‘whereas all State aid should be designed and granted in an economically, socially and environmentally responsible manner;’
Second part
‘whereas in the long run, competition policy should efficiently address social, digital and environmental challenges, and should be fully in line with the priorities outlined in the European Green Deal and the objectives of the Paris Agreement;’
§ 3
First part
‘Believes that a strict and impartial enforcement of EU competition rules by independent competition authorities is crucial for European companies active in the internal market and at international level, especially for SMEs, and can make a significant contribution to key political priorities such as a deeper and fairer internal market, a connected digital single market, the Union’s global competitiveness,’
Second part
‘the fight against social inequalities and the climate crisis, as well as to European values regarding environmental standards, social affairs, climate policy and consumer protection; emphasises, however, the importance of well-dosed flexibility in crisis conditions;’
§ 14
First part
‘Notes that the Temporary Framework includes certain conditions for certain types of State aid measures such as recapitalisation; welcomes in this regard conditions such as a ban on dividend distribution, bonus payments and share buybacks;’
Second part
‘regrets, however, that such conditions were not imposed on other State aid measures; calls on the Commission to impose such conditions on all State aid measures in the Temporary Framework, including, in particular, recapitalisation measures, which should be considered only as a solution of last resort by Member States, due to the major distortive impact they can have on the internal market;’
§ 18
First part
‘Calls on the Commission and the Member States to launch a post COVID-19 roadmap for better targeted State aid in order to promote competitiveness and safeguard jobs; suggests that such a roadmap could include measures to tackle market fragmentation and distortions due to an uneven playing field, an analysis of the impact of State aid on the internal market, and clear guidance on how best to use competition policy tools to foster the recovery;’
Second part
‘urges the Commission, furthermore, to mainstream industrial, digital and green strategies in setting the future conditions for State aid;’
§ 26
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘those aligning with the European Green Deal,’
Second part
those words
§ 50
First part
‘Underlines the importance of the transparency register to ensure public scrutiny of lobbying efforts with the aim of preventing distortion of competition;’
Second part
‘calls for an enhanced EU transparency register with information related to funding of companies or associations in order to prevent stakeholders from acting on behalf of other companies without specifying that they are doing so;’
Renew:
§ 44
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘regrets the absence of adequate measures against advertising intermediaries in the draft proposals;’
Second part
those words
ID:
§ 12
First part
‘Welcomes the adoption of a Temporary Framework for State aid measures,’
Second part
‘and amendments to prolong and expand it,’
Third part
‘established in response to unexpected developments related to the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis to enable Member States to support companies during the pandemic; supports the maintenance of exceptional measures for as long as the recovery is ongoing, but underlines that the Framework is a temporary tool; stresses that restoring effective competition in the medium to long term is key to ensuring that the recovery is rapid and consistent; notes substantial differences between Member States regarding their available fiscal space for the provision of State aid;’
PPE, Renew:
§ 82
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘regrets that the Commission continues to negotiate free trade agreements at any cost;’
‘whereas the EU Recovery Fund supports sectors deeply affected by the crisis; whereas the impact on European society as a whole will therefore have long-term effects on the education, employability and future of all citizens, and the rapid response of the European institutions and their willingness to support European society should be commended;’
Second part
‘whereas the overarching priorities of the EU Recovery Fund focus on sectors with a high share of male employment and therefore could potentially risk increasing inequalities between men and women in employment;’
§ 1
First part
‘Stresses the importance of cohesion policy in promoting equality between people and between regions, including gender equality, and in implementing the EU Gender Equality Strategy,’
Second part
‘including its gender-related health priorities such as sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR);’
Third part
‘recalls that all policy goals need appropriate, sufficient and sustainable resources dedicated to their implementation; recommends that the Member States take gender equality measures into account when developing and approving programmes;’
§ 9
First part
‘Considers that programme stakeholders and monitoring committees should be equipped with clearer indicators of programme efficiency and effectiveness when it comes to the implementation of a gender perspective in concrete projects, especially in ERDF interventions; considers that the guidelines, training programmes and concrete examples of good practice to address this issue remain limited in number; underlines, in this regard, the potential of the ERDF/Cohesion Fund to bridge the gap women are still facing, with particular reference to female entrepreneurship and the digital sector, as women represent only 34,4 % of the self-employed and 30 % of start-up entrepreneurs in the European Union;’
Second part
‘urges the Council to reach an agreement on the proposal for a directive on improving gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures (the Women on Boards Directive), as it is a very important tool for achieving a greater gender balance in economic decision-making at the highest level;’
Third part
‘calls for part of the cohesion policy funds to be devoted to supporting women in poverty, women at risk of poverty, single mothers, women with disabilities and women who are victims of violence; calls on the Member States and their respective authorities to deliver such programmes;’
§ 20
First part
‘Calls on the Member States to utilise cohesion policy funding to further reduce regional economic and social disparities with a particular focus on combating the feminisation of poverty, on unemployment among women and their exclusion from many economic opportunities, on preventing and combating all forms of gender-based violence and discrimination, on promoting and pursuing women’s empowerment through improving access to and reintegration into the labour market and on addressing health-related priorities as defined in the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025,’
Second part
‘in particular sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as a fundamental human right and an essential aspect of people’s well-being, and on the advancement of gender equality;’
Third part
‘calls, furthermore, for the improvement of synergies between Cohesion and Recovery Funds and other existing programmes with the aim of improving working conditions for women, including by combating the gender pay gap, precarious employment and informal work, investing in care facilities, combating and preventing gender-based violence’
Fourth part
‘and ensuring access to SRHR services, among others;’
14. EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives
Text as a whole without the words: ‘declared a climate and environmental emergency and has’
Second part
those words
Recital AN
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘reduction of old-growth forests and certain forest management methods such as clear-cutting;’
Second part
those words
§ 3
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘underpins the two other dimensions and’
Second part
those words
§ 10
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘urgently’ and ‘rethinking and urgent full’
Second part
‘urgently’
Third part
‘rethinking and urgent full’
§ 14
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘such as forests, wetlands, peatlands, grasslands and coastal ecosystems,’, ‘all’, ‘old-growth’, ‘and other carbon rich ecosystems’, and ‘binding and’
Second part
‘such as forests, wetlands, peatlands, grasslands and coastal ecosystems’
Third part
‘all’
Fourth part
‘old-growth’
Fifth part
‘and other carbon rich ecosystems’
Sixth part
‘binding and’
§ 30
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘all’, ‘old-growth’ and ‘stresses that proforestation that allows natural forests to grow older is key to increasing the surface area of old-growth forest;’
Second part
‘all’
Third part
‘old-growth’
Fourth part
‘stresses that proforestation that allows natural forests to grow older is key to increasing the surface area of old-growth forest;’
§ 31
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘potential’ and ‘and to introduce a temporary moratorium on logging of all the respective sites to prevent their purposeful destruction and to legally ensure the non-intervention status of confirmed sites without delay’
Second part
‘potential’
Third part
and to introduce a temporary moratorium on logging of all the respective sites to prevent their purposeful destruction and to legally ensure the non-intervention status of confirmed sites without delay’
§ 32
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘binding’ and ‘within and outside protected areas’
Second part
‘binding’
Third part
‘within and outside protected areas’
§ 33
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘forests’ and ‘stresses that after restoration, no ecosystem degradation should be allowed’
Second part
‘forests’
Third part
‘stresses that after restoration, no ecosystem degradation should be allowed’
§ 35
First part
Text as a whole without the word: ‘compulsory’
Second part
this word
§ 40
First part
Text as a whole without the word: 'legislative'
Second part
this word
§ 48
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘which should increase in the medium to long term’
Second part
those words
§ 61
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘including plant-based diets, in particular fresh fruits and vegetables’
Second part
those words
§ 73
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘phased out and’
Second part
those words
§ 74
First part
‘Notes with concern that widespread physical disturbance of the seafloor continues in coastal EU waters in particular as a result of bottom trawling, which has been identified by the FAO as the gear type that contributes most to annual levels of discard and that has a highly detrimental impact on the seabed depending on the fishery and the particularities of the fished areas; recalls that bottom trawling is one of the most common types of fishing gear in the EU; recalls the existing requirement to cease fishing with bottom-contacting gear below 400 m in areas where vulnerable marine ecosystems are known or likely to exist; calls on the Commission and Member States, therefore, to ensure full and effective implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2336 , including in relation to seamounts;’ without the words: ‘in particular as a result of bottom trawling, which has been identified by the FAO as the gear type that contributes most to annual levels of discard and that has a highly detrimental impact on the seabed depending on the fishery and the particularities of the fished areas; recalls that bottom trawling is one of the most common types of fishing gear in the EU;’ and without ‘or likely’
Second part
‘in particular as a result of bottom trawling , which has been identified by the FAO as the gear type that contributes most to annual levels of discard and that has a highly detrimental impact on the seabed depending on the fishery and the particularities of the fished areas; recalls that bottom trawling is one of the most common types of fishing gear in the EU;’
Third part
‘or likely’
Fourth part
‘calls further on the Commission, following limitations in the Mediterranean, to limit, where necessary in order to protect coastal ecosystems, the use of bottom trawling in other coastal areas, including in its upcoming action plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems, to ensure the most sustainable and least damaging practices;’
§ 75
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘eliminated or’
Second part
those words
§ 86
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘aligned and’, ‘clear prioritisation with’ and ‘binding’
Second part
‘aligned and’
Third part
‘clear prioritisation with’
Fourth part
‘binding’
§ 87
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘including forests’
Second part
those words
§ 90
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘circular and cascading’
Second part
those words
§ 91
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and’ and ‘notably as part of the Renewable Energy Directive and the delegated acts under the Taxonomy Regulation’
Second part
‘Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and’
Third part
‘notably as part of the Renewable Energy Directive and the delegated acts under the Taxonomy Regulation’
§ 92
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘proforestation’
Second part
those words
§ 96
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘the protection of’
Second part
those words
§ 99
First part
Text as a whole without the word: ‘ambitious’
Second part
this word
§ 105
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘all’, ‘set in legislation and’ and ‘making long-term commitments’
Second part
‘all’
Third part
‘set in legislation and’
Fourth part
making long-term commitments’
§ 108
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘stresses that when EFSA concludes that there are unacceptable impacts on the environment, an approval decision should not be granted;’
Second part
those words
§ 109
First part
‘Considers that the derogation envisaged in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be clarified’
Second part
‘and only be applied for health and environmental reasons;’
Third part
‘deplores that this derogation is being used to undermine the ban on all outdoor uses of three neonicotinoids;’
§ 111
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘widespread use of pesticides leads to’ and ‘which’
Second part
those words
§ 126
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and by 2025 at the latest’
Second part
those words
§ 131
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘legally binding’, ‘a biodiversity law’ and ‘within and beyond protected areas’
Second part
'legally binding'
Third part
‘a biodiversity law’
Fourth part
‘within and beyond protected areas’
§ 174
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘emphasises the need for the Commission to cease funding for the development of seabed mining technology’
Second part
those words
§ 182
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and offences’
Second part
those words
15. 75th and the 76th sessions of the United Nations General Assembly
Report: María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos (A9-0173/2021)
Subject
Am No
Author
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV – remarks
§ 1, point b
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
600, 35, 55
2/RCV
+
598, 57, 35
§ 1, point c
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
564, 100, 25
2/RCV
+
537, 100, 52
3/RCV
+
452, 197, 40
4/RCV
+
553, 75, 61
§ 1, point h
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
606, 50, 33
2/RCV
+
476, 189, 23
3/RCV
+
518, 51, 120
§ 1, point m
§
original text
RCV
+
467, 138, 79
§ 1, point v
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
624, 18, 45
2/RCV
+
488, 122, 77
3/RCV
+
401, 266, 19
4/RCV
+
601, 22, 63
§ 1, point w
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
595, 36, 56
2/RCV
+
364, 275, 47
§ 1, point ae
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
603, 51, 36
2/RCV
+
410, 210, 70
3/RCV
+
601, 25, 64
4/RCV
+
543, 96, 51
5/RCV
+
651, 7, 32
6/RCV
+
383, 271, 36
7/RCV
+
371, 302, 15
8/RCV
+
593, 47, 49
§ 1, point aj
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
673, 9, 7
2/RCV
+
544, 118, 27
3/RCV
+
494, 169, 26
4/RCV
+
606, 68, 15
5/RCV
+
546, 46, 97
6/RCV
+
519, 127, 43
7/RCV
+
545, 35, 109
§ 1, point al
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
666, 6, 18
2/RCV
+
552, 64, 70
Recital E
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
623, 38, 28
2/RCV
+
541, 81, 66
Recommendation (as a whole)
RCV
+
477, 89, 127
Requests for separate votes
PPE, ECR, ID:
§ 1, point m
ID:
§ 1, point c
Requests for split votes
PPE:
§ 1, point w
First part
‘promote coherence of UN dealings towards situations of occupation or annexation of territory; recalls that international humanitarian law should guide international engagement in all such situations, including in cases of protracted occupation and the multiple frozen conflicts in Eastern Partnership countries; Parliament supports the increasing attention paid by the UN to business activities related to situations of international concern’
Second part
‘and calls on the Council to closely monitor EU-based companies that are listed in such UN reports or databases;’
§ 1, point al
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘in line with the Beijing Declaration and its Platform for Action’
Second part
those words
ID:
Recital E
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘whereas further courageous measures and political resolve are needed to address key outstanding issues, notably the reform of the structure of the UN Security Council;’
Second part
those words
§ 1, point b
First part
Text as a whole without the word: ‘unconditional’
Second part
this word
PPE, ECR:
§ 1, point c
First part
‘continue with its efforts to enable the EU and its Member States to speak with one voice in the UN and other multilateral fora’
Second part
‘and make the EU’s foreign and security policy more effective and proactive by using the rule of qualified majority voting in the Council in order to strengthen cooperation on matters of key strategic interest for the EU or reflecting its fundamental values,’ without the words: ‘by using the rule of qualified majority voting in the Council’
Third part
‘by using the rule of qualified majority voting in the Council’
Fourth part
‘as this is the only way that the Union can play a leading role on the international scene and use its influence to bring about positive changes and better responses to global challenges, with particular reference to the UN Security Council (UNSC) and the good track record of cooperation with permanent and rotating UNSC members which are EU Member States, with the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and with the Human Rights Council (HCR); Parliament praises the excellent role played by the EEAS and its delegations, as well as the delegations of the EU Member States, in facilitating such dialogue and cooperation; takes the view that, in order to uphold its objectives and interests, the EU should seek to arrive at common positions on issues before the Security Council through coordination within the Council and among EU institutions; in keeping with Article 34 TEU, so that EU coherence and credibility at the UN level is improved; recalls that the EU is represented in the UN by multiple actors;’
§ 1, point h
First part
‘continue to provide valuable support to the UN Secretary-General in his quest to advance the programme of reforms in the UN to reinforce the UN’s capacity to further sustainable development, promote peace and security, to streamline its internal management system with a view to an effective, transparent, financially sustainable and accountable UN that is able to reconnect with its citizens, including local communities and other grassroots actors and civil society, and to be more in line with the challenging global agenda; take leadership on the issue of the arbitrary deferral of applications by a number of civil society organisations for UN consultative status; Parliament underlines that the major progress achieved in the UN reform process has been in the administrative and bureaucratic sphere, while major political reforms remain pending, and should include the revitalisation of the UN General Assembly and concrete steps to accelerate the alignment of the development system with the 2030 Agenda; takes the view that the EU and its Member States should find a broad consensus to reform the UNSC inter alia’
Second part
‘a permanent seat for the European Union, in addition to already existing seats held by Member States, and’
Third part
‘a limitation of the use of the right to veto, notably in cases of war crimes and crimes against humanity and a change in the composition of its membership to better reflect today’s world; believes that the EU should support the Secretary-General and ask him to intensify his efforts in the implementation of the UN Strategy on Gender Parity to ensure the equal representation of women in the UN system at all hierarchical levels; takes the view that EU should remind the UN that, since the creation of the UN in 1945, no woman has been appointed Secretary-General of the United Nations;’
§ 1, point v
First part
‘pursue further consistent dialogue across UN fora, in particular UNGA, on the need to protect the human rights of LGBTI persons, in line with the EU’s guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by LGBTI persons in multilateral fora, the EU guidelines on death penalty,’
Second part
‘and in respect of the internationally recognised Yogyakarta Principles;’
Third part
‘encourage UN bodies and Members to include ‘gender identity and expression’ and ‘sex characteristics’ in their scope of consideration of human rights violations, thereby including transgender and intersex persons, as well as human rights violations to which they are victim;’
Fourth part
