Activities of Hermann WINKLER

Anja WEISGERBER, Hermann WINKLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Emphasises the need to exploit the existing potential for simplifying the FP with a view to increasing its attractiveness and degree of acceptance; proposes, in that connection, that research bodies and enterprises should be allowed to use their proven settlement practices or nationally recognised settlement procedures, in particular in the areas of charges resulting from the in-house provision of services, staff costs and equipment write- downs;

2017/04/04
Committee: ITRE

2016/2114(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 136

1. three political groups may submit a written declaration of not more than 200 words relating exclusively to a matter falling within the competence of the European Union. The contents of such a declaration may not go beyond the form of a declaration. In particular, it may not call for any legislative action, contain any decision on matters for which specific procedures and competences are laid down in these Rules of Procedure or deal with the subject of ongoing proceedings in Parliament. 2. further shall be subject to a reasoned decision by the President pursuant to paragraph 1 in any given case. Written declarations shall be published in the official languages on Parliament's website and distributed electronically to all Members. They shall be entered, with the names of the signatories, in an electronic register. This register shall be public and shall be accessible through Parliament's website. Hard copies of written declarations with signatures will be also kept by the President. 3. The signature of any Member may be added to a declaration entered in the electronic register. It may be withdrawn at any time before the end of a period of three months from the entry of the declaration in the register. In the event of such a withdrawal the Member concerned shall not be permitted to add his or her signature again to the declaration. 4. three months from its being entered in the register, a declaration is signed by a majority of Parliament's component Members, the President shall notify Parliament accordingly. Without binding Parliament, the declaration shall be published inRule 136 deleted Written declarations At least 10 Members from at least The authorisation to proceed Where, at the end of a period of The procedure shall be closed by Where the minutes with the names of its signatories. 5. the forwarding to the addressees, at the end of the part-session, of the declaration, together with the names of the signatories. 6. adopted declaration has been addressed do not inform Parliament about the intended follow-up within three months from its receipt, the matter shall, at the request of one of the authors of the declaration, be placed on the agenda of a subsequent meeting of the committee responsible. 7. remained in the register for over three months and is not signed by at least one half of the component Members of Parliament shall lapse, without any possibility of that three-month period being extended.stitutions to which the A written declaration that has

2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO

Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Christian EHLER, Peter JAHR, Werner KUHN, Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Hermann WINKLER, Joachim ZELLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2

Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – points d, f und p

The distance of ‘50 km’ referred to in points (d), (f) and (p) of Article 13(1) is replaced by ‘1200 km’.

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

2011/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2

Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 13 – paragraph 1

The distance of ‘50 km’ referred to in points (d), (f) and (p) of Article 13(1) is replaced by ‘1200 km’.

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

2011/0196(COD)

Anja WEISGERBER, Hermann WINKLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 13 – paragraph 1

Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 is amended as follows: In Article 13, paragraph 1, points (d) and (f) the maximum permissible mass of ‘7.5 t’ is replaced by ‘12 t’.

2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) The rate of building renovation ~~needs to~~should be increased, as the existing building stock represents the single biggest potential sector for energy savings. Moreover, buildings are crucial to achieving the EU objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990. Buildings owned by public bodies account for a considerable share of the building stock and have high visibility in public life. It is therefore appropriate to set an annual rate of renovation of all buildings owned by public bodies to upgrade their energy performance. This renovation rate should be without prejudice to the obligations with regard to nearly-zero energy building27s set in Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings. The obligation to renovate public buildings complements the provisions of that Directive, which requires Member States to ensure that when existing buildings undergo major renovation their energy performance is upgraded so that they meet minimumdvisable to undertake more renovation of buildings owned by public bodies to upgrade their energy performance ~~requirements~~.

2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU, Member States shall ensure that as from 1 January 2014, 3 % of the total floor area owned by their public bodies is renovated each year to meet at least the minimum energy performance requirements set by the Member State concerned in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU. The 3 % rate shall be calculated on the total floor area of buildings with a total useful floor area over 250 m2may, with a view to meeting the targets set in Articles 1 and 3, take measures which go beyond the minimum requirements laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU in order to improve the energy performance of buildings owned by their public bodies ~~of the Member State concerned that, on 1 January of each year, does not meet the national minimum energy performance requirements set in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU~~.

2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2

2. Member States may allow their public bodies to count towards their annual renovation rate the excess of renovated building floor area in a given year as if it has instead been renovated in any of the two previous or following years.deleted

2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

3. For the purposes of paragraph 1, by 1 January 2014, Member States ~~shall~~may establish and make publicly available an inventory of buildings owned by their public bodies indicating:

2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1

Member States shall aim to ensure that public bodies purchase as far as possible only products, services and buildings with high energy efficiency performance, as referred to in Annex III. In so doing, they shall also take into account budgetary performance and the principle of sound financial management for undertakings;

2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1

Member States shall ensure that public bodies – while complying with the principle of sound financial management – purchase only products, services and buildings with high energy efficiency performance in a cost-effective manner, as referred to in Annex III.

2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency ~~obligation~~incentive scheme. This scheme sh~~all~~ould provide incentives aimed at ensureing that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieve annual energy savings ~~equal to 1.5% of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State excluding energy used in transport~~. This amount of energy savings ~~shall~~may be achieved ~~by the obligated parties~~inter alia among final customers.

