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191 Amendments of Gianluca BUONANNO

Amendment 33 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that Union funding, because it is linked to size-based parameters and not macroeconomic fundamentals and because it is designed to address structural not short-term problems, cannot offer effective protection against economic shocks, such as those triggered by the financial crisis of 2007- 2008;
2016/04/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 34 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. EmphasisNotes that Union funding can actually trigger and catalyse actions that Member States are unable to carry out on their own and create synergies and complementarities with Member States’ activities; encourages Member States to better explore ar, although intended as an instrument to offset imbalances between Member States, in practice magnifies those imbalances, in that the provision of funding is based on the twin principles of co-financing and conditionality; takes the view that Union funding can thus be seen as a particularly subtle means inby which the EU is not taking actionexercises control over Member State policies and spending;
2016/04/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. urges the Commission to provide "calls" of specific, directly managed, Programs (eg. HORIZON 2020, LIFE etc..) for each macro-regional strategy, beginning with EUSALP;
2016/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Believes that, in this context, the Energy Unionnational energy markets should have the interests of citizens at itstheir core and should:
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point d
d) protect consumers from abusive, uncompetitive and unfair practices by suppliers and enable them to fully exercise their rights;
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 84 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the aim of the Third Energy Package to provide a truly competitive and consumer-friendly retail energy market has not yetcan never been realised, as evidenced by low levels of consumer switching and satisfaction across the EU, persisten; stresses that privatisation, competitive tendering and deregulation will result in both domestic and business users paying increasingly high energy bills, and that thigh levels of market concentration, and the failure to reflect falling wholesale costss will lead to more energy poverty and to multinational oligopolies earning substantial profits to the detriment of equality of access and investment in rnetail pricesworks and generating capacity;
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 122 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a
a) Recommends improving the transparency and clarity of bills, which should include information on the final price, with an explanation of the different taxes, levies and tariffs, together with information on the different energy sources and complaint handling, clear indication of contact points, and information on switching and energy efficiency measures; insists that clear language must be used, with technical terms either avoided or clearly explained; requests the Commission to identify minimum standards in this respect;
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 145 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point b
b) Recommends that consideration be given to requiring energy bills to includeways of making comparisons of offers in order to enable all consumers, even those without internet access or skills, to see whether they could save money by switching; believes that peer-based comparisons should also be included in bills to help reduce energy useenergy to be used more efficiently;
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 197 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point f
f) Recommends measures to enable retail prices to better reflect wholesale prices and thus reverse the trend of an increasing proportion of fixed elements in energy bills, in particular network charges, renewable energy subsidies, excise duties, taxes and levies, which are often regressive elements; recommends that such elements be applied progressively or, where, possible funded from alternative sources;
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 274 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that access to capital, high upfront investment costs and long repayment periods represent barriers to the take-up of self-generation and energy efficiency measures; calls, therefore, for the development of new business models and innovative financial instruments to incentivise self-generation, consumption and energy efficiency for all consumers; suggests that this should become a priority for the EIB, EFSI and the Structural Funds;
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 398 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that the Energy Union governance framework should include objectives and reporting from Member States for energy poverty, and that key indicators for energy poverty should be developeda precondition for addressing the causes of energy poverty is to ensure that citizens have sufficient income to meet energy-related expenditure; accordingly regards it as a priority for the European Union to return to economic policies focused on domestic demand, starting with the dismantling of the current system of fixed exchange rates;
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 441 #

2015/2323(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that well-targeted social tariffsthe continued application of regulated prices or the introduction of well-targeted social tariffs should be encouraged, since they are vital for low- income, vulnerable citizens, and should therefore be promoted;
2016/03/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 18 #

2015/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomeCondemns the work to provide the EU with autonomy in governmental satellite communications (GOVSATCOM), since these must be carried out via the Member States’ governmental network; calls on the Commission to makpropose, on the basis of beneficiaries’ needs and requirements, a cost-benefit evaluation of different solutions: a system relying on current capabilities with the possibility of integrating future capabilities or the creation of new capacities through a dedicated system; stresses that the final decision should take account ofrests with the Member States and must be taken solely in their interests of beneficiaries and in the interest of Europeand industry; considers that the Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) framework could provide a governance model;
2016/02/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 28 #

2015/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points to the development of SST as a step towards security in space; considers that SST should become an EU programme with its own budgetmust remain a programme of the ESA and its member countries; invites the CommissionMember States to assess the need to take account of space weather and near-Earth objects and to come up with the next steps for SST in order to prepare industry;
2016/02/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 35 #

2015/2276(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the strategic importance of independent access to space and the need for dedicated EU action; calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the European Space Agency andfor committed Member States; calls on the Commission to abandon its plans to turn the European Space Agency into a subsidiary body and appeals to the Member States, to coordinate planned institutional needs, so that industry can anticipate demand, to support launch infrareject any moves to bring the ESA under the EU institutional umbrella and instead to preserve the ESA’s struicture and to promote R&D, particularly in breakthrough technologiesly intergovernmental character, which has been the key to its success since it was established;
2016/02/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 49 #

2015/2276(INI)

