Activities of Miloslav RANSDORF
Plenary speeches (98)
Situation in Georgia (debate) CS
Situation in Georgia (debate) CS
Situation in Georgia (debate) CS
State of the Energy Union (debate) CS
Emission measurements in the automotive sector (debate) CS
Order of business CS
Order of business CS
The EU's role in the Middle East peace process (debate) CS
Srebrenica commemoration (debate) CS
Recent revelations of high-level corruption cases in FIFA (debate) CS
State of EU-Russia relations (debate) CS
State of EU-Russia relations (debate) CS
Eastern Partnership summit (21-22 May) (debate) CS
Persecution of the Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group Al-Shabaab (debate) CS
Armenian genocide 100th anniversary (debate) CS
Macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (A8-0056/2015 - Gabrielius Landsbergis) CS
Murder of the Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov and the state of democracy in Russia (RC-B8-0239/2015, B8-0239/2015, B8-0247/2015, B8-0248/2015, B8-0250/2015, B8-0251/2015, B8-0252/2015) CS
2014 Progress report on Serbia (B8-0213/2015) CS
2014 Progress report on Serbia (debate) CS
Humanitarian crisis in Iraq and Syria, in particular in the IS context (debate) CS
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
Association agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova - Conclusion of an Association agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova (debate)
EU-Ukraine association agreement, with the exception of the treatment of third country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party - EU-Ukraine association agreement, as regards the treatment of third country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party (debate) CS
Common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports (debate)
Credit requirements directives: Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC - Community programme for financial services, financial reporting and auditing
Energy labelling and standard product information (recast) (debate)
Production and employment in the textile and clothing sector in various EU Member States (debate)
Consequences of the recent gas crisis - Second Strategic Energy Review - Challenge of energy efficiency through information and communication technologies (debate)
Presentation of the Czech Presidency's programme (debate)
Conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks - Internal market in natural gas - European strategic energy technology plan (debate)
Internal market in electricity - Conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity - Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators - Towards a European Charter on the Rights of Energy Consumers (debate)
Commission Question Time
2006 Annual report on the CFSP - Annual report on the implementation of the European Security Strategy and ESDP (continuation of debate)
Employment Policy Guidelines for Member States (debate)
Progress made in equal opportunities and non-discrimination in the EU (debate)
Deterioration of the situation in Georgia (debate)
The Green Paper on 'Adapting to climate change in Europe - options for EU action' (debate)
Croatia: 2007 progress report - Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)
Eurostars (debate)
The challenge of EU Development Cooperation Policy for the new Member States (debate)
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (debate)
Treaty of Lisbon (debate)
Situation in Iran (continuation of debate)
US anti-missile defence system (debate)
Application of the Schengen acquis - Application of the Schengen acquis in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (debate)
Conventional energy sources and energy technology (debate)
Roaming on public mobile networks (debate)
Transatlantic relations (debate)
European Chemicals Agency – Amendment of Directive 67/548/EEC on dangerous substances (debate)
Implementation of the Seventh Framework Programme of the EC and the EAEC (debate)
Nanosciences and nanotechnology (debate)
A European social model for the future (debate)
Agenda
REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals)
EU resources for research
Action against hunger and poverty
Constitution for Europe
Turkey's progress towards accession
Statement by the President-designate of the Commission (continuation)
Hospitable environment for enterprises, businesses and start-ups to create jobs (debate)
NAIADES II: An action programme to support inland waterway transport (debate)
A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies (debate)
Review of the Lithuanian Presidency (debate)
State of the Union (debate)
Recent floods in Europe (debate)
Renewable energy in the European internal energy market (debate)
Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities - Industrial, energy and other aspects of shale gas and oil (debate)
Discrimination against girls in Pakistan, in particular the case of Malala Yousafzai
Is ERASMUS in danger? (debate)
Energy efficiency (debate)
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement between the EU and its Member States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the USA (debate)
Trade aspects of the Eastern partnership (short presentation)
Roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (debate)
Enlargement report for Serbia (debate)
Kazakhstan (debate)
Kazakhstan (debate)
Kazakhstan (debate)
Kazakhstan (debate)
EU development cooperation in support of the objective of universal energy access by 2030 (short presentation)
State of the Union (debate)
Review of the Hungarian Presidency (debate)
5th cohesion report and strategy for the post-2013 cohesion policy - Implementation of cohesion policy programmes for 2007-2013 - European urban agenda and its future in cohesion policy - Objective 3: future agenda for cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation - Increased effectiveness between ERDF and other structural funds (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (24 June 2011) (continuation of debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (24 June 2011) (continuation of debate)
Application of EIA Directive in Austria (debate)
Stress tests of nuclear power plants in EU and nuclear safety in EU neighbourhood countries (debate)
Nuclear safety 25 years after the Chernobyl disaster (debate)
Lessons to be drawn for nuclear safety in Europe following the nuclear accident in Japan
Industrial policy for the globalised era (debate)
A sustainable EU policy for the High North (debate)
EC-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement - Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EC and Serbia (continuation of debate)
State aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines (debate)
State of the Union (debate)
Community financial assistance with respect to the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria – ‘Kozloduy Programme’ (debate)
Macro-financial assistance to Georgia - Macro-financial assistance to Armenia - Macro-financial assistance to Serbia - Macro-financial assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
Macro-financial assistance to Georgia - Macro-financial assistance to Armenia - Macro-financial assistance to Serbia - Macro-financial assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
Inaugural address by the President of the European Parliament
Outcome of the European Council (18-19 June 2009) - Term in office of the Czech Presidency (debate)
Reports (5)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council directive imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products PDF (364 KB) DOC (499 KB)
REPORT Report on Nanosciences and nanotechnologies: An action plan for Europe 2005-2009 PDF (196 KB) DOC (160 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation of the Union in a Research and Development Programme jointly undertaken by several Member States aimed at supporting research performing small and medium-sized enterprises PDF (216 KB) DOC (325 KB)
REPORT on the trade aspects of the Eastern Partnership PDF (178 KB) DOC (108 KB)
REPORT Report on the roposal for a Council decision providing macro-financial assistance to Serbia PDF (150 KB) DOC (77 KB)
Shadow reports (14)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Kosovo, of the other part PDF (373 KB) DOC (81 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union PDF (145 KB) DOC (61 KB)
REPORT on green growth opportunities for SMEs PDF (196 KB) DOC (130 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2009/71/EURATOM establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations PDF (391 KB) DOC (434 KB)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain procedures for applying the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part PDF (148 KB) DOC (65 KB)
REPORT on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies PDF (377 KB) DOC (227 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Community system for registration of carriers of radioactive materials PDF (411 KB) DOC (538 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation on Union support for the nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia PDF (361 KB) DOC (469 KB)
REPORT current challenges and opportunities for renewable energy in the European internal energy market PDF (304 KB) DOC (214 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC PDF (1 MB) DOC (1 MB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs PDF (137 KB) DOC (65 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council directive on the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste PDF (599 KB) DOC (923 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation on Community financial assistance with respect to the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria - 'Kozloduy Programme' PDF (337 KB) DOC (410 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to safeguard security of gas supply and repealing Directive 2004/67/EC PDF (810 KB) DOC (1 MB)
Opinions (4)
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: A European initiative for the development of micro-credit in support of growth and employment
OPINION Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol, diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and the introduction of a mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the use of road transport fuels and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC, as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EEC
OPINION A European social model for the future
OPINION on the implementation and impact of the energy efficiency measures under Cohesion Policy
Shadow opinions (6)
OPINION on resource efficiency: moving towards a circular economy
OPINION on the European defence technological and industrial base
OPINION on the EU’s External Aviation Policy - Addressing Future Challenges
OPINION Proposal for a Council regulation on state aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines
OPINION on the arrangements for importing fishery and aquaculture products into the EU with a view to the future reform of the CFP
OPINION Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers
Institutional motions (25)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the displacement of children in Northern Nigeria as a result of Boko Haram attacks PDF (154 KB) DOC (80 KB)
PROPOSITION DE RÉSOLUTION sur la Thaïlande FR PDF (143 KB) DOC (72 KB)
PROPOSITION DE RÉSOLUTION sur la République Centre Africaine FR PDF (151 KB) DOC (73 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Belarus PDF (253 KB) DOC (65 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Srebrenica commemoration PDF (247 KB) DOC (63 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Burundi PDF (171 KB) DOC (69 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Nepal following the earthquakes PDF (178 KB) DOC (83 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Paraguay: legal aspects related to child pregnancy PDF (157 KB) DOC (82 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Paraguay: the legal aspects related to the child pregnancy PDF (140 KB) DOC (66 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Nepal after the earthquakes PDF (140 KB) DOC (68 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the destruction of cultural sites perpetrated by ISIS/Da’esh PDF (315 KB) DOC (69 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Nigeria PDF (145 KB) DOC (64 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the centenary of the Armenian Genocide PDF (127 KB) DOC (57 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the commemoration of the centenary of the Armenian Genocide PDF (134 KB) DOC (55 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Ukraine PDF (238 KB) DOC (63 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child PDF (159 KB) DOC (91 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Turkish actions creating tensions in the exclusive economic zone of Cyprus PDF (131 KB) DOC (56 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Turkish actions creating tensions in the exclusive economic zone of Cyprus PDF (133 KB) DOC (60 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan PDF (124 KB) DOC (57 KB)
PROPOSITION DE RÉSOLUTION disparition de 43 etudiants enseignants au Mexique FR PDF (131 KB) DOC (58 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Libya PDF (127 KB) DOC (63 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Iraq and Syria and the ISIS offensive PDF (133 KB) DOC (69 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Ukraine and the state of play of EU-Russia relations PDF (132 KB) DOC (67 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the crime of aggression PDF (120 KB) DOC (55 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Ukraine PDF (131 KB) DOC (63 KB)
Oral questions (2)
Access to finance for the SMEs PDF (7 KB) DOC (26 KB)
Investigation into the crash of flight MH-17 in Ukraine PDF DOC
Written questions (2)
Violation of labour and trade union rights in the European Patent Organisation (EPO) PDF (105 KB) DOC (25 KB)
End of the common position on Cuba PDF (195 KB) DOC (27 KB)
Written declarations (4)
Amendments (213)
Amendment 204 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that better regulation should help to examine policy through a digital lens and facilitate the adaptation of legislation and enforcement frameworks in the light of new technologies and new business models to prevent fragmentation of the single market; stresses however that it is essential to establish whether the new challenges cannot be effectively tackled with the use of existing legislation;
Amendment 352 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to put emphasis on the implementation of the European Commission's Better Regulation program so that all the legislative initiatives undertaken in the framework of the strategy for a digital single market meet the requirements of the program. This is particularly important in the digital environment, where excessive regulations cannot go hand in hand with innovation and where dynamic changes of the environment require efficient and technologically neutral solutions, able to survive the test of time;
Amendment 656 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that incentivising private investments in fast and ultra-fast communication networks, especially in rural and remote areas, is a requirement for any digital progress, with competition remaining the main driver of infrastructure investments, innovation, affordable prices and choices for consumers; considers that little evidence exists, in the still fragmented European telecommunications market, of a link between consolidation of operators and increased investment in networks;
Amendment 3 #
2015/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the opening of the consultation on the Capital Markets Union, and underlines the need to learn lessons from the crises in order to enhance marketfinancial stability and facilitate non-bank financing of the real economy; believes that this initiative, by widening access to funding and unlocking investment, can be an important tool to get Europe back on track for economic growth;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to take into account the wider global context; calls for a set of measures to improve the investment climate, attracting capital flows into the EU and restoring the international competitiveness of the Unregulate international financial flows in order to reduce dependence on short-term and foreign currency loans; points out that industrial development is particularly vulnerable to hot capital flows and financial speculation; regrets, in this respect, that official public loans have often been made conditional on financial liberalisation;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomesStresses that the envisaged diversification of funding channels, which should be complementary to the existing ones and promote instruments which have proved their usefulness; underlines the need to reduce administrative burd may increase significantly the risks of financial fragility and instability; underlines that the development of new financial instruments and foster the application of the principles of proportionality, coherence and practicability in EU legislation, in the interests of efficient, liquid and cost- effective capital marketsmust be effectively linked to the needs of the real economy and calls on the Commission to apply the precautionary principle in matters of financial regulation;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the launch of consultationsExpresses its concern on the review of the Prospectus Directive and the efforts being made to remove regulatory barriers to access to securitisation; underlines, in particular, the need to open up financial markets to SMEs; supports broadening the funding options available for SMEs; callss it may lead to lower regulatory standards for securitisation; stresses that efforts be made to ensure that SMEs can access finance without increasing their exposure to financial markets; calls, in this respect, for improved access to long-term financing and forthrough the development of a pan- European private placement market promoting venture capital, as well as altpublic, coopernative instruments such as peer-to- peer lending and crowdfundand industrial banking;
Amendment 58 #
2015/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to take into account the specificities of individual markets and propose changes only in those areas that require intervention in order to eliminate the existing barriersnhance financial stability; believes that the bottom-up approach and sharing national best practices should be at the core of the Capital Markets Union initiative;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the importance of comprehensive and cross-sectional impact assessments, andwith adequate emphasis on the risks for industry of external funding in case of enhanced financial fragility, volatility or concentration as result of the Capital Markets Union; calls on the Commission to undertake detailed consultations on matters of concern to allsocial partners and other stakeholders, and to ensure the coherence of the delegating and implementing acts.
Amendment 2 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the 2016 budget should focus on initiatives that contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and the creation of high-quality and durable employment across the Union and that programmes contributing directly to these objectives should be given priority when budgetary decisions are made;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the considerable impact of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) on the 2016 budget; believes that the objectives of the EFSI can only be achieved if the level of financing for Horizon 2020 - Marie Curie, the Joint Research programmes and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) ishould be fully maintained;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the considerable impact of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) on the 2016 budget; believes that the objectives of the EFSI can only be achieved ifBelieves that the level of financing for Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) ismust be fully maintained;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for an increase in resources for budget headings providing subsidies for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives in order to cope with rising production factor costs and keep pace with the evolving knowledge society and with development based on balanced economic growth, especially in Member States where the crisis has had a greater impact in terms of MSME closures;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that greater priority must be given to parts of the budget earmarked for increasing Europe's security of supply by building a network of interconnectors to ensure a free flow of energy between Member States; stresses the importance of enlarging the concept of security so as to include and address the problem of energy poverty;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the recent initiatives of the Commission and encourages Member States to tackle further tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance, promoting clear and fairbe transparent in its taxation schemes, including tax rulings, combatting aggressive tax planning and re-launching the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base scheme, stressing the importance to avoid any increase in administrative burdens and cost of compliance;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that fiscal policies and corporate taxation should be used as a tool to boost growth, jobs and development; believes that the Union must, by a more efficient, more transparent and fairer tax treatment for all companies, promote an attractive, competitive and balanced business environment that would allow businesses, including, by ensuring a more equal distribution of income and supporting public budgets; believes that the Union must develop a more transparent and fairer tax system, also for micro, small and medium- sized enterprises, family businesses and self-employed people to operate simpler across the borders within the Union and cooperatives vis-à-vis larger businesses;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that taxes must be paid where profits are made or value is created and where public services and infrastructures are used; stresses, in this respect, the need for clear, transparent and coherent rules on the accounting of profits and value creation, thus avoiding their "ad hoc" transfer for taxation purposes, particularly by means of intangibles;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of guaranteeing personal data protection, confidentiality of information exchanged and freedom to conduct a business; encourages the identification of solutions that strike a balance between transparency and confidentiality while ensuring transparency in corporate taxation;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Suggests the simpla clarification ofn the utilisation of the credit coming from taxes paid in a foreign country, along with consequentstressing the need for automatic exchange of information between tax authorities; highlights the complexity of bilateral and multilateral tax treaties, which are often designed to include loopholes that favour tax avoidance in conjunction with domestic taxation schemes;
Amendment 66 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 72 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Condemns the complicity of financial and consultancy corporations in the development of aggressive tax planning in the EU;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2010(INL)
6b. Notes that the fall in corporate tax revenues is one of the main factors driving the public debt crisis and the structural fall in available public resources in many Member States; stresses that industrial development cannot be grounded on aggressive tax dumping, but must rely on the structural transformation of the economy through public investment and planning;
Amendment 50 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The economic and financial crisis has led to a lowering of the level of investments within the Union. Investment has fallen by approximately 15% since its peak in 2007. The Union suffers in particular from a lack of investment as a consequence of austerity policies, including lower wages and public spending, which have depressed aggregate demand and increased market uncertainty regarding the economic future; and the fiscal constraints placed on Member States by SGP rules and the unwillingness of the ECB to intervene decisively in public bond markets. This lack of investment slows economic recovery and negatively affects job creation, and long-term growth prospects and competitiveness.
Amendment 56 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Comprehensive action is required to reverse the vicious circle created by a lack of investment. Structural reforms and fiscal responsibility are necessary preconditions for stimulating investment. Along with a renewed impetus towards investment financing, these preconditions can contribute to establishing a virtuous circle, whereNew investment projects help support employment and demand and lead to a sustained increase in growth potential, while ensuring social and regional cohesion.
Amendment 60 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Throughout the economic and financial crisis, the Union has made efforts to promote growth, in particular through initiatives set out in the Europe 2020 strategy that put in place an approach for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The European Investment Bank ('EIB') has also strengthened its role in instigating and promoting investment within the Union, partly by way of an increase in capital in January 2013. Further abeen responsible for structural reforms and budgetary cuts which have moved the economy away from the Europe 2020 targets. Action is required to ensure that the investment needs of the Union are addressed and that the liquidity available on the market is used efficiently and channelled towards the funding of viable investment projects, which reinforce social and regional cohesion through the creation of quality jobs and the broadening and improvement of the productive base of Member States, especially those most affected by the crisis.
Amendment 64 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 67 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 80 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The purpose of the EFSI should be to help resolve the difficulties in financing and implementing productive investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing. It is intended that increased access to financing should be of particular benefit to small and medium enterprises. It is alsoMSMEs and cooperatives. It may be appropriate to extend the benefit of such increased access to financing to mid- cap companies, which are companies having up to 3000 employees, when projects contribute to quality job creation, industrial development and social and environmental sustainability. Overcoming Europe's current investment difficulties should contribute to strengthening the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 81 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The purpose of the EFSI should be to help resolve the difficulties in financing and implementing productive investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing, reinforcing social and regional cohesion through the creation of quality jobs and the broadening and improvement of the productive base of Member States, especially those most affected by the crisis. It is intended that increased access to financing should be of particular benefit to small and medium enterprises. It is also appropriate to extend the benefit of such increased access to financing to mid- cap companies, which are companies having up to 3000 employees. Overcoming Europe's current investment difficulties should contribute to strengthening the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 93 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The EFSI should support public and other strategic investments with high economic and social value added contributing to achieving Union policy objectives.
Amendment 127 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EFSI should target projects delivering high societal and economic value. In particular, the EFSI should target projects that promote job creation, long- term growth and competitiveness. The EFSI should support a wide range of financial products, including equity, debt or guarantees, to best accommodate the needs of the individual project. This wide range of products should allow the EFSI to adapt to market needs whilst encouraging private investment in the projects. The EFSI should not be a substitute for private market finance but should instead catalyse private finance by addressing market failures so as to ensure the most effective and strategic use of public money. The requirement for consistency with State aid principles should contribute to such effective and strategic usEFSI should not be a substitute for private market finance.
Amendment 140 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB and Union instruments to ensure additionality over existing operations. The EFSI should finance projects across the Union, including in the countries most affected by the financial crisis. The EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources on reasonable termand investments can be shown to make a positive contribution towards social and regional cohesion, by improving public investment and services, the creation of quality jobs and the improvement and broadening of the productive base of Member States, particularly those most affected by the crisis.
