891 Amendments of Teresa RIERA MADURELL
Amendment 25 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission report ‘Assessment of Cumulative Cost Impact for the Steel Industry’,
Amendment 26 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
Citation 16 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission Staff Working Document ‘Exploiting the employment potential of green growth’,
Amendment 27 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 23 October 2013 on the Climate Change conference in Warsaw, Poland (COP19),
Amendment 32 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
- having regard to the European Council’s conclusions on GHG emissions reductions of 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels,
Amendment 36 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
Citation 18 b (new)
- having regard to the International Labour Organization report ‘Towards a Green Economy: The Social Dimensions’,
Amendment 39 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 c (new)
Citation 18 c (new)
- having regard to the Eurostat document ‘Energy Production and imports’,
Amendment 52 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas security of supply, competitiveness and climate objectives are of the utmost importance for the EU, are inextricably linked and must be addressed and considered on an equal footingmutually reinforcing and should not be considered as conflicting in nature;
Amendment 58 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas lessons should be learned from the fact that out of the three headline 2020 targets agreed in 2007 (20% of the Union’s energy mix to come from renewable sources, a 20% increase in energy efficiency compared to projections, and a reduction in GHG emissions of 20% as compared to 1990 levels) the only target not currently on track is the non-binding energy efficiency target;
Amendment 61 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas only binding targets offer Member States the necessary flexibility to decarbonise their economies in the most efficient and cost-effective way, taking into account national circumstances and specificities;
Amendment 63 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the current climate of uncertainty surrounding the future direction of climate and energy policy is deterring much-needed investments in clean technology;
Amendment 64 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050 finds that decarbonisation of the energy sector and a high renewables scenario is cheaper than a continuation of current policies, and that over time prices of energy from nuclear and fossil fuels will continue to rise, whereas the cost of renewables will decrease;
Amendment 65 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas the 2050 carbon roadmap estimates health savings through improvement in local air quality would save up to €17 billion per year by 2030 and the IEA estimates that by 2035 2°C consistent policies could cut the EU’s annual fossil fuel import bill by 46% or €275 billion (1% of EU GDP);
Amendment 66 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas attention must be paid to the impact of climate and energy policy not only on the most vulnerable groups in society but also on low and middle-income households whose standards of living have been squeezed in recent years;
Amendment 67 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas energy saving and energy efficiency are the fastest and cheapest routes to addressing issues such as energy security, external dependence, high prices and environmental concerns;
Amendment 68 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A h (new)
Recital A h (new)
Ah. whereas the transport sector accounts for a significant share of both greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in the EU; whereas greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector increased by 36 % between 1996 and 2007;
Amendment 72 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas this is acknowledged in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which stipulates that the objectives of the Union’s energy policy include the functioning of the energy market, security of supply, energy efficiency, energy saving, renewable energy and interconnections; and that the objectives of the Union’s environmental policy include preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment, promoting human health, prudent and rational utilization of natural resources and the promotion of measures at international level to deal with regional or worldwide environmental problems and in particular climate change;
Amendment 89 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Eurostatpean Environment Agency figures show that the EU has reduced its CO2 emissions by 16.978% between 1990 and 20112 and is on track to achieve its 2020 target in this regard;, mainly due to the economic crisis1; __________________ 1 Trends and projections in Europe 2013, EEA Report nr 10/2013.
Amendment 97 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the verified EU emissions from 2005 to 2012 within the ETS fell by 16 % and within the non-ETS sectors by 10 %, indicating that the 2020 reduction targets of -21 % and -10 %, respectively, are likely to be achieved several years ahead of that year;
Amendment 112 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the IEA estimates that the EU is responsible for only 11 % of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the proportion is set to decrease in the future so that,while EU CO2 emissions measured by metric ton per capita still are higher than world average, and the average of emerging economies and developing countries; whereas even if ithe EU has limited capacity in lowering global emissions by means of unilateral action, it has a significant leading role to play, in particular; as regards the achievement of a binding agreement in Paris in 2015; whereas the EU therefore has to define a clear and ambitious position;
Amendment 127 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas investors and industries need a clear and long-term framework for EU climate and energy policy with greater levels of certainty in order to encourage medium and long-term private investment and reduce the risk associated with this;
Amendment 150 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU spent EUR 573 billion on imported fossil fuels in 2011 (equivalent to over €1000 per head of population) and its dependency on energy imports is expected to grow; whereas this dependency leaves the Union vulnerable to world energy prices and political shocks, and compromises Union and Member State foreign policy autonomy
Amendment 168 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
Recital H d (new)
Hd. whereas investment in renewable energy sources and energy efficiency creates jobs in high-technology industries, ensures EU leadership in RES and EE technologies (fields with high global demand which will continue to grow), and also reduces energy dependence;
Amendment 192 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas nearly half of the final energy in the EU is used for heating and cooling purposes;
Amendment 215 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Green Paper on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies and expects the European Council to address these issues with realistic but ambitiousambitious and realistic responses;
Amendment 248 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that a strong binding energy efficiency target is of primary importance in order to make the most efficient use of energy within the Union and such a target will also have the knock-on effect of ensuring that less effort will be needed to meet the GHG and renewable energies targets; therefore calls for the current 2020 target to be continued, but be made binding and the level of ambition doubled to 40%;
Amendment 254 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers that a binding target of 45% for the share of renewable energies in the Union is the best way to ensure the necessary investor certainty for the continued development and promotion of renewable energy sources and related infrastructure and is entirely feasible alongside a strong binding energy savings target;
Amendment 256 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Considers that a binding 50% domestic reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels is the absolute minimum required to stay on track for the below 2°C target and is both realistic and affordable, as has been shown by numerous studies, particularly when combined with ambitious energy savings and renewable energy targets
Amendment 274 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the European Council to keep up the progress made at EU level and set ambitious but realistic objectivesswiftly endorse the new climate and energy package for the 2030 EU policies that take account of the economic, social, environmental, international and technological contexts, andwith these three binding headline targets, in order to establish a clear, stable, long-term and cost-effective framework for industries and investors;
Amendment 295 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that as one of the cornerstones of the EU's climate and energy package, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) should be the principal instrument for reducing industrial emissions and promoting investment in low carbon technologies; doing so in a manner that creates a level playing field for competing technologies, that gives companies the flexibility to develop their own mitigation strategy, and that provides for specific measures to combat carbon leakage;
Amendment 307 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recognises that the ETS is experiencing problems not originally anticipated which has led to an accumulation of surplus allowances; calls on the Commission to take into account past experience when proposing structural improvement to the ETS, which is necessary in order to increase the scheme's ability to respond to economic downturns and upturns, enhance investor certainty and strengthen market-based incentives for investment in and the use of low-carbon technologies;
Amendment 315 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Member States to increase the proportion of ETS auctioning revenue spent on climate-related purposes so as to spur low-carbon investment in industry and encourage other means of job creation;
Amendment 325 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 381 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is of the opinion that support schemes have already been shown to be effective at promoting the development and use of renewable energies; deplores the retroactive changes made to some schemes which have damaged investor confidence; sees an important role for the Commission in providing guidance in this regard;
Amendment 389 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is of the opinion that support schemes have already been shown to be effective at promoting the development and use of renewable energies; recognises however that they have in some cases been inefficient and should be better designed; deplores the retroactive changes made to some schemes which have damaged investor confidence; sees an important role for the Commission in providing guidance in this regard;
Amendment 400 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Highlights that the Commission's 2050 Low-carbon Roadmap showed that renewables and improved energy efficiency could result in annual savings of between 175 and 320 billion euros for the Union.
Amendment 401 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Amendment 421 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that increased energy efficiency and energy savings will play an essential role in the decarbonisation of the energy sectortire Union economy;
Amendment 454 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that as one of the cornerstones of the EU's climate and energy package, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), should be able to best fulfil its main function, the reduction of GHG emissions, and respond efficiently to economic downturns and upturnchanges; recalls that the main objective of the EU ETS is to reduce GHG emissions and not to provide investors with sufficient incentives to invest in low-carbon technologies, as these should be seen merely as a secondary objective and not as a basis for evaluating if the scheme works as intended; </AmendOr. <Original>bg</Original>
Amendment 496 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the EU needs a comprehensive policy framework for 2030 that encourages investment in and the long- term decarbonisation of non-ETS sectors; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to reviewstrengthen the non-ETS targets while preserving the flexibility for Member States to define their own ways of meeting their effort sharing targets;
Amendment 502 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. calls on the Commission to increase dialogue and cooperation with the International Maritime Organisation so as to ensure inclusion of the shipping sector in CO2 reduction commitments; If an international agreement on global measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from maritime emissions has not been reached before 31 December 2015, calls on the Commission, through the ordinary legislative procedure, to propose emission reduction targets for international maritime shipping and market based measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector.
Amendment 507 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Calls on the Commission to come forward with a specific framework for transport, including targets, as the transport sector accounts for around a quarter of EU greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in the EU making it the second biggest greenhouse gas emitting sector after energy production;
Amendment 516 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Sees an important role for cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling in increasing energy efficiency in the future;
Amendment 521 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Sees an important role for advanced biofuels in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in transport, while increasing energy security and contributing to growth and jobs;
Amendment 531 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Asks Member States for better cooperation and interaction at EU level in order to make national measures more efficient and consistent;
Amendment 541 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that a clear, coherent and consistent policy and regulatory framework, based on three binding headline targets is key to helping stimulate the necessary investments in the ‘'no regrets’ technologies' options (energy efficiency, renewable energies and smart infrastructure) defined in the Energy Roadmap 2050 in a cost-effective and sustainable way;
Amendment 547 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Asks the Commission to analyse how the use of energy and environmental taxes by the Member States can be facilitated, in order to reduce GHG emissions within the non-ETS sectors in a cost-efficient way;
Amendment 551 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 574 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that Member States and regions should be encouraged to improve cooperation in order to optimise the efficiency of renewables expansion, notably offshore wind energy; in this context, the Commission has an important role to play as a facilitator in coordinating, financially supporting and preparing appropriate analyses of renewable energy resources and potential for the Member States;
Amendment 578 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to submit an analysis of how renewable energy sources can be developed sustainably, taking into account environmental impact, aspects related to dependency on raw materials and life cycle and, above all, how to support stablenon-intermittent sources of renewable energy such as hydropower, biomass or geothermal power;
Amendment 605 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 634 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the importance of an energy strategy 2030 climate and energy framework focused on boosting energy security and economic and industrial competitiveness in the EU, job creation, social aspects and environmental sustainability by means of measures such as increasing the deployment of RES, investing heavily in energy efficiency and the diversification of supply routes, suppliers and sources and by increasing the deployment of RES;
Amendment 641 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 667 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that as the EU pursues its goal of energy security, emphasis needs to be shifted towards a model of energy interdependence between Member States by ensuring the swift completion of the EU internal energy market, including in particular the construction of interconnectors and elimination of cross- border barriers; believes furthermore that completing the EU supergrid infrastructure linking the north, south, east and west will enable the EU to make the best use of the comparative advantages of each Member State, and calls for further support for decentralised and micro-scale energy production and smart energy infrastructures in all Member States; stresses, therefore, the need for strong coordination between Member States’ policies and for joint action, solidarity and transparency in view of the fact that national energy policy decisions can affect other Member States; suggests that it would be desirable to determine whether and how the expertise and facilities of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) could be put to use in carrying out the above tasks;
Amendment 697 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that energy end consumers – individuals, SMEs and industry alike – are at the very core of the internal energy market and that they should benefit from lower energy prices, be duly protected, and accurately informed by ensuring easy access to information; for this purpose, calls on the Commission and Members States to achieve, as a matter of urgency, the completion of the internal market, security of supply and the interconnecpay particular attention to energy poverty and propose a specific strategy proposing measures to tackle energy poverty, including ensuring best-practice can be spread and the use of statistics and indicators, including an EU-wide definition of enetworks as requested in Article 194 TFEUrgy poverty;
Amendment 702 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes that energy is an essential service covered by Protocol No 26 on Services of General Interest, appended to the Lisbon Treaties, which requires a high level of affordability; stresses that the 2030 framework needs to include the principle of affordability and avoid discrimination against vulnerable consumers, particularly those on low income; asks therefore that the Commission give greater priority to the socio-economic dimension of sustainability and introduce measures to address the distributional impact of its policies.
Amendment 703 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 780 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Firmly believes that reducing energy use and costs through high energy efficiency, further developing renewable energy sources and using research and innovation to develop new technologies to slash our CO2 emissions are all necessary in order to boost the Union's competitiveness and create much-needed high-quality growth and jobs which cannot be exported outside the Union
Amendment 783 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Considers that the setting of ambitious targets would provide the necessary stimulus to revitalise Member States' economies and ensure an end to the current economic downturn, boosting competitiveness through lower production costs for heavy industry by resource and energy efficiency, decrease vulnerability to world energy price fluctuations and ensure a more stable investment environment, as well as ensuring European leadership in the high-tech sustainable technology sector and the first-mover advantage that goes with it.
Amendment 795 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to launch a study analysing new and cost-efficient market designs with a view to ensuring reasonably priced electricitaffordable energy to consumers and toindustry and preventingon of carbon leakage; asks therefore the Commission to come forward as soon as possible with an additional assessment and recommendations for further actions to prevent the risk of carbon leakage caused by reallocation of production facilities outside the EU, focusing in particular on additional scenarios in which limited or no further global action is taken on carbon emission reduction;
Amendment 814 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that the EU’'s main competitors on the global market place great emphasis on technological developments, innovation and improving industrial processes; notes also that their economies grow at a much faster pace than the EU; concludes that the EU must give priority to R&D and innovation;concludes that the EU must give priority to R&D and innovation and the setting of long-term targets will incentivise new technologies
Amendment 827 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 840 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Strongly underlines that any future EU policy must address the comparative strengths and weaknesses of its economy, particularly with regard to any free trade agreement the EU signs up to, especially in light of the planned free trade agreement (TTIP) with the US where energy prices have been decreasing significantly while efforts to reduce GHG emissions are not on par with the progress already achieved in the EU although the carbon price in California currently is more than double that in the EU;
Amendment 860 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Welcomes the Commission’'s remarks that the EU climate and energy targets can impact differently on each Member State and their citizens, and that this justifies working on a more equitable effort sharing basis, taking into account a country’s GDP, achievements in reducing emissions since 1990, emissions per capita, economic potential and potential forwhen deciding each Member State's effort required to meet the new binding 2030 GHG, RES and EE targets, consideration should be given to each country's individual circumstances and potential for emission reduction, renewable energy sourcesproduction and energy efficiencsaving capacity;
Amendment 872 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines, in line with Article 194 TFEU, that Member States are the ultimate decision makers as regards their energy mix and within the framework of the three headline climate and energy targets should be able to use and develop different approaches for technologies and energy sources that are environmentally sound and socially and economically acceptable in respect of the Union's climate and energy policy goals;
Amendment 880 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 895 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Notes that access to capital, even for heavy industry sectors, is often a barrier to investment in cleaner technologies; therefore asks the Commission to study the possibility of creating a fund that could help to leverage investment, possibly financed by a share of ETS revenue; considers that a significant strengthening and reorientation of the EIB would help in this respect;
Amendment 904 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Points out that a well-functioning EU ETS is pivotal in maintaining the EU's leadership on climate change and that several countries such as China and Australia are implementing or developing legislation to introduce their own emissions trading system following the example of the EU ETS; recalls in this regard that an international cap and trade system is central in order to secure a new legally binding global climate change agreement and that without a stable and predictable emissions trading system the credibility of the EU's climate policy is at risk;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that if Europe wishes to maintain a solid security and defence industry its Member States need to coordinate their defence budgets to avoid duplication and to strengthen their joint research programmes;
Amendment 13 #
2013/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that with the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty the EU’s industrial, space and research policies extend to the defence remit; Nevertheless recalls that Horizon 2020 – The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation will focus solely on the development of civilian applications1; points out that Union programmes in other areas such as internal and border security, disaster management and development offer a significant prospect of jointly developing capabilities relevant to those policies and to the conduct of CSDP missions; __________________ 1 Article 16 of the Regulation (EU) No .../2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and innovation (2014-2020)
Amendment 34 #
2013/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises that a common system of standardisation and certification would be of benefit to European companies, including SMEs, as it would improve their access to European and international markets, create employment and expand their access to EU funding.
Amendment 42 #
2013/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Member States to provide the European Defence Agency with a single purchasing budget serving all the member countries, and for the timetable and scope of military requirements to be harmonised.
Amendment 45 #
2013/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Encourages the Member States to explore the possibilities offered by the European Defence Agency (EDA) in terms of drafting European standards for military products and applications; e.g. for the construction of hospital ships or in the field of remote-controlled aerial systems.
Amendment 65 #
2013/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls for an urgent restructuring of European companies to overcome national barriers and adopt a global outlook.
Amendment 26 #
2013/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that NRAs play an important role within the regulatory system, as national markets have immutable differences related to network topology and also differ with respect to consumer demand patterns, demographics etc.; stresses that in order to ensure structured cooperation within the European Union, and hence a correctly-functioning single market, it is essential to have independent, sector-specific and properly-resourced regulators;
Amendment 32 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Articles 31 and 32 of the Euratom Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C7- 0385/2013)the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 191 and 192 thereof,
Amendment 33 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2009/71/EURATOM establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations
Amendment 35 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Communityon the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 3191 and 3192 thereof,
Amendment 37 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 2
Citation 2
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, drawn up after obtaining the opinion of a group of persons appointed by the Scientific and Technical Committee from among scientific experts in the Member States,
Amendment 43 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Nuclear power is an energy source and the Union and the Member States should treat nuclear energy on the same basis as other energy sources under the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 50 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Emphasizes that the stress tests only cover the assessment of specific previously agreed risks and that risks such as secondary events, material deterioration, human errors, specific flaws inside the reactor vessels and many others were not taken in to account, therefore underlines that even succeeding for the stress tests does not guarantee the safety of a nuclear plant;
Amendment 51 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) Stresses that when the results of the stress tests are not followed by appropriate measures, they lose most of their value; reminds however that the decision on whether to act upon negative results from the stress tests or not, lies solely and entirely with the Member States; if they base their analysis on other elements than solely reaching the maximum achievable safety when deciding on which actions to take, the beneficial objective of the stress tests shall be undermined;
Amendment 54 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) When undertaking infrastructure projects that could affect the nuclear safety of nuclear installations, the appropriate national and European mechanisms of consultation with national regulatory authorities, independent international experts and the public should be in place and full account should be taken of the opinions expressed by them.
Amendment 55 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The consequences of a nuclear accident can go beyond national borders, therefore close cooperation, coordination and information exchange between regulatory authorities of neighbouring countries or of countries in the same region, irrespective of whether they operate nuclear installations or not, need to be encouraobliged. In this respect, Member States should ensure that appropriate arrangements are in place to facilitate such cooperation on nuclear safety matters with cross-border impacts, including with third countries. Synergies should be sought with the Union Civil Protection Mechanism41 which provides an EU framework for cooperation between the Member States in the field of civil protection in improving the effectiveness of systems for preventing, preparing for and responding to natural and man-made disasters. __________________ 41 Commission proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (COM/2011/934 final).
Amendment 64 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Ageing of the safety related structures, systems and components of a nuclear installation, and especially embrittlement of components which are difficult to replace in practice, such as reactor pressure vessels, puts a natural limit to its acceptable continued operation. From both a safety and an economical point of view, the limit of operational lifetime is typically 40 years after the start of commercial operation therefore Member States should ensure that possible lifetime extension of existing nuclear power plants does not expose the workers and the public to additional risks. To this end, Directive 2009/71/Euratom should be amended to include new Community wide safety objectives to be complied with by the regulatory authorities and the licence holders in case of a lifetime extension of existing nuclear power plants.; in case of a request for a lifetime extension, the nuclear installation should comply with the same safety requirements as the safety requirements stipulated for new nuclear installations; moreover, an overall maximum lifetime for nuclear installations should be established which should be applied in all Member States to ensure a higher safety level, create uniformity in the Member States and help provide a structured overview of the phase out of nuclear plants;
Amendment 66 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) For new reactor design, there is a clear expectation to address in the original design what was beyond design for previous generations of reactors. Design extension conditions are accident conditions that are not considered for design basis accidents, but are considered in the design process of the installation in accordance with best estimate methodology, and for which releases of radioactive material are kept within acceptable limits. Design extension conditions cshould include severe accident conditions.
Amendment 70 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) After the nuclear accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, the Fukushima nuclear accident highlighted once again the critical importance of the containment function, which is the last barrier to protect people and the environment against radioactive releases resulting from an accident. Therefore the applicant for a licence for the construction of a new power or research reactor should demonstrate that the design practically limits the effects of a reactor core damage to within the containment, i.e. he has to prove that a radioactive release outside the containment is physically impossible or can be considered extremely unlikely with a high degree of confidence for such release to occur.
Amendment 112 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2009/71 Euratom
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The competent regulatory authority shall be a member of an independent and autonomous European umbrella organisation for safety and control that needs to be set-up, the sole objective of which is to secure overall safety. The umbrella organisation shall be composed of independent and technically suited experts and receive sufficient competences and powers to create measures or perform actions that guarantee the highest nuclear safety achievable in the Union.
Amendment 114 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2009/71 EURATOM
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) to require the licence holder to comply with national nuclear safety requirements and the terms of the relevant licence; if the licence holder were not to comply with the safety requirement, the regulatory authority has the possibility to make the licence holder to cease his activities;
Amendment 117 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 6 – paragraph1
Article 6 – paragraph1
1. Member States shall ensure that the national framework requires that the primsole responsibility for the nuclear safety of a nuclear installation rests with the licence holder. This responsibility cannot be delegated. Nuclear operators and waste licensees shall be fully insured and all insurance costs as well as liabilities and costs for damage caused to people and the environment in the case of accidents, shall be fully covered by the operators and licensees.
Amendment 120 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 6– paragraph 2
Article 6– paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the national framework requires licence holders, under the supervision of the competent regulatory authority, to regularly assess and verify, and continuously improve, as far as reasonably achievable, the nuclear safety of their nuclear installations in a systematic and verifiable manner.
Amendment 144 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8 b – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 b – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) sited so that due consideration is provided to avoid, where possible, external natural and man-made hazards and minimise their impact;
Amendment 186 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Radio spectrum is a public good and an essential resource for the internal market for mobile, wireless broadband and satellite communications in the Union. Development of wireless broadband communications contributes to the implementation of the Digital Agenda for Europe and in particular to the aim of securing access to broadband at a speed of no less than 30 Mbps by 2020 for all Union citizens and of providing the Union with the highest possible broadband speed and capacity. However, the Union has fallen behind other major global regions - North America, Africa and parts of Asia - in terms of the roll-out and penetration of the latest generation of wireless broadband technologies that are necessary to achieve those policy goals. The piecemeal process of authorising and making available the 800 MHz band for wireless broadband communications, with over half of the Member States seeking a derogathaving sought and been granted a derogation by the Commission or otherwise failing to do so by the deadline laid down in the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP) Decision 243/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council,23 testifies to the urgency of action even within the term of the current RSPP. Union measures to harmonise the conditions of availability and efficient use of radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications pursuant to Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council24 have not been sufficient to address this problem. __________________ 23 Decision 243/2012/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 14 March 2012, establishing a multiannual radio spectrum policy programme, OJ L 81 of 21.3.2012. 24 Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) (OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 1).
Amendment 192 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The application of various national policies creates inconsistencies and fragmentation of the internal market which hamper the roll-out of Union-wide services and the completion of the internal market for wireless broadband communications. It could in particular create unequal conditions for access to such services, hamper competition between undertakings established in different Member States and stifle investments in more advanced networks and technologies and the emergence of innovative services, thereby depriving citizens and businesses of ubiquitous integrated high-quality services and wireless broadband operators of increased efficiency gains from large-scale more integrated operations. Therefore, action at Union level regarding certain aspects of radio spectrum assignment should accompany the development of wide integrated coverage of advanced wireless broadband communications services throughout the Union. At the same time, Member States should retain the right to adopt measures to organise their radio spectrum for public order, public security purposes and defence, or to pursue general interest objectives such as cultural diversity and media pluralism.
Amendment 243 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) The internet has developed over the past decades as an open platform for innovation with low access barriers for end-users, content and application providers and internet service providers. The existing regulatory framework aims at promoting the ability of end-users to access and distribute information or run applications and services of their choice. This ability is best ensured when all types of traffic are treated equally by providers of electronic communications to the public. Recently, however, the report of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) on traffic management practices published in May 2012 and a study, commissioned by the Executive Agency for Consumers and Health and published in December 2012, on the functioning of the market of internet access and provision from a consumer perspective, showed that a significant number of end-users are affected by traffic management practices which block or slow down specific applications. These tendencies require clear rules at the Union level to maintain the open internet and to avoid fragmentation of the single market resulting from individual Member States' measures.
Amendment 256 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) In an open internet, providers of electronic communications to the public should, within contractually agreed limits on data volumes and speeds for internet access services, not block, slow down, degrade or discriminate against specific content, applications or services or specific classes thereof except for a limited number of reasonable traffic management measures. Such measures should be transparent, proportionate to the legitimate goal to be attained and non- discriminatory. Reasonable traffic management encompasses prevention or impediment of serious crimes, including voluntary actions of providers to prevent access to and distribution of child pornography. Minimising the effects of network congestion should be considered reasonable provided that network congestion occurs only temporarily or in exceptional circumstances and that the provider is able to demonstrate at the request of the national competent authority that impartial traffic management would prove less efficient. When taking such measures providers of electronic communications should inform the content, applications and services providers concerned.
Amendment 266 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Volume-based tariffs should be considered compatible with the principle of an open internet as long as they allow end- users to choose the tariff corresponding to their normal data consumption based on clear, transparent and explicit information about the conditions and implications of such choice. At the same time, such tariffs should enable providers of electronic communications to the public to better adapt network capacities to expected data volumes. It is essential that end-users are fully informed before agreeing to any data volume or speed limitations and the tariffs applicable, that they can continuously monitor their consumption and easily acquire extensions of the available data volumes if desired.
Amendment 269 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) There is also end-user demand for services and applications requiring an enhanced level of assured service qualityoptimisations in order to ensure adequate service characteristics offered by providers of electronic communications to the public or by content, applications or service providers. Such services may comprise inter alia broadcasting via Internet Protocol (IP-TV), video- conferencing and certain health applications. End-users should therefore also be free to conclude agreements on the provision of specialised services with an enhancoptimised quality of service with either providers of electronic communications to the public or providers of content, applications or services. Where such agreements are implemented alongside Internet access services, the responsible providers should ensure that the optimised quality service does not impair the general quality of internet access.
Amendment 279 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) In addition, there is demand on the part of content, applications and services providers, for the provision of transmission services based on flexible quality parameters, including lower levels of priority for traffic which is not time- sensitive. The possibility for content, applications and service providers to negotiate such flexible quality of service levels with providers of electronic communications to the public is necessary foropens the door to the provision of specialised services and is expected to play an important role in the development of new services such as machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. At the same time such arrangements should allow providers of electronic communications to the public to better balance traffic and prevent network congestion. Providers of content, applications and services and providers of electronic communications to the public should therefore be free to conclude specialised services agreements on defined levels of quality of service as long as such agreements do not substantially impair the general quality of internet access services.
Amendment 287 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) Experience from Member States and from a recent study commissioned by the Executive Agency for Consumers and Health has shown that long contract periods and automatic or tacit extensions of contracts constitute significant obstacles to changing a provider. It is thus desirable that end-users should be able to terminate, without incurring any costs, a contract six months after its conclusion a contract with a one-month notice period without incurring any costs. In such a case, end-users may be requested to compensate their providers for the residual value of subsidised terminal equipment or for the pro rata temporis value of any other promotions. Contracts which have been tacitly extended should be subject to termination with a one-month notice period.
Amendment 319 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) to facilitate innovative and high-quality service provision and reasonable access to broadband;
Amendment 334 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 8
(8) ‘"harmonised radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications’" means radio spectrum for which the conditions of availability and, efficientcy and primary use are harmonised at Union level, in particular pursuant toaccordance with Directive 2002/21/EC, and with Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council,27 and which serves for electronic communications services other than broadcasting; __________________ 27 Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) (OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 1).
Amendment 342 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12
Amendment 360 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 15
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 15
(15) ‘specialised service’ means an electronic communications service or any other service that provides the capability to access or use specific content, applications or services, or a combination thereof, and whose technical characteristics are controlled from end-to-end or provides the capability to in order to ensure adequate characteristics from end-to-end. A specialised service is operated within closend or receive data to or from a determined number of parties or endpoints; and thatelectronic communications networks and thus clearly separated from internet access services and is not marketed or widely used as a substitute for internet access service;
Amendment 383 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a Abolition of retail charges With effect from 1 July 2015, roaming providers shall not levy any surcharge in comparison to the charges for mobile communications services at domestic level on roaming costumers in any Member State for any regulated roaming call made or received, for any regulated roaming SMS message sent, for any roaming MMS message sent or for any regulated data roaming services used or any general charge to enable the terminal equipment or service to be used abroad.
Amendment 396 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. This section shall be without prejudice to the right of the Member States to benefit from fees imposed to ensure the optimal use of radio spectrum resources in accordance with Article 13 of Directive 2002/20/EC and to organise and use their radio spectrum for public order, public security and defence, or to pursue general interest objectives such as cultural diversity and media pluralism.
Amendment 405 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 426 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
e a) preventing any harmful interference
Amendment 585 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
End-users shall be free to access and distribute information and content, run applications and use services and devices of their choice, irrespective of their origin or destination, via their internet access service.
Amendment 592 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
End-users shall be free to enter into agreements on data volumes and speeds with providers of internet access services and, in accordance with any such agreements relative to data volumes,. Users shall always be informed in advance of these agreements and shall give their explicit consent to their conclusion. End-users shall be free in accordance with any such agreements to avail of any offers by providers of internet content, applications and services.
Amendment 604 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
End-users shall also be free to agree with either providers of electronic communications to the public or with providers of content, applications and services on the provision of specialised services with an enhanced quality of serviceoperated in closed electronic networks with an enhanced quality of service. Providers of electronic communications to the end-user shall not discriminate against contents, services or applications from other sources that are competing with their own specialised services.
Amendment 619 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In order to enable the provision of specialised services to end-users, providers of content, applications and services and providers of electronic communications to the public shall be free to enter into agreements with each other to transmit the related data volumes or traffic as specialised services with a defined quality of service or dedicated capacity. The provision of specialised services shall not impair in a recurring or continuous manner the generalthe quality of internet access services.
Amendment 672 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) minimise the effects of temporary or exceptional network congestion provided that equivalent types of traffic are treated equally, avoiding, wherever possible, measures which discriminate between applications, content, services or devices.
Amendment 678 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 731 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. COnce the contract has been concluded, consumers, and other end-users unless they have otherwise agreed, shall have the right to terminate asaid contract with a one- month notice period, where six months or more have elapsed since conclusion of the contract. No compensation shall be due other than for the residual value of subsidised equipment bundled with the contract at the moment of the contract conclusion and a pro rata temporis reimbursement for any other promotional advantages marked as such at the moment of the contract conclusion. Any restriction on the usage of terminal equipment on other networks shall be lifted, free of charge, by the provider at the latest upon payment of such compensation.
Amendment 801 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – point 1 a (new)
Article 38 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 531/2012
Article 4 – paragraph 6a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6a (new)
(1a) In Article 3, a new paragraph 2a is added: BEREC’s advisory role upstream of any legislative proposals affecting the electronic communications sector should be made methodical
Amendment 60 #
2013/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a Regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The maximum Union contribution, including EFTA appropriations, to the FCH 2 Joint Undertaking to cover administrative costs and operational costs shall be EUR 700612.5 million, which shall consist of:
Amendment 63 #
2013/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a Regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) up to EUR 600525 million corresponding to the contribution committed in accordance with Article 4(1),
Amendment 64 #
2013/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a Regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) up to EUR 10087.5 million to match any additional contribution committed above the minimum amount specified in Article 4(1).
Amendment 99 #
2013/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a Regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. Any unused appropriations under Regulation (EC) No 521/2008 shall be transferred to the FCH 2 Joint UndertakingOnly the indispensable appropriations needed to cover administrative cost derived from FCH 1 calls for proposals shall be transferred to the FCH 2 Joint Undertaking from the unused appropriations under Regulation (EC) No 521/2008.
Amendment 110 #
2013/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a Regulation
Annex 1 – part 6 – point 3 – – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Annex 1 – part 6 – point 3 – – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The chairperson of the Scientific Committee shall have the right to attend meetings of the Governing Board and take part in its deliberations, but shall have no voting rights.
Amendment 113 #
2013/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a Regulation
Annex 1 – part 6 – point 3 – subparagraph 6
Annex 1 – part 6 – point 3 – subparagraph 6
The Governing Board shall adopt and make publicly available its own rules of procedure.
Amendment 131 #
2013/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a Regulation
Annex 1 – part 10 – point 2
Annex 1 – part 10 – point 2
2. The members shall reflect a balanced representation of world-wide recognised experts from academia, industry and regulatory bodies. Collectively, the Scientific Committee members shall have the necessary scientific competencies and expertise covering the technical domain needed to make science-based recommendations to the FCH 2 Joint Undertaking. Its composition shall seek to achieve gender equality in accordance with Article 16 of the Regulation (EU) No .../2013 [the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme].
Amendment 132 #
2013/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a Regulation
Annex 1 – part 10 – point 4 – point a
Annex 1 – part 10 – point 4 – point a
(a) advise on the scientific priorities to be addressed in the annual work plans, including draft call texts;
Amendment 134 #
2013/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a Regulation
Annex 1 – part 10 – point 5
Annex 1 – part 10 – point 5
5. The Scientific Committee shall meet at least ontwice a year. The meetings shall be convened by its chairperson.
Amendment 138 #
2013/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a Regulation
Annex 1 – part 10 – point 7
Annex 1 – part 10 – point 7
7. The Scientific Committee shall adopt and make publicly available its own rules of procedure.
Amendment 140 #
2013/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a Regulation
Annex 1 – part 11 – point 3 – point c
Annex 1 – part 11 – point 3 – point c
(c) links to compliance withe Horizon 2020 Framework Programme;
Amendment 141 #
2013/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a Regulation
Annex 1 – part 11 – point 3 – point e a (new)
Annex 1 – part 11 – point 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) the advisability of including a given research priority covered by the FCH 2 Joint Undertaking in regular calls in the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme in order to develop new synergies with research and innovation activities of strategic importance;
Amendment 143 #
2013/0245(NLE)
Proposal for a Regulation
Annex 1 – part 11 – point 6
Annex 1 – part 11 – point 6
6. The FCH 2 States Representatives Group shall adopt and make publicly available its own rules of procedure.
Amendment 90 #
2013/0244(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. Any unused appropriations under Regulation (EC) No 71/2008 shall be transferred to the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking.Only the indispensable appropriations needed to cover the administrative costs derived from calls for proposals under the IMI Joint Undertaking (IMI1) shall be transferred to the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking from the unused appropriations under Regulation (EC) No 71/2008
Amendment 94 #
2013/0244(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 2 – point i
Annex 1 – part 2 – point i
(i) stimulating the involvement of SMEs in its activities, in line with the objectives of the Seventh Framework Programme and of Horizon 2020, in particular devoting at least 20% of the EU contribution to Clean Sky 2 to participating SMEs;
Amendment 105 #
2013/0244(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 7 – point 3 – subparagraph 5
Annex 1 – part 7 – point 3 – subparagraph 5
The Governing Board shall adopt and make publicly available its own rules of procedure.
Amendment 116 #
2013/0244(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 11 – point 2 – point b
Annex 1 – part 11 – point 2 – point b
(b) a representative of each Core Partner of the ITD or IADP. Representatives of the leaders of other ITDs or IADPs may also participate if they so decide;
Amendment 117 #
2013/0244(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 11 – point 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Annex 1 – part 11 – point 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Its composition shall seek to achieve gender equality in accordance with Article 16 of the Regulation (EU) No .../2013 [the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme].
Amendment 118 #
2013/0244(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 11 – point 5
Annex 1 – part 11 – point 5
Each Steering Committee shall adopt and make publicly available its rules of procedure, based on a model common to all Steering Committees.
Amendment 120 #
2013/0244(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 13 – point 2
Annex 1 – part 13 – point 2
2. The members shall reflect a balanced representation of world-wide recognised experts from academia, industry and regulatory bodies. Collectively, the Scientific Committee members shall have the necessary scientific competencies and expertise covering the technical domain needed to make science-based recommendations to the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking. Its composition shall seek to achieve gender equality in accordance with Article 16 of the Regulation (EU) No .../2013 [the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme].
Amendment 122 #
2013/0244(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 13 – point 3
Annex 1 – part 13 – point 3
3. The Governing Board shall set the criteria and selection process for the composition of the Scientific Committee and appoint its members. The Governing Board shall take into consideration from the potential candidates proposed by States Representatives Group.
Amendment 127 #
2013/0244(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 13 – point 7
Annex 1 – part 13 – point 7
7. The Scientific Committee shall adopt and make publicly available its own rules of procedure.
Amendment 128 #
2013/0244(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 14 – point 3 – point c
Annex 1 – part 14 – point 3 – point c
(c) links tocompliance with the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme;
Amendment 129 #
2013/0244(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 14 – point 3 – point d a (new)
Annex 1 – part 14 – point 3 – point d a (new)
(da) the advisability of including a given research priority covered by Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking in regular calls in the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme in order to develop new synergies with research and innovation activities of strategic importance;
Amendment 130 #
2013/0244(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 14 – point 3 – point e a (new)
Annex 1 – part 14 – point 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) the outcome and planning of calls for proposals and tenders
Amendment 131 #
2013/0244(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 14 – point 6
Annex 1 – part 14 – point 6
6. The States Representatives Group shall adopt and make publicly available its own rules of procedure.
Amendment 139 #
2013/0244(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 20 – point 4
Annex 1 – part 20 – point 4
4. The accounts of Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking shall be examined by an independent audit body as laid down in Article 60(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012.the Court of Auditors
Amendment 142 #
2013/0244(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 20 – point 4 – subparagraph 2
Annex 1 – part 20 – point 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 59 #
2013/0243(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The maximum Union financial contribution, including EFTA appropriations, to the EDCTP2 Programme shall be EUR 683597.625 million, as follows:
Amendment 63 #
2013/0243(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) EUR 59419.75 million to equal the contributions of participating states listed in article 1.1;
Amendment 67 #
2013/0243(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) EUR 8977.875 million to equal the contributions of any other Member State or any other country associated to Horizon 2020 Framework Programme participating in the EDCTP2 Programme in accordance with Article 1.2.
Amendment 71 #
2013/0243(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the commitment by each participating state to contribute in cash and in kind to the financing of the EDCTP2 Programme.
Amendment 75 #
2013/0243(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Activities shall be included in the work plan of the EDCTP2 Programme adopted annually by the EDCTP2-IS following the positive outcome of their external evaluation by international peer review based onin accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No … [Rules for the participation and dissemination in Horizon 2020], and with regard to their contribution to the objectives of the EDCTP2 Programme.
Amendment 79 #
2013/0243(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Regulation (EU) No … [Rules for the participation and dissemination in Horizon 2020] shall apply to indirect actions selected and funded by EDCTP-IS in accordance with the work plan referred to in Article 4(1) or following calls for proposals managed by EDCTP2-IS. In accordance with that Regulation, the EDCTP2-IS shall be considered a funding body and shall provide financial support to indirect actions in accordance with Annex II to this Decision.
Amendment 95 #
2013/0243(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
(e a) contribution to the exploration of open innovation models for needs driven research, and available and affordable outcomes in alignment with other EU commitments in health R&D.
Amendment 106 #
2013/0243(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
(f) Establish cooperation and launch joint actions with Union, national and international development assistance initiatives in order to ensure complementarity and increase the impact of the results of EDCTP-funded activities. In particular, coordinate EDCTP2-funded activities with initiatives resulting from the WHO Consultative Expert Working Group (CEWG) process on financing and coordination of R&D.
Amendment 136 #
2013/0243(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – paragraph 1
Annex 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – paragraph 1
The SAC shall be appointed by the GA and consist of European and African independent experts competent in areas relevant to the EDCTP2 Programme. Its composition shall seek to achieve gender equality in accordance with Article 15 of the Regulation (EU) No .../2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... 2013 establishing Horizon 2020
Amendment 11 #
2013/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The maximum Union's financial contribution, including EFTA appropriations, to EMPIR shall be EUR 300262.5 million. The contribution shall be paid from appropriations in the general budget of the Union allocated to the relevant parts of the Specific Programme, implementing Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, established by Decision … /2013/EU, in accordance with Article 58(1)(c)(vi) and Articles 60 and 61 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012.
Amendment 31 #
2013/0241(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to achieve its objectives, the BBI Joint Undertaking should provide financial support mainly in the form of grants to participants following transparent, open and competitive calls for proposals.
Amendment 56 #
2013/0241(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The maximum Union contribution, including EFTA appropriations to the BBI Joint Undertaking to cover administrative costs and operational costs shall be EUR 1 000875 million. The contribution shall be paid from the appropriations in the general budget of the Union allocated to the Horizon 2020 Specific Programme implementing the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme in accordance with the relevant provisions of Article 58(1)(c)(iv) and Articles 60(1-4) and 61 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 for bodies referred to in Article 209 of that Regulation.
Amendment 93 #
2013/0241(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 3 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – part 3 – paragraph 3
3. The Governing Board shall assess the application taking into account the relevance and the potential added value of the applicant for the achievement of the objectives of the BBI Joint Undertaking. It shall then decide on the application and provide due justification in case of rejection.
Amendment 101 #
2013/0241(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Annex 1 – part 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The chairperson of the Scientific Committee shall have the right to attend meetings of the Governing Board and take part in its deliberations, but shall have no voting rights
Amendment 103 #
2013/0241(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 6
Annex 1 – part 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 6
The Governing Board shall adopt and make publicly available its own rules of procedure.
Amendment 121 #
2013/0241(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 10 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – part 10 – paragraph 2
2. The members shall reflect a balanced representation of world-wide recognised experts from academia, industry, small and medium enterprises, non-governmental organisations and regulatory bodies. Collectively, the Scientific Committee members shall have the necessary scientific competencies and expertise covering the technical domain needed to make science- based recommendations to the BBI Joint Undertaking. Its composition shall seek to achieve gender equality in accordance with Article 16 of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme.
Amendment 123 #
2013/0241(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 10 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – part 10 – paragraph 3
3. The Governing Board shall establish the specific criteria and selection process for the composition of the Scientific Committee and shall appoint its members. The Governing Board shall take into consideration from the potential candidates proposed by the BBI States Representatives Group.
Amendment 125 #
2013/0241(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 10 – paragraph 4 – point a
Annex 1 – part 10 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) advise on the scientific priorities to be addressed in the annual work plans, including draft call texts;
Amendment 126 #
2013/0241(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 10 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – part 10 – paragraph 5
5. The Scientific Committee shall meet at least ontwice a year. The meetings shall be convened by its chairperson.
Amendment 129 #
2013/0241(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 10 – paragraph 7
Annex 1 – part 10 – paragraph 7
7. The Scientific Committee shall adopt and make publicly available its own rules of procedure.
Amendment 130 #
2013/0241(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Annex 1 – part 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The States Representatives Group shall meet at least ontwice a year. The meetings shall be convened by its chairperson. The Executive Director and the chairperson of the Governing Board or their representatives shall attend the meetings.
Amendment 132 #
2013/0241(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 11 – paragraph 3 – point c
Annex 1 – part 11 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) links tocompliance with the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme;
Amendment 133 #
2013/0241(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 11 – paragraph 3 – point d
Annex 1 – part 11 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) annual work plans, including draft call texts;
Amendment 134 #
2013/0241(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 11 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Annex 1 – part 11 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(d a) the advisability of including a given research priority covered by BBI Joint Undertaking in regular calls in the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme in order to develop new synergies with research and innovation activities of strategic importance;
Amendment 136 #
2013/0241(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 11 – paragraph 6
Annex 1 – part 11 – paragraph 6
6. The States Representatives Group shall adopt and make publicly available its own rules of procedure.
Amendment 141 #
2013/0241(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Annex 1 – part 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The accounts of the BBI Joint Undertaking shall be examined by an independent audit body as laid down in Article 60(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012.the Court of Auditors
Amendment 142 #
2013/0241(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Annex 1 – part 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 97 #
2013/0240(NLE)
Proposal for a Regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
i) increase the success rate in innovative clinical trials of priority medicines identified by the World Health Organisation in areas of clear public health needs and where incentives for the private sector to invest alone are insufficiently met;
Amendment 213 #
2013/0240(NLE)
Proposal for a Regulation
Annex 1 – part 10 – point 4 – point b a (new)
Annex 1 – part 10 – point 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) prepare an annual report and make it publicly available
Amendment 30 #
2013/0237(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 219/2007
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – first subparagraph
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – first subparagraph
The maximum Union contribution covering the costs under the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 shall be EUR 600525 million21 , including EFTA contributions, paid from the budget appropriations allocated to the Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020). __________________ 21 Indicative amount in current prices. The amount will depend on the final agreed amount for DG MOVE for the theme “Smart, green and integrated transport” which will be approved by the Budgetary Authority in the final version of the legislative and financial statement.
Amendment 61 #
2013/0234(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The maximum Union contribution, including EFTA appropriations, to the ECSEL Joint Undertaking to cover administrative costs and operational costs shall be EUR 1 215 255 0063 348 200. The contribution shall be paid from the appropriations in the general budget of the Union allocated to the Specific Programme implementing Horizon 2020 (2014-2020). The budget implementation with regard to the Union contribution shall be entrusted to the ECSEL Joint Undertaking acting as a body referred to in Article 209 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 in accordance with Articles 58(1)(c)(iv), 60(1-4) and 61 of that Regulation.
Amendment 84 #
2013/0234(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 10
Article 19 – paragraph 10
10. Any unused appropriations under Regulations (EC) Nos 72/2008 and 74/2008 shall be transferred to the ECSEL Joint Undertaking. Any amount due by the AENEAS Association and the ARTEMISIA Association for the administrative appropriations of the ENIAC and ARTEMIS Joint Undertakings over the period 2008-2013Only the indispensable appropriations needed to cover administrative cost derived from ENIAC and ARTEMIS calls for proposals shall be transferred tofrom the ECSEL Joint Undertaking according to arrangements to be agreed with the Commissionunused appropriations under Regulations (EC) Nos 72/2008 and 74/2008.
Amendment 92 #
2013/0234(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 6 – point 3 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – part 6 – point 3 – paragraph 5
The Governing Board shall adopt and make publicly available its own rules of procedure.
Amendment 104 #
2013/0234(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 11 – point 3 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – part 11 – point 3 – paragraph 5
The Public Authorities Board shall adopt and make publicly available its own rules of procedure.
Amendment 105 #
2013/0234(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 12 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Annex 1 – part 12 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) the advisability of including a given research priority covered by ECSEL Joint Undertaking in regular calls in the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme in order to develop new synergies with research and innovation activities of strategic importance;
Amendment 106 #
2013/0234(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 14 – point 4
Annex 1 – part 14 – point 4
4. The Private Members Board shall adopt and make publicly available its rules of procedure.
Amendment 112 #
2013/0234(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 22 – point 4 – introductory part
Annex 1 – part 22 – point 4 – introductory part
4. The accounts of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking shall be examined by an independent audit body as laid down in Article 60(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012.the Court of Auditors
Amendment 115 #
2013/0234(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 22 – point 4 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – part 22 – point 4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 54 #
2013/0233(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The maximum Union financial contribution to the AAL Programme covering administrative costs and operational costs shall be EUR 175.00053.125.000. The contribution shall be paid from appropriations in the general budget of the Union allocated to the relevant parts of the Specific Programme implementing Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, established by Decision …./2013/EU in accordance with Article 58(1)(c)(vi) and Articles 60 and 61 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012.
Amendment 33 #
2013/0232(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The maximum Union's financial contribution, including EFTA appropriations, to Eurostars-2 shall be EUR 28751.125 million30 . The contribution shall be paid from the appropriations in the general budget of the Union allocated to the relevant parts of'Innovation in SMEs' under the Specific Programme implementing the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, established by Decision … /2013/EU in accordance with Article 58(1)(c)(vi), and Articles 60 and 61 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012. __________________ 30 The amount is indicative and will depend on the final agreed amount for DG Research and Innovation for the objective ‘Innovation in SMEs’ under Part2- Industrial Leadership, which will be finally approved by the Budgetary Authority in the final version of the legislative and financial statement.
Amendment 48 #
2013/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) In order to attain maximum efficiency and amplify its impact, the Copernicus programme should exploit and benefit from the space capacities of the Member States and the capacities of existing commercial initiatives in Europe.
Amendment 55 #
2013/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The implementation of the Copernicus programme should meet the highest standards of transparency and efficiency. It is vital that public procurement principles be applied. In order to gain the maximum benefit from public investment and guarantee a competitive space industry, the operation of services linked to Copernicus should be open to competition and comply with European public procurement principles. Similarly, fair competition along the supply chain should be ensured, paying particular attention to the participation of SMEs and above all avoiding any abuse of dominant positions or reliance on a single supplier. To this end, high levels of subcontracting by the tenderers should be guaranteed.
Amendment 82 #
2013/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) laying the foundations for the development of a competitive space and services industry across the Union.
Amendment 98 #
2013/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1a. There shall be no priority among these services. Services shall be operated in accordance with the subsidiarity and proportionality principles, fully respecting existing national mandates. Therefore, they shall be decentralised, feasible and cost-effective and, where appropriate, they shall integrate, at European level, existing space, in-situ and reference data and capacities in Member States to avoid duplication.
Amendment 128 #
2013/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. These Union bodies shall open to competition the activities delegated to them in accordance with the principles of public procurement.
Amendment 129 #
2013/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Only EU bodies or international organizations may be selected as service operators.
Amendment 152 #
2013/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19a Procurement 1. The Commission shall ensure maximum fairness, competition and transparency in the procurement process and shall duly inform the Copernicus Committee on the outcome of the process. 2. Tenderers shall subcontract a share of the contract by competitive tendering at the appropriate levels of sub-contracting in particular to SMEs, non Large System Integrators and new entrants: (a) Unless properly justified (e.g. launchers) the minimum subcontracting level shall be no lower than 40% of the total value of the contract. (b) The budget allocated to each activity shall be commensurate with the technical scope of the activity and the size and number of the activities shall allow for open access and fair competition. 3. Appropriate measures (size of work packages, contract duration and hand- over issues) shall be taken to avoid abuse of dominance and single supplier dependence. 4. The operators of the services (the Union and European or intergovernmental bodies) shall carry out the subcontracting process of the activities that constitute the service: (a) With a size and number of activities that allow for open access and fair competition, avoidance of monopolies and optimum level of flexibility in the medium and long term. (b) With due justification of any work package they keep in-house instead of opening it to external competition.
Amendment 5 #
2012/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reminds the Commission that the EU’s energy policy must be in line with other priority policies of the Union, including its security, foreign and neighbourhood, trade, and development policies, to ensure the effectiveness of its energy policy as well as the coherence and credibility of its foreign policy; points out that work towards ensuring EU energy independence contributes, by the same token, to giving the Union a more important role on the global stage;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reminds the Commission that the guiding principles of EU energy policy should be to ensure energy supply and to reduce the EU’s excessive energy dependency in this area;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to set strategic priorities in external energy policy, with due consideration of Europe’s high degree of energy dependency, while pursuing an active climate policy by engaging key partners, such as the United States and the five BRICS countries;
Amendment 29 #
2012/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the Union’s strategic partnerships with producer and transit countries, in particular countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), require adequate tools, predictability, stability and long-term investment; emphasises, to that end, that the Union’s climate objectives must be in accord with EU infrastructure investment projects oriented at diversifying supply routes and increasing the Union’s energy security, with a particular focus on developing indigenous sources of energy;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to tackle SME market failures such as limited financial, human capital and organisational resources; welcomes the fact that the Commission endeavours to promote and support SMEs’ economic activities in foreign markets both inside and outside the EU;
Amendment 58 #
2012/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. CNotes that access to finance and credit insurance are an example of failure to adapt policies to SMEs’ needs; calls for a rational use of the budget allocated to the COSME programme and, in particular, underlines the need to further improve access to finance for SMEs; calls for the simplification and rationalisation of the various Community instruments devoted to access to credit or venture capital, in particular for SMEs with internationalisation plans;
Amendment 82 #
2012/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Points out that any exemption or simplified scheme in possible future legislation on SMEs and micro- enterprises should result from consultations with social partners, and in no case should these exemptions or schemes be detrimental to workers’ rights;
Amendment 83 #
2012/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Believes that the SME test should guarantee an appropriate compliance of the European Legislation on health and safety at work
Amendment 88 #
2012/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the concept of excluding micro-enterprises by default from any proposed legislation is not an adequate tool; calls instead for the establishudy and agreement of a micro-dimension as an inherent part of the SME test in which all available options are systematically assessed, such as exclusion fromadaptation of the scope or individual provisions, extended transition periods or a lighter regime;
Amendment 89 #
2012/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that health and safety at work and workers' protection cannot be considered administrative burdens; calls the Commission to simplify administrative burdens always ensuring health and safety at work and asks to considering the need for SMEs to guarantee adequate knowledge and resources to manage employees working environment properly in order to reduce costs of inadequate safety; this support could include: disseminating good practices, training employees, developing simple risk- assessment tools and guidelines, providing access to affordable, good-quality prevention services, offering financial incentives etc.;
Amendment 90 #
2012/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Stresses that fundamental workers rights and occupational safety and health should not be jeopardized by the reduction of documentation and reporting obligations;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that broadband and the internet are important drivers forfundamental in moving towards an open and inclusive knowledge society that will facilitate economic growth, job creation, innovation and European competitiveness, as well as boosting online commerce and services, but points out that more competition is needed to ensure net neutrality;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that achieving a fully operational Digital Single Market requires a coordinated effort to ensure that all citizens, regardless of their age, location, education and gender, have access to the internet and the necessary skills to use it;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the need to create ways of enhancing citizens’ trust and confidence in the online environment and guaranteeing their rights and freedoms as regards privacy, data protection and freedom of expression and information;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. UPoints out that the public sector's use of information and communication technologies is the cornerstone for the development of the digital and knowledge society, and therefore urges the Commission and the Member States to further develop secure and effective e- services; notes, particularly where e- identification and e-signatures are concerned, that cross-border interoperability is necessary in order to boost the adoption of cross-border e- invoicing solutions;
Amendment 37 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points to the need to continue working on the regulatory harmonisation of intellectual property rights, whilst respecting citizens' rights and freedoms, in order to facilitate the completion of the Digital Single Market;
Amendment 41 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to draw up national cyber-incident contingency plans to cope with cyber-disruptions or cyber- attacks with cross-border relevance, and points out that net and information security is the responsibility of all stakeholders, including operators, service providers, software and hardware, as well as users;
Amendment 36 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for strong coordination between Member States' policies and joint action in the field of energy security, transparency and full implementation of the internal energy market; calls for ensuring that cross-border energy infrastructure is properly developed so that no member state remains an energy island within the EU market; on this way balanced energy supplies from different sources and routes would move freely across the EU and would enable additional competition while ensuring security and diversification of supply, as well as other positive externalities for the EU;
Amendment 42 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that, taking into account both the current economical conditions and the aim of achieving a truly single EU energy market, EU should give priority to those investments on energy infrastructure which allow for gradual increase of capacities under marginal investment costs. Thus, the EU single market would benefit from an optimised use of the energy infrastructure while ensuring and promoting security of supply, competitiveness and sustainability on a cost-effective way;
Amendment 94 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that actions for the diversification of suppliers, routes and sources of energy supply to the EU should be accelerated, especially those aimed at creating new transport corridors (Eastern Corridor, Southern Corridor and the Mediterranean Basin)e priority gas, electricity and oil corridors, and by creating real competition of gas supply sources by increasing the EU's share of LNG and by reaching new, remote suppliers (Australia, Canada, United States, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, etc.), improving the interconnection of energy grids and completing the Euro- Mediterranean electricity and gas infrastructure rings, while also modernising and upgrading the existing fleet of electricity and gas power plants as well as infrastructure (grids and, pipelines, LNG terminals and underground gas storages);
Amendment 160 #
2012/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Asks the Commission to elaborate joint energy roadmaps, not only with key energy suppliers such as Russia and Algeria, but also with key partners, who face similar challenges and share similar values such as the US, Canada, Australia and Japan, notably with the aim of promoting technological, research and industrial cooperation and to set common standards for renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, new and unconventional energy technologies, safety of offshore drilling as well as nuclear safety;
Amendment 52 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recognises that, regardless of the above, maintaining an adequate manufacturing and technological base and ensuring security of supply are fundamental national defence matters which should not be governed solely by financial objectives;
Amendment 140 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses that security research needs to be maintained as an independent theme in the next Framework Programme and calls for a substantial increase in the funds allocated to it; calls for an expansion of the scope of the ‘Security’ theme to support the full range of dual-use technologies; maintains that, while taking due account of any relevant defence-related requirements in the programmes and projects, the theme should keep its civilian focus;
Amendment 143 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Points out that, just as the results of civilian research often have defence applications, the spin-offs from defence research frequently benefit the whole of society; recalls in particular the examples of the internet and GPS; given the above, takes the view that, in addition to the ‘Security’ theme, the establishment of a new ‘Defence’ theme in the Framework Programme should be envisaged, in order to stimulate European collaborative research and help bring together dispersed national funds;
Amendment 147 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Stresses, however, that no resources must be transferred from civilian research and that the new theme must be funded entirely from additional resources allocated to the Framework Programme; recommends that the theme be managed by the Commission and the EDA; nNotes that any EU-funded defence research activity should first of all follow the objective of the development of EU crisis management capabilities and focus on research with dual applications;
Amendment 150 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Points out the provision of Article 185 TFEU allowing an EU contribution to existing research and development programmes undertaken by a group of Member States; takes the view that EU co- financing based on this article should be usedbelieves that the possibility could be explored of using this article to speed up the development of capabilities needed for CSDP missions and operations;
Amendment 154 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Recalls the need to progress in the consolidation of the European defence technological and industrial base, as, in the face of increasing sophistication of technologies, growing international competition, and decreasing defence budgets, in no EU Member State can the defence industry any longer be sustainable on a strictly national basis; deploresraws attention to the fact that, while a certain level of concentration has been achieved in the European aerospace industries, the land and naval equipment sectors are still overwhelmingly fragmented along national lineEuropean-level concentration remains weak in the land and naval equipment sectors;
Amendment 162 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Encourages the EDA, whose task is to act as a catalyst to harmonise the diverse viewpoints of the Member States and promote agreements between them, to further develop a common European view on key industrial capabilities that have to be preserved or developed in Europe; as part of this effort, invites the Agency to analyse dependencies on non-European technologies and sources of supply; as part of this effort, invites the Agency to analyse dependencies on non-European technologies and sources of supply;
Amendment 167 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Urges the Member States to avoid rigid work-share agreements in joint armaments programmes, noting the adverse effects of the principle of ‘juste retour’ in terms of inefficient work distribution, leading to slower implementation and higher costs; calls for the ‘juste retour’ principle to be replaced with a much more flexible concept of ‘global balance’, which allows effective EU-wide competition for the selection of contractors, provided that a minimum balance is achieved in order to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises can compete on an equal footing with large enterprises; welcomes the fact that ‘global balance’ is used in the EDA’s joint investment programme on force protection, and calls on the Agency to implement this concept over the whole spectrum of its activities, with the final aim of complying with the level playing field within the European defence equipment market and taking account of the interests of small and medium enterprises;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the importance of renewables and of energy efficiency and notes thats drivers for the economic development of both the EU'’s eastern and southern neighbourhoods have major potential in these areas countries by becoming a source of new income and employment, generating new local energy sources, reinforcing the grid infrastructures and allowing for a new industrial sector of components manufacturing to be created; recognises that increased use of renewables is often impeded by a lack of incentives and by technical limitations preventing grids from receiving and distributing renewables- generated power,; and encouragesks the Commission to supportencourage the development of local expertise andin these fields, the transfer of know-how and the fostering of joint research projects by supporting training programmes targeted to engineer faculties, renewable energies research centres and regulatory bodies;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission'’s intention to accelerate the energy market integration process by encouraging further convergence of regulatory frameworks, notwithstanding the merits of the Energy Community Treaty; encourages common regulatory projects such as MEDREG, the Association of the Mediterranean Regulators for Electricity and Gas; supports MEDREG work in the promotion of Euro-Mediterranean regional electricity and natural gas markets, in the development of common positions on regulatory issues related to cross border electricity and gas trade, as well as in the promotion of harmonised, transparent and non discriminatory market rules and the exchange of know- how and experience;
Amendment 49 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports further cooperation in sectors such as industry, SMEs, R&D&I, ICT and space; welcomes the Commission proposals concerning the development of a common knowledge and innovation space and of a digital economy based on ICTstresses that the EU's research cooperation should underpin the EU's main policy objectives, such as combating climate change, bridging the digital divide, securing sustainability of energy supplies, biodiversity and ecosystems; welcomes the Commission proposals concerning the development of a common knowledge and innovation space and of a digital economy based on ICT and calls on member states and neighbouring countries to reaffirm their commitment to progress towards this development; reiterates the importance of effective trade and investment facilitation mechanisms between the EU and its neighbourhood countries in order to reinforce trade partnerships and allow economic operators, and specially SMEs, accessing adequate and reliable information on trade and investment conditions in partner countries;
Amendment 57 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that EU research funds and programmes and the Structural and Cohesion Funds have different aims and, as such, should be kept separate, although on a complementary basis; urges that they be coordinated in a clearer and more systematic fashion in order to encourage 'smart specialisation' on the regions' part;
Amendment 82 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that although excellence is considered the main general criterion for funding, it must be borne in mind that the nature of excellence differs with the type of participant or the very nature of the research and innovation project (the excellence criterion for a rdifferent participants start out from different situations, and that it is therefore necesesarch institution is not the same as for an individual researcher or for an SME, and also differs between fundamental and applied projects)y to tailor the prior support measures for each to the specific circumstances applying;
Amendment 156 #
Amendment 158 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. This layer covers the EU funds associated with infrastructure (in the wider sense, including the institutional one) and capacity-building;
Amendment 161 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. The funding scheme within this layer includes the funding provided through the EIT, the part of the FP concerning the Capacities Programme and Marie Curie initiatives, the European funding components of large-scale projects, access to loans by the EIB (covering projects over EUR 50 million), grants associated with the above- mentioned components of the FP, and cooperation with Structural Funds associated with infrastructure;
Amendment 167 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the need to promote open and excellence-based access to the infrastructures concerned;
Amendment 183 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. This layer is the space for overall research, fundamental and applied, andincluding the social sciences and humanities; coordination participants a, reinforcing the Cooperation Programme and encouraging participation by SMEs with specific measures universities and research centres/institutes, although the industrial sector should be encouraged to participateder collaborative projects, and with emphasis on creative capacity via the funding earmarked through the EIT and the Marie Curie initiatives;
Amendment 205 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that the European Research Council (ERC) has proved to be successful and a strengthening element of the European Research Area (ERA); stresses the need to increase the proportion of the budget dedicated to grants to young researchers, as well to strengthen Marie Curie actions and initiatives, thus reinforcing mobility; calls for the implementation of the necessary measures to cope with the precarious conditions of scientific workers in the EU as a means to attract and retain researchers, bearing in mind that precarious working conditions (which are still more prevalent for women) constitute a bottleneck on the way to achieving excellence in Europe;
Amendment 218 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the need to increase the proportion of the budget dedicated to grants to young researchers, as well to strengthen Marie Curie actions and initiatives, thus reinforcing mobility; calls for the implementation of the necessary measures to cope with the precarious conditions of scientific workers in the EU as a means to attract and retain researchers, bearing in mind that precarious working conditions (which are still more prevalent for women) constitute an obstacle on the way to achieving excellence in Europe; considers it necessary to bring Marie Curie actions and initiatives closer to the industrial sector's real needs as regards research training, career development and the transfer of knowledge with the academic world;
Amendment 251 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Takes the view that European risk capital, stemming from both public and private funds, is also a fundamental tool for co-financing the full innovation cycle from research to market uptake; highlights the success of the Risk Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF) and proposes boosting European risk capital with cross- border risk capital initiatives supplemented by contributions from European funds;
Amendment 261 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Takes the view, likewise, that the future framework programme should promote innovation activities through innovative public procurement;
Amendment 279 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses, however, that some of the CIP instruments could become the natural extension of the future framework programme, providing continuity for European research and innovation projects; takes the view that the technology developed under framework programme projects could be extended to innovative projects: - disseminating their use in various industrial and service sectors, - launching further additional applications in related or complementary fields;
Amendment 305 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Recommends defining a limited set of common rules that are easy to interpret and that would apply to all programmes and instruments, governed by the basic principle that public funds are managed by public bodies and monitored by the Commission;
Amendment 358 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Takes the view that priority should be given to public-private partnerships (PPPs), as established in the Recovery Plan, in preference to JTIs (Joint Technology Initiatives); recommends offering a specific common framework for all PPPs, with clear, simplified common conditions, clearly separating the role of the private sector and the public sector; proposes that the cooperation programme should include selected industrial research activities through PPPs operating under a common umbrella;
Amendment 365 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Amendment 9 #
2011/2080(ACI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that adequate financing needs to be secured in order to honour the Union's international agreements;
Amendment 81 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that in order to increase the human resources dedicated to research and innovation in Europe, it is necessary to make professional careers in this field more attractive by eliminating administrative barriers and recognising merit and training time and work at any research centre; to this end, calls on the European Institutions to establish the criteria in order for universities or centres dedicated to research to implement a system which evaluates the researches' excellence and career;
Amendment 111 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports, within the framework of the ‘People’ chapter, the Marie Curie Actions, which are of great value to researchers in their career; however believes that within the Marie Currie Actions there is room for simplification within the number of actions; regrets the move of the Marie Currie Actions from DG Research to DG Education and Culture since doctoral and postdoctoral training might be regarded as an educational rather than a professional activity and thus further hinder the objective to make research careers more attractive to young researchers;
Amendment 120 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that the ERA-Net scheme should be strengthened as a tool to support excellence and the development of criteria for quality indicators which constitutes the basis for the coordination between programmes or joint ventures; for this reason, believes that incentives should be given to programmes and joint projects which apply selection criteria based on the merit of the researchers and the quality of its scientific results;
Amendment 123 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that, based on the European added value an open and excellence-based access to Research Infrastructures needs to be enhanced during the coming stages of FP7;
Amendment 127 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Acknowledges that ‘Joint Technological Initiatives’ (JTIs) assist the competitiveness of European industry; regrets, however,, underlying that selected industrial research actions through PPPs should not lead to the outsourcing of public funding; regrets the legal and administrative obstacles (legal personality, intellectual property, financial rules) and also the high operating costs specific to start-up of JTIs; stresses the need to review their status as a special body under the revised Financial Regulation; asks to be more closely involved in political control of these instruments;
Amendment 132 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Expresses reservations regarding more systematic use of overly open calls for proposals (Believes that a wider use of a bottom- up approach), preferring to maintain a is key to ensure the long term capacity of the research base and to address future, yet unknown, grand challenges; calls for more balance between the two approaches (bottom-up and top- down), which meet specific needs;
Amendment 144 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that in order to support the balanced development of the Joint Programming, the European Institutions should be committed to accept excellence criteria for the selection of projects and to draw up proposals for the evaluation of the results tailored to the characteristics of each sector;
Amendment 149 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Stresses that, based on Art. 185 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and in order to avoid duplicity on research and innovation and to achieve a greater diffusion of the results, it would be necessary to strengthen the coordination tasks of the Commission inside the joint programming;
Amendment 155 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Proposes that an ambitious European research plan for technology and defence be adopted between the Union and the Member States and receive significant initial financing from FP7 andoints to the importance assigned under FP7 to security RDI not just for the purpose of improving defence capabilities, but also as a driver of scientific and technological progress; proposes that the EU, in cooperation with the Member States, lay down priority RDI objectives for the European Defence Agency oin the basis of Article 45(d) of the EU Treaty, with a view to enhancing the industrial and technologicis field with a view to bringing about greater coordination and rational bause of the defence sector while at the same time improving the efficiency of military public spendingresources allocated to FP7;
Amendment 160 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Proposes that an ambitious European research plan for technology and defence be adopted between the Union and the Member States and receive significant initial financing from FP7 and the European Defence Agency on the basis of Article 45(d) of the EU Treaty, with a view to enhancing the industrial and technological base of the defence sector while at the same time improving the efficiency of military public spending;
Amendment 161 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the steady progress towards a more balanced participation of men and women in FP; agrees that measures to boost female participation should be reinforced throughout project lifecycles and that the Commission should reinvigorate its approach to promoting female scientists and should aim to galvanise Member States to address gender gaps; underlines that the 40% target for female participation in the Programme and Advisory Committees should be sensitively but rigorously implemented;
Amendment 197 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 244 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is of the opinion that commercialisation should be included , if Research and Innovation are to have a clear impact on market and society, the FP needs to bring the parameters of future calls for projects under FP7 in the field ofknowledge generated into the market through actions that enable the optimum exploitation of research and innovation funding;
Amendment 272 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Proposes that in order to achieve better coordination of research among Member States, the Commission and the Council should draft a comparative study in order to conduct an approach of procedures for the simplification; in this regards, believes that it is necessary that each Member State identifies internal rules or laws that hinder international cooperation and financial management of projects involving partners from different states;
Amendment 50 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas interconnection capacity between Member States still remains generally insufficient in one third of the Union according to the 10% interconnection target set at the 2002 Barcelona European Council, and whereas certain regions still remain isolated,
Amendment 66 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas special focus should be given to projects that being not finalised yet have been selected as a priority project by the EU according to the Decision 1364/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 laying down guidelines for trans-European energy networks and repealing Decision 96/391/EC and Decision No 1229/2003/EC,
Amendment 121 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 136 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the reference scenario used for assessing the energy infrastructure for 2020 needs to be consistent with the overall energy policy objectives and the EU'’s 2050 roadmap, and with other EU policies (such as transport, buildings and the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS)), including energy efficiency policies (notably the implementation of the forthcoming energy efficiency action plan (EEP)) as well as the potential impact of technological advances, the increasing role of electric vehicles and the deployment of ‘smart cities’ initiatives;
Amendment 140 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the reference scenario used for assessing the energy infrastructure for 2020 needs to be transparent and consistent with the overall energy policy objectives and the EU's 2050 roadmap, and with other EU policies (such as transport, buildings and the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS)), including energy efficiency policies (notably the implementation of the forthcoming energy efficiency action plan (EEP)) as well as the potential impact of technological advances and the deployment of ‘smart cities’ initiatives;
Amendment 153 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the introduction of a European Carbon Tax on those European emissions that are not covered by the ETS, to reduce emissions and redirect tax burdens from labour towards pollution;
Amendment 178 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that, although the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) identifies relevant electricity and gas infrastructure projects, it should also set the priorities to be developed in order to achieve EU energy and climate goals; in this regard interconnexion capacity should be considered at the same level as the 20-20-20 targets and as such the TYNDP should be understood as the instrument to monitor compliance with the 10% interconnexion target;
Amendment 204 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the TYNDP should form the basis of acontribute to the rolling programme for developing European electricity and gas transmission infrastructure within a long- term European planning perspective and with monitoring by the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Commission; underlines that this bottom up approach needs to be complemented with a well structured top-down view with a European perspective;
Amendment 223 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that fostering the building of infrastructure for efficient and intelligent integration of renewable energy is critical for the successful achievement of overall energy objectives and welcomes the priority given to the North Sea grid, the South-West corridor and other pilot projects to be supported by the Commission as indicated by the Florence Forum as an essential elements of a future European super-grid; asks the Commission to consult all relevant stakeholders with a view to speeding up the identification of electricity highways and to present an outline to the European Parliament by 2014;
Amendment 236 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Encourages the Commission to speed up the work on the “Electricity Highways Platform”, which was supported by the Florence Forum recently;
Amendment 314 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to launch a EU campaign on the necessity of a European wide upgrading of energy infrastructures in order to comply with the EU's energy and climate objectives;
Amendment 316 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that energy infrastructures should become more end-user-oriented, with a stronger focus on the interaction between distribution system capacities and consumption; points to the benefits of a new electricity system incorporating modern technologies and services such as smart meters, smart grids and interoperable ICT-operated load- and demand-side energy management services; underlines that the deployment of these devices must be first and foremost at the benefit of the consumer, requiring a special focus on creating awareness, providing trainings, ensuring cost-effectiveness and promoting the development of user friendly technologies;
Amendment 335 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that smart grids and energy management solutions offer a unique opportunity to boost innovation, the creation of jobs and the competitiveness of European industry, with particular reference to SMEs; calls on the Commission to present a new proposal which includes a binding requirement to deploy smart meters for all non-residential customers by 2014;
Amendment 384 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 1
Paragraph 24 – indent 1
Amendment 394 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 2
Paragraph 24 – indent 2
Amendment 403 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 24 – indent 2 a (new)
- contribution to the diversification of energy sources in order to enhance the EU's security of supply,
Amendment 405 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 2 b (new)
Paragraph 24 – indent 2 b (new)
- contribution to the development of a truly EU internal market, putting an end to energy islands,
Amendment 432 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 1
Paragraph 25 – indent 1
Amendment 467 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Reiterates that the geographical obstacles inherent to the location of island territories render their integration into the Union’s energy network very difficult, and that they should be granted special facilities in order to reduce their energy dependency, either by developing their endogenous potential in renewable energy sources or by promoting energy efficiency and energy saving;
Amendment 551 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Stresses that the fullest possible use should be made of market-based tools, including project bonds, loan guarantees, risk-sharing facilities, incentives for funding public-private partnerships, partnerships with the EIB and the use of ETS revenue, in accordance with EU energy and climate objectivesauction revenue for projects in renewable energy sources and energy efficiency;
Amendment 563 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Recalls the importance of transparent and non-discriminatory tariffs with a view to ensuring appropriate cost allocation for cross-border investmentinvestment in cross-border and internal transmission infrastructure significantly contributing to the achievement of EU policy goals, fair prices for consumers and greater competitiveness;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 25 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees with the Commission's and the International Energy Agency's (IEA) assumption that delaying investments in low-carbon energy technologies would lead to higher costs at a later stage; considers that, if it is to meet the 2050 long-term target as confirmed once again by the European Council on 4 February 2011, the EU would have to speed up its efforts after having achieved 20% emissions reductions in 2020; welcomes, therefore, the Commission's intention to draw trajectories designed to achieve long- term targets in the most cost-efficient way;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is deeply concerned that the EU is not on track to meet targets to reduce energy consumption by 20% as compared with the projections for 2020, owing to a lack of commitment and ambition on the part of the European Commission and the Member States;
Amendment 81 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary action to ensure that Member States fully implement their energy savings commitments, either by introducing a requirement that National Energy Efficiency Action Plans must be approved by the Commission or by means of further measure; in this context recalls European Parliament resolution of 15 December 2010 on the Revision of Energy Efficiency Action Plan (2010/2107(INI)), which called for binding energy efficiency targets;
Amendment 134 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that while serving as incentives in developing low carbon technologies, tightening the ETS reduction target would lead to a further increase in electricity prices, which would be a major concern for EU industries and for consumers; stresses in this regard the urgency to adopt a truly ambitious EU energy saving policy, which would simultaneously tackle the high energy prices, volatility of the prices and overdependence from imported fuels;
Amendment 154 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. States that in accordance with the ETS provisions industry would have to reduce its CO2 emissions by 168 million tonnes by 2020; points out that under the proposed benchmarking provisions a considerable share of the emissions certificates will still have to be purchased by industry, generating substantial costs for EU companies that their global competitors do not while pointing out that the economic crises brought a reduction in carbon emissions and carbon prices, furthermore noting that due to the flexible architecture of ETS companies will be able to carry over unused allowances from the second phavse into contend withthe third phase;
Amendment 161 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that forecasts for the 2020 carbon market vary substantially, from €55/tCO2 as assumed in the Commission's calculations, up to €67/tCO2 on the basis of a 30% domestic reductions scenario; therefore regards the projections drawn up by the Commission as part of the carbon leakage risk assessment as relatively optimistic and unreliable; therefore redoubling EU´s efforts to save energy is necessary;
Amendment 190 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) Spreading excellence and widening participation; Or. en(This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 194 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) Responsible research and innovation. Or. en(This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 228 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 243 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The President shall be appointed by the Commission following a transparent recruitment process involving an independent dedicated search committee, for a term of office limited to four years, renewable once. The recruitment process and the candidate selected shall have the approval of the Scientific Council.
Amendment 318 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.4 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.4 – paragraph 3
The equity facility will provide venture and/or mezzanine capital to individual enterprises in the early stage (start-up window) as well as knowledge and technology transfer processes at the stages prior to the industry uptake phase (proof- of-concept window). The facility will also have the possibility to make expansion and growth- stage investments in conjunction with the Equity Facility for Growth under the Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs, including in funds- of-funds.
Amendment 321 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.4 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.4 – paragraph 4
These facilities will be central to the specific objective ‘Access to risk finance’ but may, where relevant, also be used across all other specific objectives of Horizon 2020. Every effort will be undertaken to ensure the widest possible participation in the programme, of companies and/or organisations from all Member States, and significantly facilitate access to funding.
Amendment 327 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.5 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.5 – paragraph 1
A key added value of research and innovation funded at the Union level is the possibility to disseminate and communicate results on a continent wide scale to enhance their impact. Horizon 2020 will therefore include, under all of its specific objectives, dedicated support to dissemination (including through open access to research results), communication and dialogue actions, with a strong emphasis on communicating results to end- users, citizens, civil society organisations, industry and policy makers. To this extent, Horizon 2020 may make use of networks for information transfer. Communication activities undertaken in the context of Horizon 2020 will also seek to raise public awareness on the importance of research and innovation by means of publications, events, knowledge repositories, databases, websites or a targeted use of social media. Free open access to publications resulting from research funded by Horizon 2020 shall be mandatory. Free open access to scientific data produced or collected within research funded by Horizon 2020 shall be promoted.
Amendment 405 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 2 – point 2.4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 2 – point 2.4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
At least 60% of FEST resources will be devoted to bottom-up collaborative frontier research in all fields, whereas no more than 25% will be concentrated in pursuing a few challenging FEST flagships.
Amendment 410 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4
These training programmes will address the development and broadening of core research competences, allowing researchers to develop their research curriculum, while equipping researchers with a creative mind, an entrepreneurial outlook and innovation skills that will match the future needs of the labour market. The programmes will also provide training in transferable competences such as team-work, risk- taking, project management, standardisation, entrepreneurship, ethics, IPR, communication and societal outreach which are essential for the generation, development, commercialisation and diffusion of innovation.
Amendment 413 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1
Europe has to be attractive for the best researchers, European and non-European. This will be achieved in particular by supporting attractive career opportunities for early stage and experienced researchers in both public and private sectors, and encouraging them to move between countries, sectors and disciplines to enhance their creative and innovative potential.
Amendment 447 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 – point 4.1 – point 4.1.3 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 – point 4.1 – point 4.1.3 – paragraph 1
The aim is to achieve by 2020 a single and open European space for online research where researchers enjoy leading-edge, ubiquitous and reliable services for networking and computing, and seamless and open access to e-Science environments and global data resources. It is therefore appropriate for 38% of the budget under this specific objective to go towards research and innovation in e- infrastructures.
Amendment 450 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 – point 4.1 – point 4.1.3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 – point 4.1 – point 4.1.3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Universal online access by European universities and research institutions to the bulk of the world scientific publications will be supported by consolidating a EU e-infrastructure for an Online Open Science Library.
Amendment 451 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.2 – paragraph 2
The Union funding will support the education and training of staff using, managing and operating research infrastructures of pan-European interest, the exchange of staff and best practices between facilities, including a secondment scheme for senior staff and project managers, and the adequate supply of human resources in key disciplines, including the emergence of specific education curricula.
Amendment 457 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 a (new)
Amendment 480 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.4 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.4 – introductory part
1.1.4. Content technologies and information management: ICT for digital content, cultural industries including cultural heritage and tourism, and creativity
Amendment 483 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.4 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.4 – paragraph 1
The objective is to provide professionals and citizens with new tools to create, exploit and preserve all forms of digital content in any language and to model, analyse, and visualise vast amounts of data, including linked data. This includes new technologies for language, learning, interaction, digital preservation, content access and analytics; intelligent information management systems based on advanced data mining in fields such as tourism, machine learning, statistical analysis and visual computing technologies.
Amendment 549 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The equity facility will also support knowledge and technology transfer processes at the stages prior to the industry uptake phase with the aim of verifying and, where appropriate, increasing the innovatory market impact of the transfer.
Amendment 565 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
Amendment 585 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.3 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.3 a (new)
3.2.3 a. (da) Supporting the transfer of knowledge and technology between public research and the market. The objective is to support the transfer processes between the sphere of public research and innovative SMEs, as an effective mechanism for the market transfer of research results and inventions generated by universities and research centres.
Amendment 586 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – introductory part
1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Amendment 593 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – paragraph 3
An increasing disease, particularly chronic disease, and disability burden in the context of an aging population places further demands on health and care sectors. If effective health and care is to be maintained for all ages, efforts are required to improve decision making in prevention and treatment provision, to identify and support the dissemination of best practice in the healthcare sector, and to support integrated care and the uptake of technological, organisational and social innovations empowering older persons in particular to remain active and independent. Doing so will contribute to increasing, and lengthening the duration of their physical, social, and mental well- being.
Amendment 603 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 1
A better understanding of the determinants of health is required in order to provide evidence for effective health promotion and disease prevention, and will also allow the development of comprehensive health and wellbeing indicators in the Union. Environmental, occupational, behavioural (including life- style), socio-economic and genetic(with special attention to poverty), genetic and pathogen factors, in their broadest senses will be studied. Approaches will include the long term study of cohorts and their linkage with data derived from ‘-omics’ research, and other methods.
Amendment 614 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.5 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.5 – introductory part
1.5. Developing new and better preventive vaccines
Amendment 615 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.5 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.5 – introductory part
1.5. Developing better preventive vaccines and drugs
Amendment 617 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.5 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.5 – paragraph 1
There is a need for more effective drugs and preventive vaccines (or alternative preventive interventions) and evidence- based vaccination schemes for an expanded range of diseases. This relies on a better understanding of disease and disease processes and their consequent epidemics, and that clinical trials and associated studies are undertaken.
Amendment 626 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.8 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.8 – introductory part
1.8. TDeveloping adapted treatments and treating disease
Amendment 632 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.8 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.8 – paragraph 1
There is a need to support the improvement of cross-cutting support technologies for drugs, vaccines and other therapeutic approaches, including transplantation, gene and cell therapy; to increase success in the drug and vaccine development process (including alternative methods to replace classical safety and effectiveness testing e.g. the development of new methods); to develop regenerative medicine approaches, including approaches based on stem cells; to develop improved medical and assistive devices and systems; to maintain and enhance our ability to combat communicable, rare, major and chronic diseases and undertake medical interventions that depend on the availability of effective antimicrobial drugs; and to develop comprehensive approaches to treat co-morbidities at all ages and avoid poly-pharmacy. These improvements will facilitate the development of new, more efficient and adapted, effective and sustainable treatments for disease and for the management of disability.
Amendment 635 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.9 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.9 – introductory part
1.9. Transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions including psychosocial aspects
Amendment 640 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.10 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.10 – introductory part
1.10. Better collection and use of health data and standardised data analysis techniques
Amendment 645 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.12 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.12 – introductory part
1.12. AHealthy and active ageing, independent and assisted living
Amendment 646 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.13 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.13 – paragraph 1
Empowering individuals to improve and manage their health throughout life will result in cost savings to healthcare systems by enabling the management of chronic disease outside institutions and improve health outcomes. This requires research into behavioural and social models, social attitudes and aspirations in relation to personalised health technologies, mobile and/or portable tools, new diagnostics and personalised services which promote a healthy lifestyle, wellbeing, self-care, improved citizen/healthcare professional interaction, personalised programmes for disease and disability management to enhance patients' personal and social autonomy, as well as support for knowledge infrastructures.
Amendment 649 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.14 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.14 – paragraph 1
Supporting the management of chronic disease outside institutions also depends on improved cooperation between the providers of health and social or informal care. Research and innovative applications will be supported for decision making based on distributed information, and for providing evidence for large scale deployments and market exploitation of novel solutions, including interoperable tele-health and tele-care services. Research and innovation to improve the organisation of public health systems and long-term care delivery will also be supported.
Amendment 665 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – introductory part
2.1. Sustainable agriculture, including livestock farming and forestry
Amendment 672 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1
Appropriate knowledge, tools, services and innovations are necessary to support more productive, resource-efficient and resilient agriculture and forestry systems that supply sufficient food, feed, biomass and other raw-materials and deliver ecosystems services while at the same time supporting the development of thriving rural livelihoods, safeguarding consumer health and reducing the environmental impact. Research and innovation will provide options for integrating agronomic and environmental goals into sustainable production, thus: increasing productivity and resource efficiency of agriculture; reducing agricultural greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions; reducing leaching of nutrients from cultivated lands into terrestrial and aquatic environments; decreasing dependence from international plant derived protein imports to Europe; increasing the level of biodiversity in primary production systems.
Amendment 676 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.1 – paragraph 1
Activities will enhance productivity as well as the adaptive capacity of plants, animals and production systems to cope with rapidly changing environmental/climatic conditions and increasingly scarce natural resources. The resulting innovations will help to move towards a low energy, low emission and low waste economy, along the entire food and feed supply chain. In addition to contributing to food security and consumer health, new opportunities will be created for the use of biomass and by-products from agriculture and forestry for a wide range of non-food applications.
Amendment 692 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.2 – paragraph 1
Agriculture and forestry are unique systems delivering commercial products but also wider societal public goods (including cultural and recreational value) and important ecological services such as functional and in-situ biodiversity, pollination, water regulation, and landscape, erosion reductionand in areas relating to erosion, drought and carbon sequestration / GHG mitigation. Research activities will support the provisions of these public goods and services, through the delivery of management solutions, decision-support tools and the assessment of their non- market value. Specific issues to be dealt with include the identification of farming/forest systems and landscape patterns likely to achieve these goals. Shifts in the active management of agricultural systems - including the use of technologies and change of practices - will increase GHG mitigation and the adaptive capacity of the agriculture sector to the adverse effects of climate change.
Amendment 699 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1
Consumer needs for safe, healthy and affordable food have to be addressed, while considering the impacts of food consumption behaviour and food and feed production on human health and the total ecosystem. Food and feed security and safety, the competitiveness of the European agri-food industry and the sustainability of food production and supply will be addressed, covering the whole food chain and related services, whether conventional or organic, from primary production to consumption. This approach will contribute to (a) achieving food safety and security for all Europeans and eradication of hunger in the world (b) decreasing the burden of food- and diet-, diet- and (child and adult) obesity- related diseases by promoting the shift towards healthy and sustainable diets, via consumer education and innovations in the food industry (c) reducing water and energy consumption in food processing, transport and distribution and (d) reducing food waste by 50 % by 2030.
Amendment 711 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – introductory part
2.3. Unlocking the potential of aquatic living resourcfisheries, aquaculture and marine biotechnologies
Amendment 724 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.4 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.4 a (new)
2.4a. Cross-cutting marine and maritime research 2.4a.1.Climate change impact on marine ecosystems and maritime economy Activities will be supported to increase the current understanding of the functioning of marine ecosystems, the interactions between oceans-atmosphere. This will increase the ability to assess the role of the oceans on climate and the impact of climate change and ocean acidification on marine ecosystems and coastal areas. 2.4a.2.Develop the potential of marine resources through an integrated approach Boosting long-term, sustainable maritime growth and create synergies across all the maritime sectors requires an integrated approach. Research activities will focus on preserving the marine environment as well as the impact of maritime activities and products on non-maritime sectors. This will allow advances in the field of eco-innovation such as new products, processes and the application of management concepts, tools and measures to assess and mitigate the impact of human pressures on the marine environment in order to advance towards a sustainable management of maritime activities. 2.4a.3. Cross-cutting concepts and technologies enabling maritime growth Advances in cross-cutting enabling technologies (e.g. ICT, electronics, nanomaterials, alloys, biotechnologies, etc) and new developments and concepts in engineering will continue to enable growth. Activities will allow major breakthroughs in the field of marine and maritime research and ocean observation (e.g. deep-sea research, observing systems, sensors, automated systems for monitoring of activities and surveillance, screening marine biodiversity, marine geohazards, ROVs, etc). The aim is to reduce the impact on the marine environment (e.g. underwater noise, introduction of invasive species and pollutants from sea and land, etc) and minimize the carbon foot-print of human activities. Cross-cutting enabling technologies will underpin the implementation of marine and maritime Union policies.
Amendment 829 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point 4.1.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point 4.1.2 – paragraph 1
This will help optimise transport operations and reduce resource consumption. The focus will be on the efficient use and management of airports, ports, logistic platforms and surface transport infrastructures, as well as on autonomous and efficient maintenance and inspection systems. Particular attention will be given to the climate resilience of infrastructures, cost-efficient solutions based on a life- cycle approach, and the wider take-up of new materials allowing for more efficient and lower cost maintenance. Attention will also be paid to accessibility –particularly in isolated and island areas – and social inclusiveness.
Amendment 840 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 a (new)
4.3 a. Smart logistics This will help to design and develop more efficient and greener logistics transport systems through facilitation and cost/time optimisation. This includes a better understanding of consumer patterns and the impact on urban freight logistics, traffic and congestion is needed in order to develop smart logistics; to develop new IT and management tools for logistics, by improving real time information systems to manage, track and trace freight flows, integration and communication on vehicle and with infrastructure; to develop unconventional systems for goods distribution; to develop competitive intermodal solutions for the supply chain and logistics platforms that improve freight flows.
Amendment 847 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – point 5.1.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – point 5.1.2 – paragraph 1
There is incomplete knowledge on the ability of society and the economy to adapt to climate change. Effective, equitable and socially acceptable measures towards a climate resilient environment and society require the integrated analysis of current and future impacts, vulnerabilities, population exposure, risks, costs and opportunities associated with climate change and variability, taking into account extreme events and related climate-induced hazards and their recurrence. This analysis will also be developed on the adverse impacts of climate change on biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem services, infrastructures and economic and natural assets. Emphasis will be placed on the most valuable natural ecosystems and built environments in the most vulnerable areas, such as islands, as well as key societal, cultural and economic sectors across Europe. Actions will investigate the impacts and growing risks for human health stemming from climate change and increased greenhouse gases concentrations in the atmosphere. Research will evaluate innovative, equitably distributed and cost- effective adaptation responses to climate change, including the protection and adaptation of natural resources and ecosystems, and related effects, to inform and support their development and implementation at all levels and scales. This will also include the potential impacts, costs and risks, of geo-engineering options. The complex inter-linkages, conflicts and synergies of adaptation and risk-prevention policy choices with other climate and sectoral policies will be investigated, including impacts on employment and the living standards of vulnerable groups.
Amendment 865 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.3 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.3 – paragraph 1
Sectors such as construction, chemicals, automotive, aerospace, machinery and equipment, which have a combined added value in excess of EUR 1,000 billion and provide employment for some 30 million people, all depend on access to raw materials. The Union is self-sufficient in construction minerals. Nonetheless, whilst the Union is one of the world's largest producers of certain industrial minerals, it remains a net importer of most of them. Furthermore, the Union is highly dependent on imports of metallic minerals and is totally import dependent for some critical raw materials.
Amendment 878 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – introductory part
6. Inclusive, innovative and secure societiesUnderstanding European societies and societal change
Amendment 888 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – introductory part
6.1.1. Promoting smart, sustainable and inclusive growth taking into account the economic and social European diversity and its dynamics of change
Amendment 890 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.2 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.2 – introductory part
6.1.2. Building resilient and inclusive societies in Europe by strengthening the knowledge base in areas such as inequalities, demographic and family change, mobility, education and social policies, as well as citizenship
Amendment 896 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.2 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.2 a (new)
6.1.2a. Efforts to address European models for social cohesion and well-being as international benchmarks Europe and the Union have developed a specific and rather unique combination of economic progress, social policies aimed at a high level of social cohesion, humanistic shared cultural values embracing democracy and the rule of common law, human rights, the respect and preservation of the diversity of cultural heritage, as well as the promotion of education and science, arts and humanities as fundamental drivers of social and economic progress and wellbeing. This "European Social Model" has somehow contributed to shaping the unity of Europe and its international role. Globalisation and demography, as well as European integration itself, and the shifting international economical and financial environment, can now be perceived both as major challenges and as factors shaping the diversity and the future of European social models of economic development. Research able to contribute new knowledge to our understanding of those factors and challenges across Europe, and how public policies may interact and contribute to the sustainability of our major social and economic objectives, is therefore a priority to be addressed. Benchmarking the dynamics of European societies and economies in view of strengthening Europe's unity and inclusiveness as fundamental drivers of economic and social progress, assessing and comparing public policies against the variety of challenges across Europe, understanding the new conditions and opportunities for greater European integration, assessing the role of the European model and of its social, cultural, scientific and economic components and synergies as sources of comparative Union advantages at world level, shall be considered.
Amendment 914 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – introductory part
6.2.1. Strengthening the evidence base and support for the Innovation Union and European Research Area in a context of adverse economic and social circumstances
Amendment 921 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – introductory part
6.2.2. Exploring and understanding new forms of innovation, including social innovation and creativity
Amendment 922 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.3
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.3
Amendment 926 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.3 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.3 a (new)
6.2.3a. Research on and compare processes which provide a favourable background to creativity and innovation. Providing a better understanding of the social, cultural, economic and political context for innovation shall be a priority. New knowledge on how "innovative societies" emerge and prosper is needed. In the current international economic context, this requires a fresh view of the conditions for sustainability of innovative socio-economic environments based on detailed and systematic field work and comparative analysis. Social cohesion and predictable justice, education, democracy, tolerance and diversity are factors that need to be carefully considered with a view to identifying and better exploiting European comparative advantages at world level and of providing improved evidence-based support to innovation policies. In particular, the role of youth perception of the opportunities for innovation in the current economic environment of high unemployment in many EU regions shall be carefully understood in relation to education and to the risk of brain-drain. The role of risk governance policies need to be better understood in its relations with innovation policies and the shaping factors and actors of innovation. Clarifying, in the context of innovation, some of the current controversies, namely the debate risk versus precaution, or the role of distinct regulatory environments, is of major importance and requires new unbiased scientific approaches.
Amendment 927 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.4 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.4 – introductory part
6.2.4. PromotingUnderstand how coherent and effective cooperation in research and advanced training with third countries fosters innovation.
Amendment 928 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.4 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.4 – paragraph 1
Horizontal activities will ensure the strategic development of international cooperation across Horizon 2020 and address cross-cutting policy objectives. AThere is a need to understand and promote activities to support bilateral, multilateral and bi-regional policy dialogues in research and innovation with third countries, regions, international fora and organisations will facilitate policy exchange, mutual learning and priority setting, promote reciprocal access to programmes and monitor the impact of cooperation. Networking and twinning activities will facilitate optimal partnering between research and innovation actors on both sides and improve competencies and cooperation capacity in less advanced third countries. Activities will explore and promote coordination of Union and national cooperation policies and programmes as well as joint actions of Member States and Associated Countries with third countries in order to enhance their overall impact. Finally, the European research and innovation ‘presence’ in third countries will be consolidated and strengthened, notably by promoting the creation of European ‘science and innovation houses’, services to European organisations extending their activities into third countries and the opening of research centres established jointly with third countries to organisations or researchers from other Member States and Associated Countries.
