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Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Groups
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PPE
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Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Vice-Chair of | Committee on Regional Development | 2012/01/25 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Industry, Research and Energy | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Budgetary Control | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia | 2006/07/03 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) | 2004/09/15 | 2006/07/02 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) | 2004/09/15 | 2006/07/02 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia | 2006/07/03 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
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Rapporteur
| Shadow | 2013/2015(DEC) | Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2011 Commission discharge |
| Shadow | 2012/2167(DEC) | 2011 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission |
| Opinion | 2012/0191(COD) | Reducing CO2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles: modalities for reaching the 2020 target |
| Responsible | 2011/2035(INI) | EC 5th Cohesion Report and Strategy for the post-2013 Cohesion Policy |
| Opinion | 2011/0302(COD) | Connecting Europe Facility |
| Shadow | 2011/0172(COD) | Energy efficiency |
| Opinion | 2008/0105(CNS) | Rural development: support by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development EAFRD (amend. Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005) |
| Opinion | 2008/0103(CNS) | Common agricultural policy CAP: support schemes for farmers (amend. Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007; repeal. Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003) |
| Opinion | 2006/2293(INI) | Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection |
| Responsible | 2006/2107(INI) | The consequences of future enlargements on the effectiveness of cohesion policy |
| Opinion | 2006/2101(INI) | Services of general interest. White Paper |
| Opinion | 2005/0185(CNS) | Research RTD, 7th EC Framework Programme 2007-2013: trans-national Cooperation specific programme on policy-defined themes |
Born
1963/05/15 Hameln- Degree in geography (1989); doctor of economic geography, specialising in changes in location factors (1994). Consultant to business and municipality (project leader) (1989-1994). Chamber of Trade and Industry (business manager) (1994-2004). Lecturer at Osnabrück University (inter alia on European industrial policy) (1995-2004).
- Chair, Lotte CDU (2001-2004); member, Münsterland CDU District Executive/local district executives (since 2004); District Vice-Chair, Steinfurt CDU (since 2010); member, CDU regional executive, North Rhine-Westphalia (since 2007). Chair, Europe Committee, MIT Germany (since 2010). Member of the European Parliament (since 2004): Vice-Chair, Committee on Regional Development (since 2009); Vice-Chair, Intergroup on Hunting and Sustainable Development (since 2009).
- Vice-Chair, German and European Policy Education Institute (DEPB), North Rhine-Westphalia (since 2004). Board Member, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine (since 2008).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2008/2186(DEC) 2007 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission
2010/03/03
CONT
7 amendments...
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 154 154.
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution – Conclusions concerning the special reports issued by the Court of Auditors Part XVI a (new) Part XVIa. Special Report No 16/2009 on the European Commission’s management of pre-accession assistance to Turkey
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution – Conclusions concerning the special reports issued by the Court of Auditors Part XVI a – Paragraph 260 a (new) 260a. Welcomes the Court’s sound assessment regarding the administration by the Commission of pre-accession assistance to Turkey;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution – Conclusions concerning the special reports issued by the Court of Auditors Part XVI a – Paragraph 260b (new) 260b. Considers it worrying that the strategic planning of pre-accession assistance for Turkey in 2002-2006 as well as the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA 2007-2013) did not include strategic and measurable goals or any consideration of the indicators, level and measures required concerning progress towards accession;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution – Conclusions concerning the special reports issued by the Court of Auditors Part XVI a – Paragraph 260 c (new) 260c. Criticises the fact that pre-accession assistance funds were allocated to Turkey despite the fact that there were missing indicators and that progress towards fulfilment of the accession criteria could not be measured; therefore calls for funds to be concentrated on projects which are relevant to accession, actually measurable and capable of being implemented;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution – Conclusions concerning the special reports issued by the Court of Auditors Part XVI a – Paragraph 260 d (new) 260d. Given the inability to measure progress towards accession goals, regards the enhancement of resources for Turkey in the period 2007-2013 as inadequate and considers a yearly continuation of the financial level of accession assistance from 2006 as adequate until such time as measurable priorities are unambiguously defined and implemented in the respective regulations;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution – Conclusions concerning the special reports issued by the Court of Auditors Part XVI a – Paragraph 260 e (new) 260e. Calls on the Commission to amend the objectives of the Instrument for Pre- Accession Assistance, which has to be accessible not only by virtue of EU membership but also by virtue of an intensified relationship with the EU, for example by means of special neighbourhood instruments or special forms of membership, in the event that inadequate political reforms and deficient implementation of the Instrument for Pre- Accession by the candidate for accession require such action;
source: PE-439.267
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2009/0105(COD) European Regional Development Fund ERDF: eligibility of housing interventions in favour of marginalised communities (amend. Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006)
2009/10/22
REGI
3 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 1 (1) With the view to enhance the economic and social cohesion of the Community, it is necessary to support limited interventions for the renovation of existing buildings serving housing purposes in Member States
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 3 (3) In
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 Regulation (EC) N°1080/2006 Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. Expenditure on housing, except for energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy as set out in paragraph 1a, shall be eligible
source: PE-430.334
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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
1 amendments...
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) Since gas supplies from third countries are central to the security of gas supply of the
source: PE-438.187
2010/01/20
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 263 #
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
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 3 3. In a
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 7 7. The Commission shall establish a permanent reserve list for a monitoring task force consisting of industry experts and representatives of the Commission and members of the staff of the Energy Commissioner and members of staff of the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy. This monitoring task force may be deployed when necessary and shall monitor and report on the gas flows within and outside the
source: PE-438.231
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2009/2096(INI) A sustainable future for transport
2010/03/02
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5a (new) 5a. Stresses the pre-eminent importance of road transport and road improvements for the connectivity and competitiveness of regional enterprises; stresses in particular the importance of road connections for the economic development of peripheral and outermost regions; calls for improved and sustainable interlinking of road and rail networks in the form of more freight transhipment points;
source: PE-438.466
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2009/2152(INI) Report on the Commission White Paper: 'Adapting to climate change: towards a European framework for action'
2009/12/14
REGI
7 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Takes the view that climate change is a crucial challenge of our time. It is now clear that it has implications for the environment, human health and spatial planning, and is making it more difficult for
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Is firmly convinced of the need for the European Union to retain
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recognises, therefore, the need to ensure that the adaptation strategy is integrated into, and coherent with,
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes the Commission’s decision to set up an Impact and Adaptation Steering Group (IASG), and
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Reiterates that
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Stresses that the objectives of climate and global protection should be integrated into the EU cohesion policy's convergence and growth objectives, without replacing structural policy's traditional tasks;
source: PE-430.957
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2009/2156(INI) Agriculture in areas with natural handicaps: a special health check
2010/02/02
REGI
4 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Takes the view that the areas in which the eight biophysical criteria are not met, but in which all criteria, though just under the threshold, when taken together constitute a substantial handicap, should also be recognised as areas with natural handicaps;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Takes the view that the
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that, when the map of intermediate disadvantaged areas is drawn up, account should be taken of objective national criteria that will make it possible to adapt the definition of areas to the national and regional situation in each country within the framework of a global European Commission strategy;
source: PE-438.451
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2009/2167(INI) Protection of the Communities' financial interests. Fight against fraud - Annual Report 2008
2009/11/12
REGI
3 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Takes note of the European Court of Auditor's report on the implementation of the 2008 budget and deplores the estimated 11 % reimbursement failure rate for cohesion policy; opines that this is partly due to the burdensome administrative procedures, particularly the conditions governing invitations to tender, and stresses that a simplification of the national and Community legislative framework governing the Structural Funds, especially as regards management and monitoring procedures, is imperative in the process of improving performances;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Criticises the fact that the small number of Member States that are particularly concerned are not named at an earlier stage and penalised more heavily; considers that, in the case of Member States that have come to notice on several occasions, there is an urgent need for the Commission, the Court of Auditors, OLAF and Parliament to have special inspection and control mechanisms tailored to individual countries;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the Commission and the Court of Auditors to monitor national obligations to publicise support from the EU Structural Funds more closely; calls on the Commission in this connection to carry out more intensive checks on the legality of support under the Structural Regulations as well;
source: PE-430.961
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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
2010/03/30
REGI
11 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. having regard to the fact that the Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region is a pilot for future macro-regional strategies,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the need for an environmental impact assessment of
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Draws attention to the strategic significance of the Baltic Sea Region for the development of renewable energy projects such as wind farms (onshore or offshore) or biogas plants for biofuels available in the region;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Draws attention to the positive cooperation already achieved in the energy and climate sector between the Council of the Baltic Sea States and the Nordic Council in the context of the Northern Dimension;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Draws attention to the significant economic disproportion that exists in the Baltic Sea Region and in terms of innovation, and the necessity to increase the potential of highly developed areas and
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Emphasises that the efficient and consistent implementation of existing EU legal acts for strengthening the internal market, such as the Services Directive, is necessary to increase the attractiveness of the Baltic Sea Region as an economic area;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls for the renewal and deepening of relations as part of the Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region between the European Union and neighbouring countries not belonging to the Union whose territories are part of the functional spaces of a given macro-region or affect those spaces directly, in particular Russia and Belarus;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Draws attention to the need to seek greater cooperation particularly between Russia and Belarus and the Baltic States when constructing the energy network, and to take greater advantage of the energy dialogue between the EU and Russia for this purpose, which would at the same time open up opportunities for involving Russia in the Baltic Sea Strategy;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that all actions regarding sector policies with a territorial dimension are of key importance to the Strategy’s success and the achievement of the ambitious goals of further micro-regional strategies, including the common agricultural policy, fisheries policy and industrial policy and a coherent infrastructure policy, as well as combining available funds intended for jointly defined goals in a given area; in this context a policy review should be carried out with regard to these new challenges
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 source: PE-440.046
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2009/2231(INI) Good governance with regards to the EU regional policy: procedures of assistance and control by the European Commission
2010/07/15
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Is of the opinion that a stronger role for the regional and local level must correspond to a strengthened supervisory role for the Commission focusing on checking audit systems rather than single projects; calls in this connection for an EU certification system for national audit bodies; urges the Commission to complete the approval of the compliance assessment reports so as to avoid delays in payments and loss of funds due to decommittment, and to come up with a proposal on the tolerable risk of error before 2012;
source: PE-445.635
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2009/2232(INI) Transparency in regional policy and its funding
2010/03/29
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make these Member State databases fully searchable and compatible, so as to facilitate an EU-wide overview of the data presented, while preserving their local relevance; is of the view that, in this respect, dual-language versions (local language(s)-
source: PE-440.029
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2009/2233(INI) Achieving real territorial, social and economic cohesion within the EU - a sine qua non condition for global competitiveness?
2010/01/07
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Takes the view that the key indicator in deciding which areas are eligible for EU financial assistance should be the level of GDP and that the introduction of other indicators can only be admitted on Member States level after studies have been conducted on their relevance and on the way in which that information is collected and processed;
source: PE-443.146
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2009/2234(INI) Contribution of EU regional policy towards fighting the financial and economic crisis, with a special reference to Objective 2
2010/03/26
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. stressing the fact that, based on the National Strategic Reports for 2009, the Member States appear to have made rather different uses of the instruments, means and methods for facilitating cohesion policy proposed by the Commission to combat the crisis and increase actual expenditure (such as
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Acknowledges the significant problem posed by the reduction in the contribution of national co-financing to programmes, which affects Objective 2, due to the major financial problems of many Member States, and supports Commission policy
source: PE-440.024
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2009/2235(INI) Contribution of the cohesion policy to the achievement of Lisbon objectives
2010/03/29
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Stresses that education, training, research and innovation are key instruments to foster the development of the EU and make it more competitive in the face of global challenges; is of the opinion that there must be regular investment in these fields and that innovation in particular should be measured by its results; calls in this regard for a better coordination of the structural funds and the Framework program to maximise the benefits of the funding for research and innovation in the future;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16a (new) 16a. Acknowledges that the established structure of objectives in the structural policies has proven a success during its first years; calls for the sake of planning reliability for the perpetuation of this structure as well as for the perpetuation of the principle of shared management; acknowledges that an adjustment of the objective contents might be necessary for an adaption to the 2020 goals;
source: PE-439.965
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2010/0147(COD) Firearms, their parts and components and ammunition: implementation of Article 10 of the United Nations Firearms Protocol and establishing export authorisation, import and transit measures
2011/11/02
INTA
7 amendments...
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. The simplified procedures set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall apply for the temporary export of firearms, essential parts and ammunition for verifiable lawful purposes, which include hunting, sport shooting, evaluation, exhibitions and repair.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. When leaving the customs territory of the Union
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 When leaving the customs territory of the Union
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 When leaving, and subsequently returning to, the customs territory of the Union
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. For the purpose of evaluation, exhibition and repair of firearms, essential parts and ammunition, Member States may apply similar simplified procedures for temporary export as those provided for under paragraphs 2, 3 and 4.
source: PE-454.643
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2010/0220(NLE) State aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines
2010/10/29
ITRE
24 amendments...
Amendment 31 #
Recital 2 (2) The small contribution of subsidised coal to the overall energy mix in some Member States no longer justifies the maintenance of s
Amendment 34 #
Recital 2 a (new) (2a) With regard to the Presidency Conclusions on the Europe Council Summit on 9 March 2007, each Member State has the right autonomously to create its own energy mix.
Amendment 35 #
Recital 2 a (new) (2a) Article 194, paragraph 2, clearly states that energy measures "shall not affect a Member State's right to determine the conditions for exploiting its energy resources, its choice between different energy sources and the general structure of its energy supply, without prejudice to Article 192(2)(c)".
Amendment 37 #
Recital 3 Amendment 40 #
Recital 3 (3)
Amendment 45 #
Recital 3 a (new) (3a) Reducing State aid to uncompetitive coal mines where there is simultaneous growth in demand, in a situation where it is possible to replace coal with the renewable energy sources, may ,in a very short period of time, result in a significant increase in coal imports to the Union from third countries.
Amendment 46 #
Recital 4 a (new) (4a) When the necessity arises in exceptional cases and in order to ensure the energy supply, the Commission may allow, for national solutions extending hard coal subsidies in accordance with European law.
Amendment 51 #
Recital 6 (6) This Regulation marks an additional step in the transition of the coal sector from sector-specific rules to the general State aid rules applicable to all sectors.
Amendment 53 #
Recital 7 (7) In order to minimise the distortion of competition in the internal market resulting from aid, such aid should be degressive and
Amendment 54 #
Recital 7 (7) In order to minimise the distortion of competition in the internal market resulting from aid, such aid should
Amendment 55 #
Recital 8 Amendment 57 #
Recital 8 Amendment 61 #
Recital 8 (8) In order to mitigate the negative environmental impact of aid to coal, the Member State should provide a plan of appropriate measures, for example in the field of energy efficiency, renewable energy or new clean coal technology including carbon capture and storage.
Amendment 63 #
Recital 8 a (new) (8a) In coal-powered stations, indigenous coal is very likely to be replaced by imported coal. The overall impact on greenhouse gas emissions depends on the emissions from coal mining in third countries and from the transport of the coal to the Union.
Amendment 78 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the operation of the production units concerned must form part of a closure plan the deadline of which does not extend beyond 1 October 20
Amendment 84 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the production units concerned must be closed definitively in accordance with the closure plan; unless they become competitive before that date;
Amendment 86 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the production units concerned must be closed definitively in accordance with the closure plan; unless, by the deadline included therein, the production unit concerned has a clear prospect of becoming competitive by 31 December 2022 independently or by the one-off injection of public funds inline with Union law;
Amendment 90 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) the overall amount of closure aid granted by a Member State for any particular undertaking must follow a downward trend, where the reduction between successive periods of
Amendment 93 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) the overall amount of closure aid granted by a Member State for any particular undertaking must follow a downward trend
Amendment 97 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) the Member State must provide a plan to take measures aimed at mitigating the environmental impact of the use of coal, for example in the field of energy efficiency, renewable energy
Amendment 103 #
Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. If the production units to which aid is granted pursuant to paragraph 1 are not closed at the date fixed in the closure plan as authorised by the Commission, and the Commission does not agree to the revision of the closure plan, the Member State concerned shall recover all aid granted in respect of the whole period covered by the closure plan.
Amendment 110 #
Article 8 a (new) Article 8a Review measures On the basis of the information provided by the Member States in accordance with Article 7, the Commission may, if necessary, submit to the Council proposal for the amendment of this Regulation concerning its prolonged application in respect of aid to cover exceptional costs.
Amendment 112 #
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 This Regulation shall expire on 31 December 20
Amendment 113 #
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 This Regulation shall expire on 31 December 20
source: PE-452.594
2010/12/10
ECON
2 amendments...
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) In view of the particular situation in some regions, the Commission should allow, if necessary, national solutions for the extension of hard coal subsidies in accordance with Union law.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the production units concerned must be closed definitively in accordance with the closure plan, unless, by the deadline in that closure plan, the legitimacy, in accordance with Union law, of a singular public initial funding for coal-based power generation by a mine is established on the basis that the mine concerned has a clear perspective to become competitive by 31 December 2022;
source: PE-450.639
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2010/2004(BUD) 2011 budget, section III, Commission: guidelines
2010/02/26
BUDG
2 amendments...
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Recalls that the financing of these priorities through the reallocation of funds must not be detrimental to traditional EU policies such as the cohesion or structural policies, since cohesion policy, by its unique multilevel governance structure and horizontal character, is predestined to play an important role in the implementation of the EU2020 strategy, furthering subsidiarity by means of a bottom-up approach and enhancing acceptance and mobilizing support by the citizens of the Union; points out that these policies fulfil the founding principle of the EU, namely social inclusion and solidarity amongst Member States and regions;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Expects the fight against climate change to remain
source: PE-439.297
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2010/2010(INI) Developing the job potential of a new sustainable economy
2010/12/05
REGI
4 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. recognises the important role of local and regional authorities in the education and training of young people, which forms the basis for the acquisition of further skills; points out that the general conditions governing education and further training in many countries are the responsibility of the regional authorities; therefore encourages the regions to use the Structural Funds to create sustainable jobs
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. emphasises the importance of measures to promote growth and employment in the countryside, so as to stem rural depopulation;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. calls on the responsible authorities in the Member States and the Commission to pay greater attention to the sustainability of jointly financed measures, as provided for in the General Regulation (1083/2006); urges the responsible authorities to ensure that resources from the Structural Funds remain committed in the long term and that companies that might transfer jobs are not funded unless they have been inspected; calls on the responsible authorities to use appropriate sanctions mechanisms to stop 'subsidy shopping';
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
source: PE-441.220
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2010/2088(INI) GDP and beyond - Measuring progress in a changing world
2010/07/10
REGI
11 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Emphasises that 'Measuring regional economic performance and prosperity' is clearly an aspect of cohesion and structural policy and thus falls within the sphere of responsibility of the Committee on Regional Development;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Takes the view that the environmental and social orientation of the Structural Funds hitherto has been decisive in fostering sustainable regional development; calls for the pro-business, social and environmental aspects of the 2020 Strategy to be made more central to the approach underpinning the Structural Funds as well as from 2014;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Takes the view that
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. In the light of the ever closer degree of interdependence between economic, social and environmental issues, takes the view that
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Reiterates that
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Regards the newly-proposed environmental and social criteria for measuring regional prosperity (income distribution, degree to which a region is affected by climate-related problems, gender equality, unemployment, etc.) as a significant addition to the economic and transport criteria (accessibility, proportion of growth sectors, level of infrastructure, etc.); emphasises their importance in ensuring that European structural aid is used in a targeted manner at national and regional level;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Emphasises that GDP is the only indicator which can combine environmental and social, economic and transport criteria in order to measure prosperity at all levels in the EU; fears that if more emphasis is placed on other indicators the result will be arbitrary, random decision-making and excessive bureaucracy, which can only serve to make achieving objectives relating to regional equality more difficult, to the detriment of the poorest and most geographically disadvantaged regions in Europe;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Regards the overemphasis placed on environmental and social indicators in measuring regional performance at EU level as an attempt by a special interest group to secure additional, long-term funding for the relevant European agencies, NGOs and alternative industrial concerns, and fears a loss of influence on the part of environmental and social pressure groups at regional level; sees a danger that social activists, nature conservation groups and volunteers will no longer have an adequate role to play in the implementation of EU regional policy on the ground;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 source: PE-450.612
2010/09/11
ENVI
1 amendments...
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Calls on the Commission to continue to retain GDP as the decisive indicator for eligibility in regional policy; fears that the use of any other indicators will jeopardise the main objectives of the cohesion policy to the detriment of the poorest and most geographically disadvantaged regions; believes although that national authorities can continue to apply other social, environmental and infrastructure-related indicators at the appropriate level of decision-making, which taken into account the specific attributes of regions and cities within the EU 2020 Strategy;
source: PE-452.675
2010/10/13
ITRE
6 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas using GDP as a measure of macroeconomic activity naturally tends to mean ignoring the non-market aspects,
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes that using further indicators which could at most
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Emphasises that GDP is the only indicator which can combine environmental and social, economic and transport criteria in order to measure prosperity at all levels in the EU; fears that if more emphasis is placed on other indicators the result will be arbitrary, random decision-making and excessive bureaucracy, which can only serve to make achieving objectives relating to regional equality more difficult, to the detriment of the poorest and most geographically disadvantaged regions in Europe;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to retain GDP as the key indicator when planning measures to enhance prosperity and economic performance and to identify regions eligible for support on that basis at European level, in which connection national authorities must continue to be given the leeway to use other social, environmental and infrastructure-related indicators at the appropriate level, with a view to taking account of the specific circumstances of regions and towns and cities and meeting the objectives of the EU 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 source: PE-450.647
2010/10/28
ECON
5 amendments...
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 e (new) 2e. Takes the view that the instrument used to measure economic performance, GDP, is the key indicator for measuring regional imbalances at European level;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 f (new) 2f. Takes the view, in the light of the ever closer degree of interdependence between economic, social and environmental issues, that GDP is the only indicator which makes it possible to take proper account of differing socioeconomic characteristics at European level, but emphasises the need to take account of environmental and social factors at national and regional level and to determine suitable criteria for that purpose;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Emphasises that GDP is the only indicator which can combine environmental and social, economic and transport criteria in order to measure prosperity at all levels in the EU; fears that if more emphasis is placed on other indicators the result will be arbitrary, random decision-making and excessive bureaucracy, which can only serve to make achieving objectives relating to regional equality more difficult, to the detriment of the poorest and most geographically disadvantaged regions in Europe;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to retain GDP as the key indicator when planning measures to enhance prosperity and economic performance and to identify regions eligible for support on that basis at European level, in which connection national authorities must continue to be given the leeway to use other social, environmental and infrastructure-related indicators at the appropriate level, with a view to taking account of the specific circumstances of regions and towns and cities and meeting the objectives of the EU 2020 Strategy;
source: PE-450.680
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2010/2095(INI) Industrial Policy for the globalised era
2010/11/16
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 – indent 2 • regional network structures
source: PE-452.810
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2010/2099(INI) Improving the economic governance and stability framework of the Union, in particular in the euro area
2010/10/09
ECON
7 amendments...
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas a fair balance between investments in sustainable growth and the prevention of excessive deficits over the economic cycle, in line with Union-level commitments and guidelines, need to be persued, since the fiscal malpractice of individual Member States has the potential to destablise the entire EU
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Annex 1 – heading 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new) – requests a regulation on the automatic suspension of EU structural and cohesion funds (incl. rural development) for Member States which repeatedly violate the European stability criteria,
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Annex 1 – heading 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 b (new) – requests a suspension of the right to vote in the EU advisory bodies for Member States which repeatedly violate the European stability criteria,
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Annex 1 – heading 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new) – Requests the Commission to guarantee that Member States that constantly breach the Stability and Growth Pact do not use the EU structural funds to plug holes in their budgets,
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Annex 1 – heading 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new) – Aks the Commission to examine the feasibility of the future application of insolvency law to states; in particular concerning those affected states which do not show sufficient effort to reform,
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Annex 1 – heading 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new) – reminds that the independence of the European Central Bank is essential for the stability of the financial and free- market economy of the European Union,
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Annex 1 – heading 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 b (new) – urges to clearly maintain a separation between fiscal and monetary policys, in order not to jeopardize the independence of the European Central Bank,
source: PE-448.796
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2010/2106(INI) Commission Green Paper "On forest protection and information in the EU: preparing forests for climate change"
2011/02/15
ENVI
24 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas sustainable forests act as a sink for CO2, NH3 and NOx and the use of timber as a raw material contributes to climate protection,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas 30% of NATURA 2000 sites are forest habitats,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas energy generation from
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas different forest types face different
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas climate change has both positive and negative effects on forests,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the EU FAP has four goals: improving long-term competitiveness, protecting the environment, contributing to quality of life and fostering coordination and whereas significant progress has been made
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas genetic selection should
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Is convinced that
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission and Member States to intensify efforts to achieve the
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Notes the need to focus more strongly on the economic and social function of the forests and not to over-emphasise the ecological aspect;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9 b. Notes that the economic viability of forestry must be boosted to enable forests to fulfil their other functions;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Advocates that active SFM should be made mandatory in the EU in the context of
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Advocates the harmonisation of environmental legislation on SFM;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that genetic diversity, natural regeneration, sustainable viability and diversity in structure and species mixture are common elements in forest adaptation options, cutting across all bioclimatic zones, management systems and forest types;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls for the removal of legal obstacles to sustainable management;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Urges the Commission to present a legislative proposal for Forest Information taking into account the impact of climate
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal for a liberal legal and ownership regime securing and guaranteeing property rights and rights of disposal in the long term;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on Members States and regions to cooperate fully with forest authorities in the preparation of rural development programmes, acknowledging the importance of forests for rural development and for the provision of socio-economic and environmental services, and to communicate this to citizens through public advocacy;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Maintains that assistance to public and private actors protecting forest biodiversity of species, habitats and ecosystem services must increase
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for the inclusion of a new
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls on the Commission to develop legally binding sustainability criteria for
source: PE-458.605
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2010/2107(INI) Revision of the Energy Efficiency Action Plan
2010/11/10
ITRE
7 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Observes that there are considerable differences among the European regions, denying standard binding energy efficiency targets which would especially put SMEs under undue burdens; proposes therefore continuous monitoring of the implementation of existing legislation and the launch of infringement procedures in cases of non-compliance;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls on the Commission to combine existing European legislation such as the Eco-Design-Directive and the Energy Labelling Directive instead of further expanding it, in order to implement EU legislation most efficiently and make use of synergies, especially for the consumer.
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission to present an evaluation of the result of the efforts made by Member States and the Commission; considers that, if the evaluation reveals unsatisfactory implementation of the strategy and the EU is therefore projected not to reach its 2020 target, the EEAP should include a commitment by the Commission to
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to assess the potential for efficiency in public buildings and propose a
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Acknowledges the pioneering role of the European Union; calls on the Commission to develop plans on how to cost-efficiently reduce the energy consumption of the European Union's buildings at all locations including the Commission's agencies;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Encourages Member States to promote the replacement of certain non- heritage inefficient buildings, where refurbishment would not be sustainable or cost-effective;
source: PE-450.651
2010/12/10
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the introduction of Energy Performance Certificates,
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Asks the Commission and the Member States to promote the wider use of energy audits in companies and devise mechanisms for assisting SMEs, in particular, in this respect; thereby supporting the enhancement of existing national schemes and encouraging the setting-up of new schemes in Member States which do not have existing structures;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for the
source: PE-450.652
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2010/2108(INI) Towards a new Energy Strategy for Europe 2011 - 2020
2010/09/14
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 – point d d) extend financial support to the implementation phase of projects if they will be beneficial in terms of security of supply and competition;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 source: PE-448.780
2010/09/15
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Calls for promoting the DESERTEC and Mediterranean Solar Plan initiatives and other renewable energy technologies by supporting decentralised solar power plants in the North African region and its connection to the grid;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Encourages and supports the construction of LNG terminals, on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis carried out in advance, notably in countries most vulnerable to disruptions of gas supply, subject to the proviso that this does not give rise to distortions of competition;
source: PE-448.829
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2010/2155(INI) Objective 3: A challenge for territorial cooperation - the future agenda for cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation
2011/02/22
REGI
11 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas scarcely any investment takes places in trans-European transport networks (TEN) in border regions, although it is precisely at the cross-border interfaces that modernisation is urgently required; sees an instance of classic European added value in the removal of cross-border infrastructure barriers;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas citizens must be placed at the centre of the priorities of territorial cooperation, and therefore a place-based approach should be advocated,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas closer territorial cooperation is dependent on progress made with European integration and coordination in all fields,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is convinced of the European added value of territorial cooperation and the key role it plays in deepening the internal market and fostering closer European integration
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that territorial cooperation has proved its effectiveness and that its potential as a source of competitiveness has so far been insufficiently tapped as a result of the inadequate resources allocated to it; calls for the budget for the ‘territorial cooperation’ objective to be at least
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for development of the trans- European networks to be promoted more strongly in border regions from now on; calls for the existing Objective 3 to be broadened to include support for access to or modernisation of TEN infrastructures (‘3 + TEN’); also calls for a new budget approach for cross-border infrastructure with effect from 2013, which should not, however, come at the expense of existing territorial cooperation programmes;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls nonetheless – with a view to ensuring the coherence and continuity of territorial cooperation measures and given the strategic nature of the projects in question – for greater flexibility in exploiting the scope offered by Article 21 of the ERDF Regulation with regard to the location of cross-border and transnational cooperation activities; to that end, calls for
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses once again the importance of interregional cooperation, but deplores the lack of funds allocated to it; calls for a reduction from 75% to 60% in the Community cofinancing rate of this programme for participants from the regions covered by the ‘competitiveness and employment’ objective
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Believes that
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
source: PE-458.829
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2010/2157(INI) Demographic change and its consequences for the future Cohesion Policy of the EU
2011/08/06
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 source: PE-467.065
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2010/2160(INI) State of play and future synergies for increased effectiveness between ERDF and other Structural Funds
2011/03/03
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Believes in this context that merging the ESF and the Globalisation Fund will simplify the management of the funds and in particular will benefit the synergy effects;
source: PE-460.648
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2010/2211(INI) Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe
2010/12/17
REGI
5 amendments...
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 14. Notes that a five-year period is too short, since authorisation procedures would be much too long and would not make it possible to use resources efficiently; points to the fact that a seven-year period has proved its worth in the past and that the programming period should in no circumstances be shorter; underscores the fact that a seven-year
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. demands a proposal with the aim of stricter financial sanctions for Member States which do not adhere to the stability criteria, and considers thereby stronger automatisms;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 16 16. Points out that monies from funds set up in connection with cohesion policy must not be used, under the Stability and Growth Pact, as a means of ‘punishment’; that would be counterproductive for the regions a
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Acknowledges that irregularities in the use of structural funds occur mostly and especially in Member States which repeatedly and intensely violate the stability criteria;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 16 b (new) 16 b. Demands that, for Member States where violation of stability criteria coincides with higher irregularities in the use of structural funds, a proposal on automatic regulation be put forward, which put these countries under an intensive European financial and management control concerning the use of EU structural funds;
source: PE-454.695
2011/04/13
SURE
3 amendments...
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Considers that, in a context of heavy constraints on public finances, attracting additional capital will be crucial to reach the significant amounts of investment needed to meet the Europe 2020 policy objectives; emphasises, in particular, the need to maximise the impact of EU funding by mobilising, pooling and leveraging public and private financial resources for infrastructures and large projects of European interest, without lastingly distorting competition, for example by covering commercial risks;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes, therefore, the Europe 2020 Project Bond Initiative, as a risk-sharing mechanism with the European Investment Bank (EIB), that provides capped support from the EU budget to companies issuing bonds to finance large-scale projects and infrastructure schemes; calls on the Commission to
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
source: PE-462.729
2011/04/27
SURE
4 amendments...
Amendment 958 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 98 98. Proposes, therefore, the following structure for the next MFF: 1. Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (Europe 2020) 1a. Knowledge for growth and employment Including research and innovation, education and lifelong learning, internal market
Amendment 986 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 105 105. Considers it crucial to maintain and enhance the current system of flexibility mechanisms (Flexibility Instrument,
Amendment 1027 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 112 b (new) 112b. Considers that the substantial consolidation efforts currently being made in many Member States should also be reflected in the EU budget;
Amendment 1061 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 116 116. Considers that the main aim of the reform is to achieve a fairer, more transparent and simpler system; stresses that phasing out of the existing exceptions and correction mechanisms and introducing one or several genuine own resources for the Union are indispensible steps towards this end; believes that the long-term aim should be for the Union to collect directly its own resources thereby achieving a more autonomous and transparent financing system; stresses that the introduction of new own resources must be decided by the Member States and is not a matter for independent decision by the Commission; considers it necessary to ensure that burdens on those who pay taxes and levies are not increased in an uncoordinated manner, thus placing excessive burdens on them, impairing competitiveness and reducing transparency;
source: PE-462.732
2011/05/04
SURE
10 amendments...
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that on current investment trends, and in the light of the fact that every year some 300 000 engineers alone leave China’s universities, Asia may by 2025 be at the forefront of scientific and technological developments at the expense of the Union and the United States; notes that in tertiary-
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that on current investment trends, Asia may by 2025 be at the forefront of scientific and technological developments at the expense of the Union and the United States; notes that in tertiary- level academic and vocational education, the Union is also lagging behind as, for example, only about 30 European universities rank amongst the world’s top 100; stresses that Europe is also falling behind in the skills race and draws attention to the fact that by 2020, 16 million more jobs will require high qualifications while the demand for low skills will drop by 12 million jobs;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Draws attention to the increasing global consumption of energy and to the fact that dependence on energy imports is set to increase, with the Union importing by 2050 nearly two thirds of its needs, unless the Member States introduce compulsory national and local programmes to foster energy efficiency and in so doing reduce the demand for energy; warns that price volatility and supply uncertainties
Amendment 662 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 a (new) 64a. Draws attention to the importance of integrated policy approach; points in this respect to the cohesion policy as a factor integrating other policies; stresses therefore, that all the investments foreseen for the post-2013 programming period would have to be coordinated with the investments undertaken within the framework of cohesion policy in that programming period; underlines, that this policy is already conducted with a due care, drawn to tried and tested instruments and forms that are important in this respect, such as shared management; underlines as well the need to move towards better performance under multi-level governance, that will additionally contribute to the effects that such application of the cohesion policy can bring;
Amendment 696 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 66 c (new) 66c. Calls, in the interests of efficiency, for the abolition or merging of funds which play a significant role in regional development and in cohesion; recommends abandoning the Globalisation Adjustment Fund as an independent instrument and taking appropriate account of its remit in the Social Fund; calls for a review of the extent to which merging the Cohesion Fund and the Regional Development Fund might be compatible with the European Treaties; observes that expenditure from the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund is as a rule used to finance similar types of project;
Amendment 716 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68 68. Believes that cities can play an important role in regional development and contribute to tackling the economic and social disparities on the ground; stresses, accordingly, the necessity for a
Amendment 724 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68 f (new) 68f. Considers that a purposeful policy to develop rural areas will remain very important with a view to creating sustainable economic structures, providing equal opportunities in social development and making rural areas attractive to young people;
Amendment 743 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 a (new) 70a. Reminds that co-financing is one of the fundamental principles of cohesion policy and should, therefore, be maintained in the next programming period; believes in a differentiated approach as regards the level of co- financing for regions eligible under the different Objectives of cohesion policy; underlines that the maximum level of EU co-financing needs always to be respected;
Amendment 748 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 Amendment 754 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 a (new) 71a. Calls for a proposal for more stringent arrangements, which would be triggered automatically, to step up surveillance to ensure that structural funding is used lawfully and in accordance with the intended objective, in the case of Member States which seriously infringe the EU stability criteria and at the same time use structural funding in ways which entail particularly conspicuous patterns;
source: PE-462.731
2011/08/04
SURE
9 amendments...
Amendment 528 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Emphasises that the Union should lead the transformation towards a sustainable economy and promote a transition to a low- carbon society
Amendment 541 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Underlines the need
Amendment 549 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55. Takes the view that tackling the challenge of sustainability, through
Amendment 555 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Supports
Amendment 565 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 57. Is convinced that the energy's share in the next MFF should increase; believes that
Amendment 568 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 57. Is convinced that the energy's share in the next MFF should increase; believes that new and renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency and energy saving policies should remain key priorities; calls on the Commission to develop concrete benchmarks and to ensure that agreed targets are met and that they can be monitored within the framework of the European semester of policy coordination, provided that additional red tape is kept to a minimum;
Amendment 577 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 58. Underlines the need to increase finance in research, technological development and demonstration in the area of energy in order to develop clean energy
Amendment 593 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 a (new) 59a. Sees scope for the Structural Funds to support targeted investments in energy infrastructure; takes the view, however, that such investment must be confined to areas where political and geographical constraints severely hamper the ability of the market to meet energy supply needs; calls, further, for the provision of support from the Structural Funds always to be made contingent on the adoption of a commercial approach and on compliance with the principle of shared responsibility for funding;
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
1 amendments...
