Cross Party MEP Statement in Support of Fossil Gas Exclusion from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)
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Letter to the Commission Regarding Printers Voluntary Agreement
Brussels, Wednesday 26th of May To: Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Mr Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for the Internal Market Mr Frans Timmermans, European Commission Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal We urge the European Commission to keep its promises and propose a regulatory measure addressing the durability and repairability of printers as well as the reusability of cartridges as part of the forthcoming Circular Electronics Initiative. And we ask that the Commission rejects the proposed voluntary agreement drafted by manufacturers. The Commission's flagship Circular Economy Action Plan, adopted in March 2020, has set out to address the entire life cycle of products and tackle their premature obsolescence notably by promoting the right to repair for ICT products. In addition to mobile phones, laptops and tablets, the Plan has rightfully identified printers as a particularly wasteful product category, and has included a commitment to tackle them by means of a dedicated regulatory instrument “unless the sector reaches an ambitious voluntary agreement” by September 2020. Nearly one year later, the discussions on the voluntary agreement have not yielded any tangible results. Voluntary approaches clearly do not work. We need strong regulatory action now. We are extremely concerned by this situation. Not only because of the negative impacts of short-lived printers on the environment and on consumers but also because we are witnessing promises made being walked back on. Printers are one of the most iconic examples of premature obsolescence. Our analysis of printers in use today suggests that over 80% of them have been in use for less than 3 years, and only about 4% have been in use for 5 years or longer. -
Paradise Papers Letter
Paradise Papers Letter: Dear Sirs, We, the undersigned parliamentarians, are deeply concerned by recent revelations from the 'Paradise Papers' investigation. We regret that some governments, not least the British government, have failed to learn the lessons from the previous 'LuxLeaks' and 'Panama Papers' scandals. In particular, we are concerned that insufficient progress has been made to ensure that investment vehicles like trusts are sufficiently transparent. We are also concerned that tax havens, like those involved in the Paradise Papers, have been able to continue with highly opaque company and trust registration models. It has also been disappointing to see some countries try to block measures against tax havens like the EU's blacklist of tax havens. We call together for all governments to place renewed emphasis on tax transparency and fully implement Public Country-by-Country Reporting. In particular, we call for information on trusts to be made publicly available, and for all tax havens to be forced to automatically share information with international tax authorities. We also call for stronger regulation of intermediaries, including penalties for those proven to be involved in tax evasion, aggressive tax avoidance or money laundering. Failure to act against aggressive tax avoidance and evasion is depriving public services of desperately-needed funding. It also enables some multinational companies to unfairly undercut many small and medium-sized businesses. The Paradise Papers must act as a wake-up call to deal with industrial-scale -
European Parliament: 7Th February 2017 Redistribution of Political Balance
