4 Amendments of Fredrick FEDERLEY related to 2015/2074(BUD)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the commitments agreed in the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 should be met in full; expresses concern at the unacceptable and growing number of unpaid invoices; notes that interest on late payments in 2014 has risen more than sevenfold since 2012; calls for immediate action to reduce the backlog of outstanding payment claims;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that funding for research should be focused on areas in whicwith the greatest added value can be achieved and that improving energy efficiencyto achieve a secure, sustainable and low-carbon economy, and that low-carbon technologies, renewable energy technologies, improving energy efficiency, and fighting antimicrobial resistance should therefore be one of the priorities for European research;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises that since green growth policies make a good business case and have great potential for job creation in the current economic recession, the 2016 budget should focus on green growth in the sense of promoting economic growth while reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, minimising waste and inefficient use of natural resources, strengthening energy security through less dependence on imported fossil fuels, and making investment in the environment a driver for economic growth;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the transition towards a circular, low-carbon economy is an absolute necessity; emphasises that not only sufficient funds should be made available to accommodate that transition, but that Union-funded projects should not have a negative impact on it;