Activities of Claude TURMES related to 2017/2052(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the next MFF: Preparing Parliament’s position on the MFF post-2020
Amendments (16)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of completing the energy union with a forward-looking climate change policy, the digital single market, the capital markets union and the European research area;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the Paris Agreement requires all financial flows to be aligned with the agreed long-term climate objective and stresses the need for greater coherence between the EU´s commitment under the Paris Agreement and its funding policies; underlines the significant, yet untapped, potential of the MMF to catalyse the transition towards a net-zero carbon European economy; subsequently calls for:- a comprehensive earmarking of at least 50% of the MFF funds towards climate related spending - making support for fossil fuels ineligible in the next MFF; - proposing a new instrument dedicated to accelerate the energy transition by supporting local authorities, energy cooperatives and businesses
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that EU funding should be guaranteed for the newsupport the implementation of an industrial policy strategy so that aims for the EU canto become the world leader in sustainability, innovation, digitisation and decarbonisation, renewable energy, energy and resource efficiency ; calls for the necessary financial programme to be safeguarded through a dedicated investment programme that facilitates the development of a comprehensive industrial strategyin those specific areas;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the next MFF period should make provision for adequate EU funding, including structural and investment funds, in order to deepen the integration of the EU energy market, especially for key energy infrastructure projects such as Renewables Projects of Energy Union Interest and electricity projects of common interest (e-PCIs) and avoid carbon lock-in;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to double its investment programmes in Research and Innovation on renewables and energy efficiency based technologies that have the potential to address climate change and environmental concerns, ensure security of supply and maintain the EU's competitive advantage
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Highlights the increasing responsibilities entrusted to the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and points to the insufficient financial resources at their disposal to properly carry on their mandate; calls for a significant additional budgetary efforts in the next MFF that would enable them fulfil their obligations, especially those arising from the implementation of the EU Regulation for wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT);
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for an upgraded and more effective Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) which will close the missing links in Europe’s energylectricity market and digital backbone by supporting the development of high-performance, sustainable and efficiently interconnected trans-European networks in the fields of energlectricity and digital services;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that, in the next MFF, financial instruments cannot replace grants in financing energy efficiency, renewable energy, innovative technologies for conventional energy and R&I projects, as only grant and generally publicly driven R&I projects, as only grants can maximise output on the ground and ensure wider involvement of stakeholders such as academia, research centres, local public authorities, SMEs, civil society organisations can maximise output on the groundd citizens; underlines that it is particularly relevant for the energy efficiency sector to continue relying on grants in a context of structurally low oil, coal and gas price;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that grants and loans do not finance the same type of activities and support different types of beneficiaries and projects; stresses the need of continuing with grants for financing fundamental and collaborative research, in particular research performed by the academia; warns against the tendency of transforming grants into loans or equity, in particular when university research budgets are suffering cuts in several Member States; believes that this tendency works towards the losing of the research basis, which in turn significantly reduces the innovation potential of the European Union;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Further stresses the need to better coordinate EU instruments relating to investment in SMEs innovation, information and communication technology and energy infrastructure, and considers that a combination of grants and innovative financial instruments could facilitate project implementation and stimulate private financing;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates the need to continue with focusing Horizon 2020 and to provide it with at least the same share of funding as at present in order to respond to societal challenges andon funding collaborative trans-national research and innovation opportunities across the EU to and to substantially increase its share of funding to respond to societal challenges (fighting climate change, transition to sustainable and renewable energy, toxic- free circular economy, sustainable food and farming practices, affordable health care and medicines for all), secure Europe’s global sustainability, competitiveness, scientific and industrial leadership in innovation; calls also for a greater focus on implementing innovation through joint undertakingresponsible Research and Innovation that contributes to people’s health, wellbeing and that benefits all of society, on prioritising public research needs and fair public return on investments, on supporting investment in key technologies and on ensuring that SMEs have better access to knowledge, information, skills, investments and risk capital;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an upgraded EFSI that would make it possible to bridge the gap between research and the market and would focus on boosting market innovationfinancing of the EFSI Advisory Hub and Project Portal that would make it possible to aggregate smaller project and generate projects at the local level, in particular on renewable energy and energy efficiency and smart grids, so as to help bridge the gap between research and the market and would focus on boosting market innovation; Calls in addition for the substantial strengthening of the application of sustainability criteria to the EFSI investments as well as all EIB investments, in order to ensure additionality as well as impact;
Amendment 153 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes strongly that space- related funding in FP 9 should be higher than under Horizon 2020 and that the necessary amounts should be allocated to the future Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) on innovative materials for space equipment; calls for the establishment of an integrated GOVSATCOM ensuring cost-effective secure satellite communication services for European public authorities; rRecalls its long-standing position that the Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) support framework should be converted into a Union programme and that its remit should be extended, and considers that the budget allocated to this activity should be increased accordingly;
Amendment 163 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Draws attention to theRegrets the proposal for European Defence Fund and the recent Commission proposal for a European defence industrial development programme which is intended to cover the period 2019-2020; welcomes the Commission’s intention to submit both a more substantial defence industrial development programme and a programme to support defence research as part of the MFF; considers that these programmes should not draw funds away from other programmes in the same headingdraws away funds from important investment and innovation programmes under Heading 1a such as investments in energy and climate change. Believes that large efficiency gains can be made instead in the defence sector by dramatically improving Member States coordination and through the enforcement of the Defence Procurement Directive.
Amendment 168 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Underlines that even if the ITER project would one day deliver, it would be too late to comply with the Paris Agreement commitment to maintain climate change well below 2 degrees and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5 degrees; therefore calls for the next MFF to redirect nuclear fusion funding towards areas where research on plasma would better contribute to the EU innovation leadership and competitiveness;
Amendment 174 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Is convinced that the introduction of new EU own resources and revenues to the EU budget is indispensable to bring the next MFF to a level that corresponds to the actual needs and political ambitions of the Union in the ITRE related areas; recalls in this regard the report of the High Level Group on Own Resources adopted unanimously by all of its members, including those members appointed by the Council; demands serious consideration of the options proposed in the report such as a EU corporate income tax, an EU electricity tax or taxes from the digital single market; calls for the establishment of a link between the financing of the EU budget and policy areas where EU has triggered significant price reductions (e.g. energy policy, telecom policy) as the most efficient and market-neutral approach .