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Calls for an aggressive strategy to improve elderly people’s traffic skills in order to forestall old age-related accident risks; calls, in that connection, on the Member States to develop programmes which make it easier for elderly people to remain active road users;
source: PE-460.852
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2010/2245(INI) Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world
2011/04/03
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls on the Commission to consider multi-fund programmes for Member States and regions that want to use them; considers that it would contribute to work in a more integrated and flexible manner and would increase the effectiveness between the different funds (Structural Funds and the Framework Programmes for Research and Development);
source: PE-460.743
2011/08/03
ITRE
32 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) – having regard to the Commission communication of 19 May 2010 entitled “ A Digital Agenda for Europe” (COM(2010)245),
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A – introductory part A. whereas accelerating research and innovation is not only essential in order to attain a sustainable economic model and secure future employment, but will also generate solutions to the shared grand societal challenges facing European society, namely:
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A – point 3 · a stable and equitable economic base: economic recovery, harnessing a knowledge-based society, and boosting the EU's competitiveness and employment,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B – point 4 · fruitful cooperation between research institutes
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Innovation Union flagship initiative, which is
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls for a broad concept of innovation that goes beyond technological and product-oriented innovation and
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the Commission's focus on grand societal challenges, and stresses that innovation is needed in order to increase resource productivity and sustainable substitution while simultaneously reducing resource use and energy consumption while at the same time supporting the new approach for human resources in the Active and Healthy Ageing Pilot Partnership;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the importance of the Resource- Efficient Europe flagship initiative and of efforts to decouple economic growth from the use of natural resources by supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy, increasing the use of renewable energy sources and developing sustainable transport;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. Emphasises that the success of research and innovation policy is dependent upon:
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – point 1 · strategic orientation, design and implementation of all policies and measures, with the aim of contributing to and enhancing innovation in Europe (through, for example, education, the labour market, the single market, infrastructure, taxation instruments
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – point 2 · well-coordinated cooperation and support - including financial support - at EU, Member State and regional level to create common ownership of the flagship initiatives;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – point 3 · maximum involvement of all relevant players, e.g. SMEs, industry, universities, research institutes, including RTOs, governments and social partners;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – point 4 · coordination
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 Stresses that the main goal of the Innovation Union policy should be to facilitate coordination of policies and coherence among their different instruments by adopting a truly holistic approach focused on the grand societal challenges;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new) Stresses the relation of the Innovation Union flagship initiative with the Annual Growth Survey as a crucial tool for enhanced cooperation, showing the annual progress in the Member States;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Highlights the importance of social innovation and the need to adopt a bottom- up approach and an open environment for creative ideas, so as to spur productivity growth, empower employees and develop solutions for unmet social needs (such as inclusion and i
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Supports the proposal of the Committee of the Regions for the creation of a ‘virtual creativity network’ that would be open to all (businesses, local and regional authorities, central public authorities, the private sector and citizens) and would provide advice, assistance and access to venture capital and technical services; stresses that a virtual network offers the additional advantage of giving the inhabitants of islands, outlying regions, rural areas, mountain areas and sparsely populated areas easier access to expert advice, education and information, business support and financial guidance;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to set up a ‘one-stop shop’ in cooperation with the Member States, that is, a service counter where all stakeholders (especially innovative small firms) – including local and regional government – can apply for financial support or be linked up with potential partners; in this respect, the existing NCP-model for FP7 is functioning well and should be used as a model for new facilities for other funding programmes;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to introduce a
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Stresses the importance of better assistance in the implementation of policies and programmes that enhance synergy within the research and development infrastructures - innovation - job creation chain;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Calls on the Commission, Member States and Regions to establish common indicators and methods of evaluation to get a measurable impact of their innovation policies and the use of their instruments, at medium and long term;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the Commission to consider multi-fund programmes for Member States and regions that want to use them; considers that it would contribute to work in a more integrated and flexible manner and would increase the effectiveness between the different funds (Structural Funds and the Framework Programmes for Research and Development);
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to re-evaluate the whole ecosystem of innovation with a view to removing unnecessary barriers, for example to access to loans for universities and research and technological centres;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Invites the Member States in close cooperation with the regions, to make the best possible use of the Structural Funds for R&D&I in the current financing period, targeting the grand societal challenges and aligning Structural Funds strategies and priorities with EU2020 objectives; calls on the Commission and the Member State to avoid costly duplication by promoting smart specialisation strategies;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Urges the Member States to direct their public procurement towards innovative products, processes and services; calls, therefore, on the Commission, in its legislative proposals, to facilitate innovation enabling public procurement, including a review of pre-commercial procurement opportunities and possibilities for using EU co-funding through the Structural Funds as an incentive for regional and local public sector bodies, and calls on the Member States to increase their green public procurement;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 – point 5 · encompass all
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 point 5 b (new) · be targeted and focussed on impact and clear deliverables,
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 - subparagraph 1 a (new) Therefore asks the European Commission to promote and support other initiatives based on the principle of European Innovation Partnerships;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Calls on the Commission to come up with proposals in the Regulation for the different funds in the period 2014-2020, in order to facilitate the European Innovation Partnership in concrete terms;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Underlines that full engagement of the regional and local
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Stresses the importance of adapting the innovation policies to the specific needs of the territories; since the involvement of regional and local authorities in the design and execution of the innovation programmes becomes crucial noticing the impossibility of applying the same strategy for development to all the regions;
source: PE-460.664
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2010/2277(INI) Single Market for Enterprises and Growth
2011/07/02
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Underlines that regions situated on the internal borders of the single market are the first to experience the consequences of removing those borders; asks the Commission to take into account concerns regarding the ‘threshold effect’ between border regions that enjoy comparable degrees of development but receive significantly different levels of financial support under the Union's regional policy; calls for a debate on
source: PE-458.519
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2011/0172(COD) Energy efficiency
2011/11/16
ITRE
23 amendments...
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 2 (2) The Presidency Conclusions of the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007 emphasized the need to increase energy efficiency in the Union to achieve the objective of saving 20% of the Union's primary energy consumption by 2020 compared to projections. This amounts to a reduction of the Union's primary energy consumption of 368 Mtoe in 2020 or to an improvement of the Union's energy intensity to 104 tonnes of oil equivalent per million euro gross domestic product expressed in 2005 prices. This Directive represents, in combination with a number of existing legislative measures (such as the emissions trading scheme, the Renewable Energy Directive, the Ecodesign Directive, etc), an important instrument to achieve the objective.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 10 (10) In this context it is necessary to update the Union's legal framework for energy efficiency with a Directive pursuing the overall objective of
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 171 #
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 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 set national energy efficiency targets, schemes and programmes. It should be for them to decide whether these targets should be binding or indicative in their territory. In a second stage, these targets and the individual efforts of each Member State should be evaluated by the Commission, alongside data on the progress made, to assess the likelihood of achieving the overall Union target and the extent to which the individual efforts are sufficient to meet the common goal. The Commission should therefore closely monitor the implementation of national energy efficiency programmes through its revised legislative framework and within the Europe 2020 process. If this assessment shows that the overall Union target is unlikely to be achieved, then the Commission should propose
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 300 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 35 (35) Directive 2006/32/EC requires Member States to adopt and aim to achieve an overall national indicative energy savings target of 9% by 2016, to be reached by deploying energy services and other energy efficiency improvement measures. That Directive states that the second Energy Efficiency Plan adopted by the Member States shall be followed, as appropriate and where necessary, by Commission proposals for additional measures, including extending the period of application of targets. If a report concludes that insufficient progress has been made towards achieving the indicative national targets laid down by that Directive, these proposals are to address the level and nature of the targets. The impact assessment accompanying this Directive finds that the Member States are on track to achieve the 9% target, which is substantially less ambitious than the subsequently adopted 20% energy
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) 1 a. ‘energy efficiency’ means the use of less energy inputs while maintaining an equivalent level of economic activity or service;
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new) 1 b. ‘Improving energy efficiency’ means increasing energy end-use efficiency by developments in technology, the economy or individual behaviour;
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new) 1 c. ‘energy efficiency improvement measures’ means all actions that normally lead to verifiable and measurable or estimable energy efficiency improvement;
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new) 2 b. ‘energy saving’ means a reduction of energy consumption through the implementation of energy efficiency, behaviour change or decreased economic activity;
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new) 4 a. 'cost-optimal level’ means the energy performance level of products or services which leads to the lowest cost during the estimated economic lifecycle, where: (a) the lowest cost is determined taking into account energy-related investment costs, maintenance and operating costs, where applicable, and disposal costs, where applicable; and (b) the estimated economic lifecycle is determined by each Member State by product or service category. The cost-optimal level shall lie within the range of performance levels where the cost benefit analysis calculated over the estimated economic lifecycle is positive; For cost-optimal levels related to buildings and building refurbishment, Article 2(14) of Directive 2010/31/EU shall apply;
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 12. 'energy audit' means a systematic procedure to obtain adequate knowledge of the existing energy consumption profile of a building or group of buildings, an industrial or commercial operation or installation or a private or public service, identify and quantify cost-effective energy
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. By 30. June 2013 at the latest, Member States shall
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Member States may deviate from the provisions laid down in Articles 4 and 6. They shall notify to the Commission alternative or complementary measures that they plan to adopt in accordance with Article 19 (2). Member States opting for alternative or complementary measures shall ensure that the amount of primary energy savings or the decrease in energy intensity achieved by these alternative or complementary measures is sufficient to achieve the national energy efficiency target.
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. By 3
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. By 31 December 2013, the Commission shall establish, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 18, a common and cost-effective methodology for monitoring and verifying energy savings and the evolution of energy intensity, which will permit to quantify efforts of Member States on an equivalent basis by drawing on available statistical indicators.
Amendment 494 #
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,
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU and without prejudice to Article 3(1a) of this directive, Member States shall ensure that as from 1 January 2014, 3% of the total floor area owned by their public bodies is renovated each year to meet at least the minimum energy performance requirements set by the Member State concerned in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU. The 3% rate shall be calculated on the total floor area of buildings with a total useful floor area over 250 m2 owned by the public bodies of the Member State concerned that, on 1 January of each year, does not meet the national minimum energy performance requirements set in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. If a public body has already drawn up an energy efficiency plan for its buildings which is likely to achieve the same increases in energy efficiency as the renovation-based approach, Member States shall allow the public body in question to continue implementing the plan.
Amendment 557 #
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
source: PE-475.873
2011/11/17
ITRE
27 amendments...
Amendment 570 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 3 Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Member States may lay down conditions for the exemption of building categories as defined in Article 4(2) of Directive 2010/31/EU from the provisions of this Article.
Amendment 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 643 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 1 Member States shall ensure that public bodies – while complying with the principle of sound financial management – purchase only products, services and buildings with high energy efficiency performance in a cost-effective manner, as referred to in Annex III.
Amendment 644 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 1 Member States shall ensure that public bodies purchase only products, services and buildings with high energy efficiency performance, as referred to in Annex III and take into account cost-optimal levels.
Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 1 Member States shall ensure that public bodies give preference, in the purchase o
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – title Energy efficiency
Amendment 670 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Member States shall define eligible sectors and measures, country-specific measurement and verification rules in accordance with subparagraph 1b, including qualitative project requirements and eligible actors others than the obligated parties. Member States shall retain the possibility to couple the support scheme with a trading mechanism designed according to national needs and circumstances.
Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. By December 2013, the Commission shall establish, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 18, common and cost-effective criteria for measuring and verifying energy efficiency measures including their energy savings potential which will allow to quantify energy efficiency efforts by obligated parties resulting from this article. Country- specific measurement and verification rules set by the Member States shall be based on these criteria.
Amendment 714 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall express the amount of the achieved energy savings potential required from each obligated party in terms of either final or primary energy consumption. The method chosen for expressing the required amount of energy savings shall also be used for calculating the savings claimed by obligated parties. The conversion factors in Annex IV shall apply.
Amendment 719 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. Measures that target short-term savings, as defined in Annex V(1), shall not account for more than 10% of the amount of energy savings required from each obligated party and shall only be eligible to count towards the obligation laid down in paragraph 1 if combined with measures to which longer- term savings potential are attributed. Member States shall define measures targeting short-term savings and may use Annex V(1) as guideline.
Amendment 735 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall ensure that the
Amendment 756 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. Member States shall publish the achieved energy savings
Amendment 759 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 6 – point a Amendment 763 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 6 – point b Amendment 764 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 6 – point c Amendment 797 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 As an alternative to paragraph 1, Member States may opt to take
Amendment 798 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 Member States opting for this option shall notify to the Commission
Amendment 823 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 10 10. If appropriate, the Commission shall establish, by means of a delegated act in accordance with Article 18, a system of mutual recognition of energy savings achieved under national energy efficiency
Amendment 862 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall ensure that enterprises not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 are subject to an energy audit carried out in an independent and cost-effective manner by qualified or accredited experts at the latest by 30 June 201
Amendment 892 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Energy audits carried out in an independent manner resulting from energy management systems such as complying with EN ISO 50001 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 908 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – title Metering and billing informati
Amendment 933 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 When smart meters are installed Member States shall ensure that final customers for electricity, natural gas, district heating or cooling and district-
Amendment 986 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 a (new) Member States may lay down conditions for the exemption of building categories as defined in Article 4(2) of Directive 2010/31/EU from the provisions of this Article.
Amendment 1002 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 In addition to the obligations resulting from Directive 2009/72/EC and Directive 2009/73/EC with regard to billing, Member States shall ensure, not later than 1 January 2015, that billing is accurate and that billing information is based on actual consumption, for all the sectors covered by the present Directive, including energy distributors, distribution system operators and retail energy sales companies, in accordance with the minimum frequency set out in Annex VI(2.1). Appropriate information shall be made available with the bill to provide final customers with a comprehensive account of current energy costs, in accordance with Annex VI(2.2) and the relevant provisions for electricity in Directive 2009/72/EC and for gas in Directive 2009/73/EC.
Amendment 1066 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall
source: PE-475.932
2011/11/18
ITRE
14 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 1155 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 Member States shall adopt authorisation criteria as referred to in Article 7 of Directive 2009/72/EC, or equivalent permit criteria, to ensure that the provisions of the first subparagraph are met. They shall in particular ensure that the location of new installations takes into account the availability of suitable heat loads for cogeneration
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 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 1261 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall adopt authorisation or equivalent permitting criteria to ensure that industrial installations with a total thermal input exceeding 20 MW generating waste heat that are built or substantially refurbished after [the entry into force of this Directive] capture and make use of their waste heat where this makes technological sense and is economically viable.
Amendment 1296 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4 Member States shall notify such conditions for exemption to the Commission by 1 January 2014. The Commission may
Amendment 1386 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 Member States may particularly facilitate the connection to the grid system of electricity produced from high-efficiency cogeneration from small scale and micro cogeneration units. For micro cogeneration units which are installed by individual citizens, the relevant authorities shall consider the possibility of replacing authorisations by simple notifications to the competent bodies. Member States that provide for priority access for produced from high-efficiency cogeneration as well as for electricity produced from renewable energy sources shall introduce national rules to ensure the stability of the power system.
Amendment 1407 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. With a view to achieving a high level of technical competence, objectivity and reliability, Member States shall ensure that, by 1 January 2014,
Amendment 1413 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall make publicly available the
Amendment 1418 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 a (new) Information and training 1. Member States shall ensure that information on available energy efficiency mechanisms and financial and legal frameworks is transparent and widely and actively disseminated to all relevant market actors, including consumers, builders, architects, engineers, environmental auditors and installers of building elements as defined in Directive 2010/31/EU. They shall ensure that banks and other financial institutions are informed of the possibilities of participating, including through the creation of public/private partnerships, in the financing of energy efficiency improvement measures. 2. Member States shall establish appropriate conditions and incentives for market operators to provide adequate and targeted information and advice to energy consumers on energy efficiency. 3. Member States, with the participation of stakeholders, including local and regional authorities, shall develop suitable information, awareness-raising and training programmes to inform citizens of the benefits and practicalities of taking energy efficiency improvement measures. 4. The Commission shall ensure that information on best energy-saving practices in Member States is exchanged and widely disseminated.
Amendment 1429 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b b) providing model contracts for energy performance contracting in the public sector; these shall at least include the items listed in Annex XIII;
Amendment 1437 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new) ea) laying down binding rules so that no distortions of competition arise to the detriment of small enterprises in emerging markets for energy services;
Amendment 1473 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 a (new) Article 16 a (new) Funds and funding mechanisms 1. Without prejudice to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Member States may establish a fund or funds to subsidise the delivery of energy efficiency improvement programmes and measures and to promote the development of a market for energy efficiency improvement measures. Such measures may include the promotion of energy auditing and financial instruments for energy savings. The fund may, among other sources, include the revenues generated by the auctions under the emission trading scheme. 2. When funds subsidise the delivery of energy efficiency improvement measures, access to funds shall be made conditional upon the actual achievement of energy savings or energy efficiency improvements. Such achievement shall be proved by appropriate means, such as energy performance certificates for buildings or energy labels for products.
Amendment 1476 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 a (new) Article 15a (new) Funds and funding mechanisms Member States providing funding for energy efficiency measures shall ensure that all providers of such measures are given equal access to the funding provided;
source: PE-475.982
2011/11/22
ITRE
22 amendments...
Amendment 1496 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 1 1. By 30 April each year, Member States shall report on the progress achieved towards national energy efficiency targets, in accordance with Annex XIV(1). Every three years the national reports shall be accompanied by supplementary information in accordance with Annex XIV(2).
Amendment 1501 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 By 3
Amendment 1509 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The Commission shall, not later than 1 January 2014, provide a template as guidance for the supplementary reports. This template shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 20(2). The supplementary reports shall in any case include the information specified in Annex XIV. While setting their national energy efficiency plans, the Member States shall take into account cost-effective energy efficiency measures and the risk of carbon leakage.
Amendment 1517 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 4 4. The Commission shall evaluate the annual reports and supplementary
Amendment 1530 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 The Commission shall also monitor the impact of implementing this Directive on Directive 2003/87/EC, Directive 2009/28/EC as well as Directive 2010/31/EC. If the Commission considers that adjustment measures are necessary, these adjustment measures shall not interfere with the implementation of Directive 2003/87/EC, Directive 2009/28/EC as well as Directive 2010/31/EC.
Amendment 1538 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 7 7. By 3
Amendment 1562 #
Proposal for a directive Annex I a (new) ANNEX I a Calculation methodology for national energy efficiency targets When proposing national energy efficiency targets, the Commission shall use the baseline for the 2020 primary energy consumption projection within the Primes 2007 model and shall take into account specific parameters such as the national economic structure, the relative starting position and climatic conditions. The following methodology shall apply: Primes 2007 Baseline Projection 2020 in Mtoe - 20% savings The reduction targets for 2020 in absolute terms as compared to their 2007 level of primary energy consumption shall include correction factors for the following categories: - a maximum reduction threshold for the group of the nine EU countries with the lowest real household per capita income (L9[1]), - a maximum reduction threshold for the group of the 15 countries that are eligible under the Cohesion Fund (C15), - a maximum reduction threshold for any country, - a minimum reduction threshold for any country not eligible under the Cohesion Fund (EU-27 minus C15[2]), - a minimum reduction threshold for any country eligible under the Cohesion Fund (C15), - a maximum threshold for an absolute increase in energy consumption. Member States may, in accordance with Article 3 paragraph 1 translate their national energy efficiency target expressed in terms of absolute reductions into an energy intensity target expressed in tonnes of oil equivalent primary energy consumption per million euro gross domestic product expressed in 2005 prices. _________________ [1] L9 countries include Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, Poland, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, see Eurostat, Statistics in Focus, 16/2011. [2] C15 countries: L9 countries and Slovenia, Portugal, Malta, Greece, Cyprus, and Spain.
Amendment 1572 #
Proposal for a directive Annex III – introductory part Public bodies that purchase products, services or buildings shall take due account of the following guidelines:
Amendment 1573 #
Proposal for a directive Annex III – introductory part Public bodies that purchase products, services or buildings shall, taking account of the principle of economic viability:
Amendment 1583 #
Proposal for a directive Annex III – point a a) where a product is covered by a delegated act adopted under Directive 2010/30/EU or Commission Directive implementing Directive 92/75/EEC, public bodies should purchase only the products that comply with the criterion of belonging to the highest energy efficiency class while taking into account cost-effectiveness, economical feasibility and technical suitability, as well as sufficient competition;
Amendment 1587 #
Proposal for a directive Annex III – point b b) where a product not covered under point a) is covered by an implementing measure under Directive 2009/125/EC adopted after the entry into force of this Directive, public bodies should purchase only products that comply with energy efficiency benchmarks specified in that implementing measure;
Amendment 1589 #
Proposal for a directive Annex III – point c c) public bodies should purchase office equipment products covered by Council Decision [2006/1005/EC
Amendment 1593 #
Proposal for a directive Annex III – point d d) public bodies should purchase only tyres that comply with the criterion of having the highest fuel energy efficiency class, as defined by Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009
Amendment 1598 #
Proposal for a directive Annex III – point e e) public bodies should require in their tenders for service contracts that service providers use, for the purposes of providing the services in question, only products that comply with the requirements referred to in points (a) to (d), when providing the services in question;
Amendment 1604 #
Proposal for a directive Annex III – point f f) public bodies should purchase or rent only buildings that comply at least with the minimum energy performance requirements referred to in Article 4(1). Compliance with these requirements shall be verified by means of the energy performance certificates referred to in Article 11 of Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 1683 #
Proposal for a directive Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part In order to enable final customers to regulate their own energy consumption, billing notification on the basis of actual consumption shall be performed with the following frequency:
Amendment 1686 #
Proposal for a directive Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part In order to enable final customers to regulate their own energy consumption, billing information on the basis of actual consumption shall be performed with the following frequency:
Amendment 1762 #
Proposal for a directive Annex VII – section 3 Amendment 1803 #
Proposal for a directive Annex XIV – Part 2 – title General framework for supplementary
Amendment 1804 #
Proposal for a directive Annex XIV – Part 2 – section 3 – point 3.1 Supplementary
Amendment 1805 #
Proposal for a directive Annex XIV – Part 2 – section 3 – point 3.2 – subparagraph 2 The first supplementary report shall include a short description of the national scheme referred to in Article 6(1) or the alternative measures adopted in application of Article 3(1a) or Article 6(9).