Amendment 154 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Decisions on the use of the EFSI support for infrastructure and large mid- cap projects should be made by an Investment Committee, with appropriate involvement of social partners. The Investment Committee should be composed of independent experts who are knowledgeable and experienced in the areas of investment projects and the fields of employment policy, industrial policy, energy and research and innovation. The Investment Committee should be accountable to a Steering Board of the EFSI, who should supervise the fulfilment of the EFSI's objectives with appropriate involvement of social partners. To effectively benefit from the experience of the EIF, the EFSI should support funding to the EIF to allow the EIF to undertake individual projects in the areas of small and medium enterprises and small mid-cap companies.
Amendment 162 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to enable the EFSI to support investments, the Union should grant a guarantee of an amount equal to EUR 16 000 000 000. When provided on a portfolio basis, the guarantee coverage should be capped depending upon the type of instrument, such as debt, equity or guarantees, as a percentage of the volume of the portfolio of outstanding commitments. It is expected that when the guarantee is combined with EUR 5 000 000 000 to be provided by the EIB, that the EFSI support should generate EUR 60 800 000 000 additional investment by the EIB and EIF. This EUR 60 800 000 000 supported by the EFSI is expected to generate a total of EUR 315 000 000 000 in investment in the Union within the period 2015 to 2017. Guarantees that are attached to projects which are completed without a call on a guarantee are available for supporting new operations.
Amendment 172 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to allow for further increase in its resources, participation in the EFSI should be open to third parties, including Member States, national promotional banks or public agencies owned or controlled by Member States, private sector entities and entities outside the Union subject to the consent of existing contributors. Third parties mayshould contribute directly to the EFSI and take part in the EFSI governance structure.
Amendment 181 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Provided that all relevant eligibility criteria are fulfilled, Member States may use European Structural Investment Funds to contribute to the financing of eligible projects that are supported by the EU guarantee. The flexibility of this approach should maximise the potential to attract investors to se projects should be considered on a project-by-project basis, withe areas of investment targeted by the EFSIdequate involvement of social partners and public authorities.
Amendment 194 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Alongside the financing operations that will be conducted through the EFSI, a European Investment Advisory Hub ('EIAH') should be created. The EIAH should provide strengthened support for project development and preparation across the Union, by building on the expertise of the Commission, the EIB, national promotional banks, social partners and the managing authorities of the European Structural and Investment Funds. This should establish a single point of entry for questions related to technical assistance for investments within the Union.
Amendment 205 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 219 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Within the Union, there are a significant number of potentially viable projects that are not being financed due to a lack of certainty and transparency with respect to such projects. Often, this is because private investors are not aware of the projects or have insufficient information to make an assessment of the investment risks. The Commission and the EIB, with support from the Member States, should promote the creation of a transparent pipeline of current and future investment projects in the Union suitable for investment. This 'project pipeline' should ensure that information is made publicly available regarding investment projects on a regular and structured basis to ensure that investors have reliable information on which to base their investment decisions. </>The Commission and the EIB, with support from the Member States and the European Parliament, should promote the creation of a transparent pipeline of current and future investment projects in the Union suitable for investment. Or. en
Amendment 242 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The purpose of the EFSI shall be to support public and strategic investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing for companies having up to 3000 employees, with a particular focus on small and medium enterprisMSMEs and cooperatives, through the supply of risk bearing capacity to the EIB ('EFSI Agreement').
Amendment 251 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The EFSI Agreement shall be open to accession by Member States. Subject to the consent of existing contributors, the EFSI Agreement shall also be open to accession by other third parties, including national promotional banks or public agencies owned or controlled by Member States, and private sector entities.
Amendment 290 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
To meet that objective, the EIAH shall use the expertise of the EIB, the Commission, national promotional banks, social partners and the managing authorities of the European Structural and Investment Funds.
Amendment 316 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The EFSI Agreement shall provide that the EFSI shall have an Investment Committee, which shall be responsible for examining potential operations in line with the EFSI investment policies and approving the support of the EU guarantee for operations in line with Article 5, irrespective of their geographic location, with appropriate involvement of social partners in the decision-making process.
Amendment 328 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Investment Committee shall be composed of six independent experts and the Managing Director. Independent experts shall have a high level of relevant marketExperts shall be selected on the basis of relevant knowledge and experience in management in project finance and the fields of employment policy, industrial policy, energy and research and innovation; They shall be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three years.
Amendment 390 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) expansion of renewable energy and energy and resource efficiency and savings;
Amendment 427 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 438 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. At least one third of total guarantees will be used to support MSMEs and cooperatives.
Amendment 470 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission and the EIB, with support from the Member States and the European Parliament, shall promote the creation of a transparent pipeline of current and potential future investment projects in the Union. The pipeline is without prejudice to the final projects selected for support according to Article 3(5).
Amendment 26 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the CommissExpresses deep concern on Commission´s intention to maintain the objective of including a specific energy chapter in the TTIP which could significantly increase the EU’s energy security;.
Amendment 197 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Regrets the lack of transparency in the Commission trade negotiations. Calls for a public and democratic debate with all relevant stakeholders, in particular trade unions and civil society representatives, ensuring adequate monitoring of the implications of the Commission s free trade agenda.
Amendment 199 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 8 – point 1 (new)
(1) Underlines that any FTA agreement must be conditional to the safeguarding of current levels of regulation labour, environmental and social rights protection and safeguards on public provision, including the right of States to adopt higher standards in the futures in this regards, insists that any form of ISDS be excluded from FTA negotiations, in order to maintain democratic control over said regulations.
Amendment 31 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas it is impossible, due to the lack of a definition, to gather comparable data in the EU Member States in order to draw attention to the special situation and contribution of family businesses;
Amendment 63 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that, because of their history, family businesses are very rooted in a particular location and thus also create and maintain jobs in rural and in less attractivefavoured areas; calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to provide the necessary infrastructure in order to ensure the competitivenessviability, continuity, renewal and growth of such businesses;
Amendment 74 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that highly specialised family businesses in particular play an important role as suppliers and innovators to larger companies and that, given their long-term and intergenerational approach to business, they provide the companies they supply with material security and thereby make a significant contribution to economic growth;
Amendment 86 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States, with this in mind, to ensure that national rules on the taxation of inheritance and gifts and on corporate taxation do not discriminate against equity financing which is so vital for family businesses; points out, in this connection, that in Hungary inheritance tax on business assets has been abolished;
Amendment 101 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to improve access to credit for family businesses, avoiding securitisation as proposed in the Capital Markets Union Green Paper.
Amendment 116 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recognises that the fiscal, legal and administrative environment in which family businesses operate is defined by the combined effect of corporate legislation and private law;
Amendment 128 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and especially the Member States therefore to improve the legal framework forand create financing instruments supporting the transfer of family businesses, and create special financing instruments for transfers and thus prevent liquidity shortages so as to ensure the survival of family businesses and prevent distress saless well as promote family business specific education on topics such as business transfer, governance structures, ownership strategies and implementing innovation;
Amendment 141 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that tax practices, shown to be conducive to long-term family entrepreneurship, through exemptions on gift and progressive inheritance tax, are applied and are not eroded through short sighted reforms adopted under the pressure of the current debt crisis;
Amendment 146 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission to acknowledge the necessity of a progressive access to internationalisation of the family businesses, avoiding total exposure to international markets risks, while maintaining territorial added value attributed to this kind of business;
Amendment 158 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to commission studies that analyse the importance of ownership for the success and survival of a business and, highlight the specific challenges facing family businesses; calls on the Commission and develop a statistically workable definition of family businesses in cooperation with Eurostat; calls on the Commission to set a framework to identify and measure positive externalities generated by family businesses and also to collect enough data on family businesses in the various Member States both, to allow a comparison of the situation of family businesses, as well as between family businesses and non-family businesses and to promote exchanges of examples of good practices;
Amendment 170 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to conduct an impact assessment of the extent to which a revision of the European SME definition from 2003 would be possible, moving away from purely quantitative criteria to qualitative criteria that also take into account the ownership of a company, bearing in mind the interdependence of ownership, control and management and, generally, the personal aspect of running a business, and the consequences this could have on family businesses, for example, with regard to state aid and the eligibility of such businesses;
Amendment 182 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission in the meantime, as part of its regulatory impact assessment, to establish a ‘family business test’ modelled on the SME test, in order to be able determine the effect of certain legal acts on family businesses in advance and thereby avoid unnecessary red tape for family businesses, paying special attention to the combined effect of corporate legislation and private law;
Amendment 195 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to strive to strengthen entrepreneurship throughout the EU and to create an favourable environment for business excellence;
Amendment 206 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to urgently draw up a communication analysing the role ofon family businesses with a view to boosting the competitiveness of the EU’s economy by 2020, and to produce a road map listing the measures likely to strengthen the economic environment and development of family businesses in the EU and raise awareness on the family businesses specific characteristics and challenges to be addressed ;
Amendment 210 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission in the meantime to urgently launch calls within the framework of HORIZON, COSME and ERASMUS (for young entrepreneurs) programmes focusing on the specific problems faced by the family businesses that are SMEs ; calls on the Commission and the Member States to coordinate specification and activation of the Partnership Agreements and related Operational Programmes within the EU Cohesion Policy current Programming period to the benefit of family businesses that are SMEs, especially in the Member States devastated by the crisis;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas 90% of SMEs are micro- enterprises (enterprises with less than 10 employees) and these micro-enterprises account for 53% of all jobs in Europe;
Amendment 87 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers it essential to provide greater support to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and worker cooperatives in order to boost their competitiveness within a stable business environment, minimise the effect of dominant market positions occupied by large companies and conglomerates, encourage the culture of entrepreneurship, and help SMEs to be set up and to grow;.
Amendment 88 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission, in view of the fact that potential micro-credit customers are usually unable to provide security and banks are generally unwilling to lend them money, to establish a 'European guarantee' for micro-loan;.
Amendment 89 #
2014/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that 90% of EU enterprises are micro-enterprises (enterprises with less than 10 employees) and that the greatest barrier to more innovation for those enterprises results from restricted access to credit, especially small loans (under EUR 25.000); believes therefore, that the Commission's proposal should include also for micro-credits initiatives to enhance employment in micro- enterprises, to enable those excluded from the conventional credit system to start up new activities, and to boost innovation in the EU;
Amendment 10 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that, in order to tackle global challenges and the EU’s resource dependency, it is essential that energy and resource efficiency form the basis of European industrial renewal so that the EU can maintain its competitiveness in the future, recreate manufacturing capacity and generate jobs for highly skilled workersgood, sustainable jobs, thereby guaranteeing decent work for all;
Amendment 19 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that better design, waste prevention, reuse and recycling could bring substantial net savings for EU businesses, estimated at EUR 600 billion, or 8% of annual turnover, while also reducing total annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2-4%1; emphasises that increasing resource productivity by 30% by 2030 could boost GDP by nearly 1% and create 2 million additional sustainable jobs; __________________ 1 Commission communication of 2 July 2014 entitled ‘Towards a circular economy: a zero waste programme for Europe’ (COM(2014)0398).
Amendment 32 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points to the Commission’s analysis which shows that adopting new waste targets would create 180 000 jobs, make Europe more competitive and reduce demand for costly scarce resources2; strongly regrets the withdrawal of the legislative proposal on waste3, and calls for a more ambitious legislative proposal, addressing not only municipal but also industrial and commercial waste streams, to be put forward by 2015 as part of a more ambitious circular economy package (CEP), as announced by Vice-President Timmermans in Parliament’s plenary part- session of December 20144; __________________ 2 Commission staff working document of 2 July 2014 containing an executive summary of the impact assessment accompanying the proposal for a directive amending the waste directives (COM(2014)0397) (SWD(2014)0208). 3 Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2008/98/EC on waste, 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste, 1991/31/EC on the landfill of waste, 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, and 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (COM(2014)0397). 4 Verbatim plenary debate of 16 December 2014 on the Commission work programme 2015.
Amendment 39 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the CEP to establish, in line with the recommendations of the European Resource Efficiency Platform5, a comprehensive policy and social framework which includes concrete policy objectives, taking into account the particular social and economic impact in individual Member States and without interfering with specific local characteristics, and better integrates and streamlines existing policy tools; insists that tools and measures must ensure real opportunities for, and active participation of, SMEs in the circular economy; __________________ 5 maintains, as far as households are concerned, that the above measures must never exceed the limits of economic affordability; __________________ 5 European Resource Efficiency Platform European Resource Efficiency Platform (EREP) Manifesto and Policy Recommendations, March 2014: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/resource_e fficiency/documents/erep_manifesto_and_ policy_recommendations_31-03-2014.pdf
Amendment 52 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the CEP to introduce a sustainable materials management policy at EU level, taking a life-cycle approach and aiming for eco-efficient and environmentally responsible use of materials, including during the extraction, design, production, consumption, and waste management phases; maintains, as far as households are concerned, that the above measures must never exceed the limits of economic affordability;
Amendment 63 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the potential of reuse and repair policies for sustainable quality job creation, resource savings and the development of the social economy and social enterprises; calls for further incentives and other support for reuse, the consolidation of reuse, and repair infrastructures and networks;
Amendment 76 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of creating industrial synergies for recycling and of helping companies to discover how their energy, waste and by-products can serve as resources for others; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote approaches such as those taken in the UK as part of the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme;
Amendment 89 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the role of environmental tax reform (switching taxation away from labour and towards pollution and resources) in providing the right signals for investment in resource efficiency, and calls for progress in this area to be pursued by the Member States as part of the European Semester processthe fact that reform in this area, without adding to the costs to be met by companies, should encourage modernisation of production;
Amendment 118 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas the promotion of the exploitation of indigenous conventional oil and gas resources in full compliance with EU acquis, both in traditional production areas (e.g. the North Sea) and in newly discovered areas (e.g. Eastern Mediterranean, Black Sea) will lessen the dependence of the EU on external suppliers and transit countries;
Amendment 164 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that it is important to put an end to any isolation of Member States and regions from European gas and electricity networks and strongly believes that the EU should help those most vulnerable countries to diversify their sources and supply routes, as a matter of priority; therefore recalls, in the context of energy diversity, the essential role of energy mix including all sorts of energy production and allowing for specific conditions of individual Member State in order to achieve the EU energy goals.
Amendment 195 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to recognise that energy efficiency is by virtue of its lowest cost, availability and sustainability "the first fuel" in the merit order of energy resources, and thus plays a prime role in maintaining security of supply
Amendment 298 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to closely monitor the implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and to carry out a limited review of the Energy Efficiency Directive in order to update the provisions relevant to the indicative 2030 energy efficiency improvement target of at least 27 %; such a revision should result in a fair burden sharing and take into account the difficulties for public investments and leveraging private capital in Member States that face financial recession; believes that measurement and verification of energy efficiency improvements should be an integral part of the annual European semester reporting;
Amendment 696 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Insists that the EU's energy policy should ensure the access to energy for all, contribute to affordable energy prices for the benefit of all consumers and strengthen public control and regulation in this sector. Reiterates that the Energy is a basic human need and therefore the EU should closely focus on the issue of energy poverty and promote measures to tackle this problem, which affected one in four EU citizens - 124 million people - in 2012; reminds that this problem is likely to be aggravated in the coming years by a renewed rise in energy prices;
Amendment 723 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Expresses the opinion that Russia can no longer be considered a reliable partner as it explicitly questions EU law, including at the World Trade Organisation, and uses energy supply for political purposes; stresses, therefore,stresses that more attention should be concentrated on the development and further expansion of the gas supply infrastructure with Norway, the Southern Gas Corridor and the Mediterranean gas hub;
Amendment 752 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Underlines that the EU should take advantage of the opportunities that emerge from the energy sources of the Eastern Mediterranean, in particular with a view to create a Mediterranean gas hub through a corridor from the South- eastern Mediterranean to Europe in order to enhance EU's energy security. The EU should promote initiatives for the cooperation in the sector of Energy between the countries in the eastern Mediterranean contributing thus to peace and economic prosperity for the people.
Amendment 761 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Highlights the need to actively strengthen cooperation with the EU's partners and recognize the important role of international cooperation in the field of Energy, and especially energy security; in this regard stresses that all intergovernmental agreements must be based on the principle of mutual respect with the third countries involved.
Amendment 763 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 b (new)
Paragraph 42 b (new)
42b. Stresses that strategic infrastructures that promote the diversification of supplies, sources and routes, such as storage, import and transport facilities, as well as liquefaction and regafication of natural gas plants, can facilitate enhanced supply when emergency situations occur. Under normal market conditions, these infrastructures may not be fully economically and commercially feasible; therefore they may be supported by means of specific regulatory arrangements and/or public funding as provided by the 'trans-European energy infrastructure' Regulation (EU) No. 347/2013 and the 'Connecting Europe Facility' Regulation (EU) No. 1316/2013.
Amendment 783 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
Amendment 804 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Highlights the need to enhance the EU’s ability to speak with one voice in order to deliver a more coherent energy diplomacy in partner countries and in multilateral fora; notes in this regard that the mandatovoluntary participation of the Commission as an observer in negotiations for intergovernmental agreements, as well as both ex ante and ex post evaluation of the negotiated agreements, should be required in order toon request of the member state, can minimise the possibility of non-conformity with EU law; However, it is important not to jeopardise the ability of Member States to negotiate the content of the agreements.
Amendment 1 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is deeply concerned by the significant cuts in the Commission draft budget 2015 proposed by the Council notably in such key areas as innovation, research, infrastructures, SMEs and energy; firmly believes that, in order to leave the economic crisis behind as soon as possible, it is not the moment for decreasing EU investment in these areas, but it is rather the time for a significant and brave increase beyond the draft budget proposed by the Commission; considers the proposed cuts to be potentially detrimental to the EU’s competitiveness and growth; is concerned by the fact that already now considerable sums are missing in the EU budget for payments and the proposed cuts will aggravate the situation even further; emphasises that all appropriate measures should be taken in order to meet the Union’s legal obligations and avoid delays in payments to the important stakeholders such as researchers, universities and entrepreneurs; calls therefore for full restoration of the Commission draft budget in areas strategically important for competitiveness, growth and creation of jobs;
Amendment 10 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers it essential, given that they make up 99% of the EU’s corporate fabric and account for 80% of jobs in the EU, to provide greater support to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in order to boost their competitiveness within a stable business environment, minimise the effect of dominant market positions occupied by large companies and conglomerates, encourage the culture of entrepreneurship, and help SMEs to be set up and to grow;
Amendment 11 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for an increase in resources for budget headings providing subsidies for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives and for 40% of the amounts entered under those headings to be earmarked as direct support to promote solid growth and sustainable development of MSMEs and cooperatives in order to cope with rising production factor costs and keep pace with the evolving knowledge society and with development based on balanced economic growth, especially in Member States where the crisis has had a greater impact in terms of MSME closures;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Points to the importance of narrowing the gulf between entities considered to be excellent and those which are not, the object being to ensure that science and research can also be supported in institutes which, though not considered excellent, are progressing towards excellence or could be raised to that level in cooperation with others already considered to have attained it; believes that achieving a more even-handed share- out of Horizon 2020 appropriations is an aim that should continue to be pursued with a view to improving upon the status quo created under the earlier research framework programmes;
Amendment 3 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that, in the context of a changing world and an unprecedented crisis, Europeans, united by a shared destiny, need to be able to defend themselves and should recognise their joint strategic responsibility to take actionact on the international stage, and accordingly step up European cooperation win the a view to developing world-leading military and security capabilitiesrea of security and defence using the most advanced technologies, including those which draw on the latest research;
Amendment 69 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the Member States to establish an appropriate platform for conducting bringing defence research to the civilian sphere, with a focus on cutting-edge technological applications;
Amendment 70 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Calls on the Member States also to focus research in the area of defence technology on managing natural disasters (over the last 40 years, the number of natural disasters in Europe has quadrupled);
Amendment 95 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the Member States to use Europe’s technological and industrial defence base to strengthen the EU’s self-sufficiency in these key infrastructure areas;
Amendment 54 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ’existing combustion plant’' means a combustion plant put into operation before [12 years after the date of transposition] or for which a permit was granted before [date of transposition] pursuant to national legislation provided that the plant is put into operation no later than [2 years after date of transposition];
Amendment 93 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Member States may exempt existing medium combustion plants which do not operate more than 1500 operating hours per year as a rolling average over a period of 5 years from compliance with the emission limit values set out in Part 1 of Annex II. In that case, for plants firing solid fuels, an emission limit value for particulate matter of 200 mg/Nm³ shall apply.
