European Parliament
A7-0215/2012
Reinhard Bütikofer,
rapporteur for the opinion of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.
(DE)
Madam President, as a Member of the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, I disagree with many of my fellow Members concerning the proposed financing for the ITER programme. As the rapporteur on this committee, I can tell you that we were very much in agreement concerning the principle that the budget should reflect the priority objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy. From the perspective of our committee, this means three things in particular: focusing on energy policy and, most importantly, the SET-Plan, prioritising research and innovation and providing support for small and medium-sized businesses.

