63 Amendments of Sophie MONTEL related to 2016/2323(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
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Amendment 3 #
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Amendment 4 #
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Amendment 5 #
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Amendment 6 #
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Amendment 7 #
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Amendment 8 #
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Amendment 9 #
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Amendment 10 #
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Amendment 11 #
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Amendment 12 #
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Amendment 13 #
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Amendment 16 #
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Amendment 17 #
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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...
Amendment 18 #
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A budget for growth, jobs and security and - apparently - combatting a political movement, which is such a democratic thing to do
Amendment 19 #
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A budget for growth, jobs and security and - apparently - combatting a political movement
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
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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;
Amendment 25 #
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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;
Amendment 26 #
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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;
Amendment 29 #
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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;
Amendment 37 #
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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;
Amendment 40 #
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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;
Amendment 41 #
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Paragraph 1
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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;
Amendment 42 #
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Paragraph 1
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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;
Amendment 43 #
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1 a. It is therefore necessary to take into account the message of these populist movements that encounter such success througout the EU;
Amendment 44 #
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Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. It is thus essential to reduce a budget that had gone out of hands;
Amendment 46 #
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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;
Amendment 48 #
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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;
Amendment 59 #
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Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Research, infrastructure and SMEs as key enablers of growth in jobs that need to be left alone by the EU
Amendment 62 #
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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;
Amendment 71 #
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Amendment 86 #
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Amendment 92 #
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Amendment 95 #
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Amendment 108 #
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Amendment 109 #
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Amendment 114 #
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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 ;
Amendment 125 #
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Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
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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;
Amendment 133 #
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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;
Amendment 134 #
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Amendment 135 #
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Amendment 156 #
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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;
Amendment 161 #
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Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
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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;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
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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;
Amendment 190 #
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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;
Amendment 199 #
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Subheading 6
Amendment 204 #
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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;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
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;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
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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;
Amendment 220 #
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Paragraph 18
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;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 233 #
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Amendment 237 #
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Amendment 240 #
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Amendment 242 #
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Amendment 246 #
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Subheading 8
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Looking forward to the dissolution of the EU
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
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;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
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27. Instructs its President not to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors.