21 Amendments of Den DOVER
Amendment 1 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's Communication, which aims to reinforce the development of micro-credit in the EU by improving the legal environment, enhancing entrepreneurship, exchanging best practice and providing financial capital, particularly for non-bankable people;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the concept of micro-credit, developed by the Nobel prize winner Mr Muhammad Yunus, is extremely successful in creating economic and social advancements in developing countries; believes that this instrumenta micro-credit initiative could also be of considerable use in the EU in order to increase social inclusion and to promote job-creation and self-employment, especially among women, young people, unemployed people and minorities; envisages therefore, an important role for micro-credit in the fulfilment of the goals of the Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that to a large extent micro credit users are women making for loyal and reliable customers with high pay-back rates;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that 91.5% of EU enterprises are micro-enterprises (enterprises with less than ten employees) and that the greatest barrier to more innovation for those enterprises results from restricted access to credit, especially small loans (under EUR 25.000); believes therefore, that the Commission's proposal for a micro-credit initiative iswill prove to be a useful tool to enhance employment in micro-enterprises and to boost innovation in the EU;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges Member States to make better use of financial assistance through the Structural Funds, such as the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund, in order to improve the access of specific target groups to micro-credit schemes;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Greatly welcomes the recent launching of the 'Joint Action to Support Micro-finance Institutions in Europe' (JASMINE) aiming at the provision of operational technical assistance as well as quality labelling to acknowledge the reliability of Micro-finance institutions (MFIs); emphasises that a flexible approach is essential to enable MFIs in each Member State to meet their individual challenges and requirements;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly believes that, as a result of the interrelation of financial, employment and social welfare systems, the micro-credit initiative at EU level has to be complemented by policies at a national level, such as training, coaching and capacity building.; calls on the Commission and the Member States to pursue further research on innovative techniques for safeguarding and risk mitigation of micro-credits; believes that an extensive exchange of best practices is required;
Amendment 31 #
2008/0098(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 12 a (new)
Article 2 – point 12 a (new)
12a. "Technical Assessment Body" means a body designated by a Member State to participate in the development of European Assessment Documents and to assess the performance of the essential characteristics of construction products not or not fully covered by a harmonised standard in product areas listed in Annex IV;
Amendment 37 #
2008/0098(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 43 #
2008/0098(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall not prohibit or impede, within their territory or under their responsibility, the making available on the market or the use of construction products bearing the CE marking, when the requirements for this use in that Member State correspond to the declared performance.
Amendment 45 #
2008/0098(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In all cases the CE marking together with the declaration of performance shall be stored electronically and shall be accessible to the client.
Amendment 48 #
2008/0098(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The CE marking shall be followed by the two last digits of the year in which it was affixed, the name or the identifying mark of the producer, the unique identification code of the construction product and, the number of the declaration of performance and the indication of the generic intended use.
Amendment 61 #
2008/0098(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 7
Annex I – point 7
The construction works must be designed, built and demolished in such a way that the use of natural resources is sustainable and ensure the following: (a) recyclability of the construction works, their materials and parts after demolition; (b) durability of the construction works; (c) use of environmentally compatible raw and secondary materials in the construction works.
Amendment 48 #
2008/0051(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) 'tax-free shop' means any establishment situated within an airport or port or on the border with a third country or a third territory, which fulfils the conditions laid down by the competent public authorities, pursuant in particular to paragraph 3;
Amendment 49 #
2008/0051(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) ‘traveller to a third territory or to a third country’ means any passenger holding a transport document, for air or sea travel, stating that the immediatefinal destination is an airport or port situated in a third territory or a third country, and any passenger leaving the European Union by land.
Amendment 4 #
2007/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that more action is needed in order to overcome the under- representation of women, particularly in scientific academic circles; to this end, recommends that direct support measures and grants be provided to encourage women to fill senior positions, as well as grants for programmes of coaching and mentoring, thereby helping young women to stay in scientific academic activities, carrying out research and participating in grant applications and projects and ensuring at the same time their own mobility and flexibility and that of their families;
Amendment 6 #
2007/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that, in order to eliminate some of the barriers that women face in reaching senior positions in scientific careers, concrete measures need to be taken to promote a better understanding of the concepts of ‘good research’, ‘excellence’ and ‘innovation’, particularly as far as the criteria for the definition of a ‘good researcher’ are concerned, which should not be limited to the number of publications of the researchers;
Amendment 11 #
2007/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Firmly believes that specific recruitment, training and public relations measures need to be introduced in order to promote and encourage greater participation on the part of women in fields such as technologies, physics, engineering, computer science and other domains which are still regrettably dominated by men;
Amendment 359 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Restrictions that require an electronic communications service to be provided in a specific band shall be justified in order to ensure the fulfilment of a general interest objective in conformity with Community law, such as safety of life, the promotion of social, regional or territorial cohesion, the avoidance of inefficient use of radio frequencies, or, as defined in national legislation in conformity with Community law, the promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity and media pluralism or the provision of radio and television broadcasting services.
Amendment 367 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
A restriction which prohibits the provision of any other electronic communications service in a specific band may only be provided for where justified by the need to protect safety of life services or to ensure the fulfilment of a general interest objective as defined in national legislation in conformity with Community law, such as the promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity and media pluralism.
Amendment 370 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall regularly review the necessity of the restrictions referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4. It lies within the competence of the Member States to define the scope and nature of any exception.