Report: Esther de Lange, Irene Tinagli (A9-0003/2021)
Subject
Am No
Author
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV – remarks
Proposal to reject the Commission proposal
Rejection
3
The Left
RCV
-
156, 517, 27
Provisional agreement
Provisional agreement
2
committee
RCV
+
477, 138, 85
4. Farm to Fork Strategy
Report: Anja Hazekamp, Herbert Dorfmann (A9-0271/2021)
Subject
Am No
Author
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV – remarks
§ 9
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
666, 26, 7
2/RCV
+
355, 307, 37
§ 14
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
678, 16, 5
2/RCV
+
365, 294, 40
3/AN
+
468, 196, 35
§ 19
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
676, 9, 14
2/RCV
+
499, 194, 6
§ 21
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
666, 26, 7
2/RCV
+
438, 248, 13
§ 29
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
489, 157, 52
2/RCV
+
347, 342, 9
3/RCV
+
363, 307, 28
§ 44
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
688, 7, 5
2/RCV
+
364, 291, 45
§ 49
§
original text
RCV
+
351, 310, 39
§ 88
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
649, 39, 12
2/RCV
+
351, 332, 17
§ 91
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
619, 47, 34
2/RCV
+
506, 135, 58
§ 94
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
664, 24, 12
2/RCV
+
455, 236, 9
3/RCV
+
448, 228, 23
§ 97
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
655, 11, 32
2/RCV
+
396, 278, 25
§ 101
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
661, 27, 12
2/RCV
+
391, 256, 52
§ 136
§
original text
RCV
+
410, 240, 50
§ 137
§
original text
RCV
+
396, 197, 106
§ 138
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
491, 171, 38
2/RCV
+
625, 55, 20
After recital A
1
MEPs
RCV
+
464, 220, 14
Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
RCV
+
452, 170, 76
Requests for separate votes
MEPs:
§§ 49, 136, 137
Requests for split votes
MEPs:
§ 9
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘emphasises the need for these reduction targets to be of a binding nature’, ‘quantitative reduction targets in their reviews of the CAP strategic plans and other’ and ‘binding’
Second part
those words
§ 14
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘by at least 50%’ and ‘legally binding legislative initiatives as well as’
Second part
‘by at least 50%’
Third part
‘legally binding legislative initiatives as well as’
§ 19
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘including the application of sanctions as provided for in EU legislation’
Second part
those words
§ 21
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘livestock densities in the EU and’
Second part
those words
§ 29
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and our current food production and consumption systems;’ ‘underlines that animal production systems which involve the confinement of animals of a similar genotype in close proximity to one another can increase the susceptibility of animals to infectious disease, creating conditions for the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases;’
Second part
‘and our current food production and consumption systems;’
Third part
‘underlines that animal production systems which involve the confinement of animals of a similar genotype in close proximity to one another can increase the susceptibility of animals to infectious disease, creating conditions for the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases;’
§ 44
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘welcomes the EU target of dedicating at least 10 % of agricultural area to this end;’
Second part
those words
§ 88
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘meat’
Second part
those words
§ 91
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘insects or’
Second part
those words
§ 94
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘mandatory and’ and ‘and be based on uniform reference amounts;
Second part
‘mandatory and’
Third part
‘and be based on uniform reference amounts;’
§ 97
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘with a focus on milk and meat as ingredients’
Second part
those words
§ 101
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘supports giving Member States more flexibility to differentiate the VAT rates on food with different health and environmental impacts, and enable them to choose a zero VAT rate for healthy and sustainable food products such as fruits and vegetables, as is already implemented in some Member States but not currently possible for all, and a higher VAT rate on unhealthy food and food that has a high environmental footprint;’
Second part
those words
§ 138
First part
‘Notes that trade and sustainable development chapters do not address the potential negative impacts of trade agreements on land use change, deforestation or climate change;’
Second part
‘considers that European and international environmental, safety, animal welfare and social standards should be comprehensively applied to all chapters in trade agreements in order to prevent any other trade provisions from undermining those standards;’
5. Employment and social policies of the euro area 2021
Motion for a resolution (EMPL Committee) (as a whole)
RCV
+
347, 162, 191
Requests for separate votes
PPE:
§§ 3, 14, 31, 33, 42, 49, 51
Renew:
§§ 12, 16
Requests for split votes
PPE:
§ 1
First part
‘Recalls that, according to the Treaties, the Union shall work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment, healthy and safe working environments and conditions, and social progress, a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment, the promotion of scientific and technological progress, combating poverty and inequalities, social exclusion and discrimination, and promoting upward social convergence, social justice and protection, equality between women and men, solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child and persons with disabilities;’
Second part
‘insists that these goals must be the overarching priorities for the EU’s long-term sustainable growth strategy in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the EPSR and the Green Deal, and underpin Member States’ recovery and resilience plans;’
Third part
‘calls on the Commission to ensure that the European Semester is aligned with these goals and strategies, thereby making the European Semester a truly comprehensive tool;’
§ 4
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls for the indicators to cover the social risks that stem from the pandemic effects on the economy, employment and health and that the green and digital transformations might incur for people and workers;’ and ‘of these risks, but without providing clear targets to measure the impact of EU action;’
Second part
‘calls for the indicators to cover the social risks that stem from the pandemic effects on the economy, employment and health and that the green and digital transformations might incur for people and workers;’
Third part
‘of these risks, but without providing clear targets to measure the impact of EU action;’
§ 5
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘architecture’, ‘public, universal and’ ‘prior to taking the decision to deactivate the general escape clause’ ‘the’ (in ‘the Member States’) and ‘affected; believes that the review of the EU economic governance framework should preferably take place prior to the deactivation of the general escape clause;’
Second part
‘architecture’,
Third part
‘public, universal and’
Fourth part
‘prior to taking the decision to deactivate the general escape clause’
Fifth part
‘the’ (in ‘the Member States’)
Sixth part
‘affected; believes that the review of the EU economic governance framework should preferably take place prior to the deactivation of the general escape clause;’
§ 7
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and citizens’ well-being’ and ‘calls on the Commission to integrate social and environmental imbalances into its analysis in the framework of the Semester;’
Second part
‘and citizens’ well-being’
Third part
‘calls on the Commission to integrate social and environmental imbalances into its analysis in the framework of the Semester;’
§ 11
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘well-being’ and ‘especially in the EU budgetary planning, thereby ensuring the coherence of public expenditures and investments with social and environmental goals and identifying the potential social impacts of budgeting choices; calls on the Commission to integrate sustainability and well-being into the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy and the country-specific recommendations (CSRs), and to give prominence to the social impact of EU policy measures in its impact assessment; stresses the importance of strengthening a comprehensive and integrated framework within the European Semester process, paying special attention to the most vulnerable and marginalised groups of society;’
Second part
‘well-being’
Third part
‘especially in the EU budgetary planning, thereby ensuring the coherence of public expenditures and investments with social and environmental goals and identifying the potential social impacts of budgeting choices; calls on the Commission to integrate sustainability and well-being into the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy and the country-specific recommendations (CSRs), and to give prominence to the social impact of EU policy measures in its impact assessment; stresses the importance of strengthening a comprehensive and integrated framework within the European Semester process, paying special attention to the most vulnerable and marginalised groups of society;’
§ 12
First part
‘Stresses that the COVID-19 crisis has exposed gaps in access to social protection, highlighting the importance of fostering greater resilience’
Second part
‘by, for example, improving the adequacy and coverage of minimum income schemes and pensions, and easing eligibility conditions;’
§ 21
First part
‘Highlights the need to measure the social impact of environmental degradation and climate change;’
Second part
‘calls for the right to health and to a healthy environment to be safeguarded at EU level, as this right is essential to ensuring the fulfilment of most other fundamental rights such as food, shelter and work and to achieving an inclusive transition;’
§ 27
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms; welcomes the fact that this proposal introduces binding pay transparency measures;’ and ‘calls on the Member States and the Commission to support entrepreneurship among women and to facilitate their access to financing; calls on the Member States to unblock negotiations in the Council on the Women on Boards Directive as a matter of urgency;’
Second part
‘through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms; welcomes the fact that this proposal introduces binding pay transparency measures;’
Third part
‘calls on the Member States and the Commission to support entrepreneurship among women and to facilitate their access to financing; calls on the Member States to unblock negotiations in the Council on the Women on Boards Directive as a matter of urgency;’
§ 44
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘believes that gender equality deserves its own mainstreaming methodology’
Second part
those words
§ 45
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘including through the transposition and implementation of the Work-Life Balance Directive’
Second part
those words
§ 47
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls on the Commission to include this objective in the CSRs; calls, in this regard, for a reform of the economic governance framework in order to enable the Member States to make the requisite green and social public investments, including those related to the development and improvement of social, public, affordable and energy-efficient housing;’
Second part
those words
Renew:
§ 14
First part
‘Believes that, in the context of the Recovery and Resilience Plans, skyrocketing public debt levels and the upcoming reform of the Stability and Growth Pact and the Semester process, Parliament’s proposal for the adoption of a sustainable well-being and social progress pact making social and sustainable targets mandatory in order to achieve the UN SDGs has become more relevant than ever;’
Second part
‘notes that, in this regard, SDG 8 on sustainable growth, employment and decent work has proven to be a driving factor for the entire UN 2030 Agenda;’
§ 22
First part
‘Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that trade unions have access to the workplace and the workers themselves, including where work is carried out digitally;’
Second part
‘stresses the need to guarantee that all workers, including those in the digital economy, have the right to collective bargaining and to take collective action;’
§ 49
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘jobs from being destroyed, the labour market disrupted, and’ and ‘to ensure that companies’ digitalisation and green transition processes are not used as a pretext for labour-saving cost reduction strategies;’
Second part
‘jobs from being destroyed, the labour market disrupted, and’
Third part
‘to ensure that companies’ digitalisation and green transition processes are not used as a pretext for labour-saving cost reduction strategies;’
The Left:
Recital D
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘to voluntary work beyond the standard pension age’
Second part
those words
PPE, Renew:
§ 10
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘high standards of worker protection against risks and illness, and’, ‘and help address Member States’ fiscal challenges, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of public finances’, ‘including by strengthening the coverage and adequacy of health and social protection systems for all, and ensuring their long-term funding;’ and ‘and improving the collection of tax revenue in the Member States’
Second part
‘high standards of worker protection against risks and illness, and’,
Third part
‘and help address Member States’ fiscal challenges, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of public finances’,
Fourth part
‘including by strengthening the coverage and adequacy of health and social protection systems for all, and ensuring their long-term funding;’
Fifth part
‘and improving the collection of tax revenue in the Member States’
§ 18
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘detailing a series of specific social, ecological, and economic objectives’, ‘including those stemming from Parliament’s resolution of 17 December 2020 on a strong social Europe for Just Transitions’ and ‘by means of an EU anti-poverty law;’
Second part
‘detailing a series of specific social, ecological, and economic objectives’,
Third part
‘including those stemming from Parliament’s resolution of 17 December 2020 on a strong social Europe for Just Transitions’
Fourth part
‘by means of an EU anti-poverty law’
§ 20
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and climate’, ‘including the evolution of financial and non financial profits compared to the evolution of wages and private debt;’ and ‘any’
Second part
‘and climate’
Third part
‘including the evolution of financial and non financial profits compared to the evolution of wages and private debt;’
‘strongly advocate for Taiwan’s meaningful participation as an observer in meetings, mechanisms and activities of international bodies, including the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC);’
Second part
‘urge Member States and the EU institutions to support international initiatives calling for Taiwan’s participation in international organisations;’
Third part
‘welcome again Taiwan’s proactive cooperation with the international community in learning about the COVID-19 pandemic and finding the best ways to respond to it, and underline that this case has proven that Taiwan’s contributions in the WHO would be an added value to the health and well-being of the citizens of all its members;’
§ 1, point i
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘including at the most senior levels’
Second part
those words
11. Draft general budget of the European Union for 2022 - all sections
Draft amendments (majority of Parliament’s component Members)
Text as a whole without the words: ‘Given the backlash on women's rights in several Member States during the Covid-19 pandemic, additional resources should notably be allocated for sexual and reproductive health and right services (SRHR), particularly to ensure timely and free access, as well as quality of services.
Second part
those words
PPE, S&D, The Left: Amendment 865
First part
Text as a whole without: ‘the reserve’
Second part Third part
without the word: ‘UNRWA’ (in the comments concerning the reserve) that word
Miscellaneous
Amendment 384 had been declared inadmissible.
12. General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - all sections
Report: Karlo Ressler, Damian Boeselager (A9-0281/2021)
Subject
Am No
Author
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV – remarks
§ 1
17
The Left
RCV
-
276, 340, 80
After § 1
5
The Left
RCV
-
69, 510, 117
6
The Left
RCV
-
231, 406, 59
§ 2
18
The Left
RCV
-
54, 519, 123
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
605, 60, 31
2/RCV
+
531, 104, 61
After § 2
7
The Left
RCV
-
74, 559, 63
8
The Left
RCV
-
106, 549, 41
9
The Left
RCV
-
85, 534, 77
§ 3
19
The Left
RCV
-
252, 390, 54
§ 4
36
ID
RCV
-
92, 571, 31
After § 4
4
The Left
RCV
-
237, 327, 132
§ 9
43
Verts/ALE
RCV
+
366, 292, 37
After § 9
20
The Left
RCV
-
196, 436, 63
§ 10
21
The Left
RCV
+
359, 316, 20
44
Verts/ALE
RCV
+
371, 244, 80
After § 10
22
The Left
RCV
-
300, 332, 64
After § 11
1
The Left
RCV
+
380, 261, 55
2
The Left
RCV
-
222, 412, 62
§ 14
45
Verts/ALE
RCV
-
167, 430, 99
§ 19
46D
PPE
RCV
-
247, 418, 31
After § 22
10
The Left
RCV
-
298, 351, 47
11
The Left
RCV
-
67, 586, 43
12
The Left
RCV
-
90, 517, 88
§ 24
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
619, 66, 11
2/RCV
+
530, 105, 61
§ 25
§
original text
RCV
+
479, 148, 66
§ 36
23
The Left
RCV
-
109, 563, 23
§ 37
24
The Left
RCV
-
299, 342, 54
After § 38
13
The Left
RCV
-
127, 512, 57
14
The Left
RCV
-
134, 447, 115
15
The Left
split
1/RCV
+
484, 96, 116
2/RCV
-
136, 433, 127
§ 41
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
518, 86, 92
2/RCV
+
474, 134, 88
§ 43
37
ID
RCV
-
113, 537, 44
After § 43
38
ID
RCV
-
105, 543, 46
§ 44
25D
The Left
RCV
-
48, 550, 98
After § 44
26
The Left
RCV
-
43, 569, 84
§ 46
27D
The Left
RCV
-
164, 439, 93
After § 46
28
The Left
RCV
-
73, 533, 89
29
The Left
RCV
-
106, 542, 48
§ 47
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
565, 16, 115
2/RCV
+
517, 118, 61
§ 50
39D
ID
RCV
-
103, 522, 69
30
The Left
RCV
-
246, 392, 58
After § 51
40
ID
RCV
-
115, 519, 58
§ 52
31
The Left
RCV
+
447, 195, 54
§ 54
32
The Left
RCV
-
100, 543, 51
42
PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE
RCV
+
589, 24, 81
After § 54
3
The Left
RCV
-
154, 504, 36
After § 59
16
The Left
RCV
-
312, 328, 56
33
The Left
RCV
-
74, 577, 45
§ 64, point e
§
original text
RCV
+
381, 234, 81
§ 64, point g
47
PPE
split
1/RCV
-
267, 389, 40
2/RCV
+
563, 118, 15
§ 64, point i
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
522, 129, 44
2/RCV
+
526, 131, 37
§ 64, point l
48
PPE
RCV
-
324, 360, 12
§ 64, point n
§
original text
RCV
+
454, 171, 71
§ 64, point y
34
The Left
RCV
-
186, 443, 67
§ 66, point c
35D
The Left
RCV
-
119, 565, 12
After § 66
41
ID
RCV
-
91, 554, 49
Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
RCV
+
521, 88, 84
Requests for separate votes
ECR
§ 25
PPE:
§§ 25, 64 point e, 64 point n
Requests for split votes
The Left:
§ 2
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘to build a strong European Health Union’
Second part
those words
§ 24
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘to build up a strong European Health Union and’
Second part
those words
Verts/ALE:
§ 41
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘under its enhanced mandate, as the necessary appropriations for Europol should be drawn exclusively from unallocated margins under the relevant MFF heading ceilings and/or through the mobilisation of the relevant MFF special instruments;’
Second part
those words
§ 47
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘ensure the preparation for an efficient implementation of Europol’s revised legal basis and mandate, and to’
Second part
those words
S&D:
Amendment 15
First part
‘Calls strongly for support for the outermost regions, including the POSEI (programme of specific options for remote and insular locations) to be stepped up’, without the words: ‘to be stepped up’
Second part
‘to be stepped up’ and ‘and calls for the creation of a POSEI programme for transport;’
Amendment 47
First part
‘takes note of the actions taken by the responsible services as regards informing visitors groups about the environmental impact of their transport; requests the Bureau to start the revision process of the rules related to visitors groups to be in line with Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future (COM(2020)0789),’
Second part
‘in particular paragraph 9 of that Communication, on collective travel, and to adapt the travel costs for visitors groups to changing market prices and to allow for modifications in order to avoid market fluctuation of travel expenses creating indirect geographical discrimination for visitors;’
The Left, PPE:
§ 64, point i
First part
‘recalls the support of the vast majority of Parliament’s Members for a single seat to ensure that Union taxpayers’ money is spent efficiently and for Parliament to assume its institutional responsibility to reduce its carbon footprint;’
Second part
‘recalls that according to the Treaty on European Union, the European Parliament is to have its seat in Strasbourg; notes that permanent changes would require a Treaty change for which unanimity is needed;’
13. Amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794, as regards Europol’s cooperation with private parties, the processing of personal data by Europol in support of criminal investigations, and Europol’s role on research and innovation ***I
Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations
Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations (LIBE Committee):
RCV
+
538, 151, 7
Miscellaneous
Vote was requested pursuant to Rule 71(2) by the Verts/ALE and The Left Groups.
14. Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1862 on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters as regards the entry of alerts by Europol ***I
Text as a whole without the words: ‘has facilitated the pharmaceutical companies with an up-front de-risking investment’
Second part
those words
§ 8
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘the liability and compensation regimes for any potential harm caused by the vaccines;’ ‘particularly whether the Commission conserves any influence over intellectual property rights due to its initial investments in the vaccine development process’, and ‘the role of the European Medicines Agency and national competent authorities in determining contract provisions;’
Second part
those words
§ 22
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘clauses related to intellectual property rights and non-exclusive licences, prices and’
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and welcomes the inclusion of methane among the regulated pollutants’
Second part
those words
§ 45
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘recognises, however, that famers are unlikely to solve the emissions problems associated with animal agricultural production on their own;’
Second part
those words
§ 47
First part
‘Underlines the key role that the EU should play in supporting research, innovation and development, as well as in scaling up new sustainable technologies and practices to help reduce methane emissions from all sectors including livestock agriculture, including by improving MRV of methane emissions in the sector in order to track progress towards these targets and by applying technologies that are already available, such as MRV-related technologies; believes that methane mitigation measures should be developed for grazing animals so as to respect animal health and welfare and in line with the precautionary principle; points, in particular, to the need for multigenerational studies on feed additives’
Second part
‘and calls on the Commission to ensure the timely revision of the Feed Additives Regulation’
Miscellaneous
Manolis Kefalogiannis has withdrawn his support for amendments 1 - 7
19. UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, the UK (COP26)
Motion for a resolution B9-0521/2021 (ENVI Committee)
After § 2
9
Verts/ALE
RCV
-
139, 529, 24
After § 7
10
Verts/ALE
split
1/RCV
+
356, 324, 12
2/RCV
-
168, 510, 14
11
Verts/ALE
RCV
+
370, 318, 4
§ 10
6
The Left
RCV
-
160, 516, 17
§ 12
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
572, 98, 22
2/RCV
+
608, 60, 25
3/RCV
+
588, 97, 8
After § 14
18
ECR
RCV
-
335, 348, 10
§ 17
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
613, 49, 31
2/RCV
-
272, 418, 3
After § 25
1
The Left
RCV
-
320, 341, 32
2
The Left
RCV
-
135, 527, 31
After § 26
12
Verts/ALE
RCV
+
547, 101, 45
After § 27
5
The Left
RCV
-
259, 427, 7
§ 32
§
original text
RCV
+
473, 168, 52
§ 40
7
The Left
RCV
-
137, 549, 7
§ 66
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
651, 24, 18
2/RCV
+
376, 271, 45
§ 74
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
549, 128, 14
2/RCV
+
338, 316, 38
§ 86
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
662, 24, 7
2/RCV
+
513, 167, 12
§ 87
§
original text
RCV
+
630, 43, 20
§ 91
14
PPE
RCV
+
560, 92, 41
After § 93
3
The Left
RCV
-
144, 540, 8
After § 95
15
PPE
RCV
-
197, 425, 70
§ 98
8
The Left
RCV
-
139, 547, 6
After § 103
4
The Left
RCV
-
277, 400, 16
After § 118
13
Verts/ALE
RCV
-
301, 348, 40
After recital E
16
ECR
RCV
-
308, 357, 28
17
ECR
RCV
-
306, 363, 24
Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
RCV
+
527, 134, 35
Requests for separate votes
ID:
§ 87
Renew:
§ 32
Requests for split votes
ID:
§ 12
First part
‘Emphasises that according to the IPBES, the underlying causes of pandemics are the same global environmental changes that drive biodiversity loss and climate change, including land use change, agricultural expansion and intensification, and wildlife trade and consumption, as well as other drivers;’
Second part
‘stresses that the pandemic has demonstrated the importance of the ‘one health’ and ‘health in all policies’ principles in policy-making and that transformative changes are needed; Recalls that the preamble to the Paris Agreement acknowledges the ‘right to health’ as a key right; underlines that Article 4(1)(f) of the UNFCCC states that all Parties thereto should employ ‘appropriate methods, for example impact assessments, formulated and determined nationally, with a view to minimising adverse effects on the economy, on public health and on the quality of the environment, of projects or measures undertaken by them to mitigate or adapt to climate change’;’
Third part
‘considers that health should be included in national adaptation plans and national communications to the UNFCCC;’
§ 86
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘plant and’ and ‘plant-based’
Second part
those words
PPE:
§ 74
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘by 2025 at the very latest;’
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those words
Renew:
§ 17
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘finally’ and ‘from the richest part of our society,’
Second part
those words
S&D:
Amendment 10
First part
‘Expressly supports the initiative launched by Denmark and Costa Rica to forge an alliance of countries willing to phase out oil and gas production and stop awarding permits for new exploration; recalls the conclusions of the International Energy Agency’s report entitled ‘Net Zero by 2050 – A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector’, which confirm that such measures are necessary if we are to achieve the 1.5 °C target;’
Second part
‘calls on the Commission and the Member States to work with other Parties to draw up a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty to phase out fossil fuels and support a just transition;’
ID, PPE:
§ 66
First part
‘Acknowledges the important role of healthy soil, as the largest terrestrial carbon sink, in mitigating climate change; reiterates its call on the Member States to strengthen the restoration and sustainable use of soil as a tool for climate policy in their national energy and climate plans (NECPs) and in particular in the measures applying to the agricultural and land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sectors, and to preserve, restore and enhance carbon sinks (especially in areas with carbon-rich soils, such as grasslands and peatlands), in addition to taking action seeking to promote the sustainable use of soil in agricultural policy and to reduce agricultural emissions;’
Second part
‘reiterates its calls on the Commission for a legislative proposal to establish an EU-wide common legal framework for soil protection and sustainable use of soil, addressing all major soil threats;’
20. Pandora Papers: implications for the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance
‘Urges Member States and world leaders gathered in the G20 intergovernmental forum, the Inclusive Framework and in the United Nations to take effective measures to rein in tax havens and their operating model, by effectively banning shell companies (corporations with no economic substance whose sole purpose is to avoid taxes or other laws)’
Second part
‘through the introduction of specific mandatory transparency and business activity criteria to prevent their use and outlawing other forms of financial secrecy, and to agree on and promptly implement a minimum effective corporate tax rate, while further extending and improving the global automatic and mandatory exchange of information on all sorts of private holdings;’
§ 34
First part
‘Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to establish a new European authority on anti-money laundering as a single supervisor of selected financial-sector obliged entities and as a single coordination and support mechanism for FIUs in the EU;’
Second part
‘stresses that the new authority should receive a higher budget allocation and be equipped with adequate resources to fulfil supervisory powers over financial entities and exercise effective oversight of non-financial obliged entities;’
§ 51
First part
‘Condemns the fact that some US states, such as South Dakota, Alaska, Wyoming, Delaware and Nevada, have become hubs of financial and corporate secrecy, as exposed by the Pandora Papers, in addition to the renowned tax havens that were exposed previously; calls on the US Federal and State Governments to take further action to ensure greater corporate transparency and to join the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), thereby fully exchanging information with other countries;’
Second part
‘recalls that the EU list assesses whether a jurisdiction has at least a ‘largely compliant’ rating with the CRS according to the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes; calls on the Council to reassess the US in the framework of the EU list, with particular regard to the tax transparency criteria;’
§ 63
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§ 69
First part
‘Reiterates its concern that these operators often combine the provision of legal advice, tax advice and auditing services when advising both corporate clients and public authorities; is concerned, therefore, that economic incentives that facilitate tax avoidance structures are feeding an industry of service providers that can also be mobilised to launder the proceeds of criminal activities; reiterates its requests from previous resolutions and recommendations on this issue and invites the Commission and the Member States to evaluate the regulatory framework that applies to these operators, ‘
Second part
‘with the aim of barring market access to the facilitators of tax avoidance, tax evasion and money laundering; expects improvements to the legal framework through the Commission’s revision of the Statutory Audit Directive;’
§ 73
First part
‘Stresses that legal professional privilege cannot be used to cover illegal practices;’
Second part
‘notes the findings in one case by the European Court of Human Rights that the confidentiality of lawyer-client relations and legal professional privilege did not supplant the obligation to report suspicions pursued in the legitimate aim of the prevention of criminal activity, and that such reporting was necessary in pursuit of that aim;’
Recital C
First part
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The Left
Amendment 13
First part
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Second part
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S&D:
Amendment 20
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘inter alia due to the staff framework of the multiannual financial framework being too tight;’
Second part
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21. The Rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law
Text as a whole without the words: ‘the Government of Poland implements the judgments of the CJEU and international courts fully and properly, and ensuring that’
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those words
§ 12
First part
‘’Underlines that these requests are not meant to be punitive measures against the people of Poland, but means by which to restore the rule of law in Poland in the light of its continued deterioration; calls on the Commission to use all the tools at its disposal to establish ways to ensure that Polish citizens and residents of Poland are not deprived of the benefits of EU funds due to the actions of the current government, ‘
Second part
‘and to establish avenues for these funds to be administered directly by the Commission to their final beneficiaries;’
‘Reaffirms EU’s unwavering commitment to supporting Tunisia in overcoming the financial and economic crisis, as well as on its path towards further democratic consolidation; calls on the Commission and European External Action Service (EEAS) to step up their dialogue with the Tunisian authorities, economic entities and Tunisian civil society; stresses the need for stable and functional institutions’
Second part
‘in order to make progress with the necessary structural reforms needed to obtain an IMF bailout loan;’
S&D:
§ 14
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Miscellaneous
Željana Zovko (PPE Group) had withdrawn her support for joint motion for a resolution RC-B9-0523/2021.
23. Climate, Energy and Environmental State aid guidelines (“CEEAG”)
‘Underlines that the CEEAG is intended to clarify how Member States can incentivise early closures of coal, peat and oil shale activities;’
Second part
‘believes, however, that this aid category should be substantially improved, for instance by:’ i) introducing clear safeguards in the phasing out of fossil fuels and related activities, taking into account the historical direct and indirect subsidies received, corporate responsibilities to convert the sites after closure, and in general all liabilities as per the ‘polluter pays’ principle, which must not be paid with State aid; achieving such safeguards by setting mandatory closure dates, for example; setting an end date for the aid closure regime and/or a phasing-out of aid; ii) requiring the presentation of a holistic impact assessment and comparisons with energy-efficiency alternatives and, where they fall short, with more sustainable renewable energy alternatives for the outstanding energy needs in order to show that State aid is given to the most cost-effective, energy-efficient and sustainable long-term solution based on renewable energy, in line with the latest science and objectives of the European Green Deal, in particular those targets on energy efficiency and renewable energy; iii) defining what ‘additional costs’ eligible for State aid to facilitate the closure of profitable activities means, as was done for State aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive activities; iv) requiring transparency in the closure plans for fossil fuel activities and aid granted in this context;’
§ 17
First part
Requests that the energy hierarchy principles be integrated into CEEAG, according to which energy savings and efficiency are prioritised, followed by renewable direct electrification and enhanced uses of renewable heat and, finally, by the use of other sustainable renewable-energy-based resources only for applications that do not have alternatives for their transition;’
Second part
asks the Commission also to revise the aid in the form of reductions from electricity levies for energy-intensive users in the light of these principles by ensuring that such support is linked to real investments in energy efficiency and renewable energies for their processes;
24. 2019 Discharge: European Border and Coast Guard Agency