14 Amendments of Markus PIEPER related to 2013/2038(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas a timely and cost-effective implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive can significantly reduce energy consumption, restrict imports of fossil fuels, create new jobs, provide social protection and eradicate energy poverty;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that in the current period of crisis, improving EE can prove to be a decisive means of boosting competitiveness and the creation of jobs and growth, and represents a win-win option in the fight against climate changeerms of conserving resources;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the EU’s commitment to achieve the objective of increasing EE by 20 % until 2020; notes with concern that current estimates of energy saving efforts undertaken or announced bywelcomes therefore the timely and proper implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive in all Member States; show that only a 9 % improvement can be reached; urges, in this regard, the Member States to put further efforts towardstresses that all measures to enhance energy efficiency should be supported in order to achievinge the EU2020 objectiv20% target as soon as possible;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to improve legal certainty with regard to regional State aid (RSA) rules for social housing or investment in sustainable buildings and energy; in order to increase the use of national resources;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the need to ensure targeted support to social housing investments; calls on the Member States and all stakeholders to give social housing a prominent place in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity; calls on the Member States to observe the principle of subsidiarity when including social housing in national reform programmes and in the shaping of strategic priorities under partnership agreements in the upcoming programming period 2014-2020;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the 2009 relaxation of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) regulations regarding energy efficiency, making housing eligible for support in all parts of EU, with a cap of 4 %; notes with concern that, in practice, this policy action has not resulted in a substantial increase of funds diverted to this objective; points at the importance of legal clarity regarding EE measures before the start of the new programming period 2014-2020;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the new opportunities offered by, and the more important role in realising the EE objectives given to, the ERDF and Cohesion Fund in the new programming period 2014-2020; supports in particular the future role of Cohesion Policy funding in the entire the housing sector;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Strongly mMaintains its position in the ongoing negotiations on the ERDF regulation regarding the earmarked percentages to be used on specific thematic objectives for each category of regions, which would guarantee an important increase in the EE allocations and renewable energy resources; recalls that earmarking is crucial for easier mobilisation of local actors and helps create stable, long-term renovation programmes;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the progress achieved in negotiations on CPR with regard to partnership agreements; calls, in this regard, on the Member States and the Managing Authorities to make good use of this mechanism by organising a wide consultation foras with relevant actorexperts from the field of energy efficiency when preparing the operational programs (OPs);
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights with concern that the current economic and financial crisis, and the extensive austerity measures implemented across the EU, have made it increasingly difficult for the Member States to find the funding needed to co-finance Cohesion Policy programmes related to EE; finds it essential, in this regard, that new innovative ways of financing EE projects are found, including by the private sector;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Highlights the importance of adapting EE measures and requirements to climate realities, and of regularly checking on the level playing field for industry and SMEs and on energy price developments, in different Member States and regions; calls on the Commission to consider this carefully when preparing a set of performance indicators;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Member States to set demanding targets for ensuring that public buildings, and both private and social housing, meet the highes meet EU EE standards, and to make them subject to energy certification on a regular basis;