Amendment 273 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) With the aim of deepening the relationship between science and society and reinforcing public confidence in science, Horizon 2020 should favour an informed engagement of citizens and civil society on research and innovation matters by promoting science education, by making scientific knowledge more accessible by creating a repository of all research results, by developing responsible research and innovation agendas that meet citizens' and civil society's concerns and expectations and by facilitating their participation in Horizon 2020 activities. The engagement of citizens and civil society should be coupled by public outreach activities to generate and sustain public support to the programme.
Amendment 459 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Strategic Advisory and Coordination Strategic advisory and coordination of research and innovation aiming at common objectives and requiring synergies across Horizon 2020 will be pursued.
Amendment 541 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
All the research and innovation activities carried out under Horizon 2020 shall comply with ethical principles and relevant national, Union and international legislation, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights and its Supplementary Protocols. The opinions of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies shall be taken into account.
Amendment 607 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Specific actions shall be undertaken within the specific objective ‘Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies’ set out in Point 1 of Part II of Annex I and each of the specific objectives under the priority ‘Societal challenges’ set outA dedicated SME instrument targeted at all types of SMEs with an innovation potential will be created under a single management body and shall be implemented as set out under the specific objective ‘Innovation in SMEs’ in Points 1 to 6 3.3.(a) of Part III of Annex I. These specific actions shall take the form of a dedicated SME instrument that is targeted at all types of SMEs with an innovation potential and shall be implemented in a consistent manner and tailored to the needs of SMEs as set out under the specific objective ‘Innovation in SMEs’is instrument shall thematically relate to the specific objective 'Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies' set out in Point 1 of Part II of Annex I and each of the specific objectives under the priority 'Societal challenges' set out in Point 3.3.(a)s 1 to 7 of Part III of Annex I.
Amendment 961 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
ICT has been transforming science by enabling remote collaboration, massive data processing, in silico experimentation and access to distant resources. Research therefore becomes increasingly transnational and interdisciplinary, requiring the use of ICT infrastructures that are supranational as science itself. It is therefore appropriate for a 38% of the budget under this specific objective to go towards research and innovation in e- infrastructures.
Amendment 1154 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.3 – point b – introductory part
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.3 – point b – introductory part
(b) Technologies enabling Energy-efficient buildings and technologies enabling buildings with low environmental impact
Amendment 1158 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.3 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.3 – point b – paragraph 1
Reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions by the development and deployment of sustainable construction technologies as well as reducing the overall environmental impact of buildings.
Amendment 1202 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.3 – point d a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.3 – point d a (new)
(d a) Securing return on investment on Galileo and EGNOS and European leadership in downstream applications European satellite navigation systems, EGNOS and Galileo, are strategic investment of Europe and development of innovative downstream applications is necessary to obtain their socio-economic benefits. Professional applications such as precision agriculture, geodesy, timing and synchronization need to leverage EGNOS and Galileo, in synergy with Earth observation services, to secure European industry leadership.
Amendment 1241 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 1
SMEs shall be supported across Horizon 2020. For this purpose a dedicated SME instrument created under a single management body shall provide staged and seamless support covering the whole innovation cycle. The SME instrument shall be targeted at all types of innovative SMEs showing a strong ambition to develop, grow and internationalise. It shall be provided for all types of innovation, including service, non-technological and social innovations. The aim is to develop and capitalise on the innovation potential of SMEs by filling the gap in funding for early stage high risk research and innovation, stimulating innovations and increasing private-sector commercialisation of research results.
Amendment 1246 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 2
Amendment 1321 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 1
Effective health promotion, supported by a robust evidence base, prevents disease, improves wellbeing and is cost effective. Health promotion and disease prevention, including occupational illnesses, also depend on an understanding of the determinants of health, on effective preventive tools, such as vaccines, on effective health and disease surveillance and preparedness, and on effective screening programmes.
Amendment 1330 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 3
An increasing disease and disability burden together with problems of mobility and accessibility in the context of an aging population places further demands on health and care sectors. If effective health and care is to be maintained for all ages, efforts are required to improve decision making in prevention and treatment provision, to identify and support the dissemination of best practice in the health and care sectors, and to support integrated care and the wide uptake of technological, organisational and social innovations empowering in particular older persons as well as disabled persons to remain active and independent. Doing so will contribute to increasing, and lengthening the duration of their physical, social, and mental well- being.
Amendment 1403 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
The aim is to supply sufficient food, feed, biomass and other raw-materials, while safeguarding the natural resources base and biodiversity and enhancing ecosystems services, including coping with and mitigating climate change. The activities shall focus on more sustainable and productive agriculture and forestry systems which are both resource- efficient (including low-carbon) protect natural resources are diverse and resilient, while at the same time developing of services, concepts and policies for thriving rural livelihoods.
Amendment 1413 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point b – paragraph 1
The aim is to meet the requirements of citizens for safe, healthy and affordable food, and to make food and feed processing and distribution as well as food consumption more sustainable and the food sector more competitive. The activities shall focus on healtha broad diversity of healthy, high quality and safe foods for all, informed consumer choices, and competitive food processing methods that use less resources and produce less by- products, waste and green-house gases.
Amendment 119 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) An integrated approach should be ensured by bringing together activities covered by the Seventh Framework Programme for research, the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (the EIT) to make participation easier, create a more coherent set of instruments and increase the scientific and economic impact while avoiding duplication and fragmentation. Common rules should apply in order to ensure a coherent framework which should facilitate the participation in programmes receiving Union financial contribution from the budget of Horizon 2020, including the participation in programmes managed by the EIT, joint undertakings or any other structures under Article 187 TFEU or participation in programmes undertaken by Member States pursuant to Article 185 TFEU. However, flexibility to adopt specific rules should be ensured when justified by the specific needs of the respective actions and with Commission consent, duly involving the EU legislative authority and the Member States.
Amendment 127 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In line with the objectives of international cooperation as set out in Articles 180 and 186 TFEU, the participation of legal entities established in third countries and of international organisations should be promoted. The implementation of these rules should be in conformity with the measures adopted in accordance with Articles 75 and 215 TFEU and be in compliance with international law. Moreover, the implementation of these rules should duly take into account conditions for the participation of Union entities in third countries' programmes, based on the principle of reciprocity.
Amendment 135 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Given the different nature and specific needs of the different participants among the research community, the rules for participation should establish simplified funding rates while maintaining the current differentiation between universities/research centres, industry, non-profit organisations and SMEs, as clearly stated in paragraph 17 of the European Parliament resolution of 11 November 2010 on simplifying the implementation of the Research Framework Programmes1. In case actual indirect costs are used, they should be based on national legislations and participant's usual cost accounting practices. __________________ 1 OJ C 74 E, 13.3.2012, p. 34
Amendment 144 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is appropriate to establish the terms and conditions for providing Union funding for participants in actions under Horizon 2020. In order to reduce the complexity of the existing funding rules and have a higher flexibility in the project implementation, a simplified cost reimbursement system should be adopted with enhanced use of lump sums, flat rates and, scale of unit costs. For simplification purposes, a single reimbursement rate should be applied for each type of action with no differentiation as well as the option to declare costs actually incurred for non-profit legal entities with analytical accordunting to the type of participantand detailed costs allocation systems.
Amendment 177 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This Regulation also lays down the rules governing the exploitation and dissemination of results.
Amendment 187 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) 'background’ means tangible resource such as prototypes, as well as any data, know- how and/or information whatever their form or nature as well as any rights such as intellectual property rights which are (i) held by participants prior to their accession to the action and (ii) identified by the participants in accordance with Article 42;
Amendment 219 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
(15) 'results‘ means any data, knowledge and information whatever their form or nature, whether or not they can be protected, which are generated in the action as well as any attached rights, including intellectual property rights;
Amendment 235 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In actions under the activity ‘Secure societies’ within the specific objective ‘Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’specific objective 'Protecting freedom and security in Europe', the Commission may make available to Union institutions and bodies or Member States' national authorities any useful information in its possession on results of a participant that has received Union funding. The Commission rules on security should be included in the relevant grant agreement.
Amendment 274 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The number of actions funded under a call for proposals should be determined by the criterion of excellence.
Amendment 320 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall draw up a guide to the selection process, explaining the application of the award criteria and defining the implications of specific weightings and thresholds for the selection process. This guide shall be published in parallel with the first work programme. The content of the guide shall be binding for the Commission services.
Amendment 350 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The grant agreement shall establish the rights and obligations of the participants, of the Commission or the relevant funding bodies. It shall also establish the rights and obligations of legal entities which become participants during the implementation of the action. It shall comply with this Regulation and the provisions of Regulation (EU) No XX/XX [the Financial Regulation] and Regulation (EU) No XX/XX [the Delegated Regulation].
Amendment 363 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6
Article 16 – paragraph 6
6. SIn exceptional and duly justified cases specific grants for actions may form part of a framework partnership according to the provisions of Regulation (EU) No XX/2012XX [the Financial Regulation] and Regulation (EU) No XX/XX [the Delegated Regulation].
Amendment 414 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Type of activity Method of cost calculation University/ Industry RTOs/ Other direct costs + 100% + 20% 70% + 20% Research & flat rate Development full costs 70% direct costs + 100% + 20% 30% + 20% Close-to-market flat rate full costs 70%
Amendment 496 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, indirect costs may be declared as costs actually incurred in relationship with the eligible direct costs attributed to the project by non profit legal entities with analytical accounting and detailed costs allocation systems. In this case the reimbursement rates for full costs calculation stipulated in Article 22 (3) shall apply.
Amendment 552 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Participants that calculate and claim direct personnel costs on the basis of scale of unit costs mayor the reimbursement of eligible costs actually incurred shall submit to the Commission a certificate on the methodology. That methodology shall comply with the conditions set out in Article 27(2) and meet the requirements of grant agreement.
Amendment 588 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Independent experts shall be chosen on the basis of skills, experience and knowledge appropriate to carry out the tasks assigned to them. When appointing independent experts, the Commission shall seek to achieve a balanced composition within the expert groups in terms of various skills, experience, knowledge and gender, depending on the field of the action. In cases where independent experts have to deal with classified information, the appropriate security clearance shall be required before appointment.
Amendment 599 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The Commission or the relevant funding body may, if deemed appropriate and in duly justified cases, select any individual with the appropriate skills from outside the database. The Commission shall duly inform the programme committee of these cases.
Amendment 619 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Where participants in an action have jointly generated results and where their respective share of the work cannot be ascertained, or where it is not possible to separate such joint result for the purpose of obtaining and/or maintaining the relevant patent protection or any other intellectual property right, they shall have joint ownership of those results. The joint owners shall establish an agreement regarding the allocation and terms of exercise of that joint ownership in accordance with their obligations under the grant agreement.
Amendment 626 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Unless otherwise agreed in the joint ownership agreement, each joint owner shall be entitled to use the jointly owned results as it sees fit for internal research non-commercial purposes on a non- exclusive and royalty-free basis, and to commercially exploit and to grant non- exclusive licences to third parties to exploit the jointly owned results, without any right to sub-licence, subject to the following conditions:
Amendment 659 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
With regard to dissemination through research publications, open access shall apply as a default policy with the aim of free of charge, on-line public access to Union funded research publications no later than six months after they have been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal under the terms and conditions laid down in the grant agreement. With regard to dissemination of other results, including research data, the grant agreement may lay down the terms and conditions under which open digital access to such results shall be provided, in particular in ERC frontier research or in other appropriate areas.
Amendment 679 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Without prejudice to confidentiality obligations arising from laws or regulations in the case of mergers and acquisitions, where other participants still enjoy access rights or may still request the granting of access rights to the results to be transferred, the participant who intends to transfer the results shall give prior notice to those other participants, together with sufficient information concerning the intended new owner of the results to permit the other participants to analyse the effect of the intended transfer on the possible exercise of their access rights.
Amendment 152 #
2011/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 6
Article 1 – paragraph 6
6. This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to Directives 85/337/EC, 2008/1/EC, 2003/4/EC and Directive 20031/42/EC.
Amendment 226 #
2011/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Authorisations for prospection shall only be granted following an environmental assessment in accordance with Directive 2001/42/EC, and on the basis of the findings of previous seismic, geophysical and geochemical tests.
Amendment 228 #
2011/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Licensing authorities pursuant to Directive 94/22/EC shall, when assessing the technical and financial capacity of the entities that apply for authorisation for offshore oil and gas activities, take into account the risks, hazards and any other relevant information related to the location concerned and the particular stage of exploration and production operations. Specifically, account shall be taken of any risks and possible effects on vulnerable resources in the Natura 2000 network and of fishing and tourism activities and the abstraction of seawater for desalination and public supply.
Amendment 134 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Communication from the Commission ‘The EU Energy Policy: Engaging with Partners beyond Our Borders’ underlined the need for the Union to include the promotion of energy infrastructure development in its external relations with a view to supporting the socio-economic development beyond the Union borders. The Union should facilitate infrastructure projects linking the Union’s energy networks with third country networks, in particular in neighbouring countries and in countries, with which the Union has established specific energy cooperation. such as the Africa-Spain-France axis as identified in the European Energy Programme for Recovery.
Amendment 164 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The establishment of a single competent authority at national level integrating or coordinating all permit granting procedures (‘one-stop shop’) should reduce complexity, increase efficiency and transparency and help enhance cooperation among Member States.
Amendment 167 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) In addition, Member States are encouraged to apply the provisions of the permit granting process for projects of common interest also to projects of national interest.
Amendment 205 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
(ba) Operators or investors other than transmission system operators and distribution system operators will develop projects of common interest under the provisions of this Regulation provided they fulfil with the unbundling requirements set out in Article 9 of Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC
Amendment 214 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish a Union-wide list of projects of common interest. The list shall be reviewed and updated as necessary every two years. The first list shall be adopted in line with the Union-wide ten-year network development plan. The objective is to adopt a first list by 31 July 2013 at the latest.
Amendment 283 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the project involves one Member State and one third country having a significant cross-border impact as set out in point 1 of Annex IV;
Amendment 434 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. For the purpose of accelerating permit granting procedures and enhancing public participation, the provisions of this Chapter shall be applicable to all projects of common interest. and to all projects deemed necessary for the technical viability of projects of common interest.
Amendment 435 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Projects of common interest shall be allocated the status of the highest national significance possible and be treated as such in permit granting procedures, where and in the manner such treatment is provided for in national legislation applicable to the corresponding type of energy infrastructure.
Amendment 449 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The competent authority shall issue, without prejudice to relevant requirements under Union and international legislation, the comprehensive decision within the time limit referred to in Article 11(1) according to one of the following schemes:
Amendment 452 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 523 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 8
Article 12 – paragraph 8
8. By 31 December 2016, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall jointly submit to the Commission and the Agency commontheir corresponding electricity and gas market and network models including bothrespectively electricity and gas transmission and storage, covering the priority corridors and areas designated in Annex I and elaborated in line with the principles laid down in Annex V. After approval of thisese models by the Commission according to the procedure set out in paragraphs 2 to 4, ithey shall be included in ththeir respective methodologyies.
Amendment 533 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 633 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 1
(2) North-South electricity interconnections in Central Western and South Western Europe (‘NSI West Electricity’): interconnections between Member States of the region and with Mediterranean third countries, notably to integrate electricity from renewable energy sources.
Amendment 637 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 2
Member States concerned: Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Malta, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom;. South-West Electricity Sub-corridor (SWE Sub-corridor):
Amendment 640 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) South-West Sub-corridor (Portugal, Spain and France): increase in interconnection capacity to foster market integration and make full use of renewable energy sources including those being potentially imported from Africa, and
Amendment 641 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – point b (new)
Annex I – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – point b (new)
(b) Central-West Sub-corridor (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Ireland, Great Britain)
Amendment 653 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – point 5 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part 2 – point 5 – paragraph 2
Member States concerned: Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom;Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Sub-corridors concerned:
Amendment 654 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – point 5 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – point 5 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) South corridor (Portugal, Spain and France): increase in interconnection capacity, make full use of possible alternative external supplies, including from Africa, and optimise the existing infrastructure, notably existing liquefied natural gas(LNG) plants and storage facilities;
Amendment 655 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – point 5 – paragraph 2 – point 6 (new)
Annex I – part 2 – point 5 – paragraph 2 – point 6 (new)
(b) North-West corridor (Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Ireland, Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Luxembourg and Norway(observer));
Amendment 716 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 1 – point 1 a (new)
Annex III – part 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) Sub-regional groups in accordance with the sub-categories of corridors defined under point 5 of Annex I shall be established. Each sub-regional group shall be subject to the already existing Regional Initiatives in electricity and gas.
Amendment 718 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 1 – point 2
Annex III – part 1 – point 2
(2) Each Group shall organise its workload in line with regional cooperation efforts pursuant Article 6 of Directive 2009/72/EC, Article 7 of Directive 2009/73/EC, Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009, and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 and other existing regional cooperation structures such as the current electricity and gas Regional Initiatives.
Amendment 759 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point d
Annex IV – point 1 – point d
(d) for gas storage or liquefied/compressed natural gas, the project aims at supplying directly or indirectly at least two Member States or at fulfilling the infrastructure standard (N-1 rule) at regional level in accordance with Article 6(3) of Regulation (EU) No 994/2010;
Amendment 780 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – point b
Annex IV – point 3 – point b
(b) Competition shall be measured on the basis of diversification at Union level, including the facilitation of access to indigenous sources of supply, taking successively into account diversification of sources, counterparts and routes and the impact of new capacity on the HHI index calculated at capacity level for the area of analysis as defined in point 10 of Annex V.
Amendment 814 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 7 – introductory part
Annex V – point 7 – introductory part
(7) For gas, the cost-benefit analysis shall at least take into account the results of market testing, such as open seasons, the impacts on the indicators defined in Annex III and the following impacts:
Amendment 816 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 7 – point c
Annex V – point 7 – point c
(c) Probability and quantity of energy not being supplied and increase in security and quality of supply at Union level;
Amendment 818 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 7 – point e a (new)
Annex V – point 7 – point e a (new)
(ea) Contribution to a more balanced supply of the different entry points into the European gas network maximising the already existing import facilities.
Amendment 40 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Telecommunications networks and services are increasingly becoming internet-based infrastructures, with broadband networks and digital services closely interrelated. The internet is becoming the dominant platform for communication, services, and doing business. Therefore, the trans-European availability of fast Internet access and digital services in the public interest is essential for economic growth, competitiveness, social inclusion and the Single Market.
Amendment 51 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) On 17 June 2010, the European Council endorsed the Digital Agenda for Europe and called upon all institutions to engage in its full implementation. The Digital Agenda aims to chart a course to maximise the social and economic potential of information and communication technologies, in particular through the deployment of high-speed broadband networks by seeking to ensure that by 2020 all Europeans have access to internet speeds of above 30 Mbps and 50% or more of European households subscribe to internet connections above 100 Mbps. The Digital Agenda aims to establish a stable legal framework to stimulate investments in an open and competitive high speed internet infrastructure and in related services; a true single market for online content and services; active support for the digitisation of Europe's rich cultural heritage, and the promotion of internet access and take-up by all, especially through support of digital literacy and accessibility. In addition, Member States should implement operational national plans for high speed internet, targeting public funding on areas not fully served by private investments in internet infrastructures and promote deployment and usage of modern accessible online services to enable all European citizens and industries to fully benefit from broadband networks.
Amendment 59 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions -European Broadband: investing in digitally driven growth concludes that the critical role of the internet means that the benefits for society as a whole appear to be much greater than the private incentives to invest in faster networks. Public support for investing in faster networks may be necessary but should be targeted towards areas where there is a lack of incentive to invest. Public support for this area is therefore necessary, but should not unduly distort competition, crowd out private investments or create disincentives to invest.
Amendment 75 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Substantial economic and social benefits, which cannot be captured nor monetised by investors, are associated with higher broadband speeds. Fast and ultra- fast broadband is the key enabling infrastructure for the development and deployment of digital services, which rely on the availability, speed, reliability and resilience of the physical networks. The deployment and take-up of faster networks opens the way for innovative services exploiting higher speeds. Action at Union level is necessary to maximise the synergies and interactions between those two components of digital telecommunications networks. and to complement the action of other Union programmes and initiatives such as Structural and Cohesion funds, whilst avoiding duplication or oversight and an increase in red tape and administrative burden.
Amendment 90 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The development, deployment and long-term provision of interoperable cross- border eGovernment services enhance the functioning of the Single Market. Governments are recognised for providing public online services which contribute to increasing efficiency and effectiveness of the public and private sector. Public support for the further development of those services will not only enhance the Single Market but also stimulate e-skills and demand for NGA networks, therefore making a stronger case for both public and private investments in infrastructure projects in certain areas.
Amendment 100 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19 a) Security requirements should be established in order to ensure optimum levels of privacy and protection of personal data and to prevent any kind of unauthorised tracking of personal information and profiting.
Amendment 104 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to take into account the developments in the areas of information and communication technologies, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending the Annex to this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The objective of this delegation is to address new technological and market developments, emerging political priorities or opportunities for exploiting synergies between different infrastructures, including those in the fields of Transport and Energy. The scope of delegation is limited to modifying the description of projects of common interest, adding a project of common interest or removing an obsolete project of common interest according to pre-established, clear and transparent criteria. and therefore assuring the legal and investment certainty.
Amendment 110 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) contribute to improvements in daily life for citizens, businesses and governments through the promotion of the interconnection and interoperability of national telecommunication networks as well as open and non-discriminatory access to such networks.
Amendment 116 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) stimulate Europe-wide deployment of fast and ultra-fast broadband networks in accordance with the principle of technology neutrality which, in turn, shall facilitate the development and deployment of trans- European digital services.
Amendment 119 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) facilitatensure the sustainable deployment of trans-European digital service infrastructures, their interoperability and coordination at European level, their operation, maintenance and upgrading.
Amendment 156 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) actions allowing to achieve synergies and interoperability between different projects of common interest in the field of Telecommunications, complementarity between projects of common interest concerning different types of infrastructures, including Transport and Energy, between project of common interest in the field of Telecommunications and projects supported by the Structural and Cohesion funds and other initiatives, avoiding duplication or oversight, as well as relevant research infrastructures.
Amendment 167 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States and/or other entities, including local and regional authorities, in charge of the implementation of projects of common interest or contributing to their implementation shall take the necessary legal, administrative, technical and financial measures in compliance with the corresponding specifications of this Regulation. The implementation shall be based on a comprehensive project assessment covering, inter alia, market conditions including information on existing infrastructure, regulatory obligations on project promoter, commercial and marketing strategies.
Amendment 177 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) new technological and market developments and innovations; or
Amendment 201 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – paragraph 2
The deployment and enhancement of trans- European telecommunication networks (broadband networks and digital service infrastructures) shall contribute to fostering economic growth, creating jobs, promoting new investment and achieving a vibrant digital single market. In particular, their deployment will grant faster access to the internet, bring about information technology-enabled improvements in daily life for citizens, including children and young persons, businesses and governments, increase interoperability and facilitate the alignment or convergence to commonly agreed standards.
Amendment 209 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 2
Investment in broadband infrastructure has been undertaken predominantly by private investors and it is expected that this will remain the case. However, the achievement of the Digital Agenda targets will require investment in areas for which there is not a clear business case or where a business case may need to be enhanced within the time frame of the targets or where a market failure exists. The following types of areas can be characterized on the basis of the likely investment:
Amendment 224 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 6
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 6
In less developed regions, the support to the deployment of broadband networks should be provided primarily through the instruments of Structural and Cohesion funds. Grants and / or financial instruments from the Connecting Europe Facility may complement such support where necessary to achieve the objectives of this Regulation. The achievement of synergies between the CEF actions in those regions and the support from the Structural and Cohesion Funds may be reinforced by using an appropriate coordination mechanism and preventing any duplication or oversight.
Amendment 232 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 9 – point a
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 9 – point a
(a) Support investments in broadband networks capable of achieving the Digital Agenda 2020 target of universal coverage at 30Mbps and above; or
Amendment 265 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The implementation of digital service infrastructures shall contribute to the realisation of digital single market by removing existing bottlenecks in terms of service deployment. This will be achieved through the creation and/or enhancement of interoperable and internationally compatible digital service infrastructure platforms, accompanied by essential basic digital service infrastructures. It shall rely on a two-layer approach:
Amendment 22 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission should adopt by delegated act a Common Strategic Framework which translates the objectives of the Union into key actions for the CSF Funds, in order to provide clearer strategic direction to the programming process at the level of Member States and regions. The Common Strategic Framework should facilitate sectoral and territorial coordination of Union intervention under the CSF Funds and with other relevant Union policies and instruments. ; takes the view that Structural Funds should be deployed to their full extent to support capacity building in the regions through dedicated activities aimed at founding centres of excellences, modernising universities, purchase of scientific equipment, local technology transfer, support to start-ups and spin-offs, and local interaction between industry and academia; believes that this will allow a stairway of excellence to be developed, leading these regions to fully participate in the Horizon 2020, based on quality and excellence; downstream from Horizon 2020, the structural funds could be used to finance or co-finance the follow up to Horizon 2020 research projects and to valorise research results in such a way as to encourage easy access to knowledge or to facilitate the deployment of the resulting knowledge in terms of its direct economic or societal use;
Amendment 170 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Article 174 of the Treaty provides that, in order to strengthen its economic, social and territorial cohesion, the Union shall aim at reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions or islands, particularly rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, such as the northernmost regions with low population density as well as island, border and mountain regions. Also, for the purpose of maximising the effectiveness of the funds, where applicable, disadvantaged urban areas and remote border cities should be taken into account. Article 175 of the Treaty requires that the Union would support the achievement of these objectives by action it takes through the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guidance Section, the European Social Fund, the European Regional Development Fund, the European Investment Bank and other instruments.
Amendment 354 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 93
Recital 93
(93) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to reduce disparities between levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions or islands, particular rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, such as the northernmost regions with low population density as well as island, border and mountain regions, and the outermost regions, disadvantaged urban areas and remote border cities, cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States but can be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective,
Amendment 1226 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) 0,29 % (i.e., a total of EUR 925 680 000) as additional funding for the outermost regions identified in Article 349 of the Treaty andXXX€ as additional funding for the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the Treaty of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden.
Amendment 1230 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) XXX€ as additional funding for the outermost regions identified in Article 349 of the Treaty and for which the level of support should correspond to the realities of OMR-related handicaps.
Amendment 1232 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e b (new)
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e b (new)
(e b) XXX€ as additional funding, to be allocated to areas beset by permanent and severe geographic handicaps in the framework of Operational Programmes undertaken under article 10 of the ERDF Regulation; such areas being those defined by Article 111(4) excluding those already mentioned above under e) and f).
Amendment 1640 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 111 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 3 – article 111 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In such areas, the ceiling of co-financing rates set in Article 110.3 may be increased by 10% up to a maximum ceiling of 80%.
Amendment 50 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
The ERDF shall contribute to the financing of support which aims to reinforce economic, social and territorial cohesion by redressing the main regional imbalances through support for the development and structural adjustment of regional economies, including the conversion of declining industrial regions and regions lagging behind; takes the view that Structural Funds should be deployed to their full extent to support capacity building in the regions through dedicated activities aimed at founding centres of excellences, modernising universities, purchase of scientific equipment, local technology transfer, support to start-ups and spin-offs, and local interaction between industry and academia; believes that this will allow a stairway of excellence to be developed, leading these regions to fully participate in the Horizon 2020, based on quality and excellence.
Amendment 108 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 109 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
The structural funds could be used to finance equipment, human resource development, the creation of clusters in the priority areas of Horizon 2020 and as a source of small grants given for the preparation of proposals to be submitted to Horizon 2020;
Amendment 110 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 c (new)
National and regional funds might be used to contribute to the funding of ERC, Marie Curie or collaborative projects that meet the criteria of excellence but cannot be funded due to lack of European funds. Horizon 2020 could confer a "seal of excellence" status on positively evaluated projects that have not otherwise been able to achieve funding because of budgetary limitations;
Amendment 111 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 d (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 d (new)
The structural funds could be used to finance or co-finance the follow up to Horizon 2020 research projects (e.g. pilot scale and demonstration projects);
Amendment 112 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 e (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 e (new)
Structural funds could be used to valorise research results in such a way as to encourage easy access to knowledge or to facilitate the deployment of the resulting knowledge in terms of its direct economic or societal use;
Amendment 124 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
The ERDF shall contribute to the financing of support which aims to reinforce economic, social and territorial cohesion by redressing the main regional imbalances through support for the development and structural adjustment of regional economies, including the conversion of declining industrial regions and regions lagging behind, as well as island, cross- border and mountain regions, sparsely populated regions and remote border towns.
Amendment 552 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – introductory part
(7) promoting sustainable and safe transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructure, in particular in peripheral and island regions:
Amendment 596 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d b (new)
(d b) developing sustainable maritime and air transport systems for passengers and cargo, to make peripheral and island regions more accessible;
Amendment 749 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Operational programmes co-financed by the ERDF covering areas with severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps referred to in Article 111(4) of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] shall pay particular attention to addressing the specific difficulties of those areas. The specific additional allocation for areas beset by permanent and severe geographic handicaps shall be used to enable these territories to alleviate such constraints, to improve their attractiveness for people and for industries, and to exploit their assets. It will support actions in the following fields: a) All thematic objectives set out in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) n° (...)/2012 (CPR) b) start-up aid for transport services; c) cooperation actions not covered by Regulation (EU) n° (...)/2012 on specific provisions for support from the ERDF towards the European territorial Cooperation.
Amendment 122 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For cross-border cooperation, the regions to be supported shall be the NUTS level 3 regions of the Union along all internal and external land borders other than those covered by programmes under the external financial instruments of the Union, and all NUTS level 3 regions of the Union along maritime borders separated by a maximum of 150 km, without prejudice to potential adjustments needed to ensure the coherence and continuity of cooperation programme areas established for the 2007- 2013 programming period. The maximum distance of 150 kilometres will not apply to the island regions inside the limits of its sea basin area for the purpose of promoting cooperation actions based on a common strategy within the functional area.
Amendment 124 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m
(m) ‘alternative roaming provider’ means a home provider, different from the operator providing domestic mobile communication services, that provides a roaming customer with roaming services via its own network or as a mobile virtual network operator or reseller;
Amendment 130 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point o
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point o
Amendment 152 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Home providers shall enable their subscribers to access voice, SMS and data roaming services of any interconnected alternative roaming provider.
Amendment 187 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
For the purpose of separate sale of roaming services, operators shall make sure that facilities are in place by 1 July 2014 at the latest, to ensure that the customer can use domestic mobile services and separate roaming services offered by an alternative roaming operator while keeping their mobile number. In order to enable the separate sale of roaming services, operators may in particular allow the use of a ‘EU roaming profile’ on the same SIM card and the use of the same terminal alongside domestic mobile services. Pricing for interconnection related to the provision of this facility shall be cost-orientated and there should be no direct charges to consumers for the use of this facility.
Amendment 315 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. To alert a roaming customer to the fact that he will be subject to roaming charges when making or receiving a call or when sending an SMS message, each home provider shall, except when the customer has notified his home provider that he does not require this service, provide the customer, automatically by means of a Message Service, without undue delay and free of charge, when he enters a Member State or a third country other than that of his home network, with basic personalised pricing information on the roaming charges (including VAT) that apply to the making and receiving of calls and to the sending of SMS messages by that customer in the visited Member State or third country.
Amendment 320 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. In addition to paragraph 1, customers shall have the right to request and receive, free of charge, and irrespective of their location within the Union , more detailed personalised pricing information on the roaming charges that apply in the visited network to voice calls, SMS, MMS and other data communication services, and information on the transparency measures applicable by virtue of this Regulation, by means of a mobile voice call or by SMS. Such a request shall be to a free-of-charge number designated for this purpose by the home provider. Obligations provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply to machine to machine (M2M) type of devices that use mobile communication.
Amendment 332 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. An automatic message from the home provider shall inform the roaming customer that he is roaming and provide basic personalised tariff information on the charges applicable to the provision of regulated data roaming services to that roaming customer in the Member State or third country concerned, except where the customer has notified his home provider that he does not require this information.
