Zigmantas BALČYTIS
Constituencies
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Lithuania
Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Groups
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S&D
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Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on Budgetary Control | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Committee on Industry, Research and Energy | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Transport and Tourism | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the United States | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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Rapporteur
| Shadow | 2012/2017(DEC) | Special report 16/2011 (2011 discharge): EU financial assistance for the decommissioning of nuclear plants in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia: achievements and future challenges |
| Responsible | 2011/2154(INI) | Protection of the Communities' financial interests - Fight against fraud - Annual Report 2010 |
| Opinion | 2011/0439(COD) | Procurement in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors |
| Opinion | 2010/2104(INI) | Efficiency and effectiveness of EU funding in the area of decommissioning nuclear power plants in the new Member States |
| Opinion | 2010/2094(BUD) | Amending budget 6/2010: Section II - European Council and Council; Section III - Commission; Section X - European External Action Service |
| Shadow | 2006/0084(COD) | Fight against fraud: investigations by the European Anti-Fraud Offfice (OLAF) |
Born
1953/11/16 Šilutė- Vilnius University, Finance and Accounting Faculty, specialising in economic cybernetics (1976).
- Engineer at the Planning and Design Bureau of the Ministry of the Food Industry (1976-1978). Deputy director of the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society (1984-1989). Director of the Vilnius asphalt and concrete works (1992-1994). Deputy director of the company Lithun (1996-2000).
- Trade union administrator (1989-1991). Member of Lietuvos demokratinės darbo partija (Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania) (2000−2001). Member of Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (Social Democratic Party of Lithuania) (since 2001). Vice-Chair of Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (since 2004).
- Member of Vilnius City Council (1994).
- Deputy Governor of Vilnius District (1994-1996).
- Member of the Seimas (Parliament) of the Republic of Lithuania (2000-2009). Chair of the Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija group in the Seimas (2008-2009).
- Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania (2001-2005). Minister of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania (2005-2007). Acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania (2006).
- Member of the Seimas delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2008-2009).
- Founder of the charitable foundation 'Padėkime kitiems' (Let's help others) (since 2003).
- Honours: Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Lithuania (Rolandas Paksas, President of the Republic of Lithuania, 6 February 2004); Order of the Great Cross (Grã-Cruz) for merit (Office of the President of Portugal, 29 May 2002); honorary decoration for making a personal contribution to advancing Lithuania's transatlantic relations on the occasion of the Republic of Lithuania's invitation to join NATO (Valdas Adamkus, President of the Republic of Lithuania, 23 November 2002); Afanasy Nikitin Medal for making a great contribution to the development of transport bringing regions and nations closer together (Sergey Frank, Transport Minister of the Russian Federation, 9 September 2003); medal commemorating the 750th anniversary of the coronation of the King Mindaugas of Lithuania (Office of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, 23 July 2003).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2008/0062(COD) Road safety: cross-border enforcement of sanctions
2011/04/20
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 1 (1) Improving road safety is a prime objective of the Union’s transport policy. The Union is pursuing a policy to improve road safety with the objective of reducing fatalities, injuries and material damage. An important element of that policy is the consistent enforcement of sanctions for road traffic offences committed in the Union which considerably jeopardise road safety.
source: PE-462.836
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2008/0147(COD) Road transport: charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of infrastructure (amend. Directive 1999/62/EC)
2011/03/22
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 64 #
Council position – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 1999/62/EC Article 7 f – paragraph 5 5. The amount of the mark-up shall be deducted from the amount of the external-cost charge calculated in accordance with Article 7c, except for vehicles of EURO emission classes 0, I and II.
source: PE-460.939
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2008/0247(COD) Rail transport: European rail network for competitive freight
2010/04/15
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 108 #
Council position Article 3 - paragraph 1 1. The Member States referred to in Annex I shall
Amendment 168 #
Council position Annex II - point e a (new) (ea) The generation of added value for the Union as a whole;
source: PE-440.164
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2009/0108(COD) Energy policy: measures to safeguard security of gas supply (repeal. Directive 2004/67/EC)
2010/01/19
ITRE
6 amendments...
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) However, under the current measures regarding the security of gas supply that have been taken at Community level, Member States still enjoy a large margin of discretion as to the choice of measures. Where the security of supply of a Member State is threatened, there is a clear risk that measures developed unilaterally by that Member State may jeopardise the proper functioning of the internal gas market. Recent experience has demonstrated the reality of that risk. To allow the internal gas market to function even in the face of a shortage of supply, it is therefore necessary to provide for a more coordinated, solidarity-based response to supply crises, both concerning preventive action and the reaction to concrete disruptions of supply.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) Sufficient and diversified gas infrastructure
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Investments in new gas infrastructure
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) This Regulation aims at empowering natural gas undertakings and Competent Authorities of the Member States to ensure that the internal gas market works effectively for as long as possible in the case of a supply disruption, prior to measures being taken by Competent Authorities to address the situation in which the market can no longer deliver the required gas supplies. Such exceptional measures should be fully compliant with Community rules and should be notified to the Commission and to the Gas Coordination Group.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. Before adopting those Plans the Competent Authorities shall exchange information and consult each other and the Commission, with the involvement of the Gas Coordination Group, to ensure that their Plans and measures are mutually consistent at the appropriate regional level. These consultations shall cover, as a minimum, interconnections, cross-border supplies, storage across borders and the physical capacity to transport gas in both directions.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. The Competent Authority shall publish its Plans, including amended versions according to paragraph 6, and notify them to the Commission and to the Gas Coordination Group without delay.
source: PE-438.187
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2009/2077(DEC) 2008 discharge: 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds EDF
2010/02/03
CONT
1 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission, when the Financial Regulation is revised, to identify any procedural problems that it has encountered during crises and to present to Parliament an effective control procedure
source: PE-439.337
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2009/2096(INI) A sustainable future for transport
2010/03/02
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the necessary framework conditions and open standards must be introduced for promising technologies, without giving an undue advantage to any specific technology;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to strengthen research in the sector of transport by increasing R&D expenditures on new technologies, safety and sustainable mobility, to adopt positive measures to foster the use of less polluting modes of transport, to improve logistics and existing infrastructure, to complete within a short time frame the TEN-T projects that have already been financed, to plan future transport networks in an integrated, consistent manner in keeping with the implementation of the Lisbon Agenda
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Encourages the Commission to promote policies which would foster the production and use of zero-emission vehicles, such as electrical vehicles, in Europe;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Notes that substantial progress has been made in implementing TEN-T projects; is of the opinion that TEN-T projects should remain at the core of EU transport policy, in particular projects which are planned or being implemented in the most isolated EU regions, which lack the necessary transport infrastructure and interconnections with the rest of Europe for the carriage of both people and goods;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Deplores the fact that the goal of halving road transport casualties by 2010 that was set in 2001 White Paper has not been achieved; calls on the Commission to present a follow-up strategy with clearly defined actions to combat road accidents more effectively;
source: PE-438.447
2010/03/26
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Emphasises that
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Is of the opinion that TEN-T projects should remain a priority of EU transport policy, in particular projects which are planned or being implemented in the EU regions which lack the necessary transport infrastructure and interconnections with the rest of Europe for the carriage of both people and goods;
source: PE-439.922
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2009/2122(DEC) 2008 discharge: European Aviation Safety Agency EASA
2010/03/02
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes that the actions set out in the Agency’s work programme often do not have measurable objectives or performance indicators, making it difficult to evaluate progress; calls on the Agency to set clear and measurable performance objectives and indicators;
source: PE-438.453
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2009/2167(INI) Protection of the Communities' financial interests. Fight against fraud - Annual Report 2008
2010/09/02
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Regrets the fact that a large amount of EU funds remains wrongly paid, and calls on the Commission to take appropriate action with regard to recovering those funds;
source: PE-438.420
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2009/2188(DEC) 2008 discharge: SESAR Joint Undertaking SJU
2010/03/02
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Regrets that, in a number of instances, transaction controls did not operate correctly
source: PE-438.454
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2009/2226(INI) Mid-term review of the European satellite navigation programmes: implementation assessment, future challenges and financing perspectives
2011/03/14
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is strongly convinced that additional funding for GNSS can only be secured if awareness of the benefits for the EU economy and society due to GNSS is raised considerably among decision- makers and the wider public; applauds the setting-up of concrete initiatives, such as the Galileo children's competition and the GNSS innovation prize; urges the Commission and the EU GNSS Agency (GSA) to put much more effort into raising awareness of GNSS with potential users and investors, promoting the use of GNSS- based services, as well as identifying and federating the demand for these services in Europe;
source: PE-460.827
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2009/2230(INI) European Union strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and the role of macro-regions in the future cohesion policy
2010/03/03
TRAN
3 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Regards the inclusion of all coastal states as highly desirable in order to promote an efficient, interoperable pan- European transport area which
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. emphasises the need for the development of a transport system in the Baltic Sea region in order to create conditions for the region’s accessibility and appeal and to connect the Baltic Sea region to the European transport network; believes that the Commission should continue to carry out regular reviews of the execution of priority projects, as well as to provide the necessary finances for their more rapid implementation;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
source: PE-439.389
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2010/0253(COD) Single European railway area. Recast
2011/05/31
TRAN
6 amendments...
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new) Member States may decide time periods and deadlines for the schedule for capacity allocation different from those referred to in Article 43(1), Annex VIII point 4(b) and Annex IX for train paths to be established in cooperation with infrastructure managers of third countries on a network whose track gauge is different from the main rail network within the Union.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new) Member States may decide time periods and deadlines for the schedule for capacity allocation different from those referred to in Article 43(1), Annex VIII point 4(b) and Annex IX for train paths to be established in cooperation with infrastructure managers of third countries on a network whose track gauge is different from the main rail network within the Union.
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a directive Article 31 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 Without prejudice to paragraphs 4 or 5 of this Article or to Article 32, the charges for the minimum access package shall be set at the cost that is directly incurred as a result of operating the train service, according to Annex VIII, point 1. For transportation of freight from and to third countries on a network whose track gauge is different from the main rail network within the Union, infrastructure managers may set higher charges in order to obtain full costs recovery of the costs incurred.
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a directive Article 31 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 Without prejudice to paragraphs 4 or 5 of this Article or to Article 32, the charges for the minimum access package shall be set at the cost that is directly incurred as a result of operating the train service, according to Annex VIII, point 1. For transportation of freight from and to third countries on a network whose track gauge is different from the main rail network within the Union, infrastructure managers may set higher charges in order to obtain full costs recovery of the costs incurred.
source: PE-467.166
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2010/0258(COD) Carriage of goods by road: statistical returns. Recast
2011/04/18
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall compile statistics for the Union, in accordance with the procedure laid down, on the carriage of goods by road by means of goods road transport vehicles which are registered in that Member State, and on the journeys made by such vehicles.
source: PE-462.873
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2010/0275(COD) European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA): further development
2011/01/06
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 35 (35) In order to guarantee the full autonomy and independence of the Agency, it is considered necessary to grant it an autonomous budget whose revenue comes primarily from a contribution from the Union and contributions from third countries participating in the Agency's work. The host Member State, or any other Member State, should be allowed to make voluntary contributions to the revenue of the Agency. The Union's budgetary procedure remains applicable as far as any subsidies chargeable to the general budget of the European Union are concerned. Moreover, the Court of Auditors should undertake the auditing of accounts to ensure more transparency and accountability.
source: PE-464.968
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2010/0303(COD) European Maritime Safety Agency: further development
2011/06/30
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No1406/2002 Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new) (aa) in developing and implementing a macroregional Union policy relating to the fields of activity of the Agency, such as the European Union’s strategy for the Baltic Sea region;
source: PE-467.345
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2010/0306(NLE) Management of spent fuel and radioactive waste: EU legal framework
2011/04/15
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 31 (31) For the responsible management of spent fuel and radioactive waste, each Member State should establish a national framework which is harmonised with the Commission and assures political commitments and stepwise decision making implemented through adequate legislation, regulation and organisation with a clear allocation of responsibilities.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 32 a (new) (32a) Member States should ensure there is sufficient funding for the management and storage of spent fuel and radioactive waste.
source: PE-462.870
2011/04/26
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 1 (1) Member States shall notify the Commission of their national programmes and of subsequent significant changes. The Commission shall ensure that the national programmes of the Member States for managing spent fuel and radioactive waste comply with the most stringent safety standards.
source: PE-462.874
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2010/0353(COD) Agricultural products and foodstuffs: quality schemes
2011/11/05
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 1 1. Names registered in accordance with Article 13(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 2 2. Names registered in accordance with the requirements laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 1(1), and in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006,
source: PE-464.731
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2010/0363(COD) Energy market integrity and transparency
2011/04/27
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) National regulatory authorities should be responsible for ensuring that this Regulation is
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) National regulatory
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) It is important t
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 3 The Agency
source: PE-464.684
2011/05/05
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 3. The Agency shall at least on an annual basis submit a report to the European Parliament and the Commission on its activities under this Regulation. Such reports shall bring to the notice of the European Parliament and the Commission flaws in market rules, standards, and procedures which could facilitate insider trading and market manipulation or undermine the internal market. Reports may be combined with the report referred to in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 713/2009.