‘use all diplomatic tools at its disposal to advocate at global level for the decriminalisation of consensual same-sex acts, the abolition of the death penalty as a sanction for consensual same-sex acts, the adoption of legislation allowing for legal gender recognition and the banning of intersex genital mutilation and so-called ‘conversion therapy’ practices worldwide;’
PPE, ID:
§ 1, point ae
First part
‘play an active, strong and ambitious leadership role in the preparations for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), including on a human rights perspective,’
Second part
‘in particular by promoting a global recognition of the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment,’
Third part
‘and by supporting the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment; Parliament notes that climate change and loss biodiversity are among the major current challenges; supports the UN Environmental Rights Initiative, which is a recognition that violations of environmental rights have a profound impact on a wide variety of human rights;’
Fourth part
‘stresses that biodiversity and human rights are interlinked and interdependent’
Fifth part
‘recall the human rights obligations of States to protect the biodiversity including by providing access to effective remedies in cases of biodiversity loss and degradation;’ without the words: ‘human rights’
Sixth part
‘human rights’
Seventh part
‘Parliament, in this regard, encourages the EU and the Member States to promote the recognition of ecocide as an international crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;’
8th part
‘takes the view that the EU should implement specific measures to put resilience at the heart of recovery efforts and to mainstream disaster risk reduction throughout EU policies in cooperation with the UN, in line with the targets set out in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030; takes the view that the EU should reinvigorate the partnership with the current US Administration supporting the creation of a ‘global net-zero coalition’ with the countries that have already committed to the goal of achieving zero emissions by 2050, cooperating with other countries in the development of carbon emission removal plans and technologies, and promoting a new international strategy for the protection of biodiversity;’
§ 1, point aj
First part
‘address migration and forced displacement, including its root causes, and’
Second part
‘cooperate on the implementation of both the Global Compact on Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees;’ without the words: ‘both the Global Compact on Migration and’
Third part
‘both the Global Compact on Migration and’
Fourth part
‘recalls that human rights should remain at the core of the Global Compact with a specific attention to migrants in situations of vulnerability, such as children, minors and women; continue building the shared commitment towards preserving the humanitarian space and improving the humanitarian response system and stress the importance of upholding the right to asylum worldwide; support and reinforce the work of relevant UN bodies such as UNHCR and the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA);’
Fifth part
‘reaffirm UNRWA’s key role in providing humanitarian and development assistance to Palestinian refugees;’
Sixth part
‘appeal to UN Member States for the maintenance and increase in contributions to UNRWA, and’
Seventh part
‘support the proposal by UNRWA Commissioner General for a conference leading to a more predictable, sustainable and accountable financing flow and expenditure system for UNRWA for the future and a commitment to this effect by a larger number of UN Member States and international donors;’
Miscellaneous
Erratum § 1, point i.
16. Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument 2021-2027 – Global Europe ***II
Recommendation for second reading Michael Gahler, Charles Goerens, Maria Arena, Rasa Juknevičienė (A9-0198/2021) (Majority of Parliament’s component Members required to reject or amend the Council position)
Subject
Am No
Author
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV – remarks
Draft legislative act
Article 9
1D
The Left
RCV
-
65, 521, 108
17. Regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman’s duties
Motion for a resolution B9-0303/2021 (CONT committee)
After § 4
1
PPE
RCV
+
537, 47, 108
After § 5
2
PPE
RCV
+
513, 101, 79
After § 23
3
PPE
split
1/RCV
+
543, 18, 132
2/RCV
+
492, 65, 136
§ 35
§
original text
RCV
+
472, 101, 119
§ 36
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
492, 120, 80
2/RCV
+
450, 156, 87
§ 37
§
original text
RCV
+
534, 76, 82
Motion for a resolution (text as a whole)
RCV
+
505, 30, 155
Requests for separate votes
Renew:
§§ 35, 36, 37
Requests for split votes
ECR
§ 36
First part
‘Calls on the Commission to assess the above situation, together with Prime Minister Babiš’s influence on Czech media and on the judicial system,’
Second part
‘with a view to identifying breaches of rule of law and, if confirmed and on the ground of its findings, activate in due time the conditionality mechanism for the protection of the Union’s budget;’
amendment 3
First part
‘Notes that the Czech police recommended for the second time that Prime Minister Babiš be indicted over alleged fraud amounting to around EUR 2 million in relation to the ‘Stork Nest’ investigations;’
Second part
‘notes that supervising prosecutor Jaroslav Šaroch, who in September 2019 had initially decided to dismiss the case, is responsible for deciding on the motion for charges; recalls that the now resigned Prosecutor General Pavel Zeman had on 4 December 2019 ordered that the case be reopened, citing shortcomings in the legal assessment of prosecutor Šaroch;’