Amendment 107 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States may exempt new medium combustion plants which do not operate more than 1500 operating hours per year as a rolling average over a period of 5 years from compliance with the emission limit values set out in Part 2 of Annex II. In that case, for plants firing solid fuels, an emission limit value for particulate matter of 100 mg/Nm³ shall apply.
Amendment 112 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 143 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 8
Annex I – paragraph 8
8. In case the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) is used, a declaration signed by the operator to operate the plant not more than 31500 hours per year as a rolling average over a period of 5 years.
Amendment 147 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 1 – table 1
Annex II – part 1 – table 1
Amendment 165 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 1 – table 2
Annex II – part 1 – table 2
Pollutant Type of installation Liquid Natural Gaseous fuels gas fuels other than natural gas SO2 Engines and gas 6120 - 15(-1a) (-1b) turbines NOX Engines 190 (1) 190 (2) 190 (2) Gas turbines (3) 200 150 200 Particulate Engines and gas 10 (3a) - - matter turbines __________________ __________________ (-1a) 60 mg/Nm3 in case of biogas. (-1b)130mg/Nm³ in case of low calorific gases from coke oven and 65 mg/Nm³ in case of low calorific gases from blast furnace (iron and steel industry). (1) 1850 mg/Nm³ in the following cases: (i) for diesel engines the construction of which commenced before 18 May 2006; (ii) for dual fuel engines in liquid mode. (2) 380 mg/Nm³ for dual fuel engines in gas mode. (3) Emission limit values are only applicable above 70 % load. (3a) 20 mg/Nm3 in case of plants with a total rated thermal input between 1 and 15 MW.
Amendment 178 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 2 – table 1
Annex II – part 2 – table 1
1. Emission limit values (mg/Nm³) for medium combustion plants other than engines and gas turbines PollutantRated Solid biomass Other solid Liquid fuels Heavy fuel oil Natural gas Gaseous fuels thermal input fuels biomassother than fuels fuels other oil other than (MW) gas fuels other heavy fuel oil than heavynatural gas than Pollutant: SO2 1-5 200(-1a) 1100 170(-1b) 350(-1b) - fuel oil 110(-1c) > 5 - 20 200(-1a) 1100 natural gas 170(-1b) 350(-1b) SO2- 200 35(-1c) (-1d) > 20 - 50 200(-1a) 400 170 350 - 35 NOX (-1b) 350(-1b) - 35(-1c) (-1d) Pollutant: NOX 1-5 500 500 300 300(-1e) 100 200 > 5 - 50 300 300 300 300(-1e) 100 200 1.1 Particulat 20(1) 20 Pollutant: dust 1-5 50 50 50 50 - - > 5 - 20 30 30 20 20 - - e matter __________________ (1) 25 mg/Nm3 for plants with a thermal input below or equal to 5 MW- > 20 - 50 20 20 20 20 - - __________________ (-1a) The value does not apply in case of plants firing exclusively woody solid biomass. (-1b) Until 01/01/2025, 1700 mg/Nm³ in case of plants being part of small isolated systems (SIS) and micro isolated systems (MIS). (-1c) 400 mg/Nm³ in case of low calorific gases from coke oven and 200 mg/Nm³ in case of low calorific gases from blast furnace (iron and steel industry). (-1d) 100 mg/Nm3 in case of biogas. (-1e) Until 01/01/2025, 450 mg/Nm³ when firing heavy fuel oil containing between 0,2 % and 0,3 % N and 360 mg/Nm³ when firing heavy fuel oil containing less than 0,2 % N in case of plants being part of SIS and MIS.
Amendment 179 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 2 – table 2
Annex II – part 2 – table 2
2. Emission limit values (mg/Nm³) for engines and gas turbines Pollutant Type of installation Liquid fuels Natural gas Gaseous fuels other than natural gas SO2 Engines and gas 60 120(-1a) - 15(-1b) turbines NOX Engines (-1c)(-1d) 190(1) (1a) 95(2) 190 Gas turbines(3) 75 (3a) 50 75 Particulate matter Engines and gas 10 (3b)(3c) - - turbines __________________ (1) 225(-1a) Until 01/01/2025, 590 mg/Nm³ for diesel engines being part of SIS and MIS. (-1b) 40 mg/Nm3 in case of biogas. (-1c) Engines running between 500 and 1500 hours per year may be exempted from compliance with these emission limit values in case they are applying primary measures to limit NOx emissions and meet the emission limit values set out in footnote -1d. (-1d) Until 01/01/2025 in SIS and MIS, 1850 mg/Nm³3 for dual fuel engines in liquid mode. (2) 190 and 380 mg/Nm3 in gas mode; 1300 mg/Nm³ for diesel engines with ≤ 1200 rpm equal to or below 15 MW and 1850 mg/Nm³ for diesel engines above 15 MW; 750 mg/Nm³ for diesel engines with > 1200 rpm. (1) 225 mg/Nm³ for dual fuel engines in gasliquid mode. (3) Emission limit values are only applicable above 70 % load. 225 mg/Nm³ for diesel engines with a total rated thermal input equal to or below 15 MW with ≤ (1a) 1200 rpm. (2) 190 mg/Nm³ for dual fuel engines in gas mode. (3) Emission limit values are only applicable above 70 % load. (3a) Until 01/01/2025, 550 mg/Nm³ for plants being part of SIS and MIS. (3b) Until 01/01/2025, 75 mg/Nm³ for diesel engines being part of SIS and MIS. (3c) 20 mg/Nm3 in case of plants with a total rated thermal input between 1 and 5 MW.
Amendment 188 #
Amendment 130 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The obligation established in the first subparagraph includes ensuring that the competent regulatory authority and the licence holders, within their fields of responsibility, develop, publish and implement a transparency strategy covering, inter alia, information on normal operating conditions of nuclear installations, non-mandatory consultation activities with the workers and the general public and communication in case of abnormal events and accidents.
Amendment 178 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8e– paragraph 2 – point a
Article 8e– paragraph 2 – point a
(a) jointly and in close coordination with the Commission select one or more specific topics related to the nuclear safety of nuclear installations. Should Member States fail to jointly select at least a topic within the time frame specified in this paragraph, the Commission shall select the topics to be the subject of the peer reviews;
Amendment 196 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8e – paragraph 3
Article 8e – paragraph 3
3. Each Member State subject to the peer review referred to in paragraph 2 shall arrange for the planning and mode of implementation on its territory of relevant technical recommendations resulting from the peer-review process and shall inform the Commission thereof.
Amendment 202 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8e – paragraph 4
Article 8e – paragraph 4
Amendment 207 #
2013/0340(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8e – paragraph 5
Article 8e – paragraph 5
Amendment 3 #
2013/0250(NLE)
The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, as the committee responsible, to recommend that Parliament decline to give its consent to the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union of the Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record data.
Amendment 24 #
2013/0232(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Any Eureka Members or Associated country that is not associated to Horizon 2020 may become a Eurostars-2 partner country.
Amendment 25 #
2013/0232(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
(2) ‘'research and development performing SME’' is an SME which reinvests at least 10% of its turnover to research and development activities or dedicates at least 10 % of its full-time equivalents to research and development activities or either has at least 5 full-time equivalents (for SME with no more than 100 full-time equivalents) or 10 full-time equivalents (for SME with over 100 full-time equivalents).
Amendment 29 #
2013/0232(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Any Eureka Member or Associated country that is not associated to Horizon 2020 may become a Eurostars-2 partner country provided it fulfils the condition set out in point (c) of Article 6(1). Those Eureka Members or Associated countries that fulfil that condition shall be regarded as partner countries for the purposes of this Decision. Those partner countries shall not be eligible for the Union's financial contribution under Eurostars-2.
Amendment 34 #
2013/0232(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Without exceeding the maximum amount set out in paragraph 1, the Union's contribution shall as a rule be equal to one third of the contributions of the participating states referred to in Article 7 (1)(a). It shall cover administrative and operational costs. In case that during the lifetime of the programme the rate of Union's contribution needs to be adapted, certain flexibility should be given for individual calls. In this case, the Union's contribution could go up to a maximum of half of the contributions of the participating states.
