6 Amendments of Sofia SAKORAFA related to 2016/2024(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the 2017 Budget should focus on initiatives that contribute to the energy transition and to knowledge- based, smart, sustainable and inclusive growth across the EU;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that multiannual programmes such as COSME, CEF and Horizon 2020 constitute necessary investment in the EU’s global competitiveness and in the, oriented towards the European general interest, constitute necessary investments to accomplishment of the goals of Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets in this context the considerable negative impact of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) on the level of financing for Horizon 2020 and CEF; is deeply concerned that the shortage of funds in Horizon 2020 has contributed to a drop in the success rate from 20%-22% in the 7th Framework Programme to 13%-14% in Horizon 2020, which endangers the establishment of the European Research Area; reiterates the view that budget lines for Horizon 2020 and CEF should be restored as much as possible in the 2017 budgetin the 2017 budget; calls for boosting investment based on additional own resources, with progressive profiles and greater redistributive fiscal capacity for the European Union; refuses the use of financial instruments;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the necessity of providing sufficient funds to projects dedicated to improve the energy efficiency, to address the energy poverty and to increase the share of renewables in the energy mix, in line with the goals of Paris Agreement;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the need to assign sufficient resources to ensure that it executes the tasks conferred on it by EU legislative authorities, in particular with respect to the completion of the Internal Energy Market, the development of infrastructure of European common interest and the monitoring of trading on wholesale energy markets; is concerned that persisting funding shortages may hamper the functioning, integrity and transparency of energy markets, heighten the risk of market abuse and prevent energy consumers and citizens from reaping the full benefits of market liberalisationcitizens from having access to energy;