2 Amendments of Nikolaos VAKALIS related to 2008/2005(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to enhance the coordination of Strategic Energy Technologies at various levels and among different partners; also stresses the need to avoid excessive bureaucracy and, ensure simplicity and clarity and secure widespread participation of all potential partners when improving coordination, for example through the European Community Steering Group and the European Energy Research Alliance, which should be open to all European research centres regardless of their dimension or resources;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Strongly believes that increased support is urgently needed for low carbon technologies in the demonstration and commercialisation phase; therefore welcomes, the proposed EIIs; stresses, however, the need to also increase support for R&D in technologies that will be needed over the longer term, with particular emphasis on strategically important technologies such as solar energy technologies that can lead to an energy-independent Europe in the long term;