4 Amendments of Jens NILSSON related to 2016/2305(INI)
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States, local authorities and other partnstakeholders are able to engage with the complex range of grants, financial instruments and public-private partnerships that are available for connectivity projects, and emphasises that it should be possible for public funds to be used in sparsely populated areas where market-oriented solutions cannot be found; acknowledges the establishment of the Broadband Fund but urges the EIB and the Commission to focus efforts on improving existing programmes that support the IT sector, such as Horizon 2020, rather than creating new ones;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States, local authorities and other partners are able to engage with the complex range of grants, financial instruments and public-private partnerships that are available for connectivity projects; acknowledges the establishment of the Broadband Fund but urges the EIB and the Commission to focus efforts on improving existing programmes that support the IT sector, such as Horizon 2020, rather than creating new ones;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that fast connections enhance opportunities as regards making it possible to reside, live, obtain training and work anywhere in the EU, and that fast connections are essential in order to enable people and companies to take advantage of the opportunities offered by digitalisation;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the ambitious goals published by the Commission in September 2016 will not be achieved without involving and empowering Member States, national regulatory authorities, and regional and local government; is deeply concerned that the opinion of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) on the new electronic communications framework highlights the potential for increased EU- level interference, additional bureaucracy and an undermining of its independence;