Motion for a resolution B9-0413/2022 (EMPL committee)
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Recital B
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Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
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Requests for roll-call votes
Verts/ALE:
§ 2; recital B; final vote
ID:
amendment 1
Requests for separate votes
PPE:
§§ 11, 30
Requests for split votes
PPE:
§ 4
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and free’
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those words
§ 6
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Text as a whole without the words: ‘age-appropriate sexuality and relationship education and’
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§ 8
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Text as a whole without the words: ‘and strongly encourages the Member States to allocate more than the minimum 5 % of European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) resources under shared management to supporting activities under the guarantee’
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§ 12
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§ 16
First part
‘Reiterates its call on the Commission to work with the Member States on a common methodology to collect and publish equality data disaggregated by ethnicity and different types of settlements, where recognised in national law, with full respect for privacy and fundamental rights standards, in order to assess the situation of Roma people and effectively evaluate progress in the implementation of measures under the EU Roma strategic framework for tackling the root causes of their social and economic exclusion;’
Second part
‘calls on the Commission, furthermore, to include specific targets for Roma employment in the Social Scoreboard;’
§ 18
First part
‘Is concerned that in some Member States, the use of resources earmarked for Roma people has been low thus far, risking a significant loss of financial resources by the end of the current programming period; regrets that current systems and conditions set for drawing down ESIF in a number of Member States do not allow for their smooth and efficient absorption, often owing to bureaucratic and structural barriers in national systems; recalls, in this regard, the need to reduce administrative burden, promote the use of simplified cost options and provide further assistance and flexibility, including direct distribution of funds to regional and local policies and civil society programmes to make it easier for managing authorities and beneficiaries responding to the immediate needs of Roma people living in settlements in the EU to use them;’
Second part
‘calls on the Member States and the Commission to urgently increase funding for the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion in order to combat the poverty that is affecting children and their families and to contribute to the goal of reducing poverty by at least 15 million by 2030 – including at least 5 million children across all the Member States;’
§ 19
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Text as a whole without the words: ‘including through possible conditionality mechanisms;’
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those words
§ 22
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Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls, therefore, for a swift application of the general regime of conditionality for the protection of the EU budget in relation to the relevant Member States;’
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§ 24
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘is of the opinion that the lack of action and commitment of some Member States to solve the issue of Roma people living in settlements, as well as structural and bureaucratic barriers, could constitute a violation of the founding values of the EU as enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, namely human dignity, equality and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities;’
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those words
§ 29
First part
‘Underlines that the issues of Roma people living in settlements are cross-sectoral and require the attention and coordinated involvement of several commissioners and directorates-general at EU level;’
Second part
‘calls, therefore, for the creation of the post of Commission coordinator for Roma inclusion and equality to comprehensively monitor progress across relevant policy instruments and to liaise directly with Roma people in order to relay the reality of their situations and concerns to the Commission’s Task Force on Equality, as well as, inter alia, to the national Roma contact points, the FRA, the EURoma network, the European Roma Platform and the High-Level Group on Non-discrimination, Equality and Diversity in order to create synergies and achieve Roma people’s equality, inclusion and participation in the EU;’
Verts/ALE:
§ 2
First part
‘Stresses that access to decent desegregated housing is key to breaking the vicious circle of intergenerational poverty and social exclusion; notes that access to housing is a precondition for human dignity and is closely linked to the full enjoyment of human rights; acknowledges that the COVID-19 pandemic showed that poor housing conditions represent a systemic risk for the public health system, placing a disproportionate burden on Roma people, especially Roma women; reiterates its call on the Member States to prevent and tackle homelessness and address housing exclusion through long-term solutions such as adequate social housing, affordable rental housing programmes and targeted housing allowances that are part of integrated national strategies with a focus on housing-led and ‘housing first’ approaches guaranteeing citizens’ effective equal access to adequate desegregated housing and essential services without discrimination; calls on the Member States to implement the concept of ‘adequate housing’ for all, including Roma people, as defined by the UN; calls for priority to be given to desegregation approaches utilising or investing in integrated social housing, alongside funding of accessible quality social services and quality field social work involving the consultation and participation of members of the Roma community as a way for Roma to leave settlements;’
