2 Amendments of Judith A. MERKIES related to 2012/2321(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
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2a. Notes that cooperatives can also play a vital role in the transition towards renewable energy and the fighting of energy poverty; by empowering local communities to generate their own energy, the roll-out of small and medium scale renewable technologies can be speeded up; these technologies lead to a more efficient use of energy and empower citizens to gain more control over their energy prices;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
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6. Calls on the Commission to bolster its services responsible for cooperatives by creating a Directorate focused on cooperatives and other social-economy organisations (such as mutuals) within DG Enterprise, with a unit working solely on the restructuring of industrial and service enterprises in crisis or without a successor into cooperatives; asks the Commission to pay special attention to the role energy cooperations can play in increasing the use of renewable energy sources and improving energy efficiency;