Motion for a resolution B9-0094/2022 (ENVI Committee)
Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
RCV
+
477, 207, 15
11. Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture: time periods for the inadmissibility of applications for support
Motion for a resolution: B9-0090/2022 (majority of Parliament’s component Members)
Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV – remarks
Motion for a resolution B9-0090/2022 (PECH Committee)
Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
RCV
+
368, 297, 33
12. Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Acceptance period of vaccination certificates issued in the EU Digital COVID Certificate format indicating the completion of the primary vaccination series
Motion for a resolution: B9-0092/2022 (majority of Parliament’s component Members)
Text as a whole without the words: ‘the COVID-19 crisis phase is over and in any case until at least’ and ‘highlights President Lagarde’s statement of 10 June 2021 that ‘any discussion about exit from the PEPP [...] would be premature, it’s too early and it will come in due course’; invites the ECB to continue purchases under the PEPP for as long as it deems necessary to meet its mandate; notes the ECB’s intention to examine further calibration of asset purchases;’
Second part
‘the COVID-19 crisis phase is over and in any case until at least’
Third part
‘highlights President Lagarde’s statement of 10 June 2021 that ‘any discussion about exit from the PEPP [...] would be premature, it’s too early and it will come in due course’; invites the ECB to continue purchases under the PEPP for as long as it deems necessary to meet its mandate; notes the ECB’s intention to examine further calibration of asset purchases;’
§ 42
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘addressing the issues of reducing the ecological footprint of euro banknotes and’
Second part
those words
§ 51
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘is concerned about the ECB’s lack of responsiveness to the proposal adopted by the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament for an interinstitutional agreement between Parliament and the ECB;’
Second part
those words
§ 60
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘recalls that, in accordance with paragraph 4 of its resolution of 14 March 2019 on gender balance in EU economic and monetary affairs nominations, Parliament is committed not to considering shortlists that do not respect the gender balance principle;’
Second part
those words
ID:
§ 12
First part
‘Welcomes the inclusion of Greek bonds in the PEPP;’
Second part
‘notes, however, that they are still not eligible under the public sector purchase programme (PSPP) despite the significant progress made; invites the ECB to reassess the eligibility of Greek bonds under the PSPP and to provide specific recommendations well in advance of the conclusion of the PEPP for their inclusion in the PSPP;’
§ 24
First part
‘Notes the ECB’s first economy-wide climate stress test; notes that the results indicate that, without strong measures, the negative impact on EU GDP could be severe;’
Second part
‘welcomes, therefore, the ECB’s commitment to conducting regular climate stress tests, both economy-wide and at the level of individual banks;’
PPE, ID:
§ 28
First part
‘Welcomes the fact that the purchase of green bonds and their share in the ECB’s portfolio continue to increase;’
Second part
‘considers this share, however, to be particularly low when taking into account the needs of the green transition; invites the ECB to speed up its work on increasing the share of green bonds in its portfolio;’
Third part
‘welcomes the creation of an EU green bond standard and the ECB’s support in this matter; notes, in this regard, the ECB’s decision to use part of its own funds portfolio to invest in the euro-denominated green bond investment fund for central banks (EUR BISIP G2);’
Fourth part
‘invites the ECB, meanwhile, to look into the possible effects of green bonds on price stability;’
16. Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare
Motion for a resolution (AGRI Committee) (text as a whole)
RCV
+
496, 140, 51
Requests for separate votes
Verts/ALE:
Recital AP
Requests for split votes
Verts/ALE:
§ 20
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘as a first step in order’, ‘before any additional burdens are placed on progressive farmers;’ and ‘and the competitiveness of European livestock producers in the global agricultural market’
Second part
‘as a first step in order’ and ‘before any additional burdens are placed on progressive farmers;’
Third part
‘and the competitiveness of European livestock producers in the global agricultural market’
§ 25
First part
text as a whole without the word: ‘lengthy’
Second part
that word
§ 27
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘that this has meant that no reliable solutions whatsoever have been found so far and has consequently lead to’ and ‘commercially indoors’
Second part
‘that this has meant that no reliable solutions whatsoever have been found so far and has consequently lead to’
Third part
‘commercially indoors’
§ 30
First part
‘Invites the Commission to ensure the availability in the various Member States of a harmonised EU list of the available products and protocols for the use of pain-killers and anaesthesia for piglet castration;’
Second part
‘asks the Commission to permit the short-term storage of veterinary medicines on farms and to allow veterinarians to leave them there in accordance with strict regulatory framework provisions;’
§ 49
First part
text as a whole without the word: ‘voluntary’
Second part
this word
§ 50
First part
text as a whole without the word: ‘voluntary’
Second part
this word
§ 51
First part
text as a whole without the word: ‘voluntary’
Second part
this word
Recital AJ
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘whereas research and public consultation findings show that certain stakeholders, especially business, are not fully behind the proposal for mandatory labelling;’ ‘voluntary’ and ‘ in the absence of differentiation by the latter’
Second part
‘whereas research and public consultation findings show that certain stakeholders, especially business, are not fully behind the proposal for mandatory labelling;’
Third part
‘voluntary’ and ‘ in the absence of differentiation by the latter’
Renew:
§ 31
First part
‘Notes that the production of foie gras is based on farming procedures that respect animal welfare criteria, since it is an extensive form of production that predominantly takes place on family farms, where birds spend 90 % of their lives in the open air’ without the words: ‘‘is based on farming procedures that respect animal welfare criteria, since it’’
Second part
‘‘is based on farming procedures that respect animal welfare criteria, since it’’
Third part
‘and where the fattening phase, which lasts between 10 and 12 days on average with two meals per day, respects the animal’s biological parameters’
ID:
Recital B
First part
‘whereas Article 13 TFEU recognises that animals are sentient beings and stipulates that the Union and its Member States shall pay full regard to their welfare requirements in formulating and implementing the Union’s agriculture and fisheries policies,’
Second part
‘while respecting customs relating to religious rituals, cultural traditions and regional heritage in the Member States;’
17. Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2020
‘Welcomes the Ombudsman’s action on requests to the Commission to provide public access to documents related to Member States’ recovery and resilience plans, which are of significant public interest, and relate to the unprecedented amount that will be allocated under NextGenerationEU; welcomes the fact that the Commission has already made extensive material about the Recovery and Resilience Facility available; stresses that more transparency and strengthened oversight by the relevant authorities is needed in this respect;’
Second part
‘including strengthened oversight by the Ombudsman of the administrative procedures concerning the EU funds; calls on the Ombudsman to explore, together with European Network of Ombudsmen (ENO) members, other possible actions within their competence on supervising the allocation and use of EU funds, in order to protect Union citizens’ rights against possible conflicts of interest and corruption cases, as well as violations of the rule of law, contributing to ensuring the integrity, full transparency and democratic accountability of the EU institutions;’
§ 16
First part
‘Calls on the Commission to ensure an approval process for ‘active substances’ in pesticides, which is fully transparent and free from conflicts of interest;’
Second part
‘notes that the European Citizens’ Initiative entitled ‘Save Bees and Farmers’ has gathered over one million signatures across the EU and that this initiative calls for a phase-out of synthetic pesticides in the EU, for measures to restore biodiversity and for support for farmers to make the transition to sustainable agriculture; asks the Ombudsman to continue investigating the systems in place at EU level to make sure that the current policies and procedural safeguards in this field guarantee the highest levels of human health and environmental protection, and that the collection and examination of scientific evidence is fully transparent, accurate and free from conflicts of interest;’
§ 25
First part
‘Welcomes the Ombudsman’s investigations into the protection of refugees’ fundamental rights, including her inquiry into how the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) handles breaches of fundamental rights and the extension of its mandate, the transparency and effectiveness of the complaint mechanism and the role and the independence of the Fundamental Rights Officer;’
Second part
‘calls on the Ombudsman to follow this up by looking at the Commission’s future actions and by investigating how its established monitoring mechanism checks the effectiveness of border management operations that are funded by the EU;’
Third part
‘highlights the importance of the Ombudsman’s investigation into how the Commission ensures that Member States’ authorities respect fundamental rights in border management operations;’
§ 29
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘in Hungary and Portugal’
Second part
those words
Recital AA
First part
‘whereas the Ombudsman is a redress mechanism for citizens facing problems in gaining access to documents held by the EU institutions; whereas a significant number of the Ombudsman’s inquiries in 2020 resulted in access being granted to documents of wider public interest,’
Second part
‘in spite of the fact that the applicable EU legislation is structurally inadequate, as it is outdated and no longer reflects the current practices adopted by the EU institutions;’
Recital AC
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘how’ and ‘Commission ensures that Hungary and Portugal’s’
Second part
those words
ID:
§ 12
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘regrets the fact that the Council’s current practices with regard to its decision-making process are still marred by a lack of transparency;’
Second part
those words
18. A European strategy for offshore renewable energy
‘Stresses that the uptake of ORE is dependent on the adequate implementation of well-designed market rules and a stable regulatory framework given the long duration of such investments; highlights that the cost of offshore wind has fallen dramatically during the last two decades, and, as a result, calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the best possible framework conditions for market-driven offshore wind development;’
Second part
‘stresses that without a phase-out of fossil fuels and fossil fuel subsidies as soon as possible and a considerable increase in offshore wind energy production, meeting renewable energy goals and limiting global warming to less than 1.5 °C by the end of the century would be impossible;’
Recital E
First part
‘whereas the EU ORE production sector is a technological leader’
Second part
‘with significant potential to boost the EU economy by supporting the growth of clean energy production in Europe and around the world;’
19. Assessment of the implementation of Article 50 TEU
Text as a whole without the words: ‘but nevertheless considers regrettable’
Second part
those words
§ 17
First part
‘Considers, in this regard, that the political and economic consequences of the decision to leave the Union are significant;’
Second part
‘believes that these were not genuinely and fully assessed by the UK prior to its decision to withdraw, which resulted in a lack of preparation for the procedure; believes that British citizens had scant knowledge about the European Union and were not adequately informed about the far-reaching consequences of the decision to leave the Union;’
Recital L
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘despite a majority of citizens in Scotland and Northern Ireland voting in favour of remaining’
Text as a whole without the words: ‘be conducted in association with the’ and the word: ‘the’ before: ‘WHO assessments’
Second part
those words
§ 83
First part
‘Points out that generic and biosimilar medicines enable efficient and safe cancer care, increased competition, innovation and savings for healthcare systems, thus helping to improve access to medicines; calls for the introduction of a strategic objective in the Plan and the NCCPs to actively promote the use of off-patent medicines, where appropriate and beneficial for patients; stresses that their market entry should not be hampered or delayed and their development process should be promoted and funded; calls on the Commission to ensure healthy competition on the expiry of intellectual property rights as a matter of urgency by ensuring the accessibility of biosimilar medicines from day one and removing all barriers to access to competition,’
Second part
‘for example through patent linkage, by banning intellectual property evergreening practices that unduly delay access to medicines and by allowing single global development;’
Recital AD
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘an important step towards a real European Health Union and’
Second part
those words
S&D:
§ 12
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘considers that electronic cigarettes could allow some smokers to progressively quit smoking’
Second part
those words
ID:
§ 3
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and EU’
Second part
those words
§ 14
First part
‘Supports the Commission’s proposal to update the Council recommendation of 30 November 2009 on smoke-free environments to extend its coverage to emerging products, such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products,’
Second part
‘and to extend smoke-free environments to include outdoor spaces;’
§ 15
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘recalls the study referred to by WHO which recognises that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption when it comes to cancer prevention,’
Second part
those words
§ 16
First part
‘Welcomes the Commission’s target of achieving a reduction of at least 10 % in the harmful use of alcohol by 2025; encourages the Commission and the Member States to promote actions to reduce and prevent alcohol-related harm within the framework of a revised EU alcohol strategy, including a European zero alcohol consumption strategy for minors, accompanied, where appropriate, by legislative proposals, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity and current national legislation on age limits on alcohol consumption; supports the provision of better information to consumers by improving the labelling of alcohol beverages to include health warning labels and introducing the mandatory indication of the list of ingredients and nutritional information, and in addition, by introducing digital labelling; asks the Commission to take specific actions targeting heavy and risky drinking; considers it important to protect minors from commercial communication on alcohol consumption, as well as product placement and sponsorship of alcohol brands, including in the digital environment, as advertising must not be aimed specifically at minors and not encourage alcohol consumption; calls for the prohibition of alcohol advertising at sport events when those events are mainly attended by minors, and calls for the prohibition of alcohol sponsorship of sport; calls for the close monitoring of the implementation of the revised Audiovisual Media Service Directive; calls for the proposed Digital Services Act to strengthen the ability of Member States to uphold and enforce legislation seeking to protect minors and other vulnerable populations from commercial communication for alcoholic beverages; encourages the allocation of public funds for national and European awareness campaigns;’ excluding the words: ‘and calls for the prohibition of alcohol sponsorship of sport;’
Second part
‘and calls for the prohibition of alcohol sponsorship of sport;’
Third part
‘supports the planned review of EU legislation on the taxation of alcohol and on cross-border purchases of alcohol by private individuals and a review of alcohol pricing policies, including considering an increase of taxes on alcoholic beverages;’
§ 31
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘highlights that given the widespread exposure of the EU population to many suspected and known EDs and the fact that combined exposure to several EDs acting on similar or different pathways can have cumulative effects, there is a need to minimise exposure to EDs and to make EU regulation more consistent across sectors;’
Second part
those words
§ 58
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and especially in low- and middle-income countries and for minority communities, while also taking into account the specificities of women’s cancers in those countries;’
Second part
those words
§ 78
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘encourage the use of generic and biosimilar medicines’
Second part
those words
§ 126
First part
text as a whole without the word: ‘European’
Second part
this word
recital Y
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘a common policy driven at European level’
Second part
those words
Recital AC
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘EU and its’
Second part
those words
ECR, ID:
§ 19
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘plants and plant-based foods, such as’ and ‘meat and’ and ‘mandatory and harmonised’
Second part
‘plants and plant-based foods, such as’
Third part
‘meat and’
Fourth part
‘mandatory and harmonised’
Miscellaneous
Marco Campomenosi, Angelo Ciocca and Stefania Zambelli had withdrawn their support for amendments 12 to 15.
25. Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2021
‘Calls for an end to actions that could undermine the viability of the two-state solution on the ground,’
Second part
‘such as the building of Israeli settlements and the demolition of Palestinian homes and infrastructure in the occupied West Bank, including in East Jerusalem;’
Third part
‘calls for a political solution to end the blockade of and ease the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, including the necessary security guarantees to prevent violence against Israel; strongly condemns terrorism; emphasises the importance of Palestinian elections for restoring the democratic legitimacy of popular support for political institutions in Palestine;’
S&D:
§ 31
First part
‘Recognises NATO as the continued foundation of collective European security and defence and encourages allies on both sides of the Atlantic to reaffirm their commitment to NATO as the principal institution for the defence of the Euro-Atlantic area; reiterates its call for allies to maintain and meet agreed burden-sharing requirements,’
Second part
‘including defence spending with a target of 2 % of GDP, as agreed at the NATO Summit in Newport in 2014;’
§ 40
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘both’ ‘and NATO’
Second part
those words
§ 41
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘illegal’ and ‘including the use of irregular migrants at external EU borders and’
Second part
‘illegal’
Third part
‘including the use of irregular migrants at external EU borders and’
amendment 48
First part
‘Reiterates that Georgia and Ukraine have a European perspective pursuant to Article 49 TEU and may apply to become Member States of the Union, provided that they adhere to all of the Copenhagen criteria and the principles of democracy, respect fundamental freedoms and human and minority rights, and uphold the rule of law;’
Second part
‘calls, therefore, for the EU and its Member States to recognise Georgia’s and Ukraine’s European perspective, which is considered vitally important for the countries’ security and stability, as well as a driver for them to continue implementing internal reforms;’
amendment 51
First part
‘expresses, at the same time, its opinion that the EU should consider cooperating with Turkey more strategically;’
Second part
‘and reiterates its appreciation to Turkey for hosting millions of Syrian migrants and refugees’
ECR
§ 1, indent 2
First part
‘improving EU visibility and decision-making, and making full and more effective use of the EU’s hard and soft power instruments,’
Second part
‘including by introducing qualified majority voting for decision-making in EU foreign policy,’
§ 1, indent 3
First part
‘achieving European sovereignty by coherently’
Second part
‘interlinking the EU’s external and internal actions,’
Third part
‘combining the ability to act autonomously if needed’
Fourth part
‘with the readiness to pursue strategic solidarity with like-minded partners,’
Subheading 2
First part
‘Improving EU visibility and decision-making, and making full and more effective use of the EU’s hard and soft power instruments,’
Second part
‘including by introducing qualified majority voting for decision-making in EU foreign policy,’
§ 17
First part
‘Reiterates that the EU needs first and foremost unity and a stronger and genuine political will of its Member States to jointly agree on and promote common EU foreign policy goals and EU security and defence cooperation aimed at implementing the objectives, values, principles and norms of Article 21 TEU;’
Second part
‘underlines the need to establish a Security and Defence Union that would serve as a starting point for implementing a common European defence policy, in line with the provision laid out in Article 42(2) TEU;’
§ 23
First part
‘Reiterates its call for the establishment of new formats of cooperation, such as the European Security Council, in order to develop an integrated approach to conflict and crisis; underlines that the composition and possible remit of this cooperation should be the subject of consideration; recalls that the ongoing Conference on the Future of Europe provides a relevant framework to shape innovative proposals in this respect;’
Second part
‘calls for the Conference to be more ambitious with regard to the external dimension of EU policies, including on security and defence, such as through the establishment of EU standing multinational military units and the introduction of QMV in EU foreign policy decision-making;’
Third part
‘notes, however, that new institutional frameworks alone will not solve the structural and political challenges faced by the CSDP; reiterates its call for the establishment of a Defence Ministers Council;’
§ 24
First part
‘Stresses that the EU’s own instruments should include the creation of a European Diplomatic Academy, where EU diplomats are prepared as such from the very beginning and converge on common EU values and interests, moving towards a true esprit de corps determined by a common diplomatic culture from a European perspective: calls for the full implementation of the pilot project ‘Towards the creation of a European Diplomatic Academy’, which could pave the way for setting up this academy and should include the establishment of a selection process for entry into the EEAS and the EU Delegations;’
Second part
‘underlines the importance of strengthening the EU’s diplomatic representation in non-EU countries and striving for full-fledged diplomatic representation in multilateral organisations in general and the UN in particular; stresses that stronger EU representation in non-EU countries and multilateral organisations would significantly promote the so-needed unity among EU institutions and Member States when it comes to tackling global challenges in the field of the CFSP;’
§ 25
First part
‘Stresses that a holistic approach to the CFSP requires the synergy of all available EU assets in the field of external action; in this respect, highlights the key role and comparative advantage of the European Parliament in the EU’s diplomacy, notably through interparliamentary relations and Parliament’s extensive engagement through democracy support programmes with third parties;’
Second part
‘calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to recognise Parliament as an integral part of ‘Team Europe’ and to reflect this in the operational structures; highlights that culture has become a useful diplomatic tool and a fundamental part of the EU’s soft power; underlines that culture has major potential to promote EU values;’
Subheading 3
First part
‘Achieving European sovereignty by’
Second part
‘coherently interlinking the EU’s external and internal actions,’
Third part
‘combining the ability to act autonomously if needed,’
Fourth part
‘with the readiness to pursue strategic solidarity with like-minded partners’
§ 29
First part
‘Calls for the EU to increase its strategic sovereignty in specific areas that are fundamental to the Union’s continued pre-eminence on the international stage, such as the promotion of EU values, fundamental rights, equitable trade, economics, security and technology, social justice, the green and digital transition, energy and its role in addressing the assertiveness of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes; stresses the need to coherently link the EU’s external actions and internal policies;’
Second part
‘reiterates its call for the creation of a European Security and Defence Union, which would serve as a starting point for implementing a common European defence, in line with the provision laid out in Article 42(2) TEU, and which would allow the EU to act autonomously’
Third part
‘to safeguard its security interests when necessary and would contribute to making the EU a more capable and credible strategic partner for its allies, including NATO and the US; calls for defence cooperation to be intensified and streamlined, for example on issues relating to defence equipment;’
§ 32
First part
‘Calls on the Member States to align their arms export policy on the basis of the provisions of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, and to adopt a strict application of all criteria;’
Second part
‘reiterates its call on the VP/HR to prioritise the area of non-proliferation, disarmament and arms control, as some control regimes are challenged by malign state actors and others are largely ignored, and new technologies are being developed and deployed which have the potential to be qualified not only as disruptive, but as revolutionary in military affairs;’
§ 33
First part
‘Underlines the need for the Union to further develop and strengthen its technological, operational and digital’ without the words: ‘sovereignty and expertise’
Second part
‘sovereignty and’
Third part
‘expertise’ and ‘through the enhancement of a strong European defence industry and market, the development of the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base, increased joint military research and development, procurement, training, maintenance, a common approach to security of supply, and a more ambitious cooperation with democratic allies; stresses the need to pay particular attention to emerging disruptive technologies, cybersecurity measures and cyber defence, the protection and resilience of critical infrastructures, and the security of supply of key technological components such as micro-conductors; recalls the opportunities offered by existing instruments and mechanisms such as PESCO, the European Defence Fund and the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence; calls on the Member States to use such instruments and mechanisms to their full extent; welcomes the first calls for proposals for the European Defence Fund which is an essential instrument for strengthening European security and defence;’
Fourth part
‘as well as the EU’s strategic sovereignty’
Renew, PPE:
§ 37
First part
‘Welcomes the conclusions of the Western Balkans Summit held in Brdo pri Kranju under the Slovenian Presidency of the Council; reiterates its support for the European perspective of the countries of the Western Balkans and reiterates accordingly its call for accelerating the enlargement process and providing a clear pathway for countries seeking to join the EU; urges the Member States to finally deliver on their promises and stresses the urgency of immediately holding the first intergovernmental conferences with Albania and North Macedonia’
Second part
‘and granting visa liberalisation to Kosovo;’
Third part
‘emphasises that the enlargement process remains firmly based on the fulfilment of all relevant criteria by candidate countries as defined by the European Council with a strong focus on strengthening democracy, the rule of law, and human and minority rights, as well as fostering reconciliation and economic progress in the Western Balkans, as prerequisites for durable peace, stability and prosperity; emphasises the need for enhanced cooperation in tackling common challenges; stresses the need for a lessons-learned exercise on the enlargement policy as well as increased visibility and further investments in the region to boost public awareness and thus the EU’s credibility and engagement; calls for EU engagement with the countries in the Western Balkans to find solutions to the problems impeding further reforms, including the implementation of the 14 key priorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina ensuring the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement; underlines the importance of European integration of these partner states for the stability and security of the continent as a whole; calls for the EU to support civil society in the Western Balkans in promoting and disseminating European values; commends the work of EUFOR’s Operation Althea, which contributes to peace, stabilisation and the European integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina; reiterates the fact that this mission continues to play a pivotal role for the security and stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region; highlights, in the light of a possible future enlargement, the need for more efficient decision-making at EU level;’
26. Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report 2021
‘Welcomes the fact that the Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space(DG DEFIS) has started operations; welcomes the announcement that a European Defence summit will be held in early 2022, as well as the fact that the President of the European Council declared 2022 the year of European defence; expects both initiatives to bring a new impetus for further development of the European Defence Union; calls on citizens, academia, civil society organisations and the private sector to express their expectations on CSDP architecture, peace, defence, the security agenda, the Strategic Compass and the role of the EU in the world in the course of the Conference on the Future of Europe; calls on EU institutions to take such expectations on-board by translating them into concrete proposals and actions; underlines the importance of improving the tools available to civil society for ensuring its meaningful involvement in the formulation and oversight of defence policy;’
Second part
‘calls for the establishment of a fully-fledged Security and Defence Committee in Parliament and for the formalisation of an EU Council of Defence Ministers;’
amendment 1
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls for increased and credible military and security assistance to Ukraine, according to its needs, including by mobilising the European Peace Facility; encourages the Member States to increase their bilateral military and security assistance to Ukraine;’
Second part
‘calls for increased and credible military and security assistance to Ukraine, according to its needs, including by mobilising the European Peace Facility;’
Third part
‘encourages the Member States to increase their bilateral military and security assistance to Ukraine;’
ECR
§ 65
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls on the Union and the Commission to systematically take into account the contribution of the EDTIB to the strategic autonomy of the Union in all its policies;’
Second part
those words
§ 82
First part
‘Welcomes the signing of the Strategic Military and Defence Cooperation Agreement between Greece and France as a positive step towards European strategic autonomy and the creation of a true and functioning European Defence Union;’
Second part
‘calls for enhanced cooperation with partner countries in the Mediterranean to combat extremism, terrorism, the illicit trade in weapons and human trafficking;’
27. Human rights and democracy in the world – annual report 2021
Report: María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos (A9-0353/2021)
Subject
Am No
Author
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV – remarks
After § 1
3
ID
RCV
-
57, 602, 30
§ 2
9
ECR
RCV
-
167, 506, 21
§ 25
10
ECR
RCV
-
146, 537, 11
§ 26
11
ECR
RCV
-
131, 535, 28
§ 40
§
original text
RCV
+
519, 165, 8
§ 49
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
602, 60, 32
2/RCV
+
355, 316, 23
3/RCV
+
571, 92, 31
§ 54
§
original text
RCV
+
549, 96, 49
§ 56
§
original text
RCV
+
491, 92, 108
§ 57
§
original text
RCV
+
613, 25, 53
§ 60
1
The Left
RCV
-
247, 349, 93
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
413, 153, 124
2/RCV
+
332, 239, 119
After § 60
2
The Left
RCV
-
249, 326, 114
After § 65
4
ID
RCV
-
142, 543, 6
§ 68
§
original text
RCV
+
537, 71, 85
After § 69
12
ECR
RCV
-
309, 364, 20
After § 70
5
ID
RCV
-
169, 511, 9
§ 83
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
609, 66, 19
2/RCV
+
475, 198, 21
§ 84
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
593, 83, 17
2/RCV
+
594, 82, 18
3/RCV
+
608, 67, 19
§ 85
6
ID
RCV
-
99, 569, 23
13
ECR
RCV
-
159, 520, 14
§ 88
14
ECR
RCV
-
254, 431, 9
§ 89
7
ID
RCV
-
117, 523, 51
§ 101
8
PPE
RCV
-
274, 361, 59
§ 102
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
566, 71, 57
2/RCV
+
334, 260, 100
3/RCV
+
593, 33, 68
Citation 39
§
original text
RCV
+
540, 147, 7
Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
RCV
+
487, 80, 120
Requests for separate votes
ECR
citation 39; §§ 40, 54, 56, 68
The Left:
§ 83
PPE:
§§ 56, 57, 60
Requests for split votes
ECR
§ 83
First part
‘Welcomes the adoption of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU GHRSR – ‘EU Magnitsky Act’) as an essential addition to the EU’s human rights and foreign policy toolbox, which strengthens the EU’s role as a global human rights actor by allowing it to take restrictive measures against legal and natural persons involved in grave human rights violations around the world; commends the Council for adopting the first targeted sanctions under the regime and calls on the Council to adopt additional measures if necessary; considers that the application of the EU GHRSR does not prevent or exclude the adoption of other EU instruments on the protection of human rights, which can be combined and complementary; condemns any arbitrary or unjustified restrictive measures against the EU or other entities in retaliation to the EU’s decisions under the EU GHRSR;’
Second part
‘regrets the fact that the Council has decided to apply unanimity voting and reiterates its call for the introduction of qualified majority voting when adopting sanctions on human rights issues;’
The Left:
§ 84
First part
‘Reiterates its request to extend the scope of the EU GHRSR to include acts of corruption in order to ensure that the economic and financial enablers of human rights abusers are targeted effectively;’
Second part
‘highlights the alternative possibility for the Commission to come forward with a legislative proposal to adopt a new thematic sanctions regime to address serious acts of corruption defined on the basis of the UN Convention against Corruption;’
Third part
‘stresses the need for an effective strategy to implement the EU GHRSR consistently, both with the EU’s other external policies, in particular on human rights, and the existing international sanctions frameworks; emphasises that the EU GHRSR must respect the principle of not adversely affecting the general population of the country targeted in line with international criminal law and international humanitarian law; recalls that the consistent and uniform application of restrictive measures in all Member States is a precondition for the credibility and effectiveness of the EU’s external action; welcomes the Commission’s announcement that it would conduct a review by the end of 2021 of the practices undermining sanctions and of the existing reporting obligations for Member States on their implementation and enforcement; urges the Commission, in its role as guardian of the Treaties, and the VP/HR, as the person responsible for the unity, coherence and effectiveness of the EU’s foreign policy, to ensure that national responses to non-compliance with the restrictive measures adopted by the EU are effective, proportionate and dissuasive;’
PPE:
§ 102
First part
‘Underlines the strong link between trade and human rights and the incentivising role played by access to trade on upholding human rights conditionality for third countries; notes the Commission’s recent proposal for a revised GSP Regulation, which is an opportunity to further strengthen this link; stresses the necessary contribution of the GSP to achieving the objectives of the European Green Deal, among other policies,’
Second part
‘and suggests exploring the possibility to offer preferential treatment to sustainable goods;’
Third part
‘underlines that access to GSP+ status is contingent on respect for international conventions and progress in the area of human rights and calls for the strict application of conditionality to partner countries, including the withdrawal of GSP+ status, if warranted; calls on the Commission to use clear and transparent benchmarks when assessing compliance with GSP+ obligations;’
ID:
§ 60
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘commercial’ (2 occurrences)
Second part
those words
ECR, PPE:
§ 49
First part
‘Acknowledges that climate change is one of the greatest threats facing the human rights of our generation and those to come, posing particularly serious risks to the fundamental rights to life, health, food, housing and an adequate standard of living for individuals and communities; stresses that governments have obligations regarding human rights and sustainable development; is aware of the close relationship between human rights, a healthy environment, biodiversity and the fight against climate change and welcomes the UN’s call for global recognition of the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment; underlines the vital role played by environmental human rights defenders and local and indigenous populations in preserving such an environment, despite the threats of violence that they often face from those responsible for, and profiting from, environmentally harmful practices;’
Second part
‘encourages the EU and its Member States to promote the recognition of ecocide as an international crime under the Rome Statute of the ICC, and requests that the Commission study the relevance of ecocide to EU law and EU diplomacy;’
Third part
‘calls on the EU and the Member States to take bold initiatives to fight the impunity of environmental crimes at a global level;’
Text as a whole without the words: ‘including through issuing emergency visas and providing temporary shelter in EU Member States, as well as’
Second part
those words
§ 1, point ah
First part
text as a whole without the word: ‘mandatory’
Second part
this word
§ 1, point al
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and introduce qualified majority voting for the adoption of sanctions under the scope of this sanctions regime;’
Second part
those words
§ 1, point aq
First part
‘note that environmental HRDs, land defenders and their lawyers, particularly women and indigenous HRDs face the greatest risk of discrimination, intimidation, violence and murder, and thus take decisive action to protect them,’
Second part
‘including by issuing emergency visas and providing temporary shelter in EU Member States;’
PPE:
§ 1, point h
First part
text as a whole without the word: ‘systemic’
Second part
this word
§ 1, point j
First part
‘recognise that the EU is a destination for misappropriated funds and assets, majority of which are not confiscated and returned, that the legal framework for stolen asset recovery remains highly fragmented and that the return of misappropriated assets is a moral imperative in terms of justice and accountability, as well as the credibility of the EU’s democracy support policy; advance efforts in all EU Member States to freeze and confiscate stolen assets and proceeds of corruption in their jurisdictions, in line with the UNCAC, and to return them in a transparent and accountable manner to the country of origin and to the victims, including by significantly improving transparency, access to information on foreign assets held in EU territory and meaningfully involving the CSOs; promptly follow up on UN General Assembly’s 2021 commitments on asset recovery, including those on non-conviction-based confiscation, confiscation and return of proceeds of corruption in connection with non-trial resolutions, and collection and publication of data on asset recovery; design a proper sequencing of actions (sanctions, civil and criminal asset forfeiture, criminal prosecution, asset return mechanisms) that ultimately lead to a repurposing of stolen assets to benefit victims of corruption; establish effective cooperation between Member States on this issue; draft a communication outlining possible initiatives at EU and international levels to ensure swift and efficient recovery of illicitly acquired assets following democratic transition processes and to ensure that there are no safe havens for these assets; establish common EU rules for the return of stolen assets,’
Second part
‘requiring that once a claimant establishes an initial case, the responding entity or individual should in respect of serious offences as defined by national law show that it had met its legal and financial obligations, such as on the licit origin of funding or other assets;’
Third part
‘prosecute those responsible, facilitate adequate access for victims to remedies and support the capacity of parliaments to exercise effective budget oversight;’
29. Tackling non-tariff and non-tax barriers in the single market
‘Welcomes the Single Market Governance Package of March 2020, which aims to improve the implementation and enforcement of European legislation by initially presenting an overview of existing and upcoming initiatives; considers as well that legislative and enforcement deficiencies remain, which are hampering the proper functioning of the single market;’
Second part
‘considers in particular that initiatives to improve the single market for services are lacking;’
§ 2
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and avoid gold-plating’
Second part
those words
§ 14
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and force companies to commit resources to the laborious process of analysing EU law provisions, diverting investments away from activities that create jobs or support growth’ and ‘such as repeated persistent inspections and sanctions disproportionate to the offense’ and ‘additional technical requirements adopted at national level that generate excessive and unjustified administrative burdens which could undermine the smooth functioning of the internal market;’
Second part
‘and force companies to commit resources to the laborious process of analysing EU law provisions, diverting investments away from activities that create jobs or support growth’
Third part
‘such as repeated persistent inspections and sanctions disproportionate to the offense’
Fourth part
‘additional technical requirements adopted at national level that generate excessive and unjustified administrative burdens which could undermine the smooth functioning of the internal market;’
§ 29
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘particularly in the provision of audiovisual services and content’
Second part
those words
§ 61
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘address gold-plating’
Second part
those words
Recital H
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘red tape and gold-plating’
Second part
‘red tape and gold-plating’
30. A statute for European cross-border associations and non-profit organisations
Report: Sergey Lagodinsky (A9-0007/2022) (majority of Parliament’s component Members)
Subject
Am No
Author
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV – remarks
After § 8
1
ID
RCV
-
141, 541, 11
2
ID
RCV
-
144, 539, 10
Annex, part I, article 5
§
original text
RCV
+
538, 153, 5
Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
RCV
+
530, 146, 15
Requests for separate votes
ECR
Annex, part I, article 5
Miscellaneous
Erratum: all languages
31. Empowering European youth: post-pandemic employment and social recovery,
Motion for a resolution B9-0091/2022 (EMPL Committee)
§ 2
8
ID
RCV
-
95, 554, 45
§ 3
9
ID
RCV
-
102, 581, 11
§ 6
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
634, 24, 36
2/RCV
+
410, 249, 35
3/RCV
+
377, 294, 23
§ 11
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
644, 30, 21
2/RCV
+
353, 329, 12
§ 15
10
ID
RCV
-
147, 535, 12
3= 14=
S&D Verts/ALE
RCV
-
293, 377, 26
2
The Left
RCV
-
290, 386, 20
4
PPE
RCV
-
284, 355, 57
§ 22
11
ID
RCV
-
141, 541, 12
§ 24
12
ID
RCV
-
95, 559, 38
§ 26
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
642, 30, 22
2/RCV
+
355, 307, 32
After § 26
1
Renew
RCV
+
580, 84, 32
§ 29
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
643, 38, 13
2/RCV
+
365, 322, 7
§ 30
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
601, 54, 39
2/RCV
+
362, 326, 6
§ 32
13
ID
RCV
-
103, 541, 50
Recital L
5
ID
RCV
-
93, 542, 59
Recital P
6
ID
RCV
-
108, 570, 15
Recital Y
7
ID
RCV
-
82, 556, 56
Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
RCV
+
580, 57, 55
Requests for split votes
PPE:
§ 6
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘underlines that Member States must therefore allocate at least 15 % of their ESF+ resources under shared management to targeted actions and structural reforms to support quality youth employment;’ and ‘binding,’
Second part
‘underlines that Member States must therefore allocate at least 15 % of their ESF+ resources under shared management to targeted actions and structural reforms to support quality youth employment;’
Third part
‘binding,’
§ 11
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and binding’
Second part
those words
§ 26
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls for a decrease in the minimum period of contributions needed to access social benefits;’
Second part
those words
§ 29
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and the Commission’
Second part
those words
§ 30
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and the Commission’
Second part
those words
32. Protection of workers from the risks relating to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxins at work ***I
33. Charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures ***II
Recommendation for second reading: Giuseppe Ferrandino (A9-0006/2022) (Majority of Parliament’s component Members required to amend or reject the Council position)
Subject
Am No
Author
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV – remarks
Article 1, § 1, point 3
3
PPE
RCV
-
163, 488, 47
Article 1, § 1, point 4
4D
PPE
RCV
-
178, 492, 28
Article 1, § 1, point 6
5
PPE
RCV
-
179, 455, 64
6
PPE
RCV
-
190, 475, 33
7
PPE
RCV
-
164, 513, 21
8D
PPE
RCV
-
182, 488, 28
Article 1, § 1, point 10
9
PPE
RCV
-
160, 500, 38
1
Verts/ALE
RCV
-
196, 468, 34
2D= 10D=
Verts/ALE PPE
RCV
-
188, 454, 56
Article 1, § 1, point 11
11
PPE
RCV
-
168, 498, 32
12
PPE
RCV
-
174, 494, 30
13D
PPE
RCV
-
173, 471, 54
34. The EU priorities for the 66th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
Motion for a resolution B9-0099/2022 (PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, The Left)
§ 1, point j
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
598, 51, 49
2/RCV
+
573, 90, 35
§ 1, point l
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
658, 22, 17
2/RCV
+
531, 110, 56
3/RCV
+
502, 144, 51
§ 1, point o
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
572, 109, 17
2/RCV
+
547, 102, 49
§ 1, point q
§
original text
RCV
+
556, 110, 31
§ 1, point w
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
618, 26, 54
2/RCV
+
562, 106, 30
§ 1, point x
§
original text
RCV
+
530, 85, 81
Citation 12
§
original text
RCV
+
451, 189, 57
Recital K
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
642, 36, 20
2/RCV
+
521, 131, 45
Recital Q
1
The Left
RCV
+
572, 84, 42
After recital R
2
The Left
RCV
-
263, 395, 37
Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
RCV
+
526, 67, 91
Requests for separate votes
PPE:
citation 12
ID:
§ 1, points q, x
Requests for split votes
ID:
Recital K
First part
‘whereas gender equality and women’s rights are human rights and a prerequisite for sustainable development, efficient management of climate challenges, environmental peace and stability and achieving a fair and just transition that leaves no one behind;’
Second part
‘whereas all climate action must include gender and intersectional perspectives and ensure equal participation of women in all their diversity in decision-making bodies at all levels;’
§ 1, point j
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘equal’ (2nd occurrence)
Second part
those words
§ 1, point o
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘adequate funding is earmarked for the promotion of’
Second part
those words
§ 1, point w
First part
‘to protect the rights of and provide specific support for women environmental human rights defenders and ensure that violations and abuses against them are investigated and that those responsible are held accountable;’
Second part
‘to ensure that grassroots organisations for women’s rights are supported through the provision of adequate funding and the removal of restrictions that impede their ability to operate;’
PPE, ID:
§ 1, point l
First part
‘to advocate for, support and take concrete measures to protect women at risk due to climate change and environmental disasters, especially against displacement, poverty, human trafficking, gender-based violence and food insecurity, as well as threats to their livelihood, and to ensure that they have access to essential services and adequate and accessible sanitation, and to safeguard their physical and mental health,’
Second part
‘including sexual and reproductive health’ ‘and rights;’
Third part
‘and rights;’
35. The recent human rights developments in the Philippines
‘Calls on the Iranian authorities to immediately repeal the ‘Youthful Population and Protection of the Family’ law’
Second part
‘and to ensure access to public sexual and reproductive health services, including safe, legal, free and high-quality abortion services in all circumstances; recalls that denying women abortions constitutes a form of gender-based violence and may amount to torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment;’
Third part
‘strongly condemns the threats by the Iranian authorities to impose the death penalty for abortion and calls on the Iranian authorities, in particular, to repeal this provision without delay; calls on the EU and the Member States to cooperate with the UN in closely monitoring the new ‘Youthful Population and Protection of the Family’ law, its impact on maternal deaths, and any developments concerning the application of the death penalty for abortion;’
‘Encourages the National Coordination for a Successful Transition (CNRT) to monitor the authorities and demand that they ensure the protection of human rights defenders and civil society organisations in the exercise of their mandate, including denouncing human rights violations, police violence and the excessive use of force;’
Second part
‘calls for the EU and its Member States to increase their protection and support for human rights defenders in Burkina Faso,’
Third part
‘and where appropriate, facilitate the issuing of emergency visas,’
Fourth part
‘and to provide temporary shelter in the EU Member States;’