20. Meeting the Global COVID-19 challenge: effects of the waiver of the WTO TRIPS Agreement on COVID-19 vaccines, treatment, equipment and increasing production and manufacturing capacity in developing countries
‘Underlines that, in the long term, global production of vaccines must urgently be expanded to meet global demand, and that investment in the production capabilities of developing countries is therefore needed to make them more self-sufficient; points out the need for effective transfer of technology and know-how to make this happen; recognises that incentivising voluntary licensing agreements and voluntary technology and know-how transfer to countries with pre-existing vaccine-producing industries should be the most important way to achieve this; is, however, open to discussing all effective and pragmatic solutions to further boost global vaccine production and calls on the Commission, in particular, to engage with the US and other like-minded countries in this respect;’
Second part
‘believes, however, that in this context the Commission can only examine specific proposals relating to a time-limited and targeted waiver as a measure of last resort, and only once the broad support of EU Member States for such a targeted, extraordinary and temporary measure has been assured;’
Verts/ALE:
amendment 4
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘to discuss any option that helps end the pandemic as soon as possible; is, however, not convinced that the broad TRIPS waiver proposed by a number of WTO members would provide the best immediate response to reach the objective of the widest and most timely distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, since it would not improve global production capacities in the short term; believes that the EU should be strong in its support for innovation and intellectual property rights in global discussions; supports the Commission and the European Council’s recent declarations and their readiness’
Second part
those words
S&D:
amendment 6
First part
‘Takes note of the Commission’s announcement that it is open to the possibility of facilitating the use of compulsory licensing where necessary in order to ensure swift global access to vaccine production;’
Second part
‘calls on the Commission to provide objective criteria for if, when and in what cases it will resort to compulsory licensing; stresses that the TRIPS Agreement does not specify the reasons which might be used to justify compulsory licensing;’
Third part
‘emphasises that the Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health confirms that countries are free to determine the grounds on granting compulsory licenses and to determine what constitutes a national emergency; stresses that compulsory licencing requires an effective legal framework, and that this could lead to legal difficulties in developing countries; calls on the Commission to explore if and how it will provide legal support for compulsory licencing in least developed countries;’
Fourth part
‘welcomes the Commission’s assessment that cooperation and voluntary licencing are the most effective tools to facilitate the expansion of production;’
amendment 16
First part
‘Points out, furthermore, that as it is likely that new variants of COVID-19 and other zoonoses may become regular occurrences over the coming years, it is urgent and crucial to develop a funding model for the development and distribution of global public goods such as vaccines and other essential health technologies; stresses that this model should revisit the global framework for intellectual property rights for future pandemics’
Second part
‘and shift from a model based on exclusive rights to innovative approaches such as ‘prize models’ based on the decoupling of the serial production of goods from the costs related to research and development;’
Verts/ALE, S&D
amendment 5
First part
‘Stresses that intellectual property protection is a key incentive for innovation and research across the globe; notes that such protection is the basis for voluntary licencing agreements and know-how transfer and is therefore an enabler of rather than a barrier to vaccine availability;’
Second part
‘cautions that under a paradigm of unenforceability for patents, companies would have to resort to secrecy or exclusivity to protect their innovations; underlines the threat that an indefinite TRIPS Agreement waiver would pose to research finance, in particular for researchers, investors, developers and clinical trials; emphasises that the protection of property rights, including intellectual property rights, is a constitutional obligation of the European Union and its Member States;’
21. Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Maximum residue limit for imidacloprid
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and risk of persecution and irreparable harm’
Second part
those words
recital F
First part
‘whereas the best interests of the child must be the primary consideration in all actions and decisions concerning unaccompanied minors and their physical and mental well-being; whereas it is therefore necessary, with the acknowledgement of and facilitation by all authorities concerned, to recognise these children and, with proper and strengthened cooperation, to find their parents or close family members and return them to their families safely as required by international law, as they did not intentionally leave their families;’
Second part
