Tanja FAJON
Constituencies
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Slovenia
Socialni demokrati
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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S&D
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Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Special committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering | 2012/03/28 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Foreign Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Vice-Chair of | Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2009/09/17 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2009/09/16 | 2009/09/16 |
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Rapporteur
| Shadow | 2013/0081(COD) | Third-country nationals: conditions of entry and residence for the purposes of research, studies, pupil exchange, training, voluntary service and au pairing. Recast |
| Shadow | 2012/0247(NLE) | EC/Armenia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement: framework agreement on the general principles for the participation of Armenia in Union programmes. Protocol |
| Shadow | 2011/0432(CNS) | Consular protection for citizens of the Union abroad |
| Shadow | 2011/0368(COD) | Internal Security Fund: instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management 2014-2020 |
| Shadow | 2011/0367(COD) | Asylum and Migration Fund; Instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management: general provisions |
| Shadow | 2011/0138(COD) | Visas: third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement |
| Shadow | 2010/2235(INI) | European road safety 2011-2020 |
| Responsible | 2010/0325(COD) | External borders: list of travel documents (with or without visa) for crossing the external borders; setting up a mechanism for establishing this list |
| Responsible | 2010/0137(COD) | Visas: third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement (amend. Regulation (EC) No 539/2001) |
| Shadow | 2009/0168(NLE) | EC/Iceland/Liechtenstein/Norway/Switzerland arrangement: participation in implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis |
| Shadow | 2009/0148(NLE) | EC/Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein agreement: supplementary rules in relation to the External Borders Fund for the period 2007 to 2013 |
| Responsible | 2009/0104(CNS) | Visas: third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement (amend. Regulation (EC) No 539/2001) |
Born
1971/05/09 Ljubljana- BA in Marketing in Non-Profit Organisations, graduated with distinction; Bachelor of Journalism, University of Ljubljana. MA in International Politics, College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Paris-Sud University, CERIS, Brussels (2005).
- Journalist and assistant editor, Radio Glas Ljubljane (1991-1995). Journalist and reporter in Slovenia: Republika daily newspaper (1993); RTV Slovenija, Ljubljana (1995-2001). EU correspondent in Brussels, RTV Slovenija (public broadcaster) (2001-2009).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2009/0104(CNS) Visas: third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement (amend. Regulation (EC) No 539/2001)
2009/10/15
LIBE
4 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) With the aim of furthering the implementation of the Thessaloniki agenda, the Commission should start a visa dialogue with Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99 so as to establish a roadmap for visa liberalisation similar to those established with other Western Balkan countries. This should be without prejudice to Member States' competence as regards the recognition of Kosovo1, ____________ 1 22 Member States have, to date, recognised Kosovo as an independent state while five have not.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) Therefore the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia [
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 - paragraph 1 - point -a (new) Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 Annex I - part 1 (-a) in Part 1, the references to Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina are replaced by the following: "Albania * Bosnia and Herzegovina * ------------------- * The name of the country shall be deleted from this Annex after an assessment by the Commission that the country in question meets all the benchmarks set in the roadmap for visa liberalisation is approved by the Council and notice of the assessment and Council's decision is published in the Official Journal of the European Union."
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 - paragraph 2 Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 Annex II - part 1 2) In Annex II , Part 1, the following references shall be inserted: "Albania * ** Bosnia and Herzegovina * ** the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ** Montenegro ** Serbia [excluding holders of Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate (in Serbian: Koordinaciona uprava) ] ** ------------------- * The exemption from the visa requirement shall apply after an assessment by the Commission that the country in question meets all the benchmarks set in the roadmap for visa liberalisation is approved by the Council and notice of the assessment and Council's decision is published in the Official Journal of the European Union. ** The exemption from the visa requirement only applies to holders of biometric passports
source: PE-429.562
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2009/0173(COD) Reduction of CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles: emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles
2010/10/05
TRAN
7 amendments...
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 a (new) (23 a) Whereas the beneficial effects of speed limitation devices with regard to the protection of the environment, energy consumption, the wear and tear of the motor and tyres and road safety will help in attaining the objectives of this Regulation;
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) The speed of road vehicles has a strong influence on their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. In addition, in the absence of speed limitation for light commercial vehicles, it is possible that there is an element of competition as regards top speed which could lead to oversized powertrains and associated inefficiencies in slower operating conditions. It is therefore appropriate to
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. From 2020, this Regulation sets a target of 13
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) Article 5a Speed limitation From 2018 on, manufacturers of light commercial vehicles shall ensure that all new light commercial vehicles falling within the scope of this Regulation, as defined in Article 2, are equipped with speed limitation devices for which the maximum speed is set at 120 km/h.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. In respect of the period 1 January 2014 and every calendar year thereafter, the Commission shall be strict by impos
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1 – subject to confirmation of its feasibility on the basis of updated impact assessment results, the modalities for reaching, by the year 2020, a long-term target of 13
source: PE-441.205
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2010/0325(COD) External borders: list of travel documents (with or without visa) for crossing the external borders; setting up a mechanism for establishing this list
2011/03/21
LIBE
8 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 6 a (new) (6a) An online database containing specimen of all travel documents should be established on the long-term basis to allow border control authorities and consular staff to verify whether a given document is recognised by Member States.
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 7 (7)
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 7 a (new) (7a) The advisory procedure should be used for the drawing-up and updating of the list of travel documents, given that those acts merely constitute the compilation of issued travel documents.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 2. The list of travel documents shall be drawn up in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 7(2).
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 4 4. The updated list shall be drawn up in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 7(2).
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. In order to assist the Member States in their assessment of the technical standards of the travel documents, the Commission may in accordance with the advisory procedure set out in Article 7(2), provide for a technical analysis of such travel documents.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a decision Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee (the Travel Document Committee). That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a decision Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article
source: PE-460.960
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2010/2154(INI) Aviation security with a special focus on security scanners
2011/03/22
TRAN
6 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas health represents an asset to be preserved and exposure to ionising radiation from certain types of scanners, such as those emitting X-rays with cumulative effects,
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Takes the view that exposure to doses of ionising radiation
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Believes that
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses that
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Takes the view that,
source: PE-460.986
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2010/2235(INI) European road safety 2011-2020
2011/03/17
TRAN
25 amendments...
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Regrets that the EU budget for actions in the field of road safety in recent years has been reduced significantly, and calls on the Commission to counteract this trend;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point 1 a (new) a 50 % reduction in the number of pedestrians and cyclists killed in road collisions
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates its view that a complementary, long-term strategy is needed which goes beyond the period covered by the communication under consideration here and has the objective of preventing all road deaths (‘Vision Zero’); being aware that this is not feasible without the extensive use of technology in road vehicles and development of proper networks for ITS; calls on the Commission to develop the central features of such a strategy and to present them within the next three years;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to draw up by 2012 a proposal to improve the data available concerning the causes of accidents and injuries
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Highlights that the behaviour of road users is directly linked not only with traffic education in period of obtaining a driving license, but from awareness and education of road users from childhood onwards in general;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Takes the view that greater importance should be attached to the concept of lifelong learning starting at school including cycling and walking in the area of road transport as well;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Calls for education of road users that driver training shall take into account learning/teaching of defensive driving as obligatory;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls, in the context of driver training,
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Encourages Member States to introduce special penalty point systems for the most dangerous offences as the most efficient supplement to financial fines;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on the Commission to prepare by 2013 a proposal for a Directive for enforcement alcohol interlocks to the all professional and commercial vehicles;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls for an obligatory eye test for all drivers of category A and B every 10 years and for drivers, older then 65 years, every 5 years; calls for an obligatory medical check for all drivers, older then 80 years, to identify physical and mental ability to continue driving;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls on the Commission to draw up, every three years, EU road safety campaigns on a specific topic and to systematically use the communication channels which have grown up as a result of the implementation of the Road Safety Charter for these campaigns;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls for an EU-wide harmonised blood alcohol limit, which should be at 0 ‰ blood alcohol limit in the first 2 years for novice drivers and 0,2 BAC limit for professional drivers at all time;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission to draw up, within two years, a legislative proposal for a harmonised approach on winter tyres for passenger cars, buses and lorries in EU regions taking into account the respective weather conditions in each Member State;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls into consideration of feasibility to introduce a chip with information of driver blood group to be integrated in driving license;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to identify and implement suitable measures to prevent accidents on rural roads and in rural areas and reduce the damage they cause; in this context, calls for a strict enforcement of a ban on heavy goods vehicles from using secondary network (national, regional and local roads), where highways could be used to reach the same destination;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Calls on Members States and road operators to provide appropriately designed facilities, which improve safety in that they are all well equipped with the road signs and well-lit to be more user friendly especially for motorcyclists and cyclists;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Points out that technical exams for PTW would help in improving Road Safety;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Calls on the Commission to lay down within two years common rules and standards for technical checks to be performed
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Calls on the Commission to lay down a proposal that obliges manufacturers of light commercial vehicles to ensure that all new light commercial vehicles are equipped with speed limitation devices for which the maximum speed is set at 120 km/h;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Calls on the Commission to promote of raising vehicle safety standards, such as in car vehicle technology as means of preventing collisions from happening;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Calls for details of the traffic rules currently in force in individual Member States to be made available to road users before and during journeys, for example through the use of smart traffic systems; and through these systems for development of an EU wide net of ‘’state of road’’ information in each vehicle equipped with navigation systems;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Calls on the Commission to draw up measures to support and protect members of the rescue services in case of an accident, such as possibility to identify or to retrieve on the spot information about the engine type of the vehicle, passive safety equipment, like airbags, or the use of specific material, as well as all other relevant technical rescue information on each car model, in order to accelerate the rescue operation;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support cycling and walking as modes of transport in their own right and an integral part of all transport systems;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Invites the Commission and Member States to promote "Safe routes to School" schemes to increase the safety of children;
source: PE-460.852
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2010/2269(INI) Migration flows arising from instability: scope and role of the EU foreign policy
2011/03/02
LIBE
7 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas migration, as a worldwide phenomenon, has contributed to the exchange of ideas
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Recital D D. whereas the primary goal of EU policy should be to address the reasons for migration and
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Recital E Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas climate migration due to the global warming might reach unprecedented levels in coming years and the consequences for human security efforts could be devastating unless aggressive measures are taken,
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers that there is an urgent need for
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Asks for an open and thorough analysis of the EU’s visa policy as a whole to clarify its impact on refugees and asylum- seekers,
source: PE-458.489
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2011/0023(COD) Fight against terrorism and serious crime: use of passenger name record (PNR) data
2012/02/04
AFET
41 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a directive Title 1 Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the use of Passenger Name Record data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 1 a (new) (1 a) The Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) of 25 March 2011, and particularly paragraphs 7 to 16 and 25, 55, and 57, stated that the proposed Directive did not meet the essential prerequisite of any development of a PNR scheme, i.e. compliance with the necessity and proportionality principles, to the extent that the EDPS questioned the inclusion in the proposal of serious crimes which have no link with terrorism.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 1 b (new) (1b) Opinion 10/2011 of the Article 29 Working Party adopted on 5 April 2011 stating that there was a lack of information on the effectiveness and appropriateness of existing EU systems and tools for police and judicial co- operation to fight terrorism and organised crime, questioned the necessity of such a proposal and expressed serious doubts about the proportionality of the collection of a huge amount of personal information on passengers regardless of whether or not they are suspects.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 6 (6) PNR data may help law enforcement authorities prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 (7) PNR data enable law enforcement authorities to identify persons who were previously
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 10 (10) To prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 12 (12) The definition of terrorist offences should be taken from Articles 1 to 4 of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 13 (13) PNR data should be transferred to a single designated unit (Passenger Information Unit) in the relevant Member State, so as to ensure clarity and reduce costs to air carriers. The general budget of the European Union should, where necessary, provide financial support for the Member States or the passenger airlines to cover the cost of establishing, running and maintaining their own PNR systems, and transferring PNR data.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 14 (14) The contents of any lists of required PNR data to be obtained by the Passenger Information Unit should be drawn up with the objective of reflecting the legitimate requirements of public authorities to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 18 (18) Each Member State should be responsible for assessing the potential threats related to terrorist offences
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 20 (20) Member States should share with other Member States the PNR data that they receive where such transfer is necessary for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 21 (21) The period during which PNR data are to be retained should be proportionate to the purposes of the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 28 (28) This Directive does not affect the possibility for Member States to provide, under their domestic law, for a system of collection and handling of PNR data for purposes other than those specified in this Directive, or from transportation providers other than those specified in the Directive, regarding internal flights subject to compliance with relevant data protection provisions, provided that such domestic law respects the Union acquis.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 29 (29) As a result of the legal and technical differences between national provisions concerning the processing of personal data, including PNR, air carriers are and will be faced with different requirements regarding the types of information to be transmitted, as well as the conditions under which this information needs to be provided to competent national authorities. These differences may be prejudicial to effective cooperation between the competent national authorities for the purposes of preventing, detecting, investigating and prosecuting terrorist offences
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) The prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i – introductory part Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i – point i Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i – point ii Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i – point iii Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i – point iv Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall set up or designate an authority competent for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) carrying out an assessment of the passengers prior to their scheduled arrival or departure from the Member State in order to identify any persons who may be involved in a terrorist offence
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) responding, on a case-by-case basis, to duly reasoned requests from competent authorities to provide PNR data and process PNR data in specific cases for the purpose of prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of a terrorist offence
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) analysing PNR data for the purpose of updating or creating new criteria for carrying out assessments in order to identify any persons who may be involved in a terrorist offence
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. The assessment of the passengers prior to their scheduled arrival or departure from the Member State referred to in point (a) of paragraph 2 shall be carried out in a non- discriminatory manner on the basis of common assessment criteria
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. The Passenger Information Unit of a Member or a group of Member States State shall transfer the PNR data or the results of the processing of PNR data of the persons identified in accordance with points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 for further examination to the relevant competent authorities of the same Member State. Such transfers shall only be made on a case-by- case basis.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall adopt a list of the competent authorities entitled to request or receive PNR data or the result of the processing of PNR data from the Passenger Information Units in order to examine that information further or take appropriate action for the purpose of preventing, detecting, investigating and prosecuting terrorist offences
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. Competent authorities shall consist of authorities competent for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 4 4. The PNR data of passengers and the result of the processing of PNR data received by the Passenger Information Unit may be further processed by the competent authorities of the Member States only for the purpose of preventing, detecting, investigating or prosecuting terrorist offences
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 6 6. The competent authorities shall not take any decision that produces an adverse legal effect on a person or significantly affects a person only by reason of the automated processing of PNR data. Such decisions shall not be taken on the basis of a person's race or ethnic origin, religious
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new) (b a) If the flight does not take off due to force majeure or any other unforeseen circumstance and the travel is cancelled, the PNR data which have been transferred to the Passenger Information Unit shall be deleted immediately.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 4 4. On a case-by-case basis, upon request from a Passenger Information Unit in accordance with national law, air carriers shall transfer PNR data where access earlier than that mentioned in point (a) of paragraph 2 is necessary to assist in responding to a specific and actual threat related to terrorist offences
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall ensure that, with regard to persons identified by a Passenger Information Unit in accordance with Article 4(2)(a) and (b), the result of the processing of PNR data is transmitted by that Passenger Information Unit to the Passenger Information Units of other Member States where the former Passenger Information Unit considers such transfer to be necessary for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. The Passenger Information Unit of a Member State shall have the right to request, if necessary, the Passenger Information Unit of any other Member State to provide it with PNR data that are kept in the latter's database in accordance with Article 9(1), and, if necessary, also the result of the processing of PNR data. The request for such data may be based on any one or a combination of data elements, as deemed necessary by the requesting Passenger Information Unit for a specific case of prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. The Passenger Information Unit of a Member State shall have the right to request, if necessary, the Passenger Information Unit of any other Member State to provide it with PNR data that are kept in the latter's database in accordance with Article 9(2), and, if necessary, also the result of the processing of PNR data. The Passenger Information Unit may request access to specific PNR data kept by the Passenger Information Unit of another Member State in their full form without the masking out only in exceptional circumstances in response to a specific threat or a specific investigation or prosecution related to terrorist offences
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. The Passenger Information Unit of a Member State or a group of Member States shall have the right to request, if necessary, the Passenger Information Unit of any other Member State to provide it with PNR data that are kept in the latter's database in accordance with Article 9(2), and, if necessary, also the result of the processing of PNR data. The Passenger Information Unit may request access to specific PNR data kept by the Passenger Information Unit of another Member State in their full form without the masking out only in exceptional circumstances in response to a specific threat or a specific investigation or prosecution related to terrorist offences
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 4 4. Only in those cases where it is necessary for the prevention of an immediate and serious threat to public security may the competent authorities of a Member State request directly the Passenger Information Unit of any other Member State to provide it with PNR data that are kept in the latter's database in accordance with Article 9(1) and (2). Such requests shall relate to a specific investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 5 5. Exceptionally, where early access is necessary to respond to a specific and actual threat related to terrorist offences
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 5 5. Member States shall ensure that air carriers, their agents or other ticket sellers for the carriage of passengers on air service inform passengers of international flights at the time of booking a flight and at the time of purchase of a ticket in a clear and precise manner about the provision of PNR data to the Passenger Information Unit, the purposes of their processing, the period of data retention, their possible use to prevent, detect, investigate or prosecute terrorist offences
source: PE-486.202
2012/03/04
LIBE
1 amendments...
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 13 (13) PNR data should be transferred to a single designated unit (Passenger Information Unit) in the relevant Member State, so as to ensure clarity and reduce costs to air carriers. The general budget of the European Union should financially support, when necessary, the Member States or the passenger airlines to cover the cost of establishing, running and maintaining their own PNR systems, and transferring PNR data.
source: PE-486.017
2012/03/28
LIBE
5 amendments...
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. The assessment of the passengers prior to their scheduled arrival or departure from the Member State referred to in point (a) of paragraph 2 shall be carried out in a non- discriminatory manner on the basis of common assessment criteria
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. The Passenger Information Unit of a Member State or a group of Member States shall transfer the PNR data or the results of the processing of PNR data of the persons identified in accordance with points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 for further examination to the relevant competent authorities of the same Member State. Such transfers shall only be made on a case-by- case basis.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 6 6. The competent authorities shall not take any decision that produces an adverse legal effect on a person or significantly affects a person only by reason of the automated processing of PNR data. Such decisions shall not be taken on the basis of a person's race or ethnic origin, religious
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new) If the flight does not take off due to force majeure and the cancellation of travel, the PNR data which has have transferred to the Passenger Information Unit, shall be immediately deleted.
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. The Passenger Information Unit of a Member State or a group of Member States shall have the right to request, if necessary, the Passenger Information Unit of any other Member State to provide it with PNR data that are kept in the latter's database in accordance with Article 9(2), and, if necessary, also the result of the processing of PNR data. The Passenger Information Unit may request access to specific PNR data kept by the Passenger Information Unit of another Member State in their full form without the masking out only in exceptional circumstances in response to a specific threat or a specific investigation or prosecution related to terrorist offences or serious crime.
source: PE-486.159
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2011/0138(COD) Visas: third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement
2011/07/12
LIBE
5 amendments...
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 – point b Regulation (EC) No 539/2011 Article 1 – paragraph 4 (b)
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 2 Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 Article 1a – paragraph 1 – point (a) (a) a sudden
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 2 Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 Article 1a – paragraph 1 – point (b) (b) a sudden
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 2 COM(2011)0290 Article 1a – paragraph 1 – point c (c) a sudden
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 2 Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 Article 1a – paragraph 3 3. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council without delay of the notification received by the Member States concerned and examine the notification taking into account the number of Member States affected by any of the situations described in paragraph 1 and the overall impact of the increases on the migratory situation in the Union as the latter appears from the data provided by the Member States as well as from reports prepared by FRONTEX and/or the European Asylum Support Office, and, within three months following receipt thereof, the Commission shall send the results of its examination to the European Parliament and the Council, which shall have a maximum one month in which to express their position, after which the Commission may adopt an implementing decision suspending the exemption of visa requirement for the nationals of the third country concerned for a period of six months. The implementing decision shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 4a (2). The implementing decision shall determine the date on which the suspension of the exemption of visa requirement is to take effect.
source: PE-478.421
2011/09/11
AFET
5 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) This Regulation establishes a visa safeguard clause allowing the rapid, temporary suspension of the visa waiver for a third country on the positive list in case of an emergency situation, where an urgent response is needed in order to resolve the difficulties faced by
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 - point 2 Regulation EC No 539/2001 Article 1a - paragraph 1 1. Paragraphs 2 to 5 of this Article shall apply in the event of
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 - point 2 Regulation EC No 539/2001 Article 1a - paragraph 1 a (new) (1a) The application of those criteria shall be conditional on the prior definition by the Commission of a proposal for common statistical parameters to define the illegal entry and readmission rejection rates and on the adoption of a recast directive on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection.
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 - point 2 Regulation EC No 539/2001 Article 1a - paragraph 2 2. A Member State which is confronted by any of the emergency situations described in paragraph 1 may notify the Commission. This notification shall be duly motivated and shall include relevant data and statistics as well as a detailed explanation of all the preliminary measures that the Member State concerned has taken
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 - point 2 Regulation EC No 539/2001 Article 1a - paragraph 3 3. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council without delay of the notification received by the Member States concerned and examine the notification taking into account the number of Member States affected by any of the situations described in paragraph 1 and the overall impact of the increases on the migratory situation in the Union as the latter appears from the data provided by the Member States as well as from reports prepared by FRONTEX and/or the European Asylum Support Office
source: PE-475.888
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2011/0294(COD) Trans-European transport network: guidelines
2012/04/10
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) (11 a) When carrying out the review of the implementation of the core network by 2023, the Commission should take into account national implementation plans and future enlargements.
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point c (c) railway infrastructure complies with the requirements of the technical specification for Interoperability (TSI) adopted pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 2008/57/EC
source: PE-494.841
2012/08/10
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 616 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2 –
source: PE-494.842
2012/11/10
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 842 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 13/33 to add a multimodal link (railway and road) between Ljubljana (SI) and Salzburg (AT) to the core network
source: PE-496.673
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2011/0302(COD) Connecting Europe Facility
2012/10/10
TRAN, ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 (12) ‘bottleneck’
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new) (g a) actions implementing the comprehensive network according to Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines] when such actions contribute to facilitating cross-border traffic flows or removing bottlenecks, up to a ceiling of 5% of the financial envelope for transport as specified in Article 5 of this Regulation;
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new) (ii a) for actions to support cross-border road sections, 30 % of the eligible cost;
source: PE-496.337
2012/10/17
TRAN, ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I - point 1 - introductory part Helsinki – Tallinn – Riga – Kaunas – Warszawa – Katowice Gdynia – Katowice Katowice – Ostrava – Brno – Wien Katowice – Žilina – Bratislava – Wien Wien – Graz – Klagenfurt – Villach – Udine – Venezia – Bologna – Ravenna Graz – Maribor –Ljubljana – Koper/Trieste
Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 9 Koper, Trieste, Venice,
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 9 a (new) Graz - Maribor - Rail studies and works for a Pragersko second track
Amendment 639 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I - point 3- row 13 Koper - Divača - Rail studies and Ljubljana -
Amendment 696 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I - Point b - row 8 source: PE-497.891
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2011/0367(COD) Asylum and Migration Fund; Instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management: general provisions
2012/04/10
LIBE
35 amendments...
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Measures in and in relation to third countries supported through the Specific regulations should be taken in synergy and coherence with other actions outside the Union supported through Union external assistance instruments, both geographic and thematic. In particular, in implementing such actions full coherence should be sought with the principles and general objectives of the Union external action and foreign policy related to the country or region in question. They should not be intended to support actions directly development-oriented and they should complement, when appropriate, the financial assistance provided through external aid instruments. Such activities should also be directly linked to Union internal activities and should only represent an external dimension of the Union internal policies. Coherence will also be ensured with the Union humanitarian policy, in particular as regards the implementation of emergency assistance.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) Prior to the preparation of multi-annual programmes as a means to achieve the objectives of this Union funding, Member States and the Commission should engage in a policy dialogue and thereby establishing a coherent strategy for each individual Member State. In order to secure full transparency of the process, the results of the policy dialogue in the form of agreed minutes or an exchange of letters should be transmitted to the European Parliament and made public.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Member States should establish a partnership with the authorities
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) It is important to bring the achievements of Union funding to the attention of the general public. Citizens have a right to know how the Union's financial resources are spent. The responsibility to ensure that the appropriate information is communicated to the public should lie with
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) For the purpose of ensuring a wide dissemination of information about this Union funding and to inform potential beneficiaries about funding opportunities, detailed rules relating to information and communication measures, as well as certain technical characteristics of such measures should be defined on the basis of this Regulation and each Member State should, at least, establish a website or website portal with the necessary information. Member States should also envisage and undertake more direct forms of communication campaigns in order to properly inform the potential beneficiaries.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that the support provided under the Specific Regulations and by the Member States is consistent with the activities, policies and priorities of the European Union and complementary to other instruments of the European Union and shall ensure that the financial resources provided have sound and long term impact on the development of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate with each other in the fight against fraud. To that end, the Commission shall lend such technical and operational assistance as the competent national authorities may need to facilitate coordination of their investigations.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 The European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF)
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 Without prejudice to the first and second sub-paragraphs, cooperation agreements with third countries and international organisations and grant agreements and grant decisions and contracts resulting from the implementation of this Regulation and the Specific Regulations shall expressly empower the Commission, the Court of Auditors and OLAF to conduct such audits, on-the-spot controls and inspections. The European Parliament shall be regularly informed on any potential fraudulent activities, which may be identified by such audits, on-the-spot controls and inspections.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall adopt, by way of
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Actions implemented in third countries shall clearly exhibit a direct link to internal activities and, as such, shall only represent an external dimension of the Union internal policies.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new) (ia) actions related to fraud detection and prevention;
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Each Member State shall organise, in accordance with its national rules and practices, a partnership with the authorities
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Such authorities
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new) In particular, Member States shall endeavour to include authorities, bodies, organisations and individual experts with knowledge, expertise and experience in developing, implementing and monitoring earlier funds in the field of Home Affairs.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 4 4. Each Member State shall set up a monitoring committee to support the implementation of national programmes. The monitoring committee shall be composed of representatives of the authorities, bodies and organisations referred to in paragraph 1 and shall be represented on an equal footing.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. To launch the programming period, the Commission and each Member State shall have a policy dialogue on the national requirements and the contribution that the Union budget could provide to achieving these requirements, bearing in mind the base line situation in the Member State concerned and the objectives of the Specific Regulations. The policy dialogue shall result in the conclusion of agreed minutes or an exchange of letters which shall identify the specific needs and priorities of the Member State concerned and serve as the framework for the preparation of the national programmes and shall be transmitted to the European Parliament and made public.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. If necessary, the policy dialogue may be repeated after the mid term review referred to in Article 15, in order to reassess the needs of the Member States and the priorities of the Union.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) an analysis of requirements in the Member State and the national objectives designed to meet those requirements during the period covered by the programme, defined in consultation with the different authorities, bodies and organisations referred to in Article 12(1);
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e (e) information on the monitoring and evaluation framework to be put in place and the qualitative and quantitative indicators to be used to measure the progress in the implementation of the objectives pursued in relation to the baseline situation in the Member State;
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point h (h) the mechanisms and methods to be used to publicise and effectively inform the potential beneficiaries on the national programme;
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 5 – point e a (new) (ea) that the Member State has duly consulted the authorities, bodies and organisations referred to in Article 12(1);
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. All national programmes shall be approved by 31 December 2014.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 7 7. The Commission shall approve, by
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 2. Following this re-examination, Member States and the Commission may repeat the policy dialogue referred to in Article 13 and may revise their national programmes. National programmes shall be revised for those Member States which will receive additional allocations in accordance with the Specific Regulations.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 4 4. The Commission shall allocate, by
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Member States shall make full use of the knowledge, expertise and experience, gained by public and/or private bodies in implementing earlier funds in the field of Home Affairs.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 1 Responsible Authorities shall ensure that the beneficiaries receive the total amount of the public support as quickly as possible and in full, and in any case, not later than in six months from the start of the activities. No amount shall be deducted or withheld and no specific charge or other charge with equivalent effect shall be levied that would reduce these amounts for the beneficiaries.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 1 1. Following the Commission decision approving the national programme, an initial pre-financing amount for the whole programming period shall be paid by the Commission. This shall represent
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 45 – paragraph 1 1. National programmes shall be submitted to a decommitment procedure established on the basis that amounts linked to a commitment which is not covered by the initial pre-financing referred to in Article 33 or a request for payment in accordance with Article 39 by 31 December of the
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 46 – paragraph 3 3. The part of the budget commitments for which a payment request has been made but payment of which has been reduced or suspended by the Commission at 31 December of year N +
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) informing potential beneficiaries about funding opportunities under the national programmes by, inter alia, organising regular public events, so-called information days and training sessions for potential beneficiaries;
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new) (aa) objectives of the national programme in reference to the results and impact achieved;
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 52 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. The ex-post evaluation of the Commission shall also examine the impact of the Specific Regulations on the development of the area of freedom, security and justice in terms of their contribution to, at least, the following objectives:
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 54 – paragraph 2 2. The delegation of power referred to in this Regulation shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of seven years from the entry into force of this Regulation.
source: PE-494.863
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2011/0432(CNS) Consular protection for citizens of the Union abroad
2012/07/26
LIBE
20 amendments...
