Amendments
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Procedure for the General Assembly 2. Motion for a Resolution by the Committee on International Trade I (INTA I) 3. Motion for a Resolution by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs I (LIBE I) 4. Motion for a Resolution by the Committee on Industry, Technology and Energy (ITRE) 5. Motion for a Resolution by the Committee on Security and Defence II (SEDE II) 6. Motion for a Resolution by the Committee on International Trade II (INTA II) 7. Motion for a Resolution by the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) 8. Motion for a Resolution by the Committee on 9. Motion for a Resolution by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) 10. Motion for a Resolution by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs II (LIBE II) 11. Motion for a Resolution by the Committee on Security and Defence I (SEDE I)
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PROCEDURE FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Introduction Speech by Home Committee (2 min.)
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Discussion of Amendment I o Defence Speech on the Amendment by the sponsor (1,5 min.) o Attack Speech on the Amendment (1,5 min.) o Open Debate on Amendment (5 min.) o Closing Statement by home committee (1 min.)
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Discussion of Amendment II o Defence Speech on the Amendment by the sponsor (1,5 min.) o Attack Speech on the Amendment (1,5 min.) o Open Debate on Amendment (5 min.) o Closing Statement by home committee (1 min.)
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Open debate (8 min.)
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FOR A RESOLUTION BY THE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE
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(INTA I) Overcoming power imbalances: With Latin America’s growing economies becoming an increasingly profitable market for European exports, how should the EU benefit from mutual trade and political cooperation all the while contributing to the development of human rights and environmental protection in the region? Katie Birell (UK), Carl-Victor Schauman (FI), Lucas Baumann (DE), Fiachra Kelleher (IR), Alice Leone (IT), Weronika Betta (PO), Teresa Melo (PT), Love Herén (SE), Susanna Schmied (CH), Tom Maes (BE), Nathan Peters (NL), Katarina Tica (RS), Juan Estheiman Amaya (ES, Chairperson) Submitted by:
Amendment 1 (DELETE): Sponsor: Maximilian Sup – AFET Original Clause: - Suggests offering incentives in the form of tax-breaks to EU corporations who employ a certain percentage of Latin American workers who hold tertiarylevel qualifications Amended Clause: - None Amendment 2 (REPLACE): Sponsor: Agata Meysner – LIBE II Original Clause: - Fighting the lack of technology and development by providing Latin American countries with technology research opportunities by promoting exchange programmes for university students of European and Latin American countries Amended Clause: - Providing incentives for specialists from the EU who wish to work in development related activities in Latin America
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FOR A R ESOLUTION BY T HE C OMMITTEE ON C IVIL L IBERTIES , J USTICE AND H OME A FFAIRS I (LIBE I) Europe as a safe harbour: Given the rising number of those fleeing conflicts worldwide, what coherent direction should the EU’s refugee and asylum policy pursue to account for burden-sharing amongst Member States whilst upholding humanitarian principles? Anna Callahan (UK), Katerina Kaloutsou (CY), Eva-Maria Tõnson (EE), Nana Kruashvilli (GE), Noah Schöppl (DE), Rebecca Jones (IT), Elza Linda Purvinska (LT), Jana Degrott (LU), Jovan Jeromela (RS), Blanca Domínguez (ES), Robin Reimers (SE), Marek Martinovsky (CZ) Jan de Peuter (BE) Submitted by:
Amendment 1 (DELETE): Sponsor: Ella Gemund – AFET Original Clause: - None Amended Clause: - The EU should enable application for asylum in the asylum seekers' home countries and third countries through EU embassies or offices Amendment 2 (REPLACE): Sponsor: Jessica Craig – AFET Original Clause: - Member States border control should be enhanced by increasing the number of rescue teams on each border checkpoint Amended Clause: - Member States border control should be enhanced by increasing the number of rescue teams on each border checkpoint who would bring the asylum seekers to Europe rather than returning them back to their home countries
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FOR A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON I NDUSTRY , R ESEARCH AND E NERGY (ITRE) Balancing the inherent costs of energy: With the EU’s 2030 framework1 for climate and energy policies being criticised as unambitious, what steps should the EU take to ensure the transition to a more secure and sustainable energy system while maintaining overall economic competitiveness? Submitted by: Aegli
Athanasiadou (CY), Jamie Caraher (IE), Ann-Sophie Dondyne (BE), Nikoloz Dzneladze (GE), Aleksandar Gigov (RS), Axel Meyer (FI), Leonie Laux (DE), Katie Macdonald (UK), Olesia Mandryka (SE), Martina Salvati (IT), Leonore Zutter (LU), Martin Pichler (AT), Isabelle Kleinveld (NL), Isabel Cantalapiedra (ES, Chairperson) Amendment 1 (DELETE): Sponsor: Elene Karangozishuili – IMCO Original Clause: - Create an EU emergency protocol to deal with sudden external supply shortage Amended Clause: - None Amendment 2 (ADD): Sponsor: Victor Nerhout – SEDE II Original Clause: - None Amended Clause: - If no progress is noted, and the plans concerning the 2030 targets outlined by the EC are not implemented, the EU will decide on the energy investments of that Member State.
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The 2030 strategy proposes a greenhouse gas reduction target of at least 40% compared to 1990 and a target of at least 27% for renewable energy and energy savings by 2030.
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FOR A R ESOLUTION BY T HE C OMMITTEE S ECURITY AND D EFENCE
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(SEDE II) Unregulated Warfare: With European countries planning to produce drones for military purposes, how can the EU and its allies around the world reap the advantages of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) while safeguarding their compatibility with international law? Submitted by: Stephanie
Lemesianou (CY), Carl Maask (EE), Frans Cederlöf (FI), Archil Parulava (GE), Rasmus Kriest (DE), Giacomo Angelo Quaia (IT), João Paulo Diogo (PT), Lucius Miller (CH), Artem Kravchenko (CZ), James Gowman (UK), Victor Verhaert (BE), Alexander Goldberg (LU), Raphael Bek (Chairperson, AT) Amendment 1 (DELETE): Sponsor: Luka Pzajania – INTA II Original Clause: - Drone operation logs should be accessible to non-governmental actors without mentioning the names of operation workers Amended Clause: - None
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FOR A RESOLUTION BY THE COMMITTEE ON I NTERNATIONAL T RADE
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(INTA II) Finding equitable health regulations: Uncured illnesses and increasing last- line resistance call for both fuelling pharmaceutical R&D and the promotion of fair access to medicine worldwide. How should the EU promote innovation in the pharmaceutical sector while making existing cures available to those who need them most? Connie Longmate (UK), Rafaella Konstantinou (CY), Niklas Schiffers (DE), Gillian Daly (IE), Elena Castagna (IT), Laura Orleane (LV), Alina Khan (LU), Aleksandra Szefer (PL), Beatriz Faneca (PT), Anja Todorovic (RS), Elis Saavedra (CH), Luka Dzagania (GE), Daniel Schneider (NL), Justine Tremerie (BE), Adam Moltoch (CZ), Rebecca Smith (FR, Chairperson) Submitted by:
Amendment 1 (REPLACE): Sponsors: (A) Julian Visser – AGRI (B) Isabelle Kleinveld - ITRE Original Clause: - Pharmaceutical companies are encouraged to make available their negative trial results Amended Clause: Option A: - Pharmaceutical companies are encouraged to make available their negative trial results privately to the companies that are interested in buying the results for a certain percentage of the R&D costs Option B: - Pharmaceutical companies are encouraged to make their negative trial results publicly available through a sharing platform established by the European Commission Amendment 2 (ADD): Sponsor: Lucius Miller– SEDE II Original Clause: - None Amended Clause: - The EMA or a corresponding institution releases regulation forcing pharmaceutical companies to publish the real costs of their R&D programmes, accurately enough to make controlling instances able to discern the costs of single drug projects without disclosing their purpose
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Motion for a Resolution by C OMMITTEE ON F OREIGN A FFAIRS
Europe in the world: As EU Member States have failed to act jointly in foreign conflicts at its borders, how should an effective reform of decision-making procedures be implemented within the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)? Valerie Berger (AT), Jessica Craig (UK), Ella Gemünd (DE), Andrea Ceccardi (IT), Katarzyna Gołaszewska (PL), Miloš Milivojević (RS), Laura Díaz Vallespinós (ES), Beatrice Semmelweis (SE), Irakli Eliashvili (GE), Liza Bex (NL), Ilse Elpers (BE), Maxmilian Sup (CZ), Nicole Cherniavsky (LU), Louis Wouters (BE, Chairperson) Submitted by:
Amendment 1 (DELETE): Sponsor: Martin Pichler – ITRE Original Clause: - The EU should continue working together with NATO on a status quo basis, whilst further developing Battlegroups in order to become more independent from external forces; Amended Clause: - None
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION BY THE COMMITTEE ON I NTERNAL M ARKET AND C ONSUMER P ROTECTION (IMCO) Risk or opportunity: With sharing-economy enterprises such as Uber and Airbnb becoming more popular and common, what regulatory framework best allows the EU and its Member States to prevent new challenges of circumvention of competition, taxation and labour laws whilst profiting from the innovative potential and high accessibility of the sharing-economy? Nikky Reddy (UK), Kea Kruuse (EE), Nelli Katriina Vanninen (FI), Elene Karangozishvili (GE), Christian Prandi (IT), Nora Jēkabsone (LV), Klara Birchley (PL), Carolina Sandeman (PT), Miriam Hamberg (SE), Allegra Margelisch (CH), Tom Cobbenhagen (NL), Catarina Bento Bustorff (BE), Lia Pachler (Chairperson, AT) Submitted by:
Amendment 1 (ADD): Sponsor: Valerie Berger – AFET Original Clause: - None Amended Clause: - When a sharing economy company (i.e. Airbnb) has a certain profit it has to pay the same amount of taxes than an incumbent company pays. Amendment 2 (REPLACE): Sponsor: Rasmus Kriest – SEDE II Original Clause: - Improving the current review system by: a) introducing the option to upload media, b) ensuring anyone who provides a review has in fact used the l service. Amended Clause: - Improving the current review system by: a) adding the option to report another user's review to prevent l scams and ensure the trustworthiness of reviews, b) recommends companies to change their rating system to l l only allow reviews in a certain timeframe that is based on l l l the usagetime of the service.
