5 Amendments of Pavel TELIČKA related to 2016/2024(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the 2017 Budget should focus on initiatives that contribute to knowledge-based, smart, sustainable and inclusive growth across the EU and providing an incentive for future innovation related spending and investments;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets in this context the considerable negative impact of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) on the level of financing for Horizon 2020 and CEF; is deeply concerned that the shortage of funds in Horizon 2020 has contributed to a drop in the success rate from 20%-22% in the 7th Framework Programme to 13%-14% in Horizon 2020, which endangers the establishment of the European Research Area; reiterates the view that budget lines for Horizon 2020 and CEF should be restored as much as possible in the 2017 budget, in order to reach EU´s 2020 research & development and innovation targets;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the proposed funds are also adequately allocated to the new Circular Economy Package (CEP), and that the recipients, conditions, mechanisms and timeframe for their allocation are clarified; highlights that the funds should be used not solely for recycling technologies but also for increasing the use of secondary raw materials and for creating new business models capable of delivering on the objectives of the circular economy; recalls the importance of the CEP as a tool to enable the transition of the EU’s economy and sustainable use of resources;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the EU Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) is provided with sufficient resources to be able to execute the additional tasks delegated to it by EU legislation, particularly by the Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive; is concerned that failing to provide adequate resources would seriously hamper the competitiveness of the EU´s businesses and the EU’s ability to ensure proper functioning of the Digital Single Market that delivers essential digital services to all EU citizens;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to consider extension of programmes ensuring access to finance for SMEs including start-ups; recalls in this context that particular focus should be given to a risk-financing, which remains a challenge for many SMEs;