14 Amendments of Dominique RIQUET related to 2015/2353(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that total recovery of funds redeployed from the Connected Europe Facility (CEF) to the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), which has different nature, beneficiaries and objectives, should be one of the key priorities for the mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014- 2020 (MFF);
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that the implementation of Horizon 2020 and COSME has led to very high absorption rates and that this has led to a very low success rate in Horizon 2020 which deters potential applicants from putting forward their projects;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises, in this context, the vital importance of adequate EU funding for the projects identified in the TEN-T Core Network Corridor Work Plans; highlights that this also requires enhanced coverage of transport policy related areas such as multi-modality and efficient logistics, intelligent transport systems and clean fuel equipment for the better integration of urban nodes and their sustainable development within the transport system;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that new political priorities should not be proposed at the expense of the agreed programmes of the current MFF, in particular H2020, CEF, COSME, Galileo and Copernicus, and pre-allocated national envelopes; Stresses that any new funds should be alimented with new funding, and should not go to the detriment of existing programmes;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights that the EFSI makes a worthwhile contribution to the financing of TEN-T projects, provided that grantsbut that it cannot replace grants, which remain a vital and necessary funding source for projects generating little or no income but which contribute to the achievement of EU policy goals; underlines, in particular, that grants could be combined together with innovative financial instruments and the EFSI to facilitate the implementation of additional projects and catalyse private finance (blending); is concerned that almost no funds remain available for new projects in the remaining four years of the MFF;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the budgetary authorities to establish the maximum possible flexibility to direct unused annual appropriations towards the programmes under Heading 1a, such as Horizon 2020, COSME and the Connecting Europe Facility;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the substantial and permanent investment deficit in Europe, particularly in major transport infrastructure, and stresses that this risks undermining the competitiveness of the EU as a whole; notes that investment needs relate not only to the creation of infrastructure but also to its maintenance and modernisation;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that Union programmes have significantly contributed to ensuring access to finance for SMEs; calls for further consideration to be given to ways of extending the programme to even more SMEs and meeting the various needs of SMEs more adequately; Stresses that access to finance remains a challenge for many SME's, with a particular focus on risk-financing;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the mid-term evaluation of the MFF programmes on the basis of their performance against stipulated targets and objectives, absorption capacity and EU added value, taking into account the still existing payment backlog and the late implementation of the current framework.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that all EU budgetary instruments which support investment and innovation should be maintained and further developed, and that there is no need to favour one or more of these instruments to the detriment of the others; notes the essential role of the EU budget in providing an incentive for future spending and in supporting cohesion and effective implementation of policies within the EU.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that, through various forms of financial support (grants, financial instruments), the EU budget has played a decisive role in launching or relaunching numerous projects in the transport sector; believes that any revision of the MFF must now make it a priority;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for redistribution of the money not used by cohesion Member States under the CEF and encourages the use of technical assistance and more calls for proposals, including on the subject of cross-border connections;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that tourism is a key potential growth area of the European economy and a driver of a substantial amount of employment; considers that appropriate and increased budgetary funds should be allocated to developing a genuine European tourism policy.
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers that all EU budgetary instruments which support investment and innovation should be maintained and further developed, and that there is no need to favour one of these instruments to the detriment of the others; notes the essential role of the EU budget in providing an incentive for future spending and in supporting cohesion and effective implementation of policies within the EU.