Activities of Jean ARTHUIS

Gérard DEPREZ, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that seven transfers were approved in accordance with Articles 27 and 46 of the Financial Regulation in the financial year 2017, which amounted to EUR 57 402 860 or 3,01 % of final appropriations; observes that the majority of transfers were related to the Parliament’s buildings policy, and in particular to help fund the annual lease payments for the Konrad Adenauer building project; stresses that the practice known as ‘mopping-up’ is a relaxation of the principle of specification and thus deliberately contravenes the principle of budgetary accuracy; calls for appropriations for the financing of buildings, in particular the Konrad Adenauer Building, to be included in the draft annual budget to be adopted by the budgetary authorities;

2019/02/12
Committee: CONT

2018/2046(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that ~~the Union continues to face numerous challenges and is convinced that, especially~~ ahead of the UK withdrawal from the Union ~~and~~, the ~~2019 European elections, Union citizens expect the necessary financial resources to be deployed from the Union budget, in order to allow the Union to effectively respond to the abovementioned challe~~Union needs the necessary financial resources to respond to citizens expectations and allow the Union to effectively tackle the numerous challenges it faces such as the fight against youth unemployment, the security as well as humanitarian and migratory challenges, the fight against climate changes and to improve the day- to-day life of its citizens;

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2018/2046(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that Europe's citizens expect the Union to strain every sinew to ensure economic growth and foster job creation; recalls that meeting those expectations requires investments in research and innovation, digitalisation, education, infrastructure, SMEs and employment, particularly among the young people of Europe, and that any failure in that regard will foster disillusionment with the European ideal; expresses wonderment that the Council yet again proposes cuts to the very programmes that are designed to make the Union economy more competitive and innovative; stresses moreover that many of these programmes, for example Horizon 2020, are heavily oversubscribed, which constitutes a poor use of resources and means that many excellent projects do not receive funding; highlights also the fact that programmes such as Erasmus +, Horizon 2020 and the Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (COSME) provide a vivid demonstration of the advantages of working together across the Union and help create a feeling of European belonging; decides therefore to reinforce considerably Erasmus + and to strengthen programmes that contribute to growth and job creation, including Horizon 2020, Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and COSME;

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2018/2046(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights that youth unemployment remains unacceptably high in certain Member States and that the situation of young people in NEET (not in education, employment or training) situations and the long-term unemployed is particularly worrying; stresses that young people are the most at risk of poverty and social and economic exclusion; decides therefore to reinforce the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) beyond the level proposed by the Commission; stresses that such reinforcement should in no way be seen as a frontloading of the YEI allocation endorsed in the context of the MFF mid-term revision; underlines however that the YEI should be further improved and be made more efficient, notably by ensuring that it brings real European added value to youth employment policies in the Member States and does not replace the financing of former national policies;

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2018/2046(BUD)

Nils TORVALDS, Gérard DEPREZ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights that youth unemployment is the lowest since 2000 in the Union, but remains unacceptably high in certain Member States and that the situation of young people in NEET (not in education, employment or training) situations and the long-term unemployed is particularly worrying; stresses that young people are the most at risk of poverty and social and economic exclusion; decides therefore to reinforce the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) beyond the level proposed by the Commission; stresses that such reinforcement should in no way be seen as a frontloading of the YEI allocation endorsed in the context of the MFF mid-term revision;

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2018/2046(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that cohesion policy plays a primary role in the development and growth of the Union; emphasises Parliament’s commitment to ensuring adequate appropriations for those programmes that represent one of the core policies of the Union; welcomes the fact that more and more Member States consider that structural funds should be a tool for guaranteeing solidarity in all Union policies, in particular regarding the migration issues;

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets that, under current projections, only 19,3 % of the Union budget 2014 – 2020 would be devoted to climate-related measures, failing thus to reach the target of 20 %; understands that this is largely due to delays in cohesion policy and the rural development programmes; urges Member States, who manage them, to speed up their implementation with a focus on climate- related spending in order to offset the lower allocations made during the first years of the MFF; calls on the Commission to develop an action plan within programmes having massive potential to contribute to reaching the climate-related spending target; calls also for a robust, annual consolidation exercise to progress towards the mainstreaming target, with concrete and coherent safeguards that guarantee climate proof budgetary decisions are in line with the EU’s commitments under the Paris agreement, with comprehensive reporting and monitoring of results anda realistic assessment of climate change needs that corrects overestimations and proposes additional measures in case the exercise shows that targets will not be met;

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2018/2046(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines that Heading 3 has been largely mobilized in the recent years to address the migratory and refugee c~~risis~~hallenge and that such actions should continue for as long as needed; calls on the Commission to actively monitor the adequacy of allocations under Heading 3 and make full use of all available instruments to respond in a timely manner to any unforeseen event that might require additional funding in the area of migration; decides to reinforce the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund to fully cover the needs of the Union in the field of migration, notably to support Members States in improving reception conditions, integration measures and practices for ~~migrant~~asylum seekers and migrants, enhancing solidarity and responsibility-sharing between the Member States and fair and effective return strategies; notes, once again, that the Heading 3 ceiling is inadequate to provide appropriate funding to the internal dimension of those priorities, as well as to other priority programmes, for example in the field of security, justice, citizenship and culture; considers that willingness of local authorities to do more than planned in their National Programme under shared management, to support the Union Resettlement Programme, should be further supported through the direct management strand of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF);

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2018/2046(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Reiterates that part of the solution to the migratory and refugee c~~risis~~hallenge as well as to the security concerns of Union citizens lies in addressing the root causes of migration and devoting sufficient financial means to internal and external instruments that aim at tackling issues such as poverty, lack of employment, education and economic opportunities, instability, conflict and climate change in the European Neighbourhood and Africa ; is of the opinion that the Union should make optimal use of financial means under Heading 4 which proved to be insufficient to equally address all external challenges;

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2018/2046(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Regrets that Parliament has not been duly involved in the discussions on the extension of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT); reiterates its longstanding position that new initiatives must not be financed to the detriment of existing ~~Union external~~successful Union projects; maintains, while recalling its support for the continuation of the FRT, that, given the stretched situation under Heading 4 to respond to external challenges, including migration, the Union budget should contribute to the financing of the second tranche in the same proportion as for the first one, i.e. EUR 1 billion, while the Member States should contribute EUR 2 billion to its financing;

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2018/2046(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Restores all cuts proposed by Council to the Draft Budget (DB) 2019 across all headings, with limited exceptions in Heading 4 and subheading 1b; ~~fails to understand the reasoning behind the proposed cuts~~refuses to accept the proposed cuts to programs with the highest European added value, for example those to Horizon 2020 and CEF, two programmes already affected by redeployments to EFSI, or majority of cuts to external policies; stresses that the logic behind Council’s cuts is not substantiated by the actual implementation figures and ignores the varying implementation patterns of certain programmes;

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2018/2046(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recalls that Erasmus+ remains a highly valued and hugely popular programme promoting youth learning mobility and vocational training, as demonstrated by the volume of applications received, which by far exceeds the funding available, and notes also that it helps foster a strong sense of European identity and encouragement for young people to take part in European democracy; deeply regrets that the 2019 draft budget for Erasmus+ falls well below Parliament’s expectations, failing to go beyond the programmed figures under the current MFF; considers it therefore essential to reinforce the education and training and youth strands of Erasmus +, as a corollary to the strengthening of the Youth Employment Initiative under subheading 1b;

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2018/2046(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Highlights yet again the fact that SMEs are an essential part of the Union economy and play a crucial role in job creation throughout the Union; believes that there is a need to create an SME- friendly business environment, as well as to support SME clusters and networks; notes, however, with deep concern the Council cuts to the SME instrument, which send a contradictory signal to businesses in the Union; considers that the Union budget and access to finance backed by it can be a key tool in making SMEs more competitive and more innovative and in fostering the spirit of enterprise in the Union; recalls in this regard COSME and Horizon 2020;

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2018/2046(BUD)

Nils TORVALDS, Gérard DEPREZ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. ~~Recalls that youth unemployment rates~~Welcomes the decreasing rate of youth unemployment at Union level, with 14,8 % (1.10.2018) which is lower than before the economic crisis, but regrets that the level still remains unacceptably high in ~~the Union~~certain Member States; emphasises that, in order to address this issue, it is of importance to ensure proper funding of the Youth Guarantee schemes through YEI and the European Social Fund (ESF); welcomes the agreement on the need to provide fresh funding for YEI, and the inclusion of the corresponding appropriations in the DB 2019; considers nevertheless that, given the challenges and risks posed by youth unemployment, YEI should benefit from increased appropriations and therefore decides to bring YEI to EUR 580 million in commitments in 2019; considers that this increase is in addition to the amount for YEI currently programmed for the 2014- 2020 period;

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2018/2046(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Points out the essential role played by the Union agencies in the area of justice and home affairs in enhancing cooperation between Member States to address the concerns of Union citizens; decides to increase budgetary appropriations and staffing of European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (EUROPOL), European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), European Union Agency for the operational management of Large-Scale IT Systems (eu- LISA), European Union’s Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust) and for the new European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO);

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2018/2046(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53

53. In the context of the challenges the Union is still facing in terms of security, and bearing in mind the necessity for a coordinated European response, decides to reinforce the appropriations for the EUROPOL, EU-LISA, CEPOL, EUROJUST, EPPO, and the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA);

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2018/2046(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79 a (new)

79 a. Reiterates Parliament’s support to the Strategic Communication Capacity and reinforces it to deliver a stronger coordinated EU response to the challenge of disinformation;

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2018/2037(INI)

Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET, Jean ARTHUIS

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the EU is both the world’s largest importer and exporter of agri-food products; at the same time the options of using CAP rural development programmes (RDPs) to contribute towards insurance, mutual funds and income stabilisation schemes for farmers have not been implemented widely;

2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG

2018/2037(INI)

Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls for increased support for family farms and young farmers;

2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG

2018/2037(INI)

Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Calls for better synergies between CAP and other EU policies, in particular regarding energy, water supply, land use, biodiversity and ecosystems, and the development of remote and mountainous areas;

2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG

2018/2037(INI)

Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Urges the Commission and the Member States to monitor the significant price volatility of agricultural products and encourage the uptake of ‘risk management’ tools as they help to protect farmers’ incomes;

2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG

2018/2037(INI)

Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4 d. Calls for measures to further increase the competitiveness of food production sector, introduction of new technologies and increased productivity thus thereby strengthening the EU's leading role in the world.

2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas the CAP pursues inseparable economic and environmental objectives, and this twin-track approach must be preserved and even reinforced, in the context of the reform of the first pillar and the greening scheme, in favour of a transition towards a European agricultural model which is sustainable and efficient;

2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the ~~inten~~aspiration to further simplify and modernise the CAP, ~~but emphasises that the integrity of the single market and a truly common policy must be the overriding priorities of reform~~and in particular the progress made with the adoption of the omnibus, but stresses that a policy which is not understood by its stakeholders and beneficiaries cannot claim to be meeting its targets;

2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation and modernisation in agriculture by supporting tapplied and basic research and their development in order to support farmers in the evolution of their practices in order to respond more effectively to health, environmental and competitiveness issues; Training and agricultural extension as a pre-condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States should also be fostered, while fostering the transfer of know-how and the exchange of best practice models between Member States;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls in particular on the Commission to support the experimentation, by farmers and research bodies or government agencies, of collective measures aimed at mitigating climate change by combating soil erosion and providing incentives for the development of practices to store more carbon in the soil;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Insists on the critical need for the future CAP to support farmers more efficiently in order to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, health and market risks, by creating additional incentives for flexible risk management and stabilisation tools ~~while ensuring broad access;~~ such as setting up a European agricultural insurance fund which can be mobilised at times of crisis, aimed at reducing production volumes in order to ensure that the price of raw materials produced in Europe will rise or stabilise. This instrument, which proved its worth during the milk crisis, should be institutionalised and put into use across the board so that it can provide maximum benefit;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. ~~Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers within the food supply chain~~Calls on the Commission, with regard to the specific nature of the agricultural market and in line with the objectives of Article 39 TFEU and the exception described in Article 42 TFEU, to mitigate the effects of its competition policy by allowing practices, agreements and arrangements between producers within the food supply chain by means of a clear legal framework which would consolidate the position of upstream producers, in particular by guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, ~~by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, and strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention~~promote the concentration of supply in individual sectors, improve transparency in the markets and prevent fresh crises from breaking out;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Considers that at the present time it would not be beneficial if we felt compelled to draw on public subsidies to help certain agricultural sectors which have been weakened by the negotiation of new free-trade agreements;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Gérard DEPREZ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Elsi KATAINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25b. Considers that, in order to achieve coherence, we should avoid making agriculture the adjustment variable for negotiations on free-trade agreements in future and instead proceed according to the ‘single pocket’ principle;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2024(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Louis MICHEL, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the proposed reinforcements to Horizon 2020, the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), Erasmus+ and programmes contributing to increase the security of EU citizens; points, however, to the need to further reinforce support for SMEs, which are key to enabling economic growth and job creation, and to dedicated appropriate resources to the digitalisation of the EU industry and the promotion of digital skills and digital entrepreneurship, as well as for programmes supportive to young people, namely ErasmusPro; recalls its conviction that the 2019 Erasmus+ budget needs to be at least doubled in 2019;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Nils TORVALDS, Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Commends the role of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in reducing the investment gap in the EU; reiterates its longstanding position that any new initiatives within the MFF must be financed by new appropriations and not to the detriment of the existing programmes; reiterates ~~also that the cuts made to Horizon 2020 and CEF to finance the extension of EFSI should be reversed in the 2019 budget~~its commitment to reinforce Horizon 2020 and CEF after the cuts made to the programs to finance the extension of EFSI;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Urmas PAET, Jean ARTHUIS, Nils TORVALDS, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Remains committed to the fight against unemployment and against youth unemployment in particular; believes in this respect that the YEI should be further strengthened, in spite of the complexities involved in reprogramming YEI and ESF programmes in case of modifications of the YEI envelope; stresses that the YEI funding should complement national and not to replace Member States' own policies and funding to fight youth unemployment; recalls that ECA Special Report No 5/2017 states that there is a risk that EU funding is replacing national funding in the sector rather than creating added value; calls for close monitoring of the performance and European added value of the YEI funding;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Jean ARTHUIS, Gérard DEPREZ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Remains committed to the fight against unemployment and against youth unemployment in particular; believes in this respect that the YEI should be further strengthened, in spite of the complexities involved in reprogramming YEI and ESF programmes in case of modifications of the YEI envelope; emphasises the fact that both vocational training and apprenticeship constitute efficient practices to tackle youth unemployment; recommends, therefore, the creation of a specific programme to encourage Europe’s most important investment for the future - our youth; stresses that the mobility through Erasmus Pro strongly stimulates benchmarking to implement the best practices;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Louis MICHEL, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that in 2019, cohesion policy programmes will be at cruising speed, and emphasises Parliament’s commitment to ensuring adequate appropriations for these programmes; ~~welcome~~regrets the fact that ~~almost all~~some of the managing authorities for the 2014-2020 programmes have still nowt been designated ; asks the Commission to analyse the reasons for the delays and, if it results from procedural difficulties, to review the whole designation procedure; points out that the unacceptable delays in the implementation of operational programmes have been to a large extent due to the late designation of those authorities; calls on the Member States to ensure that the implementation of the programmes is accelerated so as to catch up with the delays, and to seek the Commission’s assistance in this respect;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Nils TORVALDS, Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Elsi KATAINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Takes note of reports on cohesion policy in the Union, that reoccuringly points out shortcomings in efficiency and results;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Louis MICHEL, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Commends~~Take notes of the fact that the Commission proposal would enable reaching the target of 20 % of the budget being dedicated to climate spending in 2019; regrets~~, however.~~ that the Commission has not followed up on Parliament’s request regarding offsetting the lower allocations made during the first years of the MFF; considers this proposal to be insufficient since by allocating only 20% of the budget to climate protection in 2020, the target of 20% for the whole period 2014-2020 will not be achieved; regrets that the Commission has not been able to present draft budgets that are aligned with the commitments and targets set by the Union in this field; believes that more should be done through the development of an action plan within programmes with massive potential, as for example under Horizon 2020, CF, ESF , EAGF, EAFRD, EMFF or LIFE+;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Louis MICHEL, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Agre~~Believes that ~~migration~~ensuring the security of its citizens and addressing the migration challenges remains a top Union priorityies in 2019; deems it crucial to maintain spending in thisese areas at a high and stable level;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Urmas PAET, Jean ARTHUIS, Nils TORVALDS, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Agrees that migration remains a top Union priority in 2019; deems it crucial to maintain spending in this area at a ~~high and stable level~~level that is adequate to respond to the needs;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Louis MICHEL, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Disapproves~~Takes note of the Commission’s proposal for the funding of the second tranche of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT); supports the continuation of the FRT, but maintains that, as also proposed by the Commission on 14 March 20186 , the EU budget should contribute to its financing to the sum of EUR 1 billion, with Member States contributing EUR 2 billion by means of bilateral contributions, in order to leave sufficient margins under the MFF special instruments for unforeseen events in the last two years of the current MFF, as well as the financing of other priorities; also maintains that as the FRT has been a new initiative within this MFF, it should be funded by fresh appropriations; _________________ 6 OJ C 106, 21.3.2018, p. 4. OJ C 106, 21.3.2018, p. 4.

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Louis MICHEL, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Stresses that Erasmus+ remains the leading programme to foster youth mobility at all levels of education and vocational training and to encourage young people to take part in European democracy; recalls that administrative efforts need to be done to increase access to Erasmus+ and that the volume of eligible applications is by far exceeding the current budget ; believes, therefore, that the envelope of Erasmus+ should at least be doubled in 2019 to meet the eligible demand for this programme, notably that linked to lifelong learning;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Louis MICHEL, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17 b. Recalls the crucial role of SMEs as an important driver of EU’s employment, economic growth and competitiveness, and underscores that their adequate funding must remain one of the top priorities of the EU budget; reminds that the EU programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME)is a successful programme, which have far more applicants than recipients of funding; regrets, in this respect, that the proposed allocation in commitments for COSME is not higher than 2.3 % in comparison with the 2018 budget and that the proposed allocation in payments is 0.6% lower in comparison with the 2018budget; calls, therefore, for COSME appropriations and payments to be reinforce in 2019, given the success of this programme;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Jean ARTHUIS, Gérard DEPREZ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Welcomes the amount of EUR 500 million allocated to the EDIDP for the years 2019 and 2020; takes note that, according to the European Parliamentary Research Service estimates, the lack of cooperation between national industries in this field costs to the EU EUR 10 billion per year; considers that defence is a clear example of how a greater effectiveness could be achieved by transferring some competences and actions currently performed by the Member States and the corresponding appropriations to the EU; emphasises that this would result in the demonstration of the European added value and allow to limit the overall burden of public expenditure in the EU;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Louis MICHEL, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Welcomes the fact that the implementation of the 2014-2020 programmes is reaching full speed, and reiterates that any ‘abnormal’ buildup of unpaid bills must be avoided in the future; also ~~welcome~~regrets the fact that ~~the great majority~~some of the national managing authorities have still nowt been designated ; asks the Commission to analyse the reasons for the delays and, if it results from procedural difficulties, to review the whole designation procedure; calls on the Commission and the Member States to resolve any outstanding issues in order for the implementation to proceed smoothly;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Underlines that in times of rapid technologic development – such as AI – the divide between fast developing regions and lagging ones, might widen if the impact of the structural funds are not enhanced by conditionalities of efficiency;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Nils TORVALDS, Elsi KATAINEN, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Notes that some measures related to the Russian ban and included in the 2018 budget will not be extended (e.g. for fruit and vegetables where the market situation is still difficult), while market difficulties can still be found in the dairy sector; awaits the Commission’s letter of amendment, expected in October, which should be based on updated information on EAGF funding in order to verify the real needs in the agricultural sector; underlines that cases where market intervention is needed under the EAGF remain limited and represent only a relatively small part of the EAGF (around 5.9 %);

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Louis MICHEL, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Notes that a total of EUR 3 728.5 million in commitment appropriations is proposed for Heading 3, which represents a 6.7 % increase over 2018, and that the total for payment appropriations is EUR 3 486.4 million, i.e. a 17 % increase over last year’s proposals; underlines, however, that these increases follow years of declining funding levels and that overall funding for different key areas such as migration, border management or internal security still represents only 2.3 % of total proposed EU spending in 2019; questions the proposed EUR 281.2 million in commitments for supporting legal migration to the Union and promoting the effective integration of third-country nationals and enhancing fair and effective return strategies, which represents a 14.4 %decrease over 2018 ; calls on the Commission to provide further explanations as to the reasons for this cut;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Louis MICHEL, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Expects the pressure on some Member States’ migration and asylum systems, as well as on their borders, to remain high in 2019, and urges the Union to remain vigilant regarding any future, unpredictable needs in these areas; calls in this regard for a reinforcement of the means of control at the external borders and reaffirms that tackling the root causes of the migration and refugee crisis represents a long-term sustainable solution, along with stabilisation of the EU’s neighbourhoods, and that investments in the countries of origin of migrants and refugees are key to achieving this objective ;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Jean ARTHUIS, Gérard DEPREZ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Notes that the instrument allowing the provision of emergency humanitarian support within the Union will expire in March 2019; invites the Commission, against the backdrop of persisting humanitarian needs of refugees and asylum seekers in certain Member States, to assess whether a reactivation and replenishment of this instrument would be appropriate; highlights the need for greater solidarity towards those countries in which arrivals and asylum seekers are concentrated; underlines, in the meantime, the importance of the continued availability of funding through the emergency assistance mechanisms under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF):

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Louis MICHEL, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32 a. Takes note of the fact that, in its financial programming for the year 2019, the Commission grants EUR 175 million of financial aid for Greece: considers this aid appropriate in the light of the situation in that country and in any case does not relieve this aid in question; considers, however, that financial support should also be granted to Italy and questions the lack of such support in the Commission's programming; calls therefore on the Commission to state the reasons which led it to take such a decision; recalls that Italy is the only country where a majority of its population considers that they have not benefited from membership of the European Union;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Louis MICHEL, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Believes that in the context of a wide range of security concerns, including changing forms of radicalisation, violence and terrorism that surpass individual Member States’ capacity to respond, the EU budget should encourage cooperation on security-related matters; in this context, questions how this high-risk security context is reconcilable with the proposed significant decrease of commitment appropriations (-26,6 %) for the Internal Security Fund (ISF); regrets that the Commission has still not presented a proposal which would provide for the expression of financial solidarity at EU level to victims of acts of terrorism and their families; recalls the commitments made by the Commission in this respect during the conciliation on the 2018 budget and calls on the Commission to do the necessary to ensure that such aid is put in place rapidly;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

2018/2024(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Louis MICHEL, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Welcomes the increased support for regional actions in the Western Balkans; is, however, of the opinion that support for political reforms should be further stepped up; ~~note~~regrets the increased support for political reforms in Turkey (IPA II)~~, which is to be primari~~ and questions its alignment to the budgetary authority’s decision to reduce the appropriations on this line for the current budgetary year; reiterates its position in which it called for funds destined for the Turkish authorities under the IPAII to be made conditional on improvements in the field of human rights, democracy and the rule of law; calls for the appropriations on this line, pending such improvements and being aware of the limited space for manoeuvre, to be entirely redirected to civil society actors with a view to implementing measures supportive of the objectives relating to the rule of law, democracy, human rights and media freedoms; supports the overall downward trend for political reforms in the allocations for Turkey;

2018/06/20
Committee: BUDG

Gérard DEPREZ, Pavel TELIČKA, Nils TORVALDS, Urmas PAET, Jean ARTHUIS, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Considers it appropriate to have an adequate increase in budget line 422 ‘Expenditure related to parliamentary assistance’, in particular taking into account the higher workload as a result of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union, the growing number of trilogues, the increasing number of temporary and special committees, reaching a historical threshold of 25 standing and temporary committees, and the coincidence of the end of legislature with the complex package of legislative MFF proposals;deleted

2018/03/14
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – indent 18

–— providing timely and relevant data for the needs of the Common Agricultural Policy, Common Fisheries policy and policies related to the environment, food security and animal welfare., as well as statistics on species not mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 on integrated farm statistics, and livestock that are subject to Regulation 2016/429 on transmissible animal diseases (‘Animal Health Law’) and to Regulation 2016/1012 on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for breeding (‘Animal Breeding Regulation’);

2018/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 7 a (new)

~~(https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-~~(3a) The following Article 7a is inserted: ‘ Article 7a Alert threshold 1. Alert thresholds are defined as follows: - for products for which a reference threshold is fixed in Article 7, the alert threshold is established where the weighted average market price is less than [XXX%] of the reference price for [X] consecutive weeks for weekly prices and [X] consecutive months for monthly prices; - for products for which no reference threshold is fixed, the alert threshold is established where the weighted average market price is less than [XX%] of the average olympic price for [X] consecutive weeks for weekly prices and [X] consecutive months for monthly prices. 2. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 13, where the alert threshold is exceeded, the Commission shall, within a maximum period of one month, draw up a report for the attention of Parliament and the Council to present the market situation for the product concerned, the causes of the market disturbance and, where appropriate, the possible measures to be taken, in particular those provided for in Chapter 1 of Title I of Part II of this Regulation, and/or Articles 219, 220, 221 and 222. 3. The Commission shall use the committee procedure provided for in Article 229 for the preparation of this report. ’ Or. fr 20180101&qid=1544002681050&from=FR)

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)

An agricultural reserve is set up at the beginning of each financial year in the EAGF to provide additional support to the agricultural sector for the purpose of managing or stabilizing markets or to be mobilized so that the Union can respond quickly and effectively to crises affecting production or agricultural distribution (the "agricultural reserve").

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 b (new)

The appropriations of the agricultural reserve are entered directly in the Union budget and are mobilized, for the financial year or financial years for which additional support is required, for the financing of the following measures: (b) the measures partially financing the compensation paid as reinsurance for climate insurance referred to in Article70 of Regulation (EU) ... / ... [CAP Strategic Plans Regulation] for recurring climate crises greater than 60 years; (d) market disturbance prevention and management measures provided for in Articles 219, 220 and 221 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 which will have to be proposed by the European Commission and implemented as soon as the arrangements referred to in Article 14 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 2 - point b or Article 14 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 2 - point c are implemented;

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

The amount of the agricultural reserve ~~shall be~~is gradually established over the period 2021-2027 via an annual financial allocation of at least EUR 400 million ~~in current prices~~ at the beginning of each year of the period ~~2021-2027~~to reach a maximum of EUR 1 700 000 000. The Commission may adjust the amount of the agricultural reserve during the year when appropriate in view of market developments or perspectives in the current or following year and taking into account available appropriations under the EAGF.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)

The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 100 to supplement this Article in defining the sectoral thresholds defined in Article14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2

2. The sums referred to in paragraph 1 shall be paid to the Union's budget and, in the event of reuse, shall be used exclusively to finance EAGF or EAFRD expenditure respectively and shall predominantly cover the agricultural reserve established under the EAGF within the limits laid down in Article 14.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall grant support under this type of interventions in order to promote risk management tools, which help genuine farmers manage production and income risks related to their agricultural activity which are outside their control and which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6. Among those risk management tools, the Member States use the national networks mentioned in Article 113 of this Regulation to accompany the information with an exchange of best practice, and access to and the implementation of futures contracts.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5

5. Member States shall ensure that support is granted only for covering ~~losses~~either: (a) losses in excess of a threshold of at least 20% of the average annual production or income of the farmer in the preceding three- or four-year period or ~~a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry~~of his average production over a six-year period, calculated on the basis of the preceding eight-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry; (b) the additional costs borne by the farmer to limit the production losses suffered by the farmer due to an even that destroys part of his average annual production, as defined by point a) above, in excess of a threshold of at least 20 %; (c) losses in excess of a threshold of at least 20 % of turnover, profit or average annual income of the farmer over the preceding five-year period or of a three- year average thereof based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry; (d) costs and losses suffered by the farmer relating to measures taken to combat animal diseases and plant pests; (e) losses suffered by farmers engaged in organic farming as a result of external pollution for which they are not responsible.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0216(COD)

Jean ARTHUIS, Andrey NOVAKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)

(fa) offer information on, access to and the implementation of the risk management tools mentioned in Article 70 of this Regulation, including futures contracts.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) The Programme should contribute to facilitating transparency and recognition of skills and qualifications, as well as the transfer of credits or units of learning outcomes, to foster quality assurance and to support validation of non-formal and informal learning, skills management and guidance. In particular, in the field of professional training, harmonising national systems should ensure, with regard to the awarding of qualifications, that competences and outcomes are validated and recognised in the context of intra-EU mobility and vis-à-vis third countries involved in the Erasmus programme. In this regard, the Programme should also provide support to contact points and networks at national and Union level that facilitate cross-European exchanges as well as the development of flexible learning pathways between different fields of education, training and youth and across formal and non-formal settings.

2018/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2018/0166R(APP)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Thierry CORNILLET, Louis MICHEL, Pavel TELIČKA, Nils TORVALDS, Dominique RIQUET

Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas beyond the capacity of the action provided by the Multiannual Financial Framework, the European Union is called upon to meet the global challenges and threats that Member States cannot afford anymore alone. The recognition of some “European common goods” (agriculture, solidarity, defense and security, management of the migration policy, climate protection, digital economy, space) leads to evaluate the effectiveness of national public spending and to study the European added value that would result from the transfer of all or part of the corresponding appropriations to the European Union level. The MFF 2021- 2027 must/should be sufficiently flexible to deal with unforeseen events and must/should allow initiatives to increase the volume of appropriations in the Union budget, and this development would strengthen its strategic autonomy without necessarily increasing the overall burden of public expenditure within the EU;

2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG

2018/0166R(APP)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Louis MICHEL, Pavel TELIČKA, Nils TORVALDS, Dominique RIQUET, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Paragraph 4

4. Declares, moreover, its opposition to any reduction in the level of key EU policies, such as the EU cohesion policy and the common agricultural policy (CAP), ERASMUS+, youth employment, research and innovation as well as SMEs; is particularly opposed to any radical cuts that will adversely impact on the very nature and objectives of these policies, such as the cuts proposed for the Cohesion Fund or for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development; opposes, in this context, the proposal to reduce the European Social Fund despite its enlarged scope and the integration of the Youth Employment Initiative; recalls the need to strengthen the focus of future spending on performance and results, based on ambitious and relevant performance targets, in particular under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), following the Briefing paper of the European Court of Auditors: Future of the CAP (March 2018);

2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG

2018/0166R(APP)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Louis MICHEL, Pavel TELIČKA, Nils TORVALDS, Dominique RIQUET, Matthijs van MILTENBURG

Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Underlines the effectiveness of the centralised governance structure laid down by the CEF Regulation; notes that transferring part of Cohesion Fund funding to the CEF has been a great success and that the degree of satisfaction of the Member States concerned confirms that this mechanism shall be continued under the next MFF and be sufficient to complete the currently ongoing projects funded through the Cohesion Fund contribution; accordingly proposes an allocation of EUR 20 billion from the European Regional Development Fund to the CEF, with the same management rules to be managed under similar rules to those which apply to Cohesion Fund funding for the CEF, albeit accessible for all Member States; believes that, in view of the big difference between available funding and what is needed, more attention needs to be paid to solutions with a big EU- added value such as missing cross-border links, such as rail, and this transfer would ensure that TEN- T projects in Europe made significant headway;

2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG

2018/0166R(APP)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nils TORVALDS, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Thierry CORNILLET, Louis MICHEL, Pavel TELIČKA, Dominique RIQUET, Jean ARTHUIS

Paragraph 5

5. Underlines, furthermore, the importance of the horizontal principles that should underpin the MFF and all related EU policies; reaffirms, in this context, its position that the EU must deliver on its commitment to be a frontrunner in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and deplores the lack of a clear and visible commitment to that end in the MFF proposals; requests, therefore, the mainstreaming of the SDGs into all EU policies and initiatives of the next MFF; further emphasises that the elimination of discrimination is vital to fulfil the EU’s commitments towards an inclusive Europe and deplores the lack of gender mainstreaming and gender equality commitments in EU policies, as presented in the MFF proposals; underlines ~~also its position that, following~~that to reach the obligations of the Paris Agreement, climate-related spending should be significantly increased to at least 30% in comparison with the current MFF ~~and reach 30 % as soon as possible~~with a swift achievement of 30%, both annually and atfor the ~~latest by 2027~~MFF as a whole;

2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG

2018/0166R(APP)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nils TORVALDS, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Louis MICHEL, Pavel TELIČKA, Dominique RIQUET, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls for better spending and increased accountability and transparency of the Union funds by a strengthened focus on performance and results leading, based on ambitious and relevant performance targets;

2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG

2018/0166R(APP)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nils TORVALDS, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Louis MICHEL, Pavel TELIČKA, Dominique RIQUET, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Paragraph 14 – point i

i. Increase the budget for ~~research and innovation~~Horizon Europe to reach EUR 120 billion in 2018 prices;

2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG

2018/0166R(APP)

Gérard DEPREZ, Dominique RIQUET, Louis MICHEL, Pavel TELIČKA, Matthijs van MILTENBURG, Jean ARTHUIS

Paragraph 14 – point ii a (new)

ii a. Introduce a transfer from ERDF to CEF-Transport in line with the transfer from Cohesion Fund to CEF-Transport;

2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG

2018/0166R(APP)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Pavel TELIČKA, Dominique RIQUET, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS

Paragraph 14 – point vii

vii. Introduce a specific allocation (EUR ~~5.5~~2 billion) for Child Guarantee;

2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG

2018/0166R(APP)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Thierry CORNILLET, Louis MICHEL, Dominique RIQUET, Pavel TELIČKA, Nils TORVALDS

Paragraph 14 – point xviii a (new)

xviii a. Further reinforce the ‘Fiscalis’ programme for cooperation in the field of taxation;

2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG

2018/0166R(APP)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nils TORVALDS, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Louis MICHEL, Dominique RIQUET, Pavel TELIČKA, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Thierry CORNILLET, Jean ARTHUIS

Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Underlines the essential role played by the decentralised agencies in aiding the Union and the Member States make informed, science-based decisions, actively contributing to the implementation of Union policies and enhancing cooperation between Member States to address the concerns of Union citizens; stresses for at least the stability of envelopes in real terms of agencies that have been entrusted with additional tasks particular where recent legislative proposals foresee new activities for an agency including but not limited to fundamental rights, security and migration, environment, climate, health and safety and urges this is accurately reflected in the grouping of agencies;

2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG

2018/0166R(APP)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Dominique RIQUET, Pavel TELIČKA, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS

Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Strongly emphasises the importance of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, which should be streamlined into every policy proposals as a horizontal obligation of the Union; welcomes in this context the creation of new Justice, Rights and Values Fund aiming at inter alia promoting European justice area, rights, values and equality; JHA agencies, should support the Commission in its coordination and oversight tasks in respect to funds by assisting in monitoring and training activities; calls in particular for a close cooperation of the Fund with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights;

2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG

2018/0166R(APP)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Dominique RIQUET, Pavel TELIČKA, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Nils TORVALDS

Paragraph 16

16. Intends to defend the Commission proposal on securing a sufficient level of funding for a strong, efficient and high- quality European public administration at the service of all Europeans; recalls that, during the current MFF, the EU institutions, bodies and agencies have implemented a 5% reduction inof the staff a~~nd believes that they should not be subject to any further reduction that would jeopardise directly the delivery of Union policies~~s in the establishment plan; recalls that this was achieving by eliminating posts that were vacant and by not replacing staff that left; notes, despite everything, that during the period 2012-2017, the total budget for contract staff increased by 33,4% in number; question, therefore, the relevance and the merits of such measure;

2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG

2018/0166R(APP)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nils TORVALDS, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Thierry CORNILLET, Louis MICHEL, Dominique RIQUET, Pavel TELIČKA, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS

Paragraph 18 – point ii

iii. The relevant Commission proposal to be presented in time for the next Parliament and Commission to conduct a meaningful adjustment of the 2021-2027 framework, and no later than 1 January 20234;

2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG

2018/0166R(APP)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nils TORVALDS, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Louis MICHEL, Dominique RIQUET, Pavel TELIČKA, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS

Paragraph 27

27. Points out that detailed and effective review clauses should be included in the individual MFF programmes and instruments, in order to ensure that meaningful assessments of them are carried out and that Parliament is subsequently fully involved in any decisions taken on necessary adaptations; stresses that these reviews shall be carried out once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the programmes, but no later than three years after the start of the programmes implementation;

2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG

2018/0166R(APP)

Gérard DEPREZ, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Louis MICHEL, Dominique RIQUET, Pavel TELIČKA, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS

Paragraph 31

31. Welcomes, in this context, as an important step towards a more ambitious reform, the Commission’s set of proposals adopted on 2 May 2018 on a new system of own resources; invites the Commission to take into account the Opinion No 5/2018 of the European Court of Auditors concerning the Commission's proposal on the new system of Own Resources of the European Union, which underlines that better calculation and further simplification of the system is needed;

2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG

2018/0166R(APP)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nils TORVALDS, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Thierry CORNILLET, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Dominique RIQUET

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)

(10a) In order to fulfil the Union’s commitment to be a frontrunner in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including gender equality, the MFF revision shall be prepared taking into account progress made in its implementation into all EU policies and initiatives of the 2021-2027 MFF, measured on the basis of performance indicators elaborated by the Commission; the MFF revision shall also be prepared taking into account progress made in swiftly achieving at least 30% climate-related spending, also measured on the basis of performance indicators.

2018/10/23
Committee: BUDG

2018/0166R(APP)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nils TORVALDS, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Thierry CORNILLET, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Dominique RIQUET

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 4 – Article 16

Before 1 January 2024, the Commission shall present a ~~review of the functioning of the MFF. This review shall, as appropriate, be accompanied by relevant proposals~~legislative proposal for the revision of this Regulation in accordance with the procedures set out in the TFEU based on a review of the functioning of the MFF. Without prejudice to Article 6 of this Regulation, preallocated national envelopes shall not be reduced through such a revision. The proposal shall be prepared taking into account an assessment of the target of at least the 30% climate-related spending and the mainstreaming of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, including gender equality.

2018/10/23
Committee: BUDG

2018/0166R(APP)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nils TORVALDS, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Louis MICHEL, Dominique RIQUET, Jean ARTHUIS

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 7 – Article 24

~~Before 1 July 2025, the Commission shall present a proposal for a new multiannual financial framework.~~ Before 1 January 2024, together with its proposals for the mid-term revision, the Commission shall present a report setting out the methods for the practical implementation of a five-plus-five years financial framework. Before 1 July 2025, the Commission shall present a proposal for a new multiannual financial framework. If no Council regulation determining a new multiannual financial framework has been adopted before 31 December 2027, the ceilings and other provisions corresponding to the last year of the MFF shall be extended until a regulation determining a new financial framework is adopted. If a new Member State accedes to the Union after 2020, the extended financial framework shall, if necessary, be revised in order to take the accession into account.

2018/10/23
Committee: BUDG

2018/0082(COD)

Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Pavel TELIČKA, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Jan HUITEMA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jean ARTHUIS

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)

(13 a) In order to ensure an effective enforcement of the prohibition of unfair trading practices, the designated enforcement authorities should dispose of all necessary resources, staff and expertise.

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Pavel TELIČKA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jean ARTHUIS

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) The enforcement authorities of the Member States should have the necessary powers that enable them to effectively gather any factual information by way of information requests. They should ~~hav~~ensure the ~~power to order the~~fair and proper functioning of agricultural and good supply chain and promptly terminat~~ion of~~e a prohibited practice, where applicable. The existence of a deterrent, such as the power to impose fines or other sanctions and the publication of investigation results, can encourage behavioural change and pre- litigation solutions between the parties and should therefore be part of the powers of the enforcement authorities. Repeated infringements should be taken into account when determining the sanctions to be applied. The Commission and the enforcement authorities of the Member States should cooperate closely so as to ensure a common approach with respect to the application of the rules set out in this Directive. In particular, the enforcement authorities should provide each other mutual assistance, for example by sharing all relevant information and assisting in investigations which have a cross-border dimension.

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Pavel TELIČKA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jean ARTHUIS

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2

2. This Directive applies to certain unfair trading practices which occur in relation to the sales of agricultural and food products by a supplier that is a small and medium-sized enterprise to a buyer that is not a small and medium-sized enterprise, as well as to the sales of agricultural and food products by a supplier that is a small-sized enterprise to a buyer that is at least a medium-sized enterprise.

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Pavel TELIČKA, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Jan HUITEMA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jean ARTHUIS

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Member States shall ensure that the following trading practices arconstitute prohibited trading arrangements:

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Pavel TELIČKA, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jan HUITEMA, Jean ARTHUIS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) a buyer unilaterally and retroactively changes the terms of the supply agreement concerning the frequency, timing or volume of the supply or delivery, the quality standards or the prices of the agricultural and food products;

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Pavel TELIČKA, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Jan HUITEMA, Jean ARTHUIS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Member States shall ensure that the following trading practices arconstitue prohibited trading arrangements, if they are not agreed in clear and unambiguous terms at the conclusion of the supply agreement:

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Pavel TELIČKA, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Jan HUITEMA, Jean ARTHUIS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall ensure that the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 constitute overriding mandatory provisions of trading arrangements which are applicable to any situation falling within their scope~~, irrespective of the law otherwise applicable to the supply agreement between the parties~~.

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Pavel TELIČKA, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jean ARTHUIS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

The designated authorities shall have the necessary resources to ensure an effective enforcement of the prohibitions of unfair trading practices, in terms of qualified staff able to conduct proficient legal and economic assessments, financial means, technical and technological expertise and equipment including adequate information technology tools.

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Pavel TELIČKA, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jean ARTHUIS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. A supplier may submit a complaint to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which the supplier is established. The enforcement authority of that Member State shall forward the complaint to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which the buyer suspected to have engaged in a prohibited trading practice is established. The enforcement authorities shall facilitate the dialogue and play an active role in the dispute resolution.

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Pavel TELIČKA, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Jean ARTHUIS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2

2. Producer organisations or associations of producer organisations whose member(s) or member(s) of their members consider(s) that they are affected by a prohibited trading practice shall have the right to submit a complaint and to be properly involved in the procedures.

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Pavel TELIČKA, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jan HUITEMA, Jean ARTHUIS

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) to proactively initiate and conduct investigations on its own initiative or based on a complaint;

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Pavel TELIČKA, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Jan HUITEMA, Jean ARTHUIS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

(fa) Member states shall ensure that the exercise of those powers is subject to appropriate safeguards in respect of rights of defence, in accordance with the general principles of Union law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including where the complainant requests confidential treatment of information pursuant to Article 5(3).

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Pavel TELIČKA, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Jan HUITEMA, Jean ARTHUIS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1

To ensure a higher level of protection, Member States may provide for rules designed to combat unfair trading practices ~~going beyond those set out in Articles 3, 5, 6 and 7~~, which are stricter than those set out in this Directive, provided that such national rules are compatible with the rules on the functioning of the internal market.

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Pavel TELIČKA, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Jan HUITEMA, Jean ARTHUIS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Proceedings in relation to Article 6 (c-e) shall respect the administrative and legal proceedings and principles in the specific Member State.

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Pavel TELIČKA, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jan HUITEMA, Jean ARTHUIS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)

This Directive shall be without prejudice to national rules aimed at combating unfair trading practices that are not within the scope of this Directive, provided that such rules are compatible with the rules on the functioning of the internal market.

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0005(CNS)

Thierry CORNILLET, Jean ARTHUIS

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)

(6a) A number of economic activities within the Union have focused on sustainable development based on a greener economy on the one hand and inclusive growth on the other. These areas are of key importance in the sustainable development of rural and outlying areas, contributing to the economic and social revitalisation of rural areas. Given their close attachment to social, health, environmental, nutritional, cultural and gender equality issues, their specific activities are fully in line with ‘Strategy 2020’ ambitions and Commission objectives. In this connection, Member States should therefore seize the opportunities offered by Article 98 (1) and (2) of this Directive, provided that they respect its principles, taking particular account of the budgetary implications for their public finances and for the Union.

2018/06/07
Committee: ECON

2017/2286(BUD)

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas ~~support for populist and extremists movements in all Member States has been rising and has often led to misleading~~populist movements in all Member States highlighting the need for better and more transparent information about the EU and its budget;

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2286(BUD)

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

~~E. whereas years of austerity policies have reinforced the mistrust of citizens towards the EU;~~deleted

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2286(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that ~~the slow recovery from~~, after many of them have been hard hit, for several years, by the consequences of the financial, economic and social crisis ~~has fallen short of influencing positiv~~, citizens feely the ~~day-to-day lives of EU citizens, while social inequalities keep on growing~~beneficial effects of the renewed growth, the increase in employment and the stabilizing of public finances;

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2286(BUD)

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that~~, contrary to populist narrative,~~ EU citizens expect the Union to do more, and to protect them from ~~the consequences of global competition, climate change and international security threa~~climate change, international security threats and the negative consequences of global competition, while helping them reap its benefits; believes that in order to fulfil these expectations, the EU must, within the remit of its competences, perform better, so as to narrow the gap in living standards between EU citizens, to prepare the European economy and EU citizens ~~to face up to the challenge~~for the opportunity of digitalisation, to manage migration flows, and to put an end to various kinds of discrimination, such as discrimination against women or LGBTI people, while fully adhering to the EU 2020 strategy ~~and~~, UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris agreement;

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2286(BUD)

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that the 2019 EU budget must ~~primarily~~ answer to the challenges the EU youth is facing, through support for entrepreneurship and via an improved mobility at all levels of education and vocational training;

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2286(BUD)

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Believes that the priorities for the 2019 EU budget should be growth, innovation, competitivness, fight against climate change and transition to renewable energy, migration and security;

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2286(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Supports the widening of opportunities for the young people to participate in solidarity activities; calls for a swift roll-out and thorough implementation of the European Solidarity Corps following the foreseen adoption of the initiative in 2018;

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2286(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the fact that, at the strong request of Parliament, the result of the conciliation on the 2018 EU budget was to increase the originally proposed specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) by EUR 116.7 million of fresh appropriations, bringing its total amount to EUR 350 million in 2018, but points to the need to improve the implementation of the funds that has lagged behind; expects the 2019 budget to demonstrate great ambition to fight youth unemployment in accordance with the real absorption capacity in that area;

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2286(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI, Nils TORVALDS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the Commission to make available for 2019 the financial data on implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative broken down by national share to complement the data reporting on total costs that is currently publicly available; urges the Commission to improve synergies between the Youth Employment Initiative, the European Social Fund, and national budgets of the Members States to make sure that the YEI does not substitute for national funding for the NEETs;

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2286(BUD)

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that, ~~in the light of the celebration of its 30~~as proved by the volume of applications exceeding the a~~nniversary~~vailable funding, Erasmus+ remains the leading programme to foster youth mobility, learning and inculcateing key European values in young people, together with the EU’s culture programmes; believes that the 2019 Erasmus+ budget should be sufficient to answer positively to all eligible demands;

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2286(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that, in the light of the celebration of its 30th anniversary, Erasmus+ remains the leading programme to foster youth mobility and inculcate key European values in young people, together with the EU’s culture programmes; believes that the 2019 Erasmus+ budget should be sufficient (at least doubled) to answer positively to all eligible demands;

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2286(BUD)

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Recommends~~Believes that research, competitiveness and SMEs are key to enable economic growth and job creation; underlines therefore the importance to provid~~ing~~e EU companies, especially SMEs, with a favourable environment for innovation, by properly financing the EU’s research programmes, such as Horizon 2020, and programmes that support SMEs, such as COSME; considers this to be necessary in view of the rapidly changing and highly competitive world and the profound changes in all sectors brought on by digitalisationresearch and investments to reach a genuinely competitive EU economy on a global level; stresses the importance of a stable and increased budget of Heading 1a, with a proper financing of the successful Horizon 2020, and programmes that support SMEs, such as COSME;

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2286(BUD)

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Stresses the potential for economic growth stemming from the technological transformation and calls for an appropriate role of the EU budget in supporting the digitalisation of the European industry and the promotion of digital skills and digital entrepreneurship.

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2286(BUD)

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Recalls that~~Welcomes the extension and enhancement of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and the expansion of the investment target enabled by the increase of the EU guarantee; reminds that the enlarged guarantee fund has been financed partly at the expense of Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF); reiterates Parliament’s long-standing position that any new initiatives should be financed by new appropriations;

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2286(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the Member States’ recent commitment to a renewed EU defence agenda, which seeks to enhance both hard and soft power, and considers it to be in line with the security concerns of citizens, in the light of rising global instability that is exacerbated by new types of threats; supports the recent Commission initiative to launch the European Defence Industrial Development Programme, as a first stage of the European Defence Fund; reiterates that it should not be financed by any redeployments from existing successful programmes;

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2286(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8 d. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal which would aim at providing at the European level for the expression of financial solidarity to victims of acts of terrorism and their families;

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2286(BUD)

Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Expects the negotiations on the 2019 budget to lead to realistic operational and administrative funding of the EU agencies, enabling them to accomplish their growing tasks of fighting organised crime, terrorism and border management, and completeing the Energy Union;

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2286(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Reiterates its concern about delays to the implementation of the cohesion policy, and expects th~~is important express~~e Member States to get the implementation of theis EU’s ~~territorial solidarity to get~~most important investment policy up to speed; believes that sufficient levels of payment and appropriations for commitments should be provided in order for implementation to proceed smoothly;

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2286(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Jean ARTHUIS, Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Reiterates its position that the satellite budgetary mechanisms such as trust funds and other similar instruments circumvent the budgetary procedure, undermine transparency of budgetary management and obstruct the right of the Parliament to exercise effective scrutiny of expenditures; considers, therefore, that these external instruments that were created in recent years must be incorporated into the Union budget;

2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. RUnderscores that in order to face multiple challenges and crisis both in its immediate and farer neighbourhood, the EU has resorted to the creation of Trust Funds and a specific Facility for Refugees in Turkey; regrets that the contributions from the EU budget to the EU Trust Funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey have reduced the overall coherence, long- term vision and impact of the Union’s action; stresses once again that new priorities must be financed with new appropriations;

2018/02/05
Committee: BUDG

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 1

- be at the service of an ambitious and overarching EU global strategy; match the EU’s political ambitions in size, flexibility between and within the EFIs, and overall political coherence, also when it comes to being a key actor in post-war and post-conflict reconstruction in its larger neighbourhood;

2018/02/05
Committee: BUDG

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 1 a (new)

- allow for clear synergies between the budget and the EU’s political influence within genuine partnerships with third countries;

2018/02/05
Committee: BUDG

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for better integration of the EU Trust Funds into the budget in order to increase the transparency and democratic scrutiny of the EFIs; recalls the agreement, as part of the latest revision of the Financial Regulation, on a prior consultation of Parliament and Council before setting-up a new Trust Fund fort hematic actions; calls, in addition, on the Commission to provide Parliament with detailed information about any significant autonomous transfer or decommitment under Heading 4.

2018/02/05
Committee: BUDG

2017/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Urges the Commission to propose ambitious reforms of the governance of the euro area, including the introduction of a specific budget; w~~Welcomes the proposal for a budgetary capacity for the euro area financed by own resources, set out in the final report and recommendations of the High Level Group on Own Resources of December 2016, entitled ‘Future Financing of the EU’;

2018/01/09
Committee: BUDG

2017/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Welcomes the announcem~~Takes note of the Roadmap for deepening the Economic and Monetary Union presented by ~~President Juncker concerning~~the Commission on 6 December 2017; welcomes, in particular, the proposal to transform the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) into a European Monetary Fund to be integrated into the EU framework; urges the Commission to adopt proposals to fully integrate all intergovernmental tools related to the euro into the EU framework~~, and is convinced that all reforms to further integrate the governance of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) into the EU framework must be reflected in the post-2020 MFF.~~; stresses the need to express greater ambitions with a view to establishing a full budgetary capacity for the euro area;

2018/01/09
Committee: BUDG

2017/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Is concerned by low inflations levels prevailing in the euro area, as repeatedly pointed out by the ECB;considers that wages in some Member States are maintained at artificially low levels, with a detrimental effect on the whole EU economy;

2018/01/09
Committee: BUDG

2017/2193(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive or unsustainable pressure, for instance by introducing ~~transitional periods or~~ appropriate quotas, for ~~by not making any commitments in the most sensitive sectors~~the most sensitive sectors (dairy products and sheep and goat meat), or by excluding those sectors from the agreement; calls on the Commission to factor in respect for seasonal cycles of production in Europe, particularly for the lamb sector;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the rise in the budget of the European Union must not increase the overall burden of public expenditure in Europe (1% of GDP), and any increase in the European Union’s budget should therefore primarily be achieved by transferring actions hitherto performed by the Member States at national level to the EU and making the corresponding appropriations available; whereas this should consequently result in greater effectiveness corresponding to European added value;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Frédérique RIES, Ulrike MÜLLER, Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI, Jean ARTHUIS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is convinced that the next MFF should build on the Union’s well- established policies and priorities, which aim at promoting peace, democracy and human rights, at boosting welfare, long- term and sustainable economic growth, high-quality jobs, sustainable development and innovation, protecting healthy living environment, fighting climate change and at fostering economic, social and territorial cohesion, as well as solidarity between Member States and citizens; considers that these pillars are prerequisites for a properly functioning single market, the Energy Union and Economic and Monetary Union as well as for reinforcing Europe’s position in the world; trusts that they are more relevant than ever for Europe’s future endeavours;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls, therefore, for continuous support for existing policies, in particular the long-standing EU policies enshrined in the Treaties, namely the common agricultural and fisheries policies, and the cohesion policy; rejects any attempt to totally renationalise these policies, as this would neither reduce the financial burden on taxpayers and consumers, nor achieve better results, but would instead hamper growth and the functioning of the single market while widening the disparities between territories and economic sectors; intends to secure ~~the same level of~~an adequate funding for the EU-27 for these policies in the next programming period while further improving their added value and simplifying the procedures associated with them;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Supports, in order to assist the Commission in its ambition to invest in human capital, the creation, in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), of a programme devoted to the development of vocational training and apprenticeships;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Jan HUITEMA, Pavel TELIČKA, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Nedzhmi ALI, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

~~13. Is convinced that, unle~~deleted1 __________________ 1 It's not appropriate in this report to discuss the Csou~~ncil agrees to significantly increase the level of its national contributions to the EU budget, the introduction of new EU own resources remains the only option for adequately financing the next MFF;~~ rces of funding for the multiannual financial framework; this point must be dealt with exclusively in the own resources report. That's why we wish to delete this paragraph.

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Ulrike MÜLLER, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI, Jean ARTHUIS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Believes that, by translating the political priorities of the EU into concrete investments, the multiannual financial framework constitutes an excellent instrument for the ~~long-term~~ planning of the European ~~project~~union spending and for ensuring a certain stable level of public investment in the Member States; regrets however the lack of mutually agreed long-term strategic vision for the European project; recalls, furthermore, that the EU budget is predominantly an investment budget that serves as an additional and complementary source of funding for actions undertaken at national, regional and local levels;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Louis MICHEL, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Considers that, in order to respond to sudden crises and unforeseen events, the European Union needs greater budgetary flexibility and therefore, apart from the programmes corresponding to the common agricultural policy (CAP) and the cohesion funds (ESF, ERDF), which require predictability and thus a multiannual financial framework, other expenditure should be discussed and voted on annually;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Pavel TELIČKA, Jan HUITEMA, Nedzhmi ALI, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Is of the opinion that the decision on the duration of the MFF should strike the right balance between two seemingly conflicting requirements: on the one hand, the need for several EU policies – especially those under shared management, such as agriculture and cohesion – to operate on the basis of the stability and predictability ~~of a commitment of at least seven years~~, and, on the other hand, the need for democratic legitimacy and accountability that results from the synchronisation of each financial framework with the five-year political cycle of the European Parliament and the European Commission;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jan HUITEMA, Pavel TELIČKA, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Nedzhmi ALI, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Underlines, therefore, the need for the MFF’s duration to move ~~progressively~~ towards a 5+5 period with a mandatory mid-term revision; ~~calls on the Commission to elaborate a clear proposal setting out the methods of the practical implementation of a 5+5 financial framework;~~

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jan HUITEMA, Pavel TELIČKA, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Nedzhmi ALI, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Acknowledges, however, that the timing of the next European Parliament elections in spring 2019, given that the current MFF runs until December 2020, does not allow for a 5+5 solution to be implemented immediately, as no satisfactory alignment of the different cycles would be achieved; takes the view, therefore, that the next MFF should be set for a period of seven years (2021- 2027), including a mandatory revision, by way of a transitional solution to be applied for one last time;deleted

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Pavel TELIČKA, Jan HUITEMA, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls, in particular, for a substantial increase in the financial envelope of the Flexibility Instrument ~~of up to an annual allocation of at least EUR 2 billion~~; recalls that the Flexibility Instrument is not linked to any specific policy field and can thus be mobilised for any purpose that is deemed necessary; considers, therefore, that this instrument can be mobilised to cover any new financial needs as they occur during the MFF;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Pavel TELIČKA, Nedzhmi ALI, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Points to the role of the Emergency Aid Reserve in providing a rapid response to specific aid requirements for third countries for unforeseen events, and stresses its particular importance in the current context; calls for a substantial increase in its financial envelope ~~of up to an annual allocation of EUR 1 billion~~;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Pavel TELIČKA, Nedzhmi ALI, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Notes, in particular, the significant mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide assistance in a number of serious natural disasters with substantial budgetary consequences; stresses also the positive impact that this instrument has on public opinion; proposes the reinforcement of its financial envelope ~~to an annual allocation of EUR 1 billion~~;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Jan HUITEMA, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Nedzhmi ALI, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9

~~Revenue – special reserve~~deleted1 __________________ 1 These paragraphs come from the own resources report. We wish to delete them outright because the duplication of the same paragraphs in two different reports may lead to an inconsistency in Parliament's position. Moreover, it is inappropriate in this report to mention the sources of funding for the multiannual financial framework; this point must be dealt with exclusively in the own resources report.

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Pavel TELIČKA, Jan HUITEMA, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

~~42. Reiterates its long-standing position that any revenue resulting from fines imposed on companies for breaching EU competition law or linked to late pay~~deleted1 __________________ 1 These paragraphs come from the own resources report. We wish to delete them outright because the duplication of the same paragraphs in two different reports may lead to an inconsistency in Parliament's ~~of national contributions to the EU budget should constitute an extra item of revenue for the EU budget without a corresponding decrease of the GNI contributions;~~position. Moreover, it is inappropriate in this report to mention the sources of funding for the multiannual financial framework; this point must be dealt with exclusively in the own resources report.

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. Calls, to this end, for a special reserve to be established on the revenue side of the EU budget, which will be progressively filled up by all types of unforeseen other revenue; considers that this reserve should be deployed in order to cover additional payment needs, especially those linked to the mobilisation of the Global Margin for Commitments or the MFF special instruments;deleted1 __________________ 1 These paragraphs come from the own resources report. We wish to delete them outright because the duplication of the same paragraphs in two different reports may lead to an inconsistency in Parliament's position. Moreover, it is inappropriate in this report to mention the sources of funding for the multiannual financial framework; this point must be dealt with exclusively in the own resources report.

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Frédérique RIES, Ulrike MÜLLER, Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI, Jean ARTHUIS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Agrees that ~~the search for~~achieving real European added value should be one of the main principles guiding the EU institutions when deciding about the type of spending in the next MFF; points out, however, the existence of multiple interpretations of the concept and calls for a clear definition of the criteria thereof that should take territorial specificities into account;;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Pavel TELIČKA, Jan HUITEMA, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Nedzhmi ALI, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Considers that better spending, i.e. the efficient use of every single euro of the EU budget based on critical assessment of current expenditure, can be achieved not only by directing EU resources towards actions with the highest European added value and the greatest increase in the performance of the EU’s policies and programmes, but also by achieving greater synergies between the EU budget and the national budgets, and by ensuring the tangible improvement of the spending architecture;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Pavel TELIČKA, Jan HUITEMA, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Nedzhmi ALI, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)

46a. Reiterates that focus should equally be put on the relationship between spending and performance of the EU budget; supports the recommendations of the 2016 Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors, for an efficient measurement framework of indicators for the spending programmes, more streamlined and balanced reporting on performance, and an easier access to the assessment results.;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Jan HUITEMA, Pavel TELIČKA, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Nedzhmi ALI, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. Underlines that the ‘health check’ of EU spending ~~cannot~~should provide for a ~~reduction in the level of EU ambition or a sectoralisation of EU policies and programmes, nor should it lead to a replacement of grants by financial instruments~~n opportunity to re-prioritize with a view to generating ~~some~~ savings~~, as the great majority of actions supported by the EU budget are not suitable to be funded by the latter~~;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Pavel TELIČKA, Jan HUITEMA, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Nedzhmi ALI, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52

52. Questions the justification and added value of establishing instruments outside the Union budget; considers that decisions to set up or maintain such instruments are in reality driven by attempts to conceal the real financial needs and to bypass the constraints of the MFF and own resources ceilings; deplores that they often also result in bypassing Parliament in its triple responsibility as legislative, budgetary and control authority and lead to less transparency towards the general public and beneficiaries;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61

61. Recalls its request to the Commission to identify EU policy areas where grants could be combined with financial instruments and to reflect on a proper balance between the two; is convinced that subsidies should remain the predominant way of funding the EU project in the next MFF; underlines thatfor clearer division between instruments. The Commission should identify EU policy areas, which are best served by grants, those that could be better suited by financial instruments, and those where grants could be combined with financial instruments and to reflect on a proper balance between the two; underlines that the use of loans, guarantees, risk- sharing and equity financing ~~should be used with caution, based on appropriate ex-ante assessments and only when their use can demonstrate a clear added value and a leverage effect~~in the next MFF must be accompanied by major efforts to facilitate access to these instruments for beneficiaries, in particular for start-ups, SMEs and mid- caps;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Pavel TELIČKA, Jan HUITEMA, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Nedzhmi ALI, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65

65. Believes, therefore, that the current presentation of the headings requires some improvements, but is against any unjustified radical changes; ~~proposes, as a result, the following structure for the MFF post-2020; Heading 1: A stronger and sustainable economy Including programmes and instruments supporting: under direct m~~calls on the Commission to propose a new structure for the MFF post-2020; transport, digitalisation, energy environment and climate chanagement: - research and innovation - industry, entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises - large-infrastructure projects - - adaptation - - - supporting investments in Europe (possible umbrella agriculture and rural development maritime affairs and fisheries horizontal (financial) instrument ~~at EU level, incl. EFSI) Heading 2: Stronger cohesion and solidarity in Europe Including programmes and instruments supporting: - cohesion (under shared management):  investments in innovation~~s economic, social and territorial education and life-long learning culture, citizenship and health and food safety asylum, dmigitalisation, reindustrialisation, SMEs, transport, climate change adaptation  employment, social affairs and social inclusion - - communication - - justice and consumers - national administrations Heading 3: Stronger responsibility in the world Including programmes and instruments supporting: - development - - - - - external relations facilities Heading 4: Security, peace and stability for all Including programmes and instruments supporting: - - - policy - Heading 5: An efficient administration at the service of Europeans - - equipment of EU institutionsration and integration, support to and coordination with international cooperation and neighbourhood enlargement humanitarian aid trade contribution to EU trust funds and security crisis response and stability common foreign and security defence financing EU staff financing the buildings and

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Pavel TELIČKA, Dominique RIQUET, Jan HUITEMA, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67

67. Highlights the importance of completing the European research area, the energy union, the Single European Transport Area and the digital single market as fundamental elements of the European single market and reiterates the need for appropriate funding of the Connecting Europe Facility as strategic tool to support the attainment of these objectives;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Gesine MEISSNER, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI, Jean ARTHUIS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73

73. Insists on the importance of the MFF for sectors relying on long-term investment, such as the transport sector; highlights that transport infrastructures are the backbone of the single market and the basis for sustainable growth and job creation; notes that accomplishing a single European transport area connected to neighbouring countries requires major transport infrastructure and must be treated as a key priority in terms of the EU’s competitiveness and for economic, social and territorial cohesion, including for peripheral areas; considers, therefore, that the next MFF should provide for sufficient funding for projects that contribute in particular to the completion of the TEN-T core network and its corridors, which should be further extended; stresses that an updated and more effective CEF programme should cover all modes of transport, in particular railway and other modes of transport, which contribute to reducing CO2 emissions, and focus on interconnections and the completion of the network in peripheral areas while using common standards;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Pavel TELIČKA, Jan HUITEMA, Nedzhmi ALI, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78

78. Expects the global amount of direct payments to be kept intact under the next MFF, as they generate clear EU added value and strengthen the single market by avoiding distortions of competition between Member States; opposes any total renationalisation ~~and any national co- financing~~ in that respect; stresses the need to increase funding in line with responses to the various cyclical crises in sensitive sectors, to create new instruments that can mitigate price volatility and to increase funding for Programmes of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI); concludes, therefore, that the CAP budget in the next MFF should ~~be at least maintained at its current level for the EU-27~~receive an adequate funding for the EU-27 based on an analysis of the needs and taking into account the evaluation of the implementation of the policy;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Ulrike MÜLLER, Gérard DEPREZ, Nedzhmi ALI, Jean ARTHUIS, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80

80. Stresses the ~~importance of the EU’s leading role in tackling c~~need for appropriate financial resources to be provided to ensure that EU can meet its international oblimgate change and its internal and external biodiversity commitments and goals; asks for appropriate financial resources to be provided to implement the Paris agreement and thorough climate mainstreaming of future EU spendiions made under the Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals as well as its internal and external biodiversity commitments and goals; underlines the importance of sustaining and strengthening the EU’s leading role in tackling climate change; recalls that the next MFF should help the Union to achieve its 2030 climate and energy framework objectives; underlines that the EU should not finance projects and investments that are contrary to the achievement of these goals; calls for thorough climate mainstreaming of future EU spending;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81

81. ~~Stress~~Underlines that cohesion policy ~~post- 2020 should remain~~is the main investment policy of the European Union covering all EU regions while concentrating the majority of the resources on the most vulnerable ones; believes that, beyond the goal of reducing the disparities between levels of development and enhancing convergence as enshrined in the Treaty, it should focus on the achievement of the broad EU political objectives and proposes, therefore, that under the next MFF, the three cohesion policy funds – the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion Fund – should concentrate mainly on providing support for innovation, structural reforms, digitalisation, reindustrialisation, SMEs, transport, climate change adaptation, employment and social inclusion; calls, moreover, for a reinforced territorial cooperation component and an urban dimension for the policy;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82

82. ~~Considers maintaining th~~Stresses the need for an adequate financing of cohesion policy post-2020 for the EU-27 ~~at least a~~based on an analysis of the needs and taking into account the lev~~el of the 2014- 2020 budget to be of the utmost importance~~aluation of the implementation of the policy; stresses that GDP should remain one of the parameters for the allocation of cohesion policy funds, but believes that it should be complemented by an additional set of social, environmental and demographic indicators to better take into account new types of inequalities between EU regions; supports, in addition, the continuation under the new programming period of the elements that rendered cohesion policy more modern and performance-oriented under the current MFF;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Jan HUITEMA, Nedzhmi ALI, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82 a (new)

82a. Considers that the allocation of structural funds post-2020 for the EU-27 shall be conditional on the respect of the fundamental principles of the rule of law, the acceptance of the control by the European Public Prosecutor of the use made of these funds, the acceptance of an effective solidarity in the sharing of the burdens resulting from common European policies; considers, furthermore, that macroeconomic conditionality shall be maintained when allocating these funds.

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Pavel TELIČKA, Nedzhmi ALI, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84

84. Emphasises in particular the continuous need to fight unemployment, especially among young people, and calls, therefore, for ~~a doubling of the Y~~substantial strengthening of initiatives to boost youth Eemployment ~~Initiative envelope~~ in the next programming period; considers that investment to boost education and training, especially the development of digital skills, remains one of the top priorities of the EU; insists that the Union's resources in support of these initiatives result in a net increase in the funds available for NEETs (young people not in employment, education or training) and shall not replace expenditure previously financed by national budgets.

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86

86. Expects that in the post-2020 period, the European Union will move from crisis-management mode to a permanent, European common policy in the field of asylum and migration; stresses that the actions in this field should be covered by a dedicated instrument, i.e. the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund; emphasises that the future fund, as well as the relevant Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies, must be equipped with an adequate level of funding for the whole of the next MFF to address the comprehensive challenges in this area; believes, furthermore, that the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) should be complemented by additional components tackling this issue under other policies, in particular by the cohesion funds and the instruments financing external actions, as no single tool could hope to address the magnitude and complexity of needs in this field; recognises, moreover, the importance of cultural, educational and sports programmes in integrating refugees and migrants into European society;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Frédérique RIES, Ulrike MÜLLER, Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI, Jean ARTHUIS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88

88. Stresses that the world is confronted with multiple challenges including conflicts, cyber-attacks, terrorism, disinformation, natural disasters, climate change, biodiversity loss; marine pollution; human rights violations and protracted crises; believes that the Union has a particular political and financial responsibility which is founded on rules- based foreign policy, cooperation with partner countries, poverty eradication and crisis response;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Pavel TELIČKA, Jan HUITEMA, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Nedzhmi ALI, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96

96. Welcomes initiatives by the institutions, bodies and agencies to further enhance efficiency through increased administrative cooperation and the pooling of certain functions, thereby generating savings to the Union budget; highlights that, for certain agencies, further efficiency gains could be made, especially through increased cooperation among agencies with similar tasks, such as in the field of the financial market supervision and of agencies with multiple locations; calls, in a more general way, for a thorough assessment of the strategic interest and tasks of all agencies and the possibilities of grouping agencies according to the strategic nature of their mission and their result;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Gérard DEPREZ, Nedzhmi ALI, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that Parliament's reading of the 2018 Budget fully reflects the political priorities adopted by an overwhelming majority in its abovementioned resolutions of 15 March 2017 on general guidelines and of 5 July 2017 on a mandate for the trilogue; recalls that jobs, sustainable growth ~~and~~, security and tackling climate change are at the core of those priorities;

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Gérard DEPREZ, Nedzhmi ALI, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that the Union continues to face numerous challenges and is convinced that, while maintaining budget discipline, the necessary financial resources need to be deployed from the Union budget, in order to meet the political priorities and allow the Union to deliver answers and effectively respond to those challenges; underlines that Union spending should be targeted to areas with genuine European added value, tackling issues with cross-border nature and always respecting the principle of subsidiarity;

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Is concerned by the fact that youth unemployment remains at unprecedented levels and is convinced that in order not to jeopardise the future of an entire generation of young Europeans, additional actions need to be undertaken; decides therefore to reinforce the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) beyond the level proposed by the Commission for 2018; stresses that such reinforcement should be considered as additional to the overall allocation that was politically endorsed for YEI in the context of the MFF mid-term revision, and not as a mere frontloading of that allocation in the 2018 Budget; moreover, considers that professional training actions, towards the youth and in particular the apprenticeship should be eligible for financing under the cohesion policy;

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Welcomes the fact that more and more Member States consider that cohesion funds should be a tool for guaranteeing solidarity in all Union policies, in particular for migration issues;

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Gérard DEPREZ, Nedzhmi ALI, Jean ARTHUIS, Nils TORVALDS, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Believe~~Recalls that, while the ~~peak of~~Union managed to put in place mechanisms helping to cope with the migratory and refugee crisis, s~~eems to have passed,~~till over one hundred thousand refugees and migrants have arrived to Europe by sea so far in 2017 according to the UNHCR; therefore believes that the Union must stand ready to respond to any unforeseen event in this area and moreover pursue more proactive approach in the field of migration; therefore urges the Commission to continuously monitor the adequacy of allocations under Heading 3 and make full use of all available instruments to respond in a timely manner to any unforeseen event that might require additional funding; decides therefore to reinforce in a limited manner the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund and the Internal Security Fund; notes, once again, that the Heading 3 ceiling is vastly insufficient to provide for appropriate funding for the internal dimension of the migration and refugee crisis as well as other priority programmes, such as culture programmes;

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Stresses that the trend by the Commission to resort to satellite budgetary mechanisms such as the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, trust funds and other similar instruments has not always proven to be a success; is concerned that the establishment of financial instruments outside the Union budget could threaten its unity and circumvent the budgetary procedure; considers, indeed, that it undermines the transparent management of the budget and hampers the right of the Parliament to exercise effective scrutiny of expenditures; considers, therefore, that external financial instruments which emerged in recent years must be incorporated into the Union budget, with Parliament having full scrutiny over the implementation of these instruments;

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Gérard DEPREZ, Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Warns that such cuts would jeopardize programmes with real European added value and a direct impact on job and growth creation, such as Horizon 2020 or CEF; points out, in particular, that sufficient funding for Horizon 2020 is essential to allow for the development of research ~~and~~, innovation ~~in Europe and for SMEs~~, leadership in digitalisation and for the support of SMEs in Europe; recalls that this programme has demonstrated a strong European added- value with 83% of Horizon 2020-funded projects that would not have gone ahead without Union-level support; reiterates the importance of the CEF funding instrument for the completion of the TEN-T network and for achieving a Single European Transport Area; consequently decides to reverse all cuts made by the Council and, furthermore, to fully restore the original profile of the Horizon 2020 and CEF lines that were cut for the provisioning of the EFSI Guarantee Fund;

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses the importance of stimulating cooperative defence research in Europe for addressing key capability shortfalls at a time when international developments increasingly require Europe to step up its efforts on defence; fully supports the increased allocation for the Preparatory Action on defence research but calls for a defence research programme with a dedicated budget within the next Multiannual Financial Framework; reiterates, nevertheless, its longstanding position that new initiatives should be financed through fresh appropriations and not at the expense of existing EU programmes; underlines, furthermore, the need to improve the competitiveness and innovation in the European defence industry that can contribute to stimulate growth and job creation;

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Notes that, while the number of migrant crossings on the Central and Eastern Mediterranean routes into the Union fell ~~in the first eight months of 2017~~, pressure on the Western Mediterranean route remains high; according to IOM, 134,549 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in the first nine months of 2017, compared with 302,175 arrivals across the region through the same period last year, with over 75 % arriving in Italy and the remainder divided between Greece, Cyprus and Spain; is of the opinion that additional funding is needed to fully cover the needs of the Union in the field of migration, notably through the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund;

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Highlights the crucial role played by the EU agencies in the area of justice and home affairs in addressing pressing concerns of Union citizens; decides therefore to increase budgetary appropriations and staffing of Europol, including the creation of 7 staff posts for the new operating unit called Europol operating unit for missing children, as well as to reinforce Eurojust, EASO and CEPOL; reiterates the contribution of these agencies to enhancing cooperation between Member States in the field;

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jean ARTHUIS, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56

56. Recalls also the significance of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the Emergency Aid Reserve (EAR) and the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF); supports the Commission’s intention to provide for a quicker mobilisation of the EUSF by putting most of its annual amount in a reserve in the Union budget, on top of the amount already budgeted for advances; regrets the Council’s cut in that respect and restores partially the DB level, with the exception of the amount which has been frontloaded to 2017 via amending budget 4/2017 and the mobilisation of the EUSF for Italy; extends the scope of the EUSF to provide assistance to victims of acts of terrorism and their families;

2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG

2017/2039(INI)

Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Paul DENANOT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Considers that in order to develop a European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeship as a way to boost the fight against the youth unemployment, the structural funds could be deployed in a more targeted manner for the financing of Vocational Education and Training (VET) centres as well as any relevant action undertaken to support apprenticeships; and depending on the regional level of development, this support should be more saliently reflected in the investment priorities of the European Social Fund (for the apprentice’s work compensation and the social security coverage) as well as of the European Regional Development Fund as regards the provision of infrastructure and equipment for the VET centres.

2017/10/26
Committee: BUDG

2017/2022(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nedzhmi ALI, Louis MICHEL, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the amount set aside for extraordinary investment and expenditure in 2018 is EUR 47,6 million, the same level as in 2017; ~~considers~~recalls that the distinction between ordinary and extraordinary expenditure, first introduced in the 2016 budget and included in the consecutive budgets, was made solely in order to respond to the urgent need for implementation measures concerning security of buildings and cybersecurity following the terrorist attacks; considers that the excessive use of that distinction,namely the inclusion of other expenditure in extraordinary expenditure, gives an erroneous indication of the evolution of the budgetary margin and is thus in contradiction with the principle of transparency of Parliament's expenditure; considers, therefore, that the 2019 communication campaign ought to not be considered as extraordinary expenditure;

2017/03/16
Committee: BUDG

2017/2022(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nedzhmi ALI, Louis MICHEL, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Belgian Government and the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the European External Action Service, and other institutions based in Brussels, on security verifications for all external contractors’ staff wishing to access the Union institutions; regrets that that Memorandum of Understanding was signed after the driver service had been internalised for safety reasons; invites the Secretary-General to consider the advisability of extending the application of this Memorandum of Understanding to officials and parliamentary assistants in order to allow the necessary security verifications before their recruitment;

2017/03/16
Committee: BUDG

2017/2022(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nedzhmi ALI, Louis MICHEL, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Considers 2018 to be a critical year for the Konrad Adenauer (KAD) building, as it will mark the end of the work on the East site and the start of work on the West site; notes that the budget allocated to cover the management of this large-scale project has had to be revised in order to strengthen the teams which monitor the progress of the work; ~~notes~~draws attention to the on-going practice of using the year-end ‘'mopping up transfer’' (ramassage) to contribute to current building projects; considers that while this may be a pragmatic solution to reduce interest rate payments, it nevertheless exists in tension with the transparency of building projects within the Parliament’'s budget and could even incentivise over-budgeting in certain areas; highlights, on the basis of the figures for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, that the year-end 'mopping up transfer' (ramassage) takes place systematically on the same chapters and titles and, with a few exceptions, exactly on the same lines; wonders, therefore, whether there is a programmed overvaluation of those chapters and lines in order to generate funds for the financing of buildings policy;

2017/03/16
Committee: BUDG

2017/2022(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nedzhmi ALI, Louis MICHEL, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Welcomes in particular the ever increasing quality of advice and research provided to Members and committees through the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) and the policy departments; recalls that a mid-term evaluation of the efficacy of the cooperation between the European EPRS and the policy departments was provided for when the EPRS was created in 2013; requests once again the Secretary- General to proceed to undertake such an evaluation and present to the Committee on Budgets its results before the Parliament's reading of the budget in autumn 2017; approves of the four specific projects being developed over the medium- term in the European Parliament library, namely the digital library, improved resources for research, comparative law sources and open library; considers these projects as a means to improve support to both Members and staff, as well as facilitating access to the external research community and citizens;

2017/03/16
Committee: BUDG

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the financial and economic crisis has revealed the weaknesses of the euro architecture, ~~highlighting the need~~ whereas its consequences have not led to measures commensurate with the urgent need to reform the ~~swift completion of the EMU~~governance of the EMU and whereas the crisis has thus highlighted the need to complete it swiftly;

2019/01/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas membership of a common currency area requires common rules and obligations, as well as common tools to respond to symmetric and asymmetric shocks and for the promotion of solidarity and socioeconomic upward convergence; whereas the creation of a euro area budget is therefore necessary in order to ensure its sustainability and to neutralise any possible shocks; whereas risk reduction and risk sharing should go hand in hand in deepening the EMU;

2019/01/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the appointment of a full- time, independent European Finance Minister, who should not be permitted to perform a similar role in a Member State of the euro area, in order to avoid any conflict of interests, is an absolute necessity;

2019/01/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2017/0333R(APP)

Jean ARTHUIS, Wolf KLINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Suggests that the ESM ~~be renamed not the European Monetary Fund (EMF) but the European Stability Fund (ESF)~~retain its current name, which is recognised on the capital market, making it clear that the eurozone’s monetary policy remains the competence of the ECB;

2019/01/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines that the primary mission of the new ESFM should continue to be to provide transitional financial assistance to Member States in need, on the basis of the agreed adjustment programmes; stresses that the ESFM must have adequate firepower for that purpose; opposes, therefore, any attempt to turn the reformed ESM into an instrument for banks only, or to reduce its financial capacity to support Member States; recalls that financial assistance provided to Member States under the new ESFM has to be complemented by other fiscal capacity tools, including precautionary instruments, to promote economic and financial stabilisation, investment and upward socioeconomic convergence in the euro area;

2019/01/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that evaluation of the financial assistance requests made by the ESFM, as well as its decision-making on the design of the adjustment programmes, in cooperation with other institutions, should in no way replace, duplicate or overlap the normal macroeconomic and fiscal surveillance provided for in the EU’s financial rules and regulations, which must remain the Commission’s exclusive competence;

2019/01/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2017/0333R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls for a swift ESM reform that also redefines its role, functions and financial tools, so that the new ESFM can offer liquidity support in case of resolution and serve as a financial backstop for the SRF; calls for the SRF to be made operational as soon as possible and, in any case, before 2024;

2019/01/09
Committee: BUDG ECON

2017/0225(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 2

2. The Agency’s host Member State shall provide the best possible conditions to ensure the proper functioning of the Agency, including a single location for the entire Agency, the accessibility of the location, the existence of adequate education facilities for the children of staff members, appropriate access to the labour market, social security and medical care for both children and spouses.

2018/03/28
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) This Regulation lays down a financial envelope for the period 2018- 2020 which is to constitute the prime reference amount, within the meaning of Point 17 of the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management23, for the European Parliament and the Council during the annual budgetary procedure. The prime reference amount includes redeployments from the Erasmus+ programme (EUR 197.7 million) and from the Employment and Social Innovation programme (EUR 10 million) for the financial years 2018, 2019 and 2020, and it is complemented by contributions from several Union programmes under different headings, such as the European Social Fund, the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, the LIFE programme and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. _________________ 23 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 management, OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) The European Solidarity Corps should target young people aged 186-305. Participation in the activities offered by the European Solidarity Corps should require prior registration in the European Solidarity Corps Portal.

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39

(39) The financial envelope of the European Solidarity Corps under Heading 1a of the Multiannual Financial Framework also builds on funds redeployed from the Erasmus+ programme. These funds should mainly come from appropriations aimed at financing European Voluntary Service activities that would fall under the scope of the volunteering placements supported under this Regulation. In addition, some appropriations of the Student Loan Guarantee Facility, which are unlikely to be absorbed under Erasmus+, should be redeployed with a view to providing adequate co-financing to the operating costs of national agencies and be brought more in line with the absorption capacity of this action.deleted

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40

(40) The financial envelope of the European Solidarity Corps under Heading 1a of the Multiannual Financial Framework should additionally be supplemented by financial contributions from other programmes and headings, which require the amendment of Regulations (EU) No 1293/201327, (EU) No 1303/201328, (EU) No 1305/201329, (EU) No 1306/201330as well as of Decision No 1313/2013/EU31of the European Parliament and of the Council. _________________ 27Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the establishment of a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 614/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 185). 28Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p.320). 29Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487). 30 Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549). 31Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism, (OJ L347 20.12.2013, p. 924).deleted

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

(6) “volunteering” means a full- time32 unpaid voluntary service for a period of up to twelve months, which provides young people with the opportunity to contribute to the daily work of non-profit organisations active in solidarity-related fields, to the ultimate benefit of the communities within which the activities are carried out, including a solid learning and training dimension in order to enable the young volunteer(s) to gain skills and competences, which will be useful for their personal, educational, social and professional development, and which will also contribute to improving their employability; _________________ 32 As a general principle, an activity carried out continuously, 5 days a week for 7 hours a day.

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) to provide young people, with the support of participating organisations, with easily accessible opportunities for engagement in solidarity activities while improving their knowledge, skills and competences for personal, educational, social, civic, cultural and professional development, as well as their employability and facilitating transition into the labour market, including by supporting the mobility of young volunteers, trainees and workers;

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 includes a financial envelope of EUR 294 200 00033in current prices supplemented by contributions from: (a) the European Social Fund, contributing with EUR 35 000 000 in current prices; (b) the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, contributing with EUR 6 000 000 in current prices; (c) the LIFE programme, contributing with EUR 4 500 000 in current prices; (d) the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, contributing with EUR 1 800 000 in current prices. _________________ 33This financial envelope constitutes the prime reference amount within the meaning of point 17 of the Interinstitutional Agreement (2013/C 373/01) between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management.deleted

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

2. TAfter 2020 and on the basis of the report provided for in Article 15(3), the European Solidarity Corps ~~shall~~may be opened up for the participation of other countries on the basis of bilateral agreements. Cooperation shall be based, where relevant, on additional appropriations to be made available in accordance with the procedures to be agreed with those countries.

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act setting out the procedures and conditions for other countries to participate as provided for in paragraph 2.

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

1. Young people aged 176 to 305 years willing to participate in the European Solidarity Corps shall register in the European Solidarity Corps Portal. ~~However, at the moment of commencing a placement or a project a registered young person shall be at least 18 years of age and not older than 30.~~

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2. An application from an eligible entity to become a European Solidarity Corps participating organisation shall be assessed by the competent implementing body of the European Solidarity Corps in order to ascertain that its activities adhere to the principles and requirements ofset out in the European Solidarity Corps Charter.

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3

3. As a result of the assessment the entity may be attributed the European Solidarity Corps quality label. The obtained label shall be re-assessed ~~periodically and may be revoked~~regularly and at least every two years, and may be revoked as soon as the activities of that entity no longer adhere to the principles and requirements set out in the European Solidarity Corps Charter.

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Any entity which has received the European Solidarity Corps quality label shall be incorporated into the database of European organisations participating in the European Solidarity Corps on the Europe Youth Portal, which all young Europeans can access.

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission, in cooperation with the participating countries, shall regularly monitor the performance of the European Solidarity Corps ~~towards achieving its objectives~~and adherence to its principles, specifically cohesion and solidarity.

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

(a) number and profile of participants in volunteering placements (in-country and cross-border);

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) number and profile of participants in traineeship placements (in-country and cross-border);

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

(d) number and profile of participants in solidarity projects;

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)

(e a) employment rate of former participants.

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3

3. In 2020 the Commission shall publish a report ~~taking stock~~on the cost-effectiveness of the programme, on its qualitative and quantitative aspects and ofn the progress made towards achieving its results, including the target of offering 100 000 young people opportunities under the European Solidarity Corps by 2020 (covering all the placements and projects referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 7(1)).

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2017/0102(COD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Jean ARTHUIS, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4

4. Four years after the date of application of this Regulation, the Commission shall carry out an independent evaluation of this Regulation ~~and present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee~~to assess the efficiency, effectiveness and impact of the programme against its objectives and shall present a report on the main findings, including recommendations for the future of the programme, to the European Parliament, the Council, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee. As part of that evaluation, the Commission shall consult regularly with all stakeholders, including participants, participating organisations and the local actors concerned. The results of the evaluation shall feed back into the future design of the programme and any new resource allocation proposals.

2017/11/14
Committee: BUDG

2016/2323(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI, Jean ARTHUIS

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 studen~~underlines the importance of cross-border mobility as a means of enabling young Europeans to take advantage of the variety of skills of people while expanding opportunities for training and employment; welcomes in this respect the role played by Erasmus+ in facilitating intra-European mobility of young students and apprentices; support the development of the European voluntary service (EVS) which helps young people travel abroad to participate in volunteering projects; calls, in this context, for the financing of this programme Eramus+ to continue to be increased in 2018;

2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2323(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Urmas PAET, Nedzhmi ALI, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Louis MICHEL

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 to fight against youth unemployment and 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;

2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2114(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 25 – paragraph 7

7. The Bureau shall ~~draw up~~adopt Parliament's preliminary draft budget estimates.

2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO

2016/2114(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 96 – title

Estimates of Parliament and establishment plan

2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO

2016/2114(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 96 – paragraph 1

1. The Bureau shall ~~draw up~~, at the latest at its first meeting of February adopt the preliminary draft estimates and establishment plan on the basis of a report ~~prepared by the Secretary-General~~and the medium and long term planning prepared by the Secretary-General. The medium- and long-term planning shall establish a clear distinction between investments and operational expenditure.

2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO

2016/2114(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 96 – paragraph 2

2. The President shall without delay forward the preliminary draft estimates as well as the Secretary General’s report and the medium- and long-term planning to the committee responsible for budgetary issues, which shall ~~draw up~~adopt the draft estimates and report to Parliament.

2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO

2016/2114(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 96 – paragraph 4

4. Parliament shall adopt the estimates. Should the Parliament fail to do so, the Bureau shall propose new preliminary draft estimates to the committee responsible on budgetary issues.

2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO

2016/2114(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 97

Procedure to be applied when drawing up 1. As regards Parliament's budget, the Bureau and the committee responsible for budgetary issues shall take decisions in successive stages on: (a) (b) estimates. 2. establishment plan will be taken in accordance with the following procedure: (a) establishment plan for each financial year; (b) the Bureau and the committee responsible for budgetary issues shall be opened in cases where the opinion of the latter diverges from the initial decisions taken by the Bureau; (c) Bureau shall take the final decision on the estimates for the establishment plan, in accordance with Rule 222(3), without prejudice to decisions taken pursuant to Article 314 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. 3. the procedure for drawing up the estimates will begin as soon as the Bureau has taken a final decision on the establishment plan. The stagesRule 97 deleted Parliament's estimates the establishment plan; the preliminary draft and the draft The decisions concerning the the Bureau shall draw up the a conciliation procedure between at the end of thate procedure ~~will be those laid down in Rule 96. A conciliation procedure shall be opened in cases where the positions of the committee responsible for budgetary issues and of the Bureau are widely divergent.~~, the As regards the estimates proper,

2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO

2016/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the estimated 7 million equidae in the EU perform hugely varied roles, with an age-old relationship with man, from racing and competition animals to pets, working animals in transport, tourism, forestry, domestic security, behavioural therapy and agriculture, sources of milk and meat, research animals, and wild and semi-feral animals, and whereas they may perform several of these roles during their lives;

2016/11/16
Committee: AGRI

2016/2078(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Believes that, alongside the emergence of new scientific knowledge, legislative developments and learning methods, equid professionals have improved their working methods in such a way as to enhance equine welfare;

2016/11/16
Committee: AGRI

2016/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Affirms that ~~equid owners should have a minimum level of knowledge of equid husbandry, and that with ownership comes a~~ownership comes with personal responsibility for the standard of health and welfare of the animals ~~in their care~~;

2016/11/16
Committee: AGRI

2016/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to actively support the development of guides to good practice~~, by releasing resources for translation of such documents and assisting with their distribution~~ such as the equine welfare charter drawn up by the French equine sector;

2016/11/16
Committee: AGRI

2016/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to support the production and dissemination of information on how to meet the needs of equidae, whatever their role, based around the ‘five freedoms’ (1 - freedom from hunger, malnutrition and thirst, 2 - freedom from physical and thermal discomfort, 3 - freedom from pain, injury and disease, 4 - freedom to express normal patterns of behaviour and 5 - freedom from fear and distress) and covering the entirety of an equid’s life; calls also on the Commission to include guidance on responsible breeding and the benefits of equid sterilisation; recommends that such guidance should be disseminated to breeders, equid societies, farms, stables, sanctuaries, transporters and slaughterhouses, and that it should be accessible in a variety of formats, including online;

2016/11/16
Committee: AGRI

2016/2078(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to recommit to the development of a European Charter for Sustainable and Responsible Tourism, with the dissemination of clear information to help touristm stakeholders make welfare- friendly choices when deciding whether or not to use the services of working equidae;

2016/11/16
Committee: AGRI

2016/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Member States to commit to inspections of the slaughterhouses on their territory that are licenced to take equidae, to ensure they are able to meet the specific welfare needs of equidae;deleted

2016/11/16
Committee: AGRI

2016/2078(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to ~~prioritise~~consider carefully the possibility of launching a pilot project to examine the use of new and existing funding schemes to reward good welfare outcomes for working equidae, including those on small and semi-subsistence farms;

2016/11/16
Committee: AGRI

2016/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission to issue guidance on donkey milk farming; ~~calls on the Member States to commit to increasing the number of inspections on donkey milk farms;~~

2016/11/16
Committee: AGRI

2016/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on professionals to lift the taboo on the end of life of Equidae; considers that facilitating the end of life of a horse does not exclude its entry into our food chain, and that all hypocrisy on the subject should be avoided; sees no grounds to be afraid to assert that excluding half of all European horse stocks from the food chain for life is an aberration; considers that the rule so excluding them should be combated before any fresh scandals occur involving fraud or ill-treatment;

2016/11/16
Committee: AGRI

2016/2078(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Nicola CAPUTO, Angélique DELAHAYE, Pilar AYUSO, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Calls on the Commission to consider, together with the European Representation of Equine Veterinarians, harmonising access to treatment and medication throughout European territory; considers that such harmonisation would have the advantage of avoiding any distortions of competition and facilitating the wider treatment of equine diseases and more effectively relieving the suffering of Equidae;

2016/11/16
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas rabbit farming has been very hard hit by the decline in meat consumption in the European Union and the economic crisis in farming, and whereas sales prices have fallen by some 20% in three years, while production costs have remained constant;

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Gabriel MATO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Angélique DELAHAYE, Pilar AYUSO, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the housing of rabbits kept for farming purposes is one of the ~~central~~important questions discussed among stakeholders involved in their breeding, especially with regard to animal welfare, while it is necessary to bear in mind that animal welfare is based on three other major principles: health, feed and the emotional state of the animal;

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Angélique DELAHAYE, Pilar AYUSO, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas ~~the domesticated rabbit has kept most of the wild rabbit’s natural behaviour, and intensive farming systems have severe negative implications for its welfare~~rabbit farming already complies with European rules on food safety, hygiene and animal welfare, which are among the most stringent in the world;

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Angélique DELAHAYE, Pilar AYUSO, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas in organic production systems ~~rabbits are kept in~~are subject to a stringent requirements, with extremely expensive infrastructure, which do not currently allow organic rabbit farming to be developed viably; whereas even if group pens with access to a small area of pasture at the base of the pen~~, which~~ allow~~s the~~ rabbits more space, increased social interaction and more opportunities for natural behaviour such as gnawing on wooden blocks, eating hay, hiding in tubes and under platforms, standing on their hind legs, lying stretched out, hopping and jumpingto develop in adequate space, this type of housing is liable to impair rabbits' health because of diseases communicated from one individual to another through social interaction and infections due to aggression and violence; whereas cannibalism also occurs among the animals;

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Angélique DELAHAYE, Pilar AYUSO, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas there are minimum EU standards for the protection of pigs1 , calves2 , laying hens3 and broiler chickens4 , as well as the general Council Directive for the protection of animals kept for farming purposes5 , but there is no~~t as yet any~~ specific EU legislation on minimum standards for the protection of rabbits; _________________ 1 Council Directive 2008/120/EC laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs, Official Journal L 47, 18.02.2009 p. 5-13. 2 Council Directive 2008/119/EEC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves~~. Official Journal~~ (OJ L 10, 11.1.2009, p. 7-13). 3 Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens~~. Official Journal~~ (OJ L 203, 3.8.1999 p. 53-57). 4 Council Directive 2007/43/EC of 28 June 2007 laying down minimum rules for the protection of chickens kept for meat production, Official Journal L 182, 12.7.2007, p. 19-28. 5 Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes. O~~fficial Journal~~J L 221, 8.8.1998, p. 23-27.

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Eric ANDRIEU, Angélique DELAHAYE, Pilar AYUSO, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas ~~only a few Member States have legal requirements for rabbit farming~~by virtue of the subsidiarity principle Member States may choose to legislate on their national rabbit production if they consider it necessary to do so;

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Expresses its concerns that rabbits in the EU are usu~~Notes that in the European Union rabbits are generally reared in ~~unenrich~~slatted cages, a barren environment that only has a drinker and feeder; also notes with concern that rabbits are fed on pellets and the close confines of the battery cages do not allow rabbits to express their natural behaviourwhich allows the environment to be sterile, keeping the animal away from soiled areas; stresses that these cages greatly promote the health quality of housing and therefore limit the risk that animals may become diseased or infected;

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Angélique DELAHAYE, Pilar AYUSO, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges that in some Member States alternatives to barren-cage farming of rabbits exist which ~~reduce the incidence of disease~~ improve the welfare of farmed rabbits; considers, however, that these alternative systems still constitute niche production and ought to be yet further and substantially improved with regard to productivity and viability in order to meet European demand, because demand mfor~~tality ra~~ rabbit meat from park systems ~~and improve the welfare of farmed rabbits~~remains limited by the impact of the additional production costs on the price charged to the consumer; recalls in this context that an organic rabbit farm produces some 500 rabbits per annum, whereas a conventional one produces 40 000;

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Eric ANDRIEU, Angélique DELAHAYE, Pilar AYUSO, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Encourages the use of pen systems for groups, which are the most suitable system for rabbits because of their highly social behaviour; points out that the use of pen systems improves the welfare of farm rabbits and reduces the incidence of abnormal behaviour amongst themdevelopment of research and innovation in rabbit-rearing systems, as the group pen system is not a satisfactory solution because it promotes aggression between individuals and may create health problems because of the risk of injuries and infections; stresses furthermore that housing is not the only criterion for animal welfare and that animal health also depends on two important farming practices, namely the ambient conditions of buildings and the development of adequate prophylaxis;

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Eric ANDRIEU, Angélique DELAHAYE, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that, owing to the absence of species-specific animal husbandry legislation for rabbits in the EU, the breeding of rabbits is highly intensified and its architecture resembles a high-output industrial production system;deleted

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Eric ANDRIEU, Angélique DELAHAYE, Pilar AYUSO, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Exp~~Stresses ~~its concern~~ that rabbits reared and fattened for meat production in the EU are ~~typically caged in groups, and are provided with a space per rabbit that is less than the area of~~currently indeed kept in group cages with slats and that, although this system is imperfect, it makes it possible two ~~ordinary A4 sheets of paper~~control health risks and monitor the animals' health;

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that rabbits are extremely sensitive animals and can suffer from a wide range of welfare problems and infectious diseases, including fatal viruses, snuffles and sore hocks ~~from sitting on wire-mesh cage floors; i~~, and that these health risks aware ~~that investigations6 have shown th~~limited thanks to very strict European health rules; stresses that, under the legislat ion some farms sick and injured rabbits are not treated and many fall victim to eye and fungal infections and respiratory conditions; notes with concern that the vast majority of these animals end up in the food chain, either as pet foodin force[1], sick animals immediately receive medical treatment, accompanied by isolation of the animal during its convalesence, or euthanasia if necessary; [1] Directive 98/58/EC concerning the protection orf a~~s meat sold to consumers in supermarkets; _________________ 6 http://www.ciwf.org.uk/our- campaigns/investigations/rabbit- investigations/2014-the-biggest-secret-of- the-cage-age/~~nimals kept for farming purposes

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Eric ANDRIEU, Nicola CAPUTO, Angélique DELAHAYE, Pilar AYUSO, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recognises the importance of providing training courses for people involved in all aspects of animal handling in rabbit farming and good practice guides based on reliable technical and scientific analyses in order to improve their performance and understanding of the relevant animal welfare requirements in order to avoid unnecessary suffering for animals;

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Angélique DELAHAYE, Pilar AYUSO, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Underlines that growing rabbits and does kept in pen systems, typically 750 cm²/rabbit for growers and 800 cm²/rabbit for does, benefit from more space for movement~~, social interaction and play, and that platforms in pen systems allow rabbits to avoid aggressors by getting out of the way, with separate housing for does when they are nursing a litter~~;

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Angélique DELAHAYE, Pilar AYUSO, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Points out that transport is an extremely stressful experience for rabbits; underlines that rabbits should be fed before long-distance transport and be provided with adequate food, water and space in transit, and that transport times should be as limited as possible, owing to the sensitivity of the species; emphasises that there are a huge variety of stress factors that affect animal welfare and that these differ between regions or even farms;

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses that rabbits should be fully stunned before slaughter, ensuring that they undergo no suffering, pain or stress; recalls that slaughter ~~should~~must be carried out without risk of the stunned animal regaining consciousness; recalls that the development of practical research into slaughter techniques would make it possible to establish electric slaughter methods appropriate to the specific characteristics of rabbits which may be commercially viable;

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Eric ANDRIEU, Angélique DELAHAYE, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Stresses that the widespread~~Recognises the efforts of European producers to reduce the use of antibiotics in rabbit farming; notes that the use of antibiotics in rabbit farming, especially in the intensive type of farming, t~~hat uses cage systems, can lead to an increase in antimicrobial resistance~~ends to be greater because of the absence of research into specialised vaccines and treatments; notes that greater efforts are needed to develop specialised vaccines and treatments for minor species such as rabbits;

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Eric ANDRIEU, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Gabriel MATO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Pilar AYUSO, Angélique DELAHAYE, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

~~15. Emphasises that abolishing the use of battery cages across the EU would have a positive impact on the protection of public health and would reduce the use of antibiotics in rabbit farming;~~deleted

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Calls on~~Encourages the Commission, in the light of the high number of rabbits being farmed and slaughtered in the EU and the severe animal welfare implications of the systems currently used for keeping rabbits, to put forward soon legislative proposals on setting minimum standards for to cooperate with stakeholders in the rabbit- farming industry to draw up guidelines establishing animal welfare rules for rabbits; considers that this method will make it possible to help rabbit-farming stakeholders to incorporate good practice rules in their proteduction ~~of farm rabbit~~methods on a voluntary basis;

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Angélique DELAHAYE, Pilar AYUSO, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Points out that a balance must be kept between the various aspects to be taken into consideration, as regards ~~welfare and health, economic and social considerations and environmental impact~~animal welfare, the sustainability of production in the light of the associated financial situation, the working conditions of farmers, and lastly consumer protection; considers that all parties involved in the production process should be listened to in order to propose the best compromise between animal welfare criteria and these economic and social considerations;

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2077(INI)

Michel DANTIN, Eric ANDRIEU, Angélique DELAHAYE, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses that all measures should be harmonised at EU level by introducing specific EU legislation for the minimum protection of farm rabbits, including a clear system of production labelling allowing consumers in the EU to make an informed choice about the rabbit meat they buy, in view of the differences in quantities produced in different Member States, priority should be assigned to establishing guides to good practice to be adhered to by producers on a voluntary basis in order to work towards a harmonisation of European practices in rabbit farming;

2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that the ~~objectives of the CAP include ensuring~~CAP is, and must remain, a European policy and that action should be taken to combat 'à la carte' policy-making, which is detrimental to farmers because it encourages the emergence of inequalities of treatment and distortions of competition with appalling consequences for the viability and sustainability of many European holdings; states that, by being genuinely European, that policy can ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, stabilis~~ing~~e markets and guarantee~~ing~~ viable food production, with an emphasis on farmers’ incomes and price stability;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers that farmers ~~must be permitted to come together in bodies that carry as much clout as those of the other stakeholders with whom they negotiate;~~should not look to public authorities for everything. Nonetheless it is the European Union's duty to give farmers the means to organise themselves in order to have more clout in the food chain through a smart and protective EU policy and a significant transition in competition law. To meet this new requirement, farmers must then be permitted to come together in European bodies. It must be possible for these groupings of EU producers in regional, national and transnational structures to be set up through the establishment of branch agreements. These agreements must not in this case be deemed illegal cartels by the European Commission but seen as progress made in protecting the weakest link in the food chain.

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Recommends that ~~the~~powerful tools for risk management, particularly the various types of insurance and mutual funds, ~~be developed;~~ and the individual provision mechanisms, be developed. These mechanisms must provide European farmers with visibility and income security so that they can once again engage in projects with confidence in the future. For this purpose, part of the funding of the common agricultural policy must be mobilised rapidly so as to encourage farmers to protect themselves against environmental and health hazards, but also against market volatility by insuring their profit margin or their turnover. This crisis prevention fund should be constituted by redirecting part of the direct payments, whilst maintaining these payments at a sufficiently high level to ensure a fair income to farmers who need it most. In a time of crisis, these mechanisms should give producers real income stability and better protection than the decoupled aids, which have proved to be ineffective in times of crisis.

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers that mutual funds, established at the initiative of working farmers, and through which farmers’ incomes can be stabilised to some extent, by means of a joint agreement to reduce production volumes, as the profit margins on their produce fluctuate, may offer an effective way to limit the effects of price volatility;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Takes the view, moreover, that without waiting for the development of insurance-based tools of this kind the Commission should use all the financial margin for manoeuvre at its disposal in order to provide a genuinely European response to current and future crises, working on the basis of Articles 219, 220 and 221 of the single CMO, which enable it, in particular, to take measures to reduce European milk production which would very quickly make it possible to restore decent, fair price levels for our producers;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Given the importance of acting quickly in the event of a crisis, and in the light of the slow responses to crises in recent years, calls for the introduction of a binding early warning mechanism which would enable the Council or Parliament, on the basis of the data collected by the observatories, to ask the Commission formally to explain within a set time limit its approach to the management of agricultural crises and its intentions as regards the mobilisation of the CAP tools;

2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H e (new)

He. whereas the credibility of Parliament as one arm of the budgetary authority depends to a large extent on its ability to bring its own spending under control;

2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Reiterates its call for a medium and long term budgetary planning, including clear information with regard to expenditure relating to investments (buildings, acquisitions, etc.) and the spending relating to the functioning of Parliament as well as its statutory obligation, as requested in its resolution of 29 April 2015 on Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 20167; ~~__________________ 7~~calls accordingly for a change to the nomenclature that makes a clear distinction between investment expenditure and operating expenditure; __________________ 7 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0172. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0172.

2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2019(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nedzhmi ALI, Louis MICHEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Calls for a medium and long term budgetary planning, including clear information with regard to expenditure relating to security and cybersecurity; moreover, in light of recent events, invites the Bureau to update the Global Security Concept and communicate it, as fast as possible and at the latest by June 2016;

2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2019(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nedzhmi ALI, Louis MICHEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that any measure in this field should be based on a clear evaluation of Parliament's needs and proportionality with the incurred risks; requests the Secretary- General and the Bureau to present on time before the Parliament's reading on the 2017 budget to the Committee on Budgets a global evaluation on security measures envisaged, accompanied by detailed evaluation of their budgetary impact on 2017 budget and the following budgets, with a clear distinction between investments and recurrent expenditure and to outline the measures envisaged to reinforce Parliament's security inside and outside of its premises, as well as the impact of such measures on the 2017 budget; calls for information on the financial consequences of the interinstitutional administrative cooperation arrangements in the field of security;

2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2019(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nedzhmi ALI, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. DRecalls that the mid-term building strategy, which was adopted by the Bureau in 2010, is currently under revision; deplores that the Bureau has not concluded yet its deliberations on Parliament's mid-term strategy for buildings; ~~reiterates, therefore, once again its call for the new mid-term building strategy to be presented to the Committee on Budgets in time~~ invites the Secretary-General to present to the Committee on Budgets the new mid-term strategy on building as soon as possible and at the latest by August 2016, before the ~~preparation of~~ Parliament's reading onf the ~~2017~~ budget in autumn 2016;

2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls for the position with regard to Parliament's buildings stock to be faithfully reflected in the budget; calls accordingly for the cost of the Konrad Adenauer Building to be clearly set out in Parliament's definitive budget, and for property-related investment to be incorporated into the budget, in future, so as to obviate the need for mopping-up transfers;

2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2019(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nedzhmi ALI, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Bureau to present a long term strategy for Parliament buildings; reiterates that long-term investments, such as Parliament's building projects, need to be handled prudently and transparently; insists on strict cost management, project planning and supervision; reiterates its call for a transparent decision-making process in the field of buildings policy, based on early information, having due regard to Article 203 of the Financial Regulation; believes that a report on the reasons of the delay and the higher costs of the House of European History should feed into the long term building strategy;

2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2019(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nedzhmi ALI, Louis MICHEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Invites the Vice Presidents responsible to present to the Committee on Budgets a progress report on the KAD building;

2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Recalls that the total level of staff in political groups shall be exempted from the 5 % staff reduction target in line with the decisions taken in respect of the financial years 2014, 2015, and 2016; ponders the reasons for the high vacancy rate in the political groups (26.16% in March 2016, on average, or one post in four); calls therefore for the creation of new posts to be made subject to a significant reduction in that rate;

2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2019(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Nedzhmi ALI, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. ~~Takes note of~~Has extremely strong reservations about the proposal of internalisation of chauffeur service replacing the external service provider with Parliament's contractual agents, which will correspond to approximately EUR 23,7 million of immediate additional expenses; considers that a well organised external contract concluded pursuant to applicable public procurement rules, where the external service provider is clearly obliged to take responsibility for security and background checks as well as for decent working conditions and pay, would be a preferable alternative;

2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG

2016/2019(BUD)

Gérard DEPREZ, Nils TORVALDS, Nedzhmi ALI, Louis MICHEL, Jean ARTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Asks the Secretary-General to hold discussions with Parliament's travel agency ~~with view to systematically proposing the cheapest options of travel~~; encourages the travel agency to intensify comparison of prices; calls on the travel agency to actively seek less expensive tickets when booking and, in general, to offer more competitive prices for Members and all categories of staff;

2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Charles GOERENS, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part

5. Considers that a review of the MFF in 2016 should take stock of a number of serious crises and new political initiatives, together with their respective budgetary consequences, which ~~were~~could not be anticipated at the time of the MFF’'s adoption; notes, inter alia, the migration and refugee crisis, external emergencies, internal security issues, the crisis in agriculture, the funding of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the persistent high level of unemployment, especially among young people, and the payment crisis in the EU budget; observes that, in order to finance the additional pressing needs, an unprecedented recourse to the MFF’'s flexibility mechanisms and special instruments was deemed necessary, as the MFF ceilings proved to be too tight in some headings; considers that, over the past two years, the MFF has essentially been pushed to its limits; in these conditions, the Budget of the European Union will be able neither to further address additional financial needs and new political priorities, nor to avoid the resurgence of a payment crisis;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Charles GOERENS, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Concludes that the ~~activities planned by the Commission to cope with the migrant and refugee cr~~magnitude of the migrant and refugee crisis and the financial impact of the measures initiated by the Commission to address this issue could not have been foreseen at the time of the conclusion of the MFF 2014-2020; highlights the fact that owing to the lack of sufficient resources the EU has had to set up ad hoc, ‘satellite’ instruments ~~such as EU trust funds~~, jointly financed by the Member States and by the EU budget, such as EU trust funds (the Madad Trust Fund and the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa) and the Refugee Facility for Turkey; stresses, however, that Member States have not yet delivered on their contribution pledges to the trust funds, thus undermining the success of those funds; calls on Member States to immediately fulfil their commitments to contribute, in order to be able to address the root causes of destabilisation, forced displacement and irregular migration by promoting economic and equal opportunities, strengthening resilience of vulnerable people, security and development; stresses, however, that the multiplication of such instruments creates a problem of accountability in the EU, which needs to be taken into account and analysed;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Avoid the prices volatility while being careful in signing free-trade agreements, particularly with New Zealand. This agreement, under negotiation, would have disastrous consequences towards the European dairy sector knowing that the price of the ton of milk is 170€ in New Zealand and 280€ in Europe.

2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI

2015/2353(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Underlines that while, according to the MFF regulation, the Global Margin for Commitments should be dedicated in priority to the Youth Employment Initiative, it has been mostly redirected, so far, to the European fund for Strategic Investments;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Underlines that the EU budget makes a significant contribution to the fight against unemployment, especially through the European Social Fund and the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI); stresses that despite the initial delays in the designation of national authorities and the implementation of the YEI, the current figures indicate full absorption capacity; notes that an evaluation of this initiative will soon be concluded, and expects that the necessary adjustments will be introduced to ensure its successful implementation and its extension to the mobility of apprentices;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Reminds that, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), an efficient Youth Guarantee at the European Union level would cost EUR 21 billion;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Louis MICHEL, Nils TORVALDS, Jean ARTHUIS, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Recalls the recent terrorist attacks in France and Belgium and the increased threat levels in other Member States, which call for more coordinated actions and reinforced ~~action~~means at EU level; underlines that the Union already has the Internal Security Fund as an appropriate instrument and has several agencies operating in this field; considers that more European action~~, and therefore funding, will be needed in this area to provide~~ will be needed, as well as new initiatives, especially the enlargement of the missions and the reinforcement of the staff of the relevant a~~dequate response to this threat~~gencies and the interconnection and interoperability of various European databases;

2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. and insists on the acceleration and the strengthening of the European Commission initiative in favour of the CAP simplification.

2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI

2015/2353(INI)