6 Amendments of Eluned MORGAN related to 2008/2055(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that the EU budget should follow certain principles and should focus on the issues which matter most to citizens in the 21st century, such as climate change, jobs and prosperity. In that respect, sees a strong role for the budget, alongside other policy tools, in supporting Member States’ efforts to develop and become high value added economies, focused on those States which are most underdeveloped; and (alongside Member States’ contributions) in strengthening knowledge, research and innovation, to ensure that the EU can compete in a low carbon global economy. On this basis calls upon the Commission to produce, as soon as possible, an ambitious White Paper examining all aspects of the budget and based on the principles of EU added value and proportionality;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights that energy efficiency is a vital means in tackling energy poverty, the most cost-effective way of delivering quick returns in fighting climate change and has the greatest cost-effective potential for emission reduction in the medium-term; considers the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework programme (CIP) as the main financial instrument for energy efficiency and calls for additional resources to be allocated to energy efficiency initiatives for both the production and the consumer sidealls on the Commission to consider the best way to work with Member States to ensure that action on energy efficiency is appropriately funded;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly emphasises that research and innovation are central to achieving a dynamic knowledge-based European economy driven by growth and the creation of jobs; stresses that an increase in the availability of funding is a prerequisite for a successful research and innovation policy; believes that the areas in which funding is needed have changed as the world has changed; therefore urges R&D funding to be focused on future market opportunities and new global challenges such as environmental technologies and energy;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls foron the continued and increased support and resoCommission to evaluate the effectiveness and EU added value of the CIP and other measurces for the Ewhich support entrepreneurship and Iinnovation Programme within the CIP; believes that there is a need for continued and increased support and resources for, and better integration of such programmes which provides the key financial instruments for the advancement of SMEs in Europe; emphasises that in terms of innovation SMEs should be encouraged to work closely together with universities to stimulate knowledge transfer;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that financial support is needed for the development of unbundled Trans-European Energy Networks which play an important role in the strategic energy policy and for the development of Trans European e-services with special regard to data security; in line with EU climate change objectives; believes that financing for Trans-European Energy Networks should be focused on low- carbon infrastructure such as smart energy networks to increase the efficiency, flexibility, safety, reliability and quality of the EU electricity and gas systems;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Observes that, particularly in the areas of support for research and development and for SMEs, the most effective and efficient forms of support can be from loans combined with grants; believes the budget review should consider methods of innovative financing to support growth.