2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall ~~ensur~~propose that final customers for electricity, natural gas, district heating or cooling and district- supplied domestic hot water are provided with individual meters that accurately measure, and allow ~~to make available~~readings to be taken of, their actual energy consumption and provide information on actual time of use, in accordance with Annex VI.

2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

When Member States put in place the roll- out of smart meters foreseen by Directives 2009/72/EC and 2009/73/EC concerning electricity and gas markets, they shall seek to ensure that the objectives of energy efficiency and final customer benefits are fully taken into account when establishing the minimum functionalities of the meters and obligations imposed on market participants.

2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

In case of heating and cooling, where a building is supplied from a district heating network, a heat meter ~~shall~~may be installed at the building entry. In multi-apartment buildings, individual heat consumption meters ~~shall~~may also be installed to measure the consumption of heat or cooling for each apartment. Where the use of individual heat consumption meters is not technically feasible, individual heat cost allocators, in accordance with the specifications in Annex VI(1.2), ~~shall~~may be used for measuring heat consumption at each radiator.

2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5

Member States ~~shall~~may accordingly introduce rules on cost allocation of heat consumption in multi-apartment buildings supplied with centralised heat or cooling. Such rules shall include guidelines on correction factors to reflect building characteristics such as heat transfers between apartments.

2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall adopt authorisation or equivalent permitting criteria to ensure that industrial installations with a total thermal input exceeding 20 MW generating waste heat that are built or substantially refurbished after [the entry into force of this Directive] capture and make use of their waste heat where this makes technological sense and is economically viable.

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. With a view to achieving a high level of technical competence, objectivity and reliability, Member States shall ensure that, by 1 January 2014, ~~certification schemes or equivalent~~ qualification schemes are available for providers of energy services, energy audits and energy efficiency improvement measures, including for installers of building elements as defined in Article 2(9) of Directive 2010/31/EU. Member States shall review to what extent the differing training and further training schemes cover the necessary skills.

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall make publicly available the ~~certification schemes or equivalent~~ qualification schemes referred to in paragraph 1 and shall cooperate among themselves and with the Commission on comparisons between and recognition of the schemes, without prejudice to Directive 2005/36/EC.

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b

b) providing model contracts for energy performance contracting in the public sector; these shall at least include the items listed in Annex XIII;

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

ea) laying down binding rules so that no distortions of competition arise to the detriment of small enterprises in emerging markets for energy services;

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 a (new)

Article 15a (new) Funds and funding mechanisms Member States providing funding for energy efficiency measures shall ensure that all providers of such measures are given equal access to the funding provided;

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – introductory part

Public bodies that purchase products, services or buildings shall, as far as the state of public finances and the principle of economic viability allow:

2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – introductory part

Public bodies that purchase products, services or buildings shall, taking account of the principle of economic viability:

2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE

2011/0172(COD)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Hermann WINKLER

Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

In order to enable final customers to regulate their own energy consumption, billing notification on the basis of actual consumption shall be performed with the following frequency:

2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE

2010/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that the Digital Agenda broadband targets will only be achieved with broadband as a part of Universal Services and encourages the Commission to review the scope of universal services in this respect;

2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2010/2304(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Hermann WINKLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the objective must be to establish EU global leadership in ICT infrastructure by 2013 by delivering ~~100 %~~, as a first step, 100 % basic broadband coverage, giving at least 2Mbps service to users in rural areas and 24Mbps in core cities; draws the Commission’s attention to the fact that, in order to counter the emergence of a digital divide, the definition of basic coverage in rural areas will need to be revised in future to take account of the new requirements created by the steadily increasing transmission rates for innovative Internet services, such as eGovernment, eHealth or eLearning;

2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2010/2304(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Hermann WINKLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the need to make best use of complementary technologies to achieve ~~broadband coverage in rural areas without undue burdens on consumers or the industry~~economically sustainable broadband coverage at affordable prices in rural areas; points out that, even at the current level of basic coverage, the use of the ‘digital dividend’ will not solve the problem of gaps in NGA networks in rural areas in the long term; believes, therefore, that it would be appropriate to give priority to the development of glass fibre- based broadband wherever it represents the most economic and sustainable solution in the long term;

2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2010/2304(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Hermann WINKLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the need to make best use of complementary technologies like broadband by satellite in order to achieve broadband coverage in rural areas without undue burdens on consumers or the industry;

2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2010/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that access to ~~low radio~~the 790-862 MHz frequency bands, w~~ith their~~hose propagation characteristics support~~ing~~ wide-area coverage, is crucial to facilitating wireless rural broadband coverage allowing access to all foreseeable Internet services;

2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2010/2304(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Hermann WINKLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recommends facilitating the ~~timely use~~prompt exploitation of the ‘Digital Dividend’ for new mobile broadband services through a harmonised and technology-neutral pan- EU approach, giving economies of scale and avoiding detrimental cross-border interference issues, while not interfering with existing Digital TV/HDTV reception;

2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2010/2304(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Hermann WINKLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises that broadband services are key to the competitiveness of EU industry and greatly contribute to EU economic growth and employment and to the participation of all regions and social groups in digital life in the EU;

