9 Amendments of Reinhard BÜTIKOFER related to 2011/0177(APP)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that to get the EU out of the current economic and social crisis, and to guarantee its future competitiveness in a globalised world, it is absolutely essential that the objectives set out in the EU 2020 strategy to achieve a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth are met; underlines that to implement these objectives, an estimated total of EUR 1600 billion of future- oriented investments in core policies are needed; reminds the Parliament's position in its resolution of 8 June 20111 which pointed out that even with an increase of the level of resources for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) of 5% compared to the 2013 level only a limited contribution can be made to the achievement of the Union's agreed objectives and commitments and the principle of Union solidarity; __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0266.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to introduce a fairer, simpler and more transparent own resource system which would increase by up to 60% the own resources share in the EU budget by 2018 at the latest; supports fully the Commission's proposal to introduce an EU-wide financial transaction tax as an EU own resource from 2014 onwards;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses in particular the need to enhance, stimulate and secure the financing of research, development and innovation in the EU by significantly increasing the relevant expenditures in the MFF 2014- 2020 for the Horizon 2020 programme, and by radically simplifying funding procedures while strictly maintaining the principle of sound financial management; believes that more impetus should be given to the greening of the economy, through increased funding to greener and smarter technologies as well as to social innovation and non-technological solutions; expects that at least 80% of funding in the energy sector should go towards R&D in renewable energy, energy storage technology, end-user energy efficiency and development of smart grids;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is convinced that Horizon 2020 funds should be in line with EU 2020 priorities and used as catalyst for EU added-value activities, better streamlining of EU public funds and increased leverage of private funds; believes that at a minimum 15% of the Horizon 2020 budget must be earmarked for SMEs;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the added value of EU programmes in favour of SMEs, as these have proven very helpful in supporting Member States’ efforts to secure SMEs’ access to funding opportunities in a time of deep financial crisis; stresses, nevertheless, that a better and more diverse access to funding, from grants to loans or equity financing, should be available in the future for all European industrial actors; strongly believes that in the foreseen financial envelope for the Programme for the Competitiveness of enterprises and SMEs (COSME) and under Horizon 2020, the budget allocated to financial instruments shall beand to the new SME Instrument shall be substantially increased, and the access to it improved, so that the programme can be extended to include even more SMEs, and so that it answers more adequately to SMEs’ various needs; emphasises that sustainability should be integrated in COSME's objectives and supports a doubling of the COSME budget;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that developing a new generation of sustainable energy systems in the EU will require major investment efforts in energy research and development; underlines, therefore, the need to increase financing in research and technological development, and to maintain demonstration projects in the area of energyin particular on renewable energies and energy saving systems; calls for the full implementation of the already-adopted Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan; asks the Commission and the Council to clarify its funding in to promote non-conventional energies; supports the Commission in putting financing of ITER outside the framework of MFF 2014-2020;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlinestands the strategic importance ofthat large-scale infrastructure projects (such as ITER, Galileo, GLONASS, GMES)may have for the future of the EU’s competitiveness and for the reinforcement of EU industries; believes that industry financing should be secured in the EU budget on the bis concerned, however, about the cost-benefit balance of some of those large-scale projects; asiks of a fully autonomoufor ring- fencing of the large scale projects aund comprehensive multiannual budget, while improvements to the governance of industries should remain under EU Treaty ruleer a separate sub-heading within the MFF and a better management and monitoring of expenditure to avoid cost-overruns; highlights that if any cost overruns arise in the course of the implementation of these projects, it should be covered in a manner that does not threaten the funding and the successful implementation of other Union policies that contribute to achieving the goals of the EU 2020 strategy;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that in the actual context of public budgetary constraints, the leverage of other sources of funding is absolutely necessary to realise the long-term investments needed to achieve the EU 2020 strategy; strongly believes that EU added value accrues in particular through the support for high-risk, high- cost, long-term programmes beyond the reach of individual Member States; calls, therefore, for EU actions to reduce investment risks in large -scale activities and to develop Europe-wide energy and ICT infrastructure investments; welcomes, in that respect, the launching of the 2012- 2013 pilot phase of the EU Project Bond initiative, and the Commission’s proposal regarding the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), as the first steps in the right direction; calls on the Commission under the CEF to designate at least two third of the funds foreseen for energy investments to go to sustainable energy projects, such as energy efficiency and smart grids;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that sustainability, interoperability and synergies between the specific programmes (such as Horizon 2020, COSME, CEF) and the cohesion policy must be enabled and better promoted; is convinced that cumulative or combined funding should be encouraged in order to maximise the uptake of available EU funds in all Member States, and thereby their participation in all specific programmes, and to achieve more even economic development within the EU’s territory as a whole;