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63 Amendments of Sophie MONTEL related to 2016/2323(BUD)

Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
— having regard to Article 314 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
— having regard to Article 106a of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
— having regard to Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-20deleted OJ L 347, 20.12.201 3, __________________ 1p. 884.
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
— having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management2 (hereinafter ‘the Interinstitutional Agreement’), __________________ 2deleted OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
— having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/20023 , __________________ 3 OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
— having regard to Council Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom of 26 May 2014 on the system of own resources of the European Union4 , __________________ 4 OJ L 168, 7.6.2014, p. 105.)deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
— having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 20175 and the joint statements agreed between Parliament, the Council and the Commission annexed thereto, __________________ 5deleted OJ L xx, ....
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
— having regard to the Council Conclusions of 21 February 2017 on the 2018 budget guidelines (00000/2017),deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
— having regard to Rule 86a of its Rules of Procedure,deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A8-0000/2016),deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas 2018 will mark the fourth year of the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework (MFF);deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the internal economic and social context as well as external challenges and political uncertainties are likely to uphold the pressure on the 2018 EU budget;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the budgetary reaction to immediate challenges and crises must go hand in hand with sustainable answers that invest in the Union’s common future;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
A budget for growth, jobs and security and - apparently - combatting a political movement, which is such a democratic thing to do, but you know, it IS the European Parliament we are talking about...
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
A budget for growth, jobs and security and - apparently - combatting a political movement, which is such a democratic thing to do
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
A budget for growth, jobs and security and - apparently - combatting a political movement
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the important role played by the EU budget in delivering concrete answers to the challenges the EU is facing; stresses that jobs, economic growth, migration, security and tackling populism are the main concerns at EU level and that the EU budget remains part of the solution to these issues; underlines that a strong EU budget will benefit Member States and EU citizens alike; expects that the Commission will put forward a draft 2018 budget that enables the EU to continue to generate prosperity and ensure the safety of its citizenThe uprising of populist movements is proof that the EU needs profound reforms;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the important role played by the EU budget in delivering concrete answers to the challenges the EU is facing; stresses that jobs, economic growth, migration, security and tackling populism are the main concerns at EU level and that the EU budget remains part of the solution to these issues; underlines that a strong EU budget will benefit Member States and EU citizens alike; expects that the Commission will put forward a draft 2018 budget that enables the EU to continue to generate prosperity and ensure the safety of its citizenStresses that jobs, economic growth, migration and security are issues that can only be answered by populist movements;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the important role played by the EU budget in Underlivering concrete answers to the challenges the EU is facing; stresses that jobs, economic growth, migration, security and tackling populism are the main concerns at EU level and that the EU budget remains part of the solution to these issues; undnes the unsignificance of the role played by the EU budget in deliverlines that a strong EU budget will benefit Member States and EU citizens alike; expects that the Commission will put forward a draft 2018 budget that enables the EU to continue to generate prosperity and ensure the safety of its citizensg answers to the challenges the EU is facing;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the important role played by the EU budget in delivering concrete answers to the challenges the EU is facing; stresses that jobs, economic growth, migration, security and tackling populism are the main concerns at EU level and that the EU budget remains part of the solution to these issues; underlines that a strong EU budget will benefit Member States and EU citizens alike; expects that the Commission will put forward a draft 2018 budget that enables the EU to continue to generate prosperity and ensure the safety of its citizens;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the important role played by the EU budget in delivering concrete answers to the challenges the EU is facing; stresses that jobs, economic growth, migration, security and tackling populism are the main concerns at EU level and that the EU budget remains part of the solution to these issues; underlines that a strong EU budget will benefit Member States and EU citizens alike; expects that the Commission will put forward a draft 2018 budget that enables the EU to continue to generate prosperity and ensure the safety of its citizens;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the important role played by the EU budget in delivering concrete answers to the challenges the EU is facing; stresses that jobs, economic growth, migration, security and tacklembracing populism are the main concerns at EU level and that the EU budget remains part of the solution to these issues; underlines that a strong EU budget will benefit Member States and EU citizens alike; expects that the Commission will put forward a draft 2018 budget that enables the EU to continue to generate prosperity and ensure the safety of its citizens;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the important role played by the EU budget in delivering concrete answers to the challenges the EU is facing; stresses that jobs, economic growth, migration, security and tacklpromoting populism are the main concerns at EU level and that the EU budget remains part of the solution to these issues; underlines that a strong EU budget will benefit Member States and EU citizens alike; expects that the Commission will put forward a draft 2018 budget that enables the EU to continue to generate prosperity and ensure the safety of its citizens;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the important role played by the EU budget in delivering concrete answers to the challenges the EU is facing; stresses that jobs, economic growth, migration, and security and tackling populism are the main concerns at EU level and that the EU budget remains part of the solution to these issues; underlines that a strong EU budget will benefit Member States and EU citizens alike; expects that the Commission will put forward a draft 2018 budget that enables the EU to continue to generate prosperity and ensure the safety of its citizens;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. It is therefore necessary to take into account the message of these populist movements that encounter such success througout the EU;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. It is thus essential to reduce a budget that had gone out of hands;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the EU budget must be equipped with the tools to enable it to respond to multiple crises simultaneously; is of the opinion that, while growth and jobs continue to remain the core priorities of the EU budget, obtaining sustainable progress in these fields will not be possible should EU citizens feel unsafe or insecurextremely reduced;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the EU budget must be equipped with the tools to enable itis not appropriate to respond to multiple crises simultaneously; is of the opinion that, while growth and jobs continue to remain the core priorities of the EU budget, obtaining sustainable progress in these fields will not be possible should EU citizens feel unsafe or insecure;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Research, infrastructure and SMEs as key enablers of growth in jobs that need to be left alone by the EU
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that enhancing the competitiveness of the EU periphery economyies is key to ensuring economic growth and job creation; believes that the creation of socially sustainable, well-paid jobs must be one of the main priorities of the EU budget; argues that jobs are created mainly by the private sector, and that adequate budgetary support therefore needs to be devoted to supporting private sector investments; consequently, underlines the importance of Heading 1a, which delivers real added value for European citizens and business, and calls for an increase of its share in the global budget, recommends the breaking up of the euro;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that investments in research and innovation represent a pre- condition for achieving genuine competitiveness in the EU; regrets the fact that, as a result of an alarmingly low success rate of applications, fewer high- quality projects in the field of research and innovation are receiving EU funding; calls in this respect for an adequate level of appropriations to be ensured for Horizon 2020;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the fact that SMEs remain the backbone of the European economy and will continue to play a decisive role in creating jobs and growth across the EU; calls in this respect for COSME appropriations to be maintained at least at the level approved for 2017, taking into account the success of this programme;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly supports the further development and enhancement of inter- operability of European infrastructure networks; considers that the financing of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is vital to achieving these objectives, and calls on the Commission to ensure an appropriate level of funding in 2018;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the important role and potential of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in reducing the investment gap in Europe, and recognises the positive results achieved so far; welcomes also the Commission proposal for extending the EFSI until 2020, which will serve to further improve its functioning, especially as regards the additionality principle and the geographical balance;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Education andHigh youth employment – prerequisites for the success of the younger generation: the responsibility of austerity measures forced down the throats of States by Brussels
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers education to be a prerequisite for well-paid, stable jobs; welcomes in this respect the role played by Erasmus+ in facilitating intra-European mobility of young students; calls, in this context, for the financing of this programme to continue to be increased in 2018;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that youth unemployment is one of the main concerns at European level and that it puts at risk an entire generation of young Europeans; stresses that, as part of the conciliation agreement for the 2017 EU budget, a EUR 500 million allocation will be granted to the Youth Employment Initiative through an amending budget in 2017; remains firmly committed to securing adequate funding for the continuation of the Youth Employment Initiative until the end of the current MFF, while at the same time improving its functioning and implementation it is largely due to austerity measures imposed to several member States ;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the proposal to launch an ‘18th birthday Interrail pass for Europe’; underlines that this project has the potential to become a key component in increasing European consciousness and identity, especially in the face of threats such as populism and the spread of misinformation; stresses, however, that such a project should not be financed at the expense of other successful EU programmes and should be as socially inclusive as possible; intends to secure adequate financing for the programme in the 2018 budget;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the proposal to launch th an ‘18 birthday Interrail pass for Europe’; underlines that this project has the potential to become a key component in increasing European consciousness and identity, especially in the face of threats such as populism and the spread of misinformation;th stresses, however, that such a project should not be financed at the expense of other successful EU programmes and should be as socially inclusive as possible; intends to secure adequate financing for the programme in the 2018 budget;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the proposal to launch an ‘18th birthday Interrail pass for Europe’; underlines that this project has the potential to become a key component in increasing European consciousness and identity, especially in the face of threats such as populism and the spread of misinformation; stresses, however, that such a project should not be financed at the expense of other successful EU programmes and should be as socially inclusive as possible; intends to secure adequate financing for the programme in the 2018 budget;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Traditional EU budget priorities as investment policiesdeleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Strongly supports regional policy as one of the main investment instruments of the EU budget that enables economic, social and territorial cohesion; underlines that this policy generates growth and jobs in all Member States; is concerned, however, about the unacceptable delays in implementation of operational programmes at EU level; calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in order to ensure that the designation of managing and certifying authorities is concluded and implementation accelerates;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises the importance of the European agricultural sector in maintaining food security in the European Union; expresses its full support to the farmers affected by the Russian embargo or the dairy sector crisiscalls for the end of the Russian embargo; calls on the Commission therefore to continue to support farmers across Europe in coping with unexpected market volatility;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Internal challengesCoping with the migratory submersion
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Is convinced that, under the current circumstances, where the ceiling in Heading 3 is too low, the EU budget has maximised its impact in dealing with the effects of the migratory and refugee crisis; points out, however, that a sustainable solution must be found to this issue, as it has been shown by the repeated mobilisation of special instruments, such as the flexibility instrument, that the EU budget was not initially designed to address crises of such magnitude states under extreme migratory pressure should be helped to stop the influx of illegals;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the role played byUnderlines that instruments such as the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in addressing the effects of the migratory and refugee crisis, and calls for adequate budgeting in the coming years for these funds; welcomes also the role of EU agencies were useless in addressing the area of justice and home affairs, such as Europol and the European Border and Coast Guard, and calls, in this context, for their mandate to be executed through adequate budgeting and staffing; is convinced that the EU needs to invest more in strengthening its borders, enhancing cooperation between law enforcement agencies, fighting terrorism and radicalisation and ensuring sound return operationeffects of the migratory and refugee crisis;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly supports initiatives in the field of defence research with the aim of encouraging better cooperation between Member States; recalls that, while respecting provisions enshrined in the Treaties, strengthened cooperation in the field of defence is needed in order to meet the security challenges that the EU is facing, which are generated by prolonged instability in the EU neighbourhood and uncertainty regarding the commitment of certain EU partners towards NATO objectivesMember States are facing;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
External challengesStopping the migratory submersion