2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2010/2304(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Hermann WINKLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers that high capacity broadband networks and fibre in the access networks (FTTH) are des~~irable objectives~~sential from the perspective of both end-users and ~~economic development~~their future needs and economic development, given the ever more extensive use of broadband applications;

2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2010/2304(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Hermann WINKLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Notes that the broadband state aid framework and targeted use of Community funds may be the most progressive complementary means of accelerating broadband roll-out; however, this requires a stable, consistent and investment- friendly EU regulatory framework, the simplification of state aid rules and the flexible allocation of EU funds within the respective programming periods;

2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2010/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Notes that the broadband state aid framework and targeted use of Community funds through the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Structural Funds and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) may be the most progressive complementary means of accelerating broadband roll-out;

2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2010/2304(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Hermann WINKLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Highlights the need for better guidance on broadband investment for local and regional authorities to encourage the full absorption of EU funds, as expenditure figures for the Structural Funds suggest that the regions have difficulties in absorbing the available funds and targeting them on broadband projects;

2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2010/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Recognises that regulatory certainty is needed to promote investment and address barriers to investment in fast and ultra-fast networks; recognises, in this respect, the NGA recommendation with respect to wired access; calls on the Commission to apply more investment incentivised elements within the regulatory framework and provide stimulus to use synergies from infrastructure projects;

2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2010/2304(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Hermann WINKLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Continues to encourage appropriate public-sector investment and organisational models, in particular involving local authorities, public-private partnerships and tax incentive schemes for the roll-out of fast and ultra-fast networks; stresses the importance of government policies being coordinated at all levels;

2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2010/2304(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Hermann WINKLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to agree on an EU Broadband Deployment Pact~~, using equity funds, Structural Funds, the Cohesion Fund, regional funds and state~~ with a view to coordinating national and European funding programmes and private investment ~~as appropriate~~more effectively, targeting ~~white~~rural areas in particular, and ensuring the necessary coordination with consistent output indicators on an EU-wide scale;

2011/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2010/2277(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that the development of electronic commerce in the internal market has to focus on problems faced by consumers in the digital economy and on the safeguard of equal opportunities for recipients of services who have different nationality or place of residence; underlines the need to set up a regulatory framework for promoting consumers' protection in the electronic commerce sector; stresses, however, that particular account must also be taken of the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises not principally engaged in on-line trading;

2011/01/20
Committee: ITRE

2010/2277(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the proposal to ~~amend~~review the Small Business Act in order to closely link it with the 2020 Strategy, but regrets that the SME's role is not highlighted enough in the Commission proposals for an improved internal market; takes the view that too few proposals are aimed at typical SMEs in Europe;

2011/01/20
Committee: ITRE

2010/2277(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the Commission's plans to modernise the EU’s value added tax system; stresses in particular the need to simplify the rules, not least those concerning SMEs and input tax deduction, thereby significantly reducing compliance costs;

2011/01/20
Committee: ITRE

2010/2277(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to strengthen dialogue with civil society by conducting consultations; points out, however, that most of the necessary instruments are already available, since this is a step to which the Commission committed itself some time ago, in the framework of its Impact Assessment Guidelines, with a view to forecasting more accurately the effects of its legislative proposals from various points of view; stresses once again how important it is that the EU institutions should consult interested stakeholders, in order both to draw on their specialist expertise and guarantee the transparency of and secure public acceptance for their activities;

2011/01/20
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

– having regard to the Commission communication of 19 May 2010 entitled “ A Digital Agenda for Europe” (COM(2010)245),

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Recital A – introductory part

A. whereas accelerating research and innovation is not only essential in order to attain a sustainable economic model and secure future employment, but will also generate solutions to the shared grand societal challenges facing European society, namely:

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Recital A – point 3

· a stable and equitable economic base: economic recovery, harnessing a knowledge-based society, and boosting the EU's competitiveness and employment,

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Recital B – point 4

· fruitful cooperation between research institutes, - including Research and Technology Organisations (RTO’-s) - businesses, governments and citizens,

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Innovation Union flagship initiative, which is ~~the most significant and concrete attempt so far to introduce~~an essential new contribution to a strategic, integrated European innovation policy, whose success though depends on the full cooperation of – and its implementation ~~by –~~in the Member States, including through tangible financial engagement;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for a broad concept of innovation that goes beyond technological and product-oriented innovation and ~~places the enabling role of citizens at the centr~~focuses on impact and delivery for consumers, citizens and society at large; recalls that innovation is applying ideas successfully in practice and targets products, processes, services or movements;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Commission's focus on grand societal challenges, and stresses that innovation is needed in order to increase resource productivity and sustainable substitution while simultaneously reducing resource use and energy consumption while at the same time supporting the new approach for human resources in the Active and Healthy Ageing Pilot Partnership;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of the Resource- Efficient Europe flagship initiative and of efforts to decouple economic growth from the use of natural resources by supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy, increasing the use of renewable energy sources and developing sustainable transport;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part

6. Emphasises that the success of research and innovation policy is dependent upon:

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 1

· strategic orientation, design and implementation of all policies and measures, with the aim of contributing to and enhancing innovation in Europe (through, for example, education, the labour market, the single market, infrastructure, taxation instruments~~, industrial policy and trade~~);

