Antonio CANCIAN
Constituencies
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Italy
Il Popolo della Libertà
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Groups
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PPE
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Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on Transport and Tourism | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Industry, Research and Energy | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2009/09/16 | 2012/01/18 |
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Rapporteur
| Shadow | 2013/0029(COD) | Single European railway area: opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and governance of the railway infrastructure. 4th Railway Package |
| Shadow | 2012/2321(INI) | Contribution of cooperatives to overcoming the crisis |
| Opinion | 2012/2027(INI) | Innovative financial instruments in the context of the next Multiannual Financial Framework |
| Shadow | 2011/0302(COD) | Connecting Europe Facility |
| Opinion | 2011/0301(COD) | Financing of infrastructure projects: Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) and trans-European transport and energy networks |
| Shadow | 2010/0150(COD) | Programme to aid economic recovery: Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy (amend. Regulation (EC) No 663/2009) |
| Opinion | 2009/2096(INI) | A sustainable future for transport |
| Responsible | 2008/0237(COD) | Rights of passengers in bus and coach transport; cooperation between national authorities |
Born
1951/07/02 Mareno di Piave (TV)- Degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Padua (1975).
- Founder partner, chairman and managing director of Poolinvest, a group operating in the innovative high-tech service sector (1978-2009).
- Municipal councillor and then councillor with special responsibilities for Mareno di Piave (Treviso) (1973-1987); Mayor of Mareno di Piave (Treviso) (1987-1992).
- Member of the Christian Democrat (DC) Group in the Italian Parliament during the 9th parliamentary term; member of the Committee on productive activities (1992-1994).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2008/0147(COD) Road transport: charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of infrastructure (amend. Directive 1999/62/EC)
2011/03/22
TRAN
13 amendments...
Amendment 32 #
Council position – amending act Recital 6 a (new) (6a) In order to avoid distorting competition in the road freight sector, mark-ups for pollution and congestion costs may be introduced by the Member States provided that existing domestic taxation in this sector – including vehicle ownership and/or traffic taxes, along with fuel taxes – is not reduced in such a way as to subsidise national operators. Fulfilment of this requirement must be demonstrated when the mark-up for external costs is introduced, and the Commission must carry out a prior check on, and subsequently monitor, compliance with the requirement.
Amendment 34 #
Council position – amending act Recital 13 a (13a) The increased cost of road freight resulting from external-cost charges for pollution and congestion must, along the relevant road links, be coupled with alternatives in terms of infrastructure, modal solutions and the provision of services by operators under access and service conditions based in particular on competition and market comparisons. In accordance with the implementing principles for inter-modal, intra-modal and co-modal shifts of traffic flows, Member States intending to introduce mark-ups for pollution and congestion costs must therefore show that these requirements are being met, including in terms of programming commitments to be implemented within a predetermined timeframe.
Amendment 43 #
Council position – amending act Article 1 – point 1 a (new) Directive 1999/62/EC Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new) (1a) In Article 6, the following paragraph shall be added : ‘(4a) The introduction and application of mark-ups under Article 7b(2) shall not be coupled with reductions in vehicle and fuel taxes. The Commission shall monitor the proper implementation of this paragraph.’
Amendment 44 #
Council position – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 1999/62/EC .Article 7 b – Paragraph 1 1. The infrastructure charge shall be based on the principle of the recovery of infrastructure costs. The weighted average infrastructure charge shall be related to the construction costs and the costs of operating, maintaining and developing the infrastructure network concerned. The weighted average infrastructure charge may also include a return on capital
Amendment 47 #
Council position – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 1999/62/EC Article 7 c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new) The introduction of external-cost charges is dependent on the availability of modal alternatives to the relevant section of road and of competitive services thereon. The Commission shall ensure that the Member States fulfil this requirement within a reasonable timeframe.
Amendment 51 #
Council position – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 1999/62/EC Article 7 c – paragraph 3 3. The external-cost charge related to traffic-based air pollution shall not apply to vehicles which comply with the most stringent EURO emission standards until f
Amendment 52 #
Council position – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 1999/62/EC Article 7 e – paragraph 3 3. Tolling arrangements
Amendment 62 #
Council position – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 1999/62/EC Article 7 f – paragraph 5 5. The amount of the mark-up shall be deducted from the amount of the external cost charge calculated in accordance with Article 7c, except for vehicles of EURO emission classes 0, I and II;. The related revenues shall be invested in financing the construction of priority projects of European interest identified in Annex III to Decision No 1692/96/EC.
Amendment 66 #
Council position – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 1999/62/EC Article 7 g – paragraph 3 – point (c) (c) no infrastructure charge is more than 1
Amendment 67 #
Council position – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 1999/62/EC Article 7 g – paragraph 3 – point (d) (d) the peak periods during which the higher infrastructure charges are levied for the purpose of reducing congestion do not exceed
Amendment 71 #
Council position – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 1999/62/EC Article 7 g – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. The Commission shall arrange for a user guide on the implementation of the Directive to be drafted in the languages of those Member States that apply it, with a special focus on modulating congestion, so as to enable public bodies and private firms to draw up business plans that take into account the possible effects of such modulation. This guide shall be published before the Directive enters into force.
Amendment 72 #
Council position – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 1999/62/EC Article 7 h – paragraph 1 – point (b) (b) for tolling arrangements involving concession tolls: - the concession contracts or significant changes to such contracts, - the base case on which the grantor has founded the notice of concession, as referred to in Annex VII B to Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and Council, of 31 March 2004, on the coordination of awarding procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public services contracts***; this base case shall include the estimated costs as defined in Article 7b (1), envisaged under the concession, the forecasted traffic divided into types of vehicle, the levels of tolls envisaged and the geographic extent of the network covered by the concession contract, or equivalent documentation.
Amendment 82 #
Council position – amending act Article 1 – point 4 Directive 1999/62/EC Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated by this Directive. The revenues generated from external-cost charges, or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, sh
source: PE-460.939
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2008/0237(COD) Rights of passengers in bus and coach transport; cooperation between national authorities
2010/09/05
TRAN
3 amendments...
Amendment 54 #
Council position – amending act Recital 14 (14) Rights of bus and coach passengers should include the receipt of information regarding the service before and during the journey. All essential information provided to bus and coach passengers should also be provided in alternative formats accessible to disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility, such as large print, plain language, Braille, electronic communications that can be accessed with adaptive technology, and audio tapes.
Amendment 66 #
Council position – amending act Article 3 - point g (g) "carrier" means a natural or legal person, other than a tour operator, travel agent or ticket vendor, offering regular or occasional services to the general public;
Amendment 104 #
Council position – amending act Article 27 - paragraph 1 (1) Each Member State shall designate a
source: PE-441.262
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2008/0247(COD) Rail transport: European rail network for competitive freight
2010/04/15
TRAN
5 amendments...
Amendment 129 #
Council position Article 8 - paragraph 4 4. The implementation plan shall take into account – along with other measures – the development of terminals to meet the needs of rail freight running on the freight corridor. It must also take into account the implementation of appropriate safety measures for the transport of hazardous freight by rail. In particular, keepers of wagons for the transport of hazardous freight must entrust the maintenance of the wagons they own to certified maintenance workshops and take out minimum insurance cover of EUR 150 million against accidents that may arise in the course of that transport.
Amendment 151 #
Council position Article 15 - paragraph 3 3. The principles for establishing the priority rules shall at least provide, with the exception of peak hours where this paragraph shall not apply, that the train path referred to in Article 13(3) and 13(5) allocated to freight trains which comply with their scheduled time in the working timetable shall not be modified, as far as possible. The principles for establishing the priority rules shall aim at minimising the overall network recovery time with regard to the need of all types of transport. For this purpose, infrastructure managers may coordinate the management between the different types of traffic along several freight corridors.
Amendment 153 #
Council position Article 15 - paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Each Member State through the infrastructure manager shall define in the network statement the peak hours. Peak hours shall apply only to working days and shall be limited to a maximum of three hours in the morning and to a maximum of three hours in the afternoon. In defining the peak hours regional and long distance passenger traffic shall be taken into consideration.
Amendment 164 #
Council position Annex I - point 5 Gdynia - Warsaw -Katowice- Ostrava/Zilina-
Amendment 165 #
Council position Annex I - point 6 Almer
source: PE-440.164
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2009/0170(COD) Civil aviation safety: investigation and prevention of accidents and incidents (repeal. Directive 94/56/EC)
2010/10/05
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 a (new) (10a) The safety investigation authorities play a core role in the investigation process. Their work is of the utmost importance in determining the causes of an accident or incident. It is therefore essential, that they should be able to conduct their investigations free of any form of pressure and entirely independently of regulatory or judicial authorities and in the interest of public safety protection. The safety investigation authorities should be given access to all information and elements necessary to ease the conduct of an efficient technical investigation, including immediate and unconditional access to the site of the accident, the wreckage of the aircraft, its components and documentation of interest, free from constraints implied by a possible seizure ordered by the judicial authority. The safety investigation authorities should possess the financial and human resources required for effective, efficient investigations.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 3.
source: PE-441.211
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2009/2096(INI) A sustainable future for transport
2010/03/02
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes the progress achieved as regards road safety through the use of new technologies and radio navigation systems, combined with increasingly more stringent technical design standards intended for example to protect pedestrians; points out, however, that the target set in the 2001 White Paper, whereby the number of road accident victims was to be halved by 2010, has not been met;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Urges the industry and research institutes to widen the range of, and further develop, internationally competitive European technologies to improve the safety and eco-compatibility of all types of vehicles, whether for private use or for public and commercial use;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Urges car and heavy goods vehicle manufacturers to apply the available technologies with a view to obtaining basic information about vehicle-road interaction and weather conditions, and to make wide use of the in-vehicle system enabling key data (speed, navigation, driving time, etc.) to be projected onto the windscreen, the object being to encourage environmentally sustainable driving behaviour; calls on the Member States to promote new information and education campaigns aimed at road users;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Shares the Commission’s view that completion of the internal market needs to be complemented by liberalisation of the transport sector, especially rail transport; believes that in the transport sector, as in other sectors, the rules making for genuinely free competition should be enforced fairly and common provisions applied in order to afford access to the market or at the very least guarantee reciprocity; hopes that where transport and energy policy is concerned, and in its relations with non-member countries, Europe will speak with one voice;
source: PE-438.447
2010/03/26
TRAN
7 amendments...
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is of the view that technical interoperability, European certification, standardisation and mutual recognition are essential elements of an effectively functioning single market, and that the enforcement of these should figure more prominently in the tasks of the various agencies;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Emphasises that an efficient transport policy requires adequate funding, and that a transport fund might be created using, inter alia, existing funds in the EU budget, part of the structural and cohesion policy funds and
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that the financial and economic crisis can serve as an opportunity to give targeted support to the field of transport and enable investment, primarily and as a priority, in safe, environmentally- friendly and
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is convinced that the definition of a European core network within the overall TEN network should be evaluated according to criteria of sustainable development at European and also regional level, and that multimodal platforms remain an essential element of infrastructural supply, since they enable effective interconnections between different modes of transport, energy and telecommunications networks and services that intersect with the main hubs;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Considers that the TEN-T should be integrated into a pan-European network with links extending both inside and outside the EU in order to ensure links with other continents, primarily Africa and Asia;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 - indent 2 a (new) - a doubling of the number of passengers carried by inland waterway and maritime transport by 2020,
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 - indent 7 a (new) - a 60% increase in European funding for sustainable transport for the 2014-2020 financial programming period,
source: PE-439.922
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2009/2178(INI) Enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market
2010/02/26
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Take account of the existence of particular formats making works accessible for those with disabilities and adopt the necessary measures to promote the distribution thereof;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Maintain strong protection of IPR while facilitating legal use of works, in particular for non-commercial purposes such as education and research, through easily available, one-stop, EU-wide licensing options, supported by transparency regarding the holders of the IPR;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Adopt a position on applications for mandatory block exemptions to protect the Member States vis-à-vis other countries which currently enjoy a more competitive market position;
source: PE-439.283
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2009/2230(INI) European Union strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and the role of macro-regions in the future cohesion policy
2010/03/03
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises the importance of integrating the Baltic Sea region more closely into the TEN-T priority axes, in particular with regard to the Motorways of the Sea (TEN-T 21), extension of the Gdansk-Vienna rail axis (TEN-T 23) to meet the Venice-Trieste Adriatic section of the TEN-T 6 axis, extension of the rail axis from Berlin to the Baltic Coast (TEN- T 1) and more rapid progress in developing the Rail Baltica axis;
source: PE-439.389
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2010/0063(COD) Statistics on tourism (repeal. Directive 95/57/EC)
2010/05/10
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 - paragraph 1 - point m a (new) (ma) ‘same-day visits’ shall mean visits by people travelling within the space of a single day for purposes of tourism and/or recreation.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II - Section 2 - point 17 a (new) 17a. Expenditure Annual of the individual tourist during the trip on catering
source: PE-449.025
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2010/0150(COD) Programme to aid economic recovery: Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy (amend. Regulation (EC) No 663/2009)
2010/07/15
ITRE
9 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 4 (4) Providing increased financial incentive is a key element to address the barriers of high up-front cost and stimulate sustainable energy improvements. Investment support in sustainable energy can be most effective and beneficial when targeted at local level. Policies for energy efficiency should be oriented towards a concrete involvement of both users and operators, through public policies, in order to encourage the creation of a European market for energy efficiency, thus providing opportunities for the competitive growth and development of the system.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 5 a (new) (5a) In a period of budgetary constraints, the complementarity of EU financial instruments is of particular importance. The facility should efficiently complement and build on existing instruments, in particular on the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as amended by Regulation (EU) No 397/2009, with the result that the available ERDF funding for energy efficiency and renewables in the housing sector was increased to a potential EUR 8 billion over 2007-2013.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 6 (6) So as to maximise the impact of the EU funding in the short term, the facility should
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 Article 3 – paragraph 2 "2. Individual legal commitments under Chapter II implementing the budgetary commitments made in 2009 and 2010 shall be made by 31 December 2010.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 Annex II – part I – paragraph 2 –point a a (new) (aa) projects that demonstrate a high innovation and economic potential and make use of new procedures and best available technologies;
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 Annex II – part I – paragraph 3 The facility may be used to provide incentives
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 The facility shall be implemented by one or several
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 The financial intermediaries shall comply with the relevant requirements on the delegation of budgetary execution tasks set out in the Financial Regulation and its Implementing Rules, in particular as regards procurement rules, internal control, accounting and external audit.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 Annex II – part II – paragraph 3 The detailed terms and conditions of the facility, including monitoring and control, shall be laid down in a(n) agreement(s) between the Commission and the
source: PE-445.669
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2010/0253(COD) Single European railway area. Recast
2011/05/31
TRAN
38 amendments...