Amendment 1808 #
Proposal for a directive Annex XIV – Part 2 – section 3 – point 3.4 Supplementary reports shall include an assessment of the progress achieved in implementing the national heating and cooling
source: PE-475.997
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2011/0177(APP) Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
2012/05/10
BUDG
2 amendments...
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Calls for funding under the partnership agreements to be made subject to certain specific commitments predetermined in a dialogue between the Commission and Member States; considers it fair for such conditions to include, in particular, full implementation of existing EU legislation (e.g. on price regulation, tendering procedures, transport, the environment and health) in order to prevent irregularities and ensure effectiveness; rejects, however, the imposition of conditions requiring Member States to undertake fundamental social and economic reform; all conditions should fully respect the principles of subsidiarity and partnership;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses, however, that there is no direct relation between the regional policy performance and the macroeconomic performance of a Member State, and that the regions should not be punished for the failure of the national level to comply with procedures related to economic governance; believes that imposing additional penalties could thus exacerbate the problems of Member States already facing macroeconomic difficulties
source: PE-496.663
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2011/0268(COD) European Social Fund (ESF) 2014-2020
2012/05/06
REGI
8 amendments...
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) At the same time, it is crucial to support the development and competitiveness of European small and medium-sized enterprises and to ensure that people can adapt, through acquiring appropriate skills and through lifelong learning opportunities, to new challenges such as the shift to a knowledge-based economy, the digital agenda, and the transition to a low-carbon and more energy-efficient economy. By pursuing its primary thematic objectives, the ESF should contribute to addressing these challenges.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i a (new) (i a) establishment and strengthening of practical, economy-related training for young people through dual education systems that link theoretical and practical course content in a meaningful way;
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a (a)
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) or more developed regions, Member States shall concentrate 80 % of the allocation to each operational programme on up to
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c (c) For less developed regions, Member States shall concentrate 60 % of the allocation to each operational programme on up to four of the investment priorities set out in Article 3(1), and in countries receiving ESM support at least 50 % from thematic objectives b) investment in education, skills and life-long learning and d) development of administrative capacities.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. By way of derogation from Article 109(3) of Regulation (EU) No […], the maximum co-financing rate for a priority axis shall be increased by ten percentage points, but not exceeding 100% in ESM countries, where the whole of a priority axis is dedicated to social innovation, education, or
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new) (b a) to increase education and training, particularly among young people;
source: PE-491.059
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2011/0273(COD) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): support to the European territorial cooperation goal
2012/04/06
REGI
9 amendments...
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Resources for the European territorial cooperation goal shall amount to 3,48 % of the global resources available for budgetary commitment from the Funds for the period 2014 to 2020 and set out in Article 83(1) of Regulation (EU) No[…/2012 [CPR] (i.e., a total of EUR
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) 73,24 % (i.e., a total of EUR
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) 20,78 % (i.e., a total of EUR
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) 5,98 % (i.e., a total of EUR
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i (i) integrating cross-border labour markets, including cross-border transport infrastructure and mobility, joint local employment initiatives and joint training (within the thematic objective of promoting employment and supporting labour mobility);
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i (i) the mechanisms that ensure coordination between the Funds, the EAFRD, the CEF, the EMFF and other Union and national funding instruments and with the European Investment Bank (EIB);
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c – point v a (new) (va) if necessary a cross-border infrastructure strategy;
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e – point iii a (new) iiia) the planned use and combination of CEF, ERDF and TEN-T programmes and funding;
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point iii a (new) (iiia) a description of the measures for improving cross-border infrastructure;
source: PE-490.976
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2011/0274(COD) Cohesion Fund 2014-2020
2012/06/06
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Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – point b – subpoint ii (ii) promoting investment to address specific regional risks, ensuring regional disaster resilience and developing disaster management systems while preserving national competences;
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – point d – subpoint i (i) supporting a multi-modal Single European Transport Area by investing in the Trans-European Transport Network, also involving the CEF, the EFRD and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – point d – subpoint i a (new) (ia) supporting a multi-modal Single European Transport Area by investing in feeder routes, with optimum involvement of the CEF, the EFRD and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – point d – subpoint ii (ii) developing
source: PE-491.027
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2011/0275(COD) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): support to the Investment for growth and jobs goal
2012/07/06
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Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) investment in economy-related infrastructures
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) investments in social, health, residential and educational infrastructure;
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii a (new) (iii a) support for the redevelopment of former industrial and mining areas;
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part (a) In more developed
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii (ii) of this amount, at least 20 % of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR]
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i (i) at least
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i a (new) (i a) at least 30 % of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set out in points 7, 8 and 10 of Article 9 Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 [CPR];
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 By derogation from point (a) (i), in those regions wh
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b (b) promoting investment to address specific risks, ensuring regional disaster resilience and developing regional disaster management systems
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a (a) supporting a multimodal Single European Transport Area by investing in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) network also including the CEF;
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a a (new) (a a) supporting a multi-modal, unitary European transport area through investment in transport providers with the best possible integration of the CEF;
Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c (c) developing
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point c (c) support for social enterprises
Amendment 698 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 source: PE-491.053
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2011/0276(COD) Structural instruments: common provisions for ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, EAFRD and EMFF; general provisions applicable to ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund
2012/04/06
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28 amendments...
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) The objectives of the CSF Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of protecting and improving the environment as set out in Article 11 and 19 of the Treaty, taking into account the polluter pays principle.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) A performance framework should be defined for each programme with a view to monitoring progress towards the objectives and targets set for each programme over the course of the programming period. The Commission should undertake a performance review in cooperation with the Member States in 2017 and 2019. A performance reserve should be foreseen and allocated in 2019 where milestones set in the performance framework have been attained. Due to their diversity and multi- country character, there should be no performance reserve for 'European Territorial Cooperation' programmes. In cases where the shortfall in the achievement of milestones or targets is significant, the Commission should be able to suspend payments to the programme or, at the end of the programming period, apply financial corrections, in order to ensure that the Union budget is not used in a wasteful or inefficient way. Where these corrections or suspensions affect a Member State which is experiencing or is threatened with serious difficulties with regard to its financial stability, the Member State should be able to request that these funds are provided to it in a specific growth programme administered by the Commission. This should be carried out on the basis of the relevant programmes, having regard to priorities and with the maximum economic effectiveness. The purpose of this mechanism is to avoid further worsening of the economically constrained situation.
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) Establishing a closer link between cohesion policy and the economic governance of the Union will ensure that the effectiveness of expenditure under the CSF Funds is underpinned by sound economic policies and that the CSF Funds can, if necessary, be redirected to addressing the economic problems a country is facing. This process has to be gradual, starting with amendments to the Partnership Contract and to the programmes in support of Council recommendations to address macroeconomic imbalances and social and economic difficulties. Where, despite the enhanced use of CSF Funds, a Member State fails to take effective action in the context of the economic governance process, the Commission should have the right to suspend all or part of the payments and commitments. Decisions on suspensions should be proportionate and effective, taking into account the impact of the individual programmes for addressing the economic and social situation in the relevant Member State and previous amendments to the Partnership Contract. When deciding on suspensions, the Commission should also respect equality of treatment between Member States, taking into account in particular the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. The suspensions should be lifted and funds be made available again to the Member State concerned as soon as the Member State takes the necessary action. If a Member State fails to take appropriate actions within a period greater than three months, the Commission should be able to place the suspended payments and commitments in a programme administered and supervised by the Commission. This programme should prioritise maximising growth, for example by providing grants for economy-related infrastructure, to avoid causing further damage to the regional economy and the social situation.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 a (new) 19a. The Commission should, at the request of the relevant Member State, be able to make an ad hoc decision on the rules and conditions applicable to this programme, in particular on the basis of the funds released due to corrections and suspensions relating to the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund;
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) It is necessary to lay down specific rules regarding the amounts to be accepted as eligible expenditure at closure, to ensure that the amounts, including the management costs and fees, paid from the CSF Funds to financial instruments are effectively used for investments and payments to final recipients. It is also necessary to lay down specific rules regarding the reuse of resources attributable to the support from the CSF Funds, including the use of legacy resources after the closure of the programmes. These attributable and legacy resources, together with other available resources, e.g. from financial corrections, should be made available to Member States experiencing serious difficulties with regard to their financial stability and managed by the Commission, prioritising the most effective measures to stimulate growth.
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 41 (41) To ensure the effectiveness, fairness and sustainable impact of the intervention of the CSF Funds, there should be provisions guaranteeing that investments in businesses and infrastructures are long- lasting and prevent the CSF Funds from being used to undue advantage. Experience has shown that a period of
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 41 a (new) (41a) When assessing projects in excess of EUR 25 million, the Commission should be in possession of all information necessary to judge whether the financial contribution of the Funds will lead to significant job losses at existing locations in the European Union, in order to ensure that Community funding does not contribute to relocations within the Union.
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 41 b (new) (41b) In the case of direct subsidies to undertakings, it should be recognised that cohesion policy funding, rather than influencing decisions by companies, particularly bigger companies, to open a plant in a given location, tends to be pocketed by companies which have already taken such decisions (deadweight effect). Support for large private undertakings should therefore be focussed on investment in research and development or provided, in more cases, indirectly through infrastructure financing;
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 41 c (new) (41c) The Structural Funds Regulation should contain an explicit regulation excluding all EU financing for relocations within the Union and reducing the threshold for reviewing investments of this kind to EUR 25 million, thereby excluding large enterprises from receiving direct subsidies and limiting the duration of operation to 10 years;
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 51 (51) In order to encourage financial discipline, it is appropriate to define the arrangements for decommitment of any part of the budget commitment in a programme, in particular where an amount may be excluded from decommitment, notably when delays in implementation result from circumstances which are independent of the party concerned, abnormal or unforeseeable and whose consequences cannot be avoided despite the diligence shown. If a Member State is in a difficult financial position, the Commission should, at the request of this Member State, be able to assume financial administration responsibility and set up a programme promoting economic growth in the relevant Member State.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 54 (54) In order to promote the Treaty objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion, the 'Investment for growth and jobs' goal should support all regions. To provide balanced and gradual support and reflect the level of economic and social development, resources under that goal should be allocated from the ERDF and the ESF among the less developed regions, the transition regions and the more developed regions according to their gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in relation to the EU average. In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of investment from the Structural Funds, all regions which received support for the 2007–2013 period under the ‘Convergence’ goal, including regions which received support in this period, including ‘Phasing Out’ regions referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/19991, whose GDP per capita for the 2007
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 59 (59) As regards the Funds and with a view to ensuring an appropriate allocation to each category of regions, resources should not be transferred between less developed
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 60 (60) In order to ensure a genuine economic impact, support from the Funds should not replace public expenditure or equivalent structural expenditure by Member States under the terms of this Regulation. In addition, so that the support from the Funds takes into account a broader economic context, the level of public expenditure should be determined with reference to the general macroeconomic conditions in which the financing takes place based on the indicators provided in the Stability and Convergence Programmes submitted annually by Member States in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1466/1997 of 7 July 1997 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies. Verification by the Commission of the principle of additionality should con
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 86 a (new) (86a) In the case of Member States experiencing or threatened by a difficult financial situation and already receiving support measures from the Union in the form of financial assistance, the Commission should be able to make available to the Member States corrected and/or recovered resources and/or interest earnings or other amounts recovered by the central funds management system, in accordance with Article 53a of the Financial Regulation, in a separate programme focussing on investments for growth, in particular grants for economy- related infrastructure works.
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 86 b (new) (86b) In order to avoid exacerbating the financial situation of Member States already experiencing or threatened by a difficult financial situation, the Commission should, at the request of these Member States and under their management, be able to make available to these Member States recovered or suspended resources without delay and within the framework of a separate programme supporting specific growth stimulation measures (including grants for economy-related infrastructure works).
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 87 (87) The frequency of project audits should be proportionate to the support provided by the EU from the Funds. The number of audits should be limited particularly in cases where the total eligible costs of the project do not exceed EUR 100 000. The Commission should have an audit obligation for projects exceeding EUR 25 million. The option of auditing a project within the framework of sample audit should always be available if there is any suggestion of irregularity, relocation or fraud, or after a project has been completed. To ensure the extent of the audits performed by the Commission is proportionate to the risk, the Commission should reduce its audit work relating to operational programmes if there are no significant deficiencies or if the audit authority
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 90 (90) The Commission should be empowered to adopt, by means of implementing acts, as regards all CSF Funds, decisions approving the Partnership Contracts, decisions on the allocation of the performance reserve, decisions suspending payments linked to Member States' economic policies, and, in the case of decommitment, decisions to amend decisions adopting programmes; and as regards the Funds, decisions identifying the regions and Member States fulfilling the Investment for growth and jobs criteria, decisions setting out the annual breakdown of commitment appropriations to the Member States, decisions setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's CF allocation to the Connecting Europe Facility, decisions setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's Structural Funds allocation for food for deprived people, decisions adopting and amending operational programmes, decisions on major projects, decisions on joint action plans, decisions suspending payments and decisions on financial corrections and decisions on separate programmes for Member States in financial difficulties.
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 8 (8) 'beneficiary' means a public or private body responsible for initiating or initiating and implementing operations; in the context of State aid, the term 'beneficiary' means the body which receives the aid; in the context of financial instruments, the term 'beneficiary' means the body that implements the financial instrument;
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 19 (19) 'category of regions' means the categorisation of regions as 'less developed regions'
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 7 7. The part of the Union budget allocated to the CSF Funds shall be implemented within the framework of shared management between the Member States and the Commission, in accordance with Article 53(b) of the Financial Regulation, with the exception of the amount of the CF transferred to the Connecting Europe Facility referred to in Article 84(4) and innovative actions at the initiative of the Commission under Article 9 of the ERDF Regulation, and technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission and the support programmes for Member States in financial difficulties referred to in Article 22(2a).
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) relevant bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, non-
Amendment 621 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) an integrated infrastructure development strategy for the regions, particularly with reference to the integrated use of the CPR Fund, the ‘Connecting Europe’ facility and the TEN Fund with particular consideration of cross-border connections and regional links to transnational transport axes;
Amendment 626 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii ii) a summary of the assessment of the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities and of the actions to be taken at European, national and regional level, and the timetable for their implementation, where ex ante conditionalities are not fulfilled;
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii a (new) (iiia) measures for the efficient allocation of resources, taking competition procedures into consideration;
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Contract and programmes. It may decide, when adopting a programme, to suspend all or part of interim payments to the programme pending the satisfactory completion of actions to fulfil an ex ante conditionality. The failure to complete actions to fulfil an ex ante conditionality by the deadline set out in the programme shall constitute a basis for suspending payments by the Commission. Article 22(2a) (Application for a special programme managed by the Commission) shall apply to Member States threatened or affected by financial difficulties.
Amendment 735 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 21 – paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. In the case of Member States that receive financial assistance according to Paragraph 1, Letter d, the Commission can, at the request of the relevant Member State, use an implementing measure to establish a special programme according to Article 53a of the Financial Regulation (centralised management) that allocates suspended or withdrawn payments of the relevant Member State to the objectives of Article 21(4) (greatest possible increase in the effects of the available resources on growth and competitiveness);
Amendment 739 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States that meet one of the conditions of Paragraph 1, Letters a, b, or c can, in order to stabilise their economic position and to avoid a disastrous loss of resources, request that the Commission should use an implementing measure to establish a special programme according to Article 53a of the Financial Regulation (centralised management) which ensures that suspended or withdrawn payments of the relevant Member State enable the objectives of Article 21(4) (greatest possible increase in the effects of the available resources on growth and competitiveness) to be achieved as quickly as possible;
Amendment 757 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 24 – paragraph 1 1. Each programme shall set out a strategy for the programme's contribution to the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth consistent with the Common Strategic Framework and Partnership Contract. Each programme shall include the arrangements to ensure effective, efficient and coordinated implementation of the CSF Fund, also applying competition procedures and actions to achieve a reduction of administrative burden for beneficiaries.
source: PE-489.656
2012/05/06
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Amendment 847 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Financial instruments may be combined with grants, interest rate subsidies and guarantee fee subsidies.
Amendment 850 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 The Commission shall
Amendment 852 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 32 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Rules not covered by this Title shall only be applied to the project or beneficiary (the financial instrument).
Amendment 853 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 32 – paragraph 3 3. Contributions in kind are not eligible expenditure in respect of financial instruments, except for contributions of land or real estate in respect of investments with the objective of supporting urban development or urban regeneration, where the land or real estate forms part of the investment. Such contributions of land or real estate shall be eligible provided that the conditions in Article 59 are met regardless of the value limits established in Article 59(3)(b).
Amendment 856 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 859 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 33 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) invest in the capital of existing or newly created legal entities, including those financed from other CSF Funds, dedicated to implementing financial instruments consistent with the objectives of the respective CSF Funds, which will undertake implementations tasks; the support to such investments shall be limited to the amounts necessary to implement
Amendment 861 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 33 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 864 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 33 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Commission shall adopt rules regarding financing agreements, the role and powers of bodies entrusted with implementation tasks and management costs and fees by means of implementing acts. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the verification procedure referred to in Article 143(3).
Amendment 865 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 33 – paragraph 5 5. The entities referred to in paragraph 4(b)(i) and (ii), when implementing financial instruments through funds of funds, may further entrust part of the implementation to financial intermediaries provided that these entities ensure
Amendment 866 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 33 – paragraph 6 6. The entities referred to in paragraph 4(b) to which implementation tasks have been entrusted shall open fiduciary accounts in their name and on behalf of the managing authority
Amendment 867 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 33 – paragraph 7 Amendment 872 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 34 – paragraph 1 1. The bodies accredited in accordance with Article 64 shall not carry out on-the- spot verifications of operations comprising financial instruments implemented under Article 33(
Amendment 874 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 34 – paragraph 2 2. The bodies responsible for the audit of programmes shall not carry out audits of operations comprising financial instruments implemented under Article 33(
Amendment 876 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 34 – paragraph 3 Amendment 879 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 34 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The Commission shall adopt rules making arrangements for the management and control of financial instruments implemented under Article 33(1)(a) and Article 33(4)(b)(i), (ii) and (iii) by means of implementing acts. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the verification procedure referred to in Article 143(3).
Amendment 880 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 35 – title Requests for payment
Amendment 881 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 35 – paragraph 1 Amendment 882 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 35 – paragraph 2 Amendment 887 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 35 – paragraph 3 Amendment 889 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 35 – paragraph 5 Amendment 892 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 35 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. The Commission shall adopt, by means of implementing acts, rules regarding payments, the withdrawal of payments to financial instruments and possible consequences in respect of requests for payment. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the verification procedure referred to in Article 143(3).
Amendment 893 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 35 a (new) Article 35a The appropriate funding conditions and purpose shall be defined in the financing agreement for the establishment of financial instruments. Where i) repayment of loans, participations or guaranteed commitments must potentially be secured at the time of provision; ii) funding of undertakings in difficulties is not permitted.
Amendment 896 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 36 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) capitalised interest rate subsidies or guarantee fee subsidies, due to be paid for a period not exceeding 10 years after the eligibility period laid down in Article 55(2), used in combination with financial instruments, paid into an escrow account specifically set up for that purpose or disclosed separately, for effective disbursement after the eligibility period laid down in Article 55(2), but in respect of loans or other risk-
Amendment 897 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 36 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 899 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 36 – paragraph 4 Amendment 902 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 36 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. The Commission shall adopt rules for establishing a system to capitalise annual instalments for interest rate subsidies and guarantee fee subsidies. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the verification procedure referred to in Article 143(3).
Amendment 903 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 37 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States in a difficult financial situation which fulfil the criteria set out in Article 22(1) shall invest interest income or other profits in economy-related infrastructure projects, where appropriate with the support of the Commission and with a view to maximising growth and competitiveness.
