Marian-Jean MARINESCU
Constituencies
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Romania
Partidul Democrat-Liberal
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Romania
Partidul Democrat
2007/12/10 - 2009/07/13
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Romania
Partidul Democrat-Liberal
2007/12/10 - 2009/07/13
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Romania
Partidul Democrat
2007/12/10 - 2009/07/13
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Romania
Partidul Democrat
2007/01/01 - 2007/12/09
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Romania
Partidul Democrat
2007/01/01 - 2007/12/09
Groups
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PPE
Vice-Chair
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2012/02/03 - 9999/12/31
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PPE
Vice-Chair
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2009/11/25 - 2012/02/02
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PPE
Vice-Chair
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2009/07/14 - 2009/11/24
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PPE-DE
Vice-Chair
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2008/01/08 - 2009/07/13
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2007/12/10 - 2008/01/07
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PPE-DE
Vice-Chair
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2007/02/15 - 2007/12/09
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2007/01/01 - 2007/02/14
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PPE-DE
Observer
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2005/09/26 - 2006/12/31
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2007/01/01 - 2007/02/14
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PPE-DE
Vice-Chair
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2007/02/15 - 2007/12/09
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2007/12/10 - 2008/01/07
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PPE-DE
Vice-Chair
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2008/01/08 - 2009/07/13
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 Budgetary Control | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Industry, Research and Energy | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs | 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 Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees | 2007/12/10 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly | 2008/06/04 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe | 2008/11/17 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe | 2007/12/10 | 2008/11/16 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees | 2007/03/15 | 2007/12/09 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe | 2007/03/26 | 2007/12/09 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees | 2007/03/15 | 2007/12/09 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe | 2007/03/26 | 2007/12/09 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees | 2007/12/10 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe | 2007/12/10 | 2008/11/16 |
| Member of | Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly | 2008/06/04 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe | 2008/11/17 | 2009/07/13 |
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Brussels
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Strasbourg
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Rapporteur
| Responsible | 2012/2327(DEC) | Special report 22/2012 (2011 discharge): Do the European Integration Fund and European Refugee Fund contribute effectively to the integration of third-country nationals? |
| Responsible | 2012/2299(INI) | EU's External Aviation Policy - Addressing future challenges |
| Responsible | 2012/2017(DEC) | Special report 16/2011 (2011 discharge): EU financial assistance for the decommissioning of nuclear plants in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia: achievements and future challenges |
| Shadow | 2012/2005(INI) | Implementation of the Single European Sky legislation |
| Responsible | 2012/0140(NLE) | EC/Moldova Visa Facilitation Agreement: amendments and additions |
| Shadow | 2012/0006(NLE) | EU/Moldova Agreement: common aviation area |
| Shadow | 2011/2246(INI) | EU Charter: standard settings for media freedom across the EU |
| Shadow | 2011/2209(DEC) | 2010 discharge: EU general budget, European Data Protection Supervisor |
| Shadow | 2011/2208(DEC) | 2010 discharge: EU general budget, European Ombudsman |
| Shadow | 2011/2207(DEC) | 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Committee of the Regions |
| Shadow | 2011/2206(DEC) | 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Economic and Social Committee |
| Shadow | 2011/2205(DEC) | 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Court of Auditors |
| Shadow | 2011/2204(DEC) | 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Court of Justice |
| Shadow | 2011/2203(DEC) | 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Section II - Council |
| Opinion | 2011/2094(INI) | Annual report on EU Competition Policy |
| Responsible | 2011/0392(COD) | European satellite navigation systems: implementation and exploitation 2014-2020 |
| Responsible | 2011/0365(COD) | Internal Security Fund: instrument for financial support for external borders and visa 2014-2020 |
| Shadow | 2011/0225(NLE) | Radioactive materials: system for registration of carriers |
| Opinion | 2010/2105(INI) | Innovative financing at a global and European level |
| Responsible | 2010/2104(INI) | Efficiency and effectiveness of EU funding in the area of decommissioning nuclear power plants in the new Member States |
| Shadow | 2009/0106(CNS) | Energy infrastructure: investment projects (repeal. Regulation (EC) No 736/96) |
| Opinion | 2009/0089(COD) | Area of freedom, security and justice: Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems |
| Responsible | 2009/0028(COD) | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (amend. 1985 Schengen Convention and Regulation (EC) No 562/2006, Schengen Borders Code) |
| Responsible | 2008/0247(COD) | Rail transport: European rail network for competitive freight |
| Responsible | 2008/0128(COD) | Civil aviation: safety aspects of aerodromes, air traffic management and air navigation services (amend. Regulation (EC) No 216/2008; repeal. Directive 2006/23/EC) |
| Responsible | 2008/0127(COD) | Air transport: performance and sustainability of the aviation system (amend. Regulations (EC) No 549/2004, (EC) No 550/2004, (EC) No 551/2004 and (EC) No 552/2004) |
| Responsible | 2008/0080(AVC) | EC/Switzerland agreement: free movement of persons; participation as contracting parties of Bulgaria and Romania |
| Responsible | 2007/0182(CNS) | EC/Moldova agreement: agreement on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation |
| Responsible | 2007/0175(CNS) | EC/Moldova agreement: issuance of short-stay visas |
Born
1952/08/11 Râmnicu Vâlcea- Faculty of Aircraft Design, Polytechnic University of Bucharest (1971-1976); Financial management, evaluation and privatisation, Cooper & Lybrand (1993); General management, IROMA, Bucharest (1993); Expert evaluation, economic and financial evaluation, CECAR, Craiova (1996); Training course in local administration and administrative management, Higher School of Administration, Ministry of the Interior, Italy (1997).
- Engineer, Avioane SA, Craiova (1976-1984); Engineer and head of Craiova section, INCREST Bucharest (1984-1988); Head of Craiova section, INCREST Bucharest (1988-1991); Managing director, CPCA, Craiova (1991-1996 and 2001-2004).
- Member of the Democratic Party (PD) (1992-1994); Vice-President, Local Executive, Craiova (1994-1997); Secretary-General, County Executive, Dolj county (1997-2001); Vice-President, County Executive, Dolj county (2001-2004); Regional Secretary for Oltenia, National Executive (2001-2005); Executive President, County Executive, Dolj county (2005-present); First Vice-President, County Executive, Dolj county (2007-present); Chair, National Commission on Ethics, Statutes and Disputes (2005-present).
- Member of Craiova City Council (1992-1996); Prefect of Dolj County (1996-2000);
- Member of Dolj County Council (2004).
- Member of the Romanian Parliament (since 2004).
- Vice-President, PPE-DE Group in the European Parliament (2007-present).
- Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania.
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2008/0257(COD) Medicinal products for human use: pharmacovigilance of products [amend. Regulations (EC) No 726/2004 (Community procedures) and (EC) No 1394/2007]
2010/05/02
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 5 (5) In order to allow all competent authorities to receive and access, at the same time, pharmacovigilance information for medicinal products for human use authorised in the Community, and share it, the Eudravigilance database should be maintained and strengthened as the single point of receipt of such information. Member States should therefore not impose on marketing authorisation holders any additional reporting requirements. Instead, the Eudravigilance database should simultaneously notify the relevant Member States of reports submitted by market authorisation holders. In order to ensure the high quality of information, Member States should support the development of the expertise of national and regional pharmacovigilance centres. National competent authorities should collect the reports from those centres and should then transfer data to the Eudravigilance database. The database should be fully accessible to the Member States, the Agency and the Commission, and accessible to an appropriate extent to marketing authorisation holders and the public.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 11 Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. The Agency, in collaboration with the Member States and the Commission, shall set up and maintain a database and data processing network (hereinafter ‘the Eudravigilance database’) to collate pharmacovigilance information regarding medicinal products authorised in the Community and to allow competent authorities to access the information at the same time and to share it. Member States should support the development of the expertise of national and regional pharmacovigilance centres. National competent authorities should collect the reports from those centres and should then transfer data to the Eudravigilance database.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 11 Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new) The Agency shall work together with healthcare professional organisations and patient and consumer organisations to define ‘the appropriate level of access’.
source: PE-438.505
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2008/0260(COD) Medicinal products for human use: pharmacovigilance of products (amend. Directive 2001/83/EC, Community code)
2010/08/02
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 18 – point a a (new) Directive 2001/83/EC Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (aa) the following point (ha) is inserted: “(ha) a detachable portion of the leaflet that the patient can tear off, including the following statement: “suspected adverse reactions should be reported to your doctor, pharmacist, or to <name, web- address, postal address and/or telephone and fax number of the national competent authority>";”
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 21 Directive 2001/83/EC Article 102 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (1) take all appropriate measures to encourage patients, doctors, pharmacists and other health-care professionals to report suspected adverse reactions to the national competent authority
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 21 Directive 2001/83/EC Article 102 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) (1a) facilitate direct patient reporting, in addition to web-based formats, through the provision on the patient information leaflet of a detachable portion that can be reported to the doctors, pharmacists or the national competent authority;
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 21 Directive 2001/83/EC Article 107i – paragraph 1 – points a, b, c (a) it considers, as a result of the evaluation of pharmacovigilance data: - suspending or revoking of a marketing authorisation;
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 21 Directive 2001/83/EC Article 107k – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1 1. Following the information referred to in Article 107i(1), the Agency shall notify the concerned marketing authorisation holders and publicly announce the initiation of the procedure by means of the European medicines safety web-portal.
source: PE-438.514
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2009/0005(COD) Maritime transport: formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from Member State ports (repeal. Directive 2002/6/EC)
2010/01/03
TRAN
8 amendments...
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 2 (2) The transmission of data required upon entry to, stay and/or exit from ports under
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 2 a (new) (2a) In view of the global dimension of maritime transport, Union legislation must take account of IMO requirements, as defined by the ‘FAL Convention'.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 2 b (new) (2b) The achievement of a European maritime transport space without barriers calls for close cooperation between the competent authorities in the fields of customs services, border police, Europol, public health and transport networks.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 9 a (new) (9a) The Commission should consider how far the aim of this Directive, namely the simplification, harmonisation and integration of the FAL Convention requirements on administrative formalities for ships entering, staying in and/or departing from EU ports, should be extended to the areas inland of those ports, particularly to river transport, with a view to the quicker and smoother movement of maritime traffic inland and a lasting solution to congestion in and around seaports.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 The purpose of this Directive is to simplify, harmonise and integrate the FAL Convention requirements on the administrative procedures applied to maritime transport, on arrival in
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 This Directive applies to the reporting formalities for ships arriving in, staying in and departing from ports in the Member States of the Community.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new) This Directive does not apply to warships.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – point d (d) ‘ship’ shall mean a seagoing vessel of any type operating in the marine environment, except for warships;
source: PE-438.195
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2009/0063(COD) Air transport: aviation security charges
2010/04/02
TRAN
11 amendments...
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 4 4. As the methods for establishing and levying the amounts due for the coverage of security costs differ across the Community, the harmonisation of the basis for charging security costs at Community airports and airport networks where the costs of security are reflected in the security charges is necessary. At these airports and airport networks the charge should be related to the cost for providing security, taking into account any public financing of security costs.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. This Directive sets common principles for the levying of security charges at Community airports and airport networks.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. This Directive applies to any airport, airport network and airports organised into networks located in a territory subject to the provisions of the Treaty, and open to commercial traffic.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point b (b) ‘airport managing body’ means a body which, whether or not in conjunction with other activities, has as its objective under national laws or regulations the administration and management of the airport and airport network infrastructures and the coordination and control of the activities of the different operators present in the airports and airport networks concerned;
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point b a (new) (ba) "airport network" means a number of airports in a Member State serving the same city or conurbation that are operated by an airport managing body designated by the competent national authority.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 a (new) Article 3a Airport network Member States shall allow the airport managing body of an airport network to introduce a common and transparent charging system for security charges to cover the airport network.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) forecasts of the level of security charges taking into account proposed investments, traffic growth and more stringent measures due to increased level of security threats;
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. Before adopting more stringent measures pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008, Member States shall undertake an impact assessment with regard to the effects on the level of security charges, as well as on the impact on passengers.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new) (1a) More stringent measures pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 shall not undermine the comfort of passengers and shall not apply to transit passengers except in cases where there is a high level security threat.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 With regard to more stringent national measures already existing on [the date of entry into force of this Directive], Member States shall undertake impact assessments during a transitional period of
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new) – the national and/or international level of security threat;
source: PE-438.433
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2009/0106(CNS) Energy infrastructure: investment projects (repeal. Regulation (EC) No 736/96)
2009/12/15
ITRE
28 amendments...
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Data and information regarding foreseeable developments in production, transport and storage capacities and projects in the various energy sectors are of interest to the Community. It is therefore necessary to ensure that the Commission is notified of investment projects on which work has started or is scheduled to start within five years and which aim at taking infrastructure out of commission within three years. In order to clarify the stage at which planned investment projects should be notified, this Regulation should cover only those projects which are approved by the competent authority, and therefore those for which the necessary authorisation has been granted.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) With a view to avoiding an un- proportionate administrative burden and minimise costs for Member States and undertakings in particular for small and medium enterprises, this Regulation should give the possibility to exempt Member States and undertakings from reporting obligations provided that equivalent information is supplied to the Commission pursuant to EC energy sector specific legislation, adopted by institutions of the European Union and aiming at achieving the objectives of competitive European energy markets, of sustainability of the European energy system and of the security of energy supply to the European Community. Any duplication of reporting requirements specified in the third energy liberalisation package (Directive 2009/72/EC, Directive 2009/73/EC, Regulation (EC) No 713/2009, Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 and Regulation (EC) No 715/2009) should therefore be avoided.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) The Commission and in particular
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) Small and medium-sized enterprises should be able to benefit from monitoring and reporting on energy investment projects resulting from this Regulation through which the data collected will be made publicly available and, in the long term, will contribute to new and better coordinated investment trends.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The Commission may be assisted by experts from Member States or any other competent experts; with a view to developing a common understanding of potential infrastructure gaps and associated risks and to fostering transparency regarding future developments which is of particular interest for new market entrants.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 a (new) (16a) Given the regular reporting framework for investment projects, the Commission should provide Member States with an assessment of the measures necessary to reduce the risks of underinvestment or inadequate investment.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 3 (3) “planned investment projects” mean investment projects
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 6 a (new) (6a) "capture" means the process of capturing carbon dioxide from industrial installations for storage purposes;
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 10 a (new) (10a) “aggregated data“ means data aggregated on a national or regional level. If aggregation on a national level would reveal commercially sensitive information of an individual undertaking, aggregation on a regional level may be done. The appropriate regional level shall be decided by the Commission upon a joint proposal of the concerned Member States or their delegated entities;
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 10 b (new) (10b) “specific body” means a body entrusted by EU energy sector-specific legislation with the preparation and adoption of Community-wide multi- annual network development and investment plans in energy infrastructure, such as the European network of transmission system operators for electricity in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity1 and the European network for transmission system operators for gas in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks2. 1 OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 15. 2 OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 36.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. While keeping the collection and reporting burden proportionate, Member States or the entity they delegate this task to shall compile all data and information specified in this Regulation from the beginning of 201
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 They shall notify the aggregated data and relevant project information to the Commission in 201
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall avoid any duplication of data collection which is already required under existing EU legislation and shall minimise costs for undertakings.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) the dates on which the necessary construction authorisations and permits were granted;
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. Member States, the entity they delegate to or, where appropriate, the specific bodies entrusted with EU energy sector specific investment plans shall ensure the quality, relevance, accuracy, clarity, timeliness and coherence of data and information they notify to the Commission.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 In case of specific bodies entrusted with EU energy sector - specific investment plans, the data and information notified shall be accompanied by appropriate comments from Member States on the quality of data and information collected
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. The Commission may publish aggregated data and information forwarded pursuant to this Regulation, in particular in analyses referred to in Article 10(3), provided that data and information are published in an aggregated form at national or regional level and that no details concerning individual undertakings are disclosed.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) monitoring investment projects from outside the EU;
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new) (cb) analysing the evolution of the investment projects from the date on which the construction authorisations and permits were granted;
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Commission shall provide Member States with an assessment of the measures necessary to reduce risks of underinvestment or inadequate investment.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new) In order to improve the quality of data, The Commission, when carrying out the review under the first paragraph will examine, if appropriate, the minimum thresholds set out in the Annex to this Regulation, and may require Member States to specify the main characteristics of the infrastructure or capacities planned or under construction.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – point 1 – point -1.1 (new) -1.1. Production - Extraction installations with a capacity of at least 20 000 bbl/day
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – point 2 – point -2.1 (new) -2.1. Production - Extraction installations with a capacity of at least 0.1 m cm/day
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – point 2 – point 2.1 – indent 2 Pipelines
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – point 3 – point 3.1 – indent 4 - Concentrated solar thermal, geothermal and photovoltaic installations (generators with a unit capacity of
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – point 3 – point 3.2 – indent 3 - Projects of common interest identified in the guidelines established under Article 155 EC Treaty and projects referred to in the Annex of Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 of the European Parliament and of 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. ________________ 1 OJ L 200, 31.7.2009, p. 31.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – point 5 – point -5.1 (new) -5.1. Capture - CO2 capture installations connected to the production installations referred to in points 1.1 and 3.1 (where relevant) with a capturing capacity of 100 kt/ year or more.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – point 5 – point 5.2 – indent 1 - Storage installations (storage site or complex with a capacity of 100 kt/year or more).
source: PE-430.916
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2009/0108(COD) Energy policy: measures to safeguard security of gas supply (repeal. Directive 2004/67/EC)
2010/01/19
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) Gas routes and sources for the
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 1 (1) "protected customers" means all household customers
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. By [31 March 2011; 1
source: PE-438.187
2010/01/20
ITRE
7 amendments...
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 5 5. The transmission system operators shall enable permanent physical capacity to transport gas in both directions on all interconnections within two years from the entry into force of this Regulation, except in cases
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Where at the request of a Competent Authority the Commission decides that enabling bi-directional flow capacity would not enhance the security of supply of any Member State concerned, or that the investment costs significantly outweigh the prospective benefits to security of supply in any Member State, the obligation to enable permanent physical capacity to transport gas in both directions shall not apply. The Commission shall take utmost account of the results of the risk assessment carried out by the Competent Authority according to Article 8(1). Such decisions may be reviewed if circumstances change.
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (3) Define the role and responsibilities of the Competent Authority and of the other authorities to which tasks were allocated as referred to in point (2) of the second paragraph of Article 2;
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 4 4. The Competent Authority is enabled to declare an Emergency and the crisis level. It shall immediately inform the Commission and provide it with all the necessary information
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 6 6. The Commission shall verify within
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1.
source: PE-438.231
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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
11 amendments...
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – introductory phrase – point 1 (a) – new indent - direct or indirect exposure to an act of unlawful interference;
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – introductory phrase – point 1 – letter (b) Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – introductory phrase – point 6 (6) 'fatal injury' means an injury which is sustained by a person in an accident and which results in his/her death
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 7 (7) 'flight recorder' means any type of recorder installed in the aircraft collecting data that can be used for the purpose of facilitating accident/incident safety investigations;
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 – introductory phrase 5. The safety investigation authority shall be given by the respective Member State the means required to carry out its responsibilities independently and shall be able to obtain sufficient resources to do so. In particular:
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission and EASA shall be invited and
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point (d) (d) participate in the read-outs of flight recorders,
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point (g a) (new) (ga) have free access to the enquiries into persons suspected of being linked to an act of unlawful interference -on an aircraft -against passengers and/or crew members on an aircraft and/or -inside an airport;
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 1. At any stage of the safety investigation, the safety investigation authority shall recommend in a dated transmittal letter, after proper consultation with all parties responsible, including EASA, the manufacturer of the aircraft concerned and the operator, to the undertakings concerned, including those in other Member States or third countries, any preventive action that it considers necessary to be taken promptly.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 1. The Member State
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex - indent 15 a (new) -Any act of unlawful interference, as defined by ICAO, and facilitated by the ICAO Security Manual for Safeguarding Civil Aviation Against Acts of Unlawful Interference.
source: PE-441.211
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2009/0173(COD) Reduction of CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles: emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles
2010/05/19
ITRE
11 amendments...
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) 'complete vehicle' means any vehicle which need not be completed in order to meet the relevant technical requirements of Directive 2007/46/EC.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 For the calendar year commencing 1 January 201
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 In calculating the average specific emissions of CO2, each new light commercial vehicle with specific emissions of CO2 of less than 50
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. For the calendar year commencing 1 January 201
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. By 28 February of each year, commencing in 201
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – first subparagraph 4. The Commission shall keep a central register of the data reported by Member States under this Article and this register shall be publicly available. By 30 June 201
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 7 7. In relation to the calendar year 201
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. As of 1 January 2014 the monitoring shall be extended to completed vehicles.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory phrase 1. By 31 October 201
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 – first subparagraph 2. The Commission shall by 31 December 2012, adopt detailed provisions for a procedure to approve such innovative technologies in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 13(2). Those detailed provisions shall be in accordance with the provisions established according Article 12, paragraph 2, of the Regulation (EC) 443/2009 and be based on the following criteria for innovative technologies:
source: PE-441.217
2010/12/05
ITRE
8 amendments...
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1 –
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – indent 2 –
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 The European Commission shall make a proposal to the European Parliament and Council on those measures, designed to amend
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. By 1 January 2018, the Commission shall complete a review of the specific emission target in Annex I and of the derogations in Article 10, with the aim of defining: – the modalities for reaching a long-term target of 145 g CO2/km, starting in 2025, in a cost-effective manner; and – the aspects of the implementation of that targets, including the excess emissions premium. On the basis of such a review and its impact assessment, which includes an overall assessment of the impact on the car industry and its dependent industries, the Commission shall, if appropriate, – make a proposal to amend this Regulation in a way which is as neutral as possible from the point of view of competition, and which is socially equitable and sustainable.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – part A – point 1 – introductory part 1. For the year beginning 1 January 201
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – part A – point 3 – introductory part 3. For the calendar year commencing 1 January 201
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – part A – point 3 – point d – point ii (ii) the specific emissions of CO2 and the share of emissions reduction as a result of innovative technologies in accordance with Article 11;
source: PE-441.272
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2009/2095(INI) Strategic goals and recommendations for the EU’s maritime transport policy until 2018
2010/03/03
TRAN
6 amendments...