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 (11) An efficient passenger and freight sector, especially across borders, requires action to open up the markets in the individual Member States.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 (11) An efficient passenger and freight sector, especially across borders, requires action to open up the markets in the individual Member States.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall ensure that the functions determining equitable and non- discriminatory access to infrastructure
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall ensure that the functions determining equitable and non- discriminatory access to infrastructure
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. In order to ensure the independence of decision-making in the performance of essential functions under this paragraph, Member States shall ensure that, from the date of transposition of this directive, the staff responsible for the performance of essential functions must be: (a) legally or contractually independent from any railway undertaking or from a company controlling one or more railway companies, (b) located in separate premises of any railway undertaking, or of a company controlling one or more railway companies, (c) legally or contractually subject to respect for confidentiality of information relating to their functions;
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. In order to ensure the independence of decision-making in the performance of essential functions under this paragraph, Member States shall ensure that, from the date of transposition of this directive, the staff responsible for the performance of essential functions must be: (a) legally or contractually independent from any railway undertaking or from a company controlling one or more railway companies, (b) located in separate premises of any railway undertaking, or of a company controlling one or more railway companies, (c) legally or contractually subject to respect for confidentiality of information relating to their functions;
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. In order to ensure the independence of decision-making in the performance of essential functions under this paragraph, Member States shall ensure that, from the date of transposition of this directive, the staff responsible for the performance of essential functions must be prevented from holding any position in a railway company or in a company controlling one or more railway undertakings for a period of two years.
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. In order to ensure the independence of decision-making in the performance of essential functions under this paragraph, Member States shall ensure that, from the date of transposition of this directive, the staff responsible for the performance of essential functions must be prevented from holding any position in a railway company or in a company controlling one or more railway undertakings for a period of two years.
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraphs 4 a and 4 b (new) Furthermore, within 12 months of the entry into force of this Directive, railway undertakings within the Directive’s scope shall be granted, on equitable, non- discriminatory and transparent conditions, access to the infrastructure in all Member States for the purpose of operating all types of passenger rail services, without prejudice to public service contracts already in place, which shall continue to be valid until they expire. The provisions of this paragraph do not require a Member State to grant, before the end of that period of 12 months from the Directive’s entry into force, a right of access for the purpose of operating domestic passenger services to railway undertakings and undertakings directly or indirectly controlled by them that are licensed in a Member State where access rights of a similar nature are not granted.
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraphs 4 a and 4 b (new) Furthermore, within 12 months of the entry into force of this Directive, railway undertakings within the Directive’s scope shall be granted, on equitable, non- discriminatory and transparent conditions, access to the infrastructure in all Member States for the purpose of operating all types of passenger rail services, without prejudice to public service contracts already in place, which shall continue to be valid until they expire. The provisions of this paragraph do not require a Member State to grant, before the end of that period of 12 months from the Directive’s entry into force, a right of access for the purpose of operating domestic passenger services to railway undertakings and undertakings directly or indirectly controlled by them that are licensed in a Member State where access rights of a similar nature are not granted.
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. Member States may limit the right of access provided for in Article 10 on services between a place of departure and a destination which are covered by one or more public service contracts conforming to the Union legislation in force. Such limitation shall not have the effect of restricting the right to pick up passengers at any station located on the route of an international service and to set them down at another, including stations located in the same Member State or on the route of a domestic service, except where the exercise of this right would compromise the economic equilibrium of services covered by a public service contract.
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. Member States may limit the right of access provided for in Article 10 on services between a place of departure and a destination which are covered by one or more public service contracts conforming to the Union legislation in force. Such limitation shall not have the effect of restricting the right to pick up passengers at any station located on the route of an international service and to set them down at another, including stations located in the same Member State or on the route of a domestic service, except where the exercise of this right would compromise the economic equilibrium of services covered by a public service contract.
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Whether the economic equilibrium of services covered by a public service contract would be compromised shall be determined by the relevant regulatory body or bodies referred to in Article 55 on the basis of an objective economic analysis and based on pre-
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Whether the economic equilibrium of services covered by a public service contract would be compromised shall be determined by the relevant regulatory body or bodies referred to in Article 55 on the basis of an objective economic analysis and based on pre-
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4 When the operator of the service facility encounters conflicts between different requests, he shall attempt the best possible matching of all requirements. If no viable alternative is available, and it is not possible to accommodate all requests for capacity for the relevant facility on the basis of demonstrated needs, the regulatory body referred to in Article 55 shall
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4 When the operator of the service facility encounters conflicts between different requests, he shall attempt the best possible matching of all requirements. If no viable alternative is available, and it is not possible to accommodate all requests for capacity for the relevant facility on the basis of demonstrated needs, the regulatory body referred to in Article 55 shall
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5 Where the service facility has not been in use for at least two consecutive years its owner shall publicise the operation of the facility as being for lease
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5 Where the service facility has not been in use for at least two consecutive years its owner shall publicise the operation of the facility as being for lease
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. A railway undertaking originating from a third country shall be entitled to apply for a licence in
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. A railway undertaking originating from a third country shall be entitled to apply for a licence in
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission
Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a directive Article 56 – paragraph 2 2. The regulatory body shall also have the power to monitor the competition in the rail services markets and review points (a) to (g) of paragraph 1 on its own initiative and with a view to preventing discrimination between applicants. It shall, in particular, check whether the network statement contains discriminatory clauses or creates discretionary powers for the infrastructure manager that may be used to discriminate between applicants. The regulatory body shall have
Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a directive Article 56 – paragraph 2 2. The regulatory body shall also have the power to monitor the competition in the rail services markets and review points (a) to (g) of paragraph 1 on its own initiative and with a view to preventing discrimination between applicants. It shall, in particular, check whether the network statement contains discriminatory clauses or creates discretionary powers for the infrastructure manager that may be used to discriminate between applicants. The regulatory body shall have
Amendment 624 #
Proposal for a directive Article 57 – title Cooperation between regulatory bodies and powers of the Commission
Amendment 624 #
Proposal for a directive Article 57 – title Cooperation between regulatory bodies and powers of the Commission
Amendment 630 #
Proposal for a directive Article 57 – paragraph 3 3. In the case of a complaint or an own- initiative investigation on issues of access or charging relating to an international train path, as well as in the framework of monitoring competition on the market related to international rail transport services, the regulatory body concerned shall notify the Commission and consult the regulatory bodies of all other Member States through which the international train path concerned runs and request all necessary information from them before taking its decision. Regulatory bodies shall, on a quarterly basis, notify the Commission of all complaints and own- initiative investigations on issues of access or charging relating to international rail services.
Amendment 630 #
Proposal for a directive Article 57 – paragraph 3 3. In the case of a complaint or an own- initiative investigation on issues of access or charging relating to an international train path, as well as in the framework of monitoring competition on the market related to international rail transport services, the regulatory body concerned shall notify the Commission and consult the regulatory bodies of all other Member States through which the international train path concerned runs and request all necessary information from them before taking its decision. Regulatory bodies shall, on a quarterly basis, notify the Commission of all complaints and own- initiative investigations on issues of access or charging relating to international rail services.
Amendment 632 #
Proposal for a directive Article 57 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. The regulatory body shall notify the Commission of any draft decisions on issues of access or charging relating to an international train path and issues of access or charging relating to international rail services. The Commission shall assess the draft decision's compatibility with Union law and, if necessary, request changes.
Amendment 632 #
Proposal for a directive Article 57 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. The regulatory body shall notify the Commission of any draft decisions on issues of access or charging relating to an international train path and issues of access or charging relating to international rail services. The Commission shall assess the draft decision's compatibility with Union law and, if necessary, request changes.
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a directive Annex 1 – indent 1 a (new) – The parts of passenger station buildings and facilities that are necessary for the provision of rail transport services: common transit areas, platform access facilities, public information systems, any movement control areas;
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a directive Annex 1 – indent 1 a (new) – The parts of passenger station buildings and facilities that are necessary for the provision of rail transport services: common transit areas, platform access facilities, public information systems, any movement control areas;
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a directive Annex 1 – indent 10 a (new) – A network of freight terminals commensurate with the size of the rail network.
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a directive Annex 1 – indent 10 a (new) – A network of freight terminals commensurate with the size of the rail network.
Amendment 681 #
Proposal for a directive Annex 3 – point 2 – subpoint f Amendment 681 #
Proposal for a directive Annex 3 – point 2 – subpoint f source: PE-467.166
2012/04/05
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a directive Annex II – paragraph 2 – point e (e) maintenance facilities
source: PE-487.974
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2010/0303(COD) European Maritime Safety Agency: further development
2011/06/30
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. In order to ensure that the objectives set out in Article 1 are met in the appropriate manner, the Agency shall perform the tasks listed in paragraph 2 of this Article in the fields of maritime safety and maritime security, the prevention of pollution caused by ships and response to marine pollution. The Agency shall assist the Commission and the Member States, as appropriate, in the development and implementation of the Union activities as set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 related to the Agency's objectives, insofar as the Agency has established and recognised expertise and tools. The tasks set out in this Article shall: (a) create substantiated added value, (b) avoid duplication of efforts, (c) be in the interest of the Union maritime transport policy, (d) not be detrimental to the Agency’s core tasks and budget (e) not infringe upon Member States’ rights and obligations, in particular as flag states, port states and coastal states.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f (f) in the analysis of ongoing and completed research projects relevant to the fields of activity of the Agency; this shall include the identification of possible regulatory follow-up measures resulting from specific research projects
source: PE-467.345
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2010/0383(COD) Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. Recast
2011/10/19
JURI
1 amendments...
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 1. An employer may bring proceedings only in the courts of the Member State
source: PE-473.813
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2010/2095(INI) Industrial Policy for the globalised era
2010/11/16
ITRE
17 amendments...