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 2

· well-coordinated cooperation and support - including financial support - at EU, Member State and regional level; to create common ownership of the flagship initiatives;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 3

· maximum involvement of all relevant players, e.g. SMEs, industry, universities, research institutes, including RTOs, governments and social partners;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 4

· coordination ~~and~~, coherence and synergy among the different policy areas, actions and instruments, so as to prevent fragmentation and duplication arising from uncoordinated research and innovation efforts;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1

Stresses that the main goal of the Innovation Union policy should be to facilitate coordination of policies and coherence among their different instruments by adopting a truly holistic approach focused on the grand societal challenges;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Stresses the relation of the Innovation Union flagship initiative with the Annual Growth Survey as a crucial tool for enhanced cooperation, showing the annual progress in the Member States;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the Commission's proposal for the development of a s~~ingle~~et of integrated indicators allowing better monitoring of progress in innovation; urges further development of the ‘scoreboard’ by means of international cooperation;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Highlights the importance of social innovation and the need to adopt a bottom- up approach and an open environment for creative ideas, so as to spur productivity growth, empower employees and develop solutions for unmet social needs (such as inclusion and i~~mmi~~ntegration);

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Supports the proposal of the Committee of the Regions for the creation of a ‘virtual creativity network’ that would be open to all (businesses, local and regional authorities, central public authorities, the private sector and citizens) and would provide advice, assistance and access to venture capital and technical services; stresses that a virtual network offers the additional advantage of giving the inhabitants of islands, outlying regions, rural areas, mountain areas and sparsely populated areas easier access to expert advice, education and information, business support and financial guidance;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to set up a ‘one-stop shop’ in cooperation with the Member States, that is, a service counter where all stakeholders (especially innovative small firms) – including local and regional government – can apply for financial support or be linked up with potential partners; in this respect, the existing NCP-model for FP7 is functioning well and should be used as a model for new facilities for other funding programmes;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to introduce a ~~better method of financing innovation, by~~single policy framework with uniform rules and reimbursement rates for similar categories of actors, to creat~~ing~~e synergies and to merg~~ing~~e Research & Development & Innovation (R&D&I) support programmes where possible, for example the FPs, Joint Technology Initiatives, the CIP, Joint Programmes, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan, and to direct structural funding and parts of the Common Agricultural Policy funds and Emission Trading Scheme auction revenues to innovation; joins the Council in calling for a new balance between trust and control, and between risk-taking and risk avoidance;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Stresses the importance of better assistance in the implementation of policies and programmes that enhance synergy within the research and development infrastructures - innovation - job creation chain;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Calls on the Commission, Member States and Regions to establish common indicators and methods of evaluation to get a measurable impact of their innovation policies and the use of their instruments, at medium and long term;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Urges maintaining a strong base of excellence in basic research, building on the success of the European Research Council and maintain a strong base for applied scientific research and innovation, by creating a ERC-style agency for applied research and innovation, merging existing structures as appropriate;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to consider multi-fund programmes for Member States and regions that want to use them; considers that it would contribute to work in a more integrated and flexible manner and would increase the effectiveness between the different funds (Structural Funds and the Framework Programmes for Research and Development);

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to ~~move a greater proportion of~~stimulate close-to-the-market research tohrough loan- driven and equity instruments such as the CIP, the RSFF and the EIF, pre- commercial procurement schemes and increased funding for demonstration and pilot activities, and to give SMEs Europe- wide access thereto;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to re-evaluate the whole ecosystem of innovation with a view to removing unnecessary barriers, for example to access to loans for universities and research and technological centres;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Invites the Member States in close cooperation with the regions, to make the best possible use of the Structural Funds for R&D&I in the current financing period, targeting the grand societal challenges and aligning Structural Funds strategies and priorities with EU2020 objectives; calls on the Commission and the Member State to avoid costly duplication by promoting smart specialisation strategies;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Urges the Member States to direct their public procurement towards innovative products, processes and services; calls, therefore, on the Commission, in its legislative proposals, to facilitate innovation enabling public procurement, including a review of pre-commercial procurement opportunities and possibilities for using EU co-funding through the Structural Funds as an incentive for regional and local public sector bodies, and calls on the Member States to increase their green public procurement;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point 5

· encompass all ~~innovation~~R&D&I programmes, including the EIT'’s Knowledge and Innovation Communities;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 point 5 b (new)

· be targeted and focussed on impact and clear deliverables,

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 - subparagraph 1 a (new)

Therefore asks the European Commission to promote and support other initiatives based on the principle of European Innovation Partnerships;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Calls on the Commission to come up with proposals in the Regulation for the different funds in the period 2014-2020, in order to facilitate the European Innovation Partnership in concrete terms;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Underlines that full engagement of the regional and local ~~level~~authorities is crucial to achieving the goals of the Innovation Union, as they have ~~the necessary proximity to a wide range of actors involved in innovation and~~an important role in bringing together businesses, educational & research institutes and public authorities (triple-helix approach) as they serve as an intermediary between these various actors, the Member States and the EU;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Markus PIEPER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)

34a. Highlights the great potential of cities in pursuing research and innovation; believes that smarter urban policy, and the 'Smart Cities' initiative in the field of energy, based on technological advancements and addressing the fact that 80% of Europe’s population lives in towns, which is also where the greatest social disparities are, would contribute to sustainable economic innovation;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35a. Stresses the importance of adapting the innovation policies to the specific needs of the territories; since the involvement of regional and local authorities in the design and execution of the innovation programmes becomes crucial noticing the impossibility of applying the same strategy for development to all the regions;

2011/03/08
Committee: ITRE

2010/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund numbers among its priorities the protection and enhancement of natural and cultural heritage as offering potential for the development of sustainable tourism; calls in this context for a clear commitment to increasing the promotion of tourism through the cohesion policy in the next programming period;

2011/02/11
Committee: REGI

2010/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that tourism has a tangible impact on the economic, social and territorial cohesion of all the Member States; stresses also that tourism represents the main resource of some EU regions that are lagging behind economically, and that it has a direct impact on growth in other sectors; stresses in this context that tourism is becoming an ever more important factor in regional economies, in rural areas in particular, especially in the light of demographic trends;

2011/02/11
Committee: REGI

2010/2156(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers culture and creative-based projects capable not only of improving the structural conditions of lagging regions, but also of contributing directly to competitiveness and employment creation in all regions; stresses that the creative industry displays far higher growth rates than other sectors; observes that as long ago as 2007 no other sector of the economy was displaying greater growth in Europe, in Germany and in the cities than the creative industry; considers, furthermore, that cultural and creative projects can play an enormous role as a factor creating ties between young people and their regions, the importance of which is not to be underestimated in view of demographic trends in many regions; hence calls on the Commission, Member States, regions and local authorities to use, and make the most of, existing EU support programmes such as the Cohesion and Structural Policy, rural development within the Common Agricultural Policy, the Research Framework Programme, CIP, etc. to foster culture and creativity;

2011/02/07
Committee: REGI

2010/2156(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that, although IT-based components do not fall within the core area of the cultural and creative industries, technology is a vital driving force behind these industries; considers, therefore, that the interaction between the two industries should be taken into account in all policy approaches; underlines that the possibility of comprehensive use of high-speed Internet connections is also a binding precondition for the further development of the creative industry;

2011/02/07
Committee: REGI

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Underlines that the point on legal certainty in interpreting the legal bases needs to be revised, particularly the question of loan financing. In future the legal bases must be established so that, inter alia, the leeway allowed for financial intermediaries and promotional banks to make decisions is fixed right at the start for the whole programming period. The possibility of resolving the question of the establishment of the legal bases through cooperation with the European Court of Auditors providing should be addressed.

2011/02/07
Committee: REGI

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission Communication of 23 September 2009, ‘Preparing for our future: Developing a common strategy for key enabling technologies in the EU’,

2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE

2010/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls, therefore, for concerted efforts to use and build on the scientific and technological skills which are already available in the regions, in particular in the area of key technologies, and for more emphasis to be placed on cluster policies;

2010/11/12
Committee: REGI

2010/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Emphasises that regional structures make a significant contribution to strengthening industry in Europe; for this reason, more effective support should be given to innovative clusters and networks, in particular in the area of key technologies, with a view to promoting knowledge transfer and research, the improvement of skills and the development of infrastructure in a coordinated manner;

2010/11/12
Committee: REGI

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that this will only be possible with a knowledge-based industry with a strong industrial basis;

2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls for the consistent use and reinforcement of available scientific and technological competencies in the Member States, particularly in key enabling technologies (KETs);

2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Welcomes the deployment of a high- level group of experts to draw up a common longer-term strategy and an action plan for key enabling technologies, so that the potential of KETs can be fully realised;

2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – indent 4

· developing a standard form of business sustainability report which will analyse the ‘environmental rucksack’ – resulting in economies and making firms more competitive in consequence – and group together and standardise existing reporting requirements and possibilities (e.g. EMAS), and which should be mandatory wherever possible, always bearing in mind the capacity of SMEs in particular;

2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Draws attention to the energy-saving potential of smart technologies;

2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for a stronger, coordinated EU policy on lead markets, such as the environmental industries (some 3.5 million employees, EUR 300 billion turnover, up to 50% of the global market); stresses that many ‘traditional’ markets – steel, automobiles and shipbuilding, for example – have a strong capacity for innovation and/or offer comparative advantages, of which full use should be made; emphasises the cross-cutting importance of KETs in maintaining and enhancing the competitiveness of these markets; for these purposes, product-specific legislation such as the eco-design directive should be developed further, and industry stimulating initiatives such as the ‘green car initiative’ put in place;

2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Notes in this connection that European business locations must be internationally competitive, especially in the field of key enabling technologies;

2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 3

• a particular focus on the key European industries – e.g. the automotive industry, renewable energies, aviation, chemicals, food and the creative industries, while however other emerging sectors must also be strengthened,

2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE

2010/2095(INI)

Markus PIEPER, Reimer BÖGE, Manfred WEBER, Hermann WINKLER, Joachim ZELLER, Lambert van NISTELROOIJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 1

• innovation clusters and networks, particularly in the field of key enabling technologies, should be given greater support, enabling knowledge transfer and research, better training and the infrastructure to be promoted in a coordinated way; this should also be a priority for the European Regional Development Fund,

2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE

2010/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recalls that the financing of these priorities through the reallocation of funds must not be detrimental to traditional EU policies such as the cohesion or structural policies, since cohesion policy, by its unique multilevel governance structure and horizontal character, is predestined to play an important role in the implementation of the EU2020 strategy, furthering subsidiarity by means of a bottom-up approach and enhancing acceptance and mobilizing support by the citizens of the Union; points out that these policies fulfil the founding principle of the EU, namely social inclusion and solidarity amongst Member States and regions;

2010/02/26
Committee: BUDG

2010/2004(BUD)

Markus PIEPER, Manfred WEBER, Hermann WINKLER, Joachim ZELLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Expects the fight against climate change to remain ~~high~~ on the EU’s ‘post- Copenhagen’ political agenda in 2010 and 2011, and recalls that~~, as part of a broader approach,~~ sustainable development is an ongoing responsibility to the next generations; asks the Commission to provide a clear action plan and timetable for the implementation of appropriations under the EU action programme to combat climate change; recalls that the release of the reserve on this line will depend upon the Commission’s proposals;

2010/02/26
Committee: BUDG

2010/0252(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 8

(8) Spectrum rights trading combined with flexible usage conditions should substantially benefit economic growth. Therefore, bands where flexible use has already been introduced by Union law should be immediately made tradable pursuant to the Framework Directive. In addition, common principles for the format and content of such tradable rights as well as common measures to prevent accumulation of spectrum which may create dominant positions as well as undue failure to use acquired spectrum, would facilitate the coordinated introduction by all Member States of these measures and facilitate acquisition of such rights anywhere in the Union. In addition, with a view to achieving the objectives of the ‘Digital Agenda for Europe’ part of the proceeds from the auctioning of spectrum rights (‘digital dividend’) should be used to speed up the expansion of broadband coverage.

2011/03/14
Committee: ITRE

2010/0252(COD)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Paul RÜBIG

Proposal for a decision
Recital 13

(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In that connection, prompt implementation would forestall technical problems, in particular in regions bordering on two or more Member States. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights.

2011/03/14
Committee: ITRE

2010/0252(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 13

(13) TIn addition to a timely and pro- competitive opening up of the 900 MHz band in accordance with the revised GSM directive 2009/114/EC, the 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights.

2011/03/14
Committee: ITRE

2010/0252(COD)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Paul RÜBIG

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point c

(c) applying the ~~least onerous~~most appropriate, least onerous and non-discriminatory authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage;

2011/03/14
Committee: ITRE

2010/0252(COD)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Paul RÜBIG

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point d

(d) guaranteeing the ~~functioning~~development of the internal market~~, in particular~~ and digital services by ensuring effective competition, and a level playing field.

2011/03/14
Committee: ITRE

2010/0252(COD)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Paul RÜBIG

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. The measures in paragraph 1 stall be undertaken in addition to a timely and pro-competitive opening up of the 900 MHz band in accordance with Directive 2009/114/EC (revised GSM Directive), shall be non-discriminatory and shall not distort competition.

2011/03/14
Committee: ITRE

2010/0252(COD)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Paul RÜBIG

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays, are non-discriminatory and promote effective competition.

2011/03/14
Committee: ITRE

2010/0252(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with easy access to wireless broadband services, without prejudice to the existing and future deployment of other services that have equal access to this spectrum under the conditions specified in Commission Decision 2008/411/EC.

2011/03/14
Committee: ITRE

2010/0252(COD)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Hermann WINKLER, Paul RÜBIG

Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 4

4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users and other existing users of the 800 MHz band.

2011/03/14
Committee: ITRE

2010/0252(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 6

6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offeringn order to ensure that all citizens and businesses have access to advanced digital services including broadband, in particular in remote and sparsely populated areas, Member States and the Commission shall ensure the availability of sufficient spectrum for the provision of harmonised broadband satellite services enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings.

2011/03/14
Committee: ITRE

2010/0250(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

That clearing obligation shall also apply to financial counterparties and to the non- financial counterparties referred to in Article 7(2) which enter into eligible OTC derivative contracts with third country entities. Where non-financial counterparties which are not subject to the clearing obligation conclude OTC derivative contracts with other financial or non-financial counterparties, a clearing obligation shall not be triggered.

2011/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2010/0250(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

Before taking a decision, ESMA shall conduct a public consultation and~~, where appropriate, consult with the competent authorities of third countries~~ consult with the competent European and third country authorities responsible for specific trading markets. Their expert opinion shall be taken into account before taking the decision on the eligibility of a class of derivatives for the clearing obligation referred to in Article 3.

2011/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2010/0250(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

The following classes of commodities markets derivatives, in particular, shall be excluded from being eligible for the clearing obligation pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, in view of their unsuitability for being standardised: – long-term energy purchase and supply contracts; – energy purchase and supply contracts providing volume flexibility; – energy purchase and supply contracts stipulating take or pay obligations; – contracts linking prices to illiquid indexes or indexes which are not determined on a daily basis.