Amendment 336 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Such basic personalised tariff information shall be delivered to the roaming customer's mobile telephone or other device, for example by an SMS message, an e-mail or a pop-up window on the computer, every time the roaming customer enters a Member State or third country other than that of his home network and initiates for the first time a regulated data roaming service in that particular Member State or third country. It shall be provided free of charge at the moment the roaming customer initiates a regulated data roaming service, by an appropriate means adapted to facilitate its receipt and easy comprehension.
Amendment 245 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) High-efficiency cogeneration (CHP) and district heating and cooling has significant potential for saving primary energy which is largely untapped in the Union. Member States should draw up national plans to develop high-efficiency CHP and district heating and cooling. These planscarry out a comprehensive assessment of heating and cooling demand. This assessment should cover a sufficiently long period to provide investors with information concerning national development plans and contribute to a stable and supportive investment environment. New electricity generation installations and existing installations which arto be substantially refurbished or whose permit or licence is updated should analyse if it is technically and economically viable be equipped with high-efficient CHP units to recover waste heat stemming from the production of electricity. This waste heat could then be transported where it is needed through district heating networks. To this end, Member States should adopt authorisation criteria to ensure the location of installations in sites close to heat demand points. Member States should however be able to lay down conditions for exemption from these obligations where certain conditions are met.
Amendment 423 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
27 a. 'Energy poverty' means having to spend a disproportionate amount of income on energy. Specifically this is defined as households having to spend in percentage terms of their household income, more than twice the median value of the percentage spend by households on energy used within the home; the spend is calculated to attain the same indoor temperatures as the majority of the national households
Amendment 510 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU, Member States shall ensure that as from 1 January 2014, 3% of the total heated and/or cooled floor area owned by their public bodies is renovated each year to meet at least the minimum energy performance requirements set by the Member State concerned in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU. The 3% rate shall be calculated on the total heated and/or cooled floor area of buildings with a total useful floor area over 250 m2 owned by the public bodies of the Member State concerned that, on 1 January of each year, does not meet the national minimum energy performance requirements set in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 531 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where a public body already has an energy efficiency strategy in place for its buildings based on another parameter and where this strategy is expected to yield energy savings equivalent or higher than the savings expected from meeting the renovation target, Member States shall allow the public body to continue following its existing strategy.
Amendment 553 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may allow their public bodies to count towards their annual renovation rate the excess of renovated building floor area in a given year as if it has instead been renovated in any of the twofour previous or following years.
Amendment 668 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This sc or take the me shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companasures set out in paragraph 9 of this Article. The obligation scheme shall require that obligated parties operating on the Member State's territory to achieve annual energy savings equal to 1.5% of their energy sales, by volume, . Member States shall determine the obligated parties and the amount of energy to be saved by them. When setting the previous year in that Member State excluding energy used in transport.se targets they shall: a) take into account their national energy efficiency targets referred to in Article 3; b) set multi-annual targets to leave sufficient flexibility and predictability to the obliged parties; and This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers.
Amendment 741 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) include requirements with a social aim in the saving obligations they impose, including by requiring measures to be implemented in households affected by energy poverty or in social housingrecalling that Member States have defined the concept of vulnerable customers pursuant to Directive 2009/72 Article 3(7), member states shall ensure that a share of energy efficiency measures are targeted at this group;
Amendment 809 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
Member States opting for this option shall notify to the Commission, by 1 January 2013 at the latest, the alternative measures that they plan to adopt, including the rules on penalties referred to in Article 9, and demonstratshowing how they would achieve the required amount of savings. The Commission may refuse such measures or make suggestions for modifications in the 3 months following notification. In such cases, the alternative approach shall not be applied by the Member State concerned until the Commission expressly accepts the resubmitted or modified draft measures.
Amendment 817 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Amendment 852 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall develop programmes to encourage households and small and medium-sized enterprises to undergo energy audits and to subsequently implement the results of such audits.
Amendment 873 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that enterprises not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 are subject to an energy audit carried out in an independent and cost-effective manner by qualified or accredited experts at the latest by 30 June 2014 and every threfive years from the date of the previous energy audit.
Amendment 1044 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 JanuaryDecember 20145, Member States shall establishcarry out and notify to the Commission a nationalcomprehensive assessment of heating and cooling pldemand for developing the potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling, containing the information set out in Annex VII. The plans shall be updated and notified to the Commission every five years. Member States shall ensure by means of their regulatory framework that national heating and cooling plans are taken into accountIf they have already carried out an equivalent assessment, they shall notify it to the Commission. The assessment should consider different types of cogeneration on the basis of the specificities of different national demand and consumption patterns. The plans shall be updated and notified to the Commission every five years. Member States shall ensure that efficient use of energy resources and the development of resource efficient heating and cooling systems are considered in local and regional development plansning, including urban and rural spatial plans, and fulfil the design criteria in Annex VIIin local and regional energy strategies and planning. Account shall be taken of local/regional heat markets.
Amendment 1072 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
For the purpose of the assessment referred to in subparagraph 1, Member States shall carry out a cost-benefit analysis covering their territory, including based on climate conditions, economic feasibility or technical suitability, in order to identify and facilitate implementation of the most cost-efficient solutions to meet heating and cooling requirements.
Amendment 1182 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) the installation is likely to operate as back-up of intermittent electricity generation produced with energy from renewable sources;
Amendment 1244 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) the installation operates as back-up of intermittent electricity generation produced with energy from renewable sources;
Amendment 1309 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 9
Article 10 – paragraph 9
9. The Commission shall establish by 1 January 2013 by means of a delegated act in accordance with Article 18 a methodology for the cost-benefit analysis referred to in paragraphs 1(a), 4 (c), 7 (b) and 8(b).
Amendment 1365 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Without prejudice to Article 16(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources which gives first priority in access and dispatch to the grid to electricity produced from renewable energy sources, Member States shall ensure that, subject to requirements relating to the maintenance of the reliability and safety of the grid, based on transparent and non-discriminatory criteria defined by the competent national authorities, transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory:
Amendment 1375 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) provide priority or guaranteed access to the grid of electricity from high efficiency cogeneration;
Amendment 1380 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1417 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Information, awareness-raising and training 1. Member States shall ensure that information on available energy efficiency mechanisms and financial and legal frameworks is transparent and widely and actively disseminated to all relevant market actors, including consumers, builders, architects, engineers, environmental auditors and installers of building elements as defined in Directive 2010/31/EU. They shall ensure that banks and other financial institutions are informed of the possibilities of participating in the financing of energy efficiency improvement measures. 2. Member States shall establish appropriate conditions and incentives for market operators to provide adequate and targeted information and advice to energy consumers on energy efficiency. 3. Member States, with the participation of stakeholders, including local and regional authorities, shall develop suitable information, awareness-raising and training programmes to inform citizens of the benefits and practicalities of taking energy efficiency improvement measures. 4. The Commission shall ensure that information on best energy-saving practices in Member States is exchanged and widely disseminated.
Amendment 1427 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) providing model contracts for energy performance contracting in the public sector based on Life-Cycle costs and benefits, while encouraging long-term contracts that provide greater savings; these shall at least include the items listed in Annex XIII;
Amendment 1433 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e
e) disseminating informationfostering the availability onf financial instruments, incentives, grants, and loans to support energy service projects and disseminating clear and easily accessible information on these support schemes.
Amendment 1460 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
b a) legal and regulatory provisions that impede or restrict the possibility to constitute groups of independent SMEs to be able to provide more complex contract structures such as energy performance contracting.
Amendment 23 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As regards the possibility for Member States to apply a lower level of taxation to commercial than to non-commercial use of gas oil as motor fuel, this provision would appear to be no longer compatible with the requirement to improve energy efficiency and the need to address the growing environmental impact of transport and should therefore be deleted. Article 9(2) of Directive 2003/96/EC authorises certain Member States to apply a reduced rate on heating gas oil. That provision is no longer compatible with the proper functioning of the internal market and with the wider objectives of the Treaty. It should therefore be deleted.
Amendment 68 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – introductory part
Article 1 – point 6 – introductory part
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
(6) In Article 7, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
Amendment 33 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b
Paragraph 5 – point b
(b) when conducting foreign and security policy, not least under the CSDP, the EU must ensure consistency between the different areas of its external action and between these and other policies; regrets that as a consequence of the important progress on defence cooperation, the CSDP has acquired certain autonomy and seems unrelated to Union's common policies; calls for a CSPD as real instrument at the service of the UE external action and international role;
Amendment 108 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Regrets the sharp contrast between the EUR 200 billion per year spent by the Member States on defence, the lack of means at the EU's disposal, and the painfully protracted force generation conferences for EU military operations at a time when there are redundant capabilities and personnel; ; points out that there is an increasingly mismatch between increasing demand from abroad and the resources that member states make available to the Union;
Amendment 128 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes note of the Franco-British initiative of 2 November 2010 on security and defence cooperation and hopes that it can act as a springboard for further progress at European level in line with the institutional framework and the requirements of rationalisation and technological, industrial, and operational integration from which it stemmed; considers that, although the motivation of the Franco-British defence cooperation is not to produce a greater European defence capability, it should provide a roadmap to more effective European defence cooperation based on capability planning and mutual dependency;
Amendment 176 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls for a constructive dialogue between the Commission, Parliament, the EDA, and the participating Member States on the preparations for the eighth framework programme with a view to investment in technology areas of common interest at EU level, bearing in mind not least that the amount spent in Europe on investment in defence-related R & D is currently equivalent to about 10% of the US figure; and has not developed a common strategic vision which would enable to make capabilities interoperable and interchangeable and avoid costly adaptations;
Amendment 181 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Maintains that one of the prerequisites for a self-contained CSDP is the establishment of a competitive European defence and security market, with an enhanced European defence technological and industrial base (EDTIB) (including identification of key industrial capabilities, security of supply between countries, increased competition in the defence equipment market, a deepening and diversifying supplier base, and increased armaments cooperation); reiterates that cooperation in defence R&T and R&D among member states is restricted and continues to be considerable fragmentation in the filed of high-tech programmes, which undermines EU's operational autonomy;
Amendment 224 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Recognises that since 2003 the EU has undertaken numerous missions (24) in three continents involving different types of intervention, the bulk being accounted for by civilian missions specialising in policing, security sector reform (SSR), and consolidation of the rule of law; considers that the EU has proved the credibility of its military capability bringing stability to different parts of the world; believes that the development of the CSDP's crisis management capability is crucial to the objective of strengthening the EU as a global actor;
Amendment 270 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
74. Recognises that NATO still constitutes the bedrock of collective defence for those Member States which belong to it; reminds that the EU is not a military alliance but the added value of the broader ESDP approach to security has been demonstrated; welcomes France's return to the integrated command structure of the Atlantic Alliance and considers that this should help to dispel any resistance to the development of a common defence policy at EU level;
Amendment 275 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
75. Welcomes the agreement in NATO's new strategic concept on further strengthening the EU-NATO strategic partnership; reaffirms that most of the threats identified in the new strategic concept are also shared by the EU and the importance of enhancing EU-NATO cooperation in crisis management in the spirit of mutual reinforcement and with respect for their decision-making autonomy; draws attention to the necessity of avoiding unnecessary overlapping of effort and resources and invites the EU and NATO to deepen their cooperation, through their respective means, in the context of a comprehensive approach to crises in which both are engaged in the field;
Amendment 106 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for the development of a single integrated indicator allowing better monitoring of progress in innovation; urges further development of the ‘scoreboard’ by means of international cooperation, with the addition of indicators which, along the lines of the indicator for employment in medium- and high-technology sectors and services, measure EU innovation capacity in absolute terms, in order to show innovation’s ability to generate growth and jobs and raise GDP levels;
Amendment 180 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15. Calls for the future framework programme to foster optimum use of research findings by linking them to the innovation process through the extension of the scope of project funding to include the demonstration and prototype stages;
Amendment 207 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses that the development potential of risk capital in the EU is far from having been realised because it is split over 27 different markets subject to different rules and tax arrangements; welcomes the Commission’s determination to promote action to enable risk capital funds established in any of the Member States to operate and invest freely across the EU; takes the view that efforts to meet this objective could be supported by an arrangement under which one Member State's public risk capital funds would invest in another Member State, in cooperation with private funds and with top-up funding from the EU;
Amendment 223 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Member States to make the best possible use of the Structural Funds for R&D&I in the current financing period, targeting the grand societal challenges and with the final objective of achieving cohesion in science and innovation; calls on the Commission and the Member State to avoid costly duplication by promoting smart specialisation strategies; considers that a premium or incentive should be devoted to the regions that manage to accomplish their role and advancement in this architecture of European specialisation;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the flagship initiatives highlighted in the EU 2020 Strategy; calls for a broad political concept for a competitive, social and sustainable future for the EU and stresses the need to achieve the EU’s social, economic and territorial cohesion; underlines that the EU flagship initiatives described in the EU 2020 Strategy, most of them under the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy remit, require solid, credible and sustainable EU financial support if the EU's key 2020 objectives are to be met; asks, therefore, for the inclusion of reference amounts for the flagship initiatives in the post-2013 MFF;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that adequate financing needs to be secured in order to honour EU's international agreements;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the fact that the EU 2020 Strategy highlights the importance of industrial policy for sustainable growth social end economic welfare as well as for and employment in Europe; calls for a comprehensive vision for European industry in the year 2020, with a view to ensuring that a diversified and competitive industrial base is maintained and further developed and that jobs are created as a result; strongly supports the continuation of guarantee instruments in the framework of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) and calls for an extension and considerable expansion of the resources allocated to the CIP; asks the Commission for the next generation of programmes to put a stronger emphasis on mezzanine financial instruments and to support them with risk- sharing funds and facilities;
Amendment 26 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls the European Parliament's call on 10 March 2009 to further enhance the visibility and awareness of SME-related policy actions through the bundling of Community instruments and funds for SMEs under a separate heading in the EU budgetStresses the need to secure a 15% binding target for SMEs participation in Community instruments and funds;
Amendment 34 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that thriving research, innovation and development contribute to addressing the major challenges of our times; recalls the EU´s objective of strengthening its scientific and technological bases by achieving a European Research Area; recognises the key role of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) as a key driver of EU sustainable growth and competitiveness through the stimulation of world-leading innovation; underlines the imp and calls fort ance of continuing efforts on simplifying research, innovation and development enlargement of the KICs priority areas, duly fundinged;
Amendment 38 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need to maintainenhance, stimulate and secure the financing of research, innovation and development in the EU via appropriate programme management and funding amounting at least to the percentage of the total EU budget that FP7 will have when it ends; calls for a significant increase in research expenditure from 2013, with an EU target of 1% of GDP for public funding significant increase in research expenditure from 2013 and continuing efforts on simplifying research, innovation and development funding and appropriate programme management; calls for increased international cooperation on R&D and more funds for mobility programmes;
Amendment 53 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the strategic importance of the European Global Satellite Navigation Systems (Galileo and EGNOS) as well as the European Earth monitoring programme GMES and is convinced, that their implementation will require intensive monitoring and evaluation; recognisestakes the view that the development of the newly established European space policy would logically imply additional financial capacity for the EUrequire a proper budget line with adequate funding.
Amendment 2 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the competitiveness of the European tourism industry will only be guaranteed by using the best technologies available, therefore skills, experiences and best practices in the tourism sector should be shared; recalls that a quality tourism market specialising in new demand sectors needs a highly skilled labour force trained in attending to new requirements; underlines the importance of mutual recognition of diplomas and qualifications in the tourismt sector across Europe and of current training plans being better matched to sector demand; urges the Commission to encourage involvement by the tourism sector in the Leonardo programme;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that better coordination of R&D in the field of tourism will result in benefits for the sustainability of the tourism sector; urges, therefore, the Commission to create a Virtual Tourism Monitoring Centre that does not just link up research institutions, but also enterprises and public authorities, with the aim of driving forward market research through use of competitive intelligence systems, providing enterprises and public bodies with forward-looking information on the development of supply and demand, and creating the conditions for improved strategic positioning of enterprises and the public sector;
Amendment 18 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The tourism sector is extremely dependent on the climate, which determines the length and quality of tourism seasons, while simultaneously contributing to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions produced in the main by transport and tourist accommodation; points out that the sector can play an important role in achieving the Union’s objectives through an energy policy focused on buildings; calls on the Member States and the Commission to encourage the tourist sector to adopt strategies on energy efficiency and the introduction of renewables;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that innovation in the tourism sector often occurs through cooperation, partnerships and the creation of networks in fields such as technology, marketing, distribution and employee mobility; calls for the Commission to promote decisively the tourism sector’s involvement in the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme;
Amendment 54 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that this sector generates more than 5 % of the EU’s GDP, for which reason greater analysis of the impact Community legislation has on the tourism industries is seen as essential;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU should further develop its foreign policy objectives and advance its values and interests worldwide with the overall aim of contributing to peace, security, solidarity, the promotion of democracy, the protection of human rights, multilateralism and mutual respect among nations, free and fair trade and the eradication of poverty,
Amendment 98 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises the need to prevent the EU from becoming dependent for its energy supplies on third countries, which would undermine the independence of EU foreign policy; recalls the urgent need to address energy challenges by promoting both renewable and indigenous fossil sources of energy, completing an effective internal energy market and implementing a common European external energy policy, based on the diversification of energy suppliers; calls, in this regard, on the VP/HR to pursue with determination Parliament's recommendations for the development of a coherent and coordinated policy, in particular by promoting EU cohesion in constructive dialogue with energy suppliers, and especially with Russia and transit countries;
Amendment 106 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates its position that the EU must strengthen its leadership in the area of global climate governance and further develop a dialogue with other key actors, such as the emerging powers (China, Brazil, India), Russia, the United States and developing countries, given that climate change has become a key element of international relations and there is a need for a comprehensive international agreement to tackle it;
Amendment 112 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Takes the view that, in order to be consistent with its own values, EU foreign policy must give absolute priority to promoting democracy, given that a democratic society is the basis for upholding human rights; believes that the new institutional structure of the EU, with particular reference to the EEAS and its dedicated department, offers an opportunity to enhance the EU's coherence and effectiveness in this area; reiterates Parliament's strong determination, and recalls its longstanding efforts, to defend human rights and democracy in the world through bilateral relations with third countries and active participation in international forums, as well as support for international and local civil-society organisations;
Amendment 124 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that effective multilateralism should be the overriding strategic concern of the Union and that, in this context, the EU should take a leading role in international cooperation, facilitate international consensus and advance global action; emphasises the urgent need to address global issues of common concern for EU citizens, such as terrorism, organised crime, cybersecurity, energy security, climate change, the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the eradication of poverty, the non- proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and disarmament, migration management and the promotion of human rights and civil liberties; takes the view that, in order to speak with a strong single voice on global issues within the UN system, the EU, while retaining its observer status, should be granted complementary rights at the UN as a natural consequence of the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty; calls on the EU to improve its strategy and tactics for consultations with UN member countries, including by giving clear explanations concerning the nature of the EU and how, on the basis of its Treaty-based powers, it differs from other regional organisations; recommends placing the issue of the EU's rights at the UN high on the agenda for bilateral and multilateral summits with strategic partners; considers it essential to engage with the EU's strategic partners in order to find solutions to major regional and global problems; recommends, furthermore, that strategic partnerships be given a multilateral dimension by including global issues on the agendas for the EU's bilateral and multilateral summits;
Amendment 137 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the EU should take advantage of the adoption of NATO's new Strategic Concept in order to strengthen its partnership with NATO, bearing in mind the development of the EU's foreign, security and defence policies; emphasises that the EU shares most of the threats to security identified by the NATO in its new Strategic Concept; points to the need to find pragmatic ways of solving the difficulties – in particular the differences between Cyprus and Turkey – which are hampering the development of closer cooperation between the EU and NATO, given the importance of ensuring that existing forces and capabilities which are shared to a large extent by both organisations are used as efficiently as possible;
Amendment 153 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Draws attention to the EU membership prospects of all the Western Balkan countries and underlines the importance of a continuous commitment to the process from both the countries of the region and the EU; recalls that the perspective of EU enlargement is an important incentive for the continuation of political and economic reforms in the Western Balkan countries, contributing to the effective stability and development of the region;
Amendment 217 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Considers that since its launch in 2004 the European Neighbourhood Policy, as a single policy framework as well as a performance-driven differentiation and tailor-made assistance, has brought tangible benefits both for ENP partners and the EU; underlines that the Strategic Review of the ENP should lead to enhanced, continuous and substantial political dialogue with partner countries to support prosperity, stability and security in the Mediterranean;
Amendment 225 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls for an accelerated political transition in Egypt involving all democratic political and social forces and the civil society with the aim of paving the way for the revision of the constitution and the electoral law, free and fair elections, and stabilising genuine democracy in the country;
Amendment 226 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Strongly supports the legitimate democratic aspirations expressed by people in several countries in the EU's southern neighbourhood; calls on the EU to be attentive to potential further popular demonstrations in the Mediterranean countries and to offer unequivocal and prompt support to new democratic claims; underlines that the Strategic Review of the ENP must fully take into consideration and reflect the new developments in the region and set up a political dialogue with EU's southern neighbours; emphasises again that the strengthening of democracy, the rule of law, good governance, the fight against corruptions and the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms are essential elements of this dialogue;
Amendment 105 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that only a pan-European energy network, not based on Member State borders, will enable the final completion of the internal energy market; considers it urgently necessary to develop and fully implement the legislative and financial mechanisms provided for under the Treaty and secondary legislation so as to remedy without delay any failure to act regarding gaps or deficiencies in the provision of TransEuropean Energy Network links;
Amendment 165 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the need to seek effective energy taxation which encourages energy efficiency and energy saving, as well as promoting renewable energies, as part of a low-carbon economy; considers that this should involve not only the levying of taxes but also the provision of tax incentives in the form of appropriate deductions or exemptions;
Amendment 345 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Insists that the regulatory framework, state aid policy included, must contribute to the launch of a range of renewable energy technologies;
Amendment 83 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for the EU to adopt a binding target on energy efficiency by at least 20% by 2020, and thereby advance the transition into a sustainable and green economy;
Amendment 96 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a revision of the Energy Services Directive (ESD) to include a so- called scoreboard approach (with flexible targets), which leaves flexibility for Member States to choose in which areas they will focus their effort based on assumptions with regard to cost- efficiency and potential energy savings;
Amendment 127 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that internationalisation is a key factor in the competitiveness of businesses, and therefore calls on the Commission to step up efforts to promote the knowledge gained across the spectrum of business support networks as much as possible so that companies that are in the process of internationalisation can make use of it;
Amendment 299 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
- coordinated initiatives to improve the teaching of STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and consolidate the subjects specifically related to enterprise creation as part of basic education, at all levels, and particularly toin the case of women, and to promote the exchange of best practice,
Amendment 316 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 4 a (new)
- encouragement of closer synergies between universities and business culture and businesses of a knowledge-oriented type,
Amendment 459 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 3
Paragraph 26 – indent 3
• a particular focus on the key European industries – e.g. the automotive industry, renewable energies, aviation, chemicals, foodeco-industries, information and communication technologies, biotechnology, aviation, tourism and the creative industries,
Amendment 484 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Expresses its conviction that the world economic crisis has clearly demonstrated the need for companies to act with due diligence in full conformity with the principles of CSR regarding both good corporate governance and respect for the environment and social excellence;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the Berlin declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities,
Amendment 7 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the current management of FP7 is characterised by excessive bureaucracy, low risk tolerance, poor efficiency and undue delays that act as a clear disincentive to the participation of the research community, academia, Civil Society organizations, businesses and industry (especially smaller research actors, including SMEs),
Amendment 9 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas all stakeholders are calling for further simplification and harmonisation of rules and procedures, with simplification not an objective per se, but rather a means to ensure the attractiveness and accessibility of EU research funding, and to reduce the time that researchers have to invest in the process itself,
Amendment 14 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas a strong research base is required to foster a more innovative Europe in support of a knowledge-based economy,
Amendment 27 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that EU monitoring and financial control should be primarily aimed at safeguarding public funds and combating fraud, whilst distinguishing clearly between fraud and errors; asks the Commission to include the definition of "error" in all binding legal documents;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Requests that beneficiaries who receive grants under FP should be informed about the Commission relevant audit strategies; recommends disseminating these strategies via the National Contact Points and include them in Cordis;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Believes that the advantages of having a Certificate on the Methodology of the Costs approved by the Commission should be far more disseminated;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Agrees and recommends broader acceptance of usual accounting practices for the eligible costs of participants once they have been clearly defined and agreed upon, especially for average personnel cost methodologies, provided that these procedures are in accordance with national rules and certified by, national authorities, leaving enough flexibility to each beneficiary to use either actual personnel costs methodology or average personnel costs methodology;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Amendment 54 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Supports the acceptance of average personnel costs only if based on a sufficient number of categories according to the organisation’s structure and individuals’ payrolls;
Amendment 55 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Favours the reintroduction of ex- ante controls for potentially riskier participants or first time participants under FPs;
Amendment 89 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Has strong reservations about the effects of abolishing the opinions provided by Member State representatives with regard to selection decisions, especially in security and defence research and in cases of ethical evaluation of projects; favours instead a simplified written procedure based on the current mechanisms;
Amendment 93 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls for substantive improvement of the clarity and accessibility of guidance documents (e.g. financial rules),, which should be compiled in a handbook and translated into the EU official languages;
Amendment 97 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Considers that each of the documents provided by the Commission should clearly establish its legal status, specifying both who is bound by their contents and also how they are bound;
Amendment 99 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Supports a further introduction of e- administration and IT tools and, in particular, the development of a research participant portal; calls on the Commission to establish an integrated and user-friendly online system; supports making all electronic information on programme management available (identification, application, negotiation and report); supports making this online system available on day one of the programme; is of the view that videoconferencing should be promoted to replace face-to-face meetings; recommends that that e- administration services use open protocols and formats when communicating with the citizens so as to ensure accessibility and interoperability;
Amendment 102 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Welcomes the Open Access Pilot of the Commission, which aims at improving access to results of research both through the Cordis system and through encouraging scientists to register their research in a repository;
Amendment 104 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Stresses the need for increased transparency concerning the process of topic selection for calls which should ensure relevant stakeholder participation;
Amendment 106 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Recommends the creation of a more transparent, coherent, and harmonised peer review system based on merit;
Amendment 110 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Recommends a reduced set of rules and common principles for funding to govern EU funding for R&D and calls for coherence and harmonisation in the implementation and interpretation of the rules and procedures; stresses the need to apply this common set of rules across the whole FP and associated instruments and within the Commission, regardless of the entity or executive agency in charge of implementation;
Amendment 127 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Recommends further internationalisation of FP8 through cooperation with third countries, including developing countries, providing them with simple and specific management rules;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. StresseRequests that the European Commission’s Impact Assessment Board (IAB) should be independent from the European Commission consisting of independent non-executive members accountable to, and appointed by, the European Parliament consider including a percentage of independent experts on the current Impact Assessment Board (IAB), with a view to enhancing its efficiency;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes the impact assessment to be a suitable instrument for verifying the relevance of Commission proposals, and in particular compliance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, and for explaining more clearly to the co-legislators and the public at large the reasons behind opting for a given measure;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that impact assessments must in no way diminish the Commission’s independence in exercising its institutional prerogatives, and in particular its sole right to initiate legislation as provided for in Article 17 of the Treaty on European Union;
Amendment 12 #
2010/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises the importance of an integrated approach to IAs that address interactions between economic considerations – with particular emphasis on SMEs – environmental, social, territorial and health considerations;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the draft IAs to be published and submitted for consultation prior to the drawing up of the legislative proposal;
Amendment 64 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Wholesale energy markets encompass both commodity markets and derivative markets, with price formation in both sectors interlinked. This include inter alia regulated markets, multilateral trading facilities and over the counter (OTC) transactions, direct or through brokers.
Amendment 80 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) It should be clearly prohibited to use or to attempt to use inside information to trade either on one's own account or on the account of a third party. Use of inside information can also consist in trading in wholesale energy products by persons who know, or ought to know, that the information they possess is inside information. Information which is required to be made public in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 or Regulation (EC) No 715/2009, including guidelines and network codes adopted pursuant to those Regulations, may serve as the basis of market participants' decisions to enter into transactions in wholesale energy products and therefore could constitute inside information until it has been made public.
Amendment 88 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Specification of the definitions of inside information and market manipulation is necessary to account for the specificities of wholesale energy markets, which are dynamic and subject to change. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty in respect to such detailed rules. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. Expertise could in particular be provided inter alia by experts from the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR), the European Networks of Transmission System Operators for Gas and for Electricity, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) national regulatory authorities, national competition authorities, competent financial authorities in the Member States, stakeholders such as organised market places (e.g. energy exchanges) and market participants.
Amendment 186 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – point 4 – subparagraph 2
Contracts for the supply and transport of natural gas or electricity for the use of final consumers are not wholesale energy products.
Amendment 194 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 5
Article 2 – point 5
5. ‘wholesale energy market’ means any marketplace within the Union on which wholesale energy products are traded; they include inter alia regulated markets, multilateral trading facilities and over the counter (OTC) transactions, direct or through brokers;
Amendment 197 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 5 a (new)
Article 2 – point 5 a (new)
5a. ‘market participant’ means any person, including transmission system operators, who enters into transactions, including the placing of orders to trade, in one or more wholesale energy markets;
Amendment 209 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. Market participants shall publicly, effectively and in a timely manner disclose inside information in respect of business or facilities which the participant concerned owns or controls or for which the participant, or parent undertaking or related undertaking, owns or controls or for which the participant, or its parent undertaking or related undertaking, is responsible for operational matters, either in whole or in part. Such informationdisclosure shall include information relevant to the capacity and utilisation of facilities for production, storage, consumption or transmission of electricity or natural gas or related to the capacity and utilisation of LNG facilities, including planned or unplanned unavailability of these facilities.
Amendment 260 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall be provided with a record ofn access right to wholesale energy market transactions, including orders to trade. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 and subject to conditions of Articles 16 and 17, laying down the timing, form and content in which this information is reported and, where appropriate, defining thresholds for the reporting of transactions as well as specifying types of contracts for which transactions shall be reported.
Amendment 339 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Before adopting delegated acts the Commission shall consult market parties on the content and format of the reporting obligations, including among them stakeholders such as organised market places (e.g. energy exchanges) and market participants.
Amendment 12 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The objective of this Directive is to approximate rules on criminal law in the Member States in the area of attacks against information systems, and improve cooperation between judicial and other competent authorities, including the police and other specialised law enforcement services of the Member States and the Union; this objective forms part of the Union’s general strategy aimed at combating organised crime, increasing the resilience of computer networks, protecting critical information infrastructure and data protection.
Amendment 16 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The objective of this Directive is to approximate rules on criminal law in the Member States in the area of attacks against information systems, and improve cooperation between judicial and other competent authorities, including the police and other specialised law enforcement services of the Member States and the Union; this objective forms part of the Union’s general strategy designed to combat organised crime, secure information networks more effectively, protect critical information infrastructures and safeguard data.
Amendment 16 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Information systems are a key element of political, social and economic interaction in Europe. Society is highly and increasingly dependent on such systems. The smooth operation and security of these systems in Europe is vital for the development of the European single market and of a competitive and innovative economy. At the same time as providing great benefits, however, information systems carry a number of risks to our security on account of their complexity and vulnerability to various types of computer crime. The security of information systems is thus a matter of constant concern that requires an effective response from the Member States and the Union.
Amendment 17 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Information systems are vital to political, social and economic interaction in Europe. Society today is highly dependent on such systems and is becoming even more so. However, despite their major benefits, they also embody a number of risks to our security because of their complexity and vulnerability to various types of cybercrime. The security of information systems is therefore a constant concern and requires effective responses from the Member States and the Union.
Amendment 17 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Attacks against information systems, in particular as a result of the threat from are a growing menace and may come from a variety of actors such as terrorists, organiszed crime, are a growing menace, and tStates or isolated individuals. There is increasing concern about the potential for terrorist or politically motivated attacks against information systems which form part of the critical infrastructure of Member States and the Union. The cross-border nature of certain offences and the relatively low risk and cost for offenders, coupled with the huge benefits that may be gained and damage that may be caused through the attacks, adds greatly to the level of this menace. This constitutes a threat to the achievement of a safer information society and an area of freedom, security and justice, and therefore requires a response not just at the level of the European Union but also by the international community.