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas maintaining global leadership of European industry is only possible through new technologies/processes/solutions, R&D, a sophisticated supply-chain, better efficiency, strong human resources, good logistics and infrastructure, as cost-cutting alone is not the way forward for industry in Europe,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas an ambitious EU industrial policy must be based on a strong internal market, both within EU borders and in its external dimension; whereas, in this connection, all industrial policy instruments (such as R&D policy, regional policy, competition policy, regulatory convergence and trade policy) must be brought to bear in addressing the opportunities and challenges of globalisation,
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Highlights the fact that sustainable development, as defined by the Johannesburg Conference in 2002, shall be based on three pillars: economic, social and environmental; in order to have the most competitive economy the industrial policy shall be sustained by finding a balanced mix of these factors;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Takes the view that EU industrial policy should also be based on practical projects which bring tangible benefits to European businesses and citizens, such as GMES, Galileo and ITER;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Recalls that, representing as it does an annual 17% of GDP in the EU, public procurement is a powerful instrument for stimulating innovation; points out that competitors such as China and the USA have set ambitious targets for public procurement of innovative, sustainable and environmental products, and calls for similar target setting in the EU in line with the Europe 2020 strategy; stresses that it is essential to ensure reciprocity of access to external markets, in particular public procurement markets, so as to enable EU businesses to compete on fair terms internationally;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Recalls that, representing as it does an annual 17% of GDP in the EU, public procurement is a powerful instrument for stimulating innovation; points out that competitors such as China and the USA have set ambitious targets for public procurement of innovative and environmental sustainable products, and calls for similar target setting in the EU in line with the EU 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 4 a (new) - setting up incentives for higher education to adjust the curricula accordingly,
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) to be extended beyond 2013 and its total amount of funding considerably expanded;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Stress the need for a systematic quality check of any new legislation using the following criteria: · scientific advice: quality of evidence and interpretation, · consultation: ask "users" about the experience of existing regulations, · international benchmarking: compare with legislation in key competing countries, · consistency of the proposal with related EU legislation, · simplification achieved (including voluntary alternatives);
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for efforts to be stepped up with a view to creating without delay a Community patent in order to improve the framework conditions for industrial property rights, implementing a reform of standardisation methods and bringing about international standardisation in order to safeguard technological leadership; considers that stepping up measures to combat counterfeiting and protect intellectual property is a major concern of industrial policy;
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 – indent 2 a (new) • to implement projects to enable the networking of SMEs and larger companies along the value chain;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 – indent 2 b (new) • to promote the internationalisation of SMEs;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls for future trade agreements to be drawn up in such a way that they
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission to deliver on the objectives set out in the Global Europe communication and forthcoming communication on trade policy, notably by ambitious new market access in the Doha Round, including sectoral agreements, e.g. chemicals and machinery;
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 – indent 1 • the existing industry-specific approaches (task forces, high-level groups, technology and innovation platforms such as Cars 21, etc.) to be renewed, comparably developed and equipped with clear strategic content by the Commission, in consultation with all stakeholders,
Amendment 451 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 – indent 2 • the results to be implemented in a way that is tailored to the needs of the specific industries in a value chain approach,
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 – indent 1 • innovation clusters and networks, in particular the European competitiveness clusters and the new innovation partnerships to be launched in 2011 as part of the ‘Innovation Union’ initiative, should be given greater support, enabling knowledge transfer and research, better training and the infrastructure to be promoted in a coordinated way; this should also be a priority for the European Regional Development Fund,
source: PE-452.697
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2010/2105(INI) Innovative financing at a global and European level
2010/10/13
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that revolving financial instruments for energy efficiency measures represent an innovative way of financing climate-friendly projects; welcomes efforts to create a dedicated financial facility which could also attract private investors (within the framework of the Public Private Partnerships-PPPs) to use uncommitted funds from the EEPR Regulation to support energy efficiency and renewable initiatives; asks the Commission to closely assess the effectiveness of this instrument and to analyse the potential for applying a similar approach to future unspent funds in the EU budget;
source: PE-450.834
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2010/2107(INI) Revision of the Energy Efficiency Action Plan
2010/11/10
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on the Commission to investigate the possibility to further extend the scope for energy efficiency measures in tertiary and commercial buildings;
source: PE-450.651
2010/12/10
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Asks the Commission and the Member States to promote the wider use of energy audits in companies and devise mechanisms for assisting SMEs
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Calls on the Commission to submit proposals on how to establish an EU framework of revolving financial instruments, fiscal and accounting measures and appropriate regulations to support complementary energy efficiency measures which support existing successful national schemes and distribution channels (e.g. by means of risk sharing, such as ESCO models) and which encourages the setting-
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Considers that this framework should take into account experience of existing revolving instruments provided by public financial intermediaries, not only to consumers but also to ESCOs providing energy efficiency services to consumers, involve existing EU funds and be designed to attract other public or private funds to create the highest leverage possible and support financial programmes for a large number of final beneficiaries;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Calls on the Commission to consider proposing effective measures
source: PE-450.652
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2010/2154(INI) Aviation security with a special focus on security scanners
2011/03/22
TRAN
6 amendments...
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Believes that the use of security scanners must be
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Takes the view that the use of security scanners
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Believes that such protection can be better achieved when a standard figure is used, and that the use of body images should be permitted only in a remote area, with the appropriate guarantees and on an exceptional basis;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Takes the view that people undergoing checks should receive all the necessary information in advance, particularly regarding the operation of the scanner concerned, what images can be seen and by whom, the conditions in place to protect the rights to intimacy, privacy and data protection, and the possibility of refusing to pass through the scanner for vulnerable groups, as indicated in paragraph 15 of this resolution;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen screening and inspection checks on air cargo; stresses the need, to this end, to have more inspectors available both at national level and within the Commission;
source: PE-460.986
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2010/2206(INI) Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe
2011/03/31
TRAN
4 amendments...
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Stresses the importance of paying due attention to the question of safety in accommodation, particularly in regard to fire safety regulations; considers therefore that incentives should be given for voluntary adherence to the MBS (Management, Building and System) method promoted by HOTREC, without prejudice to national regulations in force in line with the 1986 Council recommendations; stresses also the importance of always bearing in mind the needs of the disabled and people with reduced mobility; invites the Commission to consider the need for systematic collection of data on accommodation safety;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Welcomes the EU’s legislation on passenger rights, particularly in regard to passengers with reduced mobility, and hopes to see the introduction in the
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Welcomes voluntary industry efforts to understand and reduce the impact of tourism on the environment and on destinations, such as the part EU-funded Travelife Sustainability System, an innovative scheme which helps consumers to make sustainable choices and industry understand and manage its impacts in the supply chain;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Calls on the Commission to coordinate and raise the profile of financial instruments managed by various directorates-general and intended to boost the competitiveness of tourism, and to check they are being correctly used, particularly with reference to the ERDF, the EAFRD, the ESF and the E
source: PE-458.571
2011/04/02
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes that better
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the role of enterprises, in
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Believes it important for Ecolabel, the European label for environmental sustainability, to have a higher profile, highlighting tourist accommodation where ample use is made of renewable energy sources and of technologies and materials that permit high standards of energy efficiency;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Believes that rules on classification of accommodation should be harmonised in line with common Europe-wide standards and assessment criteria;
source: PE-456.996
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2010/2208(INI) Transport applications of the Global Navigation Satellite Systems - short and medium term EU policy
2011/09/02
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Regrets that all of the European Union is not at this time covered by EGNOS and calls for the EGNOS system to be extended to southern, eastern and south-eastern Europe as a matter of priority and for consideration to be given to its possible extension into Africa;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Also calls on the Commission, therefore, to encourage initiatives aimed at developing sector-specific service centres, in particular for the maritime sector;
source: PE-458.490
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2010/2211(INI) Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe
2011/04/13
SURE
1 amendments...
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Takes note of the development since the 1990
source: PE-462.729
2011/08/04
SURE
1 amendments...
Amendment 623 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 62. Calls on the Commission to take into account, in particular, the need to shift freight and passenger flows towards more sustainable transport flows, such as railways and inland waterways, while providing efficient co-modality; considers that the upcoming revision of the TEN-T guidelines needs to address interoperability between national railway systems and introduce conditionality on EU expenditure in order to achieve a genuine Single European Railway policy;
source: PE-462.730
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2010/2235(INI) European road safety 2011-2020
2011/03/17
TRAN
15 amendments...
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Proposes that the office of EU Road Safety Coordinator should be created by 2014; believes that the office should be established at interministerial level so as to allow scope for a multidisciplinary approach;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Maintains that respect for life and the human person should find expression in a shared cultural and ethical process whereby the road would be deliberately construed as a human community;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to encourage exchanges of proven practices so that more of them can be incorporated into national
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Member States to honour existing commitments to transfer data; calls on the Member States to harmonise data collection systems using real-time transmission software for sensitive data, to be phased in by 2014;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Is convinced of the need for a better education of novice drivers regarding the role of tyres for road safety and the need for observing basic rules for proper tyre maintenance and tyre use; calls therefore on Member States for proper and timely implementation of the Driving License Directive and of the provisions therein for a mandatory part on tyre knowledge, as well as on car basic maintenance in general in the driving tests exams;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Recommends that devices be used to monitor driving behaviour with a view to reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions as well as encouraging safe driving;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission to ensure - in the light of the ongoing efforts for the cross border enforcement of traffic offences - that measures are taken to facilitate road users' access to information concerning the major rules in all Member States (at least concerning the speed limits regime and maximum authorised BAC level);
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Wholeheartedly supports the Commission’s proposal to make EU funding available as a matter of principle only to infrastructure projects which comply with EU directives on road safety and tunnel safety and which should also make use of professionals with specialist knowledge of first aid and emergency procedures and provided with technologically advanced innovative firefighting equipment;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – subparagraph 1 (new) Calls on the Commission to ensure roadwork sites are made safer through guidelines for designing and equipping sites which should be standardised, as far as possible, at the European level, so that motorists are not faced with new, unfamiliar circumstances in each country; calls for guidelines, which should include proper signing, removal of original road markings, use of protective fencing and barriers, marking lane routing with warning beacons or bend signs and markings, avoiding very narrow bends and ensuring safety at night.
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Emphasises the importance of observing driving and rest periods, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Calls for such parking areas to be provided for when road infrastructure is at the planning stage or to be upgraded and for the building costs to be considered eligible for co-financing under Community programmes (for example the TEN-T programme);
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Calls on the Member States to monitor imported accessories, components, and spare parts more closely in order to ensure that they are suitable and meet stringent European consumer protection standards;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Calls on the Commission to press for mandatory periodic technical inspection of motorcycles and mopeds in order to improve their safety;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 – point 1 (new) Calls on the Commission to support actions that stimulate customers to take up innovative vehicle-safety technologies, many of which are not yet mandatory but have demonstrable safety benefits, when they purchase vehicles;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40a. Points out that the number of accidents involving cyclists and motorcyclists is still very high and calls on the Commission and the Member States to support every measure necessary to protect this category of road users;
source: PE-460.852
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2010/2245(INI) Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world
2011/08/03
ITRE
10 amendments...
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses, in order to ensure greater integration of the components of the knowledge triangle, the need to promote policies to strengthen cooperation between education systems and the business world in the development of new curricula and doctoral programmes;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Stresses the need to support a composite financial architecture, as well as the development of new financial mechanisms, also combining automatic instruments with grant-based instruments in order to foster investments needed to reach strategic R&D goals;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Welcomes the Commission proposal to define specific investments addressed to innovative start-ups;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the Commission to move a greater proportion of close-to-the-market research to demonstration projects through relevant loan-driven instruments such as the CIP, the RSFF and the EIF, and to give SMEs Europe-wide access thereto;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls for the introduction of a
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls for the completion of the European Research Area – a Treaty obligation – by 2014, so as to enable the EU to retain and attract top talent; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to facilitate the mutual recognition of professions and training courses;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 – point 5 · encompass all research and innovation programmes, including the EIT's Knowledge and Innovation Communities;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 point 5 a (new) · involve all relevant public and private partners along the supply chains, in the selection and development of the future partnerships, as well as in the definition of their governance models,
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 point 5 b (new) · better coordinate existing instruments and initiatives
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Underlines that full engagement of the regional and local levels is crucial to achieving the goals of the Innovation Union, as they have the necessary proximity to a wide range of actors involved in innovation and serve as an intermediary between these various actors, the Member States and the EU; calls on the Commission, therefore, to suggest areas for discussion and operational arrangements whereby the regions can participate in and make a contribution towards providing the most appropriate responses to society's major challenges, in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity;
source: PE-460.664
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2010/2304(INI) European broadband: investing in digitally driven growth
2011/03/25
ITRE
8 amendments...
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Highlights the importance of recognising and embracing all the existing broadband platforms, users, and services as part of the broadband ecosystem. This will help ensuring 100% broadband access and delivering the many societal benefits envisioned. This will, in turn, promote 100% broadband adoption;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Believes that competition in both infrastructure
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Encourages the Commission
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Highlights the need
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Supports the Commission's work with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to improve funding of fast and ultra-fast networks
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to explore new financing sources for infrastructures in white areas and supports the creation of an EU bond project in collaboration with the EIB;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Notes the Commission's intention to produce guidance on costing and non- discrimination,
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Underlines the importance of
source: PE-460.941
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2011/0043(NLE) Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013: fusion energy, nuclear fission and radiation protection; specific programme for indirect actions
2011/09/19
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – part I – section I.A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – exploration of ITER operating scenarios by means of targeted experiments
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – part I – section I.A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new) – planning of a new satellite experiment under the 8th FP which can complement ITER experimentation, with a view to ensuring the facilities required while limiting risks and operational costs, and can also cover the study of key aspects of the DEMO technologies;
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – part I – section I.A – point 6 The realisation of ITER in Europe, within the international framework provided by the ITER Organisation, will add to the new research infrastructures with a strong European dimension, and will entail, in the context of the complementary European programme, the creation of a new research infrastructure in support of the ITER experiment.
source: PE-472.082
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2011/0045(NLE) Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013: participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in indirect actions, dissemination of research results
2011/09/13
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 52 – paragraph 2 – point a a) under the Contracts of Association at a rate not exceeding 40 %: expenditure of specific cooperative projects between the Associates which have been recommended for priority support by the consultative committee and approved by the Commission; priority support will concentrate on
source: PE-472.072
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2011/0046(NLE) Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013: nuclear research and training activities
2011/09/13
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The European Sustainable Nuclear Industrial Initiative (ESNII) has as its aim the deployment of Gen-IV Fast Neutron Reactors with closed fuel cycle between 2035 and 2040. It follows three lines of technological development and includes four major projects: the ASTRID prototype (sodium cooled), the ALLEGRO experimental model (gas cooled), the ALFRED demonstrator (lead cooled) and, as support infrastructure for the latter technology, the MYRRHA fast neutron irradiation facility (lead-bismuth cooled).
