of sustainable growth and economic recovery in the European Union; whereas particular attention must be paid to cultural and language specificities in the debate on the establishment of a single market in the creative content sector,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas it is essential to ensure the artistic and cultural education of citizens and to appreciate the creative process in order to develop creativity and knowledge of the arts, culture, cultural heritage and the cultural diversity of the EU, education should extend to learning about not only digital rights but also obligations, to foster better understanding and respect of works protected by IPRs,
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Underlines that initiatives on digital media literacy should ensure a close involvement of publishers, given the highly valuable experience of the publishing industry as regards media literacy and given the increasing shift of this industry towards digital content production and distribution and calls on the Commission to link its goal of promoting digital literacy to media literacy in order to promote critical appraisal of online content;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls for better respect of the existing legal framework concerning copyright, both to ensure effective enforcement, as well as to secure remuneration for the use of creative and journalistic content;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take the necessary steps to establish a European internal market for on-line cultural and creative content and guarantee access to this content to European citizens whilst ensuring that those entitled are protected and properly compensated and that all funding channels for the creative sector are consolidated; calls on the Commission to adapt copyright to the digital era allowing the cultural and creative industries reaping the benefits created by digital technology and media convergence and to consider specific ways of facilitating the use of creative content and archived material;
source: PE-454.693
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2010/2211(INI) Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe
2011/03/23
CULT
8 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the existence of small headings, such as Heading 3b in the current MFF, hampers the reallocation of funds between programmes; urges that small headings and sub-headings be
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the importance of striking the right balance between predictability and flexibility in multiannual expenditure;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that the current education, youth, media and culture funding programmes generate European added value by pooling resources and enhancing cooperation; notes that they
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the importance of the cultural, creative and media sectors in achieving the Europe 2020 targets relating to employment, productivity and social cohesion; notes that, beyond their direct contribution to GDP, the
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Notes that the Culture 2007 programme plays a unique role in supporting cross- border and European-wide cooperation in the cultural sphere,
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes that the programme reaches a wide population; plays a special role in developing citizenship and social inclusion therefore supports fully the process of European integration;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Notes that the programme is very differentiated between many categories of beneficiaries and actions, which ensures part of its successful implementation;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 14. Notes that EU education, youth, media and culture programmes are successful in that they enjoy high implementation rates and generate clear European added value, and
source: PE-460.772
2011/04/13
SURE
1 amendments...
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Recalls that SMEs
source: PE-462.729
2011/04/27
SURE
4 amendments...
Amendment 862 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 84. Stresses that EU foreign policy should be based on Union's founding principles and values, namely democracy, respect for human rights, diversity and the rule of law and fundamental freedoms and the protection of the environment ; reiterates the need to equip the Union with more adequate and targeted means to promote these values globally; highlights the particular contribution made via the EIDHR as it makes possible the financing of projects without the third countries host consent;
Amendment 1034 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 114 114.
Amendment 1071 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 117 117. Emphasises that the restructuring of the system of own resources as such does not concern the size of the EU budget but finding a more effective mix of resources to fund the agreed EU policies and objectives;
Amendment 1088 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 120 120. Underlines the stringent majority requirements for both the Parliament and the Council and points to the importance of exploiting to the full the Treaty provision under Article 312(5) of the TFEU, which requires the Parliament, the Council and the Commission, throughout the procedure leading to the MFF adoption, to take any measure necessary to this end and thus explicitly provides for negotiations between the institutions to find agreement on a text that can be consented to by Parliament; points out that, except for specific provisions incompatible with the provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon, the current IIA continues to apply as long as it is not amended, superseded or revised and that if a post 2013 MFF is not adopted by the end of 2013 the ceilings and other provisions corresponding to the year 2013 shall be extended; welcomes, in this respect, the commitment of the Council Presidencies
source: PE-462.732
2011/05/04
SURE
6 amendments...
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the Europe 2020 strategy should help Europe recover from the crisis and emerge stronger, through job creation and smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; whereas this strategy is based on five Union headline targets on promoting employment, improving the conditions for innovation, research and development, meeting climate change and energy objectives, improving education levels and promoting social inclusion and cultural diversity, in particular through the reduction of poverty,
Amendment 756 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 c (new) 71c. Stresses the positive impact of culture and education programmes in terms of EU cohesion objectives;
Amendment 783 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 75. Points out that youth-, and culture- related policies are among the first policies to be recognised for their added value and reaching out to citizens and as such essential priorities, especially also in the context of the Europe 2020 strategy, as artists and creators are keys to innovation; underlines that thanks to programmes like MEDIA or the introduction of an innovative focus on Creative and Cultural industries, entrepreneurship and creativeness become a main asset to the Agenda 2020,via the knowledge triangle, mobility or as soft location factors; strongly emphasises that the full potential of these policies can only be realised if they are provided with adequate levels of funding and if their potential is better used within rural development and cohesion policy;
Amendment 786 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 a (new) 75a. Calls on the Commission to maintain a separate Youth in Action Programme for the upcoming Multi-Financial Framework;
Amendment 787 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 b (new) 75b. Welcomes the EU 2020 flagship initiative ‘youth on the move’ aiming at a better facilitation of the transition from education to the integration into the labour market by means of enhanced education and mobility; believes, however, that the current design of the initiative is not comprehensive enough; to this end calls for review of the objectives of each programme so as to ensure the promotion of equal opportunities not only targeting graduates, but to enlarge the clientele and reach out to more young people;
Amendment 788 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 c (new) 75c. Demands for an adequate contribution through the EU budget to a ‘ European Youth Guarantee’, securing the right of every young person in the EU to be offered a job, an apprenticeship, additional training or combined work and training after a maximum of 4 month’s unemployment;
source: PE-462.731
2011/08/04
SURE
3 amendments...
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Points to the importance of adequately funding and targeting education, mobility schemes for young people and lifelong learning programmes as this would make an important contribution to the fight against
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Takes the view that the flagship initiative on new skills and jobs should allow wider focus on youth, early-school leavers, older people, women, disadvantaged and disabled people and migrants;
Amendment 512 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 a (new) 51a. Believes that rural development programmes should integrate agricultural, environmental and cohesion policy objectives in a territorial approach with a new typology of rural areas, taking better account of population density, cultural and socio-economic situation and specific features and needs, recognising the differences between territories and improve rural territorial governance by drawing upon successful initiatives involving horizontal and vertical partnerships, with special focus on local research activities, strengthening local public infrastructure, helping the creation of small thriving businesses, promoting renewable energy projects and better livestock practices;
source: PE-462.730
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2010/2304(INI) European broadband: investing in digitally driven growth
2011/08/02
CULT
3 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that,
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Refers to the context of the establishment and development of mobile Broadband networks and spectrum policy, and emphasize against this background that the European spectrum policy has to take equally into account the economic, social and cultural value of radio frequencies; therefore stresses that the establishment and development of mobile Broadband networks must not endanger the use of existing spectrum users, such as radio and PMSE, which are of great importance for the creation and dissemination of cultural content, linguistic and cultural diversity and pluralism and must allow them sufficient room for development;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Notes that, in order to offer a high standard of pluralist audio-visual content at an affordable price to the consumer, broadcasters must be able to chose between the different broadcasting platforms by taking account of technical and cost efficiency: Broadband for on demand services, and terrestrial television for the transmission of linear content to large audiences;
source: PE-454.581
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2010/2306(INI) European cinema in the digital era
2011/12/09
CULT
11 amendments...
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the potential of the European film industry is constantly growing, but the proportion of European productions showing in cinemas is still insufficient; observes that, partly because of the primacy assigned to blockbuster films, the diversity of films in Europe and cinemas’ freedom to decide on their programming are endangered and as a result there is reason to fear an irreversible market concentration in the field of cinema;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States and the EC to support the full digitisation of EU cinemas and to establish European and national programmes to support the transition to digital technologies; stresses that the programmes should be flexibly aligned with practical requirements;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines the need to ensure the interoperability of digital projection systems and materials, as well as other devices, as they are particularly needed for smaller and medium-sized screens which take account of the economic context of the European cinema market and thus preserve the diversity of cinema and films;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on producers, distributors and providers of subsidies not to restrict themselves to the DCI standard as a format for digital screening, as, in view of the high investment and follow-up costs, it is not economic to acquire DCI-certified film projectors in the case of smaller screens and auditoriums;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Recommends Member States adopt legislative measures to ensure that audiovisual works, being a part of national heritage, will be collected, catalogued, reconstructed and disseminated for cultural, educational and science purposes, whilst respecting copyright; draws attention to the danger that 35 mm film projectors may be entirely displaced from smaller cinema auditoriums by digital equipment;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that in order to ease the digitisation process, flexible and diversified financing, both public and private, should be made available at local, regional, national and European level; stresses that publicly or privately funded digitisation of cinemas must not jeopardise the independence of film theatres and will not lead to a reduction in the diversity of programming and in the market share of European films;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Acknowledges that the so-called Virtual Print Fee (VPF) financing model
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. C
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Notes that financing models should be promoted which enable independent cinemas to gain access to VPF payments from all distributors; recommends organising purchasing cooperatives in order to make the advantage of group rates available to all cinemas;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Underlines that new initiatives must be introduced as part of the next generation of the MEDIA programme to improve and promote translation, dubbing, subtitling and surtitling; calls therefore for a ‘digital programme heading’ to be included in the MEDIA programme in order to simplify conversion to digital formats;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Calls for technology-neutral support for all cinemas which show a high proportion of European films and for an ambitious programme, irrespective of their turnover or number of customers;
source: PE-470.048
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2011/0046(NLE) Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013: nuclear research and training activities
2011/09/13
BUDG
18 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 1 a (new) (1a) Whereas it has clearly been demonstrated that the risks of nuclear energy have become unmanageable;
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 1 b (new) (1b) Whereas hardly any progress has been made during the last decades in the production of fusion energy, despite billions of allocations of EU research money;
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 2 (2) The Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for nuclear research and training activities (2012 - 2013), hereinafter ‘the Framework Programme (2012 - 2013)’, should co
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 3 Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 4 (4) The Framework Programme (2012- 2013) should contribute to the implementation of the Innovation Union, one of the Europe 2020 flagship initiatives adopted by the Communication from the Commission of 6 October 2010 entitled Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative Innovation Union, by
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 5 Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 6 Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 7 Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 9 (9) Euratom has created a single and fully integrated fusion research programme that has taken a leading international role in the development of fusion as a source of energy, but whose results are meagre and whose costs are out of control;
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 10 Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 13 Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 14 Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point a Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b b) nuclear fission and radiation protection, with the objective of enhancing
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 1 – fusion energy research
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2 – nuclear
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – part I.A Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – part I.B – paragraph 2 source: PE-472.176
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2011/0135(COD) Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs): tasks related to the protection of intellectual property rights
2011/10/17
CULT
16 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) Those tasks should relate to all intellectual property rights covered by Union law or the national law of the Member State concerned in this field since in many cases, infringing acts affect a bundle of intellectual property rights. Furthermore,
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The Office should offer a forum that brings together public authorities and the private sector, ensuring the collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant objective, comparable and reliable data regarding the value of intellectual property rights
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point k Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point l (l)
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point p Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Office shall invite to the meetings referred to in point (a) of Article 2(2) representatives from public administrations, bodies and organisations dealing with the protection of intellectual property rights and representatives from non-governmental organisations and the private sector.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Representatives meeting as the Observatory invited from
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. The meetings referred to in point (a) of Article 2(2) may also be organised in working groups within the Observatory.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – introductory wording Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Personal data shall not be transferred, processed, stored or used for any other purpose, even on the instructions of the Office or the Observatory.
source: PE-472.123
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2011/0136(COD) Orphan works: permitted uses
2011/10/14
CULT
20 amendments...
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 4 (4) The exclusive rights for authors of reproduction and of
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 5 (5) In the case of orphan works, such prior consent to carry out acts of reproduction or of
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 (7) In particular, a common approach to determine the orphan status and the permitted uses of orphan works is necessary to ensure legal certainty in the internal market with respect to the use of orphan works by libraries, museums, educational establishments, archives, film heritage institutions and
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 9 (9) For the purposes of this Directive,
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 (11) For reasons of international comity, this Directive should only apply to works that are first published, exhibited or broadcast in a Member State.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 12 (12) Before a work can be considered an orphan work, a
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 13 (13) It is appropriate to provide for a harmonised approach concerning such diligent search in order to ensure a high level of protection of copyright in the Union. A diligent search should involve the consultation of publicly accessible databases that supply information on the copyright status of a work. Moreover, in order to avoid duplication of costly digitisation, Member States should ensure that use of orphan works by the organisations referred to in this Directive, in particular duly entitled collecting societies, is recorded in a publicly accessible database. To the extent possible, publicly accessible databases of search results and use of orphan works should be designed and implemented so as to permit interlinkage with each other on a pan- European level and consultation thereof through a single entry point.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 14 (14) Orphan works may have several authors or holders of related rights or include other works or protected subject matter. This Directive should not affect the rights of known or identified rightholders.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 15 (15) In order to avoid duplication of search efforts, a diligent search should be conducted
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 20 (20) This Directive should be without prejudice to
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 22 (22) When a Member State authorises, under the conditions established in this Directive, the use of orphan works by publicly accessible libraries, educational establishments, museums, archives, film heritage institutions or public service broadcasting organisations for purposes beyond their public interest mission,
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point 3 (3)
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. For the purposes of establishing whether a work is an orphan work, the organisations or copyright collection societies referred to in Article 1(1) shall ensure that a diligent search is carried out for each work, by consulting the appropriate sources for the category of works in question.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The sources that are appropriate for each category of works shall be determined by each Member State, in
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. A diligent search is required to be carried out
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall ensure that the results of diligent searches carried out in their territories are recorded in a database publicly accessible
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Where this is compatible with Community law and international agreements on copyright and related rights, Member States may adopt comprehensive arrangements providing for simple and extended systems for the declaration of rights.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 1 Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) by
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a directive Annex – point 5 – point d a (new) (da) Professional associations in relevant Member States.
source: PE-472.126
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2011/0177(APP) Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
2012/05/10
BUDG
17 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas, pursuant to Article 312(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Council is required to adopt a regulation laying down the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), acting unanimously, after obtaining the consent of Parliament; whereas, pursuant to Article 312 (2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the European Council may, unanimously, adopt a decision authorising the Council to act by a qualified majority when adopting the regulation laying down the MFF.
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, pursuant to Article 311 TFEU, the Union
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas this will be the first time that an MFF regulation is adopted under the new provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon which makes the decision-making on the budgetary matter more transparent and more democratic, and therefore entailing new cooperation arrangements between the institutions aimed at reconciling efficient, transparent and democratic decision- making with respect for Treaty prerogatives;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas in its resolution of 8 June 2011 Parliament, adopted by an overwhelming majority, established its general political priorities for the next MFF, in both legislative and budgetary terms;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Ga (new) Ga. whereas in its resolution of 13 June 2012, adopted by an overwhelming majority, Parliament expressed its general political priorities for the next MFF in budgetary terms in both expenditure and revenue side;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the relevant parliamentary committees have carried out a full in-depth analysis of needs in order to identify political priorities, as evidenced in their annexed opinions adopted by an overwhelming majority at committee level;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Is fully aware that the negotiations on the MFF 2014-2020 are taking place in a very difficult economic context, in which Member States are engaging in considerable efforts to make fiscal adjustments to their national budgets, with a view to the stability of the banking sector and the single currency; insists that the Union should not be seen as adding an extra fiscal burden on taxpayers; is, however, convinced that the EU budget is a part of the solution to enable Europe to emerge from the current crisis by helping Member States tackle, collectively and in concerted fashion, the present structural challenges, in particular loss of competitiveness, climate change, rising unemployment and poverty;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that all the macroeconomic financial stabilisation measures taken since 2008 have not yet proved sufficient to overcome the economic and financial crisis; believes, therefore, that in order to return to growth and generate employment in Europe, a well- targeted a
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5a (new) 5a. Stresses that the increase of the EU budget by 5% , as the Parliament voted in its resolution of 8 June 2011, would not conflict with the needed fiscal consolidation at national level when combined with the simultaneous introduction of a genuine own resources system, which would reduce the national contributions to the EU budget as proposed by the European Commission on 29 June 2011 and welcomed by the European Parliament in its Resolution of 13 June 2012 , and would at the same time increase the investment capacity of the EU as a whole from the EU budget; Strongly believes that this is part of the global solution to overcome the current economic and financial crisis within the EU.
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8a (new) 8a. Underlines that the Lisbon strategy whose aim was to make the EU "the most competitive and dynamic knowledge- based economy in the world capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion" by 2010, has been a failure due to the lack of coordination and commitments from all levels in both budgetary and legislative terms; Strongly believes that to be effective the EU2020 strategy needs to be implemented now and not delayed any longer.
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Strongly supports the Commission’s proposal to mainstream measures to
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Emphasises that since 2000 the gap between the EU own resources ceiling (1.29 % of GNI in commitment and 1.23 % in payment appropriations) and the MFF ceilings has grown dramatically; furthermore notes that the MFF only sets maximum levels of expenditure, while the EU budget has always remained far below those levels; draws the conclusion that this shrinkage of the EU budget with respect to the EU own resources ceiling is in flagrant contradiction with the extension of competences and tasks conferred on the Union by the Treaty and with major political decisions taken by the European Council itself;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Recalls its position that, given the wide array of tasks, challenges and objectives that the CAP is called on to respond to, the amounts allocated to the CAP in the budget year 2013 should be at least maintained during the next financial programming period; underlines the important contribution to be given by the first pillar in order to promote a more sustainable growth and achieving a more resource- efficient Europe, as proposed by the European Commission; stresses, in this context, the important role played by the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significant contribution to investment and job creation in rural areas and to enhancing the effectiveness, environmental sustainability and competitiveness of the farming industry;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Underlines the key role of the European External Action Service (EEAS), created by the Lisbon Treaty, in supporting the Union’s objectives and the need to match their responsibilities with adequate budgetary resources;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Believes, at the same time, that the work of both the decentralised EU agencies and the EEAS should result in significantly higher savings and economy of scale at national level; urges the Member States to assess the efficiency gains generated by these agencies at national level the EEAS and the European delegations in third countries to make full use of them, thus rationalising their national expenditure; calls, also, on the Member States to identify possible areas of duplication of work or reduced added value in relation to the agencies, with a view to streamlining their functioning;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 58. Reaffirms its basic position, as stated in its resolution of 13 June 2012, that it is not prepared to give its consent to the next MFF regulation without political agreement on reform of the own resources system, in line with the Commission’s proposals of 29 June 2011;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 a (new) 60a. Stresses that according to the provision of Article 312 (2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the European Council may, unanimously, adopt a decision authorising the Council to act by a qualified majority when adopting the regulation laying down the MFF, and thus facilitate the InterInstitutionnel negotiations; Asks for the European Council to adopt a decision authorising the Council to act by a qualified majority;
source: PE-496.663
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2011/0370(COD) Creative Europe Programme 2014-2020
2012/10/26
CULT
67 amendments...
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) The Treaty aims at an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe and confers on the Union the task, inter alia, of contributing to the flowering of cultures of Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time ensuring at Union level that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of the Union's industry exist. In this respect, the Union, where necessary, supports and supplements Member States' actions to respect cultural and linguistic diversity, safeguard and promote European cultural heritage, and strengthen the eco
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Safeguarding and promoting tangible and intangible cultural heritage should be an integral part of the Union's tasks, within the meaning of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the 1972 UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, encompassing monuments, sites, historic ensembles, museums, landscapes and film archives, whereby contemporary artistic projects can be carried out as a valorisation of the places concerned, promoting creation while giving a sense of appropriation by the peoples of the history of the place or object in question.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) It emerges from these monitoring, evaluation and public consultation exercises that the Culture, MEDIA and MEDIA Mundus programmes play a very important role in protecting and promoting Europe's cultural and linguistic diversity and that they are relevant for the needs of the cultural and creative sectors
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 a (new) (9a) The cultural and creative sectors are facing common challenges, namely highly diversified fields of activity, multilingual environments and fragmented markets, the context of globalisation and the digital shift, as well as a recurrent shortage of comparable data, which can be tackled by actions at Union level.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) The European cultural and creative
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The digital shift is having a massive impact on how cultural and creative goods and services are made, disseminated, accessed, consumed and monetised. These changes offer
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) One of the greatest challenges of the cultural and creative sectors, especially small operators including micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Participation in the programme will be open to the Member States, acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates benefiting from a pre-accession strategy, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective Framework Agreements, Association Council Decisions or similar agreements; to EFTA countries which are parties to the EEA Agreement and to countries of the European neighbourhood area in accordance with the procedures defined with those countries following the framework agreements providing for their participation in European Union programmes. The participation of the Swiss Confederation is subject to specific arrangements with that country.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) It is necessary to ensure the European added value of all actions carried out within
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) With regard to the implementation of the Programme, the intrinsic value of culture and the specific nature of the cultural and creative sectors
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) Given the transnational and international character of proposed actions, the objectives of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States alone. For reasons of scale and the expected effects of those actions, transnational results can be better achieved by action at Union level. The Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to support the achieving of the objectives, i.e. to safeguard and promote European cultural and linguistic diversity and its common cultural elements and cultural heritage, improve the external visibility of the Union, and strengthen the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors in the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020,
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 1 1.
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) the transnational character of
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) the
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) transnational cooperation between cultural and creative operators, stimulating more comprehensive, rapid and effective responses to global challenges
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) ensuring
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new) (da) actions enabling the European cultural and creative sectors to promote intercultural dialogue, increase mutual awareness amongst Europe's cultures and develop its political, cultural, social and economic potential, which constitutes genuine added value in the task of making European citizenship a reality.
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph -1 (new) -1. To be effective, the Programme shall take account of the specific nature of the different sectors, their different target groups and their particular needs through tailor-made approaches within independent programmes. To this end, the Programme shall establish a coherent support structure for the different cultural and creative sectors consisting of a grants system complemented by a financial instrument, as defined in Article 7.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – point a (a) to
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – point b (b) to
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point b (b) to promote the mobility of cultural and creative operators, in particular artists, enhance the transnational circulation of cultural and creative works and
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording 1. The Commission shall establish
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording – indent 1 (new) This Guarantee Facility shall be established as an experimental project and shall be complementary to the allocation of financing through the Framework Programme grant;
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording – indent 1 a (new) The Guarantee Facility shall enable the cultural and creative sectors at large to grow, and in particular to provide sufficient leverage for actions and new opportunities;
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording – indent 1 b (new) The Commission shall provide a set of clear and precise parameters to the European Investment Fund, such as to enable suitable banks and financial intermediaries to be chosen to act in favour of culture and cultural and creative experiments, and to ensure that a balanced credit envelope in terms of sectors and size of supported SMEs is taken care of, in all Member States.
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) It shall facilitate access to finance for small- and medium-sized enterprises and organisations in the European cultural and creative sectors
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – point d (d) testing of new and cross-sectoral business approaches to funding the creation, distribution
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – point e (e) the organisation of conferences, seminars and policy dialogue
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – point f – introductory wording Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – point f – indent 1 Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – point f – indent 2 Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – point f – indent 3 Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – point f – indent 4 Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – point f – indent 5 Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 a (new) – title Article 8 a Creative Europe Desks
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 (new) 1. The Commission shall organise the setting-up of Creative Europe Desks, considering this to be an experimental measure aimed at developing a better link between the two programmes and including the cross-sectoral strand. Nevertheless, the present structure of Culture Contact Points and MEDIA Desks shall be maintained in their tasks, while the cooperation between them shall be reinforced in order to build up an efficient network.
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The Creative Europe Desks shall support the national members of the Culture Contact Points and MEDIA Desks for the purposes of carrying out the following tasks:
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a – indent 1 (new) – promoting the Creative Europe Programme at national level;
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a – indent 1 a (new) – assisting the cultural and creative sectors (Cultural Contact Points) and the audiovisual sector (MEDIA Desks) as regards the Creative Europe Programme and providing information on the various types of aid available under Union policy;
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a – indent 1 b (new) – stimulating cross-border cooperation between professionals, institutions platforms and networks in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a – indent 1 c (new) – supporting the Commission by providing assistance regarding the cultural and creative sectors in the Member States, for example through the provision of data on those sectors;
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a – indent 1 d (new) – supporting the Commission in ensuring proper communication and dissemination of the results and impacts of the Programme;
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a – indent 1 e (new) – developing closer cooperation between themselves in order to build an effective European network for the provision of services to the cultural and creative sectors, including in the audiovisual field.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) supporting actions providing cultural and creative operators with skills and know-how, encouraging the adaption to digital technologies,
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) supporting actions enabling creative and cultural operators to cooperate international
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) providing support to
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory wording 2. The priorities in the field of
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) supporting the circulation of European literary works, or of works related to arts, crafts and culture;
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point a (a) annual and pluri-annual cooperation
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c (c) activities by organisations providing
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – indent 1 (new) – facilitating mobility schemes for artists working in diverse countries, and informing and assisting artists and cultural workers in practical matters such as visas and social security schemes;
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – indent 1 a (new) – facilitating access to peer training and the development of skills in workshops and informal meetings;
Amendment 513 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point d (d) support for literary translation, and works related to arts, crafts and culture;
Amendment 546 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – point a a (new) (aa) the subtitling, surtitling, dubbing and audio-description of audiovisual works;
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – point j a (new) (ja) measures to promote and give access to Europe's cinematographic heritage;
Amendment 590 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) relevant EU policies, in particular those in the fields of education, training, youth, citizenship, employment, health, research and innovation, enterprise, external relations, tourism, justice and development;
Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording 1. The Commission shall ensure regular monitoring and external evaluation of the Creative Europe Programme against the
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory wording – point i (new) (i) multiplier effects on, and external benefits with respect to, social well-being and human capital development (e.g. the number of people that accessed cultural/creative activity for the first time, improved self-esteem and sense of belonging);
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory wording – point i a (new) (ia) the cultural and creative sectors' contribution to job creation and growth (direct effects);
Amendment 604 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory wording – point i b (new) (ib) the cultural and creative sectors' contribution to jobs and growth as regards related suppliers of products and services (indirect effects).
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 1 Amendment 609 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2 Amendment 628 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 4 – indent 1 a (new) – number and quality of applications handled in Culture Contact Points and MEDIA Desks;
Amendment 629 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 4 – indent 1 b (new) – quality of the service provided by the Culture Contact Points and MEDIA Desks to the coordinators of potential projects, to be evaluated by an independent and external expert office.
Amendment 633 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a (a)
Amendment 646 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory wording 2. The
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 a (new) Article 17a Annual work programmes 1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 17b laying down annual work programmes. 2. The annual work programmes shall specify, in particular, the objectives pursued, the expected results, the method of implementation and the total amount of the financing plan. 3. The annual work programmes shall also contain a description of the actions to be financed, an indication of the amount allocated to each section and an indicative implementation timetable. For grants, they shall include the priorities, the essential evaluation criteria and the maximum rate of co-financing. 4. For the Guarantee Facility, the annual work programme shall include the eligibility and selection criteria for financial intermediaries, the exclusion criteria related to the content of projects submitted to the participating financial intermediaries, the annual allocation to the EIF and the eligibility, selection and award criteria for capacity-building providers.
source: PE-498.014
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2011/0371(COD) 'Erasmus for all' - Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport 2014-2020
2012/11/10
CULT
9 amendments...
Amendment 712 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a)
Amendment 715 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point i (new) (i) [40%] to higher education;
Amendment 719 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a - point ii (new) (ii) [23 %] to vocational education and training;
Amendment 724 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a - point iii (iii) [15,5 %] to school education;
Amendment 731 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point iv (new) (iv) [6 % ] to adult learning;
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new) (aa) [12,3 %] for actions in the field of youth as referred to in Article 10b;
Amendment 742 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 – indent 1 – [6
Amendment 744 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 – indent 2 – [2
Amendment 745 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 – indent 3 – [
source: PE-497.797
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2011/0384(COD) European Institute of Innovation and Technology 2014-2020
2012/06/29
CULT
11 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The rules concerning the management of intellectual property rights are defined in the Rules for Participation. However, the EIT should play an innovative role in developing tools to manage intellectual property rights that promote transparency and exchanges, to enable public and private players (particularly small and medium-sized undertakings (SMEs)) to become involved in research and take advantage of inventions.
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The EIT should promote multi- disciplinary approaches to innovation, including the development of non- technological solutions, organizational approaches, new business models, open research and other collaborative approaches.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The composition of the EIT bodies should be simplified and should reflect the three dimensions of the knowledge triangle. The functioning of the EIT Governing Board should be streamlined and the respective roles and tasks of the Governing Board and the Director should be further clarified.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) New KICs
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 a (new) (9a) The EIT should designate as many KICs as financially possible, provided that their scope falls within the objectives of Horizon 2020, that they meet the minimum conditions of establishment and that they can demonstrate performance according to defined selection criteria.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) Cooperation on the organisation the monitoring and evaluations of the KICs between the Commission and the EIT is required to ensure coherence with overall EU level monitoring and evaluation system. In particular, the principles for monitoring the KICs and the EIT should be clarified.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 Article 4 – paragraph 2 (3a) Article 4(2) is replaced by the following: ‘2. The Commission shall appoint observers representing the three dimensions of the knowledge triangle to take part in the meetings of the Governing Board.’
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 4 – point b Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point j (j) convene, at least once a year, the Stakeholders Forum to inform about the activities of the EIT, its experiences, good practices and contribution to Union innovation, research and education policies and objectives.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 – point a Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 Article 7 – paragraph 1a 1a. The EIT shall launch the selection of KICs and designat
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 – point a a (new) Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point g (aa) in paragraph 2, point (g) is replaced by the following: ‘(g) readiness to interact with other organisations and networks outside the KIC, with the aim of sharing good practices and excellence, including with less performing regions.’
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 12 Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 Article 15 – point b (b) an annual report to be made public by 30 June each year. The report shall outline the activities conducted by the EIT and the KICs during the preceding calendar year and assess the results with respect to the objectives, indicators and timetable set, the risks associated with the activities carried out, the use of resources and the general operation of the EIT. Every year, the EIT Director shall present the annual report to the competent committees of the European Parliament.
source: PE-492.709
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2011/0387(COD) European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT): strategic innovation agenda 2014-2020
2012/02/07
CULT
21 amendments...
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 1.1 – paragraph 3 A genuine change in our innovation systems and paradigms is therefore necessary, which requires the adoption of new principles and practices based, in particular, on open and inclusive research and on the development of tools for managing intellectual property rights which promote transparency and exchange, and the development of new financing tools to ensure that research efforts are targeted, effectively and as a matter of priority, at issues of major public interest. Still too often, excellence in higher education, research and innovation, while clearly existing across the EU, remains fragmented. Europe needs to overcome this lack of strategic co- operation across boundaries – countries, sectors and disciplines. Moreover, Europe needs to embrace a true entrepreneurial culture, which is essential for capturing the value of research and innovation, for setting-up new ventures and actual market deployment of innovations in potential high-growth sectors. Europe needs to foster the role of higher education institutions as engines of innovation, as talented people need to be equipped with the right skills, knowledge and attitudes in order to drive innovation forward.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 1.1 – paragraph 4 The EIT has been set up precisely to this end – to contribute to sustainable economic growth and competitiveness by reinforcing the innovation capacity of the Union and its Member States. By fully integrating the knowledge triangle of higher education, research and innovation, the Institute will strongly contribute to tackling societal challenges under Horizon 2020 and bring about systemic change in the way European innovation players collaborate to promote open and inclusive models.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 1.2 – paragraph 1 – bullet point 1 Overcoming fragmentation via long-term integrated partnerships and achieving critical mass through its European dimension: Building on existing cooperation initiatives, the EIT brings the selected partnerships in the KICs to a more permanent and strategic level. KICs allow world-class partners to unite in new configurations, optimi
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 1.2 – paragraph 1 – bullet point 2 Enhancing the impact of investments on education, research and innovation and testing new ways for innovation governance: The EIT acts as a catalyst, adding value to the existing research base, by accelerating the take-up and exploitation of technologies and research outcomes. Innovation activities contribute in turn to align and leverage research investments and to make education and training activities more responsive to business needs. To this end, the EIT has been equipped with a substantial degree of flexibility to test out new innovation models, allowing for true differentiation in the KICs' governance and funding models and quick adaptation to better cope with emerging opportunities. The EIT also has the potential to develop new financing models, such as innovation prizes, allowing to maximise the public returns of the financing of research, ensuring that innovation not only tackles the most urgent needs of society but also can benefit rapidly to European citizens.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 1.3 – paragraph 2 The EIT will strongly contribute to the objectives set out in Horizon 2020, in particular by addressing societal challenges in a complementary way to other initiatives in these areas. Within Horizon 2020, the EIT will be part of the ‘tackling societal challenges’ objective but following the approach of seamless interaction across objectives, it will also contribute to ‘industrial leadership and competitive frameworks’ by stimulating results-driven research and fostering the creation of open and inclusive innovation models among high growth innovative SMEs. Finally, it will contribute to the creation of an ‘excellent science base’ by fostering mobility across boundaries – of disciplines, sectors and countries – and by embedding entrepreneurship and a risk-taking culture in innovative post-graduates degrees. The EIT will thereby significantly contribute to promoting the framework conditions that are needed to realise the innovative potential of EU research and to promote the completion of the European Research Area (ERA).
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 1.3 – paragraph 3 Moreover, the EIT brings a fully fledged education dimension to the EU's research and innovation policy, including through open access to research publications. Via innovative, entrepreneurial education it plays an important bridging role between the research and innovation framework and education policies and programmes and provides the long term commitment needed to deliver sustainable changes in higher education. Notably through new, trans and interdisciplinary EIT-labelled degrees the EIT is leading a collaborative effort towards education for innovation with clear spill over effects on the broader European agenda for the modernisation of higher education institutions thereby promoting the European Higher Education Area.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 1.3 – paragraph 5 Joint Programming Initiatives, a key instrument for addressing fragmentation in research, should provide the nucleus of the pan-European KIC research base. In turn, KICs can speed up and foster the exploitation of excellent public research pooled together by the JPIs, thereby addressing fragmentation in innovation. The Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) and the newly established Public and Private Partnerships provide platforms for promotion of large-scale industry-driven research and enhance the development of major technologies. The establishment of ‘patent pools’ in certain areas and open research will encourage the opening-up of research and act as a catalyst for efforts by both the public and private sectors (and by SMEs in particular). KICs can help in catalysing these major research investments to boost technology transfer and commercialisation and to develop new ventures within existing business via entrepreneurial talent. Through its knowledge triangle approach, the EIT will complement investment of the European Research Council (ERC) on world-class frontier research by addressing the whole innovation chain from ideas to application and exploitation and provide additional opportunities in innovation and exposure to entrepreneurship
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 1.3 – paragraph 5 a (new) The EIT should promote the development of new tools for information and transparency on intellectual property rights intended to provide both public and private research stakeholders (including SMEs) with information allowing them to engage in research and the application of inventions, the acquisition of industrial property rights and the exploitation of research on an informed basis. The measures to be taken include ensuring price transparency, developing methods for assessing the quality of intellectual property rights at European level and developing common benchmarks for transactions involving patents.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 2.1 – paragraph 4 The
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 2.1.1 – paragraph 3 A good balance between co-operation and competition is equally important for bringing KICs to maximum performance. The EIT will incentivize KICs to engage in cross-KIC work in areas which offer a strong potential for synergies, e.g. via joint professional development courses,
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 2.1.1 – paragraph 4 KICs not only build on their partners' existing excellent research base, but are also the front-runners for promoting and implementing the EIT's educational mission. The objective is to educate and train talented people with the skills, knowledge and mindset needed in a global knowledge economy. To this end, the EIT actively promotes, inter alia, the EIT- labelled degrees by monitoring their quality and coherent implementation across KICs. In this endeavour
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 2.1.2 – paragraph 4 The assessment of the themes proposed in the EIT draft as well as by the wider stakeholder community clearly showed a certain degree of variation regarding potential impact the establishment of a KIC would offer. As a result, a number of themes were discarded entirely; others were redefined in order to better respond to the specificities of the European and global context in this area. The regular assessment of the evolution of research potentials and the possible emergence of new innovation dynamics should be taken into consideration for future KICs in sectors that are not yet considered but fulfil the given criteria (as for instance in the maritime field).
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 2.1.2 – paragraph 5 – introductory part The following thematic areas have been identified as those where the establishment of a new KIC has greatest potential to add value to existing activities and bring about a real boost to innovation. However this list of areas is neither closed nor exhaustive:
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 2 In the future, the EIT must work to make the KIC experience understandable and replicable and build it into a culture that can act as a role model in Europe and beyond. By identifying, analysing and sharing good practices, as well as new governance and funding models from the KICs, the EIT seeks to ensure that knowledge generated within the EIT and its KICs is disseminated and capitalised upon for the benefit of
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 4 Main drivers of learning at EIT level may be: innovation-driven research for the creation of new businesses and new business models,
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 7 Moreover, the EIT has a clear role to play in attracting talent from outside the EU. By creating a strong brand and forging strategic relations with key partners from around the globe, the EIT can add to the attractiveness of the partners within the KICs. In close cooperation with the KICs, the EIT should develop a strong international strategy, identifying and liaising relevant interlocutors and potential partners. In this context the EIT and its KICs should take full advantage of existing EU initiatives in the area, such as the
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 9 – bullet point 2 (inside the box) Set up/customise a web based tool to provide a platform for knowledge sharing and networking around the EIT, which will provide students, teachers and researchers who are not involved in existing KICs with easy access to information about ongoing work and the results of completed research.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 9 – bullet point 2 a (new) (inside the box) Develop tools to facilitate the identification of intellectual property rights involved in a field or in the context of research, as well as their acquisition, assignment or transmission as appropriate and depending on the needs of stakeholders.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 9 – bullet point 4 (inside the box) Make lessons learned and successes from KICs systematically accessible to the wider EU innovation community and beyond. This
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 2.3 – paragraph 3 The KICs will provide an ideal testing ground for new approaches to funding and management of innovation. The establishment of innovation prizes associated with specific licensing arrangements can accelerate research in areas of key social importance with a view to obtaining precise scientific and technical answers at short notice. Through KICs' experimentation and experience, the EIT will deliver a simplification agenda in key areas such as contractual agreements, simplified reporting, lump
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – point 3.2 – paragraph 2 Moving away from a merely administrator role, the EIT headquarters will optimise their operational functions to steer the KICs to maximum performance and make good results widely available. There are efficiency gains to be achieved from providing a number of centralised services and functions, rather than at individual KIC level. While all KICs work on specific themes, a number of elements are of a cross-cutting nature and it is precisely there where the EIT can provide tangible added value. Such knowledge provider functions can relate notably to the EIT headquarters becoming an information broker and resourceful interlocutor, e.g. in fostering cross-KIC exchange
source: PE-492.713
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2011/0414(CNS) Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation 2014-2020
2012/07/06
BUDG
8 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Chernobyl accident in 1986 highlighted the global importance of nuclear safety. The Fukushima Daiichi accident in 2011 confirmed the need to continue the efforts to improve nuclear safety to the highest standards. To create the conditions of safety necessary to eliminate hazards to the life and health of the public, the European Atomic Energy Community (the ‘Community’) should be able to support nuclear safety in third countries. Both accidents prove that nuclear energy comprises unacceptable risks and that nuclear safety can best be achieved by abandoning nuclear energy.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3a) As nuclear energy capacities will regrettably continue to exist in certain countries, improving nuclear safety for existing capacities will unfortunately constitute a continuing need; however, the nuclear safety instrument shall not be used in the process of designing new nuclear energy capacities, as new capacities would increase the risk of accidents.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – introductory part 1 The European Union shall finance measures to support the promotion of a high level of nuclear safety, radiation protection and the application of efficient and effective safeguards of nuclear material in
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 5. The multi annual indicative programmes shall be revised as necessary, taking into account any review of the relevant strategy papers, in accordance with the same procedure. However, the examination procedure shall not be required for modifications to multiannual indicative programmes, which make technical adjustments, reassign funds within the allocations per priority area, or increase or decrease the size of the initial indicative allocation by less than
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. The financial reference amount for the implementation of this Regulation over the period 2014 to 2020 is EUR
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – part 3 – paragraph 2 Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – part 3 – paragraph 2 – footnote 10 Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – part 3 – paragraph 3 source: PE-491.180
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2011/0436(APP) Programme "Europe for Citizens" 2014-2020
2012/10/29
CULT
11 amendments...
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2)
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) While there is objectively a clear added value of being a
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The new programme should cover a wide spectrum of different actions
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) A horizontal dimension of the Programme sh
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) P
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 – Strengthen
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. encourage
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b (b)
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 6 – Debates/studies and interventions on defining moments in European history
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – part 1 – section 1 – paragraph 2 source: PE-496.350
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2011/0455(COD) Staff Regulations of European Union officials: amendment of the Regulations
2012/01/03
BUDG
4 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Believes that the Commission proposal, which mainly tries to make savings to the detriment of staff in low grades, is problematic in terms of social justice;
Amendment 6 #
Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Requests that the savings made be better distributed among the entire range of ranks by the creation of a progressive rate for the solidarity levy, to be linked to the height of staff grades;
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) The potential advantages for officials and other servants of the European Union of the application of the method should be balanced by the continuation of the system of special levy, to be renamed as 'solidarity levy'. While the rate of the special levy in force during the period from 2004 to 2012 increased gradually over time and averaged at 4.23 %, it seems appropriate in the present circumstances to increase the solidarity levy a
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 32 – point a Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities Article 66a – paragraph 2 2. The rate of this solidarity levy, which shall apply to the base defined in paragraph 3, shall
source: PE-483.746
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2011/2017(BUD) 2012 budget: priorities - other sections
2011/02/18
BUDG
3 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Believes that Parliament should show budgetary responsibility and restraint in times of ongoing national budgetary consolidation efforts;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Takes the view that Parliament’s goal should be to develop legislative excellence and that all the necessary resources should be available for this purpose, while respecting budgetary constraints;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Points out that Parliament’s budget for 2011 amounts to EUR 1 685 m., representing 20.03% of heading 5; recalls that an analysis of future budgetary needs is to be submitted before this percentage rises;
source: PE-458.814
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2011/2018(BUD) 2012 budget: estimates of revenue and expenditure - section I, Parliament
2011/03/17
BUDG
10 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Reaffirms that the Parliament should show budgetary responsibility and self- restraint by staying around the inflation rate and finding additional savings; following the interinstitutional line, enlargement-related needs are to be integrated either by a letter of amendment or an amending budget; the needs for the 18 new MEPs following the Lisbon Treaty will be also integrated by a letter of amendment or an amending budget;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Furthermore urges the administration to present an objective evaluation of the European Parliament's budget with the aim of identifying savings throughout and present this evaluation to the Committee on Budgets in a timely fashion before the end of the budgetary procedure;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Is of the opinion that the European Parliament and the other institutions should show budgetary responsibility and self- restraint in the context of economic crisis and the heavy burden of public debt and restraint in times of ongoing national budgetary consolidation efforts without undermining the goal of legislative excellence;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Decides to
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Considers that the ongoing efforts to modernise and rationalise the administration and the proposals for 2012 should contribute to a reduction in the external provision of services and expects significant savings to be made here so as to achieve a level of expenditure comparable at least to that of 2010;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Re
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the Secretary General's proposal to continue to implement Parliament's environmental policy, to start- up an information campaign, to provide support for the multi-annual ICT strategy and to continue to modernise and rationalise the administration; would further welcome that the continued modernisation and rationalisation include that: - the library services provide expertise in all three working languages, - that the medical service continues to be adequately funded with an increase of 15%, - that exchanges with national parliaments continue to be adequately funded and kept at the level of 2011;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Notes that Members' travel costs could be significantly reduced if MEPs and staff were obliged, for flights within the Union, to travel economy class;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Considers that efforts to modernise and rationalise the administration must also include the security of the parliament; requests a reserve of EUR 3 million, which would be lifted upon presentation of a viable concept for improvements and costs-plan;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Welcomes the
source: PE-460.913
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2011/2019(BUD) 2012 budget: mandate for the trilogue
2011/05/24
BUDG
19 amendments...
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Observes that according to the DB 2012 there is an overall margin of EUR 1 603 million in CA under the 2012 ceiling agreed in the MFF; is determined to make
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Notes the proposed increase in PA of 4.9% compared to 2011; is convinced that the Commission is proposing such figures on the basis of a careful and critical analysis of forecasts provided by Member States, which themselves co-manage 80% of the EU budget; notes that the bulk of this increase is linked to legal needs arising in relation to the 7th Research Programme and the Structural and Cohesion Funds;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Underlines that, with the DB 2012 and the updated financial programming for 2013, the total amount of funds committed by 2013 for key programmes for the achievement of the EU 2020 strategy, such as the 7th EC Framework Research Program (EC FP7), anti-pollution measures, Marco Polo II, PROGRESS, Galileo and GMES, would be less than the reference amount agreed by Parliament and Council when these programmes were adopted; notes that, on the contrary, these reference amounts would be slightly exceeded in the case of the following key Europe 2020 programmes: the Competiveness and Innovation Framework programme (CIP), Trans-European Transport Network, Trans-European Energy network, Erasmus Mundus and Lifelong Learning;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Deeply regrets the dramatic increase in budgetary appropriations for nuclear research, whereas this energy form is increasingly questioned in Member States; points out that the Commission proposal will result in an even more serious imbalance between spending on nuclear research compared to renewable energy research; is therefore determined to abolish the foreseen increases for ITER;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Points out in this regard to the need to improve the funding conditions for the sustainable energy priorities, energy storage technologies and other priorities on renewables under the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan), including energy efficiency, which are vital for meeting the economic, energy and climate challenges; believes that clear goals for sustainable energy policy and energy efficiency can deliver cost-efficient solutions from which the European economy as a whole could benefit; notes also that additional innovative ways of leveraging investments and fostering research and innovation, such as the Risk Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF), could be explored in the frame of the 2012 budgetary procedure;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30.
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Calls on the Commission to acknowledge the crucial role the local and regional level plays in combating climate change and to respond to this challenge by revising the list of categories of expenditure (Lisbon earmarking) in Annex IV according to Article 9(3) of Council regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provision on structural funds and by introducing categories targeted to tackle the impacts of climate change in time for being taken into account for the implementation of the 2012 budget;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Regrets the absence of defining clear priorities under this Heading in favour of sustainable farming systems, which preserve biodiversity, protect water resources and soil fertility, respect animal welfare and employment;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38a. Calls for a further reduction of export refunds and regrets the continued subsidising of the tobacco production in the EU, which is contrary to the objectives of the EU health policy;
Amendment 133 #
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; regrets that direct aids are not further conditioned to achievements of environmental and social objectives; calls, therefore, for a further greening of the CAP, which should also contribute to meeting the vast environmental challenges the EU faces, including water pollution; in this context, also welcomes the increase for the LIFE+ programme (+4.3% and +1.9% in commitments and payments respectively); points out nevertheless that the LIFE+ appropriations remain at a quite limited level;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Emphasises that energy efficiency, the fight against climate change and the promotion of renewable energy are transversal priorities that can be financed under several headings of the EU budget, and that Parliament will pay specific attention to their funding, by budget line and overall; urges the Commission to further mainstream such priorities, as well as water protection and the preservation of biodiversity in other policies, including EU financial support to developing countries; takes the view that the proper implementation of the existing legislation on these topics is crucial and therefore asks the Commission to carefully analyse whether more resources are required in order to examine seriously the implementation of EU environmental legislation, and to report back to Parliament;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Points out that, owing to its political importance, the financing and existing actions of the Common Fisheries Policy should be preserved, not least given its upcoming reform; takes the view that the funding of the integrated maritime policy should not be detrimental to that of other fisheries actions and programmes under Heading 2; further considers it crucial to keep on monitoring the size of the European fishing fleet; considers effective fisheries’ management of crucial importance in order to preserve fish stocks and prevent overfishing; in that context considers necessary to allocate increased funding to basic research into marine ecology , to the collection of scientific data and to the Fisheries Control Agency as well as to Member states’ control activities; the EU should also contribute to improved controls in the waters of developing countries;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new) 44a. Strongly regrets that the Commission is sending a message of rejection towards refugees by increasing substantially the External Border Fund and the European Return Fund, while keeping the European Refugee Fund at the same level than in 2011; believes that the EU should adopt a more welcoming stance towards refugees, especially in light of the Libyan war and the ongoing severe repression against demonstrators in several Arab countries;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 a (new) 55a. Recalls that until now the Commission has failed to return funds (240 Million) used for the Food Facility to heading 4 and especially the Instrument for Stability as demanded by the Committee on Budgets in paragraph 23 of its report A7-0038/2009 adopted on 12. October 2009;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 67. Acknowledges the Commission’s great effort to freeze its own administrative expenditure in nominal terms; notes that this was rendered possible through the offsetting of the increases linked to statutory and contractual obligations against other drastic cuts in other administrative expenditure;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 a (new) 75a. Highlights the importance of adequate funding for financial markets supervisory agencies in times of ongoing serious risks in this field;
source: PE-465.029
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2011/2020(BUD) 2012 budget: all sections
2011/06/10
BUDG
7 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Deeply regrets the planned dramatic increase in budgetary appropriations for nuclear research, whereas this energy form is increasingly questioned in Member States; points out that the Commission proposal will result in an even more serious imbalance between spending on nuclear research compared to renewable energy research; is therefore determined to abolish the foreseen increases for ITER;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recalls that, in order to finance ITER, it will be necessary for the budget authority to agree on a revision of the MFF 2007- 2013; takes note of Commission's proposal of 20 April 2011 for financing the missing EUR 1 300 million for ITER in 2012 and 2013 but, in line with Council's exclusion of ITER additional funding from its Budget reading, insists that the negotiations on ITER's additional costs are disconnected from 2012 budgetary procedure; believes that abandoning the ITER project would free up much needed resources in general, which could be used for investing into already existing renewable energy technologies;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23. Calls on the Commission to acknowledge the crucial role the local and regional level plays in combating climate change and to respond to this challenge by revising the list of categories of expenditure (Lisbon earmarking) in Annex IV according to Article 9(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provision on structural funds and by introducing categories targeted to tackle the impacts of climate change in time for being taken into account for the implementation of the 2012 budget;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Calls on the Commission to increase its efforts to define clear priorities under this Heading in favour of sustainable farming systems, which preserve biodiversity, protect water resources and soil fertility, respect animal welfare and employment; believes that such a policy could have as a positive side effect the prevention of crisis like the spreading of EHEC;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Strongly regrets that the Commission is sending a message of rejection towards refugees by increasing substantially the External Border Fund and the European Return Fund, while keeping the European Refugee Fund at the same level than in 2011; believes that the EU should adopt a more welcoming stance towards refugees, especially in light of the Libyan war and the ongoing severe repression against demonstrators in several Arab countries;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 80. Has taken a different view of the Council and accepted the creation of two additional permanent posts (1 AD 9 and 1 AD 6) in the EDPS' establishment plan because of the new tasks for this institution conferred to it by Article 16 TFEU as it is the task of the EDPS to monitor and ensure that these rights are respected (all EU institutions and bodies are bound by the fundamental rights to privacy and protection of personal data);
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 82 82. Notes the ongoing difficulties with the EEAS establishment plan
source: PE-473.841
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2011/2025(INI) Comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union
2011/03/22
CULT
1 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Therefore calls on the Member States to include instruction in media use as an integral part of the curriculum in schools and other educational establishments, including infant schools, and to offer teachers and educators appropriate opportunities for training and further training;
source: PE-460.957
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2011/2042(BUD) 2012 budget: general guidelines for the preparation
2011/09/03
BUDG
2 amendments...
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Is convinced, however, that the achievement of the EU 2020 objectives is not just a question of increased budgetary means, but also of a qualitative reorientation of existing EU policies; calls for an increased integration of sustainability criteria into relevant policies, especially in the field of R&D, agriculture, rural development, energy, structural funds, transport, tourism and fisheries; believes that such a reorientation could ultimately lead to savings in the EU budget; welcomes in this context the proposals made in the Commission communication on the CAP towards 2020;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Takes the view, moreover, that 2012 budget appropriations, including in those areas not directly linked to the achievement of the Europe 2020 strategy, need to be kept at an appropriate level to ensure the continuation of EU policies and the achievement of EU objectives well beyond the duration of the current economic crisis; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to duly take into account the recent political changes in the Arab world in the set up of the draft 2012 budget; believes that the EU has an important role to play in assisting Arab countries in this historical moment in their democratic change and economic and social transformation;
source: PE-460.801
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2011/2201(DEC) 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission
2012/01/31
CULT
1 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Is pleased with the significant improvement in payment delays, and notes with satisfaction that the EACEA had executed 94 % of its payments within the time limits; recalls that any delay in payments directly affects the beneficiaries' rights; recalls, however, that the main part of a grant should be paid as soon as possible and, in any event, during the subventioned period, in order not to increase organisations' dependence on banks approving loans, as the EACEA considers interests not "eligible";
source: PE-480.632
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2011/2246(INI) EU Charter: standard settings for media freedom across the EU
2012/04/13
CULT
7 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Recalls that the European Court of Human Rights has derived a positive obligation for Member States to ensure media pluralism from Article 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which includes similar provisions to those contained in Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Recalls the European Parliament's Resolution of 25 November 2010 on 'public service broadcasting in the digital era: the future of the dual system', which stresses the important societal role of public service media; in this regard emphasises the importance of a balanced approach between public and private broadcasters for the protection of journalistic competition, information and diversity of opinion;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Notes that in a multi-media society, where the number of purely commercially-driven global market players has increased in recent years, a strong public service media is essential to guarantee a pluralistic media landscape;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1 b. Believes that prohibition of censorship and ensuring the sources and whistleblowers protection for journalists are necessary but not sufficient conditions for the protection of media freedom and media diversity; stresses in this context that editorial independence and autonomy of content broadcasted with an independence from media state control and involvement, are crucial for a free and diverse media landscape;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Strongly emphasises the
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes the dynamic changes in the media world that are redefining the arena of information exchange; draws attention to the fact that the development of the Internet is opening possibilities for unrestricted, individual expression by citizens of EU Member States and other countries; emphasises that the digital terrestrial transmission platforms contribute to the diversity of opinion as they are particularly capable of directly distributing diverse, local and regional information at low consumer prizes;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to
source: PE-486.079
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2011/2313(INI) Online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union
2012/04/13
CULT
25 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas changes to the legal framework that would facilitate the acquisition of rights would encourage the free movement of works in the EU and help to strengthen the European audiovisual industry and whereas tools like ISAN and IDA contribute to the achievement of this objective;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the Audiovisual Media Services Directive Article 13(1) provides the basis for introducing funding and promotion obligations for on-demand audiovisual media services as they too play a crucial role in the promotion and protection of cultural diversity;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas it is essential to ensure legal certainty and with regard to authorisations for users to give access to the works with regard to authors' rights in the European digital area;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas specific action needs to be taken to preserve the European cinematographic and audiovisual heritage, particularly by encouraging the digitisation of content;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the introduction of a system for identifying and labelling works would contribute to protect rights holders and restrict unauthorised use;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas it is absolutely essential to preserve the principle of net neutrality in order to ensure the availability of audiovisual services as well as to take into account technological convergence;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas there can be no sustainable creation
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas fairness demands that
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas the effectiveness of collective rights management
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O a (new) Oa. whereas collective rights management is an essential tool for broadcasters given the high number of rights they need to clear daily and should therefore provide for efficient licensing schemes for the online use of audiovisual content in the broadcasters' archives;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O b (new) Ob. whereas it is urgent that the Commission proposes a directive on the transparency and good governance of collective rights' management in order to improve the trust in, and recourse to, this management tool in the digital age;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Legal content
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the need to make legal content more attractive and improve the online availability of audiovisual works, in particular subtitled works;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that release windows should be made more flexible for works that are made available
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on all Member States to urgently implement Article 13 of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive in a prescriptive manner and introduce funding and promotion obligations for on-demand audiovisual media services;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the need to
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Supports a European framework that would allow a simplification of a rights clearance system, i.e. a one-stop shop for the licensing of background music and cut material incorporated in audiovisual works for online distribution, in order to prevent further fragmentation of the music rights, namely the reproduction right and the making available right;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Supports the establishment of consistent European rules on good governance and transparency of collecting societies as well as efficient dispute resolution mechanisms;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Member States to promote respect for authors' and neighbouring rights and combat the provision of unauthorised content, including via streaming;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Maintains that it is essential to guarantee authors remuneration that is fair and proportional to the revenue generated by
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls for a rebalancing of the bargaining position between authors and producers by providing authors with an unwaivable right to remuneration for all forms of exploitation of their works, including ongoing remuneration when authors have transferred their exclusive 'making available' right to a producer;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Maintains that the best means of guaranteeing decent remuneration for rights holders is t
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on Member States to ensure
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Stresses the importance of promoting media literacy also for elderly citizens in Europe and to reduce the digital gap in the society, as this plays an essential role for societal participation and democratic citizenship; recalls the important role played by public service media in this regard as part of their public service missions;
source: PE-487.679
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2012/0199(COD) Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033
2013/04/22
CULT
5 amendments...