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. National regulatory authorities shall without delay inform the Agency in a
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 The
source: PE-464.685
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2010/0395(COD) Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union
2011/06/17
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 laid down the budgetary principles and financial rules, governing the establishment and implementation of the general budget, ensuring sound and effective management, control and protection of the financial interests of the Union, as well as increasing transparency, to be respected in all legislative acts and by all institutions. The fundamental principles, the concept and the structure of that Regulation and the basic rules of budgetary and financial management need to be maintained. Derogations to those fundamental principles should be reviewed and simplified as far as possible, taking into account their continuing relevance, their added-value for the annual budget of the Union (hereinafter the ‘budget’), and the burden they impose on stakeholders. It is necessary to maintain and strengthen the key elements of the financial reform: the role of the financial actors, the integration of controls in operational services, the internal auditors, the Activity Based Budgeting, the modernisation of accounting principles and rules and the basic principles for grants.
source: PE-467.051
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2010/2079(INI) Simplifying the implementation of the Research Framework Programmes
2010/07/16
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that, compared with its predecessors, FP7 has considerably simplified procedures, but it remains too difficult to participate in programmes and to prepare proposals, and the administrative burden in terms of project administration and accounting is too great;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Notes that the participation of the private sector in the FP remains low due to complex and time-consuming rules governing participation, high personnel costs and excessive red-tape;
source: PE-445.806
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2010/2094(BUD) Amending budget 6/2010: Section II - European Council and Council; Section III - Commission; Section X - European External Action Service
2010/07/15
CONT
1 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
source: PE-445.824
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2010/2100(INI) EU policy framework to assist developing countries in addressing food security challenges
2011/06/23
DEVE
2 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas global demand for agricultural products is expected to increase by 70% by 2050 with the world’s population forecast to reach nine billion by then; whereas food insecurity is further exacerbated by speculation on commodities, land degradation, water scarcity, climate change, global land acquisitions, demands for agro-fuels and energy-related policies,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the EU to increase support in favour of agriculture in its development aid programmes and to invest in nationally led plans; emphasises the need for increased public investments in research for sustainable agro-ecological production systems that also considerably improve the productivity and competitiveness of the agriculture and rural sector;
source: PE-467.250
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2010/2104(INI) Efficiency and effectiveness of EU funding in the area of decommissioning nuclear power plants in the new Member States
2011/03/02
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that, because of the early closure of nuclear reactors in Lithuania, Slovakia and Bulgaria, the nuclear power station operators were unable to obtain sufficient funds to cover the decommissioning costs;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers that, if the decommissioning procedure is harmonised, account should be taken of the relevant administrative structures of the Member States, and the resource management procedure as such ought to be simplified;
source: PE-458.492
2011/04/02
CONT
7 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the three EU candidate countries, Lithuania, Slovakia and Bulgaria, operated old Soviet design nuclear power plants (NPPs) which could not be economically upgraded to EU safety standards, and needed to be closed quickly, and the accession negotiations led to fixed closure dates for the three NPPs concerned, and whereas these Member States could not find the necessary funds to carry out the decommissioning,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the EU recognised that the shut-down and subsequent decommissioning of these NPPs represented a significant financial and economical burden which could not be fully covered by the Member States concerned, and therefore the Treaties of Accession, as well as subsequent Council Regulations for the implementation of these Treaties, provided for financial assistance to the respective Member States
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new) Considers that the financial aid should be allocated to cover the full costs of the decommissioning operations, enable this work to be completed on schedule and ensure a high degree of safety for the decommissioning work and social measures to cushion the impact of the closure of the nuclear power plants, and be used effectively;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – introductory part 14. Notes that the most extensive and thorough evaluation, the ECA audit, is still ongoing; suggests that this should
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Considers that the purpose of the Community assistance is to support these three Member States in coping with the financial and economical burden caused by fixed closure dates, and
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Stresses that the ultimate goal of the early closure of the NPPs in question, and of their decommissioning, was and still is the issue of safety; invites, therefore, the Council, the Commission and the Member States to bear that in mind in any future decisions concerning nuclear decommissioning in general and these three decommissioning programmes in particular; calls on the Commission to arrange for adequate coordination with the Member States and to establish precise timetables for the completion of the projects;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 – subparagraph 1 (new) Calls on the Commission to study ways of altering the EU’s methods of financing decommissioning operations in view of the strategies employed in the Member States and their national administrative structures, and simplifying the rules on management of the funds in such a way that they do not affect the safety and security of the decommissioning operations;
source: PE-458.505
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2010/2108(INI) Towards a new Energy Strategy for Europe 2011 - 2020
2010/09/14
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the inclusion of a specific chapter on energy in the Lisbon Treaty now gives a firm legal basis for developing energy initiatives based on sustainability, security of supply , the interconnection of networks and solidarity,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas major energy investments are needed, notably in new power plants, interconnections and grids within the next decade, especially in the most energetically isolated regions, which will shape the energy mix for an even longer- period and which will require a new diversification of financing instruments,
source: PE-448.780
2010/09/15
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Considers that the EU has to ensure that its energy policy has a strong and coherent international dimension and to integrate energy into its external policies and actions;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31a. Considers that any agreements with external gas suppliers should be concluded at the EU level rather than bilaterally to ensure a stable and secure supply of energy resources at competitive and affordable prices;
source: PE-448.829
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2010/2137(INI) Report on competition policy 2009
2010/10/29
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Invites the Commission to monitor closely and to report on the implementation of the third energy liberalisation package by Member States and assess its effectiveness in creating a functioning internal market; encourages the Commission to initiate a further inquiry into the energy sector if the assessment comes to a negative conclusion;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Regrets that the implementation of the second internal market package is not entirely complete which thus hinders the full potential of the liberalisation of the energy sector and effective competition;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Points out that regulated energy prices have negative effects and continue to be a major concern for the proper functioning of the internal market which could lead to the distortion of competition and negatively influence investments and incentives for energy efficiency ; invites the Commission to present an analysis to what extent price control mechanisms influence competition and investments in the energy sector;
source: PE-452.531
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2010/2152(INI) New Trade Policy for Europe under the Europe 2020 Strategy
2011/04/03
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the importance of developing and protecting the EU's competitive advantages in the area of innovative products; takes the view that a temporary freedom of movement must be made possible for the purpose of providing services, so that qualified specialist staff can be recruited and undertakings and research centres in the EU can retain their leading position in the field of innovation;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Takes the view that differing legislative rules and regulations and the lack or non-application of common standards prevent EU undertakings – owing to the high cost of doing business abroad – from fully exploiting their potential; stresses the importance of better regulatory cooperation in the interest of promoting the equivalence or convergence of rules, standards and testing and certification procedures and thus lowering operating costs at international level;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Regrets that foreign public procurement markets remain inaccessible to EU undertakings; takes the view that greater efforts need to be made to improve access by EU undertakings to foreign public procurement markets;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
source: PE-460.632
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2010/2154(INI) Aviation security with a special focus on security scanners
2011/03/22
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recalls that security scanners at airports offer a reliable and effective screening method and a real possibility to reinforce passenger security;
source: PE-460.986
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2010/2157(INI) Demographic change and its consequences for the future Cohesion Policy of the EU
2011/08/06
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Points out that one of the major obstacles in implementing cohesion policy is the frequent amendment of the regulations and provisions in force; calls on the Commission to examine whether common provisions could be laid down for the different EU funds; considers that harmonisation of the provisions for the various policy fields, financial instruments and funds would ensure greater clarity and would make it easier for beneficiaries to use EU funds and for national authorities to plan and administer their use;
source: PE-467.065
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2010/2206(INI) Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe
2011/03/31
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Stresses the need for effective cross- border transport infrastructure and calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all necessary measures to ensure sufficient funding and timely implementation of priority TEN-T projects, in particular in the EU's regions that lack the necessary infrastructure and interconnections with the rest of Europe;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Encourages the Commission to facilitate networking and co-operation between EU regions in order to link-up existing regional and national cycle routes and increase a sustainable, energy- efficient and environmentally-friendly cycling tourism in the EU;
source: PE-458.571
2011/04/02
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes that better coordination of R&D in the field of tourism will result in benefits for the sustainability of the tourism sector; supports the creation of information and communication technology (ICT) platforms in the field of tourism to facilitate adjustment by businesses in the tourism industry to the development of ICTs, to enable tourism businesses – particularly SMEs – to speed up the deployment of information society tools and services and to contribute to the industry’s competitiveness;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Highlights the need to diversify the portfolio of tourism services in Europe and promote the development of sustainable, responsible and high-quality tourism; calls for
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the role of enterprises, including SMEs, should be widely recognised when developing tourism policy in Europe; believes that the legislative and fiscal framework should therefore be more
source: PE-456.996
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2010/2210(INI) Combating illegal fishing at the global level - the role of the EU
2011/06/21
PECH
2 amendments...
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises that past limitations in monitoring and enforcement of oceans have been largely overcome by technological advances
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
source: PE-467.233
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2010/2211(INI) Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe
2010/09/12
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls therefore for an increase in the overall funds available for TEN-T through earmarking cohesion funding for transport projects (currently 23.7% of cohesion resources) and the dedication of an amount within this for the core and comprehensive TEN-T networks, thus increasing EU added value, and for TEN-T funding to be made conditional upon the concentration of national funding on the TEN-T core and comprehensive networks;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Underlines that the Cohesion funding for transport projects should be continued within the new financial perspective with clear commitments from the Member States to co-finance and implement these transport projects. It should be stressed that cohesion policy remains crucial for countries seeking convergence criteria, and that success of implementation of transport projects in these countries largely depends on availability of cohesion fund;
source: PE-454.402
2011/04/27
SURE
2 amendments...
Amendment 932 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 a (new) 92 a. Considers that some large-scale projects, where the financial needs could not be clearly determined from the outset tend to divert funds from smaller successful programmes, hampering their proper implementation; proposes, therefore, to create a separate sub heading within Heading 1 for large sized projects, exceeding EUR 1bn+ of EU funding, in order to assure the elaboration of more predictable financing schemes and guarantee the proper implementation of both large-scale and visible projects as well as smaller ones;
Amendment 961 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 98 98. Proposes, therefore, the following structure for the next MFF: 1. Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (Europe 2020) 1a. Knowledge for growth and employment Including research and innovation, education and lifelong learning, internal market
source: PE-462.732
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2010/2235(INI) European road safety 2011-2020
2011/03/17
TRAN
5 amendments...
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to encourage exchanges of knowledge and proven practices so that more of them can be incorporated into national road safety plans;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Reiterates its support to the Commission's efforts to bring about a common high level of safety of roads in all EU Member States and to ensure that safety is integrated in all phases of planning, design and operation of road infrastructure;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all necessary measures to ensure sufficient financing and guarantee timely implementation of priority TEN-T projects;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Emphasises the importance of ensuring that national road infrastructure not included in the TEN-T network would also be improved from the point of view of road safety, in particular in the EU's regions with low quality infrastructure and traffic safety level;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Emphasises that a separate reduction target and specific accompanying measures are needed in order to make a real impact in the specific area of child deaths in road accidents and significantly reduce road injuries in this age group;
source: PE-460.852
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2010/2242(INI) Financial, economic and social crisis: recommendations concerning the measures and initiatives to be taken. Final report
2011/04/26
CRIS
2 amendments...
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls for non-eurozone states to be given help so that they can quickly adopt the single currency and benefit from the ESM and guarantee fund which have been set up;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Recalls that access to energy and raw materials, as well as thee efficient use thereof, contribute to ensuring the competitiveness of the EU; calls for the isolated EU regions' energy link to Europe's energy market to be guaranteed and for the use of renewable energy sources to be encouraged;
source: PE-462.899
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2010/2245(INI) Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world
2011/08/03
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls on the Commission to introduce financing instruments to attract more private capital and thus close the gaps in the market relating to investments in research:
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls for the completion of the European Research Area – a Treaty obligation – by 2014, so as to enable the EU to retain and attract top talent, to guarantee mobility of researchers across countries and sectors and promote the cross-border activity of research institutes and foundations and the dissemination, transfer and exploitation of research results;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Stresses the importance of the EU and its Member States engaging in scientific cooperation with third countries; takes the view that EU undertakings must be guaranteed better access to research and development programmes in third countries;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 b (new) 30b. Stresses that the EU and the Member States should act in a coordinated manner on agreements and measures in the field of science and technology relating to third countries; takes the view that consideration should be given to the potential for framework agreements by the EU and its Member States with third countries;
source: PE-460.664
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2010/2272(INI) Mobility and inclusion of people with disabilities and the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020
2011/05/18
PETI
1 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Emphasises that people with disabilities need to have access to effective social protection systems and poverty reduction programmes in order to avoid social exclusion
source: PE-464.797
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2010/2274(INI) Universal service and '112' emergency number
2011/04/20
IMCO
2 amendments...
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that the 112 number can be a life saving number and increases the protection of EU citizens; underlines the importance of ensuring smooth operation of the 112 number throughout the Union;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Regrets
source: PE-462.898
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2010/2304(INI) European broadband: investing in digitally driven growth
2011/03/25
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Notes that all the Member States have a broadband strategy, but that very few of them have drawn up workable plans to establish ultra high-speed networks or have taken practical steps, including as regards the necessary funding, to implement them;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the Commission, as part of an EU policy for the broadband sector, to take practical steps to foster investment in the further development of intelligent infrastructure and to encourage operators already active on the market to invest in NGA networks;
source: PE-460.941
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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
2 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas aiming at absorbing as much financial support as possible requires continuous efforts by the Member States and the involvement of the local and regional level of administration in every stage of the process, as well as appropriate capacity of institutional structures and efficient management and control systems,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Reiterates the need for simplification of rules and procedures at both EU and national level without creating major difficulties for the beneficiaries; believes that simplification will contribute to the speedy allocation of funds, higher absorption rates, increased efficiency and transparency, fewer errors and reduced payment periods; considers that a balance needs to be struck between simplification and the stability of rules and procedures;
source: PE-467.037
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2011/0038(COD) Company law and corporate governance: interconnection of central, commercial and company registers
2011/06/14
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 3 (3) Operations such as cross-border mergers or transfers of registered office have made day-to-day cooperation of business registers a necessity. Directive 2005/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on cross-border mergers of limited liability companies23 requires the registers to cooperate across borders. There are, however, no established channels of communication and efficient cross-border cooperation that could accelerate procedures, help overcome the language problems and enhance legal certainty and transparency.
source: PE-467.055
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2011/0093(COD) Enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection: implementation
2011/10/13
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 1. Not later than
source: PE-473.869
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2011/0275(COD) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): support to the Investment for growth and jobs goal
2012/05/23
TRAN
15 amendments...
Amendment 36 #
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 primarily concentrated on research and innovation, 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 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7 a) A shift towards sustainable mobility - based on multimodal transport, integrated transport systems and diversion of international and transit traffic out of the city centres - is crucial to achieve its EU 2020 targets, given that transport accounts for 24 % of all CO2 emissions in the Union and transport in the Union has seen its emissions increase by 34 % since 1990. The sustainable mobility will require major investments, e.g. in bypassing urban areas, promotion of modern and environmentally friendly public transport, intelligent traffic management systems as well as public logistic platforms or intermodal terminals.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 c (new) (7 c) New funding priorities focusing on the achievement of complex multimodal transport are indispensable.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) In order to identify or test new solutions to issues relating to sustainable urban development which are of relevance at Union level, the ERDF should support innovative actions and technologies in the field of sustainable urban development including innovative traffic management systems.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) The ERDF should address the problems of accessibility to, and remoteness from, large markets facing areas with an extremely low population density, as referred to in Protocol No 6 on special provisions for Objective 6 in the framework of the Structural Funds in Finland and Sweden to the 1994 Act of Accession. The ERDF should also address the specific difficulties encountered by certain islands, mountainous areas, border regions and sparsely populated areas whose geographical situation slows down their development, with a view to supporting their sustainable development. As a next point, the ERDF should address the problems of regular transport services to and from national and regional capitals, links between cities and their surrounding areas - including rural areas - or regions, connections of industrial zones and international airports as well as cultural exchange and tourism infrastructure.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b) investments in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the areas of energy, environment,
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii (iii) support to public research and innovation bodies and investment in technology
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e (e) promoting low-carbon strategies for urban areas, including sustainable mobility chains that combine walking- cycling-carpooling-public transport and mobility, intelligent traffic management systems and diversion of international and transit traffic out of the city centres;
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a (a) supporting a multimodal Single European Transport Area by investing in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) network and the modernisation of existing fundamental infrastructure;
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b (b) enhancing regional and local mobility through connecting secondary and tertiary nodes and other places to TEN-T infrastructure and among each other where relevant;
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d a (new) (d a) developing a complex system of multimodal transport including public logistic platforms, intermodal terminals and initial support of regular intermodal transport links as well as inclusion of industrial zones and international airports in multimodal transport and their adequate connection to trans-European and fundamental national infrastructure;
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. The ERDF shall support, within operational programmes, sustainable urban development through strategies setting out integrated actions to tackle the economic, environmental, climate, transport and social challenges affecting urban areas.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – row 15 Railway km Total length of new railway line of which: TEN-T km Total length of repaired, reconstructed or upgraded railway line of which: TEN-T
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – row 19 Roads km Total length of newly built roads of which: TEN-T km Total length of repaired, reconstructed or upgraded roads of which: TEN-T
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – row 20 a (new) International airports minutes Total reduction of the average time needed to reach the airport by means of public transport from the nearest city centre
source: PE-489.577
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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
2012/05/06
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 1234 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new) For Member States which acceded to the Union before 2013, whose GDP per capita is below 75% of the EU 27 average, and whose average real GDP growth 2008- 2010 was lower than the EU 27 average, the cohesion policy allocation shall not be lower than in the period 2007-2013.
source: PE-491.056
2012/05/23
TRAN
9 amendments...
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) The objectives of the CSF Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of protecting and improving the environment as set out in Article 11 and 19 of the Treaty, taking into account primarily the polluter pays principle. The Member States should provide information on the support for climate change objectives in line with the ambition to devote at least 20% of the Union budget to this end, using a methodology adopted by the Commission by implementing act.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 57 (57) It is necessary to fix the limits of those resources for
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 90 (90) The Commission should be empowered to adopt, by means of implementing acts, as regards all CSF Funds, decisions approving the Partnership Contracts, decisions on the allocation of the performance reserve, decisions suspending payments linked to Member States' economic policies, and, in the case of decommitment, decisions to amend decisions adopting programmes; and as regards the Funds, decisions identifying the regions and Member States fulfilling the Investment for growth and jobs criteria, decisions setting out the annual breakdown of commitment appropriations to the Member States,
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 7. The part of the Union budget allocated to the CSF Funds shall be implemented within the framework of shared management between the Member States and the Commission, in accordance with Article 53(b) of the Financial Regulation, with the exception of
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 The objectives of the CSF Funds shall be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of protecting and improving the environment, as set out in Article 11 of the Treaty, taking into account primarily the polluter pays principle.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 The Member States and the Commission shall ensure that environmental protection requirements, resource efficiency, climate change mitigation and adaptation, transport sustainability and transport efficiency, disaster resilience and risk prevention and management are promoted in the preparation and implementation of Partnership Contracts and programmes. Member States shall provide information on the support for climate change objectives using the methodology adopted by the Commission. The Commission shall adopt this methodology by means of an implementing act. The implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 143(3).
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 7 (7) promoting sustainable transport
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 9 (9) promoting social inclusion, cultural exchange, tourism and combating poverty;
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 Member States shall concentrate support, in accordance with the Fund-specific rules, on actions bringing the greatest added value in relation to the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth within the time frame of the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020, addressing the challenges identified in the country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty, and taking into account national and regional needs.
source: PE-489.578
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2011/0280(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020
2012/07/18
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) Due to the successive integration of various sectors into the single payment scheme and the ensuing period of adjustment granted to farmers, it has become increasingly difficult to justify the presence of significant individual differences in the level of support per hectare resulting from use of historical references. Therefore direct income support should be more equitably distributed between Member States, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure
source: PE-491.238
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2011/0294(COD) Trans-European transport network: guidelines
2012/04/10
TRAN
6 amendments...
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) The planning, development and operation of trans-European transport networks contribute to the attainment of major Union objectives, such as the full implementation and smooth functioning of the Sin
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r a (new) (r a) 'isolated network' means the rail network of a Member State, or a part thereof, with a track gauge which is different to that of the European standard nominal track gauge (1435mm), for which certain major infrastructure investments cannot be justified in economic cost-benefit terms by virtue of the specificities of that network arising from its geographic detachment or peripheral location;
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d (d)
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point i (i)
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) railway lines are equipped with ERTMS, or systems interoperable with ERTMS;
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 –point c – subpoint 1 (1) nominal track gauge for new railway lines: 1 435 mm, except for isolated networks;
source: PE-494.841
2012/08/10
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) rivers, canals and lakes are equipped with RIS, where appropriate.
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part (a) for railway transport infrastructure, except for isolated networks:
source: PE-494.842
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2011/0302(COD) Connecting Europe Facility
2012/10/10
TRAN, ITRE
8 amendments...
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 (12) ‘bottleneck’ means a physical barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity of long-distance flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by creating new infrastructure or substantially modernising existing infrastructure in order to increase its capacity such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge.
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) actions implementing the comprehensive network according to Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines] when such actions contribute to facilitating cross-border traffic flows or removing bottlenecks and when these actions also contribute to the development of the core network
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (i) for rail and inland waterways
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new) (ii a) mitigating exposure of urban areas to negative effects of transiting rail and road transport.
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Applicable rules for the transport sector under this Regulation shall apply to these specific calls. When implementing these calls,
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point ii (ii) actions to support cross-border road sections, TEN-T core road network and, in the case of Member States with no rail networks, the TEN-T road network;
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii (iii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, development of multi-modal platforms including automatic gauge changing facilities and of ports;
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii a (new) (iii a) actions mitigating exposure of urban areas to negative effects of transiting rail and road transport.
source: PE-496.337
2012/10/17
TRAN, ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I - point 1 - rows 2 a-b (new) Klaip÷da - Kaunas Rail Upgrading, port interconnections, MoS Via Baltica Corridor Road Upgrading (EE, LV, LT,PL)
Amendment 705 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Part I - Point b - rows 23 a-b (new) Kybartai - Other Core Rail upgrading Kaunas Network Kybartai Other Core Road upgrading /Klaip÷da - Network Kaunas - Vilnius - BY border
source: PE-497.891
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2011/0361(COD) Credit rating agencies: integrity, transparency, responsibility, good governance and reliability of activities
2012/04/17
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 a (new) (30 a) The Commission should examine the possibility of creating an independent European credit rating agency or establish rules to allow European credit rating agencies, taking into account the specific economic and social development of the individual Member States being assessed, to make an impartial and objective assessment of their creditworthiness and, where necessary, it should submit appropriate proposals for legislation.
source: PE-486.062
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2011/0363(NLE) Nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes 2014-2020 in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia
2012/04/10
ITRE
28 amendments...
Amendment 28 #
Citation 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 203 thereof and Protocol No 4 thereto,
Amendment 30 #
Recital 2 a (new) (2a) Recognising that the premature shutdown and consequent decommissioning of the Ignalina Power Plant with two 1500 MW RBMK reactor units inherited from the Soviet union is of an unprecedented nature and represent for Lithuania an exceptional financial burden not commensurate with the size and economic strength of the country, Protocol No.4 states that the Union assistance under the Ignalina Programme will be seamlessly continued and extended beyond 2006, for the period of next financial perspectives. This extended programme will be based on the same elements and principles as during the 2004-2006 and 2007-2013 periods.
Amendment 31 #
Recital 4 (4) In line with the Accession Treaty obligations and with the support of Community assistance, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia have closed the nuclear power plants and made significant progress towards their decommissioning. Further work is necessary in order to continue the progress with the actual d
Amendment 40 #
Recital 5 (5) The Union has committed to assist Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia in addressing the exceptional financial burden implied by the decommissioning process
Amendment 43 #
Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Whereas under the Programmes established for the period 2007-2013 the Commission's supervision has focussed mainly on budgetary execution of the financial appropriations and project implementation, rather than on the extent of the progress achieved towards the Programmes' objectives as a whole.
Amendment 49 #
Recital 6 (6)
Amendment 54 #
Recital 7 (7) The support covered by this Regulation should ensure seamless continuation of decommissioning and concentrate on measures to
Amendment 64 #
Recital 13 a (new) (13a) The contribution under the Ignalina Programme may, for certain measures, amount up to 100 % of the total expenditure. Every effort should be made to continue the co-financing practice established under the pre-accession assistance and the assistance given over the period 2007-2013 for decommissioning efforts of Lithuania as well as to attract co-financing from other sources as appropriate.
Amendment 66 #
Article 1 This Regulation establishes the multi- annual Nuclear Decommissioning Assistance Programme 2014 - 2020 (‘the Programme’) laying down rules for further implementation of the Union's financial support for measures connected with the decommissioning of the Kozloduy (units 1 to 4; the Kozloduy Programme), Ignalina (units 1 and 2; the Ignalina Programme) and Bohunice V1 (units 1 and 2; the Bohunice Programme) nuclear power plants.
Amendment 72 #
Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The general objective of the Programme is to
Amendment 76 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. Within the funding periods the main specific objectives for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes are:
Amendment 80 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii (ii) safely maintaining the reactor units
Amendment 84 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii a (new) (iiia) measures for the environmental upgrading in line with the acquis and modernisation measures of conventional production capacity to replace the production capacity of the two Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant reactors;
Amendment 85 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii b (new) (iiib) other measures which are consequential to the decision to close and decommission this plant and which contribute to the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and modernisation of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors in Lithuania as well as to enhancing the security of energy supply and improving energy efficiency in Lithuania;
Amendment 92 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Ignalina Programme referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2 may also include measures to maintain a high level of safety at the nuclear power plant's units under decommissioning, including support to plant's personnel
Amendment 99 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b (b) EUR 229 629 000 for the Ignalina Programme for the period 2014 to 20
Amendment 109 #
Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission will review the performance of the Programme and assess the progress of the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes against the milestones and target dates referred to in Art
Amendment 121 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 125 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b)
Amendment 128 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) Submit to the Commission a revised detailed decommissioning plan for the period 2014 – 2020 setting up main objectives and tasks broken down to the level of decommissioning activities, anticipated projects pipeline, schedule, cost structure and co-financing proportions. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with an internationally recognized standard for decommissioning cost estimation.
Amendment 132 #
Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the fulfilment of the ex ante conditionalities when preparing the 2014 annual work programme as referred to in Article 6
Amendment 141 #
Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall adopt
Amendment 143 #
Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall adopt not later than 31 December 2014, detailed implementation procedures for the duration of the Programmes. The act setting out the implementation procedures shall also define in more detail for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes the expected results, activities and the corresponding performance indicators. It will contain the revised detailed decommissioning plans as referred to under Article 4(1)(c) that shall serve as baseline for the monitoring of the progress and the timely achievement of the expected results.
Amendment 145 #
Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall adopt, by means of implementing acts, not later than 31 December 2014, detailed implementation procedures for the duration of the Programmes, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2). The act setting out the implementation procedures shall also define in more detail for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes the expected results, activities and the corresponding performance indicators. It will contain the revised detailed decommissioning plans as referred to under Article 4(1)(c) that shall serve as baseline for the monitoring of the progress and the timely achievement of the expected results.
Amendment 160 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. No later than end 2015, a
Amendment 164 #
Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall carry out ex-post evaluation in close cooperation with the Member States and beneficiaries. The ex- post evaluation shall examine the effectiveness and efficiency of the Programmes and
Amendment 170 #
Article 8 a (new) Article 8a Final evaluation Before 31 December 2020, the Commission shall establish in close cooperation with the Member States and beneficiaries, a final evaluation report concerning the effectiveness and efficiency of the Programmes, as well as the effectiveness of financed measures in terms of impacts, use of resources and added value for the Union. In case of Lithuania, the evaluation report shall identify further Union financial assistance needs till the decommissioning end state which is foreseen at the end of 2029 .
source: PE-496.524
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2011/0438(COD) Public procurement
2012/06/13
ITRE
14 amendments...
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 2 (2) Public procurement plays a key role in the Europe 2020 strategy as one of the market-based instruments to be used to achieve a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth while ensuring the most efficient use of public funds. For that purpose, the current public procurement rules adopted pursuant to Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts have to be revised and modernised in order to increase the efficiency of public spending, facilitating in particular the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises in public procurement and to enable procurers to make better use of public procurement in support of
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 5 (5)
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 (7) Illicit conduct by participants in a procurement procedure, such as attempts to unduly influence the decision-making process or to enter into agreements with other candidates to manipulate the outcome of the procedure,
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 a (new) (7a) In view of the need to promote participation in cross-border public procurement procedures by economic operators in the Union, it is necessary for Member States to transpose and apply the provisions of the Services Directive properly and punctually.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 8 (8) Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the Agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986 to 1994) approved in particular the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Government Procurement, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’. The aim of the Agreement is to establish a multilateral framework of balanced rights and obligations relating to public contracts affording equal access to the markets on both sides and equal competitive conditions for economic operators based within the EU and those based in third countries, with a view to achieving the liberalisation and expansion of world trade. For contracts covered by the Agreement, as well as by other relevant international agreements by which the Union is bound, contracting authorities fulfil the obligations under these agreements by applying this Directive to economic operators of third countries that are signatories to the agreements.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 8 a (new) (8a) The Union needs an effective instrument to, on the one hand, encourage compliance with the principle of reciprocity in relation to third countries which do not provide equivalent access to European economic operators, particularly through an assessment of substantial reciprocity to be carried out by the Commission, and, on the other hand, ensure fair competition and a level playing field.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1a (new) 1a. The practical implementation of the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), which forms part of the legal framework of public procurement in the European Union, is based on a previous assessment of the proper application of the principle of substantial reciprocity with regard to the opening of markets between the European Union and third signatory States. Such an assessment of substantial reciprocity is also extended to third countries which are not contracting parties to the GPA and have access to the European public procurement market.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a directive Article 40 – paragraph 1a (new) 1a. Technical specifications may also include, as appropriate, requirements relating to:
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a directive Article 40 – paragraph 1a – point a (new) (a) performance, including levels of environmental and climate performance and performance in terms of socially sustainable production process;
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a directive Article 40 – paragraph 1a – point b (new) (b) life-cycle characteristics;
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a directive Article 40 – paragraph 1a – point c (new) (c) socially sustainable production process;
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a directive Article 40 – paragraph 1a – point d (new) (d) the organisation, qualification and experience of the staff assigned to performing the contract in question;
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive Article 40 – paragraph 1a – point e (new) (e) safety or dimensions, including the procedures concerning quality assurance, terminology, symbols, testing and assessment methods, packaging, marking and labelling, user instructions;
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive Article 40 – paragraph 1a – point f (new) (f) rules relating to design and costing, the test, inspection and acceptance conditions for works and methods or techniques of construction and all other technical conditions which the contracting authority is in a position to prescribe, under general or specific regulations, in relation to the finished works and to the materials or parts which they involve.
source: PE-491.205
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2011/0439(COD) Procurement in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors
2012/08/06
ITRE
12 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 4 (4) Public procurement plays a key role in the Europe 2020 strategy as one of the market-based instruments to be used to achieve a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth while ensuring the most efficient use of public funds. For that purpose, the current public procurement rules adopted pursuant to Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts have to be revised and modernised in order to increase the efficiency of public spending, facilitating in particular the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises in public procurement and to enable procurers to make better use of public procurement in support of
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 5 (5) Under Articles 9, 10 and 11 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, environmental protection requirements and the concept of the socially-sustainable production process must be integrated into the definition and implementation of the Union policies and activities, in particular with a view to promoting sustainable development and ensuring, throughout the supply chain, compliance with health, public safety and social norms and national and EU labour legislation. This Directive clarifies how the contracting entities
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 13 (13) Illicit conduct by participants in a procurement procedure, such as attempts to unduly influence the decision-making process or to enter into agreements with other candidates to manipulate the outcome of the procedure
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 14 (14) Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the Agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986 to 1994), approved in particular the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Government Procurement, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’. The aim of the Agreement is to establish a multilateral framework of balanced rights and obligations relating to public contracts upholding equal opportunities for Union and third country economic operators to compete on equal terms in Union and third country markets with a view to achieving the liberalisation and expansion of world trade. For contracts covered by the Agreement, as well as by other relevant international agreements by which the Union is bound, contracting entities fulfil the obligations under those agreements by applying this Directive to economic operators of third countries that are signatories to the agreements.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 14 a (new) (14a) The Union needs an effective instrument to, on the one hand, encourage compliance with the principle of reciprocity in relation to third countries which do not provide equivalent access to European economic operators, particularly through an assessment of substantial reciprocity to be carried out by the Commission, and, on the other hand, ensure fair competition and a level playing field worldwide.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 14 b (new) (14b )In view of the need to encourage participation by the Union's economic operators in cross-border public markets, it is important that the Member States transpose and implement in a timely and adequate manner the provisions of the Services Directive;
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 43 (43) Contracts should be awarded on the basis of objective criteria that ensure compliance with the principles of transparency, non-discrimination and equal treatment. Th
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive Article 54 – paragraph 1a (new) 1a. Technical specifications may also include, as appropriate, requirements relating to:
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive Article 54 – paragraph 1a – point a (new) (a) performance, including levels of environmental and climate performance and performance in terms of socially sustainable production process;
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive Article 54 – paragraph 1a – point b (new) (b) life-cycle characteristics;
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive Article 54 – paragraph 1a – point c (new) (c) socially sustainable production process;
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive Article 54 – paragraph 1a – point d (new) (d) the organisation, qualification and experience of the staff assigned to performing the contract in question.
source: PE-491.185
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2011/2011(INI) Global Economic Governance
2011/05/24
ECON
2 amendments...
