Michael THEURER
Constituencies
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Germany
Freie Demokratische Partei
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Groups
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ALDE
Member of the Bureau
Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
2012/01/27 - 9999/12/31
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ALDE
Member
Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
2009/07/14 - 2012/01/26
EP staff
- Member of Conference of Committee Chairs 2012/01/23 - 9999/12/31
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Chair of | Committee on Budgetary Control | 2012/01/23 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Regional Development | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with India | 2012/02/08 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with Israel | 2009/09/16 | 2012/01/17 |
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Rapporteur
| Opinion | 2011/2071(INI) | European semester for economic policy coordination |
| Responsible | 2010/2305(INI) | Absorption of Structural and Cohesion Funds: lessons learnt for the future cohesion policy of the EU |
| Shadow | 2010/0075(NLE) | EU/Korea Free Trade Agreement: conclusion |
| Shadow | 2010/0032(COD) | EU/Korea Free Trade Agreement: bilateral safeguard clause |
| Shadow | 2009/2243(INI) | Report on the implementation of the synergies of research and innovation earmarked funds in Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 concerning the European Fund of Regional Development and the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development in cities and regions as well as in the Member States and the Union |
| Shadow | 2009/2234(INI) | Contribution of EU regional policy towards fighting the financial and economic crisis, with a special reference to Objective 2 |
Born
1967/01/12 Tübingen- Editorial assistant, Schwarzwälder Boten, Oberndorf (1988-1990). Studied economics at the Eberhard Karl University, Tübingen (1990-1995); degree in economics (1995).
- Local editor, Schwarzwälder Boten (1990).
- Member, Regional Executive, Baden-Württemberg FDP/DVP (since 1991); regional chair of the Baden-Württemberg Youth Section of the FDP (1991-1994); regional vice-chair of Baden-Württemberg FDP/DVP (since 1999); member of the Federal Executive of the FDP (since 2003).
- Mayor of Horb am Neckar (1995-2009). Member of Freudenstadt district council (since 1999). Member of the Baden-Württemberg Regional Assembly (2001-2009): spokesman on European affairs (2001-2009); deputy group leader (2006-2009); vice-chair of the European Affairs Committee (2006-2009).
- Chair of the Friends of the Former Synagogue in Rexingen (since 1997).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2009/2175(INI) New developments in public procurement
2010/03/02
INTA
6 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Point 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that a sound government procurement framework is a precondition for a fair and free competition-oriented market and helps to fight corruption;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Point 2 2. Believes that a plurilateral agreement such as the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) is the best tool to ensure a level playing field for European enterprises in regarding market access to public procurement at international level; therefore urges the Commission to con
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Point 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that apart from the EFTA countries (Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) no other party to the GPA was able to meet the Commission's requests for coverage in the GPA;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Point 3 a (new) 3a. Urges the 22 observer states on the GPA committee to speed up the process of acceding to the GPA; specifically urges Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to reconsider opening special negotiations to join the GPA;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Point 4 4. Regrets that our international partners have not yet opened up their internal public procurement markets to EU companies in the same way that the EU internal market is open to third-country enterprises; deeply deplores the fact that our major trading partners employ public procurement practices which discriminate against EU suppliers tendering for public contracts in third countries; deplores the fact that some key trading partners (including GPA members) take protectionist measures in the area of public procurement;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Point 4 a (new) 4a. Urges the Commission to do more to secure a greater role for European SMEs in international public procurement and to intensify efforts to prevent discrimination against European SMEs by matching the specific provisions that some GPA members (such as Canada and the US) have; notes that measures to improve both transparency and access to national procurement markets would help SMEs to access such markets;
source: PE-438.392
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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
5 amendments...
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Supports the Council’s proposal to increase advances for 2010 by 4% in the case of the ESF and by 2% in the case of the Cohesion Fund, but only for Member States whose GDP has fallen by more than two digits or have received IMF balance-of-payments support; calls on the Commission to study the causes of the delays in implementation and to find flexible solutions for the n+2/n+3 rules, so that funds are not forfeited to the Member States;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the support measures for undertakings under the cohesion policy (approximately EUR 55 billion between 2007 and 2013), most of which concerns strengthening innovation, technology transfer and modernisation of SMEs, and understands that the proposed measures under the intervention in favour of undertakings must be targeted at their long- term restructuring outcomes and not at fire- fighting interventions for economic survival, which in many cases are incompatible with State aid policies;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor, on a continuous basis, the impact of the crisis in various structural and development fields and the use made of the opportunities offered by the financing instruments earmarked for Objective 2 primarily to support competitiveness and employment, with an emphasis on entrepreneurship and SMEs; there is great potential in the development of renewable energies;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 source: PE-440.024
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2009/2243(INI) Report on the implementation of the synergies of research and innovation earmarked funds in Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 concerning the European Fund of Regional Development and the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development in cities and regions as well as in the Member States and the Union
2010/03/26
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission to carry out a study on how applying for support under the various programmes can be made easier using computer programs with standardised manuals;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Acknowledges that both shared and centralised management require specific rules, underlines, however, the need to harmonise the rules governing different instruments; calls on the Commission to explore possibilities to that end, without prejudice to competences of Member States and regions under shared management; acknowledges that the centrally managed, top-down approach of FP7 and CIP aimed at encouraging European excellence in research and development and the decentralised, bottom-up approach of cohesion policy aimed at encouraging territorial diversity and regional technology transfer each have their own merits; calls for the specific strengths of both support pillars to be promoted at the same time as making use of synergies; emphasises that the strength of cohesion policy lies in offering easily accessible support, and providing improved access to research, transfer of technology and innovation oriented towards practical application, to small and medium-sized enterprises in particular on a wide scale.
source: PE-440.028
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2010/0032(COD) EU/Korea Free Trade Agreement: bilateral safeguard clause
2010/10/06
INTA
20 amendments...
