796 Amendments of Hermann WINKLER
Amendment 40 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. UrgesCalls on the Commission to at leastat most to update the SME definition to take account of the rise in inflation and labour productivity since 2003; strongly supports an adjustment beyond the index-linking of inflation and labour productivity, in order to take account of future inflation, provide certainty and obviate the need for a rapid further adjustment in the next few years, but essentially to retain it;
Amendment 48 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 5
Amendment 81 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 8
Amendment 98 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned that, despite the considerable contribution they make to employment and growth by virtue of their productivity, small MidCaps (enterprises that have outgrown the SME definition but still have typically medium-sized structures) are being neglected by policy- makers; calls, therefore, for a definition to be established for these companies based on the criteria that they are family-run, have high equity ratio and employ up to 30500 people; stresses that that must not under any circumstances have a negative impact on the existing SME definition and the support measures stemming from it;
Amendment 107 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, in addition to the priority EU measures for SMEs, to launch a MidCaps-oriented initiative using newadditional funding, which would cover collaborative research access, digitalisation strategies, export market development and an easing of the Basel specifications and data protection rules; stresses that that must not have a negative impact on the existing SME definition and the support measures stemming from it;
Amendment 122 #
2018/2545(RSP)
Paragraph 11
Amendment 488 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish a European Innovation Council (EIC) for implementing actions under Pillar III 'Open Innovation' which relate to the EIC. The EIC shall operate according to the following principles: focus on breakthrough and disruptive innovation, autonomy, ability to take risk, efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability, accountability and first commercial use. The EIC shall introduce measures specifically relating to project results from all research and innovation framework programmes.
Amendment 1843 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 8
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 8
The Accelerator will allow for fast-track take-up of innovations stemming from Pathfinder-supported projects from the Pathfinder, and particularly from similar Member States 'advanced research programmes' and from the EIT and other pillars of the EU Framework Programmes28 , in order to support them to reach the market. This identification of projects supported in other pillars of Horizon Europe and also previous Framework Programmes will be based on pertinent methodologies, such as the Innovation Radar. _________________ 28 Such ase. g. ERC Proof of Concept, from projects supported under the 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness"' Pillar, startups emerging from the KICs of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, … Including from Horizon 2020 activities, particularly project selected under Horizon 2020 SME Phase 2 and related Seal of Excellence financed by Member States, (existing and future) European Partnerships.
Amendment 425 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The EIC through its instruments – Pathfinder and Accelerator – should aim at identifying, developing and deploying breakthrough market creating innovations and supporting their rapid scale-up to EU and international levels. Through coherent and streamlined support to breakthrough innovation the EIC should fill the current vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough innovation. In order to strengthen the innovative power of the Horizon Europe programme as a whole and to make funding more consistent, the EIC should provide for specific calls for tenders to market project results from Horizon Europe and previous framework programmes. The instruments of the EIC call for dedicated legal and management features in order to reflect its objectives, in particular market deployment activities.
Amendment 343 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
(10a) ‘the Seal of Excellence’ means the high-quality label awarded to projects submitted to Erasmus+ which are deemed to deserve funding but do not receive it due to budget limits. It recognises the value of the proposal and supports the search for alternative funding;
Amendment 346 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘adult education’ means any form of non-vocational education for adults after initial education, whether of a formal, non- formal or informal nature. The main objectives of adult education are the transfer of knowledge, competences and skills and the promotion of social inclusion, active citizenship, personal development and well-being;
Amendment 504 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) not -for -profit sport events aiming, including small-scale events, aimed at further developing the European dimension of sport.
Amendment 513 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 4 a (new)
Chapter 4 a (new)
Amendment 633 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 663 #
2018/0191(COD)
4. Actions eligible under the Programme which have been assessed in a call for proposals under the Programme and which comply with the minimum quality requirements of that call for proposals, but which are not financed due to budgetary constraints, may be selectedawarded a Seal of Excellence to acknowledge their high quality, thereby facilitating their application for funding from other sources and/or enabling their selection for funding by the European Structural and Investment (ESI) funds without the need to submit a new application. In this case the co- financing rates and the eligibility rules based on this Regulation shall apply. These actions shall be implemented by the managing authority referred to in Article [65] of Regulation (EU)XX [CPR] in accordance with the rules set out in that Regulation and fund specific regulations, including rules on financial corrections.
Amendment 44 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Prevention is of key importance for protection against disasters and requires further action. To that effect, Member States should share risk assessments on a regular basis as well as summaries of their disaster risk management planning in order to ensure an integrated approach to disaster management, linking risk prevention, preparedness and response actions. In addition, the Commission should be able to require Member States to provide specific prevention and preparedness plans in relation to specific disasters, notably with a view to maximising overall Union support to disaster risk management. Administrative burden should be reduced andIt is essential to reduce the administrative burden and to strengthen prevention policies strengthened, including by ensuring necessaryreinforcing links towith other key Union policies and instruments, notably the European Structural and Investment Funds as listed in recital 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/201313. _________________ 13 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 ( OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320).
Amendment 59 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The role of regional and local authorities in disaster prevention and management is of great importance and their response capacities need to be appropriately involved in the activities carried out under this Decision, in accordance with Member States' institutional and legal framework. These authorities can play an important preventive role and they are also the first to react in the aftermath of a disaster.
Amendment 71 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to strengthenTraining, research and innovation are essential aspects of cooperation in the civil protection field. The efficiency and effectiveness of training and exercises and enhance, the promotion of innovations and the dialogue and co-operation between Member States' national civil protection authorities and services it is necessary to establish a Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network that isshould be strengthened on the basedis onf existing structures.
Amendment 105 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) take action to improve the knowledge base on disaster risks and facilitate the dialogue, sharing of knowledge and cooperation, the results of scientific research and innovation, best practices and information, including among Member States that share common risks.
Amendment 116 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 6 – point a
Article 6 – point a
(a) develop risk assessments at national or appropriate sub-national level and make them available to the Commission by 22 December 2018 and every three years thereafter and, in this context, existing national information systems should be used;
Amendment 128 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – subparagraph 2
A summary of the relevant elements of the risk management planning shall be provided to the Commission, including information on the selected prevention and preparedness measures, by 31 January 2019 and every three years thereafter. In addition, the Commission may require Member States to provide specific prevention and preparedness plans, which shall cover both short- and long-term efforts. The Union shall duly consider the progress made by the Member States with respect to disaster prevention and preparedness as part of any future ex-ante conditionality mechanism under the European Structural and Investment Funds. In this context, the additional administrative burden at national and sub-national levels shall be kept as low as possible.
Amendment 131 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 6 – subparagraph 3
Article 6 – subparagraph 3
(e) The Commission may also establish specific consultation mechanisms to enhance appropriate prevention and preparedness planning and coordination among Member States prone to similar type disasters. In addition, the Member States concerned should also be given the opportunity to initiate such a consultation.
Amendment 140 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. On the basis of identified risks, the Commission shallrisks and needs identified on the ground, the Commission shall, in cooperation with the competent authorities of Member States, define the types and the number of key response capacities required for the European Civil Protection Pool ("capacity goals"). The Commission shall monitor progress towards the capacity goals and remaining gaps and shall encourage Member States to address such gaps. The Commission may support Member States in accordance with Article 20, point (i) of Article 21(1) and Article 21(2).
Amendment 148 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Article 11 – paragraph 7
7. Response capacities that Member States make available for the European Civil Protection Pool shall be available for response operations under the Union Mechanism following a request for assistance through the ERCC, unless Member States are faced with an exceptional situation substantially affecting the discharge of national tasks or a technical and personal need exists.
Amendment 152 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Article 11 – paragraph 8
In the event of deployment of such response they shall remain under the command and control of the Member States making them available and may be withdrawn when Member States are faced with an exceptional situation substantially affecting the discharge of national tasks preventing themprevented from keeping those response capacities available. In such cases, the Commission shall be consultinformed.
Amendment 156 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12
Article 12
Amendment 11 #
Amendment 13 #
2017/0294(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment, given that it has still to do so, and analyse the belated stakeholder consultation, which had not yet been concluded at the time of the legislative procedure, and, depending on the outcome, to adapt, replace, or withdraw the proposal;
Amendment 27 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) To take account of the previous lack of specific Union rules applicable to gas pipelines to and from third countries, Member States should be able to grant derogations from certain provisions of Directive 2009/73/EC to such pipelines which are completed at the date of entry into force of this Directive or which are already in the process of planning or being built, where major investment has already been made for those purposes. The relevant date for the application of unbundling models other than ownership unbundling should be adapted for gas pipelines to and from third countries.
Amendment 31 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The applicability of Directive 2009/73/EC for gas pipelines to and from third countries remains confined to the territorial limit of the Union’s jurisdiction. As regards offshore pipelines, it should be applicable in the territorial waters and exclusive economic zones of the Member States, where this is in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Amendment 57 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 2 – point 36 a (new)
Article 2 – point 36 a (new)
(1a) in Article 2, the following point (36a) is inserted : “(36a) ‘import pipeline network’ means any pipeline or pipeline network used mainly or exclusively to convey gas from third countries to the first physical interconnection point with a transmission system within the Union.”
Amendment 79 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 35 a (new)
Article 35 a (new)
(4a) A new Article 35a is added: “Article 35a A Member State may decide to apply the rules for transmission systems to import pipelines if, on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis, it is proven that this serves to further the objectives of the Directive and if the Member State is also able to prove that agreements can be concluded with the third country concerned, allowing the rules to be applied to the entire import network.”
Amendment 99 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 36 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(ba) In paragraph 9, the following subparagraph is added: “The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee set up pursuant to Article 51(1) of this Directive. The Commission shall adopt its decision in accordance with the procedure pursuant to Article 5 (1) to (4) of Directive 182/2011/EC.”
Amendment 114 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
In respect of gas pipelines to and from third countries completed before [PO: date of entry into force of this Directive] or of those the planning or construction of which has already begun and for which significant investments have already been made, Member States may decide to derogate from Articles 9, 10, 11 and 32 and Article 41(6), (8) and (10) for the sections of such pipelines between the border of Union jurisdiction and the first interconnection point, provided that the derogation would not be detrimental to competition on or the effective functioning of the internal market in natural gas in the Union, or the security of supply in the Union.
Amendment 51 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order not to impede trade with goods across the external border disproportionately, this Regulation should only apply to goods meeting a certain age limit and in part to cultural goods meeting a certain value limit according to the Annex. For that purpose, it seems appropriate to set a 250 year minimum age threshold for all categories of cultural goods. That minimum age threshold and the value limit will ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation focus on cultural goods most likely to be targeted by looters in conflict areas, without excluding other goods the control of which is necessary for ensuring protection of cultural heritage.
Amendment 65 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Temporary admission of cultural goods for educational (including education in culture and music, e.g. concerts), scientific or academic research purposes should not be subject to the presentation of a licence or of a statement.
Amendment 87 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
This Regulation does not apply to cultural goods the value of which exceeds the expected costs of those procedures set out in this Regulation, which include acquiring the necessary documents, transport and formalities carried out by the customs authorities.
Amendment 88 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
This Regulation does not apply to objects for personal use either.
Amendment 95 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘cultural goods' means any object which is of importance for archaeology, prehistory, history, literature, art or science and which belongs to the categories listed in the table in Annex and meets the minimum age threshold specified therein, and which potentially also exceeds the new value limit;
Amendment 130 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the temporary admission, within the meaning of Article 250 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, in the customs territory of the Union of cultural goods for educational (both cultural and musical), scientific and academic research purposes;
Amendment 180 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The release for free circulation and the placing under a special procedure other than transit in the Union of the cultural goods referred to in points (a), (b), (e), (f), (g), (i), (j), (k) and (lk) of the Annex shall be subject to the submission of an importer statement to the customs authorities of the Member State of entry. For cultural goods referred to in points (e), (i), (j), (k), this is only the case for a value of EUR 50 000 upwards.
Amendment 203 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Where Member States restrict the number of customs offices competent to release cultural goods for free circulation or to place them under a special procedure other than transit, they shall communicate the details of those customs offices as well as any changes in that respect to the Commission. Even though the number of customs offices is restricted, Member States shall ensure that the holders of the goods or the importers have sufficient access to these offices.
Amendment 255 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – table – point i
Annex – table – point i
(i) old books, ex 9705; ex 9706 More than 25400 number of items documents and years old (p/st) publications of special interest, singly or in collections;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 52 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that Pillars 2 and 3 are too focused on higher Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs), which limits the future absorption of disruptive innovations that are still in the pipeline of research projects with lower TRLs; considers that TRLs exclude non-technological forms of innovation generated by fundamental or applied research, particularly from SSH; Emphasises that the success of collaborative research in generating innovation hinges partly on project partners being allowed to cover all TRLs; expects, therefore, that collaborative research at lower TRLs or whose focus is more on generating knowledge will continue to feature in calls for proposals in all areas of the programme;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 69 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the current low success rate of 14 % represents a negative trend compared to FP7; emphasises that the inadequate budget makes it impossible to make funding available for a large number of very high-quality projects, a state of affairs which triggers severe feelings of frustration among the applicants whose proposals are rejected and does nothing to foster the European research area; regrets that the cuts inflicted by EFSI have deepened this problem;
Amendment 77 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Insists that research can be a risky investment for private investors and that funding research practice through grants is a necessity; regrets the tendency, in some cases, to move away from grants towards the use of loans; recognemphasises that loans must be available for high TRL, close to market activities, within other types of instruments (e.g. EIB schemes) outside of the FPcollaborative research in particular must continue to be funded only by means of grants, not loans, because, for example, risky research, technological developments or laboratory-scale demonstration projects are not suited to loan-based funding; emphasises, in that connection, that many public bodies are anyway legally precluded from accepting loans;
Amendment 94 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Confirms that ‘excellence’ should remain the key criterion across the three pillars, while noting that it is only one of the three evaluation criteria, alongside ‘impact’ and ‘quality and efficiency of the implementation’; calls for the reweighting of these criteria and invites the Commission to set out additional sub- criteria by adding ‘SSH integration and geographical balance’ under ‘impact’ and ‘project size’ under ‘efficiency of the implementation’;
Amendment 116 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for better evaluation and quality assurance by the evaluators in order to avoid unnecessary frustration and ensure that the reputation of the programme is not damaged; takes note of the complaints made by unsuccessful applicants that the Evaluation Summary Reports lack depth and clarity on what should be done differently in order to succeed, and calls for immediate improvements in this area;
Amendment 126 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Call on the Commission to better define ‘impact’; stresses that the assessment of the impact of fundamental research projects should remain flexible and its relative weight in the evaluation procedure should be decreased; asks the Commission to check that the balance between bottom-up and top-down calls is maintained and to analyse which procedure (one or two stage) is more useful to avoid oversubscription;
Amendment 137 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to continue to enhance the societal challenges approach and emphasises the importance of collaborative research; underlines the need to reinforce some societal challenges such as innovation in agriculture and health, especially cancer and antimicrobial resistance research plans;
Amendment 161 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that synergies between funds are crucial to make investments more effective; stresses that RIS3 are an important tool to catalyse synergies setting out national and regional frameworks for R&D&I investments; regrets the presence of substantial barriers to making synergies fully operational19 such as the State Aid rules; calls on the Commission to revise the State Aid rules and to allow R&D structural fund projects to be justifiable within the FP rules of procedensure that more effective coordination between the ESIF Funds and R&D&I investments is possible; calls on the Commission also to look into ways of generating greater synergies in the future; _________________ 19 Large research infrastructure fits within the scope and goals of the ERDF, but ERDF funds allocated nationally cannot be used to co-finance it; construction costs associated with new research infrastructures are eligible under the ERDF, but operational and staff costs are not.
Amendment 168 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that the R&I capabilities of North/South and West/East Member States are very different; recognises the European dimension to the problem of the participation gap, which must be addressed by the FP if the EU is to exploit its full potential and the European research area is to raise its profile in the long term; welcomes, in this respect, the Widening Programme; calls on the Commission to assess whether the three Widening instruments have achieved their specific objectives and to clarify the rational and general goal of the Programme, to review the indicator used to define ‘underrepresented’ countries, and to keep a dynamic list that allows Member States to be in or out depending on how their capabilities evolve; calls on the Commission to adapt or adopt new measures to bridge this gap; emphasises, however, that for all new measures the criterion of excellence should continue to be decisive and that confusion with the objectives of cohesion policy should be ruled out;
Amendment 205 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that SSH integration means SSH research in interdisciplinary projects and not an ex-post add-on to otherwise technological projects, and that Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to taking corrective action that may help bring about greater SSH integration within Horizon 2020 in the context of supporting innovation; calls on the Commission, in this connection, to look into further most pressing problems faced beasures that may the EU require methodological research that is more conceptually focused on SSH; calls on the Commission either to introduce a minimum percentage dedicated to SSH funding, or to createlp bring about greater integration of SSH, such as, for example, more careful examination and identification of relevant topics, provision for more evaluators with appropriate specialist knowledge and focus, or the introduction of an evaluation sub-criterion that takes account of its inclusion in projects;
Amendment 215 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. UnderlinesHighlights the emphasis placed on innovation within the Horizon 2020 programme and calls for the same approach to be taken for the new framework programme; underlines the fact that Horizon 2020 is notcan be focused even more effectively on the ‘valley of death’ that constitutes the main barrier to converting prototypes into mass production, and; sees considerable potential in this area, e.g. as regards Joint Technology Initiatives; stresses furthermore that H2020 is the first FP to putcombine research and innovation together; welcomes the creation of an EIC20, but insists that this should not lead again to the separation of research from innovation, and therefore calls on the Commission to look into what gap in the value chain can usefully be closed by an EIC, specifically with a view possibly to providing support during the phase termed the ‘valley of death’; _________________ 20 Commission Communication entitled ‘Europe’s next leaders: the Start-up and Scale-up Initiative’ (COM/2016/0733).
Amendment 234 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Underscores once more the importance of the SME Instrument as a mainstay of innovation economies and calls for it to be maintained and strengthened, with simplified rules on participation; stresses in this connection, however, that the existence of the SME Instrument within the Framework Programme must not give Member States a free hand to cut their own support programmes;
Amendment 258 #
Amendment 263 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the success of H2020 and the 1:11 leverage factor; notes the unacceptably high degree of oversubscription and the challenges that lie ahead, and calls for a budgetary increase of at least EUR 1020 billion for FP9 and for no cuts whatever during the programme period;
Amendment 269 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to offer a balanced mix of small, medium and large- sized projects; notes that the average budget for projects has increased under H2020 and that larger projects require participants with large financial and staff capabilities; notes that this favours large institutions, creating a problem for smaller Member States and for small participants from larger Member States; regrets that this poses obstacles for newcomers; stresses that the Framework Programme should remain equally accessible and attractive for actors of different types and sizes; underscores the fact that low-volume projects should also be supported;
Amendment 275 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Stresses the importance of collaborative research as one of the greatest successes of EU research and innovation framework programmes and points up the fact that it should form the core of the next framework programme too; stresses that the programme must be designed to be open to actors of different types of sizes, including newcomers, and that low-volume collaborative projects involving a small number of partners must therefore be possible;
Amendment 297 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the current pillar structure of the programme, and calls on the Commission to retain this structure for the sake of continuity and predictability, to improve the interaction among all funding instruments/programmes and to study the possibility of having fewer instruments with harmonised rules; asks the Commission therefore to continue work on the coherence, simplification, transparency and clarity of the programme, on improving the evaluation process and on reducing the fragmentation which stems from the involvement of many authorities and instruments; urges the Commission to draw up and make available to applicants a handbook setting out details of the most frequent mistakes and ways of avoiding them;
Amendment 319 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines the need for new higher excellence centres and regions and the importance of continuing to develop the ERA; calls for policies to remove barriers such as lower salaries that are faced by Eastern and Southern countries in order to avoid brain drain, and for the excellence of the project to be prioritised over the excellence of ‘elite’ centres;
Amendment 329 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Emphasises that, owing to their cross-sector potential, key technologies ares hoped, central to the competitiveness of the EU; stresses that the high-level group on key technologies established by the Commission has set in train, in particular in the areas of microelectronics, information and communication technologies, new materials, photonics and biotechnology., a process which will bear fruit in the future expects the next FP also take proper account of key technologies;
Amendment 333 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Notes that R&D investment by industry has not significantly increased; in view of the generally scarce resources for publicUnderstands that the FP intends to incentivise industry participation in order to increase R&D spending by industry; criticises the fact that industries have not increased their share of R&D spending,; calls for industrial competitiveness to be supported by differentiating between mature and emerging sectors, thus allowing larger or more mature industries to participate in projects more at their own cost or through loanon the Commission to look into the success of current JTIs and to consider the scope for making improvements; takes the view, at all events, that JTIs can be a suitable instrument to overcome the ‘valley of death’ phenomenon in the area of key technologies, and emphasises that successful JTIs should therefore be continued and further developed; emphasises, in that connection, the need for satisfactory funding rules, in particular for universities and research bodies;
Amendment 344 #
2016/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
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;
Amendment 1072 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 136
Rule 136
Amendment 10 #
2016/0403(COD)
The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy calls on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 14 #
2016/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
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The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy calls on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 82 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Union is committed to developing a secure, competitive and decarbonised energy system by 205012. To meet this goal, Member States and investors need milestones to ensure that buildings are decarbonised by 2050. In order to ensure this decarbonised building stock by 2050, Member States should identify the intermediary steps to achieving the short-term (2030), mid-term (20340) and long-term (2050) objectives. __________________ 12 Communication on an Energy roadmap 2050, (COM(2011) 885 final).
Amendment 150 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Notably for large installations, building automation and electronic monitoring of technical building systems have proven to be an effective replacement for inspections. The installation of such equipment should be considered as the most cost-effective alternative to inspections in large non-residential and multifamily buildings of a sufficient size that allow a payback of less than three years. The current possibility to opt for alternative measures is therefore deletedUntil such building automation is widely implemented, the current alternatives are an acceptable solution. For small scale installations, the documentation of the system performance by installers and the registration of this information in the databases on energy performance certification will support the verification of compliance with the minimum requirements set for all technical building systems and reinforce energy performance certificates (EPC) role. In addition, existing regular safety inspections and programmed maintenance work will remain an opportunity to provide direct advice on energy efficiency improvements.
Amendment 167 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) To ensure their best use in building renovation, financial measures related to energy efficiency should be linked to the depth of the renovation, which should be assessed by comparing energy performance certificates (EPCs) issued before and after the renovation, providing this is economically proportionate.
Amendment 283 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 2 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In addition, the long -term renovation strategy shall contribute to the alleviation of energy poverty.ould ensure that impoverished households have equal access to financing measures to improve energy performance;
Amendment 340 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 368 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 451 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
‘6. Member States shallmay link their financial measures for energy efficiency improvements in the renovation of buildings to the energy savings achieved due to such renovation. These savings shall be determined by comparing energy performance certificates issued before and after renovation; where the requirement for a new energy performance certificate is economically disproportionate in view of the extent of the renovation, Member States shall permit smaller-scale renovations to be added subsequently to energy performance certificates that have already been issued.’;
Amendment 1048 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Amendment 61 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 144
Recital 144
(144) Competition rules alone may not be sufficient to ensure cultural diversity and media pluralism in the area of digital television. Technological and market developments make it necessary to review obligations to provide conditional access on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms on a regular basis, either by a Member State for its national market or the Commission for the Union , in particular to determine whether there is justification for extending obligations to electronic programme guides (EPGs) and application programme interfaces (APIs), to the extent that is necessary to ensure accessibility for end-users to specified digital broadcasting services. Member States may specify the digital broadcasting services to which access by end-users must be ensured by any legislative, regulatory or administrative means that they deem necessary. The concept of the electronic programme guide needs to be defined in a future- proof and dynamic way, with respect both to emerging navigation and listing facilities on platforms and to developments in connected television and radio services.
Amendment 86 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 269
Recital 269
(269) Member States should be able to lay down proportionate obligations on undertakings under their jurisdiction, in the interest of legitimate public policy considerations; but such obligations should only be imposed where they are necessary to meet general interest objectives clearly defined by Member States in conformity with Union law and should be proportionate and transparent. ‘Must carry’ obligations may be applied to specified radio and television broadcast channels and complementary services supplied by a specified media service provider. Obligations imposed by Member States should be reasonable, that is they should be proportionate and transparent in the light of clearly defined general interest objectives, for instance, media pluralism and cultural diversity. Member States should provide an objective justification for the ‘must carry’ obligations that they impose in their national law so as to ensure that such obligations are transparent, proportionate and clearly defined. The obligations should be designed in a way which provides sufficient incentives for efficient investment in infrastructure. Obligations should be subject to periodic review at least every five years in order to keep them up-to-date with technological and market evolution and in order to ensure that they continue to be proportionate to the objectives to be achieved. Obligations could, where appropriate, entail a provision for proportionate remuneration.
Amendment 88 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 270
Recital 270
(270) NetworkElectronic communications networks and services used for the distribution of radio or television broadcasts to the public include cable, IPTV, satellite and terrestrial broadcasting networks. They might also include other networks and services to the extent that a significant number of end- users use such networks as their principal means to receive radio and television broadcasts. Must carry obligations can include the transmission of services specifically designed to enable appropriate access by disabled users. Accordingly complementary services include, amongst others, services designed to improve accessibility for end-users with disabilities, such as videotext, subtitling, audio description and sign language. Because of the growing provision and reception of connected TV services and the continued importance of electronic programme guides and other navigation facilities for user choice the transmission of programme-related data supporting those functionalities can be included in must carry obligations.
Amendment 123 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
National regulatory authorities shall, acting in pursuit of the objectives set out in Article 3 , encourage and where appropriate ensure, in accordance with the provisions of this Directive, adequate access and interconnection, and the interoperability of services, exercising their responsibility in a way that promotes efficiency, sustainable competition, media pluralism, the deployment of very high capacity networks , efficient investment and innovation, and gives the maximum benefit to end-users. They shall provide guidance and make publicly available the procedures applicable to gain access and interconnection to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises and operators with a limited geographical reach can benefit from the obligations imposed.
Amendment 126 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 60 – paragraph 4
Article 60 – paragraph 4
(4) Conditions applied in accordance with this ArticlDirective are without prejudice to the ability of Member States to impose obligations in relation to the presentational aspect of electronic programme guides and similaother listing and navigation facilities.
Amendment 151 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States may impose reasonable ‘must carry’ obligations, for the transmission of specified radio and television broadcast channels and related complementary services, particularly accessibility services to enable appropriate access for disabled end-users and data supporting connected TV services and electronic programme guides , on undertakings under their jurisdiction providing electronic communications networks and services used for the distribution of radio or television broadcast channels to the public where a significant number of end- users of such networks use them as their principal means to receive radio and television broadcast channels. Such obligations shall only be imposed where they are necessary to meet general interest objectives as clearly defined by each Member State and shall be proportionate and transparent.
Amendment 152 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 106 – paragraph 2
Article 106 – paragraph 2
(2) Neither paragraph 1 of this Article nor Article 57(2) shall prejudice the ability of Member States to determine appropriate remuneration, if any, in respect of measures taken in accordance with this Article while ensuring that, in similar circumstances, there is no discrimination in the treatment of undertakings providing electronic communications networks and services. Where remuneration ishould be provided for, it will require a legal regulation that also stipulates the remuneration sum; Member States shall also ensure that it is applied in a proportionate and transparent manner.
Amendment 154 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 2 – point b
Annex II – part 2 – point b
(b) Access to electronic programme guides (EPGs), including data for connected television services and data to access these services.
Amendment 33 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Operators of retransmission services, that normally offer multiple programmes which use a multitude of works and other protected subject matter included in the retransmitted television and radio programmes, have a very short time- frame forthe possibility, in the context of contractual freedom, of obtaining the necessary licences and thence also face a significant rights clearing burden. There is also a risk for right holders of having their works and other protected subject matter exploited without authorisation or payment of remunerationreby guaranteeing right holders the necessary equitable remuneration they need so that they can continue to offer a wide variety of content, also in the consumer's interest.
Amendment 34 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The rights in works and other protected subject matter are harmonised, among others, through Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 and Directive 2006/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.16, which serves in particular to ensure protection of right holders. _________________ 15 Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society OJ L 167, 22.6.2001, p. 10–19. 16 Directive 2006/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 28–35.
Amendment 36 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 41 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 47 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 63 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Operators of retransmission services offered on satellite, digital terrestrial, or closed circuit IP-based, mobile and similar networks, provide services which are equivalent to those provided by operators of cable retransmission services when they retransmit simultaneously, in an unaltered and unabridged manner, for reception by the public, an initial transmission from another Member State of television or radio programmes, where this initial transmission is by wire or over the air, including by satellite but excluding online transmissions, and intended for reception by the public. They should therefore be within the scope of this Regulation and benefit from the mechanism introducing mandatory collective management of rights. Retransmission services which are offered on the open internet should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation as those services have different characteristics. They are not linked to any particular infrastructure and their ability to ensure a controlled environment is limited when compared for example to cable or closed circuit IP-based networks.
Amendment 64 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to provide legal certainty to operators of retransmission services offered on satellite, digital terrestrial, or closed circuit IP-based, mobile or similar networks, and to overcome disparities in national law regarding such retransmission services, rules similar to those that apply to cable retransmission as defined in Directive 93/83/EEC should apply. The rules established in that Directive include the obligation to exercise the right to grant or refuse authorisation to an operator of a retransmission service through a collective management organisation. This is without prejudice to Directive 2014/26/EU18 and in particular to its provisions concerning rights of right holders with regard to the choice of a collective management organisation. The right of prohibition as such is maintained, and only the way in which it is exercised is regulated to a certain extent. This also means that retransmission rights remain assignable. _________________ 18 Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi- territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use in the internal market, OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p. 72–98.
Amendment 80 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) This Regulation respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union while also taking account of the rules laid down in Directive 2001/29/EC, which aims to ensure a high level of protection of the affected copyright, related rights and other subject-matter. Whilst there may be an interference with the exercise of the rights of right holders insofar as mandatory collective management is required for the exercise of the right of communication to the public with regard to retransmission services, it is necessary to prescribe such a condition in a targeted manner for specific services and in order to allow more widespread cross-border dissemination of television and radio programmes by facilitating the clearance of these rightsn the light of contractual freedom, such a condition should be voluntary . The possibility provided for the Member States to regulate the activities of collective management organisations does not impinge on the free contractual negotiation of rights provided for in this Regulation.
Amendment 85 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Amendment 110 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2
Article 2
Application of the principle of ‘country of (1)The acts of communication to the public and of making available occurring when providing an ancillary online service by or under the control and responsibility of a broadcasting organisation as well as the acts of reproduction which are necessary for the provision of, the access to or the use of the ancillary online service shall, for the purposes of exercising copyright and related rights relevant for these acts, be deemed to occur solely in the Member State in which the broadcasting organisation has its principal establishment. (2)When fixing the amount of the payment to be made for the rights subject to the country of origin principle as set out in paragraph 1, the parties shall take into account all aspects of the ancillary online service such as the features of the ancillary online service, the audience, and the language version.rticle 2 deleted origin’ to ancillary online services
Amendment 132 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a The retransmission of the initial transmission of a television or radio programme from one Member State to other Member States by means of an ancillary online service within the meaning of this Regulation shall take place in compliance with the applicable copyright, related rights and rights to other subject-matter and on the basis of individual or collective contractual agreements between copyright owners, holders of related rights, holders of rights to other subject-matter and operators of retransmission services.
Amendment 139 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Amendment 81 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the multidisciplinary approach of the programme, its clear and simple application form (available in all the official languages) and reporting requirements and its focus on specific activities;
Amendment 104 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the lump sum or flat rate system should take into consideration the price differences across the EU, depending on the costs of living in the Member States; recommends rethinking this scheme and the reduction in pre-financing in order to ensure the sustainability of the funded projects and to better support cooperation among local administrations or organisations at a wider distance, especiallyand in particular to facilitate the involvement of smaller organisations with limited financial capacity and participants with special needs;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to consider other ways of publicising the programme, in order to raise its profile and make the public more aware of its objectives, for example by implementing an engaging communication strategy for European citizenship by using social networks, constantly updating the content and reaching new audiences in the participating countries, especially those in which the level of participation is lower;
Amendment 130 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the strong focus on citizens and societal aspects of the EU, allowing EU institutions to directly engage with civil society on the ground; highlights within the priorities of the programme the importance of projects focused on current challenges for Europe, on issues such as migration, social inclusand societal inclusion of minorities, the prevention of radicalisation and intercultural dialogue;
Amendment 145 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the need to develop – within the ‘European Remembrance’ strand – a European identity that should be oriented towards the future and not only the past, with a view to achieving common secular integration; emphasises, however, in that connection, the importance of the experience which older people in particular can draw on in this area, experience which should be made available to younger generations by fostering inter-generational project work;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Member States to increase the Creative Europe budget in line with the ambitions of theeach sub- programme;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission and EACEA to improve the evaluation procedure by increasing the number of evaluators in the first phase, and to provide for a de visu collegial decision round to select candidates from among those shortlisted in the second phase; stresses that transparency needs to be very high and the grounds for rejecting projects need to be very thoroughly and clearly explained in order not to jeopardise the acceptance of the programme on grounds of incomprehensibility;
Amendment 116 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to further simplify the application and reporting procedures by, for example, limiting the number of guidelines and other documents, making the time sheet less rigid and drawing up a standard form for the cooperation agreement;
Amendment 214 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Recommends that Creative Europe be continued in 2021-2028 as a programme with two sub-programmes and a cross- sectoral strand including training, audience development, access to markets, social inclusion, international cooperation, film festival promotion, cross- sectoral and cross-over projects, as well as communication, studies, a Guarantee facility and CED support;
Amendment 89 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers the long-standing brand names (Comenius, Erasmus, Erasmus Mundus, Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig and Youth in Action) and their logos as important tools in promoting the variety of the programme; calls on all stakeholders to continue to use them in order to directly maintain and strengthen the identity of the non-formal learning sectoral programmes, to ensure better recognition and to overcome any confusion among beneficiariesso that people do not only associate the Erasmus+ programme with formal education and to ensure better recognition and to overcome any confusion among beneficiaries; calls in that connection for proven sector-specific formats and national youth initiatives to be reintroduced to structured dialogue or Grundtvig workshops or be recognised;
Amendment 109 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13a (new)
Paragraph 13a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission, the EACEA and the national agencies to find ways and provide the necessary support to increase awareness of the Erasmus+ programme among potential applicants and provide or strengthen specific offers of support in the application process;
Amendment 116 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14a (new)
Paragraph 14a (new)
14a. Calls for further efforts to be made to reduce bureaucracy across the project cycle, in order to simplify the programme guide, registration, application forms, financing rules, reporting requirements, etc. and to set the costs appropriately and in relation to the budget or type of project; suggests that the programme guide be set out in a more user-friendly and clear way, for example according to target group; suggests that application forms be made available earlier in future, that possible changes, provided they are necessary, be made known and that the forms be published in all official languages in order to make it easier for all applicants, particularly new and small organisations with limited resources to fill them out;
Amendment 146 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the introduction of two types of strategic partnerships as a first and important positive step towards increasing the chances for small-sized organisations to participate in the programme; calls on the Commission to make further improvements in order to include more small-sized organisations in programme activities, as they often have difficulties meeting the requirements and are thereby discriminated against, which detracts from the programme’s reputation and persuasiveness;
Amendment 148 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17a (new)
Paragraph 17a (new)
17a. recommends that subsidy amounts in the school cooperation sector be reduced to the benefit of the amount of subsidised projects, in order to subsidise school exchanges directly and thus make more personal encounters between people of different cultures and languages possible; underlines the significance of personal experiences with people of different cultural backgrounds with regard to the promotion of a European identity and the basic idea of European integration and recommends attempts be made to let the greatest possible number of people participate, which should certainly be the case for all programme aims; welcomes in that connection the improvements which have already taken place but expects the rules to be made more flexible as part of the strategic partnership by the national agencies and the Commission;
Amendment 153 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the introduction of the unit cost system into the programme in order to minimise the administrative burden, but recommends improvements to the assessment of calculation methods and accounts of which specific costs can be provided from the allowances in order to guarantee fairness; welcomes also the adjustments made in 2016 and planned for 2017 by the Commission; considers the further increase in unit cost rates, particularly management allowances or subsidies for personal costs, to be necessary to provide sufficient financial support for project participants; given the high application and administrative expenses; calls for the high personal engagement, particularly of the many volunteers and teachers, and of all other applicants to be rewarded appropriately as part of the application process or acknowledged elsewhere if it is not explicitly provided for; calls for the (re)introduction of project initiation in financing and making contact with potential cooperation partners or preparatory meetings, or a sufficient total allowance to cover those costs, for example;
Amendment 166 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19a (new)
Paragraph 19a (new)
19a. Calls for the decision-making period to be kept as short as possible, for the evaluation of applications to be done in a coherent and coordinated way and for a transparent and understandable justification to be provided with rejected applications, so that there is not a drastic loss of incentive among users of EU programmes;
Amendment 212 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Suggests that the priority should be to refrain from further harmonisation and major changes in the structure of the programme, and instead to safeguard and consolidate achievements from the previous funding periods and make incremental improvements where necessary; takes the view that, in spite of the successful harmonisation to date, sector-specific particularities must be noted and calls in that connection for proven formats from previous funding periods, in particular formats which promote democratic understanding and youth specific formats such as the National Youth Initiative, the Participative Democracy Project and the Grundtvig Workshops, should be retained or reintroduced;
Amendment 214 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22a (new)
Paragraph 22a (new)
22a. Recommends that the significance and visibility of non-formal education should be increased for both youth employment and adult education in Erasmus+, as non-formal education is important in the European citizenship sector, the promotion of democracy and education on values, the programme is, however, often only associated with formal education owing to its name;
Amendment 225 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls not only for the current budget level to be secured for the next programme generation under the new MFF, but considers a further budget increase to be an important step for the continued success of the programmeabsolutely essential step for the continued success of the programme; recommends that demand in the sectors be taken into account in the allocation of funding in order to prevent the severe underfunding of individual sectors and the programme’s subsequent loss of reputation, which of course should not in any case counteract wide dissemination of the programme’s advantages among other groups, without failing to meet the expectations of potential applicants;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2321(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that in the current humanitarian crisis, access to educational services and assistance for refugee children and youth is a precondition for their social inclusion, protection, long-term integration into the labour market and prevention of exploitation; underlines the need to ensure cultural and linguistic mediation as well as the learning of the host country’s language for refugees and asylum seekers, and to develop initiatives for the recognition of competences and qualifications, including through platforms; welcomes solutions for practice-oriented and understandable initial information on formal and non- formal education, political processes and the social involvement of the host country that are available on site, such as multilingual leaflets or information from refugee guides and coordinators;
Amendment 66 #
2015/2321(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the crucial role of culture, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, non-formal education, lifelong learning, youth and sports policy in fostering the integration and social inclusion of refugees and asylum seekers in Europe and in contributing to building a more cohesive and inclusive society based on cultural diversity and the promotion of common values; calls therefore for such offers to be extended and highlights the need to create a framework for providers which offers legal certainty for their work and schemes to provide volunteers and professionals working with refugees with skills and further training;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2321(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to extend offers of political education and to provide appropriate further training opportunities and educational materials so as to clarify why people flee and to combat extremism;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2321(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the new calls for proposals dedicated to cultural and educational projects aimed at intercultural dialogue, cultural and social inclusion and integration under Creative Europe and Erasmus+; underlines in this connection the need to break down existing barriers to applications and to facilitate access to the programmes for all relevant applicants as far as possible;
Amendment 191 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is appropriate to replace Directive 2010/30/EU by a Regulation which maintains the same scope, but modifies and enhances some of its provisions in order to clarify and update their content. A Regulation is the appropriate legal instrument as it imposes clear and detailed rules which do not give room for divergent transposition by Member States and ensures thus a higher degree of harmonisation across the Union. A harmonised regulatory framework at Union rather than at Member State level brings down costs for manufacturers and ensures a level playing field. Harmonisation across the Union ensures the free movement of goods across the Single Market. As the energy consumption of means of transport for persons or goods is directly or indirectly regulated by other Union legislation and policies, it is appropriate to continue to exempt them from the scope of this Regulation. This exemption includes means of transport whose motor stays in the same location during operation, such as elevators, escalators and conveyor belts.
Amendment 195 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) It is appropriate to exempt second hand products from this Regulation, which includes all those products that have been put into service before being made available on the market for a second or additional time.
Amendment 205 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The conclusions of the European Council of 23 and 24 October 2014 set an indicative target at Union level of at least 27% for improving energy efficiency in 2030 compared to projections of future energy consumption. This target will be reviewed by 2020 having in mind an Union level of 30%. They also set a binding EU target of at least 40% domestic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990, including a 30% reduction of emissions in non-ETS sectors.
Amendment 210 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The provision of accurate, relevant and comparable information on the specific energy consumption of energy-related products facilitates the customer's choice in favour of those products which consume less energy and other essential resources during use. A standardised mandatory label is an effective mean to provide potential customers with comparable information on the energy consumptionefficiency of energy-related products. It should be supplemented with a product information sheet, which may be made available electronically. The label should be easily recognisable, simple and concise. To this end the existing dark green to red colour scale of the label should be retained as the basis to inform customers about the energy efficiency of products. A classification using letters from A to G has shown to be most effective for customers. In situations where because of ecodesign measures under Directive 2009/125/EC products can no longer fall into classes 'F' or 'G', those classes should not be shown on the label. For exceptional cases this should also be extended to the 'D' and 'E' classes, although this situation is unlikely to occur given that the label would be rescaled once a majority of product models falls into the top two classes.
Amendment 229 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Advances in digital technology allow for alternative ways of delivering and displaying labels electronically, such as on the internet, but also on electronic displays in shops. In order to take advantage of such advances, this Regulation should allow the use of electronic labels as replacement of or complementary to the physical energy label. In cases where it is not feasible to display the energy label, such as certain forms of distance selling and in advertisements and technical promotional material, potential customers should be provided at least with the energy class of the product. Technical promotional material does not include advertisements in billboards, magazines and newspapers, radio or television broadcasting and similar online formats.
Amendment 238 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Manufacturers respond to the energy label by creating ever more efficient products. This technological development leads to products populating mainly the highest classes of the energy label. Further product differentiation may be necessary to allow customers a proper comparison, leading to the need to rescale labels. For the frequency of such rescaling a timescale of approximately ten years would be appropriate, taking into account the need to avoid over burdening manufacturers. This Regulation should therefore lay down detailed arrangements for rescaling in order to maximise legal certainty for suppliers and dealers. A newly rescaled label shouldmay have an empty top classes to encourage technological progress and enable ever more efficient products to be developed and recognised. When a label is rescaled, confusion to customers should be avoided by replacing all energy labels within a short timeframmaking the newly introduced label easily distinguishable from the old label by its visual appearance.
