5 Amendments of Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU related to 2008/2055(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly welcomes the Mid-term review of the 2007-2013 Financial Framework and the Commission's public consultation on the budget reform; believes that the budget must be a key instrument in realisingfor ensuring the efficient realisation of European policy objectives;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that the active management of Community funds is a useful instrument which has shown that in 2007 there remained funds which the Member States had not utilised, thus enabling awareness of the fact that the continuous and effective absorption of European funds is vital for the achievement of the Union's objectives of economic and social cohesion; considers that to this end the Member States, and especially the new ones, need to encourage much faster rates of absorption of the Community funds granted them;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Since the Union's policy priorities have substantially evolved in recent yearsare in a state of constant evolution as a result of globalisation, demographic change, technological development, the need to ensure secure and diverse sources of energy supply, and climate change, believes it is fundamental that EU spending is re- evaluated and optimised in order to achieve the best value added and effectiveness of EU action;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that long-term economic progress and higher employment levels must remain among the Union's priority objectives and should be reflected correspondingly in the EU budget; also draws attention to the need to invest more in the areas of energy and the protection of the environment;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the continued and increased support and resources for the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme within the CIP which provides the key financial instruments for the advancement of SMEs in Europe; emphasises that in terms of innovation SMEs should be encouraged to work closely together with universities to stimulate knowledge transfer, with particular stress on applied research, building on the results of scientific and technological research in the Community;