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 d-f (new) (13d) Article 11.1(2) of Chapter Eleven of the Agreement establishes a requirement that the Parties maintain in their respective territories comprehensive competition laws which effectively address restrictive agreements, concerted practices and abuse of dominance by one or more enterprises. (13e) Article 11.6(2) of Chapter Eleven establishes an obligation on the Parties to co-operate in relation to their respective enforcement policies and in the enforcement of their respective competition laws, including through enforcement cooperation, notification, consultation and exchange of non- confidential information based on the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Korea concerning cooperation on anti-competitive activities signed on 23 May 2009 (the "Cooperation Agreement"). (13f) The purpose of the Cooperation Agreement is to contribute to the effective enforcement of the competition laws of each Party through promoting cooperation and coordination between the competition authorities of the Parties.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph a (a) "Union industry" means the Union producers as a whole of the like or directly competitive products operating within the territory of the Union, or those Union producers whose collective output of the like or directly competitive products constitutes a major proportion of the total Union production of those products. In the case where the like or directly competitive product is only one of several products that are made by the producers who constitute the Union industry, the industry shall be defined as the specific operations that are involved in the production of the like or directly competitive product;
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 - paragraph d Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 - paragraph f (new) (f) “such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause” includes such factors as the production capacity, utilization rates, currency practices and labour conditions of a third country with regard to the manufacturing of components and materials incorporated into the product concerned.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 - paragraph g (new) (g) "Regional industry" means the producers as a whole of the like or directly competitive products operating within the territory of one or more regions in the Union, or those producers whose collective output of the like or directly competitive products constitutes a major proportion of the total production of those products in one or more regions;
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 - paragraph 1 1. A safeguard measure may be imposed in accordance with the provisions set out in this Regulation where a product originating in Korea is,
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 a (new) Article 2a Monitoring The Commission will monitor the evolution of import and export statistics of Korean products, and will cooperate and exchange data on a regular basis with Member States, the European Parliament and the Union industry. The Commission will ensure that Member States provide adequate and good quality statistical data diligently.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. An investigation shall be initiated upon request by a Member State, a Union industry and its members or on the Commission’s own initiative if it is apparent to the Commission that there is sufficient evidence to justify such initiation.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The request to initiate an investigation shall contain evidence of the meeting of the conditions for imposing the safeguard measure within the meaning of Article 2(1). The request should generally contain the following information: the rate and amount of the increase in imports of the product concerned in absolute and relative terms, the share of the domestic market taken by increased imports, changes in the level of sales, production, productivity, capacity utilisation, profits and losses and employment.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 - paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. An investigation shall be initiated if the volume of Korean automotive imports into the Union increases by more than 5 percent on an annual basis, for such time as the overall import penetration of the Korea automotive market is lower than 20 percent.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 - paragraph 2 2. The Member States or the Union industry shall inform the Commission should trends in imports from the Republic of Korea appear to call for safeguard measures. That information shall include the evidence available as determined on the basis of factors laid down in Article 4. The Commission shall pass that information on to all Member States within three working days.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 c (new) 3c. Trade barriers in the home market of a trading partner tend to support exports from that market to the European Union and thereby generate the conditions for the application of safeguard measures. There is reason to believe that the Korean automotive market is highly protected and that global penetration of the Korean automotive market considerably lags the average global penetration of automotive markets throughout the OECD. The Commission should exercise particular vigilance in administering safeguard measures with respect automotive products, for such time as the overall import penetration of the Korean automotive market is lower than 20 percent.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. Provisional safeguard measures shall be applied in critical circumstances where a delay would cause damage which it would be difficult to repair, pursuant to a preliminary determination that there is
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 Duration and review of safeguard measures 1. A safeguard measure shall remain in force only for such period of time as may be necessary to prevent or remedy the serious injury and to facilitate adjustment. That period shall not exceed
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 a (new) Article 11a Competition 1. The European Commission shall use its powers under Article 3 of the Cooperation Agreement to obtain information about the presence of anticompetitive activities (as defined in the Cooperation Agreement) in the industrial sector in the Republic of Korea. 2. The European Commission shall determine whether there is a reasonable indication that anticompetitive practices are present in the industrial sector in the Republic of Korea, and shall report to the European Parliament its conclusion on this matter and the results of its enquiries under paragraph 1, subject to requirements of preserving the confidentiality and business secrets of private undertakings. 3. If the enquiries under paragraphs 1 and 2 lead the European Commission to determine that there is a reasonable indication that anti-competitive activities are present in an industrial sector in the Republic of Korea, then the European Commission shall exercise its powers to request that the KFTC take appropriate enforcement activities pursuant to Article 6 of the Cooperation Agreement.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 b (new) Article 11b Procedure for the Treatment of Outward Processing Zones under the Rules of Origin Protocol 1. Before the Commission agrees to any decisions within the Committee on Outward Processing Zones on the Korean Peninsula set up pursuant to Article 15.2.1. of the Agreement ("the Committee"), in particular a decision establishing the criteria for identification of geographic areas as "outward processing zones" under Annex IV to the Rules of Origin Protocol ("Annex IV"), or a decision designating specific areas as "outward processing zones" under Annex IV, it shall first comply with the procedures set out in this article. 2. The Commission shall present the Council and the European Parliament a report identifying the criteria used to designate geographical areas as "outward processing zones" under Annex IV at least 180 days before a Committee meeting, or, if a Council decision will be necessary pursuant to Article 218(9) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, at least 180 days before the Commission submits a proposal for a Council decision to the Council. The Report shall include, as one of the mandatory conditions to be fulfilled by the geographical area before it can be certified under Annex IV, compliance with core human and labour rights UN/ILO conventions. 3. The Commission shall notify the Council and the European Parliament of any proposal by Korea that a specific geographical area be designated by the Committee as an "outward processing zone" pursuant to Article 1 of Annex IV within 30 days of receiving such proposal from Korea, and at least 180 days prior to the meetings of the Committee in which the matter will be discussed. 4. The Commission shall obtain the European Parliament's consent before deciding on Korea's proposals on designating a specific geographical area under Annex IV.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 c (new) Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 d (new) Article 11d Discriminatory Taxation Measures 1. The Commission shall determine whether Korean tax measures affecting de facto or de jure Union industry automotive products violate the TBT Agreement or Chapter 4 of the Agreement and issue a report to the European Parliament and the Council. 2. In particular, the report shall specify: (a) whether such violation amounts to a "trade obstacle," as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94 of 22 December 1994 laying down Community procedures in the field of common commercial policy in order to ensure the exercise of the Community's rights under international trade rules, in particular those established under the auspices of the World Trade Organization ("Trade Barriers Regulation"); and (b) in the event that such violation amounts to a “trade obstacle,” a recommendation as to the appropriate course of action, in particular whether an investigation under the Trade Barriers Regulation, consultations under the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding or Chapter 14 of the Agreement, are warranted. (c) in the event that such a violation does not amount to a “trade obstacle,” a recommendation as to the appropriate course of action for addressing and mitigating the effects of Korean tax measures on Union industry automotive products. 3. If, following this report, the Commission initiates an investigation under the Trade Barriers Regulation, any affirmative finding of the existence of "trade obstacle" in the report shall be binding and the investigation shall focus on other elements necessary for EU action under the Trade Barriers Regulation, such as injury and adverse trade effects.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 e (new) Article 11e Transition Period for Authorities Within 6 months of the coming into force of the Agreement, the Commission shall present to the Council and the European Parliament a report on the effect of the transition period afforded to the parties for bringing certain technical regulations on automotive products, set out in Appendix 2-C-2 and 2-C-3 of the Agreement, into compliance with international standards, reach a conclusion on the extent to which this extended period of transition will cause competitive harm to the Union automotive industry, and express an opinion on the desirability and the feasibility of accelerating compliance by both parties to a 1-year period.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 f (new) Article 11f Monitoring of Automotive Market Share in Korea 1. Within 60 days of entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall create an annual market share monitoring system in accordance with this Article. 2. The purpose of the annual market share monitoring system is to ensure that the Korean market share of the EU automotive producers is not restricted by technical barriers to trade, anticompetitive conduct, and other non-tariff measures. 3. The Commission shall, on an annual basis, provide a report which calculates the share of Korean automotive market held by Korean producers and that held by foreign producers, on the other. Foreign producers' market share shall be broken down at least to indicate the market share held by EU, US, ASEAN, China, Japan, and Other producers. 4. If the foreign producers' joint market shares do not amount to at least 20%, the Commission shall submit to the Council and the European Parliament a detailed report indicating the reasons therefor. The Report shall devote special attention to non-tariff barriers, problems with transparency, and the possibility of anticompetitive conduct in the Korea market. 5. The Commission shall raise any market access problems identified in the report submitted pursuant to paragraph 3 with Korea within the Trade Committee established under Chapter 15 of Agreement, or any of its formations, such as the Working Group on Motor Vehicles, with an aim of identifying and removing the reasons for low import market share in Korea. The Commission shall annually report to the Council and the European Parliament on results of such talks and the estimated timeframe for achieving the purposes set out in paragraph 2.