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T HE C OMMITTEE ON A GRICULTURE AND R URAL D EVELOPMENT (AGRI) Innovations to feed the world: With global demand for agricultural products such as food, feed and fuel rising, how should the EU expand agricultural knowledge and innovation systems around the world? Emma Chittleburgh (UK), Maria Polycarpou (CY), Hugh Whelan (IR), Nicola Ortu (IT), Kornel Koszela (PL), João Machada (PT), Maria del Mar Iglesias I Salvador (ES), Nada Hussein (SE), August Winters (NL) Nino Sakvarelidze (GE), Julian Visser (NL), Sebastian Weisshaar (NL), Anke Coolens (BE), Beth Thayne (UK, Chairperson) Submitted by:
Amendment 1 (ADD): Sponsor: Teresa Meto – INTA I Original Clause: - None Amended Clause: - Investing in the expansion of educational provisions on the agricultural sector through, for example, scholarships, apprenticeships and internships
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FOR A R ESOLUTION BY T HE C OMMITTEE ON C IVIL L IBERTIES , J USTICE AND H OME A FFAIRS II (LIBE II) From protection to possibilities: After the rejected Minority SafePack Citizen’s Initiative in 2013, which common strategy can the EU and its Member States pursue to ensure persons belonging to national and linguistic minorities have equal access to participation and representation in politics, the economy and civil society across Europe? Submitted by: Slavoljub
Atanasovski (RS), Rose Cantillon (IE), Henri Haapanala (FI), Joel Haldosén (SE), Laura Libera (DE), Adam Matousek (CZ), Agata Meysner (PL), Jennifer McMenigall (UK), Sofie Schryvers (BE), Teona Sekhniashvili (GE), Catarina Silva (PT), Jeroen Smeulders (NL), Dorothea Weber (DE, chairperson) Amendment 1 (ADD): Sponsor: Nicola Ortu – AGRI Original Clause: - None Amended Clause: - Ensuring there is no discrimination in the workplace due to belonging to a national minority, imposing financial punishments on those found guilty according to EU guidelines. Amendment 2 (REPLACE): Sponsor: Jovan Jeromela – LIBE I Original Clause: - Giving more autonomy to specific regions on issues concerning national and linguistic minorities by giving more power to already existing regional governments is desired. Amended Clause: - Ensuring that regions with national and linguistic minorities have more representatives within the governments of each Member State in order to combat the differences between the minority and the majority in a more adequate manner.
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T HE C OMMITTEE S ECURITY (SEDE I)
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From defence to stabilisation: With the extremist self-proclaimed ISIS now controlling large parts of Iraq and Syria, which joint steps should the EU Member States take to expand their Counter-Terrorism strategy on the matter and contribute to long-term stability in the region? Submitted by: Teresa
Sihler (AT), Claire Kumesu-Egri (UK), Angeliki Vassila (CY), Ester Holmström (FI), Gesine Weber (DE), Jane Creech (IE), Pietro Cutaia (IT), Joo Hyung Lee (LU), Antoni Nehring (PL), Adrià Castillo (ES), Moa Boström (SE), Miriam Aitken (CH), Rebecca Lensink (NL), Louis Toebosch (BE), Nora Wilhelm (CH, Chairperson) Amendment 1 (ADD): Sponsor: Alexander Gigov – ITRE Original Clause: - None Amended Clause: - Member States should actively cooperate with INTERPOL and world customs organisations actions on the borders of the EU, as well as the borders of countries used as transit routes, in cooperation with other relevant parties in order to prevent the illicit trade of cultural artifacts, a breach of the Hague Convention Amendment 2 (ADD): Sponsor: Artem Kravchenko – SEDE II Original Clause: - None Amended Clause: - The EU should only support those regional actors and members of the Global Counter-Coalition that share the fundamental values of the EU and are its active or potential allies. The actors must also not be listed terrorist or anti-EU organisations by the EU.