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – part I.A – point 2 A focused physics and technology programme will exploit the Joint European Torus (JET) and other ITER-relevant magnetic confinement devices (including, potentially, via new experiments to be implemented and run in parallel with ITER). It will assess specific key ITER technologies, consolidate ITER project choices, and prepare for ITER operation.
source: PE-472.074
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2011/0092(CNS) Taxation of energy products and electricity: restructuring the Community framework
2011/01/12
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 6 2003/96/EC Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) Member States may differentiate between commercial and non-commercial use of gas oil used as propellant, provided that the EU minimum levels are observed and the rate for commercial gas oil used as propellant does not fall below the national level of taxation in force on 1 January 2003, notwithstanding any derogations for this use laid down in this Directive.
source: PE-475.931
2011/10/21
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 Directive 2003/96/CE Article 7 “Article 7 “Article 7 1. As from 1 January 2013, from 1 January 2015 and from 1 January 2018, the minimum levels of taxation applicable to motor fuels shall be fixed as set out in Annex I, Table A.
source: PE-474.081
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2011/0156(COD) Food intended for infants and young children and food for special medical purposes
2012/01/18
ITRE
10 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation Title Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on food intended for infants and young children and on food for special medical purposes and foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)(Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) A limited number of categories of food constitutes the sole source of nourishment of certain groups of the population or represent a partial source of nourishment; such categories of food are vital for the management of certain conditions and/or are essential to maintain the intended nutritional adequacy for certain well-established vulnerable groups of the population. Those categories of food include infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten. Experience has shown that the provisions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC, as well as Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 ensure the free movement of such food in a satisfactory manner, while ensuring a high level of protection of public health. It is therefore appropriate that this Regulation focuses on the general compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food for infants and young children and to food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) To ensure legal certainty, definitions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 should be transferred to this Regulation. However, the definitions of infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten should be regularly adapted taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) This Regulation should provide the criteria for the establishment of the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food,
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) It is appropriate to establish and update a Union list of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other substances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes to infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Regulation 953/2009, Commission Directives 2006/141/EC and 2006/125/EC, subject to certain criteria laid down in this Regulation. Given the fact that the adoption of the list implies the application of criteria set out in this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in that respect. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers. The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts updating the Union list, where, in duly justified cases relating to public health, imperative grounds of urgency so require.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Currently, the statements ‘gluten-free’ and ‘very low gluten’ may be used for food
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. This Regulation establishes compositional and information requirements for the following categories of food for specialized nutrition:
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (c a) food for people intolerant to gluten
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new) (h a) ‘food for people intolerant to gluten’ means foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses which are specially produced, prepared and/or processed to meet the special dietary needs of people intolerant to gluten
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 to adapt the definitions of ‘infant formula’, ‘follow-on formula’, ‘processed cereal-based food’ and ‘baby food’ and ‘food for special medical purposes’, and ‘food for people intolerant to gluten’ taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.
source: PE-480.536
2012/01/26
ENVI
13 amendments...
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Title Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on food intended for infants and young children
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) A limited number of categories of food constitutes the sole source of nourishment of certain groups of the population or represent a partial source of nourishment; such categories of food are vital for the management of certain conditions and/or are essential to maintain the intended nutritional adequacy for certain well-established vulnerable groups of the population. Those categories of food include infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) To ensure legal certainty, definitions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) This Regulation should provide the criteria for the establishment of the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food,
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) It is appropriate to establish and update a Union list of
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Currently, the statements
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. This Regulation establishes compositional and information requirements for the following categories of food for specialised nutrition:
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) food for people intolerant to gluten.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new) (ha) 'food for people intolerant to gluten' means foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses which are specially produced, prepared and/or processed to meet the special dietary needs of people intolerant to gluten;
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 to adapt the definitions of
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. Subject to the general requirements of Articles 7 and 9 and taking into account Directive 2006/141/EC, Directive 2006/125/EC
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 source: PE-480.592
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2011/0172(COD) Energy efficiency
2011/11/16
ITRE
6 amendments...
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 13 (13) It would be preferable for the 20% energy efficiency target to be achieved as a result of the cumulative implementation of specific national and European measures, on the basis of clear and enforceable national targets, promoting energy efficiency in different fields. If that approach does not succeed, it would however be necessary to reinforce the policy framework by adding a system of binding targets. In a first stage, therefore, Member States should be required to
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 34 (34) In the implementation of the 20% energy efficiency target, the Commission will have to monitor the impact of new measures on Directive 2003/87/EC establishing the EU's emissions trading directive (ETS) in order to maintain the incentives in the emissions trading system rewarding low carbon investments and preparing the ETS sectors for the innovations needed in the future without interfering with the ETS implementing provisions.
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) 1 a. ‘energy efficiency’ means the use of less energy inputs while maintaining an equivalent level of economic activity or service;
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new) 2 b. ‘energy saving’ means a reduction of energy consumption through the implementation of energy efficiency, behaviour change or decreased economic activity;
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. By 3
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. By 31 December 2013, the Commission shall establish, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 18, a common and cost-effective methodology for monitoring and verifying energy savings and the evolution of energy intensity, which will permit to quantify efforts of Member States on an equivalent basis by drawing on available statistical indicators.
source: PE-475.873
2011/11/17
ITRE
14 amendments...
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Member States may lay down conditions for the exemption of building categories as defined in Article 4(2) of Directive 2010/31/EU from the provisions of this Article.
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a (a) adopt an energy efficiency plan, freestanding or as part of a broader climate or environmental plan, containing specific energy saving objectives and a timetable for their achievement, with a view to continuously improving the body's energy efficiency;
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a (a) adopt an energy efficiency plan, freestanding or as part of a broader climate or environmental plan, containing specific energy
Amendment 607 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new) (aa) check and verify yearly level of achievement of planned objectives;
Amendment 663 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieve annual energy savings
Amendment 696 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new) Measures that target long term savings or structured programs proposed by operators in the energy efficiency sector should be encouraged through incentives or specific fiscal treatment.
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Member States shall ensure that the National Authorities set cost recovery mechanisms ensuring that costs associated to the provisions of this article are fully recovered.
Amendment 742 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point a (a) include requirements with a social aim in the saving obligations they impose, including by requiring measures to be implemented in households affected by energy poverty or in social housing, enhancing the implementation of action programmes including a multistep approach (energy audit, energy advice, financial advice, works, monitoring works' effectiveness);
Amendment 783 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 8 8. Member States may exempt small energy distributors and small retail energy sales companies, namely those that distribute or sell less than the equivalent of 75 GWh of energy per year, employ fewer than 10 persons or have an annual turnover or annual balance sheet total that does not exceed EUR 2 000 000, from the application of this Article if equivalent measures are established. Energy produced for self use shall not count towards these thresholds.
Amendment 851 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States shall develop programmes
Amendment 862 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall ensure that enterprises not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 are subject to an energy audit carried out in an independent and cost-effective manner by qualified or accredited experts at the latest by 30 June 201
Amendment 888 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Energy audits carried out in an independent manner resulting from energy management systems or implemented under voluntary agreements concluded between organisations of stakeholders and an appointed body and supervised by the Member State concerned or by the Commission, shall be considered as fulfilling the requirements of paragraph 2. For this purpose energy audits shall comply with most recent recognized international standards.
Amendment 1040 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall establish and notify to the Commission a national heating and cooling plan for developing the potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling
Amendment 1081 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to develop efficient district heating and cooling infrastructure to accommodate the development of high- efficiency cogeneration and the use of heating and cooling from waste heat and renewable energy sources in accordance with paragraphs 1, 3, 6 and 7. When developing district heating and cooling, they shall to the extent possible opt for high-efficiency cogeneration rather than heat-only generation. The costs associated to the development of district heating and cooling infrastructure shall be borne by the users connected to such infrastructure through regulated tariffs.
source: PE-475.932
2011/11/18
ITRE
10 amendments...
Amendment 1100 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Member States shall ensure that in the promotion areas with cogeneration potential as identified according to paragraph 2, all new thermal electricity generation installations with a total thermal input exceeding 20 MW:
Amendment 1210 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall ensure that, in the promotion areas with cogeneration potential as identified according to paragraph 2, whenever an existing electricity generation installation with a total rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW is substantially refurbished or when, in accordance with Article 21 of Directive 2010/75/EC, its permit is updated, the technical and economic feasibility of a conversion to allow its operation as a high- efficiency cogeneration installation is set as a preferential condition in the new or updated permit or licence, provided that the installation is sited in a location where the
Amendment 1273 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2 Member States shall establish mechanisms to ensure the connection of these installations to district heating and cooling networks.
Amendment 1326 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 Member States shall draw up an inventory of data in accordance with Annex X for all installations undertaking the combustion of fuels with total rated thermal input of
Amendment 1418 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 a (new) Information and training 1. Member States shall ensure that information on available energy efficiency mechanisms and financial and legal frameworks is transparent and widely and actively disseminated to all relevant market actors, including consumers, builders, architects, engineers, environmental auditors and installers of building elements as defined in Directive 2010/31/EU. They shall ensure that banks and other financial institutions are informed of the possibilities of participating, including through the creation of public/private partnerships, in the financing of energy efficiency improvement measures. 2. Member States shall establish appropriate conditions and incentives for market operators to provide adequate and targeted information and advice to energy consumers on energy efficiency. 3. Member States, with the participation of stakeholders, including local and regional authorities, shall develop suitable information, awareness-raising and training programmes to inform citizens of the benefits and practicalities of taking energy efficiency improvement measures. 4. The Commission shall ensure that information on best energy-saving practices in Member States is exchanged and widely disseminated.
Amendment 1430 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) ba) encouraging cooperation between public authorities and independent operators, networks, and technology platforms to help match supply and demand in energy services through the implementation of efficiency programmes and/or the adoption of energy management schemes;
Amendment 1436 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new) e a) encouraging financial support to SMEs and ESCOs implementing long term investments in the Energy Efficiency on behalf of SMEs, through: dedicated State funds, credit guarantees, low profit loans specifically designed for energy efficiency.
Amendment 1463 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new) b a) setting exemption schemes from Stability and Growth Pact for investments in energy efficiency made by public authorities.
Amendment 1473 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 a (new) Article 16 a (new) Funds and funding mechanisms 1. Without prejudice to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Member States may establish a fund or funds to subsidise the delivery of energy efficiency improvement programmes and measures and to promote the development of a market for energy efficiency improvement measures. Such measures may include the promotion of energy auditing and financial instruments for energy savings. The fund may, among other sources, include the revenues generated by the auctions under the emission trading scheme. 2. When funds subsidise the delivery of energy efficiency improvement measures, access to funds shall be made conditional upon the actual achievement of energy savings or energy efficiency improvements. Such achievement shall be proved by appropriate means, such as energy performance certificates for buildings or energy labels for products.
Amendment 1475 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 a (new) Article 15 a (new) Funds and financing schemes The Commission shall regularly review the operation and impact of the European Energy Efficiency Fund (EEEF), established by Regulation (EU) No 1233/2010, in order to gauge its effectiveness and determine whether further resources should be allocated to this financial instrument, the purpose of which is to support initiatives to promote energy efficiency.
source: PE-475.982
2011/11/22
ITRE
8 amendments...
Amendment 1496 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 1 1. By 30 April each year, Member States shall report on the progress achieved towards national energy efficiency targets, in accordance with Annex XIV(1). Every three years the national reports shall be accompanied by supplementary information in accordance with Annex XIV(2).
Amendment 1501 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 By 3
Amendment 1509 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The Commission shall, not later than 1 January 2014, provide a template as guidance for the supplementary reports. This template shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 20(2). The supplementary reports shall in any case include the information specified in Annex XIV. While setting their national energy efficiency plans, the Member States shall take into account cost-effective energy efficiency measures and the risk of carbon leakage.
Amendment 1517 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 4 4. The Commission shall evaluate the annual reports and supplementary
Amendment 1523 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 1538 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 7 7. By 3
Amendment 1791 #
Proposal for a directive Annex XI – section 2 – point f Amendment 1803 #
Proposal for a directive Annex XIV – Part 2 – title General framework for supplementary
source: PE-475.997
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2011/0275(COD) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): support to the Investment for growth and jobs goal
2012/05/23
TRAN
4 amendments...
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i (i) at least 80% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to up to three of the thematic objectives set out in
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i (i) at least 50% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to up to three of the thematic objectives set
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a (a) supporting a multimodal Single European Transport Area by investing in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) network, giving particular attention to ‘last mile’ links;
source: PE-489.577
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2011/0280(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020
2012/07/18
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) Due to the successive integration of various sectors into the single payment scheme and the ensuing period of adjustment granted to farmers, it has become increasingly difficult to justify the presence of significant individual differences in the level of support per hectare resulting from use of historical references. Therefore direct income support should be more equitably distributed
source: PE-491.238
2012/07/23
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 1508 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than
Amendment 1557 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The first paragraph shall not apply to farms: – where the arable land is mainly used for grass production or other forage, mainly left fallow, mainly cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the growing cycle, or a combination of these, or – where the arable land of the farmer covers up to 50 hectares and more than 80% of the eligible agricultural area of the holding is covered by permanent grassland and historical pastures, or by permanent crops.
source: PE-494.483
2012/07/24
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 1705 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 1.
source: PE-494.487
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2011/0294(COD) Trans-European transport network: guidelines
2012/04/10
TRAN
3 amendments...