Amendment 18 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 23 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) There is evidence of a tendency towards increasingly dangerous and recurrent large scale attacks conducted against information systems which are critical to states, to the Union or to particular functions in the public or private sector. This tendency is accompanied by the rapid development of computer technology and, as a result, increasingly sophisticated tools that can be used by criminals to launch cyber-attacks of various types, some of which have a great potential to cause economic and social damage.
Amendment 23 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) There is evidence of a tendency towards increasingly dangerous and recurrent large scale attacks conducted against information systems which are critical to states, the Union or to particular functions in the public or private sector. This tendency is accompanied by the rapid development of information technology and thus of increasingly sophisticated tools that can be used by criminals to launch cyber-attacks of various types, some of which have significant potential to cause economic and social damage.
Amendment 28 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Member States should provide for penalties in respect of attacks against information systems. The penalties provided for should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. which should be adopted within broader national strategies to deter and combat such attacks. The penalties provided for should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Convergence in the sanctions and penalties applied by Member States is necessary on account of the often cross-border nature of the threats and is aimed at reducing differences between Member States when it comes to dealing with offences committed within the Union.
Amendment 29 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Member States should provide for penalties in respect of attacks against information systems. The penalties provided for should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. , as part of a broader set of national strategies designed to deter and combat attacks of this nature. The penalties provided for should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Given the cross-border nature of the threats, it is necessary for Member States to bring sanctions and penalties into line thereby reducing differences between them regarding the treatment of infringements in the Union.
Amendment 31 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Council Conclusions of 27-28 November 2008 indicated that a new strategy should be developed with the Member States and the Commission, taking into account the content of the 2001 Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime. The Council and Commission must encourage those Member States that have not yet ratified the Convention to do so as soon as possible. That Convention is the legal framework of reference for combating cybercrime, including attacks against information systems. This Directive builds on that Convention.
Amendment 32 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Council Conclusions of 27-28 November 2008 indicated that a new strategy should be developed with the Member States and the Commission, taking into account the content of the 2001 Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime. The Council and Commission should encourage Member States that have not yet ratified the Convention to do so as soon as possible. That Convention is the legal framework of reference for combating cybercrime, including attacks against information systems. This Directive builds on that Convention.
Amendment 34 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Cooperation on the part of the authorities with the private sector and civil society is of major importance in avoiding and combating cyber attacks. It is necessary to establish ongoing dialogue with them, given their extensive use of computer systems and the need for shared responsibility in ensuring reliable and functional systems. It is important to raise awareness among all computer system stakeholders, so as to create a data security mentality.
Amendment 36 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) There is a need to collect data on offences under this Directive, in order to gain a more complete picture of the problem at Union level and thereby contribute to formulating more effective responses. Member States must step up exchanges of information regarding cyber attacks with the support of the Commission and the European Network and Information Security Agency. The data will moreover help specialised agencies such as Europol and the European Network and Information Security Agency to better assess the extent of cybercrime and the state of network and information security in Europe. Improved knowledge of present and future risks will make it possible to take decisions which are more effective in deterring and combating cyber attacks or reducing the resulting damage.
Amendment 36 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Cooperation by the public authorities with the private sector and civil society is of great importance in preventing and combating attacks against information systems. A permanent dialogue should be established with these partners in view of the extensive use they make of information systems and the sharing of responsibility required for the stable and proper operation of these systems. The raising of awareness among all stakeholders in the use of information systems is important in creating a culture of IT security.
Amendment 37 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) There is a need to collect data on offences under this Directive, in order to gain a more complete picture of the problem at Union level and thereby contribute to formulating more effective responses. Member States need to improve the exchange of information on attacks against information systems, with the support of the Commission and the European Network and Information Security Agency. The data will moreover help specialised agencies such as Europol and the European Network and Information Security Agency to better assess the extent of cybercrime and the state of network and information security in Europe. Better knowledge about present and future risks will help reach more appropriate decisions on deterring, combating or limiting the damage caused by attacks against information systems.
Amendment 39 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Significant gaps and differences in Member States’ laws in the area of attacks against information systems area may hamper the fight against organised crime and terrorism, and may complicate effective police and judicial cooperation in this area. The transnational and borderless nature of modern information systems means that attacks against such systems have a trans-border dimension, thus underlining the urgent need for further action to approximate criminal legislation in this area at Union level. The Union should also seek greater international cooperation in the field of data network security by collaborating closely with other organisations with the relevant terms of reference, such as the United Nations, NATO, the Council of Europe, or the OSCE and involving other international stakeholders. Besides that, the coordination of prosecution of cases of attacks against information systems should be facilitated by the adoption of Council Framework Decision 2009/948/JHA on prevention and settlement of conflict of jurisdiction in criminal proceedings.
Amendment 40 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Significant gaps and differences in Member States’ laws in the area of attacks against information systems area may hamper the fight against organised crime and terrorism, and may complicate effective police and judicial cooperation in this area. The transnational and borderless nature of modern information systems means that attacks against such systems have a trans-border dimension, thus underlining the urgent need for further action at Union level to approximate national criminal legislation in this area. Likewise, the Union should pursue greater international cooperation in the field of network and information system security involving all relevant international actors. Besides that, the coordination of prosecution of cases of attacks against information systems should be facilitated by the adoption of Council Framework Decision 2009/948/JHA on prevention and settlement of conflict of jurisdiction in criminal proceedings.
Amendment 112 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights.
Amendment 143 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) Nothing in this Decision is intended to detract from the protection afforded to economic operators by the Directive 2009/140/EC, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services.
Amendment 296 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 330 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. and that in the case of DTT channels currently using this band which have to be reallocated below 790 MHz, the costs incurred by broadcasters and users due to a simulcast period or to the adaptation of emission or reception equipment to the new channels is adequately compensated for.
Amendment 355 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings.
Amendment 17 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The small contribution of subsidised coal to the overall energy mix no longer justifies the maintenance of such subsidies with a view tof securing the supply of energy on a Union level, provided this is not secured by other means.
Amendment 21 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
on State aid to facilitate the closuretransition to competitivity of uncompetitive coal mines
Amendment 22 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The small contribution of subsidised coal to the overall energy mix no longer justifies the maintenance of such subsidies with a view of securing the supply of energy on a Union level, as long as this result cannot be guaranteed by other means.
Amendment 23 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 23 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 24 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Considering the scarcity of autochthonous energy sources in the EU, the Union's policies for promoting renewable fuels and fossil fuels with low carbon content in order to generate electricity justify the support to coal mines. The categories of aid permitted by Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 should not be maintained indefinitely. In any event, all public aid aimed at reducing the effects of pollution caused by coal, should be maintained. Those mines that, after a ten-year period, are able to achieve competitiveness and require a financial boost from the public sector to enable them to make technological investments for environmental purposes, will also be exempt from the elimination of aid.
Amendment 26 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Indigenous energy sources in the EU being scarce, the Union’s policies of encouraging renewable and lower carbon fossil fuels for power generation do justify support for coal mines. The categories of aid permitted by Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 should not be maintained indefinitely. In any event, State aid intended to reduce the pollutant effect of coal should be maintained. Mines that after this 10-year period are capable of being competitive but still need State assistance with regard to implementation of environmental technology investments should be exempted from this discontinuation of subsidies.
Amendment 28 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Title
Proposal for a Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No .../… on State aid to facilitate the closure or transition to competitivity of uncompetitive coal mines
Amendment 29 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Without prejudice to the general State aid rules, Member States should be able to take measures to alleviate the social and regional consequences of the possible closure of those mines, that is to say the orderly winding down of activities in the context of an irrevocable closure plan and/or the financing of exceptional costs, inherited liabilities in particular.
Amendment 29 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) A minimum level of coal production, together with other measures, especially those aiming at the promotion of renewable energy sources, will contribute to the maintenance of a quota of primary energy sources, which will allow energy security in the Union to be reinforced significantly. In addition, a quota of autochthonous sources of primary energy will help to promote environmental goals in relation with sustainable development. In this framework of boosting autochthonous energy sources in Europe in order to counterbalance the continent's huge dependence on energy sources from outside its borders, consideration should be given to complementing autochthonous energy sources, which in many Member States are represented solely by coal, with non-fossil ones.
Amendment 32 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Recital 2
(2) The small contribution of subsidised coal to the overall energy mix no longer justifies the maintenance of such subsidies with a view tof securing the supply of energy on a Union level, as long as that objective can not be guaranteed by other means.
Amendment 33 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. Aid shall cover only costs in connection with coal for the production of electricity, the combined production of heat and electricity, the production of coke and the fuelling of blast furnaces in the steel industry as well as in connection with research and investments in technology aimed at reducing coal polluting emissions, where such use takes place in the Union.
Amendment 35 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the operation of the production units concerned must form part of a closure plan the deadline of which does not extend beyond 31 OctoDecember 201420 ;
Amendment 36 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the production units concerned must be closed definitively in accordance with the closure plan, in the event that they have not become competitive and provided that their continued operation is not necessary to meet Union's energy needs;
Amendment 40 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the overall amount of closure aid granted by a Member State for any particular undertaking must follow a downward trend, where the reduction between successive periods of fifteen months must not be less than 33 percent of the aid provided . This aid reduction shall not be applicable to the mines that have succeeded in becoming competitive during the initial fifteen month period of the closure planis period and which require public investments aimed only at reducing the polluting effects of coal ;
Amendment 42 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) A minimum level of coal production, together with other measures, in particular to promote renewable energy sources, will help to maintain a quota of primary energy sources, which will significantly boost the European Union's energy security. Furthermore, a quota of indigenous primary energy sources will also serve to promote environmental objectives within the framework of sustainable development. Within this context of boosting the Union’s indigenous energy sources in order to counteract the continent’s huge energy dependence, supplementing non-fossil indigenous energy sources with fossil ones needs to be considered, coal being the sole source of indigenous fossil energy in some Member States.
Amendment 43 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Recital 3
(3) TIn view of the scarcity of autochthonous energy sources in the EU, the Union's policies of encouragfor promoting renewable and lower carbon fossil fuels for power generation do not justify the indefinite support for uncompetitive coal mines. The categories of aid permitted by Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 should therefore not be continued indefinitelyfuels in order to generate electricity justify the support to coal mines. The categories of aid permitted by Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 should not be maintained indefinitely. In any event, all public aid aimed at reducing the effects of pollution caused by coal, should be maintained. Those mines that, after the expiration date of this Regulation, are able to achieve competitiveness and require a financial boost from the public sector to enable them to make technological investments for environmental purposes, will also be exempt from the elimination of aid.
Amendment 45 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. If the production units to which aid is granted pursuant to paragraph 1 are not closed at the date fixed in the closure plan as authorised by the Commission, they have not become competitive and their continued operation is not necessary in the light of the energy autonomy conditions of that State, the Member State concerned shall recover all aid granted in respect of the whole period covered by the closure plan.
Amendment 48 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Recital 5
(5) Without prejudice to the general State aid rules, Member States should be able to take measures to alleviate the social and regional consequences of the possible closure of those mines, that is to say the orderly winding down of activities in the context of an irrevocable closure plan and/or the financing of exceptional costs, inherited liabilities in particular.
Amendment 51 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In accomplishing its task, the European Commission should ensure that normal conditions of competition are established, maintained and complied with. With regard to more especially to the electricity market, aid to the coal industry should not be such as to affect electricity producers' choice of sources of primary energy supply. Consequently, the prices and quantities of coal should be freely agreed between the contracting parties in the light of prevailing conditions on the world market. In any event, and to prevent social or environmental dumping, the Community authorities should ensure that the social and environmental standards in mines in non-EU countries producing coal for marketing in the Union equate to the standards required of European coal mines.
Amendment 56 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. Aid shall cover only costs in connection with coal for the production of electricity, the combined production of heat and electricity, the production of coke and, the fuelling of blast furnaces in the steel industry, research and technology investment designed to reduce pollutant emissions from coal, where such use takes place in the Union.
Amendment 58 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) the operation of the production units concerned must form part of a closure plan the deadline of which does not extend beyond 31 OctoDecember 201420;
Amendment 62 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) the production units concerned must be closed definitively in accordance with the closure plan if they have not become competitive by that date and provided that the Union’s energy needs do not require their continued existence;
Amendment 62 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) A minimum level of coal production, together with other measures, especially those aiming at the promotion of renewable energy sources, will contribute to the maintenance of a quota of primary energy sources, which will allow energy security in the European Union to be reinforced significantly. In addition, a quota of autochthonous sources of primary energy will help to promote environmental goals in relation with sustainable development. In this framework of boosting autochthonous energy sources in Europe in order to counterbalance the continent's huge dependence on energy sources from outside its borders, consideration should be given to complementing autochthonous energy sources, which in many Member States are represented solely by coal, with non-fossil ones.
Amendment 64 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Recital 10
(10) In accomplishing its task, the European Commission should ensure that normal conditions of competition are established, maintained and complied with. With regard to more especially the electricity market, aid to the coal industry should not be such as to affect electricity producers' choice of sources of primary energy supply. Consequently, the prices and quantities of coal should be freely agreed between the contracting parties in the light of prevailing conditions on the world market. In any event, and in order to avoid social or environmental dumping, the Union authorities should ensure that the coal from third countries which is marketed in Europe is extracted in accordance with certain social and environmental standards which are equivalent to those required in respect of European mines.
Amendment 66 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
f) the overall amount of closure aid granted by a Member State for any particular undertaking must follow a downward trend, where the reduction between successive periods of fifteen months must not be less than 33 percent of the aid provided in the initial fifteen mon. This reduction in aid shall not apply to mines that, having managed to be competitive in this period, still require public sector investment solely for the period of the closure planurpose of reducing pollution produced by coal;
Amendment 71 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. Aid shall cover only costs in connection with coal for the production of electricity, the combined production of heat and electricity, the production of coke and the fuelling of blast furnaces in the steel industry, research and investments in technology aimed at increasing energy efficiency and reducing polluting emissions from coal, where such use takes place in the Union.
Amendment 74 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. If the production units to which aid is granted pursuant to paragraph 1 are not closed at the date fixed in the closure plan as authorised by the Commission, have not become competitive and the energy sufficiency situation in the Member State concerned does not require their continued existence, the Member State concerned shall recover all aid granted in respect of the whole period covered by the closure plan.
Amendment 77 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the operation of the production units concerned must form part of a closure plan the deadline of which does not extend beyond 1 OctoSeptember 2014 22;
Amendment 83 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the production units concerned must be closed definitively in accordance with the closure plan, if they have not become competitive provided that Europe's energy needs do not require their continued operation;
Amendment 94 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the overall amount of closure aid granted by a Member State for any particular undertaking must follow a downward trend, where the reduction between successive periods of fifteen months must not be less than 33 percent of the aid provided in the initial fifteen month period of the closure planmust follow a downward trend;
Amendment 99 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the Member State must provide a plan to take measures aimed at mitigating the environmental impact of the use of coal, for example that provides for the creation of local, sustainable jobs and investment in the field of energy efficiency, renewable energy or carbon capture and storage, paying particular attention to mono- industrialised regions where coal mines represent the major employers. The inclusion of measures constituting State aid within the meaning of Article 107 (1) in such a plan is without prejudice to the notification and standstill obligations imposed on the Member State with respect to these measures by Article 108 (3) TFEU, and to the compatibility of these measures with the internal market."
Amendment 102 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. If the production units to which aid is granted pursuant to paragraph 1 are not closed at the date fixed in the closure plan as authorised by the Commission, they have not become competitive and the energy autonomy conditions of that State do not require their continued operation, the Member State concerned shall recover all aid granted in respect of the whole period covered by the closure plan.
Amendment 27 #
2010/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 663/2009
Annex II – part I – paragraph 1
Annex II – part I – paragraph 1
The financial facility shall support the development of bankable energy saving, energy efficiency and renewable energy projects and facilitate the financing of investments in energy saving, energy efficiency and renewable energy by national, municipal, local and regional public authorities. This facility shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions on the delegation of budgetary execution tasks laid down in the Financial Regulation and its Implementing Rules.
Amendment 29 #
2010/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 663/2009
Annex II – part I – paragraph 2
Annex II – part I – paragraph 2
The facility shall be used for sustainable energy projects in particular in urban settings, aligned with the IIE initiative of Smart Cities under the SET Plan. This shall include:
Amendment 34 #
2010/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 663/2009
Annex II – part I – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex II – part I – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) decentralised renewable energy sources embedded in local settings; integration of decentralised renewable energy sources in the electrical grids;
Amendment 57 #
2010/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 663/2009
Annex II – part III – paragraph 2 – point b
Annex II – part III – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) they country/Member State to which they belong dispose of an emission inventory and develop multi-annual strategies to attain their targets;
Amendment 18 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Believes that opportunities exist for closer links between research and innovation in Europe; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt an integrated approach to science and innovation;
Amendment 23 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the interrelationship between innovation and internationalisation;
Amendment 37 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen innovation convergence policies in order to reduce the differences between Member States;
Amendment 2 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘Cross- Border Business to Consumer e- Commerce in the EU’ (COM(2009)0557);
Amendment 14 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas ICT can be an extremely powerful enabler in efforts to bring positive and sustainable development to countries around the globe and to fight against poverty and social and economic inequalities,
Amendment 43 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, whilst the Internet is the fastest growing retail channel, the gap between domestic and cross-border e- commerce in the EU is widening,
Amendment 51 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to come forward with a proposal for a comprehensive strategy and action plan enabling Europe to progress towards an open and prosperous digital society; proposes that this new framework be called ‘2015.eu agenda’ and be based on the model of the virtuous 2015.eu spiral;
Amendment 69 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of continuing efforts towards ubiquitous and high-speed access for all citizens and consumers, through the promotion of access to fixed and mobile Internet and the deployment of next-generation infrastructure; emphasises that this requires policies that promote investment and competition in these networks allowing for access on fair terms and at competitive prices for all communities, irrespective of location, thereby ensuring that no European citizen faces exclusion;
Amendment 81 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that every EU household should have access to broadband Internet at a competitive and affordable price by 2013; urges the Commission therefore to carry out a review of the universal service obligations and calls on Member States to impart new impetus to the European high- speed broadband strategy, notably by updating national targets for broadband and high- speed coverage;
Amendment 126 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view, firstly, that home broadband connectivity in particular must be promoted in view of the capacity available via fixed and mobile networks, and secondly that 3G and future networks should also be promoted, bearing in mind Europe’s established position as a ‘mobile’ region;
Amendment 174 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Proposes the launch of an ‘Digital literacye-inclusion action plan’ at EU and Member State levels, notably comprising: specific digital literacy training opportunities for groups at risk of exclusion; incentives for private- sector initiatives to provide digital skills training to all employees; a European-wide 'Be smart online!' initiative to make all students familiar with the safe use of ICT and online services; the involvement of the ICT sector, and especially the content industry, in the development of user- friendly products; and a common EU-level ICT certification scheme;
Amendment 202 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Member States to take steps with a view to making a secure electronic identification available to everyone in Europe;
Amendment 236 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that, almost a decade after their adoption, the Directives concerning the legal framework for the information society (i.e. the Data Protection Directive, Electronic Signatures Directive and, Electronic Commerce Directive) appear out of date due to the increased complexity of the online environment and the introduction of new technologies; believes that, while the legal issues arising from some Directives can be resolved through an incremental update, other Directives need a more fundamental revisionnd Directive on the re-use of public sector information) require revision to identify possible adjustments and improvements due to the increased complexity of the online environment and the introduction of new technologies;
Amendment 249 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises the potential value to citizens and businesses of the digital switchover of public services and calls on Member States to develop national plans for the digital switchover of public services, which should include targets and measures for getting all public services online and accessible to persons with disabilities by 2015, by means of multi- channel solutions or of support and assistance;
Amendment 251 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Amendment 266 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on Member States to pursue supply-side policies which serve to consolidate and develop a European digital content industry, new online services and applications and interoperability of the various platforms;
Amendment 284 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Regrets the fact that, with respect to attracting, developing and keeping academic talent in ICT, Europe continues to lag behind other leading marketplaces and suffers a substantial brain drain due to better working conditions in the US for academia and researchers; stresses that, to address this problem, Europe needs to work with academia, along with industry, to develop a vibrant career development programme that supports the vital role of the scientific research community in a broad-based world-class ICT innovation strategy;
Amendment 299 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recalls that the future competitiveness of Europe and its capacity to recover from the current economic crisis largely depend on its ability to facilitate the general and effective deployment of ICT in undertakings; notes, however, that SMEs are still lagging far behind large undertakings; calls on Member States and the Commission to step up support for SMEs as regards the use of ICT tools to increase their productivity;
Amendment 302 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Draws the attention of the Commission specifically to the necessity to set smart (specific, measurable, appropriate, realistic and time-based) objectives and targets and adopt an Action Plan mobilising all appropriate EU instruments: funding, soft law, enforcement and, where necessary, targeted legislation across all relevant policy fields (i.e. electronic communications, education, research, innovation, cohesion policy); calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure appropriate coordination among EU and national and regional programmes in this field;
Amendment 39 #
2009/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 9
Point 9
9. Urges that sustainable energy and development policies such as the Desertec project should be geared first and foremost to the region and thus contribute to its development; welcomes the UfM's regional project 'Mediterranean Solar Plan', since as well as contributing to the development of infrastructure it will boost the development of the components industry and corresponding engineering and technology in all the countries covered by the plan,
Amendment 188 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes support for the quick implementation of the Mediterranean Solar Plant, which aims at the creation of a Euro-Mediterranean regional renewable electricity market; underlines also its significance for the economic development of the Southern Mediterranean countries by becoming a source of new income, providing electricity to enhance their own development, reinforcing the grid infrastructures and allowing for a new industrial sector of solar components manufacturing to be created;
Amendment 22 #
2009/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the EU and its Member States make a major contribution to research in the Arctic and EU programmes, including the current Seventh Framework Programme, support major research projects in the region,
Amendment 23 #
2009/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas it is estimated that about a fifth of the world’s remaining hydrocarbon resources are located in the Arctic, although more extensive research is needed to establish more accurately how much gas and oil there is in the region and how economically viable it would be to exploit these reserves,
Amendment 62 #
2009/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is conscious of the need for resources for a growing world population and recognises the increase in interest in them as well as the sovereign rights of the Arctic States; points out that the economic viability of exploiting resources in the Arctic needs to be taken into account given the physical and geographical characteristics of the region and the numerous environmental risks involved; emphasises the importance of fostering research and development relating to offshore technology and infrastructure given the ever greater depths and increasingly severe weather conditions involved; recommends any party involved to take steps to ensure the highest possible safety and environmental standards in exploration and exploitation of the natural resources;
Amendment 73 #
2009/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the position of the EU as a main consumer of Arctic natural resources, as well as the involvement of European industry, which has a considerable advantage where exploiting resources in polar conditions is concerned; requests the Commission to further engage in fostering cooperation and technology transfer to ensure the highest standards and adequate administrative procedures, to establish a sound scientific basis of future trends and governance needs for Arctic resources, such as fisheries, and to make full use of the EU competences to regulate in this regard;
Amendment 78 #
2009/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges that the EU, like other developed areas of the world, contributes to climate change and hence bears special responsibility and must play a leading role in combating climate change;
Amendment 83 #
2009/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10a (new)
Paragraph 10a (new)
10a. Emphasises the importance of the EU and its Member States in research into climate change and its effects; takes the view that the Arctic should remain a priority research area for the EU and that the necessary instruments and resources should be provided to this end; points out that to obtain a comprehensive overview of the effects of climate change in the Arctic, there should be more coordination and harmonisation of the Arctic environment research stations and observatories operated by various EU Member States; emphasises the importance of taking a multidisciplinary approach that links research on climate change with other research areas such as the environment, transport, health and energy;
Amendment 119 #
2009/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15a (new)
Paragraph 15a (new)
15a. Emphasises that although States play a key role in governance in the Arctic, other players – such as international organisations, indigenous and local people and sub-state authorities – also have important roles; points out that it is important to increase trust among those with legitimate interests in the region by taking a participative approach and using dialogue as a way of developing a shared vision for the Arctic;
Amendment 27 #
2009/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Contribute, through the European Counterfeiting and Piracy Observatory, to the development of common standard procedures and criteria to enable the production of reliable and comparable data on the occurrence and value of counterfeiting and piracy across sectors.
Amendment 25 #
2009/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points to the importance of electric mobility not only as a means of improving the energy efficiency of transport as a whole, but also as a way to incorporate renewable energy sources into the electricity system, thus enhancing its efficiency; calls on the Commission and the Member States expressly to commit themselves, with the support of local authorities, to projects serving to demonstrate the viability – in technical and energy terms – of electric mobility in urban environments and to provide a basis for regulatory measures to encourage the requisite technology, including for example tax measures applying to the purchase or use of vehicles, type approval, and supply tariffs;
Amendment 4 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reaffirms its commitment to gender equality policies and mainstreaming and recalls that the promotion of both should be a key element of the external action of the EU;
Amendment 47 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Manufacturers' compliance with the targets under this Regulation should be assessed at the Community level. Manufacturers whose average specific emissions of CO2 exceed those permitted under this Regulation should pay an excess emissions premium with respect to each calendar year from 1 January 20145. The premium should be modulated as a function of the extent to which manufacturers fail to comply with their target. In order to ensure consistency, the premium mechanism should be similar to the one set in Regulation (EC) No 443/2009. The amounts of the excess emissions premium should be considered as revenue in the General Budget of the European Union.
Amendment 79 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. From 20205, this Regulation sets a target of 135 g CO2/km for the average emissions of new light commercial vehicles registered in the Community.
Amendment 101 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4
Article 4
For the calendar year commencing 1 January 20145 and each subsequent calendar year, each manufacturer of complete light commercial vehicles shall ensure that its average specific emissions of CO2 do not exceed its specific emissions target determined in accordance with Annex I or, where a manufacturer is granted a derogation under Article 10, in accordance with that derogation. For the purpose of determining each manufacturer's specific emissions of CO2, the following percentages of each manufacturer's new light commercial vehicles registered in the relevant year shall be taken into account: – 75% in 20145, – 80% in 20156, – 100% from 20168 onwards. As of 1 January 2016 completed vehicles shall also be included in determining each manufacturer’s average specific CO2 emissions.
Amendment 188 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
– subject to confirmation of its feasibility on the basis of updated impact assessment results, the modalities for reaching, by the year 2020, a long-term target of 135 g CO2/km, starting in 2025, in a cost-effective manner; and
Amendment 206 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – indent 2
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – indent 2
– confirm thidentify the modalities for a possible inclusion in this Regulation of vehicles in category N2 and M2 as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC with a reference mass not exceeding 2 610 kg and to vehicles to which type-approval is extended in accordance with Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 for the long-term target.
Amendment 216 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
The European Commission shall make a proposal to the European Parliament and Council on those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 13(3).
Amendment 27 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) EU investment in renewable production and infrastructure should be backed by efforts of the Member States and the Commission to promote within the EU neighbourhood, in cooperation with third countries, the extension of the principles and norms of the internal market as stipulated in the Energy Charter Treaty. The Commission should consider extending the European Energy Community, comprising the EU and the countries of south-eastern Europe, to other third countries, as appropriate, and creating new regional energy markets modelled thereon, such as a Euro- Mediterranean energy community, so as to ensure security of supply.
Amendment 32 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Since gas supplies from third countries are central to the security of gas supply of the Community, the Commission should include an 'energy security clause' in trade, association, and partnership and cooperation agreements with producer and transit countries. The Commission shall coordinate the actions with regard to third countries, working with producer and transit countries on arrangements to handle crisis situations and to ensure a stable gas flow to the Community. The Commission should be entitled to deploy a task force to monitor gas flows in crisis situations within and, in consultation with the third countries involved, outside the Community and, w. Where a crisis arises due to difficulties in a third country, to assume a mediation and facilitation role together with the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Amendment 53 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The failure of the largest single gas infrastructure or gas supply source, the so- called N-1 principle, is a realistic scenario. Using the failure of such infrastructure or supply source as a benchmark of what the EU as a whole and the Member States individually should be able to compensate is a valid starting point for ensuringgood yardstick for an initial assessment of their security of gas supply, both for the EU as a whole and for each Member State.
Amendment 55 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. In a Community Emergency, the Commission shall coordinate the actions of the Competent Authorities. In particular the Commission shall ensure the exchange of information, ensure the consistency and effectiveness of the actions at Member State and regional level in relation to the Community level, and. The Commission shall coordinate the actions with regard to third countries together with the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The Commission may convene a crisis management group composed in particular of representatives of the industry and the Member States concerned by the Emergency.
Amendment 122 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
(1) "protected customers" means all household customers already connected to a gas distribution network, and, ifclients connected to a gas network which the Member State concerned so decides, can also include small and medium-sized enterprises, schools and hospitals provided that they are already connected to a gas distribution network upon, taking into account the specific energy market features, and complying with the established criteria;
Amendment 223 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. By [31 March 20146; 3five years after entry into force] at the latest, the Competent Authority shall ensure that in the event of a disruption of the largest gas supply infrastructure, the remaining infrastructure (N-1) has the capacity to deliver the necessary volume of gastechnical capacity to satisfy total daily gas demand of the calculated area during a period of sixty days of exceptionally high gas demand during the coldest period statistically occurring once every twenty years.
Amendment 239 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Following the recommendation of the Commission referred to in Article 4(3) or in the situation referred to in Article 4(4), the obligation set out in paragraph 1 may be fulfilled at the regional level. The N-1 standard shall also be considered to be fulfilled where the Competent Authority demonstrates in the Preventive Action Plan referred to in Article 5 that a supply disruption may be sufficiently and timely compensated for by market based demand side measures.
Amendment 268 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. The transmission system operators shall enable permanent physical capacity to transport gas in both directions on all interconnections within twohree years from the entry into force of this Regulation, except in cases where at the request of a Competent Authority, the Commission decides that the addition of a bi-directional flow capacity would not enhance the security of supply of any Member State. Such decision may be reviewed if circumstances change. The level of the bi- directional flow capacity shall be reached in a cost efficient way and at least take into account the capacity required to meet the supply standard set in Article 7. Within that two year period, the gas transmission system operator shall adapt the functioning of the transmission system as a whole so as to enable bi-directional gas flow, with aspects that are not strictly economic, such as security of supply and contribution to the internal market, being taken into account as part of that assessment. In no event shall the capacity be less than 10% of the entry volumes for each of the countries.
Amendment 273 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall oversee the construction of infrastructure contributing significantly to security of supply. It shall adopt the necessary measures in response to any unjustified delays.
Amendment 274 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that any new transmission infrastructure provides for the security of supply by means of sufficient number of entry and exit points,national entry capacity and transmission networks are capable of adapting the national gas flows to the disruption of any gas supply infrastructure scenario, removing internal bottlenecks and contributesing to the development of a well connected infrastructure.
Amendment 277 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. National Regulatory Authorities shall introduce appropriate incentives and take into account the costs of fulfilling the N-1 standard and the costs of enabling the permanent physical capacity to transport gas in both directions in their approval of tariffs or their methodologies in line with Article 41(8) of Directive […/…2009/73EC]. In the case of costs incurred in more than one Member State or in one Member State for the benefit of other Member States, the national regulatory authorities of all Member States concerned shall jointly decide on cost allocation before any investment decision is taken. Any such investment decision shall be subject to approval and acknowledgement of its retribution once commissioned by the national regulatory authority in relation to its costs and the allocation of such costs among all of the national regulatory authorities concerned. The proportion to which each Member State benefits from the investment with regard to security of supply shall be taken into consideration in relation to the allocation of costs among those Member States. Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No …/…715/2009 shall apply.