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive Citation 1 a (new) having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and in particular Article 46 thereof,
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 8 (8) Citizens of the Union are unrepresented if their Member State of nationality does not have an accessible embassy or consulate in a third country or accessing the embassy or consulate would present the citizen of a given Member State with unnecessary use of precious time and financial resources in cases of emergency. The notion of accessibility should be interpreted with a view to safeguarding the protection of citizens.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 9 (9) In accordance with the right to respect for private and family life as recognised in Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the assisting Member State should provide protection to third country family members of citizens of the Union under the same conditions as to third country family members of its own nationals. Any definition as to which persons are family members should draw inspiration from Articles 2 and 3 of the Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States. Member States may not be in a position to deliver all types of consular protection to third country family members, notably emergency travel documents are not being issued. However, Member States should undertake all actions in their power to secure the integrity of the citizen's family. In accordance with Article 24 of the Charter, the best interests of the child, as provided for in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989, should be a primary consideration.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 10 (10)
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 (11) The traditions regarding the competences of honorary consuls diverge among Member States. Honorary consuls are generally in a position to perform very limited consular tasks. Honorary consuls should only in exceptional circumstances be regarded as equivalent to accessible embassies and consulates present in a third country on a permanent basis within the scope of their competences pursuant to national law and practices.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 12 (12) Protection should be provided if applicants establish that they are citizens of the Union. Unrepresented citizens in need of consular protection may no longer be in possession of their identity documents. The fundamental status of citizenship of the Union is conferred directly by Union law and identity documents are of merely declaratory value. If applicants are unable to provide identity documents, they should therefore be able to prove their identity by any other means, if necessary following verification with the authorities of the Member State of which the applicant claims to be a national. The assisting Member State shall guarantee that unrepresented citizens are provided with the necessary means for verifying their identity.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 18 a (new) (18 a) The Member States should consider establishing a "trust fund" for consular protection, from which the embassy or consulate of the assisting Member State could advance its expenses for assisting an unrepresented citizen and into which the Member States of the assisted unrepresented citizen should reimburse the financial advance. The Commission, acting in cooperation with the Member States, should establish clear rules, defining the division of financial burdens for the proper functioning of such a fund.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 21 (21) In the event of crisis adequate preparation and a clear division of responsibilities are essential. Crisis contingency planning should therefore fully include unrepresented citizens and national contingency plans should be coordinated. The
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 This Directive lays down the cooperation and coordination measures necessary to facilitate the
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. Every citizen holding the nationality of a Member State of the Union which is not represented by a diplomatic or consular authority in a third country or which is represented but accessing his or her diplomatic or consular authority presents the citizen with unnecessary use of precious time and financial resources in cases of emergency, hereafter ‘unrepresented citizen’, shall be entitled to protection by the diplomatic or consular authorities of another Member State under the same conditions as its nationals.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 2 2. Citizens holding the nationality of more than one Member State of the Union are unrepresented if none of their Member States of nationality is represented by a diplomatic or consular authority in a third country or accessible under regular conditions.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. Honorary consuls shall be regarded as equivalent to accessible embassies or consulates within the scope of their competences pursuant to national law and practices only in exceptional circumstances.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. These arrangements do not in any way influence the protection of citizens of the Union as provided by this directive.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. If the citizen of the Union is unable to produce a valid passport or identity card, nationality may be proven by any other means, if necessary following verification with the diplomatic and consular authorities of the Member State of which the applicant claims to be a national. The assisting Member State shall guarantee that the citizen is provided with the necessary means for verifying his or her identity.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The consular protection referred to in paragraph 1 shall include assistance at the least in the following situations
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) visit the citizen, secure and monitor minimum standards of treatment in prison;
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. The embassy or consulate shall report to the citizen's Member State of nationality following any of its visits of the citizen and upon monitoring of minimum standards of treatment in prison. It shall immediately inform the citizen's Member State of nationality about any complaints of ill- treatment and inform the citizen's Member State on the actions taken in order to prevent such ill-treatment and secure the minimum standards of treatment in prison.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. To ensure comprehensive preparedness local contingency planning shall include unrepresented citizens.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 2 2. In the event of a crisis
source: PE-494.593
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2011/2081(INI) Freedom of press and media in the world
2013/04/11
AFET
7 amendments...
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Emphasizes that free, independent and pluralistic online and traditional media is one of the cornerstones of democracy and pluralism; recognizes the importance of information resources as real freedom and media pluralism; points out that maintaining and strengthening the freedom and independence of the media in the world is of the common interest; notes that the role of free and independent media and the free exchange of information in democratic changes that occur in non-democratic regimes is of utmost importance;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Deplores the fact that journalists are frequently murdered throughout the world, often with impunity thus emphasizes the importance of combating impunity; authorities can not consider threats and violence and ensure the safety of journalists without political, judicial and police authorities to take decisive action against those who attack journalists and their work. Impunity impacts not only on the freedom of the press, but on the daily work of journalists as well, creating a climate of fear and self-censorship;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Deplores the fact that criminalisation of expression is on the rise; recalls that journalists are frequently imprisoned worldwide because of their work; is aware that defamation, blasphemy and libel laws are used to imprison or censor journalists and block free expression; regrets that censorship fosters self-censorship; stresses the need to support and encourage investigative journalism, because it helps to discover the social anomalies and can help law enforcement agencies, who are obliged to act ex officio in cases of detected evidence of crime;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Is concerned regarding the challenges faced by public service broadcasters in terms of editorial independence from politics and capital, precarious employment of staff, pluralism, neutrality and quality of information, access and permanent financing as a result of political and financial impacts of the economic crisis;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Considers that, especially in times of economic crisis and of fundamental changes in the media landscape, the growing number of journalists employed in precarious employment conditions and lacking a proper social security in comparison with the standards on the labour market poses a threat to press independence and is directly related to the challenges of the future of journalists;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls for a shift from ad hoc funding of projects to a more sustainable approach, also involving private donors and interlocutors; recognises the need for a country-by-country and tailored approach to programming both at national and regional level;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Considers that press and media programmes should also focus on improving the (state and legal) structures and supporting local media companies and businesses, in order to improve their transparency and openness independence and sustainability;
source: PE-508.230
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2011/2133(INI) Recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the negotiations of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement
2011/09/28
AFET
12 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas Georgia needs to accelerate carrying out reforms in the justice system, fight against corruption, especially among high-ranking officials, and organized crime, and labour rights, women’s rights and improve integration of minorities;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas, in its Joint Communication on ‘A new response to a changing Neighbourhood’, the EU stated its ambition to engage more pro-actively in conflict resolution; whereas the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) is carrying out an important role on the ground and the EU Special Representative for the Crisis in Georgia is co-chairing the Geneva talks; whereas these talks have yielded little result to date and could easily collapse in the present atmosphere of mistrust between the parties;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g) to intensify talks with the Russian Federation to assure the unconditional fulfillment of all the provisions of the cease-fire agreement of 12 August 2008 between Russia and Georgia, particularly the provision stating that Russia shall guarantee full unlimited access to EUMM to the occupied territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia; to underscore the necessity of providing stability in the aforementioned regions of Georgia; as a confidence building measure, to encourage the parties of the conflict to exchange information on their security forces and their movements in areas near administrative border;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) to welcome the
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i a (new) (ia) to call on Georgia and Russia to engage in direct talks, without preconditions, on a range of subjects, with mediation, if needed, by a mutually acceptable third party, this should complement, not substitute, the existing Geneva process;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j a (new) (ja) to urge Georgia and Russia to de- escalate rhetoric about bombings and support for terrorism and conduct thorough investigations of the bombings on the Georgian territory;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k a (new) (ka) to express concern on the cases of lawyers who were assaulted and severely beaten by police officers; to urge Georgian authorities to take immediate and effective steps, to investigate the above mentioned facts, combat impunity and politically motivated prosecutions, bring those responsible to justice; to ensure that all actions and threats against lawyers for the legitimate exercise of their professional duties are immediately and effectively stopped;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l a (new) (la) to further improve the physical conditions in the prisons and detention centres; to continue providing its full support to the Public Defender of Georgia, responsible for monitoring human rights violations; to consider facilitating civil society and human rights non-governmental organizations in visiting persons in prisons and detention centres;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l b (new) (lb) to call on the Georgian government to engage in a good-faith dialogue with opposition groups regarding electoral reform; take up recommendations from international and local organisations on the electoral code; to investigate previous election violations and intimidation cases; and to eliminate partisan abuse of public resources during elections;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) to emphasise in the Agreement the importance of ensuring fundamental freedoms, the rule of law and the continued fight against corruption and continue supporting the reform of the judiciary as one of the priorities, in order to increase public trust in the judiciary and the need to develop a fully independent judiciary, including by taking steps to ensure that high-profile political, human rights and property usurpation cases are fairly reviewed;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point u a (new) (ua) to promote free media, freedom of expression and media pluralism; to allow media to report independently and objectively; to ensure credible and efficient implementation of measures to protect journalists; to thoroughly investigate cases of detained or arrested journalists, accused of spying or grave crimes and cases of killed journalists; to fight against government interference and control, physical threats, attacks and other attempts to silence or intimidate journalists; to prevent the use of media as propaganda; to assure minimum working rights and conditions for journalist; to assure transparency of media ownership and free access to public information;
source: PE-472.326
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2011/2157(INI) Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy
2011/11/10
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses that freedom of expression and media independence and pluralism are cornerstones of a solid and sustainable democracy and of common values; strongly supports and calls for the free flow of information, for conditions to be ensured that allow journalists to work effectively and freely without political, economic or other pressure, and for the construction of infrastructure which will make it possible to develop modern electronic technology;
source: PE-472.271
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2011/2246(INI) EU Charter: standard settings for media freedom across the EU
2012/11/28
LIBE
12 amendments...
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas Member States have a duty to constantly promote and protect freedom of opinion, expression, information and the media, as these principles are also guaranteed in their constitutions and laws; whereas, should these freedoms be placed at serious risk or violated in a Member State, the European Union must intervene on the basis of the Treaties and of the Charter to protect the European democratic and pluralistic order and fundamental rights;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas concerns arise in relation to the challenges facing public service broadcasters in terms of editorial independence
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas the current financial crisis is jeopardising media plurality, leading to problems including threats to freedom of speech and censorship, the financial collapse of numerous media outlets and the laying off of employees, which have affected the public media in several Member States; whereas austerity measures which reduce public funding for public media threaten their freedom and existence;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M b (new) Mb. whereas the media landscape is undergoing fundamental changes, and whereas, particularly in this time of economic crisis, an increasing proportion of journalists are working under precarious conditions of employment and facing a lack of social security, by comparison with labour market standards, and related challenges for the future of journalism;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States and the European Union to respect, guarantee, protect and promote the fundamental right to freedom of expression and information, and media freedom and pluralism, and hence to refrain from exerting, and develop mechanisms to impede, threats to media freedom such as trying to unduly and politically influence and impose partisan control and censorship on the media, and politically motivated financial blackmailing of public service broadcasters, including the politically motivated establishment of alternative state-owned broadcasters;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls the important role of the public service media, funded by citizens through the State, and their institutional duties to provide high quality and accurate and reliable information for diverse audiences which is independent of pressure from politics and capital; stresses that the private media have similar duties in relation to information, notably of institutional and political nature, in particular on the occasion of elections, referenda, etc.;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Believes that media ownership and management should be transparent and not concentrated; calls on the Commission and the Member States to work towards the adoption of measures within their powers to tackle excessive media concentration, ensure competition so as to address and prevent dominant positions and guarantee the access of new entrants on the market; calls for rules to ensure that conflicts of interest are properly addressed and resolved; highlights that advertising and sponsoring may cause interference with the editorial line of media;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Underlines the importance of ensuring the independence of journalists, both from internal pressures from editors or owners and externally from political or economic lobbies or other interest groups; highlights the fact that the right of access to documents and information is fundamental and calls for the full protection of the confidentiality of sources principle and for the strict application of the European Court of Human Rights case-law in this area, including in relation to whistle-blowing; calls for journalists to be protected from threats and violence, as investigative journalists are often threatened, physically attacked and even have attempts made on their lives as a result of their activities; highlights the need to support and promote investigative journalism, as it helps uncover irregularities in society and can be of assistance to the prosecution authorities, which have a duty to take action automatically in cases where evidence of criminal offences is uncovered, and to promote ethical journalism in the media by developing professional standards and appropriate redress procedures;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the importance of fighting against impunity; authorities in the Member States cannot address threats, violence and the security of journalists without assurances from political, judicial and police bodies that they will take decisive action against anyone who attacks journalists and their work. Impunity affects not only the freedom of the press but also the day-to-day work of journalists, as it creates a climate of fear and self-censorship;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Underlines the importance
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Emphasises that Member States must ensure that journalists' working conditions comply with the provisions of the European Social Charter; stresses the importance of collective contracts for journalists and of trade union representation of journalists' collectives, which must be permitted for all employees, even if they are members of a small group, work in small companies or have non-standard forms of contract, such as temporary or interim work, as security of employment allows them to speak and act together and more easily and effectively uphold their professional standards;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Commission to consider introducing an EU Media certificate to demonstrate media compliance with the standards called for in this document;
source: PE-500.572
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2012/2033(INI) Alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in European countries by the CIA: follow-up of the European Parliament TDIP Committee report
2012/05/30
AFET
14 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 31 a (new) - having regard to the numerous media reports and acts of investigative journalism, in particular, but not exhaustively, ABC News 20051 and 20092 reports, Washington Post's 20053 reports, without which the acts of rendition and detention would have remained truly secret,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 31 b (new) Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Reiterates its condemnation of the practices of extraordinary rendition, secret prisons and torture, which are prohibited under domestic and international human rights law and which breach inter alia the rights to liberty, security, humane treatment, freedom from torture, non- refoulement, presumption of innocence, fair trial, legal counsel and equal protection under the law;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas no Member State has so far fully fulfilled its obligations in line with protecting, preserving, respecting and preventing the breach of international human rights;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas research by the UN, the Council of Europe, national and international media, investigative journalist and civil society has brought to light new concrete information on the location of secret CIA detention sites in Europe, rendition flights through European airspace, and persons transported or detained;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas national inquiries and international research prove that members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) agreed to commit themselves to measures in the campaign against terrorism which enabled secret airline traffic and use of EU Member States' territory in the CIA-led programme of rendition, indicating collective knowledge of the programme by Member States who are also members of NATO;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Urges NATO and United States authorities to conduct their own investigations, collaborate fully with EU and Member State parliamentary or judicial inquiries on these issues1, disclose information on extraordinary rendition programmes, provide the legal representatives of the suspects with the full information necessary for the defence of their clients and clarify that all NATO agreements and NATO-EU and other transatlantic arrangements comply with fundamental rights; ______________ 1 See inter alia European Parliament resolution of 9 June 2011 on Guantánamo: imminent death penalty decision (P7_TA(2011)0271).
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Reaffirms that the international fight against terrorism and bilateral or multilateral international cooperation, including in the framework of NATO or between intelligence and security services, must only be carried out with full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and with appropriate democratic and judicial oversight; calls on EU Member States, the Commission, the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Council to ensure that these principles are applied in their foreign relations, and insists that they should make a thorough assessment of their counterparts‘ records on human rights before entering into any agreement, notably on intelligence cooperation and information-sharing, and inform the European parliament on the conclusions of such assessments;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that all Member States have so far not properly fulfilled their positive obligation under international law to investigate serious human rights violations connected with the CIA programme and to afford full redress to victims;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Calls on President Obama to honour his pledge made in January 2009 to close Guantanamo, to allow any detainee who is not to be charged to return to his home country or another safe country as quickly as possible, and to try Guantanamo detainees against whom sufficient admissible evidence exists without delay in a fair and public hearing by an independent, impartial tribunal and, if convicted, to be imprisoned in the United States in accordance with the applicable international standards and principles;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Urges the Member States not to employ arguments of state secrecy and national security in cases of violations of human rights and to find the appropriate balance between state secrecy, national security and respect for human right;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls on the Member States to avoid basing their national criminal proceedings on such legal grounds which enable and lead to the termination of criminal proceedings by evoking clauses of the statute of limitations and lead to impunity, and respect the principle of international customary law which recognizes that statute of limitations cannot and should not be applied to cases of serious violations of human rights;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the Commission to consider proposing measures for permanent cooperation and exchange of information between the European Parliament and Parliamentary Committees for the Oversight of Intelligence and Security Services of the European Union Member States in cases which indicate that joint actions by Member States' intelligence and security services have been undertaken on the territory of the European Union;
source: PE-489.538
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2012/2255(INI) Women's rights in the Balkan accession countries
2013/06/02
AFET
4 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Reaffirms the need to mainstream women’s rights and gender equality throughout the enlargement process; notes with concern that women remain under- represented in the labour market as well as in economic and political decision- making; stresses that the introduction and the implementation of gender quota in political decision-making should be supplemented with effective legal sanctions;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers the empowerment of women, through promoting, protecting and strengthening their rights, improving their social and economic situation, increasing their presence on the labour market, ensuring fair representation of women in political and economic decision-making processes and encouraging women’s entrepreneurship, as key to strengthening and consolidating democracy in the Balkan countries; calls on the governments to introduce measures in order to reduce the gender pay gap and, consequently, the gender pension gap;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the need for women in the Western Balkans to take a prominent role in society through their active participation and representation in political, economic and social life at all levels; points out that supporting policies of equal opportunities is important for the economic and social development of the Balkan accession countries;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Notes with concern that Roma women suffer from double discrimination on the grounds of gender and ethnicity; calls on governments to adopt comprehensive anti-discrimination frameworks that would enable Roma women to secure their rights;
source: PE-504.328
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2013/0000(INI)
2013/03/01
ECON
17 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) – having regard to the Commission's proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on 5 February 2013 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (2013/0025 (COD)),
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) – having regard to The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations of February 2012 on International Standards on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the loss of revenues raises the deficit and debt levels of the Member States (MS), thereby reducing the funds available to foster
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas tax fraud, tax avoidance and all forms of tax crime produce and further facilitate socially detrimental profiteering which leads to growing social inequality, increases citizens' mistrust in democratic institutions and cultivates an environment of democratic deficit;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas tax fraud and tax evasion constitute an illegal activity of evading tax liabilities, while, on the other hand, tax avoidance is the legal but improper and inherently malevolent utilisation of the tax regime to reduce or avoid tax liabilities;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas unilateral national measures have proven ineffective, inefficient and in some cases even detrimental to the cause, and this necessitates a coordinated and multi-
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas investigative journalism, the non-governmental sector and the academic community have been instrumental in exposing cases of tax fraud, tax avoidance and tax havens and duly informing the public thereof;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Proposes the introduction of requirements for unconditional cooperation with the EU on money laundering, tax fraud and tax avoidance issues for MS and their dependant territories seeking financial assistance;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strictly apply the EU standards in tax related matters as a condition in their respective relations with third countries, in particular in cases of future bilateral or multilateral trade agreements;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to and the Member States closely review and duly implement the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations of February 2012;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Member States to commit to an ambitious but realistic target of halving the tax gap by 2020, since this would gradually generate new tax revenue without raising tax rates and endangering the existing public social services;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Encourages the Commission to introduce proposals for a harmonised tackling of tax fraud under criminal law, in particular as regards crossborder and mutual investigations;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Encourages the Member States to adequately and swiftly transpose the new Anti-Money Laundering Directive (2013/0025 (COD)) and implement provisions which list tax crimes as predicate offences to money laundering in their national legislations;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider setting up measures to enable the social reuse of funds confiscated through criminal proceedings in cases of tax fraud and tax avoidance; therefore calls for a substantial part of the funds confiscated to be reused for social purposes and reinjected into the local and regional economies directly or indirectly affected by tax crimes;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to foster an environment where the role of the civil society in exposing cases of tax fraud and tax havens will be fully protected, inter alia by setting up effective systems of whistleblower and journalistic' sources protection;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Urges the Commission to compile and create a European blacklist of tax havens; calls on Member States to suspend or terminate existing Double Tax Conventions with jurisdictions that are on the blacklist, and to initiate Double Tax Conventions with jurisdictions that cease to be tax havens; and also consider reviewing and/or revoking licences for financial institutions which operate in blacklisted territories;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to review and reconsider any bilateral and/or multilateral agreement with jurisdictions listed on the blacklist;
source: PE-505.996
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