2011/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2010/0250(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5

5. ESMA shall, on its own initiative and in consultation with the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), as well as following consultation with the competent European and third country authorities responsible for specific trading markets, identify and notify to the Commission the classes of derivatives contracts that should be included in its public register, but for which no CCP has yet received authorisation. All

2011/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2010/0250(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

2. Where a non-financial counterparty takes positions in OTC derivative contracts exceeding the clearing threshold to be determined pursuant to paragraph 3(b), it shall be subject to the clearing obligation set out in Article 3 with regard to all its eligible OTC derivative contracts that exceed the clearing threshold and are not objectively measurable as directly linked to its commercial activity pursuant to paragraph 4.

2011/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2010/0250(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4

4. In calculating the positions referred to in paragraph 2, OTC derivative contracts entered into by a non-financial counterparty that are objectively measurable as directly linked to the commercial activity of that counterparty shall not be taken into account. Transactions which help to hedge or optimise commercial activity shall, in particular, be deemed objectively measurable as directly linked to the commercial activity of that counterparty.

2011/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2010/0250(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

1. Financial counterparties or the non- financial counterparties referred to in Article 7(2), that enter into an OTC derivative contract not cleared by a CCP, shall ensure that appropriate procedures and arrangements are in place to measure, monitor and mitigate operational and credit risk, including ~~at least~~in particular:

2011/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2010/0250(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

For the purposes of point (b), the value of outstanding contracts shall be marked-to- market on a daily basis and risk management procedures shall require the timely, accurate and appropriately segregated exchange of collateral or the appropriate and proportionate holding of capital.deleted

2011/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2010/0250(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

~~2. Powers are~~ delegated ~~to the Commission to adopt regulatory technical standards specifying the maximum time lag between the conclusion of an OTC derivative contract and the confirmation referred to in paragraph 1(a).~~

2011/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2010/0250(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

~~The regulatory technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph shall be adopted in accordance with Articles [7 to 7d] of Regulation …/… [ESMA Regulation].~~deleted

2011/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2010/0250(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

~~ESMA shall submit a draft to the Commission for those regulatory technical standards by 30 June 2012.~~deleted

2011/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2010/0250(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

~~3. Powers are~~ delegated to the Commission to adopt regulatory technical standards specifying the arrangements and levels of collateral and capital required for compliance with paragraph 1(b) and the second subparagraph of paragraph 1.

2011/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2010/0250(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

Depending on the legal nature of the counterparty, the regulatory technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph shall be adopted in accordance with either Articles [7 to 7d] of Regulation EU.../...[EBA], Articles [7 to 7d] of Regulation EU.../...[ESMA] or Articles [7 to 7d] of Regulation EU.../....[EIOPA].deleted

2011/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2010/0250(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3

~~EBA, ESMA and EIOPA shall submit, jointly, a common draft to the Commission for those regulatory technical standards by 30 June 2012.~~deleted

2011/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2009/2243(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the upcoming Innovation Act will be drafted with a view to strengthening the synergies between the Structural Funds and the Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation (FP7, CIP);

2010/02/26
Committee: ITRE

2009/2243(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission – at the same time as working on strengthening synergies – to simplify the bureaucracy for the Framework Programmes for Research (FP7) and Innovation (CIP) in order to strengthen the effects of synergies with the Structural Funds;

2010/02/26
Committee: ITRE

2009/2243(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Requests the European Commission to include an analysis of inter-relations with other instruments in the evaluation studies on either of the three instruments in order to be able to provide joint guidance;

2010/02/26
Committee: ITRE

2009/2243(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Notes that actual synergies from the point of view of the direct beneficiary of funding depend on the beneficiary's organisational and strategic capacity to combine support from different EU instruments; calls on the regional actors to create regional strategies that can facilitate the combination of funding; requests the Commission therefore to evaluate the possibility of providing additional expert support through a ‘user manual’ as well as means to exchange good practices;

2010/02/26
Committee: ITRE

2009/2243(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Notes that mixed financing is not allowed between Structural Funds and the Framework Programmes, and that this fact often prevents regions from using FP funding at the same time as SF funding; underlines that the instruments can only be combined to cover complementary but separate activities, which is often very difficult for the beneficiary;

2010/02/26
Committee: ITRE

2009/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Considers weak multi-level governance one of the main limits of the Lisbon Strategy, with the insufficient involvement of regional and local authorities and civil society in the design, implementation, communication and evaluation of the strategy; ~~recommends~~calls, in accordance with the subsidiarity principle enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty and with due regard for the importance of municipal self-governance, for their stronger integration in the future at all stages;

2010/03/29
Committee: REGI

2009/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Points out that the regional and local level in particular has a crucial role to play as the vehicle to reach the countless economic and social actors living and producing in Europe, especially SMEs, and to foster education and vocational training, research, innovation and development;

2010/03/29
Committee: REGI

2009/2235(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Hermann WINKLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the call for more sustainable, smart jobs, but acknowledges that a new economic model might lead to an uneven distribution of costs and benefits among individual Member States and regions, and thus may require action at Union level to prevent this happening;deleted

2010/03/29
Committee: REGI

2009/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Notes that infrastructural deficiencies, particularly in rural regions, still vary considerably across Europe, blocking its growth potential; believes that a true level playing field in transport, energy, telecommunications and IT infrastructure needs to be created, should be included in the strategy and continue to be a vital part of the cohesion policy;

