Activities of Reimer BÖGE related to 2017/2044(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
General budget of the European Union for 2018 - all sections (debate) DE
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses that international trade is a core tool for Union foreign policy which, if it is sufficiently funded and implemented by means of coherent strategies, contributes to sustainable development, particularly in developing countries;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the Union has an increasingly ambitious trade agenda, as outlined in the ‘Trade for all’ strategy; stresses that the funding for Aid for Trade initiatives should be increased and sufficient resources should be allocated to DG Trade of the Commission to enable it to carry out the increasing number of activitie and therefore sufficient resources should be allocated to DG Trade of the Commission to enable it to carry out the increasing number of activities; stresses that the funding for Aid for Trade represents a vital tool to develop structures and projects, in particular in LDCs; considers that such initiative and funding should be increased; furthermore asks the Commission to coordinate its implementation in order to maximise its effectiveness;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the citizens of the Union are increasingly asking to befor more involved and engaged withment in Union trade policy and that the Commission has made this citizens’ interest a priority; considersstresses in this regard that it is crucial that enough resources are allocated in order to actively involve citizens in Union trade policy- making; calls on Member States to take a more active role in explaining the added value of Union trade policy, since it is them who formulate the negotiating mandates;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that international trade is a core tool for Union foreign policy which, if it is sufficiently funded and implemented by means of coherent political, economic, trade and development strategies, contributes to sustainable development, particularly in developing countries; thus enabling the Union to play an active role in tackling migration causes;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the trade-related technical support and economic assistance provided by the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) to Union’s close partners in the East border andern Partnership as well as to the post-Arab-Spring countries make an important contribution to stability in those regions;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Asks the Commission to assess the existing tools aimed at promoting SME internationalisation regarding their coherence with other Union SME support instruments such as COSME as well as regarding subsidiarity, non-duplication and complementarity in relation to Member State programmes; calls on the Commission to make timely proposals for the midterm review of those programmes to improve their efficiency and effectiveness;