5. Stresses the need for better coordination of EUthe space capacities of Member States, with the necessary system architectures and procedures to ensure a proportionate level of security, including data security; considers that EUMember States’ space capacities dedicated to security and defence could be managed by a specific operational service coordination centre within the ESA.
2016/02/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 171 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the Communication on ‘A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe’; believes that the horizontal approach taken needs to be strengthened in its implementation as the digital sector affects every dimension of society and the economy;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 311 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned about the different national approaches taken to regulating the internet and the sharing economy; urges the Commission and Member States to take action to preserve the integrity of the single market and the internet as an open and global platform for communication and innovation;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 412 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that a full harmonisation of the legal framework governing online sales irrespective of whether they are cross- border or domestic sales, while maintaining the coherence of online and offline rules regarding legal remedies, constitutes the most practical and proportionate approach;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 464 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Requests an ‘Active Consumers’ strategy to assess in particular whether consumer switching is facilitated in the online world, and whether action is needed to make consumer switching easier, in order to boost competition in online markets;deleted
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 471 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to explore the possibilities of introducing an EU trustmark for online sales in order to induce trust, particularly in relation to cross-border online sales;deleted
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 488 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for an ambitious enforcement framework for the Services Directive; encourages the Commission to make use of all means at its disposal to ensure the full and correct implementation of existing rules, including fast-track infringement procedures whenever incorrect or insufficient implementation of the directive is identified;deleted
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 547 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2.3
2.3. PreventReducing geo-blocking
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 558 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that ambitious actions are needed to improve access to legal digital content, in particular by endlimiting geo- blocking practices and putting an end to unfair price discrimination based on geographical location;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 627 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2.4
2.4. Better access to digital content - a modern, more European copyright framework
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 784 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that uniform enforcement ofConsiders it advisable, when enforcing the Connected Continent package, to includinge the end of roaming surcharges and the net neutrality principle, requires the establishment of a single European telecommunications regulator;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 826 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Urges the Commission to develop an innovation-friendly policy that fosters competition between, and innovation in, online platforms; considers that the priorities should be transparency, facilitation of switching between platforms or online services, access to platforms, and identifying and addressing barriers to the emergence and scale-up of platforms;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 878 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Expresses serious concern over the apparent privacy protection problems raised by these platforms, in particular because the data – even sensitive data – relating to their users are stored and used outside the jurisdiction of the Member States;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 1 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 191, 192 and 194 thereof,
2015/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 16 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 36
– having regard to its study entitled ‘Mapping the Cost of Non-Europe, 2014 - 19’,deleted
2015/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 122 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas many countricertain Member States are heavily reliant on a single supplier, including some that rely entirely on Russia for their natural gas and others that heavily rely on Northern Africa, which leaves them vulnerable to supply disruptions, whether these are caused by political or commercial disputes, or infrastructure failure;
2015/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 152 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas ex-post assessment and verification of all energy-related agreements as regards compliance with EU law is already possible through, inter alia, competition and energy regulations; whereas insufficient ex-ante compliance checks at national and EU level may lead to severe market distortions;
2015/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 252 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the Commission communication entitled ‘A Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy’;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 270 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the CommissionMember States to actively pursue the diversification of supply (energy sources, suppliers and routes); to this end, calls on the Commission to promote the construction of the relevant energy infrastructure priority corridors, as specified in Annex I to the trans-European energy networks (TEN-E) regulation and Part II of the Annex I to the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) regulation, such as the Southern Gas Corridor;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 302 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that the development of energy infrastructure with the aim of ensuring the continuity and security of supplies in the EU should be implemented without political prejudice and assessed on the basis of its cost effectiveness and security of supply;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 319 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, in the context of the future Energy Union, security of energy supply is the most pressing issue and that Member States must coordinate and cooperate in this respect with their neighbours when developing their energy policies; calls on the CommissionMember States, in this respect, to examine how the current architecture of national preventive and emergency response measures could be streamlined at both regional and EU level;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 356 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses thate need for greater transparency ofin energy-related intergovernmental agreements could be achieved by strengthening the role of the Commission in energy-related negotiations involvinvolving one or more Member States and third countries; points out that, under Article 13(6)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 994/2010, when concluding one or more Member States and third countries, including by having the Commission participate in those negotiations if there is a risk of abuse of a dominant position by one supplier; notes that furthermw intergovernmental agreements with third countries which have an impact on the development of gas infrastructure and gas supplies, Member States are required to inforem the Commission should carry out ex-ante and ex-post assessments and draw up both a positive and a negative list of agreement clauses, such as export ban and destination clauses, in order to enable it to assess the situation regarding security of supply at EU level;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 367 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Reiterates that any binding collective purchasing mechanism at EU level, also regarding the Commission's role in negotiations or in intergovernmental agreements, is incompatible with Article 194 TFEU;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 373 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that all future intergovernmental energy agreements with non-EU parties must be discussed with the Commission ahead of signing in order to make sure that they comply with EU legislation, in particular with the Third Energy Package;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 384 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the CommissionMember States to enhance the transparency of commercial gas contracts in order to effectively remove abusive clauses and ensure better ex-ante compliance checks with EU law and energy security provisions;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 396 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that in order to ensure a level playing field and strengthen the bargaining position of EU companies vis-à-vis external suppliers, key features of the contracts should be aggregated and, on a regularly published basis, notified to the competent authorities so as to establish a transparent benchmark which can be referred to byoth by the competent authorities andthemselves and by companies in their future negotiations, whilst protecting the confidentiality of sensitive information;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 404 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to estapublish an EU-wide target for reducing energy import dependency and to publish regular progress reports in this respectregular progress reports on the reduction of the EU’s energy import dependency;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 447 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the Union can reduce its dependency on particular suppliers and fuels by maximising its use of indigenous sources of energy, including conventional and unconventional low-emission fossil fuels and renewables, and therefore stresses that no fuel or technology contributing to energy security and climate goals should be discriminated against as a matter of principle;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 578 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Believes at the same time that market- based mechanisms must be complemented by tangible and ambitious solidarity mechanisms, such as more efficient EU crisis management, better use of LNG and gas storage and virtual capacity reserve mechanisms to be enshrined in EU legislation, including; and that, to this end, the Security of Gas Supply Regulation, which, to this end, must be reviewed as soon as possible;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1088 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Believes that greater effort in developing innovative low-emission technologies and solutions can bring significant long-term benefits in terms of reduced generation costs and reduced energy demand;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1139 #

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49a. Rejects the Energy Union governance model suggested by the Commission, since it is designed to transfer to the EU the exclusive competences of the Member States as enshrined in Article 194 TFEU; further notes that this governance, modelled on the European Semester, is likely to reproduce the major political conflicts between Member States caused by the latter;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 2 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Points out that the climate and energy package the EU adopted unilaterally in 2009 had a procyclical effect, serving to exacerbate the economic crisis that was already under way at that time; calls on the Commission not to put forward any further unilateral measures in this area, and if it does, to make a careful assessment of their impact on the macro- economic cycle before doing so;
2015/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 7 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the EU’s leadership on climate change mitigation and adaption, including the creation of skills, jobs and growth that it brings; notes the crucial need for a global binding agreecrucial need for a global binding agreement under which all industrialised countries and emerging economies make similar commitments to be concluded in Paris and stresses that continued EU leadership requires the full commitment of all parties to this agreement if the EU is to play a leadership role; insists on a regular, transparent performance review based on the most up- to-date data and on technological neutrality;
2015/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 18 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider withdrawing from the UNFCCC if a global binding agreement of this kind is not concluded in Paris;
2015/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 23 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that carbon leakage provisions will be maintained in the long term and, should other major competitors of the EU’s energy-intensive industries fail to make similar commitments on GHG reductions, carbon leakage provisions will be maintained in the long term and strengthened where necessarystrengthened; considers it vital that sustainablthe European agribusiness isand manufacturing sectors are protected against carbon leakage;
2015/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 41 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the Commission, in order to maintain a level playing field for EU industry and the energy sector, to promote links between the EU ETS and other emission trading systems, with the aim of creating a future world emissions trading market toenhancing their effectiveness in significantly reduceing global emissions and increase industrial competitivenessin an economically beneficial manner;
2015/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 53 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the global phase-out of environmentally and economically harmful subsidies, which distort competitiveness and hinder innovation;
2015/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the serious negative consequences of non-action at global level; stresses that a concerted global political and financial push for clean energy innovation is crucial to meeting our climate goals and to facilitate growth in EU green- economy sectors; emphasises that any action taken by the EU must be consistent with its reindustrialisation targets; highlights the need to preserve existing copyright and intellectual property rights in technology and knowledge transfer to third countries;
2015/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 110 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. CommendNotes the US’s and China on their’s commitment to playing a more significant global climate role; points to the economic benefits that strong global commitments bring for the competitiveness of EU industry, and calls on them to translate that commitment into practical action; regrets that some developed countries continue to increase their emissions per capita.
2015/07/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 11 #

2015/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that diversification of sources of supply, renewable energy, and increased energy efficiency leading to energy savings are critical means for a stable, secure, independent and democratic energy system for the EU, to help revitalise domestic demand and which generates high-quality jobs and wealth within a future-oriented sustainable economy; underlines that a higher degree of electricity interconnectivity and smart grids are necessary for developing such a system;
2015/08/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 68 #

2015/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the role of the Commission as guardian of a decentralised and accessible electricity system, in which Member States shall grant access toMember States in ensuring that smaller suppliers have access to the grid in accordance with fair market rules;
2015/08/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 107 #

2015/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the implementation of a ‘one-stop shop’ approach contributes to shortening the permit granting procedures; recalls that the TEN-E Regulation requires each Member State to designate a National Competent Authority responsible for facilitating, shortening and coordinating the permit process at national level; believes that an interconnected electricity market needs a single ‘one-stop shop’ at EU level and asks the Commission to make a proposal, legislative if necessary, in this regard;
2015/08/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 165 #

2015/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that South-Eastern Europe (SEE) is endowed with a vast – and largely untapped – potential in terms of renewables; notes that cooperation and coordination on long-term planning and building of a SEE regional grid infrastructure must go beyond the EU in order to include non-EU Western Balkan countries and Turkey; calls for the establishment of a new platform where all key stakeholders in the region could discuss and provide political backing to joint projects designed to fully exploit the region’s renewables- based electricity potential; recognises that the EU’s Central East South Europe Gas Connectivity High Level Group, established in February 2015, could become such a platform, provided its mandate is expanded to include the electricity domain and involvement of SEE’s non-EU countries; acknowledges that the platform would enable the Commission to provide leadership and political support;
2015/08/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 199 #

2015/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need to derive a future electricity interconnection target from the EU’s long-term climate goals as well as from a sustainable energy system that the EU is looking for; notes in this context that the degree of interconnection required will depend in particular on whether: a) the EU is serious in applying the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle and more demand-side response measures, b) decentralised renewables-based electricity and its correlated smart grids are further developed, c) energy storage technologies – at household or municipality levels – are developed, d) grids are optimised and use the best available technologies, e) people are given a higher role as prosumers in the energy system, and f) a clear incentive for investments in the grids is created;
2015/08/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 6 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that trade and investment policies must be aimed at creating sustainable growth, based on domestic demand, and high-quality, decent jobs, and that future trade agreements should be drawn up in such a way as to form part of an industrial strategy based on fair competition and reciprocity;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 9 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for the European Union's trade policy to be inspired by the Havana Charter of 24 March 1948, Articles 3 and 4 of which provide that no country should maintain a persistent structural surplus or deficit in its balance of payments;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 31 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need for targeted protectionism to be applied to strategic industrial sectors;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 35 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of preventing the EU’s trading partners from engaging in anti-competitive practices, including social or environmental dumping, or the dumping of cheap products in Europe, as this could de-stabilise European industry; calls to this end for the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy procedures to be speeded up and for the estimated harm done to European industry to be evaluated in such a way as to have the strongest deterrent effect possible;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance ofat it is vital to preventing the EU’s trading partners from engaging in anti-competitive practices, including social or environmental dumping, or the dumping of cheap products in Europe, as this could de- stabilises European industry and contributes to the relocation of production;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 59 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to encourage European research bodies to engage more actively with potential partners outside the EU; , while at the same time cautioning against possible industrial espionage targeting European strategic industries;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 85 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the requirement in the Commission’s ‘Investment Plan for Europe’ to boost investment within the EU, and; considers trade strategies to be an essential means of achieving this goal., however, that no boosting of investments can be effective within EMU;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 10 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points to the importance of SMEs in the European economy and calls for them to be given appropriate support under the 2016 budget;
2015/05/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Demands that funds allocated through the financial discipline mechanism to the crisis reserve in the agricultural sector of the 2016 budget and that remain unspent be made fully available as direct payments in the following budgetary year and that the reserve may be implemented with EU funds from outside the CAP budget; requests that all available margins under heading 2 be reserved for the agriculture sector, particularly in view of the continuing Russian embargo, market problems in the milk sector and significant health risks in the plant and animal sector;
2015/05/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of Pilot Projects, such as the European Price Monitoring Observatory, to the committee and the agricultural sector and asks for continued support in view of the favourable assessment of the results obtained;
2015/05/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the continuing imbalances in the food supply chain, in which the position of primary producers is considerably weaker than that of other actors; urges the Commission to take action to improve the transparency of prices and margins in the food supply chain, commencing with raw material origin labelling on all food products, exerting effective economic leverage and thereby enhancing the primary sector; highlights the value of a pilot project in this area.
2015/05/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 212 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Points out that the free movement of services and capital has, in practice, created an environment conducive to fraud, evasion and avoidance regarding both fiscal matters and social and labour rights, undermining the effectiveness of law enforcement systems available to the Member States; draws attention to the fact that the solution lies not in transferring to the Union national powers concerning such matters, but to return pre-existing powers of surveillance and monitoring to the Member States;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 213 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Takes the view that a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base exceeds the powers of the Union under Article 113 TFEU; urges the Commission to refrain from taking any initiative which might be a forerunner to an EU tax scheme, since this would be in breach of the Treaties;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 214 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Believes that fiscal policies and corporate taxation should once again be used as a tool to support internal demand, without which it is impossible to boost growth, jobs and development; believes that the Member States must, through a more efficient, more transparent and fairer tax treatment for all companies, promote an attractive, competitive and balanced business environment that would allow businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises, family businesses and self-employed people, to operate more easily;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 9 #

2014/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the fact that the economic crisis has seriously damaged economic, social and territorial cohesion, resulting in huge differences between Member States; recalls that since the onset of the crisis over 3.8 million jobs have been lost in manufacturing in the EU1; considers, however, that the current crisis is systemic and that there is an urgent need for the EU to abandon the ultraliberal ‘model’; __________________ 1 Industrial Scoreboard 2013, Commission Staff Working Document, p.6.
2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 18 #

2014/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the fact that the industrial sector constitutes one of the cornerstones of economic and social cohesion in Europe since nearly 80 % of European exports depend on the industrial sector and industry accounts for 80 % of expenditure on R&D in Europe2; observes, however, that the EU exposes our industries to fierce competition by obstinately rejecting any economic protectionism and imposing severe constraints, to which competition is not subject; __________________ 2 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, COM(2014)0014, For a European Industrial Renaissance, p.3.
2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 58 #

2014/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for more social and public investments, without which it will be impossible to reach the target of raising industry’s contribution to GDP to as much as 20 % by 2020; recalls that all investments and projects should enhance environmental protection.deleted
2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #

2014/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for an inclusive industrial strategy that will tackle unemployment and secure more growth, more jobs with enhanced workers’ rights, and access to public health and education as one of the means of achieving the economic, social and territorial cohesion that is neededdeleted (It cannot be part of the EU’s remit to pursue such a strategy, particularly inf the EU; considers that the ultimate goal should be sustainable development and a high quality of life, together with prosperity and decent work for everyone.tinues to dogmatically oppose the protectionist measures which are called for.)
2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 70 #

2014/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on Member States to develop widespread electric vehicle charging facilities, for example using the public lighting infrastructure;deleted
2015/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 83 #