Amendment 908 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 38 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) reimbursement of management costs incurred and payment of management fees of the financial instruments and additionally reimbursement of refinancing costs of the national cofinancing element where this is provided by a financial institution within the meaning of Article 33(4)(b)(i) and (ii).
Amendment 914 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 38 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) (ca) infrastructure projects
Amendment 915 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 38 – paragraph 2 a (new) Member States in a difficult financial situation which fulfil the criteria set out in Article 22(1) shall make use of the resources referred to in paragraph 1 and 2, where appropriate with the support of the Commission and with regard to maximising growth and competitiveness, in particular grants for economy-related infrastructure projects.
Amendment 917 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 39 – paragraph 1 Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to ensure that the capital resources and gains and other earnings or yields attributable to the support from the
Amendment 922 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 39 – paragraph 1 a (new) Member States in a difficult financial situation which fulfil the criteria set out in Article 22(1) shall make use of the resources referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, where appropriate with the support of the Commission and with regard to maximising growth and competitiveness, in particular grants for economy-related infrastructure projects.
Amendment 955 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new) For programmes where the resource allocation from the Funds does not exceed EUR 75 million, the Member State is exempted from submitting annual implementation reports and can submit implementation reports in 2017 and 2019.
Amendment 976 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 45 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Review meetings shall be convened in 2017 and 2019 for programmes where the resource allocation from the Funds does not exceed EUR 75 million, notwithstanding Article 45(1).
Amendment 1104 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 61 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part An operation comprising investment in infrastructure or productive investment shall repay the contribution from the CSF Funds if within
Amendment 1108 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 61 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. When assessing projects valued in excess of EUR 25 million, the Commission should have all the necessary information to enable it to estimate whether the level of funding would lead to significant job losses at existing locations in the European Union, so as to ensure that Community funding is not used to support changes of location within the Union.
Amendment 1123 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 64 – paragraph 1 1. In accordance with [Article 56(3)] of the Financial Regulation, each body responsible for the management and control of expenditure under the CSF Funds shall be accredited by formal decision of an accrediting authority at ministerial level
Amendment 1124 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 64 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. If uncertainties exist in relation to the administrative capacity of a Member State, the Commission shall assume the functions of an accreditation authority;
Amendment 1127 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 64 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. The Commsssion should publish an annual report on the steps taken by the Commission and Member States as a contribution to simplification (Art. 4.10); the principle of proportionality (Art. 4.5) should also be considered;
Amendment 1177 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 77 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. If a Member State in a difficult financial position meets the conditions of Article 22(1), the Commission should, on request, use an implementing measure to establish a separate programme under centralised management according to Article 54a Regulation No 1605/2002; the aim should be to pool suspended and/or withdrawn funding and interest income or funds that the relevant Member State has not yet drawn down and to use these to promote growth and economic performance as effectively as possible, particularly with regard to economy- related infrastructural projects;
Amendment 1186 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 80 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. In the case of Member States in financial difficulties that come under Article 22(1), the reduced funding will be invested within a programme established by means of an implementing measure administered by the COM according to Article 54a Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 prioritising maximum support for growth and economic development, in particular economy- related infrastructural projects, in order to prevent further economic damage to the regions;
Amendment 1191 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Resources for the Investment for growth and jobs goal shall be allocated among the following t
Amendment 1193 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 1194 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) more developed regions, whose GDP per capita is above
Amendment 1195 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The t
Amendment 1200 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new) Less developed regions that have been between 70 and 75 % of the EU average GDP for more than two programming periods but that have been unable to achieve an appreciable improvement in their economic situation will be assigned to a category with a higher national co- financing level in the next period;
Amendment 1207 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 4 4. Immediately following the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall adopt a decision by implementing act setting out the list of regions fulfilling the criteria of the t
Amendment 1214 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) [50.13 %
Amendment 1216 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 1219 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c)
Amendment 1221 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d (d) [21
Amendment 1224 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e (e) 0
Amendment 1243 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 1281 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3 3. At least
Amendment 1301 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. The Member States and Commission must ensure, in accordance with Article 14 c 1 (new), that partnership agreements, as well as operational programmes, permit an effective, viable link between resources from the Structural Funds and Cohesion Funds as well as the Connecting Europe Facility and the TEN Regulation;
Amendment 1314 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 8 8. Resources for the European territorial cooperation goal shall amount to
Amendment 1320 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 85 – paragraph 1 1. The total appropriations allocated to each Member State in respect of less developed
Amendment 1329 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 85 – paragraph 2 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Commission may accept, in duly justified circumstances which are linked to the implementation of one or more thematic objectives, a proposal by a Member State in its first submission of the Partnership Contract to transfer up to
Amendment 1332 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 86 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 1334 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 86 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 In those Member States in which less developed
Amendment 1335 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 86 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 In those Member States in which less developed
Amendment 1364 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i i) the mechanisms that ensure coordination between the Funds, the EAFRD, the EMFF, the CEF and other Union and national funding instruments, and with the EIB;
Amendment 1384 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point vi a (new) vi a) the determination of areas in which cross-border infrastructural links and/or regional links are promoted;
Amendment 1404 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point g – point ii a (new) ii a) the planned linking of Structural Fund and Cohesion Fund resources with other financial instruments, in particular the CEF;
Amendment 1408 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point h – point i a (new) i a) determination of the procedure for allotting funds also using competitive procedures;
Amendment 1417 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point ii a (new) ii a) a description of its contribution to subsidising infrastructure;
Amendment 1437 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 90 – paragraph 1 a (new) Large projects in highly developed regions are eligible if they feature an infrastructural focus according to Article 9(7);
source: PE-491.054
2012/06/06
REGI
8 amendments...
Amendment 1455 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 92 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. When evaluating major projects, the Commission shall assess whether the funding would lead to significant job losses at existing locations in the European Union in order to ensure that Community funding does not support the relocation of businesses within the Union;
Amendment 1494 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 1 1. Where an urban development strategy, an infrastructural strategy, or other territorial strategy or pact as defined in Article 12(1) of Regulation…[ESF] requires an integrated approach involving investments under more than one priority axis of one or more operational programmes, the action shall be carried out as an integrated territorial investment (an ‘ITI’).
Amendment 1602 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d (d) 75 % for the less developed regions of Member States other than those referred to in points (b) and (c), and for all regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007
Amendment 1606 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e Amendment 1624 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 7 7. A separate priority axis with a co- financing rate of up to 100 % may be established within an operational programme to support operations implemented through financial instruments set up at Union level and managed directly or indirectly by the Commission or the bodies mentioned in Article 33(4)(b)(ii). Where a separate priority is established for this purpose, the support under this axis may not be implemented by any other means.
Amendment 1644 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 112 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall ensure that management and control systems for operational programmes are set up in accordance with Articles 62 and 63. The Member States should ensure that the general principles of proportionality (Article 4.5) and reducing administrative costs (Article 4.10) are observed.
Amendment 1726 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 127 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new) If a Member State in a difficult financial position meets the conditions of Article 22(1), the Commission should, on request, use an implementing measure to establish a separate programme under centralised management according to Article 54a Regulation No 1605/2002; the aim should be to pool suspended and/or withdrawn funding and interest income or funds that the relevant Member State has not yet drawn down and to use these to promote growth and economic performance as effectively as possible, particularly with regard to economy- related infrastructural projects;
Amendment 1790 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 137 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Where a Member State which is in a difficult financial situation fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 22(1) the Commission shall, if so requested, and by means of an implementing act, set up a separate programme, to be implemented on a centralised basis in accordance with Article 53a of Council Regulation No 1605/2002, for the purpose of consolidating funds that have been suspended and/or recovered and the interest earnings or unused funds of the Member State concerned and using them to promote growth as effectively as possible, particularly by means of infrastructure projects that benefit the economy;
source: PE-491.057
2012/07/05
CONT
48 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) The objectives of the CSF Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of protecting and improving the environment as set out in Article 11 and 19 of the Treaty, taking into account the polluter pays principle.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) A performance framework should be defined for each programme with a view to monitoring progress towards the objectives and targets set for each programme over the course of the programming period. The Commission should undertake a performance review in cooperation with the Member States in 2017 and 2019. A performance reserve should be foreseen and allocated in 2019 where milestones set in the performance framework have been attained. Due to their diversity and multi- country character, there should be no performance reserve for 'European Territorial Cooperation' programmes. In cases where the shortfall in the achievement of milestones or targets is significant, the Commission should be able to suspend payments to the programme or, at the end of the programming period, apply financial corrections, in order to ensure that the Union budget is not used in a wasteful or inefficient way. If these suspensions or corrections pertain to a Member State which is experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to its financial stability, these funds may be made available to the Member State in a separate growth programme administered by the Commission. This should be done on the basis of the programmes concerned but taking the priorities into account which ensure the maximum economic efficiency. The purpose of this arrangement is to avoid further aggravating the economic difficulties.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) Establishing a closer link between cohesion policy and the economic governance of the Union will ensure that the effectiveness of expenditure under the CSF Funds is underpinned by sound economic policies and that the CSF Funds can, if necessary, be redirected to addressing the economic problems a country is facing. This process has to be gradual, starting with amendments to the Partnership Contract and to the programmes in support of Council recommendations to address macroeconomic imbalances and social and economic difficulties. Where, despite the enhanced use of CSF Funds, a Member State fails to take effective action in the context of the economic governance process, the Commission should have the right to suspend all or part of the payments and commitments. Decisions on suspensions should be proportionate and effective, taking into account the impact of the individual programmes for addressing the economic and social situation in the relevant Member State and previous amendments to the Partnership Contract. When deciding on suspensions, the Commission should also respect equality of treatment between Member States, taking into account in particular the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. The suspensions should be lifted and funds be made available again to the Member State concerned as soon as the Member State takes the necessary action. If a Member State has failed to take adequate measures for more than three months, the Commission may make the suspended funds available in a controlled manner in a programme administered by itself. This should be based on priorities of maximum support for growth, for example for economic infrastructure, in order to prevent greater damage to the regional economy and the social situation.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 a (new) (19a) At the request of the Member State concerned, the Commission should adopt an ad hoc decision to set the terms and conditions applicable to this programme, on the basis of appropriations derived from the corrections and suspensions from the Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) It is necessary to lay down specific rules regarding the amounts to be accepted as eligible expenditure at closure, to ensure that the amounts, including the management costs and fees, paid from the CSF Funds to financial instruments are effectively used for investments and payments to final recipients. It is also necessary to lay down specific rules regarding the reuse of resources attributable to the support from the CSF Funds, including the use of legacy resources after the closure of the programmes. These CSF-attributed resources and legacy resources should be made available to Member States experiencing substantial difficulties with regard to their financial stability jointly with other available funds, for example from financial corrections, under the administration of the Commission and taking into account the priorities which most promote growth.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 41 (41) To ensure the effectiveness, fairness and sustainable impact of the intervention of the CSF Funds, there should be provisions guaranteeing that investments in businesses and infrastructures are long- lasting and prevent the CSF Funds from being used to undue advantage. Experience has shown that a period of
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 41 a (new) (41a) When appraising major projects, the Commission should have all necessary information to consider whether the financial contribution from the Funds would not result in a substantial loss of jobs at existing locations within the European Union, in order to ensure that Community funding does not support relocation within the Union.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 41 b (new) (41b) In connection with direct subsidies to undertakings, it should be borne in mind that cohesion policy funding, rather than influencing decisions by companies – and particularly larger companies – to open a plant in a given location, tends to be pocketed by companies which have already taken such decisions (deadweight effect); grant support for large, private undertakings should therefore focus more than hitherto on investment in research and development or should be provided, more often than is currently the case, indirectly through infrastructure financing.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 41 c (new) (41c) In addition, clear provisions should be included in the general regulation governing the Structural Funds which rule out the provision of any EU funding for the relocation of undertakings within the Union, lower the threshold for review of relocation investments to 10 million, exclude large enterprises from direct subsidies, and place a 10-year limit on the duration of operations.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 51 (51) In order to encourage financial discipline, it is appropriate to define the arrangements for decommitment of any part of the budget commitment in a programme, in particular where an amount may be excluded from decommitment, notably when delays in implementation result from circumstances which are independent of the party concerned, abnormal or unforeseeable and whose consequences cannot be avoided despite the diligence shown. In the case of a Member State which is experiencing financial difficulties, the Commission should, at the request of the Member State, take over the administration of the funds and draw up a specific programme which in particular promotes economic growth in the Member State concerned.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 60 (60) In order to ensure a genuine economic impact, support from the Funds should not replace public expenditure or equivalent structural expenditure by Member States under the terms of this Regulation. In addition, so that the support from the Funds takes into account a broader economic context, the level of public expenditure should be determined with reference to the general macroeconomic conditions in which the financing takes place based on the indicators provided in the Stability and Convergence Programmes submitted annually by Member States in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1466/1997 of 7 July 1997 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies. Verification by the Commission of the principle of additionality should
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 86 a (new) (86a) In the case of Member States which are experiencing or threatened with a difficult financial situation and which are already in receipt of support measures pursuant to Article 22(1), the Commission should, upon request, make available to the Member State corrected and/or recovered funds and/or interest gains or other returns under central administration in accordance with [Article 55(1)(a)] of the Financial Regulation in a special programme which places the emphasis on investment for growth, particularly economic infrastructure projects.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 86 b (new) (86b) In order not to further aggravate the financial position of Member States which are already experiencing or threatened with a difficult financial situation, the Commission should, at the request of the Member States concerned and under its own administration, as soon as possible, make the recovered or suspended funds available by means of a special programme to promote growth in practical ways, for example by developing economic infrastructure.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 87 (87) The frequency of audits on operations should be proportionate to the extent of the Union's support from the Funds. In particular, the number of audits s carried out should be reduced where the total eligible expenditure for an operation does not exceed EUR 100 000. For projects exceeding EUR 10 million the Commission should be required to carry out a mandatory audit. Nevertheless, it should be possible to carry out audits at any time where there is evidence of an irregularity, relocation or fraud, or, following closure of a completed operation, as part of an audit sample. In order that the level of auditing by the Commission is proportionate to the risk, the Commission should be able to reduce its audit work in relation to operational programmes where there are no significant deficiencies or where the audit authority has, over the previous funding period, shown that it can be relied on.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 90 (90) The Commission should be empowered to adopt, by means of implementing acts, as regards all CSF Funds, decisions approving the Partnership Contracts, decisions on the allocation of the performance reserve, decisions suspending payments linked to Member States' economic policies, and, in the case of decommitment, decisions to amend decisions adopting programmes; and as regards the Funds, decisions identifying the regions and Member States fulfilling the Investment for growth and jobs criteria, decisions setting out the annual breakdown of commitment appropriations to the Member States, decisions setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's CF allocation to the Connecting Europe Facility, decisions setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's Structural Funds allocation for food for deprived people, decisions adopting and amending operational programmes, decisions on major projects, decisions on joint action plans, decisions suspending payments
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – Article 2 – subparagraph 2 – point 19 (19) 'category of regions' means the categorisation of regions as 'less developed regions'
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 4 – paragraph 7 7. The part of the Union budget allocated to the CSF Funds shall be implemented within the framework of shared management between the Member States and the Commission, in accordance with Article 53(b) of the Financial Regulation, with the exception of the amount of the CF transferred to the Connecting Europe Facility referred to in Article 84(4) and innovative actions at the initiative of the Commission under Article 9 of the ERDF Regulation, and technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission, as well as the programmes of assistance for Member States in financial difficulties referred to in Article 22(2a).
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 14 – point d – point ii ii) a summary of the assessment of the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities and of the actions to be taken at European, national and regional level, and the timetable for their implementation, where ex ante conditionalities are not fulfilled;
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 17 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Contract and programmes. It may decide, when adopting a programme, to suspend all or part of interim payments to the programme pending the satisfactory completion of actions to fulfil an ex ante conditionality. The failure to complete actions to fulfil an ex ante conditionality by the deadline set out in the programme shall constitute a basis for suspending payments by the Commission. Regarding Member States experiencing or threatened with financial difficulties, Article 22(2a) (application for a special programme administered by the Commission) shall apply.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 21 – paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. In the case of Member States receiving financial assistance pursuant to paragraph 1(d), the Commission may, at the request of the Member State concerned and by means of an implementing act, institute a special programme as referred to in [Article 55(1)(a)] of the Financial Regulation (direct management) which uses the suspended payments for the purposes of paragraph 4 of the present article (maximisation of the growth and competitiveness impact of the available funds).
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States fulfilling the conditions set out in paragraph 1(a), (b) or (c) may, in order to stabilise their economic situation and avert devastating financial losses, call on the Commission to launch a special programme by means of an implementing act, as referred to in [Article 55(1)(a)] of the Financial Regulation (direct management), ensuring that payments to the Member State in question that have been discontinued and/or withdrawn are used as soon as possible to achieve the objectives set out in Article 21(4) of this Regulation (maximising the growth and competitiveness impact of the available funds).