Second part
‘highlights the use of e-pay cards for receiving social welfare benefits accompanied by the necessary digital infrastructure as an additional tool for sound financial management for Roma people living in settlements, to ensure dignified living and the possibility to leverage such benefits to access financial resources, for example through microloans; calls on the Member States to urgently explore their possible use; stresses that e-pay cards can be one of the solutions to address socio-economic problems related to usury, substance abuse and gambling in the settlements;’
PPE, Verts/ALE:
§ 26
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‘Notes that significant parts of the Roma population struggle with poverty, social exclusion and limited access to employment or services such as education, healthcare and housing, also as a result of anti-Gypsyism and structural discrimination; calls on the Commission and the Member States to tackle anti-Gypsyism in all areas of society through effective legislative and policy measures, both in the Member States and in enlargement countries; calls on the Member States to mainstream the fight against racism and anti-Gypsyism in all of the European Pillar of Social Rights principles, as it is a key structural driver of Roma exclusion; highlights the need to end any form of structural and institutional anti-Gypsyism, segregation and discrimination in education, employment, health, housing and access to social protection and other services; considers that the fight against anti-Gypsyism is a horizontal issue and that it should be taken into account in all relevant areas of EU policy; calls on the Commission to strengthen the implementation of the Racial Equality Directive and on the Member States to develop and implement effective and ambitious national plans against racism and racial discrimination, with a focus on all forms of racism, including anti-Gypsyism, drawing inspiration from the common guiding principles adopted by the Commission; calls on the Member States to set clear and measurable objectives for the fight against discrimination and anti-Gypsy speech and crime, in line with Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA on combating racism and xenophobia;’ without the word: ‘also’
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‘also’
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‘calls on the Council, furthermore, to unblock negotiations on the horizontal anti-discrimination directive as it is a prerequisite for achieving equality in the EU;’
2. Key objectives for the CITES CoP19 meeting in Panama
Motion for a resolution B9-0414/2022/rev (ENVI Committee)
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Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
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ECR, Verts/ALE:
§ 39
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PPE:
§§ 57, 87
Renew:
§ 87
Requests for split votes
PPE:
§ 6
First part
‘Stresses that engaging women in wildlife conservation is a win-win for gender equality and environmental sustainability and allows more targeted and effective actions to fight against wildlife trafficking; calls on the Commission to partner with the CITES Secretariat to bring gender mainstreaming into CITES and to support gender-sensitive initiatives to influence and address criminal behaviours related to wildlife and wildlife conservation; considers that CITES enforcement, decision-making and implementation should promote gender equality’
Second part
‘and calls for the EU and the Member States to push for a gender action plan for CITES, which could be introduced through a resolution;’
§ 14
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Text as a whole without the words: ‘and urges all EU Member States to establish specialised units focusing on wildlife crime at the national level with mandates covering the whole territory of the state and not limited to certain regions or to any other territorial units’
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§ 67
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‘Urges the EU and all other parties to ensure the welfare of live animals in trade as well as those held in breeding facilities, recognising scientific evidence that poor welfare conditions in holding, transport and trade are linked to the outbreak and spread of diseases and thus threaten both animal and human health;’
Second part
‘stresses the benefit of an EU-wide positive list of animals allowed as pets in this regard;’
3. The EU’s strategic relationship and partnership with the Horn of Africa
Text as a whole without the words: ‘find a sustainable solution with partner countries in the Horn of Africa to mitigate the consequences of migration towards European external borders; foster enhanced cooperation on border security and the fight against cross-border criminal activities, including human trafficking and illicit trade in weapons and cultural heritage;’
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ECR
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First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘including sexual and reproductive health and rights’ and ‘and access to other sexual and reproductive health services, and strengthen the EU’s support for sexual and reproductive health and rights, which are indispensable for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals and gender equality;’
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‘including sexual and reproductive health and rights’
Third part