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Calls on Member States to improve lifelong learning facilities in the maritime sector and therefore increase employability prospects for seafarers within and outside EU fleets;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8 b. Calls on Member States to encourage the use of EU seafarers in their own fleets and to create enough facilities in order to prevent the migration of seafarers outside EU;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Welcomes the Commission's suggestion toward Member States to promote cooperation between European maritime institutions and encourage Member States to harmonise the respective curricula and training in order to promote and develop high qualification and advanced skills for the EU seafarers;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Calls on maritime port authorities to improve facilities for seafarers on ships waiting at anchor in roadsteads, including easier transportation facilities from ship to shore and vice versa;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen their cooperation among themselves and within the international context in order to protect seafarers, fishermen and passengers as well as the fleet crossing the Gulf of Aden as well as other regions with potential piracy threats;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25 b. Calls on the maritime and defence industry to develop as quickly as possible new models of speedboats designed for coastal police and intervention forces, equipped for prompt and efficient response in the event of highjacking, armed robbery and/or piracy in the high seas;
source: PE-438.180
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2009/2096(INI) A sustainable future for transport
2010/03/26
TRAN
17 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the goals set in the 2001 White Paper have been attained only in part, so that
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the financial and economic crisis has hit the transport sector hard, a situation which should, however, be taken as an opportunity to support and promote the transport industry in a forward-looking way, especially through promoting sustainable transport modes such as inland shipping, short sea shipping and rail,
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas, in the future, the sustainable interworking of all modes of transport in the area of passenger and freight transport will be necessary for the creation of secure, environmentally friendly and logistically consistent transport chains,
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Underlines that the efficiency of comodality is largely connected to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and reduction of bottlenecks on roads, therefore the Commission and the Member States should promote the modal shift from road to rail, especially in the freight transport;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that the consumers should be the major beneficiaries of the market opening, and therefore urges the Commission and the Member States to evaluate their long term planned investments for infrastructure especially by strengthening the interoperability aspect and recalls that the achievement of interoperability in the rail sector, should be a financial priority of the EU and the Member States;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the importance of cooperation between the Commission and the Member States for the swift completion of ERTMS, RailNetEurope and the future Freight Corridors projects in the field of rail transport for freight and urges the Commission to find a solution in order to harmonise those projects for the completion of the internal market and finally for the benefit of the European consumers;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Points out that inland waterway transport is still confronted with a diverging institutional framework and requests the establishment of a permanent and structured cooperation between the competent institutions in order to fully exploit the potential of this mode of transport;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Emphasises that intelligent and interoperable systems in transport organisation, such as ERTMS, SESAR, Galileo and ITS, need support in terms of research as well as in their application, since they lead to considerable environmental improvements due to a reduction in exhaust gases and traffic noise, improve safety by creating solutions to infrastructure bottlenecks and, not least, result in increased energy independence;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Underlines that to achieve comodality and network integration, connecting information is as important as connecting modes of transport and stresses therefore that connecting modal intelligent systems in transport organisation is required to attain better capacity use, more safety and more sustainability in the entire transport network;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses that, given the positive impact of clean and intelligent technologies on the greening of the transport system, EU research funds should support relevant ‘demonstration’ projects with a view ensuring their introduction on the market and should improve access for SMEs;
Amendment 253 #
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 PPPs or other financial instruments; such a fund should be used to improve infrastructure
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls for a coherent and integrated transport policy to be able to promote, inter alia, transport by rail and ship, port policy and public transport by means of financial support which is not measured by competitiveness criteria;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for inland waterway transport infrastructure, inland ports and the multimodal linking of seaports with the hinterland to play a greater role in European transport policy and to be given greater support to help reduce the environmental impact and increase the safety in EU transport;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls for the swift implementation of the Single European Sky II package and therefore asks the Commission to swiftly elaborate delegated acts and implementing measures in order to speed up the implementation of Functional Airspace Blocks and the performance scheme of the SES, thus increasing effectiveness, environmental friendliness and safety in the European air transport;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 - indent 5 - starting from 2011, fitting an ERTMS- compatible system to all new railway rolling stock and link lines, and increased EU financial efforts for the implementation and extension of the Deployment Plan for ERTMS,
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 - indent 6 a (new) - a 20% increase of modal shift from road to rail in freight transport by 2020,
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 - indent 7 a (new) - at least 10% out of the TEN-T funds dedicated to inland waterway projects,
source: PE-439.922
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2009/2133(INI) Institutional aspects of creating a European service for external action
2009/10/16
AFET
2 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – point b (b) the EEAS must deal with the CFSP and the common security and defence policy (CSDP) and with the tasks and policies currently dealt with by the Directorate- General for External Relations (DG Relex) in the Commission; in addition, the High Representative should present a comprehensive proposal on how other major external action-related policies will be organised in the new institutional set- up;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission, the Council, the Member States and the next High Representative to clearly commit themselves to a comprehensive and ambitious plan for the setting-up of the EEAS
source: PE-429.630
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2009/2152(INI) Report on the Commission White Paper: 'Adapting to climate change: towards a European framework for action'
2009/12/15
TRAN
5 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that the economic, social and financial consequences of the implementation of measures to combat climate change in the transport sector are still not adequately known or anticipated, like the effects of the reorganisation of this sector (for example, under the impact of modal shift and multimodal transportation capabilities); stresses that, in the light of the contribution expected to be made by the transport sector to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the Commission should develop the collecting of data regarding the development of this sector, define vulnerability indicators for its various component parts (road, rail, air and maritime transport) and specify by 2011 the costs and benefits of options for adapting this sector;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that research and development programmes should focus more on developing new monitoring technologies that are able to asses critical infrastructures and provide solutions for improving their adaptation to climate change and to extreme weather conditions, especially in coastal and maritime areas, mountainous regions and earthquake sensitive areas;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls on the Commission and on Member States to promote and support the long-term integrated planning of transport and energy infrastructures and land-use planning;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Underlines that transport policies should be better integrated into other policy areas, especially energy security, water supply, land-use planning, urban planning and public health, in order to achieve a systemic approach to adapting to climate change;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls on the Commission to propose, as part of its second revision of the financial rules for EU-funded programmes, new approaches to transport funding and investments as well as innovative integrated funding instruments related to climate change adaptation, which are crucial to the success of EU transport policies;
source: PE-430.704
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2009/2153(INI) Report on the Commission Green Paper on the management of bio-waste in the European Union
2010/02/25
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the importance of biowaste market development in the EU through improved biowaste management with an ecological benefit (savings of resources, organic matter, nutrients), mitigation of climate change (storage of carbon in soils, renewable energy generation) and soil- related benefits (the fight against desertification, soil fertility, reduced pesticide consumption, reduced irrigation needs);
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission to elaborate in its impact assessment an improved management of biowaste regarding the recycling of separately collected biowaste, the use of composting for agricultural and ecological benefit, the mechanical/biological treatment options, and the use of biowaste as a source for generating energy. This impact assessment should be used as a basis for preparing a new Community legal framework on biodegradable waste.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Notes that a future Community framework would provide legal guidance and clarity for many Member States and would encourage them to make investments in the field of biowaste management; calls on the Commission, therefore, to promote the necessary financial instruments for the Member States that need to develop strategic biowaste projects.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Calls on the Commission to further engage in research into biowaste treatment methods in order to better quantify the soil-related benefits, as well as the energy recovery and the environmental impacts.
source: PE-439.263
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2009/2224(INI) Internet of Things
2010/04/15
ITRE
11 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas radio frequency identification (RFID)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas RFID technology
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas RFID technology and other IoT related technologies can benefit the public, in terms of quality of life, safety and well being, provided that its facets relating to the protection of privacy and of personal data are properly managed,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas the benefits of the IoT related technologies must be strengthened through effective security which is an essential feature of any development which risks jeopardising the personal data and the public’s trust in those who hold information about them,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – introductory part 5. Points out that RFID technology and other IoT related technologies for the intelligent labelling of products and consumer goods, and for things-to-person communication systems can be used anywhere and in practice is quiet and unobtrusive; calls, therefore, for that technology to be made the subject of further, more detailed, assessments by the Commission concerning, in particular:
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – bullet 1 • the impact of radio waves and other means of enabling identification technologies on health;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to carry out thorough research into the potential misuse of the IoT systems and to periodically assess its level of security protection against malicious attacks;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to put forward in the following Communication specific guidelines in order to ensure that the development of IoT relies on the principle of security and privacy by design; stresses that privacy and information security features should be built into IoT related technologies before their widespread use;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes the view that the development of new applications and the actual functioning of the Internet of Things will be intrinsically linked to the trust that European consumers have in the system; calls on the Commission to make further efforts to ensure that IoT related technologies include user requirements (e.g. traceability deactivation option) and respect the rights and freedoms of individuals;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the development of a transparent IoT system; in particular, in the context of person-to- thing and thing-thing interaction, the following aspects should be taken into consideration: • the explicit mentioning of the presence of means of enabling identification and traceability; • security measures ensuring that only authorised users can access data; • giving the consumers and the assigning authorities the possibility to check the readability of data and of the functioning of the system;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Takes the view that the expansion of the Internet of Things will enhance person- to-thing and thing-thing interaction which can bring tremendous benefits for EU citizens;
source: PE-440.038
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2009/2225(INI) Defining a new Digital Agenda for Europe: from i2010 to digital.eu
2010/02/25
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas ICT is becoming an indispensable tool for exercising freedom of expression and for promoting democratic initiatives such as campaigning and voting,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas cybercrimes, such as incitation to commit terrorist attacks, hate-based criminal acts, child pornography, have increased and are endangering individuals including children,
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Council and the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy to combat cybercrime, including by taking forward recent initiatives for the detection of serious crime and terrorism and by creating an EU digital platform for assistance to victims of trafficking, identity theft and identity fraud;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Stresses that ICT could improve road transport and can do more for safer, smarter and greener cars in Europe; urges the Commission, therefore, to include in the Digital Agenda the ecological potential of smart cars and smart roads, as well as R&D pilot projects for V2V and V2R devices, which can open up new business opportunities for European ICT companies;
source: PE-439.243
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2009/2228(INI) Mobilising Information and Communication Technologies to facilitate the transition to an energy-efficient, low-carbon economy
2010/03/03
ITRE
9 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas energy savings are not being realised fast enough in order to achieve the 2020 target and the existing measures related to the ICT exploitation do not match with the scale of challenges for moving towards a sustainable low carbon energy system,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas the EU's energy consumption is expected to rise by as much as 25% by 2012,
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers that priority should be given to boosting the European economy by investing in new technologies and in particular developing broadband in the various Member States as a means of securing economic growth, providing access to new systems and applications for an ever larger number of EU citizens and businesses, and meeting the energy efficiency targets the EU has set for 2020; furthermore, ICT development accounting for the shifting to a low carbon economy, will contribute to reducing dependence on energy supply as well as to coping with the high costs of raw materials;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses the importance of logistics in the rationalisation of transport and the carbon emissions reduction; recognises the need to increase public and private investment in ICT tools in order to develop smart energy infrastructures for transport and, in particular, to achieve the e-Freight and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS);
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Stresses the need for a common strategy on the development and production of electric cars; furthermore, urges the Commission to prioritise smart cars and smart roads projects, as well as R&D pilot projects for V2V and V2R devices, which can open up new business opportunities for European ICT companies;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Maintains that more widespread use of ICTs will stimulate European industry, create new skilled jobs and boost the market in new energy efficiency technologies; believes that research has an important role to play in this process of modernisation; calls on the Member States to provide incentives for public and private energy efficiency investment geared to designing and developing easily replicable technologies to improve the quality of the environment in urban areas;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point a a (new) aa. welcomes the practical guide put forward by the Commission together with the Committee of the Regions on how local and regional authorities can exploit ICTs in their energy efficiency and environmental plans and believes that this application will increase business opportunities at local and regional level;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Commission to adjust the EU budget in order to accelerate the development and deployment of cost- effective low carbon technologies, in particular aiming at meeting the financial needs for the implementation of the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET- Plan);
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Calls on the Commission to come forward with a financial instrument, as part of the EU funding, in order to encourage SMEs to develop their sustainable low carbon energy technologies;
source: PE-439.383
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2009/2229(INI) Internet governance: the next steps
2010/10/05
ITRE
7 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas cybercrime is posing an increasing threat to societies that rely on ICT and incitement to commit terrorist attacks, hate-based crimes acts, and child pornography, have increased and are endangering individuals including children,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas the intersection between cybercrime, Internet jurisdiction and cloud computing as an emerging Internet governance aspect at the European level is of great importance,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Stresses the need for a multi- stakeholder approach to provide a better understanding and awareness of cybercrime jurisdiction and cloud computing, based on an equal level basis and the establishment of clear obligations and responsibilities for each of the stakeholders;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Calls on the Commission to provide clear guidance to Member States that have not ratified and implemented the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime in order to engage all Member States in a cooperative effort to fight cybercrime and spam, to enhance users’ confidence and to secure the European Union cyberspace against all kinds of crimes and offences; urges all Member States to ratify and implement the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 c (new) 13c. Calls on all Member States to ratify and implement the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism which would allow developing a basis for international cooperation in countering the terrorist use of the internet, large-scale attacks on and through computer systems which threaten national security, public safety or economic well-being;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) source: PE-441.224
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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 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Member States to enhance cooperation with neighbouring countries, especially Russia, in order to promote interoperability within the transport sector, especially for railways;
source: PE-439.389
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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
5 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 10 a (new) (10a) This financial instrument within the Sustainable Energy Financing Initiative created to reallocate unspent funds under Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 should serve as a reference for future legislative proposals, in terms of the final destination of uncommitted EU funds.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 10 b (new) (10b) The new multi-annual financial framework and the future framework programmes of research and development should include new and expanded categories of expenditure and financing of technical assistance combined with innovative financial incentive schemes (such as guarantees, soft loans with favourable interest rates, blended instruments and project financing) in order to support a massive development and deployment of projects with high innovation potential in the field of sustainable energy.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 Annex II – part I – paragraph 2 – point c (c) decentralised renewable energy sources embedded in local settings, including photovoltaic systems integrated in architectural elements;
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 Annex II – part I – paragraph 2 –point e (e) local infrastructure, including efficient street lighting, electricity storage solutions, smart metering
Amendment 42 #
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, risk mitigation and technical assistance as well as raise awareness of the national and local authorities, to ensure optimal use of the Structural and Cohesion Funds, in particular, in cases of energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements in housing and other types of buildings.
source: PE-445.669
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2010/0210(COD) Seasonal employment: conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals
2011/07/20
LIBE, EMPL
4 amendments...
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 (7) This Directive should be applied without prejudice to the principle of EU preference as regards access to Member States' labour market as expressed in the relevant provisions of Acts of Accession. In particular, the provisions of the Directive should not leave seasonal workers from the new Member States of the EU, for whom transitional arrangements on the labour market still apply, in a disadvantaged position compared to third-country nationals.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 Member States shall take the necessary measures to make available to prospective seasonal workers and employers information on conditions of entry and residence, including rights and procedural safeguards as laid down in this Directive and all documentary evidence needed for an application to reside and work in the territory of a Member State as a seasonal worker. That information shall be set out in a straightforward and comprehensible manner in a language known by the applicant.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. The competent authorities of the Member State shall adopt a decision on the application and notify the applicant in writing, in accordance with the notification procedures laid down in the national law of the Member State, within 30 days of the complete application being lodged. The procedural safeguard should not put seasonal workers from the new Member States of the EU, for whom transitional arrangements on the labour market still exist and entail lengthy application procedure, in a disadvantaged position.
source: PE-467.243
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2010/0220(NLE) State aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines
2010/10/29
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 95 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) the overall amount of closure aid to the coal industry of a Member State must not exceed, for any year after 2010, the amount of aid granted by that Member State and authorised by the Commission in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 for the year 2010
source: PE-452.594
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2010/0253(COD) Single European railway area. Recast
2011/05/31
TRAN
12 amendments...
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 2 a (new) (2a) An efficient single European railway area can only be achieved by ensuring the separation of railway undertakings from infrastructure managers, the free access to the railway market and thus fair competition, and the interoperability and sustainability of the railway sector;
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 2 a (new) (2a) An efficient single European railway area can only be achieved by ensuring the separation of railway undertakings from infrastructure managers, the free access to the railway market and thus fair competition, and the interoperability and sustainability of the railway sector;
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 35 (35) Any charging scheme will send economic signals to users. It is important that those signals to railway undertakings should be consistent and clear and lead them to make rational and sustainable decisions.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 35 (35) Any charging scheme will send economic signals to users. It is important that those signals to railway undertakings should be consistent and clear and lead them to make rational and sustainable decisions.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) networks
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) networks
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new) (3 a) "Institutional independence means the separation into two separate legal entities which do not belong to the same company";
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new) (3 a) "Institutional independence means the separation into two separate legal entities which do not belong to the same company";
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5 Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5 Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a directive Article 55 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall establish a single national regulatory body for the railway sector. This body shall be a stand- alone authority which is, in organisational, functional, hierarchical and decision- making terms, legally distinct and independent from any other public authority. It shall also be independent in its organisation
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a directive Article 55 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall establish a single national regulatory body for the railway sector. This body shall be a stand- alone authority which is, in organisational, functional, hierarchical and decision- making terms, legally distinct and independent from any other public authority. It shall also be independent in its organisation
source: PE-467.166
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2010/0273(COD) Judicial cooperation in criminal matters: combating attacks against information systems
2012/01/27
LIBE
3 amendments...
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 6 (6) Member States should provide for
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. For the purpose of exchange of information relating to the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 8, and in accordance with data protection rules, Member States shall make use of operational national points of contact and the existing network of operational points of contact available 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Member States shall also ensure that they have procedures in place so that they can respond within a maximum of eight hours to urgent requests. Such response shall at least indicate whether and in what form the request for help will be answered and when.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall ensure th
source: PE-480.665
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2010/0306(NLE) Management of spent fuel and radioactive waste: EU legal framework
2011/04/15
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 15 a (new) (15a) The three EU candidate countries, Lithuania, Slovakia and Bulgaria, operated old Soviet design nuclear power plants which could not be economically upgraded to EU safety standards, and entailed the shut-down and subsequent decommissioning of their nuclear power plants.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 15 b (new) (15b) The decommissioning of the nuclear power plants of the three EU countries represented a significant financial and economical burden which could not be fully covered by the Member States concerned, and therefore the Community provided for financial resources to the respective Member States, intended to cover a part of the cost of decommissioning and waste projects and compensate for economic consequences.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 29 (29) The typical disposal concept for short lived low and intermediate level waste is near surface disposal. Following 30 years of research, it is broadly accepted at the technical level that deep geological disposal represents the safest and most sustainable option as the end point of the management of high level waste and spent fuel considered as waste.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 42 a (new) (42a) Reiterates the need for further funds to be allocated for energy projects, including the possibility of future decommissioning projects and consequently, waste management projects.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 3 (3) Radioactive waste shall be disposed of in the Member State in which it was generated, unless a
source: PE-462.870
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2010/0312(COD) Schengen: evaluation mechanism to verify application of the Schengen acquis
2011/05/30
LIBE
9 amendments...
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) The evaluation mechanism should be based on a Union approach and should set up transparent, efficient and clear rules on the method to be applied for the evaluations, the use of highly qualified experts for on-site visits and the follow-up to the findings of the evaluations. In particular, the method should provide for unannounced on-site visits to supplement the announced on-site visits, notably with regard to border controls and visas.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) The evaluation mechanism should also include verification of the relevant legislation on the abolition of controls at internal borders and checks within national territory.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 a (new) (10a) The Commission's role is particularly relevant in ensuring the coordination of the evaluation programmes and the monitoring of the follow-up procedure. Furthermore, during the evaluation process, the Commission should bring independence, transparency and accountability, and promote mutual trust among the parties involved.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 a (new) (13a) The Commission in cooperation with the Council shall decide on follow-up measures including sanctions which could lead to the temporary reintroduction of border controls. Upon the introduction of border controls, the Commission should set up financial compensatory measures in order to support the Member States concerned.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission may invite Frontex, Europol, Eurojust, the European Parliament or other relevant European bodies to designate a representative to take part as an observer in a visit concerning an area covered by their mandate.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 7 7. If an on-site visit reveals a serious deficiency deemed to have a significant impact on the overall level of security of one or more Member States, the Commission, on its own initiative
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 b (new) Article 13b Decision on the reintroduction of border controls The decision on the reintroduction of the internal border controls shall be taken by the Council acting by qualified majority at the Commission's proposal.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 c (new) Article 13 c Compensatory measures Upon the introduction of border controls, the Commission shall set up financial compensatory measures in order to support the Member States concerned.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 1 This Regulation shall enter into force on
source: PE-464.941
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2010/0377(COD) Control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances
2011/07/19
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e (e) the exploitation (exploration, extraction and processing) of minerals in mines, quarries, or by means of boreholes, with the exception of
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – point 4 4. ‘new establishment’ means an establishment that
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – point 18 a (new) 18a. “appropriate safety distance” means the minimum distance at which no possible negative effects can be registered on human health or the environment in the event of a major accident;
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – point 18 b (new) 18b. “domino effect” means the possibility of a major accident occurring in an establishment caused by another accident in the vicinity of the establishment, either in another establishment or on a site that falls outside the scope of this Directive.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States shall ensure that the competent authority takes into account the domino effect when drawing up external emergency plans.