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 37 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States which are in a difficult financial situation and fulfil the conditions set out in Article 22(1) may, with the support of the Commission if necessary, invest interest or other gains with a view to increasing growth and competitiveness as much as possible, and in particular in infrastructure projects which benefit the economy.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) (ca) infrastructure projects.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 38 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States which are in a difficult financial situation and fulfil the conditions set out in Article 22(1) may, with the support of the Commission if necessary, invest the funds referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 with a view to maximising growth and competitiveness, in particular in infrastructure projects which benefit the economy.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 39 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Member States which are in a difficult financial situation and fulfil the conditions set out in Article 22(1) may, with the support of the Commission if necessary, invest the funds referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 with a view to maximising growth and competitiveness, in particular in infrastructure projects which benefit the economy.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 61 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part An operation comprising investment in infrastructure or productive investment shall repay the contribution from the CSF Funds if within
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 77 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Where a Member State which is in a difficult financial situation fulfils the conditions specified in Article 22(1) the Commission shall, if so requested, and by means of an implementing act, launch a special programme under direct management in accordance with [Article 55(1)(a)] of the Financial Regulation, for the purpose of consolidating funds that have been suspended and/or recovered and the interest earnings or unused funds of the Member State concerned and using them to promote growth and economic performance as effectively as possible, particularly by means of infrastructure projects that benefit the economy;
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 80 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Where Member States which are in financial difficulties fall under Article 22(1), the cancelled funding shall be invested, under a programme set up by means of an implementing act and implemented by the Commission in accordance with [Article 55(1)(a)] of the Financial Regulation, in such a way as to prioritise the promotion of growth and economic development to the greatest possible extent and, in particular, in infrastructure projects that benefit the economy, with a view to preventing any further economic damage from being inflicted on the regions.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part 2. Resources for the Investment for growth and jobs goal shall be allocated among the following t
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The t
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 82 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Less developed regions which have received support under this category for longer than two funding periods but, despite having received the maximum level of assistance, have failed to achieve any significant improvements in their economic, social and environmental situation, shall be assigned to a category that requires a higher level of national co- financing in the next period.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 82 – paragraph 4 4. Immediately following the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall adopt a decision by implementing act setting out the list of regions fulfilling the criteria of the t
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) 16,39 %
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d (d) 21,19 %
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e (e) 0,29 %
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) eligible population, regional prosperity, national prosperity and unemployment rate for less developed
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 3 3. At least
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 8 8. Resources for the European territorial cooperation goal shall amount to
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 85 – paragraph 1 1. The total appropriations allocated to each Member State in respect of less developed
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 86 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 90 As part of an operational programme or operational programmes, the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund may support an operation comprising a series of works, activities or services intended in itself to accomplish an indivisible task of a precise economic or technical nature which has clearly identified goals and whose total cost exceeds EUR
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 92 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. When appraising major projects the Commission shall ascertain whether the financial contribution made by the Funds would lead to significant job losses at existing establishments in the European Union, with a view to ensuring that Community funding does not support the relocation of companies inside the Union.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 127 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Where a Member State which is in a difficult financial situation fulfils the conditions specified in Article 22(1) the Commission shall, if so requested, and by means of an implementing act, launch a special programme under direct management in accordance with [Article 55(1)(a)] of the Financial Regulation for the purpose of consolidating funds that have been suspended and/or recovered and the interest earnings or unused funds of the Member State concerned and using them to promote growth as effectively as possible, particularly by means of infrastructure projects that benefit the economy;
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 135 – paragraph 3 3. The contribution from the Funds cancelled in accordance with paragraph 2 may be reused by the Member State within the operational programme concerned once only, subject to paragraph 4.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 137 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Where a Member State which is in a difficult financial situation fulfils the conditions specified in Article 22(1) the Commission shall, if so requested, and by means of an implementing act, launch a special programme under direct management in accordance with [Article 55(1)(a)] of the Financial Regulation, for the purpose of consolidating funds that have been suspended and/or recovered and the interest earnings or unused funds of the Member State concerned and using them to promote growth as effectively as possible, particularly by means of infrastructure projects that benefit the economy;
source: PE-489.347
2012/08/05
ITRE
53 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) The objectives of the CSF Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of protecting and improving the environment as set out in Article 11 and 19 of the Treaty, taking into account the polluter pays principle.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) A performance framework should be defined for each programme with a view to monitoring progress towards the objectives and targets set for each programme over the course of the programming period. The Commission should undertake a performance review in cooperation with the Member States in 2017 and 2019. A performance reserve should be foreseen and allocated in 2019 where milestones set in the performance framework have been attained. Due to their diversity and multi- country character, there should be no performance reserve for 'European Territorial Cooperation' programmes. In cases where the shortfall in the achievement of milestones or targets is significant, the Commission should be able to suspend payments to the programme or, at the end of the programming period, apply financial corrections, in order to ensure that the Union budget is not used in a wasteful or inefficient way. If these corrections or suspensions apply to a Member State which is facing, or in danger of being faced with, serious difficulties in relation to its financial stability, these appropriations may be made available to the Member State in a separate growth programme administered by the Commission. This should be done on the basis of the programmes concerned but while taking the priorities into account which ensure the maximum economic efficiency. The purpose of this arrangement is to avoid further aggravating the economic difficulties.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) Establishing a closer link between cohesion policy and the economic governance of the Union will ensure that the effectiveness of expenditure under the CSF Funds is underpinned by sound economic policies and that the CSF Funds can, if necessary, be redirected to addressing the economic problems a country is facing. This process has to be gradual, starting with amendments to the Partnership Contract and to the programmes in support of Council recommendations to address macroeconomic imbalances and social and economic difficulties. Where, despite the enhanced use of CSF Funds, a Member State fails to take effective action in the context of the economic governance process, the Commission should have the right to suspend all or part of the payments and commitments. Decisions on suspensions should be proportionate and effective, taking into account the impact of the individual programmes for addressing the economic and social situation in the relevant Member State and previous amendments to the Partnership Contract. When deciding on suspensions, the Commission should also respect equality of treatment between Member States, taking into account in particular the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. The suspensions should be lifted and funds be made available again to the Member State concerned as soon as the Member State takes the necessary action. If a Member State has failed to take adequate measures for more than three months, the Commission may make the suspended funds available in a controlled manner in a programme administered by itself. This should be based on priorities of maximum support for growth, for example of economic infrastructure, in order to prevent greater damage to the regional economy and the social situation.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 a (new) (19a) At the request of the Member State concerned, the Commission should adopt an ad hoc decision to set the terms and conditions applicable to this programme, on the basis of appropriations derived from the corrections and suspensions from the Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) It is necessary to lay down specific rules regarding the amounts to be accepted as eligible expenditure at closure, to ensure that the amounts, including the management costs and fees, paid from the CSF Funds to financial instruments are effectively used for investments and payments to final recipients. It is also necessary to lay down specific rules regarding the reuse of resources attributable to the support from the CSF Funds, including the use of legacy resources after the closure of the programmes. These CSF-attributed resources and legacy resources should be made available to Member States experiencing substantial difficulties with regard to their financial stability jointly with other available funds, for example from financial corrections, under the administration of the Commission and taking into account the priorities which most promote growth.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 41 (41) To ensure the effectiveness, fairness and sustainable impact of the intervention of the CSF Funds, there should be provisions guaranteeing that investments in businesses and infrastructures are long- lasting and prevent the CSF Funds from being used to undue advantage. Experience has shown that a period of
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 41 a (new) (41a) When appraising major projects, the Commission should have all necessary information to consider whether the financial contribution from the Funds would not result in a substantial loss of jobs in existing locations within the European Union, in order to ensure that Community funding does not support relocation within the European Union.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 41 b (new) (41b) Calls, in connection with direct subsidies to undertakings, for it to be recognised that cohesion policy funding, rather than influencing decisions by companies – and particularly larger companies – to open a plant in a given location, tends to be pocketed by companies which have already taken such decisions (deadweight effect), and calls, therefore, for grant support for large, private undertakings to focus on investment in research and development or for it to be provided, more often than is currently the case, indirectly through infrastructure financing;
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 41 c (new) (41c) Also calls for clear provisions to be included in the general regulation governing the Structural Funds ruling out the provision of any EU funding for the relocation of undertakings within the Union, lowering the threshold for review of relocation investments to 10 million, excluding large enterprises from direct subsidies, and placing a 10-year limit on the duration of operations;
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 51 (51) In order to encourage financial discipline, it is appropriate to define the arrangements for decommitment of any part of the budget commitment in a programme, in particular where an amount may be excluded from decommitment, notably when delays in implementation result from circumstances which are independent of the party concerned, abnormal or unforeseeable and whose consequences cannot be avoided despite the diligence shown. If a Member State finds itself in a difficult financial position, the Commission should, at the request of the Member State, take over the administration of the funds and draw up a specific programme which in particular promotes economic growth in the Member State concerned.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 60 (60) In order to ensure a genuine economic impact, support from the Funds should not replace public expenditure or equivalent structural expenditure by Member States under the terms of this Regulation. In addition, so that the support from the Funds takes into account a broader economic context, the level of public expenditure should be determined with reference to the general macroeconomic conditions in which the financing takes place based on the indicators provided in the Stability and Convergence Programmes submitted annually by Member States in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1466/1997 of 7 July 1997 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies13. Verification by the Commission of the principle of additionality should
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 86 a (new) (86a) In the case of Member States which are facing, or in danger of being faced with, a difficult financial situation and which are already in receipt of support measures pursuant to Article 22(1), the Commission may, upon request, make available to the Member State corrected and/or recovered funds and/or interest gains or other returns under central administration in accordance with Article 53a of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 in a separate programme which places the emphasis on investment for growth, particularly economic infrastructure projects.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 86 b (new) (86b) In order not to further aggravate the financial position of Member States which are already facing, or in danger of being faced with, a difficult financial situation, the Commission should, at the request of the Member States concerned and under its own administration, as soon as possible, make the recovered or suspended funds available by means of a separate programme to promote growth in practical ways, for example by developing economic infrastructure.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 87 (87) The frequency of audits on operations should be proportionate to the extent of the Union's support from the Funds. In particular, the number of audits s carried out should be reduced where the total eligible expenditure for an operation does not exceed EUR 100 000. For projects exceeding EUR 10 million the Commission is required to carry out a mandatory audit. Nevertheless, it should be possible to carry out audits at any time where there is evidence of an irregularity, relocation or fraud, or, following closure of a completed operation, as part of an audit sample. In order that the level of auditing by the Commission is proportionate to the risk, the Commission should be able to reduce its audit work in relation to operational programmes where there are no significant deficiencies or where the audit authority has, over the previous funding period, shown that it can be relied on.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 90 (90) The Commission should be empowered to adopt, by means of implementing acts, as regards all CSF Funds, decisions approving the Partnership Contracts, decisions on the allocation of the performance reserve, decisions suspending payments linked to Member States' economic policies, and, in the case of decommitment, decisions to amend decisions adopting programmes; and as regards the Funds, decisions identifying the regions and Member States fulfilling the Investment for growth and jobs criteria, decisions setting out the annual breakdown of commitment appropriations to the Member States, decisions setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's CF allocation to the Connecting Europe Facility, decisions setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's Structural Funds allocation for food for deprived people, decisions adopting and amending operational programmes, decisions on major projects, decisions on joint action plans, decisions suspending payments and decisions on financial corrections and decisions on special programmes for Member States in financial difficulties.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 19 (19) „'category of regions' means the categorisation of regions as 'less developed regions'
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 4 – paragraph 7 7. The part of the Union budget allocated to the CSF Funds shall be implemented within the framework of shared management between the Member States and the Commission, in accordance with Article 53(b) of the Financial Regulation, with the exception of the amount of the CF transferred to the Connecting Europe Facility referred to in Article 84(4) and innovative actions at the initiative of the Commission under Article 9 of the ERDF Regulation, and technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission, as well as the programme of assistance for Member States in financial difficulties referred to in Article 22(2a).
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) an integrated regional infrastructure development strategy, in particular the integrated use of CSF funds, the "Connecting Europe" facility and the TEN funds, focusing particularly on cross-border links and regional connections to transnational transport axes;
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii ii) a summary of the assessment of the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities and of the actions to be taken at European, national and regional level, and the timetable for their implementation, where ex ante conditionalities are not fulfilled;
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 17 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Contract and programmes. It may decide, when adopting a programme, to suspend all or part of interim payments to the programme pending the satisfactory completion of actions to fulfil an ex ante conditionality. The failure to complete actions to fulfil an ex ante conditionality by the deadline set out in the programme shall constitute a basis for suspending payments by the Commission. Regarding Member States in danger of or affected by financial difficulties, Article 22(2a) (application for special programme administered by the Commission) shall apply.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 21 – paragraph 7 a (new) Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new) Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 37 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States which are in a difficult financial situation and fulfil one of the conditions set out in Article 22(1) shall, with the support of the Commission if necessary, invest interest or other gains with a view to increasing growth and competitiveness as much as possible, and in particular in infrastructure projects which benefit the economy.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) (ca) infrastructure projects.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 38 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States which are in a difficult financial situation and fulfil one of the conditions set out in Article 22(1) shall, with the support of the Commission if necessary, use the resources specified in the first two paragraphs of the present article with a view to increasing growth and competitiveness as much as possible, and in particular for infrastructure projects which benefit the economy.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 39 – paragraph 1 a (new) Member States which are in a difficult financial situation and fulfil the conditions set out in Article 22(1) should, with the support of the Commission if necessary, invest the resources specified in the first two paragraphs of the present article with a view to increasing growth and competitiveness as much as possible, and in particular in infrastructure projects which benefit the economy.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 61 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part An operation comprising investment in infrastructure or productive investment shall repay the contribution from the CSF Funds if within
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 77 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Where a Member State which is in a difficult financial situation fulfils one of the conditions specified in Article 22(1) the Commission should, if so requested, and by means of an implementing act, set up a separate programme, to be implemented on a centralised basis in accordance with Article 53a of Council Regulation No 1605/2002, for the purpose of consolidating funds that have been suspended and/or recovered and the interest earnings or unused funds of the Member State concerned and using them to promote growth and economic performance as effectively as possible, particularly by means of infrastructure projects that benefit the economy;
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – Article 80 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Where Member States which are in financial difficulties fulfil one of the conditions set out in Article 22(1), the cancelled funding shall be invested, under a programme set up by means of an implementing act and implemented by the Commission in accordance with Article 53a of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, in such a way as to prioritise the promotion of growth and economic development to the greatest possible extent and, in particular, in infrastructure projects that benefit the economy, with a view to preventing any further economic damage from being inflicted on the regions;
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Resources for the Investment for growth and jobs goal shall be allocated
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new) Less developed regions which have received support under this category for longer than two funding periods but, despite having received the maximum level of assistance, have failed to achieve any significant improvements in their economic, social and environmental situation, shall be assigned to a category that requires a higher level of national co- financing in the next period;
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The t
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 82 – paragraph 4 4. Immediately following the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall adopt a decision by implementing act setting out the list of regions fulfilling the criteria of the t
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) 16.39 %
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d (d) 21.19 %
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e (e) 0.29 %
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) eligible population, regional prosperity, national prosperity and unemployment rate for less developed
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 3 3. At least
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new) The Member States and the Commission shall ensure that partnership contracts and operational programmes provide an effective and efficient means of linking Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund resources together, and with the Connecting Europe Facility and the TEN regulations;
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 8 8. Resources for the European territorial cooperation goal shall amount to
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 85 – paragraph 1 1. The total appropriations allocated to each Member State in respect of less developed
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 86 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i i) the mechanisms that ensure coordination between the Funds, the EAFRD, the EMFF, the Connecting Europe Facility and other Union and national funding instruments, and with the EIB;
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point vi a (new) (vi a) the identification of areas in which cross-border infrastructure links and/or regional connections will be supported;
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point g – point ii a (new) (ii a) the planned linking of Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund resources with other financial instruments, particularly the Connecting Europe Facility;
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point i a (new) (i a) a description of its contribution to infrastructure development;
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 92 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. When appraising major projects the Commission shall ascertain whether the financial contribution made by the Funds would lead to significant job losses at existing establishments in the European Union, with a view to ensuring that Community funding does not support the relocation of companies inside the Union.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 99 – paragraph 1 1. Where an urban development strategy, an infrastructure development strategy or another territorial strategy or pact as defined in Article 12(1) of Regulation…[ESF] requires an integrated approach involving investments under more than one priority axis of one or more operational programmes, the action shall be carried out as an integrated territorial investment (an 'ITI').
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 127 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new) Where a Member State which is in a difficult financial situation fulfils one of the conditions specified in Article 22(1) the Commission shall, if so requested, and by means of an implementing act, set up a separate programme, to be implemented on a centralised basis in accordance with Article 53a of Council Regulation No 1605/2002, for the purpose of consolidating funds that have been suspended and/or recovered and the interest earnings or unused funds of the Member State concerned and using them to promote growth as effectively as possible, particularly by means of infrastructure projects that benefit the economy;
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 137 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Where a Member State which is in a difficult financial situation fulfils one of the conditions specified in Article 22(1) the Commission shall, if so requested, and by means of an implementing act, set up a separate programme, to be implemented on a centralised basis in accordance with Article 53a of Council Regulation No 1605/2002, for the purpose of consolidating funds that have been suspended and/or recovered and the interest earnings or unused funds of the Member State concerned and using them to promote growth as effectively as possible, particularly by means of infrastructure projects that benefit the economy;
source: PE-488.023
2012/08/06
REGI
5 amendments...
Amendment 1906 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.2 – Paragraph 1.2.5 1.2.5 Pursuing sustainable development must not be a technical exercise. In order to ensure that this goal is mainstreamed in the operation of the Funds covered by the CPR on the ground, managing authorities must have due and consistent regard to this goal throughout the programme lifecycle, and must take a more active approach in reducing environmentally harmful effects of interventions by, inter alia, taking the following actions: a) directing investments towards the most resource-efficient options, b) carefully weighing the need for investments where those investments have a significant negative environmental impact, c) taking a long-term perspective when 'life-cycle' costs of alternative methods of investment are compared, (Takes over paragraph 1.2.5 of the Annex proposed in the Rapporteurs' amendment on the CSF; deleting point d) (increasing use of green public procurement))
Amendment 1936 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.6 – Paragraph 1.6.3 1.6.3 When developing their strategies and programmes with a view to identifying the most appropriate interventions, Member States and regions must pay particular attention to predominant territorial, structural and institutional features, such as connectivity of the region in question, employment patterns and labour mobility; cross-border interconnections; rural-urban linkages; the local interdependencies between different sectors; cultural heritage; ageing and demographic shifts; etc. (Takes over paragraph 1.6.3 of the Annex proposed in the Rapporteurs' amendment on the CSF; adding cross border interconnection)
Amendment 1969 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex -I (new) – Part 2 – Section 2.3 – Paragraph 2.3.5 2.3.5 Member States and regions shall promote green infrastructure, eco- innovation and the adoption of innovative technologies in order to create a greener economy. (Takes over paragraph 2.3.5 of the Annex proposed in the Rapporteurs' amendment on the CSF; safeguards that Member States shall promote green infrastructure, but can not be forced to do so when other pressing issues are at stake.)
Amendment 1998 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex -I (new) – Part 2 – Section 2.5 – Paragraph 2.5.8 2.5.8 Cohesion and Structural Funds will deliver the local and regional infrastructures and their linkages to the priority Union networks in the energy and telecommunication areas also; with a special emphasis on border regions; (Takes over paragraph 2.58 of the Annex proposed in the Rapporteurs' amendment on the CSF, emphasizing the border regions)
Amendment 2015 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex -I (new) – Part 4 – Paragraph 4.7a (new) 4.7a Member State and Commission must ensure that territorial cooperation programs provide for an effective, workable connection between the funds covered by the CPR as well as with the Connecting Europe Facility and the TEN Regulations; (This is to be placed behind the text of the co-authors on 4.7, adding a thorough planning on infrastructure links from the various funds especially in border regions.)
source: PE-491.163
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2011/0302(COD) Connecting Europe Facility
2012/09/20
REGI
3 amendments...
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Applicable rules for the transport sector under this Regulation shall apply to these specific calls.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. In order to support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund, which may experience difficulties in designing projects that are of a sufficient maturity, quality and EU added-value, the Commission shall organise additional calls. To ensure the highest possible absorption of the transferred funds in all Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund, particular attention shall be given to programme support actions under the Connecting Europe Facility aimed at strengthening institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administrations and public services related to the development and implementation of projects listed in Annex 1 of this Regulation.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – part 1 - section a – point 2 – paragraph 1 BY border – Warzsawa – Poznań – Frankfurt/Oder – Berlin – Hannover – Osnabrück –Rheine- Twente/Mittellandkanal- Enschede – Hengelo-Utrecht – Amsterdam/Rotterdam – Felixstowe – Birmingham/Manchester – Liverpool Inland Waterway (IWW): Feasibility study for the connection between the Mittellandcanal and the Twentecanal
source: PE-496.462
2012/10/17
TRAN, ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 704 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I – point b – row 11 a (new) Ruhr area - Other Core Rail Upgrading of the Münster - Network section Münster - Osnabrück - Lünen Hamburg (doubletrack)
source: PE-497.891
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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
1 amendments...
Amendment 1142 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point c a (new) (c a) Developing the societal dimension of biotechnology. Focusing on governance of biotechnology for societal benefits including ethical limits.
source: PE-492.765
2012/03/07
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 1356 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5 Specific activities shall include: understanding the determinants of health (including environmental and climate related factors), improving health promotion and disease prevention; understanding disease and improving diagnosis; developing effective screening programmes and improving the assessment of disease susceptibility; improving surveillance and preparedness; developing better preventive vaccines; using in-silico medicine for improving disease management and prediction; treating disease; transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions; better use of health data; active ageing, independent and assisted living; improving palliative medicine, individual empowerment for self-management of health; promotion of integrated care; improving scientific tools and methods to support policy making and regulatory needs; and optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems and reducing inequalities by evidence based decision making and dissemination of best practice, and innovative technologies and approaches.
Amendment 1714 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 1 a (new) Science and society: The aim is to foster the dialogue of science and society so that citizens understand the mechanism and the development in science and that scientists better understand necessary limits of their activities. The European research politics will only be successful if the society in Europe and the member states are convinced that the various and justified ethical limits are respected. - Focus of the activities shall be to strengthen the dialogue between scientists and the rest of society - Critical reflection about research activities with the aim to set landmarks by ethically sound research due regard to fundamental rights.
Amendment 1758 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 4 – point 3 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) anticipation and foresight
Amendment 1769 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 4 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point f – paragraph 5 Enhance the Union’s capacity for managing natural and man-made disasters by strengthening the monitoring of infrastructures and the development of test facilities, global multi-hazard early warning and risk management information systems, making use of satellite-based earth observation frameworks.
source: PE-492.790
2012/06/29
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 537 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 All the research and innovation activities carried out under Horizon 2020 shall comply with ethical principles and relevant national, Union and international legislation, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
Amendment 561 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new) (ca) research that entails destroying embryonic stem cells;
Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new) (cb) research using human embryonic stem cells.
Amendment 579 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 4. Research on other types of human stem cells
source: PE-492.710
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2011/0402(CNS) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020: specific programme implementing Horizon 2020
2012/04/07
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – paragraph 1 The objective is to develop platform technologies (e.g. genomics, meta- genomics, proteomics, molecular tools) triggering leadership and competitive advantage on a wide number of economic sectors. It includes aspects, such as underpinning the development of bio- resources with optimised properties and applications beyond conventional alternatives; enabling exploration, understanding and exploitation in a sustainable manner of terrestrial and marine biodiversity for novel applications; Priority support will be given to new diagnostic methods where a prevention or diagnosis for the patient in question either already exists or is likely to be developed.
source: PE-492.815
2012/05/07
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 1 The development of screening programmes depends on the identification of early biomarkers of risk and of disease onset, and their deployment depends on the testing and validation of screening methods and programmes. Identifying individuals and populations at high-risk of disease will allow personalised, stratified and collective strategies for efficacious and cost effective disease prevention to be developed. In this connection, priority will be given to screening programmes where prevention or therapy for the patient concerned are available or are likely to be developed.
Amendment 619 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.6 – paragraph 1 An improved understanding of health, disease and disease processes at all ages is needed to develop new and more effective diagnostics. Innovative and existing technologies will be developed with the goal of significantly improving disease outcomes through earlier, more accurate diagnosis and by allowing for more patient-adapted treatment. In this connection, priority will be given to diagnostic methods where prevention or therapeutic measures for the patients concerned are available or are likely to be available in the near future.
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.8 – paragraph 1 There is a need to support the improvement of cross-cutting support technologies for drugs, vaccines and other therapeutic approaches, including transplantation, gene and cell therapy, particularly adult stem cell therapy, umbilical cord blood cell and iPS cell therapies; to increase success in the drug and vaccine development process (including alternative methods to replace classical safety and effectiveness testing e.g. the development of new methods); to develop regenerative medicine approaches, including approaches based on stem cells; to develop improved medical and assistive devices and systems; to maintain and enhance our ability to combat communicable, rare, major and chronic diseases and undertake medical interventions that depend on the availability of effective antimicrobial drugs; and to develop comprehensive approaches to treat co-morbidities at all ages and avoid poly-pharmacy. These improvements will facilitate the development of new, more efficient, effective and sustainable treatments for disease and for the management of disability. There is a need to develop ideas in the field of regenerative medicine, particularly based on adult stem cells, umbilical cord blood cells and iPS cells.
Amendment 639 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.9 – paragraph 1 Clinical trials are the means to transfer biomedical knowledge to application in patients and support for these will be provided, as well as for the improvement of their practice. Examples include the development of better methodologies to allow trials to focus on relevant population groups, including those suffering from other concomitant diseases and/or already undergoing treatment, the determination of comparative effectiveness of interventions and solutions, as well as enhancing the use of databases and electronic health records as data sources for trials and knowledge transfer. Similarly, support for the transfer of other types of interventions such as those related to independent living into real world environments will be provided. Particular importance will be given to clinical tests in the field of rare diseases and child illnesses including those associated with premature birth.
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.15 a (new) 1.15a. Life sciences for medicine: Priority should be given to research efforts which one Member State alone cannot undertake or cannot undertake as efficiently as the Union and which will directly benefit patients in the foreseeable future.
source: PE-492.814
2012/07/17
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 962 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – point 6.3.4 – paragraph 1 This requires the development of dedicated technologies and capabilities to support different types of emergency management operations (such as civil protection, flood protection, fire fighting and marine pollution, humanitarian aid, civil defence, conflict prevention, development of medical information infrastructures rescue tasks and post-crisis-stabilisation) as well as law enforcement. Research will cover the whole crisis management chain and societal resilience
Amendment 982 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 4 – point 3 – point 3.6 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) Enhance the Union's capacity for disaster risk reduction and management of natural and man-made disasters notably through the development of test facilities, global multi-
Amendment 983 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 4 – point 3 – point 3.6 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (ha) Develop demonstration and pilot installations for disaster simulation in order to reduce disaster risk and improve local disaster management, with particular regard to flood protection.
source: PE-492.826
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2011/0428(COD) Programme for the Environment and Climate Action, LIFE 2014-2020
2012/06/25
REGI
8 amendments...
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) to promote and contribute to a more effective compliance with and enforcement of Union environmental legislation, in particular by promoting the development and dissemination of best practices
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) to promote better environmental governance
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) to promote critical awareness
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) to promote and contribute to a more effective compliance with and enforcement of Union climate legislation, in particular by promoting the development and dissemination of best practices
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) to promote better climate governance
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) being politically neutral
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 The LIFE Programme may fund public
source: PE-492.633
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2011/0430(COD) Reuse of public sector information
2012/01/10
ITRE
27 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 6 a (new) (6a) National regulations on access to public documents are based on transparency and freedom of information. In some cases, however, this right is restricted, for example to those who have a particular interest in these documents or in cases in which the documents contain sensitive information relating, for example, to national or public security.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 6 b (new) (6b) Directive 2003/98/EC does not contain an obligation for Member States to digitise analogue material which they have available, or to make it machine- readable in a technologically neutral manner. Public sector bodies may themselves decide what data are to be digitised when and under what conditions.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 6 c (new) (6c) Directive 2003/98/EC applies to documents the supply of which forms part of the public task of the public-sector bodies concerned, as defined by law or by other binding rules in the Member State in question. It should be possible for this public task to be defined for the bodies concerned either in general or from case to case.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 (7) Directive 2003/98/EC
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 10 a (new) (10a) As regards the description, digitisation and presentation of cultural collections, there are numerous cooperation arrangements between libraries (including university libraries), museums, archives and private partners which involve public sector bodies granting exclusive rights of access and commercial exploitation to cooperation partners. Practice has shown that these public-private partnerships can facilitate worthwhile use of cultural collections and at the same time that they accelerate access to the cultural heritage for members of the public. Directive 2003/98/EC should therefore not preclude the conclusion of agreements granting exclusive rights. Moreover, cultural institutions should be free to choose for themselves the partners with which they wish to cooperate, subject to compliance with the principles of transparency and non-discrimination.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 (11) To facilitate re-use, public sector bodies should make documents available through technology-neutral machine- readable formats and together with their metadata where possible and appropriate, in a format that ensures interoperability , e.g. by processing them in a way consistent with the principles governing the compatibility and usability requirements for spatial information under Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE)22.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 14 (14) Proper implementation of some of the features of this Directive, such as means of redress, compliance with charging principles and reporting obligations require
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 18 (18) The Commission should assist the Member States in implementing the Directive in a consistent way by
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 2 Directive 2003/98/EC Article 2 – point 6 (6) 'machine-readable' means that digital documents are
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 3 Directive 2003/98/EC Article 3 – paragraph 1 (1) Subject to paragraph (2) Member States shall ensure that documents of public sector bodies referred to in Article 1 shall be re-usable for commercial or non- commercial purposes in accordance with the conditions set out in Chapters III and IV, provided that the documents concerned are of types classified as accessible under the rules which exist in the Member States regarding access to public sector information. Where possible, these documents shall be disseminated in technology-neutral, machine-readable form.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 3 Directive 2003/98/EC Article 3 – paragraph 2 (2) For documents for which libraries (including university libraries), museums and archives have intellectual property rights, Member States shall ensure that, where the re-use of documents is allowed, these documents shall be re-usable for commercial or non-commercial purposes in accordance with the conditions set out in Chapters III and IV, provided that the documents concerned are of types classified as accessible under the rules which exist in the Member States regarding access to public-sector information. Where possible, these documents shall be disseminated in technology-neutral, machine-readable form.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 4 – point 2 Directive 2003/98/EC Article 4 – paragraph 4 Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 5 Directive 2003/98/EC Article 5 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 6 – point 1 Directive 2003/98/EC Article 6 – paragraph 1 (1) Where charges are made for the re-use of documents, the total amount charged by public sector bodies shall be limited to the marginal costs incurred for their reproduction, provision and dissemination.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 6 – point 1 Directive 2003/98/EC Article 6 – paragraph 2 (2)
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 6 – point 1 Directive 2003/98/EC Article 6 – paragraph 3 Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 6 – point 2 Directive 2003/98/EC Article 6 – paragraph 4 2. The existing text of Article 6 becomes paragraph 4
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 6 – point 2 a (new) Directive 2003/98/EC Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new) 2a. The following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 4: ‘4a. Member States shall appoint a national authority which is suitable and possesses the right expertise to review compliance with the criteria for calculating charges referred to in paragraph 4.’
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 6 – point 3 Directive 2003/98/EC Article 6 – paragraph 5 Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 7 Directive 2003/98/EC Article 7 (7) In Article 7 (Transparency), the
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 8 – point 1 Directive 2003/98/EC Article 8 – paragraph 1 ‘1. Public sector bodies may allow re-use of documents without conditions or may impose conditions,
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 9 Directive 2003/98/EC Article 9 Member States shall
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 9 a (new) Directive 2003/98/EC Article 11 – paragraph 2 9a. Article 11(2) is replaced by the following: ‘2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, where an exclusive right is necessary for the provision of a service in the public interest, the validity of the exclusive rights arrangement shall be subject to regular review, and shall, in any event, be reviewed every four years. The exclusive arrangements established after the entry into force of this Directive shall be subject to the principle of transparency and shall be made public by the public sector bodies concerned.’
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 9 b (new) Directive 2003/98/EC Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new) 9b. In Article 11 the following paragraph is added: ‘2a. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, where an exclusive right is granted in connection with the commercial exploitation which is necessary in order to digitise cultural collections, the commercial exploitation shall not continue for longer than seven years. During this period, the exclusive right may not be reviewed. Under the terms of the exclusive rights agreement, public sector bodies shall receive a copy of the digitised cultural collection and may make it publicly available for further use after the expiry of the agreement. The exclusive arrangements established after the entry into force of this Directive shall be transparent and made public.’
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 10 Directive 2003/98/EC Article 11 – paragraph 3 (10)
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 12 – introductory part Directive 2003/98/EC Article 13 – paragraph 1 (12) In Article 13 (Review) the date of 1 July 2008 is replaced by [
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 12 Directive 2003/98/EC Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) ‘Member States shall submit a
source: PE-496.525
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2011/0461(COD) Union Civil Protection Mechanism 2014-2020
2012/09/19
REGI
26 amendments...
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 10 (10) The Mechanism should include a general policy framework aimed at continuously improving the level of preparedness of civil protection systems, personnel and citizens within the Union. This includes training programmes and a training network, at Union
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 12 (12) The development of civil protection assistance intervention modules on a voluntary basis, consisting of resources of one or more Member States which aim to be fully interoperable, is pursued at Union level in order to contribute to the development of a civil protection rapid response capability. Modules should be organised at the level of the Member States and subject to their direction and command.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 13 (13) The Mechanism should make it possible to mobilise and facilitate coordination of assistance interventions. The reinforced cooperation should be based on a Union structure consisting of an emergency response centre
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 14 (14) In order to improve the planning of disaster response operations and to ensure the availability of key capacities, it is necessary to develop reference scenarios for the main types of disasters, map key existing capacities available in Member States
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 16 (16) The availability of adequate means of transport needs to be improved to support the development of a rapid response capability at
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 22 (22)
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 3 3. The Union intervention enhances prevention, preparedness and response capacity of Member States to face major disasters minimising human and material loss.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 5 5. The Mechanism shall not affect Member States
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 2.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 7 7. "module" means a self-sufficient and autonomous predefined task- and needs- driven voluntary arrangement of Member States’ capabilities or a mobile operational team of the Member States, representing a combination of human and material means that can be described in terms of its capacity for intervention or by the task(s) it is able to undertake;
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a decision Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) assist Member States logistically in prepositioning emergency response assets in logistical hubs inside the Union;
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a decision Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 The modules shall be made up of the resources, made freely available, of one or more Member States.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a decision Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 The financial reference amount for the implementation of this Decision for the period 2014 to 2020 shall be EUR
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a decision Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 EUR 2
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a decision Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a decision Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point g Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a decision Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point h Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a decision Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) ensuring the availability of necessary logistical capacities to provide technical assistance and support
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a decision Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a decision Article 23 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The amount of Union financial support for transport resources and related logistics shall not exceed 85 % of the total eligible cost.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a decision Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point a Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a decision Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point b Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a decision Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point c Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a decision Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point g source: PE-494.850
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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
3 amendments...
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Calls for energy efficiency to be one of the priorities in future climate policy measures; acknowledges that achieving the EU's energy efficiency objective of 20% by 2020 would enable the EU to meet its 2020 emissions reduction commitments of 20%
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary action to ensure that Member States fully implement their energy savings commitments, either by introducing a requirement that National Energy Efficiency Action Plans must be approved by the Commission or by
Amendment 185 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 29 – point 6 · earmark additional funds for
source: PE-460.884
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2011/2023(INI) Towards a stronger European disaster response: the role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance
2011/05/30
REGI
3 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to aim towards an
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Supports the Commission’s efforts to include prevention aspects in its disaster response since the very beginning; points out, therefore, that regional and local authorities play a key role in disaster prevention by implementing
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Underscores the importance of the EU’s commitment on the exchange of best- practice and to supporting the measures taken by Member States, especially when several Member States are affected by a common disaster; therefore advocates making use of the valuable experience acquired in this field through projects implemented in the past under the Community’s INTERREG initiative
source: PE-466.979
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2011/2034(INI) Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond
2011/03/24
REGI
5 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that the upgrading and renewal of energy infrastructure are essential factors for achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy; notes that
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that cooperation between regions
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Takes the view that the Structural Funds offer scope for supporting special investments in energy infrastructure; considers, however, that such investments must be confined to regions in which, for political and geographical reasons, the market has much more difficulty in providing solutions to energy supply problems; calls, further, for support from the Structural Funds always to be made contingent on the adoption, as a matter of principle, of a commercial approach and on compliance with the principle of shared responsibility for funding;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes that incentives in national regulatory systems are still insufficient, especially for higher-risk and innovative projects such as smart grids; stresses that national regulatory frameworks need to be adjusted and requests the Commission in this regard to inquire to what extent national regulatory incentives are satisfactory and adequate;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that financing of infrastructure investments is market-based, provided, however, that
source: PE-462.568
2011/03/28
ITRE
39 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) – having regard to 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,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the Lisbon Treaty provides a specific legal basis for developing an EU energy policy which promotes the interconnection of energy networks across national and regional borders which is necessary to achieve the other EU energy policy objectives (functioning of the energy market, energy efficiency and renewable energy, security of supply),
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the availability of interconnection capacity or interconnection capacity itself between Member States remains
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas energy infrastructures planned today must be consistent with market needs and long-term EU climate and energy objectives,
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for achieving a sustainable energy future and can partially reduce the need for investment in energy infrastructure and to relocate plants in response to rising costs,
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas smart grids and meters could provide an important opportunity to establish an efficient relationship between energy production, energy transmission, energy distribution and users,
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas market-based
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the crucial importance of timely, correct and full implementation of existing legislation, including the regulatory work called for by the third internal energy market package, and stresses in this regard that the internal energy market should be completed by 2014 so as to allow gas and electricity to flow freely;
Amendment 118 #
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, in order to guarantee comparable terms of competition;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the reference scenario used for assessing the energy infrastructure for 2020 needs to be consistent with the overall energy policy objectives and the EU
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the need to identify, according to a hierarchy of importance and cost-effectiveness, where infrastructure could be minimised through energy efficiency policies, where existing infrastructure can be upgraded or modernised and where new infrastructure is needed and can be built alongside existing infrastructure;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers that the development of electricity infrastructure between the EU and third countries can create a risk of
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to submit by the end of 2011 proposed solutions to the trade-offs described by the European coordinator Georg Wilhelm Adamowitsch in his third annual report of 15 November 2010, for example that between the urgent need for new infrastructure and rigid environmental protection rules;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that the TYNDP should form the basis of a rolling programme for developing European gas transport and electricity transmission infrastructure within a long-
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence; highlights the need for additional flexibility requirements in gas infrastructures, as set out in Regulation 994/2010, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be developed, with full account being taken of the contribution of LNG/ CNG terminals;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement that natural gas will take on an important role as a backup fuel; stresses, however, that other forms of energy and energy storage facilities will also have to take on this role if security of supply is to be ensured; underlines that a broad energy mix will continue to be the basis for secure, cost-effective energy supply;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 296 #
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, hydropower, high-temperature solar installations, compressed air and other technologies);
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Urges the Commission – in cooperation with the relevant market operators – to critically assess and review, wherever necessary, the figures for investment needs given in the communication on energy infrastructure priorities, and asks it to report to the Council and to the Parliament on the investments likely to be needed;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that energy infrastructures should become more end-user-oriented, with a stronger focus on the interaction between distribution system capacities and consumption; points to the benefits of a new gas and electricity system incorporating modern technologies and services such as smart meters, smart grids and interoperable ICT-operated load- and demand-side energy management services;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that smart grids and energy management solutions offer a unique opportunity to boost the competitiveness of European industry, with particular reference to SMEs;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Urges the Member
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 2 Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 3 – they must be in line with
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 1 – contribution to putting an end to energy islands and the completion of the internal energy market,
Amendment 482 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Welcomes the establishment of a national contact authority for each European interest project (‘one-stop shop’) as a single administrative interface between developers and the different authorities involved in the authorisation procedure; takes the view that, with regard to cross- border projects, further coordination between national ‘one-stop shops’
Amendment 495 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Welcomes the introduction of a time limit of five years within which the relevant executive authorities must reach a final decision; calls on the Commission to further asses this initiative, taking account of the diverse range of project specificities and the territorial characteristics of projects, and to evaluate the suitability of using arbitration procedures as a final decision-making tool;
Amendment 500 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 513 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Notes that grid investments are cyclical and should be viewed in a historical perspective; points out that a large amount of the infrastructure built over the past decades to interconnect centralised power plants will become obsolete in the coming years; points out that society will expect the cost of keeping the existing infrastructure operational and of deploying new infrastructure to be optimised;
Amendment 516 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Takes the view that the funding of basic infrastructure and the promotion of conventional energies must be seen as compatible with the EU 2020 Strategy, since only if they have competitive transport, energy and communications networks will convergence regions be able to play a part in achieving the EU 2020 objectives; considers that the weaker and neediest regions, in particular, must be offered some leeway in interpreting the EU2020 objectives;
Amendment 523 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses that the bulk of the cost of infrastructure investments needs to be financed by the market and based on the ‘user pays’ principle; requests the Commission to assess to what extent the existing regulatory incentives are sufficient to send the necessary signals; takes the view that where key projects are not attractive to the market but their development is necessary in order to achieve the stated objectives, public funding should be used to lever private investment by setting up an innovative mix, subject to a clear ceiling, of financial instruments;
Amendment 529 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Sees options for the structural funds to support special energy infrastructure investments; considers, however, that these must be confined to regions where market-based energy supply solutions are severely restricted for political and geographical reasons; calls for structural fund support to be tied, however, to the condition that a commercial application follow as a matter of principle and that the principle of shared responsibility for funding be respected;