Amendment 20 #
2012/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses the view that this greater resilience is in large part due to the cooperative model of governance, which is based on joint ownership, decision-making concerning the enterprise’s strategies and democratic control by their member- stakeholders, and that it is also due to their characteristic method of capital accumulation linked to the allocation of surpluses to the reserve, at least part of which is indivisible, and to the realisation of the enterprise’s objectives; considers that this model helps to ensure that cooperatives take a long-term approach and anchors them in the local economy, giving them a stake in local sustainable development and ensuring that they do not delocalise, even when they internationalise;
Amendment 27 #
2012/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes also that cooperatives have a long tradition of cooperation among themselves and that this allows them to take advantage of economies of scale and to share experience and best practice, as well as to pool or to transfer human and financial resources, where necessary; contends that this inherent flexibility allows cooperatives to sustain themselves even in the most trying times;
Amendment 37 #
2012/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that this in-built capacity for resilience should be strengthened by paying proper attention to cooperatives in all EU policies designed to contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, as well as in the relevant flagship initiatives of the EU 2020 strategya different model of economic development which respects the European social model more; believes that the necessary steps should be taken to ensure a level playing field between cooperatives and other forms of enterprises, whilst preserving cooperatives’ aims and working methods;
Amendment 42 #
2012/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls the need for the European Union to recognise and treat equally through legislation the various forms of entrepreneurship in order to ensure that the principle of entrepreneurial freedom is respected, whatever the status of the enterprise; regrets the fact that in its Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan the Commission fails to focus on the role of social-economy enterprises, merely recalling their contribution to job creation and social innovation and that they encounter funding difficulties compared to SMEs;
Amendment 51 #
2012/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls therefore 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, foundations and associations engaged in economic activities) within DG Enterprise, with a unit working solely on the restructuring of industrial and service enterprises in crisis or without a successor into cooperatives;
Amendment 57 #
2012/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States, in keeping with ILO Recommendation 193/2002, to review their legislation applying to cooperatives, with a view to adopting a comprehensive policy to support the cooperative business model and creating a regulatory environment favourable to the recognition of the role of cooperatives and their management organisations and development of cooperatives in all fields and sectors; stresses that this should include the introduction of appropriate financial instruments and the recognition of cooperatives’ role in the national social dialogue; the role of cooperatives and social- economy enterprises in general in the national social dialogue; calls for this recommendation to be borne in mind in the context of the review of the Regulation on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society (SCE);
Amendment 72 #
2012/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that, very often, the problem encountered in business transfers to employees is not only a question of length of the relevant procedures but also, and even more importantly, of lack of knowledge about this business scenario amongst relevant professionals (e.g. lawyers and accountants) and within the legal system; stresses that the training and awareness-raising of all players involved in the creation or transfer of enterprises to employees would greatly contribute to promoting this practice; believes, furthermore, that better knowledge about cooperatives should also be promoted amongst trade unions and bodies tasked with providing information on the creation or transfer of businesses; underlines the expertise acquired in creating and transferring enterprises in the form of cooperatives by cooperative cooperation structures in some Member States and calls on the Commission to put in place mechanisms to facilitate cooperation and exchanges of best practices and methods in this field between enterprises and to report to the Council and the European Parliament on the outcome;
Amendment 78 #
2012/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes also that the Member States should adopt policies encouraging employees to take part in the capital and results of their enterprises, through concrete fiscal mechanisms in other forms of industrial and service enterprises as well, and with the necessary legal protection and corresponding ratio of participation in the governance, oversight, decision-making and responsibility of the enterprise; emphasises the importance of developing democracy in capital enterprises, in particular by strengthening employee consultation on strategic enterprise decisions, notably by boosting the powers of the works council and introducing a right of veto over stock market redundancies; stresses, however, that the measures in favour of employee ownership are not related to the kind of cooperative structure governance that combines and is based on collective ownership, decision-making on enterprise strategies, democratic control, the allocation of surpluses to ensure the cooperative’s survival and the attainment of the cooperative’s objectives;
Amendment 95 #
2012/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that it is not easy forEmphasises that cooperative enterprises in industry and services, and particularly SMEs, tocannot for a variety of reasons, including the nature of their entrepreneurship, gain access to venture capital and credit on the capital markets; notes also that cooperatives are not normally able to obtain large quantities of capital from their members and that ad hoc financial instruments should therefore be created to ensure that their forms of entrepreneurship are respected;
Amendment 106 #
2012/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. ConsiderEmphasises that the programmes and funds being established under the Multi- annual Financial Framework (2014-2020) should be important instruments for supporting cooperatives, and social- economy enterprises in general; contends that, when operational programmes are established, there should be a focus on providing support for sustainable business development and responsible restructuring, including measures such asconcerning in particular business transfers to employees, social cooperatives, local development and socialthe role of social- economy enterprises in local development and social, technological and computer- integrated manufacturing innovation, using global grants and other financial instruments, including the Globalisation Adjustment Fund;
Amendment 115 #
2012/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes also that Member States should take steps to make it easier for cooperatives, and social-economy enterprises in general, to gain access to the whole range of business support services, since this will help them further to contribute to sustainable growth;
Amendment 122 #
2012/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers furthermore that inter-SME collaborative networks, such as those that already exist in the EU under the cooperative form (artisans’ cooperatives, SME cooperatives, activity and employment cooperatives, etc.), should be encouraged, since such networks considerably reinforce the establishment and sustainability of micro and small enterprises through shared marketing, purchases or other services and help micro and small enterprises to be a source of innovation;
Amendment 302 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is convinced that ICT will in future play a more important role in energy provision and in the management of RES; calls on the Commission to bring forward without delay proposals for the development, promotion and standardisation of smart grids and meters; emphasises that important factors in this regard include not only planning certaintye need to protect consumers' personal data; urges the Commission to carefully evaluate national Cost-Benefit Analyses onf the providers' side but also acceptancesmart meter roll-out and especially their assessment onf the part of consumers, as well as data protection; impact of smart meters on different consumer groups; and acknowledges that consumer choice and engagement are necessary prerequisites to the success of the smart meter roll-out;
Amendment 411 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Emphasises that state influence has had the effect of making the price of electricity to consumers and industry in certain Member States relatively high; Points out that, in 2010, 22% of households in the EU were worried about being able to meet their electricity bills and assumes that the situation in this regard has since worsened; stresses that energy poverty must be prevented and that industry's ability to compete must not be affmust be affordable for all and that special attention should be paid to vulnerable consumers and low income households; calls on Member States to define the concept of vulnerable customers and to take the necessary measures to ensure that those consumers are effectively protected;
Amendment 72 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) It is also vital to ensure that mobile operators do not make working conditions within the sector worse as a consequence of this regulation.
Amendment 273 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. With effect from 1 July 2012 the average wholesale charge that the operator of a visited network may levy from the roaming customer's home provider for the provision of regulated data roaming services by means of that visited network shall not exceed a safeguard limit of EUR 0,305, EUR 0,204 as of 1 July 2013 and EUR 0,103 as of 1 July 2014 per megabyte of data transmitted. Without prejudice to Article 13 the maximum average wholesale charge for the provision of regulated data roaming services shall remain at EUR 0,103 per megabyte of data transmitted for the duration of this Regulation.
Amendment 396 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
13. ‘'energy performance contracting’' means a contractual arrangement between the beneficiary and the provider of an energy efficiency improvement measure, according to which the payment for the investment made by the provider isverified and monitored for the duration period of the contract, where investments in that measure, including works, goods or services, are made in relation to a contractually agreed level of energy efficiency improvement or other agreed energy performance criterion, such as financial savings;.
Amendment 407 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 b (new)
17 b. Industrial waste heat’ hot streams from industry that is a by-product, impossible to avoid at production of the industrial product and could not be used inside the industrial production;
Amendment 415 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
26. ‘efficient district heating and cooling’ means a district heating or cooling system using at least 50% renewable, waste or cogenerated heat or a combination thereof and; or having a primary energy factor, as referred to in Directive 2010/31/EU, of at leastmaximum 0.8;
Amendment 483 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Amendment 496 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. WIn order to implement the national plan referred to Article 3a and without prejudice to Article 79 of Directive 2010/31/EU, Member States shall ensure that as from 1 January 2014, at least 3% of the total floor area owned by theiror occupied by public bodies is renovated each yearsubject annually to mdeet at least the minimum energy performance requirements set by the Member State concerned in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU. The 3% ratep or staged deep renovation. "Deep renovation” means a refurbishment that reduces the primary energy consumption of a building by at least 40% compared with the pre- renovation levels. The energy performance of the building shall be calculated oin the total floor area of buildings with a total useful floor area over 250 m2 owned by the public bodies of the Member State concerned that, on 1 January of each year, does not meet the national minimum energy performance raccordance with the methodology developed by Member States according to Article 3 of Directive 2010/31/EU. If appropriate, deep renovation (and deep staged renovation) should take into account the building envelope, the building equirepments set in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU. , operation and maintenance and consumers behaviour.
Amendment 686 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieve annual energy savings equal to 1.5%set by Member states a percentage of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State excluding energy used in transport. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customersdistributors and final customers. This annual energy savings shall lead to achievement of the target set in Article 3(2).
Amendment 961 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
In case of heating and cooling, where a building is supplied from a district heating network or by central heating, a heat meter shall be installed at the building entry or at the outlet of the boiler respectively. In multi-apartmen unit buildings, individual heat consumption metermetering devices shall also be installed to measure the consumption of heat or cooling for each apartmenunit. Where the use of individual heat consumption meters is not technically or economically feasible, individual heat cost allocators, in accordance with the specifications in Annex VI(1.2), shall be used for measuring heat consumption at each radiator.
Amendment 1023 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. This Article shall not apply when a cost-benefit analysis shows that the costs of individual meters installation outweigh the benefits determined by potential savings of final customers. When the economic assessment of roll-out of smart meters according to Directive 2009/72/EC results in favour of their implementation, time provision set by paragraph 2 shall not apply.
Amendment 1061 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall establish and notify to the Commission a national heating and cooling plan for developing the potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling including the upgrade of existing district heating and cooling networks, containing the information set out in Annex VII. The plans shall be updated and notified to the Commission every five years. Member States shall ensure by means of their regulatory framework that national heating and cooling plans are taken into account in local and regional development plans, including urban and rural spatial plans, and fulfil the design criteria in Annex VII.
Amendment 1089 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to develop efficient district heating and cooling infrastructure including the upgrade of existing infrastructure, to accommodate the development of high- efficiency cogeneration and the use of heating and cooling from waste heat and renewable energy sources in accordance with paragraphs 1, 3, 6 and 7. When developing district heating and cooling, they shall to the extent possible opt for high-efficiency cogeneration rather than heat-only generation.
Amendment 1111 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that all new thermal electricity generation installations with a total thermal input exceeding 20 MW, excluding nuclear installations:
Amendment 1162 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States mayshall lay down conditions for exemption from the provisions of paragraph 3 when:
Amendment 1217 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that, whenever an existing electricity generation installation with a total rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW, excluding nuclear installations, is substantially refurbished or when, in accordance with Article 21 of Directive 2010/75/EC, its permit is updated, conversion to allow its operation as a high-efficiency cogeneration installation is set as a condition in the new or updated permit or licence, provided that the installation is sited in a location where the waste heat can be used by heat demand points in accordance with point 1 of Annex VIII.