source: PE-469.779
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2010/2010(INI) Developing the job potential of a new sustainable economy
2010/05/18
ITRE
12 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Believes it is vital to ensure a new Community framework with a suitable and sufficient budget in order to support public-sector research and make its results available in an accessible and non- bureaucratic form with a view to innovation by microbusinesses and SMEs, in the areas of energy efficiency, use of new energy sources and production processes, and recycling and better use of resources and in the context of creating jobs with rights; reiterates the need to achieve the 3% target of investment in R&D, which is indispensable for introducing the new EU 2020 strategy for jobs and growth and which can have a positive impact on keeping high-skilled workers in the EU;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Welcomes the creation of a "European Progress Microfinance Facility" which provides easier access to microcredit for people who lost or risk losing their jobs, and calls on the Commission and on the Member States to make sure that citizens are properly and swiftly informed on how to apply to this facility;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Believes that the demographic challenges require a broader strategy combining job creation and meeting new and emerging needs on the European labour market; in this respect, further progress must be made in improving the mobility of EU workers , including researchers and other professionals, with a view to achieving a Europe without barriers within the EU internal market;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Reiterates that, in order to avoid inconsistencies in the area of the EU internal market, Member States shall give preference to Union citizens and may give preference to third-country nationals who apply for highly qualified employment, as set out in Directive 2009/50/EC of 25 May 2009 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment; stresses the importance of rejecting applications for an EU Blue Card in labour market sectors for which the access to workers from other Member States is restricted on the basis of transitional arrangements;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Calls on the Commission to ask the Member States to review the transitional provisions regulating access to their labour markets as a means of maintaining employment in the EU during the global economic crisis;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls for cooperation among Member States in the fight against undeclared employment, as the underground economy is a matter of concern throughout Europe; considers that measures against undeclared work should be intensified at Member State and EU level;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Stresses the need to give incentives to employers who offer low-skilled or unskilled people (including Roma people) training and opportunities to acquire practical experience directly in the workplace;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Believes that digital literacy and competences should be central aspects of EU policies and stresses that all EU citizens should be empowered and have the incentives to develop the appropriate digital skills in order to reduce barriers to social integration and prepare them in the long term for work;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Insists on the importance of subsidizing apprenticeships for young people in economic sectors with good prospects, as a valuable step in the transition from education to professional life;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 e (new) 6e. Emphasises the role of Vocational Education and Training (VET) that can provide the skills, knowledge and competences needed in the labour market; calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the provision of VET across Europe in order to enhance the transparency, recognition and quality of competences and qualifications, making the mobility of learners and workers easier;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes that further efforts need to be undertaken in order to ensure the effective EU harmonisation of minimum requirements for the organisation of working time connected with workers' health and safety;
source: PE-441.372
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2010/2012(INI) Completing the internal market for e-commerce
2010/05/18
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses the significance of the free movement of services for the further development of the e-commerce, with a particular focus on the principle of non- discrimination within the internal market, on grounds of the nationality or local residence of the recipient; reiterates that the principle of non-discrimination within the internal market eliminates the requirement imposed on nationals of another Member State to supply original documents, certified copies, certificate of nationality or official translations of documents in order to benefit from a service or from more advantageous terms or prices;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Stresses that care should be taken to avoid the risks posed by illegal product offers on the web, in particular counterfeit medicines and healthcare products, by promoting health literacy and publishing misleading information on specific websites of the .eu domains;
source: PE-441.222
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2010/2051(INI) Future of European standardisation
2010/06/25
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the imperative need of adapting ICT standardisation policy to market and policy developments which will lead to achieving important European policy goals requiring interoperability such as e-health, accessibility, security, e- business, e-government, transport, etc. and contribute to the development of international standards for personal data protection;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Emphasis the role that relevant ICT stakeholder categories could play as advisory group to the Commission in developing a harmonized European ICT standardization policy platform;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Notes the increasing number of standards developed by industry fora and consortia, which are well-established global standardisation structures in the ICT sector; considers that the European ICT infrastructure cannot be realised without making more use of standards from industry fora and consortia;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 d (new) 7d. Calls on the Commission to put in place a mechanism for recognizing specific standards developed by industry fora and consortia which could have a significant impact on filling standardisation gaps and on the international cooperation in ICT standardisation matters;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 e (new) 7e. Calls on the Commission to enhance the coordination between the ICT fora and consortia and the formal standard- developing bodies which could increase interoperability and minimize the risk of duplication and conflict between standards in the ICT sector;
source: PE-443.134
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2010/2079(INI) Simplifying the implementation of the Research Framework Programmes
2010/07/16
ITRE
8 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the EU needs to compete in a global economy on the basis of high- skilled production,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the EU has had less success than expected in commercialising innovation for the internal and international market,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas there is still limited coordination between national, regional and European research policies which causes major obstacles to achieving cost- effective solutions,
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Stresses the need for an increase in the participation of the new Member States in FP projects by means of simplification of the application and contractual procedures which represent significant obstacles to entry at the proposal stage, in particular for the first time applicants;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 b (new) 32b. Calls for more transparency for applicants through access to information at all stages and, where appropriate, through open access to the research results;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Stresses the need for a uniform application procedure throughout the Member States and regions, with a common application form for all Member States, available in the 23 EU official languages;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Calls for a better synchronization with regional and national research programmes when designing the future rationale of the FP in order to avoid duplication and thus, addressing the major EU needs in terms of research and innovation;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Recommends further internationalisation of FP8 through cooperation with third countries, including developing countries, as well as with the major existing economies, such as the US and Japan, and emerging economies, such as China, India and Brazil; believes that the cooperation with developing countries should put a special emphasis on research projects of relevance for their development;
source: PE-445.806
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2010/2087(INI) EU Strategy for the Black Sea
2010/10/13
ITRE
7 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the need to promote the Southern Corridor as a means of enhancing the EU security of supply; considers that projects such as Nabucco pipeline, representing a key priority project for the EU, along with smaller projects, such as the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the Turkey-Greece-Italy Interconnector (ITGI) or the Azerbaijan- Georgia-Romania Interconnector (AGRI) reiterate the high importance of the EU engagement in the Black Sea region, but also the further needs to increase the cooperation between the countries surrounding the Black Sea;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the Energy Community Treaty, which will have an important role in reaching the EU's energy security objectives and will contribute to the security of these countries;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Emphasis the urgency of establishing the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, which will contribute to achieving the goals of the Eastern Partnership and thus, will have a positive impact on the energy security related issues;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Stresses the need of engaging regional partners in early stages of project design in order to generate interest and to foster joint ownership; considers that the Baltic Sea Strategy could constitute an example of a macro-regional strategy that relies upon the cooperation between local authorities, business communities, and civil society organisations;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Regrets that Black Sea Forum for Dialogue and Partnership has been adversely affected by regional tensions and therefore, it has not been realized to date; considers that such a Forum could be relevant for generating ideas and fostering dialogue among regional actors;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 e (new) 5e. Welcomes the establishment of sectoral partnerships in the three areas: environment, transport and energy, which opens up the way for considering and coordinating concrete, long-term projects;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 f (new) 5f. Welcomes the action taken toward extending the EU Common Aviation Area to Black Sea countries; calls on the Commission to pursue the dialogue with Moldova Republic concerning the liberalization of its air transport and to swiftly start negotiations for Moldova's accession to the EU Common Aviation Area;
source: PE-448.953
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2010/2095(INI) Industrial Policy for the globalised era
2010/11/16
ITRE
11 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
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
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Highlights the importance of European manufacturing to strengthen the foundations of the European economy;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Highlights the fact that the various measures put forward by the Commission need to remain affordable for consumers, especially at a time when the European economy is still recovering from its worse crisis for decades;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Is convinced that the success of a new, sustainable industrial policy depends on the involvement of all stakeholders,
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes that a significant increase in R&D investment, both private and public, is essential for EU industry to remain a technology leader and retain global competitiveness in areas such as renewable energy and transport efficiency; notes that to support increased private R&D investment, functioning markets for innovative products and a stable investment environment are necessary; increased public funding of R&D is necessary to leverage private investment and encourage collaboration; simplification of public funding procedures, especially in the EU Framework Programmes, is a prerequisite for increased industry participation;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent -1 (new) - regular impact assessments of anticipated demand for – and criticality and supply risks of – raw materials and rare earth (including potential shortages, price increases, etc.) and the consequences for the EU economy in general and businesses in particular; the list of raw materials and rare earths covered should be updated regularly,
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent -1 a (new) - onitoring production forecast from third countries and the operating conditions of the raw materials global markets,
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Is convinced that industry needs an energy policy focused on the long term which guarantees appropriate energy prices and security of supply, a
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Stresses the importance of creating the right framework for industry to remain in Europe and to further improve its global competitiveness; believes, therefore, that EU policies should be based on robust impact assessments which analyze all angles of the economic, societal and environmental benefits of EU policies;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Calls on the Commission to respect the roadmaps and conclusions developed in industry-specific approaches; believes that these roadmaps provide industry with long-term planning certainty and are a valuable tool for remaining competitive;
source: PE-452.697
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2010/2104(INI) Efficiency and effectiveness of EU funding in the area of decommissioning nuclear power plants in the new Member States
2011/04/02
CONT
4 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes with concern the inexistence of a EU team of coordinators and experts of all three projects, which would have enabled the decommissioning programme to be treated as a whole package based on EU experience, thus enabling synergies between the three cases;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Notes the lack of a clear distribution of responsibility among the participants in the financing and the participants in the process of decommissioning; believes that the Commission should be the main responsible for the implementation of the EU assistance and a joint management with the EBRD should be put in place;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Believes that, taking into account the large amounts of money, the novelty regarding the utilisation of funds, the unknown factors which emerged throughout the process, followed by numerous alterations, adaptations and allocation of additional amounts, the number and scope of the audits performed is insufficient; regrets that the Commission's Mid-term evaluation of the decommissioning assistance to Lithuania and Slovakia of September 2007 did not cover Bulgaria ( which was already receiving assistance at the time);
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the Commission to immediately set up a Coordination Team, which should be in charge of: - supervising the elaboration of a final plan with a clear time-table, - supervising the use of money allocated so far, - establishing whether there is further need for an EU role and if so, determining the exact level of EU involvement, - deciding upon responsibilities, including the role of the EBRD and overseeing the finalisation of the decommissioning process;
source: PE-458.505
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2010/2105(INI) Innovative financing at a global and European level
2010/10/13
ITRE
7 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Having in mind the rising energy demand in the emerging countries, draws attention to the EU imperative need to come up with adequate investments in energy supply and efficiency, through strengthening its energy infrastructure and reducing as much as possible dependency on market fluctuations which could have negative consequences on the EU economy and the 2020 objectives;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes the European Investment Bank Report on the Action undertaken in response to the Resolution of the European Parliament of the on 23 September 2010; encourages further cooperation between the European Commission and the European Investment Bank for building the next multi-annual financial frameworks on innovative financial instruments, in order to increase substantially the volume of EU budget spending through financial instruments;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Stresses that innovative financial instruments should be used to support public-private partnerships, and should be envisaged as alternative to pure public spending as a way to leverage funds and address market failure;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Recognizes the need for public sector investment to complement and enhance private sector funding where possible; notes however that the use of special purpose means of financing projects can result in increased off-balance sheet liabilities as well as increased cost of capital for European institutions, the EU or Member States; believes such measures should be accompanied by full transparent disclosure with appropriate investment guidelines, risk management, exposure limits, scrutiny and surveillance procedures established in a democratically accountable manner;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Welcomes the multi-country European bonds which have been recently suggested and underlines that using these instruments for financing new infrastructure could have an effective European added value through its solidarity approach;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 e (new) 5e. Calls on the Commission and the European Central Bank to investigate the moral hazard implication for Member States of financing critical infrastructure projects via EU project-bonds or euro- bonds, especially where such infrastructure projects have a trans- national reach.
source: PE-450.834
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2010/2106(INI) Commission Green Paper "On forest protection and information in the EU: preparing forests for climate change"
2010/10/14
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the need of creating EU instruments similar to the Solidarity Fund Regulation in order to be able to manage the impact that climate change and natural disasters have on forests, and to help preventing and combating droughts and forest fires, especially in the areas of high risk;
source: PE-448.964
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2010/2107(INI) Revision of the Energy Efficiency Action Plan
2010/11/10
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the current economic crisis could lead to accelerating the transition to a low-carbon and energy efficient economy and to fostering a change of citizens' behaviour regarding energy consumption,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas none of the ETS new entrants quota has been given to energy efficiency,
source: PE-450.651
2010/12/10
ITRE
12 amendments...
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Asks the Commission to publish an ambitious white paper on transport in order to develop a sustainable European transport policy that promotes the introduction of energy-efficient new technologies and
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Stresses the importance of logistics in the rationalisation of transport and the carbon emissions reduction; recognises the need to increase public and private investment in ICT tools in order to develop smart energy infrastructures for transport and, in particular, to achieve the e-Freight and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS);
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls on the Commission to quickly ensure framework conditions for the development of electric vehicles, notably concerning standardisation of software for infrastructure and charging stations as electric vehicles will enter the market from 2011 onwards; reiterates the need of putting in place the necessary charging infrastructure before 2011;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Reiterates the need to promote inter- modal transport solutions as well as the development of intelligent transport systems in order to achieve energy savings in the transport sector (including
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Encourages efforts by the Commission and Member States to find innovative means of financing through shifting taxation systems to be based on carbon emissions as this would create energy-efficient incentives to consumers and industry;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 b (new) 33b. Stresses that ETS revenues should be prioritised for cost-effective energy efficiency financing and technology diffusion; furthermore, any innovative form of EU-coordinated climate change taxation should finance R&D and measures aimed at stimulating low- carbon growth, through reducing carbon emissions, promoting energy efficiency and improving energy infrastructure in the EU;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Reiterates the need of opening up Structural Funds to a wider range of building and building system upgrades, especially in the form of preferential loans to private building owners, which would facilitate a much stronger drive towards a greatly-needed upgrade on existing buildings, especially in the lesser- developed parts of the EU;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 b (new) 35b. Calls on the Commission to closely cooperate with the European Investment Bank in order to engage the banking sector in small energy efficiency investments through allocation of specific funds for lending, backed by EIB loans and Structural Fund grants;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 – indent 4 a (new) · to create an effective communication tool and to initiate a dialogue aimed at citizens in order to disseminate energy efficiency information to targeted categories of people and to guide their behaviour regarding energy consumption;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Calls on the Commission to consider proposing effective measures to push energy companies to invest in energy efficiency by encouraging the transformation of the whole single market towards higher energy-efficiency;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38a. Stresses the importance of developing EU schemes that provide incentives to buildings going beyond the minimum legal requirements for energy efficient retrofits of public buildings, dwellings and social housing, and for ecological new buildings;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 b (new) 38b. Considers that energy efficiency should be a condition for accessing EU funding, so that all supported investment projects rely on cost-optimal energy efficiency criteria;
source: PE-450.652
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2010/2108(INI) Towards a new Energy Strategy for Europe 2011 - 2020
2010/09/14
ITRE
6 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas EU's ambitious long term emissions reduction goal should be framed in the context of a global deal on climate change, in order to maximise the positive contribution of the EU to the international negotiation and to minimise the risks of carbon leakage and loss of competitiveness for the European industries,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that the proposed strategy should promote a diversified generation mix, including renewable production, efficient and competitive thermal generation and nuclear generation, in order to achieve the three key objectives of sustainability, security of supply and competitiveness;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses the need to reinforce the transmission grid to support market integration and the development of a large scale renewable production, also with a view to reinforce interconnections and links to third countries; furthermore, there is an urgent need to develop and modernise the distribution networks, in order to integrate growing amounts of distributed generation;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. believes that it is crucial to set up an ‘intelligent’ EU network able to manage, dispatch and meter, in real time, all different production and consumption patterns, in order to ensure a secure and efficient operation of the future electric system;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Underlines that introducing carbon taxation in a coordinated manner, as innovative financial instrument, would be of great benefit for supplementing existing financing for initiatives envisaged for building EU energy infrastructure and would create long-term climate-friendly incentives to consumers and industry;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Underlines that market integration requires a better use of existing functional grids, based on the harmonisation of market design across borders and the development of common European schemes for management of the interconnections;
source: PE-448.780
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2010/2152(INI) New Trade Policy for Europe under the Europe 2020 Strategy
2011/04/03
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that trade is one of the cornerstones of a successful European industrial policy and calls therefore for future multilateral and bilateral trade agreements to form a coherent part of an industrial strategy based upon fair global competition and full reciprocity; reiterates the importance of concluding trade negotiations especially with countries and regions that are of economic interest to EU businesses and that could offer significant new export opportunities to all EU sectors;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Considers that EU should take the lead in pursuing international trade agreements on environmental goods and services (EGSA), focused on renewable energy technologies; underlines the importance of requesting full tariff dismantling from its trading partners, a full removal of non-tariff barriers to trade, avoiding the weakening of rules of origin and the use of duty drawback;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Underlines the importance of conducting impact assessments before starting trade negotiations and before concluding the negotiations; considers that conducting ex-post evaluations after the ratification of trade agreements, could be of high relevance for future decision making;
source: PE-460.632
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2010/2154(INI) Aviation security with a special focus on security scanners
2011/03/22
TRAN
11 amendments...
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to draw up a set of common EU rules to ensure the adequate implementation of security measures;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Considers that the acceptance and certification of security scanners should only be given after a comprehensive study made by the responsible authorities;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Believes that the use of security scanners must be
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Considers that luggage scanners should also be subject to EU common standards, especially regarding the radiation limits, since they afterwards come in direct contact with people;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Takes the view that, even though 100% aviation security cannot be guaranteed, the detection performance of security scanners is higher than that offered by current metal detectors, particularly with regard to non- metallic objects and liquids, whilst frisking (full hand-search) causes more irritation and time loss and is more likely to be rejected than a scanner;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Considers that Member States should supplement control points and security staff in order to ensure that passengers are not affected by the instalment of security scanners;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Takes the view that the rules for the effective operation of security scanners must pay particular attention to vulnerable groups and to people who are frequently exposed to radiation especially when considering the maximum allowed radiation limit;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses that images should not be stored for longer than is necessary to ensure aviation security, that they should be destroyed once they are no longer necessary for the intended purposes, that they should only be seen by the operator and that they should not be used for purposes other than to detect prohibited objects;
Amendment 155 #
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, its technical features, what images can be seen and by whom, the conditions in place to protect the rights to intimacy, privacy and data protection, possible health risks and the possibility of refusing to pass through the scanner, as well as alternative screening methods;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Asks the Commission to initiate the information process regarding security scanners based on a set of common rules meant to facilitate a better information campaign in the EU airports;
source: PE-460.986
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2010/2156(INI) Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries
2011/01/20
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the importance of more and better investment in the area of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and other Internet of Things (IoT) related technologies, which represent a great potential for developments in logistics, healthcare, transport, energy efficiency, environment, manufacturing, retail and fight against counterfeiting;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission and on Member States to provide incentives for public and private CCI investments geared to designing and developing easily replicable technologies to improve the quality of energy saving and efficiency;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls on the Commission to provide incentives for the development of e-skills in order to enable the SME community to access CCIs and to ensure their maximum participation in the internal market;
source: PE-456.786
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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
6 amendments...
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Asks the Member States, in view of various emergency situations that place tourists abroad in danger, to consider, in close cooperation with the European External Action Service (EEAS), whether it would be appropriate to codify a uniform procedure for issuing notices advising against travel, creating a single European code for the seriousness of the situations concerned and acknowledging in worst case scenarios the right of operators to apply for Community aid, within the limits of the funds available;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Calls on the Commission to act swiftly on the completion of the Single European Sky considering the importance of efficient air traffic management (ATM), the impact of air traffic on European tourism and recalling the massive losses suffered by the tourist industry due to the volcanic eruption from April 2010;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary steps towards a future European regulation regarding tourists’ rights. Considers that a standard European contract between tourist and tour operator (service and product provider) should be initiated at European level in order to facilitate a future harmonised tourist rights protection;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Welcomes the Commission's readiness to diversify the types of tourism available; stresses, in particular, the importance of the collaboration already underway with the Council to promote cultural, historical, religious and environmental tourism by means of themed routes which not only exploit our continent's historical and cultural roots, but also contribute to the development of an alternative style of tourism, one that is sustainable and accessible to all; considers that the use of sustainable means of transport, including cycling, should be encouraged in connection with several routes; considers that creating new ‘European Routes’ and promoting them together with the already existing ones would highly contribute to the development of a sustainable tourism;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36 a. Considers that the sustainability of the tourism sector will highly benefit from a more coordinated approach of R&D and from promoting innovative products and services; underlines that the development of tourist industry is directly linked to promoting energy efficiency and renewable technologies;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new) 42a. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to use European funds to improve the adjacent structure for tourism such as transport infrastructure, digital environment and secondary products and services related to tourism;
source: PE-458.571
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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
3 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to ensure swift certification of EGNOS for civil aviation through the competent authority EASA;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Agrees that
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Commission to efficiently implement the strong awareness campaign measures stated in the Action Plan, in order to achieve the extensive use of EGNOS in Europe in all application areas hence ensuring more complex approaches;
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
4 amendments...
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Strongly believes that an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of each Member States' management and control systems in individual policy areas is necessary in order to improve the quality of Member States' management and control of EU funds; further believes that better management, less bureaucracy and better, not more, controls are necessary to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of EU funds; points out that the risk of error can increase if the rules to be observed are complex and unclear, leading also to less transparency ;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Stresses, moreover, that the Europe 2020 strategy can only be credible if it is adequately funded; calls for the next MFF to reflect the ambitions of the Europe 2020 strategy and demands the Commission and the Member States to produce a credible funding framework ensuring, in particular, adequate funding for its flagship initiatives; argues, in this respect, that tasks, resources, and responsibilities must be clearly defined and well orchestrated between the Union and its Member States; reminds that the Member States have already decided their national targets and, implicitly, the corresponding budgetary needs; calls on the Commission to clarify the budgetary dimension of the flagship initiatives as these priority action plans cut across all policies funded through the EU budget;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to create at national and European level the right conditions that will allow for the private sector to increase its share in R&D investments; stresses the need to improve PPPs in this field by cutting red tape and streamlining existing procedures , but also to promote new ones involving partners from different Member States;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Underlines the strategic importance of large projects in this area: the European Global Satellite Navigation systems (Galileo and the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service), the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security, and SESAR which will enable the creation of the Single European Sky; insists that, given the long lead times entailed and the levels of capital investment already committed to these projects, sufficient and consistent financial commitments over financial planning periods are required; takes the view that the development of the newly established European space policy would logically require a proper budget line with adequate funding;
source: PE-462.729
2011/05/04
SURE
1 amendments...
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Underlines that EU expenditure, by pooling resources and offering economies of scale, can create European added value (EAV) thus contributing to the achievement of agreed policy targets more effectively and reducing national expenditure; reminds that the EU budget is primarily an investment budget, which can generate more investment from public or private sources;
source: PE-462.723
2011/08/04
SURE
2 amendments...
Amendment 570 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 a (new) 57a. Reiterates the importance of a diverse EU energy mix, fully respecting the choice of each Member State, that should aim at achieving security of supply, competitiveness and sustainability in the long-term; recognises, in this context, the necessity for a thorough consideration of energy security as cross cutting issue that ought to follow EU-wide priorities;
Amendment 614 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61. Considers that an increase in TEN-T funds is necessary, as well as increased coordination between the funds available for TEN-T, cross border cooperation and the cohesion funding for transport projects; stresses the role that innovative financing instruments, including PPPs and project bonds, can play in the financing of those projects; considers that expenditure used from the cohesion fund and other corresponding structural funds should be conditional upon the observation of general principles of European transport policy; believes, at the same time, that TEN-T funding should actively contribute to the objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion, as set out in Article 174 of the TFEU;
source: PE-462.730
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2010/2235(INI) European road safety 2011-2020
2011/03/17
TRAN
6 amendments...