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. calls for the establishment of a European credit rating agency to carry out independent and objective ratings of the economies of the Member States based on transparent rating methods;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls for the introduction of a financial transaction tax in the EU ; considers that EU should play an active role in gathering support of other countries , especially G20 countries , for the introduction of financial transaction tax at a global level;
source: PE-465.018
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2011/2012(INI) Analysis of options to move beyond 20% greenhouse gas emission reductions and assessing the risk of carbon leakage
2011/03/22
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that due to a number of market and regulatory barriers many energy saving opportunities are still not exploited in the EU; calls for targets to be set for the use of renewable energies, for product standards to be established for energy- efficient products and vehicles and for environmentally conscious public procurement to be promoted;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary action to ensure that Member States fully implement their energy savings commitments, either by introducing a requirement that National Energy Efficiency Action Plans must be approved by the Commission and that the Commission will be responsible for monitoring their implementation in the Member States, or by means of further measures;
Amendment 146 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Notes that despite a temporary fall in energy consumption in 2009, more energy will be used in future as the economies of the Member States recover, so that the dependence on energy imports will continue to grow;
Amendment 170 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Takes the view that cohesion funds must be used more efficiently to promote renewable energies, energy efficiency and low-carbon energy technologies;
source: PE-460.884
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2011/2019(BUD) 2012 budget: mandate for the trilogue
2011/04/18
CONT
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph B B. whereas
source: PE-462.895
2011/05/05
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to concentrate development aid on the poorest countries and on the least favoured sections of their populations; emphasises importance of improving the quality of aid;
source: PE-464.817
2011/05/13
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Emphasises the need to provide sufficient clarity, more flexibility and ensure better-targeted assistance, particularly aimed at civil society, including local level, so as to promote a bottom-up approach; underlines the importance to guarantee the rapid identification and elimination of shortcomings in the future and thus increase the quality and effectiveness of EU assistance; calls also for a comprehensive efficiency analysis of ENPI in coordination with other instruments, with the aim of making better use of financial instruments available in the EU's relations with southern and eastern neighbours and of ensuring that development assistance is used adequately in beneficiary countries;
source: PE-464.944
2011/05/17
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Emphasises that the fight against tax fraud and evasion must be highly prioritised and that the appropriations proposed for the Fiscalis programme for 2012 are not ambitious enough;
source: PE-464.965
2011/11/05
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that improving the conditions for R&D&I, notably as regards renewable and sustainable energy priorities, energy storage technologies, resource efficiency and green technologies, is vital to progress towards the goals of the EU 2020 strategy; calls not only for budget increases but also for the introduction of more sustainability criteria in EU R&D&I programmes;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for fu
source: PE-464.736
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2011/2020(BUD) 2012 budget: all sections
2011/07/29
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls for a higher amount to be allocated to the EU’s interregional cooperation programmes (INTERREG IVC) encompassed within its cohesion policy, which play a key role in policy implementation under EU macro-regional strategies and also help Member States to respond effectively to common challenges such as providing better transport links and developing and promoting tourism;
source: PE-469.968
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2011/2023(INI) Towards a stronger European disaster response: the role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance
2011/05/13
ENVI
2 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the recent tragedies, notably the Haiti earthquake and the Pakistan floods, have demonstrated that the main tools available to the EU for responding to disasters (humanitarian aid and the EU Civil Protection Mechanism) proved to be working well for what they were designed for and given the circumstances, but whereas there is a need to further reinforce the coordination of the response to disasters of the European Union, both within and outside its borders, as well as scope for improvement in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and visibility of the EU assistance as a whole,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Insists that decisions on deploying assets from the pool of assets be made quickly by the Emergency Response Centre along with Member States, in order to ensure predictable, immediate and effective assistance to victims and avoid delays, duplications and overlaps;
source: PE-464.916
2011/05/30
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Invites the Commission, when setting up the European disaster response, to take into account the Solidarity Clause and its implementation arrangements, which
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new) Points out that the current ad hoc coordination arrangements cannot guarantee appropriate and sufficient assistance in the event of disasters; considers that a shift is needed to a system of forward planning, entailing the preparation of reference scenarios for the main types of disaster within and outside the EU, and that available and necessary resources need to be identified and their intended use determined;
source: PE-466.979
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2011/2025(INI) Comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union
2011/04/14
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Observes that the insufficient harmonisation of Member States’ data protection legislation and divergences in the application of the data protection directive compel economic operators to incur additional costs, increase their administrative burden, create legal uncertainty and compromise the attainment of the aim of directive, namely an equivalent level of protection;
source: PE-462.771
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2011/2029(INI) Better legislation, subsidiarity and proportionality and smart regulation
2011/04/20
IMCO
1 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Acknowledges the importance of Impact Assessments and calls on all Parliamentary Committees to give full consideration to these Impact Assessments; stresses the importance of updating Impact Assessments following any substantial amendments made to initial Commission proposals.
source: PE-464.679
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2011/2034(INI) Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond
2011/03/24
REGI
4 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that the upgrading and renewal of energy infrastructure, the development of domestic electricity and gas connections and the integration of isolated parts of the EU into the European energy market are essential factors for achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that in energy terms the Baltic region remains isolated and dependent on a single source of supply; emphasises the need for EU regions of this kind to develop an infrastructure which would provide them with technical access to at least two different sources of supply and make it possible to transport gas in two different directions;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Urges the Commission to review existing energy infrastructure and put forward proposals to create new infrastructure capacities;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the EU to fund energy projects which fail to attract private investors but which are essential to meet the energy needs of isolated parts of the EU by linking them up with the European electricity and gas networks, as an integral part of the process of creating a unified EU energy market;
source: PE-462.568
2011/03/28
ITRE
7 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy autonomy while reducing fossil fuel imports, achieving a competitive internal energy market and ensuring universal, competitive and fair access to sustainable, affordable and secure energy,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the Lisbon Treaty provides a specific legal basis for developing an EU energy policy which promotes the interconnection of energy networks necessary to achieve the other EU energy policy objectives (functioning of the energy market, energy efficiency and renewable energy, security of supply and diversification of energy sources and forms of supply),
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas a lack of timely modernisation, interconnection and adjustment of the Union’s energy infrastructure to a more sustainable energy production and consumption model could jeopardise the capacity to achieve the energy and climate objectives for 2020 and undermine the EU’s 2050 long-term objective of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80 to 95%,,
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Is convinced that, with a view to determining the energy mix required, a need is now emerging for an accurate assessment of the real cost of nuclear energy, including the cost of building, operating and decommissioning nuclear power plants, storing nuclear waste and dealing with the consequences of possible nuclear disasters;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that there should be a greater focus on internal transmission systems that significantly contribute to the integration of energy markets and to putting an end to energy islands and transmission bottlenecks; takes the view that Europe must establish an infrastructure which provides technical access to at least two different sources of supply so that gas can be transported in two different directions;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Underlines the importance of regional cooperation in the planning, implementation and monitoring of the established priorities and in drawing up investment plans and specific projects; believes that the existing strategies for macroregions (such as the Baltic and the Danube region) can also serve as models for cooperation platforms when agreeing and implementing energy projects;
Amendment 532 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Considers that the European Union should fund commercially unattractive projects that are unable to attract private investors but that are essential, as regards energy, for the interconnection of isolated EU regions to the European power and gas grids, as an integral part of the creation of a unified energy market in the European Union;
source: PE-460.899
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2011/2035(INI) EC 5th Cohesion Report and Strategy for the post-2013 Cohesion Policy
2011/03/28
CONT
1 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
source: PE-462.582
2011/04/20
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Emphasises that the trans-European transport networks play a decisive role in European regional cohesion and that development of TEN infrastructure and designated E-roads must therefore be stepped up and access to them improved, especially in border regions; calls to take all necessary measures to ensure sufficient financing and guarantee timely implementation of priority TEN-T projects; suggests that ‘infrastructure’ be accorded more importance as a category of project eligible for support in connection with the third objective of European Territorial Cooperation;
source: PE-462.896
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2011/2036(INI) European Schools' system
2011/05/26
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Reaffirms that the European Schools must be financed on a sound and adequate basis so that the commitments made in the Convention and in the Staff Regulations of Officials and Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union can be fulfilled and the quality of the education provided as well as equal and equivalent teaching conditions for children of all language communities of the European Schools can be guaranteed, and notes, in this regard, the recent petition by the parents’ and teachers’ associations of the Brussels European Schools opposing any budget cuts;
source: PE-465.042
2011/06/16
CULT
1 amendments...
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes the need to rationalise the Schools’ management costs, but points out that attempts to curb expenditure must not bring into question fundamental principles that form the basis of the European Schools concept, such as mother-tongue teaching by native speakers; stresses that equal and equivalent teaching conditions for children of all language communities of the European Schools must be ensured;
source: PE-464.750
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2011/2043(INI) Seventh EU programme for research, technological development and demonstration
2011/03/23
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas complexity of administrative management, considerable red tape, inefficiency and unjustified delays remain
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Takes the view that the structure and implementation of FP7, and the prospective framework programme, must be based on the principles of simplicity, stability, coherence, transparency and legal certainty;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Encourages better cooperation between European scientists and an environment conducive to mobility for them;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that the complexity of administrative and technical procedures makes it difficult, particularly for SMEs and small research institutes, to take part in research and innovation projects;
source: PE-460.952
2011/03/24
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Proposes that research and development policies be territorialised; considers it necessary to step up participation in scientific programmes by scientists and scientific establishments belonging to the new EU Member States;
source: PE-462.545
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2011/2047(INI) Increasing the impact of EU development policy
2011/04/18
DEVE
2 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that in keeping with the concept of democratic ownership, parliaments, local authorities, civil society and other stakeholders should be supported in their efforts to play their proper role in defining development strategies, holding governments to account and assessing past performance and development results;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the proposal to focus development cooperation on sustainable energy; reiterates that access to energy is a prerequisite for achieving the Millennium Development Goals; insists that access to energy for the poor and in connection with the provision of public services and local development must be prime objectives of EU-supported projects;
source: PE-462.861
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2011/2048(INI) Modernisation of public procurement
2011/06/16
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Appeals to the European Commission to present a
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that public procurement policy should in the first instance ensure the effective use of funds by the Member States and achieve optimum results in terms of public procurement through the application of clear, transparent and flexible criteria;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that, with a view to improving the commercial environment, and particularly the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises in public procurement, competition should be able to take place on an equal footing throughout the EU;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that the European public procurement market is more open than the markets in the EU’s international partners, which is why the EU’s undertakings are not able to compete on an equal footing with foreign undertakings and have difficulty accessing third country markets; calls on the Commission to examine public procurement policy towards third countries with a view to ensuring more balanced and mutual access to EU and foreign public procurement contracts;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Notes that some Member States are already applying effective public procurement procedures, ensuring transparency and the effective use of taxpayers' money; calls on the Commission to analyse best practice in the Member States in this field and to establish the most effective principles for the conclusion of public procurement contracts at EU level;
source: PE-464.983
2011/06/24
EMPL
3 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that public procurement is a key market based instrument which plays a role in fostering sustainable employment and working conditions, in creating an environment more conducive to innovation for companies, in encouraging green public procurement and improving conditions for businesses, above all SMEs;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes that SMEs are the backbone of the EU economy and have a huge potential for job creation, growth and innovation and that greater access to procurement markets can assist SMEs in unlocking this potential; urges the Commission to assess the need, as a matter of urgency, for legislative measures at European level to ensure that contracting authorities make the most of the economic and innovative potential of SMEs;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that the European public procurement market is more open than the markets of the EU’s international partners and that, as a result, European companies cannot compete with third- country companies on a level playing field and continue to have difficulties in gaining access to third-country markets; calls on the Commission to ensure reciprocity in the opening of markets and access to public procurement contracts, both in Europe and elsewhere, in accordance with agreements between the EU and third countries;
source: PE-467.257
2011/06/27
CONT
5 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission to carry out the necessary analysis of rules stemming from EU case law in order to clarify the legal framework and give more legal security to all parties;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that public procurement reform should result in more efficient public spending, ensure public funds are used efficiently and optimise procurement results, by applying clear, transparent and flexible procedures that will allow bidders throughout the European Union to compete on an equal footing;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that certain Member States already apply efficient public procurement award procedures that ensure transparency and the proper use of taxpayers’ money; asks the Commission to study Member States’ good practices in this field and identify the most effective principles for public procurement in the EU;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Invites the Commission to review the existing qualitative selection criteria by
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls the Commission to introduce means to simplify the procurement process and to reduce the administrative burden of bidders in order to improve the SMEs' chances to access public contracts as emphasised in the Parliament's report on Small Business Act (2008/2237(/INI)); stresses that these means will also reduce the risk of administrative errors; suggests working with a central or regional register or passport in order for SMEs to reduce the administrative burden caused by the requirements in the selection stage;
source: PE-467.294
2011/07/26
IMCO
8 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that public procurement policy should in the first instance ensure the effective use of funds by the Member States, achieve optimum results in terms of public procurement through the application of clear, transparent and flexible procedures, and allow European businesses to compete on an equal footing throughout the European Union;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Asks for clarification of the scope of the directives; recalls that the main purpose of public procurement is the purchase of goods, works and services by public authorities to accommodate the needs of their citizens and ensure effective use of public funds; points out that there must be a direct benefit for the contracting authority in order for a procedure to qualify as public procurement;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes that certain Member States already apply sufficiently efficient public procurement procedures that ensure greater transparency and the better use of taxpayers’ money; asks the Commission to study Member States’ best practices in this field and identify the most effective principles for public procurement in the EU;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Takes the view that, in order to develop the full potential of public procurement, the criterion of the lowest price should be removed, and that in principle there should be only one option for the award of contracts: the most economically advantageous tender – including the entire life-cycle costs of the relevant goods, services or works – should be chosen, as this would have a positive impact on innovation because economic operators would have an incentive to create sustainable products;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Advocates clear
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Stresses that the European public procurement market is more open than the markets in the EU’s international partners, which is why EU undertakings are not able to compete on an equal footing with foreign undertakings and have difficulty accessing third-country markets; calls on the Commission to examine public procurement policy towards third countries with a view to ensuring more balanced and mutual access to EU and foreign public procurement contracts;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Points out that SMEs do not generally have significant and specialised administrative capacity and that it is thus essential to minimise the administrative burden imposed on them;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Points out that contracting authorities should take greater advantage of the possibilities of dividing public contracts into lots, which would give SMEs a better chance of participating in public procurement in qualitative and quantitative terms and would improve the level of competition;
source: PE-469.956
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2011/2049(INI) Situation of single mothers
2011/07/06
FEMM
1 amendments...