Amendment 251 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 262 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure legal certainty, it is necessary to clarify that rules on Union market surveillance and control of products entering the Union market provided for in Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council21 apply to energy-related products. Given the principle of free movement of goods, it is imperative that the market surveillance authorities of the Member States cooperate with each other effectively. Such cooperation, in particular in the framework of the Energy Labelling Administrative Cooperation Working Group (ADCO) on energy labelling should be reinforced through support by the Commission. __________________ 21 OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30. OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30.
Amendment 269 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 293 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) TBased on the scope of this regulation, the Commission should provide a working plan for the revision of labels of particular products including an indicative list of further energy-related products for which an energy label could be established. The working plan should be implemented starting with a technical, environmental and economic analysis of the product groups concerned. This analysis should also look at supplementary information including the possibility and cost to provide consumers with information on the performance of an energy-related product, such as , upon which the Council and the European Parliament should be continuously formally informed by the Commission, should be implemented starting witsh absolute energy consumption, durability or environmental performance, in coherence with the objective to promote a circular economy technical, environmental and economic analysis of the product groups concerned. Such supplementary information should improve the intelligibility and effectiveness of the label towards consumers and should not lead to any negative impact on consumers.
Amendment 300 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 304 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down a framework on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energyenergy- efficiency of energy-related products and other resources consumption of energy by energy- related products during use and supplementary information concerning energy-related products in order to allow customers to choose more efficient products.
Amendment 313 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) Means of transport for persons or goods other thanincluding those operated by a stationary motor.
Amendment 314 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) Capital goods
Amendment 320 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) 'Manufacturer' means any natural or legal person who manufactures an energy- related product or has such a product designed or manufactured, and markets that energy- related product under his name or trademark;
Amendment 321 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘Dealer’ means a retailer or other person who sells, hires, offers for hire purchase or displays products to customersis the natural or legal person in the supply chain, other than the manufacturer or importer, who makes an energy-related product available on the market;
Amendment 330 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘Energy-related product’ means any good or system or service with an impact on energy consumption during use, which is placed on the market and put into service in the Union, including parts intended to be incorporated into energy-related products covered by this regulation which are placed on the market and put into service as individual part for customers and of which energy performance can be assessed independently;
Amendment 334 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘Energy-related product’ means any good or system or service with an impact on energy consumption during use, which is placed on the market and put into service in the Union, including parts to be incorporated into energy-related products which are placed on the market and put into service;
Amendment 344 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘Label’ means a graphic diagram, in printed or electronic form, including a classification using letters from A to G in seven different colours from dark green to red in order to show energy efficiency and consumption of energy;
Amendment 350 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) 'Rescale' means a periodicn exercise to make more stringent the requirements for achieving the energy class on a label for a particular product, which, for existing labels may imply the deletion of certain energy classes;
Amendment 362 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
(20) 'Supplementary information' means information on the functional and environmental performance of an energy- related product, such as its absolute energy consumption or durability, which is based on data that are measurable and verifiable by market surveillance authorities, is unambiguous and has no significant negative impact on the clear intelligibility and effectiveness of the label as a whole towards customers.
Amendment 365 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
(20a) 'capital good' means any good which is not intended for consumers or not likely, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, to be used by consumers;
Amendment 374 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they shall ensure that products placed on the market are providsupplied, free of charge, with accurate printed labels and make available product information sheets, printed or electronically, for each unit in accordance with this Regulation and the relevant delegated acts; delegated acts may provide that the label is printed on the packaging of the product. For product groups where the product consists of several parts or components and the energy efficiency is function of such components, suppliers shall provide labels, free of charge, to dealers at the moment of display.
Amendment 385 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) they shall ensure the accuracy of the labels they provide and product information sheets that they providmake available and produce technical documentation sufficient to enable the accuracy to be assessed by market surveillance authorities;
Amendment 395 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 398 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) they shall, prior to placing a product model on the market, enter into the product database established in accordance with Article 8 the information detailed in Annex I. Combined facilities must not be entered in the database.
Amendment 404 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) they shall display in a visible manner, directly on the appliance or in its immediate proximity, the label provided by the supplier or otherwise made available for a product covered by a delegated act;
Amendment 413 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) they shall, where they do not have a label or a rescaled label, request the label or a rescaled label from the supplier;
Amendment 414 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
Amendment 418 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
Amendment 424 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 2 – point b – point ii
Article 3 – point 2 – point b – point ii
(ii) alternatively, in order to comply with the requirement referred to at (a), they may print out the label from the product database established in accordance with Article 8 if that function is available for that product; or
Amendment 426 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
Amendment 434 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) they shall make reference to the energy efficiency class of the product in any advertisement or technical promotional material for a specific model of products in accordance with the relevant delegated act;
Amendment 456 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Where Member States provide any incentives for an energy-related product covered by this Regulation and specified in a delegated act, these shall aim at least at the highest occupied classes of energy efficiency laid down in the applicable delegated act.
Amendment 460 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the introduction of labels including rescaled labels and product information sheets is accompanied by educational and promotional information campaigns aimed at promoting energy efficiency and more responsible use of energy by customers, if appropriate in cooperation with dealers. These activities should be coordinated by the European Commission.
Amendment 469 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall support cooperation and exchange of information on market surveillance of energy labelling of products among national authorities of the Member States responsible for market surveillance or external border controls in the framework of the Energy Labelling Administrative Cooperation Working Group (ADCO) and between such authorities and the Commission.
Amendment 486 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Where the market surveillance authorities of one Member State have sufficient reason to believe that an energy- related product covered by a delegated act under this Regulation presents a risk to aspects of public interest protection covered by this Regulation, they shall carry outdoes not comply with the requirements of the delegated act and therefore presents a risk to aspects of public interest protection, they shall carry out, in accordance with regulation 765/2008/EU, an evaluation in relation to the energy-related product concerned covering all the requirements laid down in this Regulation and its relevant delegated acts. The supplier shall cooperate as necessary with the market surveillance authorities for that purpose.
Amendment 502 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Where tThe market surveillance authorities consider that non-compliance is not restricted to their national territory, they shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of the results of the evaluation and of the actions which they have required the supplier to take.
Amendment 521 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 529 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall ensure that, when, based on studies on future technical evolution, that a label is only introduced or rescaled, the requirements are laid down so that no products are expected to f when technological progress makes this necessary and shall in genergy classes A or B at the moment of the introduction of the label and so that theally aim for a validity of at least ten years for the introduced or rescaled label. It shall review the label once it estimateds time within which a majority of modelhat 40 percent of the products sold within the Union markets falls into those classes shall be at least ten years latere top energy class and further technological development can be expected soon.
Amendment 550 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Labels shall be re-scaled periodicallywhen it estimates that 40 % of products sold fall into energy class A and, based upon studies on future potential technical evolution, further technological development can be expected soon.
Amendment 562 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 569 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) suppliers shall provide both the current and the rescaled labels to dealers for a period of six months before the date specified in paragraph (b), as well as all information necessary to draw up the labels for integrated systems.
Amendment 575 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) dealers shall replace the existing labels on products on display including on the Internet with the rescaled labels within one weekmonth following the date specified for that purpose in the relevant delegated act. Dealers shall not display the rescaled labels before that date.
Amendment 584 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The design of the rescaled label shall differ visibly from its predecessor. The European Commission shall ensure the development of communication and information campaigns to be rolled out by Member States in accordance with Article 4.4.
Amendment 586 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Labels introduced by delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 2010/30/EU before the date of application of this Regulation shall be considered as labels for the purposes of this Regulation. The Commission shall review those lLabels within five years of the entry into force of this Regulation with a view to rescaling themonce it estimates that 40 percent of the products sold within the Union market fall into the top energy class and further technological development can be expected soon.
Amendment 594 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Labels for products with more than two primary energy sources that need more than 7 classes to achieve differentiation, shall not be subject to the provisions in Article 7.6. Such product groups shall be rescaled when the majority of products, based on items sold in the preceding year, fall in the top energy efficiency class and when additional savings may be achieved by further differentiating products. In exception to Article 2.13, these labels may contain a different number of classes, without changing the dark green to red colour spectrum.
Amendment 599 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8
Amendment 624 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
In the conduct of its activities under this Regulation the Commission shall ensure in respect of each delegated act, a balanced participation of Member States’ representatives (including market surveillance authorities) and interested parties concerned with the product group in question, such as industry, including SMEs and craft industry, trade unions, traders, retailers, importers, environmental protection groups and consumer organisations. For this purpose, the Commission shall establish a Consultation Forum in which these parties shall met. This Consultation Forum may be combined with the Consultation Forum referred to in Article 18 of Directive 2009/125/EC.
Amendment 632 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts concerning detailed requirements relating to labels for specific groups of energy-related products ('specific product groups') in accordance with Article 13.
Amendment 633 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) according to the most recently available figures and considering the quantities placed on the Union market, the product group shall have significant potential for saving energy and where relevant, other resourcesused by consumers using products belonging to the product group in the European Union;
Amendment 650 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point i
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point i
Amendment 657 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point j
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point j
(j) the specific indication of the energy class to be included in advertisements and technical promotional material, including requirements for this to be in a legible and visible form;
Amendment 667 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 672 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Directive 2010/30/EU is repealed with effect from 1 January 20178.
Amendment 673 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1 January 20178.
Amendment 676 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 58 #
2014/2257(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to ensure transparency in the decision-making process and clarify the procedure for legal admissibility; invites the Commission to respond to successful ECIs with more concrete actions; calls on the Commission, in cases of only partial legal admissibility, not to rule the entire ECI inadmissible but to inform the applicants exactly which part of the ECI is admissible, thereby enabling them to register it, or even to do so itself automatically, as well as indicating which parts are inadmissible and why; asks the Commission to submit a suitable proposal as part of a review if it believes that a review is the only way in which this can be done;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that access needs to be made more universal by taking into account, in particular, the needs of people with disabilities, families with children and, in the context of demographic change, older persons and adapting the facilities and services on offer accordingly;
Amendment 60 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that Europe’s cultural heritage makes it one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world and that cultural tourism, which is of key importance in boosting growth and employment, accounts for 40% of European tourism; stresses the importance of cultural tourism as an economic factor, including in rural areas; emphasises that, in order to maintain current tourist volumes and attract new tourists, Europe's cultural and natural heritage needs to be conserved and showcased and the right balance needs to be struck between expanding the tourism sector and protecting cultural heritage;
Amendment 82 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to bolster existing European measures and programmes relating to cultural tourism and cultural heritage that have proved effective, to look into the feasibility of introducing a ‘European cultural card’ which would offer reduced entrance fees for museums, monuments, archaeological sites, libraries, theatres and so on, and to provide targeted financial support under EU instruments including the Structural Funds; welcomes too, in this regard, the EU institutions’ efforts to launch a European Cultural Heritage Year.
Amendment 17 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure, via a general clause in thlegally binding general clause applicable to the complete agreement, in full compliance with the GATS and the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, that the parties to the agreement reserve the right to adopt or maintain any measure (in particular of a regulatory and/or financial nature) with respect to the protection or promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity, media pluralism and media freedom, and to preserve or develop, in accordance with the principle of technological neutrality, a regime for audiovisual services in line with democratic, social and cultural requirements;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) ensure, that the exception of audio- visual services is future-proofed and may not be hampered by technological developments, e.g. the convergence of audio-visual-, telecommunications- and e- commerce-services;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) is of the opinion that strengthening the euro-transatlantic partnership through the TTIP is entirely in keeping with the EU's efforts to achieve more growth and jobs, inter alia through increased transatlantic trade and market access for SMEs; is furthermore of the opinion that, by proactively setting standards under the TTIP, the EU can be a guide for other economic powers;
Amendment 32 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reaffirmensure that services with a strong cultural component will not be challenged by the TTIP agreement;
Amendment 122 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. CIs of the opinion that SMEs can benefit greatly from the TTIP, in particular through elimination of non-tariff trade barriers, smaller businesses being hit disproportionately hard by compliance costs; calls on the Commission to ensure that the priorities and concerns of SMEs are fully taken into account in the TTIP negotiations e.g. by means of impact assessments or targeted public consultations;
Amendment 149 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Requests that the Commission facilitate more active participation of EU firms in US public procurement in individual states of the US, and in their governmental subdivisions, as this can contribute to stimulating private-sector innovation and to the emergence of new, high-growth innovative companies and sectors;
Amendment 76 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that family businesses make a vital contribution to the success of vocational training reforms and to increasing the number of apprenticeships; points out that, in this connection, family businesses are very much dependent - as all businesses are - on a favourable political environment; states that the Commission should look into how vocational training systems should be designed in order to provide the best possible environment for family businesses to invest in apprenticeships;
Amendment 3 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
– having regard to the Council conclusions of 25 November 2014 on participatory governance of cultural heritage and, on the Work Plan for Culture for the period 2015- 20188, __________________ 8 and on European Year of Cultural Heritage8, __________________ 8 Not yet published in the Official Journal. Not yet published in the Official Journal.
Amendment 40 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a – point i (new)
Paragraph 2 – point a – point i (new)
(i) in this connection, prompts all potentially relevant directorates-general to carry out a self-assessment so as to establish whether, within their respective remits, the issue of cultural heritage is already sufficiently recognised;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the Union’s commitment to preserving and enhancing Europe’s cultural heritage through various programmes (Creative Europe, Horizon 2020, Erasmus+, Europe for Citizens), funding (European Structural and Investment Funds), and actions such as the European Capitals of Culture, the European Heritage Days and the European Heritage Label; proposes even greater EU and Member State involvement in promoting research;
Amendment 56 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a
Paragraph 4 – point a
(a) set up a single EU portal dedicated to cultural heritage, bringing together information from all the EU programmes funding cultural heritage and structured into three main sections - funding opportunities for cultural heritage; a database not only with examples of best practices and excellence from the field of cultural heritage and relevant references, but also with data on the state of European cultural heritage and data of importance with regard to conservation, such as, for instance, climate data and details of restoration projects already carried out; and news and links concerning cultural heritage- related policy developments, actions and events;
Amendment 104 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Draws attention to the need to improve the methodological framework in order to have better statistics related to the field of cultural heritage; underlines the need to obtain, to a greater extent, research findings covering all aspects of cultural heritage and to link them so as to counter fragmentation in this area; points in this connection to the potential of ‘big data’ as regards deriving more knowledge from research projects;
Amendment 143 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 22 – subparagraph 1 (new)
stresses, however, that, in spite of the opportunities afforded by digitisation, conservation of originals must not be neglected;
Amendment 148 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Draws attention to the threats raised by climate change, affecting an important number of sites within the European Union, and therefore advises the Member States and the European Union to promote research to a greater extent in this area, among others, in order to investigate the multiple effects of climate change on cultural heritage in greater detail and to develop countermeasures;
Amendment 152 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Points up the significance - in the light of what are profound demographic and societal changes - of our common European cultural heritage and of the planned European year with regard to citizens’ identification with the European Union and to strengthening a sense of community within the Union;
Amendment 156 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Is of the opinion that, for the coming generations in particular, an appreciation of Europe’s common cultural heritage provides direction and scope for developing a European identity, and values such as getting along and respecting each other, beyond Member State borders; therefore also recommends that, inter alia when the European Year of Cultural Heritage is being structured, particular account be taken of the younger generation;
Amendment 164 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises the role that cultural heritage plays in the Union’s external relations through policy dialogue and cooperation with third countries; points in this connection to the potential afforded by interdisciplinary research projects with regard to preserving cultural heritage involving EU Member States and non-EU countries;
Amendment 167 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 24 – subparagraph 1 (new)
points up the potential stemming from the know-how available in the EU as regards preserving cultural artefacts damaged or destroyed as a result of terrorism and war;
Amendment 19 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the state of the European carbon market in 21027 identified the need for measures in order to tackle structural supply-demand imbalances. The impact assessment on the 2030 climate and energy policy framework8 indicates that this imbalance is expected to continue, and would not be sufficiently addressed by adapting the linear trajectory to a more stringent target within this framework. A change in the linear factor only changes gradually the cap. Accordingly, the surplus would also only gradually decline, such that the market would have to continue to operate for more than a decade with a surplus of around 2 billion allowances or more. In order to address this problem and to make the European Emission Trading System more resilient to imbalances, a market stability reserve should be established. To ensure regulatory certainty as regards auction supply in phase 3 and allow for some lead-time adjusting to the introduction of the design change, the market stability reserve should be established as of phase 4 starting in 2021. In order to preserve a maximum degree of predictability, clear rules should be set for placing allowances into the reserve and releasing them from the reserve. Where the conditions are met, beginning in 2021, allowances corresponding to 120% of the number of allowances in circulation in year x-21 should be put into the reserve. A corresponding number of allowances should be released from the reserve when the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 4500 million. __________________ 7 8COM(2012)652 final. COM(2012)652. 8 Insert reference. Insert reference.
Amendment 32 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The European Council conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework give clear guidance on the continuation of free allocations and carbon leakage provisions after 2020, stating that "the most efficient installations in the sectors at risk of losing international competitiveness should not face undue carbon costs leading to carbon leakage" and that "future allocations will ensure better alignment with changing production levels in different sectors" and "at the same time, incentives for industry to innovate will be fully preserved and administrative complexity will not be increased." The conclusions further underline that both direct and indirect costs for the respective industry sectors will be taken into account as well as the need for affordable energy prices. It is of paramount importance that the Commission reviews the functioning of Directive 2003/87/EC in that respect.
Amendment 60 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. A market stability reserve is established, and shall operate from 1 January 2021With full respect of Commission Regulation (EU) 176/2014 of 25 February 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 in particular to determine the volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned in 2013-201a, a market stability reserve is established, and shall operate from the beginning of the next ETS trading period starting on 1 January 2021. _______________ 1a OJ L 56, 26.2.2014, p. 56.
Amendment 76 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. In each year beginning in 2021, a number of allowances equal to 120% of the total number of allowances in circulation in year x-21, as published in May year x-1, shall be placed in the reserve, unless this number of allowances to be placed in the reserve would be less than 100 million.
Amendment 94 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. In any year beginning in 2021, the allocation of allowances under Article 10a of the Directive 2003/87/EC or under any subsequent provisions following the review of this directive referred to in Article 2a, shall be adjusted by either placing allowances into, or withdrawing allowances from the reserve as appropriate, so as to ensure the full free allocation of allowances in respect of actual production to the most efficient installations in sectors at risk of carbon leakage. The number of allowances to be placed in or released from the reserve under this paragraph shall be calculated by reference to benchmarked carbon emissions in respect of the actual production of an installation, and the number of allowances allocated free to that installation, in year x. Any excess allowances over production emissions given to an installation will be withheld from, and any shortfall in allowances over production emissions will be added to, the allowances allocated to the installation in year x+1.
Amendment 115 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Review of Directive 2003/87/EC By ...*, the Commission shall review Directive 2003/87/EC, taking into account the conclusions of the European Council of 23 and 24 October 2014, in particular with regard to carbon leakage provisions and the continuation of free allocations, better reflecting changing production levels and incentivising the most efficient performance taking into account direct and indirect carbon costs, and if appropriate shall, in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, submit a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council. ________________ * OJ: Please, insert the date: six months from the entry into force of this Decision.
Amendment 118 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Amendment 9 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas regions should also draw up investment plans for the use of all available regional, national and EU funding for R&D&I, indicating too how to stimulate private investment and use it in the implementation of the Union’s R&D&I priorities in the coming years;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas summaries of such strategies, or at least plans for their implementation, should be included in the partnership agreements and operational programmes;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas the Commission may withhold interim payments of ERDF funding for the thematic objective of strengthening R&D&I if these pre- conditions are not met;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas, given the multi-tiered nature of regional policy, the regions should continue to be afforded as much latitude as possible in meeting the preconditions;
Amendment 13 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that, aside from the need to meet this precondition, developing such a strategy can offer regions significant medium-term and long-term advantages in terms of the effectiveness of their R&D&I, because it entails taking a coordinated approach and a close look at their potential for innovation;
Amendment 14 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the regions to view such a strategy not only as a statutory obligation for them, but also as representing opportunities for each and every one of them; calls therefore on all regions, in so far as they have not yet done so, to press ahead with formulating their smart specialisation strategies, or to examine and, if necessary, revise any pre-existing strategies;
Amendment 17 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Expects the various relevant directorates-general of the Commission to step up their internal cooperation so that they can support Member States and regions by offering them the best possible specialist advice;
Amendment 18 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to support the regions in establishing an effective monitoring system, using meaningful indicators, and particularly thereby to provide data on which EU-wide and international comparisons can be based;
Amendment 25 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises how important it is, in terms of strengthening regional economies, to create a value chain linking all the stages from basic research, through application-oriented research and technology transfer, to specific usable products and business start-ups; particularly encourages the regions, in this regard, to draw on and to foster the potential of SMEs;
Amendment 30 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is of the opinion that, when selecting their priorities, the regions should be looking at action to address challenges within society, such as energy security or demographic change, in addition to strengthening their innovation systems with a view to greater competitiveness and added value;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the regions not to focus solely on technology-based innovation, but, rather, to base their strategy on as broad a notion of innovation as possible; hopes that account will be taken not merely of high-tech but also low-tech and, indeed, non-technical innovation, such as process optimisation and organisational transformation; points specifically to social and environmental innovation in this context; stresses that the aim of innovation strategies should be innovative practice;
Amendment 33 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that the initial selection of meaningful results-oriented indicators and the quality of the contribution from the actors involved are key factors for the success of the smart specialisation strategy, reducing the risk of errors being made when priorities are set;
Amendment 35 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Is aware that setting priorities is a sensitive and risky procedure; welcomes, therefore, the introduction of a review system that will offer regions the opportunity to rethink their strategies and take action to ward off looming problems;
Amendment 39 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the need to rethink and where necessary expand all the consultation processes and target groups so as to avoid missing future drivers of innovation; considers it particularly important to involve future entrepreneurs;
Amendment 40 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Makes it clear that, in the process, for developing a shared vision, it is important that universities, research and innovation centres and businesses be as closely networked as possible; highlights the important role that close cooperation inside the knowledge triangle plays in the transfer of knowledge, for example in the framework of the European Institute for Research and Innovation or regional innovation clusters and centres;
Amendment 48 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on regional and national decision-makers and authorities to modernise their internal procedures in line with the needs of the new 'entrepreneurial discovery process', and in particular to enter into a more intensive long-term dialogue with the relevant actors;
Amendment 50 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the directorates-general involved to persist in their efforts to ensure that programmes are compatible; expects the Directorate-General for Research in particular to step up its long- term cooperation with the Directorate- General for Regional Policy, whether in shaping priorities for support, implementing Horizon 2020 or setting guidelines for the regions;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the regions, within the framework of the strategy, to give in-depth consideration to the question of how to attract investment in the private sector, since there is still considerable scope for boosting the investment potential in RDI in this sector;
Amendment 62 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the regions not only to improve their internal links between education and research, business and the administration but also to build alliances with other regions to supplement their own value chain;
Amendment 67 #
2013/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that many regions shy away from the complex analytical and coordinating efforts required; encourages the regions to make use of the option provided by the legislator whereby up to 15% of the programme funding can be invested outside the programme area 12; __________________ 12 Article 60(2), legislative procedure 2011/0276(COD), based on proposal for a regulation COM(2011)0615.
Amendment 29 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the State aid rules, as well as the Cohesion Policy objectives, should lead to improving the situation of especially the less-developed regions, and that the SAM process must reflect the objectives of cohesion throughout the EU; believes that the modernisation of competition rules must be based on understanding the impact of these rules at sub-national level;
Amendment 42 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that the geographical zoning of the new Guidelines on Regional State Aid 2014-2020 (RSAG) should not be reduced, but kept at 45,5% at least and that decreasing the aid intensity should be reconsidered, taking into account the political, economic and social as well as demographical situation in the Member States; asks the Commission to not only focus on regions having a low population density, but also on regions seeing a continuous reduction in population density as well as regions that have a high imbalance of working and non-working population due to the migration of younger inhabitants and calls on the Commission to create a new eligibility category if necessary; points out that, in the global context, the EU economy could be placed at a disadvantage relative to third countries benefitting from looser employment schemes or lower costs;
Amendment 59 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out to the restrictive impact of new rules on investment and growth of regions as they move from the less developed to the more developed category; is aware that certain regions eligible for State aid under the current system will not meet the zoning criteria of the RSAG in the future period; believes that these regions should have a special safety regime, similar to that for transition regions under the Cohesion Policy, allowing them to cope with their new situation; calls on the Commission to ensure that regions designated with the statistical effect status in 2007-2013 are eligible as "c" areas or to ensure otherwise that regional state aid rules can still contribute to the ongoing process of economical development and recovery and growth in those regions in coherence with the position of the Committee of Regional Development as stated in the negotiation mandate;
Amendment 67 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Asks the Commission to ensure the possibility to increase the maximum aid intensity in former "a" areas including the "statistical effect regions 2007-2013" by up to 5 percentage points for the whole period 2014-2020;
Amendment 70 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Asks the Commission to ensure that regions adjacent to "a" areas of another country are provided with adequate provisions in order to preclude inappropriate and potentially harming differences in possible aid intensity;
Amendment 71 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Asks the Commission to foresee the possibility to increase the maximum aid intensity allowed in "c" areas adjacent to an "a" area, so that the difference in aid intensity does not exceed 10 percentage points in order to preclude inappropriate differences in aid intensity in the same country, but also in neighbouring countries;
Amendment 72 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Asks the Commission to accordingly foresee a maximum aid intensity in "c" areas including statistical effect regions for small enterprises of at least 35 percentage points, for medium ones 25 and for large ones at least 15 percentage points;
Amendment 76 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the role of State aid in economies which have been particularly hard hit by the crisis and for which the public funding under the Cohesion Policy might be the only source of investment; points out that the adverse economic situation is not yet reflected by the data for the 2008-2010 period, to be used by the Commission as a basis of State aid eligibility; welcomes the Commission’s intention to perform a mid-term review of the regional maps in 2016; asks the Commission to extend the validity of the current regional map in case the new map cannot be approved in time, in order to avoid a gap;
Amendment 79 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Asks the Commission that the concerns by Head of Governments reflected in the European Council Conclusions of 7-8 February 2013 on the MFF, by promising "special allocations" to some regions are reflected in the regional State aid guidelines as well;
Amendment 110 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Is of the opinion that granting State aid according to the regional State aid scheme should indeed bring benefits to the regional development; calls on the Commission to keep administrative and legal constraints as transparency obligations as reasonable as possible in order to keeping administrative burden as low as possible and not to force enterprises to publish potentially harmful data;
Amendment 118 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Is of the opinion that excluding large enterprises companies from State aid rules in areas covered by Article 107(3)(c) TFEU is not justified given their contribution to employment, the supply- chains that they create with SMEs, their common involvement in research and development, and the role they play in the economic crisis; takes the view that the presence of large undertakings is often key to the success of SMEs that benefit from clusters led by large companies and from their sub-contracting activities; underlines that such a decision may lead to job losses and reduced economic activity in the regions and to the relocation of companies to other regions either within and outside the EU; therefore insists on not excluding large enterprises, from these regional State aid rules in the above mentioned "c" areas, especially not the ones relevant to the innovation potential of the region;
Amendment 365 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Emphasises that nuclear power will continue to be highly important as a mainstream energy source, particularly with a view to meeting the EU decarbonisation target;
Amendment 366 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Points out that lignite will also have a role to play in future in the diversification of the energy mix; emphasises that lignite mining remains competitive even under the current EU climate protection targets, notably as it has a relative advantage in terms of extraction costs;
Amendment 27 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines that the Structural Funds, and in particular the ERDF, are an important instrument in supporting innovative SMEs in terms of their competitiveness and especially their internationalisation and stresses that eligibility should therefore be interpreted here as broadly as possible; calls on the regions to make use of the opportunities which the regulations will afford them in their operational programmes;
Amendment 38 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission essentially to refrain from amending the definition of SME, apart from necessary adjustments for inflation and other variable economic factors and transitional measures to eliminate potential obstacles to growth;
Amendment 40 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Underlines the proven importance of offering advice to SMEs in order properly to exploit their potential and capacity for innovation, not least in terms of access to the internal and third-country markets, and supports the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN);
Amendment 41 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Considers, however, that greater effort should be made to inform SMEs of the existence of this advisory service; believes that the proposed budget for promoting SMEs is not sufficient, in view of the high expectations of the network held by the Commission;
Amendment 42 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Considers that the services of the Enterprise Europe Network should focus on the actual requirements of SMEs and therefore believes that SME associations should be more closely involved in the management of the network;
Amendment 43 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6 e. Calls on the Commission to create new structures only after conducting a review of funding and an inventory of available advisory services in the Member States and a proper analysis of their effectiveness, as well as any proven need for creating new structures, in order to avoid duplication;
Amendment 44 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6 f. Points out that new EU activity such as this must have proven added value over existing instruments; believes that such added value can be found where there is geographic or substantive market failure (‘blank spots’) or where representation of the EU’s trade policy interests or collecting information for a market access database is concerned;
Amendment 45 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6 g. Considers that local business connections should always be safeguarded when offering advice to SMEs and that the service should be provided directly to enterprises in familiar regional surroundings, particularly when market access in third countries is concerned; believes that the EEN should look for competent partners in third countries which fit into the network and will be able to benefit from information held in an EU market access database.
Amendment 78 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) In order to make this Directive fully operational and to keep up with technical, scientific and international developments in tobacco manufacture, consumption and regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission, in particular in respect of adopting and adapting maximum yields for emissions and their measurement methods, setting maximum levels for ingredients that increase toxicity, addictiveness or attractiveness, , the use of health warnings, unique identifiers and security features in the labelling and packaging, defining key elements for contracts on data storage with independent third parties, reviewing certain exemptions granted to tobacco products other than cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products and reviewing the nicotine levels for nicotine containing products for non-essential elements of the Directive. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 139 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 234 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
Amendment 250 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) be positioned at the top edge of the unit packet and any outside packaging, and in the same direction as any other information appearing on the packaging;
Amendment 263 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g – point i
(i) height: not less than 6450 mm;
Amendment 300 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 313 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 362 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Amendment 363 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all unit packets of tobacco products shall be marked with a unique, safe and impossible to duplicate identifier. In order to ensure their integrity, unique identifiers shall be irremovably printed/affixed, indelible and in no way hidden or interrupted in any form, including through tax stamps and price marks, or by the opening of the packet. In relation to products manufactured outside the Union the obligations laid down in this Article apply only to those destined to or placed on the Union market.
Amendment 364 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The unique identifier referred to in paragraph 1 shall allow determining:
Amendment 369 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 8
Article 14 – paragraph 8
8. In addition to the unique identifier referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall require that all unit packets of tobacco products which are placed on the market carry a visible, tamper proof security feature of at least 1 cm², which shall be irremovably printed or affixed, indelible and in no way hidden or interrupted in any form, including through tax stamps and price marks, or other elements mandated by legislation.
Amendment 391 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Amendment 7 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that regional aid for innovation, research and entrepreneurship has, rightly, grown in significance over the decades; notes that, in the current programming period, around 25% of all Structural Fund monies have been spent on such aid, and considers that, in view of the EU 2020 objectives, this proportion should in any case be maintained – a strong and well- resourced regional policy already being a fundamental requirement in that regard; takes the view, moreover, that no effort must be spared to make the outflow of funds to the regions more efficient;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that, at times when financial resources are scarce, it is crucial that funding is allocated to intelligently selected priorities in the regions so as to reach a critical mass;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to propose, alternatively, further incentives for the use of Structural Fund subsidies in the field of innovation;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the regions, in line with the ‘smart specialisation’ approach, to develop tailored innovation strategies; stresses that territorial cooperation must be optimised with a view to greater complementarity betweenand, as part of those strategies, to specify how potential synergies between Structural Funds assistance and the future research and innovation programmes can be put to practical use to benefit the regions;
Amendment 25 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, although EU funding for R&D&I has been increasing, scientifically and technologically more developed EU Member States (MS) still absorb the greatest slice of the available resources under the various funding schemes and programmes (including large-scale projects), perpetuating the under- representativeness of some MS and their European regions in terms both of access to funding and of participation,
Amendment 25 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the regions, in line with the ‘smart specialisation’ approach, to develop tailored innovation strategies; stresses that territorial cooperation must be optimised with a view to greater complementarity between regions, calls in this regard for a better articulation and coordination between local, regional, national and European authorities;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recommends at the same time that the regions candidly analyse, in particular, their strengths and weaknesses, and set realistic targets with a view to, on the one hand, developing current strengths (their comparative advantage) in order to establish strong, competitive international clusters and, on the other, to catching up with other regions, thus strengthening the regional economy;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for a stronger intergovernmental participation of Joint Programming measures and under Interreg III B, which strengthens the cooperation in research, development and innovation throughout Europe, also with the view to increase participation and better involvement of new Member States in all European research programmes;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out, however, that in addition to the individual regions’ interest in economic growth, the EU as a whole should be seen as an innovation area, which means that the regions should complement one another; therefore calls on the regions to work closely together in drawing up their research and innovation strategies; welcomes, in this regard, the assistance of the Commission, which can provide the regions with valuable pointers and should ensure that the strategies are of a high quality, without calling into question the principle of subsidiary;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses that a fundamental requirement for such a synergy- generating, integrated strategy is for all authorities involved to be aware of all the funding possibilities; points out that awareness-raising in this regard is also financed from the Structural Funds;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that innovation is a broad concept, which above all lies at the interface with practice and concerns products, processes and services as well as systems and organisational structures; recommends, therefore, as the necessary complement to excellence in technological research, placing the focus of regional support, on support for applications, without preventing research capacity from being built upthe one hand, on developing regional excellence, principally at universities and research centres, and, on the other, ion order above all to enable companies to develop innovative methodssupport for applications, i.e. supporting companies – medium-sized businesses in particular – in making innovations in services and processes marketable, and fostering transfers of technology and exchanges of know-how;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. wishes to have an action plan for the ‘Stairway to Excellence’, for the realisation of Research Infrastructures, under the Cohesion Fund and the ERDF; to boost the participation in these countries to the next Common Framework Programme on Research and Innovation;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need to establish the concept of the stairway to excellence, which must entail improving regional networks linking research institutes, universities, SMEs and other relevant stakeholders, so as to create clusters, regional technology platforms and centres of excellence, with a view to helping such networks take part in EU cooperation projects and programmes for research and innovation;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. In the light of the need to improve the extent to which SMEs are benefiting from support for research and innovation, considers that this should be made a focus of cohesion policy, for example in relation to internationalisation or promotion of entrepreneurshipregional support for innovation should focus on medium-sized businesses; stresses in this regard the added value of the cohesion policy in making regionally oriented SMEs in traditional business fields more innovative by offering greater access to research oriented towards practical application, transfer of technology and innovation, as well as internationalisation or promotion of entrepreneurship by means of wider- ranging advisory services and easily accessible support;
Amendment 55 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. In the light of the need to improve the extent to which SMEs are benefiting from support for research and innovation, considers that this should be made a focus of cohesion policy, for example in relation to internationalisation or promotion of entrepreneurship, stresses, in this regard, the need for KICs to focus more on SME participation;
Amendment 56 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. wishes to see the continuation and strengthening of the ‘Regions of Excellence’, in which the territorial dimension of Research and Development is fostered;
Amendment 58 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 60 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, despite the differences in systems of governance, to aim to achieve maximumas much harmonisation of rules for the funding of programmes; as possible; acknowledges the validity of both the centrally managed approach of FP7 and the CIP and the decentralised approach of the Structural Funds; emphasises, however, the need to harmonise, insofar as possible, rules processes and methods (with regard to eligibility criteria, standard unit costs and lump sums, for example);
Amendment 66 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers the excessive administrative requirements to be a serious impediment to achieving cohesion policy objectives and therefore calls for the processing of grants and the monitoring systems to be greatly simplified;
Amendment 67 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the synergy between different instruments and funds and to develop a multi-fund approach, while respecting the specific conditions set out in the respective legislation;
Amendment 69 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Amendment 73 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for a clear coordination between existing and new initiatives under the EU2020 strategy.
Amendment 111 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a better articulation and coordination between local and regional, national and European research and innovation strategies, respecting the specificities of the different contexts and, at the same time, reinforcing the possibilities for complementarity and cooperation between them; believes that sharing information and results is of key importance here;
Amendment 125 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the fact that at the core of the CSF should be the idea that the differing nature and scale of R&D&I projects, together with the multiplicity of funding schemes, must be organised in such a way that coherence, articulation and, complementarity and excellence are ensured;
Amendment 133 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is convinced that different tasks within the CSF should be tackled separately but in close articulation: the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) to operate mainly as a network of Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) to concentrate on its strength in supporting innovative SMEs and therefore not necessarily to be included in the next FP; the next FPCSF; the CSF to embrace research and innovation as a whole; and the structural/cohesion funds to be used in closer cooperationa more targeted approach but kept separate;
Amendment 148 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for clarification, simplification and reorganisation of the different EU programmes and instruments in existence, for a clear definition of the overall funding system, and for the EU research and innovation programmes budget for the next financial period to be doubled as of 2014 (excluding the budgetin addition to the budget for research, development and innovation devoted to Structural Funds and the EIB), as the appropriate response to the current economic crisis and to the great shared challenges; suggests, therefore, a new organisational model based on three different layers of funding aimed at stability and convergence:
Amendment 164 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. The funding scheme within this layer includes the funding provided through the EIT, the part of the FP concerning the Capacities Programme and Marie Curie initiatives, the European funding components of large-scale projects, access to loans by the EIB (covering projects over EUR 50 million and the RSFF), grants associated with the above-mentioned components of the FP, and cooperation with Structural Funds associated with infrastructure;
Amendment 165 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the need for KICs with a more narrow focus and consequently a more concentrated network with a smaller sized budget, which also enables more SME participation due to lower annual contribution costs; believes that these smaller KICs can create a single focal point in the EU as a meeting place for scientists from all over the EU in order to better compete on the global market;
Amendment 168 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the synergy between different instruments and funds and to develop a multi-fund approach, while respecting the specific conditions set out in the respective legislation;
Amendment 187 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. This layer is the space for overall research, fundamental and applied, and social sciences and humanities; coordination participants arefrom universities and, research centres/institutes, althoughnd the industrial sector (including SMEs) should be encouraged to participate and act as project coordinators as appropriate;
Amendment 225 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. This layer is the space for marketing offostering the market uptake of innovative products and services and generation of public wealth; innovative SMEs play a pivotal role here in developing novel products and services;
Amendment 262 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that increased participation by SMEs needs appropriate funding instruments that respond to their specificities, including an increased margin of the tolerable risk of error; within this scenario soft loans should be considered, which are reimbursed in the event of success, excluding administrative costs; to enable a more trust-based and risk-tolerant approach to the benefit of SMEs and all other CSF participants, the margin of the tolerable risk of error should be increased;
Amendment 291 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls for a stronger intergovernmental participation under the Joint Programming measures, which strengthens the cooperation in research, development and innovation throughout Europe;
Amendment 345 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls for a clear coordination with the new initiatives under the EU2020 strategy, such as the Innovation Union and other relevant Flagship Projects;
Amendment 353 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for a balance to be kept between bottom-up (cooperative) and top-down projects (’great societal challenges’), as well as for smaller bottom-up projects to be facilitated; in this respect, believes that the smart specialisation concept in the Regional Policy can foster the uptake of these bottom-up projects;
Amendment 374 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls for an intensification of international cooperation through effective reinforcement of capacity building and the establishment of fair partnerships with fast growing countries such as the BRIC- countries and developing countries in order better to tackle global challenges;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
Amendment 28 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas delayed investment in Europe compared with other global powers is essentially due to a lack of private investment and the attractiveness of FP7 for the industrial sector is thus not fully demonstrated; but also, beyond the sums involved, there is a clear need for better coordination between the Union, the Member States, and the Unregions,
Amendment 63 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the financial take out throughout Europe is highly unbalanced, and that the outcomes show that the old Member States absorb most of the financial resources; concludes that this is in contradiction with the territorial cohesion aim on a balanced development in Europe as added in the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 78 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that growth in financial and human resources, an ever-growing number of objectives and themes covered and diversification of instruments hasve reduced the capacity of FP7 to serve a specific headline European objective;
Amendment 104 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes, in the ‘Ideas’ chapter, promising results obtained by the European Research Council (ERC) and its role aimed at enhancing the visibility and attractiveness of European research bodies; stresses the need to make the ERC an independent legal entity with decision- making power, directly responsible for its own scientific strategy and administrative management; calls on the Commission to use the ERC as a pilot for greater independence of funding agencies for R&D and innovation;
Amendment 119 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Voices concerns regarding the heterogeneous nature of the objectives of the ‘Capacities’ chapter and the difficulties that result, notably with regard to international cooperation and actions in favour of SMEs and innovative SMEs; considers, however,the progress on the major Research Infrastructures (ESFRI); considers that there is a clear need for actions in favour of SMEs and innovative SMEs and calls on the Commission to at least maintain the level of funding for these measures, while solving implementation-related problems; considers that the ERA-NET and ERA- NET+ projects and the initiatives based on Article 185 fulfil their role aimed at structuring the European Research Area (ERA);
Amendment 124 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Acknowledges that ‘Joint Technological Initiatives’ (JTIs) assist the competitiveness of European industry; regrets, however, the legal and administrative obstacles (legal personality, financial rules and in some cases also intellectual property), financial rules) and also the high operating costs specific to start-up of JTIswhich may discourage a large number of key research actors and SMEs from participating; also regrets the high operating costs specific to start-up of JTIs; calls on Member States to fulfil their obligations once they have agreed to co- fund JTIs; calls on the Commission to ensure harmonisation of rules and funding rates for similar categories of participants in all JTIs following the FP7 model, including with regard to national co-funding; asks to be more closely involved in political control of these instruments;
Amendment 141 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to carry out an analysis to improve the link between European and national actions; asks that calls for proposals, including those of July 2011, be issued in consultation with the Member States, not duplicating or competing with national initiatives but complementing them; suggests that FP7 should complement the efforts of actors managing national programmes involved in joint programming in order to move the RDFPs away from project management thinking towards programme management thinking, without neglecting small projects; asks that the last three years of FP7 be devoted to helping structure the European Research Area;
Amendment 172 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the results of FP7 in favour of SMEs, as regards both the 15% target set in the ‘Cooperation’ chapter and the ‘Eurostars’ programme; considers, however, that efforts to encourage SMEs to participate must nevertheless be stepped up; endorses the Commission view that SME participation in FP7 remains a major challenge; notes that the 'Eurostar’s programme has to date been of interest only to SMEs which are already R&D-intensive; advocates, therefore, long-term simplification of programme specifications for adaptation to SMEs; is of the opinion that better coordination between FP7 and the Structural Funds could facilitate the participation of under-represented Member States;
Amendment 174 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the results of FP7 in favour of SMEs, as regards both the 15% target set in the ‘Cooperation’ chapter and the ‘Eurostars’ programme; is of the opinion that better coordination between FP7 and the Structural Funds could facilitate the participation of under-represented Member States; consequently, calls on the Commission and the national and local authorities to improve the link between the cohesion funds and the Research Framework Programme as these funds should be used to enhance research infrastructure to enable research to reach the level of excellence necessary for access to research funds; in this respect underlines the need to set clear objectives and to assess whether the goals were achieved in these Member States;
Amendment 182 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the results of FP7 in favour of SMEs, as regards both the 15% target set in the ‘Cooperation’ chapter and the ‘Eurostars’ programme; is of the opinion that better coordination, coherence and synergy between FP7 and the Structural Funds could facilitate the participation of under-represented Member States;
Amendment 183 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. In this respect, stresses the importance of cohesion policy as this has become a major source of European support in the field of Research & Development and Innovation, as the Member States – in conformity with the second Community Strategic Guideline on cohesion – have devoted a significant amount of their total financial allocations to R&D&I of a knowledge-based economy, resulting in 246 national or regional operational programmes with around EUR 86 billion allocated to R&D&I;