‘whereas in the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, the Commission recommended that Member States strengthen their guardianship systems for unaccompanied minors, in particular by participating in the activities of the European Guardianship Network;’
Third part
‘whereas under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, host countries must guarantee all rights for migrant children, including in relation to border control and return;’
§ 1
First part
‘Rejects Morocco’s use of border control and migration, and unaccompanied minors in particular, as political pressure against a Member State of the EU; deplores, in particular, the participation of children, unaccompanied minors and families in the mass crossing of the border from Morocco to the Spanish city of Ceuta, putting their lives and safety at clear risk; regrets the deepening of the political and diplomatic crisis, which should undermine neither the strategic, multidimensional and privileged neighbourhood relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the European Union and its Member States, nor the longstanding, trust-based cooperation in the areas of counter-terrorism, human and drugs trafficking, migration and trade policies; considers that bilateral disagreements between close partners should be addressed through diplomatic dialogue; calls for an appeasement of recent tensions, and for a return to a constructive and reliable EU-Morocco partnership; reiterates its support for continuing to advancing this relationship based on mutual trust and respect; urges Morocco, in this regard, to respect its longstanding commitment to enhanced cooperation on border management and migration mobility’
Second part
‘in a spirit of cooperation and dialogue; stresses the importance of strengthening the EU-Morocco partnership, which should take account of the needs of both partners in a balanced manner and on an equal footing;’
Renew:
Recital B
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘unprecedented’; ‘and the EU’; ‘unjustifiable’
Second part
‘unprecedented’
Third part
and the EU’
Fourth part
‘unjustifiable’
Recital G
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘triggered by Morocco’
Second part
those words
The Left, ECR:
§ 3
First part
‘Recalls that Ceuta is an EU external border whose protection and security concerns the whole of the European Union;’
Second part
‘welcomes the prompt reaction of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency to offer resources to support the Spanish Government to help it meet the migration challenges that have arisen as a consequence of this crisis;’
Third part
‘calls on the Commission to provide emergency funding to address the situation in Ceuta,’
Fourth part
‘including funding additional shelter capacity for unaccompanied children;’
ECR, Renew:
§ 4
First part
‘Expresses its full solidarity with the citizens of Ceuta’
Second part
‘and applauds the efficient and professional response of the Spanish security bodies and army in the autonomous city, as well as that of’
Third part
‘NGOs and’
Fourth part
‘the citizens of Ceuta, in coping with the crisis and helping to save numerous lives;’
Fifth part
‘welcomes the protection provided to unaccompanied children by the Spanish authorities in accordance with EU law and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child;’
Miscellaneous
Tomáš Zdechovský and Michael Gahler (PPE Group) and Moritz Körner (Renew Group) had withdrawn their signatures from joint motion for a resolution RC-B9-0349/2021.
27. The situation in Sri Lanka, in particular the arrests under the Prevention of Terrorism Act
‘to push back against and limit the negative impact of recently adopted restrictive laws in Russia’
Third part
‘and to prioritise strategic engagement with democracy and human rights activists in Russia,’
Fourth part
‘in particular by mainstreaming human rights, including gender equality, and civil society consultation across all dialogues and areas of EU-Russia cooperation, including through cooperation on digitalisation and climate change, as well as any educational and cultural cooperation programmes, while regularly undertaking human rights impact assessments to review this cooperation’
The Left, PPE, S&D:
§ 2, point b
First part
‘taking action in EU-Russia relations and in any dialogue with Russia to address human rights’
Second part
‘in order to accurately reflect the gravity of the human rights crackdown in Russia, in particular during the period since January 2021; continuing to show solidarity and unity of action, with a view to coordinating their positions on Russia in order to limit the negative impact of recently adopted restrictive laws in Russia’
Third part
‘, and considering the idea of sharing the burden of the economic sanctions against the Russian regime among the Member States in a spirit of fairness,’
Fourth part
‘halting the continuation of strategic projects’
Fifth part
‘such as Nord Stream 2,’
Sixth part
‘and to complement the current EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime with a similar regime dealing with corruption;’
Renew, Verts/ALE:
amendment 14
First part
‘Reminds all EU businesses operating in Russia to exercise particular diligence and uphold their responsibility to respect human rights, in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights:’
Second part
‘in addition, asks them to refrain from any new investments in Russia;’
Third part
‘is concerned with high-ranking European politicians accepting lucrative contracts with Kremlin-owned or linked companies such as Gazprom or Rosnieft;’
Miscellaneous
Loucas Fourlas (PPE Group) had withdrawn his signature from joint motion for a resolution RC-B9-0347/2021.