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the need to increase the number and encourage the development of adequate, affordable, high-quality childcare facilities such as kindergartens and to facilitate significantly access to training and the search for employment for single mothers;
source: PE-467.009
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2011/2052(INI) European Platform against poverty and social exclusion
2011/06/14
CULT
2 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Confirms the link between education and culture and poverty reduction and social exclusion and calls on the Member States to invest more specifically in the National Reform Plans (NRP) and to guarantee quality education and training accessible to everyone and at all stages;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
source: PE-464.995
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2011/2056(INI) Effective Raw Materials Strategy for Europe
2011/04/18
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers that markets – particularly for food, electricity and gas – must be correctly monitored, as that would make it possible to identify potential cases of abuse and to put an end to unjustified speculation;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Considers it necessary to create a European framework for market surveillance and to assign to the new institutions responsible for the regulation of energy the necessary powers to ensure the proper functioning of the energy markets and a competitive and transparent internal market for European undertakings and citizens;
source: PE-462.749
2011/05/30
INTA
1 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that EU trade policy plays a strong role as a vehicle for improving EU access to raw materials on world markets and ensuring reliability and security of raw materials supply for the European industry;
source: PE-466.972
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2011/2067(INI) Agenda for new skills and jobs
2011/06/15
CULT
2 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that the EU’s labour force must become more skilled, so as to be able to contribute and adapt to technological change and new approaches to the organisation of work; calls on the Member States to invest more heavily in education and training systems, to anticipate skills requirements, to align supply and demand and to provide careers advice services;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Takes the view that there is insufficient emphasis on the potential of migrants from non-EU countries to meet the needs of the labour market; calls for an evaluation of the impact of migrants on the EU labour market and on job opportunities for EU citizens;
source: PE-467.090
2011/06/23
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. urges the Commission to take measures to help vulnerable workers, especially people who are low-skilled, unemployed, young or old, physically or mentally disabled or members of minorities, by providing career guidance services and developing targeted programmes to provide training and professional experience which are tailored to specific needs,
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to support the ‘Knowledge Alliances’ in order to develop new training programmes that will bridge innovation skills gaps and meet job market needs;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Points out that the European Union does not have enough R&D intensive innovative firms and that the serious lack of skills in innovation and digital literacy means that SMEs cannot adopt innovative smart business models and new technologies;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Commission to observe the Think Small First principle and take the needs of SMEs into account when drawing up employment legislation;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the vital importance of acquiring skills and competences through lifelong learning; believes that an overall strategy for education and lifelong learning should be adopted and, in particular, a new approach to adult education and training based on common principles, such as joint responsibility and partnership, effective financing mechanisms, flexible pathways and high- quality, targeted initial and continuing training;
source: PE-467.249
2011/09/06
EMPL
3 amendments...
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the EU has undertaken to improve education levels, to reduce the school drop-out rate to less than 10 % by 2020 and to increase the rate of completion of tertiary or equivalent education to at least 40 %,
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that the combination of demographic change and changes in production chains calls for better employment, education and work organisation strategies in order to maximise the competitiveness of the European economy, minimise the loss of human capital and create new job possibilities; calls for priority to be given to the EU’s employment and skills development policy;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Member States to invest in reforms of education and training systems with a view to adapting to the needs of a changing market, technological requirements and new approaches to the organisation of work;
source: PE-467.007
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2011/2071(INI) European semester for economic policy coordination
2011/06/16
CULT
2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recognises the significant role that quality education and training has on Europe's competitiveness and sustainable economic growth and deeply regrets that this is not highlighted among the 10 priority actions proposed by the Commission in its Annual Growth Survey;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Encourages the Commission to improve equal access to quality education and training at all levels and opportunities for lifelong learning; emphasises that Europe must have educated citizens in order to boost economic growth and recalls that it is essential to make basic education accessible for all;
source: PE-467.140
2011/06/21
ENVI
1 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that recent Commission estimates suggest that the EU is on course to achieve only half of the 20 % objective and that current plans by Member States risk falling far short of the overall 20 % energy efficiency target set in the Europe 2020 strategy, which would lead to lost opportunities for growth across many sectors and regions and loss of employment-creation possibilities and hence negatively impact productivity, competitiveness and social cohesion of the EU;
source: PE-467.210
2011/07/22
IMCO
1 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to increase support for SMEs which form the backbone of the Single Market economy in accordance with the findings of the Annual Growth Survey
source: PE-469.829
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2011/2072(INI) Facing the challenge of the safety of offshore oil and gas activities
2011/05/13
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the security and integrity of oil and natural gas exploration and maximum protection for Europe’s citizens and the environment must be guaranteed,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. points out that the different regulatory mechanisms of the Member States make it much more difficult to ensure the integrity of security measures, put an extra financial burden on businesses and impair the proper, smooth operation of the internal market,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Considers that the legal framework for offshore exploration and extraction activities in Europe must be revised and made more coherent in order to ensure uniformly high safety standards, accident prevention, emergency response and liability in all Member States;
source: PE-462.887
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2011/2082(INI) Future of VAT
2011/05/07
ECON
2 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the current VAT system in the EU, which has been in place for 17 years, has been described as provisional with an expectation to move to a new system in due course; whereas the new initiative of the Commission’s Green Paper is only the beginning of a procedure which is likely to be long, difficult and complex, and whose success will depend on real determination by Member States to develop a system that is ‘simpler, more robust and efficient’
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Agrees with the Commission that the efficiency of VAT collection needs to be improved in order to reduce the VAT gap and limit the possibility of fraud, as well as to protect bona fide traders against VAT fraud; stresses that combating tax fraud in the European Union is a priority, and calls for closer cooperation between the Member States, Europol, Eurojust and OLAF in this area;
source: PE-467.220
2011/06/23
CONT
6 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission’s aim to achieve a comprehensive VAT system that remedies the deficiencies of the current system in terms of protection against fraud, is solid enough to resist attacks of fraud, of which the estimated annual cost for the EU27 is around 80 to 100 billion euro, and helps to make EU firms more competitive and transparent;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the need to improve cross- border prosecution of intra-Community VAT fraud in the Member States as well as to increase accountability and risk awareness in this area;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that accurate estimates of the extent of VAT-carousel fraud are unavailable; urges the development of an accurate valuation tool for VAT fraud which would also enable relevant comparisons in this area between the EU Member States;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses the importance of more intensive and rapid cooperation between Member States, more direct contacts between local tax offices, and better monitoring of exchanges of information, ensuring that Member States provide efficient assistance to each other; urges to enhance cooperation between the judicial authorities of the Member States, Eurojust, Europol and OLAF;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Urges the Commission to consider legislative proposals that would tackle VAT carousels at root level by introducing an EU wide mechanism of reverse charge of VAT, which, besides being an effective anti-fraud measure, would also mean an administrative simplification for producers and traders; therefore calls on the Commission to come forth with legislative proposals to establish a mechanism of reverse charge for the 6 most sensitive sectors, audio and video equipment, food and beverage, computer hardware and microprocessors, and accessories, mobile telephones and accessories, textiles and automobiles; urges to effectively tackle VAT fraud within the EU Emission Trading System.
source: PE-467.299
2011/07/22
IMCO
1 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, as a result of the complexity of rules and administrative constraints, businesses often see the current VAT system as an obstacle to the completion of the internal market; notes that the current VAT arrangements for intra-EU trade tend to reflect negatively on SMEs and observes that it is necessary to take effective measures to reduce the administrative burden imposed on undertakings by VAT.
source: PE-469.966
2011/08/23
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Supports, however, a lower or zero rate for public transport for public-interest, social and environmental reasons; calls consequently for an increase in investment aimed at enhancing the quality and attractiveness of public transport services, fleet renewal, reducing pollution and increasing the safety of passengers and other users;
source: PE-469.988
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2011/2083(INI) Modernisation of customs
2011/09/15
CONT
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for closer cooperation, and the active exchange of information and proven procedures, with the customs authorities of the EU’s neighbour countries with regard to the modernisation of customs and efforts to combat smuggling as well as corruption in the customs system;
source: PE-472.012
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2011/2084(INI) Online gambling in the Internal Market
2011/08/09
IMCO
2 amendments...
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas consumers must be educated about potential harm of Internet gambling and protected against dangers in this area, especially addiction, fraud, scam and underage gambling,
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls for closer cooperation and better coordination among EU member states, Europol and Eurojust in the fight against illegal gambling, fraud, money laundering and other financial crimes in the area of Internet gambling;
source: PE-469.976
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2011/2085(INI) Mutual evaluation process of the Services Directive
2011/07/19
IMCO
2 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Highlights that a functioning Single Market in services is a prerequisite for generating growth and employment in Europe; notes that the overall potential of the common market in services has not been fully exploited, since owing to market restrictions in the Member States only a small proportion of SMEs are providing cross-border services;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls on the Commission to continue and step up work with Member States on an individual basis so as to achieve a complete and correct transposition and implementation of the Services Directive in all Member States;
source: PE-469.896
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2011/2088(INI) Tackling early school leaving
2011/09/06
EMPL
1 amendments...
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges that special individual careers advice be given to early school leavers to facilitate their entry into the world of work, and that they should be enabled by means of specially tailored measures to obtain work-related skills and qualifications
source: PE-464.934
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2011/2091(INI) Situation of women approaching retirement age
2011/07/06
FEMM
1 amendments...
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Encourages the Member States to include older women in life-long learning processes and to further develop and support flexible retraining programmes suitable for older women, by taking into consideration their specific needs and abilities in order to increase their employability and help to sustain independent and active life, as well as share accumulated experience and knowledge with younger generations;
source: PE-467.034
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2011/2092(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the wind turbine manufacturing industry in Denmark
2011/01/06
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Requests the institutions involved to make the necessary efforts to improve procedural and budgetary arrangements in order to accelerate the mobilisation of the EGF; appreciates in this sense the improved procedure put in place by the Commission, following the Parliament's request for accelerating the release of grants, aimed at presenting to the budgetary authority the Commission's assessment on the eligibility of an EGF application together with the proposal to mobilise the Fund; hopes that further improvements in the procedure will be reached in the framework of the upcoming reviews of the
source: PE-467.014
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2011/2093(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the shilbuilding sector in Denmark
2011/01/06
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Requests the institutions involved to make the necessary efforts to improve procedural and budgetary arrangements in order to accelerate the mobilisation of the EGF; appreciates in this sense the improved procedure put in place by the Commission, following the Parliament's request for accelerating the release of grants, aimed at presenting to the budgetary authority the Commission's assessment on the eligibility of an EGF application together with the proposal to mobilise the Fund; hopes that further improvements in the procedure will be reached in the framework of the upcoming reviews of the
source: PE-467.019
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2011/2094(INI) Annual report on EU Competition Policy
2011/09/21
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Shares the Commission’s view that the EU still lacks a sufficiently interconnected, interoperable and efficient cross-border transport infrastructure network, which is indispensable for the completion of the internal
source: PE-472.207
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2011/2095(INI) Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050
2011/10/17
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that the achievement of these objectives by 2050 could lead to a secure and steady energy supply, fair and competitive energy prices for consumers and businesses, and a
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recalls that the energy efficiency (EE) target of cutting current energy use by 20% will be difficult to achieve by 2020; calls for more resources
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the need to implement fully and appropriately the measures provided for in the Energy Efficiency Plan which are necessary in order to meet energy efficiency targets;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses that increasing resource efficiency through, for instance, waste recycling, better waste management and behavioural change plays a very important role in the pursuit of the EU’s strategic objectives for CO2 emissions reduction;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Stresses that public procurement can contribute substantially to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, particularly through the introduction of energy efficiency criteria in procurement procedures for construction and public services;
source: PE-473.944
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2011/2096(INI) Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system
2011/09/21
REGI
5 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls for action to be taken to ensure that EU interregional cooperation programmes have sufficient visibility and funding, since they form an integral part of the EU's cohesion policy and play an important role in the implementation of EU policy in relation to macro-regional strategies, helping the EU Member States effectively to meet shared challenges such as guaranteeing better transport connections;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas it is essential to ensure the successful development of the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T), effectively link the transport networks of all EU regions and eliminate the disparities between the levels of infrastructure development in the EU Member States,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas it is essential to ensure efficient connections between the EU Member States and Europe’s external borders,
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Insists on ensuring the effectiveness and visibility of EU action in the field of TEN-T and better use of the EU’s financial contribution for the intended purposes;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Stresses that obstacles at border points to the efficient flow of road freight transport between the EU Member States, particularly those on the EU’s eastern border and neighbouring countries, should be removed; underlines that simplifying border crossing procedures would cut time and costs;
source: PE-472.262
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2011/2107(INI) Green Paper: From challenges to opportunities: towards a common strategic framework for EU research and innovation funding
2011/06/14
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Believes that agriculture will need to respond to specific challenges in the coming decades to ensure food security and sustainability: catering for the food needs of a growing population, with more resource-efficient and environmentally sustainable practices in response to growing scarcities (water, energy, soil depletion, etc.), taking into account the need to mitigate, and adapt to, climate change and to provide full and adequate information to consumers;
source: PE-467.136
2011/06/20
BUDG
2 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the Commission's proposals on extending the use of innovative financial instruments to strengthen the leverage of the EU budget while fully respecting the rights of the budgetary and discharge authorities; asks the Commission to improve
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Strongly supports a further increase in the EU's annual budgets for research and innovation, as these have been proven to deliver excellent European added value and to aid recovery from the economic crisis and competitiveness; emphasises that the Europe 2020 strategy for growth and jobs, adopted by the Council, clearly states the need for additional funds for research and innovation.
source: PE-467.184
2011/06/21
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the European Commission to make a special effort to support female entrepreneurs access to adequate finance and increase the number of female entrepreneurs in the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP);
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas national and regional authorities adopt different strategies, which gives rise duplication of effort, which in turn generates increased expenditure and fragmentation,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the Innovation Union flagship initiative, which advocates an integrated strategic approach to research and innovation and establishes the framework and objectives to which future EU research and innovation programmes should contribute;
source: PE-467.207
2011/06/22
PECH
3 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Believes it will be crucial to EU competitiveness to increase the participation of enterprises in the next Framework Programme; is of the opinion that entrepreneurs, especially owners of micro- and small enterprises such as small- scale coastal fishing enterprises, might be encouraged to participate in European programmes by the establishment of a greater simplified, less bureaucratic, more transparent and easily accessible system; believes that fishermen's organisations and Regional Advisory Councils should also be able to apply for small, practically oriented projects;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Takes the view that the Commission should improve access to finance and allocate part of the research budget to SMEs run by young people and businesswomen, rewarding the establishment of networks or clusters;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Underlines the need to simplify procedures and to ensure that the scheme features flexible mechanisms in order to keep up with the speed of global change and to enable policy priorities to be updated;
source: PE-467.183
2011/06/24
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the importance of cohesion policy in developing research and innovation in the regions; believes that greater coordination is needed between the future ‘Common Strategic Framework’ for regional policy and the future ‘Common Strategic Framework’ for research and innovation programmes; calls on the Commission to set out how this is to be achieved in practice;
Amendment 50 #
Paragraphe 5 5.
source: PE-467.320
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2011/2136(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the graphic media industry in the Netherlands (Zuid-Holland and Utrecht)
2011/07/25
BUDG
3 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recalls the institutions’ commitment to ensuring a smooth and rapid procedure for the adoption of the decisions on the mobilisation of the EGF, providing one- off, time-limited individual support geared to helping workers who have suffered redundancies as a result of globalisation and the financial and economic crisis; calls for the social partners to be duly informed and to participate at all stages with regard to the use and granting of financial assistance from the EGF; emphasises the role that the EGF can play in the reintegration of workers made redundant into the labour market;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that, in accordance with Article 6 of the EGF Regulation, it should be ensured that the EGF supports the reintegration of individual redundant workers into employment; calls for measures to ensure that the Member States have sufficient capacity to mobilise the funds effectively; reiterates that assistance from the EGF must not replace actions which are the responsibility of companies by virtue of national law or collective agreements, nor measures restructuring companies or sectors;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to conduct a detailed qualitative evaluation of the EGF;
source: PE-469.981
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2011/2137(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the graphic media industry in the Netherlands (Noord-Brabant)
2011/07/25
BUDG
3 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recalls the institutions’ commitment to ensuring a smooth and rapid procedure for the adoption of the decisions on the mobilisation of the EGF, providing one- off, time-limited individual support geared to helping workers who have suffered redundancies as a result of globalisation and the financial and economic crisis; calls for the social partners to be duly informed and to participate at all stages with regard to the use and granting of financial assistance from the EGF; emphasises the role that the EGF can play in the reintegration of workers made redundant into the labour market;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that, in accordance with Article 6 of the EGF Regulation, it should be ensured that the EGF supports the reintegration of individual redundant workers into employment; calls for measures to ensure that the Member States have sufficient capacity to mobilise the funds effectively; reiterates that assistance from the EGF must not replace actions which are the responsibility of companies by virtue of national law or collective agreements, nor measures restructuring companies or sectors;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to conduct a detailed qualitative evaluation of the EGF;
source: PE-469.982
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2011/2138(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the graphic media industry in the Netherlands (Overijssel)
2011/07/25
BUDG
3 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recalls the institutions’ commitment to ensuring a smooth and rapid procedure for the adoption of the decisions on the mobilisation of the EGF, providing one- off, time-limited individual support geared to helping workers who have suffered redundancies as a result of globalisation and the financial and economic crisis; calls for the social partners to be duly informed and to participate at all stages with regard to the use and granting of financial assistance from the EGF; emphasises the role that the EGF can play in the reintegration of workers made redundant into the labour market;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that, in accordance with Article 6 of the EGF Regulation, it should be ensured that the EGF supports the reintegration of individual redundant workers into employment; calls for measures to ensure that the Member States have sufficient capacity to mobilise the funds effectively; reiterates that assistance from the EGF must not replace actions which are the responsibility of companies by virtue of national law or collective agreements, nor measures restructuring companies or sectors;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to conduct a detailed qualitative evaluation of the EGF;
source: PE-469.978
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2011/2139(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the graphic media industry in the Netherlands (Noord-Holland and Flevoland)
2011/07/25
BUDG
3 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recalls the institutions’ commitment to ensuring a smooth and rapid procedure for the adoption of the decisions on the mobilisation of the EGF, providing one- off, time-limited individual support geared to helping workers who have suffered redundancies as a result of globalisation and the financial and economic crisis; calls for the social partners to be duly informed and to participate at all stages with regard to the use and granting of financial assistance from the EGF; emphasises the role that the EGF can play in the reintegration of workers made redundant into the labour market;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that, in accordance with Article 6 of the EGF Regulation, it should be ensured that the EGF supports the reintegration of individual redundant workers into employment; calls for measures to ensure that the Member States have sufficient capacity to mobilise the funds effectively; reiterates that assistance from the EGF must not replace actions which are the responsibility of companies by virtue of national law or collective agreements, nor measures restructuring companies or sectors;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to conduct a detailed qualitative evaluation of the EGF;
source: PE-469.979
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2011/2148(INI) Towards a space strategy for the European Union that benefits its citizens
2011/09/14
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls for the funding, development, implementation and viability of innovative space-technology-based transport applications and services to be guaranteed, with a view to deriving maximum benefit from European investment in the technological potential of space and meeting the needs of users and the general public;
source: PE-472.108
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2011/2150(INI) Functioning and application of established rights of people travelling by air
2012/01/16
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Urges that it should be possible, in all cases, to fill in and submit the EU air passenger rights complaint form in an online electronic form on the web portal – a ‘one-stop shop’ – for air passenger rights in the EU;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Urges that additional financial costs incurred by air carriers under the Regulation should not be passed on to the passengers in the form of higher fares;
source: PE-480.549
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2011/2177(INI) Impact of the financial crisis on the defence sector in the EU Member States
2011/10/13
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Highlights the importance of improving the long-term competitiveness of the European defence industry with a view to ensuring greater access to third- country markets, and emerging markets in particular;
source: PE-473.899
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2011/2201(DEC) 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission
2012/12/01
TRAN
2 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the ‘Project bonds’ initiative, and calls on the Commission to monitor the effectiveness and multiplier effects of this new instrument; wholly endorses the proposal to earmark EUR 10 000 000 000 from the Cohesion Fund for transport infrastructure via the Connecting Europe Facility, with a view to making the structural and cohesion policies more effective and enhancing their added value; calls for the systems used to manage and control the use of Cohesion Fund appropriations to be improved, with a view to ensuring proper and effective take-up of the funding;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the take-up rate for payment appropriations for the Egnos and Galileo programmes, which consolidated the progress made in 2009; emphasises the importance of these programmes for the logistics and sustainable transport sectors; calls for steps to ensure that the innovative applications and services supported by these transport programmes are properly funded, developed and implemented, and are viable, with a view to maximising the programmes’ potential;
source: PE-478.685
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2011/2202(DEC) 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Section I - European Parliament
2012/06/03
CONT
1 amendments...
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 c (new) 70c. Takes the view that comparable flight price data need to be obtained in order to determine the best price for any given flight;
source: PE-483.679
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2011/2225(DEC)
2012/07/03
CONT
2 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Regrets the fact that it is not always possible to evaluate the results of OLAF’s activities, as information is presented in different documents drawn up for different purposes and with different addressees; urges the Commission to establish a system for information dissemination which is unified, clear and comparable and will enable full and objective evaluation of OLAF’s activities;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Regrets the fact that, in spite of the cooperation agreement signed in 2008 between OLAF and Eurojust, under which OLAF is obliged to notify Eurojust of every case of suspected fraud among economic operators in more than one Member State, OLAF sent Eurojust such notification in only five cases in 2008 and only one case in 2009, which shows that the cooperation between the two authorities is not working, and calls for all measures to be taken to intensify activity in this area;
source: PE-483.832
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2011/2288(INI) Attractiveness of investing in Europe
2012/02/21
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the importance of protecting high level intellectual property rights whilst encouraging investments, whilst developing innovative products and services and ensuring a return on investments; calls for the setting up as quickly as possible of a mechanism to support intellectual property rights, especially when setting out a common patent protection procedure and a common procedure for the resolution of disputes in all member states;
source: PE-480.654
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2012/0000(INI)
2013/03/26
CONT
1 amendments...
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 g (new) 12g. Urges the Commission to submit a proposal to enable negotiations to be opened on bilateral agreements with non- EU countries aimed at establishing an effective mandatory administrative cooperation system in the field of VAT;
source: PE-506.067
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2012/2005(INI) Implementation of the Single European Sky legislation
2013/05/08
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Points out that there are still regions in the EU which are completely isolated from the energy point of view, one example being the Baltic Sea region, which will require substantial infrastructure investment in order to be connected to the European gas and electricity networks, and that some Member States, therefore, will be unable to make use of alternative energy resources and the necessary interconnections and will continue to depend on outside monopoly energy suppliers after 2014;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Notes that some Member States totally isolated in energy terms are continuing to pay higher prices for energy resources, a fact which alters the conditions of competition and the opportunities for them to compete on the EU internal market, as well as creating economic and social gaps between those Member States and the other EU Member States;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Believes that, for as long as isolated Member States are not connected to the European electricity and gas system, the Commission should, where those Member States so request, take part in negotiations with outside monopoly energy suppliers on the subject of energy prices, for instance where the purchase of gas is concerned;
source: PE-510.685
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2012/2017(DEC) Special report 16/2011 (2011 discharge): EU financial assistance for the decommissioning of nuclear plants in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia: achievements and future challenges
2012/07/12
CONT
4 amendments...
