Activities of Heide RÜHLE related to 2010/2245(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world
Amendments (2)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly advocates an eco-innovation action plan centred on SMEs and micro- enterprises in urban and rural regions whereby they would employ young people; emphasises that green technology innovation provides an opportunity to speed up the shift towards a more sustainable economy and fosters job creation, and that high level social, environmental and consumer protection standards will encourage enterprises in this direction;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage the use of pre- commercial procurement as an integral part of the EU's innovation strategy; calls in particular on the Commission to clarify the relevant rules and enable contracting authorities across the board to make actual use of pre-commercial procurement; calls also the Commission and the Member States to encourage the inclusion of social, environmental, fair trade and innovative criteria in public procurement;