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Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Διεθνές Εμπόριο: Ημερήσια διάταξη 12-10-2020 Σχέδιο ημερήσιας διάταξης - Πέμπτη 15 Οκτωβρίου 2020 - PE658.880v01-00 - Επιτροπή Διεθνούς Εμπορίου 12-10-2020 10:45 AM CEST Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Εν συντομία - EU-India: Trade prospects - 12-10-2020 12-10-2020 Εν συντομία - EU-India: Trade prospects - 12-10-2020 12-10-2020 12:00 AM CEST The EU-India Summit held in July 2020 agreed to establish a regular high-level dialogue at ministerial level on bilateral trade and investment relations. In this way, the EU and India expressed a clear political will to work together to overcome issues that have hampered their trade relations in recent years and impeded advances towards a bilateral trade and investment agreement – where negotiations have been stalled since 2013 – and achievement of the potential of economic relations between the world's two biggest democracies. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Εν συντομία - EU-India: Cooperation on digitalisation - 12-10-2020 12-10-2020 Εν συντομία - EU-India: Cooperation on digitalisation - 12-10-2020 12-10-2020 12:00 AM CEST A 'human-centric digitalisation to develop inclusive economies and societies' is the main concept behind the digital transformation of both the EU and India. During their July 2020 summit, the two agreed to promote global digitalisation standards characterised by 'safe and ethical deployment'. Their flagship initiatives – the EU digital single market and 'Digital India' – make them natural partners in the promotion of these global standards. Yet, if their ICT cooperation is to make sound progress, some of Delhi's protectionist policies need further consideration. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Briefing - After Cotonou: Towards a new agreement with the African, Caribbean and Pacific states - 12-10-2020 12-10-2020 Briefing - After Cotonou: Towards a new agreement with the African, Caribbean and Pacific states - 12-10-2020 12-10-2020 12:00 AM CEST The Cotonou partnership agreement between the European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) states is due to expire at the end of 2020. The then ACP Group of States – which later became the Organisation of the ACP States (OACPS) – and the EU adopted their negotiating mandates in May and June 2018 respectively, thus starting negotiations for a 'post-Cotonou' agreement in September 2018. The main challenge for the EU is to maintain its cooperation with the three OACPS sub-regions and to continue to promote the values enshrined in the EU Treaties. At the same time, the new partnership should take into account the United Nations' sustainable development goals, the redefinition of European strategies in the concerned regions, the new ambitions of the ACP states and the changing balance of power at the global level. Both the EU and the OACPS have agreed on the principle of a common foundation complemented by three regional protocols. These multi-level negotiations and the ongoing discussions on the next EU multiannual budget prevented the new agreement from being finalised by February 2020, the initial expiry date set in the Cotonou Agreement. Thus, in order to avoid a legal vacuum in relations, the provisions of the latter have been extended until the end of 2020. Negotiations are now in their final stages, however some complex issues remain to be solved, among which the institutional setting of the partnership, including the future of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly. Fifth edition. The ‘International Agreements in Progress’ briefings are updated at key stages throughout the process, from initial discussions through to ratification. To view earlier editions of this briefing (in French), please see the EPRS blog, https://epthinktank.eu/2018/07/09/le-futur-partenariat-de-lunion-europeenne-avec-les-pays-dafrique-des-caraibes-et-du-pacifique-international-agreements-in-progress/. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Γεωργία και Ανάπτυξη της Υπαίθρου: Ημερήσια Διάταξη 12-10-2020 Σχέδιο ημερήσιας διάταξης - Πέμπτη 15 Οκτωβρίου 2020 - PE658.910v02-00 - Επιτροπή Γεωργίας και Ανάπτυξης της Υπαίθρου , Επιτροπή Ελέγχου του Προϋπολογισμού , Επιτροπή Περιβάλλοντος, Δημόσιας Υγείας και Ασφάλειας των Τροφίμων 12-10-2020 12:27 PM CEST Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Μελέτη - Background Reader On The European Semester Autumn 2020 Edition - 08-10-2020 12-10-2020 Μελέτη - Background Reader On The European Semester Autumn 2020 Edition - 08-10-2020 12-10-2020 12:00 AM CEST This fourth edition of the background reader on the European Semester, prepared by the Economic Governance Support Unit (EGOV) in the Directorate for Economic and Scientific Policies of the European Parliament, provides an overview of publications related to the European Semester from a parliamentary perspective. It aims at further increasing the links between Members of the European Parliament and national Parliaments, notably during inter-parliamentary meetings. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Μελέτη - Les principes d’égalité et de non-discrimination, une perspective de droit comparé - Conseil de l’Europe - 12-10-2020 12-10-2020 Μελέτη - Les principes d’égalité et de non-discrimination, une perspective de droit comparé - Conseil de l’Europe - 12-10-2020 12-10-2020 04:43 PM CEST Ce document s’intègre dans une série d’études qui, avec une perspective de droit comparé, visent à faire une présentation des principes d’égalité et de non-discrimination dans différents États et organisations internationales. Après avoir expliqué la normative et la jurisprudence d’application, le contenu, les limites et la possible évolution de ces principes sont examinés. La présente étude a pour objet le cas du Conseil de l’Europe. L’interdiction de la discrimination est protégée de manière développée et adéquate, essentiellement sur la base de l’article 14 de la CEDH et de la jurisprudence pertinente de la Cour, même si la Convention ne consacre pas explicitement et formellement le principe d’égalité devant la loi. L’effectivité de l’interdiction dépend toutefois du respect de ce droit par les États membres. La lutte contre la discrimination est également promue par des instruments de droit souple. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Ειδήσεις 12-10-2020 Ανακοινωθέντα τύπου - Βραβείο Ζαχάρωφ 2020: οι ευρωβουλευτές επέλεξαν τις τελικές υποψηφιότητες 12-10-2020 08:29 PM CEST Ανακοινώθηκαν οι φιναλίστ για το Βραβείο Ζαχάρωφ 2020: η δημοκρατική αντιπολίτευση στη Λευκορωσία, οι ακτιβιστές Guapinol και Berta Caceres, και οι ΛΟΑΤΚΙ ακτιβιστές της Πολωνίας. Επιτροπή Εξωτερικών Υποθέσεων Υποεπιτροπή Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Press release - EU job-search aid worth €2 million for 500 former shipbuilding workers in Spain 12-10-2020 06:22 PM CEST Former shipbuilding workers from Galicia should receive €2,054,400 in EU aid to help them re-integrate into the labour market, following a Budgets Committee vote on Monday. Committee on Budgets Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Όλα τα δελτία τύπου 12-10-2020 Ανακοινωθέντα τύπου - Βραβείο Ζαχάρωφ 2020: οι ευρωβουλευτές επέλεξαν τις τελικές υποψηφιότητες 12-10-2020 08:29 PM CEST Ανακοινώθηκαν οι φιναλίστ για το Βραβείο Ζαχάρωφ 2020: η δημοκρατική αντιπολίτευση στη Λευκορωσία, οι ακτιβιστές Guapinol και Berta Caceres, και οι ΛΟΑΤΚΙ ακτιβιστές της Πολωνίας. Επιτροπή Εξωτερικών Υποθέσεων Υποεπιτροπή Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Press release - EU job-search aid worth €2 million for 500 former shipbuilding workers in Spain 12-10-2020 06:22 PM CEST Former shipbuilding workers from Galicia should receive €2,054,400 in EU aid to help them re-integrate into the labour market, following a Budgets Committee vote on Monday. Committee on Budgets Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Briefing - Just Transition Fund - 13-10-2020 13-10-2020 Briefing - Just Transition Fund - 13-10-2020 13-10-2020 12:00 AM CEST The EU aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % by 2030 and achieve climate neutrality by 2050. This will require a socio-economic transformation in regions relying on fossil fuels and high-emission industries. As part of the European Green Deal, on 14 January 2020, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a regulation to create the Just Transition Fund, aimed at supporting EU regions most affected by the transition to a low carbon economy. In the context of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, an amended proposal on the Just Transition Fund (JTF) was published on 28 May 2020, increasingly the previously proposed JTF budget from €7.5 to €40 billion (in 2018 prices, with €10 billion under the core EU budget and €30 billion from Next Generation EU). The European Council cut the core budget part to €7.5 billion and Next Generation EU part to €10 billion in July 2020, while the European Parliament proposed an increase of the core budget resources to over €25 billion in September 2020. Funding will be available to all Member States, while focusing on regions with the biggest transition challenges. The proposed budget for the Just Transition Fund is to be complemented with resources from cohesion policy funds and national co financing. The Fund will be part of a Just Transition Mechanism, which also includes resources under InvestEU and a public-sector loan facility. The Commission expects total funding mobilised under the mechanism to reach at least €150 billion. In the European Parliament, the file has been entrusted to the Committee on Regional Development (REGI). The REGI committee voted on its report on 6 July, and the Parliament subsequently adopted its amendments on 17 September 2020, fixing its position for trilogue negotiations. Third edition. The 'EU Legislation in Progress' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the legislative procedure. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Briefing - A Just Transition Fund for climate-neutral EU regions - 13-10-2020 13-10-2020 Briefing - A Just Transition Fund for climate-neutral EU regions - 13-10-2020 13-10-2020 10:29 AM CEST The EU aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % by 2030, and achieve climate neutrality by 2050. The transition to clean energy will be a challenge for those regions highly dependent on fossil fuels and high-emission industries, in particular regions with a high level of employment in the coal sector. The new Just Transition Fund, complementing the existing cohesion policy funds, will provide support to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition in the most affected territories. This paper looks at the new fund and its allocation mechanism; it focuses on the EU coal industry and the potential for clean energy solutions in a selection of coal regions; and finally, it gives an overview of the level of greenhouse gas emissions in the EU by NUTS2 region. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Μελέτη - Die Grundsätze der Gleichheit und der Nichtdiskriminierung, eine rechtsvergleichende Perspektive - Österreich - 13-10-2020 13-10-2020 Μελέτη - Die Grundsätze der Gleichheit und der Nichtdiskriminierung, eine rechtsvergleichende Perspektive - Österreich - 13-10-2020 13-10-2020 11:41 AM CEST Dieses Dokument ist Teil einer Reihe von Studien, mit denen die Grundsätze der Gleichheit und der Nichtdiskriminierung in verschiedenen Staaten aus rechtsvergleichender Sicht dargestellt werden sollen. Nach einer Erklärung der einschlägigen Rechtsvorschriften und Rechtsprechung werden der Inhalt, die Grenzen und die mögliche Entwicklung dieser Grundsätze analysiert. Die vorliegende Studie hat den Fall Österreich zum Gegenstand. Die Grundsätze der Gleichheit und der Nichtdiskriminierung sind in Österreich umfassend gewährleistet. Auf verfassungsgesetzlicher Ebene binden der allgemeine Gleichheitssatz und die zu diesem ergehende verfassungsgerichtliche Rechtsprechung das gesamte staatliche Handeln an diese Grundsätze. Der VfGH hat dabei eine Dogmatik entwickelt, die insbesondere eine rechtlich ungleiche Behandlung aufgrund von in der Person gelegenen Merkmalen nur in äußerst engen Grenzen zulässt. Demgegenüber ist das Konzept der „positiven bzw umgekehrten Diskriminierung“ nur wenig ausgeprägt und beschränkt sich im Wesentlichen auf die Herstellung faktischer Gleichheit von Frauen und Männern. Private werden durch die Grundsätze der Gleichheit und der Nichtdiskriminierung lediglich sektoral gebunden, wobei im Wesentlichen unionsrechtliche Vorgaben innerstaatlich umgesetzt werden. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Briefing - Understanding the European Economic and Social Committee - 13-10-2020 13-10-2020 Briefing - Understanding the European Economic and Social Committee - 13-10-2020 13-10-2020 04:28 PM CEST The European Social and Economic Committee (EESC), established in 1957 by the Treaty of Rome, is one of the two advisory bodies of the European Union (EU). Composed of representatives of various European economic and social groups and categories, such as employers, workers, producers, farmers, liberal professions and civil society organisations, the EESC assists the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission in the policy-making and legislative process, in an advisory capacity. EESC members are appointed by the Council according to the proposals of national governments and after consulting the European Commission, for a mandate of five years. Since the 2002 Treaty of Nice the maximum number of EESC members has been fixed at 350. With the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU, the 24 UK members of the EESC also left. In the new mandate starting on 21 September 2020, the total number of members is 329. Over time, the EU Treaties have increased the number of policy areas in which the consultation of the EESC is required for the adoption of legislation; however, the EU institutions often request the Committee's opinion beyond these mandatory areas, and even before legislation is proposed, in order to assess the views of civil society on a specific topic. Importantly, the EESC has acquired the right to give its views on any EU-related issue and the Committee's own-initiative opinions and information reports currently account for around 15 to 20 % of the opinions it adopts every year. In addition to the consultative role assigned by the Treaties, the Committee has set for itself the task of communicating the European Union to citizens, reinforcing participatory democracy and providing a forum for civil dialogue between the EU institutions and civil society. For over 20 years, the EESC has organised events on various topics, cooperated with national economic and social committees and, in general, strived to enhance the role of civil society both in Europe and outside. In all its aspects, the EESC has become a bridge between Europe and organised civil society. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Briefing - Foresight within the EU institutions: The ESPAS analysis so far - 13-10-2020 13-10-2020 Briefing - Foresight within the EU institutions: The ESPAS analysis so far - 13-10-2020 13-10-2020 04:56 PM CEST Three ESPAS Global Trends Reports identify major shifts through the 2010s and the challenges they pose for the European Union. The reports tease out both risks and opportunities arising in geopolitics, the economy, technology, the environment and society. They underline the need for anticipatory governance and for the development of a strategic foresight culture within the EU institutions. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Ανάπτυξη: Δελτία Τύπου 13-10-2020 Ανακοινωθέντα τύπου - Βραβείο Ζαχάρωφ 2020: οι ευρωβουλευτές επέλεξαν τις τελικές υποψηφιότητες 12-10-2020 08:29 PM CEST Ανακοινώθηκαν οι φιναλίστ για το Βραβείο Ζαχάρωφ 2020: η δημοκρατική αντιπολίτευση στη Λευκορωσία, οι ακτιβιστές Guapinol και Berta Caceres, και o αρχιεπίσκοπος Μοσούλης Najeeb Michaeel. Επιτροπή Εξωτερικών Υποθέσεων Επιτροπή Ανάπτυξης Υποεπιτροπή Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Έγγραφα ολομέλειας: Εκθέσεις 13-10-2020 SECOND REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018, Section VI – European Economic and Social Committee - A9-0188/2020 13-10-2020 05:04 PM CEST SECOND REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018, Section VI – European Economic and Social Committee Committee on Budgetary Control Tomáš Zdechovský Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Έγγραφα ολομέλειας: Εκθέσεις 13-10-2020 SECOND REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018, Section II – European Council and Council - A9-0189/2020 13-10-2020 05:44 PM CEST SECOND REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018, Section II – European Council and Council Committee on Budgetary Control Tomáš Zdechovský Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Ειδήσεις 13-10-2020 Άρθρο - Ανακοινώθηκαν οι φιναλίστ για το βραβείο Ζαχάρωφ 2020 13-10-2020 10:42 AM CEST Η δημοκρατική αντιπολίτευση στη Λευκορωσία, οι περιβαλλοντικοί ακτιβιστές της Ονδούρας και ο καθολικός αρχιεπίσκοπος της Μοσούλης επιλέχθηκαν ως φιναλίστ του βραβείου Ζαχάρωφ 2020. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Κοινοβουλευτικά 13-10-2020 Άρθρο - Ανακοινώθηκαν οι φιναλίστ για το βραβείο Ζαχάρωφ 2020 13-10-2020 10:42 AM CEST Η δημοκρατική αντιπολίτευση στη Λευκορωσία, οι περιβαλλοντικοί ακτιβιστές της Ονδούρας και ο καθολικός αρχιεπίσκοπος της Μοσούλης επιλέχθηκαν ως φιναλίστ του βραβείου Ζαχάρωφ 2020. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Όλα τα δελτία τύπου 13-10-2020 Άρθρο - Ανακοινώθηκαν οι φιναλίστ για το βραβείο Ζαχάρωφ 2020 13-10-2020 10:42 AM CEST Η δημοκρατική αντιπολίτευση στη Λευκορωσία, οι περιβαλλοντικοί ακτιβιστές της Ονδούρας και ο καθολικός αρχιεπίσκοπος της Μοσούλης επιλέχθηκαν ως φιναλίστ του βραβείου Ζαχάρωφ 2020. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Έγγραφα ολομέλειας: Προτάσεις ψηφίσματος 14-10-2020 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on levelling the playing field between European Union and third country producers - B9-0307/2020 14-10-2020 01:10 AM CEST MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION pursuant to Rule 143 of the Rules of Procedure on levelling the playing field between European Union and third country producers Viktor Uspaskich Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Έγγραφα ολομέλειας: Τροπολογίες 14-10-2020 AMENDMENTS 001-004 - REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on a Digital Services Act: adapting commercial and civil law rules for commercial entities operating online - A9-0177/2020(001-004) 14-10-2020 01:10 AM CEST AMENDMENTS 001-004 REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on a Digital Services Act: adapting commercial and civil law rules for commercial entities operating online (2020/2019(INL)) Committee on Legal Affairs Rapporteur: Tiemo Wölken Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP AMENDMENTS 001-006 - REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on a framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies - A9-0186/2020(001-006) 14-10-2020 01:10 AM CEST AMENDMENTS 001-006 REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on a framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies (2020/2012(INL)) Committee on Legal Affairs Rapporteur: Ibán García del Blanco Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP AMENDMENTS 001-002 - REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on the Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market - A9-0181/2020(001-002) 14-10-2020 01:10 AM CEST AMENDMENTS 001-002 REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on the Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market (2020/2018(INL)) Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Rapporteur: Alex Agius Saliba Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP AMENDMENTS 003-003 - REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on the Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market - A9-0181/2020(003-003) 14-10-2020 01:10 AM CEST AMENDMENTS 003-003 REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on the Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market (2020/2018(INL)) Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Rapporteur: Alex Agius Saliba Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Έγγραφα ολομέλειας: Τροπολογίες 14-10-2020 AMENDMENTS 004-005 - REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on the Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market - A9-0181/2020(004-005) 14-10-2020 08:51 AM CEST AMENDMENTS 004-