Amendment 200 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Proposes that research and development policies be territorialised; therefore stresses the importance of adapting the research and innovation policies to the specific needs of the territories; notes that since the involvement of regional and local authorities in the design and execution of the research and innovation programmes becomes crucial due to the impossibility of applying the same strategy for development to all the regions;
Amendment 227 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that, for the period 2007-2013, within the Cohesion Funds (ERDF) EUR 86 billion is allocated in support for innovation (25% of the total amount), of which the allocation for core research and technological development (R&D) amounts to EUR 50 billion, equal to the total budget of FP7;
Amendment 231 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that financing of research infrastructures (oriented on the ESFRI- list) should be better coordinated between FP7, EIB instruments, the Structural Funds and national and regional policies; believes that duplication of research infrastructure in different Member States should be avoided;
Amendment 249 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is of the opinion that commercialisation should be included in the parameters of future calls for projects under FP7 in the field of research and innovation;
Amendment 253 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the importance of better assistance in the implementation of policies and programmes that enhance the synergies within the research and development value chain (infrastructures - innovation - job creation);
Amendment 256 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Acknowledges that European Technology Platforms, ICTJTIs and PPPs contribute towards greater industry participation; stresses the need to ensure adequate rules for participation (including intellectual property rules) and funding rates (including funding rates for indirect costs) to attract a larger number of SMEs in JTIs and PPPs;
Amendment 263 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Is concerned by the excessive administrative burden of FP7; points out in this connection that EU acceptance specifically on the part of SMEs depends to no small extent on the presentation of attractive funding programmes which are of practical relevance; supports the proposal to review the Financial Regulation to simplify procedures;
Amendment 265 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Is concerned by the excessive administrative burden of FP7; supports the proposal to review the Financial Regulation to simplify procedures; and calls for the revision and/or extended interpretation of the EU Staff Regulations on the issue of personal liability;
Amendment 273 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates the importance of introducing, without delay, procedural, administrative and financial simplification measures into current management of FP7, such as those identified in Parliament'’s resolution of 11 November 2010; calls onwelcomes the Commission to make proposals onDecision of 24 January 2011 introducing threse simplification measures in the context of the current FP7 to complement its inand calls on the Commission to rapidly implement these measures in a uniform way; calls on the Commission to check whether additional proposalssimplification measures are still needed; reiterates its wish to see current legal proceedings between the Commission and beneficiaries across all of the framework programmes settled quickly, while respecting the principle of responsible management of public money; asks the Commission to allow beneficiaries to consult the Research Clearing Committee during or after a project to clarify issues related to cost calculation, rules for participation and audits, including ex-post audits; stresses the need to preserve what works well and only change the rules which need to be adapted;
Amendment 304 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls for a further elaboration in the direction of an ameliorated approach in the FP8 under the title "Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation", or the "Research and Innovation Framework Programme";
Amendment 110 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the Union will be able to hold its own in the face of global competition only if its cohesion policy can tap the development potential of all the regions in response to the challenges of the EU 2020 strategy; underlines in this connection that targeting Structural Fund resources in a broad territorial approach must also serve to compensate for structural weaknesses in the stronger regions too, as well as to counteract potential weaknesses;
Amendment 168 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the key role of towns and cities in achieving the economic, environmental and social EU 2020 objectives; calls for support for ideas and projects which can serve as models, on the basis of integrated development plans, and for the upgrading of urban-rural links; stresses, however, that this should not be achieved at the expense of the countryside;
Amendment 198 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that support from the cohesion and structural funds must be more strongly oriented towards the educational and socio-political challenges of the EU 2020 strategy; takes the view, however, that across-the-board ‘Europeanisation’ of the relevant policy areas would be a doomed endeavour purely on financial grounds; calls, therefore, for the further development of approaches that could serve as models, while retaining existing national and regional competences and a specific regional policy link; in this connection, calls for greater involvement of training providers from the business world;
Amendment 205 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls, in the light of the necessary shift towards renewable sources of energy and of the climate debate, for cohesion policy to make a greater contribution to the rapid development of renewables; in that connection, supports the plans for decentralised energy strategies involving effective energy storage technologies in the regions; supports involving the regional economy’s potential in this area;
Amendment 213 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Also considers that cohesion policy has a responsibility to do what is needed to fill gaps and remove bottlenecks in a core TEN network of main routes of European significance, particularly in the border regions which have until now been badly neglected in this regard;
Amendment 216 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises that the trans-European transport networks play a decisive role in European regional cohesion and that development of TEN infrastructure, Motorways of the Sea and designated E- roads must therefore be stepped up and access to them improved, especially in border regions; suggests that ‘infrastructure’ be accorded more importance as a category of project eligible for support in connec and outermost regions,; suggests that certain crossborder ‘infrastructure’ shall be considered as priority projects eligible to funds of the objective 1, 2 and 3 calls for a obligatory right to make the first proposal of the regional level for this type of action and equal participation withof the third objective of European Territorial Cooperation; border regions and local authorities in the planning;
Amendment 236 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Takes the view that the development of basic infrastructure and support for conventional forms of energy should also be regarded as compatible with EU 2020, because only when they have competitive transport, energy and communications networks and waste-disposal infrastructure will the convergence regions be in a position to contribute to achieving the EU 2020 objectives – and that is precisely why the weaker and neediest regions must be given some leeway to interpret those objectives; in this connection, welcomes the greater use of innovative funding solutions such as EU project loans or public-private partnerships and other services offered by the EIB/EIF group;
Amendment 261 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for a dependable and appropriate phasing-out arrangement under the Convergence objective for areas formercurrently eligible for maximum support under the Convergence objective (conwith a GDP per inhabitant that is more than 75% of the EU averagence regions); without such phasing out, existing successful approaches to further regional development would be greatly jeopardised;
Amendment 267 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. In addition, calls for a time-limited safety net for cases where the loss of support in a Member State affects a large proportion of its population and also a significant part of the support within the previous programming period; sees a particular justification for an appropriate phasing out system for regions leaving the convergence support system, which despite having exceeded the 75% threshold face growing disadvantages (demographic change, migratory deficit, monolithic structure, unemployment, etc.)
Amendment 320 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls for the sake of increasing synergies for a greater integration of sectoral policies (transport, energy, research, environment, education) in the cohesion and structural policy creating more effectiveness and better coordination between the Structural Funds, the CIP and the Framework Programmes for Research and Development, suggests that multi-fund programming could contribute to work in a more integrated manner and would increase the effectiveness between these different funds; considers the national / regional development partnerships as an appropriate instrument to bring together the various policies; in this respect underlines the need to set clear objectives and to assess whether the goals were achieved in the Member States;
Amendment 329 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Suggests, in this context, that reintegration of the regionally oriented EAFRD (Axes 3 and 4) programmes be considered, and calls for binding targets to be set for the Member States and the regions in order to establish more standardised arrangements for administering the EU structural funds and the regionally oriented rural development programme harmonising the rules governing the funds embedded in the common strategy framework; considers that account should be taken of specific regional conditions when harmonising administrative arrangements;
Amendment 375 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls, in the event that binding priorities are set for all Member States, for these to cover innovation, infrastructure and resource management and to be tailored in each case to regions’ specific needs; stresses in this connection that innovation must be given a broad interpretation in line with the Innovation Union flagship initiative; stresses that it must be possible to suggest and pursue additional priorities on a voluntary basis and in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity; calls for suggested priority areas to include energy, education and training, and combating poverty; demographic change;
Amendment 388 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls for delays in launching programmes to be avoided and for decision-making and evaluation processes to be expedited as a matter of course; stresses that this is extremely important for small and medium-sized undertakings in particular; calls, too, for the technical equipment available to the relevant administrative authorities to be improved and for them to be more closely networked, for disclosure requirements to be reduced, and for a significant shortening of deadlines for putting the necessary expert reports out to tender and for their delivery;
Amendment 429 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Calls on the Member States and regions to look ahead when programming co-financing appropriations and to boost them by means of financial engineering;
Amendment 449 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls, in the case of direct subsidies to undertakings, for it to be recognised that Cohesion Policy funding, rather than influencing decisions by companies – and particularly bigger companies – to open a plant in a given location, tends to be pocketed by companies which have already taken such decisions (deadweight effect), and calls, therefore, for support for large undertakings to focus on investment in research and development or for it to be provided, in more cases, indirectly through infrastructure financing; also calls for clear provisions to be included in the general regulation governing the Structural Funds ruling out EU support for the relocation of undertakings within the Union, and for a substantial lowering of the threshold for review of relocation investments;
Amendment 522 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Calls, in the interests of reducing red tape, for the more general application of standardised procedures, with higher standardised units of cost and declaration of overheads on a flat-rate basis; calls for greater account to be taken of the principle of proportionality, i.e. for the implementation of smaller programmes to be subject to significantly reduced reporting and auditing requirements; calls for account to be taken of the major significance for regional development of small and medium-sized undertakings, and of their needs particularly in connection with the implementation and control procedures;
Amendment 537 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 b (new)
Paragraph 55 b (new)
55b. Considers the offsetting of improperly received monies that have not been paid back against current funding pledges to be an effective instrument for disciplining Member States with a poor record;
Amendment 538 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 c (new)
Paragraph 55 c (new)
55c. Calls for diversification of the penalty mechanisms, including among other aspects a bonus system for those Member States which comply with the implementation requirements, in particular through administrative concessions;
Amendment 545 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Supports the Commission’s proposal that the N+2 rule should be applied systematically except in the first year of funding and except for cross-border programmes and that derogations from it should be abolished; supports, indeed, the application of an N+3 rule in the case of cross-border programmes, in order to take account of the slower administrative processes resulting from the linguistic and cultural challenges they face; considers this will guarantee that a balance is struck between high- quality investment and smooth and speedy programme implementation;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the upgrading and renewal of energy infrastructure are essential factors for achieving the 20/20/20 as well as the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy; emphasises that not only crossborder infrastructure needs to be improved but also infrastructure that allows the transmission to and from transmission highways and the distribution on national level; notes that regional and local authorities play the most important role in the authorisation processes as well as in promoting EIPenergy infrastructure projects to the general population;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that the greatest challenge lies in securing local public acceptance for energy infrastructure projects; is convinced that the acceptance and trust of members of the public and decision-makers can only be won by holding open and transparent debates in the run-up to decisions on energy infrastructure projects;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for authorisation procedures to be speeded up (maximum five years) and simplified (one-stop shop); emphasises, however, that planning rights lie with the Member States and regions and that any EU-wide approximation of authorisation procedures must be consistent with the subsidiarity principle;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the decision to focus on a small number of infrastructure priorities over the period to 2020 by concentrating on ‘projects of European interest’; calls on the Commission to develop precise criteria to be used in selecting these projects, in close coordination with the Member States and regional and local stakeholders;
Amendment 48 #
2011/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CSupports the prompt launch of the ‘Intelligent cities’ partnership for innovation and calls on relevant partners to better promote and profit from the benefits JESSICA can provide for urban energy infrastructure; points out the potential of cross-border funding with neighbouring countries in the framework of the ENPI;
Amendment 62 #
2011/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that financing of infrastructure investments is market-based, in order to prevent distortions of competition and the creation of false incentives for investment, provided, however, that public interest – especially at local and regional level – is also safeguarded.
Amendment 69 #
2011/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for steps to be taken to ensure compliance with international agreements, such as the Espoo Convention, before cross-border projects are undertaken or further developed, and draws attention, in the context of the expansion of energy networks, to the need to foster closer cooperation, in particular between Russia and Belarus and the Baltic States, and, in that connection, to develop the EU-Russia energy dialogue, in particular with a view to achieving the objective of energy security for the EU Member States and regions;
Amendment 204 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Contracting authorities shallIn cases where tenders for a given contract seem unusually low in the light of the services, works or supplies to be provided, contracting authorities must, before rejecting a tender, require the economic operators to explain the price or costs charged, where all of the following conditions are fulfilled:concerned to give a written explanation of the individual components of their tenders.
Amendment 205 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 206 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 207 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 211 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 69 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 212 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 69 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 69 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 214 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 69 – paragraph 6
Article 69 – paragraph 6
Amendment 217 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71
Article 71
Amendment 224 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 74
Article 74
Amendment 225 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 75
Article 75
Amendment 228 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 83
Article 83
In conformity with Council Directive 89/665/EEC, Member States shall ensure correct application of this Directive by effective, available and transparent mechanisms which complementin keeping with the system in place for the review of decisions taken by contracting authorities.
Amendment 229 #
Amendment 233 #
Amendment 66 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Directive shall apply to the following concessions the value of which is equal to or greater than EUR 58 000 000:
Amendment 68 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 87 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
This Directive shall not apply to service concessions forawarded by a contracting authority to another contracting authority or to an association of contracting authorities on the basis of an exclusive right which they enjoy pursuant to a published law, regulation or administrative provision which is compatible with the Treaty. Nor shall it apply in respect of:
Amendment 92 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) financial services in connection with the issue, sale, purchase or transfer of securities or other financial instruments within the meaning of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, transactions by the contracting authorities to raise money or capital, central bank services and operations conducted with the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF);
Amendment 94 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – point g a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – point g a (new)
(ga) services in relation to water supply, hydraulic engineering projects and sewage disposal and treatment;
Amendment 95 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – point g b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – point g b (new)
(gb) emergency services and civil protection;
Amendment 96 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – point g c (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – point g c (new)
(gc) civic participation models in the energy field.
Amendment 100 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) at least 980% of the activities of that legal person are carried out for the controlling contracting authority or entity or for other legal persons controlled by that contracting authority or entity;
Amendment 101 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 103 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) at least 980% of the activities of that legal person are carried out for the controlling contracting authorities or entities as referred to in paragraph 1 subparagraph 1 of Article 4 or other legal persons controlled by the same contracting authority or entity;
Amendment 104 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) there is no active private participation in the controlled legal person.
Amendment 105 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 107 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the agreement establishes a genuine co-operation betweenpurpose of the partnership is the provision of a public service task in the public interest conferred on public authorities, or the pcarticipating contracting authorities or entities aimed at carrying-out of ancillary purchasing activities within the meaning of Article 2(17), which is necessary ing out jointlyrder to perform their public service tasks and involving mutual rights and obligations of the parties in the public interest. A pooling of tasks shall also be considered to exist where a municipality is merely obliged to make payment, provided that cooperation enables the municipality to carry out its own obligations more economically or more effectively;
Amendment 109 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the agreement is governed only by considerations relating to the public interesttask is carried out solely by the public authorities concerned without the involvement of active private capital;
Amendment 111 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point c
Amendment 112 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point d
Amendment 113 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point e
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point e
Amendment 114 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Amendment 124 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Amendment 15 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Directive 2003/98/EC does not containjustify an obligation to allow re-use offor Member States to allow access to, and re-use of, public-sector documents. The decision whether or not to authorise re-use remains with the Member States or the public sector body concerned. The Directive only harmonises the conditions subject to which documents are made available for re-use. At the same time, the Directive builds on national rules on access to documents. Some Member States have expressly linked the right of re- use to this right of access, so that all generally accessible documents are re-usable. In other Member States, the link between the two sets of rules is less clear and this is a source of legal uncertainty. whereas other Member States have legally separated the right of re-use from national rules on access to information and freedom of information.
Amendment 16 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) National regulations on access to public documents are based on transparency and freedom of information. In some cases, however, this right is restricted, for example to those who have a particular interest in these documents or in cases in which the documents contain sensitive information relating, for example, to national or public security.
Amendment 18 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) Directive 2003/98/EC does not contain an obligation for Member States to digitise analogue material which they have available, or to make it machine- readable in a technologically neutral manner. Public sector bodies may themselves decide what data are to be digitised when and under what conditions.
Amendment 19 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 c (new)
Recital 6 c (new)
(6c) Directive 2003/98/EC applies to documents the supply of which forms part of the public task of the public-sector bodies concerned, as defined by law or by other binding rules in the Member State in question. It should be possible for this public task to be defined for the bodies concerned either in general or from case to case.
Amendment 21 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Directive 2003/98/EC should therefore lay down a clear obligation for Member States to make all generally available documents re-usable. As it constitutes a limitation tolimits the intellectual property rights hoeld by the authors of the documents, t. The scope of such a link between the right of access and the right of use should therefore be narrowed to what is strictly necessary to reach the objectives pursued by its introduction. In this respect, taking into account the Union legislation and Member States' and Union's international obligations, notably under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (the TRIPS Agreement), documents on which third parties hold intellectual property rights should be excluded from the scope of Directive 2003/98/EC. If a third party was the initial owner of a document held by libraries (including university libraries), museums and archives that is still protected by intellectual property rights, that document should, for the purpose of this Directive, be considered as a document for which third parties hold intellectual property rights.
Amendment 28 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) As regards the description, digitisation and presentation of cultural collections, there are numerous cooperation arrangements between libraries (including university libraries), museums, archives and private partners which involve public sector bodies granting exclusive rights of access and commercial exploitation to cooperation partners. Practice has shown that these public-private partnerships can facilitate worthwhile use of cultural collections and at the same time that they accelerate access to the cultural heritage for members of the public. Directive 2003/98/EC should therefore not preclude the conclusion of agreements granting exclusive rights. Moreover, cultural institutions should be free to choose for themselves the partners with which they wish to cooperate, subject to compliance with the principles of transparency and non-discrimination.
Amendment 32 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To facilitate re-use, public sector bodies should make documents available through technology-neutral machine- readable formats and together with their metadata where possible and appropriate, in a format that ensures interoperability , e.g. by processing them in a way consistent with the principles governing the compatibility and usability requirements for spatial information under Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE)22.
Amendment 42 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Proper implementation of some of the features of this Directive, such as means of redress, compliance with charging principles and reporting obligations require supervision by independentreview by authorities competent on the re- use of public sector information. Member States have a responsibility to make appropriate national authorities responsible for this review. To ensure consistency between approaches at Union level, coordination between the independent authorities should be encouraged, particularly through exchange of information on best practices and data re- use policies.
Amendment 47 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The Commission should assist the Member States in implementing the Directive in a consistent way by givmaking guidanceproposals, particularly on charging and calculation of costs, on recommended licensing conditions and on formats, after consulting interested parties.
Amendment 60 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 2 – point 6
Article 2 – point 6
(6) 'machine-readable' means that digital documents are sufficiently structured forso that software applications to identify reliably individual statements of fact and their internal structure.’can, in a technology-neutral manner, extract individual data which are of interest.'
Amendment 66 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
(1) Subject to paragraph (2) Member States shall ensure that documents of public sector bodies referred to in Article 1 shall be re-usable for commercial or non- commercial purposes in accordance with the conditions set out in Chapters III and IV. , provided that the documents concerned are of types classified as accessible under the rules which exist in the Member States regarding access to public sector information. Where possible, these documents shall be disseminated in technology-neutral, machine-readable form.
Amendment 68 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
(2) For documents for which libraries (including university libraries), museums and archives have intellectual property rights, Member States shall ensure that, where the re-use of documents is allowed, these documents shall be re-usable for commercial or non-commercial purposes in accordance with the conditions set out in Chapters III and IV, provided that the documents concerned are of types classified as accessible under the rules which exist in the Member States regarding access to public-sector information. Where possible, these documents shall be disseminated in technology-neutral, machine-readable form.
Amendment 70 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point 2
Article 1 – point 4 – point 2
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 75 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. In pParagraph 1, the words ‘through electronic means’ are replaced by ‘in machine-readable format and together with their metadata.’. is replaced by the following: '1. 'Public sector bodies shall make their documents available in the pre-existing formats or languages and, where possible and appropriate, in technology-neutral, machine-readable format and together with their metadata. This shall not imply an obligation for public sector bodies to create, digitise or adapt documents or render them machine-readable in a technology-neutral manner in order to comply with the request, nor shall it imply an obligation to provide extracts from documents where this would involve disproportionate effort, going beyond a simple operation.'
Amendment 79 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point 1
Article 1 – point 6 – point 1
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
(1) Where charges are made for the re-use of documents, the total amount charged by public sector bodies shall be limited to the marginal costs incurred for their reproduction, provision and dissemination.’
Amendment 82 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point 1
Article 1 – point 6 – point 1
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
(2) InParagraph 1 shall not apply to: (a) exceptional cases, in particular wherewhich public sector bodies generate a substantial part of their operating costs relating to the performance of their public service tasks from the exploitation of their intellectual property rights, public sector bodies may be allowed to charge for the re-use of documents over and above the marginal costs, according to objective, transparent and verifiable criteria, provided this is inneed to make a profit in order to cover a large part of the costs they have incurred in carrying out their public interest and subject to the approval of the independent authority referred to in Article 4(4), and without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article.’remit; (b) libraries (including university libraries), museums and archives.