source: PE-442.964
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2010/0197(COD) Bilateral investment agreements between Member States and third countries: transitional arrangements
2011/01/21
INTA
13 amendments...
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In the interest of EU investors and their investments in third countries, and of Member States hosting foreign investors and investments, bilateral agreements that specify and guarantee the conditions of investment
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) The Commission should be able to withdraw the authorisation if an agreement conflicts with the law of the Union other than the incompatibilities arising from the allocation of competence between the Union and its Member States. The authorisation may also be withdrawn if an agreement of the Union in force with a third country contains investment provisions similar to those of a Member State agreement.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 a (new) (13a) As foreign direct investment is an exclusive Union competence, the authorisation for Member States to conclude new bilateral agreements should only be granted in exceptional circumstances where there is no added value in an agreement of the Union. The Commission shall refuse authorisation for such agreements if one or more Member States express their interest in an agreement of the Union with the third country concerned or if the agreement contravenes the development of Union policy relating to investment.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Agreements between Member States relating to investment
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 a (new) (16a) The Member States and Commission should take all necessary measures to ensure that the Commission is allowed to participate to the broadest possible extent in dispute settlement procedures initiated under a bilateral investment agreement of a Member State where those disputes involve EU law.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Where the review concludes that an agreement breaches paragraphs 1(a) or 1(b), the Commission shall mandate the Member State concerned to renegotiate that agreement and provide assistance in the negotiations to that Member State. If the Member State fails to conclude a new agreement, the Commission shall withdraw the authorisation in accordance with Article 6 and, if appropriate, propose a negotiating mandate to the Council for an agreement of the Union in accordance with Article 207(3) of the Treaty. The Commission shall keep the European Parliament immediately and fully informed at all stages of the procedure.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The notification shall include relevant documentation and an indication of the provisions to be addressed in the negotiations, the objectives of the negotiations and any other relevant information. In the case of amendments to an existing agreement, the notification shall indicate the provisions that are to be renegotiated. In the case of the conclusion of a new agreement, the Member State concerned shall provide written justification for the necessity of a bilateral agreement with the third country concerned rather than an agreement of the Union.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Where a Member State intends to conclude a new agreement with a third country relating to investment, the Commission shall consult the other Member States within thirty days to determine whether there would be added value in an agreement of the Union. If one or more Member States indicate their interest in an agreement of the Union, the Commission shall take a decision in accordance with Article 9(1a).
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 4. The notification referred to in paragraph 1 shall be transmitted at least five calendar months before formal negotiations to amend an existing agreement are to commence with the third country concerned. Where a Member State intends to conclude a new agreement, the notification shall be transmitted at least six calendar months before the formal negotiations are to commence with the third country concerned.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Where a Member State intends to conclude a new agreement the Commission shall withhold authorisation if, in accordance with Article 8 (3a), one or more Member States indicate their interest in concluding an investment agreement of the Union with the third country concerned.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. If the Commission takes a decision in accordance with paragraph 1a it shall propose a negotiating mandate to the Council in accordance with Article 207 (3) of the Treaty. The Commission shall keep the European Parliament immediately and fully informed at all stages of the procedure.
source: PE-454.644
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2010/2095(INI) Industrial Policy for the globalised era
2010/11/16
ITRE
21 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas maintaining global leadership of European industry is only possible through new technologies/processes/solutions, R&D, a sophisticated supply-chain, better efficiency, strong human resources, good logistics and infrastructure
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Highlights the importance of European manufacturing to strengthen the foundations of the European economy;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to develop, together with the European Parliament and the Council, a qualitative
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that EU industrial policy should be rooted in social market economy; points out that its aim should be to reduce transaction costs and administrative burdens in order to foster a competitive and sustainable industry in Europe;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls for research expenditure for the upcoming programming period from 2013 (RDP 8) to be significantly increased (EU target for public funding: 1% of GDP). Notes that, alongside strongly process- oriented research and innovation, research in basic cross-sectoral technologies is needed
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the success of the Risk Sharing Financial Facility (RSFF) as an important way of providing research funding for SMEs via the EIB, and strongly encourages the Commission to make significantly more funds available to the RSFF; also stresses the importance of making innovation programmes more accessible for SME by decreasing bureaucratic burdens;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the success of the Risk Sharing Financial Facility (RSFF) as an important way of providing research funding for SMEs via the EIB, and strongly encourages the Commission to make significantly more funds available to the RSFF; also stresses the importance of making innovation programmes more accessible for SME by decreasing bureaucratic burdens;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Recalls that, representing as it does an annual 17% of GDP in the EU, public procurement is a powerful instrument for stimulating innovation; points out that competitors such as China and the USA have set ambitious targets for public procurement of innovative and environmental products
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – indent 4 a (new) · an incorporation of and respect for national raw material initiatives;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 4 - ensuring
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 4 a (new) - intensify exchanges with partners such as Japan and the US on access to raw materials though bilateral dialogues but also with key raw materials producing countries such as China and Russia,
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 4 b (new) - a regular and more offensive dialogue with African countries on raw materials and rare earth,
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 5 a (new) - regular impact assessments of anticipated demand for – and criticality and supply risks of – raw materials and rare earth (including potential shortages, price increases, etc.) and the consequences for the EU economy in general and businesses in particular; the list of raw materials and rare earths covered should be updated regularly,
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 5 b (new) - monitoring production forecast from third countries and the operating conditions of the raw materials global markets,
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 4 a (new) - more mobility and flexibility in vocational and educational training both for employers and employees, taking into account the individual requirements especially of SME;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 4 a (new) - more mobility and flexibility in vocational and educational training both for employers and employees, taking into account the individual requirements especially for SME,
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Stresses the importance of creating the right framework for industry to remain in Europe and to further improve its global competitiveness; believes, therefore, that EU policies should be based on robust impact assessments which analyze all angles of the economic, societal and environmental benefits of EU policies;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for efforts to be stepped up with a view to creating without delay a Community patent in order to improve the framework conditions for industrial property rights, implementing a reform of standardisation methods and bringing about international standardisation in order to safeguard technological leadership; keeping bureaucratic costs at a minimum enables SME to stay competitive (especially in regards to translation costs of patents);
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 489 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 – indent 1 • innovation clusters and networks should be given greater support, enabling knowledge and technological transfer and research, better training and the infrastructure to be promoted in a coordinated way; this should also be a priority for the European Regional Development Fund,
Amendment 492 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 – indent 2 • regional network structures such as metropolitan and rural regions should receive EU assistance with promoting their industrial base,
source: PE-452.697
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2010/2152(INI) New Trade Policy for Europe under the Europe 2020 Strategy
2011/03/25
INTA
8 amendments...
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Insists that the Union needs a coherent long-term trade strategy in order to respond to the challenges ahead; insists that such a strategy should be based on a thorough analysis of the current trends in world trade and the Union’s internal and external development; regrets that the Communication fails to deliver a profound forecast of how the ‘world of trade’ could look in a policy-planning perspective of ten or fifteen years; considers that this review should establish the Commission’s ambitions for its bilateral trading relationships over this period including a distinct geographical strategy, for example through the creation of new agreements or targets for eliminating tariffs and non-tariff barriers with its major trading partners;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to do more to promote and encourage the use of existing initiatives and tools available such as the ‘market access database’ and the ‘export helpdesk’, so that citizens and SMEs can take full advantage of the EU’s trading relations;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Reminds the Commission to carry out a better, impartial, more comprehensive and unprejudiced evaluation of European interests before deciding on future FTA partners and negotiation mandates; reminds the Commission and the Council to take seriously into account Parliament’s views when deciding about the mandates;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Reiterates that the strengthening of transatlantic economic relations must proceed; regrets that little progress has been achieved in the world’s biggest trade relationship, in particular in respect of standards and technical barriers to trade; welcomes the re launching of the TEC and encourages the parties to the TEC to strive for an integrated transatlantic marketplace in the very near future; but considers that, to be successful, this dialogue needs to be further intensified at all levels and that high-level meetings should occur on a more regular basis with the participation of the European Parliament;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Reiterates that the pursuit of further trade liberalisation makes it all the more necessary for the EU to preserve its ability to protect itself against unfair trading practices; regards Trade Defence Instruments (TDI) therefore as an indispensable component of the EU’s strategy; welcomes all efforts to streamline its TDI procedures and accessibility for Union industry, especially SMEs such as the market access helpdesk complaint tool;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Puts the protection of investors as the first priority in light of the future European investment policy; asks the Commission, therefore, to secure the legal certainty of the protection
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Recalls that micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises represent 99 % of all enterprises in the EU and have great potential to create new jobs and innovation; therefore, considers that internal and external policies should better address their specific needs to enhance their competitiveness; a special focus has to be laid upon the improvement of the EU cohesion funds in terms of accessibility and transparency in order to boost the competitiveness of SMEs.
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Calls on the Commission to pursue a consistent
source: PE-462.569
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2010/2203(INI) Future European international investment policy
2011/09/02
INTA
8 amendments...
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Urges the Commission to develop the EU's investment strategy in a careful and coordinated manner drawing on the best practise of BITs; notes the divergence of content within Member State agreements and calls on the Commission to reconcile these divergences to provide a strong Union template for investment agreements;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Stresses that the EU's future policy must promote investment which is sustainable, respects the environment (particularly in the area of extractive industries) and encourages good quality working conditions in the enterprises targeted by the investment
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Reiterates, with regard to the investment chapters in wider free trade agreements (FTAs), its call for a corporate social responsibility clause and
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Requests that the Commission assesses how such clauses have been also be included in
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Is concerned that the Commission's geographical investment strategy is very limited and largely restricted to ongoing FTA negotiations; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the European Parliament and the Council, to develop a more comprehensive strategy beyond the confines of FTA negotiations including developing and lesser developed countries
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Endorses the principle that priority partners for future EU investment agreements shall be countries that have great market potential but where foreign investments need better protection; is therefore surprised that the first target for an investment agreement was Canada where the EU investments are already well protected;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Moreover notes that investment risk is generally higher in developing and lesser developed countries and that strong, effective investor protection in the form of investment treaties are key to protecting European investors and increasing FDI into these countries; considers increased investment in developing countries as essential for development and improving governance, and calls on the Commission to assess viable future partners, drawing on Member State experience with BITs;
source: PE-458.494
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2010/2245(INI) Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world
2011/04/03
REGI
3 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Underlines the need to detect sleeping innovators; points to the important role of intermediate organisations in detecting sleeping innovators, providing incentives, giving advice and supporting innovation; takes the view that these organisations should be strengthened and that a programme aimed at improving training, qualifications and expertise should be developed for them, and in the future the importance of models of dual professional education should rise;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the proposal to launch European Innovation Partnerships as a tool to bring together stakeholders across policies, sectors and borders to speed up innovations in order to tackle major societal challenges; notes that the partnerships and the regional policy instruments addressing these challenges should be better aligned and that partnerships should capitalise on the experience gained with existing national and regional initiatives with similar features; calls for an improvement of the access for SME's for support for research and innovation;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that the full innovation potential of EU regions must be mobilised in order to meet the Europe 2020 objective of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, and points out that future regional policy must treat this challenge as a major priority. This prioritization applies to all the objectives of regional policy, especially for the purpose of the "Regional competitiveness and employment" and the European transnational cooperation. It should be ensured, that the competitiveness of Europe is guaranteed by world standards.
source: PE-460.743
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2010/2277(INI) Single Market for Enterprises and Growth
2011/02/16
INTA
4 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Advocates coherence between the Union’s internal and external policies and its overall objectives, contributing to sustainable growth and employment in line with the EU 2020 strategy; urges that such coherence be pursued in the context of multilateral organisations and bilateral trade agreements through ex ante sustainable impact assessments (SIAs) and periodic ex post evaluations
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Advocates coherence between the Union’s internal and external policies and its overall objectives, contributing to sustainable growth and employment in line with the EU 2020 strategy; urges that such coherence be pursued in the context of multilateral organisations and bilateral trade agreements through ex ante sustainable impact assessments (SIAs) and periodic ex post evaluations, the inclusion in agreements of clauses on human rights, social and environmental responsibility and corporate social responsibility (CSR) and their enforcement, with sanctions in the event of infringement; emphasizes that international trade agreements serve the purpose of harmonizing rules and standards in order to lower adjustment costs, especially for SME;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers it important to ensure market access, symmetry and transparency in public procurement procedures, in particular for SMEs, as well as security and predictability in relation to invest
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to develop greater coordination between SME measures at the domestic and international level, and to identify and promote SMEs that have trade potential; considers that the Member States should do more to encourage SME use of existing initiatives and tools such as the market access database and the export helpdesk;
source: PE-458.585
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2010/2305(INI) Absorption of Structural and Cohesion Funds: lessons learnt for the future cohesion policy of the EU
2011/09/06
REGI
3 amendments...
