2 Amendments of Nora BERRA related to 2012/2259(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the EU's policy on renewable energy has benefitted the economy of the EU and has contributed to the creation of more than 500,000 domestic jobs1; Encourages the Commission to continue pursuing an ambitious but also structured and forward- looking approach to renewables that includes support mechanisms, measures to boost technological innovation and the identification of new strategic areas; __________________ 1 Eurostat 2010
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the pillar on international cooperation; recognises the potential that notably the Southern-Mediterranean countries represent in terms of production of renewable energy; believes that the EU's proposed DCFTAs could be a useful means to integrate the countries of this region into the EU's energy market and to invest into their technological development in a way that is beneficial to the sustainability of their economies;