Amendment 89 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point 1
Article 1 – point 6 – point 1
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 91 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point 2
Article 1 – point 6 – point 2
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
2. The existing text of Article 6 becomes paragraph 4. and shall read as follows: ‘4. Where charges as referred to in paragraph 2 are made, the total charges should be set in accordance with objective, transparent and variable criteria, and the total income from supplying and allowing re-use of documents shall not exceed the cost of collection, production, reproduction, provision and dissemination, together with a reasonable return on investment. Charges as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 should be cost-oriented over the appropriate accounting period and calculated in line with the accounting principles applicable to the public sector bodies involved.’
Amendment 94 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 6 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 97 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point 3
Article 1 – point 6 – point 3
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Amendment 98 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 7
Article 7
(7) In Article 7 (Transparency), the words ‘over and above the marginal costs or’ are inserted after ‘calculation of charges’.third sentence is replaced by the following: ‘The public sector body in question shall also indicate which factors will be taken into account in the calculation of charges as referred to in Article 6.’
Amendment 99 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8 – point 1
Article 1 – point 8 – point 1
‘1. Public sector bodies may allow re-use of documents without conditions or may impose conditions, such as indication of source, where appropriate through a licence dealing with relevant issues. These conditions shall not unnecessarily restrict possibilities for re- use and shall not be used to restrict competition.’
Amendment 103 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 9
Article 9
Member States shall ensure thatmake practical arrangements to facilitating the cross-linguale searches for documents available for re-use are in placethroughout the Union, such as asset lists of main documents with relevant metadata, accessible preferably online and inin technology- neutral, machine-readable format, and portal sites that are linked to decentralised asset lists.’
Amendment 108 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – point 9 a (new)
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
9a. Article 11(2) is replaced by the following: ‘2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, where an exclusive right is necessary for the provision of a service in the public interest, the validity of the exclusive rights arrangement shall be subject to regular review, and shall, in any event, be reviewed every four years. The exclusive arrangements established after the entry into force of this Directive shall be subject to the principle of transparency and shall be made public by the public sector bodies concerned.’
Amendment 111 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 9 b (new)
Article 1 – point 9 b (new)
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
9b. In Article 11 the following paragraph is added: ‘2a. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, where an exclusive right is granted in connection with the commercial exploitation which is necessary in order to digitise cultural collections, the commercial exploitation shall not continue for longer than seven years. During this period, the exclusive right may not be reviewed. Under the terms of the exclusive rights agreement, public sector bodies shall receive a copy of the digitised cultural collection and may make it publicly available for further use after the expiry of the agreement. The exclusive arrangements established after the entry into force of this Directive shall be transparent and made public.’
Amendment 115 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 10
Article 1 – point 10
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
(10) InParagraph 3 of Article 11 (Prohibition of exclusive arrangements), the following sentence is added at the end of paragraph 3: ‘However, such arrangements involving cultural establishments and university libraries shall read as follows: ‘3. Existing exclusive arrangements that do not qualify for an exception under paragraph 2 shall be terminated at the end of the contract or in any case not later than 31 December 2008. Such arrangements concerning libraries (including university libraries), museums and archives which do not qualify for an exception under paragraph 2 or paragraph 2a shall be terminated at the end of the contract or in any case not later than 31 December 20XX [610 years after entry into force of the Directive].’
Amendment 123 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 12 – introductory part
Article 1 – point 12 – introductory part
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
(12) In Article 13 (Review) the date of 1 July 2008 is replaced by [35 years after the transposition datentry into force] and the following paragraph is added:
Amendment 126 #
2011/0430(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/98/EC
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
‘Member States shall submit a yearly report to the Commission every two years on the extent of the re-use of public sector information, the conditions under which it is made available and the work of the independent authority referred to in article 4(4).’
Amendment 284 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 6
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 6
Priority setting will equally be based on a wide range of inputs and advice. It will include, where appropriate, groups of independent experts set up specifically to advise on the implementation of Horizon 2020 or any of its specific objectives. These experts group shall show the appropriate level of expertise and knowledge in the covered areas and a variety of professional backgrounds, including industry and civil society involvement. The Commission shall ensure balanced participation by the relevant scientific disciplines and the relevant stakeholders.
Amendment 851 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – title
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – title
5.2. Sustainably managing natural resources and, ecosystems and cultural heritage
Amendment 853 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 1
Societies face a major challenge to establish a sustainable balance between human needs and the environment. Environmental resources, including water, air, biomass, fertile soils, biodiversity, ecosystems and the services they provide, as well as man-made resources, including cultural heritage and rural landscapes, underpin the functioning of the European and global economy and quality of life. Global business opportunities related to natural resources are expected to amount to over EUR 2 trillion by 205025. Business opportunities arising from Europe’s cultural heritage and the creative sector account for 3.3 % of Europe’s GDP. Tourist activities linked to cultural heritage create a turnover of EUR 338 billion. Despite this, ecosystems in Europe and globally are being degraded beyond nature's ability to regenerate them and environmental resources are being over- exploited. For example, 1000 km² of some of the most fertile soils and valuable ecosystems are lost every year in the Union, while a quarter of fresh water is wasted. We cannot continue like this. Research must contribute to reversing the trends that damage the environment and to ensuring that ecosystems continue to provide the resources, goods and services that are essential for well-being and economic prosperity.
Amendment 855 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 2
The aim of this activity is therefore to provide knowledge for the management of natural and cultural resources that achieves a sustainable balance between limited resources and the needs of society and the economy.
Amendment 860 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Cultural heritage is an essential part of the environment, and maintaining it contributes in a tangible way both to people’s well-being and to a sustainable European economy.
Amendment 862 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.2 – paragraph 1
Social, economic and governance systems still need to address both resource depletion and the damage to ecosystems. Research and innovation will underpin policy decisions needed to manage natural and cultural resources and ecosystems so as to avoid, or adapt to, disruptive climate and environmental change and to promote institutional, economic, behavioural and technological change that ensure sustainability. Emphasis will be put on critical policy relevant ecosystems and ecosystem services, such as fresh water, seas and oceans, air quality, biodiversity, land use and soil. The resilience of societies and ecosystems to catastrophic events, including natural hazards, will be supported through improving capacities for forecasting, early warning, and assessing vulnerabilities and impacts, including the multi-risk dimension. Research and innovation will thus provide support for environmental and resource efficiency policies, and options for effective evidence-based governance within safe operating limits. Innovative ways will be developed to increase policy coherence, resolve trade-offs and manage conflicting interests, and improve public awareness of research results and the participation of citizens in decision-making.
Amendment 243 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In the Communication 'A Budget for Europe 2020', the Commission proposed to address with a single Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation the areas covered in the period 2007-2013 under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and the innovation part of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme, as well as the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) in order to serve the Europe 2020 Strategy target of raising spending on Research and Development to 3 % of GDP by 2020. In that Communication, the Commission also committed to mainstream climate change into Union spending programmes and to direct at least 20 % of the Union budget to climate-related objectives. Climate action and resource efficiency are mutually reinforcing objectives for achieving sustainable development. The specific objectives relating to both should be complemented through the other specific objectives of Horizon 2020. As a result it is expected that at least 60% of the overall Horizon 2020 budget should be related to sustainable development. It is also expected that climate-related expenditure should exceed 35% of the budget, including mutually compatible measures improving resource efficiency. The Commission should provide information on the scale and results of support to climate change objectives. Climate-related expenditure under Horizon 2020 should be tracked in accordance with the methodology stated in that Communication.
Amendment 340 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) To achieve maximum impact, Horizon 2020 should develop close synergies with other Union programmes in areas such as education, space, environment, competitiveness and SMEs, the internal security, culture and media and with the Cohesion Policy funds and Rural Development Policy, which can specifically help to strengthen national and regional research and innovation capabilities in the context of smart specialisation strategies. Horizon 2020 should also build on the success of existing initiatives such as the 'Regions of Knowledge' initiative and the collaborative research instrument.
Amendment 460 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. For the implementation of Horizon 2020, account shall be taken of advice and inputs provided by: advisory groups of independent, high level experts set up by the Commission; dialogue structures created under international science and technology agreements; forward looking activities; targeted public consultations; and transparent and interactive processes that ensure responsible research and innovation is supported. All the relevant scientific disciplines should be represented, alongside experts who are familiar with the needs of industry.
Amendment 602 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring the adequateincreased participation of, and innovation impact on, small and medium- sized enterprises (SME) in Horizon 2020. Quantitative and qualitative assessments of SME participation shall be undertaken as part of the evaluation and monitoring arrangements.
Amendment 621 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The integrated approach set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 is expected to lead to aAround 15% of the total combined budget for the specific objective on "Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies" and the priority "Societal challenges" goingwill go to SMEs.
Amendment 800 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 10 – point c
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 10 – point c
(c) Innovation in SMEs shall stimulate all forms of innovation in SMEs, targeting those with the potential to grow and internationalise acrossin the single market and beyond.
Amendment 803 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 11 a (new)
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 11 a (new)
Collaborative projects shall remain the main instrument in this respect.
Amendment 808 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 12
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 12
Horizon 2020 will take an integrated approach to the participation of SMEs, which could lead to. To this end around 158 % of the total combined budgets for all specific objectives on societal challenges and the specific objective '‘Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies' beingshall be devoted to SMEs.
Amendment 813 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 14 – introductory part
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 14 – introductory part
This Part responds directly to the policy priorities and societal challenges identified in the Europe 2020 strategy and aiming to stimulate the critical mass of research and innovation efforts needed to achieve Union's policy goals. Here too the main focus shall be on collaborative projects. Funding shall be focused on the following specific objectives:
Amendment 1018 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 17
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 17
Europe can achieve critical mass through partnering, clusters and networks, standardisation, promoting cooperation between different scientific and technological disciplines and sectors with similar research and development needs, leading to breakthroughs, new technologies and innovative solutions. Collaborative projects are a main target for funding in this area.
Amendment 1244 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 2
All of the specific objectives on societal challenges and on leadership in enabling and industrial technologies will apply the dedicated SME instrument and will allocate an amount for this. Collaborative projects and support are a main target for funding. The members of the Enterprise Europe Network will also support SMEs by providing advice on research and innovation funding through their regional and local advice services close to the undertaking.
Amendment 1284 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 4
Chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, diabetes, neurological and mental health disorders, dependence syndromes, overweight and obesity and various functional limitations are major causes of disability, ill-health and premature death, and present considerable social and economic costs.
Amendment 1599 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – introductory part
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – introductory part
5. Climate action, resource efficiency, environmental protection, protection of cultural heritage and raw materials
Amendment 1610 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
The growing impacts from climate change and environmental problems, such as ocean acidification, ice melting in the Arctic, land degradation and use, water shortages, chemical pollution and biodiversity loss, indicate that the planet is approaching its sustainability boundaries. For example, without improvements in efficiency, water demand is projected to overshoot supply by 40 % in 20 years time. Forests are disappearing at an alarmingly high rate of 5 million hectares per year. Interactions between resources can cause systemic risks – with the depletion of one resource generating an irreversible tipping point for other resources and ecosystems. Based on current trends, the equivalent of more than two planet Earths will be needed by 2050 to support the growing global population. These complex environmental problems are also putting our cultural heritage at risk. We need research and innovation if we are to maintain Europe’s cultural heritage. This heritage is central to the EU’s economy, particularly in terms of tourism. The annual turnover in Europe in this sector generated by cultural heritage is some EUR 335 billion, and it employs a total of 9 million people.
Amendment 1658 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.3 – point e a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.3 – point e a (new)
(e a) Cultural heritage The aim is to conduct research on the strategies, methods and instruments needed to enable Europe to have a dynamic, sustainable cultural heritage in the face of climate change. Research into cultural heritage requires a multidisciplinary approach to enable better understanding of historical material.
Amendment 240 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 323 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Submission in a language other than English must not place applicants at a disadvantage in the evaluation procedure.
Amendment 348 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission or the relevant funding body shall enter into a grant agreement with the participants. The Commission shall draw up, in close consultation with the Member States, a model agreement in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 397 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Amendment 442 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) actions primarily consisting of activities such as prototyping, testing, demonstrating, experimental development, piloting, market replication with the exception of universities and research institutions and non-profit organisations and with the exception of projects whose predominant share includes actions under paragraph 4;
Amendment 448 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) programme co-fund actions. When provided for in the work programme, it is possible to accumulate funding from various Union funds, and the cohesion policy in particular.
Amendment 467 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Costs arising from the coordination of consortia may be reimbursed at an additional flat rate of 7% of the total eligible costs of the project.
Amendment 490 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Indirect eligible costs shall be determined by applying a flat rate of 230% of the total direct eligible costs, excluding direct eligible costs for subcontracting and the costs of resources made available by third parties which are not used on the premises of the beneficiary, as well as financial support to third parties.
Amendment 503 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 a (new)
Article 24 a (new)
Article 24a Total cost accounting Project participants that have an analytical accounting system, and are thus in a position to also allocate the share of indirect costs to the project, may charge both their direct and indirect costs on the basis of costs actually incurred. Reimbursement must be reasonable. The Union’s contribution in this case for the measures referred to Article 22(4) shall amount to 75% of the total eligible costs for universities, research institutions, non-profit organisations and SMEs, and up to 50% for other participants.
Amendment 517 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. The grant agreement shall contain the minimum requirements for the time recording system as well as the number of annual productive hours to be used for the calculation of the hourly personnel rates. Participants’ usual accounting practices may also apply.
Amendment 539 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) they are calculated on the basis of the total actual personnel costs recorded in the participant's general accounts which may be adjusted on the basis of budgeted or estimated elements according to the conditions defined by the Commission;participant’s usual accounting practice.
Amendment 558 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
An action for which a grant from the Union budget has been awarded may also give rise to the award of a grant on the basis of Regulation (EU) No XX/XX [Horizon 2020] provided that the grants do not cover the same cost items. This applies especially to a grant from the Structural Funds.
Amendment 584 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Independent experts shall be chosen on the basis of skills, experience and knowledge, including knowledge of languages, appropriate to carry out the tasks assigned to them. This will help ensure that proposals for projects submitted in languages other than English can also be evaluated. The skills, experience and knowledge of the experts concerned shall correspond to the priority addressed by the project in question. In cases where independent experts have to deal with classified information, the appropriate security clearance shall be required before appointment.
Amendment 100 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Programme should particularly address SMEs, as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Particular attention should be paid to micro enterprises, enterprises engaged in craft activities and social enterprises. Attention should also be paid to the specific characteristics and requirements of young entrepreneurs, new and potential entrepreneurs and female entrepreneurs, as well as specific target groups, such as migrants and entrepreneurs belonging to socially disadvantaged or vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities. The Programme should also encourage senior citizens to become and remain entrepreneurs and promote second chances for entrepreneurs. The transfer and takeover of enterprises should also be encouraged.
Amendment 114 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Enterprise Europe Network has proven its added value for European SMEs as a one-stop-shop for business support by helping enterprises to improve their competitiveness and explore business opportunities in the Single Market and beyond. The streamlining of methodologies and working methods and provisions of a European dimension to business support services can only be achieved at Union level. In particular, the Network has helped SMEs to find cooperation or technology transfer partners, get advice on sources of financing, and on intellectual property and on eco-innovation and sustainable production. It has also obtained feedback on Union legislation and standards. Its unique expertise is particularly important in overcoming information asymmetries and alleviating transaction costs associated with cross-border transactions. In spite of the visible success already achieved, enterprises still need to be informed of the activities of the EEN and to exploit its potential to the full, as inadequate advice is an obstacle to SMEs aiming at increased growth and competitiveness.
Amendment 122 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The limited internationalisation of SMEs both within and outside Europe affects competitiveness. According to some estimates currently 25% of the SMEs in the Union export or have exported at some point over the last three years, of which only 13% export outside the Union on a regular basis and only 2 % have invested beyond their home country. In line with the Small Business Act, which called on the Union and the Member States to support and encourage SMEs to benefit from the growth of markets outside the Union, the EU supports a network of European Business Organisations in more than 20 markets abroad. It provides financial assistance to the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, business bodies in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore as well as the European Business and Technology Centre in India, EU SME Centres in China and in Thailand and the China Intellectual Property Rights SME helpdesk. European added value is created by bundling national efforts in this domain, avoiding duplication, promoting cooperation and by offering services that would lack critical mass if provided at national level. Accordingly, as a first step an inventory should be taken of all existing advisory services before the European Commission becomes further involved. As a next step, SME associations should be consulted.
Amendment 128 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) To improve the competitiveness of European enterprises, notably SMEs, the Member States and the Commission need to create a favourable business environment. The interests of SMEs, particularly in terms of a reduction of the administrative burden, and the sectors in which they are most active need particular attention. IAmbitious initiatives at Union level are necessary in order to develop a level playing field for SMEs and to exchange information and knowledge on a European scale.
Amendment 160 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Programme should complement other Union programmes, while acknowledging that each instrument should work according to its own specific procedures. Thus, the same eligible costs should not receive double funding. With the aim to achieve added value and substantial impact of Union funding, close synergies should be developed between the Programme, and other Union programmes, such as Horizon 2020 in particular, and the Structural Funds.
Amendment 169 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
A programme for Union actions to improve the competitiveness of microenterprises, with special emphasis on and small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) (hereinafter "‘the Programme"),’) is established for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020.
Amendment 170 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Programme shall contribute to the following general objectives, paying particular attention to the specific needs of SMEs at European and global level:
Amendment 180 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) strengthening the competitiveness and sustainability of the Union’s enterpriseSMEs including in the tourism sector;
Amendment 225 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) To improve framework conditions for the competitiveness and sustainability of Union enterpriseSMEs including in the tourism sector;
Amendment 230 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
aa. To improve access to advice.
Amendment 237 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) To promote entrepreneurship, including among specific target groups, with a focus on relief for enterprise transfers;
Amendment 272 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall support actions to improve and strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of Union enterprises, particularly SMEs, so as to enhance the effectiveness, coherence and consistency of national policies promoting competitiveness, sustainability and the growth of enterprises in Europe.
Amendment 283 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) measures to improve the design, implementation and evaluation of policies affecting the competitiveness and sustainability of enterprises, including disaster resilience, and to secure the development of appropriate infrastructures, world class clusters and business networks, framework conditions such as, in particular, a reduction of the administrative burden and development of sustainable products, services and processes;
Amendment 295 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) support for SME policy development in close cooperation with SME associations as the voice of SMEs and cooperation between policy makers, particularly with a view to improving the ease-of-access to programmes and measures for SMEs.
Amendment 329 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Particular attention shall be paid to young entrepreneurs, new and potential entrepreneurs and female entrepreneurs, as well as specific target groups and the transfer of undertakings.
Amendment 345 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall support actions which aim to improve access to finance for SMEs in their start-up and, growth and transfer phases, being complementary to the Member States' use of financial instruments for SMEs at national and regional level. In order to ensure complementarity, these actions will be closely coordinated with those undertaken in the framework of cohesion policy and at national level. Such actions shall aim to stimulate the supply of both equity and debt finance.
Amendment 360 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. In order to continue improving the competitiveness and access to markets of Union enterprises, the Commission shall maintainfurther expand its support for the Enterprise Europe Network without, however, creating unnecessary duplication.
Amendment 368 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission maywill support actions to improve SMEs access to the Single Market including information provision and awareness-raising.
Amendment 370 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Specific measures shall aim to facilitate SMEs access to markets outside the Union, and to strengthening existing support services in those markets. In order to avoid duplication, the European Commission will firstly take stock of the existing advisory services in this field before new advisory facilities are developed. As a next step, SME organisations will be consulted in order to ascertain the needs of enterprises. SMEs may receive support through the Programme as regards standards and intellectual property rights in priority third countries.
Amendment 393 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) impact assessments of Union measures of particular relevance for the competitiveness of enterprises, with a view to identifying areas of existing legislation that need to be simplified, or areas in which new legislative measures need to be proposed, to be achieved with an SME test following the ‘small comes first’ principle and which contains a thorough analysis of all facilitation possibilities for microenterprises;
Amendment 407 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Financial instruments under the Programme shall be operated with the aim of facilitating access to finance for growth- oriented SMEs. The financial instruments shall include an equity facility and a loan guarantee facility. It should be possible to deploy the financial instruments at any stage in the life-cycle of an SME.
Amendment 84 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – point c – introductory part
Article 11 – point c – introductory part
(c) to promote social inclusion, equal opportunities and health-enhancing physical activity through increased participation in sport and by supporting voluntary work in the field of sport.
Amendment 86 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) support to non-commercialprofit-making European sport events at grassroots level involving several European countries;
Amendment 88 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The sport activities supported shallmay, where appropriate, leverage supplementary funding through partnership with third parties such as private undertakings.
Amendment 49 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 1
1. Core network corridors are an instrument to facilitate the coordinated implementation of the core network. Core network corridors shall be based on modal integration, interoperability, as well as on a coordinated development and management of infrastructure, in order to lead to resource-efficient multimodal transport. The infrastructure of the core network corridors shall be developed in such a way as to make bottleneck-free national and cross-border use possible and bring about sustainable environmental improvements.
Amendment 661 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 1
1. Core network corridors are an instrument to facilitate the coordinated implementation of the core network. Core network corridors shall be based on modal integration, interoperability, as well as on a coordinated development and management of infrastructure, in order to lead to resource-efficient multimodal transport. The infrastructure of core network corridors shall be developed in such a way as to make bottleneck-free national and cross-border use possible and bring about sustainable environmental improvements.
