Activities of Inês Cristina ZUBER related to 2015/2132(BUD)
Plenary speeches (2)
2016 budgetary procedure: joint text (A8-0333/2015 - José Manuel Fernandes, Gérard Deprez) PT
General budget of the European Union for 2016 - all sections (A8-0298/2015 - José Manuel Fernandes, Gérard Deprez) PT
Amendments (4)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that Horizon 2020 framework programme funding needs to be shared out more fairly among Member States; draws attention to the fact that several cohesion countries are net contributors to the framework programme; points out that the ‘Innovation Union’ initiative has to involve all countries and regions and that there must be no ‘innovation divide’ between more innovative countries and regions and the rest;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. RecallWarns that the Single Market (SM) is a key driver of growth and jobs; notes, however, that this potential remains untapped in many respectwill tend to exacerbate the huge inequalities in terms of growth and jobs in Member States; asks, therefore, for bettefair spending of the budget by providing adequate financial means for the SM in order to cover a clear set of priorities related to the real economy and to raising people’s living standards;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes with concern that the budgetary constraints being imposed on Member States are leading to greater restrictions on STI investment, with highly damaging effects.
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Points to the crucial role of structural and investment funds in promoting STI investment; believes that the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund have a central role to play in, respectively, training and skills development for workers in the area of innovation and the funding of regional innovation strategies that could bring benefits in terms of territorial policy, improving living conditions, promoting social justice and well-being, and preserving the environment; points to the importance of strengthening cohesion policy and the related objectives by making use of innovation and other means and, to that end, revising the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework.