11 Amendments of Jean-François JALKH related to 2017/2044(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that 19,5 % of the total commitments in the draft budget for 2018 (2018 DB) are climate-related and that the Union budget trend would deliver only 18,8 % for the MFF period; stresses that every effort should be made by all EU countries and not just net contributors to reach the 20 % target, as all Member States are affected by the challenge of climate change;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. NotesWelcomes the fact that 8,2 % of total commitments are related to reversing the decline in biodiversity; calls for sufficient resources to be allocated to the protection of biodiversityackle the factors that threaten biodiversity, for example the massive use of chemical pesticides, in particular neonicotinoids, the unlimited drive to maximise production imposed on farmers by the Common Agricultural Policy (Article 39 TFEU) and the seed monopoly scandal;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Notes the increase of EUR 29,1 million in commitments for LIFE (+5,9 %); regrets that LIFE represents only 0,3 %of the2018 DBin a delicate budgetary context in view of the scheduled lossof theUnited Kingdom's net contribution to the European Union;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Expresses concerns atNotes the 13,1 % reduction in LIFE payments; warns of the problems that could result from a lack of payments; recalls, however, that LIFE +, the European financial instrument for the environment, had been endowed with a total budget of EUR 2.1 billion for the period 2007-2013 and now has an overall budget of EUR 3.4 billion for the period 2014-2020;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the proposed EUR 66,4 million in commitments (+2,9 %) and EUR 55,9 million in payments (-3,1 %) for health;, which regprets that this is onlysents 0,04 % of the 2018 DB and 1,5 % of heading 3 (in commitments); in addition to the budgetary aspect, regrets that the Union is not at the forefront of health protection in that it does not promote ambitious regulation on endocrine disruptors (causing infertility, cancer and malformations) and on glyphosate (probably carcinogenic according to the IARC) and is constantly promoting trans- European transport networks, even though they have an impact on health (noise pollution, degraded air quality);
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the proposed EUR 66,4 million in commitments (+2,9 %) and EUR 55,9 million in payments (-3,1 %) for health; regretnotes that this is only 0,04 % of the 2018 DB and 1,5 % of heading 3 (in commitments), which is normal since the protection and improvement of human health are Union competences which are intended only to support, coordinate or complement the action of Member States, since the latter retain most of the prerogatives in this field under Article 6 TFEU;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes note of the proposed EUR 286,7 million in commitments (+11,9 %) and EUR 248,4 million in payments (+5,9 %) for food and feed; regretnotes that this is only 0,18 % of the 2018 DB and 7% of heading 3 (in commitments);
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the increase in the commitments for the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (EUR 33,2 million, +7,2 %), which is a cornerstone of Union solidaritya successful example of inter- State cooperation in disasters such as earthquakes, floods or forest fires, outbreaks of Ebola fever or marine pollution emergencies;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. DisaApproves of staff reductions in EEA (-3 posts), ECHA (-2), ECDC (-2), EFSA (-4) and EMA (-5), which could negatively impactwill promote the reorganisation of their work; highlights that the tasks and duties of those agencies are growing and that they should receive adequate use of their human and financial resources should be rationalised;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that Brexit has not yet had a direct impact on the 2018 DB, but that its consequences should be anticipated, namely a shortfall of several billion euros annually once the UK has left the Union, since it is one of the net contributing countries;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to swiftly implement pilot projects and preparatory actions (PP-PAs)(PPs), given that the relevant commitment appropriations can only be entered in the budget for two successive financial years, and preparatory actions (PAs) for which the relevant commitment appropriations can only be entered in the budget for a maximum of three successive financial years, while the legislative procedure must be completed before the expiry of the third financial year;