5 Amendments of Reimer BÖGE related to 2014/2245(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of the investment plan presented by the Commission as a first step in offsetting the deficit into address the lack of public and private investment; recalls, in this connection, that the principle of additionality is to be respected, and favourable fiscal treatment ensured for both direct and indirect national contributions in Europe which poses a serious risk to attaining the targets set by the Europe 2020 strategy; stresses, in this context, that projects guaranteed by the EFSI fund should contribute to meeting EU policy objectives and respect the principles of additionality, economic viability and sound financial management;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact that the Council, the Commission and Parliament have arrived at an agreementcommitted themselves to reduceing the level of unpaid bills, and looks forward to receivingt year-end down to its structural level in the course of the current MFF; considers the Commission’s proposalelement for a payment plan as soon as possible, and in any event before the pto be overly optimistic in its conclusion that the current backlog of 24,7 bn. EUR will automatically decreasentation of the 2016 draft budget in the coming two years and reach a level considered ‘normal’;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the extended use in cohesion policy of financial instruments, such as loans and guarantees, to support investment and increase the efficiency of public funding;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its strong criticismupport of the measures linking the effectiveness of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) to sound economic governance as they help increase the efficiency of EU spending in a context of fiscal constraint and allow for a redirection of funds to address the specific needs of countries faced with economic difficulties;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates its deep conviction that a genuinethe review and the associated revision of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) byto be launched by the end of 2016, at the latest, would beoffer the ideal opportunity to revisit the MFF Regulation to make sure that it addresses the persistent problem of insufficient payment appropriations and the possible impact on payments oftowards the end of the MFF due to the delayed implementation of operational programmes in the area of cohesion policy.