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls for determined efforts to harmonise road signs and road traffic rules by 2013, followed by the swift harmonisation of the driver licence test curricula;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to identify and implement suitable measures to prevent accidents on rural roads and in rural areas and reduce the damage they cause; highlights the necessity of an action plan for the gradual implementation of road safety standards for national and rural roads;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 35a. Stresses that ICT could improve the transportation means on roads, and can do more for safer and smarter cars in Europe; reiterates the ecological potential of smart cars and smart roads, as well as R&D pilot projects for V2V and V2R devices;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Underlines the necessity of thorough cost-benefit analyses, taking into consideration that affordability of safety technologies and of new vehicles should be a key factor when introducing new safety requirements;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Welcomes the Commission
source: PE-460.852
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2010/2245(INI) Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world
2011/08/03
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Reiterates the need for a significant increase in R&D&I investment, both private and public, in order that EU industry remains a technology leader and retain global competitiveness in areas such as transport and energy efficiency; furthermore, an increased public funding of R&D&I is necessary in order to leverage private investment;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Administrative and financial simplification of public funding procedures, especially in the EU Framework Programmes, is a prerequisite for stability, legal certainty for the participants and consequently, increased industry participation;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 c (new) 15c. Reiterates that Framework Programmes should continue to support collaborative research in industry, as this leverages industrial funds and has a positive influence on creating productive innovation in the single market;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Underlines that more focus should be placed on ensuring the market deployment and commercialization of innovation output; therefore, proper financial instruments should be available to support the introduction of successful technologies on the EU market;
source: PE-460.774
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2010/2269(INI) Migration flows arising from instability: scope and role of the EU foreign policy
2011/03/02
LIBE
4 amendments...
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Encourages the Commission to continue the support of setting up more Migration Information and Management Centres in third countries, especially in the EU neighbouring countries; asks the Commission to provide the relevant EP committee with regular reports on new initiatives envisaged for the creation of such centres;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Considers that the harmonisation - in cooperation with the Member States - of migration-related statistics is essential for the effective planning, adoption, implementation and assessment of the migration policy; stresses the importance of the European Migration Network (EMN) which could have a substantial contribution in this area;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Recalls that well managed legal migration can also bring benefits to third countries through the funds which immigrants remit to their country of origin; furthermore, stresses the importance of supporting initiatives designed to promote the involvement of migrants in development and training projects in their country of origin;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses the importance of concluding agreements with third countries in order to enable both legal and illegal immigration to be managed effectively;
source: PE-458.489
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2010/2273(INI) Promoting workers' mobility within the European Union
2011/04/05
LIBE
7 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines that one of the main achievements of the European Union is the creation of an area without internal borders where EU citizens and third- country national can circulate and work freely;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Considers that labour restrictions inside the EU aimed at avoiding the movement of large numbers of workers from the "new" Member States to some of the "old" Member States can, on the long term, have a negative impact on fundamental European values as freedom of movement, non-discrimination and solidarity, equal rights and bringing the EU closer to its citizens;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Calls on the Commission to encourage the Member States to review the transitional provisions regulating the access to their labour markets in order to eliminate the differences between European citizens in this matter;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Welcomes the recent decision of Austria and Germany to fully open their labour markets to citizens of eight countries in central Europe that joined the European Union in May 2004; is concerned by the recent proposal of the Dutch government regarding immigration and by its intention to adopt national legislation targeted to undermine the rights of workers from some "new" Member States;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Calls on the Commission to closely monitor the implementation of Directive 2004/38/EC and make sure that proposing changes to national legislation as regards the rights of EU citizens to reside and work freely throughout the EU, does not lead to the infringement of that Directive;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. Underlines that labour restrictions constitute an obstacle to the functioning of the internal market and that the economic crisis demonstrates the need to promote free labour mobility which is self-regulatory, provides flexibility, and reduces undeclared work and the natural rate of unemployment;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 g (new) 1g. Reiterates that, in order to avoid inconsistencies in the area of EU internal market, for the purpose of employment Member States shall give preference to Union citizens and may give preference to third-country nationals who apply for highly qualified employment, as set out in Council Directive 2009/50/EC of 25 May 2009 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment1; stresses the importance of rejecting applications for an EU Blue Card in labour market sectors for which the access to workers from other Member States is restricted on the basis of transitional arrangements;
source: PE-464.709
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2010/2276(INI) EU strategy on Roma inclusion
2011/01/17
LIBE
11 amendments...
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2 – combating prejudices, stereotypes, racism and anti-
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3 a (new) - increasing the degree of civic education,
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 6 – access to basic care infrastructure,
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 7 – elimination of school
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 14 – access to housing and combating territorial
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 19 a (new) - adaptation of specific cultural and traditional principles of Roma to the contemporary civilisation,
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 20 – enlargement dimension of the Strategy to candidate and potential candidate countries,
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to set up specific types of programmes for Roma, which should be developed and implemented similarly in all Member States, with a certain amount of leeway; the programmes should be adapted to the nomad character of Roma;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Considers that the programmes should be included in the Sectoral Operational Programmes (SOP);
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Stresses that the Strategy should make the most out of the results of the Pilot Project regarding the "Pan-European coordination of Roma integration methods", as well as of the World Bank study regarding the demographic and fiscal advantages that the European Union could benefit from the social inclusion of Roma;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Council to allocate a
source: PE-456.648
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2010/2277(INI) Single Market for Enterprises and Growth
2011/01/20
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses the imperative need of adapting EU Information and Communication Technology (ICT) standardisation policy to market and policy developments which will lead to achieving European policy goals requiring interoperability such as e- business, e-commerce, e-Freight and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), etc.;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Reiterates that the principle of non- discrimination within the internal market eliminates the requirement imposed on nationals of another Member State to supply original documents, certified copies, certificate of nationality or official translations of documents in order to benefit from a service or from more advantageous terms or prices;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points out to the need for energy efficiency plans to significantly increase energy savings, and will closely monitor the implementation of the directives on eco-labelling, ecodesign, transports and infrastructures, in order to ensure a common European framework approach; stresses the importance of encouraging local and regional authorities to exploit ICTs in their energy efficiency and environmental plans and believes that this application will significantly increase business opportunities at local and regional level;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the proposal to amend the Small Business Act in order to closely link it with the 2020 Strategy, but regrets that the
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to accelerate the high-speed broadband links in EU regions in order to ensure maximum participation of SMEs in a digitalising internal market;
source: PE-456.800
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2010/2278(INI) Single Market for Europeans
2011/02/17
LIBE
4 amendments...
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that demographic challenges require a strategy which would help creating jobs that fill the gaps in the EU labour market;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Underlines that the free movement of workers and services is one of the basic principles of the single market from the Rome Treaty onwards; considers that removing remaining barriers regarding EU labour mobility would contribute to the full utilisation of all single market freedoms and would help reducing undeclared work and unemployment;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Calls on the Commission to ask the Member States which continue applying restrictions on their labour markets to review their transitional provisions in order to open the labour markets to all European workers, thus maintaining employment in the EU during the global economic crisis;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Reiterates that Member States should reject the applications for highly qualified employment of third-country nationals in those labour market sectors for which the access to workers from other Member States is restricted on the basis of transitional provisions; giving preference to EU workers would help avoiding inconsistencies in the area of EU single market;
source: PE-458.610
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2010/2304(INI) European broadband: investing in digitally driven growth
2011/03/25
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to come up with more detailed assessments regarding the impact that certain broadband related technologies, in particular person-to- person, person-to-machine and machine- to-machine communication systems, could have on health;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Emphasises the need for public funds or preferential loans, in accordance with the Commission’s guidance on State Aid, which should be targeted towards future- proof, long lasting and open infrastructures which support competition and consumer choice;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to agree on an EU Broadband Deployment Pact, using equity funds, Structural Funds, the Cohesion Fund, regional funds and state and private investment as appropriate, in accordance with the Commission’s State Aid Guidelines, targeting white areas in particular, and ensuring the necessary coordination with consistent output indicators on an EU-wide scale;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) (after title) 29a. Highlights the importance of competitive markets in achieving affordable broadband, and emphasises the need for the swift implementation and full enforcement by Member States and National Regulatory Authorities of the revised EU telecoms framework and Recommendation on Next Generation Access;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) (after title) 34a. Reiterates the importance of future high-speed services that will deliver the EU’s energy efficiency, safety objectives and other communications capabilities (e.g. efficient and intelligent transport systems, person-to-person, person-to- machine and machine-to-machine communication systems);
source: PE-460.941
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2010/2308(INI) European Union's Internal Security Strategy
2012/09/02
LIBE
3 amendments...
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Emphasizes the role of smart borders and of Schengen governance which will contribute to strengthening the border security; reiterates the importance of ensuring the coordination of Member States' action regarding the management of the external borders as well as the enhanced cooperation with third countries' border security authorities;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Considers that securing the external EU border should be complemented by programmes and the necessary funding for strengthening the third country borders neighbouring the EU, which should be included in the current framework of the negotiations with the Western Balkans countries and the European Neighbourhood Policy (EUROMED, Eastern Partnership);
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 c (new) 17c. Underlines that the gradual introduction of the Integrated Border Management will ensure a uniform and high level control and surveillance of the external borders, facilitate the mobility within the area of freedom of movement, and therefore contribute to safeguarding fundamental rights and deterring irregular migration, trafficking in human beings and organised crime;
source: PE-480.655
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2011/0150(COD) European standardisation
2012/01/25
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 Either on proposal from a public authority referred to in Directive 2004/18/EC or on its own initiative the Commission may decide
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 Recognised ICT standards referred to in Article 9 shall constitute common technical specifications referred to in Directives 2004/17/CE and 2004/18/CE, and Regulation (EC) No 2342/2002.
source: PE-478.724
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2011/0172(COD) Energy efficiency
2011/11/16
ITRE
15 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 181 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 15 (15) The rate of building renovation needs to be increased, as the existing building stock represents the single biggest potential sector for energy savings. Moreover, buildings are crucial to achieving the EU objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990. Member States should focus their efforts, as a matter of priority, on measures with the most cost-effective impact on energy savings, in particular to promote the refurbishment of existing buildings and the modernisation of heating and cooling systems. Account should be taken of the affordability of such measures for citizens. Buildings owned by public bodies account for a considerable share of the building stock and have high visibility in public life. It is therefore appropriate to set an annual rate of renovation of all buildings owned by public bodies to upgrade their energy performance. This renovation rate should be without prejudice to the obligations with regard to nearly-
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 15 (15) The rate of building renovation needs to be increased, as the existing building stock represents the single biggest potential sector for energy savings. Moreover, buildings are crucial to achieving the EU objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990. Buildings owned by public bodies account for a considerable share of the building stock and have high visibility in public life. It is therefore appropriate to set an annual rate of renovation of all buildings owned by public bodies to upgrade their energy performance. This renovation rate should be without prejudice to the obligations with regard to nearly- zero energy buildings set in Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings. The
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 18 (18) An assessment of the possibility of establishing a ‘white certificate’ scheme at Union level has shown that, in the current situation, such a system would create excessive administrative costs and that there is a risk that energy savings would be concentrated in a number of Member States and not introduced across the Union. The latter objective can better be achieved, at least at this stage, by means of national energy efficiency obligation schemes or other alternative measures that achieve the same amount of energy savings. The Commission should however define, by a delegated act, common criteria according to which energy efficiency measures could be measured and verified as well as the conditions under which a Member State could in future recognise the energy savings achieved in another Member State. It is appropriate for the level of ambition of such schemes to be established in a common framework at Union level while providing significant flexibility to Member States to take full account of the national organisation of market actors, the specific context of the energy sector and final customers' habits. The common framework should give energy utilities and other eligible actors the option of offering energy services to all final customers
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 23 (23) High-efficiency cogeneration (CHP) and district heating and cooling has significant potential for saving primary energy which is largely untapped in the Union. Member States should draw up national
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 331 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 1. 'energy' means all forms of
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) 1 a. "energy efficiency" means a ratio between an output of performance, service, goods or energy, and an input of energy;
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new) 11 a. 'demand response’ means programs which make possible for energy consumers to temporarily reduce their demand for electricity in response to supply conditions. Demand response allows collaboration between energy provider and energy user to incentive reduction of energy demand at times of peak load, or in response to curtailment requests increasing efficiency of the energy value chain;
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. By 30 June 2013, Member States shall set a national energy efficiency target
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. By 3
Amendment 481 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Given a negative result of the assessment, the Commission shall allocate by 30 June 2014 an individually binding energy efficiency target for each Member State, based on national energy efficiency targets decided according to article 1, paragraph 1 and the specific information submitted by the Member States.
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU, Member States shall ensure that as from 1 January 2014, 3% of the
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. Member States may allow their public bodies to count towards their annual renovation rate the excess of renovated building floor area in a given year as if it has instead been renovated in any of the two previous or following years
Amendment 561 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Public bodies should be allowed to follow their already existing energy efficiency strategy, as the resulting savings may be assimilated to the savings resulting from the renovated floor area. In setting up the policies and measures referred to in paragraph 1 and 2, account should be taken of the affordability for citizens and public budgets. The most cost efficient measures should be encouraged as a matter of priority.
source: PE-475.873
2011/11/17
ITRE
12 amendments...
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 645 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 1 By 1 January 2014, Member States shall ensure that public bodies purchase or rent only products, services and buildings with high energy efficiency performance, as referred to in Annex III.
Amendment 681 #
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 equal to 1.5% of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State excluding energy used in transport. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers, by means of increasing the energy efficiency of the final customers activity. By 31 December 2012, the Commission shall establish a common methodology to calculate the energy efficiency of different economical activities.
Amendment 699 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The National Regulatory Authority shall determine the amount of energy to be saved by the obligated parties by using a cost-optimality calculation methodology for the energy efficiency of the different economical sectors. When setting these targets they shall: a) take into account their national energy efficiency targets referred to in Article 3, b)set multi-annual targets to leave sufficient flexibility and predictability to the obliged parties; and c) apply the scheme to all sectors. The energy saving target shall be introduced gradually, with a starting level differentiated on a national basis in order to take into full account early actions and results achieved so far including efficiency measures already adopted.
Amendment 874 #
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 889 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Energy audits carried out in an independent manner, following specific common European harmonised standards, 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.
Amendment 934 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 By 1 January 2016 Member States shall ensure that final customers for electricity, natural gas, district heating or cooling and district-
Amendment 955 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 In the case of electricity and on request of the final customer, meter operators shall ensure that the meter can account for electricity produced on the final customer's premises and exported to the grid.
Amendment 964 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 In case of heating and cooling, where a building is supplied from a district heating network, a heat meter shall be installed at the building entry. In multi-apartment buildings, individual heat consumption meters sh
Amendment 1064 #
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, whenever technical and economically possible and viable, containing the information set out in Annex VII. The plans shall be updated and notified to the Commission every five years. Member States shall ensure by means of their regulatory framework that national heating and cooling plans are taken into account in local and regional development plans, including urban and rural spatial plans, and fulfil the design criteria in Annex VII.
Amendment 1066 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall
Amendment 1074 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The analyses shall identify: (a) national cogeneration development targets for year 2020 and corresponding intermediate targets; (b) district heating promotion areas for which cost-benefit analysis have identified cogeneration potential; (c) the information set out in Annex VII. For the purpose of the assessment referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall carry out a cost-benefit analysis covering their territory, including based on climate conditions, economic feasibility or technical suitability, in order to identify and facilitate implementation of the most cost-efficient solutions to meet heating and cooling requirements.
source: PE-475.932
2011/11/18
ITRE
7 amendments...
Amendment 1103 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Member States shall, where appropriate and cost-effective, ensure that all new thermal combustion electricity generation installations with a total thermal input exceeding 20 MW:
Amendment 1141 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) provided that a cost-benefit analysis shows that the benefits in comparison with the full life-cycle costs including infrastructure investment, of providing the same amount of electricity and heat with separate heating or cooling, outweigh the costs.
Amendment 1202 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 5 5. Member States shall ensure that national regulations on urban and rural spatial planning are adapted to the authorisation criteria referred to in paragraph 3 and
Amendment 1211 #
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 condition in the new or updated permit or licence, provided that the installation is sited in a location where the waste heat can be used by heat demand points in accordance with point 1 of Annex VIII.
Amendment 1221 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall, where appropriate and cost-effective, ensure that, 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, conversion to allow its operation as a high-efficiency cogeneration installation is set as a condition in the new or updated permit or licence, provided that the installation is sited in a location where the waste heat can be used by heat demand points in accordance with point 1 of Annex VIII.
Amendment 1360 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall ensure the removal of those incentives in transmission and distribution tariffs that unnecessarily increase the volume of distributed or transmitted energy and refocus these incentives towards consumer participation to system efficiency, including demand response depending on national circumstances. In this respect, in accordance with Article 3(2) of Directive 2009/72/EC and Article 3(2) of Directive 2009/73/EC, Member States may impose public service obligations relating to energy efficiency on undertakings operating in the electricity and gas sectors.
Amendment 1402 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 Where appropriate, Member States may require transmission system operators and distribution operators to encourage high- efficiency cogeneration to be sited close to areas of heat demand by reducing the connection and use-of-system charges.
source: PE-475.982
2011/11/22
ITRE
6 amendments...
Amendment 1527 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 The Commission's assessment of the first supplementary report shall include an assessment of the energy efficiency levels of existing and new installations undertaking the combustion of fuels with a total rated thermal input of 50 MW or more and installations undertaking the refining of mineral oil and gas, in the light of the relevant best available techniques as developed in accordance with Directive 2010/75/EU and Directive 2008/1/EC. Where this assessment identifies significant discrepancies between the actual energy efficiency levels of such installations and energy efficiency levels associated with the application of the relevant best available techniques, the Commission shall propose, if appropriate, requirements to improve the energy efficiency levels achieved by such installations or that the use of such techniques shall in future be a condition for the permitting of new
Amendment 1563 #
Proposal for a directive Annex II – point a – indent 2 a (new) – production from Incineration facilities dedicated to the processing of municipal solid waste if their energy efficiency is equal to or above the thresholds mentioned in Annex II R1* of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste.
Amendment 1567 #
Proposal for a directive Annex III – title Energy efficiency requirements for purchasing or renting products, services and buildings by public bodies
Amendment 1576 #
Proposal for a directive Annex III – introductory part Public bodies that purchase or rent products, services or buildings shall:
Amendment 1647 #
Proposal for a directive Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 2 The interface shall provide private information enabling final customers to better control their energy consumption and use the information for further potential analysis, and enable the application of flexible time tariffs for demand response. Such information shall at least indicate the current rate of consumption (e.g. kWh, kJ, m3) and related costs and be communicated in a format that promotes consumer action in energy efficiency.
Amendment 1671 #
Proposal for a directive Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.2 Heat cost allocators shall be equipped with clearly legible displays allowing the final customer to consult the current rate of consumption as well as historic consumption levels, in clear and understandable terms. The historic periods displayed by the heat cost allocator shall match the billing periods.
source: PE-475.997
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2011/0177(APP) Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
2012/07/17
LIBE
3 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Emphasis the need for ensuring efficient use and good management of the funds, in order to avoid the Member States' pursuing their own national interests;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the simplification of funding structures by establishing the Asylum and Migration Fund and the Internal Security Fund as well as generally applicable rules on programming, management, control and reporting; points out that the simplification of the Home Affairs instruments will reduce the number of legal bases and their implementing rules and allow for a better understanding of the rules by all stakeholders;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the need for spending the Internal Security Fund with the aim of strengthening the Area of freedom, security and justice and ensuring coordination between Member States as regards the development of a uniform and high-quality external border control; furthermore, the investment in infrastructure, equipment, means of transport and IT systems should contribute to satisfying common security standards and to the efficiency of joint operations coordinated by the FRONTEX Agency;
source: PE-492.886
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2011/0217(COD) European Year of Citizens (2013)
2012/02/23
LIBE
9 amendments...
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 1 (1) Article 20(1) of the Treaty provides for citizenship of the Union as additional to national citizenship of the respective Member States, stipulating that every person holding the nationality of a Member State shall be a citizen of the Union. The second paragraph of Article 20 specifies that citizens of the Union shall enjoy the rights and be subject to the duties provided for in the Treaties, and that they shall have
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 7 (7) In particular, free movement and workers' mobility help addressing the consequences of demographic change on the labour market, while also increasing the employability of people and improving the competitiveness of European industries. At the same time, free movement either enables, as an essential condition, or stimulates the exercise by citizens of a broad range of rights
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 9 a (new) (9a) The Commission and the Member States should set and monitor the implementation of clear objectives to protect citizens against discrimination on grounds of nationality, sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 10 (10) In the EU Citizenship Report 2010 ‘Dismantling the obstacles to EU citizens’ rights‘, the Commission addressed the main obstacles which citizens still encounter in their daily lives, as consumers, residents, tourists, students, workers, professionals, political actors, people with disabilities, when they seek to exercise their rights as Union citizens, in particular in cross-border situations and outlined 25 concrete actions to remove these obstacles. One of the obstacles identified in this context was lack of information. The Commission concluded, in the EU Citizenship Report 2010, that Union citizens are prevented from enjoying their rights because they lack awareness of them and announced its intention to step up the dissemination of information to Union citizens about their rights, in particular about their right to free movement.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 The general purpose of the European Year shall be to enhance awareness of the rights attached to Union citizenship, in order to help citizens make full use of their right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States. In this context, the European Year shall focus, among others, on the opportunities for civic participation and access to rights by Union citizens residing in another Member State than their own, by students, workers, consumers, and providers of goods and services across the Union. Additionally, the enforcement actions of the rules on Union citizenship rights will continue, in order to remove the remaining obstacles.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new) – to inform the Union citizens about the notification process and legal redress procedures in case of non-observance of their rights deriving from the Union citizenship.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 – conferences
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new) - actions of preventing, condemning and eliminating xenophobia in its different manifestations and related intolerance that persist in the behaviour of some Union citizens, judicial entities and governments;
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Commission and the Member States shall identify any forms of discrimination pertaining to the exercise of the rights stemming from Union citizenship and decide upon appropriate ways to address them.
source: PE-483.550
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2011/0238(COD) Member States/third countries intergovernmental agreements in the field of energy: information exchange mechanism
2012/01/19
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall submit all existing and provisionally applied intergovernmental agreements between them and third countries in their entirety, including their annexes and other texts they refer to explicitly and all amendments thereto to the Commission at the latest three months after the entry into force of this Decision.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. When a Member State intends to enter into negotiations with a third country in order to amend an existing intergovernmental agreement or to conclude a new intergovernmental agreement, the Member State shall inform the Commission in writing of its intention at the earliest possible moment before the envisaged opening of the negotiations. The information provided to the Commission shall include the relevant documentation, an indication of the provisions to be addressed in the negotiations, the objectives of the negotiations and other relevant information. In case of amendments to an existing agreement, the provisions that are to be renegotiated shall be indicated in the information provided to the Commission. The Commission shall make the received information
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 1 The
source: PE-480.533
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2011/0242(COD) Border control: common rules on temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders in exceptional circumstances
2012/12/03
LIBE
15 amendments...
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 Article 23 – paragraph 1 1. Where in the area without border control at internal borders there is a serious threat to public policy or internal security at the Union or national level, border control at internal borders may exceptionally be reintroduced at all or specific parts of the internal borders of one or several Member States for a limited period of no more than 30
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 Article 23 – paragraph 3 3. If the serious threat to public policy or internal security at the Union or national level persists beyond the period provided for in paragraph 1 and 2, border control at internal borders may, taking account of the criteria listed in Article 23a, be prolonged on the same grounds as those referred to in paragraph 1 and, taking into account any new elements, for renewable periods of up to 30 days.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 Article 23 – paragraph 4 4. The total period during which border control is reintroduced at internal borders, on the basis of the initial period under paragraph 1 and prolongations under paragraph 3, shall not exceed six months. In cases of persistent serious deficiencies related to external border control or return procedures identified in accordance with Article 15 of the Regulation on the establishment of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis, the Commission can decide to extend this period in accordance with Article 26, until those serious deficiencies are remedied. In parallel, Commission shall take the necessary actions and shall decide on follow-up measures for the relevant Member States likely to adequately remedy the threat to public policy or internal security.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 Article 23a – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the availability of technical or financial support measures which could be or have been resorted to at the national and/or European level, including assistance by Union bodies such as Frontex, the EASO or Europol, and the extent to which such measures are likely to adequately remedy the threats to public policy or internal security at the Union or national level, and therefore avoid the temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders;
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 Article 23a – paragraph 2 – point a (a) request Member States, Frontex, Europol, Eurojust, the Fundamental Rights Agency or any other Union body to provide it with further information, including proposals for action plans that can remedy the threat or the deficiencies identified which could avoid the temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders,
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 Article 24 – paragraph 1 1. Where a Member State considers that border control at internal borders should be reintroduced under Article 23(1), it shall submit a request to the Commission at the latest
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1– point 1 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) measures taken by the Member State before it submitted its request in order to remedy the threat or the deficiencies identified and why those measures were ineffective;
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new) (bb) an explanatory note stating the steps intended to be taken in order to remedy the threat or the deficiencies identified any other parallel activities intended to be performed and a schedule of those activities;
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1– point 1 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) where appropriate, the measures proposed to be taken by the other Member States.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 Article 24 – paragraph 3 3. Following a request by a Member State pursuant to paragraph 1, after consulting the other Member States or on its own initiative based on the information specified in sections (a) to (e) of that paragraph, the Commission shall decide on the planned reintroduction of border control at internal borders, at least seven days before such reintroduction. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 33a (2).
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 Article 24 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. If the Commission approves the reintroduction of border control at internal borders the approval decision shall contain the information it received from the Member State concerned in accordance with paragraph 1. If the Commission refuses to endorse the reintroduction of border control at internal borders, the refusal decision shall contain an action plan likely to remedy adequately the threat to public policy or internal security without the need for the reintroduction of border control. The Commission may also decide not to proceed with the reintroduction of the borders control at the internal borders of a Member State, after asking the consent of the Member State and after consulting other Member States concerned, based on the information regarding the serious threat identified . In such a case the decision shall include the information referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 Article 24 – paragraph 4 4. The Commission shall decide on the prolongation of border control at internal borders upon the request of the Member State concerned or on its own initiative after the consent of the relevant Member States. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 33a(2).
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 Article 25 – paragraph 3 3. If the serious threat to public policy or internal national security persists beyond the period provided for in paragraph 1, the Commission shall decide on the prolongation of the border control at internal borders, according to Article 23(3) and (4). Given the need to take immediate action after the expiry of the period provided for in paragraph 1, which constitutes an imperative ground of urgency, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 33a
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 Article 26 – paragraph 1 1. In cases where the Commission finds that there are persistent serious deficiencies related to external border control or return procedures identified in accordance with Article 15 of the Regulation on the establishment of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis, and insofar as these deficiencies constitute a serious threat to public policy or internal security at the Union or national level, border control at internal borders may be reintroduced for a period of no more than six months. This period can be prolonged by a further period of no more than six months if the serious deficiencies are not remedied. No more than three such prolongations will be possible. The decision to prolong border control at internal borders shall be accompanied by an action plan to remedy the identified threat and deficiencies within the prolonged period provided for by the Commission.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 Article 29 At the latest four weeks after the lifting of border control at internal borders, the Member State which has
source: PE-485.851
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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
21 amendments...
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv (iv) networking, cooperation and exchange of experience and best practices between regions, towns, and relevant social, economic and environmental actors;
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new) (iv a) new capacity building, studies and preparatory actions;
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 In more developed regions, the ERDF shall not support investments in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the areas of environment, transport, and ICT, except regions included in cross-border cooperation as defined in article 3 of the Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 on specific provisions for the support from the European Regional Development Fund to the European territorial cooperation goal.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i (i) at least 80% of the total ERDF resources at national level for the above mentioned regions shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set out in points 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] ; and
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii (ii) at least 20% of the total ERDF resources at national level for the above mentioned regions shall be allocated to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] ;
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i (i) at least 50% of the total ERDF resources at national level for the above mentioned regions shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set in out in point 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] .
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii (ii) at least 6% of the total ERDF resources at national level for the above mentioned regions shall be allocated to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR].
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 By derogation from point (a) (i), in those regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period but which are eligible under the category of transition or more developed regions as defined in Article 82(2)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No [ ]/2012 [CPR] in the 2014-2020 period, at least 60% of the total ERDF resources at national level for these regions shall be allocated to
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new) (c a) Developing links and synergies with Horizon 2020;
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a (a) promoting entrepreneurship, in particular by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firms including venture capital type investments;
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b (b) developing and implementing new business models for SMEs, in particular for internationalisation;
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d (d) developing smart distribution systems at low and medium voltage levels;
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d a (new) (d a) developing distribution systems for natural gas;
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e (e) promoting low-carbon strategies for urban areas and sustainable urban mobility;
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point e (e) action to improve the urban environment, including regeneration of brownfield sites and reduction of air pollution, including the areas located in the immediate neighbourhood of the urban areas;
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point e a (new) (e a) supporting endogenous growth potential of specific areas by enhancing accessibility to and use of specific natural and cultural resources and developing sustainable regional and local tourism;
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – introductory part (7) promoting intermodal sustainable transport and mobility and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures and completing trans-border links in sustainable and intermodal transport infrastructures:
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b (b) enhancing regional mobility through connecting secondary and tertiary nodes to TEN-T infrastructure and by investing in regional airports;
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c (c) developing environment-friendly and low-carbon transport systems
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d a (new) (d a) developing tourism infrastructure, including transport infrastructure to tourism sites or facilities;
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new) (a a) city budget per capita;
source: PE-489.577
2012/07/06
REGI
16 amendments...
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) investments in social, including housing, health and educational infrastructure;
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv (iv) networking, cooperation and exchange of experience and best practices between regions, towns, and relevant social, economic and environmental actors;
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new) (iv a) new capacity building, studies and preparatory actions;
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 In more developed regions, the ERDF shall not support investments in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the areas of environment, transport, and ICT, except regions included in cross-border cooperation as defined in article 3 of the Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 on specific provisions for the support from the European Regional Development Fund to the European territorial cooperation goal.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i (i) at least 80% of the total ERDF resources at national level for the above mentioned regions shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set out in points 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] ; and
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii (ii) at least 20% of the total ERDF resources at national level for the above mentioned regions shall be allocated to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] ;
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i (i) at least 50% of the total ERDF resources at national level for the above mentioned regions shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set in out in point 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] .
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii (ii) at least 6% of the total ERDF resources at national level for the above mentioned regions shall be allocated to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR].
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 By derogation from point (a) (i), in those regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period but which are eligible under the category of transition or more developed regions as defined in Article 82(2)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No [ ]/2012 [CPR] in the 2014-2020 period, at least 60% of the total ERDF resources at national level for these regions shall be allocated to each of the thematic objectives set in out in points 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR].
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a (a) promoting entrepreneurship, in particular by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firms including venture capital type investments;
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c (c) supporting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in public infrastructures including public transport and in the housing sector;
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d a (new) (d a) developing distribution systems for natural gas
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e (e) promoting low-carbon strategies for urban areas and sustainable urban mobility;
Amendment 548 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – introductory part (7) promoting intermodal sustainable transport and mobility and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures and completing trans-border links in sustainable and intermodal transport infrastructures:
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b (b) enhancing regional mobility through connecting secondary and tertiary nodes to TEN-T infrastructure and by investing in regional airports;
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d a (new) (d a) developing tourism infrastructure, including transport infrastructure to tourism sites or facilities
source: PE-491.053
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2011/0280(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020
2012/07/18
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on ‘The CAP towards 2020: Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future’11 sets out potential challenges, objectives and orientations for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013. In the light of the debate on that Communication, the CAP should be reformed with effect from 1 January 2014. That reform should cover all the main instruments of the CAP, including Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) In order to take into account specific new elements and to guarantee the protection of the rights of beneficiaries, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of laying down further definitions regarding the access to support under this Regulation, establishing the framework within which Member States shall define the minimum activities to be carried out on areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation as well as the criteria to be met by farmers in order to be deemed to have respected the obligation of maintaining the agricultural area in the state suitable for production and the criteria to determine the predominance of grasses and other herbaceous forage as regards permanent grassland and pasture and permanent crops.
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) The distribution of direct income support among farmers is characterised by the allocation of disproportionate amounts of payments to a rather small number of large beneficiaries. Due to economies of size, larger beneficiaries do not require the same level of unitary support for the objective of income support to be efficiently achieved. Moreover, the potential to adapt makes it easier for larger beneficiaries to operate with lower levels of unitary support. It is therefore fair to introduce a system for large beneficiaries where the support level is gradually reduced and ultimately capped to improve the distribution of payments between farmers. Such system should however take into account salaried labour intensity to avoid disproportionate effects on large farms with high employment numbers. Those maximum levels should not apply to payments granted to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment since the beneficial objectives they pursue could be diminished as a result. In order to make capping effective, Member States should establish some criteria in order to avoid abusive operations by farmers seeking to evade its effects. The proceeds of the reduction and capping of payments to large beneficiaries should remain in the Member States where they were generated and should be used for financing projects with a significant contribution to innovation under Regulation (EU) No […] of the European Parliament and of the Council of….on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) [RDR]. It will then be possible for Member States to allocate the sums generated by the capping to larger beneficiaries, who were subject to the capping exercise, for purposes of investment in innovation.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) The distribution of direct income support among farmers is characterised by the allocation of disproportionate amounts of payments to a rather small number of large beneficiaries. Due to economies of size, larger beneficiaries do not require the same level of unitary support for the objective of income support to be efficiently achieved. Moreover, the potential to adapt makes it easier for larger beneficiaries to operate with lower levels of unitary support. It is therefore fair to introduce a system for large beneficiaries where the support level is gradually reduced and ultimately capped to improve the distribution of payments between farmers. Such a system should however take into account
Amendment 197 #
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 between Member States, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure a more equal distribution of direct support, while taking account of the differences that still exist in wage levels and input costs, the levels of direct support per hectare should be progressively adjusted. Member States with direct payments below the level of 90 % of the average should close
source: PE-491.238
2012/07/19
AGRI
14 amendments...
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 43 (43) With a view to strengthening their rural development policy, Member States should be given the possibility to transfer funds from their direct payments ceiling to their support assigned for rural development. Such funds, once transferred, would not be subject to co- financing. Member States with a level of direct support lower than the Union average would thus be able to consolidate the transfer of funds from Pillar I to Pillar II. At the same time, Member States where the level of direct support remains lower than 90 % of the Union average level of support should be given the possibility to transfer funds from their support assigned for rural development to their direct payments ceiling. Such choices should be made, within certain limits, once and for the whole period of application of this Regulation.
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv (iv) a mandatory payment for young farmers who commence their agricultural activity;
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3 a (new) - activities covered by indent 2 and 3 should benefit from subventions only once in a cycle of three years
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) ‘agricultural area’ means any area taken up by arable land, permanent grassland and pasture or permanent crops;
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) establishing the
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. The calculation of the national ceilings shall be carried out in such a way that each Member State below 2013 EU direct payment average shall recover until 2018 two thirds of the difference between EU 2013 average and the national 2013 level
Amendment 564 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1.
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 593 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) whose agricultural activities form a significant part of their overall economic activities; or
Amendment 793 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. All amounts deducted by way of implementation of this Article shall remain in the Member State or region where it was deducted, and may, at the discretion of the Member State or region, be used for the purpose of the national reserve or for rural development programming. Where a Member State or region chooses to allocate funds from capping to rural development programming, co-financing rules shall apply.
Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. Before 1 August 2013, Member States may decide to make available as additional support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR], up to 10 % of their annual national ceilings for calendar years 2014 to 2019 as set out in Annex II to this Regulation. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for granting direct payments and shall be subject to co-financing.
Amendment 895 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States that, on 31 December 2013, operated the single payment scheme on the basis of the regional model laid down in Article 59 of Regulation ( EC) No 1782/ 2003 may decide, by 1 August 2013, to maintain the payment entitlements allocated in accordance with Regulation ( EC) No 1782/ 2003 and/or with Regulation ( EC) No 73/2009 Member States taking the decision referred to in the previous subparagraph shall use the national reserve as referred to in Article 23 to allocate, in 2014, payment entitlements to those farmers with eligible hectares for which no payment entitlements were allocated in accordance with regulation (EC) N 1782/ 2003 and/ or with Regulation ( EC) N 73/2009 provided they respect the conditions laid down in Article 21 (1)
source: PE-492.791
2012/07/23
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 1290 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) to have t
Amendment 1319 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) to maintain existing permanent grassland, pasture or permanent crops on their holding;
Amendment 1410 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 3 3. Farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in areas covered by Directives 92/43/EEC or 2009/147/EC shall be entitled to the payment referred to in this Chapter
Amendment 1458 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Farmers fulfilling commitments undertaken in accordance with Article 39( 2) of Regulation ( EC) 1698/2005 or under Article 29(2) of Regulation (EU) No(..) (RDR), or whose holding is certified under national or regional environmental certification schemes shall be considered as complying with one or several of the related agricultural practices referred to in paragraph 1 provided these commitments and the environmental certification schemes fulfil the following conditions: - they shall cover the entire part of the holding of the farmer which is subject to the related practice(s) referred to in paragraph 1 - they shall have the same type of impact as the practices referred to in paragraph 1 - they shall go beyond the practices referred to in paragraph 1 in terms of benefits for the climate and for the environment As regards the certification schemes referred to in the first subparagraph, these shall be effective, impartial and transparent.
Amendment 1473 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 5 5. The payment referred to in paragraph 1 shall take the form of an annual payment per eligible hectare declared according to Article 26(1),
Amendment 1492 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 in order to further define the conditions related to the commitments and the certification schemes referred to in paragraph 4a.
Amendment 1514 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers
Amendment 1579 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. For the purpose of this Article, a "crop" shall mean any culture listed under Annex Va.
source: PE-494.483
2012/07/24
AGRI
10 amendments...
Amendment 1597 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – title Permanent grassland and pasture and permanent crops
Amendment 1760 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide that the ecological focus area referred to in that paragraph is ensured at the level of a group of farmers when they provide proof that they collectively exploit a well-defined area of ( contiguous) land. In such cases, at least 3,5% of the ecological focus area shall be situated in the eligible hectares of each individual farmer. The remaining 3,5 % may be situated in any of the eligible hectares collectively exploited. where this option is used, farmers shall be held collectively responsible for insuring that the percentage of ecological focus are referred to in paragraph 1 is attained.
Amendment 1847 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 2 Amendment 1958 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new) (ba) to qualify as a young farmers in the first pillar, young farmers shall meet objective and non-discriminatory criteria set by Member States, in accordance with Article 2(1) (u) of Regulation (EU) No [..] [RDR].
Amendment 1977 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part When applying the first subparagraph, Member States shall
Amendment 1980 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part When applying the first subparagraph, Member States shall
Amendment 1985 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a Amendment 1989 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b Amendment 2052 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silk worms, dried fodder, apiculture products, medicinal and aromatic plants, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice.
Amendment 2140 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The percentage of the national ceilings referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 shall be increased by 3 points for those Member States deciding to use at least 3% of their national ceiling set out in Annex II for supporting the production of protein crops under this Chapter.
source: PE-494.487
2012/07/25
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 2289 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II [The amounts included in Annex II should be calculated in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1 a ( new)]
Amendment 2291 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V a (new) Annex V a List of crops as referred to in Article 30: spring common wheat or meslin seed or spelt winter common wheat or meslin seed or spelt durum wheat spring rye winter rye spring barley winter barley spring oats winter oats maize rice grain sorghum buckwheat or millet or canary seed cassava or arrowroot or salep or Jerusalem artichokes or sweet potatoes winter oilseed rape(canola) spring oilseed rape(canola) sunflower soya beans groundnuts linseed other oilseeds or oleaginous fruit lucerne or sainfoin or clover or vetches or honey lotus or chickling pea & birdsfoot peas or chickpeas or beans or lentils or other leguminous vegetables potatoes sugar beet sugar cane sweet corn hops flax hemp tobacco tomatoes onions or shallots or garlic or leeks or other alliaceous vegetables cabbages or cauliflowers or kohlrabi or kale or similar edible brassicas lettuce chicory carrots or turnips or salad beetroot, or salsify or celeriac or radishes or similar edible roots cucumbers or gherkins leguminous vegetables avocados melon or pawpaws saffron thyme or basil or melissa or mint or oregano or rosemary or sage locust beans cotton Italian ryegrass Cover crop mixes for agronomic purposes
source: PE-494.604
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2011/0281(COD) Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) 2014-2020
2012/07/19
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 82 a (new) (82 a) Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that sugar quotas are set to expire by 30 September 2015. In order to ensure a smooth transition of the sector to the end of the quota system, it is appropriate to extend the quota system by two years.
Amendment 542 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 107 (107) Provisions for granting refunds on exports to third countries, based on the difference between prices within the Union and on the world market, and falling within the limits set by the commitments made within the WTO, should
source: PE-492.801
2012/07/25
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 2159 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a (a) as regards the sugar sector, Title I of Part II, Articles 248, 260 to 262 and Part II of Annex III until the end of the 201
Amendment 2174 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 165 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 However, Articles 7, 16 and 101 and Annex III, as regards the sugar sector, shall only apply after the end of the 201
source: PE-494.489
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2011/0282(COD) European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD): support for rural development 2014-2020
2012/07/25
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 1704 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 46 – paragraph 3 3. In the case of irrigation, only investments
Amendment 1725 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 46 – paragraph 6 6. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the conditions under which other costs connected with leasing contracts, second hand equipment and simple replacement investments may be considered as eligible expenditure
source: PE-494.480
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2011/0294(COD) Trans-European transport network: guidelines
2012/04/10
TRAN
7 amendments...
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. This Regulation establishes the Union guidelines (hereinafter ‘the guidelines’) for the development of a trans-European transport network
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. The guidelines specify the requirements to be respected by the
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) ‘European added value’ means, in relation to a project, the value resulting from Union intervention, which is additional to the value that would otherwise have been created by Member State action alone and from contributing to the TEN-T objectives;
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) contribute to the applying objectives set out in Article 4;
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 5. Projects of common interest are eligible for Union financial aid under the instruments available for the trans- European transport network, in
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) facilitate inland waterways, maritime transport and promote motorways of the sea with third countries.
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) related infrastructure such as locks, elevators, bridges, reservoirs, flood prevention systems;
source: PE-494.841
2012/08/10
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 640 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point d– indent 1 a (new) – enable the implementation of the Single European Sky.
source: PE-494.842
2012/11/10
TRAN
13 amendments...
Amendment 925 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 20/33 To add the connection between Suceava- Dej-Cluj Napoca-Coslari to the railways (freight) core network as "to be upgraded"
Amendment 926 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 20/33 To add the connection between Cluj Napoca-Oradea-Debrecen-Nyiregyhaza to the railways (freight) core network as "to be upgraded"
Amendment 941 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 21/33 To add the connection between Suceava- Dej-Cluj Napoca-Coslariu to the railway (passenger) core network as "to be upgraded"
Amendment 942 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 21/33 To add the connection between Cluj Napoca-Oradea-Debrecen-Nyiregyhaza to the railway (passenger) core network as "to be upgraded"
Amendment 943 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 21/33 To add the connections between Miclauseni-Miraslau-Sebes to the road core network as "planned"
Amendment 944 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 21/33 To add the connections between Miraslau-Oradea-Bors-Debrecen to the road core network as "planned"
Amendment 945 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 21/33 To add the connections between Bucharest-Craiova-Calafat to the road core network as "planned"
Amendment 946 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 21/33 To add the connection between Constanta-Tulcea-Braila to the road comprehensive network as "to be upgraded"
Amendment 947 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 21/33 To add the connection between Suceava- Baia Mare-Satu Mare to the road comprehensive network as "to be upgraded"
Amendment 950 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 24/33 To add the name of the town-Baia Mare near the indication of the airport included in the comprehensive network.
Amendment 954 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – Section 1a To add Iasi (RO) and Cluj Napoca (RO).
Amendment 964 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – Section 1b To add Bucharest (RO) and Timisoara (RO).
Amendment 988 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – Volume 33/33 (new) To add a new map for the Republic of Moldova regarding inland waterway, freight and passenger railways, roads and airports.
source: PE-496.673
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2011/0300(COD) Trans-European energy infrastructure: guidelines
2012/04/13
TRAN
4 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) Evaluation of the current TEN-E framework has clearly shown that this policy, while making a positive contribution to selected projects by giving them political visibility, lacks vision, focus, and flexibility to fill identified infrastructure gaps; highlights in this context the importance of identifying potential future gaps in energy demand and supply.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 a (new) (10a) The Union market design and the development of common Union infrastructure schemes should be harmonised in order to ensure the management of internal Union interconnections and interconnections with third countries.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14a) The creation of a Union-oriented linkage of its offshore potential is highly important. The integration of the North Sea, Baltic Sea and Black Sea offshore potentials is vital to the development of the Union's internal energy market.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 a (new) (18a) Cooperation through horizontal projects in the energy and transport area should be promoted in order to develop synergies with high Union added value.
source: PE-487.692
2012/08/05
ITRE
15 amendments...
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 a (new) (1a) The target for all Member States to have a level of interconnection equivalent to at least to 10% of their installed production capacity agreed by the Barcelona European Council 15-16 March in 2002 has not been achieved.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) (21a) In addition, Member States are encouraged to apply the provisions of the permit granting process for project of common interest also to other projects where relevant.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. Each Group shall draw up its proposed list of projects of common interest according to the process set out in section 2 of Annex III, according to the contribution of each project to implementing the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas set out in Annex I and according to their fulfilment of the criteria set out in Article 4. Each individual proposal for a project shall require the approval of the Member State(s), to the territory of which the project relates. In case a specific proposal for a cross-border project fulfils the relevant criteria as set out in the Regulation, but is supported by only one of the involved Member States, the decision shall be deferred to the Commission, which should act in consultation of the Agency.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 For electricity and gas projects falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, each Group shall, at the latest six months before the adoption date of the Union-wide list referred to in paragraph 1, submit its proposed list of projects of common interest to the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (‘Agency’). This list shall include the opinion of the Group on the proposed list of projects of common interest, in particular taking into account the consistent application of the criteria set out in Article 4 across the Groups, and the results of the analysis carried out by the ENTSOs for Electricity and Gas in accordance with point 2.6 of Annex III.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2 – security of supply, inter alia through diversification of supply sources, supplying counterparts and routes, reducing single supply source or route dependency;
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new) (ba) a revised plan aiming to overcome the delays.
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) coordinated scheme: The comprehensive decision may encompass multiple individual legally binding decisions issued by the Competent Authority and other authorities concerned. The competent authority shall establish, on a case-by-case basis, a reasonable time limit within which the individual decisions must be issued. The competent authority may take an individual decision on behalf of another national authority concerned, if the decision by that authority is not delivered within the time limit and if the delay cannot be adequately justified. The competent authority may overrule an individual decision of another national authority, if it considers that the decision is not sufficiently substantiated with regard to the underlying evidence presented by the authority concerned. The competent authority shall ensure that the relevant requirements under international and Union legislation are respected and must duly justify its decision. The coordinated scheme may only be used for a transitional period not exceeding 5 years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 493 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 This detailed schedule shall take into account the provisions of Article 11(2), the concept for public participation pursuant to Article 10(3) and the best applicable authorization process as regards the specificity of the project. For projects crossing the border between two or more Member States, the competent authorities of the Member States concerned shall align their timetables and elaborate a joint schedule.
Amendment 508 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Within one month of the entry into force of this Regulation, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit to the Agency and the Commission their respective methodology, including on network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy system-wide cost- benefit analysis at Union-wide level taking into account wider socio-economic as well as environmental benefits of energy infrastructure on a regional scale for projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 of Annex II. The methodology shall be elaborated in line with the principles laid down in Annex V.
Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 8 8. By 31 December 2016, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall jointly submit to the Commission and the Agency common electricity and gas market and network model including both electricity and gas transmission LNG terminals and storage, covering the priority corridors and areas designated in Annex I and elaborated in line with the principles laid down in Annex V. After approval of this model by the Commission according to the procedure set out in paragraphs 2 to 4, it shall be included in the methodology.
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) the project is commercially not viable according to the business plan and other assessments carried out, notably by possible investors or creditors. The decision on incentives and its justification referred to in paragraph 3 of shall be taken into account when assessing the project's commercial viability; when giving financial support to a project of common interest, it shall be checked that there is no harmful consequences to other commercially viable projects; and
Amendment 687 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point e (e) any equipment or installation, both at transmission and medium and low voltage distribution level, aiming at two-way digital communication, real-time or close to real-time, interactive and intelligent monitoring and management of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and consumption within an electricity network in view of developing a network efficiently integrating the behaviour and actions of all users connected to it – generators, consumers and those that do both – in order to ensure an economically efficient, sustainable electricity system with low losses and high quality and security of supply and safety;
Amendment 694 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 3 – point a (a) pipelines used to transport crude oil to refineries;
Amendment 746 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 2 – point 4 (4) For all Union-wide lists of projects of common interest adopted after 1 August 2013, proposed gas transmission, liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and storage projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II shall be part of the latest available ten-year network development plan for gas, developed by the ENTSO for Gas pursuant Article 8 of Regulation (EC) 715/2009.
Amendment 825 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – point 12 (12) Transmission, underground storage, liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and distribution system operators shall exchange the information necessary for the elaboration of the methodology, including the relevant network and market modelling. Any transmission or distribution system operator collecting information on behalf of other transmission or distribution system operators shall give back to the participating transmission and distribution system operators the results of the collection of data. For the common electricity and gas market and network model set out in paragraph 8 of Article 12, the input data set referred to in point 1 shall cover the years n+10, n+20 and n+30 and the model shall allow for a full assessment of economic, social and environmental impacts, notably including external costs such as those related to greenhouse gas and conventional air pollutant emissions or security of supply.
source: PE-487.726
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2011/0302(COD) Connecting Europe Facility
2012/10/10
TRAN, ITRE
24 amendments...
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by developing modern and high performing trans-European networks, thus bringing forward benefits for the entire European Union in terms of competitiveness and economic, social and territorial cohesion within the Single Market and creating an environment more conducive to private and public investment through a combination of financial instruments and Union direct support and by exploiting synergies across the sectors. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) enable the Union to achieve its targets of a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, a 20% increase in energy efficiency and raising the share of renewable energy to 20% up to 2020, while ensuring greater solidarity among Member States. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the share in the European targets achieved through projects under this Regulation.
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i (i) removing bottlenecks and bridging missing links, to be measured by the number of new and improved cross-border connections and removed bottlenecks on all modes transport routes which have benefited from the Connecting Europe Facility;
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii (ii) ensuring sustainable and efficient transport in the long run, to be measured by the length of the conventional railway, road and IWW networks in the EU-27
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i (i) promoting the further integration of the internal energy market and the interoperability of electricity and gas networks across borders, including by ensuring that no Member State is isolated from the European network, to be measured by the number of completed projects effectively interconnecting each Member states‘ networks with neighbouring MS networks, the share from the national consumption that could be provided by the interconnections with the European network and removing internal bottlenecks;
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii (ii) enhancing Union security of supply, to be measured by the evolution of system resilience and security of system operations as well as number of finalised projects allowing diversification of supply sources, supplying counterparts and routes and increase the domestic supply period from internal emergency reserves;
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 3. Following the mid-term evaluation according to Article 26(1), the Commission may transfer, by delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 appropriations between the sectors of the allocation set out in paragraph 1, with the exception of the [EUR 10 000 000 000] transferred from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport sector projects in the Cohesion Fund eligible Member States.
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 6 6. Expenditure related to the purchase of land shall not be an eligible cost, except for the projects covered by amounts transferred from Cohesion Fund and for the completion of 10 meters rail (safety margin).
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 7 7. VAT
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 6 Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. Except in cases referred to in Article XXX of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [New Financial Regulation], proposals shall be selected through calls for proposals based on the
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (i) rail, road and inland waterways: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased to 30% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate may be increased to 40% for actions concerning cross-border sections;
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii (ii) traffic management systems others than ERTMS, freight transport services, secure parkings on the road core network, as well as actions to support the development of Motorways of the Seas: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost.
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Applicable rules for the transport sector under this Regulation shall apply to these specific calls. When implementing these calls,
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point i (i) road, rail and inland waterways;
Amendment 513 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c – point ii (ii) traffic management systems other than ERTMS.
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Actions supported by means of financial instruments shall be selected on a first come first served basis and shall seek sectoral diversification in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 as well as
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 4 4. Financial instruments may be combined with grants funded from the Union budget, including under this Regulation, and complying with Chapter III; Grants supported under this article shall not exceed 15% of the allocations to each sector in accordance with Article 5.1.
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 5 Amendment 544 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 The amount of the financial envelope shall lie within a range of
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 2 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 5 paragraph 3 and Article 20 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 3 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 5 paragraph 3 and Article 20 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
source: PE-496.337
2012/10/17
TRAN, ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I – point 4 – row 8 Budapest
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I – point 4 – row 8 a (new) Craiova-Bucharest Rail studies
Amendment 711 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I – Point b – rows 28 a-e (new) Iasi-Republic of Cross-Border Rail studies ongoing Moldova border Suceava-Ukraina Cross-Border Rail studies border Oradea-Hungary Cross-Border Rail studies border Ploiesti-Suceava Other core Rail studies network Suceava-Dej- Other core Rail works ongoing Cluj Napoca- network Oradea
source: PE-497.891
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2011/0344(COD) Rights and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020
2012/10/07
LIBE
6 amendments...
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) to contribute to enhancing the exercise of rights deriving from the citizenship of the Union, and to informing the EU citizens about the legal procedures in case of non-observance of their rights deriving from the European citizenship;
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) to enhance the dissemination of information to Union citizens about their rights;
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) to promote the effective implementation of the principles of non discrimination on the grounds of language, nationality, sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, including equality between women and men and the rights of persons with disabilities and of the elderly;
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) to prevent and condemn xenophobia in its different manifestations and related intolerance that persist in the behaviour of some European citizens, judicial entities and governments;
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) to enhance workers' mobility within the EU as means of addressing economic and demographic challenges;
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) to empower citizens to fully benefit from their rights as passengers and tourists;
source: PE-492.614
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2011/0363(NLE) Nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes 2014-2020 in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia
2012/04/10
ITRE
7 amendments...
Amendment 47 #
Recital 6 (6) Following the request for further funding from Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia, provision has been made in the Commission proposal for the next Multi- Annual financial framework for the period 2014-2020: ‘'A Budget for Europe 2020’‘5 for a sum of EUR 700 million from the general budget of the European Union for nuclear safety and decommissioning. From this the amount EUR 500 million in 2011 prices which is about EUR 553 million in the current prices is foreseen for a new Programme to further support the decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 units 1-2 and the Ignalina units 1-2 over the period from 2014 to 2017 and the Kozloduy units 1-4 nuclear power plants over the period from 2014 to 2020. Funding under this new Programme should be made available in a gradually decreasing manner. The purpose of decommissioning is to proceed with the implementation as foreseen by the decommissioning plan, with focus on key decommissioning projects and with the aim of reaching an end-state in the process.
Amendment 58 #
Recital 7 (7) The support covered by this Regulation should ensure seamless continuation of decommissioning and concentrate on measures to reach an irreversible state within the safe decommissioning process, as such bringing the greatest Union added value, while ensuring the transition towards Member State funding for the completion of decommissioning. The ultimate responsibility for nuclear safety remains with the Member States concerned, which also implies the ultimate responsibility for its financing, including the financing of decommissioning. Failure to comply with this obligation puts Union citizens at risk. This Regulation does not prejudice the outcome of any future State aid procedures that may be undertaken in accordance with Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty.
Amendment 62 #
Recital 11 (11) An effective control of the evolution of the decommissioning process will be ensured by the Commission in order to assure the highest Union added value of the funding allocated within this Regulation, although the final responsibility for the decommissioning rests with the Member States. This includes effective performance measurement, through clear pre-set objectives scrutinized via viable performance indicators and assessment of corrective measures during the programme.
Amendment 63 #
Recital 12 (12) The financial interests of the Union should be protected through proportionate measures throughout the expenditure cycle, including the prevention, detection and investigation of irregularities, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, penalties. The mechanism to be applied should be similar to the one used for shared management within cohesion policy
Amendment 112 #
Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission will review the performance of the Programme and assess the progress of the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes against the milestones and target dates referred to in Art 2.3 by the end of 2015 within the framework of the interim evaluation referred to in Art. 8. Based on the results of this assessment, the Commission may review the amount of the appropriations allocated to the Programme, as well as the programming period and distribution amongst the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes under the provisions of multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020.
Amendment 130 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) Submit to the Commission a revised solid and complete detailed decommissioning plan, including full cost estimates alongside a clear indication of the national co-financing and the way to secure this national funding in the long term;
Amendment 154 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. No later than end 2015, an evaluation report shall be established by the Commission on the achievement of the objectives of all the measures, at the level of results and impacts, the efficiency of the use of resources and its Union added value, in view of a decision, within the provisions of multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 amending or suspending the measures. The evaluation shall additionally address the scope for simplification, its internal and external coherence, the continued relevance of all objectives. It shall take into account evaluation results on the long-term impact of the predecessor measures.
source: PE-496.524
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2011/0365(COD) Internal Security Fund: instrument for financial support for external borders and visa 2014-2020
2012/09/18
LIBE
13 amendments...
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point a a (new) (aa) 'adequate level of protection of external borders’ means the level to be reached following the policy dialogue and in accordance with the Union standards on border management and common visa policy;
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point a b (new) (ab) ‘common security standards’ means the application of operational measures in a common and unfragmented manner to obtain a well defined level of security in the border control domain, following the guidelines for good governance on borders and visa, according to the Schengen catalogue for external border control, the Practical Handbook for border guards and the Handbook on visa, and the EUROSUR guidelines;
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Within the objectives defined in Article 3, and in the light of the agreed conclusions of the policy dialogue as provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point a (a) EUR [2,000] million for the national programmes of Member States;
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point b (b) EUR [1,100] million for setting up the new IT systems supporting the management of migration flows across the external borders of the Union referred to in Article 15(2);
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point c (c) EUR [150] million for the Special Transit Scheme;
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point d (d) EUR [270] million for Union actions, emergency assistance and technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. EUR [2,000] million shall be allocated to the Member States indicatively as follows:
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) EUR 1,200 million, as
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) EUR [450] million, based on the results of the mechanism described in Article 7;
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) in the framework of the mid term review and for the period as of budget year 2018, EUR [350] million, the remainder of the available appropriations under this Article or another amount, as determined pursuant to paragraph 2, based on the results of the risk analysis and the mechanism laid down in Article 8.
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new) (aa) compliance with a list of priorities defined by the Frontex Agency in order to reach the common security standards and ensure coordination between Member States, avoid duplication, fragmentation and cost inefficiency in the border control domain;
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. The resources allocated to Lithuania pursuant to paragraph 1 shall not exceed EUR [150] million for the period 2014- 2020 and shall be made available as additional specific operating support for Lithuania.
source: PE-496.290
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2011/0367(COD) Asylum and Migration Fund; Instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management: general provisions
2012/04/10
LIBE
5 amendments...
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that all actions which get support from the Union budget constitute an added value for the Union.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall establish the overall amount made available for Union actions, emergency assistance and technical assistance and the distribution of this amount in accordance with the amount established by each Specific Regulation at the initiative of the Commission under the annual appropriations of the Union budget.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f (f) the installation, updating, operation and interconnection of computerised systems for management, monitoring, audit, control and evaluation;
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new) (da) information on the added value for the Union to be accomplished by the national programme;
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 5 – point a a (new) (aa) its relevance for accomplishing the tasks and services which constitute an added value for the Union;
source: PE-494.863
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2011/0368(COD) Internal Security Fund: instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management 2014-2020
2012/09/20
LIBE
2 amendments...
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point f (f) ‘risk and crisis management’ means any measure relating to the assessment, prevention, preparedness and consequence management of terrorism, organised crime and other security-related risks.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) acquisition and/or further upgrading of technical equipment, including ICT systems and their components, able to interoperate and share data with the other IT systems in the field of border management;
source: PE-494.833
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2011/0391(COD) Allocation of slots at EU airports: common rules. Recast
2012/09/17
TRAN
11 amendments...
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 13) ‘series of slots’ shall mean at least
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. At the end of each scheduling period, the coordinator or schedules facilitator shall submit to the Member States concerned and to the Commission a
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part The coordinator shall maintain, for each airport, an up-to-
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d (d) remaining available slots with respect to each type of constraint taken into consideration in the coordination parameters. The database shall allow
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 This information shall be updated regularly. At the end of each season, the coordinator shall publish the
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 3. Without prejudice to Article 10(2), in a situation where all slot requests cannot be accommodated to the satisfaction of the air carriers concerned, preference shall be given to
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) a series of slots has been used by that air carrier
Amendment 211 #
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 226 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part If the 8
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 The
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Without prejudice to Article 10(5), if the 8
source: PE-496.307
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2011/0392(COD) European satellite navigation systems: implementation and exploitation 2014-2020
2012/06/27
ITRE
10 amendments...
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 37 (37) In order to set out the necessary measures to ensure compatibility and interoperability of systems with other satellite navigation systems as well as with conventional means of radio navigation
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 a – introductory part (new) 1a. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be broken down as follows1: __________________ 1 The breakdown is based on the figure laid down in Article 10(1) of the Commission proposal (namely, EUR 7897 million). If that figure is changed in the negotiations on the Multiannual Financial Framework, it will be necessary to reconsider the programme activities and in particular the relative distribution of budgetary resources.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 The
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) ensure the maximisation of the socio- economic benefits of the programmes, including by: (i) drawing up and managing a plan, based on the priorities of the various application markets, establishing an adoption roadmap by area of application; (ii) identifying areas where the use of GNSS could provide socio-economic benefits and presenting to the Commission guidelines for regulatory measures that could be introduced or adapted at Union level to take advantage of those benefits; (iii) designing a roadmap for standardisation and certification where there is a Union interest and implementing it in cooperation with standards organisations and notified bodies; (iv) managing dedicated EGNSS R&D funds aimed at the development and use of applications and services for the satellite navigation market, with a particular focus on SMEs, including with the resources made available for that purpose under Horizon 2020; (v) performing activities aiming at the adoption of EGNSS applications across Union territory, identifying and connecting European centres of excellence specialised in specific sectors of EGNSS applications and services, managing the network of centres and drawing on the expertise of public authorities, universities, research centres, user communities and industry, with a particular focus on SMEs.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 1 The Commission shall lay down by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 34 a multiannual work programme setting out the key actions, provisional budget and schedule required to meet the objectives of the Galileo and EGNOS programmes laid down in Article 1(4) and (5).
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 On the basis of the multiannual work programme, the Commission shall, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 35(3), adopt an annual work programme that includes the implementation plan for the multiannual programme and the corresponding funding.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 3 Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – paragraph 2 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 5, 6, 13, 14 and
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – paragraph 3 3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 5, 6, 13, 14 and
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – paragraph 5 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 13, 14 and
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
6 amendments...
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) As outlined in the Commission Communication of 30 June 2010, entitled ‘Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe’, which was endorsed by the European Council Conclusions of October 2010, tourism is an important sector of the Union economy. Enterprises in this sector substantially contribute to the Union's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and job creation and have significant potential for the development of entrepreneurial activity, since it is run mainly by SMEs. The Lisbon Treaty acknowledges the importance of tourism outlining the Union specific competences in this field which complement the actions of Member States. This sector plays a significant role in the economic development of the Union and in achieving the goals of the EU 2020 Strategy. Therefore tourism sector should figure in the general objectives as well as in the specific objectives of the programme. There is clear added value for the tourism initiative at Union level, especially in providing data and analysis, in developing transnational promotion strategies and in exchanging best practices.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) To improve
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) To promote entrepreneurship
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) To improve access to
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) To improve
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) (ca) measures to promote the competitiveness and sustainability of Union SMEs in the tourism sector, inter alia by promoting cooperation between Member States through the exchange of good practices.
source: PE-491.338
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2011/0397(COD) Groundhandling services at Union airports
2012/10/10
TRAN
4 amendments...
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) Airports and groundhandling services are essential to the proper functioning and security of air transport and are a key function in the aviation chain. Groundhandling services cover all ground- based aviation-related activities carried out for individual airlines at airports.
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 4 4. The minimum quality standards shall cover in particular the following fields: operational performance, training, information and assistance to passengers, in particular as referred to in Regulations (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – paragraph 2 2. Every employee involved in the provision of groundhandling services shall attend at least
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – paragraph 4 4. Every supplier of groundhandling services and self-handling airport user shall report annually on the compliance with its training obligation to the managing body of the airport, and on the result of the tests sat by the employees, in order to improve the training, where appropriate.
source: PE-496.364
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2011/0398(COD) Noise-related operating restrictions at Union airports: rules and procedures
2012/09/28
TRAN
22 amendments...
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) A key objective of the common transport policy is sustainable development. This requires an integrated approach aimed at ensuring both the effective functioning and competitiveness of Union transport systems and the protection of the environment.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) Sustainable development of air transport necessitates the introduction of measures aimed at reducing the noise nuisance from aircraft at airports with
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall designate a competent authorit
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The competent authorit
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. The Member States shall notify the Commission of the names and addresses of the designated competent authorit
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Member States shall, when taking noise- related action,
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b)
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new) Member States may, within the Balanced Approach, differentiate noise mitigating measures according to aircraft type, runway use and/or timeframe covered.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Me
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. Without prejudice to paragraph
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. The competent authorities shall assess the noise situation at airports in their territory on a regular basis, but not more than once every two years, in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2002/49/EC and national or local rules. The competent authorities may call on the support of the Performance Review Body referred to in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 691/2010.
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 4. The competent authorities shall ensure that, at the appropriate level, a forum for technical cooperation is established between the airport operator, aircraft operator and air navigation service provider, for actions which these operators are responsible for, and taking due account of the interdependency between measures to mitigate noise and to reduce emissions. The members of this forum for technical cooperation shall regularly consult local administration, local residents or their representatives, and provide technical information and advice on noise mitigating measures to the competent authorities.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point a a (new) (aa) representatives of local administration
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The competent authorities may exempt marginally compliant aircraft registered in developing nations as defined, from noise operating restrictions provided that such aircraft:
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. At the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, and without prejudice to a pending appeal procedure, the Commission may scrutinise the decision on an operating restriction, prior to its implementation.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.4 Forecast noise contours – including an assessment of the number of people likely to be affected by aircraft noise – distinguish between established residential areas
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.4 a (new) 2.4 a Completion of land-use plans taking in consideration the possible future increase of traffic and the airport development.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 2 – paragraph 2 – point 1 1)
source: PE-496.539
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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
3 amendments...
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) (1a) 'action' means project;
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in the case of European Research Council (ERC) frontier research actions, the SME instrument, actions in the area of primary agricultural production, programme co- fund actions and in justified cases provided for in the work programme or work plan, the minimum condition shall be the participation of one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country.
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 6 6. The financial capacity shall not be verified for legal entities whose viability is guaranteed by a Member State or an associated country and for higher and secondary education establishments. Similarly, the financial and coordination capacity of under-capitalized subsidiaries or start-ups shall not be verified where their viability is guaranteed by their shareholders as far as this is renewed on a yearly basis.
source: PE-492.762
2012/03/07
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 5 – introductory part 5.
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Participants that calculate and claim direct costs based on the rates accepted by national authorities for comparable activities will submit to the Commission a certificate on the methodology for their calculation provided by an independent auditor.
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
source: PE-492.763
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2011/0400(NLE) Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2014-2018) complementing Horizon 2020 – Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
2012/06/28
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) By signing the Agreement on the Establishment of the ITER International Fusion Energy Organisation for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project, the Community has undertaken to participate in ITER construction and its future exploitation. The Community contribution is managed through the ‘European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy’ (hereinafter ‘Fusion for Energy’), established by Council Decision of 27 March 2007. The activities of Fusion for Energy, including ITER, are to be regulated by a separate legislative act. Funding for the ITER Project should be secured through separate financial mechanism.
source: PE-492.642
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2011/0401(COD) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020
2012/02/07
ITRE
24 amendments...
Amendment 768 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 5 – introductory part The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) shall contribute to the general objective and priorities of Horizon 2020 with the specific objective of integrating the knowledge triangle of research, innovation and higher education. The indicators for assessing the performance of the EIT are:
Amendment 773 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 7 – introductory part This Part aims to reinforce and extend the excellence of the Union's science base and to consolidate the European Research Area in order to make the Union's research and innovation system more competitive on a global scale. It consists of f
Amendment 776 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 7 – point c (c) Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions shall provide excellent and innovative research training as well as attractive career and knowledge-
Amendment 783 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 7 – point d a (new) (da) Networking excellence shall contribute to restructure the science and technology sector of less developed parts of the Union and to reinforce the overall Union research and innovation capacity in order to put their capabilities at the service of their economic and social needs.
Amendment 881 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 6 The ERC's Scientific Council shall continuously monitor the ERC's operations and consider how best to achieve its objectives by means of grant schemes that emphasise clarity, stability and simplicity, both for applicants and in their implementation and management, and, as necessary, to respond to emerging needs. It shall endeavour to sustain and further refine the ERC's world-class peer-review system which is based on transparent, fair and impartial treatment of proposals so that it can identify ground-breaking scientific excellence and talent regardless of a researcher's gender, nationality or age. Finally, the ERC shall continue conducting its own strategic studies to prepare for and support its activities, maintain close contacts with the scientific community and other stakeholders and look to make its activities complement research conducted at other levels. ERC's activities and achievements shall be assessed in 2017 by a panel of high level independent managers of research organisations.
Amendment 901 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – introductory part 3. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Amendment 919 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2 The European Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions have made remarkable progress to promote mobility, both transnational and intersectoral, and to open research careers at European and international levels, with excellent employment and working conditions following the European Researchers Charter and Code. There is no equivalent in Member States as far as their scale and scope, funding, international character, generation and transfer of knowledge are concerned. They have strengthened the resources of those institutions able to attract researchers internationally and thereby encouraged the spread of centres of excellence around the Union. They have served as a role model with a pronounced structuring effect by spreading their best practices at national level. The bottom-up approach taken by Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions has also allowed a large majority of those institutions to train and upgrade the skills of a new generation of researchers able to tackle societal challenges.
Amendment 920 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 3 Further development of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions will make a significant contribution to development of the European Research Area. With their Europe-wide competitive funding structure, Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions will encourage new, creative and innovative types of training such as industrial doctorates, involving education, research and innovation players who will have to compete globally for a reputation of excellence. By providing Union funding for the best research and training programmes following the Principles for Innovative Doctoral Training in Europe, they will also promote wider dissemination and take-up, moving towards more structured doctoral training.
Amendment 922 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 4 Marie Skłodowska-Curie grants will also be extended to the temporary mobility of experienced researchers and engineers from public institutions to the private sector or vice versa, thereby encouraging and supporting universities, research centres and businesses to cooperate with one another on a European and international scale. With the aid of their well-established, transparent and fair evaluation system, Marie Skłodowska- Curie actions will identify excellent talents in research and innovation in an international competition which gives prestige and therefore motivation for researchers to advance their career in Europe.
Amendment 923 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 5 The societal challenges to be addressed by highly skilled researchers and innovation staff are not just Europe's problem. These are international challenges of colossal complexity and magnitude. The best researchers in Europe and the world need to work together across countries, sectors and disciplines. Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions will play a key role in this respect by supporting staff exchanges that will foster collaborative thinking via the international and intersectoral knowledge- sharing that is so crucial for open innovation.
Amendment 925 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 6 Extension of the co-funding mechanism of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions will be crucial to expand Europe's pool of talents. The numerical and structural impact of Union action will be increased by leveraging regional, national, international and private funding to create new programmes and to open existing ones to international and intersectoral training, mobility and career development. Such a mechanism will forge stronger links between research and education efforts at national and Union levels.
Amendment 927 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 7 All the activities under this challenge will contribute to creating a whole new mindset in Europe that is crucial for creativity and innovation. Marie Skłodowska-Curie funding measures will strengthen pooling of resources in Europe and thereby lead to improvements in coordination and governance of researchers' training, mobility and career development. They will contribute to the policy goals outlined in the Innovation Union, Youth on the Move and the Agenda for New Skills and Jobs and will be vital to turn the European Research Area into reality.
Amendment 939 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1 The goal is, by leveraging additional funds, to increase the numerical and structural impact of Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions and to foster excellence at national level in researchers' training, mobility and career development.
Amendment 944 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point e – paragraph 1 The goals are to monitor progress, identify gaps in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and to increase their impact. In this context, indicators shall be developed and data related to researchers' mobility, skills and careers analysed, seeking synergies and close coordination with the policy support actions on researchers, their employers and funders carried out under the specific objective ' Inclusive, innovative and secure societies‘. The activity shall further aim at raising awareness of the importance and attractiveness of a research career and at disseminating research and innovation results emanating from work supported by Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions.
Amendment 969 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point a The aims shall be to ensure the implementation and operation of the ESFRI and other world-class research infrastructures, including the development of regional partner facilities; integration of and access to national research infrastructures of pan-European and regional interest; and the development, deployment and operation of e- infrastructures.
Amendment 1001 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 10 The approach shall include both agenda- driven activities and more open areas to promote innovative projects and breakthrough solutions. Emphasis shall be on R&D, large-scale pilots and demonstration activities, test beds and living labs, prototyping and product validation in pilot lines. Activities shall be designed to boost industrial competitiveness by stimulating industry, and in particular SMEs, to make more research and innovation investment. Substantial focus will be given to small and medium scale projects.
Amendment 1088 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point d – introductory part (d) Materials for a sustainable and low-
Amendment 1091 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point d – paragraph 1 Developing new products and applications, and consumer behaviour that reduce energy demand, and facilitate low-
Amendment 1150 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.2 – paragraph 2 Europe needs to continue to invest at an Union level to maintain European leadership and competence in manufacturing technologies and make the transition to high-value, knowledge- intensive goods, creating the conditions and assets for sustainable, production and provision of lifetime service around a manufactured product. Resource intensive manufacturing and process industries need to further mobilise resources and knowledge at Union level and continue to invest in research, development and innovation to enable further progress towards a competitive low
Amendment 1162 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.3 – point c – introductory part (c) Sustainable and low-
Amendment 1169 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.3 – point c – paragraph 1 Increasing the competitiveness of process industries, by drastically improving resource and energy efficiencies and reducing the environmental impact of such industrial activities through the whole value chain, promoting the adoption of low-
Amendment 1208 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 10 In addition, they will help tackle the R&I objectives of other programmes and policy areas, such as the Common Agricultural Policy, climate action (transition to a low-
Amendment 1216 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 3 – point 2 (2) Targeted, focusing on policies and key sectors crucial for tackling societal challenges, enhancing competitiveness, supporting sustainable, low-
Amendment 1230 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1 SMEs are key drivers of innovation thanks to their ability to quickly and efficiently transform new ideas in successful businesses. They serve as important conduits of knowledge spill-over bringing research results to the market. The last twenty years have shown that entire sectors have been renewed and new industries created driven by innovative SMEs. Fast growing enterprises are crucial for the development of emerging industries and for the acceleration of the structural changes that Europe needs to become a knowledge based and low
source: PE-492.761
2012/03/07
ITRE
30 amendments...
Amendment 1366 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 The specific objective is to secure sufficient supplies of safe and high quality food and other bio-based products, by developing productive and resource- efficient primary production systems, fostering related ecosystem services, along side competitive and
Amendment 1397 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1 The aim is to supply sufficient food, feed, biomass and other raw-materials, while safeguarding natural resources and enhancing ecosystems services, including coping with and mitigating climate change. The activities shall focus on more sustainable and productive agriculture and forestry systems which are both resource- efficient
Amendment 1434 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point d – paragraph 1 The aim is the promotion of low
Amendment 1447 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2 The Union intends to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 % below 1990 levels by 2020, with a further reduction to 80-95 % by 2050. In addition, renewables should cover 20 % of final energy consumption in 2020 coupled with a 20 % energy efficiency target. Achieving these objectives will require an overhaul of the energy system combining low
Amendment 1452 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 3 The roadmap to a competitive low-
Amendment 1460 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4 To achieve these reductions, significant investments need to be made in research, development, demonstration and market roll-out of efficient, safe and reliable low-
Amendment 1469 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1 New technologies and solutions must compete on cost and reliability against highly optimised energy systems with well- established incumbents and technologies. Research and innovation are critical to make these new, cleaner, low-
Amendment 1480 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 5 Implementation of the SET-Plan as the research and innovation pillar of European energy policy will reinforce the Union's security of supply and the transition to a low-
Amendment 1495 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point b – introductory part (b) Low-cost, low-
Amendment 1523 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1 Activities shall focus on research, development and full scale demonstration of new grid technologies, including storage, systems and market designs to plan, monitor, control and safely operate interoperable networks in an open,
Amendment 1545 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 2 Europe must reconcile the growing mobility needs of its citizens with the imperatives of economic performance and the requirements of
Amendment 1553 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 4 Research and innovation must bring about focussed and timely advances that will help achieve key Union policy objectives, while boosting economic competitiveness, supporting the transition to a climate- resilient and
Amendment 1555 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 5 Although the necessary investments in research, innovation and deployment will be significant, failing to improve the sustainability of the whole transport system will result in unacceptably high societal, ecological, and economic costs in the long term.
Amendment 1569 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 5 The problems of pollution, congestion, safety and security are common throughout the Union and call for collaborative Europe-wide responses. Accelerating the development and deployment of new technologies and innovative solutions for vehicles, infrastructures and transport management w
Amendment 1574 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 8 Investing in research and innovation for a greener, smarter and
Amendment 1581 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point a – paragraph 2 The focus of activities shall be to reduce resource consumption and greenhouse gas emissions and improve vehicle efficiency
Amendment 1593 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point c – paragraph 2 The focus of activities shall be to develop the next generation of innovative transport
Amendment 1693 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1 The aim is to enhance solidarity as well as social, economic and political inclusion and positive inter-cultural dynamics in Europe and with international partners, through cutting-edge science and interdisciplinarity, technological advances and organisational innovations. Social Science and Humanities research
Amendment 1700 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new) (a a) reduce the disparities between regions in Europe , and with other world regions
Amendment 1705 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new) (b a) build memory and identity and promote cultural exchange;
Amendment 1710 #
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 and the promotion of coordinated research and innovation policies in the context of globalisation. Creating an innovative society requires solid education for young people, adjusted to the requirements of the modern world. We cannot also ignore the growing need for well lifelong learning, an area covering the whole society. This issue will pose new challenges especially for the institutions of state power, thus keeping systematic educational studies is a prerequisite for the creation of modern development strategies aimed at building of competitive economy of Europe based on knowledge. Particular support will be provided for the development of the ERA and the development of framework conditions for innovation.
Amendment 1715 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 2 – point -1 (new) (-1) understand, strengthen and promote social innovation as a multi-disciplinary approach to research;
Amendment 1716 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) explore new forms of innovation,
Amendment 1753 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.3 – paragraph 2 – point e (e) ensure privacy and freedom
Amendment 1763 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 4 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point c – paragraph 1 Support the 20/20/20 climate and energy targets with research on technological and economic aspects of energy supply, efficiency, low-
Amendment 1765 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 4 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1 Support the Union's policy for the sustainable, safe and secure mobility of persons and goods with laboratory studies, modelling and monitoring approaches, including low
Amendment 1770 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 1 – paragraph 1 The specific objective is to integrate the knowledge triangle of research, innovation and education and thus to reinforce the Union's innovation capacity and address in particular societal challenges.
Amendment 1787 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 3 – paragraph 1 The EIT shall operate mainly, but not exclusively, via the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) particularly in areas of societal challenges that are of utmost relevance to Europe's common future. While the KICs have a large degree of autonomy in defining their own strategies and activities, there are a number of innovative features common to all KICs. The EIT will moreover enhance its impact by making the experiences from the KICs available across the Union and by actively fostering a new culture of knowledge sharing.
Amendment 1788 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 3 – point a – paragraph 1 The EIT shall aim to unleash the innovative potential of people and capitalise on their ideas, irrespective of their place in the innovation chain. Thereby, the EIT will also help to address the ‘European paradox’ that excellent existing research is far from being harnessed to the full. In doing so, the EIT shall help to bring ideas to the market. The EIT must ensure open access to all high quality European research communities. Chiefly via its KICs and its focus on fostering entrepreneurial mindsets, it will create new business opportunities in the form of both start-ups and spin-offs but also within existing industry.
Amendment 1802 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 3 – point g – paragraph 1 Via the KICs and their co-location centres – nodes of excellence, brining together higher education, research and business partners in a given geographical location – the EIT will also be linked to regional policy. In particular, it shall ensure a better connection between higher education institutions and regional innovation and growth, in the context of regional and/or national smart specialisation strategies. In doing so, it will contribute to the objectives of the Union's Cohesion Policy.
source: PE-492.790
2012/04/07
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 1811 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – Breakdown of the budget – table I Excellent science, of which: 27818 1. The European Research Council
source: PE-492.805
2012/06/29
ITRE
6 amendments...
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 a (new) (26a) To exploit synergies between policies, stairways to excellence instruments should be introduced in both Horizon 2020 and the Cohesion Policy.
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Linkages and interfaces shall be implemented across and within the priorities of Horizon 2020. Particular attention shall be paid in this respect to the development and application of key enabling and industrial technologies, to bridging from discovery to market application, to cross-disciplinary research and innovation, to social and economic sciences and humanities, to fostering the functioning and achievement of the ERA, to widening participation across the Union in research and innovation, to cooperation with third countries, to responsible research and innovation including gender, and to enhancing the attractiveness of the research profession and to facilitating cross-border and cross- sector mobility of researchers.
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 a (new) Article 15 a Attractiveness of researchers' careers Horizon 2020 shall contribute to the promotion and attractiveness of researchers' careers across Europe. As a result it shall be implemented in a manner to promote the creation of a single market for researchers, in particular by providing for appropriate mechanisms aiming to decrease the disparities in researcher's remuneration under this programme.
Amendment 598 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 a (new) Article 17 a Seal of Excellence Horizon 2020 shall contribute to the identification of centers of excellence, the evaluation of their potential and the improvement of their visibility by providing a seal of excellence.
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall annually monitor the implementation of Horizon 2020, its specific programme and the activities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. This shall include information on cross-cutting topics such as sustainability and climate change, including information on the amount of climate related expenditure, SME participation and widening participation.
source: PE-492.656
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2011/0402(CNS) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020: specific programme implementing Horizon 2020
2012/03/07
ITRE
7 amendments...
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 5 (5) There is a critical need to reinforce and extend the excellence of the Union's science base and ensure a supply of world class research and talent to secure Europe's long term competitiveness and well-being. Part I ‘Excellent science’ should support the activities of the European Research Council on frontier research, future and emerging technologies, Marie Curie Actions and European research infrastructures and Networking of excellence in the Union. These activities should aim at building competence in the long term, focusing strongly on the next- generation of science, systems and researchers, and providing support for emerging talent from across the Union and from associated countries. Union activities to support excellent science should help consolidate the European Research Area and make the Union's science system more competitive and attractive on a global scale.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 11 (11) Part III ‘Societal challenges’ should increase the effectiveness of research and innovation in responding to key societal challenges by supporting excellent research and innovation activities. Those activities should be implemented using a challenge- based approach which brings together resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and disciplines. Social sciences and humanities research is an important element for addressing all of the challenges. The activities should cover the full range of research and innovation with an emphasis on innovation-related activities such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, and support for public procurement, pre-normative research and standard setting, and market uptake of innovations. The activities should support directly the corresponding sectoral policy competences at Union level. All challenges should contribute to the overarching objective of sustainable development and to full participation of researchers and engineers everywhere in the Union.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) networking excellence
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a decision Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. The Scientific Council shall be composed of 30 scientists, engineers and scholars of the highest repute and appropriate expertise, ensuring a diversity of nationalities and of research areas and acting in their personal capacity, independent of extraneous interests.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a decision Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall ensure that the dedicated implementation structure follows strictly, efficiently and with the necessary flexibility the objectives and re
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 6 Priority setting will equally be based on a wide range of inputs and advice. It will include, where appropriate, groups of independent experts set up specifically to advise on the implementation of Horizon 2020 or any of its specific objectives. These experts group shall show the appropriate level of expertise and knowledge in the covered areas and a variety of professional backgrounds, including industry and civil society involvement and should also be subject to geographical and gender balance.
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – point 3 – paragraph 5 a (new) To exploit synergies between policies, stairways to excellence instruments should be introduced in both Horizon 2020 and Cohesion Policy. Measures to identify potential of most promising centres ('centres of excellence"), providing the seal of excellence for them, should be introduced.
source: PE-492.816
2012/04/07
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 5. Networking Excellence The activities will aim at reducing the scientific and technical disparities within the Union and contribute thereby to the improvement of the overall efficacy and excellence of scientific and technological research in all Member States. 5.1 Specific objectives and approach As a contribution to restructuring the science and technology sectors in some less performing parts of the Union, as well as to reinforcing the overall Union excellent research and innovation capacity, supports will be provided to excellent research centres in order to better put their capabilities at the service of the European economic and social development. This will be done by enabling the excellent research centers in less scientifically developed parts of the Union to establish or improve their links with other excellent research centers elsewhere in the Union, trough networking and twinning arrangements, and to upgrade their research and innovation capabilities to those of their partners. This will also allow a larger participation of some research communities in Horizon 2020, contributing thereby to the necessary widening of this participation. 5.2 Specific implementation aspects The activity covers all fields of science and technology. The Union funding will support networks regrouping at least 3 research and/or technological centers bringing together theoretical and applied research in the natural, social and economic sciences. One of the centers must be established in one scientifically less developed country of the Union or in an outermost region. A less scientifically developed country is being defined by its level of participation in the former 7th Framework programme: a Member State with less than 2 selected projects for 1 000 000 inhabitants in FP7 is eligible for this activity.
Amendment 441 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 – point 4.1 – point 4.1.1 – paragraph 1 a (new) Research infrastructures which are not on the ESFRI list but play an important role in trans regional scale should also be supported. Horizon 2020 should also support transnational cooperation as far as research infrastructure is concerned. The European Commission shall assist Member States in their efforts to optimise their research facilities by setting up an EU-wide database on all openly accessible regional research infrastructures.
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – paragraph 2 The successful mastering and deployment of enabling technologies by European industry is a key factor in strengthening Europe's productivity and innovation capacity and ensuring Europe has an advanced, sustainable and competitive economy, global leadership in high-tech application sectors and the ability to develop unique solutions for societal challenges. Innovation activities will be combined with R&D, as an integral part of the funding. Substantial focus shall be given to small and medium scale projects.
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.4 a (new) 1.6.4 a. Developing applications in the area of GNSS to ensure positive return on investment in European satellite navigation systems At the time when EGNOS is fully operational and Galileo successfully closed the In Orit Validation, it is crucial for the European industries to adopt the new technology available and be prepared for full capability of Galileo in order to capture the socio-economic benefits, estimated at around EUR 90 billion. Research funding at the level of 18% of the space envelope shall drive the development of EGNOS and Galileo in critical sectors like aviation and road transport and many professional applications, including precision agriculture, timing and geodesy, ensuring the use of new signals in current and future applications.
source: PE-492.815
2012/07/17
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 839 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point 4.3.4 a (new) 4.3.4 a. European satellite navigation systems: EGNOS and Galileo are a strategic investment of Europe. Their new features and performances in positioning and timing are key enablers for new transport management concepts in both freight and people mobility and they are transversal to transport modes. New critical navigation systems, such as intelligent driving, smart traffic management, incidents' prevention and mitigation, electro mobility and connected navigation, will need reliable and secure positioning. New navigation functions will build Europe's competitiveness in the worldwide scenario and will secure the public benefits from global satellite navigation applications in transport, estimated at around EUR 40 billion (impact assessment of EC GNSS Applications Action Plan 2011).
source: PE-492.826
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2011/0440(COD) European statistics on demography
2012/10/24
EMPL
6 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) ‘
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on the
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 For the purposes of qualified majority voting in the Council, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on the
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 For the purposes of qualified majority voting in the Council, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on the
source: PE-498.061
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2011/2012(INI) Analysis of options to move beyond 20% greenhouse gas emission reductions and assessing the risk of carbon leakage
2011/03/22
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the fact that the EU is well on track to meet its 2020 renewable energy goals; notes that more efforts are needed in order to achieve an efficient large scale deployment of renewables in a more competitive and integrated EU energy market;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that ICT could improve the transportation means on roads, and can do more for safer, smarter and greener cars in Europe; reiterates the role of the Digital Agenda which should prioritise the ecological potential of smart cars and smart roads, as well as R&D pilot projects for V2V and V2R devices;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Stresses the imperative need of adapting ICT standardisation policy to market developments requiring interoperability which will contribute to speeding up work on technical standards for electric vehicles and smart grids and meters, with a view to its completion by 2012;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the Commission to adjust the EU budget in order to accelerate the development and deployment of cost- effective low carbon technologies, in particular aiming at meeting the financial needs for the implementation of the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET- Plan);
Amendment 142 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 21 21. Stresses that climate-friendly innovation in Europe is necessary to maintain a strong position in a rapidly growing global market for low-carbon technologies; underlines the need of ensuring the market deployment and commercialization of innovation output in Europe; therefore, proper financial instruments should be available to support the introduction of successful technologies on the EU market;
source: PE-460.884
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2011/2019(BUD) 2012 budget: mandate for the trilogue
2011/06/05
LIBE
12 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the Commission's Communication COM(2010) 673 of 22 November 2010 on Internal Security Strategy in Action sets out steps for an effective implementation of EU objectives regarding the fight and prevention of serious and organised crime, terrorism and cybercrime, the improvement of the management of EU external borders and building resilience to natural and man- made disasters,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas every possible change of the EU external borders in the future as a result of possible EU enlargement should be taken into account in the budgetary planning,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Reiterates that the high number of legal bases and their implementing rules for the current Home Affairs funds create a lot of workload, delays and are difficult to manage; welcomes the proposed simplification of the Home Affairs instruments for the period after 2013, reducing the number of Funds to two: "Migration and Asylum" and "Internal Security", including border management and visa policy, which will allow in the future for a better understanding of the rules by all stakeholders;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls on the Commission to examine in a study the possibility of simplifying management rules of the funds and avoiding duplications, bureaucracy and delays because of the different levels involved (European and national) focusing on rationalisation of spending and a more cost-efficient implementation of policy priorities;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Stresses the importance to redefine the EU budget around EU added value and maximise the efficiency of national funding in areas of common EU interest such as: border management, the implementation of policies on asylum and migration, crisis management, development of a common EU platform of information and data as means for the practical cooperation in the areas of police and judicial cooperation, prevention of terrorism and crime;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Considers that increased EU funding is needed in areas where burden sharing is important (external borders, asylum) and areas where cooperation between Member States is crucial (security and safeguarding liberties);
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers that it is necessary to dedicate funding to international protection and integration and not to focus
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Reiterates that securing the external EU border should be complemented by programmes and the necessary funding for strengthening the third country borders neighbouring the EU, included in the current framework of the negotiations with the Western Balkans countries and the European Neighbourhood Policy (EUROMED, Eastern Partnership);
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Is concerned by the proposal to decrease by 3,4 % the funding for the programme “Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management of Terrorism”; considers that the budget for critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, fighting terrorism, protection against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) risks should match the objectives they have to support and at least no change with regard to the 2011 budget should be envisaged;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Highlights the fact that the revision of the FRONTEX mandate should be taken into consideration when deciding on the budget for the Agency for 2012; emphasises the importance of funding for supporting activities, such as training, and reiterates its support for the creation of a European system of border guards;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Reiterates the need for programmes and funding which would allow rapid and substantial action in case of emergency situations; considers that, in the future, the emergency response mechanism should be made available quickly and be allocated according to the evolving situations;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Reiterates that the Commission should think in terms of necessity and cost of the border equipment when considering the architecture of the EU’s border management strategy, therefore, in order to estimate the opportunity to more effectively allocate new funding for SIS II, calls on the Commission to carry out a thorough assessment which would clearly state the necessary funding for SIS II and a realistic timetable envisaged for the operability of SIS II;
source: PE-464.806
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2011/2020(BUD) 2012 budget: all sections
2011/08/25
LIBE
4 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 d (new) 3 d. Stresses the importance of restoring the Draft Budget for the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (FRONTEX); reiterates that this appropriation is intended to cover the Agency’s administrative and operational expenditure relating to the work programme, including those stemming from the revision of the Agency’s mandate, notably the establishment of the European Border Guard Teams guards;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Considers it important to maintain at least the budget of last year for the External Border Fund, as it is a tool that ensures the efficient organisation of control covering both checks and surveillance tasks relating to external borders, and contributes to safeguarding fundamental rights and deterring irregular migration, trafficking in human beings, organized crime and labour exploitation;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Considers that the Draft Budget for the European Return Fund should be restored, as it ensures the efficient management of migration flows, which will contribute to enhancing voluntary return and reintegration, cooperation with other Member States and third countries in the field of return, in the context of promoting the respect of fundamental rights and consolidating the establishment of an Area of Freedom and Justice;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4 c. Stresses the need to reinstate the level of appropriations of 2011 for the funding of the "Prevention, preparedness and consequence management of terrorism" programme. Moreover, underlines that guaranteeing citizens’ security and safeguarding liberties should be a high EU priority;
source: PE-470.028
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2011/2034(INI) Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond
2011/03/28
ITRE
18 amendments...
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas an open, integrated and competitive EU energy market is needed in order to achieve competitive energy prices, security and sustainability, efficient large scale deployment of renewables, and whereas the completion of such a market still remains an important challenge,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas interconnection capacity between Member States remains generally insufficient, and/or are not used in an optimal way, and whereas certain regions remain isolated,
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas smart grids and meters provide an important opportunity to establish an efficient relationship between energy production, energy transmission and distribution and end users,
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas market-based tools must remain the basis for financing energy infrastructure, and whereas a limited amount of public finance may be required to fund certain projects which are not strictly commercially viable and determined in a transparent fashion on the basis of predefined eligibility criteria, on a case by case basis,
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the crucial importance of timely and full implementation of existing legislation, including the regulatory work called for by the third internal energy market package
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Reiterates the need of putting to an end the excessive use of regulated final tariffs and of national protectionist behaviours, as this is a pre-requisite for a real market integration; regulated tariffs should be limited only to the protection of true vulnerable customers;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Highlights the importance of identifying potential future gaps of energy demand and supply, as well as potential forthcoming deficiencies in the production and transmission infrastructure;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Underlines the importance of harmonising the EU market design and the development of common European infrastructure schemes in order to assure the management of the internal European interconnections and the interconnections with third countries;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the Commission's decision to introduce "stress tests" for Europe's nuclear power plants; considers that future legislative initiatives to set up a community framework for nuclear safety is essential in order to continuously improve safety standards in Europe;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that fostering the building of infrastructure for efficient and intelligent integration of renewable energy is critical for the successful achievement of overall energy objectives and welcomes the priority given to the North Sea grid, the Interconnections in South Western Europe and Connections in Central Eastern Europe and South Eastern Europe, as an essential element of a future European super-grid; asks the Commission to consult all relevant stakeholders with a view to speeding up the identification of electricity highways and to present an outline to the European Parliament by 2014; underlines the importance of the interconnection with Central and Eastern Europe for integrating renewable energy from this region into a future fully European super-grid;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Commission to make further steps toward the creation of conditions for a Europe-oriented linkage of its offshore potentials; considers that the integration of the North Sea, Baltic Sea and Black Sea offshore potentials is vital to the development of a European internal energy market;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses the need to promote the Southern Corridor as a means of enhancing the EU security of supply; considers that projects such as Nabucco pipeline, representing a key priority project for the EU;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Recognises that the Black Sea Region is of geo-strategic importance for the energy security of the EU, with regard, in particular, to the diversification of energy supplies, connecting Europe with the Caspian Sea area, the Middle East and Central Asia; emphasises the need to strengthen multilateral energy cooperation in the Black Sea region, and develop its energy infrastructure;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission to present by 2012 concrete initiatives to promote the development of energy storage capacities (including multi-use gas/hydrogen facilities, pumped and storage/pondage hydropower, high-temperature solar, batteries and other technologies);
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Stresses that developing heating and cooling infrastructure (i.e. district heating) and retrofitting fossil fuel heating infrastructure systems would significantly help to address the EU`s energy supply and CO2 reduction objectives, in particular in urban areas; therefore, calls on the Commission to present an ambitious strategy for improving and developing local infrastructure for district heating and cooling;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Considers that once in place, the smart grids will allow much more flexibility and more participation on the demand side; notes that customers, through dynamic pricing and demand- side management contracts will be able to offset some of the intermittency of renewables and will contribute to the development of a more responsive and flexible electricity value chain;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Points out that adapting distribution networks to growing electricity demand and new requirements, as well as investing in necessary replacements and new technologies will require significant capital expenditure on the part of European DSOs; stresses that in a majority of European Member States, regulated tariff calculation models do not allow for a cost-recovery of all the grid investments which would be needed by DSOs to move towards smart grids;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Welcomes the priority corridors identified by the Commission and agrees on the need to optimise limited funds; calls for a clear and transparent methodology for evaluating socio-economic benefits of projects from the regional perspective leading to the identification of priority projects that meet pressing European needs in terms of upholding the principles of security, sustainability and development of the internal market;
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 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) - having regard to its Resolution of 20 May 2010 on the implementation of the synergies of research and innovation earmarked Funds in Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 concerning the European Fund of Regional Development and the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development in cities and regions as well as in the Member States and the Union1, 1 Texts adopted on that date. P7_TA(2010)0189
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas delayed investment in Europe compared with other global powers is essentially due to a lack of private investment and the attractiveness of FP7 for the industrial sector is thus not fully demonstrated; but also, beyond the sums involved, there is a clear need for better coordination between the Union, the Member States, and the
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the financial take out throughout Europe is highly unbalanced, and that the outcomes show that the old Member States absorb most of the financial resources; concludes that this is in contradiction with the territorial cohesion aim on a balanced development in Europe as added in the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 104 #
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 attractiveness of European research bodies; stresses the need to make the ERC an independent legal entity with decision- making power, directly responsible for its own scientific strategy and administrative management; calls on the Commission to use the ERC as a pilot for greater independence of funding agencies for R&D and innovation;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Voices concerns regarding the heterogeneous nature of the objectives of the ‘Capacities’ chapter and the difficulties that result, notably with regard to international cooperation and
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Acknowledges that ‘Joint Technological Initiatives’ (JTIs) assist the competitiveness of European industry; regrets, however, the legal and administrative obstacles (legal personality, financial rules and in some cases also intellectual property),
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to carry out an analysis to improve the link between European and national actions; asks that calls for proposals, including those of July 2011, be issued in consultation with the Member States, not duplicating or competing with national initiatives but complementing them; suggests that FP7 should complement the efforts of actors managing national programmes involved in joint programming in order to move the RDFPs away from project management thinking towards programme management thinking, without neglecting small projects; asks that the last three years of FP7 be devoted to helping structure the European Research Area;
source: PE-460.952
2011/03/24
ITRE
14 amendments...
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Welcomes the results of FP7 in favour of SMEs, as regards both the 15% target set in the ‘Cooperation’ chapter and the ‘Eurostars’ programme; is of the opinion that better coordination between FP7 and the Structural Funds could facilitate the participation of under-represented Member States; consequently, calls on the Commission and the national and local authorities to improve the link between the cohesion funds and the Research Framework Programme as these funds should be used to enhance research infrastructure to enable research to reach the level of excellence necessary for access to research funds; in this respect underlines the need to set clear objectives and to assess whether the goals were achieved in these Member States;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Welcomes the results of FP7 in favour of SMEs, as regards both the 15% target set in the ‘Cooperation’ chapter and the ‘Eurostars’ programme; is of the opinion that better coordination, coherence and synergy between FP7 and the Structural Funds could facilitate the participation of under-represented Member States;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. In this respect, stresses the importance of cohesion policy as this has become a major source of European support in the field of Research & Development and Innovation, as the Member States – in conformity with the second Community Strategic Guideline on cohesion – have devoted a significant amount of their total financial allocations to R&D&I of a knowledge-based economy, resulting in 246 national or regional operational programmes with around EUR 86 billion allocated to R&D&I;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Proposes that research and development policies be territorialised; therefore stresses the importance of adapting the research and innovation policies to the specific needs of the territories; notes that since the involvement of regional and local authorities in the design and execution of the research and innovation programmes becomes crucial due to the impossibility of applying the same strategy for development to all the regions;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Notes that, for the period 2007-2013, within the Cohesion Funds (ERDF) EUR 86 billion is allocated in support for innovation (25% of the total amount), of which the allocation for core research and technological development (R&D) amounts to EUR 50 billion, equal to the total budget of FP7;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that financing of research infrastructures (oriented on the ESFRI- list) should be better coordinated between FP7, EIB instruments, the Structural Funds and national and regional policies; believes that duplication of research infrastructure in different Member States should be avoided;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Is of the opinion that commercialisation should be included in the parameters of future calls for projects under FP7 in the field of research and innovation;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Reiterates the importance of identifying the demand for innovative technologies on the EU market in order to commercialise innovation output; therefore, believes that proper financial instruments should be available to support the introduction of successful technologies on the EU market;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Stresses the importance of better assistance in the implementation of policies and programmes that enhance the synergies within the research and development value chain (infrastructures - innovation - job creation);
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Acknowledges that European Technology Platforms,
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Is concerned by the excessive administrative burden of FP7; supports the proposal to review the Financial Regulation to simplify procedures and calls for the revision and/or extended interpretation of the EU Staff Regulations on the issue of personal liability;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Reiterates the importance of introducing, without delay, procedural, administrative and financial simplification measures into current management of FP7, such as those identified in Parliament
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Reiterates the need for increasing the participation in FP projects of the new Member States, which encounter considerable obstacles to enter at the proposal stage, in particular for the first time applicants;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Calls for a further elaboration in the direction of an ameliorated approach in the FP8 under the title "Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation", or the "Research and Innovation Framework Programme";
source: PE-462.545
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2011/2056(INI) Effective Raw Materials Strategy for Europe
2011/04/18
ITRE
9 amendments...
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that the proper functioning of the market will provide the necessary incentives to businesses to use resources more efficiently, recycle and search for substitution; therefore, calls on the Commission to foster a proper functioning of the raw materials market;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes the contribution of recycling to reducing greenhouse gases; calls on the Commission to launch an in-depth
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to develop economic incentives for recycling
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Emphasises the need to combat the illegal shipment of
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to identify priorities and allocate budgets for research
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Regrets that substitution is not included in the Communication; recalls that substitution of critical materials is an efficient alternative to supply and environmental risks; therefore, calls on the Commission to ramp up its work in this field, particularly for REE, by leveraging research
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Notes the importance of R&D in
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Calls on the Commission to include prohibition of distortive raw materials practices (dual pricing, export restrictions) in regional, bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25b. Calls on the Commission to reconsider preferential access to the EU under the new Generalized System of Preferences in case of distorted practices regarding access to raw materials;
source: PE-462.749
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2011/2067(INI) Agenda for new skills and jobs
2011/06/23
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Reiterates that the five Union headline targets are promoting employment, improving the conditions for innovation, research and development, meeting climate change and energy objectives, improving education levels and promoting social inclusion;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Underlines that more focus should be placed on promoting entrepreneurial mindsets among students and researchers, making available new financial instruments for start-ups and fast growing firms and supporting the introduction of successful technologies on the EU market;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the need to involve employers in the management of education institutions, in the development of courses, teaching methods, apprenticeships, assessment and qualification; underlines the importance of incentives to employers who offer training for low skilled or unskilled people and consequently opportunities to acquire practical experience directly in the workplace;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the provision of Vocational Education and Training across Europe in order help providing new skills needed in the labour market;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new) underlines the importance of a broader strategy combining job creation, meeting new and emerging needs on the European labour-market, and eliminating labour restrictions inside the EU and remaining barriers within the EU internal market.
source: PE-467.249
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2011/2094(INI) Annual report on EU Competition Policy
2011/09/21
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the European Commission to constantly monitor the proper enforcement of the EU acquis on price transparency and anti-discrimination obligations concerning national road charging systems;
source: PE-472.207
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2011/2095(INI) Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050
2011/10/17
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Hopes that
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Reiterates the importance of providing incentives for public and private investments geared to designing and developing easily replicable technologies to improve the quality of energy saving and efficiency;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8 b. Stresses that ICT standardisation could be highly beneficial to market sectors requiring interoperability; furthermore, investing in ICT developments will have a positive impact on the long term use of electric vehicles and smart grids and meters;
source: PE-473.944
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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
4 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that energy saving policies for the transport sector must not result in curbing mobility and that any emission reduction requirements have to be evaluated for their effect on competitiveness of the European industry ; believes that a resource-
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the imperative need of adapting ICT standardisation policy to market developments requiring interoperability which will contribute to speeding up work on technical standards for electric vehicles and smart grids and meters, with a view to its completion by 2012;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Reiterates that fuel diversification and strengthening energy security are two major challenges for the EU transport sector to which electricity domestically produced out of various energy vectors, can contribute significantly;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Advocates an increased role for sustainable biofuels in the EU energy mix; notes, nevertheless, that any introduction of a higher proportion of biofuels has to be well prepared, harmonized within the EU, communicated and executed, that all relevant stakeholders have to be ready to supply the requested fuel mix at the time of introduction, and public authorities need to explain the consequences of any change in the fuel mix;
source: PE-472.121
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2011/2150(INI) Functioning and application of established rights of people travelling by air
2012/01/16
TRAN
9 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to promote uniform interpretation and application of the Regulations and develop better cooperation amongst the EBs, including via exchange of best practice and informa
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to formalise a European network of EBs by creating a clear mandate as well as internal working rules in order to enhance cooperation and facilitate the adoption process of common relevant decisions;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Considers
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers that regular reports of airlines and operators to the EBs on relevant data (regarding the application of the Regulation) to be published would increase the efficiency of the EBs and stimulate competition;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Urges the Commission to continue the information campaign launched 2010 to raise passengers’ awareness of their rights and encourage consumer networks in coordination with the EBs to contribute as well;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to incorporate the European Court of Justice’s interpretations of various definitions and terms, in particular the notion of ‘extraordinary circumstances’ and clear and detailed rules for compensation, in any upcoming revision of the Regulation;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Underlines the necessity to improve the process of complaint handling and therefore supports the Commissions intent to create a common standard form to be submitted by passengers to the EBs in case of complaint;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Supports the Commissions intent to create a consultative group on air passenger rights in order to help operators establish reasonable and precise timeframes when handling passenger claims;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Encourages the Commissions to implement an EU wide action plan with all measures to be taken by national authorities in order to improve supervision on the application of the Regulation;
source: PE-480.549
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2011/2157(INI) Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy
2011/09/28
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to further develop the EU Black Sea Strategy, as it represents an important component of the EU's external energy strategy, given its geostrategic role which offers a significant potential for energy security and supply diversification;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses the need to promote the Southern Corridor as a means of enhancing the EU security of supply; considers that projects such as Nabucco pipeline, representing a key priority project for the EU, along with smaller projects, such as the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the Turkey-Greece-Italy Interconnector (ITGI) or the Azerbaijan- Georgia-Romania Interconnector (AGRI) reiterate the EU's engagement in the Black Sea region, but also the further needs to increase the cooperation between the countries surrounding the Black Sea;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines the importance of sharing the EU experience on energy sector reforms to neighbouring countries, such as Ukraine, in order to contribute to the modernisation of their gas transit system and to promote transparent market rules, protection of environment and fair conditions for energy trade;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Having in mind that nuclear strategies go beyond national borders, underlines that neighbouring third countries need to be pursued in order to strengthen nuclear safety and environmental standards; calls on the Commission to make sure that international conventions and standards are respected in the neighbouring countries, especially in those which are planning to build nuclear power plants near external EU borders;
source: PE-472.330
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2011/2178(INI) Competitive digital single market - eGovernment as a spearhead
2012/02/16
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Considers that the Europe 2020 Project Bond Initiative will mobilise private financing for targeted investments in the future key EU infrastructures such as roads, railways, energy grids and pipelines, and broadband networks;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Reiterates the importance of future high-speed services that will deliver the EU's energy efficiency, safety objectives and other communications capabilities (e.g. efficient and intelligent transport systems, person-to-machine communication systems);
source: PE-483.488
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2011/2196(INI) Future of regional airports and air services in the EU
2012/07/02
TRAN
3 amendments...
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Understands the need for a public service obligation for air services of economic interest, especially those connecting remote, peripheral and underdeveloped regions and islands; believes that such services would not be economically viable without public money;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Asks the Commission to review decision 2012/21/EU on the application of Article 106(2), by means of which the threshold for which an airport can receive State Aid without having to notify the Commission was decreased to 200 000 passengers per year, bearing in mind the Community Guidelines (2005/C312/01) which state that an airport can become cost-efficient with a traffic of over 500 000 passengers per year;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes the need for better integration between modes of transport, as well as the fact that traffic share must be determined by the market; urges the Commission to come forward with a communication encouraging industry to develop multi- modal through ticketing between the rail and air sector; points to the fact that schemes of this kind are already in operation, such as the ‘rail and fly’ tickets being offered by certain carriers in Germany; draws attention to the fact that Regulation (EC) No 80/2009 has already established common rules for the use of computerised reservation systems;
source: PE-480.772
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2011/2203(DEC) 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Section II - Council
2012/07/03
CONT
2 amendments...
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 source: PE-483.636
2012/07/09
CONT
4 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Reiterates that an efficient supervision over the budgetary implementation process is a matter of high responsibility and its fulfilment depends entirely on an unhindered inter- institutional cooperation between the Council and the Parliament;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 – indent 8 Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 source: PE-494.854
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2011/2204(DEC) 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Court of Justice
2012/06/03
CONT
2 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Expects to witness a further continuation in the course related to decreasing the duration of proceedings; believes, to that effect, that an internal re- organization and re-deployment of specialized personnel into their respective areas of expertise could be beneficial to such an objective;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Supports, therefore, the initiative taken by the Court of Justice which, in late March 2011, submitted to the two branches of the legislative authority a proposal for the reform of its Statute (which provides, inter alia, for the creation of 12 additional posts for judges at the General Court); this initiative should be conducted in the most cost-efficient manner of implementation possible; hopes that these structural measures can be adopted in early 2012, with a view to their implementation as early as possible that year;
source: PE-483.642
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2011/2205(DEC) 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Court of Auditors
2012/07/03
CONT
4 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Asks the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) to speed up the investigation related to allegations of irregularities in 2010;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. W
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Considers that for additional optimization of the Court of Auditors' activity, an even more substantial number of the Court's officials should be specialized in, and performing exclusively audit tasks; expects to see an increase of this proportion in the future;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Follows with interest the pilot project and its outcome; acknowledges the benefits this new procedure could generate in diminishing and streamlining the workload of the Court of Auditors; considers, nonetheless, that the outcome should be mainly evaluated via quality versus time and cost indicators;
source: PE-483.638
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2011/2206(DEC) 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Economic and Social Committee
2012/07/03
CONT
7 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Encourages and expects a swift implementation of this decision;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Warns, however, that more clarity will be needed on the conditions for issuing confirmations of attendance, the rationale behind the allowance provided for in Article 12
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Reconfirms its position that, in the interests of transparency, declarations of financial interests of members of all institutions should be accessible on the Internet; in that context,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Suggests an enhanced compatibility of the priority budget lines of the two Committees; believes that this would in turn lead to an increase in savings and to additional reinforcement of the inter- institutional cooperation;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls for better financial planning and budgetary management in order to avoid similar situations in the future;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 source: PE-483.639
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2011/2207(DEC) 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Committee of the Regions
2012/07/03
CONT
1 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Welcomes the decision of the CoR to develop and implement a standard format for documentation of the estimates in case of negotiated procedures;
source: PE-483.640
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2011/2208(DEC) 2010 discharge: EU general budget, European Ombudsman
2012/06/03
CONT
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls for better financial planning that would ensure a more efficient budget implementation;
source: PE-483.641
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2011/2246(INI) EU Charter: standard settings for media freedom across the EU
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