2014/2241(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to bolster existing European measures and programmes relating to cultural tourism and cultural heritage that have proved effective, to look into the feasibility of introducing a 'European cultural card' which would offer reduced entrance fees for museums, monuments, archaeological sites, libraries, theatres and so on, and to provide and establish without delay targeted financial support under EU instruments including the Structural Funds.
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 59 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Maintains that the blue economy should be defined in broad terms covering all sectoral and inter-sectoral activities connected with oceans, seas, and coastal areas, including forms of direct and indirect support; draws attention to the cross-cutting importance of innovation for all these activitiedetailed and unambiguous terms; draws attention to the cross-cutting importance of innovation in all sectoral and inter-sectoral activities connected with oceans, seas, and coastal areas, be they traditional or emerging;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 98 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Deplores and rejects the cuts in the budget for the Horizon 2020 research framework programme and calls for their impact to be assessed, both as regards fields specifically related to the blue economy and as regards cross-cutting areas likely to affect it;(Does not affect the English version.)
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that investment in the blue economy should be focused on ‘eco- innovation’, resource efficiency, the circular economy, nature conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable use of resources (ensuring that their rates of use do not, in the long term, exceed their natural regeneration rates); urges the Commission to incorporate these principles into present and future support programmes;deleted
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 139 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate the development of the blue economy and job creation with appropriate salaries that are proportionate to productivity, combining and coordinating the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund), the research framework programme, and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, businesses, especially SMEs, non- governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 200 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that energy from the seas and oceans, be it in the form of fossil fuels and above all in the form of renewables, has great potential from the point of view of utilising domestic resources and diversifying energy sources; stresses that prospection for, and the exploitation of, these resources has to allow for technology transfer requirements, especially as regards the training of skilled and highly qualified workers, as well as meeting stringent environmental sustainability criteria; draws attention to the potential multiplier effect of these activities in terms of jobs and related activities, both upstream and downstream;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 20 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to maintain the objective of including a specific energy chapter in the TTIP which could significantly increase the EU’s energy securitydrop the disastrous TTIP project, which the peoples of Europe do not want because they sense that it could threaten their vital interests;
2015/03/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 51 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Requests that the Commission ensureshould not adopt a policy of free trade with respect to fuels, including LNG and crude oil;
2015/03/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 72 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to work on transatlantic harmonisation ofmaintain national and, under the principle of subsidiarity, European standards and regulations that define the principles of public support for different energy sources; calls on the Commission not to give way to US demands;
2015/03/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 97 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Points to the huge differentials between the USA and the EU in energy prices but also in per capita CO2 emissions; calls on the Commission, therefore, to provide energy-intensive sectors in the EU, including the chemicals industry, with appropriate measures maintaining current tariff rates over the longest possible period after the entry into force of the TTIP; if the TTIP comes into force; points out that the USA, concerned primarily with the relentless pursuit of its own interests, has refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol;
2015/03/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 140 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Requests that the Commission facilitate more active participation of EU Member State firms in US public procurement as this can contribute to stimulating private- sector innovation and to the emergence of new, high-growth innovative companies and sectors; points out that the United States is determined to protect its public procurement markets, of which only 30% are currently open to foreign companies (on account of the 1933 Buy American Act), compared with 95% of European public procurement markets;
2015/03/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 170 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Reminds the Commission, while welcomingremaining doubtful about the potential benefits of regulatory alignment and mutual recognition, including the establishment of common principles in standards and technical specifications in the area of ICT, about the importance of maintaining high levels of safety and security, for both producers and consumers;
2015/03/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 186 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Reminds the Commission, regarding ICT services, that it is of particular importance that the TTIP ensure a level playing field with equal access for EU service companies to the US market and with an obligation on US service providers to respect the rules applicable to EU companies when providing services in Europe or to European customers.; points out that the United States is determined to protect its public procurement markets, of which only 30% are currently open to foreign companies (on account of the 1933 Buy American Act), compared with 95% of European public procurement markets; doubts whether the United States is prepared to comply with the rules applicable to EU companies when providing services in Europe or to European customers;
2015/03/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 187 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Reminds the Commission, regarding ICT services, that it is of particular importance that the TTIP ensure a level playing field with equal access for EU service companies to the US market and with an obligation on US service providers to respect the rules applicable to EU companies when providing services in Europe or to European customers.; points out that the United States is determined to protect its public procurement markets, of which only 30% are currently open to foreign companies (on account of the 1933 Buy American Act), compared with 95% of European public procurement markets; doubts whether the United States is prepared to comply with the rules applicable to EU companies when providing services in Europe or to European customers;
2015/03/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 205 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – point a (new)
(a) urges the Commission, even though it has not been elected, to listen to the people it claims to serve, rather than the multinationals to whose demands it continues to bow;
2015/03/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 24 #

2014/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the prioritisation of the three pillars of sustainability (economic, social and environmental) as a strong basis from which to support resource efficiency, increase competitiveness, boost employment and strengthen forestry’s role in the green economy; calls for due account also to be taken of the aesthetic, symbolic and heritage-related aspects of Europe’s forests;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 62 #

2014/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for due account also to be taken of the aesthetic, symbolic and heritage- related aspects of Europe’s forests.
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 2 #

2014/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 173 and 192 thereof,
2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 80 #

2014/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
The overriding need to act onneed for global action to mitigate climate change
2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 111 #

2014/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that introducing a minimum price for emissions quotas in the ETS is tantamount to distorting its nature as a market-based mechanism, transforming it into a proper EU tax, which would be in breach of the treaties;
2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 116 #

2014/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the two dimensions of competitiveness and emissions cuts are becomingmay be complementary since, if European production becomes carbon- virtuous, preservation of its share of the European and world markets is an effectiveonly if carbon-virtuous European production increases its share of the European internal market, first and foremost; avoiding the relocation of production is a vital means of contributing to an overall limitation of greenhouse gas emissions of industrial origin; adds thnd at the same applies to the production of imported goods, for which the same approach should be followedtime is compatible with the EU's objectives relating to reindustrialisation and full employment;
2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 3 #

2014/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the judgment of 2 February 2012 of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which compelled the Union to revoke the only protectionist measures it has ever adopted, namely the antidumping duties on shoes originating in China and Vietnam, whose adoption had been approved by Parliament in 2006,
2015/04/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 37 #

2014/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the dogma of free movement of goods and capital condemns most family businesses in the European Union, in the short or medium term, to disappear in the face of competition from businesses outside the European Union which are not subject to the same rules – social, on safety or health, and environmental;
2015/04/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 40 #

2014/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas the adoption of protectionist measures at European Union level is a necessary condition for the survival of most family businesses;
2015/04/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2014/2210(INI)

Hc. whereas the euro, a ‘one-size fits all’ currency, is a significant brake on the growth of SMEs, particularly those which are family businesses;
2015/04/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 45 #

2014/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that family businesses demonstrate a high degree of social responsibility towards their staff and that they generally take a more sustainable and longer-term approach to the economic future of the business (by acting as ‘honourable businessmen’) than non- family businesses and thus make an important contribution to Europe’sthe competitiveness of the Member States of the European Union and create and maintain jobs;
2015/04/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 102 #

2014/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that 35% of those companies that do not invest in foreign markets fail to do so because of their lack of knowledge of foreign markets; calls on the Commission and the Member States therefore to provide smaller family businesses in particular with information about opportunities for internationalisation and ensure that they have access to a better exchange of experience and good practices; calls on the Member States, furthermore, to provide support services for businesses that intend to invest internationally, for example by providing them with information or export credit guarantees and by removing trade barriers;
2015/04/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 103 #