Amendment 1230 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States mayshall lay down conditions for exemption from the provisions of paragraph 6 when:
Amendment 1303 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 9
Article 10 – paragraph 9
9. The Commission shall establish by 1 January 2013 by means of a delegated act in accordance with Article 18 a methodology for the cost-benefit analysis referred to in paragraphs 4 (c), 7 (b) and 8(b). The methodology shall be prepared in consultation with the concerned stakeholders. Such a methodology shall take into account both socio-economic and business finance perspectives.
Amendment 1704 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) With centralised heating and cooling, billing shall be provided on a monthly basis during the heating/cooling season where individual meters are installed, billing based on actual consumption shall be provided on a monthly basis during the heating/cooling season, if requested by final customers. Where billing is based on heat cost allocation, monthly harmonized bills shall be balanced at least yearly.
Amendment 1719 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) At least every two months for hot water billing or, if provided by the same central system, with the same frequency as under (c).
Amendment 1778 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – point b – subparagraph 2
Annex IX – point b – subparagraph 2
The guarantee of origin shall be of the standard size of 1 MWh. It shall relate to the net electricity output measured at the station boundary and exported to the gridgeneration from high efficient cogeneration as mentioned in Article 10(11).
Amendment 64 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) Nuclear undertakings in all Member States should have sufficient financial resources to cover the costs of possible decommissioning in compliance with the priority of the polluter pays principle and in the context of strict rules for possible State aid. The Commission should therefore draw up precise rules for the use of financial resources in the case of decommissioning of installations and for the management and final disposal of the resultant radioactive waste.
Amendment 100 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) The Commission should call on the Member States to create registers of similar suitable sites for deep geological disposal.
Amendment 184 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) competent national bodies are involved as supervisor for adequate financial resources.
Amendment 9 #
2009/0172(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The 2005 Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, and in particular Article 30 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, established in view of Bulgaria's commitment to close Unit 3 and Unit 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant an assistance programme (hereinafter referred to as ‘Kozloduy Programme’) with a budget of EUR 210 million for the period 2007 to 2009 which includes the assistance covering the capacity loss as a consequence of the closure of Kozloduy nuclear power plant.
Amendment 13 #
2009/0172(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Union recognises also the need forcessity of financial support to progress further with mitigating measures in the energy sector given the extent of the capacity loss by the closure of the nuclear units and its impact on the security of supply in the region.
Amendment 19 #
2009/0172(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Consequently, provision should be made for a sum of EUR 300 million from the general budget of the European Union to fund the decommissioning of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant over the period from 2010 to 2013 and the energy sector’s needs, stemming from the capacity loss caused by the decommissioning.
Amendment 23 #
2009/0172(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The appropriations of the general budget of the European Union for decommissioning should not lead to distortions of competition in relation to power supply companies on the energy market in the Union. These appropriations should also be used to finance measures to compensate the loss of production capacity in line with the acquis and the rules of the functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 31 #
2009/0172(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation establishes the programme laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Community's financial contribution to address the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant and the consequences ofand damage caused by their closure in Bulgaria (hereinafter referred to as ‘Kozloduy Programme’).
Amendment 35 #
2009/0172(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2
Article 2
The Community contribution to the Kozloduy Programme shall be granted for the purpose of providing financial support for measures connected with the decommissioning of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, measures for environmental upgrading in line with the acquis and for modernising conventional production capacity to replace the production capacity of the four reactors at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant and other measures which stem from the decision to close and decommission this plant and which contribute to the necessary restructuring, upgrading of the environment and modernisation and strengthening of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors in Bulgaria as well as to enhancing security and a higher standard of supply and energy efficiency in Bulgaria.
Amendment 36 #
2009/0172(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspectives and according to the requirements of the decommissioning process.
Amendment 40 #
2009/0172(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may have an audit of the use made of the assistance carried out either directly by its own staff or by any other qualified outside body of its choice. Such audits may be carried out throughout the duration of the agreement between the Community and the EBRD on making Community funds available to the Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund in accordance with the rules of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the International Energy Agency and for a period of five years from the date of payment of the balance. Where appropriate, the audit findings may lead to recovery decisions by the Commission.
Amendment 163 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By [31 March 2011; 12 months from entry into force] at the latest, on the basis of the risk and impact assessment carried out according to Article 8, the Competent Authority, after consultation of the natural gas undertakings, of the relevant organisations representing the interests of household and industrial customers and of the regulatory authority, where it is not the Competent Authority, shall establish:
Amendment 189 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The joint Plan at regional level established according to paragraph 3 or 4 may be developed by the Competent Authorities concerned after consultation of regional interests within the Gas Coordination Group.
Amendment 226 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. By [31 March 20147; 36 years after entry into force] at the latest, the Competent Authority shall ensure that in the event of a disruption of the largest gas supply infrastructure, the remainingtransmission entry point, the available infrastructure (N- 1) has the capacity to deliver the necessary volume of gas to satisfy total gas demand of the protected customers in the calculated area during a period of sixty days of exceptionally high gas demand during the coldest period statistically occurring every twenty years.
Amendment 259 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. The transmission system operators shall enable permanent physical capacity to transport gas in both directions on all interconnectionsIf necessary according to the risk and impact assessment carried out according to Article 8 taking into account technical feasibility and an economic evaluation of all costs and benefits to the market, the transmission system operators shall within twohree years from the entry into force of this Regulation, except in cases where at the request of a Competent Authority, the Commission decides thatnable permanent physical capacity to transport gas in both directions on those interconnections where the addition of a bi-directional flow capacity would not enhance the security of supply of any Member State. Such decision. The assessment may be reviewed if circumstances change. The level of the bi- directional flow capacity shall be reached in a cost efficient way and at least take into account the capacity required to meet the supply standard set in Article 7. Within that two year period, the gas transmission system operator shallWithin that three year period, the gas transmission system operator shall, where necessary according to the risk and impact assessment carried out according to Article 8 taking into account technical feasibility and all costs and benefits, adapt the functioning of the transmission system as a whole so as to enable bi-directional gas flows.
Amendment 291 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Competent Authority shall take the measurerequire supply undertakings to ensure the gas supply to the protected customers of the Member State in the case of:
Amendment 298 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Competent Authority shall take the measurerequire supply undertakings to ensure the gas supply to the protected customers for the period of sixty days also in the event of an Emergency as defined in Article 9(2). The supply undertakings in cooperation with the Competent Authority shall endeavour to maintain the supply for the protected customers as long as necessarypossible.
Amendment 317 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. By [30 September 2010; 6 months after entry into force] each Competent Authority shall fully assess the risks affecting the security of gas supply in its Member State and the impacts of the proposed measures by carrying out a risk and impact assessment by: a) using the standards specified in Articles 6 and 7; b) taking into account all relevant national and regional circumstances and impacts; c) running various scenarios of exceptionally high demand and supply disruption, such as failure of main transmission infrastructures, storages, LNG terminals, and disruption of supplies from third country suppliers; d) identifying the interaction and correlation of risks with other Member States, da) taking into account technical feasibility and an economic evaluation of all the costs and benefits of the measures proposed.
Amendment 357 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Emergency PlanMember States shall ensure that cross- border access to the storage facilities is maintained also in case of emergency. The Emergency PlanMember States shall not introduce any measure unduly restricting the flow of gas across the borders.
Amendment 391 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, after consulting the Gas Coordination Group, may declare a CommunityUnion Emergency at the request of oneat least two Competent Authorityies in the affected region or when the CommunityUnion loses more than 10 % of its daily gas import from third countries as calculated by ENTSO-G. Iompared to planned import volumes as estimated by ENTSO-G. After consulting the Gas Coordination Group, it shall declare a CommunityUnion Emergency where more than onetwo Competent Authorityies hasve declared Emergency following the verification in accordance with Article 9(6). It may declare a CommunityUnion Emergency for specifically affected geographical regions comprising more than one Member State.
Amendment 12 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the current turmoil in the financial markets and its possible repercussions for the economy as a whole, amplify the need for micro-credit in the EU, in particular in economically and socially disadvantaged regions;
Amendment 16 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop economic and social indicators to evaluate the development and the impact of micro-credit.
Amendment 19 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Points out the importance of training and capacity building in non-banking micro-finance institutions, in particular to enhance knowledge of the different forms of raising and providing capital, such as equity investment, donation, issuance of bonds, debt financing, contribution to risk funds and start-up grants; believes that exchange of best practices could also play a valuable role in that field; in that respect, urges the Commission to make full use of existing networks, such as the European Microfinance Network, the Microfinance Centre and the European Microfinance Platform.
Amendment 36 #
2008/0220(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Member States is governed by Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, while the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Commission is governed by Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data. In particular, those Acts require the processing of personal data to be justified by a legitimate purpose and stipulate that any personal data gathered accidentally must be deleted immediatelyThe provisions of this Directive should be without prejudice to the provisions of Directive 95/46/EC and Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.
Amendment 63 #
2008/0220(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The objectives of the checks referred to in paragraph 1 may not include gathering processing of personal data. Any personal data found or uncovered during those checks may not be gathered or taken into consideration and, if gathered accidentally, shall be destroyed immediately.
Amendment 47 #
2008/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 37 a (new)
Recital 37 a (new)
(37a) The imposition of the obligation of non-discrimination at wholesale level should ensure that mobile operators apply equivalent wholesale charges in equivalent circumstances to other mobile operators thereby avoiding undue or unreasonable preferences or advantages that may hinder competition in the roaming market.
Amendment 56 #
2008/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 717/2007
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. This Regulation introduces a common approach to ensuring that users of public mobile communications networks when travelling within the Community do not pay excessive prices for Community-wide roaming services when making calls and receiving calls, when sending and receiving SMS messages and when using packet switched data communication services, thereby contributing to the smooth functioning of the internal market while achieving a high level of consumer protection, safeguarding competitiontransparency between mobile operators, ensuring that there is no distortion or restriction of competition and preserving both incentives for innovation and consumer choice.