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Suggests to establish an internet- based platform for beneficiaries and local and regional stakeholders and government institutions to exchange best- practices, obstacles, problems and their possible solutions;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Commission to deliver at least an annual report containing information on the absorption of Regional and Structural Funds for each region enabling the European Parliament to monitor the implementation of Cohesion Policy;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Reiterates that multi-level governance and the partnership principle are key elements in the effectiveness of operational programmes and in high absorption capacity; recommends to the Members States that they consistently reinforce the partnership and transparency principle, while implementing the operational programmes, and that they involve the
source: PE-467.037
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2011/0172(COD) Energy efficiency
2011/11/16
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 191 #
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.
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall set a binding national energy efficiency target expressed as an absolute level of primary energy consumption in 2020. When setting these targets, they shall take into account the Union’s target of 20 % energy savings, the measures provided for in this Directive, the measures adopted to reach the national energy saving targets adopted pursuant to Article 4(1) of Directive 2006/32/EC and other measures to promote energy efficiency within Member States and at Union level.
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Member States shall enjoy the greatest possible leeway in choosing measures and instruments to achieve the Union's overall target of 20 % energy savings, provided that the measures and instruments in question are consistent with the provisions of Article 19(2) and the principles of the ecological market economy and take account of previous efforts and environmentally-friendly behaviour.
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU, Member States shall ensure that
source: PE-475.873
2011/11/17
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 659 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieve annual energy savings
source: PE-475.932
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2011/0177(APP) Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
2012/07/25
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Point i i.
source: PE-494.553
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2011/0187(COD) Roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union. Recast
2011/12/21
IMCO
36 amendments...
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) Increased cooperation and coordination among mobile network operators should be established to technically enable the provision of separate roaming services and access to local data roaming services, and to ensure coordinated and sound technical evolution of the separate sale of roaming services in the Union. Therefore, guidelines detailing further the relevant basic principles and methodologies should be elaborated, in order to allow a rapid adaptation to changed circumstances and technological advancement. BEREC, in coordination with the Commission and in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders, should issue guidelines to develop the technical elements of a facility to enable the separate sale of roaming services and access to local data roaming services. The Commission could give a mandate to a European Standardisation Body for the amendment of the relevant standards that are necessary for the harmonised implementation of the facility.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 a (new) (24a) Operators should be encouraged to reach the objectives of the Digital Agenda for Europe even faster. In particular, the objective of differences between national and roaming tariffs to approach zero by 2015 should be promoted. Therefore, as an incentive, operators who are ready to make roaming offers that are equal to or only insignificantly higher than their national tariffs should be exempted from the obligation to implement the structural measures as regards separate sale of roaming services. National telecommunication regulators should grant such exemptions under strict conditions and be also able to withdraw the exemption in case of non-compliance. This system would also allow for more innovative offers such as 'roam like at home' or monthly fee-based offers that would be more transparent to the consumers and would not require any action from the consumers' side.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 67 (67) In order to improve the transparency of retail prices for making and receiving
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 69 (69) Moreover, measures should be introduced to improve the transparency of retail prices for data roaming services, in particular to eliminate the problem of ‘bill shock’ which constitutes a barrier to the smooth functioning of the internal market, and to provide roaming customers with the tools they need to monitor and control their expenditure on data roaming services. Equally, there should be no obstacles to the emergence of applications or technologies which can be a substitute for, or alternative to, roaming services, such as WiFi or local breakout mechanisms. Consumers should be provided with this information, thereby allowing them to make an informed choice.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 70 (70) In particular, mobile operators should provide their roaming customers with personalised tariff information on the charges applicable to those customers for data roaming services every time they initiate a data roaming service on entering another
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 71 (71) In order to facilitate customers' understanding of the financial consequences of the use of
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 72 (72) In addition, in order to avoid bill shocks both for data roaming services within and outside the Union, mobile operators should define one or more maximum financial and/or volume limits for their outstanding charges for data roaming services, expressed in the currency in which the roaming customer is billed, and which they should offer to all their roaming customers, free of charge, with an appropriate notification when this limit is being approached. Upon reaching this maximum limit, customers should no longer receive and be charged for those services unless they specifically request continued provision of those services in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the notification. Roaming customers should be given the opportunity to opt for any of these maximum financial or volume limits within a reasonable period or to choose not to have such a limit. Unless customers state otherwise, they should be put on a default limit system.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 74 (74) However, since the entry into force of the amendments introduced by Regulation (EC) No 544/2009, it has been observed that it is less probable that customers under pre-paid tariffs suffer from ‘bill shocks’ for the use of data roaming services, given that the amount of credit available is already chosen in advance. In addition, with the transitory Euro-data tariff with regulated rates for data roaming charges, these consumers will also benefit from additional protection against high prices for these services. For these reasons, the cut off limit provisions should not apply to customers under pre-paid contracts, except in cases where consumers have opted for a system that automatically tops up their credit.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 81 (81) The Commission should review the effectiveness of this Regulation in light of its objectives and the contribution to the implementation of the regulatory framework and the smooth functioning of the internal market. In this context, the Commission should consider the impact on the competitive position of mobile communications providers of different sizes and from different parts of the Union, the developments, trends and transparency in retail and wholesale charges, their relation to actual costs, the extent to which the assumptions made in the impact assessment that accompanied this Regulation have been confirmed and the costs of compliance of operators and the impact on the investments. The Commission should also, in the light of technological developments, consider the availability and quality of services which are an alternative to roaming (such as access through WIFI or through local breakout mechanisms).
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. This Regulation also lays down rules aimed at increasing price transparency and improving the provision of information on charges to users of
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point k (k) ‘regulated data roaming service’ means a roaming service enabling the use of packet switched data communications by a roaming customer by means of his mobile telephone or other mobile device while it is connected to a visited network. A regulated data roaming service does not include the transmission or receipt of regulated roaming calls
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point o Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. With effect from 1 Ju
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. Any switch to or from an alternative roaming provider shall be free of charge and shall not entail conditions or restrictions pertaining to elements of the subscription other than roaming, and shall be carried out within
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. At the time of making or renewing a contract on mobile communication services, home providers shall provide all customers individually with full information on the possibility to choose an alternative roaming provider and
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Before 1 July 2013 operators may apply to their respective national regulator for an exemption from the obligation to sell roaming services separately. An exemption shall be granted if the operator commits to offer to all of its customers as of 1 June 2014 roaming tariffs that are equal to its respective national tariffs or that are at maximum 10% higher than its respective national tariffs. Operators may alternatively offer a tariff consisting of an additional monthly base charge covering all roaming services if they can show that average roaming costs to the respective customer group (corporate, post-paid or pre-paid) would not increase by more than 10%. If the national regulator grants the exemption, paragraphs 1 to 5 shall not be applicable to the operator and its customers. Operators, after being granted an exemption, shall communicate changes to their offers to the national regulator. The exemption shall be withdrawn by national regulator if the changed offers no longer meet the conditions set out in this paragraph. The operator shall be notified of a possible withdrawal of the exemption and shall be given three months to adapt its offers. An operator whose exemption is withdrawn shall implement paragraphs 1 to 5 within one year following the withdrawal. National regulators shall inform the European Commission of any exemption granted or withdrawn.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 For the purpose of separate sale of roaming services, operators shall make sure that facilities are in place by 1 Ju
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. The average wholesale charge that the operator of a visited network may levy from the customer's home provider for the provision of a regulated roaming call originating on that visited network, inclusive inter alia of origination, transit and termination costs, shall not exceed EUR 0,1
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The average wholesale charge referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply between any pair of operators and shall be calculated over a twelve-month period or any such shorter period as may remain before the end of the period of application of a maximum average wholesale charge as provided for in this paragraph or the expiry of this Regulation. The maximum average wholesale charge shall decrease to EUR 0,10, EUR 0,07 and EUR 0,06 on 1 July 2013, on 1 July 201
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 The retail charge (excluding VAT) of a Eurotariff which a home provider may levy from its roaming customer for the provision of a regulated roaming call may vary for any roaming call but shall not exceed EUR 0,3
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. With effect from 1 July 2012, the retail charge (excluding VAT) of a Euro-SMS tariff which a home provider may levy from its roaming customer for a regulated roaming SMS message sent by that roaming customer may vary for any roaming SMS message but shall not exceed EUR 0,
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. With effect from 1 July 2012 the average wholesale charge that the operator of a visited network may levy from the roaming customer's home provider for the provision of regulated data roaming services by means of that visited network shall not exceed a safeguard limit of EUR 0,23
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. The average wholesale charge that the operator of a visited network may levy from the customer's home provider for the provision of a regulated roaming call originating on that visited network, inclusive inter alia of origination, transit and termination costs, shall not exceed EUR 0,1
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The average wholesale charge referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply between any pair of operators and shall be calculated over a twelve-month period or any such shorter period as may remain before the end of the period of application of a maximum average wholesale charge as provided for in this paragraph or the expiry of this Regulation. The maximum average wholesale charge shall decrease to EUR 0,10 and EUR 0,0
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 With effect from 1 July 2012, the retail charge (excluding VAT) of a Euro-data tariff which a home provider may levy from its roaming customer for the provision of a regulated roaming data shall not exceed EUR 0,
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. The retail charge (excluding VAT) of a Eurotariff which a home provider may levy from its roaming customer for the provision of a regulated roaming call may vary for any roaming call but shall not exceed EUR 0,3
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 To alert a roaming customer to the fact that he will be subject to roaming charges when making or receiving a call or when sending an SMS message, each home provider shall, except when the customer has notified his home provider that he does not require this service, provide the customer, automatically by means of a Message Service, without undue delay and free of charge, when he enters a
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b (b) sending
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. With effect from 1 July 2012
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Home providers shall ensure that their roaming customers, both before and after the conclusion of a contract, are kept adequately informed of the charges which apply to their use of regulated data roaming services, in ways which facilitate customers' understanding of the financial consequences of such use and permit them to monitor and control their expenditure on regulated data roaming services in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3. The safeguard mechanisms referred to in paragraph 3 shall not apply to
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 An automatic message from the home provider shall inform the roaming customer that he is roaming and provide basic personalised tariff information on the charges applicable to the provision of
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Such basic personalised tariff information shall be delivered to the roaming customer's mobile telephone or other device, for example by an SMS message, an e-mail or a pop-up window on the computer, every time the roaming customer enters a
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. With effect from 1 July 2012 the average wholesale charge that the operator of a visited network may levy from the roaming customer's home provider for the provision of regulated data roaming services by means of that visited network shall not exceed a safeguard limit of EUR 0,23
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 Each home provider shall grant to all their roaming customers the opportunity to opt deliberately and free of charge for a facility which provides information on the accumulated consumption expressed in volume or in the currency in which the roaming customer is billed for
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. With effect from 1 July 2012, the retail charge (excluding VAT) of a Euro-data tariff which a home provider may levy from its roaming customer for the provision of a regulated roaming data shall not exceed EUR 0,
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The Commission shall review the functioning of this Regulation and, after a public consultation, shall report to the European Parliament and the Council no later than 30 June 201
source: PE-478.641
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2011/0238(COD) Member States/third countries intergovernmental agreements in the field of energy: information exchange mechanism
2012/01/19
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. This Decision establishes a mechanism for the exchange of information between Member States and the Commission with regard to intergovernmental agreements, in order to strive for consistent external actions in the field of energy, ensure coherence with Union law, and achieve the level of security of supply envisaged by the Union's long-term energy and climate objectives, including those described in the 2050 roadmaps.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. Intergovernmental agreements which are already in their entirety subject to other specific notification procedures under Union law, except for intergovernmental agreements which shall be submitted to the Commission in accordance with Article 13(6) of Regulation (EU) No 994/2010, shall not be covered by this Decision. However, the Commission shall evaluate bilateral investment agreements between Member States and third countries regarding their specific energy provision which have relevance to the scope of this Decision, and shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States are not required to provide the Commission with information they consider confidential.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new) Where the assessment of a draft intergovernmental agreement results in a negative opinion, the Commission shall inform the European Parliament and provide the Member State concerned with a possible solution or specify the needs of re-negotiation which shall be taken duly into account by the Member State concerned.
source: PE-480.533
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2011/0268(COD) European Social Fund (ESF) 2014-2020
2012/05/06
REGI
1 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.
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
4 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 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part In addition to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [the ERDF Regulation], the ERDF shall support the sharing of human resources, facilities and infrastructures across borders under the different investment priorities, including in the fields of culture and tourism, as well as the following investment priorities within the thematic objectives:
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e – point ii (ii) an assessment of the administrative burden for beneficiaries and the managing authorities and the actions planned to achieve a reduction of the administrative burden accompanied by targets;
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 4 4
source: PE-490.976
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2011/0275(COD) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): support to the Investment for growth and jobs goal
2012/07/06
REGI
16 amendments...
