8 Amendments of Krišjānis KARIŅŠ related to 2016/0287(COD)
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) LIn the context of this Regulation, local wireless connectivity should only qualify as free where it is provided without corresponding remuneration, whether by direct payment or other types of consideration, including, but not limited to, commercial advertising and the provision of personal data for commercial purposes.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Given the non-commercial nature of this intervention and the small scale of individual projects foreseen, the administrative burden should be limited to a minimum. Therefore, the intervention should be implemented by the most appropriate forms of financial assistance, notably grants, for example in the form of vouchers or loans, available under the Financial Regulation, now or in future. The intervention should not rely on financial instruments.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Given that the amount of financial assistance awarded to each applicant is small, but that the total number of potential applicants is large, administrative procedures should be streamlined so that decision-making is quick and effective. The CEF Regulation should therefore be amended in order to enable Member States to approve categories of proposals under this Regulation, in accordance with the criteria set out in Section 4, rather than having to give their agreement to individual applicants, and to stipulate that certification of the expenditure and the annual forwarding of information to the Commission are not mandatory for grants awarded pursuant to this Regulation.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The available budget should be allocated to projects in a geographically balanced manner among the Member States and, in principle, on a 'first come, first served' basis. The mechanism designed to ensure geographical balance should be included in the relevant Work Programmes adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, and be spelt out in calls for proposals, if necessary, for example in order to facilitate greater participation by applicants from Member States in which take-up of vouchers has been comparatively low.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Given Internet connectivity needs within the Union and the urgency of promoting access networks that can deliver, throughout the EU, an Internet experience of high quality based on very high- speed broadband services, and at the same time contribute to achieving the objectives of the European Gigabit Society, financial assistance should seek to attain a geographically balanced distribution and help to address the digital divide.
Amendment 95 #
(1a) Where justified by the need to avoid undue administrative burden, in particular in case of low value grants within the meaning of Article 185 of Regulation (EU) No 1286/2012, Member States' agreement may be given to a certain category of proposals under the work programmes pursuant to Article 17, without indicating individual applicants. An agreement of that type obviates the need for Member States to approve the proposal made by each individual applicant.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 283/2014
Annex – section 4 – paragraph 2
Annex – section 4 – paragraph 2
Financial assistance shall be available to entities with a public mission such as local authorpublic sector bodies, as defined in Article 3(1) of the Directive on the accessibility of the websities and providermobile applications of public servicctor bodies, undertaking to provide free local wireless connectivity through the installation of local wireless access points.
Amendment 122 #
The available budget shall be allocated in a geographically balanced manner across Member States to projects meeting the above conditions in view of the proposals received and, in principle, on a 'first come, first served' basis.’'