Amendment 495 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – list -1"Infrastructure side" (new)
Annex II – list -1"Infrastructure side" (new)
Infrastructure side • Increase of Transmission and Reverse flows • LNG terminal (increase storage and regasification capacity) • UGS (commercial and strategic)
Amendment 496 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – list 1 "Supply side" – bullet 4
Annex II – list 1 "Supply side" – bullet 4
Amendment 497 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – list 1 "Supply side" – bullet 6
Annex II – list 1 "Supply side" – bullet 6
Amendment 498 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – list 1 "Supply side" – bullet 9
Annex II – list 1 "Supply side" – bullet 9
Amendment 51 #
2009/0010(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point e
Article 2 – point e
(e) 'investment phase' shall mean the phase of a project during which advanced technical studies and construction takes place and capital costs are incurred;
Amendment 70 #
2009/0010(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point b
Article 4 – point b
Amendment 72 #
2009/0010(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point d
Article 4 – point d
(d) connection and integration of renewable energy resources; and
Amendment 80 #
2009/0010(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) maturity, in relation in particular to the ability to start work early and commit funds by the end of 20101;
Amendment 81 #
2009/0010(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) the period in which the increase of interconnection capacity must be available to market agents, which shall not be more than three years since the granting of the assistance;
Amendment 82 #
2009/0010(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a b (new)
(ab) the increase of electricity or gas transport capacity at least between the borders of the Member States involved in the project, regardless of whether the assistance is granted to one or more of those Member States;
Amendment 83 #
2009/0010(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a c (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a c (new)
(ac) the extent to which the project is in line with the priorities established in each of the Regional Initiatives led by the European Regulators´ Group for Electricity and Gas (ERGEG) with the aim of achieving a single European energy market;
Amendment 91 #
2009/0010(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 –point e a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 –point e a (new)
(ea) the extent to which the Community undertakings referred to in Article 14(2) duly integrate the relevant European industry.
Amendment 104 #
2009/0010(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 149 #
2009/0010(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – point A – point 1 – part 6
Annex – point A – point 1 – part 6
Mediterranean Reinforcement of FR gas network on the Africa- France , Spain 150200 Reinforcement of the Africa- Spain-France axis
Amendment 89 #
2008/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the development of gas and electricity interconnections through Ccentral and Ssouth-eastern Europe along a north- south axis, recalling that the networks in Nnorthern Europe are inadequate and that these regions are isolated; urges, for the same reasons, that there also be further development of interconnections in south- western Europe; calls, therefore, by way of example, for gas to be supplied to Poland from Eeastern Germany; and to northern France from the Iberian pensinsula;
Amendment 250 #
2008/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a . Recalls that, given the constantly flowing nature of renewable sources, it is essential to boost electrical interconnection capacity at Union level, while paying special attention to those Member States and regions which are most isolated within the EU energy market, with a view to equipping Member States with the means they need if they are to meet the 20% renewables target by 2020;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2231(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on all States taking part in the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean to ratify both the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and all other United Nations and International Labour Organisation human rights instruments;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2231(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that it is essential that women from non-Community countries who have emigrated to EU Member States be granted citizenship rights, in order to ensure effective protection for the rights of women from the southern shore of the Mediterranean;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2231(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of promoting access by women to all levels of the education system, since a properly skilled workforce plays a decisive role not only in reducing gender inequalities but also in enhancing the competitiveness and social cohesion of an entire economy;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2231(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that fostering women's involvement in the labour market in the Mediterranean area means developing the facilities and services required to ensure that women not only gain access to the labour market but are also able to remain in employment;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2231(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Points to the need for closer links between women's associations in the Mediterranean countries, with a view to fostering the development of civil society and the active involvement of women.
Amendment 2 #
2008/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that a majority of women voted ‘no’ in the most recent referendums on Europe: 56% in France (Flash Eurobarometer 171), 63% in the Netherlands (Flash Eurobarometer 172) and 56% in Ireland (Flash Eurobarometer 245); believes that one of the factors behind the ‘no’ vote was the lack of involvement on the part of European institutions in the policies which directly affect women and which underlie the ongoing lack of equal opportunities for men and women, such as policies on reconciling work and family life or dependency support;
Amendment 11 #
2008/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to encourage citizens’ participation when it comes to issues such as gender violence or human trafficking, where the involvement of society is vital if progress is to be made in resolving the problem;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the need to promote measures to overcome the gender digital divide so as to provide women with the tools to take part in the dialogue on Europe under equal conditions;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas in order to help make up the shortfall in researchers there is a need to encourage the return of European scientists working outside the Union and to facilitate the entry of scientists from third countries who want to work in the European Union,
Amendment 5 #
2008/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas women are still under-represented in most scientific and engineering spheres and in managerial positions,
Amendment 6 #
2008/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points to the need to define and establish a single European career model in the field of research and to introduce an integrated system for information on offers of employment and trainee contracts in the field of research in the European Union, considering this to be key to the creation of a single employment market for researchers;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the importance of making the processes for the selection and promotion of male and female researchers completely open and transparent; calls on the Member States to ensure that a better balance between men and women is assured within the bodies responsible for hiring and promoting researchers;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 11 #
2008/2198(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is satisfied that gender equality and women'’s rights are systematically referred to in Country and Regional Strategy Papers and in National Indicative Programmes; points out the need to incorporate in the programming a comprehensive approach for women in conflict and peace-building and invites the Commission to mainstream the gender dimension within sectoral areas of its development cooperation assistance, such as justice, governance, health and education; calls strongly for gender specific activities and targets to be included in future strategies;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2198(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the need to mainstream gender considerations into the pursuit of peace, conflict prevention and resolution, peace-keeping operations and post-conflict rehabilitation and reconstruction, and to ensure that the gender component is factored into all programmes in the field;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2198(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses the importance of mainstreaming gender considerations into neighbourhood and development cooperation policies in order to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women, as a key means of improving human rights and combating poverty;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the Structural Funds regulations state that the Member States and the Commission shall ensure that equality between women and men and the integration of the gender perspective are promoted during the various stages of implementation of the funds;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for operational programmes on gender mainstreaming, tackling discrimination and promoting equal treatment, pay and opportunities for women and men in the workplace and society in order to raise public awareness of these issu, promoting female entrepreneurship, facilitating women's participation in decision-making and boosting women's presence in the scientific, academic and technological spheres; operational programmes should also make provision for campaigns to raise awareness among the general public, the exchange of good practices, dialogue with citizens and public-private partnership initiatives;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Supports the measures promoted by the European Social Fund and the PROGRESS programme for 2007-2013, which improve the situation of women in the labour market and help eliminate discrimination;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that, in order to confront the demographic challenge, these programmes should also focus on reconciling family and professional life; points out in this connection that it is necessary to improve the availability, quality and accessibility of childcare services and care services for dependent persons, in line with the Barcelona objectives;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to ensure that excessive administrative obstacles do not deter non-governmental organisations from applying for project-financing, in particular those dedicated to supporting women in economically disadvantaged circumstances, immigrant women, women who belong to ethnic minorities, women with disabilities, women with dependents, and those who are victims of violence or torture;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas self-employment through micro and small businesses gives women the opportunity to improve their status in economic and social terms and the possibility to combine professional and family life,
Amendment 5 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the provision of micro-credits is an important tool to improve the status of women, giving women a start-up possibility, encouraging female entrepreneurship, access to the market, helping them to become economically independent and is therefore not only an issue of entrepreneurship and economic growth but also of personal fulfilment, social inclusion and a measure against poverty,
Amendment 12 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to raise awareness of the potentials of micro-credits through publicity and awareness-raising programmes targeted, among others, at young women, ethnic minorities, immigrant women, women with few qualifications and other particularly vulnerable groups, and particularly underlining the importance of programmes at schools and vocational training centres;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for programmes offering guarantees in cases when the collateral provided by the borrower is not considered sufficient, in particular where the beneficiary is a woman affected by or at risk of social exclusion or poverty;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2121(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission's adoption of the green paper 'Copyright in the Knowledge Economy', and calls onfor the Commission, after consulting all interested parties, to revise Directive 2001/29/EC in such a way as to clarify the wording of its Articles 5, 6 and 8 with a view to ensuring the harmonisation at Community level of the legal framework for copyright protection in the in the information society to take account of the views of Parliament before proceeding further in this field; calls on the Commission, upon evaluation of its implementation and after consulting all interested parties, to assess the appropriateness of revising Directive 2001/29/EC.
Amendment 7 #
2008/2121(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission, when further assessing aspects of Directive 2001/29/EC, including the Green Paper 'Copyright in the Knowledge Economy', to consider Parliament´s Resolution of 31 January 2008 on the European Research Area: New Perspectives1 which underlines the importance of respecting intellectual property and stresses that publishers’ investments in infrastructure, functionality and electronic cross- reference initiatives have resulted in major improvements in the dissemination of information and knowledge. ______________ 1 Texts adopted, P6_TA(2008)0029.
Amendment 10 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas women and men are equal in terms of human dignity and of rights and obligations,
Amendment 12 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the principle of equal treatment of women and men implies that there must be no discrimination whatsoever, be it direct or indirect, based on gender, least of all on account of motherhood, the fact of shouldering family responsibilities, or marital status,
Amendment 14 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas equal treatment of women and men is a principle that informs the legal system and as such must be taken into account and observed whenever laws are interpreted and enforced,
Amendment 137 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the institutions and the Member States, with a view to giving effect to the principle of equality between women and men, to take specific measures in favour of women in order to remedy manifest instances of de facto inequality in relation to men; considers that measures of this kind, which should apply for as long as such situations continue to exist, must be reasonable and, in every case, proportionate to the objective being pursued;
Amendment 140 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the institutions and all public authorities to take the principle of equality between women and men actively into account when adopting and implementing regulations, drawing up public policies, and pursuing their activities as a whole;
Amendment 142 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Amendment 143 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Believes, given the changes in the family model and women’s gradual entry into the labour market, that it is essential to reform the traditional care arrangements for dependants; recommends that the Member States broaden and add to the protection afforded by their social services so as to ensure that the right of self-fulfilment can invariably be exercised on an equal footing and that dependants are cared for;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that action should be taken to foster a greater female presence and participation in the media and all public forums enabling women to put their views across;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for a more pragmatic political and institutional approach to combating extreme poverty, which does not mixintegrates the policies on equality between men and women, the fight against discrimination and active participation, but which clearly and fulsocial exclusion, and active participation, clearly promotesing each goal in its own right, including that of partnership with families, with women's associations and with the poorest people;
Amendment 16 #
2008/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the risk of falling into extreme poverty is greater for women than for men;
Amendment 25 #
2008/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the primary right of a child is the right to live with his or her family; underlines the importance of the father and the mother in the child’s developmentfamilies in the development of children whatever itstheir age and regardless of the family’s socio-economic conditions; calls therefore for families living in extreme poverty to be helped as families in their efforts; calls on the Member States to put an end to putting children in care for socio-economic reasons and to help parents exercise their parental responsibility in the long term, even in difficult situations of extreme poverty;
Amendment 33 #
2008/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its call to Eurostat to develop indicators to measure the success of these policies, in close cooperation with associations experienced in fighting extreme poverty and, particularly, with women's associations and with the poorest people themselves, along the lines of the ‘interaction of knowledge’ programmes; also calls on Eurostat and academic researchers to undertake studies to highlight the fact that the family, and theies, as natural solidarity networks between the generations, isare the best safeguard against extreme poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas women need to work until 22 February (i.e. 418 days) in order to earn us much as men do in a year,
Amendment 15 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the gender-based digital divide that exists clearly impacts on pay,
Amendment 21 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the pay gap is even more pronounced among immigrant women, women with disabilities, women belonging to minorities and unqualified women,
Amendment 22 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas gender-specific data and a new, gender-aware legal framework enabling the causes of such discrimination to be tackled are of essential importance,
Amendment 23 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
Ic. whereas effective lifelong learning is of essential importance in enabling people to face up to the technological and social changes taking place in our society,
Amendment 24 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)
Recital I d (new)
Id. whereas education can and must contribute to eradicating gender stereotypes from society,
Amendment 33 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the European Gender Institute can play a fundamental role,
Amendment 42 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Community institutions and the Member States to designate 22 February International Equal Pay Day;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission staff working document entitled "The support of electricity from renewable energy sources" (SEC(2008)0057),
Amendment 5 #
2008/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas research and technological development are key to achieving the objectives of European energy policy,
Amendment 8 #
2008/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 11 #
2008/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas private sector investment in research on energy technologies is very limited in the European Union in comparison to the efforts being made by our competitors, and even by other European industries,
Amendment 15 #
2008/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas public intervention in support of new, less-polluting energy technologies is necessary and justified since these are initially more costly than those they replace and, at the initial market penetration stage, may therefore not bring with them either short-term trading profits or better prices for consumers,
Amendment 19 #
2008/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the EU must deliver its greenhouse gas reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy targets whilst maintaining a competitive economy; believes that boosting energy efficiency and the development of low-cost, renewable and low- carbon energy technologies is needed to reduce the cost of cutting emissions and create new job opportunities and new markets for EU industry;
Amendment 21 #
2008/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that in order to achieve those targets it is vital to reduce the cost of green energy and to boost innovation in the energy sector; this makes it necessary to improve the process of technology transfer from research centres to enterprises, cut market penetration times, end the current technological and regulatory inertia and enhance network interconnectivity;
Amendment 22 #
2008/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that new technologies, especially renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, are also needed to facilitate the diversification of energy sources, reduce energy demand and provide less polluting and safer methods of using indigenous resources, in aid of security of energy supply; calls on the Commission to undertake an assessment of the EU's energy resources;
Amendment 23 #
2008/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the SET Plan should support activities which pbromote public acceptance of new energy technologiesaden consumer education and information in relation to energy technologies in order to bridge the current gap between supply and demand;
Amendment 29 #
2008/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that coordinated cooperation with the Member States is vital in order to achieve the targets set, maximise benefits and reduce costs; believes that national-level Community instruments, such as the Structural Funds, can bolster research, development and innovation capacities in those areas;
Amendment 30 #
2008/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that the capacity of the EU research base needs to be enlarged and that further education and training is essential to provide the quantity and quality of human resources required to take full advantage of the new technology opportunities opening up; believes that an integrated approach across the FP7 Specific Programmes could be beneficial in this regard;
Amendment 36 #
2008/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Research and technology transfer 10a. Stresses that the necessary coordination has to extend to the various scientific and technological fields which, owing to their multidisciplinary nature, play a part in energy technology research and development; emphasises, in this respect, the need to boost research in basic sciences such as biology, information technology, materials science and macro-technologies;
Amendment 37 #
2008/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Emphasises the need to improve the transfer of technologies from research centres to enterprises; urges that the new European Institute of Innovation and Technology should play a role in this field;
Amendment 38 #
2008/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Urges that the private sector should invest more in research and assume greater risks, with these being prerequisites for the EU becoming a frontrunner in this sector;
Amendment 49 #
2008/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. BelieveInsists that energy efficiency should figure more prominently in the SET Plan, since it is the area with the most potential for cost effective emission reductions in the medium term; especially in the building sector, which counts for 40% of the total EU energy consumption; therefore, calls on the Commission to add energy efficiency technologies, including co- and poly-generation, to the areas covered by the EIIs; supports energy efficiency to be one of the priorities covered by the EIIs;
Amendment 57 #
2008/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 67 #
2008/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that, under the proposed revision of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), auction revenues will provide a significant source of funding for new low carbon technologies; believes that a portion of these revenues should be used to set up a new European fund for research into low carbon technologies; notes that the Research Fund for Coal and Steel created from the assets of the European Coal and Steel Community provides a useful model in this respect; believes that businesses affected by the ETS should be involved in deciding how this funding is utilised;
Amendment 10 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) It iswill be necessary to include specific invertebrate species within the scope of this Directive, as there is once scientific evidence is available of the potential ability of such species to experience pain, suffering, distress and lasting harm.
Amendment 14 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) This Directive should also cover embryonic and foetal forms of vertebrate animals, asonce there is scientific evidence showing that such forms in the last third of their development have an increased risk of experiencing pain, suffering and distress, which may also affect negatively their subsequent development. Scientific evidence has also shown that procedures on embryonic and foetal forms of mammals at an earlier stage of development could result in pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm, should the developmental forms be allowed to live beyond the first two thirds of their development.
Amendment 19 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) With current scientific knowledge the use of non-human primates in scientific procedures is still necessary in biomedical research. Due to their genetic proximity to human beings and to their highly developed social skills, the use of non- human primates in scientific procedures raises specific ethical and practical problems in terms of meeting their behavioural, environmental and social needs in a laboratory environment. Furthermore, the use of non-human primates is of the highest concern to the public. Therefore the use of non-human primates should only be allowed in those essential biomedical areas for the benefit of human beings for which no other replacement alternative methods are yet available and only in cases where the procedures are carried out in relation to clinical conditions having a substantial impact on patients’ day-today functioning as being either life-threatening or debilitating, or for the preservation of the respective non-human primate species. Fundamental research in someall areas of the biomedical sciences can provide important new information relevant to many life- threatening and debilitating human conditions. The reference to life- threatening or debilitating clicontributing to knowledge of humans, animals or the environment. However, the high sensitivity of non-human primates and their advanced social needs mean that fundamental research projects using such anicmal conditions is established terminology in EC legislation as reflected in Regulation 141/2000/EC, in Directive 2001/20/EC, Regulation 726/2004/EC and Commission Regulation 507/2006/ECs should be subjected to scientific peer review and a strict ethical evaluation taking account of the specific characteristics of these species.
Amendment 36 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) The technical and scientific advancements in biomedical research can be rapid as can the increase in knowledge of factors influencing animal welfare. It is therefore necessary to provide for review of this Directive. Such a review, based on the results of peer-assessed scientific studies, should examine possible replacement of the use of animals, and in particular non-human primates, as a matter of priority where it is possible, taking into account the advancement of science.
Amendment 51 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) the improvement of the production conditions and welfare of animals reared for agricultural purposes.
Amendment 58 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities may grant exemptions from paragraph 1 on the basis of scientific justification that the purpose of the procedure cannot be achieved by the use of a humane method of killing or that other methods providing better animal protection have been developed.
Amendment 60 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a National measures This directive shall not prevent Member States from applying or adopting stricter national measures seeking to improve the well-being and protection of animals used for scientific purposes.
Amendment 79 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall develop a strategy to establish a high-level group to review annually the use of non-human primates in procedures.
Amendment 85 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 99 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the procedures classified as "severe" are not performedsubject to an enhanced scientific and ethical evaluation procedure involving the putting in place of clearly established limit points if the pain, suffering or distress is likely to be prolonged.
Amendment 104 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the previous procedure was classified as 'up to mildoderate';
Amendment 106 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the further procedure is classified as 'up to mildoderate' or 'non-recovery'.
Amendment 107 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the repeated use of the animal is accompanied by veterinary inspections. Repeated interventions under the same protocol may be necessary in the context of longitudinal projects.
Amendment 110 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – introductory part
Article 19 – introductory part
Member States may allow animals used or intended to be used in procedures to be set freeplaced in normal breeding conditions or re-homed provided that the following conditions are met:
Amendment 113 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that persons are authorised by the competent authority or the delegated authority before they carry out any of the following functions:
Amendment 115 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. All authorisations of persons shall be granted for a limited period of time, not exceeding five years. Member States shall ensure that the renewal of an authorisation of persons is only granted on the basis of demonstration of the requisite competence. Member States shall guarantee the mutual recognition of this competence and of the authorisation.
Amendment 119 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where the authorisation is suspended or withdrawn, Member States shall establish a mechanism for appeals against the decision.
Amendment 124 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The permanent ethical review body shall include the designated veterinarian, the person(s) responsible for the welfare and care of the animals in the establishment and, in the case of a user establishment, a scientific member and a person with expertise in the application of the principles of replacement, reduction and refinement.
Amendment 134 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that breeding establishments of non-human primates in the Community and supplying establishments of non-human primates have a strategy in place for increasing the proportion of animals that are the offspring of non- human primates that have been bred in captivity.
Amendment 143 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may allow exemptions to paragraph 2 for animal welfare reasons or for experimental protocol requirements.
Amendment 145 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the inspections do not jeopardise the scientific quality of the projects and the welfare of the animals, and do not take place under conditions that fail to comply with the other regulations in force.
Amendment 152 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 35 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. No formal authorisation shall be necessary for projects required by law, but these should be subject to favourable ethical evaluation.
Amendment 157 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The user establishmenscientific director or the person in charge of the establishment where the project is to be carried out shall submit an application for the project authorisation, which shall include the following:
Amendment 163 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) a harm-benefit analysis of the project, to assess whether the harm to the animals in terms of suffering, pain and distress, and to the environment, where appropriate, is justified by the expected advancement of science that ultimately benefitscould be beneficial to human beings, animals or the environment;
Amendment 174 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) harm inflicted on animals including the numbers and species of animals used and the severity ofnature, level and duration of the harm inflicted on animals during the procedures;
Amendment 182 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 41 – paragraph 3
Article 41 – paragraph 3
3. Project authorisations shall be granted for a period not exceeding fourive years.
Amendment 184 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Article 42 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authority may amend or renew the project authorisation on the request of the user establishment or the scientific director of the project.
Amendment 197 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 45
Article 45
The Commission and Member States shall contribute by various means, particularly financial, to the development and scientific validation of alternative approaches that could provide the same or higher level of information as that obtained in procedures using animals but that do not involve the use of animals or use fewer animals or that entail less painful procedures and shall take such other steps as they consider appropriate to encourage research in this field.
Amendment 201 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 49 – paragraph 2
Article 49 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall collect and make publicly available, on an annual basis, statistical information on the use of animals in procedures, including information on the actual severity of the procedures and on the origin and species of non-human primates used in procedures. Member States shall submitmake that statistical information publicly available and submit it to the Commission by [three years from transposition date] and every year thereafterthereafter at intervals not exceeding two years.
Amendment 215 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – point 1 – introductory part
Annex IV – point 1 – introductory part
1. THE PHYSICAL FACILITIES The accommodation conditions should be tailored to the scientific objective.
Amendment 216 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – point 3 – introductory part
Annex IV – point 3 – introductory part
3. CARE The care should be tailored to the scientific objective.
Amendment 21 #
2008/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The European Parliament has consistently called on the Commission to review the Directive 86/613/EEC, in particular to improve the situation of assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples in agriculture.
Amendment 22 #
2008/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The European Parliament proposed, in its resolution of 21 February 1997 on the situation of the assisting spouses of the self-employed, the mandatory registration of assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples so that they cease to be invisible workers, as well as an obligation on Member States to make it possible for assisting spouses to be members of sickness and invalidity insurance schemes and pension schemes for self-employed workers.
Amendment 25 #
2008/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In view of their contribution to the family business, assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples should be entitled, at their request, to benefit from at least an equal level of protection as self- employed workers, under the same conditions applicable to self- employed workers, notably on contributions. Member States should be required to take the necessary measures to make that choice possible. In any case, the level of protection of self-employed workers and assisting spouse or to include assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples in the compulsory social security scheme, under the same conditions applicable to self- employed workers. In any case, the level of protection of self-employed workers, assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples can be proportional to the rate of participation in the activities of the family business.
Amendment 27 #
2008/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Protection of self-employed workers, assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples from discrimination based on sex should be strengthened by the existence of a body or bodies in each Member State with competence to analyse the problems involved, to study possible solutions and to provide practical assistance to the victims. The body or bodies may be the same as those with responsibility at national level for the defence of human rights or the safeguarding of individuals' rights, or the implementation of the principle of equal treatment. In exercising their powers and fulfilling their responsibilities under this Directive, these bodies should operate in a manner consistent with the United Nations Paris Principles relating to the status and functioning of national institutions for the protection and promotion of human rights.
Amendment 31 #
2008/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6
Article 6
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that assisting spouses can, at their request,d the assisting member of unmarried couples benefit from at least an equal level of protection as self- employed workers under the same conditions applicable to self-employed workers. These measures shall ensure that assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples become members in their own right of the social insurance schemes in place for self- employed workers and covering sickness, invalidity and old age, provided they contribute to those schemes on the same basis as self-employed workers and even if their contributions have to be calculated on a flat-rate basis. The insurance contributions of assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples shall be tax-deductible as operating expenditure, on terms similar to those applying to the remuneration actually paid to the spouse and to the life partner, subject to the double condition that the services have been correctly provided and that the remuneration is that normally practised for such services.
Amendment 39 #
2008/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 — paragraph 1
Article 7 — paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that female self- employed workers and, assisting spouses can, at their request, bd the assisting member of unmarried couples are entitled to the same period of maternity leave as provided for in Directive 92/85/EEC.
Amendment 43 #
2008/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 — paragraph 4
Article 7 — paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that female self- employed workers, assisting spouses and the assisting spousmember of unmarried couples have access as far as possible to services supplying temporary replacements or to any existing national social services, as an alternative to the allowance referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 45 #
2008/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 — paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 — paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7a Recognition of the work of assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples Member States shall undertake to examine under what conditions recognition of the work of assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples may be encouraged and, in the light of such examination, consider any appropriate steps for encouraging such recognition.
Amendment 66 #
2008/0148(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The entities applying for the settinga research infrastructure to be set up ofas an ERI (hereinafter referred to as "applicants") shall submit an application to the Commission. The application shall be submitted in writing in one of the official languages of the Community and shall contain the following:
Amendment 67 #
2008/0148(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) a request to the Commission tofor a research infrastructure to be set up theas an ERI;
Amendment 57 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Title
Title
Proposal for a Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age, gender or sexual orientation
Amendment 62 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the fundamental principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Article 10 of the Charter recognises the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; Article 21 prohibits discrimination, including on grounds of religion or belief, disability, age, gender or sexual orientation; and Article 26 acknowledges the right of persons with disabilities to benefit from measures designed to ensure their independence.
Amendment 64 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Community has adopted three legal instruments on the basis of article 13(1) of the EC Treaty to prevent and combat discrimination on grounds of sex, racial and ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, gender and sexual orientation. These instruments have demonstrated the value of legislation in the fight against discrimination. In particular, Directive 2000/78/EC establishes a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation on the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age, gender and sexual orientation. However, variations remain between Member States on the degree and the form of protection from discrimination on these grounds beyond the areas of employment.
Amendment 66 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Therefore, legislation should prohibit discrimination based on religion or belief, disability, age, gender or sexual orientation in a range of areas outside the labour market, including social protection, education and access to and supply of goods and services, including housing. It should provide for measures to ensure the equal access of persons with disabilities to the areas covered.
Amendment 67 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In implementing the principle of equal treatment irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age, gender or sexual orientation, the Community should, in accordance with Article 3(2) of the EC Treaty, aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality between men and women, especially since women are often the victims of multiple discrimination.
Amendment 72 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The prohibition of discrimination should be without prejudice to the maintenance or adoption by Member States of measures intended to prevent or compensate for disadvantages suffered by a group of persons of a particular religion or belief, disability, age, gender or sexual orientation. Such measures may permit organisations of persons of a particular religion or belief, disability, age, gender or sexual orientation where their main object is the promotion of the special needs of those persons.
Amendment 73 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Persons who have been subject to discrimination based on religion or belief, disability, age, gender or sexual orientation should have adequate means of legal protection. To provide a more effective level of protection, associations, organisations and other legal entities should be empowered to engage in proceedings, including on behalf of or in support of any victim, without prejudice to national rules of procedure concerning representation and defence before the courts.
Amendment 76 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The rules on the burden of proof must be adapted when there is a prima facie case of discrimination and, for the principle of equal treatment to be applied effectively, the burden of proof must shift back to the respondent when evidence of such discrimination is brought. However, it is not for the respondent to prove that the plaintiff adheres to a particular religion or belief, has a particular disability, is of a particular age, of a particular gender or has a particular sexual orientation.
Amendment 78 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive lays down a framework for combating discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age, gender or sexual orientation, with a view to putting into effect in the Member States the principle of equal treatment other than in the field of employment and occupation.
Amendment 81 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 − paragraph 2 − point b
Article 2 − paragraph 2 − point b
b) indirect discrimination shall be taken to occur where an apparently neutral provision, criterion or practice would put persons of a particular religion or belief, a particular disability, a particular age, a particular gender, or a particular sexual orientation at a particular disadvantage compared with other persons, unless that provision, criterion or practice is objectively justified by a legitimate aim and the means of achieving that aim are appropriate and necessary.
Amendment 99 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5
Article 5
With a view to ensuring full equality in practice, the principle of equal treatment shall not prevent any Member State from maintaining or adopting specific measures to prevent or compensate for disadvantages linked to religion or belief, disability, age, gender or sexual orientation.
Amendment 102 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 - paragraph 1
Article 12 - paragraph 1
1. Member States shall designate a body or bodies for the promotion of equal treatment of all persons irrespective of their religion or belief, disability, age, gender or sexual orientation. These bodies may form part of agencies charged at national level with the defence of human rights or the safeguard of individuals' rights, including rights under other Community acts including Directives 2000/43/EC and 2004/113/EC.
Amendment 278 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) The incentives provided for in this Directive for biofuels and other bioliquids, and the increasing worldwide demand for biofuels and other bioliquids, should not have the effect of encouraging the destruction of bio-diverse lands. Such exhaustible resources, recognised in various international instruments to be of value to all mankind, should be preserved. Consumers in the Community, in addition, would find it morally unacceptable that their increased use of biofuels and other bioliquids could have the effect of destroying bio-diverse lands. For these reasons, it is necessary to provide criteria ensuring that biofuels and other bioliquids can only qualify for the incentives when it can be guaranteed that they do not originate in hitherto bio-diverse land whose biodiversity might become endangered.
Amendment 324 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources. It sets mandatory targets for the overall share of energy from renewable sources in energy consumption and for the share of energy from renewable sources in transport. It lays down rules relating to guarantees of origin, administrative procedures and electricity grid connections in relation to energy from renewable source and its integration into the EU internal energy market with a view to enhancing security of supply, environmental protection, and the EU’s competitiveness and industrial leadership. It sets mandatory national and Community-wide targets for the overall share of energy from renewable sources in energy consumption in order to ensure that in 2020 at least 20% of the EU’s final consumption of energy will be accounted for by renewable sources and at least 10% of final petrol and diesel fuel consumption in transport will be provided by such sources. It lays down rules relating to the protection of national support schemes and detailed national action plans for energy from renewable sources, and provides for arrangements making for flexibility between Member States for the purposes of meeting targets and regarding administrative procedures and renewable energy infrastructure connections. It establishes environmental and social sustainability criteria for biofuels and other bioliquids. energy from biomass.
Amendment 351 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point b
Article 2 – point b
(b) “biomass” means the biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from agriculture (including vegetal and animal substances), aquaculture, forestry and related industries, as well as the biodegradable fraction of industrial and municipal waste;
Amendment 373 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point h
Article 2 – point h
(h) “support scheme” means a scheme, originating from a market intervenction by a Member State, that helps energy from renewable sources to find a market by reducing the cost of production of this energy, increasing the price at which it can be sold, or increasing, by means of a renewable energy obligation or otherwise, the volume of such energy purchased serving to create or increase incentives for greater use of energy from renewable sources. National support schemes include in particular renewable energy obligations, investment aid, tax exemptions or deductions, tax refunds, and direct price support, in particular premium and purchase rate arrangements;
Amendment 458 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. For the purposes of paragraph 1(a), final consumption of electricity from renewable sources shall be calculated as the quantity of electricity produced in a Member State from renewable energy sources, excluding the production of electricity by pumped storage units using water that has in the amount corresponding to previously been pumped uphill, adjusted in accordance with Article 10water.
Amendment 460 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
In cases where the biodegradable proportion of industrial and municipal waste cannot be calculated accurately, the figure of 70% of the total of such waste shall be taken.
Amendment 487 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure - solely for information purposes - that the origin of electricity produced from renewable energy sources, and of heating or cooling produced from renewable energy sources in plants with a capacity of at least 5 MWth, can be gu can be guaranteed as such within the meaning of this Directive, in accordance with objective, transparaenteed as such within the meaning of this Directiv and non-discriminatory criteria established for each Member State. To that end, Member States shall ensure that a guarantee of origin is issued in response to a request from a producer of renewable energy. A guarantee of origin shall be of the standard size of 1 MWh. No more than one guarantee of origin shall be issued in respect of each MWhunit of energy produced.
Amendment 500 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Guarantees of origin shall be issued, transferred and cancelled electronically. They shall bMember States shall implement suitable mechanisms for ensuring that guarantees of origin are accurate, reliable and fraud- resistant. A guarantee of origin shall specify, at least: (a) the energy source from which the energy was produced and the starting and ending dates of its production; (b) whether the guarantee of origin relates to (i) electricity; or (ii) heating and/or cooling; (c) the identity, location, type and capacity of the installation where the energy was produced, and the date of the installation’s becoming operational; (dc) the date and country of issue and a unique identification number; (e) the amount and type of any investment aid that has been given for the installationA guarantee of origin must serve to enable producers of electricity of renewable origin to demonstrate that the electricity which they sell is produced from renewable sources within the meaning of this Directive.
Amendment 506 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall recognise guarantees of origin issued by other Member States in accordance with this Directive. Any refusal by a exclusively as proof of the elements referred to in the second paragraph of this Article. A Member State may refuse to recognise a guarantee of origin shall be based on objective, transparent and non- discriminatory criteria. In the event ofonly in cases where there are well- founded doubts about the accuracy, reliability and truthfulness thereof. The Member State shall share the information relating to such doubts with the Commission. If the Commission considers that the refusal to recognise a guarantees of origin, the Commission may adopt is not well-founded, it may take a Ddecision to requiringest the Member State in question to recognise itsuch guarantees.
Amendment 520 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 540 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8
Article 8
Submission of guarantees of origin for cancellation 1. A guarantee of origin, corresponding to the unit of energy in question, shall be submitted for cancellation to a competent body designated in accordance with Article 7 when: (a) the production of a unit of electricity from renewable energy sources, or the production of a tatistical transfers between Member States 1. Member States may make arrangements for the statistical transfer of a specified amounit of heating or coolingenergy from renewable energy sources in a plant with a capacity of at least 5 MWth, receives support in the form of feed-in tariff payments, premium payments, tax reductions or payments resulting from calls for tenders, in which case the guarantee shall be submitted to the competent body designated by the Member State that established the system of support; (b) a unit of electricity proto be transferred from one Member State to another. The transferred quantity shall be: (a) deducted from renewable energy sources, or a unit of heating or cooling producedthe amount of energy from renewable energy sources in a plant with a capacity of at least 5 MWth, is taken into account for the purposes of assessing an entity’s compliance with a renewable energy obligation, in which case the guarantee of origin shall be submitted to the competent body designated by the Member State that established the obligation; orthat is taken into account in measuring compliance by the Member State with the requirements of Article 3 concerning national targets; and (cb) an energy supplier or energy consumer chooses to use a guarantee of origin for the purpose of proving the share or quantity of renewable energy in its energy mix, without claiming the benefits of a support scheme in accordance with points (a) and (b); in this case, the guarantee of origin shall be submitted to the competent body designateddded to the amount of energy from renewable sources that is taken into account in measuring compliance by another Member State in which the energy described by the energy mix in question is consumed. 2. Where an operator has submitted one or more guarantees of origin to a competent body in accordance withwith the requirements of Article 3 concerning national targets. 2. Arrangements under paragraphs 1(a) or (b), the operator shall: (a) request guarantees of origin, in accordance with Article 6(1), for all future production of renewable energy sources from t may have effect for at least one year. They same installation; (b) submit these guarantees of origin for cancellation to the same competent body. 3. Guarantees of origin shall not be submithall be notified to the Commission no later than 3 months aftedr to a competent body for cancellation more than 1 year after their date of issuehe end of the first year in which they take effect.
Amendment 574 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 615 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10
Article 10
Amendment 810 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Biofuels and other bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land with recognised high biodiversity value, that is to sayhigh biodiversity value, unless evidence is provided that the production of that raw material is compatible with keeping or enhancing those biodiversity values. For the purposes of this paragraph, “land with high biodiversity value” means land that had one of the following statuses in or after January 2008 , whether or not the land still has this status: (a) forest undisturbed by significant human activity, that is to say, forest where; (b) (i) areas designated by law or by the re has been no known significant human intervention or where the last significant human intervention was sufficiently long ago to have allowed the natural species composition and processes to have become re-establlevant competent authority for nature protection purposes, or (ii) areas for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species recognished; (b) areas designated for nature protection purposes, unless evidence is provided that the production of that raw material did not interfere with those purposes by international agreements, subject to their recognition in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 16(4), second subparagraph; (c) highly biodiverse grassland, that is to say grassland that is species-rich, not fertilised and not degraded.
Amendment 830 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) continuously forested areas, that is to say land spanning more than 1 hectare with trees higher than 5 metres and a canopy cover of more than 30%, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ;
Amendment 839 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Biofuels and other bioliquids shall not be taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 if they have received grants, tax exemptions or other public incentives intended to reduce their production costs and get an unfair competitive advantage.
Amendment 848 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a–b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a–b (new)
5a. Biofuels and other bioliquids shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 only if the country in which they were cultivated has ratified and effectively implemented all of the following treaties and Conventions: – Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, – Convention on Biological Diversity, – Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, – Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. – Convention of the International Labour Organization concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment (No 138); – Convention of the International Labour Organization concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (No 182); – Convention of the International Labour Organization concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour (No 105); – Convention of the International Labour Organization concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour (No 29); – Convention of the International Labour Organization concerning Equal Remuneration of Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value (No 100); – Convention of the International Labour Organization concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (No 111); – Convention of the International Labour Organization concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise (No 87); – Effective implementation of those treaties shall be ascertained having regard to countries' implementation record in accordance with the treaties' implementation provisions and, in particular, any recommendations by bodies set up under those treaties to monitor compliance. 5b. If a country has not ratified the treaties listed in paragraph 5a(a) but the national authorities or the economic operator provides the Commission with reliable information giving evidence that, in that country, the standards of environment protection are equivalent to those contained in those treaties, the Commission may decide, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 21(2), that biofuels and other bioliquids produced in that country can be taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 868 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 7
Article 15 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall report on requirements for a sustainability scheme for timber industry, food industry, petroleum industry and energy uses of biomass, other than biofuels and other bioliquids, by 31 December 2010 at the latest. The report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by proposals for a sustainability scheme for other energy uses of biomass industrial sectors indicated above in this paragraph, to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 927 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1095 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 7
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 7
7. Annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by land use change, el, shall be calculated by dividing total emissions equally over 20 years. For the calculation of these emissions the following rule shall be applied: el = (CSR – CSA) x MWCO2/MWC3.664 x 1/20 x 1/P [-eB], where el = annualised greenhouse gas emissions from carbon stock change due to land use change (measured as mass of CO2- equivalent per unit biofuel energy); CSR = the carbon stock per unit area associated with the reference land use (measured as mass of carbon per unit area, including both soil and vegetation). The reference land use shall be the land use in January 2008 or 20 years before the raw material was obtained, whichever was the latestr; CSA = the carbon stock per unit area associated with the actual land use (measured as mass of carbon per unit area, including both soil and vegetation); MWCO2 = molecular weight of CO2 = 44.010 g/mol; MWC = molecular weight of carbon = 12.011 g/mol; and P = the productivity of the crop (measured as biofuel or other bioliquid energy per unit area per year); and eB = bonus of [x] gCO2eq/MJ biofuel or other bioliquid energy if biomass is obtained from restored degraded land; i.e., land formerly used for agricultural production that was, in January 2008, unsuitable for agricultural production (e.g., salinated land and abandoned rubber plantations) and which, before restoration, was not land as mentioned in Article 15(3) or (4).
Amendment 1109 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 16 – subparagraph 2
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 16 – subparagraph 2
In the case of biofuels and other bioliquids, all co-products, including electricity that does not fall under the scope of paragraph 14, shall be taken into account for the purposes of this calculation, except for agricultural crop residues, including straw, bagasse, husks, cobs and nut shells. Co-products that have a negative energy content shall be considered to have an energy content of zero for the purpose of the calculation.
Amendment 1113 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 17 – subparagraph 1
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 17 – subparagraph 1
17. For biofuels, for the purposes of the calculation referred to in paragraph 4, the fossil fuel comparator EF shall be the latest available actual average emissions from the fossil part of petrol and diesel consumed in the Community as reported under [Directive 98/70/EC]. If no such data are available, the value used shall be 83.890 gCO2eq /MJ.
Amendment 87 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7a (new)
Recital 7a (new)
(7a) Each of the different components of capture, transport and storage of CO2 has been the object of demonstration projects on a smaller scale than that required for their industrial application. However, they still need to be integrated into a complete CCS process, and technological costs need to be reduced. The main projects for CO2 storage which include the participation of European enterprises are the Sleipner project in the North Sea (Statoil) and the In Salah project in Algeria (Statoil, BP and Sonatrach). The large-scale pilot projects under way are the Schwartze Pumpe project in Germany (Vattenfall), the CCS project in the Lacq basin in France (Total), and the El Bierzo project in Spain (CIUDEN).
Amendment 190 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 - point 16
Article 3 - point 16
(16) 'significant irregularity' means any irregularity in the injection or storage operations or, in the condition of the site itself, which impli or in the performance of the storage complex that materially increases the risk of a leakage;
Amendment 318 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that the operator carries out monitoring of the injection facilities, the storage complex (including where possible, especially the CO2 plume), and where appropriate the surrounding environment for the purpose of:
Amendment 324 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) assessing whether the stored CO2 will be completely contained forupdating the assessment of the safety and integrity of the storage site in the short and long term based on quantitative assessment criteria to be determined in the guindeflinite futurees referred to in Article 4(3).
Amendment 328 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Routine inspections shall be carried out at least every year in the first ten years after the injection has started and thereafter as often as deemed necessary by the competent authority. They shall examine the relevant injection and monitoring facilities as well as the full range of relevant environmental effects from the storage complex.
Amendment 329 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that in case of significant irregularities or leakages that could have a negative impact on human health or the environment, as defined by the criteria to be determined in the guidelines referred to in Article 4(3), the operator immediately notifies the competent authority and takes the necessary corrective measures.
Amendment 423 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex I – Step 1 – introductory sentence
Annex I – Step 1 – introductory sentence
Sufficient data shall be accumulated to construct a volumetric and dynamic three-dimensional (3- D)- earth model for the storage site and storage complex including the caprock, and the surrounding area including the hydraulically connected areas, and sufficient data for generating the corresponding future evolution scenarios for the site. This data shall cover at least the following intrinsic complex characteristics:
Amendment 3 #
2007/2265(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that trade, investment and scientific and research agreements should address sector-specific issues, such as: (i) the environmental effects of palm oil extraction and deforestation, (ii) low energy light bulbs, (ii a) prevention of natural disasters, (ii b ) combating HIV/AIDS and protecting public health, (ii c) tourism sector, with special reference to SMEs, (iii) the free movement of researchers, business people and tourists, (iv) cooperation between research centres in both regions and the exchange of scientific research findings;
Amendment 18 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to the ILO report entitled 'Economic incentives and hardships fuel the growth of the sex sector' (ILO/98/31), according to which children and immigrant women are particularly vulnerable to the commercial exploitation of sexuality,
Amendment 22 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the authorities have not so far conducted an internal policy debate resulting in a thorough analysis of prostitution which will enable courses of action to be devised from a comprehensive point of view,
Amendment 23 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas a distinction must be made between prostitution involving minors of either sex, the forced prostitution of women or trafficking in women, and prostitution which is consciously engaged in by women who are forced into the sex industry by a variety of situations,
Amendment 24 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas social rejection leads to discrimination against prostitutes and to their exclusion from the social milieu, which puts their mental and physical health at greater risk and makes it difficult for them to achieve social 'integration' and, in particular, to secure access to public health services,
Amendment 25 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas there are many immigrant women working as prostitutes in the European Union who have no identity papers, which means that a significant number of them have no access to a health card which would enable them to enter the healthcare circuit, hence they are excluded not only from the treatment and care they require but also from preventive campaigns which are essential as a means of discouraging unsafe practices which may lead to the transmission of STDs, including HIV/Aids,
Amendment 26 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas some of the immigrant women who work as prostitutes in the European Union are victims of trafficking in human beings by organised networks, for which reason a package of protective legislative measures in which prostitution is regarded as a form of gender-based violence must be developed,
Amendment 27 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas most of the unsafe practices performed in the context of prostitution are usually at the instigation of the client, who on occasions is unaware of the risks he is taking and of the harm which may ensue,
Amendment 124 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 130 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 132 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 160 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 176 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls upon the Member States to implement measures designed to ensure that women who work as prostitutes receive comprehensive care and to establish a network of care (including psychological care) in hostels;
Amendment 177 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Urges the Member States to facilitate access by prostitutes and their children to the public health service by issuing them with a health card (treating them for the purpose as persons without economic resources);
Amendment 178 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Urges the Commission and the Member States to promote initiatives designed to support social organisations active in the field of health protection for women working as prostitutes, with emphasis on the work of mediators;
Amendment 179 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Urges the Member States to conduct awareness campaigns relating to prostitution and health, targeted at potential users such as youths, at the population at risk of falling into prostitution and at the general public as a whole;
Amendment 185 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls upon the Member States to take into consideration the particular circumstances of transsexual women prostitutes, whose identity differs from their biological sex at birth and whose access to community social and healthcare resources is thus limited - a state of affairs which is especially worrying on account of the fact that their health vulnerability increases when they undergo hormone treatment without the requisite medical supervision and at a very early age;
Amendment 186 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Draws attention to the importance of establishing procedures and medical records for the monitoring of patients, given the inherently itinerant nature of prostitution as an occupation;
Amendment 209 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 1 #
2007/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Points out that to comply with the Lisbon Strategy the EU needs 700 000 further researchers, and therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to take specific measures, in accordance with the Roadmap for equality between women and men 2006-2010, to ensure that in 2010 the participation of women and men in science and technology are in balance;
Amendment 5 #
2007/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that networks of women scientists are an essential instrument for attracting a larger number of women to scientific and technological fields and promoting them in posts of responsibility; to this end, calls on the Commission and the Member States to set up networks at European, national and regional level and to support those that already exist, such as the European Platform of Women Scientists;
Amendment 7 #
2007/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take appropriate measures to ensure that women’s contribution is not excluded in publications on the history of science and technology, not just because this is a clear case of discrimination, but also because the absence of ‘role models’ makes it hard to encourage the presence of a greater number of women in such fields;
Amendment 10 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 10 #
2007/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that age-limits for the award of grants adversely affect young people looking after dependants, and that these are for the most part women; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure, when such circumstances apply, that they include in their legislation measures to correct this anomaly, such as adding one year to the deadline for applications for each year in which a dependant is looked after;
Amendment 12 #
2007/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that in submissions to calls for proposals under the Seventh FP a balanced presence of men and women is assessed positively; urges the Member States to make the same arrangements in their national and regional programmes;
Amendment 13 #
2007/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to include the gender aspect in the Seventh FP’s interim assessments and progress reports;
Amendment 16 #
2007/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers, however, that special legislation and quotas are needed for women in science would be counterproductive and would possibly create a ‘second class’ of women scientists appointed to fill quotas rather than according to their skills and merits and therefore judged by their colleagues according to the same criteria; believes that such measures are indeed unnecessary, since most Member States have more women than men and since according to various studies, women usually exhibit higherin order to balance the participation by men and women in posts of responsibility, given that despite the fact that in the majority of the Member States the number of women with a university degree exceeds the number of men and they present a higher average levels of persistence, hard work, motivation and determination than men, these being the key factors leading to success in all areas, including scientific communityacademic qualifications than their male counterparts, women are under- represented in all academic and research establishments.
Amendment 27 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that age limits for the award of grants adversely affect young people looking after dependants, and that these are for the most part women; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that, in such circumstances, legislative measures are in place to correct this anomaly, such as adding one year to the deadline for applications for each year in which a dependant is looked after;
Amendment 42 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Amendment 19 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – subparagraph 1 – indent 2
Annex – subparagraph 1 – indent 2
– Improving quality and productivity at work: Efforts to raise employment rates go hand in hand with improving the attractiveness of jobs, quality at work, and labour productivity growth, and reducing segmentation, inequalities between men and women and the proportion of working poor. Synergies between quality at work, productivity and employment should be fully exploited.
Amendment 23 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – subparagraph 1 – indent 3
Annex – subparagraph 1 – indent 3
– Strengthening social and territorial cohesion: Determined action is needed to strengthen and reinforce social inclusion, fight poverty - especially child poverty -, prevent exclusion from the labour market, support integration in employment of women and people at a disadvantage, and to reduce regional disparities in terms of employment, unemployment and labour productivity, especially in regions lagging behind. Strengthened interaction is needed with the Open Method of Coordination in Social Protection and Social Inclusion.
Amendment 28 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – subparagraph 6 – indent 1
Annex – subparagraph 6 – indent 1
– attract and retain more people in employment, increase labour supply, reduce inequalities between men and women and modernise social protection systems;
Amendment 30 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – section 1 – title
Annex – section 1 – title
1. Attract and retain more people in employment, increase labour supply, reduce inequalities between men and women and modernise social protection systems
Amendment 35 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – section 1 – subparagraph 4
Annex – section 1 – subparagraph 4
Active inclusion policies can increase labour supply and strengthen society’s cohesiveness and are a powerful means of promoting the social and labour market integration of the most disadvantaged. Every person becoming unemployed must be offered a new start in a reasonable period of time. In the case of young people this period should be short, e.g. at most 4 months by 2010; for adult people at most 12 months. Policies aiming at offering active labour market measures to the long- term unemployed should be pursued, taking into consideration the participation rate benchmark of 25% in 2010. Activation should be in the form of training, retraining, work practice, a job or other employability measure, combined where appropriate with on-going job search assistance. Facilitating access to employment for job seekers, preventing unemployment and ensuring that those who become unemployed remain closely connected to the labour market and employable are essential to increase participation, and combat social exclusion. This is also in line with a flexicurity approach. Attaining these objectives requires removing barriers to the labour market by assisting with effective job searching, facilitating access to training and other active labour market measures, ensuring affordable access to basic services and providing adequate levels of minimum resources to all. This approach should, at the same time, ensure that work pays for all workers and that the principle of 'equal pay for equal work' is upheld, as well as remove unemployment, poverty and inactivity traps. Special attention should be paid to promoting the inclusion of disadvantaged people, including low- skilled workers, in the labour market, including through the expansion of social services and the social economy, as well as the development of new sources of jobs in response to collective needs. Combating discrimination, promoting access to employment for women and disabled people and integrating immigrants and minorities are particularly essential.
Amendment 44 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – section 3 – subparagraph 2
Annex – section 3 – subparagraph 2
Knowledge-based and service-based economies require different skills from traditional industries; skills which also constantly need updating in the face of technological change and innovation. Workers, if they are to remain and progress in work and be prepared for transition and changing labour markets, need to accumulate and renew skills regularly. The productivity of enterprises is dependent on building and maintaining a workforce that can adapt to change. Governments need to ensure that educational attainment levels are improved and that young people are equipped with the necessary key competences, in line with the European Youth Pact. In order to improve labour market prospects for youth, the EU should aim at an average rate of no more than 10% early school leavers; and that at least 85% of 22-year olds should have completed upper secondary education by 2010. Policies should also aim at increasing the EU average level of participation in lifelong learning to at least 12.5% of the adult working-age population (25 to 64 age group), with particular attention to be devoted to women, the disabled, immigrants, ethnic minorities and the long-term unemployed. All stakeholders should be mobilised to develop and foster a true culture of lifelong learning from the earliest age. To achieve a substantial increase in public and private investment in human resources per capita and guarantee the quality and efficiency of these investments, it is important to ensure fair and transparent sharing of costs and responsibilities between all actors and to improve the evidence base of education and training policies. Member States should make better use of the Structural Funds and the European Investment Bank for investment in education and training. To achieve these aims, Member States must implement the coherent and comprehensive lifelong learning strategies to which they have committed themselves.
Amendment 48 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Some national markets are not connected or are poorly connected to their neighbour markets, therefore remaining isolated. The internal market cannot be achieved without the necessary additional cross-border interconnections. Network planning at national and EU level should give special emphasis to the development of available cross-border interconnection capacity open to third party access in order to allow gas trading across the gas internal market.
Amendment 60 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Access to gas storage facilities and LNG facilities is insufficient, and therefore rules need to be improved. Monitoring by the European Regulators' Group for electricity and gas (ERGEG) concluded that the voluntary guidelines for good third party access practice for storage system operators, agreed by all stakeholders at the Madrid Forum, are being insufficiently applied and therefore need to be made binding. Strict and harmonized access conditions for all LNG plants are also necessary.
Amendment 62 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point –1 (new) Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 1 – point –1 (new) Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
(–1) Throughout the text, the words "Transmission system" shall be replaced by "Basic Infrastructure"
Amendment 67 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – points 29 a and 29 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – points 29 a and 29 b (new)
29a. ‘Basic Gas Infrastructure’ means a transmission network or a storage facility or a LNG facility; 29b. ‘Basic Gas Infrastructure Operator’ means a natural or legal person responsible for operating a basic gas infrastructure facility.
Amendment 114 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 c – paragraph 5
Article 2 c – paragraph 5
5. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas shall publish a Community-wide 10-year network investment plan every two years. The investment plan shall include the modelling of the integrated network, scenario development, a supply and demand adequacy report and an assessment of the resilience of the system. The investment plan shall, in particular, be buildt on: (a) national investment plans and on(b) the Guidelines for Trans-European energy networks in accordance with Decision No 1364/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. The investment plan shall identify investment gaps, notably with respect to cross border capacities. With regard to cross-border interconnections, it shall be built on: (a) the proposals of network users, including traders and/or (b) the proposals of other investors different from the TSOs existing in the countries to be connected. National Regulatory Authorities shall be asked to provide their opinion on all those proposals not included in national plans. The investment plan shall identify investment gaps, notably with respect to cross border capacities open to third party access. The 10-year investment plan shall not be adopted before a positive opinion of the Agency is delivered and shall comply with the requirements of the Commission.
Amendment 130 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 d – title
Article 2 d – title
Monitoring by the Agency Monitoring by the Agency and the Commission
Amendment 135 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas shall submit the draft technical and market codes, the draft 10-year investment plan and the draft annual work programme, including the information regarding the consultation process, the rejected proposals and the justification of the rejection, to the Agency.
Amendment 137 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 2 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The Agency shall provide a duly justified opinion to the Commission where it considers that the draft annual work programme or the draft 10-year investment plan do not ensure non-discrimination, effective competition and the efficient functioning of the market: (a) a sufficient level of cross-border interconnection available to third party access, (b) an execution programme in accordance with the existing and the expected necessities, or (c) non-discrimination, effective competition and the efficient functioning of the market. The Commission shall communicate its decision on these aspects to ENTSOG and to the Agency, and may require ENTSOG to complement or modify the Plan before it is resubmitted to the Agency , The Agency shall provide its opinion to ENTSOG before the adoption of the 10- year Plan by ENTSOG. A favourable decision of the Commission and the compliance with its requirements shall be a necessary prerequisite for positive opinion provided by the Agency to ENTSOG. The Agency shall monitor the execution of the 10-year Plan, in particular concerning interconnections. In case of non-compliance or delays without a due justification, the Agency may propose to the Commission the adoption of penalties and the invitation of new investors, following the guidelines established by the Commission.
Amendment 184 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 h – paragraph 2 and 2 a (new)
Article 2 h – paragraph 2 and 2 a (new)
2. Transmission system operators shall promote operational arrangements, complementary to the establishment of Regional Independent System Operators, in order to ensure optimum management of the network, and promote the development of energy exchanges, the allocation of cross- border capacity through implicit auctions and the integration of balancing mechanisms. All the interconnectors and related infrastructure, independently of their unbundling regime, shall be operated by a Regional Independent System Operator. These Regional ISOs may operate one or more interconnectors from the same or different borders, with no limitation on the extent of the network they operate.
Amendment 202 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 4 a – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 4 a – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Operators of plants exempted under Article 22 of Directive 2003/55/ES shall, for the capacity open to third party access and the services they have to provide to third parties: (a) make relevant information public, in particular data on the use and availability of services, in a time frame compatible with the LNG facility users' reasonable commercial needs. (b) make public the relevant conditions applied, together with the technical information necessary for LNG users to gain effective access to the LNG plant. (c) offer unused LNG facility capacity in a time frame compatible with the LNG facility users' reasonable commercial needs.
Amendment 61 #
2007/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation 1228/2003
Article 2c – paragraph 5
Article 2c – paragraph 5
5. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity shall publish a Community-wide 10-year network investment plan every two years. The investment plan shall include the modelling of the integrated network, scenario development, a generation adequacy report and an assessment of the resilience of the system. The investment plan shall, in particular, build on national investment plans, without being in contradiction with them, and on the Guidelines for Trans-European energy networks in accordance with Decision No 1364/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. The investment plan shall identify investment gaps, notably with respect to cross border capacities.
Amendment 92 #
2007/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003
Article 2 f – paragraph 1
Article 2 f – paragraph 1
1. In carrying out its tasks, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity shall consult extensively, at an early stage and in an open and transparent manner, in particular while preparing the technical and market codes and its annual work programme referred to in Article 2c(1) and (3), with all appropriate market participants; the consultation shall include the Member States and the competent national authorities, supply and generation undertakings, customers, system users, distribution system operators, including relevant (industry) associations, technical bodies and stakeholder platforms.
Amendment 104 #
2007/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003
Article 2 h – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 h – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. TWith the aim of establishing a genuine internal market, the geographical area covered by each regional cooperation structure may be defined by the Commission, taking into account existing regional cooperation structures. That measure, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 13(2).
Amendment 120 #
2007/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
(ba) as an income to be taken into account by regulatory authorities when approving the methodology for calculating network tariffs, and/or in assessing whether tariffs should be modified.
Amendment 122 #
2007/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
If the revenues cannot be efficiently used for the purposes set out in points (a) or (b) of the first subparagraph, the revenue shall be placed on a separate account until such time as it can be sp before the entd onf those purposes. In the case of an independent system operator any income remaining after applying points (a) and (b) shall be held by the Independent System Operator on a separate account until such time as it can be spent one year in which they are obtained, these revenues shall be used for the purposes set out in the points (ac) and (b) of the first subparagraph."bove".
Amendment 74 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The implementation of effective unbundling should respect the principle of non discrimination between the public and private sectors. To this effect, the same person should not be able to exercise any influence, solely or jointly, over the composition, voting or decision of the bodies of both transmission system operators and supply undertakings. Provided that the Member State in question can demonstrate that this requirement is respected, two distinct public bodies could control on the one hand generation and supply activities and on the other transmission activities.
Amendment 106 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Energy regulators and financial market regulators need to cooperate in order to enable each other to have an overview over the markets concerned, and should have the power to obtain relevant information from energy companies through appropriate and sufficient powers for investigation and for dispute settlement.
Amendment 126 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point –1 (new)
Article 1 – point –1 (new)
(–1) Throughout the text, the words "transmission system" are replaced by "transmission and/or storage and/or LNG system"
Amendment 232 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 7c
Article 7c
Amendment 288 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 11
Article 1 – point 11
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 15
Article 15
This directive shall not preventpromotes, as the most efficient solution for ensuring the effective third party access, the operation of a combined transmission, LNG, storage and distribution system operator provided it complies, for each of its activities, with the applicable provisions of Articles 7, 9a and 13(1). Combined transmission, LNG and storage system operator shall be implemented in each Member State.
Amendment 294 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 11 c (new)
Article 1 – point 11 c (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Amendment 300 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall define and publish criteria according to which it may be determined whether access to storage facilities and linepack is technically and/or economically necessary in order to provide efficient access to the system for the supply of customers. Member States shall make public, or oblige storage and transmission system operators to make public, which storage facilities, or which parts of those storage facilities, and which linepack is offered under the different procedures referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4.
Amendment 303 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
(12a) In Article 19, paragraph 3 shall be deleted.
Amendment 308 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12 b (new)
Article 1 – point 12 b (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Amendment 309 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 1 - introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 1 - introductory part
1. Major new gas infrastructures, i.e. interconnectors between Member States, LNG and storage facilities, may, upon request, be exempted, for a limited period of time, from the provisions of Articles 7, 18, 19, 20, and 24c(4), (5) and (6) under the following conditions:
Amendment 315 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point (c a) (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point (c a) (new)
"(ca) the infrastructure must be operated by a legal person independent from the system operators in whose systems that infrastructure will be built;"
Amendment 316 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point (e)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point (e)
(e) the exemption is not detrimental to competition or the effective functioning of the internal gas market, or the efficient functioning of the regulated system to which the infrastructure is connectnecessary capacity available for third party access is ensured.
Amendment 332 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Before granting an exemption the regulatory authority shall decide upon the rules and mechanisms for management and allocation of capacity. The rules shall require that all potential users of the infrastructure are invited to indicate their interest in contracting capacity before capacity allocation in the new infrastructure, including for own use, takes place. The allocation procedure shall not increase the relative weight of the dominant supplier unless the entire capacity demand of third parties is reasonably covered. The regulatory authority shall decide on this aspect. The regulatory authority shall require congestion management rules to include the obligation to offer unused capacity on the market, and shall require users of the facility to be entitled to trade their contracted capacities on the secondary market. In its assessment of the criteria referred to in paragraph 1(a), (b) and (e) of this Article, the regulatory authority shall take into account the results of that capacity allocation procedure.
Amendment 336 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point (a)
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point (a)
(a) the detailed reasons stating the specific Articles on the basis of which the regulatory authority granted the exemption, including the financial information justifying the need for the exemption;
Amendment 337 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point (b)
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point (b)
(b) the analysis undertaken of the effect on competition and the effective functioning of the internal gas market resulting from the grant of the exemption, especially the reasons stating the specific Articles on the basis of which the exemption will enhance competition;
Amendment 339 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point (e a) (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point (e a) (new)
"(ea) if the exemption relates to an interconnector, the additional capacity open to third party access favouring the free trading across the European internal market."
Amendment 542 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (i)
Annex A – point (i)
(i) shall be properly informed every monthand regularly informed of actual gas consumption and costs, based on actual metering or estimates when the metering data are not available. No additional costs can be charged to the consumer for this service.
Amendment 94 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Ownership unbundling between companies generating and supplying electricity and undertakings that own transmission systems is essential for the installation of new renewable power in Europe.
Amendment 96 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3c) Given that renewable sources are continuous energy sources, it is essential to develop electricity interconnection capacity at European Union level, paying special attention to the most isolated countries and regions in the Union’s energy market, in order to provide the Member States with the necessary means to achieve the objective of 20% renewable energy by 2020.
Amendment 199 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 5 a
Article 5 a
Member States shall cooperate among themselves for the purpose of integrating their national markets at least at the regional level. In particular, Member States shall promote the cooperation of network operators at a regional level, and foster the consistency of their legal and regulatory framework. The geographical area covered by the regional cooperations shall be in line with the definition of geographical areas by the Commission in accordance with referred to in this article shall correspond to the geographical areas defined in Article 2h(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity, even though this cooperation may apply to other geographical areas ."
Amendment 223 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 h (new)
Article 1 – point 3 h (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Amendment 345 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 11 e (new)
Article 1 – point 11 e (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 362 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22b – title and introductory part
Article 22b – title and introductory part
Amendment 368 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22b – point (d)
Article 22b – point (d)
(d) ensufostering the development of secure, reliable and efficient systems, promoting energy efficiency, and system adequacy, and research and innovation to meet demand and the development of innovative renewable and low carbon technologies, in both short and long term;
Amendment 507 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22d - paragraph 2
Article 22d - paragraph 2
2. RThe Member States’ regulatory authorities shall cooperate at least on a regional level to foster the creation of operational arrangements in order to ensure an optimal management of the network, develop joint electricity exchanges and the allocation of cross- border capacity, and to ensure a minimum level of interconnection capacity within the region to allow for effective competition to develop.
Amendment 514 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22d - paragraph 3
Article 22d - paragraph 3
3. The Agency shall decide upon the regulatory regime for infrastructure connecting at least two Member States: a) upon a joint request from the competent national regulatory authorities, or, b) where the competent national regulatory authorities have not been able to reach an agreement on the appropriate regulatory regime within six months from the date the file was brought before the last of these regulatory authorities.
Amendment 515 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22d - paragraph 4
Article 22d - paragraph 4