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The ERDF should contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy, thus ensuring greater concentration of ERDF support on the priorities of the Union. According to the category of regions supported, the support from the ERDF should be concentrated on research and innovation, enterprises, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, and climate change mitigation. The degree of concentration should take into account the level of development of the region as well as the specific needs of regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Within the framework of sustainable urban development, it is considered necessary to support integrated actions to tackle the economic, environmental, climate, demographic, and social challenges affecting urban areas and to define a procedure to
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) In order to identify or test new solutions to issues relating to sustainable urban and other territorial development which are of relevance at Union level, the ERDF should support innovative actions in the field of sustainable urban and other territorial development.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) productive investment, which contributes to creating and safeguarding sustainable jobs, through direct aid to investment in businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) investments in social, health, sport and educational infrastructure;
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new) (c a) supporting tourism through targeted, sustainable, tailored tourism projects and programmes, in particular through (i) support for tourism development in structurally weak, disadvantaged or inaccessible areas; (ii) development of tourism in remote regions, border regions and areas in the outermost regions; (iii) support and promotion of measures to protect the climate end environment and for the sustainable use of resources in the area of tourism
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 By derogation from point (a) (i), in those regions wh
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b (b) promoting
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part (3) enhancing the competitiveness of enterprises, especially SMEs
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new) (b a) c) supporting the capacity of SMEs to engage in growth and innovation process;
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part (4) supporting the shift towards a low- carbon economy and increased resource efficiency in all sectors:
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b (b) promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in businesses, particularly SMEs;
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e (e) promoting low-carbon strategies for urban and other territorial areas;
Amendment 611 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a (a) support for the development of business incubators and investment support for self-employment and business creation as well as productive investments in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 639 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a (a) investing in health as well as health enhancing physical activity and social infrastructure which contribute to national, regional and local development, reducing inequalities in terms of health status, and transition from institutional to community- based services;
Amendment 684 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. The ERDF shall support, within operational programmes, sustainable urban and other territorial development through strategies setting out integrated actions to tackle the economic, environmental, climate, demographic and social challenges affecting urban and other territorial areas.
source: PE-491.053
2012/11/06
REGI
3 amendments...
Amendment 795 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex - row 7 - column 3 Private investment matching public support to enterprises, in particular SMEs (grants)
Amendment 796 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex - row 8 - column 3 Private investment matching public support to enterprises, in particular SMEs (non- grants)
Amendment 805 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex - row 15 UNIT NAME
source: PE-491.209
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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
REGI
10 amendments...
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 291 #
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, regions wh
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 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 437 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The Code of Good Conduct will define, a number of partnership criteria that will be part of the Partnership Contract and the Operational Programmes. These partnership criteria will cover following minimum specifications: (a) description of the partner institutions that from the formal partnership; (b) the cooperation procedure with the competent nation, regional and local institutions, ensuring binding voting rights in partnership decisions, including changes of the Operational Programme; (c) description of the formal consultation procedure of the partner institutions in the drafting of national guidance notes and supplementary implementing rules; (e) description of the stakeholders involved in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Operational Programmes; (f) transparency of the procedures and the relevant documents concerning the Development and Investment Partnership Contract and the Operational Programmes. These criteria shall be verified ex ante, as well as be subject to annual reporting by the Member States to the Commission.
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (1) strengthening research, technological development and innovation, as well as the transfer of technology;
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 8 (8) promoting employment and start-up businesses and supporting labour mobility;
source: PE-489.656
2012/05/06
REGI
15 amendments...
Amendment 1055 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 53 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Where State co-financing is required, this can also be replaced by private investors.
Amendment 1161 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 75 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. By
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 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 1240 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 All regions
Amendment 1276 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3 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 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
source: PE-491.054
2012/06/06
REGI
9 amendments...
Amendment 1503 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 2 2. The relevant operational programmes shall identify the ITIs planned and shall set out the indicative financial allocation from each priority axis to each ITI. In order to implement ITI, thematic objectives can also be used that are not used outside of ITI.
Amendment 1594 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new) (1) When state co-financing is required, this can also be provided by private investors.
Amendment 1597 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part The co-financing rate at the level of each priority axis of operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs goal shall
Amendment 1605 #
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
Amendment 1606 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e Amendment 1607 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new) In substantiated cases, the rate of EU co- financing for the individual priority axes of the operational programmes are to be increased by the regions in consultation with the Commission in the context of the objective of ‘investing in growth and employment’.
Amendment 1651 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 112 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall ensure that no later than 31 December 201
Amendment 1661 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 113 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The Member States are called upon to nominate a one stop agency for applicants.
Amendment 1803 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 142 – paragraph 1 1. The powers to adopt delegated acts are conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. Delegated acts shall not apply retrospectively.
source: PE-491.057
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2011/0300(COD) Trans-European energy infrastructure: guidelines
2012/10/05
REGI
6 amendments...
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) Projects of common interest should be implemented as quickly as possible and should be closely monitored and evaluated, while keeping the administrative burden for projects promoters, particularly with regard to small and medium-sized enterprises, to a minimum. The Commission should nominate European coordinators for projects facing particular difficulties.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) promote the project(s), for which he or she has been designated European coordinator and the cross-border dialogue between the project promoters and all concerned stakeholders, which specifically include regional and local authorities;
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The adoption of the Union-wide list of projects of common interest shall establish the public interest and necessity of these projects within the Member States concerned and shall be acknowledged as such by all parties concerned, which specifically include regional and local authorities and citizens affected by the measures.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Within one month of the start of the permit granting process, pursuant to paragraph 1(a), the competent authority shall identify, in close cooperation with the other authorities concerned, the scope of material and level of detail of information to be submitted by the project promoter, as part of the application file, to apply for the comprehensive decision. The checklist referred to in point 1(e) of Annex VI shall serve as a basis for this identification. At least one meeting between the competent authority
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – introductory part (1) For electricity projects falling under the categories set out in point 1 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, regional and local authorities, transmission system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2009/72/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 and project promoters concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex I, as well as the Commission, the Agency and the ENTSO for Electricity.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 6 – point 2 – point a (a) The stakeholders affected by a project of common interest, including relevant authorities, landowners and citizens living in the vicinity of the project, the general public and their associations, organisations or groups, shall be extensively informed and consulted at an early stage – no later than the start of the licensing procedure – and in an open and transparent manner. Where relevant, the competent authority shall actively support the activities undertaken by the project promoter.
source: PE-488.022
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2011/2056(INI) Effective Raw Materials Strategy for Europe
2011/04/18
ITRE
6 amendments...
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that effective governance of RM policy is key to an effective strategy; emphasises the need for close co- ordination within the Commission and the European Parliament and between Member States; recommends the establishment of an inter-departmental RM task force, as is the case in France and the United States, to elaborate, monitor and review policies, to ensure strategic coherence and promote the establishment of an early-warning system; calls on the Commission to foster co-ordination between the Member States on the external dimension; believes the upcoming communication on the external dimension of energy could serve as a template;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes co-operation between national geological surveys and the publication of an annual European RM Yearbook (ERMY); stresses that data on secondary resources and urban mining should be included; asks the Commission to assess
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Stresses the importance of skills and training and the role played by geologists and engineers; calls on the Commission to engage in a close dialogue with academia, research and social partners in this context;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers it the responsibility of companies to procure resources;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Concurs that development policy plays a role in helping countries turn their resource wealth into sustainable and inclusive growth, inter alia by enhancing governance and transparency;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Welcomes the work on RM and sustainability in the OECD, G8 and G20; stresses the further need for a G20- dialogue on fair and sustainable access to raw materials in order to develop a common perspective for free trade in raw materials; supports the inclusion of non- OECD members in these discussions; calls for the creation of strategic co-operation between the EU, US and Japan on CRM
source: PE-462.749
2011/05/30
INTA
3 amendments...