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 9 (9) The European Capital of Culture title should
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) to strengthen the capacity of the cultural sector and its connectivity with other sectors, especially involved in education, research, the environment, and the local and regional economy inasmuch as they promote innovative cultural tourism;
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new) (da) proposals and ideas for cooperation with the Member State in which the other capital of culture is located shall be outlined in the concept submitted as part of the application and subsequently pursued.
source: PE-510.506
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2012/0237(COD) European political parties and European political foundations: statute and funding
2012/12/20
BUDG
4 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 4 4. Single donations exceeding a value of EUR
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. At the latest within
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) the annual financial statements and external audit reports referred to in Article 19(1), and, for the European political foundations, the final reports on the implementation of the work programmes; this information shall be published at the latest six weeks after their reception, with all financial information provided in comparable, table-based formats, including as open data,
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) the names of donors and their corresponding donations reported by the European political parties and European political foundations in accordance with Article 15(2), (3) and (4), with the exception of donations from natural persons not exceeding a value of EUR 1 000 per year and per donor which shall be reported as ‘minor donations’; this information shall be published at the latest six weeks after their reception, with all financial information provided in comparable, table-based formats, including as open data,
source: PE-502.125
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2012/2000(BUD) 2013 budget: priorities - section III, Commission
2012/02/16
BUDG
5 amendments...
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Believes that increased investments through the EU budget into a green economy would lead to a higher rate of job creation than with the current budget, which continues to focus on non- sustainable activities; such investments could thus contribute significantly to get the EU back on a growth track;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Invites therefore the Commission to redirect spending in Cohesion policy towards more clear priorities in energy savings and renewable energies, nature and biodiversity and green infrastructures;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Invites the Commission to give more support to environmental action in the agriculture sector, to focus its infrastructure support on sustainable infrastructure and to prioritise in general environmental and climate change activities throughout the budget;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Underlines the fact that all the measures taken so far to combat the crisis should assist a return to the path of growth; stresses, in this regard, that the
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
source: PE-480.884
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2012/2006(BUD) 2013 budget: estimates of revenue and expenditure - section I, Parliament
2012/09/03
BUDG
2 amendments...
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes the high level of appropriations proposed for the continuation of the multiannual ICT strategy; understands that it could take several years for projects currently being undertaken to be completed; asks the Bureau to consider stretching over time some of the foreseen investments in order to limit overall budget increases; welcomes the launch of the e-
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
source: PE-483.863
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2012/2016(BUD) 2013 budget: mandate for trilogue
2012/05/31
BUDG
16 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Believes that EU policies and the EU budget should make a substantial contribution to the revitalisation of sustainable growth in the EU and to addressing major societal challenges such as resource scarcity and climate change;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls for more substantial resources to be mobilised in order to boost the green economy as a key driver for future competitiveness and resilience;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is convinced that, particularly in a period of crisis, financial responsibility is of utmost importance; believes, therefore, that resources must be concentrated on those areas, where the EU budget can deliver an added value whilst they can be decreased in sectors which are experiencing unjustified delays, low absorption and under-implementation or are unsustainable; on this basis, it intends to identify, together with its specialised committees, both positive and negative priorities for 2013; for this purpose asks the Commission to provide both arms of the budgetary authority with a prompt, regular and complete information on the implementation of the various programmes and initiatives;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that the EU Draft Budget for 2013 proposed by the Commission amounts to EUR 150.931,7 million in commitment appropriations (CA) (i.e. +2% compared to the Budget 2012) and EUR 137.924,4 million in payment appropriations (PA) (i.e. +6,8% compared to Budget 2012); observes that these amounts represent respectively 1,13% and 1,03% of the EU's forecast GNI for 2013; recalls that the multiannual financial framework (MFF) provides for ceilings of EUR 152.502 million for CA and EUR 143.911million for PA, in current prices; notes the ongoing discrepancy between the level of commitment and payment appropriations which will result in a further increase of reste-à-liquider (RAL);
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Understands that the Commission, at the end of the programming period, puts the accent on the side of payments, as it intends to also provide a solution to the ever more growing level of RALs;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Deplores the Presidency of the Council's reluctance to participate in the inter-institutional political meeting on payments proposed by the Parliament as a follow up to the last year's budgetary conciliation; regards this behaviour as an irresponsible attempt to ignore the lack of payments issue and the question of RAL; considers such a meeting the ideal platform for the two arms of the budgetary authority to reach a common understanding - ahead of their respective positions on the Draft Budget - regarding the available data on implementation and absorption capacity and to correctly estimate the payment needs for 2012 and 2013; firmly believes that any doubts –as expressed by some Council delegations- over the Commission's figures and calculations need to be communicated, examined and clarified as soon as possible, in order not to become an impediment for reaching an agreement in this year's conciliation;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that according to the Commission‘s estimation all in all 43,7% of the DB 2013 (i.e. EUR 64,5 billion) is allocated to the objectives of Europe 2020, which represents a
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Welcomes in particular the increases for FP7-EC (+6,1%), CIP (+7,3%) and TEN-T (+6,4%) programmes, which are among the main deliverers of the Europe 2020 objectives; regrets, however, that with the amounts proposed by the Commission, two flagship programmes such as FP7 and TEN-T will effectively devote less CA than foreseen in their legal bases (FP: EUR -258,8 million and TEN-T: EUR: -122,5 million) for the last year of the current MFF; regrets as well that the Commission proposal does not provide for the full implementation of the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Recalls the Joint Declaration of 1 December 2011 on financing the additional costs of the ITER programme for 2012- 2013, where the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission also agree to make available EUR 360 million in CA in the 2013 budget procedure ‘making full use of the provisions laid down in the Financial Regulation and in the IIA of 17 May 2006, excluding any further ITER- related revision of the MFF’; is concerned that the Commission proposes to finance this additional amount only through redeployment from lines of the FP7 programme, contrary to Parliament's long- standing position on the matter;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Deeply regrets the dramatic increase in budgetary appropriations for nuclear research, whereas this energy form is increasingly questioned in Member States; points out that the Commission proposal will result in an even more serious imbalance between spending on nuclear research compared to renewable energy research; is therefore determined to abolish the foreseen increases for ITER;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Considers the Structural Funds a crucial instrument - both for their financial size and for the objectives pursued - to accelerate the EU economic recovery and to deliver the objectives of sustainable growth and employment enshrined in the Europe 2020 Strategy; welcomes therefore the Commission's initiative of re- programming
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Points out that Heading 2 is instrumental in realising the EU 2020 strategy goals of sustainable growth and employment, in particular through its rural development programmes; highlights the need to support SMEs in the rural areas, as main creators of jobs with a particular target on young people; welcomes in this respect the proposed increase of CA by 1,3% (to EUR 14.808 million) for rural development;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36a. Calls for a further reduction of export refunds and regrets the continued subsidising of the tobacco production in the EU, which is contrary to the objectives of the EU health policy;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Considers important to maintain the financial backing to the common fisheries policy (CFP) with a view to its imminent reform; stresses in particular the need to support SMEs in the fisheries sector and the access to jobs for young people in this field, which presupposes ensuring the sustainable character of the CFP; welcomes in this regard the proposed increase for the European Fisheries Fund by respectively 2,2% (to EUR 687,2 million) in CA and 7,3% (to EUR 523,5 million) in PA, compared to the 2012 Budget;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 a (new) 51a. Deplores in particular the ongoing decrease of appropriations in the field of development cooperation; wonders how this is compatible with the international commitments taken by the EU to allocate by 2015 0,7 % of GNP to development aid and the European Consensus on Development;
source: PE-489.697
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2012/2030(INI) Completing the Digital Single Market
2012/06/06
CULT
5 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Supports the Commission's determination to strengthen and facilitate the development of ICT infrastructure to bridge the digital divide; recalls that the new technologies and access to high- speed connections impact positively on citizens' education, information, communications and creation;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that new and expanding internet technologies and online services have increased demand for audiovisual and other cultural and creative digital content; notes, however, th
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
source: PE-488.055
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2012/2038(INI) Report on implementation of the Resale Right Directive 2001/84/EC
2012/07/06
CULT
2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas artistic creation contributes to the constant development of the EU's cultural life and heritage;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the resale right for the benefit of
source: PE-491.115
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2012/2068(INI) Protecting children in the digital world
2012/10/05
CULT
7 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the protection of minors in the digital world must be addressed at both regulatory level, by deploying more effective instruments of prevention and
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the level of diffusion of media that converge in a single digital system implies not only opportunities, but also risks in terms of easy access to content that is illegal, unsuitable, and harmful for the development of minors;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Invites the Commission and the Member States to strengthen cooperation with the police to protect minors against online crimes as well as to coordinate hotlines
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Encourages the Commission and Member States to develop strategies
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 source: PE-489.363
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2012/2092(BUD) 2013 general budget: all sections
2012/08/10
BUDG
12 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that its priorities for the 2013 budget, as detailed in its above-mentioned resolution of 4 July 2012 on the mandate for the trilogue, consist in support for sustainable growth, competitiveness and employment, particularly for SMEs and youth; points out once again that the Commission's draft budget (DB) reflects Parliament's priorities as regards the programmes and initiatives to be reinforced towards these objectives;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines the strong synergetic effects of the EU budget and thus its ongoing contribution to cost-savings; believes that with sufficient political will from Member States, even more savings could be achieved;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Believes that abandoning the ITER project would free up much needed resources in general, which could be used for investing into already working renewable energy technologies;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Believes that the Euratom budget line on Nuclear fission and radiation protection should be reoriented towards the decommissioning of nuclear power plants; in the same vein, the appropriations for nuclear activities of the Joint Research Centre should be used only for activities necessary for implementing safeguards;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Calls on the Commission to introduce criteria for structural funds' spending targeted to tackle the impacts of climate change in time for being taken into account for the implementation of the 2013 budget;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Calls on the Commission to increase its efforts to define clear priorities under this Heading in favour of sustainable farming systems, which preserve biodiversity, protect water resources and soil fertility, respect animal welfare and employment;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34.
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Rejects the cuts performed by the Council in payment appropriations in the following areas:
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Underlines, on the contrary, the need for additional financing on a selected number of lines cut by Commission in comparison with the 2012 budget and corresponding to the areas of
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 66 66. Decides to increase the 2013 budget appropriations for the three financial supervision agencies, as more efforts are needed to overcome the current financial and economic crisis which is strongly linked to the stability of the financial sector; also decides to increase the appropriations for the European Fisheries Control Agency, in order to increase surveillance efficiency of fishing in international waters;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 99 a (new) 99a. Calls on the EEAS to exert restraint when it comes to the future creation of high-ranking posts;
source: PE-497.798
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2012/2132(INI) Implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive
2013/01/18
CULT
6 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas audiovisual media services are as much cultural services as they are economic services;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the AVMSD
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the AVMSD
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the AVMSD remains the appropriate instrument to govern the EU- wide coordination of national legislation on all audiovisual media and to uphold the principles of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to continue to ensure that, given their dual nature as cultural and economic services, audiovisual media services remain excluded from liberalisation under the negotiations on the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS);
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that
source: PE-504.031
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2012/2167(DEC) 2011 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission
2013/01/30
CULT
3 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes with satisfaction that in 2011, the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) further simplified its administrative procedures by introducing online reports and increasing the use of e-forms, lump sums and flat-rate payments; suggests that the EACEA pursues its development towards a maximised use of the e-forms for reporting, while taking into account remarks by beneficiaries on possible improvements to the codification of the forms; supports the idea of shifting increasingly towards lump sums and flat- rate decisions for the next programme generation (2014–2020);
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the EACEA to revise the one- sided and inadequate financial ratios established in order to evaluate the financial situation of beneficiaries and to decide upon the level of grant instalments, thereby even jeopardising projects selected by not granting the usual payment of first instalments and waiting till the project is finished and reported back; reminds the EACEA that efficient monitoring and controlling of projects includes a realistic assessment of the environment of small and medium enterprises and very small organisations;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Is concerned by the significant errors in the underlying transactions by the EACEA in the context of the Lifelong Learning Programme (2007–2013) that were found through ex-post controls; notes that these errors are mainly due to the lack of adequate justifying documents from beneficiaries and the non-respect of eligibility rules; encourages the EACEA to further improve its control systems
source: PE-502.047
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2012/2228(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the wind turbine manufacturing industry in Denmark
2012/09/10
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Expresses concern about the relocation operation in this particular sector and calls on the Commission and Member States to continue stimulating demand for Europe's wind turbine manufacturers and associated industries, e.g. through the setting of mandatory national targets for the use of renewable energy post-2020;
source: PE-497.800
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2012/2300(INI) Connected TV
2013/03/21
CULT
4 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas audiovisual media services are as much cultural services as they are economic services, which are of outstanding importance for society and democracy as vectors of identities, values and opinions, and therefore still require specific regulation in an increasingly convergent world;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to review the provisions of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, inter alia with reference to competitiveness in the industry, and particularly to fully exploit the opportunities afforded by liberalisation or greater flexibility of quantitative rules on advertising and to outline the relevant advantages and drawbacks;
source: PE-504.076
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2012/2307(BUD) 2013 general budget: all sections, second version
2012/07/12
BUDG
9 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Regrets the cuts operated to development aid in the 2013 budget and re-establishes were needed the 2012 levels;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Believes that abandoning the ITER project would free up much needed resources in general, which could be used for investing into already working renewable energy technologies; has therefore reduced ITER appropriations accordingly;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that, due to the intransigent position of the Council in the negotiations, the overall level of payments set is EUR 5 billion lower than the Commission's draft budget for 2013; is concerned that this level of appropriations will be insufficient to cover the actual payments needs of next year;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 source: PE-501.974
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2013/2007(INI) Endangered European languages and linguistic diversity in the European Union
2013/04/26
CULT
4 amendments...
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the article 167 of the Lisbon Treaty clearly states that "the Union shall contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity", and therefore encourages actions not only in order to preserve and safeguard the richness of its linguistic heritage as part of its diversity, but also to go a step forward to enhance and promote this heritage in addition to Member States' policies;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the European Union and the Member States to
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Takes the view that the European Union should support a language policy that enables children to acquire t
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that a language revitalisation policy is a long-term effort that must be based on a diverse, coordinated
source: PE-510.542
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2013/2010(BUD) Guidelines for the 2014 budget: section III
2013/01/31
BUDG
2 amendments...
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is of the opinion that the 2013 budget negotiations have demonstrated once more that the system of financing the EU budget – with national contributions amounting to more than 75 % of EU revenue – is, besides being in contradiction with the provisions of Article 311 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, today on its last legs; urges that the structure of Union revenue be reformed by introducing new and genuine own resources, including a Financial Transaction Tax, and recalls its support to the Commission proposal for reforming the own resources system;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Believes that increased investments through the EU budget into a green economy would lead to a higher rate of job creation than with the current budget, which continues to focus on non- sustainable activities; such investments could thus contribute significantly to get the EU back on a growth track;
source: PE-504.211
2013/07/02
BUDG
2 amendments...
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is of the opinion that the 2013 budget negotiations have demonstrated once more that the system of financing the EU budget – with national contributions amounting to more than 75 % of EU revenue – is, besides being in contradiction with the provisions of Article 311 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, today on its last legs; urges that the structure of Union revenue be reformed by introducing new and genuine own resources, including a Financial Transaction Tax, and recalls its support to the Commission proposal for reforming the own resources system;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Believes that increased investments through the EU budget into a green economy would lead to a higher rate of job creation than with the current budget, which continues to focus on non- sustainable activities; such investments could thus contribute significantly to get the EU back on a growth track;
source: PE-504.211
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2013/2018(BUD) 2014 budget: estimates of revenue and expenditure - Section I, Parliament
2013/03/12
BUDG
7 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that the financial implications of the European elections and the turnover of Members and their assistants during the changeover between the legislative terms are of an exceptional nature; believes that every possible effort should be made to limit these expenditures; welcomes the fact that the proposed rate of increase in the budget for 2014 is considerably lower than in 2009, the year of the last European elections, when the increase was 5,33 %, even though the above mentioned legal requirements which are related to elections have increased by almost 52 % between 2009 and 2014;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Believes that in the current budgetary circumstances, these measures should not be implemented in the short term;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that the Joint Bureau and Committee on Budgets Working Group on the Parliament budget could, on the basis of work it began in 2012, continue to play a useful role by identifying possible structural savings and reflecting on and presenting to the Committee on Budgets ideas for further savings, more effectiveness and efficiency; encourages the continuation of its work through the thorough examination of possible efficiencies and savings which could create space for investment into institutional development for 2014 and beyond; believes that an opening of the Joint Working Group to additional political groups could bring in new ideas for structural savings in Parliament's budget;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Recalls the cuts made in all travel- related budget lines in 2013; stresses that in terms of travel arrangements, Members cannot be discriminated on the basis of their home country; requests an assessment on the voluntary approach chosen by the Joint Working Group to limit business flights;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Considers the appropriations reserved for Parliament's vehicles to be extraordinarily high (more than EUR 6 million per year) and believes that acquiring less luxurious cars would lead to substantial savings;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Believes that further small scale savings could be realised on a number of budget lines: furniture, technical equipment and installation, meetings, documentation and library expenditure, relations with parliaments of third countries, entertainment and representation expenses, computing and telecommunications; cumulated, this would lead to another substantial saving;
source: PE-506.334
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