10 Amendments of Zigmantas BALČYTIS related to 2016/2208(DEC)
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 309
Paragraph 309
309. Reiterates that the data submitted by the Member States are often not comparable, because of varying definitions, basically making it impossible to ascertain the real situation; invites the Commission to harmonise the definition of waste substances not previously included in the RED list used for the production of advanced biofuels in installations existing before the adoption of Directive (EU) 2015/1513 amending the RED;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 338
Paragraph 338
338. SPartly supports the recommendations of the Court, of which the Commission fully accepted the majority;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 344
Paragraph 344
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 348 a (new)
Paragraph 348 a (new)
348a. Points out that EU financing for the decommissioning of the Ignalina nuclear power plant is provided for under Protocol No 4 to the EU Accession Treaty, whereby the Union undertook to continue the decommissioning assistance beyond the Community Financial Perspectives in force at that time;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 349
Paragraph 349
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 349
Paragraph 349
349. Insists that dedicated funding programmescalls upon the Commission to evaluate the need for Union funding for nuclear decommissioning programmes in Lithuania, Bulgaria and Slovakia should be discontinued afterbeyond 2020;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 354
Paragraph 354
354. Is shocked by the Court’s findingsnotes that thate Commission’'s assessment of the respective financing plans and detailed decommissioning plans for the 2014-2020 financing period, i.e. of the second and third ex-ante conditionalities respectively14 , was inadequate; asks who shoulders the financial responsibility for this failure in the Commission; in this context, wants to be informed about the completed action plan which remedied the discovered weaknesses. _________________ 14See COM(2011) 783 final, Council Regulations (Euratom), No 1368/2013 and No 1369/2013 and Commission Implementing Decision C(2014) 5449 was completed in October 2016; underlines that the assessment concluded that the overall cost estimations of the three programmes are appropriate, and further Union financing is needed.
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 357
Paragraph 357
357. Underlines that Member States’ ports’ investment policy is established in accordance with political decisions taken at national level which can diverge from the Union strategy, also defined by those same Member States; is of the opinion that it is the Commission’s primary role to ensure the coherence of those decisions and align them with EU-level strategies;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 361
Paragraph 361
361. Regrets that Member States do not provide data on the capacity of core ports, which hinders the Commission’s capacity monitoring; stresses the importance of an improvement of the situation so that the Commission can put forward a Union-wide port development plan; calls on the Commission to lay down a clear reporting system for data from Member States;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 383
Paragraph 383
383. Notes that the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has no formal process to respond effectively to requests for assistance; believes such a situation to be intolerable;