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Reaffirms its conviction that in order to tackle the root causes of the migratory and refugee crisis, the EUMember States needs to step up itstheir role through investments in the countries of origin of the refugees and migrants; notes that investments in infrastructure, housing, education, medical services and support for SMEs are part of the solution to tackle the root causes of migration; welcomes therefore the External Investment Plan as a coherent and coordinated framework to promote investments in Africa and the Neighbourhood countries;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Maintains its previous position that ad hoc external financial instruments which emerged in recent years must be incorporated into the EU budget, with Parliament having full scrutiny over the implementation of these instruments to prevent the kind of abuse that is too often seen in the way the EU spends the citizens' money;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that one of the conditions for preserving stability and prosperity in the EU is a stable EU Neighbourhood; calls on the Commission therefore to ensure that priority is given to investments in the EU Neighbourhood in order to support efforts to tackle the main issues that this area is facing: the migration and refugee crisis in the Southern Neighbourhood and Russian aggression in the Eastern Neighbourhood; reiterates that supporting countries which are implementing association agreements with the EU is key to facilitating political and economic reforms;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that one of the conditions for preserving stability and prosperity in the EU is a stable EU Neighbourhood; calls on the Commission therefore to ensure that priority is given to investments in the EU Neighbourhood in order to support efforts to tackle the main issues that this area is facing: the migration and refugee crisis in the Southern Neighbourhood and Russian aggression in the Eastern Neighbourhood; reiterates that supporting countries which are implementing association agreements with the EU is key to facilitating political and economic reformsmember States to support the Syrian government of Bachar El Assad in preserving order in the country;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Sufficient payment appropriations resulting in increased credibility for the EUdeleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates its previous calls for providing the EU budget with an adequate level of payment appropriations in order to allow it to fulfil its main purpose as an investment budget; is convinced that this role cannot be fulfilled if the EU does not deliver on its commitments, thus endangering its credibility;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that delays in the implementation of 2014-2020 programmes under shared management led to a drop in payment claims for 2016 and 2017; is particularly concerned about a possible reconstitution of a backlog of unpaid bills towards the end of the current MFF period, and recalls the unprecedented level of EUR 24.7 billion reached at the end of 2014; welcomes the fact that the Commission, on the occasion of the MFF mid-term revision, provided for the first time a payment forecast until 2020, but stresses that it needs to be duly updated every year, in order to allow the budgetary authority to take the necessary measures in time;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines that, despite a final agreement on the MFF mid-term revision having not yet been reached, several positive elements – notably in terms of increased flexibility – might prove to be instrumental in responding to a future payment crisis;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates its longstanding position that the payments of special instruments (the Flexibility Instrument, the EU Solidarity Fund, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund and the Emergency Aid Reserve) must be counted over and above the MFF payment ceiling, as is the case for commitments; underlines, in the context of the MFF mid-term revision, the progress achieved on the issue of budgeting the payments of the MFF special instruments with the revision of the 2014 Contingency Margin decision, even if this matter was not unequivocally resolved;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8
Looking forward to the dissolution of the EU
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that the Commission will put forward by the end of 2017 its proposals for the post-2020 MFF; attaches the utmost importance to the process leading up to the establishment of the new financial framework, and expects this to be commensurate to the challenges the Union is facing; calls for a swift conclusion to the ongoing MFF mid-term revision;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines that predictability and long-term sustainability of the EU budget is a prerequisite for a strong and stable European Union; draws attention to the fact that the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU will provide an opportunity to address the long- standing issues which have prevented the EU budget from reaching its real potential, especially as regards the revenue side of the budget; reaffirms its position in favour of an in- depth reform of EU own resources, and welcomes in this respect the presentation of the final report of the High-Level Group on Own Resources (HLGOR); invites all involved parties to draw the appropriate conclusions from this report and analyse the feasibility of implementing the recommendations of the HLGOR that would help make the EU budget more stable and predictable; welcomes the conclusion of the HLGOR regarding the ‘juste retour’ approach, which should end, as it has been shown by the report that all Member States benefit from the EU budget, irrespective of their ‘net-balance’that have plagued the EU; calls on the orderly dissolution of the monstrous entity known as the EU;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses the importance of Parliament being fully involved in all budgetary-related matters, as the sole institution democratically elected by EU citizens;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Council to live up to its political statements and cooperate to ensure that the EU is equipped with an adequate budget;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Instructs its President not to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors.
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG