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Tuesday, 13 September 2016 - Strasbourg

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1. Cohesion policy and Research and Innovation Strategies for smart specialisation (RIS3)

2. European territorial cooperation - best practices and innovative measures

3. Inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector

4. Request for the waiver of the immunity of István Ujhelyi

5. Request for the defence of the privileges and immunities of Rosario Crocetta

6. Request for the waiver of the immunity of Sotirios Zarianopoulos

7. EU-China Agreement relating to the accession of Croatia ***

8. EU-Uruguay Agreement relating to the accession of Croatia ***

9. Nomination of a Member of the Court of Auditors - Lazaros Stavrou Lazarou

10. Nomination of a Member of the Court of Auditors - João Figueiredo

11. Nomination of a Member of the Court of Auditors - Leo Brincat

12. Statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries (delegated and implementing powers)

13. Statistics on natural gas and electricity prices ***I

14. Towards a New Energy Market Design

Report: Werner Langen (A8-0214/2016)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.		Vote		RCV/EV – remarks
§ 4	§	original text	sep		+
§ 6	§	original text	sep		+
After § 22	1	76+ Members	RCV		-		274, 384, 42
§ 23	§	original text	sep		+
§ 24	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 30	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 31	§	original text	sep		+
§ 44	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 48	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 49	2	76+ Members	RCV		-		185, 495, 22
	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/RCV		+		519, 163, 16
			3		+
§ 51	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3/RCV		+		360, 297, 47
§ 53	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 54	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 55	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 57	§	original text	sep		+
§ 58	§	original text	RCV		+		541, 143, 7
§ 60	§	original text	sep		+
§ 66	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 69	§	original text	sep		+
§ 70	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 71	§	original text	sep		+
§ 72	§	original text	sep		+
§ 73	§	original text	sep		+
Recital G	§	original text	sep		+
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)				RCV		+		454, 188, 61


Requests for roll-call votes
ENF:	§ 58
Verts/ALE:	Amendments 1, 2, §§ 49 (2nd part), 51 (3rd part)


Requests for separate votes
ENF:	§§ 4, 6, 24, 69, 71, 72, 73
Verts/ALE:	§ 23
EFDD:	recital G, §§ 31, 53, 57, 58, 60, 73


Requests for split votes
S&D:
§ 53
First part	'Warns against mixing energy supply objectives with climate policy objectives;'
Second part	'calls for the ETS to be consistently reinforced and the market to be redesigned with a view to greater flexibility, so that in future CO2 and fuel prices can give more support to the expansion of renewables;'
ENF:
§ 55
First part	'Calls, bearing in mind the subsidiarity principle, for coordinated action by the Member States, starting at regional level, in connection with the further expansion of renewables, in order to boost the economic efficiency of the energy market with a view to attaining the common European objectives and strengthening the stability of the grid; considers that a Member State should not take a unilateral decision which has a substantial impact on neighbouring states without broader discussion and cooperation at the regional or EU level; recalls that renewable energy sources have most of the time a strong local component;'
Second part	'calls on the Commission to work towards a more convergent European framework for the promotion of renewables;'
§ 70
First part	'notes the importance of effective, impartial and ongoing market monitoring of European energy markets as a key tool to ensure a true internal energy market characterised by free competition, proper price signals and supply security;'
Second part	'underlines the importance of ACER in this connection, and looks forward to the Commission’s position on new and strengthened powers for ACER on cross-border issues;'
Verts/ALE:
§ 48
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'technology-neutral and'
Second part	those words
EFDD:
§ 24
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'purely national and non-market based;'
Second part	those words
§ 30
First part	'stresses the need to promote the deployment of energy storage systems and to create a level playing field on which energy storage can compete with other flexibility options,'
Second part	on the basis of a technology-neutral design of the energy market;
§ 44
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'high-efficiency modern gas fired power-stations'
Second part	those words
§ 54
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'stresses that, in the event of departure from the schedule announced by the operator, an appropriate compensatory energy price should be charged;'
Second part	those words
§ 66
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'neutral' 2x
Second part	those words
Verts/ALE, EFDD
§ 49
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'allowing gradual phasing-out of subsidies for mature renewable technologies' and 'and that any impact on energy-intensive industries at risk of carbon leakage is kept to a minimum;'
Second part	'allowing gradual phasing-out of subsidies for mature renewable technologies'
Third part	'and that any impact on energy-intensive industries at risk of carbon leakage is kept to a minimum;'
S&D, Verts/ALE, EFDD:
§ 51
First part	'notes that under the 2020 framework the Member States must meet specific quantitative objectives for the share of renewables in final energy consumption, irrespective of the market situation, and stresses, therefore, the importance of promoting renewables through policies that focus on competition and cost efficiency, while recognising that there are many different renewable technologies, which are at different stages of maturity and have different characteristics and therefore cannot be subject to a one-size-fits-all approach;'
Second part	'recalls the important role of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) in this connection,'
Third part	'and regards the promotion of investment as being more compatible with the market than fixed feed-in tariffs and general preferential treatment;'

15. EU Strategy on heating and cooling

Report: Adam Gierek (A8-0232/2016)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.		Vote		RCV/EV – remarks
§ 9	§	original text	sep		+
§ 23	§	original text	RCV		+		615, 62, 19
§ 24	§	original text	sep		+
§ 27	§	original text	sep		+
§ 28	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 31	§	original text	RCV		+		582, 114, 7
§ 39	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 41	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 45	§	original text	RCV		+		614, 72, 17
§ 47	§	original text	sep		+
§ 48	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/EV		+		391, 285, 27
§ 51	§	original text	RCV		+		534, 124, 42
§ 52	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 55	§	original text	sep		+
§ 56	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 69	§	original text	sep		+
§ 92	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 98	§	original text	sep		+
Recital K	§	original text	sep		+
Recital T	§	original text	sep		+
Recital V	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)				RCV		+		550, 66, 87


Requests for roll-call votes
ENF:	§ 23
EFDD:	§§ 31, 45, 51


Requests for separate votes
Verts/ALE:	recital K, §§ 9, 24, 47, 51, 69
PPE:	§§ 55, 98
EFDD:	recital T, §§ 27, 69


Requests for split votes
Verts/ALE:
Recital V
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'whereas natural gas and LPG are widely used to meet this demand and its use could be optimised through highly efficient energy storage;'
Second part	those words
§ 39
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'highlights that hybrid heating systems, which provide heat from two or more energy sources, can facilitate a growing role for renewable heating, in particular for existing buildings where they can be introduced with limited refurbishment needs;'
Second part	those words
§ 41
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'such as heat contained in deep-sea mines for heating (cooling)'
Second part	those words
PPE:
§ 48
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'at local level (such as district heating systems) or micro level (such as geothermal and solar systems);'
Second part	those words
§ 52
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'to set up a clear target for organic recycling in order'
Second part	those words
§ 92
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'Commission and the'
Second part	those words
ENF:
§ 56
First part	'Takes the view that the Member States should, as a matter of urgency, take steps towards phasing out low-temperature furnaces used for the combustion of solid fossil fuels and organic waste, which, during the combustion process, release into the atmosphere a variety of harmful substances;'
Second part	'takes the view that the Member States should, where possible, encourage the phasing out of old and inefficient wood-burning fireplaces in densely built towns and cities, and facilitate their replacement with modern efficient, environmentally and health-friendly alternatives, in conjunction with initiatives to raise awareness about potential health risks and best practices regarding wood fires;'
EFDD:
§ 28
First part	'and district heating'
Second part	those words

16. Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs

17. EU strategy for the Alpine region

18. EU Trust Fund for Africa: implications for development and humanitarian aid

Report: Ignazio Corrao (A8-0221/2016)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.		Vote		RCV/EV – remarks
§ 2	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		-
§ 3	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		-
§ 4	§	original text			+		amended orally
§ 5	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3		-
§ 7	§	original text	sep		+
§ 11	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		-
§ 12	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		-
§ 13	§	original text			+		amended orally
§ 14	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		-
§ 15	§	original text			+		amended orally
§ 17	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		-
			3		-
§ 20	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3		+
§ 24	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3/EV		+		421, 244, 33
§ 26	§	original text	sep		+
§ 32	§	original text	split				amended orally
			1		+
			2		-
§ 33	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3		-
§ 35	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)				RCV		+		511, 129, 61


Requests for separate votes
ECR:	§§ 4, 7
Verts/ALE:	§ 26


Requests for split votes
PPE:
§ 32
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'having as their main objective to investigate and solve the real causes of impoverishment in the countries of origin, such as the plundering and exploitation of human and natural resources by multinational companies, land grabbing, the EU Member States' support for autocratic and corrupt government, the arms trade and the pernicious consequences of the payment of external debt;'
Second part	those words
GUE/NGL:
§ 20
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'directly' and 'but that there is no explicit exclusion of peacekeeping operations with development objectives; recalls furthermore that Articles 209 and 212 TFEU do not explicitly exclude the financing of capacity-building in the security sector;'
Second part	'directly'
Third part	'but that there is no explicit exclusion of peacekeeping operations with development objectives; recalls furthermore that Articles 209 and 212 TFEU do not explicitly exclude the financing of capacity-building in the security sector;'
Verts/ALE:
§ 2
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'considers that such a fund should add value to the existing sources of funding;'
Second part	those words
§ 3
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'acknowledges the added value of pooling a large number of national contributions at Union level in addition to substantial contributions from the external financing instruments and the European Development Fund (EDF);'
Second part	those words
§ 11
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'recalls that funding of the EUTF must be implemented and evaluated on the basis of ODA criteria and that all expenses falling outside this requirement have to be funded from different sources that are pooled in the Trust Fund; stresses, in this regard, the importance of pooling resources from diverse and multiple sources and donors, and recalls that leveraging is one of the foremost reasons for the creation of this instrument devoted to such different and heterogeneous ends;'
Second part	those words
§ 12
First part	'Stresses that the use of the EDF to finance the EUTF for Africa may have an impact on the aid recipient African countries which are not covered by the Trust Fund, and in particular the least developed countries (LDCs);'
Second part	'warns against the risk of shifting aid away from the poorest countries, which have the least access to other sources of financing;'
§ 14
First part	'Considers that the EUTF for Africa should contribute to development in countries of transit and origin of migrants, the strengthening and improvement of local public services (social services, health, education, nutrition, culture), of political participation and of governance, especially through community-based projects; considers that the Fund should contribute to the development of employment in local sectors, while respecting human rights and the environment; believes, in this framework, that local government authorities must be consulted as full partners as long as there are full guarantees of efficiency and good governance in accordance with the principles of aid effectiveness, and that they should also be the main actors in charge of public services delivered at the local level; believes that civil society, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), international organisations and diaspora communities should play a complementary and pivotal role in addressing the root causes of migration and improving local services;'
Second part	'calls for open and participative consultation processes prior to the definition of projects, as a key contribution to development needs assessment;'
§ 17
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'particularly in education, vocational training, health and nutrition, food security, and the water and sanitation sectors, all of which are key to greater inclusiveness, empowerment and the enhancement of the wellbeing of local populations, with a focus on young people' and 'while also being able to provide better and more equitable and sustainable services to the general population;'
Second part	'particularly in education, vocational training, health and nutrition, food security, and the water and sanitation sectors, all of which are key to greater inclusiveness, empowerment and the enhancement of the wellbeing of local populations, with a focus on young people'
Third part	'while also being able to provide better and more equitable and sustainable services to the general population;'
GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE:
§ 33
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'in particular concerning the effective implementation of return and readmission agreements,' and 'enhance the transparency of the Fund, and underlines that monitoring and evaluation of the projects and programmes financed will be essential to'
Second part	'in particular concerning the effective implementation of return and readmission agreements,'
Third part	'enhance the transparency of the Fund, and underlines that monitoring and evaluation of the projects and programmes financed will be essential to'
§ 35
First part	'Notes that the EUTF for Africa was created following the Valletta summit of African and European Heads of State and Government held on migration issues; calls on the Commission to provide Parliament with an overview of the concrete actions that followed this summit, notably in the field of development, the fight against smugglers and the signature of return, readmission and reintegration agreements;'
Second part	'calls on the Council to provide the Commission with the necessary mandates to conclude such agreements with the countries concerned by the EUTF;'
PPE, ECR, Verts/ALE:
§ 5
First part	'Deplores the fact that the trust funds result in bypassing the budgetary authority and undermining the unity of the budget; notes that the fact that this ad hoc instrument has been set up is an acknowledgement that the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF is undersized; points out that Member State contributions make up 85 % of the Union budget; considers that setting up the EUTF is de facto tantamount to revising the ceilings for the current MFF by increasing Member State contributions;'
Second part	'stresses, therefore, that the creation of funding instruments outside the EU budget must remain exceptional as it bypasses the budgetary authority and undermines budget unity; deplores the fact that Parliament is not represented on the Strategic Board, despite the fact that substantial funds come from the Union budget; calls for the budgetary authority to be invited to participate in the Strategic Board;' without the words 'as it bypasses the budgetary authority and undermines budget unity'
Third part	'as it bypasses the budgetary authority and undermines budget unity'
PPE, ECR:
§ 24
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'sexual and reproductive health and rights'
Second part	'sexual and reproductive health'
Third part	'and rights'
Miscellaneous
Ignazio Corrao had moved the following oral amendments:
§ 4
'4. Stresses the volatility of voluntary contributions and urges the Member States to honour their pledges and to rapidly and effectively match the Union contribution, in order to allow the EUTF to develop its full potential rather than provide the minimum required to obtain voting rights on the Strategic Board;'
§ 13
'13. Deeply regrets the fact that, despite the continued importance of ODA for LDCs, the already low levels of development assistance to LDCs declined for the second year in a row in 2014, and that the proportion of aid allocated to those countries is at its lowest for ten years; calls on the Commission and the Member States, accordingly, to make sure that aid is not diverted away from the poorest countries to cover the cost of the current crises;'
§ 15
'15. Recalls that regional and local authorities, civil society organisations and NGOs are natural partners for an effective development policy, and that a constant dialogue with national authorities and local communities is essential in order to define common strategies and priorities and allow an evidence-based approach in the implementation of the Fund; particularly in states demonstrating insufficient guarantees of good governance and transparency; calls for respect for the principle of subsidiarity and ownership also in this field of action; stresses that local government bodies, local civil society, NGOs and international organisations should be strongly involved in the planning, implementation and evaluation phases of the EUTF; calls on the Commission to clarify and formalise the consultation procedures with these stakeholders so as to ensure their effective participation in the discussions taking place in the Operational Committees, with clear and transparent eligibility criteria;'
§ 32
'32. Recalls that EU migration policies should primarily focus on addressing the root causes of migration, having as their main objective to investigate and solve the real causes of impoverishment in the countries of origin, such as the plundering and exploitation of human and natural resources by multinational companies, land grabbing, the EU Member States' support for autocratic and corrupt government, the arms trade and the pernicious consequences of the payment of external debt; stresses that EU migration policies should work to help create peace and stability and foster economic development, in line with goals 3, 4 5, target 7 of goal 10, and goal 16 of the SDGs Agenda 2030 by working more closely with third countries to improve cooperation on incentives for return to and reintegration in the countries of origin of migrants, including high-skilled migrants, voluntary return and readmission, in a way that enhances their opportunities;

19. Creating labour market conditions favourable for work-life balance

Report: Tatjana Ždanoka, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė (A8-0253/2016)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.		Vote		RCV/EV – remarks
§ 3	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/EV		-		334, 360, 5
			3		+
§ 5	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3		+
			4/EV		+		353, 320, 22
§ 6	§	original text	sep		+
§ 7	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/RCV		+		412, 239, 47
§ 8	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/RCV		+		411, 200, 84
			3/RCV		+		408, 196, 86
§ 10	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		656, 29, 6
			2/RCV		+		366, 274, 44
§ 15	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3		+
§ 18	§	original text	RCV		+		545, 100, 52
§ 20	§	original text	split
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			2		-
§ 21	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		-
§ 23	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		-
§ 24	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		-
§ 26	§	original text	sep/EV		-		285, 334, 80
§ 28	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		637, 33, 28
			2/RCV		+		396, 297, 5
			3/RCV		+		545, 122, 26
§ 29	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3		-
§ 31	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3/RCV		+		343, 343, 14
			4		+
			5		+
			6/RCV		+		360, 319, 16
			7		+
			8		+
§ 33	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3		+
§ 34	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3/EV		+		368, 305, 26
			4		+
			5		+
§ 35	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		625, 54, 23
			2/RCV		+		519, 84, 87
			3/RCV		+		426, 205, 59
			4/RCV		+		637, 16, 34
§ 37	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/RCV		+		353, 314, 32
§ 40	§	original text	sep		-
§ 41	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/EV		-		305, 332, 60
§ 42	§	original text	sep		+
§ 46	§	original text	split
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			2		-
			3		-
			4		+
§ 47	§	original text	split
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			2		+
§ 49	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		565, 123, 12
			2		+
			3/RCV		+		598, 82, 16
§ 50	§	original text	sep		+
§ 51	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 52	§	original text	RCV		+		631, 53, 11
§ 54	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3/EV		-		335, 343, 18
§ 55	§	original text	split
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			2		+
§ 56	§	original text	split
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§ 59	§	original text	RCV		+		416, 224, 56
§ 60	§	original text	split
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§ 61	§	original text	sep		+
§ 63	§	original text	split
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§ 65	§	original text	sep		-
§ 66	§	original text	RCV		+		592, 21, 79
§ 67	§	original text	sep		-
Recital A	§	original text	split
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			2		+
Recital C	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3/RCV		+		415, 207, 72
Recital D	§	original text	RCV		+		591, 9, 90
Recital E	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		619, 62, 13
			2/RCV		-		296, 380, 8
Recital G	§	original text	sep		+
Recital H	§	original text	sep		-
Recital I	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		-
Recital K	§	original text	split
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			2		-
			3		-
Recital M	§	original text	sep/EV		+		350, 337, 6
Recital Q	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/EV		-		331, 346, 16
Recital S	§	original text	split
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			2		+
Recital T	§	original text	sep		+
Recital V	§	original text	split
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Recital Ab	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
Recital Af	§	original text	RCV		+		337, 269, 87
Recital Ag	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		622, 17, 54
			2/RCV		+		433, 182, 74
Recital Ai	§	original text	sep/EV		+		338, 323, 28
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)				RCV		+		443, 123, 100


Requests for roll-call votes
S&D:	recital D, §§ 10, 28, 59
GUE/NGL:	recitals E, Af, Ag, §§ 31 (3rd and 6th parts), 35, 37 (2nd part), 49 (1st and 3rd parts), 52, 66
EFDD:	recital C (3rd part), §§ 7 (2nd part), 8 (2nd and 3rd parts), 18, 59


Requests for separate votes
ECR:	recitals C, T, Af, §§ 7, 23, 26, 34, 35, 41, 42, 59, 67
PPE:	recitals M, Af, §§ 7, 26, 59, 67
ALDE:	recitals G, H, M, Ai, §§ 40, 47, 61, 65, 67
GUE/NGL:	§§ 6, 40, 50


Requests for split votes
ECR:
§ 47
First part	'Points out that work-life balance must be based on workers’ rights and security on the labour market, and on the right to take time off without it being curtailed by increased mobility and flexibility requirements;'
Second part	'stresses the fact that increased flexibility can result in an intensification of the labour market discrimination currently experienced by women – in the shape of lower wages, non-standard forms of employment and disproportionate responsibility for unpaid household tasks – if a clear gender mainstreaming approach is not taken beforehand;'
PPE:
Recital E
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'but certainly not ambitious enough'
Second part	those words
Recital Q
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: '(zero hour contracts, fixed-term contracts, temporary work, part-time jobs, etc.)'
Second part	those words
§ 56
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'Commission and the'
Second part	those words
§ 60
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'Commission and the'
Second part	those words
ALDE:
Recital A
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'whereas family-friendly policies are important in order to trigger positive demographic trends,'
Second part	those words
Recital I
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'a new kind of organisation of work, based on quality,'
Second part	those words
Recital S
First part	'whereas among the various occupational categories, the self-employed and businesswomen in particular are having great difficulty in achieving a work-life balance;'
Second part	'whereas, very often, women who wish to set up a business have difficulty in gaining access to credit, because financial intermediaries are reluctant to grant loans as they consider women entrepreneurs to be more exposed to risk and less likely to make their businesses grow;'
Recital Ab
First part	'whereas Europe is the continent with the highest number of older citizens and an ageing process that will continue in the coming decades; whereas many Member States lack sufficient long-term care facilities to address the increase in care needs and the stagnation or reduction of the healthy life years indicator;'
Second part	'whereas most of the jobs created in formal home care for older relatives are poorly paid and require a low level of qualifications'
§ 20
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'equal in terms of individual rights and'
Second part	those words
§ 21
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'affordable and high-quality'
Second part	those words
§ 24
First part	'Calls on the Member States to put in place proactive policies and appropriate investment aimed and designed to support women and men entering, returning to, staying and advancing in the labour market, after periods of family and care-related types of leave, with sustainable and quality employment, in line with Article 27 of the European Social Charter; stresses in particular the need to guarantee reinstatement to the same post or to an equivalent or similar post, protection against dismissal and less favourable treatment as a result of pregnancy, applying for or taking family leave, and a protection period after their return so that they can readjust to their job;'
Second part	'reiterates that changes in working hours and/or routines on the return to work (including the need for the employer to justify a refusal) and training periods should also be guaranteed;'
GUE/NGL:
Recital V
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'or partially' and 'non-transferable, properly'
Second part	'or partially'
Third part	'non-transferable, properly'
§ 37
First part	Text as a whole excluding the word: 'consider'
Second part	those words
§ 41
First part	'Calls on the Member States to support fiscal policies as a powerful lever enhancing work-life balance and to foster employment of women'
Second part	'by introducing a tax credit for child care and care of elderly or other dependants based on fiscal incentives and benefits;'
§ 51
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'particularly in the emerging 'smart working' digital environment,'
Second part	those words
§ 55
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'both'; 'and business productivity/profitability'
Second part	those words
EFDD:
§ 7
First part	'Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure relevant policies and measures take account of the increasing diversity of family relationships,'
Second part	'including civil partnerships and parenting and grandparenting arrangements, as well as the diversity of society as a whole, in particular to guarantee that a child is not discriminated against because of its parents’ marital status or family constitution; calls on the Member States to mutually recognise legal documents with a view to guaranteeing free movement without discrimination;'
PPE, GUE/NGL:
§ 10
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'such as a Child Guarantee'
Second part	those words
§ 33
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'the individualisation of the right to leave arrangements, as well as'
Second part	'the individualisation of'
Third part	'the right to leave arrangements, as well as'
§ 34
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'directive with a minimum of a compulsory two-week fully paid leave'; 'directive which supplements the provision of professional care, enables workers to care for dependants and offers the carer adequate remuneration and social protection; calls for employee-driven flexibility and sufficient incentives for men to take up carers’ leave, and 'minimum standards applicable in all Member States to address the specific needs of adoptive parents and children and to establish the same rights as for natural parents,'
Second part	'directive with a minimum of a compulsory two-week fully paid leave'
Third part	'directive which supplements the provision of professional care, enables workers to care for dependants and offers the carer adequate remuneration and social protection; calls for employee-driven flexibility and sufficient incentives for men to take up carers’ leave, without the words 'employee-driven flexibility and'
Fourth part	'employee-driven flexibility and'
Fifth part	'minimum standards applicable in all Member States to address the specific needs of adoptive parents and children and to establish the same rights as for natural parents,'
PPE, ALDE:
§ 3
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'and subsequent budget cuts' and 'put in place positive policies and incentives to support demographic renewal,'
Second part	'and subsequent budget cuts'
Third part	'put in place positive policies and incentives to support demographic renewal,'
§ 28
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'and calls for it to put forward an ambitious proposal with high-level standards, in close cooperation with the social partners and consultation with civil society, in order to ensure a better work-life balance;' and 'breastfeeding and single'
Second part	'and calls for it to put forward an ambitious proposal with high-level standards, in close cooperation with the social partners and consultation with civil society, in order to ensure a better work-life balance'
Third part	and 'breastfeeding and single'
Recital K
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'whereas the current employment and social policies, along with the austerity measures imposed, impede growth and development in Europe; whereas these policies impede the attainment of the 75 % employment rate target set for women in the Europe 2020 strategy (it currently stands at 63.5 %);' and 'is an outdated text'
Second part	'whereas the current employment and social policies, along with the austerity measures imposed, impede growth and development in Europe; whereas these policies impede the attainment of the 75 % employment rate target set for women in the Europe 2020 strategy (it currently stands at 63.5 %);'
Third part	'is an outdated text'
ECR, GUE/NGL:
§ 5
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'legislative and non-legislative': 'calls on the Commission, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, to put forward a proposal for such a package as part of the Commission Work Programme 2017 in the context of the announced European pillar of social rights, should it not be possible for an agreement between the social partners to be reached;' 'stresses that legislative proposals should include equality between men and women as a legal basis;' and 'towards a pillar of social rights'
Second part	'legislative and non-legislative'
Third part	'calls on the Commission, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, to put forward a proposal for such a package as part of the Commission Work Programme 2017 in the context of the announced European pillar of social rights, should it not be possible for an agreement between the social partners to be reached;' and 'towards a pillar of social rights'
Fourth part	'stresses that legislative proposals should include equality between men and women as a legal basis;'
ECR, PPE, ALDE, EFDD:
§ 8
First part	'Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and implement policies and provide measures that support those who are most disadvantaged'
Second part	'or currently excluded from existing legislation and policies,'
Third part	'such as single parents, unmarried couples, same-sex couples, migrants, self-employed people or so-called ‘assisting spouses’, and families in which one or more members have a disability;'
ECR, PPE:
§ 15
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'reversal of the burden of proof' and 'conduct formal investigations on their own initiative of equality issues and'
Second part	'reversal of the burden of proof'
Third part	'conduct formal investigations on their own initiative of equality issues and'
Recital Ag
First part	'whereas targeted labour market and work-life balance policies are required in order to take into account intersectional obstacles faced by vulnerable women in terms of work-life balance and job security,'
Second part	'such as women with disabilities, young women, migrant and refugee women, women from ethnic minority backgrounds and LGBTI women;'
PPE, ALDE, GUE/NGL:
§ 23
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: 'and follow up on it through the European Semester'
Second part	those words
ECR, PPE, ALDE:
§ 29
First part	'Calls for improved coordination of different types of leave at EU and Member State level in cooperation with the social partners;'
Second part	'points out that better access to different types of leave provides people with life-cycle leave perspectives and increases employment participation, overall efficiency and job satisfaction; notes that where there are no provisions for leave, or where the existing ones are considered to be insufficient, the social partners could have a role to play in establishing new provisions or updating current ones for maternity, paternity and parental leave;'
Third part	'calls on the Commission and the Member States to reconsider leave policies to accommodate the role of working grandparents in caring for their grandchildren;'
ECR, PPE, GUE/NGL:
§ 31
First part	'Calls on the Commission to publish an implementation report on the Parental Leave Directive and calls on the Commission and the social partners to consider offering an appropriate extension of the minimum duration of parental leave with adequate income replacement and social protection from four to at least six months and to increase the age of the child for which parental leave can be taken; stresses that parents should be given flexibility to use the leave in fractions or all together; calls on the Member States and the social partners to reconsider their systems of financial compensation for parental leave with a view to reaching an adequate level of income replacement that acts as an incentive and also encourages men to take parental leave beyond the minimum time period guaranteed by the directive;'
Second part	'reiterates that parental leave should be equally shared between parents' without the word 'equally'
Third part	'equally'
Fourth part	'and that a significant part of the leave should remain non-transferable;' without the words: 'a significant part of' and without the word 'non-'
Fifth part	'a significant part of'
Sixth part	'non-'
7th part	'underlines that both parents must be treated in the same way in terms of rights to income and the duration of leave;'
ALDE, GUE/NGL:
§ 35
First part	'Calls on the Member States to introduce ‘care credits’ through labour and social security legislation for both women and men' without the words 'care credits'; 'through labour and'
Second part	'care credits'; 'through labour and'
Third part	'as equivalent periods for building up pension rights in order to protect those taking a break from employment to provide informal, unpaid care to a dependant or a family member and to recognise the value of the work of these carers for society as a whole;'
Fourth part	'encourages the Member States to exchange best practices in this area;'
§ 49
First part	'Stresses that, on the one hand, work-life balance must be based on workers’ rights and security on the labour market, and on the right to take time off without it being curtailed by increased mobility and flexibility requirements; points out, on the other hand, the differences in the personal and family situation of every worker and therefore considers that employees should be given the possibility to make use of flexible working arrangements in order to adapt these to their specific circumstances along the life cycle;' without 'work-life balance must be based on workers’ rights and security on the labour market, and on the right to take time off without it being curtailed by increased mobility and flexibility requirements'
Second part	'work-life balance must be based on workers’ rights and security on the labour market, and on the right to take time off without it being curtailed by increased mobility and flexibility requirements'
Third part	'considers that such employee-oriented flexibility can promote higher employment rates among women; stresses that employees and employers have a shared responsibility to design and agree on the most appropriate arrangements; calls on the Commission to map the situation in the Member States of a ‘Right to request flexible working arrangements’;'
§ 54
First part	'Points out that excessive and irregular working hours and insufficient rest periods, job insecurity and the disproportionate output required, are major factors in increased levels of stress, poor physical and mental health and occupational accidents and diseases; points out that flexitime and predictable working hours positively influence the work-life balance; calls on the Member States and the social partners to secure working hours and to ensure a weekly rest period through the implementation of all relevant legislation; recalls the Commission’s obligation to follow up on the implementation of the Working Time Directive and to consider initiating infringement proceedings against Member States who are failing to comply with it;' without the words 'points out that flexitime and predictable working hours positively influence the work-life balance;'
Second part	'points out that flexitime and predictable working hours positively influence the work-life balance;'
Third part	'recommends, to this end, close monitoring of takeovers and/or sales of companies with the aim of countering the trend towards the weakening of the provisions in employment contracts on working hours and rest periods;'
ECR, ALDE, GUE/NGL:
§ 46
First part	'Points out the high levels of working poor throughout Europe, with some people having to work more and longer, even combining several jobs, in order to earn a living wage;'
Second part	'emphasises how important it is that work-life balance must not be established by introducing precarious working conditions and increasing the number of non-standard forms of employment; notes that women are over-represented in non-standard forms of employment, which gives rise to social and economic insecurity; notes a persistent pay gap in all Member States between gross pay and wage and that this is not only related to the different features of the parties concerned but also to the different market conditions;'
Third part	'stresses that wages should be based on the working performance and the local cost of living and not exclusively on quantitative standards;'
Fourth part	'calls on the Member States and the social partners to develop a wage policy framework with effective measures combating wage discrimination and ensuring adequate wages for all workers, for example through the introduction of minimum wages at national level that guarantee a life in dignity, in line with national practices; calls on the Member States to support collective bargaining as an important factor in developing wage policies;'
ECR, ALDE:
§ 63
First part	'Stresses that any form of discrimination against women, including gender segregation, pay and pension gaps, gender stereotypes and high levels of stress in managing professional and private life are reflected in women’s high physical inactivity rate and have a huge impact on their physical and mental health;'
Second part	'reiterates the importance of combating stereotypes by promoting and defending gender equality during all stages of education, from primary school onwards;'
Third part	'calls on the Member States and social partners to conduct and support awareness-raising and information campaigns as well as programmes that promote gender equality and combat stereotypes;'
PPE, EFDD:
recital C
First part	'whereas the traditional concept of women’s and men’s roles and of the nuclear family is further challenged'
Second part	'as the number of single-parent families, families based on same-sex unions, adolescent mothers, etc. are on the rise in the EU;'
Third part	' whereas a failure to acknowledge this diversity amounts to further discrimination and negatively affects people living in the EU and their families;'

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