Beskæftigelsesudvalget 2016-17
BEU Alm.del Bilag 43
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EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
Strasbourg, 25.10.2016
COM(2016) 710 final
ANNEX 1
ANNEX
to the
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
Commission Work Programme 2017
Delivering a Europe that protects, empowers and defends
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Annex I: New initiatives
Nº
Title
Description
1
A New Boost for Jobs, Growth and Investment
1.
Youth initiative
The initiative includes a proposal for the creation of a European Solidarity Corps
(legislative/ non-legislative)
and
priority measures to implement the youth aspects of the Skills Agenda, including a quality framework for
apprenticeships and a proposal on increased mobility for apprentices
(legislative);
modernising school and higher
education
(non-legislative; Q2/2017);
as well as a proposal for improved tracking of outcomes for graduates but also
young people who have followed vocational education and training
(non-legislative; Q2/2017).
This includes a strategy on plastics use, reuse and recyling
(non-legislative; Q4/2017);
measures on water: a proposal
for a Regulation on minimum quality requirements for reused water
(incl. impact assessment; Art. 192 TFEU;
Q2/2017);
a REFIT revision of the Drinking Water Directive
(incl. impact assessment; Art. 192(1) TFEU; Q4/2017);
an initiative to address legal, technical or practical bottlenecks at the interface of chemical, product and waste
legislation
(non-legislative; Q4/2017);
and a monitoring framework for the circular economy
(non-legislative;
Q3/2017).
A comprehensive proposal for the next Multi-annual Financial Framework , including on own resources
(legislative/
non-legislative; Art. 312 TFU).
2.
Implementation of the Action Plan on
Circular Economy
3.
Financial framework beyond 2020
A Connected Digital Single Market
4.
Implementation of the Digital Single
Market Strategy
Mid-term review of the implementation of the Digital Single Market Strategy.
1
In this annex the Commission provides further information, as far as available, on the initiatives included in its Work Programme, in line with the Interinstitutional
Agreement on Better Law-making. This information, which is provided in brackets under the description of each initiative, is indicative only and subject to change during the
preparatory process, notably in view of the outcome of an impact assessment process.
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Nº
Title
Description
1
A Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy
5.
Implementation of the Energy Union
Strategy: low-emission travel and
mobility
REFIT revisions of several key pieces of legislation hightlighted in the low-emission mobility action plan: post-2020
strategies on cars/vans and on lorries, buses and coaches
(legislative, incl. impact assessment; Q2/2017);
the Clean
Vehicles Directive
(incl. impact assessment; Art. 192 TFEU; Q2/2017);
and the Eurovignette and European Electronic
Toll Service (EETS) Directives
(incl. impact assessment; Art. 91 TFEU; Q2/2017).
This initiative includes the
implementation of the international agreement on emissions from aircraft (ICAO)
(legislative, incl. impact
assessment; Art. 192 TFEU; Q1/2017)
.
A Deeper and Fairer Internal Market with a Strengthened Industrial Base
6.
Implementation of the Single Market
Strategy
Deliverables will include a REFIT revision of the legislation on goods
(legislative/ non-legislative, incl. impact
assessment; Art. 43/114/207 TFEU; Q2/2017),
a company law initiative to facilitate the use of digital technologies
throughout a company's lifecycle and cross-border mergers and divisions
(legislative, incl. impact assessment; Q3-
4/2017),
an initiative on coordinated health technology assessments
(legislative/ non-legislative, incl. impact
assessment; Q4/2017),
and measures for better enforcement of single market rules within a wider enforcement
package, including proposals for a Single Digital Gateway
(legislative/ non-legislative, incl. impact assessment; Art.
114 TFEU; Q1/2017)
and for a Single Market Information Tool
(legislative, incl. impact assessment; Q1/2017),
upgrade of SOLVIT
(non-legislative; Q1/2017)
and empowering national competition authorities to be more effective
enforcers
(legislative/ non-legislative, incl. impact assessment; Q2/2017).
The initiative includes implementation of the VAT action plan through REFIT proposals for a definitive VAT
system and on VAT rates
(legislative, incl. impact assessment; Art. 113 TFEU; Q3/2017),
better administrative
cooperation and a simplification package to reduce burden for businesses and tax administrations
(legislative, incl.
impact assessment; Art. 113 TFEU; Q4/2017);
a proposal for an EU list of third country jurisdictions that do not
respect tax good governance standards
(non-legislative; Q3/2017);
and implementation in EU legislation of the
international agremeent on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS)
(legislative/ non-legislative, incl. impact
assessment; Q2/2017).
Legislative proposals on governmental satellite communication services
(incl. impact assessment; Art. 189 TFEU;
Q4/2017)
and measures to facilitate market uptake of space services and data
(legislative/non-legislative).
7.
Fairer taxation of companies
8.
Implementation of the Space Strategy
for Europe
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Nº
9.
Title
Description
1
Implementation of the Capital Markets A mid-term review
(non-legislative; Q2/2017)
will take stock of progress on the implementation of the Capital
Union Action Plan
Markets Union and identify potential additional measures required to improve the financing of the economy. New
measures will include a framework for an EU personal pension product
(legislative/ non-legislative, incl. impact
assessment; Art. 114 TFEU; Q2/2017);
a REFIT revision of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR)
(incl.
impact assessment; Art. 114 TFEU; Q1/2017);
an Action Plan on retail financial services
(non-legislative;
Q1/2017);
and additional delegated legislation to facilitate funding of infrastructure corporates by institutional
investors
(incl. impact assessment; Q4/2016).