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The core network should be identified and implemented as a priority within the framework provided by the comprehensive network by 2030. It should constitute the backbone of the development of a multi- modal transport network and stimulate the development of the entire comprehensive network. It should enable Union action to concentrate on those components of the trans-European transport network with the highest European added value, in particular cross-border sections, missing links, last- mile connections, multi-
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (g a) Last mile connections;
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 3 3. Port-associated equipment shall enable in particular propulsion and operating systems which reduce pollution, energy consumption and carbon intensity
source: PE-494.841
2012/08/10
TRAN
7 amendments...
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) where appropriate, achieving higher standards
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (d a) the promotion of inland waterways transport
Amendment 497 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (h a) Last mile connections;
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (d a) Last mile connections;
Amendment 613 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1 – full electrification of the railway lines, with the exception of sidings;
Amendment 699 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 51 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new) (da) in taking this action, have sufficient powers and resources to resolve situations with regard to which a local solution cannot be found and to work on the problems related to the different modes of transport included in the single corridor;
Amendment 705 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 51 – paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. For the implementation of each ITS project relating to several corridors – such as ERTMS – a coordinator shall be appointed. Coordination between ITS activities and the relevant multimodal corridor structures must be ensured.
source: PE-494.842
2012/11/10
TRAN
8 amendments...
Amendment 908 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 18/33 to add the port of Civitavecchia to the core network
Amendment 909 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 18/33 to add the freight railway connection between La Spezia and Parma to the core network
Amendment 911 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 18/33 to add the port of Augusta to the core network
Amendment 916 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 19/33 to add the airport of Catania to the core network
Amendment 919 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 19/33 to add the passenger railway connection Siracusa-Gela-Agrigento-Caltanissetta to the comprehensive network
Amendment 963 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – Section 1b to add the airports of Bergamo – Orio al Serio Bologna – Borgo Panigale Genova – Sestri Napoli – Capodichino Palermo – Punta Raisi Torino – Caselle Venezia – Tessera to the core network
Amendment 980 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – Section 2 a (new) Inland ports ITALY Cremona Mantova Venezia Trieste Ravenna
Amendment 982 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – Section 2 b (new) Rail-road terminals ITALY Ancona, Bari, Bologna, Cervignano, Firenze, Livorno, Milano, Napoli, Novara Orbassano (TO), Padova, Pomezia Nodo Roma, Verona
source: PE-496.673
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2011/0300(COD) Trans-European energy infrastructure: guidelines
2012/08/05
ITRE
10 amendments...
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) The importance of smart grids in achieving the Union’s energy policy objectives has been acknowledged in Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ‘Smart grids: from innovation to deployment’ . The Commission should present a specific proposal for the development of Smart grids, in order to fully seize the benefits of existing synergies between Energy and Telecommunications infrastructures.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) In an increasingly integrated internal energy market, clear and transparent rules for cost allocation across borders are necessary in order to accelerate investment in cross-border infrastructure. The European Council of 4 February 2011 recalled the importance to promote a regulatory framework attractive to investment in networks, with tariffs set at levels consistent with financing needs and the appropriate cost allocation for cross- border investments, while enhancing competition and competitiveness, notably of European industry, and taking account of the impact on consumers. In this regard, if deemed necessary, a benchmarking of investment costs between project promoters across Member States should be carried out to ascertain if costs are efficiently incurred.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 2 Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 2 a (new) - full system operational procedures assigning the different responsibilities to transmission and distribution networks operators in the scenario of large renewable distributed generation;
Amendment 581 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 Amendment 607 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 Amendment 682 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point c (c) electricity storage facilities used for storing electricity on a permanent or temporary basis in above-ground or underground infrastructure or geological sites
source: PE-487.726
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2011/0302(COD) Connecting Europe Facility
2012/10/10
TRAN, ITRE
11 amendments...
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 36 (36) In the Europe 2020 Strategy, the Commission pledged to mobilise Union financial instruments
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 a (new) (38a) Moreover, in the field of road transport and in order to increase the financial liability of projects' promoters - thus fulfilling the criteria requested by EIB to apply for financial instruments that require a sound financial standing able to create an efficient and well- functioning market- actions aimed at unifying existing concessions along the TEN-T network should be considered.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 48 (48) Some of the infrastructure projects of Union interest might need to link with and pass through neighbourhood, pre-accession and other third countries. The Connecting Europe Facility
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. At least 80% of the total budget for the energy sector and the telecommunications sector shall be allocated through financial instruments.
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Actions implementing projects of common interest with synergies between at least two of the sectors (transport, energy or telecommunications) covered by the CEF shall be eligible to receive financial aid from the Union under this Regulation. A list of the actions coming within this category is given below. Deployment of non-fossil-fuel and non- polluting supply networks (e.g. electricity or hydrogen) for means of transport. Implementation of smart grids based on new or existing transport and telecommunication infrastructure. Use of transport infrastructure (e.g. tunnels, bridges, etc.) for the deployment of new interconnectors which increase electrical capacity, of new gas corridors or of telecommunications networks. Transport infrastructure measures which increase the sector’s economic sustainability by means of on-site generation of energy from renewable sources.
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 6 Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 They may not receive funding under this Regulation, except where it is indispensable to achieve the objectives of a given project of common interest. With particular reference to Motorways of the Seas projects, the Commission shall create conditions conducive to the development of such projects with non- EU countries in the enlargement area.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii (ii) road traffic management systems(ITS), freight transport services
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii a (new) (ii a) Actions to support the development of Motorways of the Seas: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 30% of the eligible cost
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii b (new) (ii b) Actions to support the implementation of the components of SESAR: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 30% of the eligible cost.
Amendment 527 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) loans and/or guarantees facilitated by risk-sharing instruments, including inter alia enhancement mechanism to project bonds, issued by a financial institution on its own resources with a Union contribution to the provisioning and/or capital allocation;
source: PE-496.337
2012/10/17
TRAN, ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 597 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I – point 1 – introductory part Helsinki – Tallinn – Riga – Kaunas –
Amendment 611 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 8 a (new) Ravenna - Ancona Rail upgrading
Amendment 619 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 9 a (new) Ancona Ports port interconnections, (further) development of multimodal platforms
Amendment 708 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I - Point b - row 28 a (new) Rail La Spezia - Other Core Rail studies and Parma Network works
source: PE-497.891
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2011/0391(COD) Allocation of slots at EU airports: common rules. Recast
2012/09/17
TRAN
55 amendments...
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 a (new) (12a) Non-scheduled air transportation contributes to regional cohesion and competitiveness. Where air carriers have regularly used slots for such transportation at an airport falling within the scope of this regulation, even where these slots do not always involve the same routes, priority should be given to requests for continued usage of such slots.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The progress made in implementing the Single European Sky has a major impact on the slot allocation process. The imposition of performance plans, which make the airports, the air navigation service providers and airspace users subject to performance improvement and monitoring measures, and the network management function, based on the establishment of a European network of routes and a central air traffic management, means it is necessary to update the slot allocation rules. It is therefore necessary to create an adequate framework allowing the network manager, the performance re
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The flight plans and the slots should be better matched to better exploit airport capacity and improve flight punctuality. The flight plans can be rejected in a "no slot" situation.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) To allow air carriers to adapt to imperative situations of urgency, such as a marked decline in traffic or an economic crisis that severely affects the activity of air carriers, affecting a larger part of the scheduling period, the Commission should be allowed to adopt urgent measures to ensure the consistency of measures to be taken at coordinated airports. These measures will allow air carriers to retain priority
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a) an air carrier requesting, as part of a series of slots, a slot at an airport on any day, where, if the carrier's request were accepted, it would in total hold fewer than
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 3)
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 6)
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 13)
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18 18) ‘
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point ii (ii) upon request from the Commission, in particular where new entrants encounter serious problems in securing landing and take off possibilities at the airport in question
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 4. On the basis of the analysis, the Member State shall consult on the capacity situation at the airport with the managing body of the airport, the air carriers using the airport regularly, their representative organisations, representatives of general aviation
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission can ask the network manager to deliver an opinion on how the capacity is set in relation to the network operating needs.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 7 Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new) (iia) that the composition of the coordinator's board or supervisory function shall also be independent of the direct interests of the airport managing body, the airline users of that airport and any other entity representing a user or service provider, however this does not preclude representatives from such organisations being members of a board or supervisory function provided that voting rights are balanced.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. A
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Air carriers operating or intending to operate at a schedules facilitated or coordinated airport
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 For all other airports with no particular designation status, the
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Where an air carrier fails to provide the information referred to in paragraph 1, unless it can satisfactorily demonstrate that mitigating circumstances exist, or provides false or misleading information, the coordinator shall not take into consideration the slot request or requests by that air carrier to which the missing, false or misleading information relates. It shall
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The format and scope of the information referred to in this article is determined in an agreed worldwide industry standard. The information provided shall be used for the purpose of this Regulation only.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 At a coordinated airport, the Member State responsible shall ensure that a coordination committee is set up. The same coordination committee may be designated for more than one airport. Membership of this committee shall be open at least to the air carriers using the airport(s) in question regularly and their representative organisations, the managing body of the airport concerned, the relevant air traffic control authorities, the representatives of general aviation
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point vii a (new) (viia) any issues concerning the tasks and organization of the coordinator and the efficiency, costs and effectiveness of the coordinator.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 The coordination committee shall draw up written rules of procedure covering, inter alia participation, elections, the frequency of meetings, voting and language(s) used.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 Any member of the coordination committee may propose local guidelines as provided for in Article 9 (8).
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. The coordinator shall set up a pool, which shall contain all the slots not allocated on the basis of Articles 10(2), (3). All new slot capacity determined pursuant to Article 3 (3)
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Without prejudice to Article 10(2) and (3) of this Regulation and without prejudice to Article 19(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008, slots placed in the pool shall be distributed among applicant air carriers. 50 % of these slots shall first be allocated to new entrants unless requests by new entrants are less than 50 %.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 In the case of services operated by a group of air carriers, only one of the participating air carriers can apply for the required slots. The air carrier operating such a service accepts responsibility for meeting the operating criteria required to
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 8 8. The coordinator shall also take into account additional guidelines established by the air transport industry
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. Without prejudice to Articles 7
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) that air carrier can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the coordinator that the series of slots in question has been operated, as cleared by the coordinator, by that air carrier for at least 8
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 3 3. Re-timing of a series of slots before the allocation of the remaining slots from the pool referred to in Article 9 to the other applicant air carriers shall be accepted only for operational reasons such as
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Slots allocated to an air carrier
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part If the 8
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii (iii) serious disturbance of operations at the airports concerned, including those series of slots at other
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) serious financial difficulties
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 7 7. If the conditions set out in paragraph (2)(a) and (b) are not met, the Commission may however decide that priority for the allocation of the same series should be awarded to the air carriers for the following scheduling period, if this is justified on imperative grounds of urgency linked to exceptional
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transferred by an air carrier or between air carriers within a consortium from one route or type of service to another route or type of service operated by that same air carrier;
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a (a) airport operations would not be prejudiced, taking into account all technical, operational
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new) Slots that have been newly allocated to incumbent airlines may not be transferred or exchanged for compensation or monetary gain for at least one equivalent scheduling season.
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 a (new) Article 13a Member States may set measures to allocate a portion of proceeds from slots trading to a fund for supporting the airports infrastructure expansion, including infrastructure to access the airport.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – title Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. When an air carrier submits a flight plan, it shall include a reference to the slot allocated. The network manager shall reject an air carrier's flight plan if the air carrier intends to land or take off at a coordinated airport, during the periods for which it is coordinated, without having a slot allocated by the coordinator.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. When an air carrier submits a flight plan, it shall include a reference to the slot allocated. The network manager
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 1 1. The coordinator shall withdraw the series of slots provisionally allocated to an air carrier in the process of establishing itself and place them in the pool on
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Air carriers that repeatedly
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Member States shall
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1 – Air carriers that repeated
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – indent 2 – the return of slots a
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Without prejudice to Article 10(5), if the 8
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 Without prejudice to Article 10(5), if after an allotted time corresponding to
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 1. Without prejudice to rights of appeal under national law, complaints regarding the application of Articles 7(2), 9, 10, 13, 17 and 18(1),(2), (3) and (4) shall be submitted to the coordination committee. The committee shall, within a period of one month following submission of the complaint, consider the matter and if possible make proposals to the coordinator in an attempt to resolve the problem. If the complaint cannot be settled, the Member State responsible may, within a further two month period, provide for mediation by an air carriers
source: PE-496.307
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2011/0392(COD) European satellite navigation systems: implementation and exploitation 2014-2020
2012/06/27
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. The Galileo and EGNOS programmes shall cover the development of applications and all the activities needed to define, develop, validate, construct, operate, renew and improve the two European satellite navigation systems, namely the system established under the Galileo programme and the EGNOS system, and to ensure their security.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – point d (d) an exploitation phase comprising infrastructure management, maintenance, ongoing improvement, renewal and protection of the system, certification and standardisation operations associated with the programme, the supply and marketing of services, the development of applications and all other activities needed to develop the system and ensure that the programme runs smoothly; the aim is for this phase to begin progressively between 2014 and 2015 with provision of the initial services.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) i
source: PE-492.596
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2011/0394(COD) Programme for the competitiveness of enterprises and SMEs, COSME 2014-2020
2012/05/07
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The Programme should particularly address SMEs, as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Particular attention should be paid to micro
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) The Programme should also support SME policy development and cooperation between policy makers, SME representative organisations, regional authorities and financial intermediaries, also by funding meetings, reports and databases. Such activities should focus on facilitating SMEs' access to programmes and reducing overall regulatory burden, in particular administrative burdens. An ambitious business centred approach should be applied to ensure that reducing regulatory burden, including administrative burden, targets the practical needs identified by business, in particular SMEs.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The Programme should indicate actions for the objectives, the total financial envelope for pursuing those objectives, different types of implementing measures, and the arrangements for monitoring and evaluation and for protection of the Union's financial interests. Particular attention should be paid on financial instruments monitoring. A new set of performance indicators should allow flexibility on the implementation of such financial instruments.
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 5 5. A set of key performance indicators shall be developed in cooperation with experts and relevant stakeholders, including SME representative organisations, regional authorities and financial intermediaries, as a basis for assessing the extent to which the objectives of the actions supported under the Programme have been achieved. They shall be measured against pre-defined baselines reflecting the situation before implementation of the actions.
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. Financial instruments under the Programme shall be operated with the aim of facilitating access to finance for growth- oriented SMEs, also focusing on their start-up and transfer phases. The financial instruments shall include an equity facility and a loan guarantee facility. The allocation of funds to different facilities shall be based on market demand and take into account the opinions of SME representative organisations, regional authorities and financial intermediaries.
source: PE-491.338
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2011/0397(COD) Groundhandling services at Union airports
2012/10/10
TRAN
3 amendments...
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point b (b)
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 3 3. Suppliers of groundhandling services and self-handling airport users shall respect these minimum quality standards. In addition, airport users and suppliers of groundhandling services shall respect the minimum quality standards in their contractual relations. The public authority concerned shall either directly or upon notification by the managing body of the airport impose appropriate penalties where the minimum quality standards laid down in the Airport Regulations and referred to in Paragraph (2) are not complied with. To ensure suppliers of groundhandling services comply with minimum requirements, the managing body of the airport shall have access to information on the parameters for groundhandling services laid down in the Service Level Agreements (SLAs). If the managing body finds that the SLAs do not comply with the airport’s minimum quality standards, it may ask the supervisory authority to take the appropriate action. These standards must be objective, proportional and non- discriminatory.
source: PE-496.365
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2011/0399(COD) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020: rules for participation and dissemination
2012/02/07
ITRE
6 amendments...
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) (1a) 'action' means project;
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new) (15a) "SMEs" means micro, small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission recommendation of 6 May 2003 2003/361/EC concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises1; __________________ 1 OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p36
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 3 3. For the purposes of this Regulation an entity which does not have legal personality under the applicable national law is assimilated to a legal entity provided that the conditions set out in Article 114(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No XX/2012 [the Financial Regulation] and Article 174a of the implementing rules therefore are complied with.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 In actions under the activity ‘Secure societies’ within the specific objective ‘Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’, the Commission may make available to Union institutions and bodies or Member States' national authorities any useful information
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) synergies with other public funding at national, regional and local level.
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 4 4. The award of subcontracts for carrying out certain elements of the action shall be limited to the cases provided for in the grant agreement except for those that can not be clearly foreseen at the time of its entry into force. A previous approval of the Commission shall be requested; such an approval can not be unreasonably denied.
source: PE-492.762
2012/03/07
ITRE
11 amendments...
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. All management costs (coordination, logistics, organisation, management consulting and supervision) shall constitute a specific component and shall be reimbursed at the same rate as the direct costs of the relevant action. Reimbursement of such costs shall not exceed 7% of the total budget for the action.
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 1 1. Indirect eligible costs shall be determined by applying a flat rate of 20% of the total direct eligible costs, excluding direct eligible costs for subcontracting and the costs of resources made available by third parties which are not used on the premises of the beneficiary, as well as financial support to third parties. Such a flat rate shall increase to 40% in case of actions primarily consisting of those activities mentioned in Article 22(5).
Amendment 493 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 1 1. Indirect eligible costs shall be determined by applying a flat rate of
Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 1 1. Financial instruments may take any of the forms referred to in and shall be implemented in accordance with [Title VIII] of Regulation (EU) No XX/XX [the Financial Regulation] and may be combined with grants funded under the Union budget, including under Horizon 2020 and COSME. Financial instruments may be combined also with Structural Funds, national and regional financial instruments and funds.
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. Independent experts shall be chosen on the basis of skills, experience and knowledge appropriate to carry out the tasks assigned to them. When appointing independent experts, the Commission shall seek to achieve a balanced composition within the expert groups in terms of various skills, experience and knowledge, depending on the field of the action and a strong involvement of experts coming from the industry sector. In cases where independent experts have to deal with classified information, the appropriate security clearance shall be required before appointment.
Amendment 622 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. Where participants in an action have jointly generated results and where their respective share of the work cannot be ascertained, they
Amendment 661 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 With regard to dissemination through research publications, open access shall apply under the terms and conditions laid down in the grant agreement. With regard to dissemination of other results, including research data, the grant agreement may lay down the terms and conditions under which open access to such results shall be provided
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 – paragraph 2 2. Provided that any access rights to the results can be exercised
Amendment 692 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 In such cases, the transfer of ownership or grant of exclusive licence shall not take place unless the Commission or funding body or the participant in the action is satisfied that appropriate safeguards will be put in place.
Amendment 694 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 Where appropriate, the grant agreement shall provide that the Commission or funding body or any participant in the action is to be notified in advance of any such transfer of ownership or grant of an exclusive licence. The grant agreement shall lay down time-limits.
source: PE-492.763
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2011/0401(COD) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020
2012/02/07
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 839 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 15 All the activities shall take a challenge- based approach, focusing on policy priorities without predetermining the precise choice of technologies or solutions that should be developed. The emphasis shall be on bringing together a critical mass of resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and scientific disciplines in order to address the challenges as it can be done through the setup of Institutional public-private partnerships. The activities shall cover the full cycle from research to market, with a new focus on innovation-related activities, such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, support for public procurement, design, end-user driven innovation, social innovation and market take-up of innovations.
Amendment 1201 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.3 – point d a (new) (da) Securing a return on investment in Galileo and EGNOS and European leadership in downstream applications The Galileo and EGNOS satellite navigation systems are of strategic importance for Europe. In order to achieve the goal of disseminating the social and economic benefits of those systems, it is essential to develop innovative downstream applications. The key sectors are agriculture, geodesy and timing. Europe needs to become an industry leader in these areas so as to be able to involve SMEs and research and innovation stakeholders right from the early operational stages of the Galileo project.
Amendment 1207 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 9 The Debt and Equity facilities, supported by a set of accompanying measures, will support the achievement of Horizon 2020‘s policy objectives. To this end, they will be dedicated to consolidating and raising the quality of Europe's science base; promoting research and innovation with a business- driven agenda; and addressing societal challenges, with a focus on activities such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds and market uptake. Specific support actions such as information and coaching activities for SMEs should be provided. Regional authorities, SMEs associations, chambers of commerce and financial intermediaries should be involved in the programming and implementation of these activities.
Amendment 1213 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1 The goal is to improve access to debt financing - loans, guarantees, counter- guarantees and other forms of debt and risk finance - for public and private entities and public-private partnerships engaged in research and innovation activities requiring risky investments in order to come to fruition. The focus shall be on supporting research and innovation with a high potential for excellence. Focus shall be more on the risk related to the project than on the risk related to the company especially for SMEs.
source: PE-492.761
2012/03/07
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 1675 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – paragraph 7 The in-built complexity of these challenges and the evolutions of demands thus make it essential to develop innovative research and new smart technologies, processes and methods, social innovation mechanisms, coordinated actions and policies that will anticipate or influence major evolutions for Europe. It calls for understanding the underlying trends and impacts at play in these challenges and rediscovering or reinventing successful forms of solidarity, coordination and creativity that make Europe a distinctive model of inclusive, innovative and secure societies compared to other world regions. It requires a more strategic approach to cooperation with third countries. It is also essential to exploit Europe's vast cultural heritage as a means of bringing EU citizens closer together and strengthening the cohesion of European society. Finally, as security policies should interact with different social policies, enhancing the societal dimension of security research will be an important aspect of this challenge.
Amendment 1711 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 1 The aim is to foster the development of innovative societies and policies in Europe through the engagement of citizens, enterprises and users in research and innovation
Amendment 1727 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new) (da) study, preserve and exploit the tangible and intangible cultural heritage and national and regional traditions, as well as the interaction between them and the opportunities they provide to enhance social cohesion and develop a shared European identity;
source: PE-492.790
2012/04/07
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 1816 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – Breakdown of the budget – table – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 *Including EUR 8975 million for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) of which EUR 1795 million for photonics and micro-and nanoelectronics, EUR 4293 million for nanotechnologies, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing and processing, EUR 575 million for biotechnology and EUR 1737 million for space (which shall include adequate funding for Galileo and its applications). As a result, EUR 6663 million will be available to support Key Enabling Technologies.
source: PE-492.805
2012/06/29
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 619 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 3 3. The integrated approach set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 is expected to lead to around
Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 For the purposes of point (a), top-up funding shall be conditional on a
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point b (b)
source: PE-492.710
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2011/0402(CNS) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020: specific programme implementing Horizon 2020
2012/07/17
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 828 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point 4.1.2 – paragraph 1 This will help optimise transport operations and reduce resource consumption. The focus will be on the efficient use and management of airports, heliports, ports, logistic platforms and surface transport infrastructures, as well as on autonomous and efficient maintenance and inspection systems. Particular attention will be given to the climate resilience of infrastructures, cost-efficient solutions based on a life- cycle approach, and the wider take-up of new materials allowing for more efficient and lower cost maintenance. Attention will also be paid to accessibility and social inclusiveness.
Amendment 838 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point 4.3.1 – paragraph 1 It will help enhance European leadership in aircraft, rotorcraft, regional and business aircraft, high speed trains, (sub) urban rail transport, road vehicles, electromobility, passenger cruise ships, ferries and specialised high technology ships and marine platforms. It will also spur the competitiveness of European industries in upcoming technologies and systems and support their diversification towards new markets, including in sectors other than transport. This includes the development of innovative safe aircraft, vehicles and vessels that incorporate efficient propulsion units, high performance and intelligent control systems.
source: PE-492.826
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2011/0437(COD) Award of concession contracts
2012/01/10
TRAN
7 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 6 (6) Concessions are contracts for pecuniary interest concluded between one or more economic operators and one or more contracting authorities or entities and having as their object the acquisition of works or services where the consideration consists, normally, in the right to exploit the works or services that are the subject of the contract. The execution of these works or services are subject to specific binding obligations defined by the contracting authority or entity which are legally enforceable. By contrast, certain State acts such as authorisations or licences whereby the State or a public authority establishes the conditions for the exercise of an economic activity, should not qualify as concessions. The same applies to certain agreements having as their object the right of an economic operator to exploit certain public domains or resources, such as
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 8 a (new) (8a) Given that concessionaires bear a substantial operating risk, they must be free to select what they consider to be the best ways of performing the contract, that is to say directly by them, or in collaboration with sister companies, or by subcontracting freely to third parties.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 37 a (new) (37a) In line with the case law established by the Court of Justice of the Union, this directive applies to concessions awarded after its entry into force.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (2)
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a directive Article 41 – paragraph 1 1. In the concession documents, the
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive Article 42 – title 2. A modification of the provisions of a concession during its term
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive Article 42 – paragraph 2 a (new) source: PE-496.564
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2011/0439(COD) Procurement in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors
2012/07/19
TRAN
3 amendments...
