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6 Amendments of Sofia SAKORAFA related to 2015/2074(BUD)

Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the 2016 budget should focus on initiatives that contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and the creation of high-quality and durable employment across the Union and that programmes contributing directly to these objectives should be given priority when budgetary decisions are made;
2015/05/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the considerable impact of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) on the 2016 budget; believes that the objectives of the EFSI can only be achieved ifBelieves that the level of financing for Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) ismust be fully maintained;
2015/05/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers it to be essential, given that they make up 99 % of the Union's corporate fabric and account for 80 % of jobs in the Union, to provide greater support to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in order to boost their productivity within a stable business environment, minimise the effect of dominant market positions occupied by large companies and conglomerates, and help MSMEs and worker cooperatives to be set up and to grow;
2015/05/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for an increase in resources for budget headings providing subsidies for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives in order to cope with rising production factor costs and keep pace with the evolving knowledge society and with development based on balanced economic growth, especially in Member States where the crisis has had a greater impact in terms of MSME closures;
2015/05/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that greater priority must be given to parts of the budget earmarked for increasing Europe's security of supply by building a network of interconnectors to ensure a free flow of energy between Member States; stresses the importance of enlarging the concept of security so as to include and address the problem of energy poverty;
2015/05/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Insists that the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) be provided with sufficient resources to execute the tasks conferred on it by the EU legislative authorities.deleted
2015/05/22
Committee: ITRE