9.29. Taisnieres (FR) —Oltingue (CH) gas pipeline
9.30. Gas pipeline from Denmark to Poland, possibly via Sweden9.31. Nybro (DK) —Dragør (DK) gas pipeline, including connecting pipeline to the storage at Stenlille
(DK)
9.32. Gas network from the Barents Sea resources to the European Union, via Sweden and Finland
9.33. Gas pipeline from the Corrib field (IE), offshore9.34. Gas pipeline from Algerian resources to Italy, via Sardinia with a branch to Corsica and via
Tunisia
9.35. Gas network from resources in the Middle East to the European Union
9.36. Gas pipeline from Norway to the United Kingdom9.37. Pécs (HU) —Croatia connection
9.38. Szeged (HU) —Oradea (RO) connection
9.39. Vecsés (HU) —Slovakia connection
9.40. Beregdaróc (HU) —Ukraine capacity increase
10. Actions improving the functioning of the interconnected gas networks within the internal market
(No specifications defined yet)
P6_TA(2006)0119
Guidelines for the Member States' employment policies *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for
the employment policies of the Member States (COM(2006)0032 —C6-0047/2006 —2006/0010
(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0032) (1),
— having regard to Article 128(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament
(C6-0047/2006),
— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0086/2006),
1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;
3. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;
4. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substan-
tially;
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
(1) Not yet published in OJ.C 293 E/140 EN 2.12.2006 Official Journal of the European Union
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Amendment 1
Recital 1a (new)
(1a) Following the new challenges set by enlargement of the
EU in May 2004, the employment guidelines laid down forthe period 2005-2008 have taken on particular importanceand new implications for the employment of young and olderpeople, workers' health, combating work-related accidents atEuropean level, the integration of vulnerable social groups,combating social exclusion, outlawing illegal working, improv-ing the quality and the stability of jobs and the establishmentof equal rights and opportunities for men and women, whichshould be evaluated with indicators per guideline to measureprogress in gender equality.
Amendment 2
Recital 1b (new)
(1b) The Employment Guidelines cannot be implemented
without the effective implementation of Community legislationby individual Member States, in particular that relating toanti-discrimination policy under Article 13 of the Treaty, andhealth and safety legislation. The Commission must improve
its monitoring and enforcement procedure .
Amendment 3
Recital 1c (new)
(1c) Successful labour market integration requires an even
greater variety of support measures which create channels forinclusion and combat discrimination.
Amendment 4
Recital 1d (new)
(1d) According to the conclusions of the Spring European
Council held on 22 and 23 March 2005, the objectives of fullemployment, job quality, labour productivity and social cohe-
sion must be reflected in clear and measurable priorities:
attracting and retaining more people in the labour market onthe basis of the principles of equal opportunities and equaltreatment of men and women and the modernisation of socialprotection systems; reducing administrative costs, particularlyfor small and medium-sized enterprises; improving the adapt-ability of workers and businesses and increasing the flexibilityof working hours and labour markets; increasing investmentin human capital by improving training and skills.2.12.2006 EN C 293 E/141 Official Journal of the European Union
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Amendment 5
Recital 1e (new)
(1e) Further progress must be made in removing barriers
and restrictions to people's freedom to move from one MemberState to another (Guideline 21), particularly in the context ofworkers' mobility, including researchers and other profes-sionals (Guideline 23) with a view to achieving a Europewithout borders within the internal market and in order toput an end to the inconsistencies in this area generated byCouncil Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 con-cerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents (
*), which grants this right without restriction
to third-country nationals who have been resident in the Euro-pean Union for more than five years.
(*) OJ L 16, 23.1.2004, p. 44.
Amendment 6
Recital 1f (new)
(1f) As the employment guidelines cannot be followed with-
out adequate funding the Member States should take theseobjectives into account when adopting the Financial Perspec-tive 2007 –2013.
Amendment 7
Recital 2
(2) The Employment Guidelines and the Broad Economic
Policy Guidelines should be fully reviewed only every threeyears ,while in the intermediate years until 2008 their updating
should remain strictly limited.(2) In order to ensure that they enjoy the stability which
they require if they are to be successfully implemented, the
Employment Guidelines and the Broad Economic Policy Guide-lines should be fully reviewed only every three years ,while in
the intermediate years until 2008 their updating should remainstrictly limited. For this reason the European Parliament
should play a more active role in the intermediate years, withparticular regard to the monitoring of the Member States'implementation of the guidelines.
Amendment 8
Recital 3
(3) The examination of the Member States' National Reform
Programmes contained in the Commission's Annual Progress
Report and in the Joint Employment Report shows that MemberStates should proceed with employment policy reforms acrossthe board in accordance with the priorities set out in the2005-2008 Guidelines.(3) The examination of the Member States' National Reform
Programmes contained in the Commission's Annual Progress
Report and in the Joint Employment Report shows that MemberStates should proceed with employment policy reforms acrossthe board in accordance with the priorities set out in the2005-2008 Guidelines. Member States and the Commission
are reminded that gender mainstreaming and the promotionof gender equality should be ensured in all action taken, asequal opportunities and the combating of discrimination areessential for progress.C 293 E/142 EN 2.12.2006 Official Journal of the European Union
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Amendment 9
Recital 4a (new)
(4a) In order to promote economic growth and employment
and boost competitiveness, Member States should announcetheir research, innovation and research development spendingtargets, as well as the measures they propose to take in respectof investment for the benefit of small and medium-sized enter-prises and of micro-financing for women's and family-runbusinesses which use innovative forms of technology.
P6_TA(2006)0120
Competition policy 2004
European Parliament resolution on the Commission report on competition policy 2004 (2005/2209
(INI))
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the Commission report on Competition Policy 2004 (SEC(2005)0805) (the 2004
Competition Report),
— having regard to the Presidency conclusions of the Lisbon European Council of 23 and 24 March 2000,
the Göteborg European Council of 15 and 16 June 2001, the Laeken European Council of 14 and15 December 2001, the Barcelona European Council of 15 and 16 March 2002, and the Brussels Euro-pean Councils of 20 and 21 March 2003, 25 and 26 March 2004, and 22 and 23 March 2005,
— having regard to the report of November 2004 entitled ‘Facing the challenge —The Lisbon strategy for
growth and employment ’, by the High Level Group chaired by Mr Wim Kok,
— having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of
the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (
1) and Commission Regulation
(EC) No 773/2004 of 7 April 2004 relating to the conduct of proceedings by the Commission pursuant
to Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty (2),
— having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concen-
trations between undertakings (3),
— having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council
Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the ECTreaty (
4), Commission Regulation (EC) No 363/2004 of 25 February 2004 amending Regulation (EC)
No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (5) and Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 asregards the extension of its scope to include aid for research and development (
6),
(1) OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 63, 28.2.2004, p. 20.
(6) OJ L 63, 28.2.2004, p. 22.2.12.2006 EN C 293 E/143 Official Journal of the European Union
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BY PARLIAMENT