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the premature shutdown and consequent decommissioning of the Ignalina Power Plant with two 1500 MW RBMK reactor units inherited from the Soviet Union is of an unprecedented nature and represents for Lithuania an exceptional financial burden not commensurate with the size and economic strength of the country; notes that Protocol No 4 states that the Union assistance under the Ignalina Programme will be seamlessly continued and extended beyond 2006, for the period of the next Multiannual Financial Framework; notes that this extended programme will be based on the same elements and principles as during the 2004-2006 and 2007-2013 periods;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Underlines that under the programmes established for the period 2007-2013 the Commission's supervision has focussed mainly on budgetary execution of the financial appropriations and project implementation, rather than on the extent of the progress achieved towards the programmes' objectives as a whole;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 a (new) 49a. Notes that, since decommissioning of the nuclear power stations in Lithuania, Slovakia and Bulgaria began, the responsibility and obligations of the states participating in the decommissioning process have not been clearly defined, and that the burden arising from responsibility for the whole decommissioning process on Member States which close their nuclear power stations has been disproportionate;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 a (new) 51a. Takes the view that, in the proposal for a Council regulation, the legal basis for the granting of additional funding to the Ignalina programme should be Protocol No 4 of the Act of Accession, and not Article 203 of the Euratom Treaty;
source: PE-501.976
2012/09/05
CONT
26 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the Union committed itself to provide adequate financial assistance contributing financially to the decommissioning of the three nuclear power plants concerned
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Acknowledges the efforts of Lithuanian authorities to ensure efficient and transparent implementation of the Ignalina Programme;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Notes that in the Accession treaties of Lithuania ,Bulgaria and Slovakia EU financial support for both decommissioning and mitigation measures has been foreseen;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Questions the fact that
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Takes note that according to the Protocol No 4 of the Accession treaty of Lithuania , Ignalina Programme shall include measures to maintain a high level of operational safety at the nuclear power plant , including support with respect to plant’s personnel in the periods of prior to the closure and during decommissioning of reactor units;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is concerned that, in some cases, planning documents used by the plant operators were still based on provisional data on radioactive waste although admits that actual data was not available until the reactor units were in operation;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Is deeply concerned
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Notes that considerable sums of money had been used on operational costs;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Endorses the fact that the overall responsibility for
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Recalls that the Accession Treaties of Bulgaria and Slovakia establish the limits for
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Recalls that according to the Protocol No 4 on the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in Lithuania , limits to providing Union’s financial assistance are not foreseen;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Observes that experts called for a solid and complete detailed decommissioning plan as basis for the implementation of further Union support, including
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal on ex ante conditionalities
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Reiterates and stresses
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Insists that decommissioning must be organised in a safe, efficient and irreversible way so that
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 a (new) 46a. Calls on the Commission to implement its commitments with regard to the closure of the nuclear power plants concerned, including during the 2014- 2020 financial programming period, and, if necessary, after that period to grant the funding needed for safe and appropriate decommissioning and for impact mitigation;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new) 48a. Considers that the Commission must assume responsibility, along with the Member States, for the closure of the nuclear power plants concerned and must ensure that their closure is effectively monitored; calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with the Member States, to draw up detailed plans for the closure of the nuclear power plants and for the financing thereof.
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Welcomes the fact that
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Urges the Commission
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55. Asks the Commission to assess the added-value of the cooperation with the EBRD and its capacities to act as an administrator of funds , given that the Union supplies 96 % of the funding;
source: PE-487.976
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2012/2029(INI) Engaging in energy policy cooperation with partners beyond our borders: strategic approach to secure, sustainable and competitive energy supply
2012/02/03
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas, the current common global energy challenges require single, effective and equitable actions from the European Union on the international stage, in particular by strengthening the external dimension of its energy policy and demonstrating a unified stance in external relations, by increasing diversification and by enhancing security of supply;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the need for strong coordination between Member States' policies
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Is of the opinion that, owing to the EU’s considerable power as a purchaser of energy resources, an energy-purchasing group needs to be established which would negotiate the price of energy resources on behalf of the EU, particularly when purchasing gas from monopolistic suppliers for the most isolated regions of the EU from an energy point of view, such as the Baltic region, whose competitiveness is significantly reduced by higher gas prices than elsewhere in the EU;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Considers that the EU must play a more active role in multi-lateral energy forums, particularly the International Atomic Energy Agency, to ensure that the highest standards of nuclear security become legally binding at global level;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23b. Considers that the high standard of rules on nuclear security in force in the EU must be reflected in EU strategies with external countries, particularly those neighbouring countries where nuclear power plants are already in operation or are planned which may have a major impact on EU security;
source: PE-483.535
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2012/2044(INI) 20 main concerns of European citizens and business with the functioning of the Single Market
2012/03/28
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that in some EU Member States, consumers have hitherto been unable to choose electricity suppliers freely and pay a competitive and fair price for electricity; points out that the active participation of consumers is needed in order to benefit from the dissemination of smart energy systems; stresses the need to promote transparent billing and the dissemination of effective and comprehensive price comparison tools, as well as
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. points out that the participation of EU companies in cross-border public procurement remains very low, and EU companies, particularly SMEs, face difficulties participating in cross-border public procurement due to the different and complicated administrative procedures that exist; welcomes the public procurement reform proposed by the Commission and considers that setting common principles at the EU level and flexible, clear and simple public procurement rules would enable companies, above all, SMEs, to better exploit the opportunities offered by cross- border public procurement;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Emphasises that it is essential to establish an EU-wide public e- procurement system, which would ensure greater transparency and competitiveness, and would allow public money to be used more efficiently;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Points out that differences in the regulation of e-signatures in the Member States remain a major obstacle to the proper functioning of the EU Single Market, particularly the provision of services; considers that it is essential to establish a single system for the recognition of e-signatures throughout the EU.
source: PE-485.945
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2012/2060(DEC) Special report 2/2012 (2011 discharge): Financial instruments for SMEs co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund
2012/11/06
CONT
3 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 1 – the SME financing gap assessments, if available, suffered from significant shortcomings and such gap assessments were not systematically made public;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Is worried about the lack of information in the Member States on access for SMEs to sources of finance; supports the recommendation by the Court of Auditors that, in order to optimise the size of the supply of SME finance, it is necessary to raise as much as possible the stakeholders’ awareness of the specific SME financing needs.
source: PE-491.184
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2012/2103(INI) Energy roadmap 2050, a future with energy
2012/01/10
ITRE
13 amendments...
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recognises the benefits to Member States of working together for an energy system transformation which must start now; endorses, therefore, the Commission's Energy Roadmap 2050 as the basis for proposing legislative and other initiatives on energy policy with a view to developing a policy framework for 2030, including milestones and targets; notes that defining energy targets for 2050 assumes pan- European governance; pursues, within the spirit of the Union, a technology-neutral strategy that will allow Member States to cooperate and not feel repressed under the Roadmap;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that a clear policy and regulatory framework will stimulate the necessary investments for low-carbon energy investments; Underlines the importance of an energy strategy focused on increasing the EU's energy security and economic competitiveness through measures such as the diversification of supply routes and sources, the preservation of a European industrial base for energy technologies and energy efficiency;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that it is in the competence of each Member State to define its own energy mix; acknowledges that the Energy Roadmap 2050 complements national, regional and local efforts to modernise energy supply; acknowledges, therefore, the need for Member States to work together on the basis of common objectives, as well as the important role to be played by the EU; urges the Member States and the Commission to continue to pursue options which can meet the EU's decarbonisation objective in an technology-neutral economically efficient, safe and sustainable way, and to continue with efforts to fully tap the potential for cost-effective energy savings, supported, inter alia, by available Union financial instruments; recognises, at the same time, the merits of developing a coordinated and, where appropriate, common European approach;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Agrees with the Commission, however, that EU action is based on the assumption that global climate action is taken and should not be developed in isolation but by taking account of international developments, for example carbon leakage and adverse effects on competitiveness;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Recognises that the increasing importance of electricity in the future energy mix requires that all means of low- carbon electricity production (conversion efficiency, renewables, CCS and nuclear energy) will need to be harnessed if climate goals are to be achieved without jeopardising security of supply and competitiveness;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Acknowledges the conclusions reached in the Energy Roadmap 2050 that there are similarities between the actions that must be taken in the analysed scenarios in order to transform the EU's energy system, regardless of the specific path chosen to achieve a low-carbon 2050 energy system; believes that renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy infrastructure are ‘no regrets’ options, although the way and extent to which they are pursued can have profound cost implications to Member States and to consumers which should be taken into account;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls for the principle of energy-for- all, therefore, highlights that special attention should be paid to low-income households for which coping with the energy system transformation will be challenging if energy prices will increase as predicted; believes that specific measures should be defined at EU, national and local levels to avoid energy poverty;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that a more European approach to renewable policy is key in the medium to long term; encourages Member States to work together in order to optimise the cost efficiency of renewables expansion and to ensure that investments are made where they will be most productive and efficient, taking into account the specific characteristics of Member States; highlights, in this context, the Commission's important role as a facilitator; points out that renewables
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Believes that all types of technologies reducing CO2 emissions will be needed to achieve the ambitious goal of decarbonising the EU's energy sector in particular; it will remain uncertain which technologies will be technically and commercially proven within the required time scale, therefore, flexibility must be preserved in order to allow adaptation to the technological and socio-economic changes that will rise;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Agrees with the Commission that nuclear energy, used by the majority of Member States, contributes to secure, reliable and competitive electricity generation, lowers system costs and electricity prices as reflected in the scenario analysis;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Agrees with the Commission that nuclear energy continues to play a key role in Europe's energy supply, remains a key source for low-carbon electricity generation and provides a significant contribution to the transformation of the energy system in those Member States where it is pursued;
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Believes that prices play a crucial role in energy-related investment and energy production; notes that the different Member States' policies to promote renewable energy show both successes and problems; takes the opinion that the recent relatively high prices of fossil fuels promote the development of renewable energy; notes, however, that in some Member States the promotion of renewable energy by means of financial support could lead to high energy prices with an increased risk of energy poverty, loss of industrial competitiveness and rising fiscal burdens;
Amendment 490 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Underlines the importance of research, both at EU and Member State level, for bringing forward new technology developments and advancements in the field of energy, for maintaining EU technology leadership and preventing dependence of technology coming from third countries, such that the energy transition will contribute to the European agenda for growth and jobs;
source: PE-496.406
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2012/2206(DEC) 2011 discharge: European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)
2013/02/27
CONT
2 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Stresses that the objectives and the task of the Institute require that a separate dedicated entity is maintained within the institutional framework;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 source: PE-497.876
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2012/2210(DEC) 2011 discharge: Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
2013/02/26
CONT
2 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Points out that, although the recruitment of permanent staff has now been concluded, the Agency is short of capacity in terms of seconded national experts, and that doubts remain about the technical competence of some of the staff, potentially generating uncertainty around the Agency’s work; requests that the Agency follow up this issue and report to the discharge authority on actions taken;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Urges the Agency to improve its cooperation with the national regulators, particularly in order to ensure that its work is organised according to efficient principles, and to establish a permanent headquarters, thus allowing both the Agency and the national regulators to make substantial savings and to resolve the incipient problems of transport and limited resources;
source: PE-497.864
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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
6 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new) stresses that the European Union needs to step up efforts to strengthen the principles of eGovernment which would set the conditions for greater transparency in public finances; draws attention to the fact that electronic transactions, unlike cash transactions, are referenced and it therefore becomes more difficult to commit fraud and easier to identify suspected cases of fraud; encourages Member States to lower their thresholds for mandatory payments other than cash;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Reiterates that it is necessary to continue to strengthen the independence, effectiveness and efficiency of OLAF; 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) and considers that this regulation should be adopted as soon as possible;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Is concerned about the remarks contained in the Supervisory Committee’s annual report stating that there are no data on the implementation of OLAF’s recommendations in the Member States; considers this situation to be unsatisfactory and calls on OLAF to ensure that Member States provide relevant and detailed data on the implementation of OLAF’s recommendations and that the European Parliament be kept informed;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 – subparagraph 1 (new) welcomes the initiative in the European Commission’s work programme for 2012 to better protect the European Union’s financial interests and the communication to that effect on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests by criminal law and administrative investigations; stresses that this initiative aims to toughen sanctions against criminal activities, including corruption, and to strengthen the financial protection of the European Union;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 – subparagraph 1 (new) stresses that the situation of Member States not transmitting data in a timely manner or providing inaccurate data has been recurring for many years; emphasises that it is impossible to make comparisons and an objective assessment of the scale of fraud in the Member States of the European Union; points out that the European Parliament, the Commission and OLAF are unable to perform their functions properly regarding assessment of the situation and the submission of proposals and repeats that such a situation cannot be tolerated; calls on the Commission to assume full responsibility for recovering unduly paid funds for the EU budget; encourages the Commission to establish uniform reporting principles in all Member States and to ensure the collection of comparable, reliable and adequate data;
source: PE-510.569
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