22 Amendments of Michèle RIVASI related to 2011/0460(NLE)
Amendment 13 #
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the fact that the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community still does not entitle the European Parliament to be a co- legislator,
Amendment 14 #
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Article 7 of the Euratom Treaty, pursuant to which the Council merely consulted Parliament (C7- 0032/2012),
Amendment 16 #
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ApproveRejects the Commission proposal as amended;
Amendment 18 #
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal in order for Euratom to stop the construction of the experimental reactor ITER and quit the ITER accord;
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The ITER Agreement allows the parties to withdraw from this agreement;
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The estimated costs for ITER construction increased compaalone in 2010 were almost threde toimes the initial estimates of 2001, on which the ITER Agreement was based; and escalated from a little under EUR 5.9 billion (in 2008 values) in 2001 to around EUR 16 billion (in 2008 values) in 2010.. In its conclusions of 12 July 2010 on ITER status and possible way forward, the Council of the European Union limited the European contribution to the ITER construction phase (45% of the total) to an amount of EUR 6.6 billion in 2008 value. According to those conclusions, the European contribution is funded by Euratom (80%) and by France (20%) and includes construction costs, running costs and contingencies, including the financial and budgetary implications for ITER of the natural disaster in Japan in March 2011 and the fact that ITER has to undergo stress tests for nuclear reactors.. As a result of those conclusions, the Commission proposed to amend the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regards the multiannual framework (MFF) for the period 2007-2013 to provide additional funds for ITER for the period of 2012- 2013.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The 2010 cost forecasts for the construction of ITER have still to be amended despite countless overruns;
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) For the period after 2013 the Commission in its communication “A Budget for Europe 2020” rightly proposed to fund the ITER project outside the MFF. Therefore a Supplementary Research Programme for the ITER project should be established for the period of 2014 to 2018 with a view to avoiding overlaps with EU programmes such as those on research, education and improving the competitiveness of SMEs. Therefore a Supplementary Research Programme for the ITER project should be established for the period of 2014 to 2018 to enable Member States to contribute to the funding of ITER on a voluntary basis, in accordance with the restrictions laid down in the aforementioned Council conclusions of 12 July 2010.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The European contribution to the cumulative total cost of constructing and running ITER, including contingencies, shall under no circumstances exceed the amount set out by the Council on 12 July 2010. Future budget overruns shall affect the European taxpayer or European budget in no way, shape or form. The Commission shall also carry out an assessment as soon as possible of how much it will cost to withdraw from service and decommission ITER.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Supplementary Research Programme for the ITER project should be funded by voluntary contributions from the Member States based on a call rate applied to each Member State's Gross National Income (GNI) as defined for the purpose of calculating the GNI own resource contribution to the General Budget of the European Union. Those contributions shall be made to the General Budget of the European Union, and shall be assigned to that Programme. Third countries which have concluded a cooperation agreement with Euratom in the field of controlled nuclear fusion that associates their respective research programmes with the Euratom programmes should also be able to contribute to that Programme.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Scientific and Technical Committee provided to the Commission, but not to Parliament, its opinion concerning the Euratom Research and Training Programme (2014-2018) contributing to the "Horizon 2020" Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. The scientific and technical content of ITER activities are unchanged in this Supplementary Research Programme.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
The Supplementary Research Programme for the ITER project is established for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2018 (hereinafter the "Programme"). It shall finance activities necessary to provide the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) contribution to the ITER Organization, including those activities necessary for constructing, operating and exploiting the ITER facilities as well as ITER related activities. The scientific and technological objective,related to the rationale and activities of the Programme, ares set out in the Annex.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
The Programme shall be financed through a maximumvoluntary contribution of EUR 2,573 million (in current values) according tos from the Member States, in accordance with Article 3.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The Programme shall be funded by voluntary contributions of the Member States, based on the call rate applied to each Member State's Gross National Income (GNI) as defined for the purposes of calculating GNI own resource contribution to the General Budget of the European Union.from the Member States Those contributions shall be considered as external assigned revenue for the Programme in accordance with [Article XX of Regulation (EU) No XX/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council [New Financial Regulation] .
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall take appropriate measures ensuring that, when actions financed under this Decision are implemented, the financial interests of the Union are protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and, where irregularities are detected, by the recovery of the amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, by effective, proportionate and deterrent penalties.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Scientific and technological Objective – paragraph 1
Annex – Scientific and technological Objective – paragraph 1
The objective of the Supplementary Research Programme for the ITER project shall be to implement ITER as a major step towards the creation of prototype reactors for fusion power stations that are safe, sustainable, environmentally responsible, and economically viable.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Scientific and technological Objective – paragraph 2
Annex – Scientific and technological Objective – paragraph 2
The first priority of the strategy to achieve the objective shall be the construction of ITER (a major experimental facility which demonstrates the scientific and technical feasibility of fusion power), followed by theif it is to happen, must be funded by means of voluntary constribuction of a demonstration fusion power plants from Member States and, remain strictly within the scope of the Supplementary Research Programme and the limits of the budgets set by the Council in its conclusions of 12 July 2010 on the status of ITER.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Rationale – paragraph 1
Annex – Rationale – paragraph 1
Fusion has the potential to make a major contribution to the realisation of a sustainable and secure energy supply for the Union a few decades from now. Its successful development would providetakes place deep within the core of the sun and stars and directly or indirectly contributes, by generating renewable energy, to the provision of energy which is safe, sustainable and environmentally friendly.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Rationale – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex – Rationale – paragraph 1 a (new)
The immense drain on financial and budgetary resources caused by the ITER project cannot be allowed to continue. ITER must, therefore either be fully built before the end of the Supplementary Programme or abandoned altogether.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Rationale – paragraph 2
Annex – Rationale – paragraph 2
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Activities – paragraph 2 – point b
Annex – Activities – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Activities – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex – Activities – paragraph 2 – point c