Activities of Judith A. MERKIES related to 2012/2295(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on innovating for sustainable growth: a bioeconomy for Europe PDF (255 KB) DOC (186 KB)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas a successful bioeconomy for Europe depends on the availability of sustainably managed and sourced foodstocks (from agriculture, forestry and biodegradable waste);
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Member States to develop national and regional bioeconomy action plans and requests the Commission to present a bi-annual report to the European Parliament with regard to the implementation of a bioeconomy;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Takes the view that a bioeconomy for Europe should not merely substitute the current fossil-based economy or repeat current wasteful behaviour and consumption patterns but should evolve into a more efficient and sustainable model. taking into account social and environmental stewardship throughout all bioeconomy-based value chains;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to include funding proposals involving a bioeconomy in the discussions around the Multiannual Financial Framework and Horizon 2020 in particular;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers it necessary to ensure that an integrated and interdisciplinary approach is taken to the bioeconomy and calls for the harmonisation of the different EU policies involved in its various sectors (Resource efficiency, Innovation Union, Raw Materials Initiative, Horizon 2020, cohesion policy, common agricultural policy, Renewable Energy Directive, Waste Framework Directive, Water Framework Directive, Environment Action Programme 2020, Packaging Directive, specific measures on biowaste) and the establishment of a uniform and stable regulatory environment both at EU level and nationally;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to make provision forenable innovative companies, especially SMEs, to find financial and other support instruments for industrial commercial and pre-commercial investments in theencouraging bioeconomy, for example through the use of the smart specialisation of the Regional and Structural Funds and European Investment Bank fundRisk-sharing facilities and through the establishment of a one-stop shop for information about all bio-based economy related initiatives;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Approves the use of the public-private partnership (PPP) formula and, hoping to overc, drawing adequate lessons frome the problems that emerged in previous applications of the same formula to other sectors, calls on the Commission to allocate adequate resources to fund thefor development and growth of such partnerships, in the belief that this is a key method for enabling new value chains to be created, for enhancing existing chains and facilitating investment in technologies and prototypes that can transfer theresearch findings of the research to the market;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls on the Commission to focus financial support on innovation in line with the Innovation Union, including the Horizon 2020 priorities, stimulating research findings to prepare for marketing, bridging the so-called valley of death of research in Europe;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that there are a number of excellent tools (public procurement, stax incentivesndardization, certification systems and specific labelling) that could create a strong market for bio-based products and hopes that reforms to the current law will go in that direction;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes the view that the synergy between local producers of agricultural and forestry raw materials and biorefineries could help strengthen the competitiveness and increase the profitability of rural regions; hopes, to that end, that an approach can be taken that takes into account the different segments of thecalls for an approach that lays down a hierarchy and builds upon so- called ‘pyramidcascade use of biomass’", strengthening it at its highest levels and thus sparking a trickle-down effect for this precious resourceleading to smart and efficient, value-adding use of biomass;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. HopRequires that the biological and biotechnological processes that are developed can be used in bio-based renewable resources from waste and non- food crops and also as components of existing agricultural and forest-based businesses;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to promote measures to sustainably increase the availability of biomass for industrial purposesfeedstocks potentials, to better mobilise such feedstocks and to collect biodegradable waste, preventing incentives for the transformation of biomass into energy from creating market distortions and reducing its availability for producers;.
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Stresses the importance of environmental stewardship with regard to land and water use; asks the Commission to promote Corporate Social Responsibility and cross compliance with the water framework directive, the Accounting & Transparency Directives and the ILUC proposals; calls on the Commission to address possible detrimental social effects when importing biofuels; reiterates that the inclusion of social and environmental considerations throughout the supply chain is indispensable when seeking support for a bioeconomy for Europe;