30. Systematic repression in Belarus and its consequences for European security following abductions from an EU civilian plane intercepted by Belarusian authorities
Text as a whole without the words: ‘particularly Siemens AG’
Second part
those words
The Left:
§ 1
First part
‘Strongly condemns the 23 May hijacking and forced landing of Ryanair flight FR4978 in Minsk and the detention by Belarusian authorities of journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofia Sapega;’
Second part
‘considers this horrendous act a violation of international law which constitutes an act of state terrorism;’
§ 5
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘(EU Magnitsky Act)’
Second part
those words
§ 15
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls on the Commission to adopt measures to prevent European financial institutions from acquiring bonds or any other financial instrument issued by the Belarusian Government and affiliated public institutions;’
Second part
those words
§ 21
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and NATO’
Second part
those words
§ 34
First part
‘Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the EEAS to cooperate with international partners, such as the OSCE Moscow Mechanism and the UN Human Rights Council, as well as human rights defenders and civil society on the ground, to ensure the monitoring, documentation and reporting of human rights violations and subsequent accountability and justice for victims; welcomes the establishment of the International Accountability Platform for Belarus and calls for the EU institutions and Member States to support its functioning;’
Second part
‘commits to the effective functioning of the European Parliament’s Platform on the fight against impunity in Belarus and to coordinating a timely international reaction to developments in Belarus;’
Recital E
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and unmistakably demonstrates that the regime has become a threat to international peace and security;’ and ‘as an act of state sponsored terrorism’
Second part
‘and unmistakably demonstrates that the regime has become a threat to international peace and security;’
Third part
‘as an act of state sponsored terrorism’
amendment 7
First part
‘Urges the Council to proceed with utmost urgency with the fourth package of sanctions against individuals and entities who took part in or were complicit in the electoral fraud, repression, torture, or the ill-treatment and human rights violations in Belarus, including the persecution of independent journalists and bloggers, and to begin work on a subsequent package; calls for the sanctioning of a substantially larger number of Belarusian officials, such as prosecutors, judges and law-enforcement employees who play a role in the repression and wrongful conviction of regime critics, as well as police, prison service staff, members of parliament and government and the agents working for the regime in the areas of propaganda, media, disinformation and hate-speech, as well as individuals and entities who support Lukashenka and his regime, such as Marat Markov, who interviewed Raman Pratasevich on the state channel ONT on 2 June, and of those who participated in the incident of 23 May, such as intelligence officers and aviation authorities;’
Second part
‘recalls, in this regard, the need to take full advantage of the options for restrictive measures under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act);’
Text as a whole without the words: ‘with inadequate welfare standards’
Second part
those words
Verts/ALE:
Recital J
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘improvement of hygiene conditions’
Second part
those words
The Left:
§ 25
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘competitiveness and’
Second part
those words
§ 27
First part
‘Reiterates that the Commission needs to support farmers in educating consumers and communicating to them current high animal welfare standards;’
Second part
‘Calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to provide for appropriate financial support and guidance to ensure a smooth transition for the European farmers concerned;’
Verts/ALE, The Left:
§ 10
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘assessing a possible phasing-out’
Second part
those words
33. Promoting gender equality in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and careers
Text as a whole without the words: ‘establishing mandatory pay transparency policies,’
Second part
those words
§ 10
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘proposes that equality plans be drawn up by educational establishments to promote gender balance among teachers;’
Second part
those words
§ 20
First part
‘Regrets the fact that the gender pay gap remains a reality and is even more pronounced in male‑dominated sectors, such as ICT and technological companies;’
Second part
‘urges the Council to unblock the proposed directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, which aims to extend protection against discrimination through a horizontal approach;’
§ 21
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘to introduce quotas’
Second part
those words
34. Future EU financing of the radio network Euranet Plus