16 Amendments of Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU related to 2012/2016(BUD)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that EU policies and the EU budget should make a substantial contribution to the revitalisation of sustainable growth in the EU and to addressing major societal challenges such as resource scarcity and climate chan, climate change, the relocation of European industry, inadequate funding for health, education and research, and job shortages;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Expresses concern at the fact that only 58.5% of women aged between 15 and 64 are in employment, as compared with 70.1% of men aged between 15 and 64. Believes that steps need to be taken to integrate women into the labour market and to reconcile family and working life;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that no progress has been made in reducing the number of people living below the poverty threshold, even when they are in employment; considers that people working on a temporary or part time basis are liable, in the long term, to fall into poverty; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote quality jobs that are well paid and offer secure and decent working conditions;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Believes that, in the context of the EU strategy for prolonging active life, too little is being done to help older people acquire IT skills, and urges the Commission and Member States to develop broad-based educational programmes targeting that group;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that the EU budget represents a unique synergetic potential for implementing policies that could not be carried out by the Member States alone; calls for optimal use to be made of existing EU funding by focusing on EU added value, increased economic, social and territorial cohesion, effective streamlining and leveraging effects;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises the need for the Commission and Member States to shape and facilitate the creation of new, high-quality, sustainable jobs through the development in the EU not only of eco-friendly industries and efficient green transport and energy, but also of up-to-date, innovative services;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Draws attention to the fact that the EU and the Member States have not invested sufficiently in measures to reduce CO2 emissions or increase energy efficiency in the fields of construction and transport; calls on the Commission to take steps, in cooperation with the Member States, to increase the energy efficiency of buildings, and especially of centralised urban heating and cooling networks and dwellings, and to increase the level of funding allocated for this in 2013;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the need to strengthen and coordinate funding in order to implement the EU 2020 strategy; is concerned that the ceilings under Heading 1a within the current financial framework are insufficient to meet the EU’s priority policies in the fields of industrial policy, research and energy;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to provide, in conjunction with the Member States, the necessary funding for projects that contribute to achieving the objectives of the Digital Agenda, and especially that of ensuring 100% broadband coverage by 2013;f
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to ensure a sufficient level of funding in 2013 for research and development relating to specific GNSS applications and services;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the pivotal role of EU flagship programmes such as Horizon 2020, COSME and the Connecting Europe Facility; calls for more substantial resources to be mobilised in order to boost the green economy as a key driver for future competitiveness, industrial development and resilience;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes it necessary to invest in improving the rural environment and the quality of life in rural areas, and in encouraging the diversification of rural economies;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider it a priority, with a view to reducing transport pollutant emissions, to invest in developing a pan-European intelligent energy network that can harness energy generated at local and regional level from renewable sources and which helps to develop the necessary infrastructure for the use of electric vehicles;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Believes that the EU needs to invest to ensure guaranteed European access to space and orbital infrastructure;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that 2013 will be the last year of the current programming period and is concerned by possible cuts in the level of payment appropriations; stresses that it is essential to meet the EU’s commitments to ongoing projects;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Continues to firmly oppose the redeployment to the ITER project of funds allocated to FP7 Believes the ITER project to be one of the most important and promising EU projects and calls for other Heading 1 flagship programme necessary funding to be allocated to ensure its success.