A Deeper and Fairer Economic and Monetary Union
10.
A strong Union built on a strong EMU
The White Paper on the Future of Europe
(non-legislative; Q1/2017)
setting out steps on how to reform an EU of 27
Member States 60 years after the Treaties of Rome will also include the future of the EMU to prepare stage 2 of
EMU deepening in the new political and democratic context (including a stability oriented review of the Stability
and Growth Pact and the follow up to Article 16 of the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the
EMU (incorporating the substance of this treaty into the EU legal framework). The initiative will also include a
review of the European System of Financial Supervision (ESFS) to strengthen the effectiveness and efficiency of
oversight at both macro- and micro- prudential levels.
Following the public consultation, the initiative will set out its proposal for a Pillar of Social Rights
(Q1/2017)
and
will present related initiatives, such as initiatives to address the challenges of work-life balance faced by working
families
(legislative/non-legislative, incl. impact assessment; Art. 153/ 157 TFEU),
on access to social protection
(legislative/non-legislative, incl. impact assessment; Art. 153/ 292),
and the implementation of the Working Time
Directive
(non-legislative),
as well as a REFIT revision of the Written Statement Directive establishing the
employer’s obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship
(legislative, incl. impact assessment; Art 153.1(b)/154 TFEU).
11.
European Pillar of Social Rights
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Nº
Title
Description
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Trade: A Reasonable and Balanced Free Trade Agreement with the U.S.
12.
Implementation of the Trade for All
Strategy
In parallel to pursuing and completing bilateral negotiations (e.g. with Japan) and to opening new negotiations with
Australia
(incl. impact assessment; Q1/2017),
Chile
(incl. impact assessment; Q2/2017)
and New Zealand
(incl. impact
assessment; Q1/2017)
for free trade agreements, this initiative includes a further reinforcement of the EU's Trade
Defence Instruments with a proposal to amend the EU's antidumping legislation
(incl. impact assessment; Q4/2016),
in line with the Commission Communication of 18 October 2016.
An Area of Justice and Fundamental Rights Based on Mutual Trust
13.
Data Protection Package
The package
(Q1/2017)
will include an alignment of rules on the protection of personal data when processed by EU
Institutions to the new general data protection rules
(legislative; Art. 16 TFEU),
a REFIT revision of the ePrivacy
Directive
(incl. impact assessment; Art. 114/16 TFEU)
as well as a framework for adequacy decisions on exchange of
personal data with third countries.
Implementation of the Security Union agenda and the Action Plan on terrorist financing, with proposals to
harmonise money laundering offences and sanctions
(legislative; Art. 83 TFEU; Q4/2016),
to strengthen mutual
recognition of criminal asset freezing and confiscation orders
(legislative, incl. impact assessment; Art. 82 TFEU;
Q4/2016)
and to tackle illicit cash movements
(legislative, incl. impact assessment; Art. 33/114 TFEU; Q4/2016)
and
illicit trade in cultural goods
(legislative, incl. impact assessment; Art. 207 TFEU; Q4/2016).
This initiative also
includes a proposal for a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS)
(legislative; Art. 77(2)(b)
and (d)a TFEU; Q4/2016)
as well as follow-up to the work of the High Level Group on information systems and
interoperability.
14.
Progress towards and effective and
genuine Security Union
Towards a New Policy on Migration
15.
Implementation of the European
Agenda on Migration
Mid-term review of the implementation of the European Agenda on Migration, consolidating and taking horizontal
stock across different workstrands, including the implementation of the new migration partnership framework with
third countries.
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Nº
Title
Description
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A Stronger Global Actor
16.
Implementation of the European
Defence Action Plan
Implementation of the EU Global
Strategy
EU Strategy for Syria
Africa – EU Partnership: renewed
impetus
Including a proposal for a European Defence Fund and measures to improve the use and effectiveness of public
procurement rules
(legislative/ non-legislative).
Including notably efforts to foster state, economic, environmental/climate and societal resilience in third countries,
in particular in the EU's neighbours and in wider surrounding regions
(non-legislative).
The strategy will set out how the EU can help rebuild a peaceful and stable Syrian nation and a pluralistic, tolerant
civil society in Syria
(non-legislative; Q1/2017).
The initiative will define the EU's strategic objectives and priorities in its relations with Africa
(non-legislative;
Q2/2017).
17.
18.
19.
A Union of Democratic Change
20.
Modernisation of Comitology
procedures
Proposals to align the rules for secondary legislation to the updated Treaty rules
(legislative; Q1/2017);
and
assessment of the democratic legitimacy of existing procedures for the adoption of delegated and implementing acts
(non-legislative; Q1/2017).
Measures to step up efforts on the application, implementation and enforcement of EU law
(non-legislative;
Q4/2016),
in line with the Commission's priorities; concrete proposals to ensure better enforcement of single market
rules
(see under point 6 above)
as well as REFIT initiatives to ensure proper implementation and enforcement of
environmental regulation, including environmental compliance assurance
(non-legislative; Q3/2017),
access to
justice
(non-legislative; Q1/2017)
and monitoring, transparency and reporting
(legislative/ non-legislative; Q2/2017).
21.
A more strategic approach to
enforcement of EU law
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