‘and access to other sexual and reproductive health services, and strengthen the EU’s support for sexual and reproductive health and rights, which are indispensable for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals and gender equality;’
Citation 1
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‘having regard to the Council conclusions of 10 May 2021 entitled ‘The Horn of Africa: a geo-strategic priority for the EU’,’
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‘and in particular paragraph 28 thereof regarding access to and respect for sexual and reproductive health and rights,’
4. Access to water as a human right – the external dimension
Text as a whole without the words: ‘on the road to greater social and environmental justice’
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§ 9
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§ 21
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‘Recalls that indigenous people play an important role for the sustainable management of natural resources and the conservation of biodiversity; asks the EU and its Member States to recognise and protect indigenous people’s rights to customary ownership and control of their lands and natural resources as set out in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and ILO Convention No 169, and to comply with the principle of free, prior and informed consent; requests that the Member States which have not yet done so ratify ILO Convention No 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples; expresses particular concern at the significant impact of certain mega-projects, including infrastructure projects, extractive industries projects and energy production projects, on the human rights to water and sanitation, notably for indigenous peoples; insists on the importance of ensuring that genuine and comprehensive human rights impact assessments are carried out and that the affected population and civil society groups are consulted in good faith and that, when relevant, indigenous people have provided their free, prior and informed consent in relation to any mega-project; calls on state and non-state actors to avoid actions that jeopardise the rights of indigenous people, descendants of Africans and rural communities to the land, water, ecosystems and biodiversity’
Second part
‘and calls on the competent authorities to give them legal recognition of their titles, tenancies, rights and responsibilities;’
Third part
‘insists on the importance of holding open, inclusive and participative consultations in relation to major public decisions as regards water management;’
§ 33
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‘Stresses that companies worldwide must ensure that their activities do not encroach on or abuse the enjoyment of the human right of access to safe drinking water in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the declarations, pacts and treaties of the United Nations that have included this right; calls, furthermore, for countries to aim at achieving the goals set under SDG 6 and to adopt legislation to ensure that companies do not hinder equal access to an adequate supply of water; urges the EU and its Member States to constructively participate in the work of the UN Intergovernmental Working Group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights,’
Second part
‘with a view to establishing an international binding instrument to regulate the activities of transnational corporations and other companies in international human rights law;’
Recital AB
First part
‘whereas the preservation of water resources is under attack and damages to the quality of water have been made a criminal offence in many countries; whereas in recent years, environmental and water rights defenders have been subjected to an ever-increasing number of attacks including killings, kidnappings, torture, gender-based violence, threats, harassment, intimidation, smear campaigns, criminalisation, judicial harassment, forced eviction and displacement, and whereas there is an urgent need to support them proactively and protect their life and safety;’
Second part
‘whereas several finalists for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought are under attack for their role in defending water and common goods; whereas the defenders of the waters of the Guapinol river were imprisoned for more than two years before their release; whereas Lolita Chávez has been in exile for four years for her defence of the territory against the activities of hydroelectricity companies in Iximulew (Guatemala); whereas Berta Cáceres was assassinated in 2016 for her defence of the Blanco and Gualcarque rivers, and those who ordered the crime have still not been convicted;’
Recital AF
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5. The EU’s response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Text as a whole without the words: ‘based on renewable energy and clean hydrogen’
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amendment 34
First part
‘Is deeply concerned about the impact of high energy prices on households and businesses and the discrepancies in the abilities of different Member States to support them, as evidenced in recent announcements; highlights the need for unprecedented solidarity among the Member States and for a common response, instead of divisive unilateral actions;’
Second part
‘calls for the establishment of an EU solidarity fund, based on joint borrowing and grants to Member States at the scale of the pandemic recovery fund, that will address high energy prices and the climate emergency by funding investments in energy efficiency, renovation, and renewables;’
amendment 42
First part
‘Recalls that windfall profits do not correspond to any regular profits that large firms would have or could have expected to obtain under normal circumstances had unpredictable events, such as the pandemic and the war in Ukraine not taken place;’
Second part
‘calls for the solidarity contribution to apply to all taxable profits for all large firms, as determined under national tax rules, that are above a 20 % increase in the average taxable profits from the four fiscal years starting on or after 1 January 2018;’
ID:
Recital O
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§ 1
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§ 3
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‘Believes that exceptional times require exceptional emergency measures, where the EU needs to act together and in a united a fashion as ever;’
Second part
‘insists that all measures adopted at EU level to fight the energy prices crisis must be fully compatible with the Union’s climate goals in the long term, including the European Green Deal, and advance the EU’s open strategic autonomy; asks the Commission, in this respect, to analyse the cumulative impacts of EU and national emergency measures, ensuring that they are consistent with the Union’s objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest; Insists that all of the measures proposed should acknowledge the diversity of national circumstances and therefore grant the necessary flexibility for their implementation;’ without the words ‘be fully compatible with the Union’s climate goals in the long term, including the European Green Deal, and’ and ‘ensuring that they are consistent with the Union’s objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest’
Third part
‘be fully compatible with the Union’s climate goals in the long term, including the European Green Deal, and’ and ‘ensuring that they are consistent with the Union’s objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest’
Fourth part
‘calls for the Member States and economic actors to show greater solidarity in order to tackle this crisis fairly;’
§ 6
First part
‘Stresses that households across the Member States face significant challenges such as the erosion of their purchasing power; highlights that many people in Europe were already in vulnerable situations before and warns that related inflation, in particular rising food and energy prices, may make the situation unbearable for low-income households, with the middle class being increasingly affected;’
Second part
‘calls on the Member States to consider exempting staple foods from VAT throughout the entire EU for the duration of the crisis, to facilitate access to essential goods and tackle food shortages and rising housing prices;’
§ 8
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‘Asks the Member States to consider providing temporary support to vulnerable transport users in order to help absorb the increase in prices, including public transport vouchers; calls for the adoption of structural policies to further promote reliable and affordable public transportation networks’
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‘and active modes of mobility, such as cycling or walking;’
§ 14
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‘Recalls that the cheapest energy is that which we do not consume’
Second part
‘and that energy efficiency and energy-saving measures will not only help the EU in the short term, but will also help us to achieve the Union’s 2030 climate commitments contained in the Fit for 55 package and the RePowerEU initiative, such as the reduction of gas imports and consumption;’
§ 17
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Text as a whole without the words: ‘decarbonised through smart electrification and affordable, renewable-based district heating solution’ and ‘welcomes the decision of some Member States to ban the instalment of gas boilers in new buildings;’
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‘decarbonised through smart electrification and affordable, renewable-based district heating solution’
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welcomes the decision of some Member States to ban the instalment of gas boilers in new buildings;
§ 25
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‘Expresses concern about the recent act of sabotage on Nord Stream infrastructure’
Second part
‘and the reports of unidentified drones detected near oil and gas platforms on the Norwegian continental shelf; draws attention to the fact that these incidents provoked a spike in gas prices on TTF markets and that the methane leaks caused ‘a climate and ecological disaster’;’
Verts/ALE:
§ 41
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Text as a whole without the words: ‘urges the Commission to take action’ and ‘EU ETS allowances’
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amendment 7
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘Calls on the ECB to step up its speed and determination in raising interest rates for as long as its forecasts remain unchanged;’
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PPE:
§ 9
First part
‘Calls on the Member States to address the impact of the energy crisis on the labour market by supporting workers who are temporarily in ‘technical unemployment’ because employers were forced to limit or suspend their activity, including solo self‑employed workers, and by providing assistance to small businesses to retain staff and maintain their activities; recalls that short-time working arrangements proved their worth during the pandemic and should be implemented to avoid job losses, with EU financial support where necessary;’
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‘calls on the Commission and the Council to reinforce the European instrument for temporary Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) to support short-time work schemes, workers’ income and workers that would be temporarily laid-off because of the increase in energy prices;’
S&D:
§ 33
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ECR, ID, Verts/ALE:
§ 19
First part
‘Supports the idea, as part of REPowerEU, of auctioning allowances in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) as an exceptional measure to generate EUR 20 billion and thereby finance the infrastructure needed to make us less dependent on Russian gas and oil, including investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency;’ without the words ‘generate EUR 20 billion and thereby’ and ‘renewable’
Second part
‘generate EUR 20 billion and thereby’
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‘renewable’
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‘calls for this intervention to be sped up to mobilise the necessary revenues by the end of 2025;’
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‘welcomes the fact that this could have the potential effect of mitigating ETS prices in the short term and thus electricity prices and energy costs for industry, while recognising that the ETS is not the main driver of the recent increase in energy prices;’
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‘reiterates its own 2030 climate targets, with which this ETS intervention is fully in line;’
Renew, ID, Verts/ALE:
§ 23
First part
‘Underlines that the creation of a fully integrated single market for energy that provides for a truly resilient European energy network, including the construction of new interconnectors, as demonstrated by that connecting the Iberian Peninsula with France, and better trading platforms, would alleviate the price pressure on businesses and consumers in the short term, and establish energy independence and resilience in the long term; recognises that the reform of the EU’s internal energy market must be pursued more consistently, that overly high dependencies need to be avoided and that key infrastructure needs to remain in EU hands, thereby fostering open strategic autonomy; considers that all options must be on the table to keep energy affordable’ without the words ‘as demonstrated by that connecting the Iberian Peninsula with France’ and ‘in the short term’ and ‘overly high’
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‘as demonstrated by that connecting the Iberian Peninsula with France’
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‘in the short term’
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‘overly high’
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‘and to achieve climate neutrality’
ID, PPE:
§ 27
First part
‘Considers that companies that have benefited from windfall profits must help to mitigate the negative impacts of the crisis;’
Second part
‘takes note of the State of the Union address by President von der Leyen on 14 September 2022; welcomes in principle the (Commission’s proposal and subsequent) Council agreement to establish a temporary emergency cap on market revenues obtained from the generation and sale of electricity by using inframarginal generation technologies and to put in place a temporary solidarity contribution mechanism from the fossil fuel sector, which is benefiting from the current market situation; recalls, in this regard, its previous position expressed in its resolution of 19 May 2022; regrets that the Commission proposed its plans in the form of a Council regulation, using Article 122 TFEU as the legal basis, instead of a legislative co-decision procedure; recalls that this instrument should only be used in emergency situations; confirms that Parliament stands ready to act swiftly on this pressing issue if called upon, as it requires full democratic legitimacy and accountability;’ without the words ‘welcomes in principle the (Commission’s proposal and subsequent) Council agreement to establish a temporary emergency cap on market revenues obtained from the generation and sale of electricity by using inframarginal generation technologies and to put in place a temporary solidarity contribution mechanism from the fossil fuel sector, which is benefiting from the current market situation;’
Third part
‘welcomes in principle the (Commission’s proposal and subsequent) Council agreement to establish a temporary emergency cap on market revenues obtained from the generation and sale of electricity by using inframarginal generation technologies and to put in place a temporary solidarity contribution mechanism from the fossil fuel sector, which is benefiting from the current market situation;’
ECR, ID, Verts/ALE, PPE:
§ 29
First part
‘Takes note of the fact that solidarity contributions are being proposed for companies in the crude oil, natural gas, coal and refinery sectors; notes with concern that some of the largest energy companies in the EU may not be subject to the contribution; calls on the Commission and the Council to design the solidarity contribution in such a way as to prevent tax avoidance;’ without the words ‘notes with concern that some of the largest energy companies in the EU may not be subject to the contribution;’
Second part
‘notes with concern that some of the largest energy companies in the EU may not be subject to the contribution;’
Third part
‘notes that Member States could strengthen the proposal further’
Fourth part
‘calls on the Commission to assess an adequate profit margin in the light of the emergency situation’
Fifth part
‘and to take further steps towards introducing a tax on windfall profits for energy companies that have benefited excessively from the energy crisis’ without ‘energy’ (2nd and 3rd occurrence)
Sixth part
“energy” (2nd occurrence)
Seventh part
“energy” (3rd occurrence)
MEPs, ID, Verts/ALE, S&D:
§ 34
First part
‘Calls on the Commission to analyse the need to put in place additional measures to address the crisis,’ without ‘analyse the need to’
Second part
‘analyse the need to’
Third part
‘including temporary wholesale and import price caps; calls on the Commission to propose, after a positive analysis, a dynamic price cap on gas imports’ without ‘after a positive analysis’ and ‘dynamic’
Fourth part
without ‘after a positive analysis’ and ‘dynamic’
Fifth part
‘from pipelines, primarily from Russia’
Sixth part
‘encourages the Commission and the Council to upgrade the EU Energy Platform and transform it into a tool for the joint procurement of energy sources in order to strengthen the EU’s bargaining power and lower the cost of imports; welcomes the Commission’s decision to set up a task force to negotiate gas prices with third countries;’