obžaluje, da je bil predlog Komisije za vlaganje v projekte vseevropskih energetskih povezav in širokopasovne infrastrukture zaman, ker v Svetu ni bilo doseženo soglasje, v nasprotju z voljo Evropskega sveta, izraženo decembra 2008; meni, da je treba proračun EU uporabiti za pomoč pri soočanju z gospodarsko krizo v obliki ustreznih instrumentov, ki jih predvideva Medinstitucionalni sporazum, in poziva Svet, naj o tem čim prej razpravlja s Parlamentom; meni, da je mogoče uporabiti le rezerve, ki so bile potrjene, ne pa sredstev na podlagi ocenjenih potreb v prihodnjih proračunskih letih; opozarja, da bi lahko prerazporejanje sredstev oviralo obstoječe politike; meni, da je vmesni pregled zadnja in že pozna priložnost za odziv na gospodarsko krizo; opozarja, da bo načrt za oživitev, če bo sprejet, pomembno vplival na proračun 2009; opominja Komisijo, da je njen predlog le okvirne narave in da ga mora potrditi še zakonodajalec; zahteva dodatne podrobnosti o razvojni stopnji vsakega projekta, da se zagotovi hitro izvajanje, pa tudi oceno njihovih kratkoročnih učinkov na zaposlovanje in rast gospodarstva celotne EU ter konkretne statistične podatke o izvajanju, zlasti v zvezi s finančnim načrtovanjem; poudarja, da bi bilo treba porabo EU za energetske projekte, ki v trenutnem finančnem okviru mora biti omejena, osredotočiti na projekte, ki se lahko začnejo brez zapletov in pomagajo doseči cilje EU do leta 2020 na področju politik o podnebnih spremembah, zlasti projekte za varčevanje z energijo in energijsko učinkovitost, pa tudi naložbe v omrežja za energijo iz obnovljivih virov;
Regrets that the Commission proposal to invest in trans-European energy interconnections and broadband infrastructure projects remains in vain because of a lack of agreement within the Council, contrary to the will of the European Council, as expressed in December 2008; considers that the EU budget should be used to contribute in facing the economic crisis by means of the appropriate instruments provided for in the IIA and invites Council to enter into discussions with Parliament as soon as possible; considers that use can be made only of those margins that have been confirmed and not on the basis of estimated needs in future budget years; recalls that the exercise of redeployment could hinder existing policies; considers the mid-term review to be an ultimate and late opportunity for reacting to the economic crisis; points out that the Recovery Plan, if approved, will have a significant impact on the 2009 Budget; reminds the Commission that its proposal is indicative and dependent on the approval of the legislator; requests further details on the development stage of each project to guarantee a speedy implementation as well as an assessment of their effects in the short term on employment and growth of the whole EU economy and asks for concrete figures relating to implementation, particularly in respect of the financial programming; points out that EU spending on energy projects, which under the current EU financial framework must be limited, should focus on projects that can be started swiftly and which help to reach the European Union's 2020 targets on climate change policies, notably energy savings and energy efficiency projects as well as investments in renewable energy networks;