2014/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that 35% of those companies that do not invest in foreign markets fail to do so because of their lack of knowledge of foreign markets; calls on the Commission and the Member States therefore to provide smaller family businesses in particular with information about opportunities for internationalisation and ensure that they have access to a better exchange of experience and good practices; calls on the Member States, furthermore, to provide support services for businesses that intend to invest internationally, for example by providing them with information or export credit guarantees and by removing trade barriers;
2015/04/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 110 #

2014/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes, however, that conversely, production is often transferred to overseas subsidiaries and tends to take the place of production by the parent company and other ancillary-sector companies located in the country of origin; this has negative repercussions in terms of both absolute levels of employment and wage levels; points out, in this regard, that the fall in employment and wage compression are behind the crisis in demand, i.e. the structural economic imbalance of the eurozone, denoted by the excessive current account surpluses generated in some Member States because of the fixed exchange rate structure; calls on the Commission to implement much stricter policies to contain excessive trade imbalances, which should take into account forms of compensation between ‘surplus’ Member States and ‘deficit’ Member States, not only on the basis of a single specific set of annual data, but on cumulative values over a five-year period, calculated on a rolling basis from 2010;
2015/04/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 134 #

2014/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission and Parliament to revoke the deletion by the Amsterdam Treaty in 1997 of Article 44(2) of the Treaty of Rome, which provided for ‘the development of a natural preference between Member States’; calls therefore on the European Union to re- establish Community preference in the field of farm products and to adopt the requisite protectionist measures to enable SMEs which are family businesses to compete with businesses outside the European Union;
2015/04/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 143 #

2014/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Stresses that the euro, a ‘one-size fits all’ currency, is a significant brake on the growth of SMEs, particularly those which are family businesses;
2015/04/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 190 #

2014/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to strive to strengthen entrepreneurship throughout the EU and to create an environment for business excellencereview its strategy and finally to adopt the requisite protectionist measures to enable SMEs which are family businesses to compete with businesses outside the European Union;
2015/04/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1 #

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 e (new)
-1e. Notes that the sustainable development mainstream is based on the deeply held conviction that, with the right technological innovations, economic growth and environmental protection can complement, rather than conflict, with each other; however, this vision ignores, misrepresents or underestimates the biophysical limits to production and human consumption set by system dynamics and thermodynamics; urges the Commission, therefore, not to make the same mistakes;
2015/04/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 2 #

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1d. Points out that the concept of circular economy, like similar concepts (such as ‘cradle-to-cradle’, industrial ecology and natural capitalism), suggests, through innovation, the industrial-scale development of strategies designed to achieve absolute decoupling between the physical growth of throughput and the non-physical (financial) growth of GDP (so-called green growth or ‘sustainable growth’); observes, nonetheless, that according to historical data only relative decoupling has taken place;
2015/04/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 3 #

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Draws attention to the fact that absolute decoupling, assuming that it can be achieved, can only be done on a global scale, since improvement in only one part of the world corresponds to a relocation of production and associated environmental impacts elsewhere; urges the Commission, therefore, not to take any further unilateral action which, in terms of industrialisation, employment and the environment, may result in a negative balance;
2015/04/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 4 #

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Notes that a constant process of increasing efficiency in the use of resources, through innovation, has been ongoing since the beginning of the modern age at the very least, but that such relative decoupling has not prevented the overall growth in the production and consumption of raw materials from being neutralised; highlights the risk that a sharp increase in relative decoupling might, on the contrary, in accordance with the Jevons paradox, lead to more intensive exploitation of raw materials, made cheaper by an accelerated movement of capital caused by a reduction in the unit cost of production owing to the more efficient technologies;
2015/04/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 5 #

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Points out that the ability attributed to the circular economy to close material cycles into production systems is overestimated, especially when it comes to toxic matter, or dissipative or complex materials; warns, accordingly, that the promise to achieve an absolute reduction of the environmental impact of production and consumption systems cannot be kept in a growth-based economy and that, therefore, it runs counter to the principles relating to the social market economy enshrined in Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU);
2015/04/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 7 #

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that, in order to tackle global challenges and the EU’s resource dependency, it is essential that energy and resource efficiency form the basis of European industrial renewal so thatbasing European industrial renewal on energy and resource efficiency is an essential contribution to enable the EU canto maintain its competitiveness in the future, recreate manufacturing capacity and generate jobs for highly skilled workerswith real salaries that are commensurate with labour productivity;
2015/04/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 34 #

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points to the Commission’s analysis which shows that adopting new waste targets would create 180 000 jobs, make Europe more competitive and reduce demand for costly scarce resources2; strongly regrets the withdrawal of the legislative proposal on waste3, and calls for a more ambitious legislative proposal, addressing not only municipal but also industrial and commercial waste streams, to be put forward by 2015 as part of a more ambitious circular economy package (CEP), as announced by Vice-President Timmermans in Parliament’s plenary part- session of December 20144; __________________ 2 Commission staff working document of 2 July 2014 containing an executive summary of the impact assessment accompanying the proposal for a directive amending the waste directives (COM(2014)0397) (SWD(2014)0208). 3 Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2008/98/EC on waste, 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste, 19919/31/EC on the landfill of waste, 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, and 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (COM(2014)0397). 4 Verbatim plenary debate of 16 December 2014 on the Commission work programme 2015.
2015/04/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 44 #

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the CEP to establish, in line with the recommendations of the European Resource Efficiency Platform5, a comprehensive policy framework which includes concreterealistic policy objectives and better integrates and streamlines existing policy tools; insists that tools and measures must ensure real opportunities for, and active participation of, SMEs in the circular economy; __________________ 5 European Resource Efficiency Platform (EREP) Manifesto and Policy Recommendations, March 2014: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/reso urce_e fficiency/documents/erep_manifesto _and_ policy_recommendations_31-03- 2014.pdf
2015/04/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the CEP to introduce a sustainable materials management policy at EU levelguidelines for the sustainable management of materials in the Member States, taking a life-cycle approach and aiming for eco-efficient and environmentally responsible use of materials, including during the extraction, design, production, consumption, and waste management phases;
2015/04/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 75 #

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of creating industrial synergies for recycling and of helping companies to discover how their energy, waste and by-products can serve as resources for others; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote approaches such as those taken in the UK as part of the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme;
2015/04/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 85 #

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the role of environmental tax reform (switching taxation away from labour and towards pollution and resources) in providing the right signals for investment in resource efficiency, and calls for progress in this area to be pursued by the Member States as part of the European Semester process;deleted
2015/04/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 3 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 (new)
- having regard to Article 194 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 29 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the EU’s prosperity and security require a rational use of energy and a stable, suitable, affordable and sustainable energy supply;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 55 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas from the experience of 2006 and 2009, when Russia cut off gas supply to Ukraine, it is clear that the disruptions experienced in some of the central and eastern European Member States evidenced the risks existing to security of energy supply through Ukraine;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 109 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas an energy security strategy must include actions to moderatesecure greater efficiency with regard to energy demand and equally effective actions to overcome major and imminent disruptions, as well as solidarity and coordination mechanisms to protect and strengthen energy generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure and interconnectors; whereas this infrastructure must be capable of handling variable renewables, and be built into a fully integrated and well-functioning internal energy market as an essential part of an Energy Union with diversified external supplies;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 139 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that equal energy security, competitiveness and sustainability in a fully integrated energy market constitute the main pillars for the creation of an Energy Union, which can be achieved by pooling resources, connecting networks, ensuring unified energy market regulation and establishing unified negotiating positions, where the Member States so decide, negotiating positions aggregated on the basis of regional cooperation vis-à- vis third countries;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 191 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the Energy Union, in addition to ensuring security of supply, should adopt a comprehensive approach focusing on key pillars such as achievement of a fully integrated internal energy market, moderation of energy demand, decarbonisdiversification of the energy mix, and research and innovation;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 208 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
INTERNAL DIMENSION ModeratingSecuring greater efficiency with regard to energy demand
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 209 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – paragraph -a (new)
Maintains that the primary aim of efforts to establish a European Energy Union should be to secure the greatest possible savings on energy supplies for individuals, families and businesses; takes the view that efficient, stable and unbroken energy supplies should be secured primarily by applying the principles of competitiveness and value for money to supplies and infrastructure;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 212 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the moderation of energy demand through energy efficiencyenergy efficiency, which allows a given supply volume to satisfy more demand, is triply crucial, impacting positively on the EU’s energy security, competitiveness and sustainability;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 228 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the EU is not yet on track to meet its commitment of saving 20 % of energy (371 Mtoe) by 2020, and that over one third of reduced energy consumption is actually attributable to lower levels of economic activitmore than one-third of the reduction in energy consumption may be attributed to lower levels of economic activity, i.e. to falling demand causing supply to shrink, following a similar pattern to a deflationary spiral; this shows that energy savings are not necessarily the same thing as energy efficiency;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 243 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that energy demand in the building sector is responsible for about 40 % of energy consumption in the EU and a third of natural gas use, and that it is therefore necessary to speed up renovation of buildings in order to reducesecure greater efficiency with regard to energy demand while encouraging greater involvement of the European Investment Bank and promoting energy services for which EU funds can complement national financing schemes;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 289 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to be ambitious in implementing EU energy efficiency legislation, and thus to be prepared with national and regional measures for sharply reducing energy demand both before and in response to supply shocks;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 300 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to closely monitor the implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and to carry out a limited review of the Energy Efficiency Directive in order to update the provisions relevant to the indicative 2030 energy efficiency improvement target of at least 27 %; believes that measurement and verification of energy efficiency improvements should be an integral part of the annual European semester reporting;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 333 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that investment to moderatesecure greater efficiency with regard to energy demand, especially in buildings, is a significant contribution to energy security and that this should be taken into account when considering financial allocations;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 402 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that nuclear energy, which is carbon-neutral, continues to be a significant alternative for electricity production; nNotes that the choice of whether to use nuclear energy remains the competence of Member States;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 428 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the development of renewable energy sources with the objective of 20 % by 2020 and at least 27 % by 2030 is essential, taking into consideration energy costs; sStresses the importance of developing smarter energy grids and new energy storage solutions for the integration of renewables;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 544 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make full use, for the purposes of increased energy security and the transition to a low-carbon economy, of the possibilities allowed for financing energy projects through state aid, as well as the financial instruments available through the European Regional Development Fund, Horizon 2020, the European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument, and the investment facilities of the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and public and private intermediaries;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 703 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Stresses that the EU’s energy diversification must prioritise those projects that diversify not only routes but also sources and must meet all requirements of EU law; emphasises that the diversification of routes must be directed towards reliable suppliers, in keeping with the principles of competitiveness and value for money;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 710 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Stresses that energy diversification should not be an end to itself but should seek to ensure, first and foremost, the reliability of sources and the value for money and continuity of supplies;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 711 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 b (new)
39b. Draws attention to the fact that energy supplies coming in to some southern Member States through Ukraine are not sufficiently reliable, and calls for the EU to carry out alternative projects that will provide those Member States with more secure and cheaper energy supplies;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 714 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Expresses the opinion that Russia can no longer be considered a reliable partner as it explicitly questions EU law, including at the World Trade Organisation, and uses energy supply for political purposes; stresses, therefore, that more attention should be concentrated on the development and furTakes the view that relations with Russia should be improved and that the EU should work more closely with that country on energy issues; believes that Russia is currently the EU’s most suitable global partner for gas supplies and the one that can be most relied on to provide ther expansion of the gas supply infrastructure with Norway, the Southern Gas Corridor and the Mediterranean gas hubnergy supply volumes and continuity that the EU requires;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 715 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Expresses the opinion that Russia can no longer be considered a reliable partner as it explicitly questions EU law, including at the World Trade Organisation, and uses energy supply for political purposes; stresses, therefore, that more attention should be concentraTakes the view that the anti-Russian bias, which borders on racism, of EU external policy could, if it were to extend ton the development and further expansion of the gas supply infrastructure with Norway, the Southern Gas Corridor and the Mediterranean gas hubenergy sector, cause inestimable harm to EU citizens and businesses;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 718 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Expresses the opinion that Russia can no longer be considered ais currently the EU’s most reliable global partner as it explicitly questions EU law, including at the World Trade Organisation, and uses energy supply for political purposes; stresses, therefore,in terms of availability and continuity of supply and also thate more attention should be concentrated on the development and further expansion of the gas supply infrastructure with Norway, the Southern Gas Corridor and the Mediterranean gas hubst economically advantageous in terms of price; points out that no other supplier can provide the same volume of gas at a lower price;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 736 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Calls on the Ukrainian Government to make concerted efforts to put a stop to unlawful siphoning off of Russian gas deliveries to the EU on its territory; calls on the Ukrainian authorities to abide by the financial commitments entered into with Russian suppliers and to pay off their country’s debts without outside help; stresses that this unlawful behaviour and Ukraine’s failure to abide by the supply agreements concluded with its Russian suppliers have caused serious harm to the EU;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 764 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Coordination and speaking with one voice
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 788 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Invites the CommissionMember States to analyse the potential structure of a collective purchasing mechanism and its impact on the functioning of the internal gas market and contribution to ensuring security of gas supply; notes that since there are several models of collective purchasing mechanisms, further work needs to be done to determine the bestmost suitable market- based models applicable for EU regions and the suppliers concerned;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 795 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
47. Takes the view that the main condition for the creation of the future European Energy Union is the completion of an integrated EU internal energy market, which requires full implementation of the Third Energy Package and the existence of a strongn external dimension for an EU energy policy that is based on close coordination of positions and speaking with one voicein relations with third countries;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 805 #

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. Highlights the need to enhance the EU’s ability to speak with one voiceMember States’ ability to coordinate their positions in order to deliver a more coherent energy diplomacy in partner countries and in multilateral fora; notes in this regard that the mandatory participation of the Commission as an observer in negotiations for intergovernmental agreements, as well as both ex ante and ex post evaluation of the negotiated agreements, should be required in order to minimise the possibility of non- conformity with EU law;
2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 15 #

2014/2040(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and Member States to monitor the significant price volatility of agricultural products, which has adverse effects on farmers’ incomes, and to react promptly and effectively when needed; calls on the Commission and Member States to pay a special attention on rice sector and stresses the importance to restore the farmers' from the damages caused by the unfair and uncontrolled importation of low quality rice from Asia;
2014/07/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Proposal for A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 as regards the aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Section I of Chapter II of Title I of Part II of Regulation (EU) No.1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council6, provides for a school fruit and vegetables scheme including bananas and a school milk scheme. __________________ 6Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p.671).
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The experience gained with the application of the current schemes, together with the conclusions of the external evaluations and subsequent analysis of different policy options, point to the conclusion that the rationale which led to the establishment of the two school schemes is still relevant. In the current context of declining consumption of fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk products, exacerbated by amongst other things, the modern trend towards the consumption of highly processed foods which, additionally, are often high in added sugars, salt and fat, the Union aid to finance the supply to children in educational establishments of selected agricultural products should therefore continue to exist.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The analysis of different policy options points out that a unified approach, based on the distribution of products derived solely from Member States, under a common legal and financial framework is more appropriate and effective in meeting the specific objectives that the Common Agricultural Policy is pursuing through school schemes. This would allow Member States to maximise the impact of distribution within a constant budget and increase the management efficiency. However, in order to take into account the differences between the fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk products and their supply chains, certain elements should remain separate, such as the respective budgetary envelopes. In light of the experience with the current schemes, the participation in the scheme should continue to be voluntary for Member States. Taking into the account the different consumption situations across Member States, the possibility should be given to participating Member States to choose whether they want to distribute all or just one of the products eligible for the supply to children in educational establishments.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The analysis of different policy options points out that a unified approach under a common legal and financial framework is more appropriate and effective in meeting the specific objectives that the Common Agricultural Policy is pursuing through school schemes. This would allow Member States to maximise the impact of distribution within a constant budget and increase the management efficiency. However, in order to take into account the differences between the fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk products and their supply chains, certain elements should remain separate, such as the respective budgetary envelopes. In light of the experience with the current schemes, the participation in the scheme should continue to be voluntary for Member States. Taking into the account the different consumption situations across Member States, the possibility should be given to participating Member States to choose, in agreement with the interested Regions, whether they want to distribute all or just one of the products eligible for the supply to children in educational establishments.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 52 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) A trend of declining consumption in particular of fresh fruit and vegetables including bananas and drinking milk has been identified. It is therefore appropriate to focus the distribution under the school schemes on these products. This would in turn also help reduce the organisational burden for schools, increase the impact of the distribution within a limited budget and would be in line with the current practice, as these products are most frequently distributed.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) Given the slump that the European fruit and vegetable sector has suffered and taking note of the damage caused to the dairy products sector by the Russian embargo, financial actions must make provision for the supply of fruit, dairy and agricultural products that are solely of European origin. Supply line traceability will ensure that the health of European citizens is protected whilst also promoting the economic and social recovery of the sectors affected by these actions.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 66 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Educational measures that support the distribution are necessary in order to make the scheme effective in reaching its short- and long-term objectives of increasing the consumption of selected agricultural products and shaping healthier diets. Considering their importance, these measures should support both the fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk distribution. They should be eligible for the Union aid. As supporting measures they represent a critical tool to reconnect children with agriculture and its different products and to meet the objectives that the scheme is pursuing, Member States should be allowed to include a wider variety of agricultural products into their thematic measures. However, so as to promote healthy eating habits, the national health authorities should be involved in this process and approve the list of these products, as well as the two groups of products eligible for the distribution, and decide on their nutritional aspects.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Educational measures that support the distribution are necessary in order to make the scheme effective in reaching its short- and long-term objectives of increasing the consumption of selected agricultural products and shaping healthier diets. Considering their importance, these measures should support both the fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk distribution. They should be eligible for the Union aid. As supporting measures they represent a critical tool to reconnect children with agriculture and its different products and to meet the objectives that the scheme is pursuing, Member States should be allowed to include a wider variety of agricultural products into their thematic measures. However, so as to promote healthy eating habits, the national health authorities should be involved in this process and approve the list of these products, as well as the two groups of products eligible for the distribution, and decide on their nutritional aspects. The related educational measures must aim to increase pupils' knowledge of the route ‘from land to table’ and be in synergy and coordinated with food education schemes pursued in the local regions.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) In order to ensure a sound budgetary management, a fixed ceiling of the Union aid towards the distribution of fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk, supporting educational measures and related costs should be provided for. This ceiling should reflect the current situation. In light of the experience gained and with a view to simplify the management, the financing models should be approximated and based on a single approach as regards the level of Union financial contribution. It is therefore appropriate to limit the level of Union aid towards the price of products through a maximum Union aid per portion both for fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk and abolish the principle of obligatory co-financing for fruit and vegetables including bananas. Considering the price volatility of products in question, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of measures setting the levels of the Union aid towards the price of a portion of products and laying down the definition of a portion.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) In order to ensure a sound budgetary management, a fixed ceiling of the Union aid towards the distribution of fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk, supporting educational measures and related costs should be provided for. This ceiling should reflect the current situation. In light of the experience gained and with a view to simplify the management, the financing models should be approximated and based on a single approach as regards the level of Union financial contribution. It is therefore appropriate to limit the level of Union aid towards the price of products through a maximum Union aid per portion both for fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk and abolish the principle of obligatory co-financing for fruit and vegetables including bananas. Considering the price volatility of products in question, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of measures setting the levels of the Union aid towards the price of a portion of products and laying down the definition of a portion. Moreover, in order to ensure sound budgetary management it is important for the distribution programme for milk and vegetables in schools to take place throughout the entire school year, so that students can enjoy a wider range of types and varieties of fruit and vegetables according to the seasons, favouring local production, also from the perspective of environmental education.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 94 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure the efficient and targeted use of Union funds, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of measures fixing the indicative allocations of the Union aid to each Member State and the methods for reallocating aid between Member States on the basis of aid requests received. The indicative allocations should be fixed separately for the fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk in line with the voluntary approach to distribution. The allocation key for fruit and vegetables including bananas should reflect the current allocations by Member States, based on the objective criteria of the number of children in the age group of six- to ten-year olds as a proportion of the population, taking into the account also the development status of regions concerned. In order to allow Member States to maintain the scale of their current programmes and with a view of encouraging others to take up the distribution of milk, it is appropriate to use the combination of two keys for the allocation of the funds for milk, namely the historical use of funds by Member States under the School Milk Scheme and the objective criteria of the number of children in the age group of six- to ten-year olds as a proportion of the population used for the fruit and vegetables including bananas. In order to find the right proportion for these two keys, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of adopting additional rules concerning the balance between the two criteria. Furthermore, considering the recurrent changes in the demographic or development situation of regions in Member States, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of assessing every three years whether the Member States’ allocations, based on those criteria, are still up to date.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure the efficient and targeted use of Union funds, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of measures fixing the indicative allocations of the Union aid to each Member State and the methods for reallocating aid between Member States on the basis of aid requests received. The indicative allocations should be fixed separately for the fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk in line with the voluntary approach to distribution. The allocation key for fruit and vegetables including bananas should reflect the current allocations by Member States, based on the objective criteria of the number of children in the age group of six- to ten-year olds as a proportion of the population, taking into the account also the development status of regions concerned. In order to allow Member States to maintain the scale of their current programmes and with a view of encouraging others to take up the distribution of milk, it is appropriate to use the combination of two keys for the allocation of the funds for milk, namely the historical use of funds by Member States under the School Milk Scheme and the objective criteria of the number of children in the age group of six- to ten-year olds as a proportion of the population used for the fruit and vegetables including bananas. In order to ensure the efficient and targeted use of European funds, in managing the Programme each Member State shall take regional differences into account regarding the organisation of schools and different nutritional education schemes in order to provide a tailored service. In order to find the right proportion for these two keys, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of adopting additional rules concerning the balance between the two criteria. Furthermore, considering the recurrent changes in the demographic or development situation of regions in Member States, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of assessing every three years whether the Member States' allocations, based on those criteria, are still up to date.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 107 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In order to allow the Member States with a limited demographic size to implement a cost effective scheme, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of setting the minimum amount of the Union aid that Member States are entitled to receive for fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 113 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) In the interest of sound administration and budget management, Member States wishing to participate in the distribution of fruit and vegetables including bananas and/or milk should apply every year for the Union aid. With a view of simplifying the procedures and management, this application should be done on the basis of separate aid requests. Following the requests of the Member States, the Commission should decide on the definitive allocations for fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk within the appropriations available in the budget and after taking into account limited transfers between their allocations, which encourage prioritising of distribution based on the nutritional needs, The power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the measures setting the conditions and the limits concerning these transfers.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 122 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The national strategy should be considered as the condition for the Member State's participation in the scheme and as a strategic multiannual document, setting out targets to be achieved by Member States and their priorities. To simplify procedures and reduce the administrative burden on national authorities, this strategy should be introduced every three years. Member States should be allowed to update them regularly, in particular in light of the evaluations and reassessment of priorities or targets.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – title
Aid for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk, supporting educational measures and related costs
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 140 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas, and milkand milk produced exclusively in the European Union;
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 159 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Member States wishing to participate in the aid scheme established in paragraph 1 (“ the school scheme”) may distribute either fruit and vegetables including bananas or milk falling within CN code 0401, or both.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 176 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. As a condition for their participation in the school scheme Member States shall draw up, prior to their participation in the school scheme, and subsequently every 63 years, at national or regional level, a strategy for the implementation of the scheme. The strategy may be amended by a Member State, in particular in the light of monitoring and evaluation. The strategy shall at least identify the needs to be met, the ranking of the needs in terms of priorities, the target population, the results expected and the quantified targets to be attained in relation to the initial situation, and lay down the most appropriate instruments and actions for attaining those objectives.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 192 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. When drawing up their strategies, Member States shall determine a list of agricultural products produced in the EU, in addition to fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk, that may occasionally be included under the supporting educational measures.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 198 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. When drawing up their strategies, Member States shall work with the regions concerned to determine a list of agricultural products, in addition to fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk, that may occasionally be included under the supporting educational measures.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 205 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall choose the products to be featured in the distribution or to be included in supporting educational measures on the basis of objective criteria which may include the health and environmental considerations, seasonality, variety, or availability of local produce, giving priority to the extent practicable to products originating exclusively in the Union, particularly to local purchasing, organic products, short supply chains or environmental benefits.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 211 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 6
6. Member States and the Regions concerned shall choose the products to be featured in the distribution or to be included in supporting educational measures on the basis of objective criteria which may include the health and environmental considerations, seasonality, variety, or availability of local produce, giving priority to the extent practicable to products originating in the Union, particularly to local purchasing, organic products, short supply chains or environmental benefits.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 223 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point a
a) for fruit and vegetables and bananasproduced exclusively within the EU: EUR 150 million per school year;
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 232 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 227 determining the level of Union aid that may be paid towards the price of the portion of fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk distributed and laying down the definition of a portion. The Commission shall also be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 227 fixing a minimum amount and a maximum amount for the financing of supporting educational measures from Member States' annual definitive allocations.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 241 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) for fruit and vegetables including bananas: the objective criteria based on:
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 270 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall assess at least every three years whether the indicative allocations for fruit and vegetables including bananas and for milk remain consistent with objective criteria referred to in this paragraph.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 281 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 3
3. Member States, in agreement with the regions concerned, shall apply every year for the participation in the school scheme by submitting their request for the Union aid for each product they wish to distribute as referred to in Article 23(1)(a).
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 296 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
4. Without exceeding the global ceiling of EUR 230 million resulting from the amounts referred to under points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, Member States may transfer up to 15% of their indicative allocations for fruit and vegetables including bananas or for milk to the other sector under the conditions to be specified by the Commission by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 227.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 313 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the approval and selection of aid applicants by Member States, taking into account regional needs;
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 317 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the drawing-up of the national and/or regional strategies and on the supporting educational measures.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 325 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the indicative allocation of aid between Member States for fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk and where appropriate its revision following the assessment referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 23a(2), the minimum amounts of Union aid for each Member State, the method for reallocating the aid allocation between Member States based on aid applications received, and the additional rules concerning how the criteria referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 23a(2) shall be taken into account for the allocation of the funds,
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 331 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the conditions concerning the transfers between the allocations for fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk;
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 350 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 25 – point a
(a) the definitive allocation of aid for fruit and vegetables including bananas and/or milk between participating Member States within the limits set out in Article 23a(1), taking account of the transfers referred to in Article 23a(4);
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 357 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 217 – subparagraph 1
Member States may, in addition to Union aid provided for in Article 23, make national or regional payments for supplying the products to children in educational establishments or for the related costs referred to in Article 23(1)(c).
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy calls on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
2014/11/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 28 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
(2) The report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the state of the European carbon market in 210127 identified the need for measures in order to tackle structural supply-demand imbalances. The impact assessment on the 2030 climate and energy policy framework8 indicates that this imbalance is expected to continue, and would not be sufficiently addressed by adapting the linear trajectory to a more stringent target within this framework. A change in the linear factor only changes gradually the cap. Accordingly, the surplus would also only gradually decline, such that the market would have to continue to operate for more than a decade with a surplus of around 2 billion allowances or more. In order to address this problem and to make the European Emission Trading System more resilient to imbalances, a market stability reserve should be established. To ensure regulatory certainty as regards auction supply in phase 3 and allow for some lead-time adjusting to the introduction of the design change, the market stability reserve should be established as of phase 4 starting in 2021. In order to preserve a maximum degree of predictability, clear rules should be set for placing allowances into the reserve and releasing them from the reserve. Where the conditions are met, beginning in 2021, allowances corresponding to 126% of the number of allowances in circulation in year x-2 should be put into the reserve. A corresponding number of allowances should be released from the reserve when the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 400 million. __________________ 7 COM(2012) 652 final. 8. 8 Insert reference. Insert reference.
2014/11/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 77 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. In each year beginning in 2021, a number of allowances equal to 126% of the total number of allowances in circulation in year x-2, as published in May year x-1, shall be placed in the reserve, unless this number of allowances to be placed in the reserve would be less than 100 million.
2014/11/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 109 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2002/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 letter (g)
3a. Article 10(3)(g) is replaced by the following:: "(g) to finance research and development in energy efficiency and clean technologies in the sectors covand subsectors referred by this Directive;" to in Article 10a(15) of this Directive;" Or. it (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32009L0029)
2014/11/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 12
“12. Subject to Article 10b, in 2013 and in each subsequent year up to 20203c. Article 10a(12) is replaced by the following: "12. Subject to Article 10b, installations in sectors or subsectors which are exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage shall be allocated, pursuant to paragraph 1, allowances free of charge at 100 % of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures referred to in paragraph 1." Or. it http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/IT/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32009L0029&qid=1416593710835&from=IT
2014/11/21
Committee: ITRE