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 8 (8) The notion of special or exclusive rights is central to the definition of the scope of this Directive, since entities which are n
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive Annex III – point D – point 2 source: PE-494.542
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2011/2020(BUD) 2012 budget: all sections
2011/07/29
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for significantly improved access to finance in innovation and infrastructures, notably for green technologies, the Trans-European Networks (TEN) and other projects with proven European added value
source: PE-469.968
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2011/2034(INI) Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond
2011/03/28
ITRE
17 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 a (new) – whereas building energy infrastructure is of strategic importance with a view to meeting the SET Plan (Strategic Energy Technology Plan) targets,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 a (new) – having regard of Regulation EC n. No 663/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the Lisbon Treaty provides a specific legal basis for developing an EU energy policy which promotes the interconnection between member States of energy networks necessary to achieve the other EU energy policy objectives (functioning of the energy market, energy efficiency and renewable energy, security of supply),
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the availability of interconnection capacity between Member States remains generally insufficient, and whereas certain regions remain isolated,
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas energy infrastructures planned today must be consistent with market needs and long-term EU climate and energy objectives,
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas market-based
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that a EU approach is needed in order to fully exploit the benefits of new infrastructure and stresses the need to develop a
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process involving the
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Welcomes the priority corridors identified by the Commission building upon the achievements of existing initiatives and agrees on the need to optimise limited funds; calls for a clear and transparent methodology leading to the identification of priority projects that meet pressing European needs in terms of upholding the principles of security, sustainability and competitive development of the internal market;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 1 a (new) - the project should be commercially and technically feasible,
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 2 – their necessity must be demonstrated on the basis of the infrastructure
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 3 – they must be in line with climate and environmental objectives as well as security and diversification of supplies,
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 2 a (new) - technical and commercial soundness,
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 2 b (new) - minimal impact on public financing,
Amendment 552 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Stresses that the fullest possible use should be made of market-based tools, including project bonds, loan guarantees, risk-sharing facilities, incentives for funding public-private partnerships, partnerships with the EIB (provided that commercial risks are addressed by the market) and the use of ETS revenue, in accordance with EU energy and climate objectives;
source: PE-460.899
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2011/2043(INI) Seventh EU programme for research, technological development and demonstration
2011/03/23
ITRE
7 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) - having regard to the Commission communication of 6 October 2010 on the flagship initiative 'Innovation Union' and to the relevant objectives,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas a better relationship between the academic world, public research institutions and industr
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Proposes that
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Proposes that research be accelerated in the sectors identified in the ‘Cooperation’ chapter of FP7: health, medicine, food, biotechnology, ICT, nanosciences and nanotechnologies, materials, pollution, energy (with particular reference to the SET-PLAN initiative), environment
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7a (new) 7a. Believes that, given, notably, the 2020 strategy and the objective of 'intelligent growth', it is necessary to identify common research areas among those which appear most promising in terms of concrete applications enabling the highest extent of sharing in an ethical context; such areas could form part of a common research platform financed by the EU and supported by a common network for data exchange, which should be treated as being of major importance and priority interest;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes, in the ‘Ideas’ chapter, promising results obtained by the European Research Council (ERC) and its role aimed at enhancing the visibility and attracti
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Supports, within the framework of the ‘People’ chapter, the Marie Curie Actions, which are of great value to researchers in their career; hopes that among these, particular attention will be paid in future to the proposals concerning research collaboration between the public sector (universities and public research institutes) and industry, as well as access to major research infrastructures; also hopes that there will be incentives for doctoral and postdoctoral research programmes in an industrial context;
source: PE-460.952
2011/03/24
ITRE
10 amendments...
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Maintains that SME clustering and cooperation between networks of SMEs, universities and public research institutes should be facilitated in order further to promote the participation of small-, medium-sized and micro-enterprises;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Proposes that research and
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls for recognition at regional level of the important role played by intermediary organisations (such as chambers of commerce, the Enterprise Europe Network and regional innovation agencies) as a link between innovative SMEs in each region and the Commission;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that financing of research infrastructures and demonstration projects should be better coordinated between FP7, EIB instruments, the Structural Funds and national and regional policies;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Proposes that the concept demonstration phase be funded in future calls for projects under FP7 in the field of innovation ;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Is of the opinion that
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Reiterates that innovation must be understood to cover both products and processes and the organisation of services;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Is of the opinion that the key players in the value chain should be considered in future calls for projects under FP7 in the field of innovation;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Expresses concern, however, in the light of the derisory sums allocated to research infrastructures, universities and research bodies and SMEs, in particular innovative SMEs, and also given the acknowledged geographical and sectoral imbalance in loans allocated; supports, therefore, the specific recommendations made by the expert group aimed at improving participation of certain under- represented target groups, and endorses the European Council’s conclusions of 4 February 2011, especially its call for all possible options to be explored with a view to the valorisation of intellectual property rights at the European level, in particular to ease SMEs’ access to the knowledge market;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Believes that the remaining sums should not be diverted from research and used for other programmes or instruments that do not come within the research and innovation sector or the objectives and scope of FP7;
source: PE-462.545
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2011/2094(INI) Annual report on EU Competition Policy
2011/09/21
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that, in view of the level of indebtedness of companies in the railway sector in the new Member States, debt cancellation should continue to be permitted under certain conditions and in particular if such cancellation helps to ease the way to an open rail market, though distortions of competition should always be avoided;
source: PE-472.207
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2011/2096(INI) Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system
2011/09/13
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that reducing administrative burdens is essential if there is to be full interoperability on Europe's railways; in particular, the authorisation procedure for rolling stock needs to be made more effective and standardised throughout the EU;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Recognises that Europe's railway industry is increasingly vulnerable to competition on the EU market from third- country suppliers; expresses concern at the substantial barriers in existence that block EU suppliers from bidding for public contracts in non-EU countries;
source: PE-472.121
2011/09/21
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – indent 2 – a 20% reduction in noise and energy consumption for
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 5 bis (new) - the extension of the principle of eco- bonuses to the motorways of the sea, providing incentives for a reduction in emissions achieved through maritime transport of road vehicles;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 6 bis (new) - account to be taken, within the framework of liberalisation of port services, of the special characteristics of technical maritime services, which have a direct impact on sea transport safety and environmental protection; it is hoped that any future initiative by the Commission will be preceded by careful consultation of the parties involved and will be discussed with the full involvement of all of the relevant institutions;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 – indent 3 a (new) - the opening of the competition to all railway services, including the provisions of domestic passenger services, together with the harmonisation of the national regulatory frameworks on rail infrastructure access;
source: PE-472.267
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2011/2107(INI) Green Paper: From challenges to opportunities: towards a common strategic framework for EU research and innovation funding
2011/06/21
ITRE
22 amendments...
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas EU funding for R&D&I has different degrees of significance and local impact within Europe and this variability depends both on the different scientific and technological specialisations of the Member States and on inequalities within the EU in terms of national funding capacities for R&D, industrial structures and higher education systems,
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the European Commission Green Paper defining a Common Strategic Framework (CSF) for funding in research and innovation, and considers that the new CSF core should be the articulation of
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Takes the view that EU research funds and programmes and the Structural and Cohesion Funds have different aims and, as such, should be kept separate, although on a complementary basis; they should also have synergistic goals, such as the promotion of excellence and of relations between academia, public research centres and industry in the various regions;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Draws attention to the importance of maintaining convergence policies, and asks the Commission to build stairways to excellence for those MS and regions that are underrepresented in the FP, on the basis of their respective strengths and value they could bring to the EU, by developing appropriate instruments to intensify cooperation between MS with a strong participation and those with a weaker participation, and to substantially increase human capacity building and infrastructure in the latter;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to complement its annual and multiannual work programmes with ex-ante assessments that estimate the territorial impact of the various research and innovation topics that could obtain funding, in order to ensure greater geographical balance with regard to access to funding;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that although excellence is considered one of the main general criteri
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for a better articulation between local and regional, national and European research and innovation strategies, respecting the specificities of the different contexts and, at the same time, reinforcing the possibilities for complementarity
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the fact that at the core of the CSF should be the idea that the differing nature and scale of R&D&I projects, together with the multiplicity of funding schemes, must be organised in such a way that coherence, articulation
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls for a CSF that goes beyond a better articulation of the existing various financial instruments and underpins a new political approach and governance system that simultaneously incentivises innovation and cooperation at various crucial stages of the value chain (from material provider to end-user product) throughout Europe;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Is convinced that different tasks within the CSF should be tackled separately but in close articulation: the European Institute of Technology (EIT) to operate mainly as a network of Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) to concentrate on its strength in supporting innovative SMEs and therefore not necessarily to be included in the next FP; the next FP to embrace research and innovation as a whole; and the structural/cohesion funds to be used in closer cooperation but kept separate;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the fact that more room for large-scale pilot projects and demonstration activities should be devoted in the new CSF;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls for clarification, simplification and reorganisation of the different EU programmes and instruments in existence, for a clear definition of the overall funding system, and for the EU research and innovation programmes budget for the next financial period to be doubled as of 2014 (excluding the budget devoted to Structural Funds and the EIB) as the appropriate response to the current economic crisis and to the great shared challenges; reiterates the need to strengthen and develop the innovation friendly role of all EU instruments, also by means of closer cooperation with the EIB and by simplifying procedures for access to funding; suggests, therefore, a new organisational model based on three different layers of funding aimed at stability and convergence:
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Highlights the importance of maintaining appropriate instruments with which to support the development of the institutional capacity of the regions with regard to research and innovation policy, since the regional government level is a strategic link for effectively integrating FP funding with that of the Structural Funds;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. This layer is the space for overall research, fundamental and applied, and social sciences and humanities;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. The key words here are originality
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. The funding scheme within this layer is covered by the EU FP grants system and cooperation with Structural Funds associated with R&D&I; calls on the Commission to strengthen instruments such as the ERA-NET scheme which can help these two sources of funding to work in synergy;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Recalls that the European Research Council (ERC) has proved to be successful and a strengthening element of the European Research Area (ERA); stresses the need to increase the proportion of the budget dedicated to grants to young researchers and innovative SMEs, as well to strengthen Marie Curie actions and initiatives, thus reinforcing mobility, in particular among female researchers; hopes that, in the context of Marie Curie actions and initiatives, particular attention will be paid in future to the proposals concerning research collaboration between academia, public research institutes and industry, as well as access to major research infrastructures; also calls for incentives for industrial firms to become involved in doctoral and postdoctoral research programmes; calls for the implementation of the necessary measures to cope with the precarious conditions of scientific workers, in particular female researchers, in the EU as a means to attract and retain researchers, bearing in mind that precarious working conditions (which are still more prevalent for women) constitute a bottleneck on the way to achieving excellence in Europe; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to facilitate rapid mutual recognition of academic curricula;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. This layer is the space for marketing of products and services and generation of public wealth;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Takes the view that not all innovation is research-based and that not all research has innovation as its goal; believes in consequence that the proposed reorganisation should cover the full innovation cycle, from concept to market, including non-technological, eco- and social innovation and innovation in respect of services, processes and organisational aspects, promoting the implementation of mechanisms – in the field of public procurement, for example – that facilitate the widespread dissemination of innovative practices;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Believes that the future Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation must, above all, reflect the new approach outlined in the Europe 2020 strategy, thereby promoting more integrated governance, better coordination between the various EU institutions and greater coherence between EU policies and national and regional policies; also considers it essential that the new Innovation Partnerships receive the necessary support for their full implementation;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24b. Considers it essential to involve firms more fully in a transparent process of setting priorities, drafting calls for tenders and assessing the projects submitted, especially in those areas that clearly offer added value for EU firms, including in the context of public-private partnerships; believes, lastly, that it is essential to step up the manufacturing sector’s involvement in research infrastructures by making them available for use by all firms, in particular SMEs;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls for consolidation of multidisciplinary research and recognition of the social dimension of research; in this context, recalls that great societal challenges (such as climate change, demographic ageing and resources sustainability)
source: PE-467.207
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2011/2148(INI) Towards a space strategy for the European Union that benefits its citizens
2011/09/14
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recalls the relevance of the GMES programme for the sustainable development of transport and transport safety, especially in the context of maritime transport and maritime surveillance and believes that the European Union must continue to play an active role in the financing and development of that programme, while also pinpointing innovative means of financing and making use of project bonds;
source: PE-472.108
2011/10/13
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the GMES programme must guarantee continuous access to information on the environment and security issues, based on permanent space-based observation and in-situ infrastructures and making the best possible use of the resources available in Europe;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the need for clear governance in relation to space policy, making optimal use of the skills available in Europe, with effective supervisory and coordination mechanisms, in order to harmonise priorities and resources derived from national funding and from the European Union, the ESA and other European agencies dealing with space and of significance to the EU, such as the EDA;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Points out that EGNOS is a real, operational programme; is convinced of the necessity to fully exploit this programme and make use of its applications in practice, ensuring coverage
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to propose a long-term financing plan that provides for the utilisation of innovative financial instruments and using project bonds and public-private partnerships and to establish an operational organisation responsible for the management and provision of data in order to enable the actual success of the programme; believes it is important to establish the agreements to be put in place with national agencies in order to maximise the interoperability and governance of the system; considers it necessary to ensure that a distinction is made between scientific use and commercial use, which requires specific structures and competences; hopes that the programme achieves its objective of being fully operational from 2014;
source: PE-473.828
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2011/2157(INI) Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy
2011/11/10
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Considers that full and effective respect for the freedom of religion (at individual, collective, public, private and institutional level) should be identified as a priority, particularly for all religious minorities present in the region, together with the need to provide specific assistance for these groups;
source: PE-472.271
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2012/0288(COD) Fuels and energy from renewable sources: transition to biofuels to deliver greenhouse gas savings
2013/05/08
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 5 (5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks it is likely that greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land use change are significant, and could negate some or all of the greenhouse gas savings of individual biofuels. This is because almost the entire biofuel production in 2020 is expected to come from crops grown on land that could be used to satisfy food and feed markets. In order to reduce such emissions, it is appropriate to distinguish between crop groups such as oil crops, cereals, sugars and other starch containing crops accordingly. To this should be added the potential adverse effect on food product prices and the security of food product supply.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 6 (6) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes and algae, provide high greenhouse gas savings with low risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. It is appropriate, therefore, to encourage in-depth studies and research aimed at ascertaining the potential beneficial effects of greater production of such advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. Further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuels towards 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels. In this context, only advanced biofuels with low estimated indirect land use change impacts and high overall greenhouse gas savings should be supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 (7) In order to ensure the long-term competitiveness of bio-based industrial sectors, and in line with the 2012 Communication "Innovating for Sustainable growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe"
source: PE-510.481
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2012/0358(COD) Marine equipment
2013/06/05
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 4 a (new) (4a) As well as setting out detailed performance and testing standards for marine equipment, the international instruments sometimes allow for measures that deviate from the prescriptive requirements but which, under certain conditions, are suitable to satisfy the intent of those requirements. The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, allows for alternative design and arrangements which could be applied by individual Member States acting under their own responsibility.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. For the purpose of paragraph 1, in the case of new construction, Member States shall use the date when the keel was laid, or the date when the ship arrived at a similar stage of construction, as the reference date for determining the applicable requirements.