Amendment 154 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 173 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 706 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Article 11
Amendment 20 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) For the Partnership Contract and each programme respectively, a Member State should organise, in accordance with its constitutional, legal and financial requirements and circumstances, a partnership with the representatives of competent regional, local, urban and other public authorities, economic and social partners, and bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting equality and non-discrimination. The purpose of such a partnership is to respect the principle of multi-level governance, ensure the ownership of planned interventions by stakeholders and build on the experience and know-how of relevant actors. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts providing for a code of conduct in order to ensure that partners are involved in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Partnership Contracts and programmes in a consistent manner.
Amendment 23 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission should adopt by delegated act a Common Strategic Framework which translates the objectives of the Union into key actions for the CSF FundsA Common Strategic Framework in the annex to this regulation will detail the objectives of the Union, in order to provide clearer strategic direction to the programming process at the level of Member States and regions. The Common Strategic Framework should facilitate sectoral and territorial coordination of Union intervention under the CSF Funds and with other relevant Union policies and instruments.
Amendment 24 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) On the basis of the Common Strategic Fframework adopted by the Commission, each Member State should prepare, in cooperation with its partners, and in dialogue with the Commission, a Partnership Contract. The Partnership Contract should translate the elements set out in the Common Strategic Framework into the national context and set out firm commitments to the achievement of Union objectives through the programming of the CSF Funds.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Member States should concentrate support to ensure a significant contribution to the achievement of Union objectives in line with their specific national and regional development needs. Ex ante conditionalities should be defined which have a close substantive relationship with, and a direct impact on, the efficient use of the CSF funds to ensure that the necessary framework conditions for the effective use of Union support are in place. The fulfilment of those ex ante conditionalities should be assessed by the Commission in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Contract and programmes. In cases where there is a failure to fulfil an ex ante conditionality, the Commission should have the power to suspend payments to the programme.
Amendment 28 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) A performance framework should be defined for each programme with a view to monitoring progress towards the objectives and targets set for each programme over the course of the programming period. The Commission should undertake a performance review in cooperation with the Member States in 2017 and 2019. A performance reserve should be foreseen and allocated in 2019 where milestones set in the performance framework have been attained. Due to their diversity and multi-country character, there should be no performance reserve for 'European Territorial Cooperation' programmes. In cases where the shortfall in the achievement of milestones or targets is significant, the Commission should be able to suspend payments to the programme or, at the end of the programming period, apply financial corrections, in order to ensure that the Union budget is not used in a wasteful or inefficient way.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 39 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) In order to promote the Treaty objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion, the 'Investment for growth and jobs' goal should support all regions. To provide balanced and gradual support and reflect the level of economic and social development, resources under that goal should be allocated from the ERDF and the ESF among the less developed regions, the transition regions and the more developed regions according to their gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in relation to the EU average. In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of investment from the Structural Funds, regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-2013 period was less than 75% ofich received funding under the aconverage of the EU-25 for the referencence objective in the 2007-2013 period but whose GDP per capita has grown to more than 75% of the EU-27 average should receive at least two thirds of their 2007-2013 allocation. Member States whose per capita gross national income (GNI) is less than 90 % of that of the Union average should benefit under the 'Investment for growth and jobs' goal from the CF.
Amendment 40 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
Amendment 41 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) As regards the Funds and with a view to ensuring an appropriate allocation to each category of regions, resources should notin principle be transferred between less developed, transition and more developed regions except in duly justified circumstances linked to the delivery of one or more thematic objectives and for no more than 230 % of the total appropriation for that category of region.
Amendment 46 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 88
Recital 88
Amendment 47 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 90
Recital 90
(90) The Commission should be empowered to adopt, by means of implementing acts, as regards all CSF Funds, decisions approving the Partnership Contracts, decisions on the allocation of the performance reserve, decisions suspending payments linked to Member States' economic policies, and, in the case of decommitment, decisions to amend decisions adopting programmes; and as regards the Funds, decisions identifying the regions and Member States fulfilling the Investment for growth and jobs criteria, decisions setting out the annual breakdown of commitment appropriations to the Member States, decisions setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's CF allocation to the Connecting Europe Facility, decisions setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's Structural Funds allocation for food for deprived people, decisions adopting and amending operational programmes, decisions on major projects, decisions on joint action plans, decisions suspending payments and decisions on financial corrections.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 4 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States or their authorities at the appropriate territorial level in accordance with the relevant institutional, legal and financial framework and the bodies designated by them for that purpose shall be responsible for implementing programmes and carrying out their tasks under this Regulation and the Fund- specific rules at the appropriate territorial level, in accordance with the institutional, legal and financial framework of the Member State and subject to compliance with this Regulation and the Fund-specific rules.
Amendment 58 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 2 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the Partnership Contract and each programme respectively, a Member State shall organise a partnership with, in accordance with Article 4(4), organise a partnership with the relevant local and regional authorities and the following partners:
Amendment 83 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 12 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – Article 12 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 142 on the Common Strategic Framework within 3 months of the adoption ofon Strategic Framework is annexed to this Regulation.
Amendment 84 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 12 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – Article 12 – paragraph 2
Where there are major changes in the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the Commission shall review and, wmay, on the re appropriate, adopt, by delegated act in accordance with Article 142, a revised Common Strategic Frameworkquest of the legislature, forward to it a proposed amendment.
Amendment 87 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 13 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The Partnership Contract shall in accordance with Article 4(4), be drawn up by Member States in cooperation with the partners referred to in Article 5. The Partnership Contract shall be prepared in dialogue with the Commission.
Amendment 92 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 2 – Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an integrated approach to address the specific needs of the regions with geographical areas most affected by poverty or regions facing demographic challenges or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities, where appropriate, including the indicative financial allocation for the relevant CSF Funds;
Amendment 99 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 17 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Ex ante conditionalities shall be defined for each CSF Fund in the Fund-specific rules. These ex-ante conditionalities must be closely related to the effectiveness of the CSF funds.
Amendment 102 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 18 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – Article 18 – paragraph 1
Amendment 106 #
Amendment 110 #
Amendment 158 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
Part 2 – Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) value added tax. However, VAT amounts shall be eligible where they are not recoverable under national VAT legislation and are paid by a beneficiary other than non-taxable person as defined in the first subparagraph of Article 13(1) of Directive 2006/112/EC, provided that such VAT amounts are not incurred in relation to the provision of infrastructure.
Amendment 161 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 66 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – Article 66 – paragraph 4
Amendment 171 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – Article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 181 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
All regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-2013 period was less than 75% ofich were supported under the aConverage of the EU-25 for the referencence objective in the 2007- 2013 period butand whose GDP per capita is above 75% of the GDP average of the EU- 27 shall receive an allocation under the Structural Funds equal to at least two thirds of their 2007-2013 allocation.
Amendment 185 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) For the Partnership Contract and each programme respectively, a Member State should, in accordance with their institutional, legal and financial framework, organise a partnership with the representatives of competent regional, local, urban and other public authorities, economic and social partners, and bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, churches, non- governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting equality and non-discrimination. The purpose of such a partnership is to respect the principle of multi-level governance, ensure the ownership of planned interventions by stakeholders and build on the experience and know-how of relevant actors. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts providing for a code of conduct in order to ensure that partners are involved in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Partnership Contracts and programmes in a consistent manner.
Amendment 187 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 3
3. At least 25 % of the Structural Funds resources for less developed regions, 40% for transition regions and 52% for more developed regions in each Member State shall be allocated to the ESF. For the purposes of this provision, the support to a Member State through the [Food for deprived people instrument] shall be considered as part of the share of Structural Funds allocated to the ESF.
Amendment 199 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 6
Part 3 – Article 84 – paragraph 6
Amendment 200 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The objectives of the CSF Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of protecting and improving the environment as set out in Article 11 and 19 of the Treaty, taking into account the polluter pays principle. The Member States should provide informationon on the support for climate change objectives in line with the ambition to devote at least 20% of the Union budget to this end, using a methodology adopted by the Commission by implementing act.
Amendment 204 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 85 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – Article 85 – paragraph 1
1. The total appropriations allocated to each Member State in respect of less developed regions, transition regions and more developed regions shall not, as a general rule, be transferable between each of those categories of regions.
Amendment 205 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 85 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – Article 85 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Commission may accept, in duly justified circumstances which are linked to the implementation of one or more thematic objectives, a proposal by a Member State in its first submission of the Partnership Contract to transfer up to 230% of the total appropriation for a category of regions to other categories of regions.
Amendment 219 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 88 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – Article 88 – paragraph 2
2. The ERDF and the ESF may finance, in a complementary manner and subject to a limit of 520 % of Union funding for each priority axis of an operational programme, a part of an operation for which the costs are eligible for support from the other Fund on the basis of eligibility rules applied to that Fund, provided that they are necessary for the satisfactory implementation of the operation and are directly linked to it.
Amendment 221 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Member States should concentrate support to ensure a significant contribution to the achievement of Union objectives in line with their specific national and regional development needs. Ex ante conditionalities should be defined where they have a direct link to and impact on the effective implementation of the funds covered by the CPR, to ensure that the necessary framework conditions for the effective use of Union support are in place. The fulfilment of those ex ante conditionalities should be assessed by the Commission in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Contract and programmes. In cases where there is a failure to fulfil an ex ante conditionality, the Commission should have the power to suspend payments to the programme.
Amendment 226 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) A performance framework should be defined for each programme with a view to monitoring progress towards the objectives and targets set for each programme over the course of the programming period. The Commission should undertake a performance review in cooperation with the Member States in 2017 and 2019. A performance reserve should be foreseen and allocated in 2019 where milestones set in the performance framework have been attained. Due to their diversity and multi-country character, there should be no performance reserve for 'European Territorial Cooperation' programmes. In cases where the shortfall in the achievement of milestones or targets is significant, the Commission should be able to suspend payments to the programme or, at the end of the programming period, apply financial corrections, in order to ensure that the Union budget is not used in a wasteful or inefficient way.
Amendment 235 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – Article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) 75% for the less developed regions of Member States other than those referred to in points (b) and (c), and for all regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-2013 period was less than 75% of the average of the EU-25 for the referencesupported under the Convergence objective in the 2007-2013 period but whose GDP per capita iwas above 75% of the GDP average of the EU-27;
Amendment 236 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Part 3 – Article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Amendment 241 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 111 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Part 3 – Article 111 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
(c) sparsely (less than 1250 inhabitants per square kilometre) and very sparsely (less than 8 inhabitants per square kilometre) populated areas with a sustained negative migration balance.
Amendment 269 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) To ensure the effectiveness, fairness and sustainable impact of the intervention of the CSF Funds, there should be provisions guaranteeing that investments in businesses and infrastructures are long- lasting and prevent the CSF Funds from being used to undue advantage. Experience has shown that a period of five10 years is an appropriate minimum period to be applied, except where State aid rules foresee a different period. It is appropriate to exclude actions supported by the ESF and those not entailing productive investment or investment in infrastructure from the general requirement of durability, unless such requirements are derived from applicable State aid rules, and to exclude contributions to or from financial instruments.
Amendment 270 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
Amendment 271 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 b (new)
Recital 41 b (new)
(41b) In the case of direct subsidies to undertakings, it should be recognised that cohesion policy funding, rather than influencing decisions by companies, particularly bigger companies, to open a plant in a given location, tends to be pocketed by companies which have already taken such decisions (deadweight effect). Support for large private undertakings should therefore be focussed on investment in research and development or provided, in more cases, indirectly through infrastructure financing;
Amendment 276 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
Amendment 282 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In order to ensure that expenditure co- financed by the Union budget in any given financial year is used in accordance with the applicable rules, an appropriate framework should be created for the annual clearance of accounts. Under tThis framework, the accredited bodies should submit to the Commission, in respect of each programme, a management declaration of assurance accompanied by the certified annual accounts, should include a summary report of controls and an independent audit opinion and control report.
Amendment 286 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) In order to promote the Treaty objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion, the 'Investment for growth and jobs' goal should support all regions. To provide balanced and gradual support and reflect the level of economic and social development, resources under that goal should be allocated from the ERDF and the ESF among the less developed regions, the transition regions and the more developed regions according to their gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in relation to the EU average. In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of investment from the Structural Funds, regions which received support in the period 2007–2013 under the ‘Convergence’ objective, including regions which received support in this period as ‘Phasing Out’ regions in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/19991, whose GDP per capita for the 2007-–2013 period was less than 75 % of the average of the EU-25 for the reference period but whose GDP per capita has grown to more than 75 % of the EU-27 average should receive at least two thirds of their 2007-–2013 allocation. Member States whose per capita gross national income (GNI) is less than 90 % of that of the Union average should benefit under the 'Investment for growth and jobs' goal from the CF. _________________ 1 OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25.
Amendment 287 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) In order to promote the Treaty objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion, the ‘Investment for growth and jobs’ goal should support all regions. To provide balanced and gradual support and reflect the level of economic and social development, resources under that goal should be allocated from the ERDF and the ESF among the less developed regions, the transition regions and the more developed regions according to their gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in relation to the EU average. In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of investment from the Structural Funds, regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-2013 period was less than 75% of the average of the EU-25 for the reference period but whose GDP per capita has grown to more than 75% of the EU-27 average and the regions currently under the phasing-out status should receive at least two thirds of their 2007-2013 allocation. Member States whose per capita gross national income (GNI) is less than 90 % of that of the Union average should benefit under the ‘Investment for growth and jobs’ goal from the CF.
Amendment 300 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
Amendment 308 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) As regards the Funds and with a view to ensuring an appropriate allocation to each category of regions, resources should not be transferred, it should be possible to transfer resources between less developed, transition and more developed regions except in duly justunder specifiedc circumstances linked to the delivery of one or more thematic objectives and for no more than 2 % of the total appropriation for that category of region.
Amendment 324 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73
Recital 73
Amendment 330 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 78
Recital 78
Amendment 346 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 88
Recital 88
(88) In order to supplement and amend certain non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of a code of conduct on the objectives and criteria to support the implementation of partnership, the adoption of a Common Strategic Framework, additional rules on the allocation of the performance reserve, the definition of the area and population covered by the local development strategies, detailed rules on financial instruments (ex ante assessment, combination of support, eligibility, types of activities not supported), the rules on certain types of financial instruments set up at national, regional, transnational or crossborder level, rules concerning funding agreements, transfer and management of assets, the arrangements for management and control, the rules on payment requests, and establishment of a system of capitalisation of annual instalments, the definition of the flat rate for revenue generating operations, the definition of the flat rate applied to indirect costs for grants based on existing methods and corresponding rates applicable in Union policies, the responsibilities of Member States concerning the procedure for reporting irregularities and recovery of sums unduly paid, the modalities of exchange of information of operations, the arrangements for the adequate audit trail, the conditions of national audits, the accreditation criteria for managing authorities and certifying authorities, the identification of commonly accepted data carriers, and the criteria for establishing the level of financial correction to be applied. The Commission should also be empowered to amend Annex V in order to address future adaptation needs. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level.
Amendment 382 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States and the bodies designated by them for that purposeappropriate territorial levels according to the constituional framework shall be responsible for implementing programmes and carrying out their tasks under this Regulation and the Fund- specific rules at the appropriate territorial level, in accordance with the institutional, legal and financial framework of the Member State and subject to compliance with this Regulation and the Fund-specific rules.
Amendment 396 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the Partnership Contract and each programme respectively, a Member State shall organise a partnership with the following partnersrelevant regional authorities and the following partners in accordance with Article 4(4):
Amendment 416 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, churches, non- governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting equality and non-discrimination,
Amendment 475 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) enhancing the competitiveness of enterprises, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, the agricultural sector (for the EAFRD) and the fisheries and aquaculture sector (for the EMFF);
Amendment 560 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The Partnership Contract shall be drawn up by Member States in cooperation with the partners, as referred to in Article 4(4) and Article 5. The Partnership Contract shall be prepared in dialogue with the Commission..
Amendment 612 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an integrated approach to address the regional demographic challenges and the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities, where appropriate, including the indicative financial allocation for the relevant CSF Funds;
Amendment 659 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Ex ante conditionalities shall be defined for each CSF Fund in the Fund-specific rules that have a direct link to the Funds covered by the CSF and their effective implementation.
Amendment 693 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 18
Part 2 – article 18
Amendment 707 #
Amendment 871 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 34 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 34 – paragraph 1
Amendment 909 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 38 – paragraph 2 – point a
Part 2 – article 38 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) reimbursement of management costs incurred and payment of management fees of the financial instrument and reimbursement of refinancing costs of the national cofinancing element where this is referred to in Article 33(4)(b)(ii);
Amendment 1075 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 57 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 2 – article 57 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) lump sums not exceeding EUR 100 000 of public contribution through the Union;
Amendment 1076 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 57 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 2 – article 57 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) flat-rate financing, determined by the application of a percentage to one or several defined categories of costs. These flat rates also include hourly rates.
Amendment 1078 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 58 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 2 – article 58 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) a flat rate of up to 230 % of eligible direct costs, where the rate is calculated on the basis of a fair, equitable and verifiable calculation method or a method applied under schemes for grants funded entirely by the Member State for a similar type of operation and beneficiary;
Amendment 1087 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 59 – paragraph 3 – point b
Part 2 – article 59 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the purchase of land not built on and land built on in the amount exceeding 10% of the total eligible expenditure for the operation concerned. In exceptional and duly justified cases, a higher percentage may be permitted for operations concerning environmental conservation:
Amendment 1091 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
Part 2 – article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) value added tax. However, VAT amounts shall be eligible where they are not recoverable under national VAT legislation and are paid by a beneficiary other than non-taxable person as defined in the first subparagraph of Article 13(1) of Directive 2006/112/EC, provided that such VAT amounts are not incurred in relation to the provision of infrastructure.
Amendment 1120 #
Amendment 1128 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 65 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 65 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall satisfy itself on the basis of available information, including the accreditation procedure, annual management declaration, annual control reports, annual audit opinion, annual implementation report and audits carried out by national and Union bodies, that the Member States have set up management and control systems that comply with this Regulation and the Fund- specific rules and that these systems function effectively during the implementation of programmes.
Amendment 1137 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 66 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 66 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1158 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 75 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 2 – article 75 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By 1 February30 June of the year following the end of the accounting period, the Member State shall submit to the Commission the following documents and information in accordance with [Article 56] of the Financial Regulation:
Amendment 1163 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 75 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 2 – article 75 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1165 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 75 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 2 – article 75 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1169 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 76
Part 2 – article 76
Amendment 1241 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
All regions whose GDP per capita for thethat received support in the period 2007-–2013 periounder the ‘Convergence’ objective, including those regions designated was less than 75% of the average of the EU-25 for the reference periodso-called ‘phasing- out regions’ in this period according to Article 8(1) of Regulation No 1083/2006 but whose GDP per capita is above 75 % of the GDP average of the EU-27 shall receive an allocation under the Structural Funds equal to at least two thirds of their 2007-–2013 allocation .
Amendment 1242 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
All regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-2013 period was less than 75% of the average of the EU-25 for the reference period but whose GDP per capita is above 75% of the GDP average of the EU-27 and the regions currently under the phasing- out status shall receive an allocation under the Structural Funds equal to at least two thirds of their 2007-2013 allocation.
Amendment 1243 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1251 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point a
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) eligible population, regional prosperity, national prosperity and unemployment rate under consideration of the difficulties faced by regions encountering severe demographic challenges for less developed regions and transition regions;
Amendment 1263 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) eligible population, regional prosperity, unemployment rate, employment rate, educational level and population density, also considering severe demographic disadvantages, if any, for more developed regions;
Amendment 1273 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1307 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 6
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1314 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 8
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 8
8. Resources for the European territorial cooperation goal shall amount to 3,487 % of the global resources available for budgetary commitment from the Funds for the period 2014 to 2020 (i.e. a total of EUR 11 700 000 004xxx).
Amendment 1321 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 85 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 85 – paragraph 1
1. The total appropriations allocated to each Member State in respect of less developed regions, transition regions and more developed regions shall not be generally transferable between each of those categories of regions.
Amendment 1328 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 85 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 85 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Commission may accept, in duly justified circumstances which are linked to the implementation of one or more thematic objectives, a proposal by a Member State in its first submission of the Partnership Contract to transfer up to 230 % of the total appropriation for a category of regions to other categories of regions.
Amendment 1339 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1
1. An operational programme shall consist of priority axes. A priority axis shall concern one Fund for a category of region and shall correspond, without prejudice to Article 52, to a thematic objectivecan apply to one or more category of region and comprise one or more investment priorities of thatone or more thematic objectives, in accordance with the Fund-specific rules. For the ESF, a priority axis may combine investment priorities from different thematic objectives set out in Article 9(8), (9), (10) and (11) in order to facilitate their contribution to other priority axes, in duly justified circumstances.
Amendment 1358 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
ii) a justification of the choice of thematic objectives and corresponding investment priorities, having regard to the needs of the relevant region and the Partnership Contract and the results of the ex ante evaluation;
Amendment 1387 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point d
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the contribution to the integrated approach set out in the Partnership Contract to address the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty and regions facing demographic challenges, or target groups at highest risk of discrimination or exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities, and the indicative financial allocation;
Amendment 1405 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point h – point i
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point h – point i
i) identification of the accrediting body, the managing authority, the certifying authority, where applicable, and the audit authority;
Amendment 1427 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 88 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 88 – paragraph 2
2. The ERDF and the ESF may finance, in a complementary manner and subject to a limit of 520 % of Union funding for each priority axis of an operational programme, a part of an operation for which the costs are eligible for support from the other Fund on the basis of eligibility rules applied to that Fund, provided that they are necessary for the satisfactory implementation of the operation and are directly linked to it.