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to draw up
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to further develop raw materials traceability systems and to introduce a
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that financial markets can play an important role in hedging the risk of both producers and consumers of raw materials and commodities; Calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to ensure there is transparency on commodity markets and to act against commodities speculation if regarded as necessary on the basis of in-depth empirical analysis;
source: PE-466.972
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2011/2071(INI) European semester for economic policy coordination
2011/06/23
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that regional policy has a consolidated methodology for an integrated approach and a well-designed guidance system for mobilising investments on the ground which could support economic coordination in an appropriate manner; calls, therefore, on the European Commission to put forward specific recommendations on how the Structural Funds can be used to this end within the framework of the Operational Programmes;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Points out that Parliament has a crucial role to play in establishing full democratic legitimacy for the European Semester; calls, therefore, on the European Commission to fully involve Parliament and its respective committees;
source: PE-467.224
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2012/0000(INI)
2013/03/26
CONT
3 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that a transparent, uncomplicated taxation system makes it possible to dismantle bureaucratic and administrative obstacles and thus reduce the cost of tax collection;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes that the dismantling of tax privileges creates scope for comprehensive reforms leading to an uncomplicated, understandable and fair taxation system;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that massive tax evasion by larger companies has a devastating effect on the taxpaying discipline of smaller companies and even individuals, since it makes tax evasion appear to be the accepted norm; stresses that tax evasion and tax fraud are facilitated by complex, non-transparent taxation systems and that opaque tax legislation offers firms and individuals, by a flexible interpretation of tax laws, opportunities to reduce their own tax burden at the expense of others;
source: PE-506.067
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2012/2134(INI) Improving access to finance for SMEs
2012/10/22
REGI
6 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the EU Action Plan on improving access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Acknowledges that ensuring sufficient and timely access to finance for SMEs stimulates and reinforces economic growth, job creation and labour productivity, since, according to Eurostat, in the last five years alone 80% of all new jobs were created by SMEs, which thus form the backbone of the European economy;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls, therefore, on the Member States, in the interest of simplifying administrative procedures, to designate a one-stop agency for applicants with a view to facilitating access to the structural funds for SMEs too;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Recommends that the structural funds be used for funding instruments such as Business Angels with a view to generating additional finance for SMEs;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Stresses the need to inform SMEs about opportunities for funding via the structural funds; considers that existing bodies such as the Enterprise Europe Network should be used and strengthened for this purpose;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Notes the need, in the interests of SMEs, to simplify and shorten the authorisation procedures for obtaining finance from the structural funds, and to pay out subsidies more promptly;
source: PE-498.027
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2012/2166(DEC) 2011 discharge: 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds (EDF)
2013/02/27
CONT
1 amendments...
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Is deeply worried by the Court of Auditors' conclusion that non-quantifiable errors resulted from the lack of a structured demonstration of compliance with the eligibility criteria because public financial management achievements were not compared with the objectives set for the period under review; calls on the Commission to ensure a rigorous control of recipient countries both before and after the decision to grant budget support, in particular in countries receiving significant financial assistance from Union development funds in which corruption is very much on the increase, however, such as in Pakistan, for instance, whose government is given some EUR 185 million in development assistance by the Union each year, while Pakistan’s score on the Corruption Perception Index (measured by Transparency International) has risen 400% since 2009; calls therefore for more effective Commission control mechanisms in order to ensure that European taxpayers’ money is not misappropriated for funding terrorism or corruption;
source: PE-497.959
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2012/2256(INI) European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2013
2012/04/12
REGI
5 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the crucial role of cohesion policy as a key instrument for Europe 2020 and a macroeconomic stabilizing factor generating growth and employment; considers that a strong and well-
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that Cohesion Policy can only be successful if sound broad fiscal and structural policies conducive to growth are put in place by Member States and should therefore be linked to a macroeconomic conditionality; stresses that implementing the Common Strategic Framework funds where national governments fail to set the right policies or fail to carry out the necessary structural reforms may entail wasting financial resources or even reducing incentives to correct unhealthy economic policies;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new) (1) Stresses the need to modernise public administration as it is an important factor to improve the member states' absorption rate of the structural funds; suggests that member states should be provided assistance by experts if they wish; recalls that the use of structural funds should also be improved by reducing bureaucratic burdens;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on Member States to prioritise, on the expenditure and revenue sides of the budget, growth-friendly policies, particularly in the areas of education, research, innovation, infrastructure and energy, and ensure the efficiency of such expenditures and revenues; recalls that growth can be achieved without increasing the national budget but by prioritising investment in growth-friendly policies;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls for strong measures to restore confidence in the banking sector and thus boost investment; recalls that lack of access to finance remains one of the critical barriers preventing
source: PE-501.919
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2012/2285(INI) Annual report 2011 on the protection of EU's financial interests - Fight against fraud
2013/04/26
CONT
4 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that, owing to the mechanism of balancing the EU budget with GNI-based revenue, every euro lost to customs and VAT fraud has to be paid for by the EU’s citizens; finds it unacceptable that those economic operators who engage in fraudulent activities are, in fact, subsidised by the EU taxpayer; emphasises that fighting tax evasion should be given the highest priority by both the Commission and the Member States; calls on the Member States to make their tax systems simpler and more transparent because tax fraud is too often facilitated by complex and opaque tax systems;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 – subparagraph 1 (new) calls on the Commission and the Member States to simplify the relevant rules on public procurement and the procedural rules for management of the Structural Funds;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Calls on the Member States to designate a one-stop agency for applicants;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Reiterates that it is necessary to continue to strengthen the independence, effectiveness and efficiency of OLAF, including the independence and functioning of the OLAF Supervisory Committee; welcomes the progress made in the negotiations on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EURATOM) No 1074/1999 (COM(2011)135);
source: PE-510.569
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2013/0000(INI)
2013/05/03
REGI
3 amendments...
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Recommends that the overall coverage ceiling of the ‘a’ and ‘c’ areas shall be set at 45 % instead of 42% of the EU-27 population for the period 2014- 2020;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Suggests that an extra coverage should be granted to border regions, so to prevent that the overall amount of regional State aid differs significantly in neighbouring border regions, as this could affect a border region's economy negatively;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is of the opinion that excluding large enterprises companies from State aid rules in areas covered by Article 107(3)(c) TFEU is not justified given their contribution to employment, the supply- chains that they create with SMEs, their common involvement in research and development, and the role they play in the economic crisis; remarks that enterprises which resemble SMEs in their structure such as family-owned businesses, do not necessarily correspond to the European Commission's definition of SMEs but are facing the same challenges and therefore should not be excluded from regional state aid; takes the view that the presence of large undertakings is often key to the success of SMEs that benefit from clusters led by large companies and from their sub- contracting activities; underlines that such a decision may lead to job losses and reduced economic activity in the regions and to the relocation of companies to other regions either within and outside the EU;
source: PE-510.599
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