Activities of Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN related to 2012/2099(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the role of EU cohesion policy and their actors in implementing the new European energy policy
Amendments (7)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the general approach of linking cohesion policy to the Europe 2020 objectives and its flagship initiatives in order to move towards smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and to support the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors; recalls, howeverin addition, the importance of the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund for achievin combating energy poverty ing the social dimensmost vulnerable regions of the energy policyEuropean Union, in accordance with the spirit of solidarity between Member States as enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty, and for combating energy poverty in the most vulnerable households;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that bureaucracy and lack of procedural clarity have made the accession of Cohesion and Structural Funds difficult and have discouraged the actors most in need of these funds from applying; supports, therefore, the simplification of the award process, the removal of red tape and increased flexibility in allocating these funds, so that the poorest Member States and regions can fully take advantage of the financial instruments meant to reduce regional and inter-state disparities;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it to be of paramount importance to be able to use the Structural Funds, the Cohesion Fund and other financial and leverage instruments to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy use in the housing sprojectors; calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to disseminate clear, easily accessible information on the financial instruments, incentives, grants and loans available to support energy efficiency servicesuch projects.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights that the Cohesion Policy and the funds allocated to it should be delivered more effectively, based on the principles of proportionality, cost- effectiveness and accountability; supports, therefore, the use of financial instruments as leverage for private sector investment, especially in view of large energy infrastructure, energy efficiency and renewable energy projects;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Shares the Commission views on encouraging and increasing the use of financial instruments in Cohesion policy for the 2014-2020; considers that these instruments can prove to be very cost- efficient, creating a leverage effect by mobilising additional public or private co- investments in order to address market failures in the energy sector while minimizing market distortions;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Welcomes the Commission's new approach to apply financial instruments more widely to its Cohesion Policy, acknowledging the current financial scarcity and EU's financial needs to complete the 2020 strategy; believes that financial instruments provide an efficient and effective support for investments for projects with potential economic viability, believes that financial instruments should be tailored to the specific needs of regions and their target recipients, thereby improving significantly access to finance to the benefit of a wide range of socio- economic actors on the ground;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Welcomes the new proposal on the Connecting Europe Facility as an additional and complementary instrument to the Cohesion policy to address the extensive needs for investments to modernize and expand Europe's energy infrastructures, thereby contributing to the 2020 strategy targets; urges the Commission to maximize the coordination between the Cohesion and Structural Funds and the Connecting Europe Facility;