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Thursday, 23 June 2016 - Brussels

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1. Appointments to the Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion

2. Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the EU and Lebanon (Framework Agreement) ***

3. Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the EU and Lebanon (2004 enlargement) ***

4. Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the EU and Lebanon (accession of Bulgaria and Romania) ***

5. Protocol to the Agreement between the EU and Monaco, providing for the automatic exchange of financial account information *

6. Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/012 BE/Hainaut Machinery

7. Multiannual recovery plan for Bluefin tuna ***I

8. Multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks ***I

9. Jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of matrimonial property regimes *

10. Jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of the property consequences of registered partnerships *

11. Massacres in eastern Congo

12. Follow-up of the Strategic Framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET2020)

Report: Zdzisław Krasnodębski (A8-0176/2016)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.		Vote		RCV/EV – remarks
§ 2	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 7	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 45	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 51	§	original text	RCV		+		479, 68, 39
§ 55	§	original text	RCV		+		513, 51, 19
§ 56	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		513, 44, 22
			2/RCV		+		473, 84, 25
			3/RCV		+		466, 86, 26
§ 57	§	original text	RCV		+		519, 52, 13
§ 58	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		534, 24, 25
			2/RCV		+		475, 94, 13
§ 59	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		518, 53, 15
			2/RCV		+		484, 81, 15
§ 60	§	original text	RCV		+		501, 59, 24
§ 61	§	original text	RCV		+		481, 89, 11
§ 63	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3		+
§ 67	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		524, 52, 8
			2/RCV		+		489, 78, 12
§ 69	§	original text	RCV		+		485, 77, 22
§ 70	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 71	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		467, 90, 27
			2/RCV		+		427, 124, 26
§ 72	§	original text	RCV		+		432, 94, 53
§ 73	§	original text	RCV		+		472, 96, 14
§ 74	§	original text	RCV		+		502, 55, 23
§ 76	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		499, 81, 3
			2/RCV		+		529, 42, 4
Recital E	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)				RCV		+		409, 108, 65


Requests for roll-call votes
ENF:	§§ 51, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 67, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76
ECR:	§§ 56, 58


Requests for separate votes
ECR:	§§ 69, 72, 73


Requests for split votes
ECR:
§ 2
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'at both European and national level'
Second part	those words
§ 7
First part	'Welcomes the strengthening of the steering role of informal bodies within ET2020, as well as the creation of feedback loops linking the High Level Group, the Director-General groupings and the Working Groups;'
Second part	'acknowledges the role civil society organisations play in reaching out to local, regional and national stakeholders and citizens on European cooperation in education and training, and calls for them to receive financial support under Erasmus+ (KA3) and the European Social Fund;'
§ 45
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'the Bologna process has spearheaded significant achievements, and takes the view that'
Second part	those words
§ 56
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'order to find the right approach to swiftly, fully and sustainably' and 'refugees and'
Second part	'order to find the right approach to swiftly, fully and sustainably'
Third part	'refugees and'
§ 58
First part	'Emphasises the need for Member States’ education ministries and the Commission’s DG EAC to cooperate in order to ensure equal access to high-quality education, particularly by reaching out to the most disadvantaged and to people with diverse backgrounds,'
Second part	'including newly arrived migrants, and integrating them into a positive learning environment;'
§ 59
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'refugee and asylum seeker'
Second part	those words
§ 67
First part	'Calls on the Member States to make efforts to swiftly develop and implement mechanisms for improving the understanding and identification of the qualifications of migrants,'
Second part	'refugees and asylum seekers, since many entering the EU come with no proof of their formal qualifications;'
§ 70
First part	'Highlights the important role of non-formal and informal learning, as well as participation in sports and volunteer activities, in stimulating the development of civic, social and intercultural competences;'
Second part	'emphasises the fact that some countries have made significant progress in developing relevant legal frameworks, while others have difficulties in creating comprehensive validation strategies; stresses, therefore, the need of developing comprehensive strategies to enable validation;'
§ 71
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'refugee and asylum seeker'
Second part	those words
§ 76
First part	'Stresses the crucial role of education and training in the empowerment of women in all spheres of life; emphasises the need to tackle gender gaps and to recognise the particular needs of young women by including the gender perspective in ET 2020;'
Second part	'stresses that, as equality between men and women is one of the EU’s founding values, there is a need for all educational institutions to endorse and implement this principle among their students, with the aim of fostering tolerance, non-discrimination, active citizenship, social cohesion and intercultural dialogue;'
ENF:
Recital E
First part	'whereas education and training have an important role to play in tackling poverty and social exclusion, and expanding access to lifelong learning can open up new possibilities for the low-skilled, the unemployed, people with special needs, the elderly'
Second part	'and migrants;'
§ 63
First part	'Supports the idea of setting up helpdesks and guidelines for teachers offering them timely support in handling various types of diversity'
Second part	'in a positive way and promoting intercultural dialogue in the classroom,'
Third part	'as well as guidance when confronted with students at risk of being radicalised;'

13. Renewable energy progress report

Report: Paloma López Bermejo (A8-0196/2016)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.		Vote		RCV/EV – remarks
§ 2	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3		+
§ 3	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		475, 97, 7
			2		+
§ 7	§	original text	sep		+
§ 9	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 12	§	original text	sep		+
After § 20	1	76+ Members	RCV		+		311, 259, 10
§ 21	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/RCV		+		302, 270, 7
§ 23	§	original text	RCV		+		454, 84, 40
§ 24	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/RCV		+		297, 276, 6
			3		+
			4		+
§ 28	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3/RCV		+		305, 273, 3
			4/RCV		+		305, 261, 7
§ 30	§	original text	sep		+
§ 33	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/RCV		-		184, 277, 117
§ 34	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 35	§	original text	sep		+
§ 39	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/EV		+		330, 251, 0
			3		+
§ 41	§	original text	sep		+
§ 45	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 54	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/EV		-		279, 300, 0
§ 55	2	76+ Members	RCV		-		280, 280, 12
	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 56	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/RCV		+		307, 262, 4
			3		+
After § 56	3	76+ Members	EV		+		332, 235, 3
§ 58	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 62	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 69	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 70	§	original text	sep		+
§ 76	§	original text	sep		+
§ 78	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 79	§	original text	RCV		+		381, 194, 2
§ 86	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3		+
			4		+
§ 88	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
Recital D	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
Recital F	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/EV		+		329, 237, 2
			3		+
Recital M	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/EV		+		304, 258, 2
			3		+
Recital O	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/EV		-		217, 339, 10
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)				RCV		+		444, 103, 23


Requests for roll-call votes
ECR:	§§ 3 (1st part), 23, 24 (2nd part), 28 (3rd part), 56 (2nd part)
PPE:	§§ 21 (2nd part), 28 (4th part), 33 (2nd part), 79
GUE/NGL:	Amendments 1, 2


Requests for separate votes
Verts/ALE:	§§ 7, 12, 45, 70, 76
ECR:	§§ 21, 30, 34, 35, 41, 76, recital M
ENF:	§§ 21, 70
EFDD:	§§ 62, 88
GUE/NGL:	§ 12


