Activities of Heide RÜHLE related to 2010/0220(NLE)
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OPINION Proposal for a Council regulation on state aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines
Amendments (7)
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) European mining regions should be able to use the funding sources available to ensure sustainable structural change; State aid to subsidise active labour market measures should be regarded as compatible with the internal market, as they serve to mitigate the social impact of closures in the coal industry;
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to mitigate the negative environmental impact of aid to coal and coal imports, the Member State should provide a plan of appropriate measures, for example in the fields of energy efficiency, and renewable energy or carbon capture and storage.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) In line with the 'polluter pays' principle and the necessity of the internalisation of external costs, undertakings should be obliged to cover the costs of remedying the short- and long-term environmental damage caused by their activities.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point h a (new)
Article 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) "active labour market measures" means measures for the benefit of the workers affected such as job-search assistance, occupational guidance, tailor- made training and re-training, certification of acquired experience, entrepreneurship promotion or aid for self-employment, measures such as job- search allowances, mobility allowances or allowances to individuals participating in lifelong learning and training activities and measures to enable particularly disadvantaged or older workers to stay in, or resume, employment.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the Member State must provide a plan to take measures aimed at mitigating the environmental impact of the use of coal, for example in the fields of energy efficiency, and renewable energy or carbon capture and storage. The inclusion of measures constituting State aid within the meaning of Article 107 (1) in such a plan is without prejudice to the notification and standstill obligations imposed on the Member State with respect to these measures by Article 108 (3) TFEU, and to the compatibility of these measures with the internal market."
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. State aid granted to undertakings which carry out or have carried out an activity in connection with coal production to enable them to cover the costs arising from or having arisen from the closure of coal production units or those of contributing to the alleviation of the social consequences thereof through active labour market policies and which are not related to current production, may be considered compatible with the internal market provided that the amount paid does not exceed such costs. Such aid may be used to cover:
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) costs related to active labour market measures and social plans.