Amendment 542 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Emphasises that a stable, predictable and appropriate regulatory framework that also provides incentives for the construction of new infrastructure is crucial in order to promote investment;
Amendment 545 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36a. Notes that a number of Member States have not yet fully implemented the provisions of the second internal market package and is concerned that there will be substantial delays in implementing the third internal market package; calls on the Commission, therefore, to make compliance with the core provisions of internal market legislation relating to electricity and gas a condition for the granting of public funding, so as to step up the pressure on the Member States;
Amendment 554 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Stresses that the fullest possible use should be made of market-based tools, including project bonds, loan guarantees, non-commercial risk-sharing facilities, incentives for funding public-private partnerships, partnerships with the EIB and the use of ETS revenue, in accordance with EU energy and climate objectives;
Amendment 565 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Recalls the importance of transparent and non-discriminatory tariffs with a view to ensuring appropriate cost allocation for cross-border investments, fair prices for consumers and greater competitiveness; welcomes, therefore, the REMIT proposal from the European Commission;
source: PE-460.899
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2011/2035(INI) EC 5th Cohesion Report and Strategy for the post-2013 Cohesion Policy
2011/04/20
REGI
40 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 a (new) - having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the ‘Fifth Cohesion Report’, adopted on 1 April 2011,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the cohesion and structural policies have proved flexible in crisis situations and have made a defining contribution to various national recovery and training programmes, and whereas it is important to maintain this flexibility,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas European structural policy contributes greatly to overcoming the economic and financial crisis, as it tends to be oriented towards innovation and removing disparities, strongly encouraging the European regions to upgrade infrastructure, increase regional innovation potential and boost sustainable ecological development,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas Europe’s regions together face the challenges of globalisation, demographic change and conserving resources, and whereas the intrinsic potential of all regions should be exploited to boost growth and regional and social cohesion,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas gearing the structural funds to the Lisbon Strategy objectives has proved effective, as is evident from the impressive commitment rates for the Convergence and the Regional Competitiveness and Employment objectives, a
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the existing system of cohesion and structural policy objectives (Convergence, Regional Competitiveness and Employment, and European Territorial Cooperation), combined with a multi-level governance approach and security to plan on the basis of reliable funding and an agreed time frame (seven years), has
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas a comprehensive European cohesion policy continues to be essential, given the
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas a comprehensive and well- funded European cohesion policy continues to be essential, given the significant imbalances between regional economies and in social terms, as well as specific structural problems and geographical disadvantages, and it is also a requirement under the Lisbon Treaty,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recognises, too, that European funding adds value where projects supported at regional level contribute to the achievement of pan-European objectives in the fields of European integration, economic growth, research, environmental protection, culture, resource management, demographic change, energy supply sustainability, social cohesion or cross- border development and this would not have been realised without the European stimulus;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Sees the achievement of European objectives in accordance with the principle of multi-level governance as one of the major advantages of cohesion policy and thus as a form of added value in itself;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that, despite the trend towards a narrowing of inter-regional disparities, major imbalances still exist – and in some Member States are actually growing – so cohesion policy must continue to concentrate on
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Sees macroregional strategies as affording a major opportunity to harness forms of trans-regional potential and adopt a joint approach to challenges stemming from the natural environment, e.g. in relation to environmental protection; economic, social and territorial cohesion; highlights the need to link territorial cooperation programmes more effectively with territorial strategies that are based on a shared commitment from regional stakeholders; considers that better coordination of existing support mechanisms can create scope for more targeted use of the EU Structural Funds;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Sees macroregional strategies as affording a major opportunity to harness forms of trans-regional potential and adopt a joint approach to shared challenges s
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Sees macroregional strategies as affording a major opportunity to harness forms of
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Doubts whether specific operational programmes for functional geographical entities such as metropolitan regions or sea or river basins will yield additional benefits; is particularly aware, in relation to such programmes, of the absence of political bodies (including democratically elected bodies) with a sufficiently wide- ranging remit to implement them; calls instead for closer coordination of macroregional or natural-environment strategies at inter-governmental levels; calls for cross-border groupings to be involved in devising the operational programmes for cross-border programmes, on the basis of the EGTC Regulation;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the key role
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Rejects the use of obligatory quotas in particular for national allocations under ESF/ERDF programmes, for local and urban development, for the countryside or otherwise according to categorisation on the basis of population density or territorial function
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that support from the Cohesion Fund and the Structural Funds must be more strongly oriented towards the educational and socio-political challenges of the EU 2020 strategy while keeping with the Treaty’s Cohesion as overarching EU objective; takes the view, however, that across-the-board ‘Europeanisation’ of the relevant policy areas would be a doomed endeavour purely on financial grounds; calls, therefore, for the further place based local development
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Sees scope under the Structural Funds for
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Also considers that cohesion policy has a responsibility to do what is needed to fill gaps and remove bottlenecks in a core TEN network of main routes of European significance, particularly in the border regions which have until now been badly neglected in this regard;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Emphasises that the trans-European transport networks play a decisive role in European regional cohesion and that development of TEN infrastructure, Motorways of the Sea and designated E- roads must therefore be stepped up and access to them improved, especially in border regions
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. supports economic development and employment in SMEs and micro- enterprises; therefore requests that the fundamentals of the Small Business Act for Europe (SBAE), i.e. "Think Small First" and "Only once ", are considered as one of the bases of cohesion policy and considers that these principles should be applied by Member States and regions in the definition of their operational programs;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Takes the view that GDP must be retained as the key criterion in the definition of areas eligible for maximum support (those with GDP/PE below 75% of the EU average) and, where appropriate, cohesion countries (GDP/PE below 90% of the EU average); points out that the competent national authorities must
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls for a strengthening of Objective 2 (Regional Competitiveness and Employment), which is based on a cross- cutting approach
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Takes the unequivocal view that efforts under Objective 3 (European Territorial Cooperation) need to be stepped up at all EU internal borders and at all three levels of such cooperation (cross-border, inter- regional and trans-national) and calls for the relevant share of the structural funds to be increased to 7%; calls for the allocation of funding for each territorial cooperation programme to be based on harmonised criteria in order to provide a strategic and integrated response to the needs and specificities of each geographical territory and area concerned; stresses the importance of the border regions in terms of achievement of the EU 2020 objectives; considers that there is a need
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Considers that EGTCs represent a unique, highly valuable territorial governance instrument which responds to the needs for structured cooperation, and must be promoted as a tool to set up systems of cross-border governance, ensuring the ownership of the different policies at regional and local level;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Draws attention to the synergies achievable through integrated approaches, notably linking the ESF and the ERDF, and calls for the option of cross-financing between these funds – specifically with a view to integrated development planning – to be facilitated; calls, furthermore, for better synergies between the EDF and the ERDF;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Draws attention to the synergies achievable through integrated local and regional development approaches, notably linking the ESF and the ERDF, and calls for the option of cross-financing between these funds – specifically with a view to integrated development planning – to be facilitated;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Calls for the sake of increasing synergies for a greater integration of sectoral policies (transport, energy, research, environment, education) in the cohesion and structural policy creating more effectiveness and better coordination between the Structural Funds, the CIP and the Framework Programmes for Research and Development, suggests that multi-fund programming could contribute to work in a more integrated manner and would increase the effectiveness between these different funds; considers the national / regional development partnerships as an appropriate instrument to bring together the various policies; in this respect underlines the need to set clear objectives and to assess whether the goals were achieved in the Member States;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 c (new) 27c. Proposes that research and development policies be territorialised; therefore stresses the importance of adapting the cohesion policy and research and innovation policies to the specific needs of the territories; since a stronger involvement of regional and local authorities in the design and execution of the regional development funds and research and innovation programmes becomes crucial noticing the impossibility of applying the same strategy for development to all the regions;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls, in the interests of efficiency, for the
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Calls for the revision of the Regulation for cross border cooperation at the outside borders and the actual ENPI, integrating these funds into the Objective 3 for territorial cooperation;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Calls for the mandatory involvement of
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Calls, in the event that certain binding priorities are set for all Member States, for these to cover innovation, infrastructure and resource management and to be tailored in each case to regions
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Takes the view that new conditionality shall not result in extra administration burdens for the actors involved; encourages development of consistent, standard systems of conditionality for both the ERDF and ESF that should be objectively assessable as well;
Amendment 524 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 a (new) 54a. Calls on the Commission to maintain an annual public 'failure scoreboard' of inadequate and/or late execution of reporting and disclosure requirements and of irregularities, abuse and fraud in the use of monies from the cohesion fund; calls for this information to be broken down by Member State and Fund;
Amendment 534 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55. Supports the Commission’s proposal that national authorities should not receive reimbursement until the EU funding has been paid out to the beneficiaries; envisages that this will speed up payment procedures and will be a crucial incentive to carry out stringent national auditing; notes, however, that cashflow problems could potentially arise at Member State or
Amendment 538 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 c (new) 55c. Calls for diversification of the penalty mechanisms, including among other aspects a bonus system for those Member States which comply with the implementation requirements, in particular through administrative concessions;
Amendment 547 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Supports the Commission's proposal that the N+2 rule should be applied systematically possibly at the level of Member States allocations to provide for more flexibility, except in the first year of funding and that derogations from it should be abolished; considers this will guarantee that a balance is struck between high- quality investment and smooth and speedy programme implementation;
Amendment 551 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 57. Emphasises the importance in terms of cohesion policy of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) promoting cross-border cooperation with states outside the EU; is convinced of the ultimate necessity to reincorporate the ENPI cross-border cooperation programmes into the cohesion policy's Territorial Cooperation Objective; sees infrastructure (transport and energy) links with neighbouring countries as having particularly positive effects on the European border regions; calls for ENPI funding to focus more closely on strategic needs in relation to energy and to transport infrastructure; calls on the Commission to look into the feasibility of establishing better synergies between ERDF initiatives, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) and the European Development Fund (EDF);
source: PE-462.896
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2011/2107(INI) Green Paper: From challenges to opportunities: towards a common strategic framework for EU research and innovation funding
2011/06/21
ITRE
15 amendments...
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas, although EU funding for R&D&I has been increasing, scientifically and technologically more developed EU Member States (MS) still absorb the greatest slice of the available resources under the various funding schemes and programmes (including large-scale projects), perpetuating the under- representativeness of some MS and their European regions in terms both of access to funding and of participation,
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for a better articulation and coordination between local and regional, national and European research and innovation strategies, respecting the specificities of the different contexts and, at the same time, reinforcing the possibilities for complementarity and cooperation between them; believes that sharing information and results is of key importance here;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the fact that at the core of the CSF should be the idea that the differing nature and scale of R&D&I projects, together with the multiplicity of funding schemes, must be organised in such a way that coherence, articulation
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Is convinced that different tasks within the CSF should be tackled separately but in close articulation: the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) to operate mainly as a network of Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) to concentrate on its strength in supporting innovative SMEs and therefore
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls for clarification, simplification and reorganisation of the different EU programmes and instruments in existence, for a clear definition of the overall funding system, and for the EU research and innovation programmes budget for the next financial period to be doubled as of 2014 (
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. The funding scheme within this layer includes the funding provided through the EIT, the part of the FP concerning the Capacities Programme and Marie Curie initiatives, the European funding components of large-scale projects, access to loans by the EIB (covering projects over EUR 50 million and the RSFF), grants associated with the above-mentioned components of the FP, and cooperation with Structural Funds associated with infrastructure;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses the need for KICs with a more narrow focus and consequently a more concentrated network with a smaller sized budget, which also enables more SME participation due to lower annual contribution costs; believes that these smaller KICs can create a single focal point in the EU as a meeting place for scientists from all over the EU in order to better compete on the global market;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the synergy between different instruments and funds and to develop a multi-fund approach, while respecting the specific conditions set out in the respective legislation;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. This layer is the space for overall research, fundamental and applied, and social sciences and humanities;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. This layer is the space for
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that increased participation by SMEs needs appropriate funding instruments that respond to their specificities
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Calls for a stronger intergovernmental participation under the Joint Programming measures, which strengthens the cooperation in research, development and innovation throughout Europe;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Calls for a clear coordination with the new initiatives under the EU2020 strategy, such as the Innovation Union and other relevant Flagship Projects;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls for a balance to be kept between bottom-up (cooperative) and top-down projects (’great societal challenges’), as well as for smaller bottom-up projects to be facilitated; in this respect, believes that the smart specialisation concept in the Regional Policy can foster the uptake of these bottom-up projects;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls for an intensification of international cooperation through effective reinforcement of capacity building and the establishment of fair partnerships with fast growing countries such as the BRIC- countries and developing countries in order better to tackle global challenges;
source: PE-467.207
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2012/0011(COD) Personal data protection: processing and free movement of data (General Data Protection Regulation)
2013/03/04
LIBE
1 amendments...
Amendment 679 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new) (da) to micro companies according to the Commission Recommendation 2003/361 and in the course of their own activity and for data which is strictly and exclusively for their internal use;
source: PE-506.145
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2012/0190(COD) Reducing CO2 emissions from new passenger cars: modalities for reaching the 2020 target
2013/04/02
ITRE
8 amendments...
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 Article 1 – paragraph 2 From 2020 onwards, this Regulation sets a target of 95 g CO2/km as average emissions for the new car fleet as measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 1 1. In calculating the average specific emissions of CO2, each new passenger car with specific emissions of CO2
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 2 Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 8 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 2009/443 Article 12 – paragraph 1 (8a) in Article 12, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘(1) Upon application by a supplier or a manufacturer, CO2 savings achieved through the use of innovative technologies or a combination of innovative technologies (‘innovative technology packages’) shall be considered. The total contribution of those technologies to reducing the specific emissions target of a manufacturer may be up to 7 g CO2/km.’
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 9 Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 Article 12 – paragraph 2 (9)
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 9 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 Article 12 – paragraph 3 (9a) in Article 12, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘A supplier or a manufacturer who applies for a measure to be approved as an innovative technology or innovative technology package shall submit a report, including a verification report issued by an independent and certified body, to the Commission. In the event of a possible interaction of the measure with another innovative technology or innovative technology package already approved, the report shall mention that interaction and the verification report shall evaluate to what extent that interaction modifies the reduction achieved by each measure.’
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 9 b (new) Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new) (9b) the following paragraph is inserted after Article 12(4): ‘Once a year, the Commission shall submit to the Council and Parliament a report on innovative technologies and innovative technology packages which have been approved and rejected.’
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 10 – point c Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 Article 13 – paragraph 5 5. By
source: PE-504.233
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2012/0202(COD) Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading: timing of auctions
2012/12/20
ITRE
7 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision Citation 1 Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 Directive 2003/87/EC Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 The Commission
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) Directive 2003/87/EC Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new) 1a. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "In order to ensure the predictability of the auctions, in particular as regards the estimated volumes of allowances in accordance with this paragraph any modification, including reduction of the volume or part of the volume of allowances to be auctioned require unanimity among all Member States."
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new) Directive 2003/87/EC Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 b (new) 1b. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "Any adaptation should be accompanied by the impact assessment on the Member States level of the above mentioned adaptation on the Member States auctioning revenues. The Commission shall propose compensatory measures minimizing the negative impact on Member States' revenues."
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 1 c (new) Directive 2003/87/EC Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 c (new) 1c. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "Any adaptation resulting in limiting the volume of allowances to be auctioned in 2013 or in any subsequent year up to 2020, shall not apply to Member States set out in Annex IIa."
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 1 d (new) Directive 2003/87/EC Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 d (new) 1d. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "Any adaptation resulting in limiting the volume of allowances to be auctioned in 2013 or in any subsequent year up to 2020, shall not apply to Member States set out in Annex IIb."
source: PE-501.951
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2012/2259(INI) Current challenges and opportunities for renewable energy on the European internal energy market
2012/12/20
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the most of the current arrangements for energy generation from renewable sources take no account of geographical plant location criteria and fail to exploit cost advantages, thereby making the European energy transition unnecessarily costly;
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Notes that, in many Member States, RES already account for more than 20% of the energy market, while national rules on feed-in tariffs and preferential treatment are leading to distortions of competition;
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29 a. Calls for national exemptions from the EU prohibition on state aid for renewable energies to be abolished in view of the distortions of the market which have arisen in countries where RES account for over 20% of the energy market; also takes a critical view of preferential feed-in arrangements for RES when their market share exceeds a certain level, which can have the effect of destabilising the grid and distorting competition;
Amendment 494 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. Calls for a review of the capacity payments envisaged or in place in some countries for conventional power stations to maintain baseload capacity, which may conflict with European competition rules; calls on Member States and energy producers, instead, to organise baseload groupings in cooperation with RES inside the internal market on the basis of free- market principles; asks the Commission to draw up a legal framework for the setting up of local groupings to secure baseload power;
source: PE-500.604
2013/01/29
REGI
17 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Maintains that investment in, and the exploitation of, renewable and other low emission sources of energy will promote economic development, new innovations, and sustainable growth in the EU's regions and, moreover, will create jobs;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – indent 1 (new) - Having regard to the report on the role of EU cohesion policy in implementing the new European energy policy; (This citation should go before the first paragraph.)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Emphasises that secure, affordable and environmentally sound energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of our regions and of European industry; emphasises, therefore, that the energy supply system needs to be overhauled and the share of RES increased in a manner that is cost- efficient and without prejudice to supply security;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that investment under Common Strategic Framework funds could be of great help in resolving the challenges for renewable energy; draws attention also to the importance of private
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. whereas the most of the current arrangements for energy generation from renewable sources take no account of geographical plant location criteria and fail to exploit cost advantages, thereby making the European energy turnaround unnecessarily costly;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that, in many Member States, RES already account for more than 20% of the energy market, while national rules on feed-in tariffs and preferential treatment are leading to distortions of competition;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls for national exemptions from the EU prohibition on state aid for renewable energies to be abolished in view of the distortions of the market which have arisen in countries where RES account for over 20% of the energy market; also takes a critical view of preferential feed-in arrangements for RES when their market share exceeds a certain level, which can have the effect of destabilising the grid and distorting competition;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points to the importance of self- sufficiency in energy and to the
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for a review of the capacity payments envisaged or in place in some countries for conventional power stations to maintain baseload capacity, which may conflict with European competition rules; calls on Member States and energy producers, instead, to organise baseload groupings in cooperation with RES inside the internal market on the basis of free- market principles; asks the Commission to draw up a legal framework for the setting up of local groupings to secure baseload power;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for the deployment of renewable sources of energy within the EU to be made more efficient by striving towards a system of EU-wide incentives for renewable sources, on which basis specific types of renewables would be deployed in those parts of the EU where they are most efficient, thereby lowering the cost of promoting them and guaranteeing the efficient allocation of funding;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that local sustainable energy strategies have an essential role in terms of regional and social development, as they enhance the participation of regional players in
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Maintains that effective renewable energy projects should not stop at the EU's internal borders, to say nothing of its external borders; draws attention to the importance of cross-border energy projects and takes the view that European regional cooperation programmes, as well as the IPA and the ENI, should
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Maintains that effective renewable energy projects should not stop at the EU's internal borders, to say nothing of its external borders; draws attention to the importance of cross-border energy projects and takes the view that European regional cooperation programmes, as well as the IPA and the ENI, should be exploited
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes that the existence of numerous different schemes for promoting renewables in the Member States gives rise to considerable inefficiencies in cross-border electricity trading because it reinforces and indeed aggravates inequalities, thus working against completion of the internal energy market; stresses that this is a major blockage to the development of cross-border regional projects, which are subject to different renewables support regimes;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Is convinced that only an EU-wide system for promoting RES will offer the most cost-effective framework in which their full potential can be realised; sees decisive advantages in a technology- neutral European market for renewables, in which producers will have to cover a pre-determined quota of their energy output from RES, and in which one of the ways of reaching that quota will be through the trading of certificates on a market established for that purpose; notes the evidence of experience in the Member States that, in order to ensure quotas are met, heavy fines must be imposed for failure to meet them;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Notes the January 2013 adopted of the report on the role of EU cohesion policy in implementing the new European energy policy and ask the Commission to take it into account when drafting its renewables policy in regards to cohesion policy.
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Emphasises that the further development of renewables will entail permanent landscape change in the regions; points out that the only way to win public acceptance of renewables is through transparent planning, construction and licensing procedures, in which all the stakeholders are involved.
source: PE-504.185
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