POLICY PAPER European issues n°420 European Parliament: 7th February 2017 redistribution of political balance Charles de Marcilly François Frigot At the mid-term of the 8th legislature, the European Parliament, in office since the elections of May 2014, is implementing a traditional “distribution” of posts of responsibility. Article 19 of the internal regulation stipulates that the Chairs of the parliamentary committees, the Deputy-Chairs, as well as the questeurs, hold their mandates for a renewable 2 and a-half year period. Moreover, internal elections within the political groups have supported their Chairs, whilst we note that there has been some slight rebalancing in terms of the coordinators’ posts. Although Italian citizens draw specific attention with the two main candidates in the battle for the top post, we should note other appointments if we are to understand the careful balance between nationalities, political groups and individual experience of the European members of Parliament. A TUMULTUOUS PRESIDENTIAL provide collective impetus to potential hesitations on the part of the Member States. In spite of the victory of the European People’s Party (EPP) in the European elections, it supported Martin As a result the election of the new President of Schulz in July 2104 who stood for a second mandate as Parliament was a lively[1] affair: the EPP candidate – President of the Parliament. In all, with the support of the Antonio Tajani – and S&D Gianni Pittella were running Liberals (ADLE), Martin Schulz won 409 votes following neck and neck in the fourth round of the relative an agreement concluded by the “grand coalition” after majority of the votes cast[2]. -
Protokół Posiedzenia W Dniu 19 Września 2019 R. (2021/C 107/04)
C 107/84 PL Dziennik Urzędo wy U nii Europejskiej 26.3.2021 Czwartek, 19 września 2019 r. PROTOKÓŁ POSIEDZENIA W DNIU 19 WRZEŚNIA 2019 R. (2021/C 107/04) Spis treści Strona 1. Otwarcie posiedzenia . 87 2. Zdolność patentowa roślin i podstawowych procesów biologicznych (złożone projekty rezolucji) . 87 3. Składanie dokumentów . 87 4. Debata na temat przypadków naruszania praw człowieka, zasad demokracji i państwa prawa (debata) . 88 4.1. Sytuacja w Turcji, w szczególności odwołanie burmistrzów wyłonionych w wyborach . 88 4.2. Mjanma/Birma, w szczególności sytuacja Rohingjów . 89 4.3. Iran, w szczególności sytuacja obrońców praw kobiet i uwięzionych obywateli UE o podwójnym 89 obywatelstwie . 5. Wznowienie posiedzenia . 90 6. Skład komisji i delegacji . 90 7. Głosowanie . 90 7.1. Sytuacja w Turcji, w szczególności odwołanie burmistrzów wyłonionych w wyborach 90 (głosowanie) . 7.2. Mjanma/Birma, w szczególności sytuacja Rohingjów (głosowanie) . 91 7.3. Iran, w szczególności sytuacja obrońców praw kobiet i uwięzionych obywateli UE o podwójnym 92 obywatelstwie (głosowanie) . 7.4. Zdolność patentowa roślin i podstawowych procesów biologicznych (głosowanie) . 92 7.5. Znaczenie pamięci o przeszłości Europy dla jej przyszłości (głosowanie) . 93 7.6. Stan wdrażania przepisów dotyczących przeciwdziałania praniu pieniędzy (głosowanie) . 94 8. Wyjaśnienia dotyczące stanowiska zajętego w głosowaniu . 94 9. Korekty oddanych głosów i zgłoszenia zamiaru oddania głosu . 94 10. Wznowienie posiedzenia . 94 11. Zatwierdzenie protokołu poprzedniego posiedzenia . 95 26.3.2021 PL Dziennik Urzędo wy U nii Europejskiej C 107/85 Czwartek, 19 września 2019 r. Spis treści Strona 12. Skład komisji i delegacji . 95 13. Zagrożenie statusu służb ochotniczej straży pożarnej w Unii Europejskiej (debata) . -
Verbandsnachrichten 1/2020
VERBANDSNACHRICHTEN AUSGABE 1 | 2020 AUS DEM HAMBURGER VERBAND 54. Steuerberaterball im Hotel Atlantic, S. 6 BERUFSAUSÜBUNG Musterverfahrensdokumentation Mobiles Scannen, S. 29 BERUFSRECHT Anpassungen im Berufsrecht der Steuerberater, S. 38 Das Magazin des Steuerberaterverbandes Hamburg Was Steuerberater heute so im Kopf haben? CHIPS Denn mit Software-Lösungen von Agenda geht die tägliche Arbeit ganz leicht von der Hand. So haben Sie vor allem eines im Kopf: den Erfolg Ihrer Mandanten. Zum Beispiel den des IT-Start-ups und wie es am besten von ö entlichen Fördergeldern pro tiert. agenda-steuerberater.de 11:46:10 STEUERBERATERVERBAND HAMBURG INHALTSVERZEICHNIS AUS DEM HAMBURGER VERBAND Schadenersatz wegen verzögerter Mandatsbearbeitung? 42 54. Steuerberaterball im Hotel Atlantic 6 Beurteilung der SV-Pflicht von Geschäftsführern durch StB 42 Der Verband spendet Erlös der Steuerberaterball-Tombola 11 Übermittlung gemeinsamer Steuererklärungen bei fehlender Zustimmung eines Ehegatten Bezirksgruppen stellen sich vor – Bezirksgruppe Ost 12 42 Abrechnungsfragen bei interdisziplinären Kanzleien Gehen Sie am 16. August 2020 an den Start der 46 25. EuroEyes Cyclassics im Team „Steuerberaterverband HH“ 13 STEUERRECHT Einladung zur 17. Norddeutschen Steuer-Open 2020 13 Steuerfreie Veräußerung von Kapitallebensversicherungen 56. Steuerrechtliches Seminar Westerland auf dem Zweitmarkt 49 07. bis 14. September 2020 14 Untergang von Gewerbeverlusten bei Betriebsverpachtung 49 Vom Vorstand und der Geschäftsführung wahrgenommene Finanzgericht Hamburg Termine -
Power Ranking of Meps in the Agricultural Committee of the European Parliament
Who has the critical vote? Power ranking of MEPs in the Agricultural Committee of the European Parliament A. Kovacs¹; I. Fertő²; L. Kóczy²; B. Sziklai²; A.A. Nás² 1: Tec de Monterrey, Department of International Business, Mexico, 2: Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics, Hungary Corresponding author email: [email protected] Abstract: We analyze the voting power of the members of the agricultural committee of the European Parliament using a spatial Banzhaf power index. Using a novel dataset of roll-call votes in the current EP-term, we identify critical members whose votes are necessary to form winning coalitions. We found that committee members with formal positions, EP group coordinators as well as German, French, Italian and British members are powerful actors. Nevertheless, rapporteurs are not necessarily influential. We also concluded that members with moderate ideological position but from Member States with extreme agricultural importance are the most powerful ones. Acknowledegment: JEL Codes: C71, A12 #1419 Who has the critical vote? Power ranking of MEPs in the Agricultural Committee of the European Parliament Abstract We analyze the voting power of the members of the agricultural committee of the European Parliament using a spatial Banzhaf power index. Using a novel dataset of roll-call votes in the current EP-term, we identify critical members whose votes are necessary to form winning coalitions. We found that committee members with formal positions, EP group coordinators as well as German, French, Italian and British members are powerful actors. Nevertheless, rapporteurs are not necessarily influential. We also concluded that members with moderate ideological position but from Member States with extreme agricultural importance are the most powerful ones. -
Priority Question for Written Answer
Priority question for written answer P-006641/2020 to the Commission Rule 138 Rasmus Andresen (Verts/ALE), David Cormand (Verts/ALE), Daniel Freund (Verts/ALE), Damian Boeselager (Verts/ALE), Tatjana Ždanoka (Verts/ALE), Marc Botenga (GUE/NGL), Tanja Fajon (S&D), Sara Cerdas (S&D), Kim Van Sparrentak (Verts/ALE), Anna Cavazzini (Verts/ALE), Mounir Satouri (Verts/ALE), Eric Andrieu (S&D), Patrick Breyer (Verts/ALE), Sylvie Guillaume (S&D), Damien Carême (Verts/ALE), Carmen Avram (S&D), Karima Delli (Verts/ALE), Petar Vitanov (S&D), Yannick Jadot (Verts/ALE), Saskia Bricmont (Verts/ALE), Robert Hajšel (S&D), Dimitrios Papadimoulis (GUE/NGL), Alfred Sant (S&D), Eugen Jurzyca (ECR), Petros Kokkalis (GUE/NGL), Sven Giegold (Verts/ALE), Ciarán Cuffe (Verts/ALE), Miroslav Číž (S&D), Monika Vana (Verts/ALE), Günther Sidl (S&D), Giorgos Georgiou (GUE/NGL), Andreas Schieder (S&D), Monika Beňová (S&D), Hannes Heide (S&D), Henrike Hahn (Verts/ALE), Sarah Wiener (Verts/ALE), Caroline Roose (Verts/ALE), Elisabetta Gualmini (S&D), Salima Yenbou (Verts/ALE), Alessandra Moretti (S&D), Frédérique Ries (Renew), Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel (Verts/ALE), Bronis Ropė (Verts/ALE), Martin Häusling (Verts/ALE), Ville Niinistö (Verts/ALE), Thomas Waitz (Verts/ALE), Martin Hojsík (Renew), Marie Toussaint (Verts/ALE), Konstantinos Arvanitis (GUE/NGL), Manuel Bompard (GUE/NGL), José Gusmão (GUE/NGL), Alexis Georgoulis (GUE/NGL), Eugenia Rodríguez Palop (GUE/NGL), Leila Chaibi (GUE/NGL), Manon Aubry (GUE/NGL), Kateřina Konečná (GUE/NGL), Jutta Paulus (Verts/ALE), Michèle Rivasi (Verts/ALE), Biljana Borzan (S&D), Claude Gruffat (Verts/ALE), Aurore Lalucq (S&D), Gwendoline Delbos- Corfield (Verts/ALE), François Alfonsi (Verts/ALE) Subject: Transparency of contracts for COVID-19 vaccines During the COVID pandemic the Commission has concluded contracts with pharmaceutical companies, including CureVac, AstraZeneca, Sanofi-GSK, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV and BioNtech- Pfizer, and is conducting exploratory talks with Moderna. -
Votes of 29 June 2020
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Results of roll-call votes of 29 June 2020 Table of Contents 1. CORRIGENDUM to Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources; (OJ L 328, 21 12 2018, p. 82) (position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 13 November 2018 with a view to the adoption of the above directive; (P8_TA(2018)0444)) (COM(2016)0767 – C8-0500/2016 – 2016/0382(COD)) - Adoption of corrigendum................................................................................................ 2 2. Establishing the Just Transition Fund - 2020/0006(COD) - Rapporteur: Jerzy Buzek ............................. 3 2.1 Vote on the compromise amendment CA2b .................................................................................. 3 2.2 Adoption of draft opinion ............................................................................................................... 4 3. A comprehensive European approach to energy storage - 2019/2189(INI) - Rapporteur: Claudia Gamon - Adoption of draft report .................................................................................................................. 5 Key to symbols: + (in favour), - (against), 0 (abstention). 1. CORRIGENDUM to Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources; (OJ L 328, 21 12 2018, p. 82) (position of the European Parliament adopted -
To the President of the European Commission Mrs. Ursula Von Der Leyen, Rue De La Loi / Wetstraat 200 1049 Brussels
To the President of the European Commission Mrs. Ursula von der Leyen, Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200 1049 Brussels To the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Mr. Vladis Dombrovskis Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200 1049 Brussels Brussels, 22 October 2020, Subject: the EU must impose an import ban on Chinese companies using forced labour Dear President von der Leyen, Dear Vice-President Dombrovskis, For years, the Chinese regime has been detaining millions of human beings in camps, just because they were born Uyghurs. For years, Europe and the world have been witnessing a crime against humanity without opposing any resistance to it. In recent months, several studies have reported the use of Uyghur forced labour for the benefit of major European companies. Indeed, many Chinese factories, directly supplying EU brands exploit the Uyghurs and benefit from their forced labour. Facing this abjection, Europe must act to protect the lives and fundamental rights of Uyghurs. The EU should use its trade and market power to safeguards the founding principles enrichened in our Treaties and guiding our external policies. As the US did lately through an imports ban passed almost unanimously in the US House of Representatives, Europe urgently needs to establish a blacklist of Chinese companies implicated in Uyghur forced labour. We look forward to your response. Yours sincerely, 1. Raphaël Glucksmann, S&D 2. Dietmar Köster, S&D 3. Francisco Guerreiro, Greens 4. Sylvie Guillaume, S&D 5. Aurore Lalucq, S&D 6. Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Renew 7. Anna Cavazzini, Greens 8. Nora Mebarek, S&D 9. -
We Need a European Response to Fight Against the Consequences of the COVID-19
© Photo European Parliament en Publication | 16.03.2020 We need a European response to fight against the consequences of the COVID-19 Open letter to the Eurogroup Dear members of the Eurogroup, The Coronavirus pandemic has created a state of emergency in Europe, which needs a coordinated and ambitious response. According to the latest forecast by the European Commission, the European economy is expected to rapidly fall into recession that may be extremely severe if the policy response is not appropriate. There is no time to waste if we want avoid a repeating the mistakes made in the context global financial and subsequent euro area crises. The EU economy never fully recovered from the previous meltdown and was already in a weak position to meet the current challenges. A certain number of required targeted measures have already been announced by the European Central Bank, the Commission and several Member States to mitigate the economic impact of the outbreak. The ECB decided to increment its substantial monetary policy stimulus already in place. The Commission will implement the flexibilities foreseen in the Stability and Growth Pact and reorient unspent EU funds. Most Member States are in the process of adopting policies providing financial support and tax deferrals to companies. Moreover,the Single Supervisory Mechanism with the support of the European Banking Authority will provide temporary capital and operational relief to the banks. It is also worrying that instead of integrating economic shocks such as an epidemic outbreak in banking stress, such tests are postponed sine die. Having all these considerations in mind and recognising that the already announced measures represent steps in the good direction, the response cannot simply be based on policies adopted by Member States with supportive measures at the EU level, even if these are meaningful. -
30.9.2020 A9-0160/35 Amendment 35 Agnes Jongerius, Paul Tang, Lara
30.9.2020 A9-0160/35 Amendment 35 Agnes Jongerius, Paul Tang, Lara Wolters, Vera Tax, Aurore Lalucq, Andreas Schieder, Evelyn Regner, Joachim Schuster, Delara Burkhardt, Maria Noichl, Günther Sidl, Hannes Heide, Bettina Vollath, Tiemo Wölken, Dietmar Köster, Evelyne Gebhardt, Anna Cavazzini, Maria Arena, Bas Eickhout, Tineke Strik, Kim Van Sparrentak, Emmanuel Maurel, Leila Chaibi, Marc Tarabella, Udo Bullmann, Ismail Ertug, Marc Angel, Tanja Fajon, Klára Dobrev, Nora Mebarek, Mohammed Chahim, Eric Andrieu, Raphaël Glucksmann, Sylvie Guillaume, Pierre Larrouturou, Helmut Scholz, Cornelia Ernst, Martin Schirdewan, Gabriele Bischoff Report A9-0160/2020/REV Jörgen Warborn Implementation of the common commercial policy – annual report 2018 (2019/2197(INI)) Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 Motion for a resolution Amendment 49. Recalls its position expressed in its 49. Recalls its position expressed in its previous report on the implementation of previous report on the implementation of the common commercial policy; underlines the common commercial policy; underlines that the 15-point action plan of 27 February that the 15-point action plan of 27 February 2018 set out by the Commission’s services 2018 set out by the Commission’s services represents a good basis for reflection in represents a good basis for reflection in order to improve TSD chapter order to improve TSD chapter implementation; points out that the new- implementation; points out that the new- generation agreements include human generation agreements include human rights clauses -
En En Motion for a Resolution
European Parliament 2019-2024 Plenary sitting B9-0271/2021 12.5.2021 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION to wind up the debate on the statement by the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy pursuant to Rule 132(2) of the Rules of Procedure on Chinese countersanctions on EU entities and MEPs and MPs (2021/2644(RSP)) Reinhard Bütikofer, Markéta Gregorová, Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel, Sara Matthieu, Francisco Guerreiro, Alice Kuhnke, Bas Eickhout, Pär Holmgren, Jakop G. Dalunde, Anna Cavazzini, Yannick Jadot, Saskia Bricmont on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group RE\1231430EN.docx PE692.538v01-00 EN United in diversityEN B9-0271/2021 European Parliament resolution on Chinese countersanctions on EU entities and MEPs and MPs (2021/2644(RSP)) The European Parliament, – having regard to its previous resolutions and reports on the situation in China and EU- China relations, in particular those of 21 January 2021 on the crackdown on the democratic opposition in Hong Kong1 and of 17 December 2020 on forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region2 (XUAR), – having regard to its previous recommendations relating to Hong Kong, in particular that of 13 December 2017 to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) on Hong Kong, 20 years after handover3, – having regard to the statement by leading MEPs following the decision by Chinese authorities to sanction