Amendment 64 #
2008/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 717/2007
Article 3 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph -1 (new)
(-a) A new paragraph -1 shall be added: "-1. Mobile operators shall provide voice roaming wholesale services upon reasonable request and on a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory basis."
Amendment 87 #
2008/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 717/2007
Article 4 a – paragraph –1 (new)
Article 4 a – paragraph –1 (new)
–1. Mobile operators shall provide SMS roaming wholesale services upon reasonable request and on a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory basis.
Amendment 159 #
2008/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 11
Article 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 717/2007
Article 6a – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 6a – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) The average wholesale charge that the operator of a visited network may levy from the operator of a roaming customer's home network for the provision of regulated data roaming services by means of that visited network shall not exceed a safeguard limit of EUR 1.000,25 per megabyte of data transmitted. The application of this safeguard limit shall not lead to any distortion or restriction on competition in the wholesale data roaming market in accordance with Article 8(2)(b) of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive).
Amendment 167 #
2008/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 11
Article 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 717/2007
Article 6a – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 6a – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) The average wholesale charge referred to in point a shall be calculated by dividing the total wholesale revenue received by the operator of the visited network from each operator of a home network for the provision of regulated data roaming services in the relevant period by the total number of megabytes of data consumed by the provision of those services within that period aggregated on a per kilobyte basis.
Amendment 41 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Member States should therefore be able to use greenhouse gas emission reduction credits issued for reductions that were made during the period 2008 to 2012 and that result from project types which were accepted by allny Member States during that period. Member States should also be able to use greenhouse gas emission reduction credits for reductions that were made after the period 2008 to 2012 and that result from projects that were registered and implemented during the period 2008 to 2012 and that result from project types ('categories of project') which were accepted by allny Member States during that period.
Amendment 45 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 48 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 80 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a to c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a to c
(a) Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) and Emission Reduction Units (ERUs) issued in respect of emission reductions until 31 December 2012 from project types which were accepted by allny Member States pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC during the period 2008 to 2012. (b) CERs issued in respect of emission reductions from 1 January 2013 from projects which were registered during the period 2008 to 2012 of which the project type was accepted by all Member States pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC during the period 2008 to 2012. (c) CERs issued in respect of emission reductions achieved from projects implemented in Least Developed Countries of which the project type was accepted by allof which the project type was accepted by any Member States pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC during the period 2008 to 2012, until those countries have ratified an agreement with the Community or until 2020, whichever is the earlier.
Amendment 91 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 94 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 78 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 87 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) For other sectors covered by the Community scheme, aA transitional system should be foreseen for which free allocation in 2013 would be 80% of the amount that corresponded to the percentage of the overall Community-wide emissions throughout the period 2005 to 2007 that those installations emitted as a proportion of the annual Community-wide total quantity of allowances. Thereafter, the free allocation should decrease each year by equal amounts resulting in no free allocation in 2020.
Amendment 92 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Transitional free allocation to installations should be provided for through harmonised Community-wide rules ("benchmarks") in order to minimise distortions of competition with the Community. These rules should take account of the most greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass, renewables and greenhouse gas capture and storage. Any such rules should not give incentives to increase emissions and ensure that an increasing proportion of these allowances is auctioned. Allocations must be fixed prior to the trading period so as to enable the market to function properly. They shall also avoid undue distortions of competition on the markets for electricity and heat supplied to industrial installations. These rules should apply to new entrants carrying out the same activities as existing installations receiving transitional free allocations. To avoid any distortion of competition within the internal market, no free allocation should be made in respect of the production of electricity by new entrants. Allowances which remain in the set-aside for new entrants in 2020 should be auctioned.
Amendment 129 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) [As regards the approach to allocation, aviation should be treated as other industries which receive transitional free allocation rather than as electricity generatorsreceive transitional free allocation. This means that 80% of allowances should be allocated for free in 2013, and thereafter the free allocation to aviation should decrease each year by equal amounts resulting in no free allocation in 2020. The Community and its Member States should continue to seek to reach an agreement on global measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation and review the situation of this sector as part of the next review of the Community scheme.]
Amendment 182 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) for research, development and deployment of energy storage technologies;
Amendment 220 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, ensure that allocation takes place in a manner that gives incentives for greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques and for reductions in emissions, by taking account of the most efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass and greenhouse gas capture and storage, and shall not give incentives to increase emissions. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production.
Amendment 234 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraphs 2 and 3
Article 10a – paragraphs 2 and 3
Amendment 268 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 55 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Equal access to information on the physical status of the system is necessary to enable all market participants to assess the overall demand and supply situation and identify the reasons for movements in the wholesale price. This includes more precise information on aggregate supply and demand, network capacity, flows and maintenance, balancing and availability and usage of storage. The importance of this aggregate information for the functioning of the market requires thsome lifting of the limitations to publication for confidentiality reasons at relevant points, without prejudice to the confidentiality of individual user accounts.
Amendment 88 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 c – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 c – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a 10-year investnetwork development plan every two years, which shall be the basis for individual open season procedures assessing actual market demand;
Amendment 115 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 c – paragraph 5
Article 2 c – paragraph 5
5. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas shall publish a Community-wide 10-year network investdevelopment plan every two years. The investment planplan shall comply with the following conditions: (a) it shall include the modelling of the integrated network, scenario development, a supply and demand adequacy report and an assessment of the resilience of the system. The investment plan shall, in particular,; (b) it shall build on national investnetwork development plans and on the Guidelines for Trans-European eEnergy nNetworks in accordance with Decision No 1364/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. The investment plan; (c) it shall identify the investment gaps, notably with respect to cross border capacitie including the interconnection gaps defined by the Commission. The plan shall be consulted on with other stakeholders, especially network users.
Amendment 136 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas shall submit the draft technical and market codes, the draft 10-year investnetwork development plan and the draft annual work programme, including the information regarding the consultation process, to the Agency
Amendment 177 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 h – paragraph 1
Article 2 h – paragraph 1
1. Transmission system operators shall establish regional cooperation within the European Network for Transmission System Operators for Gas to contribute to the tasks mentioned in Article 2c(1). In particular, they shall publish a regional investnetwork development plan every two years, and may take investment decisions based on the regional investnetwork development plan. The regional investnetwork development plan may not be contradictory to the 10 year investnetwork development plan referred to in Article 2c(1)(c).
Amendment 217 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 1 – point 9 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Amendment 221 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9 – point c
Article 1 – point 9 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Amendment 226 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 10
Article 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 6 a – paragraph 2
Article 6 a – paragraph 2
2. For the services provided, each LNG and storage system operator shall make public information on contracted and available storage and LNG facility capacities on a numerical basis on a regular and rolling basis and in a user-friendly standardised manner, as long as three or more users have contracted capacities.
Amendment 232 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 10
Article 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 6 a – paragraph 4
Article 6 a – paragraph 4
4. As long as three or more users have contracted capacities, all LNG and storage system operators shall make public the amount of gas in each storage or LNG facility, inflows and outflows, and the available storage and LNG facility capacities, including for those facilities exempted from third party access. The information shall also be communicated to the transmission system operator who shall make it public on an aggregated level per system or subsystem defined by the relevant points. The information shall be updated at least every day.
Amendment 241 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 10
Article 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 6 b
Article 6 b
Amendment 246 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 11 – point b
Article 1 – point 11 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
"2. In order to enable network users to take timely corrective action, transmission system operators shall provide to the network users sufficient, well-timed and reliable on-line based information on their individual balancing status of network user, without prejudice to the confidentiality of individual user accounts. The information provided shall reflect the level of information available to the transmission system operator and the settlement period for which imbalance charges are calculated. No charge shall be made for the provision of such information."
Amendment 118 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Where the undertaking owning a transmission system is part of a vertically integrated undertaking, or where a Member States should therefore considers as appropriate in a view to ensure the conditions for effective functioning of the European Network for Electricity Transmission System Operators or the creation of a supra- national transmission system operator, Member States should be given a choice between ownership unbundling and, as a derogation, setting up independent system operators which are independent from supply and generation interests. T whereby the full effectiveness of the independent system operator solution needs to be assured by way ofcertained through specific additional rules. TSo as to fully preserve fully the interests of the shareholders of vertically integrated companies, Member States shouldall also have the choice tof implementing ownership unbundling either by direct divestiture or by splitting the shares of the integrated company into shares of the network company and shares of the remaining supply and generation business, provided that the requirements resulting from ownership unbundling areis complied with.
Amendment 229 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (a)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (a)
Amendment 231 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (b) – point (i)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (b) – point (i)
(i) to directly or indirectly exercise control over an undertaking performing any of the functions of generation or supply, and to directly or indirectly exercise control or hold any interest in or exercise any right over a transmission system operator or over a transmission system,
Amendment 234 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (b) - point (ii)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (b) - point (ii)
(ii) to directly or indirectly exercise control over a transmission system operator or over a transmission system, and to directly or indirectly exercise control or hold any interest in or exercise any right over an undertaking performing any of the functions of generation or supply;
Amendment 238 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (c)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (c)
c) the same person or the same persons are not entitled to appoint members of the supervisory board, the administrative board or bodies legally representing the undertaking, of a transmission system operator or a transmission system, and to directly or indirectly exercise control or hold any interest in or exercise any right over an undertaking performing any of the functions of generation or supply;
Amendment 284 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Where the transmission system belongs to a vertically integrated undertaking on entry into force of this Directive or where a Member State considers as appropriate in a view to ensure the conditions for effective functioning of the European Network for Electricity Transmission System Operators or the creation of a supra-national transmission system operator, Member States may grant derogations from Article 8(1), provided that an independent system operator, is designated by the Member State upon a proposal from the transmission system owner and subject to approval of such designation by the Commission. Vertically integrated undertakings which own a transmission system may not in any event be prevented from taking steps to comply with Article 8(1).