Requests for split votes
Verts/ALE:
§ 9
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'allowing gradual phasing-out of subsidies for mature renewable technologies'
Second part	those words
§ 88
First part	'Encourages the Member States and the Commission to promote the importance of sustainable forest management, and hence the key role of forest biomass as one of the EU’s crucial renewable raw materials for reaching its energy targets;'
Second part	'draws attention to the increasing demand for forest biomass, which means that sustainable forest management, in line with the EU forest strategy, should be even further strengthened and promoted, as it is crucial for biodiversity and the ecosystem function of forests, including the absorption of CO2 from the atmosphere; points out the need, therefore, for balanced exploitation of resources grown in the EU and imported from third countries, bearing in mind the very long regeneration time required for wood;'
ECR:
§ 39
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: '(active energy consumers, such as households, both owners and tenants, institutions and small businesses that engage in renewable energy production either on their own or collectively through cooperatives, other social enterprises or aggregations)' and 'dealing with project permits'
Second part	'(active energy consumers, such as households, both owners and tenants, institutions and small businesses that engage in renewable energy production either on their own or collectively through cooperatives, other social enterprises or aggregations)'
Third part	'dealing with project permits'
§ 56
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'and should not be penalised with additional taxes or charges' and 'expresses its concern at the initiatives taken by some Member States to create obstacles to the exercise of the rights to self-consumption and self-production;'
Second part	'and should not be penalised with additional taxes or charges'
Third part	'expresses its concern at the initiatives taken by some Member States to create obstacles to the exercise of the rights to self-consumption and self-production;'
§ 62
First part	'Notes that biomass is the renewable energy most widely used for heating today, representing some 90 % of all renewable heating; it plays a key role in Central and Eastern Europe in particular in enhancing energy security'
Second part	'in a sustainable manner;'
§ 69
First part	'Notes that the target of 10 % renewables by 2020 in the transport sector is significantly lagging behind, partly owing to the challenges for a biofuel-based renewable strategy for transport; recalls that transport is the only sector in the EU where GHG emissions have risen since 1990; points out that renewable energies are key to achieving sustainable mobility; calls on the Member States to increase their efforts to deploy sustainable measures in the transport sector such as demand reduction, a modal shift towards more sustainable modes, better efficiency and the electrification of the transport sector; calls on the Commission to develop a framework for the promotion of the use of electric vehicles fed by renewable electricity and to improve the legislative framework '
Second part	'so that it offers prospects for biofuels with high GHG-efficiency, taking into account indirect land use change (ILUC) in the period after 2020;'
§ 78
First part	'Stresses the need for a modal shift in the transport sector to accommodate sustainable mobility regulation and policies, including intermodality, sustainable logistic systems, mobility management and sustainable urban policies that switch the energy consumption in transport to renewable sources and/or minimise overall energy consumption, encouraging more active travel models, developing and implementing Smart Cities solutions and supporting urban eco-mobility and appropriate urban planning; calls for the Member States and the EU to promote a modal shift of passengers and cargo from road and air transport towards rail and maritime transport;'
Second part	'calls on the Commission to assess the potential of trolley-truck technologies;'
PPE:
Recital D
First part	'whereas, in line with the COP 21 Paris Agreement, the Renewable Energy Directive needs to be adapted to comply with the agreed goal of keeping the global temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels;'
Second part	'whereas an economy based on 100 % renewables can only be achieved by reducing our energy consumption, increasing energy efficiency and boosting renewable energy resources;'
§ 2
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'expresses its concern at the large number of countries (Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom) which, according to the Commission's 2015 Renewable Progress Report 2014-2020 estimates, may have to strengthen their policies and tools to ensure they meet their 2020 objectives, while achievement thereof is also not certain in the case of Hungary and Poland;' and 'well ahead of time, such as Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Croatia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Austria, Romania, Finland and Sweden;'
Second part	'expresses its concern at the large number of countries (Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom) which, according to the Commission's 2015 Renewable Progress Report 2014-2020 estimates, may have to strengthen their policies and tools to ensure they meet their 2020 objectives, while achievement thereof is also not certain in the case of Hungary and Poland;'
Third part	'well ahead of time, such as Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Croatia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Austria, Romania, Finland and Sweden;'
§ 21
First part	'Stresses that the RES targets must be set in line with the climate targets agreed by 195 countries in Paris in December 2015; notes the proposal from the European Council for an at least 27 % renewable energy target for 2030; recalls Parliament's call for binding targets of at least a 30 % share of renewable energy consumption to be implemented by means of national targets in order to ensure the necessary investor and legal certainty; believes that, in the light of the recent COP21 agreement, significantly higher ambition is desirable; insists that clear and ambitious objectives in this regard are a tool to improve certainty and to ensure a leading position for the EU at a global level;'
Second part	'calls on the Commission to present a more ambitious climate and energy package 2030 which increases the EU target for RES to at least 30 % to be implemented by means of individual national targets;'
§ 33
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'applying conditionality in existing funds – Horizon2020, Structural and Cohesion Funds, European Fund for Strategic Investment – and by'
Second part	those words
§ 54
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'which internalise social and environmental costs'
Second part	those words
§ 55
First part	'Stresses that certain consumers have rigid consumption patterns and may be negatively affected by enhanced price-based efficiency mechanisms;'
Second part	'stresses in this regard the importance of energy efficiency policies in Member States that are focused on consumers in a vulnerable situation;'
ENF:
§ 34
First part	'Believes that local authorities, communities, households and individuals should form the backbone of the energy transition and should be actively supported to help them become energy producers and suppliers on an equal footing with other players in the energy market;'
Second part	'in this context calls for a common comprehensive definition of the concept of 'prosumer' at EU level;'
EFDD:
§ 58 (new merged version)
First part	'Welcomes the Commission´s heating and cooling strategy communication, but highlights the lack of progress and low targets set for renewable use in heating and cooling, in particular in buildings; stresses the great potential for continued progress in renewable use in heating and cooling; notes that the heating and cooling sector accounts for half the EU´s final energy consumption and therefore plays a key role in achieving the EU objectives on climate and renewable energy resources; recognises the benefits of increasing renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector; stresses the increased flexibility of thermal infrastructure and storage in facilitating the integration of variable renewable sources by storing energy in the form of heat, offering excellent returns on investment and providing opportunities for enhancing quality local employment; calls on the Commission to bridge the regulatory gaps in the post-2020 renewables legislative package;'
Second part	'reiterates that efforts in the heating and cooling sector hold great potential for increased energy security (given that 61 % of gas imported into the European Union is used in buildings, mainly for heating purposes), for example through the development of district heating/cooling networks, which are an efficient means of integrating sustainable heat into cities on a large scale, since they can simultaneously deliver heat derived from a range of sources and are not inherently dependent on any one source;'
GUE/NGL:
Recital O
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: Central and Eastern European'
Second part	those words
§ 45
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'such as hydroelectric power'
Second part	those words
ECR, PPE:
Recital F
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'stable, affordable' and 'with special emphasis on the most vulnerable'
Second part	'stable, affordable'
Third part	'with special emphasis on the most vulnerable'
§ 3
First part	'Regrets that the Commission’s Renewables Progress Report does not put forward country-specific recommendations to adjust their policies and tools to ensure they meet their 2020 objectives;'
Second part	'stresses that access to capital is key, yet the cost of capital in the EU-28 has been diverging significantly, resulting in a North/West vs East/South divide; notes that the existence of a variety of different policies for promoting renewable energy risks further widening the competitiveness gap among EU countries; points out the need to have an EU financial mechanism aimed at reducing high risk-derived capital costs of renewable energy projects;'
§ 24
First part	'Stresses that the targets already agreed for 2020 must be taken as the minimum baseline when revising the Renewables Energy Directive, so that Member States cannot go below their 2020 national target after 2020; underlines that the EU 2030 renewable energy target requires collective achievement; stresses that Member States should develop their national plans in a timely fashion'
Second part	'and that the Commission needs enhanced oversight capacities'
Third part	'including beyond 2020, endowed with adequate tools for effective and timely monitoring and the possibility of intervening in the event of counterproductive measures;'
Fourth part	'believes that such monitoring will only be possible if the Commission determines national benchmarks for Member States against which their progress in renewable deployment can be measured;'
§ 28
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words 'while allowing for full democratic control and scrutiny of energy policies;' and 'an intensive replication of the current successful system of national targets,'
Second part	'while allowing for full democratic control and scrutiny of energy policies;'
Third part	'an intensive replication of the current successful system'
Fourth part	'national targets'
PPE, GUE/NGL:
Recital M
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'greater energy democracy in energy markets by empowering' and 'on an equal footing with other stakeholders in that energy market'
Second part	'greater energy democracy in energy markets by empowering'
Third part	'on an equal footing with other stakeholders in the energy market'
Verts/ALE, PPE, EFDD:
§ 86
First part	'Emphasises that the production of biofuels should not interfere with food production or compromise food security;'
Second part	'believes, however, that balanced policies to promote increased European yields in feedstock crops such as wheat, maize, sugar beet and sunflowers could include provision for biofuel production, taking account of ILUC, in a way which could provide Europe’s farmers with a secure income stream, attract investment and jobs into rural areas, help address Europe’s chronic shortage of (GM-free) high-protein animal feed, make Europe less dependent on fossil fuel imports; believes that in cases of market oversupply of the agricultural products referred to, the production of biofuels and bioethanol would represent a temporary outlet which would maintain sustainable purchase prices, safeguard farmers’ incomes during crises, and serve as a market stability mechanism; stresses the need to encourage the integration of uncultivated arable land which is not being used to produce food into the production of bioenergy, with a view to meeting national and European renewable energy objectives;' without 'such as wheat, maize, sugar beet and sunflowers' and without 'and bioethanol'
Third part	'such as wheat, maize, sugar beet and sunflowers'
Fourth part	'and bioethanol'

Miscellaneous

Paragraphs 58 and 59 will be mereged as follows:

'Welcomes the Commission's heating and cooling strategy communication of February 2016 , but highlights the lack of progress and low targets set for renewable use in heating and cooling, in particular in buildings; stresses the great potential for continued progress in renewable use in heating and cooling; notes that the heating and cooling sector accounts for half the EU´s final energy consumption and therefore plays a key role in achieving the EU objectives on climate and renewable energy resources; recognises the benefits of increasing renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector; stresses the increased flexibility of thermal infrastructure and storage in facilitating the integration of variable renewable sources by storing energy in the form of heat, offering excellent returns on investment and providing opportunities for enhancing quality local employment; calls on the Commission to bridge the regulatory gaps in the post-2020 renewables legislative package; reiterates that efforts in the heating and cooling sector hold great potential for increased energy security (given that 61 % of gas imported into the European Union is used in buildings, mainly for heating purposes), for example through the development of district heating/cooling networks, which are an efficient means of integrating sustainable heat into cities on a large scale, since they can simultaneously deliver heat derived from a range of sources and are not inherently dependent on any one source;'

14. Implementation report on the Energy Efficiency Directive

Report: Markus Pieper (A8-0199/2016)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.		Vote		RCV/EV – remarks
§ 2	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 7	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 8	1	PPE	RCV		-		209, 337, 16
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		316, 241, 4
			2/RCV		+		277, 244, 8
§ 11	2	PPE	RCV		-		206, 343, 15
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		462, 92, 9
			2/RCV		+		293, 247, 8
§ 13	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3		+
			4		+
§ 14	§	original text	split
			1/EV		+		306, 254, 4
			2		+
§ 23	§	original text	RCV		+		462, 73, 23
§ 24	§	original text	RCV		+		319, 234, 8
§ 25	§	original text	RCV		+		426, 83, 41
§ 26	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/EV		-		243, 299, 5
			3		+
§ 29	§	original text	sep/EV		-		193, 313, 36
§ 30	§	original text	sep		+
§ 31	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/EV		-		253, 281, 6
Before § 33, subtitle	§	original text	sep		+
§ 33	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/EV		+		281, 249, 5
			3		+
			4		+
§ 34	§	original text	sep		+
§ 36	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 37	§	original text	sep		+
§ 38	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 39	§	original text	sep		+
§ 43	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3		+
			4		+
§ 45	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3		+
§ 47	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3		+
§ 50	§	original text	sep		+
§ 52	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 55	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/EV		+		307, 191, 7
§ 56	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3		+
			4		+
§ 58	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
After § 59	3	GUE/NGL	EV		-		246, 261, 6
§ 62	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/EV		+		306, 219, 4
§ 63	§	original text	RCV		+		294, 226, 4
§ 66	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 70	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
Recital F	§	original text	sep/EV		+		273, 224, 29
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)				RCV		+		253, 193, 46


Requests for roll-call votes
Verts/ALE:	Amendments 1, 2
S&D:	§§ 8, 11, 23, 63
ENF:	§§ 8 (2nd part), 11 (2nd part), 24, 25
PPE:	§§ 8, 11 (2nd part)


Requests for separate votes
Verts/ALE:	§ 29, subtitle before §§ 33 and 34
S&D:	§ 29
ENF:	recital F, §§ 23, 30
PPE:	§ 63
EFDD:	§§ 37, 38
GUE/NGL:	§§ 29, 39, 50, 58


Requests for split votes
Verts/ALE:
§ 55
First part	'Calls for action to be taken to ensure plausible calculations of savings and efficiency, without unnecessary bureaucracy;'
Second part	'takes the view that the Energy Efficiency Directive could also serve as framework legislation in this connection; considers that specific measures and efficiency criteria might be integrated into existing directives (e.g. the Buildings Directive) or a combined labelling requirement (energy efficiency labelling, eco-design, circular economy, CE marking);'
§ 58
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'such as industry at risk of carbon leakage, SMEs and households at risk of energy poverty;'
Second part	those words
ENF:
§ 2
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'and away from fossil fuels as soon as possible'
Second part	those words
§ 8
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'a binding overall target with' and 'binding'
Second part	those words
§ 38
First part	'Looks forward to the future Modernisation Fund, which will be aimed at modernising energy systems and improving energy efficiency in lower-income EU Member States,'
Second part	'and asks the Commission to come forward with a proper governance structure, including details regarding the roles of the beneficiary Member States, the EIB and other institutions;'
§ 52
First part	'Stresses that energy efficiency forms part of the EU’s core targets and that European countries should therefore be encouraged to prevent wastage'
Second part	'caused by consumption in industry, transport and construction, these being the sectors accounting for the largest share of consumption;'
PPE:
§ 14
First part	'Notes that phasing-in and early actions under Article 7.2 are no longer valid;'
Second part	'recalls that Article 7 is expected to deliver more than half of the 20 % target set by the Directive;'
§ 62
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'set itself an ambitious energy saving target and'
Second part	those words
GUE/NGL:
§ 7
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'notes, however, that any assessment of the implementation of the EED can at this stage offer only a partial view, given its relatively recent entry into force and deadline for transposition;'
Second part	those words
§ 13
First part	'Stresses that in some cases the directive's flexibility has allowed many Member States to embark on energy efficiency measures, and believes this flexibility in alternative measures is crucial for Member States to implement energy efficiency programmes and projects in the future;'
Second part	'demands that the loopholes in the existing directive which are responsible for underachievement of the directive, especially in Article 7, be removed while keeping adequate flexibility for the Member States to choose among the measures; notes that the EPRS study on the implementation of Article 7, which is based on figures notified by the Member States, comes to the conclusion that measures such as allowing Member States to phase in the target, to take early actions into account or to exempt the transport and ETS sectors from the calculation of their target have in almost all cases led to an annual overall energy saving target of only half (0.75 %); notes that the authors have declared that the analysis can only be as good as the data provided; insists that alternative measures under Article 7.9 must be better defined and should be easily quantifiable;' without the words: 'while keeping adequate flexibility for the Member States to choose among the measures' and 'notes that the authors have declared that the analysis can only be as good as the data provided;'
Third part	'while keeping adequate flexibility for the Member States to choose among the measures'
Fourth part	'notes that the authors have declared that the analysis can only be as good as the data provided;'
§ 66
First part	'Calls for improved coordination and exchange of ideas and best practices among Member States on the saving obligations and building and renovation plans (Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7), with the aim of applying existing and new instruments (tax incentives, support programmes, model contracts and social housing investments) more quickly; believes that Article 5 should be extended to cover all public bodies where possible; calls for Commission guidelines for future national plans to ensure transparency and comparability;'
Second part	'calls on Member States to consider innovative market-based support schemes;'
§ 70
First part	'Believes that extending the exemplary role of public buildings to all levels of public administration, and not just central government, will help fully tap the cost-effective potential of buildings, since this has been proven to be the sector with the highest potential, not only for energy savings, but also for delivering other wider benefits, including increased comfort and wellbeing; considers in this respect that Member States should be required to establish an internal mechanism for sharing achievement of the 3 % renovation target between the different public administration levels,'
Second part	'and that the flexibility to opt for other measures should be maintained and their impact quantified, as an alternative approach to paragraphs 1 and 2;'
ENF, PPE:
§ 11
First part	'Regrets the unambitious nature of the target (a minimum 27 % improvement in energy efficiency by 2030) adopted by the European Council in 2014, which is mainly justified by an extremely unrealistic high discount rate contained in a previous impact assessment; recalls that this discount rate (17.5 %) is excessively high; calls on the Commission to move to comprehensive cost-benefit analysis taking into account the multiple benefits of energy efficiency, and to a social discount rate, in line with its own Better Regulation guidelines; asks the Commission and the Member States to review the 27 % energy efficiency target for 2030 in the light of the Paris climate change agreement, with a view to achieving the goal of limiting the increase in global warming to well below 2° C, and to pursue efforts to limit that increase to 1.5° C in line with the energy efficiency target adopted by Parliament;'
Second part	'asks the Commission to set a binding energy efficiency target of 40 % for 2030 which will reflect the level of cost-effective energy efficiency potential;'
S&D, GUE/NGL:
§ 26
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'smart grids' and 'notes that public demand and the market are essential drivers for these projects;'
Second part	'smart grids'
Third part	'notes that public demand and the market are essential drivers for these projects;'
Verts/ALE, S&D
§ 31
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'calls for the directive to concentrate on energy efficiency considerations;'
Second part	those words
Verts/ALE, S&D, ENF, EFDD, GUE/NGL:
§ 33
First part	'Notes that energy reporting obligations as part of a framework are essential to evaluate the progress and implementation of existing energy efficiency legislation; regrets, however, the excessive energy reporting obligations imposed, also by gold-plating by Member States, on businesses, energy producers, consumers and public authorities, which limit the potential for growth and innovation; stresses that reporting duties should wherever possible be simplified in order to reduce administrative burdens and costs; criticises the fact that data obtained in reporting are often not comparable across the EU due to different breakdowns, methodologies and standards; calls on the Commission to reduce, including through digital solutions, the administrative burden related to reporting obligations and to establish more guidelines on data comparability for better data evaluation; calls for aligning energy demand projections in line with cost-effective saving potential in key sectors, and believes that cutting red tape will speed up the implementation of energy efficiency measures; notes that applying the 'energy efficiency first' principle requires reviewing energy planning and reporting and improving policy coherence in order to ensure their mutual reinforcement,' without the words: 'regrets, however, the excessive energy reporting obligations imposed, also by gold-plating by Member States, on businesses, energy producers, consumers and public authorities, which limit the potential for growth and innovation;'
Second part	'regrets, however, the excessive energy reporting obligations imposed, also by gold-plating by Member States, on businesses, energy producers, consumers and public authorities, which limit the potential for growth and innovation;'
Third part	'recognising that saving energy is Europe's first and most secure source of energy;'
Fourth part	'notes that energy efficiency can be the best energy 'source' investment, improving affordability of energy, driving down the need for additional and costly supply-side infrastructure and helping tackle climate change;'
ENF, GUE/NGL:
§ 36
First part	'Points out that not all risks associated with energy-saving investments can be dealt with by the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), given that it covers only 45 % of EU greenhouse gas emissions; points out that the Energy Efficiency Directive is interlinked with other energy-related EU legislation and has a certain impact on the carbon footprint and the ETS system (certificate prices); calls on the Commission to assess the interrelation and ensure complementarity;'
Second part	'notes that resulting low ETS allowances prices constitute one of several factors which reduce the incentives for industrial investment in energy saving;'
Verts/ALE, EFDD
§ 43
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'which when applied as fixed elements on bills, can make it difficult for consumers to feel the benefits from energy saving, and contributes to energy poverty;' and 'and underlines that the high energy prices in the EU result in a difference in energy prices between EU Member States and our main competitors in large parts of the world, which inhibit the competitiveness of European energy-intensive industries;'
Second part	'which when applied as fixed elements on bills, can make it difficult for consumers to feel the benefits from energy saving, and contributes to energy poverty;'
Third part	'and underlines that the high energy prices in the EU result in a difference in energy prices between EU Member States and our main competitors in large parts of the world,'
Fourth part	'which inhibit the competitiveness of European energy-intensive industries;'
Verts/ALE, EFDD, ENF:
§ 45
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'that saving obligations should be compatible with the development of sustainable renewable energy sources and' and 'decarbonised'
Second part	'that saving obligations should be compatible with the development of sustainable renewable energy sources and'
Third part	'decarbonised'
ENF, GUE/NGL:
§ 47
First part	'Calls on the Commission to uphold the principle of ‘better regulation’, to consider better means of coordination of EU energy and climate change rules in order to improve legislative efficiency and effectiveness, and to propose measures to improve current regulation;' and 'also'
Second part	'calls on the Commission to strengthen methodologies for the comprehensive long-term assessment of energy efficiency initiatives, including all main externalities; calls for a societal perspective in the modelling and assessing of overall costs and benefits of different levels of energy efficiency ambition'
Third part	'and for energy efficiency to be treated as an energy source in its own right;'
§ 56
First part	'Takes the view that the EU's climate protection and efficiency targets must be mutually reinforcing, and that binding requirements for energy efficiency are vital in achieving a maximum degree of ambition and effort in Member States' without the word: 'binding'
Second part	'binding'
Third part	'while it is also necessary to allow sufficient flexibility for the mix of tools and instruments to be tailored at national level;' without the word: 'also'
Fourth part	'also'

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