6 Amendments of Kent JOHANSSON related to 2011/0177(APP)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance of the Common Agricultural Policy with regard to guaranteeing food supply for its citizens according to the Treaties; notes that demand for food is growing faster than supply; insists that Europe, as the biggest importer of agricultural products, needs to maintain and increase its agricultural potential in order to tackle current and future demands for food in the EU, with increased focus on sustainable productivity and climate change mitigation;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the strategic importance of large-scale infrastructure projects (such as ITER, Galileo, GLONASS, GMES) for the future of the EU’s competitiveness and for the reinforcement of EU industries; considers that projects which significantly exceed, or have exceeded, their budgets, while managers of other projects are urged to adhere to strict budgetary frameworks in times of financial difficulty and recession, should not continue to receive funding; notes that there is a risk that such projects may undermine confidence and make it more difficult to fund future research projects; believes that industry financing should be secured in the EU budget on the basis of a fully autonomous and comprehensive multiannual budget, while improvements to the governance of industries should remain under EU Treaty rules; highlights that if any cost overruns arise in the course of the implementation of these projects, it should be covered in a manner that does not threaten the funding and the successful implementation of other Union policies that contribute to achieving the goals of the EU 2020 strategy; Considers there to be a danger that high- risk projects outside the financial framework may impair the transparency and predictability of the EU budget, undermine budgetary discipline and contravene sound budgetary principles;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Underlines the strategic importance of large-scale infrastructure projects (such as ITER, Galileo, GLONASS, GMES) for the future of the EU’s competitiveness and for the reinforcement of EU industries; believes that industry financing should be secured in the EU budget on the basis of a fully autonomous and comprehensive multiannual budget, while improvements to the governance of industries should remain under EU Treaty rules; highlights that if any cost overruns arise in the course of the implementation of these projects, it should be covered in a manner that does not threaten the funding and the successful implementation of other Union policies that contribute to achieving the goals of the EU 2020 strategy; Considers there to be a danger that high- risk projects outside the financial framework may impair the transparency and predictability of the EU budget, undermine budgetary discipline and contravene sound budgetary principles;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Underlines the strategic importance of large-scale infrastructure projects (such as ITER, Galileo, GLONASS, GMES) for the future of the EU’s competitiveness and for the reinforcement of EU industries; believes that industry financing should be secured in the EU budget on the basis of a fully autonomous and comprehensive multiannual budget, while improvements to the governance of industries should remain under EU Treaty rules; highlights that if any cost overruns arise in the course of the implementation of these projects, it should be covered in a manner that does not threaten the funding and the successful implementation of other Union policies that contribute to achieving the goals of the EU 2020 strategy;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that in the actual context of public budgetary constraints, the leverage of other sources of funding is absolutely necessary to realise the long-term investments needed to achieve the EU 2020 strategy; strongly believes that EU added value accrues in particular through the support for high-risk, high- cost, long-term programmes beyond the reach of individual Member States; calls, therefore, for EU actions to reduce investment risks in large-scale activities and to develop Europe-wide energy and ICT infrastructure investments; welcomes, in that respect, the launching of the 2012- 2013 pilot phase of the EU Project Bond initiative, and the Commission’s proposal regarding the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), as the first steps in the right direction; stresses that it is important for adequate funding to be provided for the CEF in order to ensure its implementation, inter alia with the aim of safeguarding Europe’s energy supply and realising the EU’s internal market, with diversification of various sources of supply, and contributing to sustainable development;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that projects which result in increased uncertainty about the financial burden to be borne by Member States should not be funded from the EU budget;