Activities of Edit HERCZOG related to 2011/2019(BUD)
Plenary speeches (2)
2012 draft budget trilogue (debate)
2012 draft budget trilogue (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the mandate for the trilogue on the 2012 Draft Budget
Amendments (8)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that for speeding up the roll-out of high-speed internet and reaping the benefits of a digital single market for households and firms in line with the EU2020 digital agenda flagship initiative, financing of broadband infrastructure investments and infrastructure programmes should be better coordinated via improved planning at national, regional and local level and the EU should liaise more closely with regions to help them absorbing Structural and Rural Development funds for these purposes;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Highlights the importance of the Risk Sharing Financial Facility under FP7 and of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme under CIP that serve as models for European innovative financial instruments pooling EU Budget funds and EIB financial resources in assisting business development and in reaching the goals of the Innovation Union EU2020 flagship initiative; calls the Commission to enhance these instruments in the fields of research, innovation and energy;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that improving the conditions for R&D&I, notably as regards sustainable energy priorities, energy storage technologies, resource efficiency and green technologies, is vital to progress towards the goals of the EU 2020 strategy; calls not only for budget increases but also for the introduction of more sustainability criteria in EU R&D&I programmes; underlines that although for the TEN-Energy programme the Financial programming foresees a significant increase of the 2007-2013 budget compared to the initial envelope, the planned sum of EUR 22 million is still very limited compared to the challenges and to the TEN-Transport program;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that investments in European energy infrastructure serve the best the aims of resource efficient Europe flagship initiative of the EU2020 strategy and that the SET-plan is the technology pillar of the EU's energy and climate policy; urges therefore the long-term financing of the development of this kind of innovative and sustainable energy technologies to be implemented immediately;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that figures in the financial programming regarding EURATOM for the year 2012 are very indicative; emphasises therefore that EU allocations to nuclear safety and security projects must be identified to be sufficient to cover the costs of the stress-tests in all EU nuclear facilities;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. StresEmphasises that proper governance, accurate planning, sound financial management, clear limits on EU participation and a separate budget line must be ensured foremergency solutions are likely to jeopardise the success and added value of strategic, large-scale EU projects before any additional funding is allocated; emphasises that EU allocations to such projects shand undermine the political momentum aroulnd not result from the redeployment ofthem; long-term budgetary solutions must be founds from other EU R&D programmes and that any additional costs that may arise must be covered by the Member States or private stakeholders; points out, in connection with Galileo, that users of the Public Regulated Service and the Commercial Service should contribute towards the costs. instead, together with sustainable financing solutions which do not dwarf the funding allocated to research in other areas and which will provide EU-level funding in keeping with the technical demands of these programmes and with a timetable that ensures their viability;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that Galileo and GMES form an integral part of the industrial flagship initiative of the Europe 2020 strategy, as they are intended to push the EU to the forefront by developing innovative ways of exploiting satellite navigation, boosting economic activity in the market further downstream and generating knowledge; stresses therefore that proper financial measures need to be taken to facilitate the deployment of the Full Operational Capacity of Galileo and the development of GNSS-based products and services;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Opposes the planned redeployment from FP7 for the ITER program, suggests to finance the EUR 750 million, that is the share from the lacking EUR 1,3 billion for the project in the year 2012, from the remaining margins and not from FP7;