2010/03/29
Committee: REGI

2009/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Notes that, particularly with regard to access to broadband, major deficits exist in rural areas, which must be overcome, in accordance with the objective stated in the Digital Agenda, in order to support the sustainable economic development of these regions;

2010/03/29
Committee: REGI

2009/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Points out the key role of cities in achieving the EU2020 goals; urges that their experience and contribution be taken into account in implementing the EU2020 priorities, especially as regards climate and demographic change and ~~green~~ investments in sustainable economic developments;

2010/03/29
Committee: REGI

2009/2235(INI)

Iosif MATULA, Hermann WINKLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Recommends the adoption of a simplified approach to the use of the Structural Funds in the future regulatory framework; ~~highlights that the harmonisation of rules and procedures may lead to simplified~~recommends taking account of best practice models for the development of new delivery systems ~~and~~in order to encourage participation by potential beneficiaries in EU co-funded programmes more effectively than hitherto;

2010/03/29
Committee: REGI

2009/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Draws attention to the need to create an effective and as environmentally friendly as possible communication and transport network ~~(sea, land and inland)~~taking account of the provisions of the updated version of the Natura 2000 document;

2010/03/30
Committee: REGI

2009/2227(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 10 March 2009 on the Small Business Act,

2010/03/05
Committee: ITRE

2009/2227(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that in order to counter the emergence of new forms of inequality in society, innovations should in future be measured not only in terms of their environmental and economic benefits but also by the yardstick of social added value; stresses in that regard that a key theme in the new innovation policy should be the social added value of innovation generally, not only in technological but also in social terms;

2010/03/05
Committee: ITRE

2009/2227(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Wholeheartedly supports the Commission’s assertion that key enabling technologies are vital prerequisites for enhancing the EU’s global competitiveness in a sustainable way; stresses in that regard that key enabling technologies, such as microelectronics and nanoelectronics, photonics, biotechnology and nanotechnology, and new materials, and new and future technologies can offer considerable potential for both process and product innovation;

2010/03/05
Committee: ITRE

2009/2227(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that specific sectors in which to apply pro-innovation measures must be chosen in cooperation with the business world, including SMEs, and that regional economic-policy objectives must also be taken into account; emphasises that account should be taken here of the results of the high-level expert group on key enabling technologies that is currently being set up;

2010/03/05
Committee: ITRE

2009/2227(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that the provision of adequate financial resources is vital to the development of innovation and that the EU budget for innovation should therefore be substantially increased; calls for this to be reflected in the upcoming revision of the current financial framework and in the planning process in connection with the 2014-2020 Financial Perspective;

2010/03/05
Committee: ITRE

2009/2227(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that, along with bigger budgets, it is essential to achieve a critical mass; emphasises in particular that funding should be directed to those areas where the leverage effect is greatest, in order to generate added value for Europe; emphasises in that regard the need to capitalise on the synergies between the Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation and the Structural Funds;

2010/03/05
Committee: ITRE

2009/2227(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that, in the interests of user- friendliness and transparency, it is necessary to prevent overlap and duplication of effort between support programmes, resulting from poor coordination of the various operational levels; calls on the Commission to investigate whether the EU aid instruments for SMEs could in future be combined under the umbrella of one Directorate-General such as DG Enterprise; considers that this would make them easier to project and would offer potential beneficiaries a one-stop shop;

2010/03/05
Committee: ITRE

2009/2227(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Emphasises that the EU bodies’ joint efforts should be directed at bridging the gaps between research and innovation and between product marketability and commercialisation; stresses that the framework programmes need interfaces with each other or cross-programme connectivity between research and innovation-related measures;

2010/03/05
Committee: ITRE

2009/2227(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. calls on the Commission to adapt the innovation indicators used to compile the European innovation scoreboard so that they do not just give a comparative analysis of the Member States' innovation capacity, but can also better identify both the strengths and weaknesses of EU and Member State innovation measures;

2010/03/05
Committee: ITRE

2009/2227(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to put forward, in the action plan for innovation, practical measures to improve innovative companies’ access to financing; emphasises in that regard the need to take into account the differing funding requirements and innovation intensity of companies during their different start-up and growth phases;

2010/03/05
Committee: ITRE

2009/2227(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Emphasises the need to create conditions whereby risk capital will be more readily available, taking into account the needs of SMEs, and to extend the EIB’s risk-sharing finance facility (RSFF); calls on the Commission to investigate what steps can be taken to achieve a risk- sharing arrangement that is acceptable for all the actors involved and thus stimulate private investment in the field of innovation;

2010/03/05
Committee: ITRE

2009/2227(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission, in accordance with the principles of the single market, to adjust the existing EU rules on state aid so as to support investment in urgently needed new technologies and to secure the Union’s long-term competitiveness; calls in particular on the Commission to work its Communication on key enabling technologies into its aid instruments and thus make it possible for the Member States to create national incentive systems to promote key enabling technologies;

2010/03/05
Committee: ITRE

2009/2227(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Notes the increasing use of patents as securities for bank financing, but that banks often lack the technical knowledge to be able to correctly assess the value of patents when lending; calls therefore on the Commission to investigate whether the EU should provide support for the development of valuation standards;

2010/03/05
Committee: ITRE

2009/2227(INI)