source: PE-513.153
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2012/2005(INI) Implementation of the Single European Sky legislation
2012/08/06
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Urges the European Commission to rapidly set up the
source: PE-491.198
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2012/2027(INI) Innovative financial instruments in the context of the next Multiannual Financial Framework
2012/05/29
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates that these financial instruments should be activated in order to implement projects deemed necessary to achieve the strategic objectives of the European Union for intelligent, sustainable and inclusive growth; therefore calls on the Commission and the EIB in particular, but also all the other organisations directly or indirectly involved, to much more actively assist the promoters of these projects, especially in the initial phase, and in this sense, successful experiences such as the ELENA facility must be held up as examples and emphasised;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Trusts in the more-than-positive impact of greater strategic use of financial instruments on the European Union, but believes that this will unfortunately be limited to projects with short- to medium-term returns; fears that investment in projects equally necessary for the achievement of the strategic objectives of the European Union for intelligent, sustainable and inclusive growth may not be realised because they may be deemed too risky for investors and due to the lack of public funds; highlights however the role of catalyst that financial instruments can play for private equity, in establishing instruments to share the risk and reducing the perception of risk for investors;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Therefore urgently requests the implementation of the project bonds initiative and an accurate evaluation of the appropriateness of a new separate initiative for the issuing of European bonds for infrastructure, with the direct participation of European Union capital in infrastructure projects in the common interest, with strong European added value, through the public issuing of project bonds on the part of the Union;
source: PE-489.620
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2012/2029(INI) Engaging in energy policy cooperation with partners beyond our borders: strategic approach to secure, sustainable and competitive energy supply
2012/02/03
ITRE
14 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas, the
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the EU is
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas,
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Considers that implementation of a consistent and coherent EU external energy policy requires regular coordination between the Member States and the Commission; calls on the Commission to hold regular exchanges with the Member States, notably through the proposed Strategic Group for International Energy Cooperation, on priorities and activities of the EU and Member States' in the field of external energy strategy at
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to coordinate positions for meetings of international energy organisations and initiatives in order to increase EU influence in these frameworks;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes the view that regular discussions should be held on the challenges faced by the EU external energy policy during formal and informal meetings of the Energy
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission to monitor global energy markets
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Takes the view that with the spread of new, unconventional energy technologies (oil sands and shale gas from Canada, United States, Australia, Qatar, Brazil, Argentina, the energy exploration of the Arctic region, further exploitations in Iraq, Venezuela and African countries) new actors, partners, regions appear as possible future suppliers, the EU also has to concentrate its efforts to fully take advantage of this new situation and develop new energy partnerships to diversify its suppliers, not least the Euro- Atlantic supply routes;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Recalls that the countries of the European Economic Area are already part of the EU internal market and their cooperation is key to achieving the 2020 energy targets; welcomes the current initiatives to intensify cooperation with Switzerland, which should also aim for its full integration into the EU internal energy market;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Stresses the importance of continuing to include key principles for trade and investment, including those promoting a level playing field for investment in sustainable energy, both in bilateral agreements as well as in multilateral legal frameworks such as the Energy Charter Treaty and WTO and making them enforceable through effective dispute settlement mechanisms;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Believes that cooperation on the development and deployment of future- oriented energy technologies should be at the centre of EU´s cooperation with industrialised partners and emerging economies;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Considers that the growing influence of emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil in the global energy markets as well as unprecedented growth in their energy demand make it essential for the EU to engage with these partners in a comprehensive manner, across all energy areas;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Believes that access to sustainable energy is a key driver for development and urges that the EU development activities focus on assisting developing countries in promoting sustainable energy policies, reform measures, infrastructure development, favourable investment conditions and energy efficiency;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25b. Considers that the EU external energy policy priorities should be appropriately reflected in the post-2013 external financial instruments;
source: PE-483.535
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2012/2103(INI) Energy roadmap 2050, a future with energy
2012/01/10
ITRE
6 amendments...
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that a clear policy and regulatory framework will stimulate the necessary investments for low-carbon energy investments in an economically efficient way; Underlines the importance of an energy strategy focused on increasing the EU's energy security and economic competitiveness through measures such as the diversification of supply routes and sources, and energy efficiency;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises the urgent need for new, smart and flexible infrastructure
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Is concerned by the delays affecting the completion of the Southern Corridor; stresses the need to achieve energy security through energy diversification and emphasises the potential of a complementary LNG corridor in the East Mediterranean to serve as a flexible source of energy and an incentive for increased competition within the EU internal energy market;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. While recognising that the EU operates in a global context, recalls the November 2011 TTE Council Conclusions on strengthening the external dimension of the EU energy policy, the need for a broader and more coordinated EU approach to international energy relations in order to meet global energy challenges and climate change, address competitiveness and carbon leakage related issues and maintain and promote the highest nuclear safety standards, while at the same time ensuring the safe, secure and diversified supply of energy; recalls that Climate change is a global challenge, and consequently further international commitments from other countries, mainly coming from the major carbon emitters should be consistent with long term EU climate policies to avoid carbon leakage and adverse effects on European competitiveness;
Amendment 479 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Believes that
Amendment 488 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Believes that the roll out of Smart Grids is a matter of urgency. Without them, the integration of distributed renewable generation and the improvement of energy consumption efficiency, which are basic for the achievement of the European objectives 20/20/20, will not be possible;
source: PE-496.406
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2012/2144(INI) Internal Market for services: state of play and next steps
2013/05/13
IMCO
9 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the directive seeks to regulate an extremely broad range of services and occupational and business categories, many of which differ greatly from one Member State to another;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas businesses, in particular SMEs, are still having to comply with an extensive range of administrative and bureaucratic requirements which are a heavy burden for them, particularly when taken together with the difficulties they face in gaining access to credit;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that the Services Directive does not force liberalisation but should pave
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that the diversity of national standards is causing fragmentation and giving rise to problems of interpretation for many occupational and business groups; encourages the development of voluntary European standards for services to improve cross-border comparability;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Strongly supports the Commission’s zero tolerance policy; encourages the Commission to make use of all means at its disposal to ensure full enforcement of existing rules, in dialogue with Member States and the relevant occupational and business groups; calls for fast-track infringement procedures to be applied whenever breaches of the directive are identified;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Urges
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Points to the importance of the Service Directive and to its close interaction with the Professional Qualifications Directive, and accordingly calls on the Commission and the Member States, in conjunction with European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), to ensure that uniform terminology that is clear and acceptable to all Member States and all of the many occupational categories is used, in order to help make sure that the rules are applied consistently throughout the EU;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24b. Points out that, in regulating specific economic activities, the Services Directive emphasises the need to enable the provider not only to recoup investment costs but also to make a fair return on the capital invested;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 c (new) 24c. Calls on the Commission to take a pragmatic look at the issue of transitional provisions, taking proper account of the specific characteristics of individual occupations and national circumstances, with a view to supporting business and maintaining employment levels;
source: PE-508.256
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2012/2296(INI) Strategy for an electronic toll service and a vignette system on light private vehicles in Europe
2013/03/26
TRAN
6 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the technolog
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recognises the rights of road owners to be paid an appropriate amount for the use of their infrastructure and the services connected to it;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Agrees with the Commission that demand exists, for an interoperable solution in the area of electronic road charging, but believes that
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Believes that the Commission's plans to proceed with regionalisation are not satisfactory, and considers that more wide- ranging measures are needed to bring the EETS to fruition on an EU-wide level; believes that the regionalisation of interoperability
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to undertake without delay a comprehensive study on the financial conditions that may make EETS a working reality and to establish the most likely method of road charging in the medium to long term, including charging for road use via technologies such as G
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Recommends that the Commission take firm action against those who fail to cooperate with the current interoperability directive,
source: PE-507.996
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2012/2321(INI) Contribution of cooperatives to overcoming the crisis
2013/04/12
ITRE
16 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Heading 1 on the contribution of cooperatives and social enterprises to overcoming the crisis
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that, in the EU, social enterprises are becoming increasingly important and that, among these, there are about 160 000 cooperative enterprises owned by 123 million members and providing jobs for 5.4 million people – including around 50 000 cooperative enterprises in industry and services providing jobs for 1.4 million persons – and that cooperatives contribute around 5% on average to Member State GDP; notes that, over the last few years, several hundred industrial and service cooperative enterprises have been established as the result of the restructuring of businesses in crisis or without successors, thereby saving and re- developing local economic activities and jobs; notes that industrial and service cooperative groups have had a key impact on regional development in some of the most industrialised regions of the EU; notes that some industrial and service cooperatives specialised in labour integration provide jobs to over 30 000 disabled and disadvantaged persons; notes that cooperatives therefore play a very important role in the EU in economic, social and employment terms;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Points out that cooperatives and social enterprises have proved themselves to be even more resilient in times of crisis than many conventional enterprises, in terms of rates of employment and of business closures, and notes that there is considerable evidence of this resilience, particularly in relation to cooperative banks and industrial and service cooperatives (worker cooperatives, social cooperatives and cooperatives formed by SMEs), owing to a great ability to adapt to change and keep business going, when it is at risk, by continuing to pursue their mission;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Expresses the view that this greater resilience is in large part due to the cooperative or participatory models of governance, which is based on joint ownership and democratic control by their member-stakeholders, and that it is also due to their characteristic method of capital accumulation; considers that this model helps to ensure that cooperatives take a long-term approach and anchors them in the local economy, giving them a stake in local sustainable development and ensuring that they do not delocalise, even when they internationalise;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes also that social enterprises, and in particular cooperatives, have a long tradition of cooperation among themselves and that this allows them to take advantage of economies of scale and to share experience and best practice, as well as to transfer human and financial resources, where necessary; contends that this inherent flexibility allows cooperatives to sustain themselves even in the most trying times;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that this in-built capacity for resilience should be strengthened by paying proper attention to cooperatives and social enterprises in all EU policies designed to contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, as well as in the relevant flagship initiatives of the EU 2020 strategy; believes that the necessary steps should be taken to ensure a level playing field between cooperatives and other forms of enterprises, whilst preserving cooperatives’ aims and working methods;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to bolster its services responsible for cooperatives by
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Member States, in keeping with ILO Recommendation 193/2002, to review their legislation applying to cooperatives and social enterprises, with a view to adopting a comprehensive policy to support the
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that the transfer of a business to the employees through the creation of a social enterprise, and in particular of a cooperative, is often the best way of ensuring the continuity of an enterprise
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Recalls that it is not easy for social and cooperative enterprises in industry and services, and particularly SMEs, to gain access to venture capital and credit on the capital markets; notes also that cooperatives and social enterprises are not normally able to obtain large quantities of capital from their members;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that the Commission and the EIB/EIF should ensure that cooperatives and social enterprises have access to EU- level financial mechanisms – including the SME financing action plan suggested in the Single Market Act – and that they should make a
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Considers that the programmes and funds being established under the Multi- annual Financial Framework (2014-2020) should be important instruments for supporting
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Considers that the programmes and funds being established under the Multi- annual Financial Framework (2014-2020) should be important instruments for supporting cooperatives; contends that, when operational programmes are established, there should be a focus on providing support for sustainable business development and responsible restructuring, including measures such as business transfers to employees, social cooperatives, local development and social innovation, using
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes also that Member States should take steps to make it easier for cooperatives and social enterprises to gain access to the whole range of business support services, since this will help them further to contribute to sustainable growth;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate and promote the emergence of clusters of cooperatives and social enterprises to help them find the necessary resources to occupy a more prominent role in the production and distribution chain and to support the economies of scale that are necessary in order to fund research, development and innovation;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Calls on the Commission to frame and support policies to maintain and safeguard existing jobs, in addition to policies geared to creating new jobs;
source: PE-507.938
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2013/2045(INI) Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out
2013/05/28
EMPL
2 amendments...
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on Member States, in agreement with the Commission, to establish a tax incentive scheme to promote youth employment and support under-35 undertakings, by means of incentives for undertakings, particularly SMEs, to recruit young people on permanent contracts; to that end, proposes that, as suggested by the Commission in the employment package, the Member States could use the instrument of employment subsidies and reduction of the tax wedge, particularly to meet the cost to employers of social security and health insurance contributions;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on Member States, in agreement with the Commission, to establish measures and concessions for apprenticeship contracts and bonuses for business start-ups by young people aged under 35; in particular, Member States should provide greater and better support services for start-ups, organise awareness- raising campaigns concerning the opportunities and prospects involved in self-employment, arrange more cooperation between employment services, and provide support for businesses, including with the aid of (micro-) financing;
source: PE-510.867
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