Amendment 1544 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 102
Part 3 – article 102
Amendment 1596 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 1602 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) 75 % for the less developed regions of Member States other than those referred to in points (b) and (c), and for all regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-–2013 period was less than 75 % of the average of the EU-25 for the reference period but whose GDP per capita is above 75 % of the GDP average of the EU-27 and for the regions funded as so-called Phasing Out Regions under the convergence objective in the period 2007–2013;
Amendment 1603 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) 75 % for the less developed regions of Member States other than those referred to in points (b) and (c), and for all regions whose GDP per capita for, that receive funding in the 2007-–2013 period was less than 75% of the average of the EU-25 for the reference periodunder the convergence objective, including the regions that receive funding in this period as so-called Phasing Out Regions according to Article 8(1) of Regulation No 1083/2006 but whose GDP per capita is above 75 % of the GDP average of the EU-27;
Amendment 1642 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 111 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 3 – article 111 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Areas with other serious and permanent demographic challenges, such as a sustained deficit in terms of emigration or a reduction in the entire population of at least 15 % by 2025.
Amendment 1644 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 112 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 112 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that management and control systems for operational programmes are set up in accordance with Articles 62 and 63. The Member States should ensure that the general principles of proportionality (Article 4.5) and reducing administrative costs (Article 4.10) are observed.
Amendment 1645 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 112 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Part 3 – article 112 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall prevent, detect and correct irregularities and shall recover amounts unduly paid, together with any interest on late payments. Incorrectly allocated funds do not need to be returned and such cases will not be pursued provided the amount in question does not exceed EUR 400. The same applies to the relevant interest. These amounts may not be deducted from the declaration of expenditure. They shall notify these irregularities to the Commission and shall keep the Commission informed of the progress of related administrative and legal proceedings.
Amendment 1650 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 112 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Part 3 – article 112 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that no later than 31 December 20145, all exchanges of information between beneficiaries and managing authorities, certifying authorities, audit authorities and intermediate bodies can be carried out solely by means of electronic data exchange systems.
Amendment 1685 #
Amendment 1719 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 126 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 126 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1731 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 128
Part 3 – article 128
Amendment 1735 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 129 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 129 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1737 #
Amendment 39 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The ERDF should contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy, thus ensuring greater concentration of ERDF support on the priorities of the Union. According to the category of regions supported, the support from the ERDF should be concentrated on research and innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises and climate change mitigation. The degree of concentration should take into account the level of development of the region as well as the specific needs of regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75% ofich were supported under the aConverage GDP of the EU-25 for the referencence objective in the 2007-13 period.
Amendment 51 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
The ERDF shall contribute to the financing of support which aims to reinforce economic, social and territorial cohesion by redressing the main regional imbalances through support for the development and structural adjustment of regional economies, including the conversion of declining industrial regions and regions lagging behind, as well as regions facing demographic challenges.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) productive investment, which contributes to creating and safeguarding sustainable jobs, through direct aid to investment in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular;
Amendment 56 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point i
(i) fixed investment in equipment and small-scale infrastructure;
Amendment 60 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii
(iii) support to public research and innovation bodies and investment in technology and applied research in enterprises;
Amendment 61 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) networking, cooperation and exchange of experience between regions, towns, and relevant social, economic and environmental, scientific and research actors;
Amendment 63 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 65 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In more developed regions, the ERDF shall not primarily support investments in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the areas of environment, transport, and ICT.
Amendment 66 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Amendment 68 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Amendment 74 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 82 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) mobilising the innovative capacities of SMEs, including corresponding advisory services, and supporting research and development in SMEs geared to application and implementation, with product and process-related innovations being given equal value;
Amendment 85 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) promoting entrepreneurship, in particular by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firms and the transfer of firms; promoting measures geared to providing support to accompany and stabilise SMEs and promoting investment in individual firms;
Amendment 89 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) developing and applying new business models for SMEs, including corresponding advisory services, in particular for internationalisation;
Amendment 94 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in and by SMEs;
Amendment 113 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
The ERDF shall contribute to the financing of support which aims to reinforce economic, social and territorial cohesion by redressing the main regional imbalances through support for the development and structural adjustment of regional economies, including the conversion of declining industrial regions and regions lagging behind as well as regions with major demographic challenges.
Amendment 136 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) productive investment, which contributes to creating and safeguarding sustainable jobs, through direct aid to investment inand innovative financial instruments particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 145 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) investment in economy-related infrastructures
Amendment 156 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) investments in social, health and educational, sporting, cultural and tourism infrastructure ;
Amendment 172 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) development of the endogenous potential by supporting regional and local development and research and innovationof research and innovation capacity at local and regional levels, including by forming clusters. These measures shall include:
Amendment 176 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point i
(i) fixed investment in equipment and small-scale infrastructure;
Amendment 186 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii
(iii) support to public research and innovation bodies and investment in technology and applied research in enterprises;
Amendment 190 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii a (new)
(iii a) support for the redevelopment of former industrial and mining areas;
Amendment 197 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) networking, cooperation and exchange of experience between regions, towns, and relevant social, economic and environmental actors as well as the actors in the areas of science and research;
Amendment 212 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 214 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 243 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 244 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 275 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 304 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 339 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) promoting private and public business R&I investment, product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, cultural and creative industry and public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation;
Amendment 390 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
(3) enhancing the competitiveness of enterprises, especially SMEs
Amendment 397 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) promoting entrepreneurship, in particular by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firms as well as business transfers, promoting measures for the accompanying and stabilising support of SMEs and fostering investment on a company by company basis;
Amendment 407 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) developing and applying new business models for SMEs, including the corresponding consulting services, in particular for internationalisation.;
Amendment 442 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in businesses, particularly SMEs;
Amendment 499 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
(b) promoting investment to address specific risks, such as flood protection, ensuring disaster resilience and developing disaster management systems.;
Amendment 516 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
(c) protecting, promoting and developing cultural heritage and the associated research;
Amendment 532 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point e
(e) action to improve the urban environment, including regeneration of brownfield sites and other contaminated areas and reduction of air pollution.
Amendment 628 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
(a) investing in health and social, social and physical mobility infrastructure which contributes to national, regional and local development, reducing inequalities in terms of health status, and transition from institutional to community- based services;
Amendment 644 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
(b) support for physical and economic regeneration of deprived urban and rural communities, including the remediation and restoration of contaminated areas;
Amendment 656 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point c
(c) support for social enterprises., social partners and chambers of commerce, etc.;
Amendment 753 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Operational programmes co-financed by the ERDF covering areas with severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps referred to in Article 111(4) of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] and Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union shall pay particular attention to addressing the specific difficulties of those areas.
Amendment 54 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Cross-border cooperation should aim to tackle common challenges identified jointly in the border regions (such as poor accessibility, inappropriate business environment in the fields of transport, local transport, power grids and ICT, inappropriate business environment, difficult conditions for rescue services, lack of networks among local and regional administrations, research and innovation and take-up of information and communication technologies, environmental pollution, risk prevention, negative attitudes towards neighbouring country citizens) and exploit the untapped potentials in the border area (development of cross-border research and innovation facilities and clusters, cross-border labour market integration, cooperation among universities or health centres), while enhancing the cooperation process for the purpose of the overall harmonious development of the Union. In the case of any cross-border programme between Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland in support of peace and reconciliation, the ERDF shall also contribute to promoting social and economic stability in the regions concerned, notably by actions to promote cohesion between communities.
Amendment 140 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Resources for the European territorial cooperation goal shall amount to 3,48 % of the global resources available for budgetary commitment from the Funds for the period 2014 to 2020 and set out in Article 83(1) of Regulation (EU) No[…/2012 [CPR] (i.e., a total of EUR 11 700 000 004xxx) and shall be allocated as follows:
Amendment 163 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The thematic objectives referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [the CPR] shall be concentrated as followsalso apply to European territorial cooperation, where the following shall apply:
Amendment 164 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) up to 4all thematic objectives shallcan be selected for each cross-border cooperation programme;
Amendment 175 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) up to fourall thematic objectives shallcan be selected for each transnational cooperation programme;
Amendment 191 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) integrating cross-border labour markets, including cross-border mobility, appropriate advisory services for the relevant commuters, joint local employment initiatives and joint training (within the thematic objective of promoting employment and supporting labour mobility);
Amendment 192 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) integrating cross-border labour markets, including cross-border transport infrastructure and mobility, joint local employment initiatives and joint training (within the thematic objective of promoting employment and supporting labour mobility);
Amendment 206 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) developing and implementing joint education and training schemes (within the thematic objective of investing in skills, education and lifelong learning), including in the fields of culture and tourism;
Amendment 213 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) promoting legal and administrative cooperation and cooperation between citizens and institutions, including the necessary infrastructure (within the thematic objective of enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration);
Amendment 216 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iva) investing in regional cross-border power grids for efficient energy supplying, including in border regions.
Amendment 226 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv b (new)
(ivb) investing in establishing cross- border transport connections and enhancing cross-border systems for local public transport.
Amendment 232 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv c (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv c (new)
(ivc) investing in systems for cooperation between emergency services
Amendment 236 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv d (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv d (new)
(ivd) investing in establishing systems for cross-border information exchange in the area of information and communication technologies.
Amendment 280 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c – point v a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c – point v a (new)
(va) if necessary a cross-border infrastructure strategy;
Amendment 287 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e – point ii
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e – point ii
(ii) an assessment of the administrative burden for beneficiaries and managing authorities and the actions planned to achieve a reduction accompanied by targets;
Amendment 298 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point iii a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point iii a (new)
(iiia) a description of the measures for improving cross-border infrastructure;
Amendment 321 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. B In principle, beneficiaries shall cooperate in the development, implementation, staffing and financing of operations save in exceptional cases where there is a disproportately high administrative burden.
Amendment 35 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The ESF should improve employment opportunities, promote education and life- long learning and develop active inclusion policies, in particular by promoting amateur sport, in accordance with the tasks entrusted to the ESF by Article 162 of the Treaty, and thereby contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. In accordance with Article 9 of the Treaty, the ESF should take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health.
Amendment 49 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) At the same time, it is crucial to support the development and competitiveness of European small and medium-sized enterprises and to ensure that people can adapt, through acquiring appropriate skills and through lifelong learning opportunities, to new challenges such as the shift to a knowledge-based economy, the digital agenda, and the transition to a low-carbon and more energy-efficient economy. By pursuing its primary thematic objectives, the ESF should contribute to addressing these challenges. In this context, the ESF should support the labour force transition towards greener skills and jobs, in particular in the energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable transport sectors, taking into account the Union's intention to increase the proportion of the EU budget that is related to climate mainstreaming to at least 20%, with contributions from different policy fields.
Amendment 54 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 89 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The ESF shall benefit people, including disadvantaged groups such as the long- term unemployed, people with disabilities, migrants, ethnic minorities, marginalised communities and people facingof all ages who face social exclusion. The ESF shall also provide support to enterprises, systems and structures with a view to facilitating their adaptation to new challenges and promoting good governance and the implementation of reforms, in particular in the fields of employment, education and social policies.
Amendment 107 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) Self-employment, entrepreneurship and, business creation and business transfers;
Amendment 112 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(19a) The European Social Fund should promote popular sports.
Amendment 116 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
(v) Adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change and, in particular, to demographic change;
Amendment 120 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
(vi) Active and healthy ageing; living and ageing as well as physical exercise and amateur sport;
Amendment 127 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i a (new)
(i a) establishment and strengthening of practical, economy-related training for young people through dual education systems that link theoretical and practical course content in a meaningful way;
Amendment 133 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) Enhancing access to lifelong learning, upgrading the skills and competences of the workforce and increasing the labour market relevance of education and vocational and business training systems;
Amendment 134 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iii a) Support for the recruitment of new trainees to the dual vocational training system and the greater integration and enhancement of this system and the associated vocational qualifications at European level;
Amendment 138 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) Active inclusion of all people, both through the encouragement of involvement in the labour market and the combating of poverty and exclusion;
Amendment 145 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
(iv) Enhancing access to affordable, sustainable and high-quality services, including health care, health-promoting physical activity, amateur sport and social services of general interest;
Amendment 159 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The ESF shall benefit people, including disadvantaged groups such as the long- term unemployed, people with disabilities, migrants, ethnic minorities, marginalised communities and people of all ages facing social exclusion. The ESF shall also provide support to enterprises, systems and structures with a view to facilitating their adaptation to new challenges and promoting good governance and the implementation of reforms, in particular in the fields of employment, education and social policies.
Amendment 171 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, through promoting the adaptability of enterprises and workers and increased investment in human capital, including support for educational institutions providing vocational training under the dual system.
Amendment 177 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 183 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 190 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 195 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 197 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
(vi) Active and healthy ageingliving and ageing. physical activity and popular sports;
Amendment 218 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. To encourage adequate participation of the social partners in actions supported by the ESF, managing authorities of an operational programme in a region as defined in Article 82(2)(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No […] or in Member States eligible for Cohesion Fund support shall ensure that an appropriate amount of ESF resources is allocated to capacity- building activities, in the form of training, networking measures, and strengthening of the social dialogue, and to activities jointly undertaken by the social partners.
Amendment 242 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) Active inclusion of all persons, by means of both measures to help people find jobs and comprehensive efforts to combat poverty, discrimination and exclusion;
Amendment 255 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
(iv) Enhancing access to affordable, sustainable and high-quality services, including health care, healthy physical activity, popular sports and social services of general interest;
Amendment 256 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from Article 109(3) of Regulation (EU) No […], the maximum co-financing rate for a priority axis shall be increased by ten percentage points, but not exceeding 100% in ESM countries, where the whole of a priority axis is dedicated to social innovation, education, or to transnational cooperation, or a combination of bothese.
Amendment 260 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) to increase education and training, particularly among young people;
Amendment 327 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – points d, f und p
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’.
Amendment 331 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 13 – paragraph 1
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’.
Amendment 338 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 13 – paragraph 1
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’.
Amendment 178 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The rate of building renovation needs toshould 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.
Amendment 493 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 545 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 576 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. For the purposes of paragraph 1, by 1 January 2014, Member States shallmay establish and make publicly available an inventory of buildings owned by their public bodies indicating:
Amendment 636 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
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;
Amendment 643 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 688 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligationincentive scheme. This scheme shallould 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 shallmay be achieved by the obligated partiesinter alia among final customers.
Amendment 935 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensurpropose 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 availablereadings to be taken of, their actual energy consumption and provide information on actual time of use, in accordance with Annex VI.
Amendment 943 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
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.
Amendment 968 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
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 shallmay be installed at the building entry. In multi-apartment buildings, individual heat consumption meters shallmay 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), shallmay be used for measuring heat consumption at each radiator.
Amendment 983 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Member States shallmay 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.
Amendment 1261 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
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.
Amendment 1407 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 1413 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 1429 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
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;
Amendment 1437 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
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;
Amendment 1476 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 a (new)
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;
Amendment 1571 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – introductory part
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:
Amendment 1573 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – introductory part
Annex III – introductory part
Public bodies that purchase products, services or buildings shall, taking account of the principle of economic viability:
Amendment 1683 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
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:
Amendment 28 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
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;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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;
Amendment 44 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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 industryeconomically 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;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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;
Amendment 56 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that access to low radiothe 790-862 MHz frequency bands, with theirhose propagation characteristics supporting wide-area coverage, is crucial to facilitating wireless rural broadband coverage allowing access to all foreseeable Internet services;
Amendment 76 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recommends facilitating the timely useprompt 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;
Amendment 94 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
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;
Amendment 98 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that high capacity broadband networks and fibre in the access networks (FTTH) are desirable objectivessential from the perspective of both end-users and economic developmenttheir future needs and economic development, given the ever more extensive use of broadband applications;
Amendment 109 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
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;
Amendment 110 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
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;
Amendment 111 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
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;
Amendment 116 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
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;
Amendment 139 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
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;
Amendment 141 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
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 appropriatemore effectively, targeting whiterural areas in particular, and ensuring the necessary coordination with consistent output indicators on an EU-wide scale;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
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;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the proposal to amendreview 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;
Amendment 21 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
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;
Amendment 28 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
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;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 19 May 2010 entitled “ A Digital Agenda for Europe” (COM(2010)245),
Amendment 8 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A – introductory part
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:
Amendment 17 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A – point 3
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,
Amendment 30 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B – point 4
Recital B – point 4
· fruitful cooperation between research institutes, - including Research and Technology Organisations (RTO’-s) - businesses, governments and citizens,
Amendment 43 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Innovation Union flagship initiative, which is the most significant and concrete attempt so far to introducean 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;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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 centrfocuses 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;
Amendment 63 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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;
Amendment 72 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
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;
Amendment 75 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Emphasises that the success of research and innovation policy is dependent upon:
Amendment 81 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 1
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);
Amendment 84 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 2
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;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 3
Paragraph 6 – point 3
· maximum involvement of all relevant players, e.g. SMEs, industry, universities, research institutes, including RTOs, governments and social partners;
Amendment 92 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 4
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;
Amendment 100 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
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;
Amendment 103 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
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;
Amendment 110 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission's proposal for the development of a singleet of integrated indicators allowing better monitoring of progress in innovation; urges further development of the ‘scoreboard’ by means of international cooperation;
Amendment 134 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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 immintegration);
Amendment 151 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
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;
Amendment 162 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
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;
Amendment 170 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to introduce a better method of financing innovation, bysingle policy framework with uniform rules and reimbursement rates for similar categories of actors, to creatinge synergies and to merginge 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;
Amendment 181 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
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;
Amendment 185 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
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;
Amendment 187 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
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;
Amendment 193 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
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);
Amendment 203 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to move a greater proportion ofstimulate 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;
Amendment 218 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
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;
Amendment 224 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
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;
Amendment 261 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
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;
Amendment 281 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point 5
Paragraph 32 – point 5
· encompass all innovationR&D&I programmes, including the EIT'’s Knowledge and Innovation Communities;
Amendment 288 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 point 5 b (new)
Paragraph 32 point 5 b (new)
· be targeted and focussed on impact and clear deliverables,
Amendment 290 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
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;
Amendment 291 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
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;
Amendment 296 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines that full engagement of the regional and local levelauthorities 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 andan 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;
Amendment 298 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
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;
Amendment 302 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
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;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
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;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
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;
Amendment 21 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
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;
Amendment 51 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
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;
Amendment 89 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
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.
Amendment 2 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
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’,
Amendment 30 #
2010/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
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;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
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;
Amendment 81 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that this will only be possible with a knowledge-based industry with a strong industrial basis;
Amendment 165 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
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);
Amendment 166 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
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;
Amendment 208 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – indent 4
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;
Amendment 285 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Draws attention to the energy-saving potential of smart technologies;
Amendment 338 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
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;
Amendment 412 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
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;
Amendment 461 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 3
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,
Amendment 488 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 1
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,
Amendment 49 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
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;
Amendment 81 #
2010/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
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;
Amendment 79 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
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.
Amendment 107 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
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.
Amendment 108 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
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.
Amendment 187 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point c
Article 2 – point c
(c) applying the least onerousmost appropriate, least onerous and non-discriminatory authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage;
Amendment 194 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point d
Article 2 – point d
(d) guaranteeing the functioningdevelopment of the internal market, in particular and digital services by ensuring effective competition, and a level playing field.
Amendment 270 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
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.
Amendment 291 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays, are non-discriminatory and promote effective competition.
Amendment 301 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 337 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 4
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.
Amendment 352 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 6
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.
Amendment 34 #
2010/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
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.
Amendment 40 #
2010/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
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.
Amendment 41 #
2010/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
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.
Amendment 43 #
2010/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
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
Amendment 48 #
2010/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
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.
Amendment 60 #
2010/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
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.
Amendment 65 #
2010/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
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 leastin particular:
Amendment 66 #
2010/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 68 #
2010/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 69 #
2010/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 70 #
2010/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 71 #
2010/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 72 #
2010/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 73 #
2010/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 4 #
2009/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
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);
Amendment 11 #
2009/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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;
Amendment 20 #
2009/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
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;
Amendment 22 #
2009/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
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;
Amendment 30 #
2009/2243(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
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;
Amendment 20 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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; recommendscalls, 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;
Amendment 24 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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;
Amendment 45 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 62 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
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;
Amendment 65 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
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;
Amendment 90 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
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;
Amendment 95 #
2009/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
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 simplifiedrecommends taking account of best practice models for the development of new delivery systems andin order to encourage participation by potential beneficiaries in EU co-funded programmes more effectively than hitherto;
Amendment 30 #
2009/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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;
Amendment 3 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 10 March 2009 on the Small Business Act,
Amendment 21 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
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;
Amendment 29 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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;
Amendment 33 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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;
Amendment 53 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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;
Amendment 62 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
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;
Amendment 69 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
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;
Amendment 75 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
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;
Amendment 77 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
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;
Amendment 86 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
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;
Amendment 87 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
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;
Amendment 92 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
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;
Amendment 105 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
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;
Amendment 107 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphastresses that the three sisdes of the need to make conditions in the EUknowledge triangle – education, research and innovation – must not be separated; calls, to that end, for investment in training and further training for skilled staff not to be cut, as this investment is crucially important given the impact of innovation capacity on EU competitiveness; emphasises the need to make conditions as attractive as possible to researchers and their skilled workers, especiallyalso in relation to their mobility, so that the EU can hold its own in global competition;